The Pilot Covers 11 Brunswick County 11 VOLUME ten I Representative ! I Convicted Of 11 Drunk Driving R. E. Sentelle Found Guilt * In Montgomery Count; Recorder's Court of Driv I ing Automobile WhiL " Under The Influence O jjl Liquor fl appeals case to KB superior COUR1 ;l Took St?nd Himself Am ; Made Denial Of Charges Preferred Against Him ? Bv Sheriff Earl Bruton I r,t- - t.itivi- R. E. Sentelli I : Bint . k County was con I v,;. in Montgomery I Coucy i: s Court of driv I a " "bile while undo I ir.i' "i" liquor, kl Str:t- was sentenced by Jud kl W I. Carrie to serve HO day; rI t-> - the sentence to b. I|l suspr: !f! ' payment of a fini p| : the costs. His drivers CI *' : '''led suspended fo UI a per hI : 1-' months, f I r a minister ailt former superintendent of school: III Br.rs.vHk County, and its re el presentativt in the General As two terms, immedia : v _ ' >tice of appeal t( ' Montgomery Superior Court. Thi next term of the court is in July Sentelle. taking: the stand him self on direction of his counsel former State Senator B. F. Hur ley. denied categorically the cha rge against him. Sheriff Ear Bruton and two deputies sherif took the stand against Sentelli and testified that he was undei the influence of whiskey whei they arrested him near Biscoi early this month. Little Bits Of Big News ? i News Events Of State, Nation and World-Wide Interest During Past Week Flood Thousands fled their homes rich and poor alike, as th< bloated and muddy Ohio rolled downstream Tuesday nighl with the derbis-laden burder of its tributaries. The year's second flood emergency let President Roosevelt to recall a special government Rec Cross committee to supervise relief work among the refugees. Across the border ir Canada, the city of London Ont.. floundered under the worst flood in its history. Five deaths were counted and al least 6.000 persons were left homeless as the Thames river 28 feet above normal, washeei through the city's streets ant spread over a large section ol southwestern Ontario. Londor i was threatened with a short) age of drinking water and electric power. Fishing President Roosevelt put the eastern flood situation in the hands of a special committee Tuesday, cleared his desk of all other urgent business, and looked longingly toward the Gulf of Mexico for 10 days of fishing. An eight-car special train was made up to take the Chief Executive and a small party southward shortly after midnight. He will hoard the USS Potomac at New Orleans around 4 p. m. central time Thursday, indulge in his favorite sport along the Texas coast, and return to Washington May 13 from Galveston and Forth Worth. Appointed Harry H. Woodring, acting secretary of war since the death of Secretary George H. Hem, Tuesflay was appointed Secretary of War by President Roosevelt. Before Dcrn's death Woodring had been assistant secretary in the War department. Flood Fears With memories of the disastr?'JS January floods still fresh, residents of six states on both S|des of the Alleghanies were alarmed Tuesday s continuous rains sent rivers and streams out ?f their banks The high water area spread into Canada. with "ndon. Ontario, exacuating 6,000 Persons as the Thames river, ?slr-K six inches an hour under e Paulse of rain-swollen tribu1 Continued on page four) THE NO. 13 ! PARK IS SHO1 ? I l' * m FRANKLIN SQUARE?T! i' j two top pictures show flower: r | At the lower left is shown the | lower right is seen the famous 11 drink from this pump will insi I Allen C, Ewing 1 >| /A . /A uption ur *? , Members Of Board Of t' County Commissioners In jp All-Day Session Friday S 1 Gave Southport Man A f Thirty-Day Option r OPTION IS BOUND * BV $500 PAYMENT ' This Amount To Apply To ^ , | Purchase Price If Deal ! For Property Is Closed , Within 30 Days ., As the result of an all-day ses- ? sion here Friday, members of the board of county commissioners ^ Friday night closed a deal with j ^ Allen C. Ewing giving him a 30- '. day option on Bald Head Island. I j If a deal for the sale of this j property is consummated before the end of that time, the option _ money will apply toward the pur- D chase price. If the deal falls D I through, the five hundred dollar I payment will be defaulted. I The price to be paid for the ' property covers all delinquent tax-, t es due the county and also vari- Se 1 ous adjustments that have been 1 made in the past few years in j ' the hope that the original owners 1 would be able to clear the prop-' ' erty of obligations to the county. : The county recently received a ^ " deed for the property as the re- . 