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.
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Wednesday, March 31, 1948
112-P age Edition
We join thousands of well-wishers of
the Wilmington Morning Star and
News in extending congratulations
upon their 80th anniversary. Eighty
years of service to Wilmington and
Southeastern North Carolina is a great
record.
Our neighbors to the southeast have
been among the greatest boosters of
this section. They have contributed
much to the development of this area
and we join all their friends In expres
sing a wish that this same fine service
may continue through the years ahead
?yes, even for another 80 years.
The 112-page anniversary edition
Sunday was no small achievement.
Knowing something of the effort re
quired for the production of so many
pages, we know that the publishers had
the united backing of their fine staff
in this undertaking.
Day in and day out The Wilmington
Morning Star and The Wilmington
News do a good job for the territory
which they serve, and it is a fine thing
to see these two newspapers blaze a
path for progress in Southeastern North
Carolina.
Beautiful Easter
God and man conspired to make Eas
ter Sunday a day of beauty and happi
ness which long will be remembered.
The day was clear and warm, the
sort of weather you dream about for
Easter. It was a fine day for the Easter
Bunny, and -wherever egg hunts were
planned as a part of the (lay's festivi
ties, the setting was perfect. New Eas
ter outfits, flowering Easter bonnets
and even corsages could be shown off
in all their glory.
On the more serious side, the early
morning hours were pleasant for the
Easter singers as they went about town
proclaiming the beauty of the coming
day; and for those who attended Sun
rise Services there was a glorious ex
perience.
Weeks of patient work had gone be
fore, but for Easter Sunday services
the choirs of our churches poured forth
their souls in song to thrill large con
gregations of members and visitors.
Because it is impossible for one to be
everywhere at once, we missed hearing
some of the best programs of the day;
but the ones that we did hear made us
proud of our community and the things
that our people can accomplish when
they work together for a worthy pur
pose.
Road Improvement
In the matter of improvement of
roads in Brunswick county our sympa
thies are with the farmer and the diffi
culty he experiences in gettng his sup
plies to his farm, his products to mar
ket and his children to school. We are
glad to know that present emphasis is
being placed by the State Highway and
Public Works Commission on construc
tion of farm-to-market roads.
But there is a road problem in Bruns
wick which is holding back the devel
opment of a beautiful and valuable
beach area; and the correction of this
trouble involves no matter of paving?
merely an agreement to take over and
to maintain a road which already has
been hard surfaced.
We refer to Long Beach" and the
road which extends along the Atlantic
shore line for a matter of three or four
miles. No longer ago than Monday af
ternoon we saw eager buyers hesitate
to purchase desirable ocean front lots
because the future upkeep of the road
leading to their property is in doubt.
It is a small thin^-that is being ask
ed by. property owiTers and taxpayers
when they request the State iiignway
and Public Works Commission to take
over a roadway which gives access to
thousands of dollars worth of property.
Necessary maintenance and repair are
requirements which can be met by per
sonnel and equipment of the highway
forces, and there can be no doubt that
there are a sufficient number of per
sons whose welfare is involved to justi
fy this action on the part of the State
Highway Commission.
Pedestrian Death
Here are the facts on last year's
North Carolina pedestrian accidents, as
reported by the Highway Safety Divis
ion of the Department of Motor Vehi
cles.
Frequency?On the average once
every 38 hours during 1947, a walker
was struck and fatally injured on some
North Carolina street or highway. Of
the 836 persons killed during the year
in all types of traffic mishaps, 227
were pedestrians; of the 6,524 persons
injured in all accidents, 694 were ped
estrians.
Location ? Seventy-eight walkers
were hit within city limits, and 149
were hit on rural roads.
Time?Of the 921 pedestrians killed
or injured during 1947, 525 of them
met their mishaps during daylight
hours; 55 at dusk, and the remaining
341 after dark.
Age?Fifty-three children under 10
years of age were killed while walking
or playing on streets or highways; six
ty-six pedestrians were over 55 years
of age, 43 of them being over 65 years
old.
Sex?The male sex accounted for 174
deaths, while the fairer sex accounted
for 53 fatalities.
Action ? Twenty-three pedestrians
were killed at intersections, 30 between
intersections; 24 while coming from be
hind parked cars; 32 while walking in
roadways; 59 while crossing rural
roadways; 17 while playing in roads;
five while getting on or off vehicles;
five actually lying in streets or roads;
and miscellaneous actions contributed
to the remaining 32 fatal cases against
pedestrians.
Our Suggestion:?Watch your step.
Young Prisoners
The case of the 14-year-old Negro
boy, David Bryant, who was sentenced
to 30 years in prison for second degree
burglary, brought out into the open
the system North Carolina is using in
dealing with youthful prisoners. Those
under 21 years are being sent to pris
on camps separate from hardened
criminals of mature years.
