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"They Gave Him A Gun" And
"The Go Getter" At Carolina
With Spencer Tracy, Gladys SIGHTS SAILFISH
George and Franchot Tone in SOUTHPOR1
(Continued rrom page l)
the leading roles, "They Gave js aiready well estab!ishe<
Him a Gun opens Thursday at (^at there are plenty or tarpon
the Carolina Theatre. baracuda and dolphins. One Char
Franchot Tone deserts genteel physician took eight doph
characters to play a "tough r ? ?
guy"; Spencer Tracy deserts the "ns ln one morning. The Coas
"tough guy" character for a kin- Guard here saw as many as twel
dly adviser of a wayward youth; ve baracuda swimming about i
and Gladys George, following her single old wreck at one time
success in Valiant Is The Word Commercial fishi boaU
For Carrie, plays another vali-1
nnt role as a war nurse who! freqently take large tarpon whil.
marries a racketeer she fails to' making sets,
save in "They Gave Him a Gun." i Local fishing boats never g<
NEXT WEEK out over twelve miles. The bif
Movie fans who go Monday to game fish are supposed to b<
the opening of the comedy-dra- around 20 miles offshore. The ex
ma, "The Go Getter," are warned ] piorer who definitely locate!
by critics to be prepared for a them and establishes the facl
shock right at the beginning of, that they can be taken off South
the picture. iport will be doing a great thinj
George Brent meets up with for the town.
Peter B. Kyne's famous old fic-1
tion character. Cappv Ricks. SOUTH PORT LOSES
played by Charles Winninger, -pQ WHITEVILLE
whom everyone remembers as the (Continued from page onei
Cap'n Andy of "Show Boat both (jon aj] the way. He fanned 1(
on the stage and the screen. |men.
Brent also meets Cappy s dau- D j tVatson had a double ant
ghter Margaret, who is played a single to show for his tw(
by the ethereal blonde star, Am- times up against the clever soutl
ta Louise. ' paw hurler, while Spencer bang
The movie deals with the van- ed hUj pitching rival for a triple
ous tests through which old Cap- , t hjt of the
py puts Brent, before giving his _
consent to a courtship?and how ' , , _ . ,
Brent successfully emerges from Menhaden Boat Aground,
them A* Lockwoods Folly Inlel
It ontinued from page one.J
HAVE BOOKLETS gr?"nd;
No fault can be laid to Oai
In addition to having a supply Islaml men for "ot floatin& thl
that is ample to take care of all vcascl soonc>ir- They are simplj
requests that come in for lite- 1 equipped foi pulling,
rature, the Civic Club has be- ~~ ~~ "" "
tween two and three hundred Jury Unable, Reach Earl]
more booklets that it would like Verdict In Second Degre?
to mail out in the next week or. Trial Of Donald Skippei
so. The names and addresses of (Continued from page 1.)
people to whom it may be worth- the powerful Scott,
while to send a booklet will be Solicitor Burney charged Skip
appreciated by the club. (per and Scott were engaged to
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WILMINGTON Carolina WILMINGTON
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XHLK^ I KIUAV, SATURDAY, MO.N D U ami I I KSOAY.
JUNE 17-18-19 JUNE 21-22?Only
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1 gether in the liquor business, that' ty
they quarrelled over the profits be
1 and Skipper shot and killed his j
[ partner. He attacked the testi-1 tai
mony tf the negro, Adams, and!sit
wrested from him the admission | f'r
he had just been released from! fo:
the federal penitentiary in Atlan-1an
I ta, where he had served a term wi
for Illicit liquor dealings. |Pr
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" MRS. DOSHER TO to
HEAD HOSPITAL "?
t AUXILIARY GROUP
(Continued from page 1.)
t Dosher, Mrs. Annie K. Vitou, JV1
Mrs. E. H. Cranmer, Mrs. J. W. *,v
Ruark. 51
' Serving committee: Mrs. Nelljev
' Niernsee, Mrs. C. Ed Taylor, I f\?
Miss Mary Weeks, Mrs. Larsen,j J'10
, and Mrs. G. D. Robinson. ?
There will be no meeting of,a
II the Auxiliary until the 2nd Wed- cel
] nesday in October.
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t Considerable Conjecture pa
About Quarantine Station tic
r (Continued from page 1.)
chman at the property, gaffed a J
nine pound sheephead over there|
one day last week. Practically wf
all the fish that any party could
want could be taken any day in 11?
. the vpar. J _
) *> | v.a
Built on pilings, the station is. ph
I an island in itself and is probably ( ^
, one of the coolest and most com- j ex
, fortable places about Southport an
; in the summer time. But for the j,e
1 fact that it can only be reached j
by boat it would afford excellent' so
accommodations for summer vis-; jn|
itors to Southport. tei
l as
1 VACATION BIBLE as
SCHOOL CLOSES re
j (Continued from page 1.) 0f
,j Claude, McCall, Harvey Brown |de
' and Morris Cranmer. an
Beginners department: Super- fu
intendent, Miss Myrtle Brown; fo
assistants: Miss Esther Mae Pot-jth
' j ter. Miss Josephine Smith and ,je
! | Miss Louise Reese.
r Primary Department: Superin- q
tendent, Mrs. George Whatley; - pr
assistants: Miss Marion Watson, vj;
Miss Mary Alice Lewis, Miss {ju
" j Ruth Taylor and Miss Ruby Led- 56
, for. I an
Junior department: Superinten- op
; dent. Miss Rebecca Alexander; af
assistants. Miss Lucy Anderson, pe
Miss Susie Sellers and Miss Vera
Jorgcnsen. "j
Intermediate department: Sup- pi,
; erintendent, Miss Eva Farr: as- i tjc
sistants: Miss Elizabeth Taylor gj;
and Miss Anna Taylor. th
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CITIZENS COMMITTEE ab
SUBMITS REPORT TO tic
BOARD COMMISSIONERS
(Continued from page 1.) no
and the county is now threaten- dil
cd with the withdrawal of state j bo
and Federal aid to this work, be-1 ioi
cause of the present inability of |
the county td meet the amount j ta
required. We deem it a calamity! ty
to the future value of this coun-!
