Li 01The Nevvs
An The Time
EVEN NO- 26
tries A. Mis
jed Cross ]
I Course Sta
T? Brink Some
'Its Here With
WZ Will Be Able To
J! Care Of A Large
H^rTFIRST DAY
L W'ilPBe Held In
Stiver At Southport
^2 O'clock To
" the Bruns t'-v
Emptor American!
Niys that final plans
for junior and
^B 1 aliens point
group of boys and
th.s work next week
C-A Mix- American
H.,;. -structor for life sav
.--rjt aid.
v- has arranged to come |
- afternoon each day
,-W -ton during the.
^B. . :rf He will hold his
Hj.. -ijjs from U o'clock
afternoon at
^B inch he will
^B,.. v nr.es here Mon
.v;r?Pe taught will be for
Iyt y.r lite savera aim
?for beginners. Any boy
2 years of ago or over
; swimmer may entie
junior life saving
age limit for the sonar's
course, which is
-.cult, is IT years,
j that there are natur
-er of qualified swimS
ithport and Bruns:ty
Mr. Mix has arrang ;
with him one or two'
who are registered Red |
saving instructors.
-aortant that all boys'
who desire to take this I
v&t J Berg or the j
ttbaawspaper no later
hayr.oon in order that
ifer: the classes may be |'
v livered here in time!
z Monday.
rrrjctor. Mr. Mix, is
a-:ei as a teacher, and
" that a capacity '
' will be ready for the
says Mr. Berg,
has pointed out that '
?ued on page 4)
"Bits
Big News
Etents Of State, |
I lion and World-Wide
Kereat During Pa?t
? nature lore he learned
Scout. 12-ycar-old Donn 1
? emerged Tuesday, naked |
hinted. from the Mount ;
^ wilderness in which he 1
fcred for eight days. Ob^
?e of Maine's greatest,
'stilt Rye. X. Y., boy who j
* tet on the chilly sum*
tilt mile-high mountain, |
"?t moaning and crying in
near the east branch ;1
' Pcr.ohscot River. 35 miles
!*iiert he disappeared. Clad
N outset or.lv in light hik- *
r-"" the l)oy scrambled
% trails and through
r fcckets down the side of
Pw.tair. through thick j j
fi over tangled roads un-,
fte screams attracted at-'
f of N'elsor MeMoran, own- j
r sporting camp. j
P;1* county voted dry by
p^'helming majority in
j balloting on establishL
- With 43 of
I reported, the vote i
I 8.091 against, 11.935.
I 's arc in dry
I final majority
C stores or approximateP?ouW
a normal vote be
1. _ indicated. A campaign!
B the election was con-|
I ' for about a
K many out-of-town1
I - the fight for j
on page 4)
1 TH1
: To Hold
Life Saving
rting Monday
CHARLES A. MIX
NOTICE!
Xoxt week's edilion of The
State Port Pilot will be the
Annual Tobacco Issue. In
order to Ret the paper in the
mail In time for it to reach
all the farmers no later than
Wednesday we are going to
press on Monday night.
Sinee this will be an unusually
large issue of The
Pilot we are anxious for it
to contain as many news letters
as possible from country
correspondents. However, all
such material for next week's
paper must reach Southport
no later than Friday night.
Georgia Open
Prices Lot
Prices In Georgia Tuesday
Are Seven To Nine Cents
Lower Than The Opening
Averages Last Year
WERAGES EXPECTED
TO SHOW INCREASE
Offerings Of Inferior Tobacco
Reflected In Bids
Which Ran As Low As
Two Cents; 30 Cent
Ceiling Prevails
The long-awaited Georgia tobacco
openings on Tuesday
brought little reassurance to
tobacco growers of this section
as what might be expected in the
way of prices when the border
belt markets open here just a
week hence, as averages ran
seven to nine cents lower uum
opening day prices last year.
Reports from Valdosta were in
effect that some farmers exercised
their privilege of "turning
tags" and rejected first bids on
their baskets, but most of the
growers apparently were expecting
lower prices in view of the
situation, and accepted the prices
offered for their weed.
