2B I : Of The News The Time fc^Negrot m Collision And Lar; Wfiie Sunday AfterW on Highway Near erg of tanker Scaped in crash ds Of Sunday After^Bftders Witness Ter Accident Across Line In BrunsW wick County I of the most gruesome ^B B, recent years in BrunsWt. three negroes were P| > that envclopy..i--rke>l automobile imKv following: its collision K'oil truck near Lelantl He afternoon. m, the men were burned [ gnition. The third B^siimed but not as sevthe other two. I Driver Not Hurt H O'l 1 \\\ Goodwin, of WinH not injured. r^ck. which swerved of I ^B.,A.w. was damaged conBev bit his cargo of hund IfTpllons of gasoline did not L-v Simpson. 23: George El[.v ami Robert Simpson, 22 lucre residents of Council tcounty, anil worked at |-v;;er Guano company. [only negro survivor of the [to Richard Simpson, alsc Klier of two of the dead men rj. found lying on the grounc Cter. feet from the wreckAxle in an unconscious coni He was taken to Jamc! Itr Memorial hospital where is found that he was suffertorn a possible fracture of the 1 and lacerations of the face e track belongs to the Quali(I Ttanspoi t company, ol dnin said that he was prosg west when the automobile l by Elliott, swerved frorr I another oil truck proceed The car crashed into the ^H of Goodwin's vehicle, throw Hb passenger car over on th< Hts.de of the road. After turn Hirer several times, the cai Hf fire and was completely The fire was startec Hps spilling front its smashec Hh tank. The flames roarci Continued on Page 4.) irrlr Rirs lof Big News Event* Of State* Biticn and World-Wide 1'iterest During Peat Week M.EhS OOLI> ^pcy Walker, former mayo Be York City, has turned he Treasure hunt '> and his brother, Dr. W yMcr. hold a 25 per cen V in The Carolina Explora Louis H. Hcpp. mininf - m the hunt. Th< HI9 to be carried on not ii but practical and scien gjanncr. The Walkers own i B? instrument invented b; Bi-'-"1 Granazio. which led t< B pursuing- thLs experiment B '-tnimcnt has already beci practical in the discover; Mr al Gastonia. So far the; uncovered the ship, sunk three centuries ago. bu B*fl is being sunk and re B 'iil s ^ Busy Session Of Recorder's I Court Disposed Of Here a, Monday As C. Ed Taylor T Completed Final Session ,, As Solicitor ______ w II Before court adjourned Monday U Judge Walter M. Stanaland pub- ^ * lically expressed his approval of 1 the manner in which C. Ed Tay1 lor has filled the office of prose|cutor of Brunswick County Re- * ' jcorder's Court. Mr. Taylor turns ' over the duties of this office to " 1 J. W. Ruark beginning next [ Monday. The action against Watts ? " Smith, white, for being drunk'" ; and disorderly was nol pressed. George E. Jones, white, was j ? r named in three warrants. He was 1 found not guilty of larceny and j5 1 not guilty of trespass and being ' clrunk and disorderly. On a third ^ ' count, which was for drunken ! driving and transporting, he was 11 'given 8 months, this sentence 81 ! being suspended upon condition Sl that he remain of good behavior for a period of 12 months, sur- ' ! render his drivers license for that iu period, pay a fine of $50.00 and 31 | the costs of the action, j David Williams, colored, was ' 'found guilty of reckless operation Ihnt ludement in this matter was " withheld. 11 Rufus Eugene Williams, colorled, was found guilty of having no operators license and no '8 brakes but judgment in this case, jtoo, was held open. r| Joe Harrison, colored, pleaded " 5'guilty to charges of non-support. . J He was ordered to pay the sum 'of $.'i.00 per week to the clerk t'of court for the support of his I . j family. 1 r j Johnie White, white, was found ; {not guilty on charges of tres, j passing, being drunk and disorderly. 11 Judgment was held open in the ft f case charging Murdick Hill, col3 orcd, with larceny. Fred Piggott, colored, was , {found not guilty of receiving stolen property. f Judgment was left open in the j .{case charging James Murphy, p t colored, with larceny. t . j Corbett Hankins, colored, was c . adjudged guilty of resisting an j officer. His sentence of 6 months a on the roads was suspended upon j, payment of a fine of $50.00 and 0 K costs. 2 r1 r i \ Landscape Man r ?! To Visit County c John Harris, extension land- c e 1 scape specialist from State Col- ii j lege, will be in Brunswick county Friday and will conduct dem- d ? I onstrations at four different s J j places for the benefit of home I e | beautification leaders of the var- 1 f ious clubs. 