9
fle Pilot Covers
K,vick County
^al Baptist
^sociatwn lo
jleet Wednesday
vk'Bapti*1 Associa^|1
Meet At Gosh^o
ntist Church Next
$S* a-" thurs'
. r of Interesting Feaaberu!
, j On Two
^Included ^ h
Iff*'"""1 i
"for Association
Baptist Assoc!-;
next Wednesday
the Goshen Bap-.
' Si in this county. A,
'^interesting features
^ arranged for the meetfor
Wednesday
1,100?Devotional. Rev.
"JL 10:15?Enrollment of
10:30?Rehgi?u3 Lit***'"'?
Rev. R- E. Senf
^Biblical Recorder; (2)
fcn- ard Children: (3) Other
SIand Literature: 11:00
Rpv j B. Dosher;
SuS sermon. Rev.!
t Strickland; i2:15-Announand
adjournment.
,. *e afternoon session: At
t^se and worship. W. J.
,r l;45?The state of the
n One minute report
12)
m reoort on digest of letters,
totto&rd'- John Jenrette; 2:4o
Mucrative urogram: State mis- grading
of report. Rev. Z. I
hone missions, reading j
liaoA Mrs. T. H. Biles; for n'rrssions.
reading of report.
s &. Page; general discusts
at reports; 3:50?brief per(i
devotion, Rev. J. R. Cari
OS Thursday: 10:00 ? Praise
dnrship. Rev. W. A. C. Harte
10:15?woman's work,
ifcth Ludlum: 10:45?Coop-:
rr program: christian edu- j
(Continued on Page Six)
little Bits
Of Big News
fc*i Events Of State,
Wou and World-Wide
Interest During Past
Week
Ml
Col Frank Knox. Republish
^-Presidential nominee,
afci-i a day's campaign in
fei Carolina with an adit
McCormick's Field in
ifcnlie Tuesday night in
tick he said a Democratic
si this year would be one
k "ore boondoggling" and
ptwment by guess."
% Odds
^ odds on President Roos*t
to be re-elected were
it 12 to 5 Tuesday. A
ago the odds were 8 to
' ^ he would defeat Gov.
L Landon, and a week
they were 8'2 to 5. Comsaid
Mr. Roosevelt
?1' to a favorite to carry
;o:k. The betting on
r-dvania is even money. .
'? or, Mr. Roosevelt to win
j^ia are 2U to 1. Wall .
t;' ?en said the actual ^
K of money wagered on .
^-lection was the smallest
^ 7 recent campaign. Thev
r'-'-M that to a lack of
P? money. (
rftf Drivers
IjJ^ay patrolmen Tuesday 1
Pti four Randolph county i
I. tas drivers, three of 1
P W charges of failing to
It 1',r bus-ses before enterI.
' ciain highway. One of I
P^scs. driven by R. I*1
P?8 of Trinity, was loaded |
children. Edward Laflinl
and John L. Free-!
B* Trinity. Route 2, were
along with Welbornjt
K^'urc to stop. Thomas 1
Fj? of Trinity, Route 1, i
r JMd on a speeding char
??? against the four <
at Archdale Saturday 1
F b? before Magistrate H.! t
K^beU.
I "^ued on page 6) li
STA1
i Good Newsp
Southport, N. C.,
d Criminal S
laded Thursday
ANDMARK DAMAGED
IY BACKING TRUCK C
A huge shrimp truck backl
into the famous cedar tree
>wn at the waterfront Monly
and ripped off a gnarled
arich which represented fully
le-third of this famous land- S
ark.
Anyone who knows much
^out Southport can tell you N
>out the cedar tree. Beneath
s cover is the "whittler's
inch," open forum of the
aterfront. Here is where the
shermen gather to tell about
" THE
P
6-PAGES TODAY
Docket Cleared An
Court Cone
*?
Maximum Sentence Impos-' ?
ed During Four-Day Sess- L
ion Was On Charlie Sim- ?
mons, Found Guilty Of
Manslaughter
? ~ i~
WAS INVOLVED IN d<
FATAL ACCIDENT dl
bi
Driver Of Car In Which 01
Lizzie May Brown Was m
Killed; Other Senten- a)
tences Were For a)
Short Terms it
lx
Charlie Simmons, driver of the w
automobile in which Lizzie May fi
Brown, colored, was a passenger tt
when she was fatally injured sev-!
eral weeks ago, last week was
sentenced to serve from 3 to 5
years following his conviction on j*
a charge of manslaughter.
