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'~^M^f\VELVE. NO. 44
WfrrpnTDlSCUSS |
mpeOf Getting
Something Here
Held On Monday
Kjght In City Hall At Inj^Hniation
Of Mayor John
Erickson; Plans Disj^Bjsed
For Projects
f^Hrx INDICATES
GOOD PROSPECTS
Concrete InformatiH.
Was Not Released, j
'^ Jptimistic Note Was |
I jounded By Port
Commission Head
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' H .ijcnoinsr to a call from
Bj^john P Eriksen. some 25
H^jtative citizens of SouthK'-et
at the City Hall MonK
-vM for discussions regard-1
Bjiflibilities of anything com&
-Jus area from the National
program
Southport is known to
Kmc considered by various
^fccests in Washington. One
^^balcng in which there was
K local interest has already
-. r.ni elsewhere and that
it- rf is said 10 oe aenn- .
Rat of the local picture.
E: other important matters
Eg consideration and this
E' ; nvestigatkm is being
to the possibility
E establishment of a dirigiIias
here. Such a base does i
K* |a importance with the
L nro matters and it is not
Citeiv necessary for a water
[; ration.
pi-sing various talks Monday ;
L ; (ras decided to hold
tie: meeting the last of this Eg
if by that time nothing '
l;;::e-.ed a delegation will be
L a Washington to see what
L j done about things.
L Earl I Brown, District
tr Engineer, was present in
I rial capacity at the
L X iy night. Others in
L ; were Mayor Eriksen,
fere: t B. Bussell and R. L.
tw-: H. M. Shannon, J. ,
Ev'eill. J. J. Loughlin, Jr.,
|ie-;s W. B. Keziah. S. B.
k S Wells. R. I. Mintz,
Hsrprr, W. McClammery.
I F.rpless. Allen Ewing, C.
[Saw P. F. Pla.xco, L. T.
dL P.. C. St. George, J. W. |
bger Season 1
For Pedestrians
i Months Take Annual j
Foil Of Life From Those
Walk Carelessly
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'W'g a walk can prove to 1
to next thing to actual sui- j
as well as political suicide,
B from records of the ]
iwr Safety Division, which 1
ia high number of pedestrian '
hies in the state this year.
Iitt. director of the (
records show that
s were killed in i
a during the first j (
this year. ,
the unexpected j,
;aid. "the year 1940 .
toll of more than I j
lives in our state." j,
miber of pedestrian j
irty-nine ? was re-1,
division last month, j j
these occurred in | (
than 10,000 popula-1.
er 47 occurring in j |
and small towns. ,
pedestrian fatalities
re under four years ]
13 were above 65 1
i
dangerous business
less the pedestrian ,
as well as his feet",
lented. "Little tots
old enough to think 1
is and who know
e dangers of traffic,
pie whose step is j
nose eyesight is failtieularly
susceptible
traffic these days."
destrian death rate
ced", he added, "old
learn to keep out of
uch as possible and
nely cautious when
walk in traffic, parep
their children out
i and roadway, and
rian must obey all
safe walking, such
areas, walk on the
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hick Hunters
week has brought
1 days of fine duck
ither and several inbeen
reported where
e able to take full
f it.
Sragaw and six comli'ig
on the river and
ton Friday afternoon,
'arge birds, most of
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Harry L. Mint
Office Of Reg:
Completion Of His Tenure C
Close Ten-Year Period 0
Of Mr. And Mrs.
When Harry L. Mintz,
of the office of Register of
to W. S. Wells Monday mo
of a rather unusual record
three consecutive brothers.
His immediate predecessor was:
R. I. Mintz, who succeeded his
brother, J. Hamilton Mintz. All
told, their period of service extends
over a span of 10 years.
Each of the three Mintz boys,
at the time he was inducted into
office, was the youngest register
of deeds in North Carolina. Harry
is now 23 years of age and did
not offer for the office this year
as it was his desire to return to
the University of North Carolina
on January 1 to complete his
studies.
At the age of 26, J. Hamilton
Mintz was nominated and elected
register of deeds in 1930. He
served two months and 18 days
before his death occurred of pneumonia,
early in February, 1931.
