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r.-ru ? m? & The Pilot Covers i" ? 1. grun^v ick County THE STATE PORT ^SIXTEEN NO. 33 A Good Newspaper In A Good Community Most of The News All The Time 6-pages today Soi'?hport, N. C., Wednesday, November 27, 1946^ SI. 50 PER YEA* PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNE5DA1 epublican Club :ormed By Party \t This County Of Leading Republi [CUP Met Friday At Sup ffS F?n.<~, W Or. ;ioi2ing^f^lClub ^^clUB PRESIDENT l , Meeting Will Be Social r therinS To Be Held At P nn.5 Long Station 1 Near Supply , number "rf~thc leading Re -s of Brunswick county fa" Supply Friday night with ' ,'.ec. of organizing the Re club of Brunswick coun ^ addition to the local gath . . number of prominent out * county republicans were on ' fig the meeting. ?v. -rposc of ihe club will be snmote social gatherings of Ver.be rs and to do everything ve for the advancement of * ,di dates and the policies of i Republican party. ?V meeting was addressed by Edmund Rodgers, attorney of ?ton. Several very in 7? talks were made by Ej acluding R. D. White of tottC. 1 5 Johnson, of Winn a bow, sdsosen as president; L. C. I 0f Longwood, secretary; as Bennett. Hickman's Cross i. assistant secretary; Dew IieEers. Supply, treasurer. H. Mletts. Bolivia; Bonnie (8 Supply. George D. Smith, mod were all chosen as [^residents. Ij5 3 board of trustees, T. L. B Hickman's Cross Roads, C. Hlfetts. Bolivia, Lonnis Evans, i. trere selected. Named as ptms were Lindsey Robbins, (sport: Blaine Skipper, Le t Harrell Willetts, Town |k Ennis Long, Lockwoods f ',v R. Babson, Waccamaw; lies Stanley, Shallotte. k fciowtng w??e ?yyok>t?d Vv^city committee: Dan (?K ielanu: Mr. Clark, Le L : C. Rabon, Winnabow: a f A. Kopp. Bolivia; Joe 14b. Southport; Drew Spen t, Bta'.ia; E. L. Holden, Sup It Stov Caison, Supply; Mrs. to Hewett. Shallotte; Wess bey. Shallotte; Jesse Clem a Sallotte: Mrs. Lena Long, Ban's Cross Roads; Mrs. W. [log. Lor.gwood; Odell Jen , Ash; Mrs. L. C. Babson, ted: Ivan L. Bennett. Exum. |Be Mxt meeting of the club t be held at the Ennis Long 1? station, on Route 17 near PP> on December 13th. All kts of the club and all who t to bccome affiliated with ! invited to be present. Irief Newt Flathtt RADIO 1c'y Forest Warden Dorman 1 *?er and Association Rang- j j^T. Reid will appear on the "Comments on Conserva- 1 ?" over radio station WENCj *ky 12:45 p. m. ['BAND KILLED Officer Clifton Masscy, ' killed last Thursday r while in performance of his P J!- Roanoke Rapids, is well T* ? Bnmswick county. His J* ? daughter of ex "*? F. L. Lewis. ()F (Ol'RT ufS,uhcrc Win bc Elad to . ,'j aPPointment of Lee WuteviUe attorney, as ; Court for Cblumbus t>,r' C-r,'mC the Tate Lcn "R- Roi rk ?l Jf ,hcPIVry' Wh0 grad" mi of ' thc James Walker NUnn rsln^ in October, haa I ^rk at h Ur8C Wlth Dr- M Wetrr t s ncw office at 1*0^ Spivcy i9 from for LHGorc Mt Sunday Md" ***** Mn f Mn for tre*tment Cft1* HosPita 1. Aleo Sfcv- ,p " W Mrs. Ed 1 Hi Pottrr" d,ushter and Bir^sr i - ? r4 Morrison, lyear ? . 1 b'rok?f .^hport, sus Kt u h'P m a fall at - inhere last week. She L^i^, Vhr Ja?? Wa! ktt .;?? ""1'iU! in wa ft*.!. ?*- jwe;vfc(; To Appear Here Tonight DRUMMER ? Pictured above is Alice Whyte, drum mer with the Virgil Whyte Musigal orchestra, which ap pears here tonight at the Community Center Building in i a dance engagement sponsored by the American Legion. All - Girl Orchestra To Play For Legion Dance m Virgil Whyte And Musigals Will Play Here Tonight (Tuesday) For Dance En gagement At USO Build ing FLOOR SHOW WILL ALSO BE STAGED Rated A* One Of The Best All-Girl Bands In The Nation, Musigals Are Well - Known From Coast To Coast Virgil Whyte and his Musigals, 12-piece all-girl orchestra, will ap pear here tonight (Tuesday) for a dance engagement sponsored by members of the Brunswick Coun ty Post No. 194, American Le gion. The dance begins at 9 o'clock and will be held at the USO building. In addition to the dance rythmns of the orchestra, a spe cial feature will be a floor show with the sensational dance team, Dene and Lynn. The Musigals are rated as one of the best all-girl orchestras in the nation and have made many appearances in such well kno^.n dance places as the Paradise Ballroom in Chicago, the Riptide in Hammond, Indiana, Lake Gen eva, Wisconsin and leading ball rooms and night clubs through out the mid-west. The girls are all seasoned performers, although their average age is only 22, and have only recently completed an 18 months tour of the entire country under the auspices of USO camp shows during which they appeared at Army, Navy Marines and Coast Guard instal lations and Veteran hospitals in 46 of the 48 states. Virgil Whyte has added a floor show in addition to his dancing rhythmns and features the well known