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I, Of The News JB 411 The Time ? ^B^ELEVENNO. 6 Kketball Ton M Get Und B B sk? Round Game In f~ Huji The Girls And Boys I ^^B>niion Will Be Run Off I ^Keaing Night r^fclNALS PLAY r BEGINS FRIDAY This Year ReK.< Necessity Of Play- I Two Games On Of Final Round ^r.nu.11 Brunswick county tourna begins tomorK-jsit when the Waccamaw ~,r' the Bolivia lassies and f . itliport boys face Leland in 1 ^Ej$t ruiintl. :?:T;nir.>; this year's tourn- I - Thursday the old cus- I one I on the last day I tournament has been eli- C K, .dinner of the girls game L - r nieht will play Leland * IEy afternoon in one of the 1 - games of the girls Ik. Shallotte plays South1 e other semi-finals game . Rncer of the Southport-Leland Li will play Shallotte in the Lpinie Friday afternoon while I semi-finals game in this L - will pitt Bolivia against taraw. | P > titb this schedule the finals I up Saturday night with] Ijanipionship iloubleheader to J| Let the basketball fans. y fc added incentive this year I be that the winning teams I be allowed pemianent poser. of the trophies. New cups [ be placed in circulation next so: with two straight victor-i? being necessary for perman-1a possession. j m? ~ * : Jttlc Bits j0* Itei Of Big News ? in Events Of Stat*. fed ition and World-Wid? lal Interest During Past , to Week j Mi - ! Ml CCC to N< mentary military train- cs the nation's CCC boys Pr Ivocated in an address Iby Monday by Stephen ? iwick of Seattle, Wash., 1 commander of the an Legion. ' Chadwick, g at the post office conof the North Carolina pj lent of the Legion, as:hat "if we are going to ast sums on materials, is and equipment, then lin men to the intellig' of these arms and trc nt." "If we are going wc nue to spend vast sums to cy m the CCC", con- fr( Chadwick, "and I, for ^ ink it has been one of pr est of our government I say let's spend some gQ' money intelligently, and ^ :se men the benefits of ^ inients of military cdu* co; Station and arguments tending H a need for a coasl ~ dation at Wrightsville cere presented Tuesday m to three rcpresentathc coast guard at a hearing at the Mira- di: rightsville Beach. is renting the coast guard be "apt. T. G. Crapster, ok der of the Norfolk di- th f the coast guard; Com- ar C. J. Sullivan, com- to of the Seventh district oast guard; and Philip G( division civil engineer, as - ol< 'altered er . hn Lionne. father of the ^ quintuplets, said T?es- , "as "not in favor" of 5 an invitation from itario government to s five little girls to m May to meet King w and Queen Elizabeth, however, he would de- ha ying to the invitation, to vas addressed to him, m had consulted Mrs. inDr. Allan Hoy Datoe, loi itry doctor whose fame ty "i with that ot bis lit- be ? c~l? THI irnament "To erway Tomort Bolivia High TO REMAlf rrank Sherrill S D/\Ol(l AM 1 US1UUI1 VI *Letter To Senator From" His County He Says That He Has Plan For Private Development Of H i s i Holding | \RK COMMITTEE HAS NOT SEEN HIM ?is Was The Purpose For Vhich Committee Of j Southport And Wilmington Men Was Appointed There is no doubt about the titudc of Frank O. Sherrill, S. d W. Cafeteria man, in the itter of the proposition to make National Park out of Bald >ad Island which he owns folding a letter and copies of ICtrs mailed the legislature in ileigh received by W. B. Keziah icsday. ? Mrt Sherrill is definitely opposto the National Park proposi>n. insofar as the use of his ids are concerned. In his letter Senator James B. Volger of ecklenburg county he said: "I own Smiths Island (Bald sad) and "have plans for deloping it into one of the finest i urist and recreational centers in I >rth Carolina. If private interts are anxious to develop a operty, I see no reason why (Continued on page 4} ? ?4 ? U/IMI AWA puns vt mcid To Visit Here ttsburgh And Baltimore Men Will Be Here On s Fishing Trip Next Week e According To Letter c Southport is to have a visit J >m big shots in the sport news P >rld this next week, according " a letter received yesterday y )in Johnny Mock, Editor of All itdoors on the Pittsburgh n ess. s Johnny first contacted the \i uthport Civic Club relative to C is visit several weeks ago. The ti itative arrangements show F ite a representative party to1 s ine. I p (Continued on page 4) Ceziah Succeed Orton Credi People are at last making the I y jcovery that Orton Plantation e in Brunswick county. Many I ti autifui pictures of the famous r J plantation, now appearing in ii e big metropolitan newspapers, ti e giving due and proper credit S the correct location. E Last week, however, Carl p >erch in The State Magazine t! ked his readers what famous fi J plantation was across the