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The Pi'"' Covers Brunswick County THE STATE PORT PILOT A Good Newspaper In A Good Community Most of The News All The Time (4-PAGES today Southport, N. C., Wednesday, June 12th, 1946 <1.50 PER YEA> PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY Jdic Welfare lid To Provide More Benefits ,| Pending Before Ways ,ntj Means Committee jjr Congress Would Pro ?vl?je More Adequate (Benefits For Needy .fare OFFICER URGES SUPPORT That Interested Citi es Write Congressmen Requesting Early Ac tion On This Measure March 6. 1946, a bill en i Jk Public Welfare Act of is introduced in the House fsfrrescntattves of the United ijj Congress and referred to ,'wivs . Means Committee, runiber of the bill is H. R. i The geneial scope of the together with its chief ad rases for North Carolina and oswick County, are as fol le bill will make it possible , the Federal government to 5 tie states and counties meet j seeds not only of the aged, tc-.f.t children, and the blind j also of those persons now listed entirely from county 6 under the general relief a. Counties will receive funds for general re ( as they now do for the Pub Assistance categories. Also, |. <-:ble to assist needy Hrer. in faster boarding homes, ?cpie in need who apply to the Itiswk County Welfare Of i sho are not old enough to re 01.1 Age Assistance, have 1 - children, or are not have to depend on general com? entirely from |."v :u: At the present le tins county helps 20 families (lit general relief. No family re res over $10 as there is very fie money for this type of The t! will provide for more an 50-percent matching by the deral gomriment in the poor me> iVorth (j?roUna will re i* approximately 70-percent of e funds instead of the per B" -percent Moreover, there " b': -o maximum for match ! ? that if a county has to 1 >>i for care of an aged per uie county will receive funds for the full ci*... instead of matching up 2 H': maximum as at present, also make possible Fed 1 etching for adequate grants csddren. The bill further that funds are to be ? that there will be ap equalization in meet si from county to county. * the present set-up the Fed ? :-'''cr"m.ent contributes one - , one quarter, and c"m'-v one-quarter. With *s- of tins bill Brunswick / would have to pay 15 instead of the now 25 Smce Old Age Assist slants average $11 each. ? Dependent Children $8 c--'i and S15 per Blind As the bill would en runswtck to raise these 5 to more adequately take ? needs. Also, this county ?''^as for all categories of Continued on Page 2) Brief Neat Flashtt ?I'-HNs HOME K'..;; Miller Plaxco. riaugh '?? Vr. an<J Mrs. K. F Plaxco, ?ut!ipo-t, hao returned from s;!,rn- 'vhere she is a student, -??end i!:<; _ununcr with her ? preach SUNDAY ^Pev. c. H. Lewis, pastor of ? Snllotte Methodist circuit. preach Sunday evening at ?r-;'y Methodist church. The Rev. 0. L Hinson, urges; ?ar-e attendance at this scrvicc. J ?Vu VI. MEETING A L Bu'.mer pastor of ? v.. feck Baptist church. A rtV!v a! will be* ? " Seoa': Neck Monday it 3 o'clock, wall continue through the The public is invited to ! week hehe Vr ??4 Mrs. B W. Wells spent Pi3t "eek at their home | ? Mr.. Wella will remain: ? ?' the tummer and Dr. ? commute between ar.~ F.aieijh each week ? a- bead c? ths Depart ? ?' Botany at State College i H ?*8 to remain on duty dur- j H Beautiful New Church COMPLETED ? Members of Soldier Bay Baptist Church, at Ash, are justly proud of their fine new brick church which has recently" been completed. The main auditorium is on the first floor, and down stairs are located the Sunday School rooms. Production Of Tobacco Is Not U.S. Or State Monopoly While Tobacco Is King In North Carolina, Other ' Countries Are Heavy Pro ducers British colonies OFFER COMPETITION Future Depends On Quality Production At Price That Will Meet Foreign Competition BY THOMPSON GREENWOOD, Editor N. C. Department of Agriculture It is about time for us North Carolinians to realize that neither this State nor the United States has a corner on the production of tobacco. Since this golden weed consti tutes the economic backbone of North Carolina, it is imperative that we keep an alert eye on what other areas and other coun tries are doing with this crop. North Carolina in 1945 grew 41 per cent of all leaf produced in the nation. We grew 67 per cent of all flue-cured tobacco. The Bureau of Agricultural Economics values North Caro lina's 1945 tobacco crop at $358, 840.000 as compared with $492, 253,000 for all of the rest of the states combined. Tobacco is king in North Caro lina, but ? China in 1944. despite eight years of war and famine, pro duced an estimated 909,067,000 pounds of tobacco. In 1940, China grew 1,131,962,000 pounds of to bacco. W. P. Hedrick, tobacco mar keting specialist with the State Department of Agriculture, is of the opinion that China's produc tion of