IB\lost Of The News All The Time j KuMETEN NO. 2 Ifo Decision I In $15,0 I Againsi ? * page Suits Growing Out | Death Of Maggie ' jrt.fn On November 6, 935, Unsettled By Jur stradiction IN T ISSUE ANSWERS 1,1 That City Was Negli n(, But Also Find That deceased Was Negli gent; No Judgment 0 of the case in which H p Green, administrator of ^ estate of Maggie Green, was to recover the sum of ,>1(1.00 from the city of South- li for alleged negligence d , resulted in the death by n ^Jtrocution of the deceased on a ember 6. 1935. was still in Ji rt after the jury returned its t) met Tuesday afternoon. a. first issue was: "Did Mag- ai I Green come to her death as p; of the negligence of the oj of Southport" and the ans- c ?as yes. t> '"Olio U-9S "DiH I tie Ki'uim KW?V . Green come to her death gi a result of her own negli- ei Ice." and this also was ans- al Bed yes. Si Bhe jury failed to answer the Bd issue: "How much, if any- _ I the plaintiff entitled to I was charged by her attor- t I (hat the deceased negress I to her death on or about I gth day of November, 1935, I she came into contact with I electric wire in the yard of 1' t heme. Issue Wright, of WilI r C. Ed. Taylor and R. E. jntelle were members of the I r the plaintiff. RepreI _ the defense were R. W. | - and S. Burnt Frink. *j trial of this case consumed I greater part of the day Monh and :I "'as turned, jjist the ^ I y morning, h'-ring the first day of court |e following couples obtained Urces upon the grounds of two Urs separation: Catherine Pictt vs Robert Pickett: Venie irber vs Wilbur Barber; Elneta [11amy vs Ottis Bellamy; Eva t leer vs Christopher Greer. s Little Bits 5 Of Big News ? *?w? Events Of State, j. Nation and World-Wide * Interest During Pant j" Week " mmevelt Wedding u Mr. and Mrs. John Roosevelt, a Hr the moment at least the na- v top-ranking newlyweds, Sa- r slipped away for an un- I Bnounced honeymoon destination a society wedding that com- v H*d solemnity and smiles, noise, v Hbr and pomp. The President o Mrs Roosevelt helped their ? Basest son and the new Anne ^Buk Roosevelt make good their ii raw" from this sea-surround- v ^B old town, thronged for the g ' with thousands of the curl- t _____ a Run < c N'ew York's democratic Gov trnor Herbert H. Lehman, fl "ho a year ago left the ranks ' President Roosevelt's un- b cnditional supporters, offered c I Tuesday to campaign for the ^ Tnlted States Senate seat of j( I the late Royal S. Copeland. )( I Almost immediately Attorney a I general John J. Bennett, Jr., I g I announced from New York b I his candidacy for governor? I a "evclopment accepted as a ^ definite indication that Leh- b man will not seek a fourth term as the state's chief exe- r ?,J,-n'e regardless of whether 1 becomes a candidate for { I senator Lehman's term as { B ?overnor expires December 31. ".vs Roosevelt r I ^r; !'lent Roosevelt signed j j I e >.. 750.000,000 lending and \ -Pending bill Tuesday and asB ^erted that business is not and I as not been as bad as a lot B 1 People believed it to be. 1 I f?.' 'Resident, at a press con- ] v^nce Packed with new de- l / 0Pfnents gave as backing i ,,r his statement on business < I t , nPartment of commerce es- 1 I r? hhe national in- < would be $80'000'^fl0'?ot>' 1 THI 2 ' Reached 00.00 Suit t Southport ;our Cases Are Tried In Court 'wo Of Them Were Cases That Had Been Postponed From Previous Terms; One Defendant Is Bound Over Four cases were tried in Rearder's court here Wednesday, jvo of them being actions that ad been postponed from previous ;rms of court. The case charging Hollis Wilamson, white, with hit-and-run riving, reckless operation of a iotor vehicle and assault with deadly weapon came before udge John B. Ward who found le defendant not guilty as to ssault with a deadly weapon rid reckless operation, but found i robable cause in the reckless ' peration trial and bound him ( irer to Superior court under ( arid of $500.00. Clay Smith, white, was found ' uilty of slander and was given 1 ght months on the roads. He ' Iso was convicted of being a nui ince and had 60 days added to ] I continued on page *> 11 Chances