North Carolina Newspapers

tefjf* - ^?i??? \j0st Of The News AH The Time K Tentative Date For This I Year's Regatta ^H;0imodore Robert Strange, Of Carolina Yacht Club, LJ Writes That August 11 I I naJ Been Tentatively Set for Beginning BifFlCIAL RACES TO BE HELD HERE ,B*uthoort Event This Year IHBe Official Regatta H For South Atlantic I Association ? 11 ?(ung forward to making it y I c2!a event. Commodore Robert of the Carolina Yacht : W: ivhtsville has witten HB Civic Club advising ikjKL according to best informathe big annual regatta, scheEj for Southport this year. .,?in August 11th. Strange stated that llBfcials would shortly begin conthe commodores of the yacht clubs in the South Ktatlc Association. The exact local event, it is Ecerstood. will be determined Hfir. these skippers are heard Last year the big starting > held at Savannah, Ga. goes to Wilmington Hgj Scuthport. and it will be fol- ' JKZrti up by the local regattas 1 die various clubs from here Florida. ' K dates tentatively set for' j K^^fc'hnort ate the same as last | IL when the Carolina Yacht j pi sponsored what developed inEa big event here. But, inas- i Law the event here this year i i to be the official regatta of t' h association to start off all1 tier events, it is possible that I' various yacht club commo-: gres may uesire to advance the' el event to sometime in July. 1 Little Bits Of Big News < I News Events Of State, I Nation and World-Wide 1^^ Interest During Past Week ???? tridge Collapses j< i h'ith a roar that drowned out j t agara itself, America's fam- 1 s Honeymoon Bridge" which I r 39 years spanned Niagara's ' ay gorge crashed in an ice ' m. So swiftly did the bridge 1 I that throngs watching from ' t gorges scarcely saw it go. j j f two days it had wavered be- j' it one of the mightiest ice | as ever to thunder over the j! Is. and motorist and pedestri- j1 s had been barred from using i1 because of fears of a crash. I tts Death ] Pl1' - S V -1- ' 1 ieaiuwin, VI'- i s county negro was uilty and sentenced to iriminal assault upon a ihitc woman of Halls.hin half an hour after i went' to a jury of is farmers in Whitcssday afternoon. A few 1 later the negro was \ way to the death cell ( al prison at Raleigh, interne !< die in North < s lethal gas chamber the hours of 10 a. m. i . m. on March 7. i nt Toll iccidcnts took at least ' i the nation over the Weather contributed ; and freakishly so in ' f a boy whose bicycle 1 mgh fragile ice on a 1 cr. rgia leorgia legislature scntrnor E. D. Rivers late a county-option law in 1935. Rivers* ah- " he would sign it Kri* bill, already approved senate, was passed by se 105 to 85! or two ian the necessary cona! majority. Twice in three years Georgia defeated referendum s for legalization of wiping the state in the with Kansas. Okia Itssissippi and TennesBurns Of Palms hotel and ' ore horned to the 'v Sunday 'at CharlerOpcratorS cf the beach the'leafc it $100-.* iauod on $aga i) THE NO. 2. 4-PAGE! Anyway, They Lo< Trees To U? 's ' \ . . "" Jl ' ; ... I ' ' ' ** ' . "Wishing the Fort Caswe jut still wonders why the exci at Fort Caswell, even in July 1 The above quotation fro Greensboro Daily News arouse residents, who believe that tl Caswell are one of the greatest [tient. Organizations V For Br *? Louis T. Moore, Of Wil-|j~ mington Chamber Of Commerce, Offers To Cooperate In Effort To Secure Bridge L. CASWELL BEACH ~ * ROAD IS BUSY This Fact, Plus Steady Increase In Waterway Traffic, Will Help Plan To Secure Good Bridge Saturday Louis T. Moore, Maniger of the Wilmington Chamber >f Commerce, wrote the South:>ort Civic Club proffering all aid i .'rem his organization in securing! i better road to Fort Caswell? | Mr. Moore offered to contact | State Highway officials asking | consideration. The Civic Club was jlad to accept the Wilmington jffer, and the two organizations ivill work for whatever H. H. Thomas, of Fort Caswell, desires.' The Civic Club thinks that the State Highway Commission shou- i ?J Id be urged on every side to take iver and improve the remaining short stretch of road to Caswell. The club understands that a movement is on foot to build and p place a new wooden pontoon i bridge across the canal. At the j ftn nfiPP. 