The Pilot Covers Brunswick County ^SIXTEEN NO. 35 A Good Newspaper In A Good Community Most of The New* All The Time 6-PAGES TODAY Southport, N. G., Wednesday. December 10th. 1947 wbushed every Wednesday 11.50 PER Y jjl Federation Meeting Is Held fy Club Women Demonstration Club ^ ?? Of Brunswick Tunty Enj?y Delightful Affair Following Meeting j ^|V,clEuSbsreported , Speakers Helped Slke Program One Of Unusual Interest To All Who Were Present , ,.r?e crowd attended the swick County Federation of demonstration Clubs as p ana friends of the club STrs gathered at the Shal school for the annual ?0 IU??? . Friday night. -vj meeting was called to or-; .?-,th s?ng: ?Come Je Thank ? people." followed by the Cbl L of the Club Women of Am 1 The devotional was given I *1, Rev Richard Braunstein 'j, shallotte Methodist charge.! social music was given by ' ,.a Ann Thomas and Carol, P Sellers, accompanied by j L(rs. Thompson McRackan, eetary-treasurer of the organi se- and reports were made by j ? different clubs forming the I Ration. I Oce of the highlights was the ress by Mrs. H. M. Johnson, | Kinston. Mrs. Johnson was the! I'jeastern delegate to the As Bited Country Women of the | hrld meeting in Amsterdam, j &.-1. this past September. She | i: introduced to the gathering i . j(fs Mary L- McAllister. Bieastern District Home Flowing the business meeting tnformal reception was held. lold Funeral Of Former Resident b. Lucy B. Northrop, Wife Of Former South port Merchant, Died La?t Wednesday At Home Of I Daughter In W adesboro Mrs, Luck Boswell Northrop, j 1 widow of the late S. B. North- , ?. of Southport. died Wednes ?t in Wadesboro at the home iter daughter, Mrs. Nora Mitch 4 with whom she has been re- j tog for the past several years Preceding his death her hus- \ to! operated one of the largest fcrantile businesses in Bruns Wc county. Surviving Mrs. Northrop are ; *0 sons. Glenn A. Northrop, of raston-Salem, and Milton A. totiirop, of Wilmington, and the filter. Mrs. Mitchell, with I fern she resided. remains were brought to ktoport Thursday and following >^ces at St. Phillip Episcopal ?""ft. with Rev. H. M. Baker, 'charge, were Interned in the '.Continued on page four) hitfNtwi Flathtt 'WIANI.KSS WEDDING Ambers of the Leland Lions will present a Womanless *?Wing at Bolivia high school ? Friday night at 7:30 o'clock. "WES omCE ^ office of the executive se ^5' of the Brunswick Coun ? Qapter. American Red Cross, ? feeing moved from its former "?tion into the Taylor building *>or to the Southport post *cce. ^PmONAL WORK Rev. Herbert M. Baker. Jf0" of Southport Baptist has a ided to his work the ?torate of Lebanon Baptist His schedule calls for J^ r preaching services on and fourth Sunday *?TT.0Ons ^' Hch OYSTER St'PPER e ladies .( the Sharon Meth 4i^UrCh' between Supply and fcj" ns &ach, will serve an oys ?ii?P!>er the church at 6 W Satur,jay of this week. '?* w>" he served along with ^ fe'-'od things that help " 4 Access of ail event of * 3,'"r^ ^ proceeds will go "* church. ' THE THREE BEARS MEAT ? The three bears shown above were killed on a recent hunting trip by the Hack Smithdeal party from Tennessee. The two smaller bears were killed in the Green Swamp, but the big fellow on the left, "Old Thre.e-Toes," was bagged on a side trip to Carteret county. New Brunswick River Bridge Opened To Traffic Saturday One- Way Traffic Allowed To Move Over New Structure Saturday With Two-Way Travel Starting Monday ALLIGATOR CREEK BRIDGE OPEN SOON Men In Charge Of Work Hope to Have This Struc ture Ready For Use Within Two More Weeks The new concrete bridge over Brunswick river on U. S. No. 17 was opened to one-way traffic Saturday and on Monday morn ing was made available for traf >fic Moving in both directions. By Christmas day it is hoped the final work on the Alligator Creek bridge, on Route 74, near Wilmington, will be completed and the bridge opened to traffic, ac cording to statements of the V. P. Loftis Construction Company. Both bridges are what is known as four-lane type. They have 37 feet of clearance between the railings, as aginst the 17 >4 -feet on the old bridges they are re placing. In addition to this safety feature of being more than double the width of the old bridges, a very dangerous approach to the Alligator Creek bridge has been I eliminated. Straight driveways now mark the approach to both bridges. At the beginning of the work ! early last spring it was stated : that a full year's time would be required to build the two bridges. | Considering the fact that much bad weather was encountered, the j finishing of the work ahead of (schedule speaks well for the Lof [ tic Company and for the E. W. I Grannis company of Fayetteville, [ which built the approaches. Weathers Youth Dies In Hospital Mother Was Former South port Girl And Deceased Was Well Known To Many People Here William