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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-19
POLICE SEARCH
FOR SMILING MAN
Seventh California Murder
Victim Identified As Mrs.
Marian Newton

4 CAN DIEGO, Cal, July 18.-U'D
"A swarthy, smiling man VINO
paid court to Mrs. Marian New
ton, Sc. in a night club was sought
tonight as her killer.
Mrs. Newton, pretty and viva
eious, was found strangled and
ravished yesterday in a clump Oh
bushes overlooking the ocean II
nearby Torrey Pines. -.
Mrs. Newton, a divorce, spent
the evening before her death at
sherman's. night club, a popular
rendezvous for servicemen here. r
A waitress at the club, Miss
Josephine Schepansky, recalled
that she danced the last dance
with the dark-haired stranger. Inc
waitress was unable to give police
good description of the man be-
cause she was busy at the time.
Wolcott, on duty and in the cluo
1t the time, said the man was
about Is or 30 years OF age, oou
five feet, eight inches tall and
weighed about 40 pounds. The
marine sergean. said he was olive
skinned and black-haired and was
wearing a tan Or brown sports out
fit.
Mrs. Newton apparently was
killed at about 5 am. Thursday
but her body was not found until
afternoon. She had been strangled
with a wire or cord and her under
clothes were ripped and her SKIRT
|. vas in disarray. Police said she
apparently had been assaulted.
The murder victim was the guest
here of Miss Rae Hoffman, man.
aeer of the Leland hotel. She
went out with another guest, Edna
Mitchell, Wednesday night but
Miss Mitchell left early. Miss
Hoffman said Mrs. Newton was
the divorced wife Of Leslie Newton
Of Vancouver, B. c.
? A clue uncovered by police was
a photograph postcard taken IN
Tijuana of her sitting with a smil-
ing man under a sign Labelled
sugar Daddy" Miss Mitchell said
that man, a tall blond. had been
identified to her by Mrs. Newton
as an airplane pilot.
The murder was the seventh sex
staying in southern California
since Jan. Is when the body OF
Elizabeth Short, the "Black Dab
La" was found in Los Angeles.
Police here saw no connection be-
tween the Dak1ia case and the
death Of Mrs. Newton. Her STAY
Ing was the 22nd unsolved murder
IN San Diego since 1923.
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CUERRU]l|
WAR D WINDLrI
Only Isolated CLASHES, B.
ported; CasuaItie,
Small
ATHENS Greaca T.,

ATHENS, Greece. July IS ~,
. The Greek army's war o;s
guerrilla invading force d, GDs \
to small, isolated CLASHES tal
and a general staff spokesman W..
guerrilla casualties in g,'" %
fighting totalled ITO killed sn s1 \
captured. N"
He said these figures dd i
include casualties inflicted bv N
Greek air force and that snv. u
ment casualties were nine hin,
and II wounded. Some of ths -, !.
g%uerrillas captured were vorr,.
ed.
His statement of casualties W,
at considerable variance with Al
claims of Greek newspaper, n,
one-third of the invaders had b.s|
wiped out. One newspaper. Mi,
quoted military sources that m,
chine cunning and rocketa,1,
planes along with ground from
killed 1879 guerrillas yesterday Nj,
was more than the general GH
claimed for the whole campan
The spokesman estimated tss
tai strength of the guerrilla
about 1900 in the Konitsa area 1.
farther south. He said they swr
ed to have broken up into small
units, although they apparent
were under single command all
were headed toward Zagoria.
"Most of these are young mel
who probably could be made Ind
useful citizens" he said.
He denied that Ioannina (YanM
had ever been threatened and Al
the guerrillas did not even seriNl
ly threaten Konitsa, which was sup
posed to have been their oblactDl
The spokesman said there VA
no evidence that any members I
an international brigade took par
He said the guerrillas came fro
Albania, to which they had p'
viously retreated, were furnlsn'
with ammunition and ratlons All
crossed the border south OF whs1
they entered.
They were presently heading u
ward Zagoria.
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POTATO COUNCIL
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dustry was the selling of its prod
uct.
1--WE have the soil, the climate,
ana the know how" he said. 1.-The
biggest other thing is the selling"
1t is necessary, he added. to
change the thinking of the south
so the sweet potato will be regard
ed US a major crop instead of a
minor crop.
Better Salesmanshfp
DR.. w. N. Abrahansen. of the
North Carolina experiment sta
ton at Raleigh, also err ,>hasized
the Importance Of better salesman
ship and distribution in develop
ment Of the crop to its full ex-
tent.
lie spoke in the absence of Dean
1. O.. Schaub, director of the
North Carolina extension service,
who vas unable to attend.
DR.. Julian Miller, head of the
department of agriculture at Louis
lana State University. traced the
phenomenal development of the
sweet potato.
Everywhere man has gone" he
said, 'the sweet potato has gone.
In fact the sweet potato has gone
beyond civilized man."
Dr.. Miller said sweet potatoes
now are on the threshold of being
a competitive crop for irish potal
toes and other carbohydrate prod
uct5.
Four Principles
He emphasized four main prin-
ciples considered in the breeding
of the sweet potato-high table
quality, starch and food content,
disease resistance ard mode of
inheritant characters.
He advised the growers to follow
a plan of operation that included
shipping one third Of the crop,
canning another third and deny
drafting the remainder for animal
feed.
when we branch out into the in
dustrial potato" he declared cit
will have 100 times the potential
ties of the table variety"
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OBITUARIES

