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t L p pilot Covers p,vick County sfxTEEN NO. 47 THE STATE PORT PILOT A Good Newspaper In A Good Community Most of The New? All The Time J>-PAGES today Southport, N. G., Wednesday, March 5th, 1947 (1.50 PER YEA* PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY Jy Of Sheriff And Deputies Set Monday By Board Of Commissioners For Sheriff John G. L Set At $2,700 Per With Provision For jjl Expense Allowance t salaried '"deputies NAMED -goners Also Drew , List For Service At March Term Of Su *rjor Court For Civil Cases : the board of coun ... s :n regular ses x!i V. voted to set ^-v ! Sheriff John G. ?iii per year, with Hjnai allowance of $700.00 f travel and other ex :i;e county. | to this provision L alary for the sheriff's r salary of $125.00 per L , ided for each of f od by Sheriff L lk salary for four of L- <? retroactive to L. rhey are Dillon L. t W Perry. Martin [?. nie Formy Du pLeonai wbo will assume tees of office deputy with trier? Southport on f tave his salary start L aire. I . on were drawn [ it the term of Eu Koourt winch convenes here a ! M. A. Sullivan, bur: J. C. Privette, Clyde I H T" \\ ard, D. E. Long. 1 J. B. Ludlum. I Su ??!>?; H. V. Britt. k Lwnaid, M. G. Parker, |j- Kunice Varnum. J. L- T. L Tripp, Robert p A?? W. "R. Register, pvett. \V. B. Grissett, C. S. Milligan, B. 1% Shallotte; J. W. P Mintz, Leland; j5ira.i Rifton E. Sellers, p P. M. Cox, A. R. p 3 B. R. Bennett. IV- riecland. F alters disposed of be ll commissioners were of ? 'iture and included the C business: skaters was relieved of '? taxes due to double I nee 1938. kSMs due on the property Wn Phillips land in te township were ordered I* the basis of a valuation neoo. Robinson was ordered ^ of J390.00 valuation on a to error in listing, t commissioners refused the * of Mrs. W. R. Hinson for fcaon m taxes. were of the board address woltition of application to *cDonakl, of Wilmington '*a:ion WMFD. for the ?rri?ram in which Bruns itwmty was saluted by that IriefNews Flashes * To MEET k regular meeting of the tort Lions Club will be Thursday at the Grimes * A representative of the Eastern North Carolina * Association is cxpectcd to M this meeting. ^IN'G BUILDING Hcwett. Shallotte busi l:Mn..is placing material for ; ?Wion of a 35 x65 brick ' 'P buiMmg alongside his ?t brick building. ' WIN OPAl. Holloman assumed his s >?? principal of Southport . 1 'dtoul Monday of this week. | " ^ Watson, former prin 1 Wt Surnlay for Washing- j ?,r assignment of duties with , Apartment of Justice. 'arrival delayed two new regulation type j *?rrs buses. recently or hV tlic \V. B. & S. Bus I '"c- will not arrive until /J 15th. according to Hubert , . local manager for i *= company, J* VICTIM LEAVES X|ght Witch, two masted yacht, from Massa >, was caught in a storm , ?ai' Inlet last week. She Iw4 by the Co,lSt GuanJ | 'sht. to Southport where L^'ifl tor two days be with Seattle, l'?"' h-er ultimate destini RONS Meeting Is Held In Southport S. B. Frink was host Monday evening to a meeting of the Wil mington Chapter of Reserve Of ficers of the Naval Service at his home here in Southport. In addition to a number of local men formerly in the U. S. Naval Reserve and in the Coast Guard Reserve, there was a large dele gation from Wilmington. During the business session plans were discussed for expand ing the membership of the or ganization. and there was con siderable discussion as to methods for. stimulating attendance at the regular meetings of the group. All former officers in the Navy, Coagt Guard or Marine Corps are eligible for member ship. PRESIDENT J. W. R17ARK, Southport at ! torney, who was elected Friday as president of the 8th District Bar Association. Dwight Mc Ewen, also of Southport, was named secretary-treasurer of the organization. Brunswick Skipper Holds International Spotlieht Captain Rudy Grey And U. S. Liberty Ship Mart|p Behrman Figure Promi nently In Dutch-Indones ian Row DUTCH HOLDING VALUABLE CARGO Refuse To Clear Vessel Un til Dutch Authorities Have Given Export Permit For Removal From Java Capt. Rudy Grey, his address given as Southport in Associated Press dispatches, a native of Lockwoods Folly township, has been figuring prominently in the maritime news during' the past week. As skipper of the Ameri can Liberty ship Martin Behr man, the "Brunswick man got caught in the undeclared war be tween the Dutch and Indonesians. The ship arrived at Java Sun day morning under escort of a Dutch destroyer and with ten Dutch marines aboard. The ves sel is alleged to have a valuable cargo aboard taken on at the Indonesian port of Cheribon and the Dutch say that it cannot sail for the United States until it receives a