|The F'ilot Covers
Lunswick County
THE STATE PORT PILOT
A Good Newspaper In A Good Community
Yo. SIXTEEN NO. 49
Most of The News
All The Time
6-PAGES today Southport, N. C? Wednesday, March 17th, 1948 funuSHED every Wednesday ?1.50 per yea*
raccamaw Girls, Leland
Boys Win Championships
In Basketball Tourney
?Knort Boys Lost To Le
(j ln Friday Finals By
I jfie point As Result Of
l jSt Minute Field Goal
,ccamaw GIRLS
* DEFEAT LELAND
Irtsman^hip Trophies Are
I rtrdcd To Shallotte
uys And Waccamaw
Qirls Third Year ln
Succession
KCtmaw high school girls
Leta:;.I high school boys are
i hampions in their re
ve ivisions following last
Brunswick County Basket
Tourr.:iment at Bolivia,
isolation honors were won
MUthport high school boys,
r'tsmarsliip trophies went to
icama?' high school girls and
otte hish school boys, each
the third year in succession.
i new feature of this year's
?: Madeline Evans of Wac
3iv r.:.h school won the free
h championship for girls,
goixl on 14 out of 25
from the foul line. Richard
p-Ic. MUthport high school,
aim er in the boys' division
I 20 baskets out of 25 at
pts. This event was sponsored
Stanley's Jewelers, of Wil
kin. who presented a hand
[ silver loving cup to each
ier.
scored a basket during
? seconds of play in
championship contest for boys
ay night to take a thrilling
_ r Southport. The los
I '! st^ed a fourth quarter
|r which appeared to clinch the
It only to see Leland come
,;h at the last moment. S.
|--v ii:.t.le 10 points to lead
I ? :r,g parade, while Fisher
| Bowmer each made 6 points
Southport.
fee Waccamaw girls were too
r-_ for the scrapping Leland
on Saiut>k?> ...if" * -'.id
| ,i 2"> to IS decision that earn
ISie championship for them,
?g the latter stages of the
the Leland attack caught
anil threatened to Waccamaw
I but when the pressure was
the Waccamaw girls played
the champions they are. Ruby
( accounted for 15 pointS for
v.".' : s with Itis Smith trail
| vith 9 points. Pauline Wil
s hit for 13 points to lead
(r!.
jilamj boys earned their place
?Jlc finals by virtue of their
c-final victory over Bolivia
i score of 25 to 19. S. Gainey
ie 17 points to lead the scor
paratie. Caison made 9 points
t Bolivia.
blivla eliminated Waccamaw
s in opening round play last
stay.
?uthport boys were in Friday
"s f ? als after turning back
.te by a score of 21 to 13
lay right. Tommie Bowmer
14 points to pace his team
'ins victory, with Hewett high
R for Shallotte with 6 points.
the consolation game for
boys on Saturday night Bo
* took third place honors in
curr.ament by defeating Shal
15 to 14. Caison made 9
s for the winners, with Stan
di ami Hewett each having 5
K' for Shallotte.
*accaniaw girls qualified for
:"-a!s by defeating Southport
(Continued on Page Six)
:
IritfNtwt
Flashtt
IjiE-PIK SALE
w women of Southport Bap
church will hold a cake and
Saturday morning at
Wiport Trading Co. store.
TO MEET
- regular meeting* of the
Jkport Lions Club will be
tomorrow (Thursday) at 1
P if the Community Center
?dihate here
Robert Young of Dunn, ono
-"e throe men who have filed
'?he Democratic nomination as
'pessman from the 7th Dis
P. wa. :. visitor here Saturday.
PI'LPIT
Rev Fred Hintze of Wil
V-on conducted morning and
*!nS ['reaching services at
;r*h Sunday. Another preach
*>11 be present for services on
??lirth Sunday. Regular Sun
schi>>i and young people's
*s wm be held this week.
SOUTHPORT AND LELAND IN
I STAR-NEWS QUARTER-FINALS
Southport Playing New Hanover Freshmen At 2:00
O'clock Aoday; Leland Meets Rose Hill
Tonight
Of the nine Brunswick eoun
i ty teams entered in this year's
i Star-News Basketball Tourna
ment, only two were still in the
race today as Southport and
Lelai:d entered the quarter-ftn
als of the boy's division.
