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L Pilot Covers Lnswick County THE STATE PORT PILOT A Good Newspaper In A Good Community Most of The Ncw? All The Time ^SIXTEEN NO. 23 ?' > 6-PAGES TQDAY Southport, N. G., Wednesday, September 18th, 1946 J 1.50 PER YEA* fUBUSHED EVERY WEDNESDAY utbern Bell Isks Permission To Raise Rates l_ filed With North Klina Utilities Com |?on Tuesday; Com Savs Earnings Low ?j In History iNESS PHONES 'to feel INCREASE ,, Increases, Building H Material Costs Pu?h I, Expenses Upward ?Cited As Reasons For Request 0f"Vreatiy increased | ^an,j rising costs of ma Fjv building construction, southern Bell Telephone and jih Company Tuesday ask ? thonty t" raise rates 'n * Car0hnA so it can improve lSnam! service in pace with [(Jjit's economic development. [" j petition filed with the L Carolina Utilities Commis tlie Company said its ex ."'?n this state had climbed WL fffit in five years, while increased only 76 per During this same period salaries and wages increas ing per cent. The Company i had over 4300 employees e state representing an in , ill per cent over five B i?5- ] , rate increase for local | t would apply to business tiers only and would be on jb <r scale, depending on p Residence local service '' remain unchanged. The Jpay is also asking authority crease long-distance rates 5 or. most calls within the _ The Company stated that liquated rate increase would nocuce all the added re f tint current costs indicate but that it fcoped that cKratwg experience under rates might prove them sufficient. In view of this, | increases were being request- 1 on nsi'ience rates. It was felt te to the best interests of ; iws c the state that residen t's be kept as low as pos it was further stated, that >? changes in residence rtsre being requested, the [ increase would be only 7 1 att of Southern Bell's total Peis in the state. r Southport, the following \ i? sought: skss, individual line, new UOO, old rate $3.25, in * of To ccnts; business, 2 F line, new rate $3.25, old C"5. increase of 50 cents; fcss, 4-party line, new rate p old rate $2,25, increase of lets. IritfNewt Flashes hws TO DUTIES fc'-'ty Mechanic Ernest Park ws been able to return to his k at Shallotte after spending ps? as a patient in the Dosh Hfflorial hospital. I VKnlxtB l?lejohn Faulkner, of Wilson fret Governor of the Lions will be the guest and prin II speaker at the meeting of ! Southport Lions Club Thurs l "8 LARRIMOBE" ^r?l B. Walker, who graduat from the University of North ?lira three weeks ago, has a ltw with th? auditing firm J E. Larrimore, in Wilming He entered upon his duties ' week. *E O.N BUSINESS A' Waldenmaier of the C. 'l ?'as in Southport Tuesday, rr:n? with interested parties Ulv; to an airport. Mr. Wald expects to return here jj* near future for further in "Sation of the possibilities. A. MEETING ^ Southport Parent-Teacher ^tion will hold its first of the year tomorrow ?ttsday) night at 7:30 o'clock, interesting and well-rounded 'nas heen arranged for arid all parents and "Rs urged to attend. l^v movie ' Army Signal Corps will J'p^ree moving pictures in j r_f[' Sl-'hool auditorium Frt fect ??n' ^eginning at i:40 t . of the subject mat tr',^ 'vas considered highly ? Lnlmg the war' some act" - i being included. | ^ c<i on the program wiil |k irJ1 ^ *'mS 0f thC P?aC? pUbliC 15 cordla1' SIG SWAIN Former Shallotte Youth Headed For Hollywood Sig Swain, Son Of Mr. And Mrs. W. L. j Swain, Accepted As Player At Pasadena Playhouse Sig Swain of Fayetteville and formerly of Shallotte will leave next week aboard Eastern Air Line's Great Silver Fleet for Pasadena, California, where he has been accepted as a player with the Pasadena Community Playho?$t % professional theatri cal school for the training actors and actresscs for stage, screen and radio. Sig, a talented pianist, is the J son of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. : Swain, and since his graduation from the Shallotte high school he has been employed by the Federal Government at Fort Bragg. Some of the current movie J players who began their career at the Pasadena Playhouse in clude Dana Andrews, who starred ? Legion Post To | Have Fish Fry; I Event Will Feature Meet ing Of Shallotte Post ? American Legion Friday Night Of This Week Commander Harry L. Mintz and Adjutant D. Carl Andrews of the Shallotte Post No. 247, Am erican Legion, announced that the legion will have a big fish fry Friday night, September 20, at Shallotte Point. There will be plenty of fish, ac cording to arrangements made at a meeting this past week. The legion officials are ? ex tending a cordial invitation to all legion men and their wives, all ex-service men and friends to come. The members of the Shal ( Continued on Page 4) Young Democrats Meeting Monday Ed Butler, District Chair man, Will Be Principal