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NO. 49
Wrder To
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??see Has Pr'v"'ege Of'
purchasing Property For
9100.000.00 At Any Time
During Life Of Contract
fl, RT ADJOURNS
AFTER two days
H^ral Actions of Little In^mrrest
Other Than To
Parties Involved Are
Settled During
Two Days
R Hunt Parker yester^H^sgned
a court order grantH
ji. J. Corbett. receiver, for
K w. B & S. railroad, the
^L; to grant a conditional lease
Hhat property to P. O. Mead,
; Maur.ey and E. F. Middletrading
as the Southport
^^Ljoiu and Transportation Co.
fttstardunsr provisions of the
Hpfruent ate that the manage^Hr;
and operation of the raili;
to remain in the hands of
received and his employees
Kj that the chief duty of the
Kr? shall be that of "stimulatThe
receiver is guar
through terms of the conK,
agasr.st operation at a loss
Ek the time this contract is
Beifect It is provided that the
Eerer shall immediately issue j
E).00 in certificates which will
BhadM by the lessee: and;
E that if the contract still is j
Effect with the beginning fori
E cond six months of this j
E certificates in a like amount j
K x issued by the receiver;
Epurchased by them.
E the option clause the lessee j
I pes the right to purchase j
pu.-.gs of the railroad at.
p- time while the contract is in j
p.: for $100,000.00.
I paring a statement of |
B condition of the railroad,
E indebtedness was listed at
p8M56 while assets, including
jjiipmer.t. buildings, real
ki:.- etc., were listed at $98,Us
was the last bit of busip
transacted before Judge
titer, who dismissed the jurors
the conclusion of the day and
dued the January term of i
IS court adjourned.
Ltag the week several divorce j
BBS were disposed of before
k Included were Hewett vs I
ke:t: Wilson vs Wilson; Cow-1
Its Cowan; and Smith vs |
ph. all upon the grounds of i
b rears separation. I
h another divorce action, Rob-j
M vs Robinson, the defendant1
0 charged with adultery and
[ jury found him not guilty.
1 verdict was set aside and
lease was continued.
fesent judgments were reachis
four cases brought by L.
Iiac&ay against uorinna j. |
teeth et als, for three of his j
far children. After first having j
i children examined by a phyto
determine if there was i
E any apparent sign of into
Judge Parker consented to'
1 judgments, which awarded I
taged totaling S850.00 to the |
Stiffs. The defendant agreed |
'P? costs in the cases. An ortaisc
was signed directing oneW
the total amount to be paid
"?ey s. B. Frink as his fee.
i compromise agreement was
h reached in the action of J.
'NewWh vs W. S. Mitchell and
to Viola Mitchell.
- the case of Fergus vs Fer6
3 judgment for $2,500.00 with
towt from January 2, 1936,
'awarded the plaintiff. Costs
'the case were taxed against
' defendant.
Action of C. P. WHlitts -vs
fioway et als was non-suited.
"Mowing a compromise agreeto1
the action of E. H. Smith
B. Ward, et als, was nonthe
plaintiff to pay costs.
bens Office To
Practice Law
* Butler Thompson of Southiias
opened an office for the
jrral practice of law with of-1
, ? the Smith building overl
kgget drug store.
^ Thompson, who was foimthe
law firm of Varser,
?*rer.ce & Mclntyrc of Lumj.
?' Alas for the past five or
jScars been with the Federal
< * Commission in Washington,
5 Thompson is the son of Mr.
f Mrs. j w Thompson, Sr., of
report.
L^vmk.1 chairman
A,- C. Fergus has been
Cp chaiinian of the BrunsLcounty
committee for the
EJ, of the President's
l*?y. -
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tion To
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BEACON?work of installing a or
radio beacon at the mouth of or
the Cape Fear river at Bald or
Head light is now under way by j or
the U. S. Coast Guard, it was j or
reported here last night. I or
The beacon, which has been i or
sought for sometime by the! so
Southport chamber of commerce I
and the Cape Fear Pilots associa- \ Hi
tion, is expected to be of great Fi
help to navigation interests at j B.
