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pilot Overs Brunswick County THE STATE PORT PILOT -^SIXTEEN NO. 36 A Good Newspaper In A Good Community Most of The Newt All The Time 6-pages today Southport, N. C., Wednesday, December 17, 1947 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY fl.50 PER YEA* |oy King New jead Of County farm Program Lis Martin Bennett As igrman Of Agricultur al Conservation Commit 1 for Brunswick Coun L COMMUNITY COMMITTEE NAMED .-wick County Farmers t Went On Record As favoring Peanut Quo tas During Coming Three YearPeriod , countv agricultural con n committee referendum lumber 9th called out a Ijr vote than was hoped for. Arable vote was cast for jear.ut quota for the years ^ 194? and 1950. Uj vote for county committee . and officers resulted in the of Elroy King of Free ? Jackson B. Potter of Win r; John L. Stone of Shal as chairman, vice-chairman i r?sular member. First and 1 alternates were Lonnie of Ash and Charlie Knox [Bolivia. James J. Hawes cf r was elected secretary and S. Gore of Supply treas .nmittees for the 17 precincts j named as listed below. At i precinct the first named is niian. the second, vice-chair regular member, first and alternates. jertti West? Paul Brown. G. Shipper. Leo F. Medlin, eerald L. Medlin, Robert son. and ? J. R. Williamson, a T. Ganey. W. H. Chadwick, ier. I. Mintz. L. P. Clark. Item Creek ? S. L. Purvis. W. Sullivan, Robert E. Ward, wy Lanier, I. E. Mitchell. :3ciivta ? Charlie Knox. Homer jen. Ray G. Sellers, H. L. ItttS. Kthport? F. Dillard Price. D. McKeithan. Hoyd Lancaster, i Lanier. Ralph K. Sellers, ioch? John H. Brown, Gar Oentmmis,. Oai S. w'ard. 1 P. Swain. Henry Gilbert, kply ? Edwin Clemmons, ^ ,\i. Holden, John W. Sellers, :?e Brown. R. H. Maultsby. |lt Pisgah? Edgar L. Holden, Herbert Royals, Percy Suggs, L Hewett, Dennis R. Hewett. Sior.es Xeck ? Bedford Lud t George C. Swain, Gaston tail Luther Robinson, Wilbur Hut. Sallotte ? Robert Hawes, Os f '?* Gray. Lucian H. Phelps, U Tripp, Isiah Fulford. Cause Landing ? L. Thomas hett. P. P. Davis, Donald fell E. Vance Gore, Sr., F. Wore Pierce. Sfissettown ? Herbert Russ, Al (Continued on page 4) It itfNtut Flathti OSS TO MEET 5e regular meeting of the Khport Lions Club will be held Borrow i Thursday) at one S*k in the Community Build SURGES CAFE Saris Cafe. Earl Milliken, pro 'Kor, at Shallotte, has recently ? enlarged to accommodate ?w times as many patrons as formerly was able to handle. P CRKEK L k Creek Baptist church 'ts annua' Christmas with Santa Claus pre EL Christmas eve at 7:30 r**- The public is cordially in 1*? to attend. |r'RVs HOME ?4fcn? a Reclw'ne- who has been B,' , course in auctioneering ? Mason City. Iowa this week. It is It,,..";' !'Ians to devote fcite ihH toba<JCt> auctioneering I 'e wwmer and fail. ktia u.V.?st ancl his popular or ?5^ dail ' 1 ('lay for the Christ f^nber 19? "luescJay evening. Ifetr hllt. at the Community K Profits from this 1^ tile r? S>? l0Ward the fund frkfor .h Se of a new ? or 'he city. h\ Rowing IS thi, Hlte- Jr ? 01 Shallotte, F fron, U.!^k 0,41 3lnce his I a8u u SerVICe JUSt two havpC'i5. oen new business Pbtte ,,, ? constructed in I" Km Ule area from the t0 the high school Bell In Baptist Church Is Gift Of Benefactor In 1872 When Bell Was Lowered To Ground As Steeple Was Dismounted During Past Week, Discovery Made No information is available as to when the Baptist church now being torn down to make way for a larger and more modern struc ture was erected, but all indica tions seem to be that it has serv ed a long and useful life. The big bell that has called thousands to worship through an unknown number of years, was lowered to the ground last week during the process of tearing down the steeple by Mr. Caswell, who is building the new church. An | examinatlbn of the bell revealed I that it is without a flaw and is as sound as when it was cast three quarters of a century ago. | The inscription shows that the | bell was cast in Boston, Mass., by William Blake and Company, ? formerly the H. N. Hooper and I Company. This was in 1872. A further inscription says: | "Presented to the Baptist Church, Smlthville, N. C., by G. R. French ? and Sons." There is nothing to designate ( the place of business or residence I of the