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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-18
Brunswick Legion Posts
Sponsor Boys Baseball
At Southport, Shallotte
Special to the Star

SOUTHPORT, June IL Jimmy
Harper, recreation officer for tae
American Legion at Southport and
Guy McKeithan, a voluntary work
er at Shallotte, both interested in
the very small boy, r doing
some extra fine work in coaching
six to Twelve year old boys of
Southport and Shallotte in base
ball.
Some Of the very small young
sters are showing surprising abil-
ity and all are brimming over
with eagerness. The coaches say,
give us four or five years and
Southport and Shallotte will have
a couple of the youngest and best
home town teams in this part Of
the state.
1ncidenly, Bill Mcdowell, 49,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-18

sun to warm the plants through
more shallow water.
When water lilies are used for
table arrangements, the blossoms
can be made to stay open at night
if a little wax from a lighted can
die is dropped between the petals
and stems, as illustrated.
Although the various types OF
water lilies should form the basis
Of all attraction in the water gar
den, their effectiveness can be en-
HANGED by the addition of various
other hardy and tender plants
either growing in soil in boxes in
the pool or floating upon the sur
face. Many Of these plants have
curious habits of growth and re-
production, making their selection
all the more desirable.
Among these miscellaneous
plants are azolla caroliniana,
bladderwcrt, bog rush.. brookline,
cat-tail and Gala, the latter q
spotted plant useful for growing
along the margins of natura.
pools.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-18
Members, O Of Guests
Seen Al Surf Club TUESDAY,

9TH the beach season getting :
Au swing, Wrightsville's Surf
~ attracting a greater num-
p' y MEMBERS and their out-of-
st u .nests at its popular bridge
NJ aon held every Tuesday,
'n' at the club yesterday plav-
ssvn p,;doe from II am. until
!r,d I pm. were:
I'pS Robert Searle Of Scar
MI N. Y, Mrs. Walter
et0a5D' Mrs. Louis Moore. Mrs.
Rorison, Mrs. J. Dalzie]
s'ffnyD Mrs. R. Bryant Hare, Jr.,
;s''l''n, sneter 5. Edwards, Mrs.
Us. c,nita, and Mr.. Ralph Mes
I. N If richmond, Va.
w. Laurence Lewis, Jr., OF
/. w. .+.oad. Va, Mrs. I. B. Grazing
''2 1Irs T. B, Granger, Mrs. J.
. 9 ,r[y' Mrs. A. F. Darrin
I, yan, York City, Mrs B. R.
Z Nc" Mrs. Alice Andrews,
.ol''I Irke c. French, Mrs. John
li', WINS .Jr., and Mrs. j. D.
,iord Of oxford.
'..s william Emerson, Mrs,
.. MIS- Bareield, Mrs. Gene Fon-
.lrs Mrs. Clyde Middlebrook oil
. .snr,bis, S. C., Mrs. Dan Cam
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-18

eron, Mrs. Stanley Winbourne,
Jr., Mrs. Lee Spence, Mrs. Hilary
Humble Of Midland, Mich, Mrs.
William Raney, Mrs. Frank Ell
more, Mrs. j. s. Zapf, and Mrs.
L.. P. Campbell.
Mrs. Norwood 0rrell, Mrs. ]. G.
Thornton, Mrs. James P. Houston,
Jr., Mrs. T. l.. Morton, Mrs.
Davis Murchison, Mrs. Louis Dav.
is Mrs. c. B. Parmele, Mrs. W
l.. Walker, Miss Marguerite Walk.
err, Mrs. j. P. Houston. Mrs. B
c. Snow, Mrs. r. B. Page, and
Mrs. Ben Washburn.
Mrs. R. S. McClelland, Mrs. J
D. Freeman, Mrs. Essie G
Saunders, Mrs. R. REESE Cole
man, and Mrs. +. A. Matthes, Jr
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-18

year old Southporter who started
out at first base for the Southport
town team and stayed there until
American Legion playing develop
eG a greater attraction, is now a
permanent fixture at first for the
Whiteville Post o. the American
Legion. A left handler, he is a
natural at first. Jimmy Ratcliffe,
another Southporter, is also with
the Whiteville team on the hurl-
ing staff.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-18
Miss Blanche Corbett
Marries Nixon Y opp

