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Most Of The News All The Time Volume No. 17 No. 4 THE STATE PORT PILOT _A Good Newspaper In A Good Community _6-Pages Today SOUTHPORT, N. C. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1956 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY The Pilot Covers Brunswick County $1.50 PER YEAR Additional Land Shows Expansion At Yaupon Beach Developers Purchase 550 Acres Joining Present Property On East And Running To Oceanfront EMBRACES WOODED AREA BACK FROM SEA Developer G. V. Barbee Says Enlargement Of Mo tel Is One Sure Project Before Next Summer Barbee's, Inc., already the own ers of several hundred acres of Yaupon Beach, took a big for ward step for development dur ing the past week when they bought 550 additional acres of beach land adjoining Yaupon Beach. The property was acquired from the Caswell Carolina Cor poration of Goldsboro and lies on the east side of the highway to Long Beach and Yaupon Beach. The highway also interests the property that has just been ac quired. Most of this addition to Yaupon Beach is beautifully wooded. Continuous improvement of the original Yaupon Beach property will go steadily forward, accord ing to G. V. Barbee, president of the corporation. He stated Sat urday that a large number of property owners who have pur chased building lots during the past two years have announced their intention of building homes this fall and winter. In addition to other improve ments at the beach center, Bar bee's plan to enlarge the motel to contain 45 rooms. The place has been crowded continuously this summer and, as Mr. Barbee pointed out, people who come to a resort must have a place to stay. Undoubtedly, he said, the steel ocean fishing pier, the skating rink, miniature golf course, motel and modern restaurant have all been big attractions at Yaupon Beach this year. This fact is at tested to by the absolute need of enlarging the motel before an other summer season. Asked regarding the develop ment of the new area acquired this past week, Barbee said, “We like to go slow in the plan ning stage and determine what the public most desires. Right now we want to get the lakes cleaned out, make a park, a com munity house, places for religious worship, etc. Such initial activi ties are pretty well assured.” Separated only by the high way from the original Yaupon Beach property and with the new tract even more beautifully wood ed than the old one, the purchase of the Caswell Carolina Corpora tion lands makes Yaupon Beach one of the biggest and fastest growing resort developments along the coast. Barbee’s Inc. has put several hundred thousand dollars into the development and the developeis intend to put in a great deal more. Brief Bitt Of -NEWSJ HOSPITAL. PATIENT M. M. King of Supply, State Highway Commission Maintenance Foreman, has been ill in the Dosher Memorial hospital for the past three days. IMMEDIATE NEED The “Help A Home" project for the Southport Woman's Club is in immediate need of clean white clothes, worn sheets or similar items. Those who have articles to contribute should take them to Mrs. H. B. Smith, chair man of the project. JOINS SHIP’S CREW Losing one man- through sick man while at Sunny Point last week, the M. S. T. S. O’Brien quickly found another to replace him in Allie Lee Lewis, who lives between Southport and Bolivia. The O’Brien is scheduled to re turn here September 1. and Lewis signed on for the voyage. His wife works at Watson’s Pharmacy here in Southport. ERECTED THE DOME The newspapers three weeks ago cai ried pictures of a gigantic dome, shipped by air to” Kabul, Afghanistan. It was made in Ra leigh and was rated as the heav iest shipment by air to a foreign country. A Brunswick county boy Jefferson Davis Brooks, son of Mrs. Warden Lewis, was sent over from Chapel Hill to assem ble the dome. He is now await ing a return flight to the U. S. A. Tobacco Market Opening Slow Light Sales And Low Prices Mark Opening Days Of 1956 Tobacco Marketing Season In This Area The tobacco market for this area continued at a relatively low ebb today, but the sales seemed to be brightening some. Morning reports from the auc tion floors in Whiteville indicated that sales, both in volume, qual ity and price remained about the same as the first two day’s re ports. However, some reports indicat ed that things seemed a. little better. R. G. Maultsby, sale supervisor, said that he expected to see sales at about 450,000 pounds. No definite reason seemed available for the low openings and the losses to higher grades of leaf. Although Border belt and South Carolina market opening prices were definitely down from the 1955 buyings, the situation is expected to pick up considerably. Figures released by the market ing division of the U. S. depart ment of agriculture indicates that for the opening day, Thursday, Whiteville