Ije Pilot Covers
tinswick County
THE STATE PORT PILOT
NO.
SIXTEEN NO. 28
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A Good Newspaper In A Good Community
Most of The New?
All The Time
6-PAGES TODAY
Southport, N. C., Wednesday, September 14, 1949
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY $1.50 PER YEAl
Lning
Ull Baptist
unday Schools
lawssss
$ 1 On September;
p,V_OHve Church,
^JttendVeetinci
fe& Official.
Kttend Meeting
to present
r:; school program for
Ke Brunswick Baptist
r ' vvill be held
k. ?t church on Mon
r^' September 19th. at
r , ' in superintendents,
Pi leaders pastors, tea
'p?al leader P to
U laymen ate
r , from the Baptist Sun
fe Division of the State
r** present to present
fclm There is much to
time and a good
I J W arranged. This
LMt.ng heretofore has
L as a central clinic at
fcUd soot in the Eastern
Ud all the associations at
L representatives, but it
K*?at it would be more
tV have a central meet
(3-- association so as to
of the officers of each ,
ad the association as;
Bjtrintendents that are I
Li W. C. Price. C O.
' i w McKeithan, Mrs.
Ue?tt, Miss Ruth Lud
k V Gamev. J- O. Parker.
Mton. T. E. Peterson,
i'srd I s Willetts, MIS.
R. S. Willetts Jr.,
Cenmons Sr., A* " j
* Royaii. WMRCH??
Clemmons, N. C. Bei
U. P.uss. E. J. Prevatte, .
j J B Potter, Perley
Edgar Long and Joe j
issocu-.ion leaders expect- .
se present are Mrs. Dewey
t . T Ward, Odell Blan
ks Frank Lennon, R- s
ts Mrs. Tom Johnson,
tare Greer, Mrs. Molly
Mrs. Lee Clemmons, Mrs.
k. Benton, Mrs. Martini
ki * Floyd Hickman, Dennis]
t Coolidge Phelps and Mrs. |
Wilkins.
Missionary, W. R. Moore-,
Kates "This is an important |
U and requires each one i
I above to be present. The
it of the Sunday School (
RCTOED ON PAGE 4 I
Iriif Ntw i
Fleshu
ETER night
^ night for the Bolivia
Club will be held Wednes
"wmg. September 21, at
?clock in the high school
sum.
(TSIN (i NEW BVILDING
Kr*vitz of the Kings Elec
I Sales Company at ShaUotte
tag the erection of a nice i
i wd concrete block store j
W. The structure will front j
to 17 adjoining the Colum
Trading Company building. I
ICE HOI R CHANGE
> J. M. Waggett, pastor of |
Wthport Presbyterian church i
"fflounced that the evening j
* hour has been changed
*1 o'clock, commencing next
1 September 18. The sub- j
1 of the evening will b?>
fcW by Fcg."
Ksday clinics _ I
1 Esther P Robinson" of the
*ck County Health Depart- 1
1 3 holding a clinic each
Nay at the ShaUotte Amer- j
k&on Hut. This also is one
* days in the veek when Dr.
hhnson, health officer, is J
* county. These clinics are !
??umzation and general
' 'Wept on the second Wed- 1
of each month, when'
' 'mphasis will be on child i
pre-natal examinations, j
fttB WORK
' Conr.ne Greene, home
A. S Knowles, coun- j
P'- busy this week re- j
1*3 ten 1H (;lubs in the
l"? scho<i". ,,f the county
Is* U"'re At;rc approxim
kw girls in
I Tnn C 18 exI*ctecl that at
L ami girls will en
lw work thi- year- There !
K?* n,"nber of outstanding
I) .,?ro^cts throughout the
IvT* y?ar The parents
L,. JnusuaUy cooperative
P* 14118 w?rk kU^ted.
Thomasboro Property
To Be Sold Saturday
Development Started Several Years Ago By Cornelius
Thomas Has Made Good Progress As Community
The Thomasboro community on
Route 17 made a fine step to
wards development a number of
years ago when Cornelius Tho
mas moved back to Brunswick
county from Charlotte and estab
lished his home there. The place
rapidly began to develop Into a \
fine little town. And, just as im
I portant, the idle land around it
I began to be developed into fine
farms. ;
The place became known as
Thomasboro, so named for the
Thomas family. Everything has
gone well with the Thomasboro
town community.
