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Tke Pilot Covers J*** County Nm?* Tape A Good Newspaper In A Good Community 6-PAGES TODAY Snnthnnrt. N. C., Wednesday, September 25th, 1946 ?ijo per ye*> f ubushed every wednesp** f*T^EN NO. 24 uthport High ^rent-Teacher Group In Meet ^ v Night With Sev "l Persons Presenting Of School ,n ATTENDANCE 3D for gathering ittoes Named And 1 Perfected For Car L Out Active Pro Jm During School P Year pa-ent-Teacher Association Luort high school held its .eeting of the year on Mon 1 in the high school Zn with a large number Lots ami patrons in at jf Xeeos of Our School" 9 theme of the program gicral persons introduced L MC(is and suggested t sight be done about them, jjjnes M. Harper, Jr., pre j jt the meeting. s Lewis Hardee was elected asident upon the resigna j Mrs. Gladys Wolfe. Mrs. f Thompson replaces Mrs. - Xewton as secretary. It jgoded to have the associa awtings the second Thurs i each month at 7:30 * [intervals in the program Hi selections were presented (s Betty Corlette. Mrs. Dal fW't and Mrs. R. I. Mintz. [[ Herbert Baker talked on t Seec for a Large and Ac !f?nt-Teacher Association." mrership committee was pcol to act on his sugges I the committee including i \1 E Bell, chairman, Mrs. S3 Fisher. Mrs. John Swan, iJ? Cochran, and Mrs. Vera feci-.. hlC. Fergus told of "The; rc The Lunchroom" and j pi equipment which should fcrti for its efficient op m wm?>ittec composed; k Hulan Watts, chairman, I (fcid.e Thweat. Mrs. Clay- 1 fenan, Mrs. Arthur Weeks; In Fergus was appointed e apon these suggestions. Is M. R. Sanders made some Wrate suggestions on "The i < for Good Programs at the ' A Meetings" and a com *as appointed to have B of the programs for the ' This committee is headed fc G. C. Kilpatrick and is l*i of Mrs. Thompson Mc- [ *" Mrs. J. W. Ruark, Mrs. ? I Hood. Mrs. Gladys Wolfe, 1 llwis Hardee and Mrs. Dal tett. r' Sarah Townsend talked ? Cm Un ued on Page 4) Iritf Ntat Flashes ^ ^ore building fcie Williams has purchased j store building, now used Louis Shoe Shop, adjoin *cN"eU's Garage. It is under *? will open a restaurant. 1 *oe shop will move into p quarters. U.S HIS INTEREST *?"? to the pressure of his electrical business W. A. 'is has sold his Interest , 1 good will in the machine ! ? of Reynolds and Reynolds, ' Shallotte, to J. E. Reynolds, j 1 'f his brother and former F To WOODBLRN p1' J- D. Withrow. of Kenly. j pastor of the Woodbum f ?ther Presbyterian churches ' Bfunswick county, has ac ? call to return to Wood r*B|J win preach his first P? there Sunday morning at j p11' Hie call to Rev. Mr. P?wr was extended following | resignation of Rev. J. S. 1 of Wilmington, who has r serving the church for the r1"?! months. j P * total wreck L^?"' T. Hewett, of the F'-s N*ck community and gj?1* ?mploye? of the U. S. P ^"I'.neerr- had a practical rotation, of what a storm j*1 to his car last week. Mr. ^ ll'8 car Parhed under lrw at Sunny Point near tech 4redee Hudson, on u ' * is employed in dredg 5-,v wm'l blew a tree down iy of the car and is 'sck >? 111031 total s a*t ever befell the top of b .' ^cle The wljole top s. Krasiia'.fci egg. Nurses From India TRAINING ? Three women from India are shown above in Washington, D. C., with Olivia Peterson, Amer ican Red Cross director of home nursing. They will un dertake training programs for India's millions. Wednesday Storm Causes Damage To Streets Here Much Of Southport Was Under Water During The Early Hours Of Thurs day Following Cloud burst during Night HEAVY DAMAGE TO ROADS RESULTS Bell Swamp Road Has Re mained Closed All Week; Orton Dam Washes Out And Ruins River Road With over 11-inches of rain falling on an already " soaked ground last Wednesday night, Brur.swick cotmty folks awoke Thursday morning to find the whole of the eastern part of the county in the worst flooded con dttivn any of them hav? ever known. In Southport Chief of Police Otto Hickman and Mayor John D. Ericksen both state that the damage to streets and sewers will run to five thousand dol lars. Some streets are still clos ed by two or three-foot gullies that washed out. Some #ewers also are still clogged up with the tons of sand that washed into them. Several business houses sustained damage to goods stack ed on the floors and on low shel ves. The worst damage in the coun ty was to roads and bridges. The River road is closed and will be closed for some time by the washing out of the Orton lake dam or causeway in four places and by several small bridges going out at various points. Route 130 from Southport to Bell Swamp ! is also closed by the washing out of two bridges and badly damaged pavement places. The only highway running out of Southport that has been open I since the storm was the road to' Supply. It threatened to go out' Friday morning when much of the