fof The News [ The Time ~TEN noTI r Agents utheastern sion Here her, District AgI County Agents rrounding CounMeeting Here D HEAD ^ND CASWELL "heir Latter Vislember Of The Reported As imming nt E. W. Gaithcr, J a group of farm loutheastern North ies met here_ last have a program discuss the work to Mr. Gaither, Stovall and J. M. ipson county; W. uplin; J. O. AntR. R. Rich, Penjrgan and P. M. Hck Golphin, New Overstrcet. Jones E. Dodson, of s present. c busines part of one o'clock, the eafood dinner at At this dinner C. E. Gause, of guests. Follow iSc dinner uic j i a boat for a visit to Bald island, returning by way of Caswell. Fort Caswell the whole is said to have gone in ning in the big concrete through which water from Jeep, hot salt water well Members of the party said aim was a delightful part : day's events. ttle Bits )f Big News i Events Of State, ion and Werid-Wide teres I During Past Week ibilitation s to rehabilitate the comty of Bolton and, in the as, give employment to ireadwinners of its 50-odd ies during the winter hs, were announced in lington Tuesday by C. K. >r, in charge of the afof the Ri -gel Paper corion in this section. Most e community, incorporatder the name of the "city lton", lies within the 137,:re holdings of the paper company m ColumDus ana Brunswick counties. Textor said toat, while the paper company ius no immediate plans to wild its projected four million dollar pulp plant near Acme, h Columbus, officials of the company plan to protect its v?st holdings there and at the * time give employment to toe Bolton c.tizenry. Retires Associate Justice George Sut'rtand announced his retirement 'o the supreme court Wednes1. giving President Roosevelt long-awaited opportunity to the court's "liberal" fac* to a dependable majority, "f of the remaining members "Stone. Brandcis, C&rdozo and *dt?have habitually espoused liberal interpretation of the Wtitution. tending to confer ^ powers of restricting them 1 toe letter of that document. ^rpedoed Tbo Dutch freighter. Hannah, vas torpedoed and sunk Tues ky by an unidentified submari"i seven miles off Cape San intonjo, reports from Alicante 'toted. All members of the tTew were said to have been "oeued uninjured by vessels to the vicinity on Spain's east'nt Mediterranean coast. The "forts said the submarine fir^ several torpedoes at the >..G0-ton Dutch ship. The "ightcr sank slowly making "seuc of the crew possible. J"' Hannah was enroute to alencia. government seaport, *}th a cargo of beans and Kbeat. Meal jWgc Hoyle Sink sentenced a . ndant ^ Durham County nor court Wednesday to 18 and then turned to the ? attorney and said: "Let In when he's served 90 ?!lf MRS. ROSIN A K. MAXWELL public, but a special invitation has gone out to home demonstration club members, 4-H club workers, and home economics students. D: nf 1 1U11CC1 VI rimping Passes * S. B. Frink Is In Hospital S. B. Frink, prominent Soulhport attorney, has been a patient at the James Walker Hospital, in Wilmington, since Saturday morning where he is suffering from a fractured arm. His left arm was broken above the elbow Saturday as he stepped from hjs automobile in front of the New Hanover courthouse, slip(>ed and felt against the automobile parked next to his. He was carried to the Wilmington hospital for first aid attention, and has remained there as a patientMr. Frink had been engaged as counsel in several cases scheduled for trial this week In Brunswick county Superior court. Credit Body To Meet In County The Wilmington Production Credit Association To Hold Annual Meeting At Shallotte January 18th Stockholders of the Wilmington Production Credit Association wit hold their annual meeting in Shallotte, at the school auditorium, on Tuesday, January 18th at 2 o'clock, according to an announcement by John R. Morris president of the association, whc says that it is desired that every member of the association shal be present. At this meeting, complete anc' detailed reports will be made by the officers of the association or its operations for the past year directors will be elected and other highly important business transacted. Mr. Morris in announcing the date of the annual meeting saiii that it was hoped to make the attendance at this year's meeting the largest of any of the meetings yet held. He said that these annual meetings affordcc the stockholders an opportunity (Continued