|Blost Of The News \U The Time THIRTEEN ~NO7 By In County li Be licenses To Drive In 1941 fl Six Months Of 1941 ^fitnesses Revocation Of Driving Licenses In His County T? TOTAL SINCE V 1 93 5 IS 35,5241 ^Hiken Driving Is Chief, ^ is For The Revocat^Ks. Being Responsible For 3.115 Out Of f 3.866 H ' -Mick county H licenfirst six High: :y n-jwrted this H this counof the record made ::: the state. Total - passage of the ' License Act in M - course, was ' H 3.113 of the 3.866 license s this year being based | Iuriv:::i; Wiivrewm# "> ft Carolina courts, and 243 |s ,. s cfaarg* In combinft with other violations. An- | I . , Tar Heel drivers lost I privilege because of I driving under the nice" in other states. Elford O unty led the state I . - the first half of ] | year, with 227. followed by Itlenburg with 183, Forsyth I 152, Cumberland with 131, [an with 117. Cabarrus with [Robeson with 107 and New Iver with 99. Only one small | [ty?Camden?reported no liL revocations the first six ths of this year. , Le 3.S66 revocations so far [year represent an increase of tr cent above the 2,774 refcd in the same period last Iked whether this indicated [increase in the number of liir.g drivers in the state or prease in the apprehension 1 conviction of drinking driv- ] safety division officials said 1 ras "probably a combination 1 U." 1 i i lmerous Cases Before Recorder , i nday Was A Busy Day ' or Judge Walter M. tanaland And His Col agues In Recorder's ourt inday was another busy day ' Judge Walter M. Stanaland : Irunswick County Recorder's ' ler Hewett, white, was calMd failed. Judgment was capias and continued. ^Bck Faison, colored, pleaded j to charges of reckless ^B?':rr.. Judgment was suspen^ upon payment of costs and a 1 of $25.00. Of this amount ^ 0 was remitted. E. Hedgepath. white, was ^Bi guilty of reckless opera Given {0 days on the roads, ^Hment was suspended upon | ^Bwnt of costs and a fine of ' The defendant was re^B' to make restitution. ^ illiam A. Piver. white, plead^Bg.ilty to charges of drunk ^Bnc Given 6 months on the ^B^ lodgment was suspended ||?. payment of costs and a fine J<>"0. His driving license was months. ^BiUie Elanks, colored, was not guilty of aiding and in manufacture of Nelson, white, pleaded to charges of destroying property but judgment ^B ithheld. Hatched, white, was found drunk driving. Given 4 hs w the roads, judgment trended upon payment of ^ ?*1 a fine of $50.00. His KBiPg license was revoked for H white, was f - guilty of public drunken-' "atence of :;u days on the ' i upon condi lhat he icniain out of the & 1 fir a period of two years. f| ^too'e, white, plead of reckless ^B* !i' taxed with ar-,J a fme ?f $25.00, the H. mS remitted. ,ft ^Pruth. eolored, was found j ' man'l'"actiiring and po Sentence of 12 months suspended upon . nl of a fine of 5100.00 and Mi*** charging Rosevelt fcBVr' Vllh slander was Passed. THI 23 MILL CREEK BA] ' MM REVIVAL?A series of press at Mill Creek Baptist throughout next week. The is being assisted by Rev. E former pastor at Antioch. 8 o'clock in the evening. Bej ing and evening services will Crowds Show 1 New Holder 2? By Actual Count More Than 1,100 Passenger Automobiles Were Hauled Across The Ferry On July 4th GROUP TALKS WITH COM. GOODING Some Relief For Situation Is Promised, Including Addition Of Three Miles To Road Sys tern Looks like they're going to nave to do something about the road to Holden's Beach, and the first step in that direction was taken Tuesday when the owners of the property their attorney, a group of leading citizens af the county and the board of county commissioners went to Kenansville to talk to Dr. Guy V. Gooding, member of the State Highway Commission. Official statistics for the day show that on July 4 a total of over 1100 cars were transported across the inland waterway by the ferry. This did not include trucks. Another busy day as reflected by the records was Monday, June 9, when more than 400 cars crossed the canal on the ferry. Throughout the month of June the average was about 200' cars per day. These are the facts that prompted some of the owners | and