1 THl C The 1 >mc 36 KISHERWOMAN GOES < ' to ' . ''^f . St* ] FUNNY FISHING?Folks down here didn't know when pretty Winnifred Roberts, of "^Ku.-vnU- Beach, came down last month to go shark^HL~. Tiie.v were completely buffaloed when they no- < i rifle in her equipment. But she showed ' ':v. (Strr-N^ws C"t.) - mange Fishing mFad Is Introduc ed; FS i ILt EDMl'M) MoLAl'REN) ! fore being brought within rifle 1 I summer, Miss I range, 'and in others several i L jjae Roberts, of (misses were chalked up against 1 t- ich. drove into the girl's marksmanship, but tv * the tonneau of her' when the boat docked four size- j r. : with rods, reels, a: able sharks had been boated by 1 ar.d other sporting j rather unusual methods de- | fcrrntia. and charted a hoat scribec) F: "'r offshore. "Never saw anything like it in | ci as to her plans, Miss | my kfe" the skipper of the char- j r caln announced thatitered craft told the writer. "Why j Ins "going snark fishing", w-hen a sudden, summer squall L, ?i hit us, and the boat started toshnine time ordering several I , expected the ^ to p of menhaden to be P"^|get seasick and quit, but. no, she | FIter chattered craft Jor!donned oilskins and went right toPargamused! ahead with her fun-even climbed at her remarks brought!^ ^ ? sharks took the t , her male hsteners. * f more readi]y during h oat to sea the fair angler , encountered If T'nJ c?mp a" than during the earlier hours of a she meant business. A ^ fjvp h(fur trip when the sea I" hool< sniveled to a d jls surfaCe unpfwt wire leader, was bait- "a? cal , " Mi u-h u j ?. broken by wnite-caps. P?hole menhaden: prompt- experience came pi overboard, and trolled as a result of a report. ! N yards behind the slowly frQm w B Keziah, secretary of J El ! the local chamber of commerce, . f* mi'es offshore the first acverai hig sharks had been 1 M a shark was felt through ff Southport recently. ' P hp- AS yards of line slg" 1 , Nfrom the reel spool into _ . , lir?ll 1 mebrs looked on | H4-|f>|o|c Will waled amusementi mo-1 vlIIW?!? f f HI t S i-C-VlS l Attend Meeting * characteristic of big-j ?|: tilling novices, and thereby _, n . , Members Of Brunswick " r some 15 minutes County Welfare Board It became evident to Plan To Attend State j thn Wrichtsville Mpetinfir In* Raleign IB- -"'nothing about ** ? i flsh. for the Governor Clyde R. Hoey and),' 'Sly deeply hook- Democratic gubernatorial nomB 'ought to gaff inee, J. Melville Broughton, will Bp splays of power headline the one-day joint con- ' B s towards var- ference of county welfare board B" '"inpass. But members, county1 superintendents | 'ts called upon of public welfare, and members B take her rod of the State Board of Charities I-, short period and Public Welfare, when officii " exchanged "I ials from all North Carolina counB ces and con- ties are expected to be in Ral- < I - 11 tvas no match eigh during the Fair Week meet- I I juarry. The next ing, October 9. The governor and I i however, were the prospective governor will ' ||Qg en-mouthed awe, speak at the luncheon meeting to kfej,,''." of the re- be held at the Carolina Hotel, f?ct.anci reel' went) C. C. Russ, Brunswick county r quv / 1 !?er 'i0 calibre welfare superintendent, said this Ik.:. .. -patching the week he expected the full dele- ! lb hich a tight line gation from this county to con- i aching to the sur- sist of H. M. Shannon, South'Sr , ,;' 1 After that it port, and Preston Henry, Win Wir",/',.J,iatter of gaffing nabow. Prize. Mrs. W. T. Bost, State welfare 1 fe lilt, '"'ccs the sharks commissioner, will welcome the 1 '-v to freedom be- iContlnued on page 4) e m A Good 4-PAGES TODAY GUNNING FOR SH^ * * - .... . \ \ ppffv^B tT \ F $1 v- eL jf* f -" ! ,,ate?