I Hk?t Of The News AH The Time i: ten no. : f Head I By Fran * ier Is Head Of )f S&W Cafeteriving Built His Since The Close Id War planning build a home is For Future Of re Undisclosed, Owner Is InIn Property ?rrill, of Charlotte, il from the World boy, acquired half a dozen doughnuts I the now widely V. chain Cafeteria, Head island Saturas handled by Alung estate man of I Southport. With rt of energy that his entrance into business, Mr. Sheron his property in an architect in two he sale was com) information, Mr. it once begin the ' a fine home on nd he has other lese plans will be great general interest wnen are disclosed. He preferred state the price paid for lie property but stated he was of his acquisition and hoped P do something noteworthy over |. I Mr Shorrill is very pleasant 1.1 engaging. One of these fel has the happy faculof making friends wherever | H and with all whom they I Some five thousand acres were ! "braced in the deal. Most of j H:.is is densely wooded, liveoaks, | Hirlnrv and other hardwtjod^ $S- ' K lit g a dense overhead. 'f.?e 'Continued on page four) Little Bits l| Of Big News I, News Events Of Stats, I Nation and World-Wide Interest During Past Week I Hot Spot ?> The oldest diplomat in the ' United States foreign service? p 75-year-old Josephus Daniels? I is now in the hottest post, | Mexico City. He has his hands full with the oil wells expropriation controversy. He was | I scheduled to take a vacation H next month, but indications at I State department are that I the holiday will have to be I omitted or at best cut down to a short flying visit to Washington to confer with Secretary Huli. I ( olutiel House Colonel Edward .tandcll House, a gray, silent little Texan who once was one of the world's most mysteriously powerful figures as the closest confidant of Woodrow Wilson, died Monday. His death came at 79 after a long illness, ? the quiet old town house in Mew York to which he had | retired in sorrow after his break with Wilson, a break which ended a friendship without parallel in American politics. Shy all his life?in possession though he was of almost as many great state secI of the World war period us any president, minister or I 'ting House had said many times that he wanted no "fuss I und feathers" when he was I gone. I ^ceun Highway An automobile driven by a woman made the first crossing of the $7,100,000 overseas highway from Key West to Miami Sunday. The driver was Mrs. A. E. Batchelor. Her husband, a concrete foreman on I Jjj? how completed project, and their three sons accompanied B ** They are en route to their home at Kansas City, Kan. The I an "unofficial" crosses The 169-mile route beI tveen Key West and Miami ''be thrown open to passenI ( automobiles Tuesday. About July 4 the formal openI : to all classes of traffic celfcbrated. i THI 10 sland Purchj k Sherrill, C] [an; Plans D< The appearance of palm has earned for this place the tropics." Burning Permit Be Requiri . dieFor Brush Burning, Permits Must Be Obtained From Rangers And Wardens Between April 1 And June 15 LIST OF WARrENS ARE GIVEN BELOW County Forest Warden Dawson Jones Says That . aaxil n n * * 11 ? Law Win dc mgiciiy Enforces By Rangers A warning has been issued by Dawson Jones, forest fire warden, that all citizens who wish to burn brush on their property must obtain a permit from any one of the authorized men listed below, i These permits will be issued bet- J ween the first day of April and June 15. Warden Jones said the State law would be strictly enforced and ' all violaters punished. The law j reads: Section 1. It shall be un- * lawful for any person, firm or corporation to start or cause to be started any fire or ignite any material in any of the areas of woodlands under the protection of ( the State Forest Service or within five hundred feet of any such protected area, between the first day of April and the fifteenth day of June, inclusive, or between the fifteenth day of October and the first day of December, inclusive, in. any year, without first obtain- * (Continued on page 4.) t r County Council j P.