The State Port Pilot
Southport, N. G.
Published Every Wednesday
JAMES M. HARPER, JR Editor
Entered as second-class matter April 20, 1928, at
the Post Office at Southport, N. C., under the
Act of March 3, 1879.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
ONE YEAR - $1.50
SIX MONTHS 1.00
THREE MONTHS ? .75
Wednesday, February 16, 1949
City Flection
This is the year for a city election both
in Southport and at Shallotte, and it is
not too early for citizens of these two
communities to consider the qualifica
tions of prospective candidates for office.
In Southport there has been some criti
cism of the convention system for nomi
nating' candidates. This plan reduces the
election to a mere formality and it is
true that a change may be desirable.
If such a change is to be made, we are
of the opinion that it must be arranged
by special act of the Legislature; and if
that is true, now is the time for interest
ed citizens to seek special legislation
which will change the system.
Regardless of what method is employ
ed to name candidates either here or at
Shallotte, it is the duty of all good citi
zens to seek to place the affairs of their
respective communities in the hands of
capable, honest and reliable men. The
best time to do some constructive think
ing along these lines is now.
Symphony Concert
The Little Symphony of the North
Carolina Symphony Orchestra has made
its second annual appearance in Bruns
wick county, and we believe that the way
has been made easier for continuing
these concerts.
More than one thousand Brunswick
county school children heard the orches
tra Friday afternoon at Shallotte, and
were delighted with the performance.
There is no way to measure the long
range cultural effect that experiences of
this kind can have upon the minds of
growing" girls and boys, but it is safe to
predict that their appetites for good
music have been made keener because
they have had an opportunity to hear in
person an organization which is truly
fine.
Much credit for the return of the or
chestra to Brunswick county is due Mrs.
E. H. Arlington for her tireless work to
make it possible; and to the firms and
individuals who made substantial contri
butions to help underwrite the expense
of the two Friday concerts.
Inspection Law
A bill to abolish the Motor Vehicle In
spection Law has been reported favor
ably by the House Committee on Roads
and a vote will come up Friday on this
measure of which Representative Odell
Williamson of Brunswick county is co
sponsor.
We hope that the bill will not pass,
but that some compromise will grow out
of it which will permit the retention of
the best features of the present inspec
tion law and at the same time eliminate
some of the petty and annoying details
which have made the present program
so unpopular.
We think that it is well to remember
that the primary purpose of the law was
to make the highways safer for travel,
and that the inspection law is just a part
of an over-all program developed during
the last session of the North Carolina
Legislature to cut down the appalling
death toll on our highways.
Admittedly, the timing of this inspec-.
ticn program was bad because during
1948 there were in operation upon the
highways of North Carolina many thous
ands of vehicles which their owners wan
ted nothing more than an opportunity to
replace. The crack-down worked hard
ships upon many citizens who were al
most powerless to remedy their transpor
tation situation. Even the most ardent
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advocates of the inspection program are
free to admit that there were wrinkles
which it was necessary to iron out and
that there were some details which it
may be as well to drop altogether.
We hear that a good many of the
legislators who had an axe out for the
Motor Vehicle Inspection Law were
more interested in compromise than in
doing away with the program altogeth
er. We hope that prejudice against this
work has not developed to a point where
the good provisions of the program will
be sacrificed along with the less desira
ble features.
The Rovin' Reporter;
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who know how to raise cattle
and who wish to get away from
their present locations.
At this stage of the Brunswick!
county high school basketball
tournament one guess is as good;
as another regarding where the
championship trophies will go.
Both the boys and girls trophy's
may go to the same school, but
we sort of doubt that.
Last week we had an inquiry
from a company in Chicago ask
ing for an estimate on the pre
sent population of Brunswick
county. The}- wished to know for
business reasons. At the last fed
eral census, eight years ago, the
population ran close to eighteen
thousand. Our estimate was that
at the present time we have a
population of not less than 20,000.
this estimate is based on the
known fact that all sections of
the county have gained large
numbers of farmers and other
residents during the past years.
