I Knc pilot Covers Mfgffwick County WjMTEEN NO. fuo Shai Uutomc I Southj Elizabeth Clemmom B. Miss Datie Ma? BT. Killed When Auto' Kj|e In Which Thej Ke Riding Hit Bridge I COASTGUARDSMEIN f iRE IN HOSP1TAI m.r: Occurred About Wj'chck Last Night As Kng Couples Were Headed Toward I Shallotte young Shallotte girli tllfj last night when th( Kue in which they wen Kjirecit the concerete abut - k,..!? over Dutch I near here. Two mem the Oik Island Coasi ft gew escaped with theii ft*: are in serious conditior ft&r Memorial Hospital, ft^f.rahfth Clemmons ap wai killed instantly, anc ftfcte Mae Gore died befon ft. could be rendered at th( ft hospital. Both of th< ftlihes were in their teena ft Lewis. of Harkers Is ftu reported to be the driv lite feath car and Wm. W whose home is believec Br. Noble. Oklahoma, wai ftru passenger. H accrdent occured about 11 kit night. The car wai tmid Supply, and wher ft.:-: the bridge, the righ Hjri wheels are ripped of; ft;::;, of empact. The ma Ins a complete wreck, fti arrangements for th< ftrr victims had not beer Hkd this morning, and Oor I.':.-- G Caison was busj I . jury for the pur .hjMir.- an inquest ai ft . jured men are ablt Qemnioiis girl is the daugh ft the later Mr. and Mrs I Omomns, of Shallotte I ved by a brother I deounons, and a sister (kmitons, both of ShalI; other brother, Esse ft-.- v s. Navy. I&re giii is survived bj nth Mr. and Mrs. Marar.d by a number 01 s i'.'i brothers. sent Senior Play Tuesday lents Of Southport High wol Have Been Work' t Diligently Preparing w Drama i Ser.ror Class play of Southschool will be present1 "e high school auditoriun fy- April 7, at 8 P. M. 1 P^y is a rip, roaring comedy given in four acts J0oiit a young country gir * marriage w a s nearly 1 By her proud, scheming pn-law and a jealou; w. city hollc. ! oharacters are as follow ' lolcomb. owner of Valley ' &?! Watts; Hetty Hot daughter, Martha Grey Alvira Holtomb, sister ol , Margaret Carr; Verbena On Page Four! tad Woman Passes Monday ?ent?n Died Ir . "s Walker Memorial p"a' Following Leng? Illness Benton, 69 years old ; died Monday morning tei?Cl0Ck at Ja,nes Walkei t Hospital, after a lengthy '' survived by four broth^ I' R- T? J. p., and W. E tht-u- '' t!lrec daughters ta R. atson- Klla Benton and (ji ,"ton- Leland; and si* I rT B';n,on- K. S. Benton t*nton, h. A. Benton and ij. ^0n- H" ?f Leland, and ??rai Camp Polk' LaW, ,Scrv:tcs wcre conductk afternoon at 3 o'clock r; d^'-'iec Leland with i!;r- "'ohman, Winnabow, Burial was made in feT" crmctery. K |"s wc'e G. B. Skip, g, . Watson, Alex Sought Mintz, Hadley i ^ G- F. Benton. E STj A Goo 4 PAGES TODAY Killed In entNear ,ast Night unday For orpedo Victim lty Post No. 194, American rs Had Part In Services Doshcr Memorial Hospital, several of them have not yet left foi their homes. Every possible effort was made to send Tingzon's body home for burial just as the bodies of the otimers brought in were sent to their homes, but since it was impossible, the legionnaires took the initiative in arranging a fitting funeral service for him. Rev. S. S. Harrison was in charge and was assisted by Rev. A. L. Brown and Rev. Cecil TH1 51 llotte Girls bile Accid port Late L * ? ; Funeral Held S Filipino T | Members Of Brunswick Corn Legion And Othc Funeral ' Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at Harrells Mortuary in Southport for Catilino Tingzon, Filippino seaman who lost his life when his ship was torpedoed 5 off the Carolina coast two 1 weeks before. Although only a half-dozen " members of the large group at" tending his funeral knew him " in life, he was given a burial ^ service that combined the best r efforts of the clergy of this 1 community, the membership of the Brunswick County Post No. 194. American Legion, a 1 guard of honor from Caswell Section Base and representa tives of the local Boy Scout 5 troop. His friends present were survivors from the ship sinking which cost him his life. Brought here for treatment at l No Quota Reo ! Board Fc r ?? * Rationing Board Has Failed ? To Receive