Harley Weathers died last Tuesday night at the Duke Hospital, Durham, after a brief j illness. He was 1? years old. | Surviving are his widow, the former Betty Lou Cox, his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Weath ers, and two brothers, Capt. James W. Weathers, Jr., of the U. S. Army, and Charles Weath ers of Goldsboro. Capt. Weathers is enroute to the states after service in Tokyo. Funeral services were held i from the home in Goldsboro, ' Thursday afternoon by Rev. Leon Russell, pastor of St. Paul Meth odist church, of which the deceas ed was a member. The burial was at the family plot in Willow j Dale cemetery. Mr. Weathers was stricken des- j perately ill early Sunday morn- 1 lng. i uesday afternoon he ap- 1 peared much improved, but in j the evening suffered a fatal re- j lapse. When first stricken he had , complained of a violent headache | and then lapsed into unconscious- j ness. His wife and his parents ; had remained with him at Duke Hospital. The deceased in November had j completed about 20 months in the j U. S. Marines during which time! (Continued on page 3) J Freedom Train Draws Students The Freedom Train, bearing a cargo of the most precious documents in the history of our Nation, is in Wilmington today and notwithstanding the incle ment weather, hundreds of Brunswick county citizens* are expected to pay it a visit. Prominent among the group of visitors will be several bus loads of boys and girls of school age, who are visiting the train as a result of special arrange ments made by the school prin cipals. Mainy others will travel to Wilmington throughout the day with their parents in priv ate automobiles. Traffic Counts Fill Up Docket Majority Of Cases Before Judge W. J. McLamb In Recorder's Court Wed nesday Grew Out Of These Violations Traffic violations featured the cases tried before Judge W. J. McLamb Wednesday as the day for holding sessions of county court was changed from its form er time. The following cases were disposed of: Fred Fulford, drunk driving, fined $100.00 and costs, license revoked for one year. Thomas- J. Cobb, speeding, ca pias and continued. Peter D. Constantine, Jr., speeding, capias and continued. Herbert Galloway, non-support, continued to December 10. Willie Boyd Robinson, speeding, $10.00 and costs. William Jennings Bellamy, speeding, $10.00 and costs. Irvin Hankins, no drivers li cense, nol prossed. Houston Bullon, drunk driving, continued to December 10. Stacey Jenkins, assault, re manded to justice of peace. Dellia Jenkins, assault, remand ed to justice of peace. Frank A. Brown, reckless op eration, continued. Hollis Ernest Williams, drunk driving, continued to December (Continued on Page Four) 1 ? Attendance Is Required To 16 Some Confusion Exists In I County In Belief That Compulsory School At tendance Ends At Age Of Fourteen It has come to the attention of the school authorities and the Welfare Department that a num ber of children throughout the county believe that after they reach their fourteenth birthday they no longer have to attend school. The State Legislature of 1945 changed the law so that children now must attend school until their sixteenth birthday. The law has provided penalties for parents and guardians who refuse to send their children to school. This school attendance law ap plies not only to normal children i (Continued on page four) New Man Arrives, As Head Of Soil Work In County Clifford D. Potter Transfer red To Brunswick County from Robeson Where He Has Been For Past Year OFFICE LOCATED IN TAX BUILDING New Conservationist Is Na tive Of Oklahoma And Has Had Experience In Soil Conservation Program Brunswick county of the Low er Cape Fear Soil Conservation District, now has an experienced Soil Conservationist to assist the farmers and landowners with their drainage and other problems al lied with soil conservation. Clif ford D. Potter, a native of Okla homa, arrived this week and has opened his office in the tax build ing near the courthouse. Mr. Potter started with the Soil Conservation people in An son county in 1941. Soon after wards he was called to the ser vice and was in the army three and a half years, two and a half years of this time being spent overseas. Returning to the United Sta tes in 1945 he resumed his work in Anson county and was trans ferred to Robeson county in 1946, where he was located for thirteen months until appointed conserva tionist for this county. Mr. Potter stated this week that he expects to be in the field, working with the land-own ers most of the time. A little later when he becomes familiar with local conditions a limited amount of time will be set aside for office work, with regular hours for such work to enable the interested parties to more | (Continued on page four) Gilbert T. Reid High Candidate In Soil Voting Brunswick County Farmers Cast Ballots