North Carolina Newspapers

lost of The News V All The Time Befits N0Kpaving C Wighway No Mile This 1-,urth Contract For B ne Let On Important ft? In P*84 Three And Cuts Down InF PAVING ftU TO BE $108,945 Construction Com %f Whiteville Gets B?,tract F?r Bridge Structures I tf Highway Commission *f. fvuiay the letting of a ^B 10 hnnlsurfacing of RL of highway No. 130. Ht,- project will begin at Hp ef the present paving at an?l will come this way Euu 11 miles this side of Kwiv line. The successful B i(,r' this work was E. W. ^B,:- Kaycttevillc and his ft bridges will be required K section and the contract Wi.- was let to Bowers R'ii-acn Company of Whiteft^the fourth letting on ft-raved stretch of road be fjiUlottc and Whiteville H .. and the ritkin a year. Upon comB, about 10 miles of Wp. will lie between tto places. f ig Tragedy rrowly Averted Ionian, of Wilmington, \ engineer for District eived seven No. 7 birdus fare while hunting aril Brcmlle anil other rs hrrc last week, fired at a quail and . Jordan was 400 feet I not visable to the owing to trees. The missed the bird made a <1 pattern on his face I his eyes and mouth. only penetrated the (dan's face and were by Dr. L. C. Fergus. \ Bits Big News Events Of State, and World-Wida it During Paat Week fomia lootball team?without hccrleadcr or uand in Mi-got a decorous, dignirtcu Hk practically soundless sendV to the Rose Bowl Tucs > Approximately 1,500 perflocked to union station in to send off the first Btth Carolina team ever ^pMcd to make the Rose V>! trip. But. there were no Hterlcaders or bands so there little noise aside from the ^Pinal conversation of 1,500 ^Pscns and ,';5 unscored-on ^P?i?n at the beginning of B?0.(WO rainbow. The Duke of 106 pieces, which tootmightily during the reguV season in which Duke P'tged with a spotless goal ?as nowhere to be seen, isn't taking the band to Mind Hthstrict Attorney William Jreported Monday tlie H lLl i a brain disease A1 Capoue sueli "a dangF'' man" at times that he be kept in prison until Hj~for treatment. He disclosformer overload of the florid was suffering from a malady marked by Pftgrcssivc loss of mental 7 Physicial power. Caponc H/" '"rid about three out of '""r weeks, he said, but phonal about one fourth beasury, ignoring strong Bdtr Prot-cst from Japan. >, f'' more credits Monday WiT' AVhilc the Japanese Minister, Hachiro Arita, t??n!trminS "dangerous" a ^ loan given China by the Export-Imsecretary MofgenI? rcacwitig for tu fal ^ued on Page 4.) THI 47 Contract On >. 130 Over A Side Of Line fc j~ I CHANGES NAME OF "ROBBER'S ROW" This may strike some folks j as being funny, but Harry Robinson has raised an objection ! to the title of "Robber's Row", 1 the name by which a certain section of the business district is good naturedly referred to. In fact, Harry called up the other night to announce that he had gone to the trouble and | expense of mounting an 18inch clock in his store window, proudly proclaiming that j ! henceforth he and his neighbors desired to have their district known as "Times Square". Recorder's Court Has Busy Session Numerous Cases Covering Wide Variety Of Offenses Tried Wednesday Before Judge W. M. Stanaland A lengthy session of Recorder's court was held here last Wednesday with a wide variety of cases up for trial before Judge Walter M. Stunaland. Arthur Evans, colored, pleaded guilty to charges of operating a motor vehicle while he was intoxicated. He also pleaded guilty to charges of transporting and carrying a concealed weapon. He was given five months oh the roads. Herman Schmidt, white, was up for stealing an automobile. Probable cause was found and the defendant was bound over to Superior court under bond of $500. L. A. Andrews, white, was I found not, .guilty of making an I assault upon a female. Willie Perkins, colored, was charged with driving an automobile without an operator's license. The case was nol prosscd with leave. Ulyses Williams, white, was j found guilty of being drunk and disorderly and was given 90-days on the roads, this sentence being suspended upon payment of a fine of $10.00 and the costs. Corbett Bennett, white, was found not guilty of being drunk and disorderly. E. M. Cliff, white, was given 30-days on the roads when convicted of assault. James Beatty, colored, pleaded guilty to charges of nonsupport of an illigitimatc child. He was ordered to pay the sum of $1.50 per week until further notice to the clerk of court for this purpose. Earl Richardson, white, was found not guilty of