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N0. SIXTEEN NO. 8
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Southport, N. G., Wednesday, May 29th, 1946
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Jrand Jury Is ;
Still Pushing ;
Bridge Notice
libers Of That Body In
fcnort To Judge Parker
r,<t Week Called Atten
?? To Fact That Noth
jng Done At Jackies
C?ek _
rrOMMEM^
1 DANGER SIGNS
fport Indicates General
itisfaction With Condi
tion Of County Institu
tions And Offices
I. port submitted to
Bjl/p Hunt Parker at the !
? . f their deliberations
I week Members of the)
? . k county grand jury re
? hat large signs be
? her side of Jackies
Civ calling attention to the
Ker of that crossing until cor
Eior. can be made.
?7 ing is the text of the
1 by this body:
? : juhy met as a
By exception of two members
Kv v excused i and beg to sub- 1
I' following report for ap-|
B Tbe Grand Jury also
B. this occasion to
B- .. feeling of apprecia
te for help rendered it by the
K solicitor. Clifton L. Moore.
? - i : Jury met and con
s' time, Routine busi
B -p.sed of in the fol
B . manner. According to evi
? ted the Grand Jury'
B. eleven true bills.'
B? ?ere found to be not true
B: three were returned for fur
Be: itwn.
? tie Grand Jury also conduct
Hi ar. investigation of the Regis
B - : i Clerk of Court's
Br lis investigation they
B on guardians and magis
Bates. They found everything in
? below are the
Barr.is ::r.>;istrates filing: H. I
? V. : M. B. Chinnis, El- j
Bott Tripp, G. F. Ganey, Coy!
B- A H. Ganey. E. hJ
B A l Smith.
H le Crand Jury has had no
B I to whether or not its)
Bwtmendations as to needed
B at the county
B ' carried out. but
BeGrar.i Jury feels that an in
BMgation ;.s not necessary at
B ? because all the schools
B? ",le ;,erge of closing for
B
I The Grand Jury is happy to
B its reference to water
B county home has
B?^' the attention of the pro
Be authorities, but wishes to re
B steps be taken to
B proper disposal of
B**4?" The Grand Jury finds
B ? " rong in the case of in
B'" ?d management of the
I i Jury also reports
B jail is in fair condition
V* the recommended re
? Jr the tax office and court
s' are being attended to.
B, Gran,i Jury on finding
B "ling has been done to
^P'wte th>> hazards involved in
? hrough Jackies' Creek
Bd?. '"1's was recommended
^T?jy term i , recommended that
? 3lSns of such proportions
I ? seen easily and clearly,
B r?ted by and at a reason
| Continued on page two
UriefNewt
Flashtt
Mjdav tomorrow
A,: offices in the Brunswick
Ny courthouse will remain
"*'1 tomorrow (Thursday) in
Nvance of Memorial Day. The
F'l.port branch of the Wacca
r & Trust Co., will also
ra'ri closed.
?'?ON meeting
Where will be an important
? - the Brunswick County
I : American Legion, at
V Community Building Thurs- j
? \ o'clock. Officers)
I serve during the coming year .
V ^ elected at that time.
HNs TO SERVICE
I Russ. young Bo
?ja ar.ij Carolina Beach man who
? from the Navy in
? has re-enlisted for six
I 1 has His old rating of
B .'"c- He is now at San Diego,
B nia, for three weeks train
? pRt\(H SUNDAY
I Herbert Baker, who is
? S lUthport as pastor of
B Baptist church here, will fill
B Wpit Sunday at both the
? and evening services.
Ks of this community are
to attend and extend to
a A t Iconic.
Murder Case Will Come Up
For Trial About June 11th
-
Removal Of Trial Of Leon|
(Schooper) Gause From,
Brunswick To New Han
over Will Cause Delay Of
About Three Weeks
COURT ADJOURNED
LAST WEDNESDAY
Numerous Other Cases Dis
posed Of Before Judge
R. Hunt Parker During
First Three Days
Before he left for his home I
at Burgaw at the conclusion of'
last week's term of Superior
court. Solicitor Clifton Moore
stated that he would call the
case of State vs. Leon (Schooper)
Gause during the second week of !
tiu New Hanover June term of |
court.
This second week begins on i
June 10 and the Gause case will
probably be called on the 11th, '
according to the solicitor.
Mr. Moore was not in favor of i
moving the case from Brunswick]
to New Hanover county for trial,
feeling that such action was un- 1
necessary and that the interests
of justice demanded a speedy
trial. The transfer, however, de
jlays action for a matter of only
j about three weeks.
[ Gause is charged with the mur
j der of H. Jim Williamson, Shal
lotte farmer. Williamson was
j slain from a shotgun blast fired
| from outside his home through a
i window on the night of February
23. At the time he was engaged
in shelling peanuts, and Mrs. Wil
liamson. who was seated a few
feet away, was slightly injured
by flying glass.