Any Informai tion Regarding Either New Of Retread Tires r For April ? ANNOUNCE LIST V WHO GOT TIRES . Board Members Call Attention To Eligibility Rules i And Declare Intention To Follow Them The Brunswick County Ration> ing Board has received no officail notice of its quota of tires f and retreads for the month of . April, this despite the persistant; j rumor that there will be a large | number of retreads made avail-1 able for eligibles under List B j during this month. Members of the board have had j numerous applications from per- ^. , sons working on defense projects ' and wish to remind the public that the actions of this body are! ( governed solely by the eligibility | , classifications on the back of ap, plication forms. This specifically;. eliminates defense workers as an eligible group for new passenger j . tires and tubes. It is also pointed out by board! i members that where a person | falls into one of the eligible; ( ; classifiactions, it is presumed!] . that the applicant devotes his j 1 full time to the work described I. r in his application, and it is re-! j ; quired that the vehicle for which'] i new tires and tubes are granted shall be used exclusively for the : purpose state in the application. 1 ' There have been rumors that some owners of combines and j ' | other necessary farm machinery r in the county are using the tires j from these machines on their , passenger automobiles. This is ( risky business from two points , of view. In the first place where ( a confirmed report of this kind , is made to the board, the inform- j ' ation will be turned over to the ^ F. B. I. In the second place. (Continued On Page Four) j i I 1 New Librarian Assumes Duties J Mrs. F. Mollycheck has been < , named librarian in charge of the 1 Southport Public Library, suc, ceeding Mrs. Ida Marshall. She i began work yesterday. The library is opened each . Tuesday and Saturday afternoon , from 2:30 to 5 o'clock. \ I *- ( ' Brunswick Boy ; i Receives Honor i Jack Taylor, son of Mrs. E. W. ? ?? urmnohnu' has been 4 layior, ui miinuw., ; informed of his selection as an i assistant in the physics depart, ment of Cornell University next i year. 1 Young Taylor is a member of i the senior class at University of 1 Richmond and has majored in I ' physics. He will graduate on 1 June 1st. * Alllguuu. l^CglUIUUAlI C?> SCI VCU as active and honorary pallbearers, and interment was made in Southport cemetery. Particularly impressive was the beauty and profusion of the floral tribute paid this son of Uncle Sam's now-disputed insular possession. eived By ir This Month March Was Wet And Warm Month Only once during the entire month of .March did the theroraeter register a freezing temperature in Southport. That was on .March 1st, when the mercury dropped to 30-degrees. On several days during the month the lowest recording was 57-degrees. .'Maximum reading for the 31-day |>eriod was 75degrees on March 24th. Not only was it a warm month, but it was also wet. for the total precipitation was 4.30inches. There were 15 clear days, 10 partly cloudy days. Prcvialing wind was from the southwest. Week's Program For USO Club n - A 17 L&StCr rdniES rtre I caiui ed In Week's Entertainment Planned For Service Men Following is the program for he USO Club at Southport for he coming week: Thursday, April 2nd, 7-8:30 P. if., Bowling (Coast Guard); 8:30 P. M. motion picture: 'CISCO SID AND THE LADY." Friday, April 3rd. 8:30 P. M., notion picture: "CISCO KID \ND THE LADY. Saturday, April ith, 8:00 P. M., "EASTER EGG HUNT." Sunday, April 5th: Mass, 10:30 Pl. M., Benediction, 7:30 P. M., [Catholic church); Morning worship, 11:00 A. M., Evening worship, 8:00 P. M., (Protestant Churches), breakfast served to service men; evening snack, 6:00 P. M., 9:30 P. M., Easter Get Together. Monday, April 6th, 8:00 P. M., Easter Party, Egg Rolling Con:est. Tuesday, April 7th, 7:30-10:30 P. M., Bowling (Navy), Refreshnents served at USO; Wedneslay, April, April 8th, 8:00 P. M., Social Evening. Rev. J. R. Potts To Preach Sunday Rev. J. R. Potts, of