FARM BOY’S CAMP
OPENS AUGUST 25
Forestry Camp Located At
Singletary Lake In
Bladen County
Special To The Star
CLINTON, June 19 — The an
ijiual forestry camp for farm
boys, operated by the North* Car
'olina Division of Forestry and
.Parks in cooperation with the
[North Carolina Agriculture Ex
tension Service, will be neid at
[Singletary lake in the Biaden
■Lakes State Forest, near Eliza
bethtown, from August 25 through
■August 31, according to Assist
ant Forester F. H. Claridge, ol
•the Division of Forestry and
Psrks,
The purpose of the camp is to
acquaint farm boys \\Vh gooa
mehtods of forest protection and
management and to give instruc
tion in the use ol fire-fight.ng
equipment, timber estimating,
Umber harvest, selective cutting,
Umber stand improvement, and
reforestation. However, Mr. C.ar
idge stressed that camp life wiL
not be all work and no play. The
boys will have plenty of time for
iwimming, sports and other rec
reation.
The 1947 forestry camp will be
limited to 50 boys, including 25
4-H boys, and 25 Future Farm
ers of America boys. The camp
ers will be chosen by county com
mittees and an extension camp
committee who will nominate out
standing boys who meet the re
quirements for attending the camp.
There will be no charge to the
boys other than furnishing trans
portation to and from the camp.
The sponsors of the camp are
the Southern Pulpwood Conser
vation Association, the Cham
pion Paper and Fibre Company
of Canton, the North Carolina
Pulp Company of Plymouth, and
the Riegal Paper Corporation of
Bolton. These sponsors are pro
viding funds to cover the cost of
camp operation, meals and lodg
ing.
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With 1,359,244 fewer cars and
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1941, United States’ vehicles
used a billion gallons more gaso
line than in ‘he peak pre-war
motor year. In 1946, highway
gasoline consumption rose to I
twenty-five billion, two hundred i
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DIAL SERVICE SET
FOR WRIGHTSVILLE
The inauguration of dial tele
phone equipment at Wrightsville
Beach on July 24th, and the con
struction of a new building with
the necessary cable additions and
installation at a cost of over $70,
000 was announced yesterday by O.
G. Bain, local manager of the
Southern Bell Telephone company.
The resolution of the Town of
Wrightsville Beach unanimously
approving the increase in monthly
rates for service at Wrightsville
Beach to be effective August 11th
was filed yesterday with the North
Carolina Utilities Commission.
This resolution provides that the
monthly rental on business indi
vidual and two-party line tele
phones be increased $1.25, and the
rates on residence service be in
creased 75 cents per month on in
dividual and two-party lines and
50 rents per month on four-party
lines. Bain said these increases
will be necessary by reason of the
large expenditures required for
the installation of the new sys
tem.
The Southern Bell Telephone
company has converted the
Wrightsville office to dial at tne
earliest possible date because of
the unusual need for enlarged and
improved telephone service there
and constitutes the first conversion
of an exchange of this type to dial
in North Carolina since the begin
ing of the last World War, Bain
concluded.
Keeper Of City’s Children
Celebrates Birthday Today
I
By CARL CAHILL
Star Staff Writer
For 20 years L. R. Stuckey has
watched the children of Wilming
ton swim and play at Greenfield
Lake Park.
And today, Stuckey, who is care
taker of the lake park, will cele
brate his 74th birthday doing just
that—watching the children laugh
and run and play.
Since he was hired by the city
either 22 or 24 years ago, he can't
qu;te remember the exact time,
the caretaker hasn’t missed a sin
gle hour at work due to sickness
or other causes besides his regu
lar vacations.
He crosses the street from his
home at 1702 Park road at 7 a.m.
each of the seven days in the week
to begin policing the park and
watching the children so they
won’t get hurt. He also cares for
the grounds. At 7:20 p. m. each
day he goes home.
“And if’5 quite fatiguing when
a crowd of these contrary kids are
around,” he said.
While sometimes his commands
to the children seem harsh, the
genial caretaker is really trying
to prevent the youngsters from
hurting themselves on the swings,
seesaws or other recreational
facilities.
“Hey, sonny, don’t stand up in
the swings,” is a frequent call
made by Stuckey. He’s merely try
ing to keep someone’s child from
falling and breaking an arm.
He was bom June 20, 1873 in
New Hanover County. He went to
work for the city in 1920, was laid
off and trapped and fished awhile.
Then he returned to the munici
pality, was made a special police
officer, which title he still holds,
and assigned to Greenfield Lake.
The park was mostly mud then,
he recalled. The ground wasn’t
level, there was no recreation
except swimming, no sidewalks
or buildings and it was known as
a sypress swamp.
Before the recreational depart
ment was established by the city,
Stuckey had charge of the whole
lake, which is five miles around
and has more than 137 acres of
water in it.
A year after he became care
taker of the lake the city began
improvements. A concrete dam
was put where the earthen dam
of an old grist mill had been. For
a time bears, deer, raccoons,
foxes and other animals formed
a small menagerie at the park.
Lack of food for the animals forc
ed the discontinuance of this feat
ure, Stuckey said.
The caretaker has seen many
changes in children and swim suits
in the years he has been at the
lake.
Stuckey has seen children grow
into men and women while he
watched their activities. He has
seen his four children playing
there, his grandchildren anj now
his great-grandchildren.
But the greatest change has
been in the respect of children
for their elders, the caretaker
said. While there are always some
who by ; thou side* hum hug
117 INDUSTRIES
LOCATED HERE
Survey Shows City Grow
ing Industrially; Varied
Products Produced
While the City of Wilmington is
known chiefly throughout the
southeast for its port, residents
who are less municipality con
scious than others may be inter
ested to know there are, at last
accounting, 117 industries here.
