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The Pilot Co\ ers Lnswick County THE STATE PORT PILOT A Good Newspaper In A Good Community Most of The Newt AU The Time ?o 5 N1EI:N N"' " 6-pages today Southport, N. C., Wednesday, January 19,1949 fUBUSHED every wednesda? li.so per yea* ^'nt of tion To ie Drive , n Director rch Of Dimes Drive, 'SSngTo Enlarge Be <$M AaDSECT10NS ( rs Mow Stand Seri al Meetings Will Be Si" Communities $ore_Fund_ Drive , jesulT of meeting attend ! ?'? F. J- Prevatte. chair swick County Chapter : Foundation For Infantile * r i Rev. L. D. Hayman ^vr the fund raising - the plea for a much T-->*;bisuon that last year ' ? necessary to enlarge "vjl chapter in order to . th:s urgent demand. conference with the loca^ ' tte full agreement ot :as that the chapter for t..,, county should be en f: * least eleven members, '.'i-ovision to name fifteen !f necessary. At present -;.y 1S not represented by v outside of Southport. , chairman of the chapter director have asked State for further time 'Lo permission to complete conization before under go raise the funds desired. Li will be sought out for [oapter from the several Lmties within the county, L-i women who will gladly , anJ are willing to work 4e cause." The need is too t. and the demands too vital riertake any other than the ;5ossible plan and enlist the writers to make a success ?oundup of the work," de c the fund director this week, ixsequence of this situation, Itud raising part of the cam p for Brunswick county has t set begining February Xir 't I terminating February 19th, u soon thereafter as possible, isian now being considered is tave community meetings in toort, Supply, Bolivia, Shal l Waccamaw and other places it possible. Also, to call upon jistors and churches urging i to share in the work. A a. canvas of business estab bents and individuals through lte county will be uridertaken. krag, the several schools will toate, white and colored. latos have been secured for k of the communities and n will be secured from re kc| communities as rapidl> aixduals can be interviewed I'ieir consent given to serve, taress of the county is cooper 15, and it is likely that the tissue will announce the en f staff of chapter members i officers, and also the com R leaders who are to carry ie campaign in their respec 1 territories. fceryone to whom this matter *en presented is cooperat ed the outlook is fine for successful achievement , the Rev. Mr. Hayman. first effort will be to secure tesentative chapter organiza liat will be a permanent ?within the county. I titf Stmt Flashtt J K HOSPITAL Ml Lattay of Bolton, super P?t for the Reigel Paper N?y. has been ill in a Wil P? hospital for the past two r___ F*XS HOME p Moore, prominent Southport r*-" has returned from the Hospital in Fayetteville, P1* underwent an operation J10 PROGRAM ^Allied Church League of ''"'-It county is sponsoring a . sermon over radio station 08 Saturday, January 22, ? Rev. a. W. Icard of Hen Time for this program is 'tock. r training I 'raining under the G. I con?plished splendid results ^ Bolivia school the past .This work is under the "Won of j. h. Tinga who ytilis week that veterans Crw m Bninsw'ck interested J"6 Farm Training and *or such work should "dvismg of their quali Brunswick Boy WINNER?Waban Thomas, Shallotte high school boy 1 is making a good showing in the Eastern North Carolina Golden Gloves Tournament in Raleigh this week, having won two straight fights. Tonight he appears in the finals of the lightweight division. (Cut Courtesy Wilmington Star). Shallotte Boys In Raleigh Tournament Waban Thomas Continues Successful Path Toward Recognition As Fine Am ateur Light-Heavyweight JAMES ROBBINS ALSO IS WINNER Two Brunswick Boys Are Members Of Wilmington Team Entered In East ern Carolina Event In Raleigh r. ______ Waban Thomas, who won the I right to represent . Wilmington district m the Eastern Carolina Golden Gloves Tournameht this week, has won two straight fights and will appear in the finals of the lightweight division tonight. James Robbins, another Shal lotte youngster who qualified for the Raleigh tournament, was un able to make the trip. In the Wilmington event the past week the two ShaUotte boys came through with victories. Thomas, a burly-built slugger from Shallotte, battled Jim Thorpe slim boxer of Wilming ton in the main event which was the light-heavyweight encounter. Thomas cornered Thorpe on the ropes near the end of the first round, and delivered some slash ing blows. Then in the second J round Thomas smashed Thorpe j to the canvas with a hard right i but Thorpe shook off the effects of the blows and Jumped up to i continue the fight. In the third round Thorpt, who had been stay ing out of