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i H _ ?Lst Of The Newi 9 \I1 The Time B JfELEVEN NO. . 'Jctments Now mjns Made In ?ax Foreclosuri Of Application Fo ?^Bft Of Ejectment I H", To Defendants ? I B.enty-Seven Tax Suit H The Cnunty iMISSIONERS IN B SESSION MONDA Biopointment Of Chai BlU,e Was Comnleted V j settlement Made ^Br,r 1937 Collections 01 th0 boarc' of counf f. >i .s met Monday in re ^Btheir most imporl Bii-iess being to swear i B-'svrsck county tax collet B.,..-t for the 1937 lev [" with hint upon tli B an insolvent list of $22 H[. ir. i sale certificates i ; of $39,642.96. ccrtif B . collections in th W. <:?.987.8S and release Hi. bv the board in th K. of $1,691.24. Williams was rc-apnoin I.. - r of the county horn I .. c: anted a salary of $15 I -b. ar. increase of S25.C th order that he coul v . woman assistant in th $t George appeared b< H board and donated bair for use in the count It 7 - os the property c I v - Sarah Potter Ruar I: wis the will of the famil I'.i lispensation be made. I - in, who last wee I tract of his pr< I recently was forccloi I taxes, came back Monda I hia other propert; I sheriff's deputies dii L Ed Sj it row, colored, froi [- after foreclosure an I proceedings had bee [ it : \Yr:ts of possession i per ca -es will be applied ft p.e commissioners at the Jat k :erm of court, and notice I li effect has gone forth to tt p? concerned. They are: 1 X. Mintz, Will McKinnoi G Hewett H. M. Potter. 1 Prink. A. S. Hewett. C. ( C. B. D Lewis, R. M. Powcl he: Merrick. A. W. Bento: H Corbett. William Lofti: ' Perkins. Newman Fulfor Rabon. J. J. McCoy. J. I \V. P.. Holden, Mrs. > D. E. Mitchell. E. 1 Ml P.cubcn Thomas Caiso A Bctiton. James A. Evcrct 1 Caison. E. H. Hayes, D. Sham. F. A. Coleman. ilinnuent Tax . r Collector Bus1 ? I Appears That Bondhoh M:: Arc Forcing Cit Bothers To Take Fin Hftand In Tax Collection is a convincing note Loughlin's voice nowada; B he has a heart-to-heart ta ^P> Southport citizens regardir ^P" tlinqucnt tax accounts. m-1* ho assumed the role f -wit tax collector two weel ^P he has laid the groundwoi H' wholesale collection of the. Hnu<. accounts. "Now." 1 "I'm getting down to tl ^P business. Many persons ha' F in at.iI paid up. but othe P putting me off. That's < B3'- Plenty of folks really dor ^P: the money available, b Bm y tell me to come ba< ^P they fail to pay me. then I' ' going to institute foreel ^P proceedings or levy on the property. is not my idea", he co ' "'tor is it the idea of tl Continued 011 page 6) Bolivia High Teams Win Tw Shallotte Tean j*t Night In First Gan rf Season Between Tv Bounty Schools ' .w high school basketbi tr,ok a double header fro B^-lf last night on the Boliv The boys racked up a Hg 'ctory while the girls we ^Pj^kl in their 29 to 17 w; -1 scorer in the boy's co ;/as I toy Rabon with B.y. followed by D. Scllc ' Bellamy led Shallotte wi (> ^P^-rinc Stone led the Boli\ hi the girl's game wh Hty' Was outstanding for t i TH1 45 Famous P [ Is Mc >r Dr. R. C. Daniel Owns Two s Daughters Of This n Record Breaker s Headers familiar with the old simile, "Like a bull in a china 1 j shop" doubless will wonder | 1 what a cow is doing on the front page, but there's a rea- i l* ] son. An effort is made to run : only pictures of local interest on the front page, so we con- , fine our subjects to local y scenes, local people or to peo- ; pie telated to residents of Brunswick. The latter classifin cation holds our justification j n i for running the accompanying j photo of "Eminent Queen's Fav-' orite Flower" matriarch of the y purebred Jersey herd at Wile I lard test farm. 1 This 17-year-old aristocrat is j n i mother, grandmother or great j i- j grandmother of each of the 31 ie cows in the test farm herd. But | s the local angle on her is that ic | two of her daughters recently were purchased by Dr. R. C. , t- Daniel for his Magnolia Dairy. ! ic ??2 Mintz Chosen As County Chairman y For Jackson Day >f J j y Campaign Will Culminate With A Mammoth Jackie son Day Dinner In Ral> eigh On