-^PAV. JANUARY
fle Plainsman"
Are Coming To
I ^ j^autitui romance of "Wild j
I rgj&tk and "CalamityJane"!
: ftontier characters who wrote J
f 'arse in American
, . the motivation of the'
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epic, "Thf Plainsman," a
Urftent as?2 cf American1
rjZgS in the making-, which
' st the Carolina Theatre
1^ . '
IM*WIwding
roles are played
W Cooper and Jean Arthur,
ffnointic couple who scored
g'r Deeds Goes to Town."
|?r "are supported by a score
'. -ur.t actors including Jam!
Ellison as "Buffalo Bill";
' ? Bickford as John Latti-otorious
sun-runner; Por./Bji
as Jack McCall, the man
Hiokok: Paul Harvey
. (j, Ir iiar sachem "Yellow
Victor Varconi as "Paint"
J hn Miljan as Gen^
ost*'-r: Frank McGlynn. Sr..
, graham Lincoln. Helen Bur-<?nt!v
"discovered" in a
cafeteria by DeMille
the important role of
^fl-iiiiam A. Cody, and many
"^ air Lewis' "Dodsworth."
;; .,^lled millions as a novf..;
a 8tape play, now comscreen
in a production
f * v.-ir.s a three day run at
ijvolina theatre Monday with
,r Huston. Ruth Chatterton,
nTiuSas. itan- Astor and DaSt;!
m the leading roles.
3pain plays the title
" (jjn- Dodsworth. the easysAmerican
husband, who re;rave!
and find himself
.-"stead finds out his frivoljitfish
and extravagant wife.
Dodsworth retires, after
K- hard driving work, buils
:p his motor car business
Ijcdulging the whims of his
aytrife Fran, who yearns for
list fling before settling
c o middle age.
Us McDuffie. colored, of
litem, obtained a warrant
ir charging one Acy Frank.
Pi man. with burning a
ex ir. which the latter livii
(Sadbourn.
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Submarine Will B<
Visit Wilmington
Leaves Here Saturday For
Voyage Up The" Cape jwi
Fear And A Three-Day
Visit At Wilmington;]..
Round Of Entertainment i "
Planned ha
W
When the good ship Perch sh
leaves Southport on the 10th, tic
Lieutenant Crawford and his men tii
will be immediately due for an- in(
other round of friendliness and
North Carolina hospitality, this a
time at Wilmington. ] 10
The visit to Wilmington will ] ga
continue until the 19th, and while I
the full program for that place ||^
is not known here at this time, by
it can safely be said that Wil- j
mington will do herself proud i th
in her friendly welcome and en-1 m:
tertainment of the visitors. i F<
Mayor Walter H. Blair, Post-1 to
master Wilbur Dosher and offi- bo
cials of the various civic clubs in 1 dc
Wilmington have advised W. B.
Keziah, Secretary of the South- ar
port Civic Club, that they would at
be at Southport to assist injat
I welcoming the vessel during herjni
| stay here. th
Louis T. Moore, "of the Wil- j on
I mington Chamber of Commerce, be
] advised Mr. Keziah that it would th
(be a great pleasure for him to I ar
j join in with Southport in wel- j at
coming the vessel here. He also, wi
advised that all of the Clubs in te
: Wilmington were planning a lun- j lai
| cheon for the officers of the
] Perch. This luncheon will be held 1 J\
1 at the Cape Pear Hotel in Wilmington
on the 18th. Tickets for
this luncheon were sent Mr. Keziah
along with others to be
delivered to Mayor John Erick- j ce
sen, Captain H. T. St. George,' Cc
R. I. Mintz, J. M. Roach and j fo
Postmaster L. T. Yaskell. ]sa
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! "Well, at least, being a den- j
tist is nnp -irtV, whprp von VinIon
j plenty of pull." Iga
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apona Quint Is
n Good Training
iys Have Been Working
Out For Several Weeks
And Are Ready Now To
Attempt To Add Other
Scraps To Victory String
Since Christmas the 14 men
10 compose the Camp Sapona;
sketball squad have been put-;
lg in two hours every night at
rd work. According to Coach
. C. Marr, they are in better
ape to furnish classy opposi>n
than they have been at any
ne since they first began play%
Although they have played lits
since Christmas, the team has
fine record, winning 8 of the
encounters that they have eniged
in this season. In these
n games they have scored a
tal of 258 points to the 112
at were ruH through the basket
opponents.