- ; ^ : f-Vjfln| % 1 T^ffS In S5- >88^ ;: _.. tiffm Will Rush Plar Completi 5k? City Fathers Have Been As-'sured That Work of Con- 1 struction Of Bulkheads And Other Improvements Will Begin CAN PROVIDE SAFE ANCHORAGE ALREADY ' ti However, It Is Hoped That s Many Of The Permanent " Improvements Can Be j Completed [ * The city officials and Chamber jf Commerce have been assured 0 that contracts will be let in a few h iays for ljulkheads and dock for the yacht basin, and that the contractor who gets the job will be expected to rush the work with C| ill possible speed. It is hoped ' that all of the facilities may be i '' completed before the yachts com- ' f posing the Southward-Ho cruise from Larchmont to Miami reach I n bere on October 31. Failing this,1 n it is said that there will he a jreat deal of docking facilities p ready and no trouble will be en- |j countered caring for the 50 or more boats comprising the cruising fleet. There is scarcely any tide in the basin. In the event insuffici- mj snt docking space is completed by the time the boats arrive bere, the absence of tides will permit good anchorages or, in (continued on page four) Change Affects ics Two Local Boys ch T. McKeithan Gets Civil c :? i-L t, r, n rh Jci vilc ?/uu m i' i( ui ag^ | And Neils Jorgensen Goes 19 Into Postoffice ob _____ te Changes affecting two of D* South port's most popular young men occurred this week when AA. T. McKeithan, clerk at the Pi local post office, accepted a civil de service job in the quartermastr corps at Ft. Bragg and Neils te Jorgenson, formerly of Watson's av Pharmacy, was named by Post- Pa master L. T. Yaskell to replace pr him. so Young McKeithan has been em-1 Cs ployed at the local office for inj several years and has won a re- uc putation for service and efficiency. Friends here predict a successful fo future for him. "h News of the appointment of ca Jorgensen to replace him is sure to meet with popular approval. Pot-O'- Gold Is I In Tenni They fixed the lights on the wl outside tennis court Monday, and 75 ifter getting everything set to turn them on Hairy Aldridge had j Hi to borrow a quarter from Ed J fit Weeks to trip the pay-meter, ar "But I want it back", cautioned ey Ed. he The lights came on?all except m one? and Harry looked at the coin box with an idea of getting to back the coin. The lock was wt rusty, and defid all efforts to pry th it open. "We'll have to get it st out", said Ed. "That box won't do feel right with money in it. They i be played all summer one year sind j th lte I News paper 1 Southport, N. G., W< lRKS | ?1 ? 4 4 m J I . i ;...' ' -| >* ;l v | :p is For ion Of Basin r I Seems There's Something Due Writing W. B. Keziah with i eference to the Comstock get!ng back to work as soon as he comes out of the dry dock t Savannah, Congressman J. iayard Clark says he undertands that Norfolk, Jacksonille and Savannah are all inBrested in employing members f the crew until the Comstock egins digging again. The congressman also menioned having In mind someKing that was going to reuire a great deal of work for he dredge and other agencies i this part of the state. Cirumstances are such that nothog can be said about this work t the moment. Other governnent sources have also recently nentioned something big here. chool Kids To Get Free Tickets Siss Annie May Woodside Received Large Order Of Admission Tickets For State Fair In Raleigh Superintendent, Miss Annie May oodslde, of Brunswick county hools said today that free passto the Great State Fair at >lcich Ontnhpr 8-12. have been ceived for all of the 4665 school ildren of this county. All of the State's 900,000 school ildren will be guests of the 40 exposition on Friday, Octer 11, which has been designa1 as "Young North Carolinas' ly." Miss Woodside joined Dr. Clyde Erwin, State Sperintendent of iblic Instruction, in urging stunts to attend the fair. "I am sure that any child atgding the State Fair will go . ay with a finer spirit of State triotism and with a better apeciation of the magnificent reurces and possibilities of North irolina," Dr. Erwin said, termg the Fair "an outstanding edational institution." Governor Hoey added his praise r the State Fair, declaring it as become an agency of edution and progress." In addition to 92,000 square (Continued on page four) 7ound s Court Metre ten we opened the box we had -cents." Finally the box came open, and irry had hit the jack-pot. Out >oded the quarters?28 in all? id the city officials rubbed their es in disbelief that $7.00 had en permitted to remain in the eter for three years. Nothing is definite about a urnament for this week. The ather last week cooled off ose