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j* Pilot Cover? w0S?ick County THE STATE PORT PILOT A Good Newspaper In A Good Community Most of The Ncwn All The Time 6 paces today Southport, N. C., Wednesday, May 11, 1949 tubushed every wednesdai fuo per yea* t jary Shows ^mson On Statewide Bills L County Represen r Was Co-Introducer KLure To Repeal In ?^Uw In State ^piSSLEGIS^ATU RE ci^Wide Bill By Provides The ^$500.00 Each V F?r Service Eofficer ^uii^TodeU William- j (SUv.ck county is iden I-Umo State-wide bills i Vre:ent session of { II Carolina General As- j Kcortmg to a legislative It wt received from the i Dl Government. ; Jje early days of the PL Brunswick county re , was co-sponsor with . ,'.ve Burl Hardison of |?1b11 the Automobile In Lpto??m The bU1 was r,, the inspection lanes L been abolished. Elgd state-wide measure IL Williamson was as 7ns a bill "to aid war #j, assisting: counties in -?terans service officers Izvide funds therefor." Lsnck county represen ts on this one by himself I anginal asking was for j each year for each ft* bill was amended to 5300.00 each year to jctv to help defray the j ais sen-ice and passed iSrm. (to local bills Williamson usful in getting six out i aaed. The successful L ,-dBded taxing power i of Shallotte, extension boundaries, regula kipg bed leases, authori ty sppiemental school tax Wiii township, authori ti i clerk for the audi JA is provision for a with member ??itfcotthe five schooT i lulls which met with incorporation of . payment of a bonus it an<j conviction of op M Kills and a bill re I) tie operation of loud i in Brunswick. rli I Htm t flu ht t | BON OR Khea Danford of Boli ttly won a third place * expert horsmanship at ilth College Horse Show. ?RO PLAYS HEBE bow of the semi-pro Cap? tot a scheduled to play t here Sunday afternoon I o'clock. I OFFIC E 'estern Union has opened ! here with Mrs. Worth I* charge. For the past 1 jears Southport has been pwh service. KG DANCE | I teerlcan Legion Auxili-1 ISaflotte Post 24", is spon II seir.i-formal dance at Hut at Shallotte on ? W S o'clock. The pro i to outfit the Legion NOW '? % 13, is the last date 1 fanners may make ap 1 !or eligibility for price ' I? this year's Irish pot The minimum fee is * application must be I" office of the county . OL CUXIC I-^ Johnson. Brunswick T "?aXth officer, announces ? ^-school clinic will be ^Shallotte on Friday of ^ard on Monday. Par "Jren who will start to fall are urged to 1 to one of these clinics ' for the purpose of I child's health. ? day I Day wilt be observed < : Memorial Hospital to-1 Thursdayi and friends! J hospital are particularly 1 t" ps't during the af ter of the Hospital ? to* anxious for visitors! results of some of j ( improvements. It has I taJ:,1?tirn 'or visitors to 1 17^ Wts for donation! ^Sttal on the date of Southport Citizens Are "Band Conscious" Benefit Musical Program Monday Night At Baptist Church Received With Enthusiasm Citizens of Southport have had an opportunity during the past week to become "band conscious", | and enthusiactic interest has been shown in the first-year organiza-1 tion with which Music Director 1 Ban C. Stephenson is working at the local high school. This interest reached a climax Monday evening when the band was featured in t>vo numbers in i a benefit musical program at i Southport Baptist church. A sil-! ver offering was taken, the funds to be used to purchase needed supplies. The program included a variety of musical numbers, including in strumental and vocal solos by the music students. Not only were [members of the audience amazed | at the progress which has been i made with the students in such a short time, but they were de lighted with the musical ability I and the obvious versatality of the musical director. Among the more enjoyable features of the program | were groups of organ selections which he played as a master. The entire town had a prevuc of the band Thursday as Director Stephenson marched the major ettes and musicians through the business district on their way to the Community Building, where they