Early sales in Valdosta ran
well under twenty cents a pound,
much of the bright leaf selling
for 16 and 18 cents, in striking
contrast to the opening day last
season when the range was well
above 20 cents and the initial
day's average ran more than 25
cents a pound.
i Fifteen Georgia markets and
two Florida markets were among
(Continued on page 4)
Post Estimate
For New Budget
City Tax Rate Will Remain
At $1.30 According To
Budget Estimate Which
Has Been Posted For Inspection
Members of the board of aldermen
for the city of Southport met
Wednesday night and tentatively
approved a budget for 1939 based
upon a tax rate of $1.30, the same
as that of last year.
In the break-down of the budget
estimate, whicsh is posted on
a public bulletin board in the city
hall, the sum of $22,561.75 has
been set up for current operating
expenses.
Of the $1.30 rate, 15-cents of
(Continued on page 4.)
E ST J
A Good
4-PAGES TODAY
Anniversary Of
Sunday School
Is Celebrated
Anniversary Of Founding
Of Sunday School At
New Hope Presbyterian
Church Was Celebrated
Sunday
WAS ALSO ANNUAL
HOMECOMING DAY
I .
Interesting Program Was
Heid During Morning,
Picnic Lunch Was Served
In Grove At
Noon Hour
The forty-fifth Sabbeth School j
anniversary and Home Coming
was celebrated at New Hope i
Presbyterian Church, Winnabow, j
Sunday with 250 or more in at-1
j tendance. The address of welcome
jwas given by Jack Taylor with'
| response from Dr. Joseph Aker|
man of Augusta, Ga.
Dr. H. G. Bedinger of Flora
McDonald College. Red Springs
gave a most interesting and helpful
address on "Our Heritage".
Everett Henry and Hugh McKeithan
gave a beautiful baptismal
bowl in memory of their i
mother. Mrs. Jane McKeithan,
] who was a charter member and
! a great worker in New Hope
church. It was presented by Mrs.
John Gill, who was a teacher in
the Sabbath School during Mrs.
McKeithan's lifetime and was accepted
by Rev. J. R. Potts, pastor
of the church. Following this the
flainrhtprs nf Hpnrv MfKpithjlll
rendered special music. Miss Vir-1
ginia played the piano and Miss
Mildred sang "The Holy City".
A bountiful picnic dinner was
I spread on the table in the church
grove at noon and everybody enjoyed
this hour about the festive
(Continued on page 4)
ing Tobacco
verThan 1938
I
Lightning Hits
Near Henry Home
During a heavy thunder
storm Friday afternoon lighning
struck the building where
the power plant for the J. L.
Henry home is housed and
only the immediate discovery
by members of the family
prevented it from being burned.
This was the second time
within a week that lightning
had struck near the Henry
homo. On the previous Wednesday
afternoon a bolt
struck a corner of the Henry
(
barn, splintered a post in the
building but did not injure a
mule that was standing under
the shelter. The shock of this
bolt was felt in the Henry
home nearby.
I
City Officials Are
Hosts At Dinner
Number Of Out-Of-Town
Visitors Attended Sea
j Food Dinner On FridayNight
And Went Fishing
Saturday
Mayor John D. Eriksen, Aldermen
J. J. Loughlin, R. L. Thompson,
I. B. Bussell, G. E. Hubbard
and J. Berg were hosts to a
number of guests at a seafood
dinner at Mack's Cafe Friday
j night.
The dinner was to have been
followed by a deep sea fishing
trip Saturday aboard Frank O.
Sherrill's cruiser and another
boat. Weather prevented much of
a fishing trip Saturday. It likejwise
prevented a number of
| guests who had previously accepted
invitations from coming.
J Nevertheless, the occasion was a
i pleasant one for both the hosts
jand guests.
At the dinner were Paul Kelly,
of the Department of Conservation
and Development; Frank O.
Sherrill, Bill Newell. Patrick
Healey, B. A. Waldenmaier, A.