For SI Now Appe ^ * nvestigation Into The Matter By Congressman J. Bayard Clark Reveals That Naval Program Is Very Exacting O DISCUSS MATTER FURTHER ON VISIT TVngress Has Adjonrned And Mr. Clark Will Be A Fishing Visitor In Southport Before Long Hopes of getting a battleship o visit Southport sometime this ummer are not so good, accordig to Interpretations placed on a ;tter that was recently written Congressman J. Bayard Clark by idmiral William D. Leahy Admiral Leahy stated that all f the seaplane carriers were enaged in fitting out and train ig operations preparatory 10 Deng in service with the fleet of he Pacific coast It would be mpractical to assign them to otler duties at this time. Regardng the USS Raleigh, for which ,n especial request was made hould the seaplane carriers be navailable, the admiral wrote: i "The Raleigh is at present ndergoing extensive overhauling 1 ,t the Navy Yard in Norfolk and riien completed she will sail imnediately to join the fleet in the acific." Other ships were all engaged in arious spring and summer acuities and it did not appear that me would be avilable to visit louthport at an early date. Despite the far from encouragng prospect of having a naval < isitor here this summer, Con- i ;ressman Clark stated in a letter < o the Civic Club secretary thatji le would be here and would talk 1 bout the matter some time soon. tellers Family J Reunion July 3rd < i Sellers family reunion to be i eld. On Sunday July 3, at U'o- I lock. All relaUve of, the fami- ] es of Ehska Sellers, H. K. Sel- i :rs, R. W. Sellers and John Sel- 1 ;rs are invited to come together < t the home of O. B. Sellers at I lupply for the purpose of cele- < rating the family reunion. i A sermon will be preached by . he Rev. T. F. Johnson, of Winnaow. Immediately following this, icnic dinner will be spread and efreshments served. All are invited to bring well illed baskets. Following lunch, a alk will be given by C. Ed. Tayir, of Southport, with other feaures to follow as the committee nay plan. Duke Professor Builds In County Dr. H. Claude Horack, Dean of 9uke University Law school, has purchased properly on "the coast lear Little beach and is remodelng an old house which stands >n the land for a home to spend lis spare time from his college iuties. Dr. Horack and his family have seen coming to Brunswick counOf for t?e put ?v*-jrs*r?, ^ 1 STi A Good 4-PAGES TODAY FISHERMEN GET ' HUGE ROCK FISH RECENTLY?While on a i fishing trip recently in j rown Creek, Brunswick | ;ounty, Max Mayers, left, , ?f Whiteville, hooked the 30 pound rockfish which he ( is shown holding up. At the i right is his brothei--in-law, 1 J. D. Bartlett, of Rocking- ; tiam, who was also a mem-1 r xl. I I Der 01 ine usmng paic^. lip Visit ars To Be Slim Risks Bite Of A Rattlesnake Miss Rena Dos her, o( the Beaver Dam community-, who was bitten several years ago by _a raijilesni^ke, ran the risk of a second bite last ( week when she picked up a small stick to dispose of J what she at first believed to f be a comparatively harmless v reptile. c Late in the afternoon Miss 3 Dosher was chasing a chicken that took refuge in the smokehouse. Searching for . the frightened fowl, she spied a snake coiled behind an . iron ketttle. With a small stick in her hand she threshed and beat at the snake until she finally dragged it into the open. She was horified when she discovered that , the reptile which she had so calmly disposed of was ' a four-foot three-inch rattler with eleven rattles and a button. I B. Y. P. U. Will Present Play 'Tempest And Sunshine" Will Be Presented In High School Auditorium Friday, July 1st Modern dramatization of the )ld novel "Tempert And Sunshine" will be presented on Friiay, July 1, at the high school luditorium by the Baptist Young People's Union. The story is familiar to most, ft hinges around the experiences of two totally different sis- ( ters in their beautiful old southern home. Tempest, the turbulent one, is played by Susie Sellers and her sister, the lovable Sunshine, is , portrayed by Myrtle < Brown. The three ludicrous 1 comedy parts are carried by Lulu : Brown as