Southport. j M
Annual Membe
For REA 1
*?
Will Be Held At Wacca-| ?
maw High School Audi-; j
torium On Saturday, January
18th; All-Day Meeting
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INTERESTING PROGRAM
HAS BEEN ARRANGED '
. V
Invitations And Folders Be- |
ing Mailed To All Mem- .
bers And A Full Attendance
Is Being
Urged !
The annual membership meet- r
ing of the Brunswick Electric
ii
Membership Corporation will be
held at VVaccamaw high school
on Saturday, January 18.
E. D. Bishop, superintendent,
said yesterday that an elaborate
program of entertainment has r
been worked out for this occa- c
sion and that a large percentage (
of the more than 900 members c
are expected to be present and
to participate.
In addition to the business
meeting there will be popular en- S<
tertainment features, a free bar- VV
becue lunch, free prizes for mem- lo
bers, an electrical appliance dem- m
onstration and a basketball game. Ci
Members are urged to attend j a
and to bring their wives and j su
other members of their family, i cc
Chamber Of Co
Funds B
Although the distribution of
the Chamber of Commerce fold- I
ers is still in the early stages r
and only a small number have I
been mailed out thus far, the (
reactions are coming in at a e
rate that is very pleasing. One t
party has already been here a
from Pittsburgh as a result of ?
the mailing of the folders; two t
others, one from Washington a
and the other from Maryland, {
I have written as a result of re- {
ceiving folders and stated that a
they intend coming here early c
in February. S
j From Chase S. Osborn. the t
famous " 'Possum Poke in 'Pos- t
sum Lane", writer of Poulan,
Worth county, Georgia, one of 1
the Who's Who in America, A
has come a letter of thanks
for the "beautiful and interest- 5
ing folder." "I must get to t
know your region better", said s
| Mr. Osborn.
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A Go*
4-PAGES TODAY3.
&S.
y Signed
Tuesday
Nine Volunteers
To Leave Friday
For Army Camp
Nine Brunswick county boy:
ho have volunteered for on<
sar's service in the U. S. Armj
rough the local Selective Serve
Board will leave Friday morng
on the bus for their designad
point of induction into serv
e.
Prior to their leave taking ?
itriotic program will be stagec
their honor in the Southporl
gh school auditorium. It has
en arranged for these young
en to attend this exercise here
they catch their bus.
H. M. Shannon, chairman ol
e Brunswick County Selective
irvice Board, says that not onlj
e all nine of these men voliteers,
but their four alternates
well. He says that patriotic
iys of this county are continug
to come into the office tc
quire about their chance to voliteer
for one year of armj
rvice.
They are Jack Ellis Dodson
der No. 349; Riley O. Sellers
der No. 422; William A. Phelps
der No. 610; Joseph C. Lewis
der No. 627A; David H. Sellers
der No. 915; Herman B. Long
der No. 1177; Wilbur E. Russ
rlpr Nn IfiFiR* Ivan V Rpnnatf1
der No. 166o'; Willie T. Robinn,
order No. 1733.
The alernates are Morton R
slden, order No. 60; Herbert R
ilford, order No. 386; Albert
Quinn, order No. 772; Ernest
. Coleman, order No. 1870.
rship Meet
Organization
Regular Dates
For Meetings
Members of the AAA comnittee
for Brunswick county
rill meet every first Monday
hroughout the year at the ofice
of the county, agent for
he transaction of regular busiless,
according to J. E. Dodon.
During the next three
nonths, in anticipation of the
isual rush of business, regular
neetings will also be held on
ach third Monday in the
nonth.
Members of the county com
nittee are Barney K. Bennett,
:hairmaii, W. C. Gore and
ieorge C. Swain. This is the
ame group of men that servd
last year.
BUSINESS TBI!'