their friends to appear before the board of county commissioners here Monday, and this led to the Tuesday trip to Kenansville and the conference with Dr. Gooding. The hiehwav commissioner has promised to recommend a 3-mile extension of the road on the beach side, to be added to the highway system. The matter of ferry service also was discussed, and it is indicated that additional equipment will be provided and that an extra man will be addeed on week-ends during the busy season. Making the trip yesterday were J. H. Holden, L. S. Holden, R. H. Holden, G. F. Kirby, E. H. Kirby, and W. N. Kirby; Attorney R. I. Mintz of Southport; (Continued on page 4) Quick Results 1 Leads T Monday morning a local busi- | ness man, who chose to re- I main anonymous, stopped a representative of The Pilot on the street and proceeded to give a description of a lost ring for which he wished to advertise. "I want to offer a liberal reward", he said, "because it is a present from my wife" (that's why he chose to remain anonymous). Ten minutes later the same man was back, beaming broadly. "Here's the ring", he said. "A man brought it to me just as I left you. Now, that's what 1 call satisfactory results from E SL A Goc 4-PAGES TODAY PTIST CHURCH iff revival services is in proChurch and will continue pastor, Rev. A. L. Brown, . W. Pate, of Wilmington, Services this week are at finning Monday both mornbe held. Need For is Beach Road I Almost Three Inches Rainfall The rainy spell of late June has carried over into this month, and during the first eight days of July there was rain on five of them. Monday is when the bottom dropped out, total rainfall for the day being 2.08-lnches. The total for the month so far is 2.60-inches. From out in the county have come reports that crops have suffered as a result of all the rain, particularly the tobacco. Although this crop seems to have been hurt little in most sections, in some places large areas in a field have been drowned out. There also is considerable small grain that still stands unharvested, and its quality Isn't being improved by this beating from the weather. Training School For Bus Drivers All Regular Drivers And Substitutes Next Year Must Attend School And Must Be Approved By Officials Preliminary arrangements have been made by Miss Annie May Woodside, county superintendent DobAolo ond F.rnoof Pnrlrpr county mechanic, for a training school for bus drivers to be held sometime this month. Miss Woodside was in communication this week with Ronald Hocutt, safety director for the highway division, and learned that plans for a state-wide schedule are now being formulated and that the date for the local school will not be known until later. A requirement for all regular school bus drivers and their substitutes this year is that they attend the school in their respective county and pass the examination which follows. From Ad 0 Subscription advertising." Offered his money back he said, "No. I made a bargain. 1 wanted my ring; and now I have it. I'm satisfied." Having played no part in the return of the ring, the newspaper representative insisted that the money be refunded, and finally the would-be advertiser accepted his change. "By the way", he said. "I guess there's no objection to my subscribing to the paper"? That was a different story, and his money quickly changed hands for the third time within ten minutes. ME 1 >d News paper I Southport, N. C., Wc Brunswick Uses ! Bankruptcy Act On Bondholders Hopes To Force Catholic 1 Order Of Foresters To Enter Into Refunding Plan On Same Basis As Other Creditors OPERATION OF ' COUNTY UNAFFECTED Voluntary Petition Filed On 1 June 6, And Hearing Is Set Before Judge Meeking At Elizabeth City On June 6, 1941, there was filed in United States District ji Court in Wilmington a petition 11 for the Composition of Debts ' Under Chapter 9 of Acts of Con- , gress Relating to Bankruptcy in ! which Brunswick county was the 1 petitioner. Through this proceeding the county petitions for the composition of all of its debts which . were outstanding as of December 10, 1937, and which were evid- , enced by