Leland Woman
Dies Suddenly
Mr?. D. E. Benton Victim Of
Heart Attack Suffered At
Her Home Saturday Even
ing; Funeral Monday
Mrs. D. E. Benton, well known
resident of Leland, died suddenly
from a heart attack at her home
Saturday evening. Mrs. Benton
was 42 years of age.
She is survived by her hus
band D. E. Benton; two sons,
David and Alton, both of Le
land; two daughters, Mrs.
George Ramsey and Miss Ruth
Benton, both of Leland; three
sisters, Mrs. Mary Hales, Miss
Annie Millinor, both of Wil
mington, and Mrs. Margaret
Harvell of Castle Hayne; three
brothers, J. W. Millinor of Caro
lina Beach, A. W. Millinor, and
H. M. Millinor, both of Wilming
ton; and two grandchildren.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Monday morning at 11 o'clock
from the Woodburn Presibyterian
church by the pastor, the Rev.
J. W. Withrow, Interment fol
lowed in the church cemetery.
Active pallbearers were E. I
F. Ramsey, S. V. Ramsey, Ro-I
bert Hales, Clarence Hales, John
jnie Hales, and Louis Hanson, Jr.
i Honorary pallbearers were Louis
[Hanson, Sr., R. M. Powell, E. V.
Evans, R. H. Ramsey, and Rev.
F. L. Kelley.
Cancer Campaign
i Begins In County
Tommie Garner Is Head Of
Drive For Funds For The
American Cancer Society
This Year
Mrs. J. P. Cranmer, commander
of the Brunswick County, Unit
of the American Cancer Society
announced this week that Tommie
Garner, Southport resident who
is engaged in the lumber business
at Bolivia, has agreed to head
[the drive for funds in Brunswick
(county during the month of April.
Already Mr. Garner has lined
[up a county-wide organization
which will give every citizen an
opportunity to contribute to this
worthy cause. His helpers include:
Robert Willis, Southport; Mrs.
Belton Ward, Winnabow; W. H.
Thornton, Navassa; Mrs. W. G.
Adams, Leland; Mrs. W. J. Mc
Lamb, Waccamaw; Mrs. Foster
Mintz, Bolivia; Mrs. J. J. Hawes,
CATHOLIC INFORMATION
Let's go "Mercy" Killing
How about aH those poor incur
ables, who do nothing but suffer
and cost a tidy sum for their up
keep. Let's get out our lethal gas
and put some of them "merciful
ly" away.
Here's a case in Washington,
D. C.?a lady permanently in
jured when a school girl, lying
on her back for more than 50
years?positively incurable. But'
hold off that chloroform! let's
scan the record. Fifty years be- j
fore, this helpless girl had time1
to think and plan and pray and
so founded the Christ Child I
Society, which from her bed she1
directed from then on. Branches
grew up in more than 30 cities. I
If ,50 years before someone had
"mercifully" gassed her, what|
about those thousands of needy
and handicapped children whom
hex* society cares for yearly ? |
Let's let this incurable live on, I
for surely hers is an exceptional!
case.
JiVell, here's another one?not
n?rly so dramatic?quite corn-1
mlrn-place, In fact. In a home for
incurables he lies, flat on his
bark, unable to move aught - but
Ms head. So he has -been for ten
years. So he may Be' for "forty
years more. But hold off that
poison just a minute. I have
intimate knowledge of this case.
Let me tell you.
. Jimmy smiles when you visit
him and my, how he enjoys non
sence. He's loath to talk about
his illness, but should you gain
his confidence, he would tell you
how gladly he accepts the cramps I
in his immoveable legs when he]
looks at other immoveable legs
over there on a crucifix on the
wall?how readily he accepts the
tortures of a fly walking down j
his face, when he things of blood
drops trickling down the face of
the Redeemer, who also was
powerless to move His hands.
Jimmy is an outstanding exempli
fier of the Catholic teaching of
the acceptance of the suffering
which God permits?of the offer
ing up of our own agonies with
Christ's agonies in reparation for
our sins and those of all men.
No, I'll not "mercy" kill Jim
my. His example and his prayers
means too much to me. No, I'll
not take from any man ! the
[right to live and fulfill his destiny
as God has planned it. I'll not
j take from the world one who
suffers for the world. And be
sides, "mercy" killing is out-and
,out killing?murder! You can't
get around It. It's there in the
Bible, your Bible and my Bible?
in God's own words. Look it up?
, Exodus 23:7?"JJhe innocent and
' the just person thou shalt not
put to death."
Plain enough, isn't it?
