\lost Of The News
I Ail The Time
[^TWELVE. NO. 10
Kligious Census f
Reveals Several
I Unusual Things
Th.it There Are A
More Baptist Church
members In Southport
I jhan There Are Method rfORDS
BASIS
m FOR PLANNING
Hejjgious Constituency
Natural Grounds
'for Increased Mem
bership For Each
jr.r.e interesting facts are rethrough
figures released
I. -!-. ;v':c:ous census of the
B. of Southport conducted re,
bv Rev. A. L. Brown,
uthport Baptist
ar.d Rev. R. S. Harrison,
B y Methodist
Hrrcr-.
If:; :r.mg. the Baptists
denominations in
^tbership 261 members to 252
^Borers for the Methodists. The
, .-dtuency (that would
HT persons who
are members somewhere
ve tendencies toK-:
that particular faith) show
Eppersons for the Baptist to 357
the Methodists. The number
* Baptists families outnumber
H Metho lists 152 to 139.
these two denomina
Episcopalians with
B lhe Presbyterians
B 61 the Catholics and Lutn1-5
with 14 each. Holiness with
Advent Christian 7: Disciples
Christ 4 Jewish 2; Quakers
ii Congregational 1 each.
? is interesting to note that
(j- 6 of the total of 701 church
Ethers in Southport are under til
years of age. This does not I CC
ie into account the child mem- j fc
s of the Catholic church. I ?
i summary of the fact find- j;
reveals a total religious con- j
tier.cy of 1126: total member- j
f of 701: total number of de-,
rational families 425: total
r.her of white families in town
Political
Pot-pouri 5
A]
ounty 2
LMOS J. WALTON, SR.. makes Fr
sal anouncement of his can- su
it)' in today's paper, bring- 0'<
! to 4 the number of men seek- t'.r
1 the Damocratic nomination c](
1 Register of Deeds. It is a ai
' prediction that there will be Cls
tet one other candidate to ex
1 making it a five-man field da
ie May 25 primary.
. ? ? va
' C. MORSE, store-keeper in sei
: Calabash community, came in
Mondav anrl i cfw I tha law ...,
Bbrcement efforts of Sheriff' of
^P? L. Ganey and his deputies, aw
Bnn an oyster roast", he said,
public place. But with the
B> of law enforcement officers m
: ?w have in our county I
B** have an uneasy moment.
* * *
L- LEW 'S, Chairman of the
^Rublican executive committee,
B ? feather in his hat. Yes, r?
B'-- what we said. A bright |
B* feather with the words
Bk Republican" printed there#
* *
P ED TAYLOR, former chairB
of the executive committee,
*ir.g urged by fellow Republi- of(
B fo become a candidate for As
B House of Representatives. So A'
Ihcy have received no en^Pttment,
and this leaves the ?
V* for the party nomination m
B^V up to D. R. Johnson and ! H
B! M. Trott, who scrapped it
I ago. Herbert PotB"?
been mentioned as a posB*
thir-.i candidate.
1 MIXT38, Southport attor- a
-OS accepted responsibility ^
Ionising a Brunswick coun- c
oroughton for Governor" club. c
* meeting probably will be t
next week. Mintz told t
JShtu!, .. Kaleigh headquarters ^
B* there appears to be ar; ever ^
Bj^-S sentiment in favor of
* * * t
B^n B. ward is expected 1
H ^nage the A. J. Maxwell ?
^^tatonal campaign in BrunsB?
Jehnic hasn't confirmed c
B r-or has there been an offi-, a
B! Announcement from state t
Barters, but it is known t
lb * farmer Brunswick counB
. interested in Max- a
" campaign. v
I ^ntmuea on page four) t
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TH1
ORTON
si
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MANSION.?Always tl
ie mansion, shown above
>lonial home in North Cai
>r the beautiful azaleas ar
Announcement
School Exhibit
Causes Interest
Great interest is being shown
plans for the first annual
unswick County School Exhibil
lich is to be held at Bolivia
aril 12 and 13.
According to plans, entries will
made between the hours of
o'clock and 4:30 o'clock on
1day. There will be a picnic
pper on the grounds at 5:30
:lock. From 6:30 to 7:30 o'clock
ere will be music by the glee
ibs and by string instruments,
t 8 o'clock the recitation-deimation
contest will be held. The
hibit will close at noon Satury
A mimeographed list of the
rious classifications has been
nt to all schools of the county.
addition, the flower show diiion
will be open to all residents
the county. There win De
rards for 1. Most artistic ar(Continued
on page four)
,-T.A. To Hold
Final Meeting
:gular Monthly Meeting
Has Been Postponed
From Thursday Night Of
This Week To Thursday,
April 11th
The regular monthly meeting
the Southport Parent-Teachers
isociation will be held Thursday,
Mil- 11, at 7:30 o'clock in the
(Continued on page four)
4ose Counting
Brunswick (
The stupendous task of countig
noses began in Brunswick
ounty Tuesday.
