The pilot Covers pnins* ick County THE STATE 'PORT PILOT ou ^SIXTEEN NO. 45 A Good Newspaper In A Good Community O niAT\ A Xf /-? ? ? _ 7ZT" . . m ^ t Most of The Newt All The Time 6-pages today Southport, N. G., Wednesday, February 19, 1947 $1.50 PER YEA* PUBLISHED EVERY WEPWESPAl MAY BE DECLARED SURPLUS PROPERTY 7a nuM-vkK. A representative of the Public Build ings Authority was in Southport last week investigating 1 ty of declaring the deserted quarantine station, situated in the river about a mile above Southport, f iling it for removal by the purchaser. No official word has been received thus far. lasketball Tournament Is Underway aceamaw Five tpsets Bolivia In Tournament Round Of Tourna mt Finds Boys Of Wac aaaw Coming From Be ad For Sensational Vic KCAMAVV GIRLS BEAT SOUTHPORT ^'jtrnament Continues Way, Friday And Way Of This Week 1'ith Double-Head ers rtich springs eternal in ikM of the under-dog fan so flame in the opening a member of the com , ,IJr revaluation of property *'0<),l3 Folly t ownship. ? OWKXTION bi an old-time Fid fc,, ventu, tonight. (Wed C Sguihport high school. at r, o'clock. Musicians I ^ Par's, of the county will k^r' ' ,;'npete for the L?~';" U_-g oiisred by tba P*1 Club. Quarantine Station Is Slated To Go On Block Hen Deserts Her Traveling Nest Lindsey Clemmons went shopping at Cova C'lemmons' Service Station one afternoon recently, but when hj? buying ?at finished and he tried to start his motor Ike found it was flooding out. He raised the hood to investigate, and to his I surprise there sitting on the carborator was a . fine leghorn hen trying to make a nest. The nest apparently was too hot, so she took off. After chasing her for some time and failing to capture her, Mr. ClemnioitM spent the remainder of the afternoon trying to find her ow ner. Mr. Clemmons now has the idea of inventing a gits incuba tor for the convenience of j travel-minded pullets. Routine Cases Tried In Court Numerous Cases Covering Wide Variety Of Offen ses Were Disposed Of Monday Before Judge W. J. McLamb A number of cases covering a wide variety of offenses were disposed of here in Recorder's court Monday before Judge W. jJ. McLamb. The following dis position was made of cases: A. C. Simmons, possession, transporting, thirty days in jail, suspended on payment of costs and not to violate any conditions of judgment 8374. Walter O. Gosnell, no tail lights on trailer or car, fined $10.00 and costs, fine remitted. Russell Thomas Burney, speed ing. fined $10.00 and costs. Alton J. Russ, embezzlement, nol pros, Earlenc Lewis, no operators or chaffeurs license, adjudged to pay costs. , Clyde Hewctt, drunk driving, reckless operation, speeding, con tinued to April 24. Wade L. Lewis, drunk on or near highway, fined $10.00 and I costs, fine remitted. I Grover R. Gore, improper lights, continued on former order. | J. P. Sellers, assault, guilty of assault on a female, sentenced to ! spend two years in the criminal department of the State hospital at Raleigh. j Oscar Johnson, reckless op eration. not guilty. I Albert Jackson, reckless opera tion, drunk driving, damage to property, guilty of reckless op eration and damage to personal I property; not guilty of drunk driving. Sixty days in jail, sus pended on condition that the de fendant make restitution to Lucy tha amount of fendant m ? 0, , Thomas W ul9 IjlSO.CO. Report Is That Group Of Buildings And Dock In Cape Fear River Above Southport Soon Will Be Up For Bids GOOD MATERIAL UP FOR DISPOSAL Representative Of Public j Buildings Authority Here i Investigating Feasibili- ! ty Of Sale Deserted for the past 10 years, j the old Cape Fear Quarantine | station, a group of buildings and i substantial dockage in the Cape ! Fear river just above Southport, | is being declared surplus by the | Public Buildings Authority. The j docks and all buildings will soon be placed on the market, accord ing to Samuel F. Class, PBA district manager from Raleigh, who was here this week on an inspection tour of the property, j It is understood that inquiries : from real estate people in At-j lanta, Ga., led to the investiga- 1 tion of the property and the de- ' cision to declare it surplus andl place it on the market. It is! understood from Mr. Glass that ' the property will be disposed of] by calling for bids. Until the middle thirties all foreign shipping' bound for Wil mington had to stop at the sta tion for medical inspection and quarantine in such cases where contagious disease was found aboard. With the disappearance of sailing ships from the seas and more modern methods of pre- j venting and treating disease the j Quarenfine Station ceased to be needed. Some eight or nine buildings now comprise the once widely used station. In addition to this, there is about an acre of dockage supported on heavy creosoted timbers. These timbers as well as the dock and lumber in the buildings is reported to be still in good condition. Republican Club Meeting is Held Oyster Roast Followed By Square Dance Held Last Wednesday At Shallotte Point The brunswick County Repub-| lican Club held an oyster roast I and get-together meeting at C. ' E. Milligan's place at Shallotte ! Village Point Wednesday night. | Despite the bad weather a crowd ! estimated at 250 was in