Brunswick Man
May View Test
Chief Ralph F. Frink Has
Long And ?nviable Ser
vice Record, For Ciuding
Hitch in Marine Corps...
Brunswick county has at least
one man serving on one of the
Ships that is shortly to be blown
up in the atomic tests. He is
Chief Ralph F. Frink, of Shal
lotte. While the ship he is now
on is not named it is believed to
be now on its way t"> the Hawi
ian Islands to be decommissioned
and used in the test.
It has not yet been stated when
the test will take p-:ice but it is
believed slated for April or May.
On June 10th the Brunswick
county man will have completed
' 20 years of active service and
i will retire from the Navy. De
spite his length of time in the
service he is still a comparative
ly young man, being only 41.
I In a recent interview with him
: while he was at his home near
j Shallotte. Chief Frink stated that
the biggest thrill he ever had in
his long and varied service was
when he was assigned to guard
the stateroom of the late Presi
dent F. D. Roosevelt. At that
time he was serving on the presi
dential yacht the U. S. S. Se
quoia. President Roosevelt was
aboard and during the night 3
F:ink was assigned a shift of
guard duty outside the stateroom.
Biiefly summing up his ser
j vice. Chief Frink enlisted in the
IT. S. Marines on October 25,
1925. Trained at Paris Island, S.
C.. he was sent to Hampton
i Rhcads for duty. T' ansferred
later to the Marine barracks at
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rSan Diego, California, he joined
the 6th regiment, a force of 6000
, men that was sent to China to
protect American life and pro
perty during a Chinese civil war.
In China and his comrades
were under the command of the1
famous Smedley D. Butler. The
mission there was completed in ,
two years time.
Curing his stay in China he
visited many of the world famous,
points. Returning to California
through the Panama canal he
then made a tour through the
Panama canal and to New York.
He was honorably discharged
fom the Marines on October 21,
1029.
March 27, 1930, he reenlisted,
joining the Navy at Raleigh went
through :ecruil training at Nor
folk ami from tlie.e was trans
ferred to Yorktown, Va. From
there he went to Boston, then to
Panama, then San Diego, Cali
fornia. From there he went to
Ha.vaii for two yea.s. Returning
to the United States he was as
signed to the battle fleet and
stationed on the U. S. S. Texas.
Returning to Norfolk after his
tour on this vessel he received an |
honorable discharge.
Reenlisted in Washington, D. C., I
in 1935. He served in Washing- j
ton for th.ee years and it was
during this period that he guard
ed President Roosevelt's state
room when the commander-in
chief was on board the Sequoia.
From this duty lie went back to
the battleship Texas and was
serving cn board her when he
received his honorable discharge
in 1938.
He reenlisted again at Wash
ington and was assigned to duty
at points between there and
Florida, getting another honorable
discharge in 1942.
The war was then one. He
promptly reenlisted and was as
signed to sea duty on the U. S.
S. Orion. He was in action at
various places, including the Gil
bert Islands, Ellis Islands, and the
Philippines. He was at Okinawa
when the typoon hit the island
and was sent home on leave soon'
News From
Dosher Memorial
Hospital
Mi's. S. C. Young, of Bolivia,
entered on Monday as a surgical
patient.
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Atkinson
of Winnabow announce the birth
of a son on Tuesday.
Billie Tripp, of Shallotte, en
tered as a surgical patient on
Tuesday.
Baby Jean Sellers, of Winna
bow, entered on Tuesday as a
medical patient.
G. B. Thompson, of Supply,
spent froon Wednesday until Mon
day as a medical patient.
Mrs. W. E. Barefoot, of Supply,
entered as a medical patient on
Wednesday.
Mr .and Mrs. Curtis Hewett of
Ash, announce the birth of a son
on Saturday.
James Edward Creech, of
Southport, entered on Thursday
as a surgical patient.
Baby Andrew S. King, of Le
land, entered as a medical patient
on Thursday.
Mrs. Ellen Robbinson, of Sup
ply, spent from Thursday until
Monday as a surgical patient.
Mrs. Bell Williams, of Ash,
spent as a medical patient from
Friday until Saturday.
Mrs. Elnita Coleman, of Ash,
entered on Friday as a surgical
patient.
Mrs. Elwood Clemmons, of Bo
livia, entered as a medical pa
tient on Friday.
Master Edwin Dozier, Jr., of
Southport, spent from Friday un
til Saturday as a medical patient.
Baby Jimmy Wescott, of
Southport, entered as a medical
patient on Saturday.
