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The Pilot Covers CRrunswick County fuME NINE NO. 25 Itt7 Officials [ ft] Session Here ' last Wednesday 1 nbers Of N. C. Fisheries Commission And Officials' f State Department Of Conservation And Development Here I Included meeting C FOLLOWING CRUISE Cnbers F.xpress Active In-j est In Southport And Ksked For Report Of | Fishing Conditions Locally I or the first time within the) vledge of local fishermen the | th Carolina Fisheries Com ion and officials of the De-1 ment of Conservation and J torment held a part of one Bthe semi-annual meetings ?*.. Bthpoit last week. Ke associations convened at Khead City on the 13th and ' ss sessions there em-' ^?ed or. the John A. Nelson. Kpir.s at Wrightsville Beach I ;. and coming thence southnoM on the 15th. Here "parte left the boat and re homes, with the eption of one or two members I the eastern part of ^ i u co Etheridge, lisembarklng here, K a itive of the press 1 I In this he mani h interest in the sur of the shrimping ground, now Berway here, and in the shrim industry as a whole. He al showed much interest in the l plant of the North Carolina heries Inc.. asking what was trouble with it and in what K-s it could best serve the in-, lest of the fishermen. Assistant Director Paul Kelly | i Continued on Page 8) Little Bits I Of Big News liews Events Of State, Nation and World-Wide I Interest During Past Week \ourist Dollars I Vacation dollars?50,000,000 I of them?are jingling in the I pockets of tavern and hotel | I epers of North Carolina reI s and there will be several I million more before the tour-1 I ist season closes, a United | Press survey revealed this week Not since the boom days of 1929?biggest year the State ever had from tourist travel?has there flocked to the mountains and the sea as many vacationists. Already, more than 1,700,000 persons? from every State in the Union and at least a dozen for- J eign countries?have crossed with crisp green bills the palm of the men who live because folks like to travel and see. Jew Judge Frank Marshall Armstrong, 35-year-old Montgomery county lawyer, Tuesday was named resident Superior Court judge of the Fifteenth Judicial District. succeeding the late Judge John M. Oglesby, of Concord. Armstrong was elevated to the bench yesterday by Governor Ehrir.ghaus after a week of consideration of possible successor to the jurist who died in Charlotte last Tuesday after serving nine years on the bench. The Governor, on his vacation since Sunday, made known his choice by long-distance telephone. drip Unreported Hope for the 22 men, women and children, aboard the longmissing motorship, Nunoca, unreported for 17 days, was dying gradually Tuesday night as treacherous currents of the Gulf of Mexico tossed up flotsam of the sea on tropical coastlines. Coast Guard flotillas of five nations spread out toward Yucatan in an everwidening fan, but hope that the 110-foot British vessel still way be afloat slowly was fading. (Continued on Page 8.1 THE ? 8-PAGES TOD; The Mail Ji - wm p mm spP %i " I FAMILIAR SCENE?A and afternoon on the mail VV. B. & S. mail bus as D his cargo. Rollie Walton Mail Comi Unusual Weather Conditions Mean Nothing To This Man, Who Has Driven The W. B. & S. Mail Bus Several Years REGULAR TRIPS TWICE EACH DAY In Addition To Serving People Of Southport, Also Delivers Mail To Winnabow And Bolivia Post Offices Regardless of how bad the weather may be. patrons of the Southport, Bolivia and Winnabow post offices have learned to depend upon Rollie Walton to bring the mail on time. About a year ago, Tuesday morning, July 17, Rollie was late, Local citizens began to fret a bit when the mail hadn't come for a half hour past the usual time. A little later the bus rolled in with water marks up to the level of the floor boards. The torrential downpour of the night before had laid a large portion ol the highway between Southport and Bell Swamp under water. Ir some places the road was impassable?until Rollie came along Removing the fan belt in ordei that a spray might not be turned upon his engine, he had for ded the streams across the road! in two places that had othei traffic balked. Last winter when sleet and ic< (Continued on page 8) Former Relief Clients On WPA Until Further Notice, Onlj Those On Relief Fron May 1 To November 1 1935, Eligible For WP/ Employment According- to an announcemen from district headquarters of th Works Progress Administration only those persons who were 01 relief between May 1 and Novem ber 1, 1935, are eligible to worl on WPA projects. "We expect that this regula tion will be changed sometime ii the near future, but for the pres ent the same rule