1 At 9:30 o'clock he will be at { the home of Mrs. Lacy Bennett c at Hickman's Crossroads; at c k 11:30 o'clock he will'be at the r I home of Mrs. J. E. Dodson at t - IKxuiii: at 2 o'clock he will be at 1 - j the home of Mrs. Frank Mintz r t1 in Bolivia and at 4 o'clock at t i the home of Mrs. Fletcher Sim9 mons in Leland. These homes were 1 designated by the county council. i me : 1 News paper In Southport, N. C., We Drton Plantation Is son of the year there is no m mansion pictured above is th ious color now as the azaleas City Executive I Committee Meets [Hafp For Nnminatirior fnn. I : stj A Gooc 4-PAGES TODAY ( BfiL." r"r JBSL MANSION?At this sea ation. The stately colonial louse are aflame with gorg( ourtesy Star-News.) Vithdraws Name Tom Candidates 'or Power Job Representative Cornel ius Thomas In Statement To Press Says That This Act Is In The Interest Of Harmony IRST INTEREST IS ELECTRIFICATION 'homas Says That He Wants No Local Row To Block Path of Securing Electric Power For County Representative Cornelius Thoms in a special delivery letter to he State Port Pilot today Wednesday) says that he is ithdrawmg his name from furicr consideration as superintencnt of the Brunswick Electric lembership Corporation. In his statement which follows e gives his reasons for this aeon: ' "It is my desire to announce irough your paper to the people f Brunswick and Columbus, that ecause of some malicious rumrs in Brunswick. I am withrawing my name from considration for any position with the ;runswick Electric Membership 'orporation. The success of this reject means much to me. If , had not been for my efforts 'c would not have the opportuny of the project and I do not itend to jeopardize it because >me few people in Brunswick sem to have it in for me. "I want to thank my loyal riends for their support. I want lem to know that I am at their srvicc at any time I can help ith this project. A small minor;y seems to be willing to throw le project because of me, and ither than defeat it, I am wil ng to step aside. , "The only thing that is liable j defeat the project is the dclycd preattalment work. "I want to urge my friends to train every nerve to get this rork done and into the Washing311 office as soon as possible. "CORNELIUS THOMAS." Wrs. Dosher Is Interred Here Irs. Mary Martha Dosher Died Sunday Morning At Home Of Her Son In Wilmington Funeral sendees for Mrs. Mary fartha Dosher, 85, wife of the itc \V. S. Dosher. who died at he home of her son, A. L. Doshr, 2102 Pender Avenue, Wilmingnn oarlv Sunday morning after ,n illness of several weeks, were leld from the Fifth Avenue Methf the Ftfth Avenue Methodist ,'hurch. The funeral was larcgly at.ended by both Southport and iVilratngton people, and the floral fferings were many and bcautiul. Honorary pallbearers were J. jOve Davis, H. W. Keen, E. Fleet (Continued on page i) ventions For City Offices Set By Members In Meeting Monday Night Members of the executive committee for the city of Southport met Monday night and set the dates for conventions. to be held for the puropse of nominating officers who are to ran in the city election on May 2. The mayor will be nominated on Monday night, April 17; two aldermen from the 1st ward will be nominated the following evening. Skipping Wednesday night because of prayer meeting, voters of the 2nd ward will met Thursday night to name their two j aldermen; aldermen for the 3rd I ward will be named Friday night.. All meetings are scheduled for 7:30 o'clock at the courthouse. Registration books ill be open from April 15 to April 22, inclusive. Registrars arc Mrs. Will Davis, 1st ward; Mrs. George Y. ' 0?,1 i.-m./l Mxo AnniA i waiSUIl, &ii\x naiu, iuio> mintu ? K. Vitou, 3rd ward. 1 Members of the executive com- ( mittce are L. T. Yaskell, chairman. R. Will Davis, H. T. St. I George, J. B. Church, C. R. Liv(Continued on page 4) Boxing Bouts v' Prove Exciting Bouts Between Local Kids Staged Last Night In High School Gymnasium Before Good Crowd In one of the most colorful 'swing sessions' Southport has ( ever witnessed, a group of local a boys presented a highly enter-1 < taining boxing card Tuesday j I night. A wildly cheering crowd sat through 14 booths. The main bout! 1 of the evening between Johnnie < Simmons, and Walter Jones, was < won by Simmons on a decision. 