I it Of The News J1 The Time E TEN NO. 1 Ital Day Is e Observed e On May 12, Of The Hospital hout Brunswick Urged To Call fiat Day Afcd To iome Gift MMITTEE EMBERS NAMED ting Of Hospital r Will Be Wed, May 11, To ass Hospital nsurance May 12. has been de"Hospital Day" and ounty friends of the ire urged to call on i by members of the iliary that gifts for be brought and plact>le in reception room it is made. Suggestlarge bath towels, bureau covere, wash v cases, sheets (72 x ads. :ing of the hospital be held next Wed11. at the home of . H "c. Ed Taylor. Thomas L. ^Kss. organizer for the Hospital Hangs Association, will be preHt for the purpose of organizM a local unit. H'eir committees for the hos i auxiliary have been announc|^fas follows: Blvavs and means: Mrs. R. L. HB.mpso::. Mrs. S. B. Frink, Mrs. b Smith. Mrs. VV. G. Butler, Ha. H H Thomas. ^Membership: Mrs. George Y. ^Btso.u. Mrs. E. M. Hall, Mrs. E. Dosher. Mrs. Price FurpH -Mrs. C. G. Ruark. H Charles Hewett, Miss Annie Newton. ^Hospital grounds.: Mrs. J. W. Hi Mrs Annie K. Vitou, Hs E. H. Cranmer and Mrs. O'Brien. ^Hublicity: Mrs. C. R. Livings^P?wing: Mrs. Joel Moore, Mrs. M .N'iernsce, Mrs. Thomas ^ i-1 Mrs D. Robinson and Its Mary Weeks. little Bits I Of Big News Hiwi Event* Of State, ^ Nation and World-Wide I Interest During Past Week ?? miiyne-i in ner H \V( 11 does the Supreme Hfourt guard its secrets, and Hen few occasions is there a leak as to what it is to do. But if the decision in the Bill HPayne-Wash Turner murder case doesn't come down with the regular tri-weekly batch 'f opinions today, Capital Hguessers will be wrong. Law yers for the notorious convicts Hcontended that the Buncombe HCounty jury which made their Hoeath sentence mandatory errHed on the harsh side, and that Hthe two should have been con^ victed of nothing worse than B -! degree murder for the Hwath of Highway Patrolman Hfl-nrge Penn. The killing of Hthe Patrolman was admitted, Hbut premeditation was not. The Hr"urt. upon which Associate H'istiee Seawell sat for the time Tuesday, is nearly He breast of its docket. The iPayne-Turner case tops everyHthing for popular interest? something the high court ^ doesn't always win. fie' Party Bovernor Philip La Follettc of^H"y launched Thursday a new Honal progressive party with ^Program which he said is inH''*'1 to save America from a 'I toward dictatorship by inthe national wealth. To >n wildly cheering followers I 'be University of Wisconsin pavilion he announced the Hcision"- -reached after consultaHi with rank and file groups H' 'he country. About 2,000 ^P*>ns who could not gain ad^Hance to the assembly hall Hcd La Follette over a loud ^fcker system and he addressbriefly afterwards. Cotton I Senate Committee on agriculture Tuesday reported j H*:"d the Senate almost passed Vn amendment to the 1938 arm act "unfreezing" allotI (Continued on pagl II THI 15 Trout Seas( ghs^L: FIRST?Here is the se made several weeks ago by Captain H. T. Bowmer, and ? on the right in the above pi left is Captain J. I. Davis, wl side. W. B. Keziah, photogn ber of the expedition, which mer's boat. Green Swamp 1 Of Most Sp * Smoke Billowing From Fire Covering 4,000 Acre Area Plainly Visable To Resi-1 dents Ut tour Counties SMALL TIMBEff LOSS RESULTS Burning Is Confined To Interior Of Green Swamp Where Little Timber Of Value Is To Be Discovered One of the most extensive and spectacular forest fires in Brunswick county for years broke out in the Green Swamp, north of Shallotte, Thursday and is still burning. Something in excess of four thousand acres have burned over, but comparatively small damage to timber has resulted as most of the area was swamp land. The fire that is still burning is far in the interior of the swamp and has been completely surrounded. It presents no further danger, according to County Forest Warden Dawson Jones, who was in town Monday night. From Thursday through Sundau 40 fire fighters, aided by the huge fire-lane plow of the Reigel Paper company, did effective work in turning back and extinguishing the blaze at points where it threatened timber. As it was impossible to go into the swamp, the