j earth causeway at the south end I of Dutchman's Creek crumbled in. Highway workers filled this breech and got the road open in short order. Since the storm all available state highway convicts and j workers have been engaged in j repairing the damage, working I from dawn to dark. Usually the prisoners have Saturday after noons off. This past Saturday it was an all-day job for all and many had to work on Sunday making emergency repairs. Nine Candidates j Take Examination i Examination To Fill Vacan- ' cy Of Postmaster At j Shallotte Draws Nine As pirants I The Shallotte post office va jcancy appears to be an attractive I proposition to many patrons of jthe office, for at the civil ser I vice examination held here Fri Iday with Mrs. Edna Bell in | charge, nine aspirants for the j of/ice presented themselves. Those taking the examination were Mrs, Sam J. Frink. who is now acting postmaster at Shal lotte; Mrs. Emest Parker, Mrs. Sam Russ, Mrs. Virginia Russ Bellamy; Edward Redwine, Hu j bert Leonard, Elwood Mintz, ! Roney Cheers. Jr., and E. V. I Gore. Messrs. Redwine, Mintz, Leon ard and Gore are alj| ex-serviee men, for whom it to' understood (Continued on page 4) Sailfish Teases Southport Party A party fishing aboard the Moja with Captain Victor Lance Monday got the thrill of their life when they sighted a sailfish between their craft and the end of their trolling line on which they were bringing in a couple of bluefish at the time. A suit able sailfish lure was quickly rigged, but there was no further sign of this prospective $500 Prize Winner. The unusual thing is that the sail was sighted close inshore, no more than five miles off the tip of Baldhead. One hundred thirty two blue fish were taken from the Moja by this party composed of George Stowe, George Stowe, Jr., John M. Pressley and J. A. Gurrick, all of Belmont. On Tuesday 120 blues were taken by another party fishing from the same boat. This group consisted of Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Sneed, George Sneed and I. G. White, of Shawsville and Salem, Va, Catholic Mission Here Next Week Special Services Will Begin Sunday, September 29, And Will Continue Thru Tuesday, October 1st The Rev. Francis J. Howard, pastor, has announced through his assistant Father Francis McCar thy, that a mission will be con ducted at the Sacred Heart Cath olic Church, Southport, beginning Sunday, September 29th, and clos ing Tuesday evening, October 1st. Hie mission will be given by three Priests from New York, who will spend several days in Brunswick and Columbus counties. Father James Navagh, Director of the Buffalo Home Mission Apoetolate, New York, will bring with him Father Paul Schrek and Father Charles Schoy who will assist him during the mission. The purpose of a mission in the Catholic church is to provide a spiritual tonic for Catholics and to be a source of information for non-Catholics concerning the Cath olic church. Besides consisting of the Holy Sacrifice of the mass and a sermon regular devotions in the Catholic church the mission will feature a Question box. ,Thc question box will be placed in the rear of the church for those who desire to ask questions which will be answered nightly by one of the priests. All that is requir ed is to write the question on a piece of paper without signing a (Continued on Page 4) Young Democrats Planning Rally Organization Will Sponsor Big Democratic Get-To Gether Sometime Prior To General Election A county rally for the Demo cratic party to take place some time between now and the Nov ember election is being planned by the Young Democrat Club of Brunswick county. A committee has been named to make pre paration* for the rally and to Qonttnuad on pa*? fou* Election Board Hears Protest About Voting Attorney Representing Ne gro Voters Of Town Creek And Lockwoods Folly Charge They Were Not Allowed To Vote CASE DISMISSED BY THE BOARD Petitioners Claim They Were Wrongfully Debar red From Registering, And Therefore From Voting The board of elections for Brunswick county met in L:e courthouse in Southport Friday for the purpose of hearing pro tests brought by Herbert J. Bryant, appearing as spokesman for the prespective negro voters of Town Creek and Lockwoods Polly townships. He charged before the board that he and other negroes were by arbitrary means debarred from registering and thereby from voting and ex ercising the rights of electors in their county and state elections. Bryant and others through their attorney, C. J. Gates, came into the hearing and presented to the board of elections several af fidavits tending to prove their contentions but showed no record of having served same on Mr. R. D. Holden or Mr. Rabon agf/ist whom the charges were preferred as required by law. The board of elections, on motion of Robert S. Milliken, se conded