Th? Pilot Covers l^ick County STATE PORT PILOT A Good Newspaper In A Good Community Most of The News All The Time 6-PAGES TODAY Southport, N. C., Wednesday. July 24th, 1946 $1.50 FER YEA* PUBLISHED EVER* WEDNEJSUAl I,ools Set To )peo For Fall ferm Sept. 2nd School Faculty Has ' Reported Complete principal At Wacca ,, High School i?RHav\ngPtrouble a? 5 Consolidated Vof County Will ? Vocational Agri ' cultural Depart ments ts of the Brunswick .public schools system will 'J their tall term on Mon iSber 2. according to 'v-0 May Wood side, coun " ^jer.dont of schools. IT will be a meeting of la,--,; principals at the of k- county superintendent |l.-?day. August 21. and) r conference between mem- ; same gioup one week , - Penning, principal of ? ,-iu t::?h school, has an j completed faculty or pr. tut principals of the .(ii;: consolidated schools of joty are busy trying to : it teachers to fill existing tes ? vear there will be voca iir.'.'ulture departments at 1 4 the five schools. J. M. 1 TZ return to Bolivia; Mar f Bik;: who came to Wac fs ::r the spring term this ? cZ ie back: and Shallotte | : L. Carpenter to head ssarawnt in that school. (-; ? conies to Brunswick Ev :.r. Berry Hill high k Mecklenburg county ? ;; aught for eight or ) hit f Newt flashes i ' * DO PREACHER i Sr L A. Taylor, of WiW p: *ill preach at Southport Ip-a.- church Sunday even ? 5 o'clock. The public is ty invited to attend this MI TO RALEIGH ? 5: George, county audi v : Raleigh the first of wi vith the budget for year. The matter * :t.: over by the County f-" Advisory Commission ."?.wives final approval. ?r' THt BLUES S'i ::: a short while with I ? " T Bo'vmer one after- 1 : ? "?ek. a party compos 1 Ft-.k O'Brien. E. H. Ar te- Dr. L C. Brown and j ? of Pittsburgh, Pa.. ; *' ? ? f:r.c bluefish and 5 #? I &JTIXG CAMELLI AS ft than 40.000 camellia iavr been set out in the '? 0a"iens nursery during ?i- week. The new green f '?*;?, it to accommodate j r' :'ar\ts hut to avoid crowd- i k: about 200.000 plants will i Mrt in it this year. I 1 I " HSH1XG I ? Arthur and a party from j * Beach were out in the [ 5''?am Monday with Hulan ! 3 W. :n a short time of R landed 7 amberjack that l * the neighborhood of 35 "ach The fishermen also * 1 w.? kingfish. Captain | that, bad weather cut ' trip ju5t. as the fish : to strike. 0ftN JANUARY I * Southport Dry Cleaners, 4 ~i Pearce Cranmer. will i '? *m laundry in op r;r a few days. Thousands I worth of modern ma- 1 i has recently been install- 1 I ? Mr. Cranmer and opera- 1 f J" only awaiting connec ll5r power. Mr. Cranmer! ?J- cpen regular laundry col- \ ' and rfolivery route j ?v-i'it the countv. j srvniv Lf"* : -~* r 1 r?* ?? the. _chcc! et t",1*' -~'.t Vr.r trtity v. ill &!r^' "?"????r.g at trinity 7 . ? ;*ch Rev O. I Hin kth ' ot chirch, will I V ' ?,lr' 'lome >n Monroe. L, . *'r Hisinger. who is lu,, '' r- H. Lewis on the |SwJcu't the sum I accepted an tnvttfc I ? ta ftev Mr. Hin f - -H?l c ;; cor<iiaUy iji . training school TRAINING. ? If present plans materialize, the Brunswick county school garage at Shallotte soon will have a number of veterans employed in an on-the-job training program. Ernest Parker, county mechanic, will be in charge.. Making Effort To Qualify For Vet Training Program Ernest Parker, Brunswick 1 County Mechanic, Says That County Garage May Be Approved For On The-Job Training LIMITED NUMBER MAY BE HANDLED If Secured, This Program Will Permit A Number Of Men To Hold Good Jobs While Learn ing Ernest Parker, county mechanic in charge of the big school gar age at Shallotte, states that he is making an effort to have the county garage approved for Vet eran Training work. Should his efforts prove successful the train ing courses are expected to be available by the time school opens, or earlier. Under the plan of training vet erans as mechanics the govern- ] inent - ijs such learners $95 00 and the state supplements this to bring the monthly earnings of the students to $165.00. According to Mr. Parker, only a small number of veterans can be taken on for this course at the county garage. The number is limited to the number of