North Carolina Newspapers

isfl ?'?"" 1 Most 0! The News fl All The Time S < -m _?? ? B^^VVELVE. n0- 23 mORDI fefinj \? oughton Is Speaker Here I Before Vets 'Bits Veterans Of Batteries M And C, 2nd Trench dS Mortar, That They May !?Be Called Upon Again H]-0 Shoulder Arms Wrcommun?ty picnic t w,?vuuo^uwhin Holding Reunion S 0ver At Ft. Caswell i ? e -.ath the canopy of stately M ^ heir in Franklin Square ^fc.'av J M. Broughton, of Democratic nominee for H 'T. Of North Carolina. *;f7 ambers of Batteries B. i second Trench Mortar v that the battle which ?KV f0,j?ht in 1917-18 "to make ..ver -i safe for democracy" K fai i in its purpose and that Kav they are faced with the K<^ct of marching, and having jons to march, in another a serious threat to civilization. ( To stop this foe", he said, "we stand ready to give every Lt have, to make every ts.n! sacrifice in our power." spoke sorrowfully of the Iira'all of the French Republic 1; io rise again in our generat: ami gravely reviewed the ti'.or. which now faces our tfar nation England. [it 3roughton emphasized the tap vhtch we feel for Britain, L recalled for the benefit of prs iroin other states that pii Carolina was the birthplace ?e r.ew English speaking nat:. or. the North American contal "Today", he said, "our by is the last place on earth here citizens enjoy freedom of leech, freedom of the press and whom of religious worship. If; t are to keep it thus, we must j 1 *i;i:r.g to fight in defense of ?se liberties, and possibly to ike agreessive steps for their sservation," His speech by the governoroaate came as a climax to a er.r.ity picnic given by South* K citizens in honor of the orii War veterans who have hoi iing their first reunion ir at Ft. Caswell this week. A committee headed by Mrs. B Fnnk and Crawford Rourk L: charge of arrangements, everything went off without hitch. Citizens of the town turned out 2 body to welcome the boys I ?i they knew 22 years ago1 trainees at Ft. Caswell. The T. C. band from Wilming" as on hand and played a. 'Iran of martial music that 8 rust tho * r. . SC?UH5 *?" Bp occasion. The speakers' stand the flagpole in the grove all draped in gaily colored speaking program got un:: iiatcly following the dinner, and was opened *" Rev. p., s. Harrison gave location. Toastmaster L. T. I then presented Judge. J. Burney, of Wilmington, | irtruduced Mr. Broughton. ^^H&ort talks were made by H*--'' E. H. Cranmer. retired, of othport; W. E. Caston, Roy .^ ^berg. Captain W. R. Cox, ^Bjwterants Moore and Dixon, of ^P?rlotte- Addison Hewett, chairthe board of New HanW -r comity commissioners, W. R. postmaster at WilmingC. David Jones, New Hancounty sheriff, C. Bunn ~ of Southport. Building Boom I At Long Beach B^ttjrance That Road Fa tilities Will Be Improved * *?* Greatly Stimulated j I 'oterest In This Resort | Beach is now seeing a <fc?l of construction work homes starting up al- j d4'iy and since last Wedwork has been commenc- j ^rte new residences that 'font six to 9 rooms. They inK built for Roger Swain K ''ia, Judge E. H. Cranmer L^Pott and Mrs. Maggie of Acme. , 1 iContinued On Page 4). TH1 \ STtob g Veter * ? ( GOVERNOR-NOP SPEAKER ?-1 a stirrhu yesterday, J. M. Broughton, governor, was principal speal I given in honor of veterans < Trench Mortar Batallion. Sewing Room 1 T T T nas ji *Conferences During Past |" Week Insure Fact That I It Will Not Be Closed Down As Reported VALUABLE WORK IS BEING DONE In Addition to Payroll Each j Month, 4,000 Finished , Garments Are Being j Made For Distribution i Unless some unexpected situation arises, the sewing room pro- 1 ject for Southport will be con- i tinued despite previous announce- \ ment that work would be discontinued after July 1. , The difficulty arose from the | inability of the county and city to provide the sponsor's share for the work, and it was only after a series of conferences last week that arrangements were made for the county and city to | provide $65.00 per month each as J their part of the work. These sewing rooms gives employment to a supervisor and 16 women, who earn between $30.00 and $35.00 per month. Even more y important than the payroll, however are the 4,000 garments which they complete annually and turn in to the county for distribution to needy families. These articles of clothing are worth an average of 28 lie-each. Louisburg College ? Offers Farm Course ? o Eastern Carolina is improving: greatly its farming methods. A p long