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Alost Of The News
A AU The Time
^TWELVE. NO. 21
. _ _
Kator Bailey
tplains Stand
On Armaments
^Hth Carolina Senator Be^Heves
That United States
Should Begin To Get
5p:t,dv For Any Emer^Bency
Hoses sending
W u. s. TROOPS OVER
^^B
rns Against Hasty, IIIvised
Action On Part
U. S-, But Does Not
Underestimate Graf,'
vity Of Time
the outset I have faithsupported
the President's
H,-n policy, and also his NaK
defense program, upheld
in the repeal of the em ?
on arms and the other fea
Neutrality Act. I
and am now upholding him
policy of opposing aggresrations
with all means and
^Hasures short of war". I am
^Hcrting him also in his plans
^ ippress and prevent ail dis^ l
elements and activities.
^He of my letters indicate there
been newspaper reports to
contrary on these points. I
tot account for them. My
^Hrc duly recorded.
|Hur Government is doing all
it can do short of war to
^ Eneland and France consist-)
|| with possible necessities of
Lse on this side of the AtlanWe
could have done much
re had England and France
Li for equipment sooner, but
[land did not begin placing
je orders until April, 1940.
ir-fifths of the airplanes made
this country within the last
months were delivered to
[land and France,
am opposed to sending our
s to fight in Europe, and I
e seen no utterance from the
lident indicating that he favsending
them. I hope, there1.
to avoid involving the United
tes as a belligerent,, since such !
blvement might make that
be necessary.
l>. can get* 'sdo this war in
ler of two w:.,,s, that is, by a
laration of war or by acts that
Wnttowar without a declarai.
which would induce other 1
tons to declare war on us. This
bably is the reason for the
sident's policy of measures
rt of war.
or any who advocate our eninto
the war, let me urge
: they consider what it would
n to become engaged in an i
repared condition. Let them |
abroad and see what it |
ns to get into a war without
idance of modern equipment.
let them consider that it
bt mean sending millions of
boys. There is another conration:
If we should become
i?ed in Europe, prudence sugs
that we might at once find
country engaged also in the
fio nr. a 1
tvc jnuac pi~epo.lt; auu i
^Bparc so fully that we can be
of success in any event.
fccts Governing
Ise Of Waterway
^Bfinite Laws Cover Rights
Of Boats In The Inland
Waterway, And These
May Be Worth Knowing
Secretary of War. on
^wjl 30. 1938, issued Rules and
^Filiations to govern the use.
^ ministration and navigation of
|?B waterways tributary to the
^Fnt:c Ocean south of ChesaBay
and all waterways
alary "to the Gulf of Mexico
and south of St. Marks,
^Bnda. Section 5a and b of these
and Regulations reads as
^W>ws:
' Waterways.
Fairway. A clear channel
times be left open
permit free and unobstructed
^J:-v 1 all types of ves
and rafts that normally use
various waterways or sections
eof The District Engineer
>' specify the width of the
^F'ay required in the various
terways under his charge.
' Stoppage in Waterway?An^ bige
or Mooring. * * * No
fm!' regardless of size, shall
in a redredged channel or
portion of a waterway
the purpose of fishing, if
^ Jgation is obstructed thereby."
"e attention of this office' has
tailed to the practice of
parties engaged in fishing
^Fowboats, of anchoring or altheir
boats to drift while
lr-S in the narrow sections
Mour intracoastal waterways,
constitutes an obstruction
free use of such Waterfor
navigation in that it
*s ?'l boats of any size used
^ ^'"'gation to slow down while
^Fr-g or else endanger the oc??
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SPORTSMEN?Fisherme
shown while on a recent fish
point homing pigeons were i
At the left is Wiley Sholar,
Greensboro, are each holdinj
boro Record.)
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France Falls;
Nazis Bomb
British Isles
The past week has seen more
activity in the European war
than any other period to date.
Germany captured practically all
of France, Italy entered the fray
and began bombardments of
Africa, and Russia marched into
the Balkan countries ....