4) Will Organize Service Club o There will'be a. meeting at the lee Weccamaw high school gymnasi- j to im Thursday, February 10, for "( the purpose of organizing a Ser-1 fu rice Club. The meeting is schcdul- E; pd for 7:30 o'clock. E, All high school graduates who 1C ire interested in carrying on their w club work should plan to attend he I he meeting, which will be under in the joint care of County Agent I tl: J. E. Dodson and the Home Dem-1 lustration Agent, Mrs. Marion S. al Doshcr. Miss Mamie Whisnant, of o" State College, will attend the B meeting and will give fin inter- or rating demonstration on "clothing la storage unit." ti Inquiries Indical Interest h From the state rcprcsenta- i tivc, B. Munson, of Charlotte, the Southport Civic Club this past week received a request to supply L. E. Crandall, President of tlie Simmons Hardware Company, St. Louis, Mo., with all avail- j able information about South- | port, especially about the I sport fishing: This was in accordance j with a request from Mr. Crandall to Mr. Munson. The ; fact is mentioned here to ill- | ustrate that a great many' , outstanding people in distant parts of the country have heard of and become interested in Southport and the Southpert hshirg during the past year. , - tt: may -aisb be mSiitiohed " - : STi A Good 3 TODAY ok Like 5 Country Folks HSK "v I' I K ?iLV L % ' ' 1 I 1 ?'v a * wtmrn ma*** I'^re - HHSSj - 'f ''V'i^': ' I % \ '' jfroP*' 11 hot springs well, depon- ! tement. There is no shade , when one needs it." m an editorial in The id the indignation of local le beautiful trees at Fort ; assets for future developVill Work idge Facilities Dr. Dosher Is Chief-Of-Staff At u meeting of the staff of the fwnty Hospital held Tuesday night at the home of Dr. J. Arthur Dosher, he was unanimously elected to resume his position as chief-of-staff of the locul institution, a position which he held from the founding of the hospital until almost a year ago. At that time he resigned because of poor health, but during the past few months he has made such rapid recovery that he now is in the best physical condition he has enjoyed for several years. Since January 15, he has been actively purusing his duties as county physician. Vill Conduct Two Training Schools xtension Specialists Will Be In County Two Days Next Week 10 oive Demonstrations For Club Women Miss Mamie Whisnant, of State allege, will be in Brunswick mnty for two days nc":t week conduct a demonstration on Clothing Storage Unit" for house rnishifig leaders. She will be at mm, at the home of Mrs. J. Dodson, on Thursday, February I; her demonstration on Friday ill be at Town Creek, at the inic of Mrs. Zibbclin. Both mcctgs will begin at 10 o'clock in ic morning. On both days there will be an ftcrnoon meeting starting at 1 clock at which Miss Sallic rooks will give a demonstration i making yeast breads. This ttcr will be a public demonstraon. te Wide 1 Sport Fishing that sportsmen in Philadelphia, Pa. are saying that if Southport has the big gaine fishing that was claimed for it last year, they will stop going to distant Florida and direct much of their activities to Southport on account, of this being much nearer Phil-" adelphia. . . J .For tile coming summer, j fail and next winter the Civic Club plans to advertise the wonderful sport fishing at Southport in a manner and to an extent never before dreamed of. The Club fully expects to bring scores of fishing parties for every one that came last, year, and last, year v/aa the banner year in sport 'tikiteg history at South; * ME I 1 News paper In Southport, N. G Bill Providing ? Funds For Vets i Hospital Passed iii President Franklin D. r Roosevelt Also Gives Ap- If proval Of Construction l| In North Carolina RENEW EFFORTS TO BRING IT HERE | Local Citizens Expected To || Make Every Reasonable Effort To Secure Gov- ?f ernment Hospital In -jj This Locality j A special telegram received |< Wednesday morning from Con- I gressman J. Bayard Clark