attend ance. A real old time oyster roast was enjoyed, with the oysters un limited. Following this the crowd ' enjoyed an old time square dance. I Good fellowship prevailing on all sides. As the event fell on Lincoln's birthday, full observance was giv en that event. Among the out of county persons in attendance was a party from Raleigh head-1 ed by Saci J. Morrsa ir.d an ( Continued on page 4) < One Bill Passed; Another On Way The bill introduced on January 24 by Senator R. I. Mintz pro viding for a charter amendment for the City of Southport has passed the second and third read ing in the House of Representa tives and has been ratified. The bill introduced on January 29 by Representative Odell Wil liamson with regard to rural po licemen has passed the second and thirty readings in the Sen^ ate. Tobacco Plants Escape Damage Farmers Of This County Report Little Damage To Plant Beds As Result Of Recent Cold Weather R. S. Burns, a resident of' Bolivia until about a dozen years ago, Was here trfis week and stated that he was in Robe son and other tobacco growing counties last week. The tobacco plants, he said, were all killed by the February freeze. In contrast' to this,, tobacco plants in Brunswick were not damaged to the extent of giving the growers the least worry. "We are alright w;ith our plants," is the invariable answer given by growers who have been seen dur ing the past several days. Mr. Burns went on to say: "With your climate down here and the coming of better roais, Brunswick county is headed to become the - best county in the state." r . Edward Redwine Named Head Of Red Cross Drive Popular Young Shallotte Businessman Will Be In Charge Of 1947 Drive For Funds For Red Cross In County TOEHOLD MEETING ?SUNDAY AFTERNOON Redwine Already Working Trying To Line Up Coun ty - Wide Organization To Make Drive Miss Annie May Woodside, chairman of the Brunswick Coun ty Chapter of the American Red Cross, announces that Edward H. Redwine, popular young Shallotte business man has been named county chairman for the Red Cross Fund Drive which will be conducted during March. When contacted early this week Chairman Redwine stated that he has done some preliminary work in lining up a county-wide or ganization t,o assist with the pro gram, and that he hopes to be able to announce a complete or ganization next week. On Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock officials of the Brunswick County Chapter, together with the fund chairman and represen tatives he has named in the various communities throughout the county, will meet at Shal lotte to discuss t>lans for the campaign this year. Although the war period has past, Red Cross still is doing a lot of work helping with many phases of service men's problems and with readjustment of the former soldiers and sailors. There is at present a full-time worker serving the Brunswick County Chapter, and her services are available at all times to any ex-service man. or to the rela tives of men who still are in service. Although during the war there developed a tendency to connect Red Cross activities with the ermed services, actually this is a peace time organization whose primary purpose is to bring re lief from disasters which may strike anywhere and ' at any time. The Red Cross Fund Drive is conducted annually in order to give every man, woman and child in the United States an oppor tunity to share in the support of this far-reaching program. Native Of City Claimed By Death Mrs. Katie Robeson Jerome Was Member Of Promin ent Southport Family; Funeral Sunday In Ral eigh Mrs. Katie Robeson Jerome, 72, who resided in Raleigti for 27 years prior to 1944, died in Winston-Salem Friday after a long illness, and funeral services were held at Edenton Street Methodist church Sunday after noon at 2, with burial following in Oakwood. Dr. A. J. Hobbs was in charge. Mrs. Jerome, a native of j (Continued on page 4) Our ROVING Reporter W. B. KKZUH So far as serving the civil | population was concerned all new telephone construction, and- im provement of existing service, was at a standstill during the war period. About everything that went into phofie construction was essential to the war effort. Serving Southport exceptionally well, the Bell Telephone people repeatedly stated during the war times that local extension and improvements would be carried out as soon as the war ended and as rapidly as material became available. That promise is being met. Since June. 1946, an even 50 new phones have been add ed to the Southport dial system, the number having increased from 200 to 250 during that period. Of special interest to us in connection with blueberry culture and tomato plant growing, both of which are just starting up in Brunswick county, is the ,*4ct that blueberry picking and to ?Tjato plant pulling will both af-l ford considerable employment to I the colored women of Southport ' and elsewhere, who are mostly i dependent on shrimp picking. The I tomato plant-pulling will come j along in April and picking blue- 1 berries will be during the months of May and June. At these times there is very little work to be had by many of our colored peo ple. They will welcome the extra off-season work. The interest in the start of blueberry culture and