ijB.t Of The News
M,i The Time
tlMaTvE^ NO. 52
cation Madel
^Extension Of J
Power Lines
" Mile-" Of Power Line
By Communities
^^Klumbus And BrunsCounties,
Bishop
|HRK IS COMPLETE
Jf.) Be Tabulated And
Washington, D.
I Headouarters Of
In Immediate
Future
p B sliop, superintendB-'itwick
Electric
r. proration, said this
| tion is being
60 i i itional miles of
in Brunswick
, Hry the desired exHg.
foi additional mile -
tii, Mill Creek road: 1
L.i- , community: at
Beach and Long Beaeh.
. ke a total of 26
; miles which would
H - and would
^ j.: prospective mem^ irr.bus
county the pro||
wiotis are in the folratios:
Old Dock.
fg Gr.st and Braswell;
1 Rnord.
iB _ iu ill iivm ' M
county. This
. additional 34- i
I . serve ill new
K, ai would contact 26 !
I ors.
I this phase of ;
I pie ted Monday. |
1.. ita has been put in'
I _ with the mem- i
I will go to !
I ais in Washington,
I ... for an addiI
is nearing completion on!
I :.to the Village 1
I: and from Sol- . i
L alt way No. 130, J
I k county. It is ]
I thesi aliases of the j
L a. . energized early j
Lwick P.-T. | ]
pning Meeting
[tint Meeting Of The 1
inswick Council Of P.A.
Scheduled For
nary 30th At 7:30
. i
i will be an important !
[ the Brunswick Coun- j
ceil of Parent-Teacher
tens on Tuesday. January . t
i'.M p. m. in the Bolivia j
c-itorium. The executive ,
te will meet at 7 o'clock
i p.-t. a.. Mrs. W. C. v
Jttsi lent, will be hostess a
' charge of the devoti- n
ecial music and the social 0
B attesting program on: z
Bat Steps in Education," p
Be planned by the Council a
Br Mrs. Geo. Cannon. E
B A. M. Alderman, district t
and Miss Annie Mac j,
county superintendent |
Bfcls. will be guest speak- i
*
B the business session j9
ill be made for the Inter- Iv
Debating, Declamation, ,"
B ami Glee Club Con- f
interested in P.^T. A. j|
I to attend this ?
'
m Interest In j*
Bower Exhibits
B^'i'k County People 1
H 8e More Interested J
B"> Ever Before In
Bj^llia Show In Wil*
B; '-ape ' ar Garden Club
annual Camellia
: 05 February 14th and this
event vili evoke more j
* usual interest in Bruns- j
B;J,Jr-ty by reason of the
I'st of camellias from
^ajar.ta; ami possibly a
other points in Brunsrr.ore
t;.lan varieties;
Hi""'1 nving at Orton,
B^' hi.i.nv. the horticulto
have between 75
*' kinds in bloom by the
7" All varieties fb
B" time will be ex ^;*
' February 20,
BJ/n- F. c. will stage its
Bie ,v Mr- Hragaw has
B^"' as a judge at that
Bi-t il ''' possible he may
r lucd on page four)
THI
Southport E
' ?" " - wer mm p? ~~
"fSf !&
^EBf
CAGERS?Here are .the
jasketball squads. Shown ab
ight, front row: John D. O'
jew is, Billie Willis, Rudolph
Ford, manager, E. C. Watts, J
ian, John Julius Swain, Bro
lay Richards. Below are the
trw: Doris Ilickman, Leperlis
:1a Arnold, Joy Arnold; Top
Mary Florence Moore, Perl M
Watts, Annis Jean Weeks.?(
Chamber Of <
Here Adopt;
\ttendance At Membership M
Monday Night Cu
The constitution and by-la
,y Chamlier of Commerce was
neeting of the membership
light. No changes in any of tl
Judge Walter M. Stanaland,
ice-president of the organization, >""
cted as chairman and called the
leeting to order in the absence
f president L. T. Yaskell, who |
at hie iinmp with influen
> CIO ill IIk
a. Charles Mathews, of Bald
lead Island, one of the directors,
cted as clerk and secretary. W. j
5. Keziah, secretary, served as 1
reasurer in the absence of James J 1
I. Harper. i i
Despite a suggestion by one of |
he members present tor a brief i
ession, out of respect to the bad
feather, illness and absence of i
lany enthusiastic members, con-1
iderable time was devoted to j ,
pep" talks. Among those speakng
being Churchill Brag&w, of
)rton, H. H. Thomas, of Fort ,
,'aswell, Judge Stanaland, Mr.
