The Pilot Covers
Brunswick County
mjjME NINE NO. 14
lepublicans
Candidates
I Novemt
monious Meeting Held
Maturday At Supply As I
marty Members Gathered j
Beneath The Oaks To SeKct
Their Candidates
Bylor re-elected
COUNTY CHAIRMAN
B C. Downing, CongressiBaI
Candidate For This
Kistrict, Spoke At
Nocn; Meeting Was
|" Well Attended
B-misxvick county Republicans
" - ?1.
J Saturday beneatn uie um
H at Supply and in a harmon|
meeting nominated their
Hty and legislative ticket for
I general election in Novemlincipal
speaker for the day
w. c. Downing, of Fayette
Republican congressional
Hinee from this district, who
He at noon.
Hiring the morning session
Kship and precinct organizawere
completed. C. Ed TayHsouthport
attorney, was reHted
chairman of the county
Hublican executive committee
Hthe following men from each
Hiship were named to serve
H him: Walker Skipper, North
Ht: Charlie Trott, Towr
Hk; W. H. Walker, Smithville;
j. Sellars, Lockwoods Folly
H:, Brooks, Shallotte and Johr
Hette, Waccamaw.
Hllowing Mr. Downing's ad
at the noon hour the busi
H of nominating party candi
H> was begun.
^Lrfield Simmons, of Ash, wai
^Jinated by acclamation as can
Hte for the State Senate; B
Hornsby, Southport insuranci
Hi. was unanimous choice a:
Hinee for the lower house o;
North Carolina General As
Hbly. C. W. Knox, of Bolivia
H (Continued on Page Six)
little Bits
I Of Big News
Hews Events Of State,
Baiion and World-Wide
HInterest During Past
Week
Bur Over
An exultant Italy hear*
Premier Mussolini's owi
^ ps Tuesday the long awaitet
^Hews that she is mistress of t
^Bast new African empire. Ii
voice hoarsely emotional
^ ussolini announced the cli
Hax of the fascist triumpt
Hhile an estimated 400,000 Ro
Hans jammed the piazza ir
H?nt of the Venezia palac<
adjacent streets, and 20,
^Bo.000 Italians listened at ra
Hos and loudspeakers through
Hat Burns
^HJames A. Lewis, owner ol
Chesapeake Bay oil screw
^P'ght and passenger boat
A. Lewis, said Monday
I: had burned off Rappahan
:k Point but that Captair
eene and his crew of si>
n were safe. Two required
ipital treatment, Mr. Lewis
i but they were only slighhurt.
There were no pasigers
aboard.
Ports Hopkins
'resident Roosevelt threw
v support Tuesday to Harry
Hopkins' plans for spending
lion's share of the proposed
500,000,000 relief fund, dering
flatly he was opposed
earmarking $400,000,000 for
TA. projects of the type now
hinistered by Secretary Ickfgible
Flight
L famous explorer,, a priest,
k'gh foreign office official,
American airship commanI
a millionaire and a lord
lor will be among the 50
engers aboard the new di >le
Hindenburg when it
les today on its first voyBto
the United States.
Continued on page 6)
THE
6-PAGES TODAY
i Nominate
To Run In
?er Election
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POSTMASTER
W\ A
BEGINS WORK?W. 1
! Holmes, who resigned r
Icently as delinquent ts
collector for Brunswic
i'county began his dutii
s I as acting - postmaster <
1 Shallotte Tuesday.
I .
i Playboy Con,
Detained
Marion A. Zioncheck, (
a Seattle, Washington, PI
ced Under Arrest Satu
day by Sheriff j. a. kuj
i Of This County
3
f WAS TELEPHONING
FROM SHALLOT!
'? I
Playboy Congressman Ide
; tified By Mrs. Russ, Whi
Had Read He Was
Wanted In Alexandria,
Virginia
Congressman Marion A. Zic
check, representative from t
i state of Washington, and noto
ous in the nation's capital I
his recent skirmishes with t
forces of the law, was arrest
near Shallotte Saturday morni
by Sheriff J. A. Russ.
" j With Congressman Zionche
was his bride, the former Rub
Louise Nix, of Texarkana, Te
J until recently a WPA typist
l ] Washington, D. C.
