: 1400 Pilots mailed to readers in Brunswick County this week VOLUME EIGHT NO. 12 {County Commend f I Held Here 1 Varade Will Get Underway I I At 10:30 O'clock And Line Of March Will Be Through The Principal Streets Of Southport WILL AWARD SEVENTH GRADE CERTIFICATES Hollowing Parade, Literary Contests Will Be Held In I High School Building; Contests In I nilllWav ? Afternoon I More than 2.000 school chil-i ren of the county and their teachers are expected to be in Southlort next Tuesday for the annual County Commencement exercises. . I Out-of-town visitors will arrive j 1 fin Southport in time to assemble i J ; lin Franklin Square, near the oldj school building:, by 10:30 o'clock, j j The parade will begrin at that jpoint and the line of march will be through the principal streets j f'f the down town district, i At 11:20 o'clock, immediately (following the parade, the seventh ,grade graduation exercises will ibe held in Franklin square. At (that time, certificates will be [awarded all seventh grade stuJdents of the county who success- . (fully passed their seventh grade < [examinations. These certificates . ts ill Ibe presented by the county ' superintendent of schools. J Literary Contests At 11:50 o'clock, the literary [contests will begin in the high j :; school building. The high school - Wiria' recitation contest will be I | hold in the 10th grade room, each f | school to have one entrant. The j ( ! boys' declamation contest will be j iota In the 9th grade room, each ] school to have one entrant. ( 3 The reading contests for the ( first, second and third grades!. ?ill be held in the first grade j room; the contest for the fourth, | fifth, sixth and seventh grades . tail! be held in the sixth grade i E loom. Each school will have one ( !? Representative from each grade. Spelling Match The high school spelling match bvill be held in the school auditorium. each school to have two i:representatives. The athletic cor tests will begin at 12:50 o'cloc-c. In the high School group, the races will in elude the boys' 100 yard dash, (the girls' 50 yard dash and the I girls' basketball relay race. Each .j school will have only one reprej sentative in the first two con- [ jtests but each relay team will have 12 members. The highj 3 school jumping contests will in-' -A .i elude the boys' standing broad 3 jump, the girls' standing broad t jump and the boys' running high j [jump. There will be only one j entrant from each school in tnese , contests. In the grammar grade athletic j contests, the races will include j the boys' 100 yard dash and the < girls' 50 yard dash. In the jump- ] ing contests, there will be the ? standing broad jump for boys, ! j the standing broad jump for girls | ] and the running broad jump for |; boys. There will be only one en- 1 trant from each school in these ] 'p j contests. j For Primary- Grades 1] Races for the primary grades \ will include a 50 yard dash for 1 "J f*rst grade boys, first grade girls, ! second grade boys, second grade girls, third grade boys and third grade girls. There will be a 25 j yard sack race for first grade j hoys, first grade girls, second! 1 g rade boys, second grade girls,1 j third grade boys and third grade ] girls. There will be only one en- j trant from each school in these 1 contests. A 25 yard wheelbarrow ] race, with two boys from each ' school, will conclude the athletic 1 events The day's program will be brought to a close by 2:10 o'clock in order that school busses carry- 1 ing children to distant points in * 'the county may leave in time to i be home before dark. f AH contests will have judges 2 "bid ribbons will be awarded first p and second place winners. First |j place will count five points and I second place will count 3 points toward determining the winner o for the day's activities. e I APPENDICITIS OPERATION 1 , Miss Victoria Phelps of Supply 1 underwent an operation Monday t at the Brunswick County hospital i for the removal of her appendix. 1 11 WELCOMI THE 4 = 8-PAGES TODAY >nent To Be upn for the public. j legion Auxiliary ^ riin rfov UIcUKCU vuauvi Irs. C. J. Shumway, State ! President Of American Legion Auxiliary, Will Visit Southport Thursday i Evening, May 2 i i A charter has been granted the i outhport chapter of the Ameri- t an Legion Auxiliary to the irunswick County Post No. 194 ! nd a call meeting of this orga- i ization will be held one night 1 lis week, the time and place to 1 b announced. In connection with the grant- i ig of the charter, announcement ] as been made that Mrs. C. J. 1 humway, of Lexington, State (resident of the American Legion i Auxiliary, will visit the SouthF>rt unit on Thursday evening, tay 2, and will speak in the Jmior Order hall. Other promiint Auxiliary officials including fcss Arelia