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? ,of The News tuaW^jj The Time IMeleven N?. 4i ZMdForest flrjeos Attend :;?r[iecue Dinner [f"B.fether Of Brunswick ?'^Bgtv Forestry Men ^^Etfeld Friday At BoTower; Good RepreiH, FORESTRY official present ? Holmes, Assistant ' ^ Forester In Charge >y^Mc;re Control, Made i^K^resting Talk To Fire Fighters (^^1.. >-- s: Wardens gathK the Bolivia fire tower lV :'.ation of Counwar :en Dawson Jones a few profitable hours a) state forestry leaders j^BVilishmg UP on some of the chief attractions iarbecut dinner, prepared sport and served by sevmetnbers of the famforesters. There was til to spare, and every- j ': yed the outdoor! y following the noon W C. McCorniick. as ster in charge I|V SUkC 'v,*~ ? ? >1. spoke to the1 g the great improve place in the ; I Brunswick county I ustating fires. K . county has more ; :niles of tele- j its forestry service i other county in North I the said. He then spoke 1 J which private | lowed the lead s and of large ! wing apprecia- : I : efforts. I- various means 1 . iblic respect the < 1 control, and j l : the laws governt. fires was listed, j K ted out. "it is I: gains be made I I ation and through , l ew Us talk J. B. Latty. r I: forester of Fayetteville, ! I: short talk. ks present at the feast in p. to the host. Warden p Jones, were: Paul Dea- ! Ici Tim McMillan, district ' p Bascom Clemmons, Joe k rrar.k Rabon, Jack Skip- ' lex Bo'irie. J. L. Bishop, all ' B wardens: G. T. Reid and T Bfrards. local associational ' b: P P. Vereen, woods boss b P.iegle Paper Co.: Roger i towerman: Churchill Brasperintendent at Orton c." P.. I. Mintz and W. . till T. U. Meeting At Mt. Pisgah Ile Meeting To At Church Sun:rnoon At 3:00 Guest Speakers ional B. T. U. meettld on Sunday after>er 12, at 3 o'clock Baptist church and requested that each i in the county have :d on page 4) War' illetins single development I situation during the vas passage of the I leutrality hill which sale of arms on a v basis. While this sibly was to insure e neutrality of the j es, learned observs a decided advantallied powers be- j 'at Britain's big ad- j transportation faJevelopment of imaring the week was i of the Norweigan t? remove the 1 ire erew from the j freighter City of to turn the vessel r American operatinie following a two "I during which the object of an intereussion between the des, Germany and p. the battle proper taking form along '-German front and ional air skirmishes 'si the past week's j THI I Mrs. J. E, Dods County Car Wife Of County Agent Beli' Shoemaker's Family Aiwa; There is an old adage 1 goes without shoes, and by th< a county agent would be ex except the precepts of a live-a But there is where the adagesgoes astray, for in Brunswick county there is no woman who is more enthusiastic in her club work nor more efficient in the results she obtains than Mrs. J. E. Dodson, whose husband is the county farm agent. Her latest accomplishment is to win the county canning con- I test over a large group of other contestants from all sections of j Brunswick. Her entry will be sent to Raleigh to be entered in the state contest. It is strange to note that in a contest in which an entry might consist of a jar of any fruit and a jar of any vegetable, the first and second place win- < ners each exhibited a jar of pears and a jar of string beans. |_ Mrs. Porter Re; Hosoital Su 1 *Resignation Tendered To ? Board Of Trustees Monday At Regular Meeting And Was Reluctantly Accepted By Members ? EFFECTIVE WHEN SUCCESSOR FOUND < c Mrs. Porter Has Served As * Superintendent Of Local ,j Institution Since Its Completion In 1931 v t At a regular meeting of the e board of trustees of the J. Arthur a Dosher Memorial Hospital Mon- t lay night the resignation or Mrs. j j Harriett N. Porter as superin- e tendent was read and accepted. I In a letter that came as a sur- a prise to members of the board 1 Mrs. Porter asked that her resig- a nation become effective at the t convenience of the trustees. She c added "I appreciate the kindness and trust you have shown me . . . *and it has been a great pleasure |i to work with you". The meeting was presided over j by C. Ed. Taylor, chairman of the board, and was attended by the following members: E. C. I _ Woodbury, Captain