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' Charles Abernathy, Jr., of New Bern, will give an illustrated lecture on the Holy Land in the Free Will Baptist Church at Magnolia Sunday at 8 P. M. He Iff the son of Hon. Chas. Aber nathy; ex-Congressman, and lias made a tour of the Holy Land add is giving great illustrated picture lectures. The public is Invited. •Mrs. H. E. Grubbs and two children. EUen and Joan, of Calypso, spent Tuesday with her sister,' Mrs. J. R. Croom. Rev. E. P. West who has spent two years in Florida and is at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed West near Warsaw visit ed his uncle, Mr. Will West here Wednesday. tm y. w. A. ana u. a. of the Baptist church gave the Heck Memorial Program Thurs day night. We sympathize with Mrs. L. D. Dai! in the loss of her sister, Mrs. John Hill Loftin. Several friends here attended the fun eral in Kenansville Monday a. m. Mrs. Hattie Cox Gaylor and Miss Macy Cox attended the Centennial Celebration of the Kenansville Baptist church on Sunday. They were former members of that church. . Mrs. Parish and her neice, Doris Farabow, of Sumter, S. C. , are guests of her sister, Mrs. F. N. Barden. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Howard attended the birthday dinner of Mr. Tom Wilson, of Turkey, on Sunday. Mrs. J. L. Southall is visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. S. Rogers, of Conway, S. C. Mrs. Marion Parker and little daughter, Doris Anne, of Ahos kie, are visiting Mrs. Horace Groves. * Miss Elizabeth Sanderson left last week for Lumber Bridge and Mullins, S. C. At Lumber Bridge she played at the mar riage of a friend. She is now visiting Mrs. Anne Travis in Mullins. Mrs. A. D. West, her daughter, Mrs. Rosie Groves, Mr. and Mrs. Horace Groves attended the birthday dinner Sunday of Mrs. West’s twin sons, Arleigh and Carleigh Fussell at the home of Carleigh, near Rose Hill. Mrs. Clara Gavin has been with her daughter, Mrs. Jack Bostic in East Magnolia since Friday. Mrs. Bostic is very ill. Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Tucker, Mr. and Mrs. J. E., Mr. and Mrs. M. T., Mr. J. P., Sr., and children and Glenn Tucker attended the funeral Friday morning of Mrs. Verna Grady, of Lanefleld Com munity. The deceased was a grand daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Tucker and a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Jones. The revival at the Free Will Baptist church is being well at tended and the seventeen year old Marson Brown is doing fine preaching. His father, Rev. K. D. Brown, arrived Monday night and both will preach during the meeting which will continue per naps two weeKS. Rev. W. F. Walters will preach in the Methodist Church Sunday morning. Mrs. Claudie Turner and dau ghter, Eunice, of Mt. Olive, spent last week in the community vi siting relatives and friends. * * * Delightful Party Florence Elizabeth Horne, a charming lassie of Goldsboro who is visiting her grandmother, Mrs. Florence Horne, gave a de lightful party to half dozen of her friends Monday afternoon. Those enjoying the party were Ruth Sanderson, Mary Helen Brown, Francell Barden, and her guest, Doris Farabow, Faye and Daffney Pope. The guests played several in teresting games, creating much merriment and prizes were won in contests by Mary Helen Brown, Ruth Sanderson and Daffney Pope. The- guessing contest was very funny. Each was- given a cellophane with very small pieces of candy and they had to guess the number of pieces. “Black Eyed Susan” was another game. They were ushered in the dining room lighted with large candles and served by Mrs. Horne to a chick en salad course, Cakes and Iced Tea. The table was covered with a beautiful Japanese lunch eon set. Florence Elizabeth proved to be a most entertaining hostess and Mrs. Horne was none the less. * * * Pound Party By special request George King, Jr., sponsored a most en joyable pound party at the country home of his grandfath er, Mr. R. D. Wells, which is oc-, «iHrw^grigsfw*ai Mrs. "Bernice Whaley who most heartily welcomed and assisted in entertaining the guests, about thirty in number, from their community and Magnolia. Every minute of the Friday evening was Ailed with fun and whole some pleasure, led by Mrs. Who ley and George King. The house and yard were attractively ar ranged for the occasion and no thing Was lacking to assure a good time for the young people. Nice games and contests and “plenty of good candy” made the evenings program complete. WATHA ITEMS Mrs. Carl Player was on the sick list last week, she is con valescent. Mr. Dick Player, wife and lit tle son, of Wilmington, visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rich ard Player last week. Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Rivenbark and son visited their parents, Mrs. Worth Rivenbark and Mr. and Mrs. W. Y. Thompson, last week. Mrs. William Plevier, Mrs. Le vi McKenzie and Miss Rebecca Rivenbark are among the num ber taking the trip to Washing ton with other Pender County club members. We wish them a very enjoyable trip. