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IDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1937 TAKE MY WORD FOR IT! i Service Is Good At The Blue Moon Cafe That's what they say about our finer brew beer . . Drink it for a nourishing, refreshing pick-up every day. That's what they say, too, about our reasonable priced food. TRY OUR SPECIALS DAILY Plate Lunches 35c Regular Dinner 50c / Beef Stew and Rice 25c Fish and Rice 25c 1 Steak and Rice 25c I BEER AND WINE If HITEVILLE, and drop in and eat some good old home-cooking . . . meet your friends at the Headquarters . . . I BLUE MOON CAFE ! I RUN BY FRED DAVID KH/a^raiHreraiErarajarefarejafgjajafajaBrejaJEJHJajHrErargjareJEJajajaJ "MARK EVE] AND MAKE THE P Southern Marb J. P. Cooper, Pres. WHITFV1I I F. NOI ? ? A A1 A U v A 1 W. I Where The Best Is Gol I Manufacturers I HIGH GRADE MEMOR I MARKERS AND 1 I W. Commerce St. ** 11 IIIIJMMMJ LAKE W AC CAM A CENTER FOR 7 rl Waccamaw V Resort OfNoti Columbus County Resort Was Written Up In Resort Edition of "The Wilmington Messenger" PORTION OF THAT STORY REPEATED Contains Account Of Visit To Lake Made Nearly Two Hundred Years Ago By English Traveler Lake Waccamaw :s well-known .0 residents of this section as a avorite summer resort, and each rear thousands of people flock here to enjoy the cool breezes, lelightful bathing and fishing. Forty years ago the same thing vas true. Lake Waccamaw was >ne of North Carolina's leading esorts, and in its Sunday ediion for August 22, 1897, the Wilnington Messenger printed a fea,ure story about the lake. A porion of that write-up is reprintid below: "The beautiful L,ake Waceanaw is situated about thirty miles rom Wilmington. It has an cxjanse of water shaped oblong ibout five miles in length; three niles in width, and about eigheen miles in circumference. It las an average depth of perhaps ;ix to ten feet. The water is dear crystal. Surrounding the! Efgfg/gJHiafarBfamiHjajHfEfErafa^j RYGRA URCHASE FROM le Works, I J. E. DuBose, W Whiteville PI RTH CAROLINA tten For Your And Dealers IALS, MONUMEN HEAD STONES WHITEVILLE, N. jjEjaraEjajEjajajgjEJBrejEJHMaiHrc THE STATE PORT I IW, RECREATION t. HIS TERRITORY OI ai ^ . i? ai es *91 vi P^3 ^ ra i|f^ p ur * v # M l. 's <4^ se Vas Summer * 140 Years Ago I I Lake are dense forests of cypress 'and juniper. The northern shore 1,1 iof the lake is quite a bluff, for- hi jnierly covered with a growth of at pine trees; here and there now, Jl there are still beautiful parks of or i the pine, and here on this Sl I northern side is situated the lit- us tie village of Waccamaw Lake, a a station on the Wilmington, Col- P1 umbia & Augusta Railroad, a la subdivision of the Atlantic Coast I11 Line. |in "From this station there is a ni beautiful avenue of oak and pine ar trees reaching directly to the in lake, a distance of one-'.ialf of a 'n .. ou mile, : ja "The lake has been a place of re- th sort for many years. It is a fav-! ar orite point of excursions as well W( as fi om Wilmington and the neigh- fa boring country around, and it has sa enjoyed a famous reputation for sJ) lfo onlon/lirl ftchinfr T t Q shni'PS . " ? ? - ? WI have been the scene of many a m picnic. The northern shores of fg the lake, the picnic grounds, have er a beautiful growth of magnifi- j cent trees. The camp fires of w. many a fishing party have light- ' cd its shores and the quietitude of the forest been broken by the si( merry laughter of its members, ?)(. as they interchange anecdotes after a day of delightful fishing. (j(, There are a large variety of fish lf) that are caught in the lake, and ar it has been a favorite fishing fo ???? an as rajHizjHjafafaajajgjBjajzrejHJEJH a s;, 5 wi VE" ! m m ,lc h th S th 3 T1 3 kc m a* 1 H se nc. I W co fi tu 1 lir Lgr. a s 81" ant Is I L 0 CO an to C1 W Hi foi wc or to bo 1 As an Sh bo iSu ifia/aiaEJEJEJHjamrejHiHJHjaJEJHjfifll cii ? MLOT. SOUTHPORT. N. C. -ound for lovers of the rod from | me immemorial. j J "At the lake are the residences H. B. Short and Messrs. Bears P id Kirkland and other pleasant 1 id well-kept country homes. An mosphere of delightful country g r, of kindly greetings from the sidenters; the beauty of the ke, with the surrounding for- I t, have all combined to throw | ound and about Waccamaw , ike a delightful charm to the ! sitor. "It. will be far more interesting ir i our readers to publish here a tl iscription of the lake and sur- j b lunding country, from the pen; tl a young English gentleman, h ho wrote in August, 1734.. It si the re-print of an extremely re pamphlet, and is to found & ider the title of "A New Voy- u fe to Georgia," in