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The Pilot Covers jjtinsivick County THE STATE PORT PILOT A Good Newspaper In A Good Community Most of The News All The Time "NO. sixteen NO. 42 6-pages TODAY Southport, N. C., Wednesday, January 22nd, 1947 $1.50 PER YEA* PUBLISHED EVERY WEUNEbDAI SiTls After jection Base To (Jse For A Park ber5 ot Stats Depart t Of Conservation * , neve!opment Desire rl Property As Addi ;0? To Park System iTE OFFICIALS yRE STILL HOPEFUL Id Enter Into Agree To Make Property Mediately Available |a National Emer gency ,.(k from K. Clyde Coun . ;Se Department of Oon- j j. ar. i IWelopment, and , -ji.tr ot'rxials in Raleigh ?, steady strengthening | J jtope that the State wiU I ^ to acquire Fort Caswell L|h ; art of the Moun jpub v, park system. Mr. pi recently wrote W. B. j. f S -it h port, that the pre:.!. C oigressman Clark fciers are very active in Utter. | L jreek " Washington the rsent ? t Conservation and tecest advanced a plan t if tiie Navy turned Fort ' ? aver to the State the! j-.-i be maintained and i* reoccupancy by the i tie place would be main- ' c jai heU tor reoccupancy : tr Xavy "r any other na- j - i rut that needs it t <vcn t : war in the fu ll . :? rstood that this :ng looked into, c .... uith no word re tro m the Navy * <s ago when ? ' advised that l ot be placed on ? there has been : the Navy hav-' r - : r making use of ~ 'ri of the local s ability of the . -? the property, I- wner of the R. yws, which nas ns ; -at Leland, stat - ? tative of this < that if the state B ; he will try and <? ? ; -round amuse B near by. laying - winter months. ~ - ' : that for four L' winter when his 1 the road he has * f the outfit and ? >ple. He would winter amuse -ards Fort Cas - ?? greatest pos .' place on the r and winter State asquires it. Irief New $ Flashes T 1 SERF. FRIDAY fc: '.r: hmh school basket 's nseet the strong cage ' :Km Shallotte .here in a fei'ier Friday night. ?? GAMES prount news to be shown F-Vmuzu Thursday and Fri felts of this week will fea I* to of th^ New Year's Day Frames, including the Caro Ngia tilt in New Orleans. Nois CONDITION r?' H'jlii.-n. well known 'f Shallotte, was taken hospital in Wilmington night. He suffered a ttack Friday and com have set in. His con * sai l to he very serious. held I P father all of last week . : and shrimp L ' With things * as "h-.v were it was . for the boats to go any certainty of re TRii* Robinson, Southport 1 P mt'an lcft Monday for ^ ir I a three-day con |, 'liters and distribu ^ A" rican Stove Co., lit , ' Robinson is dis "r Eastern North Caro h?. tLosE | Hv. ' ' ,if' tapping of pos it H,v , mink and muskrat, 15 J! C0 t0 Feb" Prj,]a " Anting season i v ?? January 31. As a h> r*>r,J with this be V>iia'Jn!y lor b>rd hunt L ^ January 30, is the Ufitfc-i' :h quail may ^ CONDUCTED SURVEY VISITORS ? Bill Sharpe, director of the State News Bureau, and Miss Francesca LaMonte, secretary for the International Game Fish Commission, visited several points in Brunswick county in connection with their re cent survey of the possibilities for developing this sport along the coast of North Carolina. Syndicated Story Gives Report On Tour Of Coast Brunswick County Gets Un-' usually Good Break In This Connection With Story Bearing Shallotte Dateline REPORTS FINDINGS OF MISS LAMONTE More Detailed - RePort E pected To Be Made Lat er By Secretary Of In ternational Fishing Body Concluding a weeks tour of North Carolina coast witn , the last two clays being devoted | to Brunswick county. Bill Shan*. I director of the North Carolma t . ^temaUOhnalaGameonsh?-| rtory 'covering the trip ^ ^r Sharpe accon"anied the young is0? eani^ rSeuffi; nf the trip will natural coverage ot tne mp ly come from the secretary^ It should be pleasing to the , folks in Briinswick county especially the residents of ^ Shallotte section that th P Of the state newsman snouiu ated report was as follows. ?Shallotte. N. cesca ^aMonte, secretary for the Irternat,0tmnksGr North Caro-j UnT?coast offers many undeve-; loped opportunities for salt , er anglers. wnrth "Concluding a tour o ^TuathSorUyStreturned to New ? ; iszslvzz ?I l0?vmUe withholding on^recommendatio^Miss^ Monte, toT'SS of game fish seemed to be p luck of pro m the region but^a lacW P^ per boats at ^ noted lack ?8"nicti'u"??,> oB p.^ a i Southport Lady Dies In Hospital E,theTDrBr?rn. 5'" ? Hi ?