i
gljost Of The News
AiJ The Time
sM^jwelVE. NO. 28
fiiys 1
iBRjEFS j
^^Lril AWOINOEMENT
and Mi- R S. Harrison,
H^^tuihporf- announce the birth
daughter. Theresa Hope, on
*^H,V morning at Dosher Men^H,l
Hospital.
S leaves hospital
Marion S. Dosher, of
was dismissed Mon/^Mfrom
Dosher Memorial HosJ
nliere she has been recover- |
B.'rcrc a recent operation for !
jj^B SEWING SESSION
South port ladies who are
Hy to help with sewing: and
Dosher Memorial
^^B' are asked to meet at
I'Wtcspital next Wednesday afHcra
at 3:30 o'clock.
$1 n'RHE-EGG CAKE
Qpbough he has found hunof
turtle nests in his lifeV
of fishing-. Willie Cooker
his first one on Battery .
j^Hd. last week. It had 120
I^Hv did turtle eggs. Mrs.
^Ber often utilizes turtle eggs
H, nuking and is said to be
to make some of the best
'"""i hv usine-1
ip evn pw?Mvw? o
I eggS as an ingredient in
I
I QI AIL FORECAST
I. uld be good for
hunters. From various secL
of the county come reports '
I unusually large
lys quail. The birds have
| such a size as to
L- ssen the danger of their
I. 'lit during exces|
ds, if such should
La to come along.
AQIAPLANING
|- f the prettiest sights ot
I r was the aquaplaning
fr.r.ration over in the bay
leer. here and Fort Caswell
pv afternoon when the Die(:
sportcraft of L. D. NuchCharlotte,
was seen plowthrough
the water with his
fitter perched jauntily on the
CAN II.ANT HAY
sing to the fact that we have
a continued drowth for sevireeks
in certain parts of the
ity. some farmers may be |
short on hay crops. It is j
too late now to sow cow peas
?ast for soil improving purr
It < ?.? .r_ i *, ? |
II IUI Ilciy UICJT c*xi?
hat purpose. Of
is cut for hay will
a soil conserving
ND CAMP
4-H club members
ty atending the 4-H
White Lake this
H members from
low counties. These
were required by
t to have their recmpleted
and up to
ley were eligible to
mp. 1
iN MOUND
aid Head Island re- 1
W. Wells, of State
I'ered an old Indian
. It is about four ,
1 20 by 25 feet in
eadth. A mound preis
was discovered at
ch some years ago
1 widespread attenit
was dug into a
nteresting and valurelics
were found,
thews, Billy Bragaw
feziah are proposing
the mound at Bald
ime at an early date,
cy say, it is too hot
digging.
* AND MICE
pet snake belonging
eziah, is faring well
dis main diet is mice,
dozen small boys are
Rtrifcutors when It
oviding him with this
day morning the ofsisted
of six sleek
of these Oscar swalut
ceremony or pausRrace.
Churchill Bragton,
an authority on
sponsor for the claim
would do well on one
mouse a week. Oscar
' laying up a surplus
last him through the
^jj}ps.
THI
| COAST GUARD
>* i
OAK ISLAND?Sunday
sary of the U. S. Coast Gua
things went on as usual ovei
a careful watch is kept of th
Work Goes Or
Island
?
Sunday Marked 150th Anniversary
Of U. S. Coast
Guard Service, But No
Celebration Was Held
MEMBERS OF STATION
CREW ARE SCATTERED
Between Lookout Duty On
Bald Head Island And
Guard Duty In Washington,
Forces Are
Depleted
The 150th anniversary of the
U. S. Coast Guard service was
just another day of duty for the'
men at Oak Island station Sun-1
day.
One reason for the absence of;
any kind of celebration is that!
the men assigned the station were j
pretty well scattered. On duty!
are Captain W. H. Barnett, A.;
E. Huntley, A. L. Willetts, Garfield
Clemmons, Ralph Sellers,
Connie Lupton, Roy McKeithan
and Roland Davis.
Rohnd Styrcn, who replacedMerle
Hood as second in command
when the latter was transferred
several weeks ago, is in
the hospital; B. B. Oden was on
leave (he just returned); M. T.
