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gpO. SIXTEEN NO. 45
6-pages today Southport, N. G., Wednesday, February 13, 1946
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Lit Of Suit
geing Watched
With Interest
?torney General Harry
HcMul'an Comes To De
?e[15e Of State Of Califor
jja In Suit Brought By
federal Government
re DANGEROUS
PRECEDENT IN IT
Carolina Official
wrs Tampering With
fishing And Oystering
Rights If The Suit
Is Lost
k suit is now in progress
J. :;, ;!:c Federal government
f r.*s:bly gain control of
Lj. it not all. of the California
Mland. This suit is apparent
Uitui Attorney General
Lt McMullan of North Caro
H vno tears that North Caro
B, fishing and oystering in
gry may be effected if the
feral government wins in Gili
pa.
Sol Id the state lose its titles
Emerged and reclaimed lands
iCSlifortiia the same action may
I taken against all coastal
tei In North Carolina the
p:s to such lands are based on
:jO-year-old claim for lands
bj its more than 4,000 miles of
HL J
L: Washington last week Mr.
fl[u!lan minutely traced the)
E"y of the State's claim to
i lands in question to the ori
si grant made by Charles II
1663. and declared that "As I
e of the original 13 states
ten formed the Union and
?ltd the Constitution of the
red States in 1789. this State
i .iuring the entire existence of |
f Union up until the present
k enjoyed and exercised com- 1
a sovereignty over the owner- j
a of ail of the extensive lands j
wed by navigable waters and !
a. water within its boundaries, I
tiding the land on its coast- [
i out to a distance of one I
r.-.e league."
Ml the introduction of the
sxcesst'ul Nye resolution in
f setting aside as reserves, oil
ci in the lands underneath the
land within three miles of the
et lines of the various states,
ieclared. "There had never
- in the history of the coun
f the slightest question as to ;
f ownership and sovereignty of
i states with respect to the land j
it involved."
JfcJfulJar- pointed out that
;'e no oil or gas is known to
' in any of the submerged
is of the State now. the inland
have supplied a large vol
* o;' oysters important to the
- -ic structure of the State
i the annual crop in 1944, 1
?anting to 752.268 bushels sell
s'- an average of $1 per bu
-cMulian described also the ex
5ve shrimp, clam, and crab
?sry of the State and fur
Pomted out that there have
extensive construction of
r''es and docks in the various
jW and inland ports.
-c.'t'jlian warned of the dangers
relationship between the
and the federal government
in the litigation between
and the United States
"--ore the Supreme Court.
that "State and fed
:e'atior:s have always been
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Brief Newt
Flasket
iUl'KS SCHEDULE
"ginning Wednesday, Febru
r; the u. S. Navy recruiter I
* in Southport every other .
J-^sday His former schedule (
for him to be here every
Saturday. His hours at the
* Postoffice will be from 9
in the morning to 2 o'clock
?c- afternoon.
^ T(> SCHOOL
I*;* Lucille Holden, of Supply.
" ieave of absence from hei
as bookkeeper for Shal
Tm.Jmg Co. while attending
? Business College in Ra
,. t ^':r place with the Shal
^ is being filled by Miss
\f k, daughter of Mr.
* 'lrs Bert Frink.
HOME
??- Edward Taylor, son of
?? V?E'J Taylor and the late
t j of Southport, arrived
!>r ? a'shington port last week
*1 wl Ha,bor' where he had
feM'rt*Vera' months. He re
va"';,rd the S. S. Chanute
- and is expected to reach
to's We?k with an honorable
>e from the service.
fc
Protected Pine Trees
FARMING ? Above is shown H section of young pine trees on the Reigel Paper
Company property in this county. A modern and progressive forestry program car
ried out by this company has brought about a marked change in the appearance of
their forest area.
Reigel Paper Company
Land Is Timber Farm
Bolivia Future
Farmers Honored
.Members of the Bolivia High <
School Future Farmers of Am- j
erica team recently won recog
nition at a Future Farmers !
Federation meeting held in J
Whiteville. Their award was
received for winning first place j
in the parliamentary procedure I
contest.
>'ot only did the Bolivia boys
gain honor for their school, but
as the only team from Bruns
wick they reflected credit upon j
their home county as well, j
Other competitors represented j
by the following club officers:
Wilbur Karl Earp, president; j
Dorman Swain, vice-president; I
Tom Rabon, secretary; Bert
Brown, treasurer; Louis Earl
Burriss, reporter, and J. M.
King, teacher.
