North Carolina Newspapers

^FOf The News The Time RTEEN NO. 1 ition For ating Man ayorFriday re Has Been Litest Or Excite>wn In City NoConvention Friit rtAY NOT E OPPOSITION re Has Been No M e n t i o n ed Alderman's Also Quiet isn't holding a eve tffere promises ttle excitement at l- ition convention Friday [ w :i the voters meet to t a candidate for mayor. iat meeting will begin at 7:30 rk and is the first of four in;s that have been called ^^_thc cdizens committee for nominating a canfor mayor, and candidates members of the board of These are serious meet1 of this communan accepted custom f { tantamount to several years has icp': lent candidate filed as on election day. I|o far. there has been no anI of opposition for tor John D. Eriksen, who is Kpleting his third term as [, city government. Neil: is their been much of a L - the prospect of oppoL>". r ptesent members of the li ! of aldermen. following the mayor's nominfcg i -vention on Friday night, Ins of the first ward will L; Monday night to nomIte two men for aldermen. Inrr.bents are R. L. Thompson [! \V. E. Dosher. On Tuesday jht voters of the second ward minate their candidates for airmen. present members being [ptam J. I. Davis and Captain |B Bus.-ells Skipping Wednes- 1 v right, because of prayerJ Beting, voters of the third ward semfcle Thursday night to nomite t ' candidates for the city ir Present members are J. rg and G. E. Hubbard. lans Complete For Conference Ilcam from Columbia bible I College Has Full Week-j( I End In Prospect In I Brunswick County I The interest and keen anticipate with which the Bible Conference is awaited by the young kcoj.'ie in a number of places is an encouraging indication of the i success of the session which will , foe held on April 18-19. , S' rr.e twenty-five or thirty young people are expected on 1 Saturday from Tar Landing in 1 Onslow county and groups from ' Thontasboro. Cause Landing, Lit- ' tie River Hickman's. Southport and Wilmington are planning to 1 [come for Saturday. All young 1 of the county are most 1 cordis'iy nvited by the Young ' i Peopl. s Service League of St. 1 I Andrews' Episcopal Church, Cal- 1 labash. to share in the privilege ' I'hat is to be theirs. L:ht young people from Cobia bible College, Columbia, ' I ,v ' plan to arrive in Calabash April 18th and will 1 this section until Monday. 1 rh'ir schedule is as follows: ' " 7:30 p. m.?Calabash 1 Ounfcreno for juniors. Intermedi- ' " '* "f t - Mors. Saturday 10 ' ' Qmtinuatkm of Young Peo- ' Conference; recreation, 11 1 Chinch Service, Calabash; 1 Church Service, Thorn-'' : Cornelius Thomas' store; 1 Calabash; 2:30 p. m. ~-Cuee Landing, Pigot's store; ' -Monday, a a m.?Chapel at ' ShaHottc school. Governor A nd Wife In County M-'ikir:- his fjrst visit to Brunswuirty since he was inaus'-atid into office, Governor J. r'. "rousht"n and a party from w'ere luncheon guests cf and Mrs. .1 Lawrence Sprunt dt ?ton. Monday. Acc?mpanying the Governor Raleigh were his two sons, wdson and Robert Broughton ,nr' Ml and Mrs. R. L. MacMil,,n,amI Mr. and Mrs. Clifton "cckwith. K(>H TREATMENT f,j k'! i,cw's of Bolivia enterrUc r ^t'litorial Hospital last ~ ? fo* treatment. 1* ?, TH1 11 DREDGI HHHn 3 ? $ 3?# "'l-i -Vt %-.* y" ?-, '""' S' & v % ' ' ,/ Tt '' i "^iH IBBBBEB 5 l^mBi TRANSFORMATION?0 stock has been converted int She is shown above with fla black and superstructure snoi and his first mate, James M. Comstock Is G Into Ari * Former 165-Foot Hopper Dredge Has Been Con- ' verted Into Passenger Boat And Freighter And Is In Trinidad BOAT WELL KNOWN P AROUND SOUTHPORT ????? Captain Laine And Members Of Her Present Crew Are Civilian Em- j ployees Of United States Army r d The Conistock, 165-foot dredge J i>f the Wilmington Engineering 0 district, based at Southport from | the time it was built until early j in the present