Uncle Luce, Mary Hood i as Ambrosia and Margaret Watts as Aunt Judy. Mr. and Mrs. Mid- i dleton. parents of the two girls, i are played by Irving Lewis and i Josephine Smith, while the two < (Continued on page 4) < Candidates Gr< Concernin With the second primary election little more than a week ahead the candidates appear to be about the only citizens in the county who are very much excited over the second heat of this year's political race. There have been no new developments this week in the set-up that pits J. A. Ruse against Dillion L. Gainy for the sheriff's nomination; L. C. Tripp against J. Roland Mintz for commissioner and Walter Stanaland against M. B. Watkins for Recorder. - M * "Wife m News paper Ii Southport, N. C., W Vacation Bible School Begins Session Monday The Rev. A. L. Brown, Pastor Of Southport Baptist Church, Will Be Principal, But Will -Be Assisted By Three Other Pastors STRONG FACULTY TO SERVE SCHOOL iession Will Last For Two Weeks, With School Opening Each Morning At 9:00 O'clock, Closing At Noon The annual session of the Union Daily Vacation Bible School will >pen Monday in me Southport ligh school building for a twoveek's term. Monday through Friday durng this period the school will un from 9 o'clock until 12 o':lock, and at the end of the two weeks there will be a commencenent program to which the lublic is cordially invited. The ige limit for Bible School stuients is from four to 16 years >f age. The Rev. A. L. Brown, pastor if the Southport Baptist church, will serve as principal and he will be assisted by the pastors if the three other churches in Southport. A strong faculty has been assembled, and the following will serve as heads of the various departments: Beginners, '?!? A 1 - r ?.?i-1: ? . Miss cieriruue xxuugjiuii, x juimij, Mrs. George Whatley; Juniors, Miss Elizabeth Taylor; Intermediates, Miss Eva Farr. Farmers Profit From Pulp Mills Timber Owners In State Sell Million Of Dollars Worth Of Cull Trees Four pulpwood mills in North Carolina and seven others in adoining States provide Tar Heel armers and timberland owners vith a marKet tor millions of loliars worth of cull trees every rear, said R. W. Graeber, extenlion forester at State College. In a normal year, these mills ise around 480,000 pulpwood unts of 160 cubic feet each. Pulp nills prefer wood in five-foot engths, and a unit is 4 by 5 by i feet in size. Measured in the ild way, the annual consumption mounts to 600,000 standard lords. Cull, crippled, and crowded .rees that cannot grow into good rales, piling, or saw timber will nake good pulp, Graeber ex)lained, but when a fine, straiglt saw-log type tree is sold for >ulp, it will not bring as much is it would if sold to a saw mill "or lumber. Graeber urges farmers to make ise of the pulp market by thinling their woodlands and selling he "weeded out" trees for pulp, ["his will give them a source of :ash income while they are im)roving their stands of better ;rees. Often farmers want informa:ion regarding the location of julp mills, the kind of wood each lses, and the territory from vhich the mills can purchase vood; the amount and quality of ;imber in a stand, how to scale :rees for pulpwood and for saw ;imber; the best methods of Children s Day Program Planned There will be an interesting chilIren's day program at the Boivia Baptist church Sunday, June 23, and the public is cordially incited to attend. This will be an all-day program, ind a picnic dinner will be served on the grounds. Everyone is urged to bring a basket and snjoy the fellowship of the noon lay meal. w Anxious g 2nd Primary most local political warfare, much of the time is taken up in the circulation and denial of rumors. This time there are no formal speaking engagements at which a candidate may make frank statements and open appeals to the voters. The race will warm up some during its latter stages, but none of the candidates has a reasonable right to expect to drag out all of his first primary supporters when the list of possible choice is reduced from thirty-five to ^ P0R1 n A Good Comi ednesday, June 22, 1938 Tobacco Growers Receive Big Sum For Last Year Tobacco Represents 53 per Cent Of State's Total Farm Income From All Sources RECEIVED~884~1LBS. TO ACRE IN STATE Tar Heel Growers Produced 595,530,000 Pounds Of Tobacco During The Past Year Raleigh.?Representing 53 per cent of the State's total farm income from all sources, North Carolina growers received $143,115,- , 000 for their record tobacco crop t during the calendar year 1937, 1 the State Department of Agricul- ture reports. 