'! w t9(t Of The News !s >9 All The 1 mie v< K M ? mK/mTT?N no. i Charter IS Be Presented '"Mijiorrow Night Joyner, President Carolinas District, Be Present And Make Principal Talk Wee ladies - night meeting Lng Program Has Mapped Out For I i First Meeting Of * rfx ^ew Grganizar:Sfi? tion i 1 H Joyner, president of ti^Vrv District, will attend i presentation meeting j Southpott Civitan club t^K^v evening and will make talk on a program BjjaekeJ with interest. n^K rill be a dinner meeting rives and sweethearts o.', of the local club have j 'i^^K v.roJ to attend. The scene the Daughters of Amerand members of that n wil serve a turkey S, J. Holden. who is chair the committee in charge j the dinner, says that' ^^B-.rvhtions must be in by' * I firi uiuci uia?. (/?v- i be made to take [ proper number of j c meeting is 7 nounccment of the rs last week the nl other prominent icon added to the s of the new club r a large attendnight. Bits ig News ? its Of Ststs, i World-Wid? )uring Past eek J and five women, j lie cold, churning t ic as the flying' was foundering I ii ly Saturday ar- j v York Sunday, hers aboard the j rmuda air liner sing. Tlie survivivcring from exock. Tlie skipper craft, Frank H. pedantically dc- j ;ploit in a wire-1 ionic office, the; 0111 pa ny of New | W"- y. "All survivors arc able j I travel by motor car", he Hsi That was taken by comBx.".v officers to indicate they j ai not suffered a great deal I ton immersion in the gulf Htaini. I w'i fastest 1 I The fastest speed ever travI 'lby man was claimed Tues- , ?)'f"r Lloyd Child, chief test! Hi1 t for the Curtis-Wright air- j ( Htenc factory, in a power dive j, ^ "K'hidi his maximum speed | est una ted at more than | B*-'1 miles an hour. The former Bfced record on a free dive. set by Vance Brecsc at ( Us Angeles, when he attained ( I'dwl of 175 tniles an hour I ^ a IG.noif-foot power dive l*ith a Northrop plane three B^'rs ago, child flew a Curtiss H Hawk 75A pursuit plane, testIit for acceptance by the uiied States Army, and the "^onl for the dive shown on I' fejph chart was 575 miles ,n hour. l>ut the indicator moved off the paper at that I Point. The dive was made from 11 22,ikki.foot altitude, and the Mane reached its maximum ^'t after ft, hud dived about I ' fnerahscimo Francisco fr,nw.: insurgents Tuesday B marched into the streets B ?Srcekma, his Lerida field ^f': announced, but delayed triumphal occupation of I * doomed Loyalist capital I?*'",after daylight. The city I,s In darkness, lighted only I 'lrcs set by Insurgent artilI i i the crowded port aml ''^unco apparent^ared dangers lurking! H 'lie already-barricaded I *'?;' '?&. CdUlonun ; jTidiB w'Wlnued on page ) THi >2 Celebrate Go w (J' -1 * ' J T" married half ce most interesting couples, 5 lin. Sr., celebrated their a ail informal reception at t is a native of Warrcnton a ? !?? f i iormer ivuss ausan i uusui three children, Alderman port; City Engineer J. A. Miss Gertrude Loujrhlin, oi ? (Cut courtesy Greensbc Farrell.) Secure Chang Laws E Request Of Senator S. Bui ' Frink and Representativ* Cornelius Thomas Grant ed By Board Of Cdnser vation And Development LAWFUL TO KILL MARAUDING BEAR.' Season For Taking Fu Bearing Animals Is Shortened To Prevent Trapping Poor Pelts A change has been made in th law governing the killing of bea in this county and a change ha been made in the -season fo trapping. Senator S. Uunn Frink and Kc presents tivc Cornelius Thoma last week requested this Chang of Game Commissioner J. E Chalk. His letter to Represents live Thomas which follows is self (Continued on page 4) Sherrill Buys Rest Of Island Entire Acreage Comprising Bald Head Island Nov Owned By Frank Shcrril Of Charlotte In a letter to the Southpor Civie dub this week Frank 0 Shemli of Charlotte confirnici the report of last week that hi had purchased the balance o Uald Head island. The original purchase consists of fixe thousand acres, with abou eleven thousand acres renin inint (Continued on Page Four) Letter Lends I ToExistance According to a letter received Monday by W. B. Kcziali from John W. Lydekker, archivist in London for the society of the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, the first missionary of the above organization was stationed here from 1760 to 1763. The missionary was Itev. John MacDoweli. The S. P. G. had a missionary, the Itev. William Gordon, in the Chowan District and another. Rev. James Adams, in the Pasquotank district in 1708. Mr. I.ydekkrr called Mr. Kcziali's attention to the fact that the early work of the S. P. G. was limited to only a few churches in North Carolina. The fact that his records do not mention St. Phillips church near Southnort rj in no v. ay indicative that there was pot active ,LLLU_MM^^? E ST7 A Good 4-PAGES 10DAY lden Wedding I JHH9H b II ' Vfl .tfft _ ^Hsp? : i s fl^Huulb^l I rm ^BBV ' -(^'; i! ^U | Kg i:^:*, |H MH^n ^ tl afl K V | FiBBBBP^' NTURY?One of Southport's w Ir. and Mrs. James J. Louarh- 3 rolden wedding Monday with f< heir home. Mr. Loughlin, 71, J* nd Mrs. Loughlin, (58, was the G' ill, of Henderson. They have t, J. J. Loughlin, Jr., of South- s Loughlin, of Wilmington, and the Wilmington city schools, c< iro Daily News. Photo by! i? J r< e In Game b ffecting County J : ;c E Maybe This World Is Pretty Large ? r One night last week n I J group of men were standing | I | on the side lines in the Shalr lottc high school gymnasium P watching a oasKcmall game. Among them were Principal llenry C. Stone, Captain W. B. Bellamy, Dr. M. H. Rourk, L'' Charlie Trott and others, r j Suddenly Dr. Rourk whis- t? s percd something to Mr. ]P' r Stone, who turned around jof and said, "Captain Bellamy, JS1 ..' you never have met Dr. al sj Rourk, have you"? c "No," he admitted. "I S1 i \V i, j haven't . . . | Within a shori time tile In. i treduction of two of tile most. ^ prominent men in the county ^ was completed and bystanders n) were moved to wonder if this rc j isn't a pretty large world g( after all when two men rear- |Ic Ied within 10-milcs of each other could attain their prominciice, jet never become ac- w , qua luted. jn i Find Negro Dies jy< I Of Natural Cause (If i' ci Coroner John C. Caison was w I called Monday to Supply to view c.i c' the body of John W. Burncy, 76-! ^ I year-old colored resident of that |as laj eoiuniunity who was found dead ja j in bed. , th j. His judgment was that death ?' was due to natural causes. 1?' m )a NO Hope As r Of Old Church' [ church work and a church ill Brunswick as early or earlier , than the above mentioned placement of missionaries in this state. The net result of three mouths of correspondence with church officials in England is lcavbig the local man | pretty much where he start- j cd, exccptbig that he has a ' ^ I stronger belief than ever that n there was a church near Ortoi antedating St. Phillips, tlic ruins of which arc pi- ( tracthig widespread interest. n In other words, Mr. Kcziah believes tliat tlie parish of St. Phillip is the oldest in 3| North Carolina. "It is incon- c, ccivablc, says he, that a set- <], t.lement of 1600 people should a I have grown up during the a; early days of colonization c< without a. church in which to worship." _ in News paper Ii Southport, N. CM W leceive Letters Encouragement Regarding School tate-Wide Interest In Bill j Introduced By Senator S. Bunn Frink Reflected In Letters Received ROMINENT MEN PLEDGE SUPPORT! till Now Before Education Committee May Be Given Hearing One Day This Week And All Support Is Needed State-wide comment on Uie autical school bill has come to ienator S. Bun Frink and others ere and many men and women, rominent in public life have' iven promise of support. One of the nicest letters was rom Mayor Thomas E. Cooper f Wilmington who said "If there i anything I can do to assist ini (Senator Frink) I shall be leased if he will call upon me. i believe the Nautical School for forth Carolina would