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iyj0st ()f The News \|| The Time KlUME ten l(}eechee I /n First I Regai p.,: Place Victory ThursM jay And Second Friday I Ctie Championship To Savannah Boat; Mischief Won Second Place Syndicate lost V FIRST DAY'S RACE Ugh Tide Sailed To First I piace Victory Thursday I And Friday; Arrow I Wa? Second In I Class "B" trim Class "A" sailed by Frank I- . f Sa\ innah. Ga.. won rs in the 1937 5 gatta by scoring a in Thursday and I - The Mischeif. ownI William EmmerI ngton, scored 4 I two days and was S results were recorded for n boats in classes ,,rv" hnoalmoH inu l.' ????*> failed to finish. Trophies ' ! in those classes - -.he basis of the results of - . ; Friday races. In z the score for the in: ; r \its. each craft to finish r.e ' int. and one point at in her class defeatis ry her. 7- Syndicate, favored to win - . n in Class "A", was Thursday when she skipper. Lepare Ropers.' in a heavy sea and p- a buoy She came in ; Friday afternoon. The 0> - e finished second Friday, ; y the Mischief Sivannah be Jr.- The Carolina, Jimmie J- -. < i-at turned over soon r the start Thursday, and fiw'. last Friday. The High Tide, sailed by H. E. ft- ; leaufor* S f.. wa? if .nner in Class "B". First ' : vms Thursday and Fri points. The Teal e- by Everett Huppins. of : von second place by v of conunp in second in T: iv's race and fourth Fri-1 i. The Arrow, sailed by Bate ' - of Charleston. S. C., won k - ;: Friday after capsizh: - Thursday's race. A series dortunes overtook Henry L. ?:; : < i^ieen Mary. She was r We soon after the start i Continue ! on page 8.) Little Bits Of Rio- NTfws V A. ASM J- 1 ^ v V w News Events Of State, Nation and World-Wide Interest During Past W eek W Justice H'l'o L Black. aggressive New - 11 iiy -Tuesday to "he oath of office as an | .U---a-iate Justice of the Supreme tart of the Fnited States. The *' '< to his assuming the >ii'ial robes was removed by a vote of fir. to 16 approving nomination, the first to be! the a?ii*t by President "'!t :n three years of con:th the tribunal. ^pointed ' a startling and unexpected t President Roosevelt Tues-1 ^ "epT into a row among '<* the Federal Commu* ' is Commission as to policy, = 'ppointed Frank R. McNinch. "'1 irayor of Charlotte, for four years chairman of - federal Power Commission, i fting chairman to clean1 'r 'he communications ".. . Shortly before, he sent to J jJ',Nn?te the name of T. A. : vcr.. chief engineer of the >p "e-i'.r and former command'he Navy, as a member of to succeed Irvin k >,ft- ' ' 'Ilose term had expired. "'loseve/t's Visit te and the state's higli ered Tuesday to ^ ' tc with President RooJp today the 350th anni,hf' birth of Virgina j.'? the first white child of 5," r .' 'rentage born in the "'"bi a steady stream of 'Mobiles over a 74-mile flag8,-u "J>,i highway from Eliza: ' brought thousands r>. Bradford Fearing.) Hi v o, ?f the Roanoke Island r . association, predicted s,., Hn 30,000 persons would I * nation s chief executive ^?t 3:30 p. m. (EST) Wed w ] THI No. 30 8-PAGES Wins Clas Annual S Ita Held L * j Exclusive | l ' ' | . ' \ . * . i :: * 'J" r J. I | 4 ! 6 j ; j T 1 1 \ j BUNCHED?Chief *intt regatta was centered upon is shown, from left to right Syndicate at the red buoy ti Three-Day Rej U-1* J- - nuuaay Various Parts Of Program Of Entertainment Went Off Without Difficulty And Everyone Seemed To Have Good Time YACHTSMEN STAYED AT FORT CASWELL Dinner Over At Hotel On Thursday Night and Banquet At Camp Sapona Saturday Night Were i "? - Hfgh In Favor From the starting gun of Thursday afternoon's race to the last number played for Saturday night's dance. Southport citizens were in their best holiday mood during the last three days of the past week as they played Iilsis to visiting yachtsmen and racing tans. Following the Thursday afternoon races, attended by an estimated crowd of two thousand, the members of the yachting crews, members of the