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Tb? Pilot Covers Bruns"ick County Most of The News All The Time "C A Good Newspaper In A Good Community '0L.NO. SIXTEEN NO. 5 8"PAGES TQDAY Southport, N. C., Wednesday, May 8th, 1946 51.50 PER YEA* PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNE5DA1 Interest Shown [jy Officials In UNO Invitation or Cherry, Senator f?ev And Congressman ?, S?d tiB2 Interest In Offer Of I SlI13 , c.. [ Local Site ^nRk?v SKEPTICAL |. Of Senator Bailey Prevented Definite Answer From Office; Has I3"v* - Sherill Favors Project j ;veek W. B. Keziah wrote ] awr j. \V. Bailey asking that J . He.i : island be offered as a ' [T for the permanent home of I o Nations, and while the ( ... is frankly skeptical [ ? results of this sugges , s .cry much pleased with v .e of correspondence that U r.ureu in on him since he ri the suggestion. Frank O. ^rr.Il. owner of the island. -? r.ak. ?; several helpful . : offering to do any [v_ ? .: Senator Clyde Hoey g' a very pleasing letter. ? g merest and a desire - ; Cor.j-ressman J. Bayard f k ::ke-.v:se wrote. Senator' C;r who was asked to take the : ? ':r. an effort to call the place ti attention of the proper! vs. is still ill. His office :e that the matter would be as soon as possible. A:. :::< interesting letters ? : - from a very prom sr Xt-1.' V.rk industralist, who; s:ve financial in- ! ss in the south. He describ- j suggestion that the UNO BaM Head island as a very s.-: w arrj progressive idea, ti: ;. :y wrote at length and ' a s most informative gardir.g the UNO. If permis or. car. be secured from him tie :e".e: will be published in |ue course. P-rix- further developments the matter and as the North ?fea Department of Conserva : ar.i Development is to meet m on May it, Mr. Keziah plans aH Lie attention of this or ris:;-- to the island and ask p i-i t Ik board in developing Iritf Newt Flashei |?'U HOLIDAY fe'.s of the Brunswick coun ' Seals in Southport will be Friday . May 10, in observ r- of Confederate Memorial f" The Waccamaw Bank and F-; Co. will also remain closed i pttUL OFFERING 1 churches in the Brunswick f-"-; Association are being ask make a special Mother's p? .'teriRg for the benefit of fcptist Hospital. This appeal lie by Rev. S. I. Mintz, ^mtor of the Brunswick Bap Association. tUUARY MEETS 'rabers of the Dosher Me or;4- Hospital Auxiliary will " ? Thursday evening at S at the home of the presi ?? Mrs. H. B. Smith. All mem 5 d,e urSwl to attend, as there ? -"portant mutters to be dis ssej. K'KS (.'LOSE Registration books at all pre *ts close Saturday of this *k- The attention of all who &r': to vote, and who arc not Peered in the precinct in which !5' live, is called to the fact ?'? they must register this week, fcrwise they will not be able vote. '?flaVES PROMOTION Natives here have been ad c'' that Jimmie Weathers, son M: and Mrs. J. W. Weathers, Goidsboro. has recently been "? ?ted to the rank of Captain. 15 aid to General Roscoe "ifuff. and is stationed at "to. Japan. His wife and ; - son expect to fly there to 11 him soon. *1V\L SERVICES r'! - will be a series of re ^-viccs at Dixon's Chapel ^I'ust church next week, be -r. on Monday evening at 8 '''r' and running through Fri evening, The guest preacher Rev R. L. Hethcox, of " /;;l Grove, who will assist Pa* tor. R,:v. c. H. Lewis. The ?? is cordially invited to at r1 these services. WRECKED SOLAR EXPLOSION? A view of the half sunk U. S. destroy er escort "Solar" after she had blown up at the pier while unloading ammunition. Force of the explosion rip ped the bow up. Seven were killed and 150 injured. Annual Flower Show Will Be Held Here On Friday Will Be Sponsored By Mem bers Of The Southport Woman's Club And Is Open To All Who Wish To Make Entries MRS. ST. GEORGE GENERAL CHAIRMAN Entries Will Be Received During Morning Period With Exhibition Open To Public At Three O'Clock The annual Flower Show spon sored by the Southport Woman's Club will be held Friday in the Community Club, according to Mrs. Harotd St. ueurge, general chairman of the show. The show will be open to the public from 3 o'clock in the after noon until 6 o'clock. There will be a tea at 4 o'clock and all visitors of tire show are invited to attend. There will be no, charge for the show, but those who wish to contribute will be al lowed to do so. Entries will be accepted be tween the hours of 10 o'clock and 12 o'clock in the Inorning. Judg ing will take place while the building is closed. It is urged by the chairman that no one come to the building before three o'clock as the doors will not open until then. There will be two sweepstakes prizes in addition to the large number of prizes usually given. Entries are not confined to club members, and anyone may enter j any of the divisions. The following committees