At press- time, the plight of
the French atmy had reached it's
worse peak and surrender is evidently
in order. Though asking
peace the French demand a surrender
with honorable terms. They 1
declare never to lay down arms '
under shameful conditions that j
might deprive them of spiritual
freedom. The last word was that
the Poilus were fighting with
grim determination and their accustomed
bravery at all points,
though dog-tired. A late broadcast
picked up from France states
that surrender is absolutely out
of the question and that France
merely asked the Germans under
what conditions they would cease
bombing French children. Neither
statement can be accepted as
actual fact. England, with the'
voice of Churchill, has declared
to fight on alone to the end.
Ift his broadcast Tuesday the
Prime Minister said, "The news
from France is very bad, and I
grieve for the gallant people who
have fallen into this terrible misfortune.
Noth.ng will alter our
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Baptist Union
Is Scheduled
Will Be Held At Longwood
Baptist Church On Saturday,
June 29; Public Is
Invited
The Brunswick Baptist Union
will meet at Longwood Baptist
church on Saturday, June 29, in
an all-day meeting.
The program will be as follows:
10:00, song service, devotional;
10:15, business; 10:35, "Financing
the Church", Rev. H. F. Brinson;
11:15, sermon, Rev. A. D.
Harrelson; 12:00, lunch; 1;00, song
service, devotional; 1:15, "The
Deacon at Work", Rev, A. L.
Brown; song; 2:00, "Church Discipline",
Rev. A. J. Barton.
The public is cordially invited
to attend.
Red Cross Wa
BRUNSWICK COl
Although collections have
come in from several sections
of the county, total emergency
relief funds for the Brunswick
County Chapter of the American
Red Cross are far short of
the quota established for this
section.
Through Tuesday the total
amount paid in was only $89.85,
and the first request from this
chapter was for $200.00.
Unusual in the donations is
one for $1.11 from young Pat
Shannon, who sold flowers to
raise the amount of his payment
Largest single donation
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in three, and pigeon fanciers
ling trip to the Gulf Stream
released for a flight to their
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r a pigeon, ready to take of
Secretary Of 1
Investig;
Copy Of Letter Reveals Fact
Will Be Made Into All
For F
A letter from Congressma
ing a communication from Se
Woodring, is. causing Chambei
feel optimistic in the hope tha
a thorough study to the possifc
on the Southport harbor for Is
Writing Mr. Clark, the secre-*tary
acknowledged the receipt of P
a certain communication relative
to Fort Caswell and Southport,
the matter having been sent in
by J. R. Benson, clerk and treasurer
for the city of Wilmington.
Mr. Woodring advised Mr. Clark
that these and other papers had
been carefully noted and made a
matter of record for consideration.
He added that such things \
were a matter for continuous
study on the part of the War ,
Department and were being hand- (
led as rapidly as circumstances ,
would permit.
In his letter to the chamber .
of commerce, Mr. Clark stated '
that it was his purpose to follow
up this lead. He added that owing
to the thoroughness and comprehensive
manner in which
things were now being gone into,
it may require sometime before
anything definite is decided upon
relative to Southport and Fort
Caswell.
Sentiment in a great many sections
of North Carolina has beer*
running strongly to the belief
that the government should investigate
the possibilities and
take some form of action for national
defense at Southport and
Fort Caswell. With Wilmington
and New Hanover county officials
especially active, a great
many newspapers and various or- 1
ganizations throughout the state '
have requested representatives in
Washington to work on the matter.
Social Security F
Death Payments
Wilmington Office Of Soci- Ir
al Security Explains The
Lump-Sum Payments Of ^
Monthly Payments
Beginning January 1, 1940, if c(
the worker dies leaving no de- (
pendents, who at the time of his
death are entitled to monthly insurance
payments, a lump-sum ^
payment will be made to other g(
(Continued On Page 4)
r Relief Drive j
m
JNTY CHAPTER ir
has been made by Caswell-Caro- ol
lina Corporation through a ir
check from S. O. Chase for fc
115.00. H'
So far, Southport collections c(
have totaled 534.87; Orton U
$1.88 (most of this amount being
contributed by colored f?
workers there); Leland, $16.10;
Shallotte, $23.00. ci
The drive continues, and an pi
appeal is being made by J. Ci
Berg, chairman, to give in ac- ei
cordance with our- fullest abil- tt
ity to give to alleviate the suf- ir
fering of others less fortunate.
