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[he Pilot (kners ;rl.ps\vick County THE STATE PORT PILOT N0. SIXTEEN NO. 50 8-PAGES TODAY A Good Newspaper In A Good Community Most of The News All The Time Southport, N. C., Wednesday March 23rd, 1949 -ublished tvtKV wednesuai *i.so PtR yeah paland And I jink Exchange Heated Letters i rt^M.-nian Directs Hot v Of Protest To Com moner. Regarding The JnUS ror Liquor Stills ..re ATTACK ON 7a\v enforcement L?d Answer Comes From iff vV. M Stanaland tt'io Defends Record "Or His Office . vocied by D. B. Frink, j - the Brunswick county; ' Executive Committee, i ( xluced bv Represen-j Williamson to pro 'Urcnt of a bonus of $25.00 officers upon con-; j ci \ defendant in cases a:iufacture of whiskey j L detailed reply this week ; Walter M. Stana'.and. I is the full text of the "iT.uod by chairman Frink: rt/heard that our Representa L Ckiell Williamson has intro L, , bill in the House to pay [ ? i'v enforcement officers a : L of S25.00 for capturing I Lv stills. I am bitterly op y to it. as we have seen it \ It was nothing but a racket.j our officers can t enforce | [without being paid a bonus,: -- time for you gentlemen wf them in and get them on _jb i am admitting that we .'?radically no enforcement ? : - leg liquor and people are t a lot of talk about it. I * voli gentlemen should call [sheriff and his deputies in require them to enforce our S Its getting entolerable. Its iafci the point that its almost Egjrace, and its high time fcbink should be done about [ am sending a wire to Mr. k: this morning asking him KMse Mr. Williamson's bill." text of Sheriff Stanaland's t follows: Has is in answer to a letter I I saw in the public press sr date of March 16, 1949.; led by Mr. D. B. Frink, Chair-, I of the Democratic Executive i cattee of Brunswick County. | t letter I was very much, ushed to see. I can flatly deny any such t?es hurled at me. I have, ted hard in the discharge of j ?nest duty. I have impaired; isealth in the honest discharge j sv duty as your Sheriff. It B.-5 that Senator Bob Hester j Elizabethto\vn is the nan I kr.an Frink is wanting to get j fcse working agreement with.; t ?Tiling for Senator Hester contact our District Solictoir1 I ask him about the manner in j t I discharge my duty as' r.f of Brunswick County. I:th respect to the Williamson! I fiat is now pending before i (Legislature providing a bousj poo for capture of whiskey | k I don't see why Mr. Frink j k". ?o further and explain the j II don t see where there could; p racket because the same bill out that in case of a still j operator must also be cap-; I and convicted and if the idant is allowed to pay out the $25.00 is put in as part '?? costs and does not cost the ty anything. If the defendant to the road then the Clerk Quirt has to certify to that and the Board of Commis " will pay the J25.00 bonus th cases. don't believe that there is kr Sheriff set-up in North Continued On Page Four hitfNewt Flathii J employee '"Eas Bats'on of Wilmington accepted a position with the "?'te Trading Co. in Shallotte, he will be associated in 5 with his uncle, E. H. ARM wmond Galloway, prominent lumberman, was painfully Thursday when he was J* r>n the arm by a limb from " z tree. He suffered a ? bene and now has his ? a cast. I^'S FKOM MOSCOW tir Sgt. James McKeithan, Mrs. a. T. McKeithan of J/,:' has been returned to ?Sited States after an eight r? stay at the American at Moscow, Russia. He j ** visiting his mother andl e*Puation of his leave will' ? '<* duty in Virginia. Another Championship CHAMPS.?The Southport high school boys are shown above as they received the winner's trophy Saturday night following their victory over Elizabethtown in the finals of the Star-News-Y.M.C.A. Tournament. Sports Editor J. W. Long of the Wilmington News is shown making the award. The players, left to right, are Fisher, Radcliff, Bow mer, Dcsher (almost hidden from view), Brendle, Russ, Spencer, Hickman and Stanley. ?(Cut Courtesy Wilmington News.) Appointed DR. FRANK P. GRAHAM, pr' iiaent ot tne Urea ter University of North Carolina, who was nam ed Tuesday night by Governor Scott as the junior U. S. Sena tor from North Carolina. He will serve as successor to the late J. M. Broughton until the 1950 bien nial election. Lions Governor Is Club Visitor District Governor Joe Hood Of Wilmington Mads Im prsssivs Talk On "What Is A Lions Club" Here Thursday District Governor Joe Hood of Wilmington visited the Southport Lions Club at their regular meet ing here on Thursday and deliver ed a short but impressive talk on "What Is A Lions Club?". The visiting dignitary used his talk as an opportunity to point out the various fields of service which are open to Lions, and members of the local club were given a more clear-cut con ception of what is expected of them. * * M Also present at the meeting was Glenn Tucker, president of SENOBA, who brought an in vitation for Southport citizens and businessmen to participate in the program of that organization this season. He pointed out vari ous benefits which have already come to this area, and briefly outlined future plans. Tommie Garner was received as a new member of the club. Long