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I pilots mailed to ftrs in Brunswick unty this week keeight no. 2 Ins For R bunty In lApprovej ft jvi. Johnson, Direc| Local Government Inission, Attended Enz Held Wednesday rnoon To Consider ram lyiNG FOR the tax payers |.nent Offers Average E Of $60,000 Per K for The First IS Ers; May Mean eduction Of The | Tax Rate Ers of the Brunswick Board of Commissioners erence here last WednesE Charles M. Johnson, di of the local government ion, came to an agreeEi the adjustment of the indebtedness of Brunswick Kelvin Gray, president of Erth Carolina Municipal E was also present at the ajreement came as the I of over two years hard j In the part of the council j ?ere\\Tm I >peration wiui iw<?. . , t officials and county of- j It was stated that the | tount that tax payers will from this adjustment will > around >60.000.00 for the i {teen years and from $40,>50.000 per year for the i ifteer. years of the thirty-, eriod covered by the plan, j e savings will be made j e through a reduction of j t rates and by allowing I itinued on Page Eight.) tsranding News Tom Everywhere rs Events Of State, j ion and World-Wide terest During Past Week SY DOROTHY BELL lonel olds PASSES ilonel Fred A. Olds, one he state's best loved men, Tuesday afternoon in a igh hospital. The infiries of advanced years led his death in his 81st r. Colonel Olds was the ider of the State Hall of lory and he had personaltonducted 300,000 visitors sight-seeing tours of the itol. good Prospects wsentative Harold s. Coolof North Carolina told ?s of the United Slates *o Association Tuesday that prospects seem favorfor a "reasonable income" far for the tobacco farmer til as for those whe handle mduct of his soil. legal liquor fo first liquor store to be fitted in North Carolina * January 1, 1909, was % opened Tuesday mor? ht Wilson. There was opening rush and the new toss created little more foment than opening day a new grocery store. on sa1.es tax Ralph McDonald, of Wintotm, will probably run for t'Of of North Carolina in approaching campaign, with Lumpkin as his running f?r the position of Lieu BULLETIN ^ first batch of the 16*5 rental payment check? 1 received this week at 6 Hice of County Agent Dodson and will be btred to the farmers on 5?^y. July 6. -1* were 25 check? In * flrit group and notices _** mailed this week to whose checks have There are 56 'cotton P* 1? Brunswick county. % y #n W* life. 1 THE \ 2. 8-PAGES TOI efunding debtedness i By Board , JUNE WAS ALSO A VERY DRY MONTH June was the third successive month during which unseasonably dry- weather was prevalent in Brunswick county. The total rainfall at South port was .97 inches. During the month, there were 20 clear, days, 2 cloudy days and 8 partly cloudy. The prevailing wind was Southwest, the wind being | from that quarter for 15 days. The highest temperature for the month was 94 decrees. recorded on June 16. I Low temperature - tor the month was 74 degrees and this was on June 10. Sale Of The Given Fin; Famous Old Ferry Boat Wa man Of The Board Of C wick County; Ope Members of the board their meeting here Mondaj John Knox, famous old fe about 15 years between the the foot of Market street, M The John Knox was sold to R> R. Stone for the low price of $1,099, only a fraction of the original cost. Repeated efforts were made to obtain a higher bid, but without success. The high insurance on the boat made it advisable to sell. The boat the first self powered ' tod QOrnafl thp 1CM y LU LfO uytnkbvvi uv^ Cape Fear river at Wilmington, was purchased in 1920 and continued in use until the toll was lifted from the bridge between Wilmington and the Brunswick county line. The John Knox was owned by the Brunswick-New Hanover commission, a bi-county commission created by a special act of the North Carolina General Assembly for the operation of the ferry. One-third of the boat was owned by Brunswick county and twothirds was the property of New Hanover county. It was named for the man who was chairman of the Brunswick county board of commissioners at the time it was purchased. For years the John Knox was a money-making