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fhe Pilot (loxers ^unsw ick County THE STATE PORT PILOT No. SIXTEEN NO. 44 8-PAGES TODAY A Good Newspaper In A Good Community Most of The News All The Time Southport, N. C., Wednesday, February 9, 1949 published every Wednesday ?i.so per yea* basketball Tournament To Begin Wednesday Night In Leland School Gymnasium i | Basketball Event Sill Begin With Elimina To Determine Ssmi tjOD 1 finals Teams ,ND GIRLS ^ ARE undefeated .hport Boys Earn First ^jed Honors With Sec ,?,1 Victory Of Season I Over Leland |? undefeated Leland girls "(..er the Brunswick County ?etball Tournament, which ' Wednesday on their home with a perfect record by ; 0f their 21 to- 14 victory Southport here last night. P Southport boys won the right jjter the tournament seeded when they turned back Le ,n a ding-dong battle which rf up 35-34. ijdine Williams got her mates ' -7 a jump Start with three i joal? on her first three j K ;rom the floor. In all. she -anted for 18 points. Best - by the Southport sextet ?j" during the third period and i a the half-way mark in the vj. during which itme the failed to add a single s; to their score. boys battle was away to '."ving start with each team ':ti a field goal within 10 .ji of the opening tip-off.: Chiwrt moved into a command lead at times during the first but after intermission it anybody's ball game, with lead changing hands several ? during the final minutes, j fn'o diminutive forwards, Clark i White, led Leland's scoring, I Wooten played steady ball . the losers. For Southport, cr.ie Bowmer's accuracy on scots, the work of Brendle jk the Mslwt and the steady; i of Russ from the free-throw t figured most prominently in; i scoring. !ie tournament starts Wednes- ; f night, with the two teams *s: in the standing in both! !s and boys' divisions play-1 ! for the right to appear in t-iinal contests Thursday after k and Thursday night. Cham tifcp game for the boys' and j eolation contest for the girls : is played on 'Friday night j i Saturday night the girls j cpionship will be settled on Xn bill which will also in-J te the consolation game for | i boys. hce not all of the teams have eleted their pre-toumament ifiie. it is impossible to an Kce the pairings this week. :::als for the tournament have t vet been engaged, but every J ebie effort will be made to k officiating on the same high j K that has marked previous Caments. IrUfNemt Flathtt >*E OX LEAVE Sfton E Sellers, Jr., who is "og as fireman first class on 1U. S. Oakland (CL95) is ting a 30 days leave with his tats, Mr. and Mrs. Rifton E. of Supply. Wing contracts ? H. Sellers, Supply merchant1 [ fertilizer dealer, is signing j 'farmers for production of fall ?*toes in this area. Mr. Sellers - that he expects a produce, to operate at Supply this with a sale being possi-1 1 :ir sweet potatoes and other to?e in addition to tomatoes. ^ WITH BANK Louise Rees. one of the efficient workers in the tax J?0? office for the past sev * years, has resigned her posi *to go with the Waccamaw 7* and Trust Company. She j^*ls Mrs. Ed. Harrelson who ?to be with her husband, a Jtat a the University of North ^?a at Chapel Hill. ^ Sl lTKK ,i1fdi?s of Old Shallotte Bap _-aurch are sponsoring a val- j ^ "ox supper and an even- j L'' f|J-i at Shallotte high| February 11 at 7:30 ( . Side attractions are cake pretty girl contest. On two short comedies ? full of laughter will be ^ e-. following by the sale of Brunswick Boy RECOVERING?Ronnie Clemmons, Supply youth, who still weal's a brace on his arm as a result of an attack of polio for which he was treated last year. His parents are enthusiastic in their endorsement of the program of) the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Shallotte Sets Date For Special Election Voters Will Be Asked To Decide The Question Of Whether Town Limits Are To Be Extended On May 3 NEW REGISTRATION MUST BE COMPLETED Not Only Will New Names, From Inside Present Cor- | porate Limits be Added, But From Outside Too Representative Odell William- j son's bill authorizing an election on the question of extending: the corporate limits of the town of Shallotte has become a law. In accordance with this law 1 the Shallotte town officials met J last week and called for an elec tion to be held in connection of the regular minicipal election on I May 3, 1949. For this joint special [ election and minicipal election j there will be a new special re- i gistration for the voters in the ! territcry that it is proposed to annex and for new voters in the present town limits. The annexed area ,if voted, will be as follows, according to Town j Clerk Hubert Holmes: Beginning at a stone located j 3100 feet northeastwardly from i the present northeast coporate j limits as measured along U. S. j Highway No. 17, said stone being j on the north side o fsaid high- ! way; running thence south 60 J 00' west 2800 feet to the old New j Britton Road near R. D. Wood ard's place ; thence northwest- j wardly with said road to the present corporate limits; thence; |continuing with said corporate; [limits; to Mulberry Branch;' thence down Mulberry Branch to i Shallotte River; thence up Shal- j lotte River to Bobby's Pike; thence up the run of Bobby's Pike I to U. S. No. 17; thence east ! 