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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1918
Page
12
J G McCormick federal food official surveys New Hanover county hotels and cafes to track meatless and wheatless compliance. State totals show weekly savings of beef pork and wheat with sugar reductions, while leading city hotels report strong support from traveling patrons. letters go to establishments requesting confirmation of adherence and questionnaire receipt.
Advertises a sale of art squares lace curtains and mire stock from D. Brown's house furnishings with sacrifice pricing by W. Polvogt Co. Read the advertisement.
Nine brisk basketball games at the YMCA last night opened the Saturday Night League. Calvary defeated Marine Gun team 30 to 12 while Artillery beat Aviators 40 to 9 in the standout results.
C. W. Polvogt Co advertises a sacrifice sale of house furnishings from A. D. Bro. The sale starts Tuesday with discounts on doors and related items.
City and county officials plan a noon conference in the Court House to launch the sale of War Savings Stamps totaling 704,814 for New Hanover County as part of a regional effort. Post office carriers already push sales, with a special colored citizens committee enlisted to aid mobilization and education alongside state and national war savings leaders.
Ellison Burnett a colored drayman fell unconscious at the A H Morriss Company store corner Front and Dock streets about 1 o clock yesterday. He was taken to his home at 811 South Seventh street where he is reported to be improving. A large crowd caused excitement at the scene as a heart attack was suspected.
The January term of the U S District Court will convene with Judge Henry G Cannon and District Attorney J O Carr presiding. The docket includes few criminal cases mostly relating to selective service acts, bone dry statutes, and monkey rum permits. civil matters are set but may be curtailed by absent witnesses. Trial dates span January 10 to 16 with actions involving Salvage Corporation versus Cromartie and others, plus admiralty, equity, and miscellaneous civil matters against major rail and shipping entities.
The Church of the Covenant at 15th and Market streets is to be formally organized tonight at 7:30 with a 125 plus member group expected. Commissioned by Wilmington Presbytery, leaders include Rev. J H Wells and Dr James Sprunt. The new building, a memorial gift from the Sprunt family, features a pipe organ and fine pew books and cost near $100 000.
Former Wilmington resident C H Gilbert dies at his Norfolk Virginia home after a short illness. Born 1853 he helped lay the citys first street car line and was a Presbyterian. Survived by wife and many children in Wilmington and Norfolk. Funeral held in Norfolk this afternoon.
Notice that A W Mason has not been connected with the office for some time and has no authority to transact business therein. Signed by Jas M Stevenson.
Grace Wilkinson Malpass sues Western Union Telegraph Company in Pender county while International Harvester Company of America sues E. H. Shelburn. Central National Bank challenges Bank of Warsaw in related civil actions.
J O Bullard longtime city police officer resigns to join Naul Shipbuilding Company. Rising wages elsewhere prompt resignations of experienced officers including J R Minshue W H Kernan A V Thompson R J Thompson H G Bullard G W Bullard M C Huggins and J O Bullard. Question remains whether the police force will be retained with higher pay.
Whiteville North Carolina January 5 and for the week starting January 7 the Home Demonstration Agent Miss Lucile Clark of Columbus county will conduct demonstrations in home butter and cheese making assisted by W B Wintermeyer of the USDA Dairy Division. He will lecture on cottage cheese as a meat substitute and both will show how surplus skim milk can be used to make cottage cheese. Demonstrations are at Whiteville Hallsboro Chadbourn Cerro Gordo and Evergreen at 1030 am each day with the exact venue announced locally. Wintermeyer will bring needed utensils and will require about two gallons skim milk and a gallon or more of cream from participants. All who can should attend as the demonstrations promise practical ways to save surplus milk and produce a popular home product.
Raleigh NC Jan. 5 The Enterprise Lumber Company of Goldsboro renews its charter extending its life by sixty years. The firm, a 30 year operator, is led by major stockholder Nathan O Berry of Goldsboro and other prominent Wayne county business men.
The Jetvogt Co advertises A D Brown’s stack of house furnishings to be sacrificed. Read advertisement in this issue for details on the sale.
After a week in the city on furlough, the W. L. I. boys return to Fort Caswell this afternoon at 3 30. The stay brought great pleasure to Wilmington residents who treated them warmly. Eighteen boys join four antiaircraft companies as barracks near completion. Citizens wish them well as they prepare for duty in France.
The Carolina Packing Company in Wilmington begins operations this week with hogs already slaughtered and a refrigerating plant due to be completed soon. Councilman L L Shepard bought the first hog killed by the packing house and celebrates the new industry’s promising future.
The C. W. Polvogt Co. will offer bargains on A. D. Brown's House Furnishings stock in this issue. The advertisement notes the sale begins Tuesday.
Claims two million bottles sold with guarantee of satisfaction or money back. Advertises relief for rheumatism lumbago neuralgia and stiff joints and promotes use for sore throat croup tonsillitis cuts and burns. Notes popularity and availability at Robert H Bellamy Drug Co with prices 25 50 and 1.00.
At five this afternoon the Boys' meeting will feature Odis B. Hinnant of the Boys' secretary as he presents "The Challenge" a Preparation. Attendance among the boys is high and all over 12 are invited. Misg ence Wessell reads and Kenneth Allen plays violin. Hinnant's three lectures for the League include The Angel of the World to the Boys of Today with next Sundays topic The Challenge to Purpose and the following Sunday The Challenge to Power.
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