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pilot Co\ ers ick County THE STATE PORT PILOT A Good Newspaper In A Good Community __ 6-PAGES TODAY Southport, N. C., Wednesday, September 15th, 1948 published every Wednesday $im per M'. r w- ?? ? Most of The News All The Time Uy Bears [juse Damage To Farm Crop - t n( Exuni Commun *1re Having: Trouble Ln Visiting Bear# Who Thus Far Sticking To j Citable Diet Vs?e ^'0LLATLiRN?KIELLERj /Vlso Employ Neat la Of Leading Pursu J Hounds Through "llligator Infested Waters L,*ho think that the bears ve here any more should "Ait around the edges of Green Swamp, accord-, , j-aene Vereen resident of . community who was; % last week with Mrs. j Kgeea said that the bears iijout eater, up the corn of L phelps. Pink McKeithan. ?Bennett, and he does not .m many others. them in the act, John ^ and Homer Phelps have ! jot of the big animals in i weeks. whose prowess as a pi- hunter and fisherman d ot legendary, keeps seven j hounds and Phelps has: , goth have considerable | ii at keeping hounds. When j (tie animals starts to swim i Juniper Creek or Makatoka I , stme of the huge lurking Crs are almost certain to sr. down. |ggr is too big and powerful i illigator to tackle, even, in nter The bear knows it. i other animals are too swift erater for the 'gaitora to ; md know it. c they find themselves pur iy slow-swimming dogs they lily make for Juniper Creek botoka Lake, swim across bn probably sit in the bush i the other side and laugh ? ti persuing hound is dragged j t; provide alligator food, i i>f then a *k. . ? gets the; if a pig or calf and straight lromes a hog and cattle :Sr the rest of its life. There my to stop it, except with Is or by trapping. refines there is only one Er.al with the killer in t tat in the past there have tees when several would j I together and attack full! i co?s. Mr. Vereen said his' tea grandfather often told i times when they heard ?fill sound of cows as they teg dragged down by bears * Stakotoka section. it ws in the days of free t wen both hogs and cows K at large in the woods. It *? for a bear or bears to ?Ked on the road to become j s With the coming of stock #(r bears have become less ?> frequent. time 20 to 30 years ago Swamp bears thinned 6 tie point where only a few ?"i Mr. Vereen thinks that extinction came about l:?lt of the forest fires that 'Cowed to sweep the Green Ktainued or page dtx) hhfNtwi Flathtt * TO MEET ^ *gular meeting of the Vit Lions Club will be held 'Thursday) at 1 o'clock * Community Building. l i MEETING ** R. Sanders, president * Scuthport Parents-Teachers ***". announces that there *4 reception given in hon J Members of the Southport * faculty on Thursday even '*'-? o'clock at the Com ?* Cmter Building. Every 'Ortiaiiy invited to attend. JEER'S APPOINTMENTS k*' - this past Monday anil to continue until C "'-'ice, the State Auto P* Examiner is to be at the in Southport each Mon 5* *'? the Williamson Motor ^ ? Shallotte each Tues j^inations may be had at Place. '? meeting -T^'ier Mitchel S. McCoy tv .1 Edwards of ^ Post No. 247 Ameri anr mce a regular the p.,,t at the Shal *hool , uilding Septem t S o'ci<ick. They state * important meeting and ar< requested to bring "??to them, LONG BEACH COTTAGE SPECTACULAR?Although Long Beach hi^s many very nice homes along its seven-mile strand, the most un usual is that of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Capef, of Troy. Above is shown a view of the house tak'en from, the observatory situated on an adjoining wooded dune. Below Mrs, Capel is pointing out some object of interest to. a visitor, Dr. Thor Johnson, director of the Cincinnati Symphony Or chestra.?(Wilmington News Cut.) Pretty Pond Purchased For Use As Scout Camp I Beautiful Natural Lake Lo cated Near Allen Creek Will Afford Recreation For Girl Scout Group PURCHASE MADE WITH OWN MONEY Cape Fear Area Council Plans Study Of Proper Type Of Buildings To Best Serve Needs Pretty Pond, Jong an object of admiration by the people who know it, has been acquired by the Cape Fear Area Council of the Girl Scouts of America. Along with the 61-acre lake the Council has acquired 135 acres of surrounding land. Girl Scouts and Brownies from four counties, New Hanover, Brunswick, Columbus and Pender? form the area. Credit for the transaction is due almost entirely to efforts of Girl Scouts and Brownies, assisted by adult workers and