Most Of The News
/ill The Time
miniated Tax
late Of $1.40
for The County
H,ntv Auditor R. C. St.
Hjeorsc ^as Prepared
Bsiiclret Estimate And Has
Bpresented It To Board Of
Bfounty Commissioners
I .; BI APPROVED
~ BV RALEIGH MEN
H , Will Be Taken BeB...
Local Government
fommission In Raleigh
Friday For The Ap
proval Of That
That Body
M. ;ho bu.lcet planned by CounB
tor R. C. St. George Is
B members of
B Government CommisB
: l.ish the tax rate for,
K trill he $1.40.
Bv? to thp ,ate used by St.
Hgge to prot ide sufficient reB
valBon
of the county to take care|
H>> debt service and the genB
expenses of the
B . i.inns the coming year.
B the provisions of the
Bfcntiine plan entered into by;
B k county the budget estiB
ust be approved by the j
' /- I
! Government
it may be finally adopted,
ountv auditor plans to apbefore
that body Friday |
ubmit his figures. If they
veptable to the state offithe
board of county comners
probably will adopt the
and definitely set the tax
ie first of next week,
year the tax rate was
but several months ago
mntissioners voted a horiincreasc
of twenty-five
t in property valuation for
wty.
dee To Use
. The N. C. Plant
I his new dock and packing
is completed, -..about the
f October, Lewis j. HarII
buy. pack and ship
and seafoods from the
: the North Carolina Fishlardee
returned from Mory.
La., last week and is
everything in readiness to
le season.
:1c Bits
if Big News
Event* Of State,
n and World-Wide
ireat During Paat
Week
Stnrt
senate and house of relatives
passed Monday,
st readings, bills to en
We North Carolina, its counties.
municipalities and sanitary
districts to participate in the
PWA building program. MeetEg
in special session, the two
iwuses considered the measures
simultaneously to expedite
their final passage, which will
"quire at least six days. Each
Erasure must pass three readings
on three separate days in
rich house.
^cation Ends
Pfsident Roosevelt returned to
J* I'nited States Tuesday?full
' conversation about his fishing
"P snd not very talkative about
"ks. The chief executive, who
j-1 San Diego, Calif., in midJiP
on a search for fighting fish
hoth oceans, held a press con fence
aboard the cruiser Hous?
before disembarking for his
^ Wp homeward.
forkley Wins
Governor A. B. Chandler to
conceded the senatorial
"^'nation to Senator Alben
Barklev. In a congratulawy
telegram to Barkley,. the
cvernor said: "The returns
r?m Saturday's primary elecim"'
n?t yet complete,
*' 1Cite your renomlnation to
p^^nate by a safe majority.
evident Roosevelt said he
T^od your return and a may
of Kentucky democrats
to to return you. I bow
he win of the majority of
at-, o* c't'zens. I have no
a'ibis or regrets. As
^ aemorcatic nominee you
to th e my active support
1Jr? November election and
le.. y U. a successful term
jt ' "?r,ate- "Cordially yours,
. ? v 8 Chandler, "Governor
Matucky
THI
NO. 29
Oak Islanc
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" ... "y'" yy V-j
CAPSIZED?One of the
Coast Guard crew set a new
boats at a given signal, right
The above picture shows the
! says that the second boat on
| boat over-turned in the oppo:
of the men peering over the
Advertising Land |
For Sale For Tax
Begins In Paper p
List Of Those Who Have
Failed To Pay Their 1937
Taxes Appears In Another
Section Of Today's
Paper ?
THE CITY LIST TO
BEGIN NEXT WEEK i
Sale Will Take Place On j
Monday, September 5th,
At Courthouse Door
For County List
Names make news, but the I ?
I . i a
name appeal of today's Issue of j
The State Port Pilot is derived ; G
from the list of delinquent tax- js
payers in Brunswick county. |v
On another page of the paper jw
appears the list of persons Who |
have failed to pay their 1937 [ 8
taxes to Tax Collector Charles |a
E. Gause. Although great care | ?
was exercised in the preparation |s
I of the list and in its publication, tl
! it is possible that an error may j
(have been committed. Unless that r
I is true, though, the list is fair j
and just, for it was compiled Ib
without fear or favor. ! P
j Next week the ecity of South- j
| port will begin advertising land v
for sale for taxes due the city v
for 1937. Local citizens have un- *
I til Monday to pay their city c
taxes and avoid the embarras- 8
ment and extra cost of adver- a
| tisement. ' ^
Routine Session *
I n County Court c
Cases Covering Variety Of ?
