pilot Covers
I Brunsuick County
E TEN NO. 5
mLnsnnent Play (
k Begin Friday
miccmaw Gym f
Hjjfeated Inland Boys I
Bolivia GirJs Rank!
l, pre-Touf nament Fav- Jc
H ofii?< Although Cham- to
P?'p Play Will fie *
uiliOTTE GIRLS I to
V1 MAY PULL UPSET Wl
Waccamaw Teams ;Sc
jj,/ Give Trouble In !so
|B jg'tb DiviMons And
IP
jouthport Boys Have !"
I tii
"ty high school'
followers a
:k to Wac- u
FrJay f r the opening of sc
K.- t to decide nc
p:o:iship. fo
undefeated by w
team thi's su
via girls, vie- sc
f- r games this Ul
H rate as pre- to
: has literally so
- v;iv :to the front 18
IE"c- : of small, young ?
: haa compiled i B
I" i for the sea- |
|. - that it will
t : county championship to
| rmance.
I- rough for them,
L; year's cham- y
I l Waccamawl
I : - on the title, j
I it a victory over:
p team this season, isi
lc ::t! in the tourna[
; unty team has "
L the Bolivia girls .
L eks like they
[ year's tour-;Ti
t : Ir. their two 1
Civ this season, Shallotte
L a via by one lone
k: One game was decided in
CW-t: period. From these
Ce em that the
Kbi may offer ser- Bt
C:y : Bolivia's cham- ^
t hopes. Waecamaw girls
pi i i record for the seak.
i. . has played good w<
t j:;i-.r irt has failed to win
kit i county team. '
p' ree who officia- J"0
p. - cames has been J1?
p;::r the tournament,
p begins at 3 o'clock Fri- J*
P tfterr.oon with the Leland r1
P r.itir.g the Bolivia lassies
[itf :k on Friday afternoon. ce
k rame will be followed at pi
littcs by the Lcland-Shallotte
P n.T.e The first game on
!&:i-.ued on page four) ' *
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lirtie Bits
01 Big News (SP?
'<*'! Events Of State, E
Won and World-Wide 1
Merest During Past
ie hooks
roviding a $1,500,000
for free elementary j
:tbooks, which Gov- j
iy advocated in his j
was reported favor- [
i narrow margin in j m
e Education Commit- ha
lay after the com- ch
d heard Senator John of
ill of Durham inti- bj
would carry North is
further along the m
State socialism." Sen- of
moved that the bill in
a "without prejudice"
is motion was defea- a
vote of nine to eight. Pi
ion of Senator Jack ca
E Iredell, for a favor- su
rt, then prevailed. wi
tii
Change
eg that the big issue i(j
time, and ridiculing
lictatorship, Represen- w
rank Xancock of N.
nation-wide radio adght,
warmlyi""
i President Roose- j T
an for changing the; I
of the Supreme |
Brantley, Jr., fourson
of a CCC workfatally
injured under
of his father, a halfan<i
several playmates
morning at Lillington
tt'as struck by an
lle- The child's dog I
1 killed a few minutes
b>' ?, passing automohe
had run into the
recover it. Another I
wen by Grady Eart, [
Barber employee of j
Springs, struck the
mshing his skull.
au? On Page 4.)
t i
THI
4-PAG
Zounty Forest
Organize J
orest Warden Dawson Join
Of The County To Co-o;
tion Pi
County Forest Warden Dawson i
tnes plans to begin right away
organize troops of Junior Fort
Rangers from among the
hool boys of Brunswick county
aid in carrying forward the
ork of forest protection.
Warden Jones was a visitor in,
>uthport Monday, and spent i
me little time outlining a pro- [
am which will enlist the active
terest of every high school boy1
the program of forest protecsn.
Briefly, his plan is to appoint
Junior Warden and an Assisnt
Junior Warden in each
hool in the county. It will be |
cessary to have reliable boys
r these appointments, and they
ill be named only after a conization
with principals of the
hools and teachers. It will be
e duty of these Junior Wardens
organize the boys in their
hool into ranger troops. As
on as the skeleton organization
complete, Warden Jones and
slew Pilot Boat
To Repla
n
rim Craft Built At The
Barber Boat Works, InNew
Bern; D. H. Penton,
Long In Service, To Be
Sold
AME NEW BOAT
THE R. R. STONE
o Take Name Of Present
Little Pilot Speedboat,
Which Will Now Be
Known As "The
Pilot"
Captain I. B. Bussels and H. T.!