and Fair Bluff proved the leaders for the opening day. Whiteville’s 985,314 pounds was highest in volume for the Belt, leading both Fairmont and Lum berton, and was second only to Lake City in South Carolina. The average price, as publish ed by USD A of $49.40 was among leaders in the belt. Fair Bluff, selling 237,550 pounds brought the top price in either belt for the opening day. It scored $50.32, the only market to break $50. Other opening day figures showed Chadbourn selling 307, 878 pounds for $49.06, and Tabor City selling 222,304 pounds for a $49.25 average. Prices and volume went down ward for the second day, Fri day, but the Whiteville market retained a price edge. It sold 498,150 pounds for $48.02. Other markets in the county were Chad bourn 90,292 for $46.61; Fair Bluff, 53,568 pounds for $46.73, and Tabor City, 81,422 pounds for $47.64. An encouraging note on the market was the continued rela tively low percentage of tobacco taken into stabilization as com pared to last year. The average for the Whiteville market was 27.36 percent, as compared to 1955’s 45 percent. Fishing Parties Have Good Luck Lmphasis in Local rishing Has Been Upon Trying To Combine Sport With Being Practical, And Many Blues And Macker el Caught KING MACKEREL ARE CONSIDERED CHOICE These Fish Are Still Being Caught By Parties Going To Gulf Stream; Large Spanish Mackerel Striking A lot of large and beautiful Spanish mackerel have been show ing up on the Gulf Stream this week and as a result about all available boats are out there to day. This is a little different from the usual fishing schedule, as the middle of the week usually brings in small crowds. From results of the past two weeks it is evident that the minds of a lot of sportsmen run to food fish, instead of just sport, 'they have been going after and getting Spanish mackerel, king mackerel and blues in abundance, along with a lot of other food fish. On Friday Capt. Fred Fulford had C. R. Hinson and party of Caswell out aboard the Davis Bros. V and brought in 314 Span ish mackerel and bluefish. On Sunday R. C. Clawson and party of Belmont had 31 Spanish mack erel and bluefish. On Friday Capt. Basil Watts had Beach Hall and party of Charlotte out aboard the Idle On II and came in with 200 blues and Spanish mackerel, plus 9 king mackerel. Pat Dugan and party were out with him Sunday and caught 10 king mackerel, 4 barra cuda, 6 cero and 1 dolphin. On his Friday trip Capt. H. A. Schmidt had Bill Osborne and party of Greensboro out aboard (Continued On Page Four} High School Has Faculty Vacancy Decision Of Commercial Teacher To Get Married Leaves Local Faculty 3 Teachers Short Two weeks ago in a story given a local reporter, Principal Thomas Webb of the Southport school was rather happy over the fact that at that time he only lacked one or two teachers for the com ing session. Saturday, with it two weeks nearer the opening of school, he was bewailing the fact that in stead of being shy two teachers, he is short three of them. His business teacher, Miss Cecila Lou Tripp of Sh allotte, resigned last week. She is to be married soon and is going to Block Island to make her home. That”, said Mr. Webb, “leaves Continued On Page Four) Youths Captured Following Robbery Ronald*" Villano, 15, and Frederick Verniano, 18, white youths from Rochester, N. Y., were arrested Tuesday night a short time after thieves were heard leaving the Glenn Williamson Serv ice Station at Shallotte. Following a period of ques tioning by officers, who were armed with finger prints taken inside the station, the boys confessed that they had broken into the Shallotte place of business. About $20 was missing from the cash register, but no merchandise was missed. The pair will be given a preliminary hearing Monday in Recorder's court. Routine Session Of Court Monday Matters Of Usual Interest Disposed Of Before Judge Earl Bellamy In Record er’s Court Monday A long list of cases were tried in Brunswick county Recorder’s court here Monday with the fol olwing judgments being handed down by Judge Earl Bellamy: George Lee Collins, speeding, fined $15 and costs. Joe Earl Beck, drunk driving, fined $100 and costs, notice of appeal given. Alvin Hill, non support of illegitimate child, 6 months on roads, suspended on payment of $12.50 monthly for medical ex penses for the benefit of Eva Mae Frink, and costs of the case. Willie Hasper Hewett, Jr., drunk driving, pleaded guilty to reckless operation, fined $25 and costs. Edgar Lawrence Cameron, Jr., speeding, fined $10 and costs. Jessie James Crawford, no trailer license, costs. James A. Davis, possession of whiskey and leaving car on traveled portion of highway, fined $10 and costs, Robert Williams, Jr., possession, fined $10 and costs. August William Luhrs, man slaughter and failing to stop at scene of accident, held for Super ior court under $2,000 bond. James