1 The two main preliminaries were ( draws. Joe Christian and Ruby < Sellers and Ervin Joyc vs Rothy Simmons. I The lighter fighters, sometime i referred to as paper-weights, ( were greeted with enthusiasm \ seldom seen at important meets. < All were declared draws and last- i cd only two rounds. The four i (Continued on page 4) Tk,< 1V/To 11UW il IAIO 1TIU11 Consorting Wi In last weeks issue of this paper there appeared a story that mentioned the fact that the headless ghost of a Spanish Pirate chased W. B. Kcziah, two young Wilmington men and three young Wilmington ladies who were with them clear across Bald Head Island on a recent midnight. Mr. Kcziah says he has never done anything to the ghost and that he docs not see why the ghost should want to do anything to him. So he has been investigating to determine the cause of the involuntary marathon across the island. His Investigations have led to a curious and important discovery, one that should attract nation-wide attention. Namely what became of Thcodisa Burr, most beautiful of women, daughter of Aaron Burr, who was the third weepresident of the United States. Burr killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel in 1.801 and thereafter he rapidly fS6\ P0R1 i A Good Comi sdnesday, March 29, IS ; Scene Of Beauty trts hI - Jfiir tmm x gljfe .. fcgS^QHI iore beautiful spot in North i e oldest in North Carolina, arc in full bloom.?(Photo Legislation To I Extend Terms n Addition To Bill For Extension Of Term For Recorder Another Is Passed { For County Commissioners The bill introduced several veeks ago by Senator S. Bun vrink to extend the . term of . Recorder W. M. Stanaland until 1912 was reported favorably by louse judiciary committee No. 1 ["hursday morning over the pro- ' est of a Brunswick county dcl:gation and has been enacted in o law. I Nine men were in Raleigh for he hearing and were given five ninutes to present their case, rhey were R. I .Mintz, chairman t >f th eexecutive committee, R. iVill Davis, R. L. Thompson, John 3. Ward, T. T. Ward, H. O. Peterson, L. H, Reynolds, O. A. jewis ar.i George R. Foulke, Jr. These men were firm in their ipposition to the bill and told ncmbers of the committee so in 10 uncertain terms. The bill had the sanction of Representative Cornelius Thomas. Mr. Thomas previously had introduced a bill extending the (Continued on Page Four) Radio Program Goes Over Well Vlany Favorable Comments Received During The Program Presented By Southport School Students Saturday The' program presented Saturlay morning by Southport high ichool and grammar grade students received enthusiatic response t'rom listeners of radio station iVMFD, Wilmington. Going on the air at 11 o'clock the local boys and gilds presentid a variety program that startid with a welcome by Frank Plaxco, Jr.,?later repeated by rcjuest?and ended with an opcr:tta. In the meantime tnc worn 01 :hc vocal groups was bringing jt request after request for oth- ( >r numbers. Particularly popular 1 verc the girls septet and a scxtex | iomprised of younger children. ' MSo popular was John Hall, high ( school senior, who payed a piano 1 (Continued on Page 4) Keziah Is i th Lady Ghosts cd as an outstanding national figure. A few years after the slay- ' ing of Hamilton, according facts which history bears out, Aaron Burr placed his beautiful daughter, Theodisa, on board a ship at Charleston in order that she might journey north to visit relatives. i From that day to this noth- i ing has been heard of either 1 the ship or the beautiful pas- ( senger. < But for many years part- ] ies abroad on Bald Head ; Island have been seeing the i ghost of a very beautiful I woman, wandering about and apparently seeking to escape from the island. Still more frequently the headless ghosts j of Spanish Pirates have been encountered on the island. They were likewise wandering about and apparently seeking someone. The explanation offered by Mr. Keziah as to the disappearance of the beautiful j (Obnttr.ued on page 4) j r pii nunity )39 PUBLl! Carolina than Oiion PlanThe grounds about the by Louis T. Moore?Cut )ate Of Annual Flower Show Is To Be April 27 Annual Event Sponsored By Members Of Southport Woman's Club Will Be Held In Masonic Recreation Hall JST OF CLASSES FOR COMPETITION MI Exhibits Must Be In Before Noon On Day Of Show In Order That Judges May Have Time To Work April 27 is the date set for ho 1939 Flower Show sponsored >y the South port Woman's Club, iccording to Mrs. Marion S. losher, general chairman for the ihow. The left wing, or rccreaion hall of the Masonic buildng will house the exhibits and vilt be open to the public from ! o'clock in the afternoon until 1 o'clock in the evening. All entries must come in bewecn 9 o'clock A. M. and 12 /clock noon as no exhibits will ic accepted this year after that :ime. 