>wner arrived here today from
;w Bern aboard the new pilot
at which was completed this
;ek at the Barber Boat Works.
The new boat was built for the
ipe Fear Pilots Association to
place the D. H. Penton, which
is for years been the 'bad-weaer
boat' for trips outside. The
tw craft will take the name of
e small pilot speedboat, The
R. Stone, and the latter henforth
will be known as "The
lot."
The new pilot boat is 46%
et in length, has a 11% foot
am and has a hold of five feet,
le will be powered by a 60- j
irsepower Bridgeport motor.
Although the boat is ready fori
stive service, members of the
lots association plan to make
me minor changes before they
onounce her shipshape.
:ish Factory To
Resume Activity,
eliably Reported That The
Menhaden Products Co.
Factory Above Southport:
Will Be Operated This
Summer And Fall
? The
Civic Club has been infored
that the factory of the Meniden
Products Company, a brank
of the Consolidated Fisheries'
Delaware, will begin operations;
r the first of June. The factory'
located on the Cape Fear, 10 j
iles above Southport, and is one
the largest plants of its kind
the state.
Formerly it operated only for
month or two on the fall fish,
resent plans are understood to |
.11 for operations in the spring,
immer and fall, but this spring!
ork of fishing will not be prac-,
cal until the first of June, ow- j
g to the necessity of overhaul- j
g the plant, which has beeni
le for the past six years.
This company uses large boats
ith about double the capacity
(Continued on Pace 4)
rees, Flowers An
Are Damaged
A cold spell which descen- [
ded suddenly upon this section
Thursday following several
weeks of mild weather
put a crimp in Nature's efforts
to bring on a recordbreaking
early Spring.
Deciduous trees that had
begun to bud felt their embryonic
leaves blighted by
the frost, spring flowers
blooming a full month before J
their season were killed and I
unestimated damage was
done to fruit and early truck
crops.
Minimum temperature for
E SL
A Goo<
ES TODAY
L Wataen lo
unior Rangers1
is Plans To Use School Boys ]
perate In Forest Protecrogram
,
officials from the state departwill
begin an interesting program
of instruction.
Suggested duties for the Junior
Forest Rangers would be a
pledge to go to every forest fire 1
within their district. Where the
blaze was small, it would be his
duty to put it out. In case of |
major fires, it would be their
duty to report it to the nearest
senior fire warden in order that
the full fire-fighting strength of
the county might be quickly mobilized.
Warden Jones has in mind a (
system of awarding badges for
meritorious service, with these 1
awards increasing ini value as 1
they are accummulated by the '
more active rangers.
Within the next few days he '
is planning to announce an essay
contest for each school student '
of Brunswick county for which '
cash prizes will be awarded. A *
full announcement of the contest 1
rules will appear in The State '
Port Pilot. 1
l
Purchased
ce The Penton
S
RED CROSS PLANS
EMPLOYMN'T BUREAU
Soutbport citizens who are
seeking hired help for short
time employment are asked to
list their needs with C. L.
Stevens, at his office in Southport.
This step is being taken in i
an effort to provide gainful I
occupation for a number of !
unfortunate persons who have |,
been making application re- '
cently to the local Red Cross
Chapter for money and food.
"Red Cross officials say that j
most of their applicants are
not beggars, but simply are in ]
need because they have no I
job. If a list of openings for |
jobs can be compiled at the 1
office of Mr. Stevens, these
persons can be given an op- :
portunity to actually earn
money for their own relief. (
The success of the project ;
will depend upon the coopera- ,
tion of local citizens.