January 8th PURPOSE TO RAISE CAMPAIGN FUNDS ^ Under Mintz's Leadership, Brunswick County Expec:n ted To Complete Its n j Quota )r i- Success of the Jackson Dayi :o Campaign in Columbus county is le indicated by appointment of R. J J. Lamb as county chairman. An- J n, nouncement to this effect has just; p. been made by State Director John I 3. D. Larkins, Jr. I II, The purpose of this campaign,, n,, which began last week and will n, culminate in a mammoth Jackson , d, Day Dinner at Raleigh on Jan-i. uary 8th, is to raise money for J. the Democratic campaign and i IT. | convention next year. North Carn, olina and Columbus county have t, I established reputations for exceedJ. j ing expectations in similar cf; forts. Last year, with no election j j i campaign in the immediate offing, the state raised more than' '' ? .Ulln-B Thie voflr ICI1 inousaim uuiiaiij. iuid j i.?. ir demands upon the party treasury' 7 will be much heavier by reason of the election next fall and the j J. convention this coming summer. . A speaker of national reputa-' \ tion has been secured for the cele-1, IJ1 ' J (Continued on page 6J 3 in Shallotte Man , ik Seriously Hurti1 ig !' B. M. Stanley. Shallotte man,! 1 of was painfully injured Saturday ' <a night when she was nit by an ^ automobile driven by Brown j se (Walker, employee of the highway j 1e force working out of Shallotte,] lc on the Whiteville road. j ke Tile injured man was rushed to rs Southport in Northrop's ambul-j] ance and was treated at Dosher:, 11 Memorial Hospital. He sustained jj ut a broken leg and a severe scalp < laceration. The driver of the car m | was ordered placed under bond j I pending investigation. ir ; I "e They Ought Tc Us Before The water turkey, or snake j bird, is common enough in Q Brunswick county coastal sec| tions but it is doubtful if many J people know that this is the I only part of North Carolina le in which the glossy black and 10 greenish tinged birds may be j found. At least, Jonathan Daniels in all writing the genera) background im and natural setting matter of 'ia North Carolina for the North j 22 Carolina Guide, says: "This re great bird is seen only in in. Brunswick county." n- The water turkey is not men101 tioned in any of the smaller rs | dictionaries, but any of the j th standard encyclopedias give I general information under the da j classifications of both water ile I turkey and snake bird, he j The favorite swimming posi! tion of the bird is to have Only 15 ! ST/ A Good 4-PAGES TODAY 1urebred Ji ither Of C it t Already he owned one of her grand-daughters and one of her j grandsons was brought here j last year as a future herd sire. J Importation of this purebred j stock, as fine as may be found j anywhere in North Carolina, is I the most encouraging livestock | news of recent months. It i Postmaster Ad To Delay C ; f May Energize Lines 1 Monday, Dec. 18th It wan learned unofficially J this morning that officials in \ charge of the Brunswick Elec- i trie Membership Corporation j hope to be able to energize that part of the project lying within Brunswick county on Monday, December 18. ITie engineers is now in the county inspecting the completed work, and as soon p.s he has tr completed his job the current j* will be turned on. .Meanwhile, |? home owners are feverishly J J rushing the job of having their 8 residence wired. 1 ? . E. M. Pearson of Whiteville ! has been named maintenance f man for the Brunswick Elcc- jc trie Membership Corporation. * Trespassers In f Recorder's Court I i; Defendants In Three Of t The Five Cases Tried On r Monday Before Judge 1 Walter M. Stanaland Up t On That Charge ? ' S In three of the seven cases tried Monday before Judge Walter M. Stanaland the defendants were jp for trespassing. Leon Williamson, white, plead- t :d guilty to charges of trespass , md hunting without license. Judgment was suspended upon * payment of a fine of $25.00 and t cne-half the costs of his case. His fine was remitted. t C. J. Bland, white, was found sot guilty of charges of trespas- v sing, but