I The Pilot Covers I jfaflswick County }0ME NINE NO. 48 kreek Freigl I Abandon* I C-iew W ho Aground On Saturday : | Morning On Point Of i I frying ForShoals And J I ill Efforts To Pull Her ' I Off Proved Fruitless Lny QUARTERED AT IJ [QUARANTINE STATION I bfnrts To Pull Vessel Off Here Hampered By A I I Heavy Sea And Fog; I JUg From Norfolk J Standing By J' ~ 1' the- crow t of the Mount Dirfys. ^ on the point j ! sis Saturday [l .eht in to the Tuesday night X, cutter Modoc. crew were 12 .. . - Trs, 3 Egj'p- . fS a: - 1: one Dutch* - i !vw will remain . *.. . until orders g their reus! - vs a good siz,: 2<K> tons, was ton, I 'el., with ( Through irt of her offi? ; for the port . X. C. Navigation v - . through the aid [2 :ch failed to I p ' th-. Oi'-t Fear light i- - :o\\ 1 further out r 7;. ,-truik a point of the : 17 niiles from the !: :r early Satur[ ? Modoc went to r > t . afternoon, and er the personal bee ; !:: Members of the ?. trarsf- rred aboard the s 6: m lay right all the v ?: th-. erew abandoned o ! ve&M 1. but with the ? 1.- from Norfolk a ki~ Citptiwi and several j. ".t ick aboard to IS? :;.r last utrspt'i ate cnui t w q to:; to boat. t : heavy seas handicap- r i te tug in her efforts to aid j, s Jfct Dirfys Monday and t to and final decision to ten the ship for good was p to. ate Tuesday afternoon, .q 3 toerstood that the tug is a Itedir.z by in case the wea- e If better today and some- n a ray be tlone for the ves- y ' I t Little Bits o 01 Big News ( 't*s Events Of State, Nation and World-Wide laterest During Past Week ^ g tye Weakens a ftpe Pius XI early Tuesday hs rehabiy stated to be doz- s 5 restlessly after a night in fc toi a gloomier note appear- , t * n Vatican reports of his t ?ion. Dr. Amanti Milani, a 6 pontiff's chief physician, |b the r.ight in the papal a feints frequently check- v ^ the condition of his pati- p phrase describing his < t-"tss as "satisfactory," aly :: r e the pope was . hken, disappeared. *te Play ?! warships pointed to^ the northern Spanish Tuesday night to force ret' of passenger and 'f the German freighter e58' released Tuesday by soy^: Bilbao. The freighter rjv Basque authorities 1 Ilast week, was re-1 pon demand of the toenigsberg," a curt announcement said. t>. which the Basques s munitions despite ia), and one Spanish r, were held. They st be surrendered or irships may retaliate Mng ships of any or ns heading for Bilabo, untai: woman avenged png of her son in Breounty court room Tues? burst of fire that kil ceused slayer and ' two spectators. The toots came at the openoourt where in the old a"y men were tried for '1Ungs. The shots fatally Johnny Shepherd, oa Page 4.) 1 THI iter Mount ed Last Nigl ho Were Bi Record Number C Licenses Grc During December Eleven W1 Permits To Wed From Register C Marriage licenses for eleven white couples were granted during December from the local office of Register of Deeds, setting a record for the year. May was the closest rival for December, with seven licenses granted during that period. March and June each had five. The records for the other months were: January 4; February 4; April 1; July 1; August 2; September 3; | Uneventful Ch Season C ? ^ity Made Beautiful By Colored Lights Which Decorated Streets And Business Places Down Town JGHTING CONTEST PRIZE AWARDED diss Vera Swain Won First Prize tor Prettiest Living Tree; Mrs. W. S. Dosher And Mrs. W. E. Dosher Won An uneventful Christmas sea- j on was observed in Southport, [ irtth only the incessant reports [ f firecrackers to disturb the I teace and quiet. There were no rrests of over-enthusiastic celeirants. For the first time this year olored lights were strung across he principal streets in the busiess district, and several of the jcal business places were attracively decorated. Miss Vera Swain won first irize in the Woman's Club hristmas tree lighting contest nd received a fruit cake donatd by the Fox Bakery, of Wil nington. First prize for the most' eautiful cut tree was won by I