The following cases were dis
posed of before the court:
John Kelly and R. O. Lewis,
not guilty of robbery.
David Lanier and Marie Latta,
not a true bill.
Clarence Chahoc, assault, not a
true bill.
Burris Bozeman, house break
ing and larceny, defendant now
being in the state prison at New
ton, detainer to be sent there for
I him. Bond set at $750.00.
Floyd Hutchins, non-support,
| was found guilty and heard his
j road sentence suspended upon
i agreement that he pay the sum
(Continued on page 2)
Employment Man
To Be At Supply
Harold M. Hinkle, manager I
of the U. S. Employment Ser
vice Office in Wilmington, this
week announced that an at
tempt to provide better service j
for the people of Brunswick
county it is necessary to make
a change In the itinerant ser
vice points.
Instead of sending represen
tatives to Shall otte on the 2mi
and 4th Thursday as has been
done in the past, representa
tives \\ill nw be sent to Sup- j
ply on the 2nd and 4th Thurs
day of each month. They will
be located in tbb agriculture
building between the hoitrs of
1 p. m. and 4 p. m. ..All In
terested job seekers and em
ployers are urged to contact
them there at the above stated
time.
Sfaallotte Lady
Dies Thursday
Mrs. Minnie O. Blanton,
Member Of Prominent
Brunswick County Fami
ly, Buried Friday After
noon
f
| Mrs. Minnie O. Blanton, mem
j ber of a prominent Brunswick
[ county family, died Wednesday at
j her home at Shallotte following
| a long period of illness.
Funeral services were conduct
' ed Friday afternoon with Rev.
| Don Harrison in Charge, assist
I ed by Rev. H. B. Bennett and
I Rev. T. F. Johnson. Interment
! was in Chapel Hill cemetery.
Mrs. Blanton -is survived by her
| husband, P. M. Blanton; three
j daughters, Mrs. Rhoda Bellamy,
j Little River, S. C.; Mrs. Bernice
Rou, Oscala, Fla., and Miss Del
ma Blanton of the home. She is
also survived by four sons, Odell,
of Supply; Millard, Rupert and
Billy, all of Shallotte.
Her mother, Mrs. Julia Long,
Shallotte, and two sisters, Mrs.
(Continued from page two)
BELOVED COUPLE
ANNIVERSARY.? Mr. and Mrs. R. Will Davis,
heads of one of Southport's most prominent families, ob
served the sixtieth anniversary of their wedding Sunday
with every one of their five children present.
Proposes That
Navy Continue
Use Of Caswell
In Dispatch From Washing
ton Last Week Congress
man J. Bayard Clark De
clared He Would Propose
Continued Use
IN CONNECTION
WITH CAMP DAVIS
?
Believed That Coast Guard
Is Interested In Acquiring
Only Few Of Existing
Facilities At Section
Base
According to a report from
Washington last week Congress
man J. Bayard Clark has start
ed b mvement to have Fort
C?3\vell operated in connection
with Camp Davis. >
The dispatch said:
"The Navy used Fort Caswell
during the recent war and has
retained its hold on the area.
"The location at the mouth of
the Cape Fear river is consider
ed the best in Southeastern North
Carolina for the proposed base
from a geographical standpoint.
In addition to being under Naval
control at the present time, it
has plenty of deep water and, in
nautical miles, is nearer the
scene of the Navy's proposed op
erations than any other favor
able site."
Apart from the above effort,
as was indicated in a recent news
story in this paper, the Norfolk
Headquarters of the Coast Guard
is seeking to obtain a part of
the base at Fort Caswell from
the Navy. ' Officers were here
from Norfolk last week with
maps showing what the Coast
Guard desires of the existing
facilities.
They want the docks in the
basin and also the big dock on
the river, together with some
half-dozen buildings of various
types in the immediate vicinity
of the docks.
It had apparently been heard
by the C-iJt Suaid that the
State of North Carolina is also
interested in the property. The
matter of the moment was to
find out what State agency could
be contacted, with a possible
view of learning if a transfer
by the Navy to the Coast Guard
would result in the use of the
whole property. The Coast Guard
said they would contact the North
Carolina Department of Conserva
tion and Development and find
out what the State will be able
to use.
Clerks Cruise
Causes Concern
Here Last Week
Coast Guard boats went to
sea last Wednesday looking for
three Clerks of Superior court,
and a Coast Guard plane from
Elizabeth City also came down
and scouted around for the
missing boat and its passengers.
The way it all came about
was that a party set out for
some deep sea fishing that
morning on the cabin cruiser
belonging to Steve Worth, of
Fayetteville. Various other
boats were also going out,
among them the craft of Capt.