J. I. Davis, R. | L. Thompson and J. D. Sutton. I Following a discussion in which I Mr. Woodbury moved that action | on the resignation be deferred un-' til the next meeting, it finally was moved by Captain Davis that c! the resignation be accepted with of many regrets and that the same bt should take effect following a con- q ference with the hospital staff th and the election of a successor. :er Mrs. Porter came here in 1930 | to assume the duties of superintendent of the hospital follow- p. (Continued on page 4) 3,' ' at Bishop Darst te To Fill Pulpit9 rc Bishop Thomas C. Darst will pe make his annual visit to St. Phil- at lips Episcopal church Sunday and bj will preach at the 11 o'clock or hour. Confirmation of new members bt and other business of the church! st will be consummated on this oc- j Pi casion. j Duck Hunting S Open Wedne After great numbers of ducks I and geese had formerly winter- s ed in the Southport area, a few c years ago found the birds rath- t er scarce. Three years ago I hunters observed that ducks c were apparently more numer- f ous than in previous recent years. Two years ago the in- a crease was still more evident t and last winter found them i very plentiful. v Now, to judge by pre-season t reports, ducks are more numer- s ous than they have been at | t any time during the past sev- c eral decades. They have been c around here in great numbers r for more than a month and the c birds are daily increasing. Sat- a urday, visitors at Long Beach, 1 seven miles below Southport, i reported ducks on the long pond a as being as thick as blackbirds. 1 The same abundance is being 1 reported all along the Bruns- f wick coast. By day the birds a scatter to feed in the numerous a freshwater ponds and streams, j 1 ST. A Goc 4-PAGES TODAY on Wins In ining Contest bz A.-je-Old Adage Tha ys Goes Without Shoes ihat a shoemaker's familj e same token the family o. pected to follow anything it-home program. ffislf .A Qk <*JMpKE BEy* ' T" ' HHm MRS. J. E. DODSON sicrriQ As iperintendent Clerk Of Court Poison Victim Sam T. Bennett, Brunswick ounty clerk of court, is reovering at Dosher Memorial lospital from an attack of itomaine poison suffered Frilay night. According to reports, his case ras unusually severe and for a ime his condition was considred critical. Cause of the illless is said to have been some ish he ate at noon that day n a Wilmington cafe. Considrably improved Monday, Mr. iennett was able to be up and ibout the hospital. It has been earned that he may bring suit igalnst the management of the iafe where he believes he received the poison food. loyal Arabassado District Meeting runswick County Boys Will Attend The Meeting Scheduled To Be Held In Clinton The Royal Ambassador Con' ave of the Wilmington Division which Brunswick is a part, will ! held in the first Baptisi uurch of Clinton, beginning wit! ie usual banquet 5 p. m. Novnber 10, and closing, Novembei th at 2:30 p. m. All R. A. Boys; Counselors istors, W. M. U. Presidents, anc d vice-presidents are urged tc ;tend. If there is no R. A. Chapr in your church, then any boys 16 years may attend. The only expense is a smal gistration fee, and of course, ex:nse to and from Clinton. Bee id breakfast will be providec r the Clinton women, also lunch i Saturday. An interesting program has :en arranged. Besides the outanding address by Dr. Scotl atterson, Missionary to Africa (Continued on page 4) eason To sday, Nov. 15 .ate afternoons find them aslembling at points, mostly very lose to the coast, to spend he nights in sheltered spots, t is in the late evenings and larly mornings that the great lights of the birds are seen. Last week's cold spell, cloudy ind rainy, evidently deterred he birds from traveling much nland to freshwater points. It vas during such weather that he Long Beach reports deicribed the birds as being on he pond. There were no parti:ular hours when the numbers if the birds were especially loticable. With the cold and loudy days they remained on tnd around the pond all day ong. The hunting season for ducks ind geese opens on November [5, just one week from today. Vaterfowl hunting permits rom the Federal Government ire necessary for duck hunters, ilong with state and county icenses. ATE 1 id News paper Ir Southport, N. C., Wedn