*i ? F<" M,M Months Mrs Esthr^Hens^own. resident of Sou P mi.invaUti several years and a died for the,vT^osher Memorial hos here in the Doshe week. Mrs. pital Thur^ g5.vears old and the Brown was oo y grown of wife of Engineer Jy Commission. the State Hlf \fchlands. Va.. A native of ,d for ship the body ^ Pf^lpatrick Fun ment here int^ anicd by the eral home. Accomp Richlands husband, it were con where burial afternoon from ducted Salu5^ n i church, the Valley Mem?r n to the Surviving in add i w p husband 18 Virginia. Mr. and Dickens, of %lg children and Mrs. Erown had no cn ^ ^ ffl. [during the fou (ievotion shown ness the niar a 9Ubject of by the husban - admira i frequent com^" ssions of sym tion. Many exprt^ have teen ?5 SAS Is Good Weather For Hog-Killing The long-awaited cold snap breezed in last night, and this morning residents of Brunswick county experienced the first appropriate ? hog-killing wea ther in several weeks. Although no official figure was available at an early hour this morning, ice was in evidence at South port, indicating a temperature 111 the high twenties. This was only the second occasion this winter when ice hits formed here. The farmers have been seri ously handicapped ,:>y the un usually warm weather, with practically no opportunity to complete hog-killing chores under anything resembling nor mal conditions. The report is that a considerable quantity of pork has spoiled as a result of attempts to save the .mat despite weather conditions. Commissioners In Regular Meeting Members Of Board Of Com missioners For Brunswick County Held Second Meeting Of Month Here Monday Members of the board of coun ty commissioners disposed of rou tine business at their regular meeting here Monday. The board recommended that the State Highway Commission take over and put into good con dition? the road leading from the Maggie Puss-New Britian road | to Waccamaw school. E. J. Prevatte will be allowed ! to pay taxes due on the D. E. Piver estate in Northwest town ship for 1932 and prior years on the basis if the 1933 valuation, i The board contracted to sell to Emmerson Moore a 33-foot lot on Brown St. for $85.23. The board accepted the .resig I nation of A. R. Johnson as con stable for Smithville township. Johnson, who was elected in Nov 1 ember, gave business reasons for | his action. A. H. Jones was permitted to ! pay the sum of $50.00 on taxes I due from the T. J. Jones estate, the balance to be paid within 12 ; months. Buy Fertilizer Now Says Agent County Agent J. E. Dodson Points Out That It Is A Wise Practice To Make Arrangements Well In Advance County Agent J. E. Dodson ' stated Monday that tobacco grow- ' ers were now rapidly getting! about the work of sowing their, tobacco beds. Many have already, planted and those who have noti planted are rushing the work of preparing the beds for the seed. The year's supply of commer- : cial fertilizers for tobacco and other crops' is now being placed on the farms. In nearly all cases in this county the fertilizers are delivered by the . manufacturers to the farms. This is possible, ! (Continued on page i) | Solicitor Moore Again Working Murder Trial Shortage Of Superior Court Judges May Make It Necessary To Postpone Trial Of Leon Cause Un til March NEW HANOVER TO BE SCENE OF TRIAL Second Trial Of Negro For Murder Of Shallotte Far mer Made Necessary ; Through Error Of Judge Thus far the Governor has been unable to assign a Superior court judge to hold the special term of court set for February 17th at Wilmington, at which term the case against Leon (Schooper) Gause was expected to be tried again. This fact and other complications may result in Solicitor Moore not being able to call the case for trail until some time in March. In an interview with Solicitor Moore Monday morning, he was very frank about the situation and revealed some points of the case that cannot be brought out at this time. One thing that is certain is that he is very con ceitious in his efforts and de termined to leave no stone un turned in his efforts to secure a conviction. He confided that with ? no ses sion of Superior court here this week owing to the inability to secure a judge, he intends to devote mcst of the week to look ing into points that will aid in the prosecution of Gause. Gause, convicted of the murder of H. Jim Williamson, Shallotte man whom he shot from ambush, has already been tried once, con victed and sentenced to die. Through a technicality, involved in the charge of the judge to the jury, the Supreme court granted a new trial. Williams was seated in his home with, his wife, and tie couple were erfgaged in shelling peanuts when the fatal shot was fired through a window of the home. Captured after a four day's chase in the woods, Gause admitted the shooting. Publicity Head Returning Here Bill Sharpe And Other Men From State News Bureau Planning Another Visit To Brunswick Soon A communication from Bill Sharpe, director of the State News and Advertising Bureau, last week advised that he is en deavoring to arrange a special trip down here soon to photo graph and get story material on the Reigel Paper company's Bra hama cattle, to visit Gause Beach for material on things down there. While the legislature is in ses sion it is a little difficult for the [bureau man, his photographer, John