I Most Of The News I All The Time Jolume TEN NO Bctober Term Of | Superior Court I Comes To Close B>iminal Court Term Pre sided Over By Judge E. H \\. Cranmer Came To I End Wednesday Morning After Trying Minor Cas es __ BjL'MBER of cases are carried over *ifteen Years Given Negro for Killing His Wife I Was Maximum Sen- I I tence Passed During The Session The October term of Brunscounty superior court for trial of criminal cases came a close Wednesday morning ys devoted to the B:sposal of cases of minor imH Judge E. H. Cranmer H . presiding jurist. I Maximum sentence for the H?rri was given James Ballard. Kharged with slaying his wife, I ided guilty to charges of I Manslaughter. He was sent to K ids for fifteen years. | r \v Andrews, tried for 3 1 of the prohibition law.! I ,s juired to pay a fine of l-i ?i ind the costs. There was! I . provision that the de-J I emaln of good behavI of this to be furnished [ term of Superior court. I against Willie Stew-j I C ly Crawford for breakI entering was nol prosI ith leave. I se charging Obie and ESellers with reckless operI i motor vehicle was retarded to Recorder's court. I J. C. Canady and J. S. HewI:: material witnesses in the list charging Carl Walton, Obie fcliers and Eddie Sellers with IpMeiy failed to appear. Each ku fined $200.00, and was retailed to post a bond of $500. tThe following cases were contefdl: "Hubert Witrn.n.s, breakp: and entering: Edwin and pstus Hinton, larceny: Ed Evans. assault with a deadly weap: Walter Ballard, assault with Kent to kill: Ernest Ballard, assault with intent to kill; Elvell Russ. seduction: Willie Bryan; and Fred Harber, murder; Wood Hewett and Lloyd, assault and hit and run driving. tittle Bits Of Big News ' Newt Events Of State, ! Halion and World-Wide | Interest During Past Week I I ? uCandidate Representitive Frank Wills I Hancock, of Oxford, fifth disI irict Congressional represenI tative since 1930, Tuesday anI nounced he will oppose SenI ator Robert Rice Reynolds for the Democratic nomination for the Senate in the Democratic I primary next spring. Hancock, I much talked of to make the I race, issued his announcement in the home of his opponent? I Reynolds, who already had I announced 'his plans to seek I election for a second term. I Reynolds defeated Senator I Cameron Morrison in 1932. W/r Fair N'orth Carolinians went in record-breaking first-day numkrs Tuesday to see the glitI tering pageantry of their State Fair unfolded before them with a brilliance that a"gurs well for the State's success in handling its own exposition. Milling throngs I Jammed the midway and exhiI tition halls by midaftemoon, I and last night additional thouI sands poured into the faring exposition grounds to set a new record for recent I ^ars in opening day attendI ance. Wkden Mills Ogden L. Mills, an aloof 'nstocrat of American poli' and one of the great eaders of the once powerful republican old guard, died I "unday of a heart attack. ' e was stricken suddenly? % three days ago he had I Played a vigorous golf game p1th, friends?in the old Red rick and Brownstone Mills uwnhonse. His death occurI t*' ^Ust' two afid a half monI sr"S after that of f1'8 predeces_ ' as secretary of the treaurar. Andrew W. Mellon, t'-ontlnued on Page Four) THI 38 4-PAGES Brunswick Coui Be Instal j|cM. B. Watkins, Popular As-1 . sistant Clerk Of Superior \ Court, Will Be Installed As District Legion Commander STATE INSTALLATION SCHEDULED TUESDAY Watkins Has Been Active In Legion Affairs Of Brunswick County And Is A Past Commander Of Local Post leer 241 M. B. Watkins, long active in the affairs of the local post of the American Legion, and a past commander of Brunswick County Post No. 194, will be installed Tuesday as commander of the seventh legion district. This will be a part of the state installation ceremony, which is _ to be held in Fayetteville, home of State Commander-elect Hector | p C. Blackwell. '1 Watkins was automatically el- , i evated to position of District | ( Commander-elect when Frank M. t Sasser moved from this district, o At the state convention, in Dur- c ham. Sasser was named to com- t mand this district with Watkins c I named as his vice-commander. e Officers Fail In To Captun sk! Edmund Ellisworth, Suspec- i" ted Of Being His Accomv i r?