There are names long associated with the Wilmington area many know today: Rivenbark, Trask, Saffo and MacRae to name a few.
When it came to names in the Port City more than 60 years ago, there were others also in the mix.
The Nov. 3, 1952, edition of the Wilmington Morning Star gave readers a chance to “match wits with the old-timers” by recognizing “well-known individuals or objects in Wilmington and New Hanover County.”
The article had five groupings of people or places, and readers with a “definite similarity or something in common.”
Here are the five:
- Rye B. Page Jr., Ed L. Ward, Paul T. Marshburn, L.C. LeGwin and Hugh Morton.
- Eddy Haneman, Albert L. Wenberg, D.M. George, Carl Winner and A.J. Beam.
- Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Monroe and Jackson.
- Mrs. Gladys R. Wilson, Mrs. Leona V. Council, Mrs. Mary L. Davis, Mrs. Ida B. Speiden and Mrs. Fannie H. Russ.
- Peter Browne Ruffin, W.S.R. Beane, C.D. Maffitt and Robert M. Williams.
And now the answers:
- These were the directors for the Azalea Festival. Morton, who was the first president of the festival, was considered North Carolina’s photographer for his many images from across the state.
- Sport fishing; they were all charter boat operators.
- They’re names of Presidents; however, in Wilmington they’re also names of streets in Sunset Park. The neighborhood also has (Martin) Van Buren and (Benjamin or William Henry) Harrison streets.
- Nursing; they were all practical or registered nurses.
- Water transportation; they were all shipping men or managers.