Offenses Were Tried In o
Recorder's Court Here
Last Wednesday Before J
Judge John B. Ward
A routine session of Brunswick
county Recorder's court was disposed
of here last Wednesday be- "
fore Judge John B. Ward. 0
Hollis Williamson, white, was v
, charged with receiving stolen h
jgoods. Judgment in his case was b
held open. P
C. B. Bland and Leon William- v
son, white, faced charges of lar- j b
ceny. Bland was found guilty and |?
was given three months on the 8
I roads, from this judgment he b
gave notice of appeal. In the ^
i case against Williamson judgement
was left open. b
J Luther Gause and William 11
Cause, colored were charged with b
(stealing the sum of $150.00 from v
an aged colored man. Leon Gause b
i was found not guilty and It was e
determined that Luther Gause 0
I was under 16 years of age. Given ^
a hearing before Juvenile Judge IB.
J. Holden, the boy was put
under probation. The money was
j returned to the victim.
T. B. Dixon, white, was found
: not guilty of charges that he
was driving an automobile on the
public highway while he was intoxicated.
Tilghman Blackburn white, was
charged with removing crops after
being forbidden and with as(sault.
He was found not guilty
Ion the latter charge, but was
convicted of the crop removing.
He was given 60 days on the
roads, but appealed to superior
j court Bond of $200.00 was postJed.
>
Mrs. Ora Blackburn, white.
J was found guilty of assault and j
J was given three monts on the,
county farm. Tius judgement
(Continued on 6)
I STI
A Good
4-PAGES TODAY
1 Boys Set World'
, " '
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features of the mile race
world's record Thursday at
them as quickly as possible
boats as they are being ov<
the right is the Oak Island <
;ite direction from any of th
side?(Cut Courtesy News <&
Dak Island Coa
Crew Wins!
*articipating
In The 148th I
Coast Guard Anniversary
Celebration Thursday At i
Manteo, The Local Crew
Caine Out Winner
STABLICHED NEW
WORLD'S RECORD
'ime Of 8:28 Over Mile
Course Was Accomplished
Despite Handicap
Of Capsizing Boat
In the rowing race for surfboats j
ver a mile course held Thursday j
t Manteo in celebration of the I
48 anniversary of the Coast!
luard, members of Oak Island i
tation. at Southport, not only
ron the race but establish a new !
rorld's record.
The time for the distance was
minutes 28 seconds, but included
s a handicap was the necessity
f capsizing the boats at a given I
ignai, righting them and con-11
Inuing with the race. k
As a reward for winning the i
ace the Oak Isiand station wins
or one year possession of the
eautiful John Allen Midgett trohy.
j
Members of the crew on the
.'inning boat from Oak Island
re re under the direction of Capaln
W. H. Barnett. Others partiipating
in the race for the local
tation were George O'Neill, Abri-1
n Willetts, Garfield Clemmons, j
indrew Midgett, Sammie Oden, I j
)an Sadler, Kenneeth Smith andj(
)ave Garrish.
Midgett, one of the members of '
he crew, has gone to New York 1
^here he will be a member of f"- 1
rew of the all-Coast Guard b '
hat will race this month with re
resentatives from other branches |'
f maritime service. He is stroke '
arsman. I
I
rhursday Programs 1
At Eight O'clock '
i
Instead of the Fishing News ?
leview going on the air at 7:15 i
'clock each Thursday night, as ?
ras announced last week, the 1
our is 8 o'clock. Originally the 1
roadcasts were to have been t
ut on the air at 7:15 o'clock by c
PPTF in Raleigh. After one 1
road cast the sponsors and many 1
f the radio public asked this
pot on the program be moved <
ack until eight o'clock and
heir request was complied with, i
Writing W. B. Keziah B. Wal- 1
er Huffington of WPTF states 1
hat all radio fans who are in- l
erested in the fishing news re- 1
iew may look for it to come on 1
he air promptly at eight o'clock i
ach Thursday night. Quite a bit j1
f Southport matter is given in '1
his news review. '
X Sea Horse Is.