This was the final case disposed
of here before Judge M. V.
Barnhill Thursday before he con- w
eluded the October term of pl
(Continued on page 6) j ?
r r r .
increased inten
Next Summ
4c
Beautiful Yacht From Sav-1
annah Expected Here E
This Week-End For Trial
Run Over The Proposed
Course
h.
WILMINGTON BOATS |
ALSO MAY BE DOWN |
Believed That Many Boats p;
Which Intend To Enter 0)
Races Here Next Sum- u
mer Will Visit In vi
Meantime
le
Interest was quickened Monday tx
in the yachting regatta that is dl
to be held here next August by
advices from Savannah, Ga? that jj,
Raymond Demerl, one of the j,j
wealthiest and most enthusiastic a,
yachtsmen of the Georgia city,
would be at Southport this com- r(
ing week-end with his beautiful
60 foot racing sloop that will undoubtedly
be one of the class A
contestants in the races here. n
The sloop is the Catherine, new ( V
and just recently purchased. She ^
is said to be able to perform |
wonders before even the most,
trifling breeze. It is understood J
that she will be given a tryout
on the local course Sunday, and See
probably on Saturday, also. . I 1
Henry Taylor and Jim Metts, j
of Wilmington, may also bringj
their Queen Mary down and Wil- j
liam Emmerson may also be >
down Sunday with his "Mystery." j p
Other Wilmington and Wrights-jBn
(Continued on Page Six) ^
? I r\f
Opportunity For jtha
Lunch Projects ??
J is i
Announcement R e c e i v ed | ten
That Funds Are Avail- i<
able For Lunch Room suit
Projects At Brunswick as
County Schools for
Sllfl
A school lunch propject for un- j T
dernourished children is now j wic
available for Brunswick county, i mal
according to Mrs. Gladys B. con
Proctor, supervisor of women's
work for the fourth WPA dis- j *
trict. A
Through this project the Works)
Progress Administration will furnish
federal funds for a worker
in county schools. Equipment and
food are furnished by the sponsors
of the project in the county. g,
"Like all WPA projects, the
school lunchrooms require the co- n<
operation of local people," Mrs. u:
Proctor said. "They must see that! pj
the proper equipment is available | sr
and secure the food that is pre-1 tf
pared for the children." | b<
As soon as local authorities of(Continued
on page 6) j ei
i it
Presiding Elder ts
Will Preach Here b!
1 tt
The Rev. W. A. Cade, presiding; S(
older of the Wilmington district i w
ivill preach next Sunday evening! d<
at 7:30 o'clock in the Trinity) w
Methodist church, and at the; oi
close of the service will hold the! si
fourth quarterly conference. The! tt
centennial session of the North \ s(
Carolina Conference will convene w
in New Bern on November 19th.
le Dig one tnai got away,
ere is where the shrimpers
illect to compare catches, and jn
> tell about the loss of their s<
ist drag of the day when they tl
tuled their net. tl
Two sycamores lend their w
lade to the bench, but they B
ill never be able to take the |si
lace of the wounded cedar. jV
'
I hi
ist In it,
ler's Regatta"
!*
???????????? re
ARMARK FUNDS
FOR ROAD PROJECT tl
bi
According to word received
ere last week from Capus
[. Waynick, chairman of the fl
tate Highway Commission, al
55,000.00 from the federal ^
id highway fund has been lr
irmarked for the construction n
f several miles of hard surice
on the Southport-White- ! t
ille highway. |
It was also stated in the
iter that the project would
?gin in Brunswick county. No I
sfinite date was given for 1
le work to begin.
According to persons fami- j
ar with the workings of the J
ighway body, this virtually
ssures the project as soon as J
le route and plans for the
>ad have been approved by
le federal authorities.
urvey Of Blind !?,
In This County ^
fi
eking Complete Record bi
Of Brunswick County w
People With Vision Less s(
Than 10 Per Cent Of
M nrma 1 ,
Ct!
y,
l survey is being conducted in; ^
inswick county by Mrs. Ruth ; j-,,
f to secure a complete record a;
persons whose visibility is less
n 10 per cent of normal. Mrs.
f is in the local welfare office j *
Wednesday and Thursday, and {
mxious to contact any persons
) have not already been innewed.
er
nformation secured as a re- m
; of this survey will be used e\
the basis of a federal grant tc
the rehabilitation of persons i at
fering from defective vision,
he co-operation of all Bruns- w
k county citizens is urged in a
king this work of Mrs. Gay ar
iplete as quickly as possible, jm
nnual Migration (
Southward Is
? ?-l1 ;
The annual ran irettit ui
nail pleasure craft from the
arth to southern waters is
nder way, and during the
ist week several beautiful
nail yachts have passed
irough the Southport har>r.