drum sensation, Drum ology, a double-drum act in which he ably assisted by his sister, Alicc. The floor show includes the Sister Sophicates, Dene and Lynn, which is a musical and dancing treat. These two talented young ladies have made stop over ap pearances at the Copacabana Club in San Francisco, the Flor entine Gardens and the Trocalero I in Hollywood. Paving Project Half Completed Four Mile* Have Been Graded Prep^ratoryTo Surfacing, And Two es Of Thia Distance Now Finished A little over half of the first four-miles paving project on Uw River Road was completed Sat urday, according to Hal Miller, state highway inspector of con ; st ruction. With favorable weather .the remaining two miles of th ! project will be finished the tot u (Gonttauad Fa*? Voat) Unusual Catch Is Made In Waterway Lawrence Stanley, Shallot to ! Point roan, fisfeing in the in | land waterway just below Uie [ Shallotte river inlet last week, made a very unusual catch when he landed seven honita. The fish had a total weight of 54-pounds. Thoy were brought by W. C. Register, who operates a fish house at the Point. The unusual thing about this catch is that the bonita, while 1 numerius a few miles offshore and on Frying Pail, have never before been reported ss being '? taken in the inland waterway. Sir. Stanley was using a row i boat with an outboard motor ' and was trolling when the fish began striking. Bolivia School Club Does Things Originally Organized For Purpose Of Making Lunch Room Available, j Club's Activities Have i Reached Other Fields | The Bolivia School District ' Club met last night with a fine! attendance and \"Kh continued interest on all matters of school betterment much in evidence. Or-j ganized at the beginning of the school term with a children's lunch room uppermost in mind, j the club meets every other Tues- 1 .day night. I Principal O. C. Bruton states' that in his opinion the District Club is an important school as set. Every parent in the school district is a member of the club. No dues are charged anyone, members arc pledged to do what they can for school betterment. In this effort they have created a fine school and community spirit. The original purpose of the or ganization may be said to have been achieved, according to Mr. Bruton. The club has raised seven hundred dollars toward the need ed lunch room. In addition, with a building available but needing alterations, men of the district, are contributing material and la bor. The building is now being put in first-class shape for the lunch room, without having to draw upon the available funds. The funds, said Mr. Bruton, will be used f6r equipment and supplies for the room. They hope to have it in full operation by Christmas, if not sooner. Activities of the organization arc increasing instead of dimin ishing. The members arc talking and working for the school in many ways. One of the most practical results is the increased attendance. The Bolivia school does not plin to be overlooked in the mat ter of basketball and other sportu tius lister. tw8E?y-flv? boys, (Cfcattnued. o& ptgo 4). Association In Session Sunday Afternoon Here Officials Of Southeastern Beach Association Held Meeting To Discuss Char ter For Organization MINTZ INSTRUCTED TO DRAW PAPERS M a 1 1 er Of Membership Dues Also Discussed At Meeting, With Provis ion Made For Fees The directors of the South Eastern North Carolina Beach association meeting at Southport yesterday went on record as fav oring the incorporation of the association as a non-profit organ ization. The directors also adopt ed a constitution and by-law^ dur ing the season. Rudolph Mintz, Southport, at torney was instructed by the SENCBA directors to draw up the necessary papers to incor porate the organization. Other action taken by the di rectors was the fixing of dues. Active membership which is open to counties, cities, communities, organized beaches and beach com munities was fixed at a mini mum of $100. Such membership will carry voting privileges. Associate, or non-voting mem bership was set at $10 and will be open to all persons or organi zations interested in promoting tourist trade in this area. Louis B. Orrell, president of the group, and Walter Cartier se cretary, were requested by the directors to prepare a letter aimed at seeking an engineering survey of the erosion damage to the beaches in the area. Copies of the letter will be forwarded to the director of the State Conservation department, head of the State Highway de partment, and U. S. Representa tives J. Bayard Clark, Hubard Bonner, and Graham Barden. A committee to make a sur' vey of the roads at and leading to the beaches in the area was named with Sam Frisbee, of Car olina Beach, as chairman. Other committee members include Har ris Ligon of Wrightsville Beach and Dr. Luther