by L?. C. Babson, ordered that the matter of Herbert J. Bryant and others be dismissed. It was further ordered that a copy of the minutes be sent to the State Board of Elections, a copy to Herbert J. Bryant, a copy to the State Port Pilot and a copy to be posted at the court house door. Discover Body ? Of Local Man Funeral Service* Held For Alfred Newton, Who Was Drowned In Inland Wat erway Last Week, Held Here Sunday The body of Alfred R. Newton, Southport man who was drown ed when he fell into the inland waterway from a shrimping I trawler below Myrtle Beach last! week, was discovered by the j crew of the lightship tender Cy- 1 press and brought to Southport I Friday. The boat, the Marie Rose, be- 1 longing to Paul Foldale of South port, was returning to Southport. It was in charge of Boyd Moore, with James Aldridge of South- 1 port as mate. Newton, they re- 1 port, had not been noticed about | the boat in half an hour. A search was started immediately when it j was discovered he was not aboard. All efforts to find him or] locate the body were unavailing j until the crew of the tender dis continued on Page Four) ! I. Visitor CHAS. M. JOHNSON, State Treasurer, was a business visitor in Southport Tuesday afternoon attending to some matters per taining to State-owned property in this county. Hearing Date For Dredging Another Inlet Southport Commercial Fish ermen And Shrimpers ? Are Keenly Interested In Proposed Project And Will Attend Meeting SCHEDULED OCT. 9TH IN WILMINGTON Engineers Will Offer Op portunity For The Matter To Be Discussed Fully -At Public Hearing Monday, Octobcr 7, has been set as the date for a public hear ing on the matter of whether or not to dredge a channel from a point near Carolina Beach through to the inland waterway. , There is. considerable local in terest in this proposed project, particular^ on the part of shrimpers and commercial fisher men. and it 'appears likely that Southport will be well represent ed at the hearing. Following is the text of the announcement: "Pursuant to Section 7 of the River and Harbor Act approved July 24, 1946, the District Engin eer has been directed to make a preliminary examination of Caro lina Beach, North Carolina, for navigation. "In order that the required re port may fully cover the matter, a public hearing will be held in the Federal court room, custom house, Wilmington, on Monday, Octobcr 7, at 10 o'clock. "A11 interested parties are in vited to be present or represent ed at the above time and place including representatives of Fed eral, State, county, and municipal agencies, and those of commer cial, industrial, civic highway, railroad, and waterway transpor tation interests, and property owners concerned. They will be afforded full opportunity to ex ( Continued on page 4) Our r - ROVING Reporter Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Rosser and two of their sons, of Newton, | Ala., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. J M. L. White and other relatives! at Shallotte. The couple left' Shallotte 44-years a?o and have prospered at farming; and brick manufacturing in Alabama. They ;have many relatives and friends | in the Shallotte section. Until Mr. and Mrs. Neil Thom as, of Clarendon, advised us that the Beaver Dam bridge fill was about gone as a result of last weeks floods, we had always sup posed that thtere was only one Beaver Dam bridge in Brunswick and it five miles out of South port on the Supply road. Now, sincc the Information from Mr. and Mrs. Thomas, there are two Beaver Dams, the other being on the River road above Clarendon. j A lot of Hie Pilot's subscribers keep themselves paid way ahead land are taking no chances of I missing % copy. By way of II* 'lustration: This week Hoyd Lan | caster, of Bolivia, stopped .us to 'aubacriM tor fell dnjjwif is at Meredith College. At the same time he renewed his own subscription, despite the fact he was already paid way ahead. Almost the same thing happened Saturday in the case\ of J. H. Mllllgan, of Ash, again, A. R. Mooncy of Supply stopped us and remarked: "My subscription is not out until January, 19?7, but I would like to renew now." County Agent Dodson and many farmers are worried about thd hap crop. The general belief Is that last week's heavy rains hurt it badly by causing it to shed Its leaves. While this week's wea ther seems fine for cutting hay, very few faiWrs have been able to avail themselves of it Lands were left so wet and boggy that neither tractor or mule-drawn mowers have been able to get out and at the business of mak ing hay while the sun shines this | week. | Already keeping pace with all advanced strides of the world aloiii dtbef lines one wonders tflr^thiTWd on p ?ge J) Striken Tanker Comes Here To Discharge Injured And Dead Following Disaster Engineer To Report Soon On