Southport people twice
ich year have an opportuny
to see hundreds of yachi,
which cost their rich own s
millions of dollars to
iild and operate. Most of
le vessels come down to
authport through the inland
aterway, which is 12-feet
;ep north of here. Boats
hich draw more than seven i
.? eight feet take the outde
route south of here, but
le smaller craft continue
>uthward via the inland
aterway.
The fall pilgrimage begins
RTPI
>d Community
14th, 1936 publish
Lad Survived I
Through SI
*
Part Of His Brains Were,
Left In Woods When He
Suffered Accident Six
Years Ago
HAPPENED WHILE HE
WAS CUTTING WOOD
Carl Long Now A Senior In
Ash High School, And Is
Ambitious To Become
Short Story Writer
Carl Long, of Ash, has survived
a deep ax wound in the brain
to become a senior in Waccamaw
high school.
Carl was splitting wood with
i friend about six years ago
vhen the ax in the hands of the
friend slipped off the handle,
ind cut through Carl's skull, in- j
flicting a deep brain wound.
The late Dr. W. R. Goley, of j
Shallotte, rendered first aid, and
then Carl was taken to the
Brunswick County Hospital, in!
South port, where Dr. Arthur DoRaised
Bid Ma
Of Bald Hi
?*
BRUNSWICK CITIZENS
WELCOME NEW BUS
Southport and Brunswick
county citizens welcome the
addition of the beautiful new
bus which was placed in service
this week by the W. B. ;
& S. Railroad on the Southport-Wilmington
run.
' 'Ln ???!' nacconn'oi* OAO /"?Tl {U
'E PO
aper In A Goc
?^? ?
Wednesday, October
ichool Repairs
Are Suggested
By Grand Jury i
omprehensive Report Of
This Body Submitted To
Judge M. V. BarnhiJI .
Here Last Week In Sup- '
erior Court
UGGESTS REPAIRS (
FOR COUNTY JAIL
lost Of School Buildings
Of This County Found
To Be In Need Of
Minor Repairs Immediately
1
i
Recommendations for the imlediate
repair of several of the i
:hool buildings of the county, j i
?e county jail and the roof of'l
le Brunswick County Hospital !
ere contained in report of the l
runswick county grand jury I
ibmitted last week to Judge M.
. Barnhill. I
The complete report follows: 1
"To the Honorable M. V. Barn- !
ill, Judge presiding:
"We the grand jury for the fall1
:rm 1936, Superior Court of j
runswick county convened at >
le court house in Southport, N.!
on Monday, October 5th, 1936. \
:spectfully submit the following I
:port:
"We have examined 19 bills reirning
14 true bills, 5 not true1
Us.
"We have examined the county
til finding it to be clean, the
irnishings in excellent condition,
fid the prisoners well cared for.
re further found that the buildig
and cells are depreciating
ipidly due to natural weather
luses. The eastern side seems
> have settled slightly and a
irge crack has. appeared across'
(Continued on Page Six)
ingineer Died
Sunday Morning
F. Moon, Chief Engineer
Of Frying Pan Lightship,
Had Been Patient At
Brunswick County Hospital
Several Weeks
J. F. Moon, 38, chief engineer;
f the Frying Pan lightship, died1
i the Brunswick hospital Sunay
morning after a short illness.
'e was to have been discharged
om the hospital Sunday after ,
sing a patient for about three
eeks, having had an operation
>on after he was admitted.
Mr. Moon was a native of
harleston, S. C? and had been
board the lightship for several
sars. Four times within the past
iree years the Coast Guard has ;
sen called out to bring him
snore, me nrsi uine ?c wan ,
(Continued on Page 6)
louthport P.-T. A. |
Meets Thursday
i (
The Southport Parent-Teach- ,
s Association will hold its first >
eeting of the year Thursday j
rening in the high school audi- (
irium. The meeting will begin
: 7:30 o'clock. ,
The meeting scheduled for two ,
eeks ago was postponed when ]
downpour of rain began about ,
i hour before time for the ]
eeting.
