North Carolina Newspapers

Afost of The News ^11 The Time B^lEVEN NO. l! mJHin Named ftad Of Legion ?r Coming Year -M^port Man Has Been .^Eal Worker In Affairs J n; Veterans Organization f B. Several Years koRSE ST. GEORGE f Bf0R DISTRICT POST ? I r Officers Named And Of Various ^Kgiinittees Have Been appointed For Year j Lotighlin. Jr.. of SouthM ^en elected commander I Brunswick County Post No.1 American Legion, for the B.; year. He succeeds R. o.! nfw commander has serv B. several years as adjutant | I.,, local legion post and has j Brushed himself for loyal | fgihf'jl service. Kjog the meeting of the ; a members it was unanimous^Kted to endorse former Com- j fl^r R C. St. George for the ^Eon of district commander. By; rendered outstanding serv- I to the Brunswick county or-1, B^aiion and has filled each [' flt'he has held with distinction j Biitiiiity. His fellow-legionnaires seeking district recognition 1 H> Kye. Sr.. will serve as 1st-! Jepresident of the local post; 1 Br St. George as 2nd-vice-pres-' J- V. Gore as 3rd-vice-pres-1 Bat; Crawford L. Rourk, ad-; ^E:. L T. Yaskell. service of B>r. 5 B Frink. guardianship j Kk; Wayne C. Linert. serge^K-at-arms: Rev. Frank Howard, | ^E"^:n R 0. Johnson, historKcc. Russ. child welfare of- \ Htr: John D. Eriksen. employofficer: R. C. St. George, | Htterihip chairman; R. O. Hw>:. publicity officer. of the executive com- \ HtKirc C. P. Willetts. Johnson. ] Trott and Eriksen. Bjkptes named to the state Hgition. which is to be held HtteiSh June 26-27. are S. B. Hi and Chas. M. Trott. Alter^ a. zii?ed were Rev. Frank Hnrl M B Watkins and Willie j Little Bits Of Big News llm Event* Of Stat*, HNation and World-Wide I litereit During Past Escapes It regal python, one of ; of the constrictor . s hunted in the New ; i's Fair grounds Tuesjgitive from the giant j low. The 350-pounder, ches in diameter at the ! t and said to be ailing, j ted missing from his 1 the morning feeding. ^ employes and soldiers on the shores of Founjoined in the search snake's owner surmis'Jumbo" might have j ?'ater, as is customary, j e shedding of his greenskin. If he took to j has a decided edge on | be captors, for he can himself 15 minutes at a I Term rd term boom for Presisevelt reached a new Tuesday with a series pments which provided j review of the 1940 Demitional convention. ShortRepresentative Martin J. D., N. J., carried the m issue to the House group of Southern deleesented to a conference Workers' Alliance a reso- j 3posing the Presidential r of Vice President John er and calling on relief "to keep the New Deal Tilte House". erittg Jews sudden about-face that! ish leaders here stunned, t Frederico Laredo Bru withdrew his offer of a ry haven for 907 despairteh passengers aboard the Liner St. Louis and anthat none of the refugees e allowed to land in Cuba, tsident's decision, a comfversal of his conditional f yesterday in which he ed provisional disembark! the refugees on the Isle > oatlaued an paga 5) j THI 9 SPEAKERS AT S JllL, RUTH current > Program For Club Fed . :k Brunswick County Club i Women Will Be Hostess | Next Wednesday To Club Women Of This Entire District TWO PROMINENT SPEAKERS NAMED Miss Ruth Current And F. H. Jeter Of N. C. State College, Will Appear On Program Miss Ruth Current, state home , demonstration agent, and F. H. j Jeter, agricultural editor at State | College, will be the principal1 speakers at the district Home ( Demonstration Federation meet ing next Wednesday at Wrights- j ville Beach, Brunswick county! will be hostess to other clubs of j the district. The 4-H and Service Club meeting will be held beginning at 10 o'clock with Pauline Lewis! presiding. Xfter the" routine or j opening, guests will be welcom-' ed by Elnora Gainy, of Leland: 1 response will be by Doris Lan-1 don, of Wilmington. Committees' then will be appointed,followed f by roll call and county reports. [ As an entertainment feature of j the meeting there will be team J demonstrations in "Courtesy" by j Pender county club girls and in j "First Aid" by Duplin county j club members. Greetings will be' brought by Miss Current, who1 also will crown the queen and J king of health for the district. At 11 o'clock the Demonstra- j tion Club meeting will begin. [ The welcome will be by Mrs. J.; A. Purvis, of Ash, and the res-1 ponse by