North Carolina Newspapers

i sjj^H'hc Pilot Covers ^^ runsvvick County >?H -j^bl.ue ten no. 2 ytrv Of T1 9 Up Intere m Be Held * K^^Hgtani Received Tues- [ Mv From F. W. Scheper, Of Beaufort, S. C., l^^ftinounced Entry Of ^Bading Class A Winner 1 ]h^n \nd patrol boat will be here -' Received Tuesday '^^Hnounced That Two Hoast Guard Vessels HlV'ould Assist Oak Island Men That Week Hu-ivst in the yachting regatlie hold here August 12-14 H^.! a now high Tuesday up ,.,-ipt of a tolcgram from F. H>,hoper. Jr., of Beaufort, S. ^Bu'< ring his Syndicate, victor- ' m ovory Class A race she ^ entered this year. ^B tiis telegram Mr. Scheper ^B that the High Tide, also of ^B:<>it. and the Geechee, of Sa i.ii. Ga? are expecting to en the Southport regatta. The ^Bi Tide has been a consistent ^Bcr in Class B events of the Hlli Atlantic Yachting Associathis summer, while the Gec owned by Skipper Frank ( imc hnpn tho great if source of worry to the vic < - Syndicate. ther communication receivI Tuesday by VV. B. Keziah. Brman of the invitaition com brought word from the: s. Treasury Department that & get enta are being made to I. regatta of the Carolina I Club, at Southport, pa- i I by 'he Modoc, a 75-foot I; boat, and a suitable boat I Oak Island Coast Guard I I in. Local officials were in- ' acted to get in touch with 1 I nmanding officer of the i I relative to going along-j I a dol H. and to IRaae otherr liminary arrangements. j Inother fine break for the [ el event was the decision ofj I Charleston Yacht Club, of j Lieston. S. C? to forego plans leh they had made to hold a j atta during the same dates se- j led for the races at South[t. This means that all racing | ( ^ts from that section will be 1 t to come here for those days.; h addition to the corresponice being carried on by Mr. Kelt. valuable personal contacts K been made each week by1 rubers of the Carolina Yacht j b who have been entering the ik-end regattas at various i nts along the South Carolina' i Georgia coast. Reports from se men upon their return are H'. practically all of the faster, Hits of the South Atlantic Asso^Ktion will be entered in the Huthport regatta. ~ ' ' Kittle Bits I Of Big News ;! ? i ^Hiews Events Of State, I Nation and World-Wide J I Interest During Past ' Week ! i . Wragic End i An illicit New York subur ban love affair between a I I pretty, 37-year-old married i woman and an automobile 1 I salesman, also married, came i I to an abrupt end Tuesday i I when she stripped off a red 1 I leather belt, handed it to her l I lover and said: "Strangle i I me!" He did, and police held I the man?Stanley A. Martin, Jr., 39?on suspicion of murI <ier. Commander The state department of the | ^ American Legion closed its' I convention Tuesday, when it I elected Hector C. Blackwell, of I Fayetteville, new commander I over Arthur B. Corey, of! H Greenville. The balloting wasj I halted, however, when Corey! withdrew his name and asked j that Blackwell be elected by I acclamation. Winston - Salem \ I was chosen as the 1938 conI vention city. predicts Law J B. Hutson, assistant AAA I administrator and the chief I authority of the administraI tion on tobacco. Tuesday pro-! Posed control of the- 1938 to- j I bacco crop under existing law, I 'n the event that burdensome I surpluses develop in 1937. The I Proposal, which was the first I Public information that the I Apartment of Agriculture (Continued on page 4.) THE 27 4-PAGE ie Syndicate J st In Yacht B In Southporl Frank Rabon Led I That Locate . *? Resident Of Winnabow Section Is Hunter And Trapper Of Considerable Reputation, And Knows Plenty About The Green Swamp RESCUED MEN GAVE RABON FULL CREDIT Members Of Rescue Party Expressed Opinion That Without His Leadership, Men Would Be Unfound |~ A modest man who pained con- I siderable publicity two weeks ago I when he led a rescue party thin ! I the dense undergrowth of the I Green Swamp to where two U. " S. Foresters were lost, Frank Rabon, of Winnabow, wonders why so much fuss is made about a job that was just all in a day's work for him. Mr. Rabon spends considerable * time hunting and trapping during the winter months, and much of this activity is carried on in _ the Groon Swomn Tt i? Hnnht" .... ? ? I ful that a person more familiar I . with the territory could have been L found to lead the party of res- j cuers who located John Hale and' John Carrow after they had spent "ai forty-eight hours lost in the mos- wi quito infested jungle. j tl;i Members of the rescue party spi expressed amazement at the abil- his ity of Rabon, who lead the party to in the search. "There was little trail which I tin led into Moore's Island which 1 boi hadn't been used all summer," j sw one member of the party said. (ha: Willie Stewart E From Brys( *? Son Of C. W. Stewart And ? Brother Of Elmer Stew- I art, Two Wilmington Men, Convicted Of Murder In Brunswick t< PRISON AND ESCAPE RECORD DANGEROUS " a On Several Other Occasions Has Effected Escape j, From North Carolina K Prisons And Chain A Gangs; Latest Saturday Night t' Willie, alias Yank Stewart, of p Wilmington and Brunswick coun- j ty, whom officers term one of y the most colorful bad men in this a section, escaped from prison ii igain Saturday night. _ Stewart, according to an As- ? sociated Press dispatch, is one: jf six convicts remaining at larze of 10 who participated in a - - ? Jf Wholesale aenvery iruui UK uj.json City prison camp. He was ] serving 10 to 12 years for a rob- \y, aery here. ^ . According to the recollections of " 1 local officers, Stewart has had Iia i notorious career in crime. Re- Br leased from the South Carolina ha date prison in 1933 after spend- wh ing 18 months of his bank rob-, a aery sentence in solitary confine- j n.c ment, Stewart returned to Wil- ev( mington. Shortly after his return Gri (Continued on page 4.) j cr Lady On Inspectio Needs Helj On their way to Fort Cas- j t well Sunday morning Mr. J ^ and Mrs. Clyde Wooten, of the Raleigh Times, and W. | g B. Keziah, of Southport, j c stopped at the Oak Island j r Coast Guard station in order | 1 that Mrs. Wooten might be s properly initiated into the j f fact that mere man can r keep house without female 1 r assistance. The demonstration, or in- j t spection, showed everything 1 g at the station to be spic and j r span. But as there is an old j a saying about "convincing a x woman against her will and r she will be of the same opin- ' a ion still," nobody knows if c the desired results were ob- c tained. v When starting to leave the s station the mistake of driv- f ing just off the road onto o ?? : st A Goi :s TODAY Sout Steps Laces To t In Augus fescue Party d Lost Forester FRANK RABON nd that fellow followed thout a miss. It was just abot s wide," he said, indicating ice of about two feet wit > hands, "but he kept rigi it. \Ve could have never foun :m if it hadn't been for Rs i. That man knows tha amp like tile palm of hi nd." Escapes >n City Prisor .OUIS T. MOORE PRAISES REGATTA In a communication Tuesday i) W. B. Kcziah, executive ecretary of the Southport Civ ( lull, Louis T. Moore, manger of the Wilmington ('hauler of Commerce, praises the 'arolina Yacht ( lull in maklg plans for the yachting rcatta here the second week in LUgust. Mr. Moore says: "Our hought is that the Carolina aeht Club ami the Southort Civic Club have done a inc bit of work in arranging he yacht races to he held in our progressive city. We are nticipating with pleasure be tig with you at that time." !ew Doctor Has Beginner s Luc Dr. LcRoy Fergus, lately ( Imington, now of Southpor ere he has succeeded Dr. VVi m Dosher, was added to tl unswick County Fishermen II of fame Monday afternoo ten his plug got a strike froi four-and-one-half pound, big iuth bass. The Doctor, how ;r, still rates second to Charlc per, who caught a seven-pount of the same species last weel ?n Tour ) Before Lea vim % he sand was revealed, Mrs. Vooten having piloted the Lutomobilc into such a posi,ion on arrival. The wheels ipun around with the grcatist of ease, but there was leither progress or retreat, ["he situation calicd for icratching of heads in an cfort to produce thought that night create an idea, still 10 result. Soon there emerged from he station four husky juardsmen, Dan Willis, Geoge O'Neal, Connie Lupton nd Arthur Huntley. Huntley vas carrying one of those nost effective of weapons? i shovel. He