Says Newspapers '
Help The Farmer;
Average North Carolina 1
Newspaper Is Valuable '
Source Of Information <
To Farmers, According |
To Dean Schaub
North Carolina farmers find 1
their newspapers a valuable '
source of agricultural news and '
helpful information, according to I
a statement by Dean I. O. '
Schaub, of State College. 1
Papers in both the weekly and 1
the daily groups carry numerous i
stories keeping the farmer and
his family posted on what is go- '
ing on in the field of agriculture 1
and home economics, he pointed i
out. i, f
Papers in both the weekly and 1
the daily groups carry numerous
stories keeping the farmer and '
his family posted on what is go- <
ing on in the field of agriculture
and home economics, he pointed 1
out. J
Other stories give helpful suggestions
regarding better ways of
doing things on the farm and in
the country home, the dean continued.
A number of county farm ]
and home agents over the State
have reported that with few exceptions,
the farm family getting
ahead and making the most of
its opportunities is a family that
reads newspapers regularly.
Thefe are nearly 200 county ,
(Continued on Page four) j
id Fruit Crop j
I By Cold Weather,
the month of February, as '
recorded by the local repre- <
sentative of the U. S. weath- <
er bureau, was 25 degrees on <
the 26th day. The mercury i
worked its way to a high ]
mark of 61 degrees on February
21st. There also was I
a dense fog on that day. i
Total rainfall for the per- i
iod was 3.72 inches, with 1
some precipitation on 11 ]
days. There were 13 clear i
days, 7 partly cloudy days i
and 8 cloudy days during i
the month. j
Prevailing winds were from i
southwest to north.
I
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1 Newspaper Ii
Southport, N. C
Board Of County
Commissioners In
Regular Session
W. Kelvin Gray, President
Of The North Carolina
Municipal Council, Was
Present To Discuss Re-,
funding
WACCAMAW ROAD
PETITION APPROVED
Greater Part Of The Day
Devoted To Disposition
Of Routine Business;
Special Meeting On
Next Monday
Members of the Brunswick
bounty Board of Commissioners
met Monday in the courthouse'
for their regular monthly mectng.
The greater part of the day i
was devoted to the disposal of
routine business.
A petition asking that a certain
road in Waccamaw township
be added to the county road
system was presented by W. L.
tnman, J. L. Babson and J. E.
Clayton. Members of the board
ipproved the petition and sent |
t to the State Highway Comnission
with the recommendation
hat favorable action be taken.
The Greer property in South
lort was sold for $1,000.00 to
r. M. Barnhill.
Fees for M. A. Northrop, unlertaker,
were established by the
loard at $3.00 for removal of a
HXly from the county hospital,
ind $15.00 for preparation, renoval
and burial.
W. Kelvin Gray, president of
he North Carolina Municipal
Council, appeared before the ]
ward to discuss the matter of .
lie refunding bonds.
Members of the board will (
neet Monday in a special sess?n
1
County Quints
- Enter Tourney
o
Zvery High School Team In
Brunswick County Except!1
The Two From Wacca- 1
maw To Play In StarNews
Tournament
ii
Again this year Brunswick j
:ounty will be well represented''
n the Star-News basketball 1
;ournament, for already all teams 1
n the county with the exception
of the two from the Wac- ;
amaw school have filed their entry
blanks.
A total of 73 awards is being!'
jffered this year by officials of
lie tournament. Gold basketballs
,vill be awarded 10 members of 1
lie two winning teams; silver
lasketballs will be awarded 10
nembers of the two second place
teams; bronze basketballs will be 1
iwarded 10 members of each of
lie two third place winners.
There will be a permanent tro- 1
>hv awarded the winninsr sirls
:eam, while the winner in the
ioys division will win a leg on
he handsome trophy. Should
rtose Hill or Kenansville, prerioua
winners, cop the title
igain this year they would come
nto permanent possession.
There will be a 7-inch trophy ]
'or the individual high scorer
imong the boys and the girls and ]
mother trophy for the team I
showing the most sportsmanlike'
ittitude.
There are seven other awards j
to be made in addition to the !
>nes listed above.
Invite Tourists
To Convene Here!
Invitation Extended By The
Civic Club To Tin Can
Tourists Of World To
Meet Here In Convention
Of 1938
The Tin Can Tourists of the
World, following their refusal to
bold their 1938 convention in
Mexico City, have been invited
by the Southport Civic Club to
meet at Southport and Fort Caswell.