Hemmer, and Carl Sink, the top-notch feature writer, to I arrange finything in advance. [However, it is believed that they (Continued on page 4) Bolivia Takes Second Place The Bolivia chapter of the F. F. A. took second place in a seed identification contest held in Clarkton on January 15th. The Clarkton chapter came out first with a score of 296 out of a possible 300. Bolivia came second with a score of 278 with Bladenboro running a close third with 276. Bolivia's team consist ed of Worth Mercer with a score cf 86, Craven Atkinson, 94 and Paul Howard topping the list with a score of 98. The Bolivia chapter is also planning to enter the Parliamen tary Procedure contest to be held in Whiteville on February 5. The team will be made up of the officers of this chapter, Wil bur Earl Earp, president, Frais Danford, vice-president, Tom Rabon, secretary, Wesley Caison, treasury, and Louis C. Burriss, reporter. Court Unable To Open When Judge Fails To Appear Clerk Of Court Sam T. Ben nett Advised That Judge Clawson L. Williams Is Still 111 And Unable To Hold Court NO OTHER JUDGE FOUND AVAILABLE All Cases Continued Until May Term As Prospects For A Special Term Appear Slim J The January term of Superior court ended as quickly as it be gan Monday morning. Convening at the usual hour, Clerk of Court Sam T. Bennett read a letter re ceived from Governor R. Gregg Cherry the day before. The let ter stated briefly that Judge j Clawson L. Williams was still ill j and unable to perform his duties. No other judge was available, according to the letter. Solicitor Clifton L. Moore had been in touch with the Governor's cffice by phone just a few min utes previously. Ascertaining that a judge was still unavailable, court was adjourned with all cases continued until the May term. With a fairly large docket awaiting disposition, both Clerk Bennett and Solicitor Moore were querried regarding the possibility j i (Continued on Page Four) j i # Lillington Man Builds Airstrip T. M. Steward Building Landing Field For Light Planes At Windy Point, Across From Shallotte Point I T. M. Stewart, Lillington pilot, ; is now engaged in building an \ airstrip across the Shallotte j River from Shallotte Point and near Windy Point. The field is Jnear the home of Russell Hewett i and on land formerly owned by Jake Hewett. I Mr. Stewart stated this week Our ROVING Reporter W. B. KF.ZIAH Writing us Sunday about this and that, Bill Sharpe, director of the North Carolina State News Bureau, closed with a compliment that we regard as rather high, I coming from the source it did. j Supposed to have contact with hundreds of newspapers, Bill had the following to say regarding your home county paper: "You J folks are certainly getting out ' one swell little paper. It is one of t the most readable in the state and I read it enough to almost ] .qualify as an expert on Bruns- 1 wick county topics." Until recently The Pilot was folded in half owing to the fact j that in that shape the making up. of the bundles for mailing was j greatly facilitated. With the rap- 1 pidly growing circulation it re cently came to our attention 'that postoffice folks, including rural carriers, were having a hard time . having to fold all those papers to ? quarter-page size for delivery to. the subscribers. Rural Carrier E. ] L. Kranhke, of Lelarid, objected 1 to having to fold and fold. Just as soon as he objected the papers I began coming off the press folded | into the easier handled shape. Re- j suit is that mail carrier after I mail carrier and other workers j in the postoffice have been writ ing or stopping us to express their thanks. We are glad that Mr. Kranhke raised his kick and we are glad that the paper was able to do something for those j who deliver it. Mrs. Leon Galloway, wife of the Shallotte mayor, was Georgia j born and raised. It hardly needs j to be said that she has been < mightily interested in both the ( newspapers and radio during the j past several days, especially everything relative to the gover- j norship down in her old home state. Mrs. Galloway is rabid in J her anti-Talmadge view and that, is why she has been unusually interested in the newspaper and I radio. Incidently, there appear to ] be plenty of Brunswick county, -.