Pilot Covers County A Good Newspaper In A Good Community 4-PAGES TODAY Southport, N. C., Wednesday, August 3, 1949 FUBUSHED EVERY WEDNESDAY $1 JO |eral County (vers After Wig Corn Crop I A.I^7a7S- Knowlesj ? 'That Some Impres- 1 M.y ?* present Friendly [petition Iucr AND SON RaSe corn duel In Ward And Boy Are ? 1 show Each Other I 5 l Purvis Show vv'it Near Winna r bow ? A?ent A. S. Knowles KLdav that by following j ? induction practice Bruns- | I ? farmer? say they ? ?g one of their largest WLos. if not the large3< Lvt ever grown. ? -nr-e a large number of ?-itched from a 4-10-6 fer ? j, a 6-8-6 or a 7-7-7 ? Tltu higher grade of fer ? coupled with larger a K, of nitrogen, has given K-. producers a distinct lead K,nous years. Eition to the better fer ? ffia a great many ? ted an approved hy K?. still others planted Kiser rows and with clos K. - the rows. SU11 more Eg followed early and shal ? , ir. practices and laid Ktcorn crop when the stalk E to three feet high. Budrir.ers who followed all approved practices have Km corn crops. Forty to Lot have as their goal 100 Kg 'wsbeis to the acre. K. Purvis of Winnabow is ?> lead in trying for top K& ir. his community. He ? a: some farmers say ?a tahels per acre is lm ? Thousands of corn grow ^Enere in the state and in have proven other I) crop grown by Mr. ? i year may surprise Hf'je doubters. Bone icre Mr. Purvis plant I C T hybrid corn in 3 Bmr.Ui 12 inch spacing in ?U He has approximately ? piano per acre. He ap ? m pounds of a 7-7-7 fer ? i! planting time. He used ?Wer for cultivating three B t s ied it pne time be ? by when about two ? talf feet high. I lap? by time he applied ? pounds of A. N. L? 200 Hk of nitr&te of ' soda and 150 ?a of muriate at potash. Mr. n has another acre of Dixie W he worked and fertilized Ik the same way. I" Sm:th of the Midway sec I* J. Suggs and A. W. Bier of Grissettown: A. S and Ed Clemmons, of I; and M. D. Smith of Ash tl following these new corn practices and they ex push the 100 bushel mark. " B Ward and his son, J. toi Jr. of Ash are having "?ate contest. At the pres "S* of development the out fits like it will be close, brmtr judge planted his in 4-foot rows, 8 inches in M. He used 1000 pounds of ' and 600 pounds of calni ' B. Jr., planted his corn fee and a half foot rows, 12 (Continued on Pago 2) Iritf I Stmt Tlathtt I* TO MEET Southport Lions Club will J tomorrow (Thursday) at 1 I* at the Community Build Ivacvtion | ?nd Mrs. Robert Willis and l^-arles, are visiting her par | m Western North Carolina l ?is relatives near Morehead 1 "hile the local pharmacist J vacation. F IN fall p Gore, young Southport man Itriously hurt when the dock Pe old wells Brothers fish Pfctt Monday morning while P? working on it. Several I? his scalp was open f h head struck a timber P falling. He was also hurt F shoulder. HOUR CHANGES to the absence of the ?"' ^ J. M. Waggett, even ? ^wship at the Southport P^tian church will be dis J?1*1 through the first three F' j iri August, but the Youth group will hold their ?J* services at 7 .30., p. m. BL Programs will be ar* AERIAL VIEW OF CASWELL FORT ? The above aerial photo shows a number of buildings at Ft. Caswell which soon will be placed in use by North Carolina Baptist as a part of their Seaside Assem bly. In the center of the picture is shown the yacht basin with docks to accommodate yachts and other small craft. ? (Star-News Cut.) ? , County, Towns Will Share In Intangible Tax Brunswick Will Get $4,261. 44 While Municipalities Will Receive Varying Amounts Brunswick County and its mun icipalities will receive "pennies from heaven" this week when the State distributes a share of in tangible tax revenue. The county will get ,$14, 547.23 and the municipalities will get different amounts. Revenue Commissioner Eugene Shaw announced Saturday that checks would be mailed to count ies and cities on Thursday. The tax is levied on money on deposit, money on hand, accounts receivable In excess of accounts payable, bonds and notes, shares of stock, interests In foreign trusts, and funds on deposit with insurance companies. The county will get $4,261.44 the State will get 80 per cent of the total collected from these sources Southport tops the list of mun $465.50. Shallotte gets $8.52. Brunswick Boys And Girls Camp