Edward and Stephen sro,0
sisters, Ruth Smith Of WilnI h
Mrs. B.. A. Manning Of Ing
Ann, Va. Ffnc,
MRS. MARY WARD Firm.
July Is fO4 Y
Mary Ward Friedman died VI
home Of her daughter, Mrs At
Sutton, in East Lumbor' III
morning. Na L
Funeral services will
Quoted from Phillips u ue d
church in Chadbourn sun n.e-25
pm. by the Rev. /. a
lnterment will be in Cb. 's-'
cemetery. 04'uON
Surviving are three ~,
Norris of Live Oak. Fla e
Friedman of Chadbourn4 ?,
Friedman of the U. S. Nsr, w
daughters, Mrs. Sutton NV Il
Thompson of Chadbourn. !!
Azilee Coleman of Favo...A ",
Mrs. Holroyd Gourd of Geor ,s'
5. C.; and Mrs. Robbie w. Ss'''
Whiteville. "0No
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BONNET FILES
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day the Battle of the Ruhr." De-
velopments included:
1. The State department still
looked to Britain for a firm deci-
sion whether to 60 ahead with the
coal conference in view of yester-
days American rejection Of Brit
ish proposals to widen its scope.
These were that German financial,
food and industrial questions be
considered, or failing this, that the
talks be shifted to Berlin.
2. Bonnet's words lent weight to
suggestions that French objections
are blocking announcement of the
new level of industry plans for the
British-American combined zones.
drafted by Gen. Lucius D. Clay
and 1t. Gen. Sir Brian Robertson.
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TO VISIT

LONDON, July Is. -(P]- Field
Marshal Lord Montgomery, chief
OF the imperial staff, will visit
Mexico as a guest of the Mexican
Army from September Is to 20,
the war office said tonight. He has
been invited by the Mexican gov
eminent and the visit has been tim
ed to coincide with commemora-
ton OF the anniversary of Mexi-
can independence,
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M CHAIRMAN

