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I Ml—Legal _ , t0 Said estate will please make dfbtCdiate payment to the undersigned. the 19th day of August. 1947. T'" JIKS SAMUEL W. SMITH, Adm. Est. of Samuel W. Smith, Deceased. CLASSIFIED DISPLAY " WILMINGTON electrical SUPPLY CO. WHOLESALE ONLY 09 suit St. Wilmington, N. C. & Larger *| r r LOANS *13 On Furniture and Autos! Jrtr AETNA Ld LOAN AND *tf) FINANCE CO. *fjU (Formerly Wilmington Finance Co.) 203 MURCHISON BLDG. 2nd floor - Dia) 7942 Are your car payment* FEEL BOWED - DOWN Don’t let big car-finance pay ments rob life of its pleasures. Refinance the car, through us. Arrange lower, much easier payment-schedules. We make the payment terms to fit your paying-convenience! Call us up (or a talk. M aivd J FINANCE CORP. 23? Princess St. Dial 2-2740 Lei U? REFINISH Your Old FURNITURE We guarantee to make your OLD piano look like NEW. All Work Fully Guaranteed Our ihop is equipped with all modern machinery. Under man agement of Mr. Buckhanna formerly with the Cape Fear Refinishing Co. DIAL 5497 for FREE estimates Paul's Refinishing Shop 523 South Front REALTY TRANSFERS Frank J. Weiss to Carl S. Fen ger, lot B, Redistricted Idlewild. Clayton C. Holmes to W. D. Politte, part of lot 5, block 490, city. Irvin Hardin to Marshall Building corporation, lot 68, Chestnut Heights. J. N. Bryant to Y. L. Farmer, lot 9, block 79, Carolina Beach. Eugene C. Hicks, Jr., to Olive C. Hatoff, left 21, block 1, Wrighstville Beach. MARRIAGE LICENSES Ralph E. June, 28, Hammond, La., and Eugenia Shepard, 24, Wilmington. Elmer H. Williamson, Jr., 21, Greenville, S. C., and Margaret Lee Castien, 18, Wilmington. LEJEUNE WORKER SENTENCED j Linwood B. Murray, a civilian | worker at Camp Lejeune, was : tried and convicted of trespass ing and drunkness on govern ment property yesterday after noon by the U. S. Commissioner J. Douglas Taylor. Murray was sentenced to 60 days at the fed eral reformatory at • St. Peters burg, Florida. CLASSIFIED DISPLAY Jfron?* WE’LL LEND YOU $50 To $1000 Or More On Your AUTO or TRUCK FINANCE, INC. ind A Chestnut Dial 8-8213 - In ^ - 5 MINUTES COFER MOTOR FINANCE CO. 208% Market Dial 2-1960 Dial 2-397? WibmtHjUn, Tt9. Throw Away That Lawn Mower And Water Hose! Plant Centipede Lawn Grass The new grass imported from South China by the Govern ment to provide permanent lawns in the South. Neeas no mowing or artificial water ing. Grows under trees on any kind of soil. Ground prep aration unnecessary. Plant this Fall! For particulars write— R. N. CRAVENS, Agent 208 