Dutch export permit. Captain Grey, a brother of Mrs. VV. E. Bellamy, of Supply, and with several other sisters and brothers ifi Lockwoods Folly township, has been in the Mer chant Marine service for many years. He was Captain of the State Port of the North Caro lina Line, running between Balti more and Charleston, prior to the beginning of the war. He served through the war in charge of various Liberty ships. Fiddlers Convene At Leland High Hog And Husband Callers Vie With Musicians For Top Billing On Program Staged At Leland School Friday Night The high school auditorium at Leland was turned into a mad house of' merriment Friday night when the Lions Club of that community staged its Annual Fiddlers Convention. Following closely upon the heels of the musical program in the matter of popular appeal were the various specialties, which ranged from the hog call ing contest to the pretty girl competition. Leading off the musical pro gram was the contest between the various quartets, with the Ja cobs Sisters being declared win ners by a narrow margin over the Leland Junior Quartet. Edna Jacobs, 12-year-old mem ber of the above vocal group, won first prize in the piano solo contest, closely followed by Betty Parker. 13-year-old pianist for the Leland Juniors. K H. Cauley. Sr., tightened his claim to the fiddling champion ship of Brunswick county by repeating his first place victory scored at Southport two weeks ago. Joe Reeves was acfjudged the second best fiddler. Tom Butler and his band also tightened their grip on the title of championship string band of the county by coming in first in this contest, just as they did two weeks ago here. P.. H. Cauley, (Continued on Page Sua February Was A Cold Month Mark down February, 1947, j as it cold month. On 13 days during (hat |>er iod the thermometer wa,s 32-de gre-es or below, according to official figures from the local U. S. Weather observer. Feb ruary 9 was the coldest day, for on that morning the mer cury dipped to the 15-degrce mark, new low for this winter. The maximum reading for the month was 63-degrees. The winds which brought in this siege of cold weather were 'from the southwest, west and northwest. ?? 'H One other distinguishing char-acteristic about the Feb ruary weather was that it was unusually dry, with only .98 inches rainfall being recorded during the month. Important Deal Made Last Week Wilmington Realty Com pany Purchases Valuable Building Site Near Bruns wick River Bridge J. F. Coleman, resident of the Brunswick River Bridge com munity, sold two acres of val uable business property to a Wil mington Real Estate firm last week. The deal is reported to have been made for one of the outstanding Wilmington business firms, which is said to be plan ning the erection of a large build ing for wholesale distribution. With frontage on Routes 74 and 76, just above the junction of Route 17, the property also has a long frontage on the re cently paved section . of the River Road. It lies immediately across the River Road from the parking lot of the ship lay-in basin' and is on a considerable elevation. Inquiries made by this paper of officials of the Wilmington firm brought the information that they have no statement to make at present. Rapidly filling up with new homes and new businesses, the (Continued or page <ax) Engineering Firm Continues Plans John J. Harte Co., Engin eers-Architects, Working On Application For Funds For Community Planning I For City Writing this newspaper Sat urday the John J. Hartc Co., En gineers-Architects, of Atlanta. Ga., stated that the various de partments of their organization arc now working up the prelim inary report. Application to the Federal Works Agency for Com munity Planning Funds is also being processed and it is expect ed to file these applications In a few days. The above widely known en gineering organization was last week authorized by the South port city officials to go ahead, working on several different pro jects at Soutfccort, including an (Continued on page sU) AAA Committee Chairman Hands In Resignation Odell Bennett Resigns Posi tion As Head Of AAA Program After Serving As Chairman During The Past Five Years ACCEPTS POSITION TEACHING VETERANS Will Be Connected With Veteran Farm Training Program At Wacca maw High School In This County Odell Bennett, of Exum, chair man of the Brunswick County AAA Committee for the past five years, has resigned his position in order to accept the post of teacher in the Veterans Farmer Training Program. He will work in Brunswick county with head quarters at Waccamaw high school. Succeeding Mr. Bennett as AAA Chairman is Martin Ben nett, of Shallotte township, who has been vice-chairman of the or ganization for the past