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?^Blost Of The News Ail The Time fjjME TEN NC inference Held , B Dispute Over ?ad Completion i Parties, Disapproved i B|,at Caswell Beach Pav- I Project Was Left Inj^Kmplete, Register ProH,( With Highway Men Ming force MOVES from here j Hiway Officials Say ThatI' More Work Will Be ( Bossible Until Road- I ( [ bed Is Properly J < Graded j i jmup of local citizens met i ?. v afternoon with offici- j I the State Highway Com-1 u to protest the fact that i < < paving project between the , 1 Island coast guard station 1 |, I he inland waiwwa; ?>?o l^ted while the road crew|l ere last week. ,3 asphalt surface was pour- |5 m the Oak Island station 1 as Caswell Beach, but the |' uation of the road up the 1 and thence to the bridge the waterway was left unI > for the conference was I Lssioneer A. F. Powell, of j rille. T. T. Betts, of Fayet- | division engineer. R. B. ' stein, district engineer, of igton, and Captain Dick t of the highway comj: Charles Greer and W. C. for the WPA; Captain W. I' mett. of the coast guard; | Thomas, representing the j ] Carolina Corporation; and] Roach, chairman of the j rick county board of com-1 lers. j highway men said that no work could be done on ring project until a suitable t ed had been graded and I to settle. The grading is in the hands of WPA en. The highway commisrepresentatives also stated the sandasphalt surface is being used on the pro- ] nnot be poured satisfactor- j t September 15. and they ;d that it will be next | before paving can be re-18 while, they promised to j the paved strip with the j ich road and also with |8 d running from the coast (. tation to Fort Caswell. 1 tic Bits j >f Big News j Events Of State, ] n and World-Wide r rest During Past Week ; Captured I Floyd Hamilton and Ted y Walters, Texas gunmen hunted r icr four months by state and j I Moral officers, were gathered j Sunday without a show of re- j ^Hsslance. The two were accused f I of a chain of robberies and j '.her crimes extending from I the southwest to the middle } Hales since their escape from j I > Texas jail. While fugitives ? I they gained notoriety but TexI officers said they were ? I "small time stuff. "Hamilton is ^ H brother of the outlaw, Ray- ^ I Bond Hamilton, who terrorized j H the southwest before he was r I taptured and electrocuted in Wrwfcs Record j Streaking through the sub- 1 I stratosphere at 17,000 feet, Ho *ar<l Hughes and three com- I I tanions in his 'round-the-world | broke the transcontinentI 4; non-stop flight for transport "anbs by flying the 2,478 miles I w"n Glendale. Calif., to New ^ork in io hours, 32 minutes J I and 20 seconds. With the milI |inairc sPortsman are Glenn I Wekirk. co-pilot; Charles PerI !?* r?dio operator; Howard ^kes and Harry Connor, I "negator. Wr^icts~Di7 ] I Coroner Charles M. Hersch 1 night viewed PhiladelI to county prison's tiny isola- t I om W"s u'here four mutinous f I aw ;"f died a violent death i ?randed them "worse than i I yv 15 hole of Calcutta." t I ton ,'oroner emerged from a ( I 'hi Ur visit to the prison I crjSst d" w"ith what he desI 48 a "^grace to any i I S prl80n " Trte cells he I I jT-Jf are known in prison 1 I as "Klondike cells," f nhnued on page 4) ] THI >. 31 Jury List For I September Term Members Of The Board Of County Commissioners In Session Here Last Week Drew List; Judge Cranmer Will Preside Over One-Week Term Judge E. H. Cranmer will preside over a one-week term of Brunswick county Superior court 'or the trial of civil cases beginling Monday, September 5. The jury list for this term was irawn last week by members of the Brunswick county board of :ommissioners, who were meeting here in special session. The 'ollowing names were drawn: F. W. Milliken, Shallotte; C. L. Stanley, Ash; R. F. Swain, Boivia: H. W. Williams, Shallotte; 2. L. Skipper, Winnabow; J. D. 3ender, Supply; W. D. Lewis, Boivia; H. H. Long, Ash; H. C. Beeves, Ash; C. T. Danford, Boivia: W. J. Dosher, Southport; 2. A. Evans, Freeland; C. H. Cailon, Shallotte; Robert