proposition for the county, returning large dividends each month. Since the toll was lifted from the bridge it has remained inactive. Mrs. Stella Wade Died Wednesday Died Suddenly At Her Home Here; Was Invalid But Her Condition Had Shown Considerable Improvement Recently Mrs. Stella Wade, wife of W. B. Wade, died last Wednesday night at her home in Southport. CO woQrfl.nf-flg'e, OX1C WOO U? _0 Although she had been an invalid for several months, the death of Mrs. Wade came as a shock to relatives and friends who had witnessed the recent improvement in her condition. The deceased was born in Smyrna. After her marriage, she (and her husband moved to Morehead City. They came to Southport from that place 26 years ago. Mrs. Wade was a member of the Trinity Methodist church and her funeral services were concontinued on page Eight) Miss Woodside Is Formally Sworn In Miss Annie Mae Wood side was formally sworn in as county superintendent of schools at a meeting of the county board of education here Monday. Members of the board also considered the matter of making repairs on several of the schools in the county before the fall term begins. I / STA1 A Good Newsj >AY Southport, N. Farmers Vote To I Continue Program Tobacco Referendum Recently Conducted Results In Overwhelming Vote j Of Approval By Brunswick Farmers The final vote in the referendum recently conducted in connection with the flue-cured tobacco adjustment program in * Brunswick county was 715 votes in favor of the continuation of the program and 4 votes against I it. The referendum was in progress during the past two weeks and came to a close Saturday, J June 29. Results were announced \ by County Agent J. E. Dodson. There were approximately 181 eligible voters in Brunswick | ? county who did not vote. The results in Brunswick were in line with those in other sec-1 tions, there being an almost unan- , imous decision on the part of 11 growers for a continuation of | the program. L I r JohnKnox jj il Approval ! s Named For Former Chair-, lommissioners For Brunsrated Many Years of county commissioners in i ?J 4-U/\ no 1a rtf fllfl ! ' HppruVCU tUC oaic vi viiv, i rry boat that operated for Brunswick county line and 1 Wilmington. it Lengthy Session Recorder's Court; Numerous Cases Disposed ; Of Before Judge Peter l Rourk Here Wednesday; [ Several Cases Were Con- ^ tinued 1 ] A lengthy session of Recorder's'1 Court was held here last week | as numerous cases were disposed ] of before Judge Peter Rourk. jl David Evans, colored, was j 1 found guilty of disturbing a pub- 11 | lie entertainment and was assign-1 i ed to the roads for 90 days. This i 1 sentence was suspended upon j ] condition that the defendant pay; j the costs in his case and a fine i of $20.00. Evans was found not!) I guilty of resisting an officer and j > he gave notice of appeal from a; peace warrant. Bond for his ap-; < pearance in superior ouun. waa set at $200.00. j< Dan ^Jownsend, colored, was |1 found guilty of possessing and 11 transporting liquor. Judgment in 1 | the case was suspended upon' j condition that he pay the costs; and a fine of $25.00. Samuel McKoy, colored, was] ! found guilty of possession of in- j j toxicating liquor. He was taxed! with the costs and a fine of $25. j Warren Swain, white, pleaded 11 ' guilty of being drunk and disor- 1 | derly and resisting an officer. I j He was given 12 months on the 11 j roads, this sentence being sus-!; | pended upon condition that he!' jpay the costs of the case, remain 1 j of good behavior, refrain from i the use of intoxicating liquor, | | stay out of bad company and not j' break any law of North Carolina, j Dave Grewington, colored, wasj I found guilty of assault but sen- < | tence was suspended upon condi-' | tion that he pay the costs and a . j fine of $5.00. A nol pros was taken in the ' case against H. H. Coleman, white, for trespass. Watson Morgan and James Long, white, were charged with j operating an automobile while jthey were under the influence of 'liquor and with cursing upon the public highway. A nol pros action was taken in tnis case. Civic Club To Meet At Beach The regular