itost Of The News V All The Time B~ ELEVEN NO. 12 ftptain John I Is Again I*1 I Mayor ( * Nominating Convention e|d Monday Night At ourthouse He Received ^Majority Over Two Op onents On First Ballot SANATION AS B GOOD AS ELECTION torn Has Been To Allow ection To Be A Mere ormality Foil owing Nomination Of Candidates ^Lptain John D. Eriksen receiv majority of 65 votes over I two opponents for the nomBion as mayor of Southport the first ballot Monday night thus stands as good as elected serve 'tis third consecutive i as head of the local city I ^ftrnmcnt. I ^Kikscn received 165 votes, e Furpless 51 votes and B. J. j ion 19 votes. the nominating convention | i,iy night tor me purpose of' Bins two aldermen from the ward R. L. Thompson led the B of three candidates with a E B' of 9 votes. J. J. Loughlin | a ^Bived 57 votes to win the other r Be over Captain H. T. St. I r nith "ft votes after it had I -- I ? precd between the nom- I hat tlie two high men re-11 ic nomination. ; will be no convention, but j( >w night voters of the 2nd .-ill name their candidates rmen and on Friday night n wil be named by voters 3rd ward. was much interest in the convention Monday night. T Yaskell, chairman of the committee, pi-esided and cplaining the rules of the E ion and making announce- ' pertaining to subsequent ;s, called for nominations. frmk rose ,from his ^sep-W, , iced in nomination* the of Captain Eriksen. No w had the applause subsided & naior Frink was again on \ t, this time to nominate be mer associate in the of- bi clerk of court, B. J. Holdain there was applause, ec ce more Frink had the jn rhis time the name of in "urpless was placed in be tion. Bill Wells rose to say wy man who could nomin- ur ce men for mayor would J good mayor himself, but | loved that the nominations j d as of the last time he I til n, and so the business ofI P' ; for the three candidates th pin. tic Bits ? ar )f Big News gi Events Of Stat*. A Ilatioa and World-Wid* ^ Interest During Put Week 8: as ??. J nc (By Gene O'Brien) ROOSEVELT rLEADS cll esident Roosevelt sent a ur to the German and Italian aa irnments Sunday in an effort je| lecure peace. It was one of ja most carefully worded letof diplomacy ever to toe I th ten at a time like this. The w onse. however, was rather fp eartening. In quoting from Bible he declared that his- jn would hold the government * liable for the lives and iness of all-even unto the II Partly responsible for the nccrnedness shown was the iks made by the controlled Papers of Germany. Hitler promised to 'talk It over' af- _ his coming conquest of Fo$1TER-YEAR fobably the cheapest work by official of the government be that of Edward J. Noble, th fted by Secretary of _ Com- qu ee Harry L. Hopkins. He was dc 'e under - secretary a non- pa ^t job until now, when Con's wiU appoint him. The Con- pc :'Jt Republican resigned as W inan of the Civil Aeronautics Cli bority to take the job. His P. 0' will be 11 per year until pr Congressional appointment. W F. MONROE FIRE sfr m town of Monroe wao burnSunday night to the extent by '100.000 worth of damage. Pc re were no deaths, except for an Stock?valued at $20,000! 50 bij e6' 10 goats, and 25 heifers co. -bed ia th* fifmts that #iso ?< grocery "{stores, segro 1 TH] Eriksen dominated )f Southport f . v \,.i? Jm MHH JaumaHBlM 1 S ft 1 I I jj| I | | MAYOR ERIKSEN lans Progressing 'or Flower Show lere Next Week iteresting Program To Be Staged Both In The Afternoon And Evening By Grammar Grade Students Of Southport EA FOR GUESTS IN P. M. AND EVENING very Effort Is Being Made To Attract Interest That Is County-Wide In Scope ' i ' 1 r The Southport Woman's Club | ill entertain at tea next Thursly, ipril 27th, for guests of the nnudl Flower Show which is to' ; hell that day in the Masonic liktiiW. Afternoon guests will be servI immediately following a most teresting program which is now preparation. The program will gin &t 3 o'clock and the tea ill take place from 4 o'clock itil 5 o'clock. Evening visitors will be guests the Club from 7:30 o'clock unl 8:30, o'clock. The afternoon ogram! will not be repeated in e evening. A committee from the Southirt school composed of Mrs. W. Lingl<\ Mrs. H. W. Hood, Mrs. jbert Willis and J. P. Wonsav rc has planned an appropriate id interttsting program. Beginng at t o'clock, the fourth ade wil| present a flower opetta, "Al( in the Garden Fair." j grammar grade chorus will \ en sing a group of spring ngs. j i The flower show will close at < 30 o'clock instead of 9 o'clock I i previously announced in order ] ?l to coivlict with a program 1 the higli school. i Mrs. Marion S. Dosher, general i [airman br the flower show ges that ill posters be sent in ] i soon as lossiblc. They may be I ft at Wa son's Pharmacy not i tcr than I aturday. ] It is hope 1 that attendance at i e Flower ihow will be county- 1 ide. Exhibits will be welcome I om all ove' the county and the Oman's CI ib invites everyone 1 terested to attend. 4? I luch Interest In l|ocg Beach! cvelopmeilt of This Beach 1 Promises To E n 1 i ven Business t\iong This Part . Of Coast This Summer | Without citl ;r pomp or display e Carolina L inds, Inc., has been iletly going ibout tlic work of veloping Eon; Beach during the , ist three mor hs. This is a N>rth Carolina Corration with headquarters at ilmington am branch offices at larleston and Georgetown, S. C. E. Lawrenc of Charleston Is esident; Fintiy McMillan of ilmington, vick-president and E. t Middleton if Wilmington is t eretary-treasui ?r. r A visit to thi property Friday r a represcnta Ive of the State j >rt Pilot with Vfessrs Middleton j d McMillan, rtvealed that the c I 60x115 foot pavilllon was all mpleted, with the exception of ? mlriing and a few other finish- v (Continued on Page 4) 1 1 E ST; A Goo( - 4-PAGES TODAY Solicitor Asks For A Special Term Of Court Numerous Cases Were Continued Last Week Due To Illness Of Solicitor David Sinclair During Court BOARD FAILED TO ACT ON MATTER However, It Appeared That Commissioners Favor A Special Session And One May Be Requested Solocitor David Sinclair appeared before the Brunswick county board of commissioners Monday morning and requested that body to call for a special term of criminal court for the purpose of disposing of numerous cases that were postponed during the recent term due to the sudden illness of the prosecutor. The board apparently favored the idea, but adjourned without taking definite action on the matter. The following cases scheduled for trial last week were postponed: Clay Smith, slander and nuisance; A. W. Clemmons, violating prohibition law; Brevard Simpson and B. J. Simmons, on appeal from costs imposed in magistrate's court; James King, _?salp C%f whicUov W "M Twiner false pretense; Pearl L. Hcwett, forcible trespass; Norman L. Mintz. arson; Dorothy Mintz, perjury; Clyde Varnam, abandonment and non-support; Paul McDowell, failure to support illigitimatc child; Mrs. Ed Wells, reckless operation; Elbert Simmons, reveiving stolen goods; Clyde Benton, seduction; Edna Gray and Mildred Simmons Hewett, violating prohibition law; C. H. Grainger, false pretense; Johnie Robbins, reckless operation; Charles Hattem, receiving stolen goods; Joe Weascott and Charles Robbins, assault with a deadly weapon; C. F. Andrews, larceny and possession of JtquW' for purpose of sale; Lawrence Andrews, larceny; Robert L. Mears, manslaughter;Baz Johnson, drunken driver; Lacy McKeithan and Rich White disturbing religeous worship. A nol pros was taken in the action charging Tilghman with removing crops and a nol pros with leave was taken in tfie case charging Mrs. Ora Blackman with assault. A nol pros was taken in theac(Continued on page 4) Salisbury Lawyer irin.j i_ ?* 1 miiea in misuap J. L. Randleman, Jr., Died In Automobile Accident Near Maco Friday Morning; Two Others Hurt Slightly J. L. Randleman, Jr., an attorney of Salisbury, met instant :leath two and a half miles from the Columbus county line on highway 74 and 76 near Maco Friday morning when the automobile in which he was riding jverturned several times. The driver of the machine, G. L. Long. 19, and R. E. Long, his jncle, both of Salisbury, escaped ivith cuts and bruises. Young Long is quoted as having told investigating authorities that he lost control of the machine and that it overturned in the ditch. The car was said to be owned by the