on page 4.) Site Of hipyard In U.S. finite description of the location of the shipyard places it as being on the west bank of the Cape Fear River, below Wilmington. The Civic Olub contends the location of the shipyard in question was at a point on the river two miles above South port. Incidently, it may be mentioned here that all the west bank of the Cape Fear, to a point some distance north of Wilmington, excepting a narrow strip directly opposite Wilmington, is in Brunswick county. Several months ago a Washington, D. C., newspaper man wrote the Civic Club, advising as to the fact of the first ship in what is now United States territory having been constructed in Brunswick county. :. aRV' v. -jit". ATE d News paper In Southport, N. G., W Ufges Toba cco 1 Farmers To Go To Short Course Announcement Of Annual S Tobacco Short Course Received And County Agent J. E, Dodson Sends Out News WANTS BRUNSWICK J TO BE REPRESENTED Room And Board Will Be F Available At Normal Cost With No Other Charges To Cover Annual Course The annual tobacco growers short course will be held this c year at N. C. State College, Ra- ^ leigh, January 25-28, according to announcement received this year ^ by County Agent J. E. Dodson. In spreading news of this e course, Mr. Dodson is very anxious to have Brunswick county re- ? presented at the Raleigh meeting. Rgistration is open to men and e women of the white race over n sixten years of age. Tutition is . free, but a charge of one dollar e will be made for registration and a ' a certificate of attendance. Meals v 1 will be available at the College Cafeteria at very reasonable cost ? ' and lodging may be obtained at the College Y. M. C. A. for fifty cents a night for a limited number. Those who can should make their own arrangements for lodg- ? 1 ing since the Y. M. C. A. can only take care of forty to fifty , r guesis. The program is as follows: Tuesday Mr. Floyd, leader. Registration, Y. M. C. A., 9 to 10:30. 1 Opening: Colonel Harrelson and J Dean Schaub. Control Legislation and How it Will Apply. Mr. Hutson. introduced by Mr. Floyd Lunch F Tobacco Outlook?Mr. Finn 1938 Aricultural Conservation Program?Mr. Floyd Wednesday Dr. Lutz, Leader Recent Fertilizer Findings? (Continued on Page 4) e . * c Two Accused Of ; Attacking Girls \ \ Girl Hitchhikers Tell Story r Of Being Attacked By e Two Men At A Point Not Far From County Line 6 r A lurid story of attack and mistrcament was unfolded to Co- c r lumbus officers late Thursday ? night by two comely girl hitch v , hikers, and later resulted in the v , arrest of E. E. (Red) Medlin and 0 . William (Bill) Lewis, known u ' | widely throughout this section ! for their bootleccintr activities. ? The pair jailed early Friday * morning in Wilmington on charges of transporting contraband ? 1 whiskey, and rape after the two f pretty young women, Anne Mar lowe and Mary Jones, told offi- g cers that the two men attacked , them in the vicinity of North- J , west Wednesday night. , , First knowledge of the attack ' I on the girls, who claimed that they were natives of California, I and worked for sometime in the r Dog House, night spot in Reno, c i Nov., came when they sought out a Corporal J. R. Pridgen and De- ? ; puty Sheriff W. H. Bullard 11 j Thursday night near Chadbourn to tell them of the men's treat- c , ment of them. ? I The officers then went with the , young women to the spot where they said the attack occurred, ? [ which was in Bladen county near a . Northwest. Sheriff Manlcy Clark j in Elizabethtown was then notir fied, and the men were later ? picked up by him. The young women, hitch hik- . ing their way to Florida to obtain work as night club entertainers, charged the men gave ? them a lift, then criminally assaulted them on a lonely Bladen- F County woods road the night of F January 4. Jailed in default of 5750 bond 11 each on the charge of transport- j11 ing 102 gallons of non-tax paid ^0 liquor, the men will be detained in New Hanover County jail for ' safekeeping at the request of Sheriff J. Manlcy Clark of Bla- ? den County. Clark served the r warrants chdrging them with " rape and robbery after they had * b. in found over on the Federal c accusation. Deputy U. S. Marshall Walter 0 G. Hatch who, with Sheriff Clark, arrested the two men at the home 0 of Lewis in Brunswick County v last night, said he would detain c the men