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rj,e Pilot Covers ^nsuick County THE STATE PORT PILOT A Good Newspaper In A Good Community Most r ' i.'he News All The Time 6-pages today Southport, N. C., Wednesday^ March 20, 1946 $1.50 PER YEA* PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDA* X. Yaskell Tenders Resignation As Head Of Local Postoffice I'jbj From Position He Has Held Since 1935 To c,!er Private Business In [ait Orange, New Jersey resided in CITY 25 YEARS (Statement Issued Today 'e5iring Postmaster Ex presses Regret In Leav- . ing; Hopes To Return ? t. Y.skell, postmaster for . s -thport postoffice since (fl: 1M5. today tendered his .to the Post Office De ^ Washington, D. C? ; to become effective i the appointment of his suc ii- Yaskell said today that he s:ake:: this step with great re yce. but that he is resigning si,v :r ter.t position to enter ?j:e business. His present P c.'.:: tor selling his home in :t and moving from here East Orange, N. J., where he ? associated with his bro - retiring' Post Master de that he deeply regrets 8- thport, but added that opportunity in pros it :s too attractive to turn r "It is my honest opinion people can be found ?. the world than right v in Southport." he said. ?. ? time that I have had of serving this com ~:y as its Post Master I have y : ? st to render the best is service. This effort has i a:. times been greatly aided r id courtesy and cooperation ! local citizens. As I leave Southport," he J . ' my next ambition is c:~e back some day to make -v permanent home." Mr. Yaskell came to Southport September. 1920, -emd opened a : pig business representing ?sev t well known firms. He later rated the Mariner's Supply j i prior to entering the post r Daring his residence here he , is tee", actively identified with j political and civic activi- ! 6 He served as mayor of the ' ? ' of Southport from 1928 to : K- In 1932 he was elected ' Coer of the board of county | ttmissior.ers. a position he fill- j i ior two years. He is a past I ?mander of the Brunswick I br.ty Post Xo. 194. American | ?.s. and at the present is i of the board of trustees ! t Dosher Memorial Hospital. Brief Newt Flashes pUi-VED OF Dl'TY *'? - meeting of the Shallottc f officials last week Chief ?oltce Pittman was relieved ta duty and Charles Tiatumj appointed temporary chief. fell* BY AUTOMOBILE Talmacige Little. 16-year old I P I Mi and Mrs. J. J. Little. Freeland, was knocked down j p Mly bruised about the head knee when he started to N the highway at Shallotte Nv afternoon. Hie ma that struck him was driven * William S. Freeman, of High ^ Paik. N. J. Mr. Freeman ,'PW and gave all possible as- j Kar.cc. FISHING t' "' xew Hanover county men, t Panther and L. A. Rogers, ? triej before Magistrate ^ <-aney for illegal fishing P Sorth West township last r*': Panther was arrested for r*?? without a license and on the charge of using a ^er- Kach was fined $20.00 l ' 1 "is costs. Arrests were made : Gan.es Protectors Charles | . Per of Brunswick and W. ?"'oy l of ,\ew Hanover. < 'RADIATED i.' *r"';s M. Davis, Jr., son of Ivf' ' Mrs. Junius Davis of k'l"! >rl' has graduated from the 1 3' school of the University ?,u!h Carolina. At the time of . Srailuation he was given a i "?ussion as first lieutenant in W a 1 as t|rst lieutenant in W r'"y "VIe'J'cal Corps Reserve, t, ^avis distinguished him ^ jy winning a silver loving c , ,r submitting the best thesis Itij ; health in competition ; ' in his class. For the : I ' 0 months he will interne | Hi, , Episcopal Hospital, I ?'l'hia. L. T. YASKELL Comstock Captain Is Visitor Here Captain Charles SoutherlanU spent the week end here with his mother, Mrs. C. F. Souther land. He has recently returned to the United States with the Comstock, former government dredge that operated in and about here for many years. The vessel later was converted into a freighter, and for the past few years has been operating in the Caribean. It is reported that she will now be decommissioned and layed up. Dave Ross Again Heads Election Board Of County R. S. Milliken Named As Democrat Member While Lester Babson is Named Republican Representa tive LIST OF FILING FEE CHARGES GIVEN Chairman Ross Says That Saturday, April 13, Is Deadline For Filing; All Candidates Must File Dave Ross, of Freeland, will again hear the Brunswick Coun ty Board of Elections, according to announcement received from Raleigh Saturday. Serving with him will be R. S. Milliken, Ash, and Lester Babson, Freeland. The latter is the Republican member of the body. Chairman Ross has furnished this paper with the following per tinent information for candidates and prospective candidates: "At the time of filing a Notice of Candidacy for nomination for any legislative or county office, each candidate for such office shall pay to