workers needed to keep the coun ty school buses in operating condition. Hunting Licenses Are Now On Sale County Game Protector H. T. Bowmer Reports That They Have Been Placed On Sale In Various Parts Of County Hunting- licenses for the 1946- 1 47 season were placed on sale this week when County Game Protector H. T. Bowmer distri buted them about among the i various agencies that are author-! ized to dispose of them. Last season the licenses did not arrive until after the season opened. This caused much in convenience and annoyance j among the sportsmen. To avoid j this annoyance being repeated j care was taken to have the i printing done earlier. According ! to Mr. Bowmer, there will be no excuse for a hunter failing to have his license when the season j opens. They may be purchased ' now but. of course, may not be used until the season opens. Smith Funeral Is Held Today, Mrs. Bonnie Hugh%? Smith Died Tuesday At Dpsher Memorial Hospital Fol lowing Brief Illness Mrs. Bonnie Hughes Smith. 40, wife of Dave Smith, of Long wood, died here Tuesday after noon in the Dosher Memorial hos- j pital. Her death followed a, short, illness. Th" remains were carried back 1 to the late residence at Long- j wed. ,.vhs?6 funeral services, are being: held this afternoon it 3 i o'clock Rev. Eert Ber.r.ett is to j ^ ir. Chirfe. tbt bum! is be ir. the Smith family cemetery ! Mrs. Smith is survives by her, husband, two sons, Floyd and Joej Smith; a daughter, Miss Claris j Jane Smith: one brother, Wil-i liam Hughes, and five sisters. Mrc. Hortey Bellamy. Mrc. Nina j Jenrette, Mr*. Hittie Ethendgc J Mrs- Alfta Ward and Mrs. Miry1 Wi.*?, a a Aifc &Sd leT.gvocd. Circulation Picks Up At Ariight, Cal. Prior to Monday Arlight, California, wasn't one of the places to which weekly copies of The State Port Pilot is mail ed. Bright and early that day a member of the family of Earl Hancock came in and had his paper changed to that ad diws. In the mail Monday after noon came a letter from A. E. Huntley, formerly of Oak Is land Coast Guard statfon, who said that he had recently seen an fc&ue of The Pilot, and that it reminded him of old times i and old friends here. He gave a brief account of his travels | about the globe since he was i stationed In this section, and I Included was his harrowing e\ i perienoe of having a ship of 1 which he was executive ofTk-er sunk beneath him at Iwo Jima. Huntley said that he was homesick for some Southport news and enclosed his check that made him our second sub scriber of the day for Arlight, I California. Greensboro Man Hooks Sailfish However, This Was Just Another Of The Big Ones That Got Away As Huge Fellow Broke Away Joseph J. Stone, of Greensboro, a lifetime follower of both fresh and saltwater fishing, almost found himself matching skill Monday with one of the biggest sailfish that has been reported seen on Frying Pan Shoals this year. With all of his experience as a fisherman, Mr. Stone has never caught a sailfish. Monday he was working through the outrigger on the Moja of Captain Victor P. Lance. The big fish broke water about where his tackle was, and a minute or two later the out rigger line fell as the fish took the lure. Mr. Stone struck, but only lightly hooked the fish and it got away without his having much of a fight. This sail, seen by all of the sportsmen on the boat, was the only one encountered during the day. There had been a storm at sea early that morning and the waters were all churned up and full of rubbish, poor water for any sort of fishing. The party included Mr. Stone. Chas. Farrell, Paul McCollum and E J. Stoker, of Greensboro, and Ray Goodrich and Ray Goodrick, Jr., of Winston-Salem. The six men made a nice catch of bonito and mackcral despite the rough sea 3. An unusual incident in connec tion with the taking of one of the 12-pound bonitos was that the fish was brought in with two lines in its mouth. McCollum, fishing through the outrigger, got tho first strike. He was working the fish in and two minutes af ter he made fast to it and start ed bringing it in it struck the lure cf Ray Goodrich. Both sportsmen thought it