II Most Of The News
I 4U The Time
^TWELVE! NO. 46
IjociaTSecurity
brings Payments
I To This County
|iU Age Assistance Has !
I Brought The Payment
I of 536.S13.00 To Persons
I (her 65-Years-Of-Age In
I Brunswick
IpiVMENTS SO FAR
P TOTAL $77,102.00
I.Normally the Largest Bene- !
Ifts Come From Unem- j
I nlovment Payments,
I But Not In This
County
I .... y $77,102.00 has I
stributed in Brunswick
L.>v through operation of nine
ten divisions of the Social
iJrtv Act. from its beginning
L through June 30. 1940, it is
Cjjtcd on ;1 basis of official
L; by Charles G. Powell,
Efrman of the N. C. UnemLpent
Compensation Commis-1
fc
formally. Unemployment ComjjsstioR.
or benefits to worker's
pporarilv out of jobs, is the
pest item in the program, ex- I
,p: in agricultural counties. The
Hit and larger the industries a
ettv has. the more jobless beneB
it gets. In the 2 years Of
cefit payments, through June I
t these benefits reached $15,-1
512, included in 2,526 checks
uei to residents of Brunswick |
Oiirman Powell reports that (
|fc:e agencies nanuung pnases
I & Social Security Act cops'.e
?'ith him in supplying
pes of their activities, which
is him an accurate picture of
Motions in counties of the
us. These include the State
to.-; Department, Mrs. W. T.
It superintendent, and Nathan
Helton, director of public as- L
|Usct Dr. Roma S. Cheek, L
part" of the State Commission
lie Blind: Dr. Carl V. Rejn
State health officer; and
IDepartnient of Public Instruct
particularly T. E. Browne, M
httor of vocational education. ' Oh
Age Assistance, help for
?<? residents past 65 years of
g ir, the three years of disfchon
through last June 30,
wrted to $36,813.00 in this Qr
U to Dependent Children, help I ^
rlose deprived of their normal th
winners, amounted to $16,- J.
MO in the same period in this of
Ety. Et
hi to the Blind, in the same ah
norths, amounted to $4,635.00 ila
Hie county. fo
t these three divisions of the
ai Security Act. the Federal pa
naier.t provides one-half of re
ttotda and the State and coun- th
icw-fourth each, with a State th
hr-.g fund to help the smal- co
Wnties. Prior to January 1, at
- these three governmental th
3 furnished one-third each for w<
; to Dependent Children. tri
*5 county figures are avail- w<
* tor Old Age and Survivors th
tojr.ee. Monthly payments in til
' civision started after JanT
1, 1940. due to a 1939 en
Hment, after lump-sum pay- is
for three years. This will, sti
time, become one of the
;?"t important of the five major at
of the Social Security to
'% t Practically accurate figit
is evident, Mr. Powell Jj
out. that about $Z4,070.00
?.l '"wtinued on page four)
Btlunteers Are
Banted By Board *
B?1 Interested In Enlisting
.B? Armed Service Of n0
Bie'r Country Should br
Intact Selective Service cr
I ward j _
i rca.- .- ibie inducement is R
j, offered young men to en
I the armed service of the
I States, and officials of the
County Selective Servare
anxious to do all
H! ftit power to assist young F
^ this section in getting li
^B
%S who have registered p
^C. ^ are eligible for the f
'.-ray go ahead and get their fi
^^HJ^ars training over with by
through the local r
fi K1 then will receive the F
and will be' trained and c
' t!? service while others h
^"" anxiously awaiting their p
: K. . * 8
flu P?ssible for younger boys, s
Bfig
Mi^' to volunteer and get on t
V -Kc i *rre'J list. Many inquiries
ijj. B .^s 'n age group have r
" f?r many of them have f
im l"lat anny life with all v
^f'^B^Pensts and normal needs t
-''{V'B^tt i_frfcC' is a very profit- f
Cryment as compared to v
3fir I f^ low wage job. c
-
TH1
~&>3
Explains Rules
Of Eligibility
rs. J. E. Carr, Membership
Chairman Of Legion
Auxiliary, Tells Who Is
Eligible For Membership
Largest membership in its histy
is indicated for the American
:gion Auxiliary this year by
e heavy early enrollment, Mrs.