played for members of the Southport Lions Club. The Monday night concert also was preceded by a parade down town, and Southport people prov ed that they are no different from anyone else when it comes to turning out to hear marching Sheriff Stanaland Says His Organization Intact Head Of Brunswick County Law Enforcement Stated Today That Only Three Vacancies Existing In Set Up Filled CHIEF DEPUTY AND HELPERS AT WORK Sheriff Admits That Two Men Endorsing His ApplU cation For Bond Have Asked To Be Re lieved Sheriff Walter M. Stanaland stated this morning- that three ex isting vacancies in his organiza tion have been filled and that the Brunswick county law en forcement set-up is operating without friction. This statement follows a week of rumor? during which it was reported that all officers except Deputy Sheriff G. D. Robinson had resigned or had been reliev ed of their duties. Sheriff Stanaland said today that he had asked for and had received the resignation of De puty J. E.: Goleman last week and that subsequently he received and had accepted the resignation of Deputy Brown Ethridge and Deputy Dayton McLamb. The sheriff declared that Odell Blan ton, Ulyses Grainger and Gus Bland have been named to fill these vacancies. These men al ready have been sworn in, ac cording to the sheriff. I Asked if his chief deputy, O. W. Perry, had left the sheriff's organization, Stanaland declared flatly that the Northwest town ship officer never has stopped work and that both Deputy Sher iff Perry and other deputies working under him in that sec tion of the county are on the job. Sheriff Stanaland was asked if he had heard of any efforts to get him out of office, and he said that he had heard rumors to that effect, but that thus far nobody had been able to tell him upon what grounds this action was being based. In answer to a question regard ing the report that two of the | men who endorsed his bond are I asking to be relieved of that re sponsibility, Sheriff Stanaland said that this is true. In this connection, he' said. ? "I have received a copy of a letter signed by Representative Odell Williamson and Recorder's Judge W. J. McLamb addressed to my bonding company asking to come off of my bond. The letter don't say why they want to come off. , "Now I don't know whether you can get on and off of a bond any time you change your mind," he continued, "but If they are worried I hope they can get relieved. My application has an other endorsement on it, and I know that I can get others to take their place if it is necessary. Police Chief Gets New Job Otto Hickman Asks Leave Of Absence For 90-Day Trial As Watchman For Menhaden Fleet; Brother Fills Vacancy of Southport has asked for and j obtained a 90-days leave from his duties as town officer. It is understood that during that time he will serve with the Bruns wick Navigation Company as night watchman at their boat docks here in Southport. Jack Hickman, his brother has Continued on page four Gat Protects Frog From Snake Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Spencer ! say that on a recent morning they looked out of their window and saw their big house cat watching over something. The "something" proved to be tree toad and when it moved a large blacksnake darted out of a flowerbed and seized it. The cat promptly jumped at the snake and made a pass at its paws, causing it to release the toad. The toad, Mr. Spencer says, hopped a couple of feet away and stayed quite, appar ently recovering from frights and a slight injury. The cat moved over the toad and 're mained over it for several minutes, watching the snake. The toad finally hopped into some bushes, the snake crawled off into the flowers and only | then did the cat abandon its watchful guardianship of the toad. Mr. and Mrs. Spencer made no effort to kill the snake, know ing it was harmless. Holden Beach Work Expected Report Has It That Contrac tors Are Now Ready To Put This Project In Final Condition It is understood from Dr. R. H. Holden of Shallotte and Hol den Beach that final touches are expected to be put to