H. T. Bowmer, with a fishing
party aboard.
Arrangements were for the
cabin cruiser to follow the
Bowmer boat to the fishing
grounds in order to find a good
location. Just (jutside the cruis
er dropped behind and finally
out of sight as a result of en
gine trouble. Captain Bowmer
went on outside and fished
awhile, meanwhile wondering
what had become of the other
party. It was very rough, his
passengers had all developed
seasickness and he brought
them in, feeling anxious about
Continued on page tw
Ash Resident
Dies Suddenly
Isaiah Hill Died Of Sudden
Heart Attack; Funeral
Services Held In Smith
Cemetery At Grave-Side
Tsiah Hill, life-long resident of
Brunswick county, died at the
home of his mother, at Ash, Sun
day, May 19th. Death apparent
ly was due to a heart attack and
came suddenly. He was 62 years
old.
1 Mr. Hill was a member of
fNew Britiarr Baptist church. He
had been married, but his wife
had died about 22 years ago,
and he remained single since.
Surviving are his mother, Mrs.
Sarah Baines, one brother, Car
| son Hill, a half-brother, George
'W. Baines, of Ash; and two sis
! ters, Francis Williamson of Little
River, S. C. and Viola Marris, of
j Roseboro.
| Funeral services were conducted
I at the grave side in the Smith
j cemetery at Ash by the Rev.
Vance Simmons.
Our
ROVING
Reporter
W. B. KEZIAH
Good rains throughout the
J county over the week end found
Brunswick county crops, with few
| exceptions, in the best possible
, condition to benefit. Fields were
yearly all well worked and free
ifrom grass. The last of May is
' finding Brunswick county crops
| in especially fine shape. The
I corn crop appears unusually good
| in both acreage and growth.
The State Geogelist Is planning I
to make an investigation of the
brick clay deposits on the River!
Road between Southport and ;
Orton. At some points this clay
lies a few feet beneath the sur
face of the ground. On Walden's
Creek much of it is exposed. The
Fort Caswell brick were made
there years ago, the use of the
yard being discontinued owing to
(continued on page two)
Second Primary Race May
Be Called Before Several
Democratic Races Settled
Coast Guard Station At Oak
Island In Care-Taker Status
Governor Seeks
Caswell For Park
Governor R. Gregg Cherry
wired Washington officially
."Monday and recommended and
requested that Fort Caswell be
turned over to the State of
North Carolina.
Director K. Brace Etherklge
of the North Carolina Depart
ment of Conservation and de
velopment wrote W. B. Keziah
yesterday advising him of the
Governor's action. In his letter
>Ir. Etherldge said: "Be as
sured that the Department is
squarely behind the acquistion
of Fort Caswell for a recrea
tional area."
The situation as it now stands
is that the Navy owns Fort
Caswell. The Coast Guard
wants to use a very small part
of the facilities. The Navy ap
parently does not want to give
up Fort Caswell unless its
facilities are made full use of.
The State wants the place and
will make full use of all exist
ing facilities and create addi- i
tional ones if It can obtain the ;
property.
Couple Observes
60th Anniversary
Mr. And Mrs. R. Will Davis
Observed Sixtieth Wed
ding Anniversary Here j
Sunday
The oldest married couple in '
Southport, if not in Brunswick !
county, Mr. and Mrs. R. Will
Davis celebrated their 60th wed- !
ding anniversary Sunday with a.
big dinner at which all of their |
children were present.
Born in Southport and having
spent his entire life here, Mr.
Davis is now 85-years old. Mrs.
Davis is 80.
An interesting fact in connec
tion with this couple is that of
Continued on page four
Local Lifeboat Station Will
Be Manned By Only Two
Man Crew And Rescue
Work Will Be Discon
tinued
BELIEVED TO BE
ONLY TEMPORARY
Oak Island Has Long Been
Considered Strategic Sta
tion; Others Along
Coast Also Cur
tailed
Word was received here yestcr-J
day that Oak Island Coast Guard
station will immediately go into j
care-taker status with only two
? vJ
men remaining at this post. |
This information was furnish-!
ed by Chief Charles F. Brown,
commanding officer of the Coast
Guard group in this immediate
area. He will be one of the men
to remain at Oak Island. The '
other will be Chief Walter Lewis.
It is understood that this is
in line with current policy withj
regard to Operation of Coast |
Guard lifeboat stations along the
Atlantic ccast, and that there is
not a single active station re- j
maining in North Carolina.
Reasons for this action were
declared to be based upon a
shortage of personnel. With large i
numbers of Coast Guardsmen be- 1
ing discharged from service, of
ficials are finding it necessary to
call men from lifeboat stations
and send them to other duty.
It is reported that this action
probably is of a temporary na
ture, and it is believed that the
local station will be restored to
its operational status as quickly
as possible.
