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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-13
WALLACE GAINS WIDE RECOGNITION AS TOP PRICE MARKET
Lolita Shortcakes Grown
Bv Wallace Area Farmer,

The previous year, 194s
pie were willing to pav peN'
for berries and 50, 495 case S''''
2,242, 800 quarts, brought OF
farmers 81. O58, 1926, around ' a.
per case, or close to 46 oa VI
per quart. s"a
The Wallace Strawberry r.
change is strictly a home ,a na'
proposition. President Of wv
Exchange is R. C. Teacbna''
vice president is Joseph H, Bryh
ant, and the secretary is lay
Switzerland. The former
with Oscar c. Blanchard. n w
Wells, and j. R. Baines
members of the Board Of dr.
tors.
Auction Market
The berries are auctioned ~
much, in the manner of tobaao.
except that the wagons NJ
trucks drive under a shed N,
in one continuous line tbs,
loads are knocked off to II.
highest bidders representa-,
firms from all over easter,
United States.
Auctioneer for the Excbsn..
is w. l.. (Bill) Hussey.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-13
Nobody;s etFiguredH ow
ToHaruest Tobacco Cheap

a little more than SIC per acre.
Tain't 50.
In fact, that figure is ridicu-
1ous.
That's what farmers in the
Wallace area say. \
Here's An Estimate
Let's do a little figuring for
ourselves and toss the experts
calculation out the window.
There are, roughly, $1,000
acres of tobacco grown IN the
area which is closer to Wallace
than any other tobacco market.
That's covering all of Duplin
and Fender counties and parts
of Onslow, Sampson, Bruins
wick, and New Hanover coun-
ties.
To harvest, cure, and sell that
amount of tobacco will require
at least $40, 600, 900. 1t would
take that amount in actual cash
outlay if the farmers of the
area actually paid out so much
per hour-say SO cents-to have
the work done. 1t costs that
much, or more, anyhow be-
cause a farmer must figure how
much money he could make do
ing something else if he weren't
working his own tobacco and,
figurative1y speaking anyway,
charge himself that much for
working in his own tobacco
Certainly his time is worth that,
and much more.
200 Bucks Per Acre
Therefore. to harvest, cure
and sell an acre of tobacco the
actual labor is worth a mini
mum of 5000. That figures out
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-13

to 400 hours per acre at 80
cents per hour.
Anybody do 1t any cheaper
than that?
While on the same subject of
cost of production, dozens of
farmers polled on this impor-
tant question aver that a to-
bacco grower has got to realize
$500 per acre for his crop these
days to come out. That would
include everything from plant
bed to the time the grower pick
ed up his check at the ware
house.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-13

WALLACE, Oct. 12-You can
get an argument at the drop
of a hand Of tobacco on any
Wallace tobacco warehouse
floor almost any time about al
most anything. You don't even
have to drop the hand of to-
bacco to get the argument.
But one argument that never
comes even close to being set
tied is How Much Does It Cost
In Actual Labor To Harvest
Cure, and Sell An Acre of To-
bacco?
Experts Are Nuts
Experts in Washington a n i
Raleigh, surrounded by reams
and reams of papers and col
umns and columns of figures
and adding machines, say one
thing. They compute that all of
North Cardinals 821, 900 acres
of bright leaf and hurley to-
bacco can be harvested, cured,
and sold for So, 500. 900 That's
for actual labor, remember.
That would come out to just
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-13

WALLACE, Oct. 12-Fine to-
baccos, with their countless
gradations, aren't everything in
Wallace.
A lot of gourmets throughout
the nation would miss out on
their strawberries and cream,
shortcakes, tarts, and jam if it
weren't for the growers here
abouts who sell their strawber-
ries through the Wallace Straw
berry Exchange. The Elk
change, incidentally, is reckon
ed as the largest purchasers OF
strawberries which gives Wal
lace the sometimes unsuccess-
fully undisputed title OF
"World's Largest Strawberry
Market.
Lolita Berries and Cream
It is estimated - by calcu-
lators who like to fondle with
such intricate matters - that
enough strawberries were
bought and sold here last year
to make strawberries and
cream for 8,425, 800 persons.
That's enough for all Of Greater
New York with a lot OF dishes
left over for some place like
Philadelphia.
Anyway, there were 70,215
cases of berries sold through
the Exchange and there are "a
quarts to the case. That's 1885,
100 quarts.
These berries brought farm
ers of this section - mostly in
Fender and Duplin Counties,
with a few in Onslow, Sampson,
Brunswick, and Columbus
dE7d 776
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-13

sales on the Wallace market this
year.
On one day last week the aver
age for the full sales on the en-
tire Wallace market came close
to $50 per hunderd, being COM
puted at exactly $52.47.
This $52.47 per numbered is the
highest price average for one
full dav of sales that has been
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-13
REDS APPROVE

