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ne Pilot Covers
grunswick County
no; 25
THE STATE PORT PILOT
A Good Newspaper In A Good Community
Most of The Newt
All The Time
6-PAGES TODAY"
Southport, N. C? Wednesday, October 2nd, 1946
SI .50 PER YEA* PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDA
7
,0 Southport
(omes Are Torn
)oWn This Week
? Was One Of Old
Residences In This
[onrniu"'^
iirFRS PEGGED
Instead of nailed
I Morse Home On Bay
' t Has Been Taken
?'?T. M.k. W.y
CL New Bungalow
On That Site
. , very old landmarks, both
Win their day. have dis
^ from the Southport
I?f during the past week.
gwain house on the
^opposite the Pilot office
phased by S. B. Frink.
down and its timbers will
pi in other construction. The
[S of this house was all of
rric. wooden pegs having
-ajy twen used to fasten them
The age of the struc
| pure guesswork. In town
gv Charley Rourk of Bolivia
J at the wreckage of this
fc, ar.d remXked: "My fam- J
ured into that house in 1898 I
i! was a very old house
f
? other old building which
IpM the way of the building
is the old two-story
at house on the waterfront,
?eg the old Brunswick Inn.
fjv purchased by W. S.
t this building was torn down
aie way for a modern bung
i which Mr. Wells plans to
Uct as a home for his
k
I imrest relative to the old |
gi jousc is that its timbers
li !!? millwork. Of still
Br interest was the Captains
| in the roof. Only two
homes with Captains
Ilk i their roofs remain in
I SCport area with the
li-f of the Morse house,
tai . art tin: residences ot
Bill Mrs. Earl I. Brown and
? ferry Phelps and the pic
Ke old Robin's Nest home
i& Cape Fear, two miles
b awn.
k Captains Walks were com
? ressories to many seacoast
ib a the long ago when sail
[ wis formed the only
K ftr pilots to learn when
fc=?ht be coming in. When
?: ns overdue or thought
U cverduc they would mount
Ik railed in cupolas on their
? ad there spend many
6 ?'atchinf for the silvery
|l i the vessels.
IriefNews
Flashes
TO S( HOOL
Ford, Jr., left last week
'Baleigh to resume his studies
5 State College.
TO MEET I
P* Southport Lions Club will
F Thursday at 1 o'clock in
^ -Mmumty Center Building, j
WCOMIXG DAY
F?ay. October 20, has been
' is the annual homecoming j
Jit N'ew Hope Presbyterian j
P& ? Winnabow. This will;
ft the fifty-second anniversary 1
Is* church
KOXTINVE visits
r?gular weekly visits to
"port by a representative of
K" S. Army Recruiting Sta*
V :f Wilmington, has been
?Winued until further notice.
^ HAS STOPPED
to inability to obtain
on material work has
JW for the present on the
building being constructed
'Olivia by Sheriff C. P. Wil
L?*** l'p cemetery
iu ts of thc Co?1 Run Bap
c'irch community, near Shal
Pr planning for the an
P r>anms off of the Mints
F *y "n October 15th. It is
r 'hat ii| having relatives
t buried at the above
I ^ present and assist
I on that date.
^ EX A LUNATION
i:via citizens took the
for thc officc
W r.~istcr a' Bolivia. All ex
women. The list is
m . ;'1 of Mrs. C. b. Aycock,
k k?1 acting postmaster;
Ek j? Partis, Mrs. Jack
P Karj w?st0R \V;Uett? and
FINE CATCH OF SHEEPHEAD
BEAUTIES ? Kemp R. Holden is shown above with a string of sheephead
which he and John F. Holden landed while fishing near Holdens Beach one day
last week. Total weight of the catch was more than 25-pounds.
Prize Winners
For Fishing
Event Named
Brunswick county fishermen I
won their share of the prizes in
the first annual Fishing Rodeo |
which closed Monday according j
to final tabulation of the 2,000
entries today by officials of the
event.
Winner of the $500-pnze for
the outstanding fish of the rodeo
was Tommy Williams, of Wil
mington, who lanaed a 6 -foot
sailfish. W. L. Conrad, of Char- ;
lotte, won a $100-prize for land
ing the best fish from a pier
with his 23-pound channel bass
taken at Kures pier. .