tomato plant growing by eastern interests in further strengthened by the understand ing that both products may be come an extensive new crop for this county. With blueberries and tomato plant-growing both safely start ed on the way to lead to some thing important in Brunswick county, we cinnot shake ourself lose from the belief that there ire a number of otfcer products [ (Continued Cm fife 6) Big Trucks Jammed On Bridge Halts Traffic Tie-Up Occurred Saturday Afternoon Dur ing Busy Hours At Brunswick River Bridge The jamming of two heavy trucks and trailers in the nar row Brunswick river bridge Saturday afternoon caused a traffic tie-up of one and a half hours; the bridge sustained some damage and the damage to each of the vehicles was estimated at a thousand dollars. State Highway Patrolman C. J. Ferguson, who investigated the matter, held that the acci dent was unavoidable. No ar rests were made, the incident being set down as occuring as a result of the narrow bridge and heavy traffic. The machines figuring in the accident Were a 1946 Interna tional truck and trailer of the van type, owned by the M. M. Smith Furniture company of Fayetteville, and driven by W. K. Wright, of Fayetteville. This machine was proceeding south ward in a long line of smaller cars and was just entering the eastern end of the bridge when a 1944 Ford Truck and trailer, owned by the Wilmington Pine Lumber company, of Navassa, met it. The lumber company ! truck was driven by Julian j Price, of Leland. Too wide to pass each other on the narrow bridge, the machines jammed with heavy damage. The lumber ? company truck had entered the bridge first and had nearly cleared it. On the other hand the furniture tpick, keeping right in line with traffic ahead, had the vision of its driver obstructed. Mr. Wright said he did not see the log truck until a se cond or two before they jam med together. Mr. Wright drove for the Mayflower Van Com pany for 14 years and never had an accident and was wear ing a gold star that showed his many years of safe driving. It is understood that the drivers of both vehicle^ laid the acci dent to the narrow bridge and the heavy traffic at the time. This Brunswick river bridge is the same one where a con tract was let two weeks ago for a wider .structure that- will lessen the hazards to motorists. Boat Building Operation Begins On Waterfront Stranded Fish Are Being Transferred County Game Protector H. T. Bowmer last week was con fronted with a problem in the propogatkm of game fish which promises to get out from un der his control ds temporary ponds which grew numerous laSt year continue to dry up. Strange though It may seem, when even the smallest ponds disappear, first In the ever smaller puddle*,, and finally In the mud may be found count less small fish. When and how they got there remains a mystery, but whenever it Is possible to pick them up and transfer them to larger and more permanent ]>onds of wa ter, they are good stock for future anglers. One afternoon recently Game Protector Bowmer discovered a number of children living near 8o?thport busy carrying cans and buckets of theetc small fish from a reoeeding pond to one a short distance away which | has a more permanent record i of existence. * Forest Warden Asks Assistance I t Forestry Official Points Out That Many Times Early Suppression Or Reporting May Mean Important Savings Reports indicate that the past ten days of dryness and high winds have resulted in the start ing of quite a number of fires in the woods of Brunswick. Accord ing to all that can be learned all of these fires have been of small proportions, thanks to people turning out in great numbers and assisting the fire wardens to get them under control. County Fire Warden Dorman Mercer says that prompt report ing of fires and equally prompt assistance in giving aid to com bat them often means a tre mendous saving in timber. A fire once started these windy days' may sweep any distance and do untold damage.- Every fire ward en in the county, he says, ap preciates the cooperation of the public in reporting and aiding to fight forest fires. This is a sea son of the year when the wardens really need cooperation and should have it from all who 8re interested in protecting timber, Dne of the most valuable crops grown in Brunswick county. "When you sec a fire getting started," says the forest warden, "put it out if you possibly can. If you n?ed help, report the fire location to the nearest fire ward en as quickly as possible. A few minutes saved by him in getting on the scene of some potentially destructive blaze may cut the damage to nothing." "There is another good source of cooperation at this time. Don't throw your turning natch, (Continued on Page tout) Louis J. Hardee, Local Shrimp Dealer, Sett Up Boatworks For Construct ion Of Two Boat* Of His Own PLANNING TO CONTINUE WORK Making Plans To Build Other Craft For Sale And On Special Order; Will Begin Right A?ay * Oi ? Louis J. Hardee, Southport shrimp dealer, has started con struction work on a 30 x 60 shop for boat building and he states that he will immediately begin construction work on two 52-foot shrimp trawlers for his own use. He will then keep right on, build ing boats for sale. Mr. Hardee has secured