states |' that the "bill providing funds for veterans hospital has been passed and president has approved I construction of hospital in North W Carolina." j ~ Several months ago when there j was considerable agitation for the | construction of another veteran? j hospital in North Carolina, Southport and Brunswick county citi- " sens contacted Congressman Clark and others in authority relative to having the institution established here. Local citizens believe that Southport, located as it is on the m water, will afford ideal year-round conditions for convelescent patients. In advancing arguments in ^ (Continued on page 4) ^ Judge John B. Waril In f nnrfr !c TT 1AJI VI fli u. a Recently Appointed Recor- C' der Presides Over His n First Term As A Crowds pr ed Docket Partly Cleared l? sc Judge John B. Ward, recently tr appointed Recorder, presided over H his first day of court here Wedcl, nesday and partially disposed of a? a crowded docket. Wade Goi-e, colored, pleaded guilty to cttergei^ui noii-supjtort. He was required to pay the sum % of $2.00 per month for the cars W of his child and was taxed with the costs of the case. Quincy Rabon and Cleveland Pittman, white, were charged with larceny. Rabon was found B not guilty by the Recorder. Pittman, who was not 16 years of age, had his case remanded to juvenile court, where he too was found not guilty. W. M. Matthews, white, was re found not guilty of reckless oper- w ation of a motor vehicle while he fr was under the influence of in- ijj toxicating liquor. This case grew | fc out of a hit-and-run charge. f ch Louis Bryant Pierce, of Wilmington, was found not guilty of ir charges that he operated a motor la vehicle while under the Influence ri of intoxicating liquor. ai Green Lewis, white, was found j tl not guilty of charges that he com- j oj mitted an assault with a deadly y< weapon. to John D. Odom, white, was found is guilty of assault and was given of six months on the roads. Henry McMillan, colored, plead- S. cd guilty to charges 01 vioibuuu ui of the traffic laws. Judgment was ti: suspended upon payment of the of costs. b( George H. Hildrcath. white, tf pleaded guilty to charges of sc speeding and judgment was su- ec spended upon payment of the si costs. al Willie Wilson, colored, was p< found guilty of charges that he pi possessed liquor for the purpose of sale. His sentence of 30 days tv on the roads was suspended upon Si payment of the costs. of G. W. Hart, white, was found re guilty of trespassing. He was ni given 30 flays 011 the roads, this Ik (Continued 011 page 4.) ill ?_ . fa Schedule For tr Club Meetings w la "Lighting For Tho Farm Hi Homo" will be the topic of home demonstration club meetings dur- ^ ing the month of February, according to Mrs. Marion S. Doshcr, home agent. Contributions to club meetings Will, be made by the dary leaders,, who will tell how tii to make good butter, and by the. in home management leader, who O will discuss, convenient heights, pi for working surfaces. The reerca- pi tion leaders will discuss Lincoln's cr Birthday ideas and Valentine Day. to On Thursday,. February 3, the m Mt. Pisgah club will, meet at 1:30 M o'clock at the home, of.- Mrs. Cfe- u: cie Evans.; Friday, February 4;: as the Northwest club will meet at in 2:30 o'clock .with Mrs. T. M, Wil- . Iiams; on Monday, Fchruary 7, al the Ash club will meet at 3 ht o'clock. This date is changed from D the regular, scheduled date of G Wednesday. February 9. On Tuc:;- Tl day, -February .3, tic Exiflnttlub fltf wiUjaeet- at 0 clock-.it .toe- R home pivMre. Bamsy Beruiett. It P0R1 A Good Comn Wednesday, Februar FOR SOLICITOR V ?