G. R. French and Sons, j [but they are believed to have . ! been a Wilmington firm of many j years ago. I Scrawling capital letters, evi i dently painted on by someone i when the bell was originally hung I and still plainly visible are as fol jlows: "H. T. D." > No one has been found who knows whom "H. T. D." may have been. He was probably some of ficial of the church or some work man engaged In the mounting of the bell In the steeple. With the old bell without a ! flaw, the Rev. H. M. Baker, pas- j tor of the church, says that it is unthinkable that it should not be allowed to continue its long and useful life. Accordingly, when the new Baptist church is com pleted the congregation will once again be called to worship by the peals of the big bronze bell that has been through the years. Whittler's Park Finds Self In The Path Of Progress Barring Unexpected Devel- . opments, Persons Wish- ' ing To While Away A | Little Time Next Summer Will Find Facilities NEW PROJECT IS SOME UNDERTAKING New Design, New Materials Make This Latest Con- ! struction Effort Unique Among Efforts To Give Comfort To Loafers Although admitting that South port did well in the building of new homes in 1947, and also that more than half a million dollars were spent for commercial fish ing boats anu equipment, a lot of Southport folks were not ready to admit that progress had come to the town until this week. Within the past few days car penters with hammers and saws have began the work of com pletely restoring the ancient loaf ers bench at Whittlers park down on the Southport waterfront. They are not only building a new bench, they are building several new benches. These are octagonal] in shape, with smaller ones in- ! side the big ones and big ones surrounding the little ones ? if you get what is meant. Over the old bench ? it might be better to say that over the | many old benches that have grac ed Whittlers Park until busy knives whittled them away ? [stories have been told concerning bigger fish than ever was known to actually swim the sea, and it is doubtful If there is any other spot on the whole North Caro lina coast where bigger fishing tales have been told. The old bench, like many of the other old benches that pre ceeded it, gave joy to hundreds I of up-state visitors, as well as to j practically all the liberal minded ( residents of Southport. It is well ! remembered how Frank L. John : son, coca-oola king of Statesville, ! I delighted to listen to the brain J (trust boys who gathered at the I bench to talk of fishing exploits. | The same thing can be said of | Charlie Farrell and other Greens i boro folks. It was not so many i years ago that H. H. Brimley, 'curator of the State Museum in (Continued on page four) ? ? Commissioners In Session Monday Routine Business Matters Disposed Of By Board, With Major Emphasis On Tax Matters At their meeting here Monday, I members of the Board of county commissioners voted unanimously to have the county attorney pro [ceed at once with 87 tax fore closure suits. | Permission was granted to Re becca Fields heirs to segregate 1 their interests and to pay 1947 and prior year taxes. Upon recommendation of the board of assessors, D. H. Arm strong was ordered relieved of 5375.00 valuation. Willie Boyd Robinson was or dered relieved of $560.00 valua tion on automobile lister through ; error. , The listing of property belong ing to Hanson, Yarborough and (Continued oj> page four) 'Possum Begging To Get Roasted A piercing scream was heard from a bedroom in the J. W. Thompson home Monday morning when Emma Joyner, maid employed by Mrs. Thompson, lifted the lid of a wood stove and found herself face to face with a possum. There was considerable spec ulation as to how the animal found his way into this delim ma, until it was remembered that only three days before the heater had heen brought in from the garage and set up . for use. *? 