year, now has the t Jistinction of being the only hop- a per dredge that has ever been converted into a cargo carrying d vessel. Her dredging machinery removed and with alterations made in Philadelphia, the Com-, stock now has a cargo capacity cf 1500 ton and accommodations a for 35 passengers. She is being ^ used by the Army Engineers as 0 i supply ship at Trinidad. Is Trinidad was secured from | ? England in a trade for destroy- e crs last fall. The U. S. Army Engineers, who arc building fortifications and a base there,! < found a good use for both the, Domstock and for her civilian' master. Captain Oscar K. Laine.' Captain Laine formerly lived at; Southport, but has been residing1 a it Morehead City for the past *few years, having moved there Is vhen the harbor was first dredg-l^ 2d and it was required that the j Cornstock spend much time there J w (Continued on page 4) -si Water Turkey J Ugly Head A Not many North Carolina i people have seen water turkeys, and it is more than likely | that less than one per cent of I those who have seen them knew what they were looking at. In the dictionaries the water turkey is also classified as a snakebird. They arc not found anywhere in North Carolina except on the coast of Brunswick county, and they can apparently swim under water for miles. When near people and .not exactly frightened, they "swim with only about three inches of head showing. Under such circumstances, the person who is not wise to the gird will feel sure ! STJ A Goo 4-PAGES TODAY < I BECOMES SUPPL * . . ; ... - i ?%, . j . ^ l| ^3^ M jpflKiH Ijfcfc nee a hopper dredge, the U o a snappy supply ship of gs flying from bow to sterr <v white. Inset shows the ski Williams.?(Courtesy Philac onverted ny Transport jarden Club Head Is Visitor Here Ars. Joseph M. Cudahy And Husband Stopped At Southport Monday In Or-1 der To Visit Orton Uar- j dens Among the more nationally irominent visitors at Orton Monay were Mr. and Mrs. Joseph 1. Cudahy. They stopped here n their motor yacht, Inncsfail, n route north. Mr. and Mrs. Cudahy were ivish in their praise of the beau- J iful gardens. They are both an uthority on gardens, and Mrs. j ludahy is president of the Garen Clubs of America. ] Having visited all the gardens etween here and Florida on heir way up. the coast, they had high standard of comparison. Irs. Cudahy expressed herself as uite thrilled at Orton's floral 1 plendor and said that it is one i f the loveliest gardens she has i ver seen. i (Continued on page 4) j seed Loan Office Open Wednesdays - i VV. F. King, field supervisor, , nnounces that the Emergency Top and Feed Loan Office at j upply will be open on Wednes- j ays only, beginning April 14. , Mr. King urges farmers who 1 'ish to make applications to do < a at once. i Rears Its ; Lgain To View he is watching a snake, in- j i stead of a glossy black water I! turkey. I j It was thought locally that < the water turkey or if you c prefer it, snakebird, confined I itself to salt water, with for- < ays on shore. They nest on 1 shore like other birds. But the < nests are seldom, if ever found, s This theory of the thing being 1 entirely a salt water critter < was dispelled this past Sun- c day. |! Roy Bridge of Castleton on j' the Hudson in New York, was < fishing with his son at Pretty ' Pond, nine miles inland from 1 SouthporL For half an hour 1 (continued on page four). ' i VTE 1 d News paper I: Southport, N. G., Wedn Y SHIP I na ^K*i LuMUI IS111^^ L S. Engineers Dredge Comthe Army Engineer's fleet. h' l, sides painted a gleaming pper, Captain O .K. Laine, r< lelphia Evening Bulletin.) ? p The Bit* One Musta h' Been A Whopper * n During the two-day let up n in the closed freshwater fish- n ing season, some nice little ? catches were made. ? Roy Bridge of New York got a four-pound jack. L. T. Yas- w kellgot a 7-pound 5-ounce bass and lost three that weighed ? about 4 or 5 Dounds: Jack S Christian got a 5-pound 1-ounce | bass and got fastened on to P another that was believed to ^ weigh all of ten pounds. It a: broke his rod off to the point where there was no spring left in it to enable him to play the big fellow This resulted in the line itself breaking and the fish getting away in triumph. 