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| Brunswick County
THE STATE
Most of The Newt
All The Time
___ A Good Newspaper In A Good Community ? ? :a
"sixteen no. 8 s-fagks today Southport, N. C., Wednesday, June 271948 * published every weonesdai hjo per yeah
^mocrats And Republicans
dominate Candidates For
General Election Saturday \
L
j Given Small Ma
Over Broughton
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r Brunswick; Johnson
Lit For Governor, Car- !
For Congress
secondTrimary
( COUNTY CONTESTS
Ijidii. McLamb, William
L Rabon And Williams
laminated For Office j
By Democrats
Lj,.?i Johnson and Carlyle
L ?mners in the primary elec
Brunswick county Satur
u voters of both political
rti went to the polls to
their ticket for the
?,1 Election in November.
^ winners for the Demo
tj ?re Amos J. Walton, Reg
r (f Deeds; W. J. McLamb,
npier; Odell Williamson, Re
tative: George B. Ward, R.
?bca and B. C. Williams,
caaoners. The Republicans!
nated B. A. Russ, Register
Dko's; W A. Kopp, Recorder;
a Hewett. Representative;
ne Evans. George Swain and
M. Trott, commissioners. !
tea'.or Wm. Umstead held a
we margin over former Gov
ir J. M. Broughton in Bruns
t county, but Mr. Broughton i
Kighout the state to pile up a
lied sufficient strength j
IW-rote majority and win the;
nation as United States Sen-1
I
jte Treasurer Chas. M. John- j
. polled 1306 votes in Bruns-1
k county to 586 votes for W. [
p Scott, but elsewhere the
jtjng was closer, and as the
kead into a second primary
pen ieades by a bare 4.000
P Mayne Albright had 2131
i in this county.
Ertel Carlyle was high man
pnwnck as wejj aa througta
tte 7th Congressional Dis-|
for the Democratic nomin- {
i for Congress. In this coun- j
[to vote was 788 to 605 for
F"'e Bellamy, Wilmington !
?to plans to enter a second [
?J with the leader. J. Rob- ,
fang received 446 votes i m
?wick.
? & race for lieutenant gov
fct Taylor received 11911
in Brunswick to Dan
ht-s' 405. j
scored a convincing
t/ 01 er James H. Galloway,
p? ?1 votes to 895 for his
F* opponent. McLamb piled
m votes to lead the ticket
m A H- Gainey, who had
The race between Wil
and Edward H. Redwine
Continued on page 3
*5 TO MEET
k regular meeting of the
"?pwt Lions Club will be
the Community Building
'?clock tomorrow.
Mnr Sl'PPER
fellers of the Womans So
? Christian Service will
" a benefit supper at the
Center Building to
(Thursday) evening, be
at 6:30 o'clock.
f1 ..nXE MI LE
mule in the lot of A.
te'.?n. at Hickman's Cross
i,*33 struck by lightning
u?d last week. Mr. Blanton
Mat the mule was a fine
"8 animal, earily worth $400.
FISHING
"Jjtaington party compris
* T. Benton, W. W. Gay
j , a"' G. F. Palmer and
1 Wo*" CaU|?ht 71 blue"
9 mackerel while fish
L.J. the Moja with Capt.
Sunday.
^ election
^ ? of the Brunswick
per ?*' No- 194, American
Ifcf .'h 1,01(1 a "P?0'41 meet
icjr, r e Purpose of electing
?|k riday evening. June
Sis ? n^i?n Hall. Refresh
r Wl11 be served.
^ Ui.ndrctxe
*irch Pk?'itS 311 goin8 t0
ItT, buiWin? fund, the
t* gL- Southport
*t*tto e opened a
? LI? the old B?" Bar
^ ***. They are pre
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le all sorts of damp
n dail
2- m.
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Our
Reporter
W. B. KEZIAH
So far as we are concerned,
the announcement of the new
owners of the Long Beach Pa
vilion to the effort that they will
not sell beer ia a pleasing one.
The stuff will probably be ob
tainable at other places on the
beach, but there will be a lot of
parents of young boys and girls
who will be less reluctant for
their sons and daughters to visit
Long Beach this Summer.
With It now apparently as
sured that the Waccamaw Drain-,
age project will go through, it is
only fair to say that among the
many v/bo have worked for it
untiringly, s and who have not
been mentioned in connection, is
the Southport law firm of Frink
and Herring. They have made.
, several expensive trips in behalf
of the project and have given!
much time to it without making
I any charge. It is understood that
they and others regarded it as
a public improvement undertak
! ing and they, accordingly, did!
their bith with legal and other
i details.
"I am very much pleased with
[the advertising service that my
county paper has been giving me.