It. Hight, W. V. Bibberstein.
i Chas. Greer, Allen Ewing, Ed
(weeks, W. C. Reece, Richard
jBrendle, W. R. McAuley, Capt.
W. H. Barnett, W. B. Keziah,
jand the hosts.
VTE 1
I News paper In
Southport, N. C., Wedi
TEACHER I
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CLAUDE W. WHITE d
Claude W. White, of Elizabeth t
City, who is teaching a B. T. U. t
Study Course at Chapel Hill Bap- a
tist Church in Shallotte through v
this week. Mr. White is a gradu- 1
ate of Campbell College and will
attend the Southwestern Baptist ?
Seminary in Forth Worth, Texas,
this fall. The public is invited to 0
attend the study course.
Sherrill Yacht %7
To Remain Here
There Seems To Be Some (
Question Regarding A
Suitable Name For The
Handsome Little Boat
Owned By Frank O.
Sherrill T
Permanently based at Southport
and Bald Head island is a
beautiful 50-foot Dawn Cruiser,
the property of Frank O. Sherrill
of Charlotte, owner of North
Carolina's most widely known
island.
She is only two years out from j J
the Dawn boat factory. Her origi-1 ?
nal cost was $32,000.00 and there ^
have since been many additions _
and improvements. She is worth
as much or more now than she
was the day on which she was w
built and christined the Martinin.'1
She is powered by two 150 h. p.
deisel engines, giving her a speed
of 19 miles per hour. In her fine j"
equipment are ship to shore tele-|a
phones. jCl
Mr. Sherrill at first planned to|ei
name her Sea Isle. Later on he
became divided between the
names of Sea Isle and Memory. 11
Uncertain which or what to chose.:1"
he asked W. B. Keziah secretary
of the Southport Civic Club, when
the boat arrived here, if he could i
suggest a name for the craft.;11
Something that might bear reia-:b
tion to the island. Keziah, usually |fi
versatile and with a good im- Cl
magination, is about as much at
sea on what would be a good P1
name for the boat as Sherrill is. |a
Although appreciating the hon-|
or of being asked to suggest a r<
name for this sea-going craft of K
Mr. Sherrill's Mr. Keziah is hav-1 f<
ing a well developed case of the ?
jitters in an effort to think up S
something that will please the p
Sherrill's especially Mrs. Sherrill oi
and her three boys and two girls, g
So far his thinking machine has a:
not functioned properly and if Jit
any of the readers of The Pilot oi
have a bright idea of what would J ei
If You Want T(
Find Another F
When you are in a public
place and your are chewing
gum and you suddenly
decide that it must be disposed
of conveniently and inconspicuously,
what do you
do? If you are like most of
the people we know, you surreptitiously
slip the wad out
one corner of your mouth j
and stealthily stick it underneath
the most convenient
table or chair and let it go
at that. Well, here's what the
State Health Officer thinks of
the habit.
"Nauseating, repulsive and a
potential source of danger",
were among the terms used
by Dr. Carl V. Reynolds,
state health officer, last week
in answering a letter from
a citizen who complained
about the presence of chewing
gum wads under tables
where food and refreshments
I
P0R1
A Good Comn
lesday, July 26, 1939
iighway No. 130 |
Road Bids Are "
Given Approval
lids Received Two Weeks
Ago For Grading, Surfacing
And Erecting Structures
For Whiteville-Shallotte
Road Accepted
VORK EXPECTED
TO BEGIN SOON
'ompletion Of This 10-Mile
Link Will Give A Paved
Highway From Shallotte
To Whiteville
Bids on a project for gradng
and structures on the last
emaining link of highway 130
rom Shallottc toward Whiteville
ist week received approval of
he State Highway and Public
Vorks Commission, W. Vance
laise, chief engineer announced.
This week, Commissioner A. F. ^
'owell, Jr., of Whiteville, prelicted
that work would be able f
o start on the project within V
wo weeks, it was his opinion,
,nd said that he expected the
rork to start at least within
hat space of time.
