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The Pi,ot CoverS BroOS?ick County NO. 7 THE STATE PORT PILOT A Good Newspaper In A Good Community Most of The News All The Time 6-pages today Southport, N. G.. Wednesday, May 28, 1947 51.50 PER YEA* PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDA* ?ngthy ReP<>rt Of Grand Jury Made Last Week ? jJ^Serv.ce" O^ThS ""j Make Exhaustive grtTo Judge R. Hunt Parker ^MjurySforeman e^rsVisitelnd ^J8 L County And Have U?de Recommendations for Improvement ? . in session here for ' f :JVS last week, members ,v Brunswick county grand * e,l m a long and detail- j report to Judge R. Hunt ?J presiding jurist. Bellamy served as j * of the body, and follow- j f,r the text of the report Led to the Court: ,-r OF NORTH CAROLINA OTY OF BRUNSWICK MRIOR COURT ;t term. If-*: j; The Honorable R. Hunt ^er Judge Presiding: -He Grand Jury was glad to ? under Judge Parker, it be- j . .;,fir opinion that he is one . ... :: < able judges in this; we. as a body, wish to ps ?ur appreciation for ser ?. rendered us by our able j tJ:,r Clifton L. Moore. He Grand J'.irv was in ses- | gfive i >vs. during which time] pse i1" :;;i bilIs of indict- 1 t Twenty-seven were found v tnic bills and six others te returned as Untrue, lack [evidence being indicated. ?We have checked reports of i following and find they have p,.: to the school fund for i - s: year the amount set op ite their names: fc:;ces Of The Peace: L. H. Kir; J 13.00: E. Tripp. $25.00; F Gsnev. $240.00: A. Smith, I C Formyduval. S135.00; H : ? v. $105.00: H. Foster c 570.00 : M. B. Chinnis, ? E. H. Gray, nor.e. fcvers of the 7V"? ?" e Galloway, none; John Erik I :?ne. ft? routine investigation of the ptr at" Deeds office and clerk Courts office was made. Every K found to be in order, j fte Grand Jury made a tour Isawv.-n and makes the fol- ' ic? recommendations for the intv Home: 1. Request that ?rthr.j be done with Mrs. ?? '.??? Smith who has fits and Ixyoml control at times. 2. fast that short time prisoners !Wl to clean out ditches on i? and purchase some needed '.mplements. 3. Request that plumber be sent to Home to tk all plumbing. 4. Request ?t curtains be placed in sun ? as they hold Church Ser "s tach Sunday. Building found ** in fair condition with ex it? of a few window pane re Kraents. Recommend that this i wnt. ? *as found that the jail was air condition, but recommend (Continued oil page 4) IritfNewt Flashtt ST ANNIVERSARY jfe and Mrs. R. Will Davis | Wtv*j the 61st anniversary of marriage on Monday of this ktk fcTCR DIES * U Lind, of Southport. last received notice of the death 1 to sister. Mrs. Hilma Ander of Hu'liksvail. Sweden. ? N? HONOR Robbins. of Winnabow, a at Wake Forest, was in- j N into the Wake Forest' of Ormicron Delta Kap- ! * ^tior.al honorary leadership I pttiuty. Ust '.veek. commencement *ra H. Galloway, Mr. and J E Kirby and Mrs. Floyd ?' attended commencement 1 F?? at Edwards Military In- j J?e in Sakmburg last week. ; r51' Ksrby. son of Mr. and ( I ^ - E Ksrbv . was a member j e graduating class in the department. fKE*s CONTENTION ' 1 '-pr^ntatives of banks in ! Chadbourn. Fair Bluff, : " City, Shallotte and other j ( ^ this section are expect ' leave tomorrow or Wednes- , ^ Ihe annual convention of j I Bankers Association to w ?4 in AshevUie Wednesday, I aad Friday. SIZING HER UP CONTEST ? That's a perfect 24-inch waist W. L. Farmer has his measuring tape wound round, and the girl it belongs to is .pretty Anna Lee Lewis, Queen of the Carolina Beach American Legion Post. Farmer is chair man of arrangements for the 1947 State convention for the American Legion, which will be held at Carolina Beach, June 14-17. The assisting statistician is W. E. Mathews, commander of the Carolina Beach Post. Improvement Noted In Trawlers For Shrimping! Southport Shrimping Fleet j Will Include Several I Large Diesel Powered j Trawlers This Spring NOTICEABLE TREND TOWARD DIESEL! Improvement Not Confined To Southport, But Is True Of Owners Scattered Along Coast Of County Not including the many gaso- 1 line engine-powered boats, South- j port shrimp fishing interests will i have a formidable fleet of heavy] duty, diesel-powered craft work- j ing out from here this year. Most | of these boats have ample stor- , age and refrigeration facilities to | enable them to go to sea and re- ; main three or four days until a ; load is caught. Among the various owners, ' Paul Fodale has five of the big ; trawlers of his own, and two j 63-footers will also work with his | fleet. W. S. Wells has nine of ! the diesel powered boats; the Wells Brothers, who may divide ! their operations between South- j port and Rockville, S. C., have I twelve or thirteen; Hardee and' Pigott, with four now operating, will have a fifth boat launched in about two weeks and a sixth by September; J. A. Arnold will have two, Swan and Downing