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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-28
Star-News Round The
Town Reporter Retells
Famed Story
Bv r. MCDONALD

Recently while in Ivanhoe,
Sampson county during a visit to
the counties served by the Star
and News, I learned a story
that's well-worth the re-telling.
1t concerns one of the most
amazing stores to be found in the
whole wide world. In a way it
sort of debunks the accepted way
Of keeping store.
Now this story may not be new
10 many, as the fame of this store
has reached far and wide. How
ever the pleasure of any tale is
in it's re-telling9 And so here is
the story of Uncle Charles store
Well. sir, if the so called high
calibre merchandising experts
would take one visit to Charles
r. Corbett's store in Ivanhoe,
they would see the greatest eS-
ample of the non-use of their
theories. ever practiced in the sell
ling game.
AS a matter of fact they would
be lucky if they could even get
into his store. The merchandise is
piled so high and in such disarray
that there's only room for Uncle
Charlie.
Uncle Charles store like the
famed lopsy Jus. grew oome
50 years ago Uncle Charlie first
started in business down near the
railroad tracks. AS a young man
and new to the business he tried
to order everything that a custo-
mer would ask for, in the hopes
that he would build up a repu-
tation as the store where one
could buy '"anything and every
thing"
Never a peddler passed through
his territory that couldn't sell
him a bill of goods. The stock
grew but Uncle Charles methods
remained the same. Tho the Gus
toners beat a steady path to his
door his reputation of never turn
Ing down a shreWd deal, kept the
Walls VI Ills ollld1l SLO1S always
kulging.
The accepted method of keep
ing store is to have a department
fol this and a department cor
that, but such systematic doings
were never for Uncle Charlie. Oh,
nc. His vas a store where you
could find everything you might
ever think of.
AS a shipment would arrive,
and there was no end of such
deliveries coming in ali the time,
Uncle Charlie would just pitch
them into the store, letting them
find their own place in stock, so
S 20 speak.
As a carload of s.oves woald
come to his establishment he
would place them in the store;
but if a delivery OF cotton goods
4rrived shortly afterwards they
ould be piled upon the stoves.
And SO it went. No matter what
anne mex. wcu.d be piled on the
thing that came in last. Thus the
store grew in merchandise. But
GLOWING the natural law of an
irresistible object meeting an i'm
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-28
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-28

lie an outside salesman. The only
man in the world who says,
come into my store but if you
cant | think 1 can find i t TO-.
you while you wait outside"
When you ask hi m s.ocut mis-
methods he will answer you, 'oh
l could arrange my stuff b t
what's the use if my customers
want something, l can get it. and
that's all that counts"
Yes, that's Uncle Cha~lie Cor,
belts store in Ivanhoe, Sampson
County.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-28
Uncle Charlie's Store
Pleases All Customers

movable force in a short time his
goods became just too many for
his store. And it was at tits point
that he moved into larger quar-
tiers about two hundred feet away
from his original habitat.
However, the move did not
change Uncle Charles store. To-
day it is still piled high. Tho he
is using the original store as az
annex. his main store is SO
crowded, that as a general rule,
all business must be carried on
outside the store.
AS a result n would be al
most tempted to call Uncle Char
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-28

2:C0-Cedric Foster
2:15-Smile Time
2:o0-Queen for a Day
3:00-Eeart's Desire
3:3o-Harlem Hospitality Club
4:00-Erskine johnson
4:l5-The johnson Family
4:30-Adventure Parade
4:45-Buck Rogers
5:00-Record Review
5:30-Spotlight on a Star
5:2S-Record Review
5:45-Tom Mix
6:00--Sunset and Vine
6:l5-UP News
SIS Wilmington Post News
6:30-Good Health Show
6:45-Music for Suppertime
7:00-NeWs-Fulton Lewis, Jr.
7:15-Turn on the Heat
7:3O-News-Henry j. Taylor
7:45-Inside of Sports
8:0o-Burl Ives
9:GO-News-Gabriel Heater
8:30-Leave it to The Girls
9:30-Bulldog Drummond
10:00-Meet the Press
10 :30-Dance Orchestra MBS
II :00-All the News
11:15-Dick Jursens' Orchestra
11:3o-Music to Relax By
11:55-UP News
12:00-Sign Off
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-28
Radio Programs For Today