for a Bladen County I trial, if they should procure bond t on the Federal count. ? Miss Marlowe, whose testimony f was corroborated by her com- f panion. said the two girls rode a 1 bus from New York here, then i i. (Continued on page 4.) POR' A Good Com ednesday, January 12 Divorce Actions Take Up Court Time First Day iix Divorce Oses, All Based Upon The Grounds Of Two Year Separation, Are Disposed Of Here On Monday UDGE CRANMER PRESIDING JURIST ew Cases Of Interest Have Been Tried During First Two Days Of January Term For Trial Of Civil Cases The January term of Brunswick ounty Superior _ court for the rial of civil actions convened ere Monday, with Judge E. H. Iranmer, resident judge of the ighth judicial district, presiding. Court during the opening day f the term was featured by he trial of six divorce cases, in ach of which a decree of divorcelent was granted. No case of unusual interest has ome up for trial so far, and it .ppears unlikely that the term vill last for the full week. The grounds for action in each f the six divorce cases tried tonday were upon the basis of wo years separation. Divorce ecrees were granted Roy Roinson from Dolly Morris Robinon; H. A. Mintz from Edna B. tintz; Margaret Aldridge Hawinn frnm Richard M. Hawkins: Catherine Mosley Green from loses Green; David Weston from Iva Weston: Minnie Newton from ack Newton. Ruark Winds Up Cases fn Court 'residing Wednesday Over His Final Regular Session He Disposed Of Numerous Cases That Judgment Was Pending Judge Joe W. Ruark concludd his services as Brunswick ounty Recorder Friday afterloon at a special session for the turpose of disposing of numcrius cases in which final judgcnent had boen held under advisenent. A gdod part of the day Vednedsay, which was his last egular session, was also dcvotd to this business. Lonnie Davis, colored, pleaded ,-uilty to charges of operation of a notor vehicle with improper irakes. Judgment was suspendd upon payment.of the costs. Byron Mcars, white, found ;uilty of operating a motor ehiclc on the public highway vhilc he was under the influence f intoxicating liquor. His driver's icense was revoked for one year, le was required to pay a fine of 50.00 and the costs of the case. Ben Smith, colored, was found guilty of creating a general disnrhanee and was sentenced to ive days in jail. Buster Hankins, colored, pleadd guilty to charges of transporting intoxicating liquor. He iras required to pay a fine of 50.00, the costs in the case and lis license was revoked for 12 nonths. James Singlctary, colored, plcad:d guilty to a similar charge ,nd was sentenced to 60 days in the roads. His driver's icensc also was revoked. P. E. Wood, white, was barged with larceny. An action f nol pross with leave was aken in this case. Oscar Small, colored, pleaded uilty to charges of making an issault with a dcady weapon, lis sentence of three months on he roads was suspended upon laymcnt of the costs and upon he further condition that he pay he doctor bill of the prosecutng witness. Robert W. Cole, white, plcadd guilty to charges of operatig a motor vehicle without proper license. Judgment was suspended upon payment of costs. L. M. Brown, white, was found lot guilty of operating an autosoblc while under the. influence f intoxicating liquor. Guy R. Chennis, white, was ound not guilty of assault. Wm. M. Hayes, white, pleaded uilty to charges of operating a notor vehicle while under the nfluence of intoxicating liquor, ie was required (to pay a fine if $50.00 and costs, anil his Iriver's license was revoked for ine year. Among the cases settled Fripday afternoon were Red Kulvood, white, not guilty of larieny; Henry Jenrctte, white, not piilty of trespass; Paul Singleon, colored, not guilty of being Irunk and disorderly and trespass: Hollis Williamson, while, fuilty of operating an automo>ile with improper license, judgnent being suspended upon pay(Coatinued on page 4.) r pii imunity ?th, 1938 publis Change Ma JOL j| Bp' jfe '>u|m ISgHHPHMi M3MK? RESIGNS?J. B. Ward a member of the board of ceed Joe W. Ruark as jud Recorder's Court. Sam J. Fr right, together with 0. A board. J. B. Ward Wr Joe W. F Interest Grows In Basketball I J One of the matters that came up before the Schoolmasters eluli meeting Monday night was the fact that members of the school community at Shallotte, Leland and liolivia are making concerted efforts