| The F'ilot Covers
I flrunswick County
^THIRTEEN SO. 1
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Lie Rationing
mciai Urges
IUse Of Retreads!
Lj Of Tire Division In
fiileigh Says That Fannie
Must Use Retreads
Iflj Pick-Ups And Other I
mm Vehicles
quest for more
r tires is refused
Lf Means That Farmers
Egst Make The Most Of
Mat They Have DurI
jj,g Tobacco Selling
I Season
Hhrta part of officials'
iiit rtOoniJig board for thisj
fey to secure an increase in I
Ccotment of truck tires in
fc to help with hauling tobacco
L net with no success it was
fekd ly. so it is going
K)e largely a matter of farmto
make the most of I
fe they have.
fy S rg head of the
I of the Office of Price
fet-o:..-. Raleigh, de
onnvaraa. j
led m a " i "
t jjst week that there is no
v of an increase in truck quota
,its county ar.u his advice was
i & fanners to use retreads
| to: pick-ups and trucks. He
due: that there was greater
_ ;c; extra help in connection
it rereads for this type of vet
Ssre has been a tendency on
i put cf farmers in this sece
to be disdaair.ful of the value
; KUeads. ar.d many of them
s corniced that this service
ill at enable them to carry on
Kit tons operations. Most of
to can. however, have never
nt reads. and are basing
a- ofar. on preejudice rather
ic a eipenence.
1: sate rationing official
itec out that a better grade
be: is used for retreading
Ik tires, and he pointed out,
. that when carrying reasoni
loads at reasonablee speeds,
8s teen found that remarki?
pod sendee has come from
as: tires.
Ttc car. tell your farmers that
t their own protection they'd
tit be careful not to ruin their
a beyond the point of recapf
said Mr. Shelenberg. When
fit they run the risk of hav8
park their vehicle for the
towhiie. the local rationing
f office is swamped with
batons for new tires. These
o will be filled if and when
t?t? will permit, but in the
fee the applicants are urg8
have patience and w.ot to
fen? unnecessary trips to
tat is holding up their cerates.
rowers Praise
Writeville Mart
J*frs Say That the Sales
Wem On The White2*
Tobacco Market Is
'al For Their Convenfee
^tevilie system of auc-i
r , -
uV^U louna w> oe one
K satisfactory system for sell- i
I"- golden weed. The buyer
V *ller are brought together,
ftti sale it made to the highMMer.
Of course, it is not
Pkisory on the part of the|
F to accept the bid. He has I
l*ftt to. turn the tag, thus
ptog the sale. However, pre-1
P records show that few tags
f too turned on the White-1
rbarket. ana the majority of j
Manners have been highly!
j"4 with the prices received |
r it a good reason to make
f""' Ute a market, but it is-1
11* whole reason by any
have asked a number'.
fr^ts in the last few weeks j
|?9 sell in Whiteville, and:
Ewcal answer usually runs'
yig like this.
B W only one of the best',
/' roarkets anywhere. My j
E184 I like to trade there.
e understand a farmer's
and needs and are
84 syrr,pathetic. We get
,ct as well as prices at
warehouses. The stores |
to us good values. They i
J? business. and are al*'
and courteous. Yes.
just a good, all-round I
town."
' btactly what the grew "toufd
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Gotten
OPENING.?On the rig
times during the coming wt
shown a string of hogsheac
Report Is Made
Of July Quota
Tires And Tubes
Many Motorists In Brunswick
Have Received Certificates
During Past Few
Days For Passenger Retreads
INCREASE ALLOWED
IN COUNTY QUOTA
All Available Truck Tires
And Tubes For Passenger
Cars Are Given Out
Certificates for new tires and
tubes ard for passenger car and
truck retreads were issued to a
large number of Brunswick county
citizens ^during July.
Hie unusually large number of
passenger car retreads results
from the fact that the Rationing
Board as unable to give out any
retreads during June, because of
being out of blanks. Another important
contribution was an additional
quota of 50 retreads granted
following an emergency call
for help made the last week in
the month by a representative
of the Rationing Board.
The following received new
passenger car tires and tubes
during the month of July: Willie
W. Frink, (Station Wagon) two
tires, two tubes: Mrs. Rhoda L.
Willetts, one tire, one tube; C.
R. Sellers, (pick-up) one tire,
one Jube.