Strangest Ar
At this season of the year
it is no unusual thing for |
shrimpers to bring in numer- j
ous sea horses that have been
taken in their trolling operations
off-shore from Southport.
These little fellows always
are in great demand by curio
collectors, but even they probably
do not realize just how
unusual is a sea horse.
Sea horses arc a curious, j
small fish with a head shaped
like a horse's.
Jt is only fish swims
with the body vertical, njav
VTE
I News paper Ii
?^
Southport. N. G.. W
s Record j
pill v>r*? 1 ?
SSSn
kr-VflM
I
i
in which the Oak Island)
Manteo was to capsize the
and continue on their yvay. i
>r-turned. George O'Neill
sntry. He says that the local j
e others. You see the heads I
: Observer.)
.st Guard
Surfboat Ra^e
!?I
Moon Takes Its
Time In Changing i
The moon and the tide arp
prrtl.v Important to people
who glean their living from
the water, and any variation
or peculiarity that In notiepd
becomes immediately an Important
topic of conversation.
Oldtimers are scratching
their heads this week trying
to remember when the moon
last required nine days for
a change. The first quarter
was on August 2; full mo4*
wan on August 11. Usually a
change In the moon requires
only seven days. Occasionally
eight days ela|>se during a
period, but no one here
a Imuts seems to remember
another nine-day change.
Simmons Family
Holds Reunion
'.'umber Of Members Of
This Family Reside In
Brunswick County; Enjoy
Day Spent At Myrtle
Beach
The children, granchildren. great
jranchildren, relatives and friends
>f the late Mr. and Mrs. John L.
Simmons observed annual reunion
ast Wednesday, August 3 at the
ioberts Apartment at Ocean
Drive Beach, as guests of Mr.
p.d Mrs. W. L. Simmons. San- j
'ord, who are spending part of
;heir vacation there. All carried
jicnic baskets, while the host and
lostess served most delicious
'ried fish, iced tea and water'
nelons, for dinner and afternoon.
The morning was spent in hapjy
greetings and short reminiicences,
swimming, horseback ridng
and auto rides down the
itrand also were enjoyed. Many
ingered till late afternoon for
liking and more swims, while
;hose farther away felt they must
lppart sooner for their respective
lome. each declaring they had
lad a most delightful day.
The following were present to |
mjoy the happy occasion:
Mrs. P. K. Merritt (Clara Sim- J
nons) ano husband, Goldsboro; j
Sirkner Simmons, Burgaw; Wal-1
:er L. and Simmons, and wife
[Jane Thomas) Sanford; Mrs. J.
La. Stone (Carrie Simmons) and
lubsand, Shallotte; Ralph L. Sim nons
and wife, Jacksonville; Mrs.
(V. C. Hoss (Maude Simmons)
Wilmington, and husband. Mrs.
(Continued on page 8)
About The ?*
limal In Ocean
ing .by means of a tiny propellerlike
fin.
In resting, it curls its tail
about a bit of grass or such.
It is the only fish with a
grasping tail.
The male has a kangaroolike
pouch that receives the
eggs from the female. He
carries them until they hatch.
A sea horse's skeleton is
outside its body. The body is
covtrtd with rings of bony,
spiny plates.
It is the only fish that
can move its head both horizontally
and vertically.
P0R1
i A Good Com
ednesday; Ai
The Pflot WilP
Sponsor Contest
Queen Of County
Any Young Lady In Coun-!
ty Ov-sr 16-Years-Of-Agc
Is Eligible, But Ballots
Must Be Clipped From
Pilot
WINNER WILL BE
ANNOUNCED AUG. 24
Winner Will Get Two-Day
All Expense Trip To J
Wrightsville Beach
Water Carnival
August 27
The State Port Pilot is pleas- |
ed to announce a contest starting
today for a free week-end at
Wrightsville Beach. This newspaper
is sponsoring en entrant for
Queen Mermaid in the First Annual
Wrightsville Beach Water
Carnival on August 27th and 28th.
