Most of The News
I Ail The Time
^thirteen no.
wL Members
Welfare Board
I Already Named
Board Names A. P.
Renry Of Winnabow;
Kjjjge Walter M. Stana jj
is Named By Board
Commissioners
eligible to
serve ON BOARD
^v Attorney S.B. Frink
rote Attorney General
guarding Status; Give
' Hi* Approval
t r f Winnabow has
WLtameit by the state board
ind public welfare
member of the Brunswick
welfare l>oard and mem^E
: ?rd of county com^E
named Judge
: M Stanaland as a second
- These two men will contMc.l
ra::ie a third member of
^Er body
Hyrv was a question raised re
-i:t ot Judge StanK
to serve on the board, as
- v holding' an elective
Bk office but this matter has
' 'P by a letter reH
ty Attorney S. B. |
K: from the office of the atH~'.'
eereral.
v following opinion regarding
edibility of Judge Stanajf
- membership on the board
i tiven by T. W. Bruton, asirt
attorney general:
office has formerly held
[even if membership on the
ft of welfare of a county
it be an office within the
irr- of Article XIV, Section
sf the Constitution, which pro's
doable office holding, it is
cot fr ni said provisions under
Mowing language:
Provided that nothing herein
Used shail extend to officers,
-t::a. justices of the peace,
iissioners of public charities
it-T.issior.ers for special purfer.bership
on the county
i of welfare would, in my
ion. come under the classiMn
of commissioner of pubiinty'
or 'commissioner for
peal purpose.'
1 advise, therefore, that one
r. could hold the office as
r-.ber of the Board of Weli:f
Brunswick County and at
are time serve as Judge of
r;:rs court of Brunswick
[tool Boys Box
In Benefit Show
to Being Carded For
nttav Nicrhf Of Npvf i
"etkj Benefits Go To
Junior Class Of High
School
sal boxing fans will be furn~
plenty of thrills Friday
t April 9, when the local
I hold their third annual meet
'Je high school gym. A11
0 a:e sijonsored by the junior
? ted all proceeds will go
M the junior senior banquet,
h late approximately eighteen
h"'.s have been submitted, and
1 now under training rules.
?of the boys are in the sot
juvenile class. However,
?will be three welter weight
^ awl three light weight
b not to mention featherPi
and bantam-weight fights.
bovs have been matched
Mows;
^ Willis. 60, Corky Newton,
1 "inner to meet Bobby Spen:
-'ton Floyd, Jr., 65, Franto
(Continued on page 4)
Urteen White
feys Off To CCC
J' Of These Boys Were
torn Non-Relief Fami|es
According To C. C.
Nuss, Welfare Superintendent
' irteen white youths and four
M boys were inducted into
janks of the Civilian Conation
Corps at White Lake
r%.
striking thing about the
* boys was that 7 of them
' 17-ycar-of-age. One
bat the reason he was en^
tiie CCC was because
?ukln't get his parents' conto
join the army, and ho
to t jnto some phase
Mining.
' C Russ, superintendent of
welfare, said that practicalwfy
one of the boys were
non-relief families. The fact
'"ocational training will be
'n their CCC work apwas
an attraction to ,
Q ne sam.
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ENTRY?Brother Ch
horseman, is busy putting
McDonald, classy five-gaitf
Fergus, before the Capt Ft
in Wilmington at Legion S
More REA Lii
Energized In
Some 150 Miles Of Additi
onal Lines Are Unde
Construction In Columbu
And Brunswick Countie
JUICE EXPECTED ON
SOME LINES IN 2 WEEK!
About 40 Miles Of Pole
Have Already Been Set,
And More Are Being
Set At Rate Of Six
Miles A Day
Additional residents of Colum
hus and Brunsiwck counties ar
soon to receive electric service
inasmuch as 150 miles of RE;
lines in the two counties are soo:
to be energized, Dr. E. D. Bishof
head of the Brunswick Electri
Membership Corporation announc
ed yesterday.
The first of the lines in Colum
bus county will be energized with
in the next two weeks, Dr. Bisho;
said. The lines in Columbus ar
being constructed first. About 4
miles of poles have already bee:
set, and the Little Electric Co
of Union, S. C.. which has tn
contract for this project is set
ting poles at the rate of abou
six miles per day. and stringin
wire at the rate of about eigh
miles per diem, Dr. Bishop con
tinued. This project is under th
supervision of the REA.