LONDON, Oct. 12--(P-BrA.
aims Communist party voiced an.
prevail today of the new niD..
nation Communist organizatio,
and said it would cooperate b,
intensifying a Campaign to raj,
ly the Labor movement and
democratic opinion for a reor,
ganization of the government
of Britain.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-13
Quality T0bacc0s
Fetch High Scale
Sales Now Sticking Regularly To $50 Fer
Hundred Gait With Individual Figures
Going Past $60-Mark

WALLACE. Oct. 12.-The high prices that nave pre-
vailed on the Wallace Tobacco Market for the past IL Gays
va hid fair To continue throughout the remainder OF tne
Anu Wv NC Nothing new to this market, according to OBJ
se e~Sor who've been watching tobacco and price trends over
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-13
reported on any flue-cured mar
ket this season.
Prospects 3right

ket this season.
Prospects 9right
During the past week the mar
ket has averaged right at $50
per hundred for the entire week
of sales. That was for we'll over
a million pounds of tobacco.
In the days to come, particular
ly during the coming week, ware
housemen here r expecting the
best prices of the season. They
urge farmers to bring their tobac-
cos on now to take advantage
of these high prices.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-13

10000 POUNDS AT s& e That the kind of figuring these members of the
Humey warehouses staff are used to figuring fr!a sales son the Wallace Tobacco arketT The gentle
man at the right within is haiti pulled down so hes hardly recognizable il. Hugh Morrison. HusSy
Over at heR left Helen Norman who's from Wilmington cacuafngp prices on a
calculator Next is Bill Taylor bill Jerk, then Mrs Sterling Mariner and Herman Te@hey
payroll man Who comes down with tiers tramp at the end of sales each afternoon be-
cBe of writing so many checks with the big SSS figure.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-07-04
BE calm, Cool and Comfortable
You've earned
our stripes

Your patience has been rewarded.
We have Arrow Pencil Stripes.
Mighty crisp and handsome, fine
blue, green, or brown stripes
marching down a white shirt.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-07-04
YMBc viii Give
Dance Following
Bathing Revue

The YMBC of Moss Point is
planning to make a big time
OF i Tuesday night, July is. when
bathing beauties from eight com.
munities will compete for the
title Miss Gulf Coast" at the
Moss Point swimming pool.
Extensive plans for staging the
revue and for the entertainment
otthe girls who will come here
to compete for the title are being
drawn up by members of the
club.
The revue will begin at 7:30
p. m. and will be held. accord
ing to present plans, even should
II rain. Elimination contests are
being held in eight coast commu-
mites, and the first five winners
in each town will be eligible to
compete for the coast title. The
winner will be given a trip with
all expenses paid to Grenada.
Miss, where Miss Mississippi"
will be selected for competition
IN the national revue at Atlantic
City.
One feature Of the coast revue
will be a diving exhibition stag
ed BY 7. N. Tucker and several
of his pupils. The evenings en-
tertainment will conclude with
a dance at Community House to
be given in honor of bathing re-
vue contestants and their chap
erones.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-07-04
PAscAGou1A CHRONICLE. STAR and MOSS POINT ADVERTISE

training in June at the American
Red Cross school at Natchitoches,
La. Boys and girls who are
strong swimmers and desire to
learn better skills in the proper
way to swim should enroll in this
class.
A Junior Life Saving Class will
be held for boys and girls be-
tween IL and Is years of age.
Registration is Monday at 1890
a. m. The instructor is c. E. Rop-
er who received training last
summer at the Moss Point pool.
Registration for the Senior Life
Saving Class will be held at
the pool at 4 p. m, Monday. 1t is
necessary for boys and girls to
be is years of age or older and
strong swimmers to take part
in this course. Shannon Sly
field will be instructor in this
class. Individuals are taught to
recognize unsafe swimming places
and ways and means of avoiding
them. The differences between
safe and unsafe swimming prac-
tees are brought to their atten-
ton. Methods of reaching and
assisting drowning persons are
also emphasized.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-07-04