Since the organization is comparatively
new it may be mentioned
here that the Tin Can
Tourists organization is composed
of people who live all or part
if their time in automobile trailers.
The organization is said to
include about four million peo- j
pie.
In extending the invitation
that the 1938 convention be held
it Southport and Fort Caswell,
ittention was called to the factj
that Southport is the halfway1
point between the cold of the j
north and the warmth of the
south. The fishing and hunting j
and the widely recognized hospitality
of Southport people were
ilso mentioned.
(Continued on Page 4)
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I
POR'
i A Good Con
Wednesday, Mar
Carolina P
PUPPET SHOW?A pi
wick county Monday and '
lesson in dental hygiene wi
Koch, Jr., manager of the i
his assistant.
Beloved Woman
n i . IT
rasses ai nome
Mrs. Annie O. Robinson
Died Monday Morning
At Her Home Here Following
Sudden Heart Attack;
Funeral Tuesday
Mrs. Annie O. Robinson, beloved
Southport woman, died on
Monday morning at her home
lere following a sudden heart attack.
She was 76-years-of-agc.
Mrs. Robinson came to Southport
twenty-five years ago with
tier husband from Pennsylvania.
Phcy chose to make their home
in this section after traveling in
various parts of the state, and
they built "The Robbins Nest," a
beautiful home located on the
river about two miles above town.
Mr. Robinson lived but ten months
after their arrival in Southport.
Following his death in 1913,
Mrs. Robinson remained in their
[lew home. Three years later Miss
Margaret Parkhill came to live
ivith her, and the two have been
inseparable companions since that
time.
Mrs. Robinson was active in
several social organizations of
the town, and was the motivating
influence in the Southport
Presbyterian church. The Sunday
School of that institution was
kept alive through the determination
of her leadership.
One brother, John Oliphant, of
Chicago, survives. In addition,
there are numerous nieces and
nephews.
One of the latter, J. D. Oliphant,
of Trenton, N. J., was here
4-U^v Ainftwnl iirViinb urog Vl ol rl
LUX Lite XUIltiai, muvii
(Continued on page four)
Boy Scouts May
Encamp At Fort
Executive Secretary Of
Southport Civic Club Has
Been Advised That The
Scouts Of Wilmington
Area Will Consider Local
Site
There is a possibility that the
Boy Scouts of America, Cape
Fear Area Council, may have
their summer encampment at
Fort Caswell. In a letter received
Tuesday W. B. Keziah, executive
secretary of the Southport Civic
Club, was advised that David
L. Liles, scout executive, and
Mr. Lewis R. Kirk, commissioner,
would shortly make a trip here
to look over things with the idea
of seeing if it were suitable for
a camp.
H. H. Thomas, in charge of the
Fort Caswell Property, has advised
the Civic Club that he can
see no objection to holding the
camp at Caswell, provided it is
located at a place where it will
not interfere with the reconditioning
of the buildings.
(Continued on Page Four.)
Vacancies Occur
In Marine Corps
Forty vacancies for service in
the U. S. Marines will be filled
from this district during March,
it is announced by Captain A. C.
Small, district recruiting officer,
with headquarters at Savannah,
Georgia.
Young men in this vicinity desiring
information concerning enlistment
in the ranks of the "Sea
Soldiers" may write to the Marine
Corps Recruiting Station, at
Savannah. Application blanks will
be sent on request, Captain Small
stated.
r pii
lmunity
ch 3rd 1937 publi
uppeteers Play F<
ippet show presented for th
Tuesday of this week manaj
th unusual entertainment,
mppet show. The young lad
Children See F
, Thrilling Toot
HEARING ON YACHT
BASIN TOMORROW
Representatives from the
district office of the U. S.
Army Engineers, in Wilmington,
will be in Southport on
Thursday morning at 10:00
o'clock for the purpose of
holding a hearing regarding
the need of a yacht basin, or
small craft refuge here.
Various private interests
who will benefit by this improvement
have been invited
to submit briefs to Major
Ralph Millis, in Wilmington,
in -order ti add strength to
the request for an appropriation
with which to carry on
this work.
