I Most Of The News
I Aii The Time
gjAVEIVET NO. 47
utomobile /
I Claim Liv
I Citizens
Ed Stewart And HarK
l. Touchston, Of LeuRd,
Were Fatally Injur"Mti
When Car Struck
^ Tarked Truck On Christ'
I gas Eve
orONER'S INQUEST
TUESDAY NIGHT
IHperal Services For J. E.
^ [jchorn Were Conducted
yesterday Afternoon
from ?'-on MethodI
ist Church
Ed Stewart, of Leland,
HLj in the crash in which H.
^ '--uchton also of Iceland, was
Christinas Eve when the
Ks ?'hich they were riding
. a parked truck on the
^K,,y near Leland, died Chrisfafternoon
at 4:12 o'clock,
^ atmer John Caison, of Southhas
called an inquest into
of the deaths for Tuesday
^Et; at 7:30 o'clock in the store
^pGeerge Ganey at Leland. In
Touchtort inquest the jurors
he U. L. Rourk, R. C. HolGeorge
Hollis, I. D. Marks,
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110. SUnmons anu ??. vi. ?.uL
in the Stewart inquest the
will be U. L. Rourk, R.
f Holr.es. George Hollis, E. A.
Ley, F. 0. Simmons and Foster
KL
|5e inquests will be held simtojeousl.v,
the coroner said,
rite truck which the car, drivL
Sy Stewart struck, was driv[
!) Pearlie Lesley Burney, neb
who is being held pending
fe aquest. Coroner Caison said
Lev told him the truck had
Into down and that at the
fee it was parked it had lights
Funeral services for J. E. Eifetn,
48, of Hallsboro, who was
fely injured in an automobile
nadent Christmas afternoon near
Ifcboro, were held at 3 o'clock
jurtiay afternoon from the
k Methodist church near Town
Rev. Walter Pavy, assisted by
fe. C. N. Phillips, officiated,
ktl followed in the family plot
i tiie church cemetery.
Mr. Etchorn is survived by his
wets. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Eire,
of Leland; two ^ons. Jack
tUrne and John Edward, Jr.;
? brothers. W. R. and B. F.
torn, of Wilmington; and J.
Echorn. of Lake Waccamaw;
rasters, M C. H. Hair, and
1 P H. Koen, of Wilmington;
i d. r. Murray- of Castle
pes: and Mrs. C. W. McLell
Morn was killed instantly
faunas morning at 10:30 o'when
a car in which he,
wife and Miss Elizabeth Jol^ ere
riding near Hallsboro
Hfak a bridge abutment at Bo x
Swamp at a point where the
^ply-widened highway is wider
the bridge. Miss Jolly sucVd
yesterday morning. Mrs.
^porn suffered a broken wrist
other minor injuries.
Xe car was the fifth which
Bj hit the bridge abutment in
t last year, law enforcement
B??rs said.
assion Play
I Here Saturday
H?>en Of Trinity Methodj
I Church Will Sponsor
j I [ffaentation Of Talking
I I Movie "Golgotha"
lie famous Passion Play, "GolB?4'.
will be presented at
Bhdiport high school auditorium
evening at 7:30 o'clock
Br^r the auspicies of the WoK*"s
Society of Christian ServTrinity
Methodist church.
Be*18 famous play is being
r*n for the first time as an
jw.ing moving picture. It
Brtrs the entire story of PasHc'
^eek, and is the first talkPicture
ever made of the life
Kr crocifixion of Christ. The
Ilk 'S a sPectacular and impres J^PfMuction
that will benefit
"aan. woman and child in
sound and projection
, wi'l be brought here
im this picture may be
I presented.
plumber of local merchants
It* ^Perated with the sponItif
5. l^'s production to place
|t> C'"' of admission within
Ba-jj, ?f everyone. This is
^le through the medium
tickets that are availI
10111 your local merchant.
I j. IIILTIXG PARTY
'few J Frcd SmiUl entertained
Bfcw of her friends at an old
bs, -1 party at hei
fritlay evening.
TH1
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Occidents
es Of Two
Of Brunswick
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Boys Report
Army Life Is
Not Half Bad
?