Rose, cheating and de frauding, ordered to make res titution to Mrs. Paul Miller in sum of $100 and pay costs of the case. Charlie Simmons, speeding fined $10 and costs. Frank Jackson Ascharl, speed ing, fined $10 and costs. Herman Alvin Evans, speeding, $10 and costs. George Kelly Evans, speeding, Continued On Page Four Social Security Payments Reach $24,545 Monthly These Payments To Eligible Persons In Brunswick Are Equivalent To Annual Payroll Of $282,540 TOTAL EXPECTED TO SHOW INCREASE Addition During Past Year Of Fishermen, Farmers And Professionally Self Employed Will In crease Payments Recently released statistics show that 735 residents of Brunswick county are receiving $23,545 each month under Old Age and Sur vivors Insurance payments, ac cordings to Ernest F. Kitzpatrick, Manager of the Wilmington Dis trict Office of the Social Secu rity Administration. He pointed out tilat this is ! not only equal to an annual pay roll of $282,540 but is an increase of over twenty-five percent over the December 1954 figure. This amount is in addition to lump sum death benefits paid. Emphasizing that Old-Age and Survivors Insurance provides pro tection for not only men and women wage earners and self employed persons who are age 65 or older, Fitzpatrick explained that a breakdown of the total payments showed the following: $13,169.00 to 278 living wage earners -or self-employed persons age 65 or over; $1,770 to 82 wives or husbands; $5,531 to 283 children; $1,043 to 28 widows or widowers; $1,781 to 59 mothers under age 65; and $251 to others. Due to this being the second year in which Social Security coverage has been extended to fishermen, farmers and profes sionally self-employed persons not previously under social security coverage, an increase is expected in the near future, both in num ! ber of persons entitled to bene fits and in the amount of bej»e fits, Fitzpatrick said. Musical Comedy Here Thursday Local Cast Will Appear In “The Lady Pirates,” Which Is Written And Produced By Lew Hardie “The Lady Pirates”, a new musical by Lew Hardee and star ring Carolyn Mallison and Jimmy Harper, is being presented at 8 o’clock Thursday in the South port high school auditorium* Scores of local people have helped prepare the dozens of lav ish costumes and the elaborate sets to help make the show un usually colorful. Mrs. Eunice Huntley and Betsy Carr will be at the two pianos and have been hard at work learn ing the new songs. Barbara McLeod and Lee Cash well are opposites in the two comedy leads. Miss Julia Spencer is cast as Belle Bell, a pirate who poses as lady-in-waiting for Miss Mallison when the pirate troop enters the masquerade ball of the governor uninvited. Teel St. George, Mary Lib Fox, Cheryl Rogers, Harriet Watts, David Peters, Tommy Harrelson, Continued On Page Four) Commissioners In Monday Session Members of the board of coun ty commissioners met Monday, and among the business to which they attended was the opening of bids for re-roofing the Bruns wick County Boarding Home. All proposals for this work were re jected and bids were ordered ad vertised again, setting out specifi cations in greater detail. Lawrence Willing was named electrical inspector for Smithville, Lockwoods Folly, Waccamaw and Shallotte townships, with the ex ception of Southport. F. O. Sim mons was named to serve in this capacity in Northwest and Town Creek townships. Melvin J. Smith was relieved of $50 valuation due to double listing. Highway Map Is Posted Showing New Route No. 17 Present Location Of This Highway Will Be Follow ed Except From Shaliotte River Bridge To A. B. Willis Farm State Highway Commission maps showing the relocating of U. S. 17 through Shaliotte have been posted at the courthouse. Going south, there is no change from the old course, ac cording to the map, until the Shaliotte river is crossed. From the river and fill on the south side, the new course is to cross 130 northwest of the old Rourk residence and from there to pro ceed almost through the center of the Dr. H. M. Rourk property and re-enter the old course of the highway on the A. B. Willis property, south of Shaliotte. North of Shaliotte and through the business portion of the town, the road will be widened, but there will be no material change in the present course. Likewise from the A. B. Willis farm on to Grissettown, there will be no ma terial changes in the present route. Last year there was much dis cussion among Shaliotte citizens and Highway Commission offi cials about whether the road should be rerouted so as to by pass the business district of Shal iotte. Turn Buildings Over To McAleer Commanding Officer Of j Sunny Point Army Terni nal Accepts Newly Com pleted Quarters In South port The District Army Engineers, represented by D. P. Thomas, Resident Engineer at Sunny Point, turned over to Lt. Col. Maurice Lancaster, Post Engineer, the 