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q( The News Ei The Time a 1 V jl^At Leland zMihyEvening I federation Of 4-H \Vi|| Be Held At K On Same Night High School ^Liiuin I ATTEND MEETING, ^K'rances McGreagor I With 4-H Girls I Women j county federation j Home Demonstration! Hjie held Friday at Le-| (school. beginning at 7 Hiifi a picnic supper. I simultaneously will be ^^Ec*?ick County FedoraHt-H flubs, who wil Ihavej principal speaker Miss McGreagor. assistant I HfH leader. This meeting' H held in the high school ^Kr.'.r while the club women Hh;ul speaker at the club I !^Hs meeting will be Mrs. Es-1 aietrirt agent. A. | ^ ircy, extension dairy spccK State College, also will Bating features have been program. Hi on the programs for K these groups ami an urKvitatinn has been cxtendis many as possible to atIconclusion of the picHpor. which promises to be ^Kyable feature of the oc the programs proper will Hi: S o'clock. 01 Big News In Erents Of Stat*, Ktian and World-Wide Hiitereit During Past tLBWLV ( ^Bt small republic of Albania, ^Hr. of the old Roman Empire, ^Bt a part of the new Rome ^Hrceii. The little resistance 'as quickly subdued by Bj?ps of Benito Mussolini, ^B dictator. King Zog fled to on Sunday, joining his ^ ?i Way-old hoir who left ^B ten. This gives the new H: Empire a stranglc-liold on Hftatic Sea and a bright ^Hnwiean outlook. tn < apti RKD Dickson, the widow of I who was killed by! H1 Jfent-'1 "> St. Louis ThurJ'ajarrested last week.end-! seven month career of ^B The two were known as ^Pt Enemy Couple No.l." Her Hfc'as shot down by G-Mcn reached for bis pins. Mrs. Hr quietly submitted to ar CREST FOUND Wilmington citizens lnvad * s of pirate plunder H**k. a massive iron chest ^Bsk interior was found on ^kidand. legendary haunts of jf Kidd and Kdward Teach. "Blackboard." The ciicst HJ'W bv O. K. Parker and .V'rtbrop while searching iron. Looking as one Pvf't treasure chest it had one draw back. It ^P hnpty! I Iol'X? MINISTERS V *f the youngest ordained B*^ in the state is John M. *Charlotte. Licensed to 1916 he was ordained mid preaches anywhere ^ "arlette Ministerial associa^B studying he works at pifclis library and is an arH^'DeM tr ?f |j,c photography "BERN MAN LARGE. iu't3 of armor worn by ' Dark Ages would ^b'1 small for Mr. Average Jl-erding to scientists at ^ Harvard tjr.iversit.ies. /km Greuheh of Yale, at better living ?ns md athletics. Click tccently conducted a 7 a/ found that the aver-1 H ' knight was only 5'2" tall' /'' '" derm man is a good ^B Rs taller on the average.'] *?uint attributed the in j^fc 4) : m A Good 4-PAGES TODAY IDE WILL I )LS AGAIN on In Session Here Tuesi Woodside For Her iperintendent c c county board of educaght re-elected Miss Annie intendent of schools. This m as head of Brunswick ^ Jrior to her election in 1935 as icrintendent of public instruc- ^ a Miss Woodside had worked several years as assistant to E. Sentelle. So far as is known is the only woman in North olina holding a position as inty superintendent. I d The board of education was un- j j. mged by action of the legis-11 are and in organizing Tuesday h ht R. T. Woodside was re- 1 ;ted chairman of the group. s lers on the board arc R. I.'n :lps and G. T. Rcid. ^ocal school boards were not r necl Tuesday night as had been tl p ected, most of the time being ^ oted to oUier matters. A call a THE i MISS WOODS HEAD SCHOC Members Of Bo?rd Of Educ-ti day Night Re-elected Miss Third Term As Si Members of the Brunswicl tion in session here Tuesday ni May Woodside as county super will be her third two-year ter county schools. * I BSUJ I tioi ! for R. she Cai cou 1 chs j lati i nig ele< Oti Ph( 1 nan exp (lev mei I pur I con | sch Easter Observec With Soler _ *? Colored Singers Visited All Parts Of Southport Be- / fore Day Sunday Morn- i ing With Program Of i Easter Music ? SPECIAL SERVICES IN LOCAL CHURCHES )' In Churches Of Community J Special Programs Of Easter Music Were Presented By i i ; Choirs ' v % s Beginning before day Sunday j morning and