_i_i r\? TL- I puce in noDoery ui i uc Northwest Store, Taken Saturday GUNSHOTS EXCHANGED DURING THE RAID ; Ability To Scamper Thru The Woods Made It Possible For Brunswick's Number 1 Bad Man To Escape A posse of state highway patrolmen, New Hanover and Brunswick county officers, captured Edmund Ellsworth, middleaged partner of Melvin Mintz, escaped convict, after an exchange of shots in a wooded sector near Maco late Saturday. Mintz, however, escaped, and j a search of the woods that continued until midnight was fruit| less. Officers recovered a stolen I automobile, and supplies which they said Mintz. and Ellsworth procured when they robbed the Peterson general store at North-; west Friday night. Officers said Ellsworth admitt- J j ed being the companion of Mintz in ransacking the Northwest storeI where they took a varied assortment of goods and clothing. They said he also admitted, with Mintz. -a. ? on trvmnhilp of C. E. stealing un auw.? _? ? Sullivan, of Delco. Thursday night. | Ellsworth. who officers said i i told them he had served time in |; Leavenworth penitentiary as a |, deserter from the United States n (Continued on page 4.) J, navy, was lodged in New Han-ij over county jail. He will be j j charged with store breaking, and ( Boxing Bouts At ( Camp Thursday < i Several boxing bouts between 1 enrollees of Camp Sapona will j t be staged Thursday night in the \ recreation hall and the sporting 11 public of Southport is invited to ! t attend. ! t Last year several fight pro- j \ grams were held, and consider-11 able local interest was shown 1 in the friendly bouts between the! well conditioned boys of the CCC 1 camp. i The bouts will begin at 8i < o'clock. ; 5 Half As Many I Marriagf Here's one for Ripley ... . and moralists. Up to date during 1937 there have been exactly onehalf as many divorces grant- j ed in Brunswick county Superior court as there have been marriage licenses granted to white couples from the office of the Register of Deeds. During the January term | of Superior court, which was ' for the trial of civil actions. , a record was set when eight couples had their marriage bonds legally severed. One J more divorce was added at the April term, and' another j ; STi A Good TODAY ity Man To led As Officer M. B. \V ATKINS : i The selection of Watkins is a iopular move with his comrades. [ Thursday night during the joint; nstallation ceremony held at the Community Center Building Disrict Commander J. B. Edwards, j f Wilmington, introduced the ( ommander-elect and predicated ! hat he would make "the best ommander the seventh district ver had". Their Effort 3 Melvin Mintz BRUNSWICK NOW PRODUCING FOOD The secretary of the South- | port Civic Club claims that j right now Brunswick county is producing more foodstuff in the raw than any other county in North Carolina. This claim is based, upon i the tremendous volume of seafood that is being taken and shipped from Southport during this season. Last week j figures for three days showed the shipment of 129,100 pounds of dressed shrimp and 28,400 pounds of fish. This re- j port is just for shipments made to Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York, home consumption not being considered. There were about 180 shr- j imp trawlers here last week. 1 Tells Governor Trees Need Work R. O. Johnson Recently Wrote To Ask State's Chief Executive If There; Were Any State Agency To Help In Tree Surgery R. O. Johnson, contact officer I 'or the Brunswick County Post j 194, American Legion, recently I vrote to Governor Clyde R.! Hoey to ask if there is any! itate agency from which help | A A fho . nay fee secured iu piuicu*. u?