zlllost of The News
IS All The Time
jH^E TEN NO. 39
M^Hospital |f
S Approved By r
Motional Body
a| List Of Hospitals
p^Kpproved By American
,'H,||ege Of Surgeons Was
^ jnounced Monday Of
inSWICK COUNTV I
fi hospital NAMED
|
?|Hj$nal Honor, For Rating
Made Onlv After
H?ns Taking Research
By Officials
the completion of the !
H survey. a list of hospitals I
Carolina approved by
l-erican College of Surgeons
I jaiiounced Monday and in- ]
..as the Brunswick County I
o on this list is a signal
for the Southport institufor
only seventy-five hosin
North Carolina were in^K:
Practically all of the oth^H,;e
located in cities larger
H Southport.
American College of SurH
representing some 12.000 |
surgeons in the United
Canada, and other counart
Avtpnsivp
ferries I
ich year in improving hospice.
1
ks Interfere ]
t ith Blue Fishing c
s played the mischief with [ _
isand-foot gill net of Cap-11
lar Watts while he was ; *
in blue fishing last j
y.
us to the i' .mage he had |
nging in good catches of j
ish every day. The net
r.aged so hadly that it j
.f Friday and Saturday jc
r it.
(c Bits - j(
f Big News
Events Of State,
i and World-Wide
est During Past
Week
f.'V if. s. jli
Daily Herald Monday1 '
state visit of King j 1
of England to the Unit- |sl
es at the end of his J
n tour next spring.f<
be announced in his ;sl
rom the throne at the j"
lining of parlimcnt NovemV
8 The Herald said the *
3r.-:sh embassy in Washington ' J
' the United States state
H'?artn:ent were arranging a ^
Ht'visional program for the ap- &
twal of King George and
?i?ndent Roosevelt. The pro- ^
cim. the paper added, pro-1
for a stay of three days j
Hni two nights at the White | ^
tee and one night aboard a J
Jtited States warship, with a a
aval review off the mouth of I ^
H-' Potomac as a crowning g
I '
oinan Accused
0
I A red-haired German girl, t
Baimly chewing gum in the d
fwoners' row in Supreme J f
lr" Jit. late Tuesday heard her-11
*lf accused of being an "au- j f
Iferized" agent of a German IT
?> ring which plotted to steal a
American defense secrets.\ t
B *'tifying for the government, j
H^ tnther Gustav Rumrich, 32. |
| '"Tier United States Army de-1
"iter and confessed $40-a-: 1
*** spy for the Third Reich. J
l~" hie first time accused the I
ft'y girl defendant. Fraulein i
?hann?i "Jenni" Hofmann, 26,
he swore she was a mes-1
*"?er for the espionage syn- j ^
-:rate. Fraulein Hofmann eyed j
;;?rich without missing a j
| Jt in her gum-chewing. |;
Br*, ^ssau County. New t
grand jury declined c
I uK'iav 1? indict Harry C. I
for the mercy *
fr, vvhich freed his wife t
the agony of incurable t
t.?CPr after years of suffering. 1
I.J "Je first time since Oct- s
Hi r ' when Mrs. Johnson was ?
21,Jead if illuminating gas c
Bkaa er hus,>and admitted he 1
m ^ 'nto ^er blanketseal- I
v ^dr?om with a garden t
u1 fje policeman guarding
s bed at Meadowbrook i
was removed?perma- 1
Johnson is suffering J
P 1 keart aitaeitt
THt
)
Gree
<*?
vi "^B
TU CUIN1KUL fIKE.3
n the Green Swamp near Bol
ion to that immense timber i
vas recently constructed wit!
oud in their praise of the fii
fficers.
*
Slorth Carolina *
Traffic Deaths
Drop In Month
cptember Total Is 87 Compared
To 117 For The 1
Same Period In 1937 In
State
:OUNTY ACCIDENTS
ARE MUCH LOWER
lumber Of Accidents Resulting
In Fatalities In
Columbus County Considerably
Lower
Deaths in automobile accidents,
l Columbus county and North
arolina alike are running coniderably
under the number for
le same period in 1937, figures
sted by the Bureau of Vital
tatistics show.