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson and children, of Delco, spent the week-end with Mrs. Ireen White. Mr. Cain has the first ripe to matoes in Watha. We have had several very good rains the last few days which has done a world of good. Mrs. Irene White is attending a meeting at Nicklons S. Caro lina this week. Friday the 11th was a red letter day for Wallace and all honor is due Mayor Harrell and his efficient helpers for the very great pleasure it afforded to the large crowds that were present. The Test Farm and Pender lea also come in for their share of the entertainment and they are to be congratulated that they were permitted to entertain the First Lady of the Land. It was remarkable how smoo thly the various programs were carried out without the least bit of disaster or accidents which are so prevalent in such crowds, nothing succeeds like success and in my opinion I think the entire undertaking was a won derful success. I am sure all who saw and heard Mrs. Roose velt’s addresses could not help being impressed with her charm ing personality and cordial de sire to give pleasure and in spire hope for a better and hap pier life; she gave the impres sion that she was one of them and gave evidence of the fact by mingling and taking part in all the happenings of the day. Let us all profit by her ad miral advice and example by al ways lending a helping hand to those less fortunate than our selves, realizing that in helping others we are helping ourselves. HER HONEYMOON RUINED An unusual story of a playboy who married in the early morn ing, then put his bride in a dark ened room and made her read a ghastly murder story. One of many features in the une 27 is sue of the American Weekly, the big magazine distributed reg ularly with the Baytimore Sun day American. Ask your news dealer for your copy. —adv. NOTICE OF SALE By virtue of a judgment, Su perior Court, Duplin County, in case entitled “Albert J. Ward vs. Ever Murphy, No. A-4554, civil Issue Docket”, the under signed Commissioner will sell at the Courthouse door, Kenans ville, N. C., on TUESDAY, JULY 6, 1937, at 12 o’clock, noon, to the highest bidder, for cash, lands situated in Rockfish Town ship, Duplin County, North Car olina, described as follows: A tract of 7.1 acres adjoining the lands of Vathina Boone, D. Stokes Williams, Sidney West and others, excepting a tract of 1.19 acres conveyed to Ever Murphy by Graham Ward and others, Book 207, page 157, Reg istry of Duplin County, and ex cepting a small portion conveyed to Ever Murphy by Jack Mur phy, April 1, 1920. For parti cular and complete description of lands sold and the exceptance reference is made to Judgment in the above mentioned cause in Judgment Docket 23, page 300-301, offi of Clerk of Super ior Court, Duplin County-. This the 31st day of May, 1937. GEO. R. WARD, Commissioner. June 10-17-24 July! —864 r'^roiinarfffmsf5SFSi*TL^" dy William S. Mast, of Cincinnati, Ohio Carolina, in the night, daylight and the beautiful sun, Love me and keep me true till all on earth fir done; For, in your sight I love to live and roam, And in your State so free, always be at home. Carolina, all on your earth I love In the name of the mighty maker from above. In Carolina I find many a friend. In Carolina I find many a friend, * Oh, Carolina, high up in the sky, In your beauty I glory and know the reason why. rr Carolina, the State that I love best, Where all is rosy and I can think and rest; And on your beautiful hills I love to sit and look, j Forever cherish your valleys like a living open book And if there were a million pages to read and turn, For Carolina I will always live and yearn. And in your State of wondrous beauty, I will gladly strive in all my duty; In Carolina the State of my greatest delight. When I think in my living dreams, I can see Carolina, it seems. And with thoughts of Carolina I’ll never part For it’s Carolina, always in my mind and heart. And forever all my love I will always gladly give For Carolina where I can freely do, do and live. With my loved ones and that good old Carolina State, There my love grows so swell and great, In the dear old Carolina State. Forever mine, only my Carolina, Carolina! Editor’s Note: The above poem was sent to Dr. John D. Robin son, Wallace, by William S. Mast, of Cincinnati, Ohio, who granted publication rights. Section Known As Most Northerly Regions Where Alligators live The southeastern part of North Carolina, of which Dup lin county is a part, lies in what is known as the most northerly latitude in which that repulsive beast of the swampland, the alligator, is found in appreci able numbers. Countless tales have been wo ven about the strange and un usual reptiles. Stories of their ferociousness and of their wick ed habits have been circulated freely from time to time, until the average citizen has come to regard them much in the same light as though the beasts were relics from some long-forgotten age. It has been stated many times that alligators will attack human beings, slapping them into the water with the strength in their powerful tails, there to make short work of their victims. But while such stories are wide spread, there are few authentic cases of alligators attacking peo ple unless provoked—at least in this section. on tne otner nana, it is a fact that they have been known to at times attack unwary bath ers or small children, while it is too well known to argue that they show no hesitancy what ever in attacking livestock such as pigs, goats, chickens, and even small calves. Dogs seem to suit the palate of an alligator very well indeed, and many cases of alligators devouring the swimming animals are extant. Hide hunters have made great inroads upon alligators in every section of the South where they exist, and this section is no ex ception, as sometime ago a party of hunters visited the lower Cape Fear section and killed what is reported to be a large number. These hide hunters work in a most interesting manner. Oc casionally they carry rifles along in their boats; but more often their only weapons are snares and axes. Locating places in the deep swamps traversed by sluggish creeks of black water, usually tributaries to rivers, they