Lackawanna Blvd. N. CHARLESTON, S. C. Wt Exiermiiaie • Rat*! • Bedbugs! • Roaches! YARBOROUGH 215 Princess Dial 2-8651 SAFE! DEPENDABLE SERVICE! LOCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED! ’lCOto*1000„°o5« ^^ Also Personal LOANS (SLnm&iciol GieJit ^ ■ CORPORATION. ■ 115 PRIXCESS SX. ' PHONE 7251 COMPARE OUR RATES BEFORE YOU BORROW CASH YOU GET $100 $200 $300 $500 $1000 Monthly Payments IS Mot. $ 7.35 14.70 22.05 36.47 72.65 12 Mas. $ 9.04 18.08 27.13 44.85 89.36 you • • • ”l,ct y°yr monthly paymont plan STAR GAZER' ARIES L Mar. 22 I Apr. 20 11*18-28-38 168-72 TAURUS ^ Apr. 21 * May 21 8-10-13-34 37-46-57. .GEMINI } May 22 ^ June 22 3-12-20.-29 49-52 .« CANCER £ June 23 ™ July 23 1 9-27-32-42 54-63-73 LEO L July 24 m Aug. 23 2- 7-26-31 33-43-67 IV'RCO IK Aug. 24 M Sept. 22 1-15-30-56 62-70 -By CLAY R. POLLAN To develop message for Tuesday, read words corresponding to num bers of your Zodiac birth sign. 1 Day 2 Hold 3 Your 4 Protect 5 Your 6 Health 7 Everything 8 Make 9 Finances 10 New Jl.Not 12 Endeavors 13 Contacts 14 You 15 Favors 16 And 17 Can 18 Good 19 People 20 Will 21 Upset 22 Like 23 You 24 Happiness 25 Ability 26 Especially 27 Should 28 Date 29 Be 30 Emotions 21 Strings 32 Be 33 On 34 In 35 The 36 Be 37 Business 38 For 39 Sure 40 You're 41 From 42 Better 43 Right 44 Should 45 Apple 40 Social 47 Bring 48 Your 49 Generally 5U Today 51 Stop 52 Successful 53 And 51 And 55 Recognition 58 Affection 57 Life 58 Seek 59 Think 60 Before Cl Special 62 And 63 Expenses 64 Making 65 Cart 68 Before 67 Purse 68 Outside 69 Results 70 Adventure 71 Commitments 72 Activities 73 Less 74 Favors 75 Toda'y 76 Deciding 77 Excess ' 78 Worry Good Adverse Neutral I (Releattd by The Belt Syndicate, /nc.^T^ LIBRA Sept. 23 yju Oct. 23 4iil 14-17-21-35 £ 45-65-7S f SCORPIO v Oct. 24^ Nik. 22 V 5-25-44-47 , 55-69 ' SAGITTARIUS Nov. 23 Vi Dec. 22 '• 19-22-23-50 / 58-61-74 \ CAPRICORIT Dee. 23 # Jan. 20 51-53-59-60 i 64-71 ' AQUARIUS Jan. 21 ft Ftb. 19 36-39-40-43 , 66-76 ' P'SCSS Feb. 20 Mar. 2b < 4- 6-16-24- . 41-77-78 ' This Funny World JfcNaugb^^idicatMneiJ “Have we pot anyone around here who can fin a prescription?” DAILY CROSSWORD ACROSS 1. Mince 5. Warbled 9. The shrine at Mecca (var.) 10. Mass or fog 12. Employed 13. Norse sea god 4. Cushion 5. Frighten 6. Toward the lee 7. Kind of strong ale 8. Man who shot Pres. Garfield 9. Stylish 22. Division ot a chain 23. Chirping insect 24. Speakers 25. Negative vote 26. Black, viscous substance 14. Wrath 15. Before 16. Music note 17. Liken 20. Observe 21. Frozen water 22. -Marshy 11. Most arid 15. Built 18. A shade of red 19. Highest card 20. Dry. as wine 30. Becomes weary 31. Semblance 32. Nostrils 33. Asterisk 35. Flat topped hill YeBterdmy’f Answer 38. Swab 39. Solemn wonder 40. Spring month meadows 23. A state (U. S.) 27. Kingdom, SW Asia 28. Convert into leather 29. Island (Gulf . ofMex.) 