1* he Pilot Covers -unswick County ME TEN NO. 2A [are Office / *ins Work On cial Security d Staff Of Department [ es It Necessary That) Matters Proceed j ly In Considering j s i BEING SENT XING APPLICANTS ^ i Desiring To Recei;nefits Under Any il Security Head ould Await His Turn Welfare Department will reiving applications for} assistance and aid to dechildren and aid to the s week. i have been sent to idividuals whose cases dy known and for whom ins will be filed immevith the welfare board, artment wishes to reit only those people who j ?ived cards come to the, thin the next week or so j nail staff of the depart-1 1 - "* t"" to Isondlo I IBTiOIU Win 11UI UV auic iu itauuiv 1 great crowd of people at one i Bimo. The work will progress as j hapidly as is humanly possible, _ as soon as possible workers Ivi'I go out into the county for ? purpose of receiving appli- j V Rations from people who have not| heretofore received aid from the; welfare department. Mother's aid j Bases, blind cases, and the most] Extreme old age cases are re- R( I ving first attention. I In order that the Social Secuft-ity progrm may be given undivided attention during the next ew weeks, it has been decided i fco .iiscontinue the distribution of|Q rlothing made in sewing rooms temporarily except in extreme Emergency. It is requested, kherefore. that people refrain j . roni coming to_ the office fori 1 Ihe sole purpose of seeking clo- j (thing until further notice, as it kill require the time of the enkirc staff of the department to handle Social Security cases. | th [. co Little Bits mi Of Big News | News Events Of State, wj Nation and World-Wide I n* Interest During Past In< Week tn is? Search For Flyer t1 ga ? *- '? ? ? TTorhart _ r I ine searcn ior ahiciw tt shifted to a desolate stretch of I coral reefs south of the Equator Tuesday as the sea hunt for the 71 I lost flier passed its 100th hour '' without a trace of Miss Earhart I and her navigator. Fred Noonan. ^BThe U. S. S. Colorado was orderled to change its course and m( southward toward Winslow Qr | Banks, a treacherous uncharted at. a about 200 miles south of wj iHouland Island, in the belief that |ev M Miss Karhart may have been for- ^ I ced down on a tiny island last j j Friday on her flight from Lae, I New Guinea. an I n itc Butcher ca I Detectives picked up the old, ca Kingsburg Run district of Clcve- ? I land Tuesday night in search of p I the maddened killer whose tenth I victim - beheaded and carved into | half a dozen pieces?was found I in the oily Cuyahoga River. Ten I times within the last three years the detectives have started away I from a torso bearing the marks I of a surgically skilled slayer and nine times have wound up with no solution?no clues of I value. The last victim, a tower- , '"g. powerful man weighing be tvveen 180 and 190 pounds, was stream. I Bryant Trial fames N. Bryant, Wilmington 11'Jnmberman, went on trial in federal court Tuesday on charges I ?f evading income taxes aggre sating $3,300 on net income to tailing $67,000 during the years WO. 1931, 1932 anci 1933. The morning session of the special I "5rm was consumed in arguments ICn the defense motion, first to I fUash and then to sustain a de^ murrer, and in selecting the jury. 1 Prosecutors demanded the life IS (Continued on page 4.) THI 1 , 4-PA. 7arewell Dinners Honor Oi utch Dinner Given Wednes And Beer Supper At < Evei Dr. W. S. Dosher was guest of honor at a Dutch dinner held Wednesday night at Caswell Beach just three days before his departure for Boston City Hospital for 2 year's study. After guests had enjoyed a bountiful dinner, L. T. Yaskell took over as master of ceremonies and called upon each person present for a brief expression in keeping with the occasion. High tribute was paid the personal popularity and the professional ability of Dr. Dosher by the town's leading citizens. who wished him every possible success in his new work. Dr. Dosher responded with a few words of opreeiation. During the meeting a motion was made that citizens present send a telegram to Dr. J. A. Dosher, at Oteen, expressing their regret that he could not be-present, and wishing for him a speedy recovery. H. M. Shannon was instructed to