Twelve census enumertors
who have been assigned
he task of taking the 1940
ensus in Brunswick county reeived
their equipment during
he week end and are ready
o begin ringing door-bells
right and early in the mornig
Every precaution has been
aken this year to try to make
his census as complete as posible
and avoid missing anyody.
To that end, each enumrator
has been furnished an
erial map showing the locaion
of every house and farm in
he county.
The enumerators have been
ssigned various districts to
irork, and they have a month
n which to complete the task.
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I
ie center of interest for visito:
. Built in 1725 by King Rog<
rolina. Thousands will visit Orto
e now in full bloom.?(Star-Nei
April Term Of
Court Convi
*?
Judge Walter j. Bone, Of!
Nashville, Swapped Court,
Assignments With Judge
' J. Paul Frizzelle, Is
I Coming Here ?
FOR TRIAL OF
CRIMINAL CASES
This Is Time Also For Se'
lection Of Grand Jury *
: For Coming Year For J;
II Brunswick
11 The April term of Brunswick '
j county superior court for the
[ I trial of criminal cases convenes
, Monday and will be in session all "
. j next week, or until the criminal ,
docket is cleared. t
1 Notice was received this week 8
1 by S. T. Bnnett, clerk of Super- a
ior court, that Judge Walter J. J
! Bone, 01 XNasnvuie, nas exciumg'
ed court assignments with Judge
J. Paul Frizzelle and will be the e
(presiding jurist. This will mark
the first appearance here for c
[Judge Bone, who was appointed I
| to the bench to succeed Judge
*1M. V. Barnhill when the latter C
(was elevated to the North Caro- C
- lina Supreme Court. Judge Bone
(was successful candidate for re[
election in the second judicial
(district in the 1938 election.
Chief public interest in the
coming term of court centers in
the cross-indictment of Charlie
Robbins and Joe Wescott, each
of whom charges the other with
assault with a deadly weapon
i with intent to kill. pe
One murder case is likely to be se
i j heard, as the grand jury is to j
I (Continued on page four) ^
e\
I Begins In >"
bounty Tuesday S
a
I The results of the census will l,
be published in this paper. Wi
A long list of questions will th
( be put to the public this year, g,
[ The census will take informa- jr
i tion on population, housing and th
I farm, and April 8 has been set ed
aside for the proper registra- st
tion of ail guests at hotels,
trailer camps and other such ?
! places of hospitality over the kl
( United States. ^
Information from each fam- p
I ily will be sought from the '
I father, mother or some other ^
responsible grown person. nf
' All questions may be answer- rc
! ed without fear that their an- ct
swcrs will be divulged, because fr
the census taker is under sol- a
[ emn oath and a heavy fine is ie
[ provided as penalty for disclos- ?
, ing information to other than cc
j authorities of the census.
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News paper
Southport, N. C.,
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rs to lOrton Plantation is
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Superior
enes Monday
Much Interest In
Essay Contest
County Forest Warden Dawon
Jones wishes to remind all
tudent contestants in the
1100.00 essay contest being
ponsored by the forestry detartment
that April 15 is the
leadline for turning in their
>apers to their respective school
>rincipais.
"This doesn't mean that boys
md girls still do not have
ilenty of time to enter," said
V'arden Jones, "because when
ve planned the contest we set
he minimum number of words
it the low figure of 500. We
ire a lot more interested in
vhat they say than we are in
low much they say."
Warden Jones has visited
very school in the county at
ast one time, and plans to
:omplete a series of second aplearances
this week.
ieniors Will
Present Play
The Haunted Schoolhouse'
Is Interesting Mystery
Being Presented Next
Tuesday Night
Ghosts will appear and liv(
lople will disappear when the
nior class presents the excitg
mystery comeay arama. "The
aunted Schoolhouse", on the
rening of April 9, in the South'
>rt high school auditorium al
o'clock.
The story of "The Hauntec
jhoolhouse" is laid in the swamj
nds of Louisiana and concern;
frantic search for part of the
misiana Purchase money, whict
as stolen from the French bj
e notorious pirate. La Fitte
lit that is only half the story
; order to learn the rest see
e play, which is really a decidI
novelty in the way of mysterj
ories.