the services of Lewis Spaulding, col ored boat builder from Fernan dina, Fla., with 20 years of ex perience at the boat building trade. Spaulding has already ar rived and will start on boat build ing this week, if material can be obtained. He will have various helpers. In addition to the construction of his own two boats Mr. kardee intends to maintain the boat building works on a permanent j basis, constructing boats both on orders and for sale. His Florida boat builder has had 20-years ex- 1 perience and will serve as fore-j man with other workers being employed locally if they can be found. The shop is to be built right away on the water front in front I of the J. W. Thompson home. Mr. I Hardee expects to have his own two boats built and ready for the summer operations, as well as to have a start made on other boats. Commissioners In Session Monday Little Business Of Major Importance Before The Board At Meeting Here This Week Members of the board of coun ty commissioners were In session here Monday, but little business of major importance came up for discussion. The board sent a petition to the State Highway Commission for permission from that body to the U. S. Engineers to dump materi al being dredged from the Bruns wick River Lay-Up Basin along the causeway crossing Eagle Is land in an effort to build up new and valuable building sites. Alex Smith was relieved of up paid taxes on lots on Clarendon and Owen streets, due to error in listing. The commissioners recommend ed that the road running eastward from Mill Creek Baptist church to the Roy Sellers farm, a dis tance of 3 miles, be graded and put into shape. The financial statement of the county auditor for the month of Jimiry wfe A6c*f>u& Parent-Teacher Association Is After Equipment ^or'M^r port School Lunchroom I ARGE REFRIGERATOR LARUt J^n?XT oN LIST State Has Agreed To Par Substantial Amount Of Purchase Pn? Of This Equipment For Pro ject A primary"" ~obJective r?f Southport Parent-Teacher ^ ciaiion since the ^ooi lun^?dor^rt?e the student* in charge could TOrve . lnd8 efficiently. Foremost in the m?n? of the committee in charge the lunchroom equipment ha. been the procuring of a siov and refrigerator large enough to give satisfactory service. Since the lunchroom was open ed in the spring of 1M0. a hub ily size cookstove has been used and has proved unsa"?fa^ for the large number of meals served. Around 150 students are served their lunches each day by Mrs. Haddie Ihweat, * in charge, and Mrs. Rees They are assisted in the serving by students who receive their lunches free. Since it was opened, the lunch room has not had a refrigerator a fact which has caused great inconvenience and has limited Om kind of food which can be eco nomically served at the lunch 'T 'the fall the Parent Teacher, Association put on a carnival, t proceeds of which went '?r Ui? purchase of recreational eqi ii? ment and equipment -iv, lunchroom. The lunchroom recelv. ed $150.00 of this money. When various organizations Southport and interested dtlzen. heard of the great need for a stove and retngerator they at tributed various ^"ounts to concerted drive /or funda ^v; ing been conducted, enough money has been raised t pay for the restaurant-type pas stove which will shortly be to stalled In the lunchroom. The stove, which has six top burners, four burners serving a grill and broiler, and a large oven is to cost approximately $495.00, which the State Lunchroom Pro ject has agreed to pay *152.50, This figure includes a 200-gal tank of gas, which is to last about four months for the lunchroom, and also the cost of installation. The remainder of the purchase price was made up by the fol lowing contributions: Attorney Ik B. Frink, *50.00; Lion's Club, 118 00; Joe Ramseur, *25.00. Woman's Club, *10.00! Kings Daughters, *5.00; Daughters or America, *?00; and the Bap tist Woman's Missionary Society, *5.00. Recently arrangements have been completed lor the purchaS# (OonUnued on page *) Oyster Control Discussion Held Number Of Oyster Produc er* Present For Public Meeting Held Saturday Afternoon At Shallotte With 25 or more men interest ed in oyster production present at the school building. Senator R. I. Mintz and Representative Odell Williamson heard varioua views relative to the passage of a bill providing for a closed sea son on commercial oyster pro duction Saturday at Shallotte. There was an unanimous agree ment on three points, namely that there should be a closed season on commercial oyster production and sales between February 15 and November 15th of each year; to limit take per day during sea son to five bushels per family and to recommend a $1.00 par bushel tax on all oysters going out of the state. By a vote of 18 to 6 it waa recommended that a closed sea son be for five years for com mercial oystering. In accordance with the wishes of the interested parties present Senator Mintz and Representa tive Williamson agreed to draft a bill, release a copy of it to the press and introduce and sup port it if there Is no appreciable objection. If serious objection ia raised they will have another meeting to iron out the difflcd* tics. Senator. Mintz says that ha will welcome exprcssiorta either for or against the legislation !rc* interested pirties.