the collec- A ins of the Georgia Historical k icicty, Volume 2nd. A part of. b e narrative is quoted, particu-1 b rly bearing upon the section >r ound Waccamaw Lake, as fol-; n ws: | h ' ' I mentioned to Mr. :r ore the great desire I had to !I! e Waccamaw Lake, as I had j f' sard so much talk of it, and | id been myself a great way up j's ie river, that I was sure by al ie course of the country, I cl iuld not be above twenty miles SJ om thence. He told me he ^ id a negro fellow, who he w iought could carry me to it, and w at he would accompany me b< mself, with some others of his M quaintance. On the 18th of D ily, we set out from his house M i horseback, with every one his 31 in, and took the negro with SI i. We rode about four miles on direct course through an open ne barren, when we came to a P rge cane swamp, about half a c< ile through, which we crossed hl about an hour's time, but it is astonishing to see the in- st imerable sight of mosquitoes, _ id the largest that I ever saw my life, for they made noth- R g to fetch blood of us through Ij: ir buckskin gloves, coats and jj ckets. As soon as we got p rough that swamp, we came to G lother open pine barren, where G : saw a great herd of deer, the G rgest and fattest that I ever jj w in those parts: we made a ? ift to kill a brace of them, E lich we made a hearty dinner q i. We rode about two miles q rther, when we came to anoth- G cane swamp, where we shot a G rge she-bear and twin cubs. It G is so large that it was with G eat difficulty we got through [j When we got on the other jj le, it began to rain very hard, q otherwise, as far as I know, , q ; might have shot ten brace of i G er, for they were almost as | G ick as in the parks in England, I G id did not seem to be in the j jj l they seem to look on us as | jj nazed. We made shift as well b we could to reach the lake the n me night, but had little pleas- q e; it continuing to rain very q I'd, we made a large fire of G ;ht wood, and slept as well as D ; could that night. G " 'The next morning we took a ? lticular view of it, and I think b is the plcasantcst place that 1 jj er saw in my life. It is at q jst eighteen miles round, sur- Q unded with exceedingly good G nd, as oak of all sorts, hickory, G id fine cypress swamps. There C an old Indian field to be seen, G licli shows it was formerly in- G bitcd by them, but I believe G it within these fifty years, for G ere is scarce one of the Cape jj >ar Indians, or the Waccamaws, b at I can give any account of. q lere is plenty of deer, wild tur- g iy, geese, and ducks, and fish in Q nindance; we shot sufficient to G rve forty men, though there G is about six of us. We went G most round it, but there is on {j c northeast side a small cyp- jj ss swamp, so deep that we q uld not go through it. We re- q rnnrl luirk n train r?n a ? le, being resolved to find how G r it was on a straight course C r>m the northwest branch of C ipc Fear river, which we found jj d not exceed ten miles. = " 'We returned to Mr. More's jj at same night, having satis- q :d our curiosity " g ,ight Docket In \ Recorder's Court jj . n nly Three Cases Tried Be- ^ fore Judge J. W. Ruark q In Recorder's Court Here D Last Wednesday Three cases were tried before jj dge J. W. Ruark in Recorders jj urt here last Wednesday. Two q them were of minor import- , q ce and the third was appealed G Superior court. G Henry Holden, colored man of G innabow, plead guilty of oper- jj ing a motor vehicle on the pub- jj highway, while under the in- q lence of intoxicating liquor. He q is fined fifty dollars and costs, [v s driving license was revoked G p the period of one year. G Linwood Walker and Lonnie G illiams, young white men of jj ilmington, were found guilty of jj ceny of watermelons on the t operty of Claude Moore. They S re fined $25 apiece and costs, g sixty days in jail, said time g be worked on the road. They G th paid. jj! t^la Smith, white woman of jj ih, was found guilty of assault jj d was given thirty days in jail, jj] e appealed and her case was g und over to the next term of g perior court. S oes Jones belong to the 400 ?" , g es, but he's only one of the i B )hers." j G 1 Additions For Is Elated Wyers Warehouse Race F Secretary Of S ame Sales Force Will By ic Club Has Back At Chadbourn In Writing 1 House This Year To Wei- trants And come Tobacco Farmers Are Comins port For Ev< Tobacco farmers who bring ibacco to the Myers Warehouse, Elated over pr 1 Chadbourn, will be glad to see success of the c rat a large new section has regatta, W. B. K een added since last season and secretary of the lat the house now is capable