two, M. H. Hart three and it said that there will be about half a dozen others of the big fellows fishing off Southport this year. There will be plenty of the gasoline-powered boats in addi tion to the above, but a notice able fact is that each year the number of gasoline engined shrimp trawlers is giving way (Continued on page 4) Clerks Of Court Enjoy Session Group Of Court Officials I Held House - Party At j Long Beach Last Week i During Stay Of Judge j Parker' Using the Betty Ann cottage at Long Beach, Sam T. Bennett, Southport; W. E. Church, Wins ton-Salem; J. P. Shore, Greens boro and Elvin O. Faulker, of Henderson, all Clerks of the Sup erior Court, had a stag house- 1 party last week. This party seems to be form ing into an annual event, when ever his duties bring Judge R. Hunt Parker, of Roanoake Rapids, to gouthport. All friends and ad-j (Continued on page 2) The Rains Game ? And In Time A rain worth a million dol- j lars to crops in Brunswick ! county fell last Thursday, with all of it coming in one day. At Kuuthport the official measure ment was 1.95 inches and it is thought other sections of the county received about the same allotment. There was certain ly enough rain to start all crops to growing and not enough to injure. From a gloomy feeling, the spirits of the farmers, also re flected in the minds of every body else. Changed in a day while the rain was falling. This Rood feeling has been steadily increasing. About everything in field and garden was helped, the great est aid being to the tobacco crop. Owing to plant shortage some of this crop had just been set out in the fields, and a small percentage remained to be planted when the rain came. Corn, peanuts, pasture and j everything that grows came in for its share of benefit. Advises Against Exceeding Quota Chairman Brunswick Coun ty Agricultural Conscrva- j tion Committee Urged j Weed Farmers To Stay I Within Allotment Mr. G. M. Bennett, chairman Brunswick County Agricultural Conservation Association Com mittee, today cautioned all to bacco growers in Brunswick County against overplanting their farm acreage allotments this year. "Growers who harvest any acreage of tobacco in 1947 in ex cess of their farm acreage al lotments are subject to market ing quota penalties and will not be eligible for full participation in Government price support loans." Mr. Bennett stated. Growers who plant within their farm acreage allotments can market all their tobacco without penalties and are eligible for full Government price support loans, Mr. Bennett added. In connection with price sup port loans, Mr. Bennett emphasiz ed that any acreage harvested in excess of the farm acreage al lotment will make all the tobacco produced within the allotted acre age cm the farm ineligible for any (.Continued on pa gt 2) Mixed Term Of Superior Court Concluded Here Most Of Last Week Taken Up With Trial Of Crimi nal Cases, With Crowded Docket Being Relieved By Court DYNAMITE CASE WAS CONTINUED Several Civil Matters, In cluding Some Divorce Ac tions, Disposed Of Be fore Judge R. Hunt Parker A one week mixed term of Brunswick county Superior court came to a close here Friday af ter much of the congestion of the crowded criminal docket had been relieved, but before the case of greatest public interest had been heard. This was the matter in which M. L. Holden and Bert Jacobs, prominent citizens of Shallotte township, are charged with at tempted murder. They were ar rested after several sticks of dynamite had been found beneath the hood of an automobile be longing to Osborne Pigott last winter. A crude attempt to wire the charge with the ignition sys tem of the Pigott car was dis covered before the explosives were detonated, and circumstan ces surrounding the case led to the arrest of Holden and Ja cobs, tf>th of whom are at liberty under bond. Joe Swain, convicted of assault upon a female and indecent ex posure, was given 18 months on each count Cecil Robinson was found not ( guilty on charges of having carnal knowledge of a girl under 16 years of age. Robert D. Lee pleaded guilty to charges of breaking and en tering and larceny jnd was given 18 months. Herman Marshburn and Calo Ratley were convicted of posses j sion and each was given 6 j months on the roads. The courlj passed an order making provls | ion for the M & J Finance Co. ! to collect on their lein against (Continued on Page 2) I WB&S Manager After New Bus Mr. And Mrs. Hubert Liv ingston Off For Ohio City To Bring Back New Bus For Service On Line <r? Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Living ston left yesterday for Sidney, Ohio, from which point Mr. Liv ingston, manager of the W. B. & S. Bus Lines, Inc., is to drive home a new passenger bua that has been specially built in the factory for the bus line. Mrs. Livingston, who is assistant post master, went along for the trip. The new bus is of smaller ca pacity than the large one pur chased early in the year. It has1 seating facilities for 29 passen gers. Except for the smaller pas senger capacity it is understood to be almost identical with the big, long distance bus which the company operates. Another 29-passenger capacity bus is being completed at the (Continued on page 4) i Produce Market Set For Opening The new produce market, providing farmers in the White villp area with another outlet for their products, is set for Its official opening Thursday of this week. Meanwhile, prc openhig sales indicate wide in terest in the new auction mar ket. Sponsors of s the market an nounced that it would be neces sary for farmers to bring their produce to the auction shed between the hours of 9:30 A. M. and 6 P. M. Buyers from leading produce companies will be on hand for Thursday's opening. Seventeen Girls And Boys Finish Graduation Exercises At Bolivia Held Last Mon day Night With Judge Ferguson As Speaker Ten boys and seven girls formed the graduating class at the Bol-! ivia school commencement last | week. A short program marked ; the end of the session, J. H. Freguson, Wilmington at torney and juvenile court judge, made the address. He was intro duced by Principal O. C. Bruton. The graduates were Louis Earl Burris, Travis Danford, Wilbur Earl Earp, Willie Bryan Henry, Isom Lewis, Dorman McDowell, Tom Rabon, Dewey Skipper, Will iam Stone and Glen Albert Young, all boys. The shorter list of girl graduates were Kathleen Caison, Earleen Danford, Elizabeth Kye, Doris Long, Amelia Malpass, Ruth Mercer and Wilma Watk ins. Principal Bruton, an active community worker in addition to his school room tasks, will head the school again this fall. To him an especially pleasing community and school accomplishment dur ing the past year has been the erection and putting into use a new school lunch room. Seek Information Regarding Rooms Lions Club Secretary De sires Information Rela tive To Rooms And To Boats Suitable For Fish ing Parties The Lions Club of Southport has endorsed the program of the South Eastern North Caro- j lina Beach Association in the ; Fishing Rodeo this coming sum-, mer and fall and plans are now I being made to take care of the large number of visitors and fishernien expected to take part in the contest for prizes. It is desired that all South- 1 port citizens having rooms to ( rent register the same with D. j J. Smith, secretary of the Lions Club, at his real estate office next to the Red Cross office. Please give the number of rooms you will . have available, the equipment, beds etc., bath facili ties and your charge per room or per person. This information will be tabu lated and copy sent to Wilming ton headquarters, showing the number of people that Southport (Continued on Pag:e Four) Our ROVING Reporter R. F. Lewis, carrier on route. . I from Bolivia for many years until he retired several years ago, j writes us from Mocksville, where j he now lives, regarding old post offices in Brunswick county. He has been much interested in ] some of the current discussions I I on the subject. Mr. Lewis siys I that one old post office which he has never seen mentioned was in j the Ward's section of the county, j near Antioch church. It was named Suburb and was discon tinued in 1915 when the rural route was established from Boli via. Mr. Lewis says that the j weekly visits of the paper are j like a good long letter from hojne , He is a native of Brunswick | county and has many relatives j and friends here. Just as soca as tie schcbis1 closed it rained, much to thaittt isfactlon of Brunswick county . farmers who were needing1 it for j their crops. Evidently realizing what the farmers were up against and appreciating their position, when he sent us some data re garding his school closing Princi ple O. C. Burton, of the Bolivia school, added an observation to the effect that if he had known it would rain as soon as the schools closed he would have closed hi3 school a week sooner. The Duchess of Camellia Inn spent all of last week fraterniz ing with relatives at Little Wash ington. Before gathering up her skirts for departure, her parting admonition 'was that between times of taking Judge Parker fishing we werk to see to it that her flowers 'and lawn were watered. It dry, Jfoodiy be ( Continued on pa g* five) Freshwater Fishing At All-Time Best In County Unusual Catches Being Reported, Especially By Anglers Who Have Been Fishing In Waccamaw River With all streams and lakes in the county offering the best freshwater fishing to be had in Brunswick county in years, the Waccamaw river apparently has been holding the spotlight for the past several days. Deputy Sheriff Pawnee Formy- ! j duval, who lives down in Wac- ' [ camaw township reported Monday that he was out on Wac- j camaw river with a companion to paddle the boat, Sunday af- 1 ternoon. They got 48 extra