From the March 20th Wilmington (NC) Star-News "Back Then" by Scott Nunn.
MARCH 1, 1942--
Other than the North Carolina Shipbuilding Company, the biggest impact on Wilmington was Camp Davis with its 20,000 soldiers north of Wilmington in Holly Ridge.
This massive camp covered 45,000 acres and had 3,000 buildings and was used to train anti-aircraft gunners. It closed down in 1946, but its runways are still used by the US Marine Corps.
MARCH 3, 1942--
Rationing and price controls were front page news. Wilmington was one of twenty so-called "defense rental areas" nationwide, ordered to keep rents at their 1941 levels. The government feared profiteering due to the high demand of people pouring into areas for defense jobs and Wilmington was definitely one of these.
An Always Interesting Look Back. --GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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