1 It is thought that the pos sum had bedded up in the stove during the fall, making oc casional sorties into neighbor ing chicken yards and noc tournal visits to garbage pails. His discovery saved him from a firey death ? but not for long. Uncle Abe Hankins was hastily summoned, and he knew exactly what to do with a nice fat possum. Community Tree For Shallotte Everyone Is Cooperating To Help Make Community Christmas Tree An Event Long To Be Remembered Shallotte is all set for its first Community 'Christmas tree which will be held Wednesday evening at 7:30 o'clock. Backed by the push and enterprise of practical ly all of the citizens, the efrent bids fair to be outstanding. In addition to a large stock of presents, a sizable fund has been collected to purchase many need ed articles. Guy C. McKeithan, chairman of the committee from the Lions Club, which is sponsor ing the event, says that Santa Claus will certainly be there with presents for all. In addition to the presents, the committee is ar ranging for baskets of provisions, candy and fruit for needy fam ilies. Dr. R. H. Holden, Elliott Tripp, and LeRoy Mlntz comprise the program committee. The commit tee on baskets includes Leon Gal loway, Capt. Son White and Mc. Kinley Hewett. Securing, lighting and otherwise decorating the tree is in charge of C. N. Rhineheart, (Continued on Page Four) Shallotte Post Out For Members Oyster Supper At Shallotte Point On January 2nd Is First Step In Effort To Attract New Members With 133 members during the past year, the Shallotte Post No. 247, American Legion, is pre paring to start the New Year with an all-out drive for new members. Commander R. D. White, Jr., and Past Commander Harry L. Mintz, who is now Vice-Com mander of the 10th District, said this week that it is hoped to bring the 1948 enrollment up to (Continued on page four) Nineteen Women Drawn For Jury Duty Next Term January Term Of Bruns wick County Superior Court Will Be Presided Over By Judge Q. K. Nimocks CRIMINAL CASES TO FEATURE TERM Clerk Of Court Says That Large Number Of Crimi nal Actions Will Take Up Entire Week A one-week mixed-term of Brunswick county Superior court will convene here on Monday, January 19, with Judge Q. K. Nimocks. of Fayetteville, slated to be the presiding jurist. Primarily this term will be for trial of criminal cases, and Clerk of Court Sam T. Bennett says that there will be more than sufficient cases to take up the full time. However, all court ses sions not specifically designated as civil terms are actually mixed terms, allowing for the disposi tion of divorce actions during the session. The jury list drawn for this term by the commissioners in their meeting here Monday is noteworthy in that the names of a total of 19 women were drawn for jury service. Following is the complete list: Raleigh Varnum, Hugh B. Gray, Horace Varnum, I. A. Hew ette, C. W. Hewett, Floyd Wash ington Hewett, Floyd Kirby, Mrs. Josie Kirby, Mrs. J. H. Nance, S. G. Fulford, Hoover B. Clemmons, J. L. Clemmons, Hoyle Varnum, Dillard Henry Hewett, Dennis I. Hewett, J. B. Norris, Supply; W. T. White, Eunice Stanley, Mae Russ, Robert Hawes, Warren W. Hewett, Mrs. J. M. Chadwick, Jr., W. C. Evans, D. G. Bozeman, Shallotte; J. P. Swain, Mrs. Gar field Clemmons, S. P. Cox, Wes ton Willetts, Mrs. Bertha Garner, J. I. Stone, William H. Gray, Mrs. C. P. Bowling, Mrs. S. C. Johnson, Bolivia; Odell Jenrette, J. L. Mintz, Mrs, E. D. Coleman, Mrs. R. D. Bennett, Clyde Ben ton, Mrs. Mamie Mintz, Mrs. W. E. Stanaland, Ash; T. K. Lewis, Mrs. Roger Clemmons, Mrs. Joel Moore, Mrs. Leslie Garner, George Walton, Pearce Cranmer, Miss Annie Mae Woodside, Paul Fo dale, Southport; Mrs. Anna S. Gwyn, Longwood; Mrs. A. T. But ler, Harry Allen, Leland; W. B. Sullivan, R. E. Ward, Winnabow; D. Bert Edwards, Freeland. Full Program Being Planned Sunday, December 21, Will Be Day For Observance Of Christmas In Depart- ' ments Of Trinity Church I Sunday morning, December 21st Trinity Methodist church will pre sent the Junior Choir and other children in a Christmas program at 10 o'clock in the sanctuary. ! Under direction of Mrs. L. D. | Hayman and Miss Barbara Weeks, this choir will open the day's program with Christmas music and other features. At 11 o'clock, the pastor will deliver the Christmas sermon and (Continued on page five) Holidays Begin On December 19 All white and colored schools of the count}- will close Fri day of this week for the Christmas holidays, according to J. T. Denning, Superinten dent of Schools. They will ell reopen on Tuesday, December 30, at the usual hour. Hampered somewhat by ba^ weather and resultant bad roads, all