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The Time
RTEEN NO. 1
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ating Man
ayorFriday
re Has Been Litest
Or Excite>wn
In City NoConvention
Friit
rtAY NOT
E OPPOSITION
re Has Been No
M e n t i o n ed
Alderman's
Also Quiet
isn't holding a
eve tffere promises
ttle excitement at
l- ition convention Friday
[ w :i the voters meet to
t a candidate for mayor.
iat meeting will begin at 7:30
rk and is the first of four
in;s that have been called
^^_thc cdizens committee for
nominating a canfor
mayor, and candidates
members of the board of
These are serious meet1
of this communan
accepted custom
f { tantamount to
several years has
icp': lent candidate filed as
on election day.
I|o far. there has been no anI
of opposition for
tor John D. Eriksen, who is
Kpleting his third term as
[, city government. Neil:
is their been much of a
L - the prospect of oppoL>".
r ptesent members of the
li ! of aldermen.
following the mayor's nominfcg
i -vention on Friday night,
Ins of the first ward will
L; Monday night to nomIte
two men for aldermen. Inrr.bents
are R. L. Thompson
[! \V. E. Dosher. On Tuesday
jht voters of the second ward
minate their candidates for airmen.
present members being
[ptam J. I. Davis and Captain
|B Bus.-ells Skipping Wednes- 1
v right, because of prayerJ
Beting, voters of the third ward
semfcle Thursday night to nomite
t ' candidates for the city
ir Present members are J.
rg and G. E. Hubbard.
lans Complete
For Conference
Ilcam from Columbia bible
I College Has Full Week-j(
I End In Prospect In
I Brunswick County
I The interest and keen anticipate
with which the Bible Conference
is awaited by the young
kcoj.'ie in a number of places is
an encouraging indication of the i
success of the session which will ,
foe held on April 18-19. ,
S' rr.e twenty-five or thirty
young people are expected on 1
Saturday from Tar Landing in 1
Onslow county and groups from '
Thontasboro. Cause Landing, Lit- '
tie River Hickman's. Southport
and Wilmington are planning to 1
[come for Saturday. All young 1
of the county are most 1
cordis'iy nvited by the Young '
i Peopl. s Service League of St. 1
I Andrews' Episcopal Church, Cal- 1
labash. to share in the privilege '
I'hat is to be theirs.
L:ht young people from Cobia
bible College, Columbia, '
I ,v ' plan to arrive in Calabash
April 18th and will 1
this section until Monday. 1
rh'ir schedule is as follows: '
" 7:30 p. m.?Calabash 1
Ounfcreno for juniors. Intermedi- '
" '* "f t - Mors. Saturday 10 '
' Qmtinuatkm of Young Peo- '
Conference; recreation, 11 1
Chinch Service, Calabash; 1
Church Service, Thorn-''
: Cornelius Thomas' store; 1
Calabash; 2:30 p. m.
~-Cuee Landing, Pigot's store; '
-Monday, a a m.?Chapel at '
ShaHottc school.
Governor A nd
Wife In County
M-'ikir:- his fjrst visit to Brunswuirty
since he was inaus'-atid
into office, Governor J.
r'. "rousht"n and a party from
w'ere luncheon guests cf
and Mrs. .1 Lawrence Sprunt
dt ?ton. Monday.
Acc?mpanying the Governor
Raleigh were his two sons,
wdson and Robert Broughton
,nr' Ml and Mrs. R. L. MacMil,,n,amI
Mr. and Mrs. Clifton
"cckwith.
K(>H TREATMENT
f,j k'! i,cw's of Bolivia enterrUc
r ^t'litorial Hospital last
~ ? fo* treatment.
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TRANSFORMATION?0
stock has been converted int
She is shown above with fla
black and superstructure snoi
and his first mate, James M.