I It has been very useful and I
don't see how I could have done
[without lis service." The above
[testimonial was given voluntarily
Monday by Eli Kravitz, proprie
tor of Kings Electrical Sales
(Continued on page 2)
Receive Bids For Work
On River Road Paving
State Highway Commission
Opened Bid* Last Week
For Grading And Paving
Almost Eight Miles
WILL START ON
WILMINGTON END I
Letting Extends From End
Of Present Paving To
Lilliput Creek Near Or
ton Plantation
Bids for nearly eight miles of
paving on the River Road were,
received and opened by the State
Highway Commission, last Thurs
day. The E. W. Grannis Construe-j
tion company, of Fayetteville and
Wilmington, was the low bidder, j
According to reports from the
office of District Highway Com
missioner James A. Bridger, the
Grannis company bid will likely
be accepted at the regular week
ly meeting tomorrow.
The contract is for both grad
ing and paving. The project is
from Lilliput Creek to the lower
end of the present four miles of
paving on this road near the lay
up basin. With the completion of j
the contract about twelve miles!
of this River Road will have j
been graded and paved. Practical
ly all of the paving will be in j
Town Creek township.
Ash Victim Of
War Returned
Final Rites Will Be Held|
Today For Cpl. Jacob L.|
C a i s o n Of Brunswick j
County |
! ASH, June 3.?Final rites for
Cpl. Jacobs L. Caison of Hick-J
, man's Cross Roads, who was kill-1
ed on the Burma Road on Aug. i
(Continued on page 2) j
Waccamaw River
Hits High Stage
The Waccamaw river filled up
and spilled over like a bucket
1 under a fast-flowing pump dur
ing the past week end, and folks
whose consciences were beginning
to hurt them just a little because
jthey were taking so many fish
recently now have laid aside
: their fishing gear.
The river was at a very low
ebb Wednesday, but by Friday
j night the water had risen 11-ft.
7-in. and was still going up. At
[one stage it is reported that the
water came up 5-feet in five
, hours.
As this is the beginning of thel
spawning season, this is a break
for the fish, who now may turn
their complete attention to the
reproduction of the next genera-1
tion without having to bother j
with entertaining fishing parties. I
Shallotte Man
| Reported Dead
' Lee Chambers, Listed As j
Resident Of Shallotte, Re-1
ported Killed In Crash
Of Navy Plane
Press dispatches from Miami,
iFla., Tuesday, said that Coast-j
jguardsman Lee F. Chambers, of
j Shallotte, a 23-year-old parachute!
rigger, was killed in the crash of
| three Navy training planes Sat
urday night.
In Southport no family named I
'Chambers is known as residents
of Brunswick. Inquiry among
numerous Shallotte people yes-,
terday failed to reveal anyone
j (Continued on Page 2) i
Heavy Damage
Hits Weed Crop
Last Week-End
Torrential Downpour In
Lower Brunswick Friday
Resulted In Damage To
Young Plants In Tobacco I
Fields
MANY ACRES ARE
HURT BY WATER
Fields In Waccamaw Area
Left With Stalks Wilted
And Every Appearance
Of Much Damage
In lower Shallotte and Wacca
maw townships tobacco is said
to have suffered considerably on
many farms last week from ex
cessive rains. Ordinarily, the
growers say, the amount of rain
that fell would not have done
any damage. In this "case the
ground has been In a very dry
condition since the crop was
planted. The dry earth sopped up
water and caused such a sudden
change that many of the plants
wilted.
Former chairman of the board
of county commissioners O. P.
Bellamy, of the Hickman's Cross
Roads section, said that the
damage in his area was heavy.
W. R. Holmes, of Shallotte, stat
ed Monday that he had heard
many growers commenting on
the damage in the same section.
Cecil Edwards, of Exum, said
that the damage in part of Wac
camaw was heavy.
Hot weather following the
rains contributed to the damage.
The weed appears to have been
very tender as a result of rapid
growth. It just could not stand
up under a sudden change from
extreme dryness to extreme wet
ness.
Musical Program
Presented Friday
Members Of Southport Wo
man's Chib Presented
Annual Musical Program
At T r i n ity Methodist
Church
Members of the Southport
Woman's Club presented their
| annual musical program at Trin
ity Methodist church Friday -even
ing when an interesting and
I varied program was presented
'under the direction of Mr* Dal
las Pigott.
I The program was well attend
ed, and members of the audience
were enthusiastic in their re
sponse.
| The program was as follows:
"Dancing on the Green," Old
English tune, mixed chorus; "Un
der the Silver Star," Loomis,
[mixed chorus; "Unfinished Sym
phony, F. Shubert, organ solo,
Mrs. J. W. Ruark; "Ave Maria," j
Pistro Mascaghi, Mrs. Ruth Pat-j
terson; "March of the Toys,"i
Victor Herbert, organ solo, Mrs.'
