joSt Of The News
^jl The Time
R TWELVE. NO. 4
bodies
L Disappeared
Egday While On
Ind Of Nets
for Them That AfBljon
And All Tuesday '
"Ked To Disclose Trace j
,'Bodies; Boat Located,
Hther drowned
three years ago
Guard And Other1
chers Were Aided
Kesday By Airplane
jo Search For Men
todies of James Creech, |
K: Gilbert Creech, 19, were ,
>jus morning shortly be-'
c they had washH^re
on Bald Head Island
Hftroner John G. Caisen was !
H|>o view the remains before '
Vere removed here for fu- |
ntes.
trothers went out from :
Monday morning-,
open dory to tend their 1
B j and they are believed
IIr drowned when their boat
L, in the shoals off Bald j
[ :-;,ind.
L men were the only ones
[ventured outside Monday, !
I winds the day before I
Ut the ocean into a roaring
term When the men failed j
kjrr. by noon some uneasi- i
|ns felt for their safety. As !
Lt ashore grew, a call was i
[to the coast guard station j
Li Island and a search was j
Elate m the afternoon.
[sign was found of the men
i their boat, but early Tues- j
laoming the capsized craft
heated at the mouth of Ce- j,
Creek on Bald Head Island '
detain H. T. Bowmer. The j
was towed ashore and the j,
I continued for the men.
C hope was held for their j
j Tuesday, for it was be- [
i that if they had made their j
to land they could have con- j
i the coast guard either at j
Head or at Oak Island,
of the day was spent in a
i for their bodies along the
at Bald Head, and a coast '1
plane droned monotonously
the scene of the tragedy j]
of the day watching for the
ranee of the bodies. '
m ventre ucrn tn the dav 1 '
ICreech. a brother of the two i
, drowned in the Southport:
e along with three sailors
i freighter. This was on the
t of February 19, 1937.
tes Creech is survived by a
nd two small children, PegHi
James Creech, Jr. Their
Is. Mrs. J. J. Weeks, one
?r, John Creech, and the
ag sisters- also survive:
John Floyd and Mrs. Glenn
and Miss Sarah Creech, '
tort and Mrs. Angelo Corhvidence.
R. I.
tes Photos
On Visit Here
9 I
'I Greer Takes Pictures
' Various Points Of Inf*?t
In Southport And
'unity; Will Return ^
*1 Greer of the U. S. En's
office in Wilmington
Itwo days here last
pictures of harbor
.ather prevented a
* over of all of
ubjects and Mr.
W. B. Keziah of
County Chamber
that he would rer
further work,
photographic subc
attended to. or
nd to. are some
Bald Head island,
and the old lightfort.
In Southport
front scenes were
g the old masonater
edge at Fort
Garrison building,
use, the old Indian
Judge Cranmer's,
Creek lighthouse
stone that marks
several Cape Fear
iouthport cemetery,
md movie pictures
partically all subures
being in naGillctte,
head of
Office, is a great
his own right,
nderstood that the
e picture story of
in accordance with
om Washington, it
tood that the work
ich Colonel Gillette
personal interest,
d on .page ?
TH1
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roFc
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Basket
REA Users W
With Fir
Not A Sinrrle Kick Register
Bishop; Some Hp.vi
Adi
The first bills for electric
power furnished through the
Brunswick Electric Membership
Corporation were rendered
the first of this month, and,
upon the word of Superintendent
E. D. Bishop, members not
only came in promptly and
paid up, but there were no
complaints.
Furthermore, several of the
members have come in and
paid their minimum charge for
a year in advance.
Already there are 285 users
being served in Brunswick
county, and 75 members in Columbus
county have been cut
in. Applications have bei n received
from many otht. citizens
who live along the route
Farmers Mus
They Want 1
Field Supervisor Is Accept
ing Applications At Of
fice Of County Agent J
E. Dodson At Supply
REQUIRES FIRST
LIEN ON CROF
These Loans Are Made An
ually To Farmers To
Whom Other Avenues
Of Credit Are
Closed
W. F. King, field supervisor o
the Emergency Crop and Feec
Loan section of the Farm Credi
administration, announced thi;
week that emergency crop am
feed loans for 940 to farmers ii
Brunswick county are now avail
able and applications are now be
ing received at the office o
County Agent J. E. Dodson, a
Supply.