Thomas' range most of the bout, flicked a number of i good left jabs at Thomas' face, but they failed to have any tell ing force behind them. Because Thomas had landed the best blow and had been the aggressor, the judges awarded him a decision. .After Hamp Bowen had traded (Continued of page four) Tragedy Takes Lives Of Two Explosion Tuesday Morning Results In Death Of Fath er And Fatal Injuries To Small Daughter Thomas Carlos Prince, 37 year old World War II Veteran, died in his flaming four room home, his 4 year old daughter, Jaunita j Prince, died eight hours later in the Dosher hospital and two other members of the Prince family are patients in the hospital, suffer ing from burns, following a pre dawn explosion Tuesday. Prince had arisen early to tend; some traps he had set. Starting to light a fire in the wood burn-J ing stove, he threw in some kero sene oil on live coals. An explo sion resulted and his clothing was literally burned from his body. He died within a few min utes after being removed from Continued On Page Four Calf Adopted By Foster Mother Rev. H. M. Baker reported one of the most unusual stories of the year, yesterday. The Southport minister says that a mule belonging to Orbie Lee Stanley of Waccamaw township has completely alienated the af fections of a calf for its mother. In the same pasture, the mule will not allow the lawful mother of the calf to approach her offspring. The calf endeavors to suckle the mule and gets what psychologists might call "dry comfort" from such nursing. At night the mule carefully herds its adopted child into a stable and the two would re main there bedded together if Mr. Stanley did not interpose in behalf of the rightful mother. Yankee Soldiers Return To Visit Who From Up North Who Were Stationed In This Area Enjoy Returning Here For Visit During the late war a lot of Yankees got a liking for the South, many Of them have since come around for visits, some have come to stay. The war was a great leveler of the immaginary Mason and Dixon Line. i During the early stages of the war, Daniel S. Grant, a young New Yorker, was stationed at Camp Jackson, near Columbia, S. C, with the Land Procurment Division. He was sent to South port for two months work, getting landowners permission for the use of their land for maneuvers by the army. The army did not use the land but the young New Yorker and his aide, a Chicago boy, Donald S. Roger, visited and interviewed every white and colored man in Town Creek and Smithville town ships, who owned five acres or more of land. In a way of speak ing they got to know everybody in two townships. Grant, as a staff sergeant, later went overseas to Germany and after things were finished there he went to Japan, returning to his home in New York the last of 1945. During their stay in Southport both the boys subscribed to the State Port Pilot and have been constant readers since then. One year Rogers, a history teacher in the Chicago schools, sends the paper to Grant and the next year Grant sends it to Roger. Last year they both sent in their checks for a year's subscription to themselves and the other. Last week Grant bobbed up in Southport for a visit with Mrs. Helen G. Bragaw and other friends. He said he knew Smith Continued On Page Four Three New Bills Are Introduced By Williamson Brunswick County Repres entative Co-Sponsor Of Bill Which Would Elimi tion TWO SPECIAL ACTS FOR SHALLOTTE One Has To Do With Mat ter Of Levying Taxes, The Other With Extension Of City Limits Representative Odell Wiilliam son of Brunswick and Repre sentative Burl Hardinson of Car ven county were joint sponsors of and auto inspection bill in the House last week. According to Representative Williamson the bill cuts out the present auto inspection which, among other things, provides for the inspection of vehicles twice each year. This rather drastic step was taken with the idea that relief can be obtained from the objectionable feature of the present law. Amendments to the Williamson Hardinson bill will naturally be introduced by other legislature I and before the bill becomes a law some sort of a compromise will be arrived at. At least Re presentative Williamson is sure that by introducing a bill to do away with the automobile in spection law relief from some of its provisions will be obtained. In accordance with a resolution recently adopted, Representative Williamson also introduced two local bills in the House this past week. One of these measures will give ; the Shallotte town officials the power to levy tax in the manner provided to the General Statute. [This bill has been referred to the committee of towns and cities. The other measure introduced and referred to the same com mittee provides authority and