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The Pilot Covers jruns?'ick County -^sixteen NO. 27 THE STATE PORT PILOT A Good Newspaper In A Good Community Most of The Nowa All The Time 6-pages today Southport, N. C., Wednesday, October 16th, 1946 $1.50 PER Y?A? PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY erinits To Burn Irtish Are Now ecessaryBy Law pty Warden Mercer 1s |UeJ Warning To Protect fie Forestry Of The jtate olatorswTll BE FINED Fires From Oct. 1 *J? The 13th. Of Bfier.; I- Part Program Planned To Protect Forests burning permits must be ? after October first for hrush or new ground burn- . [ Orations in this County ?? I L by North Carolina law f" . warden Dorman Mercer Lfed the public today. ^ jaw has been largely re S: (or a marked reduction number of forest fires _ jy fire escaping from operations on the farm t*. he past few years," the Er, continued and added, "\ve -?ate the cooperation which jj? extended us in the en p.eBt of this law and hop# I ? may continue to have iSjport. Any measure whicn ! preventing the destruction # vital timber supply during i?HBt critical lumber short .^serves the complete coop to; of everyone." ^ jaw provides that : It shall (iswful for any person, firm corporation to start or cause of started any fire or ignite i jiaterial in any of the areas nodlancis under the protec- 1 I of the State Forest Service jitir. five hundred feet of j such protected area, between ilit day of February and the I iav of June, inclusive, or ; jw the first day of October I to thirtieth day of Novem tBtteive, in any year, with I Sat obtaining from the State reter or one of his duly au tisd agents a permit to set [ Se or ignite any material * above mentioned protect las: that no charge shall wk for the granting of said SB Ja section shall not apply to fte started or caused to be ttd within five hundred feet i tailing house. in? person, firm or coopera I filiating this Act shall be it? of a misdemeanor and ? (miction shall be fined not R San fifty (50) dollars or IBaed for a period of not ? fan 30 days. (Section 14 ISeeral Statutes of N. C. as ?to! by Chapter 120 of Pub lic of 1939 Session.) Irief Newt Flashes 'v ox THE GROUND ? rain3 last week caught ltv Brunswick farmers with P toy cut and on the ground. te'y Agent J. E. Dodson states 11 iamage resulted in many ' cases. * PRESSING club D- McLcland, of Whiteville, (^Paring to open an up-to-date N? club at Shallotte as soon 'l wilding becomes available, ^equipment has arcady arriv t?TERLV CONFERENCE A- S. Parker, district sup ???nt, conducted the fourth confercncc at Trinity pst church on Sunday night inched at the evening ser JtXD MEETING following ladies attended * district meeting of Woman's e' ?t Ro?r Hill last Monday. ^ 8 T. St. George. Mrs. C. Ed Ww- Mrs. a. B. Weeks, Mrs. *? Ruark. Mrs. E. J. Prevattc, j?*5 ?igott. Mrs. R. C. Daniel r' "b. James M Harper, Jr. MACHINE SHOP a We and J. A. Pearcc, Jersey men, have re '' rompiet<~d a nice new Nock building on the near the hospital. They installing equipment and Sparing to open a first ^ TOchine shop in a short ' ' Earl r D the ?? . Brown is a patient Reid Hospitil in ? "KtatiUl ,vh^re underwent ptoo.| ,R ',Kt week. He is un |< Er. " improving nicely, fc*. - - u with hurt a. Walk New Dredge In District WORKING ? Above is shown the U. S. Engineer Dredge Hoffman, which re cently was assigned to the Wilmington district. Her master is John G. Swan, former major in the United States Army. The Hoffman is a sea-going hopper dredge and is now working at Morehead City. Southport Man Captain j Of New District Dredge John G. Swann Is Master Of Powerful Sea-Going U. S. Engineer Dredge Hoffman Which Has Been Assigned District MANY BRUNSWICK MEN IN HER CREW Numerous Men From This County Have Returned To Work With Engin eer Department; Some New Men John G. Swan, Southport man. is captain of the U. S. Engineers Dredge Hoffman, which recently was assigned to the Wilmington district, and serving aboard with : him are more than a dozen other j Southport and Brunswick county men. First Mate on the Hoffman is' Charles Southerland and Second Mate is Eunice Varnum, both of Southport. Bett WiUiamson is FiuJt Assistant Engineer. Included in the engine room de- j partment are Roy Dosher, oiler, and Reece Swan, wiper. Julian ! Southerland is head drag-tender, j and other men on this job in clude Albert Russ, Roy McKeith an, Ed Marlowe, Clyde Hewett and Bartley Hewett. Jimmie Dosher, Rudolph Sellers and Ivey Sellers are in the deck depart ment. Robert Johnson and Mr. Lewis are in the steward depart I ment. The Hoffman is a sea-going [hopper dredge, diesel-electric op crated. It is a sister-ship to the Lyman on which Captain Swan served as master for 13 months during the war. The Hoffman carries a crew of 50 men. At present the new dredge is | engaged in operations at More ihead City. Roberts Returns Home To Ohio Well-Known Outdoor Edit or And Wife Planned To Spend Several Days At j Southport; Visit Out Short ? ? Advised by wire last week that i a new printing press he had or dered 14-months ago had arrived and would be installed immediate ly Dave Roberts, owner of two Ohio newspapers and outdoor edi tor on the Cincinnati (6hio) En quirer and St. Louis, Mo., Globe j Democrat, left by auto for his jhome accompanied by Mrs. Rob erts. They had been planning on | a 10-day stay here. Mr. Roberts | was hunting and fishing and ! gathering outdoor material for this papers. j They both plan to return to Southport later. Arriving Friday and finding we<tther and flood waters not very encouraging for fishing, Mr. Roberts managed to get about the county considerably. He turn ed this into account by pounding away at his typewriter about the trip down here and what he found. In a way it was a sort of "Postman's Vacation" for him, as he got more work than play. Outside of the two newspapers which he owns, Dave has a read ing public represented by the circulation of about one million each for the Enquirer and Globe Democrat. Each Sunday both of these big papers carry a full page of his outdoor matter. For about 8-years the Ohio man was president of the Outdoor Writers ! Association of America, with i whom he is still an active offi ! cial. He has been here twee be [fore this, in the prewar period !*3cJ believee this section affords |fre*t proepecti for development Report Killing Big Buck Tuesday Chief of Police '">tto Hick man, his father, Tom Hickman, and Joe Spencer brought in the first deer of the season early Tuesday morning. The credit of getting the first bag of the season, a beautiful 125-pound, eight point buck, goes to Spen cer. Last minute official reports arc that the Brunswick hunters may take to the woods with their dogs and guns any day they wish, excepting Sunday, during the season. Original game laws permitted hunting in Brunswick and the surrounding counties only on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Bruns wick is excepted from this pro vision, according: to orders re ceived Monday night by game protector H. T. Bowmer. HowelPs Point Road Very Bad Visitors To This Popular Spot On Island Water way Continue To Brave Poor Travel Conditions Admitting that more paving and road improvement is generally needed throughout all sections of Brunswick county and that the supply of material and labor for such construction is short, the Howell's Point community on Lockwoods Folly river still seems to many visitors the most for gotten and neglected section of Biunswick, so far as the State Highway Commission is concern ed. Attorney and Mrs. Fred C. Hauck of Columbus. Ohio, and Miss Hilda Muller, of Orton Plan tation, were at the Point this last Sunday. They expressed sur prise at the almost impassable condition of the road. After their arrival there they were still more surprised at the number of peo ple they found despite road con ditions. Howell's Point is one of the most favored sections of the coun | ty for both fish and oysters. It lis one of those sections that folks | will just go to, despite the trouble iof getting there. The place has 15 or 16 homes and Mr. and Mrs. D. A. YVhitley, formerly of Balti more, have a home and also own | and operate a small hotel and store. i Mrs. Whitley stated that they | had an average of about 18-pcople I to take carc of every day. Parties were there from Greensboro, Fey etteville, Kannapolis, Wallace, Charlotte and Wadesboro. Several parties were also there from other states. With the road condition what it is Mr. and Mrs. Whi'iey have to send their little daughter and other children of the community to Southport cach Monday in or ( Continued on Page 6) Shallotte Girl Receives Honor Miss Marion Anderson, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. M. D. An derson, of Bhallottc, was named on the literary staff of the Brc j nuu College student publication, The Flame, it was announced this week at a student body meeting. Miss Anderson will be one of the writers for the literary pub lication which is issued quarterly. She is a 3ophomorc at Brsnau I and a member cf Alpha Cbi Cnie jfa, social sorority. Holding Man On Serious Charge Bert Jacobs Being Held Under $5,000.00 Bond On Charges Of Attempting To Murder His Neighbor Bert Jacobs, well known Shal latte township man, was arrested Monday and has since been held in jail here in default of a $5,000 bond. On charges that he did co opererate, confederate and con spire to murder Osborne Piggott, also white and a neighbor. The law firm of Frink and K?rring of Southport, has been ret incd to defend Mr. Jacobs. This afternoon at 3:30 o'clock they are bringing habeas corpus proceedings before Judge John J. Burney, in Wilmington, with the object of obtaining his release from jail. It is alleged that Jacobs, on the night of October 4th, placed two sticks of dynamite under the hood and on the engine of the car be longing to Pigott. With the ex plosives W** a blasting cap snd wirl\ c-Viit, designed to r;. plode "the dynamite when the starter