E. Carr, membership chairman
the Southport Unit, said today,
irollment figures are running
,ead of last year, when the Aux,ry
reached half-million members
r the first time.
Gains are being made in all'
,rts of the country, Mrs. Carr,
ported, as old members renew
eir enrollments for 1941 and
ousands of new members are
ming into Auxiliary ranks. She
tributed the growth to the fact
at the Auxiliary offers eligible
imen such a wide field for paiotic
work and the desire of
? ? <% r\f mmrv corvifp
JlllCil W UC v?* v. ?098
ey can to the country at this
ne.
The local unit is continuing its
rollment of 1941 members and
well on the road to a submtial
membership increase.
Invitations have been issued to
I eligible women in the city
come into active membership
(Continued On Page 4)
f ork On School
Building Progresses
Work on the addition to the
luthport high school building is
ogressing nicely, with most of
e brick masonry being cometed
by the WPA force (hat is
charge, of construction.
The primary building at Wacmaw
has been completed and is
iw in use by the students, thus I
inging relief to badly over
owdcd conditions.
dule, Maid An
Race Thro
"The Midnight Ride of Paul"
tevere" was just a pleasant
ttle gallop compared to the
did flight of a young Southort
girl last week as she
rantically fled on horseback
-om a pursuing "wild mule."
Miss Lois Jane Bussells was
iding her saddle horse out the j
liver Road by the old CCC
amp site when she suddenly
leard a crashing sound aptroaching
through the underrowth.
Into view came a little,
haggy grey mule which imnediately
made a bee line for
he rider and her mount.
Miss Bussells mistook the
nule's amourous attachment
or her horse for malice toward
her, and headed for the
larnyard. Now that, for a playui
young mule on the loose,
mis better than a bin full of
iats, and so a horse-mule race
E STJ
A Gooi
4-I'AGES TODAY j
>** ?&
vxnitmn iinmniiii*F
K BLESS OUR HOME
| K AND OUR PEOPLE
pisjm y Make us doubly cot
H? 9L ij of Christmas, that
fullest measure hoi
sthings we feel in i
ttf- meanings of the wo:
ing. God, Bless Am
Christmas Tree
Be Light
jJJ.
Lights Will Be Turned On'j"
And Special Program
Rendered At Community
Tree Friday Night At 7 O'clock
SANTA CLAUS WILL J
BE IN ATTENDANCE '
P
Presents Will Be Given
Children Between The j F
Ages Of 3 Years And r
Seven Years Of Age 11:
!11
The community Christmas tree,
sponsored each year by the South- d
port Woman's Club, will be held j j
on Friday evening at 7 o'clock in ; t
the grove beside the Baptist r
church.
This week workmen have gone r
into the woods and have brought t
in a giant cedar tree that has s
been emplaced as the center dec- v
oration. Its boughs have been p
festooned with myriad colored y
(continued on page four)
January Term *
Of Civil Court d
t
One Week's Session To '
Convene Here On Monday,
December 6; R. .
Hunt Parker To Preside
i
Judge R. Hunt Parker will preside
over a one-week term of
Brunswick county Superior court
for trial of civil cases beginning
Monday, January 6. '
The following men have been
drawn for jury service:
Herbert Russ, Shallotte; G. L.
Lewis, Bolivia; N. J. Morse, Leland;
Byron Stanley, Ash ('C. C.
(Continued on page 4) j
J
d Mare Have *
a
ugh Southport I
was aborning.