applied it vigirously at the rear of the ar for a minute and then vith four husky pairs of houlders at the radiator and ront fender the car slid back nto good solid earth again. ATE ad Newspaper Ii hport, N. C., Wednesda1 Large Gathering For Homecoming Day, New Hope ^ Celebration Of Forty-Third Anniversary Of The New Hope Presbyterian Church, Near Winnabow, Was Well Attended * FELLOWSHIP DINNER HELD IN THE GROVE Principal Speeches Made In Morning, With Afternoon Session Devoted To Round Table Discussion i The forty-third anniversary of the New Hope Presbyterian church was held Sunday with a large gathering in attendance to enjoy the fine program, and good fellowship of old friends and neighbors. The Rev. J. R. Potts, pastor, presided over the morning session during which time the principal speeches were heard. ColoI nel . Walker Taylor, of Wilmington, introduced the speaker for : the occasion, Mr. Sullivan, of , Wilmington, who made an in' teresting talk before the gath' ering. I At noon everyone in attendani ce gathered about a picnic table | in the grove near the church and enjoyed a delightful fellowship | dinner. There was an abundance ! of delicious food that is atten| dant upon occasions of this kind. In the afternoon a round table discussion was presided over by (Continued on Page 4) l Southport Man ht Receives Honor Frank M. Sasser Was Elect ted Commander Of The s I Seventh District At Suite Legion Convention Held In Durham This Week Frank M. Sasser, Brunswick County Welfare Officer, was elected commander for the seventh J i district in North Carolina of the American Legion at the election _ of officers held Tuesday in Durham. Brunswick county was represented at the legion convention by Mr. and Mrs. Sasser, Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Frink, R. C. St. George, M. B. Watkins and Willie Hills. Mrs. Sasser and Mrs. Frink atj tended the meeting of the legion auxiliary, which was in session at the same time as the legion convention. Mrs. Sasser is retiring president of the auxiliary to the Brunswick county legion post, and Mrs. Frink is the new president of the local organization. Only Four Cases n f ... n j_? Deiore i\ecoraer _ Light Docket Was Tried Before Judge J. W. Ru. ark Here Last Wednesday. )f Only four cases were tried bct, fore Judge J. W. Ruark in Rei. I corder's Court last Wednesday. | They were of minor importance. 10 j Fred Fullwood, colored, was s ' found not guilty of forgery, n : Tenicc Robinson, white, was ri | found guilty of being drunk and f- j disorderly. Sentence was susr pendcd upon payment of the is cost and upon the condition that i I- | (Continued on Tage 4.) j ~ Shallotte Man Hurt In Mishap 5 . i Deralee Bowen Injured j When Tank Truck Was Wrecked Last Friday Deralee Bowen, 25-year-old tank truck driver for R. D. White, of Shallotte, suffered painful but api parently not serious injuries when | he lost control of his truck and ! left llic highway about eight miles from Shallotte on the Big (Continued on page 4.) Now Working On Highway Project Two six-hour shifts are working this week on the grading project on highway number 130 at Shallotte preparing a roadbed for ! the hardsurfacing of that road. It is understood that the bridge crew already is on location and is ready to begin work on the structure over the Shallotte river j this week. 4 " POR n A Good Cor f, July 28th, 1937 j County Board In Special Session Here Thursday ? Decision Reached To Cor tinue Mrs. Marion ? Dosher As County Horn Demonstration Agent Fo Brunswick HEARS ARGUMENT OF GROUP WPA WORKER This Was Discussion Abou Location Of WPA Project For Which Most Of The Labor Comes From Boon Neck Section Members of the board c county commissioners in specie session here Thursday voted t continue Mrs. Marion o. Doshc as county home demonstratio agent. This is final action in a mal tor that first arose several week ago when members of the boar voted to discontinue the wor in this county. At their follow ing meeting this original orde was rescinded, but Thursday move by the board gives the rt instatement permanent status, j Eleven WPA workers from th Boone section came before th board Thursday and asked tha they