felt need for a two year ji course in practical farming will 3 be offered this fall by Louisburg e College. The aim of this course is to teach the high school gradu- e ate modern scientific methods of d farming. This course is not to d supplant the two year prepara- si tory course that leads to a B. S. a degree in Agriculture at State College, but is set up with the f< purpose of holding the young men ti to the farm and preparing them si to become successful farmers. Southwest Win Caused Fis During 24 of the 30 days of I last month southwest winds f have been blowing?and most I of the time at a right good clip?so it is small wonder that | Southport fishermen are glad | to see June go, with the hope | that the adverse winds have I gone with it. Not only did the sport fishermen suffer, but even the menhaden boats remained at their docks many days during the month. Both made their get-away Monday. One result of the sportsmen was the fine Gulf Stream catch made by a party aboard Hulan Watts' Summer Girl, which" made the 35-mile trip in a sea not yet stilled from last week's churning. Barracuda, amberjack ' I ST A Goo 4-PAGES TODAY J ACCO ans Gii \ dINEE SPEAKS VHBk j patriotic address here Democratic nominee for kef at a community picnic )f battei'ies B and C, 2nd Project rM?f Qnnncnt^c L/^/V/AXUV/JL L/ Reptile Repast Served Guests Here's a tip' to all loyal readers of The Filot: If Churchill Bra paw ever invites you up for a meal It might be a good Idea to inquire discreetly just what Is in prospect for the bill of fare. Our reason? Well. It's like this: Bragaw had visitors Sunday. For breakfast the guests were served fried frog legs; for the noonday repast the piece de resistance was alligator steak; and just by way of variety, the main dish at dinner in the evening was nice, juicy rattlesnake meat. Want a second helping? Routine Cases Before Recorder Vhiskey And Fighting As Usual Furnished Most Of The Defendants for Monday's Court Session In Recorder's court here Monay Thomas L. Brocher, white, leaded guilty to charges of driv "** ?"fh imnrnrtop hrflkAS .TlldP '6 ?"r?I a lent of 30 days on the roads fas suspended upon payment of osts. Jimmle Stringfield, white, leaded guilty to charges of parklg on the highway. Sentence of 0 days on the roads was suspendd upon payment of costs. Madison H. Pratt, white, pleadd guilty to charges of being runk on the highway. Given 30 ays on the roads, judgment was uspended upon payment of costs nd a fine of $15.00. Azeline Turner, colored, was Dund guilty of possession of indicating liquor for purpose of ale. Sentence of 4 months on (Continued on page 4.) ds Have hermen Grief and dolphin rewarded the efforts of the party. But, getting back to the statistice of June weather, records of the local weather bureau show that 94-degrees was the high reading for the month on June 15. On June 26 the mercury hit its month-long low of 62-degrees. Of particular interest, however, is the fact that not once during the final 10days of the month did the thermometer go above the 85-degree mark. There was an unusually low rainfall recording of 1.92-inches, with thunderstorms on June 19th and June 25th. During the month there were 16 clear days, 12 partly cloudy days and 2 cloudy days. \TE 1 d News paper In Southport, N. G., Wednes MARK1 tests At ! Pic-Nic |t Notes Never before has it been our privilege to attend a more bountiful picnic than the one given by the Southport community yesterday in honor of visiting veterans of Trench Mortar Batteries B. and C. Our hats is off to Mrs. S. B. Prink, president of the local Legion Auxiliary, and to Crawford Rourk, commander of the Brunswick County Legion Post. Chief responsibility fell upon their shoulders, but fine support was given them by Southport citizens who once more lived up to their reputation for hospitality. There was a doctor in the crowd, Dr. Brown. We thought maybe he'd come to render first aid to any over-stuffed victim, but once we saw him in action we knew that it was appetite and not altruism that was the motivating influence. Tomorrow might just as well not be the Fourth of July so far as Southport is concerned, for anything that happens probably will come as an anti-climax to yesterday's dinner served in the grove, patriotic speaking, band ca concert and dance. Everything ,r? excent the fireworks! "r" _ as Mr. Broughton had his young- ^h< est son with him, but soon after Utl the picnic had been done full th justice, the youngster played ? hookey from his father's speech and lit out for Long Beach and ( a dip in the surf. V. Every community ought to have one man (and one is enough) like Yaskell, for without him there'd be a lot of local events that ? would just waste away for want ? of a master of ceremony. He was f at his informal best yesterday. 