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Wjfost Of The News I All The Time S^twelve. nc [Trial 0 1 Suit ( I Tern Iw Luther A. Hamiitoi Wft Unrehead City Is Pre Hiding Over Civil Cour ere This Week HiW'N-OUT trial W IS IN PROSPEC" J Of Southport Is On< B yhe Defendants In Being Tried In ' Court Here pf the S50,000.00 suit i] <: Southport, Phil s.l Leila Smith Torger jffPr.J day this morning, an indication of : nej Monday and i presided over by Judg A Hamilton of Morehea' , -terday was consum ting a jury, and i necessary to summons i pj; venire before the neces HT:2 men were chosen. Onl; was heard, Mrs. hi ^ Bollock, of Tabor City, (>: teacher of the Edwara for whose death his admir or. Chas. E. Cause, seek cover the sum of $50,000.0( instating the city in th i are Irvin B. Tucker o ville and R. I. Mintz o port W. B. Campbell. Wil on. and J. W. Ruark c port represent Phillip Allei Torgerson is unrepresented >r brother has been grant rmission to interplead, an esented by C. Ed Taylor c ort plaintiff is represented b Henry of the Lumberto >f Varser. Mclntyre an R. H. Burns of Whit< 3d S. B. Frink of South divorce cases were settle Janie Holden was grant vorce from Morton Holde: grounds of imcompatibil !lie Lanier was granted j from Ruby Lanier upoi unds of 2 years separa ! Are Some Tips On Essa) aluable Pointers An i For Benefit O ;nts Trying For $10( !ash Being Offeret orestry Department In the county-wide school essa; Best on ' Why We Should Pro B Our Forests From Fire' pe is already evidence of grea pest on the part of the chil k teachers and general publit lite Brunswick County Cham tcf Commerce secretary is al cy being deluged with request to school children for informa B and data that will enabl ra to write humdingers in th ? of essays. hasmuch as it would be a har 4 to write all of these, chil o the information they asl and as it would be unfai advise some children and no *rs. Secretary W. B. Keziai living here a few suggestion * may be helpful to the chil 5 in stressing points of thei B^Vhtr woodland is burned ove B deal of fertilizing ele B' ne-rSSary to plpnt life i B Along with it goes mucl F:--r. w.iich if not injured b; B wouki have untimately bee f!Jiuch value to the landownei B* succeeding fire goes furthe ^improverishing the land an B^-'s it less fit for the grow B ?f timber or anything else. I **U forested areas catch an rainwater, supplying thi Bfaally to trees and plant lif< B? affording a reliable sourc V supply to the flow of stream! B the wooded area is larg Bj?h. This prevents the stream tying up and the perishin . of game fish. B"' over areas becom an(i baked. Rainwater whic I areas is practicall B|?w.-cpt away into stream! iiporary floods. On ac BjJ' of the inability of rain t areas such of th B..'" ' th as is spared b B. JM what new growth i B1 is of poor quality an ialue. B^'l large fires result in th K~?ing of much bird an B|?al life, and many of thes nimals are very vail 35 game. When they peris I' flr we lose a valuable af H ^ addition to the timber tha *stroyed. | (Continued on page 4) THI ). 8 4-PAGE f $50,000 loing On 1 i Of Super i * - CONTEST 1 n . w ^ 0 Mra 1 8rT \ HH d $$ '' a We A SL lllll: ' : i a Jr"*;.| MLMMmm:' . a L ' 1 IFot ^*AjW' r. H Iv'i H * ^1 a HU^j|w 3 f f-n >. ?,-. , H^H9nffiHBM|jj^': ^hhhiihh d" WINNER?Graham Arlis lf tractive two and one-half yea IC. P. Willetts, who won the y "Babies Popularity Contest" 1 n Arliss polled 2978 votes in thi d Star-News Cut a This Is Clean-L -| For City* a I a I . I" .