workers had to wait ot manv noints for it break out I *?W f where It could be reached and fought. Many game animals and birds are believed to have perished, but the timber destruction is small, compared to the extent of the burned area. This is accounted for by most of the flames having raged far inside the swamp. During daylight hours the fire was very conspicious by reason of the huge cloud of dense smoke. Saturday afternoon residents of Southport, living 30 miles in an air line from the conflagration, thought it was only a couple of miles from town. Many people in Wilmington, 40 miles away, thought the whole of Brunswick was burning up and the Tide Water Power company sent out wor(Continued on page 4) Assorted Fishir Being Fui At least six months of the most desirable sport fishing was inaugurated Sunday with a large catch of blues by Captain McGougan, of Fort Bragg, and the Morley's, of Lumber Bridge. When the blues begin striking at trolling lures, continuous good sport is assured until early winter. Trout usually make the sport fishing send-off and when they start biting the blues may be looked for within a couple of months. This year trout struck a month earlier than usual and the blues are following suit by striking now, although they were not expected until along towards June. Mackerel begin striking soon after the blues. As a matter of fact, several fine mackerel have been taken within the past few days. Blues and Mackerel are both taken by trolling, and the sportsman is almost as apt to take one as the other. Both i furnish plenty of excitement and the sportsmen may be j i STi A Good 4-PAGES TODAY 3n Is Here 1 ??" ,;|i ; M j K - 3 ?-?^^ J ' ason's first catch of trout, 1 Postmaster L. T. Yaskell, lohnie Swain, the three men cture. The end man on the lio didn't make the trip outipher, was the fourth memwent out on Captain BowFire Is One ectacular Ever Dynamite Shocks I? fAtn Trtf P<IC\!l7pll 1 1 Villi A It VjlUOTtVll | Detonations caused by dynamite blasts at Ft. Caswell during the past week have about conviced Southport residents that they know something of how people feel near a war-torn area. The dynamiting is being done to remove portions of the old gun mountings in the fortifications preparatory to constructing an outdoor pool for the hot water well. Meanwhile, other improvements are going forward at the former government reservation in the interest of having the place ready for the expected Influx of sum* mer visitors. _ t Local Ladies At Wilmington Meet Annual Meeting Of North Carolina Federation Of Women's Clubs Was Attended By Southport Club Members The annual meeting of the North Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs was held last week in Wilmington, and Southport was well represented at each day's session. Ptvopnt for tho nnenine* dav's meeting- Wednesday were Mesdames J. W. Ruark, C. Ed. Taylor, W. G. Butler, W. B. Canady, F\ B. Bond, Frank M. Niernsee, J. M. Harper, Jr., and Miss Lottie Mae Newton. Attending the reception Thursday night were Mesdames E. M. Hall. J. W. Ruark. Frank M. Niernsee, W. G. Butler, C. Ed. Taylor, J. M. Harper, Jr., and F. B. Bond. Friday night's banquet, at which Governor Clyde R. Hoey was principal speaker, was attended by Mesdames W. G. Butler and C. Ed. Taylor. ig Thrills nished Locally expected to all but forget the trout from now on in favor of the trolling on the shoals. While thousands of men and women are expected for the blr.efish and mackerel trolling during the next several months, it appears that very few Southport people have any real conception of the possibilities that lie in the Gulf Stream fishing this year. It is something new, and our folks have not stopped to consider it. To give? ....a little idea of what it may grow into, there is now one party of 40 men endeavoring to get a four months contract for the chartering of sufficient boats to carry them out on a Gulf Stream trip once each week. As only 5 or 6 persons can troll properly from a boat at the same time, it will be seen that 6 to 8 boats will be needed each week by this one party. "And," says the Civic Club, "there will be plenty