Most Of The News ,\11 The Time ^TWELVE. NO. 5 leHope Tha 1ft Embargo line Cured ' per? Looking With Eag Eyes Toward The BritK; Hopkins Says That K! Embargo Expected 0 Be Lifted lr|5H TASTE FOR s. TOBACCO CAUSE wns Also Says That Kjjn Needs The AddiH?a] Revenue From The Tariff interest to flue 'tobacco growers of Co . t . nr.J of the South v the prediction of Secre d Commerce Harry L. Hop at Washington .:,'!y resumption of British - American tobacco te expected, relieving a serI aisis ir. the American to narket. jai: a statement, that Hiperts had advised him that H,- would resume buying !. .:cco soon because of Ik preference ior American L ar.d also because of the revenue derived from imtaa. formerly one of the fs prime customers for the [stopped buying it from the ^ States shortly after the iepa.n. pleading the necessity esene its buying power for ir.es and munitions and also Refit of cementing its TurkiGiance by buying Turkish STATEMENT [Statement added: tks of tobacco in British bases, according to British stes. are sufficient to meet tmar.ds of manufacturers for about two and one-half years e present rate of consumpiNormal tobacco stocks on are usually sufficient for to three and one-half years). He restrictions on imports rerican tobacco have been illv enforced since the beg of hostilities in Europe September, official British of the ban on American Is was reported on January !? A continuation of this ?uld necessitate use by the ! public, after exhaustion cks now on hand, of cigarand smoking tobacco of ally pure empire tobacco". Kkied that "reports from id point out it will prove Seal to continue such a live policy if the result will a huge loss of income ti taxation of imports from istales, import auues ave been rising steadjmber of years, and r.take of the British from this source conry important part of income. As the war ir.d the government more closely to fin>an of imports from tates, which have alup a major part of ceo stocks, will be ling to prevailing beih circles." hat in 1901 only 1.01 empire leaf tobacco ' British manufacturJune, 1939, the lator which figures are he empire varieties 25.40 per cent of 3. tions For ry Growers Specialist Gives Information For ultrymen In Armring the year North 'triences a surplus of et'gs yet there is genici?-ncy of high qualproducts most of the -("I fewer poorly, fed, or purebred chickens ;ht in weight, poorly legged and with :,, i need more purethat is well fed, soft v.v. uniformly colored, 1 arket value. We ed-colored, dirty, >m.;ed-size eggs and. "t'h quality, strictly I'le eggs. There' ;ht weight, poor qual1 2-ing on the maruln ue destroyed rathJ for food. There are "!' eggs l-eaching the I should be used at of being sold. It prevent a large pcr?ggs lrom getting II 'a to clean them, are dirty they On Page 4) " ' . v. TH1 i it British May Against U. S. Tobacco Crop i. ; Leland-Bolivia Boys Lead Race In Basketball ' As the pre-tournament compaign among Brunswick county high school basketball teams moves into the final stages the Leland and Bolivia boys are deadlocked at the top of the heap. These strong teams have met twice and have divided the games. All other teams in the county have fallen before them in their championship march. Next in line in the boys' division is the Shallotte team which has won gomes over Southport and Waccamaw, but who lost to each of the leaders. Waccamaw has been able to defeat only Southport, and the latter team still is in quest of its first victory in county competition. "? The girls' division shows a j Bolivia sextet that is wading through all local opposition. The Waccamaw lassies are next in line, their only loss being to the leaders. The Leland girls have won from Shallotte and Southport, but have fallen befnrp Rnlivia and Waccamaw. Shallotte has whipped the Southport team, as have all the other girl outfits in the county league, leaving them in the cellar. Better Roads Group To Meet Annual Business Meeting Of Upper Brunswick Bet- J ter Roads Association: Meets At Leland Next I Tuesday The first annual general business meeting of the Upper Brunswick Good Roads Association will be held Tuesday night, February 20, at 8 o'clock in the Leland high school auditorium. This meeting will be for the election of officers to serve the association during the coming year. Members apparently are well pleased with progress made {by their group during its 12 I months and it is hoped that each , one will be able to bring with him or her a new member. In addition to other matters of i interest scheduled to come up at j this time, the chairman will place i before the association the matter I rjrivrorQ for