have j been appointed by Mrs. St. George for the show: Registration: Mrs. W. L. Sty ron, chairman: Mrs. R. C. St. George, Mrs. E. J. Prevatte and Mrs. Landis Brown. Prizes: Mrs. H. W. Hood, chair man, Mrs. Helen Bragaw, Mrs. E. B. Brunson, and Mrs. H. B. Smith. Reception: Miss Margaret Park ( Continued on page Two) Farmers Plant Full Allotment County Agent Says That Acreage Alloted This County Will Be Over Planted By Growers This Year . Brunswick county tobacco growers are planting the full 5, 1 520 acres of tobacco that is al j letted to Brunswick county, said (County Agent J. E. Dodson when in town Monday. Not only that, after filling their allotment they J will plant a considerable added acreage. On this added acreage they will have to pay ten cents per pound penalty for the weed they sell. Work of measuring the acreage is now underway and will have to be completed before selling | ' 'me starts and marketing earns I are issued, Undf>>- the present set- j i up nil growers who p.ant a bigger : acreage than their allotment calls! for will have to pay the( cent per pound penalty on the ex- 1 cess acreage at marketing time. | Also, it appears that some; farmers without any tobacco al- . lotment arc taking their chances < on planting this year, expecting, j to lose the ten cents per pound 'from the price on all that they j sell. J The crop is about all in the | fields. The crop is getting its start under most favorable grow ing conditions, in addition to be- j ing planted a week or ten days j I earlier than usual. Hospital Visitors Welcome Sunday Sunday Is National Hospital Day, and residents of this coun ty are invited to visit Dosher Memorial Hospital and become acquainted with the services of fered by this institution. It ha.* been pointed out that Hospital Day is an occasion that gives friends an opportuni- J ty to make a donation of same useful article for the hospital. There is no trouble at all in deciding what is needed, for there are many scarce items on | the dist. Principally these in clude: Sheets, pillow slips, bed spreads, towels, wash cloths, j water glasses and table covers, j Leland Winner Over Southport i Jim Bullock Pitched Tight Three-Hit Bail Game On Sunday To Hand Locals First Defeat In Four Games Southport's three-game winning streak came to a halt Sunday when Leland took a 4 to I de cision on their home diamond be hind the three-hit hurling of Jim Bullock. Billy Hardison started on the mound for Southport, later to be replaced by Herman Vick, and although the Wilmington high school pair allowed only 6 hits, these were coupled with some ragged support to account for four runs. One Leland marker came when Brew blasted out a long homer. Other leaders in the Leland at I GAME RESULTS Whitevillc I ? Wallace 2 Hampstead 1- ? Tabor City 9 Lelaml -I ? Southport I Mason vs. liladenboro ? rained out NEXT GAMES Whiteville at Wallace Tabor City at Hampstead Iceland at Southport liladen at Ma.sonboro STANDING OF TEAMS Pet iooo .857 .571 .500 .428 .4 28 .142 .142 tack were Bullock, Clark and Price. These two Brunswick county C Continued on page six) Southport Boy Gets License Joe Y. Christian Graduated Last Week F rom U. S. Merchant Marine Acad emy And Is Now Third Mate Cadet-Midshipman Joel Christ ian of Southport, was graduated from the United States Merchant Marine Acadcmy at Kings Point, N. Y., on Friday. May 3. Ensign Christian received his licensc as third mate and receiv ed an ensign's commission in the United States Maritime Service and the United States Naval Re serve (Inactive). The United States Merchant Marine Academy is the newest of the federal government service schools. As West Point and An napolis serve to provide officers for the Army and Navy, Kings Point trains officers for our mer Continued on page twv w I. Bladenfooro - * Whtteville 6 } Wallace ? '} ? Alasonboro ? .. - ^ ?j Southport ?> 4 Lei and ? ? 3 4 Tabor City J J Jlampstead - 1 * City Election For Shallotte Causes Upsets Four New Members Of The Board Of Aldermen Nam ed By Voters In Election Held Monday By Shal lotts Citizens MAYOR GALLOWAY HAD NO OPPONENT Question Of Whether Offi cials Will Be In Office For One Year Or Two Left Undecided By Balloting Marked by only a light vote and the election of an almost all new board of aldermen, the Shal lotte' tcwn election passed . off quietly Monday. Only about half of the registered voters went to the polls. Mayor Leon Galloway was un opposed for re-election, and there was no opposition for Mrs. Odell Williamson for town treasurer. Of the old board of aldermen, Bruce Hawes was the only man to be reelected. Delmas Hewett, an other member of the old board, was not a candidate for reelec tion. The new members elected were D. Carl Andrews, Robert White, Hubert Holmes and W. T. White. The