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6-pages TODAY Southport, N. C.. Wednesday, February" 11, 1948 published every Wednesday si.so per yea*
jalysis Report
ay Shed Light
g Man's Death
wrious Circumstances
rrounding Death Last
*dav Of Hollis Wil
son Call For Investi
tion
SSW1CK MAN
WAS WELL-KNOWN
Small Amount Of
nge Found On Body
r in Car; Suspect
[hat Robbery May
Be Indicated
[rv action in the case of the j
ious death of Hollis Wil-j
n 32.year old Brunswick i
man. who was found dead j
ftesday in his car near the
s Robbins filling station -
the intersection of Routes
J T4. appears to still hinge
developments. according to
ttr ohi; G. Caison.
among these develop
;r the opinion of Coroner
n. will be the report on the (
cal analysis that is being
of the stomache and other
organs at Duke University,
?rt on this analysis should
Lived within the next few
jnr.er Caison stated that 110
is were found on the body
Williamson. If he was murder
tlv the analysis can show in
I manner. j
ileral officials called in Sun
ken it appeared that some
had cashed a Veterans Com
mon check for $103.00 be
c? to Williamson, are under
i to have retired from the
the same day when it was |
r that Williamson had him
casheU the check at 4 o'clock
le afternoon prior to the find
of his body by State High
Patrolman R. C. Duncan,
at he did with his money j
other large sums he was
e to carry is still unexplain- '
Only 59 cents was found on!
?iv or in his car. A $300 J
uhI ring and a wrist watch I
also missing, according to!
c?r Caison.
* witness has been found for
r. Williamson changed a $20 j
on the night preceeding the j
i? of his body. This witness, j
has not been named, says
Williamson drew a huge wad!
coney from his pocket in ]
rto change the $20 bill.
Iritf Ntwt
Flathtt
\. MEETING
* Southport Parent-Teacher
cation will meet tomorrow
rsdayi night in the auditor
>t the high school building
30 o'clock.
atrk repairs
s Amuzu theatre in South
ern be closed on Monday
Tuesday for repairs accord
to announcement of Manager
> Furpless. Regular programs
* resumed on Wednesday.
EFIT SALE
"te of Southport Baptist
& are conducting a cake and
?le each Saturday in the
? Smith Real Estate office
toor to the tax office. Pro
5 are for the benefit of the
fund.
ATTACK
!rry Robinson. Southport mer
?" is a patient at Bullock
Wal in Wilmington, following
Sr- attack suffered Monday
! 'n that city on a business
His condition Is not con
critical.
J?>I01 s PICTURE
^ religious motion' picture,
of King's" will be shown
Suuthport Presbyterian
? Friday night, February
1 a* "15 o'clock. A freewill
Jj1? will be received. The
*'s cordially invited to at
extended
J' E. J Prevatte, chairman
* Brunswick county chapter
*?'' National Foundation for
| Wc Pin a iySiSt aimounced to
JJ131 the March of Dimes drive
^wswick county will continue
after reopening of the con
tc'' schools.
f* MUX'S IJST
J? Eloise Lancaster, gradu
" the Southport high school,
? row a senior at Meredith
p- made the Dean's list for
^Wester ending February 1st.
I ^ncaster is a daughter of
L Mrs. H. R. Lancaster,
L"Vt between Southport and
r
Foul Weather Fails To Stop
Club Women From Meeting
Members Of Mill Creek Home Demonstration Club Pile
Into Wagon For Last Leg Of Trip
According to Miss Corinne
Green, the home demonstration
agent, the Mill Creek club has a
wonderful outlook on life. Re
gardless of how bad the roads
may be, says Miss Greene, the
ladies out there never miss their
meetings.
During the bad weather period
this club was scheduled to meet
with Mrs. C. T. Willetts. Her
home is off the highway on a
road that had become impossible
for cars. With ten ladies in a
stranded group at the paved
roads end, Bill Willetts came to
the rescue with a horse and wag
on. The whole ten were soon at
the place of meeting without un
necessary footwork.
