Ig Pilot Covers Ittrunswick County THE STATE PORT PILOT rsi). SIXTEEN NO. 48 A Good Newspaper In A Good Community 6-pages today Southport, N. C., Wednesday, March 6th, 1946 Most of The News All The Time $1.50 FER YEA> PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY 'nswick Man [sends Protest jo Washington Thomas, Former V Lr Of North Caro ?f General Assembly, P* Food Is Scarce Be \%e Of Low_Prof.ts egRA protest sent ^ T^taS Ofaficia?sn T?o **, With Fanners ? bout Matters Pt tain.n^JTo_Food govern . kV regarding food pro | C!iu3 Thomas, Bruns 1 v citizen and former " : the North Carolina Vssembly. has sent a " ,.'P Heibert Hoover and '? the Food Conference r: suggesting reme , he believes will be ; alleviating hte present . "" :s the text of the p ' "l.,t bv Mr. Thomas: i-l: Government will allow o" farm products com to profits on automobiles. 4,. building materials, machinery and cther manu -e,; articles you will not ask anyone in America hur.^rv to save food. Com ??.v.fcer before the war was ,"per thousand, now it is Farm products have had ?oh jump ni prices. Farm L: a i common lumber are ' with about the same j of labor." I .scussing the mat as says. "Many of W- "orx without sugar, and reason is that the R-ment would not allow the w :s' of sugar to make a pro We are going without butter '&??*> the price paid to the man Kucir.s ;he milk for the butter I . t ] the country was threat L -.vith a scarcity of automo r' bv strikes our Government w ihe people producing them . gea and an increase 1 price of the product, Mr ' ' continued. "It consulted I r- iple engaged in that V. - Now when the Govern ? iv.es distressed over the k:.u of food it does not con t -h the farmers who pro s -iie food, but makes an ap : to eat less. The way to have k: !V. is to let the people pro it have more profit. "A few years ago the Govern K was making food scarce to a food prices higher; now it i t 3d prices low and is pi ; food scarce." said the I. ? county man. Brief Neat Flashes IteSDS MEETING Qte. M. Trott, of Southport, tadeR ROLL J' Marie Moore, daughter of ^and Mrs. A. W. Moore, form of Southport. has compiled j lverage of B or better at the r-?aan'.s College of the University ?\'otth Carolina, Greensboro, : "as made the Dean's List. CORN* I -jur.ty Commissioner O. P. , *-y reported Monday that he yard row of corn on cruaty !,y The plants are now growing. For early corn j ill b' at Judge John B. "Ns sarly tobacco. *^R.\S HOME j, '? T. Fullwood, Jr., who has 2 with the Coast the past three and a J :i'- i.o.-it of that time hav- j l s-pent in overseas duty, I t : ' ; an honorable dis :j 'I hus returned home. l ????! of Mr. and Mrs. W. I JUwood, of Southport. B' K.NKD FRIDAY ' ??'???liing house on the of r,.-ge g Ward, located ^ the Bolivia fire tower, was destroyed by fire Frl ,.r"r'rn'ng. It was occupied by ! . ar,t =unl they are understood ^ lost all of their house l, Soods, Mr ward lives at MIT 'a Good Start Is Made In County Red Cross Drive R. I. Mintz, chairman of the Brunswick County Red Cross Fund Drive, announced last night that on the basis of incomplete re ports from the various township chairmen he estimates that about one-third the quota assigned the Brunswick County Chapter had been raised during the first five days of the month. It was possible to obtain a fairly accurate picture of the pro gress being made by the Smith ville township committee under Davis Herring, and it is estimated that $750.00 has been raised local ly. Chairman Mintz pointed out that there is every indication that much work remains to be done before the quota is reached, and he urges Brunswick county citi- ( zens to be generous and prompt in making their contributions. Lengthy Session In Court Here I Most Of The Day Monday Was Required To Dis pose Of Cases Brought Before Judge John Bs Ward Monday was a busy time in Brunswick county Recorder's court, and most of the day was consumed in disposing of the fol lowing cases: Sarah Beck Callahan, offering to engage in prostitution, twelve months in jail, assigned to wom an's division 404, in Raleigh, judg ment suspended on payment of costs and condition that she leave the State of North Carolina for five years. >| Moody Calvin Bamhill, aiding and abetting in prostitution, 60 days on roads, judgment suspend ed on payment of a fine of $20.00 and costs. V. Q. Podgurski, disorderly con duct in