R. I. Mintz and S. B. Frink 01
mthport and W. B. Campbell o;
ilmington left today for Char
tte where they will appear to
orrow before the United State:
ircuit Court of Appeals to argu<
case growing out of a bone
lit brought against Brunswicl
lunty.
mmerce
eing Donated
From points outside of
Jrunswick county has come
lew and encouraging aid. From
r. B. Adams of New York
Sty came one of the most
incouraging letters. He said: "I
hink you are doing a remarkible
piece of work in bringing
Jouthport and Brunswick couny
to the notice of the world,
tnd I congratulate you on the
irintcd matter which you have
jot ten together and which you
ire distributing. I take pleasure
in enclosing a check for
150.00 as a contribution toward
he expenses in this connecion."
No less plesing has been the
etter from Mr. R. R. Stone of
Vilmington, who briefly wrote:
'I herewith enclose check for
125.00 and should you need
nore, advise me and it will be
lent by return mail. There is
(continued on page four)
ATE
ad News paper
Southport, N. C., Wedr
Classes To Train
Skilled Workers
Begin In County
p Vocational Training Classes
For Boys Above School
Age Now In Progress At
Bolivia; Carpenters And
Mechanics Trained
THROUGH VOCATIONAL
AGRICULTURE MEN
Other Classes Will Be Organized
And Taught At
Waccamaw School and
At Shallotte School
3 Two classes that are a part
of the National Defense program
to train skilled workers for defense
needs nave oeen started at
Bolivia through the vocational
agriculture department, according
to Miss Annie May Woodside,
county superintendent of
schools.
1 Courses now being taught are
1 in carpentry and in mechanics,
t and- those enrolled are men beI
tween the ages of 17 and 25. A
unit course runs for 15-hours per
' week for a period of eight weeks,
and upon completion of this work
successful students will be given
' a certificate. Their names will
: then be listed with employment
' agencies, which will keep them
' informed of any jobs for which
s their training has fitted them.
: This training program has been
designed primarily to bring vo>
cational education to out-of-school
youths who have no profession or
' trade. Plans are being made to
teach similar courses at Wac.
camaw and possibly at Shallotte.
Miss Woodside wants it clearly
understood, however, that class
membership is not restricted to
residents of the respective com
munities, but is open to all boys
who will be able to attend.
Courses are being conducted
" during evening hours in order
not to conflict with any present
occupation of class members.
Lindsey Walker
Home Destroyed
Imposing Colonial Home on
Town Creek Was Burned
To Ground On Wednesday
Night
Three tall, red chimneys towering
two stories above the blackened
ruins are all that is left
of the old Lindsey Walker home
which was destroyed by fire of
' undetermined origin Wednesday
night.
Fire, which began in the attic,
was discovered late in the evening
and gave members of the
family and neighbors an opportunity
to remove most of the
furniture and other valuables before
they, too, were destroyed.
It is understood that the loss
was only partially covered by insurance.
The* house was a two-story
colonial mansion that was erect
cu auuui lwcii -live j tai o agu
by the late Lindsay Walker. Until
it was destroyed last week it
remained Brunswick county's
most pretentious dwelling.
Aged Shallotte
Resident Passes
f Richard W. Sellers, Highly
f Respected C i t izen Of
Brunswick County, Laid
To Rest Friday
3
3 Funeral services for Richard
i W. Sellers, 84, who died at his
t home Friday afternoon after an
illness of several weeks, were
held Saturday afternoon at 3
o'clock from the graveside in the
Shallotte cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, 3
Isons, J. H. Sellers of Rocky
Mount, W. Beamon and Marvin
Sellers, of Shallotte: four daughters,
Mrs. J. K. Worthington, of
Henderson; Miss Lottie" .Sellers
and Mrs. Otis Parker, of Wilmington,
and Mrs. Claude Gore,
of Shallotte, several grand-children
and great-grandchildren.
The deceased was a highly respected
citizen of his home community
and weilded a powerful
(Continued on page 4)
Two Plaques For
Hospital Arrive
Bronze plaques to be placed in
their appropriate places in Dosher
Memorial Hospital have arrived
and will be put up this week.
