ErnNESPAY, JANUARY
I Joel
I MRS. WARREN
sKNIOR party
Senior Class of Southport
Eh school enjoyed a party in
Krd's Community Hall near Bo
^ Monday night. Games were
Eyed ami delicious refreshments
following guests attended:
GViia Bunting, Maye Ledford,
nephine Smith, Marion NorE,L
Anna Taylor, Lois Jane
rn^ns, Earline Rogers, MarE
Evans, Annie Moore HarK
Ruby Ledford, Maybelle ReyEjs
Kathleen Moore, Lois Mae
EJ1 Car.: n Holder., David
Mitsor.- cla': ie Jones. Malcolm
Kink, Joe Ruark, D. I. Watson,
E.- Hickma:. Dan Walker, Guss
ran. FranI: Lennon, Bryant
K^r and M R. L. Johnson.
)ibs dawk ins honored
j[:ss Lelah Parker and Mrs.
n\ Hood were joint hostesses
- -* loffQWO
Issday evening ai uic wiwio
honoring Mrs. L. J. Dawof
Jacksonville. Mrs. Dawwho
lived here and taught
1 here several years. Mrs.
jrs is visiting Mrs. Robert
jge was played at two tab,;,ss
Lottie Mae Newton
high scorer. The guest of
received a gift. Other guesre
Mrs. J. W. Jelks, Mrs.
t Jones Mrs. George MarMrs
Clarence Crapon, Mrs.
Losher and Mrs. Robert
Refreshments were served.
leggett entertains
ay afternoon the bridge
net with Mrs. Viena Legluests
included: Mrs. H. T.
irge, Mrs. J. G. Christian,
D. M. Davis, Mrs. J. W.
Mrs. J. W. Jelks, Mrs. J.
ton and Mrs. H. W. Hood.
H \V. Hood and Mrs. G.
lark won prizes. Delicious
ments were served.
attend party
nt at a party Saturday
iven at tlie home of Miss
et Gillard, 1913 Nunn St.,
gton, were the following
men from Southport: Mali-ink,
Gus Swan, Claude
David Watson, and Egan
oyster SUPPER
ladies of the Brunswick
hospital auxiliary gave an
supper Thursday evening
ild Loughlin building, and
stewed and fried oysters
Id slaw, hot coffee and
Is. About thirty dollars
lized from the tickets
this amount will be add>me
several hundred dol'
have already raised to
call-bell system to be
in Brunswick county
irrived home
frank Niemsee and her
Iuise, arrived Sunday
S. C., where they
visiting for several
y will make their
for the rest of the
K-END GUESTS
Irs. Elwood T. Greene
e, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil
daughter, of CharMiss
Annie Russ, of
pent the past weekthe
home of Mr. and
Russ.
NER GUESTS
)is Jane Busseis, AnHarker,
Anna Taylor
Ledford were dinner
Miss Lois Mae Ward
Men Than
ten On WPA
Work In Brunswick
' On WPA Projects
nber Women Near'ee
To One
tnumber women nearly
?n WPA projects in
county. A total of 351
WO women a.e at work,
'gest single project in
y is the oyster project
Ploys 138 men, but the
Project with 133 men is
roond. Other men's pro'Pde:
improvement of
3 men; beautification,
road improvement, 9
utary. g men.
incipai women's project
iwing rooms which have
,rk to 127 women. Other
Projects are: library, 7
hid clerical, 6 women.
^lotte visitor
Wells and wife were
10 Charlotte over the
It was a pleasure and
'rtP combined.
29, 1936
ETY '
HOOD, EDITOR j
??4i'
!|c I
Social Calendar j*
SOCIAL C ALENDAR er
Friday, January 81
3:30 P. M.?The F. F. club
will meet with Mrs. Annie K. w
Vitou. W
3:00 P. M.?The Friday Afternoon
Bridge Club will meet with S.
Mrs. M. A. Northrop. j*?
Monday, February 8 j
7:30 P. M.?The Live Oakjtu
Chapter of the Eastern Star will tc
meet in the Army and Navy Club
3:30 P. M.?Circle No. 1 of the
Methodist church will meet, Mrs. w
C. G. Ruark is the leader. m
3:30 P. M.?Circle No. 1 of the c
Baptist church will meet w
Thursday, February 41 | _
3:30 P. M.?The Woman's Aux-1 .
iliary of the Episcopal church |
will meet with Mrs. W. S. Dosler "
3:30 P. M.?Circle No. 2 of the j?
Methodist church will meet, Mrs. f
L B. Bussels is leader.