town charter pro vides for a five man board. Defeated for reelection were Guy C. McKeithan, Roney Cheers, Jr., and J. A. Russ. The new officials were sworn in and began administration of the Shallotte town affairs Tues day a>t noon when Squire Eugene Gray administered the oath to the Mayor and all five Aldermen. There was a tie vote on an amendment providing for city of ficials to hold office for two ! years. No decision has been leached as to the disposition of this matter. Change Hour Of Recorders Court ? Several Cases Disposed Of Here Monday Before Judge John B- Ward In Regular Weekly Session The hour for the beginning of Recorders court each Monday hasj been moved back from 10:30, o'clock to 10:00 o'clock. At this week's session Judge John B. Ward and Solicitor J. W. Ruark disposed of the following cases: William Tomlin, operating motor vehicle on left side of high way, judgment suspended on pay ment of a fine of S5.00 and costs. R. E. Sellers, Sr., allowing a minor to operate a tractor with lugs on shoulders of highway, not guilty. W. J. Fuller, no operators li cense, capias and continued. Sylvester Garrett, drunk on highway, judgment suspended on payment of costs. Abraham Ravenel and John Bess, assault, judgment suspend ed on payment of a fine of $10.00 (Continued on Page 2) MEMBER K. Clyde Council, of Lake Wac camaw, president of the Wacca maw Bank and Trust Co., is a member of the Board of Conser vation and Development and will be here Tuesday when that body meets in Southport. State Board To Hold Meeting Board Of Conservation And Development Will Meet Tuesday Afternoon In Southport; Will Visit Places In County Scheduled to arrive at South port at about 2 o'clock next Tues day afternoon, the North Caro lina Board of Conservation and Development will hold a meeting here, afterwards visiting Fort Caswell, Long Beach and possibly Bald Head island. About 30 peo ple, including all directors of the board, will be in the party. The purpose of the meeting has not been stated, but it Is under stood the directors wish to look into local matters ani acquire more first-hand knowledge of the lower North Carolina coast. So far no set outline of the pro gram they plan to follow has been received here. Likewise there has been no information as to the length of the stay of the officials. From information obtained sev eral days ago from K. Clyde Council, one of the directors, it is understood they will be here only for the one afternoon. Commissioners To Meet Thursday 3. A. Bridget', district highway commissioner, has sent a notice to Register of Deeds Amos J. Walton that the regular monthly meeting for the purpose of re viewing highway petitions will be held tomorrow (Thursday) in Fayetteville. Delegations interested in road I matters will be heard at that| time, and any petitions which are j to be presented may be placed be fore tiie commissioner 'at that time. Our ROVING Reporter W. B. EEZIAH Most of The Pilots readers know that we make a regular Saturday trip to Shallotte. This regular one day each week to our neighboring town is in recogni tion of two things. First is the fact that Shallotte is a mighty good trading center. With an extra good farming county background its business houses draw trade from miles around. These business houses are fast recognizing the fact that printers ink is a valuable in gredient to mix with their busi ness. They advertise liberally in the county paper and thereby draw to themselves and their fel low business men more and more trade. At the same time, in ad dition to the increasing trade, they are stamping in the minds of hundreds of readers of the paper at distant points the fact that their town is wide-awake and progressive. We go to Shallotte regularly because it is a good jjlace to get news that will make the paper more interesting; because it is also a good place to get the advertising and .subscription pat ronage that is needed, to make the paper more worthwhile to the people of Brunswick. Shal lottc is now about the center of the Brunswick county part of the circulation of The State Port Pilot. Another reason why we like to make our regular weekly trip to Shallotte is that we always find a lot of friendly, interesting peo ple there. These folks are not only the residents of Shallotte, they include men and women from all over lower Brunswick county. For these folks we feel a real friendship and interest in their progress. We like to go and see them. We lost our best fishing com panion and saw the departure of a real friend to other parts last week when Post Master L. T. Yaskcll left Southport. We havo fished with him and have ribbed him for almost everything under the sun for many years. All we can say about his leaving is to repeat what he said when he came around to say good bye ? "All I can say is that you have been a good pal." \ This week we had a letter from J (Oontinued on page six) Williamson Motor Company Is Now Open For Business Odell Williamson, Young Shallotte Business Man, Is Proprietor Of Latest Addition To Business Life Of Shallotte YOUNG WILLIAMSON RETURNED VETERAN Upon Discharge From Army Returned To Home County To Go Into Private Business; Dodge And Ply mouth Dealer Odell Williamson is making formal announcement this week of the opening of his automobile sales and service garage at Shal lotte. He will be dealer for Dodge and Plymouth automobiles and the name of his business will be Williamson Motor Co. Williamson is a native of Brunswick county and is a grad uate of Waccamaw high school. I Upon completion of his school J work there he entered business at Thomasboro and later pur- : chased a mercantile business at | Hickman's Crossroads and moved there. He continued at that ( location until he volunteered for active duty in the Army in April, 1942. His record while in service was outstanding. Upon the basis of three sessions of C. M. T. C. training, followed by a special course in the Army, the young Brunswick county man earned a commission as 2nd Lieutenant in (Continued on Page Six) Home Demonstration Club Week Is Being Observed Red Cross Ready To Help Veterans The office of the American Red Cross in Southport is ready <o assist veterans with any problems which may arise in connection with their return to civilian life, according to a statement this week by the ex ecutive secretary, Mrs. Grace P. Rourk. Such things as pension claims, insurance problems, etc., should be talked over with a trained worker, who is in position to give expert advice on these matters. The office In Southport is open from 9 o'clock ' in the morning until 2 o'clock in the afternoon daily. Southport Lady Dies Suddenly Mrs. W. D. Davis Died Of Heart Attack Monday Evening At Her Home In Southport Mrs. VV. D. Davis died suddenly j Monday evening at her home in Southpj-rt as a result of a sudden heart attack. She had been ill for some time prior to her death, | but had remained active. News! of her fatal attack camc as a 1 shock to the people of Southport. j Surviving are: her husband; one' daughter, Mrs. Joe Young, Jr., Pearson, Ga.; one son, D. B. Davis, Plymouth, Mich.; three sisters, Mrs. E. H. Cranmer, Southport; Mrs. Ernest Richards, Shreveport, La.; and Mrs. H. S. Willis, Northville, Mich.; and two brothers, Harper Pierce, Millville, N. J.; and Jimmy Pierce, Cam den, N. J. Funeral services will be con ducted at St. Phillips Episcopal church at 11 o'clock Thursday morning, with Rev. E. VV. Halleck in charge. Burial will take in the (Continued on page 7) More Men From County In Army Several White Men And i Two Colored Youths En-1 list In The Regular Army j Through Wilmington Re cruiting Office A record number of 24 men | were accepted for the Regular j Army during the past five days, it was announced today by Lt. N. G. Cottle, commanding officer of the Wilmington Army Recruit ing Station. Most of the men I were veterans who realized after) a short period of civilian life, that j a job in the Army was hard toj beat. Lt. Cottle said the aspects of volunteering, which appealed j most to the veterans were: The continuance of high pay scales j and the probability of an in crease, family allotments, retain j their lank, if they rc-cnlist with-' in 90 days, and get as much as a ' (Continued on page 7) No Other Organization In North Carolina Has Such A Far-Reaching; Influen ce Upon The Lives Of Farm Women TOTAL OF TEN CLUBS IN COUNTY Home Agent Is Ready To Carry Work Into Other immunities Provided " iown In BY ALENE McLAMB Brunswick County Home Agent This is "National Home Dem onstration Club Week" and we want the county as well as the state to know something about the organization and work. The objective in Home Demonstration work is to raise the standard of' living in the home and in the community. There are 100 white home dem onstration agents and 41 Negro home agents in the state. There are 54 white assistant home agents and 2 Negro assistant home agents. Home demonstra tion clubs number 2,175; women enrolled number 55,185. Women neighborhood leaders total 15,162; women serving as voluntary local leaders total 25,351. The number j of farm homes in which changes] in practices have definitely re sulted from the home demonstra tion program is 150,509. The number of other homes in which changes in practices have definite ly resulted from the home demon stration program is 59,380. The number of farm families influen ced by some phase of the Ex tension program is 290,208. Everyone can help in getting (Continued from page two) Berry Prices To Attract Growers County Agent Cautions ! Against Too Much Enthu siasm