Henley and Joe Salter were on
Bald Head island keeping lookout
from Cape Fear light. Dan
Sadler returned Moifday from
Elizabeth City where he has been
for sometime getting the life
boat ovei hauled. And the other
missing men from the Oak Island
family group are Dave Garrish,
J. L. Gaskill and R. H. Basnett,
who have been in Washington, D.
C., for several weeks on guard
duty at the treasury department.
In other places there was an
official observance of the birthday
of this branch of government
service.
Last year the Coast Guard
saved more than 10.000 lives and
assisted to safety ships and cargoes
values at more than $63,000.000.
Oldest of the nation's armed
forces, the Coast Guard was inaugurated
on August 4, 1790,
when 80 men took to sea to
fight pirates and smugglers. Since
then it has grown to an organization
of 14,000 men. 300 oceangoing
vessels. 250 stations and 55
airplanes which patrol American
shores night and day, at peace
and at war.
KINGS DAUGHTERS
The Kings Daughters will meet
Thursday night at 8 o'clock with
Mrs. Dora Arnold.
Try As They IV
No Substitut
More than 2,500 patents
have been granted in the last I
50 years for railroad tie mater- I
ials other than wood, according
to a recent publication,
"Products of American Forests",
issued by the Forest
Products Laboratory, Madison,
Wis., United States Department
of Agriculture. But, in
general, railway traffic continues
to travel on a wood
foundation. It is estimated that
about a billion wooden ties are
in service in the United States
?enough, if laid end to end, to
encircle the earth 70 times.
Production of crossties is a
big business for farmers of
this country.
There is an annual renewal
of about 100 ties to the mile,
on the average, but several important
railroads get along with
a yearly renewal of 50 to 75
ties per mile. This longer life
of the tie results from better
roadbed, better construction
E ST;
A Goo<
6 PAGES TODAY >
ANNIVERSARY |
. ' I
,
... .
marked the 15th anniverrd
service, but on that day
r at Oak Island from which
e mouth of the Cape Fear.
i At Oak
On Birthday
Large Stingray
Caught In Net
Stingrays start life without
a stinger. As they grow older
their first dangerous weapon
develops on their tails, and
with additional span of life additional
stingers are developed
and the creatures become really
dangerous.
Last week Captain Walter Al<1
ridge, of the Wells boat, Adventurer,
took a stingray, estimated
to weigh a ton, in his
net. The ugly creature had four
of the long, barbed stingers.
Monday Captain Aldrldge
brought In a 14-foot leopard
shark, estimated to weigh a
ton or more.
Recorder Judge
Had A Busy Day
Numerous Cases Were Disposed
Of Here In Recorder's
Court Monday Before
Judge Walter M.
Stanaland
In Recorder's court here Monday
John Sandrock, white pleaded
guilty to charges of reckless
operation. Judgment was suspended
upon payment of a fine of
$25.00 and costs. Fifteen dollars
of the fine was remitted.
R. L. Groover, white, of Wilmington
was found not guilty of
drunken driving.
D. B. Lewis, white, was found
guilty of operating a trailer without
lights and was taxed with
one-half the costs.
Perry Holmes, white, was found
guilty of public drunkenness.
Sentence of 30 days on the roads
was suspended upon payment of
costs and a fine of $10.00. '
Sarah Jane Hicks, colored, was
found guilty of being drunk on
the highway and was given 30
days on the county farm. Judgment
was suspended upon payment
of a fine of $15.00 and
costs.
Epheram Southerland, colored,
was found guilty of drunken driving.
He was given 6 months on
the roads, judgment being suspended
upon payment of costs
and a fine of $100.00. On a
charge of driving an automobile
after his license had been re(continued
on page four)
[ay, There's
e For Crossties
methods, and chemical treatments
with preservatives. In
recent years railroads have
been buying about 50 million
ties a year, compared to nearly
150 million 30 years ago.
Three-quarters of the ties are
now treated with wood preservatives
before tney are laid.
Ties are cut from a number
of kinds of wood and in nearly
every state in the Union. Many
are hewn from the logs by
hand. The preference, however,
is for the sawed tie because
of its greater uniformity, its
lower cost for treatment, and
its better handling qualities.
