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TRAVELERS' All) HAS MANY TASKS Thousands Of Men, Women Given Advice, Help By Organization ■finding a place for people to ... c is just one of the many en'ices offered by the Traveler’s \id society.’ Mrs. Helen Galloway, executive director said yestrday. Thn local office has aided the edy in several groups during its operation here, including among ‘,|l0n, are members of the armed f0,.ces, ex-war workers, women and airl* ’ immigrants and refugees, foreign war brides, runaways, vet erans. migrant youth, as well as adults’ unattached men, and mi grant families. Biggest Service • During the war years, and even nov-. when these people are relocat es, finding a place for them to live is numerically the Traveler’s Vd ? biggest service, but not the only one,' Mrs. Galloway said. ■The society,” she explained, “is an organized social service, whose aim is to help travelers, strang ers. and newcomers who encounter difficulty while making a journey, 0r while trying to establish them selves in a new community.” In Among the large group of mov ing people who ask for aid at the society, and who are the “special concern” of the workers, many are away from friends, and rela tive?. in an unfamiliar community, and frequently find themselves in some kind of difficulty. "Perhaps they are seeking em ployment, or housing, and need help with their emergency travel plans, have lost their wallets, or their ticket, or are having trouble locating a relative in town. What ever the trouble of the person ‘‘on the move”, the society is on hand to answer the ‘wheres, whys, vneas and hows' of the traveler.” Well Equipped 'This nationwide organization, of which the Wilmington office is a member, is well - equipped through its decades of experience in helping travelers in difficulty, to help untangle problems of the enormous number of persons who are now moving about the coun try.’’ the executive director said. Last year thousands of Travel ers Aid workers, and volunteers, gave more than 40 million services to travelers in difficulty, through >ut the nation.” ACL OPERATING REV UES DOWN Report For Month Of Feb ruary Shows Decrease Over Same Period ’45 Operating revenues for Atlantic Coast Line during the month of A cuiudiy snow marxea aecreases over those for the same month last year, and were about two million dollars less than two years ago. Officials have disclosed that the slump in revenues over a two year period, are not altogether a result of traffic and freight de creases, but are caused too by the operation of the Atlanta, Birming ham, and Coast railroad, absorbed by ACL last year. Revenues Revenues for February were $11, 075,691, while the same month last ear the report showed a total of S13.330.681, and in 1944, $14,064,326. Operating expenses for February were $8,646,774, while for the same month last year, $8,721,677, was the total, and in 1944 the month show ed a total of $7,753,538. Net Revenues Net operating revenues for February were $2,428,917, while in 1945, they were $4,609,004. In 1944 they were $6,310,798. The amount required for taxes during February was $1,100,000. The net railway operating in come for the month just passed was $969,349. Two-Month Figures Figures for the two month per iod, January 1, through February 28 were about double in each case of operating revenues, expenses, net operating revenues, amounts re quired for taxes, operating income, net amount paid for rent of equip ment and joint facilities, and the net railway operating income. REALTY TRANSFERS Real estate transfers yesterday -1 _ 1 , , T-*_.1-1._ - Willi LI1C ~' included the following: Fred W. Killette to H. E. De Hart, tract Seagate Park. Mamie M. Struther to Mike Ja cobs, tract Martindale. Alton A. Lennon to H. F. Kanter, lot 6-18, North Shores. G. T. Armstrong to J. S. Crowley, lot 158, Shore Acres Dev. No. 1. Otis A. Minton to J. L. Sharp, lot ®-i4, Sunset Hills. Ralph E. Winchell to E. L. Oliver, lots 20, 21, 22-17. Fed. Pt. Twp., lot 22 Ft. Fisher Sea Beach. L. E. Bunch to Philip V. Helms, lot 16-20 and 16 A-20A, Carolina Rc-ach, North section. Stuart Warren and O. O. Alls brook to Wilmington Savings and Trust company lot 4, 5-164, City. Hugh MacRae and company in corporated to Mrs. Undine J Snyder, lots 13, 15, 15 A 5, Wrights ville Beach extension. Oil exploration is under way In 'he Georgia-Florida-Alabama area, with 40,000,000 acres of land under lease. Welds for Tuition MANY and varied are the methods of working one’s way through