Mrs. Jesse Outlaw, of Burgaw. Announcements will follow, then the reading of the minutes by Mrs. Henry Grady, j win he a musical selection UIllv, ..... by the Duplin county chorus and i then greetings will be extended by Miss Current. A talk on "Lasting Benefits" will be made by Mr. Jeter. After other matters are disposed of. there will be a picnic lunch at 12:30, followed at 2 j o'clock by a recreation period under the direction of Miss Cur-' rent. j Bond Purchases Save Some Money The purchase of Brunswick county funding bonds in the I amount of $33,480.93 for a cash j price of $13,752.48 has been an- j nounced by Register of Deeds R. | I. Mintz. In addition to saving the coun-1 ty aproximately 59-percent in | principal, the reduction of inter-1 est made possible by the retire- j ment of these bonds also is a J sizeable saving. I Canals And Ro Quarter The The Green Swamp, for | years the despair of lost hunters and trappers and an ever dangerous area for amateur I explorers, is being whittled \ down now to a safe size. A huge drag-line dredge, recently purchased by the Reigel Paper Co., is at work cutting a canal through the dense swamp area. With the dirt that is being removed from the cut a road is being constructed, and when this is finished there will be a 12 or 14 mile route for automobiles I right through the densest por- I tion of the swamp, running from near the CCC camp to an intersection with the CCC ! trail that runs from near ' Winsabow to Delco. - ? ^ I Sli A Good 4-PAGES 10DAY FEDERATION h. ^^^^ 'R ~ i District ...... eration Meet - - ? 1 " ~~ Child's Father Denies Rumor Since the death of the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Hllburn and his aunt at Ixrnewood several weeks aeo there have been rumors circulated that the parents of the child were blaming E. V. Leonard and Magnus Tripp. We have received the following communication signed by Mr. HJlburn: "A short time ago I had the terrible misfortune of getting my little child and my wife's aunt burned to death. It has been rumored around over the country that E. V. Leonard and J Magnus Tripp went to the j scene of the accident, arriving before the house had finished burning; and that Mr. .Leonard and Tripp stood by and watebod my child burn, forbidding the crowd to move the bodies. In fairness to Mr. Leonard and j Mr. Tripp I wish to state that I the above rumors are false and j untrue. Mr. Leonard come to | me graciously after the house had completely burned down and offered to render any assistance possible." _ j Southport Boat In Fair Exhibit Pirfiira Rav. A. H. Mar IVkMS V -w a,v., . .. ... shad's Church Boat Is On Exhibition In Chrysler Building At World's Fair Among the interesting Brunswick County pictures on exhibition at the Worlds Fair in New York is one that is very distinctive advertisement of Southport. It shows Rev. A. H. Marshall, the watenvay preacher, delivering a sermon from the stern deck of his church boat. Perhaps the greatest advertising value of the picture lies in the fact that the name of the boat, "Josephine Marshall, Southport, N. C.," stands out in relief on the picture. The picture was made several months ago by the State Port Pilot and had a very wide distribution by thia paper, and by Bill Sharpe of the State Advertising Bureau. The Chrysler Motor Company obtained a large picture and displayed it in the company's booth for the purpose of showing the wide variety of uses to which Chrysler motors are put. This company donated the engine that is used on the church boat. ads Will Green Swamp The dredge and the operator is being furnished by the paper company, but all other help is coming from the enrollees of the colored CCC camp near Makatoka. As soon as this project is completed another road and canal will be run to intersect this one at right angles, thus quartering the once impenetrable area. Pointing out the practical value of this work so far as fire fighting goes, Dawson Jones, Brunswick county forest warden, says that the canal will serve as a fire break, and that the road will be fine for moving in equipment for the purpose of fighting fire. ' HE 1 News paper In Southport, N. C., Wed State Treasurer I Charles Johnson Comes Thursday Members Of The Board Of ] County Commissioners Will Hold Special Meeting For Purpose Of A Conference BOARD