30. Close-fitting jackets 34. Close to 35. Insane 36. Cushion 37. Shaped like a dome 39. Beetle 41. Ascended 42. Bet 43. Mineral springs 44. Potato buds DOWN 1. Capital (Egypt.) 2. Seraglio 3. Fetish (var.) CRYPTOQUOTE—A cryptogram quotation RtTttL. IG KC FHBE TGKMGE, EGCNEKUV, FG IGV. FHBE LBENSBT KVZUGNUGC. — HPUM. Yesterday’s Cryptoquote: O MORE BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER OF A BEAUTIFUL MOTHER.—HORACE. I ORPHAN ANNIE-_ ONLY THE BEGINNING I work, you lose your job-'^^J^Tyou^j I ® feel YOU'D BE DISGRACEO—) YOU'RE A 1 BUT ANNIE SAYS MY ^^B WELL, I F1GGERIN' IS COCKEYED- WHV, T HOLD NO WHEN SHE GOT THROUGH TEU-IN' I GRUDGE ME OFF I COULD HAVE CRAWLED ] IT'S OVER LINDER A DOOR—WITH MV HATONM NOW I SEE"* IT WAS BOUND TO BE THAT WAT/ Sv>; GRAt» :> VTV _-/ CHANGE OF SCENERY OH, YEAH-A IT PAYS OKAY BUT I'M A RESTLESS TH' flatlanps/ I'M FEP UP L WHAT/VOJ WTH SCENERY x SAY YOU'RE 1 HAS GREATLY tr NOT QUITTIN K IMPROVED -U AFTER. ALL,SINCE* . JOE? I TWOU&HTlfe, MOPNlN YOU WERE FEP/ UP WITH THE W/hv scenery 0 \xmm AROUNP HEREGggT JANE AKDEN_ - —-——-J JUST TO MAKE SURE —-r^T~ '—/wAS/THE /WEREN'T HERE V WHEN THAT \ I (V-i PICTURE VBEb!iYE / • .^L-V, WAS Nv ME/ j yqP^SNAPPEP/ j jr&S* WzL. IF YOU'RE GOING TO BLACKMAIL PEOPLE THEY HAVE TO BE AND WE'EE NOT sSCAKEP.1 AND JUST TO NAAKE ‘ SURE-THERE GOES " YOUR PICTURE/^^I BOOTS AND HER BUDDIES— A FINE THING 6000 MORUlfMb, MRS. eu&felES *VM BACK! Foe SCHOOL. SOU KNOW! jar. f\MD MRS. budd saro to sas HELLO i GOSH, I'VE MISSEO MR5.KUG6t.tS. Sou ft CIS. ^UP PWkt&l WASH TUBBS— AN OLD RAP FEW MEN HAVE RADDySX EXACTLY, CAROL J BUT PRESTIGE AND RECORD \ UNFORTUNATELY A FEW OF ACHIEVEMENT, UNCLE VERY INFLUENTIAL MEN TITUS... NO WONDER / IN THE ADMINISTRATION | THEY NEED HIM IN / ARE DISTURBED OVER A | WASHINGTONY RUMOR, AND HAVE BLOCKEP |te|y-r \ HIS APPOINTMENTS TO WKm/ _-7/— RUMOR! ITS RIDICULOUS, J.R... BUT UJUAT THEy KNOW you SPENT A SHORT time IN THE LOS LOCO INSANE RUMOP Y ASyLUM LAST yEAR, AND ~hvt OH, MY SOUL AND 80DY.' I WAS Y OF COURSE WE RAILROADED INTO THAT PLACE KNOW THAT, J.R, BY THAT SCOUNDREL, BUCKINGHAM/ BUT THEY 1SH! THEY RELEASEDME IN yAREN'TSOSURE! ( A FEW PAYS ! J—y THEY'RE AFRAID -v i . \ YOU MAY BE \CRACKIN<SrUf” GASOLINE ALLEY— J ' m -.