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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-16

Another attempt was made
later, according to the story, TO
determine the holes depth. This
time a Major Taylor now dead,
tied a clock weight, which provid-
ed momentum for the old time
clocks, to a cord six hundred feet
long and let it down. But this e.
fort to sound the depth was, like
Linton's, a failure, and thus folks
hereabouts say the well has no
bottom. They have found no one
who can authoriatively dispute the
claim. AS far as KNOW, neither
ct the wells has inlet or outlet. No
streams r nearby, but accord
ing to local residents, the water
seems to be pure. 1t is as clear
as clear as that folNd in any
sandhill stream. A few minnows
have been seen darting through
the water, but if there are any
larger fish or other life in the
wells no one has ever seen them.
There was a time when the
wells attracted attention of scien-
fists, and it is said that in years
past several western universities
sent representatives here to inves-
tigate them. 1t is also said that a
group of scientific men from
Washington made an investigation.
1t has never been learned what
the findings of these men were,
or whether they ever definitely de-
termined what causes the wells.
Apparently the wells are just as
much a mystery as they were a
century and a half ago, or perhaps
longer, when they first were dis
covered. Certainly, their secrets
sti4 remain in the depths OF the
water as far as Magnolia people
know. School biographies have
mentioned them along with ether
phenomena of the state, it is said,
but this much remains to be de-
termined. where. does the water
come from and where does it go?
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-16
BUILDING PROGRAM
NOW BEING PLANNED
FOR JACKSONVILLE

JACKSONVILLE, April 15-With
wartime expansion having already
given this thriving city of 5000
a mushroom-like growth, Jackson
vile citizens received news of an
other building program today - a
$43, 900 one encompassing six ma
jor constructions and other
smaller works.
H. M. Eastwood, city engineer,
has issued permits to the Bay
Shore Realty company for five
new houses, which will cost a to-
tai of $50, 900. Drummond Kellum,
local businessman. received a per-
NIT to construct a $4,000 store
building to house his expanding
trade.
Work has already started on the
five residences and on the store
building. The Bay Shore Realty
houses include four. to be con-
structed Of brick and the other to
be a frame house.
Kellum plans to move his bust
ness, a general mercantile and
fish market concern, to its new
site on Court street as soon as
construction work has been COM
pleted.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-16
COUNCIL SLATED
TO MEET TODAY
Action On Police Depart.
ment Vacancies Con-
sidered Unlikely

Chief of Police Hubert Hayes
said yesterday that as far as he
knew no action toward the promo.
ton Of a man to the rank of SER
geant or the transfer of a men,
Der of the department to the plain
clothes division would be taken at
today's session of the city council
One present member of the
force is slated to be elevated TO
the rank of sergeant to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of Ser
geant Phil j. Parish and another
transferred to the detective force
to fill the spot held by Hayes at
the time of his promotion to CHEZ.
1t is not considered likely that
a move to fill two positions
viii be made by the city council
without the recommendation of
Hayes.
A subject scheduled to come up
at today's session, however, is
PAOPO5So Po1 t1SApd IAOll Ol winning
ton in the work of the Southeast
ern North Carolina Beach Associ.
alton.
According to Hugh Morton,
chairman of the present campaign
to secure members in the associ.
alton, he, Louis Orrell, SENCRA
president and Ken Noble direc
tor will appear before the council.
to ask that the city take part ir
the program.
Bids on a water pump and en-.
gines are due to be opened at to.
days council meeting and the
group will probably take under
consideration a revised. zoning or.
dinance providing additional com.
mercial areas in some sections Of
the city.
The possibility that rates On wa.
ter and sewer main installation
will be also lowered was suggest.
ed by City Manager ]. R. Benson
yesterday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-16
KLICK CLUB
SPONSORS CONTEST

