SIX "Steamboat Roun At The Caro "Steamboat Round The Bend' starring the late Will Rogers opens Thursday of this week al the Carolina theatre in Wilmington. This picture is said to b< one of the best that Rogers evei played. Also included in the casl is Irvin S. Cobb, genial Kentucky humorist. As captain of the "Claremore Queen." a ramshackle old tub, Rogers is involved in the romance of Anne Shirley and John McGuire. Their happiness is threatened when McGuire kills a man in the girl's defense, gives himself up on Rogers' advice and is condemned. Of course, the girl and Will Rogers blame each other for the boy's plight, but their desire to help him draws them together in a rich friendship. While they strive to earn enough money to mv for his appeal, Rogers is in duiging in his JjJ padut; The two dramatic currents ^ti9r4ncVe?1VS?encS^axg packed S suspense and explosive com edy. brings the film to a happy ^n'thrieadmg role. Rogers tops of the funniest men in America. Ted Lewis and his merry mad . nuricians come to Sgton next Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday. , . One of the most unusual mus cal features ever attempte motion pictures is the courtroom sequence, where singing cowboys Sm the plains. negK. spiritual* from below the Mason and Dix on line, hill billies fromtheOz arks, and other singers of Amer ican folk songs join in a wca presentation of "Headin H?me, theme number of the P'^e, which was written by Her^r^ Stothart. with lyrics by Ned Washington. . Other outstanding musical numbers in the picture include ' HellBent for Heaven." "The Army Band." "Roll Along Prairie Moon and "You're My Thrill." as well as several Ted Lewis specialties, such as "Me and My Shadow.,, "When My Baby Smiles at Me, and "Wear a Hat With a Silver Lining." etc. A full symphony orchestra accompanies the musical numbers. Bolivia News Mr. John Mercer and family moved to Wilmington last Tuesday. . Mr. Dave McKeithan and Mr. Charlie Knox were Wilmington visitors Saturday. Mr. E. V. Mercer spent Friday night in Wilmington. Mr. Weldon Hewett and wife spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mr. Hewett's mother, Mrs. Mary Hewett. here. Mr. Floyd Brittain and family and Mr. Cornish Mercer spent Sunday at Myrtle Beach. Mr. Dexter Robbins and family spent Sunday at Mrs. Mary Jane Carroll's here in Bolivia. Mr. Weston Willetts spent a portion of the week-end at Mill ClMrs. R. E. Mercer and children have been visiting relatives in Georgetown. S. C. Mr. Frank Mintz and Mr. Duey Edwards spent Monday in South port on Dusiness. Bolivia has had another big rain, fall crops and gardens were damaged considerably. The sewing circle at Mrs. O C. Johnson's was attended bj Mrs. J. D. Johnson, Mrs. Fran! Johnson and Mrs. Fred Edwards Mrs. John Knox and daughter Miss Gertrude Knox, were call ers in Bolivia this week. Mrs. O. G. Coleman has move< to Southport. Mrs. Laurence Duvall and fa mily and Miss Margaret Holdei of Wilmington is home this wee! With her mother. Miss Frances Galloway is horn after attending summer school a Boone. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Huffma and children, Mr. and Mrs. Carl ton Price and two children an Mr. Billie Price of High Poin are visiting Mrs. Huffman's an Mrs. Prices' grandmother, Mrs I. T. Robbins. Mrs. Frank Mintz and daugh ter, Ruby, are on a trip t Raleigh and other places. Mr. and Mrs. John Willian Danford are on a trip in the up per part of the state. Miss Elizabeth Holden left to day for Boone where she will en ter school. THE STATE PORT PILOT, SC yt3CMJtXK3(K3tMX3t3t3C3C3C3C3C3C3C3CX3CK3t3 J The His E t j ONE SALE OF SMOKERS | MADE LAST MONDAY I n a i | more tobacco during | all last year. Whitev | Belt, and this means The Most ! i | WHY is Whitevi WHY is Whitevi Becaus I that he is assured of I when he sells in Wh ( I j Monday, Tuesda j [ f erence which day it It It I! I )t = it it I WH1 it it More Do! it it II , j ioHCKKKKimmtKmiHIItKitltlKKKm ' ' * i . ?! : V' s? < . . - ? . i, I d The Bend" (j ilina In Wilmingtonj * j Payments Help : County Farmers | i ????? J Brunswick County Farmers J t Received Total Of $45,918.