meeting of the Port City Civic Club has been moved up to Thursday night, July 4, and club members will meet at Caswell Beach. Important business will be discussed and members are urged to attend. VISITING HERE Miss Elizabeth Pridgen, of Delco, came Monday to spend sometime with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Ruark. EPOI laper In A Goo C., Wednesday, July Officials Here I To Choose Site For New Plant lohn Sykes, State Engineer And Lawyer Expected Here Today To Pick Suitable Location For Fish Canning Plant ( EXPECT WORK TO \ BEGIN AT ONCE i' Mant Will Be Constructed; 1 On Site Donated By The jl Southport Development ! Company On The Marsh Near Dosher's Bridge | John Sykes, the state engineer I ind a lawyer from Raleigh are, ixpected in Southport today to j' lecfde where the fish cooling and!; anning plant of the North Caro- ' ina Fishermen's Co-operative is 0 be located. All preliminary details are -ex- | >ected to be settled while these ' nen are down here and work >robably will begin the first of ' lext week on the construction of he plant. The building will be erected on' >roperty donated by officials of he Southport Development com Continued on Page Eight.) Five Re-Elected To Local Faculty Vlrs. E. H. Cranmer Named To Fill Place Of J. W. Ruark On Local School Board And Meeting Was Held Here Monday Night Five teachers who taught last fear in the Soutlwrt high school vere re-elected itsjnday night at 1 meeting of the local school i joard. Those who were re-electedj vere: Mrs. Arita H. Sasser, Miss | Lela Parker, Mrs. Ruth R. Hood, j VIrs. Thelma S. Willis and Har- j rey Ratcliffe. Miss Marion Watson of Southjort and Miss Catherine Bell of 3eaufort, Ga., were also elected, i Miss Watson will teach in the I jrammer grades and Miss Bell n high school. The latter is j the daughter of a former South- J >ort resident. A principal for next year was lot named by the board Monday! light. There are two other vac-1 lncies. Members of the county board [ >f education met last Wednesday night and named Mrs. E. H. i Cranmer to fill the place of J. IV. Ruark on the local school board. She is chairman of that body. Other Members 0/ Waccamaw Faculty Vacancies in the faculty of the j Waccamaw school were filled at a. recent meeting of the school board. John E. Farrior, Jr., of Rose I Hill was elected to teach French and English in high school; Miss Mary Catherine Gilmore of iVadesboro, Miss Gladys Spencer if Hobucken and Miss Minnie j M. Jackson of Campobella, S. C.1 will teach in the grammer school; Miss Margaret Griffin of Marsh-\ ville will teach in the primary j department. Diver Investigates Of Barge Several members ef the Marine Salvage Company, whose main office is in Menrahls. Tenn., were in Southport Monday and spent several hours examining the wrecked barge, which lies on the shore of Battery Island across the river from Southport. The party was equipped with a deep-sea diver's outfit and one of the men went below to Investigate the condition of the cargo of the sunken barge, said to have been loaded with creosote piling. The diver declared that the barge, which has been below the surface seven or eight years, is badly wormeaten and that it is covered with barnacles. This makes it dangerous for a diver to work aboard, he said. RTPI >d Community 3rd, 1935 pubus Hospital Board Members Named Four Members Named By The Board Of Aldermen And Five By The Brunswick County Board Of Commissioners The nine members of the board >f trustees for the Brunswick aounty hospital were named durng the past week. A special act of the past sesson of the North Carolina Legislature provided that four memaers be named by the board of ildermen for the City of Southport and that five members should be appointed by members af the Brunswick county board of aommissioners. Members of the board of trustees named by the city officials were: Mrs. I. B. Bussels, C. L. 2tnvon c P T5V1 Tavlnr and T D Sutton, all of Southport. Members appointed by the commissioners were, G. T. Rourk, Shallotte; R. L. Thompson, Southport, John B. Ward, Ash, A. P. Henry, Winnabow and E. C. Woodbury, Leland. Fire In