North Carolina Newspapers

f^ilots mailed to s in Brunswick tity this week EIGHT NO. 14 ihumway Is :r At Joint >n Meeting Of State Legion y And Other Officials Were Of Brunswick Post Last Thursit I ETING OF AL AUXILIARY! k Mrs. Shumway ited Members Mew Organizan Forming hapter I Shumway, president j Pamiina Lesion toy evening. King George V of England dedicated himself anew i to the service of his people. His speech was made as a climax to tie first tremendous day of cele- < bfations marking his silver jubi- i lee. ( ONLY SURVIVOR 1 Jackie Coogan, leading juvenile . film star of a few years ago. ; was the only survivor of an automobile accident last Saturday which claimed the life of his father and three other passengers. The wreck occurred about s 55 miles east of San Diego, Cal., < when the machine in which they < were riding plunged down an em- 1 hankment. 3 (Continued on Page 8.) ! HBf Ult1 wi v. ? ?- w ... ry. was principal speaker! It the first meeting held by | Riembers of the local chapter of j Rial organization since their Rharter was granted. R The occasion was observed with J Rppropriate ceremony Thursday Rver.ing when a joint meeting of Rhe local Legion Auxiliary and Rie Brunswick County Post 194. Rmerican legion was held in the R Order hall. I The meeting was called to orRer by L T. Yaskell, who pre-! R vocation was by the Rev. R H. Marshall. Following a few Remarks by Mr. Yaskell, he turn- ' R.i the meeting over to Mrs. MarRhall president of the local chap-! Rer of the Legion Auxiliary. | Mrs. Thomas J. Gause, of Wil-| Riington. presented Miss Arelia Rtdams. secretary of the North Raroiir.a American Legion Auxiliary Mrs. Shumway was then in- j Rrociuced by Mrs. Gause. I The state president told of the j Rvork that the auxiliary is doing j in North Carolina. She especially' emphasized the efforts that are i being made in behalf of children i of veterans. She also made a re- j port of work that is being done j for the patients at Oteen. I Short talks were made by Mrs. Frank Sears, president of the j Wilmington chapter of the Legion (Continued on page tllght) j I Outstanding News I From Everywhere | News Events Of State, Nation and World-Wide I Interest During Past Ij Week BONUS BILL Members of the United State Senate voted Tuesday in favor of j the Patman Bill for immediate cash payment of the adjusted j service certificates. This action I was made in direct defiant* of expressed White House wishes. I The bill proposes that the bonus j be paid in ?2,201,934,000 in new I currency. The final vote in favor [ of the inflationary measure was i 35 to 33. The bill is expected to ; be sent to President Franklin D., Roosevelt today for his signature. A veto of the bill is almost certain. SENATOR KILLED _ Senator Bronson Cutting of | New Mexico was among the four J victims of a plane crash which j occurred near Macon. Mo., Monday night when the air liner was j forced down, out of fuel. Others | who perished in the mishap were I two pilots and a woman passen- j ger Senator Cutting, 46. was a: bachelor and was hastening to Washington to join in the fight for soldiers' bonus. He was one of the group of liberal Republicans. SILVER JUBILEE In a radio message broadcast i throilfrhmit Uin u,Arlri fin MOIt- IJ THE ~ 8-PAGES TOI CHINAMAN IS HELD IN LOCAL JAIL Plans to have Lee Fun Howe, Chinaman being held here in connection with the hit-and-run death of Clinton Hewett, removed to the New Hanover county jail pending trial at the October term of Brunswick County Superior court have not been perfected. It is understood that District Solicitor J. J. Burney has given his permission to have Howe placed in the New Hanover jail. The matter was brought before the board of county commissioners at their meeting here Monday but they declined to take any action, declaring that it was up to Sheriff Russ to decide. ii ? i \n nospnai meet Here Next Week Feature Of Program Will Be Showing Of Sound Picture, "The Circuit Rider"; To Be Open To Public Free Of Charge One of the chief features of the program of the meeting of the Eastern North Carolina Hospital Association, which will