col lege. Attractive Mary Balinski picked an unusual one when she became a welder at night to pay hei tuition as a student at the Univer sity of Pittsburgh. Mary, who will receive a BS degree in June, is shown on the job at a Smoky City steel plant. (International) IfitlKEK EXrtKi WILL PLAY HER! Willie Ryan Will Play Si multaneous Match Blind folded At USO Club Willie Ryan, world champio blind-fold checker player will a' tempt to defeat 12 local checke enthusiasts tonight in a local ej hibition. Ryan, the nationally tabbe "Bronz Comet,” author of "Scient fic Checkers Made Easy,” no1 editor of the American Checkerii magazine has played and won mor matches and tournaments than an other player, according to nation; checker officials. Sponsored Visit His visit to Wilmington is a higl light of local Checker enthusiast: and is sponsored by the New Har over County Checker club, i cooperation with the Second an Orange USO. and the City Recrea tion department. He will arrive in the ciyt thi afternoon, be feted by the clut after which he will go to the Secon and Orange USO building to pre pare for his matches to be held, a 8 o’clock. Veterans Invited Charles E. Robertson, director c the local USO said yesterday tha the Dublic is invited, and issued special invention to the serviceme and veterans of the area. The local players competing fo the honor of defeating the checke champion of America, have nc been named. It was estimated ther will be a capacity house at th main auditorium, USO buildini however. Book Offered A complimentary autograph cop of Ryan’s book, which contains 22 pages on the nationally favore game, will be given the winner i the 12-man competition bout wit Ryan. ATU AGENTS CAPTURi MULES, NOT STILL 11 PENDER COUNTY RAIl Anybody want two mules? Federal Alcohol Tax Unit agents caught two of the half horse, half-donkey breed red handed (or red-hoofed, you might say) while they (the mules) were transporting illi citly - manufactured liquor in Pender county on Monday. The two bootlegging mules will be auctioned off to the highest bidder on March 30, 11 a.m., at the home of Theo dore Lee, Maple Hill. The two two-wheel carts which the moonshiner - mules were drawing at the time of capture will be auctioned off too. The liquor in the carts, how ever, cannot be sold at any price. The mules might make a risky purchase. There’s no tell ing what kind of habits they may have picked up during their term of employment in the moonshiner business. Star-News Carriers Enjoy Big Evening At Carnival “Look at Joe, Bill is having swell time, Sam is now on th swings, let’s go there next’’ ... A. this was heard at Legion Field las night when The Star-News carrier: 100 strong, invaded the R. and S Amusement’s shows and rides a the guests of Jimmy Raftertj owner of the shows. Jimmy, a former Star newsboj invited all the Star-News carrier to be his guests last night fqr fre rides and shows and he gave th carriers a well time on the ferri wheels, Oc'opus and swings an other rides. i Eddie Lewis, publicity director ; of the shows escorted the boys from 1 ride to ride and seemed to enjoy t himself with his task. . After riding the many devices. ■ the young newspaper men were s turned loose on the grounds to ’ take in the shows and free attrac tions. » s The carriers were under the e supervision of Roy J. Cook, city e circulation manager, Fred D. s Fisher, Francis Orrell, Aaron Far i row, and Bill Memory, district managers. Federal Government Jobs Ease Employment Burden nuoui z.ouu jods Deing offered by the Federal government, is expect ed to “ease the burden” on local employment offices, Harold M. Hinkle, manager of the local office said yesterday. Calls for workers of practically all types have been issued through the local employment office. The help is wanted in Hawaii, and the Panama Canal zone. Hawaii Jobs Hickhab Field, Hawaii is calling for about 1,250 workers to man major federal projects, while about the same number of skilled and clerical workers are wanted in Panama, the manager said. Rates of pay for skilled workers range from 95 cents per hour to $1.59, while for clerical workers, the pay ranges from $1,720 to $2,400 per annum. Both classes of pay are listed for 40-hour weeks, and pay time and one-half for over time. Housing accommodations for workers will be available in Army barracks, while the workers will have access to Federally super vised food. Workers will also have the op portunity of trading at government trade centers. Only drawback to the outlay