SOUTHEASTERN SEARCHLIGHT
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News Of Interest In All Neighboring
Counties Told Briefly
INSTALLATION SERVICE
LUMJ3ERTON, April 2 —
Lumfoerton Chapter No. 116
Order of Eestern Star will
hold a public installation of
new officers in the Masonic
hall Thursday April 3 at 8 p.
m. The public is cordially in
vited.
« HEADS POSTMASTERS j1
: • JACKSONVILLE, -April 2 — /
Postmaster Frank Smith of
Jacksonville was elected chair
man of the Third North Car
olina District of the National
Association of Postmasters as
that group held its annual
meeting at Trenton Friday
night. Postmaster Webb of
Morehead City was named
vice chairman and Post
master W. P. Bridges of War
saw was elected secretary.
EASTER PAGEANT
COUNCIL, April 2 — A
•pedal Easter Pageant has
been planned for Sunday
morning at 10:30 o’clock at
the Carvers Creek Methodist
church on highway 87. The
cast for the pageant numbers
65 and the service will feature
an all-Negro choir. A spec
ial dinner will be served on
the church grounds.
EAGLE SCOUT
JACKSONVILLE, April 2 —
Vann Murrell of Jacksonville
Troop 20 was awarded his
Eagle Scout badge at the
Court of Honor held Thurs
day night at Pine Lodge.
Vann’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
T. E. Murrell, Jr., took part
In the ceremony, Mrs. Mur
rell pinning the Eagle badge
•n her son.
OFFICERS INSTALLED
RED SPRINGS, April 2 —
The 1947-48 officers of the Stu
dent Christian Association of
Flora Macdonald College were
installed in an impressive
candle light service in the col
lege auditorium Sunday eve
ning with the retiring presi
dent, Goldie Knowles, presid
ing.
MEETING HELD
NEW BERN, April 2 —
Members of the Church of
Jesus Christ, Latter Day
Saints, held a district meet
ing here during the week-end,
with representatives attend
ing from Goldsboro, Pollocks
ville, Harkers Island and New
Bern.
Harkers Island delegates
presented a picture of the pur
pose of life on earth. Specific
examples of the bettering of
lives were cited by Ealine
Lund and Elder R. K. King,
who are missionaries of the
denomination. President La
trtBfn Wiggins spoke on the
subject, “Restoration of All
Things.”
TOBACCO PLANTS
LUMBERTON, April 2 —
Unusually warm weather dur
ing the latter part of Jan
uary and the first days of Feb
urary brought a thick crop of
tobacco plants out of the
ground and, for a while,
growers were afraid they
would be oversize before
transplanting time. But cold,
wintry weather followed for
the balance of Bebruary and,
with the exception of a few
mild days, continued thorugh
out March. This not only put
a stop to the growth of the
young plants, but killed a
large portion of those on the
beds, R. C. Rankin of the
Lumberton Tobacco Board of
Trade has reported.
BOND ELECTION
Lumiberton, April 2 —
A bond election on two issues
of $350,000 each for water
works and streets improve
ments in Lumbrton has been
authorized by the city coun
cil, to be held at the time of
the general political election
on may 6.
Balloting separateljr on the
two proposals, voters would
express approval or disap
proval of the issuance of $350,
000 in city bonds to finance a
new waterworks plant, to be
built when construction costs
permit, and $350,000 for rav
ing Lumberton streets listed
in 20 or more petitions already
filed.
W. O. W. MEET
LUMBERTON, April 2 —
Pine Camp No. 144, Word—
of the World, will meet Fri
day at 7:30 p. m. in the Long
Branch community hut. A good
attendance is desired.
The first five minutes of a fire
are more important than the next
five hours.
WANTED
We want 500 Singer Sewing Machines
at once, any condition. We will pay top
prices for them. Just
can a 311
or write Box 107M care this paper, and
our representative will call and make
you an offer.
Acme Sewing Machine Co. Inc.