Wallace, | vill preach Sunday evening at 8 o';Iock at Southport Presbyterian :hurch. His sermon subject will k "The Queen's Visit." The public is cordially invited. Annual Meeting Of Hospital Auxiliary The annual meeting of mem)ers of the Doshcr Memorial Hostal Auxiliary will be held next Wednesday afternoon at the hosJital. All members are urged to >e present, for this is the time ;or election of officers. ME d News paper I Southport, N. G., Wed Crop Spoilage Can Be Reduced In This County Prevention Of Food Waste Will Be Vital Factor In Reaching Wartime Production Goal For Brunswick STATISTICS ABOUT CROP PRODUCTION Leading Distributor Of Farm Products Points ' Way To More Efficient Method This Year Pretention of waste in food distibution will be a vital factor in the effort of Brunswick county's 3,072 farm operators and workers to achieve their wartime food production goals, it was indicated today in a survey by a leading distributor of North Carolina ] farm produce. < At least half of the estimated ] $4,300,000 annually lost from ] spoilage and damage to North j Carolina fruits and vegetables alone can be prevented by the , use of better grading, packing and by better and more direct , distribution methods, Earl R. French, marketing expert, declared in the survey's summary. He indicated that further savings could be realized from improved handling of other North Carolina farm products. "If Brunswick county farmers, working with distributors, cut by half the average 10 to 12 per cent of fruit and vegetable shipmnnfa thmncrh HflmflP'ft Anri ittractive new lower 10 aciveruse his section each spring, is outshining itself this year with a vork of art in which the historcal nature of Brunswick county, specially the Cape Fear River section, is played up. Brunswick county people have seen many Orton feldcrs. With such vorks Mr. and Mrs. Sprunt lave kept North Carolina's part >f the low country in the public :yc as much as the Smoky Moun:ain National Park has kept the (Continued On Page Four) and Conies Sweet Charity boys agreed to come for their net expenses ? because it was for the Navy Relief Society? and sp the dance was staged. The boys in the band naturally had the deep appreciation of local people for their unselfish cooperation in putting on the dance, but it was not until the dance got underway was it possible to properly appreciate them. Not only were they a bunch of swell fellows, they could play?and play they did until the cerfew was tolled at twelve midnight. Manager of the crew was Walter Furr, Jr., of Concord, no stramrer here. He has visit cd his grandfather in Southport many times. In addition to Personable Tommy Heritage, the following boys were in the band: Dick Helsabeck, Spud Bullard, Jordan Gallos, Wally Trcscott, Eugene Wade, Roy Hayes, Albert Harmon, Chapman Wootcn, Jerry Robinson, Bill Averta, Roger Avery and Aubrey Kirby. A44bJ4VtJ 1VUW w?WUg? UOO.VQ? spoilage, they will have achieved the equivalent of a 5 to 6 per cent increase in production without any extra acreage, seed, fertilizer, equipment or farm labor," French said. "Under wartime conditions, use of efficient production methods and efficient distribution channels such as those developed by chain stores is becoming increasingly important," he continued. "For example, Brunswick county's 2,883 farm family workers will find their job of increasing production made more difficult because of the shrinking farm labor supply, rising farm wages and limited availability of farm machinery and supplies. 'The latest census counted 190 regular hired hands in the county. Since that count was made, farm labor has decreased as much as 49% in certain areas and up to 29% in some North Carolina districts," French said. But despite future labor cur- | tailments, he said, past perform- ' ance indicates the farmer can approach food production goals. In ten years, covered by recent government reports, the farmer had increased his productive efficiency 1 by 25.2 per cent. The average farmer, the survey revealed, fed 11.7 persons in 1929 and ten years later was feeding 14.1 persons from his fields. i Short Session ! Before Recorder i ______ i Only one case was disposed of ? before Judge Walter M. Stana- ' land here in Recorder's court Monday. . s LiUia Miicncu, wnnc, was iuuuu i not guilty of slander. 