be held in Southport Thursday, May 16, will be the showing of the sound film, "The Circuit Rider." This picture will be shown at the Amuzu Theatre Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock and the public is cordially invited to attend. The picture is the property of the Duke Endowment and will be brought here by Dr. W. S. Rankin. Sixty-five members of the Eastern North Carolina Hospital Association are expected to attend the meeting as guests of the board of trustees and staff of the Brunswick County Hospital. The program for the day calls for registration at the hospital at noon. The picture will be shown at 2:30 o'clock and there will be boat riding and surf bathling at Caswell Beach for those who fancy water sports until six o'clock. A sea-food supper will be served in the Army and Navy build ing by memDers or rne nospnai auxiliary, after which there will be a business meeting of the association. Commissioners Hold Meeting Greater Part Of Monday Spent In Disposition Of Matters Of Routine Business; Postpone Tax Advertisements Members of the board of commissioners for Brunswick County met Monday in their regular monthly session. Matters of routine business took up the greater part of the day. Mrs. Gladys Proctor, district relief administrator, appeared before the board and asked that the second floor of the Hood building be divided into offices. R. I. Mintz was asked to prepare an estimate of Cost, to be submitted at the next meeting of the board. Labor for this project would be furnished by the ERA. There were several applicants for appointment as rural police-1 men but this matter was postponed indefinitely. The timp for listing taxes for] 1935 was extended till May 15.! In accordance with a law passed I by the current session of the North Carolina General Assem- j bly. advertisement of land for 1 sale for 1934 taxes will not be ran this year until the first week I in August. In previous years, these advertisements have been run during the month of May except when postponed by the local board of county commissioners. Only one beer license has been granted in this county, that to A. B. Willis, of Shallotte. Last pear's license expired May 1. TO ATTEND CONFERENCE County Agent J. E. Dodson will attend the annual conference of sounty agents for the southeastern district of North Carolina, svhich is to be held at Carolina Beach on Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week. A Good Newsj )AY Southport, N. OLD-AGE PENSIC PROPOSED BY S H Brunswick County Senator And Senator Browning Of Swain County Join Forces To Introduce Sec-1 urity Bill In Senate IS IN LINE WITH NATIONAL PROGRAM Bill Would Guarantee An Income Of $300 Annually To Persons Over 65-Y ears-Of-Age ! Senator S. Bunn Frink and Senator V. A. Browning of Swain county joined forces last week to I introduce in the Senate of the North Carolina General AssemI bly a bill which would guaran ] lee an annual income or aauu per month to all persons who have reached the age of 65. The measure would provide for j the payment of a $25-per-month, ! pension to persons over 65 years! of age, provided the applicants i are able to show need of such jaid to members of a board to be | appointed by the governor. There are rigid requirements for eligibility to the pension roll. Applicants who own property 1 would have to deed it to the state, to be held in trust until i the death of ' the pensioner or until such amounts as may have been paid by the state in peni sions are repaid. There is a provision in the measure that the heirs-at-law may redeem such property by paying to the state the amount of money paid in pensions to the deceased. If the , property is not redeemed, it will ; Plans Being brunswick Woman's Club Would Spor Held In Southport Du 21st T Announcement has beei wick County Agricultural F during the week of October of the Woman's Club. The i( club members are anxious t< Prizes will be offered for fancy | work of all kinds, canned fruit [and vegetables, home cured meat and all kinds of country products. A large entry list will do much to make the undertaking a sucI cess and individuals, clubs