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OBITUARIES
MARIAN DALE LANIER
Funeral services for Marian
Dale Lanier, 2-year-old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Lanier. 708
N. Fifth street, who died at James
Walker Memorial hospital Tuesday
night, will be held today at 1
o’clock from the chapel of Harrell
Coble Funeral home, the Rev. E.
W. Pate officiating.
Interment will be in the Mac
Millian cemetery, Elizabethtown.
Surviving are the parents, the
grandmother, Mrs. Oliver Lanier,
Elizabethtown, and a grandfather,
Cecil Meares, Wilmington; three
brothers, Ellis, Jr., Ertle and Ber
nie, and one sister, Maggie Day
Ellis.
DAN W. GARRETT
Funeral services for Dan W.
Garrett, 54, 916 S. Second street
will be held from the Sixth street
Advent Christian church this
afternoon at 3 p. m. with the Rev.
George W. Saunders officiating.
He died Tuesday afternoon
while enroute to James Walker
Memorial hospital.
Interment will be in Bellvue
cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Rose Garrett, one daughter, Ruth;
three sons, Bennie, Joe and Wil
liam; one brother John, and one
sister, Mrs. J. L. Millis.
The body will lie in state one
hour preceding the funeral.
Honorary bearers will be R. E.
Owens, R. S. Thorpe, Mike Jacobs,
Jr., Newton E. Stokley, Manuel
Foster, Otto Hewlett, Herbert
Chinnis, Noah Jones, Edward Rich,
Randolph Grant, Mike Jacobs, Sr.,
and Johnny King.
Active bearers will be V. K.
Foy, L. C. Williams, B. T. Gra
ham, George Ivey Vrandall, and
L. C. Windham.
M. S. SHOEMAKER
Word was received here yester
day of the death of Merritt S.
Shoemaker, age 71, at his home
in Cortland, N. Y. on- Sunday,
March 30.
He is survived by his wife, three
daughters, one son, one brother
and one sister.
The daughters are Mrs. Steve
Havlin of Erin, N. Y.; Mrs. Jack
Connor of Binghampton, N. Y.;
and Miss Jesse Mae Shoemaker
of Cortland, N. Y. The son is Hart
ley Shoemaker of Erin, N. Y. The
brother is O. H. Shoemaker of
Wilmington and his sister, Mrs.
L. G. Wedge.
MRS. BERLIN WARD
TABOR CITY, April 3 — Mrs.
Berlin Ward of Route One, Tabor
City, died at her home this after
noon. The body is at the Jessup
Inman funeral home awaiting fu
neral arrangements which will be
announced later.
WILLIAM B. MARTIN
FAISON, April 2 — William Bry
ant Martin, 63, died last night at
his home in Faison after a short
illness. Funeral services will be
conducted Thursday afternoon at
3 o’clock from the residence with
the Rev. Murphy Smith, pastor of
the Faison Presbyterian church
in charge- Burial will be in the
Faison cemetery.
Surviving atre four daughters;
Mrs. A. V. Crouch of Faison, Mrs.
F. D. Casteen, Miami, Mrs. Henry
Davis of Jacksonville, Fla and
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Your
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Where They Are
INSURED
Liberal Dividends
Uooperative
Building & Loan Ass’n
124 Princess Street
Frederick Willetts,
Pro. A General Hit.
Rachel Martin of Faison. Three
sons; W. R. Martin of Wilmington,
Frank T. Martin and Eugene C.
Martin both of Faison. Sisters;
Mrs. Eliza Alexander of California,
Mrs. C. H. Allen of Florida, Mrs
W. H. Randolph of Florida, Mrs.
J. D. Cameron of Calypso, Mrs.
J. J. Crawford and J. L. Ward
iow of Panama and five grand
children.
RICHARD ALLEN KING
MOUNT OLIVE, April 2—Funeral
services for Richard Allen King,
68, were held today at the First
Methodist church here. Interment
followed in the Maplewood ceme
tery.
Active pallbearers were the
stewards of the First Methodist
church. Mr. King was a former
superintendent of the Sunday
school and a member of the board
of stewards of the church for a
number of years.