Adams, state secrefey, are expected to be here with Ms. Shumway. Application for the charter was (tide last Wednesday to Mrs. (Continued on Page 5.) ON TENNIS TEAM '""rank Niernsee, Southport boy, is a member of the varsity tennis tim at High Point College. In a recent match against the Guilfod College racqueters Niernsee lid his doubles partner scored tfe only victory for his team. (Tank is the son of Mrs. Prank Nernsee of Southport and is a Irishman at High Point College. ON NEWSPAPER STAFF Miss Dorothy Bell, daughter of Vrs. Charles Bell, of Southport, i*as recently elected managing ilitor of the High Point College weekly newspaper, The Hi-Po. diss Bell is a member of the ophomore class. CONDITION IMPROVED D. H. Caison, prominent farmer j if the Supply community, surier-1 id a stroke last Monday while j ilowing in a field near his home, j 3e was in a critical condition all ast week but friends will be glad | :o learn that there has been a j loticeable improvement during j ast few days. S TO SOUTH STA1 A. Good News Southport, North C To Hear Murder Case Wednesday Preliminary Hearing To Be Held In Recorder's Court Before Judge Peter Ruark; Only One Case Disposed Of Last Wednesday A preliminary hearing will be leld today (Wednesday) before rudge Peter Rouark for Willie Mae Gaskins and Albert Daniels, Doth colored, who are charged vith the murder of Chederick Raskins, also colored. The killing occurred at the turpentine plant in the Gaskins' ihanty on the evening of Januiry 20. Willie Mae Gaskins, wife >f the murdered negro, told offi:ers that she killed her husband n self defense. She made her jonfession before a coroner's jury ind was ordered held for trial in Superior Court. Two weeks ago while Superior Hourt was in session here, the frand jury brought an indictment igainst Albert Daniels, father of Willie Mae Gaskins, charging him vith the murder. The hearing vas set for last Wednesday but mportant witnesses were unable ;o appear and the matter was postponed for a week. The only case disposed of was hat against Austin Davis, white, rw rorifip?? drivinp* and drivinE o inder the influence of liquor. He vas given 6 months in jail, this sentence being suspended upon jayment of the costs in his case ind upon the further condition ;hat the defendant remain of food behavior. The case against H. K. Kelly, vhite, for violating the game aws was continued for two veeks. Shallotte School Commencement 'rogram For School Finals Will Begin On Thursday Evening, May 2; Graduating Exercises Will Be Tuesday Night, May 7 The commencement program 'or the Shallotte high has been - - ? ? i innounced tiy principal negmmu Turner. On Thursday night, May 2, the innual recitation and declamation contests will be held in the school auditorium under the direction of Miss Elizabeth Tayloi ind John Garrett. On Sunday morning, May 5, it 11 o'clock the commencement sermon will be delivered by the Rev. LeRoy Harris, of Fayetteirtlle. On Monday night, May 6, the senior class day exercises will be presented under the direction oi Mrs. Ruth Warren. The final feature of the commencement program will be the (Continued on Page four) UNDER NEW ] The mailing- list and t Pilot were recently purcha by The News Reporter Coi is the first issue to be publ: ment. During the few days port, we have been much desire on the part of the paper. We have been grea have wished us well in our bigger and better paper. That is our purpose in to the citizens of Brunswicl that will be of real servic* they may be justly proud, pose, we must have the co "r~,#?x - "fA uroni nrsi 01 | ii White Schools Of County Recitation - Declamation;; Contests To Be Held On | i| Friday Night Of This) i Week. [ Commencement exercises at the I , Bolivia high school get underway j : | on Friday night of this week ' ? i! when the annual recitation and |a ! declamation contests will be held ;d I in the school auditorium. The ia s | graduation exercises, the final j !' feature of the commencement " j program, will be held on Friday j *j evening. May 3. I There is keen interest in the | e i contests to be held Friday night.1 a (Continued on page 4.) MANAGEMENT^' rade name of the State Port sed from Mr. W. B. Keziah^ mpany, Inc., Whiteville. This t( ished under the new manage- t | ir that we have been in South-j a impressed with the apparent ? citizens for an active news- t] tly encouraged by those who jw efforts to make The Pilot a I ^ ' 3, coming to SouthDort?to give n k county a weekly newspaper a e to them and one of which ir In order to fulfill this pur-; -operation of our readers. ja t to cover the news of the s as possible each week. In ai . nek, it is impossible for one l news. We ask you to mail to ' J dties, club meetings, parties, ements that you would like to r. All