boy's father, R. L. Long. Patrolman Sloan, of Wilmington, investigated the accident, .vhich happened in Brunswick :ounty. The car was badly demolished. and the Salisbury attorney is said to have been bady mangled. Mr. Randleman is said to have jeen asleep in the back scat at (Continued to section five) Numerous Cases In County Court Variety Of Cases Disposed Of Here In Recorder's Court Monday Before Judge Walter M. Stalaland In Recorder's Court here Moniay J. E. Grissett, colored, was ound guilty of driving an autonobile after his license had been evoked and was given 4 months, udgment being suspended upon layment of a fine of $25.00 and .osts. J. F. Brooks, white, was found ;uilty of reckless operation. He vas taxed with costs and was (Continued on page i) ??? ME J News paper 1 Southport, N. CM W< Uncle Frank ( At His Hoir Was One Of The Most Hi dents Of Brunswii Veterai Uncle Frank Gordon, 83year-old colored resident of this community died Sunday night after being ill for some time and his passing marks the loss of one of Southport's most highly respected colored citizens. Not only was Uncie Frank a leader among the people of his own race, but he enjoyed the esteem of white citizens as well. For more than a half-century he taught in the colored schools of Brunswick ! county and his influence has been widely felt His funeral service was held Monday afternoon from St. James A. M. E. Z. Church and included among the large number of persons gathered to pay their final respects j were numerous white citizens. Few Changes School1 County Board Of Education Was In Session Here Friday Night And Named Board For Various Schools NEW BOARD TO SERVE WACCAMAW Committeemen Must Meet Immediately And Notify All Teachers Of Their Status This Week Members of the Brunswick County Board of Education met here Friday night and named the local committeemen for each of the five consolidated schools to serve during the next two years. The school board for Southport | remains unchanged, with Captain I. B1 Bu^elg, Mrs. E. H. Cranmer and Carl warcf as mtmbfts. No change was made in the set-up at Bolivia where the board is comprised of J. E. Gilbert, E. M. Danford and A. P. Henry, Sr. At Leland the same men stay on as school committeemen. They are Dan Willetts, L. H. Reynolds ar.d Steve Mintz. One change was made in the 5-man board for ShallottcLockwoods Folly. O. P. Bellamy is the new committeeman and with him will be Floyd Kirby, Henry Williams, Roland Mintz and W. H. Varnam. There was a clean sweep made at Waccamaw where an entire new board goes in. Included on this committee are Amos Walton, Otis Evans and B. L. Russ. The old committer included George Ward, Armstrong Evans and Ester Vereen. The new committees arc expected to meet within tho next week and pass upon the matter (Continued on page 4) Checks Received Here For Needy A total of $1,741.00 in checks to needy aged and to dependent children have been distributed for the month of April by C. C. Russ, Brunswick County Welfare Superintendent. To 210 residents of the county went $1,205.00 in old age assis tancc payments, while dependent children received a total of $536.00. Another Stran Bald Headl; There may be something to these Bald Head Island ghost stories after all, for now comes forward a story of strange doings from Robert Marlowe that is vouched for by his partner, Victor Bartells. His story follows: "Four years ago this August, Victor Bartells and I were camping in the old unfinished hotcd on Bald Head Island. The night was hot and still, there wasn't a breeze blowing and it w?s unbearable in the house. We were sitting on the porch planning the routine for the next day. 