r
v pilot Covers
^ County
J Waterwaj
(|ade Deeper
AS, That Channe
^5?ere To Savannal
^$^F'rORT!
-?fCd W-e
Committee
ftST"'Edward W
of the army en
f^mended Friday im
81 !f the intracoasta
^between Southport an.
rx Ga
Tsessaae to the rivers an
.* committee of the house
suggested S2,760,000 b
Jled to deepen the exist
JJjgroy to 12 feet and tha
rf be dug across the ben
^ Church Flat of Ston
rUd Wadmalaw sound. Th
jj.jel would utilize the ex
,3tural route through Bea
i-?r and Port Royal sounc
intimated maintenance c
channel would cost $38,
anally in addition to th
c; iow required to maintai
nterway.
jiitsa recommended tha
listerests be required to fur
t (k of cost to the Unite
ta necessary rights-of-wa
ipod disposal areas, and bea
wt cf all necessary modifi
nets to bridges.
Imcnedations on deepenin,
island waterway route be
B here and Savannah to
ten 12 feet were made t
lie! of engineers by the ir
(literways board after fou
Br* meetings, the last c
ins held in Charleston sev
I ago. Major Ralp
k riTington district engin
' list Col. Creswell Garling
(tetiEued on page 6)
ide Bits
ACr?- XT
wag iNews
?i Events Of State,
kbon and World-Wide
West During Past
Week
Co mmtnism
totaling that his recor
b' consistent adherence
etter ar.d spirit of "th
Form of Govern
* President Roosevel
W night opened thjjtop
for his re-electioi
repudiation of "th
of any advocate o
jfnsm." Calling Com
^ a "false issue" in th<
r^;r fhe President toll
:I York State Demo
' convention assemble!
" a state armory tha
^.^' "'Oos national admin
ft had "encouraged'
that fostered Com
f Legion
6 members of the De
'-_-ck Legion were con
* ui pioiung tn<
^Jich exposed th.
^ m the secret terror
te ' 'ts dreams 01
it,.'"5 political dictator
of the band wen
t, ? first degree mur
'if i roac's,<le "execu
L >f Charles
lf..a ver<lict which car
La mandatory sen
I hZ I,nPr'sonment. Th(
' Were convicted ol
I - murder. Thej
k c#, s"ntenced for anj
i'; UP to or includ
fcfl " ci;sci'otion ol
jf1Appointment
?i*Jvin- suP?rintenit
u''lc, mstruction, saic
iff ft ? accePted ar
J., ' to the legislative
Ca* tho Nation*
Swc;ation- ^ as'
Mw t sponsor the
C?ltbi11 to pro.
taeatjon f nce for Pub'
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on Page 6)
THE
6-PAGES TODA
Southport Buildin,
Association 1
*
'New Series Begins Saturday,
October 5th; Build1
ing And Loan Is One Of
Southport's Best Businesses
V JAMES E. CARR IS
SECRETARY-TREAS.
, He Is One Of Southport's
3 Most Popular Business
, Men And Holds Impor1
tant Job With City
Of Southport
James E. Carr, secretary of
the Southport Building and Loan
[ Association, announces that the
i- 51st series begins Saturday, Oci
tober 3rd.
il The Building and Loan Assod
ciation is one of the most progressive
business organizations
d in Southport. Dr. Roy C. Daniel
5, is president, J. Berg is vice-prese
ident and the board of directors
includes: Dr. J. Arthur Dosher,
t Chas. E. Gause, Price Furpless,
d; H. T. St. George and H. M.
e | Shannon. R. W. Davis is attore
| ney.
;- j James Carr, the secretary, is
1 one of the most popular business
1.1
; R. I. Mintz Der,
? From State /
-!
d When Letter Of September
y 15th Is Apparently Igr
nored Clerk To Board Of
i-1 Commissioners Foil ows
With Another
bt!
- POINTS TO HEAVY
ai HAULING ON ROAD
?| ?