The New Hanover High School
Kick club will sponsor a photo
graphic contest for students of the
high school, it was announced yes
terday by Malcolm Crawford,
vice-president.
Any high school student may
submit one or more pictures taken
by him for a fee of ten cents. The
pictures cannot be larger than
five inches by seven inches.
The club is sponsoring the con-
test to create a wider interest in
photography at the high school
and to enlarge the Kick club.
The winners will be announced
Wednesday, May 7, and the judges
will be John Chase, John Spill
man, and the Carolina Camera
Shop.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-16
FIRM ANNOUNCES
INCORPORATION
Frederick Willetts Tells
OF Formal Change In
Organization

frederick Willetts, president of
.ba Willetts Realty company, has
lnHno,1Dced the formal incorpora.
.;on of that organization.
The firm is a continuation of one
no. has been prominent in this
n.ld for many years, being re-
nroanlzed IN November, 1888, ap-
uroximately ten years after Will
stts entered the building and loan
ard real eS,ate business nere.
In the past several years, the
.anopsny mas had an active part
IN deye4,,J.ng several outstanding
nasidsptiaI subdivisions. Included
among tnem + large areas OF
Wrign.svA!e Beach, Wnere 1t, to-
oother with other prominent real
.ors. acquired the Oceanic
Sn,eI size after the 1888 fire ana
~rsdeyeIoped it into a residential
ard commercial area, as wen as
narticipation in development OF the
northern end of the resort, known
. Nortn Shores. The company
~oonpletely developed Chestnut
HeIaats and Glen Arden, ana more
rocently had a share in establish
mant OF Country Club terrace. This
week it began another subdivision
adjoining Glen Arden. Particularly
every home III Chestnut Heights
End Glen Arden was constructed
bv the Willetts company. 1t has
also built many fine residences
in Oleander and Country Club
pines and at one time acquired
numerous tracts in Forest Hills,
ON which many beautiful homes
we're later built, Willetts said.
In recent years, the company
has built and purchased several
office buildings here. In the MAORI
ty Of cases it has remodeled and
mWernized these structures.
Incorporators Of the new firm
are Willetts, Frederick Willetts,
Jr., vice president; E. Mosley
FoDyielle, secretary-treasurer, and
Edward Weaver and D. B.
Mahoney. assistant secretaries
treaSurers.
All, except the senior Willetts,
VINO was a major in the North
Carolina State Guard, and Mrs.
Mahoney, are veterans Of World
War II. The younger Willetts and
Weaver we're non-commissioned Of
ficers and terminated their service
in the Army of Occupation in
Japan. Fonvielle was a lieutenant
in the navy and also saw con-
siderable overseas service.
Mrs. Mahoney has been with ne
company six years Il Aas mad a
most important part in maintain
ing its efficiency Of operations
during the war.
In addition to his real estate
and building and loan activities
Willetts recently retired as a direc-
tor Of the Federal Home Loan bank
and shortly afterwards was elected
director of the United States Saw
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-16
ADDRESSES .
ROTARY MEMBERS

Hamilton Hicks, former S e C.
rotary of the Wilmington New
Hanover county Airport Authority,
spoke to members of the Rotary
club at their regular weekly lunch
con YESTERDAY afternoon.
The former secretary the last
member of the airport board TO
resign, told of the work Of the
airport authority and their at
tempt to make Bluethenthal air
port one of the best in the nation.
Hicks paid high tribute to the
men employed by the board and
added ''The five man working
crew did a wonderful job"
He was introduced by John
Nuckton, program chairman.
Gardner Greer asked for a
show of hands of h members
planning to attend the district
convention at Morehead City or
May l and 2. He urged as many
members as possible to make the
trip.
Guests of the club included Ro
tarians Tom Aldridge of Charlotte
Bill Gibson of Goldsboro and Gin
Cooper of Port Allegany, Pa.
Junior Rotarians John Nuckton
Jr. and Ed Pitts.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-16
'Bottomless Wells OF Magnolia

do much about the mysterious wa
ter holes.
People of the Magnolia section
take the wells as a matter OF
course. The wells still hold their
secrets, just as they did when dis
covered back in pioneer days. 1t
must be admitted a hole of water
is not much to look at, especially
if it is a hole that man does not
dare explore beneath the waters
surface. But nevertheless throngs
Of people from all over the coun-
try are attracted to these natural
wonders every year.
The wells are located on land
owned by 3. w. Groves. One OF
them is very large, being about
100 feet across. The water in this
well rises to about IS feet of the
land level.
The walls Of it go down in pre-
cipitous fashion. In times past
steps were cut into the sides OF
the well, thus enabling people to
go to the waters edge, but these
have now about been o%bliterated.
Timber, some Of it several inches
in diameter, grows UP to the edge
of the hole, and it is said that
several large oak tress have been
blown over into the we'll, disap-
pearing entirely from sight. A
large log now lies across the well
and apparently is held in its pres
ent position by the roots.
Legend has it that something
like $50 years ago a man named
George Linton was determined to
sound out the depth of the large
well. He unraveled a woman's
stocking, which had been knit from
material much stronger than that
from which the sheer hosiery Of
the present time is made, tied a
weight to one end Of the string
and let it down as far as the
string would reach. but no bottom
! was found.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-16