Recently we had a visitor from
New York. He was here five years
ago and saw much of the county
then. On his recent visit he was i
amazed at how things had filled
up everywhere with new homes.
Some construction has been go
ing on all winter at Caswell
Beach, Long Beach and Holden
Beach, According to reports the
tempo is now beginning to step
up with spring not so far off.'
Our guess is that there will be
a lot of building soon and right
now is the best time to start
such things. The cost of labor and
materials is now as low as it
will be this year and from now
on each passing month will make
it more difficult to find available
carpenters and laborers. It is pro
bable that more than a thousand
people own building sites at our
beach resorts. To have even a
small percent of these property
owners begin their construction
now means a whole lot of growth
during the year.
LeRoy Mintz. former soil con
servationist and now an agricul
tural teacher at the Shallotte
school, tells us that Soil Conser
vationist C. D. Potter of Lowed
Cape Fear Drainage District has
been really doing things this win
ter. Most of Mr. Potter's activi
ties have been centering around
Longwood, where Rice Gwynn has
been putting in many miles of
drainage tile that will work in i
connection with the 20 or more
miles of drainage canal Mr.
Gwyn has opened with a drag
line during the past year or so.
This past winter, if we have
had any winter, Brunswick
county has seen two killing frosts
and one or two lighter ones. The
first to come within \ range of
the possibility of being described
as a killing frost was on the!
morning of the 11th of December. I
There has been no snow at any!
point in - the county and it is j
doubtful if any ice has been seen, i
except in a fish house or on a
truck. This record is in a very
marked contrast with the stories
coming out of the west about
this having been the most severe
winter ? ever known there.
Mr. and Mrs. George M.
Rappleyea of New Orleans, La.,
have been spending the winter
here. Mr. Rappleyea was one of
the vice-president of the great
Higgings Shipbuilding empire dur
ing the war. One of his favorite'
subjects is that Southport and I
Brunswick county is the climatic!
midway point between New York I
and Miami. Since he has been a
resident of both places and has
been all over the country we are
not rising up to dispute his claims
as to our climatic advantages
or that Southport and Brunswick
county will some day become a
meca for tourists.
ARRINGTON GIVEN
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one who has a child attending
the Southport school", said the
I local Parent-Teacher Association
' president Monday.
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FREE MOVIE TO
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j in the operation of motor vehicles,
both for the operators and the
i public.
VARIED DOCKET
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Commodore Jenkins, assault
with deadly weapon. Two years
on roads, fined $40.00 and costs,
road sentence suspended on good
behavior for two years.
COUNTY SHERIFF
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stood to have asked that the sick
man have no visitors for the pre
sent at least. Yesterday he de
scribed Mr. Stanaland's condition
| as being serious.
j A son of Mr. Stanaiand in
State College and two married
daughters were called home Mon
day. The son stated to visitors
yesterday that if his father could
be kept in bed for the next six
weeks he would be alright.
OPPOSITION TO
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AN ACT TO CANCEL AND
TERMINATE CERTAIN LEASES
OF OYSTER BEDS IN BRUNS
WICK COUNTY.
"Th? General Assembly of
North Carolina do enact:
"Section 1. All leases, hereto
fore made or entered into with
various persons by the Commis
sioner of Commercial Fisheries, of
oyster rocks, oyster beds
or oyster gardens in or along
the shore of Brunswick County
are hereby oancclled and termin
ated, and no person shall heVe
after have any rights pursuant
to any such leases heretofore
made.
"Sec. 2. All laws and clauses
of laws in conflict with this Act
are hereby repealed.
"Sec. 3. This Act shall become
effective upon its ratification."
Basketball Tournament Gets
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of the tournament. If they do
run into trouble, Southport bids
fair to be the team that causes
it.