- Special Arrangements Are Being Made For Removal: Of Trash And Unsightly Rubbish Before the Coming Week-End r GETTING READY FOR VISITORS ( e Easter Usually Brings Many 1 f Outsiders Into Town, And 1 31 City Officials Want To ' i | Be At Best This is clean-up week in South- 1 y port, and Mayor John D. Erick- 1 i- sen has asked all citizens of the town to cooperate in cleaning up 1 t all trash and unsightly rubbish ' - before the holiday week-end. 1 ' The clean-up campaign comes 1 ! - i-I* ? than iifingl this ' "it Ult cat uvi u>ui> year, because Easter is early. The i s idea is to get things in good 1 shape before the usual influx of e Spring visitors who usually be- < e gin coming in about the time of Easter week-end. d In mapping out the schedule - for the trash trucks this week, 15 arrangements have been made to n ? dispose of an unusual amount of e' , rubbish, and as many extra men s as necessary will be added to the t) I* city force, according to Mayor ei r Eriksen. si ; Traces History J Of Ft. Cas n *. Visitors to Fort Caswell frer quently ask the names of the j d various great concrete batteries, one of which has been converted into two great outdoor swimd miijg pools, fed by the warm 1 s salt well. ' As the names of the batteries e appear to be of general inter3, est, W. B. Keziah, secretary of e the Brunswick Chamber of s Commerce, has dug from old g history the name of each, with brief data relative to the men e for whom it was named. This h information is as follows: y Battery Caswell?Named for 3, Richard Caswell, first governor of the State of North Carolina, 0 an officer in the Revolutionary e Army and an outstanding memy ber of the Continental Congress, s Battery Swift?Named for d Captain Alexander J. Swift. He was a member of the U. S. e Army Engineers and was em1 ployed in "the construction of ic Fort Caswell. He died of dii seases contracted in the field h during the Mexican War. Battery Bagley?For Ensign t Worth Bagley, United States Navy- He was killed in action at Cardenas, Cuba. May 11, ST A Got S TODAY < Damage n Special ior Court WINNER 'W ty.-W/ ; ^ f I -MM W^gK' SwbB* ' ShBt 1 ^ ' ., J^9H|:- ; l '-'"r;''... y'v'-1" ::' ' " ;.:-'j'': ^4-<*' >s Willetts, of Bolivia, ai ir-old son of Mr. and Mr; first prize in the Bolivi ivhich closed Friday nigh: a contest. Jp Week Of Southpori Gause Is Named Horton Manager Announcement was made Tuesday from State Headquarters for Lieutenant Governor VVilkins P. Horton that Chas E. Gause, Brunswick county tax collector, has been appointed county manager for the Horton gubernatorial campaign. This information came from fudge Daniel L. Bell, state manager for Mr. Horton. Although the only elective office ever sought by Mr. Gause aas membership on the county board of education, he is thoroughly familiar with the political set-up of the county and plans to wage an aggressive campaign for his man. Special Music At Baptist Churci There will be special Easte lusic at both the morning an zoning services at Southpoi baptist church Sunday. At til I'ening hour the three choirs < le churches will combine the: fforts in rendition of specii 3lections. Of Names well Batteriei 1898, and was the first American naval officer to be killed In the Spanish-American War, Ensign Bagley was a brother of Mrs. Josephus Daniels, wife of the U. S. Ambassador to Mexico. Battery Shipp ? for Firsl Lieutenant William E. Shipp of the Tenth Calvary. He war killed at the battle of Sar Juan, in Cuba, during the Spanish-American War. Battery Madison ? Namec for Surgeon William S. Madison, Third United States Infantry. He was killed in actior with Indians near Fort Howard, Wisconsin, on May 14 1821. Battery McDonough ? Nam ed for First Lieutenant Fatricl McDonough of the Artillerj Corps, United States Army. H( was killed in action at the bat tie of Fort Erie in Canada or August 15, 1814. Battery McKavett?For Cap tain Henry McKavett of th( Eighth United States Infantry He was killed in action on Sept 21, 1846, at the battle of Mon terey, Mexico. ATE )d News paper 1 Southport, N. C., Wedm > Only One Change ! Made In County ' Election Board tMcKinley Hewett Takes Place Of The Late S. W. _ Watts On The Brunswick _ County Board Of