be a great! tiing and I believe that Southort is the logical place for its ication". From Emmctt H. Bellamy of' Wilmington comes this letter: "I hall do all in my power to help j 'ith this bill and I am glad to tate to you that there is a fine leling and spirit of cooperation etween the senators from the outhcastem part of North Car Una and it is a pleasure for me ! > do anything' I can to help | outhport and Brunswick county." I In a letter to R. O. Johnson, | ummander of the local Legion j ost, Senator John D. Larkins, j r.t says that "Senator Frink al- ' sady has talked with me about lis bill, with which I am in empathy." Similar communications have ante to Commander Johnson -om other members of the state mate and from officers of varpus legion posts and their auxiliries throughout the state, all f whom "were written to by him. Photographs To i Spread The News ictures Taken Last Week And Others Planned For This Week Should Spread The Fame Of Southport Widespread publicity will come i Southport as a result of the csent picture making program ' the Southport Civic Club. | tarting off this program. Mr. j ul Mrs. Charles A. Farrell, [ vners of the widely known Art j lop in Greensboro, came last j eek and spent five days with | r. Keziah. The three of them j ith an eye for pictures and a j ittcry of cameras, covered a; g section of Brunswick with j ost of the activities being di- j icted along the river road, in j )uthport and over at Bald Head j land. Mr. and Mrs. Farrell are out- j anding in their picture making | ork. They are taking a deep tcrest hi Southport and foresee ] ucli development ncrc uus | ar. This week or during the first lys of next week, tile Civic | lub secretary, VV. I!. Kcziah. ill have another outstanding ,mcra man here to shoot scenes j lat will be used for publicity' i will the pictures made by Mr. id Mrs. Farrcll and Mr. Keziah ! st week. In all. last week and lis week will see the making several hundred pictures, many | ' which will be outstanding | :ws and publicity value a little tcr in the year. )ies Following Auto Accident Jcx Hargrove Died Saturday In James Walker Memorial Hospital From Injuries Sustained In This County Alex Hargrove, Wilmington' lan, died Saturday in James talker Memorial hospital from! Juries sustained last Monday ] Iglit In an automobile accident: par Lcland. \VitJ? the deceased at the time j " tho fatal mishap were Ray- j lond ( orman. Wibnington, and: r. H. Howell. Ft. Bragg. At an inquest held Saturday ftcrnoon a Brunswick county sroncr's jury found that the eccascd came to his death as result of injuries sustained in a accident caused by his own irclcssness. Members of the Jury empiuol(Continued op page 4) P0R1 i A Good Com ednesday, Januarffilftt All-Day Session Of County Court Several Cases Disposed Of Here Monday Before Judge Walter M. Stanaland In Recorder's Court An all-day session of Brunswick county Recorder's court was held Monday with numerous cases coming before Judge Walter M. Stanaland for trial. Herbert N. Howell, white, I pleaded guilty to charges of driving without an operator's license. His sentence of 30-days on the roads was suspended upon pay- j ment of costs. B. J. Byrd, white, pleaded guil-1 ty to charges of reckless operation and was required to pay a fine of $25.00 and costs. Roland Howard, white, pleaded; guilty to charges of drunk driv-1 ing. His sentence was $50.00 fine,1 the costs and his license revoked | for 12 months. The case charging Paul McDowell white, with bastardy was j bound over to Superior court. A nol pros was taken in the i case charging Floyd Evans, colored, with house burning. Judgment was reserved uniu next week in the matter charg- i ing Bazz Johnson, colored, with j reckless operation. Nettie Parker, white, was sent-1 enced to serve 2 years in jail i for having in her possession in- j toxicating liquor. This sentence j was suspended upon payment of $100.00 and costs upon the further condition