A military note was struck in
communities throughout the county
during the holiday season as
enlisted men from the army, navy
and marine corps were at home
to spend Christmas with relatives.
The boys came home bearing
tales of interesting new experiences
in camp, and the general
feeling which they left is that
the life of a soldier isn't a halfbad
life after all.
Of particular interest to boys
who are considering volunteering
for service is the fact that men
are given assignments for which
they show the best aptitude. This
means that a boy with a mechanical
mind and talent is not placed
where he has no interest at all,
etc. Since it is the purpose of
the army to make experts in their
chosen field of these boys it is
odvious mat wnen uiey nave
spent a year in intensified vocational
training they will come ;
out of the army better fitted than
ever before to secure and hold
a job.
H. M. Shannon, chairman of
the Brunswick County Selective
Service Board, says that boys are
coming in every day to talk to
members of the board about volunteering
for service. Any youth
between the age of 18 and 21
may volunteer through the Selective
Service Board for one year's
service, and men over 21 who '
have registered to become eligible
for a later draft may volunteer
to go ahead and get his
army training ahead of time.
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Winners Are P
In Ligl
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Annual Contest Sponsored
By Members Of Southport
Woman's Club Results
In Outstanding Decorations
MORE BEAUTIFUL
THAN EVER BEFORE
Fergus Home Most Beautifully
Decorated, While
Living Tree In Yard
Of Mr. And Mrs.
Riifloi- Wins
I In the annual Christmas lighting
contest sponsored by the
Southport Woman's Club first
prize for house decorations went
to Dr. and Mrs. L. C. Fergus;
first prize for the prettiest
Christmas tree went to Mr. and
Mrs. W. G. Butler; and first
prize for colored residents went
to Bud McKoy.
The Fergus decorations was a
giant evergreen wreath, outlined I
, with red lights. Runner-up in this
division was the church scene on
the front porch of the W. L.
Styron home which showed the
vested choir and a cathedral window.
There was close competetion in
the living tree division, which was
won by the Butlers with all-white
lights in their camphor tree in
front of their residence. Second
place was a deadlock between
Mrs. Louella Rourk and Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Dosher.
This year's lighting was featured
by the profusion and beauty
of entries in the colored residential
section, and the first prize
winner was given a close race
for the honor by Eliza Wortham.
Donnors of prizes were Whites
Ice Cream Co., Royal Bakery,
American Bakery, Lucy Moore,
' Dorothy Owen, Will Rehder, and
1 J. B. Ruark Co.
The community tree was light(continued
on page four)
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Hallsboro Boo
Defense Pro
HALLSBORO, Dec. 23.?Under '
| the impetus of the nation's gi!
gantic defense program, this lit:
tie town is booming. Hallsboro's
four large lumber mills are ;
working on an extended schedule
to fill increasing government orders
to such places as Fort
I Bragg, Norfolk's Navy Yard, and
1 the Holly Ridge anti-aircraft cen
ter.
This town has long relied upon
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A Goo
4-PAGES TODAY ?,
Comstock Will
Be Converted
To Freighter
Famoutf Hopper Dredge Became
A Familiar Visitor
Here During Many Years
Service Around Southport
IS NOW HEADED
FOR DRY-DOCK
Is Manned By A Crew Consisting
Chiefly Of Men
From Brunswick County;
Has Always Had
Men From Here
The U. S. E. hopper dredge
Comstock, based at Southport for
many years and used for maintenance
work on the Cape Fear
River bar, has passed from the
hands of the engineering department
and is now being converted
into a freighter. Since first
placed at work here about 20
years ago the Comstock has been
handled mostly by a Southport
crew.
Passing down the river from
Wilmington Saturday enroute to
dry dock to be prepared for new
work, the Comstock let lose her
siren long and lustily in farewell
to Southport and Southport
waters. It is understood that she
will be used in sou in aiuchuui
shipping. "
Some reports have it that the
engineering department may rent
another hopper dredge from some
other district, when such a ship
is needed on the bar here or in
the Morehead City harbor. A still
other report is that a new vessel
with several times the capacity
of the Comstock may be
purchased and based here.
LATE REGISTRANT
Ernest Charles Vitou registered
this week with the Brunswick
County Selective Sendee board.