Elections ROURK - MILLIKEN OTHER MEMBERS George T. Rourk Has Been Chairman Of Brunswick County Board Of Elections For Many Years G. T. Ruork of Shallotte, veteran member of the Brunswick county board of elections, and Robert Milliken, secretary of that body, have been reappointed by the state board of elections. McKinley Hewett of Shallotte is the Republican member of the board. He was named to succeed the late S. W. Watts, who served for years as minority representative on the board of elections. One of the far reaching changes in the election laws made by the 1939 General Assembly has to do with setting up a new system of registration in primary elections. Heretofore, only the general election registration book has been used for both primaries and elections. Under the new law there will be separate registration books for primaries and elections. The voters will be entered on the primary registration book of the party of which he is a member and hereafter only the primary registration books will be furnished the registrars for the primaries, t- There will be either a complete 3. relisting of voters or a new regisa tration in each county in the j. state, as may be determined by *' the County Board of Elections of each county, at the meeting of _ such on Saturday, March 23rd. In those counties in which a new registration is ordered the books will be open during the _. J^spad registration period before the May primary. In the new registration the voter will be registered on the general registration book and also on the appropriate primary registration book in accordance with his party affiliation. Independents will not be regis tered on any primary book. In those counties in which a relisting of voters instead of a new registration shall be ordered, the Chairman of the County Board of Elections, with such assistance as may be necessary, will begin on April 2nd to transcribe to new general registration books the names of all persons shown by poll books, to have voted in the elections or primaries of 1936 and 1938. A list of all names on the old registration books, not shown by the poll books to have voted, will be published or advertised and such as are thus published or advertised will have to appear during the regular registration period and show their right to I remain registered. After the I "n^.Aa V<airo Wn ppliflfpr] on nPW liailico lia>v wvv? v~...? ?? registration books, separate pri^ mary registration books will be made by the County Election Board Chairman. * A new registration must be ? held in all precincts where the poll books of 1936 and 1938 can^ not be found. " Easter Program At St. Phillips , Three Hour Good Friday 5 Program Will Be Participated In By Pastors Of All Churches In South' port Rev. J. Leon Malone, rector of St. Philip's, Southport announced the following schedule of ' services for the congregation for Holy Week and Easter Sunday. ' On Thursday the usual children's service will be held at 3:15 ' P. M. This will be the last of the series of children's serv. ices. There will be a celebration of the Holy communion and meditation at 7:30 P. M. On Friday the Good Friday 1 three-hour service will be held from 12 noon to 3 P. M. The ' pastors of the other churches in town will assist in this service. The Rev. Mr. Malone will be in charge for the first 15 minutes, [ then the Rev. Messrs. Potts, Brown and Harrison will be in charge for 45 minutes each. Those 1 who cannot go for the service should enter or leave the church | during the singing of a hymn. ! This service is in commemoration of the last three hours out Lord was on the cross. Sever addresses are made using as tekl (Continued on page 4) " . POR* In A Good Co esday, March 20, IS HON( ^BSElRVANCE-Tn ' anniversary of the found: held here honoring Justic j associate justice. Above i placed a wreath on his g I J. E. Prevatte, South