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Brunswick County
THE STATE PORT PILOT
-^SIXTEEN
NO. 36
A Good Newspaper In A Good Community
Most of The Newt
All The Time
6-pages today Southport, N. C., Wednesday, December 17, 1947
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
fl.50 PER YEA*
|oy King New
jead Of County
farm Program
Lis Martin Bennett As
igrman Of Agricultur
al Conservation Commit
1 for Brunswick Coun
L COMMUNITY
COMMITTEE NAMED
.-wick County Farmers
t Went On Record As
favoring Peanut Quo
tas During Coming
Three YearPeriod
, countv agricultural con
n committee referendum
lumber 9th called out a
Ijr vote than was hoped for.
Arable vote was cast for
jear.ut quota for the years
^ 194? and 1950.
Uj vote for county committee
. and officers resulted in the
of Elroy King of Free
? Jackson B. Potter of Win
r; John L. Stone of Shal
as chairman, vice-chairman
i r?sular member. First and
1 alternates were Lonnie
of Ash and Charlie Knox
[Bolivia. James J. Hawes cf
r was elected secretary and
S. Gore of Supply treas
.nmittees for the 17 precincts
j named as listed below. At
i precinct the first named is
niian. the second, vice-chair
regular member, first and
alternates.
jertti West? Paul Brown. G.
Shipper. Leo F. Medlin,
eerald L. Medlin, Robert
son.
and ? J. R. Williamson,
a T. Ganey. W. H. Chadwick,
ier. I. Mintz. L. P. Clark.
Item Creek ? S. L. Purvis. W.
Sullivan, Robert E. Ward,
wy Lanier, I. E. Mitchell.
:3ciivta ? Charlie Knox. Homer
jen. Ray G. Sellers, H. L.
ItttS.
Kthport? F. Dillard Price. D.
McKeithan. Hoyd Lancaster,
i Lanier. Ralph K. Sellers,
ioch? John H. Brown, Gar
Oentmmis,. Oai S. w'ard.
1 P. Swain. Henry Gilbert,
kply ? Edwin Clemmons,
^ ,\i. Holden, John W. Sellers,
:?e Brown. R. H. Maultsby.
|lt Pisgah? Edgar L. Holden,
Herbert Royals, Percy Suggs,
L Hewett, Dennis R. Hewett.
Sior.es Xeck ? Bedford Lud
t George C. Swain, Gaston
tail Luther Robinson, Wilbur
Hut.
Sallotte ? Robert Hawes, Os
f '?* Gray. Lucian H. Phelps,
U Tripp, Isiah Fulford.
Cause Landing ? L. Thomas
hett. P. P. Davis, Donald
fell E. Vance Gore, Sr., F.
Wore Pierce.
Sfissettown ? Herbert Russ, Al
(Continued on page 4)
It itfNtut
Flathti
OSS TO MEET
5e regular meeting of the
Khport Lions Club will be held
Borrow i Thursday) at one
S*k in the Community Build
SURGES CAFE
Saris Cafe. Earl Milliken, pro
'Kor, at Shallotte, has recently
? enlarged to accommodate
?w times as many patrons as
formerly was able to handle.
P CRKEK
L k Creek Baptist church
'ts annua' Christmas
with Santa Claus pre
EL Christmas eve at 7:30
r**- The public is cordially in
1*? to attend.
|r'RVs HOME
?4fcn? a Reclw'ne- who has been
B,' , course in auctioneering
? Mason City. Iowa
this week. It is
It,,..";' !'Ians to devote
fcite ihH toba<JCt> auctioneering
I 'e wwmer and fail.
ktia u.V.?st ancl his popular or
?5^ dail ' 1 ('lay for the Christ
f^nber 19? "luescJay evening.
Ifetr hllt. at the Community
K Profits from this
1^ tile r? S>? l0Ward the fund
frkfor .h Se of a new
? or 'he city.
h\ Rowing
IS thi, Hlte- Jr ? 01 Shallotte,
F fron, U.!^k 0,41 3lnce his
I a8u u SerVICe JUSt two
havpC'i5. oen new business
Pbtte ,,, ? constructed in
I" Km Ule area from the
t0 the high school
Bell In Baptist Church Is
Gift Of Benefactor In 1872
When Bell Was Lowered To Ground As Steeple Was
Dismounted During Past Week, Discovery Made
No information is available as
to when the Baptist church now
being torn down to make way for
a larger and more modern struc
ture was erected, but all indica
tions seem to be that it has serv
ed a long and useful life.