friends, in Wilming ton and New Hanover county. According to Roy Cook of the Wilmington Star-News staff, plans are underway for the erection of a permanent camp on the shore of the lake. This camp will be de signed to accammodate 100 girls at a time. It is understood that it will be occupied most of the peri |od from the time the schools close in the spring until they reopen in the fall, with different groups of J girls coming in each two weeks from the four counties in the j area. i Mr. Cook says that a represent ative of the National Council of (Girl Scouts is to arrive shortly to i map a master plan for the erec Ition of the camp buildings. Mrs. J S. Webb, Girl Scout Commis I sionex-, states that this is a free 'service given by the National Council. Writing of the transaction, Mr. i Cook says, much of the credit for the successful purchase of the property goes to Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Holden and Mrs. Helen Jones, (Continued on page mix; Estonian Sloop Sold For $24)00 The sloop Roland, 37-foot craft in which Captain John Woort mann and 14 other Estlonians sailed from Sweeden to South port, has been purchased by L. S. Zappas, Jacksonville, man, who says he will put the boat on exhibition in various cities and afterwards go for a cruise around the world. The sloop is still moored at Southport, pending transfer to Zappas. The Estonians are still being held at Ellis Island in New York for investigation as tc the legality of their entrance ir.to the United States. i The purchase price is reported to have been $2,000.00, a frac tion of the true value of the craft. However, technicalities which makes It illegal to use I the vessel commercially reduc ed its value. I Farm Bureau Is After Members Membership ? Driv^ Will Continue On Intensive Basis During Next Two Weeks Brunswick County Farm Bureau leaders and a group of members heard C. C. Clark, farm agent of Onslow county, outline the princi pal services rendered by this or ganization on National, state I county levels. This meeting was called for ! the purpose of encouraging the ! campaign' for members, and Sat urday, September 25, has been 'set as the date for winding up tht membership drive for Bruns ! wick. Farm leaders are making an | (Continued on Pa??> Six; Capel Cottage Is Outstanding At Long Beach "Capel's Castle" is the name an enthusiastic newspaper man has given to the summer home of I Mr. and Mrs. Leon Capel, of Troy. This is not what the owners call it. Both are without pretense And they simply built a wonder-1 ful summer home at Long Bea^h on the highest wooded sand dune on the coast of North Carolina. Situated is on the top of the wooded dune, and with three fourths of it surrounded by oaks, it is impossible to get a good pic ture that will adequately show the size of the Capel's cottage. It suf fices to say that the l?ome cost $30,000.00 qr more an<}' that Mr. and Mrs. Capel, friendly, congeni al people, are t able to entertain and sleep 30 of their friends at a time. , <- n r. During the summer the house is usually pretty well filled with friends. The chance visitors on sight-seeing trips receive friendly welcome to the grounds and the observatory with its maginificent view. A visit to this observatory and a view over the high wooded sand dunes, Davis Creek, Lockwooijs Folly river the ocean and towards Holden Beach recently caused Ralph Price, president of the Jef ferson Standard Life Insurance company, of Greensboro, to ac ciaim the area as being "The Mountains of the Seashore." The Capel Cottage is the last house on the line at Long Beach. East of it is the rapidly develop ing section, replete with many fine homes. The road, to within 8 bout 300 yards of the Capel home has just been taken over for paving and maintenance by the State highway Commission. Westward from the Capel's are three miles or more of wooded sand dunes with a magnificent beach strand on the ocean side rnd Davis Creek and Lock wood's Folly river in the background. No road yet reaches this area but it is but a question of a few years (Continued on page six) Top Entertainers Are Engaged For Farmer's Day Program To Include Virgil West, Slim Mima And Professional Wrestling Matches VARIETY IS PLANNED FOR OCTOBER FIRST 4Candidates For Queen Are Now Being Nominat ed; Every Township Should Be Represent ted Farmers Day will offer a vari ety of entertainment, including such artists