the County Board of Elections of the county of their residence a filing fee of one per I cent of the annual salary of such office: Provided, that all candi ! dates for nomination for any j county or township office operat ed on a fee basis instead of a j salary basis shall pay to the ' 1 County Board of Elections a fil ! ing fee of. five dollars, unless the 1 holder of such office has in the | year next preceding received in ( , fee a sum in excess of five dol | lars: In which event the filing i fee shall be one percent of such: (Continued on page three) Ten High School Teams Are Battling For Title Opening Round Games Got Underway This After noon At 3:30 O'Clock With Games Next Three Nights FINALS WILL BE PLAYED FRIDAY Leland Teams Have Enter ed Tournament Here As Heavq Favorites, But Plenty Of Competi tion Promised Southport girls basketball team took the floor this afternoon against the Bolivia high school lassies in the first contest of the 1946 Brunswick County Basket ball Tournament. This contest was followed immediately by the boys game by teams representing the two schools. Another double header is sche duled for tonight, with Leland teams meeting Shallotte. Winner of tonight's contests will meet the Waccamaw high school teams tomorrow (Thursday) night in the semi-finals. Finals in the tournament will be played Friday night, with winner of this afternoon's con tests meeting the winner of to morrow night's games. There is sure to be plenty of action in this jam-packed sche dule. Leland enters the tourna ment with both their boys and girls teams in the role of favorite by virtue of their perfect record ?against county competition. How ever, there have been teams that played the Leland outfits mighty close contests in regular season's play, and each of the other four teams will be out to score an upset over the Northwest outfits. In order that tournament play may be followed with more pleasure by the fans, through the cooperation of Southport mer chants there appears in this is sue a program giving the names (Continued on Page 3) Sellers To Open Southport Store The Sellers Furniture company of 525 North Fourth Street, Wil mington, will open a branch store at Southport on or about April 6, J. K. Sellers, its owner, an nounced this week. Edward C. Marlowe, Southport boy and a recently discharged serviceman, will be manager of the new store, Sellers said. It will specialize in home appliances and furnishings. Sellers also announced that J. B. Simmons, another Southport boy and also lately discharged from the service, has been ap pointed assistant manager of the Wilmington store. Game Protectors Discover 47 Nets Four State Game Protectors discovered and destroyed a total of 47 illegal nets set in the Waccamaw river Sunday and Monday of this week. Five men were arrested In connec tion with these illegal fishing activities and were tried before .?Magistrate Coy Formyduval. j Officers working on this campaign to clean up net fish ing in this freshwater stream were H. T. Bowmer, Charlie Skipper, W. P. Floyd and D. C. Hcwett. Farm Practices Must be Approved Payment Earning Practices Must Be Given Prior Ap proval This Year; Other Years This Has Been Un necessary ? ? - Farmers must have farm prac tices approved before carrying them out to be eligible for AAA assistance under the 1946 Agri cultural Conservation Program, C. O. Bennett, chairman, Brunswick County AAA Committee, re minded farmers this week. | "In previous years, farmers could earn a payment simply by completing a practice approved generally for the area," Mr. Ben nett said, "but this year, counties have received an allocation of funds to carry out the AAA pro gram. In order to keep expendi tures within the county budget, practices must receive prior ap proval by the county committee. I "We don't want any disappoint ed farmers at the end of the year," he continued. "It would be too bad for farmers to go ahead and complete practices, thinking that they were going to get some AAA assistance and then find out that the practices are not eligible. "Farmers should check first with the AAA committee and county committees, so that prac tices they need to carry out on their farms can be included in the county's program budget," Chairman- Bennett emphasized. MOVING TO SOUTHPORT Prof, and Mrs. Malcolm Lewis, of Raleigh, are moving their furniture to Southport this week. Mr. Lewis is with the Engineer Department at State College. The couple recently bought the Brunswick Inn and will make their home here at the end of this session at Statei Candidate PETER ROBINSON, Lock woods Folly township merchant and businessman, is a candidate for the Democratic nomination for member of the board of county commissioners. Cases Of Minor Importance Here Monday's Session Of Bruns wick County Recorder'* Court