He was the son of the late Julius
S- King and Ella Wilson King of
Sampson county. He had been a
resident of Mount Olive for the
past 35 years where he was engag
ed in the mercantile business. He
was active in city and county af
fairs having served on the school
board for several years.
Survivors include one sister;
Mrs. R. H. Williams of Wilming
ton and several neices and neph
ews.
MRS. DOLORES STEVENS HOLT
BURLINGTON, April 2.—Funeral
rites were held here this
afternoon at 4 o’clock for Mrs.
Dolores Stevens Holt, 74. who
died Monday morning at 1:15.
A native of Charleston, S. C.,
daughter of Bishop Peter Fassoux
Stevens, Mrs. Holt was the wife of
the late Edwin Cameron Holt. She
formerly lived in Wilmington, hav
ing joined the Colonial Dames
there in 1903. She was also a mem
ber of D.A.R., and of the Local
Episcopal church, from which rites
were to be held
Among tlie survivors are one
daughter, Mrs. W. T. Cheatham of
Burlington; a granddaughter, Mrs.
Harry C. James of Wilmington;
and a grandson, William T. Cheat
ham, IV, a student of State col
lege.
QUINN FOWLER
TABOR CITY April 2—Quinn
Fowler, prominent farmer of the
Green Sea section of Horry coun
ty, died at his home Monday night.
Funeral services will be held at
the home Thursday afternoon at
2:30 with the Rev. B. Hucks, of
ficiating. Interment will follow in
the George Fowler cemetery.
Surviving besides his wife are
two daughters; Mrs. Ernest
Stevens of Tabor City and Mrs.
Lessie Fowler of the home; one
son, Ned Fowler of the home;
three sisters, Mrs. Mollie Powell
of Loris and Mrs. Luvenia Norris
of Tabor City and Miss Emile
Fowler of the home; four brothers,
Queen of the home; James and
Noah of Loris and Melvin'of Tabor
City.
MRS. ROSA D. BASS
WHITEVILLE, April 2 — Mrs.
Rosa D. Bass, 69, of near White
ville died at the home of her daugh
ter Wednesday at 12:45 a. m. aft
er several weeks illness. Funeral
services will be held Thursday at
3 p. m. at the residence, Rev. A.
D. Frazier of Elizabethtown offi
ating. Interment will be at Western
Prong cemetery.
Surviving are two sons, Ray
mond and Earl Bass, both of
Whiteville. One daughter, Mrs.
Vollie Thompson of Whiteville;
four brothers, Walter and Charlie
Davis both of McDonald; Harvey
and J. K. Davis, both of Fairmont;
two sisters, Mrs. Penny Davis of
Fairmont; Mrs. Lillie Hayes of
Lumberton; fourteen grandchildren
and nine great grandchildren.
FOREST RICHARDSON
TABOR CITY, April 2 — Fores
Richardson of Route one, Galli
vants Ferry, died in the Con wav
hospital today about 2 o’clock
from injuries received from a
collision on the Georgetown high
way.
Funeral services will be helc
Hospitality in your hands
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IOTTLED UNDER AUTHORITY OE THE COCA-COLA COBEANY IY
WILMINGTON COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY
from the Rehobeth Baptist church,
Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. In
terment will follow in the Reho
beth cemetery.
Surviving are his wife; the form
er Lonnie Hughes. Five sons; Selas
Gus, Jackwell, King and J. F.
Jr. Four daughters; Nettie. Anme
Blanche and Maxine all of Galli
vants Ferry. Two brothers; Burris
and Henry of Gallivants Ferry.
One sister; Rosie Shelley of Galli
vants Ferry and seventeen grand
children. ,
PIPE LINE SOLD
WASHINGTON, April 2 — (A*)—
The War Assets administration an
nounced the sale of an 180-mile
pipeline from Greensooro, N. C.,
to Richmond, Ya., to the Keystone
Pipe Line company, Philadelphia,
for $492,940.
. The agency said the original Key
stone bid of $477,000 was rejected
and the ‘company accepted a coun
ter-proposal fixing the higher sale
price.