Southport gained its place by
j defeating Chinquapin last night
by a score of 88 to 'i& in a
! free-shooting contest. Today the
| local lads meet New Hanover
: freshmen at 3 o'clock.
Leland turned back Bolivia
! in first round play by a score
i of 33 to 18, and tonight at
j 8:15 o'clock must play the
i strong Rose Hill five.
, Bolivia girls defeat?! Leiand
j in opening round play in the
i girls division S3 to 28, but last
i night were eliminated by Rose
i Hill 34 to 16.
Hose Hill had eliminated Wac
| rama? girls In a first round
I thriller 88 to 82. Long Creek
I won over Shallotte 24 to 17 in
! another first round encounter.
Likewise, the Long Creek
| boys turned back the Shallotte
! five in first round play, 28 to
j 16. Rose Hill swamped Wacca
[ maw by a score of 66 to 22 to
j dispose of the other Brunswick
I entry.
Bolivia School Lunch
Room Is Going Project
Patrons Of School Are Re-;
sponsible For Unit Which j
Is Feeding 250 Boys And
Girls Each Day
BUILDING NOW
WELL EQUIPPED
Actual Work Of Putting
Building In Shape Per- ;
formed By Men And
Boys; Sufficient ^
Funds Raised
Miss Corrine Greene, Brunswick |
county home agent, recently call
ed the attention of this paper to I
the fine work being clone by the J
l?olivia high school lunch roomi
1 during the present session of |
school. Miss Greene suggests*
that there was a good story in a
I report of this work and that the
'publicity was deserved.
j During the WPA days a fair
j sized log building was constructed
i at the Bolivia school, intended to
(serve as a lunch room. Through
lack of funds or otherwise it
never went far towards serving
this mission until well into the
1946-47 term of the Bolivia sghool.,
Then, with the building unused)
I and in bad condition, patrons of j
the school decided they just had
| to do something about a lunch
room. Candy bars, crackers and,
soft drinks were not contributing!
much to the health of the child-j
ren. As usual in such cases, the!
wpmen folks among the patrons;
of the school were first to see
the need of doing something about
a lunch room. To give them full
credit, the men were in on the
project from the start.
They had to have a lunch room
for the children. The lunch room
had to have equipment and sup
plies. Yielding to persistent plead
ing the county gave $500.00 to
wards the repair of the building,
j flooring, ceiling, goofing and out-1
side. Several Wilmington mer- j
[chants also chipped in and con
tributed $98.50. A big Hallowe'en
party brought a nice sum, show
!ers were given and daylight ap
j peared ahead for the project.
Menfofks among the patrons,
'boys of the vocational agriculture
class led by their teacher, J. M.
King, contributed all of the labor,
including the painting.
With the money that had been
raised and what was left over
from the fund donated for the
building repairs, the patrons
bought a huge new gas cook stove
for 4692.00; a gas water heater
and sterilizer: a refrigerator with
1500 pounds capacity for $400.00
(continued on page two)
Plenty Of Plants
Now In Prospect
Reports From Farming Sec
tions Of Brunswick Indi
cate That Bountiful Crop
Of Plants Are Coming On
t
If the blue mould does not get
to bothering them, Brunswick
| county tobacco growers will start t
I planting this year's tobacco crop
with the biggest and best supply |
' of plants that they have had on j
I hand in years.
Very few, if any growers, are
facing a plant shortage, according
to several who were interviewed;
1 Monday. On the other hand many
growers apper to have twice as ?
many plants as they will need.
I George B. Ward^ Jr., Wacca
, (Continued on Page 8).
Shallotte Man
After A Prize
Bminie Williams, Shallot te
farmer, lias entered the Slate
Ton-Litter contest with 11 head
of hogs that are described as
beauties and are already head
ing well towards the ton mark.
This 11-head hog family are
ail smooth, uniform in weight,
and will go to 170 pounds right
now.
Jack Kelley, Externum De
partment Swine Specialist, was
down last week, saw Mr. Wil
liams' ton-litter and described
these hogs as the best he has
seen anywhere.