flue-cured tobacco alone may surpass 200.000,000 pounds annually within the next three or four years. Hedrick points out that ."this would be a threat to American exports, but would not necessarily mean the loss of all our export trade with that country, for as China's economic conditions im prove, consumption of tobacco products will increase." Hedrick believes that China's land utilization will be the de terming factor in tobacco pro duction, since feed crops must be given first place becausc of the dense population. Commissioners In Special Session | Board Attends To Couple Of Tax Matters And Ac cepts Resignation Of U. H. Grainger As Township Constable Members of the board of coun ty commissioners held a special session here Monday. In addition to the disposition of a couple of I tax matters the board accepted J the resignation of V. H Grainger as constable for Shallette town ship, a position to which he had I been appointed !a~t week. This action was taken due to j dissatisfaction expressed by j Grainger's opponent in the second! primary election on June 22. | The commissioners vbted to ' permit Jim Holden to sell timber ( from the Nettie Holden estate ; and pay the county taxes of 544.36. The board also voted to give a quit claim deed from the coun ty to Malcolm ?>. F rink for the J ' Cubby Hankir.s estate on which taxes have not been paid from. Dry Weather Is Help To Fishing One result of the dry wea- I ther in this section has becui to [ permit the waters of W'acca maw river to recede to a point where fishing is good again. Early in the Spring the wa ters were at near-flood stage, then along came the closed sea son for freshwater fishing, causing residents living along j the banks of this stream to lose a lot of time from their favorite sport. This is a busy season of the year, what with crops and everything. But 'he citizens of YVaccamaw township are managing to find time these bright .June days to harvest a few pan-size perch. -W , Opening Dance At Long Beach Formal Opening Of Long Beach Pavillion Will Be Held Tomorrow (Thurs day) With Maynard Mc Kissick Band Playing Maynoard McKissick. one of the most promising young band lead ers in the country, will bring his orchestra to Long Beach tomor row (Thursday) night for the formal opening of the pavillion. The Long Beach pavilion was purchased a few weeks ago by 1 J. F. Garrell, of Whiteville, and ! is being operated by his son, [ Harry Garrell. Many changes and improvements have been made in arrangement of the concessions and accommodations at Long Beach, and visitors to this grow ing resort spot arc in for some pleasant surprises. One of the most pleasant pros pects is the McKissick orchestra, which has just arrived in the South following engagements at the Coconut Grove and at the Statler Hotel, Boston. The band includes nine men, all of them former G. I.'s and all with pre vious experience. Featured voca list is Helen Kerns. Mr. Garrell announces that ar rangements have been made with the Pumphrey-Alsbrook Agency of Richmond, Va., to furnish a first rate orchestra for a dance each Thursday night throughout the season. Brunswick Girl | Receives Honors Gwendolyn Krahnke, Of Leland, Was Member Of Graduating C ! a s & At Meredith College And Received Degree Cum Lauds Meredith College's June grad uating class of 91 members in cluded Gwendolyn Krahnke of Leland, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Krahnke. Miss Krahnke was one of the 18 honor graduates, receiving the degree of Bachelor of Arts, cum laude. She is a major in Home I Economics and served as prea-j dent of the Home Economics] Club, as secretary-treasurer of Kappa Nu Sigma (honorary scho f" (Continued on Page 2; . J Plan To Attend Camping Session Camp Leach, one of the oldest camps in Eastern North Caro lina, opened Monday for the sum mer session of 1946. This camp was originated in the early twen ties by several civic groups in Wilmington, as a vacation spot for boys and girls of the com munity. In 1930 it was purchased by the Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina as a camp center for young people. The Episcopal church has operated it contin uously for the last sixteen sum mers. It is now ready again this year to offer a ten week camp ing program for the boys and girls and adults of East Carolina. Already over one hundred boys and girls have registered to at tend camp this summer. Those planning to attend from South port are Robin Hood,- Dick Mar shal, and Mrs. E. M. McEachern. District Meeting Of Demonstration Clubs Wednesday Dr. Frank P. Graham Has Been Invited To Be The Speaker At Meeting Of District Club Women At Southport FIRST DISTRICT MEET FOR COUNTY Miss Ruth Current, State Home Agent, Will At tend Meeting; Bruns wick Ladies Hostess es For This Event Dr. Frank P. Graham, presi dent of the Greater University, has been extended an invitation to be the