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I fa pilot Covers mjjfljnswick County KmEMNE NO. 41 [jwOak CI I Eastern I _?Dele Lt Than One Hundred j motors Attended Inter-) luting All-Day Session KM In Trinity Methodlit Church I. LOTTIE MAE r'sEWTON PRESIDED L,.3I Grand Officers, In-1 lying Worthy Grand I lllitroa, Attended The I I Meeting; To Meet I Sext In Salemburg jBte.'s of Lire Oak Chapter Ije Order of Eastern star I f]nteaes to the third dis- / m meting of organize-1 Situntay in the Trin-I Mhodist Church, of South' Hiss Lottie Mac Newton. L? Depub' Grand Matron, 0 over 'the meeting, which -c ill day. Li the distinguished guests ^cdance were Mrs. Minnie ]ZS of Asheville, Worthy I Matron: Harold Moag. of -shore. Worthy Grand PatMary C. Weatherly, of Lfjrille, Grand Secretary . /pas: 27 years; Mrs. Al,Brown. of Tarboro. Grand: ..-^55 Mrs. Harriett L. rm of Wilmington, Associate-1 c; Conductress: Mrs. Clyde jgalj, of Raleigh. Paster: Matron. Over one hundred j.-.:;; attended. fixing features of the ..- r, were the addresses made ,Worthy Grand Matron (^ Worthy Grand Patron. , re: part of the day was degj to business of the organizae fes'.rs were present from bj chapter in the third disaster t Rose Hill, and a repass ser.t in from there. J next district meeting will it with the Coharie ChapjufSstenburg. ^ He Bits i Of Big News Wi Events Of State, Won and World-Wide Interest During Past Week ttstigation \ r-ei Status Senator Ken? D. McKellar, advocating , ; k-.X: investigation of the . ieary Digest's 1936 Presi-j rtii poli said Tuesday he r. sponsor legislation to ax future straw votes une s'.r.ct Federal supervision. statement the veteran ~" - ; Democrat described ti j test poll, which forevictory for Governor Alf 1 Union, as "a great wrong t American voters." and addt Any newspaper or maga-1 r- conducting such a poll, i *!? being alloyed to pubis partial or final results, j t'i have a federal super-1 Sty body composed of ac- j hi and intelligent partisans j 1 fe parties participating in I election." ?y Resign Although no official an- j "Kcement has been made j il none is expected for sev-1 si months, Josephus Daniels j 1 Raleigh, American Ambas-1 to Mexico, is expected j 1 retire from public life dur- j ? the coming year. It is un-1 stood that nothing except | personal appeal of the Pres-1 tt would induce Mr. Daniels | 1 remain in the diplomatic j bice or accept any other position, such as Secre1' of the Navy, for whichI has been frequently mcnThe reasons given for ; ' Daniels' retirement are " he feels he would now rh" to rest, after practical'our years spent in a forS countiy, and that he now to return to Raleigh ? devote his time to writing. J lew Tax I ^resident Roosevelt reitera! Tuesday an expectation ' bo additional taxes would! tcessary to run the Fed^ government during the fiscal year, but said a Pplemental appropriation to current work relief might have to be asked | ' Congress. Discussing gov-1 r *bt finances at a press r*er<?ce, the Chief Execu-! " ^d while budget officials i Koatinued on page 4.) THI 4-PAGES T rapter Order Star Was H gates Of Thii C. P. Willetts R From His Ti Bolivia Automobile Dealer t( Attended Nation - Wide tl Meeting Of Ford Dealers Held Last Week In De- !yi troit, Michigan g PREMIER SHOWING u OF THE 1937 FORD n d< Mr. Willetts Left Last Wed-1 nesday For His Visit And a: Returned To His Home g Sunday Night tl y C. P. Willetts, Ford automobile fc dealer of Bolivia, spent last week P' in Detroit. Mich., as the guest of the Ford Motor Co., for the b< premier showing of the new oj 1937 Ford automobiles. c< Seven thousand Ford dealers s< from all sections of the United fc States attended this meeting, tt which was designed to familiar- oi ize these men with the magni- fi tude of the Ford organization and gi A rmistirp Dav Being Gii *Chapel Exercises At Sixlf" White Schools In Bruns-, wick County Being Devoted To Armistice Day Observance SPEAKERS ASSIGNED TO VARIOUS SCHOOLS Local Legionnaires Will Join New Hanover County Veterans In Their Celebration Of This Historic Occasion