Forest Warden
Thanks Newsmen
County Forest Warden Dor
man Mercer Expresses
Appdeciation For Publi
city Given Fire Preven
tion
Giving publicity to matters that
are related to the welfare and
progress of things in Brunswick
county is one of the duties of
a good weekly newspaper. Such
publicity is given in the natural
stride of things and without a
thought of thanks or anything
else, except a desire to be help
ful.
Following this course, a story
was published last week pointing
out that a very dangerous season
for forest fires was fast approach
ing, a season when a little care
lessness may result in timber
owners sustaining a loss of many
thousand dollars. The cooperation
of the public in preventing and
handling forest fires was asked.
To show that such cooperation
is really appreciated by the forest
fire prevention officials a letter
that was received this week is
being published. It was from
County Fire Warden Dorman
Mercer to W. B. Keziah, of this
paper. It is given below in full:
"The column in the State Port
Pilot this week on fire control and
prevention was very much appre
ciated.
"Unfortunately, we do' not have
anything set up in our budget to
take care of such publicity. But
it is a consolation and pride to
know that we can depend upon
the generosity of such .men as you
and Mr. Harper, to give us a lift
now and then.
"There is r o doubt ill my mind
(Continued From Page Six)
Camp Davis Will ?
Be Liquidated
The United States Government
| Is disposing of all of the improve
ments at Camp Davis, North Car
[olina and is receiving proposals
for the purchase of any and all of
the installations at the activity.
1 Inspection of the facility by in
terested purchasers is invited and
proposals will be received by the
i Navy Representative at Camp
! Davis.
I Both for the important part it
[played in the carrying on of the
(war and for the fact that many
[hundreds of Brunswick people
j worked there, it is interesting to
j note that Camp Davis is now be
i ing- liquidated.
Negro On Trial
For Murder Of
Shallotte Man
Leon (Scooper) Cause Is j
Scheduled To Go On |
Trial This Morning In
New Hanover Superior j
Court
IS SECOND TRIAL
FOR ACCUSED MAN
Case Moved To New Han>
over County In Interest
Of Obtaining Fair Trial
For Gause, Charged
With Slaying
For the second time Leon
(Scooper) Gause, 30 year old
Shallotte negro, was to go on
trial in New Hanover Superior
court this morning. Gause is
charged with the slaying of H.
Jim Williamson, sjiallotte white
farmer. The killing occured ifi
the home of Williams one night
in February, 1946. Gause is al
leged to have fired a shotgun
through the window of the Wil
liamson home. The charge of shot
striking Williamson in the neck
and shoulder as he sat at a
table, shelling peanuts.
Tried in New Hanover last year
Gause was found guilty and sen
tenced to death. The Nbrth Car
olina Supreme Court granted him
a new trial on the grounds of an
error having been made by the
trial judge in his charge to the
jury. The case had been trans
ferred from Brunswick to New
Hanover for trial on the plea of j
attorneys for Gause that he could
not get a fair trial in Brunswick
county.
New Hanover court officials
were busy yesterday rounding up
a special venire of 75 men for
possible jury duty in the trial be
| ginning today. Attorneys David
Sinclair and R. I. Mintz, of Wil
mington will assist Solicitor Clif-j
ton Moore in the prosecution of
the case. Gause is represented by
Osmer L. Henry of Lumberton
and J. W. Ruark of Southport.
Man Recovering
From Knife Cuts
E. L. Gray, Jr., Guard At
Prison Camp, Suffered
Serious Injury At Hands
Of Negro Youths Of
Winnabow
E. L. Gray, Jr., 22-year-old
Shallotte man who has a position
as guard at the New' Hanover
prison camp, is said to be out of
danger from the knife wounds he
received ten days ago, during an
early morning altercation he had
with three young Winnabow ne
groes.
Details of incidents leading up
to the affray have not yet been
brought to light. Gray sustained
seven knife wounds about the
abdomen. None of them are credit
ed with having been dangerously
deep and it is understood he will
be able to leave the hospital this
week. It is understood htat his
assailants, all of whom are being
held under bond, have sworn out
a warrant charging him with as
sault with deadly weapon.
Within a short time the affray
Chief Deputy Sheriff O. W. Perry,
of Leland, rounded up and ar
rested the three negro youths,
Walter Harrison, aged 19; Clar
(Continued on page six)
Pastor Planning
Series Of Sermons
Teh Rev. J. M. Waggette, pas
tor of Southport Presbyterian
church, is planning a brief series
of sermons on "The Origin,
Growth and Objectives of Some
of the Leading Popular Churches."
