North Carolina Newspapers

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.