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y pilot Covers j^ns\vick County ^SIXTEEN NO. 52 THE STATE PORT PILOT \ A Good Newspaper In A Good Community Most of The News All The Time 6-pages TODAY Southport, N. C., Wednesday, April 3rd, 1946 $1.50 PER YEA> PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY jjjistrars And jjJges Chosen For Precincts i Of Elections In Ad _?rA Session Here ^!rd.i Named Voting Jficials For 16 Precincts u VOTING PLACE * for shingletree For All Precincts & Be Open From April f Through May 11; Challenge Day Is On May 18th ? ~ .? i of Elections for . ty met at the f: - southport yester the following list ;nd judges for the .V ,? ? General Election; ^ - L. C. Babson se iv K S. Milliken it was *[ ? following list be !l - -trar and Judges of r " v.e Primary and Gen r tor the year of I Creek Precinct: Registrar, , Le Medlin: judges, L. W. t " o Bl.iine Skipper. t,- f. dstrar. Mrs. R. C. judges. S. A. Sue, L. W. irs. ctoek: Registrar, Earl . "J ; J S , L. Rabon, George V ' t:v:a: Registrar, L. J. Mc - - ;u res, D. L. Mercer, r Knox. ef r Registrar. Mrs. El s'.' Ge se: judges, Thomas Georse. Emma Lou Harrel ..? ? Registrar, Ernest kr: judges, Frank Lennon, ecj Clemnions. ply: Registrar. R. D. Hold Frank Floyd, Edgar Ite. fcimr.: Registrar. Carvin c. . :se. Norman Bellamy, fe Sermons. ? taii '.te: Registrar. Guy C. i :r.?.- judges, Mrs. Mary t~ Car! Andrews. r-:: Pan: Registrar. James cv. k jduges. Chandler tit Ton: Hewett. fcsett Town: Registrar, D. B. ti: judges Grover Gore, M. Grissett. t-.?'.etree: Registrar, Mrs. 7 Ber.r.ett: judges, Hirone tor.. F. M. Norris. i ??wod: Registrar, Dave K'.: ju'lzes, VV. E. Avant, Re D. Smith. 1st. Registrar, Mrs. Bertha ts juiges, R. J. Long, S. K. her.. hccaxaw Registrar. Corbett tOoatinued on Pa?e 4) Brief News Flashes Ai HERE~SUNDAY fe Southport baseball team n Tabor City here next Sun I afternoon. The local nine It* ; a 12-;; decision to Mason t the local diamond last *<?' afternoon. Ht.U y RAINS ' ? Stanaland and other pmwr and Shallotte town 5 :anr.crs stated this week ? their township had an un heavy rain Saturday fc Most lands will not be in Jtion for plowing until the M next week. . HKRRING running ae now running in Cru. k and Lilliput creek *"K :z> , Pond. Fishing with ' -5 permitted but only on of each week. Ac to ' ,unty Came Protect ? E Bowmer, nets may be * iach Thursday, Friday and ''*?? u"' midnight of each days. ^ bob ( at !'? J';: ,r Reeves officiating, j gest and most vici U* <ata tw seen in this ?? was i,!a]n last week on Creek. The animal rr.uei attention owing , an I .savage appearance. ^ "T'P'-aii.-ce. when Reeves P weountered it was such , ' ? th> . iment he was not ?, *he thcr ; or y,c cat was for a kdling. *u,Vr stay away" :<i ctficial duties arc 5. *:rinnnv?l court eases, ^ Moore is not fc:'r ? i ' ' S!=>ty of attending However, he al ij, u' 1 t a point to show the" hlt',.Port for a c|ay or tw0 ?iR''::'g of each civil h,m here yesterday friend asked him k he rVH"5 ioin8 here. "Oh." t ? - J''st can't stay away Kot^nSWick county and Did First Lady Sign ? LUOLA'S CHAPEL ? Always a point of interest for visitors to the beautiful Orton Gardens, the Guest Regis try in the Chapel, above, was object of much discussion Saturday when the names of Mrs. Harry S. Truman and daughter, Margaret, were found inscribed thereon. Compromise Agreement For Danford-Willetts Plaintiff Receives Sum Of $1,600.00 In Payment For Injuries Sustained By Him In Automobile Acci dent SHERIFF WILLETTS WAS THE DEFENDANT Judgment Declares That This Appears To Be A i Fair And Satisfactory Settlement Of Dam age Suit The suit of Danford vs. Willetts was settled through a compro mise agreement before the case came up for trial this week, and through the terms thereof the defendant will pay the sum ol $1,600.00 to the plaintiff, Jerry Danford, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Danford, of Bolivia. Defendant in the case was Sheriff C. P. Willetts. The action grew out of an accident in which the Danford child was struck by an auto- ' mobile driven by Sheriff Willetts. The child was seriously injured, but results of a doctor's ex- , amination satisfied the court that he has recovered to degree that this represents a fair and satis factory settlement. A portion of the judgment de clares that "The court finds from the negligence on the part of the defendant: and that there is also serious question as to the contributory negligence of the minor plaintiff." One