provisions for the holding of an ?election, when such may be called, on the question of extending the Shallotte town limits. Mayor Leon Galloway of Shallotte has copies of both bills. Camellias Are Now In Bloom Orton Gardens Showing Un usual Amount Of Color For This Time Of Year; Other Places Have Many Blooms Thousands of Brunswick county camellia bushes are breaking in to full bloom again and offering beauty of flower that is seldom met with at this season of the year. Naturally, the greatest wealth of the color at the present time is at Orton, where they have more than 350 different varities of the flower with thousands of bushes in the garden and nursery grounds. Many of these Orton camellias now blooming are win ter varities and would have been blooming at this time, regardless of the sort of weather that has prevailed. Next to Orton in the number of bloom that is now being put forth is the Elmore Nurseries, Inc., at Bolivia; Franklin Park in Southport; the Eastbrook Nur series at Leland; Clarendon Plan tation. the Pleasant Oaks Planta (Continued on Page Five) Speaker REV. SHELDON JONES, of Columbia, S. C., who will fill a series of speaking engagements in Brunswick county next week under sponsorship of the Allied Church League. January Term Superior Court Convenes Monday Judge W. C. Harris Of Ral eigh Has Been Scheduled To Preside Over Mixed Term Of Brunswick Coun ty Court UNUSUAL INTEREST IN SOME CASES Trial Of Wood row Hart In Wescott Murder Is Ex pected To Hold Spot light; Other Inter esting Cases Judge W. C. Harris of Raleigh will preside at the mixed term of superior court which convenes here next Monday and it is ex pected that there will be a heavy attendance of spectators attracted by the rather sensational nature of some of the criminal cases. Outstanding will be the trial of Woodrow Hart, charged with the murder of Edward Wescott by stabbing during a drunken quarrel in December. Hart confessed to having had trouble with Wescott but denied that he deliberately killed Wescott. Bobby Sellers, driver of a car that was wrecked in October with fatal injuries to Rufus Sellers, a distant relative, will also be placed on trial. He is now at liberty under a $1,500 bond. Also of outstanding interest will be the trial of Mrs. Myrtle Wescott, charged with assault with deadly weapon with intent to kill. The victim was her hus Continued On Page Four Two Brunswick Boys In Army i. Twenty-four applicants, includ ing one Navy and four Army I veterans, were accepted for enlish iment in the Regular Army and ^Air Force by the Wilmington U. IS. Army and U. S. Air Force i Recruiting Station during the |week of January 3-8, accoring to a statement made by Lieut. Char ges J. Markus, commanding offi cer. Two of these applicants Were j accepted from the Brunswick county area, both were non-vet | erans. They were: George C. Smith, Ash; and Rock E. Ivey, Longwood; both of whom volunteered for three years for regular army. W. B. KEZIAH Our Reporter Making the rounds with Tax; Collector Edward Redwine, it is no hard job to find out that Brunswick farmers are busy with their 1949 farming operation. Most of these operations just now have been the preparation of to bacco seed plant beds. In some sections of the county fully 90 per cent of the beds sown last week. Very few farmers were gathered around anywhere to talk about things. Exum, J. M." Bennett said that farm lands were still too wet to work, they have had more rain than in other sections. Ikey Vereen who keeps a well appoint ed country store, said his business has been pretty fair. .Barney R. Bennett viewed the expected com ing of a hard surface road through there with a lot of satisfaction, .j Telling about the 20 or 25 Brahma calves that they already have on the Reigel ranch, Dempsy Atkin son said they would soon have about 75 calves. Freeland: We had met Lester Babson, the mail carrier, up the road and he had asked us to tell his wife not to take in any bad $10.00 bills before he got back to the store. .Jack King said that 90 per cent of the tobacco plant beds around Freeland were plant ed last week. New Brltlan Bridge: Admitting i he had formerly drank beer, P. I D. Formyduval said he had wast-' .