4 new homes in Southport Thursday evening. Col. Lancaster, then turned over the buildings to Col. Wm. A. McAleer, commanding officer at the terminal as a part of the Sunny Point facilities. The buildings were constructed by Douglas Jewell, Wilmington contractor, working under the Wilmington District Army En gineers, who supervise new con (.Continued on Page Four) W. R. KCSOAH Our ROVING Reporter Addressing his letter, simply: “The Guy Who Can’t Hear and Talks All the Time About South port and What a Grand Place it is,” Call Goerch of The State and Radio Announcer of Raledgh, had this to say, Saturday: "Dear Bill: SOME TRIP is right. If you want to know the truth- -it like to have worn us all out. I am going to tell the whole siory on my broadcast Sunday (last Sunday) night. The brightest spot in the entire trip was seeing you again. Wish you could have been on the boat with us—it wfculd have eased the atmosphere some. Best wishes, Carl.” Carl’s Wish ing we were there on the boat with them made us recall the [sar castic post cards that we have received from time to time ijrom [ friends on a vacation. In the last few years we ex pect that we have been asked re garding the ownership of the land east of the highway and leading to Fort Caswell, more than a hundred times. All thought it a beautiful seaside tract of land and wondered why it was not being developed. The land was owned by the Caswell Carolina Corporation of Goldsboro. Those forming the corporation had too many other interests to bother about developing their beautiful property. All this is now in the past. Last week Barbee’s Incor porated, owners of Yaupon Beach, bought 550-acres of the Caswell Carolina lands and added it to Yaupon Beach. Always pushing and developing what they already had at Yaupon, the Barbee’s are planning to do something really (Continued on Page Four) National Recognition HONORED—Mrs. C. Ed Taylor, volunteer weather observer of Southport, has been honored recently by the editors of Look Magazine for her work in connection with the hurricane warning service of the Weather Bu reau. A photo of the Southport lady, taken by Southport photographer Art Newton, appeared in the current issue of that publication. Registration Books To Open Saturday West Point Cadets Visit Sunny Point Sunny Point was host to a small group of West Point cadets Tuesday when they visited there for an orientation tour of the new ammunition loading terminal. The cadets were accompanied by their lady friends and were escorted to the terminal by Lt. Col. Jackson from the Wilmington District En gineers. Lt. Col. Murphy, Ex ecutive Officer, SPAT, greeted the party at the north pier and conducted them on a tour of the terminal. The group was highly impress ed with the terminal lay-out and the many safety features incor porated into its construction. The tour lasted approximately one hour and the cadets departed for Wilmington in mid-afternoon, greatly impressed with their visit and enthusiastic in their praise of this modern ammunition load ing terminal. Sears Interested In Locating Here Company Representative Is Making Inquiry As To Availability Of Building Suitable For Needs In Southport Sears Roebuck and Company >vill locate one of their stores in Southport, provided they can ob tain a 5 year lease on a building, with privilege of renewal. They require a minimum street floor level space of 3,000 square feet with 4,000 square feet or better preferred. The store front must be of modern "open” or “see thru” ype. The building must have air conditioning and asphalt tile floor covering. Mr. Waddell of the North Caro ina Sears Roebuck Company leadquarters located at Greens boro, was here with W. B. Keziah early Friday morning and the .wo discussed location and various ingles to the proposed building ind business. The visitor stated definitely :hat it was not neecssary to have i brick building, although such a structure would be preferred. "A cinder block building, at least 50-feet wide and 100 to 120 feet n length, will do,” he said. He left a resume of the loca tion desired and building require ments with Mr. Keziah. The local man believes such i business as Sears Roebuck and Company woud offer a big in cintive to ‘ the development of oouthport, and Keziah is very mxious to find someone able and (Continued on Page Four) ‘Board Of Election Holds Session Monday To Make Plans For Special Vote On Pearsall Plan On Sep tember 8 THOSE ON BOOKS ALREADY ELIGIBLE Changes Occur In Exum Precinct With New Regis trar Being Appointed And New Voting Place Designated Members of the Brunswick county board of elections held a session here Monday to make plans for the Special General Election that will be held through out North Carolina on September 8 at which time the voters will have an opportunity to ratify or reject the Pearsall Plan. Registration books will be open