At the meeting the woman were
all very enthusiastic, despite the
difficulty encountered in making
the trip. They entered into dis
cussions on gardening and poultry
and how vegetables may be used
| in different ways. The enthusiasm
of these and other club women id
one of the reasons why people
of other counties give the Bruns
wick women such wonderful re
ports. The Brunswick women are
willing to work and to smilingly
face all difficulties that come
their way. With- such a spirit it
is impossible to fail in obtaining
j fine results.
After the meeting the farm
wagon of C. T. Willetts was
found ready for service to carry
| the ladies back to their cars on
the highway.
Little Symphony Orchestra
To Make Three Appearances
Dr. Benjamin Swalin And!
Twenty-Three Members
Of North Carolina Sym
phony Orchestra Will
Appear In Concert
TWO PROGRAMS TO
BE FOR CHILDREN
Free Symphony Concert
For School Children At
Shallotte Tuesday Af
ternoon And At Bo
livia On Wednes
day
The Little Symphony of the
North Carolina Symphony Or
chestra will make its first ap- j
pearance in Brunswick county on |
February 17, coming at that time i
to will three engagements in I
schools of the county.
''"he first scheduled appearance
is at the Shallotte high school at
2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. From
Shallotte thi 23 members and the i
conductor, Dr. Benjamin Swalin, j
will come to Southport for the |
night, filling an engagement in,
the high sphool here at 8:30 j
o'clock. On the following after-1
noon, February 18, the orchestra'
will appear at the Bolivia school
at 2 o'clock.
Under the arrangements white
school children throughout the I
county are privileged to attend
free of charge. Adults and non
students will be admitted by
membership In the Symphony or
by ticket, which may be purchas
ed in advance, or at the door <n
case seats are still available at
concert time.
With its conductor and 23 mem
bers, the Little Symphony Or
chestra combines much of that
which goes to make the best of
the North Carolina full Symphony
Orchestra. Throughout North Car
olina the average stage is far
from adequate to take care of the!
full orchestra of about 70 mem-j
bers. Deciding to carry real music!
to the courts of the people and;
not to just an exclusive few, at;
places where large stages are
available, hte Little Symphony is
being sent on the road to cover
practically every county in the
state. In this way Brunswick
county and other counties in the
state with limited stage facilities
will have the opportunity to hear
concerts, fully in keeping with
that furnished by the larger sym
phony orchestras.
Completing Its tour of countics
in the state the Little Symphony
Orchestra will become a part of
the full North Carolina Symphony
Orchestra, appearing in points
throughout the state where there
are adequate stage facilities.
The three appearances in Bruns
wick county next week will af- j
ford a wonderful opportunity to |
school children and the adult
lovers of real music. I
?
Young Timber
Hurt By Freeze!
In Some Sections Of Coun
ty Many Young Pines
Were Snapped Off Be
cause Of Great Weight
Of Ice
i A summing up by County Agent
J. E. Dodson indicates that right
much damage was done to young
trees by the sleet of ten days ago.
Many thousands of young trees
had their trunks broken as they
Bent under the weight of the ice.
Many more are uprooted and flat
on the ground.
Very little damage was done im
mediately along the coast, where
(Continued on pag? five)
School Reopening
Still Indefinite
So far as could be learned
this morning, none of the con
solidated schools of Brunswick
county will attempt to open be
fore Monday.
County Superintendent of
Schools J. T. Denning says that
the matter of when to reopen
has been left up to the princi
pals, who may reopen their
own school when weather and
road conditions prevailing local
ly- will permit.
Souttiport, in whose area
these conditions are less criti
cal than in those for any other
school, will reopen on Monday i
according fo Principal H. T.
Sanders. Some of the other
schools may not be able to re
open at that time, but parents
and students are urged to stay
in touch with their principal in
order to learn of their plans.
Short Session
Of Court Held
Only One Case Finally Di?- i
posed Of Before Recor
der's Court Officials Here
Last Wednesday
Only a brief session of Bruns
wick county Recorder's court was
held here last Wednesday, with
the following disposition of cases
being made:
Goley Gore,' public drunkness,
continued.