port, ! and C. Ed Taylor, Southp Clark Unopposed For Congress Aj l r\ li* r? ueaaune rasse Deadline For Filing In Tt Primaries For State Ar Congressional Offices L Saturday Night SEVEN IN RACE FOR STATE GOVERNORSH1 'Three More Republicai Are Announced Candida' tes For Governor As Deadline For Filing Passes The deadline for filing sta . Y?d congressional ~ffices North Carolina Saturday nig found Congressman J. Baya Clark unopposed in the May pi niaries for renomination as re resentative for the seventh di trict. It also found seven candidat for governor in the race: A. I Maxwell and J. M. Broughto ! both of Raleigh, Arthur Simmor i of Burlington, W. P. Horton, IPittsboro; Thomas E. Cooper, | Wilmington, Paul Grady, of Ke I ley, and L. Lee Gravely, of Rocl Mount. Besides this list, three repu licans arc seeking the republic! nomination to this office: Robe H. McNeill, of Statesville, Jo! R. Hoffman, of Burlington, ai George M. Pritchard, of Ash ville. Two republicans are seckii ! the nomination for lieutena I governor: J. Forest Whitten I Salisbury, and H. B. Leavitt, i Asheville, while four democra Iare seeking the nomination: |L. Harris, of Roxboro, L. A. Ma tin, of Lexington, W. Erskii Smith, of Albemarle, and Pi Thompkins, of Sylva. Democratic incumbents wl will be unopposed for renomin i!? fvoaonror Pharl | HUn cu e. Okciiv; li 7.aoui v* |M. Johnson; Labor Commission : Forrest H. Shuford, Superinte dent of Public Instruction Ctyi A. Erwin, Attorney General Ha ry McMullen, and Represental ves Lindsay C. Warren, of tl first district; John H. Kerr, the Second; A. D. Folger, of t! fifth, A. L. Bulwinkle and of tl Tenth, and Mr. Clark. Republicans In Township Meet Series Of Precinct Meetin) Will Be Held For Pu pose Of Naming A Tow; ship Ticket A series of township meetin; will be held by Republican vote beginning Monday, March 25. i each of the meetings the vote are invited to attend, as 01 function will be to map out township ticket for the May p; mary. Every precinct within township will meet together. The meetings begin Mondi night in Northwest township the home of Martin Skipper. ( Tuesday night Town Creek tow ship voters will meet at M. Robbins' store. Wednesday nig will see a meeting of Smithvi township voters at the home Dunbar Clemmons. On Thursd ( Night the Lockwoods Folly Vote will meet at the home of Tc Clemmons. Friday night is t date for the Shallotte townst . meeting at Grissettown. Wacc j maw township voters meet Sati ; day night at B. G. Simmoi store. r pil mmunity ?40 PUBLISH 3R LATE JUSTICE M ing of the United States Suprei :e Alfred Moore, Brunswick cot is shown a group of district b rave at St. Phillips. Left to right H. L. Lyon, Jr., Whiteville, Cli ort. I Political Situati 5 Beginning Gulls Come Ashore 1 Id To Beg For Bread 'p Latest fad for Southport is feeding the gulls. * ' For some unaccountable reason these birds whose normal 18 habitat Is the water, or the air * immediately above the water, have been coming ashore for several weeks. Apparently they were very hungry, and when | local people hcgan to ieoa tnem .c they returned in droves. ln The sale of bread has recelv- t J ed a boost, for this ap]>ears to o nI I be a favorite diet for the gulls. I rl~ I They greedily grab up chunks t P" | of bread and flap off scream- tl s" I ing with delight over the prize p I to which they have been able if es! to beat their fellows. g 1 Southport Boys ] ? Join The Navy I <> - j u b- Three Local Boys Left Last ? an' Week For Norfolk, Va., rt Where They Will Rein j ceive Preliminary Train- ? id j ing f, e" w Henry LI Swan, 20, son of e ig Capt. and Mrs. C. N. Swan; Sam- c| nt uel W. Holden 20, son of Mr. and r of Mrs. R. W. Holdert; Bryant Pot- (j of ter, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. f, ts F. Potter all of Southport, were p R. enlisted in the U. S. Navy on j, r- March 12 