fine ! fish, two less than the day's limit for two persons. -All of these fish could, in one sense, be credited to just one person. One j man would fish while the other] paddled the boat. It was an extra | fine catch for the man hours put in. The Waccamaw's waters have I been rather low for the past | three weeks and during all of that time the fishing there has been about tops of anything in | the county. The rain last week, while being ample for crops, did' not increase the Waccamaw's | water level nor in anywise hurt 1 the fishing. If possible, the fish ing is better than it was before the rain. Reports indicate that literally hundreds of sportsmen have been storming both banks of the Wac camaw. Odell Williamson, of Shal lotte. made the remark Saturday that he saw twenty-five automo biles at one point on Crusoe Is land and other cars were strung out, whereever a person could come within' seeing distance of the river. Game wardens from both Brun swick and Columbus have been keeping a sharp lookout to see that there were no law violations. In one instance District Warden H. T. Bower of Southport, arrest ed three white men, on informa- j tion from others to the effect that j they had been using nets. Brought I to trial before Justice J. Worth \ Stanley they were cleared. Scores of sportsmen who have | been on the Waccamaw during ; the past several days have been able to report catches that ran j to the full legal limit. A few j others who did not get their | limits are credited with having j come very close. While the Waccamaw attract ed the greatest number of sports- ! men, good authority relative to I Town Creek, Lockwoods Folly | river and other choice fish spots (Continued on P&g* 4) Southport Seniors Hear Solicitor Clifton Moore Grandmother Was Civil War Belle George G. Stone, of the North western Mutal Life Insurance ; Company, here last week wilh I Clerk of Court J. P. Shore, of Greensboro, was very much in terested hi this, his first trip, to South port. He tells us hU grandmother was born and reared here and was in her teen-age during the Civil War. She was Elizabeth Potter, and after finishing school here she was sent to Charleston to a fashionable girls school. Like a number of other South ern girls, Mr. Stone's grand mother participated in the Civil War. She was often on some of the blockade runners coming hito the Cape Fear. Once when the vessel she was on was be ing fired upon by the Federal | gunboats she was ordflfed below j by the Captain, refusing to leave her post. Mr. Stone thinks that some of his grandmother's relatives may still live In South port and Brunswick county. One of her brothers sailed to California and was never heard from again. Recorder Has Busy Session Back-Log Of Cases Handled Before Judge W. J. Mc Lamb In Recorder's Court Here Monday Monday was a busy day in Brunswick county Recorder's court, with a big back-log of cases jamming the docket. The following disposition was made of cases: Mrs. Virginia Bell, larceny, continued to June 2nd. Clyde Carlisle, larceny, not guilty. Elbert Simmons, drunk and cursing on highway, 30 days, sus pended on condition that he do jiot drink any intoxicating liquors and that he stay away from beer joints for a period of one year and pay costs. Walter Bryant, violating game law, 30 days in jail, suspended on I payment of a fine of $25.00 and [ costs. ?Layman Russ, forcible tress pass, continued. James Justice Williams, drunk driving, continued to June 9th. Walliam Emery Bruton, drunk driving, continued to June 2nd. LeRoy Ganey, drunk driving, continued to June 2nd. Charlie Walton and Anna Wal ton, tresspass, continued by con sent to June 9th. John P. Magan. carrying con cealed weapons, fined $50.00 and costs and gun confiscated. Billy P. Morgan, drunk and j disorderly, fined $50.00 and costs. ' Ken T. Morgan, drunk and dis- j orderly and carrying concealed ; weapon, Bix months on roads, sus pended on payment of a fine of $100.30 and costs, gun confiscat i Continued on page 2). Graduation Exercises At Local School Came To Close Wednesday Even ing With Impressive Ad dress EIGHTEEN IN SENIOR CLASS Diplomas Presenteid By D. W.. Watson, Former Prin cipal; Honor Awards Given By A. C. Hollo man Graduation cxercises at South- [ port high school came to a close Wednesday evening when eigh- 1 teen seniors were awarded their j diplomas. These were delivered i to them by D. W. Watson, who began the year as principal of J Southport high school, resigning this position to accept a post j with the Department of Justice. | Principal address of the even- j ing was delivered by Solicitor | Clifton L. Moore, of Burgaw, who ! brought a forceful message of j inspiration to the young grad uates. He was presented by J. W. Ruark, Southport attorney. I Members of the graduating class includes Vallie Lou Bryant, Betty Corlette, Glenn Jones, , James King, Ann