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Attention . . . We still have for sale a number ot good used cars and trucks. VV j a's> have new autcmobiles and new trucks we can deliver to you Today. Please see what we have to offer be fore you buy. We appreciate your business MOONEY MOTOR CO. Pnone 256 There arc about 7,000 differ- l cnt uses lor cotwn with auto- I mobile tires representing th( largest single application. Dunn Has No Juver i!e Delinquency. Reason? Boys' BasebfJJ League By BILL SHARPE Dunn ? Juvenile delinquency doesn't live here any more. Dunn's youngsters are . too ab sorbed in the Joyful pursuits of the Knee Pants Baseball league to hell aj-Ound aimlessly, and they scarcely even have time to rlague their elders. And besides, they are undei*. rigid contract to be little gentlemen. However, when Herbert B. Taylor, local insurance man, or ganized the town's thriving kid baseball league 27 years ago, juvenile delinquency had not been invented. Taylor, a grand father, and former mayor of the town, didn't set out consciously to curb mischief. He started the league simply because this farm markiet town in the cotton belt of North Carolina (population : 5,256i had no recreational facil- ' ities whatever far children, and i also besai se of nostalgia for the game he had to give up b jcausc o; Injury. There are a lot of kid baseball leagues, including the Amertcar Legion sysem (which L.unr folia say was inspired bv the Kiije Pantsers), but probably nor.e of them has dared imitate, Ta: lor's Sj artan Knee Panters I Candidates? ages 8 to 14 ? must j ug i a regui ir -big le.vua" tju- j tract for ea?h season. This is a formidable document which, among other things, obligates the player to be at home not iater than 10 o'clock each night, attend Sunday school regularly, refrain from bullying smaller boys, respect property, etc. And, just in case T"aylor's recollec tions of youthful folly ha ye blind spots in them, there is a clause pledging the plaver ' "be a gentleman and strive to uphold the digxiKy o i uie Pint. League." The oaiy thing more aston ishing than the high optimism ji this contract Is the fact that it generally is fulfilled and en forced. Taylor misses few op portunities to remind the boys tnat if they play in his league they must play fair ball with the community, too. Thsy must memorize the contract, and Taylor is noi reiucunt, while correcting the stance of a bat ier, u) u; k uim to respect Sec 1 nn 3 cf his contiact This piece of paper also must be taken tiouie and c<u?or~eu by tne k?us' parents, who certify they Will help the kids live up to it." It might be supposed that the summertime monitor for 60 live "ly kids would be considered a ureadtul burden by the juvenile population. This is not true. Knee Pantsers seem to regard their president as a combination -i a . eiy inuuigent 'mucin and friend, and a pretty tough cook .o o.jo . it aoean't take new players long to realize that while the town's "little big league" is a lot of fun, their sponsor also finds out a lot of SHARP DA'SY LB. CHEESE 53c "sncy Lcitg Grain R*0E,3E5rs.._.-.59c Libbys Fcncv Grien Nx ?. Can BEmS 27c Comslecl: Ff-> No. 2 Ccn APPLES 19c 3 ta!3 or 6 squall m LK 35c Bu'ics Pint Jar iavotiitaise _ . 43c Sams Pare 16 Oz. Jar ?RAE>E JAM.. 23c ?Siiffs Hot ROLL RI1X 27c Gold Cup . Pound (80FFEE 43c Rose Roval 25 lb. Bag P or SR FLOUR,...:.. 154 Jiih Dar.dy 2 Pounds GRITS 21c Armours Star 3 Pounds LATO ..99c Stokelyj Honev No. 2 Can POD PEAS ... 21c Pietsweet No. 303 Can PEAS 19c Niblets 12 Oz. Can CORN 17c Georgia 7 Ounces Pimientos 19c Libbys Whole No. 2 Can BEETS 16c French's 6 Ounces MUSTARD 9c MAKE THIS STORE HEADQUARTERS FO!t EXTRACT AMD SPICES. OCEAN SPRAY 16 OZ. CAN CRANBERRY SA^?E 21c STOKELY'S NO. 1 CAN FRUIT COCKTAIL 41c GEORGIA MISS GR?EH BEAUTY SWEET fr i 22 OUNCES MfXfcO PICKLES .......... 30c SYLVAN NO. 1 CAN KOD&T? wm V 19c v16 OZ. JAR PURE STRAWBERRY PRESERVES J. j 41c I GENUINE LONG ISLAND P? SUCKLINGS - lb. 39c DRESSED & DRAWN * / POUND | Frying Chickens 55c DRESSED & DRAWN J j POUND Stewing Hen* 49c DRESSED & DRAWN POUND Hen Turksys * 59c PURITAN p POUND | Pork Sausage 53c APRICOT PORK STEAKS Here pork shoulder steaks are bakad in an apricot sauce subtly flavored with spices and lemon juice. To make the sauce: Wash 2 cups dried opricots, cover with boiling ?water and let soak for 1 hour. Add a few grains salt and simmer until tender. Add Vi cup sugar, 2 teaspoons lemon juice, Va teaspoon ground cloves, and cook 10 minutes longer. Flour 3 pork steaks and brown in a little hot fat. Sprinkle with salt. Pour apricot sauce over steaks, cover pan and simmer 35 minutes, or until tender. (Or bake at 350 F.) Add a little more water during cooking. Serve; with apricot sauce (as is, or pressed through a sieve to' make a smooth sauce.) iSHORT SHANK ?j POUND Smoked Picnics 47c z SEAFOOD [ POUND Halibut Steaks 49c FILLETS OF "* v POUND WHITING 29c I FILLETS OF J" T POUND MACKEREL 39c 8 ED SAtLMQH ? [ POUND STEAKS 49c FIVfLETS OF t ~\ ?' T POUND RED PERCH 39c FRUITS - VEGETABLES Colil. Red Emperor 3 Pounds I U.S. No. 1 White 10 Pounds Grapes 29c Potatoes 42c FARM FRESH TURNIP OR 2 POUNDS MUSTARD GREENS 15c York Imperial 5 Pounds APPLES 49c Froth Honduras Pound COCOANUTS ...9c Calif. Snowball 2 Pounds t>l Cauliflower 35c Florida 8 lb. Meth Bog ORANGES 37c Carolina Sweet 5 Pounds POTATOES... 