pool admission fee. The classes
are opened to all citizens of the
county who are interested in
learning to swim or in improving
their skill and self confidence.
Two beginners classes will be
taught. One will be taught in the
day time without age limit, and
registration for this class is at
the Moss Point pool at $50 a. m,
July 7. A second class for begin
ners will be taught at night and
limited to boys and girls between
the ages Of IA and 10. Registra-
ton for this class is at 7 p. m. at
the pool July z. The first class
will be taught by T. N. Tucker and
the second class by Graham Hill
debrand. In both classes the pu.
pills will be taught how to become
accustomed to the water, to breath
properly, to change direction and
position in the water, and the
principles of floating and person
al rescue methods. They are
taught to swim on both back and
stomach for a distance of 20 to
rs wards.
Those desiring to enroll in the
Advanced Swimming class will
register Monday, July 7 at 5 D. m.
at the pool. Red Cross instructor
for this class will be Calvin Evans
who received his instructors
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-07-04
Juvenile Laws,
Youth Problem,
Kiwanis Subject

The problem of juvenile delin-
quency and the inadequacy OF
the present Mississippi laws and
county facilities for meeting the
problems was discussed Tuesday
by County Attorney L. X. Nc
Intosh, who defended the l046
law as "a step in the right d.
rection.
Mr.. Mcintosh spoke before the
Pascagoula Kiwanis Club, some
members of which had criticized
the jailing of teenagers for ex-
tended periods.
The lack of appropriations to
carry out the law and the lack
of facilities in the majority of
Mississippi counties to carry out
provisions Of the law were cited
as the major drawbacks toward
a settlement of the problem by
the speaker.
He declared, however, that of
30 youngsters who have been
brought before the court only
three have been sent to the In
dustrial Training School at Col
umbia. which the county at
tofney said he feared has be-
come only "a young peoples pris-
on
He recommended an increased
Boy Scout program, youth camps,
and increased Sunday School at
tendance as the answer to the
problem.
Il have never seen a Boy Scout
or a member Of a Sunday School
class before the court on any
charge" he declared.
He said that he abhorred the
idea of sending youths to the In
dustrial Training School but de-
Tended the failing of some youths
as the only course available. He
said that every effort was made
and all sources exhausted in an
effort to keep them from remain;
ing in Jail.
The employing of a youth
councillor by the board OF super
visors, possible under the 1916
law, was highly recommended
by Mr.. Mcintosh and members
of the club In a discussion fol-
lowing his talk.
DR.. Thomas 4. Stout presided
at the meeting and the speaker
was introduced by L. L. Stigler.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-07-04

Mr.. and Mrs. II. E. Jennings
and son visited in Pearl River
Sunday.
Miss Willie Golf has returned
home after a pleasant visit in
Mobile.
Guests of Mr.. and Mrs, A. G..
Miller Saturday were Mrs. CLYDE
Tillman and daughters, Mrs. AL
ger Miller, and Mrs. Alto Loeb
and children. Mrs. Loeb and chill
dren remained for d few days
visit.
Dinner guests in the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. d. Tillman Sun
day were Mr.. and Mrs. Eddie
Barnes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Golf and
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-07-04
NEWS FROM
Evergreen

Mrs. Everett Golf and son,
Mrs. Billy Graham, Mr.. and Mrs
Bruno Rogers and daughter and
Ford Rogers returned home Fri
day after a pleasant trip to Chi,
cage where they visited relativ-
es.
Mrs. George Rogers and chill
dren were visitors in the COM
munity Sunday.
Horace Parker spent the week
end with his parents. He is at
tending school in Poolarville.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-07-04

sons and Mr.. and Mrs. Eddie
Barnes and Rena Golf were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. J. d. TIL
man Sunday.
Appreciation is extended to
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnnie Tillman
for opening their home to a very
large crowd Saturday night for
the rally and barbecue. Everyone
enjoyed the speaking and food.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-07-04
|Optimist Club
Work Described
By Representative