Unless the dope bucket gets
tipped over somewhere ,along the
way, finals in the boys' division
should find Southport' and Leland
tangled in their fourth thrilling
contest of the season. During
pre-season play these squads
divided their first two games,
with Southport taking the third
by a one-point margin. Leland
will be out to turn the tables
while playing on their home
court for tournament stakes.
Winner of the championship
for boys will represent Bruns
wick county in a destrict tourna
ment in search of State high
school Class B honors.
BENEFIT SUPPER
With plans to raise some need
ed funds for the Shallotte Village
Pcint Methodist church, the ladies
of the Shallotte Point Home De
monstration Club is sponsoring a
benefit oyster roast at the Re
gister Fish House Wednesday
night of next week. Boyd Robin
son is president of the club and
I the eritire personnel of 20 mem
j bers is backing the fund raising
j project. Oysters" will be on sale
I from 6 o'clock until everybody
[has had enough.
Pirate Log
BY: THE THREE BUCCANEERS
(Kiit, Jan and Peg.)
j Are you one of the ones who's
! been asking what the Pirate
INews is? In case you haven't
j found out, it's a batch of happen-1
i ings in and around the faded red
brick of Shallotte high school.
Each week with Mrs. Katie May
jMcKeithan's help and prodding
| we hope to serve you what's
Ibeen cooking before it gets too
cold.
Let's begin with our club world
' where a lot has been happening.
J Our Beta Club, both junior and j
senior, seem to be making much j
progress. Joan Bennett was elect- |
ed president of the junior club, j
sponsoring by Miss Tencie Frye. I
The vice-president and secretary, |
respectively, are Mary Gwen I
| Chadwick and Carolyn Smith. To |
I belong to the Beta Club a stu- j
t dent must have an average of
190 percent and be very coopera
tive in school.
Next, and very important is
jour Glee Club, directed by Miss
Joyce Gasque. Officers include
j Audrey Gore, president; Selene
Register, vice-president; and Hil
da Hewett, secretary.
The F. H. A., sponsored by
Miss Alice Copeland, seems to be
progressing nicely. The officers
are Mary F. Clemmons, president;
Joan Bennett, vice-president; j
Betty Lou Williams, secretary;
and Mary Emma Mintz, music
director.
Last Friday was an exciting
day for the student body and its |
visitors from Southport high. The
North Carolina Symphony Or- j
chestra with its conductor. Dr. |
Benjamin Swalin, presented an
hour of enjoyable music. The sun'
beamed brightly through the win-'
dows on the many instruments j
and the beautiful yellow flowers j
which decorated the stage. Dr. j
Salin in his dark suit seemed.
to stand out amid the musicians. |
The auditorium as crowded with
intent listeners. Superintendent
J. T. Denning introduced Mrs, ]
Swalin who in turn introduced
Dr. Swalin. The first song- played
was Intermezzo II from the Opera
"The Jewels of the Madonna".
Among the other selections play
ed were "On the Trail", "Thej
Little Shepherd", "The American |
Cakewalk", "Hungarian Dance"
and "Necture" which was com
posed by a girl from Greensboro.
The audience applauded apprecia
tively after each selection.
During the program 16 students
from Southport and Shallotte
schools participated in a contest
sponsored by the orchestra. Each
pupil tried to guess the name of
a song and the name of the in
strument playing it. The contest
ended in a draw between the two
schools. At the end Dr. Swalin
came back for an encore which
was "Meadowlands". The orchestra
was enjoyed thoroughly and
everyone is looking forward to
its return engagement next year.
Last Thursday night both
teams lost in a game with the
Leland Lions. The girls' score
was 41 to 30 while the boys lost
in a 27 to 20 victory for Leland.
Everyone from ijhallotte enjoyed
both games and were not down
hearted at all over Leland vic
tory. We are now looking for
ward to the championship games.