MEETING I HELD ON MONDAY As Has Been The Custom ( Lately, Most Of The Day Was Taken Up In Discussion Of Matters Of Taxes State Treasurer Chas. M. John- J son will be in Southport tpmor- , row (Thursday) for a conference with members of the board of county commissidsers, who will ] hold a special session. j The board is meeting this morn- ( ing. Scheduled to come up for ] consideration was the appointment of a superintendent of public wel- 1 fare for the coming year. This action was deferred until next i Monday. ( Next Monday is the first day ( that the commissioners will meet as a board of equalization and I review. Other meetings of that body will be held on Wednesday , and Friday. I Tax matters again took up a greater part of Monday's regular ' meeting as many property hold- 1 ers came in to talk over adjust- ] ments prior to the beginning of , advertisements 01 ioreciusure , matters this week. One road matter, that concerning: the road from Mrs. Chad- < wick's to J. W. Andrews in Shal- i lotte Village, was discussed. There was a discussion over whether or i not to close this road, and action 1 was deferred until County Attor- 1 ney S. B. Frink could give an opinion as to the authority of the board to act in this matter. Numerous Cases Tried In Court Report Of Cases Tried Before Judge Walter M. Stanaland During Past Two Sessions Of Recorders Court Cases covering a variety of offenses were disposed of before Judge Walter M. Stanaland here in Recorder's court Monday. Charlie Hatten, white, was found not guilty on charges of possession of intoxicating liquor for the purpose of sale. Harry Jenrette, Troy Long, Daniel Long and Earl Gore were! found not guilty of being drunk I and disorderly and fighting on the public highway. In a separate j count the former was freed on charges of drunken driving. Lindsey Evans, white, pleaded guilty to charges of public drunkeness. He was given his choice of paying a fine of $15.00 and costs or serving 30 days on the roads, but he gave notice of appeal. His bond was set at $200.00. R. C. Hiatt. white, nleaded >' guilty to charges of reckless oper-| ation. His sentence of 4 months ( on the roads was suspended upon payment of $25.00 and costs. G. H. Skipper, white, pleaded guilty to charges of reckless operation, his 4 months sentence being, suspended upon payment of $25.00' and costs. Loftin and Amanda Freeman, | colored, were found not guilty on j charges of possession and trans- j porting. Judgment was withheld in the j case charging J. A. Gore and D. N. Gore, white, with resisting an officer. W. T. Anderson, white, was found not guilty of resisting an officer. This same defendant, D. N. Gore and J. A. Gore were tried for violating the fish law, judgment in this matter being withheld. (Continued on page 4) Tanker Drawing 31-Ft. Up River When the Pan Massachusetts, huge oil tanker, docked in Wilmington Monday about noon a new record for deep draft had been set for the Cape Fear River channel, for this vessel was drawing 31 ft. 5-in. Waiting until high tide to start his trip up river. Captain Robert Thompson passed Southport between 9 and 10 o'clock Monday morning. The ship was drawing a little over 30 ft while she was outside in the ocean water, but when she reached Wilmington she had gone down about another foot in the fresh water, which is less buoyant. Despite her deep draft the ship didn't _ 'smell' bottom a single time, according to Captain Thompson. I P0R1 i A Good Com Inesday, June 7th, 19; Compliance Men Given Schooling In Actual Work Field Man F rom Raleigh Was Here Last Week For Purpose Of Giving Practical Instruction To Workers GLENN TUCKER IS COUNTY SUPERVISOR County Agent Dodson Says That Work Of Checking Compliance On Co-operating Farms Starts Monday B. C. Blake, state compliance supervisor, and Glenn Tucker, who will have charge of checking compliance in Brunswick county this season, were in charge of a fourlay school for the training of 15 nen and boys for checking compliance this week. This group had two days schoolng in the soil conservation program and two days working in the field checking on aerial photographs. These local supervisors will ?ach have his work spot-checked >y the field supervisor and a copy 3f the field supervisor's report will be sent to Raleigh for approval before the local men