Last Information About The
|f Matter Came On July '
23, When Mr. Waynick
h Was Rather Indefil
nite About Matter
j After Capus M. Waynick, chairman
of the State Highway Com
mission, failed to answer a letter
written him on September
15, regarding the hardsurfacing
of the Southport-Whiteville highway,
R. I. Mintz, clerk to the
board of Brunswick County ComI
missioners, yesterday wrote to
Mr. Waynick demanding some J
answer to his inquiry.
Last word received from the
highway chairman regarding the
hardsurfacing project was on
?i will
I J Uiy to, WliCII IIC oaiu. ?vv,
let you know when we are ready
to go ahead with work on this
road, and I regret that I cannot
d give you a definite date now for
construction."
e 1 Following are the two subse- j
quent letters written by Register J
t of Deeds Mintz to Mr. Waynick: !
e "Sept. 15, 1936,
11 "Mr. Capus M. Waynick, Chmn., J
e "State Highway Commission,
f "Raleigh, North Carolina.
" "Dear Mr. Waynick:
e "When we appeared before
* your Commission on July 10th at j
Morehead City, we were advised j
i that an appropriation sufficient j
t to pave approximately five miles
would be made. On July 22nd I j
write you inquiring about the |
" i (Continued on Page 6)
Enlist Musicians
; In Marine Corps
g
- Provisions Made To Include
f Boys With Musical Train[
ing In October Quota Of
Enlistment In This Dis- f
i! trict
Captain A. C. Small, U. S. i
Marine Corps, officer in chargej
, of the District Recruiting Head-1
f quarters, Savannah, Ga., announ-1
r ces that the enlistment quota for!
r October has been set at thirtyfive,
which includes five vacan(Continued
on page 6)
Rain Handicaps
t Paving Project
' Continued rains during the j
1 past few days have seriously j
handicapped the work of State!
' Highway forces in charge of lay-!
ing the sand-asphalt surface on j
the Caswell Beach road.
According to one of the men in
charge of the work, about two
weeks of fair weather will be required
to complete the job.
rEPO
paper In A Goc
C., Wednesday, Septci
Henry L. Stevens
Will Speak For
Young Democrats
Former National Commander
Of American Legion
Will Be Principal Speak-;
er At Young Democratic
Rally Here Friday Night
OTHER PROMINENT
SPEAKERS COMING
Local Arrangements Are In
Hands Of Register Of
Deeds R. I. Mintz And
County Chairman S.
B. Frink
Henry L. Stevens, Jr., of Warsaw,
former national commander
of the American Legion and prominent
attorney, will deliver the
principal address at the Brunswick
county young Democratic
J rally to be held at the courthouse
in Southport Friday night,
i October 2, beginning at 8:00
I o'clock, it was announced here
| Tuesday by Register of Deeds R.
I. Mintz.
Other speakers at the rally will
include Judge Alton A. Lennon
of Wilmington, and Miss Mae
Oliver, of Sanford, vice-president
of the young Democratic organization.
Many persons active in young
STA1
A Good News]
Y Southport, N.
% And Loan
begins New Series
WL
DD Jb
uHBttsib^gr ,jw
JAMES E. CARR
, men in Southport. Born and
reared here, he manages to combine
efficiency with friendliness.
In addition to his duties as
secretary of the Building and
Loan Association, Mr. Carr is tax
collector and auditor for the city
of Southport.
nands Answer
iighway Boss
fc
BRUNSWICK COUNTY
TEACHERS GET PAY
Between $11,000 and $12,000
is being paid to Brunswick
county school teachers this
week for their first month's
salary checks, according to announcement
made Monday by
Miss Annie May Woodside,
County Supt. of Schools.
The first school month is
completed today (Wednesday)
and checks are signed and
ready for delivery as soon as
complete reports for the teaching
period are delivered at
the superintendent's office in
Southport.
Included in this amount are
janitor and truck driver's
checks.
Whiteville Market
flncpc Orfrnhpr Q
VIVWU V/VIVWV1 V
Decision To Keep Market
Open One Week Later
Than Usual In Order To
Take Care Of Late Tobacco
Crop
Walter Pierce, sales supervisor
for the Whiteville Tobacco Board
of Trade, announced today (Wednesday)
that the market would
remain open for ten more days
in order to take care of the un-'
usually late tobacco crop produced
in this section this year.
