ijThe Pirate
! L?g
? j By: The Three Buccaneers
M (Kat, Jan and Peg.)
ijDuring the first of the week it
seemed good to the basketball
girls to wear shorts but by Fri
day they were freezing in wool
slacks.
All the talk this week was
about the issusing of basketball ;
suits. Among the girls getting I
new suits were Amelia Kirby,
Bernice Cumbee, Mary Emma J
Tripp, Faye Hewett, Geraldine |
Browning and Mary Gwen Chad- i
God willing, there
will be no pain of
t sadness to mar the
tender happiness
thar Christmas
ought to bring j
to alJ of you
COLUMBUS TRADING CO., Inc.
SHALLOTTE, N. C.
wick as forwards; and Lois
Pigott, Marie Fulford, Sammie
Boyd, Myrna Clemmons, Evelyn
Parish and Kathleen Clemmons as
guards. The boys getting new
suits were Jack Robinson, Billy
Gray, Elmer Dance, Bobby Stan
ley, Floyd Kirby, Jr., Albert Par
ker, Scott Mc'Keithan, Thomas i
Gray, Roy Hewett and James A. j
Hewett. To keep these suits the I
players will have to do their best. I
If they don't and someone without I
a suit gets to be better than they i
are, the best player will get the I
uniform.
Speaking of basketball there
was a thrilling game at Shal
lotte on Tuesday night. The oppo
nents were the Myrtle Beach
teams. The girls game was really
a killer! At the end of the third
quarter the score was a tie of 21
to 21. When the game ended the
score was 39 to 28 in favor of
the Shallotte girls. When time
for the boys game came, the
Myrtle eBach boys got the jump.
The game ended with a score of
40 to 18 in favor of Myrtle Beach.
Wednesday group pictures were
taken for the annual.
All this week there was a drive
on for the lunch room, we would
like to get money to build a new
one but now we'll settle to have
it enlarged. Practically everyone j
in high schoo lhas guessed the
number of beans in a par or the
date of money to get a box of
candy. This is the way some of
the grammar grade students are
raising money. In high school
there have been cake walks, tur
keys given away to the person
with the lucky number and of all j
things the freshmen boys sold for
tunes.
Friday night the Bolivia teams !
took over both of our teams at
Shallotte. The girls game ended,
with a score of 30 to i! while the j
boys score was 30 to 25 in favor
of Bolivia.
For those interested in the ]
Shallotte teams, there will be a
list of all the games of these
teams, some time soon in this
paper.
Seen Around: Hannah Tripp,
Snooks Kirby, Marion Galloway
JLHC W3rt\
Start
Jl'fc I.
THE NEW YEAR
. ^ : v .. ? i y' a
BY OPENING AN ACCOUNT
With The
Southport Building & Loan
Association
Serving Brunswick County Since 1911
SOUTHPORT, N. C.
? ? Optional Shares
? ? Installment Thrift Shares
? ? Full Paid Stock Certificates
Now Being Issued In Limited Amounts
? ? Current Rate Of Dividend
Three Per Cent.
??Direct Reduction Loans.
? Member Federal Home Loan Bank System ?
Farm Bureau Slates
Brannon Plan Fight
*
National Organization Re
solves To Oppose Subsidy
Proposal Advocated By
Secretary Of Agriculture
FAIR TRIAL FOR 1949
FARM ACT IS SOUGHT
Flexible Price Supports Is
Seen As Preferable To
"Handout" From The
Federal Government
I
CHICAGO, Dec. 19? (AP)? The
powerful American Farm Bur
eau last week resolved to fight
the Brannan farm plan backed by
President Truman.
Instead of Brannan's plan for
big direct subsidies, the bureau
voted in favor of flexible price
supports along lines of the com
promise farm bill enacted this
year by Congress.
The 5,000 farm leaders from
48 states declared Brannan's plan
would cost a staggering sum and
make farmers dependent on fed
eral handouts.
The convention urged farmers
to cooperate with programs of
the 1949 farm law and said it
will seek "any necessary revis
ions" after it has been given
"a fair trial."
Thursday's formal action clim
axed serveral days of convention
speeches blasting the Brannan I
plan. The plan's author, Secre
tary of Agriculture Brannan, was
cold shoulder when he indirect
ly asked for a chance to plead
his case.
The convention adopted a re
solution saying Brannan's plan
woud have the government "pay
part of the grocery bill of every
citizen."
TheBrannan plan would let
perishable farm product prices
find their natural level. If such
prices failed to give farmers a
pre-determined fair return, the
government would pay the dif
ference in subsidies.
The 1?49 farm law provides
for flexible price supports on
basic commodites, ranging from
75 to 90 per cent of parity in
stead of 72 to 90 per cent as
provided in the 1948 law. It fol
lows farm bureau recommenda
tions.