1 suit of foreclosure proceedings. Mr. Ewing is understood to! 2, : have purchased the option with .chi * 1 " Hi ? ? 4Vin n??An_ 12 [ expectations 01 stuuig mc f< ..j- ... ' j erty to a party or parties who Cri | are interested in purchasing it. sid I In fact, it is known that several ( ' sources are very much interested ter | and from one or two quarters cui there is assurance of develop- the 1 ments of great importance to wi< ' Southport and Brunswick county, the 1 should the parties buy. I Pa, The other bidder for an option.fer was H. H. Thomas, who is hand- pai (Continued on Page Four) Visiting Yachtsmen Influence For 1 Efforts and hopes of | a Southport people to have the 1 r harbor better recognized as I the midway point between r New York and Miami are c seemingly finding scores of yachtsmen already sold, or t ready to be sold, on the idea. of 1 They say frankly that South- t port will become very popu- j t lar for long stops of yachts. a Some of them have expressed [ r a desire and their expecta- | c tions to make a long stop n here on a future trip, for the I t purpose of going out to near e the 'Gulf Stream and see if d they can locate big game f . fish in these waters. \ For one man to keep up ji with the flood of boats pour- v ing out of southern waters ? the job involves being run ! t ragged. The craft come at f all hours of the day. Those arriving in the morning usu- r ally stop only for gas and i \ supplies. To sign them up | t j one must be on the alert. t The afternoon arrivals make r an overnight stop and con- t I tacts are easy. g j To date W. B. Kcziah, of e the Civic Club has listed 48 a I boats from New York with 1; 17 other states and the dom- j t inion of Canada being stron- j li j gly represented. New Jersey ' t ! ST A Goc 4-PAGES TODAY W PLACE OF 5 9v'Sfl M|{ m "TCB6 i -*K ^ Bl m Bh 4^*v~ 9HHP lie above scenes were tal 5 and shrubs that are gr< i western entrance to the i pump in Franklin Squai are a return visit to Sout Purchases i Smith Island . -i tfEN HELP CATCH /MTinnn c cad d a D W 1 JV^UIIMM.J-J rv/l\ I ni\l\ ' An interesting addition to 'rauklin Squire has been made luring the past few days liy , group of men who have been >usy catching squirrels and lonoting them to the park oficiuls. Temporarily at least, he little animals are being leld in captivity, but as soon is their wild instincts are conluered they will lie turned oosc in the park. Men co-operating in the cap-j lire of the* squirrels are: Pete I lickmaa, George Fisher, Otto j lickman, Charles Greer andj look .Moore. ? aptist Men's Meeting Sunday ssion Will Be Held At Chapel Hill Baptist Church With The Rev. B. R. Page Presiding I'he Baptist men's meeting" oi t Brunswick and Dock Associans will be held Sunday, May at the Chapel Hill Baptist jrch in this county. The Rev, R. Page, pastor of the Mill eek Baptist church, will pree. 1: of + V.O of. JUlSiailUIIIg U'ttlUlC %ji UIC ai noon program will be a disision of the present status ol prohibition question in Bruns:k county, and the attitude of s churches toward this matter, stors representing several difent denominations will take -t in the program. (Continued on Page 4.) Lend Their Mew Cutter Here _ 4 ind Pennsylvania are runling close to New York in lumbers. The boatmen all iay that there arc plenty norc craft below. All arc :oniing up. The Civic Club is mainaining its unbroken record having every boat that stops lere to sign up on a letter o the Treasury Department isking for the basing of a nedium sized Coast Guard utter at Southport. The siglaturesare those of the