He was assigned serial number
1901, which called for order number
566A. Vitou was on a ship
in the orient at the time of regular
registration.
announced
iting Contest
Better Get Your
Duck And Deer
Nimrods who plan to do any
??- ???? Yiuntino* ttli* MM1
Illicit or ucc* uu.>v...B ??
son had better get busy about
It, for the season closes for
both on January 1. 1941?and
that's next Wednesday.
From reports coming In from
all sections of the county It
appears likely that a record
number of deer for one season
has been posted by hunters
this time. On the otherhand,
there seems to have been
very little luck for the duck
hunters. This is true despite
the longer season for killing
migratory fowl. The absence of
any severe weather so-far Is
given as a reason.
Short Session
In County Court
Monday Was Comparatively
Easy Day For Judge
Walter M. Stanaland
And Court Colleagues
Three cases we're disposed of
here in Recorder's court Monday
before Judge Walter M. Stanaland.
James Thomas Mills, white,
pleaded guilty to charges of
drunken driving and was given 6
month on the roads. Judgment
was suspended upon payment of
costs and a fine of $50,00. His
driver's license was revoked for
3 months.
W. C. Britt, white, was found
guilty of interfering with an officer
while in thed ischarge of his
(continued on page four)
ming Under
gram Impetus
the Lumber industry for the major
part of its sustenance, and
right now the demand for lumber
is greater than any other time
since the last war perhaps.
Large numbers of workers are
finding employment in the lumber
mills and this increase in the
purchasing power of the people
of this area is being notably reflected
in the regular business
channels.
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id News paper I
authport, N. G., Wedne;
Aged Winnabow '
Resident Dies
Walker W. WUletts, Of '
That Community, Died
At His Home Sunday
Morning Following Lingering
Illness
Wollrbr Willettfl. wide- ^
TTliliaiit T t Ui.tv. ,, ... ,
ly known farmer of the Mill
Creek and Wlnnabow sections, j
died at his home Sunday morn- l
ing. He was 86-years-of-age and .
his death followed a long period i
of declining health.
Funeral services were held, at i
Mill Creek Baptist church Mon- i
day afternoon at 3 o'clock and i
burial took place in the cemetery <
there.
Active pallbearers were: Foster
Robbins, Harold Willetts, Decie I
Sellers, Dotridge Willetts, Junior
Hilburn and Roger Willetts.
Honorary pallbearers were: G. i
T. Hickman, R. H. Sellers, M. B.
Robbins, J. t). Harrelson, D. R. i
Johnson, I. R. Henry, F. L. Lewis, :
J. J. Loughlin, Jr., W. K. Cox,
R. K. McKeithan, A. M. Beck,' i
G. K. Lewis, Albert Reynolds, i
Willie Mills. E. R. Outlaw, D. B. .
Stanley, Ned Huffham, Lawrence
Mills, W. C. Savage, H. Zibulin, 1
C. W. Knox, D. L. Mercer, J, H. i
Cannon, C. Ed Taylor, E. H. ]
Cranmer, J. F. Potter, W. L. :
Swain, W. D. Lewis, W, J: Mc- :
Dowell, A. G. Lewis, G. F. Lewis,
T. O. Mills, and C. E. Mobley.
Mr. Willetts was bom March i
11, 1854. He was married in 1874
to Miss Francis L. Ganey, of
Town Creek- By this marriage
the following children survive: R.
S. Willetts, of Wilnnabow, Mrs. i
R. M. Robbins, of Winnabow,
Mrs. Mattie Hilburn, of Winna- ,
bow, Mrs. G. W. Sellers, of Bolivia,
and C. P. Willetts, of Bolivia.
On August 19, 1914 he married
Miss Nancy Jane Bellamy, of
Wampee, S. C., and from this
marriage he is survived by his
wife, and the following children:
Joseph, Elmore and Nellie Walker
Willetts, of Winnabow.
HOME FROM SCHOOL
Addison Jenrette, student at N.
C. State College and his sister
from Boiling Springs, are spending
the Christmas holidays with
their parents, Mr, and Mrs. John I
Jenrette. i
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Membership In
Auxiliary Urged
'Enlist For Patriotic Service"
Is Plea Of Officer
Of Local Legion Auxiliary
'.'Enlistment for patriotic service".