29c Green 2 Bunches ONIONS....... 19c CANADIAN RUTABAGAS 3 lbs. 13c Quaker J A Re*. F kg. DATES 17c v\ol-hcri Pound >OCOA t.X 23c <RE MEL . \rgo 6!??* //W VTARCH/yv. . _L . 7c ")?eor Mevjt 12 0 c. Can VEINERS ..... 51c Georgia Gold No.?2 Con "IELD PEAS . 17c| .ibbyj. ? 7^0*. .Can f yEAI.LOAF.V2Sc Plowbtry . No.. 5 Con SYRUP ...-J.., 51c White (P. or S.R.) 10 lb. Bog LACE FLOUR .. 95c Tortch Green It White No. 2 LIMA BEANS.. 21c Von Compt Red No. 2 Con Kidney Beans . . 14c Rosedole Bortlett No. 2'/i Con PEARS 41c Stokely* Fruit No. 1 Con COCKTAIL .... 41c Diomond Large Box MATCHES 6c Whittemore Shoe Polish 15c Pink No. 1 Tall Can SALMON 47c E. S. LANE, Manager Noted Garden In East N. C. is Now Open Airlie Plantation, with one of the most beautiful azalea and camellia gardens in the South, at last is open to the public. The 150-acre estate near Wi. .nington may be seen each Sat urday, Sunday and Monday Irom 1 p. m until 6 p. m. through June SO, 1948, according to attorneys lor Mrs. John Rus sell Pope, the owner. A small admission fee will be charged. Oncc the property of the Wright family (for whom Wrlghtsville Beach was named) the tract was acquired toward the close of the last century uy the late Pembroke Jones. L sirlng a "little shack where we can slip away and be by oar selves," Jones and his wife bain a modest two-room awc^ung which they named "Airlie", ai . ti the Scotch home of the Jones ancestors. As Increasing numbers of guests discovered the delignts Oi "Airlie," the "shack"- was ex panded to welcome them. The apart:.ieii?s i.j?, include a spacious ball room and a ban quet hall in which as many as iJO g jests have been seated at one table. Among its treasured decora tions is a carved newel post and rail of English oak on the stairway which was once in Sir Walter Raleigh's home. The gates at the entrance to the estate came from France and stood at Vauclause Garden In Newport. Across the road at Pembroke Park, the Lodge, which Jones ouilt to entertain his friends, is considered one of the two most outstanding examples of Euro pean, design in America The plan" was of an Italian villa overlooking the waters of ?Vrlghtsville Sound, and that classical note was followed by ?ts designer, John Russell Pope, architect whose most notable work is the Jefferson Memorial in Washington. He married the: daughter of Pembroke Jone's: wife, ^trs. Henry Walters. All furnishings in the Lodge were once treasures of Tuscan palaces. The walls at the end: apartments are divided into panels by Ionic columns. The central hall shows a high mul tivaulted ceiling. The garden, famous for its unplanned and natural beauty,, features primarily magnolias! camellias, japonicas, and aza leas. A mile-long driveway winds: from the gate to the house lin id with native trees. Rustic: bridges across the large lake md numerous inlets add to the juaintness of the setting. what is going on In Dunn's xjydom. Violation of that con tract means suspension, and this Is a severe penalty when ' play is going strong in mid summer. It is humiliating, too. The window of Mack Wood's barber shop on Main Street is the of ficial bulletin board of the league, and here are posted box scores, league standings, batting; averages, and other intelligence. Also posted without mercy are the suspensions. Inasmuch as che information is read not only by the kids, but also by a good percentage of the adult popula tion, the bulletin board is the equivalent of the town stocks: for contract-breakers. One of the boys was caught, raiding a neighbor's cherry tree and promptly was suspended from play The next day, Taylor received the following note: "E feel that I have had the worst punishment that you could have given me. I hope you will re consider and let me play again. I am sorry about the cherries. I do not even like cherries when they are ripe, and I cannot understand why I wanted to steal green ones. Before you make up your mind to remove me for the rest of the. season I ask that you consider the case of George Washington, who cut. down the whole tree." The league is divided Into four teams, and the boys practice every day, play three times a week. Each team has a volun teer coach, a "graduate" Knee Pantser himself. Players are traded during the season to equalize strength. At the end of the summer there is an all >tar game, and Dunn fills the park for this one. The ?minis terial association sponsors the game (the only one for which admission is chhrged) and pro ceeds go to the community rec reation program, which stems directly from the pioneer Knee Pants League. Part of this mo ney Is used to support the League, but before that Taylor did most of the financing out of his pocket, and the mothers made the uniforms. Taylor's Knee Pantsers have come a long way in 27 years. The Idea caught on, but It took patience, tact and time. World sugar production In the 1946-47 crop year vm estimat ed at 114 million torn.
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