Last Week For Election Of Three Man Committee To Over see Soil Program OTHER MEMBERS ALSO ELECTED W. Claude Gore And Cor bett Coleman Named To Serve On Committee With Winnabow Man Gilbert T. Reid, Winnabow farmer and forester, was re-elect ed a member of the Soil Con servation Committee for Bruns wick county in the Lower Cape Fear District, at the Saturday election. Mr. Reid's term is for three years. W. Claude Gore, Shallotte farmer, was also elected, his term being for two years. Cobett Cole man, Waccamaw township farm er, received the third place on the board. He was elected for a one year term. This committee is scheduled to meet early in January, at which time they will elect one of their number as chairman. This chair man will automatically become a member of the district board of supervisors of the Lower Cape Fear Soil Conservation District and will work in conjunction with the supervisors from the other counties in the district. The vote is said to have been lighter than hoped for. Farmers throughout the county were still very busy, taking advantage of the fine weather to finish harvest ing their corn, potatoes and the sowing of small grain. P.-T. A. Meeting Here Thursday Monthly Meeting Of South port Parent - Teacher Group Held In HigJi School Auditorium The Southport Parent-Teacher Association will start this week to sponsor a recreation evening each week at the Community Building for the young people. At a meeting of that organiza tion on last Thursday night, Prin cipal H. T. Sanders spoke of the need for such a project and ac tion was taken to begin the pro gram immediately. Mrs. Thompson McRacken, who presided over the meeting, ap pointed Mrs. Warren Hood chair man of a committee to have this project in charge. It was decided to have the club open each Sat urday night. Chaperones were ap pointed for the first three Sat urday evenings. Additional chap erones will be appointed at each P. T. A. meeting for the succeed ing month. Miss Ruth Patterson, county Superintendent of Public Welfare, was the speaker for the evening. She told of the duties of her of fice with special emphasis on problems relating to children. W. B. KEZIAH Our ROVING Reporter Seeing a lot of tobacco canvas at the Shallotte Trading Com pany, this week, brought about the remainder that the beginning of another crop season is not so far off. Many tobacco growers are at work on their plant beds by Christmas. All of them try to get their seed in the ground as soon as possible after the new | year comes. Although the past two weeks | of clear weather have permitted, a great many Brunswick farmers J to sow grain, finish digging their ! potatoes and the job of harvest- j ing the corn crop, there is still , a tremendous lot of work to Be ; done. Hardly more than half the1 big corn crop has been gathered, some potatoes are still undug and1 a lot of grain remains to be planted. This condition is espe- 1 cially true on the rich, heavy farming lands of Waccamaw . township. Many corn fields there, are still too wet and mirey to, permit trucks to go in and hauli out the corn crop. . I Our friend, Oakland Smith, Waccamaw township man who is very hard of hearing, said the other day that it would be in teresting to find out the number of deaf people in the county. That might be so, but the aver age deaf or hard-of-hearing man has no desire to be considered in any way different from another human being. Some of them are no dumber than a lot of other people who find it difficult to talk to them. James F. King, Supply-Bolivia boy who graduated from the Southport high school last spring and immediately enlisted in the army, has been spending a ten days leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. King, near Sup ply. He was accompanied home by his friends, Charles J. Math eny, of Ohio, also in the army and stationed at Ft. Eustis, Va. Earl Bellamy, Shallotte High school teacher and coach, says he is very much pleased at the spirit of sportsmanship that he has seen among the school teams thus far. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph M. .Ed ( Continued on page Two) Telephone Manager Brings Officials Here For Visit O. G. Bain, Manager Of Wilmington Office, Always Brings Company Visitors To Southport When O. G. Bain, manager of the Wilmington District of the Southern Bell Telephone and Tele graph Company, has somebody worth while calling on him it is his good, old fashioned custom to bring the visitors to South | port. Monday, in accordance with the , custom of the telephone execu tives to visit other districts, E. A. Clement, Raleigh District manager, and W. T. Gillham man ager of the Atlanta office, were in Wilmington with Mr. Bain. Mr. Bain's glowing argument that the party should visit South port was warmly received. They/ came down and had sidewalk in | terviews, and in addition engag