public place, judgment! suspended on payment of costs. Costs remitted. Curtis Vaught, aiding an dabett ing in escape, continued to March 11th. A. M. Smith, reckless opera tion, judgment suspended on pay ment of costs. W. J. Gregory, reckless opera tion, judgment suspended on pay ment of costs. Willie James Bullard, speeding, 60 days on roads, judgment sus pended on payment of a fine of $10.00 and costs. H. H. Dale, no operators li cense, judgment suspended on payment of costs. Elizabeth Frances Allman, pros titution, not guilty. David Howard, larceny, con ( Continued on page three) Learns Of Death Of His Brother R. T. Woodsidc, of Southport, has received word of the death of his brother, John E. Woodside, Monday morning in St. Peters burg, Fla. The deceased was a native of Southport. ' but moved from here about forty years ago. He visit ed here last summer, and will be remembered by many friends in this community. Widow Intercedes For Man Who Killed Husband Mrs. Jim Williamson Asks Men Who Captured Mur der Suspect To Allow The Law To Take Its Course LITTLE DOG GAVE CLUE TO POSSE Fice Dog That Had Follow ed Gause Away From Home Showed Up And Set Men On Final Chase For Him Betrayed by the last friend he had in the world, his little fice dog:, and saved from possible mob violence by the last person on earth whom he might reasonably expect to intercede for him, Leon (Schooper) Gause was taken to New Hanover county jail late Wednesday afternoon to await trial for the murder of H. Jim Williamson, highly respected Shal lotte citizen who was killed fopr, days before. Gause was captured about 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon by members of a 200-man posse that had been searching for him since the previous Saturday night when Williamson was killed by a shot gun blast that was fired into his body through a window of his living room. The manhunt had run first hot, then cold for three days and many of the searchers had given up for the time being when the little fice dog that had followed Gause when he left home showed up about the place. Feeling that he was in the vicinity, officers and scores of armed citizens be gan to spread their dragnet dur ing Tuesday night. Before day Wednesday morning Gause slip ped away from his hideout on mule back, and members of the searching party picked up his trail, never to lose it again. After running him across U. S. Highway No. 17 and on through bays and swamps, capture was made when he deserted his mount and ran from a bay where he was being closely pursued into the arms of Winslow Caison. He wa? quickly surrounded by armed members of the posse, and his race was run. There were some tense minutes following his capture, and only (Continued on Page Four) ! Southport Lady Dies Saturday Mrs. Gertrude Cora Norris Died Following Cerebal Hemorhage; Buried In Harnett County Mrs. Gertrude Cora Norris, 37, died in the J. Arthur Dosher Me morial hospital Saturday morning from a cerebal hemorhage. She was originally from Harnett coun ty but had been living at South port for the past three years. The body was prepared for burial here and taken to Prospect church, near Erwin, where fun eral services were held Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Norris is survived by her husband, M. F. Norris; two daughters, Mrs. Catherine Bullard, of Bladenboro, and Miss Dorothy Mae Norris, of Southport; five son, M. F. Norris, Jr., Johnnie Mac Norris, James Woodrow Nor ris, Robert Arnold Norris and Harvey V. Norris. Bolivia Boys Win Thriller Monday Bolivia nosed out Shallotte in a thrilling basketball game Monday night on the former's home court by a score of 21 to 19 in a game that required two over-time periods. At the end of tlie regular playing time the score was knotted at 19-alI. There was no scoring during the first 8-min utes extra period, but in a se cond over-time period the Bo livia lads connected. Bolivia girls made it fwn frj j the visitors by racking up a I 34 to 18 victory in the opening contest. Commissioners In Session Monday Resolution Passed Asking State Highway Commiss ion To Begin Work As | Soon As Possible On Road From Hickman Crossroads On motion of Chairman O. P. | Bellamy, seconded by commission- j er J. N. Sowell and with commis sioner A. P. Rusa not voting, it was ordered at the Monday meet ing of the board of county com missioners that the State