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s^?f I The Pilot Covers *T Brunswick County 2j I z is ] VOLUME TEN ijT Program 1 Held Thursday I At Shallotte Or. Frank P. Graham, PresI ident Of Greater University Of North Carolina, Made Inspiring Address Before Seniors I various trophies | AND awards MADE I John Herbert Holden Won fl Hamilton Mintz Trophy |l And Dr Wm R. Gol|B ey Placque For Good Science Work An inspiring address by Dr. II prank Graham president of the I Greater I'niv.-rsity of N. c? on I Ttiurs- iv i-ht brought to a close the commencement cxerI ;it Shallotte high school. Following the address by Dr. , I Graham. Chas E. Cause, chair- ; | nan of the Brunswick county _| hoard of evocation, presented dis-' ~1 : in.is to the following members I m L ::a Grace Gray. Virginia Nell | Bishop. Han v Erman Williams. | | John Herbert Holden. Wilbur | Brown. Nicolas W. Mintz. Deila Iuae - - ?, Cornelia Jane Holtlen, Susie Le-1 r.ora Clemmons, Annie Emma Inman. Madelyne Louise Piggot. j Annie Odessa Reynolds, Dulith1 Elaine Robinson. The Hamilton Mintz Memorial j cup. highest honor for a Shal-; lotte high school student, was awarded John Herbert Holden. j Presentation was made by Cornelius Thomas. The Dr. Wm. R. Goley Placque. showing- outstand-, ing work in the science coures. was awarded the same student,! presentation being made by Dr. W. S. Dosher. The Herff-Jones Placque awarded for outstanding ability ami scholarship, went to Miss Virginia Xell Bishop, valedictorian of her class. The musical feature of the commencement program was pro- i vided bv the student chorus, who sang "Sundown." and "When My Dream Boat Comes Home." The invocation was by the Rev. J. K. Worthington, the ben-1 ediction by the Rev. F. V. Spen-1 re. < Dr. Graham was introduced by! Principal Henry C. Stone. The! (Continued on Page Four) Little Bits j Of Big News News Events Of State, Nation and World-Wide Interest During Past Week I ade Wins James Edward Lee Wade. 48-year-old veteran commissi oner of public works, set an j all-time record Tuesday when 1 he became the first city offi-; cial in the history of Wilmington to be elected for his fourth consecutive four - year term. Mr. Wade defeated Clarence L. Myers, two-time challenger, by! a majority of 412 votes. Mr. Wade carried seven of the ten precincts, polling a total of 2,798 votes to 2,386 for Mr. Myers. In the primary election on April 20, Mr. Myers I led a field of five by a plurality of 67 votes. Reunited The duke of Windsor, rcuni- j ted with Wallis Simpson in the beautiful Chateau De Cande, Tuesday chose to keep their marriago plans a secret until after the coronation of his brother. King George VI will be crowned May 12, as the former Edward VIII was to have been, and until after that event, the duke decided, he will refrain from saying when he will make the former Baltimore belle the duchess of I Windsor. J ?te Dry Columbus county voters went to the polls Tuesday and ( by a margin of more than j two-to-one voted against the j measure to legalize the sale whiskey. The drys fought a bitter campaign to keep the county in the dry column. h'he Winners Hie st Ixiuis Post Dispatch. , the novel "Gone With The Wind," | ahd the play "You Can't Take With You" received Pulitzer avvards for excellence in American journalism and letters Mona* The committee, announcing he awards at its annual banquet said the "disinterested and merit(Continued on Page four) THI NO. 14 Remarkable Attei Southpor Ester Mae Potter, Member Of Graduating Class Of Southport High School Maintains Perfect Record Eleven Years SHE WAS NEVER ABSENT NOR TARDY Daughter Of Mr. And Mrs. John F. Potter Completed Remarkable Attendance Feat Last Wednesday Ester Mae Potter, member of this year's graduating class at Southport high school, completed her school career with a perfect record of attendance. She was never absent nor tardy during her eleven years. At the commencement exercises held here last week this young lady was awarded a gold medal ir recognition of her unusual achievement. It is learned that she also has a perfect record of long standing for Sunday school attendance. This young lady is the daughtDr. D. I. Watsc F> Cx._ OIUI J