to secure gymnasium facilities. In each instants; the project is being planned with the cooperation of the county WPA officials. For several years all the indoor games of the county have been played in the Southport gym or at the gymnasium at Waccamaw. For some time it was planned to use the center hall of Hie truck shrd at ShallottJT as a basketball court, but apparently this idea has been abandoned in favor of securing a full fledge gymnasium. Announces Topic Of Club Meeting Schedule For Home Demonstration Club Meetings For Coming Week Also Is Announced By Home Agent The major demonstration of | home demonstration club meet ing for the next week will be "Color in the Home," to be given by the home agent, and two minor contributions will be made by club leaders: "Adequate Egg and Poultry Supply for The Family" by the poultry leader, and "Requirements for an Award of Merit in House Furnishings," by the house furnishing leader. Recreation will be lead by the recreation leader. The schedule follows: Monday, January 17. Town Creek club meets at 3 o'clock at the home of Mrs. C. E. Woodbury. Tuesday. January 18: Leland club meets at 2:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. K. B. Dresser. Thursday, January 20: Bolivia club meets at 3 o'clock at the home of Mrs. J. D. Johnson. Friday, January 21: Boon's Keck club meets at 2:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Willie Caison. Civic Club Sec Waging \ The Southport Civic Club is inaugurating what it hopes will become a farflung and relentless crusade against prowling cats in the woods and fields in North Carolina. "It is not a campaign," said the club secretary, " It is a crusade to cud the most destructive enemy that the game birds have." "And, it is not just for the protection of game birds. The prowling inauraders that infest the woods and fields are not choice in their selection of victims. They will l>ounce on anything that does not outweight and outfight them, if there is any prospect of getting a meal off of the intended victim." Years ago it was the practice to drown or other ,0T HED EVERY WEDNESDA ide In Board Jdi *^11 jt^ut 'IRA M ^ ; , left, resigned last week i county commissioners to su ge of the Brunswick Couni ink, center, and J. M. Roac .. Lewis, now comprise tl 11 Succeed luark As Judgi Will Assume Duties C Judge Of Brunswii County Recorder's Cou At Today's Session RESIGNS PLACE ?c rrtuMicciOME O. A. Lewis, Former Mer ber Of County Board Appointed To Succeed Retiring Commissioner J. B. Ward, a member of t board of Brunswick county coi missioncrs for the past year, w succeed Joe W. Kuark as jud of the Brunswick county Rccoi er's court. His appointment was made a special meeting of the boa Thursday, ar.d he is expeel to take over the duties of I office "Ht today's session 'of cou O. A. Lewis, of the Mill Cre community, has been appoint to fill the vacany created by I resignation of Mr. Ward. He a former member of the boa having served from 1932-34 the five-man board in existen He ran again in 1934, but mi; , j cd getting the nomination. I In the last primai-y he w runner-up to the three succc; | ful Democratic nominees, a j thus is the logical choice of t | voters for the vacant job commissioner. Bus Shared In Good Servic Driver Rollie Walton W Forced To Make Mai Extra Trips As Unprec dented Christmas Ru: Was Handled A good deal of well deserv | praise was recently given Poi i master L. T. Yaskell and 1 force for their efficiency a painstaking efforts in handli the Christmas mail. One matter, accidcntly ov< looked, is that W. B. & S. ra road and Rollie Walton, its i j ficicnt bus driver, also played I big part in the dispatch wi !which every postal emergen J was met. Loaded up for Its regular trl and with mail for Southport a j intermediate points pouring ir ' Wilmington every hour, the b kept all regular schedules a made extra trips both day a (Continued on page four) retary Is Var On Feline wise dispose of all surplus litters of kittens from the house cats. This custom changed. Rather than perform a disagreeable task, the kittens that arc now unwanted arc gathered up and carried to the county in automobiles. Liberated by the side of the road, they grow up in a wild state, subsisting on what they can kilt Their numbers are constantly being augmented by off spring of their own and by additional kittens being carried from town and city.