Holden of Hold en's Beach. The committee will present its recommendations at (Continued on Page Four) Shallotte Girls Have Good Team Independent Team Featur ing Members Of Former Championship Sextet Are Planning To Play Other Games Beating the Shallotte high school teachers to the tune of 24 to 14 in a hotly contested and in teresting game Thursday night, the recently organized Shallotte Independent girls team is prepar ing to go on and do some real ball playing this season. Mrs. Myrtle Boyd has been electcd captain of the team and Miss Gladys Mintz will do the managing. Mrs. Boyd is a former Fairmont high school star and she will play at center forward. Miss Mintz and all of the other players on the squad are members of the only county championship team that the Shallotte girls ever (Continued From Page Six) Returns Lions Club To Sponsor Clean Up Activities Report Of Civic Improve ment Committee Chair man Made Thursday With Members Pledging Active Support CLEAN-UP WILL BEGIN AT HOMES Interesting Talk Made By ' Andrew J. Flanner On Paper Industry; Is Resident Of Ches . ? ter, Pa. | At the regular meeting of the Mofls Club Thursday members of that organization went on re cord ns favoring a city-wide clean-up campaign, and pledged themselves to back this movement | by starting immediately to clean up their own property and pro perty for which they are respon isible in Southport. This action followed a report made by D. J. Smith, chairman of the committee on Civic Im provement. Lion Smith outlined a program designed to make South port more attractive to the tuor ist visitors, and had discussed some portions of it with city of ficials. First evidences of good from this discussion were furnished by E. H. Arrington, member of the (Continued on Page Six? Party Boat Will Base At Point Georgetown, S. C., Man Plans To Operate Sport Fishing Craft From This Brunswick County Spot Next Season Marvin E. Burns, Jr., George town man with a well-equiped i sport fishing boat, is moving up | to Shallotte Point and the Anch or Hotel this week with plans to :Stay there and do party boat fish ling business and also cater to (Continued on Page Six) DR. M. H. ROURK, native of Brunswick county and former physician at Shallotte, has return ed to his home community to practice medicine. Our ROVING Reporter w. ?. nmi [ We have been noticing that our good friends, Clarence Montgom ery, of the Brunswick River | bridge section, (the same Clarence who recently began regular ad vertising in this1 paper),. ias tak en on a helper in his store. This help certainly adOs something nice to the looks of things. When he was questioned about the ex pansion of his business, Clarence evaded the direct issue by spy ing that during the summer he missed out entirely on his fish ing and now that the hunting sea son is here he felt that he just had to have Mrs. Thomas to help while he was catching up on | his hunting. ; Asking tc have the address of hia pir?r charged to Chinate Ifisii, Si, N. L-flaiitten, ^iai air corps, writes: "I am telling the folks that the publisher ,of The State Port Pilot is certainly doing a wonderful job. To me, getting the paper is just like get ting a letter from home. News about the fishing down there is news to the boys up here, to whom I show the paper. A lot of them say that If they ever get a chance they are certainly going to visit North Carolina, and espe cially the fishing sections of Brunswick county." If the dredge ever gets to the upper end of the ship lay-in basin at the Brunswick River bridge, Jimmle Raftery of the R. & S. Amusements, is hoping to have things arranged so that the ma terial can be poured to en hi3 prcfarty sdrth of ' tile bridge and _ iCcotfiuofl. Qb net 61 r Judge John B. Ward Hears Important Case On Last Day \ Retiring Judge Of Brunswick County Recor* der's Court Finds Probable Cause Against Two Judge John B. Ward complet-i ed his term as Brunswick county , Recorder Monday afternoon, ten- 1 dering his gavel to W. J. Mc- j Lamb, who was elected to sue- , ceed him on November 5th. Judge j Ward di^ not offer for reelection ' in the Jurife prirrtary. ' * Judge McLamb will hold his first session of the court next j Monday. The last case to be given a j hearing before Judge Ward was of much more than routine in terest. M. L. Holden and Bert Jacobs, well known citizens of the Shallotte section, were arrainged on a charge of conspiracy and attempted murder. For this hear ing the State introduced seven witnesses, Osborne Pigott, whom Holden and Jacobs are accused of ; attempting to kill; H. E. Fales, Wilmington fingerprint identifica- 1 tion expert; Leonard Carter, Sin clair Gore, Chief of Police Fletch- I er Gore, of Shallotte, Mrs. Agnes Robinson and Bernice Hill, this ' last witness being a colored man. j The