>, jeautiful trees of Southport from ! leterioration. In response to the request, j governor Hocy expressed con;ern that "the beautiful trees at | Jouthport are deteriorating and I leeding attention." He stated, lowever, that "the state does lot have any agency to do this vork, but the state employs a ;ree surgeon to look after the rees in Capitol Square and on he Mansion Grounds . . . when vork is needed. No appropriaion is made for work elsewhere n the state." The governor suggested that ocal interested parties might get n touch with the state forester, i >r with a special assistant at State College. divorces As i License Sales seige of separations were turned loose on the recent October term when seven were disposed of. The total for the year is 16, and but one of these is for a colored couple. The total of 30 marriage licenses granted to white couples just | doubles the 15 white divorces. High month for marriage licenses so far this year was July, with 6 couples obtaining their permit to wed during that 31-day period. Five couples came in during September, and two have come in so far this month. < \TE 1 News paper In Southport, N. G., Annual Baptist Meeting Will Be Held Next Week Brunswick Baptist Associa-' tion Will Be Held Wed-| nesday And Thursday Of Next Week at Mill Creek j Baptist Church INTERESTING PLAN FOR THE PROGRAM Features Included On Twb- I Day Program Are An- j nounced By Officials Of The Brunswick Association The annual meeting of the Brunswick Baptist Association < will be held next Wednesday and Thursday at the Mill Creek Bap- , tist church. Officials of the association have 1 worked long and hard to prepare j the following program, which in- ; eluded several interesting fea- i tures: il Wednesday:? j' 10:00?Devotional, Rev. S. I. j' Mintz; 10:15?Enrollment of Mes- j i sengers; 10:30?Religious Litera- < ture Report, Z. G. Ray. 1 (1) Biblical Recorder; (2) Charity and Children; (3) Other 1 Periodicals and Literature. 11:00?Mills Home, Rev. J. B. i Dosher. 1 11:40?Introductory Sermon, Z.. G. Ray. 12:15?Announcements and ad-11 journment. ' Afternoon Session:? ' 1:30?Praise and Worship, Lin- j. dsey Clemmons. j' 1:45?The State of the Church- j1 es:? (1) One Minute Report from,: each church. (2) Preliminary Report on Di-ii gest of Letters (Blackboard), by i John Jenrette. ; ] (Continued on page four) P.-T. A. Meeting j Held Last Night i Mrs. C. Ed Taylor Elected President Of Southport High School Parent-Teachers Association At The First Meeting The first meeting of the year for the Southport high school j Parent-Teachers Association was! held Tuesday evening in the high school auditorium with a good number of parents present. Mrs. C. Ed Taylor was elect- j ed president, succeeding J. Berg. She announced that a meeting of the executive committee will be held this week, and appointment of committees will be made before the next issue of the paper. Other officers elected were: Vice-President, Mrs. J. D. Sut- j ion; oecreiary, mrs. nan; weeks; Treasurer, Mrs. E. H. Cranmer. Enrollment For Camp Increased Fifty-Nine New Men Came In Last Week From Ad-1 joining Counties; Additi-j onal 55 Enrollees Expec-|, ted This Month A total of fifty-nine new en-, rollees arrived at Camp Sapona last week, bringing the total up! to 165 men in the local CCC j camp. These boys are from ad-1 joining counties. Fifty-five new enrollees from! Georgia are expected to arrive] here for service in the Civilian! Conservation Corps the last of this month, and their forces will swell the enrollment of the local camp to 220, the largest since the establishment of Camp Sapona three years ago. A number of the old men left the camp on October 1, leaving vacant several places of responsibility in the camp overhead. Their places have been filled satisfactorily by other enrollees at the camp. Radio Artists To Appear In County\ Sweney Prosser's Honolulu Strollers, famous radio broadcasting stars from W. B. T., Charlotte, will appear in person Saturday night. October 16, at j the Shallotte high school auditorium. The program will begin I at 8:15 o'clock. The program is being sponsored by the school, and a large audience is expected to attend j this personal appearance performance of these popular performers. P0R1 t A Good Comi , Wednesday, October Legion Officers