was ill his own fish until thsy get it te the beat. Farrell and Goodrich are both expert commercial photographers. Until recently when he sold out and retired Mr. Stone was owner of the widely known Stone Print ing company of Greensboro. Mr. Stoker is an official ot the Pilot Life lr.Burar.ce Company, and grew lip with that orgiaii?tion. (Continued on pa^e 2) Perfect Appeal In Williamson Murder Trial Counsel For Leon (Schoop er) Gause Will Carry Case Before North Caro lina Supreme Court For Decision AUTOMATIC STAY OF DEATH DATE Execution Of Convicted Kil ler Set For August 16th, But Must Wait Now For Action Of High Court I O. L. Henry, of Lumberton, and | I J. L. Ruark, of Southport, are ; ! perfecting their appeal to the I Supreme court in the case of Leon (Schooper) Gause, tried and found guilty in the New Hanover Superior court on June 13th, and sentenced to die for the murder of H. Jim Williamson, Shallotte township white farmer. Gause was sentenced to die in I the gas chamber at Raleigh cni j August 16th. His attorneys im- 1 ' mediately gave notice of appeal and had 45 days in which to per fect their case. | It has not been known since .the trial if the attorneys would continue with their plans to ap peal the case. However, a repre sentative of this paper was ad vised last week that the appeal' is now being perfected. This will automatically give Gause a fur ther lease on life, as execution cannot take place until the higher court has heard the motion. The present status of the case is that the negro will live for several months yet. When the Supreme court has heard the evi | dence a new date for execution j will be set, if no error has been found in the Superior Court judg ment. Should an error be found | a new trial may be ordered. Shallotte Post i- To Sponsor Fair Week Of October 28 Has Been Set As Date For Brunswick County Fair, With R&S Amusements Main Attraction Sponsored by the Shallotte Post of the American Legion, the Brunswick County Fair will be held at Shallotte the week of October 28th. Plans are already being made to arrange a suitable prize list for various exhibits. As a part of the Fair the R. & S. Amusement company, of t Leland, now on the road, has '? contracted to bring it3 riding de vices and full season show out fit to Shallotte for the week. Eddie Lewis, publicity man for i the R. & S. company, was in Shallotte Saturday making the advance arrangements. The R. & S. Company, widely known for its many excellent riding devices and other features, has had a very good season on the road this year according to Mr. Lewis. He stated Saturday that the outfit would be much more complete during its en gagement at Shallotte than it was at the start of the season at Southport. Many new features ! have been added since that time. Farmers in Brunswick and ad joining counties of the Bright Leaf tobacco Belt have been about the busiest* people in the world the past ten days. To bacco curing season is always a busy time. This year things were stepped up to a high tempo by rains that made it imperative to get the weed from the fields and J into the curing barns in tlie I shortest possible time. As fast | as one barn of tobacco could be cured and ita contents stored else whers it had to be filled .again Working the clock around is not fee proper t&rm to use te des cribing the process of cropping and curing tobacco During the past ten days many tobacco grow ers has had fo work the clock | around twice before he could snatch an hour or two or rest, j Although no ihic* have actual ly teen stored., ir. . tlis fci? lay-in iba3in m Town Creek ttwmtiiip, jthe .'--st such ships oa file I Veterans Urged ; To Arrange For School In Fall i Veterans Who Plan To At tend School For The First Time This Fall Under GI 1 Bill Should Contact VA Office Immediately CERTIFICATION BY OFFICE NECESSARY Contact Representative I Warns Against Waiting Until Last Minute To Make Arrangements For School Veterans in Southeastern North Carolina planning to attend school under the GI Bill for the first time next fall should apply im mediately for their certificates of eligibility, Robert S. Matthews, Jr., contact representative in Wil mington for the Vete.