The parity concept measures
a fair exchange relationship be
tween the price of commodities
the farmer sells, and the price
of things he buys.
an 4 Myrna Clemmons enjoying
basketball practice very much
j Saturday morning . . Glenda
Summerset and Mary Emma
Mintz having to divide the cake
' with Billy Gray and Elmer Dance
since it was a tie. Two eighth
| graders won the other cake . .? ?
j Thestudents who were lucky
( enough to get one of the new
r rooms in the auditorium having
classes since the weather changed.
I There isn't any heat in the rooms
... The boys with bells on their
I hats. This fad doesn't altogether
belong to the boys because the ,
girls started it . . . Floyd Kirby, !
Jr., and Huey Kewett putting
up new lights. Now windows have
| also been put in the gym . . . and
' everybody dreaming of the Christ
mas holidays.
Since this is the last Pirate Log
J to be printed before theholidays
, we would like to wish you a
very Merry Christmas.
THREE STATES ON SQUAD
Only three states are represen
ted on the 1949-50 University of
Arizona 21-man basketball squad
? Arizona, California and North
Dakota
I
'MENTOR 25 YEARS
Fred Enke, University of
Arizon basketball coach, is in his
I 25th year as mentor of the Wild
cat cagers.
% Ov?r 5 million Maytagi sold?
far mora than any other washer*
I la a
$124.95 to $179.95
Kings Electrical
Sales Co.
Shallotte, N. G.
FISHING GOOD
Amos Stanley and other good
Shallotte fishermen were report
ng Saturday that they were
naking unusually nice catches of
nullets and other fish. Folks
i round Shallotte no wfind no
ack of fish for the table.
PROGRAM AT SHARON
A program wil be given by
:lie Sunday School of Sharon
Methodist church in Lockwoods
folly township Friday night of
;his week. The public is cordially
nvited to attend. Fruit will be
pven to the children and the
:ommunity will have a tree with
Santa to give the presents away.
Some very interesting plays are
m the program. This event is
seing sponsored by Mrs. J. M.
Hoach, Mrs. Marshall Roach and
VIrs. B. G. Ludlum.
LATIN LIVES IN CAPITAL
WASHINGTON? (AP) ? The
way it's taught here, Latin is
Shallotte
THEATRE
SHALLOTTE, N. C.
First show begins each evening
at 7:30 o'clock. First Show Satur
iay at 6:00. Late Show Saturday
at 9:15^Sunday Show at 8:00.
Wed., - Thurs., Dec. 21-22
"FATHER WAS
A FULLBACK"
Fred MacMurray
Fri., - Sat., Dec. 23-24
"STREETS OF LORADO"
William Holden and
William Bendix
LATE SHOW? Saturday
and Sunday, Dec. 24-25
SPECIAL
CHRISTMAS FEATURE
!
Mon., Tues., Dec. 26 - 27
"SLATTERY'S
HURRICANE"
Veronica Lake, Linda Dann
ell and Richard Widmark
J -
Wed., Thor?v.D^c. 28-290i,
//."SORROWFUL JONES"
Bob Hope - Lucille Ball
far from a "dead" language.
About 11 per cent of District of
Columbia high school students
signed up for Latin and 15 per
cent of junior high school stu
dents. Miss Emilie M. White,
head of the district schools
foreign language department, has
carried out a policy of making
Latin "live" by introducing stu
dents to words and phrases in
modern usage, like "habeas cor
pus" and "ex post facto."
GREAT DEFENSE
Oklahoma's football team threw
its combined opponents for 44.2
net yards lost rushing per game
during 1949.
HARVARD WON IN 1920
Harvard played In the Rose
Bowl game of 1920, defeating
Oregon 7-6.
25-GAME SCHK^
DePaul Univen
game schedule
season.
rsity
this
f*n,
BLUEBERRY LAND FORlij
900 acre, of the be.t blueberry land in
? on U S- No. 17 ? 45-miles South of WiJ
EElS* wm - <1
for $20.00 per acre.
CORNELIUS THOMAS
p. O. BOX >027 WILMINGTON, \|
Holly wreaths are hanging high in every window.
Evergreen trees are gaily trimmed and sprigs of mistle
toe are placed where they will bring the most cheer for
everyone. This is the Christmas Season and the hearts
of mankind are light and filled with elation.
On this gay, spirited Christmas our best wishes go to
all our friends for the most joyous Christmas ever. And
coupled with these wishes is a " thank you ' for your ap
preciated patronage.
A Merry, Merry Christmas to one and all.
: Shallotte Furniture Co,
Hoyle Henson, Mgr. Shallotte, N. G
Qtylay. ihe spirit of
(^Lrtsltnas fill tjour
house from this liohJay.
season 1o flic next one.
WHITE VILLE
CLARI^TON
SOUTHPORT
CHADBOURN
FAIRMONT
KENANSVILLE
TABOR CITY
SHALLOTTE
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