The big bell that has called
thousands to worship through an
unknown number of years, was
lowered to the ground last week
during the process of tearing down
the steeple by Mr. Caswell, who
is building the new church. An
| examinatlbn of the bell revealed
I that it is without a flaw and is
as sound as when it was cast
three quarters of a century ago.
| The inscription shows that the
| bell was cast in Boston, Mass.,
by William Blake and Company,
? formerly the H. N. Hooper and
I Company. This was in 1872.
A further inscription says:
| "Presented to the Baptist Church,
Smlthville, N. C., by G. R. French
? and Sons."
There is nothing to designate
( the place of business or residence
I of the G. R. French and Sons, j
[but they are believed to have .
! been a Wilmington firm of many
j years ago.
I Scrawling capital letters, evi
i dently painted on by someone
i when the bell was originally hung
I and still plainly visible are as fol
jlows: "H. T. D."
> No one has been found who
knows whom "H. T. D." may have
been. He was probably some of
ficial of the church or some work
man engaged In the mounting of
the bell In the steeple.
With the old bell without a !
flaw, the Rev. H. M. Baker, pas- j
tor of the church, says that it
is unthinkable that it should not
be allowed to continue its long
and useful life. Accordingly, when
the new Baptist church is com
pleted the congregation will once
again be called to worship by the
peals of the big bronze bell that
has been through the years.
Whittler's Park Finds Self
In The Path Of Progress
Barring Unexpected Devel- .
opments, Persons Wish- '
ing To While Away A |
Little Time Next Summer
Will Find Facilities
NEW PROJECT IS
SOME UNDERTAKING
New Design, New Materials
Make This Latest Con- !
struction Effort Unique
Among Efforts To
Give Comfort To
Loafers
Although admitting that South
port did well in the building of
new homes in 1947, and also that
more than half a million dollars
were spent for commercial fish
ing boats anu equipment, a lot of
Southport folks were not ready to
admit that progress had come to
the town until this week.
Within the past few days car
penters with hammers and saws
have began the work of com
pletely restoring the ancient loaf
ers bench at Whittlers park down
on the Southport waterfront. They
are not only building a new
bench, they are building several
new benches. These are octagonal]
in shape, with smaller ones in- !
side the big ones and big ones
surrounding the little ones ? if you
get what is meant.
Over the old bench ? it might
be better to say that over the
| many old benches that have grac
ed Whittlers Park until busy
knives whittled them away ?
[stories have been told concerning
bigger fish than ever was known
to actually swim the sea, and it
is doubtful If there is any other
spot on the whole North Caro
lina coast where bigger fishing
tales have been told.
The old bench, like many of
the other old benches that pre
ceeded it, gave joy to hundreds
I of up-state visitors, as well as to
j practically all the liberal minded
( residents of Southport. It is well
! remembered how Frank L. John
: son, coca-oola king of Statesville, !
I delighted to listen to the brain J
(trust boys who gathered at the
I bench to talk of fishing exploits.
| The same thing can be said of
| Charlie Farrell and other Greens
i boro folks. It was not so many
i years ago that H. H. Brimley,
'curator of the State Museum in
(Continued on page four)
? ?
Commissioners In
Session Monday
Routine Business Matters
Disposed Of By Board,
With Major Emphasis On
Tax Matters
At their meeting here Monday, I
members of the Board of county
commissioners voted unanimously
to have the county attorney pro
[ceed at once with 87 tax fore
closure suits.
| Permission was granted to Re
becca Fields heirs to segregate
1 their interests and to pay 1947
and prior year taxes.
Upon recommendation of the
board of assessors, D. H. Arm
strong was ordered relieved of
5375.00 valuation.
Willie Boyd Robinson was or
dered relieved of $560.00 valua
tion on automobile lister through
; error.
, The listing of property belong
ing to Hanson, Yarborough and
(Continued oj> page four)
'Possum Begging
To Get Roasted
A piercing scream was
heard from a bedroom in the
J. W. Thompson home Monday
morning when Emma Joyner,
maid employed by Mrs.
Thompson, lifted the lid of a
wood stove and found herself
face to face with a possum.
There was considerable spec
ulation as to how the animal
found his way into this delim
ma, until it was remembered
that only three days before
the heater had heen brought
in from the garage and set up
. for use. *? 1
It is thought that the pos
sum had bedded up in the stove
during the fall, making oc
casional sorties into neighbor
ing chicken yards and noc
tournal visits to garbage pails.