'Cheapness, strength, elasticity,
resistance to shock, ease
of treatment, and electric insulating
properties are qualities
of wood ties that account for
the demand that promises a
continuing morket for this staple
product of American wood
VTE
j News paper
Southport, N. G., Wee
Marketing Cards
Arrive In Office
Of County Agent
Are Ready For Distribution
And Farmers Of County
Will Be Notified When
To Call For Them
WILL ALL BE OUT
BEFORE AUGUST 20
Rules Governing Distribution
Of Cards Are Included
For Benefit Of The
Planters
County Agent J. E. Dodson received
marketing cards for this
years tobacco crop for those producers
who have complied with
their tobacco allotments in the
year 1940. These cards are being
prepared in the office for delivery
to the tobacco producers and will
be delivered prior to the opening
of the market on August 20.
Each tobacco producer receiving
a marketing card will be requested
to sign the following
operator's agreement:
I, the undersigned operator, <fc
solemnly declare and agree thai
this card will be used only tc
market tobacco produced on the
farm for which the card is issued
I understand that if tobacco from
any other farm is marketed under
this card:
1. I will be liable for the
amount of the penalty on such
tobacco (that is, ten cents per
pound on the entire amount ol
such tobacco); and
2. The allotment for this farm
and the "farm on which the tobacco
was produced will be reduced
in the next year in ar
amount equivalent to the amount
of such tobacco.
Tobacco producers will be notified
what day to come to' the
county office to receive their tobacco
marketing card.
Landlords will sign for theii
tenants' cards, therefore, it will
not be necessary for tenants tc
come to the office for them.
Summer School
Begins Monday
Principal W. R. Lingle Has
Made Arrangements For
Special Summer Sessions
A four week's summer school
for both grammar grade anc
high school students at Southport
will begin Monday at the
school building, according to announcement
of Principal W. R
Lingle, who returned here this
week after attending the first
session of the Duke University
summer school.
Mr. Lingle says that a comnetpnt
fftrnltv has been choser
to be in charge of the summei
school, and that additions will tx
made in its personnel if then
appears to be sufficient demand
Prospective students were asked
to attend a meeting Mondaj
morning at the high school foi
the purpose of making plans foi
the special work that will be offered.
Any others interested ir
the summer school should get ir
touch with Mr. Lingle this week
Trial Of Eight
Men Tomorrow
Southport Negroes Are To
Be Tried In Recorder's
Court For Assaulting Officers
Trial of eight Southport negrc
men who are charged with assault
upon two l.jcal officers whik
they were in persuit of theii
duties has been set for Thursdaj
of this week by Judge Walter M
Stanaland, before whom the tria
is scheduled to be held.
The defendants are Tippy and
Nelson Hankins, James Joyner,
Corky Bowen, James Green.
Snock Clemmons, Douglas Swain
and Robert Hewett.
Victims of their alleged assaull
were Chief of Police Mel Lewis
and Officer Charles Easley, bfttti
of whom sustained serious and
painful injury which required
them to spend some time in the
hospital.
County Solicitor J. W. Ruarl
will be assisted by R. I. Mints
in the prosecution of the case
while the defense has employee
S. B. Frink. He will be assisted
by Isaac Wright of Wilmington.
P0R1
In A Good Com
Inesday, August 7th, 194
Marine Corps j]
Claims Three
Brunswick Boys
Recruiting Station Recently
Opened In The Postoffice
Building In Wilmington,
Has Sent Three From
This County
OPPORTUNITIES IN
MARINE CORPS DUTY
This Is One Of Uncle Sam's
Favorite Services For.
Youths With Flair For
Adventure
i Three Brunswick county boys 1
. have been enlisted in the U. S. J
l Marine Corps since the establish,
raent of a recruiting station in
the postoffice building, Wilming.
ton, several months ago.
I The latest was Raymond Jen- .
nings Caison, 18-year-old son of '
Mr. and Mrs. Willie H. Caison of
, Shallotte. He was accepted at the
. Wilmington station on July 22
and was sent to Raleigh for final 1
examination. He now is at Parris
, Island for a period of three
months training,
i Two other recent enrollees from
, Brunswick county are John B.
Beck, Ash; and McNeil Phelps,
! Supply. They, too, received basic
, instruction at Parris Island before
being assigned for duty.
, Marine Corps veterans from
! this section of the country are
. familiar with Parris Island, which
: lies off the coast of South Carolina
about 35 miles northeast of
( Savannah, Ga. It is probably the
most historic island near the
American mainland.