Those expecting to avail them
selves of these loans should mak<
their applications at once, h
said, so they may be handlei
without delay. A ten day perioi
is needed to complete all ar
rangements, he pointed out, am
farmers should not wait until th
final hour before applying fa
the money they will need thi
year.
It has been anticipated, h
said, that more loans will b
sought this year than in 1939 bu
to date applications are runninj
between two and three percen
under those of last year.
These loans will be made, a
in the past, only to farmer
whose cash requirements ar
small and who cannot obtain
loam from any other source, in
eluding production credit associa
tions, banks, or other privat
concerns or individuals.
Continued on page 6)
**
Seek Survey 7
New Shri
The Brunswick County
Chamber of Commerce, through
Congressman J. Bayard Clark,
is asking the federal bureau of
fisheries for a survey of the
ocean off the Brunswick coast
for the purpose of locating new
shrimp fishing grounds. This
action is being taken in accordance
with a suggestion
made by Mayor John D. Eriksen
of Southport.
The Mayor pointed out that
three years ago Congress made
an appropriation of $160,000.00
for shrimp fishing extension
work on various coast where
shrimp were already known to
exist. The main point of the
work was to send out a big
U. S. Fisheries trawler to drag
the ocean at points ten to
forty miles offshore, the aims
being to find bottoms on which
tjic smaller commercial trawlers
could operate, and see if
there were shrimp at such
places.
For the past two years the
fisheries boat, Pellican, has
been operating off the coast oi
Louisiana on the above $160,000.00
appropriation. One result
of its work was thai
wonderful new fishing grounds
were discovered 20 to i0 miiei
E ST,
A Goo
6 PAGES TODAY g
REECH
ball 7c
ell Pleased
st Month's Bill
ed With Superintendent E. D.
e Paid Full Year In
irance
of the lines and they will be
given service just as soon as
possible.
Superintendent Bishop says
that REA loans have been
made to members for wiring
and plumbing installation in
the amount of $4,800. There
are numerous other applications,
according to Superin|
tendent Bishop, and the corporation
has applied for an ad\
ditional grant of $15,000 to
loan for this purpose.
The construction of all lines
in Brunswick county has been
completed by the contractor,
Melvin F. Burgess. Total cost
of the 117-miles in Brunswick
and 85-miles in Columbus is
$119,765.
it Hurry If
940 Seed Loan
*
I
Fishing Season
Officially Opens
Rumors that freshwater fish
' ! are eager and ready for the
i season to open were confirmed
" J Monday afternoon when a
party comprised of County Forest
Warden Dawson Jones,
Postmaster L. T. Yaskell and
Ernest Gilbert caught a string
| that included 15 big-mouth
i bass and several gogle-eye
Jj perch.
Postmaster Yaskell came by
31 just before dark with about as
j fine a string of freshwater
1 beauties as one ever sees. He
did not start out until after
the mail had come, so his fishf
ing had been confined to a
' very short period. Several of
the seven bass on his string
ran above the two-pound mark,
e while some of the goggle-eyes
? topped the one-pound figure.
Founders Day
j P.-T. Program
e Impressive Program Is Pre
e sented In High Schoo
tj Auditorium By Member;
g \ Of Association
The Leland P.-T. A. observe;
s; Founder's Day at the regula
s monthly meeting, Monday night
e February 19- The business sessioi
a was very interesting as somi
i- splendid transactions were re
Th? memhershiD commit
?" put ICU. *uv r
e j tee put on a special drive am
I obtained twenty-five new mem
I (Continued From Page 6)
oLocate
mping Grounds
off the Louisiana coast. For
the results in Louisiana alone
the appropriation by congress
is said to have already been
justified, and they are still far
from having expended all of
the money.
