I The Pilot Covers
/Brunswick County
EJjMEL.ght NO. 50.
Ess Meeting Of
farmers Will Be
Held Saturday
luting Will Be Held At I
Kqo O'clock At School
/guilding In Shallotte And i
[irge Attendance Is Ex- 1
Brmers WILL HEAR
plans for NEW AAA
H ~
nvhile, Office Of Coun-1
E Agent J. E. Dodson
Will Be Open Only On
Tuesday And Satur?
I day Of tach
Week
E respor.se to popular request I
gnirsuick county farmers, a
rr.eetinsr will be held Sat- :
ML jfternoon in the school
Ej-p at Shallotte at which
Ecounty Agent J. E. Dodson j
E present facts showing the
Ert of benefits received by
Err of this county from co- j
Ifjtin? with the AAA.
Ke of the chief objects in cal-;
B this meeting, according to
Ecounty age.nt. is to secure an
Eession from the farmers and
Eiess men regarding a newl
trol program. Every citizen of (Eijwick
county is invited to i(
present, and farmers are es- f
E? iv urged to attend. V
Bte office of the county agent, j t
| Supply, will be open only on 1 _
Eidays and Saturdays until
Bier notice. While all contracts ,
Eroing 1936 production have'
E cancelled by the recent ac-1
E of the United States SupE
Court contracts that have j
E complied with probably will j
Earned through to completion.!
Ennouucements concerning I
Ege in plans will appear in j
Estate Port Pilot.
little Bits Ji
I Of Big News ;
flews t vents ui Jia?, c
Nation and World-Wide l3
Interest During Past
Week ((j
U
t
r
tard Captured
Owight Beard, 25, escaped
life-termer from North Caro- *
fea. was arrested in Texas J
Ttesday and officers said he
?as identified in two holdups. ?
Detectives captured Beard at
a house near White Rock Lake ?
Tuesday as he was changing
to license plate on an auto- s
mobile. Beard told them, they
ta that he escaped from the
North Carolina prison while
toving a term for the slay- i
m? of Augustus Bounous, a
merchant of Valdese, N. C?
fcb. 18, 1932.
Husbands 1
The way was cleared Tuesday
for one of the most unusual
marital "deals" in Reno's
to to ry?an exchange of hustads
by two pretty young
&hfornia women. Nothing relied
in completing the trade 1
ave Wps to the altar follow- i
-' ? the granting divorce de- t
crws to Mrs. Gladys J. Bur- |J
and Mrs. Desiree D. Wer-1
der. j
ipling HI ;
.^ 'sicians attending Rudy- j
^ Kipling, Britain's famed j(
tor who underwent an em"pncy
operation for a gas- 1 _
r. disorder Monday, reported | \
wiy Tuesday his condition j
*ss "still very grave."
Pfroiwiwg
I A victim of sleeping sick- '
I **. Lucille Hartless, of Lyn- .
?burg, Va? finally groped her
I *'ay back to consciousness afI
remaining in a coma for '
Is w?ks. she called for an
I rv "eam cone first thing'
I a ^?rs ^'eve she will be
* to leave the hospital soon.
age Drops
I ? 'lb the average price of i
I Wh mon(,h dropping sharply ;
I j. * ihe seasonal average, (
y rth Carolina tobacco farm-11
II $81 'n ?ecember sold 27.863,- j i
U (.'Pounds of the weed for t
1710'319, to bring to $107,- ,1
^-ontinued on page 8)
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THE
8-PAGES TOD
Brunswick Corn
Find Timl
*
BEFORE AND AFTEI
:ontrast between cut-over
:ach year by forest fire ar
growth of young long leaf
vick county farmers are jo
ect the forests.