that she refrain from the sale of and all contact with intoxicating beverages for a period of 2 years. A nol pros was taken in the action against Fred Roach who was charged with reckless operation. County Principal Receives Office T. R. Garrett, Principal Of Leland School, Elected President Of Physical E d u c a t ion Department Southeastern District At the annual district meeting j of the Southeastern North Carolina Education Association T. R. Garrett, principal of the Leland j high school, was elected prcsl- | dent of the Physical Education Department of the district Mr. | Garrett will have as his secretary, Miss Gertrude Moore, Physica IJ Education Director of the Wil-1 niington city schools. Before coming to Brunswick' county as principal of Leland j high school, Mr. Garrett was principal of the high school depart-j ment of the. Ahoskie consolidated I' school. There he served as presi-! 1 dent of the Hertford county unit 'i of the North Carolina Education !! -?- ?J ? ,.r I Association, ana aa flcctcui.i.y ui i the Hertford-Bertie School Mas- < ters Club. j The Southeastern District em- i braces the following counties: Jones, Onslow, Duplin, Sampson, i Cumberland, Robeson, Bladen, ; Columbus. New Hanover, Moore i and Brunswick. Specialist To j Conduct School Home Management And House Furnishings Leader From State College Will Hold Two Meetings In County Miss Elizabeth Williams, assistant specialist ill Home Manage-; ment and House. Furnishings, j State College, Raleigh, will hold two training schools in this county on Tuesday, January 31. Her subject will be "Built-in Kitchen Equipment and Conveniences". The morning meeting will be1 held at Town Creek from 10:301 to 11:30 o'clock, with Mrs. Lindscy Walker. The afternoon meeting will be at Ash, from 2:30 to 3'30 o'clock with Mrs. William Matthews. It is especially urged | that all home management lead- | crs of the. various home demonstration club? attend. Mrs. Joe P. Verzaal, of Phoc nix, county chairman of home; management, will preside over the morning meeting. Mrs. J. E. Dodson of Exam is asked to act as chairman for the afternoon session at Ash. Mrs. Dosher. home agent, extends an invitation to any husbands who arc interested to at- j tend: realizing that it-will likely fall their lot to do' the carpentering if any improvements are made in their kitchens she feels that "ley might prefer to get their hifor&aUoa first haiid. r PiL munity i, 1939 publisi EVIDENCE I . w i ^ IgPL . "?p Ef j t it s FOX.?Above is Judge !s Walter M. Stanaland hold- r ing a fox that recently js made the mistake of trying;' to out-run the Brunswick i{ County Recorder's automo- 1 bile over the Lockvvoodsis Folly bridge. |t Beach Develep Begin In Brui ?:?t~; 1 Ladies Finished Eighteenth Quilt A trmini tif Imliim In Ihli ^ Supply community have ju.st completed their eighteenth quilt for the season, which ' very probably establishes something of a record. Their habit is to gather at the home of one of the ijfijj^) hors whore the. quilting * ha he done and instead of Having the quilting fmnq* around in the way for several | days they complete, their work in a hurry. Last week's session was ( at the home of Sirs. Flor- t once Robinson and otlicro en- ( joying the fup were Ifes- j dames O. B. Sellers, E. E. Sellers, W. J. Sellers, B. K. c Sellers, Alton Hcwett, Miss*0 Liza and Pauline Sellers and little Gladys Sellers, asleeR { while the others quilted, c joked and laughed their care* I away. j Prominent Lady. Died Thursday Mrs. Mary Taylor Pearca,' / Beloved Southport Lady, Died At Her Home FoU lowing Lingering Illness Mrs. Mary Taylor Pcarcc, 81year-old resident of Southpoft, died Tlioisuay morning at her c home here following a lingering Sl illness. tl One of the best beloved ladies h of this community, her death cast & a pall of gloom over her wide s circle of friends. Ic She is survived by four daught-1 s crs. Mrs. E. H. Cranmer, of,c SouUiport; Mrs. E. V. Richards,! of