lost Of The News I ^ The Time B^EIVE- NO. 2 lfoaghto I At Comi I Honori fed. Many Visiting VetEns And Next Governo. InC5exs??nARReunion I | Activities In _^0n10' fetors Will Reach K M On Tuesday | Night With Dance I At Long Beach I ,, Broughton, Democrat!. B rnor. has ac >n to speak a 10 be givei S kiln Square u 3 of Batteriei B 2nd Trench Mortal ; outfits win hok ""....St reunion next week a riVve'l Where members oi itteries received then W: ?% the world war B " rid Jones of New B who served over ant sergeant of Batter; | . I;;,t world conflict Berets' chairman in charge ; He has gone t< K,' trouble and expense to in Ea happy reunion period foi tar veterans, who are expect B to arrive at Fort Caswell or B tin through Jul) [is-.u : Lotlee an J other hous ; accommodations over at the t will bo available for ih< jars, who doubtless will be K ; at the metamorphosis I transfigured their old train ;r..i into a beautiful, mod i resort. h- ;h Scott, motion picture : ;rrvc i overseas as a mem of Battery "B" and a specia aa- has heen extended hirr x present for the reunion al Caswell. today's meeting of the mer r.: be of especial interest tc c;:rt and Brunswick county o- as it is planned to hole pr.t picnic in the grove a ukhn Park in Southport a' tclock on that day. For this t i :es of Southport and the ty are urged to prepare anc ig generous baskets. It ii btej out that there may be I or 400 people at the picni< n a iistance. who are unable prepare and bring lunch. These ist be provided for by the les of the community. Is this goes to press effort' t being made to secure the bft Port Bragg band to pro : "'.sic for the picnic. Ben. J. Melvin Broughton, nom ! -'or governor, will be speak for the clay. He will be in i'.cca by Judge J. J. Burney Wilmington. Other speaker: 1 tee Henry L. Stevens o Sgt. W. C. Caston o Btegton. D. C., W. C. Aid Big! 5 Chattanooga, Tenn., Free B mod of Eclenton; Sheriff C Br. Jones of New Hanove Brrv and Judge E. H. Cranme B Southport. ? J. R. Potts wil deliver th< cahon and Rev. R. S. Har win pronounce the benedic > addition to the picnic am Bjalhng here on Tuesday, plan, B to stage a dance in th B " at Long Beach on Tues Br night at 9 o'clock, must 1* furnished by Jay Bee am B orchestra. puthport Lady laimed By Deatl C. R. Livingston Diet At Dosher Memorial Hos Hpital Following Short 111 B?s?; Funeral Held Fri jjw- C p., Livingston of South Bt died Thursday morning a Bter Memorial Hospital follow B^s short illness. She was 53 I" addition to her husband, sh Waived by one son, Hubert / Boston, of Southport, and b daughters, Mrs. A. B. Week B ^'mingtor.. and Mrs. E. P B^ger of N>w Orleans, Lt 'brothers, John Wv Smuller ^ncess Ann. Md., and Charle B.5mu?en. of Salisbury, Md. grand children als He B c;ra' services were conduct Friday afternoon at 4:3 Br* at Trinity Methodif 7n *ith Rev. R. S. Harriso B?*rSe. assisted by Rev. A. I J" Pastor of Southport Bapt :;'Jrch- Interment was mad ?uthport cemetery. Palbearers were J. V Joel Moore, R. 1 iwntinued cn page 4.). TH1 2 nSpeaks ' munity Pic ng Trench * ! Wells Defeats Secend Was High Man In First 1 I Margin Over Rus: Saturday W. S. (BUI) Wells of Southport defeated Burnice Russ, another focal man, by a margin of 161 votes for the Democratic nomination for Register of Deeds ; in the second primary race held . Saturday. t Well's total vote was 733; t Russ had 572. j It is interesting to note that the , winner received his strongest sup. port from rural Brunswick, for j in Southport Russ beat him 289 t to 118, a majority of 171. Howf ever, throughout the rest of the . county it was another story. Wells carried 12 of the 16 voting 't precincts, and piled upa commanding lead over his opponent in r most places. By virtue of his victory Sat[ urday Wells takes his place on j the Democratic county ticket in November with J. W. Ruark, who r was unopposed for the Demo. [ cratic nomination for Representa, I tive of the lower house of the r North Carolina General Assembly. Wells will be opposed in the fall by Republican party chairman, % ' ; Local Men Ii In Hearin 1 U. S. Army Engineers Are 1 Holding Hearing To DeL termine If Masonboro Inlet Is To Be Deepened ' WOULD AID LOCAL MENHADEN FLEET Would Eliminate Long And Dangerous Trip Neces' sary to go Out Around Frying Pan Shoals 3 , J Several Southport men are in ; Wilmington today to attend a ; hearing before the U. S. Engin: eers regarding the project to " dredge Masonboro Inlet to a depth 3 of 12 feet. ; Asked yesterday about the - proposed