judgment was with held f In another case charging him c with assault. ( Elward Siblett, white, was . found guilty of carrying a concealed weapon. Judgment was su- 1 spended upon payment of a fine ' of $50.00 and costs. i Fred McDonald, white, pleaded , guilty to charges of assault and (Continued on Page ill ^ ) Have Told ; Thanksgiving, only its narrow head and long neck protuding from the water. It can go just under the surface, with only its head exposed or with all the head and neck. Seen with only its head and neel: protuding from the water, it very much resembles 1 a swimming snake and this ac- I counts for its often being cal- 1 led a snake bird. 1 It lives on fish, is strongly ' webb footed and, naturally, is ' a powerful swimmer. It can ap parently go a mile or more 1 entirely submerged and with < nothing to indicate its presence in the water. Fishermen < often see the head of the fowl < come suddenly to the surface 1 within a short distance from i where they may be working 1 and those who are not in the i know invariably take it to 1 be a swimming snake. 1 Shopping D; HE 1 News paper I Southport, N. C., W< nsey ows Here means that eventually the bull calves will be sold to other en- j terprising farmers of the county : and that the general grade of ; cattle will be improved. In fact, . George Danford out at Bolivia already owns one of the calves and Robert Jones has another one. vises Not hristmas Mail 'ostal Employees Here Are Famous For Their Holiday Service, But They Need Co-operation Of Patrons iPECiAL SCHEDULE CHRISTMAS WEEK 'ostmaster Yaskell Points Out Possibility Of Doing Pre-Christmas Mailing With Date Release If you want your Christmas nail service to be satisfactory, hen it isn't any too early tobe;in making definite plans about our holiday postal transactions ays Postmaster L. T. Yaskell, of South port. The local postoffice has been amous in years past for the ourteous and efficient manner in rhich it has handled the heavy 'hristmas mail. One reason has icon the nlanning ahead that has icen done by Postmaster Yaskell. This year he begins his annual .dmonition with "Mall early, trap securely and address plainy". He calls special attention to i new mailing service this season, hat of permitting the patrons to nail their packages when they ike with the understanding that he parcels will leave the local ifficc on whatever date is dclired by the sender. Once the big rush commences, he local postofficc head suggests hat each patron can at least ince each day for packages, and hat boxholders clear their boxes wicc each day. He suggests that imc and trouble will be saved by hose who rent a box. For the convenience of South>ort people the local postofficc vill remain open from 8 a. m. to i p. m. Monday through Frilay on the week proceeding Christmas. On Saturday, Dcccm>er 23, the office will open at 8 t. m. and will remain open until r:30 p. m. On all these days the noney order window will close at 1:30 o'clock. Mrs.Emma Inman Passes Sunday Funeral And Interment At The New Britton Baptist Church Monday; Had Been In Poor Health For Some Time (News Reporter Correspondence) Mrs. Emma Inman an aged ady of the Freeland community lassed away at her home there Sunday. Although she had been in ,-cry poor health for a long time he had not been confined to her red for many weeks. Her husrand. the late Jefferson Inman. rreceeded her to the grave scv;ral years ago. Funeral services were conduct:d at New Britten Baptist church jf which she was a member on Monday afternoon. Interment was nade in the church cemetery. Surviving arc one son, William Inman, and one daughter, Mrs. Isaac Benton. Several other children lave preceeded her to the grave. ays Before C P0R1 n A Good Con ednesday, December 6 Brunswick Man Asking $10,000 In Damage Suit 5. T. Bennett, Clerk Of Brunswick County Superior Court, Has Brought Suit Against Puritan Cafe Owners ACTION FOLLOWS alleged poison Brunswick County Man Alleges In His Complaint That F o o d Received There Poisoned Him Antonios Roondos