Articles Recalling Interesting Dog Owned By Late Captain Tom Savage Appeared Last Week In The State Magazine STORY FAMILIAR TO LOCAL PEOPLE Faithful Dog Pined To Death At Grave Of His Master; Was Famous As A Deer Dog Dr. D. I. Watson recently wrote an account of the faithful clog owned by the late Captain Tom Savage and sent the story to The State Magazine for nublication. The following narrative appeared in the April 24 copy of that periodical: "I remember having had reported to me the stoiy of a dog owned in this town several years ago. He had no special training, but he had almost human sense and devotion. "This dog was owned by Captain Tom Savage, a pilot on the Cape Fear River, who hunted deer, going out into the bays and swamps. The hunters would take their stands at advantageous spots and would then turn loose the doe and wait for his reappearance. When the animal (Continued on Page Four.) Jury List For The June Term List Of Jurors Drawn Monday By Members Of The Board Of County Commissioners In Regular Meeting Members of the board of county commissioners in regular session here Monday morning drew tho following list of jurors to serve at the June term of Brunswick county superior court. Judge Walter L. Small, of Elizabeth City, was assigned to hold court in this district until July, but since his recent illness it is presumed that a special judge will be assigned for this term. Following is the jury list: (Continued on page four) Value Of Booklet Upon F The Civic Club booklet will be coming from the press this week and it gives promise of being an interesting little booklet that will be extremely valuable for advertising Southport and the adjacent country. The extent of the value, of course^ hinges on the distribution. Kept in Southport homes, the booklet will do very little good. The idea is to mail them out to people who are known to be interested in Southport, the aim being to increase their interest. Other copies will be mailed to people whom it is desired to interest and who now know very little about Southport. While a large list of people is already compiled with the object of sending them a copy, Southport people with I E STi A Gocm 4-PAGES TOI ndance For t High School Girl * BP 1^1 ISk m i^SBr jjR ESTER MAE POTTER er of Mr. and Mrs. John F. PotIter, of Southport. >n Writes r For The State * i i GOOD PROSPECTS FOR VACATIONISTS From the many inquiries that have been coming in there are good grounds for bei lieving that summer visitors 1 to Southport will be unusually heavy this year. In addition to having inquiries for homes from people all over this state the Civic Club has had let- | ters from people in such dis- j tant states as New York, Illinois, Missouri and Florida. Some of the letters gave pro- j mise of the writers becoming , permanent eitiwns of Southport. In order that tlieCe be no trouble in obtaining single j rooms, rooms for light house keeping, furnished and tinfur- , nished homes, it would be a " good plan for all Southport people owning such property to list them with the Civic Club as being available. No I charge will be made for this listing. j Four Cases Are |J Tried In Court p Light Session Heard Wed-jJ nesday By Judge Joe W. , Ruark In The Brunswick County Recorder's Court j( '** ooooq utAro flisnnsotl of ' S? \JU1 l>UOVu I> v.. ?. here in Brunswick county Recortier's Court Wednesday before I Judge Joe W. Ruark. j, William S. Neal, white, was found guilty of violating the I j speed law. Judgment was suspen-! . ded upon payment of the costs of I ! the case. Asa Galloway, colored, was! . | found not guilty of charges of! 'setting fire to the woods. Buck Merrick, colored, pleaded! 'guilty of making an assault with a deadly weapon. He was given j 30 days on the roads, this sen-!. tence being suspended upon pay- . ment of the costs in the case j I and the doctor bill of the prose-1 j ;cuting witness. Junius Filmorc, colored, pleaded guilty to charges of carrying c a concealed weapon. He was re- J quired to pay a fine of $50.00; | and the costs of the case. j Depends j, 'roper Distribution civic interest can do a great j \ deal to further the good j I work by compiling a brief j i list of the people whom they i i think would be interested. 