the paved road from J. E. Kirby s store on Route 17 to Holden Beach this month. With the paving laid late last year cold weather set in before the road could be finished. Ac cording to latest reports, the con tractor is now about to take on where he left off. Probably a bout two weeks will be required to finish the job. Except for the need of driving slow in the vicini ty of operations, traffic will not be interfered with. Except for occasional delays in handling cars during rush periods, the ferry is expected to be able to take care of the situa Continued On Page Four Menhaden Boat Towed In Today Early Morning Alarm Spread when Report R??.ved That Plaxco Was Sinking, Vessel Towed In Safely With the Plaxco of the Bruns wick Navigation Company report : ed to be taking on water rapid y ft the Cape Fear bar this morn ing the spotting place came in ; and set off an alarm that sent j the Coast Guard to the aid of ithMeww*ile the W. P. Anderson 'and the Brunswick, sister boats 'to the Plaxco, got lines aboard J.. ratt and were starting to W L i? when m? G"*'d j"2? O? ' Captain Walter Lewis, and the I crash "oat stationed at South I t u/ith R. L. Austin as skip !per rushed out to give aid to the Plaxco They escorted her and the Plaxco. i i the the factory. ,rouble was .t ? this morning Superior Court Term Convenes Here On May 23 I i Judge Henry l^Steven. Of Warsaw Scheduled 1 o Preside Over One Week Mixed-Term In This Coun ty CRIMINAL CASES CROWD DOCKET Clerk Of Court Sam T.B.n nett Expresses Belief That Week Will Be Used Up Trying These Cases judge Henry L. " Steveris wiU preside over a one week mixed term of Brunswick county Sup erior court scheduled to convene here on Monday, May 23- Oerk of Court Sam T. Bennett y that there are so many cnminal cases on the docket thatthere seems to be little chance for trial of civil matters. One murder case is on the docket. John Harris Gnssett will face trial for the axe-killing of Luther Gause several weeks ago Both are colored, and Gnssett wil enter a plea of self-defense. Numerous drunken driving cases are scheduled for trial. Following is a list of jurors to serve at this term: A ,B. Willis, R. B. Hewett, John V. Chadwick, Wilbur D. Holden, Shallotte; W. B. Evans, L. B. Babson, E. S. Vereen, Free land; M. I. Simmons, Corbet Cole man, George Stocks, L. E- Gore, G. M. Smith, Ash; CorbeU Var num, W. J. Sellers, Z. W. Phelps. Rhobie Phelps, G. D- *irby, Hamiilton Robinson, Julius W. He wett, Eddie Varnum, L. N. Robin son, Supply; Mrs. H. W_ Pade", Mrs. Marion Hinson, T. H. Wolfe, Jr. G. B. Skipper, F. O. Simmons, James T. Gainey, W. L. Paden, Leland; G. E. Hubbard, C. H. Swan, J. S. Walton, Geo. G. Stan lev Elizabeth Fullwood, South port; H. M. Potter, Winnabow; R. F. Swain, Joy Walton, Bolivia. Recorder Holds - Routine Session Variety Of Cases Disposed Of Here Wednesday Be fore Judge W. J. McLam In Recorder's Court IS ' ' ' A routine session of Brunswick county Recorder's court was held here Wednesday with a variety of cases being disposed of before Judge W. J. McLainb. The follow ing entries were made: Phillip Street, speeding, capias. Emma C. Smith, no operators license, fined $25.00 and costs. Thomas Edison Smith, driving on wrong side of road, ordered to pay costs. Herbert Moore, Moses Moore, Roscoe Davis, possessing whiskey still and material for manufact uring whiskey and transporting, 12 months on the roads for each defendant, suspended on payment of a fine of $200.00 each. J. W. Floyd, reckless operation, nol prossed. Lovis Schmidt, drunk driving, defendant asks for jury trial. Sam Sellers, carnal knowledge, nol-prossed with leave. Woodrow Piner, non-support, continued. Jethro Allen, failing to stop at stop sign, ordered to pay costs. John Moore Gore, assault, fined Continued On Page Four | Seaside Pools AVAlLABLfc.? i ne way was eieai<;u uuxmg uie past vvceK ivr uie ?>aptist ?