His discovery saved him from
a firey death ? but not for
long. Uncle Abe Hankins was
hastily summoned, and he
knew exactly what to do with
a nice fat possum.
Community Tree
For Shallotte
Everyone Is Cooperating To
Help Make Community
Christmas Tree An Event
Long To Be Remembered
Shallotte is all set for its first
Community 'Christmas tree which
will be held Wednesday evening
at 7:30 o'clock. Backed by the
push and enterprise of practical
ly all of the citizens, the efrent
bids fair to be outstanding.
In addition to a large stock of
presents, a sizable fund has been
collected to purchase many need
ed articles. Guy C. McKeithan,
chairman of the committee from
the Lions Club, which is sponsor
ing the event, says that Santa
Claus will certainly be there with
presents for all. In addition to the
presents, the committee is ar
ranging for baskets of provisions,
candy and fruit for needy fam
ilies.
Dr. R. H. Holden, Elliott Tripp,
and LeRoy Mlntz comprise the
program committee. The commit
tee on baskets includes Leon Gal
loway, Capt. Son White and Mc.
Kinley Hewett. Securing, lighting
and otherwise decorating the tree
is in charge of C. N. Rhineheart,
(Continued on Page Four)
Shallotte Post
Out For Members
Oyster Supper At Shallotte
Point On January 2nd Is
First Step In Effort To
Attract New Members
With 133 members during the
past year, the Shallotte Post No.
247, American Legion, is pre
paring to start the New Year
with an all-out drive for new
members.
Commander R. D. White, Jr.,
and Past Commander Harry L.
Mintz, who is now Vice-Com
mander of the 10th District, said
this week that it is hoped to
bring the 1948 enrollment up to
(Continued on page four)
Nineteen Women
Drawn For Jury
Duty Next Term
January Term Of Bruns
wick County Superior
Court Will Be Presided
Over By Judge Q. K.
Nimocks
CRIMINAL CASES
TO FEATURE TERM
Clerk Of Court Says That
Large Number Of Crimi
nal Actions Will Take
Up Entire Week
A one-week mixed-term of
Brunswick county Superior court
will convene here on Monday,
January 19, with Judge Q. K.
Nimocks. of Fayetteville, slated
to be the presiding jurist.
Primarily this term will be
for trial of criminal cases, and
Clerk of Court Sam T. Bennett
says that there will be more than
sufficient cases to take up the
full time. However, all court ses
sions not specifically designated
as civil terms are actually mixed
terms, allowing for the disposi
tion of divorce actions during the
session.
The jury list drawn for this
term by the commissioners in
their meeting here Monday is
noteworthy in that the names of
a total of 19 women were drawn
for jury service.
Following is the complete list:
Raleigh Varnum, Hugh B.
Gray, Horace Varnum, I. A. Hew
ette, C. W. Hewett, Floyd Wash
ington Hewett, Floyd Kirby, Mrs.
Josie Kirby, Mrs. J. H. Nance, S.
G. Fulford, Hoover B. Clemmons,
J. L. Clemmons, Hoyle Varnum,
Dillard Henry Hewett, Dennis I.
Hewett, J. B. Norris, Supply; W.
T. White, Eunice Stanley, Mae
Russ, Robert Hawes, Warren W.
Hewett, Mrs. J. M. Chadwick, Jr.,
W. C. Evans, D. G. Bozeman,
Shallotte; J. P. Swain, Mrs. Gar
field Clemmons, S. P. Cox, Wes
ton Willetts, Mrs. Bertha Garner,
J. I. Stone, William H. Gray,
Mrs. C. P. Bowling, Mrs. S. C.
Johnson, Bolivia; Odell Jenrette,
J. L. Mintz, Mrs, E. D. Coleman,
Mrs. R. D. Bennett, Clyde Ben
ton, Mrs. Mamie Mintz, Mrs. W.
E. Stanaland, Ash; T. K. Lewis,
Mrs. Roger Clemmons, Mrs. Joel
Moore, Mrs. Leslie Garner, George
Walton, Pearce Cranmer, Miss
Annie Mae Woodside, Paul Fo
dale, Southport; Mrs. Anna S.
Gwyn, Longwood; Mrs. A. T. But
ler, Harry Allen, Leland; W. B.