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all, the men above are ti
off Southport from which 81
home loft in Greensboro. 18
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iting Caswell'
That Official Investigation ^
I Local Advantages
ort b
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in J. Bayard Clark, enclos- a
cretary of War Harry H. a
r of Commerce officials to h
t the government is giving u
lilities at Fort Caswell and r
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To Begin,Work On *
Basin In August ?
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The Wilmington Army engln- s
eers office announced this week
that work on the Southport
yacht basin is expected to be c
started sometime in August. Q
The Wilmington office of c
engineers received a letter from
Chief of engineers in Wash- t
Ington authorizing the unit
there to reject all bids and do a
the work by government plans
and hired labor. 1
The Atlantic Dredging and
Construction company of St.
Stephens, S. C., offered a low
bid of $12,181.35.
Government enginners estimated
the cost of the work (
with hired labor and government
plans to be $9,186.77.
If la pYnAriAf) fha.f Hiin work
will be done by the dredge
Henry Bacon upon it* return
to the Wilmington district from
Norfolk, where It is now undergoing
repairs and alterations P
at the plant of the Norfolk 1'
Ship Building and Dry-Dock i
corporation. t
:arm Program f
Is Diversified5
ii
SA Supervisor Reports In- [,
creased Interest In Diversification
Of County Far- F
ming 1;
, c
Diversification of crops is mak- F
ig steady progress among farm- F
rs on the Farm Security Admin- n
tration program in Brunswick p
!id New Hanover counties, ac- j,
>rding to W. M. Ginn, FSA g
>unty supervisor, Wilmington. p
"A study of the farm plans L
! FSA borrowers shows that a
mch headway is being made on j(
stting away from the old onetip
domination. Tremendous
;rides have been made in crop
[versification, which means that
good start also has been made
i the adoption of farm improvelent
and soil conservation practes,
because the two go hand
i hand," Ginn stated.
"The FSA, since the beginning S
r its program in the county, has
isisted on production of food
ir the family and feed for the
restock, and farmers who have
>me to us for loans are realizing
lat production of their own food t<
id feed is an important factor ei
i the successful operation of any ti
irm. h
"In addition to these subsistence B
ops, we have encouraged the v,
reduction of two or more cash
ops, and can now report that el
/ery farmer on the program in b
le county will this year have a
lore than one source of cash in- w
(Continued on pape 4)
P0R1
i A Good Con
isday, June 19, 1941
Uiens Should
Register Here
By September
ill Who Fail To Do So Before
Criminal Term Of
Court In September Will
Be Indictee! By Grand
Jury
INCLAIR'S LETTER
OUTLINES LAW
hese Are General Instructions
That Are Being
Carried Out Under
Supervision Of
Courts
Under instructions from various
idges, District Solicitor David
inclair requests that all aliens,
lat is, persons who are not
tizens of the United States, who
re more than sixteen years of
ge, shall immediately register
1th the clerk of the court of
runswick county, and that anyle
knowing of any alien who is
ot registered will kindly report
le name to Sheriff Dillon Ganey
r any of his deputies, in order
lat the proper prosecution of
iich persons shall immediately
ike place.
All persons of foreign birth,
:gardless of what country they
re from, who have not been
aturalized as U. S. citizens, who
lil to register with the clerk of
le Superior court before the next
;rm of Criminal Court, which
Dnvenes in Southport on Septemer
30, will be presented to the
rand jury for the purpose of
idictment.