manufactur ing whiskey, but upon being; con-1 victed of possession was required) to pay a fine of $100.00 and the | costs. L. G. Chandler, white, pleaded guilty to charges of driving drunk j (Continued on Page Four) Whiteville Lady Well Known Here Mrs. T. S. Memory, 60, Meets Instant Death Early Saturday Morning In Front Of Home When Struck By Passing Car Mrs. T. S. Memory, 60, member J of a prominent Whiteville family. J met instant death about 12:10 Saturday morning when struck! by a passing automobile after, she had stepped from a bus coming from Lumberton. Graham Batten, employee of the State Highway Commission was driving the machine which struck Mrs. Mem-! ory. Returning from Lumberton where she had visited her son, Edward, who lias been seriously ill in a hospital there, Mrs. Memory had alighted irom the late bus in Whitevilie, and the bus had started moving on. As Mrs. Memory attempted to cross the street, she was struck by the machine driven by Batten, which was coming from the direction of the courthouse, and was going west on Washington Street. Apparently, Mrs. Memory died instantly. Coroner Joe D. Sikeo , immediately impannelled a jury composed of F. L. Gross, W. LTurbeville, W. B. Mallard. Laurence Harreleon, Dr. M. L. Joto(OOnt&ued on P*g* *) i stj A Goo< 4-PAGES TODAY IP-siHj^psS Christmas Pro) Feature 1 Vested Choir Will Sing Christmas Music At Baptist Church And Special Program Is Planned At Presbyterian CHRISTMAS PROGRAM AT METHODIST CHURCH Special Music Will Feature Morning Service At Trinity Methodist Church Sunday; Program By Schurch School in Evening Special Christmas programs will highlight the holidays celebration this week-end, with special music and sermons to be presented at each of the churches here. The outstanding presentation at the Baptist church will be the program of Christmas music by members of the girls choir under the direction of the pastor. Elsewhere in today's paper is an announcement of the Christmas sermon to be delivered Sunday evening at the Presbyterian church by Rev. J. R. Potts. At Trinity Methodist church Sunday morning the following Christmas program will be presented: Voluntary- "Gloria in Excclsis" (French carol); anthem? "Glory Be To God" (Daris-Lorenz), Mcsdamcs L. T. Yaskell, H. C. Corlette and Dr. E. M. Hall, Jr.; hymn? "Joy To The World" (Handel), choir and congregation; Apostles' Creed in concert; pastoral prayer and response, anthem? "Christmas Glory Song" (Meredith), Mrs. E. M. Hall and choir; responsive reading of scrip?* * -i - lure; "Gloria ram; new * comment lesson; announcements; offertory duct? "The Angels' Song" (Lorcnz), Mesdamcs Hall and Corlette; anthem? "And There Were Shepherds" (Wilson), Mesdamcs Hall and Corlette and Dr. Hall; sermon by the pastor; hymn? "O Come All Ye Faithful", choir and congregation; benediction; doxology. At 7:30 o'clock Sunday evening (Continued on page 4) This Pup Wasi Once H | Herbert Rogers. Southport cobbler, athlete and all-round sport, lias a great liking for dogs, especially hounds. He doesn't even mind if the hound has a trace of flee, if it can be taught to hunt. For more than two months now Herbert has been wrestling to train a twelve months old hound into a real coon dog. Night after night Herbert and the dog have gone to the woods. Trails were plentiful, but it seemed that the training of that dog would have to be a matter of elimination. The first attempts resulted in some beautiful chases after house cats with a licking for the pup as a climax. Then, another night it started a fox, earned another licking. This process was kept up for weeks. About everything in the woods w as chased by the dog, but it haver seemed to be whit the boas waited. \TE i News paper Ii Southport, N. C., W ^ *"vV*,vy ? iy ' * ? *.* * * v grams Will Holiday Season |j ? ;?; Dangerous Snukes Found By Child Little John Daniel Dawson, two and oncrhalf year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Dawson of Supply, made a dangerous discovery one day last week that might have caused him serious Injury had not his childish word been accepted by his grandfather. Tho little fellow went to get a hatchet for his grand parent, who was making a hayrack. Ho entered the cart shelter but soon called for his grandfather to "Come here, I've found a snake." Investigation revealed not one snake, hut three?oil of them rattlesnake pilots. Short work was made of killing tho ill-concealed reptiles and an anxious examination was made to sec if the baby hiid . been