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The pilot Covers gruns* ?ick County THE STATE PORT PILOT Most of The News All The Time A Good Newspaper In A Good Community ^SIXTEEN NO. 20 m , 6-PAGES TODAY Southport, N. C., Wednesday, August 20, 1947 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY 91.50 PER YEA* Taken jjy Two Parties [Off Southport Victor Lance Has fr Sipe- ?f Charlotte, \boi rd When He Catch" * First Of Season hcest reported * caught thus far Success Two Days 'er With Sportsmen from Burgaw; More Good Luck sailfish to be caught on ISutheastern N. C. coast this ' ,vas brought in Friday by | -Sipe. of Charlotte, fishing ,"capt. Vic Lance's MOJA ;iU|es off shore. The . - ft. 3 in. long, and weigh 55 pounds, was the largest L off North Carolina this f and was boated only after if ".mute battle. Sipe's party , -vo others, and sighted ' I altosether. One of the fish i [is; when a porpoise cut js}. anci another was brought fte boat but the line was if: and he slipped the hook. 1 tCe reported seeing five fish ue school, with tails or sails of the water. The ocean is r:: with bait, porpoises and j fish. he said. Ipe's party also landed 3 bar ? t mackerel and 1 dolphin. 1 ;5 the 14th the MOJA docked t 1? blues and 63 mackerel. fj consisted of E. V. Ochs, ?i*:h Chadwick and J. F. ur all of Chattanooga. Tenn.; | IBiI! Berry and Win. E. Jen i, Jr. of Wilmington. Ic :h<- 12th. the MOJA had 58; b ar 5 mackerel. The party lei a small barracuda, but I ?ji it was being brought in. A-;- cu<!a. weighing around t; followed the catch in and uirrt it before the eyes of sportsmen. Party: Mr. and i IV H. Stevens and daugh Jlarv: Mr. and Mrs. Boyd C. ( iar.y. Detroit. -Jie 13th, Lance's party had ?ilfish strikes, but no hooks B -v 55 blues. 18 mackerel, nrracikia and 4 dolphin solac party, consisting of G. D. tor. Bail Hallman. T. D. M". all of Cherryville. N. ar.i Troy H. Shirley. Cas ta. .V C. P tte 14th. Thomas H. Watts' Bt produce I 6 amberjack, 3 pfc 2 homta. 2 barracuda. 12 prat mackerel -typical of the p variety of game fish now fc uken at this port. Thayer kr -n'.i party of Chapel Hill catch. They also hook ?d lost a sail. |ipin n Sunday the MOJA ^ ' 'h a sailfish. this one ar,'ler| by J. A. Zanzenho ' ??' Burgaw, and measuring f ! ; -inches Other members [ 'J* Burgaw party included J. 'ftrret!. R. J. Dees and T. J. They caught 10 macker IW 27 bluefish. Captain Lance Weft that one of the men the granddaddy of all the tot that he straightened 9-0 hook and got away. J - Stegall and party of ""telle. guided by James S. lW caught 126 bluefish and "rel on Saturday. IriefNe ws Flashes ?ttoS HOME ?* Barbara Weeks has re from a visit of several **s with her aunt at Monterey, *ornia. Ss OFFICE tal I. Brown, instructor in Engineering School at N. C. k College, has opened an of ? South port for a few weeks lr? the beginning of the fall "? He will work as engineer wnsultant and surveyor. VACATION P*rt Willis, 0f the Watson H^cy. is on a two weeks fction and with Mrs. Willis is Wrns part of the time at City. During his ab ? H F .tones. Cheraw, S. C.. in ac pharmacist at IMPROVES " ' W. s Wells and Mrs. Leggett returned Monday ? Norfolk, Va., where they Josephine Styron at j , ?Paul Hospital. Mrs. Sty 3s been seriously U1 for the - J? (!a5's. but friends here w ?'ad to know that her !Cc shows marked improve I SUNDAY FISHING TRIP FISH STORY? On Sunday Albert Colwell, shown hold ing aloft an 18-pound bull dolphin, and P. W. Fisher, both of Clinton, were out with Captain Hulan Watts aboard the "Idle On." Jack Cowie, Wilmington newspa perman and fishing enthus iast, also was along, and took the above pictures. The party had a fine catch of amberjack, bonita, macker al and dolphin. Superior Court Term j Will Begin On Tuesday i Monday, September 1st, Is Labor Day, And For That Reason Opening Of Mix ed Term Will Be Delayed For One Day JUDGE STEVENS WILL COME HERE Exchange Of Court Terms Will Bring Warsaw Jur ist To Southport In The 1 Place Of Judge Leo Carr i With Monday. September 1 be- 1 ing Labor Day, the term of I Brunswick county Superior court | scheduled to convene on that date J will not begin until the following j day, Tuesday. September 2, ac cording to Clerk of Court Sam | T. Bennett. j Witnesses, jurors and others scheduled to report on Monday need not present themselves un til the next day. he says. Mr. Bennett also advises that Judge Henry L. Stevens, of War saw. and Judge Leo Carr of Burlington have exchanged courts for September. This change will bring Judge Stevens, former na tional commander of the Ameri can Legion, to Southport to pre side at the Brunswick county