lathews and Harry L. Mintz, Jr. j ,
Only four of the nine directors '
fere present, these being Math-1 ;
ws, Stanaland, Bragaw and 1
ieziah. Others were ill. Despite!
(Continued On Page 4) 1 i
More Than Tw
And Girls (
There are 44 students front .
Brunswick county attending J ;
various Southern colleges. Eigh- j
teen of this number are girls | ;
and 26 are boys. They are: i
W. C. U. N. C. at Greens- .
boro: Betty Chinnis and Betty j
Lou Powell, Leland: Wilma
June Thomas, Shallotte: and ,
Muriel Ward, Ash: Flora McDonald
College at Red Springs:
Mary Mercer Johnson, Winnabow;
E. C. T. C. at Greenville:
Lois Brady, Ash: Anna Taylor,
Malcont Frink and David Watson,
Southport; National Cathedral
at Washington, D. C.: Judy
Foulke, Winnabow; Peace Junior
College at Raleigh: Louise
Niernsee, Southport: Boiling
Springs College at Boiling
Springs: Marion Jenrette, Ash;
Charleston College, in Charles- i
ton, S. C.: Mary Dick Cannon, |
Southport; Atlantic Christian
i STi
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two Southport high school
ove are the boys. Left to
Daniel, Bill Shannon, Ted
Sellers. Top row: Claude
ohnie Simmons, Jack C'hristher
Christian, and Coach
girls. Left to right, front
Smith, Doris Corletle, Gilrow:
Coach Ray Richards,
[ae Lewis, Annie Margaret
Cut courtesy Star-News.)
Commerce
> Constitution
leeting Held In Courthouse
t Short By Flu
ws of the Brunswick Coununanimously
adopted at a
in the courthouse Monday
he sections were suggested.
Bolivia Moves
* < it TI
AHeau in miccj
The Bolivia high school cagprs
defeated the Waccamaw
basketball team in a doubleheader
played ill the Waccamaw
gymnasium .Monday night.
The Bolivia hoys won, -10-24,
and the girls, 48-26.
The victories mo veil Bolivia
into a commanding lead in the
county series.
R. Burris and R. Ration, of
Bolivia, scored seven points
each, while Inman aiid I'ruitt
paced the attack of the Waccamaw
five. Stone and Cannon
led the Bolivia girls with 21
points each, with Mavis Brady
leading the Waccamaw sextet.
Note: This is the only record
of play reported this week.
o Score Boys
)ff To College
College: Irene Clemmons,
Southport; Wingate Junior College,
in Wingate: FairleeLewis.
Supply: Fassifern School Henderson
vi lie: Marion Frink;
Louisburg College, Louisburg:
Margaret Watts. Eddie Jelks,
Anna Katherine Garrett, Southport;
Talmadge Sellers, Elwood
Mints. Shallotte: Duke University,
Durham: Josephine Wolf,
Southport; E. G. Goodman, Leland;
University of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill: Dan Walker,
Southport; Charles Gaylord, Leland;
Neal Thomas, Norwood
Brooks, Shallotte; N. C. State,
Raleigh: Joe Ruark, Southport;
John Holden. Supply; University
of Richmond, Richmond, Va.:
Jack Taylor, Winnabow; Temple
University: Claude McCall,
Southport; Davidson College,
Davidson: Edward Taylor,
(Continued on page 4)
ME 1
d News paper Ii
Southport, N. C., Wedr
Native Of Brui
Be Honored
Supreme Coi
Judge Alfred Moore, Associa
Churchyard At C
The 150th anniversary ol
Supreme Court of the Unite
celebrated Tuesday when mt
association take part in a pi
the Southport high school aiu
begin at 2:80 o'clock and the
On Saturday a night letter ad-*dressed
to "Hon. The Mayor, Old j "
Brunswick, Near Southport, N. i
C." was delivered to C. Ed. i
Taylor. It was from Sol Bloom,
Congressional Representative from ,
New York, and contained the fol- j
lowing message:
"The joint congressional commit- |
tee on the 150th anniversary of
the Commencement of the
Supreme court of the United
States is advised that Associate
Justice Alfred Moore is buried in
the St. Phillips churchyard cemetery
in your city. Your cooperation
in arranging appropriate
ceremony for laying a wreath on
his grave on February 1st will j
be greatly appreciated. We would '
like to receive your suggestion
and trust that in cooperation with .
