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k Pilot Con era ns,vick County THE STATE PORT PILOT ? - " r ' A Good Newspaper In A Good Community SIXTEEN NO. 28 6-PAGEs today Southport, N. C., Wednesday, October 13th, 1948 published every Wednesday ?ijo per year Most of The News AU The Time ?9 Kje Cheered |Ue Calls For Lpaign Unity TT.rf^That Which IS" 1? P,e* ?f For House Of Putative* UfTrHOES HIS tty oF LIBERALISM M '..tir Meeting Indi ?^eaders And Peo t Are Behind Entire K?er*?ic Tick?t ."dominate W. Kerr Kid hls cry and Democratic FgV North Carolina cal WL party members for oon ?Lpresiiient support of the y... ticket at a Seventh i^jUy here Thursday af K,;: Carlyle of Lumberton, Wrwr the House seat made J ?v the voluntary retlre |/j. Bayard dark, sound ? j^uy keynote when he Rk people* of the Seventh the State as a whole f fast to that which is E a here firmly resolve splended structure of Locratic party shall not Esd or destroyed by con Ej but misguided people," Carton man declared In Kfor unity. E* almost stole the show Kgention of his name drew L; jppiause throughout the lie party nominees for I offices and many local Les to the Seventh Dis |kt? here for the gather |ja:e Chairman Capus Way El h fcr-Sominate J. M. Broug lataued the "hold fast to |?di is good" theme when Le numeorus references to Cributions the Democratic lias made to the welfare L farmers. "Where would K jf we didn't have a farm t program?" he inquired. ? Sow the party had dared Ltonaard with rural eleo t:-. federal deposit insur |Wp for the aged, .lunche* ko! children and employ l*oirity. ' t' ? ?? ?Krai reference was made ? ttxiecrats who were ob ? is the mind of Carlyle Blta for continuance of ?isMi'l structure of the De k party." It was made ? 7 all speakers that they I tlidly behind President Be for reelection. kialred, distinguished Sen fcie Hoev frankly admitt ? he didn't like everything k Sent had done but that ky must look at the re Ixcer than a single act. I: favor of everybody vot k sees fit, but I'd like to 1*4 him for awhile and him for awhile before kfor anybody except the kec nominees," Hoey as PTve never scratched a ft in my life except on ??as-.on long ago when I k itch," he remarked jok P reference to the Presid |sr- rights program, he de itot "in anything Truman P Dewey is worse." He said I Vonued on page 2) 'i tfNtwt FUshti 'V CLEANING ramunity Club of Ash seed that there will be ? of the Griffin Ceme ** on the 20th of Oct interested are request lunch, as it is plann all day. ^ APPOINTMENT Simmons, of Ash, an the Williamson Mot ^*?y at ShaUotte for has been notified by ??ce Department of his as a Railway Postal has been assigned to Washington and Is to on October 20. Mr. ?as a Tech Sergeant Army overseas during Bancs ^'dable mixup in en ' caused a last minute ?t of the square dance ?'?r last Saturday night ^?munity Center Build er*'* of the South port ^ '^ration Club, spon ?(traction, have secur r ^oneers tor & dance J*"t of this week at . the Community Cen 7* and it is guarante * h'tch will occur in CANDIDATES FOR HOUSE RIVALS?Representative Odeli Williamson is a can didate on the Democratic ticket for re-election to the Lower House of the North Carolina General Assembly. James B. Hewett, left, is his Republican opponent. Prominent Speakers Appear In Brunswick Republicans Have Already | Brought Three Candidat es For State Office Into j County For Speeches JOHN WILKINSON TO WACCAMAW! Democrats Have Asked For Personal Appearance Of Two Prominent State Officials As Cam paign Gets Hot Politics holds the spotlight in Brunswick county as the general election campaign moves into its final three-weeks period, and both the Democrats and the Republi cans are unlimbering their big guns for a final assault upon the voters. Already the Republicans have had their candidate for governor, for congress and for the State Treasurer appear in the county for speaking engagements, and on Friday, October 22, they will have John Wilkerson, their can didate for the United States Sen ate at Waccamaw school. A pro gram of speaking engagements covering the