These industries make more than
45 differnt products of a nature
quite varied.
The last suivey snowing Wil
mington manufacturers was made
in January of this year. Since that
time several firms have shown in
terest in this city for the purpose
of establishing industries but so
far none have advanced their
plans that far.
Oil companies lead the list of
industries in the Pot City with 13
such terminals along the Cape
Fea.r Fertilizer plants follow a
close second with 10 soil enriching
firms. Also frequenting the list of
manufacturers are wood cabinet
shops. Wilmington has eight of
these.
From then on the list shows a
variance of materials made in Wil
mington. Example of the products
ranging from oo-nuts to cleaning
fluid follows: molasses, sulphuric
acid, paints, mattresses, book
binding, nylon hosiery, concrete
blocks, neckties, soft drinks, potato
chips, air conditioning, insecti
cides, signs, pillows, shirts, de
oderants, plywood, Venetian blinds,
dental plates.
While this list is far from com
plete it gives the reader some idea
of the products made here by
which Wilmington may be known
other than the Port City.
In 1946 nine new industries made
Wilmington their home. They
brought additional petroleum pro
ducts and fertilizer plants as well
as neckwear and sport shirts.
Some of the firms which have
notified city official? of their de
sire to locate here, list such pro
ducts as felt hats, arms and am
munition, plastics, radio cabinets,
radar equipment, and tobacco.
Whiteville Sea-Scout
Ship Is Damaged While
Being Loaded On Cradle
WHITECVILLE, June 19 —After
two nights of constant work by the
Whiteville Sea Scouts to make
ready the S. 5. S. Waccamaw for
launching at Lake Waccamaw, the
vessel was damaged as it was be
ing put on the launching cradle
and the ceremony had to be post
poned until Wednesday, June 25.
Skipper John McNeil stated that
the damage would be repaired this
week and the vessel would defi
nitely make its debut on the new
date.
The 40-foot, do passenger launch
was damaged as the crew and
crane operators were attempting
to lift the vessel onto the cradle
for removal to the lake. Several
seams were torn open and Me
L. R. STUCKEY
there are a greater number now
who are more imprudent than in
years gone by, he contends. They
don’t listen to their mothers and
fathers.
As for the swim suits Stuckey
said the current fashions are “dis
graceful.” Years ago the designs
were all right but at present “some
of the bathing suits I wouldn’t
be caught dead in,’’ he said.
While his job apparently is one
of ease the caretaker must keep
his eyes open constantly for any
mishaps to the children.
“You won’t find many leisure
minutes. If your eyes are not work
ing your nands are,’’ Stuckey said
of his job.
But he has enjoyed all the years
and is planning to retire only when
he finds a nice place to retire to.
SHERIFF LOCKERMAN
NAMED SAMPSON TAX
COLLECTOR BY BOARD
Special To The Star
CLINTON June 1»—Sheriff Perry
B. Lockerman was named county
tax collector at a special meeting
of the Board of County commis
sioners held here Monday. He will
succeed Former Sheriff C. C. Tart,
Sr., and the 1947 tax books v. ill be
turned over to Sheriff Lockerman
when they have been made up.
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License Examinations
Starts First Of July
Motorists whose last name be
gins with the letters T and B
should begin renewing their drivers
licenses July 1.
That was the word received yes
terday bv state highway patrol
men at Wilmington. Renewal of
licenses for those persons will con
tinue until the last of the year.
The first six months of 1948 will
be devoted to the issuance of li
censes to drivers whose last names
start” with the letters C and D.
Times of issuance of licenses for
other motorists will be announced
later, , instructions from Raleigh
stated.
Complete examinations must be
undergone by all afpplicants. De
tails of the examinations will be
made public later, patrolmen said.
-—-V
Neil estimated that it would take
at least three days to repair them.
Josiah Maultsby will be the
principal speaker for the occassion
with the entire ceremony to be
broadcast by the local rado sta
tion. The Whiteville High school
band will play several selections
during the scheduled one-hour pro
gram. _
WHITEVILLE CIVITANS
ENDORSE NEW CLUB
Special To The Star
WHTfl H VILLE, June 19. — The
Whiteville Civitan club, winners, of
the International award for exten
sion work in The ’46-’47 season,
started the new season off with
the organization of a Civitan club
at Hallsboro. The organization
meeting took place Tuesday night
with 2eT charter members joining.
John Courtney, lieutenant-gover
nor of this district, Paul Woodall.
Eugene Porter, Ralph Beason, and
Lawerence Bowers, all of the
Whiteville club, were credited with
the new organization. This was
the first club organized by the
local club in the new season and
brings to five the total amount of
clubs organized by the Whiteville
club in 14 months.
John W. Hall was elected presi
dent, pro tern, and W’ilbur Council
was elected to secretary, pro tem.
The second meeting of the club
will be held on Thursday, June
26, with the Charier Night cere
monies scheduled for early July.
Medieval beds were ornate but
uncomfortable. They consisted of
mattresses placed on top of
boards.
SCOUT TROPHIES
DISCUSSED AT
COMMITTEE MEETING
_ •
A discussion of the plaques and
trophies which will be awarded to
Boy Scouts in the Wilmington dis
trict during the coming year high
lighted a joint meeting of the
Distx’ict committee and the Scout
masters roundtable held last night
in the Friendly cafeteria.
The basis of requirements for
the awards were also decided by
the Scout leaders.
Other business during the supper
meet were discussions of the ob
jectives for the balance of this
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