-ans Ad ministration, said today. Warning of possible delays if too many applications swamp the regional office at the last minute; when school opens in September, Mr. Matthews pointed out that veterans ran handle the matter! by mail. Southeastern North Carolina veterans, he said, can obtain the application form for education or training from the regional office at Winston-Salem or by visiting or writing one of the VA field offices nearest their j homes. The completed application form should be mailed, together with a photostatic or certified copy of j discharge papers, to the Winston- 1 Salem office, which will then send the veteran a certificate of eligi bility. The veteran should take this certificate with him when he enrolls in school. Mr. Matthews, explained that ; VA rules do not require a veteran to have a certificate of eligibility i before enrolling, but many schoolsl are asking veterans for these I certificates before admitting | them as students. He pointed out, too, that subaistence is pay-j able from the date a veteran en- j ters training in an approved in- j stitution only if he has made ap plication to the VA for a certi- 1 ficate. The safest procedure is j to apply now and avoid possible j delays in the issuance of the cer- J tificate. The certificate of eligibility, properly endorsed by the instiitu ticn, is the basis for reimburse ment of the school for the vete ran's tuition, fees and supplies and for payment of subsistence allowances to the veteran. Supply Resident Passes At Home S. P. Sellers Had Been 111 For Some Time Prior To His Death Last Friday Morning; Funeral Ser vices Held Sunday Following a long illness S. P. Sellers died at his home near Supply Friday morning. Mr. Sel lers was 73 years of age. Funeral services were held Sun day afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Mt. Pisgah Baptist church. Rev. Mr. Fulmer was in charge (Continued on page Two) Our ROVING Reporter | way. The middle of the month' I should see the above section of Brunswick county proving an | added object of interest. Orton Plantation has grown into an enormous attraction to tourists ;and other travelers along the j River Road. Overlooking the bas i in and the ^hundreds of ships that j will be stored there when the basin is completed the road is | marked for heavy traffic. | Holden's EeaCh and Long Beach i appear Kt to grew together and ! aime iiy form a continuous | beach. Already a Tiii is being ' built through the full length ti Long Beach to Locfovoods Folly ! Inlet. It may be several years before they get it, but if the two beaches get what is coming to them they will some day be join ed by a modern bridge across ; ;Lcck\voods S'oily Inlet. These reports of tobacco loses (Ocntiaucd on ?ige 2) Announce Gift Hammond Organ To Methodist Church Price Furpless, Southport Businessman, And Two Sons Make This Presentation In Memory Of The Late Mrs. Furpless Price Furpiess, prominent Southport citizen and businessman, met last Thursday night with a representa tive group from Trinity Methodist Church and announced that he and his two sons, James Furpiess, of Raleigh, and B. L. Furpiess, of Southport, have made arrange ments to have installed in the local church a Hammond organ. The gift from Mr. Furpless anil* his two sons is in memory of | Mrs. Lillie Drew Furpless, who wis a faithful member of Trinity Methodist church throughout her i life. The purchase of an organ for the church has been a project that has been underway by its members for some time, but since the price of the desired model is over two thousand dol lars prospects for being able to purchase the organ right away were very poor. Mr. Furpless re ported that his son, James, had learned of the need for an organ in the church at Southpcrt and had called to suggest that the family donate one in memory of Mrs. Furpless. The group before whom the announcement was made started immediately to work out plans for an appropriate dedication ceremony the Sunday following the installation of the organ. Purchase