A few years ago Mr. Thomas
met with the opportunity of buy
ing the historic old Clarendon
plantation on the River Road be
tween Southport and Wilmington.
This place, owned by absentee
landlords for many years and
very much neglected, presented
fine opportunities for develop
ment. Thomasboro lost the Tho
mas family and Clarendon gained
It, but Thomasboro has gone
right on progressing.
With his hands full of other
enterprises Mr. Thomas has at
last decided to sell his still rath
er extensive land interests at
Thomasboro. The place can and
will grow faster If it is owned
by people living on the land, he
thinks. Too busy to personally
bother with finding buyers for
his Thomasboro property, he has
turned it over to C. W. Mills &
Son, Realtors of Bennettsville, S.
C., to be sold at auction.
This auction is scheduled for 1
Saturday morning of this week j
on the grounds at Thomasboro.
Membership Drive
Is Now In Progress
State President Edwards De
clares Farm Organization
Is Salvation Of Local And
National Economy
WORKERS REPORT
GOOD RESULTS
Workers Will Seek To Ob
tain Their Membership
Objective Within Two
Objective Within Next
Two Weeks
With the Farm Bureau mem
bership drive now going full blast
in Brunswick, T. T. Ward, presi
dent of the county organization,
recalled recent statements of the
president of the North Carolina
Farm Bureau when that official
appeared at a rally at Shallotte.
A. C. Edwards, president of
the North Carolina Farm Bureau
Federation, told Parity Club mem
bers and a radio audience that
"I think the Farm Bureau is the
only salvation for this county,
this State and the nation."
Edwards, who is a Greene Coun
tey farmer and a member of the
State Legislature, reviewed the
accomplishments of Farm Bureau
in this State. Among the legis
lation which Farm Bureau has
sponsored and obtained for the
rural people, he said, were the
removal of the sales tax from
seed, feed, and insecticides; pro
per labeling of fertilizers, a law
to protect the farmer from mis
representation of insecticides? re
duction of insurance on packbarn
and tobacco barns; and the re
moval of sales tax from fuel used
on the farm.
The speaker declared that the
exemption of fuel used on the
farm from the sales tax would
save between 200 and 250 thou
sand dollars per year .for the
farmers.
On a national scale, Farm Bur
eau has saved the tobacco farm
Continued On Page Four
Wake Professors
Visit Caswell
Visitors Survey Possibilities
For Establishment Of Ma
rine Laboratory For Re
search Work
With Wake Forest College
authorities fathering the idea and
all other Baptist colleges of the
state reacting very favorably, the
prospects of a marine laboratory
at Fort Caswell are mounting.
Naturally, says Rev. H. M.
Baker of Southport, who has been
very much interested in the Bap
! tist movements with regard to
| Fort Caswell, nothing can be de
I finitely decided upon until the
North Carolina Baptists take over
the fort and form their plans
for use. Still, it seems pretty sure
that included in the program
will be provision for the Baptist
colleges to use part of the pro
perty as a laboratory.
Representing Wake Forest, the
facilities for a laboratory at the
fort were inspected this past
weefi-end by Dr. Bradbury, head
of the Wake Forest Biology De
partment. With him were Dr.
J Coke, Dr. Smith, Dr. Allen and
Dr. Britt. Their reaction to the
laboratory project were very
favorable.
The colleges that have been
contacted on the matter by Dr.
Bradbury are Mars Hill, Wingate,
Campbell, Gardner-Webb and
Meredith. It is planned to have
all of the Baptist colleges in the
state cooperating with and using
the laboratory. All of them, Dr.
Bradbury said, are very much
(Ohubwi <* ?!? ?
Stolen Car Is
Pickup Here
Patrolman C. M. Cummings
recovered last week a 1949
Plymouth sedan which was
stolen more than 2 months be
fore from Dr. J. A. Stone of
Little River, S. C., and when
it was recovered less than 30
miles had been added to the
speedometer reading.