rlrs. W. E. Dosher, and first irize for porch decoration went o Mrs. Wm. S. Dosher. The later two winners received boxes f candy donated by Watsons (Continued on Page 4) Charge Man With Stealing Gasoline Red Fulwood, Southport man,! fas arrested Tuesday night by | )fficer Mel Lewis and was char- { ;ed with an attempt to steal. ;asoline from one of the pumps | .t Hoods Service Station. Warren Swain, employee of the1 tation, noticed a man standing leside one of the pumps, and saw hat there was gas in the glass i ank. Investigation revealed that I . lock on the pump had been iroken. Officer Lewis was called ,nd Fulwood was arrested. He .as placed under a bond of $250 lending trial today in Recorder's, Jourt. i Encouraged Over 1 Yacht B The outlook appears decidedly rosy for Southport to have a large yatch basin and storm haven for small boats in the marsh just west of the old Thompson home. The determination is to have one of an area large enough for 200 or more small fish " wio/Hnm si7P(i ing cnui, a men coast guard cutter and all the yachting and waterway craft that may te passing through here at any time, and which may desire such shelter1. The Civic Club started the move for the basin, proposing to acquire five or six acres of the marsh land on the north side of the inland waterway and then have the government to dredge it out I as a storm haven. City officials were much interested in the proposition and the Port Commission was found to be even more interested. The Port Commission made the Civic Club a proposition regarding and controling the basin. The Port Commission being a body politico, the Ik/' * Mm. 2k ? -..V W,. -V- ty, - SL A Gooi 4-PAGES TODAY Dirfys it By Her ought Here f Marriage inted This Month lite Couples Obtained Their ' Local Office Of The )f Deeds October 2; November 3. Couples who obtained their licenses during the past week are: Miss Lycia Leonard, of Shallotte,' to Joel C. Clifton, Old Dock; Miss Kelta H. Walton, Southport, to Wesley L. Peacock, Baltimore, Md.; Miss Mabel Crisco, Badin, to Raymond C. Barker, Jr.; Miss Dosher Brown to Olan Hewette, both of Shallotte; Miss Thelma Hufham, Winnabow, to John B. Smith, Jacksonville, Fla. ristmas m i r v Jbservea nere SUPERIOR COURT CONVENES MONDAY A one-week term of Brunswick county Superior court j for the trial of civil actions | will convene here Monday with Judge Walter L. Small, of j Elizabeth City, presiding. There are no cases of outstanding importance scheduled ; for trial during this session, although several are cases postponed from former sessions. The first eight cases included on the court calendar are divorce actions. Bolivia Ready For Bladenboro Reports From Brunswick County Champs Indicate Team Is Anxious To Meet Conquerers On Southport Court Coach Ceasreo of the Bolivia high school girls basket ball team haa advised the Southport Civic Club that his girls are eager to play the planned contest with Bladenboro's Eastern Carolina champions and basketball lovers will have an opportunity to witness a real girl's game just as soon as a date for the contest can be mutally agreed upon. It is possible that the game may be played on the 14th or 15th of January as having it at) this time would allow the visitors I from Bladen county to visit the United States submarine Perch, which will be in port at that time. Bolivia has no game scheduled for these dates and can play then. Coach Walker, of Bladenboro, has been querried by the Club Secretary to see if his team can come at that time. The Civic Club is fostering this contest to aid the local high school girls and boys to raise money to pay for the installation of showers and dressing rooms for boys and girls in the base(Continuea on Page 4) Prospects For lasin At Southport basin will not be subject to either county or town taxes and the little revenue that will come from renting concessions to gas companies along the shore can all be used for improvement The basin itself would be free to the boats. The