of the car was switched on. The next day, October 5th, it is said that Pigott was unable to start his car and that he fond the dynamite when he lifted the hood to ascertain what was wrong. The warrant for the arrest of Jacobs was sworn out by State Highway Patrolman C. J. Fergus on and served by him Monday. The patrolman has been conduct ion tinued on Page 6) Thieves Take Cotton Sacks Negro Charged With Theft Of Undyed Cotton Bags For Use In Marketing Fertilizer The Armour Fertilizer works ] ! at Navassa was the victim of a | most unusual robbery on October 1 5th when their bag room was I broken into and 500 white cotten I bags were carried off. The comp [any buys its bags undyed, and I dyes and stamps them with the I ' different brands they arc to con 1 tain. ! Rural Policeman O. W. Perry | arrested James Bannister, negro, : of the Navassa community, charg ' ing him with the robbery. A I considerable number of the bags I i Continued on Page Five) Our ROVING Reporter W. H. KBIU.B ' Wc arc getting more and more intrigued each week at the way the full page booster advertise ment in this paper is turning out. Honest, folks, wc arc usually too 1 busy trying to find something ! that the public will be interested in to bother about getting in-] ;terested ourself. That is not the case with regard t<y this adver tisement. It interests us because J it has a lot of real booster stuff in it, the kind of stuff that more) of us folks here in Brunswick ought to have. Turn to that page in todays paper, read it and read the advertisement every week. Then see if you don't find yourself agreeing with us that the 40 men and firms who are sponsoring the advertisement are giving both themselves and Bruns mck county some ai'jftty jpcxi p-iMieity: ? ; I County Chapter Organized For Fight On Polio Mrs. E. J. Prevatte Is Nam ed Chairman Of Bruns : wick County Chapter Of National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis AID AVAILABLE FOR PAST'VICTIMS One-Half Of Funds That Are Raised In County Remain Here, But More Money Is Available The Brunswick County Chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis was reorganiz ed on Wednesday at a meeting conducted by Philip S. Randolph, state representative. Mrs. E. J. Prevatte was elect ed chairman, Rev. Herbert Baker was elected vice-chairman, Mrs. William Jorgensen will continue as secretary and Mrs. James Harper will be treasurer, succeed ing Prince O'Brien, who resigned. Dwight McEwen is the fifth com mittee member. The purpose of organizing, as stated by Mr. Randolph, is not only to be ready in case there is an outbreak of polio in this coun ty, but also to aid those in this county who have had this dreaded disease in the past and may still need aid of some kind which can be provided by the National Foun dation. There are a number of persons who have been affected by polio in the last ten years in this coun ty, two of which have received j substantial aid from the Founda tion during the past six months. All cases must be investigated and passed by the local chapter. The committee will have charge of the annual fund raising cam paign in January. Half of the money raised is kept in this coun ty, but the state representative stated that in case of epidemic in Brunswick the entire funds of the National Foundation are be hind the local chapter to do whatever is needed at such a. time. P.-T. A. Meeting Thursday Night Miss Sarah Townsend Pre sented Ninth Grade Stu dents In Speech Chorus; Plans Made For Carnival The Southport Parent-Teachcr Association held its October meeting on Thursday night in the school auditorium with a large number in attendance. The program was under the direction of Miss Sarah Town send, who presented her ninth grade in a speech chorus. They gave several selections, ranging from serious to humorous verse. Miss Townsend recited "The High wayman" during an interlude in the business meeting. Among reports given at the meeting was that of the grade mothers' meeting at which plans were started for a Hallowe'en carnival. The grade mothers and teachers met following the Thurs day meeting and made further plans for this event. It was reported that arrange ments had been made for a librarian to be on duty at the (Continued on page six) The unprecedented rains In ! Brunswick county this year havcj caused quite a few residents to suspect the atomic bomb test as being responsible for the floods. ' Sometimes it is somewhat amus ing to have some one vigorously laying the rainfall, which was heaviest late in June, on the atomic bomb test which was not made until well into July. Tliis last week our friend Dave Rob erts, of the Cincinnati Enquirer, told us that Ohio had been and was still as dry as hades this summer. Another matter of fact is that only the coastal Section of North Carolina has suffered unduly from heavy rainfall. The nervously inclined folks can rest assured that the atomic bomb tests did not start the rains , week# before the isota were mad s I (Continued