The following received passenger
car retreads during the month
of July : Otto E. Hickman, two;
J. M. Heweu, two: K.auienne
Johnson, two; Elwood Cox, two;
Melvin J. Smith, one; CPL. Samuel
O. West, two; J. E. Dodson,
two; William Fife 'JToutman, Jr.,
two; S. O. Hewett, one; Dollie
Evans, one; Walters Thompson,
two: L. C. Mann, Jr., two; M. H.
Hart, two; Joe Lewis, two; W. D.
Tharp, two; Archie Johnson, two;
E. E. Medlin, two; J. C. G. Willetts,
two; Clarence Jenerett, two;
Marvin E. Hinson. two; M. B.
Reynolds, two; E. P. Spencer,
(Continued from page 1)
Watermelon C
To Importe
Imagine having an inexhaustable
supply of the finest
watermellons produced on the
biggest mellon farm in Brunswick
county, just daring the appetites
of a Sunday crowd.
That's what happened Sunday
when the Wallace Moores had
their annual Sunday afternoon
watermellon cutting. The only
request made of the guests by
their host was that they eat
a lot and spit out the seed.
These will be used to convert
a portion of the Moore farm
into a mellon patch for 1943.
There are a lot of interesting
things about matermellons that j
we have discovered recently,
and so "le of them are worth
passing along.
The watermelon is one of
nature's prize packages of
summer refreshment. And it's
nice to know that a big red |
slice contains a good supply of
vitamin C, also some Vitamin |
A arid Bl.
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A Good
24-PAGES TODAY ?
HAL Tl
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nor As
READY'
:ht is a typical scene at a tobi
ieks as the farmers of this coi
Is filled with the golden wee<
Resignations R
To Pla?
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Four Of Five Consolidated i ~
Schools Of County Report
Vacancies Resulting |
From This Cause
SHALLOTTE HAS
EIGHT RESIGNATIONS
I H aVA ^sfnnnorl Tn I
Enter Other Types Of \
Work, While Others
Are Changing To
Home Teaching
The uneasy life of a school '
principal is being plagued this )
year by a new and seriously
threatening by-prdouct of the 1
war situataion. resignaations of '
key teachers at this late hour. '
i
In Southport this week Prin- t
' cipai VV. R. Lingle announced the .
| resignation of Miss Doris Butler |
' and Miss Marjorie Wellburn, both
of whom will teach at their own i
homes this year. j It
Principal Henry C. Stone said
Saaturday that he has eight vacancies
caused by resignations.
One is Marion Gatlin, who has
elected to enter other business. ^
Miss Alwayne De Lozier is another
member of his faculty lost'
to the same cause. Six others
have resigned to teach at their
(Continued on page eight)
Tobacco Prices $
Tkon id/11 is
ingiiu iuau o
Georgia Markets Report In- ^
creases Of Five To Ten a
Cents Above The Last iS)
Year Level For First is
, Week
jir
Prices averaging from five to j 0,
ten cents a pound higher than p
last year were indicated today in j,,
unofficial reports for the first L,
week of sales on Georgia tobac-! a
co markets. j n
Only estimates were availbale j a]
(Continued on Page 8) L,
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utting Leads ?
int Discoveries !
? u
"Iced cold" is the only im- s,
portant rule for serving water- n
melon. Slice it either length- y
wise or crosswise; serve with
or without salt. It is the perfect
dessert for a hot day be
cause it refreshes without bring- **!
ing new thirsts. And watermelon
is an ideal way to "top P
off" a picnic dinner. J
When buying watermelons, k]
it's not always easy to pick a
* * ?* ? ? Anl?r fi_ i
winner, i uoic io utc vinj .
nal "proof of the melon." If |
you can buy watermelon hal- i f!
ves, or get your dealer to j d
plug" the melon, you can get c?(
a pretty good idea of its color aj
and texture. If you can't buy p,
melons this way, you may be cs
able to choose by color, weight, ^
| or sound. The best watermelons jx
I are bright lustrous green with
a creamy yellow on the under- | A
[ side. They're heavy for their pi
size, and they have a deep jv?
sound when thurtlped.
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News paper I
outhport, N. G., Wedi
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ro go
A '4'
/ fl
acco auction, and this stor
unty market their 1942 to
i, ready for shipment.
ise Up
rue Principals
Menhaden Turn
Smart This Year
Menhaden, usually the most
atiinid a# f i 0V1 (l rn ovhihi finty
olu^iu vi iioii, aic vaiii vvii ig
traits of extreme wisdom this
year. The wild, wild waves have
very little on the wild menhaden,
according to some of the
boat captains.
