fl The Pilot Covers
flrunswick County
jj?thirteen no7
Micro Held Under
Mud Of $10,000.00
Billowing Wreck
|,n Williams, Driver Of
^M[?r Which Collided With
Patrick Machine, Held
1 For Superior Court
fljoy RECOMMENDED
NO BAIL BE SET
^Mttrolman Wilson Testified
,^mhat Negro Confessed To
' Him He Was Driving
On His Left
I , coroner's jury comprised of
Bewick county citizens re.^Erended
TUosoay night that
c. Williams colored, be
without privilege of bail for
^E at the next term of BrunsK
county Sitp- rtor Court.
irilliams ?as charged with re^Brnaibilitv
for the death of JacEi:ne
hey. four-year-old SouthB'-:
child, tn an automobile acH:t
two H-ccks ago near HinHcS
Cross Roads when his car
Bl< in head-on collision with an
BtonoWe being driven by Mrs.
B^ Pedrick in which the child
B< a passenger. Both. Mrs. PeB.,
a.-.J her daughter, Mrs.
*Bu Irey. were seriously injurEt:
the inquest conducted at
Be courthouse by Coroner John
Caison, Eva Mae Harrison,
^B'r" a passenger in the Wil-?
tho time of
IK-: macninr iv -? -
Kweck. was the first witness
Eec She said that she hadn't
I . - taki- a drink, said
I : know the speed
Bsttdi they were traveling and
Icier that she did not see the
Ekk car until just before the
I
?-s. J. W. Davis, white, said
L; she was sitting in front of
I K service station
f the wreck and saw
pe cars at the moment of im|
- that Mrs. Pedriek
I riving on her right, that
_ was driving on his left.
I K;t Nea!, colored, who works
(Mini station, took the stand
It apparently knew nothing
t: wreck.
I: , tin colored, said that
mired at the scene of the
I : after the occupants of
L F hick car had been removI
the hospital. He said that
suns was still there. He said
k: he heard Williams say that
pi as "on his way to work and
k tore up his G?d?car."
Patrolman Wilson took the
as: and made a report of his
testation of the wreck. He
ere: at the scene at about
1)5 c clock, he said. Both cars
fe a the north side of the
pay. the right wheels of the
feck car being on the north
lower and the left front wheel
'-he Williams car on the north
K-l.er All principals in the
had been carried to the
SUal.
ae stated that he went to the
iptal and there found that
nceline Ivey was dead. He
&at he talked to Williams
asked who was driving his
It He said that he didn't know,
C reported that a third passenP
of the machine had been at
E wheel. Williams told the pafew
that he didn't know
fee the driver went. Patrols:.
Wilson said that he left
and went out and talkf
to the Harrison woman, his
kpwwn. who told him in WilP?'
presence that Williams was
(Continued on page 4)
Visiting Officer
Thanks Loughlin
H Official Is Thanked
I for Active Part He PlayI
*4 In Making Visit Of
I Soldiers Pleasant
I * Sracious letter of apprecial~
*as received this week from
I Qttplain a. d. Howard of
I ? Davis in which he expresI
appreciation for kindness
Ik the visiting soldiers here
P< Tuesday.
Ijf!,'ftter follows:
| ntal Chaplain
"Coast Artillery
*sp Davis, X. c.
"October 10, 1941
Bf., J' krughlin.
| , Tax Collector
x, c.
I "ft Loughiin,
*as indeed a pleasure to
lu | you last- Tuesday evening
Play for the dance which
Bw? kin'Hy arranged for the
9 ^ Regiment,
liiut, ou fur the interest you
^ 'n the men and your
^'fednesses to them. I hope
bl a? visit us at camp
t?us to show you the
9 her?'
k * D- Howard, 1st Lt. Ch."
TH1
28
| WACG
* ^^KlljgpP
iaflUi Ha %,!/f'.-' -"
COST $10,000?This \
taken as the finishing touc
week, gives the observer so
across, and has an apron o
feet high, and it is estimat*
36 inches.?(Staff Photo.)
Telegram Fro
Advise
JBOW
Presidential Approval Given
Erection Of $22,200
Project For Southport;
Officials Here Today
SOME QUESTION
Brr.APniNr. SITF
Effort To Obtain Site On
Garrison Is Being Made,
Decision Rests With
Col. Brown
A telegram received here last
night from Representative J.