(Continued On Page 5) Rockfish Are Outstanding Type At This Time Of Year Local Sportsmen Have Been Content To Use Make-Shift Rigs; Eels Are Best Bait For Rocks By W. B. KEZIAH Although they are in our j waters by the hundreds from \ September until well into the | spring, and in lesser numbers j the year round, the rockfish or j striped bass are not fully re cognized on this part of the j coast for the fighting game fish, that they justly are. About the only way in which the strippers are fished for locally is by using a bit of a J white rag attached to a hook, i With the hook and line at- j tached to a good stout pole j the sportsman gets on a bridge and drags his crude tackle to and from in the water. Sur prising as it may seem, this crude method of operating of ten brings in a stripper weigh ing anywhere from 10 to 25 pounds. Pound for pound, these fish have more fight than any trout that was ever snagged on a 1 plug. It is realiy surprising th-it better methods of angling have never been adopted. With a little bit of scientific fish ing it would soon be learned J that the rocks, or stripers, are here In numbers to give the j sportsmen something real in fall, winter and spring fishing. Up the northeast coast the sportsmen ask for nothing bet ter in fishing than that which they have in the winter months when the stripers are striking. Instead cf using an outmodel rag for bait they use regula tion tackle, and either by cast ing from the shore or by troll ing from boats in much the same manner that we troll for fluefish and mackerel on this ! lower North Carolina coast. In I trolling and casting, white plugs are usually used as they bring good results and are less troublesome to the sportsmen than live bait. But when your northeast coast fisherman goes after the stripers with the intention of , really getting them, he uses an eel rig. That is, he baits his hook with an eel 12 to 15 ! inches in length. The line is run through the eel with a hook at the vent and another ; (Continued on Pane Four' Williamson Contemplates Legislation On Oystering Reports Birth ? Reports Again Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mallison have three young daughters, 110 sons having as yet graced their home. Monday night of | last week after five anxious days and night of going to and from the hospital and walking j its halls, Mr. Mallison went to the telephone, called up his | mother in New Yorl city and advised her: "We have another daughter." We . are not sure what happened after that du ring the night, but the next morning he had completely forgotten about the message to his mother. He went to the phone again, called her up and advised her: "We have another daughter." "My goodness," re [ plied his mother, who is far [ from being old, "I never i thought I would be the grand j mother of twins." Will Take No Part In Bill i ~ Representative Williamson Declares That Matter Of Special ABC Legislation For Southport Up To Senator Mintz | Representative Odell William son stated Saturday that witii Senator R. I. Mintz, of South port, opposed to introducing a bill that would allow Southport people to vote on legalizing the sale of liquor in Southport, he, Williamson, could certainly not introduce the measure or sup port it. The representative's con tention is that in a matter af fecting only ^Southport Senator Mintz should take the lead if any is taken. He added that if the bill is CContinued on Page Four) Ash Resident j Dies On Monday Mrs. Carrie Norris Died At Dosher Memorial Hospit al; Funeral Services Held At Bladenboro Mrs. Carrie Norris, 65, resi dent of Ash and Bladenboro and wife of Doss Norris, died here in the Dosher Memorial hospital Monday morning, following a two-days illness. The remains were prepared for burial at the Kilpatrick Funeral home and taken to Bladenboro, where funeral services were held at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Madaline Roberts, at 3:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Fol lowing that the body was taken to Chadbourn and interned in the Chadbourn cemetery. In addition to , her husband, Mrs. Norris is survived by five .children, five brothers and three sisters. L ?- -? . .< ? * ? n ? .-1 I ? ? ? ? Representative Williamson Is Waiting For Complete, Picture Of Situation Be- ! fore Taking Action SOUTH CAROLINA BANS OYSTER SALES Similar Action Seen By Many Brunswick R^si-__ I dents As Only Possible Way To Stop Ex ploitation i It is quite possible that within the next week or two Represen tative Odell Williamson will in- ? troduce a bill calling for a clos ed season on commercial oyster production and sale in Brunswick county. The matter is now be ing held in abeyance until the representative feels that such a measure is definitely desired. During the war-time meat scarcity and since then oyster production has been unusually heavy. South Carolina placed a ban on commercial oystering nearly two year ago. Since then many thousands of bushels of Brunswick county oysters have been exported into South Caro lina each week of the oystering j season. The contemplated measure will I not prevent Brunswick county i people from going to the coast j and digging all of the oysters ; they want for their own us';. The j bill is simply intended to stop the wholesale digging and selling now being carried on and which is believed will shortly lead to ; the exhaustion of the oyster supply. Representative Williamson said j that