North Carolina Newspapers

L) Pilots mailed tc Lders in Brunswick I County this week L0EHGHT NO. 27 fs. Smith Anno I Typhoid Ijjule Announced For; Kn'ous Points In The; 1 I I THE 8-PAGES TC unces Date For inics At Shallotte FEES FOR JULY SHOW INCREASE Fees paid into the office of the Register of Deeds during the month of July totaled $155.10 and were more than double the amount received during the same period last year, according to R. L Mlntz. Fees received during July, 1934, totaled $68.35; for July, 1933, $65.65; and for July, 1932, $41.00 Whiteville Mart Opens Tomorrow Tobacco Has Been Coming All Week And It Is Like ly That Two Millior Pounds Will Be Offeree Thursday With tobacco dribbling in al last week and beginning Monday ; coming in steadily, it is the opin {ion of many of Whiteville's to | bacconists that there will be near ly two million pounds of the lea | on the floors of the six ware | houses of this tobacco marketing city as sales start tomorrow . Thursday morning. It truly looks as if this is th< beginning of the greatest sea son ever experienced by this mar ket. While it will be necessar to sell nearly two million pound.1 of tobacco Thursday and Friday before the floors will be clean Whiteville's warehouses are con fident this can be accomplishe< and that they will be cleared fo ianother big sale Monday. With three sets of buyers oi the market near a million pound! can be handled daily withou overtaxing the buyers. Since sales do not begin unti [tomorrow one can only guess a | to what prices will be on th< various markets of the borde ! belt when they open. Report j from the Georgia Belt, whicl opened last Thursday, have beei jvery encouraging to the tobaco I growers of this state. Howevei the average price paid on th ir,*chiD *na J Kr Urge. That Vac K0n Bejaken Lr CLINIC ON F TUESDAY AUG. 13 I rw0 Doses Will Be IM Tuesdays At The llame Pla?s And I At The Same Time I trhedule" f?r typhoid clinics Inducted in Shallotte LL has been drafted by Kua H Smith, county nurse, K first of the three vacciEy will be given on Tuesday, Efnext two doses of the tyKraccine will be administer|a the two following TuesLVd citizens of that section K requested to report at the r ,iace at the same hour E, week. N'o stops will be C except those that are inCj on the following schedule: Cllotte, S o'clock; Shallotte Cjchu'rch, 9:30 o'clock: ShalP Point, 10:30 o'clock; Mr. C Todd's 11:30 o'clock; Gore's E? 12:30 o'clock: Gause LandEYoO o'clock; Sea Side, 2:30 Edt; Number 5 filling station, Ei o'clock; Hickman's Cross E-< 4:30 o'clock. [Outstanding News [from Everywhere Hews Events Of State, I Nation and World-Wide I Interest During Past I Week i by dorothy bell NEW COMMANDER I Members of the American lle|ion, holding their state Bwention this week at FayMtferille, elected Josephus feiels, Jr., as their state Btmnunder. Legionnaires aIp.i adopted a resolution lata; for the immediate Kb payment of the adjusted service certificates... AsheBbk will be the scene of the Mention in 1936. I REPUBLICANS GAIN I* special Congressional elec wducted Tuesday in Rhode ft resulted in a victory for f8 t. Fisk. Republican, over too Prince, Democrat. The constituted the first test weeveltian policies in 1935. bums burn I fle conflagration which toe out aboard a derailed ?irht 11~,:.. ... ucai ir"1!"1! W Wednesday is believto have taken the lives 'torn 10 to 15 "hoboes" *> were taking free rides I* t box car. A hot box in Hfe wheel of a car caused M of the train to leave track. Fire followed alB'tt immediately, and renpractically hopeless the bftady difficult business of htuini? persons from the Hwl cars. About 20 men H*1* injured; a number of fortunately escaped **1', the survivors estima *4e numb t dead. . GETS HOT SEAT Thompson, 25-year-old K^yer" of'Peoria, 111., was found guilty of the J murder of Mildred HallK| Wfe hostess. Thompson, T ; his own admission, had 1 fr4 at least 16 "success-! ^ttfflinal attacks on women, jLJ^tipted countless others,1 '"P his youthful victim j* Promise of a ride home K ^r waiting for a street; L left her bruised and l?rm, half-naked, In a BL the cemetery where he, E'f bxia crime. He will die "* chair, I W*? NA-^ES V the fact that they Vjjy "nasks, and that Sw wor't lu broad ' htli "le ?E the Iw.1 Coun,y men who B(%aC<>Van Ward? North v Xf!tro, last TuesI if.