At the time of registering every
lien shall give the following inormation:
Name, nationality; date of
irth; previous nationaliay (if
ny); profession or occupation;
ddress of residence; names and
ddresses of five persons who
ave known the registered for the
ingest period; address of last
esidence outside of N. C.; govrnment
or military service;
ames and dates of birth of all
hildren under sixteen years of
ge; must present a passport with
roper vise admitting such alien
ito the United States under the
Tnited States statute, treaty,
r regulation in force at the date
f entrance into the United
itates; must furnish two passort-size
photographs, one of
/hich shall be retained by the
lerk for his record, and the
ther attached to the registration
ertificate of such alien and
tamped with the official seal of
he clerk of the Superior court.
The above questions shall be
mswered under oath.
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UUV.UA UI A I V
To Give Play
'Man In The Green Shirt",
Three-Act Comedy, Will
Be Presented To Defray
Expense Of Convention
Trip
Presenting a hilarious, mirthirovoking
comedy with a warm
ove interest the Baptist Trainng
Union brings "The Man in
he Green Shirt" to the stage
if the high school auditorium
Friday, June 21, at 8 P. M. A
mall admission will be charged.
What to do when the hired
nan gives away fifty thousand
lollars for fifty cent is answered
n this 3-act play which is brimul
of action, funny lines and an
ateresting plot.
The cast is as follows: George
'uller, always out of money, BilV
Willis; Ivan Ross, whose
lothes are stolen, Wm. Sellers;
Igbert Cain, a clever crook, Earl
Ihodes; Willie Roach, the hired
tan who wants to be an "airlaner",
Egau Hubbard; Mrs. Ful:r,
with millionaire ideas and a
harp tongue, Susie Sellers; Delhine
La rule, an adventuress,
eatha Arnold; Millie Fuller, lovble
daughter of George and El-j
:n Fuller, Victoria Lancaster; I
(Continued on page 4)
Is Approved By
Warehousemen
. C. Belt Warehousemen
In Meet ing Saturday
Heartily Endorse Three
Year Control Plan
M. O. Nelson, Jr., Whiteville
>bacco warehouseman, was electI
to the board of directors of
le South Carolina Belt Wareousemen's
Association at Myrtle
each Saturday when the group
ras in annual meeting.
C. O. Dickson, of Mulllns, was
lected president, and E. J. Chanters,
of Fairmont, vice-president,
nd Lawson Jordon of Mullins
as re-elected secretary and
(Continued on page 4),
linn inn
r piL
imunity
) PUBLISH
Case Against
Union Reac
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Suits Are Brought By Mrs.
Louis Dixon And Mrs. L.
T. Yaskell For Alleged
Delay In Telegram Delivery
OTHER CIVIL
CASES TRIED
Term Of Court Being Presided
Over By Judge J.
Paul Frizzelle Of Snow
Hill; Is One Week
Term
Chief interest in this week's
term of Brunswick county Superior
court for trial of civil cases
lies in the suit brought by Mrs.
Louis Dixon against Western
Union and a similar action
brought by Mrs. L. T. Yaskell I
for alleged failure to deliver a
death message from the latter to .
Mrs. Dixon promptly following ?
the death of the late Sam Stanley.
Each seeks the sum of $2,000 tr
for punitive damages. aj
The case consumed all of the
court's time on Tuesday, and this .
morning the final speeches to the
jury are being made before Judge d<
J. Paul Frizzelle makes his charge u
and turns the case over to the
jury. ti
Judge Frizzelle, who is from F
Snow Hill, is presiding over this vs
i . ?- e L I D
weeK S term ot cuuru j*%
Second Primar
Will Be JSaturday's
Battle Of Ballots
(Bill) Wells And J. R. 1
For Register
Democratic voters of Brur
portunity Saturday to go to th
candidate for Register of Dei
election next fall against F. I
nee.
Candidates in the second race*are
W. S. (Bill) Wells, high man in
a field of four in the first!
primary on May 25, and J. B.!
Russ, who trailed by 94-votes
and elected to try his luck again.
There is some resentment on I ~
the part of taxpayers over hav-!
ing the expense of a second race|
imposed upon them. There has | j
been some discussion over the! ,
actual cost of round No. 2 of j
the Wells-Russ scrap, but figures
made available from the office of
R. C. St. George, county auditor, '
show that the cost of the second '
primary will be $390.20. '
Wells is a successful South- 1
port businessman and is a gradu- '
ate of N. C. State College. Twoj
years ago he opposed S. B. Frink| '
for the Democratic nomination '
for state senate and, although
this was his first political experience,
polled a vote of 725.