schools have never theless had a fine fall session. The attendance, save when roads were so bad that buses could not make their rounds, appears to have been above the average for the past several years. County-Wide Rat Killing Program Now In Prospect Indications Are That Citi zens In AH Sections Of County Are Willing To Cooperate In Rat Control Program CONCERTED ACTION WILL BE NECESSARY Details Of Program Have Not Been Worked Out But Further Publicity Will Follow In This Paper It appears certain that a one week county-wide rat killing cam paign will be launched in Bruns wick county during the month of January, according to County Agent J. E. Dodson. Reactions to a recent editorial in this paper are said to indicate that white and colored citizens of the coun ty ,are heartily in favor of the effort. The need of a concerted cam paign is generally recognized. It is said that the rodents cause a yearly loss of upwards of two hundred thousand dollars in this county. Individual efforts at con trol produce little or no results. If one home owner cleans up his premises he soon finds himself overrun again with new families of rodents moving in from neigh boring buildings. The best way to stop the de struction is to wage a general campaign, with all white and colored residents joining up in the extermination work, experts have found. While the plans for the cam paign have not yet been fully formulated, it is understood that a government formula that con- J sists of poison will be generally I resorted to. This formula is said to be harmless to man and beast, including pet animals. It consists of ground fish, rolled oats, corn meal and Red Squill, all mixed into a tasty dish of poison for the rats. One dollar's worth of this mixture is sufficient to kill all cf the rats on the average farm. It is understood that plans may provide for one dollar packages of this poison to be distributed by the older children in all white and colored schools. The plans are to offer indivi dual prizes for the greatest num ber of rodents killed, the tails to be accepted as evidence. It is understood that an effort is be ing made to have all three of the Lions Clubs in Brunswick spon sor the undertaking. Further de tails should be available shortly. W. B. KEZIAH Our ROVING i Reporter Trinity Methodist church at Southport has contracted for the installation of a modern gas heating system in the church au ditorium. Four floor furnaces will be installed just as soon as pos sible. Shallotte apparently has the | edge over other places In Bruns iwick with its Christmas street I lighting. Longer strings of lamps and method of hanging combine to give the Shallotte street lights a very pleasing cffect. With its lighted buildings and streets, this Christmas is finding Shallotte presenting a far different ap pearance from that of other years. Walter J. Horvath, New York sportsman, and Mrs. Horvath, who is also a good hand at fish ing, are due to arrive at South port the day alter Christmas to gee what the section offers in the way of winter fishing. It won't be many years before a lot of the northerners come to this section for part of the winter. Boats and outfitting, represen ting over half a million dollar's have been acquired at Southport this year. Outstanding are the two big mine sweepers now in the service of the Brunswick Nav igation Company for the menhad en industry; two big trawlers started and finished by Lewis J. Hardee and another one started; two by Cratie Arnold and ten or more acquired by purchase vari ous people. Although they barely nosed out Southport during an extra play ing period Friday night, the Shal lotte high school boys basketball team should not be undersold as possible champions and the end of the playing season. Coach Earl Bellamy has some mighty good (Continued On Page 5) UNDERGOING REPAIRS jxtrLACEMENT ? There is right much wear and tear on the benches at Whittler's Park, situated beneath the cedars on the waterfront in Southport, and currently there is a re-building program in progress designed to 1 get these, loafing facilities in shape for the spring and j summer season. Plans Being Completed For Community-Wide Yuletidei Pet Dog Dies Of Poison Dose Slssie, tiny Chihuahua be longing to Mrs. Grace P. Ruark, Executive