Today the island Is a training
center for men who enlist in the
Corps at points east of the Mississippi
River, and it is usually
, the first stop on the travel itinerary
of every young man who joins
the Marine Corps at Wilmington, 1
. according to Sergeant George F. I
I Frederlksen, the officer in charge
( Of recruiting.
Thousands of marines were
trained there during the World t
War, the island being establish- *
ed as a regular recruit depot in
1915. However, it was known to
American pioneers as early as
1562 when French Huguenots settled
there and built a fort. A few
r
i years later there was a Spanish ^
(Continued on page 4)
i Yacht Basin Is t
Being Laid Out;
i t
' Work On The Basin Expec- v
ted To Begin About 20th n
' Of This Month; To Be p
^ Completed This Fall
C
Un'dss unforseen developments s
' intervene, work of dredging the t
' Southport yacht basin should be- f
. gin on or about the 20th of this *
. month, it was learned this week
from an authoritative source. t
It is understood that the work
r will be done by the Henry Bacon, m
an dif dredging operations proceed t
according to schedule, the job
. should be completed about Sept- ^
i ember 1. t
i Engineers have been here dur.
ing lhe past week and have marked
off the proposed lay-out with
flags. t
All other operations going off 1
according to schedule, it is likely .
' that the proposed improvements, y
including bulkhead, walkway, slips
and service station will be comi
pleted by the middle of October,
i which will be in plenty of time
1 to catch the southbound yachts
this fall.
Dr. Stevick Now
; At Acme-Delco
I Formerly Practiced Medicine
At Southport And
I More Recently At Shallotte
i Dr. Charles V. Stevick has
moved from Shallotte to Acme
Delco where he will be engaged
, in the practice of medicine,
j Dr. Stevick came to Southport
I from Goldsboro in April and was
I for a time associated with Dr.
, L. C. Fergus. Later he moved to
Shallotte where he opened an. of.
fice in Shallotte Drug Store.
; Dr. Stevick has had special
, training in pediatrics and while
I practicing medicine in Brunswick
I established himself as a special.
ist in the treatment of children's
diseases.
1 PIL
tmunity
0 FUBLIS
Proverbial CoI<
August Sna
It took a cold day in August i
?well, a cool day?to break j
the July heat wave that was J
causing misery to both animal
and plant life with an eleven- I
day run of 90-degree readings.
High spot for the period, as
was previously reported, was
reached when the mercury
crawled up to the 97-degree
mark on August 23. Low reading
for the month was 64- i
degrees, a point reached by the |
thermometer both on July 6 !
and July 14.
Farm - Home ^
To A Sui
*
New Method For
Catching Minnows
L. D. Nuchols, of Charlotte,
president of the Volunteer Explosive
Company, is nothing if
not original in his method of
catching minnows for bait. Mr.
Nuchols owns the Diehard, a
S5-milt-an-hour sport fishing
boat, which he bases at Fort
Caswell, where he spends most
of the summer. When he wants
fish bait Mr. Nuchols lowers a
small square net in the water.
It is suspended by a wire or j
string at each corner. Just I
above the net and above the j
water, he hangs an electric
light. Minnows swarm from all
directions and gather under the
night. When the net is pulled
up it brings rrom one to two
quarts of the minnows with it.
epidemic Of
Moving Here
ieveral Changes In Residences
Are Being Made
In Southport During This
Week
A sort of "fruit basket" com-!
ilex seems to have come over the
own, what with all the moving
hat is going on.
The M. A. Northrops have
moved from the old Jim Hood j
louse into the upstairs apartment
of Mrs. Sam Northrop. The
food house has been purchased
iy the W. P. Jorgensens, who \
rill move in as soon as some re-.
modeling and repairs are completed.
They have been living in the
lutherie home, and it is undertood
that they will be replaced
here by the J. G. Christian
amily, who must move from the 1
Episcopal rectory to make room
or Rev. J. Leon Malone, who
fill move here about the first of
he month.
Dr. Chas. V. Stevick and wife
noved from Southport this week
o Acme-Delco where he will
iractice medicine, and Mrs. Oscar
Coleman and family have moved
o Raleigh.