Things were happening migh- (
ty fast as the procession laced
its way through several ' of
Southport's principal streets,
and very soon after Miss Bus- 1;
sells, her horse and the mule i
reached her stable simultane- e
ously several spectators had ar- 3
rived to be in at the finish, v
Among them was Chief of 1
Police Herbert Rogers, who C
caught and delivered the mule 8
to his owner. d
It was then, and only then
that Miss Bussells was relieved tl
to learn that a horse holds a il
particularly strong attraction j b
for a mule?possibly a matern- h
al affection?and that the J a
young hybrid probably was try- j S
ing to learn if the mare she u
was riding was an old' friend c
of the family. ' d
HE 1
d News paper Ir
Southport, N. C., Wedn<
ggrfc
t . * ;
/*. .v. t1 ^H^HbSvmM
'' :': '.j^
S AND OUR LAND'^M
.. /r*
iscious of the Spirit i
we may realize in //
w precious are the //
Dur hearts and the
rds we use in greeterica!
; Will C
;ed On Friday
Bulletin I
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Publication date for The Pilot 1
lext week falls upon Christmas "s*
)ay, but the paper will not be( Drinted
on Wednesday as is the 'he
isual custom. in?
The plan is to get out the pa-1 wa
ier on Friday, so if your copy, ,ey
eaches you two or three days
site, remember that it is Christ- shi
nas. , tlle
The next issue will bear the a^'
ate "Wednesday December 25" Ho
n order to comply with the regu- sta
itions covering the legal adver- a"
isements now running in this P?'
lewspaper.
Incidentally, if you want to tril
nake next week's paper one long '?
o be remembered, how about fisI
ending in the names of holiday thi
isitors, and accounts of yuletide ou'
arties and entertainments in ma
mim flAmmiiniftf JclC
UU1 ViUIIIIIIUIIII.II
bor
Offices of the county officials ca'
rill be closed three days next wil
reek in observance of Christmas. c'?
They will not be open on Tueslay,
Wednesday nor Thursday, an(
mt will be back at regular busi- the
less on Friday. Recorder's court '
rill meet Monday as usual. Sei
I wh
lunior Church
Organized Here at
3 Sei
foung People Are Taking hoi
Active* Part In Evening ioa
Services At Southport ed,
Methodist Church an"
J
The young people of Trinity co;e
tethodist church have formed a in8
unior Church organization, with ua
ly leader, stewards, etc. Mem- cor
ers of this new group take an 'wa
ctive part in the evening serv- ,crn
:es each Sunday and together ln
rith the activities of the Jun(con.inued
on page fouf)
Quarterly Meet }|
On New Years
i i
The date of the First Quarter-! is
I Conference of the Town Creek j Bui
tethodist charge has been chang- j isla
d to New Year's Eve, December me
1st., when it will be combined f
rith the Watch Night Service, j the
tie meeting will be held at the I anc
Id Zion Church, Town Creek at j ha\
o'clock, with Rev. A. S. Parker, ! has
istrict superintendent, in charge, j in
Refreshments will be served by j anr
he ladies at a social hour, and [ net
t is hoped that Mr. Parker will I 1
e able to remain until the early | am
ours of 1941. It is hoped that! her
s many as possible from Bolivia, j whi
ihiloh, Piney Grove and Delco | res
ill attend so that -a warm wel- i led
ome can be extended the new | has
istrict superintendent. | in
>ORT
i A Good Com
jsday, December 18, 1!
?* ^ ?
Inai
\jj n*s
sil 1161
I
r
arpenter Has jj
More Good Luck H
?
ashington, D. C., Sports |)
Writer And Party Had (i
Mighty Fine Luck On j g
Gulf Stream Trip With ti
H. T. Watts In Sea Girl A
Don N. Carpenter, hunting and d
ling editor of the Washington, tl
C., Daily News, was here over ?
t week end for his second fish- f(
trip in a months time. He bi
s accompanied by W. D. Mox- h
, Harry Seydel and Jack k
ields, all of Washington. Mr.
