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By A l Amt sen CORNU Mrs HARNETT An essay in North Carolina History. By R. It. YV. Connor. Published in 1909. Number of pages-205. \ callable at South port; Public Piirfary. This one was- a real pleasant surprise. It is an old book and the title didn't look too inviting. : At first glance it appeared to be a biography but further scrutiny revealed that it was much more. The man Cornelius Harnett is used as the central figure around which is woven this tale of early North Carolina history. The first two chapters will be of vital in terest to Brunswick County peo ple as they are graphic, accounts of the early settlement of the Cape Fear. The author continues on from this point to lead us through the Stamp Act contro versy, and the years immediately following when this state swung into the movement of the colonies toward independence. Although each part of the state can make a legitimate claim to some his toric greatness, there can be no doubt but that the Cape Fear area is truly a place in which many of the best chapters of North Carolina history have been FAVORITE LAUNDERETTE FULLY COIN OPERATED Located Across From Brunswick County Jail. WASH -- 10-Lbs. .. 25c ™E 5 MINUTES DRY -- 30-Lbs.10c ™E 0 M,NUTES NEW BUSINESS-NEW MACHINES . 12 WASHERS —3 DRYERS DO A WEEK’S LAUNDRY IN 1 HOUR. tn^d tcg ia C3 W W, 50. t*=3 How Important Is Price? Everybody loves a bargain, but some can be very annoying. What good does it do to get a pre scription filled far from your pharmacy for a pos sible saving, if you can't get it refilled at night or on a holiday when you need more? If you are a “smart” buyer you may get a few loss-leaders for less, but pharmacy purchases are not big money items like a television or a stove. Is the few cents you might save worth the trouble? YOUR DOCTOR CAN PHONE US when you need a medicine. Pick up your prescription if shopping nearby, or we will delivei promptly without extra charge. A great many people entrust us with their prescriptions. May we compound yours? CALL RO 2-5265 HALL'S DRUG STORE 421 CASTLE STREET WILMINGTON, N. C. PRESCRIPTION CHEMISTS MMliR (1R t R 5 B 0 R 3 3 ? R 0 R W.3J sa o w w, ; written. Mr. Harnett became weil known as a political leader in this section, serving' most ac tively in those years when the mandate of leadership passed from Albemarle to here. The book is authentically writ ten in a fluid, easily understood style. The language is vivid, even when recounting the most mun dane affairs. There are some ex citing descriptions of the early Cape Fear- and as I read on there came to me a real sense of dis covery, as if I had uncovered these facts myself. In my imagi nation it was easy to visualize Blackbeard and Bonnett, those early buccaneers, terrorizing the entire coast. These along with the Indians which were consider ed the most barbarous of any colony, helped create most hazardous living conditions. There was one point in par ticular at which Mr. Connor held my interest most completely, this being the factual account of the settling of Old Brunswick, the first town of the Cape Fear. It wasn’t long before a second town was laid off further up the river called Newton, later to be known as Wilmington. Brunswickers looked with disdain on this up start up the river. The friction soon became very real as both towns vied for first position. The author tells in detail the way in which Brunswick lost to Wil mington when the Jail-house, Court-house and other municipal offices were taken from the for mer and given to the latter. In spite of this, though, Bishop Cheshire stated that Wilmington was an inconsiderable place until after the Revolution. A most ar resting picture gripped my imagi nations; Now, after about 200 years this old frontier village of Brunswick has been resurrected, and Wilmington would give a great deal to have a legitimate claim on her. However, she stands just out of Wilmington’s reach in another county! To live in Southport is sure to make one truly conscious of past history. It is veritably part of the air we breathe. Reading this book will be a most painless his tory lesson to those who are not fully aware of the significant part this area has played in mak ing North Carolina what it is today. To the many who are fully cognizant of her proud heri tage it will be like looking through a pair of binoculars and seeing events that were far off suddenly meeting you face to face. In clear detail you will see the rugged conditions and the Stacy Wins Rebel 300 By .TWIGS POWERS DARLINGTON, S. C.