Comstock Is G
Into Ari
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Former 165-Foot Hopper
Dredge Has Been Con- '
verted Into Passenger
Boat And Freighter And
Is In Trinidad
BOAT WELL KNOWN P
AROUND SOUTHPORT
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Captain Laine And Members
Of Her Present
Crew Are Civilian Em- j
ployees Of United
States Army r
d
The Conistock, 165-foot dredge J
i>f the Wilmington Engineering 0
district, based at Southport from |
the time it was built until early j
in the present year, now has the t
Jistinction of being the only hop- a
per dredge that has ever been
converted into a cargo carrying d
vessel. Her dredging machinery
removed and with alterations
made in Philadelphia, the Com-,
stock now has a cargo capacity
cf 1500 ton and accommodations a
for 35 passengers. She is being ^
used by the Army Engineers as 0
i supply ship at Trinidad. Is
Trinidad was secured from | ?
England in a trade for destroy- e
crs last fall. The U. S. Army
Engineers, who arc building fortifications
and a base there,! <
found a good use for both the,
Domstock and for her civilian'
master. Captain Oscar K. Laine.'
Captain Laine formerly lived at;
Southport, but has been residing1 a
it Morehead City for the past *few
years, having moved there Is
vhen the harbor was first dredg-l^
2d and it was required that the j
Cornstock spend much time there J w
(Continued on page 4) -si
Water Turkey J
Ugly Head A
Not many North Carolina i
people have seen water turkeys,
and it is more than likely |
that less than one per cent of I
those who have seen them
knew what they were looking
at. In the dictionaries the water
turkey is also classified as a
snakebird.
They arc not found anywhere
in North Carolina except on
the coast of Brunswick county,
and they can apparently swim
under water for miles. When
near people and .not exactly
frightened, they "swim with only
about three inches of head
showing. Under such circumstances,
the person who is not
wise to the gird will feel sure
! STJ
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I BECOMES SUPPL
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nee a hopper dredge, the U
o a snappy supply ship of
gs flying from bow to sterr
<v white. Inset shows the ski
Williams.?(Courtesy Philac
onverted
ny Transport
jarden Club Head
Is Visitor Here
Ars. Joseph M. Cudahy
And Husband Stopped At
Southport Monday In Or-1
der To Visit Orton Uar- j
dens
Among the more nationally
irominent visitors at Orton Monay
were Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
1. Cudahy. They stopped here
n their motor yacht, Inncsfail,
n route north.
Mr. and Mrs. Cudahy were
ivish in their praise of the beau- J
iful gardens. They are both an
uthority on gardens, and Mrs. j
ludahy is president of the Garen
Clubs of America. ]
Having visited all the gardens
etween here and Florida on
heir way up. the coast, they had
high standard of comparison.
Irs. Cudahy expressed herself as
uite thrilled at Orton's floral 1
plendor and said that it is one i
f the loveliest gardens she has i
ver seen. i
(Continued on page 4) j
seed Loan Office
Open Wednesdays
- i
VV. F. King, field supervisor, ,
nnounces that the Emergency
Top and Feed Loan Office at j
upply will be open on Wednes- j
ays only, beginning April 14. ,
Mr. King urges farmers who 1
'ish to make applications to do <
a at once.
i
Rears Its ;
Lgain To View
he is watching a snake, in- j i
stead of a glossy black water I!
turkey. I j
It was thought locally that <
the water turkey or if you c
prefer it, snakebird, confined I
itself to salt water, with for- <
ays on shore. They nest on 1
shore like other birds. But the <
nests are seldom, if ever found, s
This theory of the thing being 1
entirely a salt water critter <
was dispelled this past Sun- c
day. |!
Roy Bridge of Castleton on j'
the Hudson in New York, was <
fishing with his son at Pretty '
Pond, nine miles inland from 1
SouthporL For half an hour 1
(continued on page four). '
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d News paper I:
Southport, N. G., Wedn
Y SHIP I
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L S. Engineers Dredge Comthe
Army Engineer's fleet. h'
l, sides painted a gleaming
pper, Captain O .K. Laine, r<
lelphia Evening Bulletin.) ?
p
The Bit* One Musta h'
Been A Whopper *
n
During the two-day let up n
in the closed freshwater fish- n
ing season, some nice little ?
catches were made. ?