elds is business manager for p
International Union of Oper- hi
ng Engineers. He will be at ii
lly Ridge all of next year and oi
ted he expected to spend about lj
of his week ends at South- u
t fishing. a
rhe immediate purpose of this e<
5 was in order for Carpenter
see for himself if the tropical
1 would bite at Southport at pv
s time of the year. He found |J
: that they did. The party
-1 - - 1 r?wVvr??._
UC tt UCUUU1U1 UVLUll Ul QIIIU^Ik,
dolphin, tuna, albacore and
lito. Incidently Carpenter
lght the largest number of fish,
h Shields and Seydel running
se second. Mr. Moxley was out
luck, getting only two strikes
i losing both fish just when
:y were about to be boated,
fhe trip out was made in the '
i Girl of Captain H. T. Watts, to
0 donated his boat and his per- dai
lal services. The fishing oper- we(
ons were very limited as to
le. A regular northeaster r15
ang up, as a result of a storm .
Hatteras. Consequently, the ?
1 Girl had to run for home [ !?a<
er just a little more than an j '
lr of fishing. They would have j
ded the boat, or so they claim-1 n
if they had been able to stay 8 r
hour longer. 8
dr. Carpenter is a widely re- 1
;nized authority on both huntand
fishing, salt and freshter.
His two trips here have ri
ivinced him that the local j
ters are an Eldorado to northsportsmen.
He believes that
a year or two thousands of
(continued on page four)
ew Wrinkle On do
Harsh Hen Hunting co'
mi
"he day's limit on marsh hens *
15 birds to the hunter, and
j Pinner over on Bald Head
md has devised an original can
thod of getting his bag. hea
lis only trouble is catching of
first bird. He uses a cast net thn
1 catches it alive. The hens ge.
re 14 tail feathers, and once he mal
i caught a hen. Bud places it ly
a box in the bow of the boat san
I stands ready with his cast C
eve
he next step is to reach down beii
I yank out a tail feather. The the
i promptly lets out a squak holi
:ch brings another hen to her rigl
cue. By the time Bud has pul- of
all of the 14 tail feathers he biw
i a full days limit cf live hen3 fra,'
the box. ove
PIL
munity
)40 PUBUSl
oard Orders [
Revaluation Of
County Property
valuation Will Take^
Place Following The List!
Taking, Which Will Extend
Throughout Month
Of January
'PRAISERS ARE
NAMED FOR WORK
ard Of Three Men For
ach Township Has Been :
Named by Commissioners;
Revaluation 4
Years Ago
Members of the board of councommissioners
have ordered a
aluation of property and have j.
jointed a board of appraisers j
each township.
t is understood that this work
1 come immediately following 1
tax listing program, which {
1 extend through the month
January. J
rhe following men have been ,
ned to serve as appraisers:
rthwest township: M. B. Chen- 1
, Leo Medlin, and G. F. Gar-11
rown Creek Township: A. P. j
nrv fi T Reid and J. T. Hick-1
?J, ?
(continued on page two) ' i
'ostmaster An
Chang
3|C
7riday, The 13th Is
Time For Planting
Friday the 13th held no tcrjrs
for Charley .Matthews, su- (
erinlendent of Bald Head
land, huge semi-tropical tract
tat Is owned by Frank O.
herrill of Charlotte. Friday, .
latthews began the work of
lantlng six and one-half acres
i garden peas?the kind that
le rest of North Carolina beins
to think of planting some
me the last of March or
pril. ,
They are still gathering gar- |
en i>eas on the island from ]
le plantings made several ,
eeks ago. The crop, unusual ]
)r North Oiroiina in Novemer
and December, is said to ,
ave found a wonderful mar- j,
et. I
In addition to the garden j,
ea plantings this week, .Matt- j
ews said that he was plant- j
ig an experimental acre in ,
ther crops that are not usual- ,
r ]ilanted in' North Carolina |
ntil late in the spring when ,
II danger of frost is remov- ]
t I
r. Davis Is J
Back At Home
. I?wever,
Concord Dentist |
Writes To Say That He
Looks Forward To Next
Hunting Trip Here
Dr. J. V. Davis, who returned ,
his home in Concord a few (
rs ago after spending several j (
:ks here fox hunting, writes <
i Chamber of comineice secre- 1
y that he is buying a new pack
fox hounds and expects to be t
:k here in four or five weeks i (
another long fox hunt. 11
.ast week the Concord Daily j 1
bune carried a seven column'I
earner over a local fox hunting!