% M ^ -:-'IMbK??I ?v5* ' )^py' j DAVID SINCLAIR of inclair Seeks 10 Solicitor's Job N 'ill Be Candidate In June ^ Primary For Position ic Now Being Held By Soli- sli citor J. J. Buiney be It David Sinclair, prominent Wilington Attorney, yesterday for- sa ally announced his candidacy for istrict Solicitor of the Eightli ?l idicial District, subject to the emocratic Primary to be held "J iturday, June 4th. Mr. Sinclair has practiced law c' Wilmington for the past fouren years with the exception of year and half when he wa3 ec special prosecutor for the Fed- al al Government. Educated at the University of ~ 01 th Carolina, he began the * actice of law in the Spring of ( j 124 and has since appeared in me of the outstanding criminal ials in Brunswick and New anover Counties. _ Mr. Sinclair is seeking his first p ective office. For the past dec-! le he has been prominent in (Continued on page 4.) leafood Houses Are Reopened en Gray Has Buyer On Local Market And N. C. Fisheries Begins Policy To Work Year-Round The Ben Gray seafood house opened here early last week ith eight or ten boats coming om more eastern North Carola sections to fish and shrimp ir this concern. The house is in large of Mr. Willis, of Straits. The North Carolina Fisheries, tc., also reopened their plant I I st week. This concern usually 1 ins it rather expensive plant j id equipment for only two or tree months in the fall. The relening at this season of the :ar is understood to be a prelude ? i a change in policy. The plant in charge of Keaden Willis, ' Williston. Fodale Brothers, Wells Brothers, I Burris and Arnold and Amd have been on the market connuously since last fall. For some ni ' these houses tjie season has w ten even better since Christmas ol lan it was during the big fall H :ason. Crabs, heretofore regard- ci 1 as a worthless side line to fc irimping, are being bought by a 1 houses this year. Two cents C :r pound is being paid for this oduct. w Apart from the shrimping work, ai to local fishermen, John Potter, hi p., and son took 2,350 pounds ' mullets, using nothing but a pi iwboat and gill nets, last Friday j in ght. They had their shrimp (fc >at with them, using it to store!141 ic fish from the rowboat as j D st as the latter became loaded, ci There is now about 70 shrimp m awlers here operating when the ? eather permits, an unusually rge number for this season of ic year; V *? .eland Women Hold Meeting The Leland. Home De.monstraon Club held its regular mcetg at the home of Mrs. W. S. ook Tuesday afternoon. Tire resident, Mrs. A. H. Thomas. : resided. The meeting was oponI by reading , '.'The Club Collect r Women," ' aftef which the eeting was turned over to Mrs. arron S. Dosher in which sheled the major and minor Project i the lesson discussion, "Color'--' the Home." A social hour was enjoyed by 1. Those enjoying Mrs. Cooks I >spilality were: Mrs. K. B.! resser. Mrs.- G. A. Lossen. Mrs. . .C..-McKcith'an. ', Mrs. A. H. Somas. ; Mrs. Buifua " Williams,- ' ra. Et "Peterich -Strs-.-D. P."; dbtine, Mrs.' <V, J6toBtoh aftd- * isi MiMwd Tbtfcuis. : pii nunity y 2nd, 1938 BUS Waterway Vessel Jurns In River Near Southport aptain, Pilot And Crew Of Six Men Escape In Life Boat As Boat Is 'Completely Burned And Sunk EADED SOUTH IN INLAND CANAL fter Escaping Burning Vessel Men Row Eight Miles To Orton: Southport Man Aboard The inland waterway motor ves1 Chelsea, 107 net tons, burned id sank in the Cape Fear River f Brunswick range at beacon 45, itween Southport and Wilmingn Tuesday morning'. The captain, crew of six men id the pilot escaped unhurt. The craft was owned by the ortolk, Baltimore and Caroline, le, of Baltimore. It carried 50 ns of freight, all of which was st. The boat operated, with a pter ship, on a weekly schedule itween Wilmington and Norfolk, was en route to Wilmington. Capt. H. H. Tolar, of Norfolk, lid the origin of the fire was unrown but it was believed to have arted in the cargo. Flames were rst noticed, he said, at 1:15 e.. . creeping around the smoke ack and spread so rapidly the ew was lurueu to auaiiuun me lip hurriedly. The craft burned to the water's Ige and sank after the master id crew had managed to put the (Continued on Page 4) Robert Marlov To Payr Whale Is Sighted Off Southport First sighting it in heavy seas and believing it to be a Naval Submarine, Southport shrimp trawlers re|>ort seeing a huge whale on the trawling grounds off Southport Monday. The animal is described as having been well on the surface and the fishermen had a good view of it as it rose and fell in the heavy