The closing date was announced
as October 9th.
Sales for the season past the
12 million pound mark last week,
as farmers continued to bring in
their weed. Good prices continue
to prevail, with farmers expressing
genuine satisfaction over
their Whiteville sales.
Trial Judge Of Th
Will Hold Cour
Twelve years ago this week :
Judge Henry A. Grady, of
Clinton, came to Brunswick
county to preside over one of
the most famous criminal
trials in the history of eastern
North Carolina, the
Stewart case. Monday he (
probably will come here to
take the place of Judge M.
V. Barnhill, assigned to hold
court in this district during
this term, to preside over one
of the most insignificant criminal
dockets ever tried in
Superior CourtTen
days were required for
the completion of the Stewart
trial, which ended on
Sunday morning, October 12.
C. W. Stewart and his son,
Elmer Stewart, were sentenced
to die in the electric
chair, and later paid with
[Democratic affairs win oe present
and aid in organization work.
! Among those expected to attend
I are Addison Hewlett, Jr., president
of the New Hanover county
club; Robert J. Hester, president
of the Bladen county club; Howard
Godwin, of Dunn, member of
the state organization committee;
R. Glenn Cobb, of Fayetteville,
secretary-treasurer of the district
organization, and Clyde C.
Carter, of Wilmington, district
chairman.
Mr. Mintz, president of the
' Brunswick county club, and S.
Bunn Frink, chairman of the
Brunswick county executive com(Continued
on page 6)
Robert Ruark To
Open Campaign
?-*? ! k . . |
Prominent Kaieign Attorney
Coming Here Mon!
day To Make Opening
Speech Of County Campaign
For Democratic
Party
Robert Ruark, prominent Raleigh
attorney, will formally open
the Democratic campaign in this
county Monday, October 5, when
he speaks at 1:00 o'clock in the
j courthouse in Southport.
Mr. Ruark was born and rearj
ed in Southport. He is a member
of one of Southport's most prominent
families.
He is coming here at the re-1
quest of J. Wallace Winborne, j
Chairman of the North Carolina
Democratic Executive Committee,
and a large audience is expected
to be on hand for his talk.
P. T.-A. Meeting To
Be Held Tomorrow
The first meeting of the year
for the Southport Parent-Teachers
Association will be held on,
Thursday night in the Southport j
high school auditorium. A full attendance
of parents and friends
of the school is urged.
e Stewart Case
t Here Next Week
j <
their lives for the murder of
Sam Lily, deputy U. S. Marshal,
and Leon George, spec- i:
ial officer from New Han- 1
over County.
The docket to be cleared
here next week includes the
following cases: Cruelty to
animals, possession and transporting
intoxicating liquor, 1
automobile accident on the
public highway and failure to ]
stop, violation of the city i
milk ordinance, driving a ,]
motor vehicle with improper i
license, escape, possession of t
intoxicating liquor for the
purpose of sale, violation of [c
the prohibition law, drunk |(
and disorderly, assault upon i \
a female, carnal knowledge, l
four cases of breaking and t
entering, two for assault and
three for larceny. 1
RT PI]
>d Community
mber 30th, 1936P"bush
Old Price's Creek
Object Oflnti
*Deserted
Lighthouse Still ] .
Standing On Banks Of
The River About Two
Miles Above City Of
Southport
RUINS OF KEEPERS
HOUSE NEARBY
Light Was Used During
The Civil War For Relaying
Signals Between
Fort Caswell To
Fort Fisher
Th0 old Prices' Creek lighthouse,
which stands about two
miles up the river from Southport,
is a place of historic interest
that attracts Southport
visitors.
The lighthouse has been discontinued
ever since the Civil
war, but the brick masonry of the
tower still is good and visi- s
tors to the site often climb the t
nistv iron ladder to the top for i r
a commanding view of the river, v
Nearby are the ruins of the r
lightkeeper's house, a brick dwel|
ling that long since has crumbled. \
The lighthouse was used dur-j1
ing the Civil war as a signal 11
Shrimping Grc
Work Comes 1
| *
! p
! CHAMPION BANANA
EATER IS FOUND
"Snookums" Willis won the
unofficial banana-eating cham- |
pionship for the city of South- ^
port Saturday night when he
ate fifteen.