local bar association, civic group j
and officials you will arrange for i
such ceremony and also send us j
for our records clippings of news- ;
paper accounts, photographs and
copies of speeches delivered."
Without attempting to explain '
to Congressman Bloom that the
last mayor of the Town of Brunswick
was long since dead, Mr.
Taylor began at once to work up
a program suitable for the occasion.
At a call meeting of the
local bar association Tuesday the
following program was outlined:
Music by high school glee club, j
One Hundred and Fifthieth An-1
niversary of the Commencement I
of the work of the Supreme Court
of the United States, C. Ed.
Taylor, Dean of the local Bar
Association, presiding as master
of ceremonies.
Introduction of Hon. Clifton
Moore by R. I. Mintz, of South- j
port Bar. j >
Historical sketch by Hon. Clif- r
ton Moore of the Burgaw Bar.
Presentation of Hon. H. L. j
Lyon, Jr. of Whiteville Bar, by
J. W. Ruark, of Southport Bar. 1
Introduction of Hon, Jno D.
I Bellamy by Hon. H. L. Lyon, Jr., |
i President of District Bar.
I Address by Hon. Jno. D. Bel- j
lamy. Dean of Wilmington Bar.
i Placing wreath on grave of ]
1 Associate Justice Alfred Moore (r
J by a delegation of three from ^
the Bar Association of Whiteville, i,
Burgaw, Wilmington, Southport.! (
Following is an extract from j
historical sketches of North Car- [
olina. by Wheeler, furnished by j
Louis T. Moore', of Wilmington: ir
"Alfred Moore, Senior, of r
I Brunswick, was a son of Judge
i Maurice Moore. He was born on' a
! the 21st of May, 1755. He was f
sent to Boston to acquire his edu- s
| cation, and while there was of- f
fered a Commission in the Royal
Army, 1768; this was declined, f
but the presence of a large garri- s
son, the friendship of one of it's c
officers, added to a taste for a' a
military profession, led him to! e
acquire accurate knowledge of
military tactics, which soon was c
destined, to be called irno the ,.
active service of his country and j
usefulness to her cause. ij.
"In 1775 he was appointed a a
Captain in the 1st Regiment of j
North Carolina Continental troops. s
which was commanded by his
uncle. Colonel James Moore. He {
marched with his Company to ^
Charleston, and was on duty there r
(Continued On Page 4)
j a
Hopes Air Mail
A Reality Soon *
Aviation Official Expresses c
Hope That Day Not Fari
Removed When South- J1
port Will Have Advant- j J
age Of Air Mail
Some time ago this paper published
a story and map of a proposed
air pick-up mail route, 1
touching Southport. It was the |
idea of the All American Aviation,
Inc., of Wilmington, Del.,
Richard C. DuPont being the
president.