Brunswick
Fine Tii
Land That Is Good For 1
Timber Crop If
(By RUFUS
Approximately eighty
icreage in Brunswick coui
s good for very little else
pite the ravages of fire an
oads of the lumberman, s
lusly with very little thou
A short time ago in New Hai
iver county I was talking wit
i landowner about the resultir
lamage of fire to trees. "Whs
loes it matter?" was his rejoii
ler, "Pines grow so slowly. It
ust not worth my time or latx
o give attention to them." H
eply was justified to some e:
ent, for he was in the center <
imber land that had been burns
innually, and in some cases, eve
nore often, for" the past twenl
o thirty years. The timber ha
frown slowly. We bored into se'
,'ral trees on this farmer's lan
ind found that trees no moi
han forty feet in height ar
leven inches in diameter wei
(Continued on page 8)
AAA Was Help t<
County Farmer
From Summer Of 193
Through Septcmbe
1935, Total of $90,641.
Was Paid To The Farn
ers Of Brunswick Count
From the summer of 1933 i
x> September 30, 1935, farme
n Brunswick county received
?tal of $90,641.60 in AAA rent
ind benefit payments.
Payments to growers in Colur
jus county were $698,434.14.
During the two and a ha
fears of the AAA, the total i
:rease in North Carolina far
ncome was more than $416,78!
)00.
This figure is the sum of tl
AAA benefit payments plus tl
ncreased valuation of farm cro]
lince 1932.
In 1932, before the AAA, tl
/alue of farm crops in this Sta
vas $104,362,000, said Dean I. '
Schaub, of State College, wl
lad charge of the AAA prograr
n North Carolina.
With the inauguration of tl
AAA in 1933, the valuation
(Continued on Page 8-1
County Teachers
Members N.C.E./
Announcement was made la
iveek by Miss Elizabeth Taylc
North Carolina Education Ass
nation chairman for Brunswii
county, that all teachers in tl
consolidated schools of the cou
ty are now paid members of tl
association.
The total membership is 76.
: STAl
A Good News
AY Southport, N.
ty Farmers
Ser Valuable Crop
t?The above pictures show a
timber land that is ravaged
id protected, properly thinned
pines. More ana more rsrunslining
in the movement to proCounty
Is
iiber Region
Little Else Will Produce Fine
Fire Is Kept Out
H. PAGE, Jr.)
five per cent of the total farm
lty is in woodland. Land thai
is producing pine timber desd
insects, and the frequent indashing
and cutting promiscught
for the future.
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J BONUS PAYMENTS
it FOR BRUNSWICK
H , WOULD BE GREAT
'a
)r Passage by congress and
's signing by the President of the
bonus bill now before the sen
| ate authorizing the immediate
c' payment of the adjusted s.-r!n
vice compensation certificates
-y held by veterans of the World
td War would send 8174,251.09
v~ into Brunswick county and
d- $34,622,162.80 into the state
re of North Carolina, Represenld
tative Wright Patman, of Tex*
as, said in a speech delivered
recently in the house of representatives
before passage of
the bill by that body,
fl Renresentative Patman said
he obtained the figures which
She said represents the amounts
due. veterans after deducting
all prior loans from the vet;3
; erans' administration, statistir
cal division of the bureau of
>q internal revenue and other
^ governmental sources.
:y "
ip Three New School
rs Buses For Count'
a *
al
Three new large size schoc
! buses have been alloted Bruns
wick county, and will be placet
ilf in service this week. Miss Annii
n" I May Woodside said that she doe
m 1
. | not know yet at which schoc
(these new units will be placed,
lie ? ?
? Dr. M. H.
ie Shallotte Abi
0.
io Word has been received
ns! here this week that Dr. M.
H. Rourk, son of Mr. and
tie Mrs. W. A. Rourk, of this
of county, will move to Shallotte
about February 1 and
will take over the practice
of the late Dr. W. R. Goley.
Dr. Rourk Is well known in
1. Brunswick county. He practiced
medicine in Southport
st for a few months and later
>r, was associated with the late
o- j Dr. John Greene, noted surck
i geon, in Wilmington. Dr.
he! Rourk has developed a fine
n-' reputation as a promising
he young surgeon.