defense, represented by S. j B. Frink and R. I. Mintz, offer- j ed no witnesses and at the con- ! elusion of the State's evidence Judge Ward found probable cause j for binding both defendants overj to Superior court. Bail in each case was fixed at $2,000.00 which i both gave. I Other cases heard before Judge Ward adjourned court were as follows: Lawrence Smith, failure to stop at stop sign, judgment suspended on payment of costs. Jarnes WilliftnT' Grice, - reckless operation ' and posession, 60 days on roads, judgment suspended on payment of a fine of $25.00 and costs. John Daniels, speeding, 60 days on roads, judgment suspended on payment of a fine of $15.00 and costs. Willard Redwine, non-support and assault, 60 days on roads, judgment suspended on condition that defendant do not again as sault Mrs. Redwine and pay costs. Willie Mac Hobbs, assault with intent to kill, not guilty. Lewis Fullwood, assault, con tinued until December 9th. Thomas Ames, speeding, judg ment suspended on payment of a i fine of $5.00 and costs. Calo Ratley, possession and transporting, six months on roads, 1 judgment suspended on payment . of a fine of $150.00 and costs. Truck to be confiscated and sold I by officer. John Brinson, possession of stolen property, 4 months in jail, assigned to keeper of county home. Seeks Permission To Allow Transient Yachts To Tie Up Quail Season To Open Thursday l"he tag end of Novemfeei Brings along a roupl* of datw if interest to sportsmen ? the :sth and 30th. Thursday, the 28th ? Thanks jiving Day ? brings the opening )f seasons for quail, rabbit, vild turkey, and ruffed grouse, rhe 80th brings the close ol the season for shore birds ? iora, rail, marsh hen, and gal inule ? which opened Septem >er I. Quail and rabbit hunters, will 'Ind new bag limits in effect his season. The dally limit for juail has been reduced from 10 to eight, with a season limit of 150. There will be a daily bag imit of 10 for rabbit, with no teason limit. Seasons for quail, rabbit, and vlld turkey will continue Jirough January 81. An ex jeption is the Alleghany County juail season, which closes Jan. 10. And 25 eastern counties lave lay days on quail, with lunting allowed only on Tues lays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, rhe grouse season will con inuo through Jan. 1, with a laily bag limit of two and a teason limit of 10. Coming on Dec. 3 is the se x>nd installment of North Car ina's dove season, which will <xtend through Jan. 15. Democrats Enjoy Oyster Roast D. B. Frink, Chairman Of , Democratic Executive Committee, And Candi dates In Recent Election | Hosts To Workers Thirty bushels of roasted oy sters and a bountiful supply of I corn bread, pickles and every thing that goes with roast oy-| sters, were disposed of at Shal- j lotte Point Friday night. The oc casion was when D. B. Frink. chairman of the Brunswick Coun ty Democratic executive commit tee, and the successful Demo cratic candidates in the recent election entertained the activc party workers. About 350 men and women j were present. The finest of or der prevailed and the event is described as having been one of I the most successful large scale | oyster roast ever held in the ! county. Every voting precinct in the' county is said to haVe been well i represented at the gathering with j men and women who aided at the polls in bringing victory to the party. Chairman Frink and his fellow members of the Decomratic executive oommittee, and the car. didatae dssided cn tte supper to Government Dock In South | port Offers Tempting Mooring To Boat Owner. Who Desire To Tie Up Here Overnight governmentrule NOW PROHIBITS USt. Keepers F.~M^ycheck I? Required To Enforce Re I gulation; Seeking Ex 1 ception For Yachts The Army Engineers have a long dock in the river at South port with deep water or. both sides for the accommodation of boats, and with this dock very seldom used by the engineers, a reoueSt was made this week that , ^chU bound to Florida be allow ed to tie up for the night. Eight or ten of the ordinary! sized boats could easily find mooring accommodations at thisi dock. It is closed to all except government vessels and when not Ling used it is thought that the engineers will readily agree thf transient yachts tying up for the night. Since the boats are all rather Light craft no damage is hereby to result to the dock. The suggestion thai t the En gineers office be contacted in an effort to relieve a very dUtrew ingf situation among the boi itmen came from F. Mollychcck, who has the dock in chargc. He was of the opinion that if the *** opened to yachts and not to other civilian owned craft for the ncxt| few weeks, it would help matters; greatly. As things stand now, awaiting orders from the Engin eers Mr. Mollychcck can do noth ing but obey the rules and order ail yachts to keep away from the dock. Dredging Will Take More Time Early Estimates Of Job Of Completing Ship Have Been Revised Due To Unexpevted Obstacles Unofficial heard around the scene of the dredgmg pe tions for the ship lay-in basin arc to the effect that the wo* ofj dredging cannot be completed b : fore April 1. 