Top money-winner for Bruns
wick was Eugene Lewis, who cap
tured the $100-prize for the best
fish caught from the beach. Lewis
landed a 39-pound drum while
fishing from the beach at Bald
Head island Sunday. In addition
to his SlOO-prize, Lewis qualified
for a $25-cash award for the
largest fish taken during the con
test; won a trophy donated by
the Sports Center, of Wilming
jton: and won a fish-bait knap- 1
sack donated by The State Portj
Pilot.
Mrs. F. Mollycheck, of South
1 port, won a ?25-prize for catch
ing the biggest black drum with
her 12-lb. 2-oz. entry taken at
the quarantine station. She also'
won the trophy donated by the
Crest Theatre, Wrightsville
Beach, to the woman catching
the largest fish during the con
I test. Twenty-five dollars worth
j of fishing tackle also goes with (
this honor, the prize being donat
ed by the Rockwool Insulating1
and Heating Co., of Wilmington.
[Mrs. Mollycheck also won a $10
' cash prize to for catching the
J largest catfish during the contest,
(a 4 'i -pound entery.
Ralph Mollycheck. Southport
| youngster and son of the big
| winner in the woman's division,
I caught an 8%-pound black drum
jat the quarantine station that
| qualified him for several prizes, i
The first of these is a wrist
watch, donated by Jack Cowie, j
director of the Fishing Rodeo; a
trophy donated by the Wilming
ton Junior Chamber of Commerce
j for the best fish caught by a boyj
'or girl under 18-years of age; a:
i $25-rod and reel, donated by R
[ W. Ludwig for the best catch
; made by a boy or girl under 10
years of age.
Sees Pictures
Of New Buses
Hubert A. Livingston, Man
ager Of W. B. & 5- Bus
Lines, Receives Photo
graphs Of New Vehicles
Pictures received here by Man
ager Hubert Livingston this week
show the two big new W. B. &
S. busses completed, all but the
I finishing touches of painting in
I the colors of the bus line. Mr.
| Livingston says that one of the
j machines will be delivered In the
next two or three weeks. The
other will come in soon thcrc
j after.
| (Continued on Page Si*>
Records For Total Rainfall
For County Continue To Fall
Local Weather Station '
Shows Total Precipitation
Of 18.72 Inches During
Month Of September
CROP DAMAGE IS
CAUSED BY RAINS
Rain Saturday Night Was
3.51-Inches; Serious Dam
age Continues To Roads
Throughout The
County^ - ?
Total number of inches rain
fall for the month of September
was 18.72, according to official
figures from the local U. S. Wea
ther Station, with 3.51-inches be
ing contributed to that total dur
ing the 24-hour period ending
Sunday afternoon at 6 o'clock.
With the rainfall for the year !
already surpassing any known re- j
cords, and with two days rain
fall alone having exceeded a total |
of 20-inches at Southport, por- J
tions of Brunswick county are !
still in a decidedly soggy condi- 1
tion, manifesting itself in various
ways.
Many places that were believed
incapable of holding water owing
to their sandy nature, are now
converted into good-sized lakes.
Farmers are being seriously |
handicapped in their efforts to
do any fall plowing, as neither '
mules or machines can traverse i
many of the fields. Much of the
hay crop and other crops have
been badly damaged, including ^
peanuts, potatoes and the corn 1
crop which was made and which
is now beginning to show signs
of rotting because of the contin
ued excessive moisture.
Not the least of the damage
has been to roads, both hard sur
faced and dirt roads. During one
of the recent heavy rains the
road to Supply was blocked for
a short while by a washout. The
only other hard surfaced outlet
from Southport was closed com
pletely for several days. It is now
open but in a damaged condition
that requires care on the part of
drivers.
The River, a dirt road that of
fers the shortest mileage between]
Wilmington and Southport, has 1
been closed for two weeks due
to washouts and general bad con
dition.
October breezed in with chilly
weather that saw the thermome
ter drop below the fifty-degree
mark. Low reading Tuesday at
the local Weather Station was
49-degrees, with the prospect that
even a lower temperature might
be recorded before this early
season cold spell is broken.
Revival Services
At Bolivia Church
There will be a revival jneeting j
at Bolivia Baptist church beginn- :
ing Monday evening, October 14,
and continuing throughout thut
week.
Guest minister for this meeting
will be the Rev. Mr. Pate, pastor i
of Calvary Baptist church, Wil-J
mington. He will be assisted by j
the Rev. W. G. Phelps, retiring
pastor, and the Rev. G. W. Dowd, 1
pastor for the coming year. J
The public is cordially invited
to attend I
Street Caves-In
Following Rain
Added to the woes caused
the city officiate as a result of
the heavy rains during: tile sum
mer are several cave-Ins on
Howe street which have result
ed in blocking sections of the
?sewer tine. In at least two -
place- the pavement has given
way and gaping holes have been
blocked off.