entire county will be found elsewhere in today's paper. The Democrats, too, have lined up a county-wide tour of speak ing engagements and this list al so appears in the advertising section of today's paper. One of these meetings will be a fishfry at Winnabow. Bert Frink, chair man of the Democratic Execu tive Committee, has asked for two prominent state officials to appear in Brunswick during the next two weeks. Further annou ncement regarding the appeara nce of these men will appear In suiother issue. Beach Building Still Going On Several Property Owners At Hqlden Beach Getting Cottage* Ready For Use Next Summer Knowing that October and Nov ember usually bring more pretty working days than any other time of the year, several property own ers at Holden Beach are making preparations to construct new homes. ? The near competition of tne road already in use for its en tire distance from Route 17 should speed up things at this beach. Frank Love of Evergreen, Nor man eal of Chadbourn and L. S. Holden, one of the beach owners, are preparing to start work on houses right away, as is a party from Florence, S. C., whose name has not bpen learned. Several other residentnal lot owners from out of state, their names likewist not being avail able at this time, are also said to be preparing to build. John and Kemp Holden, still | operating their store at the beach) are planning to close up about the last of the month and devote their time entirely to building until late in the spring. Several of the Holden Beach property owners stated Saturday that they believe heartily that any and all building construction carried on now and through tbe winter months would lead to fa still greater volume of constiyc tion In the spring and ?uninler. The new road, too, they think will be a great factor in develop ment from now on. Purchase And Move In Same Day Northerners are not slow in taking advantage of a good thing and an illustration of this may be found in the sale of a home and furnishings at Long Beach this past week. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jones of South port built the home, com pleting and furnishing it about six weeks ago. to be in read iness for use next summer. During the bad weather last week Mr. and Mrs. George Min or of Ithcla, New York, came down the coast, planning to buy a house and make their permanent home wherever they could fine one that suited them. They saw the Jones "house at ( Long Beach and within an hour after se?ing it they had bought i andtrtre moving their baggage in from their car. Next morn ing at 4 o'clock. Clerk of Cpurt Sam- T_ Bennett a?d oth?frs were passing the Minor house on theic way to go fishing., Early as it was, they said the two enterprising Yankees were up And wot-king abtfut their new tiomeJ NCEATo~Hoid District Meeting C. H. Pinner Of Tabor City Is President Of South Eastern Group And Will Preside Educators from 13 counties will assemble in Lumberton Fri- j day for the twenty-sixth annual convention of the Southeastern District. More than fifteen hund red superintendents, principals, and teachers are expected to be present for this convention. The Southeastern District in cludes the following counties: New Hanover, Brunswick, Onslow, Jones, Pender, Columbus, Robeson, Bladen Duplin, Sampson, Scot land, Hoke, and Cumberland. Gen eral officers of the Southeastern District are C. H. Pinner, Tabor City, president, and Mrs. R. R. Christie, Wilmington, vice presid ent. Shallotte Boy Off Track Team Duty Aboard Coast Guard Cutter Affords Ringside Seat At Thrilling Water Sport Events ? William A. Stanley, Jr., young Shallotte Coast Guardsman, was present for the speed boat races in the Presidents Cup Regatta in Washington, D. C., two weeks ago. A new record was set in this race when the Such Crust won the gold cup by setting speed of 71.8 miles per hour. > The Coast Guard cutter Aurora of Savannah, Ga, served as the Community Boat. Young Stanley ?nd others of the crew of this boat were invited to the party at the Presidental Yacht Club, honoring the Regatta Queen. Recently the Aurora with young