3:30 P. M.?Circle No. 2 of the H
Baptist church will meet. J
Wednesday, February 5
! 3:30 P. M.?The Woman's club r
|will hold its regular monthly civic
meeting in the public library
7:30 P. M.?The monthly meetj
ing of the Parent-Teacher Association
will be held in the school
j auditorium. L
NEWS~"
BRIEFS
|
G
OFF TO A GOOD START '1
The city government, some ^
time ago decided to put on a
drive on delinquent ugni ana g,
j water users, and on delinquent
tax payers, and considerable improvement
is seen in payments al
Jin both departments. It is the a!
[intention of the board to continue r?
this drive and in some instances
are entering suit and the number hi
of suits will increase if the tax cl
payers and light users don't st
help keep his end up.
| It is impossible for the city re
government to function without
revenue. If you can't pay all at P1
one time go see the city tax collector
and see what arrangements P'
can be made. |a1
?
HELP! HELP!
i Now that the city or some u'
one has gone to the expense and
great trouble to plant a hundred
or so Dog Wood trees up and
down the main streets, won't you ? ^
Mr. public spirited citizen, please YJ
go to the trouble to give the
tree a good stiff drink about
j twice a week and you can get
j them %to live and make your j P1
streets beautiful during the
blooming season. Don't leave it j
all to nature, but help nature j
?ut E
A HOUSEBOAT ?!
The old Delaney, which has j r
been blocked up at the foot of j
Howe street for the past several .
years, has been sold to a local j
j citizen and will be made in to a
house boat and be used in the
lower Inland Waterway between
Southport and Shallotte.
HERE AGAIN ft
The white shad season is on
again with two dealers and three 0]
fishermen. The dealers aie Roger g(
Riggan and J. B. Church, fishermen,
Chas. Swain, John Potter y
and Capt. Kuoen uuuiene. >n
The season has just opened. ^
LOTS OF TROUBLE 0]
Harry Aldridge, water and
sewer superintendent, has had his hands
/ull for the past week
cleaning up the main sewer out- I
let from high water mark to 1
low water mark. 1!
FARM AND GARDEN <
Some activity is to be seen on '1
local farms and swamp gardens 11
near town. Spring cleaning and 1
plowing is going ahead. '1
FURNISH WATER 1
The city government will put '
some six or more water outlets 1
in Franklin Square for hose con- 11
nections so that the shrubbery, 1
grass, etc. being placed in there
may be watered and taken care ' J
of. '
COLD WEATHER 1 '
The thermometer dropped to 161 j
degrees above zero in Southport '
Tuesday morning for one of the
lowest readings of the year.
MISS TAYLOR ILL ]
Miss Elizabeth Taylor, member
of the Shallotte school faculty,
was confined to the home of her
parents the first part of this I
week as a result of a cold. jj
f
THE STATE I
Miss Lelah Parker spent Fri-1
ly afternoon in Wilmington. Ic
;U
Robert Willis spent last weekid
at home.
i
Mr. Bill McCauley, of Sanford, j s
as a visitor in Southport last;
eek-end.
? v
Mr. Victor Ruark, of Beaufort, I
C., visited Mr. and Mrs. A. H. h
arshall last week-end.
Mrs. Annie K. Vitou has re- 1
irned home after a business trip g
i Wilmington and Goldsboro. !C
Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Goldfinch,!
.'rs. S. J. Pepper and Mr. and j \
[rs. Alton Oliver of Conway, S. 1
., were guests of Mr. and Mrs. a
111 Davis Sunday. 1
jovernor's Plan I
4ow Swings Into;
Hie Home Stretch;
.hringhaus Able To Point t
With Pardonable Pride
To Accomplishments Of t
His Administration ?
AND REVALUATION ?
BIG ACHIEVEMENT r
; <
Resulted In Substantial Re-i|
duction In The Burdened
Real Estate Taxpayer j,
Of North Carolina
(
By John A. Parris, Jr. j
[United Press Staff Correspondent) i
Raleigh, N. C., Jan. 22.-(UP)~
overnor J. C. B. Ehringhaus* ^ |
Plan and Prosper Campaign" is I
vinging into its last lap.
The plan was designed by the
jvernor to fit into the national
scovery program. It emphasized, J
nong things, the betterment of
rri cultural conditions and the
(lief of the farmers' burdens.
Governor Ehringhaus pledged
mself to help the farmer and
tiled upon his administration to'
ress this part of the program. |
ow, North Carolina has been j
(cognized as a cheerful spot on i
le nation's map of agricultural \
rogress. j j
The governor's "Plan and Pros-1 ^
;r Campaign" swung out meekly j _
t first, but gained momentum j j
ich month after month. |{
Land was revalued and reduced I *
pon the tax books approximate- .
' $900,000,00. Real estate taxes'
ere lightened on an average of ^
i per cent in the past three I
jars and with the previous hea-1<
y reduction the per capita bur- J
jn on North Carolina real es- (
ite was the lowest in the nation.