Last week the Pellican came
east and stopped over at
Sou tliport for several days before
continuing north. Mayor
Eriksen and local fishermen
believe that she can be obtained
for research work off
1 Southport; and they further believe
that at some points lying
far out and to the west of
1 the Frying Pan shoals there is
a wonderful shrimp trawling
ground that has never been
| discovered and exploited.
| A year ago a local fish buyer
is said to have underwritten
some such research work at
> his own expense. Only one boat
( engaged in the search and it
was neither suitable or equipped
for such an extensive covi
erage. It is believed that a
> boat going steadily, for any
length of time up to six
months, would sooner or later
; uncover a winter trawling
i ground somewhere on the
i J. Brunswick coast.
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iouthport, N. CM Wedne
BR0T1
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mrnamt
Convention Of
Republicans To
Meet March 7th
Mass Convention Of Republican
Voters To Be Held
At Supply On Thursday,
March 7th, At 2 O'clock
I CHAIRMAN LEWIS
CALLS MEETING
Republicans Plan Protest
| Of Action Extending The
Term Of Four Officers;
Termed "Unfair
Law"
Former Sheriff F. L. Lewis,
, chairman of the Republican executive
committee for Brunswick
county, has called a convention
of Republican voters at Supply j
on Thursday, March 7, at 2
o'clock.
In outlining his program for
- this meeting Chairman Lewis in-1
vites all voters to meet with him
who favor:
"1. Working for relief against
I the unfair law, whereby the Re- J
I corder and three county cornmis- j
I sioners had their terms of office
I extended two years on the peo-1
i pie, without the vote of the peo[
pie, and over the protest of many
I Democrats.
"2. Working for relief against
the most expensive county adI
ministration we have ever had."
" | Ex-Sheriff Lewis was elected
| at a meeting several weeks ago
to succeed Clarence Jenrette as
head of the party organization
in Brunswick. At the. same meeting
W. A. Kopp was named
secretary and Qa R. Johnson
acting-secretary.
In the meantime, the Republican
Club of Town Creek township
will meet on Tuesday, February
27, at 7:30 o'clock at Bolivia.
Regular meetings of this
group are being held on the second
and fourth Tuesdays of each
month.
Drunk Drivers
In County Court
Four Of The Cases In Recorder's
Court Here Monday
Developed From
Charges O f Drunken
Driving
^ Four of the cases heard by
Judge Walter M. Starialand here
- in Recorder's court Monday re1
suited from charges of drunken
5 driving.
Ernest Cox, white, pleaded
guilty to charges of drunken
3 driving. He was given 6 months
r on the roads, this judgment being
suspended upon payment of a
i fine of $75.00 and costs, his
a license to be revoked for 12
- months.
G. R. Woodcock, white, waived
3 appearance and pleaded guilty to
. charges of drunken driving- Hel
was taxed with a fine of $50.00, J
the ' costs and his license was
revoked for 6 months.
D. E. Kemp, white, waived appearance
to face charges of1
drunken driving and pleaded i
? guilty. He was required to pay
* a fine of $50.00, the costs a fid
his license was revoked for 6
months.
n Archie Robinson, white, was
called and failed to appear to
answer charges of drunken driving.
Capias issued and the case
was continued.
M. L. Younger, white, was
charged with drunk driving but
a nol pros was taken.
Archie Allen, colored, pleaded
guilty to charges of possession
of aparatus for purpose of manufacturing
liquor, manufacturing
and possession of liquor. He was
given 8 months on the roads,
(Continued on page 8)
Death Claims
Winnabow Man
John Comron Died Tuesday
Night At Dosher Memorial
Hospital Where He
Had Been A Patient
John Comron, 52-year-old farmer
of Winnabow, died Tuesday
, night in Dosher Memorial Hospital.
