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E. pilot Covers BLivjVk County E^rax \o. fir.s Move I Ktfr This \ IThree An u<mber Of Board J (y Commissioners |? T<i Be A Hot Viith Three New enounced EXPECTED J TO MAKE RACE;' I: Ward Makes ForK \nnouncemeot Of KjiJacy For Job As | Kecordir's Court I - tear. a begins to j Biunswick I I :.v- ''titer with j a their favo-1 of politics.! m aents fori nation for te Jay's the number 9 titi.s office. 9 n Ct eek town9 -^leKeithan !5 I new men tO|f : ni George I 9 vmounced I 9^ there has r ""Aimnamont I -j forniai aiMuuuwHiv... p p of the members of the v i :t s thought like iach of these men will jjr formal announcement rape:' A that of John prominent farmer of xsweod. who seeks the ir. nomination for Judge 5 cc urt. No announce: jr.y fcr.J has been forthfair.-. Walter M. Stanacnffibent. ;D:iloa L Ganey will un:y seek reelection, and t a persistant report that siienff J. A. Russ of I will furnish him oppoSsne say that there will candidates for this of! Bennett will be up for : js clerk of coui t. and te has been unopposed la::- Rumor. An opponp shape up later, isthey-.ar for Brunswick rate a candidate for State : 3. B. Frir.k, who is the c this county sent to Ralv - office, says that ' to set into the U. S. a unsuccessful, he n: will be a candidate si.tj: unless Lt. R. I. to make the race. I it he has a gentle-1 ir :er.t with Lt. Mintz, the iace if the army ' ' 1 a candidate. to a statement to the i ltdare. that there is a ify that he may be grant-1 by the army to run i office. He does not wish "te; out as a possible . . I ' - Southport at- | positively that he , 6 3 Ck' "dato fr\t- mr>mhor of representatives. , it" has announced , ' to >"ek this office. ( opponent in ; k Ootom r John G. Caison, , "Wibtediv will be up for; h ? m Interest In Local Folksy litems of Southport rc- i r'J interest the days when < fitment boat. Cane Fear, I t-.v.vo South port and I For many years the 1 in command of CapI Hotli he and : I and their ; F" now Mrs. M. Tergescn pfcn. K. Y . was the ward f ' P? Hie Pilot this week pnfag hi r subscription for j Mrs. Tirgesen said she! I of her old j P'" always keen-; "WW in keeping up with IfPws Of the town through per Police I Chief Writes I; l* 1 s. former chief P 'or the city of SouthI at Newport I ' ps up with the this comunity through I a newspaper L / Mr. Lewis said "I F -nrough the paper of the I.. Mr. jjm Thompson. I Ij! ' bav( lost one of my I cant to send Ffcst Empathy to memI s family. I TH1 (5 nto High j X^eek With nouncements Vlrs. Styron To Head Southport Club Next Year 'resident For Past Two Years Elected To Serve As Head Of Local Organization For 1942-1943 Year )THER OFFICERS NAMED AT MEET >lew Vice-President And New Secretary Chosen by Members And The Heads Of Committees Change At a special business session m Wednesday afternoon the Wonan's club elected it's officers or the year 1942-1943. These oficers will assume their duties at he first meeting of the new -ear in October. Mis. W .L. Styron, the club's resident for the past two years vas reelected for another year. Four Cases Are Tried In Court Comparatively Light Session Of County Court Held Monday Before Judge Walter M. Stanaland ^ In Recorder's court here Monday Delbert Babson, Earl Babson and R T. Benton, white, pleaded guilty to charges of engaging in an affray. The defendants were taxed with the costs. Gerald B. McDaniel, white, pleaded guilty to charges of reckless operation. Given 30 days on * - wa? snsDend the roaas, juagmcio ..? w ed upon payment of costs and a fine of $25.00. ' i'red Allen Johnson, colored, pleaded guilty to charges of reckless operation and was given 60 (continued on page four) E STj A Goo< 4 PAGES TODAY SNOW BLANK r "" ^ >trs. K. s. warnson win replace .Irs. C. G. Ruark as vice presilent. Secretary for the coming year vill be Mrs. James Prevatte, who lucceeds Mrs. James Harper in his office. Mrs. Arthur Weeks vas re-elected treasurer. The library trustees remain the same, these being Mrs. Styron, . hairman, Mrs. C. Ed. Taylor, tfrs. I. B. Bussells, Mrs. A. K. /itou, John Erikson and James iarper. New chairman of the literature lepartment will be Mrs. J. W. tuark, succeeding Mrs. H. H. rhomas. Miss Ethel Garrell will >e chairman of the citizenship delartment, the office held by Mrs. I. C. Daniel. Mrs. James X'arr. will again lead the Ways and Means Comnittee and Mrs. I. B. Bussells will igain be head of the Music dejartment. Mrs. James Harper will 3e new chairman of the Garden | lepartment, replacing Mrs. J. W. .