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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1917
Page
8
The city opens a mass registration drive with plans for a unity parade at noon and bells to ring five minutes. Registrants receive ribbons and pins showing “I have registered” while officials emphasize duty to country and defense.
Local banks keep regular hours on June 5 to support Liberty Loan Week. Banks plan house to house canvassing, sermons by ministers, and merchant investor drives to boost war bond subscriptions across Wilmington and New Hanover County.
Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 3 30 from 1818 Castle street for four months old Rufus Harvey Wright son of E J Wright a fireman. Interment follows in Bellevue Cemetery with Rev J P King officiating.
Local Naval Division trained at the Marine Hospital Highth and Nun streets received a phonograph from the Queen City Cycle Company along with monetary donations. Merchants who supplied records include Hall & Durham C W Yates Green Drug J S McEachern Son George W Huggins J M Solky T F Wood A Solomon Pittman McColl Wilmington Grocery Harnett and Rick.
Wilmington aims to win a Southeastern cantonment as General Leonard Wood weighs site picks. Charlotte also in the running with favorable prospects but lumber limits threaten the plan. A Wilmington delegation travels to Washington to press for a camp, while three final sites Memphis Charlotte Meridian are under consideration.
Tony Masimo, who wrestled Hanson here and was defeated, spent today en route to Columbia from Petersburg after quitting a traveling show. He expressed disappointment the season closed and wants one more match at the earliest chance, noting Hanson is in excellent condition. Masimo hopes to arrange a Lumina summer bout with Hanson.
Lucile Garrison, white, fined 50 dollars and costs for possessing more intoxicants than allowed. About six dozen bottles of Bismarck beer seized in a raid last Saturday were ordered destroyed by Recorder Harriss. Garrison was arrested after officers seized about eighteen dozen bottles during a warrant issued by two men from Watha. The woman was represented by Woodus Kellum. Wesley Wortham, colored, faced five charges four for assaults on females and one for carrying a concealed weapon. all continued. Gussie Goodall, colored, found not guilty of vagrancy. Willie Taylor, colored, case for criminal assault continued. O. R. Parker, white, case for passing a worthless check heard and held open for Monday argument.
A local drive lists supporters who have paid one dollar to join the New Hanover Food Conservation Commission. The appeal asks every resident to contribute to fund the effort to educate the public on thrift and economy, increase the food supply, and prepare for winter hardships.
The passage exhorts sending bank officers and as many directors as possible to address unspecified problems. It emphasizes assembling leadership to confront challenges and seek solutions collaboratively.
Police report for May shows six white arrests for drunkenness and no black arrests for that charge. However blacks led arrests on other charges, 98 to 28 for whites, illustrating a large overall minority suppression.
The Rev Duvall L Gwathmey pastor of St Pauls Episcopal will conduct services this afternoon at Mt Lebanon Church Wrightsboro at 3 30. Everyone is invited to attend. Also notice Gemstone Inn at Carolina Beach advertises Sunday Dinner.
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