4-H CLUB WEEK OPENS IN RALEIGH 1,500 Girl*, Boy* Expect ed To Converge On State Capital Annual Aflair RALEIGH, Aug. 17—[IP) -More than 1,500 boys and girls are ex pected to flock to Raleigh tomor row for opening of the 15th annual 4-H club week at N. C. State Col lege. Governor Cherry will address the delegates at their Thursday morning session, and officers will be elected Wednesday morning. Competition will highlight the Wednesday afternoon activities with state winners in dairy produc tion demonstrations, dairy food demonstrations, 4-H livestock judg ing, clothing demonstration, and a dress review will be determined. A health festival will be held Thursday night at which the state king and queen of health will be crowned. The Thursday program also calls for tours of Raleigh, the State campus and the agricultural experiment station. Friday night, the delegates will gather in Riddick stadium to hear Secretary of War Kenneth Royall apeak on ‘‘The Food Situation in Germany.” Following his address, the traditional candlelighting cere mony will be held and the newly elected officers will be installed. INQUEST SCHEDULED N DEATH OF TWO COLUMBUS RESIDENTS WHITEVILLE, Aug. 17. — Pre liminary investigation of the two deaths involving the same train failed to reveal any evidence oi foul play, Sheriff H. D. Stanley said this morning. The usual check by officers sub stantiated the belief that Edmund Anders, Holton Negro, and Henry W. Pope, Hallsboro white man, fell asleep on or adjacent to the railroad tracks and that no foul play was involved. County Coroner Hugh Nance will conduct an inquest at the court house here Friday evening at 8 o’clock. Anders was fatally injured when his head was struck by the pilot step of the freight train between Bolton and Wananish. Two hours later, the body of Pope was found caught under neath the train engine, apparently having been picked up some dis tance from Hallsboro. Pope was lieved to have oeen sleeping be tween the track rails. CTADBOURN MINISTER RETURNS FROM MEET WHITEVILLE, Aug. 17—Rev. J. W. Lineberger, pastor of the Chad bourn Methodist charge, has re turned from Lincoln, Nebraska, where he attended a conference on rural churches. Upon his return, the Rev. Mr. Lineberger said the conference was a decided success and that "results should begin to take con crete form . . . next year.” FAMOUS BOXER DIES NORTH ADAMS, Mass., Aug. 16 —pP)—Glenn Newton Smith, 23, Philadelphia Middleweight boxer, died early today at North Adams hospital of injuries suffered last night in a bout with Sam Baroudi of Akron, O. IT’S USEFUL! 1 SINK FAUCET Ifc \ quality fan V eet —* solid brass body, chrome plat ed. Has quick opening valve . • . hose bib. | Ton'll Find It Here! | ANCHOR HARDWARE COMPART Corner Front and Dock ! Dial 3013 • Retail • Wholesale Paints & Wall Paper CONTRACTORS Exterior & Interior PAINTING DECORATING PAPER HANGING All Work Fully Covered By Insuranee s n a \x PAINT & WALL PAPER Cf 314 N. Front Dial 52" Southeastern Searchlight • • e News Of Interest In All Neighboring Counties Told Briefly . . .- - “ * » » m m m « ■ « ■ NEW PRINCIPAL WACCAMAW — Martin C. Freeman, of Jacksonville, has been elected principal of Waccamaw high school, suc ceeding J. T. Denning who is now serving as county superin tendent of schools. REGISTRATION SOUTHPORT — Saturday September 27, has been set by the Brunswick County Board of Elections as the date for holding the Special School Tax election for the Leland school district. In setting up the necessary machinery of this election ar rangements were made to have the registration books open from August 30 through Sep tember 13. Saturday, Septem ber 20, has been designated as challenge day. Mrs. R. C. Holmes has been named regis trar for this election and will have the books in her posses sion throughout the period. SILVER STAR CLINTON — Johnny Mitchell Farah, boatswain’s mate, sec ond class, United States Naval Reserve, recently was award ed the Silver Star Medal. VACCINATIONS WARSAW — The Duplin County Health Department wishes to remind parents of children beginning school this year to secure from your Health Department or your family physician, certificates of immunization of diptheria and whooping cough and vac cination for smallpox for pres entation to the principal of the school on opening school day. VFW COMMANDER FAIRMONT — Rudolph Rhodes, manager of the Fair mont Trading company, was elected commander of the VFW Post 8062 at s meeting Thursday night, July 31. Mr. Rhodes takes over the position formerly held by Charles D. Webster who resigned because of other pressing duties. TAX NOTICES LUMBERTON — Approxi mately 40,000 1947 tax notices, largest group sent out in the history of Robeson county, were mailed this week to all persons listing taxes for 1947. County Tax Collector L. McK. Parker explained the increase by the many subdivisions of land that has taken place dur ing the past year such as the Godwin Homes and Mansfield Mill projects. He said there had been over 1,500 land trans fers in Lumberton township alone. SCHOOL OPENINGS KENANSVILLE, — B. F. Grady and Outlaw’s Bridge schools will open on August 28th at 8:30 a. m. Bus routes have