1 . i Leland School Given Rating Elementary School Placed i In II-A Group, Than i. Which There Is No High- 11 er Rating - H According to information just received by County School Offi- T cials Leland Elementary School las recently been given a new II and much higher rating by the State Superintendent of Public a; Instruction. The rating that the school now holds cannot be cx;elled by any rural elementary r< school in the state. The school is 01 now a Standard Elementary f< school with a IIA classification. 1 rhere is only one other school in the county with this classification, ind very few in the surrounding I rounties. This is a fact for which 1 the school district and friends nf the school should feel proud, rhis rating will continue as long is certain standards, such as nooks, libraries, and instructional 5 equipment are kept up to their present quality. Some of the requirements for i class IIA accredited elementary school are: I. A seven year course >f study as outlined by the State 3upt. 2. At least one teacher per io rade. 3. All teachers must hold w ;lass "A" certificates. 4. An ac- pi urate scholastic and attendance ir record must be kept for each rhild. 5. Library must fiavc at m east two books for each child a mrolled. 6. At least 10 sets of ia jupplemcntary readers of 20 each si :or> each grade. 7. Lockers for tl :ach teacher. 8. At least 10 feet ni )f bulletin board for each room, tc 1. Adequate building in sanitary :ondition. 10. Two sets of approv- ai !d childrens Encyclopedias. 11. L; It least five magazines of cle- gi nentary school level. 12. All Ji .eachers must teach hi their Held. ai r w.jtu-.-.jt aicirti.i i liiViiM urn v.1 . -..i POR' n A Good Co esday, April 16th, 19 nvestigations Oi jrand Jury Made Cnown In Report horough Investigation Of AH County Offices And Institutions Is Conducted By Body Of Grand Inquest ULL TEXT OF REPORT GIVEN ury Members Make Recommendations For Certain Repairs And Improvements That Are Needed Following is the report of the runswick county grand jury as lbmitted to Judge John J. Burey at the conclusion of their ivestigation by members of that >dy: IN THE SUPERIOR COURT STATE OF NORTH CAROINA "COUNTY OF BRUNSWICK "To the Hon John J. Burney, rdge Presiding: "We the grand jury for the rring term, 1941, Superior court ! Brunswick county convened at re court house in Southport, orth Carolina, on Monday, April :h, 1941, respectfully submitted re following report: "We have examined 9 bills, reirning 7 true bills and 2 not ue bills. We have made 3 pre mtments. "We have examined the jail nd find it in good condition, well ept. "We have examined the court Duse and find both white and Jlored toilets down stairs in need f new floors. We recommend ater cooler for courthouse. "We have visited the county ome and find white men's toilet eeds lid on commode, and othei ;pairs. Pit privy behind small Dttage east of main building a lenace to health. Recommend old it filled and replaced with new initary privy according to state ealth requirements: refrigerator/ x> small to meet needs of home tove pipes connecting cooking inge with flue a fire hazard eeds replacing. We re comment ;moval of Claudia Smith tc tate Hospital for insane per jns at Raleigh. We recommend ettle brick furnace and new rash house for home. "We find the Dozier Memoria iospital in need of considerable eneral repair. "We have examined the reorts of the following Justice ol te Peace and find their