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flie P^ot Covers mrunswick County K^EElGHTim^3 linen Answer M(0 Calls Here last Week-End 5fliars Davis Home or Mqgswick Ave. Caught Hjsy But Quick Work Kyented Much Damage BpLETE LIST OF V LOCAL FIREMEN Rj Blaze Occurred Or Kirday When The Kme Of M. B. WatH?j Caught During V Morning n'i|] Sellers Davis home or mtk street caught fire Friand only quick work K par: of members of the HLrt volunteer fire depart p.wnted a total loss. One Hf the dwelling was considMjear-serious accident occurHien the fire truck skidded jfy pavement and nit a Chief Harry Aldridge. ..- from the truck and K 3 painful cut over his B, was taken to the BrunsKounty hospital for first aid Kouse was occupied by the Sutton family, who had e the day before. Their arsisted largely of water noke damage to clothing Hgoen answered another call Kv to the residence on At avenue occupied by M. B. u This fire was the result [defective flue in the living men have received praise *:: fine work recently. A tie list of members of the buer.t follows: Harry Ald chief. G E. Hubbard, assis cfaf. Gus McNeal, Milton op Carey Reece, Harry He. H W. Hood. Lynwood r. Joe Young, Ed Marlow, Hickman, Edward Weeks, it G. Hewett, Bertram L. sar.d James E. Carr. He Bits Of Big News Hn Events Of State, Htion and World-Wide terest During Past Week v/i Candidate tator William E. Borah, ^t Progressive RepubliWay announced his can jtj for Republican no toon for President. The said he would enter % 12 Ohio Presidential He will stand as a Republican. f H e at her /* ;ts warmest day in lv? weeks yesterday, this : u_as warned to expect ~?r cold wave today, with j?! weather from the W^'s to the coast. Rising W^ture followed warm te* yesterday and reof the fourth and fifth of the winter disappear^BWiv. the house listened to B*? demand for impeachB of Secretary Wallace the Tuesday quickly carried President Roosevelt's re"prompt repeal" of ^B?ttton, tobacco and potato ^B^-! acts. Representative (R-Mass) renewed B^r attack on Wallace for tte supreme court's re^B? Of $180,000,000 in imBB" AAA processing taxes ^B^eatest legalized steal in Delivery jrt S. Schirmer carries ?* ?f 13 carrier pigeons solicits orders for rice commodities among U^its of lower South Car J He attaches the orders le6s and liberates each town as he com n:s round of visits. *Mnued on Page 4.) THE 8-PAGES TODA" S.K. Milliki To Sua >1 ! Citizen Of Waccamawi Township Named To Fill The Place Left Vacant By Death Last Week Of Mr. Benton FORMER CANDIDATE FOR SHERIFF'S JOB Appointment Made Monday And Mr. Milliken Was Present At Regular First Of Month Meeting S. K. Milliken, prominent citizen of Waccamaw township, was j appointed Monday by B. J. Hoi-1 den, clerk of court, to fill the unexpired term of the late B. W. Benton as a member of the board of county commissioners. Mr. Milliken is a prominent farmer and has been active in i political affairs in this county for several years. In 1928 he was a Democratic candidate for the office of sheriff but was defeated in the general election by F. L. Lewis. Following his appointment, Mr. Milliken promptly assumed the duties of his office and sat with J. M. Roach and H. O. Peterson' in the regular first Monday meeting. Routine matters were disposed of. The commissioners passed an . order that the building on the Georgia-Carolina Naval Stores property be torn down and de- i livered to the purchaser. i An order was passed directing the clerk to purchase a set of fire extinguishers for lise in the | county buildings and offices. , Several names were added to ] the inability list and one tax adjustment was made. , Southport M Of Winte Young And Old Make Men est Snow In Years; C Southport's reputation weather was shot sky-high Thursday morning when th winter of 1917 covered the inches. All day long Thursday the* down town section of Southport was a war zone for snowball battles in which young and old alike Were belligerents. -Quarter was neither asked nor given, dignity t lost its power for a day and pacifists did well to remain at home. Thursday night was bitter cold J and Friday was almost as bad. | The first flush of warlike zeal j had worn off and there was little J shelling from snowball seige guns , so active the day before. The J ground retained its wh'te coat j through Saturday, began to push ( through in spots Sunday and Sunday night the last of the snow was melted by the rain. All schools in the county suspended operations for the remainder of the week Thursday morns? f Tx-vr'f shaiiotte and lug. ouuuip/t Vf , Waccamaw schools re-opened on Monday, while Bolivia and Leland schools are scheduled to re-open today (Wednesday.) The