school busses I j w OUUJk UX.V.W j in Brunswick county, j Instead of the usual post card i notice of the coming meeting, I letters are being written members -in order to impress them with the importance of having a full membership in attendance, not I just the officers. Another point) j being stressed is the fact that ! every member, regardless of j place o< residence, is urged to ! attend the Iceland meeting. This j means that those who ordinarily j attend the association's sessions , at Bolivia should be present TuesI day night. , ? | ? Library Open On One Night Beginning the first Tuesday in March the Southport Public Library wil] be open on that night each w"ek in addition to being open on Saturday afternoon. The opening hour will be 7:30 o'clock. This change is being made in answer to several requests from patrons. Lockwoods Folly' Club Meeting The Lockwoods Folly Home Demonstration Club met January 23rd at the home of Mrs. Tali madge Varnam in the regular January meeting. The meeting was presided over by the president, Mrs. Eunice Varnam. The secretary presented he year books and told someI thing of its contents. The vice president made remarks on how to gain new members. Goals for 1040 were discussed by the president. Refreshments of sandwiches, coffee and cake were served by the hostess "to the following members: Mrs. Eunice Varnam, Mrs. I George Swain, Mrs. Julia Lanj caster and Mrs. Clarence Varnam ! The next' meeting will be with I Mrs, George Swain, February j 26th"'4C 2 &0 o'clock. E SL A Goo 4-PAGES TODAY Equipment Show To Be Staged At Bolivia Tuesday Specialist From State College Will Also be Present And Will Make Talk On Use Of Electrical Appliances ELECTRICAL DEALERS TO DISPLAY WARES Will Be Opportunity For New Users Of Electric Power To Attend A Helpful And Informative Program Miss Pauline Gordon, State College, Raleigh, will hold a series of two meetings Monday on "Adequate Lighting" for home management leaders and any other interested persons. These will be at 10 a. m. with Mrs. E. C. Woodbury at Town Creek and 2:30 p. m. with Mrs. Lillian Oliver at Shallotte. On Tuesday February 20th, a county-wide meeting for men and women will be held at Bolivia school- on "Appliances" for the farm and home. A large display will be furnished by various Wilmington dealers. This will include such things as refrigerators, washing machines, ranges, water pumps, ironers, hand iron, radios, vacuum cleaners, sewing machines, lamps, and smaller equipment. The program is non-commercial and entirely educational. Any dealers carrying electrical equipment who would like to display some of his appliances is cordially invited to do so and ample space will be provided. The exhibits will be open to the public from 10:30 a. m. to 9 p. m. Miss Gordon will hold lectures at 2:30 o'clock and 7:30 o'clock. The public is invited to attend one of these, then to examine equip- J ment and ask questions of the various representatives attending. Attend Meeting In Wilmington District Missionary Institute And Methodist Advance Held Friday; County Was Well Represented A number of Southport and Brunswick county church people attended the Wilmington District Missionary Institute and Methodist Advance held at Grace Methodist church. Wilmington, Friday. Mrs. E. H. Cranmer was named a delegate to the missionary conference to be held later in the year at Henderson. The day's program lasted from 10 o'clock in the morning until 4 o'clock in the afternoon and included a number of talks by able lay leaders and outstanding ministers. Trinity Methodist church was] represented by Rev. and Mrs. R. S. Harrison, Mr. and Mrs. C. Ed Taylor, Judge and Mrs. E. H. Cranmer, Captain Swann, Mrs. George Y. Watson, Mrs. Elizabeth Gilbert and Mrs. J. E. Carr. C. N. Phillips represented the Shallotte charge, while Rev. and Mrs. A. L. Freeman and Mrs. Nellie Walker represented Zion Methodist church. Mrs. George Cannon attended from Bolivia. Mrs. Lee Kye Buried Sunday Beloved Winnabow Woman Died Friday Morning In Wilmington Hospital Following Extended Illness Citizens of the Winnabow community mourn the death of Mrs. Cora Kye, wife of Sargeant Lee Kye, on Friday morning. Feb. 9, at 10 o'clock at James Walker Memorial Hospital, Wilmington. She was 65 years old. She had lived here for a number of years and was greatly loved by all. During the last few years she had been in very poor health. Mrs. Kye, formerly Miss Cora Lee Beck, of Winston-Salem, is survived by her husband; two sons, Lee Jr., of Jonesboro, and Ray Kye, of Winnabow; one brother, Capt. H. S. Beck, of Winston-Salem; and four grand j children. Funeral services