His brother, R. I. Mintz, then
a successful civic engineer with
the Bell telephone company, and
25 years old, was appointed to
succeed him and took office February
23, 1931. He served out the
balance of his brother's unexpired
term and was re-elected for
two two-year terms and one fouryear
term. j
While serving'out the four-year
term, he resigned on September
16, 1939 to enter the practice of
law. Harry, then 22 years old,
left his studies at the university,
was appointed in his stead for the
remaining one year, two months
Selective Servi
Sends Off
He Is Thomas Grady Floyd
Of Southport And Has
Volunteered For One
Year Of Service; Goes To
Fort Bragg
PAY ATTENTION TO
QUESTIONNAIRES
Chairman Of Selective Service
Board Warns Against
Practice Of Registrants
Suddenly Discovering
Some Dependants
Thomas Crady Floyd, Southport
boy, left this morning for
Ft. Bragg and became the first
man furnished the United States
Army by the Brunswick County
Selective Service Board. He volunteered
for one year's service.
His departure was attended by
:onsiderable pomp and ceremony.
A group of school children march
;d over trom uie scnooi anu oanK
pne or two patriotic songs. Postmaster
L. T. Yaskell served as
master of ceremonies and made
i few remarks, before presentng
Principal W. R. Lingle, who
spoke briefly along lines patriotic.
As a going away gift. Postmaster
Yaskell presented the departing
yduth with a package
:ontaining useful toilet articles,
purchased from donations contributed
by citizens of the community.
With regard to the work of the
Brunswick County Selective Serv-1
ice Board H. M. Shannon, chair-1
man, says that boys when filling
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Decreased Dan
From Holidc
After investigating various
treatments suggested for the
purpose of making spruce and
balsam Christmas trees less
inflammable, the U. S. Forest
Products Laboratory at Madi-%
son. Wis., has reached the conclusion
that keeping the trees
standing in water is about the
most satisfactory and convenient
method of those tried that
will keep the fire hazard low
and, at the > same time, will
keep the needles from discoloring
or falling. The procedure
recommended is as follows:
Purchase a tree that has not
been allowed to dry out after
being cut. Cut off the end of
the trunk diagonally, at least
1 inch above the original cut
end, and stand the tree at once
in a container of water, keeping
the water level aboVe the
cut surface during the entire
time that the tree is in the
home.
If started in time, this treatment
not only prevents the
r- lies from drying out and becoming
inflammable, but will
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z, Jr., Leaves
ister Of Deeds
)f Office Monday Brings To
'f Service By Three Sons
H. L. Mintz, Sr.
Jr., turned over the affairs
Deeds of Brunswick county
rning this marked the close
of service in that office by
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and two weeks of the term.
All three of the boys are sons
of Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Mintz,
Sr., of Shallotte. It may also be
pretty much of a distinction that
this couple should have had three
sons to hold the office of regis(Oontinued
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First Enrollee
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Weather Mild
? For November
Although official figures for
this morning's thermometer j
reading are not available, it
is a known fact that a new
low record for the season was
established.
On November' 16' the mercury
dropped to the 27-degree
mark and brought the first killing
frost. High for last month
was 78-degrees on November
3. Prevailing wind during the
30-day period was from the
northwest.
Total rainfall during the period
was 2.31-tnches. There were
6 cloudy days, 17 clear days
and 6 partly cloudy days. It
rained all one day, and there
was a fog on November 23
and 24.
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Homecoming Day
Sunday At Antioch
Sunday la the date for the first
annual homecoming day at Antioch
-Baptist church near Bolivia
and a large crowd of friends and
former members will be on hand
for the full day's program that
has been planned.
At noon a basket dinner will
be served upon the church
grounds.
ANOTHER REGISTRANT
Edwin Carl Sellers, white, of
Supply registered last week with
the Brunswick County Selective
Service Board. He was given serial
number 1896 and order number
294A.
iger Of Fires
ly Decorations
also keep them fresh and green
and retard their falling. Freshly
cut spruce or balsam fir
trees standing in water cannot
be set on fire by candle or
match fires, but, of course, cannot
withstand a large source of
heat Spruce represents the
type of tree which loses needles
very readily upon drying. Balsam
fir, on the other hand, represents
the type which retains
its needles well.
During the Laboratory investigation,
solutions of a number
of fire-retardant chemicals
were Introduced into spruce and
balsam fir trees or branches
by .the same method as that
used for water. While these experiments
failed to disclose a
chemical treatment more practical
than water, they do not
prove that such treatment is
impossible. Until some other
treatment for balsam fir and
spruce is proven to be substantially
superior, however, water,
if used unde rthe conditions
specified, will do a good job at
little cost.