Briscoe Howard, speeding, con
tinued.
David Bruce Woodall, speeding,
continued.
Robert Johnson, drunk driving,
motion for jury trial.
Dupree DeLoach Cox, speeding,
improper registration, $10.00 and
costs.
Louis Mernigolo, speeding, ca-1
pias and continued.
William J. Gore, speeding, call-j
ed and failed, capias.
Raymond Lockwood, speeding, j
called and failed, capias.
Aged Resident
Passes At Ash1
Tobias P. Formyduval Dies
Following Extended Ill
ness In His 88th Year;
Funeral Saturday
Following a long illness due to
his advanced age. Tobias P.
Formyduval died at his home near
Ash Wednesday - evening. He was i
88 years of age.
Mr. Formyduval is survived by
four sons, H. J., D. P., P. D. and
A. B. Formyduval, all of the Free-1
land community; two daughters,
Mrs. H. L. Wright of Freeland
and Mrs. S. K. Babson, of Ash.
One brother, Coy Formyduval. of
Ash, also survives along with 23
grandchildren and 19 great-grand
children.
j Funeral services were held Sat
urday afternoon at one o'clodk
from the residence at Ash. Burial
was in the family cemetery.
Active pallbearers were nephews
of the deceased, Charlie, Ishmael,
Latham, Leo, Curtis and Rudolph
Formyduval. Honorary pallpearers
, were, Ottis Evans, Elbert Little,
jListon Babson, Rowland Simmons,
Lonnie Evans, Dalton Simmons,
Raleigh Babson and William Mat
jthewa
Million Dollars
Needed To Place
Schools In Shape
Commission Representing
Governor Visited Schools
Of Brunswick Last Week,1
Making This Discovery
INFORMATION FOR
NEXT LEGISLATURE
Study Being Made To De
j termine Needs Of Schools
| From Standpoint Of
Buildings And
Equipment
School patrons who have been
kicking at the conditions that
some of the school buildings are
in, found support for their kick
ing last Friday when the Com-j
mittee from the State Education
al Commission visited Brunswick j
county schools and found that j
near a million dollars were need- j
ed to repair old buildings, build j
new ones and otherwise place the j
educational facilities on the stan-1
dard they should be.
This commission is gathering
information from all counties in
the State, the object being to
present the findings at the next
session of the Legislature. At that
time something may be worked
out to enable counties to do some
thing in the matter of schools.
At present the status of things
Is that the counties have to build
and maintain the buildings. That
condition will likely continue, but
if the schools are to get the
money they need, some way will
have to be worked out for the
counties to obtain money.
County Superintendent of
Schools J. T. Denning, who ac
companied the committee on its
tour of the Brunswick schools,
says that another committee, al-,
so In search of information as to |
conditions, will visit Brunswick |
sometime in the near future while
classes are in session.
Third Landing
Strip Is Built
Whiteville Doctor Is Arran
ging For Facilities For
Landing His Plane At
Shallotte
Dr. W. E. Miller of Whiteville
has been engaged in the construc
tion of a 1700 foot landing strip
for planes at Gause Landing. The
Whiteville physician has a sum
mer home there and the strip is
Intended principally for his own
plane, with all possible courtesies
being extended to other aviator3.
Talmadge Sellers, young Shal
lotte man with a small field at
Shallotte and a plane which he
uses commercially and for flying
lessons, says that the strip built
by Dr. Miller will be very helpful
in flying visiting fishermen in to
Gause Landing. Mr. Sellers also
has a landing strip of his own
near Brick Landing on the coast.
Mr. Stewart of the Dunn Dis
patch in Harnett county, has a
nice little landing strip at Windy,
Point in Lockwoods Folly town-1
ship, across the river from Shal- J
lotte Point. He flies down from j
Dunn two or three times each
week in the summer and as often
as he can at other times. I
Southport Ladies
Return From Cuba
Miss Annie May Woodside and
Mrs. Lou H. Smith returned last
week from a three weeks trip to
j Cuba and points of interest in
i Florida.