riv- S from Wilmington. He answered C s own inquiry by saying Irton". C Orton is across the river from o ilmington. but 12 miles below, v le confines of the plantation be- s n less than eight miles from r luthport. county seat of Bruns- v ck. ii For many years newspapers h ive been linking all referrence o Orton with Wilmington. So t uch that in some quarters the ii ipression actually exists that the t nation is in New Hanover coun- p . No longer ago than two years 1; oklets that were printed by r e ft?te OTtct f in New Hftjfcver county. Itnit ST A Goo ' 4-PAGES TODA"? ow In l School Gytr ISLAND itates His i Park Mattel Ruark Resumes Law Practice The office of Claims Deputy at Wilmington, for the North Carolina Unemployment Com|>ensation Commits ion was discontinued on March 1st, and J. VV. Ruark, who has been in charge of this office, will resume the practice of law at Southport. The Wilmington district served nine coastal counties. In the future Wilmington and adjacent territory will he served by the claims deputy at Fayettevilie and New Bern and adjacent counties will he served by the claims deputy at Rocky Mount The closing of the Wilmington District office was made necessary by cuts in the budget made by the Federal Social Security Board, which board furnishes all of the administrative expenses of the Unemploment Com|>ensation C o m m I ssions throughout the states. fudge Cranmer Civitan Speake; livitans Voted On Frida Night To Sponsor Bo Scout Troop; Sign Con mittee Given Permit T C1..1 jiai i Judge E. H. Cranmer was tl peaker Friday night at the r ular meeting of the local Civita Club. In a few well-chosen rcmarl udge Cranmer stressed the in ortancc of consolidation of con ion interests, and used us h heme the line "Give To Tl yorld Your Best". During the business sessk lembers of the club voted I ponsor the local Boy Scout troo 'hich has been organized 1 'laudc McCall. A scout commi ec from the club comprised < lev. A. L. Brown, Hubert Livini ton and R. M. Wolfe was a] ointcd. (Continued on Page Four) Is In Having ted To Count] ear illustrated road maps prin d by the state gave touris lie idea that the only way I each Orton was through Wiln lgton. Only the upper end i lie River. Road, running fro: outhport through Orton to tl Irunswick River bridge, wi laced on the maps. Tourists gi lie idea that there was no we or them to reach Orton fro: louthport nor Soulhport fro: irton. Writing the Southport Civ ,'lub secretary. W. B. Kcziah. wl bjected to his placing Ortt here Navassa is, Mr. Gocrc aid: "All right: all right; s ight. The next we mention Ortc ,-e will be sure to say that ! near Southport instead of Wi lington. I don't know of a: ther town in the state whe he people are so zealous in lool 7g after the interests of the own as they arc down in Soutl ort and I believe you are larg y responsible for this. You cs est assured that we never Intel ioiilly difcri.'r.a.te agaiist yea iir city." ATE >d News paper Southport, N. C.,1 Awaiting Charte For Organizatioi Of Power User i . Brunswick Electric Men bership Corporation Wi IHave Main Office / Shallotte MAP OF PROJECT IS NEXT STE E. D. Bishop, Project C< Ordinator, Urges Co-operation In Securing Easements For The Right-Of-Way Incorporation papers for tl Brunswick Electric Membersh Corporation with the main offi at Shallotte are now before tl secretary of state and as soon i the charter has been issued ai registered in Brunswick and C lumbus counties actual work ( the project will get underway. Within a few days a map c gineer is expected to be in th territory for the purpose of ma ping out the project. When th is done each prospective user w receive a number. Right-of-w; r; easment must be secured befo I final approval from Washingti ? can be had for the loan. E. ' -j Bishop, project coordinator, urg all signed users to do all in tne power to speed up the matter securing easments. _ The route to be followed Brunswick county by the pow line has been tentatively set i follows: Joining with the Tid water Power Co. line at Wilmin ton and running down U. S. hig way 17. to Hickmans Crossroad At Bolivia a spur will run dov the Will Smith road for about miles; at Winnabow a spur about three and one-half mil will run down the middle ro; toward Southport and from M Creek on to Bolivia; At Supp there is to be another spur in the Booncs Neck community; ne I Shallotte will be spurs to She lolte Village and to Gause Lan ing; from Hickmans Crossroai the line will run to Ash via tl old Whiteville road, with a spi to Longwood and Russtown; fro Ash the line will run to the Wa camaw school, from there to Kin town to Exum; another spur fro Ash will run down highway l; about 