On Fift 5) Little Phil Yount Is Still Being A Cheerful Patient Youngster Who Endeared Himself To Visit ors And Fellow-Patients At Dosher Memorial Hospital Now In Gastonia All patients and practically visitors in the Dosher Memorial hospital since last Christmas jot to know and become much attached to Phil Yount, 9-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Yount of the Antioch church community. The day after Christmas Phil was playing about the house and near an open fire, happy in possession of a new Indian suit and other things that Santa Claus had brought him. The fringes on the suit caught on fire and before the flames could be extinguished little Phil was horribly burned about the legs. Despite his ter rible sufferings he was always bright and cheerful. His friends, who included other patients and visitors to the hospital as well as the entire hospital staff, came to see him. So great was the general interest in Phil that a representative of this paper could hardly make trip anywhere in the country without someone asking him how he was getting along at the - hospital. When any minister was at the hospital and called around to see Phil, he would always Southport Baptist Church Begins Building Program County Receives YDC Recognition Brunswick county gained its full share of recognition at the State Convention of tile Young Democrats last week in Aslv ville as Marlon Frink wa-s nam ed National Committeewoman. Pete Burkhimer, of Wilming ton, tvas named chairman for Ihc 7th Congressional District, succeeding Ed Butler, of Lum hcrton. New Vice-Chalrman of this district is Loris Corlette, who succeeds Sirs. S. B. Frink. Odell Williamson of Shallotte, was named to represent this district on the credentials com mittee of the state organiza tion. Follow-Up Made On Big Project County Agents Of Four Counties Affected Met Last Week To Further Plans For Waccamaw Drainage Work Busy at his office Saturday af ternoon searching through the aerial map files for pictures of the area effected, County Agent J. E. Dodson was well pleased at the progress and prospects of getting the Waccamaw river canal or spillway as a federal drainage project. Mr. Dodson said that in addi tion to the health situation of the area being greatly benefitted by the drainage of the Wacca maw river flood areas by this canal, from a crop and timber angle the undertaking would well be worth a million dollars to the North and South Carolina coun ties affectcd. Mr. DoSson, assistant county agent J. P. Quinerly of Columbus and the county agents of Horry and Georgetown counties in South Carolina held a meeting Friday. All were enthusiastic at the two state, four-county project and plans were made to push it in every possible way. Colonel George Gillette, of the U. S. Army Engineers office, in Wilmington, is now engaged in the preliminary survey of the project. From the interest shown by his office it is considered hopeful that the project will be recommended. Sick From Bite Of Black Widow Suffering from the bite of a black widow spider on her elbow, Mrs. Paul Hawes, of Shallotte, was brought to the Dosher Me morial hospital Sunday afternoon deathly sick from the poison. The bite of the black widow is frequently rated as being deadly. Prompt attrition to Mrs. Hawes after she was bitten 18 believod to !iiv$ averted serious results. &er eonaittin la asw isiprpvitf. - _ ask them to pray for him, if they did not get around to sug gesting it before he did. For nearly nine months, de spite the very modest circum stances they were in, Phil's parents kept him in Dosher Memorial. Despite every care being given, Phil's progress was slow, and three weeks ago it was decided to send him to the Orthopeadic hospital in Gas tonia, to see what could be done for him there. Hundreds of friends of the lad will be interested in the contents of a post card writ ten by Phil this week to a mem ber cf The Pilot's staff. He said: "I do miss all of you good people, but I am getting better every day. I went up for a skin graft last Friday and have both legs in a cast. They all say I am doing O. K. I like it here fine, I have so many boys to talk to here. Give everybody my love and write me some time, please." "PHIL YOUNT "N. C. Orthopeadic Hospital "Gastonia, N. C." I Members Of Church Voted At Conference Last Week To Undertake Building Of New Edifice In South port CONDITIONS ARE NOW OVERCROWDED Reports Submitted At This Conference Indicate En couraging Growth In All Lines Of Church Work Without a dissenting vote the Southport Baptist church, at its regular monthly conference on October 9, voted to undertake the building of a new church. Plans for this have been discussed for sometime, but the crowded con ditions in the Sunday school and worship services have made it urgent that the program be start ed in the very near future. Mrs. George Whatley was elect ed as chairman of the building fund committee. Those serving with her on this committee are: Mrs. Lou H. Smith, Mrs. W. L. Aldridgc, Mrs. G. C. Kllpatrick and L. W. Clommons. The planning committee is com posed of the following: G. C. Kil patrick, Mrs. Roy C. Daniel, Miss Gertrude Loughlin, Mrs. W. G. Butler and E. J. Prevatte. The purchasing committee is made p of the following: H. A. Livingston, Miss Annie May Wood side, W. L. Aldrige and L. W. Clemmons. At this regular conference the annual reports of the various organizations of the church were read showing a growth in every respect over previous years. There have been 22 additions to the church during the year and the financial report showed that $6. 