word the mes1: v_ -L ^aiUUIlcL 1 Ctcil Sponsor Rac epresentatives From Here Met On Thursday Night With Regatta Committee And Members Of Board Of Governors RGANIZATION TO CONDUCT RACES ivitations Already Are Beng Mailed To Boat Owners From Norfolk To Miami; Expect Many Entries Four Southport citizens, two of em members of the steering mmittee appointed at a meetg here last week, attended a eeting in Wilmington Thursday rht of the regatta committee id members of the board of ivernors of the Carolina Yacht ub. As a result of the meeting it .11 be the responsiblity of the embers of the yacht club to sk after the details of the ce, the proper classification of e boats, etc. The matter of suing invitations, entertaining lests and providing prizes will up to citizens of Southport. lis will be the first annual rcitta to be staged here, and no fort will be spared to make (Continued on page 4.) ill Return To Town This Week The Rev. E. M. Hall, who with smbers of his family has been a two-weeks vacation, will rern to Southport this week and 11 hold regular morning and ening services at the Trinity ethodist church Sunday, July th. While on their trip, the Rev. d Mrs. Hall and son, John, vis,'d their other son, Edgar, who spending the summer at a mp in Canada as one of the mp physicians. American Legion i In Line According to a letter re- [ ceived from Charlotte from Miss Arelia Adams, the Nor- | th Carolina Department sec- ! retary of the American Le- j gion Auxiliary, the Auxili- | ary to the Brunswick County j Post Number 194, is in line J for a department citation. This means that the local unit has paid its state and national obligations for the year 1936-193?, (amounting to seventeen dollars); has J reached its membership quota for the term ending July 25, 1937; has had the required number of meetings, officers and committees; and in addition has contributed to the j state and national work of j the American Legion Auxiliary in the following fields; Rehabilitation (of disabled Veterans'; child welfare, education of World War Orphans, central fund (monthly contribution for the noncompensated veterans in the hospitals,) and the memorial library for patients at Oteen. This accomplishment is j E ST, A Goo lGes today South Given In F Dr. W.S. Dosher ;day Night At Caswell Beach Damp Sapona Thursday ning sage. The beer supper at Camp Sapona Thursday evening was an occasion thoroughly enjoyed by all present. Plenty of beer, with every imaginable accessory, was served; and credit is due chief ; mess sergent Louis Dixon and his helpers for the efficient manner in which the guests were pleased. Dr. Dosher has served as contract sergeon for the local CCC camp since it was first established, and Dr. L. C. Fergus has been named to take his place. The dinner was therefore in the na- j ture of a dual celebration; to welcome Dr. Fergus as well as to bid godspeed to Dr. Dosher. Ensign K. R. Cotton served as toastmaster for the occasion. Guests were welcomed by Lt. John W. Sample, commanding officer, response was by mayor John Ericksen. Brief speeches were heard from a few guests. The final speech was made by Dr. Dosher. t Club Will es In Southport * : I ! . 1 I C. J. NEWTON STORE CATCHES ON FIRE Fire was discovered in the C. .1. Newton grocery store on the waterfront about 9 o'clock Monday night and considerable damage to the building and stock of goods resulted before the flames were extinguished. The loss was covered by insurance. It is not known how the fire started. The store was not open Monday afternoon, as a I half-holiday was observed for the Fourth of July. A large holiday crowd flocked to the scene of the fire, which was | quickly brought under control by local volunteer firemen. Chief Of Police Suffers Stroke i Hook Moore Has Been In The Brunswick County Hospital For Past Week Following Stroke Of Paralysis Suffered Last Tuesday Hook Moore, Southport's popular police chief, has been in a serious condition at the Bruns- | | wick County Hospital for the j past week following a stroke I suffered last Tuesday night. His | right side is partially paralized. J His condition showed some improvement over the week-end, ! and he was carried home from | the hospital