Shrcvcport, La.; Mrs. W. D.'ii Davis, of Northville, Mich.; Mrs. Is; H. S. Willis, of Northville. Mich. In Two sons, James A. Pcarce, of v Camden, N. J., and John Harper,n (Continued on page 4) Free Range For And Hog Although many citizens do | not Unoxv it, the days of free . range in Brunswick county have. not entirely passed away. There is one large area remaining wherein or whereon cows and other animals may still roam at large and in freedom. To some people .the explanation of the above will appear quite simple; other i folks will not see through j the catch anrl realize that the place mentioned is Bald j Head Island. On this huge | tract, or series of tracts that add up to 17,000 acres, there art; no fences expect those that were built to protect the few small gardens from the wild hogs arid cows that have been kept on the island at one time or another. One trouble that has always existed in fret? range territory was the cattle tick. With the coming of the stock law cattle dipping became compulsory and the combination practically resulted in the elimination of the cattle tick as a pest to both man ami animals. put. the stock law did not prove a factor ir. the ehinlo&Ucu of tioks on Bald : - ^ r-twmmgagmgg h bhm ,0T ji dED EVERY WEDNESDAY Leland Students C In Radio Show 'rogram Featuring About Fifty Students Will Go! On Air Over Wilmington ^ Station Saturday Saturday, January 28, has been et aside as Leland High School )ay by the Wilmington Radio r/ Station, WMFD. The school will 1-1 lave charge of the program to ic given on Saturday from 11:00 p o 12:00. The school authorities are uuch "pleased "With the pt+Vi It-go >nd with the many opportunities hat this hour will offer. , , The program will consist of; elections by the Glee Club; j longs: both solos and ducts; I liano, banjo. harmonica and F? itring music. About fifty child-j ] en will take part in the pro-1 jn sram. | It is hoped that many will be j ' istening to the Leland high|Cfl ichool hour Saturday, from 11:00 ; thi o 12:00. ment Will C is wick County IG. Improvements Are Planned sid For Beach On What Was Formerly Known As The '^, ti d Is" I IIUIII^OUll ? I upci ijr I | 5THER DEVELOPMENTS id<" MAY FOLLOW SOON ro1 ? ! poi t Appears That Long tcc Beach Of Undeveloped ma Oceanfront P r o p e r ty sp< Will Be Offered To A. Public This Sum- tto mer ino' ' i Co From ii reliable source this mt reck it was learned that plans b" CIS or the immediate development gQ >f the old Thompson property on j ho coast south of here arc ready j W< 0 break and within a fortnight P? wildings should be in the process j ^ol if construction. , j.. The owners have contracted a: In ocal contractor regarding the! :on*tructlon of a pavillion and' lanteen quarters and plans are ping made for the immediate imirovement of the road leading pj rom the Caswell Beach road to | he site of the proposed build-' ngs on the Thompson tract. H is also known that the own-1 m have contacted a well-known (Continued on page 4) ^ rtwites Major - i.wp Gillette Down cef __ |SOf Major George W. Gillette, of I i IVS Wilmington District Army i higinecrs has made no official j iSit to Southport since taking i ?',( hargc of the Wilmington office j 'J'p cveral months ago. Anticipating ,unl hat he will shortly be coming: ' ere. the Southport Civic Club' UP ccrctary wrote Major Gillette' aS' unday asking that he make an | arly call and be the guest of; it cvcral of the representative1 sta itiasns at a' luncheon while here. I Ba Major GUiettc has made afinejBa npressloii all over the district 1 ince taking charge of the Wil- Tu< ling ton office. Southport people jbyl .ill be very much pleased to I Pol leet him when he. makes his by diitsmplated visit here. | wa ??: 1J Cattle w s Still Existant Head. Tliey arc still tiiere. """ Their elimination is an ini- f mediate problem and this J can be done without any extensive head scratching' 'to conjure up ways and means, j ^ In the days of the passing j )( of free range vengeance was taken on the tick by dipping j cattle in a tick-dip solution, j y This method will not be ef- I ^ fective on Bald Head for , ? the reason that there arc now no cattle there. The ticks are there but all they have to prey upon is wild j j hogs and other wild ani- j mals. Tlie tick does not fancy j>ork and, besides, the 'only hogs that can be. caught are some of the tiny pigs. ! " Dipping against the tick is j not practical. ' | * Sheep seem to be the an- | swer to, tlie present need. A flock of 200 or more of these animals would quickly per- 1 ' form a most valuable service | by ridding the island of much of the undesirable under- 3 growth. At the same time they would be poison to the 3 tick. The shfep would gath- * cr the tick parasites from , the bushes and grass, tut j' the erects would quickly die f3 without injury to the steep. rhe Pilot Covers runswick County i i i $1.50 PER YEAR ounty Council Meet Scheduled For Wednesday eeting Will Be Held Next Wednesday At Waccamaw High School; Good Program Planned )UNDERS DAY * THEME PLANNED ist Presidents Of County louncil Especially Urged To.AttCJjd Program Next Week rhc Brunswick County Parentacher Council will meet at the iccamaw School on Wednesday, bruary 1 at 3:30 o'clock. February 17 is "Founders Day" P.-T. A. work, as a special bunder's Day in Brunswick unty" program will be given at Ls meeting. All past presidents in the counare especially invited, as they e to be guests of honor on this cassion. Final plans will be ide for the "inter-school" detes to be held in March. Mrs. H. Cannon, president, will prele. rhe following program will be en: J Song?"America the Beautiful"; rational?Waccamaw P.-T. A.; 1 call; minutes; treasurer's re- , rt; report of debating eommitMrs. B. H. Reynolds, chairin; oki and new business: ';B ;cial music?Waccamaw P.-T. : historical sketch of the Na nal .P.-T. A., Mrs. B. H. RcyIds, Phoenix; Brunswick County uncil history, Mrs. E. H. Cranir, Southport; song?"Our Tri- f| te"; brief history of local asso- i.J tion: Leland, Mrs. W. C. Biggs: raj uthport, Mrs. C. Ed Taylor; allotte, Mrs. Ernest Parker; lecamaw, Mrs. J. E. Dodson; livia, Mrs. M. B. Robbins; 4dirnment. ^ellknown Local Citizen Passes J chard Bartells Died Mon day Morning At Brunswick County Hospital; Funeral Held Tuesday Richard Bartells, Well known Izcn of this community, died tnday morning at the Bruns :1c' 'Couhty" Hospital." Thc""de- (I iscd, who had been ill for nctime, was 59-ycars-of-agc. V native of Germany, Bartells ne to this country prior to II ; outbreak of the World War [I J served for several years as S. Army tailor. He made the iforms for members of W. L. until he was forced to give active work several months surviving are his wife and JS ce daughters, Misses Con-, jW nee, Elizabeth and Margaret rtellcs, and one son, Victor rtells. fhe funeral was conducted csimy ancrnoon irom me j-resLcrian church with Rev. J. R. j Its in charge. He was assisted Rev. A. H. Marshall. Burial s 'n the .Soutliport cemetery. if lonorary pallbearers were I? tge K. H. tlranmer, R. ! '. i'lax- "! VV. H. Walker, Prince O'Brien, jg C. Butler and Price Purples*, nibers of W. L. I. served as ivc pallbearers. ride Table j Following Is the 'hie table jr Soutbport during the nest eek. These hours nre appr*> iiualely correct and were furished The Slate Port PiM trough the courtesy of tfco ape Fear Pilot's Association Ugh Tide Low It* ? TIDE TABLE Thursday, January 26 1:12 a. in. 5:02 a. m. 1:39 p. m. 5:21 p. m. Friday, January 27 1:59 a. m. 5:61 a. m. 6:07 p. m. Saturday, January 28 :5ft a. ni. 6:55 a. m. 2:51 p. m. 7:09 p. m. Sunday, January 29 :26 a. ni. 6:14 a. m. :58 p. m. 8:21 p. m. Monday, January SO :52 a. m. 9:21 a. m. i';j :09 p. ni. 9:28 p. m. Tuesday, January 51 :42 a. m. 16:24 a. m. :21 p. m. 10:28 p. m. Wednesday, FWwnary 1 :47 a. m. 11:21 a m. ' ?! :26 n. m. . .'11:28 p. m. dti ii i -r at > issa .. j