bonds issued or assum- | ed by the said petitioner and , coupons appertaining to said bonds. , December 10, 1937, is the date j on which the county entered into ' its agreeement with the majority i of the bondholders for a refund- ] ing plan that would reduce the i interest rate for outstanding obli- < gations owned by the county and 1 spread the period of payment over a greater number or years. The Catholic Order of Foresters 1 and the' Women's Catholic Order 1 of Foresteers, holders of bonds in the amount of $70,000.00, re- J fused to enter with other bond- 1 holders into this refunding agree- ; ment, although provision had , been made and funds had been set aside to permit them to share in the plan upon the same basis as other creditors of the county. ' Subsequently, attorneys for these organizations brought suit , in Federal Court against the ; county asking a special levy for their payment, and last summer , at a hearing before Judge I. M. Meeklns in Elizabeth City their 1 case was denied. The plantiff ap- ! pealed, and in January the Circuit Court of Appeals in Char- ' fotte ruled that this special levy must be made by the county commissioners?unless the coun- 1 ty officials availed themselves of their rights under the Acts of Congress Relating to Bankruptcy. This led to the preparation of the petition now filed in Wilmington, said petition having been made with the full knowledge and consent of about ninety percent of the bondholders who are participants in the refunding program. Hie obvious purpose is to require the Catholic Order of Foresters'and the Women's Catholic Order of Foresters to accept the terms of the refunding agreement and share the same settlement that has been agreed upon by all other bondholders. Possible solutions of the hearing, which has been set for August 12 at Elizabeth City, are 1. That the judge may confirm the plan if he is satisfied that it is fair and equitable and for the best interest or tne creditors ana does not discriminate unfavorably for any of them; or, 2. He may refer the matter to a Special Master, or referee. Since the petition specifically states that it is based upon obligations which were outstanding on December 10, 1937, and only ' to those which were evidenced (continued on page four) Russ Resigns As Brunswick Jailer Bernice Russ has been ordered to report at Norfolk, Va? next week for service in the signal corps of the U. S. Navy. His duties as deputy sheriff and jailer will be taken over by G. D. Robinson of Southport. , Frank Sherrill And Guests Here Mr. and Mrs. Frank Q. Sherrill had as their guests on Bald Head Island yesterday, Dr. and Mrs. Joe Sheppard, Miss Lou Sheppard, Mrs. B. R. Morrison, Master Teasie Morrison, Mr. and Mrs. Sherrill Linberger, and J. D. Linberger. Dr. Sheppard told the represenfetive of The State Port Pilot that he was very much pleased with the wonderful bit of almost primeval nature that is found on the beautiful island. Mr. and Mrs. Sherrill will spend much of the month of July and August with their children on their island estate. . a P0R1 n A Good Cone idnesday, July 9th, 1941 Schedule For I Vaccinations Is Given By Nurse s VIrs. Lou H. Smith Announce# Program That Will Carry Her Into Every < Corner Of Brunswick Be- ] fore Her Vacation ( JRGES PARENTS TO ! BRING CHILDREN 1 i iVill Innoculate Against ] Typhoid, Diphtheria And , Smallpox; Pre School Children Should Attend In preparation for her absence . 'rom this county during the nonth of August, Mrs. Lou H. Smith, county health nurse, this ? veek announced an ambitious i ichedule whereby she hopes to nake diphtheria, typhoid and imall pox vaccinations available ' :o all who want them before the first of the month. The typhoid innoculations are free, but a small fee will be , jharged for the diphtheria preventative. Children who took these treatments last year at ichool need not take it again. E The schedule opens Wednesiay, July 16, and on that day ind on each of the two following Wednesdays, Mrs. Smith will be it the following places: Ward's Farms, 8 o'clock; Rubin Lewis' Store, 8:30 o'clock; Bolivia, 9 " o'clock; Mill Creek Church, 10 > ?vww Winnabow. 