^^ioed a mystery l'.ige 8.) Georgia markets cannot be usei i as a comparison for the price that will be paid in the Borde \ Belt opening week. Georgia ha ! a very fine crop of the weed | according to reports, and it i further reported that the best o this crop is being marketed earlj J Contrary to this, the tobaco ! growers of the border belt ar bringing in their sand lugs, an< nondescript grades to marke this week, with a sprinkling o ! the better types. North Carolina Cities Graded In Social Surve) New Deal Agencies Prepan Map Of Nation's Econ omic Levels I iSTANDARD OF LIVING INVESTIGATION BASIf Charlotte Tops North Caro lina Cities And Only City In State To Grade National Average Washington, Aug. 7.?NewDea agencies seeking to raise Ameri can standards of living turnec | their attention tonight to th< I "red spots" on a map of the na ! tion's economic levels preparer | by a group of social scientists. The map is in the colors o; the spectrum, and the section! with lowest living standards ar< painted red. Purple denotes thi highest standard; blue is next U top, green the National average yellow from 40 to 70 per cent o: the average, orange from 15 t< 40 per cent Red indicates i standard of living 15 per cen or less of the average. The Administration is trying t< find out whether people shouk be helped to move away frorr the "red spots" or whether th< red spots, by better management can be pushed up a few colors. The investigation was made bi the study of population distri bution, sponsored by the socia science research council, wit] funds furnished by the Rockefel (Continued on page 8) STAl A Good News] )DAY Southport, N. Results Of The ; T. B. Clinic Held Here Last Week Dr. H. F. Easom, Of The Extension Division Of The State Sanitorium, Conducted Clinics In This County FOUND TWO NEW POSITIVE CASES Sanitorium Treatment Ad vised for two And X-Ray Examination ' v For One Child; Four Referred To Family Physician r Two new positive cases of tuberculosis, one white and one col' ored, were discovered last week in Brunswick county as a result } of the series of clinics conducted ' at Southport and Shallotte by Dr. H. F. Easom, of the extension division of the State Sani1 torium. During the week 42 examina" tions were given?32 white and " 10 colored. Forty children were " tuberculin tested. One of these f showed a positive reaction but " an x-ray examination failed to > show any trouble from his lungs. Five doubtful cases, 3 white and 2 colored, were also found -! among the adults. Four were ad* j vised to have their spitum exam" ined and six others examined by V j Dr. Easom were referred to their 3 family physician for special f treatment. t . I Busy Week For ? Hospital Staff 1 j Five Appendectomies And 1 Three Other Major Opers ations Performed During e Past Week At Local Inr stitution s i Five appendectomies and three ti other major operations have been o j performed at the Brunswick \; county hospital during the past e j week and members of the hosd | pital staff have had their hands s1 full taking care of this unusual r, rush. s j Patients who were operated on I,'for appendicitis were: Rydell s j Evans, Supply; Cornish I. Merf cer, Bolivia; Mrs. J. A. Singler. tary. Miss Thelma McCracken, o and Miss Rena Dosher, Southe port. d Others who underwent major t( operations included; Murdock f Simmons, Southport, Mrs. D. T. | Long, Shallotte, and Miss Myrtle j Lesh, Bolivia. Will Conduct A Tonsil Clinic i . By Making Arrangements With Mrs. Lou H. Smith, 1 County Nurse, Parents May Effect Savings In These Operations Announcement has been made ) by Mrs. Lou H. Smith, county nurse, of plans to conduct a ton sil clinic at the Brunswick county hospital within the near future. This clinic will be open to school children only. Mrs. Smith wishes to remind 2 parents of the county that defective tonsils are responsible for 2 many days lost from school work ? and urges that as many as pos' sible make arrangements to have 2 their children's tonsils removed before school starts. f Those wishing to make ar3 rangements for this clinic should 4 get in touch with Mrs. Smith at I once in order that final plans can be made and a definite date 1 i set. There will be a reduction I in the regular price for the operation to those who take advan^ tage of this clinic. Local Theatre J Reopens Soon 1 Repairs and improvements on i the Amuzu theatre in Southport ' are nearing completion and the local movie will soon be reopened r for business, according to Price " Furpless, owner. L New parts have been ordered 1 for the sound equipment and a new cooling system is being ins tailed fEPOl paper In A Goo . C., Wednesday, Augi Promoted fi?I CAPTAIN LEITZSEY Fred B. Leitzsey Given Promotion Commander Of Local CCC1 Camp Promoted From 1st Lieutenant To Rank Of, Captain, Effective July 29th. Fred B. Leitzsey, officer in I charge of the local CCC camp I received notice last week of his [ promotion from 1st Lieutenant in | the 321st Infantry to the rank of j I Captain. This order was by di-1 rection of the President Of the1 United States and was announ-1 ced from the office of the Adjutant General. It was signed by' General Douglas McArthur and became effective on July 29. Captain Leitzsey has been in! charge of the local camp since ; April 21 when he came here from | | Fort Oglethorpe, Tenn. He has been engaged in CCC work since j it began in May, 1933. Captain Leitzsey is a graduate j ! of Clemson College where he was j a star on the varsity