5 miles toward Shallotte. Other communities not includi could receive consideration no through immediate, cooperati' I action. r Here's Light On Inland Fishin: yi V I _ _ . ?... ^ Some (Question In IVlinds C J Brunswick Fishermen R( garding Manner Of Tal ing Fish Lawfully 1C Brunswick County fishermi c" have had some difficulty lear i ing just what laws govern the activity in inland streams. Fc [S lowing is a copy of the amendi rule 2 of the fish laws: "Manner of Taking Fish in I is land Waters": It shall be unkn ,e ful for any person or persor firm or corporation to set or a ,n tempt to set or place fish traf to fish slides, or fish baskets, or p take or kill or to attempt ,y take or kill fish in any of tl t_ inland waters of North Carolii jf designated as 'Inland Fishii j. Waters" by any means or met p. ods whatsoever, except with ho< and line, rod and reel or by cas ing: Provided that shad and he _ ring may be taken with ski or gill nets of not less size b, than one and one-half inches, < Friday and Saturday of ca( week, from January 1 to Ap: 'J (Continued on page 4) t- Death Comes To S Mrs. C. C. Pottc 3f MRS. C. C. PATTER 14 m Friends will learn witli rcgr ,e of the death of Mrs. Dolly Po 1S ter on Sunday morning, Feb. 2 5t. at the home of her step-son ai ,y wife, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Pottc m Mrs. Potter had been confined nl her bed for two weeks. She was nearly eighty years o and a devoted member of Fart )0 ers Chapel Baptist church. m Funeral services were conduc i, ed Monday afternoon at 2 o'cloi jj, by Rev. W. C. Wescott of Whit )n ville who at one time had bei jt her pascof. U. Despite the rain coming dov (j. in a down pour many frienc rc neighbors, and relatives wittne It. sed the last rites. Interment w lr in the family burying ground ne I,, her home. e. The flowers were many ai tn beautiful and stood ae an emp|e n. of the esteem that- the coi ir anUity utd ttieads ioved held tu he*. POR' In A Good Con Wednesday, March 8, 1 r DESERTED a -J; w lp t A nation-wide news ser p. vice this week released ai lis illustrated story about tin ill above lighthouse on For iy Caswell that is still stand re ing long after its usefulnes w has ended. d. ps n rv mm 1 jj Busy Uay Monday in In County Courl er I as Large Docket Cleared Be c" fore Judge Walter M Stanaland At Regula IS Weekly Session Of Re ,n corder's Court 5 It took all day Monday to dis cs pose of a crowded Recorder' id court- docket and sentences o ill varying severity were meted ou ; by Judge Walter M. Stanalan ar to those wno were convicted. Herbert Robinson, white, wa found not guilty of assault. [lg Homer Martin, white, plcade le guilty to charges of reckless oper ar ation and of driving without drivers license. He was taxed wit c_ a fine of $25.00 and the costs. Brace Soles, white, pealed guil ^ ty to charges of being drunk an jq disorderly and was required t pay a fine of $10.00 and costs. Randall Parker, white, pleade "w guilty to charges of operating ye motor vehicle while under the in fluence of liquor. His sentence o 6 months on the roads was su spended upon payment of $50.0 fine and the costs, his driver license to be revoked for 1 I months. ' ff Marry Sparrow, colored, wa ? found not guilty of trespass am ., assault. '* Henderson Johnson, colored?.wa B* found not guilty of reckless oper t* ation but pleaded guilty t charges of not having his driver license. He was required to pa; ?n the costs. n- Watson Johnson, colored, plead iir ed guilty to charges of posses sion of intoxicating liquor fo cd the purpose of sale. His sentcnc of 6 months on the roads wa n- suspended upon payment of $10 v" and costs. IS> David Floyd, colored, plcadci t- guilty to charges of larceny an ?s, was taxed with a fine of $10.0 t? and costs. Neil Floyd, colored, was foum *e not guilty on a similar count. ,a J. K. Sutton, white, pleadci 'g guilty to charges of being drunl h- on the highway. His sentence o 90 days on the roads was suspend t- ed upon payment of $15.00 am r- costs. * m J. E. Stone, white, was foum guilty of being drunk and fo >n assault. His fine was set at $25.0' 3h and he was taxed with the costs "il (Continued on page 4) i Longwood Boy Joins Marine, r Malcolm Beck, son of Mi .... Religh W. Beck of Longwooc ct was among the young men accept t- ed for service in the U. S. Marin 16, Corps last week and was trans id ferrcd to the marine barracks a :r. Parris Island, S. C., for trainin, to prior to assignment to some scrv ice school, ship or marine bar Id racks for duty, according to Capt n- ain A. C. Small, district Recruit ing officer at Savannah, Ga. it- Young Beck formerly attende :k the IVaccamaw high school an