1 This list should be given to the secretary who will mail < to the given addresses, after 11 checking to make sure that a copy has not already been ; mailed to the party in question. The books have been rather expensive to get up and print together with envelopes for mailing. Southport people j < realize that the Civic Club !: has very little money to ope- i rate on and it may be help- 1 i ful to say here that if a few j j cents for postage accompan| ies the list of names the do- < nation will be appreciated. 1 j Do not hesitate to give a j 1 list of names and addresses ] of people whom you think j the booklet will interest. I ME d Newspaper J )AY Southport, P Commissioners In Regular Monthly Meeting Monday Board Voted To Extend Time For Listing Property For Taxes To May 15, With Provision Made To Impose Penalty Aftei Then DTHER MATTERS ABOUT TAXATION Information Received Regarding Oyster Inspection Which Will Be Compulsory For Next Year Members of the Board ol bounty Commissioners in regular session here Monday extended the time for listing property foi 1937 taxes to May 15. The listers ivill be required to turn in theii books on May 17, and a penal'j bf ten per cent will be charge; for failure to list before the new leadline. Poll, personal and rea istate are included under this provision. Members of the county board reard two factions s.tate their J'J:i lull llu] 13 regaruiii.; <i xwan he Supply community, and voted ,o allow the road to remain vhere it is. J. Herbert Stone, assistant isheries commissioner, told the -.oard members of the state-wide >yster inspection sen/ice that will jc instituted as a health measire this fall. Mr. Stone asked the :ounty to provide houses in stra.egic places so that citizens engaged in the oyster industry night use them. The board inorrr.ed Mr. Stone that funds for his pin-pose are not available. \n appeal then was made to the iighway commission asking it to jrovide the houses, and in ex hancre have the oyster shells for juilding roads. This appeal to the lignwjy people also was refused. Southport Girl Wins Scholarship Susie Sellers, Member Of Graduating Class At Local High School, Receives Hundred Dollar Scholarship To Business School Miss Susie Sellers, member of :he graduating class of Southrort high school, has been awarled a hundred dollar scholarship ;q the National Business Trainng School, of Charlotte. Miss Sellers received this schoarship after being one of the vinners in the school's lettervriting contest "Why I Wish A bourse In Modern Business Trailing." The scholarship winner is the lauehtcr of Mr. and Mrs. Ledrow Sellars, and hopes to be able to eave soon to begin a secretarial :ourse. A prominent member of this fear's senior class. Miss Sellars von medals for outstanding schoarship and for outstanding work n English. Brunswick Lady Receives Award Mrs. C. W. Shaw, of Phoenix, ^resident of Brunswick County Council P.-T. A., was winner of he district award for the Cenennial Essay Contest, "A Crifi:al Augument of North Carolina 3ublic Schools," and "Suggcstiins for Improvements." The award received by Mrs, 5haw was a bronze key of the educational Centennial design. It vas awarded by the University extension Division, Chapel Hill. Revival Meeting At Baptist Church A series of revival sermons vill be preached at the South)ort Baptist church beginning on Sunday, May 9. The preaching vill be done by the Rev. A. L. 3rown, pastor of the church. Services will be held at 8:00 )'clock each evening, and the neeting will continue to May 21. rhe public is invited to attend. Dr. Frank Graham South port Visitor Following his graduation adIress last Thursday night at Shallotte, Dr. Frank Graham, ^resident of the University of \Jorth Carolina, came to Southjort and spent the night. His presence here was discov:red early Friday morning, and a iarty comprised of C. Ed Taylor, t. I. Mintz and Dr. William S. Dosher accompanied the distinguished visitor on a short trip to the Orton Plantation. f POR n A Good Coi i ?J. C., Wednesday, Ma i j Baptist Meeting r Stands Opposed r To Liquor Mov [Promotional Committee C Brunswick Baptist Assi , ciation Met Sunday / i; The Chapel Hill