Bayard Clark reported the approval
by President Roosevelt of a
$22,200 USO recreation center for
Southport. This was taken in
some quarters to indicate that
the government has things other
than a section base planned for
this immediate locality.
It was expected that an architect
and an JJSO representative
would be in Southport today to
invistigate a site for the proposed
building. The garrison property
has been most prominently
mentioned, and General Eugene
Reybold, chief of engineers, in
j Wilmington, has indicated that
| he will follow the recomr;endations
of Col. Earl I. Brown, district
army engineer. This site is
reported to be owned by the
army and is in charge of the
j engineering division.
If it is impossible to obtain
permission for the use of a portion
of the garrison property,
other available sites will be investigated
and a definite selection
made this week, according
to report.
Rally Day Program
At Bolivia Church
j An interesting Rally Day program
was presented at the Bolivia
| Methodist church school on Sunday
morning.
The topic: "Ideals for Our
School and Ourselves", was well
presented by Mrs. John Gill, adult
dept.; Mrs. Geo. Cannon, Misses
Creola Cox and Ernestine Mercer
and Aubrey Lewis, young people's
dept.; Mrs. B. M. Wilson, Billie
K. Lewis, intermediates; Jennie
Cannon, junior dept.; Mrs. Kenneth
McKeithan, primary; duet,
Misses Florence Swain and Dollic
Mercer.
Young Manag
Head Isl.
Charlie Mathews, manager of
Bald Head Island, and his wife
returned home Monday corning
from a vacation of more than a
month's duration to Carlsbad,
New Mexico, but their stay on
the island this time will be only
for the purpose of packing and
getting things in shape to leave
for good.
Mathews has accepted a proposition
to become manager of
a sheep ranch in New Mexico
near his wife's home and plans
to report to his new job within
a few weeks.
For over two years this
young graduate of State College
has been engaged in one of the
most interesting experiments in
progress anywhere in North
Carolina. Last year he went in
E ST.
A Goc
4 PAGES TODAY
AMAW DAM GOMI
dew of the dam at the mo\
hes on the concrete structur
me idea of the size of this ij
r spillway of 16 feet. Count
ed this structure will raise t
m Clark
c Of ITQO Hut
kJ V/l *.
*
Excursion Boat
Here On Sunday
??????
Waterfront visitors Sunday
| afternoon were reminded of oth|
er days when the excursion
I steamer Francis Scott Key came
puffin); down the river with a
bout-load of holiday passengers
! (linking the afternoon cruise
I from Wilmington.
The steamer has been making
a cruise run at one of the
northern vacation points this
summer and is on her way
south for the winter. The craft
stopped over at Wilmington for
a few days and last week made
a regular moonlight cruise on
the Ca|>e Fear.
Sunday's trip down the river
' to Southport was rcmniscent of
1 the days of the old steamer
Wilmington, and the three-deck
steamer was crowded with passengers.
Advises Selectees
To Travel Light
General Metts Says That
One Small Bag Should
Be Sufficient Baggage
For Selectee Enroute To
Camp
Selective Service registrants enroute
to Army induction centers
should "travel light", taking nothing
but essentials so as to avoid
inconveniences to themselves and
to the armed forces, Brigadiei
General J. Van B. Metts, State
Director of Selective Service, cautioned
today.
One small bag should be sufficient
to carry the things a selectee
needs until he is given his
equipment by the Army, the
Director declared. He said:
"If you wish, take a small bag
with a few clean clothes a few
1; handkerchiefs, socks, soap, towel
j and other necesasry toilet articles
' | These are not essential, for you
j will be issued necessary equipI
ment by the Army, but they maj
come in handy should there by
any delay in your induction.
"Leave jewelry, large sums ol
(Continued On Page Four)
er Of Bald
and Goes West
, extensively for truck crops, and
! at one time this year was making
large shipments of lettuce,
green peas and melons. Earlier
experiments with fruit trees
also were developing nicely.
Sastified with findings along
these lines, Owner Frank O.