Recently he has been
working with the district
fEPO
paper In A Go
C., Wednesday, Jan
Enthusiasm At
* Legion Meeting
Last Thursday
Unusually Large Attendance
For Meeting Held In
The Brunswick County
Courthouse In Southport
Thursday Night
BONUS QUESTION
WAS DISCUSSED
Commander Robt. St. George
And Other Officials
Urge Veterans To Become
Members Of
Legion Immediately
Members of the Brunswick
County Post Number 194, American
Legion, met here Thursday
night in one of the most enthusiastic
meetings held by that organization
since its formation
i several years ago.
The meeting was well attended,
about 40 members being
present, and there was great interest
in questions up for discusi
sion. Chief interest appeared to
j be in the bonus question, which
was discussed at some length by
j L. T. Yaskell.
I j In connection with the bonus
' | question, Commander St. George
' states that he or any other offi"
| cer of the Brunswick County
I Post will be glad to help any vet
[ eran who desires further inforl
mation concerning the present
j status of the bonus bill, and efforts
to speed its enactment.
Plans also were discussed for
jmaking a final effort to secure a
I community hut for Southport. A
' j committee was appointed to go
to Fayetteville Tuesday and make
!! formal application for this projject
from the WPA office. Memj
bers of this committee were:
| Charles E. Gause, R. C. St. Georljge,
John Eriksen, R. O. Johnson,
' J. J. Loughlin and L. T. Yaskell.
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Jackson Dinner
J Well Attended
District Solicitor J. J. Bur
ney was Principal Speak'
er At Democratic Gath'
ering Here Wednesday
Night
A large and enthusiastic gath
ering of Brunswick county Demo
crats was present Wednesday
night at the Jackson Day Dinnei
held in the Junior Order hall un
der the auspices of the Younj
| Democrats Club.
The ' principal after dinnei
speaker was District Solicitor J
(Continued on Page 8)
j Funeral Wednesday
For Mrs. Moon
Funeral services for Mrs. Sallii
; Moore, who died last Tuesday a
her home in Southport, were con
(ducted from the Trinity Method
ist church Wednesday afternooi
at 3:00 o'clock.
The Rev. E. M. Hall was ii
-1 charge of the services and wa:
assisted by the Rev. J. D. With
row, pastor of the Southpor
..Presbyterian church and thi
' Rev. C. A. Jones, oi Burgaw, f
former pastor of the deceased.
11 The body was laid to rest ii
- j the Southport cemetery in thi
j presence of a large crowd of sor
e | rowing friends and relative
gathered to pay their respect'
s I to a beloved citizen of this com
11; munity. The floral offerings wen
(impressive in'their beauty.
k Will Move To
Fahninrv Firsi
JUL * W?/l Mm y a ? v<
| health department, in connec|
tion with the state board of
| health, at Chapel Hill. While
there he has been giving lectures
at the University of
North Carolina.
Dr. Rourk has purchased
the drug store at Shallotte
formerly owned and operated
by the late Dr. Goley. The
drug store was re-opened this
week with a registered pharmacist
in charge until Dr.
Rourk arrives.
Meanwhile, the medical
needs of citizens of the Shallotte
territory are being cared
for by Dr. William Rourk,
of Myrtle Beach, S. C., brother
of the new physician.
RT PI
od Community
uary, 15th, 1936 pubusi
Cenotaph In Locai
Honoring j
jj,
J Five Pilots Were Drowned!
On December 11, 1872,
When They Started Out
To A Ship During Wintery
Gale
MONUMENT ERECTED
YEARS AFTERWARD
'Second Crew Of Five Pilots
j Were Lost On April 13,
1877, When The Mary
K. Sprunt Went
Down At Sea
In the southeast corner of the
' Southport cemetery stands a
; monument erected by citizens of
j this section in memory of ten
' Cape Fear river pilots who fig|
ured in two major catastrophes
jmore than three score years ago.