11 o'clock; I Town Creek Methodist Church, ^ 12 o'clock; Bishop's Store, 1:30 j'clock; Leabuck, 2 o'clock; Funston, 3 o'clock. On Thursday, July 17, Mrs. Smith will make the first of three visits at the following places, other trips to follow on the next two Thursdays: Shallotte, 8 o'clock; Shallotte Village (Tripp's Store), 9:30 o'clock; John Todd's Home, 10 o'clock; Jennies Branch, 11 o'clock ;)Gause Landing, 12 o'clock; Seaside, 1;30 o'clock; Calabash, 2:30 o'clock; Hickman's Cross Roads, 3:30 o'clock. The Friday program begins on July 18, and will be continued at the following places on the following two Fridays: Grissettown, S o'clock; Thomasboro, 9 o'clock; Willie Joe Lamb's Store, 10 o'clock; Mrs. Mary Hughes Home 11 o'clock; Regan, 12 o'clock; Mrs. John Stanley's home, 1:30 o'clock; Longwood, 3 o'clock. NYA Training School Opens Affords Young Men Chance For Training In Jobs In Shipyard; First Class T Have 75 Men Opening of operations in the National Youth Administration's school for training shipyard workers here was inaugurated Monday fl afternoon in Wilmington. Congressman J. Bayard Clark, Governor J. M. Broughton, national and state NYA officials, and Wilmington and New Hanover leaders and officials attended the opening. k The first class will consist of ' * T.T U? ? |tl <0 young" men iruin ixcw na?iover' and surrounding counties, who will receive a three-months training course in welding, sheet metal, and machine shop work. r The initial contingent will be selected Friday morning by the 0 Personnel Department of the 0 North Carolina Shipbuilding Com- ]j pany and Harold H. Jeter, NYA jj Area Director, from a group of _ over 300 applicants. Eventually the school is expected to turn out 1 150 trained shipbuilding workers J each month. The young men to be trained must be over 18 years of age and only those who are not likely to be called in the draft at an early date will be selected. The enrollces will live in dormitories at the school, which is located (continued on page four) Lady Captures 350-Lb. Shark A carrier shark about ten-feet in length, and with lateral finns or flippers that had a spread of four and a half feet was brought in this week by a Wilmington woman who brought the creature to gaff after a 20-minute fight on Frying Pan Shoals. Estimates placed the weight at 350-pounds. The lady was fishing with her husband, who was supposed to have been working. This resulted in their declining to permit their names being used. They also brought in a number of barracuda, dolphin, amberjack and blue fish. The shark was towed in, lashed to the stern of the boat. ' PIL imunity PUBUSHE Deputy Flees, Is By Bees (Some! erving A Court Paper Is Bad Conditions, But Hive Ol Things Intol Captain H. T. Bowmer is a pe ieputy sheriff and is a very he 3rave man, but one day reya :ently he was stood off for re some time by an unarmed wo- go nan and finally fled from her is she peacefully approached of en us car to accompany him to court in compliance with his be earlier request. tei The clerk of court called 01 South port's seafaring deputy and gave him a summons for a ^i, young lady whose presence was desired as witness in a court P'1 case. Captain Bowmer took the paper and drove several miles j.j DUt in the country to the home. su He knocked, and the girl's inj mother came to the door. "X don't aim to have my th daughter messed up in no court hi case", she informed him after he'd explained his mission. I,' "That's alright, lady", Captain sh towmer assurred her, "all I'm th supposed to do is read this hi paper to her. What she does about it is up to her and the so court. But, the judge is usually w mighty particular about having | la Changes In Per; Of The Port * ? ? R. Silver Tarpon Caught In Net A huge silver tarpon, 87-inches in length and 32 Inches In "?] clrcumfrence, was caught by the menhaden boat U. R. Cozart, Captain John Eriksen, just Dl offshore, yesterday afternoon. V No scales were handy for weighing the fish and estimates ran all the way from 140 to 200 pounds. Hung in one of the i trees at