FAISON, - Recently at a
regular meeting Of the Board
of Directors of Chas. F. Gates
& Sons, Inc, Faison, N. c.,
Chas F. Gates, founder, was
advanced from the position of
President Of the Corporation to
that of chairman of the Board.
H.. R. Gates was raised from
the position of Vice-President
to that of President and A. P.
Gates was made Vice-President
in addition to his position as
Treasurer.
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CAPE FEAR
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a horse car line which was con-
verted to a trolley system later
On. It was owned by John D. Bel
lamy and Major Charles M. Sted-
man. Their outfit was the i'm
mediate predecessor to the Tide
Water Company.
OTHER MEMORIES - Also re-
membered by Chadbourn is the
plank road on Mutt Street. It be-
gan at Mulberry street, now Grace,
and extended to the Carolina Cen
trail, now the Seaboard Air Line
station.
The road was about 80 feet wide.
The plank were laid crosswise on
the street and were quickly worn
down by the iron shoes and tires
OF the horses and wagons. The
road vas made of pine, Chad
bourn recalled.
This roaG, was the busiest in the
city because of the volume of
shipping. and the saw mills and
grist mills along the river. it was
remembered.
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REFUGEE SHIP
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VOVAsAACu AIVAn 3 Ouc)
Warfield from the time it was
bought by a New York firm until
1t left a small port on the French
Riviera coast for Palestine last
week, an authoritative informant
said today.
The ship was said to have left
Tor its attempt to run the British
-anti-immigration blockade with an
al-Jewish crew, of whom 80 per
cent were not seamen but trained
men Of the Palestine Haganah I'M
derground organization.
The President Warfield was
identified as a former Chesapeake
Bay Passenger vessel.
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M. SMITH

LUMBERTON July 1S-William
M. Smith, of St. Pauls, Rt. l. So
year-old veteran of World War I.
died Thursday night in a Rich
mond, Va, hospital where he had
been a patient only one day.
He suffered an attack Monday
and was first treated at Veterans
hospital in Fayetteville.
funeral arrangements are in
complete pending arrival of his
oooy at Blggs funeral home here
Saturday. =.
Surviving are nine brothers.
Walter Smith of St. Pauls; Seth l..
and David. of Whiteville; Claude
5: OF Lumberton; Rt. S; DR.. r. F..
OF Newford, S. c.; Arthur, Of viii
ln1ngton; Malcolm, of Asheville.
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JAMES THOMAS PHILLIPS

WADESBOO, July 18.-Funeral
services will be held at II o'clock
this morning from the Moore
Funeral Home for James Thomas
Phillips, 81, retired farmer Of this
community who died Thursday
night.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Elizabeth Tice Phillips; seven
children, J. I. Phillips Of Mount
Gilead; Mrs. J. L. White, Jr.,
Mrs. l.. R. Roberts and R. M.
Phillips, all Of Wilmington; Claude
Phillips of Bennettsville, S. c.,
Harmon Phillips Of Marion, S. c.,
and Elmer Phillips at home.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-19
ACCEPTS POSITION

KENANSVILLE,-Mrs Cor
don Kornegay, who for the
past two years has served as
case work assistant in the Dup
lin County Welfare Depart
ment, has accepted the po-
sition Of Executive Secretary
to the Duplin County Tuber-
culosis Association. In acquir-
ing a full time tuberculosis
worker, Duplin County is full
filling a long felt need.
Mrs. Kornegay will work out
of the Duplin County Health
Department in full cooperation
with both the Health and Wei
fare Departments.
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GROWERS TO PAY
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state authorized to make a ccllec-
ton, the directors agreed.
Warehousemen will forward col
lections to the treasurer of Tobac-
co Associates, Inc.
Legislatures of North Carolina
and South Carolina approved by
law the special referendum of last
week. Any farmer dissatisfied with
the assessment can request a re-
fund firm Associates, the law pro-
vides. The refund request. how
ever, must be in writing, and must
be forwarded within 80 days after
assessment collection.
The assessment was voted in by
a one-sided margin of almost 90
to one. In North Cardinals 81 fiue-
cured counties, 10, 636 voted for
assessment and only 1.061 against.
In South Cardinals 81 flue-cured
counties, IA, 1856 voted for assess
ment and only 1870 against.
Total vote showed 1875, 1913 for
assessment and 1,19l against.
The assessment applies to the
197 crop and will be carried over
also to the crops of 1913 and 1949.
The referendum had the endorse
ment Of Governor Cherry Of North
Carolina and Governor Thurmond
Of South Carolina.
LOANS ON TOBACCO
CROPS ARE ANNOUNCED
VALDOSTA, Ca, July 18-P9-
The department Of agriculture an
nounced here today that 1947 tobac-
co crop loans ranging from 81 a
hundred for the best grade united
nondescript to $64 for choice lemon
wrappers had been approved in
Washington.
The loans will be made by the
Commodity Credit corporation
through the Flue Cured Tobacco
Growers Sterilization corporation.
Seventeen Georgia tobacco mar
kets and three in Florida r SEIZED
uled to open sales July "a.
1916 Rates
Last year loans ranged from 50
for non-descript to $50 for choice
lemon wrappers.
This years loan rates r based
on the following price changes:
Better quality leaf, up 81 to SO:
medium, up 81 to $3;.wrappers, up
So to SIS, and lower grades down
81 to S..
By types, cutters are up 81 to
$11; better grade Tugs, up $11 to $13
medium grade Tugs, up So to 50;
lower grade Tugs. down 81; better
grade primings, up 50 to $11; medi-
UNI grade primings, up 81 to So;
lower grade primings, down 81 to
So, and nondescript primings, down
S. to 81.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-19
JOHN PRESTON THREATr