'Tap! tap! tap!' a tapping reached our strained ears. There was no one else in the building with us and there was positively not enough wind to sway the branches on the overhanging trees that surrounded the hotel. The tapping was similar to the striking of a hammer and was in perfect unison and at regular intervals. "We were frightened "at a A POR' In A Good Coir ;dnesday, April 19th, 1 Gordon Died te Here Sunday ghly Respected Colored Resi:k County And Was 1 Teacher r' WlWV' ii mQfe Made In Committeemen * I ? ; Cancer Control Posters Displayed Cancer control posters prepared by students of Southuort hieh school are beinir prominently displayed here this week in preparation for the drive for funds for cancer control work next week. Miss Bertha Colvin and her 6 th grade students, Miss Ionise Ashnry and her 1st grade students, Irvin Joy and Edmund Newton, were the ones who worked on these", posters. The campaign for cancer control is in charge of the ' Southport Woman's Club and collection of fluids for this cause will take plhcc next week in much the same manner as the annual sale of Easter Seals and similar I campaigns. Music Recital Friday Night Mrs. G. H. Cannon Will Present Her Bolivia High School Music Pupils In Recital Friday Night Mrs. G. H. Cannon will present her piano pupils in recital at the Boliva high school on Friday, April 21st at 8 o'clock. The high school glee club will assist with several numbers. The following program will be given? __ T l?l? C??., Xf...... lyu. OilU U1I xjiinc wab ? j ? Earp, "Rose Waltz"?Eula Garn, er, "The School Bell"?Rosa Gilbert, "The Big Bass Fiddle"? Bobby Robbins, "Voices of the Woods"?glee club; "First Waltz" ? Mary Louise Burris; "Joyous Farmer"?Rebekah Thorpe: "The Fountain" ? Esther Mae Evans; "Sunshine Waltz"?Carolyn, Rebekah and Wetona Tharpe; "Country Gardens"? Marjorio Hickman; "Gypsy Lullaby"?glee club;"Morning Prayer" ? Carolyn Tharpe; "Avalanche"?Duck Potter; "Mountain Belle"? Louise Johnson; "Dance of the Rosebuds"? Wcltona Tharpe; "Doro(Continued on page 4) ge StoryOf sland Reported first because of the unknown source of the mysterious tapping. Finally it ceased and we summoned enough courage to try sleeping. Sometime in the night we were awakened by the loudest tapping I've ever heard, but it ceased as quickly as it had I begun. Once again we drop| ped into a troubled sleep. I "We awoke early the next | morning, to find we were still alive. Being still alive gave us courage to plan the procedure of the day all over again. That is, we would have planned if the mysteri- I ous tapping had not begun again. This time we were in- * tent on solving the source of < the noise which had robbed 1 us of a perfect night's sleep. "With pencil and paper we decided to decipher the code, i If there should happen to be a hidden meaning in the host- i : ly tapping. The counts of the tapping were taken down, i The tapping continued for (Qpntlnued on Page i) r pii lmunity 939 PUBL1! Condition Of Schools Shown In Jury Report Following Instructions Of Judge W. C. Harris That They Make Detailed Investigation, Grand Jury Turns In Long Report RECOMMENDATIONS AS TO SCHOOL NEEDS Jury Makes The Usual Report That The County Home Is' In Excellent Condition Now Included in the report of the grand jury at the completion of their work Wednesday was a list of needed repair for the various schools of tha county. Following the instructions of Judge W. C. Harris that dilligent inquirey be made into all county offices and buildings, the jury submitted a long report. Conspicuous was the usual praise for the county home and the manner in which it and the county farm are being run. J. L. Henry of Winnabow was foreman of the grand jury and J. J. Loughlin, Sr., served as its secretary. Other members were G. L. Skipper Geo. C. Swain, R. A. Bennett, Jr., H. S. Chadwick, Harry Bennett, D. W. Leonard, A. J. Brown, R. T. Lewis, L. O. Smith, G. K. Lewis, M. L. Holden, Grover R. Gore, J. L. Galloway, R. Galloway, F. T. Pierce and W. S. Jones. The full text of the report of the jury follows: "We, the Grand Jury beg to submit this report of our proceedings (luring this term: We visited all the schools of the county, and find all in good condition except as follows: Town Creek colored needs steps repaired, Northwest colored has leaking roof; Phoenix colored has cracked crock in flue; Chapel Road colored needs one window sash; Pine Level colored also needs window sash. "Marsh Branch colored, one of the outside toilets has been turned- .over . and is of no use. Building needs two new transom lights. "At Leland high school we found plaster on walls of three rooms in need of repair. We also found only four drinking fountains in operation to take care of approximately two hundred children. "At Piney Grove colored school, we found the locks gone from (Continued on page 4.) P.