project and its effect upon Southport fishermen. Cap_ I tain John D. Eriksen said that _ i this work could be of tremendous importance to local sea-faring [ men, especially the menhaden f I fishermen. f | He explained that on a trip I to the eastward off Frying Pan ,' shoals would be shortened by half , ! if it were possible to run up the r j inland waterway to Wrightsville I and thence out through Masoniboro Inlet. Deepening the bar at B | that point to 12-feet would permit this, he said. On similar trips now, he said, it is necessary to go about 12j miles offshore from the bar, I thence four miles across the ? , shoals and back in again to ac_ j complish what could be done by c a short run up the canal. d T win-Squash Displayed Here Miss Lillian Collins of Winnabow brought in a twin squash | for exhibit in The State Port Pilot office this week. Save for , the Siamnese twin effect, the * vegetable appeared to be just like * any other normal white squash. Miss Collins was very thought ful and brought along a couple of extras, possibly to prevent the editor's appetite from doing away with the strange-shaped twins. OFFICIAL RET PRIMARY L. y Township 8 Hoods Q-eek Leland u Town Creek ' Bolivia .....*. 8 Southport Mosquito 0 Supply Secession J... " Shallotte 0 Frying Pan J. 11 Grissettown ? n Shingletree ' Longwood Ash e Waccamaw ? Exum * Total / E STj A Goo( 4-PAGES TODAY g Tuesday :nic Here Veterans Russ In Primary Battle Primary And Increased His s To 161 Votes In 's Contest *?? Plf W. S. (BUI) WELLS F. L. Lewis. Ruark must face Lester Mintz. rt t"A?n at their own expense and r ill pay for their own meals at f ie Regular Army ration rate t r the camp. Regular Army uni- s rms and equipment will be used. II training and administration ill be conducted by Regular rmy and'Reserve personnel, who ill organize the camp and train e 300 trainees. No obligation sts upon these trainees for miliry service in the Regular Army, . id no commissions will be . anted on completion of the ,mp. 'ayroll Increase 1 Noted For N. C. igures From State Unemployment Commission Show That Brunswick County Also Showed Increase RALEIGH, June 24.?Payrolls ire about $31,000,000 greater in 39 than in 1938 for about 8,500 .. uployers in the state who were bject to and came under the ovisions of the N. C. Unemployent Compensation Law, the apoximate figures being $373,000,i0 in 1938 and $407,000,000 in 139, Charles G. Powell, Comission chairman reports. The employer contributions, the 7 percent tax on payrolls, nounted to $10,131,314 in 1938, i compared with $10,975,999 in 39, reflecting better operations. Unemployment Compensation, or bless benefits, amounted to (,159,368 in 1938, the first year payments, and dropped to $4,- | (6,864 in 1939. North Carolina had 8,416 emoyers subject to the UC law the year 1939, and in the same ;ar 449,897 workers were procted by the law. j Applications for work in the i Employment Service Division 'fices in the State and at about !5 "service points" and about >0 "spot points" visited by re esentatives from these offices, jmbered 307,954 in 1938, as comired with 331,161 in 1939, while j lacements on jobs numbered 89,14 in 1938, increasing to 107,621 i 1939. Brunswick county, a break- J )wn of the state figures shows ' id 11 employers subject to the w and 344 workers protected by 1 in the year 1939. Payrolls of employers subject ' > the law and paid on employees rotected by the law, amounted p $186,509 in 1938, as compared ith $206,997 in 1939, while conIbutions paid Ijy the liable emloyers of Brunswick county mounted to $4,922 in 1938, as >mpared with $5,589 in 1939. Benefits to unemployed or parally unemployed workers in the >unty amounted to $8,057 in 138, as compared with $5,202 in 139. Central UCC office records fur>er show 913 applications for ork in 1938 and 1,766 in 1939 t this county, while placements i jobs numbered 133 in 1938, and (Continued on page 4) Hub Party At Bolivia Gymnasium Town Creek Home Demonstraon Club will give a party Tuesly evening beginning at eight clock at the gymnasium at olivia school. Good string music will be proided, games etc, will be played, efreshments will be sold for snefit of the club. Every body is invited to come ad enjoy the evening. i ..a ? PIL imunity PUBLISl doling Sam Fl< Is Gifte< foung Son Of Mr. and Mrs. In Fiddler's Conventio Than Or When they held their f: otte high school last winter >nce probably thought son foung Sam Fletcher Frink i jing his guitar. In the first place, this was a * :ontest for grown-ups at least nost of the contestants up unil that time had been adults. Vnd in the second place, the juitar he was carrying surely vas adult size, for it was as arge as he was. But for the moment that foung Sam Fletcher strummed I he first dulcet note from his musc box, the audience knew they vere in for something special. And hey were; for not only did the roungster hold his own with the nen and older boys, he played so veil that he won first prize in he only event he entered in the irst fiddler's convention he ever ittended in his life. The young man is the son of dr. and Mrs. Sam Joe Frink of Irissettown and is just a naturalx>rn musician. He came by his I alent honestly, however for hisj nother is a graduate pianist. | ["here is no telling how far he nay go with his present hobby, or at the t'me he won the conest he had been playing his initrument less than a year. He Fvi . rr nr n~ riainuri xoKt Weste * I Red Cross Fund Takes A Spurt I Red Cross emergency relieffund collections spurted during the past week as total collections jumped from $89.85 to $224.69. This is an encouraging milestone toward the goal of $400 that has been established as the quota for the Brunswick county chapter. One interesting thing to note about the collections so far is.. the extent that the entire county is represented in sending in funds for alleviation of suffering in European countries. No community where a call has been made has failed to respond. Although small contributions have been coming in before ! from Southport, it was a series of substantial donations made J during the past week by local | businessmen that enabled the total funds to reach the new ' high for one week. Recorder Hears Numerous Ca$es: Docket That Had Accumu-! la ted For Two Weeks! Was Disoosed Of Here Monday Before Judge Walter M. Stanaland Monday was a busy day in Recorder's court as Judge Walter M. Stanaland and his colleagues cleaned up a docket that [ lad accumulated for two weeks lue to last week's session of Superior court. Jennings Hardy, white, waived ippearance and pleaded guilty to1 iharges of driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. Judgment was (Continued on page 4) First Of Three Dances A Beginning Friday night when t.he Southport Tennis Club stages a dance at Long Beach pavilion, the Fourth of July season for Southport and vicinity promises to be a merry time for all. As stated above, the merrymaking starts with the Tennis Club dance, music to be furnished by the Jay Bee band. Sunday will witness the beginning of a four-day convocation of World War (No. 1) veterans at Fort Caswell, and on Tuesday local interest in this event will reach fever heat when a community picnic is held in the grove at Franklin Park. At noon there will be the address by J. M. Broughton, North Carolina's next governor, but many persons in attendance will have in the back of their mind the dance at Long Beach that night. OT HED EVERY WEDNESDAY etcher Frink J With Guitar Sam Joe Frink Won Event n After Playing Less le Year iddler's convention at Shalmembers of the large audilebody was kidding when came out on the stage lugSAM FLETCHER FRINK likes to play, and play is practice; and practice, they say make: perfect. :cover In rn Union Suit Jury Finds That Mrs. Louii Dixon Shoi'.id Recovei Sum Of $300.00 For Alleged Punative Damages; Mrs. Yaskell Gets $100 OTHER CASES ARE SETTLED IN COURT June Term Of Superioi Court For Trial Of Civil Cases Came To Close On Thursday A Brunswick county jury last Wednesday afternoon decided ir favor of Mrs. Louis Dixon in hei suit against Western-Union foi punative damages alleged to have been suffered as a result of the failure of agents of the defend' ant company to deliver a deatt message promptly following th( death of her grandfather. She was suing to recovei $2,000.00 for this alleged damage but the jury ruled that she shoulc have only $300.00. Following this verdict the sui of Mrs. L. T. Yaskell in the sami matter was compromised for thi sum of $100.00. During the term of Superioi court which closed Thursday tw< divorces were granted. One wai to Samuel Peter Sellers from An nie B. Sellers upon grounds o; two years separation. The othei was to Rose King from Harvej King. Judge J. Paul Frizzelle, wh< presided over the term, signei an order giving officials of thi Waccamaw Bank and Trust Co. permission to destroy certain oil and delapidated record books ii their vault. The case of E. Holden vs Son nie Jones was dismissed. Tr> fho