is being made from the area distributor in Charlotte, who has advised that this order will PRICE FURPLESS be placed at the top of the prior ity list. Shallotte Bank Will Be Open For Tobacco Season ? ? ? Tobacco Edition Out Next Tuesday Your next issue of The State Port Pilot will bo thp animal Tobacco Edition, and in order to have 1 1) i s paper in i!le hand*, of our subscribers before, the opening; of the Border Belt To bacco Markets publication date will be moved up to Tuesday, July 30. Each year the publishers of The Pilot go to great trouble and expense to bring their readers a newspaper that will present an over-all picture of the tobacco business. Not only will there be many articles of interest pertaining to tobacco, but home makers will find the Tobacco Edition an issue of The Pilot that they will want to read, then lay away for an \ other reading. Hampstead Wins Over Southport I Game Here Sunday After noon Was Full of Thrills; Errors Cost Local Ball Club Another Game Southport lost another ball game it should hnve won Sunday afternoon when Hampstead made the most of local misplays to score a 5 to 2 victory. Southport got off to a one run lead, only to fall behind when one hit coupled with a series of errors allowed Hampstead to score twice. Another run follow ed a couple of innings later and the final two tallies for the visit ors came in the eighth. The game was a free-hitting affair, with a dozen or more hard-hit balls going to the out field. A3 a consequence, the outer grardpners had a busy af ternoon, with Stevens featuring for Southport with several beau tiful catches. Star put-out for Hampstead was made by Carter, lcftfielder, who cut short a rally with a beautiful one-hand stab of a liner labeled for three bases. Hughes, who worked a four inning stretch in the Eastern (Continued on page Two) Ballots Being Prepared Now Absentee Ballots For Use For Voting Of Ssrvice Men Being Frecared F?r Distnbuho!! lo !u Atssd F 3ft,*; Ballots for service men and women voting absentee in the general election will be available after August 1st and applications can be obtained either at the courthouse or at the home of chairman Daxid Ross at Fresland. Voter j in- tfcs service r.iay sign their certificates before any ot 'Cc.AtL*.ued on 2) With Materials Being Held Up For Construction Of Modern Brick Building, Temporary Quarters Sec ured NAME OF CASHIER NOT YET ANNOUNCED Vault Has Deen ria?.-id In Small Frame Building That Will Be In Use Until New Building Is Ready Shallotte will have banking service about the time that the 1946 tobacco marketing season starts up, as everything is now in readiness for the opening of the branch of the Waccamaw Bank* and Trust company except ing the printing, of checks. Although most of the material for the new brick bank building is already on the ground, con struction work has been delayed by various shortages. Unwilling to delay the opening of the bank much longer, temporary quarters have been secured in a small wooden building, opposite the Coast Road Service Station. This building, owned by R. D. White, has been put in first class shape. One of the big vaults used by the home office of the Waccamaw Bank and Trust Company at Whitcville has al ready been brought to Shallotte an set up in this building. So far no announcement has been made as to who will be cashier of the Shallotte bank, but it has been definitely stated that the institution wHI open for business in a very short time. Brunswick Lady Dies In Hospital i ? ? ? ! Mr*. Eva Galloway Passed Away Sunday Following Brief Illness; Funeral Services Monday After noon Funeral sci vices for Mrs. Eva Galloway. 