and James Marcis, trading and doing business as the Puritan Cafe, Wilmington, have bften named defendants in a suit for $10,000.00 being brought by S .T. Bennett, well known Brunswick county man, who alleges in his complaint that he recently suffered painful and serious illness' as a result of seafood eaten at the above named cafe. Mr. Bennett alleges that "On the 3rd day of November, 1939, the plaintiff entered the defendants' place of business, and after asking a waitress in said place of business if they had good, fresh flounders, ordered a flounn?r Hinrpr When the said floun tier dinner was served to this plaintiff he attempted to eat same, but having eaten part of said dinner, he realised that said flounder was not fresh and had a peculiar odor and taste, and the plaintiff there-upon got up and paid for said dinner and left said cafe". The plaintiff further complains that the flounder was " . . in a decomposed condition and unfit for food, and poisoned the plaintiff, causing the plaintiff to become sick, nauseated and vomiting and to suffer great and excruiciating pain within a few minutes after he had eaten said flounder." t Detailing the expense, suffering jgnd inconvenience that he auffer|ed as a result, the complaint alleges that this was caused by the " . . unlawful, wanton, careless and willful negligent acts of the defendants." The plaintiff asks for damages in the amount of J $10,000.00, and is represented by IS. B. Frink, Southport attorney. In an answer filed Tuesday morning by Clayton C. Holmes, counsel for the defendants, each of the last six complaints is de[nied; and in further defense it is stated by the defendants "That | they operate and have operated a (Continued on page 6) ? i m. f uneral Kites For Mrs. Ruark Aged Member Of One Of Southport's Most Prominent Families Succumbs ! To Extended Illness At Her Home Here Mrs. Sarah Potter Ruark died at her residence here Thursday evening following an extended illness. She was 82 years of age. The deceased was the widow of j the late J. B. Ruark, who was one of Southport's prominent | merchants and businessmen for many years, and was a member of one of the city's most highly respected families. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. R. C. St. George, of Southport and Mrs. J. H. Stone, of Wilmington; and five sons, Robert Ruark, Raleigh, J. W. Ruark, and C. G. Ruark of Southport, B. W. Ruark of Park Ridge, 111., and Dr. W. T. Ruark of Beckley, W. Va. Funeral sen-ices were conducted [Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock (Continued on page 6) Local P.-T. A. Thursday Nite {Regular Monthly Meeting Of Local Association Will Be Held Thursday Evening In High School Auditorium | The regular Southport high school Parent-Teacher meeting will be held Thursday evening al 7:30 o'clock. The associations topic for the month is "Socia Hygiene". The fourth grade will have charge of the devotion and wit present a play, "The Road T( Happiness." Jack Garrison wil speak on the topic, "Developing i Christian Pcsonality". A gooc crowd is expected for this meet i ing and officers feel that it wil I be a great help to all those thai : are present. I " hristmas r pil nmunity tf 1939 PUBUSHE Committee t On Plans 1 Count W. P. Horton Is 1 Announce I Lieutenant Governor Is Fi'jt Candidates For Democratic Formal Annou Lientenant Governor Wilkins P. Horton, of Pittsboro, announced 1 formally Sunday that he would ? seek the democratic nomination | for Governor of North Carolina. | j At least five other Democrats , |: have told friends they intend to | j run, but Mr. Morton's is the first '( j formal anouncement to be made. , | j The avowed, but unannounced. f I gubernatorial candidates are: J. | M. Broughton, of Raleigh, Mayor | Tom Cooper, of Wilmington, Lee | ; Gravely, of Rocky Mount, A. J. I j Maxwell, Commissioner of Reve- i| nuc, and Willis Smith, of Ral- \ eigh' K i Mr. Horton said that he would ?