Among players taking part ir
e production are such welt
lown young people as: Mam:
imee, an old Mulatto woman
isephinc Moore; Bamba, her son
aul Dosher; Anette Velour, :
reole schoolteachers, Annie Mar
iret Watts; Spence Tyler, A
wspaper reporter, Buster North
ip; Connu, his sister, Doris Corl
;te; Viola Pritchard, Connie'i
lend, Doris Lewis; Scott King
newspaper editor, William Set
rs: Emile Jarue, an escapee
inviet, Ted Lewis; Sheriff Barns
>unty sheriff, Edmond Newton
(Continued on page four)
POM
In A Good Com:
Wednesday, April 3rd, 194
j Outlines Plan - ?
For Conducting
Flower Show |
Mrs. Rufus Dosher Is Gen- I
eral Chairman Of This
Annual Event Sponsored
By Southport Woman's
Club
CHANGES TO BE
MADE THIS YEAR
Full Details Of Various
Competitive Classifications
Are Given For
Information Of
Exhibitors
I
Mrs. Rufus Dosher, chairman
! of the Flower Show which is
I sponsored by the Woman's Club
i each year, has announced plans
by which the flower show will
be run this year.
Competitive entries .will be
classified similar to last year I
with a few changes and improve- n
ments. E
First and second prizes will be Q
given in each class, with first a
and second ribbons going to in- p.
dividual entries. The prizes will _
be awarded for the greatest num- ~"
ber of ribbon points in each class. ^
A sweepstakes prize will be giv- ^
en for the greatest number of
ribbon points and the entire
show.
Class A will consist of speciman
flowers to be judged on per- _
fection of bloom. This class is not
limited as any flower is eligible
for a ribbon, which will count
toward the prizes for that class.
Class B is artistic arrangement.
One division will be minia- _
ture exhibits, another will be
nnrrh arrangements. a third di
vision of this class will be table ^
arrangements. For this division j
, exhibitors are asked to provide fl
this own card table, centerpiece j
and service for one. Beside trays j
will also have a place in this ?
class. i
Class C is for wild flower col- j
lections. Prizes will be given for
the largest collection of fresh j
(not pressed) wild flowers which f
must be labeled. v
Class D will contain potted ?
plants. As in class A, ribbons will ?
be given for individual plants as a
- this class is not limited. These K
ribbons will count as points to- f,
ward the prize for this class. ^
Class E will be for collections j
of vegetables, either fresh, can- j,
ned, or dried. They must be t
grown by the exhibitor.
Class F will be miniature gar- y
dens. r
Class G will be school exhibits.
Information in regard to this
class will be given in next week's
paper.
Class H is provided for shadow
boxes. These hai'c not been en- "
tered before and as the boxes
themselves will be limited, application
must be made early for
this class. Only six will be allowed
to enter. Next year it is
hoped that this feature of the
show will be enlarged. S.
There will also be a section of ar
the flower show devoted to spec- .
|ial exhibits. There will be a di- a
! vision of relics and curios under
the direction of Mrs. Cronly Ru- in
ark. An art department will be th
directed by Mrs. Prince O'Brien. 'n
Any exhibitions of drawings or te
paintings are welcomed and may ^
be turned over to Mrs. O'Brien th
any time prior to 12 o'clock on
the day of the show. W(
All exhibits must be in by 12 y,
(Continued on page four) c<
Two Busy Days
In County Court ?
Ni
; Numerous Cases Disposed
! Of On Thursday Before ?
Judge Walter M. Stana- J
land, While Monday Was ?
Also Busy
t In Recorder's court here Mon- C
day John Everett, colored, was
I found not guilty of public drunk>
enness. t
i Bob Nelson, colored, plead guil- C
! ty to a similar charge. Judgment d
i was suspended upon payment of t
' costs and a fine of $15.00. ?
Sampson McKoy, colored, was I
found guilty of reckless operation,
having no driver's license and s
driving with improper brakes, h
' Given '4 months on the roads, *
judgment was suspended upon J
i payment of a fine of $25.00 and n
' costs. v
i. William Bernard, colored, was f
, found guilty of driving a motor a
, vehicle with improper brakes,
i Judgment was suspended upon a
payment of a fine of $10.00 and c
l costs. The fine was remitted. V
Ivey Ross, colored, was found c
guilty of transporting liquor for a
a the purpose of sale. He was given F
, 12 months on the roads, judgment c
being suspended upon payment of v
1 a fine of $150.00 and costs. His t
i, car was ordered confiscated. No- i
? tice of appeal was given and
(Continued on page four) f
m
munity
fO PUBLI
DEMOCRA1
CANDIDATES?W. S
[olden, right, are two of
ounced for the Democrat]
>eeds in the May primarj
ourt while Wells' only pre
surprisingly good run t
rink for the State Senate.
iouthport Pt
Going 1
Father Drilled
Ft. Caswell Well
Miss Marjorie Heater, of
ary, one of the Flora Mc)onald
girls here Monday and
ne of the bathing girls in the
^ort Caswell hot salt water
lathing pool while the Traveligue
Movies were being made,
lad some personal interest in
he bathing scenes.