been chang ed very little since last year. Two additional rooms have been completed to the main building; new chairs and tables added to the lunch room, gas range and a 75 gallon hot wa ter tank are being installed, three new cabinets and suf ficient shelving are being add ed. Mrs. Jessie Outlaw will again manage the lunch room. New equipment has been add ed to the Auditorium, office and Science Laboratory. NAMED PRINCIPAL BEAULAVILLE — W. R. Humphrey, native of Rich land, has been appointed princi pal of the Beulaville School. He will succeed W. R. Teachey who has been principal there for a number of years. Mr. Humphrey is a graduate of State College. Prior to war service, he taught for two years in Beulaville. He saw service in the Army for the duration of the war. OL OPENING CH _ tPIN — Chinquapin School will open on Thursday, August 21st at 9:00 o’clock. Patrons are urged to have all pupils present the first day for propcr placement and classifi cation. RESIGNS ROSEHILL — Fred A. Smith has resigned as head of the Rose Hill School to accept the principalship at Zebulon. Wm. R. Teachey has resign ed as principal of the Wacce maw School in Brunswick Coun ’ VENETIAN BLINDS LL SIZE BLINDS MADE AND BEFIN18HSD STRICKLAND VENETIAN BLIND WORKS hone 6404, Castle Harne Boa<1 1— FOR— CORRECT TIME Call 2-3575 —FOR— Correct Jewelry VISIT - V 10* M. f IOMT STMf T ' Wilmington’s Larrest Credit J Jewelers, H. Berber & Son Furniture and Home Furnishings EXTRA SPECIAL - BEACH CHAIRS_$1.99 707 NORTH FOURTH ST._ OIAI. M28 , 1 lational Glothiers, $nc. SPECIAL for FRIDAY and SATURDAY—NEW FALL TWEED SUITS specially priced at $39.50. , 219 No. Front Street Dial 2-1548 | ty to accept the position as principal at Rose Hill. This arrangement will permit Mr. Teachey to liye on his own farm and still continue in the profession. BOND ELECTION FAIRMONT — A special registration for the town’s bond election is being conducted in Fairmont, George H. Cole, town clerk, announced this week that residents of Fair mont are urged to register with Miss Jessie Mitchell. BAPTIST MEETING LUMBERTON, — The union meeting of the Robeson Baptist association will meet at Single tary’s Cross Roads church on Thursday, August 28. Steward ship and tithing will be the program theme. NAMED EDITOR WARSAW — Eugene S. Knight, formerly of Warsaw, has been named editor of The Patriot Farmer, weekly farm publication from Greensboro. Mr. Knight is widely known throughout North Carolina as an agricultural writer. He was formerly with the editorial department of the State College Extension Serv ice. SPEEDBOAT RACES WHITE LAKE — The White Lake Speedboat Regatta As sociation announced this week that the fifth annual speedboat regatta has been scheduled for Labor Day, September 1, in stead of the usual Sunday after Labor Day. The races were moved for ward in order to allow several internationally famous racers to participate in the regatta. DRIVERS TEST TODAY SOUTHPORT — A clinic or test to determine the quali fications of new school bus drivers, for the schools in Brunswick county, will be held at the Shallotte school building on Monday morning, August 18th, according to J. T. Den ning, superintendent of schools for the county. Many of the last year drivers still have their certificates of eligibility and will drive this year. The clinic is to be held to qualify new drivers, where ever they are needed, also for substitute drivers who can take over at any time when the regullar driver is unable to work. SOAP BOX DERBY CLINTON — The number of entrants in the Clinton Soap Box Derby rose to 24 this week with the addition of four new names to the roster, it has been announced by the Lions club committee in charge of arrangements for the August 25 event. FOX CLUB MEETING CLINTON — The annual meeting of the Rock Fish Fox club will be held at Clear Run, 13 miles pouth of Clin ton on Friday, August 22. A barbecue dinner will be serv ed and a bench dog show will be held in the afternoon. C. C. Vann of Rose Hill is president of the club, and H. C. Turner is secretary. HORSE-SHOE CONTEST CLINTON — The annual nual Sampson County Horse Shoe Pitching Tournament will be held Tuesday Morning, August 19, at 10:30 a. m., at the Clinton high school, it was announced here today by W. E. Williamson, manager of the Sampson FCX Service. The tournament, which is being held as a part of the an nual county meeting and picnic of the Sampson FCX Service, is open to any male resident of the counties which are serviced by the local FCX Service. Brooks Named Chief Of Fair Bluff Police FAIR BLUFF. Aug. 17—E. L. Brooks was named chief of police of Fair Bluff at a recent meeting of the town council and has enter ed upon his duties as head of the department. Mr. Brooks is a former Fair Bluff police *hief and is well known in law enforcement cir cles. The new chief placed emphasis upon observance o# traffic regula tions in his plans for law enforce ment. City Briefs The weekly meeting of the New Hanover board of county commis sioners will be held today. Addi son Hewlett, board chairman, said only routine business was on the agenda. Objections to constructor 5 of a wharf and dredging or approxi mately 