Secretary of the Brunswick County Chapter, American Red Cross, died Monday after getting into some rat poison at a cafe in this county the night before, j The little pet was a well-known animal personality in this community, and accompanied her mistress wherever she j went. J. \V. Ruark, in reporting j the death, pointed out the singular coincidence that a pet cocker spaniel belonging to Governor R. Gregg Cherry also died on Monday, also a victim j of a dose of rat pnlsom. Busy Session Of Court Wednesday ... ? > < ? Lengthy Docket Disposed Of Before Judge W. J. McLamb In Recorder's Court With Traffic Viola tions Featuring Twenty-one cases were called for trial in Recorder's Court Wed nesday. The minute book shows the fol lowing entries: Hortense Carlisle, public drunk eness, fined $10.00 and costs. Hortense Carlisle, public drtink ness, fined $10.00 and costs. Dalton Ezra Sellers, . speeding, set for trial December 17th. William Card Roberts, speed ing, called and failed, capias Is sued. Joseph Herman Formey, reck less operation, fined $35.00 and , costs. I Earl Sharpless, assault with a deadly weapon, remanded to Justice of Peace for trial. Gordon Gore Carmichael, speed ing, fined $15.00 and costs. John Haley, drunk driving and transporting, fined $125.00 and costs. Francis Holliday, no operators license, fined $25.00 and costs. John Henry Jenkins, improper lights, continued. Ethcridge June Lovitt, speed ing, called and failed, capias is sued. Ewell Cape Madden, drunk driv ing, set for trial December 31st. William H. Minims, speeding, i (Continued on page 4) Brief Break In Weather Helpful Brunswick County Farmers Took Advantage Of Few Fair Days Last Week To Catch Up On Harvest And Planting Farmers of the County got a break from the weather last week and were able to increase the acreage in oats before more rains set in. The small grain acreage is said to be still far below nor mal. "Wet weather simply would not permit the plowing of land and sowing of seed," according to County Agent J. E. Dodson. A good deal of progress has also been made in digging and storing sweet potatoes. Practical ly all of this crop has been har vested, despite unfavorable condi ( Continued on page four) Community Christmas Tree Next Wednesday Night Will Be One Of High Spots In Season's Obser vance SPECIAL SERVICES AT LOCAL CHURCHESj Cantata Will Be Presented Sunday Evening At Trin ity Methodist Church By The Choir A full program of religious ser vices and social entertainment al ready has been planned for the Christmas season. On Sunday morning the annu. Christmas sermon will b?- ireai - ed at the 11 o'clock ? t Trinity Methodist churc.i by <e pastor, the Rev. L. D. Hayman. At the evening hour at 7:30 o'clock the <?pjr^wlU present the Christmas Vanlata" "* Also on Sunday evening there j will be a special Christmas pro- '? gram at Southport Presbyterian i church. On Tuesday evening there will be a benefit dance at the Com munity Center building, profits from this entertainment to go j for the benefit of the fire truck j fund for the City of Southport. I On Wednesday evening festivi-. ties about the community Christ- 1 mas tree will be held on the J courthouse lawn. Elaborate plans have been made for this occas ion, and this is expected tb be ' one of the most joyous occasions of the holiday season. At 11 o'clock there will be a Christmas Eve Service at St. Phillips Episcopal church to which j members of other congregations are invited. At Sacred Heart Catholic church at the same hour Christ mas Mass will be celebrated, the celebrant Father J. J. Mundell. Funeral Monday For Mr. Phillips The Rev. cT NTPhillip# Died Friday In Wilmington Where He Was Pastor Of Epworth Methodist | Church The Rev. Charles N. Phillips, for the past 33 years pastor of various Methodist churches in Southeastern North Carolina, died in Wilmfngton Friday. He was rounding out his 12th year as pas tor of Epworth Methodist church at the time of his death. The Rev. Mr. Phillips died at his home 815 North Fifth street at 5 o'clock Friday afternoon. The body lay in state at Ep worth church Sunday and through noon on Monday. During this time funeral services were conductcd there with Rev. A. S. Parker, pastor of Hay Street Methodist