holds for th* new WPA program as held las fall and winter," Robert D. Cald well, district WPA director, said When the WPA began opera tion last fall, it was announce< that only those persons who ha< received relief between May and November 1, 1935. could bi certified to work on projects. Re cently there have been report that these regulations would bi iContinued on Page Eight.) Judge Cranmer Rules On Cast Mrs. Lew Morris Saturday be fore Judge E. H. Cranmer, o Southport, won her second lega battle of the week with the well to-do grandfather of her six-year old son over custody of the child Judge Cranmer, hearing a hab eas corpus order he granted th grandfather, D. M. Thompson, Si of Whiteville, found that th proper course of action for th divorced father of little "Sonny' Thompson and Mr. Thompson, Si was through Guilford count; court. STA1 A Good News] Southport, N. 1 tst Came In! ?i-t ' i*0 -<9J-: familiar sight each morning 1 street of Southport is the river Rollie Walton unloads Keeps The ng In On Time * CHECK TO DETERMINE BRIDGE TRAFFIC For the past two weeks a cheek has been made to determine the number of automobiles passing over the drawbridge over the inland waterway 011 the Caswell Beach road. Two checkers have been 011 /hieintr thk tiftlt'. Oil!1 UUIJ UUIIll^ WW , representing the State Highi way Commission and the other the U. S. Engineers department. It is understood that they are seeking data which will influence their final decision regarding leaving the bridge in place for automobile traffic. The Casw ell Beach road was closed Monday and Tuesday of this week as workmen were busy installing a new motor in | the drawbridge. It is believed I that uncertainty regarding the , | road's being open last week may have cut down on the . j volume of automobile traffic. Henry Bacon To : Be Transferred 3 Government Dredge win ri Be Transferred From This District, Perhaps To Savannah The government dredge, Henrj | Bacon, which Monday completed j its work in Smith's creek, on tht 'Oriental harbor development prot ject, may be transferred to the Savannah, Ga., district for si> month's work, Major Ralph Milf lis, Wilmington district engineer l said. , I Use of the dredge in the Sav L annah district for six months ha: (Continued on Page Eight) t W. E. Plyler Named * Leland Principal i W. E. Plyler, of Lancaster, S t C., has been named principal oi the Leland high school in this . county. i H. D. Eptingt principal lasl .'year, resigned to accept the po 8 sition as principal of the Bolivis t high school. Parallel Between' i Conditions 1 * It is a peculiar thing, but 3 weather conditions since the J j first of April this year have almost duplicated die record for the same period last year. Daily rains that have soak? i ed the earth, washed the roads and swelled streams -1 of the county are very simif lar to those which fell dur1 i ing the middle of July last - j year just prior to the cloud j burst on the night of July 1.1 16, when roads and bridges washed out and sections of e! the highway were made im\ j passable because of torrents e [ that swept across it. e The thunder storm which " occurred here last Thursday afternoon was exactly one Y year after last summer's deluge. The rainfall last week I rEPOi paper In A Goo C., Wednesday, July 21 New Hope Church I Homecoming Day " Observed Sunday Interesting Program At New Hope Presbyterian Church In Observance of | Forty-Second Anniversary DR. P. CARY ADAMS IS PRINCIPAL SPEAKER C. Ed Taylor, Of Southport, Conducted Forum During Afternoon At Which Time Several Visitors Made Talks Homecoming Day was observed Sunday at the New Hope Presbyterian church in this county as ! members, former members and [friends of the church joined in observation of its forty-second ; anniversary. ! The morning Service %vas opened with devotional by the pastor, j the Rev. J. D. Withrow. Address of welcome was by Jesse Lewis (and response was made by Garland Maultsby, of Charlotte. The 1 morning sermon [was delivered by | Dr. P. Carey Adams, president I of the Presbyterian Junior Col-1 1_?- -r lfnvt/\n lege, ui 'moAu/ii, At noon a bountiful picnic I dinner was spread in the chu' ch yard and old friends enjoyed the hour together. C. Ed Taylor. Southport attorney, conducted a forum during the afternoon during which talks were made by a number of visitors. Among those taking part (Continued on Page 8) City Tax Rate Remains $1.52 ?? ' Members Of 'City Board Of Aldermen In Session On Tuesday Afternoon Made Plans For New Budget II Members of the board of aldermen for the city of Southport in session here Tuesday afternoon drew up and accepted a budget which provides that the city tax rate remain $1.52, the same as i last year. Provisions were made in the j budget for the completion of the i community center building, the cemetery project and other in-1 I completed WPA work. 11 In an effort to speed up payment of back taxes, members of 1 the board passed a motion in-. ' structing City Attorney R. W.1 Davis to start immediately proceedings for bringing suits for' ' collection of all back taxes. 