c. L. Jackson, John Mcneil,
Paul Williamson, H. v. Sasser,
George Gold, D. L. Todd, Bolton
Thompson, Irwin Tucker. Ferebe
Sledge, lie Braxton, Joe k S,
R. H. Burns, Jr., W. Ross Davis,
Jr., Lawrence Bowers and Perry
Billiard.
Registration books for the May
6 town election are now open and
persons not already registered in
the town registration books a T e
urged to do so.
Books for both Whiteville p r e.
cincts will be open in the town
office each day, except April Is
ard rs when the book for uptown
Whiteville may be found in the
court house. On all other days,
persons living anywhere in White.
vile may register at the town Of
flee.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-16
Building Fund Report
To Be Given Tonight

The second report on the progress
Of the $4,000 building fund drive
OF the Temple Baptist church viii
be heard tonight in the church Of
flee at 6 o'clock, according to G.
C. Gilbert, general chairman of the
drive.
The campaign was opened last
Tuesday night, and it is hoped that
the funds raised, added to the pres
ent $50, 900 assets in the building
fund, will make it possible for the
congregation to move into its new
building in 1913 as a part of OBJ
servance Of its 25th anniversary.
First reports in the drive reveal
ed that $1,765 was raised; and
final reports will be given on Fri
day night at 6 o'clock. Co-chairman
of the campaign is Ira D. Farrell.
Pastor of the church is the Rev.
W. y. Stephenson.
The drive is being conducted by
six groups, with each assigned a
definite quota, as follows:
Deacons, $1,000, L. W. Moore,
chairman, r. T. Hamilton, CO.
chairman.
Initial Gifts, s., $50, L. o. Fon-
vielle, chairman, c. w. Boyette,
co-chairman.
Church at Large, $1,000, r. B.
Roebuck, chairman, r. Forest
Hall, co-chairman.
Women's Missionary Union, ST.
900, Mrs. c. H. Hayes, chairman,
Mrs. o. O. Whitlock, co-chairman.
Sunday School, $500, L. M.
Stephenson, chairman, D. H.
Howes, co-chairman.
Baptist Training Union. $50,
Jack Marshburn, chairman, L. M.
Page, co-chairman.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-16
WHITEVlLLE EDITOR
RESIGNS POSITION
Special to The Star

WHITEV1LLE, April 15-James
A.. Rogers, editor Of the News Re-
porter since 1914, has resigned
that position to accept another as
editor OF the Florence, S. c.,
Morning News, a daily newspaper
with which Mr.. Rogers was con-
nected as associate editor before
he came to Whiteville. His resig'
nation will take effect May 1.
The acceptance of his resigna-
TIC. with regret has been an
nounced by Leslie Thompson,
News Reporter publisher, h o
said that MI. Rogers successor
had not been chosen.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-16
Onslow County Sheriff
Now Has New Automobile

JACKSONVILLE, April IS
Sheriff Dan Sanders today felt a
little better" about some 81, 600
he paid for a new car which yes
terday refused to. operate on its
first day out.
Mechanics had cleared I'D the
trouble today and the sheriff was
riding merrily- about his duties in
his shiny new machine.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-16
SEVENTEEN SEEK
COUNCIL POSTS
Whiteville Voters To Elect
Town Council In MAY
6 Election
Special to The Star

WHITEVILLE, April 15.-Seven-
teen names have been presented to
the Whiteville voters as candidates
for the, office of Town Council in
the May 6 city election when five
council members will be selected
to serve during the next two-year
term.
The list includes Is names pro-
posed at a citizens meeting held
Thursday night in the armo1y
club room. plus the name of one
who filed Friday morning.
The entire list is as follows.
Paul WoodaIl, DR.. S. A. Smith,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-16

;nes and Loan league, in which
capacity he is now serving. He
is also president Of the Whining
ton Real Estate board and is
active in many civic and business
enterpriseS here.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-16
SHIPPING NEWS
IN PORT
Liberty Ships