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Southport, N. G., Wedi
Cotton Growers
Facing Serious
Alternative Now
Growers Are Now Faced
With The Serious Threat
Of Losing Nearly TwoThirds
Of Total Exports
COTTON REFERENDUM
PLANNED DECEMBER 7
Saturday Is The Day Designated
For The Cotton
Growers of The Nation
To Decide Question
Of Control
According to information released
by the Department of
Agriculture, cotton growers are
faced with the serious condition
of losing nearly two-thirds of the
total exports of American grown
cotton due to the European war
raging at the present time. There
are twenty-two countries virtually
blockaded from the use of
American grown cotton now. The
surplus and reserve cotton on
hand in America at the present
time amounts to 24,900,00 bales
of cotton, the largest ever recodred.
The outlook for the loss in exports
in American grown cotton
and surplus on hand is extremely
burdensome from the outlook of
a good price for 1941.
Cotton growers will go to the
ipolls Saturday, December 7, and
j decide at that time whether or
not tney wisn a control continued
on the production of cotton.
Flowers Begin
Early Blooming
Never Before At This Season
Have Orton Gardens
Shown Greater Prospect
Of Fine Season
Reflecting the care and attention
of the past two years, the
beautiful Orton Plantation Gardens
have never before at this
season of the year given such
promise of winter and spring
i blooms as they show now.
The thousands of camellias, a
December and January blooming
shrub, now have millions of
buds and, in the case of many
of the early varieties, there is
already a wealth of bloom. With
the present advanced state of
bloom and buds it is safe to say
that all December, January and
much of February will show a
wealth of blossoms.
Even the azaleas which seldom
bloom until March and
April are now budding splendidly.
Here and there an issolated
variety has already sprung into
flower. With no extremely cold
weather such as came early the
present year the indications are
that 1941 will witness the peak
of beauty at Orton from two
weeks to a month earlier than
in 1940.
Taylor Reelected
Board Chairman
Stewards Of Trinity Methodist
Church Met Monday
Night To Organize
For Year's Work
At a meeting of the board
of stewards for Trinity Methodist
church Monday night C. Ed.
Taylor was unanimously re-elected
chairman, a position he has
held for several years. J. D. Sutton
was elected secertary-treasurer.
A business session followed,
during which a budget for the
coming year was set up and other
important matters were discussed.
Robert B. Thompson and James
M. Harper. Jr.. are new members
of the board.
Spirituals To Be
Sung Here Friday
A program of spiritual music
will be presented at Southport
high school auditorium Friday
evening at 8 o'clock by the Silver
Star Singers of Wrightsville
Sound.
The program is presented under
the auspicies of the St. Phillips
Episcopal churchh.
SUNDAY SCHEDULE
In spite of the rain last Sunday
there were splendid congregations
at all the services conducted
by Rev. Walter Pavy at
Town Creek, Shiloh and Piney
Grove. Next Sunday is Bible Sunday
and Mr. Pavy expects to
preach at Bolivia at 11 and at
Delco at 3 o'clock, his subject
being. "Is the Bible the Word of
God"? |
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Frank Sherrill's yacht, Drift(
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St. George And
W. S. Wells Are
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W. S. (Bill) Wells was sworn
in Monday by Judge Walter M.
Stanaland as Register of Deeds
of Brunswick county for the
ensuing four year term. Wells
succeeds Harry L. Mintz, Jr.
At the same time R. C.
St. George, county auditor, was
administered the oath of of-i'ict.
Recently he Vece.v ?! frontGovernor
Clyde R. Hoey his
commission extending his term
of office until December 1,
1944.
By virtue of a special act of
the general assembly the Brunswick
county auditor is appointed
by the governor.
Short Session Of
County Court
Only Three Cases Disposed!
Of Here Monday Before
Judge Walter M. Stana- j
land
In Recorder's court here Monday
only three cases were dispossed
of before Judge Walter M.
Stanaland.
Roddy Sellers, white, was found
not guilty of larceny by trickery..
W. E. Bellamy, white, was [
charged with speeding, but judg-'
ment was withheld.
Rodney Carroll, white, pleaded j
guilty to charges of reckless |
operation and was given 90 days l
on the roads, judgment being su- j
spended upon payment of costs j
and a fine of $25.00. me nnc i
[was remitted.