The chapel programs in the six' white schools of Brunswick coun-! ty were devoted this (Wednes-1 day) morning to the observance! of Armistice Day, and special1 speakers were designated by j Commander R. C. St. George, of the Brunswick County Legion | Post Number 192, to carry the | message of peace and good will I to the students. At Southport C. L. Stevens was I the chapel speaker; M. B. Wat-! _ kins spoke at Leland; F. M. Sas- _ ser at Bolivia; R. I. Mintz at 1 Supply; G. V. Fesperman at / Shallotte; and R. E. Sen telle at Waccamaw. Except for these programs there was no formal celebration of Armistice Day planned for ^ this county. A number of Brunswick county Legionnaires were preparing to visit Wilmington, there to join their New Hanover county buddies in an elaborate celebration that has been planned 0 ? ? t ai Southport rsegro i~ Drowning Victim u w Ed Brown, Southport negro, G was drowned Monday morning at ir Georgetown, where he had gone C as a member of the shrimping crew aboard the Sunny South, ir Wiley Wells is in charge of the 01 boat. s< The negro lost his life before ir the boats left the dock, according a to reports received here, but ef- F forts to locate his body Monday C and Tuesday were unsuccessful. The President Invito | Southport 0 No answer has been rej ceived here to the telegram J sent Saturday by W. B. Keziah to President Franklin D. Roosevelt inviting him to visit Southport during his current Southern trip. Following is the text of the telegram: "President F. D. Roosevelt, "The White House, "Washington, D. C? "On your proposed southern vacation your ship will pass about thirty-five miles off Southport, North Carolina. No president of the j United States has ever entered North Carolina by water, i We have a wonderful natural I harbor. Ships drawing thirty feet or more can enter and leave with ease even at low tide. We are hoping that on your trip southward your ship can put in here if only for an hour. "We will provide pilotage in and out. The call should not require more than three : sl A Gooi 'ODAY Of The ostess To rd District eturns Home rip To Detroit ) give them an early view of le new model automobiles. Mr. Willetts left Bolivia last Wednesday and returned late unday night. He says that his ip is one that he will never >rget, and he praised the maner in which he and the other salers were entertained. For one session Mr. Willetts nd the other dealers sat as a roup for the first time since le founding of the company 33 ears ago with Henry Ford, the >under, and his son Edsel Ford, resident of the company. Henry Ford and Edsel Ford Dth told of the company's recjnition of improved business mditions and the dealers were :nt home with a new goal set >r them during the next year? le sale of 1,300,000 motor cars, le of the greatest production gures in the history of the orinization. Speeches )en In Schools MAKES ATTEMPT TO AMBUSH OFFICER Night Policeman Mel Lewis had a narrow escape from death about 1:45 o'clock Monday morning when a man j stepped from behind Bell's | barber shop and shot at him at close range with a pistol. | Before the officer could return the fire the would-be assassin escaped. _ Policeman Lewis called ; Chief of Police Moore and the i wo oi mem iiioud a ov??i vu , for suspicious prowlers. No one was arrested. Later in the night there wfas j more shooting, according to Policeman Lewis. He stated, | however, that he did not know who was doing the shooting, or why. At one time the two j officers believed they had the gunman rounded up in Frank- I lin Square, but he escaped. Vrmy Enlistment To Be Continued Lccordjng To Information j From Headquarters Of Fourth Corps Area Recruiting Will Continue This Month Recruiting will be continued irough November in the eight :ates of the Fourth Corps Area j ) build the United States Armyi p to full authorized strength, it ras announced today by General eorge Van Horn Moseley, comlanding general of the Fourth orps Area. Already hundreds of young len have been accepted throughut the south in the first large :ale recruiting drive by the