Sullivan, R. E. Ward, Winnabow;
D. Bert Edwards, Freeland.
Full Program
Being Planned
Sunday, December 21, Will
Be Day For Observance
Of Christmas In Depart- '
ments Of Trinity Church I
Sunday morning, December 21st
Trinity Methodist church will pre
sent the Junior Choir and other
children in a Christmas program
at 10 o'clock in the sanctuary. !
Under direction of Mrs. L. D. |
Hayman and Miss Barbara
Weeks, this choir will open the
day's program with Christmas
music and other features.
At 11 o'clock, the pastor will
deliver the Christmas sermon and
(Continued on page five)
Holidays Begin
On December 19
All white and colored schools
of the count}- will close Fri
day of this week for the
Christmas holidays, according
to J. T. Denning, Superinten
dent of Schools. They will ell
reopen on Tuesday, December
30, at the usual hour.
Hampered somewhat by ba^
weather and resultant bad
roads, all schools have never
theless had a fine fall session.
The attendance, save when
roads were so bad that buses
could not make their rounds,
appears to have been above the
average for the past several
years.
County-Wide Rat
Killing Program
Now In Prospect
Indications Are That Citi
zens In AH Sections Of
County Are Willing To
Cooperate In Rat Control
Program
CONCERTED ACTION
WILL BE NECESSARY
Details Of Program Have
Not Been Worked Out
But Further Publicity
Will Follow In This
Paper
It appears certain that a one
week county-wide rat killing cam
paign will be launched in Bruns
wick county during the month of
January, according to County
Agent J. E. Dodson. Reactions to
a recent editorial in this paper
are said to indicate that white
and colored citizens of the coun
ty ,are heartily in favor of the
effort.
The need of a concerted cam
paign is generally recognized. It
is said that the rodents cause a
yearly loss of upwards of two
hundred thousand dollars in this
county. Individual efforts at con
trol produce little or no results.
If one home owner cleans up his
premises he soon finds himself
overrun again with new families
of rodents moving in from neigh
boring buildings.
The best way to stop the de
struction is to wage a general
campaign, with all white and
colored residents joining up in
the extermination work, experts
have found.
While the plans for the cam
paign have not yet been fully
formulated, it is understood that
a government formula that con- J
sists of poison will be generally I
resorted to. This formula is said
to be harmless to man and beast,
including pet animals. It consists
of ground fish, rolled oats, corn
meal and Red Squill, all mixed
into a tasty dish of poison for the
rats. One dollar's worth of this
mixture is sufficient to kill all cf
the rats on the average farm.
It is understood that plans may
provide for one dollar packages
of this poison to be distributed by
the older children in all white and
colored schools.
The plans are to offer indivi
dual prizes for the greatest num
ber of rodents killed, the tails to
be accepted as evidence. It is
understood that an effort is be
ing made to have all three of the
Lions Clubs in Brunswick spon
sor the undertaking. Further de
tails should be available shortly.
W. B. KEZIAH
Our
ROVING
i
Reporter
Trinity Methodist church at
Southport has contracted for the
installation of a modern gas
heating system in the church au
ditorium. Four floor furnaces will
be installed just as soon as pos
sible.
Shallotte apparently has the
| edge over other places In Bruns
iwick with its Christmas street
I lighting. Longer strings of lamps
and method of hanging combine
to give the Shallotte street lights
a very pleasing cffect. With its
lighted buildings and streets, this
Christmas is finding Shallotte
presenting a far different ap
pearance from that of other years.
Walter J. Horvath, New York
sportsman, and Mrs. Horvath,
who is also a good hand at fish
ing, are due to arrive at South
port the day alter Christmas to
gee what the section offers in
the way of winter fishing. It
won't be many years before a lot
of the northerners come to this
section for part of the winter.
Boats and outfitting, represen
ting over half a million dollar's
have been acquired at Southport
this year. Outstanding are the
two big mine sweepers now in
the service of the Brunswick Nav
igation Company for the menhad
en industry; two big trawlers
started and finished by Lewis J.
Hardee and another one started;
two by Cratie Arnold and ten or
more acquired by purchase vari
ous people.
Although they barely nosed out
Southport during an extra play
ing period Friday night, the Shal
lotte high school boys basketball
team should not be undersold as
possible champions and the end
of the playing season. Coach Earl
Bellamy has some mighty good
(Continued On Page 5)
UNDERGOING REPAIRS
jxtrLACEMENT ? There is right much wear and
tear on the benches at Whittler's Park, situated beneath
the cedars on the waterfront in Southport, and currently
there is a re-building program in progress designed to 1
get these, loafing facilities in shape for the spring and j
summer season.