of other parties in addition to the above mentioned one". \TE News paper Ir Southport, N. C., Wee Shallotte And i Waccamaw In I Commencement1 Thirty-One Seniors Receive 1 Their Diplomas At Graduating Exercises Held At Shallotte Friday, April 22 FINALS PROGRAM FOR WACCAMAW < \ Successful School Year Closes At Waccamaw I With Awarding Of Diplomas And Honors Dr. F. Swindel Dove, of Grace kfethodist Episcopal Church lelivered the annual commencenent address to thirty - one graduates Shallotte high school on Friday, April 22. He made a fine adress and many people attended the exercises. He was introduced by the Reverend C. N. 1 Phillips. S. Bunn Frink presented the most distinguished senior, Elwood Mintz, whose name was engraved upon the cup given by his parents in memory of their son, Hamilton Mintz. R. D. White 1 made an address and introduced Earl Thompson, who won his name on the William Ruffin Goley I plaque. Miss Annie May Woodside presented diplomas to the largest graduating class' ever xo finish at the school. On Easter Sunday, the auditorium was crowded to hear the Reverend Sankey Lee Blanton preach the baccalaureate sermon. He is pastor of the First Baptist church in Wilmington. Wednesday evening members of the senior class gave their class day exercises in the form of an Indian play. Thursday evening, the recitation-declamation contest was held. Bera Elizabeth Arnold won the R. D. White medal while Fred McLamb won the medal given by Dr. and Mrs. M. H. Rourk. Many other awards were presented by the principal, H. C. StoiVcv including the honoi*tscholastic trophy to Miss Nellie McLamb, a member of the senior class. Members of the graduating class were: Louise Atkinson, Rhoda Blanton, Wilbur Brown, Marie Bennett, Edwin Clemmons, Virginia Hardee, Orian Hewett, Lina Hewett, Rozell Hewett, Mamie Holden, Hubert Leonard, Mary Leonard, Sheula Lewis, Ruby Lewis, Annie McKeithan, Nellie McLamb, Agnes Mintz, Thurston Mintz, Elwood Mintz, Louise Nance, Robert Pigott, Edward Redwine, Sherman Register, Agnes Russ, Lois Brown Russ, Dewey Sellers, Arnett Standland, Earl Thompson, Carrie Watts. WACCAMAW FINALS Second Peter 1: 1-10 was the passage of Scripture which the Reverend C. R. Hinton used as a hooio for* hie Qnrmnn fn th#> graduation class of Waccamaw high school on Sunday afternoon, April 17. His theme was: Diligence, faith, and Self-control. Class Day exercises were carried out in the form of a gypsy play, entitled to "The Open Road." The auditorium was practically filled. Several visitors were present, including Miss Annie Mae Woodside, superintendent of schools, and her mother, Mrs. J. Berg. The Reverend Lucius R. Evans, pastor of the Knightdale Baptist church, Wake county, delivered the literary address on Friday evening. His message was appealing. helpful, and inspiring. The crowd was not so large because of the storm which began to approach about six-forty-five. During the closing part of the evening's program, the loving cup which was won by Waccamaw boys' basketball team, was presented to the captain of the team, (Continued on page 4.) First Candidates Meeting Friday Democratic Candidates For County Officers Will Speak Friday Night In Public Meeting In Brunswick County Courthouse The Democratic primary campaign will be formally launched Friday night when the first of the candidates' speaking engagements is held in the Brunswick county courthouse, in Southport. The public is cordially invited to attend. Some warm battles loom for the coming race, and voters are expected to be given a pre-view of what is to come in the first verbal skirmish here Friday night. Notice has been mailed all candidates, and they and their friends are expected to be on hand. P0R1 i A Good Com Inesday, May 4th, 193 Commissioners In Regular Monthly Meet On Monday babies Inspectors For County Were Appointed By Members Of Board At Meeting Held Here Monday 3THER ROUTINE BUSINESS MATTERS Soard Gives Permission To County Agent J. E. Dodson To Seek More Convenient Office Accommodations Members of the Brunswick county board of commissioners met Monday in their regular first of the month meeting. Rabies inspector for the county were appointed as follows: G. F. Gainey, Northwest: M. S. Gainev. Town Creek; Johnie Hewett, Smithville; W. H. Milliken, Shaliotte; S. O. Hewett, Lockwoods Folly: Elmer Smith, Waccamaw. County Agent J. E. Dodson was authorized by the board to negotiate for another building that vill allow more commodious and more comfortable quarters for himself and his office force. His present location opposite the G. ? J <5? of Ciir?