An inscription on one side of
the stone shaft tells that "This
j monument is erected by many
citizens who regret the untimely 1
death of these pilots who, in the '
faithful discharge of their duty, I:
were suddenly called to meet '
their God." j:
There appears on another side I
of the monument the names and j
ages of the five men who perishProminent
Archite<
Robert Swan Sturdevant, N<
Gardener, Here
Advise \
Robert Swan Sturdevant
scape gardener, was in Soul
spent the day in conference
O. Johnson, who are in cha
beautification project.
*
i WIRE CONCERNING
DR. CONDON WAS
RECEIVED HERE
11 Dr. John F. Condon, famous
' j intermeditary in the LindI
bergh kidnaping case, sailed
.: last Friday night from New 1
York for South America and, j
j following his departure, there j
" j was some talk of having him I
' \ returned to the United States
for further questioning before
the appeal of Bruno Richard
" | Hauptmaim was passed upon.
While this matter was under
discussion, telegrams were
r; received in Southport regard'
| ing the possibility of Dr. COn?j
don being landed here. One
national news gathering agenr
| cy asked to be kept in touch
| with any local developments in
| the case.
j Dr. Condon was permitted
, to go on his way without inI
terruption, so the ripple of ex';
citement was unfounded.
B
' Many Brunswick
' People At Work
S
Brunswick County Ranks
t Fourth Among Those In
; j This District In Number
i Of Men And Women At;
Work On WPA Jobs
i
i Fayetteville, Jan. 14.?Bruns'
j wick county ranks fourth among
3 i the counties of this district in
3 i the number of men and women
" j at work on WPA projects, it was
' j announced at district headquar
] ters today, wiin eigui. i
- and 458 people at work in the
county.
The ten counties of the fourth
IWPA district rank as follows:
?| New Hanover first with twenty
[ piojects and 1429 people at work;
Cumberland second with sixteen
projects and 777 people at work;
Robeson, third, with fourteen pro|
jects and 622 people at work;
J Brunswick, fourth, , with eight j
projects and 458 people at work; I
' Scotland, fifth, with eleven projects
and 410 people at work;
vContinued on Page Eight)
I ci |
waccamaw ocnuui
Closed Thursday
Roads made impassable by recent
rains made it necessary to
close the Waccamaw school on
Thursday and Friday of last
j week. The school re-opened on
[ regular schedule Monday mornling
of this week.
LOT
HED EVERY WEDNESDAY
[ Cemetery
Men Lost At Sea
', .. Ha iir
sd in the first tragedy. They
were Joseph Bensell, age 46,
father of Mrs. J. R. Newton;
rhomas W. Brinkman, age 32, J
father of Captain Sam Brinkman;
John D. Trout, age 24, who
was serving his apprenticeship
Continued on Page Eight)
Landscape
:t In Town
itionally Known Landscape
Last Week To
Vorkers
nationally known landthport
last Wednesday and
with Pete Reynolds and R.
rge of the Franklin Square
Mr. Sturdevant was here
through the courtesy of Lawrence
Sprunt, who has taken considerable
interest in efforts to dedevelop
Franklin Squire into a
veritable garden spot. The famous
landscape gardener told local
citizens that the grove where
the project is in progress is the
most beautiful he had ever seen.
Bad weather slowed down work
on the project for several days,
but a force of 35 men are busy
this week making up for lost
time. Among the jobs being completed
is that of hauling in more
4/\ krt 'ifArl f Ar lntrino1 tirol.
SUCHO LU w UOCU 1V1 lujiiig nwi
ks. The soil about the park also
is being prepared for setting out
shrubs.
While in town last Wednesday,
' Mr. Sturdevant was the dinnei
guest of Mayor John Eriksen and
members of the city board of ali
dermen.
I
January Civil
Court Concluded
Little Business Of Much Interest
Transacted During
Last Three Days Of
Court, Which Was In
c?:? i \x/??L
JC95IUI1 JLiCOl TV WVA
The case of D. Y. Mc^ee
i against Riley Clemmons took up
[the greater part of two days last
week and ended in a mistrial
when the jury was unable to
agree upon a verdict.