maffor r?f AHu/in TTnripr next friend of Loftin Clemmon and Elbert Prevatte, vs P. 1 Clemmons. That Johnson and J D. Johnson a compromise wa reached in a timber dispute. In the matter of M. L. Mint vs Sam J. Frink a non suit wa granted and cost was taxei (Continued on page 4) Holiday t Beach Friday Incidentally, Randolph Scott, movie star and former doughboy, has been urged to attend the reunion of his war buddies, and if he should turn out for the dance at Long Beach the men probably won't be able to get in for the women. Music will be by Jay Bee and his band again. With these two festivities as warm-up events, the Fourth of July really should live up to , its advance billing as the Glori| ous Fourth this year, and the third dance in the series will be staged at Long Beach Pavilion. Serious work of getting the beach road in shape began Monday and visitors to Long Beach this week are assured that the two-mile dirt stretch will be in the best condition of the season. ' The Pilot Covers Brunswick County _ ? ____________ r $1.50 PER YEA* Quotas Said To Mean Ten Cent Price Difference , ??? If Marketing Quotas Are Approved For The 1941 Flue-Cured Crop Of Tobacco Price Should Be 15 Cents NOT SAID AS THREAT, FLOYD EMPHASIZES Growers Know The Importance Of The Tobacco Export Trade, And Effect It Will Have On Price, Floyd Says If marketing quotas are approved for the 1941 flue-cured tobacco crop, this year's crop should bring about 15 cents per pound; if quotas are rejected in the referendum to be held July 20, tobacco may average as lowas 5 cents per pound this year. Those are the predictions of farm leaders, made at a conference of growers, bankers, warehousemen and merchants held in Raleigh. J. B. Hutson, assistant administrator of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration and the best informed man on tobacco in the U. S. Department of Agriculture, said that if quotas are approved on a three-year basis, the Federal Government can al; most promise uiai prices this i year will be maintained at a 15 to 16-cent level. Dr. I. O. Schaub, director of the State College Extension Service, said that without quotas, prices may drop as low as 5 cents per pound. "This is not a threat", says E. Y. Floyd, AAA executive officer of State College. "Growers know of the imnortance of the export ' market. When the British buyers ' were withdrawn from the market last year, the warehouses were , closed. The Federal government stepped in and financed the purchase of Imperial grades. Despite this support, prices dropped to ' an average of 14.8 cents, 8 cents J. per pound below the average for the previous five years. Without this support, there is no telling how low prices would have gone. "The Fedorel government can- .A not make loans or give other j. financial support to the tobacco . market without assurance that 1 the supply will be kept in line I with demand; that the record r crop of 1,160 million pounds ? grown last year will not be re, peatcd. "The Federal government will [ support this year's market if ? quotas are approved in the referendum on July 20; it will be in a f position to give maximum support if three-year quotas are apj proved." | .{ Local Ladies On , r Legion Program j ) i 3 Mrs. L. C. Fergus Invited To Sing On Memorial [ Service Program Opening 1 State Convention ' Mrs. L. C. Fergus of Southport 5 received a signal honor during the past week when she was in5 vited to sing Kipling's "Lest We Forget" on the memorial service 3 program which opened the North 1 Carolina Legion Convention at High Point. Mrs. Roy McKeithan " went along with Mrs. Fergus to play her piano accompaniment. ' The program arranged by Rev. f Frank J. Howard, retiring chap,* plain of the state department, was held in the city lake ampi3 theatre before an audience of 6,(Continued On Page 4) z . ? 8 ?I Tide Table Following: Is the tide table for Southport during; the next week. These hours are approximately correct and were fur* r nlshed The State Fort Pile* through the courtesy of the Cape Fear Pilot's Association High Tide Low IMP TIDE TABLE Thursday, June 27 0:31 a. m. 6:35 a. m. 1:06 p. m. 7:40 p. m. Friday, June 28 1:19 a. m. 7:48 a. m. 1:56 p. m. 8:39 p. m. Saturday, June 29 2:11 a. m. 8:41 a. m. 2:48 p. m. 9:33 p. m. Sunday, June 30 3:10 a. m. 9:30 a. m. 3:44 p. m. 10:24 p. m. Monday, July 1 4:11 a. m. 10:18 a. m. 4:38 p. m. 11:12 p. m. Tuesday, July 2 5:08 a. m. 11:06 a. m. 5:27 p. m. 11:59 p. m. Wednesday, July 3 5:58 a. m. 11:54 a. m. 6:13 p. m. _ V J* '