Roy Bridge of New York got
a four-pound jack. L. T. Yas- w
kellgot a 7-pound 5-ounce bass
and lost three that weighed ?
about 4 or 5 Dounds: Jack S
Christian got a 5-pound 1-ounce |
bass and got fastened on to P
another that was believed to ^
weigh all of ten pounds. It a:
broke his rod off to the point
where there was no spring left
in it to enable him to play the
big fellow This resulted in the
line itself breaking and the
fish getting away in triumph. 1
. i
Leland School
Given Rating
Elementary School Placed i
In II-A Group, Than i.
Which There Is No High- 11
er Rating - H
According to information just
received by County School Offi- T
cials Leland Elementary School
las recently been given a new II
and much higher rating by the
State Superintendent of Public a;
Instruction. The rating that the
school now holds cannot be cx;elled
by any rural elementary r<
school in the state. The school is 01
now a Standard Elementary f<
school with a IIA classification. 1
rhere is only one other school in
the county with this classification,
ind very few in the surrounding I
rounties. This is a fact for which 1
the school district and friends
nf the school should feel proud,
rhis rating will continue as long
is certain standards, such as
nooks, libraries, and instructional 5
equipment are kept up to their
present quality.
Some of the requirements for
i class IIA accredited elementary
school are: I. A seven year course
>f study as outlined by the State
3upt. 2. At least one teacher per io
rade. 3. All teachers must hold w
;lass "A" certificates. 4. An ac- pi
urate scholastic and attendance ir
record must be kept for each
rhild. 5. Library must fiavc at m
east two books for each child a
mrolled. 6. At least 10 sets of ia
jupplemcntary readers of 20 each si
:or> each grade. 7. Lockers for tl
:ach teacher. 8. At least 10 feet ni
)f bulletin board for each room, tc
1. Adequate building in sanitary
:ondition. 10. Two sets of approv- ai
!d childrens Encyclopedias. 11. L;
It least five magazines of cle- gi
nentary school level. 12. All Ji
.eachers must teach hi their
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POR'
n A Good Co
esday, April 16th, 19
nvestigations Oi
jrand Jury Made
Cnown In Report
horough Investigation Of
AH County Offices And
Institutions Is Conducted
By Body Of Grand Inquest
ULL TEXT OF
REPORT GIVEN
ury Members Make Recommendations
For Certain
Repairs And Improvements
That
Are Needed
Following is the report of the
runswick county grand jury as
lbmitted to Judge John J. Burey
at the conclusion of their
ivestigation by members of that
>dy:
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
STATE OF NORTH CAROINA
"COUNTY OF BRUNSWICK
"To the Hon John J. Burney,
rdge Presiding:
"We the grand jury for the
rring term, 1941, Superior court
! Brunswick county convened at
re court house in Southport,
orth Carolina, on Monday, April
:h, 1941, respectfully submitted
re following report:
"We have examined 9 bills, reirning
7 true bills and 2 not
ue bills. We have made 3 pre
mtments.
"We have examined the jail
nd find it in good condition, well
ept.
"We have examined the court
Duse and find both white and
Jlored toilets down stairs in need
f new floors. We recommend
ater cooler for courthouse.
"We have visited the county
ome and find white men's toilet
eeds lid on commode, and othei
;pairs. Pit privy behind small
Dttage east of main building a
lenace to health. Recommend old
it filled and replaced with new
initary privy according to state
ealth requirements: refrigerator/
x> small to meet needs of home
tove pipes connecting cooking
inge with flue a fire hazard
eeds replacing. We re comment
;moval of Claudia Smith tc
tate Hospital for insane per
jns at Raleigh. We recommend
ettle brick furnace and new
rash house for home.
"We find the Dozier Memoria
iospital in need of considerable
eneral repair.