1 Tar Heel growers produced J 595,530,000 pounds of tobacco in 1937, or an average yield per acre of 884 pounds on 674,000 acres. The acreage devoted to tobacco last year was an increase of 12 per cent over 1936. Department statisticians reported that producers' tobacco marketed on the ware house flooors of the State during the 1937-38 season averaging 24.4 cents per pound as compared with 22.9 cents received during the previous season. Despite the prohibitive tax on the purchase of "scrap" or untied tobacco, 14,118,000 pounds of this type tobacco sold for an average of 1.62 cents per pound. The seasonal average price of producers' sales in the different belts was reported as follows: Old Belt, 23.4 cents per pound compared with 22.7 the -previous season; New Bright Belt, 25.8 " cents compared with 23.2 cents; 1 Border Belt, 22.4 cents compared J with ?1.7. Burley tobacco averaged 21.4 cents compared with 38.8 cents the previous season. Although the North Carolina tobacco crop for 1937 was the largest on record, it brought $26,575,W less than the-crojn Saving Crop Of Yellow Tobacco Expert Say# Much Of Yellow Tobacco Might Be Saved With Proper Plowing Farmers whose flue-cured toibacco on the lighter soils has I turned yellow and hard may yet 'save much of their leaf by helping the plants to develop better root systems, said L. T. Weeks, assistant extension tobacco specialist at State College. He advised that growers scat- | ter the middles every time the . tobacco is sided. Breaking the soil in the middles and throwing it up around the stalks makes conditions ideal for good root development, he explained. ? The best implement for this work is a one-horse turn plow using' the larcest mold board or wing with a sweep about 18 inches long and 2 to % inches wide fastened to the back of the stock by the same bolt that holds the mold board. Such a v sweep will push the soft dirt up r around the plants without dam- v aging the leaves, and the plow s will be far enough away from the plants without damaging the J leaves, and the plow will be far g enough away from the plants not v to disturb the roots. ii | This method of cultivation projtects the plants from extreme ? iwet or dry weather, and the g [available plant food material e from the middle of the row is * placed in reach of the plants' t root systems. As a result, the plants will develop early and will S not be so likely to start second t growth as if cultivated flat. I \ Outbreaks of sunscald have s been reported over the State, but this is not due to a parasite or > a contagious disease. The exact cause is not known, but damage is most prevalent when fastgrowing plants are exposed to hot sunshine and high winds. As , the plants near maturity and the growth rate becomes slower, less damage is done. Former Shallotte Citizen Dies It has been learned that John Lewis who was born and reared in Shallotte, died Wednesday morning at his home in Florida. He was the son of the late Thomas and Betty Lewis and moved to Florida several years ago where he accumlated much wealth. He is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Olivia Russ, Mrs. Linnie Hewett and Mrs. John Russ, all of ShallotU. j r pil nunity PUBLISH] New Count GARAGE?The new Brun :ated at Shallotte, is the hon juses that transport Brunswicl ng the winter month. Motor Manufaci Donating To Reverend Arthur A. Marshall was highly elated Friday when he received notice from the shipping department of one of the motor manuturer in Detroit, stating that they had been authorized to ship him a marine engine for his church boat. The engine is a present from the Motor corporation and the immediate object of the letter was to inquire as to what sort of reduction gear should be sent along to fit the boat. Rev. Mr. Marshall has a fine 40-foot boat that he uses ex tensively in church work up and down the North Carolina coast. Tliis past winter he ' No Disposition N Local F * o SqhQQj Men In^ . Brunswick CounTy O. F. Diilard, representing ?