ed in informal discussions in re gard to hunting, sport fishing, commercial fishing and shrimp ing with Paul Fodale, James Arnold, Prince O'Brien who want ed golf for his part, and others. Mr. Gillham appeared especially interested in finding out why Southport people or someone else with ' an eye to a wonderful busi ness venture had never built a hotel here. "You won't have to depend on just summer resort business," said he. "With hunting, fishing, tourist travel, yachtsmen business, etc., your hotel, if you build one, will have good year round business. Shrimp Trawlers Install Ship-To-Shore Telephones Visiting Bishop Likes Southport Seeing Southport for the first time yesterday and liking tile place so well, ttie Rt. Rev. Ar thur R. McKinstry, Bishop of | Delaware and a resident of Wil I mington, Delaware, said that he j might return here soon for a i more prolonged stay. The distinguished eastern churchman is now spending some t'\ne at Charleston for his health. Yesterday he drove to Southport for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Smith. He was a classmate with Mr. Smith at Kemyon College, Gambler, Ohio] a little over SO-years ago. Examination For Rural Carrier Civil Service Commission Announces Receipt Of Applications For Job Of Rural Mail Carrier From Supply Postoffice The United States Civil Ser vice Commission has announced an examination to fiil the position of rural carrier at Supply. The examination will be held at Wil mington and recipt of applications will close on January 15. The date of examination will be stat jed on admission cards mailed to applicants after the closing date. I The salary of a rural carrier Ion a standard daily route of 30 I miles is $2020 a year, with an (additional $20 a mile a year for leach mile or major fraction there of in excess of 30 miles. Salaries i on routes of shorter length or [of less frequent service are .pro I portionately lower. A rural car rier serving one tri-weekly route I shall be paid a salary on the i basis of a route one-half "the | length of the route served by him. A rural carrier serving two tri weekly routes shall be paid a salary on the basis of a route one-half the combined length of , the two routes. ' All rural carriers . must furnish and maintain at their own expense all necessary j vehicle equipment for the prompt handling of the mails, but they are allowed an equipment main tenance of 6 cents a mile on the basis of the daily mileage sche duled (this amount of $549 per year for a 30-mile route). They are permitted to use motor ve hicles, but are required to furnish sufficient equipment to handle postal business properly. Rural carriers shall be promot ed successively at the beginning of the quarter following one year's satisfactory service in each grade to the next higher grade (Continued on Page Six> Material Being Bought For Hut Site Selected And Building Material Being Delivered For Erection Of Ameri can Legion Hut At Shal lottc The Shallotte Post American Legion is having material deliv ered this week for the construc tion of their new hut. The build ing committee, composed of R. "D. White, H. B. Usher, Ernest Parker, Billy Russ and Odell Wil liamson, chairman states that they expect construction work to start very soon. The lot, acquired from LeRoy Mintz, is on Route 1?, just east (Continued on pag? 4) Additional Craft Of South- i port Shrimping Fleet In- 1 stalled These Facilities During Past Few Days ADVANTAGES OF PHONES IMPORTANT May Help Guide Other Boats To Areas Where Shrimp Are Being Found, May Also Re port And Trouble That Developes Several more Southport shrimp j trawlers were outfitted with the ! ship to shore phones during the past week. For the most part these small boats have limited range in their outfits, as most or the phones have five watt power, which gives them a good range ] up to about 200 miles. When a trawler is out and ! strikes good fishing, even if there is no other trawler in many miles, the catch is usually known as shore within &,f,ew minutes after it W made. The otiw?* boat*, j which may be operating on un- > profitable grounds, also learn of it in short order. One of the biggest advantages of the phones is in addition to the news that thpy can spread of j good fishing. If - a boat meets! with an pccident or gets into | trouble it can instantly call the* Coast Guard or call another boat to its aid. , i Ranging trom tne low watt' phones with ranges of 200 miles ample for the trawlers, there are several craft engaged in the fishing industry with powerful ship-to-shore phones. The Plaxco and the Brunswick, converted minesweepers of the Brunswick Navigation company, have 75 watt phones that gives them a talking radius extending from coast to coast. It may be significant that W. T. Gillham, of the Atlanta office, twas in Southport Monday for the (purpose of