- J , 34 In Rental And Benefit j Payments During 1934 j f Farmers of Brunswick county I who are cooperating in the agri- j cultural adjustment programs re- ' ceived a total of $45,918.34 in rental and benefit payments during the fiscal year ending June 30th, 1935. j These payments together with the increase in prices paid to farmers for their commodities have J been reflected in the larger in- J come being received by farmers, J said Dean I. O. Schaub, of State J College. From 1932 to 1934, he pointed J lout, the total income of North ? J Carolina farmers increased by approximately 155 per cent, or from 1 $104,362,000 to $266,449,000. The j 11933 income was $194,390,000. J The total AAA payments to j j farmers of the State during the ' Jpast fiscal year ran to $14,732,- ) 1147.51, divided as follows: Tobac- ) jco growers $8,015,380.21, cotton J (growers $5,945,844.43, corn-hog ) (producers $719,363.20, and wheat } growers $51,599.67. J thin nprinH thp Pxnense 1 of administering the programs X amounted to $1,147,290.71, or ap- !l proximately seven per cent of X the total AAA disbursements in & the State. J The administration expenses J1 were largely payments to county X and community committeemen X who were selected from among X the farmers to assist the county jj agents locally with the crop ad- X justment programs. j ? Shallotte News J X Miss Louise Swain of New J| Bern is spending some time here j| with relatives. X Miss Alice Goley of Durham is jj ! visiting her uncle, Dr. Wm. R. J Goley. i fl Captain and Mrs. Murden, of J Georgetown, S. C. were here J j last week-end visiting friends. J Miss Susie Kate Swain has re- J i turned home after having at- J I tended summer school at Appla- J chian State Teachers College at J Boone. She was accompanied j home by Miss Ottice Holden, al- j so a student there. Misses Louise and Susie Kate | Swain made a business trip to S Kenansville Thursday. Mr. E. A. Mooney, of Sumter, j| S. C. spent the past week here. X Mr. Mooney is a former resident X of Shallotte, having left here X something over thirty years ago. X Mr. Lennon Swain left Wed- X | nesday to resume his studies at X j Fruitland Institute, Henderson- X .ville. ''lili X Mr. and Mrs. John G. Lewis of X Jacksonville, Fla. are visiting re- X j latives. X Mr. Colon Mintz, county agent X i of Wayne county, was here dur- X j ing the week-end. X William Holmes, Jr., returned X (home Tuesday from Fort Bragg X j where he has been in training j X | for the last month in the C. M. (X |T. C. X I Principal and Mrs. Henry C. J Stone have returned home from f their wedding trip after having J | visited points of interest in West- ! I ern North Carolina and Tenne- J ssee. Mrs. Stone was formerly j Miss Frances Baker of Newberry, j |S. C. She has been teaching in j 1 the Shallotte school system for j the past three years. Miss Annie Russ and Mr. John- | Garrett of Southport were business visitors in Wilmington Saturday. Miss Annie Russ will be a teacher here. Leland News ; i I Rev. Strickland filled his regu. lar appointment at Leland Bapr tist church last Sunday. i Due to heavy rains last week . it is almost impossible to travel ; roads in this section. The sweet potato crop looks like it will be cut short one-half j in this section this year but peanuts look very good. Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Hardison n of Wilmington spent last Sunday k with Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Lewis. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Cook of e Wilmington spent the week-end ,t with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. *j. u. uaney. n Friends will regret to learn of the serious illness of Mr. R. J. d Ganey at his home, t Friends are glad to know that d Dickey Ganey is improving rai. Pidly. Funeral services were held for . Mr. H. K. Potter last Sunday at o his home. 9 Cotton tax-exemption certifi. cates will be available to all North Carolina growers in the . near future. County agents will . notify the growers when their certificates are ready. i for A i ! Columbus County Grower | (8 Baskets) i 3,446 Pounds $1,162.68 ( i I Average $33.75 ( ( ( ( ! t f ! | When the Borde j the fastest growing < ( I As this advertise HJTHPORT, N. C. <X3C3t3C3tK3t3tK3t3C3tK3tKat3t3tKK3C3C3t3C3(3t3l t ;hest Marl very d; ) #? r Belt Markets opened Whitev )f all this belts big markets... ment is read the Whiteville To * 1 the first 2(1 days ot the marke ille is still the fastest growing that Whiteville is the Popular Tobacco M< BORDER BEL' lie the most popular tobacco ma He gaining on all other market: e A Tobacco Growe [he highest price that the buying iteville. y, Wednesday, Thursday or Fri i the week he sells, he always g< ITEVl liars for Yoi tKKKKmCKKKIHClCKKKKKKXKKKKgKKK i i WEDNESDAY, SEPTFMn^ ket Price I iY I A World's Record I Mon., Aug. 26, 1,009,368 lbs, I Mon? Sept. 2, 1,081,590 lb, I TOTAL POUNDAGE TWO SALES DAYS 2,090,958 Pounds I MONEY PAID OUT I $512,111.71 Average $24.51 I ille was recognized as ! Viae cnlrl UUtVU IflUl nvi llUtf uviu ting season than it did jfl market of the Border I irket in the I irket in the Border Belt? jl s so rapidly? I r Knows jl in r companies are paying jl day... 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