is that persons hired may not be able to take their families with them now, the manager said, however, arrangements for this phase may be arranged at an early date. 18-Month Period Applicants must be willing to contract to work in either of the places for a period of 18 months. Four New Appointments Announced By ACL Here Four new appointments in the purchasing department of Allan tic Coast Line railroad were made yesterday, company officials an nounced. The appointments will be effec tive April 1. J. U. King and L. C. Walsh were appointed -assistant purchasing agents, and N. V. Oldenbuttel w*as named general storekeeper. L. F DuVall was made supervisor o! reclamation. The four men wil maintain headquarters in Wilming ton. Mitchell Promoted The announcement followed close 1 Jy, yesterday’s announcement th-a 4 Thomas L. Mitchell had been ele vated to the post of purchasing agent, effective, April 1, replacing . F. H. Fetchtig, who retires frorr the company service. King, a native of Wilmington is being advanced from the posi tion of general storekeeper. He began his railroad career in June 1 1900, as a messenger boy, and wa: ■ later made mail clerk in the r comptroller’s office. Up The Ladder Entering the department in 1903 * he has held nearly every office •- there is in the department, official: v say. He was made general store *■ keeper December, 1926. e Walsh who is -also a native Wil 7 mingtonian, entered the service 1 of the company Aug. 1, 1917 as ; clerk in the valuation department He transferred to the purchasinj ' department in 1918, as secretar: to the purchasing agent. Named In 1926 He was made assistant chid ^ clerk in 1926, the position he no* ' holds. Oldenbuttel entered the Ccast s Line employ in 1907 as messenger ’ boy at the age of 13. Also a nitive 1 Wilmingtonian, he joined the pur ‘ chasing department as mail clerk ‘ in i907, holding various clerical positions prior to his appointment as assistant general storekeeper * of the Southern division, /CL, the ■ position he now fills in Vaycross, 1 Georgia. 1 Duvall who w-as born in White ville, entered the Coast Line ser r vice, November 8, 1911, as a clerk r in the purchasing depirtment. He held various cferical posi ® tions until his appointment as as ~ sistant general storekeeper in ’ charge of reclamatidi, the job he now holds. 5 LOCAL HOSPITAL » GETS PUKE CASH l F i v e Other Southeastern If Carolina Facilities Aided ) By Endowment Award A total of $13,077 — including $6, 774 for Wilmington’s Community hospital — has been appropriated to six hospitals in southeasterr North Carolina by the Duke en dowment trustees, Dr. W. S. Ran kin, Charlotte, director of the en dowment’s hospital and orphan sec tion, announced in New York last night. The other five hospitals and theii appropriations are: Thompson Me morial hospital, Lumberton, $657; Baker Sanatorium, Lumberton, $1,009; Columbus County hospital, Whiteville, $1,048; Dosher Memor ial hospital, Southport, $1,632; and Good Shepherd hospital, New Bern, $1,957. The over-all endowment totals $565,522.66 for 99 hospitals and 3£ orphanages in the Carolinas. In North Carolina, 65 hospitals received $206,782 and 25 orphan ages received $93,379.47. In South Carolina, 34 hospitals re ceived $227,364 and 14 orphanages received $37,997.19. ____ Do You Know Traffic Laws Do you know the City ordinances regulating the use of loading zones? An ordinance adopted by the City council on March 13 states that 40 foot loading zones have been marked at the following locations: The north side of Market street between Front and Second streets; the east side of Second street be tween Princess and Market streets. Signs have been painted in the marked spaces reading: No Park ing-Loading Zone, 7 A. M. to 6 P. M. Other zones, of 50 foot length, have been marked in front of the Cape Fear, Wilmington, Orton, and Brunswick hotels. The ordinance prohibits parking in these spaces between 7 a. m. and 11 p. m. The zones are to be used between the designated hours for the pur 1 pose of loading and unloading pas ; sengers and merchandise. Otter vehicles are forbidden to park in the zones during those ■ hours. Vehicles legitimately using the zones are not to park there be yond the time necessary for the business of loading or unloading. , A $10 penalty will be placed upon '■ each offense. BUILDING ACTIVE AT WRIGHTSVILLE Town Clerk Benson Issues Permits Totaling $27, 700 In Past Few Days WrightsviUe Beach Town Clexk R. L. Benson said yesterday that he had issued building