Low bid for grading and suracing
on the job was submitted t ?
y W. L. Cobb Construction Co., J
f Decatur, Ga., who named the:
um of $101,097. Low bid for the
tructurcs was submitted by ?
Sowers Construction Company of I
Vhiteville, whose bid was $21,81.80.
;
Charles Farrell j
Is Here Again
'his Time He's Taking Pictures
Of Gardens, But
He Isn't Too Busy To
Take Time Out For A
Fishing Trip
Charlie Farrell of Greensboro,
ith an assignment from The '
niversity Press for the pictures
f the next edition of "Carolina ^
aniens," is spending four days
ere with the Southport Civic _
lub. For the first time both I
outhport and Orton plantation
ill be well pictured in an cdi- 1
on of North Carolina Gardens. J
It may be interesting to note
lat the first edition of that pubcation
sold for $10.00 per copy
nd went about as fast as it
DUld be turned out. The second
lition is designed to be just as
ood, but with much of the ma;rial
from the first volume on ca
and and a desire to place the [)C
:>ok within reach of the average jn
imily, the second edition will re-js(,
lil at $3.50. at
Mr. Farrell took pictures for ju
ie book at Arlie, at the Pem- j,0
roke Jones Estate and Green- j,e
eld Park this past Sunday, ]0.
sming directly from there for
ie more lengthy stay at South- ys
ort. The plans are for pictures js]
t Orton and here in Southport. J0p
Of more interest to Mr. Far-Jej(
;11 were plans for him and jan
leziah to go to the Gulf Stream {jn|
>r one day. Out there, Charlie y,,
iys he is going to make his
outhport friend some real action |
icturcs of the barracuda and )la
ther big fish. If anybody can 'si,
et action pictures of fishing or-g0
nything else it is highly probab- jnj
! that Mr. Farrell can. He is co
ae of the best commercial cam-Jy,,
ramen in North Carolina.
ou
> Be Sanitary j?
lace For Gum ?
arc served, and in other fr<
places where such wads come hii
into contact with human
hands. jhe
"There is absolutely no ex- stl
cuse for the practice of stick- _
ing chewing gum in such '\
places", Dr. Reynolds said,
"and I will go so far as to
advocate that the grade of
any hotel or public eating da
place that fails to keep tables a'
and chairs free from these ze
accumulations be lowered. ha
Anyone who complains of fis
this nuisance, which has be- m
come so prevalent, is justifi- ta
able and is rendering a public w;
service by such constructive
criticism". ar
From a complaint out in M
the State, the board of health S.
has received a letter in which | fu
the writer asked: is
"Has your attention ever j111
(Continued on page 4) jal
' PIL
nunity
PUBLlSf
Oft On L(
|||& Pia - W** ^|||jg
TRAVELERS?Judge an
outhport, together with their
ew York City on the first 1
ip that will last eight montl
Jouthport Coi
Off On E;
Bill Wells Says J
He Called Turn
I
Following a profitable per- i
iod of shrimping at KocKvllle, |
S. C., tho boats of the Wells F
fleet pulled anchor Wednesday
and headed for their home port
here. ^
Wednesday night Bill Wells
had the laugh on other fishermen
who decided to linger j
on at Roekville in hopes that
good catches were still possible
in those waters. High
boat for the day's operations 5
had 7 pounds; one bout came
in with only 2 shrimp to show
for a day's trawling.
Now I'rognosticator William j
is staking his reputation on
the prediction that within 2
weeks shrimp will show up s
here in large numbers.
Carolina Beach ;
Boats Come Here I
ew Canal Cut To The In- '
land Waterway Allows v
Shallow Boats To Come i
Here Easily
The dredging of a canal that t
n be used by light draft boats j *
tween Carolina Beach and the v
land Waterway is apparently *
owing some beneficial results
Southport. Since the first of ?
ly a considerable number of jr
ats from Carolina hieacn nave
en visiting Southport with their |
ids of passengers. 1
Some of these craft go out to
h on the shoals off Bald Head
land and if the weather devels
roughness or the passengers ^
ict, then put in at Southport
d later proceed up the river,
:o the inland waterway and
ence into the smaller canal
ck to Carolina Beach.