W. R. Lingle To I Head Red Cross t Safety Program Campaign Is Designed To V Cut The Appalling Total H Of Deaths And Injuries ' j Caused By Home Accidents DESIGNED TO MAKE C PEOPLE CAREFUL Common Idea Is To Pre- F ! sume That Automobiles Cause All Our Accidental Deaths; Facts Shown Participating in the nation-wide campaign to bring about a reduc- ic tion in the "appalling total of tt j death and injuries caused by home C land farm accidents", the Brans- 17 | wick County Red Cross chapter ? ; today appealed for the coopera tion of all adults in this under- 81 taking in which the school chil- bi dren of Brunswick have already d enlisted. W. R. Lingle with head w the county-wide drive. "It is a startling and unpleas- bi ant fact that home accidents are g ! responsible for more than one- a -1 third of the total number of n ! deaths from all accidents, and t! I that the farm accident death toll It is greater than that of any other s| occupation or industry", declared w Mr. Lingle. S] "This does not take into ac- ai . count," he said, "the tremendous jr total of nonfatal injuries and the direct cost of medical attention V( and wage loss. National Safety tl j Council statistics show that in f( I addition to the 31,500 who lost 8j j their lives in home accidents in r, 1938 there were 4,650,000 injured, d ' including 140,000 who sustained jt permanent disabilities, and that h, the direct costs of these deaths n and injuries were approximately hi $600,000,000. ti "Accidental deaths in the home", Mr. Lingle said, "are c chiefly the result of falls, which 10| last year took 16,500 lives, or [ s< 52 per cent of the total. The next J ai most important type was burns j s| and explosions, which accounted tl for 5,300 deaths. Poisoning, not n including gas, was responsible for e< 1,600 deaths; mechanical suffocation, 1,200, most of whom were bi infants; poison gases, 1,000; fire- ti I arms, 1,000 and all other causes, j fc 14,900. Among the latter are listed tl electric shock, injuries from w household pets and from kitchen si and other household equipment." r< Deaths from work accidents on tl ; farm numbered about 4,300 last j V 11 year, or 26 per cent of the all- hi industries total, it was revealed, w f The total number of farm acci- si i dents was estimated in excess of w 100,000, and the two principal ] e< ( agents of farm accidents were j r machinery and animals, which to- ( | gether accounted for more than ^ one-half of the farm accident deaths. Other agents cited were excessive heat, largely resulting from : I work in the fields, 10 per cent; . 1 falls, nine per cent; vehicular ac- J ' cidents, nine per cent, and lightn1 ing five per cent. Another four ' per cent were killed by falling trees and all other types totaled 14 per cent. Emphasis was placed on the G ' fact that it is not reasonable to P ' put the blame for such accidents K on the agent when the real causa, it ! more often than not, lies with the oi individual, in the exercise of poer , c< 1 judgment, or his lack of knowl-1 si " edge, experience, or skill. ei The school children of Bruns- si ' wick County, together with mil-1 c< 1 lions of others in public, private I ei and parochial schools throughout! st ' the country, will co-operate with o! ' the Red Cross by taking home oj check lists of accident hazards' w > commonly found in the home and 1 oi on the farm. |si "This method of accident pre-1 tl (Continued on page 4) t a P.-T. A. District jj Names Director 5 K Mrs. Alderman, Of Wil- ^ mington, Is Honored At j. District P.-T. A. Session r Held At Magnolia On a; Saturday ir MAGNOLIA, Nov. 6.?Mrs. A. hi M. Alderman, of Wilmington, was ir elected director of the Eighth ^ district of the North Carolina ^ Congress of Parents and Teach- tl ers, at a meeting of the organi- J, zation held here Saturday. j tc Mrs. Alderman had served as i io co-director during the past year, c Mrs. Beckwith, of Fayetteville, D was elected co-director for the B year 1939-40. About 250 members were pres- ei ent at the meeting, which was le presided over by Mrs. C. E. C Stephens, of Council. ir The gathering was opened with jc the devotional led by L. H. Fus- y< (Continued on page 4) P0R1 i A Good Con iesday, November 8 Requests That Comstock Crew Be Re-employed V. B. Keziah, Secretary Of