In Columbus county, the deaths
>r the first nine months of 1938
fiow considerable decrease over 1
le same period of the preced- J
ig year as regards automobile
ccidents. Last year at this time
ome 14 or 15 persons had lost
leir lives in highway accidents
l the county, while this year the i
umber runs something like 6 or
sven.
In the state, during September
iiere were 87 deaths from autolobile
accidents, while during
937 for the same month the
igures were 117.
The bureau reported yesterday c
total of 2,412 deaths last mon- c
h, a decrease from the 2,486 of s
ieptember a year ago. The death E
ate was 8.2 as compared to 8.9
or the same month of 1937. ,
Births also decreased from 6,936 5
f September last year to 6,91.9 j
his year, with the birth rate j
Iropping from 24.7 to 23.4. Inant
mortality rate was 54.9 per }
,000 live births, compared to 55.8 t
or the same months of last year, j
'he maternal death rate was 4.5 (
n increase of the 3.6 of Septem?er,
1937. j
The State's homicide rate drop- j
(Continued on page 4) (
,
Oock Space Is
Out Of Question
Yachtsmen W i s h ing to
Spend Night At Southport
Must Be Willing To
Anchor Out In Stream
No dockage to be had for love
ir money, this is the situation
hat is confronting from halflozen
to a dozen yachts at South>ort
every night. Last r.ight two
>oats went from dock to dock,
legging that they be allowed to
ie up to spend the night there,
n each and every case they were
idvised that in an hour or so
ivery foot of space along the
locks, would be needed for shrimp
icats. The yachtsmen offered to
jay for the dockage but even
his would not work.
After he had anchored out hi
.he harbor the Captain of one of
hese craft took the ships boat
uid rowed ashore to meet a pas(Continued
on page 4)
ST
A Good
4-PAGES '.'.ODAY
n Swamp CC Ca
W3B^ V;
The above scenes were snap
iton, wmcn was estaniisnea
irea. The Makatoka fire to
1 CCC labor. The forest ri
tie forestry work being done
CC Camp Most
In Green Si
3J.
___________________________________________ I
Safety Patrol
Goes On Duty
If it looks like South|>ort
Is under nultlal law tills
week dont be alarmed, for
the extra force will be comprised
of Southport high
school boys doing traffic duty
at the intersection of several
of the busy streets.
These boys, chosen upon
the basis of their qualities of
leadership and general deportment
in school, will guide the i
little folks across the busy
streets during the rush immediately
before and after
school each day and during
the noon hour. They will be
distinguished by a Sam
Brown belt antl later by badges,
which have been ordered.
Brunswick Man
Takes Own Life
I
_ I
lames Albert O'Quinn, Farmer
Of This County,
Committed Suicide Saturday
Afternoon By Shooting
Self
James Albert O'Quinn, 50-yearild
Brunswick county fanner,
lied instantly at the home of his
;on Saturday of self-inflicted
hot-gun bounds.
Coroner John G. Caison, who in'estigated
the case, pronounced it
iuicide. Despondency over ill
lealth was held accountable for
he rash deed.
O'Quinn went to the home of
lis son nearby, entered the bed oom,
sat down on the bed, took
lis shot-gun, and blew off the top
>f his head.
Funeral services were held at
! o'clock on Monday afternoon
it the graveside at the Meares
jemetery near Shaliotte. The Revirend
Raymond Taylor, of Little
Siver, conducted the services.
(Continued on page 4)
Perfect Action
Taken Of Gi
Inbound to Southport from
New York last Wednesday
the big two masted schooneryacht
Asthore ran aground
in twelve feet of water at low
tide and the united efforts of
the Oak Island coast guards
and the fish boat Anderson,
Captain John D. Ericksen,
failed to get her off until
late that night, when the
coast guard got her off unassisted
at high tide.
The Asthore plans to spend
the winter here. She is more
than 100-feet over all and
draws twelve feet of water.