Twelve Cases
Tried In Court
Numerous Cases Before
Judge John B. Ward In
Recorders Court Here On
Monday; One Request
For Jury Trial
The even dozen cases that came !
up for trial in Recorders court !
Monday required only a brief
time for handling-, and Judge
John B. Ward and Solicitor J. W.
Ruark had cleared the docket by
noon. The minute book shows
the following cases as having
come up and the disposition made
of each :
Leo Bracey, driving on highway
on metal rim, judgment suspend
ed on payment of a fine of $5.00
and costs.
J. F. Gore, reckless operation,
defendant having made restitu-j
tion to the plaintiff, judgment ?
suspended on payment of costs.
John Pickett Bartley, failure to
stop at stop sign, judgment sus
pended on payment of costs.
Robert Lee, breaking and en
tering, warrant amended to for-:
cible trespass, defendant required;
to make restitution, pay costs and j
to be of good behavior for two j
years.
M. L. Mintz, cruelty to animals,'
and damage to personal property, j
continued to February 18th.
D. E. Tripp, reckless operation
and damage to property, continued
to February 15th.
Frederick Baldwin, reckless op- ,
eration, continued to February
25th.
John Dolphus Reaves, posession !
and transporting, judgment sus
pended on payment of a fine of
$75.00 and costs.
Hulon Flowers, improper lights, !
judgment suspended on payment
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Certificate Awarded In Re
cognition Of The Far
Sighted Program PLptu
ned And Carried Out By
That Company
REIGEL HAS OWNED
LARGE AREA 9 YEARS
During That Period Over
One And Ons-Half Mil
lion Young Trees Have
Been Planted On
Cut-Over Land
Officials of the North Carolina
"Timber Farm" program, a plan
designed to grow tomorrow's
trees, have announced that tim
berlands owned by the Reigel
Paper Company, Bolton, have
been certified as an approval tim
ber farm.
W. K. Beichler, State Forester,
approved the tract for certifica
tion after it had been inspected
and recommended by R. D. Huff,
Management Forester of the U. S.
Forest Service. The certificate
awarded to the company honors
J. L. Reigel, president, whose far
sightedness was greatly respon
sible for the purchase of the
woodlands in 1937. The award
was made at a recent meeting in
Raleigh of the woodlands in 1937.
The award was made at a recent
meeting in Raleigh of the North
Carolina Forestry Association.
The Reigel holdings cover 140,
000 acres in Brunswick and Col
umbus counties and was formerly
the property of the Waccarraw
Lumber Company. At the tine
of purchase, practically all of the
area had been cutover. In the
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Two Candidates
Added To List
O. P. Bellamy, Chairman Of
The Board Of County I
Commissioners, Makes
Announcement; Bell To
Run Again For Coroner
O. P. Bellamy, chairman of '?
the board of county commission- j
ers, announced this week that he J
will seek the Democratic nomina- |
tion in May for reelection as a !
member of this body. ?
Mr. Bellamy, who was elected i
in 1942, succeeded Steve Mintz
as chairman when the latter re- :
signed about a year ago. He is
the third man to announce for
commissioner, Boyd Robinson and '
Peter Robinson, both of Supply, j
having come out previously.
There will be a contest for the [
office of coroner, with Coroner ;
W. E. Bell coming out again for
the office to which he was elect- 1
sd in 1940. Previously, John G,
Caison, a former Brunswick coun
ty coroner, had announced his in-j
ten tion to seek this office.
Tobacco Plants
To Brag About
Judge John B. Ward said
Monday morning that he has a
tobacco plant pulled from his
seed bed and all wrapped up in
readiness to bring with him to
Soutliport to show how big it
was. His hand-measurements
Indicated that it was two-inches
high.
However, he haa to come to
town to bring one of his sons
who was going to Fort Bragg
for premduction examination,
and in the rush the plant was
forgotten. The judge said he
would pull another one and
bring it next .Monday. With
another week of development
that one should really be good.
Makes Business
Trip To Raleigh
Harry Robinson, proprietor of
Robinson's Wholesale Hardware
and Equipment Company of
Souihport, left Monday for Ra
leigh where he will attend a
three-day meeting of Zenith Radio
dealers. It is understood that
new models will be on display for
their benefit.