-T. A. Council Holds Meeting Final Meeting Of School Year Was Held At Bolivia Last Tuesday Evening The Brunswick .County Council of Parent-Teacher Associa tions met at Bolivia on Tuesday, April 11th, with Mrs. George Cannon presiding. Glenn Tucker welcomed the guests after a devotional by Z. G. Ray. The report of the nominating committee was accepted and the following officers elected: President: Mrs. G. H. Cannon; vice-president: Mrs. E. H. Cranmer: secretary: Miss Julia I S. Taylor; treasurer: Mrs. J. D. Johnson. Mrs. L. H. Reynolds gave the report of the debating, declamation and recitation committee and was thanked for her splendid work. Finals were held in the declamation-recitation contests. Miss Russ, Shallottc, and Ray Walton, Waccamaw, were winners and were presented lovely medals by Mrs. Shaw, past president. Mrs. Cranmer, past president, presented the winning Wacca- J (Continued on page 4) Finals Program Begin At Bolivia Commencement Excr ciscs For Brunswick County Training School Will Get Underway Sunday, April 23rd ' i The Bolivia high school com- , mencement program will get un- I der way next week with the baccalaureate sermon on Sunday i evening. April 23, at 8 o'clock. I Rev. R. H. Satterfield, of the ] Winter Park Baptist Church, of i Wilmington, will deliver the mes- i sage. i The second number of the i commencement program will be j rendered by the seniors on Friday, April 29, at 8 o'clock, when ' they present their class day exep- i (Continued on page 4) > -j ,0T SHED EVERY WEDNESDA City Of Sou Changed C Telephoi Commencement Plans For The Local School Commencement exer cises for Southport school begin Thursday night, April 27, at 8:30 o'clock with an operetta by pupils of the 4th and 5th grades. On Friday evening at 8 o'clock the annual class day exercises will be highlighted by the senior play "Quo Vadis." The Rev. Harry J. Whitmore, pastor of the Church of the Covenant in Wilmington, will preach the baccalaureate sermon on Sunday morning, April 30, at 11 o'clock. Commencement exercises i will be conducted Monday evening at 8 o'clock with the address by Col. Royce S. McClelland, prominent Wilmington attorney. War Not Imminen Steagall Advise! /% v\ ? uroup b oanker: ["No War Is Going To Com Across Ocean To Us A I a b a ma Congressmai Tells Bankers Thursda Night STRONG CONDEMN'TIOr OF POSTAL SAVING: Says That Postal Saving System Is Unjust And Unwise; High In Praise Of Federal Reserve LUMBERTON, April 17?"W have no danger of any foreig foe in the United States and w are going to have no war," Cor gressman Henry B. Stegall c Alabama, chairman of the hous Banking and Currency committe told more than 200 members a the annual N. C. Bankers' assc ciation group six banquet in Lum berton Thursday night. "We are living in a world c troubles chaos", he said, "a tim of great responsibility for bank ers and public officials. It is time of test, a time of trial. "It presents a challenge to th United States", the congressma continued. "We have no danger o any foreign foe In the Unitei States and we are going to hav no war. No war is going to com across the ocean to us. I hav had my war. I fought it by proxy but I don't ever want another. "Our problems are at home am our dangers arc in domestic life" Introduced by Attorney H. E Rfupv nf T,nmh*?t*tnn Pnnprpssnitir Stcgall paid glowing tribute to tlj( late Governor Angus W. McLcai of Lumberton and Congressmai Bayard Clark of thp 7th district Clark, he said, was on the waj to chairmanship of the house rules committee, second in point oi power only to the speaker. Praises Federal Reserve Congressman Stcgall praised th< Federal reserve act and the Fed' era! Deposit Insurance corporation act as "legislation that will stand as achievements of statesmanship" but declared the Federal reserve act needed amendments to allow its member banks to (Continued on Page Four) Club Federation Meets At Leland Mrs. Estellc T. Smith, A Native English Woman And D a i ry Specialist From State College On