Civic Club, interested purely in the benefits to the town and the boatmen from having the basin in which the small boats may take refuge, is entirely willing that the Port Commission own and control it, the club using every effort to have i the basin dredged. Contacts have already been made in Washington relative to the dredging. It is now almost certain that the inland waterway southward from here will be dredged out to a depth of 12 feet during the coming year. The plans are to have the basin dredged i out at the same time and the work to actually be a i part of the inland waterway j: work. Various northern Yatch j Clubs are joining wholeheart- i edly in the effort A the mouth of the biggest and busiest rfver in two states, has nothing but a lifeboat for the protection of lives and property. Interest Shown In Yacht Races Northern Yachting Clubs Begin To Show Interest In Races To Be Held In Southport Next Summer Yacht Regatta Program, covering sailing and motor boat races the past season, have been received the past week by the Southport Civis Club. The matter was sent the local organization by officials of the Maryland Yacht Club, of Baltimore, members of which appear to be much interested in seeing the development of yachting on the beautiful Southport harbor. The programs were sent to serve as a guide and measure of information to enable the Civic Club to prepare for the Regatta that will be held here in August (Continued on Page 4) , V I I ME 1 Newspaper Ii Southport, N. C., Public Library Received Many Books Recently List Of Books Made To Give Citizens Of Town Opportunity To Call For And Read Them CHILDRENS BOOKS INCLUDED ON LIST Total Of Thirty - Three Books Have Been Added Since Last Announcement Of New Arrivals The librarian of Southport Public Library desires that more people in town would avail themselves of the opportunity to read the books which are at the disposal of the public. Books received recently are as follows: "Anthony Adverse", Hervey Allen; "Gone with the Wind", Margaret Mitchell: "A new Name", Grace Livingston Hill; "Beauty's Daughter", Kathleen Norris; "Manhatten Love Song", Kathleen Norris; "Donna Celes US", iiiuiei ivi. i^uu; j\ti uvci Again", Ruby M. Ayres; "Mother Mason", Bess Aldrich; "With Banners", Emilie Loring; "No Lovelier Spring", Lida Larrimore; "High Fences", Grace Richmond; "Foot of the Rainbow", Gene Straton Porter; "Radiant Tree", Temple Bailey; "Distant Dawn", Margaret Pedler; "Valour", Warwick Deeping. Books For Children "Code of the West", Zane Grey; "Mystery of the Ivory Charm", Carolyn Keene; "Ghost of Melody Lane", Lillian Garis; "Invisible Chimes", Margaret Sutton; "Seven Strange Clues" Margaret Sutton; "With Secret Rangers", James Cody Ferris; "Sinister Sing Post", F. W. Dixon; "Swift Lightning", James Oliver Curwood; "Seventeen", Booth Tarkington; "Penrod", Booth Tarkington; "Kidnapped", Robert Louis Stevenson; "Big Leager", Graham Dean; "Slinv-Evans and his horse Lightning", Garham Dean; "Circle Four Patrol", Graham Dean; "Herb Kent, West Point Cadet", Graham Dean; "Penny and the Black Imp", Joan Clark; "Mimi at Camp", Anne Pence Davis; "Five Little Martins", ^Carolina Van Buren. Yachtsmen Help To Get Cutter " * m__ j r\e bee imperative neea v^r Small Craft To Be Based Here For Protection Of Valuable Boats Which Pass Annually Yacht clubs in the north are beginning to pound vigorously at the doors of the Treasury Department in Washington with demands that a medium sized coast guard cutter be based at Southport for the protection of waterway and river traffic passing Southport. The clubs are interested because of the hundreds of costly boats, belonging to their members, which pass here each fall and spring on their way to and from southern waters. Copies of the letters written to Washington and to the various boating magazines are being sent the Southport Civic Club and it is therefore no guess work when it is said that far-flung efforts are on their way to have a cutter based