and j communities are urged to begin | now to plan exhibits for the fair here this fall. While the movement has been started by the Southport Woman's Club, the fair is to be a I county-wide attraction and memi bers of the club are anxious for the wholehearted co-operation of citizens of the county. Leaders Schools Held In County Miss Mary E. Thomas Was In Brunswick County two Days Last Week And Conducted Two Demon- J strations For Club Wo-j men Miss Mary E. Thomas, State nutritionist, held two leader's schools in the county for the Home Demonstration food leaders. Thursday, May 2nd, a meeting (Continued on Page Eight) Vanderbilt Yacht! Last Week In Alva, the palatial yacht of y. K. Vanderbilt, Jr., weighed anchor in the Southport harbor last Tuesday afternoon and did not leave port until late the following day. Mr. and Mrs. Vanderbilt were aboard and came ashore ??' a brief visit Tuesday af ternoon. They left shortly before noon Wednesday for Wilmington, where they planned to spend several days with Mrs. Henry Waters at Airlie-on-the- Sound. The- trip to Wilmington was to have been made in the twin-motored amphibian which is carried on the deck i aaper In A Goc C., Wednesday, May ! )N PROGRAM IS IENAT0R FRINK c Senator " State Senator S. Bunn Frink,: of Brunswick county, who was j ' co-author of the old age pension; bill introduced last week in the J Senate of the North Carolina1 General Assembly. be sold by the state for expenses ! ' in providing a pension for the former owner and all funds above j these expenses will be divided between the heirs-at-law. Further Provisions No person who owns more than 1 $3,000 worth of property will be j eligible for the pension list nor j i will any person with an annual income of $300 be granted state j ; aid. The bill would not stop a 1 (Continued on page Eight) Made For CountyFair isor Agriculture Fair To Be ring Week Of October 0 25th 1 made of plans for a Bruns'air, to be held in Southport! 21-25 under the sponsorship lea is new in this county and o receive suggestions. * BANK STOCKHOLDERS TO MEET THURSDAY Stockholders in the Peoples United Bank of Southport will meet Thursday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock in the bank for the purpose of electing officers for that institution. AS SUUH us lac urn UI gamI zation is formed, it is practically assured that the bank will have all restrictions removed. Frink Presents Two Local Bills Brunswick County Senator Introduces Bill To Define Boundaries Of Local Harbor; Would Have Bar Cruise Start From North Carolina Port Two bills providing for local legislation were introduced last week in the State Senate by Senator S. Bunn Frink. The first of these measures provides for the establishment of the boundaries of the local har- ; (Continued on Page < * . I? 11 rk___ I )pent run uay : Southport Harbor' of the Alva. In attempting to launch the flying craft, Wednesday morning, a tidal current caught a wing and smashed into the side of the boat. The plane was only ( slightly damaged and no one 1 was hurt in the accident. 1 Following this mishap, the i Vanderbilts made the trip up 1 the river in a speedboat. \ The Alva is the most mag- 1 nificent vessel to visit South- < port in some time. She is t 249 feet long and stands l high out of the water in trim, graceful lines. She was J en route north for the sum- t mer and was carrying a crew of SO men. r v :itizens that naa Deen arousea 'rom their sleep by the conflag- 1 ation. 1 Falmes were prevented from < ipreading to the planing mill or :o the saw mill. The full amount of the loss has < lot been determined. RT PI >d Community S, 1935 ~ publisi Final Program Last Night At Local School ? Annual Senior Class Day? And Graduation Program Combined; Diplomas' Awarded B. L. J. Daw- \ kins, Principal TEN SENIORS IN GRADUATING CLASS; Baccalaureate Sermon Was | Delivered Sunday Night ! By Dr. C. H. Story, Pastor Of St. Andrews Presbyterian Church An interesting program which, combined the Annual senior class! day and graduation exercises brought to a close Tuesday night1 the Southport high school com- j mencement. The