Shortly after the publication of
the story Postmaster L. T. Yas- c
kell had a letter from Mr. Du a
Pont, expressing gratification at' c]
the co-operation and the hope j
that definite plans for the sys-, (
tern would be worked out. |j
This week Mr. Du Pont wrote1
W. B. Ke?iah, executive secretary i
of the Brunswick County Cham-it
ber of Commerce. As in the case i
of the letter to postmaster Yas- j (
kell, Mi'. Keziah was advised that
plans were still rather indefinite. 1
(Continued on page 4)
fifc , A
POR]
i A Good Cor
lesday, January 25, 1*
tiswick To
As Part Of
art Ceremony
ite Justice, Lies Buried In
Id St. Phillips
' the commencement of the
rl States will be fittingly
?mbers of the district bar
ogram to be presented in
litorium. The program will
public is cordially invited.
Local Theatre
Suffers Heavy
Fire Damage
Fire broke out in the operating
room of the Amuzu
theatre about 10:15 o'clock Friday
night while the second
show was in progress, and before
the flames could be brought
under control the machinery
had been entirely destroyed.
This and damage done the
building and other fixtures
amounted to about S4.000.00,
the entire loss being covered by
insurance.
With flames licking out the
roof of the building near the
front, spectators were given the
impression that the interior of
the theatre auditorium was a
blazing inferno. Good work by
the volunteer firemen soon had
the fire well in hand, and so
well did they do their work
that the frame building next
door never appeared in imminent
danger of burning.
Price Furpless, proprietor of
the local movie house, already
has workmen busy repairing
damage and installing new
equipment and he has announced
that he expects to have the
plant ready to go again within
two or three weeks.
Body Of Man Is
Found In River
Savassa Negro Found On
Bank Of River; Companion
On Fateful Hunting
Trip Is Still Missing
Coroner John G. Caison, of
Brunswick county, reported last
light that the body of Fred
Veston, negro, who was lost
vhile on a hunting trip in the
hipe Fear river with a companon
Friday afternoon, was found
ate yesterday afternoon about a
nile below Navassa on the banks
if the Cape Fear.
Weston apparently died from
iccidental drowning or may have
rozen to death, Coroner Caison
laid. There were no marks of
oul play, he said.
The negro left Navassa with
mother by the name of Bryant
ibout 5 o'clock Friday afternoon
in a hunting trip down the river
ind apparently their boat capsiz:d
in the stream, he stated.
Weston swam ashore but evilently
could not get over a narow
ravine on the river shore,
lis body was found by a searchng
party in some shallow water
ind the negro may have frozen
n the severe cold, the corOner
aid.
Bryant has not been found, but
he searching party will try dragging
the river for the body this
norning, Coroner Caison said.
When the two men, who lived
it Navassa, failed to return home
"riday night, a searching party
vas organized yesterday and it
tarted looking in the woods beween
Wilmington and Navassa.
The boat the two men were
ising has not been located, the
oroner said.
Rites Held For
Jesse Andrews
*ev, C. N. Phillips Conducts
Funeral Services
For Resident Of Shallotte
Area Who Died Thursday
Funeral services were held Frilay
for Jesse Andrews, who died
it his home near Shallotte Thurslay.
Mr. Andrews, a farmer and
ife-Iong resident of Brunswick
:ounty, had been in declining
lealth for the past few years.
Rev. C. N. Phillips, pastor of
<ew Hope Methodist Church, conlucted
the funeral services and
ntcrment was made in the Pierce
:emetery.
Mr. Andrews is survived by
hree sons: D. C. Andrews, proni(Qontinued
on page four)
r m
nmunlty
)40 pudij
Thar's Iron In'
pr???
scrapper?Blond-h<
host of friends for himself
against a more experience
Golden Gloves Tournamen
quest of greater glory thi
on February 5-6-7.?(Cut i
Influenza Ep
Now In F
; Hospital Is Crowded Wil
From Influenza; Ca
The current flu epide
Hospital full to overflowi
other cases in private hom
Winter Leads With
One- Two Punch
King Winter let go with hi*
; one-two wallop within the pasl
; four days to make this the mosl
unaccountable, and at the sann
time the most severe, weathei
experienced in several years.
Friday there was sleet an<
j snow. Not enough locally t<
| make any show, but more that
I a sprinkling in other section!
j of the county. And on the heel:
I of this came sub-freezing wea
ther over the week-end. Some
whal warmer Monday, Tuesday
brought a torrential downpour
topped off by a few flashes ol
| lightning and a sudden plum
meting of the temperature. Dur
I iittr the night sleet and snow
again fell throughout many set
tions of the .county.
