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welcome to join the Auxiliary.
Officers for 1990 are: Bessie Mitchell, president; Charlotte Barnhouse, vice president; Thelma Spence, secretary;_and Dorothy Moss, treasurer.
many worthwhile projects and according to Robert Lindquist, who was the secretary for several years, "We had many sincere and dedicated workers but progress was slow. It would be comforting to know we played a part in the positive changes that have taken place in Brunswick." The Brunswick Board of Trade always tried to help get the Christmas decorations for the town. They also sponsored a Christmas Lighting contest, awarding three businesses and five homes that were most attractively decorated. The Board of Trade was very interested in getting a program going for downtown parking. They supported the Christmas Salvation Army Kettles program in the downtown area. They were also instrumental in obtaining a Brunswick Middle School; and they were constantly concerned about the failure of the town council to take action on the improvement of dilapidated buildings. In May of 1974 they appointed a "Brunswick Area Improvement Committee," whose goals were to work on such problems as demolition or improvement of dilapidated building and homes; deteriorating curbs and sidewalks; beautification and environmental improvement of the Brunswick area. There was also a commercial Industrial Development Committee appointed at the June 6, 1974 meeting of the Board of Trade; James Haley of Haley's Chevrolet-Oldsmobile was named chairman. He met with J. A. Cutsail, County Industrial Development Director; also Brooks Edwards, VicePresident of the Chamber of Commerce in charge of Industrial Development; and Jerry Bucey, County Planner, who acted as advisor to the Brunswick Area. Jim Haley's first priority was to update and improve the Brunswick Master Plan for Land Development.
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BRUNSWICK BOARD OF TRADE -Brunswick's first business association was organized in 1947. Maurice Kaetzel, Frank Sapp and Betty Lou Darr (Cavalier) first discussed the possibility of organizing an association for Brunswick businesses in early February of that year. At the first meeting in the YMCA Chapel in the Spring of 1947, there were approximately 25 people present and plans were made for organizing. Names were discussed; however, there was not enough money to charter as a member of the Chamber of Commerce. The group decided that an independent Brunswick business association would be organized. Names were suggested and the title chosen unanimously was suggested by Lyman Crawford - The Brunswick Board of Trade. Annual dues were $5. There were only two female business owners, who joined the organization; Frances Barger(New), ownerofFran's Beauty Shop; and Betty Lou Darr (Cavalier), owner of Marbax Fashion Shop. The original Brunswick Board of Trade has long disintegrated but through the years the businesses of Brunswick have tried to keep a business association active but all of them have failed from time to time.
According to available information there is no record of the activities of the Brunswick Board of Trade from the time of its inception until January 1969 when the businesses reorganized and held their first Annual Banquet at Brunswick High School, with Governor Marvin Mandel as principal speaker. A second Annual Banquet was held at the High School in April 1970. State Senator Goodloe E. Byron was introduced by emcee Carlos Myers, and the main address was given by U.S. Sentator Joseph D. Tydings. Active members in the Brunswick Board of Trade at that time were Lenwood Moss, President; Robert K. Moler, Vice-President; Robert Lindquist, Secretary; and Frank Manthos, Treasurer. Among other members were William P. Childs, Edwin Hering, Louise Porter, Draper K. Sutcliffe, Emory V. Frye, and Dr. Paul Shaffer. During the 1970' s the Board of Trade supported
No more information is available on the activities and progress of the Brunswick Board of Trade until January 1986 when Mickey Duncan, owner of the Metropolitan Tavern, made an effort to revive the Board of Trade. He called his organization The Downtown Business Association. Mickey Duncan was the first president of the organization but there are no written records available as to the progress that was made. The newly-formed association helped get Christmas decorations for the town and was responsible for getting the benches and helping with the upkeep of the little park on the site of the old YMCA. The association also gave prize money to five homeowners and three busineses with the best decorations. The Brunswick Downtown Business Associa-
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