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The grunsw pilot Covers ick County THE STATE PORT PILOT A Good Newspaper In A Good Community ? ' ^ Most of The News All The Time NO, ^SIXTEEN NO. 40 6-pages today Southport, N. C. Wednesday, January 1st, 1947 J1.50 PER YEA* PUBLISHED EVERY WEUNEbUAl Ul Term Is fsked For Trial of County Man Issrizzsz firy For Special Jerm Lh Court For Second {J,| Of Uon_Gause K^ffSSSrr Trial Granted Shal F Negro By Supreme fert Charged With &.H. Jim Wil liamson L- to approval and the} C-aent bv Governor R. ? Cdierrv of a judge to pre-! board of commissioners, L Hanover county on Mon- | J . ^13 week asked for a |j term of criminal court to "Sd in Wilmington, February 1 or 25 for the purpose of try w"n Cause. Shallotte Negro, , murder. . e request of the New Han , joard for the special term! ^e upon the recommenda- | of District Solicitor Clifton ! ? of Burgaw. L s ^ originally tried and Cwi to death at a special of court in Wilmington last . The Supreme court, i heard this appeal, ruled i jage R Hunt Parker erred | L charge to the jury that L the case. This action by K^h court threw the matter Igr retrial when and where in , strict that the solicitor |e?: jange of venue originally tl the case from Brunswick n for trial. This still holds, lie regular January term of Hanover Superior court con % on January 13th. more 1 100 cas-^s are on the docket, iiecent letter to this paper; Kr Moore pointed out that i I Su congested condition it 1 &e impossible to hear the ! t case at C.at time. In or- 1 t to delay the matter any | he asked for the special i is charged with the . ni H. Jim Williams, a tferaer. of Shallotte, as he ?cng in the living room of j with his wife. The j i were engaged in shelling i l&atinued on page 4) hit f Newt Flashtt p fll B p regular meeting of the I ?tport Lions Club will be held j pay at the Community Build- I ?N MEETS ^ Shallotte Post American W ar.4 the Legion Auxiliary ' wt Monday night of next , * at the Shallotte school % All members are urged * present. |R HOME HERE pi of Court and Mrs. Sam Ifetttt have purchased the I. ?'torn home in South port ? J. E. Mansfield. With their per they plan to move to . port and make their home Vis a short time. P0V1NG ANNEX p old Masonic Hall annex, Bjw a dining room and for P? social gatherings during p\Var I when the lower part P building was used as an p and Navy Club, is being ptown and removed. The part Pi demolishc I is of one story, r 1 basement. Fletcher Wes ? local carpenter, has the con P11-5 FISHING p* a small Mae West plug j from the abutments B wland waterway bridge on J ? ?J"! leading to Fort Caswell, ? whran, of Southport, caught trout in fifteen minutes J"? afternoon. The fish total ly ? Pounds in weight. Coch passing the bridge at P"1 ar.d decided he would W?ji minute or two seeing if J1* wouw strike. ?? (^EEk r.YSTOR !?, " Smith, who accepted ? ^ the Mill Creek Baptist IL ate m October, was in 1(7 It is under K,7l he plans to move his K, Wilmington to Town KuT>en a home becomes K* holds service at Mill ?*<!? ^UnrJay morning at ? ; ?*> tich Sunday night K Wj* Prayer meetings B*:00 Wednesday night Man Requests Trial On Old Charges Against Him Strange Request Is Made Of Clerk Of Court Sam T. Bennett When Youth Walks In And Asks For Trial It is not often that a defend ant walks in and asks to be tried in Superior court on a charge that nobody else remem bers anything about. That oc cured in the office of Clerk of Court Sam T. Bennett yester day. At th? January, 1942, term of court, Leo McKeithan, Dow Milliken and Blanco Simmons, all residents of Waccamaw township, were tried on a charge of breaking and enter ing. Blanco Simmons pleaded guilty to receiving and was placed under 3-years probation and a two-year suspended sen tence on the roads, conditional upon his paying costs and $11.00 restitution. The cases against Leo Mc Keithan and Dow Milliken were continued for the duration of the war, as both defendants were in the Army. Yesterday McKeitlian walked into the office of the Clerk of Court and said: "I want to be tried." "What for?" asked the official. "For ' something I did n't do," said McKeithan. A little further questioning and the court official, who is always anxious to oblige visi tors, went to the books and dis covered the old and forgotten charge. McKeithan was assured that the clerk would have his case ready for trial by January 20, this year. The value of the alleged stolen articles for which the three boys were up was only $20.00, according to court re cords. IcKeithan remembered the charge that was hanging over him while he was in the Army and is now anxious to have it disposed of. Annual Lighting Contest Attracts Much Attention * Judges For Event Sponsor-] ed by Southport Woman's ' Club Impressed W i t h | Number Of Decorated i Houses COMMERCIAL HOUSES ENTER CONTEST I In Addition To Entries Which Were Awarded Prizes, Judges Gave Honorable Mention To Others Christmas in Southport was a colorful occasion so far as the gaily-colored street lights and at tractively decorated homes were concerned. The city installed its usual gar lands of lights along the down town streets and the homes em anated the Christmas spirit through their outdoor decorations and the trees shining through the windows. The Woman's Club sponsored its annual lighting contest and prizes were awarded in four classifications. There were only four living Christmas trees en tered in the contest, which was far less than usual. Hie number of houses decorated, however, made up for the scarcity of liv ing trees. The majority decorat ed around the doorway and a large additional number had lights shining in the windows. Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Smith were awarded the first prize in the living tree group. They received a subscription to The Stat'1 Port Pilot as priz^. The Rev. and Mrs. Paul Fields received second prize, a cake humidor which was given by the Southport Trading Co. Because of the large number of entries in the house decoration groups, the judges singled out more homes for recognition, and three prizes were given. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Butler were awarded the first prize in this group, a coffee-maker donated by City Cut Rate Store. The Butlers had de corated the entire front of their (Continued on Pace 4) ShaUotte Boy Fatally Shot Thirteen - Year - Old Youth Dies As Result Of Gun shot Wounds Suffered In Hunting Accident Christ mas Day John Wallace Gore, 13-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Hewett. of near Shallotte, was instantly killed by the accidential discharge of his own gun while hunting with two companions on Christmas day. j Coroner W. E. Bell was called to Investigate the accident, but as there were two eyewitnesses, an inquest was not held to be necessary, the coroner finding thai the death was purely acci dential. ' According to young Gore's com panions he was standing on a slippery log with the stock of his gun also on the log, the muzzle pointing upwards. He slipped from this position, the gun also slipping and the hammer striking against the log, discharging the weapon. The entire load of shot struck him in the left breast at abou^ the heart and ranged up wards through the shoulder. Death was apparently instan teous. Whiteville Men Catch Rockfish Fishing in the Inland Water way and trolling from outboard motorboats, Oscar High and other Whlteville resident* are i reported to have caught 17-huge rockfish, or stripped has*, in a very short time last Thursday, i No information is obtainable as to the weight of the fish, but LeRoy Mintz, of Shallotte, states that they were all un usually large ones. At this time of the year and until it i turns warm in the spring, rock fish abound in the tidal waters along the coast of Brunswick. State Interested In Fort Caswell Despite Word That Navy Intends To Retain Con trol Of Section Base State Desires It For Use As Park Area Although Congressman J. Bay ard Clark stated to this paper several weeks ago that the Navy was determined not to dis pose of Fort Caswell, because tiiey had plans for its use as a I Radar experimental and develop ment base, it appears that the State is still anxious and hopeful of acquiring the local property and using it as a part of the mountain-seashore park system. | The State Department of Con servation and Development this past week is reported to have asked the Advisory Budget com i mission to recommend to the forthcoming session of the Gen 1 eral Assembly that money be ap propriated for the purpose of buying Fort Caswell. If the General Assembly is agreeable to the recommendation, funds for the purchase of this 300-acre piece of government pro perty, with its many substantial buildings, will be set aside or earmarked for use when and . if the Navy will sell. From all information available the State is deeply anxious to acquire Fort Caswell. On the otherhand the Navy stated pos tively several weeks ago that the property was not for disposal. If 1 the Navy holds to its original re J solve to keep and make use of the property it may be put to ex I (Continued On Page 5) Reunion Outing For War Vets Greensboro Men Came To Bald Head Island For Camping Trip Back In 1939; Went Through War Safely And Plan Trip I Back in 1939 L. H. Bennett, | former Brunswick man, now I salesman for the Carolina ? Steel & Iron company and Boy Scout j leader at Greensboro, spent a week on Bald Head island with | eight of his boys. Like all other groups of Boy Scouts who have visited the island, these boya and Mr. Bennett had a great time. The boys were Charles Barber, Richard Thompson. Richard Dick, (Continued on Page 4) Calls Attention Of Photographer To Riegel Ranch Head Of State News Bu reau Believes That There May Be A Story Of Na tion-Wide Interest In Ex periment RIEGEL COMPANY GROWS TREES - COWS Experiment Following In Wake Of Previous Tests Made By Extension De partment Of State College A story appearing in this paper