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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1918
Page
6
Police notify car owners that driving machines with a single license number violates the law. Officials in Washington ordered checks, with threats of arrest and prosecution for noncompliance. Chief Nathan J. Williams records show names, machine numbers, and offenses. many cited ignorance of the rule and promised immediate correction.
Tidewater Power Company announces the new time becomes operative on Sunday morning as the city trolley system and suburban trains run an hour earlier while clocks are advanced the night before. Trains depart on old time Saturday night and arrive an hour late Sunday morning. Church services adjust to the new time and the public is advised to simply move the clock forward before sleeping Saturday night.
Police sought Solomon Smith and Nathaniel Ballard after they bolted from a road gang near Wilmington. Officials say the two men aimed to avoid gun range and escape pursuit by moving into woods. Tel e scams were sent to cities to locate and return them to county work. Ballard holds a five year sentence for highway robbery. Green, four years for storebreaking and jail breaking charges. Ballard is to be sent to Southport after serving current term. Guards faced staffing limits and rock piles by the crusher aided the escape. Sheriff and stockade superintendent said pursuit would continue with broader cooperation.
Rev E C Sell pastor of Bladen Street Methodist church will speak at 8 o clock in his regular series of discourses on the Crucifixion and the Incidents That Center Round It. The public is invited to attend this service.
Last night in Wilmington a banquet hosted at Thomas F. Knight’s home honored 19 colored registrants who trained today for Camp Grant in Illinois. County Council of Defense members spoke and reassured dependents they would be cared for, with Rev. J. A. Bonner presiding and several selectmen in attendance.
J C Williams was named chairman of a committee to study and report on a single daily delivery at the Chamber of Commerce meeting of the retail merchants. The gathering backed a government urged plan to curtail deliveries to free workers for other service. A M Hall presented the proposal for city division and fixed delivery hours. Williams report awaited with interest.
Scrubs led by Doc Green swept through three of the first four games against the business men’s class professionals on the YMCA court. The fifth game ended in a near-miss for the scrubs, while the professionals failed to appear. Lineups: Scrubs Green Rice Hanby Sullivan Goodrich. Professionals Wessell Roache Cates Pickard Huisson VanLeuven.
Good Friday observances filled city churches with special services at St. Marys Pro Cathedral and St. James in the morning. County schools kept classwork, banks closed, and a three hour noon service at the Good Shepherd allowed all to attend. The Huggins nuisance trial was postponed as other religious observances and public services continued across Lutheran and Episcopal venues.
Everett Huggins of the A division in seventh grade earns the title Major of Thrift as the Hemenway school tops the city and county in sale of thrift and war savings stamps. The school also awards Captain in Thrift and four Soldiers of Thrift titles, with progress shown on a chart and enrollment books bearing the labels.
F G Cover resigns as superintendent of the Murchison National Bank Building effective the first of the month to join the War Department in Washington as an expert in business administration. J C Hobbs Jr will succeed him as engineer for the building. Cover will not move his family to Washington immediately due to crowded conditions.
Dr. Arnold Stovall county physician administers anti typhoid treatment as Winter Park residents receive the vaccine. He spoke at Masonboro school to a large audience and will continue treatment visits Tuesday at Masonboro and Wednesday at Myrtle Grove school.
Conspicuous windows at the southeast corner of Front and Princess streets attract attention with Gold Bond clothes and a wide range of dress articles intended to help men look presentable for Easter.
Citizens urge the city council to draft an ordinance prohibiting small boys from riding bicycles while held to moving cars. A county official cites danger from towings and potential liability if a rider is injured. Residents also note nuisance boarding of beach cars en route to Second Street and fear possible accidents with Tidewater Power Company vehicles.
The year commemorates two centuries since silk culture was first introduced to the United States. The article notes the historic milestone and reflects on the development and impact of sericulture in the country.
A concise proverb-like remark stressing that sight alone cannot lead to understanding. It emphasizes the need for awareness and discernment beyond mere perception, urging thoughtful interpretation over passive observation.
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