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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1917
Page
5
Major-General Leonard Wood visiting Wilmington praised a dance hall on Lumina Beach after describing an ideal hall for a training camp. He noted democratic access and character, and his unplanned stroll extended beyond schedule, reinforcing Wilmington’s bid for a training camp.
Deputy Recorder McNorton handles several cases with mild penalties. Fore pays costs to suspend judgment. Johnson fails to appear and capias issued. Funk Olsen fined five dollars each for affray. Reaves paroled to probation for three months. Lawrence cases continued. Rich jailed six months. Akel to August 10. Lyon pays costs to avoid penalty.
Councilman W D McCaig explains in a letter to the Chamber of Commerce that the new budget covers a street roller purchase and 1000 sanitary cans. It outlines two bond ordinances for extensions to Love Grove and Green Field Ty trace, water mains, sewer connections, drainage, and curb work on Princess and Church streets and the southern city section. Rail passes for soldiers families are discussed, while interstate rulings disallow express package transport for officials.
Hotel and restaurant men gather in Wilmington to discuss supplying cooks for sixteen Army camps. The meeting, called by Sixth District chairman J B Rector and Oceanic Hotel manager Charles Hoop er, aims to train Class A cooks at 125 dollars monthly and Class B at 90 dollars, with six week service commitments.
W R Tingle proposes a mass meeting at the Whiteville Court House on August 9 at 2 30 pm to form a County Board of Agriculture. The plan includes extension workers, county officials, Chambers of Commerce leaders, and one man and one woman from each township. T D McLean from Aberdeen will speak on the board’s merit and the need for cooperative agricultural development in Columbus County.
The article outlines the ground rules for exemption from military service under the selective draft. It lists 13 grounds for exemption or discharge, including official positions, religious ministers, students preparing for the ministry, U.S. service members, and various family dependency situations. It notes a ten day period to file affidavits, the board’s no oral claims policy, and avenues for appeals to district boards and the President.
The Bear Produce and Merchandise Co plans to vacate West Market street and move into the Cannon Automobile building at 14 16 Market street. Cannon will move into space in the Schloss Bear Davis building on Market Street between Second and Third. The moves, announced yesterday, aim to provide Bear Produce with more floor space to handle rising business. Cannon expects the new location to suit their work well.
Notice to mariners from Lighthouse Inspector Beck Charleston dated August 6 1005 states Georgia Savannah River Barnwell Island Flats Light No 14 not destroyed as paragraph 974 of Notice to Mariners No 30 claimed. Fig Island Jetty Light temporarily exhibited from its damaged structure by lightning. References Chart 440 155 156 Light List Atlantic Coast p 264 Nos 1479 1432 Buoy List 6th District 1916 p 34 Coast Pilot Section D 1918 p 86.
Postmaster H. Mel Green releases Burleson directives for Army Postal Service in Europe. Officials detail how to address letters and parcels to soldiers and civilians with Expeditionary Forces, including postage rates, parcel limits, and magazine mail privileges.
Commandant James Yates head of the Salvation Army in Wilmington plans to leave for Tampa Florida with Mrs Yates on August 21. They will be joined by Lieutenant Bessie J Horne who transfers to Jacksonville Florida the same day. Farewell service set for August 19. The couple has served Wilmington about four and a half years and have many friends here.
Past Sachem John H. Davis receives a ring from Cherokee Tribe No. 9 Improved Order of Red Men. He led six months of membership drive, securing fifteen new members during the period. Ring engraved with his name, presented by M. Marshburn at a regular tribe meeting.
An eight foot, 200 pound alligator was killed about 8 PM at the City Waterworks Plant by workers Sir T. Sykes and Henry Ezzell. The animal was dispatched after two shots and will be kept on display at the plant for public viewing.
London reports General Korniloff told Times correspondent the war moves into a second phase. He rejects surrender, warns of a dishonorable peace, and calls for allied aid to reorganize railway service for warfare. Fairfax Harrison notes U S railroads increased freight by about 16 percent with similar equipment in May. Chief Bender returns to pitching for Philadelphia.
The Minneapolis bread ordinance requiring half-pound or pound loaves faces injunction hearings after bakers sue to block enforcement citing high conversion costs. They warn federal shifts under Hoover could render the rule iffy, while Brussels lawyers elect Adolphe Max as Bar Association president and a note adds blue-eyed men may be good rifle shots.
An old advertisement extols S S S as a blood purifier and tonic to renew vitality, restore appetite, and cleanse impurities in summer blood. The copy cites fifty years on the market and invites readers to obtain bottles through the Specific Co. in Atlanta with medical direction.
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