The public school system, sup- *
arted entirely by the state and
pen for the full eight months j
(rm was carried to all rural dis icts.
Every boy and girl in the! t
ammonwealth, said Governor J
hringhaus, has the benefit and j
pportunity of this much schoolig
without tax on land. j
The school system operated
ithout reductions even in the j
arkest days of the depression i _
nd teachers' salaries, although i J
;duced, were paid promptly in t
ash. t
Simultaneously, the state opeated
school bus system, was oranized
and perfected. It is the
irgest of its kind in the country ?
nd North Carolina transports),
ne seventh of the nation's I
:hool children.
The governor likes to tell of i
le school bus system?always |
tentioning its safety features
nd the lack of accidents.
In 80,000,000 trips in one year
aly five accidents occurred.!
i n
j 11 Id 1111
j The proper com
[ criptions is import
! Hons brought to 01
I by a Registered Ri
j ceive careful attent
i Bring your pres
| SPECIAL TI
2 50c bottles Pepsod
| Watson's I
SOUTHPOF
t. a
'ORT PILOT, SOUTHPORT, M
Th
Miss Nell Allison, of the Wac- 1
amaw school faculty, spent Sat- j i
rday with Miss Eleanor Howey. | ]
Mrs. George Marshall will leave NE
Thursday for Belhaven, where
he will visit for some time.
9 W(
Mr. L. J. Dawkins, of Jackson- i B:
ille, was in town Saturday. Mrs. ( (
iawkins returned home with
im.
Miss Lelah Parker and Mrs.
?jinie K. Vitou were dinner j Un
uests of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence! p
"rapon Tuesday evening. ...
I
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Dye, of PaF
Vilmington, and Mrs. L. J. Daw- cas
;ins were dinner guests of Mr. waj
ind Mrs. G. D. Robinson last den
"hursday. I
tori
urif
>Tone was fatally injured as a J g
iassenger or driver of a bus. s(_a
The school system affects far- e(j
ners and rural residents more jng
han it does the urban resident. -j
rhe governor, appreciating this, paj
las carried this work forward so dej
hat North Carolina's school sys- jaw
;em has advanced far ahead of ing
hose in neighboring states. voj,
The fight against discrimina- dri
;ory freight rates to facilitate
ind cheapen the progress of rec
srops to market, has been one of sar
he pet administration hobbies. ag,
thus far the goal has not been (jej
:rossed and the rate fight is em- jjo
jarrassingly delayed by teachni- pV(
lalities. ?
Progress made has been toward ij?
ural electrification. pel
The administration urged high- fjri
tr prices to farmers for all crops, sav
)articularly tobacco, cotton, pea- j dec
luts and potatoes. I .i
I
jas
Simmons Freed
In Girl's Death r
in
Slot Pros Taken In Case b1?;
Which Charged Brunswick
Youth Of Manslau
ghter In Conection With agl(
Accident pas
sto
Clarence Simmons, young tra
Jrunswick county man, went free nal
n Columbus superior court Mon. _
vhen Solicitor Burney took a nol
>ros in the case which charged
lim with manslaughter In con-1
lection with the death of Pauline j
diller, Wilmington girl, last I
Spring.
The woman met death when j
he automobile which Simmons
vas driving overturned near Bol- i
on, killing the girl instantly. In j
lubmitting to a nol pros leave,
Solicitor Burney said that he did ]
lot believe he had sufficent evi- j
ience at the time to warrant)
joing to trial on the manslaugh- j
;er count.
He said that he had reliable j
nformation that another occuiant
of the automobile touched j
Simmons immediately before the |
vreck, which caused the car to
eave the road and overturn.
UEGRO FREED BEFORE
JUSTICE OF BRIBARY
On trial last Saturday before
rustice R. I. Batten in Hallsboro
in a bribary count, W. A. Pigord,
a negro, was freed when
he count was dismissed.
CP-STATE VISITOR
Harold St. George was an upitate
visitor Thursday.
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/?/?# COLDS
CTVEP
uvv first day
LJanld - Tablets HEADACAES
Salre Nose
Drops in 30 minutes
portant |
I
pounding of pres ]'
ant. All pre scrip- ji
ir store are filled )S
harmacist and re- j|
'ion. j j
icriptions to us j|
us week 11
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Pharmacy |
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1QRTH CAROLINA
ortli Carolina
declares War On
Road Death Toll
us Far, 949 Licenses
blave Been Revoked from
Drivers Since November
1st, Figures Reveal
:wspapers~Lend
aid in campaign
>ekly Programs Will Be
roadcast On The Radio
Cautioning Drivers
Against Reckless
Operation
By Chiles Coleman
ited Press Staff Correspondent
ialeigh, N. C., Jan. 22.?(UP)
forth Carolina, through newslers,
civic groups, radio broadts,
and official state action, is
jing a bitter war against suddeath
on its highways,
n every part of the state, moists
are being warned, pleaded
h, to "drive carefully?save a
And in every corner of the
te, too, they are being punishif
they fail to heed the warns.
