Mst Of The News
The Time
10^bexeven no. 13
Imi
flireatened
I Skillfull
a
60 Strikers Here To
ll^^Bvent Sailors From GoI
Aboard Tanker BayflB.
That Was Held Up
jEE
Sy and men
( call their bluff
Ht Of Trouble Petered
I^HWhen It Became Apf^Hent
To Strike LeadThat
Officers
I Meant Business
Htuation of tense excitment
H- reserved for large seaport
or great industrial centers
^Ltagcd on the Southport
^^Hront Friday evening, but
^^Birlcss action of Sheriff DilI
Ganey and his men averted
trouble when 60 striking
came here to prevent a
taking on a new crew.
I trouble all started when a
S was called last week on
^Bandard Oil tanker Bayway
u-as disrhflrp'iner pai'EO
Ilmington. Around 20 men
B off the boat and immcdcstablished
a picket line
the dock. Thursday the
lv cleared and came down
to Southport where she anI,
waiting for a full crew
the ship put out to sea.
et word came Friday to
ivick county officers that a
rew had been obtained and
being sent here from New
on a bus scheduled to arit
Southport early Friday
Sheriff Ganey and his men
intly v?t not the only ?nes
[eive this word, for during
ay Friday cars filled with
L men from Wilmington
poising about the town, and
[dark that evening ethers
Led to come in.
lizing that these men problere
strikers or their symprs
here for the purpose of
[ that the men were not alI
to go aboard the Bayway,
f Ganey called ir. his depand
stationed them about
[aterfront down near the
iffice.
in the bus came to town it
ccompanied by two highway
cars and by other carof
strikers. Sheriff Ganey
hem at the Sawdust Trail
Ihe stirkers followed him
the main street. The bus
1 off one of the side streets,
lied to the Standard oil
Continued on page 4)
ttle Bits
)f Big News
s Events Of State,
ion and World-Wida
terest During Past
Week
I i By Gene OBrien)
I LINDBERGH HOME
I Charles A. Lindbergh arHin
the United States last
and went immediately to
Hngton to confer with aeron l
experts. Expert witnesses
Hleclarcd that German air
were superior to ours so
^Bary Wood ring called the reI
officer to active duty.
a flier of world renown,
Hl a lied to attract attention
^kossibly get a bill through
Hess to increase the budget.
POLAND ARMS
H citizens of Poland, on the
H Sea, are making a mad
Ho re-arm. The Germans are
Bng to celebrate their dictI
birthday with the capture
Hnzig, free city and the Pol^ erridor.
Army officials re that
they will fight any atH
to seize their land.
STRIKERS FAIL
Hi'iaIs of eight states proH
soft coal voted against
Hployment insurance benefits
Hi.ne workers. Only PcnnslyH
definitely decided to give
Hi "lief. The strikers are now
Hfir third week and the shortHi
soft'coal is grow-ing more
H Small industrial plants,
Hally are apprehensive.
BrRESIDENTlALVIbtT
He'4er.t "Stoosevelt took a
^H Continued an page 4)
i
THE
IrT;
? .
Strike Disor
y Handled F
ght By Sheril
Ic
Commencemer
Is Underwa
B.ccalaureatc Sermon Was
By Rev. R. H. Satterf
Deliver A
Dr. Daniel B. Bryan, dea
anl founder and general dir<
Mecdith Summer School, wil
meicement address Saturday i
higi school.
Tfe Bolivia finals got under-1 "
way Sunday evening with the j j
jbacelaureate sermon by Rev. R.
H. Sitterfiekl, pastor of Winter
j Park Baptist Church, Wilmington.
t large and appreciative
congrgation gathered in the
high chool auditorium to hear
his rassage.
Tha seniors will hold their class
day ?>rcises in the high school
auditonm Friday evening at 8
o'clock. This program will be in
the forn of a play and is expected
tofe one of the outstanding
features of the commencement
'program
Glenn Tucker is principal of
, Bolivia shool and is just completling
his irst full year in that
'capacity. _
City Election W
Held Her
??