are permitted to go in the fields and work. It is expected that actual work Df checking compliance will start next ivi oiiudy. J. E. Dodson, county agent, says that he is expecting about 80 percent of the farmers of the county to comply with this year's program, although he says this may vary one way or the other. However, he says that cotton and tobacco will be measured even on farms that are not complying with the program as a matter of record to be used by committeemen in making future tobacco and cotton allotments. ; Cutter Mendota Anchored Here Spent Tuesday Night At Mouth Of River And There Was Some Speculation Regarding Her Mission Here Considerable speculation was caused here Tuesday afternoon when the coast guard cutter Mendota was seen anchored at the mouth of the Cape Fear River. Most of the people here believed the vessel to be the Modoc, and from several sources came the suggestion that she probably had been sent here in order to prevent the landing of the cargo of 1,000 refugee German Jews who earlier in the week had been turned away from Cuba. A check-up Tuesday night with the coast guard revealed that there was no foundation in fact for this rumor. The Mendota came here to bring two new boats that are to be carried to their final destination by members of the Oak Island crew. One is a sailing surfboat for the Jacksonville district and the other is a power launch that is destined for the New Orleans district. It is reported that Captain Barnett and Dan Sadler will leave this week with these two boats for their respective stations. Fillingim Child Most Popular The baby popularity contest sponsored by the circles of Trinity Methodist Church closed yesterday after a spirited battle of ballots which saw Carol Fillingim emerge the winner. Second place went to Charlene Newton. Prizes also were awarded to Lewis Hardee, Jr., and to James M. Harper, Jr. Will Present Play Tomorrow Night The Baptist Training Union will present the play, "Star-Gazing Professor", a 3-act comedy, tomorrow( Thursday) night at 8 o'clock in the Southport high school auditorium. Funds are being raised for the purpose of sending a delegate to the Baptist Summer Camp at Ridgecrest. Characters will be William Sellers, Lulu Brown, Susie Sellers. Myrtle Brown, Leatha Arnold, Samuel Holden, Dorothy Jones, Mary Alice Lewis, John Lancaster . r piL munity 39 PUBL1SI Southport Lady History Of Mrs. Eleanor Sprunt Niernse< tory Of Old Town Of B (By Mrs. Eleanor S. Niernsee) I On the 24th of January 1712 \ was commissioned the first province of North Carolina, separate c and distinct from South Carolina, t In 1711 a horrible massacre of t the colonist in Albemarle occur- 1 red. One hundred and thirty per- i sons were butchered in two hours, i This led to the Tuscarora War, t which would have exterminated ( the white people in North Caro- c lina if South Carolina had not i come to their assistance. <t It is this war that lead to the! t introduction of Colonel James1 a Moore, son of Governor James c Moore of South Carolina, who i came with a force of troops to j the help of our colonists. A third \ army came from South Carolina s under Major Maurice Moore, a J younger brother of Colonel James t Moore and after peace he re- c mained in Albemarle. I The next year the people of f South Carolina were in danger of I extermination because of a most r terrible Indian War and Major t Maurice Moore went with a force s to their relief. He marched along s the ceast crossing the Cape Fear t River at Sugar Loaf and was so Southport Bo) From Drown _# I Maybe There's Hidden Treasure In a recently widely distributed illustrated story rel- j atlve to buried treasure on the North Carolina coast. Bill Sharpe made the prediction that the biggest find of trea sure-|trove would probably some day be made on Bald Head island. Apparently there are <r.hers who share in Bill's belief. At any rate tWe Southport Civic ] C lub secretary, W. B. Keziah, J has been receiving many ( carefully guarded inquiries, and one or two parties who J have been on the island recently have carried mysterious instruments, along with 1 I photographic outfits. In fact, the Civic Club man, who frequently serves as guide, has had to puzzle out j for himself the nature of J some of the instruments carried. Owing to the fact that strangers