Bookmobile Important
i To County Residents
If the bookmobile proving its
• worth?
' After almost getting the city
..budgeteer’s ax last week, the mo
‘-bile library has become increasing
'ly important to the readers out in
’ the county and library officials
« are expecting an even bigger year
1 than last, Mrs. Emma MacMillan,
, librarian avers.
• A look at the report of the book
'Tmobile for an 11-months peno*
ending June 30, will convince any
—‘ one of its popularity.
The 11-months year for the li
brary, Mrs. MacMillan explained,
' was adopted tljis year to make
I the fiscal year run concurrently
• with that of the city government.
A total of 43,648 books were
' circulated by the mobile unit in
■*; that 11-months period, the report
showed. This is almost as many
^ persons as live outside of Wilming
•« ton.
“ Thi* figure is far greater than
the number of books circulated by
“ the branch library at Lake Forest.
* This unit shows a total of 21.573.
1 At the library in the City Hall
< 78,847 books were circulated, not
“ ouite double the amount circulated
I by the bookmobile.
At Maffitt Village school the
greatest number of volumes were
„ checked out, from the bookmobile.
* Some 9,676 were dispensed at that
" point.
Washington Catlett school follow
** ed with 5,561.
” The entire library, including
Z branches and bookmobile circuia
- ted 144,068 books during the 11
* months Mrs. MacMillan said.
Z Schedule for the bookmobile,
- which travels over all the county,
~ is as follows:
Z Tuesday, Vance building, Maffitt
~ Village, 9:30 a. m. to 4:30 p. m.,
" Wednesday. Castle Haynes. 9:30 to
!T 10 a m.; Oakley Road, 10:30 to
- 11 a. m.; Colonial Village. 11:30
“ to 12 noon; Riverside Apartments,
7, Adams, 2 to 3 p. m.; Jefferson,
3:15 to 4:30 p. m.; Thursday,
Washington Catlett school, 9:30 to
10 a. m.; Winter Park 10.15 to
10:45 a. m.; Seagate, li t0 11:30
' a. in.; Wrightsville Sound, 11:45 to
'y l! noon; Wrightsville Beach, Lumi
no, 12:15 t0 lp.m.; Station 1, 1:30
to 4 p. m.. Friday, Carolina Beach
Road, Langley’s Store, 10:15 to
10:45 a. m.; Rapers Store, 11 to
11:30 a. m.; Carolina Beach City
Hall, 1 to 4 p. m.
BOYD ELECTED
VP AT MEETING
Other Officers Named At
Airport Managers As
sociation Convention
Henry Boyd, Jr., was elected
vice president of the Southeastern
Airport managers association at
the second meeting of the organi
zation held yesterday in Columbia,
S. C.
Boyd, manager of Bluethenthal
Airport, was named with two other
officers. They were 0. L. Andrew*
of Greenville, S. C. president; and
J Hampton Manning, Augusta,
Ga., secretary-treasurer.
The meeting yesterday in Colum
bia followed the initial meeting in
Greenville, S. C. on June 4th. At
that time a temporary chairman
was appointed and it was agreed
to elect officers at the Columbia
session.
Speakers for the meeting were
Charles E. Hanst, chief of the air
port management of the second
region of the Civil Aeronautics as
sociation and C. E. Jones, former
state highway commissioner of
South Carolina.
Fourteen airport managers of
N. C.. S C. and Ga., were present
in addition to guests and visited
Capitol _Airport, serving Columbia
and Lexington county.
The airport managers voted to
meet sometime in October in
Savannah, Ga.
Production of glycerine," ingre
dient of cosmetics and explosives,
reached an all-time high of 69,
000,000 pounds in the first four
months of 1947.
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THESE FIRMS ARE READY TO
ASSIST YOU.
Building, Repairing, Remodeling
GET PLANS AND
ESTIMATES FOR NOW
OR FUTURE GUIDANCE
The Hanover Iron Works showroom at 112 North Water Street showing the
Lennox Aire-Flo basement type oil-fired winter air conditioning unit. The duct work
on top of furnace, with streamers at air outlets, shows principle on which rotary
blowers in furnace casing operates. The other model is the smaller Lennox utility
model which operates on the same principle.