In the effort to get her off
the shoals the Anderson
broke three hawsers, pulling
jointly with the coast guard
and with all sails on the
VTE
I News paper I
Southport, N. C., W
imp
iped at the negro CCC Cam]
to bring forest fire protec
wer, shown at upper right
ingers, at bottom right, an
! by the CCC boys and thei
Recent Step
vamp Progress
Some 200 Negro CCC Boy
Are Bringing Vast Greet
Swamp Area Under For
est Fire Control
WILD LIFE OFFERS
PROBLEM TO CAIVJI
Green Swamp Camp Ha
Made Great Progress In
Forestry Work; Lt.
Fellers Heads The
Camp
The latest and one of the mos
significant steps in the develop
ment of the Green Swamp?tha
immense area of lowland in Co
lumbus and Brunswick countiesis
the establishment of a negr
CC camp deep in the lush, swam
py territory.
Established for forestry wort
the CC camp, which has som
200 negroes enrolled, has prove
a great boon in the Green Swam
area, uic ncgiu jruumo u. ^ .<
valuable in fire-prevention wor
and have just completed the Ma
katoka fire tower, rising 120 fee
it is the tallest in several coun
ties. (After climbing up stee
stairs to the top, we decided i
must be somewhat taller than th
(Continued on page 4)
Man Killed In
Wreck At Maa
Died Last Wednesday Nigh
When Antomobile Ii
Which He Was Ridinj
Failed To Take Sharj
Curve
John H. Foy, Sr., automobil
salesman with the Mauldin Moto
Company, Wilmington, was kille
and a man who gave his nam
as Robert L. Meares, 28, of Lum
berton, now living at 53 Spoffor
village, was injured Wednesda
night at 9:50 o'clock when a
automobile in which they wer
riding left highway 74, on th
J first curve west of Hood's Cree
near Maco and overturned.
1 (Continued on page 4)
Pictures
rounded Yachl
k.yacht
set.
Charles Farrell, a commercial
photographer from
Greensboro, was aboard the
Anderson with Mayor Ericksen
and W. B. Keziah. StandI
ing on the pilot house of the
fish boat Mr. Farrell made
scores of photographic exposures,
using three cameras.
The pictures will show most
of the fish boat and her crew,
the coast guard boat and the
Asthore, all in the same exposure.
As the Asthore had
her sails set and the two
other craft were strung out
pulling on her, the photoj
grapher expressed his belief
that he got some wonderful
| pictures. _ w
POR
n A Good Cor
ednesday, October 19,
County Coaches
j Elect Officers
Of Organizatioi
'Principal W. R. Lingle, C
Southport, Will Serve A
President Of The Grou
This Year; J. P. Wonsai
age Is Vice-President
DISCUSS PLANS
OF OPERaTIOI
Committee Appointed T
; Draft Schedule and Make
A Report At Meeting
To be Held Next
Month
Principals and coaches of tl
consolidated schools of Brunswic
county met last Wednesday i
Bolivia to discuss plans for tl
basketball schedule to be follow*
this year.
W. R. Lingle, principal of tl
Southport school, was elect*
president of the group, succeei
ing Henry C. Stone, principal i
the Shallotte-Lock woods Fol
I school. . G. Ray, principal of tl
Waccamaw school, was elect*
vice-president and J. P. Wonsaage
was elected secretary .
The members of the group d
voted much of their time di
cussing basketball, which wi
3 adopted as The major sport
_ the fall program. A committi
comprised of Coach Wheeless, i
o Leland, Coach Ferguson, of Wa
j, camaw, and Coach Wonsavage, i
Southport, was appointed to dra
a schedule, which will be presen
ed before the next meeting.
Rules regarding eligibility, o
ficials and expenses were discus
ed before the group adjourned.
>
g Try Four Cases
- In County Cour
I ??
j Today's Session Promises I
, Be Somewhat More Liv<
ly As One Of Csises
8 That Involving Menhai
en Boat Captain
The weekly session of the cou
ty tribunal today is engross<
with the case growing out
the alleged unlawful transport
1 tion of mullets into Brunswh
county. In this case Captain To
* Willis, of the menhaden boi
Southport, of Morehcad City,
charged with taking mullets
0 his purse net and with transpor
ing them into the county at
state in disregard of the law.
is the first case of the kind ev
e brought in before Judge John
n Ward and is creating no litt
P interest.