Are Installed In Joint Ceremony, More Than A Hundred j Wilmington Citizens Came Here On Thursday Night To Take Part In Installation SEAFOOD SUPPER SERVED AT CAMP Every Feature Of Program Ran Off Without Single Hitch, Being Concluded With Dance In Legion Hall A large group of Wilmington citizens came down to Southport Thursday night to participate in i joint installation of officers of the Legion Posts, the Legion Auxiliary and the Forty-andEight. The program got underway promptly at 7:30 o'clock with a seafood supper served in the mess hall at Camp Sapona, and once again for the benefit of visitors members of the mess staff at the local CCC Camp clearly 1 iemonstrated that they are ex- < perts. < At the conclusion of the dinner ( Legion members and their Wil- . mington visitors retired to the auditorium of the Community | Center Building, where the installation ceremony took place. Installation services for the in-stallation of the Legion officers I _ and for the officers of the Forty- [ ~ md-Eight were presided over Dy District Commander J. B. Edwards; Mrs. T. J. Gause installed the new auxiliary officers. John J. Burney awarded medals for distinguished service to Commander-elect Harry M. Symmes, of Wilmington, Commander R. C. St. George, of Southport, and to Bugler Jack Spillman, of Wilmington. With the statement that in his opinion the new seventh district commander would be the best in the history, Commander Edwards introduced to the audience M. B. Watkins, commander-elect. Included in the latter's remarks was an eulogy paid retiring Commander St. George, of the local legion post, as he presented to him the past comman- [ der's medal. Invocation at the installation I . ceremony was by the Rev. A. H. I _ Marshall and benediction by the ( (Continued on Page four) t Local Citizens Using Air Mail( Postmaster L. T. Yaskell Says That Southport's Participation In "A i r Mail Week" Increases 8 Demand For Stamps ^ _________ I This is "Air Mail Week" in 8 North Carolina, and so it has been officially proclaimed by ? nvHo r Hopv. As a . result local sales of air mail ^ stamps have been materially in- t creased, according to Postmaster c L. T. Yaskell. r The idea of this special week is to acquaint businessmen and pri- h vate citizens with the speedy * communication made possible by f using the air mail route. -5 Two special planes that will C take off from Kitty Hawk, birth- c place of aviation, will cover the 8 state and make stops at 45 citi- ^ es who do not have regular air- ^ mail service in an effort to dem- , a onstrate during the week the real value of air mail service. ^ Attractive Book Covers Distributed Two thousand book covers prepared by the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co., in co-operation with the State Department of Conservation and Development, have been distributed to the five consolidated schools of this county. On the outside of the covers are attractive pictures stressing the importance of protecting the forests against the devastation of fire, and important rules of forest fire control are printed on the front of the cover. Presiding Elder Holds Services Presiding Elder W. A. Cade was guest speaker Sunday even- ( lng at the Epworth League meeting and afterwards preached the sermon for the evening service. Immediately following this meeting he presided over the fourth quarterly conference. I 1 r phi nunity 13th, 1937 PUBLISHED Making Mo M ^ y** "** " SYRUP?It's syrup cooking t whether the juice that is being c >r from ribbon cane, farmers wh< )f this kind this year are glad lelp out the family food budget ( 3ne Never Know To Be Found Ir -* Anyt NEW EDUCATIONAL To ADVISOR AT CAMP | Ra . Tr Duncan C. Hunter arrived pQ this week at Camp Sapona, where he will take over the CLEj duties of educational advisor. Mr. Hunter replaces H. YV. Slack as director of the edu- |Q__a cational program at the local \tf, camp. The latter has moved to Wilmington, where he has 8,C Become connected with a lead- I ing insurance company. The new educational advisor It's has had considerable