The eighty-four miles of lin
in Columbus county (roughly esti
mated) included: 8 miles in th
Sidney area; 12 miles near Cher
ry Grove between there and Fai
(continued on page four)
Funeral Held
For Young Gir
Berline Johnson Of Bolivii
Died Friday At Doshe
Memorial Hospital Fol
lowing Brief Illness
Berline Johnson, 15, daughte
of the Rev. and Mrs. T. F. John
son, of Bolivia died at the J
Arthur Dosher Memorial hospita
in Southport at 2 o'clock Frida;
afterioon following a two-day ill
ness.
(continued on page four)
Guy Gets Gal*
Advertis
March 27, 1941
Mr. Churchill Bragaw
Winnabow, N. C.
Dear Mr. Bragaw:
We wanted to write you yesterday
to state that we wish
to be in the "line that forms
to the right", but after due
consideration we felt that it
would be unfair to take advantage
of other cligibles who
would not receive their paper
until today. It is a known fact
that the "early bird gets the
worn, and your being the worm
in the case is added attraction,
or should we say that the hat
is the worm in the case?
In applying we wish to state
that we offer all the opposites.
One of us is tall and dark,
the other small and fair. No
matter what shade of camellias
are used in head decoration it
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4-PAGES TODAY
T
r Horse Show
ristian, youthful Southport ]
finishing touches on Cherry (
;d mare owned by Mrs. L. C.
jar Horse Show which begins
tadium Friday afternoon.
ties Soon To Be
i This Section'
_ 11 ?I-?
f Sailor On Cruise 1
* While On Holiday
j Like the postman who went j
for a walk on his holiday, En- j
sign L. B. Kendall of the Coast ,
Guard cutter Sebago, at Nor- ,
folk, is now cruising the in- .
land waterway from Norfolk
to Charleston and back. He Is
aboard the 58-foot ketch Janne
Lee, out from Richmond, and
his voyaging companions are |
e B. P. Cone of Richmond and j
, G. F. Neiley, Sr., of Bronx- j
^ ville, N. Y. .
Cone and Neiley are with the '
n American Tobacco Company at
). Richmond and the three men
c are sailing to Charleston to
meet Mr. Cone's father, an official
of the tobacco ompany.
They will be back through here 1
on the Janne Lee the latter <
p part of this week. i
n Three Cases In |
: County Court
t 1
? 'Only Three Matters DisposM
ed Of Before Judge Wal- j
"| ter M. Stanaland In Brief t
c i Session Monday ,
e j Three cases were disposed of ."j
e here in Recorder's court Monday i
- before Judge Walter M. Stana- I
r land. '
Leonard Spivey, colored, was ,
I found guilty of reckless operation
[ and was given 30 days on the ]
i roads. Judgment was suspended 1
I 1 upon payment of costs and a fine 1
I of $25.00. The fine was remitted.
J Herbert Davis, colored, was
1J charged with drunken driving. He
r pleaded guilty to charges of reckless
operation ancl was given 90
days on the roads, judgment be- ,
r ing suspended upon payment of j
" costs and a fine of $25.00. ;
Charles William Vereen and 1
y Joe Simpson, white, were charged 1
- with reckless operation and dam- j
age to property. The case was |
I nol pressed.
i?It Pays To
e In This Paper
would suit one of us. Our main
consolation is that you will have
to select a blonde or a brunette,
because think of how a
pink camellia would look on
titian tresses! For added information
you might like to know,
that our head size is 22 % each, ;
I not together, in spite of what :
| you think. I
If you have not already de- ,
I clared someone the winner we
j hope you will give our letter . I
j due consideration. In case we I
j lead the race we hope that you
i shall be able to choose between 1
1 us without causing hard feel- 1
i ings. Should we tie for the 1
' honor may we suggest that i
j you split the prize. We can flip I
I to see who gets the hat, the I
other one can take you. (
Please grant us an interview (
(continued on page four) j
VTE
d News paper.
Southport, N. C., Wed
Planning Meeting
Scheduled For
Tomorrow Night
Citizens Of Southport Asked
To Attend Mass Meeting
In Courthouse Thursday
Evening at 8 O'clock
TO MAKE PLANS TO
MEET EMERGENCIES
Purpose Of Meeting Is To
Shape Program That Will
Aid Town To Cope
With Problems If
Population Increases
A mass meeting of Southport
citizens has been called for Thursday
night at 8 o'clock in the
Brunswick county courthouse to
discuss long range plans for this
community in the event of a Natonal
Defense program development
here.
Recognizing that the sudden announcement
of a major project
for this section might easily
bring about conditions that will
completely swamp Southport,
Mayor John D. Eriksen is calling
this meeting. He wants it
clearly understood that this meeting
is not being called for the
purpose of announcing any news |
'break", and he is anxious that
no unwarranted enthusiasm will
result from this discussion. The
purpose of this gathering is to
discuss calmly and sensibly plans
whereby the facilities of this town
nay be used to the best advantage.