^uark. Two new officers were added, :hese being chairman of year book ind club reporter, Mrs. James Harper was elected to fill these. Orton Shrubbery At Charleston Exhibit Featuring Flowers j From Brunswick County Plantation Made Big Hit At Flowe1* Show With 82 varieties of blooming flowers and shrubbery on exhibit, the Orton Plantation Nurseries stole the thunder of the Charleston amateur flower show last Satjrday. As the prize list was for amateur flower growers only, the Orton exhibit was not entered. But it-did win much admiration and commendation. The flowers, a station wagon full of them, were carried to Charleston by Mr. and Mrs. Jim Ferger. Following the custom of the past several years, Orton flowers and shrubbery will continue to be exhibited at all professional and amateur flower shows within a reasonable distance of Southport. This custom will be carried out] regardless of whether or not the rules permit actual entires for prizes. already been collected, but many more are urgently needed to carry out this worthy program. It is hoped that a large number of local citizens will support the Free Milk Fund. r^" ^ spes) v ' SCENES?Brunswick coi morning to find the ground deepest since the winter of taken in Southport show, to] lower left, the Frink home fi right the cedar in front of tin the loveliest scene in the city To Advertise B Road -1 * Local Man Receives Wire Stating That Map Showing Proposed Relocation Of Beach Road Has Been Posted Here PLANS CALL FOR NEW DRAW-BRIDGE Will Be Located At Site Of Present Span Over Inland Waterway, But Is To Be Of Steel Construction Plans for the widening and partial relocation of the road between Southport and Fort Caswell will be advertised for letting in the near future, according to a telegram received Monday afternoon by W. B. Keziah of the Chamber of Com nerce from Chairman L. B. Prince of the State Highway commisison. Chairman Prince also stated that the Navy Department and Public Roads Administration have approved and directed the reconstruction of the Inland Waterway bridge at the present location and that bids for this work will be called for on March 9th. Several weeks ago Washington approved an appropriation for this road and bridge. The bridge is to be of a steel draw type with a clearance of 20 feet above high water. It is understood that the cost will run to around $90,000 for the bridge. As the plans have not yet been received it is not exactly certain what relocation of the road mentioned in the telegram from Chairman Prince is under consideration. However, it is assumed (Continued On Page Four| Free Milk For School Children Committee Sponsored By Southport Woman's Club Will Raise Funds For Aiding Undernourished Primary Children Plans are being completed this week to furnish at least ten quarts of milk daily to the four rooms of the primary department of Southport high school for the duration of the school year. A local committee headed by Mrs. William Styron, under the auspices of the Southport Woman's Club, is sponsoring this interprize. Assisting Mrs. Styron are Mrs. E. J. Prevatte and Mrs. James Harper, Jr. Any member of this committee will be glad to accept donations. A nominal contribution of twenty-five cents weekly, payable by the month, is requested. Mrs. Styron urges that all citizens who can possibly contribute, do so at once. Milk for the undernourished children in the Southport school is very much needed. The modest endeavor to send ten quarts daily will mean an expenditure of six" "*? *? f?m rf?maininer ty dollars iui u?c ...... w months of school. Additional quarts could easily be distributed among1 the children, funds permit* ting. a nnmhor of contributions have ME J News paper 1 Southport, N. C., Wee ETSCOUNTY ~ ^ " iinty residents awoke this blanketed with snow, the 1935-36. The above scenes ), left, a view of the city; rom the corner; and at the i Episcopal church, perhaps this morning. lids On bridge Project Real 'Bond Fire' Enjoyed Monday Members of the board ol county commissioners and other county officials had the pleasure Monday of be Lin; present at a Si''0,439.It 'bond fire' when redeemed bonds in that amount were destroyed. These bonds were bought in under provisions of the Brunswick county refinancing plan, and in addition all interest i>ayments and other obligations imposed by this agreement with the bond holders have been met. Present at the destruction of the papers were J. M. Roach, L. C. Tripp and O. A. lewis, of the board of commissioners, Register of Deeds W. S. Wells, Auditor R. C. St, George, Assistant Auditor D. L. Watson, Prince O'Brien of the local bank and a local newsman. Free Soil Test Help Gardener No Need For Gardeners To Go At Their Job Biindly With Soil-Testing Service At Their Disposal RALEIGH, Feb. 23?Prospective