){Yachts
Now Underway,
about the middle of October
each year, and is at its height
about November 1. The
return trip north usually is C
at its height about May 1. e
In the fall the huge shrim- r
ping fleet with headquarters r
in Southport makes it diffi- o
cult for visitors to find overnight
mooring. Many of them d
pull across the river and an- a
chor off Battery Island. They o
form a beautiful sight, especially
on moonlight nights, as I j
they he at ancnor in me
Southport harbor.
In the spring the shrimping
fleet has dispersed, and
many of the boats tie up at li
local docks. Many owners J
and members of their crew p
have visited here so often o
that they look forward to p
their return to Southport, t
and usually plan to spend
two or three days here. t
I
V
in*- ncn n^i i v,xr??v,?.
in reality an over-size Chevrolet
sedan. However, Instead of
the usual two seats, there are ;
four, all of them providing the
same riding comfort. Upholstery,
fixtures and extras are
equal to those in the finest
sedan sold by that company.
The rear compartment has
been equipped to take care of
the mail, which is hauled on
each trip. The luggage carrier
is on the top of the coach.
District Meeting
Held Thursday
Friendship Council Daughters
Of America Entertained
Delegates From
This District Here Thursday
The District meeting of the
Daughters of America met here
with Friendship Council No. 18,
rhursday, in an all-day session,
rhe morning meeting was devot- 1
>d mostly to business, while dur-1
ng the afternoon session Friend- j
ship Council put on the initiation |
degree, it having three candidates i
who were ready to be taken in. I
rhey were Miss Helen Fulcher
ind Mesdames Charles Parker
ina wiiiium uiuiway.
Lunch was served in the lodge j
ooms to the visiting delegates by
nembers of Friendship Council,
it was voted that next district
neeting would be held with Dupin
Council at Magnolia.
There were about sixty-five in
ittendance to this meeting. Coun;ils
represented were: Cape Fear,
if Wilmington, Duplin, of Maglolia.
i
Shrimp Truck Is
Badly Damaged ji
A shrimp truck owned by Ben j
Jray, of Southport, was wreckd
Sunday night on the highway:
lear Jacksonville. William Mur-1
ell, the driver, escaped with minr
injuries.
According to reports, the acci- <
?rhpn an unlierhted' i
utomobile backed into the path i
f the truck. !
Promotion Day At
Sunday School
Promotion Day was observed
ast Sunday morning at Trinity
dethodist church by a special
irogram on which the children
f the beginners and primary delartments
gave an exhibition of
heir training for the year.
Eleven certificates of promoion
were presented.
mm
fW
LOT
ED EVERY WEDNESDAY
)eep Wound
tull Into Brain
CARL LONG
sher performed an operation.
Carl says that he was informed
by the doctors that about two j
spoonsful of his brain were left
in the woods where the accident;
occurred; and about two table
(Continued on Page Six)
kes Re-Sale
*ad Necessa
Property Owned By Pal-1
metto Island Company
Has Been Advertised
And Sold For Taxes, But
Another Sale Is Neces-'i
sary
PROPERTY WAS BID
IN BY COUNTY
Owners osit Certified
Check SI w .'g Intention j
To * mise Bid, Making
Re-Sale Necessary
For the fourth time within the
past six months, Bald Head Island
is being advertised this week
to be sold for payment of taxes.
After each sale there has been a
raised bid or other developments
that have made it necessary to
re-sell the property.
The last sale was held on Monday,
September 28, when the island
was bid in by Brunswick
county for $4,575.00, sale being
tn rnnfirmation bv the
court. In the meantime a certified
check has been deposited by
The Palmetto Island Co., owners
of the property, as a raised bid,
making a re-sale necessary. The
next sale will be held on Monday,
November 16.
The sales have been held pursuant
to a consent judgment to
satisfy taxes due by the Palmetto
Island Co., to Brunswick county.
Day Of Prayer Is
Held, Woodburn
7
Woman's Auxiliary Hostess
To Women Of District
No. 1 Of The Wilmington
Presbytery Synod
Members of the Auxiliary of
the Woodburn Presbyterian chur-i
ch were hostesses last Tuesday
to women of District No. 1 of i
the Wilmington Presbytery Synod!