Carolina Yacht Club and several Southport citizens were guests at a dinner held at Ft. Caswell hotel. The crowd and dozens of other couples later returned to the Southport high school gymnasium to dance to the music of Vincent Eiserman and his popular young orchestra. Again Friday afternoon there I were hundreds't visitors here for the laces, that day's crowd being somew hat slower to gather than the one for Ihe previous day; but apparently just as large. The dance that night was played by the Anchorage Club orchestra, of (Continued on Page 8.) Blood Poison Is Fatal To Child Estelle Swain, 12-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Swain, of Winnabow, died Thursday in the James Walker Memorial Hospital, Wilmington, from an attack of blood poison which resulted from a scratch on the \ face. She had been a patient, in the Wilmington institution for two days. The funeral services were con- j ducted Friday afternoon from the Lebanon Baptist church, near Winnabow. In addition to her I parents, the deceased is survived ] by one sister, Annie Swain. Convict Saves Fou From Dro From the convict camp at j Supply comes the story of the heroic rescue of four fishermen in danger of being j drowned by Johnie Varnam, prisoner assigned to the fishing camp at Holden's Beach. According to the story, a family of four came to the beach last week to go surf- J casting. A boy in the party got beyond his depth, and his father went to his rescue. In a moment he, too, was in water over his head. The mother made an attempt to help her son and husband, but she was dragged into deep water. A young lady in the party reached out with her fishing pole to help the E ST A Goo TODAY ;s iAi Cup outhport ast Week Company ~ ~ If : t\\ * i t< i >' ih ' U' | L | ; A'\ J rest each day during the the Class "A" boats. Abovt , the Mischief, Geechee anc irn in the river. jatta Was ' For Southporl * ? REGATTA THIS WEEK AT CHARLESTON In a telegram Monday Commodore Thomas of the Charleston, S. C.t Yacht Club expressed the appreciation of his members for the courtesies shown during the regatta at Southport last week. At the same time he extended a cordial invitation to all to attend the regatta at Charleston this Thursday, Friday and Santf*" day. Charleston had a regatta scheduled for the same three days as the one here last week. Discovering that the event conflicted with Southport, with fine sportmanship they deferred their races until this week in order that their boatmen might come and participate here. Although Southport has no boats available now, Lieut. R. I. Mintz, who will be at Fort Moultrie this week, will attend the Charleston event and carry a message of appreciation from the Civic Club to Commodore Thomas and the South Caro j una S|wriaii?cii. Sasser Accepts I Employment Job Former Brunswick Count) Welfare Officer Left Or Sunday For Raleigh Tc Study For Week Befor< Starting Work ! Frank M. Sasser, for the pasl ] four years superintendent of pubI lie welfare in Brunswick county has resigned from that positior and left Monday to assume his duties as district manager of the state employment bureau, in Fayetteville. There has been no announcement regarding a successor for Mr. Sasser. So far, there has been only one applicant, although it is reliably reported that there may be others after the job. Members of the board of county commissioners are in session today (Wednesday) and it is likely that some choice will be made at this meeting. ir Persons wning At Beach | distressed trio, and she was drawn into the danger zone. It was at this time that Varnam is reported to have heard their cries and to have rushed to the assistance of the group. Catching the nearest hand, he took advantage of the tide to get to a place where there was sound footing and soon he was able to haul all four of the frightened people to safety. They were clasped together, and this fact accounts for the ability of Varnam to pull them