principal speaker at the Eleventh District meeting of the North Carolina Federation of Home Demonstration clubs at Southport next Wednesday, June 19th. Up until yesterday Miss Alene McLamb, the Brunswick Home Demons* ra*: >n Agent, had jiot heard whether or not Dr. Graham would be able to attend. How ever, she has assurance that Miss Ruth Current, the State Home Agent, will be present and will speak on "Setting Our Stakes." This will be the first District Federation meeting ever to be held in Brunswick. At various times in the past the Brunswick clubs have joined with other counties in being hostesses at such gatherings. The counties in the district in addition to Bruns wick are New Hanover, Pender, and Duplin. Miss McLamb ex pects upward of 250 people to attend. With clubs in the county coop erating to the fullest, Miss Mc Lamb has prepared an interest ing program for the day, which will be open to both club mem bers. their relatives and friends. The meeting and speaking will be held in the Southport high school auditorium. Following this, at noon, dinner will be spread in the Community Building. The club members of Brunswick and friends are expected to take full baskets for this dinner, as the visitors from the other counties (Continued from page two I Herring Named Commander For Legion Post 194 Is Southport Attorney And Veteran Of World War II And Succeeds Col. Earl I. Brown In This Post FIRST COMMANDER FROM WORLD WAR II Other Officers About Even ly Divided Between Old Members And New; Post Plans Renewed Activity Davis C. Herring, young South port attorney and veteran of World War II, has been elected commander of Brunswick County Post No. 194 American Legion. He succeeds Col. Earl I. Brown. In an effort to create a great er interest in American Legion activities, particularly among the younger veterans, many of the of fices in the local post will be filled during the coming year by service men from World War II. Vice-commanders include M. R. Sanders, Ormand Leggett and Lacy Dawkins. The new adjutant and finance officer is James M. Harper, Jr., and the assistant ad jutant will be C. L. Rourk. Charles M. Trott is Service Of ficer, with Malcolm Prink his assistant. W. G. Butler is Guard ianship Officer; W. C. Leinert, Sergeant-at-Arms; Jack Potter, Chaplain; R. C. St. George, His torian; Robert Tompson and James M.. Harper, Jr., Athletic Officers; John Caison, Child Wel fare Officer; C. C. Cannon, Am ericanism Officer. S. B. Frink is Judge Advocate; Charles M. Trott, National De fense Officer; R. C. St. George, Graves Registration Officer; John D. Erickson, Employment Officer; Charles M. Trott, Boys' State Officer; Fred Ashburn, Boy Scout. Officer; R. C. St. George, C. L. Rourk and J. J. Loughlin, Mem bership Officers; John D. Erik sen, R. C. St. George and James M. Harper, Jr., Publicity Officer; R. I. Mintz, Oratorical Contest Officer; Jack Potter, Chairman of Sons of Legion. The executive committee will be comprised of C. L. Rourk, Col. Earl I. Brown, R. C. St. George, Neils Jorgensen and Dan Harrelson. Youth Appeals Juvenile Trial John Hazelton Sentenced To Reformatory By Juve nile Judge, Appeals To Superior Court Sentenced to the reform school at Rocky Mount by Juvenile Judge Sam T. Bennett, John Hazzleton, Southport school boy, filed notice of appeal Friday and is being held for a hearing be fore a Superior Court judge un der a $200.00 bond. The noticc of appeal was filed after Hazzleton had left for Rocky Mount in charge of Depu ty Sheriff Lindsey Robbins. The officer was reached by phone en route and Hazzleton was brought back here and released until the (continued on page two) Our ROVING Reporter W. B. miAH A tip to our sportsmen friends who have been waiting tor it, is that both the bluefish1 and mackerel are striking good . . . Pretty soon there will be plenty of reports of catches of the big game fish out on the gulf. After he had finished a hitch I of nearly two year:; in the Navy : as a storekeeper first class L-am 1 J. Oorbet-t decided he would like to do acme first class storekeep ing of his - own. Accordingly, he has built a nice little country store at the crossing of the Lan-t vale-Leland road with the Old Fayetteville road, near island. Some exceptionally fine .farming land lies in this vicinity. In case anyone wants to know. \ it is probable that there ?re ] | more rural mail boxes .on Route* 1 74, between Iceland and the Brunswick river bridge, tlus W ! any other area in thg county. are not c?ftain. as to the suleaje I of th* two rural routes. Anting out from Leland, but a guess is that they have more patrons to serve than any other rural mail routes in the county. Our friend, Isaac Reynolds, of Shallotte, really knows what a hot foot is. One day this past week he wa3 engaged in some weldind work and a more than red hot chunk of metal dropped in tiie heavy shoe he was wearing. It lodged