Mrs. Annie Gray, of Shallotte,
entered on Saturday as a surgi
cal patient.
Mrs. J. C. Reynolds, of Winna
bow, entered as a medical pa
tient on Saturday.
J. R. Dosher, of Southport, en
tered on Sunday as a medical pa
after the war was over.
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Steady Growth
In Valuation
Tax Books For Brunswick
County Have Reflected
Steady Increase In Prop
erty Valuation For Past
Five Years
J With nothing spectacular or
J boomish happening, the records
iof Tax Collector W. P. Jorgensen
show a steady and gratifying in
crease in taxable property in
Brunswick county during the past
;five years.
I To illustrate, according to the
tax listing the total taxable pro
pe: ty in Brunswick county in
1941 was $8,699,928. In 1942
these figures had grown to 58,
? 749,175. In 1943 a total of $9,
030,436 worth of property was
; listed and in 1944 the listing
1 jumped to $9,400,861. Last year,
1945, the listed property value
ran to $9,847,010.00.
This is an increase of $1,147,
082, in taxable property in the
| county during the five years.
This early figures for 1946 are,
of course, not yet available. But,
! many people who are in the
know about such things have
been heard to predict that 1946
and 1947 will show a greater in
cease in taxable property than
any of the past five years.
The encouraging thing about it
is the fact that the county is
slowly but surely paying up its
bonded indebtedness.
tient.
Mrs. E. R. Danford, of Winna
bow, entered as a medical patient
on Sunday.
Roger Woodard, of Louisvills,
Miss., entered on Sunday as a
medical patient.
Mrs. Laura Lambro of Shal
lotte entered as a medical patient
on Monday.
NCEA MEETING
HELD AT LAKE
THURSDAY P. M.
(Continued from page one)
fodils and narcissis interspersed
with spirea and snowdrops and
"Shoe Repairing Of
The Better Kind"
City Shoe Hospital
Whiteville, N. G.
flanked by crystal candelabra |
holding lighted tapers. Placed j
throughout the length of the '
tables were miniature decorative j
bowls of English ivy and lighted;
candles in crystal holders. Yellow;
and white mixed spring flowers1
and the N.C.E.A. monogram in
silver set the decorative motif
carried out in the smaller details
of place cards, napkins, and pro
grams.
Before guests were 9eated they
were asked to join in the first
stanza of the National Anthem
and in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Dr. T. T. Hamilton of the New
Hanover High School offered
giace.
During the three-course dinner
Mrs. Baldwin presented special
guests, officers of the district,
presidents of the local units, and
committee chairment. Superinten
dents, in turn, presented the
members of their local delega
tions.
Entertainment of the evening
included two vocal solos by Mrs.
Lloyd Collier and two violin num
bers by Mr. R. A. Hodges, both
musicians accompanied by Mrs.
Robert O. High at the piano.
The dinner hour was closed
with the group's singing the first
stanza of the "Old North State."
On return to the lobby, the
presiding officer declared the
evening session opened. Two items
of interest were presented and
discussed in open forum, the first
concerning the ' Assembly Grounds
Project" leC by Mrs. Edythe Win
ningham of Wilmington, who is
| district member, Board of Direc
I tors; the second on "Legislative
Goals and Activities of the Local
J and State Association," presented
by Glenn M. Tucker, of Leland,
president of the Leland Unit of
the N.C.E.A. and member of the
Legislative Committee. Leadij
contributions to the discussiJ
were made by J. W. Grice, ,
Wilmington, Assistant Superinu
dent of Education for New Hai
over County; Dr. T. T. Har.iiUo
Superintendent of the New Hai
over High School; Mrs. Luc.
Shuffler, President New Hanovi
Unit of the N.C.E.A.; Walki
i West, President of the New Hai
iover United Principals; and ,
M. Hough. Superintendent of Ed,
' cation for Columbus County. ,
Tlie register, presided over b
Miss Elizabeth Maultshy. sect*
tary cf the Whiteville NCE.A
showed sixty-nine in attendants
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Young Democrats Club
REORGANIZATION MEETING
0
FRIDAY NIGHT, MARCH 15th
BOLIVIA HIGH SCHOOL
This meeting will be called to order at 7:30 O'clock, Cliftcn
L. Moore, District Solicitor, will be the principal speaker.
This is a preliminary step in getting Brunswick County's
Young Citizens interested in their responsibilities for Good
Government.
MRSS. B- FRINK
District Vice-Chairman Young Democrats Club