ry in which Dr. Davis figured, J f
ng with western North Caro-,;
(continued on page two) i
pecialist Gives
Making Chris
Christmas decorations be
or. Miss Pauline Smith, <3
ate College Extension Serv
rations and she gives th
iking a wreath:
Lssemble the evergreens you *
it to use. From the florist you ^
buy foundation frames of f
vy single wire and two spools J
wreath wire; one of the fine t
sad weight, and other 22 gauSome
persons may be able to s
ke their own frames, especial- c
after buying one or two as ii
lples. r
lip the evergreens into short, I
n lengths; an average length 1
ig about six inches. Fasten t
heavy wire to the frame and, a
iing the spool firmly in your 1
it hand, take several pieces
evergreen with your left hand, c
iing them tightly to the s
me. Continue this operation, i
flapping material closely, un- i
,0T
IED EVERY WEDNESDAY
DEER GUIDE 1
Ml
S H 1
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CHAMP. A. J. Sommersett and
V J
lis famous deer dogs, shown :
ibove, are still going strong. When
VIr. and Mrs. Lyman Bass left
Seaside Friday to return to their '
lome in Buffalo, N. Y., following ,
i month's hunting in this county, <
;hey carried 4 fine bucks with
Jiem. J. R. Mintz assisted SomTiersett
in the drives.
nounces
p Tn Schedule
Postoffice Will Remain
Open Until 6 O'clock
Each Evening This Week
As Convenience To Local
Patrons
SPECIAL SUNDAY
SCHEDULE GIVEN
Asks Persons Who Receive
Package Slips To Keep
Them, For They Tell
Employees Whepe To
Locate Them
Postmaster L' T. Yaskell announces
that beginning this week
the local postoffice will observe
longer hours in an effort to take (
sare of the rush of Christmas
business.
On Thursday, Friday and Satjrday
of this week the postoffice
wil open at 8 o'clock in
the morning and will remain
open until 6 o'clock in the evening.
On Sunday morning the office
will be open from 10 o'clock
intil 11:30 o'clock. This will inolude
all normal business save
the sale of money orders. On Sun- j
lay afternoon the office will remain
open from 3 o'clock until
(Continued on page 4)
Four Cases Are ,
TripJ In Court
Fudge Walter M. Stanaland
And Other Recorder's
Court Officials Have An
Easy Day Monday
Zev. Lewis and James McCoy, ]
:olored, pleaded guilty to charges
>f transporting and were given 1
! months on the roads. Judge !
Stanaland ordered their automojile
confiscated and sold.
Only four cases were finally
lisposed of here in Recorder's j
:ourt Monday before Judge Wal- j
:er M. Stanaland. The session
asted for little more than a halflay.
Willie Williamson, wh'te, was
'ound guilty of reckless operation
ind damage of property. Given
(Continued on page 4)
i Tip On
tmas Wreaths
gin with the wreath on the
listrict home agent of the
ice, is an authority on dee
following directions for
il you have completed the circle,
fiew your completed wreath'
rom a distance and shear any
irotrudlng material that spoils
he outline.
Another method is to make
ufficient quantity of small, inlividual
bunches of greenery of
iniform length, width and thickiess
to complete your wreath,
fasten each securely with a short
ength of light weight wire. Clip
he ends to a uniform evenness
ind bind to the wire frame, overapping
closely.
To make a wreath of tapering
lutline, bunches of graduating
lize are first made and arranged
n order on the frame, then wired
n place. i
The Pilot Cover?