In many other cases the boats
ve parties of passengers who; r
nply desire to ride down to [ j
uthport and back without fish- j
g. In such cases they usually j
me down one way and go back j c
e other. I r
The Loafalong, a large yacht!
ncd by Irving Corbett and1 n
ised and operated by Captain t
ick, is one of the most frequent J
iitors to Southport with pas-1 f,
ngers from Carolina Beach. | g
iptain Carl Winner is also a ' s
iquent visitor to Southport with j p
5 boat and passengers. Some- j c
nes the parties have lunch J
re and spend an hour or so. t
rolling about town. j a
Hce Catch Of v
Fish Made Here ?
Fishing out from here for two r
lys last week aboard the Rich- r
dson cruiser of Dr. D. B. Mizlle
of Charlotte, a Lenoir party j s
id splendid luck with the blue v
:h and also took all of the t
ackerel that they wanted. Capin
Albert Arnold of Southport c
as in charge of the boat. g
The party was composed of Mr. v
id Mrs. J. C. Burnhart, Mr. and j t
rs. Fred Ford, Mr. and Mrs. A. I c
Nelson. Mr. Burnhardt is a j a
irniture manufacture Mr. Ford i
likewise engaged with chair | c
anufacturing and Mr. Nelson is' i
i oil distributor.
OT [
IED EVERY WEDNESDAY
)ng Trip 1,
__
d Mrs. E. H. Cranmer, of
son, Mossis, left today for
leg of thir round-the-world
1S.
uple Are
xtended Tour
udge And Mrs. E. H.
/""" A 1 C U
Lranmer nnu ouu nave
Started On A Trip That
Will Keep Them Away
From Southport For Eight
Months
IRST STOP IS
IN CANAL ZONE
Vill Continue From There
Up West Coast And
Thence Across Pacific
Ocean To Points In
Asia And Africa
Judge and Mrs. E. H. Cranmer
ind their son. Morris. left today
or New York City from which
>oint they plan to sail Saturday
or Panama Canal Zone.
There they will visit Mr. and
rtrs. E. H. Arrington and family
or a time before taking paslagc
on a boat going up the west
:oast .and thence across the Paciic
to Manilla.
Talking last week to Judge
Dranmer about the trip, he static!
that the boat upon which they
lad booked passage would probibly
touch several ports in Asia
ind that before they returned to
he United States they likely
vould visit at least one port in
Ifrica.
Judge Cranmer said that he
lad never before been abroad and
hat he was looking foward with
;een interest to this voyage,
irhinh win tako him and his fam- I
ly virtually around the world.
The Cranmers expect to be
;one from Southport for about 8
nonths.
Numerous Cases
Tried In Court
lumber Of Cases Covering J
Variety Of Offenses Are
Disposed Of Here In Recorder's
Court Before j
Judge Stanaland
The case against Nancy Clem110ns,
white, for slander of an
nnocent woman, was dismissed
londay in Recorder's court when i
udge Walter M. Stanaland deided
that the defendant was not
esponsiblc for her actions.
Nancy, Janie and Mae Clemnons,
white, were found not guily
of assault.
Willie Clemmons, white, was
ound guilty of assault and was |
iven 90 days on the roads, this
entence being suspended upon
layment of a fine of $25.00 and j
osts.
Jack Bragg, white, pleaded guil-1
y to charges of drunken driving:
nd was given a sentence of 6
nonths on the roads. Judgment
. as suspended upon payment of
. fine of $50.00, the costs of
he case, the defendant to surender
his driver's license for 12
nonths.
The identical sentence was pased
in the case of John Sloan,
I'hite, who also pleaded guilty
o charges of drunken driving.
J. W. Blanton, white, was
harged with fraud. He pleaded
ruilty to charges of larceny and
i'as given 3 months on the roads,
his judgment being suspended up>n
payment of a fine of $50.00
.nd costs.