8,350 cubic yards of ma terial from a slip along the north side of the wharf, in Middle Sound, on the west side of the Atlantic Intercoastal Waterway, about one half mile northwest of Howe Creek or Barren Inlet Creek, will be re ceived at the office of Col. John B. Hughes, Corps of Engineers, Act ing District Engineer until August 25. Plans showing the proposed work may be seen at this office, it was learned. Ruth Whittemore, child heart specialist, New Haven, Conn., will hold a clinic at Babies’ hospital ^n Wrightsville Sound, August 22, 9 to 11 a. m., on the treatment of blue babies, officials of the hospital an nounced. A watermelon cutting has been scheduled for the next meeting of the Wilmington Methodist meeting Monday night at 7:30 o’clock at the Carolina Beach Methodist church. A business meeting will follow the Devotional. Mr. and Mrs. John I. Lockfaw are spending a week’s vacation with Mr. and Mrs. M. Merrill in Pocomoke City, Md. Dr. Algie I. Newland, history professor at Guilford college at Greensboro, is representing North Carolina at the international con vention of the World Federalist which opened Saturday at Mont reaux, Switzerland'. He is one ot 500 delegates representing manj of the principal countries of the world. The organization is interest ed in maintaining global peace through the United Nations. STANDARD OIL HOLDS “PRICE LINE” POLICY Gasoline prices in Wilmington last night had not increased de spite a hike in some portions ol the state. That was revealed by a check of companies coupled with a state ment by the division manager ol the Standard Oil company. J. Laurens Wright, the division manager at Charlotte, declared that “in the past few weeks a number of oil companies in this area have increased prices despite a policy of his company to “hold the-line" in prices. Wright said that the situation has caused some confusion to the public. His company, he declared, "be lieves strongly that further in creases in the price of crude oil products under present conditions are not in the best interest ol either the oil industry or the pub lic." SALVATON ARMY DRIVE COMMITTEES NAMED IN COLUMBUS WHITEVILLE, Aug. 17. — A central committee to lay plans foi the annual Salvation Army drive ir Columbus county was set up here Friday afternoon. Charles D. Raper, county farm agent, was elected drive chair man following organization of the committee. The date for the drive will be set at a later date. Willard G. Cole, editor of The News Reporter, was named gen eral chairman of the committee which will be officially known as the Columbus County Service Unit of the Salvation Army. C. Bion Sears, cashier of The First National Bank, was elected secretary and treasurer. Other members of the central committee are Josiah A. Maults by, J. Herman Leder, H. B. Bar bee, Joe S. Mann and George Gold. A representative of the Salva tion Army will meet with the local group to plan the drive at an early date. GREENSBORO RACES GREENSBORO, — Stock car racing, which has swept the Caro linas by storm, returns to the Greensboro Fairgrounds next Sun day when Promoter Bill France presents the annual Carolinas Championship—101 laps of speed and spills. WINSTON-SALEM IN FINALS HIGH POINT, Aug. lO-W-Ma jor Cola of Winston Salem advanc ed to the finals of the Women’s softball tournament here today as the Miller Furniture club of Greensboro, defending champions, bowed out. This Funny World "If you weren't so stingy about that one tOODJ weeny Wss wo oould afl get to sleep” I rourk family reunion held Shallotte Homestead Scene Of Annual Gathering Of Clan Sunday (Special To The Star) SOUTHPORT, Aug. 17. — The old Rourk home as Shallotte, prob ably one of the oldest occupied homes in Brunswick county, saw the gathering of descendants of the late Judge Peter Rourk and Mrs Rourk in a family reunion, last Sunday afternoon. The home is now owned and occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Chandler Rourk, a son of the Judge. Present were sons and daughters of Judge and Mrs. Rourk, togeth er with their families. These were Mrs. E. G. Andrews, Portsmouth, Va. Mrs. Bryan Marlowe, Tabor City; Peter Irvin Rourk, Wilming ton and U. L. Rourk , Leland, and Chandler Rourk of Shallotte. Wives, husbands and children of these members of one of the coun ty’s pioneer families were also present. In the early afternoon the gath ering visited various places in and near Shallotte, linked with the Rourk family of old days and in cluding the Cool Run cemetery, where Judge and Mrs. Peter Rourk are buried, along with other an cestors of the Rourk clan. A picnic supper, spread undei the great oaks on the lawn of the aid Rourk home added the finishing touches to the day. Through many generations the Rourk family was prominently identified with the manufacture oi aaval stores at both Shallotte and Supply. In general merchandis ing, farming and water commerce, rhey built and operated turpentine stills at both Shallottee and Sup cly. Branches of the original Rourk families are now widely scatter ed. but most of the descendants of Judge and Mrs. Peter Rourk still Live in or nearby to Brunswick. 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