One will be placed on the entrance
to the hospital annex,
which will be known as the J.
Berg Annex. The other is for the
door of the room to be known as
the Dr. Dosher room in memory
of the late J. Arthur Dosher.
*a - " - " V
PORT
In A Good Com
iesday, January 8th, 194
Emergency Crop f
And Seed Loans
To Aid Farmers
This Is A Revolving Fund
Designed To Make It
Possible For Farmer To
Carry On Farming On
Cash Basis
OFFICE AT SUPPLY
AGAIN THIS YEAR
Operation Of This Agency
In This Section Has Witnessed
Virtually 100Per
Cent Collections
*
Farmers in Brunswick will be
able to get 1941 emergency crop
and feed loans earlier than in
i previous years, according to plans
announced here yesterday by W.
F. King, field supervisor for ;
Brunswick, Onslow, New Han- ;
over and Pender counties.
He said plans are virtually complete
for making such loans soon
to assist the farmers in carrying :
all phases of their farming on a I
cash basis.
Again this year his office will
be located in the farm agent's
building at Supply.
The announcement was made
after a recent conference Mr.
King and A. E. Rozar, state supervisor
of the emergency crop
and feed loan division of the
Farm Credit administration held
relative to the 1940 loans just
closing and the completing of
plans for 1941.
Funds for these loans ate derived
from a revolving fund and
for that reason it is not necessary
to await annual appropria-!
tions from congress.
King said plans have been
made, for the convenience of farmers,
for the filing of applications
at an early date.
In 1940, he said, 12,205 farm- 111
ers in North Carolina received cl
loans from the agency totaling Si
$1,110,000 and more than 88 per- ^
cent of these loans have already gj
been repaid. Many of the loans, _
he said, were made in the western
part of the state where to- T
bacco sales have not been com- ?
pleted" and the percentage of repayment
is expected to increase
materially at the end of the weed
marketing season. Some counties
in the state, he said, have already | _
made 100 per cent repayment. | _
Since 1929 when the crop and
feed loans were first made, a | ,
total of 255,458 loans have been 1
made in North Carolina aggregating
$23,546 he said. More than -i
93 per cent of these have been
repaid, he said, making North .
Carolina lead the nation in the 1
percentage of collection on the 1
loans. *
Early inquiries already are '
coming in relative to 1941 loans, 1
hes aid, adding that he anticipates
a greater demand for such *
loans in 1941 than in 1940.
Full information will be sent
any person interested in such a ?
loan if they will contact his of- J
fice, he said.
Whiteville And
Southport Split |
i
Southport Boys Beat Co- j 1
lumbus County Lads, t
| While Southport Girls t
Lose To Whiteville f
'
-XBy. E. Sellers) '
The Whiteville Wolfpack split '
a double header with Southport
on the former's court Tuesday
night, the Whiteville girls
winning 26 to 10 and the South- as
port boys winning 25 to 20. CI;
The first half for the girls, ^
: Whiteville scored 12 points to .
Southport 6. In the last half the is
visitors scored 4 points and si
Whiteville 14. H
The line-up for Whiteville: L. ?
Blackman F. (10), B. Best F., ?
D. Holmes F. (10), B. Thompson I
G., J. Wright G., L. Best G. *
For Southport: G. Arnold F.
(5), J. Arnold F. (3),~Tyndall F.
(2), D. Hickman G., 1. Hickman
G., M. Hickman G. Subs: For
Whiteville, Jordon (6), Hender- s
son, Sholar, Rooks. Currin. For a
Southport E. Hickman, Price, t
Swan, Wescotte. Blackman and t
Holmes led the scoring for White- *
(continued on page four) 1
c
I nt eresting Paper J
At Local Library \
V
Mrs. H. H. Thomas has prepar- t
cd a paper on "Fabrics and How
to Know Them" and an exhibit v
of cotton in all its stages from (
the raw product until it is made 1
into cloth. There is also a dis- i
play of rayon, although not in 1
all of its stages. Both of these s
along with books from a local s
collection, pertaining to the sub- {
ject are on display at the public a
library. The public is invited to c
view these exhibits anytime Uur- i
|ing library hours. *
' PIL
imunity
l PUBLIS
MR. AND MRS.