_ W. IVirDy anu OUll aimc at kjuj/ ply has become overcrowded. Other matters that come up before the board at Monday's meeting were of routine nature. Tree Planting By CCC Workers Thousands Of Acres Of Barren Land Are Brought Into Productivity By Putting Out Pine Seedlings Thousands of acres of the South's barren pinelands were planted to trees during 1937 under the largest reforestation program ever undertaker by the U. S. ForeSu Service, "sosepil Kircher, Regional Forester of the U. S. Forest Service, Atlanta, Georgia, says that federal forest authorities are cooperating with State and conservation agencies to the fullest extent possible in an effort to "bring back" the depleted forests of the South according to the newest conceptions of forest economy for the permanent benefit of future generations. Mr. Kircher states that during 1937, according to figures compiled by the U. S. Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, trees were planted on 214,306 acres and tree seeds were sown on 8,769 acres a total reforestation of 223,075 acres of federal forest lands for the entire United States. To make available resources meet the most urgent needs, millions of these trees were planted in the Smith where much of the national forest area is made up of land once privately owned and heavily cut and burned. This region is again becoming the center of heavy demand from new wood(Continued on page 4) Forestry Meet In Wilmington On May 26 in Wilmington there will be held a forestry meeting with one of the specialists from State College in charge. This meeting will be of particular interest to Brunswick county residents, for the pulpwood industry is getting to be an important crop in this section. State Publicity Making The sporting days have come. A month ago there was the trout, biting in a more or less irregular fashion on account of the unsettled weather. Sunday the royal blues put in their appearance and late yesterday afternoon postmaster L. T. Yaskell, Cashier Prince O'Brien, of the Waccamaw Bank, and Forest Warden Dawson Jones went out for three hours and brought in 44 beautiful mackerel and blues. Some of the mackerel were more than two feet in length. The catch was made from the boat of Captain H. T. Bowmer. For those who delight in trolling, the season is now on at full swing. Sportsmen, according to the Civic Club, are now assured of big catches any day when the weather is fair. There are plenty of good, comfortable boats waiting to serve. Today Bill Sharpe, State r pu munity g PUBL One Of These DEVELOPMENT?Frc News and Observer today David Sinclair, (left), Wi draw from the race for tl district solicitor. If this is d will be unopposed for the Indication The May Withe Brunswick Has First Snap Beans A truck load of snap-beans, noUwo nnoo tn ho LUC lllOl Jiav-nv. wuvb ww ww offered on the local market this season, brought $4.00 per basket. They were grown on Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Finch's Brunswick County farm, "Dun-rovin", near Winnabow, where Willie Dukes, negro tenant, is in charge of production. They were delivered in Wilmington Monday morning. The first basket was sold to J. E. L. Wade, city commissioner of public works. Other buyers were local grocers. Mr. Finch's farm gets its name from the fact that Mr. and Mrs. Finch have lived, going from place to place for years. Now they have built a home and settled down and are "done roving" around. Few Cases In County Cour I Four Cases Of Minor Impo: tance Disposed Of Hei Wednesday Before Judg John B. Ward Last Wednesday was a dull da in Recorder's court, and only foi cases of minor importance wei disposed of. Doshie Blackburn, white, pleai