all out together. Report has it that these people owe their lives to the quick thinking and fearlessness of Varnam. ATE d News paper Southport, N. C., 1 I Pleasing Prices Being Paid For | Quality Wee I Columbus County Mark< Continue To Pay Av? age Of Around $25.1 Per Hundred For Toba CO WH1TEVILLE SELLS ; 2,000,000 POUNI Higher Prices Are Predi< ed When Better Grade Are Offered On Market; Larger Volume Expected Friday's sales on the Whitevi i tobacco market brought the s( son's poundage to over 2,000,( pounds, Sales Supervisor M. Smith reported Saturday. A proximately 400,000 pounds W( ! sold on the market here Frid at an estimated average 01 4 (Continued from page one) per hundred weight, j Good tobacco remains stroi ! Mr. Smith stated, with evider | of change indicated in good j garette type. > | The sales on the Chadbou ,; market Friday totaled 91,4 j | pounds, which brought an avera of $22.18 per hundred weig | Glenn Richards, sales supervi! ' | reported. A considerable amoi | of common tobacco was market he stated. The sales Frid pushed the total poundage L i this mart for the week and s( Ljson to about 400,000 pounds, J . Richards estimated. Tobacco sales on the Tabor C: market Friday totalled 81,f pounds, with the price average $24.95, J. M. Lees, sales supi visor, reported. Some of the b ter grades sold up to 50 cei per pound. Friday's sales on the Fair Bli market totalled 50,000 poun Sales Supervisor D. E. Wils reported. The average price v, estimated at $26 per hundi weight. j. All four of Columbus Count; tobacco markets are anticipati ' "InCTeftsed volume at the beglnni ! of the week. As a result of the tobacco sal Whiteville is experiencing a boo ing business; smiles arc etch i across the faces of merchai land farmers are obviously pleas with the prices being paid 1 their golden weed. New Regulations Govern Huntin Several New Game Regul tions Go Into Effect T1 | Year Including Openii Of Deer Hunting Seasi On October 1st - 1 witVi fhn nnnronrh of the f and winter hunting: season. s< eral new game regulations ? called to the attention of Noi | Carolina sportsmen by J. Chalk, Commissioner of Gai ' and Inland Fisheries. ' Deer hunters are notified of l new regulation governing t > taking of male deer. The op . season, October 1 to January dates inclusive, is statewide, ( cept for seven counties havi t no open season, and for Ho . i County, which has a season e tending from October 15 to D< i ember 15, The closed count i are in the mountains and ificlu ? Alleghany, Ashe, McDowell, Si . ry, Wilkes, Yadkin, and Yanci Squirrel hunters will find t following regulations in effei open season, October 1 to Ja i uary 15, with the following ( i ceptions .... no fox squir s may be taken; split seasoi September 1 to September i and November 20 to January ; i [ will be observed in Ataman* i i Alexander, Anson, Caswell, Chi ! ham, Davis, Durham, Forsy Franklin, Granville, Guilfoi . i Northhampton, Orange, Persi | Rockingham, Rowan, Vance, a Warren counties. The other ( j ceptions affects the Weste | counties, where the open seas I on squirrel wil lbe September to December 15: Alleghany, A cry, Buncombe, Burke, Cherok Clay, Graham, Haywood, He derson, Jackson, Macon, Madisi Mitchell, McDowell, Polk, Ruthi fordton. Stokes, Surry, Swa Transylvania, Watauga, Wilki and Yancey. A new regulation affecti Gaston County states, "open s< son on all game birds and gai animals, except quail, is frc Thanksgiving Day to the end the regular season. Quail seas is from Thanksgiving Day January 31." According to the new Fedei Migratory Waterfowl regulatioi hunters may shoot during or one holiday this year, Christmi The season does not open un after Thanksgiving, Novemh (Continued on Page 8) a. P0R1 In A Good Comi Wednesday, Augus Plenty ( ts s ~i0i Hit ;s :: ?S :' yK.;: ' * )S! Sti ) f ia- i^iTrm )00 s. ice 1 q[. i EXCITING?Anyone win im tell you that there are plent; 176 j picture was taken, the Caroli