part of the judgment re quired the Clerk of Court to take a portion of the funds and have the necessary dental work I performed for the plaintiff. Disease Hits Tobacco Plants Blue Mold Shows Up In To bacco Beds In This Coun ty; No Serious Threat To Crop Thus Far Waccamaw and Shallotte town ship tobacco growers are rather worried over the increase in blue mold among their tobacco plants during the past ten days. Rural Policeman W. D. Evans : stated Saturday that the mold ( had effected the plants in prac-l tically all of the beds in Wacca- 1 maw township. However, he added that there was still plenty of fine plants for this year's j needs. "Hicrc will be no shortage < unless the disease gets much worse than it now is, he thinks. Judge John B. Ward of the Recorder's Court, one of the large tobacco growers of Wac camaw, also expressed concern over the prevalence of the blue mold. He also thought that there i is still plenty of uneffected plants ! for a full crop. He expects to ' begin transplanting from the beds, to the field in ten days or so. I I Two Contributions For The Red Cross Two important additions were received to the Red Cross fund th s week, although the total still remains about $1,500.00 short of the quota assigned Brunswick county. Donations totaling $55.99 were collected at the Amuzu ( theatre last week in connection with the Red Cross feature that was shown on the screen through the courtesy of the management. A check for $100.00 was re ceived from Reigel Paper Co., of Bolton, which owns several thousand acres of land in this county. Former Senator Held For Murder W. C. Ewing, Of Fayette ville, Former State Sen ator From This District, Charged With Murder Of His Wife A Cumberland county coroner's jury last week brought in a ver dict finding that Mrs. W. C. Ewing came to her death from injuries inflicted by her husband. It was recommended Ewing be held for the grand jury and charged with first degree mur der. Eight years ago he represented Brunswick, Bladen and Cumber land counties in the State Sen ate. He is the owner of the radio station at FayetteviHe, a former member of the North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development and a leading poli tican in eastern North Carolina. Mrs. Ewing was admitted to the hospital in Fayettcville on the night of March 13th. She was in an unconscious condition, suffer ing from bruises that allegedly covered her whole body. Nurses in attendance at the hospital (Continued on page 2) Young Physician To Open Office Dr. Wingate Swain Returns To Shallotte To Engage In Practice Of Medicine; Is Son Of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Swain Dr. Wingate Swain, a native of Shallotte and son of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Swain, who moved to Fayetteville several years ago, has returned to his home town and opened an office for the prac tice of medicine and surgery. His offices are in the rear of (Continued on Page Four) Re-Elect Officers Hospital Auxiliary Mrs. H. B. Smith has been re elected president of the Dosher Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, and other officers have also been named to serve another year. The vice-president is Mr. C. Ed Taylor; Miss Annie M. New ton is secretary; and Miss Lottie May Newton is treasurer. Plans are being made for a benefit supper in the near future for the purpose of raising funds for the purchase of some needed supplies and equipment for the local institution. Superior Court In Session Here For Civil Cases Trial Of Fergus Vs. Weils Created Prindipal Public Interest Shown Thus Far In Current Session Of Court JUDGE PARKER IS PRESIDING JURIST Small Crowd In Attendance At This Term Believed Due To Pressing Farm Duties During This Season Of Year The April term of Brunswick county Superior court for trial , of civil cases convened here j Monday, with Judge R. Hunt | ; Parker, of Roanoke Rapids, rpe siding. Of the divorce cases on the 1 docket, two were disposed of. One was Pope vs Pope, in which a decree was granted upon the basis of two years separation. The other was in the matter of Annie Berry White vs Theadore A. White. The decree was granted when it was found that the de fendant was married to another woman at the time of his marri age to the plaintiff, and that the second marriage was bigamous. Tuesday was devoted to trial of the case of Fergus vs Wells, and j court recessed about the middle of the afternoon when Clifton L. Moore, attorney for the defend ants, became