be granted a project i their own community instead c being transported to another pai oj' the county for work on th Russtown road. A conference b< 11 tViurnrkprs and loci WPA officials was arranged fc Tuesday afternoon. Man Injured By Auto Saturday j John Howard Struck Dow And Seriously Injure Saturday Night By Hil And-Run Driver W h Has Not Been Appreher ded State Highway patrolmen at seeking the identity of an autc mobile driver who struck dow John Howard, 24, of Bolivia, a 10 o'clock Saturday night as h walked along Highway No. 131 near the Archie Evans servic station between here and Supplj Howard is in the Brunswic County Hospital here with a dis location of the left elbow an severe abrasions about the fac and neck. His condition show satisfactory improvement. H told patrolmen he was walkin well off the road when the cai traveling at a high rate of spect sideswiped him, then continue on its way without pause. D -u C Dariien opeaivd At Kiwanis CIul Coast Guard Officer Des cribes His Wide Experi ences In Rescue Worl Along Atlantic Coast Capt. W. H. Barnette, office in charge of the Oak Islam Coast Guard station here, las week gave a vivid description c his experiences in rescue worl both along the Atlantic coast am in Louisville, Ky., flood area, a the Kiwanis luncheon in th (Continued on Pace Four) Mayor Cooper Is Local Visitoi Wilmington Mayor Alway Has Had Host Of Friend In Southport; Was Her On Business Trip Frida; Tom Cooper, Mayor of Wil mington, and in many respect one of the most outstanding cit heads in North Carolina, sper Friday afternoon here visitin; friends, of which he has man in Southport. Although his political and sc cial star has risen greatly in th (Continued on Page Four) Local Physician Is Granted Reciprocity Dr. Frederick B. Bond, c Southport, has been granted hi license to practice medicine i North Carolina and plans to op en an office here sometime thi fall. Dr. Bond moved here severs months ago from New Yorl where he was engaged in th practice of medicine. His Nort Carolina license was grante through reciprocity. i T PIL nmunity PUBLIS1 First Ship Constru i j Country Bi y Old Shipyard Near Southpot 1525 By Don Lucas Vasq i. Ship Bi > (By W. B. KKZIAH) i e Columbus discovered America a w in 1912 and three decades later 8 c one of his countrymen came from ^ Spain, entered the United States s g at the Cape Fear river and set- g tied at what is now the upper s . end of the Southport harbor. There, in 1525, Don Lucas Vac- t qucz dc Ayllon built a shipyard | and constructed the first ship 0 ever built in what is now the 0 United States territory. The lo- t cation is on the west bank of j the Cape Fear river, two and one- t if half miles from the present city jt (] of Southport, in Brunswick t county. North Carolina. t In the known history of the r r United States little attention is j r n given the early shipbuilding in-' dustry of the United States. The c fact that the first ship was built a s in North Carolina appears to a '' have been entirely overlooked, t l( Yet, despite the four centuries t *" that have elapsed, many traces I r of the first shipyard, where the ? s first ship was constructed, can still be clearly seen. j a Neither record or tradition de- ! c e poses to say how largo this first! t ie ship was. But the existing indi-1 <; lt cations point to the shipyard as 11 n havine been of considerable nro- 1 " portions. While the local tra- J t ' dition of the shipyard has come! j e down through the four centuries, j t Construction O Is Aires * { MASS MEETING TO |' DISCUSS REGATTA n I I J A citizen's mass meeting will Itc held Monday night at 0 8 o'clock in the Brunswick c county courthouse at which time plans will be made and | suggestions will be considered j e for the proper entertainment of the hundreds of visitors cxn pected to throng here for the ' t yacht races Thursday, Friday e and Saturday, August 13-14. j H. M. Shannon is chairman ,g of the finance committee r which already has started its t ^ campaign to raise funds for t the purpose of defraying the j; cl necessary e\|>cnse of the re- s e gatta. Serving with him on a s this committee is L. T. Yas- I e g kcll and W. C. Recce. a