report." s follows: Name cases tried Amt. Qne 1.Anderson, M. D. 0 none 2. Atkinson, J. B. 2 none 3. Beck, A. M. 0 none 4. Blanton, C. O. 0 none 5. Formy Duval, Coy 2 .... none S. Ganey,. C. F. 21 $80.0C 7. Ganey, M. S. 7 10.0C 8. Gray, C. H. 0 none 9. Graye E. H. 0 none 9. Holden, B. J. 2 none 1. MilUKcn, A. m. o none 2. Mintz, H. Foster 18 .... $91.8C 3. Mintz, H. A. 4 $10.0C 4. Phelps, L. H. 2 none 5. Smith A. W. 2 1 none 5. Tripp, Elliott 6 $40.OC 7. Ward, J. B. 2 none 5. Watts, M. B. 2 none 'otal receipts reported .... $331.80 Not reporting 9. White, J. T. "We have visited the schools nd report in detail as follows: BOLIVIA HIGH SCHOOL "We found several repairs on Dof of this school needed. Need tie more school bus to relieve >ur overcrowded busses. WACCAMAW HIGH SCHOOL (continued on page four) )ebaters To Go To Chapel Hill hallotte Teams Victorious In Both Debates In Which They Participated And Will Go To University Thursday morning the Shalitte high school debating teams 111 leave for Chapel Hill to com5te further in the state debatig contest. In the triangular debates held larch 28, the negative team won unanimous decision over Lc,nd's affirmative at Leland and hallotte's affirmative won in le same manner over Bolivia's igative in the Shallotte audiirium. The affirmative team members e Burgwin Hcwett and Betty ancastcr; on the negative, Virnia Russ and Ernest Parker. Miss Myers and Mrs. , Jones re coaches for the two teams. . -= -A. - . . '. . . r pil mmunity 141 PUBLISH! Boxing Bouts S Local Gyi Program Was Staged For Bene Class Of Southpor Local proponents of the manly 1 sh art of self defense staged a thrill j ge packed boxing bill for the bene- j ke fit of the junior class of the Ia1 local high school in the gymnas- bo ium last night. Four of the bouts were stopped by the referee, and ed were recorded as technical knock- F1 outs; three decisions were award- Fi ed and four ended in draws. on Franto Mollycheck and his ba wicked left were too much for young J. W. Hewett in the open- of ing match. The referee stopped th it near the close of the first th 1 round. Three fast rounds were reeled mi . off by John Carr Davis and his bo heavier opponent, Ralph Potter, ea before the judges awarded the bo former their decision. an Too much reach and too much sa experience enabled Billie Willis to stop stocky Edmund Newton Lc midway the second heat. Willis ap used a poisonous left hand to Announce Date Postal * : ju. Here's Question r? nr 1 rruni i cuuci iuui | The'humor of this story will be ap|>arent to anyone who has ever tried to get through the five thousand acres or so of p( densely wooded jungles on Bald , Head Island. Frank Sherrill's island possession has plenty of sand dunes and beaches, but is no less famous for its tropical ' vegetation. 1 So, the local chamber of com- i c i ex 1 merce secretary was floored j ' yesterday when one of the sev! eral colleges, which are to send j ' 1 classes in botany and biology ; j during the next few days, wrote \ ' ' to ask if there was enough ex wood on the island for them . C6 1 to cook two meals! , ^ White Defendants 0 i Before Recorder * . th Several Cases Disposed Of 1 Here In Recorder's Court'[h Mondav Before Judge Walter M. Stanaland All defendants in Recorder's Court here Monday were white c'' ' men, as the following cases were ca ' disposed of before Judge Walter 1 M. Stanaland: ar J W. E. Ford pleaded guilty to ^h charges of reckless operation and at was given 90 days on the roads. P? 1 This judgment was suspended 01 : upon payment of costs and a C* ' fine of $25.00. | Charles Trott was found guilty co on charges of reckless operation ati and failure to stop before enter- ec' ! ing a highway. Judgment was 1 withheld for one week. , Howard B. Camden was found V | guilty of drunken driving and j was given 90 days on