g? I and before the afternoon was ht, 21 Busy Session ] In County Court tr.' Nuiperous Cases Disposed Of In Recorder's Court jty Last Week And Defenl9? dants In Two Cases Sent ? : Up To Superior Court Br" fit" 1 Given a hearing Wednesday [ before Judge Joe W. Ruark, Deljff bcrt Hewctt and Lloyd Evans, ds. white, were bound over to Super,on ior court under $250.00 bond each as: ,ed when probable cause was found against them for assault and hity's and-run driving. n? Edgar Henderson, white, pleadguilty on two counts of break- I. ing and entering and was bound es over to Superior court under a m. $1,500.00 bond. ie(] I J. W. Benton, white, was found jts not guilty of charges of reckless IC(| operation. for W. R. Williams, white, pleaded guilty to charges of public drunkenness; judgment was suspended upon payment of the costs. I i The case charging Helen Ever- , i ett, colored, with larceny was _ gnol pressed with leave. I Henry Coleman, white, pleaded [ guilty to charges of operating a |a. motor vehicle with improper jjg lights. He was required to pay the costs. Edward Hold, colored, was fou- * on nd not guilty to charges of be ing drunk and disorderly. Clarence, Dave and Rachel Brown, colored, were found guil- J ;v~ ty of an affray. Mose Brown. ] also indicted, was found not guil- j ty. The three convicted parties were given 30 days each on the1 n me roads, this sentence being su- - p spended upon payment of the i: a costs in the case. |p Edgar Johnson, colored, was' r ?n found not guilty to charges of j making an assault with a deadly J :x"! weapon. j Archie Sullivan, white, faced charges of bastardy. In the terms IX" of a consent judgment the dc:c" fendant agreed to pay the sum ies of $5.00 per month to the pros- 11 , ecu ting witness for the supports lr" i of her child, these payments to j i continue for a period of one year, j r Olaf Thorsen, white, was found r ct: guilty of charges of public dru- j" in" I nkenness. His sentence of 30 !X" days on the roads was suspend- ,o rel ed upon condition that he remain J ns'! sober for a period of six months. T 30,1 y t Visit Renews An ? *" Old Acquaintance,s tn, s rc!' Both raised in Union county ^ j where they had early conections I with Beasley's Monroe Journal, n !X" Editor Henry Belk of the Golds- irn boro News-Argus and W. B. ( on Keziah of Southport had not seen ^ each other in 20 years until Tucsv" day of this week when Editor ee' ; and Mrs. Belk and their !n" daughter, Miss Marie Belk, drove >n' down from Wrightsville, where !r* j they vacating, and looked up their old friend. es> As was to have been expected ,in the case of anyone meeting the nS Civic Club man, Editor Belk a" promised to return to Southport ue in September for the trout fish>m ! ing. Accompanying the Belk's to 1 of! Southport were Mrs. Cecil Lanon ier Appleberry and Mr. Foster to Edwards, of Wrightsville Beach. -al ATTENDS MEETING as, Postmaster L. T. Yaskell at- j ily tended a conference of postis. ! masters of North Carolina this i til week in Fayetteville. Postmaster er, ! General Jim Farley was one ^ of the principal speakers. J ^u>;iP I .iu? J IP I I.I , ?: r pil munity it 18th, 1937 publisf Df Action Last T1 a?, < J*?* \ ' PR' V|r . \ V . : :: o witnessed the races Here la y of thrills in watching a sai ina, Jimmie Sprunt's new Cla ; over seven other starters we Fesperman Acq Charges Of I 1 MOUNTAIN SAILORS COMING TO TOWN In a telegram Thursday the aris Mountain Yaelit t'luh of Greenville, S. C., expressed ? regret at the inability to have an entry here last week. At the same time the message ? stated that they would he here in full foree for the regatta in 1938. The Paris Mountain Yacht \ Club is a regularly organized and incorporated boating organization. Its yacht course is a said to be the most highly elevated one in the world. All c' of its boats are small ones, a said to include some of the finest little speedsters that J1 will make spectators