1 ; The R. O. T. C. band from j Wilmington is really what added the final Fourth of July flavor to the picnic, and Southport was t happy to have the young musi- ? cians here for the day. eo If some of his buddies take jjjj time to write Randolph Scott the m, details of their reunion, he's one gentleman who'll be sorry that 'a Hollywood is so far from South- so port, and that movie schedules are so exacting. sa New Cigarette Tax In Effect ? n'i Ini Became Effective On July ^ 1st And Is Part Of Tax ed Program Designed To <ja Raise Defense Funds ml ? a The Collector of Internal Revenue at Greensboro, N. C., an- a nounced today that the new In- j,i| ternal Revenue Act of 1940 fi( which has for its purpose the ho raising of funds to pay for national defense, among other m things increases the tax on cigar- I | ettes by 8 1-3%, or one-half cent on a standard package of twenty small cigarettes. This change will have the effect of increasing the value of all cigarette stamps purchased by manufacturers from "V the Collector of Internal Revenue on and after July 1, 1940. It has ' a further effect of imposing a floor stock tax on all cigarettes c in the hands of manufacturers, son Wholesalers and retailers even 'he down to a single package. mel The Collector of Internal Rev- day enue is cautioning all manufac- tha tures and dealers in cigarettes to Por make an accurate count of their & stocks on hand before the begin- of ning of business on July 1 and to son preserve an accurate record of the quantity of such cigarettes, cen The Collector explained that each a * cigarette manufacturer and dealer of should immediately request a in blank internal revenue form for con the purpose of making an offi- tha cial report of the cigarettes on wei hand as of July 1. The tax on the such cigarettes will be computed red by the taxpayer and the return futi and inventory of stock will be 1 sent to the Collector of Internal "rei Revenue accompanied by a remit- the tance covering the tax not later than August 1, 1940. and The Collector explained that " (Continued on page 4) daj^__July 3rd, 1940 G.O.P. NOMIN J HB3RHRHE IN PHILADELPHIA?Wj nominee for President, \ ther for the first time aftei standard bearer. Photo wa 3 Willkies held their first ] lities mangate was named e 1940 election. "ensus Figures Gain Foi JfC I I F Carrier Pigeon On Bumming Trip After the recent expedition 5 the Gulf Stream for the purse of releasing carrier pigns for a flight to their home [ ft in Greensboro, Wiley lolar was considerably dis?yed when one of his pets iled to return within a reanable length of time This week the bird made his i> fe return, via railway ex- b ess, and here is his course in s e meantime: After a short j rvAv flio-ht the bird decided 1 at the Frying Fan lightship a >ked plenty good to him, so lighted there and spent the c ght. The next day while do- j f a short trial spin, he book- a passage on a passing tank- ^ headed north, and several s ,ys later swapped vessels In Id-stream to hop a ride on j, freighter to Philadelphia. v It was from that city that p message came to Sholar sa.vg the bird had been identl- j, d and was being shipped g me to him. r obacco Export Prospects Dim an ??? c itson Asks N. C. Growers 1 To Consider The Control1 2 Question Seriously fXFORD, July 4.?J. B. Hut- , assistant administrator of l federal agricultural adjust- I it administration, said Tuesthat present indications were t it would be difficult to ext tobacco this year. ,t the 18th annual field day the tobacco station here, Hutsaid: Developments in Europe in ret months are likely to cause ailing off in the consumption American flue-cured tobacco Europe regardless of the outle of the war. Due to the fact t stocks in foreign countries e large at the beginning of war, exports are likely to be uced more in the immediate are than foreign consumption." 'hese, he said, appeared to be asonable , conclusions" about tobacco situation: 1. We have record supplies I g reduced market. 