This segregation setup is designed to
rehabilitate these youngsters.
To quote from a story in the Raleigh
News and Observer, "Robinson said
there are several life-termers under 20
years of age at the camps now."
Somebody has failed these boys. And
in most instances, parents are respon
sible. It is a healthy policy the State is
employing. Perhaps, in these camps
there will be the right kind of influence
to offset their tragic background and
return them to society.
Thirty-year and life sentences do not
often mean what they read in the case
of hardened criminals, and certainly
these youngsters need not be imprison
ed for long. Perhaps eight or 10 years
of schooling and training will be just
what David Bryant needs.
Church Preference
College officials sorting blanks filled
out by students found the usual number
of Baptists, Methodists, Presbyterians,
and so on, listed under "Church Prefer
ence." But the neatly lettered carcl of
a student majoring in architecture stop
ped them. His church preference was
"Gothic."?Reader's Digest.
Lotting Children
"Which of your 13 children do you
love the most ?" a nurse at New York's
Henry Street Settlement asked a moth
er from the slums.
"The one who is sick, until he gets
well," replied the mother. "Or the one
who is away, until he gets home."?
Reader's Digest.
At the outbreak of the Revolution
ary War, the United States had no
Navy Department or ships and only a
few armed merchantmen.
The total value of real estate in New
York City is estimated at $16,900,000,
000.
OPEN FORUM
A colnmn dedicated to opinions ol
the public. A mouthpiece lor the
Ttews and observations o f our
friends and readers, for which we
accept 110 responsibility. Contribu
tions to this colnmn must not
sxceed three hundred words.
Editor,
State Port Pilot,
Southport, N. C.
Dear Mr. Editor:
"In looking over the State Port
Pilot of March 3rd, I was very
much interested in what I read
with regard to developing the
seafood industry along the North
Carolina coast. We have a shrimp
here in Core Sound, which reach
es from Beaufort Inlet to Harbor
Island. In this sound the shrimp
thrives as well in winter as in
summer. The species has a black
spot on each side. It never gets
larger than 5 inches and the
average size is 3% to 4 inches, j
Not very ofter do you see any
of this variety of shrimp any
where except in Core Sound.
They are a very hard shrimp and
in summer they need very little
ice for preservation.
"The best catches are made
from the first of May until the
J 15th of July. Instead of using
[boats and trawl nets the shrimp
nets are run around the sound
and anchored during high tide.
When the tide runs out it drifts
the shrimp into the nets.
"With regard to our fishing
here around Harkers Island and
elsewhere on the upper coast,
the trawlers have so culled out
the fish close to the shore that
we have just a few small fish
left. By using one Inch and one
eighth mesh we are able to catch
just a few, most of these in the
migrating season.
Walter Willis,
Harkers Ieland, N. C.
March 25, 1948.
E. F. MIDDLETON, III.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Middleton,
of Charleston and Long Beach,
announce the birth of a son,
Ernest F. Middleton, III, Sat
urday, March 20.
Leland News
EASTER EGG HUNT
Fun to Learn Kindergarten w|s
entertained Saturday morning J
with an Easter egg hunt by their
teacher, Mrs. J. D. Withrow. AI
very impressive Easter program
was presented as following:
"A Child's Prayer" class; Song
"Sing Praises, Thanks and Prai
se"?Linda Kay Perry; Song,
'Happy Times"?class; Song "Oh
Who Can Make A Flower?" class;
"God's Children" Harriette Ann
Brew, Patsy Hardie, Eileen Silva,
Barbara Jean Corbitt; "Where Is
God?" Katie Lossen. "Easter
Story From The Bible?Mrs.
Withrow. Song "Comes the Wond
rous hour?Class.
"Easter Morning"?Laura and
Lorene Blake; "Song Singing of
Jesus"?Nancy Faye Lewis and
class; ' Bible verses?Josephine
Gainey, LaNell Lewis; "The Blue
Bird"?Laura Beth Withrow and
Eddie Wessell; "Wing Dreams"
Clayton Robbins, Jr.; "The Bun
ny"?Tommie Rae Johnson; Song
j "Friends"?Class; Song "Lazy
Mary"?Josephine Gainey, LaNell
| Lewis, Eileen Silva, Linda Kay
J Perry, Laura and Lorene Blake.
The following mothers attend:
Mrs. Lee Blake, Mrs. Sam Corbitt,
Mrs. D. T. Brew, Mrs. Albert Los
sen, Mrs. Clayton Robbins, Sr.,
Mrs. Ed Wessell. Visiting children
were, Kenneth Lee Blake, Ray
! Jones, Sue Ellen Bordeaux, A1
| Lossen, Tommy Robbins, Reid and
j Lelia Ellen Withrow, Barbara
, Lewis.
i PERSONELS
| Mr. and Mrs. Don Leonard of
, Greensboro spent several days
'last week with Mr. and Mrs. G.
jW. Lennon, parents of Mrs. Leno
ard, at their home in Leland.
Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Ennis, Sr.,
left Saturday to spend the week
end with their daughter and son
in-law, Rev. and Mrs. W. W. Rob
bins, in High Point.
Miss Barbara Admas, of Wash
ington, D. C., and Miss Shirley
Admas of Lee's McRae Junior
College, Banner Elk, will arrive
this week to spend the spring
holidays with their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. G. Admas.
ELECTRIC REFRIGERATORS
DEEP FREEZERS
We are accepting orders for quick delivery. Don't
wait until the hot weather rush of buying begins.
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Shallotte, N. C.
You Have Been Waiting For A Maytag
NOW THEY ARE HERE!!
That's right. We have
several models in stock and
can deliver one to you this
week.
No Waiting...
... No Delay
Come in, pick out the
machine that you want and
we will let you take it home
with you!
ROBINSON'S
Southport, N. G.
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Southport, N. C.
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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 Daily.
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Friends will regret to learn
that little David Finch, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Verne Finch, is still ill j
in the James Walker Memorial
Hospital in Wilmington.
Philip Dresser ?tudent at State
College has returned to Raleigh
after spending several days the
past week with| his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. K. B. Dresser.
Mrs. Susan Skipper, who has
been a patient in James Walker
Memorial Hospital, has returned
to her home and is improving j
rapidly. Mrs. Skipper is the moth-|
er of Mrs. George C. McKeithan
of Woodburn.
Mrs. Leon Fletcher of St. Pet
ersburg, Fla., who accompanied
her mother, Mrs. W. M. Blanton
home in Wilmington, spent sev
eral days in Leland visiting her
sister, Mrs. G. R. Ennis, Jr.
Antioch News
Ralph Clemmons was called to
Myrtle Beach Sunday by the ill
ness of his mother, Mrs. E. L.
Clemmons.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Nunalee
and children, Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Ward, Jr., and little son, visited
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ward, Sr.,
Sunday. They are from Fayette
ville.
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Garner, Mrs.
George Berry and R. B. Lewis
spent Sunday at Myrtle Beach,
S. C., with Mrs. E. L. Clem
mons, who is very ill.
Mr. and Mrs. Charley Keck and
little daughter, of Burlington,
spent the week end with Mrs.
Keek's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Brown.
Miss Eloise Lancaster of Mere
dith College is spending the
spring holidays with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Hoyd Lancastser.
Mrs. Elizabeth Jackson, of
Burlington, spent the week end
here with her sister, Mrs. Archie
Johnson.
Eleven Champs
Are Created In
Golden Gloves
Outstanding Tournament
Comes To End Here After
Four Brilliant Pugilistic
Card
SHALLOTTE LAD IS
CALLED BEST SPORT
BY JIGGS POWERS
Eleven champions were crown
ed here Saturday night in the fi
nals of the Annual Columbus
County Golden Gloves Boxing
Tournament. These bouts climax
ed three previous nights of ama
teur glove-throwing at its best
and the event was pronounced
one of the biggest successes of
this kind ever held in the local
gym.
Crowell Williamson, the class
of the tournament at 125 pounds,
boxed beautifully to take an easy
decision over Shallotte's Cecil
Ward. It was the local boy's sec
ond crown, having won last year.
He is also previous winner in the
Gloves at Wilmington and Fay
etteville, and proved his right to
the Columbus 125 pound title by
putting on one of his best fights.
Douglas Pridgen, the 135 pound
member of the Wolfpack, won a
decision over Don Watson, fight
ing for Tabor City.
Thomas Gray, of Shallotte, won
the 145 pound diadem when he
made short work of the 'Pack's
Rone Anderson. The hard-hitting
Brunswick Coonty lad gave Andy
no quarter as he put him away
with a flurry of hard one-two's
to the head after 55 seconds of
the 1st round of the bout. In
an exhibition bout, *
Following the final bout Golden
Gloves were presented to the
champions in each bracket and
silver ones to each runner-up.
The Sportsmanship trophy was
awarded to Cecil Ward, of Shal
lotte, while Crowell Williamson,
the Whiteville ace, was voted the
most popular boxer in the tour
nament. Oddly enough, these two
boys were opponents in the finals
of the 125 pound class. <
Quarter-final results in the Col
umbus County Golden Gloves on
Thursday night were aa follows:'
125 pounds?James Robbing
(Shallotte) decisioned Wayne'
Tedder' (W)
I 160 pounds?Waban Thomas I
| (Shallotte) knocked out Jack!