swells. Estimates as to its length go all the way from 100 to 150 feet. It was. moving at an estimated speed of about ten knots per hour. Jegro Is Held Without Bail dgar Johnson Is Being Held For Trial For The Death Of Irving Harri T W..I,. A on OUIJ ? " w .. ??. -oEdgar Johnson, colored, of Win3.bow. is being held in the Brunsick county jail without privilege " bond for the death of Irving arrison, also colored, which oclrcd several days after a freeir-all fight which took place at colored dance hall in Town reck township. According to reports, Harrison, ho bore a good reputation, was i innocent bystander at the time 5 suffered fatal injuries. Four others, said to have been irticipants in the row, arc beig held under bond of $500.00 I.- trial in Superior court. They re Leroy Leak. Marie Holden, an Holden and Henry Lee Holdi. Leroy Bryant and Leroy Thoas were remanded to Recorder's >urt for trial. Suggests Mean Spaciou In a ' letter ' to Governor Clydc .R.' Hftcy, this letter being forwarded.-'tp.'the local Civic Club with tihie'y suggestions, Mayor Earl B. Horner, of Lexington, offers ideas that may .develop hi to something worthwhile ' to South-. port. ' ' Mayor Horner " recalls tliat the government - is preparing to discard many U. S. Mcr.eha'nt Marine ships tliat are" now' unscaworthy. It is the intention to replace them" with newer craft. He believes it would be a good idea for communities along the Coastal park route, the inland waterway. to get: somc: of these" discarded vessels ;and sink ' them- In-- spots?suitable fop fishing, especially in bays and ,0T | HED EVERY WEDNESDAY | FOR SENATOR j C : f ? I .,+jdt^m ' :JI vtg^BNt . <:tj^^B < ' H,:' 59 Hk jRMk ?. .. . S. B. FRINK ce t ua Two Candidates ?< in Have Announced ? gr S. B Frink Will Seek Dem- ? ocratic Nomination For State Senate; B. J. Hoiden Will Again Run For Clerk to se S. b. Frink, who represented ci this district in the State Senate Jc j in 1934, announced Monday that ln j he will seek the Democratic norr- v< j ination for that office again in El J the June Primary. do The right to name the senatoi- Ci ial candidate alternates between th Bladen and Brunswick counties, de James H. Clark, of Elizabethtown, was the senator in 1936. to (Continued on Page 4.) '.V bo ire Goes nri rp? lii le-Iurner lriald^ ? ii0 Southport Boy Who Was m Forced To Play Chnuf-iiri feur For Notorious Crim-;tt inals, Testified At Their^ Trial ' - r? ir PAYNE AND TURNER SENTENCED TO DIE ? Marlowe Says That He Recognized Payne As One m Of Men Who Forced r Him To Drive Car Robert Marlowe, Southport boy ; who was forced by Bill Payne and Wash Turner to serve as their \ chauffeur in a night flight fron Southport to Hallsboro on Sunday night before Christmas, was summoned to Asheville last week to testify for the state in the trial of the two men for the mur- ct der of Highway Patrolman Geor- 01 ge Penn. sf A Buncombe county jury rei turned a verdict of guilty of first (il degree murder late Saturday r' night, and Judge Felix Alley, of j Waynesville, sentenced both men f0 j to die in the gas chamber in bi j Raleigh on March 4. Marlowe left Southport Thurs- cc | day for Asheville with one of the ^ (State Highway Patrolmen; Fri- di | day he testified and he was back 'y in Southport Saturday. He sail al jthat he recognized Bill Payne as ''' (Continued on page 4.) i o\ Two Punished As ? Fire Violators 01 ? Two men. Early Bryant and Ervin Johnson, paid the costs in c{ justice of the peace court Saturday when convicted of violating forest fire laws of the state. " County Fire Warden Dawson Jones is appealing to all citizens j" to cooperate in every particular I (with the forest fire protection | program during this season when there is grave danger of destructive wood's blazes. s Of Securing s Hostelry Free ! rivers where* they would not inte.rferc with navigation. Placed at comparatively , shallow points, enough of these vessels would remain I above the water level for theni to "be rused as hotels or j club houses. Trout, and other fine fish' soon would-be collecting around them, afford-[ ing fine spqrt'at