Prior to this the chief con
cern has been over washed-out
streets and flooded areas about
the city. The matter of the
blocked sewer presents a serious
problem for members of the
hoard of aldermen and is some
thing which calls for their eariy
attention.
Fire Prevention i
Week Oct. 6 - 12
Southport Volunteer Fire
Department To ' Co-Ope
rate With National Ob
servance Of This Event
Next wesk, October 6-12, Is I
National Fire Prevention week; j
an event in which official North
Carolina is entering wholehearted- 1
ly. Governor Cherry, State Fire |
Marshall Sherwood BrockwaH and
other state officials have issued ,
general appeals, pointing out the
great annual loss of life and
enormous destruction of property
in North Carolina as a result of
fires started carelessly or other
wise.
In common with the nation
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All-Time High
Hit In Volume
Of Weed Sold
Six Sales Daily With Six
Hours Of Selling Time To
Mark Sales Of Final
Week
OVER 30 MILLION
ALREADY SOLD |
Season's Average Price Of
$51.91 Already In Excess
Of Lait Year's Average
More Than $8.00
The curtain will ring down on
1946 tobacco sales in the six
Whiteville warehouses Friday
marking the close of the most
successful year in the history of
the local market.
Walter H. Paramore, sales su
pervisor, said this morning that
throughout this week there will
be six sales daily with six hours
of selling time. The combined
warehouse daily sale will be limit
ed to 2,520 piles. There will be
one set of buyers. *
All ether markets in the coun
ty have already closed after hav
ing marked up record sales and
prices.
At the close of sales Friday,
the records in Mr. Paramore's
office showed that 32,612,548
pounds had been sold for a total
of $16,929,926.14. Through the
day, the season's average had
been $51.91 per hundred pounds.
This year's figures had already
topped last year's record by more
than two million pounds, while
the average price per hundred
was in excess of last year's aver
age by 8:54 cents. Last year's
totals were 30,029,536 pounds for
$13,025,073.17 or a season's aver
age of $43.37 t>er hundred.
Will Consider
Printing Folder
Need For Advertising Mat
ter To Be Distributed To
Interested Parties Stres
sed By Publicity Director
A number of interests in Bruns
wick county are considerating
getting out a modern, up-to-date
folder showing the advantages
and attractions of Brunswick I
ccunty as it is today. This folder
will have various illustrations and
plans are to have a map of the
inland waterway from where it
enters the Cape Fear river to the
South Carolina state line.
I This map' will give special re
ference to Orton, Southport, Bald
Head Island, various beaches and
ncaroy points of Interest. In order
to facilitate contact with the vari
ous beach and property owners
whose interests arc shown on the
map, their names and addresses
will be given in a brief descrip
tion of the property elsewhere on
the folder.
A printing and designing house
in Winston-Salem, said to be the
largest and best in the state, has
already asked W. B. Keziah for
data and other matter that will!
permit them to draw a rough
design for the folder and submit
it with estimates on its cost. This
matter will be furnished them
within . the next week.
Writing Mr. Keziah this past
week Bill Sharpe, state publicity
director, said: "For a long time
now we have been hoping that
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Our
ROVING
Reporter
With his family then living in;
Columbus county, Charley Ja
cobs went to Florida 27 years ago
to work as a carpenter and build
er. He liked Florida and the
years slipped by without his
realizing their swift passage. Last
week, for the first time in the 27
years. Mr, Jacobs came home to
visit his people in Columbus coun- j
ty and a brother, Bert Jacobs. 1
camc home to visit his people in
Columbus county and a brother,
Bert Jacobs, at Shallotte. While
he was prepared to find a great
change in both Columbus and
Brunswick counties, he told a re
porter at Shallotte Saturday that
he was amazed at the develop
'mcnt that has taken place in this
part of North Carolina.
I . !
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Grtesett
| have moved to Shallotte from
Chicago. Mr. Grissett is engag
ing in business with one of his
brothers there in the community
where he was raised. Young,
energetic and of good personality,
it is gratifying to Grisscttown
folks that this young citizen has
returned and sees an opportunity
to make good at home.
Recently J. J. Sanders, of Shal
lotte, lost a nicc little dog that
was valued highly by his family.
Although he felt that it was
somewhere outside the county,
Mr. Sanders inserted a want ad
in this paper to run two weeks.