against his ankle bone ar.d dog-gor.ed near milted the bone, in addition to. burning a hole through the shoe leather. The outlook is that Ikey will be a little more careful with his weld ing work in the future. County Agent Dodson has us booked to go with him down into JjVaccamaw township, first day Hi can get off. He wants ua to see the pure bred Ar.gusj cows belonging to Kimball Jenrette, also to see the crops of various farm sis in t&it Section ctf tie oouaty. ? - i Trial Of Brunswick County Negro On Charge Of Murder In Second Day In Wilmington Her Grandparents Eligible For Golden Wedding Club Miss Elaine Willetts Writes That Both'Her Paternal And Maternal Grandparents Married Over 50 Years Last week the Roving Re porter in his column asked for information about all Bruns wick county married couples who have been married 50 years or longer. The paper had hardly been mailed before Miss Elaine Willetts, of Bolivia, wrote about her grandparents. Her letter gave all the inform ation asked and she brought out a very unusual angle in that both her paternal and ma ternal grandparents have been married over 50-years. Here is the letter, just as she wrote tt: "I saw in your column that you would like to have the name, age and number of child ren and grandchildren of coup les who have been married over 50-years. I am very proud to be able to say that both my paternal and maternal grand parents are in this category. "My paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. George F. Willetts, who are both 71-years old. They have been married 51 years, have 11 children, 27 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. "My maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. George T. Hickman. Grandfather Hickman is 76-years old and Grand mother Hjckman is 65. They have been married 52-years, have 7 children, 27 grandchild ren and I great-grandchild. "Both of these couples live in the Mill Creek community, on Route I from Winnabow. Not many people still have all of their grandparents with them and I am very proud to be able to send you the above informa tion about mine." Two Brunswick Women Die In Flames On Sunday Night Curing Tobacco In Some Sections Several Waccamaw township farmers have already put in their first barn of tobacco, and according to the best available information, Whit Babson * al ready has finished curing his first barn. Other early crop|>crs include Elbert Little and Keifer Bab son, Otis Evans, and Hayes Britt. Principal reason for this un usually early activity in hoas ing tobacco is the dry weather that has resulted in burning sand lugs. Rather than see their lower leaves waste in the field, these men have set about a p re-matlire harvest. Needless to say, some good showers would be welcomed by many growers. Scouts Leaving Today For Camp Camporce At Ft. Bragg To Be Attended By Nineteen Members Of Boy Scout Troop No. 35 | Nineteen Scouts of Troop 35 i of Southport will attend a Camp oree at Fort Bragg from June 12 to 15 along with many others from this area. The program in-( eludes inspection tours of the fort under the direction of the Army personnel, and they will have an opportunity to see the ] big guns, tanks, planes, etc. Daily swims and motion pictures arc also planned. The cost of the trip to each1 Scout is only $4.00. as transpor tation was arranged tln'oupii the courtcsy of Hubert Livingston. Manager of the W. B & B. Bua Line and the generosity of citi- 1 -en3 of Southport whose contribu- 1 tions made possible the charter- \ mg of the bus. The Scouts themselves are not, permitted to solicit funds under, the rules of the organization, and, the contributions are greatly ap preciated as the cost of the trip would have been prohibitive for some of them if transportation had not been furnished. Contributors were as follows: B. L. Furpless, R. M. Willis. S. B. Fring, P. O. Lcggett. Robert St. George Mr. and Mm. Ed Mel hson, R. K. Godfrey Mrs. H. B. Hiatt, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Mc Eachern, Dr. F.oy Dams!, V/. P. Jorgenson, Dwight McEwen, J. A. Pinner, J. B. Cochran, J. W. Ruark, Bob Wagner, Mr3. Lind say Robbing, G. W. McGlamery, Billie Newton, D. B. Garrish, Paul Fodale. ANNOUNCE EXAM The civil service commission has announced an open competi tive examination for postmaster at Navassa. Applications must bo filed with the U. S. Civil Ser vice commission ia Washington aat iator this June 26. Two Aged Invalids Perish As Fire Destroys Their Home Early On Sunday Evening; Blaze Of Un known Origin ! FUNERAL SERVICES i CONDUCTED TUESDAY Victims Were Mrs. Julia Ann Lancaster And Her Sister-In-Law, Miss Ar netta Lancaster Of Near Supply A double funeral was held Tuesday at the Lancaster ceme tery in Lockwoods Folly town ship, for Mrs. Julia Ann Lancas ter and Miss Arneta Lancaster, aged sisters-in-law, who met their death at about 9:30 o'clock Sun day night when