as Virgil West and His Orchestra, Slim Mims and HiF Dream Ranch Boys and wrest ling matches, according to an an nouncement today from John M. Barkley, general chairman of the Civitan Club committee which is1 arranging the program. The Farmers Day event, which provides a full day of. free en tertainment to upwards toupward of 10,000 people, will be staged ths year on Friday, Oct. 1,- and lis sponsored by the Civitan Club janes the Whiteville Merchants As isociation. A bigger and better parade than 'in previous years will inaugurate tilt day's festivities. The float for the queen and her escorts will be; one of the features. Wallace Lee, the noted magici an and entertainer, will give two performances. The Virgil West musicians will frnish music for the dance to be given at the National Guard Armory starting at 9 o'clock in the evening. For those who enjoy square dancing, Slim Mims of radio and stage fame will be at one of the warehouse to furnish the music and keep the audience entertained. Jim Crockett, professional pro moter, has been engaged to stage two wrestling matches on the Farmers Day platform to be erect ed on the Railroad Plaza. A pro fessional referee will be here to j officiate. MeanWhile '/ Martin Schulketl, Ihead of the queen contest com | mittee, announced that entries are j still coming in. Civitans are an Ixious to have at least one candi-j i date from each township in Colu-1 j mbuo, Bladen and Brunswick coun jties. Many valuable prizes will be i awarded. The official ballots are appcar I ing regularly in the newspaper | of the county and should be used to entre and vote for the candi date of the readers' choice. The rules governing the- queen's contest are given for the final time as follows: . Funeral Sunday For Pvt. Leonard Mahlon M. Leonard Laid To Rest Sunday In Gur ganus Cemetery Follow ing Graveside Services Killed in an auto-truck accident at Luxomburg, Germany/ on June 8, 1945, the body of Mahlon M. Leonard, well known 24ryear old Shallotte Village Point man, was brought home last week and in terred in the Gurganus cemetery near Shallotte, Sunday. Funeral services were held at the graveside with Rev. Austin J. Wheeler and Rev. B. W. English, (Continued of page four) Our ROVING Reporter w. B. KEZIAH Realizing that many hunting dog owners are sincerely attach efl to their animals, we will pub lish a free report of the loss and finding of hunting dogs during) the deer season. It will be neces-1 sary for the loser or finder of j such animals to write or see us and give description. This week | A. Lee Mercer of Bolivia reports jthat a nice red and white hound I came to his house last week, dragging a line. He says the own j er may recover ?he animal by paying expenses of keeping it. Southport people already are missing the "Red" Barber family i from Long Beach. Residents of : Charlotte, Mrs. Barber, Peggy, (Ann, Joan and Bill have been al jmost daily visitors to town. "Red" [himself spent the week-ends at I the beach, flying or coming down I by car. This is the red-headest family we ever saw. All six of, them from Red through Mrs. Red I and on down to little Bill is red headed and proud of it. Likewise the folks who know this red-head ed family are proud to know them. Recently Ralph Price, president of the Jefferson Standard Life 'insurance Company, was a visitor at Southport in company with D. jStowe Crouse, Myrtle Beach Real jtor. We were around with these fellows when they had lunch at Mack's and while they were else where. This week we were right much pleased at getting a letter fiom Price, an oiitsanding figure In North Carolina. Among, other (.Continued on Pace Four) Mrs. Frink President <?' Of Legion Auxiliary Has Been Active In Affairs Of This Organization For Several Years And Is Former President Mrs. Chrisine Frink has been? elected president of the American Legion Auxiliary of Brunswick County Post No. 194 for the en suing year. She succeeds Mrs. Lillian Caison in this capacity. The role of president of this organization is not new to Mrs. Frink, who long has been active in the affairs of this group and who has served on other occasions as Its president. To serve with her, Mrs. Caison, the retiring president, was named, first vice-president; Mrs. Eva Wolfe, second vice-president; Mrs. Mildred Baker, secretary-treasur er; Mrs. Blanche Weeks, chaplain; Mrs. Margaret Stanley, historian; Mrs. Duta