It ran only once and was stop
ped, Mr. Sanders having recover
ed the dog from someone in
Whiteville after it had been iden
tified there by a friend who had I
read the small advertisement in,
(Continued An page six)
CRIPPLED TANKER
BLASTED ? A large hole through her bow indicates
the power of the explosion which claimed the lives of
seven members of the crew of the SS Bennington last
Tuesday night. The ship put in at Southport and remain
ed at anchor in the local harbor until Monday night,
when she left for Newport News, Va., for repairs.
Blast-Torn Tanker Leaves
Southport Monday Night
Dry Weather Is
Forecast For Fall
With the 1940 weather hav
ing been unpredictable. It in
a little difficult to understand
what to make of U. S. Wea
therman Paul Hess' Tuesday
prediction. Anyhow, there bt a
lot of wishful thinking that he
has things down right.
The long-time forecaster for
this part of the state nays ?
that we are now at the begin
ning of two full months of dry
weather.
For folks who have been
keeping their feet wet all sum
mer, it is a mighty nice thing
to have an authoratlve source
say that they may now look for
dry weather.
Routine Session
Recorder's Court
Variety Of Cases Disposed
Of Before Judge John B.
Ward In Recorder's Court
Here Monday
A variety of cases were dis
posed of here Monday before
Judge John B. Ward in Bruns
wick county Recorder's court.
The following disposition was
made of the cases:
Joe Swain, indecent exposure
of person in presence of ladies,
continued to Oct. 7th.
T. E. Herring, failing to stop
at stop sign, judgment suspended
on payment of costs.
James Alford Gaddy, speeding,
judgment suspended on payment
of a fine of $5.00 and costs.
Holly Faison, speeding, capias
and continued.
Robert Bateman, carrying con
cealed weapon, 6 months in jail,
judgment suspended on payment
of costs and defendant to be of
good behavior for a period of 12
months. Pistol confiscated by
officer.
Robert Bateman, drunk driving,
6 months on roads, judgment
suspended on payment of a fine
of $50.00 and costs and to make
restitution to Smart Cab Co.,
in amount of $100.00 and $10.00
to Dawson Jones.
Paul Watson Burney, speeding,
judgment suspended on payment
of a fine of $10.00 and costs.
Anthony Rivcnbark, reckless
operation, left open for judgment
on Oct. 7th.
G. E. Jones, disturbance in
public place, motion for jury
trial, defendant held for superior
court under $300.00 bond.
Daught Tripp, resisting ' off icer,
motion for jury trial, defendant
bound over to Superior court.
W. H. Hewett, interfering with
officcr in discharge of duty, as
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Attend Funeral
Held In New Bem \
? : ?
Word was received here Mon- ,
day that Mrs. H. C. Armstrong,!
of New Bern, had died at the ,
home of her daughter, Mrs. Flake
Sherrill, in Statesville. Mrs. Arm-|
strong is a sister-in-law of Mrs. i
C. G. Ruark and a cousin of ]
M.n. George Y. Watson. She is,
well known in Southport, where
she has visited several times. The
funeral waa held Tuesday after- .
noon in New Bern.
SS Bennington Was At An
chor Here For Six Day?
After Coming In To Dis
charge Men Killed And
- Injured
INVESTIGATION QN
BOARD WHILE HERE
Damaged VcsmI Leaves For
Newport News, Va., For
Repairs; No Announce
ment From Investi
gation
The SS Bennington left the
Southport harbor late Monday
evening lor Newport News, Va.,
where she will undergo extensive
repair* made necessary as a re
sult of the blast which shredded
her bow section last Tuesday
night.
The Bennington put In to
Southport last Wednesday, victim
of one of the worst tragedies of
the sea since the end of the war.
When she arrived here she had
six members of her chew dead,
with one other in a critical con
dition. He died a few hours after
being taken to a Wilmington hos
pital.
Southport people were greatly
excited when during the early
hours last Wednesday word came
that the tapker was coming here.
G. C. Kilpatrlck, proprietor of
Kilpatrick's Funeral Service, had
been alerted and was standing by
with his ambulance. Rev. Herbert
M. Baker, chairman of the dis
aster committee of the Brunswick
County Chapter, American Red |
Cross, was on hand and various i
others in Southport were ready
to do what they could in what
ever role they were needed.
The injured seaman was
brought ashore in the crash boat
from Oak Island Coast Guard
station, and late in the afternoon
the bodies of the dead men were
brought in to the dock.