planters of "victory gardens" in North Carolina can save both time and money by availing themselves of the free soils testing services of the State Department of Agriculture. That is the opinion of Dr. I. E. Miles, director of the Department's soils testing division, who said today that "in order to produce a successful garden for food it is essential that the gardener know the kind and amount of plant food necessary for economical production." He explained that in the soils laboratory "soils are tested for fertilizer needs, degree of acidity and from the samples and information secured from the gardener himself, the general adaptability of the soil can be determined." "The samples of soil must be collected very carefully," Dr. Miles emphasized. "A tablcspoonful of topsoil (from top five inches) should be collected from 10 to 15 places over the garden and all of it put in one box and labeled 'topsoils'. A subsoil sample (from 12 to 15 inches deep) should be collected at two or three places (about a half cupful from each place) over the garden and all put in one container and labeled 'subsoil'. Then a questionnaire (which will be furnished or request) should be filled out for the area represented by the samples. If possible, all of the questions should be answered, and certainly anything peculiar or unusual about the soil should be indicated. "The soil sample containers arc also available and free of charge. Those interested in having their soils tested should request the questionnaires and soil sample containers from their county agents, agricultural teachers, or other agricultural leaders, or the Soil Testing Division of the North Carolina Department of Agricul ture, Raleigh. Farmers who plan to have their soils tested, should (continued on page four) POR' n A Good Coi Inesday, February 18 County Council Holds Meeting To Talk Plans Discussion Lead By New District Home Agent In Regard To Work Of Farm Home In The Defense Program SPRING FEDERATION PLANS DISCUSSED Garden Contest To Be Sponsored and Vegetable Exhibit Made Department Of Flower Show The Brunswick County Council of Home Demonstration Clubs met at Bolivia high school on Thursday afternoon. The speaker was Miss Verna Stanton, district agent, who delivered an interesting talk based on the club woman's part in *-~ inkl/ik hnlno tn moot 11UU1C limiting 1Y1I1VU HVIf>Y ...vv. the emergencies in the present war situation. She also gave some facts concerning what the farm families were doing and could do to help in this county. Miss Stanton complimented the council on the work done and on the future plans. After the meeting was called to order by the president, Mrs. Odell Evans, "America, The Beautiful" was sung after which the "Collect of the Club Women of America" was repeated. There were nineteen members present, representing Leland, Exum, Town Creek, Freeland, Bolivia, and Southport Clubs. There was also present one visitor, Mrs. Joe Wallace; District Agent, Miss Verna Stanton; and the home demonstration agent. After the roll call and minutes of the last meeting, the treasurer, Miss Annie M. Newton, gave the treasurer's report. The Spring Federation was discussed and it was decided that it would be on May 14th at Bolivia. The Federation this year will be a combination Flower Show and Vegetable Exhibit. Each club is to make an exhibit of vegetables and all members may enter the flower show. There is to be a picnic lunch at 12:00 noon, following which will be the program. The program is in charge of Mrs. George cannon ana Mrs. r ram Mintz who were appointed to serve as recreation leaders. Tl.c District meeting of club women this year is to be held I at Kenansville on May 1st and representatives of each club are urged to attend. The council decided to have a Garden Contest. In this contest each club will give a prize to the member having the best garden, and there will be two grand prizes for the two best gardens in the county. After singing "Pack Up Your Troubles" the meeting adjourned Coroner To Hold Inquest Friday Coroner John G. Caison Is Forced to Postpone Hearing In Soldier's Death Because Of Weather Last Night Because of the weather last night, Coroner John G. Caisor was forced to postpone the schc duicd inquest into the death ol Corp. Lydell L. Bailey who wai killed near Woodburn early lasl Thursday morning. According to reports, the Camj Davis soldier came to his deati as a result of injuries sustain ed when he fell from a taxi oper ated by Wiley (Jack) Etheridge who was held as a material wit ness under bond of $300.00. Coroner Caison said last nigh that the hearing will be held or Friday night at Carl West's serv ice station, and