The marriage of Blanch Corbett
and Nixon Yopp of Sneads Ferry,
June 7, in the Baptist church,
Jacksonville, has been announced
by the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. N. c. Corbett of Atkinson.
The couple are residing at
Sneads Ferry.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-18
/ II G. III
Don't Suffer Another Minute

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Sold by Saunders, Greens, Toms.
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hometown druggist.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-18
wei IS that its splendid buildings

wei Is that its splendid buildings
standing empty and under care
takers, could handle from 1900 to
1900 people just as quick as furni-
ture could be moved in. Many
acres of we'll located grounds with
water, sewage and electric lights
would take care Of many more in
trailers.
The buildings are permanent,
many OF brick. They could not be
moved to other locations. Either
the national government or the
State should see to it that the
properly is put 10 use.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-18
PROJECT
APPEARS BRIGHTER
Special To The Star

SOUTHPORT, Jue II. The
Fort Caswell State Park project
matter frightened right much to-
day when a local newsman -eceiy-
ed a letter from a confidential
source, sayg that a talk just
held with high government Off
Gals was giving promise of favor
able developmets.
The present status of Fort Cas-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-18

When a Massachusetts woman
reported that her bicycle had been
stolen, the police discovered her
husband had hidden it. The hus-
band declared his wife was using
it to reduce and he liked he-
plump.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-18
SENATE PASSES RITZ

WASHINGTON, June II Up
The senate has passed and sent to
the house a bill to pay residents
of Lake Landing township, Hyde
county, N. c., more than 81, 500.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-18

1t is estimated that more than
q quarter of all fresh fruits and
vegetables grown in the United
States spoil before they can be
used.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-18
STATE SUMMER SCHOOL

STATE SUMMER SCHUUL
RALEIGH, June 17-W.D-A rec
o~rd-breaking number of summer
school students today began cours-
es at North Carolina State college
as the summer term opened.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-23
BY H. A.

FAIR BLUFF, Sept. 22.-Fair
Bluff is in the happy situation
Of having tobacco as just one
of several prosperity items.
Steadily it is escaping the penal
ty of being a community with
only one source of income.
It has four tobacco ware
houses. They and their operators
are Powell's, A. H. Powell;
Dixie, Don Watson and Orlan
Coleman; Granger, M. r. Clay
ton and M. L. Mangrum and
Planters, Norman Love and Carl
Mears. The auctioneers are Nor
man Love and William Curran.
The Tobacco Board of Trade
is headed by Hicks Powell with
C. B. Townsend, secretary and
Gales supervisor.
The outlook this year is the
sale of $500, 900 pounds as COM
pared with $3.50, 900 pounds in
1916. The decrease is attributed
to a reduction in acreage al
lotments and late paintings,
which reduces the weight of to-
bacco. The market will close
Friday.
Fair Bluff has a Civitan club
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-23
WEALTHY FARMER
SUED DAUGHTER
Davidson County Man Now
Serving Term In State
Prison AT Raleigh

WINsTON-sALEM, Sept. o.
R-Clara Michael has filed
suit in Forsyth Superior Court
asking 100000 damages for
"willful, malicious assault"
against har father, Albert
Michael, prosperous Davidson
county farmer now serving a
one to two year term in states
prison at Raleigh for incest.
Michael was convicted at the
June term of Davidson Superior
Court of having sexual relations
with his daughter, he appealed,
but at the August term withdrew
his appeal and was taken to
Raleigh to begin serving his
sentence.
Michael was a resident of
the Reedy Creek township, a
few miles south of Arcadia in
Davidson county. His wife had
filed suit against him for alimony
prior to the incest charge, and
had estimated that he was worth
$1OO, 900. This suit was with
drawn, however. The Michaels
had II children.
In her complaint, Clara
Michael said that she is a resi-
dent of Forsyth county, and that
approximately 18 months ago
the defendent came to her bed
room in Winston-Salem and I'M
dertook to force her to have re-
lations with him, but that she
fought off his advances.
The complaint states: "That
he has assaulted her on num-
erous occasions" particularly
while "she was a child is years
of age and living with her
parents on her fathers farm
in Davidson county, he forced
her to submit to sexual relations
with him; that at intervals for
a period of approximately IL
months, he forced her TO nave
relations with him."
That sometime back, at the
request of her mother, she made
a statement to officers of the
State Bureau Of Investigation,
and as a result an indictment
was returned against the de-
fendent in Davidson county
charging him with having rela-
tons with his daughter, and upon
trial of this indictment he was
convicted and sentenced to
States prison."
The plaintiff further said that
after she became 10 she found
she was free to leave the home
of her father and came to Win
ston-Salem.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-23
VET OFFICERS
CLUB SPEAKERS
RIadenboro Rotarians Hear
Two Contact Represent
atives AT Meet