3 The couple stopped at the Sh
i (Continued on page 6)
; Wilmington Win
; Over Southpoi
Visiting Nine Hit Hard 1
Swamp Southport Tea
By Score Of 21 To 4
Game Played On Loc
Diamond Saturday
' The fast Wilmington semi-p
[ baseball team slugged out a
" | to 4 victory over Southport S?
' | urday afternoon on the local di
'j mond.
11 The visitors hopped on Harp<
' starting pitcher, for 3 runs in t
' first inning and picked up m
1 mentum in the second and thii
' Robert Thompson came in fro
' his center field position at t
start of the rourtn ana wum
fell for the next three inning
In the seventh he became wil
. and the visitors concluded the
scoring. Bunting pitched scor
less ball in the eighth and nint
Featuring for the visitors wi
the steady hurling of young N*
Braswell, who held Southport
6 hits. He was given good su
port by his mates and the hi
ting of the entire visiting tea
was dangerous at all times.
CHANGE IN OFFICIALS
We have been directed by I
T. Rourk, chairman of the Brun
wick County Board of Electioi
to make the following changi
| in the recent announcement i
precinct election officials: D. I
Gore, judge at Longwood, in tl
place of J. A. Bellamy; G. <
Earp, registrar at Town Cree!
in place of J. N. Sowell, who wi
serve as judge in that precinct
STAT
A Good Newspi
Southport, N. C., 1
Numerous Cases (
Before Recorder
Several Cases Covering A.
Wide Variety Of OffenL
> ses Disposed1 Of" Before jj
Judge Peter Rourk In His
1 Final Session Here Last
Wednesday
Several cases were- disposed of |
1 here in Recorder's Court last q
Wednesday before Judge Peter
j Rourk, who was presiding over
his final term before resigning as g
Recorder.
The case against D. B. Frink
was nol prossed.
The case against Ronnie Brook
for assault with a deadly weapon
with intent to kill was nol prossed.
Western Sellars was found not si
guilty of larceny. <j
The case against Walter Lee , c,
Holden was nol prossed without
cost to the county. s
Probable cause was found
against Calvin Hewett for lar- h
ceny and he was bound over to s
Superior court under $200 bond. ?
H. W. Ebert, Wilmington man, d
pleaded guilty to charges of | *
| transporting liquor and was re- 11
I quired to pay a fine of $5.00 and J
tne costs or nis case.
j Sarkis Babson was found gull- r
ty of trespass and judgment was-'
e" | continued for 12 months.
IX | M. C. Mcintosh pleaded guilty j
of being drunk and disorderly and
es judgment was suspended upon 1
at payment of the costs.
(Continued on Page Six)
!
gressman Is
By Sheriff Russ \
a- PLAN TO OBSERVE
ir- "HOSPITAL DAY"
is,
Sunday, May 12, is annual
"Hospital Day" and the Brunswick
county hospital, South- 1
'E port, will be opened for visitors
from 11 o'clock in the
n. morning until 4 o'clock In the
3 afternoon.
Members of the Hospital
Auxiliary will be present to
welcome visitors and to show
! them about the building. The j
| purpose of the occasion is to
,n~ better acquaint the citizens of i
he this section with their county
ri- hospital and the good that it i
'or is doing.
he Refreshments for visitors
:ed will be served during the day.
ng
Hookworm Study
In This County
al- [
Representative Of Rockefeller
Foundation, Workc
! ing Through Co-operation
Of State Board Of HealL
th, In Brunswick For
fl That Purpose
P E. L. Hinton, representative of
? the Rockefeller foundation workP1
ing in cooperation with the
In I North Carolina State Board of
al Health, was in Brunswick county
|for several days last week conducting
a hookworm survey.