class day exercises were | presented in the form of a play, "The Rosy Pathway." The setting; was at the home of a member of the class and other members called during the evening to rehearse the program supposed to be given at their graduation exercises on the following day. The plot afforded several interesting complications, but interspersed, with the unraveling of the story I were the regular class day program features. The class history was read by Helen Rourk; the class poem by Mary Holladay; class characteristics were given by Evelyn Loughlin; the class prophecy by Lonnie McDowell; giftorian was James Wolf; the last will and testament was read by D. I. Watson; the valedictory address was by Car-, rie Lennon. (Continued on Page Eight) SHORT SESSION OF RECORDER'S COURT Only two cases were disposed of before Judge Peter Rourk here in Recorder's Court last Wednesday morning. Hayes Mintz, white, was found guilty of burning grass without giving notice. Judgment in his case was suspended upon payment of the costs and a fine of $10. Chap Bellamy, white, was charged with passing a parked school bus but this case was nol prossed. Win Contests At Shallotte Recitation Contest Won By Vera Belle Long And Winner Of Declamation Contest Was Clarence Chadwick Winners in the annual high school recitation-declamation contests at the Shallotte high school last Thursday night were Vera Bell Long and Clarence Chadwick, respectively. The title of Miss Long's win-! ning recitation was "Sis Hop-1 kins and Her Beau Billions." The j winning declamation of Clarence j Chadwick was entitled "My Brother's Keeper." The medal for the winner of the recitation contest was dona- j ted by Mr. and Mrs. R. D. White, j The medal for the declamation f contest winner was donated by J Dr. W. R. Goley. Others in the recitation contest were: Madeline Phelps, whose title was "Half-way Doin's," ' Mary Lee Hickman, whose title 1 was "Angel's Wickedness;" and Ersall Lewis, whose title was J (Continued on page eight.) 1 Fire Thursday Night At Mill i k Fire which is thought to have1' laught from sparks from the i < >oiler destroyed the shavings j 1 louse at the J. D. Johnson plan- ] ng mill in Bolivia early last j' rVednesday morning. The flames 1 vere brought under control by a I >ucket brigade formed by local 1 ? a _ _ , I' LOT [ rlED EVERY WEDNESDAY Municipal El Off Yesterda Unusual De^ * Representative ; llllp* -w, yWt < - : J|fe% I ; till Jt ^ ^ ' | * ' Representative R. E. Sentelle, w " *"? ? -i- V,oo OI 01 unsw H.IV Luuiaj, h<m w played a prominent part in con-1 si nection with the prison investi- w gations conducted by the current session of the North Carolina E Legislature. Representative Sen- is telle has fought valiantly for im- j b proved teacher conditions in this i j state. | s Bolivia School j Closed Friday I Short Talk By M. B. Wat-; kins And Address Byf < Principal O. C. Johnson g Were Features Of Final Program Friday Night The graduation exercises held Friday night in the Bolivia high i school auditorium brought to a j close a successful school year. A j large audience was present forlg mis liiuii {nugittiu. u The salutatory address was made 0 by Walter Harrelson; the address ii In connection with delivering the a mantle was made by Mary Vaught; and acceptance was c made by Isabell Lewis of the, \ tenth grade. M. B. Watkins, j chairman of the school board, j1 ' made a short talk and this was ] followed by a short address by1 j i Principal O. C. Johnson, who also ] awarded the diplomas. | J Walter Harrelson sang "An: j Evening Prayer" and the valedictory address was delivered by | c i Jack Taylor. The services were closed with the singing of the i "Farewell Song." j Members of the graduating j I | class were: Thelma Huffman, l i Ruby Thorpe, Elowise Sharpe, I Lucy Sullivan, Avis Watkins, | c Mary Vaught, Walter Harrelson, j J Edgar Lewis, Jack Taylor, Her- I man Mercer, Gerald Mercer, Joe v Johnson, Woodrow Harvell, Claude Swain and Ray Kye. t Best All-Round j Jack Taylor was chosen by 1 members of the high school fac-11 ulty as the best all-round student. | His name will be engraved on