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2. The document is used for non-commercial purposes only

3. Credit is given to the Southport Historical Society’s Susie Carson Research Room and to the holder of the original copyright.

Permission to publish may be granted if the following conditions are met:

• 1. The requester is responsible for securing any necessary permission from the creator of copyrighted materials, such as newspaper clippings, excerpts from magazines, books and unpublished manuscripts, photographs, etc..  

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For permission to publish, please write to:

Director, Susie Carson Research Room

Southport Historical Society

P. O. Box 10014

Southport, NC 28461

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