I The Pilot Covers Brunswick County nine no. 9 ^^???g My Farmers , ftr Discussion Farm Program i floyd, Tobacco Spec-! H|'J| From State College, plained Soil Conserva p Plan At Meeting j m~e number of i MaRMERS attended 1 ter Told Farmers That; Farm Program Can V Effective If They I etermine To Live Up To Agreements Hprai hundred Brunswick ; < farmers gathered in the 1 K-: high school auditorium ,' v afternoon to hear E. Y. 1 tobacco specialist from College, explain details of ' - ???mition program. |I oil LUHOV. | Soil Conservation Bill, H^to replace as far as ^ H the invalidated AAA pro- j, 'was finally passed by Con- ; Hon March 1. said Mr. Floyd, j Hill was planned to cover ( Hpcr activities in all sections ' H?United States and was j H out with the advice of K representing every sec an every type of farmer, ! d As a result, a farmer co- '' Kg under the new program , merely cooperating with a of the farm bill, but with | H-.tire farm program. It is! ggeat opportunity that far-1 have ever had. said Mr.1 to show what may be ac-1 Kahed through co-operation Hrffers an attractive opporK for them to increase res- 1 ^ftor their profession. Blunder the AAA, local com- j Htmen, township committee-1 sad county committeemen ^ e in charge, the speaker ex-1 Hi All of these officers will j j ^ftners. and therefore will be Hi empathy with practical i, I problems. In this connec ^ Mr Floyd, who was head , He tobacco section of the j ( ^Bntiuued on Page Eight.) i trie Bits I i Of Big News |w> Events Of State, Htion and World-Wide ^Interest During Past Week I ^" ? mfith Stayed rmo Richard Hauptmann? ! ^ e man with the charmed j -was hauled back from i >4 in the electric chair ^ ^fey night for the second j when harden Mark O. j If, of Trenton State DStponed his execu- 1 48 hours. 1 ing's action was tak- 1 request of the Mer- i y grand jury, which 1 igating the case of j< Wendel, disbarred j who confessed that i < red Charles A. Lind- 1 and then repudiated < s3ion. 1 Session a special session of | lh Carolina General , ' now regarded as a ] >robability, social se- ( gislation, expected to I that session, is shar- , rest with tobacco legfor which the session'( ted to be called. jj Compact ary of Agriculture t. Wallace Monday un- j1 'Uy endorsed the re- ? terr tobacco compact i he opinion of the De>t its enactment would i toe states producing j id of tobacco to effec-1 'egulate the production; hating of tobacco pro-! n such states," declar- j etary Wallace in a let-1 j tten Monday to Repre-1: 'e Marvin Jones, of chairman of the House toe on Agriculture, who i 1,1 the Secretary a copy 1 bill in the form in ' it was reported by the I ttoe on last Friday. ,' 'ttoued on Page 8) I THE 8-PAGES T Southport Girl Honor For 4 Miss Margaret Taylor, The Daugher Of Mr. and Mrs. C. Ed Taylor, Is Member Of Junior Class At Greensboro College IS PROMINENT IN STUDENT ACTIVITIES Played Lead In Annual Fall Play This Year And Has Been Active In Other Campus Organizations Miss Margaret Taylor, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Taylor, ! of Southport, recently was chossn Maid-of-HonQr to take part in the 1936 May Day Festival at Greensboro College. Miss Taylor, who is a member of the junior class, has taken a prominent part in campus activities during her three years at the Greensboro school. She has seen elected secretary of the Emerson Society for the coming year, she is a member of the Dramatic Club, member of the staff of the college weekly newspaper and a member of the International Relations Club. Outstanding among her achi-; ;vements during the current school year was her performance General Mc Visit Cam Genera! Will Be Here Tomo Of Company 427, CCC Projects In General Manus McKlos Fort Bragg, will visit Sout' his annual inspection of Cor General McKloskey is expected si to arrive in camp at 11 o'clock. He will inspect the buildings and grounds, observe the work being carried on in the educational building and will go out in the county to observe several of the work projects being conducted by the men of Camp Sapona. General McKloskey will visit Orton Plantation during the day,' but is expected to return to the CCC camp in time for the eve-1 ning meal. He probably will re- I turn to Fort Bragg Thursday night. Lasting Benefit From WPA Work In Addition To Direct Aid In Form Of Wages, Indirect Benefits From Projects Will Help The Poor Aside from the money that they receive for their work, WPA workers, as well as other needy families in Brunswick county, receive other benefits from the federal works program, according to Robert D. Caldwell, district WPA director. "Many of the WPA projects are designed to give long-time benefits to the poor people of the county," Caldwell said. "One in stance of una is tne maiana control projects. It