1 Pauline Rogers, colored, was < up for aiding and abetting ni < reckless operation. Her ease was t continued. State College B To Aid Of Fourteen gallant college boys came to the aid of a maiden in distress during the past, week-end to collaborate in putting on a swell dance in the Southport high school gymnasium Sataurday night for the benefit of the Navy Relief Society. Miss Lois Jane Bussells, who already had done a lot work on the committee in charge of raising funds for the society in this county, hit upon the idea of having a benefit dance, and since it had been a long time since the last event of its kind hereabouts, the thought was happily received. But then the matter of securing an orchestra good enough to draw a crowd and at a figure that would net a profit threatened to stop the show. The best efforts of two generations of State men were set into motion, and between Bill Wells and Davis Herring arrangements were made to secure the music of Tommy Heritage and his Statesmen. The PORr n A Good Coi nesday, April 1st, 194 Boys From At Pacific 11 H Wr Wffm ; ABOARD SAME SHIPBob Milligan (right) sons of af Ash, are with the U. S. 1 Pacific war theatre, and are has been in the Navy for t five months ago. They both Political Intere Centered I ???=i Long Distance Protest Registered When a man resents a statement bad enough to call up long distance from Philadelphia to make a complaint, then he's really against what's going on. That's what happened last Thursday raoi-niug when Kelly Singletary, former Southport boy, called to tell the editor what he thinks of a recent story that credited South|)ort with being "a small fishing village near Wilmington." s Singletary left Southport about twenty-five years ago, he said, and added that he is now in the automobile business. Ho visited here while on his vacation last summer. It is only fair to mention that this is not the only objection that we have heard about the fishing village statement, but it is the first complaint registered by long distance message. f)rton Folder Is Long On History 7older Advertising The Or-! ton Gardens This Year Features Historical Information About Section The Orton Gardens . with an r pil nmunity 2 PUBLISH ih Are In I leatre Of War ?Irvin Milligan, (left) and * Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Milligan, c ^avy now somewhere in the s aboard the same ship. Irvin c hree years, and Bob joined ji like Navy life immensely. p j st Is Now ; n Republicans j ? . . !c ! Nominating Convention To s Be Held Next Thursday J t i Morning Is Source Of t I Considerable Speculation * li TWO EX-SHERIFFS P ARE MENTIONED " r I Numerous Other Rumors f i Regarding Candidates For Various Offices Insure ? Enthusiastic Gathering High-lighting political gossip in I Brunswick county this week are rumors concerning the nominating convention of the Republican party next Thursday morning at :'10 o'clock at Supply. * Two men who formerly held j the job are being most proI minently mentioned as candidates for the sheriff's race. They are party chairman F. L. Lewis and I. D. Harrelson. ^ TTie latter arso is being mentioned as a possible candidate for ^ member of the House of Repre- ^ senta'tives, with the Rev. M. L. Mintz, standard-bearer of the a last campaign, also a possibility. ^ Mercer Cox is talked of in ^ speculation regarding the com- 0 missioners. Others are C. W. j. Knox, McKinley Hewctt, Allen ? Russ and Frank Knox. n Names that have been proposed a for the place of judge of the Re- s cordcr's court are M. B. Robbins, h Garfield Simmons and Mr. Cox. a No candidate has come out in * the open thus far for clerk of 1 court, and R. S. Willetts is the w only man reported so far to be in 15 line for the nomination as county b coroner. Files