2. If disastrously low prices (Continued on page 4) r pii imunity PUB rope At So ;e and wife W W/L. fcafr endell L. Willkie, Repuh ind Mrs; Willkie, pose I the GOP selected Willi is taken in Philadelphia press conferences after t to lead the Republicans > Show This Count 'opulation For Brunswi Increased By 1,152 P< sons Since 1930 Cens But Number Of Fan Show Decrease iOUTHPORT SHOWS GAIN OF 25 PERSOI "igures For Shallotte A\ Bolivia Also Show Sub stantial Increase Since 1930 Census According to figures contaii i a preliminary count releai y J. W. Barrington, district ? us supervisor, the population irunswick county jumped fr 5,818 in 1930 to 16,970 in 19 n increase of 1,152 persons. In Southport there was an rease or zo pcrauita uvci 930 census figures. Ten yei go there were 1,735 persons his town while this years coi hows 1,760 residents. A gain of 165 persons is sho i census figures for Shallol rfth 379 persons in 1940 as cc ared with 214 in 1930. Bolivia is another commun l which there has been a heall ;rowth in population. Cem igures for 1930 showed .only esidents while the 1940 figu tands at an even 200. One peculiar fact brought ight by the census is the drop lumber of farms in the coui ince 1935. According to the 11 ensus of agriculture there i ,723 farms as compared w ,079 in 1935. However, the II igures failed to fall back to 1 (Continued on page 4) Return Of Cc Is Lik The Southport waterfront wf crowded with cars late Sunde afternoon when the U. S. 1 Dredge Comstock, for it vn just like homecoming day f< the heads of many local fam lies. The boat, which was put bac into active service last year a ter being condemned and pla ed in dry-dock, will be here f( the next two and one-half moi ths tending to her annual di ties of maintenance on tl Cape Fear river bar. This year there can be I complaint from local shrim| ers that the Comstock hi come along just in time 1 ruin their fishing, for shrin hauls have been just about r LOT LISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY NAUGC ***** j mthport ~| Fishermen To G Have Chance To State Case E Semi-Annual Meeting Of Board Of Conservation R And Development Will Be Held At Morehead Next Week COMMERCIAL MEN MAY COMPLAIN a . B Monday Is Day Set Aside w For Hearing Complaints From Members Of That Division o: Commercial fishing interests of V the state will receive a full day of consideration at the semi-an- y nual meeting of the Board of q Conservation and Development q scheduled to be held at Morehead City on July 8-10, R. Bruce Etheridge, director of the depart- w ment, announced today. ti Following the usual custom, the g| opening meeting on the morning u of July 8 will be in the form of a hearing for commercial fishermen and dealers at the city hall si in Morehead City. p The hearing, according to plans 8 announced by Director Etheridge, 0 will be recessed in order to permit the members of the Board .. and the fishermen to hear an address by Robert A. Nesbit, in -0- charge of middle Atlantic fisher- b :ie ies investigations for the U. S. " as Bureau of Fisheries. It is expect- ~ he ed that Mr. Nesbit will review b jn Investigations being conducted by ' the Bureau of Fisheries, particul- J* arly touching on their application to North Carolina. At the conclusion of ttw ad- *' dress by Mr. Nesbit, the hearing P on commercial fisheries will be 1( continued during the day until n rr completed. The Board will then ^ V hear individuals and groups on c ' > other matters coming under the a direction of the Department at 1 c* the close of the fisheries busiIT" ness. b us On Tuesday, the Board will Cl tns hear reports from the Director n and various Division heads, in- " eluding forestry, game and inland fisheries, mineral resources, com- c: SJS merce and industry. State adver- & tising, and water resources and lc nd engineering. t( i. Following the reception of re- P ports, the Board will go into business session to consider matters h brought to its attention and the 'r led routine work of the organization. d secl It is expected that the July meet- a ing will be one of the most widely P en~ attended in sometime. 