has been found j that many of our needy families suffer from malaria. By attack-1 ing the disease at its source, we! thus eliminate one of the funda-! mental causes of poverty in this section." Caldwell also mentioned the WPA commodity distribution pro- j ject. "Although these surplus commodities are not given to people working on WPA projects, they have been of great benefit to other persons in the county who were not eligible for WPA employment. In this latter group j ire the aged and the infirm who j must be cared for by the county | welfare department." (Continued on Page 8.) To Begin Soon On Community Center Plans have been submitted and requisition has been made for material with which to begin the work of remodeling the old school building into a modern community center. There was some discussion last week of moving the building from its present location to where the tennis courts have been built, but this move deemed unwise. STA' A Good Newi QDAY Southpoi ] Maid Of May Festival MARGARET TAYLOR as leading lady in the annual fa play presented by the Greeni boro Players. Miss Taylor graduated froi Southport high school in tt class of 1933, of which she wi valedictorian. She has maintaii ed her high scholastic record i her college work. Kloskey To p Thursday rrow For Annual Inspectio Will Observe Work This County key, commanding officer a hport Thursday to condut apany 427, CCC. a MRS. FRINK COUNTY CHAIRMAN FOR SALE OF CRIPPLE SEALS Mrs. S. B. Frink has been named county chairman in charge of sales of Cripple Children Seals during the Easter season. >Iajor O'Bierne, of the Salvation Army Post in Wilmington, is district director. . Money derived from these sales will be used for the aid of crippled and deformed children in this county. According to Frank Sasser, superintendent of public welfare, there are a number of children in Brunswick county who are in gread need of help which is to be provided from these funds. Any purchase, however small, will be appreciated by Mrs. Frink and her helpers. Anniversary Of Southport B.&L ? - n A Southport Building /\n Loan Association Oper 50th Series On 25th Ai niversary Of Organize tion Here J. N. Daniel, president of tt Southport Building and Loan A sociation, announces the openir of the 50th series on April twenty-five years after the fir series was begun. The local association is a men ber of the Federal Home Loa Bank and operates under the d rection of the State Insuranc Department. During the past yet substantial gains were made t the local association and a tot of $5,400 was paid out in profit alone. Officers of the association ari J. N. Daniel, president; J. Ber; (Continued on page 8) Junior 4-H Club Girls In Meetin The Bolivia junior 4-H cli met Thursday with Miss Maris Smith, the home demonstratic agent. Pamphlets and other materii were given to each member. Mil Smith discussed and announce the dates for a contest that wi be held in April. The members repeated the clu pledge and adjourned. rEPOi spaper In A Goo rt, N. C., Wednesday, A Legion Members \ I Held Important I Meeting Friday t Meeting Was One Of The Most Enthusiastic In The History Of Brunswick County Post Number 194 j MORE THAN FORTY MEMBERS PRESENT . I More Than $200.00 Donated To Aid In Purchase Of Old School Building From County Board Of Education One of the most enthusiastic c meetings in the history of the J Brunswick County Post Number j 194, American Legion, was held j Friday night in the courthouse i here. 1 Delighted with prospects of < ~ j securing a community center11 i building that will include a legs' I ion hall, members present donat- 1 led more than $200 towards pur- 1 m | chasing the building. Commander R. C. St. George ! le ' has written to the War Depart- I 13 ! ment asking for two large can-11 i-1 nons to be erected in front of the. in , building when it is completed. ' < j More than forty legionnaires]? ] were present and every man | signed a pledge to pay a three- j' year legion membership from his 1 bonus payment when it is receivjed. ! C. A. Ledford, principal of the 7 Southport school, appeared before ' the meeting and asked the legion to sponsor improvement of the , n local library. The veterans did even better?they voted to support library improvement in every one of the five consolidat, ed schools in Brunswick county. J Members of the legion voted to ' set aside the fourth Friday night < in each month as the regular - time for meeting. Gaming Tables Declared Legal Three Defendants In Recorj der's Court Last Week Found Not Guilty Of Operating Slot Machines In Southport The famous gaming table case was disposed of here in Recorder's Court last Wednesday be-, fore Judge Peter Rourk as the three defendants were found not guilty, and their machines were , ! restored to them. 