he Pilot Covers
Brunswick County
[MENINE NO. 10
tuilury Told ii
I Investigate
mlety Of Buses
Mains Terrible Toll Of
Khway Accidents Last
ffri Judge P a r k er n
Kroed Jurors To Help J
Mure Safety Of School p
Mldre n ?
Mrvss foreman
? the grand jury n
I
H Number Of Specta- a
Heard Judge Parker
jje A Scholarly Ex- li
anation Of Duties
Of The Grand jn
audience that packed the
I. the Brunswick "
H courthouse to overflowing j s
H taming at the opening ii
of the April term of Sup- d
Hurt heard Judge R. Hunt
H make an impressive char- e
the grand jury. a
lirge<: the members of that t.
Ho invest the condition!H
school buses of this coun-,
I determine the age of the i
and the speed at which '
perated the buses. No perHder
16 years of age is perI
hv law to drive a school
H stmcted the jury, and
H for a school
H~ miles per hour.
judge declared that niotor
na are mak- )
shamble of our
. ribbons of concrete that
system of
B persons were
I 24-hours last year ^
B" ami K more were
B jurors; the v
B 24-hours a
B 682,000. One hundred r
B P? day were killed in u
v accidents in the United t
300 were injured and "
n-QC 1,n^M nrnnprtv
IU? fsawjrwwj J ?
lore graphically illustrate P
ontinued on page 6) ^
tie Bits *
)f Big News ?
s Events Of State, jt'
on and World-Wide c
lerest During Past
Week
ptmann Executedi
[Mo Richard Hauptmann ~]
fed to the electric chair
PI' night and died in silf
for the murder of Col.
Flos A. Lindbergh's baby,
face was gray, but his
k were firm and he needed j
f'P as he went briskly to
chair. Col. Mark O. Kim- [
R prison warden, said
oade no confession to the n
* which he had maintain- v
hmughout that he did not1 v
mit Until the end he had; li
d desperately something I n
11 save him, the strange , s
letting" which had inter- p
d before to keep him out t
Ihe little room with the a
white walls, only a few h
s 'com the cell where he j
been since February 16, : I
three days after his con-1J
on. I j
lndo \ ictims
le smouldering ruins of
'esviiie, Ga's. business sec- j
continued to yield addi1
bodies Monday night as
Je workers counted more |
1;>0 dead in an abrupt
? which rapwi f.tr ^
-O
>us minutes Monday. Stea- ^
mounting as relief crews | ^
ttd in rain and darkness, {
Gainesville death list j j
?ht to more than 350 the {
of fatalities in erratic I (
ns which steered a crazy (
through half a dozen
^eastern states.
' '
Ve mangled, burned bodies ;
l men killed Tuesday when!
ack TWA airliner crashed I (
a mountain near Union-' 1
V' Pa., were carried by|l
khers and hay wagons (
u?h a snowstorm to the i
^Summit Hotel. There they i
identified and claimed by 1
B?ntinuedonpage6)_^^/
THE
6-PAGES TOD;
County Agent Dot
Series Of T<
nstructional Programs In C
vation Program Will Be
In Co
A schedule of instructional i
neetings to be held by County1
Lgent J. E. Dodson for the purose
of acquainting Brunswick
ounty farmers with details of
he Soil-Conservation program
.as announced Tuesday.
Grissett Town, Friday afteroon,
April 10th, 2 o'clock.
Waccamaw School, Saturday
fternoon, April 11th, 2 o'clock.
Bolivia School, Monday mornig,
April 13th, 9 o'clock.
Leland School, Monday afteroon,
April 13th, 2 o'clock.
Southport School, Tuesday afernoon,
April 14th, 2 o'clock.
In addition to explaining the
ew program, tlie county agent |
,'ill assist in filling out the work 1
heets, which will be all the signrig
necessary for the farmer to I
n at this time in order to be in
ne for benefit payments. Farmrs
may sign these work sheets;
t any time now by calling at
be office of the county agent. '
Clean-Up C
Launche
Thursday, Friday And Satur
ted By Mayor John D. Eri
Citizens Urged
Thursday, Friday and J
>een designated by Mayor J
vide clean-up campaign.