>tate Convention to acquire Ft. Caswell from the War Assets Administration when the State Board of Health which had submitted a priority bid, agreed not to stand in the way of the church organization if it has a chance to obtain the facilities of the ex-section base for recreation purposes. Above is shown one of the warm water pools which was erec ted atop one of the batteries several years ago and later proved to be a point of unusual interest to Caswell visitors. Four Fatalities In Brunswick Last Week Waters Closed To All Fishermen Effective until August 31, the Waccamaw River from New Britian Bridge to Gore's Lake is closed to all fishing by order of the State Wildlife commis sion, according to Game Pro tector H. T. Bowmer. Gore's Lake is just above Reaves Ferry and the prohib ited area extends for a distance of about ten miles below the ! New Britian bridge. Designing this area as a spawning ground, game protectors have? been in structed to keep a close check and arrest anyone found fishing ^ in aoy manner. Abwe the New Brttian bridge and below Gore's Lake fishing may. bo carried. on a? usual in manfiers allowed by law. Planning Meeting Set For May 13 Farmers Interested In Pro ducing Fall Crop Of To matoes Urged To Attend This Meeting Farmers who plan to grow fall tomatoes will have a production meeting on May 13 to discuss varius angles of this new under taking in this county. This meet j ing will be held at Supply al I though the precise location has 'not yet been decided upon. In addition to County Agent ?A. S. Knowles, H. M. Covington, Specialist in Horticulture; Dr. ! Jenkins, in charge of the Horti i cural Research center in New ] Hanover county, and K. W. Bal llentine of the State Department of Agriculture are to be present and take part. Mr. Ballentine is promoting the effort to grow fall tomatoes and if the venture proves a success he says he will establish a mar ket for these and other farm products at Supply. He has al ready contracted to hancUe the tomatoes produced this fall. Our Reporter W. B. KEZIAH Prom the day we caino to South port almost 25 years ago un til the day he died five years ago, we had a staunch and loyal friend in H. M. Shannon. Mr. and Mrs. Shannon reared a large family and all were, and still are, friends of Southport, although they are now scattered far and wide. This week Pat Shannon, the youngest of the family and ser ving in the Army, sent us $5.00 to be added to the fire truck fund. The Shannon's sold their home and no longer own property here, but they are still interested in the place where most of them were born and where they spent so many years. County Agent A. S. Knowles showed us a letter he received this week from the son of a banker in New Jersey. Formerly in the service and stationed In this county for a time, the young man takes the State Port Pilot and is becoming increasingly in terested in Brunswick county farming and poultry raising. His letter, asking for information and advice from the county agent, in dicates a desire to move to Brunswick county. Some three weeks ago we com-, plained, and it is not unusual for us to complain, at Steve Wall of the Wilmington News, over his not knowing who owned some beatutiful fields of crimson clov er he was telling us about. With out knowing who owned the fields there was not much of the story. Since Steve gave us the rather indefinite tip we have found out that the crimson clover fields that interested him belong to Gilbert Reid and Kenny Lewis, (Continued On Page Four) Four Separate Accidents Each Claim Victim In One Of Worst Weeks On Re cord For Traffic Deaths ONE ACCIDENT HURTS SEVERAL Friday Night Collision Near Hickmans Cross Roads Sends Five Persons To Hospital Beds A joy ride of four Lumberton youths to Southport and Long Beach Friday afternoon and early night, ended in the death of Ed mund Britt, 14-year old Lumber ton boy at the intersection of the Hickman's Cross Roads with Route 17. ! Brat s thref companions, Henry Cox, 17; Ben Carter, 15; Toilimy Smith, 16, were brought here to the hospital. Cox suffered a broken pelvis, Carter a broken thigh and they,, along with. Car ter and other serious injuries. Cornelius Johnson, his wife and small child, Florida negros, were also brought to the