Speaker At Important Rally At Shallotte High School Ed Butler, prominent Lumber ton attorney and district chair man for Young Democrat Clubs, will be the principal speaker at a rally of young Democrats at Shallotte high school Monday | evening at 8 o'clock. I Odcll Williamson, of Shallotte, is chairman of the Brunswick i County Young Democrats Club land Marion Frink. of Southport, I is vice-chairman. These two and [other interested party leaders are | making every possible effort to j have a large turn-out for the : Shallotte meeting. | The Young Democrats Clubs I are in position to have an im , portant influence in the govern ment of North Carolina during I the next two years, and a discus , sion of objectives and policies will feature the Monday night meet | tag. in "A Walk in the Sun," Victor Mature, Louise Albritton, Wayne Morris, Nanette Parks who play ed in "SNAFU" and N^rth Caro lina's own Bill Paul of Pembroke. Sig, who is 22 years old and stands five feet ten inches tall, will receive extensive covV><? at the 'famous playhouse before mak ing a scrcen appearance. One Hundred Dollar Prize Added To List One hundred dollars credit on any lot at Long: Beach, popular resort near Southport, will be the reward of the fisherman landing the largest fish in the Long Beach ! area during the last week of the Souineas-jrn North Carolina Beach Association's $2,000 Sept ember fishing rodeo. In announcing the new prize ! today, E. F. Middleton, Sr., beach I owner, said that in order to be! eligible the fish must be caught either in the Long Beach surf or in Davis' creek which runs behind the beach. The award, which can be con verted to cash if the winner pre fers, is being provided by Middle ton and Gause and Trott, Long Beach realtors. Recorder Number Of Cases Tried Total Of 37-Cases Were Up For Trial Monday Before Judge John B. Ward In Brunswick County Re corder's Court Recorders court Monday found Judge John B. Ward and Solici tor J. W. Ruark faced with the largest docket that has come up on a single day in years, 37 cases, to be exact. A number had | to be continued or were sent up to Superior court and all that 'could be tried at the time were finished by noon. The minute ? book shows the following entries for the day: ! Stacey Jenkins, no operators license and without registration ' card, 60 days on roads, judgment suspended upon payment of a fine 'of $10.00 and costs. Malcolm Frink, assault with 'deadly weapon, continued to Scpt I ember 23rd. : Rudolph Bellew, aiding and abeting in escape, nol pros, j Council Gore, possession for purpose of sale, asked for jury trial bound over to Superior court 'under $200.00 bond. Carl Bennett, possession of li quor for purpose of sale, not guilty. 1 j Pought Tripp, disturbing peace (Continued on pag* 4> ' City Tax Rate Given Boost To $2.00 For Year Special Meeting Of Board Of Aldermen Monday Night Results In Decision To Raise Rate From For mer $1.60 Level PUSH COLLECTION DELINQUENT TAXES Increase In Rate Will En able City To Live Up To Sinking Fund Obliga tions of Debt Service At a special meeting of the Southport board of aldermen Monday night a resolution was passed raising the tax rate to $2.00 for the 1946-47 budget. This action resulted from two stormy sessions of the city fa thers during which various reme dies were proposed for meeting the demands of the bond holders and the mounting costs of operat ing expenses. The new rate re presents something of a com promise agreement. The former rate, and the one in effect for the past several years, was $1.60, the same as that for the county. It is under stood that the principal needs for increasing the rate is to be able to fully meet the demands of the bond agreement with regard to payments to the sinking fund. Another action of the board at this meeting was to instruct the city attorney to institute fore closure proceedings in fifty -tax suits before November I. This is indicative of the renewed ef fort that will be made to collect delinquent taxes. Southport Lady Dies In Atlanta Mhs. Miram Fisher Was Visiting Her Daughter At The Time Of Her Passing Last Wednesday Funeral Se/vices Here * * - : "? Visiting -at the home of her daughter, Mrs. E. E. Wilson, in Atlanta, Ga., Mrs. Miriam Pin ner Fisher, well known Southport lady, died there last Wednesday. She had accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Wilson to Atlanta when they returned home a month ago. Mrs. Fisher is survived by one son, G. W. Fisher, of Southport; five daughters, Mrs. Mammie Aldridge, Mrs. Ruth Hickman, Mrs. Wallberg Moore and Mrs. Clayton Hickman, all of South port; and Mrs. Sadie Wilson, of Atlanta; one brother, J. E. Pin ner, of Southport, also survives along with 16 great grandchild ren. ? The remains were brought back to Southport and interred in the old Southport cemetery Saturday