float noiselessly along at night, the darker the better. As they move stealthily forward the beams from an electric flash light or blazing pine fagot are directed ahead to ‘shine” the eyes of the ’gator. In the black ness of the eyes of the beast glows like two dull red coals, and soon as it is sighted the rifle is brought into action. The snarers, however, disdain the use of firearms. They also use the light, but instead of shooting they dangle a loop of stout wire from a long pole di rectly in front of its nose. The lower part of the wire noose sinks beneath the water and when it has been eased far enough back from the animal’s snout to hold, a quick jerk tightens it. To the other end of the pole is a length of strong rope, and just as soon as the ’gator feels the noose tighten, there begins a rough and tum ble fight. When the beast has been tired out by the struggle to free itself, it is hauled un ceremoniously out of the water and knocked in the head with an axe or other heavy instrument. There -was a time when alli gator skins were much in de mand and prices were rather high. In late years, however, the demand has fallen off. Some are still used to provide leather for shoes and boots, and in the manufacture of shoes, boots, trunks, traveling bags, purses, pocketbooks, bookbindings, and all sorts of novelties. The teeth are also in demand. Most of the alligator hides now being sent to market come from states much further south than the southeastern section of North Carolina, although hunt ers took out from the Wilming ton section about five years ago around 300 skins. Only the stomach or belly portion of the hide is used to any extent, as the top or back parts are too tough and ridged to be of much commercial use. Contrary to general belief, alli gators lay eggs, and a short while ago it was reported to the En terprise that a nest containing a quantity of alligator eggs was found in one of the waterways in the county. After the mating season, the female alligator builds her nest of sticks and leaves, where the eggs are de ported. There may be front 12 to 90 of these. The heat of the sun hatches them, usually in •bout sixty days. The little al ligators are about twelve inches long at birth, and as soon as they are hatched out, head for the nearest water. In the fall of the year, when the days and nights are turning a little cool, and the threat of winter is in the air, the alliga tors gradually disappear, for the most part going into their dens where they spend the cold months sleeping and fasting. On warm days in this section one may occasionally emerge for a short while, but it is not the usual thing. It is much scoffed at, but it is a fairly accurately established fhct that alligators before going into hibernation, fill their stom achs with a quantity of pine' knots, bulrush roots, or similar articles. This is done not, as some people believe, to furnish sustenace during the dormant period, but to prevent the walls of the stomach from collapsing when empty of food for so long a period. The usual diet of alligators is fish, turtles, crabs, crawfish, snakes, birds, small animals, and some of the oddest articles imag inable. For instance, in the stomachs of several large alliga tors killed by hide hunters were found the following objects: peb bles, bulrush roots, bits of dead wood, cinders (left by a dredg ing machine and, several shot gun shells, clam shells and hum LAND SALE Under and by virtue of the authority and power in me vest ed by a Judgment of the Super ior Court of Duplin County in an action entitled “Janie Savage Rivenbark vs. J. F. Bradshaw and wife, Mary E. Bradshaw,” the undersigned Commissioner, will, on the 5TH DAY OF JULY, 1937, at the Courthouse Door in Kenansville, at 12 o’clock, noon, sell to the highest bidder, at Public Auction, for cash, the following described real estate: A tract of land in Island Creek Township: BEGINNING at a stake by the Teachey Road where it crosses Streets Branch and runs thence with said Road South 85 West 15 2-3 poles to a stake; thence as J. M. Wells’ line North 6 1-2 West 53 poles to a stake in the J. A. Souther land line, now Wells’ line; thence as his line North 85 East 15 2-3 poles to a black gum- oi» the run of Streets Branch; thence down said Branch to the Beginning, containing 5 3-4 ac res, more or less. This the 2nd day of June, 1937. JNO. J. BEST, Commissioner. June 10-17-24-July 1 —865 bers of bones of small animals which were id all probability o’possum and raccoon bones. The beast Is not frequently found to .any extent in county, imi there ia occasional one. % The JoseyGuano Co. Wilmington, North Carolina Featuring the First Cargo of Nova Scotia Land Plaster To come to the Port of Wilmington. The Continued Support of the Agents and Farm ers of this Section will Be Appreciated. I HAVE PAINS IN MV MUSCLES AN© PAINS IN MV HEAD INSTEAD OP OUT SHOPPING - | SHOULD BE INj BED ANTI-BUN PIUS BEYOND QUESTlOlt RELIEVE - BUT PONT CAUSE INDIGESTION Did you ever take a medicine to stop head ache and have the headache stop and a stom ach ache start? Well wager you didn’t take an Anti-Pain Pill. Anti-Pain Pills do not upset the stom ach. They take effect quickly too—and they taste like wintergreen wafers. You can’t do good work—you can’t have • good time when you are suffering from Neuralgia Headache Muscular or Periodic paint don’t you try the Anti-Pain PU1 way to We believe you will be delighted with the results. Thousands of others are. It will not cost much. Anti-Pain Pills sell for one cent each. Gees in Economy Package) and one pill usually relieves. 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