-i— WHO’S WHO? r I HOPE ISABEL, \ SHE’S OKAX BUT NOT | THE GAS PUMP QUEEN, I FOR ME. I KEEP ! ISN’T INTERFERING / MV PISTANCE. ^wnrooui^oRK^y'—^y PON’T TELL ME THAT! THERE’S \ SOME REP ON yOUR SLEEVE I ANP SOME ON YOUR CHEEK! J f THATf THAT ISN’T | \BABEL. THATS ETHYL! I DR. BOBBS— <J tj M '4 KtJ/l AND THAT'S STUWESANT WI66LESW0RTH, MV GRANDFATHER AND FOUNDER OF IVYLEEK COLLEGE. HE HAD TO ENDOW THIS MAUSOLEUM BECAUSE NO OTHER COLLEGE IN THE COUNTRY MOULD ADMIT HIM-HIS PASSION WAS FOOTBALL, AND STRANGELY ENOUGH FOR AN OLD BIRD LIKE ME j I SO IS MINE i Jems* f QUIET AND PEACEFUL, ISN'T IT?THIS IS A NICE L PLACE FOR ME TO JUSTI I BROWSE AND READ ^ AND I SAY I AIN'T GOlN' TO NO Y BUT BE REASONABLE, YOU OWE1 FOOTBALL PRACTICE ! IF YOU KIN GIBRALTAR! - WAIT, IT TO US, t ARRANGE FER ME NOT TO SEE AT LEAST, UNTIL THE , TO IWLEEK, MY EFFIE.YOU KIN ALSO ARRANGE T TO....VOUR FOR THE IWLEEK FOOTBALL COUNTRY! TEAM TO PLAY WITHOUT, ALL IS NOT PEACEFUL IN THE EAST ,DORM/ BHH'I I! I m I | COPH. 1347. KINg_FFATintrS gTyT»CAT. tr*. ft-ORI P BKHTS BESTBVttl I I _1 | fjMTry ’ THE GUMPS— SIMPLE TASK THE 9.0. ON THIS JH£ LEAKY ROOF .• SWORP IS A ANP BAP PLUMBING CHALLENGE TO ARE A BIGGER CHALLENGE TO *IE' THOSE WELL-PIGGERS f YEP/ I'LL SOLVE HAVE BEEN PRILLING V THIS SWORD FOR TWO WEEKS AND. •V~-^MYSTERY IF I PIPN'T STRIKE ENOUGH \ HAVE TO TAKE WATER TO FILL. AN EYE-CUP...\THE HOUSE BAH/ THIS RICKETY HUT• ” \ APART.. PON'T BOTHER... JUST ^ HAVE PATIENCE... IT'LL FALL | APART/ ABBIE AN’ SLATS THE FEELING IS MUTUAL YOU CAN'T DENY YOUR VOICE, 7CNN 1 60 BACK] . MI*S RHODE*. YOUR ADMISSION "STO MY BOAT NOW?J ' NOT JUST BECAUSE UmiOl YOU SAVED NY LIFE, I fiUESS-ALTHOUGH I A DON'T UNDERSTAND ^ VERY GOOD HOW YOU ... DID IT —BUT—BECAUSE- / V OUT OUR W AY By J. B. WILLIAMS OUR BOARDING HOUSE With MAJOR HOOPLB 1/ SIS LEFT THAT \ (NO? WITH TR’ BOOK I BOOK- IN TH’ CHAIR, \ MARKS YOU TWO USE BUT WHY SHRIEK I \ YOU'VE BENT THE l AT ME FER SITTIN’ / V BOOK AND ON IT? YOU CAN'T \ } STRAIGHTENED HURT A BOOK JIS / V THE SPOON.' SITTIN' ON rr/ J =f7W Km i 5A/, MA30R, IF I'M GONNA VL EGAD, BURKE' IW DREAD- M Put a permanent miaye in ^ fully busy testing a fenm n THAT SCHULTE'S BACKBONE,! EMBRYO IDEAS/— \NHY DON'T lAOVJ'S ABOUT TRAINING ?— Q YOU REPAIR TO SOME RURAL. I'M SO SOFT NOVM HE COULD M GROYE MO HERE A FARMER GO OYER ME LIKE A BAKER ^ IS CLEARING LAND AND PULL FORKING A PAN O' DOUGH/ Jk OUT A FEVN TREES BY THE ® ROOTS?—YOU COULD START . Vs1'TW YOUNG SAPLINGS/ _ • cT.R.WiL\J^vM3 WTHERS SET CEAV „ JL , A^ND ViORVC . !UP TO TvAE OLD OFKV&2