articles must be signed, n our readers can render is to ei Tell them that you saw their ? In that way we will be able c' section of this newspaper * and shopping guide that will ps section. e to feei that The State Port a criticisms and suggestions will t; o HARPER, Jr., Editor. t! / / / IERS AND S d Community pril 24, 1935~ PUBL1S lewett Child Is Victim Of HitAnd-Run Driver ive-Year-Old Son Of Mr. And Mrs. Alton Hewett Of Supply Fatally Injured Monday Morning On Highway. RIVER OF CAR MAKES SUCCESSFUL GETAWAY ar Described As Being A Dark Coupe And Was Going Toward Wilmington; No Trace Of The Driver Clinton Hewett, 5-year-old son ! Mr. and Mrs. Alton Hewett : Supply, died in the Brunswick ounty hospital about 4 o'clock fonday afternoon as the result : injuries sustained early Monly morning when he was run )wn by a hit-and-run driver as s sped past a standing school JS. According to eye-witnesses of le accident, the little fellow had >me out to the road to see some f his playmates off for the hallotte school. He is said to ive run from behind the truck ito the road where he was :ruck down by the death-dealing ir. It was described as a ua >upe of a late model. The driver tiled to slacken his speed and ed from the scene of the acci;nt in the direction of Wilmingin. Sheriff J. A. Russ was notified id he phoned officers in nearby iwns to be on the look-out for le hit-and-run car. No trace of le machine was found. Following the accident, the lild was brought to the Brunsick County hospital. Examinaon revealed a fractured chin id right arm ' and internal iniries. Injuries about the head re thought to have caused his ;ath. junboat Passes Thru Southport [is Majesty's Ship Scarborough Passed Through Southport Harbor Monday Morning On Her Way To Nassau The trim, grey British gunboat, [is Majesty's Ship Scarborough, assed through the Southport arbor shortly before noon Monay on her way to sea following week's visit to Wilmington. During her stay at the Willington dock, the boat was visied by several hundred North larolinians, who were extended very courtesy by the officers nd ship's crew. (Continued on Page 4.) farmer Smith Hurt In Truck Accident Carmer Smith, Brunswick counts boy who is stationed at the ICC camp in Polkton, is reported > have received serious injuries uesday, April 9, when the truck i which he was riding overturnd twice. Two other Brunswick Dunty boys who were riding on le truck at the time escaped 'ithout serious injury. Following the accident. Smith ras taken to the station hospital t Fort Bragg where he received ledicai attention. Late reports re that his condition is much nproved. "?*4-u 4-Via or*n nf Mr I oung diiiiui 10 ? nd Mrs. J. O. Smith, of near outhport. ^rost Last Tuesday Sight Damages Crops A heavy frost last Tuesday ight did considerable damage to irly truck crops in Brunswick junty. Beans, watermelons, cuambers, tomatoes, Irish potatoes nd other produce suffered from le cold. There was one report that watr froze in boats at Southport nd several farmers of the couny reported that they found ice n water that stood overnight on heir premises. STUDENTS \ HED EVERY WEDNESDAY City Nominating i Will Held * r PARITY CHECKS FOR TOBACCO PRODUCERS Five hundred and thirty-seven checks, paying more than J $30,000 to Brunswick County tobacco farmers, have been distributed during the past two | weeks through the office of , County Agent J. E. Dodson. | These checks were for parity payment on the 1934 tobacco contracts. The release of these checks in the county at this time ser\ ved as a business stimulant. J Special Tobacco Contracts Signed j Only 63 Acres Alloted This County For Special Base Contracts For Tobacco! Growers Unable To Sign Regular Contracts Special base tobacco contracts ; for new growers who couldn't j | sign adjustment contracts have recently been received at the ofifice of County Agent J. E. Dodson at Supply and have been allloted growers in Brunswick coun| ty who qualified for these special , agreements. Mr. Dodson said that only 63' acres were alloted Brunswick I county for this purpose and there j j were 140 applications for these j I special contracts. Naturally there were many disappointments. Sev-| j eral farmers failed to get an al-1 j lotment for any tobacco at all jand all the contracts granted under this provision were for very j small acreage, some as low as j one-tenth of an acre. Those eligible for Jiese contracts were: 1. Former tenants who grew tobacco and now operate on a farm for which no base acreage was available. 