Southport Civic Club, Writes Congressman J. Bayard Clark To Lend His Help :rew laid off several weeks las Been Rumored That Dredge Is To Be Sold Or Moved To Another District And Replaced In behalf of a number of the ical men who comprise part of j le crew of the U. S. E. Dredge omstock now tied up at Willington, the Southport Civic Club cretary, W. B. Keziah, has writ:n Congressman J, Bayard Clark, sking that the vessel be put ack to work or that another redge be given to the crew, 'hich is composed of 53 men. The Combstock was brought ack from Morehead City on eptember 25th. She was tied up t Wilmington and all of the len with the exception of Caplin Oscar Laine were laid off. he captain remained with the lip as a care-taker, and it as understood she was to be injected by a dredging company id possibly purchased for use i South America. Meanwhile another and larger sssel was to be sent here and le crew of the Comstock trana>rred to it as a unit. The injection was held, according to :ports, but the dredging people id not find the vessel suited for s requirements. The Comstock as remained tied up and the 53 ten crew continues idle, as they ave been since the vessel was ed up on September 25th. The request to Congressman lark was that he use his good tfices in having the new ship >nt in as speedily as possible nd placed in charge of the Comtock's old officers and crew, if le Comstock is not to be imlediately reconditioned and placi back in service. In addition to the Comstock jing reputedly too small for the fpe of work she has been per>rming in this district, it is said lat her hopper and other parts ill have to undergo an extenve overhauling before she is; :stored to service, if such are le intentions of the government, ftth this being the case, it is aped the new and larger boat ill be sent in here and the Comtek sent to some other district hen her overhauling is completJ. iouthport Man Is Near Winner ohn Boyd Finch Was One Of Ten Finalists In Na-1 tion-Wide Song Writers Contest Just Closed The contest of the Song Hit uild Advisory Board, headed by \ aul Whiteman, Guy Lombardo, j ay Kyser and Billy Rose, made | s final selection of the nation's itstanding amateur authors and >mposers following an intensive x-months search for undiscov-ed talent. The Guild's unusual fstem of amateur-professional illaboration gives unknown writrs the opportunity to write with >me of the leading tunesmiths f the day. The noted music firm' f Santly-Joy-Select, Inc., has forarded advance royalties totaling j ,ie thousand dollars and profes- j onal songwriter's contracts to le folowing successful participnts: Clarence E. Brandon, Jr., St. ouis, Mo.; O. Millard Smith, anibridge City, Ind.; John A. icCollom, Jr., and Larry T. Mac lose, Fullerton, Pa.; Lorraine loody, Santa Paula, Cal.; Jack jellin, Detroit, Mich.; Walter R. ehl, Milwaukee, Wis.; Royal larsh, West Roxbury, Mass.; ames Lipet, Providence, R. I.; aymond C. Thomas, Indianpolis, Ind.; and Dorothy B. Norlan, Kinston, Ont., Canada. The Advisory Board awarded onorable mention to the followig ten finalists: Mary M. Moody, /est Newton, Pa.; Barbara V. rr, Roseburg, Ore.; Herbert E. /ayman, Zephyr Hills, Fla.; Berla Frich, Cobden, 111.; Russell Devitt, Palmyra, Wis.; Z. Payin Pfander, Clarinda, Iowa; Marin Lewis, Secaucus, N. J.; Henry room, Lordsburg, N. M.; Clara un, Apermont, Texas; and John oyd Finch, Southport, N. C. The Song Hit Guild, headquart ed in the heart of Tin Pan AIy at 1619 Broadway, New York ity, has completed plans for the auguration of its second proct, to begin November 1st, this ;ar. Amateur songwriters can (Continued on page 4) r pil lmunity ( 1939 publish Mrs. Estelle T Is Feden Annual Fall Federation Meet Evening At Bolivia Scl Mrs. Estelle T. Smith, di agent of Raleigh, will be the annual fall federation meeting Clubs, service clubs and hom< day night at Bolivia. The meeting will begin at 6:30*o'clock with a picnic supper and all club members are urged to come and bring their husbands and a well-filled picnic basket. The federation program will get underway at 7:30 o'clock, to be followed by a program of recreational features directed by Mrs. Marion S. Dosher, home agent. During the evening there will be interesting musical features, including the