On Sunday, June 26, a call
went out over the patrol radio
network that the Stone auto
had been stolen and was head- |
ed for North Carolina. Patrol
man Cummings was on the alert
as he . traveled along U. S. No.
17, but saw no sign of the
missing car.
Last week there came a tip
to the patrolman that a car
was parked in the woods near
Mill Creek church. This inform
ation was not too startling un
til it developed that it was a
Plymouth. Cummings says he
had a hunch the car was the
one stolen from Dr. Stone, and
his investigation proved this to
be correct. Apparently it had
been driven from the Stone
home into a patch of woods in
Brunswick county and allowed
to remain there unmolested for
over two months.
Recorder Has
Busy Session
Banked-Up Docket Required
Full Day To Dispose Of
On Monday With Next
Week's Session Cancelled
Monday was a busy day for Re
corder's Court Judge W. J. Mc
Lamb, and with two week's ac
cumlation of cases to dispose of
before another week of postpone
ment, the docket was crowded.
The following disposition was
made:
Wilbur Hewett, non support,
nol prossed with leave.
Freddie D. Knighton, reckless
operation, $25.00 fine and costs.
Clarence D. Gore, no operators
license, 525.00 fine and costs.
O. Y. Robinson, reckless oper
ation, $50.00 fine and costs.
James D. Smith, allowing un
licensed person to operate car,
$10.00 fine and costs.
Lorraine Gore, no operators
license, $25.00 fine and costs.
Frank B. Privett, operating mo
tor vehicle after license was re
voked, continued.
James Prince Cameron, allow
ing minor to operate car, ordered
to pay costs.
Thomas D. King, speeding, con
tinued.
Chas. L. White, speeding, capias.
William King Smith, public
drunkness, continued.
Jules B. Statwick, speeding,
$10.00 fine and costs.
Dock Bryant, public drunkness,
$10.00 fine and costs.
Ruben L. McAllister, drunk and
disorderly, $25.00 fine and costs.
William Marvin Smith, drunk dri
ving, continued.
Newman A. Hewett, drunk dri
ving, motion for jury trial.
Alexander Edge, trespass,
prayer for judgment continued.
William Warnett, possession,
$50.00 fine and costs.
Tony Green, reckless operation,
failure to stop and render as
sistance, $25.00 fine and costs,
defendant to make restitution to
W. G. Bland in amount of $50.00.
William Hewett, drunk driving,
reckless operation, plead guilty to
reckless operation, fined $50.00
(ConUwHd oa Pt* I)
Teaching
HENRY L. SMITH, a graduate
of Southport high school, received
his B. S. degree in vocational
agriculture from N. C. State Coi
lee in June. He has accepted a
position in Onslow county as ag
riculture teacher. He is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Smith of
Bolivia. ?
Youths Should
Register When
Reaching 18
Mrs. Amaretta B. Burr Will
Register Youths As They
Attain Their 18th Birth,
day
A. D. Harrelson, Chairman of
Local Board No. 10, Brunswick
county, has announced that th?
local board was moved after the
close of business on August 26,
to a sub-depot in Wilmington.
Mr. Harrelson stated that he
was advised that the action is
part of the reduced program
necessitated by the limited ap
propriation. He explained that the
board will cjmtlnue the function
of classification and induction,
should the latter be resumed.
He also pointed out that youths
are still required to' register
when they attain their 18th birth
day, and that( ' they should!, re
gister with, Mri>. Atnaretta B.
Burr, assistant' county auditor (a
the Brunswick cfltmty courthouse,'
South pprt, .wljo" has been, appoint
ed the official, registrar fbr this
county. He. stated that f egistrants
of BronsWiCk e^ynty ahould ad
dress any commuhicatio"hs for the
local board to "Local Board No.
10, 223 IJ. .8. '.Customs' Ht)use,
Wilmington, N. C?"-< .\i- , ?:
Veterans Slow
After Dividends
V
Veterans Service Officer
Complains That Veterans
Are Slow In Making Ap*
plications For Payments
Crawford Rourk, Brunswick
County Veterans Service Officer,
says that veterans are slow in
filling out their applications for
National Service Life Insurance
dividends.