Annual Meeting
SALISBURY, April 2—(iP)— The
13th annual- meeting of the South
eastern sertion of the Ameriran
Physical society will be held at
Catawba c<Jllege here Friday and j
Saturday.
Dr. Karl Z. Morgan, formerly of
Salisbury and now with the Oak
Ridgev Tenn. atomic laboratories,
will speak on “educational pro
grams in artomic energy for the
Southeast.” Other scientists will
present papers on unclear rission
George Guide, Villanova track
ace, who has scored stunning vic
tories, was a hailfback on the foot
ball squad last fall.
REUEF OF PAIN
OF MONTHLY FUNCTIONAL NATURE.HEADACHE
ADJUSTABLE OFFICE CHAIR I
t
Any investment in man power
should have assurance that abil
ity will have its full chance to
render profitable service.
Nature may have a million pat
terns . . . but Good Form fits
them all.
I
J. M. Weeks
Office Equipment — Systems and Supplies
18 Princess Street Dial 9906
Wilmington, N. C.
The King Is Dead
LONG LIVE
THE KING!
We regard the death of King George II
as one of the greatest blows to our mother
country at this time. The world has lost
a great leader, for King George II was a
patriot—and a Christian gentleman.
However, we are confident in the knowledge
that the Great Nation of Greece will go
FORWARD under the leadership of Prince
Paul, who was sworn in as monarch Tues
day night.
We deem it appropriate at this time that
all Greeks express their loyal gratitude a*d
thanks to the fine citizens of these United
Suites, who have “accepted” us as citizens
... and pledge anew our loyalty to this,
our adopted country!
JOHN PAPSON
and Greek Associates
_OPERATORS OF THE —
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U. S. A. RESTAURANT
119 Market St. . Wilmington. N. C.
DIAL 2-3311 FOR NEWSPAPER SERVICE
Southern Bell Offers
Arbitration To Avoid
A Telephone Strike
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' The Southern Bell Telephone Company is
offering to let a panel of citizens represent
ing the public’s interest along with a rep
resentative of the Union and one from the
Telephone Company arbitrate wage rates on
the basis of comparing our wage rates with
the wages paid by others in local communi
ties for similar skills and training. Th^om
pany also continues its offer to the
present liberal contract until /tich arbitra
tion can take place.
This offer is fair to everyone, we believe,
and should avoid a telephone strike.
OUR WAGE POLICY IS TO PAY
JUST AND FAIR WAGES
1 The Southern Bell Telephone Company be
lieves that its employees should be well paid,
and that their wages should compare favor
ably with those paid by other concerns in the
communities we serve for work requiring
similar skill and equivalent training. Since
telephone rates are regulated by Public Ser
vice Commissions this policy is certainly fair
and just to all concerned..
We earnestly desire to go as far as possible
in meeting the wishes df our employees and
the Union. But their demands must be prac
tical and realistic. Already the earnings of
the Company are such that we are appear
ing before the Public Service Commissions
throughout the Southeast asking for in
creases in rates to help meet the costs of
wage increases granted last year. THESE
WAGE INCREASES FOR 1945 AND 1946
AMOUNTED TO APPROXIMATELY 26
MILLION DOLLARS.
UNION DEMANDS TOTAL $69*000,000 A TEAR
WOULD INCREASE THE AVERAGE TELEPHONE BILL
$3*30 PER MONTH
The demands of the Union for wages and
related matters would increase our costs by
about $69,000,000 a year, AND WOULD
MAKE OUR PAYROLL COSTS ALONE 2
MILLION DOLLARS GREATER THAN
ALL THE MONEY THE COMPANY TOOK
IN LAST YEAR. In the terms of the aver
age telephone bill, the increase would amount
to $3.30, a month for everyone of our more
than 1,731,000 telephone subscribers.
Our wage policy is to pay just and fair
wages to employees — wages which compare
favorably with local community levels. We
believe we now are doing that. But we are
offering to arbitrate to avoid a strike with
its inevitable harm to everyone.
THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR A TELEPHONE STRIKE
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Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co., Incorporated