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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1918
Page
5
Citizens urged to verify registration ahead of the primary as books close Saturday. Many voters assume they are registered, risking disqualification if their names are not on the rolls. Registrars offer help to ensure eligibility and prevent disenfranchisement.
Sergeant George Harr Jr. from Wilmington, who volunteered at Lake Charles Louisiana at 18, quickly rose from private to sergeant in the Field Signal Battalion Beauregard. His letter says he is determined to reach the highest rank possible amid about 50 000 men in the battalion.
Dr Stanly L Krebs will deliver a series of three lectures for the sales forces of the retail merchants of the city on March 11 12 and 13. The sessions are under the auspices of the advertising committee of the Chamber of Commerce with arrangements completed. Krebs has given similar talks for the past several years and his visit is expected to benefit those engaged in selling.
Joseph W. Little, who managed last fall's corn show, will present the cup won by Pen County for sending the largest number of people to the Burley fair. The cup remains for one year or until another corn show offers a prize under the same conditions. No show is planned this year and if the event is discontinued the cup stays with the holder.
Alex Sprunt son of Mr and Mrs W H Sprunt of 223 North Third street leaves for Boston Mass to enter training at Boston Tech for navy aviation service after enlisting weeks ago His Davidson and Yale background plus his popularity mark him as a valued recruit A large crowd sees him off at the station as friends wish him success in future duty
Hon Iredell Meares visits Wilkes County urging a $600,000 war savings stamps subscription for the county. A countywide campaign will merge professionals and business leaders into an organizing group with school thrift societies to promoteStamp purchases and educate residents on the war effort.
Henry Wentzensen died at James Walker Memorial Hospital Thursday morning. Funeral services were held at Woolvin's Funeral Parlors on Princess Street with Rev. F B Clausen officiating. Interment followed in Oakdale Cemetery. Pallbearers named and Wilmington Lodge A F and A M delegation attended.
Alleged deserter Wilson Canady died after being shot by Officer C W Smith during an arrest at Bolton. Canady reportedly attacked with a knife, forcing the officer to shoot to avert harm. Canady, said to have deserted from Camp Sevier, lay fatally injured at Fort Caswell yesterday morning en route to Bolton for interment.
J A McNorton spoke at Lanvale school house Brunswick county on the war savings campaign. Dr E C Goodman introduced him and the thrift society formed after the talk ordered $600 worth of stamps. Stine arranged the program and Goodman praised the turnout. The campaign will be pressed in the county.
Manufacturers of tomato catsup and soups must obtain a license under a January proclamation. Licenses were due by February 15 per telegrams broadcast by Food Administrator Henry Page. Special regulations are being mailed to manufacturers to guide raw materials and future sales.
The Kang City Journal notes Ab oul Hamid died alone and questions whether a companion visited his bed or waited at the gate, leaving the exact circumstances unclear.
Charles Finkelstein will let contracts soon for extensive renovations at the New Way Market corner on Market and Front streets. The project combines the old and adjoining building into one facility with a new front and improved appearance, costing about 25 000 dollars with roughly 7 000 more planned. Architect Henry E. Bonitz leads the plans.
Mr. C. McD. Davis, general freight agent for the Atlantic Coast Line, is made a member of the Southern Rate Committee on Railroads formed since government operation of railroads began. He will be temporarily stationed in Atlanta while retaining his ACCL title and will return here after duties in Atlanta finish.
George Moore, white, was arrested after his car crossed to the city ferry with several quarts of illicit liquor. Police had waited on Brunswick Island for hours, coordinating the operation before Moore was taken into custody. He posted bail, and Patrolmen Long and Rhodes made the arrest. Chief Williams had long suspected liquor entering the city.
The post office reports February receipts of 14990.43, up from 9822.45 last year, an increase of 5167.38, per Postmaster H McL Green. Despite higher totals, no new staff were hired.
Constable John Davis arrested James Fryer of Company G 119th Regiment at Third and Castle streets. Fryer, declared a deserter on February 17, was under observation for days. Davis spoke with Captain Manning by telephone and will deliver Fryer to Camp Sevier today.
Special Agent W A McGowan of the revenue department has returned to the city to assist with individual tax returns. Returns filing, now extended to April 1 due to distribution delays, can be made at the collector of internal revenue office in the Murchison Bank Building.
The Church of the Covenant at Fifteenth and Market will be formally dedicated tomorrow at 11 AM. Rev Dr Alexander Sprunt of First Presbyterian Charleston will preach the dedicatory sermon. The church, organized January 6 by Wilmington Presbytery, is staffed by former members of nearby churches. A second program follows at 7:30 PM with sermons by city pastors and Dr Alexander Sprunt.
Mrs W J Spooner and daughter Annie Ray left yesterday for Norfolk to join Mr Spooner at the naval base. A Girls AuxiliaryMusicale in Memorial Hall raised a neat sum for foreign missions with a program of violin and vocal solos readings and piano pieces by local talent. The group plans a future Africa pageant in costume.
Special to The Dispatch Raleigh March 2 North Carolina farmers gain more than 2 000 000 from Wilsons 1918 wheat price at 2 20 Chicago basis vs 2 00 federal guarantee Mills over 75 barrels pay prevailing Newport News or Wilmington prices while small mills keep fixed prices boosting NC wheat to at least 2 35 per bushel The higher price plus larger acreage promises significant crop value and fertilizer driven yields The state expects a 6 000 000 bushel harvest plus practical fertilizer use and improved profits United States soldiers bound for France will be fed under Food Administration menus adopted by Army Transport Service on merchant ships sailing Atlantic and Gulf waters.
In Buenos Aires on Friday March 1 two people were killed and several wounded as troops clashed with strikers at two Pacific Railway points. The strike followed a recent stoppage ended by President Irigoyen, with property destroyed and International trains to Chile disrupted. Overline cables from the United States via Valparaiso were cut. The government plans drastic action against the strikers who defied the president's decree ordering continued work until arbitration.
Mr. H. Bland a Civil War veteran from Route 1 Wilmington greeted old friends yesterday. Mr. W. O. Hart of Neptune Fisheries traveling 20 miles down the river was in the city on business. Mr. Joseph Ablen a United States officer visited Wilmington and left yesterday for New Bern. Hon. E. M. Koonce of Jacksonville NC, after a business visit, departed Friday afternoon. Messrs. R. T. Smith and R. S. Smith of Tomahawk, after several days on business in Wilmington, returned home.
Reverdy Ransom, a Negro preacher, had sought an order to place his name on the ballots as an independent Republican candidate for Congress in the March 5 special election in New York's 21st district. The Supreme Court denied the petition for insufficient signatures. He vowed supporters would still write his name on ballots, opposing by regular Republican candidate John A. Bolles.
Ambassador Page left London for the country early today as the embassy denied The Daily News claim that Premier Lloyd George visited the embassy for a key conference with Mr Page.
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