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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1918
Page
6
A stark wartime poem from Private Verlin Harrold of Base Hospital Camp Greene N C asserts unwavering resolve against tyranny. It rejects compromise, invoking Bunker Hill Saratoga Valley Forge and Lafayette to rally readers to continued sacrifice and fight.
Acme and Raleigh visitors mingle in the city as Red Cross chapters plan meetings and sewing sessions. The North Carolina Colonial Dames hold a 24th annual meeting with members from multiple cities expected. A New York letter surveys actor estates and stage life humorously.
Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Taylor depart this morning for Goldsboro to spend the week. He will conduct business while she visits friends and relatives in the area.
A mean thief steals pennies from a blind man’s cup as police search for a Newark suspect. In Herald Square, the famed blind “Blue Pete” was robbed daily until his detective son was caught by officers.
Robert Welsh, longtime critic at the Evening Telegram, resigns his Broadway theatre beat to join the war effort as a YMCA hut secretary. He is the fifth critic to leave his post to aid Uncle Sam in this hour of need.
Twenty four white registrants left yesterday afternoon over the Durham and Southern railroad for Camp Jackson. Two others James L. Lockhart cashier of the gianni bank and Jasper W. Efird manager of the local department store had been granted another week to wind up their business affairs. They will go to camp on May 3.
Seventy two Charlotte women are on the roll of honor for their canvassing work in the Third Liberty loan campaign. Their efforts augmented the weekly total raised in Charlotte by 48200 dollars as reported by the Charlotte News.
Greensboro manufacturers including the Cones and Oettingers promote employee gardens to cut costs and aid workers. Winston-Salem reports strong third Liberty Loan subscriptions, completing the city’s quota.
The Supply merchants agree to close their stores on Tuesdays and Fridays during planting season to support farm work. Citizens commend the move and hope others in the county will follow their example to lick the Kaiser. Despite harsh weather, patriotic citizens attended.
On our center counter you will find the following colors for sale only. No white or evening shades included in this sale.
Inspector D W Perkins reports Mantone has cured indigestion and stomach trouble and added 15 pounds. He says the remedy increased appetite, improved health, and left him feeling like a new man. Perkins urges others to try Mantone with the guarantee no benefit means no payment. Note: Perkins is a Selma resident and longtime Southern Railroad employee.
The Honor Flag sent by the U S government for the third Liberty Loan drive was presented to Fayetteville and Cumberland County during Friday’s meeting at the LaFayette theatre. The event highlighted local support for the national war effort and involved residents of Fayetteville and surrounding areas.
Miss Eula Paschall the Red Cross nurse reports from France that she is in a hospital aiding wounded American soldiers. Letters from Henderson County relatives confirm her arrival in March and her high qualifications among nurses.
B L Hammer Seaboard development agent told a Monroe courthouse audience that every black worker at Seaboard shops in Richmond Raleigh and Monroe had bought Liberty bonds. He visited Monroe to sell bonds to Seaboard employees.
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