-T. A. To Meet > c! ?: 11 Southport High School Association Will Be Host | g To County-Wide meeting ! Here Saturday, April 2 a ii The County Council of the Par- f ent-Teachers Association will F meet Saturday, April 2, at South- C port high school with the local association serving as host. The ? meeting will begin at 10 o'clock. F One of the features on Sat- 1< urday's meeting will be the pres- g entation of the sterling silver cup a to the Waccamaw debating team, c winners in the recent county- t wide contest sponsored by the s County Council of the Parent- t Teachers Association. Finals for t the county-wide recitation-declamation contest will be held at s that time and gold medals will o be awarded winners. Unless A Cold ? Along, Spring Sportsmen who frequent the woods and streams have been reporting that for a week or more dogwood trees have been in full bloom, along with much wild plant and shrubbery. A few dogwoods were reported as blooming as early as March, J 15. | With no rain to check plowing operations, farm work appears to be far advanced for this early in the year. The fields are about I all prepared for planting. | Some crops are up anil growing, and the first warm rain I has caused millions of seeds to sprout. Here and there many beautiful gardens may be seen. Many of the industrious early workers having had to water their plants in order to get a good start. w * w : st. A Gooc 4-PAGES TODAY tsed tiarlotte ivelopment ? v ; trees on Bald Head Island i title of "North Carolina's :s Will sd By Warden PICKING BERRIES, PLANTING TOBACCO J. O. Lennon, one of Brunswick county's most progressive farmers, brought in a full niinrf nf luscious. rilR1, straw berries Monday afternoon that he picked from his two-acre patch on his place near Supply. "If people in this section would get interested in growing strawberries for market," he said, "I believe we could boat the C'hadbourn market by two weeks." There must be something to this business of early seasons liecause on the same afternoon Sam >1. Frink, prominent farmer and member of the board of county commissioners, was setting out tobacco on his farm. Clark Will Renew Fight For River ????? Congressman Says That He Tried To Get Appropriation For Upper Waccamaw Some Years Back Without Avail Congressman J. Bayard Clark as declared that he will renew lis five-year fight for improvenent of the upper Waccamaw ... A liver in mis county Willi uiv | lossible hope tnat navigation for mcll steamers and barges might le effected, as well as for the Irainage effect on the surround-1 ng lands. A communication from the Con;ressman Friday revealing his ntentions in this direction came is a result of a letter sent to dm two weeks ago asking the lossibilities for improving the up?er end of this stream, lying in lolumbus county. "Some four or five years ago", tr. Clark said, "I tried to accomilish something in line with your etter of the 17th. I believe I did jet far enough to get a survey .uthorized for the upper Wacamaw River, but I was unable o make much headway from the tand-point of navigation, potenial tonnage not being sufficient o justify the expenditure. "I tried to get through a cheme by which the logs and ther material would be taken (Continued on Page four) inap Comes Has Her Start The general report on tobacco plants is that they are in fine condition, an ample supply and about ready for the fields. There Wijl "be much transplanting of this crop ,n a very short time. Many farmers who were interviewed this week by a newspaper representative were found to be very much distressed at the destructiveness of forest fires to timber lands this spring. These fires having, for the most part, been of incendiary origin. Expressing his disgust at the inability to convict such offenders in the county court, a Bolivia saw mill man and farmer stated Friday that he intended to ask for a trial by jury for the first party or parties he could have