Judge Follows
Up Report Made
By Grand Jury
Judge John J. Burney Has
Made Personal Contact
With State Highway De
partment Regarding Dan
gerous Bridge
INVESTIGATION WAS
REPORTED IN COURT
Total Of Thirteen Deaths
At Jackies Creek Would
Seem To Demand Some
Early Remedy By
Department
At the last term of Brunswick
county Superior court the grand
jury took not of the 13 deaths
and the many other wrecks at
Jackies Creek bridge on Route
17 in which serious injuries were
suffered. The body made a
strong recommendation to the
Highway Commission that im
mediate action of some sort be
tiken to prevent wrecks on the
present bridge pending the time
when- a' new bridge could be
built. '
This last week Judge John J.
Burney, resident jurist of this
district, stated that he had con
veyed the recommendation of the
Qr&nd Jury to the State High
wfay Commission. He added that
he was glad that the commission
had decided to do something about
eliminating the "death trap," by
constructing a wider bridge.
Nothing has as yet been done
by the State Highway Commis
sion to eliminate the danger at
Jackies Creek bridge, but Chair
man A. H. Graham has been
quoted as saying that a contract
for widening the bridge would
be let in the near future. Mean
while, Sgt. J. R. Smith from his
office in Wilmington has issued a
warning to motorists to be cau
tious when approaching this
bridge.
One trouble with warnings is
that the bridge is used daily by |
hundreds of motorists traveling j
North and South from distant j
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Brunswick Goes
Over The Top
G. O. Rogers, Chairman Of
The March Of Dimes
Committee, Announced
Monday That County
Quota Was Exceeded
According to figures released
this week by G. O. Rogers, chair
man of the Brunswick County
March of Dimes Committee, this
county raised more than its quo
ta of $1,120.00 during the recent
campaign.
Mrs. Muriel Davis Lennon re
ported collections totaling $393.21
for the Southport area; Mrs. E.
J. Prevatte reported $28.50 from
the March of Dimes dance; Prin
cipal J. T. Denning, of Wacca
( Continued on page three)
Our
ROVING
Reporter
W. B. KEZIAH
We intruded upon Lacy Daw
kins, of Winnabow, and Mayor
John Eriksen, as they were hold
ing a caucus of some sort on the
street here the other day. In
quiring as to what was going on.
Lacy advised that the herring
would soon be running at Town
Creek and they were planning to
take us up there for a herring
feast. Now, at this season of
the year or soon hereafter, Town
Creek is the most famed fishing
spot in Brunswick county. The
herring run in that stream by
the thousand and fishermen con
gregate in appropriate numbers.
The herring runs on Town Creek
are very much of an event.
Cratie Arnold, of Southport, is
building a new fishing boat. That
is nothing out of the usual. Al
most everywhere along water
fronts in Brunswick people who
cannot find a boat that they can
buy are building or are having a
boat built. Cratie's boat, which
we understand is a 48-footer, is
unusual in that it is being con
structed by a man whom strang
ers might designate as being
physically handicapped. Mr. Arn
old's legs are both gone. Never
theless he is as independent as
fishermen come to be. He .op
erates his own fishing boat and
his catches are as big as any
man. When it comes to con
structing boats he is handy with
tools, hands and brains. The boats
that he builds are good ones, as
can be proven by those in use.
D. T. Long is leaving Shallotte
this week to make his home at
Conway, S. C. Mr. Long leaves
in accordance with the court or
der which gave him the alterna
tive between that and having to
serve a jail sentence, all growing
out of the injudicious handling of
firearms. In the news story
regarding his conviction we un
wittingly stated that during the
five years he is to be absent from
the county Mr. Long could visit
his son once each year. To set
the record straight, the judgment
simply says that he must not
reside in Brunswick county for a
period of five years. The judg
ment imposes no limitations on
his coming or going, but he must
not stop within five miles of the
town of Shallotte during the five
years. In an interview with Mr.
Long this week he did not com
plain, but merely thought it
should be said that he could visit
his son when he wished.
REA Superintendent Is
Interested In Telephones
Businessman
George W. Warren, former
Lieutenant Commander in the U.J
S. Naval Reserve, has purchased |
a one-half interest in the Braxton
Warren Electrical Supply Co. of
Whiteville. He was stationed at
Caswell Section Base at South
port for several months, and
both he and Mrs. Warren are|
well known here.
Raising Money
For Fire Trucki
Members Of Southport Vol- !
unteer Fire Department
Are Soliciting Donations
For The Purchase Of
New Equipment
With at least two-thousand dol- !
lars needed for the purpose, of'
which a nice little nest egg of ;
$500.00 is already in hand as a j
result of various efforts in recent |
years, the Southport Volunteer J
Fire Company is starting out with I
the hope and determination of j
getting enough money for a bad- j
ly needed fire truck. The old one j
has been in use since fire trucks
first came into use and has serv
ed its day so far as efficiency
is concerned.