Miller (Tabor City) in 35 seconds
[of 2nd round. This was the first
KO of the tourney, with Thomas
I showing worlds of power.
I The Friday night semi-finals
|had several good bouts, with the
j 125 and 145 pound clashes ending
i in technical knockouts; James
I Bobbins, Shallotte, stopping Eu
j gene Home, Whiteville in the
[first and Junior Hewitt, also of
[ Shallotte putting the "whammy"
j on Hugh Williams, of Whiteville,
in the finale of the night.
A member of the oak species
grown in the western Mediter
ranean area yields cork.
The Sea of Galilee lies nearly
700 feet below the Mediterraneon
which is only 25 miles away.
Iraq's chief cities are Bagdad,
Basra and Mosul.
WANT ADS
FOR ?ENT: Trailer, completely
furnished. Suitable for couple.
Mrs. Archie Evans, Southport,
x.. C.
FOR SALE: 17 acres good land
%-mile south of Supply Post
Office on Holden Beach road.
Fine building site. J. N. Lan
caster, Supply, N. C.
REWARD?For return of one
medium sized hound dog. Yel
low with white tip on end of
tail. Answers to name of
Muddy. Notify Homer Inman,
Ash, N. C.
Auto
UPHOLSTERING
? Convertible Tops
? Head Linings
? Side Panels
? Seat Covers
? Body Repair
? Auto Painting
? Welding
SEE
CLYDE SPRADLEY'S
GARAGE & BODY SHOP
FOR SALE: DeLux Model Cold
spot. Excellent condition. Im
mediate possession. $150.00. Call
State Port Pilot, Southport,
N. C.
FOR SALE: New cement block
building, located on 66-ft. lot on
highway near hospital. Suitable
for residence or business. Bar
gain. Southport Motor & Ma
chine Shop, Southport, N. C.
TYPEWRITER REPAIR
ING?Any make. Also do
repairing and cleaning on
Adding Machines. Prices
reasonable. See Mr. Ilarper
at State Port Pilot Office,
or contact me at 310 East
Walter Street, Whiteville,
N. C.. Phone 3088.
FOR SALE: Shrimp Boat "Gilda
Dawn," overall length 43 feet,
width 10 feet, draws 3 feet wa
ter, has one forward cabin and
pilot house, has Chrysler Crown
Marine motor, and equipped
with three nets and all running
equipment. Sale subject to con
firmation by Court. Communi
cate with Murray G. James,
609 Murchison Building, Wil
mington, North Carolina, or
Captain Gporge E. Brooks,
(Seaside) P. O. Shallotte, North
Carolina.
Murray G. James, Executor,
Estate of H. A. Adams.
Read The Want A<
FOR SALE: Two-apartm,
house, excellent location. Sei
building lots situated on hi
way near hospital. Available
bargain price. Stevens Agen
Southport, N. C.
FOR SALE: 40 ft. shrimp bo
new motor, two nets. Pr
$2500.00. See Mrs. ciarei
Varnum, Southport, N. c.
LOST: Somewhere in Southp]
a nearly new meat saw. \\
pay $100 reward for its i
I turn to State Port Pilot offi
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FOR SALE: Old Capt. Mo<
place, located 210-mile fri
school building in Bolivia. Se\
acrcs good land, 4-room hoi
and outbuildings. Price $1,6(1
00. Stevens Agency, Southpc
N. C.
SHOE AND HARNESS?Repa
ing, prompt work, satisfacti
guaranteed. Bring us or send
your leather jobs. We make
specialty of fine shoe rcpairii
O. W. McLELLAND, next
post office, Shallotte, N. c.
FOR SALE: Hudson Super i
four door aedan. Price $375
See Boyd Robinson, Shallo
Point, Shallotte, N. C.
FOR SALE: Hudson Super !
four door sedan. Price $375.
See Boyd Robinson, Shallo
Point, Shallotte, N. C.
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Waynesboro, Virginia
NOTICE SKKVIXi; SIMMONS
BY r0H I.ICATION
State Of North Carolina,
County Of Hrunswirk
In The Superior Court
Brunswick County
vs.
Wilson Perkins and wife, ??
Perkins
The defendants. Wilson Perkins j
wife, Perkins
will take notice that an action
titled as above has been instituted
the Superior Court of Krutim
County. North Carolina, wherein
plaintiff asks for judgment for ta
due Brunswick County, that the *
defendants will further noi
that they are required to appear
the Office of the Clerk of the
perior Court of said county in
Court House in South|?ort. No
Carolina, within thirty (30) day?
ter the 24th day of March. Wl?, i
answer or demur to the comnlaiRt
said action, or the plaintiff will ap
to the Court for the relief demam
in the said complaint.
This the 22nd day of March, M
B. J. HOLD EN.
Asst. Clerk Superior Coi
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