Tie teeth of the safety camgn
lie with the state safety
lartment and its new license
r. Conviction on drunken drivcharges
automatically reres
the offender's license to
ve a car, and two convictions
hin six months on careless or
kless driving charges has the
ne result. Under an exchange
eement with other states, the
lartment reaches out to trip
rth Carolinians who threaten
:s beyond the state line.
Since November 1, when the
snse law went into effect, 949
mits have been revoked. The
st two weeks in January alone
v more than 50 drivers "grounI"
for a year.
fust as comprehensive, if not
relentless in effect, is the
npaign of 21 Tar Heel daily
vspapers. Full page displays
claim that a million men,
men and children were killed
"injured in automobile crashes
1935. Safe driving pledges emzen
front pages.
I promise to drive at a modee
speed and on my own side
the road," the motorist is
:ed to say. "I promise not to
is cars on curves or hills, to
p at stop signs, not to jump
ffic lights, to give proper sigs,
to be fair in all respects to
l1
I?
Ha
Sup
Must Serve Twelv
Disturbing
The sentence which John
Weatherford. Beaverdam
giant, received in Recorder's
court a month ago for disturbing
the funeral rites of
his mother. 3hort time before,
was doubled by Judge |
Hunt Parker last week when ,
his case was heard or. appeal j
in Columbus Superior Court.
As happened several weeks
ago in recorder's court, an
array of witnesses marched
before the court to testify
that Weatherford appeared
at funeral of his mother, Mrs.
| Adaline Weatherford, in New
Hope church, in a drunken
condition, and that he was an
| almost constant source of annoyance
to the congregation.
Again, the janitor of the
church testified that he discovered
Weatherford in the
other drivers, and to refrain from
reckless driving."
The signed pledges are pouring
into the newspaper offices by the
{hundreds each week. Those who!
sign them carry pledge cards
and window stickers to signify j
their membership in the crusade, j
The Chamber of Commerce in
Asheville is distributing safety;
stickers while the Asheville police |
department is dramatizing the J
campaign with a series on night
radio broadcasts of typical traffic
court cases
Solicitor Phil Cocke, Jr., and
Judge Sam Cathey head the cast
of the weekly programs, which
are broadcast directly from the
police courtroom in the Municipal
building. Police officers, court j
officials and players of the Stu-'
dent Theater co-operate in presenting
the skits nointinc out
I ?" ? - (violations
of safety ordinances.
A speakers bureau, organized
; by the safety committee in Asheville,
has appeared at various
civic groups, presenting programs i
designed to bring new signers
for the safety pledge.
In Charlotte, 50,000 pledge
! cards and an equal number of
I windshield stickers were prepared.
Durham attacked the safety
I problem from a community angle.
The city distributed 1.500 booklets
on safety hints to Durham
motorists, and the safety com-;
mittee of the city council recom- j
| mended spending $4,500 for bet!
ter lighting in three principal1
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radio values I
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Foreign progra
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Tuning, Glowi]
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Stunning handrounded
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FIVE
e Months For
Mother's Funeral
act of taking a drink of
whiskey inside the house of
worship, and that he restrained
him from doing so.
It was also in evidence
that Weatherford engaged in
a fight while enroute from
the church to the cemetery
nearby. On the other hand,
Weatherford denied that he
was drunk, although he admitted
having a few drinks
during the day.
In passing sentence, Judge
Parker said that he had little
patience with a man of
Weatherford's type, who
would thus conduct himself
at the funeral rites of the
woman who gave him birth.
The judge then promptly sentenced
him to twelve months
on the roads.
streets to reduce accidents and
deaths.
Apple Tree Has
Its Second Crop
A June sweetening apple tree
on the farm formerly owned by
A. M. Benton, near Evergreen,
but now the property of J. C.
Turner, has recently borne its
second crop of apples within six
months.
During the fall, it bloomed
onrl lotnr tinx/ roH nnnlpfl an
WkU 1U?V> V4?*jr I >,v?* "t!
peared on the tree. One of the apples
was brought to Whiteville
last week for exhibition.
Wind Wrecks Roof
At Delco Home
Delco, Jan. 21.?High winds
which swept over open fields
here Sunday morning wrecked
the tin roof of the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Roberts, sweeping
the entire covering from the
south side of the building. Other
buildings of the neighborhood
were shaken and trees were
blown down in some of the surrounding
lowlands.
The Reverend K. M. Stanley,
well-known Baptist minister living
near Whiteville, was stricken
suddenly the first of the week,
and has been in a serious condition
ever since.
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