last week with regard to the Brahma cattle on the Riegel Paper Company lands at Makoto ka was apparently quick to sat tract attention. With the paper out only four days W. B. Keziah of The Pilot received a copy of a letter Sun day morning.. The letter, writ ten by Bill Sharpe of the State News Bureau and State Advertis ing Division, was addressed to Miss Henrietta Brackman, of the Free Lance Photographers Guild, 219 East 44th street, New York, and was as follows: "There's a story down in Bruns wick county which might be of interest to a farm paper or some general magazine. "The Riegel Paper Company, which owns some 96,000 acres of forest land in that area, has ex perimentally established 56 Brah ma cattle on the swamp lands, in cluding 3 bulls. All the cows are due to calve within two or three months. "The Brahmas, which have been successfully introduced in the Florida Everglades, are said to be great foragers and able to take (Continued on page 4) Presbyterians To Get New Minister The Rev. J. McPhail Wag gette, Of Hartsville, Ga., Will Serve Both South port And New Hope Churches Scheduled to preach at Newl Hope Presbyterian church at Winnabow each Sunday morning j and at the Southport Presby- 1 terian church each Sunday even ing, Rev. J. McPhail Waggette, ' of Hartsville, Ga., is scheduled to j begin his pastorate of the two . churches on Sunday, January, 19th. | For several years the two churches have been without a regular pastor. In securing the Rev. Mr. Waggette they are ob taining an exceptionally fine preacher. Letters from various churches and church officials speak very highly of both Mr. and Mrs. Waggette. With Mrs. Waggette he is to arrive at Southport sometime be fore the 19th to trifce up residence here. The couple have two child ren, both now in college. Price Furpless, an active leader in the Presbyterian church, states that while the Presbyterians have no Manse, a suitable home will be found for the Rev. and Mrs. Waggette before they arrive. ' Quick Work Of Cases In Court Little More Than One Hour | Required For Disposition Of Cases Ready For Trial In Recorder's Court Here Monday With all defendants who could be tried pleading guilty, thereby saving time and probably heavier fines, Monday's docket in the Recorder's court was disposed of by Judge W. J. McLamb and Solicitor E. J. Prevatte in just a little over one hour. The court's minute book shows the following entries for the day: Estelle Moore, larceny, thirty days in jail, judgment suspended on payment of a fine of $25.00 and costs. Norwood Lee, reckless opera tion, continued to January 6th. Alexander Credle, Jr., allowing unlicensed person to operate car, continued to January 6th. Garland Gaston Fountain, speeding, fined $15.00 and costs. A. L. Robinson, transporting and possessing equipment for manufacturing liquor, continued to January 13th. Lexon Stanley, operating auto mobile on State highway without proper _ equipment, brakes and horn, fined $10.00 and costs. James F. Harper, speeding, thirty days on roads, judgment suspended on payment of a fine of $25.00 and costs. Marvin Hinson, speeding, fined $10.00 and costs. Jim Benjamin, carrying con cealed weapons, six months on the roads, judgment suspended on payment of a fine of $50.00 and costs, pistol confiscated. James Ward, speeding, thirty (Continued on Page Four> Two Vacancies At Local School Decision Of Mr. And Mrs. George Lautares Not To Continue Teaching After Christmas, Leaves School Short-Handed When Southport high school re- j opened Monday following the ! Christmas vacation there were two vacancies in the faculty j created by the resignation of George Lautares, high school j (Continued on page 4> Our ROVING Reporter W. B. XEZIAH At the beginning of the new year we would like to remind the Brunswick folks of what many of them already know. Our weekly trips about *t}ie county are not Must to get material for this column, although anything that will fit in here is gladly welcom ed. The trips to the country are for everything for which a news paper office Is maintained ? ad vertisements, subscriptions, news stories and the material with which we usually fill this column. Not the least important feature of the trips is that they are also made for the purpose of keeping in close touch with all sections of the county and its people. Everything that will go ? into a newspaper is welcomed, and if you have nothing in our line at the time we still welcome the chance of seeing you and your part of the county. This past week we had occas ion to call around at the Dasher Memorial' hospital for the purpose of paying our first visit to Wil liarn Price Furpless, 7-day old son of Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Fur pless. Leaving the young man; and his mother we encountered a 'young friend of ojrs, an expect ant father. By way of conversa tion we remarked that we had I just been to see the Furpless baby. "Is that so," said the budd- i ing parent? "Call around again | at this time tomorrow