Drainage Canal Proiect Col. G. W. Gillette, Acting Division Engineer, Say* He Has Called For Records Of * Earlier Survey Of Project Col. G. W. GiUiette, U. S. Army acting divison engineer for tha South Atlantic division, has in formed members of local group of citizens interested in seeing a canal dug from the Waccamaw river to Mullet creek that he has called for survey studies previous ly made, and that he will have a report to make just as soon as he has digested the studies and de termined upon the feasibility of the canal. The proposed canal would pro vide an outlet for the flood waters of the Waccamaw river through Mullet creek into tide water. The previous studies refered to Col. Gillette comprise an Army survey made of the region at the time the inland waterway was dug. Joe Quinerly, one of the men who is pushing the project said that at the time the survey was made, the canal was found to be pra ctical from an engineering stand point, but that objection In the regions affected did not permit it to be carried through. Persons objecting then, he said, are now strongly in favor of it. That survey, Quinerly declared, had shown a 17 foot drop be tween the Waccamaw river and tidewater through Mullet creek. It is believed that construction of the canal would provide drain age fore thousands of acres of water-logged land in the Wac camaw river watershed, and that health, foresty, road building and 'agriculture benefits resulting from it would run into the milli ons of dollars annually. ! Members of the committee who recently held a conference with ' Gillette included County Agent Dodson of Southport and P.ice Gywnn of Longwood. Announce Examination For Postmaster At Southport Shallotte Bank Holds A-Record According to Gurney P. Hood, Commissioner of Banks in North Carolina, the Waccamaw Bank in Shallotte is the only bank in North Carolina operating in ft wooden building. In a letter giving ihts informa tion to Henry Wyche, Public Relations Officer of the Wacca maw Bank, Mr. Hood pointed out that a brick or stone build ing does not add to the strength or safety of a banking institu tion. All banks in North Carolina are fully protected against loss i by fire or theft by complete sure jty bond and insurance coverage. Depositors are further protected against loss for any reason by Federal deposit insurance. Meetings Being Held This Week To Aid Farmers j County Agent J. E. Dodson Discussing Plans Where by Farmers May Obtain Conservation Materials PROGRAM HELPFUL TO COUNTY FARMERS Discussion Of Plans For Preparation Of Land For Fall Planting Of Small Grain To Be Discus sed Beginning Monday night at his officc in Supply, last night at Peter Robinson's store and to night at the Shallotte school, County Agent J. E. Dodson is now holding a series of nightly meetings that are to continue all this week and through next week. All of the gatherings are being held at 7:30 o'clock. The object of these meetings is to discuss how farmers can best use conservation materials that the AAA is now furnishing and will continue to furnish. The discussions are of great value to all wide-awake farmers who are anxious to keep abreast of all current operations. The county agent hopes that all farmers will attend one of these meetings nearest and most convenient for them to attend. The schedule for the rest of the series is as follows: Thursday night at Hickman's Cross Roads. Shallotte township; jFriday night at the Waccamaw school, Waccamaw township, Sat urday night at Exum, Waccamaw township, Monday, Nov. 30, Bo livia school, Town Creek town ship, Tuesday, October 1, Winna baw, Town Creek township, Wed nesday, Oct. 2, Leland school. Northwest township, Thursday, October 3, county home, Smith ville township. j In addition to the previously stated purposes of toe mee tinge, I . (Continued on P&g* *) I Examination Will Be For -Purpose Of Making Per manent Appointment Of Successor To L. T. Yas | kell, Who Resigned J. B. RUSS ACTING PASTM ASTER NOW Receipt Of Applications To Close October 14 Accord ing To Information From Civil Service An open Competitive examinat ion to fill the vacancy In the posi tion of postmaster in this city has been announced by the United States Civil Service Commission at the request of the Postmaster ( General. I J. B. Russ is now serving as acting-postmaster for the South port office, and the examination is being held for the purpose of [making a permanent appointment jof a successor for L. T. Yaskell, who recently resigned. In order to be eligible for the examination, an applicant must be acltizen of the United States, must have actually resided wltWn | the delivery of this post office, or j within the city or town in which I date fixed for close of receipt of 'applications, must be in good physical condition, and within the prescribed age