The meeting was an all-day '
affair, beginning at 10 o'clock.
Lunch was served during the
noon hour, and the afternoon i
session came to a close at 3:00.1
A number of Wilmington lad- j
ies took part in the program.
Mrs. R. C. Piatt, of Wilming
ton, was elected district chair-1
man for the coming year. J
Funeral Services
For Ozen Carrier
The body of Ozen Carrier, son
>f Mrs. Mary Carrier, of South)ort,
who died at his home in [
rlampton Village, Va., Wednes-]
lay, was brought here Friday
morning and buried on Sunday
1 Kaintr
llternoon, iunersu aci viv-c >^...6
leld at Southport Baptist church,
:onducted by Dr. J. A. Sullivan,
)f Wilmington.
The deceased is survived by
several children of his two wives
,vho died some years ago, and also
by his mother, Mrs. Mary
Carrier, his sister, Mrs. Afton
Smith, of this town, and two sisters,
Mrs. Lydia Campbell and i
Mrs. Mamie Carrier Holder, of
New York.
Most Of The News
All The Time
$1.50 PER YEAR
Make Plans For
Annual Sunday
School Meeting
Brunswick County Sunday
School Convention To
Meet November 1st At
The Shallotte Camp Methodist
Church
COUNTY-WIDE AND
INTER-DENOMINAT'NL.
Representatives From Every
Sunday School In This
County Are Urged To
Be Present On This
Occasion
Announcement is made that the
Brunswick County Sunday School
Convention, which is a Sunday
school meet, and all day convention,
is to meet this year on November
1st, being the first Sunday
in November, with the Shallotte
Camp Methodist church, at
the town of Shallotte.
The announced theme for this
day is "A New Church 'for the
New Day." Rev. Shuford Peeler,
of Salisbury, who is widely and
favorably known in Sunday
school circles in this county, is to
take an active part in the convention,
both morning and afternoon
sessions.
Rev. W. R. Haraesty, pastor of
the local church, takes pleasure
In opening his doors that day for
this special feature, and the Shallotte
Sun. school will accommodate
the interesting event. D. T.
Long is the superintendent, and
this church and Sunday School
f>vtpnris a wplrnmp on thifl snacial
day for this important countywide
convention.
The \> *k of the convention is
largely /irational and is designed
1 uu^'st <3"'k*a.r scnooi
workers ^ .ill denominations in
the county to confer on the problems
of the present day church
school.
One of the features will be a
basket picnic dinner on the
grounds, all persons being requested
to bring lunches for the
day. The morning session will begin
at ten o'clock. The afternoon
session will begin at one fortyjfive,
The program will be announced
later.
C. Ed Taylor, of Southport, is
president of the convention.
Slight Change
In WPA Totals
At End Of Last Week
There Was Total Of 306
People At Work On 7
D? ?In Rminswick
A * UJtWIO aaa - ?
County
At the end of last week there
| were 306 people at work on 7
projects of the Works Progress
Administration in Brunswick
county. Throughout the 14 counties
of the fourth WPA district
3333 people were at work on 102
projects.
Of the workers in this county
235 are men and 71 are women.
Of these 227 men and 66 women
are from the relief rolls. There
are 1917 men and 1416 women at
work in the district, of which
1823 men and 1352 women are
from relief rolls.
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
I Cape Fear Pilot's Association.
I High Tide Low Tide
Thursday, October 15
7:21 a. m. 1:12 a, m. I
7:33 p. m. 1:44 p. m. j
Friday, October 16
7:53 a. m. 1:50 a. m.
8:07 p. m. 2:23 p. m.
Saturday, October 17
| 8:27 a. m. 2:23 a. m.
8:39 p. m. 3:00 p. m.
Sunday, October 18
9:00 a. m. 2:55 a. m.
9:13 p. m. 3:35 p. m.
Monday, October 19
9:36 a. m. 3:24 a. m.
9:52 p. m. 4:12 p. m.
Tuesday, October 20
10:16 a. m. 3:51 a. m.
10:38 p. m. 4:51 p. m.
Wednesday, October 21
11:06 a. m. 4:23 a. m.
11:36 p. m. 5:40 p. m.
/