here. These efforts are bound to succeed within the coming year. Morehead City has one 125 foot cutter and a smaller 74 footer. Like craft are based at Georgetown. S. C.. while Southport, at POR' ti A Good Conn Wednesday, Deceml Good Programs At Churches On ! Christmas Eve Pageant Entitled "The Nativity" Presented At Trinity Methodist Church With Several Young People Taking Part WHITE CHRISTMAS AT PRESBYTERIAN i Pageant Also Presented At 'Southport Baptist Church On Christmas Eve, With Other Interesting Features On Christmas night the Sunday school of Trinity Methodist church presented a program which jwas enjoyed by both children (and adults. The following projgram was given by the primary and junior departments: PRIMARY DEPT. "Away in the Manger", Primary Department. Recitation, "Merry Christmas", Billy Smith. Recitation, "Christmas Nite", i Francis Sasser ana tsaroara 'Weeks. Solo, Betty Carlotte. Recitation "Playing Santa Claus", Billy Wells, Jimmie Smith ' and Arthur Curlee. Junior Department Song, "Beautiful Christmas 'Star", Junior Department. , Recitation, John Carr Davis. Exercise, "Christmas Gifts", Mary J. Russ, Peggy Carr, Eloise St. George, Annie Jean Weeks, and Lula Marie Swain. Solo, "The First Noel", Lula | Marie Swan. Recitation, Dudley Sutton. Duet, Eloise Bellamy and Ar.nis J. Weeks. Recitation, Harper Sasser. i Song, Junior Department. I Piano Solo, Mrs. R. I. Mintz. Offering for benefit of the Orphanage. ' A pageant entitled "The Nativity" was presented by the young people of the church. The Reverend Er"K?Hall- dhjaW the pageant and took the pan of the Reader. The cast was headed by Miss I^eila Hubbard as "Mary", Waters Thompson took the part of "Joseph". The remainder of the cast was as fol(Continued on page 3) Civic Club Will _ Flan Reception Meet Tonight To Plan For Proper Entertainment Of Officers Of Submarine While in Southport The Southport Civic Club will meet tonight, (Wednesday), to initatc plans for the welcoming and entertainment of the United States submarine Perch when she visits this harbor on January 14, 15 and 16th. The club i will meet at the office of secretary W. B. Keziah. I Since the club was only recently organized it is open to all good citizens who are desirous of doing something that will aid the town and Brunswick county in moving forward. It is purely a working, organization and there will be no red tape in the matter of having worthwhile things given attention. The Secretary has a free hand for carrying on the work, as he is the ranking official. The | advisory board and the general t membership of the organization jis at his call for advice or counsel in any undertaking. Sugges jtions from tfte memoersnip anu I from the general public are welcomed at all times, j While others will be added to the advisory board as the membership grows, the following now | constitute it: Kufus Dosher, druggist; H. M. Shannon, railroad; |H. B. Smith, port commission; j I. B. Burris, seafood dealer; I. [b. Bussell, Cape Fear Pilots; J. jBerg, Hospital; Jaipes M. Harper, [newspaper; G. E. Hubbard, garageman; H. H. Thomas, real estate; Hubert Rogers, sports; J. J. (Continued on page four) Game Warden Has Big Day Tuesday County Game Warden Eustace Russ arrested nine persons, all 'of them colored, Tuesday on charges of violating the game | laws. ! Jacob Frink, John Hewett, [Robert Hewett and W. H. Price were taken before Magistrate ; Morris Ganey and were found 'guilty of trapping without a lij cense. J. J. Windley, Detroit Lewj is, McDonald Lewis, Roffie Williams and Henry B. Cox were tried before the same magistrate [and found guilty of hunting without license. The cost for each [defendant was $9.70. I r pit imunity lev 30th, 1936 publisi Brunswick Couni Victims ( ggmpi JjF My' ' ' V ; j FLOGGED?William In right, were the two Brunswic riding band of floggers who the Columbus county line oi giving and whipped them w definite clues left behind by no arrests have been made. Admit Robbin. Road S slefl I " ?