Beach To Get Post Office Word Received Here That Nearby Beach Will Have Three-Month Postal Ser vice This Season Long Beach seven miles from Southport will have a post office of its own, going under the name of "Long Beach, N. C.," during June, July and August of this vear. Later on it is expected to give year-round service as more and more people are beginning to reside there each winter. The announcement of the Post Office Department in Washing ton relative to the new office, was made this week through Con gressman F. Ertel Carlyle who owns a summer home at the beach. The original move f<?the (Continued oa Southport Boys Win Star-News Tourney Locals Corns From Behind To Dsfe=it Elizabathtown In Finals Of Baskstbailj Tcurnament Saturday VICTORY REVENGE FOR LAST DEFEAT Elizabethtown Had Won' Burgaw Tournament One Week Previously From Southport Outfit I The Southport high school boys* added the championship of the' Annual Star-News-Y. M. C. A. J Tournament to their season's! laurels Saturday night with a i thrilling two-point victory over Elizabethtown. Victory was particularly sweet to the local lads, because the! Saturday night before they had dropped a one-point decision to this same Elizabethtown quint in the finals of the Burgaw tourna-! ment. With only a few minutes re-! maining in the contest Elizabeth-1 town was out in front by five points and Richard Brendle, | Southport star, was out of the game on personal folds. But the locals never gave up, and by holding the Bladen county cham pions to a lone point during the final period while they kept pecking away at their lead they; managed to pull the game out of! the fire. The tying point was laid in by Tommy Bowmer from the foul line, but the final two-point vic tory margin came when Bobby Spencer was true with a one-hand shot with a minute to go. Soon after that an over anxious Eliza-; bethtown player fouled Russ, Southport elected to take the ball out of bounds instead of trying, for the point, then proceeded to (Continued on Page Five) Sballotte Lions Aiding Red Cross Ccunty Organization Once More Takes Lead In: Sponsoring Worthwhile Project In Community The Shallotte Lions Club, al ways ready to aid in any humi tarian effort with which the Lions organization is called to help, is j sponsoring the Red Cross roll call efforts in the Shallotte commun ity. That means that so far as the Shallotte community is concerned the Red Cross Roll Call will not fail in Brunswick. As one of the outstanding ef forts in connection with the drive in the Shallotte community, the Lions will sponsor a dance on Wednesday evening, April 6, all proceeds from which will go to the Red Cross fund. The Lions | except to sell a record number of i advance tickets to this event. In its two or three years the Shallotte Lions Club has religious ly refrained from commercial un dertakings and lion R. H. Holden says they plan to continue to follow that course. Leaving off commercial matters, they are right there when it comes to helping the blind, the destitute, the Red Cross, the March of Dimes and the American Legion boys. ' , Franklin Square Is Beauty Spot Outstanding beauty spot in Southport at the present time is Franklin Square with hun dreds of beautiful azaleas bloom ing with lavish. color beneath the towering live oaks. Last week a notable improve ment was made in the appear ance of the park when the privet hedge border was remov ed, making it possible for pass ersby to see the flowery. Franklin Square was landscap ed about a dozen years ago, and both camellias and azaleas have flourished there to trans form the park into a senic attraction at this- season. Car Thief Caught After Accident i White Youth From Beaulah ville Arrested Following; Overturning Of Auto Ear ly Sunday Morning George Edwards, white man givng his home as Beaulahville and claiming employment with his brother-in-law, Thomas Carlid of Burgaw, was arrested here early Sunday morning on charges of driving drunk, speeding at 50 miles per hour in a 20 mile zone, driving without a license and reckless operation. The arrest was made by Chief of Police Otto Hickman. Edwards was driving a stolen car. The machine overturned in front of the Harrelson grocery while Edwards was attempting to escape from the officer. He was carried to the Dosher Memorial Hospital for treatment for bruises and shock. The officer got in touch with (Continued on page five) Brunswick Will Be Represented At Azalea Ball Teen - Age Azalea F-stivali Bali U:i Friday, April 1,| Vy.II Have Hra-wlck Girl! In Prl:-- ss' Co.i:t SELECTION T > J3E MADE THURSDAY Each School Will Have Two j Representative* Compet ' inif Ton orrov.' iii.'