It is desired that representative
ladies of the community as
veil as the men attend the Thursday
night meeting.
In order that as many as possible
may know the kind of problems
likely to be faced in Southport
in the event of the location
of a defense project nearby, it
is suggesi.ec; mat local citizens
read "Defense Program Comes To
Our Town", in a recent issue of
The Saturday Evening Post.
Getting Ready To
Pave Beach Road
Roadbed Being Graded And
Put Into Shape; Other
Improvements For Beach
In Prospect
Employees of the State Highway
Commission have been busy
Juring the past few days grading
and getting the unpaved section
of roadbed between Southport
and Long Beach in shape to
be hard surfaced. Work of surfacing
this road probably will be
completed during this month.
Those in charge of this beach
ievelopment are of the opinion
that this summer will witness a
tremendous growth in Long
Beach. Already there is indication
of a busy building program,
and there is one very fine prospect
for the construction of a
aotel. The management believes
that there is good reason to hope
that improved facilities for caring
for overnight visitors will
be provided before the beach sea
son is actually under way.
One thing- that is sure to improve
conditions at the beach this
summer is the surfacing of the
remainder of the road that has
(Continued on page 4)
Three Colored
Boys To Camp
Three colored youths reported
today at Ft. Bragg to be inducted
into the U. S. Army for one
year's training. They are: Winston
Edward Brown. Jesse Goodman
and Harris Robert Gore.
They were registered with the
Brunswick County Selective Service
Board.
Call For Twelve
White Enrollees
Twelve White Men Registered
With Brunswick
County Selective Service
Board Will Go To Ft.
Bragg Next Week
Twelve Brunswick county white
men will leave on Wednesday of
next week for Ft. Bragg to be
inducted into the United States
Army for one year's training.
These men are registered with
the Brunswick County Selective
Service Board.
A list of the enrollees follows:
Willie Boyd Robinson. Joseph
Bernice McDowell, Wesley Keith
Bowen, Floyd Wilkes Wescott,
Culbert Curtis McCall, Lewis Vestus
Jones, Eugene Ottoway Inman,
Novie Hewett, Wilbur Hugh
Bainey. Bornie Lester Benton,
Dttis Mye and Gerald Alexander
Mercer.
P0R1
In A Good Con
Inesday, April 2nd, 19
Little White
Atti
*
All during the spring months I
tourists and other visitors at
Orton Plantation on Sunday
mornings have the opportunity
of joining in worship at Luola'g
Chapel, the beautiful little
church near the mansion, where
tourists register.
The church has no regular
pastor. Occasionally some visiting
minister or one from a
neighboring community, is invited
to conduct the Sunday
morning services. When no minister
is available the services
are in charge of Churchill Bragaw
or someone else connected
with the plantation. As in the
old time churches, some half
dozen or more of the colored
employees of Orton are in regular
attendance at these services,
occupying a portion of
the church especially reserved
for them.
Orton is probably the only
plantation in North Carolina
that has its own church for the
owners and workers. In fact
Orton has two churches, one
for white and one for colored
employees. The services are held
each Sunday morning at eleven
o'clock. There is no Sunday
school, just a simple gathering
for worship with appropriate
services.
Four Negroes
Killed In Wreck
Automobile Dives Into Sturgeon
Creek After Cutting
rv n . .i. 17 I ? 1
Lfown rosis ror Long ;
Distance Early Sunday
Morning
Four persons were killed early J
Sunday morning when the automobile
in which they were traveling
plunged into Sturgeon Creek
near Wilmington after mowing
down posts for about thirty yards
on the approach to the bridge
located a mile north of Highway
No. 74 on the road to the J
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co. j
plant ' *1
The victims were Wilmington
negroes.
The bodies of two women,
Marguerite Strong and Alberta
Chadwick, ane one man William
Lee Carr, were recovered in the
wrecked vehicle Sunday afternoon.
The body of Harlee Murphy,
believed to have been the driver,
was not found, until Monday.
From a wrist watch worn by
one of the women, Sheriff Dillon
Ganey, of Brunswick county,
established the time of the spectacular
accident at 1:43 a. m.
The terrific speed at which the
car?a 1934 Ford sedan?was
traveling was evidenced by the
fact that it ripped out between
80 and 90 feet of railing on the
inclined bridge approach before
careening into the creek. '
The bridge over Sturgeon creek
is located about one mile north
of U. S. highway 74 on the road
to the Virginia-Carolina' Chemical
company plant. Sheriff Ganey
said the car was traveling south, ?.
headed toward Highway 74.