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mBgSSBtBKKgK^M
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lauguration tomorrow of J.
lief executive. Representati'
luthpoit, left Tuesday for
le inaugural ball honoring
lown above, tomorrow nigt
Brunswick Cot
, -jt
Plantin
?*
Has No Terror
Of Horned Owl
A huge horned owl, apparently
amazed at the blitzkrieg
nethods employed by his frail
Lssailant, was killed barelanded
by 74-year old Sirs.
Ilary Plato of Winnabow Sunlay
night when she discover d
him in her hen house.
Awakened about mid-night
>y an outcry from her chickins,
the little lady (she weighs
i scant llO-pounds) called on
ter nephew, Leon Overhuel, to
iring a light und set out to dis:over
the cause of trouble.
There in the hen house set
* - ?-a ? A...l nnll
lie nOI-SVWIOD U1U um, unu
he outraged little lady prompty.
grabbed him by his two
'eet and banged him to death
Lgainst the side of the building.
n>c bird of prey measured 3
ind one-half feet from tip to
ip and might easily have flogged
the brave little woman* to
leath with his strong wings !
iad he set about the business
n time.
VISITS SOUUTHPORT
Rev. F. D. Davis, remembered
i the Rector of St. Phillips
lurch at Southport in 1017, has
:en spending a week here. This
his first visit to Southport
nee leaving nere ad years ago.
e now resides in Greensboro.
)eer Hunter F
Literal!
i
You've all heard the story
ibout the hunter who went to
leep on his deer stand, only
0 awake and find that a big
mck (its always a big buck)
las practically run over him.
["here are countless tales, too,
if the man who left his stand ;
ust before a big buck (again) ]
ame crashing across the scene. !
Veil, here's the story of a man
vho got caught up a tree by
he well-known big buck.
W. H. Culpepper of Charlotte
vas down here recently with E.
J. Scott, also of Charlotte, on
lis first deer hunt and was out
n the county with a party.
Business was pretty dull on his
itand this particular morning,
10 when he spied some very
iretty pine cones clustered in
1 tree above his head he concluded
that they'd make a
nighty nice souvenier for his
vife. He laid his gun down and
01 (
HED EVERY WEDNESDAY
BROUGHTON |
1 ceremony will attend the
M. Broughton as the state's
ye and Mrs. J. W. Ruark of
Raleigh and plan to attend
; Mr. and Mrs. Broughton,
it.
mtyls
g Small Grain
For First Time- This Year
Farmers Of County Have
Devoted Considerable Acreage
To Producing*
These Crops
COMBINES HELP
WITH HARVEST
County Agent J. E. Dodson
Feels Very Happy About
Trend Toward Diversified
Farming In This
County
Never noted as a small grain
growing county, experiments nave
been made in Brunswick county
during the past three or four
years with results of such an
encouraging nature that County
Agent J. E. Dodson states that
over 200 acres are being grown
in wheat this year.
Last year in the lower part of
, the county, wheat averaged 30
bushels to the acre. At the Oaks
Plantation, directly on the Cape
Fear River and in the eastern
section of the county, they have
been averaging 20 bushels of
wheat to the acre for the past
four years. This Oaks Plantation
production is an exceptionally
good yield for so near the coast.
Mr. Dodson says that small
combines are largely responsible
for small grain farming moving
in the coastal areas and eastern
North Carolina. Another j
factor he believes, is that small
(continued on page four)
inds Self
y"Up A Tree"
scrambled up. Hardly was he j
astride the cone-bearing limb )
when there was a noise below,
and a downward glance revealed
a deer standing at the foot
of the tree, sniffing disdainfully
at the unmanned gun.