High- ' way Commission be asked to start paving and grading the new road from Hickman's Cross Roads to Ash as soon as possible. It was asked that the grading be started from the Hickmans Cross (Continued on page three) Plans Progress For Tournament Here March 20 Three Days Will Be Requir ed To Run Off Program In Which AH Schools Of County Will Be Repre sented FINALS WILL BE PLAYED FRIDAY Awards Will Be Made To Members Of Winning Teams And For Teams Which Exhibit The Best Sportsman ship First round pairings for the Brunswick County Basketball Tournament which will be held in Southport beginning March 20 have announced. On the first day of the tourna ment Bolivia teams, both girls and boys, will meet Southport. Teams from Leland will meet the two Shallotte representatives, and Waccamaw, the fifth school, drew a first round bye. On the se cond day winner of the Leland Shallotte games will meet the Waccamaw teams. Winner of the Bolivia-Southport pairings will meet the winner of this pair in the finals on Friday night. A number of trophies will be presented participants in tourna ment play. There will be a sports manship trophy for boys, a simi lar award for the girls; there will be two championship trophies, one for boys, one for girls; and in dividual basketballs will be pre sented to members of the two winning teams. Application For Dock Building Southern Kraft Makes Ap plication To Build Load ing Dock Near Bridge At Lock woods Folly The Southern Kraft division of International Paper company, Georgetown, S. C. has made ap plication for permit to construct a pulpwood loading dock and dol phins in Lockwoods Folly river, about 500 feet downstream from the highway bridge at Supply, T. J. Hewitt, acting district engineer of the U. S. Army Engineers of fice in Wilmington, announced Friday. Plans showing the proposed work may be inspected at the Wilmington office and at the post office in Supply. Any objections to the proposed work must be sent to the Wil mington office before March 11, 1946. Amuzu Theatre Being Improved The Amuzu theatre in South port is undergoing a complete job of interior decoration. In addition to a new color scheme, new and modern wall, light fix tures are being installed. These improvements are being made without interrupting the regular theatre programs. Our ROVING Reporter W. B. EEZUH "Shallotte folks liked the sport ing spirit of those Southport boys and girls. And the referee from Southport was very good." Guy McKeithan, assistant manager of the Shallotte Trading company, made the above comment Satur day without having been ap- 1 proached regarding the outcome j of a double header between "our" towns. In this game the Shal lotte girls won and the South port boys won. From the com ment we are inclined to' think that both teams from both towns came as near winning as they possibly could. Mr. McKeithan added that all j boys and girls showed fine sports- ( manship. Such a spirit should j be kept up, winning or losing, j With basketball coming back in the schools of Brunswick county j the fact should be kept in mind that we are all a part of Bruns wick. Nothing at all can be gain ed by having community against community. Friendly, vigorous competition in sports is much to be desired, but bitter and un sportsmanlike rivalry between schools and communities should be avoided. It is our impression that in their sports the young people of Brunswick county can do much to create a helpful county coop erative spirit. An annual award ! should be given at the end of each tournament to the school whose boys and girls show the best sportsmanship in their con tests. Until he overhauled us and forced us to the side of the road we had not known that Patrol man C. J. Fergerson was mar ried. He was not arresting us, only wanted us to meet the wife and baby who were with him . . , The good folks of Shallotte Vil lage Point feel that they are be ing left out in the cold regard- J ing highway paving. They really . seem to be. At different times j Saturday J. J. Leonard, Henry Williams and A. M. Milliken, all j good citizens of that section, were : telling of their awful road. The j Point has a fine little hotel, has; (Continued on page 2) THE RED GROSS CARRIES ON REHABILITATION. ? Added to the normal peace time responsibilities of the American Red Cross is the work of assisting with the program of rehabilitation