and I will show you mine." I Readers of the paper are fami liar with the fact thai Edward Redwine, prominent young Shal lotte business man. was seriously injured in an automobile accident 'on the 6th of November. For about six weeks Mr. Redwine was a patient in the Dosher Memorial hospital, hiB condition being criti cal for some time after the acci j dent. He is nosv back at his | work with the Shallotte Soda | Shop, and during an interview ! Saturday he asked that we say something to express his appre ciation of the hospital and to j (Continued On Page 5) | HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL ! Past Year Building Boom | Throughout This County Old Shell Shot Bounce Off Buck It took an eight-point buck killed on a drive last week to restore J. E. Gilbert, Bolivia blacksmith and farmer, to a state of respectability as a deer hunter. A few days before he on a hunt with Isaac Wllletts and party when a nice buck came loping past his stand. Mr. Gil bert blasted away at about 35 paces, and the deer threw it in high gear and took off. His gun barrel hadn't cooled off good before here came another one, and the results were the same. Mr. Gilbert defended his gun and he defended his aim. That left only the shell to take the blame, and to demonstrate what he meant, he set up a board about forty steps away and let fly at it. The shot from an old shell hit the plank and bounced off. "And t hot's what had hap- I pened to those two deer," he insisted. Anyway, the next time out J he was firing new ammunition, and his eight-point buck gave I mute evidence of the difference I they made. Planting Of Fire Lanes Help Game Certain Types Of Lespede za Now Being Sowed In Fire Lanes In Forests As Source of Food For Quail And Small Animals Drainage and conservation agencies in this and adjoining counties appear to have a com mon meeting ground with the forest fire prevention authorities in the use of fire lanes. Naturally, the first object of plowing fire lanes is to lessen the danger of fires starting and to hold the loss to as small area as possible when they do start. For this purpose well-plowed lanes at advantageous points have proven invaluable. The second object of the fire lanes is purely incidential. This i3 to sow the plowed lanes in les pedeza and other seed-producing plants on which wildlife, both bi^ds and animals, may feed. The efficiency of the lanes for forest fire protection is in no way lessened by the planting of grass and grain mixtures. Any hunter or woodsman will readily admit that most all of the quail found in this county are found adjacent to farmlands, at poirts .where they can get at least a moderate amount of man ( Continued On Page 5) Farm Bureau To Give Tax Help L. C. Bland Will Follow Schedule In Rendering Assistance To Brunswick Farmers With Income Tax T. T. Ward, chairman of the I Brunswick county Farm Bureau, I announces that he has secured the! services of L. C. Bland, of Long . wood, to assist the farmers of ' Brunswick county in fUing their i income tax returns. Mr. Bland has had considerable j experience in income tax matters ( and is weU-qualified to advise and assist farmers in this work. Else where in this paper he is adver tising a list of his appointments i (Continued on page five) Every Section Of Brunswick Affected By Unpreceden ted Program of Construe tion Of Business Building , IMPOSSIBLE TO ESTIMATE HOMES This Progress Made Despite Rigid Building Restric tion; Quickened Pace Is Predicted This year 1946 stands out as the biggest for home-building in the history of Brunswick county. Well-informed residents of vart-' ous parts of the county say that they believe four times as many homes were built during the past year than during any previous year of which they have any re collection. ! Midsummer estimates placed the number of homes built up to that time or under construction as being at least 500. This build ing pace was kept up all through the year. Owing to restrictions and short age of both material and labor, the average home built in 1946 probably runs to six or seven rooms, but several really impos ing structures were constructed. Among these may be mentioned the 14-room pressed brick home of Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Gore, near Longwood. Mr. Gore also built a huge concrete block barn 80 x 105 feet. t I Business buildings kept pace j with home construction. The larg est industrial construction of thf j year was the Smith -Don glass fertilizer mixing plant at Navas sa in Northwest township. This building, more than 700-fpet in length and several hundred feet ^ wide, outranks everything in in- 1 dustrial construction for the year. Although it is government-own- 1 ed and non-taxpaylng to the county, the second Important con-j struction of the year has been the huge ship lay-in b^sin In Town Creek township. Several hundred men wiU be employed at this undertaking and the chief value is the employment of labor, j For Northwest township the most important