City Elecion Will Be Held "
Tuesda;, May 2, And
Candidates Who Have
Been |l>minated Virtually
Electd
ONLY OfE CHANGE
N CITY BOARD
G. E. Hubbard Replaces E.
P. Spencp- As Alderman
From 3rtdWard; Watts
And Divis Named
Alderman i<r the second and
third voting Wards in Southport
were nominatel by the citizens
of the town |it convention here
on Thursday (aid Friday nights
of last week, j
For the secasil ward the names
1 r? ur i /-i.. T I
ui o. vv. anu uipuuu J.
I. Davis were i ilaced in nomination
by JudgO E. H. Cranmer.
I There was no cpponent and the
men were nomiiuted by acclamation
The honors a; nominator-inchief
fell to J. V'. Ruark Friday
night as he place! in nomination
the names of E. P. Spencer and
J. Berg, encumbents, and Clarence
Spencer and G. E. Hubbard.
It was agreed smong the can(Continued
01 Page 4.)
Feature Writer
States Take I
Double-column 3tories car.
rying the by-lin? of wellknown
feature vriters appeared
in many Ohia and West
Virginia newspapers during
the past week. "ITiese stories
dealt with Bald Bead Island
and carried a strong current
of support to the Southport
Civic Club in its contention
that Bald Head Island holds
the solution to the mysterious
disappearance of Theodesia
Burr.
These stories now circulating
among Ohio and West
Virginia papers are too long
to reproduce here. However
this last week the Marietta,
Ohio. Times carried a short
column, captioned: 'Roaming
O'er The Campus." This column
contained substantially
the same matter as in the
longer stories and a portion
of it is being reproduced herein
with:
"Stories about Theodosia
are many and varied. She
was the wife of Joseph AlIston,
who became governor
of South Carols in 1312.
The same year, their-' only
I ;
: st/
A Good
4-PAGES TODAY g
iOUGl
, ^
der '
riday
? And Men F
?? I
it Program
V At Bolivia ei
Preached Sunday Evening
ield; Dr. Bryan To
ddress
G
n of Wake Forest College,
jctor of the Wake Forest1
deliver the annual com- P
light at 8 o'clock at Bolivia '
/; ci
DR. DANIEL BRYAN
cc
y t ir
ill Be 5
e Next Friday
in
sh
Sure Way To Lose re
Your Appetite JJ
Tl
m
Albert Dixon, 69-year-old m
resident of the Supply com- ?'
gl
munity, is a spry and active
citizen despite his years, but
an experience of his last ec
week ruined his appetite for in
supper. '1<
g)
Mr. Dixon had gone to a '
field near his home to supervise
some planting, and hav- at
ing completed his part of the P(
job sat down to rest. Soon ^
he was asleep and was awak- ^
cned onlv when he felt some
thing wriggling and twisting p
about his neck and shoulders. L
He jumped to his feet and
a rattlesnake tumbled to the
ground. Mr. Dixon grabbed
a stick nearby and quickly
killed the snake, but the M
nausea of fright soon enveloped
him and, as was stated
in the tease-lead of this
story, he had no appetite for
supper that night.
s Of Other i
Up Bald Head ?
child, a boy of 11, died and h<
left the mother shattered in
health. She set out from fo
Charleston by boat to visit ta
her father, who had just re- 4
turned from Europe to New sc
York. Neither the boat nor its ai
famous passenger were seen
again. Both Burr and Govern- g<
or Allston searched but fin- fi:
ally gave up hope. The gov- v<
ernor soon died "of a. broken cc
heart" but the famous conspirator
was a stoic and liv- S1
ed on for further experiences. or
"Legend is being built up 3'
that Theodosia was captured
by pirates and imprisoned on
Bald Head Island, where she
finally died. On the other
hand, a captured pirate sentenced
to be hanged is sup- q
posed to have told authorities se
of the capture of a boat near m
the island in 1812 and of the Cf
travelers being forced to
"walk the plank". He stated gi
that all were afraid except tr
one beautiful woman who led pi
the way overboard, saying to ex
the others: "Come, I will
show you how to die".
??