Stanley as a member of the crew, was assigned the job of escorting the sailboat race from St. Peters burg, Fla., to Havana, Cuba. Hiis race was won by Stormy Weath er, a beautiful Toledo, Ohio, yacht that has often stopped at South port. 3-Day Program To Begin With Parade At 1:15 I J. Bayard Clark Will Pre- J side And Gubernatorial Nominee Scott Will De-1 liver Address F. ERTEL CARLYLE WILL CROWN QUEEN Yam Ball On Opening) Night Will Feature Mil- j ' sic Of Larry Clintons Orchestra TABOR CITY, Oct. 11?A gaily decorated Tabor City today awaited the opening of the three day Carolina Yam Festival on Thursday. Flags, bunting and bapnera lent a holiday atmosphere tc> the "sweet potato capital of the world." The greatest crowd In Taber City's history is expected for the festival inaugural when Gover nor-Nominate W. Kerr Scott will deliver an address. Hie future Governor will be accompanied here by Lieutenant-Governor L. Y. (Stag) Ballentine who is to be the next Commissioner of Agriculture. Festivities will get underway Thursday at 1:15 p. m. with a parade and the speaking will fol low. Congressman J. Bayard Clark will be in charge and will introduce numerous dignitaries, including Nominee Scott The afternoon program will in clude a visit to the exhibit hall in the New Farmers Warehouse where booths have been set up. This is the educational feature which should not be passed up by festival visitors, according to County Agent Charles D. Raper who supervised the arrangements. The Yam Ball, featuring the music of Larry Clinton and His Orchestra, will be held at Gar rell's Warehouse. "Hie Sweet Pot-. ato Queen will bev selected at Iflj p. m. and* will receive her -crown I from House Nominee F. Erttfi Carlyle of Lumberton. Shallotte Boy Attends Races Halstead Holden Decided Not To Tura Out For Cross Country Team This Season fi Returning to the University this fall, Halstes^ Holden, son of Dr. and Mrs. R. H. Holden of Shallotte and Holden Beach, fail ed to go out for track team in order to devote more time to his studies. In the University Annual last spring Halfitead was one of the four outstanding cross coun try. runners. . , Now a Lieutenant, JG, in the N. R. O. T. C. of the University, this young Brunswick county man spent all summer on a cruise on an aircraft carrier. On this cruise his mark was 3.8. Since his return to the Univer sity he has made sub-commander of Company I. The University has 3 companies with about M men in each. His record at the Univer sity is unusually good. He is a member of the Monogram Chib and is on the art staff of the Carolina Quarterly, a new mag azine strated this year. D. J. Smith Dies At Durham Home Word was received here today the D. J. Smith, former South port realtor, died last night in Durham. He was a well known and highly respected citizen of Southport until he and his wife moved tq Durham last spring. Funeral services are scheduled to be held tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. Details are not avail lable. He is survived by two sons and a daughter in addition to his widow. Grade Mothers Announced For Local School Parent - Teacher Associa tion Meeting Thursday Night Featured Movie On Bookmobile; Association Has 117 Members The regular monthly meeting .of the Southport Parent-Teacher Association was held Thursday evening at the high school, with a movie showing the activities of the bookmobile being the fea ture of the program. During the business meeting chief emphasis was on P. T. A. membership and attendance. It was announced that 117 members have Joined the association this year, and both the 11th and 12th grades received a half-holiday for securing 100 percent member ship. In addition, the 12th grade j received another half-holiday for! having the most representatives present for the meeting. The devotional for the meeting was conducted by the Rev. L. D. Hayman. Mrs. M. R. Sanders presided, and the following list of grade mothers was announced: j First grade: Mrs. Gus McNeil and Mrs. Paul Fodale; second grade: Mrs. Joe Young, Mrs. Or ville Willis and Mrs. Joe Ram suet; third