S. S. Calvin Coolidge from the
Lay-up basin being refitted. Heide
agent.
S. S. Felipe de Neva, from the
lay-up basin. Heide, agent.
S. S. David R. LaCrow, from
the lay-up basin. Heide, agent.
S. S. Joe c. S. Blackburn from
the lay-up basin. c. D. Maffitt
agent.
S. S. Thomas ]. Rusk from the
lay-up basin. c. D. Maffit, agent.
S.. S. Stephen Vincent Benet
from the lay-up. c. D. Maffitt,
agent.
S. S. Charles P. Steinmetz from
lay-up. C. D. Maffitt, agent.
S. S. o. M. Bernuth from Lon
don, England, with creosote oil,
now locked at Taylor-Colquitt
terminal. C. D. Maffitt, agent.
S. S. Atlantic Dealer. from Atre-
CO, Texas, with petroleum products
for the Atlantic Oil company.
INWARD BOUND
Freighter
S. S. Oregon Fir, from Texas
ports with cargo of fertilizer ma
terials. Heide, agent.
Tanker
S. S. Black River, from Texas
ports, with cargo Of petroleum
products. Heide and Company,
agents.
CLEARED AND SAILED
Tanker
S. S. Fort Mercer, bound fol
Baytown, Texas after unloading
petroleum products for the Stand
ard Oil company.
S. S. Reaper, bound for Texa:
ports after unloading petroleum
products for the Texas company
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-16
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-16

Although the U. S. Census est
mates show a $500, 900 increase
in U. S. population between 1910
and 1947, the number of youths
between 10 and 20 years old de-
clined by 1000, 900 in the same pc
Rod
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-16

1t is estimated that it costs
about IL cents a mile to operate
a motor car On paved roads but
20 cents on dirt roads.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-16

Motor vehicle registration in
the United States during 1916 was
about 35,511, 900 compared with
"a. 1893. 345 in 1941.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-16

Losses by American farmers be-
cause of weeds are estimated at
more than 50 billion dollars q
year. -,t-.--l.--
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-16

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Evening star., 1947-09-28

Everybody scientifically
portoned mixed building mendng
around Home. walks outdoor glls
pools Easements walls floors etc sAKRETE takes the and
ABOVE:
Gravel
Harry Campbell Corporation,
M. M. Clark 2o5 Colorado Building Washington IS, d.
N eau 01an1zf. .unI/ SAkRETE!
Evening star., 1947-09-28

started to dress him to carry
him out to the shelter. Seeing
her terror, he calmly told her,
"Go on-go on to the shelter
He was always calm in mo-
ments of danger, his mother
says. but now there is a slow
reaction. He still cannot en-
Evening star., 1947-09-28

agony of flight from place to
place to escape the enemy.
Pat, too. knew the bombs.
He was in Rome during the
German occupation. Bombs
broke the windows of his
mouse while he lay ill with
pm u mOnia. His mother
Evening star., 1947-09-28
Poge Il

dure the sight or sound of
low flying planes or a moving
picture in which there is any
firing of guns. He comforts
himself with what he once
heard on the radio, "Presi-
dent Truman says there won't
be another war"
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Fhe TheOCraf

Zion?" He is always looking
for the day when he will be
coming back to his Grand
mother and seems to think we
are only on a visit here. He is
happy though and sings all
day as he makes his puzzles.
If we could only get some cup
boards and dressers made we
could fix things up, but we
have nothing but trunks to put
things in.
We haven't had rain for
three days now and what a
relief! We hope it won't rain
for a week so Bob will be able
to do much needed work on the
roads. He is digging up the
deep ruts now.
The light plant came on
Wednesday, October 8. Gene
went right to work and we
had lights last night (Thurs-
day.. It was an exciting time.
The natives were more than
amazed. We had toast with
the electric toaster for supper
and popcorn afterwards. I am
glad I brought them. My! It
is beyond our widest dreams
to have electricity way out
here. It is so very wonderful!
We are surely going to enjoy
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it and be so thankful every
night when we turn them on.
1t is a great powerful plant
and we can run all our appli-
ances without any trouble. It
isn't going to take too much
gas either as near as we can
tell. Genes house is nearly fin
ished. I think it will be nice
and coy. There are still three
trunks to come, so Mary is still
in need of her clothes. Mate
rial is about $500 a yard. The
three lost trunks are now on
the way.
Love to all,
Faith, Bob and all.
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FROM OUR MISSIONARIES
IN AFRICA
Continued from Page II