1 The two Southport ladies left
here about the middle of January,
and following their arrival at
Miami, Fla., sailed from that port
to Havana, Cuba. Four days
spent in travel and sight seeing
about that country was followed
by a return cruise to the United
States.
'Miss Woodside had traveled
some by ship while on a tour of
European countries last fall, but
this was the first seagoing ex
perience for Mrs. Smith. Both
turned out to be good sailors.
Travel about Florida included
visits at a number of cities
throughout the state and visits
with relatives and friends. In
cluded was a visit with the Wal
lace Moores at Orlando; with
former Southport residents at St.
Petersburg; with relativesjof Miss
Woodside at BlounWtown; and
with friends in Tampa.
BetterFarming
Organization Is
Formed For Year
This Will Be Second Year
Of Activity For This
Movement, Which Is De
signed To Improve Farm
Homes In Area
The Better Farming for Belter \
Living Committee met in the
Farm Agents office recently and
the election of officers for the
Supply district was held.
Mrs. J. E. Cooks was named
chairman and Miss Corinne
Greene, Home Agent, was elected
secretary-treasurer.
The purpose of the meetingf
was to discuss plans to enter j
the Better Farming for Better J
Living contest this year. The
contest is sponsored by local
business firms, agrcultural agen
cies and the Tide Water Power
company. *
Complete details and instruc
tions for entfcring the contest may
be secured from the Farm Agent's
office at Supply.
The prize Winners last year
were: first, Mr. and Mrs. G. R.
Gore, Shallotte; second', Mr. and
Mrs. O. P. Bellamy, Wompee; and
third, Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Gris
sett, Shallotte.
Navassa Concern
Is Incorporated
Certificate Of Incorporation
For Wilmington Pine Box
Co. Filed With Clerk Of
Court In Southport
Certificate of Incorporation pa
pers were filed here Monday in
the office of Clerk of Court Sam
T. Bennett for the Wilmington ]
Pine Box Company, of Navassa.
The company has an authorized j
capital of $100,000.00 and the in
corporators are Felton Garner of j
Bolivia; W. H. Thornton and
Mrs. Frances T. Thornton, of
Wilmington. i
The planning mill, lumber, tim
ber contracts and several saw
(Continued on Page Five) j
W. B. KEZIAH
Our
Eggs with two perfectly form
ed yolks are nothing unusual, but
Mrs. H. L. Clemmons of Supply
conies forward and reports an;
egg that is distinctly unusual. ;
Last week one of her white leg-1
horrt hens laid an egg that weigh
ed five ounces, about enough to'
fill one ? of the average drinking
glasses. In addition to the size
a still more unusual thing was
that the egg had three perfectly
formed yolks.
Having said in this column sev-'
jeral days ago that Southport had
I not had any snow in six years
must have earned us some bad
wishes from Mrs. L. H. Bradford1
of Slier City. She promptly wrote
us that they had six inches of,
snow and ice together, at the
time she received her paper. She
wished that we had it all down
here at Southport. She described
it as being really a mess. I
We wonder if anybody here
abouts has one of those old time
Whaler lamps or any kind of an j
old lamp like they used to use J
on ships? One reason for asking)
is that there is probably an in-1
teresting story back of it. An- [
other reason is that we would
like to get such a lamp, if pos
sible. Mrs. C. B. Deane, wife of
Congressman Deane, is very an- j
xious to get one for the home [
she and Congressman Deane are j
building at Long Beach. Whether
you care to dispose of it or not, I
write us anything interesting that
you may have about any old lamp
in your possession.
Writing from Jacksonville, Fla.,
Ralph Frink, formerly from any
where in Brunswick where he
could hang his hat, says: "I en
joy the 'old gentleman with the
pipe." Now, by any chance, could
that guy mean me? If he does,
we would have him know we can
still outwalk any gink his age or
(Continued on Page Five)
Southport Attorney Seeks
Office Being Vacated By
Congressman Bayard Clark
TWO ANNOUNCEMENTS
CONGRESS?Congressman J. Bayard Clark announ
ced'last week that he will not be a candidate for re-elec
tion this year, and the next day S. Bunn Frink, Southport
attorney, declared his intention to seek the nomination.