Hanover Iron Works Bnsy Installing Healing Systems
The Hanover Iron Works are now working at
top speed installing Lennox Oil Aire-Flo heating
systems before the next winter rush begins. They
would advise all home owners who plan to change
their heating systems or need repair work done
to same, to contact them at once so arrangements
can be made to complete the work before the cold
weather arrives. Horace King stated, The stock
of equipment and material on hand now is suf
ficient but any strike would immediately affect
the source of supplies of raw materials.”
The asphalt shingle shortage is now about
normal. This company now has a good supply of
asphalt shingle roofing, roll roofing, asphalt
paints and asphalt products. The asphalt felt
which is used in built up roofing can be secured
in limited quantities.
The weather-tite door saddles made of cast
aluminum, now available at Hanover Iron Works,
is one of the best on the market. This door saddle
will keep out rain, cold air, and when door is
open a flush surface on top is the unique ad
vantage of this type of door saddle. These sadd^
are on hand and available for immediate deliver;
The kitchen ventilating fan is an item that,
rapidly becoming a must with new home builder,
Fitting snugly on an outside wall, this fan
hausts objectionable kitchen odors along ^
grease which collects while preparing meal
Items such as this pay for themselves in a v«n
short time by reducing decorating costs a„j
cleaning. An ample stock is on hand at present
and they invite your inspection.
There are few buildings constructed todav
without some sheet-metal work going into %
building in one way or another and the Hanover
Iron Works are set up to handle all of your nee(i,
in this field.
Horace King would like to have everyone come
by and visit his new office and shops at 112 North
Water Street and see for yourself the display of
equipment and material on hand. You are alwavi
welcome at the Hanover Iron Works.
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HORACE T. KING
112 N. Water St. Dial 2-3257
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Oil Burners and Automatic Coal Stokers
126-128 S. Front Dial 7292
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Oxygen, Acetylene, Carbides,
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DOCKSON CORP.
Safety Equipment (Shields,
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WEST1NGH0USE CORP.
AC and DC Electric Arc
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SUPPLY COMPANY, INC.
E. W. Merritt. Pres. Paul Holland, Vice-Pres.Dewitt Merritt,
Red Rock Cola Bldg. P. O. Box 851 Dial 3-0987
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the older couple whose children
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provides the comfort of a four
room apartment, a grand living
room with fireplace and three
way light, dining space, a joy
of a kitchen, and a bedroom find
bath. The upper story, with two
bedrooms, bath and an abund
ance of closets, may be finished
later if the need for more sleep
ing space arises. Blueprints and
specifications available _ from
Housing Plan Service, 140 Nas
sau St., New York 7, N. Y. for
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Payments Payments Payments
You Borrow 12 mos. 24 mos. 36 mos.
100.00 8.78 4.59 3.20
200.00 17.55 9.18 6.89
300.00 26.32 18.77 9.59
500.00 43.86 ‘ 22.95 15.97
1000.00 87.72 45.89 81.94
Up to J2500.00
.
The Bank Of Wilmington
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
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POINT PETER CONCRETE CO.
1502 N. 7th. Dial 2-8430
-T, f. Br»feh»w, Mar.
612 Surry St. Dial 7761
“WILMINGTON’S OLDEST
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%” X 3Vi”
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JOHN B. HINNANT (0.
Commercial and Residential Builder
SINCE 192S
One of the most important steps in building your
home or business structure is to employ the serv
ices of an experienced and thoroughly reliable
contractor. We invite your investigation of this
concern and suggest that you eontact us for any
type of contracting.
Know Yonr Contractor
JOHN B. HINNANT C9.
GENERAL CONTRACTORS
712 S. 17th St Dial 2 818!
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• Why put up any longer with old-fashioned heatins ”
there’s an Iron Fireman stoker ready to take over }m"
job? If you want greater home comfort, top convenience f
low fuel bills, then find out now what an Iron Fireman *
can do for you. Phone for free home heating survey.
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Foot Chestnut M. Phone «W1 1810 Paw*0" ^