(Continued on page Z) White vil le Vetinarian Has Brush With Bulls Dr. D. W. Pittman Decides These Animals Are Not Fit For Human Companionship Thanks to some fast running and climbing of a nine foot coral fence, Dr. D. W. Pittman, White vine vetinary surgeon, is convinc ed that the Brahma cattle of the Reigel Paper Company are pos-1 tively dangerous. Three old bulls have private} ownership of a six acre pasture 'adjacent to the corals and the cows and yearlings are on the range. This is to prevent indis crimate breeding periods, with the j view of having the entire crop I of calves being dropped in the j spring. Within a few weeks there will be about 75 calves dropped land fifteen or twenty are already j following their mothers. I Answering a professional call i to test one of the bulls, Dr. Pitt man made his way through the coral and into the small pasture. The bulls were at the opposite side of the field and the visitor had gone little over a hundred I feet before one of the descen dents of those sacred cows of India lowered his head elevated their tails and started to greet him. He had a good start and made it, despite the fact that this breed of animal can outrun a race horse, but he had neither time or breath left. The caterpillar tractor that is used in handling the cattle was brought in and with it the mad dening bulls were herded into the corals. The object of the inspec tion test forced into the "squeeze", a contrivance that holds them helpless. The bull got really mad while he worked and when the job was finished Dr. Pittman, according to Dempsy Atkinson, told the tractor operator net to let the bull out of the "squeeze" and in to the coral before he was out side, in his car and had the en gine running. Counterfeit Currency Strung In This County Marion Frink In Inaugural Parade When you see newspaper, magazine and moving pictures of the inaugural parade to be held in Washington this week keep your eye on the tall blond on the North Carolina float. That would be Miss Marion Frink, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Frink of Southport and a member of the office staff of Congressman Ertel Carlyle. Miss Frink was chosen last week to be one of the five young ladies who will despict various sports interests of the Tar Heel state, and her selection from the large list of attractive North Carolina girls in Washington is considered to be quite an honor Reduction In Peanut Acreage! Reduction Of 22-Percent An nounced By Secretary Of | Agriculture; Change Due To Decreased Demand Secretary of Agriculture Bran nan has announced a 1949 pea nut production program calling for a cut of 22 per cent in the planted acreage, according to El roy King, chairman of Brunswick County ACA. A declining demand was given as the reason for the reduction. Next year's peanut crop will be grown and marketed under rigid government controls. These were authorized by growers in a referendum a year age. The 1949 planting goal was set at 2,611,367 acres. This compares with 3,340,000 acres planted this year. Brannan saia me national planting goal should produce a crop of about 850,000 tons. This goal will be divided among pea nut producing states. State goals will be apportioned among grow ers. Each grower's marketing quota will be the quantity of peanuts grown on his acreage allotment. Sales from acreages in excess of allotments would be subject to heavy penalty taxes. Bannan said prespective demands for peanuts from the 1949 crop indicated that, without marketing quotas, production would be far in excess of domestic and expert requirements. Peanut production Continued On Page Four |Busy Staking New REA Line I Residents Of Bethel And River Road Communities Should Be Enjoying Bene fits Of Power Soon As predicted recently by E. D. Bishop, manager for the Bruns wick Electric Membership corpor ation, work of staking out the [ right of way for the River Road REA line began last week. The line, as shown by the map, will run just back of the old Dr. Dosher residence on the Supply Southport road, to the County Home and back of that to Bethel Baptist church. From that com munity it will run to the River I Road at the Wallace Moore farm. From this farm a branch line I will run back down the River Continued On Page Four Two Brunswick County White Men And One Ne gro Waive Hearing On Charge And Are Under $5,000 Bond ALARM IS SPREAD BY EARL MILLIKEN Discovery Soon Made That Practically Every Shal lotte Merchant Had Been Stung There was great excitement in Shallotte Friday afternoon when it was discovered that practically every business house in that town had taken in a counterfeit 110.00 i bill. Within half an hour after A. Earl Milliken discovered he was posessor of some of the bad money everybody else found out they were in the same. fix. Ten dollar bills began to be exhibited on all sides. Among the folks who discovered they had a bad ten dollars were Jimmie Lam-j bros, the Corner Bar, D. G. He wett (2), A. B. Willis, Shallotte Trading Company, Shallotte Cafe, Carl Andrews (2), Frederick Mintz, Coast Road Service Station, R. D. White, Jr., (3), Charlie Rus8, Ormsby Register, Gene Russ, Elie Kravitz and Aaron In man (2). Acting on tips from several of, the victims Deputy Sheriff J. H.' Coleman went to