1MT. Something in the neighborhood of a mile of the huge four-mil? long hole still mains to bt dredged. December la understood to have been the deallne originally set for the competition of the dredging. An explosion of a turbine on the huge dredge, Pennsylvania sev eral weeks ago caused a delay of almost a month in operations. Added to the delay caused b> this accident has been the fact that the dredge has encountered what is said to have been great forests of logs and stumps at some points in its operations^ These obstructions, not known of more expcctcd at the time of th contracting, ha*? caused ur.i- , voidable & tit C3J ?I AAA Elections Scheduled For County Farmers December 7 Set As Date For Holding Elections Of Community Committee men As Basis For Admin istration Of Farm Plan DELEGATES NAME COUNTY COMMITTEE Elections Will Be Held In 17 Farm Communities; ? ? List -Of Pol liag Places And Hours Given The schedule for Agricultural Conservation Program (AAA} committee elections in Brunswicft county was released this week by G. Martin Bennett, vice-chairman of the county committee. Farmers In each community will elect a committe _ of three farmers plus two alternates. At the same time a farmer delegate to the county convention will be chosen who, with delegates from other communities, will elect a three-man county committee. Eligible farmers are being urg ed to show their interest in the local administration of national farm programs by full attendance at the meetings. Eligible to vots is any farmer participating in the 1946 Agricultural Conserva tion Program- including owners, operators, tenants, and sharecrop* pers, and anyone who has a con cract with the Federal Crop In? surance Corporation. The duties of local committee* men include recommending pro grams. action, determining acre age allotments, and otherwise ad ministering Federal farm pro grams; choosing conservation practices for which Federal as sistance is offered in Brunswick county; allocating among farmers the funds available for meeting agricultural conservation needs; ?"iling price-support opera tions, including commodity loans and purchases. The date for these elections la Saturday, December 7, with the }M>? k. G u'clucic. ,tn<l - closing at 6 o'clock. Following is a list of polling places: North' West community, Maco; Leland community, Rourk's Store; Town Creek community, Henry's Store; Bolivia community, Cox's Store; Southport community, County Home; Antloch communi ty, Ward's Farm; Supply com munity, Blanton's Store; Mt. Pin* gah community, J. H. Royali Store; Boone's Neck community, R. P. Robinson's Store; Shallotte community, Coast Road Ware house; Gause Landing communi ty. Vance. Gore's Store; GrisSet town community, GHssett's Store; Friendship community, Thurston Mintz's Store; Ash community, Simmon's Store; Waccamaw com munity, Ernest Milligan's Store; Exum community. Voreen's Store. R&S Establish Winter Quarters Show No Sooner Reached Home Base Than Work Of Getting Ready For Road Schedule Of Next Season Gets Underway . The R. & S. Amusements, owfl ed by Mr. and Mrs. Jimmle Raf tery, with Eddie Lewis their right hand man in all things, is now at rest for the winter months st its home at the forks of 17 and 74, near Leland. The term at rest is used with reservations. Before the last truck load had rolled in, some 25 regular employees of the show had set about putting everything including the home grounds in or der tnd preparing for nsxt spring's road tour. This tour, with ' the big shaw three times as large as it ha* ever been before, will start off at Southport on March 10, 1947. Mr. Raftery is cmphatic on that. Tile show-owners are full fledged resi dents of Brunswick county and on its tours the show is often described in advertisements as the Brunswick County Show. For many years now it has started its first week on the road with its appearance at Southport. The fame of the show for good, wholesome amusements has spread rapidly. Its popularity is such that it has always been unable to keep up with the book ing demands for appearance In this and .that town. Then, too. it is as much sought sfter in the larger and more pretentious cities as in the smaller placca, which It still delights to serve. Mr. Raftery stated this week that for the fall of 1947 the R. & S. has been booked fot1 its amusements at some of the lar gest county fairs in this stats. In eeuig titer ecgifemeiita it fair* bi u> getting j*t to {*? tw esiuf tbo a ,