Plans Being Completed For
Community-Wide Yuletidei
Pet Dog Dies
Of Poison Dose
Slssie, tiny Chihuahua be
longing to Mrs. Grace P.
Ruark, Executive Secretary of
the Brunswick County Chapter,
American Red Cross, died
Monday after getting into
some rat poison at a cafe in
this county the night before, j
The little pet was a well-known
animal personality in this
community, and accompanied
her mistress wherever she j
went.
J. \V. Ruark, in reporting j
the death, pointed out the
singular coincidence that a pet
cocker spaniel belonging to
Governor R. Gregg Cherry also
died on Monday, also a victim j
of a dose of rat pnlsom.
Busy Session Of
Court Wednesday
... ? > < ?
Lengthy Docket Disposed
Of Before Judge W. J.
McLamb In Recorder's
Court With Traffic Viola
tions Featuring
Twenty-one cases were called
for trial in Recorder's Court Wed
nesday.
The minute book shows the fol
lowing entries:
Hortense Carlisle, public drunk
eness, fined $10.00 and costs.
Hortense Carlisle, public drtink
ness, fined $10.00 and costs.
Dalton Ezra Sellers, . speeding,
set for trial December 17th.
William Card Roberts, speed
ing, called and failed, capias Is
sued.
Joseph Herman Formey, reck
less operation, fined $35.00 and ,
costs. I
Earl Sharpless, assault with
a deadly weapon, remanded to
Justice of Peace for trial.
Gordon Gore Carmichael, speed
ing, fined $15.00 and costs.
John Haley, drunk driving and
transporting, fined $125.00 and
costs.
Francis Holliday, no operators
license, fined $25.00 and costs.
John Henry Jenkins, improper
lights, continued.
Ethcridge June Lovitt, speed
ing, called and failed, capias is
sued.
Ewell Cape Madden, drunk driv
ing, set for trial December 31st.
William H. Minims, speeding, i
(Continued on page 4)
Brief Break In
Weather Helpful
Brunswick County Farmers
Took Advantage Of Few
Fair Days Last Week To
Catch Up On Harvest
And Planting
Farmers of the County got a
break from the weather last week
and were able to increase the
acreage in oats before more rains
set in. The small grain acreage
is said to be still far below nor
mal. "Wet weather simply would
not permit the plowing of land
and sowing of seed," according
to County Agent J. E. Dodson.
A good deal of progress has
also been made in digging and
storing sweet potatoes. Practical
ly all of this crop has been har
vested, despite unfavorable condi
( Continued on page four)
Community Christmas Tree
Next Wednesday Night
Will Be One Of High
Spots In Season's Obser
vance
SPECIAL SERVICES
AT LOCAL CHURCHESj
Cantata Will Be Presented
Sunday Evening At Trin
ity Methodist Church
By The Choir
A full program of religious ser
vices and social entertainment al
ready has been planned for the
Christmas season.
On Sunday morning the annu.
Christmas sermon will b?- ireai -
ed at the 11 o'clock ? t
Trinity Methodist churc.i by <e
pastor, the Rev. L. D. Hayman.
At the evening hour at 7:30
o'clock the <?pjr^wlU present the
Christmas Vanlata" "*
Also on Sunday evening there j
will be a special Christmas pro- '?
gram at Southport Presbyterian i
church.
On Tuesday evening there will
be a benefit dance at the Com
munity Center building, profits
from this entertainment to go j
for the benefit of the fire truck j
fund for the City of Southport. I
On Wednesday evening festivi-.
ties about the community Christ- 1
mas tree will be held on the J
courthouse lawn. Elaborate plans
have been made for this occas
ion, and this is expected tb be '
one of the most joyous occasions
of the holiday season.
At 11 o'clock there will be a
Christmas Eve Service at St.
Phillips Episcopal church to which j
members of other congregations
are invited.
At Sacred Heart Catholic
church at the same hour Christ
mas Mass will be celebrated, the
celebrant Father J. J. Mundell.
Funeral Monday
For Mr. Phillips
The Rev. cT NTPhillip# Died
Friday In Wilmington
Where He Was Pastor
Of Epworth Methodist |
Church
The Rev. Charles N. Phillips,
for the past 33 years pastor of
various Methodist churches in
Southeastern North Carolina, died
in Wilmfngton Friday. He was
rounding out his 12th year as pas
tor of Epworth Methodist church
at the time of his death.