indicted fox starting a forest .fire, i ATE 1 News paper Ii Southport, N. C., Wi Will Announce Tobacco Acreage Allotment Soon Plans In County Agent's Office Shape Themselves To Completion Of Work So Figures May Be Taken To Raleigh This Week ALLOTMENTS WILL FOLLOW NEXT WEEK Unless There Is -Some Major Upset In His Plans, Mr. Dodson Thinks Allotments Will Be Rea dy First Of Week Continuing their tireless efforts to get statistics for Brunswick county's tobacco acreage in good shape as quickly as possible, members of the county committee said Monday atternoon that they expected to have their figures in shape to carry to Raleigh before the state committee either today or tomorrow. County Agent J. E. Dodson is making the trip with his committeemen, and everything possible will be done to make a speedy adjustment. If the Brunswick county men !?,1 .in fhoir hnoinhCQ Ll Ralplffh I wiiiu uy uicu uuutwvu^ ... 0 Thursday or Friday they hope to begin the first of the week mailing out cards giving the allotment for each grower. Mr. Dodson warns against impatience. "A letter, or card, will be mailed to each grower as soon as his acreage has been determined," he said. "If the farmlers come crowding to the office in search of this information it will only slow up our work of I announcing the figures." Tobacco will be the only crop I affected by announcement next I week. Preliminary work has | been started on determining Brunswick county's cotton acre[age, and full attention will be I turned to that crop in plenty of time to get the figures to the | growers before planting. Conduct Clinic For Tuberculosis Dr. R. T. Jenkins, Representative From The State Board Of Health Is Giving Free Examinations To T. B. Suspects [ Dr. R. T. Jenkins, in cooperation with the Brunswick County Health Department, is conducting a tuberculosis clinic here this week for the purpose of discovering new, active cases of the diQpgcp. During the first two days of the clinic a total of 79 persons jwas examined and three of this number were discovered to have active cases of tuberculosis. Included in Dr. Jenkin's equipment is a fleuroscope, which greatly speeds up his work. He will be in Sduthport today and tomorrow. Mrs. Lou H. Smith desires that everyone who has been exposed to a patient suffering from tuberculosis and everyone with any symptom at all of the disease take advantage of this opportunity for free examination. Mrs. Hortense Lewis Buried At Sharon Funeral services for Mrs. Hortense Lavada Lewis were conducted from the residence in Bolivia Sunday afternoon, followed by interment in the family plot at Sharon Methodist church, near Supply. Pallbearers were: J. L. Henry, A. P. Henry, D. R. Johnson, Gilbert Reid, Mayor Thomas E. Cooper, of Wilmington; active, E. Maultsby, Jack Taylor, Leon Galloway, William Kopp, Otis and Wilbur Davis. Town Creek Club Women Meet The Town Creek Home Demonstration Club met last Monday, with Mrs. G. L. Skipper for its regular meeting. Mrs. Doshcr gave suggestions for clothing, breadmaking, and community beautification. A demonstration was given by Mrs. E. C. Woodbury on clothing Storage units. The recreation leader, Mrs. Cannon Woodbury, arranged an attractive contest on St. Patricks Day. Mrs. Furman Galloway was awarded the prize. Members present were: Mrs. S. O. Craven, Mrs. E. V. Evans, Mrs. Furman Galloway, Mrs. D. R. Johnson, Miss Sallie Betts Knox, Mr G. L. Skipper, Mrs. L. Walker, Mrs. Cannon Woodbury, I Mrs. E. C. Woodbury and Mrs. Henry Zibblin. i PORr i A Good Com ednesday, Man UNOPPOSED | /:M IN PRIMARY?Congressman J. Bayard Clark is unopposed In the June Prima r y for re-nomination | for Congress from this dis-1 trict. Time for filing for | state Offices expired Satur-I day afternoon at 6:0() p. m. j Blue Mold Is In The County County Agent J. E. Dodson Warns Farmers To Take Precautions; Causing Tobacco To Be Set Out Earlier Than Usual ? ]!?? Cnnntu Aironf .T. ACCOruulg Lu vuu.ivj ..c. E. Dodson blue mould, deadliest enemy with which the tobacco farmer must contend, has made its appearance in Brunswick county. One effect of this threat is that farmers arc begining to set j tobacco earlier this year than ever before in history. Several arc transplanting this week. 