1 j The defendants were Rufus, , 1 Dosher and J. J. Loughlin, mer- j j chants, and Hubert Brown, ope. ; rator of a local colored cafe. Pin I tables in their establishments were confiscated some time ago i by officers. Clayton Ganey, white, was con- J ~ victed of being drunk and disorderly and was sentenced to 6 {months on the roads. (Continued on Page 8.1 I Operetta Will Be i d Presented Friday 1 l- [ Pupils of the primary grades ( t- of the Southport school will pre- i | sent an operetta "The Sleeping j i Beauty" in the high school au- j le | ditorium Friday night at 8 3. o'clock. The operetta is an adaptation ic ! from the fairy story and will 1 " A * fc- Iwvfrli rrrnum.ltns I ' 1 De or interest w w/u. 6*v?? 3t and children. t J March Was Month ;;j Weather And P ii j ts! March came in like a lamb j and went out the same way, ' j but in between was some ? typical lion-like weather. There was plenty of kiteflying weather, with prevail- j ing winds from the west i Storm signals were displayed g on two occasions during the month. ibj There also was a suggesin j tion that the elements were in J rushing the season, for interI mittent showers during seval eral days of the month right3SI fully belonged to April. Told j tal rainfall for the month I ill j was 9.27 inches, an unusually j I high recording for any 31ib day period. Maximum temperature for RT PI id Community i.pril 1st, 1936 runm Baxter Durha Re-electi 'resent Incumbent Is Well Known In Southport And Is A Frequent Visitor; Married Miss Lois Dosher, Of Southport IAS BEEN STATE AUDITOR SINCE 1920 das Made Good Record While Serving State In This Capacity And Has Received National Honor Baxter Durham has announced hat he will again seek the Dem>cratic nomination for the office >f state auditor, a position he las filled since 1920. Mr. Durham has many friends n Southport and Brunswick comty. Two years ago he was marled to Miss Lois Dosher, of this :ity, and since that time he has >een a frequent visitor here. Son of Columbus and Lila Wal:ers Durham, the state auditoi vas born in Durham, August 20 1878. He attended the publi< schools of Durham and Raleigh he Raleigh Male Academy, and Wake Forest College. After being employed for seviral years as traveling auditoi Superior C Session Judge R. Hunt Parker, Of 1 Over One Week Term 1 AMMM0 M ATI v/pctlo ITlVti The April term of Brui :'or the trial of criminal cas< Judge R. Hunt Parker, of E TWO NEW MEMBERS -NAMED ON COUNTY ELECTION BOARD Two new members are Included on the Brunswick county board of elections named Saturday by members of the state board of elections in session in Raleigh. G. T. Rourk, of Shallotte, was named to succeed himself as chairman of the board; Robert S. Milliken, of Ash, succeeds David Ross, of Freeland, as the other Democratic member of the board; and Samuel W. Watts, of Southport, was appointed to succeed the late J. J. Garrett as the Republican member of the county board. It shall be the duty of the board to conduct the primaries and elections this year. Commissioners In Special Sessiot Members of the board of county commissioners were in specia session here Tuesday discussing Dusiness relative to instituting tax suits. Another special session is scheiuled for Friday, while members )f the board will hold their reguar first-of-the month meetings Monday. COLLECT TAXES <311 m of $.100 was collected luring the past week from E. F. vfiddleton, Inc., and J. C. Hoag -umber Co. in Brunswick county axes. Of Changeable lenty Of Moisture the month was recorded on March 15th and 16th, when the mercury reached the 73degree mark. The low reading of 37 degrees was recorded on March 27th. There were 12 clear days, 12 partly cloudy days and 7 cloudy days during the month. There was a dense fog on March 5th, 11th,27th and 30th There were thunder storms on the 9th, 10th, 17th, 22nd and 31st. Sleetfall occurred on March 18th. These statistics were furnished through the courtesy of Mrs. C. Ed Taylor, local observer for the United States Weather Bureau. LOT [ 5HED EVERY WEDNESDAY m Will Seek Ion As Auditor * ?'