were held Sun-J day afternoon from the home by Rev. J. S. Crowley, of Wilmington and Rev. J. R. Potts, her pastor. Interment followed in the cemetery at New Hope Presbyterian church, of which, she was a member. Active pallbearers were Willis Tuttle, Byron Shields, Russell Beck, Elmore Potter, John W. Savage and Herbert Potter. - -(Continued on page 4) I - A. - . >r- * ME I d News paper Ii Southport, N. CM Wedi Tourist Travel Brunswick Sh< Indications Are Th~t Bruns Verge Of Biggest Toi Entire H The spring tourist season will t soon be on and the outlook as v portrayed in travel journals, newspapers, magazines and the C flood of inquiries that are be- r ing received by the Brunswick 1 County Chamber of Commerce is 3 indicative that there will be an' ^ | unusually heavy stopover by such j e 1 visitors in Brunswick county this i 1 year. Ja As is naturally to be expected, 1 Orton Plantation holds the stage s of interest at the moment. The ' fact that the millions of beauti- v ful flowers will soon be blooming and the widespread publicity of *' past years accounts for the Orton ] interest. Other Chambers of Com- '' merce and travel clubs from far o and near have been writing to c ask when the'Orton flowers would r be blooming and for supplies of * the folders showing scenes and with description of the plantation. The Keystone Automobile Club of I Philadelphia sent a hurried re- v quest for 100 of the folders and a i specific inquiry as to when the a camellias and azaleas would be I blooming. s The Hermitage Travel Bureau t of Johnston City, Tenn., made a ? like request. They were receiv- f ing many inquiries, so many that County Agent Behind Fore v I Brunswick Men Serve Columbus Review committeemen ap- f pointed to hear the complaints of tobacco farmers regarding p I their 1940 allotment are comprised of out-of-county men. | Those who serve Brunswick county . came from Columbus county, that group being headed by Bill Hooks, of Whitevillc. Likewise, the committee for Columbus is being furnished from Brunswick. The following 11 men will serve in the neighbor- j * ing county: Barney R. Bennett, e Freeland, chairman; W. C. Gore, a Shallotte, vice-chairman; George j t S. Swabi, Supply, regular mem- c l>cr; A. Preston Henry, Win- j j; nabow, first alternate; W. Mc- t Kin Icy Hewett Shallotte, second v alternate. j 0 t Orton Pictures ' in Motor Guide j % \ Two Good Pictures Appear 1 In Current Publication Is- ^ sued By Carolina Motor t Club Of Charlotte J Two splendid pictures of Orton f Plantation feature the January- c February number of The Car a Owner, published by Coleman W. 8 Roberts of the Carolina Motor j Club; Hal Tribble, editor. The is- ( sue also contains appropriate v reading matter. r Of equally outstanding interest t is that Lafayette Manor and the Ocean Forest Club and Inn of " Myrtle Beach, each have large f advertisements. In their advertise- ( ments both of these establish- t ments ran lines reading: "Conven- c iently located to Orton Planta- r tion." t To officials of the Brunswick a County Chamber of Commerce, { this recognition of Brunswick's t famous showplace by South Caro- i lina resort hosteleries is looked s upon as being a really cooperative action. W. B. Keziah. executive a secretary to the Chamber of Com- t merce, has written both the hotels a thanking them for their mention I of Orton and expressing the hope s that the local organization will be | ^ able to render courtesies to their 11 (Continued on page four) | Your County N > Surely Doe The other day a letter with a funny looking stamp came in, j and close observation revealed that it had come from the Phillipine Islands. Lloyd Stacy McKeithan, Brunswick county boy, wanted to subscribe to his home newspaper; and so The Pilot heads into new territory. A chcck-up reveals that while our foreign circulation is lim-. ited to this paper and three we send to the Panama Canal Zone, .-we-have circulation in .21 .of the states of the United States. Included arc . New York. .7,. PORT i A Good Comi lesday, February 14, 19 Through ^ 3uld Be Good wick County Is Now On irist Traffic In Her R< iistory hey predicted heavy travel this vay shortly. Myrtle Beach, Georgetown and Charleston Chambers of Com- .. nerce have all been supplied with imited numbers of the folders, md in response to inquiries they lave been advised that the short- C< :st way for travel from the South C o reach Orton was to turn South it Supply, follow 303 for 15 miles o Southport; thence over the and-clay road for nine miles. South bound traffic is being ad- foi 'ised to leave No. 17 at the at Jrunswick River bridge and fol- at ow the sand-clay