Municipal Leaders Plan
Survey Of Water Needs
Winter Weather
Strikes County
? Much of Brunswick county
1 still was under a blanket of
j sleet and Ice today following a
second severe attack of winter
weather experienced Monday,
l Although some damage and in
convenience resulted to power
and communication facilities,
! trouble this week was much
I less than that which followed
[ on the heels of the first storm.
Once more South port and the
j area along the coast escaped
the brunt of the storm. Yester
day morning there was some
let, but very little feign of snow,
about Southport. A short dis
tance out in the county,, flow
ever, signs of ice and sleet
laden trees bore mute evidence
that winter, had paid a visit.
In Northwest and Waccamaw
townships considerable snow
was still to be seen today.
Demonstration Of
Timber Thinning
Two Demonstrations Are
Scheduled For Brunswick
County On Friday Of|
This Week; Farmers Are
Urged To Attend
Two matters of considerable in
terest to timber owners and far
mers are scheduled for Friday of
this week, according to County
! Agent J. E. Dodson. This will be
(timber thinning demonstrations on
the farms of Chas. Russ, two
miles west of Shallotte, and of
D. L. Mercer, two miles east of
Bolivia.,
| Both of these places are on
Route 17 and are easily reached
by timber owners fVom all sect
ions of the county.
| The demonstration on the Russ
farm will take place at 10:00 A.
M. and at Mr. Mercer's at 2:00 p.
m.
; Conducting both demonstrations,
will be Walter W. Barnes, Dis-|
trlct State Forester, and R. W. |
Greaber of State College and Ex
tension Forester for North Caro-I
|lina. The two demonstration plots'
!which will be worked on had their!
i first thinning in 1939. Along with
| the actual thinning demonstration [
all sorts of questions relative to
growing trees may be asked, and j
[will be answered. It is desired to.
j have a large crowd of timber
I owners present.
VIRGINIA VRIl'
Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Plaxco and
son, John, spent the past week
end in Virginia, where they visit
ed their daughter, Miss Bess Mlll
I er Plaxco, sophomore at Mary
Baldwin College, and their son,
J Cadet Frank Plaxco, student at
'Fishburn Military Academy. They
jalso visited Mrs. Plaxco's mother
lat Waynesboro, Va. They came in
; Monday night just ahead of the
'sleet and snow storm which hit
[eastern North Carolina.
Mayor Leon Galloway Of
Shallotte Planning Imme
diate Survey With Idea
Of Determining Mini
mum Requirements
HOPE TO INSTALL
WATER AND SEWAGE
To"-n Official* Seek A
foint Of Beginning, With
Idea In' Mind To Make
Expansion When
Possible
Shaltotte, according to Mayor
Leon Galloway, is planning on an
immediate survey to determine the
extent oif the immediate pressing
need of a waterworks and sew
erage system. "By that," he
qualifies, "we want to know how
much money can be made avail
able right now and how far we
can go with it to supply the most
pressing needs."
In short, the mayor and alder
men at Shallotte are trying to
work out a plan for a limited wa
terworks and sewerage system.
The idea is to go as far as they
can now and do what they can
with the idea that the contem
plated work will be of a nature
that will permit of expansion and
service to the whole town.
Water mains down the main
street from the ice plant to the
river may provide a start. From
this main smaller connections
could easily be made at moderate
cost to supply most of the pre
sent residents of the town. It is
understood that something of this
nature is being planned. A sew
erage system and disposal will
probably be more costly than
water.
Orders For Rat
Bait Accepted
No More Orders Will Be
Received After School
Have Remained Open For !
First Two Days Follow-j
ing Holiday
More than a thousand pounds'
of rat bait to be used in the
county-wide rat killing campaign
had been ordered and paid for
before the schools closed the first
of the month, according to county
agent J. E. Dodson.