plans. However, there is ill some talk that a men's luble tourney may be reeled off fore Jack Frost takes over for e season. P0R1 In A Good Cor sdnesday, October 2, 1< Writers Accept Invitation To Hold Meet Here State New# Bureau Will iCo-operate Whole-Heartedly With Chamber Of Commerce In Entertainment Of Guests DISTINGUISHED MEN WILL BE VISITORS Writers Will Be Here About Time Of Opening And Dedication Of Southport Basin Beginning on October 31 and running through November 4th, | Brunswick county will have the; most notable assemblage of out-1 door and sports writers that have ever gathered in North Carolina. Intrigued by interesting news stories of this part of North Carolina, the officers and directors; of the Outdoor Writers of Amer-! ica Association have set the above I dates and Southport for their fall meeting. Some 15 men will compose the feathering, which includes publicity 1 men from the Department of Conservation and Development from Alabama, Missouri, Texas ana | Ohio. Sharing in the entertain-1 ment of the guests will be Bob j Thompson, State News Bureau manager, and other officials of the North Carolina department. Among the outdoor writers will be Dave Roberts of the Cincinnati, Ohio, Enquirer, president of the association; vice-presidents J. Hammond Brown of the Baltimore News-Post and Ray Osborn of Texas; Jimmie Stuber of Ohio and John Mock of the Pittsburgh, Pa., Press; Jack Van Coevering of the Detroit, Mich., Free-Press; W. H. Teague of the Hartford, Conn., Courant; Harold Devine pf the Toledo, Ohio, Times; Bob Edge of C. B. S. in New York and Mike Bates of the Canadian Sportsman. In addition to the above there will be some five committeemen representing some of the leading publications in the United States. Learning that the association desired to hold a meeting here, H. H. Thomas of the Carolina Caswell Corporation offered the facilities of Fort Caswell to the guests. The business meetings will probably all be held at Fort Caswell and the nights will be spent there. However, it is tentatively planned to entertain the guests on Bald Head island one day and possibly a night. They will also devote some time to Orton and Southport. Not the least of the plans is to hope that they can be taken down the waterway to Howell's Point, Holden's Beach, Shallotte Village, Gause Landing, Brooks Beach and Calabash, and to arrange for a fish fry or (continued on page four) oyster roast at one of these points. Writing W. B. Keziah of the Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce this week, president Dave Roberts said he had been hearing so much about the interesting country down here he was sure the boys would all have a great time. New Books For Local Library Librarian Announces The Arrival Of Seven New Volumes To Local Shelves Miss Susie Sellers, librarian, announces the addition of seven new books to the rental shelf of the Southport Public Library. Titles and authors are: "On Borrowed Time", Leonard E. Watling; "Chiffon Scarf", Mignon Eberhart; - "Christ In Concrete", Peitro di Donato; "Clue Of The Artificial Eye", J. W. Fletcher; "Ladies Go Masked", Margaret Widdemer; "Hotel Hostess", Faith j Baldwin; "The Rains Came", Louis Bromfield. P.-T. A. Council Meets Tuesday First General Meeting Of Year Will Be Held At Bolivia School On Tuesday Evening The Brunswick County Council of Parent-Teacher Association will meet at Bolivia school on Oct. 10, at 8 p. m. All local presidents, their chairmen and school principals are expected to attend, and everyone is invited. Mrs. Alderman, district direator, will be with ust r pii nmunity J40 PUBLIi State Rei Of Fou For Robber Get N< Trouble Exc Highwayman Pulled Gun I Night And Demand Valu Hobson Kirby, popular Shallotte merchant, received the scare of his life Saturday night when a robber waylaid him as he returned home from his store, but all the highwayman got for his trouble was experience. Having closed up about 9:30 o'clock, Mr. Kirby had reached his home and had driven his automobile into the garage when a man approached from the shadows of the building and flashed a light in his face. But let Mr. Kirby tell the story. "I thought'it was Jim Hawes or some other of the neighbors when I first saw the light," he said. "I made some funny remark that didn't sound so funny as soon as I looked up and saw a shotgun barrel sticking out from behind the light. " 'Drop that stuff.' the man said, refering to some packages that I was bringing home. I dropped them. 