6:3O1sports Mirror
6:45--Little Show
7:o0-Headline Edition
7:15-Request Program
80 ouhd the Tow Reporter
a:5O Evening Request Program Cont
o:OG-Tne Fat Mar
8:3o-This is your FBI
9:OO-Break the Bank
$50 The Sheriff
S:55--Champion Roll Call
1000 Boxing Bout
ll:oo-News of Tomorrow
II :15-Joe Hassel
II 80 Gems for Thought
Statlar Orchestr.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-28
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TODAY
6:3OESign on and News Summary
6:33-Sunup Hoedown
s. 7:00-News
7:o5-Eye Opener
a:oO--Today in Our Town
8:O5-Eye Opener
S:oo-The Editors Diary
s:lo-Morning Devotional
s;30-Shsdy Valley Folks
9:55-NeWs
III :0O-Eleanor Watts
l0:15-The Little Band Stand
!o:30-Say 1t with Music
!!:oo-Robert Hunleigh
l! :l5-TeLl Your Neighbor
II :30-ShoWcase
l2:OO-Noon Edition
l2:I5-Checkerboard Jamboree
lz:30-Campus Salute
l:00-The Jackie Hill Show
1:15-News
i:3o-Merv Griffin Show
1:45-BObby Norris
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-28

5:15-Portia Facing Life Drama-NBC
School of the Air, Continued - CHS
Sky King (Repeat at 6:15) -. ABC
superman Repeat at 6:I5) - MBS
5:3o-Just Plain Bill, Dramatic - NBC
Treas. Randstand, Guest Or. - CHS
Jaek Armstrong Rpt. $780, ABc
Adventure Parade Rpt. MBs-west
Page Farrell, Serial-NBC
Tennessee Jed tRepeat 6:45, ABc
Dick Tracy in Repeat - ABc-west
Tom Mix Repested at GAS, = MBs
Buck Rogers in Repeat - MBS-w west
6:oo-News Report for Is Mins.-NBc
Eric Sevareid & News Period CHS
Network Silent Il hour, ABc-east
Terry Serial Repeat ABC-west
Hop Harrigan Repeat - MBS- west
Report of Washington, News - CHS
6:30IRed Barber & Sports Time-CBS
6~:45-Lowell Thomas g. Newscast-NBc
World News & Commentary - CHS
7:0o-Radio's Supper Club - NBc-ba s
Mystery Drama This Week CHS
News and a Commentary ABC
Fulton Lewis, Jr., Comment MBS
7:15-News & Comment of World-NBC
Jack Smith Series for Songs - CHS
Elmer Davis Commentary ABC
Dancing Music Orch. Us NJ - MBS
7:3O-The Manor House Party - ABC
7:3o-The Manor House Party - NBC
The Lone Ranger Drama ABC
Henry j. Taylor Comment MBS,]
7:45-H. v. Kaltenborn Comment-NBC
Bill Brandt Sports Comment - MBS
3:00-The Paul Lavalle Melody. - NBC
Fanny Brice as Baby Shocks - CHS
Fat Man, Detective Drama ABC
Burl Ives Recorded Songs MBs
8:15-Vera Holly, The D'Arcys MBS
8:3O-Alan Young Comedy Show-NBC
Adventures of the Thin Man CHS
This is F. B. l., Drama Series ABC
Leave 1t to Girls, & Guest MBs
8:55-Five Minutes News Period-CBS
9:o0-People Are Funny in Stunts-NBC
Ginny Simms and Variety CHS
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9:15-Real Life Drama Series - MBS
9:3o-Abe Lymsn's Waltz Time-NBC
Moore and Durante Comedy CHS
Sheriff's Detective Drama Abe
Bulldog Drummond, Drama - MBS
9:55-Five Minutes Sports Spot - ABC
10 :oo-Mystery Theater Mysteries-NBC
Pays to be Ignorant, "Quiz" CHS
Boxing Bout, Sports Show - ABC
Meet the Press in Interviews - MBS
1o:3o-Bill Stern, His Sports spot-NBC
Ann Sothern's Masie, Drama CHS
Date Night, Popular Tunes MBS
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II :0O-News for IS Minutes NBC- basic
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News & Dance Band Hour Abe
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-28