Pinner, sergeant-at arms. Mrs. Frink hopes to revitalize the activities of the Legion Aux iliary and has as her purpose the enrollment of eligible wives and other relatives of men who served in World War II. MRS. CHRISTINE FRINK Lunchroom Program Expanded This Year Zoning Commission For Shallotte In order to excerclse some con trol over building* and have construction planned to meet with future development, the Shallotte town official* have formed H zoning commission, composed of Dr. Wlngate Swain Dr. R. H. Holden and R. D. White, Jr. They plan to lay out new streets for development and to exercise a measure of control on I oca ton and type of new con struction. Building permits must be secured before now construc tion can be undertaken or ( sent building repaired or re modeled. Shallotte, a very old town, naturally came Into existance without any Idea of modern, much-1 raveled highways and their requirements. One of the results of this Is ttiat many of the buildings are too close to Coastal Highway No. 17. Utere is little room for parking in the best business section. Right City But Wrong Meeting Next Time Bunn Frink Goes Off To A Convention With His Daughter He Will Do Some Checking First Bunn Frink and hi# daughter, Miss Marion Frink found them selves in an unexpected predlct nient last Friday night. Miss Mar lon asked her father to go with her to Greensboro to attend the convention of Young Democrats, with which she is prominently connected. Having finished with the term of Superior court the father agre ed to go along and they set out for Greensboro Friday afternoon. Arriving In due time they register ed at the O'Henry and Bunn ask ed the hotel clerk where the con vention was being held. The clerk directed him to one of the large rooms used for gath erings. The Southport folks hast ened there, pushed their way in ana found a seat. The room was crowded. Something struck Bunn im mediately as being wrong. He leaned over and whispered to his daugher, "Marion, something is (Continued on Page Slxl Civil Term Of Court Monday Judge John J. Burney Will Preside Over One Week For Trial Of Civil Ac tions; No Outstanding Cases A one week term of Superior Court for the trial of civil cases only will convene here Monday morning. Judge John J. Burney will preside. While tliere are a large number of cases on the docket, Clerk of Court Sam T. Bennett says that r.one of them is of any great im portance. He anticipates that all cases that can be disposed of at the term will be cleared by the middle of the week. Five Lunchrooms Will Be Operated In School* Of County This Year Under Federal Aid Plan WACCAMAW ONLY SCHOOL MISSINQ Shallotte And Brunswick County Training School Will Add Facilities For Current Term ?* County Superintendent of Schools J.' T. Denning this week gave some interesting Information with regard to lunch rooms in the schools of Brunswick county. Leland. Bolivia and Southport schools operated lunch rooms last year. They served a hit lunch, dru&ny consisting of-/K meat or meat substitute, vegetable, bread, butter, dessert and milk, all at a cost of 15 cents per plate. These three, schools received Federal aid for the lunch rooms in the amount of $7,427.22. They also received approximately $5,436.00 worth of free commodities. A break down of the Federal Aid received in money that the Southport school received approxi mately $2,043.66, Bolivia $2,866.15, and Leland $2,517.41. Both the Shallotte school and the Brunswick Coutny Training School at Southport are planning to operate Federal Aid lunch r<?>mB this session. This will leave the Waccamaw school as the only consolidated school in Brunswick without a lunch room. Fishing Parties Have Good Luck Report* From Captains Of Party Boats During Past Week Indicate That Fall Fishing Is Going Strong In spite of temporary lack of luck with sailfish, the Southport charted boats have been getting the fish for their parties about every trip when the east winds were not too strong during the past week. A knockdown of the catches made and reported to the paper shows the following results: Sept. 8, the Mojo, Captain Vic tor Lance, Pat Dugan and son, Joe Mrs. Edna Conniffe, and Miss Juanita Lee, of Fayetteville, pas sengers, 21 dolphin, 69 mackerel, 35 bluefish and one barracuda. Sept. 9, Captain Lance, Fred Babcock and party from Pitts burg, Pa., 23 dolphin, 14 mackerel 19 bluefish. Sept. 