Surviving are his wife, one
! sister. Mrs. Mamie Mintz, Ash,
(Continued on page 6)
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FAVORITES?When they enter the Brunswick Coui
at Leland next week the Bolivia girls will rule heavy fa\
through their pre-tournament campaign without defeat b
livia boys will be co-favorites with the strong Leland fiv<
right, are Jaunita Cannon, Lucy Hand, Catherine Stone,
ford, Jaunita Lewis; Albert Rosser, coach, Retta Ldsh, C
Mercer, Rebecca Tharp, Gladys Lewis, Mabel Lewis, He
and Caroline Milligan. Boys, right to left, Jimmy Johnsc
ton Murray, Dalton Sellers, A. P. Henry, Miles Mercer, '
man, Roy Rabon, Albert McEachern, Robert Bums and
?(Star-News Cut.)
Bookmobile Will Serve
County Reading Public
I 1 jfc ? ? J
This Library Project Of j
^orlts PwmeR *d sin' Tide Table Was
istration Will Begin Ser-j ~e. ,
vice The Second Week In Way Off Sunday
" March
___________ I _ l\
LELAND WOMAN Strong southeasterly winds C
IS LIBRARIAN here Sunday afternoon played f
[ a strange trick upon the tide, t
Mrs. Hope P. Durham Will 'amrd as bcipg one of the most' ;S
Serve As Librarian Of reliable performances of nature. .v
Bookmobile And Will At ,h(> ,ime for low tid)' the 2
Assist In Book Cir- wa,or .was ,as hi?h, asu a ,u? ;
culation moo,,I ,ldf in s'^mbe,rli aad !
was lapping away beneath the t
The Brunswick County Board docks- ?,d f'me" ? c
ing upon just what would have ?
of Education is sponsoring dcm- h.a,)|)encd had no, ,ho wind (
onstration library service begin- abated before time for high a
ning toarcn 11 ana continuing S water at approximately C t
jweek. This demonstration is put o'clock.
on by Work Projects Administra- ?
tion library project, showing how I
a county may have library exten- I lfrOTl C *rll*flfaIlQ
sion service. The Jibrary truck, or: fcvtA VAttl vlV-lIo
1 ? *** l 1 r
Bookmobile, will follow a sent-1 . - - _
dule of stops, worked out by Mrs.! f 1*01X1 V^OIQ* i*.
Norma Rowe Sawyer, library I 7
supervisor, and Miss Annie May' Orton Plantation will begin ,
Woodside, county superintendent, j shipping daffodils to the north- i
This schedule should make it pos- j ern markets the last of this
sibie fbr any citizen to secure a | week arid the season will be j
book Within a short distance from I in full blast by next week. I
his home. j The flowers arc blooming j
A collection of approximately* somewhat later than usual, still |
1750 books- will be loaned to, they will be comparatively
schools and citizens, for a period early as the north is still more
of one week to be renewed or or less frozen,
exchanged each week. This serv- Until they are abundant
ice will be given the county for enough for the pickings to fill
a period of eight weeks, begin- car loads, the Orton daffodils
ning March 11th and running are combined with others from
through May 3rd 1940. ; New Hanover county and exPosters
will be posted at each, pressed to New York. As they
stop, giving dates and' the hour- become numerous the growers 1
o? arrival of the .WPA. bookmo-1 load their individual cars.
(Continued on..page. 6) j More and more, camellias are i
OT p
i
ED EVERY WEDNESDAY
UNDT
? Next
jjc
-1VIA C
|
I ^pp
y L Jk # i.
lty Basketball Tournament ofB
sorites, for they have gone J
y a county team. The Bo- 19
Girls, front row, left to *
Bertha Gore, Veona DanIhristiana
Williams, Elsie
1 ^ ? 1 i>*? I
leu umiivi K.if inaiy uuuio
>n, Linwood Danford, Mil- ^
Ernest Lewis, Rotha HickNorman
Chadwick, coach,
Seeking Permit *
^ CO
To Dredge Slip J
lames Fraser Applies To
Engine ers Department b
For Permit To Dredge:
Slip Into His Boat House jj
You are hereby notified that
dr. James Fraser, Southport, N. a
J., has raadg. application for a ] th
lermit -to construct adjacent to Iis'
he Intracoastal Waterway at [
iduthport, N. C:, a marine rail-1 ~
vay and pier; and to dredge a
!4'x90'x6' slip between the j '
Vaterway and the railway. Plans |
howing the proposed work mayj
ie seen at this office and at the (
iffice of the Postmaster at
Southport, N, C.