bit. College Girls And Boys Home Returning College Students Add Joy And Color To The Yuletide Spirit Prevalent In Southport Tlie college girls and boys arc ! ;it home for the holidays, so Christmas and all the attending festivities may as well come on and make their appearance. Front State College came Joe Ruark, son of J. W. Ruark, and Dan Early Wells, son of Mrs. W. M. Wells; returned front Wake Forest are Harvey Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Brown, and Dan Clcmntons, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Clemmons. Lawrence Willing, son of Mrs. Claud Willing, David Watson, son of Mrs. George Y. Watson, and Eddie Jelks, son of Mrs. J. W. Jelks, are home from Louisburg College. Edward Taylor, son of Mr. and (Continued on page 4) n't So Bad ejlot The Idea Finally, after the dog had been licked for running about everything in the woods, Herbert arose Friday morning at 4 o'clock, called the dog and set off to the woods. They had hardly got there before the hound struck a trail that was new to hbn, or one he had disdained on previous hunts. It was less than half hour before he treed a fullgrown coon that netted a No. 1 hide. There was no licking for the dog thif time, instead he received much petting and dog and hunter set off for home to show Mrs. Rogers that the dog, at least, had learned something. On the way back in the dog added to his glory by treeing a i couple of 'possums, one large and I i the other medium. Both w ere tat. j , Herbert now feels he has a full . i fledged combination coon and fb?. rum hour.'. POR' i A Good Cora ednesday, December 2 fop Hunting Of All Kinds Bringing Sportsmen Here Quail A Bit More Plentiful Than Last Season, But Bird Dog Owners Say Scarcity Still Exists HOUND OWNERS ENJOY SPORT There Appears To Be A Plenty of Fox, Deer, Possums And Coons For Devotees Of These Types Of Hunting Sportsmen are finding good hunting everywhere in Brunswick this year. Quail apparently are a little more numerous than they were last season, but in number they are still much short of the expectations and desires of bird dog owners. On the other hand, ducks arc much more plentiful than last year, and last year they were more numerous than at any time in many seasons. It is believed that with a little attention given to provide food during the fall months this would become a great duck hunting section of the coast. Squirrels arc plentiful as usual in all section of the county. So arc 'possums and coons. Many hound dog owners nave Deen getting a lot of kick out of coon and 'possum hunting. There is a good deal of a certain kind of sport in such chases and the hides arc well worth any trouble. A good hunter can make more than enough out of the hides to pay for the keep of his dog. Then, too. there. are plenty of people who have a liking for coon and 'possum meat. If the hunter docs not care to use them on his tabic or has too much, he can easily sell either coon or 'possum for 25 cents or 50 cents after they arc skinned. Turkey hunters, at least the local ones have little luck, but deer hunters do better. A few bear have been killed here and there but there does not appear to ever be any organized hunting for these animals. Outside of game animals, fox chasing in Brunswick has taken on tremendous strides this winter. (Continued on 'page 4) Ash Demonstration Club lias Meeting The Ash Home Demonstration club met with Mrs. J. R. Simmons last Wednesday afternoon, Mrs. Z. G. Ray. the new president presided- After the meeting was called to order the club sang "Silent Night". The business session was then dispensed with and the meeting. turned over to the home agent, who gave the Demonstration. The lesson for the month was "Holiday Cooking ", Mrs. Dosher prepared many colorful and tasty dishes for the holidays. A number of helpful ideas were obtained by attending the meeting. Social activities were enjoyed and the hostess served delicious cake with hot or cold drink. The meeting was well attended. After extending Christmas greetings in song the meeting adjourned to meet with Mrs. W. J. Purvis in January. i r pil imunity II, 1938 FUBiJsi County Board In . Special Session Here on Monday Commissioners Instruct The County Tax Collector To Levy On Personal Property For Payment Of Taxes MAY GARNISHEE AFTER JAN. 3RD Commissioners Also Set Monday, December 26, And" Monday, January 2nd, Aside As Holidays Members of the board of county commissioners in special session here Monday instructed Tax Collector Chas. E. Gause to begin to levey on personal property for the purpose of securing payment of taxes for 1937 and prior years. Members of the sheriff's office have been enlisted in this work, which will begin on January 3. Personal property will be seized (Continued on page 4.) Tobacco Farmf Course A * Holidays Will Start Tomorrow Brunswick county schools [ will close tomorrow afternoon for the Christmas holidays and before the week-end ] * ?14 I,a?'