|? NEW YEARS DANCE FRIDAY EVENING j The formal opening of (ho Southport Community Center Building will bo held Friday night when a New Year's dan1 co is to be staged in the rec- :] i reation hall on the second j j floor._of the newly completed building. Roy Ha.ct?s and his [ orchestra, the highest priced | band to play here this year, j will furnish music for the oc- j casion. There will be no formal program of speech-making and dedication of the building. This, { according to Commander R. C. | St. George, of the Brunswick County Legion Post, will come j. later. , A large crowd is expected to attend this dance, the first ( social function, to be held in , the new building. Man Seriously Injured By Car Jesse Brown, White, Run Over Last Tuesday Night D.r AianmnKlla D >-? Tt R \f I ' uy nuiuiuuuiic t/it?vu ?-?j Register Of Deeds R. I. Mintz Jesse Brown, white, is recovjering in the Brunswick County ]Hospital from injuries sustained! J last Tuesday night when he was I! 'run over by an automobile driv-|l en by Register of Deeds R. I. j Mintz. The accident occurred on the Southport-Supply road near Ev- : , an's filling station. Brown was : lying across the road, on the ; (Continued On Page 4.) Intimations That S Submarine Show Relative to the visit of the i U. S. Submarine Perch to Southport on January 14-15 j and 16th, many persons api parently have an idea that j after a six days visit of the j vessel to Wilmington had all been arranged for the Southport Civic Club put in its I oar and took the first three days of the six for a visit to Southport. W. B. Keziah, Club Secretary, denies that the organij zation horned in on Wilmington's rights and privileges. J He absolutely denies that the | Club or Governor Ehringhaus : stole the submarine from [ Wilmington or that they are i now attempting to steal the ! show that will naturally be attendant upon the first visit i of a United States submarine to any North Carolina port. The facts of the matter. | according to Mr. Keziah, is that the big submarine was completed this past summer j and outside of making trial ! runs she has never left the yards at New London, Conn. She was recently indexed to make her "shakedown" trip ,0T KED EVERY WEDNESDAY ! :y Men ; 3f Night-Riders man, left, and Jesse Cox, ! :k county victims of a night ' carried the two men over , 1 the night before Thanks- t itli a leather strap. Despite ] the self-styled "Christians" l i i % Coast ervice Station Two Boys Arrested Tuesday Night By Sheriff J. A. Russ Admit Entering Shallotte Service Station STOLEN GOODS WERE FOUND BY SHERIFF Robbery Occurred Sunday Night; Two Boys Of Shallotte Community Enrolled At CCC Camp At Southport Responsible Floyd Hewett and Commander Andrews, two young boys of the Shallotte community, were arres ' ? ' 'it t ni ; rr r tea ruesuay mgiu oy onerm j. Russ on a charge of breaking into and robbing the Coast Road 1 Service Station at Shallotte SunJay night. The boys were enrolled at the CCC camp at Southport, and a quantity of merchandise stolen from the Shallotte place of busi- | ness was recovered by the Sher(Continued on page four) Fox Hunters Here For Annual Visit Quite a number of fox hunters ' arrived this week to enjoy a weeks hunting. They usually spend' a week or ten days here j each year. This year they were late coming, as their usual visit is in November. Mr. Mays, of ' Taylorsville, leads the party and is a very successful hunter for the fox. Up to the present time they have been very successful having caught several foxes and holding one yet alive. George W. Teague, of Elkton, 1 Md., also enjoys the sport and can be found with the party each morning on their hunt. The men are camping on the old Swasey , farm near the old county home ' property. outhport "Stole" Denied By Keziah to Cuba, visiting several state south of here on her return journey in the spring. Learning of this shakedown cruise of Uncle Sam's largest and newest undersea boat,' Governor Ehringhaus thought it