The history and principles Of
the Optimist Clubs was outlined
to members of the local group,
which will receive its charter, at
a regular meeting Tuesday night,
by John Boutwell,, of Hattiesburg,
Optimist International extension
counselor.
Without even knowing that
other such clubs existed" he said,
business men in various parts
of the country began forming OPP
timist clubs about 1911. These
individual clubs were not organ
lied by any central body, but
merely sprang into existance to
meet the demand for a construc-
tive, optimistic philosophy"
The clubs banded together at a
convention in Louisville, KY, in
1919, drew up a constitution and
ador.ed the name "Optimist In
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-07-04
MOSS POINT CHURCHES
Presbyterian

EtehpYIeIldH
Circle Two will entertain with
> lawn party on the lawn of the
home of Mrs. Gregory Wood on
Monday evening. Members of
Circle Three will be their guests.
All members are invited to at
tend.
Baptist
An executive meeting of the
WMU will be held in the church
Monday afternoon. All officers
are urged to attend.
: Methodist
Members of the w S c S of the
Methodist church enpoyed a
pleasant meeting on Monday
when they were invited to a pic
mic which was given on the lawn
of the home of a former resident
of the society of this city, Mrs.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-07-04

ternational"
The slogan of the club is
Friend of the Boy" and each
club adopts whatever plan of
bows work which fits the needs
of that particular community.
The chief methods of aiding
boys are the Junior Optimist
Clubs, which are sponsored by
the senior clubs, and the Optimist
"Uncle Plan, in which every
senior becomes a companion and
advisor to one boy.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-07-04
Swimming Classes
Will Be Given
By Red Cross

The annual schedule of the
Red Cross swimming and life
saving classes which will begin
next week at the Moss Point
Swimming Pool under the guild
ance of trained instructors has
been announced by the Jackson
County Red Cross unit.
The classes will be taught free
of charge, with the only cost to
the Individual being the regular
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-07-04

w. w. Barber in Ten Mile. Miss.
Members numbering about twelve
enjoyed the day together.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-07-04

Mules were extensively used in
ancient Rome.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-11
Classroom Teachers Slate
HendersonmUe Conference

Taylor, attorney Of Wadesboro and
candidate for Lieutenant Cover
nor.
Discussion groups will meet for
two hours each day and will work
on such school problems as Cd In
ternational Understanding, 90
Teacher Selection and Recruit
ment, CD Merit Rating, "a Demo
cratic Procedure within the School
System, and (5) Work of the De-
partment on the Local Level. The
results OF the discussion groups
will be tabulated and reports rom
each group will be presented to
the entire assembly at its final
meeting.
1t is the custom that findings
and recommendations worked out
at the summer conference repre-
sent the policies which will be
adopted in general by the Depart
ment as a basis for organization
work during the ensuing year.
While the conference is especial
ly designed to aid leaders in car
rying on the work of their particu-
lar office in an effective manner, it
is not limited to officers or com-
mittee members. Mrs. Allen ex-
pressed the hope that all teachers
interested In organization work
and in the improvement of teach
ing a. a profession, particularly
those who will be near enough to
commute, would attend the meet
ings.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-11
COLUMBUS COUNTY
VETS GET MEDALS
Seven Navy Veterans Pre-
sented Awards For Ser
vice In World War II
Special To The Star

WHITFv1LLE, Aug. 1o-seven
Columbus County navy veterans
received their World War II Vic
tory Medals in impressive cere-
monies held in Whiteville on Aug
ust 6 with Mayor S. A. Smith pre-
senting the awards. These were
the first men to receive their
medals for service in World War
II from Columbus County.
The ceremonies we're held in
downtown Whiteville with CPO
David E. Smith, of the local navy
recruiting office, in charge of the
program. Chief Smith stated that
all other navy veterans in the
county may now receive their
medals by reporting to the post
office in Whiteville on any Thurs
day during the month.
DR.. j. T. Wyche vas the only
veteran to receive more than one
medal. He was presented the
American Defense award in con-
junction with his Victory Medal.
Other awards were given to George
c. Greene, Josiah Maultsby, Jr..
Andrew Jackson Moore, Charles
S. Herring, Henry Blanchard
Wyche and John A. McNeill.
Chief Smith also said that vet
Grams must report for their medals
in person to the post office. "Sev-
eral papers and affidavits must
be filled out in order to secure
the awards" he added.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-11
POPULAR IN COLUMBUS
Hqppy Sam Admits His Jokes
F Are Corny, But Fans Like Elm