hospital suf fering from serious injuries. The road to Hickman'a Cross Roads goes straight ahead from Route 17 at a point a few hun dred yards west of Thonlasboro. Route 17 turns to the left. Ap proaching this intersection, Cox, said to be the operator of the 1942 Plymouth iji which the four boys were riding, started to go straight ahead towards the cross roads. Changing his mind, he swerved around to get back into Route 17. In doing this he brought his car directly across Route 17 and straight in the path of Johnson's J 1949 Ford. The Ford struck the Chevrolet) exactly in the center, driving the right hand side of the Chevrolet almost against the left. The terri fice impact drove the entire hood of the Ford back on the negro, his wife and small child. They had to be taken out through the broken windshield. Britt, riding on the right hand rear seat of the Chevrolet, was instantly killed. The Plymouth, with the Ford jammed squarely in its middle, formed a perfect "T". Parties who viewed the two wrecks were at a loss to under stand why all seven occupants of the two cars were not killed. Coroner John G. Caison will hold an inquest as soon as the condition of the three survivors of the Lumberton car permits CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 New Funds Will Expand Service Manager E. D. Bishop Of Brunswick Rural Electric Membership Corporation Says Members To Be Ad ded Around 210 additional miles of wiring in Brunswick, Columbus and other areas which it serves will be taken care of in the loan of two hundred and fifty thous and dollars secured last week by the Brunswick Rural Electric j Membership Corporation at Shal-: lotte. Most of the mileage will be in | Brunswick and Columbus and | will fill up small pockets left without service in the recent big expansion program. In other words, the new mileage will go to complete service, and when the service is completed t?ere will be Continued On Page Four River Drainage Project Survey Is Going Ahead Conference* Indicate That' "Dream" Proposal May Be Nearer Reality Than Gen erally Expected The "dream project", which opens up some 150,000 acres of land in the Waccamaw River basin to cultivation, may be near er reality than even the most optimistic had hoped for at this date, it was learned this week. Engineers of the Army's Corps of Engineers, headquartered at Charleston, S. C., have completed their survey of the floor water canal which would divert. the overflow into the Atlantic some 90 miles above the mouth of the Waccamaw and have blue-printed that section of the project. The engineers are now working on' ? the river1 survey and ktt scheduled to completer it and re port to the headquarters office by July 1. If approved by everybody along the line and money is appropriat ed by Congress, the Waccamaw River flood control and drainage project would return thousands of acres of land to cultivation and would pave the way for far mers to ditch and drain lands that are now submarginal. At the present time, drainage ditch es are transformed into irrigation ditches in rainy' weather. The fact that watet- runs up the ditch es has prevented the reclamation of the Waccamaw lands in Col umbus, Brunswick and Horry counties. Latest developments in the pro ject included a conference be tween Henry B. Wyche and J. P. Quinerly of Whiteville and Con gressman F. Ertel Carlyle of Lumberton. The local men re ported that Carlyle manifested a deep interest in the proposal and indicated hi^ intention to aid in every way possible. The conference followed a trip to Washington by Sam C. Ben nett, clerk of Superior Court in Brunswick County, who has been appointed a member of the River Continued On Page Four Shipping Rush On Plants Over Seven 10-Wheel Truck Loads Have Moved North From Sheppard Plant Farm On River Road Seven 10-wheeler trailer loads of tomato plants had moved out from the Sheppard plant farm to New Jersey up to yesterday after noon. The remainder of the crop will be transported in smaller trucks as the rush is now over. There will be several of these truckloads