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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1918
Page
6
J C Hobbs Jr superintendent of the Murchison building trains young women to operate passenger elevators as a wartime contingency. He says the girls can replace male operators if draft requires, and the owners approve a gradual training plan to ensure readiness for any emergency.
Wilmington faces a nationwide call for 25 000 Red Cross nurses. Graduates in first aid are asked to send names to Mrs. Cuthbert Martin. Local nurses already serving include Hengeveld Lowry Petteway McIntosh Graham Toomer Fredere. Six more await call for Dr Longs base hospital unit Arm strong Sears Payne Livingston Loman Powell. Five volunteers include Caldwell Pauline Lynch George and Ashcraft.
Report shows receipts from New Hanover County and several donors including Hall & Pearsall and Ahrens Brothers totaling $... with disbursements listed as secretary salary, Catherine Kennedy Home, groceries, rent for those in need, cash aid, telephone, janitor, and postage. Includes amounts and donors.
Frank Williams a colored boy was struck as he ran into an auto driven by L B Biggs between Meares and Marstellar on Front Street. He was taken to the hospital. Police later cleared Biggs, with witnesses saying Williams was playing in the street when he darted into the slow moving car.
James Owen Reilly, prominent real estate dealer, elected to the board of managers at James Walker Memorial Hospital, succeeding M. J. Corbett who resigned due to inability to dedicate time. Reilly is an experienced business man and expected to be a valuable addition to the board.
A car owned by Street Superintendent James E. Holton was taken from his South Fourth Street home around 4 AM and found three hours later at Ninth and Brunswick with rear tires blown and other damage. The thief, a novice, left no clue, and Holton faced costly repairs. A Western Union boy also had his bicycle stolen and recovered, illustrating ongoing auto and bike theft issues.
Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret F McClammy 78 wife of the late Charles F McClammy and mother of Herbert McClammy were held at 2 30 pm from her son 403 Market Street The service was conducted by Rev John Jeter Hurt of the First Baptist Church and burial followed in the family plot at Scott's Hill She had lived with her son in the city for years and died at James Walker Memorial hospital after a long illness She is survived by a daughter Mrs L D Lodge of Gaffney S C a brother Gaston Fennell and Mrs Delyle Cobb of Sampson County The deceased was a member of the First Baptist Church.
Funeral services for Mrs Alice Young wife of the late Major Wilton Young will be held at her home 315 South Second street this afternoon at 5 oclock with interment in the family plot at Oakale cemetery. A Wilmington native she had lived here most of her life and was a communicant of St Pauls Episcopal Church. Surviving is her sister Mrs Preston Cumming.
D. R. Foster a Princess street real estate dealer has been elected a member of the city civil service board with jurisdiction over firemen and police. He will oversee examinations they must pass before joining the force or department. Foster is well qualified and will be valuable to the board.
The Victory Home directors met to elect C. C. Chadbourn as secretary treasurer and Marsden Bellamy as attorney with John W. Towle of the Emergency Fleet Corporation addressing housing needs for shipyard workers. A general manager election was postponed pending investigations while plans include hiring an architect and building hundreds of new homes to accommodate a growing labor force.
A packed service of the Independent Order of Tents at St Luke's A M E Zion Church featured Mayor P Q Moore praising 100 percent American loyalty among black women and urging progress through Victoria Loftin's leadership. Dr E L Madison lauded the race as praying and resilient, while Miss Jane D Wood spoke on democracy and communal needs. The group plans memorial exercises tonight at Central Baptist Church.
The Seaboard Air Line Railway announces it will receive less car load freight on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays for local forwarding. Freight will be handled on Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays. Notice dated June 13, 1918.
A southeast recruiting drive targets Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina. The goal is one hundred men for transport service to comfort soldiers on ships, trains, and camps. Eligible candidates are age 50 or younger, healthy, with leadership, loyalty to the Allies, and Christian spirit.
Lorenzo C. Dilks of the Carolina Shipbuilding Corp and John W. Towle of the U S Shipping Board visited Wilmington to inspect the yard. If the city houses workmen well, the plant will enlarge from four to eight ways and pursue more government contracts.
Mrs Martha Forster Steele, a former school teacher, becomes the first woman appointed to the Seattle board of park commissioners. Her appointment marks a historic milestone in city governance and public spaces stewardship.
Ministers must submit notices to the city editor by Friday at 6 pm to guarantee appearance in the church columns of the Saturday and Sunday editions. Notices received on time will run in both papers or in the chosen issue.
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