F. Lewis, Bolivia; Harvey Bennett, Wampee, 5. C.; R. C. Celmmons, Supply; 3. A. Brew, Leland; J. B. Potter, (Continued on page 4) :aculty Members , Fnr Twn SrlinnL ' " v ^vuvvav Are Announced Vith Opening Date Of The ^ School Set For Thursday, September 8, Final Adjustments Are Being ? Made At Other Schools I -1ST FOR BOLIVIA AND FOR SHALLOTTE ieveral Changes Are Made 1 In The Faculty Line-ups 1 At Both These Brunswick County Schools September 8 has been definitey set as the opening date for , Jrunswick county schools, and [ his week Miss Annie May Wood- i lide, county superintendent of 1 ichools, has announced the competed faculty for both the Bolivia J j ind the Shallotte schools. | i The complete Shallotte faculty j i s as follows: !(_ Henry C. Stone, principal, Shal- j _ otte, Marion H. Gatlin, Raeford, i p drs. Edna Wilson Russ, Shallotte. j I diss Corinne Iola Greene, Simplonville, P. G. Bolich, Denver, A -loyd Franklin Early, Raleigh, diss Ida F. C" eech, Stamford, Y., Miss Eu',inia Southerland,' -Vilmington, Mrs. Mae Home luss, Shallotte, Miss Eva Cathe-j ine Chadwick, Shallotte, Mrs. i "ranees Baker Stone, Shallotte, [ diss Clarice Swain, Winnabow, j yfiss Annie Russ, Southport, Miss j lelen F. Stanfield. Roxboro, | ?W Shot. ! . drs. susie naic muj, otte, Miss Bridghtie Holden, Shallotte, Mrs. Ottice Holden tuss, Shallotte, Miss Vera Mild- er ed Corley, Leexington, S. C.t drs. Katherine Russ White, Shal- of otte. Miss Frances Galloway, Boivia, Miss ZZoZnaZ McSwain, n< ivla. Miss Zona McSwain, Albenarle, F. V. Spence, Kinston, diss Maude E. McAllister, Sup- e<i )ly. Miss Mary Taylor, Bufgaw, cc diss Elizabeth Holden, Bolivia, diss Annie Davies, Honea Path, 5. C. The complete Bolivia facutly is is follows: Miss Bertha Reid, m Vinnabow, Mrs. Alethea Fant, ar Varsaw, Miss Virginia Hewett, a <ures Beach, Mr. and Mrs. S. W. cs Taylor, Kingsport, Tenn., Miss re lulia Taylor, Winnabow, Miss Mae dcClure, Landrum, S. C? Robert >ee Rendall, Barnard, Norman A. 111 ^hadwick, Straights, Mr. and w Vfrs. Glenn Tucker, Carolina Beach, and B. R. Page, Bolivia. ? Baseball Game ^ Here Tomorrow iouthport Nine Will Play ^ Hallsboro On Local Dia- p mond Thursday After- m noon; Play At Ivanhoe us Saturday tu or Southport baseball team plays al dallsboro here tomorrow after- m loon at 3:30 o'clock in the first cc fame for the season between the ar :wo teams. be On Saturday the local nine will ravel to Ivanhoe for the third B. fame of the season with the lis Sampson county outfit. South- I. xjrt won the first game but lost M ;o the visitors when Ivanhoe A same here for a return engage- sc nent. ? Despite pretty pitching turned Bi n Saturday by Spencer, South>ort lot to Spofford On the be ocal diamond 11 to 3. Ragged ei lupport and inability to hit in the it nnches cost Southport the game, ca I STt A Good 4-PAGES TODAY ? DESERTED?Above are rear river channel about a m i view of the group of buildii ervice now are administered he crew's quarters, the purnj >oundage Allot] Brunswick Tot * iT LIGHTNING HITS WINNABOW HOME The home of Mrs. T. W. ' Henry, at Wlnnabow, was r 4truck by lightning during the jourse of a severe electrical torrri last Wednesday after- _ noon. The force of the bolt damag- . 1 ed the chimney, splintered the floor, tore out a window, then ran out the window on [ i clothes Une and splintered ' i post to which it was attached jw Mrs. Henry and her son, a] N'orris Henry, both were stun- : led by the shock, hut nefther suffered any serious injury. >r K Irunken Drivers J Lppear In Court j? pi sue Of The Defendants In tl Brunswick County Recor- hi der's Court Last Wednes- tl day Faced Charges On a' This Count ft Traffic violations played an d' lportant part in furnishing cases r the Brunswick county Record- gl 's court last Wednesday, as the rst four cases called grew out a charges of drunken driving. fi Robert Piatt, white, was found si it guilty of drunken driving. tc D. V. Piatt, white, pleaded guiy to this charge and was requir1 to pay a fine of $50.00, the l ?ts