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News paper Ir
louthport, N. CM Wed
Wli
* * * *
7K?Q PI
lower Show To
Be Staged Here
Tomorrow P.M.
laborate Plans Have Gone
Into The Making Of This
Year's Event One That Is
Outstanding For The
Woman's Club
ENERAL CHAIRMAN
IS MRS. DOSHER
rogram For Benefit Of
Quests Both In Afternoon
And Evening;
Tea To Be Served
Both Times
The annual Southport Flower
?ow sponsored by the Woman's
lub will be held tomorrow, in
ie recreation hall of the Masonic
lilding. Mrs. Marion S. Doshier,
:neral chairman for the snow,
,ys that she is sure that it will
s a creditable exhibition anil will
: of interest to all.
The show will be open to the
iblic beginning at 2 o'clock and
ill close at 8:30 o'clock. The
iblic is invited to a program at
o'clock in the afternoon. At
o'clock and again at 7:30
clock the Woman's Club will
rve tea to th?se who visit the
;hibition.
It is hoped that a good num:r
of exhibits will be entered as
ich one will make the show
ore interesting. All entries must
imc in between 9 o'clock A. M. j
ill 12 o'clock noon. ,, m,
Many attractive prices nri beg
offered, both cash and preiums.
Judges will make their desions
while the building is closfrom
12 noon until 2 o'clock.
Though classifications appeared
previous press notices of the
low, some few facts should be
peated, A division of "Seasonal
ible Arrangements" is to be
eluded in the show this year,
his will include entries of Christas
centerpieces, Easter arrangcents,
etc. Handsome prizes are
fered in this class, and this
-oup should be very interesting
i visitors.
Shadow boxes are to be includI
and there will be the various
teresting articles under the
,'ading "Special Exhibit". School
chibits will occupy a separate
mm
A sliver offering will be taken
: the door to help defray ex:nses.
The Woman's Club hopes
lat Southport and Brunswick
lunty will respond to its invitaon
to visit the flower show.
)rink Figures
In Court Cases
lost Of The Defendants In
Recorder's Court Here
Monday Were Up For
Some Infraction Of The
Liquor Law
Whiskey had a part in getting
ost of the defendants who ap;ared
before Judge Walter M.
tanaland here Monday in trouble.
D. C. Atkinson, white, was
ied for drunken driving, but
dgment in his case was with
:ld.
Leroy James, colored, was
und guilty of possession of non.x
paid liquor and was given
months, this sentence being
ispended upon payment of costs
id a fine of $25.00.
Hary Vereen, white, was found
iilty of drunk driving. He was
ned $50.00, his license was re>ked
and he was taxed with the
>sts.
Phillip Kounch. white, pleaded
Jilty to charges of being drunk
1 the highway. His sentence of
> days on the roads was suspend1
upon payment of a fine of
10.00 and costs.
John Stone, white, was found
st guilty of transporting.
Watt Smith, white, pleaded guil'
to charges of transporting,
iven 6 months on the roads,'his
ntence was suspended upon payent
of a fine of $100.00 irnd
>sts.
Earl Richardson, white, was
ven 6 months when convicted of
ansporting, 30 days to trafesre
before execution of his eetltlce.
.<
Judgment was wit!'. held(ii
(Continued on page 4)
P0R1
i A Good Comi
nesday, April 26th, 19
rm
srsons 1
Officers Are Freed (
On Murder Count
In Federal Court
i
Two F. B. I. Agents Are
Freed When Judge
Meekins Orders Verdict
Of Not Guilty Following ?