^ht At ?Sliaijotle For Honor A Brunswick county represcn-1 tative to the court of the princess i of the Teen-Age Festival Ball will j be chosen tomorrow (Thursday) i night at a program scheduled for| the American Legion Hut in j Shallotte. The Teen-Age Bail is a part of the Azalea Festival program which will be held in Washington Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 1-3, and the Brunswick i county representative will be one of eight southeastern North Car olina girls who will serve in the court of the Teen-Age princess. Scene of the ball will be the Cape Fear Armory from 9 til 12 I on Frfday evening. Purpose of | the ball is to give Teen-Agers of j southeastern North Carolina an! opportunity to participate in the Azalea Festival with an activity of their own. Selection of the Brunswick county court atendant will be made from two representatives | each from the five consolidated schools of the county. Out of county judges have been secured for this event. Mrs. E. H. Redwine of Shallotte is in charge of ar rangements for this program. The Brunswick county phase j of this festival event is being sponsored by the three American Legion Posts. The only two contestants whose names have been released thus far are Betty Jean Helms and Gloria Lee Hewett, who were elected by their fellow students of Southport high school. RE A Ready To Provide Power Officials of Brunswick Rural Electric Membership Cor poration Is Waiting For Right-Away Agreement HEA officials at Shallotte stat ed Monday that they will build a line to Pretty Pond right away if they can obtain the necessary right-of-way permits from George L. Buist, of Charleston. Mr. Buist owns some land to the northeast of Pretty Pond, and the line, if built, will have to pass through his land. It is said that so far Mr. Buist has declined to grant a right of way. Contractors now working for the REA will finish up their work in a few days. If permission is obtained from Mr. Buist before they finish and leave they can go right ahead, clean the right of way, erect the poles and lines and have the Girls Scout camp at Pretty Pond connected in a couple of weeks from now or Elliott Tripp of the Brunswick Electric Membership Corporation office at Shallotte stated Monday that if the right of way to Pretty Pond is not obtained before the contractors leave in a few days it may be several months before the line can be built with the REA's (Continued on page five) Our W. B. KEZIAH ( During the next several months j at least, a great number of > homes will be built at Caswell Beach, Long Beach, Holden Beach and other points on the coast. With respect to these contemplat j ed coastal homes a rather un ' usual situation exists. They are largely to be built and owned by | people living in all sections of I this state and in other states. I When they start to plan con j struction cf their summer homes j they do not know where to turn | to look for building materials I or builders. They have to depend j on what this and that person j tells them about building supplies and carpenters. Often they get a bum steer and are disappointed in what they secure. The reput able dealers in lumber and builders supplies would we think find it profitable to keep their business before the public with advertis ing. Practically all of the sum mer residents along our coast take this paper. We know of one such resident who recently came down planning to construct a home and couldn't fine a carpen ter. The smaller fry among the re sidents of Long Beach may possib ly find the place with an added attraction this summer. Jimmy Raftery, of the Raftery shows, tells us he is seriously thinking of installing rides there for the amusement of the children. Talk ing with Mr. Raftery the other night he frankly stated that he (Continued of page four) Williamson Names Five New Members Brunswick County Education Board Orton Mansion SHOWPLACE.?With all the natural beauty of Orton Plantation the colonial mansion stands out like a setting in a fine ring and is the center of interest for thousands of visitors. Orton Gardens are expected to reach the peak of blooming this week-end. Half-Million Involved In Land Transaction Orton Gardens Attract Crowd More than two thousand per sons visited Orton Gardens Sun day afternoon to find the flow ers there approaching the peak of their season's beauty. Those who have kept in close touch with the development of the azaleas predict that the coming week-end will see these flowers at their best. Not only are visitors attracted to Orton by the beauty of the gardens, but many come for the purpose of seeing Orton Man sion, a perfect example of col onial architecture, which lends an atmosphere of charm to the plantation scene. Recorder Hears Brief Docket Principal Cause For Trouble In Wednesday Casss Were Violations Of Traffic Law Only a few cases were dispps-| ed of here in Brunswick county; Recorders court last Wednesday, | and most of them grew out of | traffic violations. The following' entries were made by Judge W.: J. McLamb: Ernest K. Capen, speeding, fin ed $10.00 and costs. Worth Tharp and John Floyd, larceny, plea of nolo cont,endre, ordered that defendants paV costs and pay $31.50 restitution to Luther Wilson. Lonza Hooper, no operators license, fined $25.00 and costs, | costs remitted. Fred Clay, no operators license, fined $25.00 and costs. Joseph Thomas Thompson, speeding, fined $5.00 and costs. Edward Grady, assault with deadly weapon, 12 months on roads and 60 days additional for Continued On Page Four Narraw Escape For 3 Monday State Highway Patrol Car And Automobila Driven By Amateur Boxsr Waba Thomas In Collision Three persons had a narrow escape from serious