Was Filled With Small Matters Business in Recorders court ran a little different from usual Monday, in that only one out of a dozen or so cases resulted in a fine. All cases up were of e minor nature. The minute docket shows the following entries: Sim Dyson, reckless operation, not guilty. R. E. Chahse, reckless opera tion, three months on roads, judg ment suspended on payment of a fine of $25.00 and costs. Herbert Mozzell Johnson, no trailer lights, judgment suspend ed on payment of half the costs, costs remitted. Robert Peter Robinson, reck less operation, judgment sus pended on payment of a fine of $25.00 and costs, fine remitted. J. N. Moore, no operators li cense, judgment suspended on payment fo costs. Mose Hardy, no operators li cense, judgment suspended on payment of costs. Edward Grady, assault, judg ment suspended on payment of costs. Frank Myers, assault, 60 days on roads, judgment suspended onj payment of costs and defendant to be of good behavior for one ] year. Hobert Dennis, improper lights, | judgment suspended on payment (Continued on page three) I Young South port At Fort Bragg Sgt. A. T. ifrcKeithan, son of j Mrs. A. T. McKeithan and the j late Tilden McKeithan, who was for many years Clerk of Bruns wick county Superior court, ar rived in New Jersey on March 8 and is now at Fort Bragg, await ing his discharge from the Army. He has been in the service for three years and the past two years has been spent overseas. For the past several months he has been stationed at Antwerp, Belgium. Coast Guard May Take OverUse Of Fort Caswell Possibility Of Disposal Of Section Base Property Depends Upon Need Of Coast Guard Organiza tion NAVY SECRETARY NOTIFIES SENATOR Says That Local Man Will Be Given Information If And When Caswell Is Declared Surplus Recently when there appeared to be a possibility that an in dustry was interested in Fort Caswell, an inquiry was directed to the Commandant of the 6th Naval District, at Charleston, asking if the place was for sale. The Navy owns the property and maintains a force of 25 or 30 men there to look after the numerous fine buildings and in stallations. The Commandant advised he knew nothing of plans to dis pose of the property by the Navy. Senator J. W. Bailey was then appealed to, with the request that he find out if the property was for sale. He promptly wrote that he was taking the matter up with the Navy and would advise as soon as information was received. The latest development makes it appear that the property may be transferred to the Coast Guard branch of the service. In that event it may be that there may be considerable expansion of Coast Guard activities here. On the other hand there appears to be a possibility that the fort and its many splendid buildings may be disposed of by the government. Continued on page 3 Orton Gardens In Bloom Now Prediction Is Made That Azaleas Will Be At The Peak Of Their Beauty During the Coming Week Warm weather during the past ten days has brought out a pro fusion of beautiful flowers throughout Brunswick county. The camellia blooming period is now on the wane and supplanting , them are millions of beautiful . azaleas and other flowers. I Bob Godfrey, who is in charge of the gardens at Orton, stated 'this week that the peak of the ! azalea blooming period would be reached in the beautiful gardens this coming week-end. The re mainer of this week and all of , next will probably show more flowers blooming at Orton than jhas ever before been seen during a spring season. Every day now is bringing great numbers of visitors to Or ton, most of these coming from | distant states. Last Sunday af ternoon, despite a drizzling rain during the early hours, more than 150 visitors from distant points were going through the gardens at one time. They had come a long distance to see the flowers and were intent on seeing them, even if it resulted in their getting j wet. Our ROVING Reporter Our good friend R. S. Milliken, of Waccamaw township, was tell ing us this week that he would not be without The State Port Pilot if it cost him $3.00 per year. Robert's many friends will be first to realize that this was a very high compliment, indeed. M. D. Anderson, who recently advertised for a farmer to op erate his farm, was telling us of a very unusual occurance. He got a farmer and a mighty good one, intelligent and hard work ing. Not only is J?e all that, he is also a good carpenter and is already renovating the place. We met Tom Teddy Ward on the street this week and were sort of alarmed when he began reaching for his hip pocket. The explanation was entirely satisfac tory. He had a pain back there and this sometimes led him into; making unusual gestures. I I Douglas Hawes, formerly post master at Supply and more re cently in the navy, is now supply ing the missing