The first of these sermons will
be delivered on Sunday evening,
which is the last Sunday before
Easter. His subject for this hour
will.be "The Growth Together of
the Baptist and Presbyterian
Churches." Dr. Waggette says
that he has paired the two be
cause of the similarity of their
beginning and of their objectives.
The public is invited to attend
these services.
Producing Plants
For Long Island
Truck Growing
Extensive Operation Being
Undertaken At Plant
Farm On The McRacken
Place Near Southport On
River Road
Millions of cauliflower, lettuce,
bell pepper, tomatb, cabbage and
other truck crop plants will be
ready for shipment from Bruns- i
wick county to George Lindner,
Long Island, N. Y? truck farmer,
by the last of March or first of
April. These plants are now up
and growing fast, despite the light
frost that fell Friday and Satur
day nights. The pepper, tomato
and some of the other plants are
now about an inch high.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Lindner
have been at Southport about a
month. Mr. Lindner, a younger
brother of the Long Island truck
farmer, has been getting the land
prepared, planting the seed and
keeping an eye on things. Last
week most of the plants were
given their first cultivation and
both Mr. and Mrs. Lindner were
highly pleased with the' appear
ance of things. They think that
another year may see a lot of
other New York truckers turning
to Brunswick county lands for
their early plants. This particular
Long Island truck grower, George
Lindner, has become sol interest
ed in the local prospects that he
had his brother to subscribe for
the State Port Pilot to be sent
to him at Long Island.
The Lindner's are operating on
the farm of Thompson McRack
an on the river road, across Wal
(Continued On Page Four)
Nominated For
House By GOP
J. O. West To Make Race
For House Of Represen
tatives In This District;
Republicans Meet In Eli
zabeth town
Leading R'cpublicans of the 7th
Congressional District met in
Elizabethtown Saturday and nom
inated J. O. West, Dunn attorney,
as the party's choice in the gen
eral election this Fall. The meet
ing was presided over by J. A.
Maultsby of Whiteville who was
re-elected chairman of the dis
trict executive committee.
Chosen as delegated to the Na
tional convention in Philadelphia
were .Fred R. Keith of St. Pauls
and J. O. West of Dunn. I. B.
1 (Continued On Page Four)
Our
ROVING
Reporter
W. B. KEZIAH
Some few Brunswick county
rmers, chiefly near the coast,1
have planted part of their corn'
crop. Normally quite a bit of corn
has been planted and is up in'
Brunswick county by the middle
of March. Things have been held
up this year by rains. Taking1
everything by and large, the coun
ty appears to be in fine shape
with respect to farming this year.,
We were impressed when Ever
ett H. Sheppard. of Shiloh, N. J.,'
switched from Georgia to Bruns-1
wick county for the purpose of J
growing tomato plants for farm
ers in New Jersey. There was no ;
doubt that plants could be pro
duced here as early as could be j
desired. The quality was guess- (
work, however, until some plants {
were actually grown. A few days
ago Mr. Sheppard advised us
that in his opinion the plants
grown here last year. were Jijuch j
more hardy than the Georgia
product. He was very much pleas
ed with his venture last year and
is Jubilant at the outlook now. He
is growing better plants here than
he grew in Georgia and a fifteen
hour trip by truck will deliver
them on the farms in New Jer
sey, beginning about a month
from now. A very pleasing fea
ture is that the plants can be
pulled from the fields here one
day and set out on the New Jer
sey farms the next morning.
Milton Lindner, New York State
man who is here growing millions
of pepper, tomato, cauliflower, let
tuce, cabbage and other plants
for his brother, George Lindner,
veteran Long Island truck grower,
was very much pleased with con
ditions in general when we met
up with him this past week. He
really had cause to be. The plants
(Continued on page five)
Raftery Shows Begin
Tour Here Next Week
Biggest Rockfish
Reported Caught
Thf biggest rockfish reported
so far this wa-son was taken
Saturday in Lockwoods Folly
river by Jo<" Stokes, of Ayden,
a guest at the Anchor hotel at
Shallotte Point.