FOR TREATMENT
Mrs. Alva Lewis, of Bolivia, enered
Dosher Memorial Hospital
\iesday night for treatment.
When They G<
Fishermen
Although strong northeast
winds prevented all boats from
going to the Gulf Stream Friday,
Saturday and Sunday, apparently
the inclination of the
fish to bite was not affected.
Monday while the seas were
raging and the waters were
still good and muddy the Sea
Girl put out with W. T. Powell
of Greensboro and F. M. Pratt
and S. P. Spitz of Washington,
D. G, aboard. Mr. Spitz has
not been well recently and by
the time the party reached the
gulf he was to sick to fish.
Powell and Piatt, however, were
in fine fettle. Pratt got one
27-pound barracuda and Powell
did almost as well with a 20pound
amberjack. Between
them the two got 8 barracuda,
the amberjack and 12 bonito.
Monday, also, another party,
from Greensboro, went out
aboard the E. M. Lewis. They
brought in one large cero, 3
barracuda and 12 bonito. The
sportsmen in this case were Hal
,0T
HED EVERY WEDNESDAY
J Day In I
ps Heat Wave
But, to get back to the relief
from the heat a shower
Thursday afternoon cooled
things off considerably, and 1
the unsettled weather conditions
of the week-end brought
more cool than it did hot.
During July there was an
official rainfall of 2.47 inches, '
with thunder showers on July
13-24-25. There were 17 clear
days, 12 partly cloudy days and
2 cloudy days. Prevailing wind
was from the southwest, from
which quarter what breeze
there was blew for 12 days.
? t
P^eek Brought;
ccessful Close I
Two Thousand Farm Men 1
And Women Attended I
The Raleigh Meeting; '
Rowan County Man Named
President
i
SEVERAL FROM 1
COUNTY ATTEND (
But For The Most Part The
Columbus Farmers Were j
** ?r l _
loo Busy wun looac- ,
co To Be Able To
Attend
Two thousand farm men and j
women are back home with
memories of what most of them ]
hailed as the best Farm and |
Home Week ever held at N. C.
State College in the 37 years of <
the history of this annual event, i
With few exceptions, every one j
of North Carolina's 100 counties i
was represented at the conven- j
tion in Raleigh.
W. L. Lyerly, of Woodleaf, Rowan
County, was elected president
of the Farmer's group, with
T. B. Upchurch, Jr., of Raeford, i
being elevated to the first vice- i
presidency, and J. M. Picker, of ]
Stanly County, was elected sec- 1
ond vice-president. Dan M. Paul, ;
of State College, was continued
as secretary and treasurer and
F. H. Jeter was re-named pub
licity director. i
Among the speakers heard by i
the farm people during the week I
were Governor Clyde R. Hoey; I
Governor-nominate J. M. Broughton;
R. M. Evans, Federal AAA j 1
administrator; Col. John Hall 1
Manning, of the N. C. National i
Guard; the Rev. John C. Glenn, '
of Raleigh: Dean R. B. House, of
the University of North Carolina; <
Jonathan Daniels, Editor and 1
author, and literally dozens of j I
others who addressed special I
groups. '
About 600 county and commun- I
ity AAA committeemen attend
ed the convention and held three 1
afternoon sessions at which phas- '
es of the Agricultural Conserva- 1
tion Program were discussed and 1
recommendations for improve- I
ments made. Carl Olsen, of the j1
National Defense Commission and 1
several National and regional
AAA leaders spoke before this
group. j i
vAcmlitHnns committee took I
note of one lack when it recom- j
mended that an auditorium to j
seat at least 5,000 persons be
built on the State College cam- I
pus. The general assemblies were ,
held in Pullen Hall, which seats , |
only about 1,300, and in Riddick I,
Stadium which cannot be used in j
bad weather. Loud speakers en- i
abled those unable to gain en- 1
trance to Pullen Hall for the 1
morning programs to hear the '
talks and discussions. <
et Out There
Bring Them In
Oliver, Garland Daniel and Carl
Elkins, all of Greensboro.
Yesterday the Sea Girl went
out again. This time she had
as passengers Robert T. Highfield
of Washington, D. C., F.