Harking back to some of the
wild and wooly westerns he
had seen, Culpepper edged a
leg across the limb and attempted
to jump aboard the
buck. The deer was too wary
for this, and plunged away
through the woods. He was not
too wary for the man at the
next stand, however, and was
brought down.
Wiht their appetite for venison
already appeased, other
members of the party agreed
to forego the possibility of killing
another deer that day and
pitched in like heroes to help
Culpepper with his pine-cone
picking,
_
The Pilot Covers
Brunswick County
$1.50 PER YEAS
Nautical School
Bill Brought Up
Before Committee
Recommends That Governor
J. M. Broughton Be
Asked To Name Another
Commission To Further
Investigation
ASKS CONGRESS TO
INCLUDE N. C. PORT
This Time Commission Failed
To Designate Any
Particular Port To Be j
So Included
A commission studying the
teasibility of establishing a nautical
school in worm Carolina has
recommended, first, that the 1941
legislature ask congress to include
a North Carolina port
under its state nautical school
act; and, second, that the legis- u
lature authorize Governor-Elect
Broughton to name another commission
to make a further study
of the question.
The report, made public today
did not specify Which port should
be included under the federal act,
however, unless some port is included,
this state cannot receive
benefits under the act.
The benefits were listed as a
completely equipped seagoing vessel
which will accommodate 200
trainees: comnlete repair main
tenance of the vessel; and $25,000
a year to match a state appropriation.
The Nautical School Bill is a
measure prepared and introduced
by Senator S. B. Frink at the
last session of the North Carolina
General Assembly. R. O.
Johnson, formerly of Southport, r
was chief agitator in favor of
the bill.
Two things are apparent from '
the above Associated Press ac- I
count of the hearing. One is that |
the proposal to establish a train- jj
ing school somewhere in North
Carolina is an issue that will be ft,
kept alive by the present legislature.
The other is that Southport
is not eliminated from considtjratbjnj
hecause of previous jJt
recommendation' that the trafft?
ing school be established at an- 9
other North Carolina port.
Has Good Story
About Old Lady
Mrs. Cranmer Recalls That
Aunt Mary Ann Was
Present When Town's
Oldest White Resident
Was Born _ ? .
In connection with the patty
given last week for Aunt Mary
Ann Galloway, 110- year old
Southport negro woman, Mrs. E,
H. Cranmer has mentioned art
interesting incident.
Mrs. Fannie Davis of South- ]
port, known to many as Mrs,
Dunbar Davis, will be 91-yearsold
on her next birthday. When
Mrs. Davis was born, Aunt Mary
Ann, was a grown woman, was
present in the house assisting )
in some work. Mrs. Davis is
still living and is hale and hearty,
and five generations of her
descendents are now in the world.
Some people have the impression
that Aunt Mary Ann never
married. This is a mistake. Originally
a Galloway, she was married
to Monday Galloway some
years before the Civil War. Monday
died soon after the war, Aunt
Mary Ann is not certain just
how long* afterwards. She never
married again.
Tide Table jj
Following Is the tide table
for Southport during the next
week. These hoars are approximately
correct and were furnished
The State Fort Ftlat ,|
through the courtesy of tfca
Cape Fear Pilot's Association
High Tide Low Ttfr
TIDE TABLE
Thursday, December 20
3:21 a. in. 11:40 a. m.
3:43 p. m. 11:53 p. m.
Friday, December 27
0:12 a. m.
6:34 p. in. 12:34 p. m.
Saturday, December 28
7:04 a. m. 0:40 a. m.
7:21 p. m. 1:26- p. m.
Sunday, December 29
7:43 a. m. 1:38 a. m.
8:07 p. m. 2:13 p. m.
Monday, December 30
8:30 a. m. 2:26 a. ra.
8:52 p. m. 3:04 p. m. ,,
Tuesday, December 31
9:14 a. m. 3:12 a. ra. "tj
9:37 p. m. 3:42 p. ra.
Wednesday, January 1