J. M. Harper; "My Heart at Thy|
Sweet Voice," C Saint-Saens,
Mrs. H. C. Corlette; "Concerto"
Mendelsohn, 1st movement (G
minor) organ and piano, Mrs. R.
I. Mintz, and Mrs. Dallas Pig
ott; "Habanera", Georges Bizel,
Mrs. Bryant Potter; "To Each
His Own" Miss Patterson, Mrs.
Corlette and Mrs. Potter; "On
ward Christian Soldiers" Gould
and Sullivan; "Cherubim Song,"
Bortniansky, mixed chorus.
The following persons occupied
the mixed chorus; Sopranos, Mrs.
H. C. Corlette, Mrs. R. C. Daniel,
Miss Marion Frink, Mrs. S. B.
Frink, Mrs. Ed. Harrelson, Miss
(continued on page two)
OFF HER COURSE
LIGHTSHIP?Hundreds of persons who have gone out from Southport to Frying
Pan ljghtship will rub their eyes in disbelief at the above picture showing the vener
able vessel lying at a dock. Her normal station is at the tip of dangerous Frying
Pan -shoals, but recently she made the trip in to Morehead City for repairs.?(Star
News Cut.)
Lightship Is Landmark
For Off-Shore Parties;
Captain Gray Is
Home On Visit
Aooording to Oapt Rudy
Gray, who achieved world-wide
prominence a year ago when
he defied the Dutch when hit
freighter was seized, the stretch
of coast from the South Caro
lina line for 90 miles North to
below Hatteraa, is known all
over the world as the safest
place fbr ships from storms
and all perils of navigation.
Captain Gray spent a short
period at his home near Shal
lotte and Holden Beach last
week. He is now in New York
getting his ship papers straight
ened out In an early Issue of
this paper will appear an in
terview with him regarding the
Dutch incident and other points
of interest in his seafaring
career.
Former Citizen
Dies Suddenly!
L. C. Singletary Stricken
With Heart Attack In
Lumberton; Funeral Ser
vice* And Burial At Lum
berton
Lester CI egg Singletary, 28- j
year-old former resident of I
Southport, died suddenly of a
heart attack in Lumberton last1
week. An expert mechanic, he |
was working on an automobile
at the garage where he was em
ployed at the time he was strick
en.
A native of Robeson county,
he was married to Miss Idell j
Clemmons, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Garfield Clemmons, of the
Antioch church community in
May, 1944. Mrs. Clemmons with j
a three-year-old daughter, Fran-j
(Continued on page 2)
OFFICIAL
PRIMARY
RETURNS
_ democrats ?
Just As View Of Frying
Pan Lightship Gives Boat!
Crew Sense Of Security,
Visitors Help Men
Aboard
INFORMAL MAIL !
SERVICE HELPS]
Position Of Lightship Marks
Usually Good Fishing
Ground For Large
Game Fish Of All
Kind?
A lightship that has been a
tremendous aid to navigation
from its position on the tip of
Frying Pan Shoals 35 miles out
from Southport has also been
one of the most valuable aids to
sport fishermen off the North
Carolina coast.
The ship that never goes any
where, except for occasional trips (
into some port for overhauling, j
is the first offshore objective of J
boats that now go out from
Southport in quest of sailfish,
dolphin, amberjack, wahoo, king
mackerel and other varieties of
big game fish.
I To the men on the fishing
boats, Frying Pan is a welcome
break to the monotony of blue
water. As they near it they know
they are at one of the choicest
fishing spots along the Atlantic
coast, a spot that is sure to yield
a fine catch of fish, summer or
winter provided the seas are not1
too rough.
Anchored fore and aft, the
Frying Pan swings on the roll
ing water, her lights gleaming at j
night to direct the ships along j
the much-traveled shipping lane j
from the danger of the inner j
shoals. In the daytime she stands
out just as well.
Staying on the ship for two
months, the members of the crew
come ashore for a month, relief
men going out to take their
places before they leave the ves
sel. All mail for the lightship
goes to Charleston and at the j
(Continued on page 2) I
County Leaders
Meet Tomorrow
To Talk Health
Brunswick county citizens
have been invited to attend a
meeting: at Bolivia high school
tomorrow (Thursday) evening
at 8 o'clock for the purpose of
discussing the future of health
work in Brunswick county.
Dr. William P. Richardson, a
representative of the North
Carolina Board o* Health will
attend and win lftad the <}i?- '
cushion.