injury Mon day afternoon when a car driven by Waban Thomas of Calabash collided with a State Highway Patrol car driven by Patrolman J. C. Pearce. Foster Thomas, (Contlpusd on yage five) West Virginia Paper Co. Sells Entire Holdings In Six South sastern North Carolina Counties To In ternational Paper Co. LARGE AREA LIES IN THIS COUNTY Fifty Thousand Acres And Estimated Half - Million Dollars Changs Hands In Big Deal Negotiations were completed in Southport Tuesaay for the sale by West Virginia Paper Co. of 60,000 acres of land lying in Southeastern North Carolina to International Paper Co. Ten thousand acres of this land is located in Brunswick county, with other holdings in Columbus, New Hanover, Pender, Duplin and Bladen. Based upon current timberland i values in Brunswick county, it is estimated that at least half million dollars were involved in this transaction. Although negotiations for this sale have been in progress for some time, the final contract was not signed until Tuesday when leading officials of the two paper companies met m Southport at the office of E. J. Prevatte, at torney for the Intemational Paper' Co. The effective date of the| transfer will be June 1, 1949. Acquisition of this land makes i International the second largest' landowner in Brunswick county, I being topped in this respect only| by Reigal Paper Co. Anderson Girl Contest Winner ?? Soil Conservation Speaking Contest Run Off Here Wednesday With Cash1 Prizes For Thr?e Top Con- j testants The Brunswick County Soil: Conservation speaking contest for high school students was held at Southport last Wednesday with first prize of $15.00 going to Louise Anderson. Second pri2e of $10.00 went to Bobby Cullis with Elliot Hick man winning third prize of $5.00. The Waccamaw Bank and Trust Company of Southport do nated $25.00 of the prize money and H. T. Sanders, principal of Southport school, donated $5.00 as school prize. As the winner, Louise Ander |son represented Brunswick coun I ty in tiie district contest at Elizabeth town. . 12 . .. . "i Representative Defies Pre cedent By Making Clean Sweep of Old Board Mem bers In Appointment TM? Week CHARGES MADE THAT POSITION UNDERMINDED Williamson Declares That Group Has Attempted To Work Through Senator Hester In Making Appointments A clean sweep of Brunswick County Board of Education Willi be made if the names of five appointees named by Representa-' tive Odell Williamson this week are confirmed by the State Legis lature. Nominated for membership on this body are Herbert Long, Le land; Layton Swain, Bolivia; Thomas St. George, Southport; ] Sam J. Frink, Shallotte; D. B. Simmons, Waccamaw. By this action Representative ? Williamson replaces in office three members of the present board of education whose terms still have' two years to run by virtue of. previous appointments. These are Houston P.cynolds, Leland; H. . Foster Mintz, Bolivia; R. I. * Phelps, Waccamaw. There was no [ preferential vote for member of ? the Board of Education in the * Primary Election of May, 1948. In making announcement of his . descision in connection with the * Board of Education Representa- " tive Williamson declared, "I am. trying to take Brunswick county' education out of politics." Wil- - liamson says that he has been dis- * turbed by reports that on Sunday,. March 13, a Brunswick county delegation headed by D. B. Frink, chairman of the Democratic Ex ecutive Committee of Brunswick county, made a trip to Elizabeth town for the purpose of contact ing State Senator R. J. Hester with reference to naming the new board of education. "This Continued On Page Four Shallotte To Hold Election Special Election To Deter? mine Whether Town Lim its Will Be Extended Will Be Held Tuesday Shallotte citizens will have their town limit extension election next Tuesday, March 29th. Following this it will immediately set about the work of preparing for the annual election of town officers in the munipical election on May 3rd. Should the vote be yes for ex tending the town limits residents of the new area will automatical ly be qualified to enter the muni cipal election as candidates should, they desire. The town has a board of five aldermen, in addition to the mayor. All of these positions will be open in the May election. The present town officials are Leon Galloway, mayor, Dr. R. H. Holden, Robert White, A. Earl Milliken, Hubert Holmes, P. Russ, aldermen. Although none of these officers have committed themsel ves, it is understood that all will offer for reelection. Tide Table Following Is the tide table for Southport during the next |' week. These hours arc approxi mately correct and were furn ished The Stote Port Pilot through the courtesy of tbe Cape Fear Pilot's Association. High Tide Low Tide Thursday "March 24, 4:25 A. M. 10:38 A. M. 4:45 P. M. 10:50 P. M. Friday March 25, 5:16 A. M. 11:26 A. M. 5:35 P. M. 11:40 P M. Saturday March 26, 6:01 A M. 0:00 A. M 6:21 P M. 12:09 P. M. Sunday March 27, 6:42 A. M. 0:25 A. M. 6:59 P. M. 12:48 P. M. Monday March 28, 7:19 A. M. 1:06 A. M. 7:35 P. M. i:25 p Tuesday March 29, 7:54: A. M. 1:44 A ? 8:09 P. M. 2:00 P. M. Wednesday March 30. 8:28 A. M. ? 2:21 A. M. 8:43 P. M. 2:32 P. M.