Bolivia high school glee club, under the direction of Mrs. George H. Cannon, and by Hickman's Harmonica and his harmonizers. Mrs. Jesse Purvis, of Ash, Federation president, will preside over the session. _ Waterfront Fin Night Burr * Ji M. E. Conference At Fayetteville The Methodist conference ! L convenes today in Fayetteville with Bishop William Walter Peele presiding. Several dele- ]y gates from Brunswick county | plan to attend at least a part of the session. It is likely that a change In pastors for the Southport charge will lie made, for this marks the end of a four-year stay at Trinity Methodist d? church for Rev. E. M. Hall, he It appears probable that Rev. ' C. N. Phillips will be returned to the Shallotte charge and | ?' that Rev. W. J. Freeman will at return to his Zion .Methodist j church charge. jp? W. CUTMeeting ; Is Held Sunday * County - Wide Meeting Is la. Held And Program Forirc Coming Year Discussed; Many Churches Repre- p' sented ^ At Mt. Pisgah church Sunday ai a meeting was held in which th plans were made for the coming in associationai year in Brunswick. at The superintendent, Mrs. B. R. fr Page, and Young People's Leader, w Mrs. Dennis Hewett, called the i meeting of all officers and inter- j ested ones so that they might!A talk over the different phases of clc the work and deciae how better' ye to co-operate this year to ac- I1 complish more good. The response ' was very gratifying, and a fairly 1 large audience listened while of- J ficers made talks on the differ-! ent phases of the work. Then j others made suggestions and it i was finally decided that the of- n ficers visit weak Societies or' M churches where there are no So- of cieties an dtell them of the work | in being done, help them organizej di and keep them going. Officers present besides the 1 de (Continued on page 4) j st From Now On Ii Admiral Because of the feat of Char- . t lie Trott, employee of Southern [ I Craft Corporation, and Captain I Tom' Galloway in carrying a 1 a barge load of pulpwood from p Lockwoods Folly bridge to the d inland waterway it is possible 1 that the government will re- n move certain obstructions from j e the Lockwoods Folly river t channel and open it up for navigation. v Everybody in the Supply sec- v tion laughed at Charlie when s he began plans to load a barge I at the bridge. In fact, owners v of the barge, which cost over I $10,000, were skeptical about e bringing the craft up the river, p Once there, though, the pressure was on Trott and his part- f ner to load her and get out o the river safely. o Natives were saying the t name of the stream would have T OT ED EVERY WEDNESDAY Smith ' ition Speaker ing Will Be Held Friday >ool; Picnic Supper < strict home demonstration ! principal speaker at the ; of Brunswick county 4-H i demonstration clubs Frili jd MRS. ESTELLE T. SMITH < < e Friday ' r-i? < t T is ristt Mouse: i I im Arnold Buying House 1 Was Destroyed By Fire ' Of Unknown Origin In ' Blaze Which Began Af- J ter Midnight L ARGE LOSS IS !, SUSTAINED IN FIRE i lost Of The Town Turned I Out To Witness The Con- J flagration That Swept ( The Arnold Buildings And Boats , ; * , Fire early Saturday morning j sstroyed the Arnold Seafood j >use on waterfront causing dam-j ] ;e estimated up to $8,000, none >1 which was covered by insur-1J ice. Included in the loss was the ; icking and storage shed, num- j i ous valuable nets, marine mot- jJ s, one boat that was under con-' ruction, damage to another, and veral hundred dollars worth of i e<yi seafood. Fire was discovered about 1:30 ' m. by Ray Richards, who 10ms at the R. VV. Davis' near- ' r, and within a short time a 1 x>cl part of the town's popu-1 tion had turned out to witness ' le spectacle of flames licking ' lgrily at the sky. The northeasterly wind blew 1 le fire away from other build- ' gs, but had the blaze occurred ; a time when the wind was om the southwest the entire aterfront would have been eningered. The property was owned by Jim mold, veteran Southport seafood :aler, who will continue this ( lar's operations in make-shift \ larters. ; \Jegro Held On j Murder Count i i A coroner's jury in session here ' lursday night ordered Andrew j i cMillan, Jr., held under bond, < $1,500.00 for the fatal shoot-1 g of his father the week