| i issue a formal statement on his f| views on public questions at a' I later date. Governor Hoey early last Spring urged would-be candidates not to announce their candidacies for about six months. Although that period has expired, each of pre ! the candidates appeared reluctant wa to make the first move. j not The lieutenant-governor, in an j rur official statement handed to the' idc Brunswick Plan Are Written I * " Ea Jack Frost Makes j Late Appearance > i i i ?? | On Monday, November 27, ?( { Jack Frost put his finishing : touch on summer greener)', the latest date for a killing frost -p., since 1922, according to official weather bureau figures. e On that morning the mcrI cury dropped to the 27-degreo I mark, low reading for the fall thus far. Highest temperature recorded for the month was Br | 75-degrees on November 11. |tei November was a dry month, fix ! a total precipitation of only to I .66 inches rainfall being re- jn | corded here. There were 17 pa rlear days and 13 cloudy days. yP| 1 Prevailing winds were north or en northeast. I ||s] Mintz Presides t thi Over Meeting, J I thi Cape Fear District Alumni fo' Association Of N. C. S State College Met Satur- sql day Night In Wilmington po I enl R. I. Mintz, vicc-prcsidcnt of pi i the Cape Fear District Alumni ing Association of N. C. State Col- sul I lege was called upon Saturday an' j night to preside over the meeting ( j in Wilmington in the absence of ml the president, W. C. P. Bethel!. The meeting was thrown into Eel > an extended controversary by a , message read by Lt. Colonel Gil| lette in which he urged that out-, (, j sidcrs cease their meddling with the affairs of the college. Col Harrelson, dean of State College, also was in attendance. Brunswick county men who at- be( | tended were J. E. Dodson, Le- brt ]Roy Mintz, and R. O. Johnson, ha: | who took this occasion to pre- iou (Continued on page 6) atl jCoast Guard To After Stormy ' The engine of their 55-foot j ' yacht disabled and the sails w ripped to ribbons, Captain Mose ( bi Daniel and his mate, Robert ci Youler, both of Brunswick, , i Ga? concluded a hazardous six ti ; day voyage here late yesterday \ ]1; t evening aboard the Remora. I y i They were six days out from g| 1 Morehcad City and were, osten- : sibly bound south. However, ac- j : cording to Captain Daniel, they 1 were 150-miles north east of the ) Frying Pan lightship when the cl 1 Coast Guard Cutter Modoc c' i sighted their signal of distress ^ i early Tuesday morning and put " a line aboard to tow them to p 1 Southport. The Modoc was on w t patrol when she sighted the dis- tl tress signal. tl 1 OT D EVERY WEDNESDAY las Been W c "o Form Bru y Chamber ( * First To c'i :or Governor J 1 i Of 5ever~! Prospective Nomination To Make pQ ncemont JnM ? L? i ^ ' jM I nier Bos Bp* i ^^^Bl i tor HP' i ? HF^B^ w - P. HORION - ShQ ??????????? J^y ss in Raleigh, stated that he s coming forth with his an-1 incement in order to quietI Jr nors that he had abandoned the 1 a of running for governor. jask, on | whi tations f; I yvs r l Up In Book | Dec rly History Of Orton can Showing Former Owners late And Their Work On This of Property included In, e''. North Carolina Book org JNTINUATION OF ^ TOURS OF CAROLINA one seci lis Section Has Been Lib- moi rally Treated In Publi- woi cation Gotten Out By of State Department . 1 Mo: (This is a continuation of the JJ1,0 w. unswick county descriptive mat- 1))a and review of same taken r im the North Carolina Guide the Old North State, a book which the North Carolina De- _ rtment of Conservation and Dc- Its lopment and the Federal Writi' Project colaborated in ptibtiing and distributing. The first this series of articles was publied in The State Port Pilot on Th ivcmber 29th. They will run rough several weeks.) ] jniyix mi iwix iwuun- j d) On a high bluff overlooking ( 2 river is the mansion, in a mal setting of boxwoods, g mellias, and azaleas. It is of ort ck, painted white, almost ma] jarc in a plan, with a Doric p|a, rtico. Above the heavy wooden jng trance door is a small balcony. j0n mensions of the original build- hav f were about 60 by 75 feet, but ser isequcnt