As a usual thing the big
purse boats have no trouble
getting around a school of
these fish as they swim on or
near the surface. This year, acsording
to Captain John Eriksen,
there are a lot of good
fish off Southport, but the
most of them dive and scatter
in all directions when the boats
begin to approach them.
favy Needs Ship
To Shore Phones
ippeal Is Made To Private
Owners To Make Them
Available To Navy Or
Coast Guard For Patrol
Service
The Sixth Naval District, suplementing
an appeal made last
eek by Vice Admiral Andrews,
SN. Commander of the Eastern
ea Frontier, today urged all
wners of ship-to-shore radio telehones
to makes their sets availble
to his command in the Navy
nd Coast Guard's war against
ibmarines raiding America sea
ines.
The Eastern Sea Frontier Comland
last week appealed to all
ivners Of ship-to-shore radio telehones,
along with dealers who
ave such equipment in stock, to
otify the Eastern Sea Frontier
ta once in order that the Navy
lay examine such specifications
id purchase suitable sets to
juip small vessels carrying on
le war against axis raiders.
"The initial response has been
icouraging," said Vice Admiral
ndrews in his statement today,
hut a greatly increased volume
: offers is absolutely essential if
le Americans manning these
nail boats are to have proper
idio telephone equipment for
leir mission.
"From 800 to 1,000 sets are
:eded," said Vice Admiral An-ews.
"X urge every amateur raio
operator, every boat or airlane
owner, and every dealer who
is a standard-make, ship - tolore
rahio telephone to let us
now. We need every set we can
it for our small - boat fleet."
Owners who offer their radio
;ts for sale in response to the
avy's request will not only be
>ing a patriotic service to their
mntry but also they will be
Die to raise ready cash and dis- j
Dse of equipment which they i
innot use during the duration of!
ie war anyway, Navy officials
Dinted out.
"Remember that hundreds of
mericans are using their yachts,
ivate power boats or fishing
:ssels in this anti-submarine pat(Continued
on Page 8)
I
POR
n A Good Con
tiesday, August 5th, 19'
mik
USO
!
i
y will be re-enacted many
bacoo crop. On the left is
Bishop Reports
On REA Progress
In This Section
Tells St. Louis Meeting Of
R.E.A. Superintendents
That the Brunswick Electric
Membership Corporation
Geared To War Effort
SAYS EVERY REA
LINE MUST SERVE
Every Rod Of The 360,000
Miles Of REA Line In
The U. S. Must Serve
In The War, Slattery
Tells Group
ST. LOUIS. Mo. ? Details of
how the Brunswick Electric
Membership Corp., REA system
serving the rural sections of this
area, is geared to the war effort
were reported to a conference of
REA superintendents from eight
Atlantic seaboard states at the
national headquarters of that
agency in St. Louis this week by
Edison D. Bishop, of Shallotte,
superintendent of the cooperative
who is attending the meeting.
The policy of the Brunswick
Electric Membership Corp., according
to Mr. Bishop, is in line
with that of the national organization
as expressed by REA Administrator
Harry Slattery when
he said in addressing the opening
session of the meeting: "Every
rod of the 360,000 miles of REA
line must serve the war. When
you managers and superintendents,
keep those lines working, you are'
on the war front ? you are do-j
ing your part."
Mr. Slattery pointed out that,
nearly a million farmers, served
with REA power are able to do a
better job supplying much needed
food for ourselves and our allies
because they have electricity.
In addition to serving the farm-1
ers themselves, REA lines are also
serving hundreds of food processing
plants, military establishments,
and decentralized war industries.
Rural power lines built i
in peacetime were ready when the
call came, and often advanced,
the work of war plants by weeks;
and months.
"I don't want you to forget for
one moment," said Mr. Slattery, |
"that the war is our number one!
job today and every day, until the
final victory is won. If we don't i
win a complete victory, we mightas
well forget about any post-war!
building of electric lines, or i
building anything else, except;
more weapons for another war. ,
"We've pledged ourselves, and!
all our resources to redeem the ]
(Continued on page eight)
rr f ^ n T
snort session in
Recorders CourV
In a short session of Brunswick i
county Recorder's court here Mon-;
day only one case was disposed j
of before E. J. Prevatte, acting
judge.