ill and was removed to the Dosher Memorial Hospital. It was believed likely that the hearing will be resumed this morning. Two Candidates Seek Nomination Wrent Mintz Running For County Commissioner; Jesse A. Purvis In Race I For Recorder Jesse A. Purvis made formal announcement this week of his j intention to seek the Democratic ! nomination for Judge of the Re ! corder's court. He is the third jman in the race for this nomina I tion, J. Worth Stanley and W. J. I McLamb having made previous announcements. Another new candidate this week is Wrent Mintz, of Wacca maw township, who has entered the race for the Democratic nom ination for county commissioner, (Continued on rape Four) Shailotte May Get Branch Of Wac'maw Bank Application Filed With State Banking Commis sion And Federal Deposit Insurance SECOND UNIT OF BANK IN COUNTY Location Of Bank At Shai lotte Would Bring Ser vice To Citizens Of Large And Prosper ous Area Of This County The Waccamaw Bank and Trust company announced to day that it has filed application with the State Banking Com mission and with the Federal De posit Insurance Corporation for permission to open a branch in Shailotte. Mr. Gurney P. Hood, Commis sioner of Banks in North Caro lina, arrived here yesterday, and will spend today in Shailotte and vicinity in an investigation of the need for banking facilities there. Officials of the Waccamaw Bank pointed out that Shailotte, located in a progressive agricul tural area in Brunswick county is 20 miles from Southport, the nearest banking point. It is about 35 miles from Whiteville and from Wilmington. The establishment of the branch will bring a bank to^ within 10 or 12 miles of the communities around Ash, Longwood, Grisset town, Supply and Bolivia, and will enable the bank to give better service to many of its customers who now maintain accounts in Whiteville or Soutljport. This step is in line with the policy of the bank to cooperate fully in the economic development of the area it serves. If approved, this branch will bring the number of units of the local bank to nine'. It now has three units in Columbus county at Whiteville, Tabor City, and Chadbourn, one in Brunswick at Southport, one in Bladen at Clarkton, one in Robeson at Fair mont, and two in Duplin at Rose Hill and Kena'nsville. New Furniture Store To Open Dawson Jones And Son Are Opening Large, New Fur niture Store At Wood burn This Week I Dawson Jones and his son, Mac ;F. Jones are this week announc ing the formal opening of Mac's [Home Supply Company at Wood burn. The store is located op posite the junction of the Navas sa road with Route 74 and the | building is brand new. It is one of the largest mercantile units in Brunswick county under one roof. Built of cinder blocks, the 'building is two stories in height. | For the present the plans are to use the upper story for stor age. The sales and display room take up the ground floor and, as the same indicates, furniture and general home supplies form the (Continued on Page 2) Our ROVING Reporter W. B. KEZIAH One of the very girls we want ed to have had as one of the models when the State News Bureau and LOOK photographers get here the middle of this month was on her way back to college when we saw her Sat urday. That was bad, but our eyes tell us we shall be able to round up others with photogenic j qualities. Both Dr. Holden of Holden's Beach and John W. Garner of the Anchor Hotel at Shallotte Point have put in bids for the LOOK and State News Bureau men to come around to their respective points of interest during the couple of days that headquarters are to be with us. Outside of having been advised that pictures would be made at Southport, Orton Plantation, Bald Head island, Fort Caswell and "The Beaches," we are in the dark. If there is time and a way we will do our best to see that the "beaches" including Holden's j and Shallotte Point. There was a time when the building of a new home in Bruns wick was news, at least a few lines. At the present time so many people are building that one can't count the new houses, let alone saying something about them. Estimates are that some where around 500 homes have been built around in Brunswick since the first of the year. These new homes are not just along highways where they can be easily seen, they are everywhere throughout the country. Shrimp boat building in Bruns wick county is taking on big proportions despite the fact that there is no boat yard. In almost every sheltered spot in the coun