407.64 had been contributed for all purposes last year. Of this amount $1,629.06 was given for missions. The church has reserve funds of $6,518.01 on hand now. The budget for the coming year calls for an expenditure of $8,329. 00 for all purposes. This docs not include the building fund. Wilmington Man : Gets Two Years White Man Charged With j Assault Upon Two Small White Girls; Reported To I Have Previous Record Charged with assault on two j small white gills, Jack Ramsey, \ white man, who is credited with a long scries of offenses in New Hanover county, was given two years on the roads Monday. Others cases handled by Judge John B. Ward and Solicitor J. W. Ruark during the day were as follows: James White, Jr., assault, 60 i days on roads, judgment suspend ed on payment of costs. James Brewistcr, breaking and entering, bound over to Superior court und*!1 $500.00 bond. 1 Jack Bryartt pcitecsion ' I (Continued on ptge six) 1 Democrats And Republicans On Speaking Tours Political Campaign I* In creasing In Interest, With Speaking Engagement* Scheduled Before Elec tion SCOTT TO SPEAK FOR DEMOCRATS Commissioner Of Agricul ture Will Speak Tuesday Night At Waccamaw High School Audi torium Although things have remained surprisingly quiet along the poli tical front thus far, indications are that the voters of Brunswick will be worked up to fever heat before the time of the general election rolls around. The campaign for the Demo crats will feature big-name speak ers at each of the high schools in the county between now and November 5. The first of these speeches will be delivered next Tuesday night, October 22, at Waccamaw high school by W. Kerr Scott, State commissioner of agriculture. Mr. Scott is a public official whose background as a farmer makes him a logical choice to address the citizens of one of the finest agricultural sec tions of the county. Time of tha meeting will be 7:30 o'clock. One week later, on Tuesday, October 29, L. Y. Ballentlnc. lieutenant governor qf the state, will speak at Bolivia high school. Lt. Governor Ballentine is known as one of the most able speakers among the list of state officials, and voters who attend this pro gram are assured of a stirring program. Judge John J. Burncy has agreed to come to Brunswick for one speaking e; Tagement before the close of the campaign. The Republicans, whn have had their candidate-speaking engage ments going at points throughout the county during the past week, i will cnnUnne each night uijHl the general election, and will feature at least one program when H. Edmund Rogers, Republican can didate for congress from the sev enth district, will be the principal I speaker. Owner Reported At Bald Head Word Received Here That Frank Sherrill Flew Down To Visit Hi* Island Sun day; Purpose Undisclosed According to grapevine com munications between Bald Head island and Southport, Frank O. Sherill, owner of the S. & W. chain of cafeterias and also own er of the 17,000-acre island, flew down from Charlotte Sunday for some kind of an off-the-rccord look at his property. It is also off the record whether or not he was accompanied on his trip. This unheralded trip created a bit of conjecture, especially sincc a lot of speculation is ?lready going the rounds regarding ?*ald Head island as a possible hoir>e for the United Nations. During the past week both the Associat ed Press and World Wide Photos have been delivering broadside pictures on the island, towcther with stories. As a follow up to requests made several weeks ago to Sena tor J. W. Bailey that he call at tention of the United Nations to Bald Head island as a possible home, W. B. Keziah last week [wrote the North Carolina Sena ( Continued on Page Six) Seeking Funds For Expansion Superintendent Of Brunt wick Rural Electrification Organization R e c e i v es Some Encouragement On Materials E. D. Bishop, superintendent of the Brunswick Rural Electric Membership Corporation spent part of last week in Washington, D. C? with reference to contract* and extension of the service In Brunswick county. The matter of obtaining im? tcrials is said to still be far from satisfactory, but It is understood that there are good prospects of being able to build some of tha new lines some time In the near future. At the present time tha REA already hair applications for the building of 500 miles of new lines to tcrve an already-aigned" up new membership of 2,300 Fie.