Had the schools remained open
last week it is predicted that
more than a ton of the bait
would have been ordered. With
the date for the opening of the
various schools uncertain, County
Agent Dodson has fixed a dead
line for the taking of orders.
"When school stars up again",
he says, "orders will be received
for The rat bait at the rate of
J1.00 for each three pounds.
After a school has been open
for two days no further orders
can be accepted through it. Or
dering the material, grinding and
mixing it must be done at once.
Deliveries of the bait io the var
ious schools where it was ordered
will begin in a few days after
the final orders are taken."
(Continued On Page 5)
S. Bunn Frink Will Be Can
? didate For Democratic
Nomination For Congre??
From 7th Di?trict
MR. CLARK NOT TO
SEEK REELECTION
Southport Man Ha? Receiv
ed Encouragement From
Friend? Throughout
District; No Other
Candidate Ha*
Announced
S. Bunn Frink, prominent
Southport attorney, announced
Friday as a candidate for the
nomination to succeed J. Bayard
Clark as Seventh District mem
ber of the House of Representa
tives.
The Southport attorney has
twice represented the State sena
torial district of Columbus, Bla
den, Cumberland and Brunswick
in the General Assembly. He is
a veteran of both World Wars.
This announcement from Mr.
Frink followed closely upon the
heels of a statement from Con
gressman J. Bayard Clark that
he would not be a candidate to
succeed himself. His action fol
lows 20 years of service to citi
zens of the 7th Congressional Dis
trict during which time he has
risen to a place of prominence in
National affairs.
Mr. Frink returned Tuesday
from Richmond, Va., where he
spent the week end with his son,
who is a patient at the Veterans
Hospital there. Upon his arrival
back in town he discovered a
flood of letters and telegrams
from friends and well-wishers
over the district, pledging their
support of his candidacy.
"Frankly," he said Tuesday af
t?mnfv> "I am both surprised and
delighted with the reaction which
has greeted my announcement,
and if the weather permits, I
plan to make a trip about the
district this week to get a fair
over-all picture of the situation."
Brunswick, New Hanover, Bla
den, Columbus, Cumberland, Rob
eson and Harnett counties com
prise this congressional district.
Brunswick county never has had
a fongressmait.
Political observers do not. be
lieve that Mr. Frink'? announce
ment will deter several other
aspirants from coming out for
Clark's seat. On the contrary,
there is expected to be a stiff
bstftle for votes when primary
day rolls around this Spring.
Judge John J. Burney of Wil
mington has eliminated himself
from the race. Listed as poten
tial candidates are Har
grove Bellamy, former Wil
mington mayor; Neil McK. Sal
mib, Lillington attorney; District
F. Ertel Carlyle of Lumberton;
H. V. Blackwood, former State
commander of the American Le
gion, who resides at Fayetteville;
State Senator L. M. Chaff In of
Lillington.
State Senator J. K. Powell of
Whiteville said he had no com
ment to make at this time re
garding the possibility that he
might make the race.
Clark's retirement leaves the
field wide open and top flight
politicians of nearly all the coun
ties in the district kre expected
to give a lot of thought to their
chances before bowing out of the
race.
Tractor School
For Brunswick
Two Maintenance School?
Will Be Held In Bruns
wick This Month For
Benefit Of Tractor Own
er? And Operator?
Two tractor maintenance school*
for tractor owners and operators
are scheduled to be held Friday,
February 27. County Agent J. E.
Dodson is anxious that every
tractor owner and operator in the
county attend one or the other
of these schools. Experienced men,
specialists in the work, from Stato
College in Raleigh will conduct
the schools, which are intended
to acquaint machinc owners and
operators with both the care and
maintenance of the machines.
I The first demonstration will be
held in the forenoon at the Shal
lotte school. In the afternoon the
'scene of operations will shift to
Winnabow. All persons interested
in tractors as potential owners
| or operators are also Invited to
attend at either place.