Our entrant will be determined
by your vote for the young lady,
16 years of age or over, who gets
the most votes sent in on the official
ballot in this newspaper.
No vote not on an official ballot
will be counted. Winner will be
determined by girl getting most
votes on a basis of personality
and beauty.
The Pilot will give an all-expense
free trip to Wrightsville
Beach. Ballots are being run in
today's paper and on August 17.
The winner will be announced
August 24th and voting closes
Monday, August 22, at noon.
The winner of this contest will
Aimana ooloof ar\
i;UIIipctC Willi v^uivno otreinu
from other counties to compete
for the title of Queen Mermaid
at the Grand Water Carnival
Bali at Lumina Pavilion on August
27th at Wrightsville Beach.
Two big play days of fun and
frolic at the First Annual
Wrightsville Beach Water Carnival
spectacle. Dozen:: of stimulating,
pulse-stirring and thrilling
events all free. Thi3 nev/spaper
pays the way for some Queen to
bring back the, crown to our
county and to show that Brunswick
county has the most beautiful
and personable young ladies
in the state.
Send in your vote today and
start your candidate toward the
crown and title of Queen Mermaid.
Bethel Planning
Homecoming Day
Church Members Will Observe
Event On Sunday,
August 14. And Plans
Being Made For Large
Atendance
Sunday, August 14, )i.-s been
set as the date for the annual
homecoming day for Bethel Baptist
church and a large number
of friends and former members are
?o nrrann ihia VOOr'fl I
CA^C^LCU LU avvcuu VI11U j V.V.. ??
event ~ *" TW?
An interesting ail-day program
is being planned, and will feature
a picnic lunch for the noon
hour.
Further details of the program
probably will appear in this paper
next week.
Chad bourn Men
On Fishing Trip
Six well known young Chadbourn
men, B. W. Peal, George
Moore, W. C. Edmund, Wadus
Home, A. W. Williams and J. H.
Land, Jr., had fine luck fishing
here Sunday. They all proved to J
be good salts and the choppy!
seas kicked up by the early
morning breezes did not disturb
them.
Mr. Edmund was a resident of
Southport for a short time several
years ago. V*?!
Makes New Boat
For Florida Man
Fred McDonald and James
Frazier are putting the finishing
touches on a new sport and
commercial fishing boat for H.
D. Lewis of Florida. The boat
give3 the appearance of being
most attractive and serviceable
for sport fishing.
Mr. Williams has assisted, and
[ gave his personal directions to
the building.
Boy Scouts Return
To Kinston Home
The 15 boy scouts from the
Kennedy Home returned to Kinston
Thursday after being in camp
here for ten days. They made a
fine impression on Southport people
and they and their leader,
Pat Alderman, were much pleased
with the reception accorded
them by Southport people.
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munity
igUSt 10, 1938 PUBLISH
New Hunting I
Will Re
*Idea
Of This Design Is To
Impress Sportsmen With
Their Responsibility To
Wild Life <
SAVINGS OFFERED
FOR COMBINATION
Sportsmen Interested In
Both Fishing And Hunting
Have A Possible
Savings Made Avail- |
able
Reminding the individual
sportsman of his personal responsibility
in observing and assist-1
ing in the enforcement of game . j
and fish laws, the 19,18-39 com- |
bination hunting and fishing li- J j
cense will be in the form of j
bage, the division of Game and 3
Inland Fisheries of the Depart-! <
ment of Conservation and De- j
velopment announced last week.
The new license will be of me- 1
tal, finished in nickle, with blank t
numerials, and are made up in j
the form of a shield. They are c
now on sale in every county in t
the state and may be purchased t
through game protectors and au- e
thorized sales agents.
Combination licenses offer a , 1
substantial savings for sportsmen 11
over the state hunting and fishing
Brunswick Cou
Will Open?
*
Gall Meeting Of
Local Boatmen
Local boat owners are (
asked to meet tomorrow
(Thursday) night in the
courthouse to discuss plans j
for holding the Shrimp Boat
Derby here during Labor Day
week-end.
Inquiries dur^dg the past
~~week among Individual boatmen
have revealed the fact
that some method of handicapping
the boats according (
to their draft and horse- 1
power must be \vorken out. t
No further action can be v
taken in connection with the ]
races until the boat owners
have agreed what method to <
follow, but a satisfactory <
meeting tomorrow night will \
leave the way open for com- i
pletlng arrangements for the c
races here. j
1
Representative Is!?