>ro During his stay here he visited
21 j all five of the consolidated white 1
it- schools and two colored schools. 1
'1 ,r , t 1 AAA ... : . . .. I.
mure limn ?,vvv apcumuia tu uc ?
| examined for hookworms were re- i
sr, turned from the 1,600 containers i
he given out. ; i
10- While the primary purpose of
"d- the survey is to determine the: i
im (Continued on Page Six)
he
S ! Welfare Officer Sa)
? Useless To C
as
id People from out in the |
toI county seeking relief goods
p- in the form of excess comt-,
modities can save themselves
m j a lot of trouble for nothing
by remaining at home and
awaiting the establishment of
sub-stations for these distri3.
buttons, according to Frank
s- Sasser, director of public
is welfare for Brunswick counes
ty.
of Arrangements for the esS.
tablishment of these sub-stale
tions are being completed
3. just as rapidly as possible,
k, Mr. Sasser says, and repeatIll
ed calls at the office not only
must be refused, but the de
EP01
aper In A Goo
Wednesday, May 6tfc
!lub Women Of
County Met At
Supply Saturday
3ring Federation OF Home
Demonstration Clubs Is
Held Saturday Morning
In Methodist Church At
Supply[STRICT
AGENT
PRINCIPAL SPEAKER
outhport Club Won Prize
In Game Contest And At- j
tendance Prize Went
To Members Of The
Bolivia Club
Brunswick county home demontration
club women met Saturay
morning in the Methodist
hurch at Supply in their annual
pring Federation.
Mrs. Estelle T. Smith, district
ome agent, was the principal
peaker. In her talk she described
be changing conditions of our
laily life, and showed how the
nothers of today can best train
ter children for life twenty-five
ears from now.
An interesting feature of the
norning program was the series
if game contests put on, by the
ndividual clubs. First prize in
his contest went to members of
he Southport club. The prize was
l president's pen, which wpi presented
to Mrs. Ida Potter Watson,
club president. It will be
passed on by her to her successor.
The attendance prize was won
ay the Bolivia Club.
At the noon hour the delegates
present went to the artesian well
nearby for a picnic dinner.
Bolivia Girl Is
Queen Of Health
Catherine Willetts Crowned
Brunswick County Health
Queen Saturday At 4-H
Federation Meeting Held
In Supply
Catherine Willetts was crowned
Brunswick County Health Queer
for 1936 Saturday afternoon at
the Spring Federation of 4-H
Clubs held in Supply.
The newly crowned health
champion is the 14-year-old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Willetts,
of Winnabow. She is a
student of the eighth grade al
Bolivia high school. Miss Willetts
succeeds Pauline Ward, daughtei
of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Ward, ol
Ash, as Health Queen.
Following the crowning of th(
Health Queen, 4-H club members
assembled heard a brief talk or
good health by Mrs. Estelle T
Smith, district home agent.
Warns Of Dangei
Of Forest Fires
County Fire Warden Dawson
Jones Asked Citizen:
Of Brunswick To Be Particularly
Careful During
This Dry Weather
During the extremely dry weather
now prevalent in this section
County Fire Warden Dawson
Tones issues a warning to all
citizens to be particu'arly careful
to see that no forest fires are
set out.
Of the 86 forest fires reported
n this county since October,
(Continued on page 6)
ys That It Is
!ome Here To Beg
lay will necessarily postpone
the opening of the stations.
When these sub-stations
are established everyone in
real need will get what is
coming to him. A complete
list of the location of the
stations and the persons in
charge will appear soon in
The State Port Pilot.
Mr. Sasser calls attention
to the fact that these rules
do not apply to strictly welfare
cases in which illness or
some other untimely factor is
involved. In such emergencies,
he said, the welfare officer
Is willing to lend assistance
at all times.
RT PH
d Community
ia,, 1936 punust
Winner Tells CM
Her Prize Garden;
Narrative Report Of' Her
Prize - Winning Garden
Written By Mrs. J. V. j
Simmons; Tells Cff' Grow-,
ing Many Vegetables At
Low Cost
In connection witlt the winter
garden contest sponsored by the
county home demonstration clubs
it was necessary for each contestant
to prepare a narrative- report
of her work;
Following is the report of-Mrs.
J. V. Simmons, of Freeland, who
had the prize winning garden:
"The vegetable gardert should
be given a definite and prominent
place in the farm program,
as it serves: the double purpose of
providing a health insurance policy
and saving account for the
farm family.