Russ has been active in Brunswick
county politics since before
he was old enough to vote.
Four years ago he ran against
R. I. Mintz for the Democratic
nomination for Register of Deeds,
and finished second in a field of 11
three candidates. f
The vote cast in the May primary
was about one-fourth below
normal, and veteran observers
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Brunswick Lady
Claimed By Death b
Mrs. Annie McCall, wife of
Charles McCall, of the Dixon's th
Chapel community died on Sun- is
day night of last week. She was fc
37-years-of-age. In addition to her in
husband, site is survived by three er
children. B1
Funeral services were conduct- E.
ed last Monday afternoon by Rev. Bi
C. N. Phillips at< Dixon's Chapel Cc
and interment was made in the
church cemetery.
Warships Repoi
Cruising <
Excitement over war condi- t
tions came close to home t
Thursday when W. B. Keziah f
and other members of a Gulf t
Stream fishing party returned r
to shore with a story of having t
spied two men of war cruising
in that vicinity. 6
One, according to Keziah, r
was of the destroyer class and t
displayed a Union Jack as she t
passed close to the fishing ?
Craft. The other vessel about s
which there was speculation *
was a four-stack ship that was t
several miles away. This prob- I
ably was a boat of the cruiser t
type. Grounds for belief that g
these might be British warships s
rested in the fact that an Ital- s
ian merchantman is loading e
scrap iron at Wilmington. Since 1
OT
ED EVERY WEDNESDAY
Western
ly For Jury
JUDGE J. PAUL FRIZZELLE
On Monday the only case to be
led by jury was that of Watts
gainst Matthews, in which a
idgment in favor of the plainff
for $7.50 was rendered. The
sfendant also was taxed with
le amount of the court costs.
The following cases were connued:
Grimes vs Hooks, et als;
ederal Deposit Insurance Corp.
i City of Southport; Cliff vs.
hodes; Fergus vs Fergus.
y Election
leld Saturday
Will Be Between W. S.
Russ For Nomination
Of Deeds
iswick county have the ope
polls and nominate their
eds to run in the general
j* Lewis, Republican nomiYoung
Girl Kills
Large Rattlesnake
Josie Lewis, thirteen-year>ld
daughter of Mr. and -Mrs.
P". M. Lewis, of Winnabow, was
-iding from her work on a
licycle last Thursday evening
ind ran over a rattle snake
vith tweive rattles. She rode
>n a little way and jumped
'rom her wheel, got two sticks
ibout two feet long and finishid
killing him.
When the snake was dead
the hung him on the bock of
ler wheel and started towing
lim home, but the snake got
lung in the chain. She stopled
took her hands and pulled
lim out. Since it was so much
trouble bringing in her kill and
is she was about a mile from
lome she got his rattles and
irought them with her.
IEA Project To
Get Inspection
ngineer Arrives To Put
Final Inspection On The
Columbus - Brunswick
laden REA Projects
T. L. Holdoway, inspector for
le Rural Electrification Admintration,
has arrived this week
ir the purpose of giving final
spection to the REA projects
nbracing parts of Columbus,
laden and Brunswick counties,
D. Bishop, director of the
unswick Electric Membership
irporation.
The two projects recently com(Continued
on page 4)
rted To Be
Off Southport
hen she has been held up
hrough some legal action, but
irior to the civil action it was
lelieved that the Italian craft
night venture forth on a trail
lack home.
