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The Pilot Covers "is,vick County I Br'J PORT PILOT Most of The News All The Time SIXTEEN NO. 30 A Good Newspaper In A Good Community 6-PAGES TODAY Southport, i\T. (1. Wednesday, November 6, 1946 51.50 PER YEA? PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDA1 DEMOCRATS SCORE CLEAN SWEEP TUESDAY lunty Teachers j K|an To Attend I Friday Meeting Lien Of Brunswick ??*; t Will Attend An I I Convention Of The Kheastern N. C. Edu Kjjon Association 1fTIng will. be IN WILMINGTON I; Program Planned For Who Attend Fn Hjv Session Of Impor I tant Organization Hanover high school My' the mecca of more than K,:,! teachers, principals, ?Tj^r'r.iendents. who on Fri Y rj: assemble in Wilmington B twenty-fourth annual ? of the Southeastern Kj- of The North Carolina Association. This dis Br^iudes the following thir K aunties Bladen. Brunswick, R-ijs. Cumberland. Duplin. ? res New Hanover, On SE ?en<ler. Robeson. Sampson. ? - tland. ? :t presidents' din ? held at 12 noon on ? ^ New Hanover high ? feteria. Highlights of the K.- - will be two general Ks, both in the high school ? and a banquet. The, ? is scheduled for 2 p. ?a Friday, and the second for Hi At > we day. The banquet Bkbeld i" the cafeteria at' K- -? Divisional meetings will H ;o p. m. and de- . Bseta! meetings at 4:30. .--or?' officers of the B|AL<;cm District are T. T. H jr. New Hanover high president, who will pre K - the general sessions: V. ? Fayetteville high school. K nt: May Blue, Lum- j He r.'.y school, secretary. Ilml notable speakers will Kr- idie educators during the E At the 2 o'clock gen ?l mi NCEA President j bles ff. Phillips of Greensboro j l ? .53 The North Carolina ; ta- - Association and Col- ' l Hatcher, commanding Es- the- Highway Patrol and I*:: Safety Division of I N r'.h Carolina State High l7 :?:artment will address the j - r. the topic "Slaugh :r.e Highways." The Hon j. Burney, judge of ? aty Superior court of the h ::al District, will hi a: the 5:30 banquet ses ' k Si? second and final general at 7:30 p. m., Claud r-"- of Albemarle, NCEA leg chairman, will present * N'CEA legislative program, * -r Dennis H. Cooke, Presi c: East Carolina Teachers Greenville, will deliver * -'"-'ured address: "Today's Teacher." A p.eid. Controller of the (Continued on page 4) Brief Newt Flathtt ?SnORY SOLD ? rwtory of St. Phillips ?Owpal church has been sold t *r. and Mrs Hubert Living- ( I TO MEET ? TV regular first Thursday Bating of the Southport Lions f " will be held Thursday at V" immunity Center Building P1 ODMllENCE 0. I. Hinson, pastor of f'-'y Methodist church, left to attend the Annual North Carolina Con jee for the Metho<list church, ?uch rr.ccts this week in Hen ?Kttr.. MEETING 1^1' L- Mintz, commandcr of ?** Siallotte Post, American Le *ishcs to remind all mem ?J? of that post and interested ?/ *?rj 0( m important meet be hoM Friday night at 8 I *t Shallotte high school. ? pHASE BUSINESS Rabon. of Winnabow, has Purchased the Lawrence Station at Iceland. BL tome toing, least, Mr. Kw ? Ttens to continue to ope business at Winnabow a? ? 13 that at Leland. CARNIVAL HIGHLIGHTS FESTIVITIES ? One of the most popular features of the Hallowe'en Carnival was the contest to determine who should reign as King: and Queen of the event. The winners are shown above, with Gene Fullwood on the left seated beside Janice Swan. Michael Hardee is shown standing before the royal couple with the crown. The lower picture is an action shot of Auctioneer Charlie Trott, who did big business during a half-hour moratorium on ceiling, prices. In the right foreground is Dr. L. C. Fergus, whose presence had much to do with keeping the bidding moving along at a merry clip. Our ROVING Reporter Since the election is over the next big moment on the calendar is Thanksgiving Day. As usual, there will be plenty of Brunswick county turkeys available, judging by the numbers seen along vari ous roads and in farmyards. Un fortunately, we have no records showing who are the most ex tensively engaged in raising the birds. Only one bit of informa tion availablr is that Goldy Lewis, ! who lives on the Bel! Swamp highway, had about 250 thriving birds in the summer. j The rapidly growing good neighbor policy among communi ! ties in Brunswick county is un jdoubtedly a spirit that will have I much bearing on progress and ' development. Apparently the I whole county is becoming united W- m. KHZIAH for anything that bespeaks gen eral progress. This is a far dif ferent attitude from that which prevailed just a few years ago when different sections of the county stood off by themselves and resented everything that happened to other parts of the county. "I like the State Port Pilot a great deal better than I used to. And I think I am expressing the general sentiment of Shallotte people when I say that I also like Southport people much bet ter than I formerly did. We have found out that The Pilot has no closed door policy, to news and matter that will help sections out side of Southport. We have also found that Southport people are .