John Preston Threat, co-owner OF
an automobile company at 18th and
Princess street, died yesterday at
l p. m. at his residence Alb Chest.
nut street after a short illness.
He is survived by his wife, Je-
neva F. Threat; one brother, A.
R., both of Charlotte; and three
uncles of Charlotte.
The body was shipped to Nc
Even Funeral Home in Charlotte.
and funeral arrangements will be
announced later.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-19
"A CIVIC CLUB

GARLAND, - Thirty-six of
the leading citizens of Garland
met Tuesday night at the Gar
land Community building for
the purpose Of forming a Civic
club. The following Officers
were chosen to serve the new
organization: President, Cor
don W. Love; vice president,
T. L. Rich; treasurer, Malcomb
Andrews; secretary, L.. F. Bull
lard.
The Civic club made tenta-
tive plans for a meeting time
and discussed the possibility OF
associating with a national Or
ganization.
The next meeting is sched-
uled FOR Thursday. July "a, to
complete organization plans.
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FRANK w

Funeral services for Frank
Brown, brother Of Mrs. Margaret
B. Farmer, ia S. Monroe street,
OF Lexington, Va, will be held Sat
urday at II o'clock from the Bap-
fist church in Lexington.
Mr.. Brown was a native and life
long resident of Lexington, but will
be remembered here as a visitor.
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CANNERY TO OPEN
WHITEVILLE, - The Will
liams Township Cannery WILL
be operated every WEDNESDAY
and Friday throughout the can
ming season, with the first open
ing day on Wednesday, July
%.
Announcement was MADE
that in order to accommodate
all who wish to use the can
merry facilities it would be nee
essary to contact Marion WILL
kinson or Mentor Harper at
least two days before the SEIZED
uled canning date. Mr.. Will
kinson is agricultural instruc-
tor, while MI. Harper resides
near the cannery building.
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COACH

WARSAW-A. H. MCGEE, a
graduate Of Appalachian State
Teachers college, Boone, has
been appointed athletic coach
at warsaw High school. He will
coach football, basketball and
baseball.
MCGEE, who made quite an
outstanding record as coach at
Selma High school last year,
will also teach in the high
school.
Mrs. MCGEE will be employed
as q teacher in the Warsaw
Grammar school.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-19
RESIGNS POST

HALLSBORO, - J. T. Sas-
ser, Jr., who was scheduled to
be principal of Hallsboco High
School this year, has resigned
and Hallsboro thus Joined
Whiteville in the list of schools
without a man in the top po-
sition.
Sasser was employed several
weeks ago. but notified the
Hallsboro board that he had
accepted another position. He
was principal of Topsail High
school at Hampstead in Pende-
county last year.
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w. J, TEDDER