'A men with a bed full of good plants isn't going to take any chance on the blue mould getting them", said Mr. Dodson. "Even if it is too early, a lot of them are starting right now to se{ out tohacco." This is about two weeks earlier than tobacco usually is set in Brunswick, and Mr. Dodson says that he never before has heard of tobacco being put out before April 1, Politics Still Is Hot Topic | Only One Candidate Makes Formal Announcement) ' During Past Week, But Rumors Are Still Rife Walter M. Stanaland, who seeks the Democratic nomination for judge of the Brunswick coun ty Recorder s court, is me Uiny i Democratic candidate to make his formal announcement this week. He was elected to that office in 1927. Reports continue that H. O. Peterson former chairman of the board of county commissioners, will be a candidate in the June primary, but none of them has come directly from Mr. Peterson. L. C. Brown, former Brunswick I county tax collector, also is be-1 ing strongly mentioned for com-1 missioner, although no word has | been forthcoming from him. (Continued on page four) j Name Members Of Election Body The Brunswick county board of elections for 1938 will be the same that functioned during the last Democratic primary and general election, according to official word received from Raleigh Saturday. G. T. Rourk, veteran chairman of the board, and Robert S. Milliken, secretary, are the Democratic representatives. Sam W. Watts is the Republican member. No Hooks Nee Who Fish Wi Have you ever caught a fish by I tickling him under the chin? This question is not as absurd as it might sound to those peo-1 pie in Brunswick county who are unfamiliar with ginnling. You I might take down the family die- j tionary and look up "ginnle." It means to "take with the hand, as j fish; to tickle, as trout." Several fishermen in this coun-1 ty will tell you that ginnling is fine sport. Joseph Hufham in one J of his retrospective moods in "The Trap Line" refers to childhood days when he would "feel out" the fish beneath the logs in the river near his home. The art has not lost its appeal, for their are many folk in Brunswick who continue this age-old method, r pi inunity ;h 30, 1938 *?' Announce Chai In Date Of C Womens Meet Spring Federation Of F Demonstration Clubs Not Be Held Satui April 2, As Annou DATE CHANGED TO 20TH OF 1 Will Be Held In Con ion With Annual Spi Flower Show At Sh lotte On Friday May 20th Spring Federation of Demonstration Clubs will n held April 2nd as was stal the year books, accordin Mrs. Marion S. Dosher, bu be held May 20th at Shi school. This change was ed on by the Council me at their March meeting. The meeting will be in form of a Flower Show i afternoon, a picnic suppe 7 o'clock and a short Fede program at 8 o'clock, county flower show chai Mrs. J. E. Dodson, has re ed that each local home t fication leader assist witl flower show. They will a (Continued on page fou Fisheries Cc nr a cl _ l rusi onrin SOUTHPORT BOY WINS FIGHT Til Claud MrCall, son of W. S. Jones, of Southport, the welterweight champloi J in the novice class at the ginia-Carollna boxing toi ment Saturday night in Raleigh Memorial uuditori The Southport lad, wh a sopromore at Wake Fi College, won his title by v of his victories in four h Three of his triumphs, in< ing the bout for the title, registered through knocko Numerous Cast Before Recor Men Charged With Se Forest Fires Were quitted In Recor Court Wednesday Bi Judge Ward Two cases in Recorder's Wednesday growing out charges that the dcfendanl destructive fires to the were completed with the going free. E. A. Evans and F. V. Arthur, both white, were not guilty of allowing fire cape. Willie Perkins, colored, found guilty of transportin toxicating liquor. He was quired to pay a fine of and the costs