On the last three clays of this:)
eek the city trucks will be'
vailable for hauling trash and j
ubbish. Property owners are I
rged to have their trash in conainers
that will prevent its berg
scattered. These containers i
hould be placed where the drivrs
can see them, and proper disosition
will be made.
Citizens are asked to extend
heir clean-up operations beyond'
heir own premises and to clean j
p any vacant lots that may ad- j
oin their property. The full co- [
peration of the people with the i
ity authorities will make the!
ity much more attractive for i
laster visitors, in the opinion of j
he mayor, who urges all citizens 1
o do their part in the clean-up
ampaign.
Prominent Artist
? " v U
Hfeii-ivnowii neiu
om Brown, Of Williamsburg,
Va., Has Gained
Nation-Wide Reputation
As Landscape Artist; In
Younger Days He Visited
His Relatives Here Each
Summer
Clippings from a WashingtonJ
ewspaper received here last
seek by Mrs. Charlie Easley re- j
eal that Tom Brown, of Wil-!
iamsburg, Va., has come into j
ational prominence as a land- j
cape artist. A number of his J
aintings were shown recently at!
he Arts Club of Washington in j
. painting exhibit conducted by
lim.
In his young manhood. Mr. I
Jrown spent each summer in
<?.4.1?"..f his aunt. Mrs. :
)UUUipisiw >? ?w. ? ,
Vsa Dosher. Two cousins, Miss
tena Dosher and John Dosher,
(Continued on page 6)
Brendle Supervisor
In Pender County
R. L. Brendle, supervisor of
Irainage projects in Brunswick
ind Columbus counties, has been
elieved by P. Lyles, of Wilnington,
of his duties in Colum)us.
At the same time, however,
Hr. Brendle was made supervisor
>f drainage projects in Pender
lounty, leaving him with two
:ounties still in his charge.
Junior Play Has
Been Postponed
The three one-act plays scheduled
to be presented in the local
ligh school auditorium this week
ay members of the junior class
af Southport high school have
been postponed because of the
special Good Friday service to be
held at the Episcopal church Friday
evening.
STA1
A Good News]
VY Southport, N
ison To Hold
jwnship Meetings
onnection With Soil Conser- j
Held In Every Township
unty
Assisting County Agent Dodson j
with this program are the follow-1
ing members of the county com-J
mittee: J. O. Lennon, chairman, j
J. R. Mintz and B. R. Bennett.
Following is a list of township
committeemen: W. A. Long,)
D. B. Long and J. V. Simmons,
Waccamaw township; H. I. Bennett,
H. L. Mintz and Ralph
Sommersett, Shallotte township;
Charles Caison, McKinley Hewett
and Raymond Bellamy, Lockwoods
Folly township; R. J. Peterson,
C. E. Regan and E. M.
Hickman, Northwest township;
Frank Rabon, T. W. Swain and
Thad Johnson, Town Creek township;
J. O. Lennon, M. B. Hornsby
and an unchosen member,
Smithville township.
The township committeemen do
not have the work sheets at their
homes, but will assist County j
Agent Dodson with the sign-up
at the times and places mentioned
above.
ampaign Is
d By Mayor
day Of This Week Designa-i
!- ? A? r1 i nuro
LlidCll rta V 17 n~r C* J <J y
To Co-Operate
Saturday of this week have
ohn D. Ericksen for a citys
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
FOR SETTING HEN
Mrs. I. J. Garrett, of Southport,
was somewhat disturbed
one day last week when she
discovered that her little blue
setting hen had quit her nest j
only a day or two before time
for the eggs to hatch.
A search about the yard
failed to reveal any signs of
the little hen. Disgusted by
this show of faithfulness, Mrs.
Garrett placed a sister of the
flock on the deserted nest.
The next day, Mrs. Garrett ,
was on her back porch and
picked up a basket that had
fallen from the table. There
beneath the basket sat the little
blue hen, who had been
trapped while in search of
food. The little prisoner hurried
back to her nest, managed
to crowd off her helper and
two days later began to hatch
out her brood.