Now In Raleigh1
R. E. Scntelle Expresses Be- t
lief That Special Session
Will Be Held To Short
Term
Leaving Sunday for Raleigh to '
attend the special session of the '
legislature called last week by J
Governor Hoey, Representative k.
E. Sentelle, of Brunswick was of 1
the opinion that the session '
would last eight days or thereabouts.
I
When Governor Ehringhaus '
called a special session a few 1
years ago it was with the distinct
understanding that the law- '
makers would meet, transact cer-11
tain prescribed business and <
(Continued on page 8) j>
Yacht Bound F
Stops Ove
Storm-bound here for two |
days last week, the officers 1
and crew of the 100 foot
yacht, Ling Dar, bound from
New York to Venezuela, via
Miami, Fla., were very much
pleased at the friendly spirit
manifested by Southport
folks. In return Southporters
who met Captain Andrew S.
Valez and his men were
much impressed with the
courtesy of the citizens of
the South American republic.
The yacht was bought in
New York and will be used
for carrying passengers on
Lake Maracaitxi in Venezuela.
For (he three weeks or
more ocean trip from Miami
she was all boarded up at
her windows and doors. Captain
Valez stAted to the Civic
Club that thin boarding up
had already come in very
handy. Coming dowr. the Jersey
coast the Ling Dar encountered
much rough weather
and all of her electric
motors were damaged by salt
water from the waves that
broke over the craft.
Without the boarding up
windows . and doors would
,0T
ED EVERY WEDNESDAY
-icense
ssemble Badge
IJHUNTINC^
<C~ FISHING^
VNORTH CAROLINA/
/ STATE RESIDENT LICENSE \
Jj IXPIRCS JULV9I.1939 \
II I 20005 | U
W38?'939/
v *
icenses purchased separately. Thi
Icenses for the two sports, whei
mrchased individually sell fo
>2.10 each, making a total o:
>4.20, while the dual privllcgi
:ombinatlon license may be ha<
it a price of only $3.10.
Authorized later than the sepa
ate hunting and fishing licensee
he combination permit h a
jrown steadily in popularit;
luring teh past several years am
he attractive design is cxpecte<
:o make the demand still great
ir.
"With the advent of the nev
icense," said John D. Chalk
State Game and Inland Fisherie
(Continued from page l)
nty Schools
September 8tb
rhis Is Date Set By Boart
Of Education For Open
ing Of Both The Whit'
And Colored Schools O
The County
CITES RULING ON
BEGINNERS' AGI
Miss Annie May Woodsidi
Urges Parents To Start
Children To School On
Opening Day To
ttftjp *ttend?Hce r _________
Members of the hoard of edu
iation for Brunswick count;
mve set Thursday, September (
is the opening date for both th
vhite and colored schools ior th
1938-39 term.
Miss Annie May Woodside, th
:ounty superintendent of school!
ialls attention to the fact that i
vill be possible to gain badl;
leeded additions to the facultie
>f several schools if children ar
itarted the first day and ar
'aithful in attendance.
Each year there is a discuss
on regarding the age require
sent for beginners. The attorne;
general has recently ruled tha
(Continued on page 8)
Letting The Wind
si r n - -
i.nurge Danene
While windchargers, a sort o
vindmiil with a generator tha
:harges batteries, are said to b
:ommon enough in some section!
be first one seen here was car
led on a small yacht that pu
n from New York last weel
rhe boat was a two maste
tetch and the windcharger wa
nounted on top of the ster
nast.
It charged batteries for th
radio and also provided lights fc
the boat. Whirling around ato
)f the mast it gave the boat a
inusual appearance.
or Venezuela
r In Southporl
been crashed in and the boat
would have been in serious
danger of becoming lost.
The Ling Dar was built in
Germany for New York interests
several years ago and
a corporation in Venezuela
recently bought her as a
passenger boat. For the trip
to South America she is carrying
a considerable cargo,
including a small newspaper
printing plant. She was being
handled by a crew of
eight men for the joumey
down the coast. At Miami
four more sailors will be taken
aboard and Captain Valez
stated that he expects to
deliver her on Lake Maracaibo
in about three weeks after
leaving Miami.