slush and mud have left the county roads in bad condition but maintenance crews have been busy this week getting them back in shape as quickly as possible. Two Cases Heard Last Wednesday Short Session Of Recorder's Court Was Held Last Week Before Judge Peter Rourk, County Recorder Only two cases were disposed of in the short session of Recorder's court held here last Wednesday before Judge Peter Rourk. < The case against Toxanna1 < Frink, colored, for assault was 1 dismissed for want of evidence. Olaf Thorsen, white, pleaded i guilty of possession and was giv- ] en 6 months on the roads, this I sentence being suspended upon ' condition that the defendant re- 1 frain from violation of the pro- 1 hibition law. < STA1 A Good News] Y Southport, N. ( ;n Named :eed Benton i The James Boys 1 r X . ... . / ' " ^ ^ ^ | ^ ' James is a popular given name in the Sutton family. Above is James Dudley Sut-j ton with his two sons, Jam-; es David, left, and James i West, ritrht. Mr. Sutton's a father was James David iv Sutton. He had a brother, c James Corbett, and another brother who died in infancy whose first name was i James. las Sample ' r's Icy Blast;' y In Celebration Of Deepounty Schools Closed for year-round semi-tropic L last Wednesday night and!g le deepest snow since the'c ground to a depth of four i jt p i HAULING COAL TO s NEW CASTLE HAD NOTHING ON THIS 1 1 Returning home last Wed- I nesday night from a week's i' visit in Charlotte, Mr. and 1 Mrs. Williams Wells ran into ' a snow storm in Raleigh. E Deeply impressed with the beauty of the fleecy, swirling i snowflakes, Mr. Wells found himself wishing that his son, Billie, snug and warm down here in Southport, could get a j glimpse of the snow he had heard about, but had never seen. Resolved that the snow < should serve one good purpose, < at least, Mr. Wells purchased J a large galvanized can Thurs- ' day morning and filled it with ? the fallen snow to bring to lit- j' tie Billie. jc The nearer they came to ! I ?*? ! S tkn iloonpr thftV 2 Winning lUli, uav y found the snow. Past Wil- jl mington and headed toward < Southport, Mr. and Mrs. Wells t were amazed to discover that |1 the depth was about as great ^ as it was in Raleigh. By the | time they arrived at their | home here they were feeling j pretty sheepish about this bus- ' | iness of hauling snow a hun[red and fifty miles. They decided not to mention their < present to their young son, and the galvanized can was 1 used last week as an extra j | coal bucket. | | " Marriage Licenses Issued Recently The following couples have recently secured their marriage licenses from the local office of Register of Deeds: Miss Elizabeth Herman, Wilmington, to Grover Sellars, Supply; Miss Delia Fulford, Supply, I to Earl Piggott, Shallotte; Miss I rhelma Carlisle to C. D. Bullard, j both of Bolivia; Miss Myrtle i Lewis to Andrew Atkinson, both pf Winnabow. j i repo paper In A Gc Z., Wednesday, Feb ??????? Government May Purchase A Site In This Count) Request Has Been Sent Ti Washington Asking Gov ernment To Purchasi Land For Resettlemen Program SELECTED TRACT NEAR WINNABOM J. P. Herring, Chairman O Resettlement Committee, Has Conferred With Officials Wilmington, Feb. 3.?A reques for the purchase of land ii Brunswick county by the federa government as a site for resettle ment of farmers of both Nev Hanover and Brunswick countie las been sent to L. C. Gray, di rector of land utilization, ii Washington, D. C., by the Rura Resettlement office here, it wa earned yesterday. J. P. Herring, chairman of th< -esettlement committee, said yes serday he had conferred witl Doth national and state officer; n regard to the plan. The land which it is hoped th( 'ederal government will purchas* 'or the project lies about 13 miles outheast of Wilmington neai tlaco. There are 9,000 acres of it ivailable to purchase at a prict vhich would be set by a governnent appraiser, Mr. Herring said In writing Mr. Gray concernng the proposed project Mr lerring said, "We have located . tract of virgin land in Bruns VICK county, gUUU suit, uniuci ut except sufficient timber tc (Continued on page four) Funeral Services For B. W. Benton Member Board Of County Commissioners Died Last Wednesday Morning In Brunswick County Hospital Funeral services for B. W Benton, prominent farmer ol jhallotte township and membei if the board of commissioners foi Brunswick county, were conduced at the home at 3 o'clock lasl fhursday afternoon. Rev. R. W iickman was in charge of th( limple rites. Interment was made in th< 3ennett cemetery with the fol owing men serving as activ< >allbearers: Frank M. Sasser, J II. Roach, John Caison, M. B iVatkins, R. C. St. George and L J. Brown. Other