An unknown motorist first notified
Sheriff Ganey of the accident,
reporting that a car "probably
crashed into the creek" at
the bridge.
The sheriff and three deputies
went to the scene about 2 a. m.,
(Continued on page 4)
Shallotte Man
Dies At Home
Charles A. Russ, Prominent
Brunswick County Citizen,
Died At His Home
Yesterday Following A
Long Illness; Funeral Today
Charles Allen Russ, Sr., 66, f
prominent farmer and lumberman,
died at 1:30 o'clock Tuesday
morning at his home at Shallotte
after a long illness.
Mr. Russ is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Ruth White Russ:
four sons, Charlie Allen Russ, Jr.,
Gene Russ, William Russ, all of
Shallotte, and Sam Russ, of the
New York naval station. Also one
daughter, Sarah Joy Russ, of
Shallotte; and three brothers, J.
W. Russ, of Shallotte; George
Russ, of Tallahassee, Fla.; and
A. H. Russ, of Robcrtsdale, Ala.
Mr. Russ was a member of the
Shallotte Methodist church and
the Woodmen of the World.
Funeral services were held at
3 o'clock this afternoon from the
late residence, with Rev. C. N.
Phillips, of Wilmington, and Rev.
J. C. Whedby, of Shallotte, officiating.
Burial was made in
Brooks cemetery.
Active palbearcrs were: Thomas
Russ, Eustus Russ, Bernice Russ,
(Continued On Page 4)
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CHAPEL?Visitors arc :
Plantation, and always an ob
picturesque chapel. It now lo<
oe at their best at Orton on
Editor Buys C
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Changes Noted In
Hour Of Worship
Rev. A. L. Brawn, pastor |
of South|>ort Baptist church,
auounces that the hour tor his
evening services has been j
changed from 7:30 o'clock to 8
o'clock in the evening. The
change is effective with prayer
meeting tonight.
Rev. R. S. Harrison, pastor
of Trinity .Methodist church,
announces that the change in c
the hour for evening worship at c
his church will begin with the j
first of the pre-Easter services
to be held on Monday evening
of next week. These services '
will continue throughout next (
week.
?
Superior Court j
Begins Monday 1
' 1 I I I D A? ! i
mage Jonn j. Durney v/rji
Wilmington Will Preside i
Over Session; Civil Trials;
Begin Wednesday
It
A cmc-week mixed term of
Superior court will convene here ?
Honday morning with Judge John f
r. Burney of Wilmington presid- 1
ng. J
Although the criminal docket }
las a large number of cases, most s
>f them appear to be of minor r
mportance, and the calendar for '
he civil cases has been set to
>egin on Wednesday. c
A complete list of the civil ac- t
Jons appears in the court calen- i
iar. which is printed elsewhere in c
.oday's paper. ' t
Congressmen L
Advertisin
Official Washington likes the
Brunswick County Folders, issued
by the Chamber of Commerce.
Some weeks ago the
office of Congressman J. Bayard
Clark asked for enough of
the folders to give one to each
representative in Congress
with the compliments of the
people of Brunswick county.
650 of the folders were sent
but as they have much to do
with fishing, etc.. and as Congress
has been engrossed in all
sorts of important undertakings,
Congressman Clark decided to
withhold them from distribution
until spring.
The task of distributing them
began this last week in March,
and Sunday, Congressman Clark
advised W. B. Keziah of the
Chamber of Commerce that a
flood of inquiries were being
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ilews Reporter Co., Inc., f
Announces Sale Of One- 1
Half Interest In South- '
port Newspaper to James
M. Harper, Jr.
'OLICIES OF PAPER \
REMAIN UNCHANGED c
. f
darper Has Been Editor a
And Manager Of The t
State Port Pilot Since a
April 15, 1935
The News Reporter Co., Inc., 1
if Whiteville announces the sale *
if one-half interest in The State
?ort Pilot to James M. Harper,
Tr., who has served as editor and i
msiness manager of this publicaion
since April 15, 1935.
Under the terms of a partnerihip
agreement, Mr. Harper will
:ontinue in his present capacity, ?
ind The News Reporter Co. will
:ontinue to do the printing in
heir Whiteville plant until such
(Continued on page four)
Pre-School Clinic J
At Shallotte School v
i
Mrs. Lou H. Smith, county ]i
icalth nurse, will hold the annual fc
ire-school clinic at Shallotte p
ichool on Tuesday, April 8, beginning
at 9 o'clock in the morn- ]|
ng. t
All children who expect to en- f
er school for the first time next v
rear are requested to attend for r
i general health examination. The r
mrse requests that each <!hild
>ring 20-cents to cover cost of liphtheria
treatment.