several years and is well conversant with the duties that will go with the post of chairman. As vice-chair man, Mr. Bennett will be suc ceeded on the committee by Jackson B. Potter, of Winnabow, a member of the committee for some years. F. Herbert Swain, of Southport, first alternate member of the AAA board for some years, now becomes regular member. In announcing his resignation as chairman, Mr. Bennett stated that we wished to express his appreciation for the cooperation given to him and his fellow mem bers during his five years of ser vice. He hopes for a continua ( Continued on Page Six) School Buses Are Given O.K. Inspection Of Transporta tion Equipment By High way Patrolman Fails To Reveal Single Instance Of Operational Hazard f All of the Brunswick county school buses were inspected last week by the State Highway Pa trol and passed the inspection as being in good condition for use. This is said to be the first time ^n several years that the school j transportation facilities received jthe O. K. of the highway patrol. J A few minor defects were found, such as broken windows, ctc. These did not constitute op erating menanccs and it is un derstood that nothing whatever was found to justify any bus be ing ordered from service and to jthe shops. State highway Patrol J man C. J. Ferguson made the inspection, but made his official j report is not available. I Ernest Parker who is in charge of the school vehicle maintenance [ work, and his helpers at the shop in Shallotte arc naturally !very much pleased at the "O. |K." report on all vehicles, espe cially since they had such a hard jtime keeping the buses in shape I during war times when repair parts just could not be obtained. COUNTY CHAMPIONS WINNERS ? This is the Southport high school basketball squad, Brunswick County Champions by virtue of their victory two weeks ago in the annual county tournament held at Shallotte. From left to right, front row: Coach Watson, Molly check, Newton, Shannon, Stiller, Russ. Second row: Spencer, Swan, Swain, Bow mer, Brock, McDowell, Barber, Manager Newton. Shotgun Blast i Proves Fatal To Ben H. Justice Little River, S. C. Man Sit- j ting In Rocking Chair' Reading When Mortally Wounded TABOR CITY, March 3.? A| shotgun blast snuffed out the | life of Ben H. Justice, 69-year-old j Little River, South Carolina | farmer, shortly after noon Wed- ' nesday and officers of Horry | county are still searching for the! person who committed the sneak ; Leburn Bcssent, 15-year-old I colored youth, is reported to have j confessed today to Sheriff Charles! E. Sasser, of Horry county, to ! the murder last Wednesday of Ben H. Justice. He said that he j sneaked into the home of tt?i aged man, stole his shotgun, then shot him through a window wlfile he was seated in a chair. The youth said the shooting was a result of a dollar and one-half debt owed him by Mr. Justice. | attack. Mr. Justice was well known in Brunswick. The deceased was an uncle of Mrs. Louelle Rourk and John (Continued on Page 4) Waccaraaw Has Cage Contests Home Demonstration Club Ladies Play Members Of High School Faculty And Win By Single Point As much as basket ball has been played during the past two weeks, the high school boys and girls have not had a complete monopoly on the sport. Wednes day night of last week saw the Ash Home Demonstration club engaged in a lively tilt with the teachers of theWaccamaw school. This was followed by the Ash independent boys team, taking on (Continued on page six) Our ROVING Reporter w. b. nna Writing from her home at Parkton, Mrs. Rhoda McMillan expresses gratification that Brunswick county people are now beginning to see the possibilities of the county. She is a little disappointed in the paper in one thing, that being the fact that it carries so very little news re lative to the Brunswick county Reaches. She believes, and aptly points out, that the beeches in this county will be a powerful factor in development, a claim in which we heartily agree. Henry Howard Eddy, acting di rector of the State Department of Archives and History, Ra leigh. writes us regarding the bad condition of the six histori cal markers on Routes 74 and 76 at the Brunswick River bridge. He hopes that in the near future remedial action can be taken to wards restoring the lettering on these markers and also relocating them in a more suitable place. Mr. Sddy stated that they bad been forced to entirely neglect the highway marker program for the past six years. For the past four months they have been try ing in vain to sccure a trained, competent worker to handle this and other historical marker pro jects. Maybe going the farthcrcst? and certainly the fastest? is a copy of this paper leaving South