term. It is understood that the exchange of courts came about in accordance with requests made of Governor R. Gregg Cherry by both Judge Stevens and Judge Carr. Lions Fun Day Is Big Success Several Local Citizens Dis covered Some Netv Musc les The Following Day; Unexpected Talent Dis closed A hilarious program of fun and entertainment extending through out the afternoon and evening marked the first annual Fun Day sponsored by members of the Southport Lions Club Thursday. Just as memorable for many of those who participated in the various events are the aching backs and sore muscles discover ed by their owners on Friday, but there was not one sufferer but who felt that the pleasure had justified the pain. Beginning at 3 o'clock with a softball game between two pick ed teams of wives of Lions Club Members, this feature was fol lowed at 4 o'clock by a softball game between the Lions them selves. Time out then for a shower, then back to the USO for a Shrimp supper, with each guest peeling his own. After supper the folks engaged in group singing, and at 8 o'clock a series of skits that long will be remembered got underway. At the conclusion of this feature of the program, guests settled down for an evening of games and card-playing, at the conclusion of which suitable prizes were award ed. ? Candidate For Governor Here R. Mayne Albright, off on a | tour of each of the one hund- j red counties of North Carolina, I in the intercut of his candidacy for governor, wim in Southport J Monday afternoon and spent that night over at Long Beach. With him was his attractive I wife, and they spent several j hours here greeting old friends | and making new ones. They have established a sort of head- J quarters-on-wheels in their | trailer "Challenger" and gave | the impression of thoroughly j enjoying every moment of | their stay in Brunswick county. ! Education Body Holds Session Permission Granted For1 Use Of Funds Allotted W accamaw For Erection Of Machine Shop Build ing j At the request of a strong de legation of Waccamaw township citizens here Monday night mem ( bers of the board of education j authorized the use of $2,000.00 ? from the funds alloted to Wacca I maw school for repairs this year J for the erection of an agricul | ture shop. This building will be used for both the regular students and for the veterans training classes now going on. This space will make it possible to house $5, 000.00 worth of new machinery and equipment that has been granted this project. ! Permission also was granted to extend the lunchroom at Shal lotte to house another first grade unit, funds for this purpose to be borrowed from the money allotted Shallotte school for re | pairs during the current year. Art Exhibit Is Very Successful Benefit Exhibit Of Work Of Arthur E. Newton Held Friday At USO Building In Southport Southport citizens had an op I portunity Friday afternoon and levelling to see the work of youth 'ful artist Arthur E. Newton at | an exhibit held in the USO build ing. Included in the exhibit were | Samples of commerial art done i by the young Southport artist (during recent years, but chief in terest was centered upon his more recent efforts in the realm of fine art. His water colors and pencil sketches of local scenes, particularly several along the Southport waterfront, were out standing. . The exhibit was a benefit af jfair, with funds resulting from (Continued on page 4) Searching For Blueberry Land New Jersey Man Here This Week; Interest On Part Of Other Northern Grow ers Being Exhibited With the approach of fall the hunt for land for blueberry farms and to grow tomato plants for northern farms is being resumed. From the present indications and inquiries that have been receiv ed, the entire fall and winter will see many people here from north ern states, seeking for submar ginal lands on which to grow a variety of crops not now being produced to any extent in Bruns wick. D. J. Arpin, of Chatsworth, N. | J., has been in Brunswick the past several days looking for j blueberry land. In case the mat- ' ter is not well known, it may be! said that blueberry land must i have at least a medium good J top soil, with hard pan soil un derneath at a depth of about 18 inches. The hard pan soil in itselr is poor and worthless to the aver age farm crop, making the top soil practically the same. How ever, the hard pan permits the retention of moisture in dry wea- , ther and also allows for irriga- 1 tion. The blueberries will grow I on such lands, even when no other crops will. Land will also be sought ex- j tensively this year, according to indications, for growing tomatoe plants. Good soils