In filling out this form, they
must have policy number, service
number and C number, if any, as
well as the N. C. State Survey
form.
The service officer has been ad
vised of short courses in gasoline
and diesel engine operation and
maintenance at Morehead City
and Raleigh. Entrance require
Continued on puge four
'Colored Schools
Needing Repairs
Say Grand Jury
Complete Investigation i
Macie Into Condition Of
Various Offices And Pub
lic Buildings By This Body
JUDGE STEVENS
RECEIVES REPORT
: Following Itemized Report
i On White Schools, Jury
Submitted Blanket Re
commendation f'or
Colored
The Brunswick county grand
jury in session here last week
made a thorough investigation of
the condition of the various
schools and public offices, and
included in the report of this
body were recommendations for
sweeping changes in the schools
of the county for colored chil
dren.
Following is the report which
was filed with Judge Henry L.
Stevens, who presided over the
term:
"The grand jury passed on ten
bills and found ten to be true,
and passed upon one present
ment.
"We, the grand jury, have visit
ed and thoroughly examined the
public schools, county jail, coun
ty home, state prison camp, and
court house. We have checked
reports of the following and find
that the justices of the peace
and mayors have turned in to the
school fund the amount set op
posite their names since last term
of Superior court:
"Fines and forfeitures turned
in to the Board of Education:
H. F. Mintz, $75.00; J. C. Tucker,
*18.00; Elliott Tripp, $10.00; Coy
Duval, $30.00; R. W. Cheers,
$233.00; J. F. Canady, $15.00;
total $381.00.
"County Jail: Building in fair
condition. Inside walls need re
pairing or replacing. Two locks
are needed for the doors.
"County Home: In good condi
'tijo$ except for a few minor re
pairs such as the porch floor,
''iShallotte hig^ school (white):
Continued On Page Four
Poultry Show
1 Being Planned
Shallotte Lions Club Will
Sponsor Show And Sale Of
Prize Pullets Saturday,
October 8th , .
L.
Plans are progressing for hold
ing the 4-H Club; poultry Show
arid i?le In 'Shallotte on Satur
day morning, October 8. The
Shallotte Lion's Club will Spon
sor the show locally. This event
was origionally scheduled for
September 17, but due to the
nature of the projedt it was de
cided that October 8 would be a
better date .
The 4-H Club Poultry Show
will have 120 fine New Hamp
shire pullets which will be con
tributed by ten 4-H Club mem
bers. The boys and girls will
have their pullets on display by
9 o'clock on the morning of Oct
ober 8. Ttie judging will start at
10 o'clock and will be done by
C. F. Parrish, in charge poultry
extension work at State College.
The auction sale will start at 11
o'clock, Edward Redwine local
auctioneer in charge.
The 4-H Poultry Projects are
(Continued on Page ?
YV. B. KEZIAH
Our
ROVING
Reporter
We were talking to J. J. Lud
lum of Shallotte Saturday, and
Hubert Holmes came along and
reminded us of the time when
Mr. Ludlum was a member of the
board of County Commissioners.
Attending a meeting of the com
missioners one day, Mr. Ludlum
went around to the Jimmle Xan
thos cafe at noon and ordered
ham and eggs. "How do you want
your eggs?" asked Jimmie. "I
want them cooked," said Mr.
Ludlum.
Rural mail carrier Caison of
Supply was telling us Saturday
that after ?bout five years as
substitute carrier on Route 1
from Supply, he has finally got
his appointment for the regular
position. When our good friend
R. D. White of Supply retired
after many years of servioes Mr.
Calsoti, hie wUtttute, took vvcr.
I
That was during war times and
the post office department was
slow in doing anything. Mr. Cai
son has had to continue steadily
as substitute carrier, and he has
done fine work. Still, while only
an acting carrier, he never knew
but what his job might end just
when it was too late in the year
for him to turn to his regular
work of farming.