port each Thursday morning for Japan. A good many copies of the paper are sent to foreign countries in the regular mail. This one goes by air mail to W. A. Russ, Jr.. Southport boy who has been with the fleet in Japan since Christmas. From letters to his aunt. Miss Eleanor Reese, it is learned that he gets his air mail copy in jig time and that it is better than fetters he gets from home. By way of Rev A. L Erpwn, of Beutofcvaie, the paper :e ad ( Continued on Page F've) I . - Shallotte Officials To Change To 2-Year Term Nice To Think You Are Warm When Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Frink moved into their hand some new brick home January of last year everything was complete with the exception of a furnace for their central heating plant, so for the bal ance of the winter and during this |?ast fall they were forced to rely largely upon their fire place in the living room. Tony, beautiful white setter who is the pet of the Frink household, soon discovered that a spot just In front of the hearth was easily the best place in the house for comfort, and usually he was planted there. Came the time when the furnace was installed and the fireplace was discontinued for the most part, and for a few days Tony was completely at a loss to pick a new spot. After the lady of the house decided (hat a false fire-place setting, featuring a warm looking electric glow, would add to the atmosphere of the living room, Tony is satisfied once more. Right kick he goes In his same old stand each time Uic artificial open fire is switched on? and s11007.es In the warm comfort of his ima gination. Former County Citizen Passes E. C. Woodbury Died At His Home In New Bern Sunday Night; Was For mer Member Of Board Of County Commissioners E. C. Woodbury, long- a prom inent citizcn of Brunswick coun ty, di?d Sunday evening at his home in New Bern. The deceased was a former member of the board of county commissioners for Brunswick county and was at the time of his death a member of the board of trustees for Dosher Memorial Hospital at Southport, an insti tution which he helped to build. Funeral services were conduct ed Tuesday afternoon from the Chapel of the Yopp funeral home. Wilmington. The Rev. R. L. Jerome, pastor of Centenary Me thodist church at New Bern, as sisted by the Rev. J. A. Russell officiated and interment fol lowed in Oakdale cemetery. Active pallbearers were Odell Evans, Harlan McKcithan, Louie E. Woodbury, Horace Woodbury, James Cannon and Harold Bate. Honorary: Wilbur McKeithan, Eugene Evans, L. A. Steth, Dr. C. H. Ashford, O. M. Roberts, Jr., Jesse Snow, J. L. Knox, Rus sell Wood, Sanford Doxey, W. A. McGirt, C. H. Dixon. Durwood A van I, A. L. Wagner, W. W. Miller, K. C. Lucas and Joe Ruark. He is survived by hia widow, Mrs. Susie Cannon Woodbury of New Bern: three daughters, Mrs. Robert McDougal of Leland, Mrs. Robert McRary of Wilmington and Miss Mabel E. Woodbury of New, Bern; two softs. E. C. Woodbury, Jr., and Cannon Wood bury. both of Wilmington; a sis ter, Miss Daisy Lee Woodbury of Wilmington; a brother, L. E. V/oodbvry, Sr., of Wilmington, and four grandchildren. Amendment In Charter Will Mean That Candidates This Year Will Run For Two Year Term In Of fice CHANGES MADE IN FEES FOR FILING Change Seen As Possible Improvement In That Of ficials Will Have Time To Start And Push Programs As a result of a recent amend ment in its charter the mayor and aldermen of Shallotte will be elected for two-year terms at the regular election time in May. Heretofore such officials had only a 12-months tenure of of fice. This brief period made it difficult to promote and carry out any definite plans for pro gress and development. Heretofore candidates for may or and aldermen have also had it very easy with regard to fil ing fees. Anybody could lile for alderman if he had 50 cents with which to file. Candidates for Mayor only had to put up one buck. For this year's election the candidates for aldermen will have to come across with a filing fee of $1.00. Upping that consider ably, the folks who aspire to be the town's .first citizen will have to come across with $5.00 if they arc to have their ambitions given any consideration by the voters. | The change from a one-year to a two-year term for the town officials is in line with other North Carolina cities, and makes it possible for them to set out and accomplish .something. Shallotte Lions To Get Charter Whiteville Lions Club To Aniit In Charter Presen- 1 tation For Second Time, In Week Charter night ccrcmonies for the Shallotte Lions Club, will be held at the. Anchor Hotel at Shallotte Point Thursday night of this week. Lions Clubs from Whiteville, Southport, Lake Wac camaw, Leland and Wilmington