01 for a ?4" Shark Attacks * he Man In Water S ars '" Charlotte Man Painfully / j Hurt When Bit By Shark Sunday While Standing In Water Fishing im- While beach fishing near Hold- p, en's Beach Sunday W. J. Dye of jj ity Charlotte was attacked and pain- w thy fully hurt by a shark that ap- i( sus parently had been attracted to 156 him by a string of fish that he u, res had suspended from his belt I The unofficial version of the _ to j incident is that the shark ate the _ in | fish, and his appetite still un- _ ity appeased, kept right on going MO when he got to the fisherman, ire Whatever the shark's motive, ith his victim was brought to Dosher 940 Memorial Hospital Sunday mornthe ing for treatment for bites he j sustained in the encounter. tmstock e Home Coming is so far this season. This time, .y indeed, the shrimpers are even 3. hoping that the appearance is here of their annual nemisis >r will improve their luck, i- Southport is liberally and ably represented in the make:k up of the officer and crew perf sonnel of the Comstock, with c- each of the four mates from )r here. They are Lee Hewett, i- first, Preston Bryant, second, il- Charles Southerland, third, and le Kimbell Price, junior. Chief engineer is J. M. Barnhill, sec10 ond-assistant is C. W. Osborne, p- inspector is J. S. Oliver. In the is crew is Harold Watson, Willie to Johnson, Early E. McKeithan, ip Joseph A. Sellers and Charlie ill Nichols. I The Pilot Covers ' Brunswick County 1 11.50 PER YEA! CT20 ! ji| litest Opening 1 In History Of j Border Markets I ieorgia Markets Will Be Opened On August 8th, Date Normally Expected For Opening Here ASTERN CAROLINA OPENS SEPT. 17TH ecommendation Made At White Sulphur Springs That Selling Day Be Limited to Six Hours ' Tobacco markets of Columbus junty, along with those of the order and South Carolina belts, ill open on Tuesday, August 20, ; was decided at the closing ses- I on of the Tobacco ^Association I E the United States meeting at /hite Sulphur Springs, W. Va. In This is the latest opening in le history of the markets of 'olumbus county and the South 'arolina Belt. It had normally ' een expected hat local markets ould open perhaps a week latter lan last year?probably on the th. Last year the markets of re county opened on August 3rd. J But the Georgia margets were H it for the opening normally ex- I ected for the S. C. belt?August J th. This opening generally pre? [ edes the opening of local maa? I ets by a week. I Tobacco markets of eastern j rorth Carolina will open Septem- I er 3, thirteen days after the J pening of the markets of the J outh Carolina belt. The middle 1 -is. ...ill CAnlnwknr 17 and 1 Cib win up;ji oc^hvutKn^i -Li, ?? ? | hose of the Old Belt on Septem- I er 24. Virginia's dark fired mar- J ets will open November 25. Jjl The convention elected J. VV. tl 1 hinningtcm, ' Fan -ville>"'^ML '?I resident to succeed James Fick- 1 :n of Greenville, N. C., and J amed as vice presidents W. A. aH loodson, of Salem, N. C., A. B. 1 larrington, Jr., of Danville, Va., 1 ' nd L. L. Gravely, of Rocky I Count, N. C. 1 A recommendation was made I y the association's sale commit- I ?e that selling time in any one 1 larket day be limited to not more I tan six hours. | President Ficklen told the asso iation that the United States I ices the immediate prospect of I ising from two-thirds to three- ' B )urths of its total tobacco ex- 1 orts. I Total exports of the 1940 crop, I e predicted, will drop to approx- I nately 120,000,000 pounds "if it I evelops that neither Great Brit- 1 in nor the countries now occu- I ied by Germany can import any 9 f the crop, which seems likely, I nd the other countries of the I rorld do not increase their pur- i.l tiases ..." bil China, he said, was possibly the U nly nation that would increase '1 a purchases. 9 iishop Darst I Coming Sunday. I Bishop Thomas C. Darst will I ay his annual visit to St. Phil- M ps Episcopal church Sunday and R 111 preach at the IX o'clock serv- I Bishop Darst always has been I nusually popular in Southport I nd a large congregation is ex- I ected to hear him. I Tide Table I Following Is the tide table fl (or Southport during the bmI I week. These hours are appse- 1 xlmately correct and were fur- I I nlshed Hie State Port P1M I through the courtesy of th* I Cape Fear Pilot's Association I High Tide Low Xtti J TIDE TABLE i) 1 Thursday July 4 _ - I 6:44 a. m. 0:49 a. in. 9 6:56 p. m. 12:43 p. m. 1 Friday, July 5 : 1 7:28 a. m. 1:37 a. m. 1 7:38 p. m. 1:33 p. m. fl Saturday, July 6 I 8:13 a. m. 2:23 a. so. I 8:22 p. m. 2:21 p-.ja. I Sunday, July 7 fl 9:00 a. m. 3:07 a. m. I 9:09 p. m. 3:09 p. m. I Monday, July 8 I !):."il a. m. 3:.">1 a. m. EH 10:00 p. m. 3:58 p. m. I Tuesday, July 9 I 10:44 a. m. 4:36 a. m. I 10:54 p. in. 4:49 p. m. H Wednesday, July 10 I 11:39 a. m. 5:24 a. m. 9 11:49 p. m. 5:46 p. m. 9 ' " 1 ' _ji j!?