—Driving i very much unlike the Army tank driver he used to be, Nelson Stacy of Daytona Beach, Pla. came through in the fading mo ments to capture the last of the Rebel 300 convertible stock car races at Darlington Speedway, Saturday. I He picked up first-place money of $7,900. Stacy squeezed by Marvin Panch in the next to the last lap of the 219-lap affair to add the Reb 300 crown to the South i em 500 title he won here last j Labor Day. He drove his Ford at ! the very good speed of 117.864 ! miles per hour in the event; con sidered excellent in the face of j the six slowdowns brought about by minor accidents and break downs on the track. The lead exchanged hands eight j times in the big race, which will i become a hard-top affair in 1963. i Only 20 of the 32 starters finish | ed. Panch, of Daytona Beach, also, copped 2nd place, just as he did in the Southern 500 last year when Stacy slipped by him near the end. He received ?4,890 for runner-up spot. He was also driv ing a Ford. Fred Lorenzen, the “Flying’ Fool” from Elmhurst. 111. and 1961 Reb 300 winner, started out just as he did a year ago, in the lead with the pole position, but he wound up third after being pen alized a lap for passing a car under the caution flag, then blow ; ing his ’ motor up at the finish. Trojans Get 5-2 Win Over Leland RIEGELWOOD — George Mc Rae's 4-hit pitching and Marshall Larkins’ third-inning home run were highlights of Acme-Delco’s 5-2 win over the Leland Tigers here, Friday afternoon. McRae, though he had a shaky 7th-inning when he loaded the bases but kept the Tigs from scoring, fanned 9 and walked four batters. Three of those walks came in that final frame, when he tightened down and held the Brunswick Countians after load ing the sacks. Marshall Larkins’ homer came in a three-run third frame that saw Coach Mickey Nance’s locals score enough runs to win the game; their 12th win in 15 starts, Craig Gore w alked and Larkins integrity and determination of the people. ■Above; 2-Ton Cab-Ciiasis. Below; &*Tea Heetside Pickup. Its reliability isprobablg its greatest single asset When jot build a q&Kty tmcV the inclination is to run around asking users what they think of it. We do quite a bit of this. i * It’s a funny thing. You’d think people would talk mostly about the mechanical features of the vehicle—the good ride, its power, the double-wall construction, cab comfort, or tough tailgate, v These things get comment, of course, but they’re consistently outnumbered by expressions of satisfaction with the dependability of a Chevrolet truck. Its greatest single asset seems to be file fact that it does its job well day after day without a lot of fuss or atten tion—and that's what unpraasps people the most. <•» QuaEty is the fey to reliability. The nest time you have to buy a truck, call your Chevrolet dealer and make your money go .farther. It’s Golden Sales Jubilee time at yarn Chevrolet dealer9s: ■a Elmore Motor Co. Inc. Phone CL 3-6406 BOLIVIA N. C. IMonufocturies No. 110) Lorenzen, the third straight fin isher in a 1962 Ford, won $3,310 third-place money. The other two winners in the top five drove 1962 Pontiaes. They were Johnny Allen, Atlanta, Ca., who won $2,200 for fourth-place; Cotton Owens, Spartanburg, who finished 5th and picked up $1,725. Lorenzen had held the lead for 51 laps, 41 at the start then, later, after his lap-penalty for passing while the caution flag was up, he zoomed back with speeds of approximately 131 mph overall, some 140-plus mph on the straightaways; to again take the lead and hold it for 10 laps. Stacy also was clocked at the speeds listed above while he and Lorenzen were dueling in the lat ter stages of the race. The crowd of 35,000 watched in 80-degree weather. Track tem peratures during the height of the race zoomed to 125 degrees. Stacy won his race the hard way, bouncing off the wall to take Panch and, once he was past, kept going all the way. No injuries were listed in the Sixth Annual Hebei 300, but a favorite, Fireball Roberts went out in the third round when his Pontiac was in a crack-up, while former National Stock Champ Rex White also went out via this route. The same mixup that knocked Roberts out, set Joe Weatherly of Norfolk and Dick Petty of Randleman, N. C. back so much that neither were ever able to get in the running. Other finishers, their addresses, hit his two-run homer to get things rolling in the 3rd. Alan Gregory walked, stole second and scored on McRae's single for the third run of the frame. Leland’s club scored its first run in the 4th as Shortstop M. Medlin singled, moved up on Mc Rae’s throwing error on an at