county offioiali served as honorary pallbearers. A small gathering of closi riends and relatives braved thi (Continued on Paee 4) Damage Suits To Start Next Weel Two civil actions growing oui if the truck accident which oc :urred last September at th< fackies Creek bridge in this coun ;y and resulted in the death ol i Willetts child will be heart lext week in New Hanover Sup :rior court. The action of L'llie Sanfort igainst the Gulf Refining Co. anc N. G. Fountain is set for Tueslay. The case of Mr. Willetts hrough his guardian, Rhoda Wiletts, has been set for trial or Wednesday. Month Of Januan Unusual Winti The month of January provided a sample of almost every kind of winter weather imaginable and older citizens of Brunswick county are trying to remember a time to match the continued cold, the sleet and ice that occurred during the 31-day period. Minimum temperature for the month was 16 degrees, officially recorded on January 28. There were several olher mornings during the last week in the month, though, when the mercury dropped below the 20-degree mark. The warmest day of the month was the 19 th, when the maximum temperature, 67 degrees, was recorded. # iRTPI >od Community ruary 5th, 1936 N??JSl ? Reveal Walkei Oklahoma On 4 M Man Who Shot And Killed Sheriff Jackson Stanland, j! Of This County, Was Fugitive At Time I NOW SERVING IN I N. C. STATE PRISON Columbus County Man Cref ated A Nation-Wide Sensation Last Sp r i n g f When He Returned Voluntarily Jesse C. Walker of Columbus county, a graying convict who II earned the title of a modern Jean a Valjean nearly a year ago when ,1 he returned to North Carolina to - i serve out a prison term from v j which he had fled 16 years be3; fore, was revealed Monday as an " I escape for 22 years from a sen1 tence in Oklahoma. I j Modern identification methods I 3 caught up with the elderly man who had lived for years in Gulf3 I port. Miss., as a respectable citi' j zen and business man and who * came back to North Carolina to 3 j clear his record because he had j "religion" and wanted to clear [ ;'his debt to society. II Warden Roy W. Kenny of the; 51 Oklahoma State prison late Mon-1 "jday filed with Warden H.H. Hon-j 1J eycutt of Central prison, Raleigh, i :: a detainer for Walker, who faces ' i approximately 25 years of his 30- I year sentence in this State for i ' | second-degree murder. I (Continued on page *.j !l 'Two Accide Six To T i Four People Injured Thurs< ' ShaMotte; Two W Two serious automobile .1 slippery roads sent six patiei 'hospital last week-end. ! J. W. McKEITHAN IS NAMED TO SUCCEED GARRETT ON BOARD . | Members of the Southport .' board of aldermen in special I session here Monday morning named John W. McKeithan to ; fill the vacancy recently caused by the death of J. J. Gar, rett. [ Mr. McKeithan is a substan, tial citizens of Southport and is a resident of the second ward. Sam Watts is the other * j alderman from that section of s the city. *1Southport P.-T. A. To Meet Thursday The regular monthly meeting ? of the Southport Parent-Teachers | Association will be held Thursday t evening in the high school audi torium. j Principal features of the pro gram will be a report of the f first half year's work by Prin1 cipal C. A. Ledford. A report on the need for playground equip- j ment will be made by F. M. 1 Plaxco. j I ACCEPTS POSITION , Curtis Cox, popular young man - of Southport, left Monday for II Selma, where he has accepted a I position. f Was Period Of j ir Weather Locally | There was some precipita{ tion on 11 days, including a 1 4-inch snow on January 30. j I Total rain fall for the month !' was 3.14 inches. There were 1 13 clear days, 10 cloudy and 8 partly cloudy. There was a < dense fog on the 6th, 9th, 1 16th and 18th day of the i month. 1 Prevailing winds were from j] ; the southwest and from the 1 east. A wind of gale force I i swept this section all day I i January 19 and storm warn- Ji ings were flown from the 11 signal tower in the garrison. These statistics were furnished through the courtesy jl ! of Mrs. C. Ed Taylor, local ? observer for the United (i States Weather Bureau. 