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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1918
Page
8
District Manager Myers told Dispatch the local telephone exchange will adopt an eight hour day next week, phasing in across exchanges as opportunities arise. He noted recent salary increases and a policy to limit conversations to five minutes to serve patrons better, while denying any formal ultimatum from the workers.
Yesterday's fourt adjourned at 1 pm after ready for trial on LeRoy Hus ham charged with assault with a deadly weapon against Thomas Craig. The case was continued to Wednesday. Hus ham, the youth who struck Craig with an iron golf club on the Cape Fear links, drew earlier fear of fatal injury. Fourty three caddies were present. Willie McIntire faced probable cause for felonious aiding and abetting in auto larceny with bond set at 250 dollars. Archie Hall's case saw suspension of judgment upon paying costs for operating an auto with no number. Henry Ashington convicted of assault on a female was allowed to proceed on payment of costs. E. W. Wood fined 25 dollars and costs for an assault.
The regis ter of deeds closed at 1 o clock preventing recording of yesterday's principal realty transactions. One property shows a par value around $0 with an approximate price of $5,000.
A Wilmington Rotary panel led by George P. Galvin Roger Moore and H I Bailey pressed local firms to back Liberty Ship building. They warned non cooperative businesses could be cut from the quotation list while labor should show full days work and patriotism as war demands.
New York Clearing House reports that banks and trust companies hold 44.118 million dollars in excess reserves, up 11.165 million from the prior week. The weekly condition shows stronger liquidity than required by law.
A remark notes that the prior year’s beverage expenses could have funded a fleet of 1,000 destroyers to counter submarines, illustrating a provocative comparison between spending and defense needs.
A preparatory meeting at the chamber of commerce laid plans for the June 23 to 29 war savings campaign. Delegates from the national and state committees, local executives, Red Cross, Sorosis and others set up township precinct chairs, district directors, and a house to house canvass with a per capita quota of 20 dollars. The effort targets New Hanover County with a 704 814 allocation and calls for clerical volunteers and Rotarian help ahead of North Carolina War Savings Week.
Wilmington leaders push a house to house canvass by the Rotary club this week to gauge furnished rooms and boarding capacity. The Victory Home company plans to finalize its organization and begin building, while Industrial Agent Cowan coordinates citywide vacancy data with the chamber of commerce for Shaping timely housing access.
The Lumberton Tribune notes some readers grumble about doing without biscuits, framing it as a small sacrifice and a matter of local appetite.
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