It is understood here that when
e two league teams in Wilington
finish their schedule in
:bruary they plan to stage a
urnament and invite the Sapona
ys and the Southport Indepennts
to join in on it.
Learning that the Bladenboro
id Bolivia girls were to mix
the gym in a benefit game
7 o'clock this coming Friday
ght, both the Sapona boys and
e Independents entered a vigoris
protest to the Civic Club at
ing left out of the affair. As
e Civic Club aims to please
id get or give, the spectators
the Bolivia-Bladenboro game
111 see a couple more good
ams in action right after the
dies finish on the floor.
fa kin a Man Gets
Blow From Bottle
Roland Watts, of Nakina, reived
treatment in the Columbus
>unty Hospital Tuesday night
r wounds of the head which he
id were inflicted by a fellow
tizen with a coca cola bottle.
The wounds were not of a seris
nature, and consisted of a
sh about the face.
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BOLIVIA vs. SHALLOTTE poin
Bolivia high school girls defea- Star
ted the Shallotte team Thursday Hole
night, January 8, in a game play- wis
ed in Southport gym, 21-19.
The score at the half was 7-9 T1
in favor of Shallotte. At the end Shai
of the game the score was tied tear
16-16. The tie was played off L<
during a five minute period in lor
which the Bolivia girls defeated winr
the Shallotte team. Trip
High scorer for the winners ers
was Inez Wilson, with 10 points. Bi
High scorer for the losers was poin
| Gladys Mintz with 10 points. >Iat
Bolivia: Lila McKeithan, nine Mel
points; Inez Wilson, 10 points; Tay
Catherine Cannon, 2 points; Jua- and
nita Sowell, Mary Johnson and SI
Margaret Mills. mar
Shallotte: Gladys Mintz, ten Cler
"Uncle Frank"
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For more than a half a I.
lefl
century Frank Gordon, I ^-n
above, taught in the negro djs
schools of Brunswick. He is fic<
typical of the old school. |roa
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ts; M. Burnett, 6 points; V. ,F'
lland, 3 points; K. High; M. [
ien; Lina Gray. Subs. E. Le-1
and H. Bennett.
BOYS GAME
le Bolivia boys defeated the
llotte high school basketball pa
11 Thijrsday night, January 8. i m,
;on Leonard and Charles Tay-1
tied for high score for the "
rers with 13 points each. c
ip led the attack for the los- "e
with 4 points. j
Olivia: Leon Leonard, thirteen ^
ts; James Danford, 8 points;
vin Watkins, 2 points; Boyd
teithan, 4 points; Charles S?
lor, 13 points. Subs. Tharp ^
Lewis.
raliotte; Tripp, 4 points; Hick CB
i, 3 points; Holden, 2 points; ?r
nmons, 2 points; Ruff in.
"Uncle Jim" 5
since the U. S. S. PERCH1
t New London Monday,!
cle Jim, janitor and mailL
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patcher at the post of-ith
i, has been receiving^
il for ship and crew. tr
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[{formation About
Hardwoc
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loors That H?ve Been Ne- <
glected For Several Years ,
Can Be Improved At A ,
Nominal Expense
Reduced incomes during the!'
.st several years have caused ]
any people to neglect the re-, i
lishing of floors in their homes, j1
>day these floors are in sadj
:ed of repair. In some homes:1
irdwood floors are almost delid
of varnish, or wax. With;
e business pickup of the past i
iar, many letters are being re-j
ived at the Forest Products
iboratory, Madison, Wisconsin
iking how these abused floors
in be made to take on their;
le-time appearance. While no!
lecial study of floor finishing,
is been made by the Le. horary,
the following comments
ised on general experience and
iservation are offered.
If hardwood floors are in bad
mdition, the first step in order
get a good refinish job is to
ive them completey resanded, i
eferably by a maii who makes'
specialty of such work. Sandg
floors is such a laborious job
at it should not be attempted
t hand. A good sanding machine
required and some experience
its use is needed for high- j
ass work.