The defendant was Douglas D.
Giddings, who pleaded guilty to
charges of being drunk in a pub-1
lie place and engaging in an af-j
fray. Given 30 says on the roads,
judgment waa suspended upon
payment of costs. A 10-day stay,
of execution of judgment was j
asked. ' i
T PIl
imunity
\2 PUBUSl
BLEK
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Invest
j SOMETHING'S
(Editor
News received this morn
ernor J. M. Broughton has
impartial investigation' of the
port USO Club is reassuring I
have been kind enough duri
their 100-percent endorsemen
editorial.
Governor Broughton was
ence to ride roughshod ove
persons: he was asked to assi
of all of the facts in the case
to do.
Now it is strictly up to t
tribution to this argument has
indignation against the min
upset, and quiet approval of <
been made in the newspaper
pits in South port.
If theN majority of the
are against the proposed cha
sonnel in the local USO Clul
to make a bold and fair ex
when and where the opportur
portant, a chance must be
to express their convictions; 1
and their wishes must be cor
making the final decision.
59 Million Pop
Seen For
1
| Overland 'Gator
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Uone l o lJeatti
Ralph, the 14 year old son ]
son of Mr. and Mrs. John F.
Potter, found an alligator in
the Southport yacht basin one
morning this week and managed
to kill it with three wellplaced
shots from a 22 rifle.
The saurain had travel-1
overland from the yellow (clay)
hole, about one mile from the
basin, dufing the night. A col- i
ored woman or her way to
work came across the Tracks
and followed them to the ba- f
sin, where she discovered r
Ralph had already killed it. It ,
was four-feet eight-inches in
length.
Menhaden Boats
Skip Food Fish !
So Far Efforts Of Local
Fleet Have Been Directed
Toward Catching As
Many Menhaden As Possible
This past week the menhaden j
boat crews have been reporting
the presence of huge schools of
mackerel and blue fish. Busy with
the job of taking menhaden, they
have not stopped to make catches.
The taking of food fish by
these craft will come a little later
when the craft cannot find any
menhaden.
Mulletts, spots, blue fish and
mackerel are now all fair game
to the commercial boats, since the
recent ruling by the fisheries committee
of the Department of i8
Conservation and Development, i
The boats will have to comply11
(Continued on page eight) I
Weather Burea
Prove Tl
The suspicion that July
was one of the hottest months
in a decade is born out by statistics
from the local weather
bureau files.
On July 19th the mercury
steamed up to the 101-degree
mark, and only on July 9th
did the temperature reach a
point below 70-degrees during
the 31-day period.
The middle of the month
marked the period when the
hot siege really set in. On only
one time since that date
was the maximum temperature
as low as 87-degrees. On 12
days during this period the ther
mometer went up to yu-aegrees \
,0T
HED EVERY WEDNESDAY
WW
k * *
igatioi
BEING DONE j
rial)
ing from Raleigh that Govasked
for a 'complete and
> local row over the Southto
the scores of people who
ng the past week to voice
t of last week's front page
i not asked to use his influr
any person or group of
st in securing a fair hearing
, and this he has attempted
he people. So far their cons
consisted chiefly of private
ority that precipitated the
outspoken attacks that have
and from three of the pulcitizens
of this community
nge in sponsorship and per >,
they should prepare now
pression of their sentiment
lity presents itself. More improvided
the service men
for after all it is their club,
isidered above all others in
md Crop
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UUIUCL U Clt
naHMvJI' w ' -?l 4iUl <:
It Is Estimated That The N.
C. Border Belt This Year
Will Have The Biggest
Per Acre Yield In The
Country
PLANTED 58,000
ACRES THIS SEASON
rhis Compares With 53,000
Acres Planted Last Year,
And Ten Year Average
Of 62,330 Acres
By C. M. BRICKHOUSE
Southeastern Dlst Farm Agt.
N. S. State College Extension
Service
When the tobacco markets open
n North Carolina on August 6,
rar Heel farmers of the Border
3ea win nave a crop camtiatcu
it 59,160,000 pounds to sell in
1942. This is more than eight
nilllon pounds more tobacco than
vas produced in the same area
n 1941.