Her father drilled the famous
lot well, and never got paid
or it. The fort, at the time the
veil was drilled, was governnent
property and the well
i'3s drilled for the government,
ipparently with the undertanding
that drinking water
lad to be found. Although the
Irilling went to over sixteen
iundred feet no suitable drinkng
water was obtained and
he government didn't pay,
'rank Sherrill
Writes Senators
sks That The Advantages
Of This Section Of North
Carolina Be Brought Tc
Attention Of The Presi'
dent
Frank O. Sheriff, of Charlotte
& W. chain cafeteria ownei
' -e n.u TT- 1 T>ln.;
ici owner 01 jdciiu neciu lawm
Southport, has written Sena'
r Bailey and Reynolds in Wash'
gton, urging that they bring
e unsurpassed fishing that Fryg
Pan Shoals offers to the at
ntion of President Roosevelt
id to urge him to make his
xt fishing trip to this part ol
e coast.
Copies of Mr. Sherrill's letter:
?re sent W. B. Keziah, execute
secretary of the Brunswick
>unty Chamber of Commerce.
It is Mr. Sherrill's belief anc
ggestion that this part of tht
ast can provide Mr. Roosevell
Lth the best fishing to be hac
North Carolina. In addition he
linted out in his letters to the
Drth Carolina senators that Mr
(Continued on page four)
rIora McDona
'hotogenicAr
On their visit here Monday
he Flora McDonald Camera
Hub apparently had a great
ay and at the same time conributed
greatly to the making
f pictures that will publicize
irunswick county.
The Chamber of Commerce
ecretary was in luck in havng
along for the party Mr. and
Irs. Bob Thompson, the State
'ublicity Director and his very
nuch better half. Bill Baker
/ho handles the press camera
or the State of North Carolina,
lso made the trip.
Mr. McLean was here with
, battery of movie cameras for
olor and all sorts of work.
Vhile plenty of other cameras
licked, McLean ground away
.t his, and both Bald Head and
'ort Caswell came in for a lot
if travelogue movie film that
vill be shown in theatres
hroughout North Carolina and
n other states. - (
McLean took films of the
freat pear orchard of Wal
,0T
SHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
IC RIVALS I
J
,'S
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I JflI
;. (Bill) Wells, left, and B. J.!f
the four men who have an-; j,
ic nomination for Register of j u
r. Holden is former Clerk of a
vious political experience was|J
wo years ago against S. B. 8
a
;ople Are ?
o Horse Show
? :
Chief Interest Centers In e
Joe Young Christian And l
His Mount; He Is Young d
But Skillful Rider a
V
SHOW TO BEGIN ' c
FRIDAY AFTERNOON
jSome Of Finest Horses In (
Nation Expected To Be
| On Hand For Third
Annual bvent
On Friday and Saturday of this! |
week there is likely to be a large
I delegation of Southport visitors.'
in Wilmington to attend the
third annual Cape Fear Horse
Show. h
| Center of local interest will be fJoe
Young Christian, who will o
ride Cherry McDonald, five-gait- c
ed sorrel mare owned by Dr. and c
Mrs. L. C. Fergus. Brother is t
new to the horse show business, c
but his mount is not. Last year g
she won practically every local
event for which she was eligible j
and it will take a mighty good c
horse to crowd her out of the c
picture this year. 2
, Her young rider is a natural. ?
i' A year ago he hadn't ridden a c
saddle horse as far as the post t
office. He picked up pointers? f
! J many of them from Dr. R. C. i<
' I Daniel?fast, and he is expected
' to be able to give Cherry a good
" ride for the prize money. 1
The first session of the show I
gets underway at 2:30 o'clock
Friday afternoon. There will be
" another section of the show that
I night, one Saturday afternoon
and the finals Saturday night. ^
: Plan Printing
County Folder
: s
Brunswick County Chamber a
i Of Commerce Board Of v
Directors Met Monday a
: Night To Launch inis c
Advertising Plan
I V
! The board of directors of the d
; Brunswick County Chamber of, t
I Commerce met Monday night in ii
: the office of Attorney R. I. v
i Mintz and went on record as
. favoring the appointment of W. (Continued
on page 4)
Id Girls Both
id Photographic
lace Moore, the trees in full
bloom, Sunday afternoon. He
will be back for more work at
Orton when the azaleas are in
bloom ten days or so from now.