capains or owners. The names if the boats and home adIresses are also obtained. Beore the papers are sent to Vashington a copy will be riade and literature and adertising matter concerning Southport will be mailed to hem when opportunity ofers. It is determined to indefilitely carry on the work of isiting all boats, having hem to register and show he officers and men ali coutesies possible. The indicaions are that far reaching ;ood will result from such fforts. The men appreciate nd like to stop at a friendy place and many have said hat they planned to make a wig stop here on their next rip up or down the coast. ATE )d Newspaper In Southport, N. C., V 50UTHP0RT If ath ot OI 11 lu ni fr 1 th cen recently in the park. The o< jwing beneath the Live Oaks, park. In the pictures 011 the re. Legend reports that one "] hport. Numerous Cases 'l [ Before Recorder z 1 sc Pn.ttnnnpfl Casps Cause A ^ Heavy Docket, Which rt Was Disposed Of Wed- ? nesday Before Judge Joe '' W. Ruark " Numerous cases postponed from : the previous two weeks were dis- ^ posed of here in Recorder's Court i, Wednesday before Judge Joe W. 'Ruark. Norman C. Brandish, white, pleaded guilty to charges of ope- ? rating a motor vehicle while he was under the influence of in-! J toxicating liquor. He was requir- I ed to pay a fine of $50.00, the j costs of the case and his driver's license was revoked. J. W. Smith, white plead guilty of violating the traffic laws. Judgment was suspended upon payment of the costs. | Jefferson Davis Bains, white,j pleaded guilty of reckless operation of a motor vehicle. He was ' required to pay a fine of $25.00 and the costs of his case. | O. B. Hart, white, pleaded guil-1 : ty of failure to stop before en tering a highway. He was taxed , I with the costs in the case. Edward McLeod, white, plead-; : ed guilty to charges of violating ] ' the speed laws. Judgment was , i suspended upon payment of the 1 r j costs. I | Jimmie Hansley, white, was i ; found guilty of operating a mo- j? ! tor vehicle while he was under' ?_ i the influence of intoxicating li-'J r quor. He was required to pay a J fine of $50.00 and his drivers li cense was revoked. Ed Cranmer Watkins, colored, ' found guilty of possession of materials for the manufacture of p '! liquor, was given two years on ! 41 ? Jn 41-lc, nnntan/u hnino. illlU i uana, una ociakiivv uv?ih suspended upon good behavior. , School Finals Held At Leland I Ri in Twelve Members Of High qu School Graduating Class pu Received Diplomas Tues- lej day Night jth. by Twelve Leland high school sen- at iors received their diplomas on cli Tuesday night in the final pro- toi gram of the commencement sea- inj son. Members of the graduating ne class were: m< Penn Clark. Mary Alma Child, ye Madeline Cook, Ellic Ganey, Paul Ganey, Paula Ganey, Joe Hines, sq Alverta Lewis, Margaret Lowe. Linwood Peterson, Amoret Willi- re: ams and Kathleen Shaw. da The commencement address or J was delivered by H. M. Rowland, ! superintendent of schools for eq I New Hanover county after an interesting program that included a group of numbers by members 7 | of the senior class. j (Continued on Page 4) Fanners Urged To n Attend Field Day tic th: Brunswick county farmers are da urged to attend the field day to thi be held April 30 at Invershiel Ar Farm, near Rocky Point. ve; Hugh McRae, the owner, has fr< | perfected a system of grazing i 6 I that has proven particularly pra- N< 1 ctical and profitable. It will be be possible for ambitious farmers to j otl learn a number of valuable les- St sons for managing cattle in this I th. | section. jln P0R1 A Good Comr /ednesday, April 28th, \-T.A. Group I Stands Behind I Bolivia Faculty ommittee Appointed By F Bolivia Parent - Teacher Association Brands As False Rumors That A Theft Was Committed LEAR NAMES OF C FACULTY MEMBERS tatement Issued By Com- C mittee Indicates That 1 Students And Faculty Acted In Good Faith As an outgrowth of recent rulors that several members of ra ic faculty and several students ti< the Bolivia school had been, co would be, indicted for forcing