TABOR CITY, July Is. W.
j. Tedder, 70, Of Ri. 4, Whiteville,
died at his home this morning.
The body will remain at the
Jessup Inman Funeral Home until
tomorrow afternoon at 5 o'clock
when it will be taken to the home.
Funeral services will be held
at the New Hope Baptist church.
where Mr.. Tedder was a member,
Sunday at II am. with the Rev.
J. F. Gaddy, officiating. Inter
ment will follow in the Hinson
cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, the
former Frances Mercer, six daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Mollie Hayes Of Savan-
nah. Ga; Mrs. Lille Buie Of
Lumberton; Mrs. Eddie Horn Of
Whiteville; Mrs. Maybelle Moore
of Whiteville; Mrs. Allen Riggs,
of Wilmington ana Mrs. Myrtle
Lee Tedder OF the home; six sons,
Furnie, Charlie, L. B. and Otis,
of the home, Burris Of Savannah,
Ga; and Velma of Pompano, Fla.
MARTIN MANUEL RAYNOR
WALLACE, July 10. Martin
Manuel Raynor, "a, died at his
home here early Thursday morn
ing following a lengthy illness.
Funeral services will be held
on Sunday at 10 a. m. in Peniale
church, with the Rev. Walter Gid
dens officiating. Burial will fol
low in the church cemetery.
Mr.. Raynor is survived by his
widow, Mrs. M. M. Raynor; five
daughters, Mrs. Vallie English Of
Hopewell, Va; Mrs. Cattle Rack
ely of Willard; Mrs. Sennie Brown
of Rocky Mount; Miss Narcissus
Raynor of Miami, Fla, and Mrs.
Leona Sudbury Of Jacksonville;
three sons, X. J. Raynor of Wal
lace, Donnie English Of Burgaw,
and B. M. Raynor of Lemon Grove,
Calf, one sister, Mrs. J. E. Har'
rell of Atkinson; and two brothers,
Cephus Raynor Of Quaker Town,
Pa. and j. C. Raynor of Dudley.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-19
SHIPS

ATHENS, July 10. -P- The
British cruisers. Liverpool, Leland
er, Phoebe, Maurtius and the de-
stroyer, Chevron, in command of
Admiral Sir Algernon Willis. ar
rived Tonight for a visit.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-19
IMPROVED v

W~HITEVILLE, - Improved
telephone service fo- Whiteville
and other towns in this area
is being sought in conferences
between officials of the White
vile Merchants Association
and representatives of the
telephone companies that are
interested in local service.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-19
WOMEN JURORS

CLINTON, - For the first
time in history women of
Sampson county have been
called to jury service. several
having been summoned for the
August term Of Superior court.
The August term will convene
ON Monday, August 4. 1t is a
tWo-weeks' mixed term, but
will likely all be taken up with
the trial of criminal cases.
Judge John J, Burney of Will
mington will preside at the
term.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-19
SUPERINTENDENT

WHITEVILLE, - w. }. Bog
er,, Jr., superintendent OF the
Whiteville City schools for the
past two years, was elected
Superintendent of the Columbus
county school system at a
meeting of the board OF edu-
cation.
MIR. Boyer will succeed John
M. Hough who will leave July
81 to assume his new post as
head of the city school system
at Leaksville.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-19