at Raleigh. These young tie men were transferred to the n in Naval Training Station at Nor- ri folk, Va., where they will under- 0 tio go two months training prior to p, a- being assigned to duty on board j w es some ship In the U. S. fleet. j a er These young men were accept- w n- ed for enlistment through the U. tl :le S. navy recruiting station, locat- n r- ed in the post office building at I f. Ll" i Wilmington, the omce to which | he' f Brunswick county is assigned for |" | recruiting purposes. ^ he t, BOARD MEETING a The board of county commis- h sioncrs are meeting thi$ week as a board of equalization and re- lc g view. r- Spring Is HereCollege Girl ^ The Flora McDonald Camera Club, consisting of 14 healthy, ! rg good looking girls, led by Miss i rle Betty McLaurin, president, is to come to Southport early on the morning of April 1st, g Easter Monday. The plans are to go immediately to Bald Head Island and see the sunrise from there. Afterwards the morning and part of the afternoon will n_ be spent in making pictures, g The further program, as ten,, tatively arranged between Miss (le McLaurin and W. B. Keziah of the Chamber of Commerce, is to return from Bald Head ^ with a stop at Fort Caswell, where the girls will don bath| ing suits agd be photographed . | in the widely known gun place, ment bathing pools that have a Jr~ i continuous flow from the hot *! artesian well. ls' I Monday night will be spent j here and Tuesday morning a 11 OT ED EVERY WEDNESD, [QQRE gSft nrl ne Court a ceremony v inty native who served ar representatives as th are shown, R. I. Mintz a fton L. Moore, Burga ion Now nn ifft T T 10 Warm U: Two Men Now In Race F The Democratic Nomii tion For Register Deeds; Rumors of Othi To Enter Race REPUBLICANS BUSY WITH ORGANIZATK rlintz Makes No Announ ment Concerning H i Race For Representative; Frink Grooms For Solicitorship The political tempo quick his week with announcem f the second candidate for ieniocratic nomination for Re; er of Deeds, announcement he appointment of a county cc aign manager fo ra gubernal 11 candidate and with rum alore. Burnice Russ comes out in pe nthis week with an annour lent for the county office. . Holden, former clerk of col lade his announcement for amc office two weeks ago. hings stock up now, this will , crowded race, with at least I the rcandidates expected to ounce. Chas. E. Gause has accep he managership of the Hor ir governor campaign in Bru rick, making the lieutenant g rnor the only gubernatorial c idate so far to announce a lo epresentative. Indications hat he is making a strong ir the nomination, and it ears probable now that he \ e in the second primary. As for the rumors, they hi lainly to do with the race spresentatives to the lower ho: f the North Carolina Gene Lssembly. Attorney R. I. Mi 'ho has been freely mentioi s a likely candidate refused t 'eek to commit himself, but s lat he might have' an announ lent of interest within the n ?w days. TTiis may be looking pretty lto the future, but one man s 3 be a candidate two ye ence is S. B. Frink, who si lat he will seek the nominat s district solicitor, the job n eld by David Sinclair. Jumping a fence for a bi jok at the Republicans, thii (Continued on page 4) -And The s Are Comin trip will be made to Orb before the young ladies set o on the return journey to Flo McDonald. Mr. Keziah plans to hc/e state publicity department ph tographer here if one is ava able at the time. If no such cameraman happens to available at the time, someo else will be secured. In addition to the girls, I Vardell, president-emoritis Flora McDonald; Dr. Beding< president; Dr. Stump and Mi Vertie Prince will be in t party. Miss Prince will be t official chaperone. The 14 girls are credited wi a lot of charm, health a looks. They will be fitted be for making pictures and pi ing in them in the pictures^ scenery of Bald