Hunting marsh hen hunters J>y
plane is something distinctly new
in this area. It is likely to put a
crimp in the premature hunting
ambitions of some folks who do
not want to wait until the season
opens on the first of October.
While the plane is buzzing around
overhead it may be regarded as
almost certain that somewhere a
round the bend is a speed boat
with a walkie-talkie getting the1
(GonttMl m mi On) i
Catches Sailfish
PRIZE ? J. C. Parker of Wilmington is proudly dis
playing the seven-foot four-inch sailfish which he caught
while fishing last Wednesday aboard the Idle-On with
Capt. Hulan Watts of Southport ? (Cut Courtesy Wilming
ton News.)
Baptists Pay In Full
For Caswell Property
Civil Court To
Convene Monday
Judge Henry p. Stevens of
Warsaw will return here Mon
day to preside at the one week
term of civil court.
Court house officials say that
the docket is fairly large, if the
importance of some of the cases
are considered. The entire week
may be required for the dis
posal of the business.
The list of jurors who have
been summoned to serve was
published in last week's issue
of this paper. '
Vacation Bible
Schools Close
Missionary For Brunswick
Baptist Association Re
ports Unusually Fine Re
sults From Program
The Daily vacation bible school
program has come to a close for
the summer and a good response
was given through the churches
of the Brunswick Baptist Associ
ation churches. There were 24 of
the 26 churches in the association
mission church and two colored
schools and one in the Dock as
sociation, making a total of twen
ty-eight churches missions partici
pating.
The schools were under the
leadership of three workers select
ed for the association, Mrs. Dewey
Robbins, Miss Louise Swain, W.
R. Moorehead, association Mis
sionary, and Miss Beverly Nellson,
State-worker for the Baptist State
Convention.
Brunswick had a great increase
over last year's percentage of
the the schools held. Last year
there were only 10 schools with
a percentage of 38.2 percentage.
This year there were twenty-eight
held and the percentage of the
churches of the association be
sides the extra schools mentioned
is that of 96 percent, an increase
of 57.5 perecent.
There were enrolled 1,647 pupils
with an average attendance of
1,188, and a total of approximate
ly $226.50 offerings' received dur
ing the summer. The number of
adults reached for the school per
iod is 379, with an average at
tendance of 2S7. The enrollment
from last year's reports show
that only 714 were enrolled.
The association, the workers,
the missionary and Miss Neilson
wish to take this space to thank
each one who helped to make this
a great success. It is hoped that
next year each church will have
their school simultaneously, hold
ing it the first two weeks in
June so as to have ample time
to undertake the tobacco har
vest.
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Full Amouht Of Purchase
Price Has Been P*id And
Deeds Are Expected To
Be Returned Here This
Week For Recording
LEGAL ANGLE TO
DEAL COMPLETED |
E. J. Prevatte, Southport At
torney, Handled This Bus- .
iness; Baptists Expected
To Take Over Soon
The full purchase pricc of
$86,000 has been paid by the Bap
tists of N. C. for historic Fort
Caswell and its 288 acres of land
and other valuable physical pro
perties, according: to Attorney E.
J. Prevatte of Southport. Mr. Pre
vatte is local attorney for the
Baptists and has been handling
the legal angles to the trans
action.
The deed to the property has
been sent from Washington to
Atlanta, Ga., where War Assets
Administration officials will affix
| final signatures. The papers, com
j plete all but the recording in the
office of Register of Deeds Amos
j J. Walton, will reach Southport
| any day this week. Mr. Prevatte j
[states he expects them today or
'tomorrow at the latest.
The chief aim of the Baptists
, in buying the property is to con
vert it into a great seaside sum
mer assembly ground. ?
From all of the officals state
ments, one thing may be consider
jed as certain. The Baptists will
spend a great deal of money at
Fort Caswell and convert the
place into a thing of great value
to this section and to all of North
Carolina.
In the concrete bathing pools
through which flows warm miner
al waters from an 1800-foot deep
artesian well, the Baptists have
something of almost priceless
i publicity value. In recent weeks
| Continued On Page Four
Redwine Named
To Head Club
Young Brunswick County
Tax Collector Reelected
President Of Young Demo
cratic Organization
The Brunswick County Young
Democratic Club met at Shallotte
Thursday night and reelected Ed
ward H. Redwine president. Mrs.