yet to go. The shipping will be finished several days before contracts call ed for the first plants to be de livered. Not only were the plants well ahead of scheduled time, they were also unusually large and fine The production per acre has gone to about three times what was ex pected. The assembly line on which the plants have been packed has been a wonderful labor time saver, according to Mr. Sheppard. He says it is the only assembly line in the world used in the packing of tomato plants. It was his own idea, built under his instructions and it worked without a hitch. Planting 20 acres of water melons very early on newly clear ed land that was too fresh to be used for growing tomato plants i this year, Mr. Sheppard? melon] Continued On Pag? Four Successful Show Staged Tuesday By Woman's Clufc Yeaterday's Event Adjudgetf One Of Mo?t Successful Series De?pite Fact Flow er* Are Scarce INTERESTING NEW DEPARTMENTS ADDE^ Mrs. Dallas Pigott Wat Gen eral Chairman Of Thi? Year's Show With Mr?. R. C. Daniel, Secre The Southport Woman's Clujb held It* annual flower show yes terday afternoon at the Com munity Building and although there have been other events of this kind in which Ofcwe were more flowers entered, never be fore has there been more interest in the show nor better use made of the flowers at hand. Mrs. Dallas Pigott was genera^ secretary and Mrs. R. C. Daniel secretary of the show. One of the most interesting fea tures of the show this year was the children's department, which was in charge of Mrs. Dan Hy relson. Not only were their en tries among the most interesting, but the children visited the show during the early afternooy, com ing In by grades with their teachers. j The Woman's Club tea began at 4:30 o'clock with Mrs. Pearce Cranmer serving as chairman. Only first place won prises, which were plants donated by Orton Plantation. Other winners received ribbons. The sweepstakes winner was Mrs. James Harper, with 17 points. Runner-up was Mrs. C. G. Ruark with T6 points, foUowed by Mrs. R. B. Thompson with 12 points. Following Is a list of winners: Class I?Perfection of Bloom? Worth Ward, Mrs. Thomas St. Oeorge, Mrs. H. T. St. Georpa. Class IT?Artistic Arrangement ?miniature: Mrs. R. B. Thomp son, Mrs. J. M. Harper (second and third). Living room: Mrs. A M. Harper,. Mrs. C. O: Rtwrk, Mrs. Paul Messlck. Living room i!(small): Mrs. C. O. Ruatk, ?ft*. R. B. thbmpsoft, Mrs. Fliftori Arnold. Porih: Mrs. Felttm Git ner; Mrs. D. C.' Herring, Mrs. R. H. Thompson. Wild Flowter: Mrs. J. W. RUark, Mrs. D. O.' Herring, Mrs. R' B. ThomjJs&i. Seasonal: Mrs. Paul Messick, TJcmtinned" On Page FW* Planting Seed ' For Lespedez^] State Wildlife Comoiiaaiqn Will Raise Bi-Color Plants For Distribution To Farth ers Next Year The State Wildlife Commission has begun its efforts to grow tri color lespedeza plants on land leased several weeks ago frdht* Johnnie Price. It Is hoped to produce several hundred thou-: sand plants here this summer.'.. They will be distributed to land owners the State early next year. The planting of the seed Uyrfh charge of Wm. E. McConeague. He states that planting was pur posely held up until- this late in order that the plants will not be. too large for transplanting. The seed are being drilled in 30-inch' ' row* and the plants will receive' very little cultivation, as they are said to not react well to such Continued on page four Tide Table Following; U the tide tabtp for Southport during the next week. These hour* are approxt* mately correct and were fura lshed The State Port Pilot through the courtesy of the Cape Fear Pilot's Association. High Tide Low TM? Thursday, May 6, Thursday May 12, -? 7:34 A M. 1:3? A. M. 8:09 P. M. 1:40 P. M1. Friday May 13, n< 8:23 A. M. 2:26 A. M. 8:59 P. M. 2:27 P. M. Saturday May 14, 9:15 A. M. 3:1? A. M. 9:49 ?P. M. 3:13 P. M. Sunday May 15 10:0? A. M. 4:05 A. Ml 10:39 P. M. 4:02 P. M. Monday May 1?, 10:59 A. M. 4:55 A. M. 11:30 P. M. 4:50 P. M, Tuesday May 17, 11:52 A. M. 5:45 A. M. 0:00 P. M. 5:42 P. JL Wednesday May 18, 0:21 A. M. 8:37 A 1 12:48 P. M. 6:39 P. )