BLADENBORO, Sept. %. -
Harold c. Keith, veterans con-
tact officer, and William Ses-
SONS, Robson county veterans
representative, from the Lumber
ton veterans administration Of
flee, were guest speakers at the
rotary club dinner meeting here
tonight.
"The big job the veterans adj
ministration has been faced with
is the educational program"
Keith told the Rotarians, point
ing out the great strides the adj
ministration had taken. "Of the
$500 students at Chapel Hill this
fall, IS per cent are veterans"
Consideration is being given to
a plan to construct 1000 bed
neuropsychiatric hospitals for
veterans, Keith divulged. He said
Elizabethtown is on the list of
suggested sites to be surveyed
for their desirability as such
sites.
Veterans who allowed their G.
I. Insurance to lapse after their
return to civilian life can rein
state their insurance now by
making two extra monthly pay
ments, William Seasons told the
club. He. urged all vets to in
vestigate the new insurance set
up at once.
Livington A. Bridger, president
of the Bladenboro club, introduce
ed Louis C. Scott, adjutant OF
Bladenboro Post 268 of the Amer
lean Legion, who introduced the
speakers to the club.
Vincent Columbo, athletic di-
rector of the local high school,
and Theron TAFT of the Baden
boro Building and Loan associa-
ton, were elected to membership
in the club. The country ham din
ner was served to the Rotarians
in the Bladenboro club house by
Mrs. Oak Billiard and Miss Vir-
ginia Billiard, her daughter.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-23
WEEK SET
BY GOVERNOR CHERRY

RALEIGH, Sept. o. up -
Observance of the week of Sept.
2O-Oct. S as Religious Education
Week" in North Carolina was
urged by Governor Cherry in a
proclamation issued today.
IT urgently call upon our citi-
zens to dedicate themselves anew
to the development of a society
that is built on the solid founda-
ton of religious faith" the gov
ernor said in the proclamation.
Eve have learned how to re-
lease great physical power for
building and for destruction. Let
us now learn how to release
more of the spiritual power that
resides in man. Let us seek and
share that faith which means the
victory for today and the assur-
ance of victory for tomorrow"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-23
VETERANS ELIGIBLE
FOR FOREIGN TUITION
REPAYMENT, SAYS VA

American veterans are elgi-
bile for repayments of the tut
ton and other expenses they
were requested to pay personally
while attending foreign schools
under the CT bill, it was an
nounced yesterday by Robert
S. Matthews, Jr., contact re-
preventative in charge of the
local VA office in the Custom
House.
Matthews said September l
was the effective date of the
new directive and it covers all
veterans now in foreign schools
under the CT bill as well as
those who have discontinued
their foreign education.
Veterans eligible for this re-
fund must attach receipted bills
to their application for REIN
bursement.
Veterans who have returned
to the United States may file
their application with any VA
office, but those still living
abroad must 60 to the appropri.
ate diplomatic or consular Of.
flee.
Payments for service and
equipment furnished after Sep
TENDER l., 1947, will be made on
ly to the approved foreign
schools through the appropriate
diplomatic office under the
same regulations that govern the
operation of the CT bill edu-
cational program in the United
States.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-23
Fair Bluff Is Interested
In Farm Diuersifcation