Sherrill came down for a visit
I this summer during which he
: and his manager discussed plans
for another type of experiment,
this time in live stock. As a result
of their decision a truck
load of purebred Hampshire
sows were taken to the island,
and the woods1 once roamed by
i wild hogs are now the browsing
grounds for registered hogs
j and their off-spring.
It was about the time of this
j (continued on page four)
ATE
>d News paper
Southport, N. C., W<
>LETED
yf
V'- ~ ..
ith of the Waccamaw Rivei
e were being put on las
>10,000 project. It is 246 fee
ing piling and all, it is 2
he level of Lake Waccama\
Brunswick Boy
Joins Air Corpi
' \
Jarlr HnrJann. fsnn Of Ml
And Mrs. J. E. Dodsor
Asked For And Receive*
Discharge So He Coul
Re-Enlist
Jack Dodson, son of Mr. an
Mrs. J. E. Dodson of Ash recen
ly arrived at Jefferson Barrack
Mo., to be attached to the A
Corps Replacement Training Cei
ter pending permanent assignmer
or detail to one of the several A
Corps Technical schools course
He has been tentatively assigi
ed to Flight 30, 356 school squat
ron, a technical school for mi
chanics and flying.
Young Dodson joined the arm
on January 10, 1940, for a peric
of one year. He was sent to F
Jackson, S. C., where he serve
for 8 months in Hdq. Co. 120 In
30th Division. He says that 1
liked it at Ft. Jackson and bi
lieves that this is a good infantt
post.
During the month of June i
was sent to Tennessee for manei
vers. He says this was a toug
assignment, but good training.
Later he asked for a discharg
for the purpose of joining the a
corps. This permission was gran
ed, and he arrived at Jefefrso
Barracks on August 17. Jack
very enthusiastic about his ne
assignment and says that k
thinks "this is the place for
young man," and adds that '
think that it would help ever
man to have at least one year i
1 service".
Father Howard's
; Father Die:
i
Aged Father Of Rector 0
Sacred Heart Catholi
Church Passes At Hi
Lowell, Mich. Home
Friends here learned last wee
i of the death of Owen J. Howar
1 age 84, father of rather Fran
J. Howard, rector of Sacre
Heart Catholic church here. M
r Howard died at his home in L<
well, Mich., Friday, Septemtx
26th. In the absence from Whiti
| ville of Father Howard only mei
ger details could be learned.
r Funeral rites were conducte
Monday, September 29th, t
Father Howard and his six bri
. thers acted as pall bearers. Thr<
years ago Father Howard coi
ducted funeral services for h
mother. It was her request.
Father Howard returned froi
Lowell Saturday but was out <
town today.
Several Attend
Red Cross Mee
J. Berg, Chapter Chairmar
And Other Officers 0
Organization Go To Kir
ston
J. Berg, chairman of the Brum
wick County Chapter of th
American Red Cross, and thre
members of the executive boar
of the local organization attenc
ed a district Red Cross meetin
in Kinston Tuesday.
In addition to Mr. Berg, other
attending were Miss Annie Ma
Woodside, County Superintender
of Schools, Mrs. J. M. Harpe
jroll call chairman, and Mrs. <
Ed Taylor, production chairmar
i
P0R1
In A Good Con
;dnesday, October 15, 19
| Annual Brunswick
Baptist Ass'n. To
Meet Wednesday
Town Creek Baptist Church
Will Be Host To This
Year's Gathering Of Leaders
From All Churches
COUNTY PEOPLE
ARE ON PROGRAM
Interesting Sessions Have
Been Mapped Out For
Two-Day Session Of
Organization
The annual meeting of the
Brunswick Baptist Association
will be held on Wednesday and
Thursday of next week at Town
Creek Baptist church. An interesting
program has been planned for
this event, and church officers
and members from all over the
county are expected to attend.
Contrary to the usual practice,
this years program will be conit
ducted almost entirely by resi>t
dents of the county. A full out1
line of the program follows:
V Wednesday morning: Devotional,
John Paul Mills; roll call of
- churches; report on religious literature,
J. E. Gilbert; Mills Home
report, T. J. Johnson; sermon,
Rev. S. H. Coward; adjournment.