before j iring a family argument. The negro youth pleaded self i fense and his attorney was subianted by his mother. t Will Be Charlie Trott o be changed from Lockwoods | folly to Trott's Folly. The barge was 32x115 feet | .nd 160 cords of pulpwood were liled on her, sinking her to a I Iraft of six and one-half feet. Tien the men set forth on their i neandering course that twist- j d and turned them 25-miles j hrough the swamps. Only once, according to Trott, j . as there trouble. That was j /hen they ran aground of a I nag near the end of their trip, for a time it appeared that the | enture was indeed ill fated. I Jut finally the barge was floatd and the voyage was comileted. TBere followed much crow or the natives to eat, generusly served them by none ither than Mr. Trott, who, from henceforth, will be Admiral j rrott to you, Sir, [ The Pilot Covers Brunswick County $1.50 PER YEAR Fail To Settle Issue In Slot ; Machine Cases Case Against B. M. Hornsby Nol Prossed Without Cost To County, But Judgment In The Caa? Against I. S. McCaskill Continued LENGTHY DOCKET CLEARED MONDAY Cases Covering Wide Variety Of Offenses Were Tried Monday Before The Recorder In Recorder's court here Moniay the case against B. M. Hornsjy charging operation of a slot nachine was nol prossed without :ost to the county. I. F. McCaskill, named in the same charge that was made igainst Hornsby, was tried and fudge Walter M. Stanaland reserved judgment in this case. Defense offered by McCaskill in the case was that he had no slot nachines in his place (Long Beach) for operation but that on the night of a recent Forty-andEight meeting over there a group jf the men found a room in which le had two of the illegal machines stored and went in. If they played the machines, he said, it vas without his knowledge or consent. Prosecuting witness." Sheriff Ed Leonard and Mag rripp testified that on the followng day they went to Long Beach to locate the machines, which vere of old one-armed bandit varety, and found the door to the -oom locked. McCaskill granted Lhem permission to enter. Then :hey played the machines and were paid off, they said. Calvin Roberson, Mose Brown ind Jesse Lee Wright, colored, faced charges of manufacturing liquor. The first two pleaded guilty and the latter was convicted. Each was required to pay a fine }f $33.35 and to pay one-third the costs each. Jesse Galloway, colored, was found not guilty of operating a notor vehicle ^ while under the influence of liquor. Rudolph Harrington, white, pleaded guilty to charges of Irunken driving. He was required to pay a fine of $50.00, the costs mil his licenses was revoked for 12 months. Robert D. Tines, colored, pleadid guilty to charges of driving an automobile without a driver's license. Sentence of 90 days on the roads was suspended upon payment of a fine of $25.00 and costs. The charge against Roy Grissett, white, for attempted rape was ammended to assault upon a female. Sentence of 12 months an the roads was suspended upon payment of a fine of $200.00 and costs, the defendant to remain of good behavior for two years. Ermon Clemmons, white, pleaded guilty to charges of drunk driving. He was fined $50.00 and (Continued on page 4) Buys New Boat For (Julf Fishing Captain H. T. Watts has purchased a 45-foot sport fishing wat for use in Gulf Stream operitions next spring and summer. The heat is the Sea Hirl and she will have sleeping accommolations for parties of six, in addition to her crew. It is understood that she will be outfitted with three motors, two of them medum size and with a large central >ne. Tide Table Following Is the tide table for Soutbport during the next week. These hours are approximately correct and were furnished The State Fort Pi let through the courtesy of the Cape Fear Pilot's Association High Tide Law tup TIDE TABLE Thursday, November 9 5:43 a. m. 11:57 a. m. 6:0"! p. m. Friday, November 10 6:30 a. m. 0:15 a. m. 6:50 p. m. 13:50 p. m. Saturday, November 11 7:14 a. m. 1:04 a. m. 7:34 p. m. 1:40 p. m. Sunday, November 13 7:57 a. m. 1:51 a. m. 8:18 p. m. 3:37 p. m. Monday, November 13 8:41 a. m. 3:36 a. in. 9:03 p. m. 3:13 p. m. Tuesday, November 14 9:35 a. m. 3:19 a. in. 9:48 p. m. 3:57 p. m. Wednesday, November 15 10:13 a. m. 4:01 a. m. 10:37 p. m. 4:39 p. ra. A