Our school is proud of its
light-heavy weight champion. As
you already know his name is
Waban Thomas. His next tourna
ment is scheduled in Charlotte
February 16-21. Well be pulling
for you, Waban, even if we can't
be there.
This year the school is looking
forward to its first annual. The
name chosen for it is "The Jolly
Roger". We can give our thanks
to the following students and
Miss Alice Copeland, sponsor, for
its publication. Students in charge
of the annual are Susie Ann Wil
son, editor-in-chief: Mary Gwen
Chadwick, assistant editor; Marie
Hewett, class editor; Billy Gray,
sports-editor; Audry Milligan,
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LIFE . . HOSPITALIZATION
J. B. HEWETT
? Insurance of All Kinds ?
SHALLOTTE, - - - NORTH CAROLINA
SPRING SANDALS
For Women and Children
Plain & Patent Leather
It isn't too early to start planning what
you'll wear this Spring.
R. GALLOWAY
General Merchandise
SUPPLY, N. C.
BRUNSWICK PLUMBING SERVICE
We go anywhere in Brunswick for the installation and
repair of plumbing. Experienced workmanship and satis
faction on all jobs.
H. V. Gore D. L. Bowen
Shallotte, N. C.
SCHEDULE
W. B. & B. BUS LINE
Southport, N. C.
EFFECTIVE TUES., JAN. 20,1948
WEEK-DAY SCHEDULE
LEAVES SOUTHPORT LEAVES WILMINGTON
** 7:00 A.M.
7:00 A.M. *9:30 A. M.
9:30 A.M. 1:35 P.M.
*1:30 P.M. 4:00 P.M.
4:00 P.M. 6:10 P.M.
6:00 P. M. 10:20 P. M.
*?These Trips on Saturday Only.
**?This Bus Leaves Winnabow at 6:10 Dfcily.
- SUNDAY ONLY -
LEAVES SOUTHPORT LEAVES WILMINGTON
7:30 A.M. 9:00 A.M.
10:50 A.M. 1:35 P.M.
4:00 P.M. 6:10 P.M.
6:00 P. M. 10:20 P. M.
Not Exactly - News
During the ChrLetmaa season the main at
traction in the candy display at Russ Food
Center in Shallotte was the giant stick of pep
ermint candy. With all of the smaller stick
long since sold, Proprietor Charles Russ is
somewhat puzzled as to what he should do With
the 25-lb display. Do you have any suggest
ions? . . . Coach J. F. Grahl of Shallotte calls
a basketball game to suit us. We like to see an
officials who acts like he knows what he is
doing.
Carl Watkins and his aunt from Fayetteville
were in Southport Monday on business. Carl
says that since Gene Tomlinson has married,
he will not be back at the Long Beach Pavili
on this year, which leaves Watkins the sole
proprietor. He wants to try a few pre-season
dances during April and May with his "Aces
Of Rythmn". Carl says that he only plays the
bass fiddle when he works with a string band.
With the present dance combo he's the man
with the trumphet. , . "The Best Years Of Our
Live9" is one of the best movies of^our times,
and local fans will have a chance to see it
Monday and Tuesday at the Amuzu theatre.
Ellie Arrington is a cat fancier.
pair of seal-point Siamese rats that are
the most destinctive felines wo ever hav
Legend has it that this breed was develop'
Chinese royalty, and that the strain v.asV
pure by destroying any cats v.-.ikh w,re ^
perfectly marke<l and perfectly develops
Visit of the Little Symphony to Brun*,
county should serve to make local bu^
musicians put in more time practicing on th"
instruments.
Lindsey Robbins says that his lunchroom
the Sawdust Trail is no gold mine, but that 1
has been able to show a small profit during u
firs* three months of operation, a period ^
he thought would put him in the red. n ha
been a life-saver for a number of Southpo,
people to have this place open during the pj,
several weeks. . They are working on an ai
strip near the fish factory and should have
ready for use next summer.