Head Isla and other points around Sou port. ( M H i fl I The Pilot Covers Brunswick County I / I AY $1.50 PER YEAR J Jury List For Regular Apnl Term Of Court I Judge J. Paul Frizzelle Of Snow Hill Scheduled To Preside Over Two Weeks Term Beginning April 8 FOR TRIAL OF CRIMINAL CASES It Is Possible That Judge Frizzelle Will Exchange With Judge J. J. Burney The April term of Brunswick county Superior court for the trial of criminal cases will convene here Monday, April 8, with Judge J. Paul Frizzell? scheduled to preside. However, there is a possibility that Judge Frizzelle will trade assignments with Judge J. J. 1 Burney of Wilmington and that ,,, the latter will come here to preside over his first criminal sesras sion in Brunswick, as The following jury list was : ley drawn Monday, nd Clyde Newton, Southport; J. L. W, Bennett, Freeland; J. P. Singletary, Supply; R. L. Watts, Shal lotte; J. L. Sessoms, Leland; T. H. Phelps, Supply; Tobias Sim- j mons, Freeland; Joe McDonald, Supply; G. T. Lewis, and G. W. Swain, Winnabow; Formy W. Milliken, Shallotte; Jesse J. Knox, P Leland; Carl Hewett, Supply; Lee Coleman, Ash; Amos Watts, Shallotte; A. V. Holder., Supply; A. J. Sellers, Winnabow; J. Bell or Stanley, Shallotte; M. Arthur LitJ?" tie, Bolton; S. E. Phelps, Supply; J. N. Bennett, Shallotte; J. E. ers Pinner, Southport; W. H. Benton, Leland; J. L. Lancaster, Supply; Robert A. Little, Freeland; A. L. Mercer, Bolivia; G. A. Rob)N inson, Supply; R. B. Thompson, 1 Southport Jas. O. Garner, Boli- v ce- via; Bailey Russ, Shallotte; C. s H. Milliken, Supply; H. L., Dosher, Southport; G. O. Jones, Ash; J. L. Fulfon? Supply; D. L. Mer ccr. Bolivia; 3. E. Earp, Winna bow; Westo i Evans, Freeland; 'I ens W. A. Stanley, Shallotte; D. C. J cnt Simmons, tAKf, Q. D. Kirby, Sup- 9 the ply; A. G. Lewis, Bolivia; A. D. 9 jia- Long, Wampce, S. C.; El. V. Gore, ?9 of Shallotte; E. A. Ganey, Leland; 9 >m- R- S. Milllken, Ash. I Baby Contest At 1 the # 1 a Bolivia Closes I t;''' Climax Of Popularity Con- I J" test Was At. St. Patricks 9 Day Party At The High V School Friday Night te(j The "St. Patrick's Day" party I ton given by the Bolivia Methodist 9 ns_ Auxiliary on Friday evening was I QV_ a successful affair, and a good 9 sum was realized for the Sunday I School building. Arliss Willetts, 9 ^ son Of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. VVU- 9 b'i(j letts, was voted the most popular 9 baby in a spirited baby contest, 9 J.i polling 2978 votes. 9 Little Miss Maude Lee Mc- 9 ive Keithan, daughter of Mr. and 9 for Mrs. R. Kenneth McKelthan, was I uge a close runner-up. Gary Johnson I ,rai and Carolyn Danford won third H9 ntz and fourth places. Mrs. Harold 9 lecJ Willetts won the pretty girls' \H his cake and Thad Johnson was vot- 9 alj ed the ugliest man. Ifl ext BOARD EDUCATION' I The Brunswick county board 9 far of education met Tuesday night '9 ure in the office of Miss Annie May I ars Woodside. Plans are being made 9 jyS to begin work on the grammar ion grade building at Waccamaw 9 ow school soon. fl I | Tide Table 1 Following Is the tide table I ? for South port during the next H week. These hoars are appro* xlmately correct and were fui? M nlshed The State Port PUat fy through the courtesy of the g Cape Fear Pilot's Association jf High Tide Low XI* V m ut TIDE TABLE I I* a Thursday, March 21 I 0. 5:24 a. m. 11:48 a. m. I 5:58 p. m. a Friday, March 22 g| be 6:17 a. m. 0:08 a. m. nc 6:46 p. ni. 12:40 p. m. H Saturday, March 23 I ,r 7:06 a. m. 1:03 a. m. 'I 0f 7:33 p. m. 1:31 p. m. I er> Sunday, March 24 I iSg 7:56 a. m. 1:56 a. m. if hc 8:20 p. ra. 2:20 p. m. f be Monday, March 25 I 8:42 a. m. 2:46 a. m. I Kb 9:08 p. m. 3:06 p. m. f nd Tuesday, March 26 I Kb 9:32 a. m. 3:35 a. BO," /I 3B_ 9:58 p. m. 3:51 p. na, if |Ue Wednesday, March 27 f 'ncl 10:24 a. m. 1:23 r. ra. V [jj. 10:01 p. m. 4:38 j. Ok H ' 1 I