Wc venture no predictions foi
tomorrow.
Artist Is Busy
Working At Or to
Mrs. F. Bush, famous througl
out both the United States ar
foreign countries for her supei
home and garden pictures, a
rived at Orton Plantation toda
from New England. With h(
famous cameras she will be thei
for several days.
Reynolds Urg
Marijuana
Dr. Carl V. Reynolds, * stal
health officer, asserted last nigl
that a state and federal invest
gation should be made to dete:
mine whether North Carolir
High school boys and girls smol'
marijuana cigarettes.
Tuesday Rev. M. J. Adam
Baptist minister of Rutherfordtoi
asserted that "the greatest mei
ace to the schools of our state
marijuana, and it is present i
all tlie high schools I have visi
ed."
Dr. Reynolds said the fact tlu
statement was made by "a mil
ister of the gospel gives it sue
weight that it should be tho:
oughly investigated."
"I think", he added, "that M
Adams should inform state ar
; federal officials, confidentially,
i he wishes, in just what schoo
he observed the use of this dai
(gerous drug, and that the o
ificials should get to the botto
| of the matter and clear it u
j hewing to the line and lettir
?
.OT
SHED EVERY WEDNESDA
Them Thar Fists
j
I ''* "*1t l?sS8& "'v
jaded Johnie Simmons made I
when he made his game stanM
>d opponent in the Star-NewB
t last season. He goes back il
5 year when the meet is helH
jourtesy Star-News.) I
idemic Is
'ull Swing Hen
th Patients, Many Sufferin
ses Appear To Be Mild
mic has the Dosher Memoru
p.g, not to mention scores c
es of the town and county.
-* Dr. L. C. Fergus said Tuesda
? | that influenza had indeed read
| ed the epidemic stage in th
locality, but added "We are migl
i ty lucky that most of the cast
I have been mild". Dr. M. M. Rosei
" baum, Shallotte physician, sa
' Monday that the appearance i
' , flu was general throughout h
1 | territory.
! Hospital patients suffering fro
this complaint include: Senati
r and Mrs. S. Bunn Frink, Mil
'Winnie Willis, Mrs. R. S. Hart
' son, Mrs. L. T. Yaskell, all i
' | Southport: Mrs. M. E. Chadwic
1 Mrs. Violet Hewett and the twii
* of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hewel
* (Continued on page 4)
! ?
Miss Kate Evans
* ,
| Buried Monda1
. i
Elderly Resident Of Winnj
bow Community Died 1
P Dosher Memorial Hospil
al Saturday Followin
Cvlan/lor] 11 Inocq
AiVI>U\,u aasa.wv
I Funeral services for Miss Kat
11
L. Evans, 77, of Town Creek, wl
ii-' died at 10 o'clock Saturday nigl
id at the J. Arthur Dosher Memorii
rb hospital at Southport after a
r- illness of several months, wei
ly held at 2:30 o'clock Monday afte
r noon from the Zion Methodii
re church at Town Creek.
' (Continued On Page 4)
es Probe Of
Reports In N. C
te | the chips fall where they may
it I Dr. Clyde Erwin, state superii
i- [ tcndent of public instruction, sa
r-1 he had heard no reports, besidi
13 | Mr. Adams', of the use of the se
;e stimulant by High school stu<
1 ents.
s I "I have been connected wil
n J the public schools in this stai
}' J as teacher, principal and superb
1S j tendent", Dr. Erwin said, "ar
^ this is the first I've ever heai
] of this problem in the publ
| school. In fact, I believe thi
v ' things generally relating to crin
,h | in our public schools are on tl
r_ j down grade?that they are le
j than they were several years ag
r. j The general citizenship attitui
iti of our High school students seen
if to be improving."
ls Dr. Reynolds, who was instri
i- mental in having marijuana i
f- eluded in North Carolina's ant
m narcotics law, said he was grave
p, | concerned over the statement I
igMhc Baptist minister.