10, Captain Lance, same party as above, 8 bluefish, %3 mackerel 21 dolphin and 2 bar racuda. They had one very large sailfish up but the line broke and it escaped. Sept. 9, the Kaibab, Captain James Arnald, Dr. Roderick King Richard Lewis, Arthur Newkirk and other Wilmington men caught 192 bluefish and mackerel. One of the mackerel weighed 8 pounds and 4 ounce, a near record catch locally with hook and line. Sept. 9, the Joy, Captain Geo rge Gregory, party composed of Dr. George W. Stowe and others of Belmont, caught 189 bluefish and mackerel. Most of the fish were above two and a half pounds. Sept. 8, the Botfly, Captain Basil Watts, Mr. Bickett and par ty of Charlotte got 175 bluefish and mackerel. Sept. 9, the Botfly, Mr. Vogel and party from Columbia, S. C., 1 Continued on Pag* 6) Robinson Woman Is Convicted On F. & A. Charge ed, Convicted C>n Mor?Is Count Here L*?t Week ^ COURT ture, Diaposed Of Be fore Judge Burney Mrs. Curtie Robinson, mother ot eight children and wife of a Brunswick county timber ma? was convicted along with Wlffle Belton her negro consort, on en* pes of fornication and aduiwry ?st week in a trial which held the center of interest In the Sup erior court docket. Judge John J. Burney, who pre sided over this strange case, gave them both the maximum sentence of two years, the woman to serve under the supervlson of the Wom an? Division of the State prison*, the man to do hard labor undef the supervision of the State HlgTl way and Public Works Commis sion. . r The State placed on the stand an array of witnesses Including neighbors and kinsmen of the woman defendant who piled Up evidence that the white woman apparently had become enamour ed of the negro truck driver em ployed by her husband, and in* cldent after incident was reported compromising the moral conduct of the two defendants. , The woman's husband, O. B< ? Robinson, stood by his wife untlj the end, went on the stand and offered testimony in her defeMa" and sat beside her throughout the trial. l Belton also was faced with a charge of damage to Pr0PefW" but at the conclusion of the evid ence in this case Judge Burney directed a verdict of not guilty. LUton Babson was found not guilty of false pretense. Editor Ver?en faced charges of drunk 'Saving, pleaded gunty to rcckless operatlpn. He was fined $25.00 and taxed with costs. William Henry Goodman was found guilty of assault and rf?t>-, bery. Sentence of 18 months on the, roads was suspended upon payment of costs. The defendant to remain under probation for a period of 5 years. J. H. Graham was found not guilty.of drunk driving and rM^ less operation. This defendant pleaded guilty to reckless driving and was fined $25.00 and costs. . James Johnson faced charge? of possession and transporting. On the first count he was given 12 months on the roads, sentepql suspended upon payment of fine of *250.00 and costs and upon condition that defendant pay <Mf feence between sale prices of KM confiscated automobile and 000,00. On the charge of trans porting he was given 12 months. Prayer for Judgement was con. tinued In the case charging reck less operation. The case against Colon Hall 'or transporting and possession wa? remanded to Recorders court. Willie Fulwood was found guil ty of reckless operation and ?1 taxed with costs. Marcellas Carlton was found guilty of aiding And abetting in robbery and assault with a deadly weapon and was given 12 months on the roads. John Henry Major was found guilty of robbery and assault wltta a deadly weapon and was given (Continued on Page ?) Prominent Lady ^ Dies Saturday Mrs. Maude A. McKeithaj* Was Member Of Promi nent Brunswick County, Family; Funeral Sunday Mrs. Maude A. McKelthan, member of a prominent Brunswick county family died at her home la Bolivia Saturday. Mrs. McKelthan was a life long resident of ?a? county and was 79-years-old Funeral sevices were conducted Sunday afternoon at Bethel Meth odist church in Bolivia with the Rev. Russell CaudlU officiating. Burial was In the cemetery fct Concord \ Methodist church 'In Supply- o J*. Active pallbearers were BurmcO Bowen, Venton Galloway, Elbert Kirby, Lee Clemmons, E. H. Kb* by and Albert Holden. Surviving are two daughtflW. Mrs. C. B. Aycock and Mrs. D. L. Mercer, both of Bolivia; $p? sons, Guy C. McKelthan of Shal lotte and R. K. McKelthan at Bolivia; one sister, Mrs. Ka|# Bowen, of Wilmington, and t?j| ! grandchildren.