continuing until the j completion of the last church serv- a I ice in the evening the anniversary I * of the resurection of Christ was | J | celebrated most impressively in j ! Southport. Moving about the city before 1 ' the dawn were groups of colored' * choristers from the colored | j churches of this community and I J ' their program of Easter music ' I ushered in a beautiful day for all who were lulled from their 4 [ slumber. ? In each of the white churches' j there were special Easter mes- v. ! sages from the pulpit, while well Wj J trained choral groups helped tell the story -of Easter in song. The evening services, too, contained the Eastcd theme and it was at this hour that the colored Ele churches held their largest attended programs. 1 The day was clear and bright. j and though a trifle cool, afforded a fit setting for the annual par- I ado of Easter frocks and bon- tioi nets. I scr j liar Date For Local J;s0\ Play Is Changed | scr ~ Ap The senior play. "Betty. The | 1 | Girl O' My Heart" has been chan- the ? . r 1".Anri'l 11 to I me gcu i rum i .? [Thursday, April 13 at 8 o'clock tri< in the Southport high school au- for ditorium. The public is cordially S | invited to attend. Excellent Time 1 On Florida-S< I The "Quartermorc", trim | li little 36-foot sailing cutter c of Gordon Mendelssohn of i Detroit, completed a rehiark- 1 able run from Fort Lauder- v dale. Kla., to Southport Sat- c urday. r Small as she is. Captain e Mickle and Mate Bill Main t arc proudly displaying as the j "Quarterniorc's" prize the r enjising flag trophy of the ]i Detroit Boat Club and the trophy that went to the win- a ner of the Port Huron-Mack- ) inac 1938 race. With them as 6 a guest on the Fort Lauder- <j dale-Southport run they had v Major Alfred Huss, a former f Great Lakes yachtman, outstanding as the owner of t the "Sea Ilorse" in which he s made a turbulent cruise e around the world. t Leaving Fort Lauderdale t in the questionable weather c of Tuesday, April 1. the t 'Quartermorc" charted an al- n most straight course for i ! fcouthpert. TSto course took eling win De nciu soon ioj- uie f, pose of naming the school ti imitteemen for the local ools. I I Here I tin Ceremonyj2 A LITTLE I'! LAD LED THEM \\ ?? Sunday ami Monday were j J egal days for fishing in inand streams by reason of lie laiard of conservation and levelopment, much to the deIght of several local anglers. F Up until noon Monday C. V. Osborne was far ahead ' .1 ' ' *... .... 11... t .i n! win.. I \ III! lllirc INVW uuiv nvi^xvA. i'i, 5 and 3-pounds ren|>ccively. roastmaster L. T. Yaskrll aid \V. B. Keziah, thinking i hey must be easy on Easter . " tlonday, took off at noon but ! ^ heir only luck was to get a | E ook at the granddaddy of all I s he big mouth bass in the | c ounty shortly after he was I anded by Edwin liarrelson, | j. oung son of ex-sheriff I. D. j j, larrelson. The fish weighed j v 111 -pounds and was literally j 0 aught in the lad's back-yard t Kind. jc pecialists To !! Visit Brunswick' 7? . . H ictrification Specialists c From State College Will j Conduct Series Of Meet-:f ings Monday ). E. Jones, rural electrifies- 8 t specialist for the extension 0 vice and Miss Elizabeth Willis, assistant extension special- d in home management and v ise furnishings will conduct a a ics of meetings on Monday, jv ril 17. c 'heir subjects will he: Wiring j farm home; convenient place- ? nt of lights; selection of elcc- t al equipment for the farm and o the home. u Jchcdule of meetings; 10:30 a. e (Continued on page 4) rurned In luthport Run? ier offshore for a. distance f if 120 miles and into howl- I ng seas that were being I ticked up by the blustery ccather that rolled from all lirections last week. Friday norning found the little craft ff Little River, S. C., and in N he midst of such a raging ;alc that she hove to and ode out the storm for 36 tours. Her course and tacking bout in the storms brought ! ier a distance of upwards of E ix hundred miles ui four d lays, 36 hours of which she n cas hoved