For Strawberries As Dependable Money Crop The fine strawberry crop and still finer prices have greatly pleased the berry growers around Longwood, Supply and at other points in tie county, says County Agent Dodson. Mr. Dodson sees indications of heavy planting in the berries for another year. As to the wisdom of filling all the basket with ber ries, he is just a little bit doubt ful. This year's excitement over berries, if it results in heavy planting, may cause glutted mar- 1 kets and low prices another spring. At least that is one way of looking at it. The county agent seems to think it is all right to plant some berries. The idea that he is struggling against is that the farmers may go in for this crop to heavily, both here and in other, sections. "It is a good plan," said Mr. ! Dodson, "to plant some berries. "At the same time it is not going I against wisdom to stand by the ! more tried and proven money j and food crops. TTiese should not be neglected in a rush for a new! gold mine." Shallotte Has Made Progress In Recent Years Is Trading Center For Ter ritory That Includes Most Prosperous Farming Area Of Brunswick County NEW BUILDINGS BEING CONSTRUCTED Brunswick Electric Mem bership Corporation Is Credited With Much Of The Progress In County It is a pretty far cry back to 1913, so far as Shallotte, indus trious Brunswick county town in a thriving farming community, is concerned. Both the town and the farming community have made wonderful progress. Going back that far, one finds Shallotte on a poorly kept dirt road that led everywhere in gen, eral and nowhere in particular. There were some five stores, and wonderful to relate at the time, a bank. The place also boasted a small telephone exchange. In that one respect the town has made no progress. It has fewer telephones now than it had then. But this is not due to the lack of desire or need. In addition to the stores, whicn were housed in small frame build ings Shallotte boasted two brick buildings. One of these was own ed by W L. Swain and was the home of the Shallotte Trading Company, a business now owned by Hobson Kirby and still carried on under the same name with its trade enlarged ten times over. The other brick building formed the home of the Bank of Shal lotte. It is now owned by R. D. White and is the home of the Shallotte Drug Company, of which Edward Redwine is manager. Probably the biggest business at Shallotte in 1913 was carried _ on at the boat landing, where the Reynolds & Reynolds blacksmith shop is now. At that time and for about all time previously the only method of shipping was by water up and down the Shallotte river and along the coast. Regu lar freight boat lines ran from Shallotte down the river to the ocean and up the Cape Fear to Southport and Wilmington. Much of the Southport shipping is said to have been carried by boat lines running between Shal lotte and Wilmington. The beau tifully located Shallotte Point probably got its name by being at the mouth of the Shallotte River, the point at which boats turned from the ocean to go up to Shallotte. Boating on the Shallotte River, so far as applies to freighting, has long since ceased, but the but theriver is still extensively used by commcrcial and sport fishing boats of light draft. Many t pleasure boats also use it, espe cially down around the Point. The Farming An Av>ct The fine farming lands around Shallotte have always been the greatest asset to Shallotte. The place is looked upon, and rightly, as a fine trading center for a wide circle of prosperous farming country. The Shallotte business people realize this fact and have always endeavored to give the farmers service. It is safe to say that the fine farming background will always be a great asset to Shallotte. The fishing, shrimping, oyster ing and clam gathering down the Shallotte River, around Shallotte Point Gause Landing, Seaside and other points, have always been a fine asset to the progress of Shallotte. The standing of the above named places as an asset (Continued on Page Six) Shallotte Dance Is Big Success Gala Event StagecT There Wednesday Night In Ef fort To Raise Money For Construction Of Legion Hut The big American Legion dance, sponsored at Shallotte Wednesday night by the Shallotte Post Am erican Legion and friends who are interested in aiding to raise funds for the construction of a legion hut, was a fine success. A large crowd was in attend ance and the best of order pre vailed. The use of the large new Williamson Motor Company build ing was donated for the occasion and both the round and square dancing was greatly enjoyed on the big floor. Home talent in the Shallotte' Deep Sea Boys Band furnished excellent siring music for the dancing. This- band is composed of Allen Stanley, Edward Oog and Ronnie and Audie Phelp*