| the state board of education, was in Southport last week attending to the job of rout- ?, ing school buses for next , year. No major changes will be made, most of those that are being instituted having resulted in a change in bus drivers. Arriving here Thursday W( night, Lloyd Griffin, sec re- gi, tary of the state school com- p]; mission, and L. C. Thornton, Ce his assistent, remained over for part of Friday to attend to business in this county. m ca iouthport Will ^ Play Saturday 2 -ocals Will Meet Strong Acme-Delco Nine Here ln On Saturday Afternoon; ?u n _ ni CQ Wananisn win oe rioy-i ed There Thursday The Southport baseball team U rill make a determined effort to eturn to winning ways this week ; rith two games against two J trong Columbus county teams. Thursday afternoon the Southort boys will play at Wananish. " ;ame and will be seeking reenge for a licking handed them a the first meetnig. Acme-Delco will visit Southport w iaturday afternoon to return a ;ame which Southport won earli- w< r in the season. A large delega- F? ion of local fans is expected for A] his contest. ru Twice during the past week an kmthport went down in defeat ha lefore Wilmington teams. The an American Legion Juniors, a w< mart, well coached little team, (Continued on Page four) | Exhibits Obtain Museum, H During their three days stay I here last week. Director Harry Davis and Curator H. H. Brimley of the State Museum secured many interest-, ing specimems and objects to carry back with them. Perhaps the most interesting were the several specimens of egrets, herons and other bird life taken at Battery Island. Two trips were made to the island and mating pairs of the different birds were secured together with eggs and young. The birds will be mounted and reproductions of the nests will be made and placed on exhibition OT p ED EVERY WEDNESDAY y Garage T Ha d V ?" ' . 1 2 w I x ?. * > swick County Garage, Sole of the fleet of school I i county school kids dur- by the Ws turer Is :: i Church Boat"" _ Mr had the craft remodeled and Soi especially fitted out for his No church work purposes. How- De ever, with his limited church I congregations he was not api able to purchase a new and badly needed engine. The gift Mt from the Auto Manufacturer gr< is, therefore, greatly appreci- in ated. ha' Rev. Mr. Marshall is rector 1 of St. Phillips Episcopal lar church at Southport and serv- th< es other communnlties up asi ond th<> rnoflt Thp pn - If glnc presented to him is of un 50 h. p and is calculated to mf give his boat a speed of 18 wo mph. when ocassion requires it. no ???^ lade Of ? isheries Plant gj ~ _ ou ffer Received This Week thi For Six Month* Lease. Inj Witrt- Laiiimsg'Mf To Begin Immediately, S1' Was Rejected fu to [TY SEEKS A mi BETTER TRADE pparently Is Desire Of _e ?ity Officials To Sell yo Outright Or Tie Up th With Long-Term ow Lease An offer was rejected this ;ek by the city officials for a {-months lease of the canning ant and equipment of the North D irolina Fisheries Inc., which is cated here. Representatives of the company aking this offer said that in ' se the lease were accepted to nning operations would begin in imediateiy since the interested thi irties had three-hundred acres Mi tomatoes contracted in nearby unties. tic fofhnro a ro hnlHine' in e matter open for a few days pt an effort to either make an itright sale of the plant and J uipment in accordance with (Continued on page 4) Hue Fish Make w \ppearance Here ? El irge Number Of These Game Fish Sighted On ]?a Shoals The First Of This " Week ? Large numbers of blue fish ^ >re reported out on the Cape ar shoals the first of this week. . jparently they are the first re? I n of these fish for this year, d bad weather on the shoals a prevented any sport fishing long them thus far since