and an American Legion post.
It is proud of the construction
developments this year. The
Baptist church has built an edu-
cational annex and the Methodist
church has remodeled its build
ing. The Scott Oil company has
a new building. The twon has a
new department store. It is par
ticularly pround of a new dunch-
room for the city schools.
The people like to tell you OF
the location of another physician
in the town.
Other things they talk about
are the growing and selling OF
sweet potatoes, a substantial ad-
dition in permanent pasturage,
a growing interest in livestock;
and a fine retail trade.
Fair Bluff is convinced that a
small town does not necessarily
remain small. 1t is experiencing
growing pains and it is convinc-
ed real advancement hsi in furth-
er Investigation of farm income.
Its goal is for the farmer to
have a cash income each month
in the year.
This town is determined to
move away from the adverse
state wherein the farmer has to
ask credit from tobacco mar
ket, to tobacco market with COL
lection only once a year. That
condition STILES growth and the
business men of Fair Bluff are
studying agricultural diversified
ton. Which they believe will lead
to establishment of small indus
tries.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-23
MISSING LOCAL GIRL
MAY HAVE BEEN SEEN
I'm CHADBOURN SUNDAY

A clue as to the whereabouts
of Martha MacGlashan, 16-year-
old daughter of Mrs. J. A.. Ha-
good, 1910 Grace street, missing
since September 10, was report
ed yesterday by Mrs. Hagood.
She said that Chief Woody
Hall of the CChadbourn police
department informed her that he
had read the girls description
in the Sunday Star-News and
that he had seen her Sunday in
Chadbourn.
Fear for Martha's safety was
expressed by her mother and
local police after she disappeared
without taking clothing or per-
sonal effects.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-23
Service Restoration
Asked Of Airline By
County Commissioners

New Hanover county commits
sioners yesterday heard Harry
Gardner, chairman of their avia-
ton committee, request restora-
ton of service by the National
Airlines, which has cut off one
of it's two northbound and one
of it's southbound flights through
Wilmington.
The reduction of service here
was done by NAL without ex-
PLANTATION or notice, and tn E
commissioners expressed the
opinion that an explanation was
due. They decided to 60 on rec
ord as drafting a strong resolu-
ton favoring restoration of the
service through here.
Members of the city council.
were quoted as favoring actor
this Wednesday in an attempt tt
speed up action by the Civi.
Aeronautics board on Piedmon1
Aviation's plan to provide east
west service to Louisville anc
Cincinnati from Wilmington
This request is being contested
by State Airlines.
Councilmen believed that eff.
forts to get service started al
once should be taken.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-23
JOINS NEW YORK FIRM

GREENSBORO, Sept. %. Up
- William H. Burroughs of
Greensboro former Burlington
corporation official, will
join the New York textile firm of
Reeves Brothers, Inc, October l,
it was announced here today.
Burroughs was named controller
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-23
PRODUCTION MEN MEET

GREENSBORO, Sept. ~. -H)
- Some 100 production and mar
ket administration committeeman
will attend a two-day meeting
here beginning tomorrow accord
ing at j: L. Thomas, chief clerk
of the local PIMA office. Thorn
as said the delegates will repre-
sent Guilford and Is surround
ing counties.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-23
BY H. A. STALLINGS

WH1TEvILLE, Sept. % - We
attended the meeting of the
Whiteville Lions club Friday
night. The organization has So
members and is fortunate to have
a far-seeing, amazingly ener-
getic president in H. B. Bar
bee. Illustrative is the plan to
raise in two hours over the re-
dio the clubs quota for aid to
the blind instead of rquirlng the
entire week. Lloyd Collier,
Whiteville jeweler, was the
speaker, and discussed VIVA,
the gift of humor and the power
of appreciation can mean to the
individual.
Whiteville comes close to the
perfect mark for beautifully
maintained lawns. In these
times of the high cost of yard
boys and the many high school
demands on the time of the
youths in the home, that speaks
eloquently for the determina-
ton of the housewife.
This section is making athlet-
ic progress. A new field has
been opened at Tabor City. The
Legion Memorial stadium in
Whiteville is being lighted and
hereafter night games will be
possible.
We find a growing realization
of the urgent necessity for more
paved highways. Business men
are perceiving that better roads
are one of the steps toward
diversificatio of crops. If the
businessmen keep talking along
this line, maybe there will come
into being united Southe eastern
North Carolina support for a
greater paving. That will &C
complish what the insistence of
a single community canno.
bring about.
We were particularly i'm
pressed with the claim of Tabor
City to provide a daily cash
market for anything and every
thing produced in its territory.
Markets precede diversified
ton. There is no point in TALK
ing about a Investigation of
farm crops unless Wilmington,
Tabor City, Whiteville. Chad
bourn, Wallace, Burgaw, Jack
sonville and all the other towns
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-23
Does Stomach
Gas and bIoat
Make You Feel
Miserable ?