McRacken, Franto Mollycheck, Evelyn Muncy, Louis Newton, Leo Oren- j stein, Dorothy Price, Hugh Price, Jimmy Russ, Jimmy Smith, Mon roe Smith, Doris Stephens, Ken neth Stiller, Dorothy Ward and Billy Wells. Through an oversight, the name of Leo Orenstein was omit ted Wednesday evening in the list of those who received di- 1 plomas in the graduating exer- ' cises of Southport high school. Mr. Orenstein is in the Coast j Guard, stationed at Groton, Con- j necticut, and has completed by j mail the required work. Though j ordered several weeks ago, his diploma has not yet arrived, and it is for this reason, doubt'ess, that his name was overlooked on the final, busy day of the school term. Legion Dance Tomorrow Night Shallotte Post, American Legion, Sponsoring Dance In High School Gymnas . ium For Benefit Of Build ing Fund The Shallotte Post, American Legion, is staging what is ex pected to be the biggest dance of the year at the Shallotte school gymnasium tomorrow night (Thursday). The proceeds will all go to the fund that is to be used for the building of a new Legion home at Shallotte thi3 summer or fall. The Shallotte Post was or ganized as the boys began to come home from World War II, D. Carl Andrews. Ernest Parker and Edward Redwine being among the more active workers in forming the organisation. Mr. j Andrews was the first command- j er of the post and is now ItB (Continued on page fiv?) | Gives Schedule For Re-Issuance Drivers License Patrolman Points Out That July 1 Begins First Per iod For Re-Issuance As Provided Under Recent Law RIGID EXAMINATION WILL BE GIVEN Legislature Passed Regula tions Making It Necessary For Drivers To Qualify In accordance with the law passed by the 1947 General As sembly of North Carolina requir ing the re-issuance of Motor Ve hicle driver licenses, a schedule has been set up. The period be ginning July 1, 1947, and ending on December 31, 1947, is the time for all driver license holders, whose sur-namca begin with the letters A or B to apply for new licenses. Persons whose names do not begin with one of the above letters cannot apply for re-issuance of license in this period. The period beginning January 1, 1948, and ending on June 30, 1948, will be the time for all operators whose sur-names begin with either of the letters C or D to apply for re-issuance of li cense*. All Motor Vehicle drivers whose sur-names begin with a letter other than A. B. C. or I> will be notified by press releases at the proper time as to when they should appccar for the re examination. The operator's license issued under the 1947 Safety Act shall automatically expire on the birth day of the licensee in the fourth year following the year of is suance, and no license shall be issued to any operator after the expiration of his license until such operator has again passed the required examination. Everyone will get a complete examination. The examination is made up of four parts. These (parts are: (1) An Eye test (2) Highway Sign test (3) Driving Rules test (4) Road test. Residents Help ! On Road Repair Property Owners At How ells Point Pitch In To Make Last Mile Of Road Passable The road to Howell's Point from the hard surface between Southport and Supply to the Point, is now credited with be ing in the best shape that it has ever been. This condition is large ly the result of efforts of resi dents and property owners at Howell's Point. The highway forces scraped the road to within a mile of the Point and from there the local citizens took over with volunteer labor, trucks and some hired help this road, which goes to one of the very best canal, bay and river-mouth fishing spots in Brunswick, was put in good shape. By fall it is hoped that the1 highway commission will see the need of taking over the road for With hundreds of people going there the year-round for hunting, maintenance of its entire length, fishing, oystering, etc., Howell's Point promises to be a tremen ( Continued on Page 2) Aged Resident Dies Thursday Cyrus S. Van Amringe Wat Holder Of Congressional Medal Of Honor For Act Of Heroism In His Youth Cyrus S. Van Amringe, 82 year-old and resident of South port since his retirement from active life six years ago, died In the Dosher Memorial Hospital Thursday evening. A resident of New York for much of his life, Mr. Van Am ringe was born in Wilmington and spent his early life there. While a young man he perform ed an act of heroism in saving another young man from drown ing at Wrightsville Beach. For this he was awarded the Con gressional Medal of Honor. He was a son of the late Stacey and Fanny Van Amringe. His father was postmaster ? at Wilmington for 14 years. The remain* were taken to Wilmington where funeral ser vices were held at the Andrew# Mortuary Monday afternoon P.tr Wuium Crowe offi&aUng. BurUl wa6 in Oakdal* cemetery*
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