Other Committee ap- i i; ^ pointments will be announced ' h Monday night. Ladies of the p j community are especially urg- t cd to lie iiresent. I Heavy Rainfall Here Monday Night v ) i1( ' Something of a season's record j t tor rainfall was established here : 1 i- Monday night when the local j d weather bureau observer repor- v ^ ted precipitation totaling 3.72 g inches. This reading was for a j f 10-hour period during the night 1t r when rain fell almost incessant-1 d >y j? t Tuesday's rainfall probably 4 f will carry the reading to above; h t the five-inch mark for the two 11! d clays. I t Invitation Extende Commissionei mi With the North Carolina ' Association of County Commissioners and County Acs countants to conclude its sess sion at Wrightsville just e prior to the begining of the y 1937 yachting regatta at Southport, an invitation is being mailed this week, to s each county board, asking y that in making their prepar- I it ation for Wrightsville they | S include provisions for a day y or two at Southport. The following letter is typical of i- the letter that is being mailed e to the clerk of the board of county commissioners in each of the 100 North Carolina counties: "Gentlemen: l' "With your 1937 association meeting at Wrightsville f the early part of the secs ond week in August, it is our n earnest hope that at the con- | elusion of the meeting there s your board and friends will come on to Southport for il the three days yachting ret, gatta, beginning August e 12th. h "Governor Hoey has been | d advised that following his address to your body, at the ? ,0T iED EVERY WEDNESDAY cted In Th 1 lilt At Southport t Was Used As Early As j uez De Ayllon, Spanish lilder ] l was not until very recently that Washington newspaper man ;ave a tip that is leading conlusively to the establishment of he fact that it was the first hipyard in what is now United 1 States territory and that the first hip was also constructed here. All known records referring to , he first shipyard and first ship 1 luilding are in the dusty archives if the New Hanover county recirds. These records designate he location as being on the Cape ''ear near Wilmington or Newown, this reference probably beng given by reason of the fact ' hat Wilmington or Newtown was ' hen, at the time the records were f nade, the largest nearby settle- 5 nent or town. I Then, too, in the formation of ounties Brunswick county is a ' ection that formerly comprised i portion of New Hanover coun- r y. All known records, previous ! o 1774, covering what is now ' Srunswick county, are in the ! sew Hanover archives. The site of the first shipyard 1 ina the scene of the first ship < instruction in what is now Unieil States territory, is two and < ne-half miles from Southport, in I Irunswick county, North Caro- * ina. It is on what is known as I i? m.'rri _i i _4 r nu punier place anu ai m iresent time the land is owned >y C. VV. Manson, of Wilmington. fWharf tdy Underway 'ine Logs For Southern Kraft Paper Mill Are To Be Shipped From Southport To Georgetown By Barge SHIPMENTS WILL LAST FOR SOMETIME _x>gs Already Are Coming Into Southport In Great Numbers And Are Being Piled For Shipment The Southern Kraft Corporaion's mill at Georgetown began he construction of its new loadng dock here Monday. Creooted timbers are being used nd it is understood the company xpects to carry on the loading ind shipping of logs from here ndefinitely, the product being irought in by truck from all loints in this and adjoining coun- . ies. The dock is located near where ' fiddlers Drain empties into the ,'ape Fear. From the shore to he loading wharf the dock will ie 520 feet in length and 16 feet cide. The wharf is 72 feet in ength and of equal width as he dock. The intentions are for 0 ton truck loads of logs to ?.