e- intends to continue his studie en while in the Marines through th medium of the Marine Corps In m stitute which maintains courses i Is, most of the arts, trades an is? sciences and Is free of all cos as to members of the Marine Corp! ar Entrance examinations for scrv ice in the Marines arc now beinj ad held at the Marine Corps Recruil m ing Station, post office building n- Savannah, Ga., lull informatio &i ar.d application blanks w4i t ' forwarded upo? request. ^ r pii imunity 939 ^ I County Board In ' All - Day Session Here On Monday Road Matters And Tax Ad justments Took Up Thi Greater Part Of Day Fo Members Of Board O Commissioners WILL MEET AGAIN HERE ON FRIDAY Several Delegations Ap peared Before The Commissioners And' They Were In Session Until 8 O'clock Members of the board of cour ty commissioners met Monday 1 a session which lasted until o'clock. Unable to dispose of a business matters, another meetin has been called for Friday. Roads petitions took up a goo part of their attention while th ballance of the day was devote to hearing tax matters. Hoover Sellers asked the boar * to improve the road from Mi 8 Pisgah Church to Doe Cree t bridge, and the clerk was rc - quested to recommend this im S provement to the state highwa commission. W. W. Hewett apeared befor \ the body in the interest of a roa J in Shallotte township and th rlork was instructor! to ask th t highway commission to make a; investigation. Two extensions westeward fror the Caswell beach load were re quested and these, too, will be re ? (Continued on page 4) Representativ ; Explain: t d Mayor Eriksen 3 Will Run Again d Setting at rest all rumors a to the contrary Mayor John h Ericksen. declared this week that he will be a candidate [- for reelection when the somld annual municipal election is oj held here early in May. Getting an earlier start than d usual there already has been a some discussion of pros|>ectivc i- candidates for city office. B. f J. Holdcn has announced his intention to run for mayor 0 and Rev. C. N. Phillips also s has given some consideration 2 to 4he matter of entering his name. Others have been mens tinned, together with prosd pectlvo candidates for member of the board of aldermen, s but there have been no other definite announcements, o y Prominent Man Passes Tuesdaj r ? c Frank E. Galloway Diet ij Tuesday Morning At Hi Home At Bolivia Follow r| ing Short Illness jj Frank E. Galloway, age 61 prominent citizen and farmer c d Bolivia died Tuesday morning a his home after a short illness. ^ Funeral services were conducl f cd at his home this afternoon a . 2:30 o'clock, with burial followin r] in the family cemetery near Bo! ivia. Rev. VV. J. Freeman, paste j (Continued on page 4) ! The Tale Of 1 Bell-Buoy G< S The Western Newspaper Union which furnishes a ? ready-printed section to some I, 2,700 newspapers, their combined circulation running into e millions, carried a two-column i- illustrated coastal story last t week with most of the matg tcr in the story was revelant to Southport. A picture of the old lighthouse without a sea at Fort .- Caswell was carried along with subject matter. Still d more interesting was the tale d of the Frying Pan Shoals s Buoy, 2A FP. e In 1918 or thereabouts, this i- buoy broke away from its n moorings between Bald Head d Island and Fort Caswell and it set out on a 4,000 mile jouri. ney to Ireland. The story of the wanderer is already g fairly well known here, yet > some of the details are worthy of repetition, n The buoy cost $8,000, was le built of steel and weighed 12 tons. It had a normal appear ,0T ISHED EVERY WEDNESDA" Frink Introdu ^ Extending 1 Forjudge I r J - k W. M. STANALAND Inspector To Be On Duty Here e [ <1 j A state highway drivers licenst e | inspector will be on duty eacl e i Monday afternoon until furthei i j notice at the office of the Bruns wick county clerk of court fron ii 12 o'clock until 5 o'clock. i . i- | Any proDiems airecung driven ! I licenses should be taken up witl him during: these visits here. e Thomas s Budget Action -* * Brunswick County Repre sentative And Senator Frink Were On The Joinl Appropriations Commit tee THOMAS TELLS OF PROBLEMS FACED U increasing Demands For Service on one Side And Cry For Economy On Other Made The Problem The revenue and budget bill! have been reported out. The producing public, the one who in th< final analysis pays all taxes, ii called upon to pay into the stat< treasurery the greatest amount in the history of the state. Manj will criticise these bills because they have been increased. These people must realize that the state is doing more for the people thar has ever been done before, ant that these things that are