uf leir way into the Bolivia school Q nchroom, the following comunication was received Tuesday lo oni a committee appointed by ty le Parent-Teachers Association pi the school: "Bolivia, N. C., ct April 26, 1937. fo Editor State Port Pilot, jouthport, N. C. . le Dear Sir: , a "The Parent-Teachers Associa- ct on of the Bolivia high school ki id a call meeting Monday to ar scuss a rumor which is abroad j cli i the county that some of the ar ichors and pupils of the Bolivia (5 :hool broke into and stole goods cr om a store located in the lunch lis >om on the school campus. Feel-1 ig that this rumor is false, the cr arcnt-Teachers Association feels sc the duty of the organization to p< (Continued on Page Four) 1 Spring Clean-U] Will Confcin - * jy CAMP BASEBALL TEAM WILL PLAY | ? I The Camp Saponas baseball i team will meet the White! q Cake ramp nine Sunday after- j Nona on the Southport diamond in the first of a series of p elimination games to determine the championship of this ' corps area. Winners in the district will be given a free trip to the World Series. The Camp team this year is being coached by Pete Hunt, former player at Young Har- UI ris College, in Georgia. Although he lost several vain- ' able men from last year, he J'1 hopes to have a strong team. ' ? An -effort is being made by Cl' Ihe Southport town team to w< get a practice game with the camp for Saturday afternoon. ; J ke ?-?-?i-?- ?..?? ? -?.?????+ bii ieek Proposal For Postoffice * . . >y roposal For Postoffice Site mi Will Be Received Ud To ar And Including May 20; mi Full Information From Mi L. T. Yaskell mi Proposals are solicited, to be | g, ceived in the office of Post-1 I fice Inspector R. E. Dauch, at j chmond, Va? up to and includg May 20, 1937, to furnish j arters suitable for post office | rposes at Southport, under a ise subject to the provisions of c standard form of lease used the Post Office Department, 1 a stated price per annum, in- i iding heat, light, power, water, , ilet facilities, plumbing, heat-1 j * and lighting fixtures, and all J ; cessary furniture and equip- j ;nt. for a term of five or ten j ; ars from August 1, 1937. zoi Floor space of about 1400 < uare feet is desired. i Important considerations are a j isonably central location, good1 \ ylight, and accessibility to rear side entrance for mails. 1 General building requirements, ( uipment specifications, and, (Continued on page 4.) 1 otal Of Fifty-Six j Boats In Port Here < ! ' During the week the Civic! I ub has made contacts with of- 1 :crs or owners of 56 yachts j I it made port during the seven I ys. With but a few exceptions i ;se craft made overnight stops, l analysis of the register re- 1 als that 21 of the craft were 1 >m New York, 9 flam Florida, | 1 from Pennsylvania, 5 from; 1 iw Jersey and the remainder1 i ing distributed about among ( her coastal and Great Lake i i ates. Two pretty little vessels, i s Fayaway and Escape II, were 1 1 im Southport, Connecticut. I r pii nunity 1937 P"BL" )eadline For Signing Of 1937 Farm Worksheet armers Who Did Not Cooperate With Soil Conservation -Program In 1936 Must Sign For 1937 Before April 30 OUNTY AGENT OUTLINES PLAN ounty Agent J. E. Dodson Explains Type Of Work And Shows Amount Of Payments For Cooperating Farmers who did not co-opete with the 1936 soil conservam program, but who desire to -operate this year must sign ) before April 30, according "to >unty Agent J. E. Dodson. The county agent gives the folwing information regarding the pe of crops and the payments ovided under the program: The approved soil-building praices, which are similar to those r the 1936 program are: (a) Seeding approved seeds of gumes and perennial grasses, lfalfa ($2.50 per acre); red over, mammoth clover, sericea, ldzu, bluegrass, ($2.00); Austrii winter peas, vetch, crimson over, alsike clover, sweetclover, inual lespedeza, orchard grass il.50); white clover, bur clover, otalaria, red top, timothy, Dati grass, carpet grass ($.100.) (b) Green manure and cover ops. Plowing or disking under lybeans, velvetbeans, or cow:as ($2.00 