football team. L.T. Yaskell As Local Announcement Received Moi Has Been Confirmed; Commission Expe i L. T. Yaskell, acting post-! ' woofov of 5Nnntlinm*t IJllClOL\_X Ub bltv k^wtv*k(/v. post office since March, reiceived notice Monday that ( his appointment as postmaster has been confirmed. In accordance with the usual ! custom, Mr. Yaskell took the oath jof office and this was mailed to post office authorities in Washington. He expects to receive notice of his commission within the (next few days. 1 New Booths For Local Drug Store New booths have been installed j in Watson's Pharmacy in order j to provide better accomodations j j for the local drug trade. The four new booths provide j | seats for 24 people and replace jthe old-type glass top tables. Weather This Sumi From One Exl An offical summary of the i weather for this section durj ing the month of July and | the current heat wave further emphasize the fact that nature has truly been in a capricious mood this summer. Following May and June, two of the dryest months on record, July apparently attempted to make up for the dry spell. There was some rainfall on 17 days during the month and the total precipitation for the 31-day period was 11.47. There were mild thunder storms on the 10th, 15th and 18th of the month. There was a torrential downpour Over a limited area of the county on the night of July 15th, this being the rain that resulted in the road wash RT PI ?d Community ist 7th, 1935 publisi Re-Arrangement Of Committees In Civic Club Regular Meeting Held Fri-j day Night At Caswell Beach With Large Nun-i ber Of Members In Attendance DR. EASOM AND ZACK WILLIAMS SPEAKERS Six New Members Added To Club Membership Friday Night; Members Accept Invitation To Hold Next Meeting At CCC Camp Dr. H. F. Easom, of the Extension division of the North Carolina State Sanitorium, and Zack M. Williams, educational director at the local CCC camp, were guest speakers at the regular meeting of the Port City Civic Club Friday night. Dr. Easom, who spent last week in Brunswick County conducting a series of tuberculosis clinics, discussed the nature and importance of efforts to control tuberculosis in this state. Mr. Williams gave an interesting account of work that is being done along the lines of vocational education at the local CCC camp and invited club members to come out to the camp and see some of the results of this training, c J. Gause. a guest at the meeting, suggested that the Civic Club should see that the three scouting organizations in Southport?Sea Scouts, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts?have a suitable place in which to fcoid their regular meetings. This matter was referred to the civic projects committee. President R. I. Mintz congratulated Captain Fred B. Leitzsey upon his recent promotion from the rank of first lieutenant. Club members joined their president in a rising vote. (Continued on Page Eight) . Approved Postmaster nday That His Appointment Took Oath And His cted Next Week ( Hospital Board In Regular Meet Regular Monthly Meeting Of The Board Held Monday Night And Several Matters Of Importance Were Deferred For A Time Members of the board or trustees for the Brunswick county hospital held their regular monthly meeting Monday night with all the qualified members present. Chairman C. Ed Taylor presided over the meeting. Several matters of importance1 came up at the meeting but final action on most of them were deferred until the September meeting. mer Has Gone treme To Another outs and crop damage. During the month there j were 9 cloudy days, 12 partly cloudy and 10 clear days. The prevailing wind was from the southwest. Maximum temperature for * * - - * July was attain e<i o? IUC first day when the mercury soared to 96. August is off to a fine start toward establishing something of a heat record. Older citizens of the town declare the present heat wave to be the most intense, drawn out spell in their memory. The thermometer hovers around in the nineties during the greater part of the day and, since last Thursday, hasn't dropped below 80 at night. Four cases were disposed of here in Recorder's court on last Wednesday before Judge Peter Rourk. Willie Walker, colored, was tried on charges of felonious entry and larceny but was found not guilty. Sam Washington pleaded guilty on a similar charge and was bound over to Superior Court unI der a bond of $100. He was I charged with breaking into a W. j B. and S. railroad car and was | already under a $500 bond pending trial in Superior Court on a I charge of breaking into an At| lantic Coast Line car. Samuel Cole, colored, was up J for assault but his case was nol; prossed. Eunice Boseman, white, was J found guilty of escaping from I the road camp and had four ] months added to his road sen} tence of 6 months. J. W. Ruark, solicitor of Recorder's Court, left Monday for an extended vacation tour up