Need for a yacht basin, or
small craft refuge, is based
upon the largo number of
small boats here during the
greater part of the summer
and fall to engage in shrimping,
and upon the large number
of yachts which pass
through semi-annually.
Old Principal
To Be Speaker
Professor Henry C. Schultz,
Former Principal Of Old
A /?-> J omir Will
iJUUiiipui i nvauviii/| ?*
Address P.-T. A. Meeting
Thursday Evening
Professor Henry C. Schultz, retired
educator and former principal
of the old Southport Acajdemy,
will be the principal speaker
Thursday night at the meet,
ing of the Southport ParentI
Teachers Association. The houi
jhas been set at 7:30 o'clock.
The speaker will be well remembered
by a number of Southport
residents as the young mar
J who came here about thirtj
years ago and imposed a new
respect for discipline upon memi
bers of his high school group.
Later he taught in public
schools and colleges in New York
state. Since his retirement a few
; years ago he has been spending
(Continued on page four)
Jury List Drawn 1
Term Of Si
Members of the Brunswick
county board of commissioners
in session here Monday
drew a jury list of 44
men from which to select the
grand jury and the petit
jury at the next term of
Superior Court, which convenes
here the first Monday
I in April for the trial of criminal
cases.
Judge Walter L. Small, of
Elizabeth City, assigned to
hold court in this district
during this term, is ill following
a stroke of paralysis
suffered several weeks ago,
and it is likely that a substitute
jurist will be appointed
to hold this court for
him.
I Following is the jury list:
Robert S. Milliken, Ash;
J. L. Henry, Winnabow: R.
C. Phelps, Ash; B. A. Simmons,
Freeland; Herbert
Russ, Shallotte; A. C. Simmons,
Ash; A. T. Edwards,
Ash; D. O. Hewett, Supply;
E. O. Rabon, Winnabow; Wil
.OT
SHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
}r Children
l> J/jr j|
e school children of Bruns?ed
to combine an important
On the left above is Fred
y is Miss Patsey McMullen,
*uppets Enact
h-Ache Drama
*
Puppet Show Under Direction
Of North Carolina
Board Of Health Teaches
Dental Lesson Through
Entertainment
"LITTLE JACK" IS
CHILDREN'S FAVORITE
The Real-Live Problem Of j
This Animated Doll Made
Strong Appeal Upon
The Boys And Girls
Who Comprised
Audience
There has been at least one
chapel program in every consolidated
school in Brunswick county I
this week that was filled with
fun for the grammar grade kids. |
A puppet show, under the direction
of the North Carolina State
Board of Health, visited these
schools this week, and through
a program that was packed with
entertainment managed to teach
'a lasting lesson in dental care of
members of its young audience.
To begin with, there were few
boys and girls in the county who
' really knew what puppets are.
J "They are little dogs," was the
general concensus of opinion.
| There was general delight when
I it was discovered that puppets
' are animated dolls, who can walk
and talk and laugh and cry.
The play presented by the pupi
etters was the story of '"Little
1 Jack," who faced the childhood
I tragedy of being forced to re(Contlnued
on page 4.)
Southport Girls
Break Losing Streak
The Southport girls basketball
team crashed tho win column
for the first time this season
Tuesday night as they nosed out
the visiting Dixon team by a
score of 13 to 12. The boys lost
to the invaders by a score of
i 20 to 17.
' Icewater seemed to run in her
. veins as Louise Niemsee, South
I port forward, stepped to the free
j throw line during the closing
i minutes of the game to make
: good on two foul shots. The first
tied the score, and the second
; brought the first victory of the
year to her team.
:or The April
iperior Court Here
I lie McDowell, Southport; W.
E. Stanland, Ash; D. W.
Leonard, Shallotte; H. L.
Phelps, Supply; B. A. Little,
Freeland; J. H. Bennett,
Shallotte; H. M. Edwards,
Ash; Laton Mintz, Ash; M.
J. Little, Freeland; W. V.
Varnam, Supply; R. D. Clemj
mons, Bolivia.