limits. Both men and women are admitted. Under the terms of an Act of Congress, approved June 25, 1938, the Civil Service Commission will certify the names of the highest [three qualified eligible* to the Postmaster General who shall thereupon submit the name of the one selected to the President for nomination. Confirmation by the Senate 1* the final action. Applicants will -be required to | assemble in an examination room for written tests, and will also be rated on their education, business (Continued on Pags 4) Fish Fry Held Friday Night Shallotte Post American Le gion Was Host To Enjoy, able Event At Shallotte Point Friday Evening The fish fry given by the Shal lotte Post of the American Le gion and Legion Auxiliary Fri day night was largely attended and was greatly enjoyed by the men and women who composed the gathering. There was plenty of fine fish and to spare. The cooking was in charge of H. B. Usher, one of the most active . msmbers of the post. Commander Harry L Mlntz and Adjutant D. Carl Andrews of ! Shallotte Legion Post, as well as 'other officials, are highly pleased at _ the fine way the occasion ! turned out. j The next meeting will be at the school house at Shallotte on [Friday night, October 4. The | auxiliary will meet at the same time and place and It )s urged that all members of both the Le 'glot ??d AOditify b* prtM&t 1 SS Bennington First Report ed Being In Difficulty While 165 Mile* East Of Charleston, S. C. FOUR MEMBERS OF CREW ARE DEAD Three Others Missing And Two Critically Injured By Fire Forward In Ship; Blaze Brought Un der Control Word was received hers be/or? day this morning that the tanker SS Bennington was heading for the Cape Fear river bar In order to discharge dead and wounded seamen following a serious fire in the forward part of the vessel Radio reports of the sea trage dy revealed that four men died" and three others are missing fol lowing the outbreak of a fire which was first reported v/hen the ship was 165-miles east of Charleston, S. C. At least two' other men are in a critical con dition, and air rescue planes ot~ the Coast Guard have been mak ing flights during the early morning hours to drop medical supplies aboard th< Bennington for relief of the striken men aboard. The radio report declared that the fire is under control and that the vessal Is heading for Wil mington. The Bennington is a T-2 tank- . cr and her home port is Wilmingv ton, Del. It Is believed that sh? has called here on previous tripar Oak Island Coast Guard Sta tion reported shortly after 8 , o'clock this morning that the"" crippled ship was not in view,, but that a coast guard boat WU' standing by with a doctor aboard at the bar, ready to render what ever assistance mig.it needed . <2. C. Kilfstrlck, proprietor - qf ? Kilpatrlck's Funeral Service, in South port, was notified early this morning to be ready with his am bulance to take care of dead or injured men when they are put ashore. , Recorder Holds Brief Session Case Against Malcolm Frink Nol P rotted On Basis Of Statement Con tained In Letter To Court An hour and a half was suffi cient time for Judge John B. Ward and Solicitor J. W. Ruark to dispose of the cases Ufat came up for a hearing at this week's session of the Recorder's court The minute book of the day* proceedings has the following en tries: Paul Watson Burney, speeding, capias and continued. Johnnie Rudolph Bradley, no .* chaffeura license, judgment sus pended on payment of a fine of $5.00 and costs. Rufus Hewett, speeding, Judg ment suspended on payment of a fine of $5.00 and costs. Robert Dexter Southerland, reckless operation, defendant re quired to make restitution to C. S. Newton In the amount of $54.80 and fined $50.00 and coata Effie Vereen, assault with dead ly weapon, continued to October 14th. James E. Caiaon, asaault with deadly weapon, motion made for Jury trial and defendant held for Superior court under bond of $200.00. W. H. Grainger, no lights on trailer. Judgment suspended on payment of one-half the coats. A case that came up last week and which was nol proceed charged Rudolph Seller* with aiding and abetting in escape. Hie cast against Malcolm 8. Frink for assault with a deadly weapon was nol proses*. Baals for this action was the following I letter, which was ordered record ed with the minutes on this faction: "Southport N. C,. "Sept 9, 1044. i"Hon- John B. Ward, Recorder, ."Southport N. C. | "Dear Sir: | "On or about the 9th day pf ? June. 1946, 1 attempted to take a pistol away from WtMn Frink. which he had not pointed at me, and by reason of my aflt I I was accidentally shot In my left leg. The accident was un avoidable and t have no deeirk Cf reason to prosecute the said ita! cplm S. Frink. I do not to am who caused a warrant to be t#? sued agt fast the laid Malcolm ft > (Ooaumua o* n|p* ?t