road for the W .3 miles to Orton. They could fa: eave Orton the way they came, sa ir take the alternate route of b? oming on through Southport and centering No. 17 at Supply or wi Jell Swamp. MAP RECOGNITION ASKED wi For several years the state has lersisted in printing tourist maps vhereon the only way of reach- ^ ng and leaving Orton was shown is being from the Brunswick m< liver Bridge and back to the thi n w*/* *\lniw in; Frank M. Norris; Robert J. mersett, first alternate; R. D. nnett, second alternate. ( Lockwoods Folly: William M. iwett, chairman; W. Jarvis Sol's, vice-chairman; Harvey T. irnum; Dennis R. Hewett, first .ernate. Smithville: O. Dunbar Clem>ns, chairman; Hoyd R. Lanster, vice-chairman; James E. ' Ibert; W. Carlton Price, first ' ernate; Frank Lennon, second c ernate. J Town Creek: Ed Maultsby, ' airman; A. Preston Henry, vice- ? airman; Alvin B. Mercer; Mack Reynolds, first alternate; T. { ebster Swain, second alternate. ' Waccamaw: Ralph M. Edwards, airman; William Mathews, vice- ' airman; Horace G. Brady; S. lifer Babson, first alternate; ank D. Inman, second alternate. 1 imestone As ! Grant Of Aid; ill Be Furnished Farmers I Of Brunswick County 1 Agricultural Association 1 At Low Cost i The Brunswick County Agriculral Conservation Association ofe at Supply offers as grants aid to farmers in connection th the 1940 program ground 1 lestone in bulk at very attrac- ? I e prices. Any farmer interested in this J oposition must come to the of- c e of the county agent at Supf to place his order and to ? ;n necessary papers. i rhis is but one of the attempts i the administration heads to ? sist farmers in carrying out j sir soil improvement practices 1 is year. i Last' year, according to County ;ent J. E. Dodson, farmers of J is county failed to earn $40,000 soil improvement Earnings * thife year will total $100,000 all soil building practices are lowed, according to Mr. Dod- I i. c 1 lontbly Report J Of Health Nurse ! i rs. Lou H. Smith Makes t Report Of Work Of Her Department During The c Month Of January a 1 Following is a report of public s alth work done in Brunswick 1 iinty in January by Mrs. Lou 1 Smith, county health nurse: i 4 school visits; 12J children ] /en Schick test. 5 found pos- ( re; 108 homes visited; 8 con- ( rences with doctors; 5 confer- ( ces with county officials; 2 jits to county home; 4 trips to i spital; 4 trips to doctors of- ; :e; 1 patient taken t9 hospital, unty patient; 17 babies took l xoid; 6 cases of venereal disease ; ported. \ 1 case of chicken pox reported; case of diphtheria reported; 78 ople came to office for advice; 1 (Continued Cn Page 4) i OT IED EVERY WEDNESDAY Brunswick Cit State School For Aduli * |i Pastor's Meet Thursday And Discuss Plans 1 Pastors of three of the four ' protestant churches for white people in Southport met Thursday in conference to discuss plans for a religious survey of the community. The meeting was attended by Rev. A. L. Brown, pastor of i the Southport Baptist church; 1 Rev. R. S. Harrison, pastor of 1 Trinity Methodist church; and i Rev. J. Leon Malone, pastor of I St. Phillips Episcopal church, i It was impossible for Rev. J. R. 1 Potts, pastor of the Southport Presbyterian church, to attend, ! but he sent word that he was j anxious to cooperate in any movement for religious progress within the community. The religious survey will be- ' gin next week and will be conducted by Rev. Mr. Brown and Rev. Mr. Harrison. The idea is to get a clear idea of church ' affiliation within the bounds of ' the community in order that this may serve as a basis for a 1 church membership drive. The group will meet tomor- ; row. ' i Short Session Of County Court Dnly Four Cases Tried Here I Monday Before Judge < Walter M. Stanaland, 1 brunswick County Re- J corder In_Recorder's court here Mon- ; iay "Jenkins White, white, faced f' :harges of being drunk and dis>rderly. Motion was made for a jury trial and the case was bound . >ver to Superior court. Bond was let at $200.00. Jenkins Lewis, white, pleaded juilty to charges of drunk drivng. He was required to pay a 1 fine of $50.00 and costs and hi3 Iriver's license was revoked for 12 months. Henry E. Harwick, white, vaives appearance and pleaded guilty to charges of reckless operition. He was fined $25.00 and axed with costs, with $15.00 of die being remitted. Lily Bland, colored, was given 50 days on the roads for parking j >n the highway, with judgment jeing suspended upon payment of die cost and a fine of $10.00. : tfotice of appeal was given and j' Dond was set at $100.00. Former Local i Citizen Honored \ Nathaniel C. Curtis, son of the J ate Dr. and