north. During his absence the i Recorder's Court docket will be I prosecuted by G. Vann Fesperman. Local Legionnaires Attend Convention Several members of the Bruns! wick County Post, American Lej gion, attended the state convenI tion of that organization in Fayj etteville this week, j Among those who attended I were: L. T. Yaskell, S. B. Frink, M. B. Watkins, Frank Sasser and jJimmie Hood. Faculty Changes For Shallotte Two More New Teachers Replace Those Who Have Resigned; Faculty Is Almost Completed Once More Following Shake-up Announcement was made this J week that two teachers had been secured for work in the Shallotte school system during the coming school year. The newest additions to the school faculty are Miss Ethelyn Green of Zebulon and Miss Kitty Page Hegner of Moorisville. Both will teach in the primary department. At one time a complete faculty for the Shallotte school system for the coming year was announced but a number of resignations has caused several late changes to be made in the teaching personnel that was announced some time ago. It is understood that there are but two vacancies in this school that have not been definitely filled. MR. HOLMS ILL Willie Holms, tax supervisor for Brunswick county, was ill at his home in Shallotte all last week, but was able to return to his office in the courthouse Monday. He was unable to come back to work Tuesday of this week. BOUND OVER Louis Hester, A. W. Hester, his two sons and Frank Teasley, all white, appeared before Justice of the Peace Afton Smith Tuesday and were bound over to Recorder's court, Louis Hester was placed undec- a $500 bond and the other defendants were placed under a $50 bond each. _ _ ? LOT HED EVERY WEDNESDAY Budget Adopted B At Their Re MAJOR OPERATIONS AT LOCAL HOSPITAL A report covering the first six months of 1935 shows that a total of 152 major operations were performed at the Brunswick County Hospital during that period. The report, which included ail work done up until July 1, showed that there were 250 minor operations performed. Routine Cases Heard In Court Negro Car Thieves Tried And One Bound Over To Superior Court By Judge Peter Rourk Here Last Wednesday ' : ?; i 4 <r f-i Most Of The News All The Time $1.50 PER YEAR yCommissioners r Meeting Monday I Budget Approved Without Any Further Changes But Will Be Left Open For Revision During The Next 20 Days As Required By Law TWO DELEGATIONS BEFORE THE BOARD Group From Supply-Shallotte Community Seeking Reinstatement Of Rural Police Service In That Section Members of the board of county commissioners in session here on Monday approved without change the budget for the coming year. However, the budget will be kept open for a period of 20 days as required by law and it is still possible that changes may be made. A delegation from the SupplyI Shallotte community in this county appeared before the board and asked for the reinstatement of rural poilce service. Practically j every membel* of the board asked that Harry Robinson be re-appointed rural policeman. The Revs. R. N. Fitts and A. Huggins appeared before the commissioners and asked that an in| vestigation be conducted to de| termine whether beer is being I sold within an illegal distance or . the Shallotte Methodist church. J Members of the board promised J to conduct this investigation. J Advertisement of the sale of ! land for taxes was awarded on I the basis of competitive bids to The State Port Pilot and the first insertion is being .-or. this week. The tax sales will be held oa j Monday, September 2. Comstock To Be Stationed Here Government Dredge Came . In Saturday And Probably Will Be Here For Some Time While Dredging In This Area The Comstock, government dredge, came into port Saturday and probably will be stationed here for several months while engaged in dredging operations in this area, it was learned this i week. The boat is reported to be do a?? J- it? n ... tu ing some worn ouisiae uie oouuiport bar and Southport is her most convenient base of opera! tions. Another government boat, a survey quarter boat, is also here for a time while the men on board are engaged in work in this .territory. Marriage Licensed For Two Couples Two marriage licenses were obtained from the office of the Register of Deeds during the past week. The contracting parties were: Miss Rosa Hewett to W. jV. Varnum, both of Supply, and Miss Rosa Lewis Chadwick to Berta Davis, both of Supply. 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, August 7 1:10 a. m. 6:24 a . m 12:49 p. m. 7:24 p. m. Thursday, August 8 1:09 a. m. 7:10 a. a. 1:49 p. m. 8:29 p. m. Friday, August 9 2:16 a. m. 8:24 a. bl 2:54 p. m. 9:24 p. sl Saturday, August 10 8:25 a. m. 9:82 a. m. 8:58 p. m. 10:95 p. m. a J 11 OuiiQBj, Augua* II 4:29 a. m. 1045 a. JH 4:68 p. m. 1141 p. m. Monday, August 12 5:28 a. m. 1148 a. m. 5:26 p. m. ??? Tueoday, August 18 6:22 a. m. 6:28 a. m. 6:44 p. m. 1249 p. on.