Suit In h Superior Court ; | . Brunswick County Colored Man Brings Suit Against V Prominent Farmer Of ^ Bladen County I'urchell Oliver, Brunscik county negro, has filed suit in superior court here against R. H. Britt, * prominent Bladen county farmer, asking damages in the sum of $5,000 for false arrest. Oliver moved to the farm of Britt in December 1940, the complaint alleges. It is said they had r an agreement to cultivate a farm 11 and the plaintiff to work for Britt. The later part of February, 1941, Oliver moved back to fl Brunswick, the complaint alleg- ^ ing that Britt had failed and re- a fused to carry out his own part ^ of the agreements. e Several months later, in September, Britt issued a warrant j. for Oliver, charging him with j breaking contract and being due Britt $55.35 for advance while , Oliver lived on his place. The ? warrant was turned over by the Bladen county authorities to Patrolman W. H. Ebert who came to Brunswick, arrested Oliver on i the 24th of last September and j carried him to the Bladen jail. 0 The complaint states that a Oliver was held in the Bladen jail for 11 days until he signed F an agreement that his 16-ycar-old v son would work out the sum al- j leeet' to be due to Brltt and that I thereupon, with his signing said F agreement, Britt no! prossed the case and had him released from t jail. l{ OT [ED EVERY WEDNESDAY Clark, Speakin Dealers, Calls The 40 Hou -93b jjC 1 Special Easter Services Being , Planned Sunday Prc-Easter services are in pro ress all tins wceK at trinity tethodist church and at Southort Baptist church. Meetings arc eing each evening at 8 o'clock. On Sunday morning special 1 laster services are being planned ' t both these churches, featuring 1 pccial music by the choirs of the i hurch. There also will be Easter 1 crvices at St. Phillips Episcopal i hurch and there will be preachng at the evening hour at South- ' ort Presbyterian church by Rev. I . R. Potts, former pastor. i At the Catholic church on 1 loly Thursday, Holy Sacrifice of < he Mass at 8:00 A. M. will be ' ollowed by the procession to the < ltar repose; adoration of the I ilessed Sacrament all day, with 1 ienediction at 9:00 P. M. On lood Friday, Mass of the Pre- i anctified at 7:30 A. M.; adora- ] ion of the Cross all day. On i ioly Saturday, Lighting of the , ascal Fire at seven A. M. will ic followed^ by the Exultet, pro- , ihecies, Blessing of the Baptis- ; iial Fount and Easter Water, Litiay of the Saints and Holy Sacriice of the Mass. On Easter Sunday, High Mass .t 1:15 A. M.; benediction of the Ilessed Sacrament at 7:30 A. M. \ged Resident Of Ash Honored - 4 firs. Henrietta Carina 1st fliiAtt Hf H/tnnr At A ! Birthday Dinner On Re- < cent Anniversary The relatives and friends of frs. Heneretta Carlyle met at er home Sunday, March 15th, to ay their tribute of respect and | onor her on her 83rd birthday. , Lt noon a bountiful table was , repared on the home porch and bout 75 persons enjoyed the cast. Although Mrs. Carlyle has een confined to her bed most f the time lately rhe was able ( o sit in her old chair and enjoy he dinner. At the close of diner the group assembled in ancf , round the home for a religious , crvice. The Rev. H. B. Lewis, cr pastor and Edward B. Smith, , , grandson, were in charge. Songs j lo. 63 and 64 "I will be a friend o Jesus" and the "Easter Gate" , / ere sung. Prayer was offered y Mrs. Ezzie Smith of Bladen- j oro. A heart-felt talk was made , y Mrs. Mallie Carlyle. Song No. J 01, "Prayer Bells of Heaven," : /as sung. Mrs. Carlyle has been in poor , lew Xurli, _ ?_ i ' . 