59, who died Sunday in the Southport hospital after a brief illness, were held Monday afternoon at four o'clock at the graveside with Rev. E. E. Ulrich officiating, and interment follow ed in the Holden cemetery. She i was a member of the Pisgah Baptist church and life-long resi dent of Brunswick county. Pallbearers were: Orbie Sel lers. W. B. Ba.rnam. A. L. Dixon. Joe Arnold. Willard Earnam. and Johnnie M. Barnaul She ums survived by her hus band Willis Galloway; four sens, Albah T. ar.d Ashley oj Morgan City, La., Herbert ar.d Joseph ci Supply; six daughters, Jlrs. Lil lian Williams, Mrs. Cora Lee Fowler and Mrs. Evelyn Teague, all of Wilmington; Mrs. Blanche Brown, Miss Lorene Galloway, both of Supply, and Mrs. Gladys Bennett of Southport: one bro ther. Tommie Galloway of Sup ply: one sitter. Mrs. Mary Thompson of Supply; and IS Long Beach Is All Set For A Building Boom Sale Of Blocks Of Lots To Residents Of Various Sec tions Of The State High j Lights Transactions MANY SMALLER BUYERS INTERESTED Prediction That Two Hun dred Homes Will Be Built There Within Twelve Months May Not Be Exaggerated Chas. M. Trott predicted this week that 200 new homes would be built at Long Beach during the coming 12 months. Allowing for the pardonable enthusiasm of a real estate man, a chcck up was made of his claims and the re sult makes it appear that he may not be so far wrong in his prediction. At the outset it may be said that the beach has a number of real boosteis, men who can and are putting things over. Among these are A. R. Boatwright, of Troy; Jim Woltz, of Sanford; Bus Singleton and W. B. Mc Lean, of Red Springs; R. I. Min tz, Southport; Turner Hyatt and | Brown Towles, Fayetteville; John I Davenport, Sanford; Dr. M, M. Rosenbaum, Shallotte; Dr. L. C. I Fergus, Southport; C. C. Carr, j Southport; Felton Garner, Bolivia; Raymond Perry, Troy; Robert ! Caldwell, Ertyle Carlyle, B. G. j French, H. P. Allen, Lumberton; G. B. Barbee and John Barbee, Wake Forest. All of the above have recently | bought large blocks of lots, rang ing up to as many as 90 lots purchased by Boatwright. The | number of individual purchasers jof lots runs into the hundreds. I Reliable information is that up wards of $200,000 has been spent jat the bcach for building lots j since the first of May. With many individuals plan ning lo build, it it) said ifat ?f jthc heavy invc?loi? in bcach ;.c IpCK/, A. H. al'.sAWPigflt to build 10 or 12 cottages for sale or rent. Jim Woltz is also said to be plannihg 6 or 8 build ings; Bus Singleton, 10 or 20; W. B. McLean, 4 or 5 and Felton Garner 6 or 7. It took no great deal of in quiry to reveal that the big buy ' ers of lots are not doing all of | the pushing that is bidding fair I to make Long Beach a serious j rival of older and well establish ed beaches along the North and , South Carolina coasts. Nearly a hundred representative citizens from all sections of the state have homes or are building homes ! at the bcach. To these, as boost jcrs of the 5-milc long stretch of ibcach from which it gets its I name, may be added the hundreds jof other citizcns who have bought ' their own building lots at Long Beach and who plan to build ill the near future, or just as soon as conditions will permit. Numerous Cases Tried In Court Judge John B. Ward And Other Court Officials Had Busy Time Disposing Of An Accumulation Of Cases Here Monday With an accumulation of cases over a period of two weeks, Judge John B. Ward and other court officials had a busy day Monday in Brunswick county Recorder's court. The following disposition of cases was made: J. C. Rivenbark, non support, 6 months on roads, judgment sus pended in accordance with deed of separation filed in the office of Register of Deeds. Costs re mitted. Allen Mimmons, reckless op eration, not guilty. Homer Causey, reckless opera tion, continued to August S. Jenning6 Robinson, disorderly conduct, motion for jury trial, bond fixed at $100.00. Cleveland Boger, marrying girl under 14, continued. Wesley E. Garner, speeding, not ! guilty. Robert Lee Hunt, drunk driv ing and no operators license. 6 months in jail, judgment suspend ed on payment of a fine of 150 09 and ccstn Jirr.es C-. Tolothko rxe-id'.nr judgment suspended* cr. piysUnt sf costs. Joseph E. Barnes, reckless op eration, continued to August 5. A. J. Bordeaux, no operators license, judgment suspended on 'payment of costs. J. J. Bowen. reckless opera tion continued to July 23 WUUe Caisor. ar.d Etaui C&i .bob, asuult, continued to Jujp; Continued on pa^e two

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