Oak Island has long been re
garded as a strategic station.
Lately it has been operated with
a very limited staff, but during
the war its complement often ran
as high as fifty or sixty men. It
is estimated that it requires a
crew of about ten men to handle
the affairs of the station in good
order.
The shift to care-taker status
means that all rescue work will
be at a standstill, as orders are
for one man to remain at the
station at all times.
Williamson For House, Bell
For Coroner, Lewis For
Commissioner, Only Dem
ocrat* Receiving Major
ity Saturday
CLARK GIVEN BIG
LEAD OVER BRITT
Knox Receives Nomination
For Republican Sheriff
With Russ, Sellers And
King High Men For
Commissioner
Upon the basis of primary
election returns that were an
nounced here yesterday, a se
cond primary on June 22 be
comes a strong possibility.
The only Democratic candidates
to receive a clear majority were
Odell Williamson, who defeated
Edward H. Redwine for the nom
ination for house of representa
tives by a vote of 1043 to 979;
Romey Lewis, who led the com
missioner's race with 1123 votes;
and \V. E. Bell, who defeated
John G. Caison 910 to 883 for
nomination as coroner.
John G. White led a four-man
field for the nomination for
sheriff on the Democratic ticket.
He had 873 votes, followed by
Dillon L. Ganey with 842, O. W.
Perry with 501 and Frankie Wil
liams with 29.
W. J. McLamb was high man
in a four-man race for Demo
cratic nomination for Judge of
Recorder's court with 905 votes.
Jesse A. Purvis was next with
605; A. H. (Lonnie) Gainey poll
ed 350 votes and J. Worth Stan
ley 304.
Lewis was the only candidate
for county commissioner who
managed to get a clear majority.
Second high man was S. I. Mln
tz with 826 votes; followed by
X- C Tripp,. 70&.M. B. f
637; J. K Sowell, 519; W. S.
Wells, 477; Wrent Mintz, 413;
Otho Bellamy, 409; Peter Robin
son, 319; Boyd Robinson, 272.
Henry WiU'.ams led the race,
for member of the board of edu
cation, receiving 913 votes to
672 for J. L. Stone and 391 for
L. H. Reynolds.
Congressman J. Bayard Clark
was given a comfortable majority
over W. S. (Billy) Britt for the
Democratic nomination from the
7th Congressional district. Bruns
wick county helped compile this
lead by giving Clark 1306 votes
to 890 for his opponent.
Chief interest among Republi
can candidates centered in the
race for nomination for sheriff.
Results of this contest gave C.
W. Knox 359 votes to 305 for
H. L. (Sinker) Willetts.
Odell Blanton was nominated
for coroner with a vote of 462
against 140 for Roseman Mooney.
High men in the race for com- ,
mlssioner for the Republicans
were A. P. Russ. 473; R. H. Sel
lers, 432; and Bailey King, 362.
I. N. Fulford had 221 votes; V F.
M. Norris, 212; and Thurmai)
Skipper, 112;
Fourteen Cases
Heard In Court
Monday Was Busy Day For
Judge John B. Ward And
Solicitor J. W. Ruark As
Two- Weeks Cases Were
Disposed Of
With traffic law violators form
ing the majority of the offenders,
fourteen cases came up for trial
before Judge John B. Ward and
Solicitor J. W. Ruark in Record
er's court Monday. "Hie minute
docket shows the following en
tries :
Roger Arthur, no chauffers li
cense, capias and continued.
R. H. Maultsby, Jr., worthless
check, judgment suspended on
condition that the defendant make
restitution and pay costs.
R. S. Willetts, resisting arrest,
continued to June 3 for judgment.
W. J. Fuller, no operator's li- .
ccnse, 30 days on roads, judgment
suspended on payment of cost*.
Bennle Clemmons, . non support,
continued to June 10th.
James Miller, drunk near public
highway, 30 days on roads, sus
pended on condition that he be
of good behavior and not drink
any intoxicating liquor for one
year.
William Malloy, speeding and
reckless o]>eraUon, 90 . days on
the roads judgment suspended oa
payment of a fine of $40.00 and
costs.
Curtis Byrd, no registration
card and improper brake on trail*
?r, judgment suspended on pay*
(Continued on Fags 2)
CURTAIL OPERATIONS
REDUCED. ? Oak Island Coast Guard Station has
been placed in a care-taker status and will have only
two men stationed there until present shortage in Coast
Guard personnel has past.
Official Tabulated Vote, Primary Election
REPUBLICANS
Hood's Creek
Leland
Town Creek
Bolivia
! Southport
Mosquito
J Supply
i Secession
Shallotte
Fryingpan .
Grissettown
] Shingletree
Longwood .
Ash
Waecaniaw
Exum
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