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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1918
Page
7
The passage reflects mixed views on wartime efficiency and policy including German tactics, Coa ss involvement, Hoover’s timing with meatless days, Corn planting on Core Sound lands, and clock changes. It notes reactions to public policy like the Ohio method and mentions quieting “special brand of uivities” amid wartime concerns.
In America people gather for Easter, hoping to worship without fear of shelling by enemies. The article notes resolve to keep faith and communal rites intact despite wartime dangers.
The piece lampoons wartime politics with remarks on West Front maps and figures like Senator Overman and Lenroot. It notes calls for Liberty Loan speakers McAdoo and Kaplin in North Carolina, references censor notes Sansorigine, and cites a curious message about a son with the American expeditionary force dated Sansorigine.
The Y M C A in Wilmington plans a drive to replace members lost to the draft and enlistment. Businessmen are urged to attend gym classes three times weekly as new hours accommodate all, with volleyball and fitness framing a key appeal. The piece also notes readers' wartime inquiries at the newspaper office and a range of public responses to war news.
A portrait of Gloomy Gus a war time observer who predicts calamity from every Allied gain or German advance. He roams newspaper offices and bulletin boards hearing news with perpetual gloom and warns of harm from his forebodings.
City officials weigh measures to curb dangerous practice of youths holding to rapidly moving vehicles on streets. Residents note daily sightings and the risk of serious or fatal injury to boys, urging authorities to intervene to protect public safety.
A history column notes events from 1818 to 1893. John Gaillard of South Carolina re elected president pro tempore of the Senate. Rear Admiral Albert S Barker born in Hanson Massachusetts. The Chinese embassy with Anson Burlingame arrived in San Francisco. Hiram Berdan inventor of the Berdan rifle died in Washington D C born 1823 Plymouth Michigan.
Six villages north of St Quentin captured by the British. Wave of war sentiment sweeps the United States on eve of Congress. More Americans killed on the British ships Crispin and Snowden Range torpedoed by U boats.
Prince Henry of Wales, Gypsy Smith, Charles D. Walcott, Viscount Astor, James M. Cox, Claude A. Swanson, Pasquale Amato all have anniversaries noted. The list cites birthplaces and ages, spanning England, New York, Ohio, Virginia, Naples, and ongoing public roles.
Advertisement urges readers to take a Lumina Oyster Roast shuttle, running every half hour in the afternoon, to the beach.
The New Interest Carter at the American Bank and Trust Co begins on April 1. Deposits made on or before April 2 will bear 4 percent compound interest from April 1.
Postmasters must enforce a new rule barring parcels to American expeditionary force members unless the recipient has requested items in writing and obtained approval from his officer. From April 1, unapproved parcels will be returned. The aim is to stop sending cakes and chocolates overseas to men who can buy them locally.
Miss Cressie Boney of Wilmington visits Clinton. Rev J H Dew conducts revival in Mount Olive. J J Hurt to preach Clinton High commencement. Newton Grove seniors set April 11 and 12 with Hon John E Fowler delivering the address. Women’s Liberty Loan chair for Sampson county named. Public invited.
Aliss Alice McGee spent the weekend at her Mount Olive home. Lina Edwards of Wilmington visited Miss Carrie McGee. Lizzie Crumpler from Clinton returned home after a visit with Miss Catherine Fanelty. Elizabeth Smith of Goldsboro returned after several days in the city. Blanche Whitfield of Bones Chapel accepted a post as post office clerk, succeeding Minnie Davis in Goldsboro. Reciprocity Day for the Eighth district Woman’s Federation of Clubs will be held April 5 in the school auditorium with remarks by Mrs. T. W. Bickett on War Savings Stamps and Mrs. Clarence Johnson on food conservation. Public invited.
With thirty thousand dollars in purses offered by the Hudson River Driving Association the Poughkeepsie Grand Circuit meeting is set to attract the big line pilots.
Cerro Gorda North Carolina reports rapid Red Cross growth from 13 members in 1917 to 75 by March. Since November the society completed many items for service including pajamas bed shirts bandages pillows socks sweaters and wristlets. The Junior Red Cross has 110 members and produced numerous washcloths sponges and squares.
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