sit up ' and take notice when they unfurl their sails on the waters ' of the Cape Fear. j () ii Wther Taken [ In Robbery Case j al rhomas Motley Surrendered Friday To Wilmington 1,1 Police And Was Brought Here For Preliminary ' & nearuig iuuaj -j. Thomas Motley, young white, J.' nan accused of being an accom- i,| ilicc of Edgar Henderson in robb- st ng the A. F. Adams and Orton tf ilantation homes last week, sur- ui endered Friday to Wilmington (Continued on page 8.) Wort If west 11-4 Cluh Members Meet The Northwest l-II Club held R ts monthly meeting at the home ft f Miss Betty Peterson. The meet- ft ng was called to order by the at 'lesiflent. The club Pledge was t< epcated after which the song. Dreaming" was sung. ai The meeting was then given d< ver to the Home Agent. Mrs. C larion S. Dosher. Miss Bernice pi 'eterson gave a talk on her trip pi o Short Course at Raleigh after hi ,'hich the meeting adjourned. gi Those present were: Adarene Ui kipper. Flora Biggs, Inez Peter- tl: on. Betty Peterson. Mary Burns gi 'eterson, Betsy Kate Lennon, pi Irs. Marion S. Dosher and Ber- sa ice Peterson. in Sportsmen Look Fo Moonlight Southport fishermen are anticipating some pretty good sport during this and next week, with the full moon scheduled to arrive on the 23rd. The old fallacy, if it is a fallacy, about the moon effecting crops also holds good in fishing. Any fisherman, whether he uses nets or goes in it for sport, will tell you that fish can always be caught easier at about the time of the full moon. During these periods both shrimp trawlers and those who use nets for blue fishing are always assured of finding fish and making good catches, if the weather per ,0T IED EVERY WEDNESDAY lursday v >s , i i k V * vtg IBBMrn > Tyni st Thursday afternoon will lboat race. Soon after this ss "A" boat, was capsized, tre overturned. [uitted On i /a r? r-w a\ 1 4 jillUC??CllllCUl Trial Held Monday In Albemarle At Which Time Former County Prosecutor Was Found Not Guilty ESCAPED FROM LOCAL OFFICER lis Whereabouts Were Unknown For Several Months Following Departure From Southport , G. V. Fespcrman. who resigned s prospocuting attorney of the irii nswlck" "county recorder's nurt several weeks ago immeditely after Sheriff J. A. Russ ad received a warrant from tanley county charging emezzlemcnt, was tried on those liarges in Stanley county Monay and acquitted. Fespcrman escaped here from ic deputies assigned by Sheriff uss to make the arrest. After ic warrant had been read to int he literally walked out of harlf (lnnr nf his home While ic officers were waiting for him i front. He had asked to go ito the house for something ftcr reading the papers. His whereabouts were unknown ntil recently. The warrant from Stanley counr charged him with having cmezzlcd two thousand dollars from . A. Harwood. a citizen of that >unty. several years ago. It was lid that the money was given im to invest for Harwood. In;ead of doing so he is alleged > have applied it to his own scs. It appeared at the trial at (Continued on Page Eight.) I Iintz Attends Charleston Camp First Lieutenant R. I. Mintz, escrvc Officers, leaves Thursday >r Fort Moultrie, S. .C, where ir the next 11 days he will see -tive duty at the Citizens Miliiry Training Camp. While at Fort Moultrie Lieutennt Mintz will call on Commo5 re Steven Thomas, of the harleston Yacht Club, and exess the regrets of the Southirt Civic Club that Southport is no boats to send to the reitta at Charleston thi3 week. At ic same time he will assure ic Charleston club official of the -eat delight that Southport peoc experienced through having i many fine Charleston sportsen here last week. rward To Fishing Parties mits to operate. And the sport fisherman is in his element during these times. The fish may be found everywhere and are eager to take the bait. Next week and the periods around the full moon in September will be great for the sportsmen in Southport waters. Not only