1 ; Gurganious Is s Given Parole Floyd Gurganious, Wilmington . man, convicted here in the April | term of Superior Court of man slaughter and sentenced to serve 3 from one to two years in the | state penitentiary, was granted j a parole Tuesday by Governor J. I C. B. Ehringhaus. . Gurganious' arrest and convic-1 I' tion resulted from an automobile accident in which a Brunswick . county r.egro lost his life last f fall. A number of Southport and j Wilmington residents asked that j mercy be snown ourgamuua. , t, -| OX VACATION l Mrs. Lou H. Smith is spending j her vacation in Sumpter, S. C. The Weather This Year And Last! | reached no alarming proporI tions, but the electrical dis- j play was fascinating in its ruihlessness as it licked down and struck in several places. | The only serious damage was ' to the Southport street light| ing system. New bulbs were necessary as replacements all over town in the street reflectors. Other striking parallels in weather conditions between the two seasons were noted during April and May. Total rainfall for April, 1935, was 1.66 inches; For April, 1936, It was 1.56 inches. Total rainfall during May, 1935, was .98 inches; for May, 1936, it was .12 inches. During the early part of June both years the drought was broken. I RT PI d Community 2nd, 1936 PUBLIS A Fish Hai ? ' . ., GOOD FISHING?Sout in Brunswick county where j is shown a nice catch of s Holden Beach by Morrison Hayes, of Whiteville. Show is one of the Holden brother Abandoned Be Care Receive * I SNAKE COILED ON NEGRO MAN'S LEG Burnstine Burner, colored resident of the Royal Oak section, aroused from his sleep last Tuesday night. Thinking that it was about time for him to get lip, he got out of bed and started to dress. He felt something rubbing his foot and leg, and he quickly jumped back in bed. Disgusted at his jumpiness, he started once more to dress. Again he felt the same contact about his ankles; so he struck a light to investigate. He discovered a large rattlesnake pilot coiled about his leg. Through sAie miracle, the man had courage and good fortune enough to kill the snake and get it away from his body before it could sink its venomous fangs into his hide. Allot Teachers For This County Brunswick County Loses One Teacher From Her Total Of Last Year As One Is Dropped From Leland Faculty Recent announcement of the teacher allotment for Brunswick county schools during the coming year reveal that one teacher wil be lost from last year's total There will be 125 teachers In thf county this year, 77 white teachers and 48 colored. One teacher was lost from the Leland faculty due to inability to meet the attendance requirements for an extra instructor. Following are the totals foi the five consolidated schools ol the county this year: Southport 12; Shallotte-Lockwooas rou> 24; Waccamaw 17; Bolivia 13; and Leland 11. Survey Party Goes Outside To Work Members of the Coast and Geodetic Survey party here for the purpose of locating and marking snags and obstructions in the local shrimping grounds have * r4-V.rti" q r>Hvri tipc? oil t" iransieucu uivji side this week. Arrangements have been made to lease two boats for dragging and a smaller boat as tender. TENNIS MEETING An important meeting of the Southport Tennis Club will be held Thursday night at 8 o'clock in the office of the State Port Pilot. It is important that as many members as possible attend. RETURNS HOME Attorney G. Van Fesperman, who has been a patient for the past several weeks in the government hospital in Columbia, S. C., has returned home. MAKING AUDIT S. A. Kitrell, of Charlotte, is making an annual audit of the office of the city clerk. LOT [ HED EVERY WEDNESDAY il Of Fame J hport is not the only point " good fishing abounds. Above f, iheephead made recently at a Formy Duval and Frank A. t< n with them in the picture h s,. who operate the beach. |h | 1~ mw T'U uiirc ,o luy l inivca v/ii J( d At Hospital? K Investigation Made Tuesday j( To Discover Identity Of k Parents Of Baby Left In t! Hulan Watts' Garage j> Saturday Night LOCAL PEOPLE MAY h ADOPT THE BABY d O Child Was Turned Over To 1 Welfare Officer, Who J Placed It In Bruns- t( wick County Hospital h |c The red-haired baby boy deserted Saturday night by someone who left him in an old