ail times. . .Locally, it is believed that the proposition has a great deal" of merrit." it is also believed that the government wiir readily tender tiie vessels for, such a purpose. However, , it' is' feared that one rather difficult . obstacle will arise.' That' will be ui. the matter bf "towing; "the Vessels here-,;i it they can be"obtained. Tow-* (Continued on Page four) " i The Pilot Covers I Brunswick County $1.50 PER YEAR j I iotton Growing 1 n U. S. Began ;>l In This County i ll ccording To Story Which j|BB Appeared In Last Is.ue I Of The State Magazine First Cotton Growing M Venture Was At To'vn il Creek OLONY LOCATED B THERE IN 16S5 j atton Thrived In This IjCf , Hj : a 1 i t y, According 1 o H Story, But Colonists H Decided To Move fl| An Interesting article by Frins Latham Harriss in the J in- j ry 29 issue of The State Magaic tells about the introduction RE cotti cultivated < np the United States. Accord ng the story, the first cotton I ro- IS iced in the United States * ; s ' own right here in Brunsw ick i. unty, at the junction of Tcwn : eek and the Cape Fear ri' cr. j Hfl Following an account of its in- ' KM oduction i j "In 1662 the Lords Prop ie- I rs of Carolina wished to start ' ttlemer.ts in their Province of arendon, so they authorized Sir ' tin Yeamans, who was living in Barl>adoes, to organize the nture. ; "Sir John was the son of an ^ H igilsh cavalier who had been < prived of his lands by Oliver 'Hi ^mu'ull ? flhmit the samo time at Charles I of England was |Kj prived of his head. He had iBj me to Barbadoes in an effort t IS regain his fortunes. Evidenthis father's services had not ten forgotten because he was H ven assistance by those in poer under the reign of the Stu- H Is, who had regained the ling- H ;h throne. At, the time the H aids 1'iupi let"! s readied the H tcision to start their new co- , ',H nies Sir John evidently was a ( H an of considerable prominence i political drcles. He accepted ic responsibility of establishing lH ie new settlements, and his first B jj"c. was to send put an expior- |H ig party in the good ship, Ad- J^K ;nturer, with three commission- afl s in charge. They were Ant- ,]fl my Long, Peter Fabian, and jH (Continued On Page 4.) fl Ian To Reopen I Fish Factory fl lenhaden Products Com- 'B pany Plant Near Soui:h- B port Has Been Idle For fl Several Years fl R. C. Hayes, sccretary-treas ur- F|H of the Consolidated Fishc: ics u fl Lewis. I )e I ware, has W-en j [fl lending the past two days at gfl ie plant of the Menhaden Pro- Nfl icts Company, on the C^.pe ear, ten miles above Southp< >rt. < ifl This local plant has been die r the past seven years but he 'Jfl hidings, dock and machinery II ive been kept up and in g >cd indition. In an interview with j^fl ie Civic Club' Secretary yester- VH ly afternoon Mr. Hayes derin to- Jin stated that they would rco,<en flH id operate the Menhaden Projets Company plant this yrar. IH The Consolidated Fishci lea IH vns and operates a large ntm r of steamers to provide pro- II jets for the several pin its H I vned in the north, notably in II clwarc and New York. It ivill II ; remembered that in the hu -ri- jaH me of two years ago one of leir boats sank in Long Island S^M ounrt with the loss of sevt nil II I Tide Table! I Follotving Is the tide tab e , I for Soutbport during the next jl week. These hours are appro- I I ximatcly correct and were fur- 111 nished The Ktate Fort PUot 11 through the rourtesy of the \ ll Capo Fear I'lint's Association, i gfl High Tide ' Low Tito I TIDE TABLE II TlrurMlay, December 23 i.jfl 12:36 a. in. 6:36 a. ni. II 12:30 p. ni. 7:10 p. m. H Friday, December 24 JJ fl 1:31: a. nt. 7:13 a. in. II t:IS p. in. 8:10 p. in. ;.ftl Saturday,- December 25 * ! 2:35. a. m. : * 8:18 a. tn. 2:41 p. ni. 0:08 p. m. Sunday, December 28 /{I 3:20 a. m. - 9:47 a. in.' 3:41 p. m. 10:02 p. ioA - Monday, December 27 yw 4:17 a. m. 10:10 a. in. Ml 4:43 p. iu. 10:30 p. ni. xl Tuesday, December 28 < I 3:12 a. ni. 11:30 a. ro. Ifl 5:10 p.m. 11 :.'t8 p. m, ijjjj IVedBBbday, December 29 ; So 6:00 a. m. - fil 8:28 p. m. ' IhM^ ? fiS _ j. _ *