Wood Important
To Warfare
Experiments Indicate That
This Is Indespensible Sub- !
stance In Manufacture Of
War Machines
Wood is taking an important
place in plans for this country's
defense program. While wood is
not usually thought of as a war
material, discoveries in new and
wider uses of wood have gone
so far that today no other material
fulfills so many wartime
requirements according to the
Forest Products Laboratory. Madison,
Wis., a research unit of the
U. S. Forest Service.
With the calling of the National
Guard into camp and preparations
for inducting thousands
of young men into military training,
lumber will be used to house
these men. Wood is used in high
explosives, dug -out shelters,
"ersatz" rations, emergency materials
for uniforms, and liquid
fuel. It takes a necessary place
in wartime communication and
transportation of ammunition and
other equipment on land, sea, and
in the air.
Acetic acid from wood may he
used in the production of certain
toxic gases and smokes. Charcoal
from wood can replace the cocoanut-shell
and peachpit charcoal
formerly used in gas masks to
[offset poisonous gases, and
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ot the most enjoyable day
i during their recent visit
sr. The little guy with the I
Morris Ackerman, J. Ham
spper. Back row, left to ri
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Names For List
Slow In Coming
Recently an announcement
was run in this newspaper that
an effort was being made to
determine the number of Brunswick
county men and boys in
the armed service of the United
States. The purpose of compiling
such a list was in order
' that this newspaper might
carry an honor roll of enlisted
men, """giving their branch of
service, present rating, their
present address, etc.
The response to this request
has been very disappointing.
There must be more than a
hundred-fifty names which belong
on this list; and so far
less than 12 have been re|>orted.
Once more the management
requests the patriotic support
of relatives and friends of
Brunswick county men who
now are serving their country
in order that a full and complete
honor list may be compiled.
Send in this information
this week to The Pilot.
Sunrise Service
Thanksgiving Day
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morning the Training Union o
the Southport Baptist churcl
sponsored a special service. Th<
service was well attended and thi
following program was given:
Doxology by congregation
prayer: hymn; sentence prayers
special Thanksgiving music bj
the girls choirs.
Open discussion of what w<
have to be thankful for led bj
a member of the Training Union
This was followed by the closing
prayer and hymn.
Foxes So Thicl
In Each Otl
It would be difficult even to
guess the number of foxes run
to earth and killed by hounds
in Brunswick county during the
past week, for not even the
hunters from Taylorsville, Bonlee,
Mt. Holly and Concord
were willing to risk an estimate.
They got a lot of foxes,
but following the huge packs
of hounds was such a difficult
process that it is generally believed
that the hunters did not
find half the kill.
When a fox was run down
and killed the pack that made
the kill set out to join some
other bunch of hounds in persuit
of another fox. Unless a
hunter was very near at the
time of the Rill the dead fox
was not found.
At times the hounds would
be all broken up into smaller
packs each one in persuit of a
fox.
The least that can be said
of the seven days of hunting
is that the hunters were greatly
pleased and all are looking
forward to another trip here.
As for the hounds, almost
without exception more than a
hundred dogs brought into the
county were genuine Walker
hounds. All were accustomed to
the chasing of red foxes. These
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s spent by members of the
to Southport was aboard
aig gun on the left is Jimmie
mond Brown, Frank Sherriill,
ght, are W. B. Keziah, TomHawks,
and W. B. McCoran's
Paradise
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Writing In Baltimore Amer|
ican, J. Hammond Brown
One Of Members Of
OWAA, Says That This
Locality Is Unspoiled
DEVOTES COLUMN
TO THIS SECTION
Writer With Vision, Sees
Both The Good And The
Bad That Will Result
From General Exploitation
J. Hammond Brown of the Baltimore
News-Post and Baltimore
American is also intrigued and :
is holding forth for Brunswick
county. This past Saturday he
had the following to say:
"Stretching for some 40 miles
south of Wilmington along the :
North Carolina coast and extending
inland 20 to 30 miles is an al- 1
most virgin territory that will delight
hunter, angler and outdoorsman.
"It is Brunswick county, tucked
away in the extreme southeast
corner of North Carolina, a state
that is right at the top when it
comes to publicizing its outdoor
attractions. That is why it is so
) strange that this wonderful semitropical
country is almost unX
known, although it can be reachf
ed from Baltimore, New York, or
1 Washington in a night's journey. 1
s "I have just come back from 1
2 there and believe me it has wilder '
looking jungles than I ever saw
; in Florida. Honestly, I believe
; it holds more wild life to the '
r square mile than any other sec- '
tion in the east. But more about j
2 that a bit later. '
r "Acting as a sort of metropolis
. of this section is the town of '
; I Southport, situated on the In- '
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k They Got
ler's Own Way
animals, unlike the grays, set
a course for distant points
when they are started. They
often go for five or six miles
without stopping or turning. In
contrast to this the swamp
grays run and dodge like a
rabbit. They are forever turnI
ing and doubling. With a large
' pack of dogs in pursuit they
! soon have a small area hopei
lessly tracked over, making it
1 difficult for the dogs.