ed guilty to charges of cursir on the public highway. Judgmei in this matter was left open. Arthur Sneed, colored, wi found guilty of larceny. He wi given 60 days in jail, with tl commissioners being allowed tl option of hiring him out. J. C. Womack, white, ws found guilty of violating tl speed law. Judgment was si spended upon payment of tl costs. Pat Moore, white, was acqui ted on charges of cruelty to dunanimals. Director Fishing Photo.' Publicity Director, is out on the Fannie Quidley of Captain Edward Nelson. He was accompanied by Misses Katherine Meir and Catherine King, of Wilmington, and Henry N. Callihan, of the Cape Fear Hotel. From here the party was accompanied by Misses Lois Jane Bussells, Mercedes Watts and Evelyn Loughlin. John Shannon, W. B. Kcziah and H. T. Bowmer are also in the party. Mr. Sharpe is making photographs of the sport fishing, and these will result in a great deal of valuable publicity to Southport. One of the features on the day's program is a fake rescue to be staged by Captain H. H. Barnett and members of his Oak Island coast guard crew in order that photographic evidence of the safety of the fishing grounds off Southport may be recorded. LOT [ ISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY May Withdraw J | p >m a press release in The " (Wednesday), it appears that w lmington attorney, may with- n le Democratic nomination for one, Junius K. Powell, (right) v office in the June primary. t n it Sinclair ' !raw From Race? -* -.lei I_ M A 1 r>l . i JlUiy ill licno rvuu v/uoci *- ^ er Today (Wednesday) c Indicate That Wilming- 1 ton Attorney May With- c - draw From Solicitor's F Race e t MOTHER DENIES * THIS INTENTION " Should Sinclair Withdraw g From Race, Junius K. j Powell, Of Whiteville r Will Be Unopposed t The following dispatch is from i the Raleigh News and Observer t for today (Wednesday): "A candidate's name can be removed from the June 4 primary x ballot only at his own request, s Attorney General Harry McMul- , lan ruled yesterday. j "The ruling was made for < Secretary Raymond Maxwell of r the State Boar of Eections an ( Clyde Carter, Wilmington attor- ] ney. Carter had requested that ] the Eelections Board drop the name of David C. Sinclair, can- ] didate for nomination as solicitor t of the Second District. c "I cannot find anything in the e law by which anyone other than y tthe candidate himself can request ; his name to be removed from j the primary election ballot, Mc- i Mullan said. ] "Sinclair is a candidate for j e the post now held by John J. s e Burney, who is a candidate for ] the Superior Court judgeship to j be vacated by E. H. Cranmer, iy (Continued on page 4) f jr s Represented At j ' ! Bantist School; "I ' A it Three Brunswick County is Boys, Two of Them From is Southport, Are Students ,e At Wake Forest College ,J This Year j Wake Forest,?.Three Brunsis | wick county boys are among the ,p' 1,000 students enrolled at Wake Forest college this session, a le check-up this week revealed. These men are: W. W. Sessoms, t" son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Ses- 8 "b soms, of Leland; Claude H. McCall, whose guardians are Mr. _ ? and Mrs. W. F. Jones, of South- . port: and R. W. Willetts, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Willetts, of Southport. Sessoms is a sophomore in the 5 academic school. McCall, also a sophomore, distinguished himself last year in boxing. He is a member of the pre-medical society and the Euzelian literary society. Willetts, a junior, is active in religious work on the campus. Under the eighth year of President Thurman D. Kitchin's administration Wake Forest college is : continuning its constructive policies. During thip period a $1,000,000 program of building and improvement has been completed. Among the new buildings are Simmons dormitory, Wait Hall (administration building), the William Amos Johnson medical building, and one of the finest gymnasiums in the South. Recent improvements in the physical plant also include additions to the concrete stadium at Gore Athletic field, the grading of Groves baseball field, sodding of the football field, and