parts at the El , more Motor Company at Bolivia. J. E. Elmore, owner of the Elmore Motor company, lives in Wilmington and comes down to the garage at Bolivia every day. Should you need to find him and look for him in his office you will find his pants hanging over the back of a chair. He will be outside in his flower garden and la pair of overalls. It was full moon time this week and Floyd Brittian who always subscribes to the paper and visits the barber shop dur ing the full moon, decided to pay up. H. S. McKeithan decided he I (Continued on Page Four) STUART HOUSE SOLD LANDMARK. ? The Stuart House, perhaps the most famous hostelry in the history of Brunswick County, has been sold to Dr. B. W. Wells, of the State College facul ty. He plans to have the building remodeled and to use it as a summer home. Southport Landmark Is Sold To Famed Scientist Pre-School Clinic Schedule Begins The first of the scheduled pre-school clinics for this coun ty was held yesterday (Tues day) at Leland with only a fair attendance. Miss Annie May Woodside, county superintendent of schools, urges that all parents of children who plan to enter school for the first time next fall plan to have these children immunized against diphtheria and smallpox before next fall. The next clinic will be held Tuesday, March 26, at Wacca maw; followed by the one at Shallotte on Wednesday, March 27. The final one will be held at Bolivia on Thursdav, March 28. Landing Strip At Long Beach Wilmington Aviator Was Able To Land Plane On This Field Monday; I Other Work Going On At , Beach Work has been in progress on ' a 100-foot landing strip for j planes at Long Beach, a single ' runway, heading southwest, from| which the prevailing winds come. The work has progressed to the point where Warren Penning ton, well known Wilmington a via- ' tor, was able to come down and land on the field in his cub plane Monday afternoon. The, landing was uneventful and Mr. Pennington is reported as being highly pleased at the object of developing it into an all-weather landing strip. In addition to the landing strip, Continued on page 3 Receives Letter From Forrestal Aged Father Is Proud Of Communication Received j By His Son From Secre tary Of The Navy Last Week It is very probable that numer ous Brunswick county men have been receiving letters during the past several days from Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal. To none of them did the letters mean more than it did to I. D. Fulford, of Supply, father of one of the boys who received one. Mr. Fulford's youngest son, the baby of the family of 13 children, served in the navy and was wounded. The letter from Secre tary Forrestal was to this son, Lindsey Cecil Fulford. Young Fulford's father, now 82 years old and the father and grand father of 84 children, is proud, along with the father of millions of other boys: "My dear Mr. Fulford: "I have addressed this letter to reach you after all the forma lities of your separation from active service are completed. I have done so without formality but as clearly as I knew how to say it. I want the Navy's pride in you, which is my privilege to express, to reach into your civil life and tc remain with you al ways. "You have served in the great est Navy in the world. "It crushed two enemy fleets at once, receiving their surrender only four months apart. "It brought our land-based air power within bombing range of' the enemy, and set our ground (Continued on Page 31 Dr. W. B. Wells, State Col lege Professor, Has Pur chased Famous Southport Hostelry For Use As Res idence MUCH HISTORY IN CONNECTION WITH IT Miss Kate Stuart, Former Owner, Is Legendary Fig ure In Southport; House Will Be Re modeled By Own ers Dr. B. W. Wells, widely known] head of the botany department at North Carolina State College, has purchased the famous Stuart House in Southport. For the next few years, Dr. and Mrs. Wells will spend their summers here at their new home. When Dr. Wells retires from the State College faculty the couple will reside here permanently. Dr. Wells stated Sunday that he had always been interested in U1C Coaclal Section of NorU. Carolina, especially here on the lower North Carolina coast. He is looking forward to becoming a permanent resident and to the opportunity to continue his studies of tree and plant life in their native elements. The old Stuart House which they have purchased is reputedly more than a hundred years old. The first floor o? brick; the se- j cond story and the half story above that is of wood. The build ing stands on the Cape Fear river, almost in front of the old Brunswick Inn, which was re cently purchased by Professor and Mrs. Lewis of the University of North Carolina. In the old days the Stuart House became famous for the notables that it entertained. Used as a boarding house, it