ty, acccssable to water, somebody is building a new boat or re building one out of an old hull they acquired somewhere or other. It seems that all of these boats, new and the rebuilts, are in the 40-foot or longer class. Two new boats are now being built in Southport and three old hulls are being rebuilt. Out of the five (Continued na Page Four) Candidates For Office RUNNING ? On the left is J. Worth Stanley, of Ash, who is making the race for the Democratic nomination for Judge of Recorder's Court. On the right is L. C. Tripp, former member of the board of county commis sioners, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for that office. Commissioners Meeting Becomes Road Hearing Chicken Hooks Ride To Church Chicken, Sunday, church, and I the preacher have become as sociated in the minds of the average individual to such an extent that there was much kidding in vSouthport this week over an unusual combination of these ingredients. Sunday night Captain J. I. Davis backed his automobile out from his garage, and he and .Mrs. Davis headed for Trinity .Methodist church for the even ing service. As he pulled into his parking place in front of the church some of . the men J standing on the side walk were [ surprised to see a chicken I perched on the bumper. A small matter of this kind failed to disturb Captain Davis and his church-going intentions, and he scooped up the bird from its movable roosting place and stowed it away in the trunk of the car for safe keeping un til services were over. Sport Fisherman Purchases Home Captain Victor Lance Has Purchased Yaskell Home And Will Make His Resi dence In Southport Postmaster and Mrs. L. T. | Yaskell, who are preparing to move to East Orange, N. J., just as soon as a successor to Mr. Yaskell is named for the South port post officc job, have sold their home and all furniture to Captain and Mrs. Victor P. Lance. Captain Lance, owner and op erator of a sport fishing cruiser, has been in Miami since shortly before Christmas. It is under stood he will return here about April 15 and he and Mrs. Lance will take posession of their new home just as soon as Mr. and Mrs. Yaskell can vacate. There is general regret that Mr. and Mrs. Yaskell are to leave Southport. His recent resigna (Continued on page 2) Bronze Star To Southport Man Son Of Mrs. J. J. Garrett Awarded Bronze Star Medal For Activities Dur ing Important Pacific Naval Engagements Mrs. J. J. Garrett, of South port, has received the following notice regarding the award of a Bronze Star medal to her son, Lt. Commander Josh Garrett: "In the name of the President of the United States, and by di rection of the Secretary of the Navy and the Commander in Chief, United States Pacific Fleet, the Commander Escort Carrier Force, United States Pacific Fleet, takes pleasure in present ing the Bronze Star Medal to Lieutenant Commander Joshua Hinton Garrett, United States Navy, for services as set forth in the following citation: "For distinguishing himself by meritoiious service in connection 'with operations against the enemy (Continued on page 2) Several Delegations From Various Sections Of The County Attended Session Of Board Here Monday APPROVAL GIVEN SEVERAL PROJECTS Commissioners Also Auth orize County Auditor To i Co-Operate In Purch ase Of New Fire Fighting Tractor The regular first of the month meeting of the board of county commissioners here Monday was turned into a road hearing before the end of the day. A delegateion appeared from Town Creek, asking iiuinwetfleui and paying of what is known as the "loop road." This is a 14-mile stretch. Another group appeared asking for improvement and eventual paving of the road from Makatoka to route No. 17 at Harry Robin son's store. This is a 21-mile stretch. Another delegation asked the improvement and surfacing of a road from Juniper Creek bridge to Soldier Bay church. All these projects were given the approval of the board and have been passed on to the High way Commission for action. Attention of the Highway of ficials was called by the com missioners regarding a culvert situation one mile east of Thomas boro, where a stream floods the road at times. The county auditor was authori zed to write a check for $400.00, the amount to be furnished by the county toward the purchase of a new tractor to assist in the forest fire protection program. Osborne Funeral | Services Friday i 9 Young Brunswick County Woman Died Thursday Following Extended Ill ness; Burial At Lebanon Mrs. C. W. Osborne, prominent