'ITiis is in order that all exhibits be ready for the judges it 12:30 o'clock. The following classes are open or competition: Class A?Prcfcction of bloom or most perfect specimen. These nust be grown by the exhibitor ind may include roses (any variety), poppies (single or double), lansics, verbena, azalea, lillies, >wect peas, tulips, gladioli, and :innia. Class B ?Artistic arrangement. \ny flower, wild or cultivated, ["his class may include roses, nagnolia, daisies, violets, ragged obins, phlox, petunia, etc., or a nixed bouquet. Class C,?Best porch arrangenent. (In vase, urn, basket or vail pocket.) Class D.?Bedside tray. Every.hing, (china, linen, silver, etc.) urnished by the exhibitor. Class E.?Seasonal table centerpiece. Any season, no china, inen or silver. Class F.?Potted Plants. In orIcr to make for fairer compctl.ion, the flower show committee las limited plants to be entered n this class. Instead of offering >nc prize for the best potted plant, prizes will be awarded to ;ach of the following specimens; geranium, begonia, amaryllis, and jlooming cacti. Photographers On Visit To Island Said Head Island Was Given Complete Photographic Investigation By Members of Wilmington Camera Club Sunday More than 300 pictures of scenes on Bald Head Island were made Sunday by twenty members of the Wilmington Camera Club and the Southport Civic Mub. It was a big day for making pictures and the Wilmingtonians all expressed the hope of being able to return soon for more of the work. The Wilmington party was composed of Bobby Little, Dr. C. B Davis, Miss Margaret Williams John Spillman, Fred Wolfslicimer Miss Helen Lovcring, Mr. and Mrs. Bill I atterson, Miss Elanc Kilpatrick, B .S. Solomon, Henrj McMillan, C. E. Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Humphrey, Billy Nixon, Mrs. A. B. Love, Jr., Mist Ethel Wiliams, Phil Buim anc Ben Wcams. (Continued on page t.) ,0T SHED EVERY WEDNESDAY Orton Plantat In History Governmen j * Clean-Up Week For Southport Begins Monday :?' Next week has been designated by Mayor John D. Eriksen as annual clean-up week for the city of Southport and during that period all property owners are urged to make special efforts to clean their premises of all trash and unsightly rubbish. Arrangements are being made to have extra help on the city garbage truck during next week in order that trash piles may be removed as quickly as they are gathered by industrious citizens. "From now until late fall our city will have a steady flow of visitors", Mayor Eriksen said, "and if we want them to go away with a good impression of our town we must get everything shipshape early in the season. I hope that everyone will cooperate in cleaning up the town next week." Aged Resident Dies At Home Mrs. Josephine B. Newton Died Sunday Night At ! Her Home Following ExI tended Period Of Illness Mrs. Josephine B. Newtort, beloved resident of the Southport community, died at her home here Sunday night. Death brought an end to years of patient suffering. The deceased, who was 87 years of age, was a member of one of Southport's most prominent families and was the widow of the late Captain John R. Newton, l She was a life-long member of Trinity Methodist church. Surviving are the following daughters, Mrs. R. L. Thompson, Mrs. H. B. Smith. Miss Susia Newton and Miss Blanche Ncw' ton, all* of Southport; and four sons, John Richard Newton of Southport, Joseph Newton of Wilmington; Calendar Newton of Charlotte; and E. C. Newton of Raleigh. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock from Trinity Methodist church by Rev. E. M. Hall, who was assisted by Rev. A. H. Marshall. Interment was in the Southport cemetery. The following were active pallI bearers: C. J. Newton, Dr. R. C. Daniel, John Eriksen, H. M. Shannon, W. S. Davis and H. T. St. George. Honorary Pallbearers were I. D. j Harrelson, S. B. Frlnk, R. I. Mintz, S. T. Bennett, M. B. Watkins. R. C. St. George, Chas. E. (Jausc, trice r urpit'so, v^iaicuw; Spencer, Captain I. B. Bussels, Captain J. I. Davis, Captain Tommic St. George, Captain Fred Wil| ling. Captain William L. Styron; R. W. Davis, Dr. L. C. Fergus, J. A. Maxwell, J. L. Moore, J. ' W. Lancaster, R. J. Holmes, Captain Fred Burris, J. Berg, Edwin Dozicr, H. B. Aldridgc, J. E. Carr, R. O. Johnson, K. Tobiascn B and Captain . B. Church. Homecoming Day , At Andrews Chapel Homecoming day will be ob' served at Andrews Chapel Mcthi odist church near Hickman's Crossroads next Sunday, April 