gar- 1 age at the Hulan Watts home in J Southport is thriving on the care ' and attention being shown himj at the Brunswick County Hospital. Statistics reveal that the1 little fellow gained three ounces j Monday. The child was discovered early! Sunday morning in the Watts I garage by a passerby who heard' him crying. Investigation reveal- [ ed a tiny baby boy, clad only in j I underclothes and wrapped in a rain-soaked blanket. A message c (written on a post card asked the s finder to "Please give the baby1 a home." The note was signed f , by "A mother who loves it but 1 . can't keep it." The child was turned over to ' Welfare officer Frank Sasser, ' who carried him to the Bruns- 1 wick County Hospital. The baby 1 (Continued on Page 8.) ! Dispose 01 Five Cases In Court ? I |l '! ?:? Cases Growing Out Of Traffic Violations Settled rj Last Wednesday Before ! Judge Ruark In Recorder's Court : Five cases resulting from traf- i : fic violations were disposed of1 ' before Judge J. W. Ruark here ' in Recorder's Court last Wednes-; day. G. H. Russ, white, pleaded i guilty of violating the traffic law and was required to pay the ' costs in his case. j William Lewis, colored, was . found guilty of traffic violation , and was assessed with the costs in his case. A. T. Outlaw, white, pleaded guilty of reckless operation. He was required to pay a fine of S25.00 and the costs. George Cromartie, white, was found guilty of violating the traffic law and was required to pay the cost in his case. Joseph Walter Freeman, colored, was tried last week for violating the traffic law, but judgment was continued. Judge Ruark taxed him with the costs in the case. Commissioners In Special Session Members of the board of county commissioners were in session here Tuesday for consideration of the county budget for the next fiscal year. i Announcement of provisions of the budget and the new tax rate probably will be forthcoming within the next few days. rg t 4ost Of The News All The Time $1.50 PER YEAR esse C. Walker Leaves Raleigh But Is Not Free eft Monday For Oklahoma Where He May Have To Spend Rest Of His Life In State Penitentiary For Killing (ECLARES THAT HE STILL "HAS FAITH" ells Reporter That "Meeting God" Caused Him To Return To Prison After Being Free For Several Years l Raleigh, July 20.?A killer who met God on a country road be3re it was too late to repent," milingly was on his way today 5 an Oklahoma jail- cell where e may have to spend the rest of is life. "That's part of my atonement," aid Jesse C. Walker, North Carlina's 53-year-old "Jean Val;an," whose conscience brought im back to state's prison here ne year ago after 16 years of reeciom in Mississippi. "Since I saw the light I kept joking on the bright side," Waler said. '"I see a hope. I'll take he Lord to Oklahoma with me List as I brought him here." To look at Walker, with his ream colored hair, clean face, is quiet eyes and erect shoulers, one would never know he nee was what Warden H. H. loneycutt describes as "just bout the roughest, toughest, leanest criminal a jail ever tried j hold." Twice Walker murdered; twice e was convicted; twice he esaped. (Continued on Page 8) Mrs. Marshall In Radio Broadcast ilrs. George Marshall, The Daughter Of The Rev. And Mrs. A. H. Marshall, Presents Song Program From Wilmington Mrs. George Marshall, daughter >f the Rev. and Mrs. A. H. Marihall, is appearing today in a 'ifteen-minute program of vocal tolos from Wilmington radio staion. Radio broadcasting is no novel,y to Mrs. Marshall, who possessls a beautiful, clear soprano voice. While a student at Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, she appeared several times on programs broadcast from radio station WLW, Cincinnati. For the past five years she hAw hnohond htvo livpd in auu ?ci *? .? ? - ? ? Japan. While there Mrs. Marshall broadcast several times over station JOAK, in Tokio, largest radio broadcasting station in the Orient. On July 4, 1933, Mrs. Marshall appeared from this station in an international exchange with America, singing a familiar American song, "My Old Kentucky Home." Her program today in Wilmington is the first in a regular series and a complete schedule will appear later. 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 Thursday, July 23 10:54 a. m. 4:41 a. m. 10:56 p. m. 5:01 p. m. Friday, July 24 11:39 a. m. 5:17 a. m. 11:38 p. m. 5.47 p. m. Saturday, July 25 5.54 a. m. 12:23 p. m. 6:38 p. m. Sunday, July 26 0:23 a. m. 6:39 a. m. 1:09 p. m. 7:40 p. m. Monday, July 27 1:11 a. m. 7:36 a. m. 1:39 p. m. 8:42 p. m. Tuesday, July 28 2:09 a. m. 8:38 a. m. 2:37 p. m. 9:40 p. m. Wednesday, July 29 3:16 a. m. 9:36 a. m. 3:37 p. m. 410:32 p. m. 0