and Happy Sam was the first per
son in line for an addition.
His fans and sponsors grew
until now he represents nine firms
on the air and spends rs minutes
a day entertaining the &C Immunity.
When the tobacco market opened,
every town bid for his talents. Ia
Dor City won and now Happy
Sam is on the air daily for the
town.
Columbus county businesses ap.
proach him regularly to PIT their
products on the air. Even politi'
clans have tried to encourage
Happy Sam to mention their
names during election campaigns
because they realize his influence.
Staunchly conscientious, Happy
Sab avoids politics and inspects
thoroughly every product he is
contracted to advertise before he
brings it to the airlanes. His fan
mail proves that his listeners look
upon him as a friend of the fami-
ly and he feels he cannot let them
down by recommending inferior
products. A frequent visitor in the
homes of the people who make
up his public, he is able to bring
la personal touch to his program
by discussing community situa-
tons.
Like all entertainers, Happy
Sam has visions of greater days
ahead. His Columbus county
friends and sponsors realize that
the day will soon come when he
will grow beyond their capacity.
His eye, he admits, is on the flu
ture. There is no limit to what
he can do, judging from what he
has already done.
A confessed ham, HAPPY Sam
admits that this entertainment is
corn. But his rusty baritone ano
the sharp sound of his banjo, his
his long line of old jokes Of which
he is always the victim, his en-
tire impressions, and the SINGER
ity with which he does his job
have endeared him to the thou.
sands of people who listen to him
daily.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-11
Esprit" Is Subject
OF Christian Science
Lesson-Sermon Sunday

"Spirit'' was the subject Of the
Lesson-Sermon in all Christian
Science Churches and Societies ON
Sunday, August 10.
Golden Text: Psalms 1870,
"Teach me to do thy will; for
thou art my God: thy spirit is
good; lead me into the land Of
uprightness.
Among the citation comprising
the Lesson-Sermon were the fol-
lowing from the Bible: God is a
Spirit; ID they that worship him
must worship him in spirit and in
truth John 4:24}. And from
"Scien.e and Health with Key to
the Scriptures" by Mary Baker
Eddy: 1.-The Scriptures imply that
God is All-in-all. The Scriptures
also declare that God is Spirit.
He fills all space, and it is impos-
sible to conceive of such omni-
presence and indivi6 atty, except
as infinite Spirit Or Mind. Hence
all is Spirit ana spiritual' (Page
BID.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-11
ISLEY APPOINTED
SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
To Head Whiteville Ele-
mentary School For
1947-48 Term
Especial to The Starr

WH1TEvILLE, Aug. ION. G..
Isley, principal of McAdensville
High school for a number of years.
was elected principal of the White
vile Elementary school at a meet
ing of the board of trustees Fri
day night.
He succeeds to a principalship
vacancy created when L. A. Bru-
ton was elected superintendent oil
the Whiteville Administrative
Unit.
School trustees employed two
elementary teachers to complete
the faculty of the elementary unit.
The elementary school faculty
was completed with the employ
ment of Principal 1sley and two
other teachers, Mrs. Horace Shaw
and Mrs. Cooper Heath.
Other actions of the trustees in.
Guided plans for a tour OF all OF
the schools in the Whiteville unit
at. an early date, a decision to
plan for a public school music
teacher mad the change in CLASH
fication of A. G.. Boineau from
maintenance man to s%uperlnten-
dent of buildings and grounds.
The board heard a report that
work was progressing on the in
stallation of additional rest room
facilities at the school.
The new principal is a graduate
of High Point college and last
year received his M. A. degree
from the University of North Caro-
lima. He was principal of the
McAdensville school prior to SER
vice in the Navy during the war.
In the Navy, he attained the rank
of chief specialist in athletics.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-11

editors note: This is the
seventh in a series Of narra-
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Players - the first Little The
atre group in America - and
their home, ITALIAN HalD.