owners added wings can :1 modernized the interior. Xi DN ORTON ESTATE-Half a nov Ic southeast of the mansion, is a s I Place Field, the site of Rus- for lborough. This 55-acre tract tha (Continued on page 6) To ailed To Bedside Of Sick Brother ^ I. H. Russ of Southport -has :n caled to the bedside of his . )ther, G. E. Russ, at Tallassce, Fla. The latter is in ser- ^ is condition following a heart , ^ s iws In Craft Time At Sea She towed them to the bar, here they were met and rought in by members of the -ew at Oak Island station. The drinking water supply on le Rcmora was practically exausted when she was found by ( ic cutter. Far out in the gulf ream and buffcttcd by heavy i 2as, winds and the gulf stream dc, she seemed to be embarki on a voyage of her own loosing to Ireland when the utter came along and found er. Captain Daniel and his iatc advised The Pilots rcresentative that the anchor rould not hold the vessel as ley lacked sufficient line for le great depth they were in. ? I I" ' Tie Pilot Covers runswick County $1.50 PER YEAR irking nswick Commerce Ed Taylor Has Been lamed Chairman Of The teering Committee Vhich Will Operate Unit Election Of Board Of "rustees R PROMOTION OF ALL BRUNSWICK nmittce At Work Solicitg Members Of New Organization Who Will Vote In Primary To Be Held Or> December 18 steering committee was namMonday night for the BrunsI < County Chamber of Comce, an organization now be- ; formed by a group of citizens the promotion of the "civic, lomic. commercial, industrial social welfare of the people Brunswick county." . Ed. Taylor was named chairi of the committee, which inled as its other members L. j Vaskell. H. C. Bragaw, C. M. .! .hews, W. M. $ tuna land, H. M. nnon and James M. Harper, rganization plans considered j the group Monday night proi for a membership drive to j conducted by J. J. Loughlin W. B. Keziah and W. M. . naland. Each member will lie J ed to pay the sum of $2.50 a membership, the amount of ch has not yet been definitely irmined. Some favored setting: it $5.00 per year while others ited the figure set at $10.00. s down payment of the dues ties each member to vote in iri'mary election scheduled for t ember 18. At that time 14 didates will be nominated and j r in a direct election a board f seven directors will be electi. tentative constitution for the anization has been drawn and iatterned aftef that of the Wiligton Chamber of Commerce. ! provision is for an executive retary upon whose shoulders f 3t of the work will fall. He | lid be responsible to the board directors of the group. hose attending the meeting a nday night voted to contribute sum of $5.00 weekly to help B. Kcziah, Southport publicity n, with work that he has be- I i and wishes to see continued ding final organization. iprovement For Orton Gardens I is May Seem Impossible I"o Familiar Visitors. But New Features Are Being \dded To Beauty Of Ths Grounds evcral new changes in the on Gardens and walks will ke the Brunswick county show ce much more attractive dur- i H the coming year, in the opin of many Southportcrs who e recently been there to ob re the beauty of the early tellia blossoms. ncidently, the camellias are r showing a lot of blooms as iort of advance demonstration I the winter and spring beauty Jil t will be unfolded in due time. f many people the camellias (Continued on page 6) ride Table Following Is the tide table ir Southport during the next eek. These hours are approimately correct and were furIshed The State Port Pilot trough the courtesy of tbo ape Fear Pilot's Association Jgb Tide Low Tier TIDE TABLE Thursday, December 7 1:29 a. m. 10:47 a. m. 4:50 p. m. 11:03 p. m. Friday, December 8 5:23 a. in. 11:40 a. m, 5:44 p. m. 11:34 p. na. Saturday, Deeember 0 :I2 a. ni. 11:32 p. m. 12:32 p. na Sunday, December 10 3:50 a. m. 0:42 a. na. 7:17 p. nt. 1:22 p. n?> Monday, December 11 7:38 a. m. 1:30 a. IXL 7:58 p. m. 2:08 p. m. Tuesday, December 12 8:20 a. m. 2:1(1 a. m. ' 8:41 p. m. 2:42 p. m. Wednesday, December 13 0:00 a. m. 2:58 a. na, 9:23 p. m. 3:33 p. na