they I ire reported. v Very early this large schools of J (Continued on page 4) i ed For * [all Of History , This week the Southport ' Civic Club secretary is forwarding to the Hall of History in Raleigh a ten-pound 4 fragment of an exploded cannon ball. The portion of shell 4 was recently dug up by WPA ' oyster shell diggers, working between Southport and Fort Caswell. It is considered very 4 probable that the shell was fired from Fort Fisher at J some Federal gunboat persu- ' ing a blockade runner through New Inlet during the Civil War. Maxie Cooker, local ' fisherman, found the shell and tendered it to the club ' to be sent to the Hall of 1 History. ? 4 jn|^| H .* " ? H Hie Pilot Covers | irunswick County fjB $1.50 PER YEAR 9 tiinks Battery II Island Should I Be Bird Refuge jfi rry T. Davis, Director 31 North Carolina Stiite Mu- HZ seum, Writes Interesting yfl Letter To Waters Thomp- ffl CAL BOY HELPED X SECURE SPECIMENS iseum Director Says That 'H Is His Idea That The KH Proper Development Of H Bird Sancutary Would Help Southport jHI following a visit here last week PH| Harry T. Davis, director of EH i North Carolina State Museum, Ml iters Thompson, who aided the hB iseum official in securing speci- H ns while he was here, received : following interesting letter: June 16. 1938 ? Waters Thompson Ifl rth Carolina ^H ar Waters: ' ^^8 want to say again that we 98 predate the cooperation you |^H 1 your townspeople gave us in :uring some few herons for the iseum. We hope that our small >up will interest many citizens ^8 seeing the larger group you 9M on Battery Island. HH In connection with Battery Is- |B| id. I have the pcislstent 88 >ught that it should be set de as a permanent bird park. it is properly developed, I can 3H derstand that it might bring >re visitors to Southport than HH iuid your fishing, and this is MB t belittling the fishing. H My suggested approach to this SB that we get the r ime and ad- ,1'^H ?ss of the owner in New York d communicate this of the Na- QB nai Association of Audubon |^^B cieties and with the report that Brimley has agreed to write BH t on the rookery. I know that H ay have methods of approach X property owners in such a lr ~s t^ljippeai to them t" ^B ve such property for bird reges. If the owner would wish' Q sell instead of donating, they iMTO ght possibly be Interested in HB tting some wealthy man to pur- I BB ase and donate it. hB If you think well of the sugstion. I should appreciate it if l|^H u will get from the courthouse |Hfl e name and address of thit D| Very sincerely yours, HARRY T. DAVIS |9fl Director North Carolina BB State Museum "I* rown A ttends fl Pastor s School . The Rev. A. L. Brown returned Southport Friday after being IH Raleigh last week attending l|H| e annual pastors' school at 'reriith College. BB Speakers and teachers of na- BB m-wide prominence took part this five-day session for Baist ministers. 19 ocal Ladies H Return Home B Mesdames J. VV. Ruark and I J. Butler and Miss Lottie ae Newton returned last week 3m the Grand Chapter meet- IwB g of Order of Eastern Star in izabeth City. SI Mrs. Euark served as a grand SB ge at the meeting, and Miss H ittie Mae Newton, who served M it year as district deputy grand S|^H itron, declined that office for IM other term. VH ride Table I Following Is the tide table J or Southport during the next < H| reek. These hours are appro- ^B dmately correct and were for- H dsbed The State Port Pilot , ^B hrough the courtesy of the if H "ape Fear Pilot's Association. |i>H ligh Tide Low Tide p B TIDE TABLE ijflB Thursday, June 33 Lff II !:50 a. m. 9:10 a. m.J H 1:36 p. m. 10:03 p. m.J L it Friday, June 34 j 1:58 a. m. 10:13 a. m.J 1:85 p. m. 11:04 p. m.J C;j^^ Saturday, June 35 1:54 a. m. 11:11 a. m. B'flH >:33 p. m. p. m. ' JH Sunday, June 36 1:56 a. m. 13:03 a. m. y.wBj 1:31 p. m. 13:08 p. m. j flB Monday, June 37 H 1:55 a. m. 13:58 a. m. B 1:37 p. m. 1:03 p. m. HI Tuesday, June 38 BH i:54 a. ra. 1:51 a. m. lOH 1:33 p. m. 1:58 p. m. Wednesday, June 39 M 1:51 a. m. 3:44 a. m. 9 1:15 p. m. 2:53 p. m. KiS - -mF IIS

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