The Pilot Covers
Brunswick County
i
i
1 *1.50 PER YEA!
British Wartime
' Policy Affecting
Brunswick Farms
Raleigh And Washington
Evincing Growing Concern
Over The Decline of
Agricultural Exports
TOBACCO CROP IS
FEELING WAR PITCH
Embargo On American Tobacco
Invoked By The
British to Have Telling
Effect Upon The
Brunswick Farms
j Grave concern over the British
imposition of import and shipping
restrictions that threaten to deprive
American farmers of export
markets, particularly tobacco,
i upon which they are dependant
for economic security, is being
voiced by the people of Columbus
county during the past week.
The British effort to defeat
Germany has shut American agriculture
products out of the German
markets, through the use of
I the naval blockade, and is closing
the doois of her own markets as
j well.
Back of the Kiitish action is a
Idesiie to conserve foreign exchange
in this country for pur|
chase of war materials and to
I strengthen economic and politi'
cal ties with allied and friendly ^
! nations in Europe with empire
countries by obtaining farm products
f.om them.
Although officials in Washing'
I? -n- tir.lt nn/larclonrl the Rrit
~'| lUil tail ?H.I1 UIIUVIUVU1>V< k?v .....
t i ish viewpoint, the restrictions on
rf put chase of farm pioducts from
n this country have been a keen
(j disappointment.
They have come too, on top of
such matters as British censorship
of the American mails, the
forcing of American ships into
British ports, and Britains icfusal
to recognize the American neutrality
zone. j.
y The whole has created consid"
erable irritation, and while there
has been no comment from the
State Department, semi-authorita?
tive expressions undoubtedly have
made clear to the British embassy
j] that American public opinion is
. being adversely affected.
" EXPORTS DECLINE
The British trade progtam hBCS
? hit hardest American producers
V ! of tobacco, cotton, wheat and
15 fruits. The volume of American
v farm goods moving abroad started
declining after tiie war started:
v and in November, the latest
lc month from which complete fi51
gutes are available, it was the
is smallest for that month since
the drought year of 1934.
11 "This situation is likely to con31
tinuc thiough much of 1940", the
sf Agriculture Department said in a
report on the export outlook.
31
I Light Session Of
County Court
' Judge And Solicitor Work
u Way Through Abbreviat7
ed Session Before Noon
On Monday of This Week
' Judge Walter M. Stanaland and
" Solicitor Joe Ruark cleared up a
short docket in Recorder's Court
S Ku nnnn Mnndav.
- F.
E. Hicks, reckless operation
of an automobile, $25.00 fine and
lc costs, $15.00 of the fine being reIC
mitted towards paying the costs,
it William Benson, driving while
at: drunk, pleaded guilty. He was
,r taxed with $50.00 fine and costs
re and his license revoked for six
r- (Continued on page 4>
St ;
Tide Table
Following Is the tide table
for Southport during the next
! week. These hours are approximately
correct and were fur?
nlshed The State Port Pile*
? through the courtesy of the
Cape Fear Pilot's Association
j1' High Tide Low 1W
it TIDE TABLE
ix
Thursday, December 21
3:05 a. m. 9:46 a. m.
* 3:31 p. m. 9:48 p. m?
'? Friday, December 22
n" 1:05 a. m. 10:37 a. m.
Id 4:31 p. m. 10:36 p. m.
Saturday, December 23
1C 4:59 a. m. 11:27 a. m.
lt 5:25 p. m. 11:25 p. m.
i? Sunday, December 24
tc 5:47 a. in. _____
s>? 6:17 p. in. 12:17 p. m.
o. Monday, December 25
le 6:32 a. m. 0:14 a. m.
is j 7:00 p. m. 1:07 p. m.
Tuesday, December 26
u- 7:16 a. m. 1:04 a. m.
n. 7:46 p. m. 1:55 p. in.
j. Wednesday, December 27
]y 8:01 a. m. 1:55 a. m.
}y 8:32 p. m. 2:42 p. m
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