* A result is that the whole state is overrun with vagrant, homeless cats thai destroy in order that they may survive. It is a case of either the cats or the birds, says the ' Civic Club secretary' 71 4 The Pilot Covers : I Brunswick County I -I' _ :tj $1.50 PER YEAR j, J Benefits Will Be * | - Paid Involuntary ; Jobless In Area (, Only Those Who Are Out jj Of Work Through No < Fault Of Their Own Are Eligible For Benefits, Director Says '! STATE PARTICIPATES IN THESE BENEFITS No Benefits Will Be Paid Until The Worker Has Registered At A State . Employment Office And Served , A , Waiting Period Unemployment compensation ' j benefits will be paid only to "in- l voluntary unemployment" work- j ers whose past employment has j been covered by their State law I C- and who have sufficient earnings *1 ty or unemployment to qualify un- J h, der the State law, it was stated 1 le today by G. R. Parker, Regional I Director of the Social Security It _ Board. Among the 22 States and other ! jurisdictions in which benefit pay- 1 ments become effective after January 1, 1938 is North Carolina. 1 | Ok Mr. Parker stated that no bene- , ^ fits will be paid until the work- J ] er has registered at a State em- ll )f ployment service office and serv- I ;k ed a "waiting period", which 'I rt in North Carolina is three weeks, I 1?. ? =aai. t HI Willi it IIlaAlIIIUIll Ul lllicc nuu?- 7 tional waiting period weeks In the f| benefit year. P Agricultural labor, maritime I ' service in private homes are the principal occupants not covered ; ] n" by State laws. i In applying for benefits, the j 1 unemployment worker must first I register for work and file his ' 1 claim at the local employment J service office. If the employment i i he service is unable to place the j m_ worker , in suitable employment i i and the worker cannot find a job T ' by his own efforts, he will re- ; j ceive benefits, if he is qualified, J; ,j for the first week of total un- . j employment following his waiting i period, and for as many week* lI^* thereafter as he remains unem- nl * ployed until he has exhausted' his !jH determine the worker's eligibility ecl for benefits, the duration of bene- fjj he fits, and the amount of the week- jji 's ly benefit check upon the basis 7, rt'' of the worker's past employment [j on or earnings. In North Carolina, j ce- where the waiting period is two , \ 3S" weeks, the third week of unem- I ployment will be the first week j 'as fOI. which benefits are due, and f 3S" the worker may receive up to I n(i 16 times his weekly benefit am- I he ount-, the -exact amount depend- j. as ing on the worker's past earn- ^ ings. I Workers who quit their jobs 1 j without cAusc or who are dls- J charged for misconduct will be J subjected to a longer period than j e those whose unemployment is due j ; j to plant layoffs or other causes a lover which the worker has no "5 ag control. , I Credit in computing: uncmploy- i I ^ ment benefits in North Carolina, 99 ' it was stated, will be limited to ^H ,'1 (Continued on page 4) ll ll ct) First Freeze Of j st- Year Fxperienced '? lis ,i|| ntl Columbus county' experienced j|il the first freeze of the year Bat- Sir ,r. urday night and early Sunday .9 ,il- morning when the mercury drop- HN ?f- ped to around .'10 degrees. It was a U a the first time the thermometer ^H ith had been below the freezing mark I *1 cy in over a month. 1 Mild temperatures with consld* pa crable rain have prevailed gennd crally during the past month. i to ~ 1 IUS I H s Tide Table; I ~ Following Is the tide table I pj for Southport during the next j jl week. These hours are appro- ||J xlmately correct and were fur-. Uj jj nished The State Port Pilot, frfl S through the courtesy of the | 1 j| Cape Fear Pilot's Association, j 1 U High Tide Low Tide HI I TIDE TABLE 11 Thursday, December 23 11] 12:30 a. in. 6:36 a. m. ' jj ; 12:60 p. in. r 7:10 p. m. Friday, December 24 "fffl 1:31: a. in. 7:43 a. m. H 1:45 p. in. 8:10 p. m. I'sftj Saturday, December 25 H 2:25 a. m. 8:48 a. m.' aifl 2:41 p. m. 0:08 p, m. hi Sunday, December 26 " , 3:20 a. m. 9:47 a. m..11 3:11 p. m. 10:02 p. m. VBI Monday, December 27 I i,8j I 4:17 a. m. 10:40 a. m. I ffi 1:43 p. m. 10:50 p. m. I rl Tuesday, December 28 I^H 0 5:12 a.m. 11:80 a. w. f M 5:19 p. m. 11:38 p. m MH Wednesday, December 29 ' 6:00 a. m. I 29 8:26 p. m. 12:16 p. m. |H