fire destroyed their home between Supply and Holden's Beach. The funeral ser vices were in charge of Rev. C. H. Lewis, of Shallotte. Miss Arneta Lancaster was 85 years-of-agc, and was almost totally blind. Mrs. Julia Ann Lan caster was 72-years old and was a semi-invalid. They lived with Mrs. Lancaster's daughter, Mrs. Ada L. Varnum, and her young son. According to all available rc- 1 ports Mrs. Varnum had gone to a nearby church for the services something over an hour before the fire was discovered. Her son was also away from home. Par ties first seeing the fire state that the roof had fallen in when I they arrived. Coroner W. E. Bell, I who investigated the occurrence, Continued on page four Big Haul Made Near Winnabow Four Men Captured And Huge Still Destroyed In Raid Led By Rural Po liceman O. W. Perry Alcohol Tax Unit officers, led by Rural Policeman O. VV. Perry of Northwest township, made a big haul Thursday in the Leban on section of Brunswick, near Winnabow. The officers captured four ne groes. Fred Moore, George Green, Dave and Giis Brewington. At a hearing before a U. S. Commis sioner in Wilmington Friday all of the men were released on bonds of $500.00 each for their appearance in Federal court. Alon? with the ntgrot-s the of ficers captured a l.COS-^alion st&am still. 1.0C-gal!cr.s of mash and 26-gallon3 ot finished liquor. All this was destroyed on the spot except for the amount ne cessary for evidence at the trial of th? four operators. The captured men admitted that just a short time before the raid they had dumped 300-pounds of sugar into one of the mash vato. It is understood- that both of the Brewington'8 are old offen ders in the matter oi niiaufac turihg wjflikey. Jury Chosen Yesterday Af ternoon And Widow Of Slain Man Examined For' Evidence Before Court Adjourned STATE TO COMPLETE EVIDENCE TODAY William Hill Was Only Other Witness To Be Examined During The Course Of Trial Tuesday The selection of a jury to try Leon "Schooper" Cause in New Hanover county went through without any trouble Tuesday. The negro is being tried for the shot-gun shooting from am bush of H. Jim Williamson, Shal lotte white farmer. Williamson was shot through the window of a room in his home, where he sat shelling peanuts with his wife one night last February. Following the quick selection of a jury in Wilmington yesterday two witnesses were examined be fore court adjourned for the day. These witnesses were Mrs. Wil liamson, widow of the slain farmer, and William Hill, an elderly negro who lives near tho Williamson home. These witness es outlined events leading up U> and at the time of the killing. Cause is represented by Osmer L. Henry, of Lumberton, and J. W. Ruark, of Southport. Solicitor Clifton Moore is being assisted ill [ the prosecution by Attorney R. I. Mintz, of Southport. The case is being heard before Judge R. Hunt Parker at the regular term of New Hanover criminal court. Southport Nine . duffers Defeat Hampitead Takes 11 To 8 Decision From Locals In Game Played Here On Sunday Afternoon; At Whiteville Next Hampstead pounded out a 11 I to 8 victory over Southport here Sunday afternoon to earn a split in their two-game series. The visitors scored in the first inning as a result of sonic rag ged fielding behind pitcher Jack Hughes, but Southport took charge of the situation in their half of the same inning by scor ing three runs. Two of these re sulted from a long home run by Manager Blackie Webb, with Thomas on base. The game was a free-scoring, ding-dong affair for most of the way, with the score being tied at 7-alI in the sixth inning. From that point the Hampsteuders got the range on Hughes, and piled up their winning margin. David Cheshire took over the mound as signment for Southport in the ninth and retired the side in or der. , * | Victory for the visitors came through the efforts of a Bruns wick county old-timer, Norwood Skipper. Pitching with his head as much as with his arm, he man aged to win his first start of the season. Southport plays away from home Sunday, meeting the lea gue-loading Whitevillc Comets In the home park of the Columbus county club. These two teams will play in Southport on Sunday, June 23. Light Session Before Recorder Only One Case Finally Dis< posed Of As Two Others Are Continued For Trial Here Next Week Monday was a light day for business in Brunswick county Recorder's court, with only one of the three eases to cornc up finally di-posed of. Judg ment :n one other was reserved for cr.e v/sek. while trial of the third case was continued until next Monday. .As a consequence, Judge John B. Ward and other court officials were ready for adjournment be fore noon. The following disposi tion of cases was made: , Bcnnie Clemmons. non sup port, continued to June 17 for judgment. Albert Wenburg, bastardy aofl non support, not guilty Sd<2:e Larid. worthless chec&i continued to Jun* 17.