? BAXTER DURHAM I j i for the department of state auditor, Mr. Durham in 1920 was ! elected state auditor. Subsequent ! ly he was twice elected president , of the national association ol : state auditors, comptrollers anc , treasurers. During his term ol I office, under his direction, there has been installed a complete [ system of accounts in all state , departments and institutions. ourt In Next Week Roanoke Rapids, Will Preside Of Criminal Court Which day Morning iswick county Superior Court es will convene Monday with Loanoke Rapids, presid'ng. * Two murder os *, fr. vhivfc, all of the principals are colored will be tried. The defendants are Willie Johnson and Sam Williams. Considerable interest is centered in the trial of Lee Fun Howe, | Wilmington Chinese laundryman, who will face charges of hit-andrun driving resulting in the death 'of little Clinton Hewett last April in Supply. Two manslaughter cases growing out of automobile deaths will also be tried. Floyd Gurganeous and H. W. Ebert, both white mer from Wilmington, are the defendants. In addition to these cases, the | docket is crowded with other actions, including indictments foi I minor offenses and appeals froir lower courts. To Present Play ! Saturday Night Members Of Junior Clasi At Shallotte School Will 1 Present "The Night Cry' In High School Auditor I mm ' j On Saturday night at Shallotte ' high school "The Night Cry," a thr#?p act nlav. bv Noel Flaurier will be presented by the junioi 1 class in the high school auditorjium. The curtain will rise prom1 ptly at eight o'clock. I The mystery production offers (Continued on page 8) Resale Of Fish Factory Property Lewellyn Phillips, of Morehead City, again was the high bidder at a re-sale of the Southport i Fish Scrap and Oil Co. property here Monday. The successful bid was for $4,451.00 and the receivers will move for confirmation at once. It is understood that Mr. Phillips, if his bid is confirmed, will repair and operate the factory during the coming season. Fire Tower Now Being Constructed A 100-foot lookout tower is being constructed at Maco, in Brunswick county, near the Columbus county line. This will make the fourth observation tower to be erected for the pur! pose of forest fire control hi this county. Seventy-five miles of telephone line connecting these towers already have been constructed anc a 16 mile section is being added Most Of The News All The Time $1.50 PER YEAR Two Brunswick County Men On Burgaw Program Frank Sasser, Director Of Public Welfare, Presided Over Southeastern District Welfare Conference Thursday R. E. SENTELLE WAS ONE OF SPEAKERS Other Speakers Included Mrs. W. T. Bost, State Welfare Head, And Clyde A. Erwin, State Superintendent Of Schools Two Brunswick county men played an Important part in the j Southeastern District Welfare Conference held last Thursday In Burgaw. Frank Sasser, Bruns. wick county director of public i welfare, presided over the meet. - ing and R. E, Sentelle, prominent ; i Southport attorney, was one of > | the principal speakers. I Speaking of "The Duty of So ciety to Its Weaker Members," . i Mr. Sentelle showed various ways , and means for meeting this prob. lem. He suggested that the bill | be shared by the local, state and federal agencies, but expressed a conviction that administration should be by local people. Mrs. W. T. Bost, state commissioner of public welfare, also was on the program an- conducted an interesting discussion of "To i What Extent is Social Welfare a Public Responsibility." Clyde A. Erwin, state superintendent of public instruction, discussed the need of a state supported plan to enforce the stata compulsory school law. He asked that legislators be appleaded to in an effort to provide necessary funds for enforcement. S. J. Hawkins, fi*Jd * oial i work supervisor for the state, led a discussion for case workers. | Mrs. Johnsie Nunn, supervisor of public welfare in Columbus 1 county, was elected to succeed Mr. Sasser as president of the district; Mrs. Kate McLeod, wel, | fare director of Robeson county, was elected secretary. | The next meeting will be held i next fall in Lumberton. 1 Navassa People ,Want Paved Road Two-Mile Strip Of Hard 1! Surface Would Connect Large Manufacturing Plants With State Highway i Navassa, March 31.?Citizens [ of Navassa, as well as leaders of four of the largest industrial plants of Brunswick, are strivi ing to have the road from here I to Woodburn hard-surfaced. ' Daniel Lewis, prominent local . J merchant, pointed out in a recent interview that two miles of hardsurface will connect three of the .; largest industrial plants of Nai1 vassa with the highway at Wood, i burn, and said that over this I road traffic is extremely heavy. Due to the fact that incoming , and outgoing trucks are always (Continued on Page Eight) i Tide Table Following Is the tide table for Southport during- the next week. These hours are approximately correct and were furnished The State Port Pilot through the courtesy of the Cape Fear Pilot's Association. High Tide Low Tide Thursday, April 2 4:31 a. m. 10:04 a. m. 5:03 p. m. 10:21 p. m. Friday, April S 5:22 a. m. 11:34 a. m. 5:49 p. m. 11:58 p. m. Saturday, April 4 6:04 a. m. 1 6:27 p. m. 12:15 p. m. Sunday, April 5 6:41 a. m. 3:42 a. m. 7:03 p. m. 12:55 p. m. Monday, April 6 7:16 a. m. 1:24 a. m. 7:36 p. m. 1:32 p. m. Tuesday, April 7 t 7:50 a. m. 2:08 a. m. 8:09 p. m. 2:07 p. m. Wednesday, April 8 ?. m Oi&T ?* uu< ? ? - _ I 8:41 p. m. 2:40 p. m. I I ? i&toSSSiioiaaiiiE