is the fishing good in daylight hours, moonlight fishing parties are developing into a craze. The trout, both outside around the old wrecks and inside in the river, appear to be willing victims to hook and line at high tide while the moon is shining. The Pilot Covers W Brunswick County v'l f $1.50 PER YEAR County Officials Named In Suit Of Bondholders i Commit tee Representing Bondholders Seek Restraining Order To Prevent Further Diversion Of Debt Service Money MINTZ DEFENDS ACTION OF BOARD ,|.. j Savs That No Diversion Was Made By Commissioners Until Question Arose Regarding Letter Of Agree- ; i ment - | A notice of application for a restraining order was made last week by a Bondholder Protective Committee composed of H. W. Pitkin, Paul Ft. Matthews. W. C. Braden. R. B. Houghan I and Harry R. Niehoff and served on the board of commission- j. ers, R. C. St. George, county I || accountant. R. I. Mintz. register j! of deeds, J. A. Russ. sheriff, that |i| the committee would apply to Judge Meekins Monday. August 16th, for a restraining order restraining the above officials from making any diversion from the debt service account to the general fund. This hearing was coni tinued until August 31st follow ine a conference between E. K. Bryan, counsel for the plaintiff and county attorney S. B. Frink, and Robert W. Davis, represent- | i! ing the county. This suit also prayed for an accounting to de- (| ; termine how much money had been diverted by the Brunswick county officials and asked for i j whatever other remedies the J Court may deem proper. According to R. X. Mintz, register of deeds, in a statement made Monday, the amount of debt service money that has jf been used for general fund purposes will depend on what construction is placed on the agreement made between the bond- i "I j holders committee and the board |< {, of county commissioners two riffl years -ago. The county commissioners entered into, this agree- InO ment in good faith and did carry out the essential provisions of J,J' the gareement. In April of this ye ir there arose ; contention bet- Vj j, wen a representative of the bond- 3 holders and the board of county commissioners as to whether or I jj not the county was complying with the agreement. The county had complied with the agreement 11 up until that time as the agree- J j ment was explained to them by > the representative. . j Mintz also stated that the de- ?| mands made by the bondholtjers ? '' could not be carried out wittput the levy of a prohibitive and un- < i (Continued on page 8) j Mrs. Lancaster jj I Dies Suddenly Wife Of Soiithport Ncrchant Died This Mortjng ,, j On Way To Brunsvick Ail c 14 u,i 'j r Residents of the Southport L>m- . |y|JL munity wore shocked this nprn- , JjB ing to learn of the death of itrs. iHflli |J. W. Laneester. who died vliile on her way to the Brunsnck flffl County Hospital. Hfl Mrs. Lancaster had been ill for mil 1 several days, but her condtion IH was not considered critical. |Her I1 husband and a son, John !>an- II If] caster, survive. There are sctral V yj other relatives. ] AH It was impossible this moiling L I j to learn details of funeral ar- Ml rangements. Tide Table jj Following Is tho tide tale for Southport during the net week. These hours are appk- j j. ximately correct and were fr- S 1 j; nished The State I'ort Pitt through the courtesy ol Cape Fear Pilot's Associate. High Tide Low Tie f TIDE TABLF. j Thursday, August 19 j 3:25 a. m. 12:19 a. ?. 3:31 p. m. 1!:26 |>. n. (' jfl Friday, August 20 . if 7:02 a. m. 1:0I a. it. uj 7:11 p. m. 1:11 p. |i. j Saturday, August 21 ' . jfl 7:37 a. m. 1:11 a. p. il l 7:16 p. m. 1:55 p. n. j Sunday, August 22 j 8:11 a. m. 2:22 a. ?i. J 8:21 p. m. 2:36 p. ^i. fl II Monday, August 23 j 8:17 2:.">9 a. It. Hfl 8:59 a. m. 3:17 p. li. ! j Tuesday, August 21 II 9:25 a. m. 3:35 a. m. I 9:40 p. m. 3:58 p. ni. | Wednesday, August 25 I 10:10 a. m. 4:10 a. m. HI J 110:29 p. in. 4:41 p. m. 1?H