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Southeastern North Carolina ★ ★ ★ NEWS TIDBITS ★ ★ ★ BLADEN — BRUNSWICK — COLUMBUS — CRAVEN DUPLIN - ONSLOW - PENDER - ROBESON - SAMPSON I— EA{U V VEGETABLES SOUTHPORT, April 10-With „0 severe frosts or cold spells k, several weeks, Brunswick gounty i* now headed to pro dues ' a big early vegetable crop. Both gardens and field jruck crop ate thriving. The fruit crop also appears head gd to be an unusually large on* • i nursing week NEW BERN, April 10—Cra ven, Onslow, Pender and Car teret counties are cooperating this week in the national ob servance of Public Health Nur sing week, according to Miss Lillian Fentress, district super visor of nurses lor the four counties. grader damaged SOUTHPORT, April 10—The en gine of a powerful motor grad struction company is said to have been damaged to the ex tent of several hundred dollars, the machine put out of com mission for some time, as a re sult of some one having fired several shots into it from a heavy gauge shotgun, Sunday. The machine was at Long Beach where the company is building a two mile stretch of road. PROMOTED NEW BERN, April 10—Ray mond Dunn, son of Mr. and. Mrs. E. M. Dunn of Route 1, has been promoted from sec ond lieutenant to first lieuten ant in the army air forces. He is pilot of a B-29 superfortress, has recently returned to Cali fornia from Hickan Field in Hawaii. FIRST TO TRANSPORT SOUTHPORT, April 10-All available reports indicate that Bill Goss, Winnabow farmer, was the first Brunswick county .man to get started transplant ing his 194 tobacco plants from the beds to the fields. County Commissioner J. N. Sowell, of Winnabow, stated yesterday that Mr. Goss began trans planting the middle of last week. By next week practically all growers in the county will be busy at this task. PLEADS GUILTY NEW BERN, April 10—'Wil liams Bowers, 26, of New Jer sey, peaded guilty here this week in federal court to the theft of an automobile and was sentenced by Federal Judge Don Gilliam of Tarboro to serve 18 months in a federal prison. He admitted that he had been convicted of car thefts on two previous oc casions. To the grand jury headed by John W. Mitchell of LaGrange as foreman, Judge Gilliam gave instructions as to NO “RABID” FOXES SOUTHPORT, April 10—For the first spring in several years no reports have been received of “rabid” foxes be ing killed in Brunswick county. While a few such animals have undoubtedly gone mad in this county in recent years, there is more than just a suspicion that many of the so-called mad animals were merely starved to death. Their food supply, small animals and insects, are more plentiful this year. Merchants, Shippers Plan Conference On New Rates RALEIGH, April 10—(JP)—A con ierence of shippers, representa ives of the N. C. Merchants as sociation, and OPA officials was scheduled to be held here Wednes day concerning proposed increased height rates on some 20 classes )f intrastate shipments. Opposition to the increase was voiced Tuesday by a group of 10 Merchants association members who met vith OPA representa ives. The merchants said they would be unable to operate under he higher rates unless higher ceil ng prices were authorized for the :ommodities involved. The two rules of spice care to irolcng the flavor and aroma 'alue are: keep tightly covered nd renew as often as needful, ’he minute that the nose test hows that they have lost their trength they should be replaced SCHOOL CONDr N ORDERED PROBED Judge Hamilton Charges Craven Grand Jury With Investigation NEW BERN, April 10 — 'In re sponse to numerous petitions from local citizens, Judge Luther Hamil ton of Morehead City, presiding over a week’s term of Superior court here in exchange with Judge Leo Carr, Ordered the Craven county grand jury to investigate the condition of New Bern and other county schools, particularly with reference to sanitary provi sions. Schools Important The jurist called attention to the importance of having good schools and told the jurors not to white wash their report. He urged that a remedy be suggested for any unfavorable conditions which may be found On the other hand, he recommended that praise be given wherever praise may be due. A fair and unbiased report was re < tjuested. These references to the