the roads. Judgment was suspended upon payment of a fine of $50.00 and costs, his driver's license being 1 revoked for 90 days. Notice of F< appeal was given and bond was set at $200.00. | W P.. Holt pleaded guilty to ' charges of drunken driving. Judg1 ment was suspended upon payment of a fine of $50.00 and Sc costs, his driver's license being th revoked for 90 days. Ui Luther F. Benton pleaded guil- Hi ty to charges of speeding. Judg- ye ment was suspended upon payment of costs and a fine of $15., Ja (Continued on page four) College Studenti About Tak Botanists, biologists and other I w interested young people from c various colleges and schools, are g descending on Bald Hijad island I c this week. They are sort .of d giving the place a once-over. v Monday morning a number of Salisburg high school students, led by Mr. Bunch, one of the g teachers, made the first inva- _ sion of the week. Today classes ^ in botany and biology from Marietta College, Marietta O., ^ went over. The young people were in charge of Prof. H. R. " Egglcston and Prof. R. Lee Walph. It is understood they w will remain through Thursday. Is The Nixonville school in tl South Carolina will invade the o: island in force one day this S i "V - . .. . OT ED EVERY WEDNESDAY taged At tn Last Night ifit Of Members Of Junior t High School jgging- bee, but the former tagid his adversary with a Sunday ep his opponent away, then id on with his right as Newton red in. Two willing youngsters pound- 1 out a draw when Johnnie oyd hooked up with Thomas illwood. This appeared to be ] ,e of the most evenly matched ttles of the program. Skipper Stiller made short work barefooted Borden Willis as e referee stepped in mid-way e first round. Basil Watts and Rothwell Sim- , ons staged one of the best J uts of the evening. Although , ch boy packed a punch, their \ xing and footwork featured, J id the crowd apparently was ( tisfied to have it called a draw. Douglas Jones and Joe Sam j rnghlin started out with what ; ipeared to be a well-matched ( (Continued on page 4) ( ;s For ! Examination nited States Civil Service j Commission Announces J Competetive Examination , For Postmaster At Sup- . ply ! OUGLAS HAWES IS NOW ACTING , . ? i ill Particulars For Qualiying For Examination { Contained In Notice Of Examination i 1 The United States Civil Service immission has announced an ] amination, as a result of which ; is expected to make certifica-1 )n to fill a contemplated vac-1 icy in the position of fourth | iss postmaster a. Supply. The i amination will be held at Wilington and date for close of re- , ipt of application is May 2. le compensation of the postaster at this office was $939 r the last fiscal year. Applicants must have reached ( eir twenty-first birthday but it their sixty-fifth birthday on e date of the close of receipt of 1 iplicatjons. Applicants must reside within f e territory supplied by the post fice for which the examination , announced. The examination is open to all* tizens of the United States who n comply with the requirements. Application blanks, Form 9, id full information concerning' e requirements of the examinion can be secured from the istmaster at Supply or from e United States Civil Service immission, Washington, D. C. The date for assembling of mpetitors will be stated in the [mission cards which will mailto applicants after the close receipt of applications. everal Men Off To Camp our White Men Left This Morning For Ft. Bragg; Colored Men Left Yesterday Four white men registered with irvice Board left today for Ft. e Brunswick County Selective nited States Army for one -agg to be inducted into the ar's training. Those leaving were Vineval ckson Holdcn, Weston Thomas (Continued on page 4) 5 Just :e Over Island reek, the students being acompanied by teachers. A large roup of college students from