will participate in the installa tion. ! The Shallotte club was spon sored by the Whiteville club, as | was the Lake W&ccamaw club to which a charter was present ed Monday night. A large dele gation from the Whiteville club' is expected to attend the Shal lotte presentation which will be held at the Anchorage hotel at Shallotte point beginning at 7; j o'clock. j Wilbur Dosher of Wilmington ; will act as master of ceremonies. | Presentation of the charter will be made by Littlejohn Faulkner of Wilson, Lions district govern or, while H. C. Stone, president of the Shallotte club, will re ceive It. The address will be made by James Rogers of White ville. Special music will be furn ished by Miss Virginia Brooks and Fred Young. E. D. Bishop, j manager of Brunswick Electric corporation, will make the ad i dress of welcome. ! Officers of the Shallotte club jare: H. C. Stone, president: E. H. Redwine, 1st vice president; Fred Mintz, 2nd vice president; jWocdrow Russ, 3rd vice presi ( Continued on paga eU) 13-Area Council To Stress Better Living On Farms Awards Offered For Coun ty, Regional And Area Winners; Objectives Of Program Outlined COUNTIES DIVIDED INTO TWO REGIONS Program Carried On In Each County By County Council Composed Of Individuals Interes ted In Farming A Brunswick county council de signed to promoie "Better Farm ing For Better Living" will b? organized today (Wednesday^ in the office of J. E. Dodson,' county agent. The "'Better Fann ing for Better Living" program has been adopted over a 13- ' county area and is designed to. encourage farm families to use tested and tried practices and principles of farming. The program is a contest on an annual basis promoted by both the State Extension services and the agricultural department of the Tide Water Power com pany. Five hundred and seventy fiv.e dollars in awards have been offered thus far for those who enroll. Twenty-five dollars will be given to county winners, $75 to two regional winners and $100 to the 13-county area winner. Ad ditional awards will be made available in most of the counties. Objectives of the program are: 1. Emphasize well balanced or diversified farming. 2. Emphasize more efficiency in farming and home making. 3. Encourage self-sufficiency. . 4. Give farmers recognition for accomplishments. 5. Promote a better working relationship between farmers, business men and others. The 13-county area has been divided into two regions. One re gion is composed of Bladen, Brunswick, Duplirj, New Hanover and Pender Counties; and the other is made up of Carteret, Craven, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Onslow and Pamlico Counties. "Better Farming for Better Living" is carried on in each county by a county council. This council varies in number of members, but the membership is jmade up of representatives of bankers, newspaper men, business 'and professional men and mem bers of farm bureaus, farm wom en's clubs, civic clubs, chambers of commerce, Agricultural Ex tension Service, Farm Home ad ministration, Soil Conservation *rvice. vocational agriculture, and others interested particularly in agriculture. It is the responsi bility of cach council to guide and direct the program within the county. A few of the objec tives are: Any farm family may enroll not later than April 15th with their county council. A project book is now Just oTt the press which sets up recommendations. A series of questions are provid ed for the farm family to fill in. The answers will provide a mean* for scoring. There are six parts to the program as foliow?:> 1 My Family Activities 111 Community Life-100 points. \ 2. Feeding My Family_30o" points. 3. General Appearance and Ef ficiency of Farmstead and Home Making Practices? 300 points. 4. Care of my land and Farm (Continued on Page Six) Short Session Of Court Held Six Cases Disposed Of Here -Monday Before Noon By Judge W. J. McLamb And Solicitor J. W. Ru ark A short session of Brunswick county Rccordcr's court was held here Monday, with Judge W. J. McLamb and Solicitor J.. W. Ruaik disposing of six cases be fore noon. The following disposi tion was made of these matter*: William E. Pruett, drunk on or near highway, continued to March 171h. I^awrencc B. Clemmons. drunk on or near highway, continued to March 17th. J. B. Simmons, no drivers li cense, adjudged to pay costs. Joe Ann King, refuse to pay taxi fare and drunlt on highway, sentenced to spend a year in the woman's penal institute at Ra leigh. Cecil Dixon, failure to deliver certificate of title, continued to March 10. Coffie Southerland, public drunkennebc, thirty days on the road*, suspended 6n ptyinent St a tine of $10.00 iad cista.
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