Sixteen Brunswick County j 4-H Club Members Enjoy- , ed Week At Camp Mill- ' stons County Agent A. S. Knowles I and Miss Corine Greene, the home demonstration agent, took sixteen of the Brunswick county boys and girls 4-H Club members to Camp Millstone near Rockingham last week for several days of fun, recreation and educational acti vities, with other 4-H. Club mem bers from New Hanover, Pender and Burke counties. Classes were each day in hand craft, swimming, recreation, etc. Two days were given over to the study of forestry and two days on the safety feature of handling firearms. The club grounds are located in the sandhills, along a stream of water that has been converted into a 30-acre lake. The camp site is unusual in that it is locat ed on an outcrop of rocks, with the water running down rapids and over rocks for a 30-foot fall into the lake. These rapids and the waterfall reminds one of the mountains- The rock is a good quality of sand stone. Many years Continued On Page Four Funeral Sunday For Mr. Holden G. W. Holden Died Friday At Home Near Holden Beach; Was 84-Years-Of Age G. W. Holden, widely known and respected citizen of near Holden Beach in Lockwoods Folly town ship, died at his home Friday. Mr. Holden was 84 years of age and had been in failing health fori .some time. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Flor jence J. Holden; three daughters, (Continued On Four} 1 Sport Fishermen Continue In Luck Parties During Past Few Days Have Had Consis tently Good Luck, Princi pally With Blues And Mackerel CAPTAINS ARE VERY OPTIMISTIC Prospects Good For This Kind Of Fishing Through out Month Of August With Mid-Week Dates Open For Charter With hardly any of them miss ing a single days trip, the South-] port sport fishing boats have been bringing in a succession of fine catches during the past week. So far as can be learned, not a single party has come here for the fishing and gone away feel ing that the luck was against them. Bluefish and mackeral have been among the prizes most num erously taken. The count on king mackeral, sometimes known as cero, has been steadily climbing. The same thing has been apply ing to dolphin, barracuda, An unprecedented number of jack callivas have been striking. Although small, a little less than a pound each, these fish put up a real fight before they are haul ed aboard. A close relation to the amber-jack and resembling it in shape and color, the jack callivas are not very highly rated for food because of their rather numerous bones. Still, they afford good sport and are alright for food. Below are some catches of the past four or five days: Idle-On, Captain Hulan Watts: L. M. Boyd, T. T. Bain, Walter McGinty, F. D. Boyd, Roy Id dings, all of Myrtle Beach, 1 dolphin, 3 amber-jacks, 7*. bonita, 41 blues and mackeral; H. G. Carr, Sr., Roseboro; H. G. Carr, Jr., Carolina Beach; J. E. White, New Smyrna, Florida, A. L. Thomas and J. E. Naud, Winston Salem; Billy Wiggins, Carolina Beach : 1 dolphin, 1 king mac ( Continued on page 2) Shallotte Chief Enforcing Law Speeders Having Hard Time Between Chief Of Police And Highway Patrolmen During the period from June 5th to July 31, Chief of Police J. H. Coleman arrested an even 50 persons for speeding and reck less operation on Highway 17 within corporate limits of Shal lotte. This number was in addition to a considerable nilmber pulled by State Highway Patrolman J. C. Pierce and other highway patrolmen. Of the 50 arrested by officer Coleman all pleaded guilty and were fined from $5.00 to ^5.00 and costs. Hie cases were heard by Mayor Roney W. Cheers. Chief Coleman stated this week that despite the large number of arrests and fines automotik- op erators were continuing to speed right through town. He said he planus to begin to really chack down on them this woek. State Game Head Coming Friday Clyde P. Patton, executive di rector of the State' Wildlife Re sources Commission, has notified W. T. Fullwood, Jr.; assistant secretary-treasurer of the Bruns wick County Wildlife Club, that he will attend, the meeting Rabon's Store, Town Creek, Fro day night of this week. - *" Mr. Patton states, that, is. is hoped' that commissioner Ernest McGoug^n of Lumber Bridge al so will be present at the meeting. The meeting will be held it 8:00 o'clock. Mr. Patton is tops in the state organization and Mr. Fullwood says it is the earnest hope that, in addition to the club members, all Brunswick folks who are interested in the wildlife resources will attend. Three Marines Hurt In Wreck I Accident Friday at Shallotte Results In Hospitalization For Three Service Men Three Marines from Camp Le jeune, Robert J.