Mrs. R. D. Laine, white, was
harged with aiding and abetting
n a fraud, but this case was nol
(Continued on page 4)
The Pilot Covers I
Brunswick County I
$1.50 PER YEAfk I
^?? ? jjM
Experts Discuss I
Plans For Local I
Landing Field I
Wilmington Men Who Have B
Been Identified With Prtt- I
gress Of Aviation Met I
Here Last Night WitH I
Local Citizens a
WILL INVESTIGATE I
SEVERAL SITE5 I
Visitors Tell Of Advantages I
Of Having Landing Field B
Near City And Promise I
Their Cooperation I
Three Wilmington men inti- I
mately identified with the pro- a
gress of aviation in their city I
met last night with the mayor,
members of the board of alder- fl
men and several other citizens I
for the purpose of discussing a
plans for the construction of an I
air port at Southport.
The visitors were Mears Harris,
Jr., Warren Pennington and Bill I
Bctts. They spoke of the rapid R
advance being made in the realm I
of aviation and stressed the im- H
portance of having Southport I
keep pace with progress. Turn- E
ing to a more practical vein, I
Harris said that there were many I
upstate people who now use their
planes to commute to the beaches I
for swimming and fishing on
week-ends. Pennington told of the E
visit of several pilots who had R
asked about Southport. B
A map of the city of South- I
port and the immediate surround
ing territory was gone over and I
plans were made to investigate K
| several desirable sites for the
I londimr Mavnr Eriksen. J. J. j|
" -
Loughlin and VV. B. Keziah wero
named members of a committe*
to thoroughly investigate the feasibility
of locating a landing field
at Southport.
Port Commission
Members Named
Terms Of Membership Of
Four Members Had Expired
But Every One Of I
! Them Was Re-Appointed I
At a joint meeting of the board I
of county commissioners and city 1
| aldermen last week the election , I
I of members of the port com mis- I
I sion was gone into. I
The meeting resulted in the re- 1
I election ot all members of tha fl
| commission whose terms had ek- fl
j pired. These were H. M. Shannon, 1
chairman. S. B. Smith, George R. I
Foulke and L. C. Brown. Tbf I
term of office of Brown and .?
Smith expired two years ago; I
that of Messrs. Shannon and 11
Foulke just recently. The legis- 1
lative act under which the pdrt 1
(Continued on page 4) I
Allot Funds To I
1 / 1" 4- S* A */% |
HIUUllUUl Jl/rcio
?*
The State Highway and Public F
Works commission Monday announced
that the sum of $1,000
has been tentatively allotted for
the maintenance of highways
within the city limits of the city . |
of Southport.
At the same time it was announced
that $100 has been tentatively
allotted for similar work
within the city limits of Shallotte.
Tide Table |
Following Is the tide table I
for Southport during the next pj
week. These hours are appre- p
ximately correct and were fur- I
nished The State Port Pile* I
through the courtesy of the I
Cape Fear Pilot's Association I
High Tide Low It* 9
TIDE TABLE R
Thursday, July 27 ; I
4:31 a. m. 10:41 a. m. I
5:03 p. m. 11:23 p. m. I
Friday, July 28 i I
5:27 a. m. 11:31 a. m. I
5:51 p. m. ???? I
Saturday, July 29 I
6:14 a. m. 0:11 a. m. I
6:33 p. m. 12:20 p. m. 1
Sunday, July 30 'I
7:12 a. m. 0:57 a. m. 9
7:'2 p. m. 1:07 p. m. J
Monday, July 31 H
7:34 a. m. 1:40 a. m. I
7:49 p. m. 1:51 p. m. I
Tuesday, August 1 j 1
8:12 a. m. 2:19 a. m. 1
8:25 p. m. 2.32 p.' in. ' I
Wednesday, August 2 j
8:48 a. m. 2:56 a.m. ' II
j 9:00 p. m. 3:08 p. m. | I