school situation came at the end of an address to the grand jury in which Judge Hamilton expressed fear for the future of the American way of life unless the tendency towards lawlessness and crime is stamped out in the nation. Crime Cost Pointing out that under the democratic system of government it is the privilege and responsi bility of every citizen to assist in the duties of government, the judge called for a more serious acceptance of the responsibilities of citizenship. Crime is costing $600,000 a day, he reported. This is ■friii** +IrYi«r> « amiMini Kaintf spent for education in this country. There are four criminals outside for every boy and girl in college, said the judge, adding that youths of 17 years of age are guilty of most crimes. “How can we preserve our social order with the young people com mitting millions of crimes?” asked the judge. He said that youths are not being taught what is right and wrong but are warned against being caught in crime. Nothing is being spent for educating the heart, he deplored. Ship Movements IN PORT Freighters Winthrop L. Marvi , at Cham pion Compress company wharf, from Houston, Texas, dire to de part April 16 for Liverpool. SCHEDULED ARRIVALS Freighters Fenn Victory, at Wilmington Terminal wharf, due today from the west coast via Charleston. Amarillo Victory, at Wilming ton Terminal wharf, due May 15 from the west coast via Charles ton. Rudolph Kauffman, at Champi on Compress company wharf, due April 15 from New York, bound for United Kingdom. Tankers W. W. Mills, at Cape Fear Termi nal wharf, due April 11 from Tex as City, Texas. Colorado, at Texas Company terminal, due April 11 from Charleston. Annibal, at Shell Oil company terminal, due April 14 from Lake Charles, La. Gulftide, at Cape Fear Termi _1 ...V, „ Ann'l 11 ftf origin unspecified. Gulfbreeze, at Cape Fear Termi nal wharf, due April 29, port of origin unspecified. Pan Massachusetts, at Cape Fear Terminal wharf, due April 17, port of origin unspecified. Henry M. Dawes, at Cape Fear Terminal wharf, due May 1, port of origin unspecified. DEPARTURES Tankers Esso Springfield, left Standard' Oil company terminal today for Baytown, Texas, after discharg ing cargo. Bulklube, left Cape Fear termi nal wharf today for Texas City, Texas, after discharging cargo. Candidates For Queen Of The Wallace ’Berry Fete j OBITUARIES RICHARD LAWRENCE EDWARDS RALEIGH, April 10—(^—Rich ard Lawrence Edward*, vice pres ident and director of the State Capital Life insurance company, died here Wednesday. He was 73 year* of age. A native of Westmoreland coun ty, Va., he spent much of his life in North Carolina and' settled here many years ago. Surviving are his wife, the form er Sarah Spence of Elizabeth City; two brothers, W. E. Edwards and G. I. Edwards, both of Farmer’s Fork, Westmoreland county, Va., and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 3 p. m. Thursday and burial will be in a local cemetery. LYLE SAXON NEW ORLEANS, April 10.—(U.R) —Funeral services for Llye Saxon, 54-year-old author who died Tues Vwr>1 r? of 3 n m Wednesday in the city he glamoriz ed as “Fabulous New Orleans.” Following riles here, the body of the short story writer-novelist historian was taken to Baton Rouge, La., his birthplace, for Einal rites and burial. The dapper, gray-haired chron cler of the Deep South, whose ast writings appear in “Gumbo ifa Ya,” a current best seller, had oeen ill for many months. He dleo of pneumonia at 9:16 p. m. Tues day. DR. EDGAR JONES BEAUFORT, April 10—(fP)—Fu oeral services will be held here this afternoon for Dr. Edgar Jones, rector of St. Paul’s Epis copal church, who died at his home in Morehead City Tuesday following a heart attack. A native of Newfoundland, Dr. Jones, came to Morehead City two years ago from Plymouth, Mass. His widow, three sons and a daugh ter* survive. MRS. IDA F. TYNDALL WHITEVILLE, April 10. — Mrs. Ida F. Tvndall of Whiteville RFD, died Tuesday at 8:15 o’clock at the home of her son. J. E. Tyndall af ter a sher* illness. She was born in Gallivants Ferry, S. C., June 4, 1880. . ,, Funeral services will be held at the Carolina Baptist church, near Tabor C:tv, Thursday at 11 a. m., with the Rev. W. E. Maring of ficiating. Interment will be In the church cemetery. Surviving are her husband, A. T. Tyndall