being ! done have been asked for by the people. The people arc asking foi more to be done, and when the J State does more the taxpayei must pay more. In almost cverj j | item in the budget the whole J committee or some memoers 01 8 (Continued on page 4) Finds Death Is i. Caused By Heart if t, Coronor John G. Caison \va: called Friday to view the bodj of Robert A. McCoy, colored resi dent of Northwest township, wh( t died suddenly that morning, g The coronor found that th< I-1 deceased, who was 25-ycars ol >r | age, died from a reoccurance ol jan old heart ailment. .'he Wandering )es The Rounds | ing bell, about the size of a church bell. One difference was that it had four clappers, hanging at regular points on the outside. This was instead of the usual single clapper inside a bell. When the winds and waves rocked the buoy, anchored alongside the channel, the bell would swing against one or the other of the clappers. The rougher the weather the faster and louder the bell would ring out its warning. The runaway buoy drifted out in the gulf stream and set out for Ireland. It was sighted and reported many times, but in all cases it was too heavy to be taken aboard any of the ships that found it. Frequently it gave ship crews great alarm by ringing out its warning at night, causing them to think that their instruments were wrong and that they were approaca(Coatlaued o& face 40 The Pilot Covers . Brunswick County _______________ r $1.50 PER YEAR ices Measure heTerm For Recorder Court * Measure Introduced Tuesday Would Extend Term Of Judge Water M. Stanaland To January-1st, 1942 ? COMMITTEE VOTED _-AGAINST EXTENSION Members Of Democratic Executive Committee Met Friday Night And Voted 6 To 5 Not To Extend Term Senator S. Bun Frink introduced in the state senate Tuesday a bill to extend the term of Brunswick county Recorder for four years instead of two years. This bill, if enacted into law, will keep Judge Walter M. Stanaland in office until January 1, 1942, and will make subsequent elections for a 4-year term. Senator Frink said Sunday that he planned to introduce the mca; sure this week despite unfavori able acUon taken by the Demof cratic executive committe on this " question Friday night. Senator 1 Frink said that he was bound 3 by a promise to Mr. Stanaland be, fore a prior meeting that had voted in favor of an extension to abide by the action of that meeting and thut he was going to keep his promise. The executive committee met Friday night at the request of L the board of county commissioners to consider the matter of ex tending the term for the recorder and to discuss the plan to have ' a five-man beard of county com missioners beginning with the next election. Both measures were defeated, the vote on the matter of extending the term for recordI er ending in ?a ?5-to-5 tic,.that was broken by the vote of R. I. Mintz, chairman. Senator Frink said In a telephone conversation Tuesday night that a committee bearing on this bill had been arranged for next Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock I , before the committee on judges f and court districts. ; Set April 30 As ; Cotton Deadline ' April 30th Last Day On Which The Farmers May 1 Get A Government Loan ; On Cotton, Mann An- ' | nounces RALEIGH,?Deadline for get- J [ ting the government loan on cot- u ton is April 30, M. G. Maiin, , ' General Manager of the N. C. H \ Cotton Growers Cooperative Asso- ,. ciation said here today as he urged farmers to deliver thoirj cotton to the Association prior tui fl ' that time. f He .warned mat tne excesgivo n ' rain will add to the toll taken I by "county damage" on unpro-j 3 tected cotton. ' He also pointed out that tho If Association can get the GoveTn-i Jr ' mcnt loan for farmers in such a way that they will receive'all b ' of the advantages of the Assopta-) IJ tion's "Rc-Purchasc Pool" in thd (3 marketing of their cotton. Tide Table 1 I Following Is its tide table, for Southport during the neat week. These hours are apjnW I xlmately correct and were furnished The State Port PIM through the courtesy of the Cape Fear Pilot's Association High Tide Low TUT TIDE TABLE Thursday, March 9 10:17 a. ni. 4:17 a. m. 10:45 p. m. 4:32 p. in. Friday, March 10 11:00 a. m. 5:03 a. Ul. ij 11:33 p. m.. 5:18 p. m. |J ' Saturday, March 11 11:66 a. m. 5:53 a. m. 6:07 p. m. ' Sunday, March 12 0:25 a. m. 0:50 a. ra. 12:47 p. m. 7:09 p. m. Monday, March 13 1:19 a. m. 7:54 a. m. } 1:43 p. m. 8:16 p. in. Tuesday, March 14 j 2:17 a. ni. 8:55 ?. m. tt 2:47 p; m. 9:19 p. in. ffl Wednesday, March 15 | 3:21 a.,m. ' 9:51 a. its. \ I 5:02 p. in. 10:14 p. m. jj J?iH>agNfc?^ii mriiiw/ I
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