Grei Is NowUr County Fire Warden Daws Fighters Successful In Blaze To Heavy rains which fe Brunswick county Monday an end the fovest fire that 1 two weeks in the Green Sw Modoc Removes Dangerous Tree Large Water-Logged Tree Removed Last Week From Shipping Lane Off The Atlantic Coast; Hazard To Ships * A large water-logged tree, about 125 feet in length and about 3V4 feet in diameter, was removed from the shipping lanes of the South Atlantic coast last week by the Coast Guard cutter, Modoc. Portions of the log were taken aboard the vessel. The log, due to its size, was a potential danger to both large and small craft. Should a large vessel have "picked" it up in its propellor, it would have undoubtedly resulted in damage. The Modoc received word Friday afternoon that a derelict had been sighted about 300 miles southeast of the mouth of the Cape Fear River. It set out Saturday afternoon and arrived at the given position Sunday morning. The search was continued until Tuesday and late that afternoon the army transport, Republic, radioed that it had sighted the log about 80 miles from the Modoc's position at that time The cutter headed to the new positition and found the tree floating, with about 6 feet of the trunk out of water, Wednesdaj morning. A line was aiiacnec and it was found to be about 125 feet long. The roots gave it the appearance of the superstructure of a schooner wher seen at a distance. The first (Continued on Page Eight) Condition On Battery Island Consequently, he did not open the hatch and was not able to learn whether the barge actually did go down with a load of creasote piling. The party was taken out by William Wells of Southport, who has been working with them for the past week in Investigating a wreck near WrightsvlUe Beach. The object of their search there is said to be a sword sent by a European monarch to Reb- ' ert E. Lee. A large reward has been offered for the recovery of that relic. The salvage party went from here to Morehead City. It Is not known whether they plan to return to Southport for further Investigation of the snnken barge. LOT HED EVERY WEDNESDAY Office Of He Re-Instated v^ountyv^on * f VACCINATING FOR TYPHOID FEVER A report of numerous cases of typhoid fever in North Carolina has caused Mrs. Lou H. I Smith, county nurse, to strongly advise citizens of Brunswick county to be vaccinated ] immediately for the prevention of this disease. According to Mrs. Smith, no cases of typhoid have been reported in Brunswick county since two years ago this summer but she is anxious that citizens take every possible precaution against a recurrence of this disease. ; Mrs. Smith reports that no cases of infantile paralysis have been reported in the . county. en Swamp j ider Control! son Jones And Fellow Fire- ' Their Efforts To Confine The Swamp 11 over the greater part of [ afternoon finally brought to | J las been burning for the past amp. |( * County Fire Warden Dawson . ! Jones was in Southport Monday ^ ' <" 11? : ? a ?- I c morning oerore uie rain anu re- > ; ported that there were two fires j' I burning in the Green Swamp. One jc 1 was burning several miles north- [ east of Bolivia and the other ! was in the Makatoka section, he 1 I said. Both blazes apparently were ,' I confined to the swamp area, ac- j cording to Warden Jones, and1 jfire fighters were rapidly nearing | completion of a 25-mile fire lane, jwhich extended from near Maka- I l toka to the Shallotte fire tower. This lane will be of great value ' i in the control of future fires, 1 said the warden. There was no way to estimate the property damage caused by 1 the fire. No valuable timber J land was burned over, but thou' sands of birds were burned and,c I damage to wild life was inesti-!1 : j mable. There were numerous re- 1 II ports from fire-fighters of find- j1 '' ing the bodies of squirrels, young r1 | turkeys and other birds. ' j Two bear cubs were captured * ' j Saturday by local CCC boys. It,' 1 is thought that the mother bear t1 ' probably perished in the blaze, ' otherwise she would have sought ' ?v,? ( 1I1C1 ^uuo. Hundreds of workers have been ;! 