Rains Hindering
Farm Operations
Farming Operations Are
Being Greatly Hindered
By The Wet Condition
Of The Land, And Continued
Rains
Continued heavy rains and soggy
rains are holding up farm
operations, and may result in
delayed crops. Tobacco may be
delayed two weeks or more this
year, experts agree, as the rains
are continuing to fall.
Although the weed crop is definitely
expected to be delayed
there is little reason to believe
that it has been damaged, farmers
have said this week. The
(Continued on page 6)
Returned Missionary
To Speak In County
Miss Katie Murray, who for
the past 14 years has served as
a missionary to China, will speak,
at three of the Baptist churches
in this county Sunday.
Miss Murray will be at the
Lebanon Baptist church for the
11:00 o'clock service Sunday mor-i
ning; at 2:30 o'clock she will
speak at Town Creek Baptist
I church; and at 8:00 o'clock she,
will conduct services at the Mill,
Creek Baptist church,
i Miss Murray's home is at Rose
Hill, and she is now at home on
her second furlough. She is a
, former teacher at the Delway
[school, and many Brunswick citl
repo
paper In A Got
. C.j Wednesday, Apr
County Not Able
To Bear Relief
Burden For All
Frank Sasser, Superintendent
Of Public Welfare
In Brunswick County,
Says That County Is Un-i
able To Assume Load Of
Federal Relief
ASKS MORE AID OF
LOCAL CITIZENS
Those In More Fortunate
Circumstances Asked To
Re-assume Former Responsibility
For Their
More Needy Neighbors
j
Frank Sasser, superintendent of
public welfare in Brunswick county,
wishes to impress a number
of the citizens with the fact that'
the Federal Relief has suspended I
operations, and sufficient county j
funds are not available to carry j
on the former relief load.
The only immediate hope of
helping this situation is for pri-1
vate citizens of independent j
means to give employment and!
to otherwise help their less for- j
tunate neighbors, according to j
Mr. Sasser. There is no hope for
a movement to re-instate the local
organization of Associated j
Charities to cope with emergency I
situations that may arise.
The amount of supplies, foodi
and clothing available for distribution
through the local welfare
office at the present time is very
limited. Most of the clothing
made in the sewing rooms of the
rnnntv this winter has been for
school children. These garments
have been distributed by the teachers.
More than one-half the colored
schools of the county have been
serviced with this clothing, and
some clothing has been distribut- <
ed in every one of the consolidated
schools of the county.
J. N. Daniel Dies
At Home Sunday
Prominent Southport Citizen
Succumbed To Attack
Of Pneumonia After
Brief Illness; Funeral
Services Tuesday Afternoon
J. N. Daniel, prominent Southport
citizen, died Sunday morning
at his home here following a
four-day illness of pneumonia. He
was 70-years-of-age.
Mr. Daniel was retired after
serving more than 30 years in
the U. S. Engineers and Quarter
Master departments in Wilmington.
He was prominently identified
with the business, fraternal
and religious life of Southport. He
was president of the South- J
port Building and Loan Association,
members of the W.O.W and
of the Junior Order, and was an j
active member of the board of I
(Continued on page 6)
Teachers Meeting
Set For Next Week
A county-wide teachers meeting
will be held Thursday afternoon,
April 16, at the Bolivia!
school, according to an announcement
from Miss Annie May
Woodside, county superintendent
of schools. The meeting will begin
at 3:30 o'clock.
Hauling Coal To N
And Fir
A striking example of how |
bad fishing has been at
Southport for the past several
weeks is illustrated by |
the fact that a local fish
dealer bought four boxes of
fish in Wilmington this week
and quickly sold them out to
the court week visitors and
Southport citizens.
However, the fish famine
is not centered entirely in I
Southport, as the fish were
shipped to Wilmington from
Norfolk.
About the only catches to
amount to anything during
the winter months were black
fish, taken by fishermen several
miles outside. The shad
RTPI
)d Community
il 8th, 1936 publis
Mrs. Ward Is.
Missionar
Mrs. Mary Curtis Ward Began
Many Years Ago To
Organize Mission Organizations
In Baptist Churches
In Brunswick
EIGHTY-TWO YEARS OF
AGE AND STILL ACTIVE
Widow Of The Late David.