experi- shrim ence in educational work in w|j0 , CCC camps. He is no Stranger in Southport, for he was oa 8 stationed here during his two I South week's training period before new, given his first assignment. drag on thi Mor 1 np Salisb rtate treasurer Proves A Jonah otherv ed to Charles M. Johnson Was In (l<^e Party That Jumped Six usua| Deer Monday, But Failed shells, To Get A Single Shot j bottor Hon. Chas. N. Johnson, trcaurer State of North Carolina, ancj v lid not even get a shot at a deer ( Jonday while hunting in Brunwick with several companions. r>Half a dozen deer were jump- ' id, not all of them being bucks, ] j ind several shots were fired, thaan hoino- hv Whit Marks. T """ B if Raleigh, who brought down a, count. >eautiful buck with what his [ j)r f ompanions described as beautiful | sorit j narkmanship. 1 and I Only two dogs were taken. The jeep mnters were Treasurer Johnson, stubb >en Marshall, and Whit Marks, at i; f Raleigh, Sasa Fodale, C. E. trout Jause, R. I. Mintz, and L. T.} sea 1 faskell, of Southport, Gilbert, and way Jharles Reid and C. R. Foulke, 1:15 if Winnebow, C. A. Atkinson, Fro ind W. D. Anderson, of Leland. Civic rhe indications were that there that irere plenty of deer, the hunters partie eing able to jump the half end. ozen. trout, Southport Colore* Claims To Be 1C Nieces, nephews aid oth- ] she er relatives of Aunt Mary O Anne Galloway, colored resi- the dent of Southport, honored the her last Tuesday with a prol birthday party that was in mai celebration of her 107th fact birthday anniversary. ive. Aunt Mary herself isn't horr sure how old she really is. wit! One of the nieces is author- ed ity for the statement that ing. she is 107. "That's what doei they gives her credit for to the courthouse," she stated, j acci No thorough search has been ' and made of the records to 1 she check on this bit of infor- old mation. j wai The aged darkie says, j "D? however, that she was a I ' grown woman when the war I Th? between the states broke out, wai and she claims that she re- S members a number of things J dre of historic significance. "I ' ed remember de fall of Ft. I chi: Fisher an' things like dat," | 59 OT EVERY WEDNESDAY lasses i jg+Af JK&g* i .. . t i J , ? t. - :- ( ime in this section, and ; ooked is from sorghum i > have produced a crop t to have their syrup to during the winter. s What Is ! i Shrimp Net j hing From A Seahorse ' A 1000-Pound Sting y May Be Found In 1 awl Following Drag ] r Shrimp \RING NET AND SORTING IS JOB , l n Floor Is Covered :h Many Things Be- ' le Shrimp And Fish, And All Come Up all in the days work to the p trawler but the landsman ?oes out on one of the 130 that are now operating at port will find something and interesting in every that is made, and emptied e deck of the boat, iday Atorney T. K. Carlton ury, and W. B. Keziah out on the trawler of Capri. T. Bowmer. Their plans to fish, but winds willed vise, and the skipper decidput in the day at trawling inshore. second drag brought up the amount of shrimp, fish, and other things from the n of the ocean. The biggest was a sting ray that was ited to weigh 500 pounds vhich was cleared from the Continued on page 4.) hing Party 1/Dnirb Haul! r m. i?w i/ Yf t,",v ? ? ? ving Fairth, in Rowan yr, early Tuesday morning !. E. Brown, G. D. Robertit. P. Lyerly,, Frank Nancr Carr H. Lingle went out sea fishing aboard the Raj j s and were back in port 2:15 o'clock with 75 fin< and over 300 pounds o sass. They were on thei i home with their catch a I o'clock yesterday afternoor | m inquiries received by th | Club the indications ar a great number of fishin i s will be here this week ' Expectations are fine fo | blues and mackerel. J Resident (7 Years Olc said. ther elderly residents of town are authority for fact that Aunt Mary oably is past the century fk in years. Despite this . she is surprisingly actShe lives in her own ie, which she paid for ti money which she earnwhile washing and ironIncidentally. she still s washing and ironing. She never has been sick, ording to her own story, she thinks the reason