Prosecution's Evidence !
t
TRIED FOR DEATH i
OF COLORED MAN
Were Charged With Kill- '
ing Homer G. Smith, c
Brunswick County Ne- n
gro, In Marsh After
Hot Pursuit c
h
A verdict of not guilty in the s
case of Lon Howe and J. R. Mc- ^
Fall, alcoholic tax unit officers 0
here, who were indicted in con- v
nection with the slaying of Homer
G. Smith, r.egro, in Brunswick n
count, was directed by Judge I. h
M. Meekins, of Elizabeth City, in '
Federal Court in Wilmington ^
Tuesday. t
Howe and McFall were charged v
with manslaughter after a negro "
they had pursued as a bootlegger 1
suspect was found dead. J
The folowing Brunswick county
men were called for jury service
during this week's term: Charlie
Knox, Bolivia; B. W. Benton,
Shallotte; Barney R. Bennett, j
Freeland; Martin Skipper, Leland; j
W. H. Varnam, Supply. The lat- j
ter was selected as a member of
the grand jury. _
Violations of the internal revenue
laws dealing with the manufacture,
possession and transportation
of non-taxpaid liquor comprised
the majority of cases tried
in federal court yesterday.
Popular Young
Girl Is Dead
Miss Katharine Fulwood
Died At Brunswick County
Hospital On Monday
Morning "After Being 111
For About An Hour
Miss Mary Katherine Fulwood,
popular young Southport girl,
died Monday morning at Dosher
Memorial Hospital,
Apparently in her usual good
health, the young lady had been
making preparations to return to
Wilmington on the morning mail
bus to resume her duties at the
Southern Bell Telephone Company,
where she was employed. ,
She was in the bathroom and '
her mother heard her fall. Receiving
no response to her call,
she rushed in to find her daughter
sitting on the floor. t
Dr. L. C. Fergus was called t
and immediately carried her to (
the hospital. There she failed to E
respond to treatment and died {
within the hour. ,
Dr. Fergus declined to sign
the death certificate until a ,
specimen of the contents of her ,
stomach had been sent away by '
the coroner for a chemical analysis.
Meanwhile. Coroner John J
G. Caison empanneled a jury .
pending receipt of this report.
Miss Fullwood was the daughter
of Mrs. Ethel Fullwood and 1
was 24-years-of-age. She was ac- J
tive in social affairs of the
younger set of the community
and was a loyal and faithful
worker in the Baptist Church. In
addition to her mother she is
survived by two brothers, John
Fulwood. of Southport. and Marshall
Fulwood, of Clewiston, Fla.
Pending the arrival of the latter
last night funeral arrangements
were incomplete.
Increase Penalty
On Back Taxes
Members of the Board of County
Commissioners in their special
session Saturday voted unanimously
to increase the penalty on
delinquent taxes from 4 per cent
per year to 6 per cent per year.
This action becomes effective
June 1, 1939.
North Carolina's 1938 soy bean
crop harvest is estimated at 2,015,000
bushels which was 29 per j
cent more than was harvested in
1937, reports -W. H. Rhodes, chief
of the State Department of Agricultures
Statistics divisiona
* I r
r PiL
nunity
39 PUBLISH
Wn
* * * * *
?erish I
Commencemet
At Southpo
>rograms Will Be Held Thurt
The Baccalaureate Sermo
The first program of th
Southport high school will be
5:30 o'clock in the high scl
;ime an operetta will be pres
md 5th grade.
The annual class day ex<
lay night with a senior play.
All pastors of Southport chur-*hes
are cooperating on Sunday j
norning in holding no preaching
ervice in conflict with the bacalaureate
service that is to be
eld at 11 o'clock in the high
chool auditorium. Rev. Harry J.! 1:
Vhitmore, pastor of the Church 7
f the Covenant, Wilmington, g
rill preach. n
Col. Royce S. McClelland, pro
ninent w inning run mioiucj, nm
p the commencement speaker at! ii
he finals program on Monday j v
light. Seniors will receive their I
iplomas at the conclusion of
his program and special awards IF
rill be announced. | ?
No Special Teri
Asked By C
F
College Students
Inhabit Island
A large group of college I
girls and boys from Marietta
College, Marietta, Ohio, rolled
into town Monday afternoon
and promptly embarked
for Bald Head Island under
the watch care of VV. B.
Keziah.