The principal matter for con- i
i slderation is what course shall
j be followed by the county at
the end of the fiscal year, when |
J Mrs. Lou H. Smith, who had 1
served as county nurse for sev
eral years, resigns to return to
her home in Snmter, 8. C.
Dr. Richardson will be pre
i pared to suggest several pos
sible answers to this question of
what to do, ahd indications are
that the meeting will draw re
presentative citizens from all
sections of Brunswick.
Examinations To
Fill Vacancies
Jobs Paying Good Money
At Brunswick River Basin
To Be Filled From List
Of Applicants
The Board of U. S. Civil Ser
vice Examiners, U. S. Maritime
Commission, Norfolk,' Virginia,
announces examinations for the
positions of master, tug; chief
engineer, tug; master, self pro
pelling barge; engineer, self pro
pelling barge; launch operator
(class A); launchman; head
deckhand; deckhand; electrician;
carpenter; maintenance engineer;
assistant maintenance engineer;
and fleet workman at the Mari
time Reserve Fleet Site, Bruns
(Continued on page TN|
New Procedure
For Payment Of
Excess Penalty
Pre-Payment No Longer Is
Possible And Fanner
Muit Settle Directly With
Warehousemen Thi? Yeaf
MUCH CONFUSION
MAY BE AVOIDED
Previously Two Different
Syitemi Have Been Fol
lowed In Paying For
Weed Poundage ?
Elroy King, Chairman of ther
Brunswick County Agricultural!
Conservation Committee, an
nounced this week that therq.
will be no provision during the
1848-49 marketing year for the
prepayment of penalty on the
marketing of excess tobacco on
the basis of the estimated pro
duction on the farm.
During prior marketing yeara,
producers of excess tobacco were
given the option of having the
penalty deducted by the ware
housemen at the time the tobacco
was marketed, or of prepaying
the penalty in advance on an
estimated basis and making fin
al settlement after all marketinga
from the farm were completed.
This procedure necessitated the
collection of additional penalty or
making a refund in every case
and made it difficult to determ
ine eligibility for participation in
the price support program of
the Flue-Cured Tobacco Coopera
tive Stabilization Corporation.
Mr. King explained that dur
ing the 1948-46 marketing year,
penalty will be deducted by tho
warehousemen or dealers In case
of non-warehouse sale, upon the
marketing of each lot of tobacco
from any farm on which the
acreage harvested exceeds the
acreage allotment established for
the farm.
Fishing Boats
Have Good Luck
Local Menhaden Boat*
Bring In Good Catchea
During Firat Few Day*
Of Season
Except for a day or two of bad
weather, menhaden boats operat
ing out of Southport have had
continuous good catches sine?
beginning the season two weeks
ago. Waterhauls are being un
heard of and business people In
i Southport are already beginning
| to sep . good effects coming In
from the money that Is being
paid out by the factory.
Only three of the boats are at
work, the Morehead, Anderson
and Brunswick. The Plaxco, too
big to be handled on the factory'*
own railway, is having her over?
hauling completed at New Bern
this week and will be In opera
tion some time next week. The
Gifford, wrecked by fire Jast
year, is also being rebuilt" at New
Bern and should be back here
soon for fishing.
The factory has had Its capa
city much enlarged during the
past year and Is said to be amply
able to take care of the catches
of all five of the boats, even dup
ing the heaviest producing sea
son.
Brief Session
Of Court Held
Only Few Cases Disposed
Of Before Judge W. J.
McLamb In Recorder*?
Court Wednesday
A brief session of Brunswick
'county Recorder's court was held
here Wednesday, with the fol
lowing cases being disposed of
before Judge W. J. McLamb:
Harris E. Wills, speeding, $10
fine and costs.
Harry E. Patrick, assault with
deadly weapon, 6 months on
roads, suspended on payment Of
court costs and condition that
the defendant be of good be
havior for two years.
William H. Stephens, drunk
driving, non-suit granted.
Jim W. Plner, improper lights,
failure to dim lights, $25.00 floe
and costs.
Dave Smith, possession, conr
tinued.
Archie Davis, reckless opera
tion, contliftied.
Paul Chestnut, reckless opera
tion, 30 days on roads, suspend
ed on payment of a fine of (40.00
and costs.
P. E. Walters, reckless opera
tion, not guilty..
Marvin Fulford, Odis Fulfoctf
and Carson Hewett, damaging
private property and public
drunkness, nol prossed at requeA
of prosecuting attorney.
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PRECINCTS
H. Creek
j Leland
T. Creek
Bolivia .....
Spt. No. 1. ..
j Spt. No. 2 ....
Mosquito .?
Supply
Seacess
Shallotte
F. Pan
G-town
: S-Tree ...._
Longwood .......
! Ash
Waccamaw ....
EStum
TOTALS ...