of Wilmington; one son, J. E. Tvndall of Whiteville; two daughters, Mrs. Emma Long of Wilmington, and Mrs. Duia Lane of Loris, S. C.; five brothers, Cor bett Floyd, Bob Floyd both of Green Sea, S. C., Memm Floyd of Columbia, S. C., Gus Floyd of Fair Bluff and Lee Floyd of Tabor City; four sisters, Mrs. Add;e Har relson, Mrs. Lina Floyd and Mrs. Alma Williamson, all of Green Sea, S. C., and Mrs. Ruth Addy of Columbia, S. C.; also 11 grand children JOHN HIRAM BENNETT John Hiram Bennett, 74, died Wednesday 10 a. m. at the Shal lottc residence of his son, Lacy Bennett after a long illness. The deceased, a prominent farm er, had been living at his son’s home. Surviving are two sons, Lacy and Harry Bennett, Shalotte; one sister, Mrs. Olivia Eellamy, Wampee, S. C.; three grandchildren and one gieai gi anuciiiiu. Funeral services will be held to day at 3 p. m. from the home of his son. Lacy Bennett, with the Rev. Tom Johnson, of Bolivia, officiat ing. Interment will follow at the cemetery of the Beulah Baptist church. Active pallbearers include Bry an Bennett, A. B. Bennett, Manley Bennett, Otis Bellamy, Roscoe Bel lamy, and Manson Long. JAMES L. HAIGHT James L. Haight, aged nine months, Wrightsville Beach, died Tuesday after a short illness in the Wrightsville Beach Babies hospital. Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Haight, Wrights ville Beach; one sister, Miss Ger trude V. Haight, Illinois; and two brothers, Horace C. and William Haight, of Wrightsville Beach. Funeral services will be held to day at 2 p. m. from the Yopp Funeral Home, with the Rev. W. J. Stephenson officiating. Inter ment will follow at the Oakdale cemetery. REV. ROBERT WALKER CHARLOTTE, April 10. — (JP) — The Rev. Robert Peter Walker, D.D., died here Wednesday at a hospital where he had been a pa tient since last December. Dr. Walker, 73, retired in 1942 as a Presbyterian minister. Funeral services will be conduct ed here Thursday after which the body will be taken to McCormick, S. C., pending final rites and burial Friday at Beach Island Presby-| terian church, near Augusta, Ga. Dr. Walker served pastorates in; Kay Kyser has a tough job selecting a queen for the Wallace Strawberry festival if the candidates shown are any indication. Of course, there are many of us who would like to have the chance _ of picking a winner from the bevy of lovelies entered in the con test, but on the other hand, it will probably take a lot of bead scratching. Meet Barbara Day, Midway Park, Camp Lejeune (top left); Janice Draughon, Warsaw (top right); Martha Jones, Wallace (center left); Annie Laurie Peterson, Atkinson (center right); and Martha Pickett, Wallace (lower left). Courtesy Wal lace Strawberry Festival Committee. I .— - — Fishing Industry Looks For BigPostwar Growth By REESE HART United Press Staff Correspondent RALEIGH, April, 10.— (U.R)— North Carolina’s commercial fish ing industry, which n e t t e d| over $10,000,003 from 1942 to 1944, is anticipating' a big growth in the postwar years, officials of the state game and inland fisheries said Wednesday. During the war years, the fish ing industry made more money i than ever before, despite wartime restrictions along the coast and the i fact that many fishermen entered the service. I Possibilities The state's commercial fishing j industry has unlimited possibilities, | Pr one spokesman put it It can I expand into an even greater indus try in the year to come. Looking ahead to the future, one quick freeze plant is now in the process of completion at Eeaufort for the packing of fish, and still I other plants are likely to spring up to take care of the enormous catches of fish, which, in the past, have gone to waste on occasions because fishermen could not dis pose of them. MARINES ASSURED EASTER WELCOMES IN HOMES IN CITY Three of the larger churches of Wilmington have returned quota questionnaires and accepted the responsibility of entertaining a number of Marines for dinner at homes of congregation members on Easter Sunday, a joint commit tee of ministers, Junior Chamber ( of Commerce members and USO ( representatives reported last night . following a meeting held at the ^ Second and Orange USO to receive . reports. Churches so far reporting have agreed to take care of their as signed quotas for