Calabash, near the State line, and arrested J. G. (Pat) O'Quinn. No counterfeit moaey and very little of the real stuff was found on O'Quinn, ac cording to fhe officer. Neverthe-' less there was evidence and he was brought to Southport and lodged in jail. Shortly after O'Quinn, who has a court record, was jailed, State Highway Patrolmen overhauled a fish truck, said to be owned by O'Quinn, near Rowland in Robe son county. They arrested Leo Adams a white man and Edward (Continued on page five) Light Session Here Last Week Most Of Cases Before Judge W. J. McLamb In Record er's Court Wednesday Were For Traffic Violati ons . Wednesday found a light doc ket facing Judge W. J. McLamb in Brunswick county Recorder's court, and most of the cases tried resulted from traffic viola tions. The following entires were made: Floyd Pollack, possession, fined $10.00 and costs. William Lawrence Hewett, speeding, fined $10.00 and costs. J. M. Gore, assault with deadly weapon, continued to February 2nd. Floyd Freed, speeding, capias. W. W. Gill, speeding, ordered to pay costs. Henry Paschall, speeding, pos session, failure to stop at stop sign, fined $35.00 and costs. Bobby Davis, no registration plates or operator's license, con tinued. Ben Simmons, public drunkness fined $10.00 and costs. James A. Pelham, worthless check, continued Quinton (Bob) Sellers, reckless operation resulting in property damage and death, hearing wav ed and case ' sent to Superior court. Authority Given For Organization Of Health Dept. Board Of Commissioner? Passed Resolution Mon day Giving County Board Of Health Authority T* Effect Change NEXT MOVE UP TO THAT BODY Other Matters Of Routine Importance Disposed Of Before Board During Session Members of the board of county commissioners in session hera Monday passed a resolution auth orizing the Brunswick County, Board of Health to enter into ? negotiations with the State Board) of Health to work out plans for. the establishment of a full time | public health department fti! Brunswick county. The one stipulation made by the. commissioners is that the cooper* ? atlng funds to be supplied by the] county in this new set-up shall not exceed the amount already' set aside in the budget for health, purposes. This decision culminated month? of agitation on the part of In*; terested citizens, who have sought, to have Brunswick added to tha ? list of 96 North Carolina counties! who have health departments. It has been continually pointed! out that the citizens of Bruna- ? wick are being denied thousand!' of dollars in health benefits "be-. cause there is no recognised ' agency in existance in this county! through which they may be mad* ? available. j In a group of matters relating * to tax problems Royals Danford! was relieved of 1948 taxes on ? 30 acres of land due to error in! listing; the Joseph Webb estate lands were sold to Russel Webb [ and Reta Brown for full settle-. ment of taxes and costs; H. L.' Mintz was relieved of <2,000.00* valuation due to error in listing. The blind fund was increased by $69.00, the general fund "by ' ?3.00. < ? ? Althea Price was employed for $40.00 per month to care for Susan Anderson, with the fur ther provision that drugs for the care of the latter may be furn ished by the county. Wants Meeting Of Fisherman Representative Odell Wil liamson Plan* To Confer With Citizens On These Topics On Saturday, Feb ruary 5 At home this week-end Repre* sentat./e Odell Williamson advis ed a news man that he would like to have a conference with the Brunswick county fishermen* oystermen, shrimpers and all who are interested in the fishing in* dustry. With the beer and wine election occupying the attention of the residents of the county for the next two weeks, it has been de cided to hold this conference at the Shallotte school building oa Saturday afternoon, February 5y at 2:30 o'clock. t At this meeting it is planned to discuss with those most con cerned anything and everything that may be of help to the fishing industry. Views and ideas will bq welcomed from those attending! Tide Table Following is the tide taUe for Southport during the next week. These hours are approlt* mateiy correct and were furn ished The State Port Pilot through the courtesy of the Cape Fear Pilot's Association. High Tide Low Tide Thursday January 20 0:09 A. M. 6:16 A. ML 12:29 P. M. 6:41 P. M. Friday January 21 1:08 A. M. 7:18 A. M. 1:25 P. M. 7:87 P. M. Saturday January 22 2:10 A. M. 8:28 A. M. 2:22 P. M. 8:32 P. M Sunday January 23 3:11 A. M. 9:30 A. M. 3:22 P. M. 9:38 P. M. Monday January 24 4:13 A. M. 10:31 A. M. 4:23 P. M. 10:85 P. M. Tuesday January 25 5:12 A. M. 11:28 A. M. 5:21 P. M. 11:80 P. M. Wednesday January 26 6:06 A. M. 0:00 A. M. 6:15 P. M. 12:1? P. <&