Former Resident
Dies In Tacoma
Latney Farmer Were Bur
ied Here Friday After
noon With Honors From
Legion Post Members
The remains of Latney Farmer,
36-vear old former resident of
Southport, who died at his home
in Tacoma. Washington, on A?lrl
25, arrived here Friday and
wiH be buried in the old South
port cemetery at 3:30 o'clock fol
lowing services at the Southport
Baptist church, with Rev. H. M.
Baker officiating.
The deceased was a son of
Mrs. M. Cox Of Southport and in
addition to hi? mother is surviv
ed by one futt sister, Mrs. Mar
garet Harris, of Peterburg, Va.,
several half brothers and sisters;
his' widow, Mrs. Zelpha Parmer
of Tacoma and a small son,
Robert Farmer.
The burial was in charge of
the Brunswick County Post
American Legion, the pill bearers
i being designated by his organiza- J
i t ion. Mr. Farmer was a veteran of
the second world war.
The nigtttmgWe singe day or
night, according to the Encyclo
paedia Britanruea.
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May Day Program
Held at Bolivia
Miss Sammie Lane Mercer
Crowned May Queen At
Colorful Ceremony Friday
Afternoon
May Day festivities at Bolivia
high school were held Friday
afternoon on the school campus.
The queen's court was set off
by a picket fence, which was
decorated with ivy and roses. A
rose covered trelis formed a back
ground for the queen's throne.
The queen, Sammie Lane Mer
cer, and her attendants entered
the court by "County Gardens".
The queen was crowned by Prin
cipal Talmade Page. She wore j
white marquisette and carried ai
bouquet of white roses centered
with a purple iris. She had as
her train-bearers little Peggy
Danford and Grant Johnson of the
first grade. Little Carrie Tharp
of the first grade carried the
crown on a white pillow. She wore
a whit? evening flress with bon
net and gloves to match.
Galleen Coleman was the queen's
maid-of-honor. She wore a dress
of light blue with a matching
bonnet and carried a nosegay of
roses and sweet peas.
The queen had as her atten
dants: Verna Willetts, Alberta
Skipper, Harriet te Yount, Doris
Danford, Mavis Hewett, Sylvia
Leonard, Polly Lewis, Mary J. |
Swain, Betty Lewis, Betty Tharp, |
Kay Clark, Patsy Ward, Joanna j
Mintz, Margaret Ann Phelps, |
Carolyn Danford Kopp, Shirley
Lewis and Edna Faye Skipper.
They wore pastel evening dresses
with matching bonnets and car
ried nosegays of roses and sweet
peas.
The following program was
presented before the queen and
her court: May Day Song and
Dance, first grade; Danish Shoe
Makers Dance, second grade;
Swiss Polka, third grade; Minuet,
fourth grade; Spanish Dance,
fifth grade; Dutch Dance, sixth
grade; Virginia Reel, seventh
grade; Scotch Highland Fling,
eight grade; Waltz, high school;
and May Pole Dance, third and
fourth grades.
News From
Dosher Memorial
Hospital
Miss Pearlie McRackan of
Southport spent Monday until the
following Monday as a surgical
patient.
Mrs. Vernice Shell of South
port was a medical patient from
Monday until Tuesday.
^Vlr. and Mrs. A. L. Divon of
Supply announce the birth of a
daughter on Monday.
Miss Stella Lee Spencer of
Southport spent Monday until the
following Monday, as a surgical
patient, i ' f'.
'J Mrs. fimily McKeithan of
Southport was a medical patient
from Monday until Saturday. i
Mr. and Mrs. R; E. Gray rff
Shallotte announce the birth of
a daughter on Tuesday.
Mrs. Eva Radcliffe of Southport
spent Monday until Thursday as
a surgical patient. "5
Mrs. Udell Lawrence of Supply (
! was a surgical patient fi'om Tues-1
day until Wednesday.
Mrs. Vernice Batson of Wil
jmington spent Tuesday until Mon
day as a medical patient,
Mr. and Mrs. Carlie Benton of
Shallotte announce the birth of
a son on Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Julian of
Ash announce the birth of a
daughter on Thursday.
Mrs. Susanne Register of South
port entered on Thursday as a
medical patient.
Quentin Sellers of Supply en
tered as a surgical patient on
Friday.
Dan Carter of Lumberton en
tered on Friday as an accident
victim.
Henry Earl Cox of Lumberton
entered as an accident victim
Friday.
Tommie Smith of Lumberton
entered on Friday as an accident
patient.
Mrs. G. D. Robinson of South
port entered as a surgical patient
on Saturday.
Richard G. Kirkley of U. S. C.
G. entered on Saturday as a
medical patient.
Mrs. Effie Simmons of Winna
bow -entered as a medical patient
on Saturday.
Pete Bayona of Southport en
tered on Sunday as a medical
patient.
Mrs. Fannie Davis of Southport
entered as a medical patient on
Sunday.
Mrs. Evie Price of Southport
entered on Monday as a medical
patient.