Following the delivery of
the Ling Dar on Lake Maracaibo
Captain Valez and the
first officer, Pedro Barboza,
will immediately return to
the United States and to
New York for another yacht
of the same size, that is now
awaiting delivery. Both of
the officers hope to be able
to stop at gouthport on the
second trip.
I
The Pilot Covers jj
Brunswick County
$1.50 PER YEAR
Making Survey 1
; Of Four Miles
Of Highway 130 |
Engineer* Now Are Making
Survey Of Four Mile
Stretch Taking on Where
F i r * t Paving Project
Stopped
HAVE HOPES FOR *i
COMPLETING WORK j'j
Completed Link Between j,
Whiteville And Shallotte
Seen A* Possibility Before
Next Year ;
Another four miles of paving
1 on the Southport-Whitevillc high1
way is in prospect for early let[
ting. Monday morning a party of jjl
seven, led by P. A. Jenns, began
. surveying at the end of the pro-. 9
ject that is now being paved W
near Shallotte. They are working
towards Whiteville and their
r orders, according to Engineer !.,
8 Jenns, is to survey four miles.
' ' This project, together with the
J present paving project, will carry
the hard surfacing something
over eight miles out of Shallotte.
From the Whiteville end the road
' is paved to the vicinity of Old
' Dock. I
8 Reliable information during the
past several weeks are leading to
" strong hopes that the entire road
between the two county seats
will be paved long before the
1939 tobacco season opens.
. For years Whiteville and Sou1
thport, or rather the two coun- jjj
ties of Brunswick and Columbus,
j have fought to get this road
built . It has been an outstanding
need for many years. Prac- N
? tically the whole of Brunswick
county tobacco crop must be
hauled to market over the none
too good dirt road that linked jj
the two county seats. White- !
i ville and Southport have often '
been described during recent ij
r years as the only two adjoining
county seats that were net connected
a hard surfaced
road for the most direct' route.
Tha^raaent nurvoyiug party ia.^
stationed at Southport "and- they
estimate that it will require fflj
J about-' three weeks in which to
y complete their work.
e Cincinnati Man Is
e Very Much Pleased
, Very much pleased with belnu
j supplied with matter for his Tray
vel and Resort Bureau by ths
? Civic Club. Fred D. Burns, Trav- 1 ij
e el and Resort editor of the CinP
cinnati Times-Star, writes that
he Is glad to hear of the Ohloans
L who have been In Southport and H
North Carolina.
r "With the local cooperation,"
^ says Mr. Burns, "the number of
your visitors from our state will
be greatly increased." The Times- H
Star is one of the big metropolitan
dailies that has been active- H
y ly interested In the North Caro
lina publicity campaign.
t Orton-Southport
/? Not On Mabs J
I, r - |j
t The 1938 road maps issued by
t the State Highway and Public fl
Works Commission do not show
s any road between Southport and
n Orion plantation and the maps B
convey the idea that Orton can B
e only be reached from Wilming- fl
L ton. f
p As a matter of fact, Orton Is
n just a point of outstanding Interest
on the 25-mlle long River fl
Road from Southport to the
Brunswick River bridge. It is H
about 18 miles from Wilmington
and 8 miles from Southport.
f Tide Table |
Following Is the tide tabk
for Southport during the naxi IS
week. These hours are appro
ilmately correct and were fur
nished The State Port Pllo<
through the courtesy of the
Cape Fear Pilot's Association.
High Tide Low Tld?
TIDE TABLE '
Thursday, August 11
7:27 A. M. 1:35 P. M.
| 1:32 A. M. 7:54 P. M. j|:
Friday, August 12 I
8:06 A. M. 2:15 P. M. B
2:10 A. M. 8:28 P. M. B
Saturday, August IS
| 8:44 A. M. 2:55 P. M.
I 2:47 A. M 9:08 F. M. fl
Sunday, August 14
9:22 A. M. 3.86 P. M.
j 8:25 A. M. 9:88 P. M.
Monday, August 15
10:08 A. M. 4:20 P. M.
4:03 A. M. 10:17 P M. B
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