Bapti: j Church DISCUSS BUSINESS AFFAIRS OF CHURC Portion Of Program Di | voted To Discussion 01 Liquor Control Had Prominent Speakers Listed The annual meeting of tl ' Promotion Committee of tl ! Brunswick Association was he I in Chapel Hill church, near Sha j lotte Sunday. ! The program was carried 01 mainly by speakers from outsii ' I the county. They came to spea 1 j on various phases of Christie j work in the county. I One special phase of the pr i i gram was the discussion of tl I liquor problem in the county. A II torney Isaac C. Wright, of Wi (mington, presented in a conviw i ing and practical way evidenci I showing that the liquor contr program has not produced revi nue or in any way benefitted 01 ; economic conditions commensur: te with the evils that result* : from it. Rev. F. V. Spence, pa tor of the Shallotte circuit of tl Methodist church, voiced the sei timents of his people that ar liquor program is dangerousl destructive. Resolutions expresi ing the sentiments of the chu ches of Brunswick county towai the so-called liquor control pri gram were adopted, texts < which will be offered for publ i cation later. There has not been given i the county a richer and more a] pealing series of messages in tl (Continued on page four) Ambassador Is Expected Her Ambassador And Mrs. J* , sephus Daniels Will Vis j Southport When The Come To Wilmington I This Month Ambassador and Mrs. Josephi Daniels, of Mexico, will vis Southport and Fort Caswc 11 sometime during the later part ( May, probably on the 28th c 30th, according to advices recer led this past week by the Soutl :!port Civic Club from the form* Secretary of the Navy. On his last visit to the State Ambassodar Daniels express* the desire of both himself ar i Mrs. Daniels to visit Southpoi and Fort Caswell on their nej i trip home. Secretary of the Nav [ during war time, he and Mr Daniels were much interested i : Caswell, more especially as Et I sign Worth Bagley, brother < Mrs. Daniels, was the first An erican Naval officer killed in tl Spanish-American war and or of the batteries at Fort Caswe was named in his honor, j The Ambassador is to speak f : the dedication of Wilmington handsome new postoffice buik ing on May 29th. It is suppose | that his trip to Southport ar Fort Caswell will be arrange j for May 28 or May 30, as tl | Wilmington visit will bring hii near here. Mrs. Marshall To Hold Summer Schot Mrs. Josephine Marshall wi I teach a three-month summer se: sion, beginning May 17. Include in the courses to be offered wi be Latin. Other special course will be taught. All sessions will be held in tl morning. Camp Sapona Nine Loses Ball Gam A hard-hitting bunch of basi ball players from the White Lai CCC Camp slaughtered the Can: Sapona nine Sunday afternoon c I the local diamond. The fin I score of the seven ninning masse | ere was 30-4. ' Instructional Meet For School Board The first state-wide instruct onal meeting of local scho board chairmen and membe will be held in Chapel Hill c Wednesday, May 5. A program of unusual intere has been planned for the occa ion, and there are prospects i representatives from Brunswic i county being present for tl meeting. T PII nmunity ty, 5th, 1937 publi Interest Of Soutl Is Turning 0i Picture Shows Allen Ew ing's Sharpie Under Full Canvas Making Gooc Head-Way Before A Fail Breeze 5t SMALLER BOATS SAILED BY BOYS ? With Expectations Of Yacht Races Here In August There Is Indication Of ?" Awakened Interest In Sailing From all appearances there is an awakened interest locally ir ie the ancient art of sailing, as le more and more Southport peopls are taking part in this famous water sport. ll" In the accompanying picture is shown the sharpie of Allen Ew ing under full canvas making 116 good headway before a fair wind lk This particular boat is equippec ln with an auxiliary motor, making the boat equally practical ir breeze or calm. ie Prospects fon the yacht races * ' here in the late summer hav< prompted a number of the youn c" | ger boys to begin sailing smal 581 boats on the river. One or twc 011 have been built, and plans foi e"l ir i "Commissioner d Term Of ( or I ? iv ?