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HE STATE PORT PILOT,
if the forestry protection must
cancelled.
"Our study of the facts perining
to this question, and the
uation in which the county
ids itself at the present time,
rces us face to face to the unimous
conclusion that Brunsck
county cannot operate its
Dper governmental functions or
s small share or portion of the
tal tax levy. The county cant
pay the officials and pay foi
e agencies operated anything
:e the present renumeration
th the small share of twenty'e
cents per hundred of the
.50 levy. It is found that if
ery dollar of the tax levy was
llected (an impossible supposiin)
that there would not be
If enough money made availle
for the present budget and
rtainly not enough available to
erate a desirable county govnment.
"We have been furnished comrative
figures from other counis
of supposed similar ability
that of Brunswick, showing an
parent excess operating cost of
unty government in the county
lich this committee is not ir
sition to analyze, but this comittee
does recommend that a
reful study be made of thai
ase of the question, to the end
at any unnecessary service 01
pense be eliminated, and thai
y excess expenditures be curd
or eliminated.
"We find the proposed plan ir
far as the funding and refund%
details of the county indeb
uness is conuemeu uu uc ao uonable
as a debtor county couk
k, but we also find that the
quirement of so large a share
the tax levy to be applied te
bt service, (1) to meet interest
d (2) to provide a sinking
nd, leaving so small a share
r county government purpose!
at the plan is unworkable un
r present values and conditions
"We find some of the "specia
>venants in the plan to be im
acticablc and objectionable
z: (1) The agreement to pro
ice immediately not less thar
0,000 a year for debt service
id (2) the attempt to limit th<
crating expenses of the county
ter 1940 to not over $50,00(
r annum.
"There are also features in th(
liscellaneous Provision" of th(
in that are extremely objcc
>nablc and should not be in
ited upon by the creditors ir
e proposed mutual effort tc
>rk out a reasonably fair work'
le adjustment of the obligains.
"We suggest the county shoulc
t be expected to pay in addon
to the cost of printing new
nds the expense of legal opin
l, to cost not over $6000.
"We deem it unwise to underke
to agree to fetter the counin
future financing.
"We deem it improper to bine
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SOUTHPORT, N. C.
; j the county to suffer a revivor I form of local government as may
of old obligations In an event af-;be advised in order to insure efJter
the Funding and Refunding ficiency at the least cost to the
, bonds are accepted and delivered. 'ax payers of the county.
"We deem it unwise to make "We recommend that at leas!
any particular agreement as to S15000 be permitted withdrawn
! bankruptcy court procedure to be from the Debt Service funds on
pursued at the instance and elec- j deposit in the local bank, and be
I tion of the creditors of the I placed at the disposal of the
, county. j Board of Commisioners to meet
"Therefore, it is our opinion present emergencies and urgent
that the Board of County Com- necessary expenses of county go.
missioners should ask for a revis-' vernment, which have already
. ion of the plan to the end that j been incurred, and must be inJ
the County Government may be j curred within the next few monprovided
necessary funds to ope-! ths.
, rate upon, and that the require-: "We further recommend that
> ment to provide a present sink-! the rate for the 1937 levy be
, ing fund to the extent contem-1 made approximately as follows:
plated by the plan may be defer- j Debt Service $ .7J
, red until such time as the tax j School . .20
^ paying ability of the county will' General County 1 5S
| ( justify it.
! i "We suggest and insist primar- Total $1.50
ily that the bond holders accept "We think that the above rate
lower stipulated interest on the is fair and practical, and may
new bonds for the present, leav- Qossibly permit the county tc
ing the requirement of a sinking operate.
, fund to be fixed by the Local j "The members of the commist
Government Commission, for the j sion do not favor a repudiation
reason that at the present time' It is recognized that the county
, the financial ability of the coun- j must set its affairs in order tc
*" ri" nrfmif nf more hnr-1 successfully meet the situation
1 den than to pay the interest on It appears imperative to product
the debts at the lower rates and more revenue and also to putin'
to pay the necessary county ex- to practice a more rigid econj
penses as provided by law. omy in order to meet the spirit
,l "We likewise insist that a of the plan.
. study be made of the growing "We submit finally that the
expense of county government happiest way out of the present
and if necessary that legislation problem to both creditors anc
be proposed to permit a legiti- j debtor, will lie along the line ol
' mate rate for county government lending encouragement to the ta>
expenses and such changes in the problem by not increasing the
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WEDNESDAY, JUNI-; i,; J
.tax rate, by a cultivation of the J and worthy extent.
' proper spirit among enlightened: "Respectfully submitted, gfl
!! and willing citizens to carry on the 9th day 01 June. 193^
lin a way that will enable the c. ED TAYLOR,
debtor county to maintain self- GEO. R. FOULKE. Jr.
1 respect and at the same time H. L. CLEMMONS
1 meet obligations to an honorable L. T. YASKELL.
FOR SALE I
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j AT PLANT I
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(Near Beach Bridge On Fort
Caswell Road)
SOUTHPORT, N. C. I
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ONE HORSE BENTHALL
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