That is the term used by Mrs.
J. Arthur Dosher, national defense
chairman of the Southport
rr?if nf tho Ampriran Legion
Auxiliary, to describe enrollment
in the Auxiliary for 1941.
"Hundrrtls of thousands of
women throughout the country
ire now enrolling in the Auxiliary
because that is the place
where they can enlist for patriotic
service", she said.
Pointing to the many fields of
activity in which the women of
the Auxiliary serve for the country,
Mrs. Dosher declared that
every woman eligible should be
in the organization this year giving
her active support to its efforts
to make America secure.
She stressed the importance of
continued activity by women in
support of adequate national defense,
saying:
"The nation is now awake to
the necessity for armed defenses
strong enough to guarantee our
peace and security. Years of effort
by the Legion and Auxiliary,
and calamitous wars raging
both to the east and west of us
were necessary to bring that
awakening. Now the United States
is arming itself with great vigor.
"But suppose the war situation
changes so that the threat to our
peace is not so apparent to everyone.
Will our defense efforts be
permitted to slacken? Will we
again listen to pacifist propaganda
coming from foreign sources
and reduce our national defense
to a point where we would be
easy prey for a surprise aggressor?
American women have a responsibility
to see that the defenses
of their country and homes
are strengthened to meet present
emergency with all possible speed,
and that they are maintained at
a high point of efficency against
future dangers.
"Every woman who enrolls ir
the Auxiliary now strengthens
the Auxiliary's voice as it calls
for national security in the present
and in the future."
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nmunity
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IN THE N
' A HAPPY NEW Yi
TO ONE AND ALL
Appropriate C
Programs
?
This Season For
"Hopp'in John"
We are getting near that
season of the year when coast
al residents of North and
South Carolina begin to think
of having "Hoppin John" for S
dinner. ,
One New Years Day, so the
story goes, a North Carolina
coastal man whose first name
was John was visiting a sea
captain in South Carolina Come jr
dinner time and a savory looking
dish was set before them. ^
"I don't know what it is," c'
said the host, " but hop in tt
John." John hopped in, and ir
along the coast hog jowl and
peas, the traditional New Year C
Day dinner, has been "Hoppin pi
John" ever since.
1940 Populatioi
Totaled 131,4(
WASHINGTON?The Census ai
bureau announced tonight that the g;
population of the United States F
1 on April 1 was 131,409,81. This U
was a gain of 7 per cent since li
1 1930?the smallest percentage increase
in any decade of American hi
; history. p<
The 48 states and the District "i
of Columbia reported 8,634,835 V
| more residents than they did 10 ir
years ago, but individual states sj
had widely differing stories. ir
By percentages, Florida gained
(I the fastest of the states, 27.9 tl
per cent, while South Dakota lost h
the most, 7.5 per cent. The Dis- n
trict of Columbia, where the num- oi
. ber of government workers has u
doubled outpaced all the states ci
with a 36.2 gain. h
In actual numbers. California si
; gained the most, 1,196,437, and tl
Kansas lost the most, 81,862.
i The 7 per cent national gain ii
! was less than half the ratio in b
! any previous decade. Census Di- ti
, rector William L. Austin said this F
was due to a declining birth rate n
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peciai music Ana rag- 59
eants Were Presented Chi kr
Christmas Night At Several
Churches In South- m
P?rt __ th
AROLERS "FIIJ- f'
AIR WITH MUSIC
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pirit Of Worship Was se
Strikingly Noticeable In Ec
Observance of Holiday af
Season In The City lal
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Observance of Christmas here al;
1 Southport was marked by the 'o:
resentation of pageants and spe- fo
al programs in the churches of ch
le community and .by the sing- mi
ig of Christms carols. po
At Trinity Methodist church on foi
hristmas night > an inspiring ?
igeant, directed by Miss Lois J?
(continued on page four) (
n Of U. S.
)9 881 People :
id a virtual stoppage of immi- 1
ration during the last 10 years. (
rom 1910 to 1620, the gain was |
1.9 per cent, and from 1920 to
)30 it was 16.1 per cent.