grade: Mrs. Pete Lar son, Mrs. Dan Shannon and Miss Margaret Dosher; fourth grade: bisM. Frank Plaxoo, Mrs. W. R Bamberger and Mrs. M. R- San ders. ..h.. _ . . Fifth grade: Mrs. Robert Thompson, Mrs. James , Wolfs and Mrs. W. G. McGlamety. Sixth grade: Mrs. fe. C.' Blake and Mrs. R. 8- Lewis: Seventh grade: Mr8. Roy Daniels and Mrs. L. J. Hardee. Eight grade: Mrs. J. A. Bogie, (Continued On Page Four) Winnabow Man Dies Wednesday Funeral Services Thursday Afternoon For C. H. Zib elin, Prominent Bruns wick County Citizen C. H. Zibelin, prominent 87-year old citizen of Brunswick county, died at his home at Winnabow Wednesday. Funeral services were ^ held Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock from the Yopp Funeral Home in Wilmington, Rev. Russell Caudell of Town Creek and Rev. Charles A. Maddy of Wilmington officiat ing .Burial was in Oakdale ceme-] tery In Wilmington. Many relatives in Brunswick and New Hanover counties sur vive the deceased, in addition to his widow, Mrs. Susie Zlblein, of Winnabow. Our ROVING Reporter W. a KEZIAH The hunting season opens Fri day of this week and there are a good many people in Brunswick who can help us and themselves. We refer to the folks who own deer and bear hounds and other hunting dogs and who make a practice of taking out hunting parties. If these- folks will write us of where they live, how many hunting dogs they have, what kind of hunting they take parties out for and where those parties can get eating and sleeping ac commodations the matter they send us will make good publicity for the senders and Brunswick county in general. Write us such' information today. Bill Sharpe of' the State News Bureau in Ral-; eigh has made a hurried request for all such information. We have' supplied a list of all the guides we know and places where part-' ies can get accommodations. There' are probably a good many more guides and we want information on them. Good clear hunting and fishing pictures are also wanted with information about them. Smoky or dull finished picture will not make newspaper cuts. A few years ago Mr. and Mrs. Joel Long, an elderly couple, op erated a small cafe at Bolivia. Mrs. Long really fed her folks for their money and she had a bunch of regular customers for years. But Mr. Long died and after a couple of years the work grew too hard on Mcs. Long. She sold out and went to liye.with re latives down in Lockwoods Folly township. We had not seen or heard anything about her in three years and were wondering what had be come of her when we met her on the street at Shallotte (Continued On Page Four) Inside Fishing Holds Sporting Spotlight Fishermen Who Like To Follow Their Sport In Quiet Water* Of Inlet? And Bay* Having Fun From the standpoint of the; men and women who like to go out in a small boat and fish the river inlets and waterway the past week has been one of the best in a long: time all along the coast of Brunswick county. From Seaside, Gause Landing, Shallotte Village Point Holden Beach, Howell's Point, Long Beach and Caswell Beach and Southport come reports of great catches being made. Small fish, especially spots have been taken by the bushels. These flah, not very large nor very good for ship ping, are termed the moot delici ous when cooked fresh. A fresh ly caught string of spots is not to be sneezed at by anybody. At Holden Beach Saturday Ov car High, prominent Whiteville merchant, waa seen leaving for home with three water bucket? full of them. In addition to spot?, the folks fishing along the Aore and in the inlets have been making fine cat ches of flounders, some trout, many bluefish and all sorts of eating fish. Shrimp is the general ly prefered bait With things edging towards a jfull moon on October 17 the next i several days should See even bet ' ter sport for the inshore anglers. All sorts of flrtt usually bite bet ter when a full moon period Is approaching. Magazine Writer Is Invited For Bear Hunt First Indications On October 31st I Mrs. Joe Young, Jr., secretary to the Brunswick County Selec-., tive Service Board, states that the first Brunswick county