the laying of brick walks on the camps. Approaching the end of its 105th year of operation. Wake Forest j college, with an enrollment of 11,000 men, has auspiciously begun its second century of service. The Pilot Covers h Brunswick County H $1.50 PER YEAR I Memorial Tablet I Jnveiled Monday I Vith Ceremonies I r. C. C. Crittenden, Secre- 9 tary Of State Historical M Commission, D e I i v ered JB Principal Address of The H /ILMINGTON BAND [fl FURNISHED MUSIC UH rominent Officials Of Nat- Ira ional Society United IH States Daughters Of lB 1812, Attended The Program fl A tablet erected to the mem- H ry of soldiers encamped at fU leepwater Point, near South- UJ ort, during tne War of 1812 by H lembers of tn - National Society Hjj fnited States Daughters of 1812 mS. as unveiled here Monday at HI oon with appropriate ceremonies. ! Prinicpal speaker for the day HJ as Dr. C. C. Crittenden secreary of the State Historical Com- ^H lission. Also present were severI important state officials of he donor organization. H| The program got underway .-ith the advance of the colors H V John Hall and Louise Niernsee. j^H 'he invocation was by the Rev- H| rend A. H. Marshall and then H here was music by the R. O. T. |Hj !. band, of Wilmington. C. Ed H 'aylor. master of ceremonies, |H ailed upon Mrs. W. G. Butler, H iresident of the Southport Worn- H| n's Club, to extend a welcome I^H o the visitors. Distinguished |H uests then were presented by HE Jr. Taylor. Thcv were Mrs. Ben amin Wyche, of Charlotte, state BH iresident of United States Dau- H| rhters of 1812: Mrs. Eugene H 'hilyaw. of Wilmington, vice- ^Hj iresident of the Cape Fear chap- IS er; Mrs. Wayne Spencer, of Wll- H nington, state vice-regeant of H laughters of American Revoluion: Mrs. Carl Powers, repre- H lenting the American Legion HI Auxiliary. Following the song "America", Hi vhlch was lead by a group- -of B ichool children under the dlrec- ^B .ion of Mrs. Josephine Marshall, Hiss Ettie Brown, of Red Hj Springs, state chairman of menorials of United States Daugh- j^B ,ers of 1S12, presented the fol- Qg owing explanatory sketch of Deepwater Point: |H "Not long ago, the name and ocation of Deepwater Point were ^B inknown to many of us. A letter,? B lated Febniary 29. 1928, receiv- w d from the War Department, at ^B Washington, stated that William HI ttkinson, of Fayettevllle, served 3H n the War of 1812, in Captain David Evans. Company of Artilery. Major Cameron's Command, forth Carolina Drafted MiUtia, H itationed for a part of the year ffl 813 at Deepwater Point, near Ft. ohnson. North Carolina. B9 "Keen interest was aroused rom the fact that a camp for gB loldiers of 1812 of North Caro- SB ina had existed in our own State. nquiries were made. Thanks to HI he kindness of Louis T. Moore, jjl >f Wilmington, and Judge E. H. B Drar.mer and C. Ed Taylor, o| Southport, it was definitly estab* B ished that Deepwater Point it |^B ocated about a mile above South>ort on the waterfront, almost ^Bjj iposite the quarantine station. ^B 'Last Spring, the president and ither officers of the state society isited Deepwater Point, under he competent guidance of Mr. fB raylor. Remains of old brest- ^B vorks were only traces left of ^B( he camp of a century and a fl| luarter ago. jaH "Deepwater Point is rather iniccessible so it was decided to i |H (Continued on page 4) MB TideTable I Following Is the tide table flc for Southport during the nest f^B week. These hours are appro- 9 xlmately correct and were for- J-flfi 11 ishod The State Port Pilot through the courtesy of the M Cape Fear Pilot's Association. I 8H High Tide Cow Tide TIDE TABLE SB Thursday, April 28 H 6:10 a. m. 13:47 a. m. Sjt 6:S9 p. m. 12:53 p. in. Bfi Friday, April 29 H 1 :.'JI a. m. 7:39 p. m. 1:37 p. in. flH Saturday, April 30 |S 8:08 a. nt. 2:25 a. m. 8:21 p. m. 2.22 p. m. 9S Sunday, May 1 H 8:54 a. ni. 3:07 a. ra. 908 p. m. 3:07 p. m. Monday, May 2 9:48 a. m. 8:53 a. m. jfll 10:01 p. 3:53 p. m. ;HH Tuesday, May 3 U 10:51 a. m. 4:42 a. m. 11:02 p. m. 4:43 p. Ok II Wednesday, May 4 11:54 a. m. 5:34 a. OL LIB 5:39 p. Ok BH

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