"We have examined the reorts
of the following Justice ol
te Peace and find their report."
s follows:
Name cases tried Amt. Qne
1.Anderson, M. D. 0 none
2. Atkinson, J. B. 2 none
3. Beck, A. M. 0 none
4. Blanton, C. O. 0 none
5. Formy Duval, Coy 2 .... none
S. Ganey,. C. F. 21 $80.0C
7. Ganey, M. S. 7 10.0C
8. Gray, C. H. 0 none
9. Graye E. H. 0 none
9. Holden, B. J. 2 none
1. MilUKcn, A. m. o none
2. Mintz, H. Foster 18 .... $91.8C
3. Mintz, H. A. 4 $10.0C
4. Phelps, L. H. 2 none
5. Smith A. W. 2 1 none
5. Tripp, Elliott 6 $40.OC
7. Ward, J. B. 2 none
5. Watts, M. B. 2 none
'otal receipts reported .... $331.80
Not reporting
9. White, J. T.
"We have visited the schools
nd report in detail as follows:
BOLIVIA HIGH SCHOOL
"We found several repairs on
Dof of this school needed. Need
tie more school bus to relieve
>ur overcrowded busses.
WACCAMAW HIGH SCHOOL
(continued on page four)
)ebaters To Go
To Chapel Hill
hallotte Teams Victorious
In Both Debates In
Which They Participated
And Will Go To University
Thursday morning the Shalitte
high school debating teams
111 leave for Chapel Hill to com5te
further in the state debatig
contest.
In the triangular debates held
larch 28, the negative team won
unanimous decision over Lc,nd's
affirmative at Leland and
hallotte's affirmative won in
le same manner over Bolivia's
igative in the Shallotte audiirium.
The affirmative team members
e Burgwin Hcwett and Betty
ancastcr; on the negative, Virnia
Russ and Ernest Parker.
Miss Myers and Mrs. , Jones
re coaches for the two teams.
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mmunity
141 PUBLISH!
Boxing Bouts S
Local Gyi
Program Was Staged For Bene
Class Of Southpor
Local proponents of the manly 1 sh
art of self defense staged a thrill j ge
packed boxing bill for the bene- j ke
fit of the junior class of the Ia1
local high school in the gymnas- bo
ium last night. Four of the bouts
were stopped by the referee, and ed
were recorded as technical knock- F1
outs; three decisions were award- Fi
ed and four ended in draws. on
Franto Mollycheck and his ba
wicked left were too much for
young J. W. Hewett in the open- of
ing match. The referee stopped th
it near the close of the first th
1 round.
Three fast rounds were reeled mi
. off by John Carr Davis and his bo
heavier opponent, Ralph Potter, ea
before the judges awarded the bo
former their decision. an
Too much reach and too much sa
experience enabled Billie Willis
to stop stocky Edmund Newton Lc
midway the second heat. Willis ap
used a poisonous left hand to
Announce Date
Postal
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Here's Question
r? nr 1
rruni i cuuci iuui |
The'humor of this story will
be ap|>arent to anyone who has
ever tried to get through the
five thousand acres or so of p(
densely wooded jungles on Bald ,
Head Island. Frank Sherrill's
island possession has plenty of
sand dunes and beaches, but is
no less famous for its tropical
' vegetation.
1 So, the local chamber of com- i c
i ex
1 merce secretary was floored j
' yesterday when one of the sev!
eral colleges, which are to send j '
1 classes in botany and biology ; j
during the next few days, wrote \ '
' to ask if there was enough ex
wood on the island for them
. C6
1 to cook two meals! , ^
White Defendants 0
i Before Recorder *
. th
Several Cases Disposed Of
1 Here In Recorder's Court'[h
Mondav Before Judge
Walter M. Stanaland
All defendants in Recorder's
Court here Monday were white c''
' men, as the following cases were ca
' disposed of before Judge Walter
1 M. Stanaland: ar
J W. E. Ford pleaded guilty to ^h
charges of reckless operation and at
was given 90 days on the roads. P?
1 This judgment was suspended 01
: upon payment of costs and a C*
' fine of $25.00.
| Charles Trott was found guilty co
on charges of reckless operation ati
and failure to stop before enter- ec'
! ing a highway. Judgment was
1 withheld for one week.
, Howard B. Camden was found V
| guilty of drunken driving and
j was given 90 days on the roads.