Arly in several years, but openings re still available for service in anama, the First and Second orps Area, New York, New Jer(Continued On Page 4.) id To Visit n Southern Trip or four hours from your schedule. "They tell me that we haven't a Chinaman's chance of getting you to stop here. I can only tell them that you do the unusual that you did that on. November Third and that we can but hope that you will do it again by coming in to North Carolina's great ocean harbor on your trip southward or return. "Southport joined with all the United States in expressing gratitude for what you have done for humanity during the past three years. It was fitting that you should receive the greatest vote ever accorded any man since the creation of the world. "We are proud that we live in a country whose people are not devoid of all sense of gratitude. "W. B. KEZIAH, "Executive Secretary "Port City Civic Club." ? . \ 1 \TE 1 Newspaper Ir Southport, N. CM Wedi President I I I jnB yKB J. BERG I J. Berg Elected P.-T.A. President; t Prominent Southport Citizen Comes To Aid Of 1 School Organization And I Begins Membership Drive < J. Berg, prominent South citi- ' zen, has agreed to accept the presidency of the Southport high | school Parent-Teachers Associa- i tion ana an intensive inciuuu- ship drive will begin immedia- 1 tely. , For several days it appeared that the executive post of the local association would go unfilled. Mr. Berg, appreciating the possible good to be accomplished through a well-balanced working unit of parents and teachers, agreed to serve as president. There is no doubt in the minds of his feWw members that "the local Parent-Teachers Association is about to take on new life and 1 they are assisting in the member- i ship drive. The next meeting is ( scheduled to be held Thursday, < November 19th. 1 1 Recorder Tries Several Cases I i Two Youthful Defendants 1 Before Judge Joe Ruark Last Wednesday Were ( Remanded To Jouvenile , Court For Trial , Several cases were disposed of ' before Judge Joe W. Ruark here j in Recorder's Court last Wednes- , day. Two youthful defendants J were remanded to Juvenile court ( and were tried before B. J. Hoi- j den, clerk of Superior Court. John Cherry, colored, was one , of these defendants. He was ' found guilty of larceny, but sen- , tence was suspended upon condi- , ho. uon LIlctL lie rciiiaui vi gwu w ( havior. . Billie Wall, colored, was the j other defendant under 16 years , of age. He was found guilty of ' transporting intoxicating liquor, but judgment in his case was J suspended upon condition that he remain of good behavior. James Knox, colored, was found guilty of larceny jnd was 1 given four months on the roads. Edgar Johnson, colored, was charged with making an assault with a deadly weapon and with carrying concealed weapons. He 1 was sentenced to serve 90 days on the roads. Henry Bordeaux, white, was tried on a charge of reckless driving resulting in death. Probable cause was found and the < defendant was bound over to Superior Court. He was released i under a $500 bond. < ( Dredge Henry Bacon 1 En Route, Savannah i The government dredge, Henry i Bacon, transferred from the Wil- I mington engineer district to Sa- ! vannah, Ga., is now en route to the Georgia city and is expected to arrive there on November 13. The Bacon will replace the obsolete dredge, Morgan, in the Savannah district. Local Veterans \ Accorded Honor > _____ < Notification was received this j week by R. C. St. George, John i Ericksen and S. B. Frink of i their nomination to membership i in Les Societe des 40 Hommes 1 et 8 Chevaux, honorary Legion organization. They reported this ! (Wednesday) morning for initiation. I 5 SPECIAL LICENSE FOR DUCK HUNTING Sportsmen who go gunning for ducks, geese, brant, doves and other migratory birds must purchase a federal stamp from the nearest XJ. S. postjffice. This law, which has been in effect for several years, is being rigidly enforced this year, and federal agents are picking up hunters who never before heard that a Federal stamp was necessary. Within the