of. the case. Rudolph Galloway, colored given 60 days on the road lowing his conviction on cl of assault. Raymond Smith, white, found guilty of assault anc given 30 days on the roads sentence was suspended payment of the costs and condition that the defe make restitution to the pro ing witness. E. M. Clift, Minnie and Clift, white, were charged assault. The latter two acquitted but the former found guilty and was given days on the roads, this sei being suspended upon paym< the costs. ded For Foil ith Their Han of catching fish. Ginnling experts say it ways best to stay in about feet of water. It is also a cellent idea to learn how to before starting on a ginnlir pedition because some st have a habit of changing depth abruptly. Ginnlers sa moment when you stick your beneath a ledge is one o most exciting experiences ii The difference between the ture of a trout's skin and of a water snake is very and the uncertainty of thos onds when you feel a cold, my object quivering above | finger tips is something ne' [ be forgotten. (Continued on page 4. LOT JBLI5HED EVERY WEDNESD Iffe FOR REGORDEI ^ Dr. E. D. Bishop, maj n the of Shallotte, has announc r at his candidacy for Judge Recorder's Court. He 1 rman. been a resident of Bru quest-'wick county for a numl e?"th~ ' ?f years ant* ^as been ' d ag j tive in community affa irj j concerning public welfar >mmission To nDers, Judcremer r o * It Is Unlawful To Cal Shrimp In Rivers A TLE Creeks, But Season V Not Close On Outside Mrs. T!n RESCINDS OLDER vi'r1.' LAW OF COMMISSI! irna- . ' Shrimpers Are Asked urn. Co-operate With Spit 0 is As Well As With Let ?rrst ter Of This Law This Irtue | Season outs. clud- Instead of everything tx vv**r0 compulsory the Fisheries G mission is depending largely u ~local fishermen for protection Southport's valuable shrimi 1C industry. .o At this season of the > 1 rivers, creeks and all manner flPr head waters are swarming v spawning s hr i m p. Beginr April 1st there is a closed i tting son on these spawning shrimf Ac- The above is the only comj der's sory restriction. There is to efore no ''ragging of the rivers i creeks during the spring i summer and fishermen who h , the industry at heart are as C0Ur to make it a point to report ?^i violations of the law and as !s set in seeing that offenders woods punished. men The closed season was also have applied to dragging c Mc_ side in the ocean, but as I found woulcl have macle it difficult to es- secure hait for sport fishing, I as it is thought that the shri wag outside in the ocean at this ti ? jn_ of the year are mostly males, j re. order against outside fishing $20 00 been rescinded and it will not unlawful to drag in the ocea was Thinking citizens, of Southpi s fol- Relieve that in the above man s the Fisheries Commission 1 acted with special considerat waa and that there is a way in wh I was the boatmen may show ret' This consideration, with benefit uDon I themselves and the industry. ? In the late summer or v upon ndant ear'y tall it often happens t secut- (Continued on Pace Four) with Brunswick Has th^ Duke Patien itence int of Total Of Ninety-Five H pital Days In Duke H pital During Past Y? By Brunswick Patients ^ During 1937 patients from 1 of North Carolina's 100 couni [QS were treated at Duke hospi the annual report just relea shows. There were also patie is al- from 20 other states. During three year the hospital spent $5i n ex- 304.20. exclusive of the cost i swin diagnosis and treatment of ig ex- people who made 58,297 visits reams the public dispensary. their Patients from Brunsw y the county received 95 days of c hand at a cost of $477.50. Patic f the themselves paid $566.76., w] i life, i the county paid $12.67. C< i tex- J munity friends, churches, i I that other agencies paid $120.99. small Charity work cost Duke h e sec- pital $154,804.51, nearly 92 i clam-1 cent of which was for Nc your Carolinians. Seventy-four of /er to 98 counties assisted their citiz in amounts from $9.32 to ). 