Program The Brunswick County Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs held an interesting .meeting at Uie Leland school Friday. A picnic supper was enjoyed in the gymnasium at 7 o'clock. Mrs. W. C. Biggs, vice-presllent, presided over the session in die school auditorium at 8:00 Mrs. Joe Verzaal and Mr. Garrett brought greetings and the response was given by Mrs. Z. 3. Ray. Mrs. Furman Galloway read the minutes of the fall session, after which Mrs. H. C. Corlett beautifully sang "Morning,' 'Ah. Sweet Mystery of Life" ir.d "Sea Fever." (Continued on page four) * ?????1 The Pilot Covers Brunswick County t ; Y $1.50 PER YEAB ithport Is )ver To Dial le Service Now -* " New Telephones Have Been Installed In Homes And Will Be Operated Without Aid Of A Central Or Other Person , CHANGED OVER THIS MORNING* Beginning Today It Will Be Necessary To Know Your Number And' To Get Your Party Yourself Effective today the telephone service In Southport will be operated on the dial system. Instalation of new equipment and new telephones has been in progress here for several weeks and during the past few days trial messages have been transmitted over the new net-work. During the next few days employees of-the telephone company win call ai me nomes or tocai n* users and remove Ihe old-style phones, and with their removal ^B will go the last reminer of tho ^B old system. 4^1 One striking thing about the H new set-up is that there will be R no employee of the telephone company in Southport. All mes- H I- sages pass through the mechanl- R ^ cal central office without human R aid, and only when information ^B ? or long distance is desired will it Bj be necessary to dial an operator HN . who will be located in Wilming- ^B 5 ton. H e The telephone office is located B| ?I in a small brick enclosure rc- R cently errected by Price Fur- ^B " plcss at the rear of the old Nor. ^B ^ throp building and unless some. ^B kthing goes wrong with the mc? Jtjrchanism the building may b? BH " i locked up tor months at the time. BE ?Mintz C.M.T.C. I County Officer 1 c Brunswick County Boy* R n Who Desire To Enroll In B ' I Training Camp At Fort I >- Bragg Should Contact H if Him H e H e R. I. Mintz of Southport has R ,t been named chairman of the Mill- ^B i- tary Training Camps Association ^B i- for Brunswick county and boy* R who wish to enlist should conif tact him. June 1ft to July 14 aro R e the dates for this year at Fty.^B Bragg. a Young men attending those H cartips are no more likely to be ^B c called to the colors in time of ^B n war than other men. However, In H f a National emergency if they vol-) B| j unteer or are selected for service ^B e they arc likely to secure more HI e rapid advancement and to be? ^B c able to defend their country cr- |H fectivcly. B A candidate must be an Arrt^rlj can citizen or one who has takep 19 out first papers' for naturallza-i H tion, physically qualified, and of. '' good character. He "must have lH reached his seventeenth birthday ^| by the day canip opens and not 1 have passed his twenty-ninth ^| 1 birthday. A physical examination, innocM- B ' la tion against typhoid, vaccination I against smallpox, and a certift- EH cate of good moral character arc Bfl required. SB Prospective applicants may BH ! write direct to the C. M. T. C. Bfl ' Officer at Fort Bragg, N. C., for BE| ' any information they desire or HB (Continued on page 4) BE : Tide Table I Following Is tbe tide taMe Pj 1 for Soutbport during the .next 991 week. These hours are appiw ximately correct and were furnlshed The State Port Pile* B| through the courtesy of ths 9D Cape Fear Pilot's Assoclatlo*- Bfl High Tide Low TMP SI TIDE TABLE Bfl Thursday, April 70 HE 8:03 a.m. 2:14 a.m. <^B 8:13 p.m. 2:14 p.m. fll Friday, April 21 B| 8:43 a.m. 2:55 a.m. 8:55 p.m. 2:51 p.m. |M Saturday, April 22 'II 9:22 a.m. 3:36 a.m. B^ 9:10 p.m. 3:33 p.m. Bj Sunday, April 23 MB 10:19 aau. 4:20 a.m. ^1 10:30 p.m. 4:18 pj?. fl| Monday,. April 24 IE 11:15 am. 5:09 a.flb EH 11:28 p.m. 5:09 p.na, -"MB Tuesday, April 25 M 6:06 xm B 12:15 p.m. 6:11 p.m. 9 Wednesday, April 26 ! H 0:27 a.m. 7:12 ajfc B p.H? B

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