(*.? i-io-ht on the dock and rharf and thence on to the bares on which they are reloaded or the transportation to Georgeown. It was stated Monday that ome railroad car loads of the -foot logs were already piled up ere awaiting the completion of, he dock. This amount is being (Continued on page 4.) d County 's To Come Here conclusion of your session on the 11th, he will come to Southport for the regatta. It is being sponsored by the Carolina Yacht Club of Wilmington and Wrightsville and will be staged on Southport's famous landlocked harbor. "We regret that owing to the fact that the regatta itself is entailing so much work, we may not be able to extend you and the governing boards of other North Carolina counties many special courtesies. However, we can assure you that everything possible will be done during your visit here, and we earnestly hope that in making your preparations for the Wrightsville meeting you will make allowances for an extra day or two at Southport. "The boat races will be held daily August 12, 13, 14. The indications arc that there will be a large number of boats participating, from North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and some from Florida and Virginia. Yours very truly, W. B. KEZIAH, Chairman Invitation Committee. , Most Of The News All The Time $1.50 PER YEAR Getting School Buildings Ready For September 1 Repairs And Improvements Of More Or Less Importance Are Being Made At Each Consolidated School In County 'RACTICALLY ALL FACULTIES COMPLETE \t Least Four Old School busses Will Be Replaced This Year By New Vehicles; Two Contract Routes ' Minor repairs and improveuents are being made in the nuldings and plumbing facilities it the various consolidated ichools of the county propara:ory to the opening of the fall erm on Wednesday, September None of these changes is of najor importance, according to diss Annie May Woodside, coun.y superintendent of schools, but i careful check is being made In in effort to have each plant in crfect repair for the school opening. Faculty replacements in most >f the schools have been com?lcled. There still remains one aeancy at Waccamaw, and the >osition of principal of the South>ort school still is vacant. How;ver, the matter of choosing a iuccessor to C. A. Lcdford is exjected to be attended to this veek. There also is one other' .acancy in the local high school acuity. Miss Woodside said Tuesday .hat one of the last year's bus outes to the Southport school vill be contracted to a private uitomobile owner this year. This vill be the trip to the Oak Island cosat guard station and Jown into the Beaver Dam community. Ed Wells has been iwarded the contract. There is one other route, _ foEv?j ."hicfi the necessary arrangec^^ ments have not yet been made, l'his is at Lcland for the transportation of children from The Daks and from the causeway ov:r near the New Hanover county line. Miss Woodside says there will }Q the same number of school lusses in Brunswick county this fear that was in use last term. Pour new busses have been slotted this county as replacements for delapidated vehicles, rhere are reasons to be hoped ;hat there may be other new jusscs granted before the school crm begins, according to Miss Woodside. Leland Woman Is Hurt In Wreck * er 1 * r\.r ?f jurrerea injuries ur minor Nature Saturday Night I When Automobile She I Was Driving Was In Col- I Iision With Another 1 Miss Nina Jane Garner, of Le- H and, driving to her home about I 12 o'clock Sunday night, after, a 9 dsit in Wilmington, was struck 9 lead-on by an unidentified negro J 9 irivcr near the Northeast river H iridge. 9 Miss Garner lost a tooth and 9 cccivcd severe bruises in the ac- H :ident. 9 The negro, driving a light 9 :oupe, was reported by Charles 9 r. Bell, of Wilmington, and Av- H :ry Jacobs, of Bolivia, to have H (Continued on page 4.) 9 Tide Table I Following is the tide table jfl I for Soutbport during the next M | week. These hours are appro- H \ ximateiy correct and were fur- |H nlshed The State Fort Pilot {H I through the courtesy of the H ' Cape Fear Pilot's Association. ffl High Tide I-ow Tide fl Thursday, July 29 ^9 i 11:50 a. m. 5:31 p.m. ^9 Friday, July 30 p. in. 6:25 p.m. i 12.08 a. m. 6:25 p. m. H , 12:44 p. m. 7:22 p. m. M Saturday, July 31 1:09 a. m. 7:30 a. m. H Sunday, August 1 |H 2:15 a. m. 8:38 a. m. & 2:51 p. m. 9:38 p. m. Monday, August 2 H 3:26 a. m. 9:42 a. m. 4:00 p. m. 11:35 p. m. j^B Tuesday, August 3 |D 4:36 a. m. 10:41 a. m. VH 5:03 p. m. 11:35 p. m. 99 Wednesday, August 4 5:87 a. m. 10:11 a. m. |H 5:59 p. m. p. m.