are needed for | such production, but as the to mato plants should all be pulled and shipped by late April or early May, the land used as a plant bed can be used again for , any of the regular farm crops. | In a year car two when the adaptability of Brunswicks lands for growing tomato plants be (Continued on Page Five) I Mintz Resigns From Post As CountyAttorney Resignation Becomes Effec tive September 15; E. J. Prevatte Named To Suc ceed Him At Same Salary CHANGE MADE AT COUNTY HOME Julian Price Will Be Em ployed As Superintendent Beginning October 1st; Replaces Rogers R. I. Mintz resigned Monday as J County Attorney, effective Sept- ! ember 15, and members of the I board of county commissioners j appointed E. J. Prevatte to sue- ! ceed him. The salary will re main at $100.00 per month. The low bid proposal for su perintendent of the county home submitted by Julian Price wa3 accepted by the board, to become effective' October 1. R. C. St. George, Brunswick county audi tor, was ordered to make an in ventory of county property at j the county home at once. Roscoe Rogers, who has served as su perintendent at the county home during the past 12-months, has been notified to vacate by Oct ober 1. I. W. Ingraham was appointed by the board Monday to complete all unfinished survey work on the Mrs. Edna H. Chennis Entry No. 4354, replacing J. H. Schull. The report of disbursements and receipts made by County Auditor St. George for July was accepted. Numerous Cases j Heard In Court i Routine Session Of Bruns wick County Recorder's Court Here Monday With i Judge W. J. McLamb Winding Up After Noon ? Judge W. J. McLamb presided over a routine session of Bruns wick county Recorder's court here Monday, with the day's business winding up after trial i of one case after the lunch ? hour the following disposition of cases was made: F. W. Spen cer, reckless operation, continued to August 25. Linwood Harrell, reckless op eration, continued to August 25. William J. Coleman, operating car while under influence of in toxicating liquor. Sixty days on roads, judgment suspended on payment of a fine of $100.00 and costs, $50.00 of fine and costs to be paid today and remaining $70.45 to be paid before Septem ber 1st, 1947. Frederick Elwood Gore, no op erators license, guilty of operat ing after chaffeurs license had expired, was fined $25.00 and J costs remitted. Linwood Harrell, no operator's license, continued to August 25. Linwood Chappell, no operator's license. $25.00 fine and costs. William E. Gore, non-support, continued to September 8. Linwood Harrell, non-support, continued to August 25th. Harry Brown, drunk driving, 60 days on roads, judgment sus- ; pended on payment of a fine of $100.00 and costs, given three (Continued on Page Four) W. B. KBtLlB Our ROVING Reporter Among tho interesting people whom we have met during the past week were Mr. and Mrs. j Buck Clewis and their children ' | of Crusoe Island. Incidently, it ; ' may be said that Crusoe Island , is about as near being in Bruns . wick county as it- can possibly ^ ' get without actually being a part. Despite some rather unpleasing ! publicity put out several years; j ago, mostly by the WPA., it can I be said that the Crusoe Island ; 1 folks are very little if any dif- ( ! ferent from other folks in either Brunswick or Columbus counties. Mr. Clewis is one of the most friendly and interesting fellows ! we have met with in some time. He and his family, like other : Crusoe Island folks, are very hospitable. With his general ap ipearance, manner of speech and generous use of gestures when talking, Mr. Clewis impresses a visitor with the belief that he would make a most Interesting feature In the movies. Tour Maps of North Carolina to be gotten out by the State News and Advertising Bureau will ' be issued shortly. The maps are intended as a guide to tour ists. Brunswick county will have one new route on the map. This route, leaving 74 and 76 at the Brunswick River Bridge, will run down the side of the ship lay-in basin and follow the River Road to Southport, having description of Clarendon, Pleasant Oaks and Orton Plantation and various things at Southport. From South port it will run to Supply where it will enter Route 17. This will be known as a Loop Route. Various small Southport boys, quite a number of them, are ap parently finding a lucreative busi ness by using elbow muscle, weed and grass hooks and rakes. No (Continued On Page 5) Associational Missionary Now Serving In Brunswick George W. White Is Filling This Long-Felt Nead For Counties Comprising Brunswick Baptist Asso- j ciation The Rev. George W. White, of Wilmington, is the