to off little g liver. F Sail boats do not often n ake the outside run during a eason of blustery weather a specially not small ones like he "Quartcrmore." None of t hem buck such headwinds or F ome roaring tlirough with c he traditional bone in their nouth and gale on their tail c tt the time that the "Quar(Coatlaued on Page 4.) ite : News paper In Southport, N. G., We belief Rosters 1 Pruned In Area This Past Week iome 232 Persons Dropped \ From The Rolls In Area 4, Of Which Brunswick County Is A Part 'HIS AREA DROPS SOME 232 WORKERS A Juota For The Entire State During April Is 45,400 C Persons, Which Is Compared With Low Figures Some 232 persons Friday wcrej ropped from the relief rolls of he Works Progress administra- 55 ion in Area 4, made up of Co- ? imbus, Bladen, Brunswick, New j g| [anover, Pender, Robeson, and leotland counties, it hus been an- y ounccd from official circles of Sl VPA. ? The cut in the working staff on elief rolls was prorated among p he counties of the area. R. C. 'otts last week predicted Columus would lose ID to 20 workers. nd said that only a skeleton w Dree of 100 men would be reained during the summer months. ' In the state at large, 3,138 ersons were dropped from WPA ? clief rolls Friday. In addition, 62 persons voluntarily left the oils, making a total reduction for 1 he State of 3,600. Rolls through- *1 lit the nation are being reduced 00,000. The State's quota for April is 5,100 persons, C. C. Mclnnis, actig administrator said. This com- J ares with a high of 59,086 in lecembcr, 1938, and a low of 9,600 in October, 1937. Ten Are Tried Before Recorder j; c tecorder's Court Last Week Carried Over To 0 Tuesday; No Session This s Week Because Of Super- | ior Court o Ten cases were disposed of in two-day session before Judge ( Valtcr M. Stanaland last week, j; lecause Superior court is in sesion here this week no Recorders g ourt was held Monday. n Joe Wcscott and Charlie Rob- c iins, white, were given a hear- n rig in which they were charged li rith assault with a deadly weap- o n. Both men were bound over p o Superior court. t Mary Green and Peter Green, t olorcd, were found guilty of r ublic drunkeness and each was j f cquired to pay a fine of 815.00. t 'hey also paid the costs. s Johnnie Edge, colored, was o ound guilty of drunk driving. He y as fined 850.00, required to pay osts and his license was revoked, o Coppin Arnettc, colored, was i' ound guilty of being drunk on f * in * tic nifnMdy (inn Ivan ^ivvn uu I v ays on the roads. Judgment was 11 uspended upon payment of a fine u f $10.00 and costs. j n Lawrence Andrews, C. F. An-1 rows and Martin Mintz, white, i f iicrc charged with larceny. Prob-1 ^ ,ble cause was found and they .ere bound over to Superior ourt. Buck Hankins, colored, was iven 6 months for possessbig in- ft oxieating liquor for the purpose f sale. Judgment was suspended pon payment of $25.00 fine and osts. David Williams, colored, was iven 6 months when convicted of ^ eeklcss operation and he was j. axed with a fine of $500.00. ^ Rufus Williams, colored, was 0 harged witli operating an auto- ^ lobile witli no brakes and withut operator's license. He was ^ ound not guilty. c Vominent Lady ; Buried Sunday ; J /Irs. Jane Kirby Holden n Died Thursday At The 1 Home Of Her Daughter F In Parkton v J Funeral services for Mrs. Jane a iirby Holden, 79. prominent b trunswick county woman, who t icd at 8:15 o'clock Thursday F ight at the home of her dau- li hter, Mrs. Ncill A,. McMillan, in 'arkton, after an illness of two F lonths. were at 3 o'clock Sunday f fternoon from tlie Sharon church b t Supply. e The Rev. C. N. Phillips, pas- f or of the church, assisted by the v lev. M. C. Ellerbe, of Parkton. t onductcd the sendees. r Interment followed in the t hurch cemetery. f Pallbearers were grandsons of I (Continued ca page 1) i PORT i A Good Comn sdnesday, April 12th, 19: Mrs. Glover Is ? Elected Leader Of Local P.