Whittlers park for sev- 0f eral hours, the huge fish was me viewed by a large number of , me people. The menhaden boats frequently catch these fish, but this was the largest one ever brought in. Whenever it is pos- 3'? Bible to release the tarpon 1 from the nets without injury ac< the local boatmen invariably g follow the custom of putting 0f them back in the water. This one was injured by the bailer on the boat. sio 'ublic Library Z Open Five Days /Irs. Marshall Will Keep cie The Library On Monday, Wednesday And Friday ? In Addition To Present a _i 1..1 _ ocneauie The Sonthport Public Library i now open three additional af- r' ernoons each week making a wit Dtal of five afternoons. Mrs. Ida 'ec farshall is in charge of the li- or(^ rary on Monday, Wednesday, nd Friday and the public is in- sor ited to use it for reading or Ari esearch on these days. 1 Books are not to be taken out bet r returned except on Tuesday Ra r Saturday, when the regular Jol brarian, Miss Susie Sellers, is He i charge. Fri Believes That M Broadbills Mi The June Bug, widely known m sport fishing cruiser of Mr. and th Mrs. Jack McVey, stopped here ft Monday while en route from n< Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to Gib- tt son Island, Md. The craft was 5, being handled by Captain Lar- a, ry Flynn . and his mate, Jack Wubbe, both of them known jt the length of the coast for their expertness in big game ^ fishing. jjj Mr. and Mrs. Jack-McVey use n( the boat for their own sport bj fishing, for which both are o{ widely known. They make a specialty of going after blue marlin and broadbills, and they P1 have carried to port many fish that attracted widespread at- 0 tention. ot While the June Bug was here 01 it was visited by Bill Baker, P cameraman for the North Car- ri( olina Department of Conserva- < tion and Development, and W. as B. Keziah, of the Brunswick sf County Chamber of Commerce. pc Captain Flynn told these visi- in tors that Southport and sports- Tl ot! ( D EVERY WEDNESDAY Pursued Di Poetry, Huh?) F I Enough Under Normal F Bees Can Make --' erable ? Eat ople do what he says. Else j fines them for contempt." -j "Well, she's out in the back ^ rd hiving beees," the mother ^ luctantly supplied. "You can . around if you're a mind to." Bowmer rounded the corner .. the house and saw a hooded eature with a smokegun huflg and puffing away at some ? es. Having captured her atntion for a moment, he read 'u e contents of the summons * a loud, strong voice that >uld enable him to maintain 9 distance. v "Alright", said the girl, 10 easantly enough, I'd like to can i back to town with you." mai "I-uh. Well, you see, lady, the n in an awful hurry", the 111 mmons server stuttered, back- mo' g away. * "That's perfectly alright," as e bee lady said, still headed Wa s way. "I won't be a minute". Car "Ouch. Oh. Oow. Neither will raia ' yelled Bowmer over his assi oulder as three members of at e advance guard of bees hit her m in rapid succession. ?av This leaves this narrative 1113 mewhat incomplete, because con e never learned whether the A dy got to town or not. tair . exc f as sonnel top trib Commission S j I. Mintz, Member Since t0 Founding Of This Body, reP And E. H. Kirby, Tender Resignations To Joint 1 Boards y _____ has INTZ IS NAMED _ ATTORNEY OF BODY ?s L. C. Fergus And W. S. Veils Named To F'U These Two Vacancies At Monday Meeting gu It a joint meeting of the board county commissioners and j mbers of the board of alder:n for the city of Southport ' d here Monday two charges { re made in the personnel of the unswick County Port Commis" Mo designations were received and ten :epted from R. I. Mintz and ib]( H. Kirby. Mintz. a member ati< this body since its organiza- ^ n over 6 years ago, will serve cou attorney for the port commis- the n. Kirby, prominent Shallotte int( rchant, resigned because he the t that he would be unable to of e the necessary time to do lesj i job well. ati( Appointed to fill these vacan- dur s were Dr. L. C. Fergus, mei (Continued on page 4) 1 - stij olored Youths Leave For Camp | cor pui fen colored men registered wo ;h the Brunswick County Se- j tive Service Board have been lered to report here Thursday, ^ y 17, to be sent to Fort Jacki for induction into the U. S. 7 my. !