I The January term of Brunswick
county superior court for
the trial of civil cases was concluded
Friday.
The case of Rhoda Willetts
against the Gulf Refining Co.
was continued, but was set as
the first case to be tried at the
next term of civil court. Mrs.
Willetts is seeking $25,000 from
the oil company for the death of
her child killed last summer when
a truck in which she and the infant
were riding was in collision
with a Gulf oil truck.
(Continued on Page Eight)
Road Beautification
Project For County
A road beautification project
for Brunswick county has been
aproved by the U. S. Bureau of
public roads in Washington, according
to announcement Tuesday
by W. Vance Baise, chief
engineer of the state highway
and public commission.
The road chosen for this project
is U. S. Highway Number
74, extending west from Leland
; for 7.2 miles and calls for an expenditure
of $13,500.00.
Most Of The News
All The Time
?
$1.50 PER YEAR
All Brunswick
Teachers Will
Meet Saturday
Program Will Be Further
Discussion Of Geography
As It Applies To Educational
Problems Of Today
SHALLOTTE FACULTY
WILL BE IN CHARGE
Meeting Will Be Held On
Saturday Morning At
Bolivia High School;
Full Attendance Is
Expected
A county-wide teachers meet
| ing will fie held Saturday morn!ing
of this week at the Bolivia
school.
J The program for the day will
be a continuation of the study of
geography and its application to
the educational needs of school
l students. Members of the Shallotte
faculty will be in charge.
The program will be as follows:
High school: "What should be
the English teacher's objective
in the teaching of geography?
Miss Taylor: What should be the
science teacher's objective in the
teaching of geography, Mrs. Warren;
What should be the history
teacher's objective in the teaching
of geography, Mr. Gatlin;
How may geography be correlated
with the teaching of civics?,
Mr. Stone; How should materials
be organized for teaching geography
in the high school?; How
may active learning be insured?,
I Miss Edna Wilson; How may
geography be correlated with
other grades?, Mrs. Sasser,?
(Southport faculty.)
Grammar grades: What are the
immediate objectives of fourth
grade geography?, Miss Annie
Russ; What are the immediate
objectives of fifth grade geography?,
Mrs. Sabistan; What are
the immediate objectives of sixth
!grade geography?, Mr. Collier;
What are the immediate objectives
of seventh grade geography?,
Mr. Teachey; How should
materials be organized for teaching
purposes?; How may active
;learning be insured?, Miss Alma
(Continued on Page 8.)
Needy In This
County Helped
Surplus Commodities Val;
ued At $7,308.93, Distributed
During Months Of
August, September And
October
Fayetteville, Jan. 14.?During
trie months of August, September
and October, persons on re
I j lief iii hfrunswiCK county received
surplus commodities valued at
; $7,308.93, Robert D. Caldwell,
district WPA director, said to'
| day. Supplies valued at $91,319.95
were distributed in the ten
counties comprising the fourth
i WPA district.
"The size of that figure gives
a conception of the benefit that
the present WPA commodity distribution
project will be to coun;
ty welfare agencies in the care
(Continued on Page 8)
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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, December 25
7:04 a. m. 0:46 a. m.
7:34 p. m. 1:38 p. m.
Thursday, December 26
7:50 a. m. 1:31 a. m.
8:20 p. m. 2:23 p. m.
Friday, December 27
i 8:33 a. m. 2:18 a. m.
9:08 p. m. 3:07 p. m.
? ' a ** no
saiuroay, ueceiuner
9:18 a. m. 3:06 a. m.
9:55 p. m. 3:52 p. m.
Sunday, December 29
10:07 a. m. 3:58 a. m.
. 10:47 p. m. 4:39 p. m.
Monday, December SO
10:56 a. m. 4:53 a. m.
11:40 p. m. 5:28 p. m.
Tuesday, December 31
I 11:51 a. m. 5:52 a. m.
6 .-20 p. m.
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