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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1918
Page
9
Governor Bickett urges all North Carolina residents to devote time to the War Savings Stamp Campaign from now until April 6, just before the Third Liberty Loan sale begins. He calls on officials to intensify effort, aiming to secure monthly investments through year end and instill thrift in the people.
Special correspondent notes Julius Blumberg of Harlem has been robbed for the fifth time in two months with $20 and a gold pin taken this week. Police history recalls his January 1 report of eight hours in business and his first robbery, followed by a derisive remark and a cut derby rim as he left the station.
Raleigh barber L. M. Mills describes years of catarrh affecting head stomach and bowels and claims Peplac cured him. He says mornings improved appetite and sense of smell and taste returned. Peplac marketed by R. R. Bellamy drug store and other Wilmington area outlets.
An advertisement urges relief from skin complaints by cleansing the blood with S. S. S. It claims topical treatments fail to reach the root cause and promises lasting improvement through the blood purifier used for over fifty years. Readers are directed to contact the Medical Director at Swift Laboratory in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Blumberg junk shop owner recounts three robberies in six weeks despite police watchfulness. He describes strangers purchasing two axles and striking him, then notes plans to relocate his business away from Harlem as customer fear affects sales.
Vivid scene describes children playing marbles in New York while the river appears hazy. A cafe window shows a back beer sign and a season felt gentler than spring. A grind organ man and his monkey are gone to work at a munition factory.
At the Met premiere of Le Coq d Or Bolsheviks and Oscar Hammerstein attended. Jack Pickford wore a brown velvet dinner coat Clara Tice sketched Caruso who drew her. A donor gave $500 to a war charity. A gala dinner honors Bill Snyder of the Central Park zoo with scores of city leaders present.
Health officials report the meningitis situation in the state remains essentially steady versus a month ago. Weekly bulletins indicate similar case counts, with about a dozen cases per week statewide and 15 last week plus four suspicious cases. In the city the outbreak seems eased with only two new cases, including John Daniels Jr. on March 14.
Lexington South Carolina officials led by Supervisor C. E. Corley and County Commissioners W. E. Lorick and S. Rufus Smith settled long outstanding county claims. The county awarded a $50 000 loan to Bank of Swansea at 4 1 2 percent to remodel the courthouse, hoping to finish soon. A separate hearing was set in Columbia on fare zone adjustments for the Augusta Aiken Electric Railway following a fare increase.
Charleston machinists met Sunday to protest a proposed wage scale for navy yard workers. Delegates were sent to Washington to file an official objection after reports say Norfolk yard workers would earn 72 1 2 cents per hour while Charleston men would receive 65 cents for similar work.
Columbia S C March 20 Governor Manning appoints B T Byers to the Chester township Chester county board of assessors replacing S Coker who declined.
News from Columbia March 20 reports Col. T. Q. Donaldson of Camp Zachary Taylor promoted to brigadier general. A Greenville native, he is the highest ranking South Carolinian in the new National Army and served in the inspector general’s department before the promotion last week.
Lee Magee will be among the few big leaguers to play in his own home town this season with the Cincinnati Reds. The event highlights local ties as Magee returns to Cincinnati for a major league game.
Wealth estimates place John D. Rockefeller's wealth at 1.206 billion with income 60 million, facing about 38.4 million in federal taxes this year. Wall Street figures, from Revenue Collector William Fards, project overall tax receipts near 3 billion, with the district expected to contribute a large share. Other top figures listed include Henry Ford Vincent Astor J. J. Gould and E. H. Harriman with multi million tax amounts.
The trial of Aaron and Gar Pitts for killing Dr. Hennessee at Glen Alpine resumes after the state rests its case. Prosecutors say the defendants were at Alpine station with pistols as the train carrying Dr. Hennessee arrived. one defense witness testified a man with two pistols exited the same train.
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