Judgment was suspended upon
payment of a fine of $50.00 and
costs, his driver's license being
1 revoked for 90 days. Notice of F<
appeal was given and bond was
set at $200.00.
| W P.. Holt pleaded guilty to
' charges of drunken driving. Judg1
ment was suspended upon payment
of a fine of $50.00 and Sc
costs, his driver's license being th
revoked for 90 days. Ui
Luther F. Benton pleaded guil- Hi
ty to charges of speeding. Judg- ye
ment was suspended upon payment
of costs and a fine of $15., Ja
(Continued on page four)
College Studenti
About Tak
Botanists, biologists and other I w
interested young people from c
various colleges and schools, are g
descending on Bald Hijad island I c
this week. They are sort .of d
giving the place a once-over. v
Monday morning a number of
Salisburg high school students,
led by Mr. Bunch, one of the g
teachers, made the first inva- _
sion of the week. Today classes ^
in botany and biology from
Marietta College, Marietta O., ^
went over. The young people
were in charge of Prof. H. R. "
Egglcston and Prof. R. Lee
Walph. It is understood they w
will remain through Thursday. Is
The Nixonville school in tl
South Carolina will invade the o:
island in force one day this S
i
"V - . .. .
OT
ED EVERY WEDNESDAY
taged At
tn Last Night
ifit Of Members Of Junior
t High School
jgging- bee, but the former tagid
his adversary with a Sunday
ep his opponent away, then
id on with his right as Newton
red in.
Two willing youngsters pound- 1
out a draw when Johnnie
oyd hooked up with Thomas
illwood. This appeared to be ]
,e of the most evenly matched
ttles of the program.
Skipper Stiller made short work
barefooted Borden Willis as
e referee stepped in mid-way
e first round.
Basil Watts and Rothwell Sim- ,
ons staged one of the best J
uts of the evening. Although ,
ch boy packed a punch, their \
xing and footwork featured, J
id the crowd apparently was (
tisfied to have it called a draw.
Douglas Jones and Joe Sam j
rnghlin started out with what ;
ipeared to be a well-matched (
(Continued on page 4) (
;s For !
Examination
nited States Civil Service j
Commission Announces J
Competetive Examination ,
For Postmaster At Sup- .
ply !
OUGLAS HAWES
IS NOW ACTING ,
. ? i
ill Particulars For Qualiying
For Examination {
Contained In Notice Of
Examination i
1
The United States Civil Service
immission has announced an ]
amination, as a result of which ;
is expected to make certifica-1
)n to fill a contemplated vac-1
icy in the position of fourth |
iss postmaster a. Supply. The i
amination will be held at Wilington
and date for close of re- ,
ipt of application is May 2.
le compensation of the postaster
at this office was $939
r the last fiscal year.
Applicants must have reached (
eir twenty-first birthday but
it their sixty-fifth birthday on
e date of the close of receipt of 1
iplicatjons.
Applicants must reside within f
e territory supplied by the post
fice for which the examination ,
announced.
The examination is open to all*
tizens of the United States who
n comply with the requirements.
Application blanks, Form 9,
id full information concerning'
e requirements of the examinion
can be secured from the
istmaster at Supply or from
e United States Civil Service
immission, Washington, D. C.
The date for assembling of
mpetitors will be stated in the
[mission cards which will mailto
applicants after the close
receipt of applications.
everal Men
Off To Camp
our White Men Left This
Morning For Ft. Bragg;
Colored Men Left Yesterday
Four white men registered with
irvice Board left today for Ft.
e Brunswick County Selective
nited States Army for one
-agg to be inducted into the
ar's training.
Those leaving were Vineval
ckson Holdcn, Weston Thomas
(Continued on page 4)
5 Just
:e Over Island
reek, the students being acompanied
by teachers. A large
roup of college students from
Columbia, S. C., are also scheuled
to visit the island this
reek.
One of the most interesting
roups is expected to arrive
aturday morning. It is comoscd
of over 40 girls and boys
om Catawba College at Salisury.