Please advise me if you have
iny objections to the work from
he standpoint of navigation, or ,
(Continued on page 6)
Recover
itart Blooming
bursting into bloom daily on |
the plantation and the coming I
week will see a fine selection
of these flowers in bloom, and
also many other flowers. The
camellia buds, however, were
rather badly hurt by the January
cold and this year's presentation
of these flowers will
not be as gorgeous a3 in former
years.
The Azaleas will make up
for the camellia shortage. They
will be bursting into bloom the
first of March and in a short
time thereafter millions of the
gorgeous blossoms will be prc.
seated* ,v . .
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. : J
rhe Pilot Covers
Brunswick County
$1.50 PER YEAR
ODAY
Week
Ipening Games
Of Tournament
Thursday Night
II Games Are Scheduled
To Be Played At Night
With Finals Being Set
For Monday; Officials
Named
iLAND HOST
TO TOURNAMENT
iirings Find Leland Boys
^nd Bolivia Meeting On
Friday Night In Top
Game
Brunswick county coaches and
incipals met Wednesday night
Bolivia and perfected plans '
r conducting the annual basketII
tournament which begins
xt Thursday night in the Leland
*h school gymnasium. ,
All games will be played at
jht, a double-header being
leduled for Thursday, Friday,
turday and Monday night.
First night pairings find Shal:te
girls meeting Southport at
30 o'clock. The Shallotte boys
:et Waccamaw in the other
If of the first night's twin bill,
i Friday evening Leland girls
j. to Waccamaw and the
iland boys clash with Bolivia
what promises to be the hightit
of the entire tournament,
i Saturday night the Bolivia
rls play the winner of the Lend-Waccamaw
game' and the
luthport boys meet the winner f
the Leland-Bolivia contest,
le finals will be played on
onday night.
Andy . y _c teh ; .1 ~
hiteville high school, has been
cured to referee all tournaent
games. Jack Livingston
III serve as official scorer for
e games and Mr. Bullock of
e Shallotte faculty will servo
i timer for the tournament.
New trophies will be offered
is year for botji girls and boys,
le winners will have their
imes engraved upon the cups
id will have possession of them
r one year. By winning two
sars in succession a team may
lin permanent possession of one
the cups. *
'inal Report Is
Made On Funds
i'. i *
ocal Committee Headed
By R. C. St. George Raised
Money For Infantile
Paralysis Campaign
Final report on the drive conicted
here to raise funds for
mtrol of infantile paralysis and
r the dance sponsored by me (
merican Legion for the purpose
furnishing a room in the anix
of the J. Arthur Dosher
emorial Hospital has been made
r R. C. St. George.
After paying all expenses.
3.47 was sept to' headquarters
r the infantile paralysis camlign
in New York City and
similar amount was added to
e fund being raised to furnti
a room at the hospital.
(Continued on page 6)
Tide Table
Following Is the tide table
ror Soutliport during the next
week. These hours are approximately
correct and were furnished
The State Port Pilo*
through the courtesy of tir
Cspe Fear Pilot's Association
High Tide Low TIP
TIDE TABLE
Thursday, December 21
1:05 a. m. 9:46 a. m.
3:31 p. m. 9:48 p. m.
Friday, December 22
4:05 a. m. 10:37 a. m.
1:31 p. m. 10:36 p. m.
Saturday, December 23
1:59 a. ni. 11:27 a. m.
5:25 p. m. 11:25 p. m,
Sunday, December 24
5:47 a.
6:17 p. m. 12:17 p. m.
Monday, December 25
6:32 a. m. 0:14 a. rn.
7:00 p. nr. 1:07 p. nt,
Tuesday, December 26
7:16 a. m. 1:04 a. na.
7:46 p. m. 1:55 p. na.
Wednesday, December 27
8:01 a. m. 1:55 a. na>
8:32 p. m. 2:42 .p. ar