But it was not until Saturlay
afternoon that fouthport
esidents began to suspect that
he war was really being
irought close to their door,
ihortly afternoon reports that
ounded like shooting were
leard from outside, and viberaions
following each report were
ilainly discernable. About the
ime that local people were beginning
to believe that a major
ea battle was in progress, in
[teamed the coast guard cutter,
ipparently returning from tar;et
practice. ^
I
The Pilot Covers . {
Brunswick County
=3B
|1.50 PER YEAS
Judge Frizzelle ,
| Asked To Speak I
Here Tomorrow
Third In Series Of Pro-Ally
Meetings Will Be Held
Tomorrow Evening At 8
O'clock In Courthouse
SECOND MEETING
HELD LAST WEEK
Duvall And Rountree, Two
Wilmington Men, Wer?
Speakers At Meeting
Held At Bolivia
Judge J. Paul Frizzelle has
been asked to address a meeting
of Brunswick county citizens
in the courthouse tomorrow
(Thursday) evening on the war
situation.
The meeting has been scheduled
by leaders of the pro-ally movement
in this section.
The second meeting of this
kind was held Friday evening at ,
Bolivia, with a good number of
citizens in attendance. j
The chairman asked all present
to either write or wire their representatives
in congress and insist
that they speed up the preparedness
program. He stated he
did not believe the American peo- fl
pie were entirely sausnea wiui
the progress being made.
Laurence Duvall of Wilmington,
spoke first. In his opening
remarks he emphasized the importance
of assembly and reso- J
lutions at this time. He stated
that these meetings represented
the pulse of the nation.
He explained to the farmers the
methods of farming in Russia and
Germany and asked those present
how they would feel when harvest
came if wnat they produced
was taken by the state and in
return they would get crumbs.
He warned of the danger of
indifference and asked that an
inventory be made of the pres- i
ent situation and that the good
people of this fair land associate
themselves together to meet the
issue. ,
"If Germany is victorious and
controls the world, there will not
be a foot of soil on this earth
for a free man to place foot on", "'
declared Duvall.
George Rountree began his address
by citing the past history
of the rise to power of Adolph
Hitler. He described his uncanny ,
power for organization and the
world's most powerful military
machine and his lust for power' '
and more power until he consumes;. '
all other powers of the world. Ha, ,/fl
enumerated Hitler's unscrupul
ous past and his lack of honor,
and asked his audience if they. <1
wanted to be ruled by such methods.
He also stressed the dangers . i
of fifth column activities in Mex- JH
ico and South American couptries.
Rountree declared alK!r6f j
our foreign trade was in jeopardy
and stated we must be prepared '
to defend our commerce on tha
high seas or our trade will perish
and our nation will die with, & H
Bulletin Board
At Local Church
An attractive bulletin board I
has been erected in the church- "
yard of the Southport Baptist
church, gift of the B. Y. P. U. I
Lights are being installed this ,
week in order that it may be
useful both by day and by night t l
POSTMAN'S HOLIDAY
Dr. H. Camp of Pittsburg, !} j
Penn., entered Dosher Memorial . S
Hospital Monday for treatment
for a sever case of sunburn. He
had been at Holden's Beach on '
vacation and had taken on too
great a dose of sudden sun-tan.
He left Tuesday.
Tide Table I
Following Is the tide table j
for Southport during the next j
week. These hours are ap'prw* '
ximately correct and were fur- i
nlshed The State Port Pilot
through the courtesy of the
Cape Fear Pilot's Association
High Tide Low XMP j
TIDE TABLE j|
Thursday, June 20
7:43 a. m. 1:51 a. m. j
8:03 p. m. 1:59 p. m. ui
Friday, June 21 ;
2:28 a. m. 2:37 a. m. 1 1
8:16 p. m. 2:46 p. m. j
Saturday, June 22 *
9:13 a. m. 3:21 a. m. 1 '
9:30 p. jh. 3:30 p. DL
Sunday, June 23 ;
9:59 a. m. 4:01 a. na> Si
10:15 p. m. 4:13 p. m. I j
Monday, June 24 H
10:46 a. m. 4:41 a. m. JN
11:00 p. m. 4:56 p. m. * /m]
Tuesday, June 25 /H J
11:33 a. m. 5:22 a. H. r gl
11:46 p. m. 5:44 p. WL J JH
Wednesday, June 26
6:05 a. /H? \
12:19 p. m. 6:39 p. f|i