frequently rate him . as being dumb, as well as ! deaf, he is sometimes able to puzzle out very surprising things. Road Group To i Meet Thursday: *0 I. < ? ] Special Meeting Of Upper I j Brunswick Good Roads > Association To Be Held 1 At Leland On Thursday ] Night There will be a special meeting j' of the Upper Brunswick County Good Roads Association tomorrow (Thursday) night at 8 o'clock in the Leland high school auditorium. Chairman George Foulke said Monday that every member is I urged to attend this meeting, even if cancellation of previous engage- 1 ments is necessitated by this short i notice. i Mr. Foulke says that the meeting will be called to order prompt- . ly and that it will not be permit- j ted to drag along until a late I (Continued on. page 4) i Irrigation Syste Flowers C While few people ever take note of the fact, Orton plantation eight miles above Southport, has one of the most extensive private irrigation systems in North Carolina. During dry periods about 30-acres of the grounds receive a distribution of approximately 240 gallons of water per minute, all this being applied on the surface. One little centrifugal pump, operated by an equally small gasoline pump that uses only a gallon of gas per hour, brings this water from the well and carries it to all desired places. Permanent piping carries it to many points, j and for several areas that require water only infrequently lost cost portable piping is I used. The connection of this ,0T [ 1ED EVERY WEDNESDAY ' Traces ' Old St.Phillips > Has Been Preparing Hisrunswick Near Church >leased with the river land he ? vanted to settle there. Finally in 1725 he and his kinired and friends in Albemarle ind South CarQllna joined in setling the Cape Fear Country. His L >rother, Roger Moore, had marled a daughter of Landgrave ' Smith, who in 1692 had located ? i grant of 48,000 acres on the 'ape Fear River. Roger Moore :ame with his hundreds 'of slaves md built Orton Plantation while lis brother, Maurice Moore, selicted a beautiful site near Orton md laid out a town, which he railed Brunswick, in honor of the h eigning family. Brunswick pros- P >ered and at an early date 42 a 'essels carrying valuable cargo o ailed from the port in one year. 1 Is the Cape Fear region was o hen in Carteret Precinct some II if the early grants and deeds of t Jrunswick are registered in Beauort, the copnty seat of Carteret, t n a cove near Governor Tryon's t csidence in Brunswick in colonial li ime were anchored His Majesties' i hips. This proved to be unsafe in c tormy weather and because of r hat fact and the growth of the t (Continued on page 4) ?????? ^ ' Is Saved ; ing By Mates il C? /. a ? a idward Newton Was Pul- i led From Water In Un- 1 conscious Condition Fri- ' day Afternoon As He 8 Neared Death By Drown- J n& I JOY COMPANIONS PROVED HEROES , Tom Gilbert, John D, O'- , Daniel And Busttr Nor- t throp Got Him To i Shore And Surety < Edward Newton, young son of 1 Mi*; and '"Mrs. E. C. Newton, - of 1 Southport came near drowning Friday afternoon in the surf in f front of Oak Island coast guard \ station before he was pulled from i he water in an unconscious con- < lition by other members of a < picnic group. f The heroism of three Sopthport boys was responsible for sav- 1 Ing this lad, who apparently had gone down for the last time before he was reached by Tom Gilbert, who swam to his rescue from a considerable distance further out. Fatigued by this exer- j tion and by his two dives made to locate young Newton, the Gilbert boy supported the drowning lad until John D. O'Daniel and Buster Northrop could help tow the unconscious victim ashore. ( The former is noted for being a ' particularly good swimmer. Artificial respiration was immediately resorted to, and after 8 a. considerable amount of water ' had drained from the lungs of ' the injured boy, he began, to show signs of life. Work of resuscitation was continued until the coast I( guards came, and a short time later the Newton boy was brought here for medical attention. (Continued on page 4) Baptist Meeting To Begin Monday A series of revival services will Degin Monday night at 8 o'clock it Southport Baptist church and will continue for 2 weeks. The guest preacher will be Rev. r. L. Jenkins of Boiling Springs, ft cordial Invitation is extended :he general