Realizing the slow progress that
will be made if they proceed
along the same lines of raising
funds as in the past, the boys are
setting out on what they hope
will be a quicker method of ob- ;
taining the needed money. They
are asking for outright donations
from property owners who realize
the value of having protection
against fires.
J. A. McNeil, local garageman,
was first to respond to the re
quest for donation. Chief of Police ]
Otto Hickman reported this week
that Mr. McNeil had come across
with $50.00 towards the new
truck. If others do proportionate
ly as well by the fire company,
and do it as promptly, the city
should soon have that needed
truck.
Waccamaw Lady
Died Tuesday
Mrs. Florence Winstead
Died At Dosher Memor
ial Hospital Monday Fol
lowing Extended Illness
Mrs. Eva Florence Winstead, a
native of Florida, but long time
resident of Waccamaw township,
died in the hospital at Southport
Monday afternoon, following a
long illness.
The body was taken to Ash to i
the home of her aunt, Mrs. W. M. j
Matthews, from where funeral
services are being conducted this
afternoon at 2 o'clock, with Rev.
Woodrow Robbins in charge of
the service. Burial will be in
the Smith cemetery at Ash.
Surviving are one son, G. V.
Winstead, three daughters, Mrs.
Annis Lay Muckenfuss, Mrs.
Miriam Sawyer, and Miss Jennie
Winstead, all of Jacksonville,
Fla.; one sister, Mrs. W. M. Mat
thews of Ash; an aunt, Mrs. W.
J. Purvis of Ash, and three grand
children. Also surviving are sev
eral half brothers and sisters.
RELEASED FROM DUTY
Murry B. Brown, MoM 2-c, in I
the Navy since November, 1942,
received an honorable discharge
on February 9th. His home is at
Shallotte and he is understood to
have returned there. Dexter W.
Hughes, watertender, of Ash, also
received an honorable discharge
at Charleston at the same time
with Brown.
I
E. D. Bishop, Superinten
dent Of Brunswick Elec
tric Membership Corpo
ration, Much Interested
In Tests
HOPES TO SEE
SERVICE ADDED
High Costs Of Labor And
Materials At Present
Time Resulting In Slow ,
Development Of
New Lines
E. D. Bishop, of Shallotte, su
perintendent of the Brunswick
Electric Membership Corp., is sort
of disappointed at the slowness
with which things are adjusting
themselves to permit expansion
of electric service throughout
Brunswick and other counties in
which the corporation operates.
While the corporation has the |
money for new projects, bids on
right of way clearing, poles and
material are all too high. Recent
ly Dr. Bishop said that nothing j
but preparatory work could be J
done on any of the larger projects
until the work could be done at
a price within reason.
While waiting until extension
becomes possible with the funds
that are available for that pur
pose, the REA is doing everything
possible with its own force of
workers, repairing existing lines
and facilities, making new con
nections and putting the whole
present system in top shape.
A matter in which Dr. Bishop
is much interested is the research
that the Bell Telephone people
have been carrying on for sev
eral years. Engineers for the
telephone company, in cooperation
with various REA units, have
been working out a cooperative
plan. It is now possible for users
of REA power to have telephone
service from the same lines that
furnish their power. This calls
for special telephone equipment
and its manufacture has net
reached the point where the gen
eral use may happen for a few
years more. Eventually, every
user of REA current will also
have available facilities for as
good telephone service as is found
in the cities and towns, according
to the REA official.
Court Of Honor
Is Held Here
Parents And Friends Of
Members Of Boy Scout
Troop Attended Recent
Court Of Honor Held At
USO Building
A Boy Scout Court of Honor,
Party and Parents' Night was
held at the U. S. O. building on
Friday night, February 1st. About
half of the 23 Scouts who were
present at the meeting received
awards ranging from second class
up to several merit badges. Most
of the Scouts brought girls, and
there was an excellent attendance
by parents and other adults in
terested in Scouting. "Nearly 70
persons were present.
Carroll Tinsley, Assistant Scout
Executive of Wilmington, who
was present with his recent bride,
was introduced by E. M. Mc
Eachern, local Scout leader, and
made an interesting talk on
Scouting and the Scout program
for the coming months. This in
cludes a meeting here on March
I for the purpose of reorganizing.