Brunswick County
*1.50 PER YtAl
Red Cross First
Aid Instructors
Get Certificates
Thirty Members Of Recfetit
Class Held At Bolivia
Qualify As Instructors
For Junior, Standard ana
Advanced First Aid
MOST CANDIDATES
SCHOOL TEACHERS
Plan Is To Have Them To
Teach A Class In Own
School In Order To Lat
Students Get Infor?
mation
As a result of the course conducted
for Red Cross First Aid
instructors several weeks ago by
Dr. Otis Marshall 30 instructor*
certificates have been issued
Brunswick county people entitling
them to teach Junior, standard
and advanced Red Cross First
Aid courses.
The class for instructoors was
held at Bolivia and extended over
a 10-day period. The course was
offered through the cooperation
of the Brunswick County Chapter.
, ]
Most of the successful candidates
for the first aid are members
of the school faculty of the
various consolidated schools of
the county. These teachers have
signified their intention to conduct
a class in first aid for
students before the close of this
school year.
Following is a list of successe..l
...Jl ry r* Dm, ?
LUI tttliuiuaico. U. VJ. liajT, maigaret
Russ, Frances Baker Stone,
Susie Kate Teachy, Glenn Tucker.
Blanch S. Tucker, W. A. Wheeless,
Percy L. Weeks, Katherine
R. White, Louise Asbury, Mary
Bright, Gilbert A. Britt, Bertha
Colvin, Norman Chadwick, Ruth
Ellen, Mary Ellen Gibbs, Jane
Greenlee, Britie Holden, Claude
H. McCall, Mattaline McRee,
Daisy Belle Maultsby, William
Moye, LeRoy Mintz, Catherine
Mintz, Gertrude Maultsby, Besate
S. Marks, B. R. Page, Edna Wilson
Russ, N. Albert Rosser, Mac
H. Rusa.
Other teachers of the county
attended a good part of the
training program, but for some reason
were prevented from com- ~ "
pleting the work. Provision fjas'
been made - to give them an qpportunity
to finish the course
later, receiving credit for the
work they already have done,
Freeiand Youth
Given Discharge
St. Elmo Mintz Is Back At
Home Following Completion
Of Training In 35th'
Infantry
St. Elmo Mintz sailed from
Honolulu Nov. 26, aboard the JJj
S. A. T. Leonard Wood and ar-, >
rived at his home in Freeldhd
on Dec. 12.
Mintz is the son of Mrs. Minnie
L. Mintz of Freeiand. He en-,
listed in the army on Sept. 20,|
1938, and on his arrival in Oahuj
was assigned to the 35th Infantry,
Schofield Barracks, T. H., al <...
fortunate assignment for him as
the 35th Infantry has long had
i reputation as being one of thei
U
llUUSUXIIUUIg ICglJUClllO vji
Hawaiian Division.
Now that he has completed his
tour of service in the Island;
Mintz, is ready to return to cWlU
an life with a great deal of use-j
'ul experience. His specialized and
(Continued on Page 2)
. ~**~i
Tide Table!
Following Is the tide table
for Southport daring the neat 1
week. These hoars are apprexlmately
correct and were furnished
The State Port Pilot
through the courtesy of the
Cape Fear Pilot's Association
High Tide Low:l#i
TIDE TABLE
K At
Thursday, December 19
10:37 a. m. 4:29 a. m.'
11:23 p. m. 5:13 p. m.
Friday, December 20
11:31 a. m. 5:22 a. m.
6:50 p. m.
Saturday, December 21
0:18 a. m. 6:26 a. w.
12:29 p. m. 7:06 p. m.
Sunday, December 22
1:16 a. in. 7:37 a, m.
1:30 p. m. 8:09 |h in.
.Monday, December 23
2:16 a. m. 8:45 a. m.
2:34 p. m. 9:09 p. m.
Tuesday, December 24' *
3:20 a. m. . 0:47 a. m.
3:41 p. m. 10:06 p. m.
Wednesday, December 25 '
4:23 a. m. 10:45 a. ra.
4:45 p. m. 11:00 p. na