of wounded veterans of World War II. Voluntary contributions of patriotic citizens must finance this work. -R. I. Mintz, chairman of the Red Cross Fund drive for this county, asks the generous support of Brunswick people. R. 8C S. To Again Start Season In Southport Work Begins On New Dock Here Charles Swan and Andrew Dowling have started work on their new dock on the river, ad joining the Garrison property. As soon as the dock is completed they will construct a new shrimp and fish buying house. It is understood that they also plan to construct a small boat railway for repairs and painting. Both are former service men, j having served in the Navy. Mr. Swan is a native of South port, the son of Capt. and Mns. C. X. Swan. He has spent his lifetime here. Mr. Dowling is a native of Pennsylvania and moved here with Mrs. Dowling immediately after receiving his j discharge from the Navy. Three Brothers Out Of Service Three Sons Of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Flowers Of Leland Compile Impressive Ser vice In Overseas Duty Three sons of Mr. and Mrs. J. J W. Flowers, of Leland, have been discharged from the Army after compiling an impressive family record for overseas duty. Pfc. James R. Flowers was honorably discharged from the Army October 22, 1945. He serv ed 36 months in the ETO with the 9th Air Force. He holds the Good Conduct Medal, Presidental Citation, 6 service stars and the ETO ribbon. Cpl. Alfred Lee Flowers was honorably discharged from the Army February 16 at Fort Bragg. He served in the 329 Inf. in the ETO for 8 months. He holds the purple heart with an oak leaf cluster, combat Inf. badge, EMAC service with 2 bronze service stars, Good Conduct Medal, Am erican Theater ribbon, Victory 'Ribbon, and the Presidental Cita tion ribbon. Cpl. Ira Flowers was honorably discharged from the Army Feb ruary 17 at Fort Bragg after serving 9 months in the ETO and 5 months in the Pacific Theater. He holds the Good Conduct medal, American Theater ribbon, the Asiatic Pacific ribbon, and the EMAC service medal. Cherry Blossoms Bloom In County Eight Japanese Cherry Trees At Clarendon Plantation Believed To Be Only Ones In Bruns wick, School Children In vited So far as is known there are only eight mature Japanese cherry trees in Brunswick, and ere growing on Clarendon Planta tion on the Cape Fear river be tween Southport and Wilmington. The plantation sinow owned by Mr. and Mrs. Neil Thomas, and this week Mrs. Thomas sent this paper word that the cherry trees were blooming and school children are invited to the plantation to (Continued on Page 4) Popular Road Show Will Be In Southport Next Week Under Auspices At Southport Volunter Fire Department WINTER QUARTERS IN THIS COUNTY Following Showing Here The Company Will Be On Its Way For A Sea son Covering Four States Travelling this year in 23 large trucks and vans in addition to many private cars and trailers, the R. & S. Amusement Company will arrive at Southport Monday, March 11, to fill its ursc week on the road for the 1946 season. A Brunswick county show, its winter quarters being at Clare mont, at the forks of State High ways 17 and 74, Jimmie Raftery and his assistant manager, Eddie Lewis, would not think of start ing their season without having their first week at Southport to let the home folks know what they are putting on the road in the way of high class entertain ment. As in previous seasons, the show comes here under the au spices of the Southport Volunteer Fire Department. A per centage of the gate receipts will go into the fund with which the firemen are planning to buy a new fire truck. After being here all of next week the show will go to Golds boro for a week's engagement. From there it will hop back to Wilmington for a week and then launch out to cover North and South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia. Finishing its tour in the fall the company will then fill engagements at many county and state fairs, for which it has already been booked. Next win ter it will be back in its winter quarters in Brunswick, spending two or three months at home get ting things in readiness for next season. Asked this week about the (Continued on Page Four) Child Is Killed By Heavy Truck Colored Child Died Instant ly Monday Afternoon After Being Struck By Loaded Pulp wood Truck White at play beside the high way at her home on