was in the family of the Stuarts for more than a hundred years. During this time lawyers and Superior Court Judges from all over the State made their headquarters there, or visited the place at one time another. The late President Woodrow Wilson was a frequent visitor at the Stuart House while Continued on page 3 Williamson To Head Democrats Shallotte Businessman Is Elected President Of Young Democrats At Meeting Held On Friday Evening Odell Williamson, young Shal lotte businessman, was elected president of the Young Democrats Club in the Bolivia high school auditorium. Other officer elected were Mar ion Frink, vice-president; Harry L. Mintz, Jr., secretary; and Mrs. Louise Lewis, treasurer. Clifton L. Moore, district so licitor and prominent Burgaw at torney, was the principal speaker for the occasion and devoted his remarks to tracing some of the high spots in the history of the Democrate party. He told the younger members of the party present that they have a duty to perform, and a fine purpose to serve. Priod to the address by Mr. Moore, R. I. Mintz, Southport at torney and retiring president of the organization, outlined the need for an active organization among the young Democrats, and he expressed the hope that the younger party members will begin to assume their share of the res ponsibility for good government. The meeting was opened by Mrs. S. B. Frink, vice-chairman of the district Young Democrat 1 Clubs, Delegation Here Monday Seeking Road Project Board Decline# To Rec?"V mend Grissettown -Ash Road For Improvement Until Something Done On Ash ? Hickman s Cross Roads For Citizens From Two Townships Members of the board of coun ty commissioners met Here Mon day as a board of equalization and review to hear requests for. adjustment from citlzens ot Northwest and Town Creek township, but before the day was over the session developed into a road hearing. Just before the noon rec???- ? delegation from Shallotte Village appeared before the board and through their attorney, R. X- Min ts asked for an endorsement for improvement of the road ?nnl"? from U. S. Highway No 17 through that community. mis request was granted. When the board reconvened at 2 o'clock a delegation of citizens from Grissettown, Longwood and points in between appeared before the board to ask for an endorse ment for the improvement 01 the road from Grissettown to Ash, running through Longwood. This group, too, was represented by Mr. Mintz. The local attorney outlined the needs and wishes of the gr?uP he represented, then requested the board to pass a resolution en dorsing the improvement of the road in question. Chairman O. P. Bellamy de clared that in his opinion such action would be prejudicial to on endorsement already made for the improvement of the HicK" man's Crossroads- Ash road, and for that reason he would not vcU Tor taking favorable action on the Grissettown-Ash project. He was sustained in this stand by J. N. Sowell. A. P. Russ, third member of the board, ex pressed his desire for approval of both projects by the board, with the matter of a final decision as to which should be given first consideration being left up to the highway commission. Mr. Russ then made a motion that representatives of the State (Continued on page three) New Candidate For Recorder J. Worth Stanley To Seek Democratic Nomination For Judge Of Recarder's Court J. Worth Stanley, Waccamaw township farmer, has announce^ his candidacy for the Democrat nomination for Judge of Bruns wick county Recorder's court. It has been generally reported that Judge John B. Ward, incumbent, will not be a candidate for re election. While this is the only new of ficial announcement, the past week has been filled with rumors, and as the time for the filing deadline draws nearer, more candidates are expected to enter the race for several offices. Says Community Already Named Miss Kate Johnson Makes Suggestion That One Of Old Names Be Used As Title For Brunswick Riv er Community ) Miss Kate Johnson, of Winna i bow, has followed with interest mention made in this paper of efforts to choose a name for the thriving community about Bruns wick River bridge. She has writ ten the following letter on the subject: | "Reading in your excellent paper recently, I notice mention of giving a name to the Bruns | wick River community. It al ! ready has a name, Easy Hill. Ever since I was knee high to a grasshopper, I've known that place by that name. The place belonged to a Mr. Dixon Mas Rae. He had his store just about where the store next to the Hin son's is. His home stool almost opposite the Krahnke's- place, on the right side of the road head ed for Wilmington on No. 17. A second choice for a name would be Belvidere Just back of E. V. (Continued on page three)
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