If It's anything Catholic ask a
Catholic!
For further information write
P. O. Box 351, Whiteville, N. C.
County Native
Dies Suddenly
J. W. Register Died At
Home In Rocky Mount;
Body Returned To Bruns
wick For Burial
j Mrs. Charlie Williamson of i
Southport was called to her home,
in Rocky Mount last week fol
lowing the sudden death of her (
father, J. W. Register, who had j
been a resident of that city for;
27-years.
The deceased is survived by his!
wife, Susannah Tripp Register;
two sons, Elwood and Wilson Re- J
gister of Newport News, Va.; one i
daughter, Mrs. Williamson of |
Southport; two sisters, Mrs. Leliaj
Williams of Wilmington, and Mrs.
Emma Nance of Rocky Mount;
two brothers, R. W. Register of
Shallotte, and Henry Register of
Wilmington.
Burial was made at Shallotte
Village, where the deceased was
born 67-years ago.
County Farmers
Busy With Crop
Growers Are Busy This
Week Setting Out Tobacco
I And Cultivating Corn And
Other Crops
j Hundreds of Brunswick farm- j
ers are this week engaged in the j
dual tasks of cultivating corn
and transplanting tobacco and
a large percent of the Brunswick
J corn crop appears to be up and
growing nicely, much of it four
I and five inches tall.
| The cultivated fields are look
I ing pretty. In fact all corn fields
| look that way, with a generally
1 good stand prevailing.
Tobacco transplanting got un
J derway last week with a good
| sized number of farmers getting
i out a few acres. This week the
I work, became general. The plants
i average ah unusually good size
f and appearently there will be
| ample for all needs. The crop is
' getting started on its way about
? two weeks earlier than usual.
WANTS FARMERS
County Agent A. *S. Knowles is
very anxious ..to get around 20
interested Brunswick farmers to
! attend the Field Day at Willard
i on April 21st. The meeting will
begin at 10 o'clock and the main
I object is to study dairying and
pasture work.
I ? ? ?
: Supply; and Janie Hines, who will
Iwork through the colored schools
lat Supply and Bolivia.
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LEGGETT'S
Southport, N. C.
Dosher Memorial
Hospital
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Simmons of
Ash announce the birth of a
son on Sunday.
Mrs. Jean Leonard of Ash spent
Monday until Saturday as a sur
gical patient.
j Master Roy Stanley Harvill of
Bolivia \vas a medical patient
from Tuesday until Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Milliken of
Supply announce the birth of a
daughter on Wednesday.
W. B. Williams of Shallotte
entered on Tuesday as a medical,
patient.
Miss Isabell Phelps of Ash en
tered as a medical patient on
Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Simmons
of Southport announce the birth
of a daughter on Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hewett of
Bolivia announce the birth of
a daughter on Friday.
Miss Katie R. Smith of Free
land had her tonsils removed and
spent Friday and Saturday as a
patient.
Master Garvin M. Mercer of
Bolivia spent Thursday until Sat
urday as a medical patient.
Miss Ann Swain of Shallotte
had her tonsils removed and
spent Friday as a patient.
Miss Lamar Swain of Shallotte
had her tonsils removed and
spent Friday in the hospital.
Master Harold Babson of Shal
lotte had his tonsils removed and
spent Friday and Saturday as a
I patient.
Mrs. Vennia Leggett of South
port entered on Friday as a medi
cal patient.
Mrs. Gertha Ward of South
port spent Saturday until Monday
as a surgical patient.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy G. Sellers of
Winnabow announce the birth of
a daughter on Saturday.
Daniel Leo Fulford of Supply
entered on Sunday as a surgical
patient.
Mrs. F. M. Burdette of South
port was a surgical patient Mon
day and Tuesday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Burris of Win
nabow entered on Monday as a
surgical patient.
Magnus Williams of Shallotte
entered as a surgical patient on
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. L. P. High of
Ash announce the birth of a son
on Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Neils Jorgensen
of Southport announce the birth
of a daughter on Tuesday.
High Times
(By Cheer Leaders)
News, gossip and fads are al
ways plentiful in Southport high
school, especially now since every
one hsls a touch of Spring, fever.
Here at school we are in contact
with the news of baseball games,
socials ,{uid various other activi
ties and we know that you all
would like to hear about them,
too, so here we go with the news
for this week.