the day or more, general chairman Mort Nebleet . announced. Other churches of the 1 city are expected to report within the next few days. Under plans announced Sunday | morning in Wilmington churches, j 500 Marines from Camp Lejeune will be guests of Wilmington fami lies for dinner Easter Sunday and at four o’clock in the afternoon, will gather at Greenfield Lake for refreshments and a song festival. CpI. James R. May Arrives Home On Terminal Leave Cpl. James R. May. son of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. May, 810 Park avenue, Audubon, arrived this morning after spending two years in the U. S. Army Air Force. Corporal May is on terminal leave from the Army, and expects to be separated soon. His service was in the Hawaiian area and on Okinawa with the AAF ground forces. He arrived in the state's about two weeks ago. Oklahoma, Texas, Tennessee, Geor gia, South Carolina and North Carolina during the 42 years of his ministry,. With the lifting of wartime re strictions on fishing areas last yeai along the coast, the industry gradually began to return to it! pre-war level. Many of the boats, which were pressed into the serv ice of the country, are now bacs in the hards of the fishermen and are once again being used ior fish ing purposes. The principal fishing centers along the coast are Beaufort Morehead City and Southport, where hundreds of boats operate from daily. Menhaden Tops Menhaden continues to be the top fish in regards to volume and value. This type of fish is valued principally for its oil content, which is used for various purposes, ui ju j. a jjai to, vviuvii 5U a.ia to livestock feed. From July 1, 1942, to June 30, 1944, commercial fishermen caught over 360,000,000 pounds of Menha den at a value of $1,847,350. Gray Trout During the same period, over 12, 300,000 pounds of gray trout were caught, bringing a total of $1,250, 300. Other species of fish, which are caughl in large numbers, are spotted trout, sea mullet, blue fish, mullet, croakers spots, hogfish mackerel, shad, herring, butters, Sounders, rock or striped bass, white perch, pike, jack channel aass and catfish. In the matter of shellfish, crabs and oysters are the principal prod ucts. Approximately 10,000,000 aounds of hard crabs are caught nearly, as compared witn 750,000 jushels .of oysters. Oyster Farm The state game and inland fish tries is encouraging the raising of >ysters and operates a large oys er farm on North river near Beau ort. \CL STEPPING UP TRAIN SCHEDULES 'Jew Time-Table To Go In to Effect On April 27 In South BY PHIL WRIGHT Effective April 27, rail servlet from Wilmington to Southeastern mastal points, will be greatly im proved, J. B. Sharpton, assistant passenger traffic manager, Atlantic Coast Line railroad, announced yes terday. The improvement. Sharpton says, will be brought about by new pas senger - traffic schedules, per mitting the passenger to make the trip to Savannah, Ga., from Wil mington in seven and one-quarter hours, or to Miami in 18 hours. Schedule Changes Tile schedule changes affecting the Wilmington lines, are a part of an overall change throughout the entire ACL system, the official said. On the date of the schedule change, the Coast Line train will leave here at 3:40 p. m., arriving at Florence, S. C., at 4:45 p. m. in time to make connections with the Havana Special, fast Washington to Miami train which is south bound. All service is on a local basis. Departure Time A slight modification in the de parting time of trains running from Wilmington to Rocky Mount, and points north was also announc ed. Sleeping car service from Wil mington remains unchanged. Judge Parker Declares Non-Suit Re ACL Railway Judge R. Hunt Parker yesterday quashed a damage action with the declaration of non-suit in the case of Louise Canady, Negress, against the Atlantic Coait Line Railroal. The plaintiff had charged that she had fallen while riding In one of the company’s coaches between Washington, D. C. and Wilming ton. In a property dispute Involving land near highway No. 40 in the vicinity of Motts creek, the court’s judgment favored the plaintiffs, Jane W. MacMillan and Lottie F. Cameron. Defendants, Emory C. Marlowe and wife were denied all rights in the tract. 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