first full-time associational missionary ever call ed upon to serve the churches comprising the Brunswick Bapt ist Association. Following his graduation in May from Southwestern Seminary Ft. Worth, Texas, he has been busy in his job of promoting and correlating the work of the chur- j ches in this county. His duties, have included heading Daily Vac- 1 cation Bible School cessions, teach- j ing study courses and filling in as pastor at various churches of the accociation. His work has pro ven to be particularly beneficial to those churches without a re gular pastor. On Sunday morning of this week he will begin a revival meeting at Bolivia Baptist church. GEORGE W. WHITE The Rev. Mr. White has main tained his residence in Wilming ton, but plans to move to some central point in Brunswick county just as soon as housing accom modations become available. Brunswick Cold Storage Plant Opens September 1st Will Recommend Man For Position A nine-man committee com prised of delegates from each of the three American Legion Posts of the count}- will meet I Friday night at 8:30 o'clock at Shallotte high school for the purpose of recommending a candidate for Veterans Service | Officer for Brunswick county. This recommendation will be made to the board of county commissioners; and it has been Indicated that this action will be given strong consideration by the board. The Shallotte post, on the basis of its membership, has ? been granted 4 delegates; they are Edward H. Red wine, j Talmadge Sellers, Douglas Hawes and Odell Williamson. The names of delegates from the other posts have not been learned. Persons wishing to apply for the position of Veterans Ser vice Officer should make writ- j ten application to one of the I delegates, or to one of the J three post commanders before I ; Friday night. Congressman On Fishing Trip Congressman C. B. Deane And His Young Son, Charles, Guests Of W. B. Keziah On Freshwater Expedition Congressman Charles B. Deane of the 8th Congressional Dietrlct proved a pretty good sport when he went fishing with his 10-year old son and W. B. Keziah one afternoon this week. The son, Charles Deane, Jr., had never before caught a fish of any ! size. He made up for this by hook- j ing and boating the first one tak- i en. Right along thereafter he did pretty well, as did his father. One 7-pound fish attached itself on the Congressman's line, there by creating several exciting min utes and some worry less the pole, line and hook be lost. The fish was finally boated and brought home in triumph. The Congressman and his fami ly spent the week at Long Beach. They have purchased a water front lot over there and Congress man Deane stated to newsmen that he would start construction of a summer home in 30 days. He has developed much interest in this section. First Rattler Reported Killed Rattlesnakes are credited with gettiijg on the move at about this ] time of the year, their main ob ject being to hunt winter quarters early. As a rule, they are pretty mean when househunting. The first fall mover to be re ported killed this far was account ed for Saturday night by Mrs. George B. Ward, of Ash. Mrs. Ward saw the snake crawling across her yard. Arming herself with a hoe, there was soon one snake less. The reptile proved to 1 be 4 feet 8 inches in length and jits sounding-o? apparatus consis ted of nine rattles and a button. First Freezer Locker Service Ever Available To Bruns wick County Patrons Will Be Rented OTHER IMPORTANT SERVICES OFFERED Plant Officials Will Follow ' Strict Rule* Of Safety j And Of Sanitation In Use Of Plant Opening the doors of its sub- ] stantial and well-equipped build- ] isg on Monday, September 1st, the Brunswick Cold Storage Co., ' Inc., at Shallotte is looking for ward with expectations of be coming an agency that provides real service to business people, farmers and housewives in Brunswick county. The new and modern plant, J equipped with the latest in cold | storage machinery and freezer , lockers, will be the first cold ] storage to operate in Brunswick cou(ty. Officers of the company are G. C. McKeithan, president; Fred Mintz, vice-president; D. C. j Andrews, secretary; J. A. Pur vis, treasurer, and Houston Hew- 1 ett, manager. With regard to the lockers for rent, Manager Hewett stated Monday that only fresh, untaint ed meats and products will be i accepted by the locker plant and j in all cases products must be delivered to the management for i quick freezing before storage. Patrons are not allowed to de posit products in the box they rent, but they may remove such ! products at any time during the regular business hours from 8:30 a. m. to 6:30 p. m. No