About two-thirds, OF nearly 70
per cent, of the weight of the ami
NAL body consists of water.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-28

Up to 70 or Is per cent in gaso-
line can be extracted from crude
oil by modern refining methods.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-28

The average human thigh bone
can support a weight of one and
one-haf tons without breaking.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-28

All times PM eastern standard. To
change to central standard subtract
one hour; to mountain standard sub.
tract two hours.
Times listed are those supplied by
Relay times by local stations,
may vary in some insta ces.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-28
OVER THE NETWORKS
FRIDAY, MARCH 20

Changes in programs ~ listed are dus
to corrections by networks made
too late to incorporate
Evening star., 1947-07-29

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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-07-24
Hort. Tour Here
| On July 30th

Benton County will be host to
members of the Washington State
Horticultural Association on tour
July 80. The tour will start from
the Kennewick park at 800 am
Route of the tour will be the Lee
Boute1le orchard in the South
Highlands at 8:15. From here the
tour will proceed to a vantage
point overlooking the proposed
Highlands Irrigation District de-
velopment, and from there to the
Desgranges orchard. ~
The next stop will be at Benton
City at the new Church grape
vineyard. From here the tour will
move to the Carl Brader orchard
at Prosser. Then through the ex-
pertinent farm on the Roza and
back to the E. R. Wells orchard In
Prosser.
A noon meal will be served by
the Prosser Wesleyan Guild at the
Experiment Station. The after
noon will be spent in a tour of
the horticultural grounds at the
station.
The public is cordially invited
to participate in this tour and have
an opportunity to observe some OF
the new developments in orchard
management, as well as new var
ieties being tested by the expri-
ment station.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-07-24
1947 Fair to Feature
Quarter Horse Race

A Pacific Northwest quarter
horse championship race will be
one of the features of the 1947
Southeastern Washington Fair at
Walla Walla on August 20, 80, 81,
and September 1, according to an
announcement this week by r. E.
Burrows, racing committee chair
man for the fair.
It is believed the event will be
the first official race program for
the quarter-horse breed, ever. to be
staged in the Northwest and is the
result of an earlier plan to use
such horses for race features at
the fair. The championship feat
ure resulted from the wide In
terest shown in the proposal.
A purse of $3.50 will be posted
in the championship race which
will be run on Monday, Labor
Day, and will feature the six
winners of the two races which
will have been run daily on the
three preceding days. One daily
race will be for horses entered
by riding clubs, the other will be
an entirely open comptition evnt
purses to be 500 per event. A. w.
Nelson is chairman of special
committee in charge of the race.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-07-24
All NEWS

All NEWS
The All Breakfast club met
Thursday, July 10 at the home of
Shirley Grover, secretary, and
Mrs. Don Schwartz, our new club
leader, was present. The presl-
dent, Verjean Sellars, called the
meeting to order and the roll was
called. The minutes of the last
meeting were read. Program and
work plans were made for the rest
of the years meetings. Table
setting demonstrations were dis
cussed, and Miss Cowden led us
in two songs. The meeting adj
journed. Two visitors were pres
ent. Refreshments were served
by the hostess, Shirley Grover. -
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-07-24
On the Farm Front

Concerning control measures, II
is, of course, quite obvious that
the soil borne organisms presen,
considerable difficulty. MIR. James
states that through experimental
ton they have found a good con-
troll measure is to deep pillow the
field becouse 1t covers up some of
the old stems which would pro-
duce spores if left ON the surface.
Late seeding is essential. Mr..
James states that there will be
meetings held in The Horse Heaven
area to discuss this disease in the
dry land areas.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-07-24
County ASe,st
Rsno,A.
BY DAVID. JAMES