1 ??1 . Most Of The News All The Time $1.50 PER YEAR g To Oil i For End Of r Work Week Representative From This District Tells Oil Dealers That The War Is Not A WPA Project ???? RAILROADS TO HANDLE MORE OF OIL TRAFFIC Tells Group That We Are Feeling The Bite Of War, Tankers And Merchant Ships Having Been Sunk WILMINGTON, Mar. 30. ?"If ive are going to win this war, the 10 hour week must go," declared Representative J. Bayard Clark, in speaking before the more than ' 100 petroleum products dealers tssembled here Friday morning. "As for myself, and I hope I ?peak for the people of the district I have the honor to represent, I do not believe we can wii this war on a 40-hour week nor lo I believe that we can win this ivar ac long as the only cone: n if the people is the profit that they make," the congressman deflated. "I do not wish to be pessimistic, but perhaps soon the only limitation on production will bo ine nmu 01 numan endurance wu every penny that is made, above what is needed for a bare existence, will have to go into a common war chest. "Gentlemen, this is war?not a VVPA project." The Seventh district representative was introduced by Bruce B. Cameron. Earlier in the meeting, which was presided over by O. Y. Klrkpatrick, of Charlotte, chair- i ,:.an of the executive committee of the petroleum industries committee, Mayor Hargrove Bellamy extended a welcome to Wilmington to the oil men. E-ylier in hij Hep, j Clark qualified his statement on v the 40-hour week by pointing out that the president and his advisors, who are charged by the constitution with the conduct of the war, feel that to repeal the 40-week would hurt production seriously and that repeal of the hour limitations on labor might cause a split in the government at a time when unity is essential. Outlook Dark Clark began his address by pointing out that the outlook for the oil and rubber industries was dark. "The problem of the on supply to the eastern coast is one of transportation rather than production," he said. "The Maritime commission, which is handling this terrifically hot question of shipping, is now perfecting a plan whereby ships will dock at the nearest port (which may be of some interest acre) and goods will make the remainder of the trip by rail, and the railroads have -more business now than they can handle. ' "I cannot be very encouraging ibout the outlook for more oil tlong the eastern scaiward any , time soon." "Tankers arc being sunk every Jay along our Atlantic coast and naturally wo feel a little resentful about that. It has been charged that our American Navy is not Joing its job. "Gentlemen, we are feeling tho bite of war. Tankers and men(Continued on page 4) * Tide Table | Following Is the tide table i for Southport during the next | week. These hours are approximately correct and were fur nished The State Port Pilot . through the courtesy of the . Cape Fear Pilot's Association. , High Tide Low Tide . TIDE TABLE ^ I Thursday, December 25 0:51 a. m. 7:16 a. m. 1:10 p. di. 7:38 p. m, Friday, December 26 1:41 a. m. 8:10 a. m. 2:06 p. in. 8:33 p. Ok Saturday, December 27 2:39 a. m. 9:16 a. m. 3:01 p. m. 9:21 p. nk Sunday, December 28 3:36 a. m. 10:08 a. nk 1:01 p. m. 10:11 p. Wt Monday, December 20 1:30 a. m. 10:57 a. A '1:55 p. ro. 10:57 p. Ik - Tuesday, December 30 5:19 a. m. 11:44 a. m 5:43 p. m. 11:13 p. Ik Wednesday, December 31 6:01 a. m. m 6:26 p. m. 12:30 p. #1 ... HiliMMfllliiij cann ior some lime auu sua >u . etircment and says the end is , ear. She is a member of Mill (Continued On Page Four) , Shallotte Man Dies At Home ] 'rominent Resident of Shallotte Community Died Sunday Following Short Illness A. M. Woodard, 67 years old, a etired farmer, died Sunday mornrig at 7 o'clock at his home at hallotte after a short illness. He is survived by his wife, and our brothers, R. D. and W. M. | Voodard, Shallotte; P. C. Woodrd, Supply, and B. C. Woodard,! tsh. Funeral sen-ices were conductJ ?j... of O'Qft r?? I a XVlUlIUay CUVClllwu av> *.?/w V lock at the graveside in Chapel fill cemetery, near Shallotte. tev. H. B. Bennett officiated. ?our Brothers Are In Service Mrs. Frank B. Russ, of Leland, \iesday will receive a Four-Star imhlcm of Honor in recognition f the fact that four of her sons ,rc in the nation's armed forces. Her sons are Robert Franklin Luss, Navy, San Francisco; Edward Benjamin Russ, Navy, New fork: Charles Allen Russ, Navy, few York; and Wilbur Earl tuss, Army, Fort Bragg. The honor pin is awarded by he Emblem of Honor association,