5 I 1" nftamnAn '
J VYCUilCau ay QllCl uwwii .
al, Santa Potter; Christian educa'
tion, J. J. Hawes; hospital, S. I.
Mintz; report on home missions,
J Jarvis Sellers; report .on state
. missions, Glenn Tucker; report on
foreign missions, Lindsey Clemmons;
adjournment.
1(j Thursday morning: Devotional,
t_ \V. G. Butler; miscellaneous busig
ness; old minister's relief, E. J.
(r Prevatte; W. M. U. report, Mrs.
l- Carl Ward; Sunday school report
it V. C. Garner; B ,T. U. Report,
ir Dennis Hewett; adjournment.
3' Thursday afternoon: Devotional,
i* Claud Gore; "Temperance and i
Public Morals", Woodrow Rob-1
- bins; digest of church letters,!
John Jenrette; miscellaneous busiy
ness; adjournment,
d
* Local Citizen
t Dies Last Night
y ?
George Galloway, Southport
le Businessman, Died Last
Night At Dosher Memorial
Hospital
;e George R. Galloway, prominent
lr Southport merchant, died last
night at Dosher Memorial Hospital
where he was taken yester1s
day afternoon following a recurranee
of an old heart ailment. He
was 60 years of age.
j Mr. Galloway moved here sev y
eral years ago from Selma where
n he had been engaged in the clothing
business. He opened a similar
establishment here, and during his
1 ?tav in Snnthnort won the con-1
fidence and friendship of all with
whom he came in contact.
B News of his death came as a
shock to the community.
He is survived by his widow
'* and two children, Betsy Jane and
c Robert Galloway. Also surviving
is are four sisters, Mrs. VV. E. Dosher
of Southport, Mrs. J. B. Hunt
, and Mrs. T. E. Seagroves of Ral.
eigh and Mrs. Carl Johnson of
^ Wendell; and three brothers, W.
1(j W. Galloway of Harlingen, Tex.,
r L. A. Galloway of Charlotte and
j, Frank Galloway of Greensboro.
:r Funeral services will be held
5- Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
i- at Trinity Methodist church and
interment will be made at Oakd
dale cemetery, Wilmington.
y
* Leland Citizen
Dies At Home
n
Charles Ellis Regan, Elderly
Resident Of Leland,
Laid To Rest Tuesday
Charles Ellis Regan, 74, died
t Monday morning at his residence
in Leland after a long illness.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Alie Ophelia Regan; four daugh(i
ters, Mrs. Ella Williams, Mrs.
Minnie Russ, Mrs. Mattie Ganey,
and Mrs. Edna Ganey, all of Leland;
two sons, Alonza Regan, of
Leland and Irving Regan, of
3" Charleston, S. C.
e
,e Mr. Regan was a member of
r, the First Baptist Church of Lel_
land, and a member of the Harp.
nett Council, Jr. O. U. A. M.
Funeral services were held on
Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock
y- from the First Baptist Church of
it Leland. Pallbearers were R. V.
r, Williams, C. L. Shaw, S. A. Sue,
3. M. S. Ganey, Jr., W. G. Adams
j, and Dillon L. Ganey. I
C
r pil
nmunity
41 PUBUS
Chas. E. Gaus<
To Col
Brunswick County Tax C
Percentage Reduced
Colle.
s
Chas. E. Gause has been reappointed
tax collector for Brunswick
county for collection of the
1941 tax levy. His commission for
collecting current taxes remains
at 2'i-percent, but his commission
on delinquent collections has
been reduced from 5-percent to
2-percent on delinquent collections.
However, certan concessions
were made concerning expenses
for the office.
Members of the board refused
to accept the insolvent list turned
in by the tax collector and
insisted that he attach automobiles
arid livestock for personal
property taxes.
Members of the board re-sold
the timber on the county home
property and plans will proceed
at once for clearing about 20acres.
Good Catches
Being Made
*
m ~ : i
No Development
On Naval Base
Although s|>eculation has boon
rife concerning the date for beginning
reconditioning operations
at Ft. Caswell, no official
word has been received concerning
the plans which the U. S.
Navy has for its newly acquired
property.