"My family showed much interest
in the garden, for they
are all fond of vegetables; They
wouldn't know how to get along
without one. It was planned ana
panted in relation to the family1^
budgeted food supply and it proved
adequate.
"My garden waa located In a
half acre of loamy soil. I began
planting it in February and planted
on until September,
j "The fertilizer I used was 4-8-4
and. manure.
I (Continued on page 6)
: Annual Flowe
Be Held
I ;
I
APRIL SHOWERS
FEW THIS YEAR
April with its reputatn. M
a month of intermittent showI
ers left a rainfall record of
but 1.56, according to information
made available this week
I by Mrs. C. Ed Taylor, local
i observer for the United States
[ Weather Bureau.
During the month there were
15 clear days, 10 partly cloudy
days and 5 cloudy days. MaxlI
mum temperature for the
, month was 80 degrees on the
29th day.
[ The prevailing wind was
from easterly directions.
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; Tripp Named To
: Replace Holmes
f ??
iS. C. Tripp, Shallotte, Ap!
pointed By Board Of
? Commissioners To Suc1
ceed W. R, Holmes As
Delinquent Tax Collector
I
Members of the Board of Coun
ty Commissioners in session here
Monday named S. C. Tripp, of
. Shallotte, to succeed W. R. Hol'
mes as delinquent tax collector
for Brunswick county.
Mr. Holmes recently resigned
to accent appointment as acting
, pastmaster at the Shallotte post
. office. Pending the necessary arrangements
for bond the affairs
of the delinquent tax collectors
! office have been turned over to
County Accountant R. C. St.
George.
Members of the board voted
Monday to extend the time for
listing taxes for 15 days to May
15th.
Beer licenses were issued to the
following persons:
: Ivey High, Calabash; Leon Evans.
Bolivia: C. T. Robbins, Leland;
Charlie Hatten, Leland;
and W. H. Potts, Fort Caswell.
Other routine business was disposed
of during the day.
Graham To Make
Radio Address
Raleigh, May 5.?Over a stateI
wide radio network Sandy Graham,
candidate for the Democratic
nomination for governor,
will speak to the people of North
Carolina on Friday night, May 8, j
from 8 to 8:30 o'clock.
Mr. Graham is expected to
give particular attention to the
relation between the sales tax
and the great reduction in taxes;
on farms and homes resulting
i from the removal of local taxes j
J for the support of public schools.
The record of one of his oppon-'
j ents and the lack of record of
another will be stressed.
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LOT
IED EVERY WEDNESDAY
Eight New C;
Make Anno
For Primai
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CANDIDATE [?
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M. ?
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J FOR SHERIFF ? Harry *
Robinson, Supply merchant, t
who this week announced 8
his candidacy for the Dem- n
ocratic nomination for sher? "
iff of Brunswick county. d
' r Show Will j
xt Wednesd!
Members Of Southport Woman's
Club Will Sponsor fc
Flower Show To Which 1
Entries From Every Sec- ^
tion Of County Will Be c
Welcomed ' v
MRS. ANNIE K. VITOU I
GENERAL CHAIRMAN a
1
Southport Gymnasium To
be The Scene Of This 1
Year's Show; To Be J
Open To Public Next
Wednesday Afternoon
[ The annual flower show under I
j the auscipes of the Southport1
Woman's Club will be held next
Wednesday in the Southport
gymnasium.
In announcing rules for those1
who wish to enter exhibits, Mrs,
Annie K. Vitou, chairman of the t
show, especially invites entries I
from out in the county. r
All flowers to be entered must t
have been grown by an amateur a
gardener of Brunswick county; c
all exhibits must be in before
,10:30. The judging will take place f
between 11 o'clock and 1 o'clock. 1
After that hour the gymnasium d
will -be thrown open for visitors
until 4 o'clock.
I The following committees have J
! been appointed to assist with ar- j
rangements: Mrs. C. G. Ruark, I
Mrs. Claud Willing, Miss Mary 6
Weeks, Miss Susie Newton and' 8
Mrs. Howard Sellars, committee C
on arrangements; Mrs. Mary S.