(Continued On Page Sjj, a Fenced-in Deer Makes His Escape A turkey raiser is never free from hazards which beset his flock, but there was a new risk introduced on Hie Price farm opposite the county home last week when a buck which was being pursued by hounds jump ed over the fence of the field "in which there in a large num ber of bird i an d ran them crazy for a few minutes while he tore frantically around and around the enclosure. One of the dogs which was after the deer spied the fenced in buck, but in his eagerness to get at his qnarrey he got caught in the wire and could n't reach him. Finally the buck decided that there was much too much confusion in that neighborhood and bounded over the fence once more to be on his way. NEW BUILDING Frank Rabow, owner of Town Creek Service Station, is erccting ? new store and residence near Town Creek bridge. The building is to be of cinder block construct ion. ? Hallowe'en Party Thursday Night Is Big Success Southport High School Gym nasium Scene Of Festive Occasion As Large Sum Is Raised By P.-T. A. LONG LIST OF PRIZE WINNERS Janice Swan And Gene Ful wood Crowned Queen ] And King Of Carnival; Other Contests The Southport high school gym I nasium was jam-packed last | Thursday night by a throng of | fun-seeking people who were un animous in their praise of this year's version of the P.-T.A. Hal lowe'en carnival. Janice Swan and Gene Full wood, the eighth grade contend ers, were crowned King and Queen of the carnival with ap prop.iate ceremony. In the costume contest, spon sored by the Glee Club, Julia Ashburn and little Denny Lore j won first prizes. Julia was cos tumed in a white dress and re-/ piesented the "Spirit of Peace." I Denny was dressed as a black cat. Other prizes went to Caroline ! During the Hallowe'en Carni val Thursday night there was one character dressed as a photo grapher, who kept slipping about the place clicking his camera and shooting off blinding flash bulbs. This turned . out to be Ernest Middleton, who was giving his new Roloflcx a workout. We ask ed him to let The Pilot use some of his shots, and to him we are indebted for the most timely pic ture ccverago this newspaper has been able to offer to date. How ever, Middleton missed his best shot of the evening when he fail ed to shoot Auctioneer Trott at the height of his evening's per formance. Trott was in fine fet tle, when suddenly his upper plate slipped. The audience was amazed when Charlie snapped the j flying uppers back Into place without so much as stuttering over a syllable. Hunt, Mary Rose Fodale, Jean Thompson, Anne Brooks Newton, Jimmy Harper, Herbic Oberjo hann and Michael Hardie. Mrs. R. L. Thompson won one of the door prizes and a school child won the other. Chief Donald Baker won the cake at the sixth grade "Bakery." Mrs. W. S. Wells held the lucky number and won| five pounds of sugar and Mrs. | James Harper won a box of home made candy. The turkey was won by Parker from Caswell and Mrs. Donald Baker won the eighth grade's five pounds of sugar. The auotion sponsored by the eighth grade was the center of attraction during the middle of the evening. Charlie Trott, the (Continued on page five) Legion Meeting Held Thursday Tentative Plans Made For Speaking Engagements At All Schools In The Coun ty Armistice Day Members of Brunswick County Post No. 194, American Legion, met Thursday night in the- Legion Hall and laid plans for county wide observance of Armistice day in the high schools. It was decided to seek to make arrangements for patriotic speech es to be delivered during the chapel program at each school. The Brunswick County Post de cided to assume responsibility for the program at Leland, Bolivia and at Southport and to make contact with officials of the Shal lotte Post and suggest that speaking programs be arranged by them for Waccamaw and Sha' lottc schools. There is an apparent need for repairs to the roof of the build ing in which the Legion head quarters arc located, the other part of the structure being used by the City of Southport and a city hall. A committee was nam ed to work out some agreement for having this work done. A report of the recent district 'meeting in Whiteville was made j by Commander D. C. Herring, and Louis Newton, Southport , high school student who was sent for one week to Boy's .State at Chapel Hill, reported on [his trip. All Democratic Candidates For County Offices Win In General Election Tuesday SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES WINNERS ? Sam T. Bennett, left, led the entire county ticket in the General Election Tuesday and was re-elected for a third term as Clerk of Court. W. J. McLamb, right, was the successful candidate for Judge of Recorder's Court. New Shrimp House Will Be Operated On New System Damage Caused By Rain Saturday The area of Brunswick coun ty lying next to the South Car olina line was subjected to its heaviest rain of the season Sat urday, and the only thing that prevented heavy crop damage is that about aU the crops have been harvested. One exception is the sweet potato crop, and there is some fear that there will be a loss in connection with the yam yield. However, the fact that the vines still are green is suppos ed to be in their favor. As usual, the roads were | among the heaviest casualties, j and F. 