It was nice to see number
of old friends, most all have
come back from furlough the
same way as we came. The
children are excited about
school and believe they will
be happy.
Gene and Bob were 10 days
in Mombasa to get our freight.
They drove the car home and
had no trouble until they were
five miles from home, when
they became stuck in the mud
for three hours, arriving home
at 11:15 at night.
The duty was high on most
things but there was no duty
at all on the light plant. Again
[ must say we are more thank
full and happy than we can
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ZION EXCHANGE CLUB:
ACTIVE INTEREST IN
COMMUNITY AFFAIRS

A very poppy business meet
ing presided over by our presi-
dent, Mr.. Joe Kessler, was
held, with the discussion of the
Boy Scouts, Safety Program,
and City Council. These three
projects will receive action by
the Exchange Club.
More attention is going to
be given the Boy Scouts, not
only the Club troop, but all
the Scouts in our city. A better
association between the Oak
Plain Council and our troops
is absolutely necessary. No one
organization can do this alone.
1t needs the cooperation of the
entire community. Certainly it
is not necessary to explain how
important Scout work is and
what it does for our young
boys. They are very much in
need of leaders and men that
will help these boys obtain
their Merit Badges. Let's get
behind the Scouts.
Every town or city needs
Safety Program and we have
several men from the Ex-
change that are on the Safety
Council and they will do their
part to see that our children
will be protected going to and
from school. Signs will be post
ed, boys acting as safety Pa
trolmen will be at the busy
crossings. Again every one can
help by driving slowly and
cautiously especially during
the hours children are going
to and from school. Remember
we cannot expect our police
force to be at all the corners
at the same time.
A member of the Exchange
Club attends the City Council
meetings every Wednesday
and returned with very favor
able reports. They feel as we'll
as the whole Club that the
Mayor and Council are doing
a good job with the money and
equipment available. Let's not
find fault-instead help them
to make Zion a better place
in which to live.
Welcome, two new members
to the Exchange Club = Ray
Newenham, Superintendent of
Grade Schools, District No. 6
and j. B. Rocks as we all
know, owner of the popular
Brooks Drive In"
Three guests attended our
meeting = Dick Johnson of
Pure Oil; Dick Leech, partner
in the new Community Bake
Shop, and John Som of the
North Shore Gas Company.
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had here and we can buy moth
ing American. We are not
even allowed to order things
from there, so what we need
you will have to buy and send.
September &c.
The big news is -The Ac-
Gordon works! Bob and Gene
took it all apart and found
many wires damned together.
So they bent them back and
put it together again and it
plays! Such a time of rejoic-
ing! Bob took it out on the
porch and played, and the ma
tives gathered around; they
too are happy about it.
Now Bob and the girls are
teaching the natives new
songs, some in English with
motions to sing at Miss Roth's
farewell meeting.
Bob now has permission to
put schools on the new Tea es-
tates. He saw the owner yes
terday. We have been told
that after a while the road
will be kept up by the Govern
ment right up to our place.
What a great day that will be!
Bob hardly knows what to
do first-he could open 2 or
3 schools in different tribes
right await takes money to
build and to pay the teachers.
October 10Th
The meetings are good and
there have been many oppor-
tunities to speak to the Nandi
people. So we are happy and
encouraged.
The farewell meeting for
Miss Kathryn Roth started at
1900 a. m. September 18th
with Baptismal service at
the river. Ten were baptized.
1t was a very good service; a
large crowd of heathens came.
At 1890 we went to the
church and it lasted until 5
p. M, without a break. We
were blessed but it was a bit
hard on the young folks as
they couldn't understand the
language. There were several
sermons and testimonies, all
very good. Some so wonderful
and of great interest to us as
we have not heard the half of
what has been going on here
these last four years. The sing
ing was tremendous and in
spring, the church packed.
Billy sang and recited his vers-
es, "The Lord bless thee and
keep thee" etc. Then Bob
spoke for about an hour and
we were all greatly blessed
and several came up for
prayer.
The two truckloads of our
freight came while we were
away and the boys had a hard
time with it. The trucks were
stuck in the mud little way
from the house and they had
to carry the heavy things up
the hill. When we came home
about 1000 p. m. we couldn't
pass them so we had to leave
our car there all night. The
next day we were able to get
them all out of the mud. It
took four days for Bob to re-
pair the bridge that was brok-
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