The young folks arc botany
students and have come here
for the purpose of investigating
the strange plant life that 1
abounds on North Carolina's (
tropical island. An added af- \
traction for them has been r
the buildup of stories during c
recent weeks by Keziah, ;
'ghost' writer for the island. j
The chances are that they
will evidence of the much t
publicized acC-ity of the sup- ,
?* f iL? i r
e mat ura i, nui Knimmg tut kversatility
of their guide there
is a strong possibility for 1
both. c
Call For New [
B. T.U. Members \
The Baptist Training Union of t
.he Southport Baptist church j t
lrges that all members please at- j t
end the meeting next Sunday I c
it 7 o'clock P. M. when a pro- j
jrani of vital interest to the c
routh of today will be given. j
This organization is primarily
i Baptist training union but i
r'oung people of all denominations I
ire welcome and urged to become f
issociatc members because the b
vork done is interesting and prof- r
table for all.
Paddles Own G
Distance (
To paddle an open 15 foot
canoe from Daricn, Conn., to
Daytona Beach.Fla., and Back
to Southport in just a little
over 5'/j months is quite a
notable achievement for an
18-year-old lad. It is all the
more notable when it is considered
that 2 of the 5 \t
months were spent working
at Daytona before the return
journey was commenced.
The young canoist, who arrived
at Southport last week |
on his return journey, is Richard
W. Heurtley of Darien,
C'onn. He left his home town
in his little 15 foot boat on
October 27th and arrived at
Southport early in December
for an overnight stop. He
completed his trip to Datona
early in January and spent
ihat month and February in
the Florida city working at
odd jobs. The return trip as
tuO j WWUMM WwO
& hemg made leisurely, tije
OT [
[ED EVERY WEDNESDAY
ClET
* * * *
rn Fire.
*
r
it Begins
rt Tomorrow
iday And Friday Evenings; j
n On Sunday Morning
e 1939 commencement for
held tomorrow evening at
hool auditorium, at which
cnted by pupils of the 4th j
ircises will be held 011 Fri
1
baptist Church
Changes Time j
Services at the Southport Ba.ptit
church, will be changed from :30
o'clock to 8:00 o'clock be- j
inning this week. There will be
o preaching service at the 11 ^
!- /-,i,nnvt Cun/loir morn. I
tlWIV IIUUI HCAb UUI1UUJ JliVitt- | v
lg, the congregation joining j.
rith the service at the school I
uditorium but there will be g
ireaching service at 8 o'clock t
Sunday night as usual. v
11 To Be |
Commissioners
Request For Special Crimi-[r
nal Term Was Made By ;
Solicitor David Sinclair, 1
But Board Said Funds '
Not Available
JOG INSPECTORS '
WERE APPOINTED !
Jy Action Of Board Here ,
Saturday Register Of ; j
Deeds R. I. Mintz Be* ]
comes Purchasing i
Agent !
I
Members of the board of county
:ommissioners met here in special
iession Saturday to consider the
cquests of Solicitor David Sin- 1
:lair for a special term of Brunsvick
county superior court as a
neans of clearing the criminal
locket; their decision was against ]
i special term because of the
idded expense to the county.
Following is the text of the ieter
which they instructed County
attorney S. B. Frink to send Mr.
Sinclair:
"As per your request in your
etter of recent date, the board
>f county comissioners met this
norning to consider the advisabilty
of calling a special term of
Superior court for Brunswick
:ounty.
"X have investigated this mat- '
er and finding that the county
loes not have any funds on hand j
,o pay for the expenses of a term
if court, and also finding that all
ail cases have been taken care
if, the board declined to grant j
rour request for a special term." ,
Another action of the board j
Saturday was to make R. I.
dintz, Register of Deeds, the 1
mrchasing agent for the county
ind henceforth orders for any
naterials to be delivered to the
(Continued on page 4.)
anoe For A
Df 1,500 Miles
paddler working at odd jobs
wherever he finds them.
lie left home with only a
few dollars in funds, is not
receiving any money for making
the trip and is not accepting
any favors, except
that it be a job. He politely
but resolutely declined a dollar
as compensation for his
taking time out to give a
newspaper man a bit of data
on his arrival here.