has lived to such an age is that she always i taken good care of. y was good to me when wuz a slave," she said, s late James Galloway 3 her master. Ihe never had any chiln of her own, but rearthirteen of her brother's Idren. Her husband died years ago. .H The Pilot Covers 1 Brunswick County 9 $1.50 PER YEAR 1 Schools Given I Attention Of I Grand Jury I detailed Report Made By 9 Members Of That Body I Indicates Need Of Minor B Repairs And Improve- 9 ments For Several 9 \LL INSTITUTIONS 1 VISITED BY BODY Report Praises Condition Of I County Home And Of S Courthouse And Jail; I Latter Two In Need 9 Of Repairs H Following is a copy of the re- B >ort made by the grand jury last jfl veek to Judge E. H Oranmcr B it the expiration of their in estigation: JR State of North Carolina H Srunswick County fl To The Honorable E. H. Cran- IB ner, Judge Presiding: 6 "We, the Grand Jury for the IB 'all term, 1937, Superior Court 9 )f Brunswick County convened I it the Court House in South- S >ort, N. C. respectfully submit B :he following report: Q "We have examined fourteen B Jills and have returned thirteen 9 rue bills and one not true bill. B "We have made one present- IB nent, and have examined Reports B >f the following Justices of the |B Peace: M. D. Anderson, A. W. 9 Smith, J. B. Atkinson, L. H. B Phelps, H. A. Mintz, M. B. |B IVatts, J. B. Ward and M. S. B Janey. S "We have examined the Court |B Bouse, and find it in good con- jBj lition except bad plastering over head in the hall on ground floor Ml ind retunda upstairs. We re- 9j commend that necessary repairs iH be made. We find all offices in Eg good condition, anil records well <1 "The jail is well kept and prl- 9 soners well cared for. We find 9 that repairs to this institution fl recommended by the Grand Jury ffl at October Term, 1938, have .not M been made. We repeat our re- jfl cc inmendation in this matter. 9 "We find the County Home in splendid condition. Inmates ap- B parently well cared for and contented, a splendid crop has been '|H made there this year. The Coun- B ty is indeed fortunate to have fl Mr. B. C. Williams as Superin- S tendent of the Home. I We visited the County Hos- fl pita 1 and desire to compliment the Management and personnel B for the very fine and efficient B operation of this institution. fl However, the building is badly jS in need of repair, roof is full fl of leaks, soiling and injuring Lie ,B interior. We recommend that fl cover he put over the entrance. used for the receiving and dis- ^B charging of patients. We also B recommend that an electric stove fl be installed in the kitchen, as fl this would materially decrease ^B the cost of the operation of this ^B "We have visited the schools of the county, and report in de- 'fl tail as follows: I. ^B "Southport: Everything at this I 9 school is in good condition ex- HI cent the need of one bus, as! IH the present number of busses not I 9 adequate to transport pupils. H "Leland: Walls are bad,' re- I mlting from leaks in roof. Ef- H "ort has been made to repair |B hese leaks, but with only parial success. Ten windowshades ffl ire needed, two door stops and 9 >lackboard. 9 "Bolivia: This school is in | 9 *ood condition as to building and; ^9 (Continued on Page four) 9 Tide Table I Following is the tide table 9 for Southport during the next 9 week. These hours are appro- 9 xlmately correct and were fur- fil nlsbed The State Port Pilot r-fl through the courtesy of the I Cape Fear Pilot's Association. High Tide Cow Tide TIDE TABLE M Thursday, October 14 B 2:06 a.m. 9:46 a. ro. 3:06 a. m. 9:46 a. m. jB 3:20 p. m. 10:16 p. m. 9 Friday, October 15 B 4:08 a. m. 10:38 a. m. M 4:19 p. m. 11:01 p. m. fl Saturday, October 16 5:01 a. ni. 11:26 a. m. 9 5:15 p. m. 11:45 p. m. B Sunday, October 17 9 5:46 a. m. B 6:03 p. m. 12:14 p. m. B .Monday, October 18 B 6:28 a. m. 12:26 a. m. B 6:48 p. m. 1:02 p. m. Tuesday, October 19 B 7:10 a. mi. 1:10 a. m. B 7:33 p. m. 1:49 p. m. 9 Wednesday, October 20 9 7:52 a. m. 1:54 a. m. . 99 8:17 p. m. 2:36 p. m. 9

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