12,000 feet to stake; thence north j 30 east 6,000 feet to a point on ( Shallotte River opposite the mouth cf Charles' Branch; thence j down Shallotte River 1,000 feet; j thence north 5,000 feet to the point of beginning. The bill authorizing the election i was passed by the Brunswick Re- I presentative in accordance with I Continued- On Page Four I Memorial Gift To Polio Fund One contribution to this year's March of Dimes which has special significance has been made by Mrs. Edna Bell and her daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Bell Gold, who made a contribution of $10.00 as a memorial to the late Robert C. St. George. "We decided to do this", said Mrs. Bell, "instead of sending flow ers, for we thought this was a gesture Robert St. George would have approved of." This year Mrs. Bell followed her practice of donating Roose velt dimes which she has col lected throughout the year, and in addition to the memorial donation, her personal contri bution to this worthy cause was nine dollars. Commissioners In Session Monday Routine Matters Of Business Brought Before Board At Regular First Monday Meeting Members of the board of county commissioners Monday voted to divert one-half the beer and wine check due Brunswick county to the board of education, said funds not to exceed $6,000.00. This money will be used to com plete work on additional class rooms for the Shallotte school. The commissioners also voted to raise the salaries of Shentf j Walter M. Stanaiand and Regis-1 ter of Deeds Amos J. Walton to the full limit allowed under the j law. In the case of the salary for the sheriff, this action was made retroactive to December 1, 1948. Three road matters claimed at tention. A recommendation was made that surfacing operations on the Ash-Hickmans Crossroads be completed. It was recommend ed that the road leading from Continued On Page Four March Of Dimes Drive Continues In This County Director L. D. Hayman Re ports That Good Work 1? Being Performed By Vol unteer Workers REPORTS EXPECTED BY FEBRUARY 15 Show Of Interest Through out County Indicates That Citizens Will Do Part To Raise County Quota As the campaign enters the second week of its intensive drive in Brunswick county for the March of Dimes, Director L. D. in every section. He is loud in his praise of the local chairman and their committees in these communities. The fine response from the churches?white and colored, civic clubs, the schools and individuals, assures a larger contribution than the county has registered in recent years. This is due to the well planned organiza tion by the chapter officers and the guidance of the director of organization of the State, Mrs. Phillip Russell cf Chapel Hill. In each community this week and next the local committees will make a canvas of the busi ness houses, and the homes to | give every one an opportunity to I contribute to this cause In South-1 port, the chairman has secured | six workers who will cover this i community by the end of this [ week. Some ether communities i the bringing the program to a j close as of Wednesday. The Chairman of the Chapter, j Mrs. E. J. Prevatte, will call a I meeting of the chapter organiza tion during February to hear the reports of the county director, the Continued on page four Burning Permit Law In Effect! Permission Must Be Obtain ed Before Any Fire May Be Set During Period From February 1 To June 1st County Warden D. L. Mercer stated that as of February 1st and until June 1st, inclusive, it will be necessary for all people burning any brush to first obtain from him or a duly authorized agent a burning permit to start or cause to be started any fire in Brunswick county. The law reads as follows: "It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to start or cause to be started any fire or ignite any material in any of the areas of woodlands under the protection of the State Forest Service or within five hundred feet of any such protected areas between the first day of February and the first day of June, in clusive, or between the first day of October and the thirtieth day of November, inclusive, in any year, without first obtaining from the State Forester or one of his duly authorized agents a permit to set fire or ignite any material in such above mentioned protect ed areas; no charge shall be made for the granting of said permits. This section shall not apply to any fires started or caused to be started within five hundred feet of a dwelling house. "Any person, firm or corpora (Continued on page 2) Little Symphony UuiStfV v ? < ORCHESTRA?The Little Symphony of the North Carolina Symphony Orchestra will play for a free children's concert at Shallotte high school Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock and at Southport at 8:30 o'clock Friday evening. Inquest Here Tomorrow In Fatal Wreck A coroner's inquest is sche duled to be held here tomorrow (Thursday) evening into the death of Phillip W. Jordan, who was fatally injured in a collision be tween the motor scooter on which he was riding and an automobile driven by R. P. Gooding of Beau fort last Thursday night. The fatal accident occured on the fill al Aligator creek bridge on Highway No. 74 near Leland. The following men have been summonsed as a coroner's jury: R. H. Ramsey, Robert Spencer, George Ramsey, Sam Ramsey, (Continued on page 7) Or ton Entries Win In Agusta Sand Hills Garden Club Show In Augusta Last Week Brought Further Recognition To Bruns wick Plantation The Sand Hills Garden Club -flower show at Augusta, Ga., last week was of more than usual in terest locally. Ortori Plantation in Brunswick county, the bginning of the famed "Low Country", took first place at this show with its cutdood collection of camellias. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Sprunt carried the Orton collection to Augusta. The exhibit was com posed of about 100 blooms and they had to compete with hun dreds of other contestants from (South Carolina, Georgia and else where. Orton with its winning en j try had the only exhibit from I North Carolina. The exhibit was in the outdoor (not greenhouse) commercial col-1 lection. The variety was the "Rev. John Bennett." Mr. Sprunt, who is manager of the Orton Gardens and Plantation, said this week that more than three thousand blossoms were on ! exhibit at the show with both commercial and amateur garden ers offering the exhibits. Orton j had plenty of competition in the commercial class. Our Reporter w. B. KEZIAH The distaff competition for catching the biggest rockfish is now apparently tied. Some weeks ago Mrs. F. Mollycheck of South port got an 18 pounder. If any other woman has caught a bigger one in Brunswick this winter the matter has net been reported to us. Friday Mrs. Bill Grady of Holden Beach took one that i weighed 18-pounds, same as Mrs. | Mollycheck. If any other woman I has caught a bigger rock it j won't hurt our feeling if they write us the details. On his way home the other j night Ted Robinson, associate f editor of TIME magazine, stopped us to say he was, "Going to catch him." In substantiation of his expressed intention he ex hibited a large spring rat trap. Our idea is that his efforts will be successful, if he has designs against only a couple or so of rats. If he is after a whole family of them, that will be another mat ter and he is in need of some competent advice. If he has the proper bait the first rat will be taken with ease, the second will be rather suspicious of the smell of his dead relative, nevertheless he may, after much hesitation, fall fcr the bait. The oder of two dead rats commingling will be too much the third relative and he will pass up bait and trap. To overcome suspicion as to miss ing relatives, the trap should be smoked or soaked after two or three killings. Some time before Christmas Continued On Page Four Little Symphony To Play Two Engagements Drivers Clinic Scheduled Here A driver's clinic is being plan ned by License Examiner N. ? Hudson for the Southport school at 5 o'clock on Monday after noon, February 28. . The purpose of this "leet'ng is to hold a round-table dis cussion of problems relating to the matter of being examined for a driving license. Examiner Hudson believes that many citl zens have an idea that this examination is a trap set to keep them from continuing the operation of their car. ?rr.^5?-r? ; s-s a if we have a chance to meet I the informally and let them see that we are human and eas> get along with, their dread of the test will not be so great. (Annual Payments Come In On Time Checks From Waccamaw And Shallotte Cover The Amount Due On Bonds Sold For Purpose Or Buil ding Teacherages With payments due on the first of each February, both the Wac camaw and Shallotte through on time, as they always do, with their annual teacherage Chpnkncipal W. C. Stephens of the Waccamaw school got h check to the office of Supt- J T. Denning last Tuesday principal H. C. Stone of Shallotte was delayed a short time by nav ing to locate a member of his school board to sign the voucher.) Still, he got it in the mail Tues day and it arrived at the office i the following day. Each of the checks are for Continued On Page Four | Board Of Health Organized Here Dr. J. H. Hammilton Of State Board Of Health Met Friday With L?c*' Group To Discuss Estab lishment Of Health De partment The Brunswick county board of health has been organised with r. L. Rabon being chairman by virtue of his position as chairman of the board of county commis sioners; J. T. Denning being sec- j retary by virtue of his position j as superintendent of schools; and Hubert A. Livingston being vice-j chairman by virtue of his office of mayor of the county seat It will be necessary for tnis group to name one physician, one dentist and one interested citizen to complete the board, and this is expected to be done in time for a meeting early next week. Already plans are being made for establishing a full time health , department for the county about March 1. Dr. J. H. Hamilton of the State Board of Health was here Friday to meet with the three present members of tne board and tentative plans were I discussed. Famous North Carolina Mu sical Organization Will Play Friday Afternoon At Shallotte And Here That Night SECOND YEAR FOR LOCAL CONCERTS Afternoon Performance Will Be For Benefit Of School Children; Tickets On Sale For Evening Under the direction of Dr. Ben jamin Swalin, the Little Sym phony of the North Carolina Sym phony Orchestra will appear in Brunswick county for two con certs Friday. The first program will be presented at 2:30 o'clock in the Shallotte high school audi torium and will