After sanding, the floors can
> finished with floor varnish, j
Dor oils, floor sealer and wax,:
floor sealer without wax. Of1
)oomed Burglar
Denied Appeal
harles Smith Scheduled
To Die On January 22,
For The Burglary Of
Chadbourn Woman's
Home
Charles Smith, convicted negro
lrglar, moved one step closer [
le lethal gas chamber yesterday]
hen the North Carolina Sup-1
ime Court denied him the new
ial which his attorneys sought ]
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Getting
>d Floors In Shaj
:ourse. floor paint can be u
.vhere it is desired, but is
recommended for floors of g
wood in satisfactory condition
receiving a transparent finish
i color darker than the nati
wood is desired, the floors r
be stained before applying one
the transparent finishes or
stain may be mixed with
varnish or floor sealer, provi
one first makes sure from
dealer that the stain is ol
kind that will not prevent
proper drying of the varnifch
sealer.
The present vogue in floor
ishing seems to be decidedly
ward the use of floor sealers
wax. The most desirable finii
with floor sealers are those
which the sealer is worked
the floor with steel wool be:
it dries. With most sealers si
time should elapse between
application of the sealer and
use of steel wool, the length
this period varies according
the nature of the sealer, but
be learned easily by trial.
Cracks in wood floors can r
ly be filled permanently \
crack fillers of any kind,
best procedure probably wl
the cracks are wide is to j
in "dutchmen", that is, thin st
of wood of the same kind
that of the flooring. This is
ually a job for a good carpet
Where the cracks are too nar
to fill in this way, they m:
as well be left alone.
and found that there was no
ror in his case.
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UVItVVIUiVU W V..V *>*o>-g
another condemned man on
22nd of January, now but
weeks off. executive cleme
from Governor Hoey remains
only avenue of escape for
chocolate colored Chadbourn
gro convicted of entering
home of Mrs. Sarah Lyles
June and attempting to drag
bodily into the yard.
Criminal attack was thot
to have been the purpose of
man who entered the Lyles he
in which Mrs. Lyles and her
year-old son live, on the mon
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Increase Made In
>e Flock Production
sed An A vet-age Increase Of
notl Twenty-Seven Eggs Per
ood: Bird Noted In Poultry
for i Demonstration Conducted
. If In State
iral
nay An average Increase of 27 eggs
! of per bird in the annual products10
tion of demonstration poultry
51? flocks in North Carolina has been
ded
hla noted during the past nine years.
' a Some of the poultrymeh keepthe
ing records on these demonsttt,';
or tion flocks have secured mutii
bigger increases, said C. P. Purs'11"
rish, extension poultry specialist
t0" (at State College.
and But the average is held down
,hes somewhat by now producers wdj'o
in have started demonstration work
into Within the last few years, fie
forc [added.
5me I When the work first started,
the | the average was 132 eggs d?r
thc bird. During the 1934-3$ year 4Re
i of average was 152 eggs per bird.
to and the 1935-36 average was 1&9
can ^ eggS pg,. bird.
The poultrymen send reports
are" | on the flocks to the State Colvith
| iege poultry department every
The month, and the specialists make
lere, recommendations whenever they
jlue | believe improvements can bfe
riPs; made in the way the flocks are
88 handled.
us" The greater egg production js
iter. oniy one 0( the ways in which
T0V/ the demonstration flocks haw
been improved by the adoption df
better practices, Parrish pointed
? out.
The Increase in the number df
poultrymen who are keeping
vlth. careful records indicates Ute
the growing Interest in better methtwo1
ods of breeding, feeding, and
>nr>v I management, he also stated.
the | The first year, only five flochthej
owners made complete records.
ne-|ln the 1934-35 years, an average
the ?f 176 owners reported on 33,last
388 birds each month. During the
her past year, 287 owners reported
monthly on a total of 55,2f7
ight; birds. '
the During the year, these 65,2f7
ime, j birds consumed $97,617.73 \Vorth
10-1 of feed and laid eggs valued at
ling | $206,729.
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