Hot soup will be served the
hildren at noon by the Shallotte
tome economics department, and
t has been announced that the
:hildren will be permitted to ride
he school bus on that day.
ike Folders
>g This County
received. He inclosed three'letters,
which he said were typical
of the many.
Of these letters, Congressman
John H. Tolar of the 7th California
District says that Brunswick
county people are to be
congratulated in such a fine
work, illustrating the assets of
Brunswick county: He goes on
to say that he is forwarding
copies to some of the California
promotional organizations in the
hope that they will be able to
take a tip from this well laid
out literature.
Congressman Robert F. Jones
of the 4th Ohio District was
very much pleased with the
folder. In his letter to Congressman
Clark he advised that
he hoped to be able to see this
portion of Mr. Clark's District
(Continued on page 4)
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The Pilot Covers
Brunswick County
$1.50 PER YEA!
To Make Survey
For Purpose Of
Finding Labor
itate Unemployment Service
Cooperating With
Strawberry Growers In v
Effort To Obtain Help
For Picking
URVEY FOR THIS
COUNTY BEING MADE
t Will Be Possible To Give
Employment For Five*Or
Six Weeks To Strawberry
Pickers This
' Year
An expected shortage of strawerry
pickers in the Chadbourn,
Vallace and Mount Olive areas
or the season of about five
reeks, starting probably the secnd
week in April and continuig
until the third week in May,
as caused C. W. E. Pittman,
arm placement supervisor for
he Employment Service Division
f the State UCC, to issue a call
11 over eastern North Carolina
or recruits for this work.
Maurice H. Moore, manager of
he Wilmington Employment ofice,
which serves Brunswick
ounty, asks all who are intersted
and are near enough to
all at the office at 814 Market
treet. Those interested in the
obs in this immediate area are
sked to contact the employment /
ffice representative who will be
o Southport at welfare office on
hursday of each week from 10
L. M. to 12:30 P. M. or in Shalitte
at R. D. White Motor Co. 1
n Thursday of each week from
:00 P. M. to 4:00 P. M. )
Last year, Mr. Pittman reports,
pproximately 6,000 pickers were
mnlnuoH in Ihn ninrllviiirn area
,11 in Columbus county, 9,000 In
he Wallace area, embracing parts
f Duplin and Pender counties,
,nd 1,000 in the Mount Olive
rea, all in Wayne county.
Rates of pay will be from l'/i
o 2 cents a quart, the growers
urnishing daily transportation
or nearby workers and supplyng
transportation to the work
it the beginning of the season
ind back home at the end for
hose further away. Growers sup>ly
quarters, usually vacant tenint
houses or temporary shelters,
:ookstoves and beds or bunks
or workers from a distance.
Yorkers are expected to furnish
heir own cooking utensils, dishes
tnd blankets.
Jobs in other crops can ba
urnished workers who wish to
emain in the sections after th?
itrawberry work ends, Mr. Pittnan
states.
iVilliams Quits
At County Home
tennie Williams Resigned,
Effective Last Week, After
Seven Years Of Fine
Service On This Job
Bennie Williams, who has been
n charge of the Brunswick cpuny
home since the new building
t<as placed into use in December,
934, resigned from that place
ast week and has been replaced
iy Charlie Hickman of South>ort.
During the time that Mr. Wiliams
was in charge of the couny
home he earned repeated praise
rrtm nrond -iiirina anrl nthnr i M - i
estigating officers for the fine
nanner in which the property was
naintained and for his kind and
(Continued on page 4)
Tide Table I
Following Is the tide table- - *'
for Southport during the next
week. These hours are approximately
correct and were furnished
The State Fort FUot
through the courtesy of the
Cape Fear Filot's Association.
High Tide Low Tide
TIDE TABLE
Thursday, April 3
11:56 a. m. 5:45 a. m.
5:41 p. tn.
Friday, April 4
0:04 a. m. 6:48 a. m.
12:51 p. in. 6:51 p. u.
, Saturday, April 5
1:02 a. ni. 8:00 a. m.
1:35 p. m. 8:13 p. m.
Sunday, April 6
2:08 a. m. 9:04 a. ni.
3:02 p. ni. 9:21 p. m.
Monday, April 7
3:18 a. m. 10:00 a. m.
4:08 p. m. 10:19 p. m.
Tuesday, April 8
1:23 a. m. 10:52 a. m.
5:03 p. m. 11:15 p. in. <
Wednesday, April 9
5:23 a. m. 11:43 a. m.
3:56 p. in. ji
:i