smoking will be allowed in the cold rooms. These rules are for the protection of both the individual patron and the public. Locker rentals range from $12.00 to $18.00 per year. A very small charge is made! for general storage of pork and beef and for handling and sub freezing meats and vegetables, handling poultry and pork cub ing. Beach Building At Fast Pace Long Beach Has Witnessed Stepped-Up Activity In Building Program During Past Few Weeks; More Rear-Round Homes Plan ned Starting not long before the | war, and with its building acti vities forced to almost a com plete standstill during the period and subsequently by building re strictions, Long Beach at South port has been frequently men tioned as being the fastest grow ing development on the North Carolina coast. With new homes being started each week, the new extension running westward has seen the completion of more than 25 fine homes this summer. Many of these homes were constructed for year-round tenancy, instead of Just summer homes. Several fam ilies lived at Long Beach all of ; last winter, and present indica ] tions are that the number will be multiplied several times over : this year. j (Continued on page five) New Regulations For Hunting Are Given To Public Laws Governing Hunting In This Area Followed Closely Recommendations Made To State Body ALL HUNTING ON LAY-DAY BASIS Deer Season Will Open On October 6, With Hunting Lawful On Tuesday, Thursday and Satur day The State said the word yes terday on its new hunting laws, but to most North Carolina sportsmen the word will sound mighty confusing. The exceptions by county, by game, and by dates were more numerous than the rules. But on one point this time there could be no doubt. This fall if you don't see antlers on the deer, don't shoot. Up to now North Carolina game laws have specified only that only male deer could be killed. TTie new laws established by the State Wildlife Resources Commission stipulate: 'Deer must have antlers plainly visible to the hunter." The 1947-48 season regulations also allow hunters two new op portunities. If they can find wild turkey in Wake County they may bag two for the season. They may hunt deer for nine days longer and for the first time since 194S in Western North Carolina. Wild turkey hunting was taboo in Wake last year. Except for the exceptions, the 1947-48 season dates will be approximately the same as in 1947-48. The cautious hunter can avoid all complications, however, by confining his sport to wildcat, weasel and skunk. Unprotected by either season or bag limit, they may be hunter or trapped -t will^ Bear may be hunted from Oct ober 15 through January 1 in most counties. The bag limit is two; season limit, two possession limit, two. (Continued On Page 6) State News Man Is Coming Soon Picture - Story Trip Down Inland Waterway Will Wind Up At Points Of Interest In Brunswick As soon as Bill Sharpe, di rector of the State News Bureau, finishes his vacation, about ten days from now, he is planning to i make a picture-story of the In land waterway from the Virginia to the South Carolina line. The trip will be by boat and in the party will include Mr. Sharpe, photographer John Hemmer, Lynn Nesbit, representing afternoon papers, and another party who has not yet been identified. Pictures will be made and story data gathered at all in teresting points. The trip will require four days, the concluding day being at Southport and on the waterway below here. Ac cording to tentative plans, lunch eon will be had at the 'Anchor Hotel at Shallotte Point on the day the party is on the Bruns wick county end of the trip. This may be dependent on the time the party may be able to reach that place. Mr. Hemmer. the photographer in Sharpe's office, was here Mon day and also visited several beaches. At Southport he secur ed two pictures that may prove worthy of national distribution. In addition to the waterway trip, Mr. Hemmer also plans to be back here in the near future to secure pictures of the shrimp ing industry. Tlje time of this visit is dependent on when the shrimp may become more num erous than they now are. Pete Knight, well known Wil mington photographer, was with Hemmer on this week's trip. Lightship Used On State Cover The Southport section got some more valuable publicity last week when a picture of the Frying Pan lightship was used as the cover of Carl Goerch's Stat* magazine. The photo was bjr Hugh Morton, Wilmington man. The picture, showing the ship at anchor at its position 35 miles off Southport in the gulf stream, was intended to mark the location some of the belt deep-sea fishing grounds on LM Nottfi Carolina coast.