These production figures, and
ither data on the flue-cured to>acco
crop, are contained in the
atest crop report issued by the
3ureau of Agricultural Economics
if the United State Department
if Agriculture. The information is
>ased on estimates of Federal and
state representatives of the Crop
Reporting Board in the tobaccoiroducing
area.
Farmers in North Carolina's
>art of the Border Belt planted
>8,000 acres of flue-cured tobacco
or harvest this year, as compared
vith 53,000 acres harvested in
.941 and a ten-year average
1930-39) of 62,330 acres.
The estimated yield per acre ifi
forth Carolina's Border Belt, this
'ear will be 1,020 pounds, the
lighest of any belt in the Naion.
Last year's yield average 960
lounds per acfe, and the 10-year
.verage was 882 pounds per acre.
The indicated production of 59,60,000
pounds compares with a
(Continued on Page 8)
lu Records
?of Inlir fa f-f/if
iui xJ uij I iwor
more.
The statistics show that the
month was almost as wet as it
was hot. as the total precipitation
for the period was 6.38inches.
It is singular, too. that
there was not a single cloudy
day during the period, as most
of the am came during the
night. 7 ?re were 20 clear days,
the other 11 being party
cloudy.
Prevailing wind during the
month was -from the southwest.
this being the wind direction
on 25 days. For one period
the wind was from this direction
for 10-days straight running.
?
Most Of The News
AJJ The Time
r $1.50 PER YEAR ,
RMERS
i Here
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Broughton Sends
Request For New
Hearing To N.Y.
Action Follows Request
Made Of Governor That
He Intercede To Gain
Fair Hearing On Local
Problem
WILL GIVE MAJORITY
CHANCE FOR HEARING
Action On Part Of Goveri
nor May Come In Time
To Hold Up Changes
Pending Thorough
Investigation
I A telephone call this morning
from Raleigh revealed the information
that Governor J. M.
Broughton has/ appealed to USO
headquarters in New York City
for a "complete and impartial investigation"
before scheduled
changes in the sponsoring organ
ization and operating personnel
are carried out with regard to
the USO Club in Southport.
This action was taken after a
marked copy of last week's issue
of The State Port Pilot was mailed,
along with a personal letter,
to the Governor by the editor of
this newspaper. Knowing that
Governor Broughton is the nominal
head of the USO organize
tion in North Carolina, and knowing
that it was at his instanos
that first soliciations of funds
were made last year, it was felt
j that the chief executive should bo
i advised of any movement which
endangered the future of tha
j USO in any section of North
I Carolina.
The governor was not requested
to intervene in the special interest
of any group or in behalf
of any personalities involved. Ha
was merely asked to use his influence
to insure a complete investigation
of the local situation
before the matter was marked
closed.
So far there Is no assurance
that this will be done, but there
is little reason to doubt that this
request from the chief executive
of North Carolina will be respecti
ed.
Finds Snake In
Upstairs Room
Young Southport Girl Very
Much Alarmed By Pres*
ence Of Wayward Rep*
tile In Her Boudoir
Going up - stairs to her bed*
room one night this week, Miss
Mary Ann Mollycheck turned on
the light and was badly frighten1
ed to see a chicken snake, nearly
four feet long, crawling stealthily
across the floor.
It is not unusudl for men to .
see snakes on their way home,
and after they arrive; but their
reason was not shared by the
young lady. Such reptiles, how(Continued
on page eight)
Tide Table
Following Is the tide table
for Southport during the next
week. These hours are approximately
correct and were furnished
The State Port Pilot
through the courtesy of the
Cape Fear Pilot's Association.
High Tide Low Tide
TIDE TABLE
Thursday, December 25
0:51 a. m. 7:16 a. m.
1:10 p. m. 7:38 p. n?
Friday, December 26
1:44 a. m. 8:19 a. m \
2:06 p. m. 8:33 p. m . *
Saturday, December 27
2:39 a. m. 9:16 a. m ?
3:04 p. m. 9:24 p. ?.; KJ 5
Sunday, December 28
8:36 a.m. 10:08 a. m 4,'u*
4:01 p. m. 10:11 p. W
Monday, December 2$ jjj *
4:30 a. m. 10:57 a.
1:55 p. ra. 10:57 p. ?
Tuesday, December M
5:19 a. tu. 11:44 ft. * % *'
5:4S p. m. 11.IS p. V N
Wednesday, December 44 '~:j ft
6:01 a. m. ' 4?
6:26 p. m. 12:80 p. **
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