* rhese men are Malicahi Cor- ^af t, Fred D. Jones, Richard L. act ndolph, Henry L. Bell, Livin Gu inson, Edward Grady, Fred M. not wett, Prime Thomas, Nero W. " ink and Otto E. Clarida. larlin And ay Be Caught : ? ni en had never yet learned all y. lat there was in big game q shing of Southport. He did H )t hesitate in saying that lere was plenty of marlin, oadbills, etc., off Southport, id predicted that when their -ounds were definitely located ? will be revealed that South- ^ >rt had wonderful fishing uch nearer in than the Fry- 9 g Pan lightship, where boats g >w go. He is sure that the g fish are just a few miles .. fshore, both below and above ^ le Cape Fear Shoals. He exmessed the belief that they id never been located because . the fact that they keep off the shoals, where the barraida swarm, and all the exoration so far has been cared on over the Shoals, laptain Flynn was requested to j, ik Mr. and Mrs. McVey to lend a few weeks at South)rt with the June Bug, see- ? g what was to be had here, lis he promised to do. ? / Tie Pilot Covers runswick County ? I $1.50 PER YEAB rive For USO M | unds Underway lnThis_County ly Indications Are That Irunswick Will Follow 'he Lead Of The State ^nd Will Exceed The 2uota That Has Been Assigned DGE STANALAND FIRST TO REPORT wever, Preliminary Rerns From Other Secions Indicate Cooperation Of Citizens fith every indication pointing a successful and enthusiastic ipaign throughout the state, :hinery for raising funds for United Service Organization Brunswick county are well in, ;ion this week. irst man in with his quota, reported last week, was Judge Iter M. Stanaland. Mrs. J. E. r, chairman for Southport, has led more than half the quota igncd here; Mrs. Janie Henry Winnabow promises to exceed allotment; and H. C. Braf, county chairman, reports t he has a sizeable sum to tribute to the fund. lU in an, il appears a w?lty that Brunswick county will eced her quota of $100.00, just most of the other counties of state have gone over the in their willingness to conute to the recreational and ertainment facilities of the s in the armed camps, forth Carolina has been asked contribute $124,000.00. When orts had been made from only counties the total stood at a le above $90,000.00. This clearindicates that the movement i public support. iecial Court Session Monday perior Court Will Meet in Special Session To Hear Matters Pertaining To W.B. & S. Receiver hip L special term of Brunswick inty Superior court for trial civil actions will convene hero nday for the purpose of atlpting to work out some feas! plan for the continued oper)n of the W. B. & S. Railroad, ibout the first of the year the rt granted the receivers of railroad permission to enter ) a lease-option agreement for property, one of the terms the transaction being that the sees would guarantee the oper>n of the railroad without loss ing the life of their agree-, nt. "here were numerous other sulations which it appears* st now be adjusted if thej sent arrangement is to be itinucd. The hearing is for the pose of determining some rkablc plan. 1 special judge, who up untoday had not been designated, 1 preside over the term. The only other cases on the eviated court calendar thkt i been prepared are divorce *' ions iney are. uuuure ? > thrie; Knight vs Knight; Leni vs Lcnnon. ride Table Following is the tide table ir Southport during the next eek. These hours are appropriately correct and were furshed The State Port Pilot irough the courtesy of the ape Fear Pilot's Association, igh Tide Low Tids TIDE TABLE Thursday, July 10 :34 a. m. 2:39 a. m. :S4 p. m. 2:51 p. m. Friday, July 11 :22 a. m. 3:25 a. m. :40 p. m. 3:38 p. m. Saturday, July 12 ):10 a. m. 4:08 a. m. ):28 p. m. 4:24 p. m. Sunday, July 13 9:58 a. m. 4:50 a. m. 1:15 p. m. 5:10 p. m. Monday, July 14 1:46 a. m. 5:32 a. m. 6:01 p. m. Tuesday, July 15 < <*t :02 a. m. 6:18 a. rn. 2:34 p. m. 6:57 p. m. Wednesday, July 16 :49 a. m. 7:09 a. m. :22 p. m. 7:58 p. m. i i / i A