Tuesday. Moore has been chief of police | here for the past several years | Iand is one of the most popular I law enforcement officers the city} ever had. \uxiliary For State Citation something of which a small unit may justly be proud. At the regular monthly meeting for July the retiring president, Mrs. Frank Sasser, stating that she wished to leave a good foundation for the new administration, devoted most of the time to review of the purposes of the twenty departments of the Auxiliary. However, two new appointments were made: Mrs. L. T. Yaskell, chairman of the music committee, and Mrs. John D. Ericksen, chairman of the Fidac committee. Fidac is the only world-wide I organization of all the World 1 War Veterans on the allies side. A request was made for contributions of silk cloth of j any color, old hose, socks, neckties, dresses, or anything else of silk?to be sent to | Oteen to be woven into rag rugs by the patients well enough to take part in occupational therapy. Members and others willing to contribute will please leave material at Mrs. S .B. Frink's home. ATE d Newspaper Ii port, N. C., Wednesday Board Reverses Stand On Home Agent Question i _____ Office Reinstated Thursday, July 1, By Commissioners At Request Of Representatives Of County Club Groups RURAL POLICEMEN ARE DISCONTINUED This Action Was Taken At Meeting Of June 25, At Same Time Other Matter Was First Acted Upon Members of the board of county commissioners voted Thursday to reinstate the office of county home demonstration agent after they have passed a unanimous resolution on June 25 to discontinue the work. Thursday's meeting was attended by representatives for , home demonstration clubs from ' all sections of the county and by the district agent, Mrs. Estelle T. Smith. Ladies who spoke before the board were Mrs. Smith Mrs. eorge H. Cannon, Mrs. Joe Verzaal, Mrs. Frank Mintz, Mrs. J. D. Johnson an dothers of the delegation present. Mrs. Verzaal spoke over the telephone. Rural policemen for Brunswick countv will be discontinued after July 15 by action of the board inits meeting on June 25. Members of the board met in a half-day session Monday and are in session again today. Busy Day For Court Officers Court Docket Was Last Prosecuted By R. W. Davis Before He Turns Duties Over To C. Ed TayJtr Several cases of minor imj portance were disposed of here in Recorder's court last Wednesday before Judge Joe W. Ruark. The docket was the last to be prosecuted by R. W. Davis, who has served as solicitor for the county Recorder's court since the resignation of G. V. Fesperman. Mr. Davis recently declined the offer of permanent appointment by members of the board of county commissioners, who named C. Ed Taylor to succeed him. The lineup is the county court is now just as it was several years ago when J. W. Ruark was appointed by a Republican board to serve as Recorder, for Mr. Taylor was the prosecutor at that time. J. W. White, white, pleaded guilty of being drunk and disorderly. Judgment in the case was suspended upon payment of the costs. Carl Walden, Obie and Eddie Sellers, white, were bound over 1 to Superior court under $600.00 bond each on charges of robbery. The two Sellers provided bond, but Waldcn is still in jail here. In another case Obie Sellers was found guilty of operating a motor vehicle without proper state license. Eddie Sellers was found guilty of cursing on the highway. Both men appealed their case to Superior court upon being taxed with the costs. , Otto Gause, colored, pleaded ' guilty to charges that he refused to aid in combatting a fire. . Judgment in his case was suspended upon payment of the costs. Darrell Lee Bowen, white, was ' found guilty of violating the rules of the road and was required to pay the costs in his case. 1 Clarence Smith, white, was tried on charges of making an assault with intent to kill. Pro- ; bable cause was found, and the ' defendent was bound over to Superior court under $700 bond, ' which he gave. He faced this ' charge after being named as the man who fired point blank at Woodrow Formy Duval, deputy game warden, several Weeks ago, inflicting painful injuries. Publisher Here For Two-Day Visit J. C. Macklcn, of Myrtle Beach, owner