of the case and his driver's :ense was revoked for a period 12 months. B. F. Penny, white, pleaded lilty of driving the same auto- k obile while he was intoxicated, r< id he, too, was required to pay ir fine of $50.00, the costs of his ri ise and had his driver's license d ivoked for a period of 12 months. Sol Hewett, white, pleaded si lilty to charges of driving a ji otor vehicle on the public high- p ay while he was intoxicated. His lj (Continued on page four) ri :our Fish On Oi Landed By Coli For mass production it will be d ird to beat the record made on a lursday at Southport by aw oup of Columbus county fisher- ri en, for one of the members, g ling a line with three hooks, acally pulled up four sea bass at o: le time. Seventeen young men, ti I of whom reside in the Board- h an and Evergreen communities, ti mprised the party, which split It id went out on two different fc tats. h; The party was composed of D. ei , Davis, Vernon Ellis, Wm. Wil- a; ims, Allen Davis, John Powell, a: D. Merritt, Ernest Thompson, fi ayo Lennon, Columbus Ellis, Ibert Hickman, Joseph Thoir.p- a: in, Henry Hickman, Kyle Wil- ft imson, Willard Singletary, J. C. a; ritt, Roy and John Wyatt. li Splitting these sportsmen up w itween two boats, one taking tl ght of them and the other nine, l: is noteworthy that the boat ir .rrying the smaller number pro- al News paper I Southport, N. C., Y Quarantine Stati i 1 .L oa?M nniTnxnl lTionrc Af fill oliuwil JjCVCXttl Vitno vx vii' ile above Southport. Left, i igs; at the right the shore . At the left, below, is sh< )ing station and other buil< ments For >acco Farmers obacco Farmers Are Now R e c e i v i ng Allotment Cards For Selling Their 1938 Crop Of Tobacco iUOTES LAW ON DIVIDING POUNDS !ounty Agent J. E. Dodson Says That Most Of Farmers Appear To Be Satisfied With Poundage Alloted Poundage allotments for Brunsick county tobacco farmers have rrived at the office of County gent J. E. Dodson and are beig distributed this week to the rowers. The allotments for the indiviiial farmers were worked out in alcigh from facts and figures irnished by the farmers them:lves, and County Agent Dodson lys that most of the men ap;ar to be satisfied with their aundage. He said that due to le rush of handing out the cards e had been unable to average le total to see what the county i'crage pounds per acre was. ?" ' owonn /in wnert proDieiiio nave a?.ov? irrns with more than one pioneer to share in the allotment, i?n(y Agent Dodson has quoti the following law covering the iuation: "Se. 203. Each producer having share in the tobacco available ,r marketing from the farm lall be entitled to market, or i have marketed for him, under (Continued on page 4) rills Rattler At Bald Head Wesley Varnam, lighthouse eeper at the Cape Fear station, cently killed a five-foot fourich rattlesnake that carried 14 ittles. The deadly reptile was ispatched with a shotgun. A singular thing about the :ene of the snake killing is that ist one year ago in the same lace Mr. Varnam killed a slightr smaller snake that had eight ittles. ne Line Are umbus Citizen uced nearly twice as much fish s the other. At that, they all did fell, bringing in about nine hund?d pounds of sea bass and triger fish. Using two hooks to a line they ften brought up two fish at a me. One of the boys had three ooks on his line and several mes he brought up three fish. ; was he who brought up iur good sized bass at one aul. One of his fish was hook1. only slightly through the lip nd another that evidently struck t about the same instant was rmly fastened to the same hook. Boats out for blues, mackerel nd trout and carrying sportsmen om various parts of the state nd other states, had wonderful ick. Almost perfect fishing eather has prevailed here since le change in the moon on the Lth. The sportsmen have been laking good use of this Xavorble condition. I PORr n A Good Coir Wednesday, August ion At Southport ft I ' mn . 