The Evans Memorial Bible class
of st. Andrews-Covenant Presby-
terrain church, 18th and Market
streets, will meet Sunday morning
at 9:45 O'Clock. Judge J. J. Burney
il the teacher. All men of the COM
munity are cordially invited.
Elizabeth Baldwin, 8o1 Wood
street, who died April 81, left an
estate valued at $2,675. Letters
of administration made public yes
terday in county court revealed
a son. Colvin, the sole heir, has
been named administrator.
A water safety institute will be
conducted the week of July % at
Carolina Beach under the auspices
of the Wilmington Chapter, Amer
lean Red Cross, according to c. H.
McAllister, chairman of safety
services.
Finals in the horseshoe tourna-
ment at Nesbitt Courts will be
played at the Community center
there Monday at 4 pm. it was
learned. The winners will play
for the city wide championship at
Greenfield Lake during the Will
mington Recreation departments
Payday, August %.
The Arts and Crafts club at the
Nesbitt Courts Community center
will meet Monday morning at 10
o'clock. All women Of the COM
munity are envited to attend, Mrs.
Irene Spivey, director, announced.
All mothers at Nesbitt Courts
are asked to be present during a
special meeting at the Community
center there. on Tuesday at 5 pm,
to make plans for an all day pic
mic during the city wide Payday
celebration at Greenfield Lake, it
was learned.
United States Naval Reservists
in the Wilmington area were ad-
vised yesterday of an amphibious
cruise Sept IA by 1t. H. c. Bost,
district representative. 1t. Bost
said applications for the cruise
must be in by Aug. IS. 1t was not
learned from which port the
cruise would depart.
Bids for driving piling in Mason
boro Inlet will be received next
Friday by the Wilmington District
Corps of Engineers. Specifications
for the piling were on file at the
district office yesterday.
The city has in its possession
three rail car loads of coal for
next winter. So the city fathers
need not worry too much over the
rising price of the fuel. Purchasing
Agent Gilbert F. Morton announced
yesterday that he had purchased
that tonnage last month and be-
lieves it will last the city all next
winter. The coal, to be used for
heating purposes, is at the city
lot, 10th and Green streets.
Haskell Smith Rhett, Jr., AOM
SC. yesterday enlisted in class "
6 of the inactive Naval reserve,
local officials reported.
R. W. Galphin, New Hanover
county farm agent, and Coy R..
Cook assistant agent, attended the
district meeting of county farm
agent held in Beaufort yesterday.
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STATIONED IN p

Ell IN J111 INV
TOMAHAWK, - Sgt. Ken
meth M. McPhail, son of Mr.
and Mrs. w. L. McPhail of
Tomahawk, N. c., is serving
with the LIST Cavalry Division
in Japan. The LIST Cavalry Di-
vision, commanded by Major
General William c. Chase, is
on occupation duty in the Tok-
yo-Yokohama area.
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TO S OXFORD

CLINTON, - The Oxford
Tobacco Experiment Station
has designated Friday, July Is,
from nine o'clock until II as
Sampson County. Day at the
Station.
Persons attending are ex-
pected to be there by nine
o'clock in order to see all the
demonstrations by twelve
o'clock.
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The Weather

Weather bureau report of temperature
and rainfall for the ~ hourse ending 8
p.m., in the principal cotton growing
areas and elsewhere:
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-19
soTu BAC CROP

CLINTON, - j.. Edgar Pope,
successful farmer Of route 2
from Clinton, this week began
harvesting his 50th tobacco
crop. Mr.. Pope has grown to-
bacco continuously since it was
first introduced into this Sec
ton. He has sold crops for less
than $500 per acre. and other
for more than $500, he stated
Saturday. His crop this year is
very promising.
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DIVIDENDS PAID

WHITEVILLE. = J. N. Co
burn, executive vice president
of the Waccamaw Bank and
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-19
Southeastern Searchlight
News Of Interest In All NeighbOring
Counties Told Briefly

Trust Company announced to-
day that the directors Of the
bank in a recent meeting de-
claced a dividend Of so cents
per share payable on or before
July 18th to stock holders OF
record as of June 30, 1947.
The dividend, aggregating
$40, 900 will be paid to more
than 200 stockholders who live
principally in the areas serv-
ed by the bank.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-19
City Briefs

The Evans Memorial Bible class
of st. Acknowledgement Presby-
terrain church, 18th and Market
streets, will meet Sunday morning
at 9:45 O'Clock. Judge J. ]. Burney
il the teacher. All men OF the COM
munity are cordially invited.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-19

Elizabeth Baldwin, 8o1 Wood
street, who died April 81, left an
estate valued at $2,675. Letters
of administration made public yes
terday in county court revealed
a son, Colvin, the sole heir, has
been named administrator.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-19

R. W. Galphin. New Hanover
county farm agent, and Coy R.
Cook assistant agent, attended the
district meeting of county farm
agent held in Beaufort yesterday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-19

Bids for driving piling in Mason
boro Inlet will be received next
Friday by the Wilmington District
Corps of Engineers. Specifications
for the piling were on file at the
district office yesterday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-19

Haskell Smith Rhett, Jr., AOM
&c. yesterday enlisted in class "
6 of the inactive Naval reserve,
local officials reported.