past few days two of the nation's most wealthy citizens were arrested for shooting migratory birds without the necessary stamp and the Federal judge who tried them imposed a fine of $500 jach. Teachers Meet Held Saturday 3runswick County Teachers Met Saturday At Shallotte For Discussion Of "Curricuium Report" The second county-wide teach:rs meeting of the year was held Saturday at the Shallotte school it which time members of the various school faculties joined in liscussion of the "Curriculum rteport." Taking part in the program vere Miss Mary Lee Norment ind Miss Minnie Lennon, of Wac:amaw; H. D. Epting, of Bolivia; N. E. Plyler and Harvey White, >f Leland; Miss Cora Riddle and Wiss Edna Wilson, of Shallotte; 2. A. Bedford and Miss Marion rVatson, of Southport. Teachers Plan To Attend Meeting The Southeastern District tea:hers meeting is being held in rayetteville Friday and Saturday >f this week, and the following ichool officials, principals and eachers are planning to attend: Miss Annie May Woodside, :ounty superintendent of schools; 3. A. Ledford, principal, Miss Vtarion Watson and Miss Clyde Sryan; Henry C. Stone, principal, Mrs. Stone and Miss Elizabeth ray lor, of Shallotte; and W. E. Plyler, principal of the Leland ichool. Changes Take Pla Personnel A Lt. Henry A. Rippelmyer, who came here six weeks ago to assume duties of commanding officer of Company 427 CCC received orders this week to report to Globe, where he will be in command of another company of the Civilian Conservation Corps. Lt. Rippelmyer is being replaced as commander by Lt. Bridges, who reported here two weeks ago. The latter was formerly in CCC work in Louisiana. His home is ill . ' PORT i A Good Comi nesday, November lltl Postmasters To ] Assist Social Security Board j i Will Contact Employers In An Effort To Determine Information Regarding Employees With Regular j Jobs NOVEMBER 16TH IS j DATE FOR BEGINNING Dne Week Later Postmasters Will Begin Work Of j Contacting Employees Who Will Be Affected By This Act , The post office department is ' :ooperating with the Social Sec- j irity Board in obtaining infor- i nation from employers and in l issigning account number to em- ^ iloyees who come within the icope of the Federal old age ^ jenefit provisions of the Social ^ Security Act. c According to Postmaster L. T. ^ Tasked forms will be on hand ind will be delivered to employ- t rs on November 16. Forms to be ^ iistributed to employees will be ? riven out on November 24. j Application for an account nunber will be considered from all lefsons whether employed or un:mployed except those who are j 15 years of age, or who will stain that age before January 1, 1937. Further information regarding his registration will be made . ivailable through this newspaper ind on the bulletin board of the | ocal post office. Discuss Compact Plan Over Radio Dr. G. W. Forester, Agricultural Economist At State College, Will Talk About State Compact For Flue-Cured Tobacco, ????? <* The last in a series of radio talks on the flue-cured tobacco situation will be delivered by Dr. 3 \V. Forster, agricultural economist of the North Carolina Exseriment Station, on the Carolina Farm Features program on Wednesday, November 18. Dr. Forstcr's first talk dealt .vith the outlook for prices in . 1937. He declared that prices are I ilmost sure to tumble unless legislative control methods are put on the law books. His next talk described how| production could be controlled un-1 jer an educational plan, but poin-, j ted out the weaknesses which vould tend to make this system mpracticable. In his third talk he described now the AAA and the Soil Conservation program have affected the price of farm products, plac- < ing particular emphasis on to- < bacco. ,, i His fouth and final talk in the, _ series to be given on November ' 18 will deal with the much publicized compact plan for the control of tobacco production, its wident advantages and its apparent disadvantages. Organized farm groups have demanded of State governments that the compact plan be adopted as an insurance against