Newton, Mrs. I. B. Bussels, Mrs. p
(Continued on page 6)
5
Winners At School 11
Speaking Contest:
A number of grammar grade I
students entered the recitation11
and declamation contest held Fri-|l
day night in the high school au-j|
ditorium.
First place in the recitation I
contest went to Sybil Ledford, I
second place to Marion Frink and I
i third to Ruth Walton.
In the declamation contest I
Henry Smith was the winner,11
with Clarence Lennon and S. V. 11
Russ in second and third places, I
respectively.
School Students
To Give Operetta j
Students of the fourth and I
[ fifth grades of the Southport
I high school are practicing for I
the presentation next Fridayl
night, May 16, of "The Fairy I
Cobbler," an operetta.
Combined with the interesting! I
program of dances and songs isj I
a plot that will be of interest to I
old and young. The preparation j '
of this operetta is an ambitious j I
undertaking, and a full evening, I 1
of entertainment is promised all, (
those who attend. i ?
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[ost Of The News
All The Time
$1.50 PER YEAR
andidates
iincement
ry June 6th
nrnty Candidates Make
Official Announcement
Of Their Intention To
Seek Nomination For 0f?
fice In June Primary
VTURDAY IS LAST
DAY FOR FILING
iterest This Week Swings
To Race For Democratic
Nomination For Sheriff
As Three Come
Out For That
Office
New interest was shown this
eek in the coming June primary
s eight new candidates were
ided to the list of those seekig
the Democratic nomination
>r county office.
The final date for filing is
aturday, May 9.
The race for the sheriff's
omination on the Democratic
Icket became four-cornered this
reek as three names were added
d the list. Sheriff J. A. Russ has
nnounced that he will aeek the
omination to succeed himself. He
ow is completing his second
erm. Dillon Ganey, strong candiate
two years ago for the Demerattc
nomination, again is mak
tig the race. Harry Robinson
iupply merchant and former rual
policeman, is the third man
o announce this week. The anlouncement
of Doc Robinson ap eared
several weeks ago.
Two members of the present
oard of county commissioners
nake announcements in today's
taper that they will seek nomitation
or re-e1' etw n. J. M. Roah,
completing* hi& second term,
/ill again make the race. S. J.
frink, appointed to replace S. K.
tilliken as member of the board,
,lso will seek nomination for an(Continued
on page 6>
Elect Officers
For Shallotte
L ?
" ' ?
)r. E. D. Bishop Reelected
Mayor; Four Of Five
Members Of Board Of
Aldermen Retain Places;
New Marshal Elected
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The Shallotte municipal elecions
were held Monday and Dr.
3. B. Bishop, appointed several
nonths ago to fill the unexpired
erm of the late Dr. W. R. Goley
is' mayor was elected for the
oming term.
Only two of the town officials
ailed to be retained in office,
rhey were A. W. Clemmons, Allerman
and Tom Long, Marshall.
Results of the voting were:
Mayor: Dr. E. D. Bishop, 82;
>frs. J. A. Russ, 21.
Alderman: L. C. Tripp, 88; R.
). White, 95; and A. B. White,
.4; W. L. Swain, 77; S. T. Russ,
6; Mrs. Ava Milliken, 46; A. W.
Clemmons, 41.
Treasurer: Elliott Tripp, unoplosed,
79.
Marshal: Daughtridge Tripp,
2; Tom Long, 29; B. M. Stan- ?
iy. 12.
Tide Table
Following Is the tide table
for Sotithport 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
Thursday, May 7
8:00 a. m. 2:16 a. m.
8:16 p. m. 2:10 p. m.
Friday, May 8
8:38 a. m. 2:55 a. m.
8:51 p. m. 2:46 p. m.
Saturday, May 9
9:17 a. m. 8:33 a. m.
9:32 p. m. 3:23 p. m.
Sunday, May 10
10:02 a. m. 4:13 a. m.
10:16 p. m. 3:56 p. m.
Monday, May 11
10:55 a. m. 4:53 a. m.
11:09 p. m. 4:39 p. m.
Tuesday, May 12
11:50 a. m. 5:44 a. m. v
5:33 p. m.
Wednesday, May 13
}:06 a. m. 6:40 a. m.
12:47 p. m. 6:56 p. m.
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