Columbia, S. C., are also scheuled to visit the island this reek. One of the most interesting roups is expected to arrive aturday morning. It is comoscd of over 40 girls and boys om Catawba College at Salisury. They will spend all of aturday on the island and as lere are no accommodations >r such a large party they 111 cither return to Salisbury itc in the afternoon or spend ic night here and visit pointa E interest in and around outhport Sunday morning. ' ? . * The Pilot Covert Brunswick County $1.50 PER YEAR Stanley Verdict Is Set Aside By Presiding Judge ludge John J. Burney Is v Of Opinion That Verdict Awarding Plaintiff Sum Of $20,000.00 Was Excessive YEW TRIAL SET FOR NEXT TERM Jrown Walker And Cobb Construction Co. Were Defendants In Bascom Stanley Suit; Other Cases Disposed Of A Brunswick county jury cn Saturday returned a verdict iwarding Bascom Stanley of Shallotte $20,000.00 for injuries sustained several months ago vhen struck by an automobile iriven by Brown Walker. Judge lohn J. Burney, presiding over the term, set the verdict aside ind set this case for re-trial on the first day of the next term of pourt. . The amount of damagej approved by the jury was one of die largest verdicts ever award:d in Brunswick county Superior pourt. Attornles for the plaintiff were a R Winl/ anil R I Mints of Southport and Varaar, Mclntyre ind Henry of Lumberton. Brown Walker was represented by Taylor and Prevatte of Southsort, and the Cobb Construction Co., for whom it was alleged that Walker was working at the time of the accident, was represented by John D. Bellamy and sons. The following divorces were granted upon the grounds of 2 , /ears separation: Harley B. Rabon vs Jewell M. Rabon; Chancy Reeves vs Early Lee Reeves; Mary Lee Robinson vs Willie T. Robinson; T. T. Varnum vs Etta Mac Varnum; Herbert Gore vs Isabel Gore. i The case of M C. Brown vs G P. R. Reynolds has been set for trial on Tuesday of the next term of Brunswick county Superior court. In the case of Brunswick coun- 1 ty vs Capt. J. B. Church growing out of a tax matter, a judgment . 1 of $24.47 was returned against the defendant In the action of Wilmington ' iron Works vs Caswell Carolina. I Corporation the Heater Well Co. was made party-defendant and J ' the case continued. The case of Walter Jenrette vs Rice Gwynn was continued and set for trial at the June term; '' In the matter of the state vs ' f Paul McDowell an order was i signed forever relieving the de tondant of responsibility for the ' ? urther support of Mildred Sullivan upon condition that the dc? fendant complete payment of the mm of $100.00 to the clerk' for ,'j ler benefit. Judgment against Clay Smith tor possession for purpose of sale i provides that defendant serve 2 pears on the roads for the first i )f two separate offenses with ivhich he is charged, and twelvfe * ; months on the county farm in the second matter. The first sent;:nce is to be suspended upoh :ondition that the defendant remain of good behavior and r?rrain from further use of into*. i cants for a period of 5 years. George O. Lewis was convicted . jf larceny and was given lSS months on the roads. Tide Table 1 Following is the tide table I for Southport during the next, week. These hours are approximately correct and were lur-' nished The State Port Pilot through the courtesy of the Cape Fear Pilot's Association. High Tide Low Tide TIDE TABLE I Thursday, April 17 6:14 a. m. 12:21 p. m. 6:33 p. m. Friday, April 18 0:47 a. m. 7:18 a. m. 1:21 p. m. 7:44 p. in. Saturday, April 19 1:47 a. m. 8:21 a. m. 2:23 p. m. 8:51 p. m. Sunday, April 20 2:49 a. m. 9:19 a. m. 8:26 p. m. 9:50 p. m.. Monday, April 21 ' A 3:52 a. ni. 10:09 a. m. 4:25 p. m. 10:42 p. m. Tuesday, April 22 4:18 a. m. 10:56 a. in. 5:11 p. m. 11:31 p. m. Wednesday, April 23 5:36 a. ih. 11:10 a. m. 5:56 p. m. : J ? . \ .