The big fish which struck
while .Mr. Stokes was trolling
I from an outboard powered row
I boat, weighed 37-pounds. This
I tops all strippers reported this
| year. The nearest approaches to
I it have boon several 25-pound
! ers taken by W. H. Murray, a
resident of Shallotte Point. Mr.
Murray has made many beauti
ful catches in both l^ocJiwoods
Folly inlet and ShaJlottc River
inlet.
Lengthy Docket
Heard Wednesday
Majority Of Cases Involved
Defendants Charged With
Traffic Law Violations
A lengthy docket was disposed
of here in Recorder's court Wed
nesday before Judge W. J. Mc
Lamb, with the following disposi
tion of cases resulting:
Allen Clcmmons, Jr., failure to
stop at stop sign, improper
brakes, costs.
Armon F. Davis, reckless op
eration, judgment suspended on
payment of costs.
Walter Lewis, non-support, nol
prossed with leave.
Cecil Smith, public drunkenness,
30 days on roads, suspended on
condition defendant not be found
under influence of intoxicants for
a period of one year.
George Willington Gray, speed
ing, no operators license, $25.00
fine and costs.
Vernon Wcscott, drunk driving,
nol prossed at request of prose
cuting attorney.
Hubert Lee Robinson, display
ing improper license, ordered to
uay court costs.
Bettie Lee Merritt, vagrancy,
nol prossed.
Thomas Richard Merritt, drunk
driving, 60 days on roads or
$100.00 fine and costs.
Harry Smalers, . speeding, call
ed and failed.
Quilla Hall, drunk driving, 60
days on roads or $100.00 fine and
(Continued on Page 6)
Supply Baptists
To Meet Sunday
Organizational Meeting Of
Supply Baptist Church
Will Be Held In Store
Building Next To Post
office Sunday Afternoon
On Sunday March 21, an or
ganization service for Supply Bap
tist Church has been planned, this
to be held at the store building
next to the post office. Rev. H. M.
Baker of Southport will preside
at this meeting and the following
program has been arranged:
Hymn: "He Leadeth Me;" De
votional: Dennis R. Hewett; Re
cognition of churches represented
and Roll Call of Charter Mem
bers; Articles of Faith; Rev. T.
If. Johnson; Church Covenant:
I (Continued On Page Four)
Leading Road Show Attrac
tion With Winter Quart
ers At Leland Will Be
Ready To Open Monday
FOLLOWS CUSTOM
OF OPENING HERE
Will Appear In Southport
Under Auspices Of Vol
unteer Fire Department;
Features Amusements
j For Children
I The Raftery Shows, formerly
the R. & S. Amusements, con
tinuing their long established cus
tom, will open their 1948 road
j season at Southport Monday. Ad
vices from Jimmy Raftery yes
terday were to the effect that the
| shows will be moving in from the
I ?"inter quarters at Iceland Sat
jurday of this week and will be
all set up for the full week, be
ginning Monday.
This attraction has long been
called Brunswick's own show.
Years ago when it acquired pro
perty and.established winter quar
ters at Leland it began the prac
tice of giving its first week of
entertainment each season to the
i residents of the home county by
holding forth at Southport. Two
years ago it further showed its
home county spirit by coming
back to Shallotte in the fall for
its last week of the year.
It is not just the show that is
Brunswick's own Jimmy and Mrs.
Carrie are citizens of Brunswick
at their home at Leland, both tak
ing an active interest In all of
the doings of the community and
county. Mr. Raftery's son, Billy,
is also permanently established as
a resident of the county.
It has not been learned what
the show has in the way of new
attractions this year. Mostly it
has always featured riding devices
and entertainment for the child
ren. Each year it grows bigger
and better and the Brunswick
folks who attend the Brunswick
county show here next week may
expect to find many new and in
teresting features.
Local Resident
Passes Thursday
Mrs. Sibyl Gates Lewis
Died At Her Home Here
Thursday Night Follow
ing Period Of Failing
Health
Following several months of
failing health, Mrs. Sibyl Gates
Lewis, wife of Malcolm Lewis,
died at her home here Thursday
night. A native of the eastern
part of the state, Mrs. Lewis had
resided here for the past three
years. With her husband, she
bought the Brunswick Inn three
years ago and coverted it into a
private home.