Austin said many sociologists
id predicted that, eventually, the
ipulation would reach some
static" level and stop increasing.
Ihile his bureau is unwilling to
take an official' prediction, he
lid the peak might be reached
t 1970 to 1980. '
The effect of birth rates on
le population total was shown,
e added, in the fact that the
orthern states accounted for only
ne-third of the national gain,
'hile the southern half of the
Duntry?where the birth rate is
igher?and the Pacific coast
tates accounted for two-thirds of
le increase.
All the southeastern states had
nportant increase, New England
arely gained at all, and indusrial
states like New York and
'ennsylvania gained less than the
ational averagf. * L
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Brunswick County
.91.50 PER YEAS
' ssam
lakes Appeal
For Funds For
Civic Program
. B. Keziah, Secretary Of
Brunswick County Chamber
Of Commerce, Writes
Letter To Several Property
Owners
ELS THAT WORK
MUST GO FORWARD
ustrated Folders Are
low On Hand, But No
Funds Are Available
For Their Distribution
ATith an urgent need of funds
th which to mail out the large
ck of Brunswick county foldi,
answer inquiries and various
penses entailed upon the per mance
of efficient work, W. B.
zlah, executive secretary of the
unswick County Chamber of
mmerce is this week mailing
t a number of letters to the
ger property owners in Brunsck
county.
rhe letter speaks for itself and
ic minded people, regardless of
[ether they receive a letter or
t, should respond to this need,
e letters, as mailed, are as folvs:
"We have 15,000 illustrated
ders of Brunswick county all
?dy to be mailed out. They are
excellent work and we are
nosing you a copy.
"Most are to go to out-of-state
aple, folks who have recently '
ide inquiries regarding Brunsck
county, and to people whom
s think we can interest In
unswick.
"The object of the folders and
e general work is to bring new
ople to this county, along with
pital. We have great areas of
:e lands and facilities for manucturing
and industry that are
>ing to waste and which should
developed.
"The benefit from such work is
vious. The only hope that
unswick can have for a lower
x rate is for the property valuion
to undergo an increase
tough development of. existing
sources. We must interest and '
ing in ne.'. blood and new tax-;
ile wealth.
"We feel that it la a civic
ity for all and to the advanceent
of all property owne, that
(Continued on page 4)
[alifax Made
Envoy To U. S.
?rd Halifax Steps Down
As Foreign Minister In
England To Become An*
bassador To U. S.
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LONDON?Viscount Haliiax;
-year-old foreign secretary Well
lown as the "Christian Gentlein
of British policies" jyps
med early Sunday to succeed
e late Marquess of Lothair/as
dtish ambassador to Washingn.
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War Secretary Anthony Eden,
10 was succeeded as forelgii
cretary by Lord Halifax when
len resigned in February, 1938^
ter a disagreement with the
te Neville Chamberlain over
ipeasement of Germany and It?
/, was named to return to thf 9
reign secretaryship. 9
Captain David Margesson, 60, 9
r nine years the government's 9
ief ship in the House of Com- 9
Dns, was the "surprise" ap- 9
intment as secretary of state 9
r war to succeed Eden. 9
Tide Tablet I
Following Is the tide table 9
for Soutbport daring the next 9
week. These boars are appre- 9
tlmately correct and were for- 9
lished The Stat* Port PllsS M
through the courtesy of tbs 9
Cape Fear Pilot's Assidattsa 9
Sigh Tide Low IMr 9
TIDE TABLE I
Thursday, December 26 I
5:21 a. m. 11:40 a. m. M
5:43 p. m. 11:53 p. m. I
Friday, December 27 I
6:12 a. m. 9
6:34 p. m. 12:34 p. m. 9
Saturday, December 28 B
7:00 a. m. 0:46 a. m. I
7:21 p. m. 1:26 p. m. 9
Sunday, December 29 U
7:45 a. m. - 1:88 a. m. I
8:07 p. m. 2:15 p. m. I
Monday, December 30 K
8:30 a. m. 2:26 a. m. 9
8:52 p. m. 3:00 p. m. 9
Tuesday, December 31 9
9:14 a. m. 3:12 a. ra. 9
9:87 p. m. 3:43 p. n, 9
Wednesday, January 1 9