In duction Into the service under the present registration will be on October 21st. For that date six young Brunswick nien'have been cal led to report, to be sent to Fort Bragg the same day. Mrs. Young says that up to to the present time 1080 young men have registered under the peace-time selective service act. The small number being called Is argely due to the fact that the quota from Brunswick coun ty Is almost filled by voluntry enlistment In the various bran ches of tb< service. Routine Session Of County Court I . Variety Of Case* Covered In Docket Disposed Of Wednesday Before Judge W J. McLamb In Recor der's Court Wednesday was a fairly busy day In Brunswick county Record er's court as a docket covering a varied of cases was disposed of Defore Judge W. J. McLajnb. The following disposition was made. Lloyd Klttrell, speeding, fined $10.00 and costs. Colon Hickman, speeding coats. James Pierce, possession, fined 110.00 and costs. John Edward Sharp, (Speeding, capias. Hobert H. Hines, no operators license, fined $25.00 and cost* D. P. Andrews, failure to vact-) nate dog. Continued. John Owen Everett, transport ing, continued. Johnnie Wendell Smith, drunk en driving, reckless operation, continued. Shelton Gore, seduction, nol prossed. William Bund Cuthbertson, reckless operation, capias. Walter Lee Grady, posession and transporting, fined 1100.00 and costs, car confiscated. Carolina Grady, aiding and a bettlng, in transportation, not guilty. i Almond Hall Brown, reckless operation, fined $25.00 and cost* Elbert Simmons, posession, fin ed $10.00 and costs, fine remitt ed. James Wyatt Covil, drunken driving, defendant allowed to en ter plea of reckless operation, fined $50.00 and costs. Sailfish Gives Zezefellis Thrill Mike Zezefellis, a regular Mon day customer of Captain Hulan Watts on the Idle On, had his bid thrill this week when he land ed a 7-ft., 1 Va in sailfish. This was the first sail caught off Southport during October this year. In addition to the sailfish, Mike and his party caught 7 amberjack, 2 king mackeral and about 100 lbs. of seabass. E. O. Ferrabee and party of Salisbury caught 140 blues, 7 amberjack and 2 king mackeral Sunday. On that same day Dr. Rod King and party from Wilmington caught 150 blues while fishing aboard the Botfly. Saturday Evening Po*t Fea ture Writer Assigned To Do Bear Hunting Story In North Carolina KEZIAH INVITES HIM TO BRUNSWICK Green Swamp Area And Experienced Hunter* Would Insure Success Of Expedition To County Harold Martin of the Saturday Evening Post staff has been as signed to do a bear hunting story with the local somewhere in North Carolina. At the conference of execu tives of the magazine, at which time the assignment was made, some of the executives ?igge?ted that the bear hunting story might [turn out to be a meeting of a group of men of distinction, dress jed in Abarcomble and Fitch sport clouting and doing nothing but lynching hard-working beef? with bazookas at 000 yards. "Not at all," said writer Mar tin, who has been on hunting [stories in North Carolina before this, "why, sometimes you can't even tell the hunters from the beam" Following up the above infor mation covering Martin's coming to North Carolina for the bear hunting story for the Post, W. B. Kezlah has written Bill Sharpe of the State News Burea at Ral eigh, asking that Martin be sent to Brunswick county. With the assistance of John Femside, Homer Phelps and oth er Brunswick bear hunters and their dogs, Keziah is promising some real bear hunting for Mar tin It he comes to Brunswick county. The punting season opens Fri day with bear and deer being among the animals that may be killed that day and thereafter while the season is open. Bruns wick county has plenty of both deer and bear, but bears attract [fewer hunters. Bears are the most numerous in the Great Green Swamp and Little Green Swamp areas, but like the deer they can be found all over the county. They are so numerous in the Great Green Swamp that for the past few years the Relgd Paper company has been encouraging bear hunt ers to come in from Tennessee and