George A. Swain, Supply;
W. C. Savage, Winnabow; L.
J. McKeithan, Bolivia; J. R.
Mintz. Shallotte; R. D. Woodard,
Shallotte; E. M. Little,
Freeland: R. H. Anderson,
Leland; L. J. Mills, Leland;
A. L. Mercer, Bolivia; I. S.
Willetts, Winnabow; W. K.
Cox, Southport; Thomas St.
George, Southport; M. R.
[ Tripp, Shallotte; G.W. Holden,
Supply; J. J. Hughes, Ash;
S. B. Benton, Ash; J. B.
Church, Southport; C. L. Stevens,
Southport; T. T. Browning,
Shallotte; L. W. Coleman,
Ash; E. Danford, Bolivia;
B. K. Smith, Shallotte;
S. J. Smith, Longwood; L.
I Skipper, Winnabow.
Most Of The News
All The Time
I $1.50 PER YEAR
Farm Families
Will Be Taken
Off WPA Rolls
As Program Of Curtailment
Gets Underway Officials
J Propose To Relieve Those
Who May Return To Soil
For Subsistence
CURTAILMENT IS
STATE-WIDE MOVE
I Meetings Planned Of Various
Relief Agencies In
Order That Change May
Be Made Fairly And
Practically
In view of the fact that the
WPA recently has been Instructed
to reduce Ita quota, orders
have come out from the state
office to do this by cancelling
the farm families in an effort to
send them back to their normal
occupation.
WPA officials throughout the
state will hold a series of conferences
to discuss the resources
within the state that are available
for these fa?n families, who
may apply to local welfare officers
when they learn that they
have been cut off the WPA payroll.
Welfare departments and
other agencies of this nature have
been invited to send representatives
to their meetings.
With the farming season gatI
i-i t li, Mat
Ling unuerwuy, it ia ucucvcu hum.
the unemployment situation will
not become acute in Brunswick
county. Strawberry and truck
crops that soon will be harvested
in the lower end of the coun?
ty will afford a means of providing
jobs.
Action of reducing the WPA
load came from state headquarters,
and not from the codnty or
district office, for the curtailment
is to be state-wide in its
scope.
Judge Ruark Has
! A Heavy Session ^
Seven Cases Covering Wide
Variety Of Minor Offenses
Were Disposed _Of
Wednesday In Brunswick
County Recorder's Court
Seven cases covering a wldei
variety of minor offenses were
disposed of here in Recorder's
Court last Wednesday before
| Judge Joe W. Ruark.
D. T. Long, white, faced charges
of trespassing, but his case
was dismissed. '
The case against Johnnie Hewett,
white, for refusal to surrender
his driver's license after it
had been revoked was nol pressed.
Lonnie Grady, colored, faced
two charges. He was found guilty
of carrying concealed weapons
and was required to pay the
costs in his case. A fine of 150
was remitted. On a charge of
operating a motor vehicle while
he was intoxicated he was found
guilty. He was fined $50.00 and
the cost of the case, and his
driver's license was revoked for
12 months.
The case against Nettie Par
ker, white, for the possession and
sale of intoxicating liquor was
continued for one week,
Simpson Sistrunk, white, pleaded
guilty of violating a traffic
law. Judgment was suspended
upon payment of the costs.
Solem Ludlum was found not
guilty of abduction.
W. J. Cumbee, white, pleaded
guilty to charges of failure to
stop at a railroad crossing. Judgment
was suspended upon payment
of the costs.
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 tho courtesy of the
Cape Fear Pilot's Association.
High Tide Low Tide
Thursday, March 4
12:36 a. m. 7:18 a. m.
12:36 p. m. 7:20 p. m.
Friday, March 5
1:22 a. m. 8:27 a. m.
1:47 p. m. 8:40 p. m.
Saturday, March 0
2:20 a. ra. 9:30 a. m.
2:30 p. m. 9:42 p. m.
Sunday, March 7
3:22 a. m. 10:24 a. m.
4:04 p. m. 10:36 p. m.
Monday, March 8
4:31 a. m. 11:13 a. m.
3:08 p. m. 11:26 p. m.
Tuesday, March 9
3:28 a. m. 11:58 a. m.
5:38 p. m. _____
Wednesday, March 10
6:15 a. m. 12:14 a. m.
6:41 p. m. 12:44 p. m. ^
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