Many of the farmers of Benton
county have used the chemical D.
D for the control of quackgrasS.
Earl Raggart and Henry York
have been using it for the control
of quack grass in mint and have
obtained good results. Last week
O. F. Fisher, Extension Agronom-
list of Washington, DC, spent a
full day with me touring Benton
county. He informed me that the
weed specialist of the U.S.Dept.
of Agriculture reports new
chemical IPC that will kill quack
grass and other weed grasses very
readily. The USDept. of Agricul-
ture applied IPC at rate of five
pounds to the acre and within two
weeks the quack grass was COM
pletely checked.
Since the IPC seems to act
through the roots it is recommend
ed by the Department of Agricul-
ture to apply IPC directly to the
soil rather than on the leaves.
However, the Dept. scientists find
it will interfere with useful grasses
if the soil is dry. They warn that
so little is known about IPC it Is
recommended that a great deal of
care should be taken when using
this new chemical. I am being
sent so pounds of IPC, which will
be used for demonstration pur-
poses throughout the county. I,
recommend that before any great
use is made of this chemical, we
should see how it works in our
area and the various precautions
to be observed in order to use it to
the greatest advantage.
Again I wish to remind the club
members and the parents of the
Prosser area of the All Club jam
boree, which is being held at the
Buena Vista Grange hall on July
10Th.
In May of this year David S. |
James, the county extension agent
was called to one of the ranches
to help the farmer determine the
cause of his wheat turning white. |
At that time Mr.. James told the i
farmer he was certain that the
cause was called root rot" ToI
make certain that his analysis was
correct Mr.. James took samples
IF the affected wheat and sent It
70 M. r. Harris, Extension Plant
at Washington State
College at Pullman. Mr.. Harris,
with the help of DR.. Spraguc, an
allied the samples and today for
varded letter confirming his
analysis.
The cause was a fungus COM
monty known as root rot of wheat.
The disease is known as dry land
'oot rot. It is especially severe
IN varieties of Turkey wheat and
:rosses coming from the Turkey
,riein. Mr.. James states that the
farms are apparently undergoing /
,ne of the severe cycles IN which
'oot rot usually appears.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-07-24
HIGHLANDS GRANGE MEETS

An important announcement is
expected from the building COM
mittee when the Kennewick
Highlands Grange meets Thurs
day evening, July "a.
A treasurer is also to be elected
and a delegate to the State Grange
will present her report.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-20
DEMONSTRATION
SCHEDULED HERE
Food Expert Coming From
Washington For Event
Wednesday

New Hanover county Homo
Demonstration club women will
have an opportunity to get dn ex-
pert's advice on the preparation
of all types of fish On Wednesday,
March rs, when Miss Dorothy
Robey home economist Of the
Fish and Wildlife divisio: in
Washington, D. c., will give a
demonstration here.
This is the first home economist
sent from Washington to give a
demonstration here. Miss Ann Ma
son, home agent, said yesterday
in announcing the event, which is
to be held in the Tide Water Pow
er kitchen at 2 pm. Wednesday.
Special emphasis will be placed
on the species of fish and shellflsh
available in North Carolina, it was
stated. Miss Robey will arrive on
Tuesday to make final prepara-
tons for the demonstration which
is being given for all local Home
Demonstration club women.
Invitations to attend have been
sent to the home agents OF Bruins
wick, Fender. and Onslow coun-
ties, Miss Mason said. This is one
of four meets planned for the
Eastern area of the state; the
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-20
RESORT CHAMBER
TO MEET TONIGHT
AT WRIGHSVILLE