church, Fayetteville; Rev. E. L. Hillman, district superintendent of the Wilmington district; and Rev. E. W. Pate, pastor of Cal vary Baptist church, in Wilming ton conducting the services. The body was brought to South port at noon Monday and services were held here with the Rev. L. D. Hayman, pastor of Southport Methodist church, and the Rev. H. M. Baker, of the Baptist church, officiating. For 25 years the Rev. Mr. Phillips held membership with Pythagrus Louge No. 249 A. F. and A. M., at Southport. At the cemetery his brother Masons gave full Masonic honors. At one time (Continued on page four) Soil Men Here Endorse River Drainage Plan Adopt Resolution A ft e r Hearing Henry Wyche Discuss Waccamaw Spill way Proposal MEETING HELD IN - WHITE VILLE FRIDAY Brunswick County Repre sented By Gilbert T. Reid, Supervisor, And By Conservationist Potter District Supervisors of the Low er Cape Fear Soil Conservation District held their fall meeting in Whiteville Friday afternoon, December 12. The following su pervisors were present: Chairman D. C. Harrelson from Bladen County; M. L. Inman, Columbus County; Gilbert T. Reid, Bruns wick County; and A. B. Herring, Pender County. The North Carolina Extension Service was represented by C. D. Raper ind R. R. Rick, county agents lumbus and Pender Counties respectively. The Soil Conservation Service was repre sented by J. R. Powell, F. M. Glover, Jr., C. D. Potter ,and M. W. Bowen, soil conservationists in the four counties, and by H. M. Stott, district conservationist. Henry Wyche of the Waccamaw Bank and Trust Company, spoke to the group and discussed the proposed flood control work on the Waccamaw River which Is now being considered by the Army Engineers. Mr. Wyche pointed out that the frequent floods in the Waccamaw does serious damage to crops, pastures, timber, roads, and In dustrial properties. In addition, the frequent flooding makes ade quate drainage of the fertile low lands along the river impractical and thus seriously retards the development and use of these lands. Following this discussion, the district supervisors a re solution heartily endorsing the prorovV JtaDrpwwflt*, and In structed their secretary, M. L. Inman, to have a copy of the resolution forwarded to the Army Engineers Office at Charleston, S. C. The chairman then called for brief reports from the four coun ties concerning the recent elec tion of County Soil Conservation Committees. The last session of the North Carolina Legislature amended the. Soil Conservation Districts law to provide for a county committee of three farm ers in each county within a Soil Conservation District to help look after the affairs of the district in the respective counties. Successful -elections were re ported in each of the four coun ties. A light vote was reported in each of the counties due main ly to the fact that many farmers are not familiar with the activi ties of the Soil Conservation Dis trict". It was pointed out, how ever, that this recent election had been a means of spreading In formation concerning the district. It is believed that the newly elect ed county committees will be helpful in acquainting farmers with the program of the district and thus cause more farmers to seek assistance from the district in solving their land use, soil conservation, and drainage prob lems. The chairman appointed a com mittee composed of M. L. In man, C. D. Raper and H. M. Stott, all of Whiteville, to handle preparation and publication of the report. Broken Vessel Towed In Here Storm Monday Resulted In Former Navy Craft Breaking In Half; Stern Reported To Be Still Afloat At Sea Running into stormy weather 125 miles off Southport late Mon day afternoon, an ex-Navy LOT that was in tow of a tug, along with a sister ship, was broken completely in half. With the brok en stem still afloat but the tug unable to get a line aboard it in the weather, the undamaged LOT and broken half of the other was brought into Southport. Arriving here early Tuesday morning the big seagoing tug Dauntless, out from New York, made her tow fast at the Quaren* tine Station and immediately re turned to sea in search of the missing half of the broken LCT. The cutter Mendota came down the river from Wilmington at about noon Tuesday and alto went ( Continued on pag* four)