The necessary legal transactions
have been completed and
it has been indicated that naval
authorities wish to take over at
once. H. H. Thomas, local representative
of the Caswel- Carolina
Corporation, and Mrs.
Thomas are making plans to
move to Southport.
Meanwhile, some itinerant job
seekers have already arrived
here, anxiously seeking information
concerning the prospect of
employment on this new government
project.
First Camellias
Bloom At Orton
Summer Season Has Been
Particularly Favorable on
Plant At Orton Plantation
And Continuous
Blooming Is Predicted
September camellias, the first
of those beautiful winter-blooming
flowers at Orton Plantation,
are now putting forth their blossoms
and from now on until late
next spring there will be a continuous
succession of flowers in
bloom. Tne camellias unere are
350 kinds of them) will naturally
predominate during the fall
and winter months. The profusion
of varieties allows for continuous
blooming from the time
the first flowers open in September
until the hot days of the following
summer.
This year, according to Churchill
Bragaw, the flowers at Orton
have had the most rank growth
that they have ever been known
to put on during a summer.
There were no dry spells after
early spring and the timely and
copious rains made unnecessary
the use of the extensive sprinkling
system to keep the ground
well watered.
The remarkable growth of
(Oontinuea on page 4)
Strange Monst
From Sea Fri
Southport residents rubbed
their eyes in disbelief Friday
afternoon as a small white boat
rounded the point of Bald Head
Island playing from its stern
a giant monster that lashed its
tail in the water as it reared
its rounded head more than
sixty feet into the air and
sometimes raised its body a
clear hundred feet above the
surface.
It looked for all the world
like a whale that was attempting
to forsake its natural element;
actually it was a barrage
balloon that had been recovered
at sea by members of
the crew at Oak Island station
after it had been sighted and
reported Friday morning by the
S. S. Walter Jennings.
,0T
HED EVERY WEDNESDAY
!
2 Named s
lect 1941 Levy ]
ollector Retains Post But
On Delinquent Tax C
:tions
* =?
Ihl S| w
HbL W
w
SI
s<
a
ir
Of Shrimp ;
At Southport.
n
Boatmen Being Paid $2.25 f<
Per Bushel This Week, ei
A Record Price For This
Season Of The Year v
Locally g
n
FOUR LOCAL HOUSES f
ARE BUYING SHRIMP c
J Another Dealer Reported ^
| To Have Come In Over i!
Week - End; Headers c
Being Kept Busy
Until Late
Shrimp are bringing the boat- 1
men a record price for the month s
of October, and the same can be r
said of September when the product
held steadily at $2.00 per ^
bushel, against a normal price of t
$1.25 for that month. They are c
now bringing $2.25 per bushel. 8
This was a good many years ago. *'
Added to the good prices, the ''
catches this week are running exceptionally
good and the product
is of fine quality. Encouraged by v
the good catches and better prices,
the boatmen are going out just
as soon as daylight will permit 1
and some of them continue their 1
trawling until well past dark.
Pickers are also having to work
much later than usual, as they
seldom get started until near
sundown. In other recent years P
most of the boats were back by
the middle of the afternoon and
the pickers had usually cleaned up
by dark.
Buying houses being operated
here this year are J. A. Arnold, J
I Hardee's, with Dallas Pigott in 1
charge, Wells Bros. Fodale and ^
a newcomer from Beaufort who 0
set up over the week end in the
North Carolina Fisheries Build- B
ing. v
J1
Working On 12 p
Table Napkins
? fi
Mrs. Helen Bragaw is engaged
in making a dozen table napkins t
from a large linen tablecloth that
has quite an interesting history. f
Thirty years ago when Mrs. j
Bragaw was married to the late
Col Bragaw, among the wedding f
presents were two large linen j,
tableclothes, presented by Cecil B. .
DeMille of motion picture fame.
Mr. DeMillie's mother and Colonel
Bragaw's mother were sisters. It
is from one of these tablecloths
that Mrs. Bragaw is now making
the dozen linen napkins for use
at the Camellia Inn here in
Southport.
:er Towed In
day Afternoon
The balloon had broken from
its mooring at Camp Davis
Thursday morning and had not
been heard from until the wireless
report of the steam ship
came in. The coast guard was
pressed into service, and a crew
under A. E. Huntley left the
station about 10:30 o'clock Friday
morning in search of the
runaway bag. The partially deflated
blimp was located about
12-miles off-shore along the
shoals, and it was 5:30 o'clock
before two as safely moored at
Oak Island station.