-| GOOD REASON FOR H UNUSUAL NAME d >- I "Hall by Herself," Captain 3f Joseph Campbell, Boston, made i- j a fine mn through the waterj way from Charleston to Southin I port Thursday. The distance p-; via the waterway is said to ie I be 200 miles, and "Hall by ' Herself" left Charleston at | 6:30 a. m. and arrived here at 3:00 p. in. The boat and Captain Campbell are no strangers here. e Neither is the story of how "Hall by Herself" came by her name, but it will bear being repeated. The boat is owned jj ! by the husband of Dorothy Hall, well known actress. Her "' husband thinks she is in a n j class by herself and accordj ingiy named his boat "Hall by lsj Herself." it ?????????? ,r New Principal I For Waccamaw s. Z. G. Ray Elected Last m1 I Week To Succeed B. M. id \ Crawford As Principal rtl Of The Waccamaw High tl School y\ s Members of the local school in j board at Waccamaw met last i- i week and elected Z. G. Ray to >f| succeed B. M. Crawford as prini cipal of the Waccamaw high ie school for next year. I The new principal is well knoll ' wn in this county, having been ' a member of the Waccamaw it school faculty for the past seven 's years. Mr. Crawford was princip1 al for 8 years. !fl | At the same time announceid j ment was made of the re-elecid! tion of the following teachers: lc W. S. Morgan, Miss Nell Allison, m Ruth Biggers, Christine Fields, lEdythe Taylor, Bell Rawls, Mrs W. S. Morgan, Mrs. Z. G. Ray jand Miss Minnie Lennon. Twc I new members of the faculty will ' be Mrs. Zelma Hewett and Miss H | Mary Lillian Watts. n Southport Citizen: es Friendly Until this past season it is j said that practically the only persons who took the trouble to visit yachts stopping at e-! Southport were small boys, :e some of whom found in the ip yachtsmen a lucrative field in | for panhandling, al1 This past season things i- have changed greatly, few yachts of any size now dock at Southport without a number of people, young men and . women and elderly folks, visi' iting them and extending a cordial greeting to the offi;i-1 cers and crew, or the owner ol and his party if they chance rs to be aboard, m j This is a practice of the | home folks that the Southst' port Civic Club desires to ens' courage. The people on the of boats are far from home. :k They like to stop at places ie where they are shown a' friendly spirit and they are meet I ,0T [SHED EVERY WEDNESDAY 4 port Folks s Toward Sail Boats * | i'he ~ JUL > I 1 ^ 9 tic HmKbGIm to 9 m B*W Ti 9 T> eii >r wi i w, r, wi I re i: others are under consideration. 4g ! There is strong sentiment to have I Vo Southport represented in the raI ces by boats capable of holding w, > j their own against any kind of vo " competition. 12 R se annocf si ? *%v\juvo?, iw Tourt Be Mixed * June Term Usually Is Re-j ^ served For Trial Of Civil | Actions, But Desire To Try Two Murder Cases j Is Urgent ^ BOARD PETITIONS GOVERNOR HOEY Lawyers For Defendants In I Two Murder Cases Sou- ; ght Special Term, But j Ul Judge Unavailable ! sl Members of the board of coun-1 ty commissioners in regular sess- j pi ion here Monday morning passed i r? a resolution requesting Governor; E Clyde R. Hoey to make the re- at gular June term of Superior I court a mixed term. The June and January terms I' ' usually are reserved for trial of j civil actions, and this request is I being made in order that two murder cases, postponed from the last regular criminal term, may w be tried. m These are the Skipper and; Clemmons cases, in which both | r defendants face charges of mur- j der. Skipper will be tried for the i fatal shooting of Donald Scott jm ; j and Clemmons will be tried for i , fatally burning Hobson Sellers. | ] At the conclusion of the April I ' term of court. R. W. Davis and Is B. Frink attorneys for the two! ? defendants, asked for a speedy ^ (Continued on Page 4) Local Residents Get Vaccination kr CO 1 th Mrs. Fred H. Smith will be in j her office all day Wednesday and j ? until noon Saturday for the fol- j' lowing few weeks for the pur-1 pose of giving typhoid innocula-1 u tions. The health nurse says thatjln 1 this is the time of year for these [ vaccinations, and urges all who e have not been immunized to take! a j advantage of this opportunity, j J0 I Innoculations for diphtheria a ' will be available for children over \ six months of age and under six!ca i years. A small fee to cover the se I cost of the vaccine will be char- B' i ged for the diphtheria vaccina- ^ I tions. s Show A Interest In Yachts 1 ing the Southport folks more | than half way in this matter. Without any desire to flat- I ter the boatmen, the Civic Club man, who meets all the boats, very frequently feels impelled to tell them that j with much association with people from all parts of the world he has never yet met j up with a more friendly class j of folks than those who tra- j vel the waterways. [ In a recent issue of this j paper an editorial told of a I boat stopping here for a j 1 week and spending six hundred dollars among Southport people during that time. 1 , Sometimes we have had as j many as 15 boats to spend the night. If friendliness j ! would interest even a small per cent of these boats in j 1 stopping for a week or so on | their next trip, it would j j mean a great deal of money ] spent at Southport. j +, r j i: VIost Of The News All The Time $1.50 PER YEAR imall Vote Is Cast In City Election Here [ayor John Ericksen, Unopposed In Nominating Convention April 19, Receives Total Of 79 Votes OTHING MARS USUAL ELECTION s Has Been Custom, Candidates Nominated In Convention Were Unopposed In Election With their supporters content t ith the knowledge that nomina- | >n always has been tantamount election, candidates in the ' unicipal election held here on jesday received a small vote, le total vote cast for the reaction of Mayor John Ericksen is 79. In the first ward the voting is heaviest, as more ballots jre cast than in the other two irds combined. Mayor Ericksen ceived 47 vote; J. J. Loughlin votes; and E. R. Weeks 48 >tes. In the second ward 13 votes 2re cast for Mayor Ericksen; 13. f ites for John McKeithan; and votes for Sam Watts. In the third ward Mayor Erickn received 18 votes; Edward lencer received 19 votes; and illiam Jorgensen received 17. ites. i nnol Tonnliorc iuvai t cauici o Leave For Home [embers Of The Southport l School Faculty Have Various Activities Planned During Summer Months Members of the Southport gh school faculty have left for leir respective homes for the immer, with various activities in ore for the summer months. Misses Clyde- Bryan and k"Sd-";'* lie Hinton left Friday for their ispective homes in Benson and lizabeth City. The former may ;tend summer school. Miss Julia Cromartic left Sat*day for her home at Garland, le has accepted a position for ie summer with an advertising jency. John Paul Wonsavage left on mday for Wilkes-Barre, Penn., ith indefinite plans for the sumer months. James Winget left Sunday for I* s home in Belmont. Mrs. Robert Willis will spend e summer at her home in Wilington. Miss Myrtle Taylor left Monty for her home in Marion. Mrs. Ruth Hood will leave this (Continued on Page four) 'eries Religious Lectures Here \ Rev. John T. McGinn, widely I lown Catholic radio priest, will I nduct a series of lectures on J e Catholic religion and its pra- I ices at the Southport Commun- B t Center building beginning on I inday, May 16. The meeting I ill continue through the follow- 1 9 g week. 1 An invitation has been exten- I id members of the protestant I iths to attend this scries of 9 eetings and learn some of the I cts regarding the Catholic reli- I on. A question box will be lo- 1 .ted at the door, and questions nt in by members of the con- I egation will be answered each I rening by Father McGinn. E Tide Table I Following Is the tide table I for Southport during the next fl week. These hours are appro- H ximately correct and were fur- B nished The State Port Pilot I through the courtesy of the I Cape Fear Pilot's Association. I High Tide Low Tide H Thursday, May 6 B 3:52 a. in. 10:36. a. m. B 1:84 p. m. 11:17 p. m. B Friday, May 7 Bj 1:58 a. m. 11:23 a. m. 5:30 p. m. Saturday, May 8 I 5:56 a. in. 12:09 a. in. H 8:22 p. m. 12:13 p. m. H Sunday, May 0 fl 5:49 a. m. 1:01 a. m. S 7:11 p. m. 1:03 p. m. .Monday, May 10 fl 1:12 a. m. 1:54 a. m. 1:00 p. m. 1:56 p. m. H Tuesday, May 11 H 1:33 a. m. 2.15 a. m. fl 1:51 p. m. 2:58 p. m. Wednesday, May 12 B 1:30 a. m. 3:35 a. m. H 1:18 p. m. 3:39 p. m. fl