n -. here b how you may get bleaGa
RELIEF In freeing your stomach from
this nervous distress. II works this way:
overtime food enters the stomach .
vital gastric Juice must now normally to
Breakup certain food particles: else the
food may ferment. Sour food, acid indt.
sestion and gas frequently CAUSE . no.
Bid, touehy. 1fetful. peevtsh, nervous
condition, loss Of appetite, u~ndefweisht,
restless sleep. weakness.
tie now Of this vital gastric Juice. Medic
cal authorities, In Independent lAbc6a.
tcey tests on human stomAchs, have BY
positive proof shown that SSS Tonic b
amazingly effective In increasing this
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This Is due to the SSS Tonic formula
which contains special and potent acti.
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Also. SIS Tonic helps build-up non.
organic, weak, watery blood in nut1i-
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Avoid punishing yourself With over.
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-23

OF OF the Reeves firm tods, =.
and an, E nrs.;S. North carolins W ''i
ers IN New York citv W S'ockaGl
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-23
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in the region provide a daily
cash market for diversified
crops.

IN the region provide a daily
cash market for diversified
crops.
Most towns wait for the farm
err to grow a different crop and
then take a long chance on
selling it. No farmer is going
to plant something unless he is
assured he can sell it. If the
towns will provide the mar.
keting facilities, then they can
retain the initiative. The type
of market will decide the type
of crop. Chambers of Com
merce and Merchants associa-
tons by this provision of cash
markets can bring about tn e
Investigation that is wisest for
Southeastern North Carolina 1t
cannot be left to the gambling
proclivities of farmers and it
ought not to be left to the State
Agricultural department. South
eastern North Carolina itself.
through its Chambers of Com
merce and Merchants ass cia-
tons, ought to outline and bring
about the Investigation b t
suited to the section. Cash mar
kets will do this.
We find the people accepting
the fact there is no limit to
the costs of education. Each
year brings a demand for in
creased educational appropria-
tons and taxes and if anything
is certain it is that this will
continue, However, the people
ar making up their minds not
to 60 backwards in the provi-
sion of educational facilities.
The probable answer is going
to be a thoroughgoing revision
of tax structures state. county
and mun1Clpal.
If you doubt that the daily
newspaper and the radio have
made Information practically
instantaneous, you should have
kept up with the conversations
of the people about the hurri-
cane. They were exceptionally
well informed on the latest de-
velopments. They were discuss
ing them on the basis of accu-
rate information rather than
guesses. Little by little but day
by day the people are placing
a higher value on the prompt
ness of the services of the daily
newspaper and the radio.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-23

Iris needs a good deal Of ia
tention in the fall. Brown foil
age and old broom stalks should
come off, for they may harbor
leaf spot, mosaic or organisms
causing soft rot.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-23

Bats have eyes and can see.
They are easily dazed by the
glare of a light, since they are
nocturnal creatures and thus fly
blindly,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-23

The Detroit river carries more
commerce in tonnage than any
other river in the world.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-23
CATHOLIC COMMITTEE
MEETS AT CHARLOTTE

CHARLOTTE, Sept. 22.-(R).
The eighth annual convention
of the Catholic Committee of the
South will bring representatives
from II states here tomorrow to.
discuss such problems as Sag
ricultural Technology and the
South's displaced Persons" and
the regions other rural indus
trial problems.
The convention will continue
through Thursday with clerical
and lay representatives from
North Carolina, South Carolina,
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Ken
lucky, Louisiana, Mississippi,
Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-23

The early Greeks used the
word "meteor" to mean atmos-
pheric phenomen in general,
as clouds, hslos and rainbows-
as well as shooting stars.