afternoon, following ser vices conducted at the Southport Methodist church at 3 o'clock. The services were in charge of Rev. O. I. Hinson and Rev. H. M. Baker. (Continued on page 4) Dangerous Liquor Still Captured Deputy Sheriff Odell Bfeui ton, of Supply, located and cap tured ? small but potent poison producing outfit In the shape of a galvanized tin and wood still at Calabash this week. Gal vanized tin Is said to produce a deadly concoction that will often go further than to merely stagger the Imbiber. The discover)- of the still fol lowed upon th- deputy sheriff securing a search warrant for the home of Gonncll Gore. A quart of bootleg was found In Gore's home and he turned State's evidence. Implicating Carl Bennett In the ownership of the still. He revealed the whereabouts of the still, near the home of Bennett. Both Gore and Bennett were arrested on the charge of man ufacturing and possession. Brunswick Basin Is Unaffected By New Stop Order Work Of Digging At Ship Lay-In Basin At Bruns wick River Will Continue Aa Soon Aa Dredge Re turaa WILL BE BACK AT WORK THIS WEEK Pennaylvann Will Bs Able To Reaume Operationa Following Repaira Made On Her At Norfolk Of half dozen new ship lay-in basins at various points in the United States, the Brunswick river basin In Town Creek town ship is the only one not effected by the recent conversion orders of President Truman and John Steelman, reconversion director. The order stopped negotiations or work for several new basins. The Brunswick county basin es caped the orders by reason of the fact that it had already been con tracted for and much of the work actually done. However, there has been a stop page of dredging on the Brun swick basin since August 24. On that date the huge turbine dredge Pennsylvania exploded an engine. The vessel was towed to Newport Ncwp, Va., and repaired at a cost of around $200,000. The vessel is now being brought back and will resume her work on the basin this week. Some 4,000,000 cubic yards of mud arc yet to be re moved from the basin and the work Is now expected to run through January. I With 20 or more of the 500 ships that are to be stored in the basin when it is completed already there, the bringing in of additio nal ships was halted ten days ago by the shipping strike. Porta all along the Atlantic coast now have big freighters waiting, earmarked for the Brunswick county basin and to be brought in as soon as . the strike conditions will permit, j Our ROVING Reporter W. B. IIIUI So far this year Brunswick county has had comparatively little damage to timber from forest fires. This is partly ac counted for by the fact that con tinuous rains kept the woods and fields in a very damp condition. Fires did not start so easily and were more easily extinguished when they did start. One thing to keep in mind from now on is that the rains, while aiding to prevent fires, caused more than the usual amount of undergrowth in the woods and fields. When a dry season comes along and this undergrowth dies the danger from fires will be greatei than .ever. Reports reaching us are to the effect that near a thousand yachts will be coming down the inland waterway this fall and winter. The normal number be fore the war was less than 500. The increased nfimbcr this fall will be accounted for by the war time money still flooding the country and the fact that many war workers feel they are entitled to a vacation in the south dur ing the wfnter months. It is safe to say that many pretty boats | will be stopping at various points along tl e inland waterway in 1 Brunswick county rturtng next several months. I Mentioning: the Service Men's j Plaque or honor roll at the Le Iand school some weeks ago, we asked that other schools having: Isuch rolls write us a report on theirs, giving the number of names on the roll and the names of all who lost their lives in the war. Miss Virginia Lewis of the Bolivia high school writes us that the Bolivia school plaque has the names of 112 boys and girls. Of this number only two of the boys were killed in action. They wei^ Carmen Mercer and Roscoe Long. Miss Lewis did not say so, but our own understand ing is that Roscoe Long was the first Brunswick man killed in action during the war. We were down the Grrisset town-Ash road this past week, as far as Longwood, a distance of (4 miles from Grissettown. The jfour miles took over half an hour ; to cover by bus and our impres sion of the road waa that if any of the' good farmers' wlvca of . that section wan tad to churn j iCcaUnued on p?g? Nothing Sensational In Civil Court Last Week Judge Walter J. Bone, Of Nashville, Pre sided Over Second Week Of Septem ber Term No matters of unusual interest were disposed of during last week's session of Brunswick coun ty Superior court for trial of civil cases. Judge Walter J. Bone, of