- Miller, Arnold Danberly and Paul J. Grant, were admitted to the Dosher Memorial Hospital Friday night following a wreck at Shallotte on Route 17. On Monday a naval ambulance arrived in Southport from Camp LeJeune to return the men to the hospital at the Marine base for hospitllization. As a result of this wreck war (Continued on page 2) Education Board Files Demurrer In Civil Action County Attorney Sustained By Board In Move Follow ing Complaint Filed By Two School Board Mem ber* NO WARRANTS HAVE YET BEfcN SERVED Men For Whom They Have Been Sworn Demanding That Some Action Be Taken Immediately There are several new develop ments this week 'in the ShaUotte school' sltustion, but none of them promises An early, or peaceful set-, tlement of ' this controversy. The boird Of education met Monday .night and members of that body voted to .Sustain the action of County Attorney E.' J. Prevatte. fti filing a; demurer to the compiaihl :bn>ught by , law yers representing J. P. .Russ anil the Rev; Penijts Hewlett,1 deposed menibert 'of i the ' Shallotte . school committee.' ? " f ? , ' At thtf weeding 'Fpster Mints, member of th< board of education from the Bolivia' school district, resigned and declared that ttya action was motivated by business reasons. There' had been earlier reports that Mintp desired to be relieved of further responsibilities as a member oj! thftt body. He was the only member of the board re tained Jh the ? jp'pointmeijt of the five-man group this spring. At Shallotte none of the five men named Iif ' criiftlnil warrants sworn out" TO* WlMr arrest last week byth'e Rev: Dennis Tjewett had been arrested up .until today. These men afe demanding that these Warrants ; be' served, if in deed tffey ~do~ "exist, and not be held as & threat. over their head. A large delegation of interested citizens came "to Southport Moh day night fortheboard of educa tion meeting,' but there was no conference with board members and the delegation. However,, in. addition to their talk with County i Continue^ on pa|v I) Walter Harrelson Ordained; Sunday L . I Young Brunswick .County Man Accepted In Ministry At Sunday Evening Ser , vice At Southport Baptist Church i } ' ' * ' In a special service at the Southport Baptist church Sun day night Walter Harrelson was ordained a minister of the Bap tist church at the request of the Lebanon Baptist church. An examining council met at 6:30 o'clock to injuire into the qualifications of Mr. Harrelson for the ministry. Rev. H. M. Bak er acted as moderator for the examining council with Rev. W. R. Morehead serving as secretary for this- group. Other members of the council were: Isaac Willets and Martin Robbins representing the diaconate of the Lebanon church; Rev. Carl Tally, pastor of Lebanon ' church; Rev. T. H. Johnson, Rev. Dennis Hewett, Rev. C. Gore, Rev. Walter Phelps, Fred Hintz, A. L. Simmons and John Jenrette. Following Mr. Har relson's testimony of his Christ ian faith, his feeling of a definite (Continued on p*g? W. B. KJEZIAH Our ROVING Reporter Obviously, attempts are being made to wean us from the habit of smoking a pipe. In addition to frequent cigar hand-outs, rang ing from singles to handfulls, a full box cf an extra - good brand was recently presented to us by Mrs. R. M. Saunders of the South port Parent-Teacher Association. Before the cigars in that box had reached the vanishing stage, Col. Ivan Bennett of Fort Sam Hous ton, Texas, mailed us a box of Mexican cigars, each one of which held the kick of a Missouri mule. That box is still half full of the pieces of potential dynamite and this week Midshipman Halstead Holden of Shallotte bought and brought us a box of Cuban cig ars all of the way from Havanna. Remembering the Colonel's box of cigars, we tested the new brand out on Paul Fodale and Principal Saunders of the high school. Bee ing no U! effects on either of these guienea pigs, we are ready to light up on occasions. The new