conducting a survey to determine if there is a present need for shore central office in connection with the expansion of this new service. No Development In Raftery Case ? ? ? ? Leland Man Beaten, Bound And Robbed By Stick-Up Men At Home At Leland Tuesday Night Of Last Week I Brunswick county officers have 'made no announcement regarding j their efforts to apprehend the | three or more men who held up and robbed Jimmie Raftery, own er of the R. & S. Amusement shows, at his home near the Brunswick River bridge last week. Mr. Raftery lost upwards of $1,500 in cash which he had in his home ar.d jewelry said to be worth a ?still larger sum. The amusement company went into its winter quarters across the ;road from the Raftery home two | weeks ago. Tuesday night Mr. j Raftery and his sister-in-law, !Mrs. Hedgecock, were eating sup | per in the kitchen of the home. |Mr. Raftery went to the front idoor in response to a ring and iwas confronted by an armed man jwho told him it was a stick-up iand ordered him back into the | house. This first man was mask : ed. He admitted a second man who was unmasked through the kitchen door and both Mr. Raf tery and Mrs. Hedgecock were I bound and gagged. Mr. Raftery was struck over the head several | times with a blackjack in an ef (Continued on page four) Plan Community Christmas Party On December 24 Mr?. Helen Bragaw Head ing Movement Which Will Be Community- Wide Celebration On Christapa Eve COLLECT PRESENTS FOR ALL CHILDREN Festivities Will Be Held Around Lighted Outdoor Tree Located On Lawa Of Brunswick Coun ty Courthouse Southport people are making plans to provide a real community Christmas for all white children in this vicinity from one to ten years of age. Approximately 300 presents have already been donat ed for the purpose, together with a nice sum of money. -- The party will be held on lite courthouse lawn. The town haa agreed to decorate and light ott of the cedar trees near the Epis copal church for the purpose. The lights and decorations will Iw kept on during the holiday* Hours for the party are from 4 to 6 o'clock Christmas Eve. It i* very much desired that all of the small children be present during these hours. Parents and friends are asked to please bring theni. Individuals or business people who are interested in making donations of either money or presents may contact Mrs. HeMft Bragaw, who is leading the mote ment with a number of other ladies assisting. Mrs. Bragaw says it is esti mated that approximately 300 children of the one to ten year age live in the town and conP munity for a reasonable distance. All of these are invited to atten4 the tree festivities and all may be assured of receiving a present. It is urged that friends and thoef having knowledge of childrra who may not receive much af Christmas make a special person al effort lo see that these little folks are present at the tree and party. Methodist Church Plans Full Day ChristmAs Celebration Will Feature Service* At Trin ity Methodist Church: Cantata To Be Presented Sunday, December 21st, will* be a full day at Trinity Methodist church according to announce ?? ment of the pastor last Sunday: Beginning with the Church school hour at 10 o'clock, tha children's division of the churcM school will " fender the worMp program. This work is in charge of Mrs. C. G. Ruark, Mrs, U' W Hayman and Miss Barbfcrit Weeks. ?r? > c At 11 o'clock, the pastor ! wtl preach the Christmas sermon and the choir will render approximate music for the occasion. The day's program will b? climaxed by the Christmas can tata given by Trinity Church choir at 7:30 o'clock. The eiUifff evening's program will be undsir direction of the committee on music, Mrs. Dallas Pigott, Mrt. J. W. Ruark and Mrs. J. M. Her per. and the eighteen voices In the choir. The decorations in the.' church will be in keeping wiUi the season. During the week preceding Christmas, the various divisions of the church and the youth work will feature programs. Shallotte Will " Sponsor Contest Christmas Lighting Contest For That Community Ex pected To Encourage Home ? Owners In Holi day Decorations Encouraging the Christmas Spirit, the Shallotte town offi cials are sponsoring a Christmas tree contest in the homes .Sit Shallotte and also including, tbe area from the Woodrow Rusf filling station to the town limit* on the east and to the Becqlag Sellers residence on the west.... First, second and third are being offered, these priae*. if be awarded by a committee, , at three from outside the town. In order to have a tree eligible far competition the home-owner must list it with the town clorkrhot later than noon on December. Town officials point to the. tk ?t that it is necessary that alftjfiji be listed before the above tlnje in order that the judgA if range their inspection route trees will be judged on the at December 23rd.