overproduction ind consequent low prices. Suggestions For Improving Soil Project Manager For The Soil Conservation Service Makes Suggestions For < Farm Program 1 c Soil conservation and water ? conservation go hand in hand, t says E. C. Jernigan, project manager of the Soil Conservation < Service in Davidson county. Both < Jepend upon a well planned farm 1 program in which soil-building |1 practices play the most import- J int part. Five simple and inexpensive 1 'arm practices are suggested by j? :he Soil Conservation Service and i. State College Extension Service (Continued on Page 4) I Certificates For Grounds Improvmnt Certificates have been received it the office of Miss Annie. May Woodside for the Shallotte high school and the Chapel Road colored school for greatest improvement made by schools of this county in the appearance of their school grounds last year. This recognition comes from state Peadquarters. Two years ago the Chapel Road school won first prize in the state in the beautification of grounds contest r pii munity h, 1936 pubu; Distinctive Ho Southport ( i Dorothy Bell Nominated By Members Of High Point College Faculty For Membership In Collegiate Who's Who LOCAL GIRL IS ONE OF CAMPUS LEADERS Miss Bell, Who Is A Senior This Year Has Been Busy In Student Activities During Past Three Years In School Dorothy Bell, of Southport, vas one of the five High Point lollege seniors selected by the :ollege faculty as representative n the official Who's Who Among American Universities and Coleges, a collegiate publication limilar in nature to the famous Vho's Who in America. Factors considered in the selecion were character, scholarship, ampus leadership, and probable ontribution to business and socity in later life. Miss Bell is associate editor of he Hi-Po, critic of the Nikanhan Literary Society, a member if the Order of the Lighted amp, secretary of the student * l?? i Mayor tricks* Red Cross 5 being ill for about a week wit pneumonia. Her death was particularly sa in that it occurred just a wee following the passing of her soi Ira Benton. The deceased was a member c one of the leading families in he home community, and her los will be keenly felt by her neigh ibors. The funeral services were cor I ducted Thursday morning by he [ pastor, the Rev. J. C. Harmor (and interment was madp in th 1 Shiloh Methodist church ceme tery. Surviving are two daughter.1 i Mrs. Viola Mintz and Miss Fran jces Benton; and one son, W. I J Benton. ce In Official t Local CCC Camj Georgia. Word also has been received that Lt. Roy Aaron, junior officer at Camp Sapona for the past year, will return Thursday of this week to resume his duties in that capacity. Since he was relieved on October 1st by Ens. Cotton Lt. Aaron has been stationed at a CCC Camp at Lillington. Lt. Carlisle King still is the educational advisor at the local camp. ,0T SHED EVERY WEDNESDA nor Given Girl At College fc ,.jr DOROTHY BELL council, and is active in collegi dramatics. Others selected were: Misi Mary Margaret Bates, of Win Jston-Salem; Miss Inza Hill, o: : Denton; Paul Owen, of Pinnacle 'and Allen Austin, of High Point mIssues Proclamation t H. W. Hood Will Assist C L. Stevens In Work A Membership Chairman Drive Will Be Carriec All Over County MAYOR ASKS ALL CITIZENS TO HELI In His Proclamation Mayoi Ericksen Points Out The Good Accomplished Annually Through The Red Cross H. W. Hood, of Southport, wil assist *C.' Lt1"BfeWns," "fttil Ciuj membership chairman, this yea in carrying the membership driv jinto all sections of Brunswicl ! county. One of their plans fo reaching every home is to wor through the various consolidate ! schools. This week Mayor John Erick sen issued a proclamation settin; aside the days between Armis ticc Day and Thanksgiving Da for the annual Red Cross ro call. He has asked all citizens t co-operate in the membershi drive. Following is the text o his proclamation: "The annual roll call for th Southport Chapter of the Ameri can Red Cross will begin on Ai mistice Day, November 11th, an end on Thanksgiving Day. "There is little need