-T. A. Vas Elected At Business Meeting Of Organization ~~ Held Monday Night In Southport School Auditorium ' 4rs. taylofTTs RETIRING PRESIDENT )ther Officers Elected And Chairmen Of Other Committees Were Named At Monday At a business meeting of the outhport Parent-Teachers Assoiation Monday night Mrs. Horcc Glover was elected president, ucceeding Mrs. C. Ed Taylor. Vice president for the coming car will be Mrs. J. D. Sutton; ecretary will be Mrs. Robert Villis; treasurer is Mrs. H. C. lorlettc. Mrs. Sammic Odcn was electd finance chairman; Mrs. W. S. Veils was named membership hairman and Mrs. H. W. Hood ,'as elected program chairman. Following the business meeting here was a concert by memers of the Southport high school lee club, under the direction of liss Jean Setzer. I. L. Henry Is lumr Fnrptnan u ui j *. vi vinuu c l udge W. C. Harrf* Charg- ? ed Members Of Grand rr Jury In Performance Of\ Their Duties As Court1 Convened Monday J. L. Henry of Winnabow was ? lade foreman of the grand jury I j? fonday morning as court con- j P cned for the trial of criminal I ases. In a brief charge to members f that body Judge W. C. Harris aid that he wanted the members o make diligent inquiry into t he business of all the county ? fficics and institutions, for the , rand jurors "are acting as the1 gents of the people, whe deserve o know the coiinty business is cing conducted." ' "In past years", he said, "the f ;rand jurors were expected to t nakc report in their meeting of 1 onditions in their respective com- ? nunities for in those days of j . imited travel that was about the 1 . inly manner in which a coniposit! icturc of life in the county was I 1 o be gained. To a certain extent' f his is tmc today", Judge Har- i is said, "for in the community | rom which each of you comes here arc things that possibly hould be brought before this body f grand inquest. I shall expect j ou to do- your duty". . Judge Harris cautioned the jurrs about keeping secret the act cities of their group, he asked ' or a comprehensive report" of i heir activities and he assured t hem that it was no reflection pon them to return an indict- J uent as not a true bill. ' Second Fight I Card Held Here ? i Lid Boxers Participated In y Total Of Fourteen Bouts \ Friday Night In Local j High School Gym f S On Friday night the amateur . oxers put on their second box- J tig card of the year. Fourteen < outs were presented, including nc battle royal. The four wresting matches were cancelled. E The exhibition opened with a ? attic royal. Five boys, bltndfoldd, were led in the ring, with very man for himself. They ,-ere: Joel Moore, (winner), Ruolph Sellers, Jimmy Homsby. , loylc. Dosher and Gleim Jones. . n the main bout of the evening, ohnny Simmons won a unani- J tous decision over Irvhi Joyc. "he main preliminary between ' tothy Simmons and Walter Jones J ras a draw. In the fight between, oyc and Simmons, Johnny held n advantage every round. Joye's 1 oxiiig was faulty and Simmons ' ook all three rounds. Jones and t. Sinunons fought a clean fight, uorc on Uic scientific order. There were two brother acts. f tudy Sellers and Adraui Sellers i iut on an exhibition. The younger s ioys boxing was the best on the ' ard but he had to rely on "in" < ighting. It was more like a rork-out' for Adrian. The other i irothers were A1 and Pat Shan ion, a two-round affair that fea- 1 urcd free-swinging from start to i inish. Other bouts were: Marion 1 Josher vs Thomas Fulwood; Jjai (Continued on Page Four) ' PIL mnity 39 PUBLL Superior C< This We Set! 'ainting Spell Hits Solicitor Monday A. M. David Sinclair, while servng his first day as district wlicitor here Monday mornng, was stricken about 11:30 ('clock with a strange attack hat left him unconcious. Sxcitcment reigned for a moncnt before Judge VV. C. Har'is ordered the courtroom :lcared while Dr. L. C. Fergus, who was hastily sumnoned, rendered first aid. dany left the courtroom beieving that Solicitor Sinlair was dead, but a short imc later he was able to calk from the courthouse to i waiting automobile in vhich he was carried to the Irunswick County Hospital. There it was decided that icat and overexertion caused dm to faint and that after a ' -i- ?