ten-and-a-half gallon straw hat we have been wearing for the past two weeks has ap parently Created considerable envy. No end of menfolks have made unsuccessful grabs at it. A number of girls have openly expressed admiration for the headgear, some even asking for it and others wanting to at least try it on. In spite of its having to run the gauntlet of both favor able and unfavorable criticism, we are still wearing and still hav ing to explain that we stole it from a Pittsburgh woman who did not have anything big enough j in the way of luggage to carry it I home. J (Continued en Fig* I) Tobacco Farmers Pleased ? With Prices Being Paid For First 1949 Sale$ Communications For Local Boats Improve Menhaden Boat*, Sportfishing Boat* And Shrimp Trawlers Now Equipped With Phone* The installation of radio or ship to shore phone and ship to ship phones on commercial fishing boats and sport fiahing craft at Southport has made wonderful strides during the past three years. The boats have everything, rang ing from the 5-watt phones which gives them a good local range, on up to the 75-watt outfits. These will really reach out. Lewis J. Hardee has six of the 5-watt phones. In the 10-watt class Dallas Pigott has four boats; Paul Fodale has three, Bill Wells has four, Charles Wells has two. In the sport fishing boat class the Kiabab, Idle-On and Moja each have 10-watt phones. The Cadet, another sport fisherman, has a 15 watt Outfit. Among the shrimp boats the most powerful outfit is the 35-watt radio aboard the Shoestring of Swan and Downing; the Penny of Captain Merritt Moore comes next and the rest of tse shrimpers car ry 5 and 10-watt outfits as listed above. The R. R. Stone, Cape Fear Pilots Association' boat, has a 45 watt outfit. Getting around to the menljaden fleet, the boats of the Brunswick Navigation Company really have something with which to get weather reports and for all man ner of communications. The Bruns wick and Plaxco each have 30 watt machines. ! In addition to the above a great many individually owned boats at Southport have the phones or will soon install them, according .to James W. Stewart, service man and inspector who describes himself as just one of the boys on the bofts between Elizabeth City and New Smyrna, Fla. Mr. Stewart saya that Southpopt will have an innovation In the uae of radio on boats In the near fu ture. Until all the details are work ed out he prefered that It not be mentioned. Meanwhile the South port boats are exceptionally, well fixed for both buiineag and weather communication?. Unusual Activity In Road Building Another Camp * In The Making ^ . ? ? | With the Girl Scouts of the Cape Fear Area developing their beautiful Pretty Pond for year-round use, another pro ject of similar interest develop ed this week when W. B. Kez iah was advised that Adam Smith, secretary and leader in the youtH movement In Wil mington, wanted a pond or lake on which to run his sum mer swimming and recreatio nal activities for the boys. Mr. Smith has been advised that the local man knows of two lakes that he believes will be suitable, and that probably can be secured. An Investigation of both and probably other sites will be made this week. The Wilmington man is out standing in his work among the boys. He was an Olympic winner in. 1928. Speeding Cases Filling Docket Recorder's Court Was Busy Monday Morning Dispos . ing Of Cases Growing Out Of Traffic Violations Once more Monday Brunswick county Recorder's court was fil led with cases growing out of traffice violations, mostly speed ing. The following disposition of cases was made by Judge W. J. McLamb: Jessie James Brooks, speeding, costs. Lucielle Meyers, assault with deadly weapon, prayer for judg ment continued. Eddie McKoy, reckless operation fined $35.Q0 and costs. Wesley Brown, public drunk ness and assault, twelve months on the roads. Joseph Allen Lewis, speeding, continued. Richard George White, speeding fined $10.00 and costs. Irvin Johnson, indecent expos ure, capias. S. C. Anderson, no ojwrator's license, fined $25.00 and costs. Chancey C. Smith, reckless op eration, continued. Wade L. Lewis, improper brak es, possession, continued. James Milliken, no operator's license, continued at request of arresting officer. Jessie G. Yaxborough, speeding fined $10.00 and costs. Allen Long Ashley, Jr., speed ing, fined $10.00 and costs. Henry Leon Carter, speeding, fined $10.00 and costs. James Calson Wheedbee, speed ing, fined $10.00 and costs. Douglas Buie, speeding, con 1 tinued. Continued On Pag* Four Worker* Starting Today Sur facing . IU?.n-A.h Road Which Hu Bfta Gradtd Recently By State force* OTHER PROJECTS NOW IN PROGRESS Leland-Lanvalle Road' Al ready Completed; Anti och-BoIivia Road Being Surfaced By State ' Unusual activity in road im provement is going on in at least three secti6ns of Brunswick coan ty, resulting- in better transporta tion facilities for hundred of re sidents. The Leland-Lanvale road, for whfch bids were asked only &j little mqrS than one month ago,; was completed Saturday and is ready for the State inspector *f-j ter a whirlwind job by Towles CJine. This 4-mile cut-off from U. S. No. 17 to highway No. 74 was given a hot-mix surface af ter grading' had been completed by State forces. ? > Paving now is In progress by State highway employees on the road running from Bolivia to Antioch church. The road from Antioch to a junction with high way No. 130 will be graded this summer, but surfacing may have to wait for several months. State highway forces went to work this morning at Regan and started paving the Ash-Hlckm*n'a Crossroad road back in the direct ion of Ash postoffice. The grading also was done b ythe State. ' Word has been received that the contractor on the 4-mile paving job from Southport to Walden Creek on the River Road. This will leave a 7-mile stretch serving a prosperous fanning area which still has not been contracted. John L. Babson Passes Friday , ? t Prominent Resident Of Free land Community Laid To Rest Saturday Afternoon At New Britian Church Cemetery ' - 3 .John L. Babson 76, retired far mer and merchant and one ofc the best Known citizens of the Free land' ' community in. Waccamaw township, died ' Friday following a long period of failing health. Funeral services were held at New Britian Baptist Church, Freeland, Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock- The Rev. Otto Edwards officiated. Interment was in the church cemetery. .. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. NT. S. Piatt, Little River, S. C.; and Mrs. Travis Simmons, Freeland; three sons, L. C. Bab son, Freeland; L. B. Babson, Lit tle River, S. C.; and J. D. Bab jCoatbHMd on I) Average Slightly Uad*r I Of uiit Y?*r But | Jac Above Tki 50-C?nt On Ho(t M*r?*t* WHITE VICLE HAS " ~ J" RECORD OPJEKrttt Farm?r? R**dyTo P?t CWf> IK Pricei paid' fore flue -t*r*d. bacco at apaiilng -d*cy M" the Border .Belt ' day were 'rtijrhtly under t' last year,- but ? with lb* ?tx*re Uie 50-eefct, f*T'J of Indifferent quality larmtr* L ,er?Jly Wf?? "?ltb'"fl|t season's proip^tj. > ? ' ?' Tf -dood tobtceo ^?brtngtarf' ty.fiv* and flx^y^l* cfnl? ?| morning, with .moat roi t Ju M gradN rt.flfrln* fro?n *lxty'._#_ up thaVceiii*|f. ? v : ,v . nft Whlttvme. wit|v' ortftfr H-** ?d greatest opfjUM^dfo H? . tory with' better nhkn powjds " aold. . Tob^Keo' to QU all- available t Wfq flpatje In. thla thffyng n town today and ? proepocti that conditions wou!4 6* cfc for thermit iiv dij^.. ? "Reports', froim T*Sor 'Cttyjlj Biutf and -Chadbourn ? w that opeftfnfc .dsy+uit'' l) neighboring cov0^y: Jnk?k*i?^ satisfactory, -f wtih e&tT*4f?: >ing. rtlghUy 50- cents, ally to the'f itrtHtf ih^h an early,. ?Iftfcin.' Indication tt^t, pduhty will p\ th miricet '?kf ait W *i)d- Mpj . gradlijt{afci:t^r , ? !;*,'** *af. Farm-Hotne WttR Wi Ob?MV?a In lUMlb W??k With 04ii&t* 3_ And, HoSrjie Af^Ht Iti ^ . tendance County Afent A. 8. KhAdp will b? In Weifb hflit- UrttM-Wt North Carolina1-* 19ltf Pirffv Home Week,; vrhlfeh State College on Mtffttfcy. 8. Mlsa Oorlnne Green t, the 1 agent is already Lit RaieigH the 4-H Club meetlnjt Hut'i remain over i tot nfcxt week. Jj Hon. Charles F. Branwm, ildent Truman,'# Secretary* . ri culture and author of the ft discussed Brannan farm program, will headline ,* lilt-, ot our Jk? standing speakers,. - including <36? ernor W. Kerr Scott. r. A o?nsi4?ibJe ,numHr; Brunswick. . fknmtra ,ly?ye ; tentative plant to .attand with the county ktiiii. t who wish to fo Should W.I this week. ArriAgtpMnU Mr 4 curing the Bt?a 0?lU|e dormlh" ies call forrbbms ??' * ?A"#'