For some time it has been I
no secret that "Snookum's" r
favorite fruit is bananas. Saturday
night he came into Ruark's
store and ate three large,
yellow bananas and dec- '
lared that he believed he could i
eat a dozen.
Joe Cochran, one of the
"lorlrs heard him and made
the proposition that he would
pay for a dozen if "Snookums"
would eat them; if he
fell short he would have to
pay himself for the ones he
had eaten.
This offer was quickly accepted,
and less than one-half
hour later the dozen had been
added to the three bananas used
as appetizers.
Farewell Dance
For Lt. Malone
Gene Barrick And His Eleven
Piece Orchestra Will
Play For Dance To Be'
Held Friday Night At a
Camp Sapona e
jli
Gene Barrick and his hotel 0
Statler orchestra will play for a i;
dance Friday night at the rec11
1 1' Connnq A O- !
reaxion iiciii &l uamy kjapvtiu.
cording to advance notices this | i
probably is the best orchestra to!"
play here this season. |1
This will be a farewell dance j
for Lt. John L. Malone, who is
being relieved this week as com- P
mander of the local CCC camp. |
It is an eleven-piece band with
two featured vocalists, Betty
Norman and Bart Gibbs, the latter
a former member of Buddy
Rogers' organization.
The orchestra will play here ai
en route to Daltona Beach, Fla., hi
where they have a winter en- [ tl
gagement. They come directly i W
from Buffalo, N. Y. Its programs j pi
have been featured over the Co- G
lumbia Broadcasting System. Ir
VV
A m eric an Legion Ul
Meeting Postponed p?
CO
Announcement was made in be
ast week's State Port Pilot of | lo
i meeting of Brunswick County P*
Post Number 194, American Leg-' th
on, to be held Friday night in, re
he Brunswick county courthouse. | la
This meeting has been called j th
>ff by Commander R. C. St. I
Deorge in order not to conflict (pi
vith the meeting of the Young j ct
Democratic Club scheduled for of
hat hour. j H<
Notice of the next Legion m
neeting will be given in advance.
' ? * 9
LOT
ED EVERY WEDNESDAY
Light Is
'.rest To Visitors
y 11 ^
1 *
^kI
tation and was the only means
ly which communications were
elayed from Fort Caswell on the
western bar to Fort Fisher at
lew inlet, by way of Southport.
Hanson K. Ruark, father of
Vade Ruark and the late J. W.
tuark, was lightkeeper at that
ime.
mnds Survey
To Completion
Work Of Coast And Geodetic
Survey Party Under
Command Of Captain
Raymond P. Eyman Complete
Their Job Today
:hart of wrecks
IS POSTED HERE
\ Map With Explanatory
Notes Posted On Bulletin
Board In Southport
Post Office For The
Benefit Of Local
Shrimpers
The Coast and Geodetic Survey
>arty, under the command of
Captain Raymond P. Eyman,
:ompleted its work in connection
vith the location of wrecks and
ibstructions in the shrimping
grounds off Southport today and
he party, except for local helptrs,
departed for Washington,
D. C.
A map with explanatory notes
las been posted on the bulletin
ward in the Southport post ofice
for the convenience of fishernen
and shrimpers in order that
hey may see the exact location
>f all marked obstructions, and
eceive instructions regarding
:ome that are unmarked. It will
le well worthwhile for every per:on
who proposes to shrimp here
his fall to look carefully at this
hart.
In bringing his portion of the
fork to a close, Captain Eyman
sks the cooperation of the fishrmen
in two particulars: First,
ie urges them to give marked
bstructions a wide berth, pointtig
out the fact that a wreck
(Continued on Page Six)
Contributions To
iVPA Work Made
radically All Of WPA
Money Must Go For Labor,
Making It Necessary
For Local Agencies To
Furnish Materials
Local governing bodies, town
id county, in Brunswick county
ive contributed S8.074.13 as
leir part of the expense of
rorks Progress Administration
"ojects, according to Robert D.
aldwell, district WPA director.
i the 14 counties of the fourth
'PA district, sponsors' contribuans
have totalled $237,200,00.