Mrs. H. C. Curtis of , South port, has been elected chair- , nan of the American Institutes' , Advisory committee for practice >f architecture. Curtis is associate professor of . irchitecture in the college of engineering at Tulane university. He s widely known as a designer ind writer on architectural sub- , ects. He has published a num- j >er of books and magazine artcles.' ( Mt. Pisgah Club Women In Meeting Members of Mt. Pisgah Home demonstration Club met Thurslay at the home of Mrs. R. W. lolden in their regular monthly neeting. The meeting was presided over )y Mrs. Lucian Moore, and folowing the business session, Mrs. Marion Dosher had charge of the esson for the month, "The Home 3usiness-Center", which proved to >e very interesting. The recreation period was in iharge of the recreation leader, ifter which refreshments of deicious home-made candies were lerved by the hostess to the folowing club members: Mesdames, ^ucian Moore, L. W. Hewett, Aired Brown, John Sing, F. E. iolden, L. Long, S. W. Lancast:r, Marion Dosher, J. N. Lan:aster and the hostess, Mrs. Holdin. Visitor Mrs. F. E. Holden. New nenbers were: Mrs. John Sing, ind Mrs. L. Long. The next regular meeting wilt with Mrs. W. J. Sellers on Mhjbh 14, at 2 o'clock. IMPROVING Friends will be glad to learn that Mrs. S. W. Watts is improving at Dosher Memorial Hospital. 1 The Pilot Covers Brunswick County $1.50 PER YEAR izens Ask j Commission t Bus Drivers , Committee From This County Went To Raleigh Last Thursday And Appeared Before State Group In Interest Of Drivers MO IMMEDIATE AID PROMISED L. C. Thornton, Representative Of Commission, In County Yesterday To Look Into Matter Of Re-Routing A committee from Brunswick lounty made a trip to Raleigh last '.Thursday to appear before the state school commission and isk that consideration be given the matter of providing adult drivers for school busses at Leland school. The group was accorded a respectful audience by the state board, but in the end the only official answer was that the commission was powerless now to do anything to correct the situa- i tion, bad though it may be. The only immediate outcome of ( the trip was a trip here yesterday by L. C. Thornton, representative of the school commission, to look into the matter of re-routing it least one of the Leland busses. Meanwhile, the folkes up in Northwest township are not resting in their efforts to bring about i system that will place adult drivers on school busses of North j Carolina. Those who made the trip to S Raleigh Thursday were Miss Annie May Woodside, county J superintendent of schools, G. T. Reid, representing the county board of education, J. M. Roach, chairman of the board of county ! commissioners, R. I. Mintz, serving as county attorney in the absence of S. B. Frink, who was 111 at the time, and George R. Foulke, Jr., representing a citlzci't 'jroup. . . -j y. Advertising Man Visiting Here Mr. And Mrs. Jackson Matthews Of New York City Spending Few Days With Mr. And Mrs. Prince O'Brien Southport's list of strong friends in New York City was increased this week when Mr. and Mrs. Jackson Matthews came in for their first visit to the town. They are spending the week here with Mr. and Mrs. Prince O'Brien, Mrs. O'Brien being a sister of Mr. Matthews. Mr. Matthews is a southeastern North Carolina boy, a native of Duplin county, who went west, took a dab in journalism in Arizona and then went to the big time in New York. He is now proaiucni. 01 Ulu oaonoun Matthews Advertising Agency with headquarters in the Time and Life building in New York City. Tuesday Mr. Matthews went to Rocky Mount to confer with J. 1 L. Horne, chairman of the State Advertising Committee. Returning from there, they will spend a few days with Mr. and Mrs. O'Brien before returning to their tiome in New York. Interviewed by W. B. Keziah of the Brunswick County Cham(Continued on page 41 Tide Table Following Is the tide table for South port during the nest week. These hoars are approximately correct and were furnished The State Port Pile* through the courtesy of the Cape Fear Pilot's Association High Tide Low TUP TIDE TABLE Thursday, December 31 1:05 a. m. 9:46 a. m. 1 3:31 p. m. 9:48 p. ru. Friday, December 32 4:05 a. m. 10:87 a. m. 4:81 p. m. 10:36 p. m. Saturday, December 38 4:59 a. m. 11:37 a. m. 5:35 p. m. 11:35 p. in. Sunday, December 34 5:47 a. m- 6:17 p. ra. 13:17 p. m. Monday, December 35 6:83 a. m. 0:14 a. m. 7:00 p. m. 1:07 p. na. Tuesday, December 36 7:16 a. m. 1:04 a. m. 7:46 p. m. 1:55 p. na. Wednesday, December 27 8:01 a. m. . 1:55 a. pa, 8:82 p. m. ..... 2:43 p. in . 1 1 . HI I .? t _ .. 2 32.... ..v! * t'- ",j