In marked contra *t was la
k weeks session at which only tl
' four folowing cases were disposi
' of:
Ceasar Daniels, colored, plea
P ed guilty of the operation of !
t antnmnhilp in a manner that Wi
e almost as reckless as some of tl
acts of his namesake in ancie;
Rome. Judge Ward gave him I
days in jail and assigned him
the roads. This sentence was 3U
pended on the payment of $25.'
t and the costs.
Elijah Scott, colored, pleadi
guilty to operating a motor v
t hide under the influence of i
n toxicating liquor. He was givi
j a four-months road sentence, s
p spended on the payment of
fine of $50.00 and the costs. Un
er the state law his license wi
e revoked for twelve months.
,r Otice Joye, white, pleaded gu
d ty to a charge of drunkenness ai
e disorderly conduct and was giv
i- a 30 day road sentence, suspen
d ed on the payment of a fine
y $20.00 and the costs,
n Joe Smith, white, was convtc
e ed on a charge of larceny of
e turkey, one of these birds th
k are supposed to live in peace u
til long about Thanksgiving. I
was given 30 days and this wou
_ have let him out in just abo
time to eat the turkey. Howevi
the 30 day sentence was suspen
ed on the payment of costs ai
t restitution to C. G. Long, in t
sum of $6 for the turkey.
Low Prices Cause
Fishery To Sto
The Varnum Fishery at Ba
Head Island suspended operatio
the past week on account of t
low price of fish. Spots we
bringing only a cent a pound ai
mullets were only a cent-and-or
half.
It is understood that the sho
fisheries scattered along the cos
of Brunswick are faring a litl
better as they sold a great pc
tion of their catches to true
and were able to get a litl
better price. Trucks could n
reach the fishery on Bald He
and the catches had to be sc
to dealers who shipped to N<
York and other point*.
T PII
nmunity
1938 PUBL1
American I
Fair To
I Week,
' Speedboat Ma
Start Froi
^ Large Crowd Expected To
Of Race That Will I
0 And I
The first annual Southportto-W'ilmington
speedboat marathon
is scheduled to start
Sunday afternoon about 2:80
ie o'clock in front of the govern.jj
ment dock and a large crowd
lt of visitors is expected to be
on hand tor the race.
16 The only hitch may be the
!cl weather. If a north or northcast
wind is blowing Sunday
le there is a possibility of rough
!t* water, for the race is scheduled
to get underway on a
flood tide. With a southwest'y
erly wind all w II be smooth
le traveling and there will lie
only the natural hazard of
v~ skipping over the water at a
rate of thirty to forty miles
e" I per hour in a frail craft.
s
is
? Dredging Yac
, Acommoda
ft ~~ '
Political Pot
s'. Begins To Boil
From al sections of (he
county come reports that the
political pot is beginning to
tboll and warm skirmishes
are forecast for the coming
weeks before the general elec;o
j tion on November 8.
e_ | Both the Democrats and
|41 the. Republican* have been
. carrying on an extensive
*;>eaking schedule that is designed
to carry the gospel of
the opposing parties into ev^
ery nook and cranny of
* Brunswick before the day for
? voting.
Elsewhere in today's pa|ier
there appears a complete
^ ; schedule of Democratic speak.
I ing engagements for this
I week. No schedule for the
!n j Republican meetings is availid
I
rt'n . nr
b Baptist training
" Union Organized
ie I
,(j Members Of Chapel Hil
Baptist Church At Shal
d- lotte, Will Try To Keet
in This Organization Thriv
as ing
tie
nt By the aid of faithful memb
50 ers of the Chapel Hill Baptis
to church in Shallotte, a Baptis
s- Training union was organized lat
00 | in September.
Many times in previous year
ed Chapel Hill has had B. T. U's
e- but so far it seems that B. T. C
n- work has proved unsuccessful
en much to the regret of a fe\
u- faithful workers,
a Now it has begun anew witl
d- seventy-four members , makini
as possible five unions', including th
B. A. U., Seniors, Intermediates
il- Juniors and Story Hour,
ad Although cold weather i
en knocking at the door, the churcl
d- welcomes members to each meet
of ing with the assurance of com
fort.