that the follow ing men have been sworn in ai jurors: Charles Skipper, Georgi Ganey, Carl West, Ernest Berg man, L. O. Arnold and F. 0 Simmons. Cotton Farmers To Attend Meel Community Meetings Being Held For Purpose Ol Learning Of Plans Foi Cotton Crop Insurance County and community commit tccmen for the Agricultural Ad inctivtant ariministration are nov holding a series of meeting, throughout Biunswick county fo the purpose of explaining the Cot ton Crop Insurance plan and otli (Continued On Page Four), ,0T HED EVERY WEDNESDAY trker With I Dog In County issumes Duties As Repre'arolina Commission ilind F I wSkJJf i ' 5' |b| Jim ir r piL nmunity 1942 PUBLIS1 Blind Case Wc Seeing-Eye i Miss Lillie V. Honeycutt A sentative Of North C For E Miss Lillie V. Honeycutt, one i of North Carolina's eleven new I blind case workers who are assisting their fellow blind through co-operation of the North Carolina Commission for the Blind and the Brunswick County welfare department, was in Southport last week to begin her work in five counties of this section, among them Brunswick. With the social worker was what has been her sight for the past six months "Kappa", a "seeing-eye" German Shepherd dog. Miss Honeycutt will work with the blind in New Hanover, Robeson, Hoke, Columbus, and Brunswick counties. She will determine assistance eligibility ant! give educational training. A graduate of Flora MacDonald College, she recently completed six months social service training at the University of North Carolina. Miss Edna Heeler, of Gibson, field representative of the North Carolina State Council for the blind, came to Southport with Miss Honeycutt. The dog, which was trained at the famous Morristown, N. J. "seeing eye" kennels, leads Miss Honeycutt through traffic and acts as her "eyes" in other ways. Miss Honeycutt will have headquarters in Wilmington, Clerk - Stenogi Employe New Equipment For Better Service R. R. Gar.-, "t Atlanta, was in Whitcville the latter partof the week for two days in- ) stalling a new IMiehle vertical automatic joli press in The N%ws K<'|><irt?'r printing shop. This new press materially increases the sliced of production of The News Reporter, and enables it to do a higher type or class of printing than ever heretofore. The State I'ort Pilot and all of its job printing is a product of the plant operated by The News Reporter at Whiteville. Navy Relief To Continue Drive Preliminary Meeting In USO Club Friday Evening Was Well Attended By Citizens From All Sections ' Following the meeting Friday night in the USO Club in the in1 terest of Navy Relief letters arc being mailed this week to local chairmen in communities throughout the county asking them to raise a certain quota in behalf of this charity fund. f The Friday night meeting was . well attended by representative t citizens from all sections of the county. The program presented for the benefit of the large crowd ' in attendance included instructive 1 talks by Commander S. B. Haskell of Caswell Section Base and Attorney S. B. Frink of South* port. In a lighter vein was the song session led by Captain Fridolf Anderson, director of the USO Club, and the sleight-of-hand 1 tricks done by Major Bob Cowan. : Week's Schedule : For USO Club | Program Ut Activities inI elude Entertainment In Building And Other . Amusements And Services I In Community r The following program has been c approved by the executive committee of the Southport USO r Club for the remainder of this week:. Thursday, February 26, motion . pictures at 8 o'clock, ir Friday, February 27, Motion s pictures at 8 o'clock, r Saturday, February 28, games - j and social. -1 Sunday, March 1, mass at 10:30 fContinued On Page Four) 1 * ' - f MISS HONEYCUTT News Reporter Cut ( v and will spend several days out r of every month in Brunswick I county. s s 1 rapher Is ! d For Office c t Brunswick County Ration- t ing Board Will Have I Benefit Of Full Time t Employee In Carrying On ' its Work < ( INFORMATION ON ITEMS COMING j New Tires, Retreads And ' i New Automobiles Still Comprise List For Which Rationing Board Works ' The Brunswick County Ration- ' j ing Board now has a fulltime ' J clerk-stenographer, as Miss Louise Lewis assumed the duties of that office on Friday of last week. She 1 is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 1 Rommie Lewis and has recently completed a course in business training. During the past week the f Brunswick Rationing Board con- j tinued to ration tires and tubes j for trucks and automobiles from , the February quota. In addition there were three or four cases ] urhot-o armiicntions were filed for "*,v,v ~ri transfer of automobiles bargained . for