public to attend this neetlng. m For In Orton Farm piping is done with levers and one man can lay and connect it as fast as garden hose can be laid. There is nothing like rain for grass and flowers. The little engine and pump at Orton always gratefully stops their chatter and chug when nature begins to perform. Let the rains once stop and dry weather set in and they are ready to begin again. The Orton irrigating systerp seldom has to pinch hit fbr Jupiter Pluvius at any time except during periods of June, July and August, but . at any time when the grass and flowers need water and the weather man hasbeen forgetful the pupip is ready to I gc to work. _ I - J The Pilot Covert y Brunswick County $1.80 PER YIAI ?ocal Men Will Be Affected By Service Change * Effective June 1st, The Lighthouse Service Became A Part Of The U. t'f S. Coast Guard Service l .OCAL MEN IN DIFFERENT PARTS loastguardsmen Are Under , Norfolk Branch, While I Lighthouse Service Men Go Under Charleston ' The U. S. Lighthouse Service, if leretofore operated under the Delartment of Commerce, became . part of.the coast guard service n June 1st. Hereafter the U. S. 'reasury Department will carry n all of the coast guard and Ighthouse duties in the name of j he coast guard. This involves the enlistment of ransfer of all lighthouse people o the coast guard service. If a ighthouse employee is too old or j|i s physically handicapped for oast guard service he is being i f etired. Others are simply being ransferred to the coast guard. , f Of especial regret to local light- 11 louse people is the retirement of iupt. H. L. Beck of the Charleson District lighthouses. Mr. Seek 1 las been in charge of the Charles- . | on District for thirty years and j lis great consideration of all the * | nen under him has won him a trong place in their affections ind those of their families. Mr. Seek retired on June 1st and his ast official act was, a farewell nessage to all of his old associites, urging them .to. give the lame loyalty and service to the Joast Guard that they have been [lvlng to him and the lighthouse f lervicc. While Capt. F. Mollycheck of >i he Cape Fear river lights; Capt. i. L. Munn and Capt. J. E. Pin- , , ler of the Cape Fear lighthouse ire now full fledged coast guards- ; t; nen, they are attached to the Charleston Coast Guard district , ind Captain W. H. Barnett and f lis men at Oak Island and Cape ';lf r*,it icvain under Norfolk! , I Hie Frying Pan lightship and fl ill serviee to the Coast Guards 'xjl vho carry on the lighthouse serV- J X ce here will come out from ! Charleston and the service apd j >rders to Oak Island will cotde HI rom Norfolk. Tells Danger | - -Of Roison-lvy I Mot Only Is This Skin Irri- H tation Painful, It Some- | times May Have Serious ' Consequence for Sufferer j Washington, D. C., June 8r? U Summer with its attendant, dang- I ;rs of'skin poisoning from poison j^H vy, oak and sumac is upon us, |M iccording to Harold F. Enlows, jjU iirector of First Aid for the I \moakwn -Bed Cross- ... 11 "By all means bear in mind . hat the family must exercise I ;aution in its own back yard to Lvoid the unpleasant and some- iflfl limes serious consequence of con- J I act wun poison ivy ana its sis- r | :er plants", Mr. Enlows said. I In a timely plea to the public xlj :o look before it steps, Mr. En- Jf j* I ows explained that ivy, oak and | I lumac secrete an oily substance > ind that even minute amounts 3M vhich contact the skin may cause 1 I levere poisoning. The poison can ,3S| >e conveyed by the smoke of 1 I (Continued on page four) Tide Table | Following la the tide taMe tju for Southport during >'*' flf** week. These hours are apprexlmately correct sad were tv* I ! , nlshed The State Port Pttsd thrdogh the courtesy hf the Cape Fear Pilot's Association II High Tide low Mi j TIDE TABLE Thursday, June 8 I 11:59 a.m. 5:48 si. I 6:06 p. til. H Friday, June 9 0:10 a. ra. 6:35 a. m. iVIj 12:48 p. m. hOdp. M. Saturday, June 10 0:58 a. m. 7:28 a. m. 1:38 p. m. 8:14 p. m. J Sunday, June 11 r 1:52 a. m. 8:23 a. m. ' 2:31 p. m. 9:11 p. m. | \& Monday, June 12 iff 1 2:50 a. m. 9:14 d. tn. ; ? 3:27 p. m. 10:04 ?. m. jtH Tuesday, June IS ' /. 3:51 a. m. 10.03 am., f 4:23 p. m. 10:54 p. m. j Wednesday, June 14 , | 4:50 a. m. 10:52 a. m. ! ! j | 5:15 p. m. 11:45 p. m. {jH 1 [ Uy l! I JM