1 busy during the past two weeks ' combatting the blaze. W. C. Mc- j1 '! Cormick, assistant State Warden ' ' in charge of fire control, and D. 1 ! P. Simmons, also of the state de- 1 j partment, were in Brunswick 1 "' county to aid Warden Jones, the ' '; CCC forces and the volunteer fire 1 ! fighters in their battle to keep ' r the Green Swamp blaze under,. I control. |: Annual Banquet Held By Juniors Lodge Members And Daughters Of America Enjoyed Delightful Occasion In Junior Hall Monday Evening Members of the local chapter Ui Ulc juuiui uiuci ugiu men .annual banquet Monday evening. Their guests at this delightful oc| casion were members of the j Daughters of America. A delicious chicken salad supper was served with ice cream and cake as dessert No formal program was prepared for the occasion but Dr. D. I. Watson, who has Just returned from a two weeks visit to Seven Springs, entertained with a few impromptu remarks. Officers of the Junior Order are: R. L. Thompson, councilor; R. T. Woodside, vice-councilor; B. J. Holden, recording secretary; W. E. Dosher, financial secretary; R. C. St George, treasurer; E. R. Outlaw, chaplain; C. R. Livingston, conductor; H. C. (Continued on Page Eight) - ? fc-: .-iv * : \T: . ^ 077 T r: rrrr v tTZZ'j 31 , t Most Of The News All The Time $1.50 PER YEAR >me Agent By Board imissioners diss Marion Smith Appointed By Board To Succeed Mrs. Ada W. Foster As Home Demonstration Agent For The County 1ROWN APPOINTED AS TAX COLLECTOR Replaces John B. Ward In That Capacity And Will Begin Duties Following Next Levy; Discona? D I D_ unue rvurai i olicemen Members of the board of coun;y commissioners voted Tuesday jo re-instate the office of county lome demonstration agent and lamed Miss Marion Smith to suc:eed Mrs. Ada W. Foster as lome agent in Brunswick county. At their meeting on the first Monday in June, members of the ward voted to discontinue the vork in this county after July 1. following a series of conferences vith Mrs. Estelle T. Smith, dis:rict home demonstration agent, i decision was reached to re-initate the work with a new agent n charge. Mrs. Foster will be xansferred to another county in iccordance with her own request, iccording to Mrs. Smith, who vas here Tuesday. Miss Smith comes to this coun:y highly recommended. She has ieen doing George Reid teaching, vork similar to that of home ag:nt, in Cumberland county. Mrs. roster will remain here to work vith her until July 15. Miss Smith will begin her duties rhursday and will meet the clubs liter Friday. (Continued on page ') ? Bolivia Woman Fatally Injured Mrs. Emma Rich Died On Thursday Afternoon Of Injuries Sustained When Tire On Her Automobile Blew Out, Causing Wreck Citizens of the Bolivia comnunity were shocked late Thurslay afternoon when news was eceived of the death of Mrs. Emma Rich following an autonobile accident which occurred lear Bladenboro. Two of her daughters and five jrand-children, who were in the ;ar with Mrs. Rich, were injured, some seriously. They were Mrs. Andrew J. Huffman, of High Point, driver, shoulder injury and severe shock; her son, Jackie, severe head injuries and lacerations; her daughters, Judie, with severe lacerations, and Louise, ivith bruised face; Mrs. T. F. Oliver, of Jacksonville, Fla., sister of Mrs. Huffman, concussion Df the brain; Mrs. Oliver's daughters, Gwendolyn, with broken irm and other injuries, and Doris Ann, bruises. The party was on the way to Bolivia where they were to visit Mrs. Rich. When they were about (Continued on Page 8 .? Tide Table -/? Following is the tide table for Southport during the next week. These hours are approximately correct and were furnished The State Port Pilot through the courtesy of the Cape Fear Pilot's Association. High Tide Low Tide Wednesday 9:20 a. m. 3:22 a. m. 9:833 p. m. 3:24 p. m. xnursday, July 4 10:01 a. m. 4:02 a. m. 10:10 p. m. 4:00 p. m. Friday, July 5 10:41 a. m. 4:40 1 m. 10:50 p. m. 4:48 p. m. Saturday, July 6 11:23 a. m. 5:18 a. m. 11:23 p. m. 5:32 p. m. Sunday, July 7 5:56 a. m. 12K>5 0:19 p. m. Monday, July 8 0:11 a. m. 0:30 a. m. 12:51 p. m. 7:10 p. m. Tuesday, July 9 0:58 a. m. 7:20 a. m. 1:41 p. m. 8:09 p. m.