4 ' ' r 1 ' Hh4 /:' .' , ' " i i e quarantine station, situated ibove, is the contagious hosp station, from which the affaii iwn the fumigating plant am iings. n? l .1 lvliss mizaDein Is Chosen Q J Will Represent Brunswick County At Water Carni11 val At Wrightsville Beach Friday And Saturday VOTES DOUBLE HER NEAREST COMPETITOR Gala Program Has Been | Arranged As Eentertain! ment For Girls Representing Other Counties In This Section More than doubling the vote of; hre nearest competitor for the title of Brunswick County's Queen Mermaid, Miss Elizabeth Watson,' daughter of Mrs. George Y. Watson, of Southport, has been chosen as representative to attend the Water Carnival Friday and SaturI day of this week at Wrightsville j Beach. I Considerable interest was shown in the contest sponsored I j by The State Port Pilot, which offered an all-expense trip to the successful contestant. She and a sponsor will be j given an all-expense trip to the Water Carnival, and Miss Watson i will compete Saturday night with I young ladies representing other counties in this section or me i state for the honor of being Queen of the celebration. The contest will be held as a prelimij nary feature to the Saturday evening dance, and contestants (Continued on Page 4) Young Baptists Hold Meeting Brunswick Young People's Associational Meeting Is Held At Mt. Pisgah Bap-, tist Church The Brunswick Young People's ? Associations! Meeting was held 1 August 14, at Mt. Pisgah church. The meeting was called to order by the leader. The program was rendered developing the theme: "The Trumpet Sounds to Golden Youth." The meeting opened with a Song, "Praise Him, Praise Him," prayer by J. E. Gilbert, devotional was had by Clarence Lennon, R. A. of Mt. Pisgah. The organization's report was made. Five churches were represented, and there were three pastors and three guests present. Mrs. B. R. Page gave an interesting talk on "The Youth of Today" and introduced Miss Vivian Grant, who made an inspiring talk on, "The Trumpet Sounds Forth Golden Jubilee Goals." Two G. A's as maidens in Forward steps and two R A'a ranking as squires were present and were recognized. "The Proclamation of Silver Anniversary of Girl's Auxiliary" was given by Miss Annie Lide Gilbert. Rev. A. L. Brown brought a wonderful message on, "Youth Giving Unto Him the Glory." Mrs. Grant, from the Wilmington association, gave an interesting review of the Southern Baptist Convention she attended in Richmond. "As a Volunteer" was sung after wihch the meeting was closed with a prayer by Rev. B. R. Page. _ T" I ! I I I I I * "?"T r pii imunity 24th, 1938 PUBLIS _-/^, - :, 0 on the east side of the Cape ital building; in the center rs of the local Public Health d on the right a picture of Watson i iieen mermaid * KILLS RATTLER AND TANS HIDE Joe Jelks, of Southport, was returning home late one afternoon last week from a business trip to Charlotte when he saw a large rattle| snake crossing the road ahead of him between the Bladen county line and Bolton on highway No. 217. An attempt to I run over the reptile was futile, hut Jelks stop|>ed his ' car, jum|>ed out and killed the snake before it could escape into the undergrowth nearby. It was a sizeable specimen measuring four feet in | length, so Jelks put it into the back of his car. When asked his reason for hauling the snake home with him, he replied that he planned to skin the reptile, tan his hide and have a pair of shoes made for his wife. Gulf Stream Is Furnishing Fish Baracuda, Dolphin And' Amberjack Have Been j Taken Durin&r Past Week By Off-Shore Fishermen The reputations of F. P. Summers and R. S. Dingle, of Charlotte, pioneers in Gulf Stream fishing at Southport, is being seriously endangered this weeh by High Point and Washington" D. C., sportsmen. . On their last trip*-out Doc and Dingle only got four big baracuda and one large amberjack. This week the Hi~h Point and Washington men have been catching everything, despite the fact that their biggest fish would always mount a seahorse and gallop away with several hundred feet of line. Trio Of Artists Sketching 1 For its rustic beauty, Southport