A crew from Camp Davis
came down shortly after dark,
completely deflated the balloon,
folded and packed it on a truck
to be returned to its home basf
Vlost Of The News
A11 The Time
_________
$1.50 PER YEA1
advise Motorists rj
fo Avoid Areas
)f War Maneuver
. *
omplications Of Driving
Along Highways Where
There Is Troop Movements
Are Many, Says
Official
,IVES REASONS
FOR WARNING
1 Addition To Inconvenience,
Indefinite Delay
May Result From
Conflict
Following a conference between
ieut. Colonel Harry D. Scheibler
rid a representative of the Highay
Commission at Hoffman this
eek, all civilian traffic is again
eing urged to remain out of
.rmy maneuvers areas while the
ar games are going on. This
jggestion is advanced in the in;rest
of the traveling public's
ifety and convenience and should
pply except in case of highly
nportant business or in the event
f emergency. Army officers re:erated
today, however, that It
! not planned to close or block i
ny highways in the maneuvers
reas duringthe war games.
Lieutenant Colonel Scheibler,
ho is Provost Marshall with the
ircf A rmv HpflHniiflrtprs at Hoff
ian, gave the following reasons L
>r civilian traffic to avoid manliver
areas as much as possible:
(1) The large number of Army
ehicles being used in the war
ames is subject to constant movelent
and, therefore, civilian trafic
will be subject to numerous inonveniences.
(2) Speed limits of 25 and 35 1
jiles per hour have been establshed
for all highways in manuver
areas by the Highway Comlission,
and these limits are being
nforced bj( the State Highway
atrol. Normal traffic speed, t
hereforc, will bo generally re- Ij
tricted in Army occupied ter- '
itory.
(3) Army vehicles, during i
lockouts at night, travel without
heir headlights burning. This !,
reates an extremely dangerous P
ituation for civilian traffic, unsss
it is willing to move at very
jw speed.
(4) Under special conditions
uring blackouts, the State high >'
ray partol may consider it neces(Continued
on page 4)
Regular Session
Of County Court
Numerous Cases Covering i
Wide Variety Of Offenses
Disposed Of Before
Judge Stanaland
In Recorder's court here Monday
oe Powell, colored, pleaded gutly
on charges of being drunk and !
isorderly and was given 30 days
n the roads.
Clarence Price, colored, pleaded
uilty of a similar charge and
ras given 30 days on the roads,
udgment being suspended upon
laymcnt of costs and a fine of
15.00.
James Evans, colored, pleaded' [
uilty to charges of drunk driv- j
ag and was given 4 months on1 I
he roads. Judgment was suspend.1
nnnrvinnt < > C / 'lll'f U 1 Mfl O
U ujiuil |iajriuvni. ui Vvowj auu u?
ine of $50.00, his driving license
o be suspended for 6 months.
Mrs. Edwin K. Rice, white, was i
ound not guilty of drunk drlvng
|:
Tide Table
Following Is tho tide table
for Southport during the next
week. These hours arc approximately
correct and were fur- . '
nished The State Port Pilot
through the courtesy of the
Cape Fear Pilot's Association.
High Tide Low Tide
TIDE TABLE
Thursday, October 16
3:45 a. m. 0:56 a. m.
4:00 p. m. 10:31 p. m. , \
Friday, October 17
4:43 a. in. 10:50 a. m.
4:57 p. ni. 1l':20 p. in.
Saturday, October 18
5:33 a. ni. 11:43 a. ni.
5:49 p. m.
Sunday, October 19
6:30 a. m. 0:07 a. m.
6:36 p. m. 13:34 p. m.
.Monday, October 20
7:05 a. ni. 0.56 a. m.
7:24 p. m. 1:23 p. m.
Tuesday, October 21
7:51 a. m. 1:44 a. rn.
8:10 p. in. 2:16 p. m. L
Wednesday, October 22
8:38 a. m. 2:31 a. m.
9:00 p. m. 3:06 p. M.
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3.