of the big Macklcn stores, also editor and publisher of the Myrtle Beach News, was a visitor at Southport Monday and Tuesday, while his yacht, the Sophie, is on the railway of the Brunswick Navigation company. Different from most newspapermen, Mr. Macklen is very versatile in other lines of endeavor. He employs some sixteen clerks in his large store and operates luxuriant fishing and party boats for the patrons of Southport's big neighboring resort. POR i A Good Con U July 7th, 19. Dr.W.S. Dosher Goes To Boston To Specialize Popular Young Southporl Physician Left Saturday For Boston City Hospital For Two Year's Study DR. L. C. FERGUS TO PRACTICE HERE Is Wilmington Man, And Is Graduate Of Medical College Of Virginia; Is Already Here Dr. William S. Dosher, popular young physician, left Saturday for Boston, where he plans to study for two years at Boston City Hospital and specialize in gynocology and obstetrics. Dr. Dosher, who is a native of Southport, has been practicing medicine here for the past four years. He has been contract surgeon at the local CCC Camp since it was established, has served for the past few months as county physician and as acting assistant surgeon of the local U S. Public Health office. While in Boston he will serve as a teaching fellow at Tuffs Medical College. Dr. Dosher has turned his practice over to Dr. L. C. Fergus, ol Wilmington, who also will serve as contract surgeon for the CCC Camp. Dr. Fergus is a graduate of the Medical College of Virginia, and was interne at a Reading, Pa., hospital and at James Walker Memorial Hospital, Wilmington. He and Mrs Fergus are occupying the olc Dr. J. A. Dosher home, in Southport . Dr. M. H. Rourk, of Shallotte now is serving as chief of stafl at the Brunswick County Hospital, as county physician anei as acting assistant surgeon ol the local office of the U. S Public Health service. County Schools Open September 1 Members Of County Board Of Education In Meeting Here Tuesday Named Day For Opening Ol Fall Term Members of the county board of education met Tuesday morning in the office of the county superintendent of schools and decided to open the sehoolr of the county on Wednesday. September 1. While the greater part of the meeting was devoted to a discission of routine business, particular stress was laid upon the matter of safe transportation. Attention is called to tne law governing- the speed at which school bus (3 r a/ be operated. "It sha'l be unlawful for any person to operate or drive a school ous loaded Willi children over the public roads of Ncrl" Carolina at a greater rate of speed tha.i 35 miles per hour." Bid Rejected On Paving Project A bid submitted last week for grading, surfacing, and structurjs on 3.4 miles of road between Shallotte and Old Dock in Brunswick county were Friday declared too high, and Chairman Frank Li. Dunlap and W. Vance Baise, ehief highway engineer, were empowered by the highway and public works commission to act rn the bid. Dunlap said that the bids on die project were considered too ligh. F. D. Cline of Raleigh made a bid of $70,297.94 for "oadway work and Kiker and fount of Reidsville one of $1,570.50 for structures. Low bids >n 10 other road projects were Make Trip From J A Self-C Mr. and Mrs. Marsden Brinkman and son, Paul, of Kisko Park, Mt. Kisko, N. Y., arrived here last week for a visit with his father, Captain Sam Brinkman, making the trip from New York in a trailer built by Mr. Brinkman. The former Southport boy operates an oilburner service concern in Mt. Kisko. He did practically all the work on the trailer by himself, working at the job for more than two months during his leisure time. It has long been a hobby of his to tinker with mechanical devices, but this is his first venture into the T PII imunity 57 publi: Retiring Comm: And N< i ' i I .4 j?gh ^ _^0* R. C. ST. GEORGE L. T. Yaskell EU Of Brum : . fourth celebrated at fort caswell Monday night brought back ^ooHA/itlniio nf hi- iri.nn tlovu icujimuuiii ui 'j~h"llv' 17 I at Fort Caswell to citizens of . J .Southport. From where once came the shock ami deafening explosions of heavy guns in target practeie, Monday night brought I the flare of giant rockets, can i dies and