:t- Three new oil burners wer
a purchased last week and hav
at been placed in the different clas
n- rooms that were without mean
le (Continued on page 4)
ild
I Good Weathe
i' Catches
The shrimping fleet has
j been considerably augumer.ted
during the past several
p days with the arrival of more
boats from up state. SevId
eral have also come in from
ns Georgetown, S. C.. where
he they have ? been fishing for
re Lewis J. Hardee. Five boats
nd in one group from Carteret
le- county arrived Sunday.
The quality of the product
re is fair, and good weather
ist has enabled the boats to
tie make catches of such volume
ir- as to partly compensate them
ks 1 for the low price. A great
tie many boats had production of
lot around a hundred bushels
ad last week, although no fishild
ing was done Saturday.
>w This week started out with
Monday's catches totaling a
,0T p
SHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
.egion Sponsc
Be Held He
Monday Thr
*
rathon To F
ii Here Sunday
?? Tl
Come Here To Witness Start
Pack Plenty Of Thrills
Hazards ^
i There will be plenty of ao- <
tion for local spectators who
witness the start of the race
for the boats will engage In
a series of warm-up maneuvers.
In fact some exciteI
ment was created last Sunday
when John Anderson, commodore
of the Carolina Out- 'n
hoard Association, came down w<
for a trial spin. The unmuf- of
fuled roar of his motor at- ev
tracted many people to the
waterfront to see who was
the noisy visitor.
The. beautiful trophy for ^
which the boys wil be racing
already is on display in the th
show window of J. C. Ander- ha
son & Son, in Wilmington, in
sponsors of the event. T]
ht Basin To S
te Tourist Boats w
-# M
Work Is Underway Over At "5
Fort Caswell And Within at
Few Weeks Facilities ^
Will Be Available For %
| Boats ?? in
UP-STATE PEOPLE f.
MAY BASE BOATS B
; at
Basin Will Be Dredged Tojbi
Depth Of Nine Feet And cc
Anchorage Basin Will j h<
Also Be Dug For d<
Larger Craft
b<
Dredging operations are now ai
underway over at Fort Caswell on tc
a yacht basin designed to take tt
care of boats drawing up to nine w
feet, according to H. H. Thomas.
Sixty-thousand cubic yards will tt
be cut out to provide a haven h<
directly back of Caswell Lodge fr
and convenient slips will be pro- C(
vided in order that boats may gi
tie up safely and securely. In pi
addition to the yacht basin pro- pi
per, an anchorage basin adjoin- cc
ing the slips will be cut to take h<
care of larger boats drawing up E
to 15 feet.
Mr. Thomas says that it is the w
(purpose of the management to hi
provide ample docking facilities ti
for tourist traffic which passes ai
- here and at the same time offer
I upstate boat owners a safe place J
' to base their craft. The dredging
> of the basin has come in re
sponse to insistent demand for
these requirements, Atr. -niomas
says. ai
The basin will be ready for use a
1 within a few weeks. oi
t hi
? ? - ti
Burning Permit j
Is Now Required to
i. ?_ ?
vjMay Be Obtained From hi
Any Wardens Who Live o'
1 on Connecting Telephone ai
*! Line hi
el t<
i, | Farmers , who wish to burn c(
[brush on their land or who de- w
s sire to burn over a certain tract
h' must first obtain a burning per- j,
1 mit from one of the towermen _
- in the county or from a fire war- ?
den who lives on one of the cone
necting telephone lines,
e The purpose of this law is to
s acquaint the towermen with the
s location of controled fires on a
(Continued on page 4)
r And Good
Help Shrimpers
little less than was brought
in last week. This despite the
fact that there was an increase
in the number of boats
operating. Rising temperature
is held responsible for the
lower average per boat on
Monday. The boatmen are all
of the opinion that a touch of
really cool weather will result
in large catches.