Kentucky for annual bear hunts. Such hunts usually result In around a score of bear hounds being down in the Green Swamp In Waccamaw township at a time. Each year a considerable num ber of bears are killed by these hunters from other states. The Reigel people encourage these hunters to come in owing Ur the fact that the raising of cattle is now carried on extensively at Honey Island. If the Green Swamp bears (Continued on page three) Brunswick Man Stays In Army M-Sgt. Carl L. Mintz Enter ed Army In 1936 And Ha* Signed Up For Duty In Japan Master Sergeant Carl L. Mintz, 32, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bardon L. Mintz of Supply, recently ad' vanced his Army career by re enlisting for three years in the Regular Army, according to the U. S. Army Recruiting office, Fort Lewis, Washington. Mints, a member of the 15th FieW Artillery Battalion of the (Coatlznied Oa Fags ?'our) : ? -4 i ? V . U. juthport Scene W.S.C.S. Zone Meet Yesterday New Hanover Zone Meet? inj Of Woman's Society Of Christian Service H?|d At The Trinity Methodut Church ALL-DAY PROGRAM FOR DELEGATES Luncheon Served By Ladi#? Of Church At Noon Hour; Interesting Meet ing Reported Trinty Methodist church in South port was the ecene of the New Hanover Zone meeting of the Woman's Society of Chrie tian Service yesterday, with about eighty delegates In attendance. The program began at 10 o' clock with an organ prelude by Mrs. J. W. Ruark, followed by' the devotional by Mrs. W. C. Davis. Vlstors were extended welcome by Mrs. E. H. Arring |ton, president of the Woman'* Society of Trinty Methodist church, and response was by Mrs. George Cannon, president of the Woman's Society at Trinty Methodist church, Wilmington. "The Status of Women" was discussed by Mrs. McLamb, then "Ways of Teaching Parliament ary Laws," by Mrs. A. D. Craig. Hie principal address of the mor ning wss delivered by Mrs. E. L. Hillman, whose topic was "Ad vance of Christ and His Church." At this point there was a plea sant musical Interlude when num bers of the South port Woman's Club Chorus sang "Onward Christian Soldiers." Lunch was served in the church annex by members of the local organisation. In the afternoon program "Springboard Ideas In Work shops" were discussed by district officers. Among the departmental secretaries, Mrs. L. D. Hayman of Southport is the head of Mis sionary Education. Contract Is Let ? For Fire Tower j er J. D. Peterson Of Bolton Will Erect 120-Foot Steal Tower Fbr State Forest S"?* At Contract has been let by the State Department of Conservation and Development for the erection of a 120-foot steel tower on Relgel Association 10 mllqi Southeast of Bolton. Joe Herlevlch, district forest? with headquarters in Whiteville, said the contract was awarded to J. D. Peterson of Bolton. Construction of the tower expected to be started within Pis next few days. Radio communication which cut down on the time required to marshall a fire-fighting force (s contemplated and may be Install ed shortly after the tower It erected. Little Business For Examiner State Driving License Ex aminer Had Practically No Work To Do At Southport Monday State auto license examiner N. S. Hudson Is reported to have had nothing at all to do while filling his appointment here Mon day. There just did not seen* to be any E. F. G. folks in the coun ty. ... But It was the beginning of'tMe month. Later on ss he approaches the deadline for people whose names begin with those letters he will be swsmped. The worst for the examiner will come when he gets around tp H. There are hundreds of famili es named Hewett in Brunmtfdc likewise a lot of Holden's. The folks will make things busy for the examirfer. , ? ' Whiteville To Balboa Heights "Ham" radio comnxmicatMi between Whiteville sad ttte Onal Zone In Panama was cs * *Mhhed Saturday wlJ^ljS ves of First Sergeant L E. Harrebon, now stationed la Panama, talked with him Sergeant Harrclaon miwmt cated with his som, Jeff Harrel soe, mother, Mrs. SaUie Hart? see, snd sister, Mrs. A. -r* Powell, Jr. The W radio seta sf S*Otn, Jr. of Whltevtlle MMT, Balboa Heights,