We'll give you one guess what
the new fad among Southport
high school students is. It's none
other than yo-yo's. It seems that
the boys have gone yo-yo crazy
during this past week. They may
be seen between classes, at lunch,
in the afternoon and always at
night trying to learn new tricks
with them. As for ourselves, we
can't seem to find out how this
fad got started but believe us it
has and is in full force. Our boys
are doing such a good job with
them that now you can see some
of the girls using their talent with
them too. Someone evidently is
becoming a millionaire. The home
room' teachers have collected so
many yo-yo's that you need not be
surprised to see them walking
down the street in a daze with a
yo-yo in their hand.
Our regular Saturday night
dance consists mostly of the
young people. Looks like our old
er folks have deserted us. Sue
Williamson didn't show up this
week because of a bad case of
Shallotte
THEATRE
SHALLOTTE, N. C.
First show begins each evening
at 7:30 o'clock. First Show Sat
urday at 5:30 o'clock. Late Show
Saturday at 9 o'clock.
Wed., Thurs., April 13-14
"INSIDE STORY"
Fri., - Sat., April 15-16
"RIDE RIDER, RIDE"
Western Picture
Late Show Sat. and Sun.,
April 16-17
"YOU GOT TO
STAY HAPPY"
Joan Fontaine and
James Stewart
Mon., - Tu?s., April 18-19
"THREE MOSQUITEERS"
Lana Turner and
Van Heflin
Wed.. - THurs., Apr. 20-21
"MEXICAN HAYRIDE"
Bud Abbott and
Lou Costello
chicken pox. If you want to see
something' funny, you shou d see
her now. Because the people are
drifting away from the dances,
there isn't going to he another
until April 30. So come on Folks,
lets all go and have a good time.
Seen Around: Several of our
better yo-yoists are Richard Bren
dle, who can do anything,
Ratcliffe, Janice Swan, our girl
who wouldn't miss a dance,
Jackie Marsh, who often finds
the string as long as she is,
Danny Harrelson and Bertram
Burris, who should be able to
yo-yo since they can play those
complicated looking saxophones . .
Sunday our local team went to
Winter Park for a tough game.
This is indeed school news be
cause several of our boys play
on the town team. Billy McDowell,
who has played baseball for the
American Legion team in White
ville, and also played on our
town team last year for awhile, is
really a left-handed whiz. Doug
las Watts, Gene Russ, Tommy
Bowmer, G. W. Fisher, Bobjpy
Spencer, Richard Brendle and
Jimmy Ratcliffe are also import
ant members of our town team . .
We saw Karen and Nancy Swan,
Latitia Hickman, Mary Ann
Louglin, Kay Moore, Elizabeth
Lupton, Stuart Arrington and Eu
lene Stidham enjoying this excit
ing game. We see the band stu
dents bringing their instruments
to school. They had a week's
vacation when Mr. Stevenson was
away last week. Even his band
students were glad to see him
back. It doesn't seem like school,
without our musical director in
the building some place and "Hot
Chocolate", his car, out front . .
We see Patricia Adams, Gloria
Hewett, Catherine and Rebecca
McRackan practicing for the Bap
tist Easter contata . . Now more
than ever we see flocks of young
people going to "Oliver's" for
lunch. It's easily understood when
you try their food . . Billy Dosher
and Charlie Trott still get a
laugh out of the speech, Charlie
made at the wonderful banquet
the Lion's club gave the team
and cheerleaders . . Not that this
is a secret, but we believe that
Boyce Spencer has the longest
fingers any place around here.
If you haven't seen them, please
do . . Sunday afternoon saw
Joan Marie James walking home
from Eulene's . . You'd never be
lieve it but Darrell (Crow) Fisher
and Ed Hanson are really studi
ous boys . v We couldn't, put the
paper out unless we- mentioned
the play the Senior Class gave.
It was awfully good and our sen
iors in the play, Betty Jean
Helms, Leroy Stanley, George
?>tanley, Maxine Dosher, Ula Gar
ner, Jimmy Davis, Barbara Price
and Jimmy Ratcliffe, really play
ed their parts well , . Monday
morning we saw J. B. Helms play
ing with a snake during civics
'class. Also in civics class we see
(everyone with half-closed eyes be
cause of our school's new sche
jdule . . On Friday night we saw
everyone on their way to the
school building to see the Senior
| class play, "Tons of Trouble". For
, those who couldn't make it we'll
I say you missed something big and j
| it turned out great . . We saw |
J Stuart Arrington trying to teach
Bernice Phelps some new steps in
dancing. Impossible, Stu . . We
saw Karen Swan's and Harriett
Corlette's faces turning red when
they were told to be seen in
detention hall after school . . We I
say Bobby Spencer Sunday night'
swoomingr over his favorite song:,
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