In cool weather the shrimp
settle on the bottom and the
trawlers scoop them up with
more or less ease. When the
temperature begins to. .rise the
shrimp swim everywhere between
the bottom and surface
and, as the top of the
trawls is only a few feet from
the bottom, the catches run
siaalh iff tfllMff j '
Hie Pilot Covers 1
Irunsvvick County g
$1.50 PER YEAR J
?ring
re Next
u Saturday :
amous Rowland Shows To
Furnish Mid-Way Attractions
Which Will Feature ,
Event Here
HRILL1NG FREE
ACTS PROMISED I
'ednesday Will Be "Kidlies
Day" With All Admitted
Free To Fair 9
Grounds 9
Under the auspices of the S
merican Legion Southport will I
ive the first fair in recent years fi
Brunswick county 11 next I
^ek, October 21th to 28th. All X
the attractions of such an E
ent are assured and it is hoped lE
at Brunswick county people will fl
me forward with the exhibits S
at will make it a real Fair. j
For the entertainment features
e celebrated Rowland Shows I
ive been secured and will be fl
full operation on the midway. 1
lis show features a great many ?
ee-acts of a thrilling and breath- fl
king nature. There are also S
enty of concessions and shows 0
continuous operation. 1
Featured among the free-acts 2
ill be the performance of Miss s
argie Bailey. known as the ?
5ky Lady". She will hold forth B
192-feet in midair. Another 2
iriller on the program is Cap- 8
.in Cushing in his famous "fire- 0
ve" and Buddy Dunn, perform- 1
g on the "Cloud Swing". The 8
owland Shows management says J
ley are mlnhty glad to have H
uddy back on the job this week I
Southport. His act is a real S
*eath-taker and he has just re- 8
ivered from a fall of 101 that .H
: recently suffered, escaping fl
:ath by a few inches. 0
Wednesday, October 26th, will fl
: designated as "Kiddies Day' fl
id all children will be admitted fl
> the grounds free. For this day I
le charges to the show and rides 8
ill be reduced to five cents. 3
There will be a large tent for J
le exhibits, and is it especially f
iped that farmers and citizens 8
om all over the county will E
(operate with exhibits of farm, fl
trden, house, kitchen and pantry S
roducts Persons wishing to fl
ace exhibits should immediately fl
intact Mrs. Marion S. Dosher, H
)me demonstration agent, or J. H
. Dodson, county agent. fl
The American Legion, under fl
hose' auspices the Fair is being 9
;ld, hopes for general coopera- fl
on in the way of both exhibits a
id attendance. H
* addling His Own fl
Canoe Southward I
Frank Murphy, of New York, 1
rrived at Southport Thursday in f
small canoe. He was 44 days J
jt from his home city paddling: 9
Is small canoe down through V
le inland waterway with no def- jfl
lite decision as to just where m
ould be the end of his voyaging. fl
He had m< t with only one ser- I
ius misfortune on his journey I
>uthward. In the Delaware Bay H
s struck rough weather which B
/erturned his canoe. He swam I
shore but it was two days before
Is canoe was found and returned I
> him. His journey is not a 9
mtinuous one as he stops and fl
orks for a day or so in various I
iwns in order to secure funds for 1
is few needs. fl
Tide Table! I
Following Is the tide table 9
for Southport during the next y
week. These hours are appre^ [J
xlmately correct and were far- I
nlshed The State Port Pilot I
through the courtesy of the S
Cape Fear Pilot's Association. r]
High Tide Low Tide H
TIDE TABLE 3
Thursday, October 20 1
5:03 a. m. 11:09 a. m. jH
5:21 p. m. 11:30 p. m. I
Friday, October 21 fl
5:54 a. m. fl
6:07 p. m. 11:59 p. m. 1
Saturday, October 22 9
6:41 a. m. 12:15 a. m. f
6:52 p. m. 12:47 p. m. S
Sunday, October 23 I
7:25 a. m. 12:50 a. m. I
7:34 p. m. 1:31 p. n_. M
Monday, October 24
8:06 a.m. 1:40 a.m. I
8:16 p. m. 2:15 p. m. I
Tuesday, October 25 !
8:47 a. m. 2:21 a. m. I
8:55 p. m. 2:57 p. m. 3
Wednesday, October 26 4
9:27 a. m. 3:0# a. m.
9:35 p. m. 3:41 p. m. ?g
' a