Ward, Of Bolivia, Now
Lives With Her Son,
Card Ward, At
Ward's Farm
Mrs. Mary Curtis Ward, beloved
member of the Brunswick
Baptist Association, was responciv,la
fnr fhp nrp-arnzatinn of the
Woman's Missionary Union in the
Baptist churches of Brunswick
county.
Although she has turned many
of the heavier duties over to
younger workers, Mrs. Ward, who
was 82-years of age last October,;
still is actively engaged in mission
work in her own church, and
is deeply interested in all phases
of the Brunswick Baptist Association.
Mrs. Ward was born in Pender
county. Her father, who moved
there from Maryland, was a teaManslaughl
In Lee Fun
Verdict Of Manslaughter Re
ty Jury Tuesday Night I
Sentence Will B
Lee Fun Howe, Wilmii
was found guilty of mansla
Brunswick county jury. Trial
afternoon and judgment will
day) by Judge R. Hunt Paid
I ORTON VISITORS TO
HELP THE HOSPITAL
The flower gardens of Orton
plantation will be open to the
public Saturday afternoon from
2:00 o'clock to 6:00 o'clock
and proceeds from the small
admission fee to be eharged
will be used by members of
the Brunswick County Hospital
Auxiliary for the purchase
of new equipment for the hospital.
Orton plantation has become
r-mAim ?s one of the show
i ami'u.7 M? ?
places of eastern North Carolina.
The flowering trees and
shrubbery are just bursting into
full bloom, and flower lovers
will find the gardens a
veritable paradise of beauty.
Use of the gardens for this
purpose is being granted by
the owners, Sir. and Sirs. J.
Laurence Sprunt, of Wilmington.
Cripple Seal
Sales Continue
Sale of Cripple Seals will continue
throughout the Easter season,
according to Mrs. S. B.
Frink, county chairman. Mrs.
Frink has been very much pleased
with the result of the sales so
far.
Money received from these
sales will be usea ior uie Kuan
of crippled and deformed children
in Brunswick county.
ewcastle
iding A Sale For It
shipped from here this sea- \
son.
No shrimp have been
caught here since December,
so fishermen have been for- |
ced to rely almost entirely
upon clam and oyster sales
for a living.
The fish shortage is attributed
to the unusually extreme
winter weather and
the heavy rains up-state
during the past few weeks.
With the return of warm
weather, local' men are preparing
for what they hope
will be a good Spring fishing
season. At any rate, they are
hoping that it will be many
a, day before Southport people
are again forced to buy
LOT
?HED EVERY WEDNESDAY
Mother Of j
y Union Work
lc I
f 1
\ ?
/I
MRS. MARY K. WARD
cher of note in his day. He guided
the early education of his j
jn..?utni< 11 .v. n attanHaH nrivntp 1
uaugiuct, W11V uvbvuuvu f ,?..? ,
school soon after the Civil War
and later the Long Creek Aca- i
demy, at Long Creek.
Mrs. Ward now lives with her j
(Continued on page 6)
;?
:er V erdict
l Howe Case
, i
turned 3y Brunswick Coun- '
rollowing Night Session;
e Passed Today
?
ngton Chinese laundryman, [
lighter Tuesd' ' night by a }
of the case began 'xuesday c
be passed today (Wednes- j
ter. t
* Howe faced charges of hit-and- f
run driving, resulting in the s
death last April of Clinton Hew- t
ett, of Supply. The testimony of t
Harry Robinson, who was large-!
ly instrumental in running down 1
the defendant, played an impor- i J
tant part in the case of the
state. !
The case against E. H. Gray <
for forgery was nol pressed with
leave, as the state's chief wit- j
ness is insane.
Pieman Daniels plead guilty of
assault and war sentenced to 30
days on the reads, to be worked
under the supervision of the
State Highway and Public Works
Commission.
The case against D. G. Holden 1
was nol pressed with leave. '
In the case against John Mc- '
Roy and Tumps Phelps the court <
found that costs taxed against <
(Continued on page 6)
Many Sanitary >
Privies Built!