prior to the freezing order. Application forms for the purchase of new cars have not yet been received. Information and blanks were ] received regarding certificates for use in having tires retreaded ] where tires were at the plant | prior to the freezing order. However, it has been learned that no materials for retreading are now ! available in Wilmington. Southport Boy i At Air School Teddy Lewis, Son Of Mrs. Brady Lewis, of Southport, Is Now At Maxwell Field, Ala., For Training Montgomery, Ala., Feb. 23? One-hundred and fourteen Tarheels are now enrolled as aviation cadets or flying sergeants in the Southeast Air Corps Training Center which has its headquarters at Maxwell Field near Montgomery. Among them is Teddy Lewis, son of Mrs. Brady Lewis of Southport. Asheville led all cities in the i state with 12 vouths from that city now training at the Replacement Center at Maxwell Field. Six youths from Greensboro have recently enlisted as cadets, while Charlotte has contributed five men. Raleigh and Salisbury gave four men each to the pilot training program. These men, along with hundreds of others from every section of the nation, are studying basic military and ground school subjets at the Replacement Cen(Continued on page l) . I Vlost Of The News All The Time $1.50 PER YEA! .ocal School Is Triumphant In Drama Contest irst County - Wide Contest For One-Act Plays Is Held Friday Evening In Southport High School Auditorium .ELAND GIRL IS BEST ACTRESS 'roffram Was Well Attend ed And Included A Number Of Added Features For Entertainment The first annual onc-act play ontest sponsored by the Brunswick County Council of P. T. A. ,-as held in the Southport high chool gymnasium Friday night. Before the plays Mrs. A. M. Uderman, District President of he P. T. A. made a short talk. u The first play to be presented .as "Of All Things", by the louthport school. This play won he first prize, a silver loving up. It was a comedy of cnanglements which developed when Kasper Fox. whom the Shumaker family was anxious to mpress favorably, arrived a day arlier than expected only to find he chilling reception intended for lunt Vivian. The complete cast ollows: 'I Evan Schumaker, the father, 3arl Ward; Amy Schumaker, his .'ife, Gilda Arnold; Hope Schunaker, their daughter, Martha G. 3rown; Jason Schumaker, their ion, Bobby Brown; Kasper Fox, i business man, Johnnie Sim lions; Glen Winston, Hope's boy riend, John D. O'Damel; Nora, he Schumaker maid, Mary A. 4 dollycheck; Vivian Hampton, Vmy's sister, Libby O'Brien. "Thursday Evening" the entry >f Shallotte school, was the sec>nd presentation. This play of lomestic trouble, the quarrels of :he young John's couple, found in appreciative audience. The two t nothers-in-law finally solved the lifficulty and reunited Laura and Jordon. li The cast of "Thursday Even- i ing" was: ( Gordon Johns, George Dance; Laura Johns, Doris Robinson; Mrs. Sheffield, Hilda Kirby; Mrs. jj Johns, Leona Bellamy. The third play, "In May with June", the Iceland entry was the winner of the second prize, also i silver loving cup, with this :ast: June Sommers, a girl of the 'arm, Dolores Roper; Polly Sommers, her 16 year old sister, Erma Williams; Elsie Hopkins, a 19 /ear old neighbor, Gwendolyn Krahnke; Aunt Delia Loring, June's maiden aunt, Mary B. Pet- i1 jrson; Charlie Wilson, a young farm neighbor, Robert Chinncr; Benny Jenkins, a young farm fiand, Junior Pitts; Tim Hawkins, a. deputy sheriff, Joe Vcrzaal; Jimmy Jones, one of the Jones rays. Garland Bordeaux. The last play. "Good Old George" by the Bolivia school, roundsd out the program. Their characters were: Nancy Collins, a young wife, Dolly Mercer; George Collins, her husband, G. C. Hickman; Ida Hubbard, George's sister, Mary' L. Burris, Dotty Hubbard, Oda's stepdaughter, Ada Mac Swain; Henry Hubbard, Ida's husband, Ardell Parker; Andrew Deanna, Nancy's brother, Bobby Robbing; Miss Price a secretary, Florenco Swain. (Continued On Page Four) line lapie Following is the tide table for Southport during the next ; week. These hours are appro- ' xim&.tely correct and were furnished The State Fort Pilot through the courtesy of the Cape Fear Pilot's Association. High Tide Low Tide TIDE TABLE Thursday, December 25 0:51 a. in. 7:16 a. m. 1:10 p. m. 7:38 p. m. Friday, December 26 , 1:44 a. m. 8:19 a. m. :ut> p. m. ?:;? p. ra. Saturday, December 27 2:3!) a. m. 9:16 a. m. 3:04 p. m. 9:24 p. m. Sunday, December 28 3:36 a. m. 10:08 a. m, 4:01 p. ni. 10:11 p. Ob Monday, December 29 4:30 a. m. 10:57 a. 9b 4:55 p. m. 10:57 p. Ob Tuesday, December 30 5:19 a. ni. 11:44 a. m. 5:43 p. m. 11:43 p. Wednesday, December 34 6:01 a. m. J 6:26 p. m. 12:30 p. A ? ? f" H