A draft of a business directory
of Wrightsville Beach will be pre-
scented to the Chamber Of Com
merce tonight at a meeting in the
Luna restaurant, it was announc'
ed yesterday.
The draft will contain a listing
of accommodations of all members
of the chamber and those of resi-
dents who become members.
w. J.. Cartier, secretary Of the
Chamber of Commerce, said the
beach was anticipating an I'm.
usually large number of visitors
this season. Cartier added that ar
advanced opening date for the re.
sort was anticipated this year.
The beach's erosion problem also
fill be discussed at tonight's meet.
ing, Cartier said, with the resorts
advertising program the main fea.
ture for discussion. The program
is expected to embrace Western
North Carolina in its scope this
year., he pointed out.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-20

honorary fraternity open to scouts
and leaders; its purpose is to fur
Their camping activities and serv'
ices to others. Candidates are
presented for membership by the
members of their troops.
A tapping ceremony will be hello
on Friday night, April a, and the
new members will be inltlatec
during the three day meet. A dance
and party have been planned FOL
Saturday night and the group WI,
attend the Sunrise Easter services
on the beach on Sunday .
Representatives from the troop!
in the nine counties covered by
the Klahican Lodge was establish
ed in February, 1916, and during
the meet reports on the work O.
other cities may decide whether
to establish one in their communl
ties, it was stated.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-20
CAROLINA BEACH
OPENS EMERGENCY
FLU CLINIC TODAY

Mayor T. A. Groom of Carolina
Beach, said last night that the
beach's first aid station would be
open this morning at 10. o'clock,
with DR.. A. MGR. Crouch, Jr., of
Wilmington, in charge, for the
treatment of flu patients.
The emergency operation Of the
clinic, Mayor Groom said, was
made necessary due to the alb
sence from the resort of the resi-
dent physician.
Residents of the beach and are
are undergoing a mild flu cpl
demic, it was said. Those per-
sons who have the flu, Mayor
Groom said, are urged to attend
the clinic this morning during the
two hours it is open.
Medical assistance was offered
when it was revealed yesterday
that immediate aid was neces-
sary at the beach since Whining
ton doctors were charging S25 a
trip to the beach, it was said.
Sun spots reach a size as much
as % times that Of the earth's sur
facn
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-20
SCOUTS SCHEDULE
CAMP APRIL A.
Order OF The Arrow Plans
Three-D Day Event At
Carolina Beach

.The annual Spring meeting OF
the Order of the Arrow, Cape Fear
Area, Boy Scouts of America, will
be held at Camp Carobe, Caro-
lima Beach, on april 4, 5, and g.,
it was announced yesterday by
Joe Barnes, Nakima Sakima OF
the local lodge.
The Order of the Arrow is an
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-20

others are to be held in New Bern,
Elizabeth City, Plymouth, and
Hartford.
Miss Robey will demonstrate the
best methods of care and storage
OF fish products; the preparation
of six recipes using fish and shell
fish; and preparing sauces and
garnishes for fish.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-20
DOCTOR ANDERSON
To SPEAK TONIGHT
/. AT CHURCH SERVICE

DR.. Irene Anderson, director OF
the recently established Child S
Guidance Clinic in Wilmington is
scheduled to speak to the general
public tonight at the Church OF the
Good Shepherd parish hall, Sixth
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-20
LICENSES

Register of Deeds Adrian
Rhodes issued only one marriage
license yesterday. 1t went to Au-
brey Comartie Johnston, "a, and
Eva Catherine Conway, Is, both OF
Wilmington.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-20
1900, 900 Academies Miles

OAKLAND, Cal. - W.D - The
Western Pacific Railroad lost an
outstanding engineer when Harry
1. Davis, IS, Oakland, retired after
80 years without having had an
accident in more than 1900, 600
miles of passenger service. Davis
started with the company Dec. %,
1907 whilethe line was still under
construction.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-20

and Queen streets, at eight
o'clock.
The Rev. Harvey w. Glazier,
rector of the church, said last
night all members of the parish
are urged to attend. A special in
vitation has been extended to the
public.
| tons from the audience following
her talk.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-20
If Your Child
is Coughing

Creomulsion relieves promptly be-
cause it goes right to the seat OF the
trouble to help loosen and expel germ
laden phlegm and aid nature to
sooths and heal raw, tender, in
famed bronchial mucous mem
branes. Tell your druggist to sell you
I bottle of Creomulsion with the
understanding that your child is te
be benefited and you are to like its
quick action in allaying the har.
RAISING cough without upsetting The
stomach or you are to have your
money back. No narcotics.
or
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-20

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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-20

Sun spots reach a size as much
as % times that Of the earth's sur
face.