? ! j<ia;?iii> iiiniivoiR nn? .?*???. been on duly this fall will scatter to their rcs|>cctivc homes. Thursday's full schedule must be completed, according to Miss Annie May Woodskie. county sii|ierintriident of schools, but there will he no more school until Monday .January 2, when students will be expected to start the new year right by I icing present, ready for a fresh start. Solves Problem Of Sewer Line With Present Arrangement There Appears Little Danger That Sand Will Continue To Clog Outlet After many previous failures engineer. D. B., Young, who is in charge of Southport's storm sewer project, has at last solved a I perplexing problem. ) One of the storm sewers empties in the river near the pilot [ house. Previously this outlet has always been placed two or more1 feet i.dev.- the high water level. Just as often as it was built it would fill up with sand during ( periods of rough weather. This I sand blockade would result in j clogging several hundred feet of the drain. j There seemed to be no way out but Young was resourceful. There ' i was plenty of fall to the line run-11 ning down to the river, and ten j ( days ago the ditch was opened , < (Continued on page 4) Hound Dog Gu Of His Ma: Ever get scared that some of the children would rush out on a highway in the path of a speeding automobile? Mr. and Mrs. Otto Hickman of Southport have no fears on that score when Rock is around. Rock is just a plain deer hound. He is always around the Hickman home, except on the rare occasions when someone has taken him off deer hunting. No effort was ever made to induce him to look after the children. Hounds are fine animals in their own field of labors, , which is to chase foxes, coons, etc., but they have never been credited with ability as watch dogs, i The Hickman home is just, a short distance from a straight stretch of highway and on a level with it. Mrs. Hickman has naturally always been on the watch to see that neither of the chil| dren strayed out towards the j i path of speeding autqnioblles. Rock niU3t have watched J.Irs. Hickman go after one of the straying youngsters and decided that there was i a. dinger line for them. He , f .. ,0T (1 iED EVERY WEDNESDAY Review Of Act J Establishment .School Her< . * * R. J ?|fH ? u I J? a wi Ja i^h b'I " n, I be I S< : ^ It. O. JOHNSON Al CO ~~ es I ar ? * * v 1. irs Offered I: State College 5 ?? th -arge Number Of Bruns- Se wick Farmers Have Taken mi Advantage Of This Op- by portunity In Previous fu Years . St JRUNSWICK COUNTY "a MEN MAY ATTEND tic Tobacco Growers And Prospective Growers Expected To Attend Raleigh or Meeting In Large br Numbers th ??? su Tobacco .growers, . prospective ft ;obacco growers, and others- di- yc cctly interested in tobacco pro- m luction in North Carolina will ^ lgvp a chance to stuuy the most nodcrn. methods of cultivation, hi luring and grading at the third mnual Tobacco Short Course cc scheduled at State College Janu- pi iry 10-13. cii There is no tuition fee, but a ta harge of SI is made for regis- sc ration and a certificate of attend- th ince, which will be presented to ill those regularly enrolled who ? ittend all sessions of the course. s" Dan M. Paul, director of agri- ctJ :ultural short courses at State College, has announced a list of ipeakers, who include Col. John H V. Harrelson, dean of administra,ion, and Dr. I. O". Schaub, dean >f agriculture, of State College: rallies F. Bullock of the Oxford ^ robacco Station; Dr. J. B. Cotner. , irofessor of farm crops at State ^ College; E. Y. Floyd, tobacco *vAs>ia1tct nf tho Stuto Collece .j^v.a.-ww --- ? ra Sxtcnsion Service; W. D. Lee, ly extension soil conservationist; Dr. _? (. F. Lutz, associate professor of dl toils. y/ E. G. Moss, of the Oxford To- g tacco Station; Dr. R. F. Poole, State College professor of plant y, >athology; J. O. Rowcll, cxteniion entomologist; . Dr. Luther Shaw, extension plant pathologist; 8e S. J. Shaw, agent of the division )f tobacco and peanut nutrition a) )f the U. S. Department of Agri- ^ (Continued on Page Four) q ards Safety j ster's Children" likewise must have decided he | could keep them away as Well as Mrs. Hickman. At any rate, one day a year ago Mrs. Hickman saw the youngest child aged 3, start towards the highway. Before she could make a move Rock shot out from the ( yard and placed himself ( squarely in front of the child. 