J. Boling, Siler City; John R.
Peacock, W. T. Powell both, of
High Point. For sport fish Peacock
took the honors with a
30-pound barracuda, but Powell
ran him a close second by
bringing to boat a 28-pound
amberjack. For the biggest
catch of any kind the honors
went to Highfield. He was trolling
blythely along when he
got a strike that led him to believe
he had hooked onto one
of the submarines of Herr Hitler
and Company. A tough
fight led to the discovery that
he had an 11 foot, 260-pound
shark. It is not usual for a
shark to strike at a moving
trolling lure and this one did.
He paid for his rashness by
being brought in, lashed atop
the stern of the boat.
The Pilot Covers
Brunswick County
$1.50 PER YEAR
Balanced Crops /
Is Aim Of New
Farm Committee
Dounty Wide Organizations
Are To Be Set Up For
Purpose Of Promoting
Balanced Farming
30ARD TO SERVE
BETWEEN 1940-50
Committees From This District,
Headed By J. A.
Sharpe. Of Lumberton,
Are Named
LUMBERTON, Aug. 5.?J. A.
Sharpe of Lumberton, regional
chairman of the Governor's Comnittee
on Balanced Prosperity for
1940-50, announces appointment
jf chairmen for the counties comprised
in this district as follows:
Robeson county: E. J. Britt of
Lumberton, farmer, banker and
lawyer, and W. K. Bethune, deputy
Grange master, co-chairmen.
Bladen county: James H. Clark
)f Eiizabethtown, farmer, banker
ind merchant. Democratic nominee
for the State senate.
Columbus county: Bill Hooks
3f Whiteville, farmer and business
man.
Brunswick county: James M.
Harper, Jr., of Southport, editor
jf The State Port Pilot.
Onslow county: N. A. Burton,
Tacksonville.
Duplin county: C. E. Quinn of
Kenansville, merchant.
Pender county: J. T. Wells of
Burgaw, banker, farmer and county
commissioner.
There has been some delay In
securing a chairman for each of
the other two counties in this
nine-county district, New Hanivcr
and Jones, but these appointments
will be made at an
early date.
Each county chairman will appoint
16 sub-chairmem, one fot
each of the following fields: Foo(
and feedstuffs; livestock, dairy*
ing and poultry, grading and marketing;
new industries: education;
health; housing; public forums;
public library service; recreation;
transportation and communication;
electrification; tourism (developing
tourist trade); beautification
of homes and roads; planning;
score cards and recognation:
a, individual, b, communities.
Mr. Burton already has organized
his county, Onslow, by appointment
of a chairman for each
if the above-named fields of
work.
Dr. Frank Graham is North
Carolina chairman for "Balanced
Prosperity for 1940-50, sponsored
by the Southern Governors' conference.
Dr. Clarence Poe, editor
bf The Progressive Farmer, is
general chairman for the entire
South. Dr. Graham, president of
the University of North Carolina,
las divided the State into eight
iistricts, other regional chairmen
being: D. Hiden Ramsey and J.
K. G. McClure of Asheville for
the western part of the state;
Cordon Gray for the area center(continued
on page four)
City Tax List
Runs Next Week
Advertisement of real estate
for sale for payment of 1939 taxes
due the City bf Southport will
oegin in tnis newspaper next
week.
Elsewhere in today's paper Is I
notice by E. R. Weeks, city tax
collector, in which he gives final
warning to all persons who are
ielinquent in payment of taxes.
Tide Table
Following Is the tide table
for Southport during the next
week. These hours are approximately
correct and were furnished
The State Port Pilot
through the courtesy of the
Cape Fear Pilot's Association
High Tide Low TW
TIDE TABLE
Thursday, August 8
11:17 a. m. 5:01 a. m.
11:31 p. in. 5:38 p. m.
Friday, August 9
5:o3 a. m.
13:13 p. m. 6:39 p. m.
Saturday, August 10
0:38 a. m. 6:53 a. m.
1:09 p. ni. 7:37 p. m.
Sunday, August 11
1:38 a. m. 7:57 a. m,
3:09 p. m. 8:43 p. m.
Monday, August 13
3:31 a. m. 8:59 a. m.
3:13 p. m. 9:44 p. m.
Tuesday, August IS
3:38 a. m. 9:37 a. m.
4:15 p. m. 10:39 p. m.
Wednesday, August 14
4:43 a. m. 10:51 a. m.
5:11 p. m. 11:31 p. m.