Nashville, presided. In several matters the court found that settlement of cases was contingent upon a survey of land in dispute, and appointment of a surveyor was made. This in cluded the cases of N. C. Pulp & Paper Oo. vs. W. T. Sullivan; Hughes vs. Smith; Smith vs. Stanley; W. S. Gause, et als vs. Kermit Causey and wife; Milliken vs. Prevatt. W. T. and Pearl Sullivan were made parties to the suit of N. C. Pulp & Paper Co. vs. J. B. At kinson. In the case of Hughes vs. Smith the defendant is to pay for timber now cut and lying on the ground at the rate of $10.00 per thousand, this money to be paid to the Clerk of Court later to be turned over to successful litigant. In the case of D. P. McKeithan vs. Herbert Bryant and Ben Hold en, the court found that the de fendants owe the plaintiff $375. I The case of Royal and Sarah Danford , vs. John Cunningham was dismissed, the plaintiff to pay costs. Attorney R. I. Mintz was given the court's permission to with draw as a member of the counsel for the defense in the case of McKeithan vs. Bryant and Hold en. A mandatory injunction was denied in the case of Price vs. Station. R. I. Mintz was named com missioner In the case of Stanley et als vs. Price et als. In the case of Canal Wood vs. Eddie Land the plaintiff was given a judgment for $637.22, 1942 truck belonging to defendant to be sold to satisfy claim. More Publicity For County With Rattlesnake In Museum Has Great, Great, Great Grandson Last week Mr. and Mr*. Earl Mllllken of 8h>Uottr raised the question regarding whether there was anyone besides their son, Phillip Wayne Milliken, who has great, groat grand parent* living in Brunswick. .Miss Lena Robinson, o I Sup ply, was quick to come back with an affirmative answer. She says that her grandfather, George T. Hoiden, who is 95 years old, has IS great, great grandchildren living In Bnm wlck county. He aljw Iim two more In Wilmington and one at Fort Bragg. Not only has .Mr. Hoiden plenty of great, great grand children, he has one great, great, great grandson and, in cldently, this bahy's name is George T. Hoiden, the same as the great, great, great grand father. Fatal Accident Thursday Night Collision Between Auto mobile And Truck Carry ing Colored Workers Re sulted In Death Of One Man Herbert Sharpe, negro potato worker of Statesboro. Ga., was killed In a two-truck car wreck on Route 17, a mile east of Town Creek Thursday night. Fifteen other people, mostly negro potato workers who were riding in a truck with Sharpe, were sent to the hospital with more or less serious injuries. The accident is alleged to have occurred when a car driven by S. P. Martin, Wilmington white man, crashed into the side of the truck in which the negro potato workers were riding. Both the Martin car and the truck turned over two or three times and an other truck, driven by Peter Perry, of Norfolk, crashed into the wreckage and also overturn ed. Coroner W. E. Bell cmpannelcd a jury and held an inquest here Friday njght. The testimony of various witnesses resulted in Martin being held for trial on a charge of reckless driving. His bond was fixed at $300.00. Roscoe Rogers Gets New Job Will Succeed C. M. Hick man As Keeper At Coun ty Home; Other Matter* Disposed Of By Commis sioners Monday Members of the board of coun ty commissioners met Monday, day, and appointed Roscoe Rogers as keeper at the county hom? for the next year. Geo. L. Bellamy will be per mitted to sell timber on Ellis Bellamy estate, with understand ing that receipts will be paid to tax office until back taxes are satisfied. j Ida Mitchell was relieved of (OoottnaaC. on page 4) "Brunswick" Arrived Safely In Raleigh Last Week Following Trip Which Left Feeling Of Uneasi ness In His Wake LOCAL INTEREST IN BIG REPTILE Museum Official Writes To Express His Appre ciation To Southport Man For Efforts To Secure Snake ?Brunswick," in case anybody wanta to know about Mm. to now! safe in the exhibition cage to 1 State Museum at " Jjl a successor to "Onslow," the W* diamond back rattlesnake wW?*l Idled to the museum two year* ago, after living there for ^-Brunswick" was captured alive and unhurt by Clarence Jones and P. McDuffie. colored men living midway between Southport and Wilmington. He^"broK to Southport and about every body in town and people attend ing criminal court two weeks ago saw him. His rattles could be heard half a block, and near enough to hear was near enough for quite a number of folks. The rattler caused W. B | Kezlah, who acquired him for the museum, no end of worry He feared someone was liable to get hU hand too near the wire cage and the big rattler, colled and with his buzzer going steadily a day long, was waiting and watch ing for Just that. "Brunswick'.' wire and woodt" cage was fina ly boxed over, and he couldstlU be heard, but .iot seen, indus triously playing hU