for me t (Continued on Page Four) Beloved Woman Dies In Count] Mrs. Mary Benton Died Oi Last Wednesday At He "Home Following A Brie Illness With Pneumonia Mrs. Mary Benton, widow c the late Ceorge Benton, died las Wednesday at her home in th Battle Royal community afte Most Of The News j All The Time | I ?m * 1 Y $1.50 PER YEAR Roosevelt Leads j Party Ticket In County Voting I President Given 2710 Vote* By Brunswick County Citizens For Highest Total Received By Any Candidate For Office OFFICIAL TOTALS FOR ALL OFFICES j These Figures May Be Used To Correct Errors In Unofficial Report Carried Last Wednesday President Franklin D. Roosevelt led the Democratic ticket In Brunswick county last Tuesday when he received 2710 votes 1625 for Alf M. Landon, figures released Thursday by the county board of elections reveal. All election returns appearing in last week's paper were unoffl. cial, as there was no time for a ; complete check for accuracy. The official figures for each contest s are given in this article. Clyde R. Hoey also was a popc i>1n? /inn/H/Jota Irs Dmin curl n\r ro. L UIQL ^anuiuu 11& i>tuiianivn| ?v; ceiving a total vote of 2664 for governor as compared to 1665 for . Gilliam Grissom. W. P. Horton, democratic candidate for lieuten- j ant governor, received 2622 votes 4 against 1665 for his Republican adversary, J. Samuel White. I Josiah W. Bailey, Democratic senator from North Carolina, received 2644 votes to 1641 for i Frank C. Patton, Republican, s J. Bayard Clark, Congressman ; from this district, receiver!; 2640 I .votes in Brunswick county Sgainj st 1648 for W. C. Downing^ ReI publican. Following is the vote received > by candidates for state legislative offices: For Representative, r R. E. Sentelle (D) 2645; Hornsby i 1661; for State Senator, James H. Clark (D) J 16, Wall C. Ewing (D) 2555, .arfield Simmons [ (R) 1637, S. K. Rogers (R) 1614. j For county offices: For Regis? ter of Deeds, R. I. Mints (D) i D. Carl Andrew* iR) 182&.. 5 for recorder, J. W. Ruark CD) ' r 2643, William A. Kopp (R) 1633; e for sheriff, J. A. Russ (D) 2600, k C. W. Knox (R) 1744; for corr oner, Gilliard Lewis (D) 2643, D. k.E. Robinson (R) 1604; for surd veyor, H. R. Hewett (R) unopposed; for county commissioners, J, M. Roach (D) 2644, J. B. j g Ward (D) 2622, Sam J. Frink < i- (D) 2633, E. Holden, Jr., (R) I y 1652, William Matthews (R) II 1645, W. D. Lewis (R) 1730. p Bolivia Girls Win, j Boys Lose, Wampee g i- The Wampee, S. C., high school V boys defeated the Bolivia high , d school basketball team Friday night 26 to 14 in a game play0 ed in the Wampee gymnasium. High scorer for the winners- 1| was Thompson with 15 points. James Danford led the attack for the losers, with 10 points. The Bolivia line-up: Leon Le. onard F., James Danford, F; f Boyd McKeithan, C.; Charles j Taylor, G; Marion Watkins, G. , I The Bolivia high school girls | defeated the Wampee high school ' v" r basketball team Friday night 17 to 14 in a game played in the Wampee gymnasium. Score at if the half was 12 to 6 in favor of ^ Wampfce. e High scorer for the winners was Judy McKeithan, with 9 h points. Besant and Cooper led the i attack for the losers, with 6 | , points each. . The Bolivia line up: Catherine * fl 1 Cannon, F; Judy McKeithan, F; I J ' Inez Wilson, F.; Juanita Sowell, f G; Mary Johnson, G.; Mathi r j Johnson, G. t'W j Tide Table ' 1 (r Following Is the tide table I e i for Southport during the next week. These hours are appro- M ximately correct and were fur- 1 , i nished The State Fort Pilot through the courtesy of the , Cape Fear Pilot's Association. High Tide Low Tide |1 Thursday, November 12 6:16 a. m. 6:32 p. m. 12:37 p. m. Friday, November 13 b.ro . ? o.so ami u tjlf U. 11 la " "W ? 1 7:09 p. m. 1:19 p. m. Saturday, November 14 7:28 a. m. 1:18 a. m. 7:45 p. m. 2:00 p. m. Sunday, November 15 8:03 a. m. 1:56 a. m. 8:19 p. m. 2:39 p. m. Monday, November 16 8:37 a. m. 2:32 a. m. 8:56 p. m. 3:17 p. m. I Tuesday, November 17 9:14 a. m. 3:06 a. m. 9:38 p. m. 3:55 p. m. Wednesday, November 18 9:56 a. m. 3:39 a. m. 10:26 p. m. 4:34 p. m. .