Ameretta Burr of Southport was
elected vice-president and Roney
W. Cheers, Jr., of Shallotte was
elected sec-treasurer.
President Redwine and Ed
Leonard were elected delegates
to attend the convention of the
Young Democrats in New Bern
Saturday, September 17th. The .
meeting was well attended and]
(in* in treat was shown.
Singletary Gets
Long Term For
Killing Kinsman
Young Southport Man Given
17 To 22 Year. After
Pleading Guilty To Second
Degree Murder Of Step
Father
GRISSETT GIVEN
ANOTHER LONG TERM
Other Matters Of Routine
Importance Disposed Of
Before Judge Henry L.
Stevens During Busy
Court Term
Ernest Singletary, young South
port white man, who entered a
plea of guilty of second degree
murder in the knife slaying of
his step-father, was sentenced
Friday by Judge Henry L. Stev
ens to serve from 17 to 22 years,
to be worked under the supervi
sion of the State Highway and
Public Works Commission.
The killing occured on the night
of August 6 on the River Road
about two miles from Southport
and the victim was Arch Worth
ington, who married Singletary's
mother several years ago. Worth
ington was described as being an
elderly man much addicted to
drink who repeatedly beat his
wife and otherwise caused trou
ble within the family circle.
The defense attempted to show
that the killing resulted from
serious provocation, but Judge
Stevens was unmoved and meted
out a stiff sentence to Single
tary, who had never been in pre
vious trouble. The maximum time
which he could have been given
for second degree murder is 30
years.
Another defendant in a killing
ease, Harrison Grissett, colored,
was given 7 to 10 years for the
axe slaying of Luther Gause. He
was convicted of manslaughter.
A case in which there was con
siderable public interest had to
do with the placement of 6
children of O. B. Robinson,
whose wife is serving a prison
senten.ee. The children were plac
ed in the hands of the welfare
officer to be located in suitable
homes or institutions.
E. R. Thomas and Mrs. Grtce
Thomas faced charges of tres
pass. The court ordered that J.
C. Tucker refund the sum of
$17.00 to J.. C. Croom for costs.
Prayer for judgement in the
case charging Lonnie and Alex
ander Ray with larceny was con
tinued until January.
The ease against James John
son for possession of equipment
for manufacturing and assault
with a deadly weapon was con
tinued. _ '
(Continued From Page Six)
P. T. A. Hears Of
New Departments
? ?
Commercial Course And
Home Economics Being
Added To Curiculum At;
Southport School Tfeia
Term
Members of the Southport
Parent-Teachers Association re^
ceived a report at the first meet-*
ing of the year of the addition
of two new courses to the high
school cirriculum. These are com-j
mercial department and horns
economics.
There also was some time det
voted to a discussion of the
addition of football as a hlglj
school sport, with practice ali
Continued On Page Four |
Tide Table
Following Is the tide tat^e
for Southport during the nut
week. These hours are approxi
mately correct and were furn
ished The State Port Pilot
through the courtesy of the
Cape Fear Pilot's Association.
High Tide Low Tide
.... Thursday, September 15, ...
0:17 A. M. 6:45 A. M
1:08 P. M. 7:41 P. M.
Friday, September 16
?1:20 A.M. 7:45 A. Ac
2:14 P. M. 8:50 P. M.
Saturday, September 17 ,
2:33 A. M. 8:55 A.
3:17 P. M. 9:55 P. Jt;
Sunday, September 18
3:41 A. M. 10:03 A. M1.'
4:21 P. M. 10:53 P. M.
Monday, September 19
4:44 A. M. 11:04 A. M.
5:17 P. M. 11:45 P. M.
Tuesday, September 20, .
5:43 A. M. 12:00 A. M.
6:11 P. M. 0:00 P. Hi
? Wednesday, September 21
6:37 A. M. 0:35 A. M.
7:05 P. M. 12:53 P. It