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-Brunswick Man j* Has Good Sale ? Shallotte Farmer Reports iHigh Average For Weed Offering Last Week On k Whiteville Market [ S. D. Grissett of the Grisset l town community sold a load of [ 1306 pounds of tobacco at the J Moore's warehouse in Whiteville f Monday of last week. For this he received the neat little sum of $858.26. This was an average price of 66 cents per pound. The grades from the load ran from 58 to 68 cents per pound. Mr. Grissett produced his to bacco with "V. C." tobacco fertili zers and cured the crop with the Henry Vann curers. He says that with these curers he made the low average of 80 gallons of oil per barn of tobacco. High Times By: Lib, Bernice, Janice Here we are again, Folks, ; bringing you the latest gossip from in and around our school. Hope you missed us as we missed writing for you. Thursday was a busy and ex- J citing day for the students of j Southport high school. Although the summer sped by, It's great ! to see our old classmates again j and to be starting another year j of hard labor together. We have j a five new teachers this year, j I Mrs. Melvin, third grade; Mrs. ' j Wells, 7th grade; Mr. Robinson, 9th grade ; Mr. C. N. Sanders, 1 GOOD GULF Use The Best. Always Call For GOOD GULF Gasoline & Motor Oil ENNIS LONG SERVICE STATION U. S. No. 17 Supply, N. C. 10th grade; and Miss Long, 11th grade. This is the first year of teaching for Miss' Long, Mrs. Wells and Mr. Robinson. We sure ly hope they like teaching at Southport high. , Our school year was appropri ately opened by the Rev. L. D. I Hayman, who takes a great in , terest in our young folks. Since [school only lasted until 12:30 that : afternoon most of our teen-ages j enoyed the pools at Fort Caswell. I There we saw Karen and Nancy, Mary Ann Loughlin, Elizabeth Lupton, Douglas Watts, Merle Muncy, William Price, Jimmy Johnson from High Point, "Mic key" Davenport from Sanford, and just loads of others. Friday the same was repeated almost. Then the glorious week-end. Saturday night many of the local girls cen tered around one table. By the way Harriet Corlette now loves the song, "It Only Happens When I Dance With You". Speaking of songs we are sure Janice Swan likes "Row, Row, Row Your Boat", Huh Janice? Karen Swan and Janice Trunnell don't care what the song so long as it's loud radio. Monday night most of our teen agers enjoyed the Labor Day dance. For proof, they came home saturated in "Atom Bomb" per fume . . . The Senior girls must J love red shoes. They look cute, ' girls . . . Danny Harrelson, Coopie | Burris, Darrell Fisher, J. B. Helms and several other boys were hav ing a wonderful time torturing the girls Sunday . . . Ask Bobby "Susie" Spencer why he always wants to go to Wilmington . . . Just a closing word of pity for the Freshman class, maybe you'll survive. They always did before. I See you next week Folks. Books and homework seem to be keeping the young people of Southport busy once more. In the classrooms we see new faces. Ramona Frink is one of these who is a jnuior this year . . . We see Gene Full wood, Boyce Spencer, Tommy Bowmer, Bill Cranmer, and many others doing last min ute studying for a history test . . Bernice Phelps keeping the office for a few minutes . . . Bill Cran mer and Agnew Fulcher jat Mack's having a coke after foot ball practice . . . We see Danny Harrelson will a bottle of perfume which is now popular in the junior homeroom . . . Janice Swan, Nancy Swan, Jackie Marsh and others were seen at Labor Day dance over at Long Beach Mon day night . . . Billy Dosher was seen walking in homeroom Tues day morning half asleep . . . Gene Russ has been his own quiet self during classes . . . Mary Elizabeth Lupton and Karen Swan were seen at the show Monday nite enjoying "Wallflower". PERKINS & NEWMAN Warehouses No. 1 & 2 White ville ? ' . * ' / * ' ' j 1 ' * i - Extend Our Appreciation FOR YOUR SUPPORT DURING OUR FIRST YEAR IN WHITEVILLE We Invite You To Sell The Rest Of This Crop With Us Come In Any Morning Early Before Our Sale -We Will Be Able To Sell Your Tobacco The Same Day X ? 11 ' ? ? ? I I 1.1 ? I I I II ? I ,11 ? II PERKINS & NEWMAN WAREHOUSES ? WHITEVILLE Several Markets To Close Friday Sales Figures Reported From Clarkton And Fair Bluff; Four More Regular Selling Days Left Tobacco markets at Tabor City, Fair Bluff, Chadbourn, and Clark ton, which are expected to close the 1949 season on Friday, have sold a total of 25,979,072 pounds, according to figures furnished The News Reporter today. High averages have been main tained and the various supervis ors expressed themselves as well pleased with the records esta blished. Following are the reports for the four markets: Fair Bluff ? C. B. Town send, sales supervisor, reported that the market approached the end of the season with sales running a million pounds ahead of last year's total. Hie official figure? for the first five weeks were: 6,624,260 pounds for an average of $52.88. He said the market had enjoyed one of its top sea sons. | Clarkton ? Luther Clark, Clark ton Supervisor of sales, said ap- 1 proximate figures for the market were 6,650,000, He said, however, j this was not official. Chadbourn ? Sales Supervisor Hugh Nance reported total sales of 6,004,240 for the Chadbourn market. He said the average was $50.86 for the season. Tabor City ? Through last Fri day, Tabor City had sold 6,700,572 pounds which is one and one fourth million pounds ahead of the same date in 1948. The average for the season is $51.39, Super visor Larry Ashby said. Although full sales are indicated, no block ?ales are expected. A season total of about seven and one-half mil lion pounds is predicted. healer to begin The Rev. Reuben Jones of Kin ston, said to be the latest rival of the Rev. Oral Roberts as a faith healer, will open a series of revival service* at Freeman to morrow (Tuesday) evening. The Jones tent, which will seat 2,000 persons, is being pitched on the grounds near Union Grove Church. The healing campaign is expect ed to run for , o'clock. When You Need Building Materia^ See Us SMITH BUILDERS SUPPLY, iN( Castle Hayne Road Phone jjj Wilmington, N. C. Lumber ? Wallboards ? Roofing Paints ? Etc. MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION J ' . ' YOUR account, large or small, is welcome at the nearest Waccamaw Bank. Many people say, "I don't have much money, and I've got to use it right away to pay debts. So why put it in the bank ?" There are many advantages. First, your money is safe, and when you pay by check you get a ,r* ?> *~j r- | receipt for every payment. Alto, when you deposit in the Waccamaw Bank, you establish a connection with the best source of sound, ft economical credit. So, when you sell your crops, deposit all your money in the Waccamaw Bank, and pay your debts by check. hi 'v * i. Even if your account is small, it will be appreciated, and it will make the best in financial service available to you. OR SMALL WHITE VILLE CHADBOURN FAIRMONT CLARKTON SOUTHPOBT KENANSVILLE TABOR CITY shallotte rose hiix Your Grape Market Opens Monday, September 12th 5c Per Lb. $3.00 Per Bushel See One Of These Agents For Picking Instructions. J. R. SIMMONS ? Ash Agents Listed Below Will Buy Your Grapes Monday Through Friday Of Each Weeh. NO GRAPES WILL BE BOUGHT ON SATURDAY. FLOYD - BARKLEY AGENCY ? WH1TEVILLE, N. C. D. S. GORE & SONS . Longwood . B. F. APPLEWHITE ? Delco BOLIVIA CASH STORE ? 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