Route 17, four miles east of Shallotte, Vera Gore, a four year old colored girl was instantly killed Monday af ternoon when struck by a pulp wood truck driven by J. M. Hewett, of Supply. The rear wheel of the loaded truck passed over the head of the child and it is assumed she ran into the machine after the cab had passed. Outside of her head ( being crushed by the wheels she was not struck elsewhere by the machine. Mr. Hewett stopped immediate ly. An investigation by Coroner W. E. Bell showed that the driver was well on the hard surface, in the lane prescribed for vehicles going in his direction. Mr. Hewett was arrested and is being held under a two hundred dollar bond for the formal niquest which the coroner states will be held some time next week) NEW ATTRACTION Above are the two beautiful young lions owned by the R.&S. Amusement Company which will be here all of next week under the auspices of the Volunteer Fire Department. The animals are about two-thirds grown and appear to be very gentle, playing like kittens. State Extension Forester Visits In This County Dr. R. W. Graeber Here On Tuesday With Farm Forester Walter W. Bar nes Who Has Taken Over Whiteville Office REPLACES BLANCHARD AS FARM FORESTER Trip About The County Was For Purpose Of Al- ? lowing New Man To Become Acquainted With Set-Up Dr. R. W. Graeber, State Ex tension Forester, State College, Raleigh spent Tuesday in Bruns wick county in company with Walter W. Barnes, farm forester for Columbus, Kobe son, Bruns Iwick and Bladen counties. With County Agent Dodson, Mr. Barn es, who succeeds H. E. Blanchard at the Whiteville office, was get ting a better insight into the local situation. Mr. Barnes, according to Mr. Graeber, is extremely well quali fied for the work he is to do in this area. A aduate of the New York Coi. ^e of Forectry, he has worked K>' ' wthern forests for 15 years, co ? to North Carolina from Alal where he was with the U. S. restry Ser vice on timber proujction for war projects. He is a member of the Presbyterian church, has a wife and one daughter, who will make their home with him at Whiteville. Naturally, Mr. Barnes is an xious to get a personal insight | on the farm forestry problems I in this county and the district. His trip with Dr. Graeber and Mr. Dodson resulted from this de sire. Brunswick land owners wha are aware of the effective work done by Mr. Blanchard will find the new agent fully qualified to carry on. In ar. interview with Dr. >>ae ber, with whom the protection of lands from forest fires is a zea lous hobby, he said: "You can ?'?v for me 1 farmers should by all means protect their woods from fires. Be careful with fires at all times. Build fire lines in the woods to protect and afford ' a means of stopping fires should I they get started." Two Candidates To Make Race John White, Shallotte Man, It Third Candidate To Make Formal Announce ment For The Office Of Sheriff Two new names have been added to the list of Democratic candidates this week. John White, Shallotte fnan, 18 the third man to make formal announcement through The Pilot of his candidacy for the office of sheriff. Mr. White was an active member of the sheriff's depart ment when J. A. Ruas was have announced are D. L. G tu.cj and O. W. Perry. There is also a new announce ment for member of the board of county commissioners this week, with J. N. Sowell coming out for reelection. Previous announce ments have come from O. P. Bel lamy, Boyd Robinson and Peter F.obinson. Although he has made no formal announcement in this paper, S. F. Williams, young Le land world war veteran, stated Monday that he had paid his fil (Continued on page three) Supply Citizen Dies Suddenly Lindsey S. Evans Died While Seated In Hi* Automobile Saturday; Burial Service Tuesday Afternoon Stricken with an acute heart attack just as he was starting to park his car at Supply Saturday afternoon, Lindsey E. Evans, 43 year old farmer of the Supply community, died within a few minutes. The body was brought to South port and prepared for burial. From here it was carried to Sup ply and interred in the Sellers cemetery at 3 o'clock yesterday : afternoon. * I Mr. ""Sellers is survived by two .brothers, Lloyd Evans, of Supply, and Alton Evans, of New York; three sisters, Mrs. Reba Sellers and Mrs. Odell Suggs, of Supply, [and Mrs. Nellie Cumbee, of Wll office. Other candidates | mington.