They will spend all of
aturday on the island and as
lere are no accommodations
>r such a large party they
111 cither return to Salisbury
itc in the afternoon or spend
ic night here and visit pointa
E interest in and around
outhport Sunday morning. '
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The Pilot Covert
Brunswick County
$1.50 PER YEAR
Stanley Verdict
Is Set Aside By
Presiding Judge
ludge John J. Burney Is v
Of Opinion That Verdict
Awarding Plaintiff Sum
Of $20,000.00 Was Excessive
YEW TRIAL SET
FOR NEXT TERM
Jrown Walker And Cobb
Construction Co. Were
Defendants In Bascom
Stanley Suit; Other
Cases Disposed Of
A Brunswick county jury cn
Saturday returned a verdict
iwarding Bascom Stanley of
Shallotte $20,000.00 for injuries
sustained several months ago
vhen struck by an automobile iriven
by Brown Walker. Judge
lohn J. Burney, presiding over
the term, set the verdict aside
ind set this case for re-trial on
the first day of the next term of
pourt. . The
amount of damagej approved
by the jury was one of
die largest verdicts ever award:d
in Brunswick county Superior
pourt.
Attornles for the plaintiff were
a R Winl/ anil R I Mints of
Southport and Varaar, Mclntyre
ind Henry of Lumberton. Brown
Walker was represented by
Taylor and Prevatte of Southsort,
and the Cobb Construction
Co., for whom it was alleged
that Walker was working at the
time of the accident, was represented
by John D. Bellamy and
sons.
The following divorces were
granted upon the grounds of 2 ,
/ears separation: Harley B. Rabon
vs Jewell M. Rabon; Chancy
Reeves vs Early Lee Reeves;
Mary Lee Robinson vs Willie T.
Robinson; T. T. Varnum vs Etta
Mac Varnum; Herbert Gore vs
Isabel Gore. i
The case of M C. Brown vs
G P. R. Reynolds has been set
for trial on Tuesday of the next
term of Brunswick county Superior
court.
In the case of Brunswick coun- 1
ty vs Capt. J. B. Church growing
out of a tax matter, a judgment . 1
of $24.47 was returned against
the defendant
In the action of Wilmington '
iron Works vs Caswell Carolina. I
Corporation the Heater Well Co.
was made party-defendant and J '
the case continued.
The case of Walter Jenrette vs
Rice Gwynn was continued and
set for trial at the June term; ''
In the matter of the state vs ' f
Paul McDowell an order was i
signed forever relieving the de
tondant of responsibility for the ' ?
urther support of Mildred Sullivan
upon condition that the dc?
fendant complete payment of the
mm of $100.00 to the clerk' for ,'j
ler benefit.
Judgment against Clay Smith
tor possession for purpose of sale i
provides that defendant serve 2
pears on the roads for the first i
)f two separate offenses with
ivhich he is charged, and twelvfe * ;
months on the county farm in
the second matter. The first sent;:nce
is to be suspended upoh
:ondition that the defendant remain
of good behavior and r?rrain
from further use of into*. i
cants for a period of 5 years.
George O. Lewis was convicted .
jf larceny and was given lSS
months on the roads.
Tide Table 1
Following is the tide table I
for Southport during the next,
week. These hours are approximately
correct and were lur-'
nished The State Port Pilot
through the courtesy of the
Cape Fear Pilot's Association.
High Tide Low Tide
TIDE TABLE
I
Thursday, April 17
6:14 a. m.
12:21 p. m. 6:33 p. m.
Friday, April 18
0:47 a. m. 7:18 a. m.
1:21 p. m. 7:44 p. in.
Saturday, April 19
1:47 a. m. 8:21 a. m.
2:23 p. m. 8:51 p. m.
Sunday, April 20
2:49 a. m. 9:19 a. m.
8:26 p. m. 9:50 p. m..
Monday, April 21 ' A
3:52 a. ni. 10:09 a. m.
4:25 p. m. 10:42 p. m.
Tuesday, April 22
4:18 a. m. 10:56 a. in.
5:11 p. m. 11:31 p. m.
Wednesday, April 23
5:36 a. ih. 11:10 a. m.
5:56 p. m. :
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