'Now take out your pocket book and throw it here', he said. 'Throw it here, throw it here, throw it here'. He First Payment Loan Alrea J Marsh Hen Hunt Proves Success Marsh hen huntrs, at least those who arose early enough, found fine conditions for the sport yesterday morning. An unusually high tide was running, due to the strong north east winds. This tide was at its best shortly after 6 o'clock and very few hunters managed to get up at that hour. Among those making reports of their success were Gus McNeil and Captain H. T. Bowmer. They brought in 16 fine birds. Incidently, this week's predated issue of the Washington Herald-Times has a large four-column cut showing marsh hen hunting at Southport. Columnist Praises Local Fishing Winston Montague who conducts the "Let's Go Fishing" col urnns on tne Kicnmond. Va.. Daily News Leader is evidently sold on Southport. One day last week he devoted his entire double column to Southport and its fishing-. We are borrowing the final two paragraphs of his article: "I've never been to Southport, but I understand that there is some very fine salt water fishing there. Throughout the summer I received reports from the North Carolina publicity bureau about the salt water fishing in North Carolina and almost invariably the town of Southport led all the rest in the good catches reported." "Down at Southport, you know, the Gulf Stream is not so far off-shore, and consequently they enjoy better fishing than is foiind at some ports further North. Dolphin, amberjack and barracuda, all fish found in Florida during the winter, are caught regularly off Southport during the summer. The place has a very fine reputation as a fishing port, and if you want to try some new territory some day you might take a try at Southport, North Carolina." Skeet Shooting Of Interest If you want to see some skeet shot, go out the beach road one afternoon this week while the local skeet club is in action and you'll have a ringside seat for a session of Southport's latest sports craze. Now skeet is not a member of the family of our feathered friends, but is a little black disc commonly known as a clay pigeon. These are sprung from automatic traps and sail away in much the same manner as the wraith of a frightened bob white. .OT , t 5HED EVERY WEDNESDAY its In The ir Southpor Death 0/ * rthing For ept Experience On Hobson Kirby Saturday led Pocketbook And ables Ol kept saying that over and over, and it sounded like he was changing his voice. "Well, I took out my pocket- , book and threw it over toward rg! him? he was standing about fifteen or twenty feet away?and he said "Empty your pockets, turn c1' them wrong side out. Empty your ch; pockets', over and over again just tio like that. Well, I did. 'Now back Pc away, back away, back away.' ' I backed. 'Hold it. Not so fast, on Now, back away.' As I moved an off he came forward to where wi the things in my pockets had up dropped. When he stooped to wi pick them up, I dodged behind tic the smokehouse and ran. I think he ran just as fast the other way." m Mr. Kirby notified officers, who Th secured bloodhounds from Burgaw and came to his home for a Jo search. The dogs apparently were baffled by too many tracks, and atl the hunt was fruitless. Mr. Kirby said that he didn't believe the robber got one cent. | (continued on page four) ! I tei On REA i= ICO idy Been Made 2 |c ki> * 11 th Brunswick Electric Mem- in; bership Corp. Makes Its he First Payment On Loan th To Rural Electric Adm. JLs MORE PAYMENTS hi TO FOLLOW SOON no First Payment On Loan 01 Was Not Due Until December, 1941; Last, G Part Of Line Energized In April The first payment of the loan J" to the Brunswick Electric Mem- ^5 Ni bership Corp. was made Tuesday Ju announced Dr. E. D. Bishop, su- jn perintendent, today. The sum of w< 56,000 was paid .the Rural Electrification Adm. and the first . payment was not due until De- ''