The Rev. Mr. Phillips died at
his home 815 North Fifth street
at 5 o'clock Friday afternoon.
The body lay in state at Ep
worth church Sunday and through
noon on Monday. During this time
funeral services were conductcd
there with Rev. A. S. Parker,
pastor of Hay Street Methodist
church, Fayetteville; Rev. E. L.
Hillman, district superintendent
of the Wilmington district; and
Rev. E. W. Pate, pastor of Cal
vary Baptist church, in Wilming
ton conducting the services.
The body was brought to South
port at noon Monday and services
were held here with the Rev. L.
D. Hayman, pastor of Southport
Methodist church, and the Rev.
H. M. Baker, of the Baptist
church, officiating.
For 25 years the Rev. Mr.
Phillips held membership with
Pythagrus Louge No. 249 A. F.
and A. M., at Southport. At the
cemetery his brother Masons gave
full Masonic honors. At one time
(Continued on page four)
Soil Men Here
Endorse River
Drainage Plan
Adopt Resolution A ft e r
Hearing Henry Wyche
Discuss Waccamaw Spill
way Proposal
MEETING HELD IN
- WHITE VILLE FRIDAY
Brunswick County Repre
sented By Gilbert T.
Reid, Supervisor, And
By Conservationist
Potter
District Supervisors of the Low
er Cape Fear Soil Conservation
District held their fall meeting
in Whiteville Friday afternoon,
December 12. The following su
pervisors were present: Chairman
D. C. Harrelson from Bladen
County; M. L. Inman, Columbus
County; Gilbert T. Reid, Bruns
wick County; and A. B. Herring,
Pender County.
The North Carolina Extension
Service was represented by C. D.
Raper ind R. R. Rick, county
agents lumbus and Pender
Counties respectively. The Soil
Conservation Service was repre
sented by J. R. Powell, F. M.
Glover, Jr., C. D. Potter ,and M.
W. Bowen, soil conservationists
in the four counties, and by H. M.
Stott, district conservationist.
Henry Wyche of the Waccamaw
Bank and Trust Company, spoke
to the group and discussed the
proposed flood control work on
the Waccamaw River which Is
now being considered by the Army
Engineers.
Mr. Wyche pointed out that the
frequent floods in the Waccamaw
does serious damage to crops,
pastures, timber, roads, and In
dustrial properties. In addition,
the frequent flooding makes ade
quate drainage of the fertile low
lands along the river impractical
and thus seriously retards the
development and use of these
lands.
Following this discussion, the
district supervisors a re
solution heartily endorsing the
prorovV JtaDrpwwflt*, and In
structed their secretary, M. L.
Inman, to have a copy of the
resolution forwarded to the Army
Engineers Office at Charleston,
S. C.
The chairman then called for
brief reports from the four coun
ties concerning the recent elec
tion of County Soil Conservation
Committees. The last session of
the North Carolina Legislature
amended the. Soil Conservation
Districts law to provide for a
county committee of three farm
ers in each county within a Soil
Conservation District to help look
after the affairs of the district
in the respective counties.
Successful -elections were re
ported in each of the four coun
ties. A light vote was reported
in each of the counties due main
ly to the fact that many farmers
are not familiar with the activi
ties of the Soil Conservation Dis
trict". It was pointed out, how
ever, that this recent election had
been a means of spreading In
formation concerning the district.
It is believed that the newly elect
ed county committees will be
helpful in acquainting farmers
with the program of the district
and thus cause more farmers to
seek assistance from the district
in solving their land use, soil
conservation, and drainage prob
lems.
The chairman appointed a com
mittee composed of M. L. In
man, C. D. Raper and H. M.
Stott, all of Whiteville, to handle
preparation and publication of the
report.
Broken Vessel
Towed In Here
Storm Monday Resulted In
Former Navy Craft
Breaking In Half; Stern
Reported To Be Still
Afloat At Sea
Running into stormy weather
125 miles off Southport late Mon
day afternoon, an ex-Navy LOT
that was in tow of a tug, along
with a sister ship, was broken
completely in half. With the brok
en stem still afloat but the tug
unable to get a line aboard it
in the weather, the undamaged
LOT and broken half of the other
was brought into Southport.
Arriving here early Tuesday
morning the big seagoing tug
Dauntless, out from New York,
made her tow fast at the Quaren*
tine Station and immediately re
turned to sea in search of the
missing half of the broken LCT.
The cutter Mendota came down
the river from Wilmington at
about noon Tuesday and alto went
( Continued on pag* four)