otherwise brilliant fireworks displays. Mixed with this there sounded across the water the denonations of dynamite and the blasts of giant firecrackers as the folks at North Carolina's coming summer and winter resort let is be known that they were celebrating the 4th of I July. 5 Raleigh Visitor Believes In City James Hatch, Of Raleigh, Came Here For Weekj End Three Years Ago And Has Been Back At Every Opportunity Since "Why don't you folks advertise and acquaint up-state people with the wonderful fishing that Southport has to offer. I think it is the best to be found anyI where, and your whole section a! bounds in possibilities. The only trouble is that the up-state folks do not know what we have here." "There is a big future for Souj thport and Fort Caswell. Things ! are bound to develop in time. The development will come all I the more rapidly 11 you lei ioma j know what is here. I don't think (!you should just sit around and wait for them to find it out." j The above was the substance of an interview with James Hatch, j formerly with the State Museum, I in Raleigh. Mr. Hatch spent a I short time here three years ago ,and acquired much liking for the I town and such a deep seated beilief in its future possibilities that he has been coming back at every opportunity. Accompanied by Mrs. Hatch, he spent from SaturIday until Monday afternoon here. ON JIRYLIST j J. H. Russ was one of the I men called for jury service at i the Federal court in Wilmington (Tuesday as trial of J. N. Bryant : for tax evasions got undenvay. I He was not called on the jury. lew York In 'onstructed Trailer I realm of "a house on wheels." He says that he had no trouble at all with the trail| er until he went for his license. Then he learned that he had overlooked the very important item of providing proper brakes. When he learned that brakes would have to be installed before his trailer could take to the road, he also did that job by himself. Still pretty fond of his latest hobby, Mr. Brinkman has spent a part of each day since he has been here mak( ing little changes and imI provements on his outfit be| fore the return trip begins. ,0T SHED EVERY WEDNESDAY .| ander Legion Head > % ...'. I T|*j L. T. YASKELL icted Head ivick Legion Post * Plorfmn Of O f f i roro Cai* Brunswick County Post. Number 194 Held Thursday Evening SUCCEEDS ST. GEORGE AS COMMANDER List Of Other Officers Elected At Legion Meeting Thursday Night; Delegates To State Convention Named L. T. Yasml was ele.-'.od ii-n-1 mander of Brur.sw ek County j Post Nurioe" 191 Ainericaa l-e- j gion, Thursday evening, succeed- j ing R. C. St. George who has j headed the organization for the ( past two years. j Other officers elected were: j 1st vice-commander Roland Min- [ ! tz; 2nd vice-commander Jack 1 Potter; 3rd vice-commander J.' Willie Mills; service officer M. B. Watkins, adjutant J. J. j Loughlin, chaplin A. H. Mar- J shall; executive committee S. B. J Frink, John Ericksen and Jim ! Gore. L. T. Yaskcll, M .B. Watkins, ! S. B. Frink, Frank Sasser and j W. C. Linert were named del- j cgates to the state convention in Durham July 25-26-27. Possibilities For Good Port Contractor Here During Past Week Sees PossibiliI ty Of Future Development Of Shipping Facili-j ties O. V. McGee, constructural! steel contractor of Monroe, has been spending the past ten days at Southport, erecting the new j water tank at Fort Caswell. The I work in which Mr. McGee is en-1 gaged takes him over much of the state, as well as into other i states. He has just recently com-1 pleted the steel work on the new post office building in Wilmington and he also placed the structural steel roof for the Raney Chevrolet Company building. During his stay here Mr. McGee became thoroughly sold on Southport and Fort Caswell. In an interview with a representa- j tive of The Pilot Saturday night, j he said: "I think Southport one of the ( finest places for development of shipping that there is on the North Carolina coast. Good roads (Continued on Page Four) Award $125 In 4-H Poultry Project The Southern Planter farm j magazine of Richmond, Va., will j award $125 to the North Caro- j lina 4-H club members making! the best records in poultry