came in for a lot of well deserved praise Sunday from an authorative source. Artists representing St. Louis, Md., Kansas City, Mo., and Wilmington, spent the entire day here making sketches. They were charmed with all they found, said so, and even went so far as to arrange for another visit when the shrimp: trawlers assemble. On this se-; cond visit they also hope to take { in Bald Head Island. The visitors were Henry Mac-' Millan, Wilmington's own artist and operator of a studio at Wrightsville; Miss Helen Louise Beccard, of St. Louis, and Miss Marian Hunfeld, of Kansas City, Mr. MacMillan said- they were all three crazy about Southport, that it was simply wonderful for rustic scenery. Miss Beccard and! Miss Hunfeld also spoke high in, praise of the wonderful views. I The three made two dozen or ,more sketches that will be completed in their studios. And they j were all very keen sn getting i ,0T HED EVERY WEDNESDAY Captain Fulcher Passes Sunday Aged Southport Citizen Died At His Home Here Sunday Night Following Extended Period Of Illness -ASfClfl ' 1 Captain David W. Fulcher, 80year-old citizen of Southport, died at his home here late Sunday night following an extended period of illness. A native of Carteret county. Captain Fulcher moved here 50 years ago and became one of the best known citizens of Southport. He was a member of Trinity Methodist church and was a loyal member of the Men's Bible class of the Methodist Sunday school. Surviving his union with his first wife is Mrs. D. E. Arthur, of Southport: children of his second wife are David M. Fulcher, of Staten Island, N. Y.t Robert H. Fulcher, of San Pedro, Calif., Delma J. Fulcher, of Wilmington, Mrs. William Oberjohann and Miss Helen Fulcher, of Southport. Funeral services were conduct(Continued on page 41 W.M.U. Meeting m l i rians Announced For September 2 All-Day Meeting Will Be Held At Mount Pisgah Baptist Church, Week From This Friday; Program Plans Given ANNUAL MEETING FOR ASSOCIATION Large Attendance Of Women Church Workers Is Urged A t Meeting; Picnic Lunch To Be Served The Woman's Missionary Annual meeting of the Brunswick Association will be held with the Mt. Pisgah church Friday, September 2.. ? . Leaders and members of tie W. M. U. organization* and pastors of the Association are invited. All others who are interested in the missionary cause are also urged to attend. The following is a suggested program: Theme: "The Trumpet Sounds?We Answer," Hymn, "O Worship the King." Devotional ? Pasalms 96:1-10; Psalms 98. Prayer of Praise arid Thanksgiving; 10:25 Welcome and Response; 10:30 Year's Hymn; ten minutes talk; 10:40 Plans for Promoting the Jubilee. Superintendents report: Stewardship chairman's report; Mission Study chairman's report; Personal Service chairman's report; rvnnaiinora variArt 1 1 QA rrtll CO 11 (Continued on Page tour) Four Local Boys Go To Louisburg It is a pretty safe bet that the basket-ball squal at Louisburg: College this fall and winter will include four Southport lads. David Watson, captain of the team last year, is returning to Louisburg. With him will go Eddie Jelks, a star of the Southport high school team of two years ago, D. I. Watson, out of the Southport school three years and one of the stars of the Southport Independents, and Lawrence Willing, who graduated at Southport in 1937 and played with the Independents last year. Spend Day Scenes Locally back here and trying their talent on the harbor when the shrimp boats are in and at their moorings. some Sunday in September. Among the interesting results of Sundays visit, exhibited to the Civic Club secretary just before the party left Sunday afternoon, was the whitlers park and surroundings. In this they took, in what no camera could ever hope to embrace. From the steps of the Carolina Inn Miss Hunfeld made an exact reproduction of the park and everything surrounding it, buildings, docks, boats and the usual half dozen loafers on the park bench, industriously whittling and discussing affairs of the brain trust that operates