per acre); crimson (Continued on Page 4.) P M y-v /VM r. [j A i ugiaiii ueFor Week layor John Ericksen Asks Everybody To Co-operate In Making Drive To Improve Looks Of The Town Effective ITY OFFICIALS BUSY FOR WEEK ity Trucks Will Make Spe:ial Trips Next Week To Clear Up Rubbish That Is Placed Out By Home-Owners A concentrated drive to clean i the houses and yards, the vant lots and the streets of luthport during the next week s been launched by Mayor hn Ericksen, who asks all good ;izens to co-operate in this >rk. The city trucks will make spoil trips next week in order to ep the streets clear of rubsh placed on the curb by citins who are cleaning up their emises. In fact, the city offici5 have already begun their irk of cleaning up, and have en busy for the past few days. Persons who know of unsightobjects which should be rewed during the clean-up drive e invited to report them to the ayor, or to Policeman Hook lore, so that the proper person ay bo notified. 'ivic Club Protest: Section Is Possibly through misinformation of the geographical nature of the North Carolina coast the Yacht Committee if the Marine Underwriters last fall recommended that Morehead City be the dividing line between the north ind the southern hurricane ics. This recommndation, in effect, gave all yacht owners a very substantial reduction in their insurance premiums if their craft did not come | south below Moreheac". City nefore November 15th of ?ach year. Many northern yachtsmen lave protested vigorously to the Southport Civic Club about this ruling. By Novemt>er 15th they want to be far jut of the chilly north on their southern trip. They think that the whole of the North Carolina coast should ic open to them without extra insurance premium during the hurricane season. And they point out that Hatteras, the one place on the North Carolina coast tliat is ever in the path of tiurricanes, is a considerable I listance above Morehead "ity. If the boats are allowJd to pass this Hatteras ar;a and come on as far as Morehead City, they think, j they should be allowed to ,0T SHED EVERY WEDNESDAY i Voters Non Aldermen' City Ticl * j| SPEAKER I F. *#i lh mm Hp. (mm I Dr. Frank P. Graham Dr. Graham To Qnnolr TT nmAS"vniu - upcan IUU1UUUT7 President Of Greater University Of North Carolina Will Deliver Graduation Address Thursday Night At Shallotte I The annual commencement exj ercises will come to a close at Shallotte Thursday night with the graduation address by Dr. i'Frank Graham, president of the | greater University of North Carolina. Alumni of the three branches of the State University are ! urged to be present for this proIgram, which will mark the first public appearance of Dr. Grab :ii Tin Brunswick county, i The Senior class exercises will I be held tonight at 8 o'clock in the school auditorium. I The baccalaureate sermon was j delivered Sunday morning by the i Rev. M. W. Maness, a former teacher at Shallotte. His message I was warmly received by a large 'and enthusiastic audience. Motor-Sailing Fleet In Port Five trim little 50-foot motorsailors, all arriving at the same time and under sail, afforded a rather interesting spectacle on ! the Southport waterfront one day the past week. The boats were Caliban I, Captain W. F. Fodire, Miami, Fla.; Caliban II, Capt. F. L. Merritt, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Caliban III, Capt. B. E. Wood, Fort Lauderdale; Caliban IIII, Capt. F. R. Merritt, Fort Lauderdale; Carol, Capt. E. L. Springer, Saugatuck, Michigan. All were bound north. The numerous boats fueling or spending the night here the past week represent nine different states, with New Jersey heading the list. s That This Safe From Storms come on down the waterway to Southport and the end of the North Carolina coast. Connections in Florida of a responsible marine insurance company have advised the Civic Club that they will issue policies to seaworthy boats, using the waterway as far south as Southport, at no increase in the regular rates and that this will apply to all seasons of the year, including the hurricane