It should be mentioned here
that it is through the interest
of Dick Reynolds of Winston-Salem
that the travelogue
pictures of North' Carolina are
being made. He gave $2)5,000.00
for the work to be done, and
when it is finished hundreds
of interesting places in North
Carolina may be seen by moving
picture lovers. Brunwick county
is fcrtunate in coming in
for a big share of attention
! in this work.
As the tide was out and the
party could not make the dock
on Bald Head island in the
motor boat that Donny Watts
and Gene Newton provided for
the trip, they were landed on
one of the beaches with the
I aid of a rowboat Charlie Matthews
and Keziah carried the
(Continued on page four)
The Pilot Covers I
Brunswick County 9
$1.50 PER YEAJI I
?? H
Negative Teams I
Win In Debates I
In This District I
Vith Few Exceptions, The H
Triangular Debates In H
The State Resulted la H
Teams For Negative Side I
^LL TEAMS IN THIS I
DISTRICT ELIMINATED
Jone Of The Teams Of H
This Area Will Be In |H
The Finals At Chapel H
Hill; Were Debating H
On Government H
Ownership Of
Railroads
All negative teams won in the H
riangular debating contest held
etween Burgaw, Southport and H
Vhiteville Friday. In Whiteville, 'H
turgaw's negative team compos- |H
d of Kathleen Davis and Mar- 9
3rie Sidberry defeated with a
nanimous decision Southport's H
ffirmative team composed of ' B
tarcellus Cox and Annie Mar- B
aret Watts. H
In Southport, Whiteville's neg- H
tive team composed of Audrey B
Jeedham and Dora Jane Lumpin
won a unanimous decision
ver Burgaw's affirmative. Miss
.umpkin was voted the best B
peaker and Miss Needham sec- B
nd. B
Tn Rurcraw Sonthnort's net- m
tive won a 2 to 1 decision over
Vhiteville's affirmative composd
of Margaret Powell and Jessie
,ee Strickland. Since tne district
ebate went negative, this elimin,tes
Southport, Burgaw and
Vhiteville from the finals at
Chapel Hill.
Children Must
Be Vaccinated're-School
Clinic Will Be
Conducted By Mrs. Lou
H. Smith In Each School;
Parents Will Be Notified
Mrs. Lou H. Smith, county
lealth nurse, is making plana to j
told a prt~school clinic in each
>f the consolidated schools of tha
ounty within the next 10-days.
)ne of the most important funcions
of these clinics will be to
lomply with the state-wide law
overning inoculation.
The general assembly of 1930
lassed an act, chapter 126, ' retiring
the immunization of chilIren
against diphtheria. Section
: of that chapter states that
The parent or guardian of any
hild in North Carolina between
he ages of twelve months and
ive years who has not been prevr??
icltr immnnivorl oaoinflt' rlinhu
UUtJSjr "ft" c? i
(Continued on page 4)
Mrs. Hoey Is
Orton Visitor. '
4orth Carolina's First
Promises To Return Next
Week And To Bring
Along The Governor
The flowers at Orton are coning
along well, but it will 'be
everal days or so before the
-zaleas are at their best. Meanwhile,
those that are blooming t
re attracting steadily increasing
rowds.
Among the visitors this past
week was North Carolina's first
ay in the person of Mrs. Clyde
loey, who said she will be back
n ten days or so in compahy flj
with Governor Hoey.
(Continued on page 4)
Tide Table
Following Is the tide table
for South port during the next
week. These hours are approximately
correct and were fu^
nished The State Port Pilot
through the courtesy of the
Cape Fear Pilot's Association
Hl*h Tide Low Hit l
TIDE TABLE
Thursday, April 4
5:38 a. m. 11:35 a. in.
5:50 p. m. ,
Friday, April 5
6:10 a. m. 0:07 a, m.
6:38 p. m. 13:18 p. m.
Saturday, April 6
6:48 a. m. 0:51 a. in.
7:03 p. m. 1:00 p. m.
Sunday, April 7
7:35 a. m. 1:33 a. m.
7:37 p. m. 1:38 p. m.
Monday, April 8
8:00 a. m. 2:13 a. m.
8:10 p. m. 2:15 p.m.
Tuesday, April 0
8:34 a. m. 2:18 a. m.
8:43 p. m. 3:48 p. m.
Wednesday, April 10
6:11 a. m. 3:33 a. m.
9:17 p. m. 3:21 p. IB.
CjliTl