He said the trip home was
a cinch, the south winds are
behind him and his trip down
made him acquainted with the
route and currents. On his
trip down he often inverted
his canoe on a beach and
slept under it. The work he
did in Datona netted him
enough money to purchase a
small tent and this he sets up
and makes camp on shore, at
whatever point he may happen
to i?a wlea ~g-t over- J
(Continued on page four) J
The Pilot Covers I
Brunswick County I
$1.50 PER YEAR
LINE
* * * * 8
Friday I
fwo Perish In I
Burning Home I
Friday Morning I
Hiss Lula Mae Sellers Of 9
Columbus County And 9
Infant Son Of Mr. And M
Mrs. Ray Hilburn Are EB
Burned To Death M
"IRE Was OF AN 9
UNKNOWN ORIGIN H
Veighbors Reached T h o H
Burning Building In Time 9
To Rescue The Little 9
Two-Year-Old Girl Hjj
Miss Lula May Sellers, .18- 9
fear-old resident of Columbus IB
:ounty was burned to death early IB
Friday morning in a fire which H
lestroyed the home of her nephew, S|
{ay Hilburn, near Longwood and M
ihich also claimed the life of 9
lis infant son, Billie. BE
The blaze was discovered about B
l o'clock by Rudolph and Bcr- H
ice Russ, neighbors who were H
vorking in. a field about a half- R
nile awHy, .and these men reach- H
d the flaming dwelling just In
ims to snatch two-year-old Bet- M
y Ray Hilburn from the house jH
icfore the roof crumbled in. 8D
Miss Sellers had gone last B
nine the origin of the blaze, but ra
arller in the dny n fire had been IB
nade in the cook stove for the R
jreparation of breakfast. It is cH
)elieved likely that either a de- H
ective flue or sparks from the
itove started the fire. 25
veek to visit the Hilburns and --B
ihe had remained behind to care H
'or tjic ,children while Mr. and R0
Mrs. Hilburn were busy setting ffl
>ut tobacco in a field about a H
nile from the home. Herself an lg|
nvalid and unable to get about,
Miss Sellers apparently found it H
mpossiblc to aid the chlklren to fl
safety or to escape the flanica R
Herself. H
There was no way to deter? M
Now Accepting I
G.M.T.G. Boys I
Register Of Deeds R. I. fl
Mintz Is Procurement |SS
Officer For Brunswick I
County And Is Anxious E
For Full Quota B
The procurement campaign for j H
enrollment of trainees for at- IB
tendance at the Citizens Military fl
Training Camp to be held at Fort 1 flj
Bragg, from June 15th to July B
14, is progressing very satisfactor- ; fl
ily so far as the total quota is ! H
concerned, but it is the desire of Hj
the government to open this train- fl
!ng to youths of the smaller com- ' fl
munities as well as the larger | fl
ones. There are no qualified ap- fl
plicants from Brunswick county. fl
There arc still 4 vacancies in fl
Brunswick county to be filled. It B
s urged that young men between fl
the ages of seventeen and twenty- fl
line desiring attendance at this fl
camp send in their applications B
(Continued on page 4)- H
Tide Table I
Following Is the tide table fl
for South port during the B3Tt B
week. These hours are appre- fl
zlmately correct and were fur- B
nished The State Port Pilot H
through the courtesy of tho H
Cape Fear Pilot's Association fl
High Tide Low TMt H
TIDE TABLE fl
Thursday, April 27 H
1:81 a. m. 8:19 a. in. fl
2:31 p. m. 8:40 p. in. H
Friday, April 28 H
2:37 a. m. 8:19 a. m. B
3:26 p. m. 8:10 p. in,
Saturday, April 79 fl
3:15 a. in. 10:13 a. m 9
4:26 p. m. 10:40 p. m B
Sunday, April 30 H
4:47 a. m. 11:04 a. in. H
5:20 p. m. 11:34 p. nt fl
Monday, May 1 ffl
5:41 a. m. 11:53 a. m. HL
6:08 p. m. - H
Tuesday, .May 2 M
6:20 a. m. 0:26 a. nt H
6:53 p. nt 17:42 p. in. B
Wednesday, May 3 lfl
7:11 a. m. 1:18 a. ra.
,7:34 p. ut 1:79 p. w H
mm i . J J