of the following me olding tobacco for an all-day citizens: lie. "I do not kne The Meyers Warehouse is be- folks to be frie inning its twenty-first season pitable to our visi nder the management of George Southport has a f .. Meyecs. Sr., one of the best an Up and down nown and highly respected to- its characteristic icconists in the Bright Leaf endliness to all vi: elt. Year after year he has been iasl sail is furled 1 business at the same place, | sion of the 1937 r taking new friends and holding that our visiting is old customers. This enlarge- ends will leave lent is the third that has been much pleased wit lade since the warehouse was accorded them, an rst built. be anxious and Assisting Mr. Myers this year come again, the same polite, efficient floor | "And to the id sales force that was in.selves, I want to large last season. Assistant preciation of the ties manager this year will be' of sporting spirit T. P. Jordan: George H. Finch J shown in letters \ ill be auctioneer: J. S. Williams j of their boats in ill be back in charge of the know they are lokkeeping department; L. G. Southport will be tartin, J. H. Land, Jr., and C. here. I know that . Liwh win oe cierus; J. to have them, anc !cLennon will be floor manager speak for every i id will be assisted in this re- Southport Civic CI Kinsibility by P. Lennon. j ter. f "There arc still "Sore shank" of tobacco is re- men who have nc orted to be prevalent in Edge-1 boats, but who a imbe county. The county agent!enter and paftfc as made rotation rccommcnda- j of this paper is ons for the control of this di-1 of such who are ase. j want to urge tha I OPENING SALE, TUB ! -A' | Myers W | CHADBOU j GEORGE A. MYERS, i ^ George A WELCOME For the 21st year we gr a hearty welcome, and in bacco with us again this ses lit; pYmhI nnd von will alwa and HIGHEST PRICES ft START WITH US And Y NEW ADDITION We have built a new a making it one of the largest in the belt. We have our same force are no better men to be foun OUR F W. P. Jordan, Asst. Sales Mgr. Geo. H. Finch, Auctioneer J. S. Williams, Bookkeeper L. G. Martin, Clerk PAGE 3 Over ! Carl Georch Is Vospects Caswell Visitor outhport CivBeen Active Editor Of The State Was setters to En- Guest Of Norman ShepOthers Who ard For Three Days Last f To South- Week Over At Ft. Casent well ospects for the Carl Georch, editor of The oming yachting state, was the guest of Norman eziah, executive Shepard for three days last week Civic Club has over at Ft. Caswell, where Mr. ssage for local Shepard and his family have rented a house for the summer, ed to ask our Mr. FGeorch. whose activities ndly and hos- include that of radio commentators next week tor, devoted a good part of his j treat reputation Sunday evening broadcast talking the coast fot about his trip to Ft. Caswell. He attitude of fri- aiso mentioned Southport and the iitors. When the yachting regatta that will be i at the conclu- held here August 12-13-14. egatta I believe From comments he made while ' sportsmen fri- here and on his radio program Southport very it is clearly evident that Mr. h the reception Georch likes Southport and Casd that they will well, an(i js favorably impressed determined to ; with the future prospects of this . | section. boatmen them-1 ; express my ap- ' many examples! USE HIS DOCK that they have! ..uu tUA I "Vmi fVillrs ran usn mv dock villi lilC C1UUC9 I .....W the regatta. I for the races. I will be glad if :fl fellows that you will and I want to cooper- jfl glad to have j ate In every way I can. I be- I I will be glad lieve my dock is capable of ac- I 1 I think I can commodating more folks thart | member of the any other in town. It is at the I ub iri this mat-1 disposition of the regatta folks." 1 S. I. Burris. I a lot of sports- I it entered their their entries immediately after I re planning to reading this. With a full list of ipate. A copy entries In hand I will, naturally, ffl being sent all! he able to handle a great deal of I known, and I j publicity matter in advance of the t they mall me j event". I JEfHJHJSfSJHIHJH/EIHJEfEfHIHfHjgf JSJHf2J5J3JBJ51Sf5 {5 ifl iSDAY, AUGUST 10, j j arehouse RN, N. C. || Owner and Proprietor | I l. Myers B I eet you and extend to each I vite you to sell your to- g tson. We expect prices to I ys receive our best efforts I )r all tobacco sold with us. | I OU WILL BE PLliASI A) | 1 ddition to our Warehouse, S I and most complete houses jjj fl : we used last season. There | I J. H. Land, Jr., Clerk I C. D. Cook, Clerk J. E. McLcnnon, Floor Manager q) H P. Lennon, Floor Manager [j] jH
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