Brunswick County woman, died in the J. Arthur Dosher Me morial hospital Thursday morn ing. Her death followed more than a years illness, although she had not been in a serious condi tion until a few days preceeding her death. Mrs. Osborne was 33 i years of age. j Funeral services for Mrs. Os j borne were held from the South I port Baptist church Friday after noon at 4 o'clock. Rev. A. L. ' Brown, former pastor of the I church, was in charge of the services. Burial followed in the Lebanon cemetery in the Funston community. The active pallbearers were J. A. McNeil, G. E. Hubbard, Pres ton Bryant, Thomas St. George, E. R. Weeks and Joe Lewis. Hon orary pallbearers were F. L. Lewis, George Whatley, R. C. Daniels, J. W. Lancaster, J. J. Loughlin, C. G. Ruark, R. T. Woodside, J. E. Carr, B. L. Fur pless. Harry Weeks and B. J. Holden. Mrs. Osborne, who was the former Miss Theo Outlaw, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Out law, is survived by her husband, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Outlaw; five sisters, Mrs. Clarence | Spencer, Southport; Mrs. Eliza beth Burris and Mrs. Adrain (continued on page two) Republicans To 1 Hold Nominating Convention Soon Party Members Scheduled To Meet Next Tuesday At Supply For Purpose Of Naming Candidates To Run In November SEVERAL PROSPECTS ARE MENTIONED Interesting Time Is In Pros pect When Party Mem bers Gather To Nomi nate Ticket For Next Fall Members of the Republican party will meet next Tuesday af ternoon at Supply for the pur pose of nominating a ticket for the General Election in Novem ber. The meeting will begin at 2 o'clock. Sheriff C. P. Willetts said yes terday that he has not yet made a definite decision as to whether to be a candidate for the office which he now hoius. Prominent ly mentioned as possible candi dates in the event he decides not to run are Deputy Sheriff H. L. Willetts; Dawson Lewis, Bolivia merchant; Hilton Pierce, Thom asboro merchant; and R. D. White, Jr., theatre operator of Shallotte. Wannas Bennett, of Hickman's Crossroads, has been prominently mentioned as a candidate for the nomination as Clerk of Court. Al so mentioned is Odell Bennett, chairman of the Brunswick coun ty AAA. Jesse Knox is said to hold the inside track for the nomination for house of representatives. The name of Ronney Cheers, Jr., has also been brought up. of Ronney Cheers, Jr., has also been brought up. The nominee for State Senator may be either Henry Maultsby, Bolivia farmer, or Herbert Pot tor, of Winnabow. Three men have been discussed as possible candidates for Judge of Recorder's court One is D. R. Johnson, who lost by a nar row margin to Judge John B. Ward four years ago. Another is W. A. Kopp, son-in-law of Mr. Johnson and Bolivia businessman. McKinley Hewett, Shallotte busi nessman, is a third possibility. Five names have been heard as possible candidates for the Re publican nomination for county commissioner. One is A. P. Russ, present member of the board. As (Continued on Page 4) New Buildings Now Going Up Cottages Being Constructed For Guests At Anchor Hotel At Shallotte Point; Apartment Building Be gun John W. Garner, owner of the Anchor Hotel at Shallotte Point, has started construction work on three cottages 20 by 20 feet, to contain four rooms and a wing 1 for a kitchen to each. The build ings are on the lot immediately adjoining the Anchor Hotel. Adjoining the new cottages Mr. Garner has also started work on a building 20 by 72 feet, to con tain three sizable apartment#. These apartments, as well as the cottages, are supposed to be ready for occupancy within six weeks. U. S. Marshall Stevens, of Southern Pines, is starting work Continued on page two New Ice Plant For Shallotte Foundation Already Laid For Ice Plant; Report I* That Cold Storage Unit May Be Included The foundations are already laid and work of erecting a new ; ice plant at Shallotte is proceed ing rapidly. ! The plant is owned by Chad bourn interests and it is under stood that they also plan to have a cold storage plant in connection with it. Part of the ice plant equipment has already been brought in and it is said that manufacturing ice will begin by the end of this month. In addition to the ice plant now being built, it is understood that Whiteville interests wHI shortly begin construction of a modern dry cleaning plant at Shallotte. Plans for this estalh lishment were made some tinM ago. but difficulty in obtaining building materials has been holfr ing up the project.