2, beginning at 11 o'clock. Dinner 1 will be served on the grounds. All members and former members and friends are invited to . attend. Special speakers who arc I to be on hand promise a most interesting program. i Wilmington Man Seriously Hurt j Paul Willis, young Wilmington , iman, is in a critical condition at . the Brunswick County Hospital I' where he was brought early > I Monday morning after he had ' been found lying unconscious near II liis wrecked automobile. | His car is said to have struck i an abutment of the bridge at I Shallotte, throwing him free of the machine. Included among his injuries is a fractured skull. II IIMI wm The Pilot Covers I Brunswick County i $1.50 PER YEAR I ion Seeped 1 Of Colonial I t Of Carolina I Famous Plantation Located 9 On Banks Of Cape Feite | Eight Miles Above South- gg port Is Mecca For Totit*- ij ists M MANSION WAS BUILT 9 IN COLONIAL DAYS M King Roger Moore Wks 10 Original Owner And His a Tomb Is Located Near R The Big House Sj (By W. B. KEZIAII) R Few Brunswick people really IB know much about the beautiful and historic Orton Plantation on U the Cape Fear ten miles above K Southport. Outside of the fact M that we knew that the stately H mansion and grounds were prob- gfl ably the most beautiful in the S -entire south, we pcsonally knew ag 'little of Orton and its history. H Having seen the plantation H often and being anxious to know H more about its history, we re- H called our good friend, Louis T. H Moore of the Wilmington Cham- 3 ber of Commerce and the fget fl that it was an ancestor of Mr. ?9 Moore who built the mansion. If M| anyone knows much of the hist- fl ory of Orton Louis Moore should {S be that man. 9| Accordingly, Mr. Moore was 8R cornered recently and was asked 89 to outline the history of Orton. raj The following story is based on H the details which he furnished ?H and may be regarded as fully 9g authentic. Bj , "King Itogfr" Moore 9 At the beginning of the,seven- ^.1 tccnth century the Lord Proprict- . 1 H ors in England granted to Roger 9 Moore, an English gentleman, a H tract of ten thousand acres of H land on the west bank of the 9 In ...ho f (a V. rem l Ivci UI nuav >u 1IV Brunswick county. Some yearn B later in 1725 UufeCI . rjfQCSin . > B the construction of the Orton ' ~*{B Mansion. The land and mansion S3 remained in his family for three jS generations. IS Roger Moore built his home |B with the danger from Spanish jfl pirates in mind. The ever hostile Bj Cape Fear Indians and their flaming arrows were also duly con- !B| sidered. The walls of Orton were made two-feet thinck and of the best brick and stone obtainable. j^B Today two hundred and fourteen M years after the brick and stone B were laid they remain firm, a B tribute. ..to the. ijiaster builders gS who settled the United States. J^B Brunswick town sprang 'Bp: 9 within.a mile of Orton. In "fi'Ct,, the town was on the Orton lands; and likewise on the banks of the Cape Fear. History tells us-that Brunswick once had a population of seventeen hundred souls, as many inhabitants as Southport now has. 9R Mr. Moore's influence and potferi B in Brunswick was so great hiid, flM he was so generally esteemed the' |S j honorary title of King was be-| ^R ! stowed upon him by his fellow. [9 I settlers. To this day he is spoken gfl i of as "King Roger" Moore, "rtio H| I great stone tomb in which his H j body, lies on the banks of tho B ' Cape Fear river Is inscribed 'to B| j "King- Roger Moore." jO Brunswick Ghost Town Despite troubles common -'to Eg early settlements the town of B Brunswick at Orton thrived for {H many years. The most outstanding< ^R of the first of the troubles was n its capture by a Spanish expendi- B (Continued on page 4) H iiuc lame | Following is the tide table H for Southport during the t!?M B ireek. These hours are appre- M zlmately correct and were fn> fl nished The State Port Piled SB through the courtesy of the MH Cape Fear Pilot's Association 99 High Tide Low TMT jM TIDE TABLE 9 Thursday, Mart-It 30 Sj 2:37 a. m. 0:11 a. m. 3:13 p. in. 0:57 p. m. H Friday, March 31 H I 4:06 a. nt. 10:86 a. in. fl 4:18 p. m. 10:36 p. m. H Saturday, April 1 H 5:09 a. nt. 11:29 a. to. 5:12 p. m. 11:32 p. us. fl Sunday, April 2 M 6:00 a. in. n 6:30 p. ra. 12:20 p. m. H Monday, April 8 fl 6:51 a. ni. 0:45 a. m. H 7:15 p. m. 1:00 p. m. 39 Tuesday, April 4 Bj | 7:36 a. m. 1:36 a. to. Sj 7:58 p. m. 1:56 p. to. H Wednesday. April 5 H 8:20 a. tn. 2:25 a. Ok fl I 8:43 p. m. 2:40 p. na fl i , fl ^ ' jlUM^Mi#eiae > ? a "m \