this! year, L. R. Harrill, 4-H club leaj der at State College, has announced. The winning boy or girl in j each of the five extension dis- j tricts of the State will receive' $25 in cash, Harrill explained. These prizes are offered as | part of the campaign to stimu-' late interest in better poultry j production in North Carolina. Boys and girls who wish to I compete for the awards must keep accurate records on their poultry projects and submit re ports to their county farm or Most Of The News fl All The Time $1.50 PER YEAR I Cutting Timber I Too Closely Is jl Poor Business 1 County Agent J. E. Dodson |B Furnished Figures To 'B Show Percent Of Land fl That Is Owned By Coun- I ty Residents |fl SPECULATORS ARE B BUYING WOODLAND I Wise Production Of Wood II For Sale To Pulp Mills B Can Be Developed Into IB Valuable Cash Crop B For County 9 Distributing Federal Forestry H Department placards that show IB the disasterous effects that may result from too close cutting of timber for pulpwood, County B Agent J. E. Dodson, Tuesday, made a few timely remarks on IB the local situation. B "We have", he said, '505:1 ''I || acres of land in Brunswick county. Of this only 170.600 acres II are owned by farmers ami coun- |H ty residents. The remaining 1.20,000 acres are the property of IB absentee landlords and big cor- IHB porations whose offices or places or Business are nor in csrunswick county." M "This is bad situation. And it flH bids fair to grow worse. Let to follow their own plans, the paper or pulpwood mills would be ^B perfectly willing for the farmcrs to retain their lands and J they would buy the pulpwood IS from the farmers, as the crops KB develop, at good prices. But, the Hi situation is that there arc two or three miles desiring to acquire the timber. Speculators or pin- IB hookers arc taking advantage of |H this fact and arc buying land *^B and timber with the objective of ^B getting the pulpwood mills to |M bid against each other and take ^B the whole thing at a price very H| much higher th; a 1 whirh tb'j^-j^B original owner received." Bj "To avoid having to buy from ^B the speculators the maills arc hav- flH ing to buy up all the lands they ^B can acquire and between the mill fl| buyers and the speculators the ^B outlook is for the present area of ^B home owned land to be very ^B much reduced. At the same time ^B the area held by corporations ^B will be greatly increased." B These Men Have I Faith In Town jl Visitor Says That Best Fish- |H ing On Co-*.st Is Readily Hj Available At Southport; |H Likes Port Prospects H "Southport has the best fish- ^B ing of any point on the coast I H know because I have tried it at ^B many places and I am sure that ^B every fisherman who has fished B| here and at other points will |H agree with me." Bj It was St. Julian L. Springs, of H Myrtle Beach, speaking. Mr, JH Springs was here in company >^B with his brother, Albert Springif'^B and both expressed the steadfast ^B nnininn (hot thn f'ono Vno r ohn. upilliuii 11 Id I, UK VtlJ/1, A" V.U1 OllVJ- H^^B als offered b!uc fish and mack- IB erel trolling, the like of which was not to be found rlsowhere |H at any point on either the North or South Carolina coast. fl The two Messrs Springs re- 9H marked to a State Port Pilot re- flR presentative that their father, Al- JH bert A. Springs, Sr., was born In Southport and afterwards migra- 1M ted to South Carolina, where he JH (Continued on Page Four) H ? ? ? ? ? i~ m i ill ^Hj Tide Table 1 Following is the tide table I for Southport during the next week. These hours are appro- J ximately correct and were farnished The State Port Pilot through the courtesy of the SB Cape Fear Pilot's Association. High Tide Low Tide Thursday, July 8 M 8:08 a. m. 2:10 a. m. jH 8:26 p. m. 2:18 p. m. Friday, July 9 HI 9:01 a. m. 3:00 a. m. igg 9:17 p. m. 3:08 p. m. j|BH Saturday, July 10 9:.>6 a. m. 3:16 a. m. SH 10:09 p. ill. 3:58 p. m. ^B Sunday, July 11 10:52 a. m. 4:32 a. m. 11:02 p. m. 4:18 p. m. ]H Monday, July 12 11:45 a. m. 5:18 a. m. j^H 11:53 p.m. 5:39 p.m. | |B Tuesday, July* IS |B 6:06 a. m. 12:36 p. m. 6:34 p. in. Wednesday, July 14 U 12:48 a. <;: ">* a. 1:22 p. m. 7:36 p. m. j^H

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