1 1 I LOT 1ED EVERY WEDNESDAY Wanted In i Second Count * - * J&; ' -/ * 1 \ '; - ; , w , .. . ,:< , , ., S ^ ,, \ The top picture was taken of Jesse C. Walker when he entered prison following his conviction for the killing of Sheriff Jackson Stanland. The picture below was taken when he returned last spring. nts Send he Hospital Jay Night In Wreck Near ere Hurt* Sunday accidents resulting from its to the Brunswick county Four persons were injured on Thursday night about 7 o'clock five miles west of Shallotte when an automobile driven by D. C. Andrews skidded and hit a tree Andrews received painful cuts and bruises and was brought tc the hospital along with three other occupants of the machine They were: D. L. Bowen, broker leg and bruises: Gene Russ, cuts and bruises; Carl Ludlum, cut! and sprain. Eddie Moore, o: Longwood, also was in the cai but did not come to the hospital Mrs. H. S. Jones and Mrs. J R. Melton, both of Carolina Bea ch, were taken to the Brunswicl county hospital Sunday following an accident which occurred be tween Archie Evan's filling sta tion and Supply. Mrs. Jones suf fered two broken ribs and Mrs Melton received lacerations aboul the face. The two ladies were riding lit. ?? Uuoko nrlo fnurd rH fill TV Willi U1C11 Iiuouaiiuo vw??i??v. ~ ??ply when the rear end of theii car was struck by an automobile driven by M. L. Burnes, of Southport. None of the men were injured. Burnes was arrested on a charge of reckless driving and was placed under a $300 bond following the accident. WPA Men Make Up Lost Time Time Lost During Recent Bad Weather May Be Made Up During Present Payroll Period, According To Ruling Last week's snow may give Brunswick county's WPA workers their first chance to make up time lost because of inclement iveather. This is in line with the latest regulations from the State WPA office in Raleigh. According to an announcement made last week, time lost during a payroll period because of bad weather may be made up during that payroll period. The original WPA policy was to pay workers for time which they lost through no fault of their own. Those employed on WPA projects work 128 hours a month. Unskilled laborers receive a wage af $20.90 a month, equivalent to 3lightly over sixteen cents an tiour. - -. - J. : . 1 7" , - - Most Of The News All The Time $1.50 PER YEAR Legionnaires To Assist Veterans Apply For Bonus Commander R. C. St. George Has Made Arrangements To Have Legion Members At Several Places In This County APPLICATION BLANKS ARE BEING FURNISHED Veterans Must Bring Along Their Pink Slips And Discharge Papers; Many Applications Received Arrangements have been made by R. C. St. George, commander of the Brunswick County Post Number 194, American Legion, to have members of the legion to assist veterans in filling out forms making formal application for their adjusted service certificate payment. The application blanks already have been received in this county. All the veterans must do is bring along their pink slips and their discharges. The following men will be at the places named to assist other veterans in their sign-u i: M. B. Watkins, at the court iousa; J. D. Sutton, at the drur wick ;county hospital; M. B. F sby [at his insurance office; i. V. Fesperman, at his office L. T. jYaskell, at the post or""' .; J. J. jLoughlin, at Bay Sup' Co.; R. I r St P.pnrce at the nrthouse: | Charlie Trott, at Elr re Motor jCo., Bolivia; Peele W etts, Willetts Motor Co. Boli a; H. D. I Williams, Shallotte. Hunters Catch Several Foxes \ Third Party Of Up-State Fox Hunters Had Good Luck Down Here Last Week In Spite Of The Snow A party of fox hunters from Taylorsville. including nine men and 23 fox hounds, spent the lat [ ter part of last week down here 1 j persuing their favorite sport. ' This was the third party from ! | that county to visit Southport this season. 1 The men arrived Wednesday ' and camped until Sunday in the 5 old county home building. In f spite of the bad weather they r caught five foxes last week. The j Taylorsville hunters have caught 17 foxes this season. C. R. Livingston and G. W. c Teague, of Southport, acted as 1 unofficial hosts for the hunters j and joined in the sport. The visi" I tors were: R. L. Moose, G. R. ' j Ferguson, O. C. Dyson, U. C. I Chapman, Mose Chapman, Fred t j Harrington, W. V. Harrington, iW. R. Drum and Mr. S nclair. fi i _ _ Suttons Occupy ! Niernsee Home ' j The J. D. Sutton family will j occupy the Niernsee home near 1 j the depot for a few weeks while j repairs are being made to the 1 j Will Sellars Davis house on j Tide Table Following is the tide table for Southport during the next week. These hours are appro1 ximately correct and were furnished The State Port Pilot through the courtesy of the Cape Fear Pilot's Association. High Tide Low Tide Thursday, February 6 6:56 a. m. 0:44 a. m. ' 7:20 p. m. 1:24 p. m. Friday, February 7 j 7:34 a. m. 1:30 a. m. 7:58 p. m. 2:04 p. m. i Saturday, February 8 8:10 a. m. 2:12 a. m. n.?i ?. M 8:35 p. m. m. Sunday, February 9 8:45 a. m. 2:52 a. m. 9:12 p. m. 3:14 p. m. Monday, February 10 9:20 a. m. 3:29 a. m. 9:48 p. m. 3:46 p. m. Tuesday, February 11 9:54 a. m. 4:04 a. m. 10:24 p. m. 4:15 p. m. Wednesday, February 12 10:30 a. m. 4:38 a. m. 11:03 p. m. 4:42 p. m.