We nominate as "Cook Of The Week" who
ever it was that baked the ham we had a par
of at the lunchroom benefit supper Frida
night. . . And so it goes until next week.
activities; Rose Marie Holden,
business manager; Billy Kate
Leonard, assistant manager;
Kathleen Clemmons, advertising;
and Gertrude Hewett, circulation.
The lunchroom operated by Mrs.
Ed Redwine seems to be doing
fine. The meals are very tasty
and appetizing.
Since your ears are probably
still ringing with the yells of our
cheer-leaders we will tell you
their names if you don't already
know them. They are Olive White,
Sammie Nell Tripp, Elna Mintz,
Ann Tompkins and Miss Tencie
Frye. No. one can miss their
pretty purple skirts either.
Most of us know the students
of S. H. S. by their nicknames.
Here are a few samples: Peggy
Holden as ? "Peg", Janis LeHue
as "Jan", Hilda Hewett as
"Toots", Amelia^ Kirby as
"Snooks", Gertrude Hewett as
"Trudy", Robert Bellamy as
"Bunky", Joseph Carter as "Joe",
Jaunita Holden as "Goody", Mary
Emma Tripp as "Hannah" and
"Choo Choo", Mark Gray as
"Choo Choo", Louise Hewett as
"Pee Wee", Romona Frink as
"Mona" and Kathleen Clemmons
as "Kat".
Well, Folks, that ends the news
until next week so be good to
yourself.
FINE SHOWING
Miss Betty Leonard, a student
in the N. C. Baptist Hospital at
Winston-Salem, and a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Leonard of
Shallotte, received the highest
rating of any student in her class
on anatomy during the mid-?vin
ter examinations last week.
ATTEND CONCERT
Mrs. Dallas Pigott, Mrs. R. B.
Thompson, Mrs. H. T. St. George
Mrs. Fred Willing, Mrs. J. E. Carr
and Mrs. L. J. Hardee attended
the concert given in Greensboro
Monday evening by the First
Piano Quartet.
NEW BOAT
I. A. Hewett has his boat read'
for sea. She is at Mr Robinsoi
landing expecting: to go out aj
soon as weather will permit
Name of the boat is the "Estelle"
PRESBYTERIAN < HI ii<ll
Southport Presbyterian churcl
Dr. J. M. Waggette, pastor: Sab
bath School at 10 o'clock; Youl
Fellowship at 6:45 o'clock
preaching services at 7:30 oclocl
the sermon topic "Illegal Pre
ceedure In A Law Court ".
? Smoke Camels and test them in
your "T-Zone" (T for taste, T for
throat). If, at any time, you are not
convinced that Camels are the mild
est cigarette you've ever smoked, re
turn the package with the unused
Camels and we will re
fund its full purchase
price, plus postage.
(Signed) R. J. Reynolds
TobaccoCo., Winston-Salem,
North Carolina.
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Mules
25
Mules
We unloaded this week another load of fine, young mules.
All are from 4 to 6 years old, Gentle, Kind and Broke,, weighing
from 1,050 to 1,250 pounds
COME *AND GET YOUR PICK TODAY !!
CASH or TERMS
S. L. Fuller & Bro.
Whiteville
Notice Of Sale
The undersigned administrator and trustee will of
fer for sale at public auction, for cash, at 10 o'clock A.
M. on February 19, 1949, on the premises, the following
real and personal property belonging to the late R. I ?
Gaison:
40 acres of land, 18 acres cleared, and known as the
T- Caison home place, with a 3.1 acres tobacco al
lotment, and including the home of the late R. T. Caison
and all outbuilding surrounding same including tobacco
barn, pack house and three small outbuildings, and all
farming tools and equipment.
The undersigned administrator and trustee reserv
es the right to reject any and all bids, and any success
ful bidder must deposit one-third of the purchase price
in cash to show good faith.
A. J. Robbins, Trustee And Administrator
Of The Estate Of The Late R. T. Caison