would be a fine idea for her to visit the ports of Southport and Wilmington on her way south. He also thought that the citizens of Southport and Wilmington, with many ideas in common, would be pleased to entertain the good ship, the more especially since she was under the command of Lieutenant Crawford, a native of North Carolina. Governor Ehringhau, accordingly, asked that the vessel visit the ports of Southport and Wilmington. Admiral W. H. Standly, Acting Secretary of the Navy, gra- j ciously granted the request and six days, January 14th to 19th, were set aside for the visit of the Perch to Southport and Wilmington. But, through some oversight, no person or organiza(Continued on page four) 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, December 24 3:52 a. m. 10:26 a. m. 4:25 p. m. 10:32 p. m. Friday, December 25 4:53 a. m. 11:23 a. m. 5:26 p. m. 11:28 p. m. Saturday, December 26 5:51 a. m. n.'ll n m 1>-On n m UaMA !' un ?" t** *"* Sunday, December 27 6:41 a./m. 0:23 a. m. 7:11 p. m. 1:15 p. m. Monday, December 28 7:30 a. m. 1:18 a. m. 7:58 p. m. 2.05 p. m. Tuesday, December 29 8:17 a. m. 2:10 a. m. 8:16 p. m. 2:53 p. m. Wednesday, December 30 9:03 a. m. 2:58 a. m. | 9:35 p. m. 3:38 p. m. '' i . Most Of The News All The Time $1.50 PER YEAR Submarine Pearch Will Arrive Here On January 14th iVill Be First North Carolina Port Ever Visited By U. S. Submarine; Craft Is The Newest In The U. S. Navy UNDERSEA BOAT TO BE HERE THREE DAYS Boat Will Lie At Government Dock And Will Be Easily Accessible For Visitors To Board Her The Perch, said to be the larg:st and certainly the newest and nost modern submarine of the Jnited States Navy, will visit South port and be open to visitors lanuary 14, 15 and 16th. Her :oming here will mark the> first /isit a United States undersea x>at to any North Carolina port, j'or this reason she will be an >hipet of p-rpflt interest, and the nterest will not be less because >f the fact that she will be in :ommand of a citizen of North Carolina, Lieutenant Crawford, of Slack Mountain. Pilots of the Cape Fear Asso:iation have made soundings of :he depth of water at the U. S. 3ngineers Dock on the Garrison ot and found that it was ample :o accommodate the Perch. The vessel will therefore be readily iccessible to the throngs that ire expected to visit her during ;he hours between 1:30 and 4:00 >. m. each day. The ship is 306 feet in length ind 24 feet wide. She carries a :rew of 49 enlisted men and five ifficers. Since her completion at ;he ship yards at New London, Donn., this past summer she has nade several trial cruises always eturning to the yards there. The :ruise to Cuba, beginning on ranuary 11th with three day itops being made here and anither one of like duration at Wilmington, after leaving here, vill mark her first visit 'o ports jutside of those in which she vas built and outfitted. Definite assurance of the comng to Southport of the Perch vas contained in a letter from \dmiral W. H. Standley, Acting Secretary of the Navy. This let(Continued on page four) Three Cases In t\ i n ^ Recorders Lourt Dnly Three Cases Were Disposed Of Wednesday Before Judge Joe W. Ruark In Brunswick County Recorder's Court Three cases were disposed of lere in Recorder's court Wednesday before Judge Joe W. Ruark, Sidney Esau, colored, was tried on a charge of possession of intoxicating liquor for the purpose of sale, but was found not guilty. James Duncan, John S. Martin, Earl Taylor and Ethridge Ward, white prisoners at the Brunswick county camp, pleaded guilty to charges of attempted escape and damage to property. Each was given two months on the roads, sentences to begin at the expiration of their present road terms. James Cromartie, colored, was found guilty of making an assault with a deadly weapon. His sentence of 6 months on the roads was suspended upon condition that he pay a fine of $25.00 and the costs of the case before court convenes this week.

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