he would be open to all j suggestions and views in the . matter while he is home from ' Raleigh the coming week end. j He will be glad to hear all who j are for or against a closed oys ter commercial season. Important Weed Meeting Planned ? . ? County Agent J. E. Dodson Urges Attendance Of To bacco Farmers At Two Sessions Next Thursday In County County Agent J. E. Dodson will hold two important meetings jfor tobacco growers and general | farmers Thursday January 30. The first meeting will be held at Bolivia at 10 a. m. and the other at Shallotte at 7 p. m. H. R. Garriss, extension path ologist, and R. R. Bennett, tobac ! co specialist, both from State I College, are to be present at each meeting. They will have with ? them machines for showing pic tures of various crops that are diseased and will discuss remedi es for the prevention and cure of these diseases. Mr. Bennett will also discuss the price outlook for the 1947 tobaccocrop at each meeting. Mr. Garriss will discuss the latest, best proven method of controlling blue mold on tobacco. > The agent is anxious for a (Continued on Page Four) Long Beach Is - Getting Ready For Expansion With Waterworks Problem To Be Handled Through S e p a r a te Corporation, Promoter* Have Turned To Development WOODED AREA NOW BEING DIVIDED Lots Lying Between Ocean And Inland Waterway Afford Sites For Year Round Homes With a separate corporation formed last year to provide wa terworks, Charleston interest* who own Long Beach, are now starting a mammoth public con struction program, the cost of which will run into many thous ands. Last year the corporation spent $25,000.00 for road ex tension, doing the paving them selves. That was but a drop in the bucket compared to present undertakings which call for the paving of ? more than 25 miles of road. Already huge bulldozers have cleared approximately ten miles of new road, removing all trees and stumpage. A spokesman said this week that nine miles of this new roadway ij due to re ceive paving by early summer. Included in this early paving is a three-quarter mile long boule vard or double roadway, extend ing from the inland waterway to the ocean, with a big hotel a proposed construction project on the ocean end of the boulevard. With much grading and about four miles of hard surface road laid down the main strand of the beach during the past six weeks, most of the present oper&tiona are confined to the 500-acre tract of land purchased last year from the interests owning Caswell Eeach. This area is high, dry and thickly wooded. The building of the roads will open up ideal year-round homesites at varying ^jgiances of f'-om a ?oiipU of hundred yards to within a mile and a half of the ocean. The lets more .distant from the ocean will have a 14 foot bluff eleva tion on the Elizabeth river, a winding stream through which the inland waterway cuts. Fronting the hotel location and for several blocks in each direc tion no lots will be sold for resi dental or business purposes, the entire ocean frontage being in tended for public playgrounds. Keeping pace with the public improvements, owners of lots are now busy constructing new homes and making preparations to be gin on many more. An interest ing feature is that much of the new home construction is of a nature intended for year-rourtd use. Artist Colony Being Planned Southport Seen As Logical Location Of Study Center For Amateur Painters; Has Been Used Before Dr. B. W. Wells, head of the Department of biology at State College in Raleigh and summer resident of Southport, and Na thaniel Jones, son of Southgate Jones, ef Durham, arc definitely planning the establishment of an artists colony in Southport. They have requested D. J. Smith, Southport realtor, to find them a class room and living quarters. It is understood that in a couple of years or less Dr. Wells plans to retire from the i college and permanently reside here. He is a recognized artist in addition to being rated as one of the outstanding naturalists in the county. Mr. Jones, a student in the University of North Carolina, has done some very creditable paintings that have been exhibit ed over the state. According to information, an art teacher will be secured and l regular classes will be held. , Southport was selected for the colony owing to the mild winter and summer climate; unusual 'floral specimens; location by v the ! sea affording interesting and 1 varied marine subjects for the pen and water color. The announcement or ?och a colony does not come as a sur i prise Before the wsr both young and mature artists came to Southport -each year from all parts of the nation. Claud How ell, young Wilmington painter frequently brought large parties of artists and art students here. He often spoke of the location being the ideal place for a colony. The average person would (Continued on page 4)