2. Tobacco farmers who lost (Continued on Page! Four) Local School To Clnse On Mav 7th I ? - J J Commencement Program Will Begin Next Friday When Senior Flay Will | Be Presented In High School Auditorium , | : | The commencement: program for Southport high school will j begin Friday night, May 2, when the annual senior play will be i presented in the high school audiI torium. The play this year is i "The Red-Headed Stepchild", a three-act comedy under the direction of Mrs. Arita Sa.sser. . Other features of the com| mencement exercises s.s announced by Principal L. J. Dawkins will be the baccalaureate sermon j Sunday evening. May 5, at 8 o'clock in the high school auditorium. Dr. H. C. Story of Wilmington will be the preacher and special music will be furnished by the combined church choirs of Southport. The annual senior class day exercises will be held on Monday evening at which time members of the class will presen* their (Continued on Page Four) 1 ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE PILOT I Readers: You may be inter| ested to know that the publication day for The Pilot has been changed from "fuesday to Wednesday. This has been done I in order to give our merchants a chance to advertise weekend specials. It will also give you a chance to take advantage of tjie bargains they of1 fer. The office of The State Port Pilot is located in the Rouark building in Southport. Paid subscribers on the old Pilot mailing list will continue to get the paper until their subscription expires. JAMES M. HARPER, Jr., Editor. i 8 o'clock. To Take Register "It was further suggested and recommended by the committeemen, that on the night of the nomination of Mayor, a delegate be named by each ward to take a register of those presenting i themselves as voters, by this preventing any questionable votes being cast, and doing away with the confusion that has prevailed at former conventions. As each delegate would secure a roster of those in his ward, these would be available and helpful in the conventions following when the aldermen are to be named. The above dates were named with the understanding that the date of the municipal election would be Tuesday, May 13th." I Most Of The News All The Time $1.50 PER YEAR Conventions Here Next Week Candidate For Mayor To Be Named By Voters Monday; Candidates For Aldermen For Each Of Three Wards To Be Nominate ' On Three Following Nights. CONVENTIONS WILL FOLLOW NEW ORDER Schedule To Follow Recommendations Made By The Ward CommitT* 11 A tees ronowing a Recent Meeting Nominating conventions for the purpose of naming candidates for the office of Mayor of Southport and members of the city board of aldermen will be held in the court house next week, beginning Monday night at 8 o'clock at which time a candidate for mayor will be nominated. On Tuesday night at the same place and at the same hour, two candidates will be nominated for aldermen from the first ward; on Wednesday evening two candidates will be nominated for aldermen from the second ward; and on Thursday evening the last of the city nominating conventions will be held to name two candidates for aldermen from the third ward. Interest Growing As the time for the city primaries draws near there is a steady increase of local interest. It is pretty definitely assured that four men will seek the nomination for office of mayor. They are: Mayor Price Furpless, incumbent, C. L. Stevens, a former mayor of the town, R. L. Thompson, now alderman from the first ward, and Captain John Erickson. No definite list of candidates for city aldermen has been announced. The primary conventions and city election will be conducted under the direction of the ward committee. Following is a report of a recent meeting of that committee, made by C. L. Stevens, chairman: Report of Committee "At a recent meeting of the ward committee of the city, every ward being represented, the matter of the municipal election for 1935 came up for discussion. It : was suggested that change be j made at the approaching election, I that the order of holding the noi mination convention be changed, ! namely that the nomination of Mayor be held first, and this be followed by the ward nominating ! conventions in order. This suggested change was made because there might be men seeking the nomination for Mayor, who would I with the Mayor's nominating con| vention coming last as in previous years, be unavailable for nomination as aldermen. With the nomination of Mayor settled they might be candidates for aldermen I under the new order of holding 1 the convention. On motion, the new order was accepted to be carried out, and if acceptable to the Board of Aldermen of the city, the following dates were named for the several nomination conventions: Monday, April 29th, nomination of Mayor; Tuesday, April 30th, nomination of two aldermen for first ward; W ednesday, May 1st, nomination two aldermen for second ward; Thursday, May 2nd, nomination of two aldermen for third ward. The time for the conventions is