permits to taling $25,700 during the past few days. Construction has been started on the $10,000 home of F. L. Mar bury at 5 E Fayetteville street. J. E. Newton and Son are the con tractors. $6,0(Kt Home A $6,000 home is building at 226 N. Lumina for L, W. Moore, with Theodore N. Ingram as contrac tor. Remodeling permits include a $1,000 addition to the building own ed by William T. Cheatham, 20 W. Henderson. A. L. Carter is the contractor. Other Permits Also receiving permits were Ju lien K. Taylor, 16 W. Henderson, $700; Lumina Inc., 625 S. Lumina avenue, $1,500, concrete work, J. N. Donnelly contractor; and the Schloss Estate corporation, 613 S. Lumina avenue, $1,200 general re pairs, D. E. Murray, contractor. West Virginia ranks fifth among the states in the production of nat ural gas and first east of the Mis sissippi. jnoiiagci ui uic nsiievine \-iuzen Times; H. E. Stacy, Sanford Mar tin, Alonza E. Edwards and J. A. Pritchett. TODAY’S VETERAN i He is single, 24 years of age, and a high school graduate, class of ’38. He served nearly three years in the Army of the United States, performing general of fice duties, and doing special statistical work. His previous experience con sisted of two and one-half years general office work, and receiv ing clerk. He can use an adding ma chine, typewriter, and calculat ing machine. Any employer who has a job of this type in or near Wilming ton has been asked to contact Graham K. Cottingham, veter an’s representative, U. S. Em ployment Service. SLAUGHTERERS CITED ATLANTA, Ga., March 26—(U.R) — The regional OPA here announced Tuesday that court actions at the rate of about 20 per week were be ing brought against Southeastern meat slaughterers and packers in a drive against alleged black mar. ket operations. One oil company is teaching 4-H clubbers in its area how to main tain, repair and operate powered farm machinery. Blenbeb Whiskey Blended Whiskey 86.8 Proof —65% Grain Neutral Spirits GLENMORE DISTILLERIES COMPANY Incorporated LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY OFFICIAL VISIT NOT ANTICIPATED Roland Says He Doesn’t Expect School Commit tee To Come Here New Hanover county school offi cials are not anticipating an offi cial visit by a committee appointed on February 7 by the State Board of Education for the purpose of making a study of school buildings in the state, as authorized by Re solution No. 49 of the 1945 General Assembly, H. M. Roland, superin tendent of schools stated yester day. ■’Sometime ago 1 furnished the State Department of Education with all available information re garding what little building we ex .. _ _ A a _ U * -Uln +<-. +V\1C ITOor nnrl pect to be able to do this year, and in view of this, I hardly think this committee will find it necessary to pay New Hanover county an offi cial visit,” Roland said. Resolution 49 Under terms of Resolution No. 49, as passed by the 1945 General Assembly, the State Board of Edu cation was required to appoint five of its members as a special com mittee to make careful investiga tion and study of the situation throughout the state, with refer ence to the school buildings pro vided for the use of the children, with a view of reporting back to the full State Board of Education their findings and recommenda tions as to what program should be presented to the next General As sembly for consideration as to the state policy with reference thereto, and with a view of pro viding for a more uniform educa tional opportunity throughout the state. Committee Duties Among the duties of the commit tee, Roland pointed out, is visiting such sections of the state as may be deemed necessary to collect all facts with reference to the school building situation and the ability of the counties to provide adequate and sufficient buildings therefore necessary to the health and welfare of children attending such schocip. Further, the committee is re quired to consider whether or not the state shall further extend its policy of making loans for school building purposes; whether or not grants in aid thereof should be made in order to equalize educa tional opportunities. Members of the special commit tee, as named by Lieut. Gov. L. Y. Ballentine, state board chairman, are D. Hiden Ramsev. general We Will Recap Your Present Smooth Tires $cr *09* driving Safety When New Firestone De Luxe Champions Are Available to You We Will Equip Your Car and Buy Your Recapped Tires ■ deluxe champion I I 1 I That's right... just 9c! 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