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fl,e Pilot Covers ^rlins\vick County THE STATE PORT PILOT A Good Newspaper In A Good Community Most of The News All The Time 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.