One reason for the big tanker
remaining here for the better
part of a week was in order that
a full investigation of the trage
dy be made. High Coast Guard
officials were here for two days
making their investigation, de
tails of which have not been dis
closed.
Replacements for the crew ar
rived for the crew ahroinhrdluu
rived Saturday, and the ship pro
ceeded to the shipyards at New
port News upon receipt of orders
Monday.
Makes Trip For
Two New Buses
County Mechanic Ernest
Parker Made Trip To
Lima, Ohio, Last Week
To Bring Buses To Coun
ty
County Mechanic Ernest Park
er w^it to Lima, Ohio, last week
and brought back two 48-passen
gcr school buses for use in the
schools of Brunswick. One of the
machines has been assigned to the
Shallotte schoor ond the other to
Lcland. Instead of the usual long
benches down the sides and In
the center the two new vehicles
have regular bus seating arrange
ments.
Mr. Parker states that addi
tional buses are hadly needed and
some have beer promised, but
the date of delivery is vepr un-i
ccrtaln. Getting jew buses need-l
(Continued as Pag? Six) '
Dispensery For
Public Health ;
Service Closed
Dispensery Ceased Opera
tion Effective September
30; Services Of Register
ed Pharmacist Discontin
ued
QUARANTINE STATION
CLOSED 10- YEARS AGO
Curtailment Of Public
Health Activities Here
Results In Passing Of 'j
Service Landmarks
The old quarentlne station di?
pensory went out of existence as
of September 30, and the furnish
ings and medical supplies were
moved to the residence of Df.
L. C. Fergus, who will carry on
the work of public health official
on the present limited scale.
Formerly a part of the U. 8.
quarentlne station in the Cape
Fear river, the dlspensory was
built as an office for the doctors
who met all incoming ships and
examined them for possible con
tagious disease. An office was
also provided for the druggist in
charge. A large stock of drugs
and medicines, almost as com- (
plete as that to be found In a
modern drug store, was always
kept on hand for the treatment
of sailors and government em
ployees.
With the passing of sailing
ships the need of rigid medical
examination of all vessels also
passed. The discontinuance of
the quarentlne station occurred
about ten years ago, the dlspen
sory being continued up to the
present time.
C. C. Cannon, who his served
as pharmacist at the local U. 8.
Public Health office since the
retirement of the late J. Berg*
has had no word regarding his
possible transfer, from South port
Promotion Day
Program Sunday
Interesting Exercises Held
Sunday Evening Durinfc
Closing Assembly Of
Training Union Hour
The Training Union Department
of the Southport Baptist church
held its annual promotion day
progTam Sunday night at the'
church with approximately ex
ercises during the closing as?
sembly of the regular Training
Union hour.
Thf program opened with tht
singing of the hymn "The Ban
ner of the Cross." The yotifl^
people then recited in unison the
Training Union verse of scriptive
and the Training Union aim.
The following were presented
certificates of promol on from
the Junior Union to the Interme
diate Union by Mrs. Robert Car
son, associate director: Gene
Russ, Sammie Rees, Danny Har
relson, Gene Fullwood, Janice
Swan, Nancy Swan, Patricia
Adams, Agnes Fulcher, Rudy
Bell, Bernlce Mae Phelps and
Douglas Watts. These were wel
comed into the Intermediate
Union by Mrs. G. M. Stephens,
Jr., one of the leaders.
The following were promoted
from the Intermediate Union to
the Young Peoples Union: Bobby
Davis and Alfred Newton, Jr,
These were welcomed by Hubert
A. Livingston. The director, Mrs.
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Yacht Builder
Visits Southport
Is Here Aboard New Mod*!
Pleasure Craft That IW?
mises To Be Important In
Yachting Development
Traveling on one of the newest
model Fairform Cruisers, "The
Offshore 48," a boat similar, to
the famous P. T. boats used "60
effectively during the war, Frank
P. Hucklns of the HanKir
Yacht Corp., Jacksonville, Ffi
put In at Southport TueabU
night, stopping at the Thomps
dock. Mr. Huckins was cnth\
iastlc as to the big movement
yachts that will son be underws
through here, going from th
north to Florida for the wjnter
He said he had found out that
enterprising residents all alorig
the waterway have been snd 'are
making preparations to take cafe
of the waterway travelers.
The waterway travel la all set
to reach unheard of proportMh*
during the present winter, ?tth
increases each year, he thinks.
Money spent by communities to
afford facilities along the water
way will be an Investment that
la bound to brtag Urge return*