- ? A- U? tir/Milr! tin all ifiort It'Sl lie WUUIU MV u? ight. Judge Harriss appointed J. V. Ruark, Southport atorney, to.prosecute the dockit during the absence of Soicitor Sinclair. o Nominate ( For Mayoi Vame Girls In Health Contest Mrs. Lou H. Smith, county mrse, has just completed a icries of 4-II health cxaminaions in all the schools of the ounty. Mrs. Marion S. Dosher ionic agent, has requested hat the two high scoring [iris from cchVscliool go for he final county contest on iVedncsday, Thursday or Frilay afternoon of this week if rossible. Dr. M. M. Kosenlaum has kindly consented o examine these contestants it his office at Shallottc. rhe county i|uccn will go to aimlx-rton- for tlio district ;olitest on May 2. Tile fololwing girls will lindly enter the county conest: Shallotte: junior club, Beth lawes and Louise Bryan; srlior club, Lottie Mae llcwett uid Marie Fulbright. Iceland: unior club, Mary Burns Pcerson and Myrtle Sanders; icnior club, Klnora tiaincy md Flora Biggs. Bolivia: Juilor club, Christine tVillefts uid Doris Johnson; senior lub, I.era lit. Sniilli, Mary Louise Burriss, CaUicri no iViUetls and Helm Willetls. iVaccamaw: junior club, Mac >Vard and Annie Holey Ray; senior club Daphne Bennett ind Mary Frances Dodson. south|?ort: junior club, l,ois sellers; senior club, Delphia Lennen, losepliino Wolfe and Jdell fsuiith. tug Specialists Points ^ It is not generally known, nit development work on 3aId Head island has already itarted with W. B. Kczah beguiling groups of botinists and their students to ;o over there and gather up he bugs and insects. For the past three days Dr. tobcrt F. Griggs, head of the jotany department of George Vashington University. iVashingtoii. D. C., h a s iecn assisted by half a lozen other professors and lixtecn students from the inititution, working strenuousy and making a milion dis:overii s. The bug and plant specialists from Duke University we expected to invade the island the coming week-end and University of North Carolina students will be not far behind. The John Hopkins Catversity and the Uru ersity " ,0T f SHED EVERY WEDNESDAY 3urt In Sessic ;ek And Man tied By Plea( * |c 9K jB b DAVID SINCLAIR d Bulletin | i11 i t I The closing date for the |c | shad and herring season in t Inland waters along the North Carolina coast has been ^ | extended from April 15 to April 25, according to advice from County Game Warden ^ | Kustas Kuss. ^ - d Candidate ? Monday Night L r- I it Price Furpless, Former iw Mayor Of Southport, Has j Announced His Candi-jg dacy For The Office P THREE MEN ARE NOW CANDIDATES . L Nominating Convention Will Be Held In The t Courthouse Monday y Night; Aldermen Meetings Follow t< o New life was injected into the 6 race for mayor Monday with the anouncement that Price Furpless, j cl former heud of the local city gov- Is crnmcnt, would be a candidate, o bringing to three the number who will seek the nomination for this'n office when the annual nominat- f v ing convention is held Monday j la night at 7:30 o'clock in the court- t( house. Mr. Furpless was first elected T mayor in 1931 and two years later was re-elected. In 1935 he was again a candidate when John ^ D. Erikscn was first nominated and elected. Two years ago there was no opposition as Mayor Erikscn was accorded the nomination for a second term. b Several weeks ago came the an- K nounccment that B. J. Holdcn, b I former clerk of Superior court, d: I would run against Mayor Erikscn si I for tlic nomination this year. Rev. n j C. N. Phillips, a rumored candidI'jirt surjiinst niakinir the a race. So the nominating convention si will liavc before it Monday night h the names of three avowed cand- n idatcs, plus the names of any fi others who may be nominated p front the floor at the time of n meeting. li On Tuesday night there will be c I held a convention for the purpose j of nominating two aldermen from " (Continued on Page 4) ?From AH fisit Bald Head of Maryland