According to WPA regulations
ojects must originate in local
immunities. Before approval can
: secured from Washington, the
cal authorities sponsoring the
ojects must agree to bear one
ird of the expense, on projects
quiring large amounts of skilled
bor and materials the contribuir.s
must be much greater.
Sponsors' contributions to WPA
ojects are usually for the pur
tase or materials anu uic iin.ug
skilled workers not on the re;?
rolls from which, the WPA
ust draw its labor. "Since the
(Continued on page six.)
<:
I
Most Of The News
All The Time
$1.50 PER YEAR
Discuss Plans
To Plant Clams
In Local Water
Lindsey Russell And E. P.
Willard, Of Wilmington,
Were Here Tuesday Afternoon
To Discuss Proposition
SUPPLY OF CLAMS
IS DIMINISHING
Fear Expressed That Unless
Artificial Cultivation Is
Used This Seafood Product
May Disappear
Entirely
Lindsey Russell and E. P. Willard,
of Wilmington, met with a
number of interested Brunswick
county citizens in the courthouse
here Tuesday afternoon to discuss
the plans to plant clams in
the bays and sounds of Onslow,
Pender, New Hanover and Brunswick
counties.
Mr. Russell stressed the fact
that this area has possibilities
that the present generation should
' protect. It seemed to be the
! concensus of opinion that some
j action should be taken to bring
' clams back to the state of projduction
that once prevailed here.
J At the present time it seems
; that they have been stripped
from their beds or succumbed to
j natural causes and enemies to
such an extent that something
must be done to restore produc!
tion.
It is understood that another
and more general meeting will
be held in the near future and
that some plan for planting
'clams may be then mapped out.
j Following the meeting Tuesday
jMr. Russell and Mr. Willard accompanied
a representative of the
Pilot to one of the shrimp packting
houses and were much impressed
by the activities and the
galaxy of boats which were just
i finishing their days work.
Recorder Hears
Several Cases
Number Of Cases Of Minor
Importance Were Disposed
Of Here In Recorder's
Court Last Wednesday
Before Judge Ruark
A number of cases of minor
importance were disposed of here
in Recorder's court last Wednesday
before Judge Joe W. Ruark.
Walter McNeil, colored, pleaded
guilty of assault. He was given
30 days on the roads, this sentence
being suspended upon condition
that the defendant remain
of good behavior and pay the
cost in the case.
Walter Everett, colored, was
! found not guilty of making an
assault with a deadly weapon,
j Stanford Sharpe, white, was
tried on charges of malicious fal!
se pretense, but the case was
dismissed upon lack of probable
cause.
Fitzhugh Lovett, white, tried
last week on charges of non-support
and assault, was found guilty
of the latter charge, but judgment
was continued upon condition
that the defendant remain
(Continued on Page Six)
Tide Table
Following is the tide table
for Southport during the next
week. These hours are approximately
correct and were fur*
?- J mu- T? * u:t?;
nisfit'u 1 lit* stait' run r nui
through the courtesy of the
Cape Fear Filot's Association.
High Tide Low Tide
Thursday, October 1
7:35 a. ni. 1:30 a. m.
7:59 p. rn. 2:30 p. m.
Friday, October 2
8:21 a. m. 2:16 a. m.
8:46 p. m. 2:53 p. m.
Saturday, October 3
9:08 a. m. ' 3:03 a. m.
9:39 p. m. 3:43 p. m.
Sunday, October 4
10:00 a. m. 3:50 a. m.
10:43 p. m. 4:33 p. m.
Monday, October 5
10:57 a. m. 4.39 a. m.
11:33 p. m. 5:38 p. m.
Tuesday, October 6
11:58 a. m. 5:30 a. m.
6:33 p. m.
Wednesday, October 7
0:36 a. m. 6:40 a. m.
1:00 p. m. 7:? p. m.
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