Cub activities in Southport; Scout
Week, February 8 through 14; a
Scout Circus in Wilmington in
the spring and shortly afterward
an overnight Camporee. The usual
Scout camp will operate for sev
eral weeks during the summer,
and an overnight Camporal is
planned for sometime in Septem
ber. Mr. Tinsley explained the
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To Ordain Deacons
For Two Churches
Five deacons will be ordained
Sunday evening at eight o'clock
at the Friendship Baptist church
of Ash. They are: Walter Har
per, Joseph L. Hughes, Percy
Hughes, George Ward and Thom
as T. Ward. The ordination serm
on will be preached by Rev. W.
C. Reed, superintendent of Ken
nedy Home, Baptist orphanage -of
Kinston. The services will begin
at 8 o'clock. In the same services,
the following two men will be or
dained as deacons of the New
Life Baptist church: Bruce Ed
wards and Marvin Bennett Dea
cons of neighboring churches and
the public are invited. Rev. E. E.
Ulrich is pastor of the Friendship
and New Life churches.
Believe Strike
Involving Steel
Is Near Solution
White House Observers Be
lieve Announcement To
Be Made Soon; New
Wage Policy Also To B?
Announced, Say
LT. GEN. HOMMA
WILL BE SHOT
Instigator Of Bataan Death
March Convicted And
Will Be Put To
Death
WASHINGTON ? Persons fa
miliar with White House strategy
said today that a strike ending
the steel price boost is near an
nouncement. With it, they said,
will come a new wage-price policy
placing Chester Bowles firmly in
the driver's seat. One person said
that, barring unexpected delays,
the U. S. Steel corporation was
to have received notice of the
new price last night. He added
his belief it would be high enough
to permit an early settlement o f
the strike.
HO.MMA TO BE SHOT
MANILA? Lt. Gen. Homma was
sentenced today to be shot Ha
was convicted by a military tri
bunal of war atrocity charges, in
cluding the infamous Bataan
Death March. Homma was mov
ed immediately to the Luzon pris
oner of war camp number one,
where he Joined his successor as
supreme commander of the Philip
pines during the days of Jap
conquest, Lt. Gen. Yamashita, and
10 other convicted war criminals.
Tax Listing Books
Come In Monday
List-Takers Probably Will
List Property During Bal
ance Ot This Week For
Those Who Have Not
Had TMi Done
Tax listing books will be
brought in lor the county com
missioners in time for their meet
ing on Monday, February 18th,
and the work was supposed to
have been completed in the
various townships last week. This
week Tax Supervisor W. P. Jor
gensen said that until the books
were brought in the later part of
this week or Monday, he thought
that the tax listers would attend
to the listing of the few who
were unable to list during the
specified time, and who went to
the home of the listers for the
purpose.
While he still lacks a check
up, Mr. Jorgensen was very much
pleased at the work done by the
listers during January. Ho
thinks they made a most com
plete coverage of all property in
the county subject to listing.
The listers who have been
working under Supervisor Jorgen
sen are as follows: Northwest
township, M. B. Chinnis, Leland;
Town Creek township, L. J. MC
Keithan, Bolivia; Smithville town
ship, Mrs. Lillian Caison, South
port; Lock woods Folly township,
Herbert L, Holmes, Shallotte;
Shallotte township, Mrs. Lacy
Bennett, Shallotte, RFD.; Wacca
maw township, D. Bert Edwards,
Freeland.
Funeral Service
For Mrs. Beck
Funeral Held Thursday For
Prominent Winnabow
Resident; Was Sister Of
Late I. L). Harrelson
Mrs. A. M. Beck, sister of the
late I. D. Harrelson and wife of
A. M. Beck of Winnabow, died in
a Wilmington hospital last Wed
nesday at the age of 79. She had
; been in bad health for some time.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Thursday from Lebannon Bap
tist church and were in charge of
Rev. Woodrow Robbins. Burial
was in the cemetery at Lebannon.
She is survived by her hus
band, four sons: L. A., Wil- ,
mington; A. W., Newport News,
Va.; Z. V., Florence, S. C. and
E. C., Raleigh.
Two daughters, Mrs. E. M.
Davis, Greensboro and Mrs. H.
R. Hinson, Wilmington. A sisUr,
Mrs. Y. C. Rich, Wilmington. T)en
grandchildren and two great
grandchildren survive.
Active pallbearers were I. 8.
Willetts, J. E. Swain, G. W.
Swain, H. H. Simmons, IDewey
Lewis and Charlie Sellers. Hon
orary pallbearers included M. B.
Robbins, G. C. Earp, D. J. Ward,
M. E. Robbins, George Hart and
I Mr. Meekiait