711.27. The Pilot Covers I Brunswick County I At $1.50 PER YEAR 9 i j Install Officers I Local Chapter I I Of Eastern Star I I Mrs. Minnie Butler Install- B M ed Thursday Night As H Worthy Matron Of Live B Oak Chapter At Public B Installation B I GOOD PROGRAM 9 IS PRESENTED B I Grand Conductress Of The Grand Chapter Of North B Carolina, Mrs. Harriett B Powell, Was Present B j New officers for the Live Oak I Chapter of the Order of Eastern EH I Star were installed Thursday I night at an impressive public HE I ceremony held in the local chapB ter room. HB Officers inducted into office JH I were: Mrs. Minnie Butler, wor- ^H B thy matron: J. R. Hood, worthy ^H patron: Mrs. Mary Mintz, asrocl- flfl /or ate matron: John Ericksen, asso- ^H ,e(j ciate patron; Mrs. Ethel Hood, secretary: Miss Lottie Mac New- H| ?t ton, treasurer; Mrs. Mary Cran- Hfl las mer, chaplain; Mrs. Mary Bus- B ns_ sells, organist; Mrs. Rachel Cor- ^H lette, conductress; Mrs. Marlon ,er Dosher, associate conductress; ac- Mrs. Matilda Barnett, Adah; Mrs. jj.g Sally Holden, Ruth; Thelma Sutton, Esther; Mrs. Janie Henry, 6. u.oho * Marv St. Gcorfi/e. ? Electa: Mrs. K. Tobiasen, Want- ^B er; Miss Susie Mae Newton, sen- H| tinel. U The outgoing worthy matron. Ifl Mrs. Grace Ruark. callcil the |H meeting to order and welcomed the guests. She then invites! Miss ^B Lottie Mae Newton, district de- HI n(] puty grand matron, to act as > 1 installing officer. She in turn ap- flB ' pointed Mrs. Alice St. George as ^B installing marshal), Mrs. Mary H| Cranmer as installing chaplain !^B and Mrs. Laura St. George as IB DN conductress. Bb The grand conductress of the ^B To Grand Chapter of North Carolina ^B it Order of Eastern Star, Mrs. Har- BB riett Powell, was present 1 HB made a very inspiring talk. aH Following the installation, a Bl number of the members formed a iBfl ,jntr heart and Mrs. Butker was es- Bl corted inside the figure. An arm Bl om" boquct of pink roses was present- HI pen ed her while Mrs. Corlette sang IN to "When You Look In The Heart I ?ing Of A Rose". ? 'Hi" new worthy matron mado ^B 'ear a gracious speech accepting her of office, after which Mrs. Ruark BB vith was presented a past matron's jB ling pin by members of the chapter. IB tea- Mr. Hood was presented wi'h a ^B >. leather key-holder as a past pat- BB ml- ron's gift from the chapter. ^B be "2 Measles Spreads I ave * k:;: InThisCounvl sist * m are Leland High School Closed For Week Because Of H| t0 Numerous Cases In That " Vicinity; Re-opened On -HIS t to Tuesday and Leland high school closed down mp last Tuesday and remained in-^H 'me active for one week because of IB the an epidemic of measles in that ^R has community. School was resumed*RB he yesterday. flj n. One case of that disease hasl^H 3rt, been reported from SouthporC^H ner high school, two from Shallottoi^^H has and one at Waccamaw. ion Realizing that the closing days ^R ich of the school term are particularism urn ly important to the student, Prin-j^R to cipal W. R. Lingle, of Southport.^RJ has urged members of his stu-Rffl ery dent body to exercise extreme HM hat caution in avoiding exposure to'lR measles. flR Tide Table || ^ Following Is the tide table ISj for Southport during the next os- week. These hours aro approos ximately correct and were fur:ar nished The State Fort Pilot through the courtesy of the ^R Cape Fear Pilot's Association. IS 98 High Tide Low TMt TIDE TABLE |R tal. I JR sed I Thursday, March 81 nts 7:53 a. m. 2:02 a. m. Jg the 8:07 p. m. 2:12 p. m. flfl 31,- Friday, April 1 ^R of 8:81 a. m. 2:44 a. m. H| the 8:43 p. m. 2:50 p. iu. to Saturday, April 2 |R 3:25 m. ^R lck| 9:23 p. ni. 3:28 p. iu. are ; Sunday, April 3 |R nts 9:57 a. m. 1:08 a. m. |H hlie 10:12 p. m. 4:07 p. in. >m- Monday, April 4 J^l and 10:53 a. m. 4:52 a. m. 11:09 p. ni. 4:19 p. m. ios- Tuesday, April 5 ier- 11:55 a* in. 5:43 a, m, irth Stfl P- nt. B the Wednesday, April 6 BB ens 12:12 a. m. 6:18 a, m. PI $8,- 13:39 P- n>- 6:5? p. in. B ^ ?-^R

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