can be depended upon to send an annual expedition to the former pirate stronghold. Equally interesting is the fact that Mariettaa College, Marrietta. Ohio, is sending down a. large delegation of botanists, included among which arc some pretty girls, on the 24th of this month. Representatives of this college have become interested in the ghosts of the tliree headless pirates and the spirit of the beautiful Theodesia Burr which Keziah has located on the island. Theodoesia once visited in Marrietta and it was there, at J Blemierhasset Island on the ' Ohio River, that her father. j Aaron Burr, proposed to 1 make his headquarters ; against the United States and J j' President Ihsinis Je"ersoa. ! 4 " " """" .. ,;.j ?-?? The Pilot Covers Brunswick County $1.50 PER YEAR >n Ly Cases ling Guilty >ne Second-Degree Murder Case Settled When Edward Wilson Pleaded Guilty And Was Sentenced To 30 Years . n 1UARK SERVING AS PROSECUTOR 37? ' w lumercus Cases Have Been Continued Until Next Term Of Court Because Of Illness Of Sinclair Judge W. C. Harris of Raleigh i presiding over a one-week jrm of Brunswick county Suerior court here this week and . is expected that trial of criinral cases will be completed toay. Following the attack suffered y Solicitor David Sinclair Mousy morning in the courtroom J. IT Onnthnmd >itt ornou < . ivuai i\, i uiivi nv-j, /as appointed by Judge Harris s acting solicitor for this term. Jp until Tuesday .night defendnts in only two cases had gone o jury trial. A number of other ases were continued until next erm. Edward Wilson, charged with he fatal shooting of Asbury iarker, entered a plea of second egree murder and was given 30 ears in the state penitentiary. Solomon Smith, alias James ohnson, pleaded guilty to larges of breaking, entering and ireeny and receiving stolen goods, le was given from 6 to 10 years n the roads. Edward Holt pleaded guilty to harges of breaking and ertterig and larceny nad was given 12 lonths on the roads. Jack Parrish was found not uilty of forgery. Prine Thomas and James Murhy pleaded guilty to charges of ireeny and each was given 12 lonths on the roads. Josh Simmon* pleaded guilty to haxjf\ that h<t maite an assault ,'ith a deadly weapon wit a insnt to kill and was given two cars on the loads. Herman Schmidt pleaded guil(y j charges of temporary larceny f an automobile and was given months on the roads. Don Mason pleaded guilty to harges of breaking, entering and ireeny and was given 12 months n the roads. Willie Chcsnutt wiy given si* lonths* on the roads when, conicted of breaking, entering and ireeny. His was the first case j go to the jury. Floyd Evans was on trial on uesday afternoon for making ftli (Continued on page 4.) iitch en Contest Begins Next Week All home demonstration niCmers who joined the county-wide lichen Improvement contest wilt; c visited on Tuesday or Wcdnes-1 ny, April 18 or 19, for the first' ;oring of the kitchen recom-: londolinno inmi'ni'nninilfu Mrs. Marion S. Doshcr, home' gent will be accompanied by' liss Elizabeth Williams, asistant extension socialist in onic management and house fur-j ishings. The contest will runor a period of one year and rizes will be awarded for the' lost improvement and for the1 lighest scoring kitchen at tho lose of the contest. Tide Table I Following Is the tide table I for Soutbport during the next I week. These hours are appra- I xlmately correct and Htiiilll 8 nlshed The State Fort PiM I through the courtesy of thx H Cajte Fear Pilot's Association J High Tide Loir T14r I TIDE TABLE - | Thursday, April 1.1 I 2:11 a. m. 9:10 a. ni- I 1:10 p. m. 9:12 p. in. fl Friday, April 11 R 3:35 a. ni. 10:00 a. nt. H 1:09 p. in. 10:31 p. ni. B Saturday, April 15 " S 1:12 a. m. 10:11 a. m. ? 5:00 p. m. 11:18 p. tn. I Sunday, April 16 ? 6:22 a. ui. 11:28 a. w. C 5:11 p. ni. ? I Monday, April 17 B 6:05 a. U. 0:01 a. m. H 6:21 p. m. 12:12 p. m. B Tuesday, April 18 I 6:16 a. m. 0:18 a. M. fl 7:02 p. m 12:53 p. tn. B Wednesday, April 19 9 7:21 a. m. 1:32 a. tn. 7:33 p. tn. 1:35 p. CV ?