Mrs. Lewis was the daughter of
the late Dr. Franklin P. Gates
and Mrs. Betty Hooker Gates of
Bayboro and Manteo. Educated
at the Fanquier school in War
renton, Va., and at N. C. C. W.
in Greensboro, die began her
public health work in Brunswick
county. Going from here to Edge
combe she held a like post as di
rector of public welfare in lhat
county. Later she was with the
WPA and ERA programs in Pen
j der and Sampson vounties and
| was director in Carteret county.
In addition to her husband, she
[is survived by two children by a
j former marriage and by one bro
(Continued On Page Four)
Republicans To
Nominate Ticket
In May Primary
County Convention Held
Thursday Afternoon At
Supply; Delegates to Dis
trict Convention, State
Convention Named
KOPP RE-ELECTED
I PARTY CHAIRMAN
State Convention Being
Held Tomorrow In fDur
ham With Large Dcle
. gation Planning To
Attend
At the Brunswick county Re
publican convention held at Sup
I ply Thursday afternoon it was
definitely decided that all Re
publican candidates should file for
and enter the primary election
this year. No nominations for
any office were made.
W. A. Kopp, Bolivia business
man, was re-elected chairman of
the Brunswick County Republican
Executive Committee, with
Charles M. Trott continuing as
secretary of this body. Mrs. Early
Danford of Bolivia is vice-chair
man. Members of the executive
committee include Blane Skipper,
Northwest; George Swain, Town
Creek; J. B. Cochran, Smithville;
McKinley Hewett, Lockwoods
Folly; T. L. Long, Shallotte; Lon
nie Evans Waccama'w.
Charles Trott, secretary stated
Tuesday that thus far no candi
date had filed for any office.
However, Isaac Reynolds of Shal
lotte and Lonnie Evans of Ash
announced themselves as candi
dates for the board of county
commissioners in this paper two
weeks ago. It is assumed that
they and other Republican candi
dates will file shortly.
Following the organization of
all voting precints, delegates and
1 alternate delegates were named
' for the State Republican Conven
tion that is to be held in Dur
jhar tomorrow, March 18th. The
fo!' . ving were named as di'le
|gr ?; Lester Babson, Lonnio
E>oiis, James Hewett, D. R.
Johnson, F. C. Norris, Chas. M.
| Trott, Jack King. R. S. Willetts,
Chas. W. Knox and Herbert Russ.
I The alternate delegates are. Stacy
King, Rod Sellers, Edgar Holden,
Lindsey Robinson, H. L. Willetts,
Isaac Reynolds, Early Danford,
Dan Harrclson, Garfield Simmons,
R. D. White, Jr.
Commissioners In
Session Monday
Matters Of Routine Busi
ness Disposed Of Before
Holding Adjourned Ses
sion Of Board Of Equali
zation And Review
Members of the board of coun
ty commissioners met Monday in
regular session before adjourning
to sit as a board of equalization
and review.
Upon motion of the board, the
sheriff was directed to bring W.
E. Babson before the commission
ers at their next regular meeting
to show cause why his beer li
cense should not be revoked. The
sheriff is also to summons ne
cessary witnesses.
Approval was given two road
projects by the commissioners.
One is from Thomasboro to the
Sol Wilson farm, the other from
Silent Grove cemetery to Long
Point, in Boone's Neck. It was
recommended that these roads be
graded and surfaced.
The following tax matters were
disposed of: W. B. Pheips re
(Continued On Page Four)
Building Fund
Receives Boost
Members Of Congregation
Southport Baptist Church
Contributed $2,358.00 At
Sunday E>ening Service
Members of the congregation
of Southport Baptist church con
tributed $2358.00 in cash to their
building fund at the evening ser
vices held here Sunday.
The goal which had been sef
for this service was $3000.00. ac
cording to the pastor, Rev. H. M.
Baker, whey says tliat other con
tributions during thi3 week will
ibe credited toward that goal.
The Rev. Mr. Baker says that
^ the amount raised Sunday will
i just about pay off all present
I indebtedness of the church and
will bring to $14.000.00 the
j amount spent thurf far in the
building program. It is estimated
that another $15,000.00 will be
required to complete the job of
brick veneering the church build
ing and finish the education build
ing.