the I bronze plaque in the principal's j office and he will receive an en ,J * UA in thn firot I gittveu vvtttui iwu. iic 10 cue uiobifi boy to win this honor. The seventh grade graduation j exercises were held Friday morning at 11 o'clock. Jaunita Sowelll gave a reading and two musical' selections were rendered by the seventh grade chorus, Miss Olivia Presson at the piano. A short S( talk was made by Principal O. C. Fi Johnson and the seventh grade H; diplomas were awarded by R. B. Page, teacher. di) 7th Grade Graduates th Seventh grade students who to vere awarded diplomas were: fri David Bennett, Dick Bergman, j CI Margie Galloway, Mary Garner, j of rames Thomas Gilbert, Annie [fo; L.ide Gilbert, Edwin Harrelson, | bu Juildaroy Henry, Bertha Hil- ml jurn, Maiuc layivr juuiiauu, ail- lit Irew Jackson Leah, Francis Mc Ceithan, Cameron Mercer, Elsie re Hercer, Margaret Mills, Clyde St Potter, Wilbur Roberts, Dan Rob- ta jlns, Charles Robbins, Edith Sel- se ers, Decie Sellers, Jaunita Sowell, Leon Sullivan, Hudson ws rhorp, Elmore Willetts, Catherine T1 tVilletts, Eloise Willetts, Ophelia Gi iVilletts, Rillar Willetts and Han- en :y Williams. Ss Senior Class Day lir The annual senior class day ex- I. jrcises which were held onThurs- pe (Continued on Page Eight) \ y vlost Of The News * All The Time ? ' ? $1.50 PER YEAR ectionRun ly Without relopments [ominations Made At Conventions l^ast Week Confirmed By Voters As All Candidates Were Unopposed APTAIN ~ERICKSON IS THE NEW MAYOR lew Board Of Aldermen Comprised of J. J. Loughlin, Jr., E. R. Weeks, J. J. Garrett, H. W. Hood And G. E. Hubbard The Southport municipal elecon ran true to form yesterday s Captain John Erickson and the ix men nominated last week for le board of aldermen were unpposed. For years, nomination jr a city office has been equivIent to election. In view of that fact, the vote as very light, 64 ballots being ist in the first ward, 30 in the ;cond ward and 34 in the third ard. Elected to serve with Captain Irickson in the new city admin itration are the following: memers of the board of aldermen: . J. Loughlin, Jr., E. R. Weeks, am Watts, J. J. Garrett, H. W. [ood and G. E. Hubbard. (Continued on Page Eight) 'lower Show To Be At Shallotte Irunswick County Flower Show, Sponsored By The Home Demonstr ation Members Of The County* To Be Held Next Wednesday Yhe Brunswick County Flower !how will be held next Wedneatay afternoon from 3 to 4:30 'clock in the Shallotte school unch room. Entries are open to inyone in the county. The registration committee, ?mposed of Mesdames Rob Wtifo RAtrinnlH Turnpr Df?Imtlfl -lewett and J. D. Johnson, will eceive entries from 12:30 until L:30 o'clock. No flowers will be iccepted after the latter hour, rhe doors will be closed from !:30 until 3 o'clock while the udging is in progress. Mrs. J. E. Dodson is general :hairman of the program. The committee on arrangement ncludes: Mesdames Lacy Benlett, Sam Bennett, C. E. Wood>ury, George Cannon and Fred Edwards. The committee in charge of iontainers and ribbons includes: Mesdames Beaman Sellers, Zora 'arker and Miss Catherine Chadrick. The public is cordially invited o attend this show. spirillar MppHnor > ma4iavv Of Civic Club 'ommittee Appointed To Meet With Group From Woman's Club And Investigate Chances For A Community Building The regular meeting of the juthport Civic Club was held riday night in the Junior Order all. Among the important business sposed of at this meeting was e appointment of a committee meet with a group of ladies 3m the Southport Woman's ub to investigate the chances getting the old school building r use as a Community Center ilding. Appointed on this comittee were: C. L. Stevens, J. W. lark and Gua McNeill. R. O. Johnson was elected sec tary of the club, relieving R. C. . George, the assistant-secrery, who has been serving for veral weeks. At the meeting, announcement is made of 13 new members, ley are: C. Ed Taylor, C. I* eer, H. O. Peterson, C. L. Stev* s, J. Berg, J. W. Ruark, Frank isser, Peter Rourk, Joe Laughi, H. B. Smith, S. W. Wattat B. Bussels and James M. Harr, Jr. (Continued on Page 8.)