on August XI and will remain open through August 25. Absentee voting will be permitted from both civilians and service men, and ballots may be obtained from the election board chairman from his office in the tax building in Southport from 8:30 to 5 daily, Monday through Friday. Due to the death of the late D. B. Edwards, registrar for Exum precinct, the board ap pointed Mrs. Mildred P. Vereen to fill his unexpired term. Due to the inadequate space in the voting place at Exum precinct, the board authorized the new reg istrar to move into a building being furnished by Odell Bennett near the Bennett Trading Co. McClure Resigns Job At Bolivia Popular Principal Of Bolivia High School Has Been Elected Head Of High School At Chadbourn Fred McClure, principal of the Bolivia high school for the past 3 years, has resigned to become principal at Chadbourn high school. He is leaving this week to assume his duties at Chad bourn. Mrs. McClure, who has also taught at Bolivia, resigned along with her husband. The departure of the two leaves a considerable gap in the faculty at Bolivia. However, residents of that com munity stated Monday that the expectations were to fill all va cancies in short order. McClure, during his three years, proved himself an efficient and popular head of the Bolivia School. Patrons of the school are expressing keen disappointment at his going, and the same feel ing with regard to Mrs. McClure. However, they realize that the larger Chadbourn school is offer ing the couple opportunities that neither can pass up. Assignment Of Students Made For Next Year Brunswick County Board Of Education Adopts Regula tions Governing Assign ment And Makes Desig nations SET OPENING DATE AS SPETEMBER 4TH Holiday Routine Also De cided By Board During Regular Session Here Monday Evening Members of the Brunswick County Board of Education met here Monday night and adopted rules and regulations governihg the assignment and enrollment of pupils in the administrative unit under their jurisdiction. They also assigned children in the Brunswick county schools for the coming term. Tuesday, September 4, was set as the opening date for Bruns wick County schools. The board also made provision for tho holi day schedule during the coming year. November 22 and 23 will be granted for Thanksgiving; Christmas holidays will extend from December 21 through Jan uary 1. Easter holidays next spring will extend from April 19 through April 22. Members of the board express ed keen interest in the Pearsall Plan, and individually those who were present declared their inten tion to do what they can to ex* plainf it to Brunswick county citi zens and to urge its passage at the Special Election on September 8. Passage of the resolution set ting into effect the assignment plan is in accordance with legis lation passed by the 1955 session of the General Assembly. Al though their action Monday night was necessary to validate their action in making specific assign ments, practically speaking no change was made from student assignment that has been follow ed during recent years. Students from Waccamaw ele mentary school will move up to Waccamaw high school; from Shallotte elementary school to Shallotte high school; from Bo livia elementary school to Bolivia high school; from Soutport ele mentary school to Southport high school; from Leland elementary school to Leland high school; from Brunswick County Training (Continued on page four) Assembly Having Another Big Week About 800 Baptist Training Union Members Attend ing Program At Caswell Baptist Assembly About 800 Baptists are having what Dr. R. K. Redwine, director of Caswell Baptist Assembly, de scribes as the greatest week of this season. The gathering is that of the Baptist Training Union, composed mostly of young people. Dr. Redwine stated yesterday that the total attendance for the season, including this week, will run to about 7,000 people. Of these the great majority remained for a full week, the meetings, with a few exceptions, being each slated for a period of that length. The director pointed out that each season since the assembly Continued On Page Four Tide Table Following Is the tide table tor Southport during the next week* These hours are ap proximately correct and were furnished The State Port Pilot through the courtesy of the Cape Fear Pilot’s Association. High Tide Low Tide Thursday, August 9, 10:16 A. M. 3:55 a. M. 10:32 P. M. 4:18 p. m. Friday, August 10, 11:08 A. M. 4:41 a. M. 11:21 P. M. 5:10 p. m. Saturday, August 11, i 12:01 A. M. 5:29 A. M. 0:00 P. M. 6:03 P. M. Sunday, August 12, 0:11 A. M. 6:19 A. M. 12:55 P. M. 6:59 P. M. Monday, August 13, 1:02 A. M. 7:12 A. M. 1:50 P. M. 7:58 p. m. Tuesday, August 14, 1:56 A. M. 8:08 A. M. 2:46 P. M. 8:56 P. M. Wednesday, August 15, 2:52 A. M. 9:04 A. M. 3:41 P. M. 9:53 p, m.
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