Morehead Boats
Fishing Here
Menhad?n Fishermen From
Up The Coast Are Work
ing Off Southport And
Hauling Catches Back
Home For Processing
A number of the Morehead City
and Beaufort menhaden boats are
working off Southport this week,
taking their catches back to their
factory when they load up. When
I only a partial load is taken dur
ing a day they come in and re
main here overnight, finishing the
loading next day.
The larger Southport boats,
Plaxco, Brunswick, Nickerson. and
Gifford are all working and good
catches were reported Monday
and Tuesday. Two other boats,
the John M. Morehead and W. P.
Anderson, will have their over
hauling completed thos Week ahd
will jolA up with the fleet, ac
cording to reports.
With the factory greatly en
larged and new machinery in
stalled during the winter, the
Brunswick Navigation Company is
said to be able to handle about
double its previous production. The
resumption pf fishing operations
after about three months of sus
pension is providing considerable
employment. About 125 men work
on the boats and a smaller num
ber at the factory.
Celebrate Forty
Years Service
Special Honor Accorded To
Mr*. J. J. Loughlin, Sr.,
At Mt. Pisgah Observance
Of W.M.U.
The Woman's Missionary Union
of the Mt. Pisgah Baptist church
presented "Forty Years In His
Service", a program commemora
ting forty years of Woman's Mis
sionary Union work in that
church. The organization in that
church was begun in 1909 with
Mrs. J. J. Loughlin, Sr., of South
port as organizing officer. Seven
of the original twelve members
were present. The program was
under the direction of the presi
dent, Mrs. John N. Lancaster.
Visitors were present from Wil
mmgton, Murrells Inlet, S. C., and
from the following Baptist church
in the county: Southport, Shal
lotte New Life, Jeanies Branch
and Supply.
The Program was as follows:
opening hymn, "Rescue The Per
ishing" congregation; Watchword
of the Woman's Missionary Union,
in unison; solo, "I'd Rather Have
Jesus", Miss Eva Mae Hewett;
prayer. Rev. M." L. Mintz; scrip
ture reading, Mrs. Dewey Sellers;
hymn, "Jesus Shall Reign", con
gregation; Recognition of visitors,
Mrs. John N. Lancaster, Special
remarks by Mrs. J. J. Loughlin,
Sr., "Our Love To You", presen
tation of corsage of white car
nations to Mrs. Loughlin in be
half of the Woman's Missionary
Union by Mrs. Lancaster.
Trio, "We Would See Jesus",
Mrs. R. E. Sellers, Mrs. Snode
Lancaster and Miss Nelva Holden;
recognition of charter members,
Mrs. John N; Lancaster; History
of the Woman's Missionary Unioh
led by Mrs. M. L. Mintz, with all
youth organizations taking part.
"The ftuby", recitatioh by Miss
Emma Holden; hymn, "b' Zion,
Haste" Congregation; benedieation
by the pastor, the Rev. Ira Britt.
Former Citizen
Here On Visit
Fletcher R u a r k Visited
Friends, Relatives And
Familiar Places In South
' port Last Week
Fetcher Ruark, native of South
port and a former vice-president
of Hiram Walker and Sons,
Walkenwide, Ontalro, Canada,
spent one day of the past week in
South port. He was accompanied
by his sister, Mrs. Augusta Pile
of Wrlghtsville Beach, also a
former resident and native Of
Southport.
Mr. Ruark is now retired and
living in Windsor, Ontario, which
is just across the river from
Detrlott, Michigan.
Fifty years ago and before
that time Mr. Ruark was em
ployed in the Register of Deeds
office in Southport. On his visit i
here he called around on Regist-1
er of Deeds Amos J. Walton and
the two re viewer
that Mr. Ruark
longhand 50 years ag^t '
teres t ing to see tho*
as he had left them.
Both Mr. Ruark amj,
were very much plea^j
up with several
Southport whom they
their childhood anil
with seeing several n-J
G. Ruark, J. W Rllar^J
C. St, George and vari?
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NOTICE OP SPECIAL
BOND ELECTION
To Be Held On June 4,1949, On The Issuance Of Two Hundred
lion Dollars State Secondary Road Bonds, And Twenty-Five Million
Dollars State School Plant Construction And Repair Bonds.
The people of Brunswick county will take notice that Governor Scott
has called a special election to be held on June 4th, 1949, on the two proposi
tions of whether the State of North Carolina shall issue two hundred million
dollars in bonds for paving and repairing secondary roads in the state, and
the issuance of twenty-five million dollars to be used by the counties for
school plant construction and repairs. Under instructions from the State
Board of Elections the registration books for this special election will open on
Saturday, May 7th, at 9t00 o'clock, and remain open until sunset on Saturday.
May 21st. The various registrars in the county will be at their polling places
for registering voters on the three Saturdays of May 7th, May 14th and May
21st.
This is not a special registration, therefore aH persons who are now regis
tered on the general election registration books will not have to register a
gain for this special election. If you are not now registered in the general
election registration book in your residence precinct, you will have to regist
er to vote in this special road and school bond election. If you are not certain
you are properly registered now, you had better check with your precinct
registrar on one of the three Saturdays mentioned above."
Chairman Brunswick County Board 01 Elections.