from that particular section of town. The Grove and various individual trees and buildings all came in for sketches. Included the buildings portrayed were two or three surmounted by the "Wive's Watch" about which so many legends cluster in Southport and Other seapArt towns. ] : f The Pilot Covers Brunswick County r $1.50 PER YEAR Southport Will * Co-operate With State-WideStudy WPA Will Conduct Study Of Municipalities And Mayor John D. Ericksen Has Been Named Local Head ' II CITY OFFICIALS WILL CO.OPERATE Idea Of Survey Is To Complete Data That May Be Used In Work Of The League Of Municipalities This city will be one of more than 300 participating in the WPA survey of municipal government sponsored by the North Carolina League of Municipalities and the Local Government Commission, Mayor J, D. Eirkson announced yesterday. The Mayor is a member of a state-wide committee of municipal officials who will assist in the survey, and has been appointed chairman of a local administrative committee. City Clerk S. W. Watts has been appointed secretary of the local administrative committee, the Mayor said. Members of the committees were named by Mayor E. Douglas, of Charlotte, president of the League of Municipalities. Members of the local admlnis- |H trative committee, in addition to the mayor and the city clerk, are: E. R. Weeks, W. R. Lewis, Robert W.. Da vis, Attorneey and H. B. Aldridge. The work of the WPA-League )9j project here will be under the local administrative committee's supervision. One to six WPA research workers will begin collection of information here sometime soon, the Mayor said. The work will continue for several months. Research workers will transfer information from city records to a 150- page schedule of forms which covers every pnase of municipal government. Tabulations and <9?j analysis of data will pe made by ^ -^B] the project's staff of export# at"" " '?! KBlelgh and Chapel Hill. Each municipality, the Mayor said he had been infornted, will be thoroughly studied by the survey workers. Data will be collected and analyzed on points of personnel and of the powers, duties, and limitations of officials. Each department ' city government of city government will be charted upon basis of practices and policies. Special 'attention will be given to financial procedures and ta> jfl structures. Information for purposes of analysis will be collected owned utilities, and on costs of construction and maintenance of tiiuiuvijsai pi uj;ci nca< 1 Important information concern* qK Ing crime, mortality rates, and ! health statistics will be obtained j for study in relation td expendl- 'jfflj tures for police protection, and In relation to education and munici- jflj pal recreational facilities. Police j and fire departments, and traffic M problems, will be detailed. The experts of the project will I cross-analyze on a state-wide bas* I i s the facts disclosed by the sur- j vey In order to evaluate improved practices. j Data on practically every phase I of municipal government will be I collected here, the mayor said. j The project will employ a maxi- j . mum of 175 workers, 130 of j whom will be taken from the cer- I tified relief rolls. The others are technical workers selected by the League of Municipalities. Fourteen (Continued on page 41 ' 1 Tide Table ^ Following Is the tide table for South port during the npxt week. These hours are approximately correct and were furnished The State Port Pilot through the courtesy of the Cape Fear Pilot's Assoclatioa. High Tide Low Tide TIDE TABLE Thursday, August 25 i 7:19 A. M. 1:06 A. M. j 7:40 p. M. 1:28 p. M. 3 Friday, fit gust 26 i 8:10 A. M. 1:55 A. M. j 8:30 p. M. 2:15 p. M. j Saturday, August 27 1 9:00 A. m. 2:40 A. m. j 9:14 p. M. 3:05 p. m. i Sunday, August 28 ' I 9:49 A. M. 3:26 A. m. ] 10:01 p. M. 3:53 p. m. 1 Monday, \ugust 29 1 10:38 A. m. 4:10 A. m. 10: 47 P. M. 4:42 P. m. mb Tuesday, August 80 11:28 A. M. 4:56 A. M. 11:84 P. M. 5:32 P, M. j Wednesday, Wedneeday 31 fllj ?~ A. M. 5:43 A. M. W 12:20 P.M. 6:25 P.M. H