buzzer Mis. Lottie Mae Newton, the I local express agent, aUbutfaln ed when the box, wUh Bruna wlck" rattling away malde. was . carried around to her office for shipment. ?Brunswick" was or dered removed out of hearing, even when he was already out of sight. Miss Lottie, with safety first still in mind, called up U mlngton and the express office there reminded her that they hauled everything, if it was pro perly boxed. They even sent down a special shipping tag to guide t Continued on Page Four) Revival Service At Soldiers Bay Successful Meeting At Bap tist Church In Ash Com munity Came To Close Last Week r c Phelps, Waccamaw town *D resident who Is very much Xr/sSl to ecnool and churfj rcoortB that Soldier way churdi cl^cd one of Its njost suc^ cesaful revival meetings In years "rhTS&r. Rev. ^oodrowj. ??nBwr SS.V1 ?n?SU Mr. congregation with special music j played on a carpenter's hand-saw. Quite a number of new mem ber were received for both Sol diers Bay and other churches, and Mr. Phelps reports that the meeting was productive of xaucfci good to tba cdnawatty. I Farm Training Program Plans Are Explained Meeting Will Be Held On Tuesday Night Of Next Week At Bolivia High School To Discuss Train* ing Program REQUIREMENTS OF PROGRAM GIVEN Training Designed To Equip Veteran To Operate Hift Own Farm Or To Qualify A? Farm Manager A meeting will be held at Uta Bolivia vocational agriculture building next Tuesday night at 8 o'clock to discuss a veterans farmer training program for World War II veterans who are interested in on-the-farm train ing. Any veteran of World War II who has served 90 or more" days (active duty) In any branch of the U. S. armed service since Sept. 15, 1940, and has not been dishonorably discharged is eligible for training under this program.'. While in training a veteran can apply for subsistance allowance and receive $65.00 per month If single and $90.00 per month if he is married. If the veteran does satisfactory work and conducts himself In accordance with the rules and regulations set up by the institu tion he will be entitled to training period of one year plus the length of his service between Sept. 16, 1940, and the termina* Hon of the war, or a period with in this limit ncccsaary to com* pletc his training. The veteran will receive ? minimum of 200-hours per year of organized Instruction in the. classroom, shop or other nearby facilities and 100-hours per year for on-the-job instruction if self. . proprietorship program or S0> hours per year if employer-train*, er program. The veterans Ad ministration will pay for hie books and for a small number of hand tools that he may use on the farm in his training program. ^ wterira trst.dng under the self -proprietorship program must meet the following qualification: He must have complete control of the operation of the fartn through ownership, lease, manage ment agreement, or other tenuis arrangement which fully protects the veteran. The farm must be of sufficient size and suitability for full time instruction in all farm management operations necessary to the particular type of farming selected and the op eration of the farm together with the coursc of training must oc cupy the full time of the trainee. The farm must be sufficiently productive to insure a satisfactory income at the conclusion of i5e training. The trainee must help prepare a home and farm pJfr showing a financial statement, budget of Income and expenses schedule of production and dis posal of crops, livestock products Inventory of livestock, equipment and supplies, and statement of family living furnished by the farm. ' In order for a veteran to quail fy for training as an employee of a farm he must meet the fol lowing qualifications: Tralnln* 'or a specific objective sues a ? Farm manager, farm superinfcni aent, etc., and should have sonle prospect of securing the Job ha is training for. Tho trainee must be employed full time by a farm er who operates a farm of suffl cient size and scope to insure him of an opportunity to ao (Continued on Page 4) Southport Man Reported Lost Word Received Here Thai Alfred NewtM Fell Over board From Shrimp Trawler In Inland Watas way Tuesday Alfred Newtor. Southport fish erman, is believe' 1 to have lost his life in the 'nland waterway between Georgetown and Myrtle Beach Tuesday ai^rnoon. He Was employed on the Marie Rose, Wg , new diesel trawler owned by Pftflt ttTodale. The boat was enroute to Southport from Georgetown arid Newton is said to have ra?n overboard in the canal. Boyfi Moore is captain of the Marie Rose and James Aldridge is the mate. Definite details as to his lofs had not reached Southport early this morning, but it Is understood that the body has not been re covered. Mr. Newton was about 40-yMM old and Is survived by his Wtf* and five children, sevtftl br0*\ and sisters. j