1 All moves on the part of the kid to go around the dog were met with a counter move from Rock. There was just no getting by him. 1 The husband was told of the incident and was natural- ' ly skeptical. He was not kept ' long in doubt. Since that first voluntary act on the part of Rock there has hardly been a day when he has not felt himself called upon to get in front of the children and turn them back from the highway. If there is no near approach and no great danger he merely gets in front of them and stays there. If they have pro- : greased far on their way they are sure to find themselves blocked backward. At I such times he bumps against I them with all his force. ? < ' I 1 WM "*: ^ < -r~r >1 1 '^p, mmammmmmmmmammmmmmmm^^ammmmmfmmmm rhe FitoMSovers ' Brunswick County $LSO PER YEA* shows That Of Training ; Is Possible , O. Johnson, Commanded Of Brunswick County Legion Post, Is Pushing Project And Has Collected Dala ?r ' ' 5KS FRINK TO INTRODUCE BILL >catien-*-OfwSchool * Hefi Vould Give Local Boyd Chance To Study For Sea Career The one-man fight of R. O. hnson for "the. establishment of nautical school at Southpoft ill have added support after .nuary 2 when Senator S. Bifn ink goes to Raleigh as a memr of the North Carolina State mate. Johnson, \yho is commander of e Brunswick County Post 101, uerican^Bpgisyi, i has gathered nsiderablc data concerning the tablishment of a school here id from this material the bill -be drawn will be perfected. Following is a portion of an act r the establishment of marine hools, and for other purposes, 'edcral Legislation Authority of e United States) "That the ct'etary of the Navy, to proJte nautical education, is hcre1 authorized and empowered to rnish, upon., the . application In iting of the Governor of a \ ate, a suitable . vessel of the vy, with-all her upparel, charts, oks and instruinrrita of nuviga>n, provided the same can be [ ared without detriment to the val service, to be used for the nefit of uoy.v_naqtical school college (laving a nautical anih . . .. upon the condition at there shall be'rhalhtatned at eh port a school or branch of school -for .the instruction of 1 illths in navigation," stcamsh$* f i arinc engineering, and all mat- J rs pertaining to the proper con- j ruction .equipment and sailing ? vessel" or any particular anch tWrepf ' - ? **!. 49 'Section' 2: That a'sum not ek- Jl cding the amount'annually apopriated by any State or muni* pality for the pui-pose of mainining such a marine school or ' hools or the nautical branch ereof is hereby authorized to appropriated for the purpose aiding in the maintenance and pport of such school . . . providl the appropriation for any ont (Continued on page 4)' 'olivtn . Christmas Party The Bolivia Home Demonstrif* >n Club held its Christmas p<t? on Tuesday evening at UW >mc of Mrs. Frank Mintz. *" The home was attractively ajjr nged with flowers and a love* Christmas tree. Njipterow imes and contests were enjoyefl iring the evening. Mrs. Carl 'ard, Mrs. Alvah Ward and C. Ward being awarded prizes. Christmas carols were sung bV ic group after which gifts were j stributed to . all guests. A delicious buffet supper was rved by the hostesses. Those enjoying the delightful fair were: Mr. and Mrs. Call rarcJ, Mr. and Mrs. ThurstdTT iemmons, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. ck, Mr. and Mrs. Foster MintZ, esdamcs Marion Dosher, GleiflTi lcker, Alvah Ward, Jr., Melvlr nith, Jobi) Hand, Frank John?), Mr. and Mrs. Frank MintZ. Tide Tabled Following ia the tide tabja (or Southport during the new * week. These hours are appm* Ornately correct and were fof> nlshed The State Port Pile* through the courtesy ot tha Cape Fear (Pilot's Association High Tide.- Low XI* TIDE TABLE Thursday, December 22 7:48 a. m. - 1:41 a. m. B:08 p. m. . 2:19 p. w. Friday, December 23 S:25 a. in. 2:23 a. m. 8:46 p. m. 2:58 p. m. Saturday. December 24 9:01 a. in. , 3:02 a. m. 9:24 p. m. . .8:24 p. as. Sunday, December. 26 9:38 a. m. 3:37 a. m. 10:05 p. m. 4:08 p. m. Monday, December 26 10:17 a. m. 4:11 a. m. 10:17 p. in. 1:41 p. m. Tuesday, December .27 10:38 a. m. '4:46a. m. 11:81 p. m.; 5:i7 p. an. Wednesday, December, 28 11:42 a. m.. . . ' 5:26 a. xa n