be a free concert for school children. The perform ance will be presented at 8:30 o'clock in the Southport high school auditorium. The afternoon appearance of the orchestra will feature music which will be particularly appeal ing to the children, who will participate in the program by singing one hymn and taking part in a musical quiz game. For the evening concert in Southport Dr. Swalin has chosen a varied program, including over ture to "The Gypsy Baron", by Strauss; and "Siegfried Idyll", by Wagner. This is the second annual ap pearance in Brunswick county of the Little Symphony. Last year this group made a decided hit with its Southport audience, and later in the spring returned to play concerts for the school chil dren both at Shallotte and Bolivia. These engagements in Bruns wick county have been made pos Continued On Page Four Recorder Has Busy Session Lengthy Docket Disposed Of Before Judge W. J. Mc Lamb In Recorder's Court Here Wednesday A lengthy docket was dispos ed of before Judge W. J. Mc Lamb in Brunswick County Re corder's court here Wednesday, with the following disposition be ing made of cases: Thomas A. Hughes, carrying concealed weapon, nol prossed. Robert Lee Ward, reckless oper ation, capias. Levi Shelly, public drunkness, capias. Samuel Edwards, public drunk ness, $15.00 fine and costs. James Fred McKoy, reckless operation, fined $25.00- and costs. Leroy Ganuous, posessing non tax paid whiskey and reckless operation, continued. Phillip B. Miller, speeding, capias. Archie Lee Wilson, carrying concealed weapons, six months on roads, gun confiscated and turn ed over to arresting officer. Louis Wilson, reckless opera tion, continued. Ely G. McCrimmon and Colon Hall, possession and transporting, nol pros as to Ely G. McCrim mon, and ordered that his truck be released. Colon Hall pleaded guilty to possession and trans portion and was given nine months on the roads with an additional 3 months for non-com-1 pliance with a judgment in a pre-1 vious case. Continued on page four Excitement In City Continue! Over Prowler Full Scale Manhunt 1? Stag ed Here Monday Night A? Office" Use Bloodhound* To Track Culprit NO NEW CASES OF ENTRY REPORTED Special Policeman Employ ed And Citizen* on Guard Against Continued Op?- ?; rations Of Man , The nerves of Southport citizen* are on edge again this week with reports that a prowler is cont.tr.- ? uing his efforts to gain entrance into local residences after dark. The current wave of excitement reached a high pitch Monday night when a posse headed by Sheriffs Deputies, Highway Pat rolmen and local policemen used a bloodhound in an effort to track down the culprit. On Monday night two attempt* at entry were made. With her husband at the movies shortly ? after 7 o'clock, Mrs. Thomas St. George heard some one at her, door. Going to investigate st a saw the knob turning and the door rattling slightly. She hurried back to the front part of the house and phoned Chief of Poltca Hickman. The officer promptly put in a call for State Highway Patrol men to get bloodhounds. Patrol man J. C. Taylor and Deputy Sheriff O. W. Perry of Leland, Patrolman C. M. Cummings of Bolivia and Patrolman J. C. Pierce of Shallotte responded. Pierce brought Capt. W. T. White of the State Prison camp at Shallotte and a hound that i* kept there. The dog struck a trail at the back door of the St. George home and followed it into the colored section of town. The trail apparently ended at the home of Nelson Adams. The Adams family said that Nelson had gone to Supply late that afternoon. The officers went to Supply and hunted him up. able to p?*5." t ?*t .Jlt h*4 - been there since 6:30. While the officers were still at Supply someone tried the back fdoor at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley O'Neil. Mr. O Neil's bro ther heard a noise and went to investigate, taking his pistol with him. As he threw open the door he saw a man running away at Continued on page four Polio Fund To ) Receive Boost Bolivia'Resident* Are Plan ning Variety Of Entertain ment Friday Night . In Gymnasium Bolivia folks are planning a big> special event at their high school gymnasium Friday night of this week to raise money for the polla fund. H Foster Mintz, one of the workers, says that the event will be worth the money to all at tending. They will have a good; string band to furnish music for the big square dance that la planned. Three prizes will be given to the ugliest man, to the laziest man and to the best politican pre sent. Cake, pie, coffee and othei* refreshment* will be ?old, all proceeds going into the polio fund. Tide Table Following is the tide table for Southport during the next week. These hours are approxi mately correct and were furn ished The State Port Ptiot through the courtesy of the Cape Fear Pilot's Association. High Tide Low Tide Thursday February 10, 5:14 A. M. 11:46 P. M. 5:35 P. M. 11:52 P. M. Friday February II, 6:10 A. M 0:00 A. M. 6:30 P. M. 12:38 P. M. Saturday February 12, 7:03 A. M. 0:45 A. M. 7:24 P. M. 1:26 P. M. Sunday February 13, 7:45 A. M. 1:37 A. M. 8:16 P. M. 2:13 P. M. Monday February 14, 8:44 A. M. 2:28 A. M. 9:08 P. M. 2:59 P. M. Tuesday February 15, 9:35 A. M. 3:18 A. >1. 10:01 P. M. 3:45 P. M. Wednesday February 16, 10:24 A. M. 4:09 A. M. 10:54 P. M. 4:83 P. JL