season. It is not thought that the Yacht Committee of the marine Underwriters had the least intention of discriminating against the lower part of the North Caroiina coast when they made their recommendations that Morehead City be the deadline. The Civic Club is arguing, and is marshalling strong support of its argument, to the effect that the lower North Carolina Coast is entirely out of the path of hurricanes. Whereas the upper part of the coast is often struck. It is obvious that a mistake was made in permitting the boats from the north to come entirely through the upper North Carolina hurricane zone without penalty and then to impose a penalty if they proceeded onward through the safe waters of the lower coast. % A Most Of The News I All The Time I f $1.50 PER YEAR j linate Six I To Run On I set May 8th I Same Representatives To I City Board Nominated I By Voters Of First And I Second Wards In Last I Week's Conventions I TWO NEW MEN IN I THE THIRD WARD I All Will Run On City Tick- I et With Mayor John Eri- I cksen On Saturday, I May 8th; Election Is 1 A Formality I III convention Inst week, South- |H port voters nominated six mem- I ben of the board of aldermen to fl run in the city election Saturday. fl May 8. Mayor John Erickscn I previously had been re-nominat Voters of the first ward met B Wednesday night and nominated jfl E. K. Weeks and J. J. Loughlin B to succeed themselves on the lioard. C. J. Newton was the only H other candidate. Thursday night the voters of H the second ward gave a good J g mapority to their present repre- i] H sentatives, Sam Watts and John jl I McKeithan. Their only opponent I WU W. E. Bell. Two young men, William Jor- fl genscn and Eddie Spencer, were B nominated Fiiday night to sue- ' I ceed G. E. Hubbard and H. W. ?fl Hood on the board. The latter IB 1 was not a candidate for re-clcc- B tion. Mr. Hubbard was nosed out .B by two votes by Mr. Spencer. Mr. \ fl Jorgensen was given an overwhelming majority. fl This week will be the last chance voters will have to regis- JH ; ter before the election on May 8. jfl Southport High I Finals Tonight I Solicitor John J. Burney B 1 Will Deliver Graduation |B Address At Local High IB School; Class Exercises fl | To Be Held fl Graduation exercises will be 1 held tonight at the Southport I high school with the principal address to be delivered by Solici- jfl tor John J. Burney. Diplomas i will be awarded members of the senior class at the conclusion of the program. fl The annual senior class exer. ciscs also will be a part of the evening's program. This feature | will be in the form of a two-act Hj The haecalaureate sermon was I ? H preached Sunday evening in the high school auditorium by the Rev. Mr. Neilson, former Soutliport pastor. His sermon and the otlier features of the Sunday eve- fll ning service made this one of the outstanding programs of the commencement season. H The annual declamation and RB recitation contest was held Monday evening in the high school auditorium. Marion Frink won first place in the recitation con: test, and second place was awa- BB rded Earline Rogers. John Hall BB i was winner in the declamation ] contest, with Edmond Newton in ^B second place. H Other entrants in the recitation contest were Josephine Wolfe and Susie Sellers; in the declamation contest was Buster Northrop. fl Tide Table I Following is the tide table for Southport during the next week. These hours arc approximutcly correct and were furnished The State Fort Pilot ^B through the courtesy of the Cape Fear Pilot's Association. ^B High Tide Low Tida ^B Thursday, April 29 I 10:33 a. m. 4:5- a. m. 10:30 ]>. ni. 4:39 p. m. Friday, April 30 , 11:14 a. m. BH 11:13 p. BH Saturday, .May 1 flfl 11:59 a. ni. 5:58 a. m. 11:59 p. iu. 5:31 p. ni. Sunday, May 3 ^9 6:51 a. ni. 13:16 p. 6:14 p. m. .Monday, .May 3 RH 13:51 a. m. 7:55 a. m. HH , 1:37 p. 8:16 p. m. Tuesday, May 4 Hj| 1:46 a. m. 8:55 a. m. VB 3:33 p. ni. Wednesday, .May 5 BB 2:45 a. m. 9:47 a. m. ^HR j 3:33 p. m. 19:35 p. m. , k ?y M imp

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