business, building of the year has been the two erected for the North Carolina (Continued on Page 4i I ? Brunswick Man Fatally Hurt Norman B. Smith, Shallotte Township Resident, Dies Following Automobile Ac cident At Nixon s Cross Roads Receiving fatal injuries in an automobile wreck near ?X''" Cross Roads, in South Carolina, the previous Friday, Norman B. Smith, of Shallotte township, died in the Conway hospital Monday of last week. He was a farmer and fisherman and was well known in the Shallotte comn.uni ty. Son of the late Mary Gore Smith and Ben K. Smith, the de ceased was 27-years old. Guy and Ottis Benton, brothers, were the only other occupants of the car when it ran off a hill, approach ing a bridge. They were unlnjur ed. The deceased is survived by his widow, Mrs. Curtis Robertson Smith; two daughters, Norma Jean and Carolyn Smith ; his fath er and two brothers, Walter Smith, of Mulllns, and Vnnder J. Smith, of Shallotte; three sisters, Mrs. Anna Home, Mrs. Emma Reaves and Mrs. Ada Robertson, all of Shallotte. Funeral services were held at 3 o'clock at Oakgrove Baptist church, near Shallotte, Tuesday of last week. Countv Agent Optimistic la 1947 Forecast Predicted That Farmer* May Look Forward To Strong Demand For Pro duce During Coming Year At Good Price* INCREASE COST OF PRODUCTION Favorable Farm Outlook la Based Upon Assumption Of Normal National Conditions Generally Last week we ran a portion of the 1947 farm forecast made for this paper by County Agent J. E. Dodson. This is a continua tion of the predictions made by the farm official. The domestic consumption of eggs will continue high. The for eign trade in eggs will be smaller in 1947_and return to normal by 1948. Prices for eggs are expect ed to be near support level In 1947, but the support level should be about 7 -cents above the 1946 average price. The support price in September, 1946 waa 41 cents per dozen. In spite of high prices, the egg-feed price ratio is ex pected to be less favorable in the first part of 1947. Poultrymen who have high production per bird should have a profitable year. Total chicken meat output in 1947 should be about the same as 1946. As more pork and beef become available, later in 1947, demand and price of chickens will decrease. Demand and price for' chickens should be high in I Ha first part of 1947. Beef Cattle I Thhe demand for beef will ex jceed supply at former O. P. A,, j ceiling prices, but housewives I have indicated that they will pur chase little beef at' exorbitant prices. Prices to farmers should i generally be favorable in 1947 if i the feed-prices ratio improve* Growers should be careful not to overstay the market, as shrinkage and additional cost of feeding may more than offset price gain* land heavy marketing late In the ' year could seriously cut prices. I The price differential between ' grades will increase. The number lot animals ready for marketing I will be lower in 1947 than in ' 1946, but high prices could call | many animals not ready for mar keting to the slaughter pens and jthus curtail supply, in future | years. Hogs In view of the record corn crop j and falling, corn prices, hogs should be a good enterprise in ; 1947. The demand for meat will be strong and continue strong im to 1948. The production goal for North Carolina calls for a 10 per cent increase in number of sows. Thrifty hogs with balanced ra tions should return $1.50 per bu shel for corn up to 300 pounds in weight Hogs should be fat as demand for lard is exception ally strong. Hog prices are guar anteed at 90 per cent of parity for 1947. Parity price for pork in September 1946 was $14.30 per hundred weight. Lumber and Other Building Materials The shortage will continue, lew ? spite of a production almost equal to 1941, which was a peak I year, the situation will improve little dtfring 1947. Most of the lumber is moving directly from mill to large contractors. The price will be very high. Nails should become more plentiful the (Continued On Page 5) Deer Season Is Closing Today Season For Squirrels Also Comes To End Today; Duck Hunting Continues Until January 6 The open season on deer and 'squirrels end today. Quail hunters . may continue their operations all through the month of January Duck hunters may continue . their efforts through next Monday January 6th. The season has been rather disappointing with only a few birds being killed. The scarcity of ducks this' year has caused concern all along the North Carolina coast and in othar states. A canvass of the situation hers I indicates that the general opiniqii lis that ducks are not scarce local ly. Up until today, at least, thetf# has simply been no cold weatiMT to create favorable conditions for duck shooting. Several hunteM stated yesterday that there had be^n plenty of ducks all throngh i the seaaon, but with warm weather prevailing continuously during the open season it Was difficult to get within shootlflf range of ths birds,
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