31. Norris reported that | water was across the Little River in 24 places between Hickman's Crossroads and Ash postofflce. Want Telephones j For Shallotte Mayor And Citizens Of Shallotte Plan To Appeal To Utilities Commission For Better Facilities Failure to get any sort of im-| provement or expansion from J. ' A. Barbot, Wilmington man who ] owns the one telephone line and four pay stations at Shallotte,' residents of that community say j that the intend to sec what, (Continued On Page 5) New House Now "crag j Erected On Church Dock Will Sell For Boatmen On Commission Basis { WILL TRY PLAN ON EXPERIMENTAL BASIS Boatmen Will Pool Pro- i ducts Of Comparable ! Quality And Will Ship To Northern Market Completing the construction of | a new 26 x 60-ft. shrimp packing; and shipping house here this week, O. B. Hart, Southport resi dent who has been buying shrimp at Rockville, S. C., and Southport , for several years, says that the I plans for the local house is for him to handle shrimp on com mission basis instead of buying outright. In other words, all boats hav ing their products handled by Mr. Hart will be getting their own sales profits or loses from what they produce. They will be their own dealers, using the Hart house and paying him a flat commission. It is understood the boatmen will consolidate or bulk their catches that have the same grade, each boat taking its own weight slip and getting its sales check in accordance from the northern market centers where Southport shrimp are sent. Shrimp that are off-size or of poor quality will be handled se parately to avoid the possibility of the regular catches of good shrimp being damaged by an in ( Continued on page five) Sam T. Bennett Rolls Up Majority Of 258 Vote* Over His Opponent, Wan nis Bennett, In Clerk'* Race HOUSE CONTEST IS VERY CLOSE Figures Contained In This Report Based Upon Un official Tabulation On the basis of incomplete re turns tabulated late Tuesday night, Democratic candidates made a clean sweep of all Bruns wick county offices being con tested in yesterday's general elec tion. The figures are unofficial, and absentee ballots had iiot been ? reported from several pre cincts at the time the reports were made. The margins ranged all the way from the 258-majority rolled up by Sam T. Bennett over his opponent for Clerk of Court, Wannis Bennett, to a scant 3 vote lead which Odell William son holds over Bonnie D. Phelps for House of Representatives. High man on the county ticket was Sam T. Bennett, with 2373 votes to 2115 for his opponent in the race for clerk. John G. White, Democratic candidate for sheriff, had 2286 votes while Charles W. Knox, his opponent had 2255 votes, giving White a 31-vote margin. W. J. McLamb, Democratic candidate for Judge of Recorder's co' rt, wl'.-vi 2^12 votes to for D. R. JJhndbn artfl-o. majority. W. E. Bell, Democratic candi date to succeed himself as cor oner, had 2344 votes to 2106 for Odell Blanton, his Republican op ponent. His lead was 238-votes. Tightest race of them all was between Odell Williamson, Demo cratic candidate for the House of Representatives, and Bonnie D. Phelps. Williamson had 2207 votes to 2204 for his opponent and came up with 3 votes to ths good. ' High man in the commissioner* race fcr the Democratic was R. O. Lewis with 2278-votes, giving him a 77-vote majority over R. H. Sellers, high man for the Republicans with 2201 votes. Other totals in the commissioners' race were Mintz 2276 and M. B. Chinnis 2227 for the Democrats and A. P. Russ 2198 and Bailey King 2128. Homecoming Day For New Hope Annual Homecoming Day Event Enjoyed Thi* Year The Day Following 52nd Anniversary Of Church New Hope Presbyterian Church held' its annual homecoming day on October 20th, the day follow ing the 52nd anniversary of the church. Old members and new had an enjoyable day, meeting old friends and making new friends as well. Everyone seemed (Continued on Page Five) Unofficial And Incomplete Election Returns PRECINCTS Hoods Creek Leland ........... Town Creek Bolivia Southport Mosquito Supply Secession Shallotte Frying Pan Grissettown . Shingletree ... j Longwood | Ash j Waccamaw ... ! Exum Clerk Sheriff Rec. Coroner House Commissioners H ? * d o ? I s w ^ CO TOTALS 41 154 251 169 545 29 82 144 204 126 104 i 180 1 51 192 54 47 50 471 212 255 99 42 143 105 220 111 105 120 73 292 155 86 38 130 222 142 492 21 83 145 229 142 106 172 94 190 59 61 2373 2115:2286 53 85 252 288 153 51 147 106 202 105 103 128 69 290 152 71 2255 44 144 237 158 513 26 85 143 203 129 101 181 53 186 57 52 2312 46 53 227 256 123 48 143 104 220 112 103 115 71 296 153 81 12151 42 146 240 160 535 31 90 143 209 138 97 172 47 187 56 51 2341 47 50 213 254 108 44 1 135 107 218 106 104 127 74 292 152 75 2106 i a ca 40 135 232 155 518 23 69 136 198 129 95 152 47 182 55 41 2207 4,9 56 216 263 112 47 155 40 147 231 156 528 28 79 1091 150 222 115 112 132 76 292 153 95 199 129 96 171 47 182 49 44 2204|2276 42 1341 221 155 505 23 80 145 195 119 100 177 47 182 53 49 40 125 223 160 504 21 83 14< 205 129 115 189 54 182 58 16 2227 i 2278 48 61 232 259 127 42 147 104 227 122 103 125 73 299 152 77 2198 51 60 247 273 113 46 143 .103 225 113 106 118 73 298 154 78 2201 a