tempted pickoff play, went to third on Dickie Burgess’ infield out and scored on Mintz’s squeeze-bunt. Dickie Burgess, the losing pitcher, who gave A-D but 6 hits, was Leland’s leading batter with 2 for 3. Marshall Larkins’ homer was good for a l-for-3 average to pace Acme-Delco, while Kenny Myers added a triple. Acme-Delco closes its 1962 baseball season at Atkinson, Tues day at 3:30 p. m. Leland 000 101 0—2—4—0 Acme-Delco 003 011 x—5_6—1 Burgess, Lennon (6) and Wat son; McRae and Williams. type cars and money won: Larry Frank, Greenville, S. C., 1962 Ford, $1,300; Dave Pearson, Spartanburg, 1962 Pontiac, $1,025; Bobby Johns, Miami, Fla., 1962 Pontiac, $925; Ned Jarrett, Con over, N. C., 1962 Pontiac, $800; Jim Pardue, North Wilkesboro, N. C., 1962 Pontiac, $750; Buddy Balter, Charlotte, 1962 Chrysler, $700. Darel Dieringer, 1962 Dodge, $650; Cale Yarborough, Tim monsville, 1962 Ford, $600; Buck Baker, Charlotte, 1962 Chrysler, $550; Richard Petty, Randleman, N. C., 1962 Plymouth, $500; Ed Livingston, North Charleston, 1961 Ford, $450; George Green, Johnson City, Tenn., 1961 Chevro let, $400; Joe Weatherly, Norfolk, 1962 Pontiac, $350; Tubby Gon zales, Houston, Tex., 1961 Ford, $300; Thomas Cox, Trinity, N. C., | 1960 Plymouth, $300. All other starters received $200 each. With The Men In Service Ralph L. Hewett, son of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Hewett, Shal lotte, recently was promoted to specialist four in Germany where he is a member of the 9th En gineer Battalion. Specialist Hew- 1 ett, a radio operator in the bat- \ talkm’s Company D in Aschaffen burg, was last stationed at Fort Jackson, S. C. The 25-year-old soldier is a 1954 graduate of Shallotte High School. Army Specialist Five WiTnam A. Jones, 28, son of Mrs. Rosella Parker, Leland, was among the 1.000 soldiers of the 25th Divi sion's 27th Infantry (The Wolf hounds) who recently participated in Exercise Air Cobra in Thailand. Air Cobra, the largest South east Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) exercise ever held, was designed to test the capabilities of SEATO member nations to air lift troops and provide air cover for ground forces. The Wolf hounds, which joined with air and ground forces of Australia, the United Kingdom, Thailand and France in the exercise, demon strated the versatility and readi ness of U. S. Army forces in modern warfare. Specialist Jones is an armor crewman in the in fantry’s Combat Support Com pany which is regularly located at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. He entered the Army in July 1953 and arrived in Hawaii on this j tour of duty in June 1961. Jones I is a 1953 graduate of Brunswick County Training High School, Southport. His wife, Ingrid, is 'with him in Hawaii. KIMBALL'S Fine Furniture—Maytag & Frigidare Appliances Phone PL 4-6998 Shallotte, N. C. HUBERT BELLAMY, Prop. i UP FLY Highway 117 North, Wilmington N. C. A Foil line Of Ouality Building Materials Dial RO 2-3339 For Judge of Recorder’s Court I am a young man, making my first bid for election to public office. I feel that it is the res ponsibility of every good citizen to take an inter est in good government and to contribute his ef forts and energy toward that end if he feels that he possesses ability which can be put to good use in this field. I am keenly interested in good law enforce ment, and I realize that one of the most important steps is to provide courts which will back up in vestigating officers with FAIR and SPEEDY trial of I all cases, with punishment to be handed down in accordance with the evidence. I have no committments, ties or obligations which will in any manner tend to tie my hands when-it comes to the proper administration oT justice. H. MERCER JOHNSON .4 Challenge Day Saturday May 19th PRIMARY ELECTION MAY 26,1962 Persons now registered will be allowed to vote in the May Primary of his or her party as shown by the affiliation on the Registration Boohs. Hoods Creek. Leland . Town Creek. Bolivia. Southport # 1 .... Southport # 2 .... Mosquito Branch Supply. Secession. .Mrs. Alma Medlin . R. H. Constante Mrs. A. P. Henry, Jr. .Royce Rabon .Mrs. Worth Ward Miss Annie St. George . Carl Ward Mrs. Velma Robinson .... Mrs. Lena Robinson Shallotte Frying Pan Grissettown Shingle tree Longwood .. Ash. Waccamaw Exum Mrs. Myra Willis Mrs. Leslie Chadwick . Robert Pigott Mrs. Lacy Bennett Mrs. Eula Browning .R. L. Long .... Mrs. Wrent Mintz Mrs. Mildred Vereen H. FOSTER MINTZ. CHAIRMAN BRUNSWICK COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS
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