Ed Daniels, Of Southport, Is J
In Charge Of This Work t
In Brunswick County; ]
Total Of Forty-Three Pit- ]
Privies Constructed <
f
The Works Progress Adminis- ]
ttation has built 43 sanitary pit '
privies in Bladen county, accord- '
ing to the latest figures released
from the fourth district office. j
' ' $
Most Of The News
All The Time
$1.50 PER YEAR
Road Questions
Before County
Board Monday
Petitioners Ask Improvement
Of Makatoka-Bolton
Road And The Loop
Road; All Endorsed By
Commissioners
REPORT MADE OF
1934-1935 AUDIT
Resolution Passed To Instruct
Tax Collector To
Garnishee Payroll Of
Fertilizer And Lumber
Plants For
Taxes
Members of the board of county
commissioners in session here
Monday read and approved several
petitions asking for road
improvements in the county.
P. P. Vereen presented a petition
signed by several hundred
Brunswick and Columbus county
citizens asking improvement of
the Bolton-Makatoka road. This
road project was endorsed by the
board and referred to the State
Highway Commission. The high
The sanitary juvjwi. 10
the direction of Ed Daniels. Ac
cording to T. K. Cobb, supervisor
of the project for the ten j
counties of the WPA district, the
work is designed to raise the,
sanitary standards of the county
and at the same time to give
(Continued on page 6)
2 More Candidates
Announce For Office
Despite the fact that politics j
have been the chief topic of court |
week gossip, only two new candi- i
dates make their official announcement
this week.
G. D. Robinson, of Southport,
seeks the Democratic nomination;
for Sheriff, a position filled forj
several years wrtth distinction by
his brother. Mr. Robinson is the
first to declare for this office, al-!
though it is understood that sev-;
eral others, including the present j
j incumbent, desire the nomination, j
I Also in today's paper appears'[
the rather independent sounding
announcement of W. A. Stanaland,
who seeks Democratic sanc
way wiimiiooiuji wao aiov aoncu
to work and put into passable
condition the Monogram road in
this county and the Loop road
from the home of I. C. Powell to
Northwest station. The highway
commission also is to be notified
of the unsafe condition of the
road and old bridge crossing
Town Creek.
A report of the 1934-35 audit
vas made by Dr. Hollowell, of
:he D. R. Hollowell Co. Members
)f the board adopted the report
md moved to make it a part of
he pernr-'inc i of the
;ounty. '
Members of the board directed
he tax collector to garnishee the
iayrolls of the fertilizer plants
ind the lumber mills of the couny
for the collection of past due
axes.
Bolivia Defeats
yVaccam'w Sextet
'lay - Off For Brunswick
County Championship
Held Here Monday Night
And Resulted In 41 To
21 Victory For Bolivia
Bolivia defeated the Waccamaw ,
ligh school team by p score of
U to 21 Monday night in the
South port gymnasium in a play>ff
for the Brunswick county
ihampionship.
This victory gave the Bolivia
school a monopoly on county tites.
as the boys won the championship
in their division several
veeks ago by defeating Southport
in the finals of the Brunsvick
county tournament.
The game Monday night was
dose during the first half. On
:wo occasions the score was tied,
ind one time the Waccamaw
[assies pulled away to a twopoint
advantage. During the secpnd
half, however, the Bolivia
girls turned on the pressure and
piled up a commanding lead that
nsured them of championship
lonors.
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 courtes^ of the
Cape Fear Pilot's Association.
High Tide Low Tide
Thursday, April 9 ?
8:57 a. m. 3:15 a. ra.
9:14 p. m. 3:09 p. m.
Friday, April 10
9:32 a. ra. 3:50 a. m.
9:50 p. m. 3:37 p. m.
Saturday, April 11
10:13 a. ra. 4:25 a. m.
10:32 p. m. 4:04 p. m.
Sunday, April 12
11:01 a. ra. 5:07 a. m.
11:24 p. ra. 5:42 p. m.
Monday, April IS
11:59 a. m. 5:58 a. ra.
5.36 p. m.
Tuesday, April 14
0:21 a. m. 7:06 a. m.
1:01 p. m. 7:08 p. m.
Wednesday, April 15
1:25 a. m. 8:14 a. m.
2:07 p. m. 8:33 p. m.