The western hounds ran up
against a lot of trobule during
! the first few days. The foxes
did not behave like those that
they knew were accustomed to
behave. As a result, the hounds
became immensely riled and
j when they temporarilly lost a
I trail they vented plenty of dis!
pleasure with their angry baying,
as they sought for a fresh
scent.
All this was sweet music to
the ears of the hunter, but
hardly those of the fox.
One of the big pack of
hounds and their owners were
quartered in the old county
home building on the River
| Road, two miles cast of town,
j The others were at the Lewis
j farm on the middle road between
Southport and Bolivia.
The Pilot Covers
Brunswick County
$1.50 PER YEAR
Committee Here
To Investigate
Site For Field
Possibility Of Location Of
Dirigible Base In This
Section Leads To Investigation
By A Two-City
Group
OFFICIAL BOARD
HERE THIS WEEK
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Several Sites Near Town
Are Visited And Facts
Concerning Availability
Were Fully Discussed
Wilmington and Southport men,
forming a committee named by
Mayor T. E. Cooper of Wilmington,
last week made a survey
of four potential locations for a
navy non-rigid aircraft base here
yesterday. The committee was
composed of Fred Willetts, chairman,
Louis Hanson. Julian Morton,
Eric Norden, J. A. Loughlin
and Louis T. Moore of Wilmington;
J. J. Loughlin, Jr., and
W. B. Keziah of Southport. John
Stanley Spangler of Petersburgh,
Va., accompanied the party. Mr.
Spangler is interested in lands
that the government may not desire.
The locations looked over were
what is known as the pasture
tract, west of Southport; the
Richard Dosher estate lands two
miles out of town at the junction
of the Fort Caswell and Long
Beach road: the Allen Creek property,
where the turpentine camp
was located and a tract beyond
Walden Creek.
All members of the committee
were greatly impressed with the
apparent availability of all areas
visited. This week they will look
over one or two tracts at other
Doints and will be in a position
to talk definitely with Captain
Rosendahl, the navy officer heading
the official committee, which
will arrive at Southport some
time this week for a more detailed
survey.
The committee is united in an 1
effort to ft.el .t. iocalion au I table
to the needs. In flew Hanover
only one tract is being offered
and it is believed to be not acceptable
owing to various requirements.
Another tract near Holly
Ridge is also not adapted, owing
to nearness to the new aircraft
base. The committee will'
look over one or two other tracts
in upper Brunswick and lower
Bladen county during the week.
Winnabow Man
Death Victim
John F. Swain, Prominent
Resident Of Winnabow
Community, Died At His
Home Tuesday; Funeral
Today
John Frederick Swain. 69. farmer,
died at 5 o'clock yesterday ~
morning at his home in Winna- .
bow after a" long illness.
Funeral services were held at
10:30 o'clock this morning from I
the Lebanon church in Winnabow,
with the Rev. Lester Mints
and the Rev. B. R. Page officiating.
Burial followed in the Lebanon
church cemetery. Active pallbear:rs
were deacons of the church.
Mr. Swain is survived by two ..
sons. George W. Swain and John
E. Swain, of Winnabow; one
brother, W. A. Swain, of Wilming
ion; one sisier, Mrs. sj. a. l^wih,
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Tide Table
Following Is the tide table
for Soutbport during the next i
week. These hours are approximately
correct and were fur
nlshed The State Port Pile'
through the courtesy of the
Cape Fear Pilot's Association
High Tide Low Tl#
TIDE TABLE
Thursday, December 5
6:00 a. m.
12:07 p. m. 6:32 p. m.
Friday, December 6
0:40 a. in. 7:01 a. m.
1:00 p. m. 7:29 p. m.
Saturday, December 7
1:31 a. m. 3:06 a. in.
1:51 p. in. 3:23 p. in.
Sunday, December 8
2:25 a. m. 9:05 a. m.
2:46 p. m. 9:14 p. in.
Monday, December 9
3:21 a. in. 9:56 a. m.
3:44 p. m. 10:00 p. in.
Tuesday, December 10
4:15 a. m. 10:44 a. m.
4:38 p. m. 10:45 p. m.
Wednesday, December 11
5:01 a. m. 11:31 a. m.
5:28 p. m. 11:30 p. w
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