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0SWick County
^SIXTEEN
NO. 34
6-PAGES TODAY Southport, N. C.,
A Good Newspaper In A Good Community
Most of The New*
All The Time
sday, October 26th, 1949
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY fl.50 PER YEAS
yer Scouts
Enter Wilds
j)f Island Area
, McNeill, Skipper Of
wj!'
-Charge Of Expedi
jTo Bald Head
Lation" WILL
fjND OCTOBER 31st
Will Leave Sou th port I
Jriday. Nov. 4; H. T.
L,er Will Arrange
Transportation
L th* first attempts to
jixi map the complete
? area of Bald Head Is
b yie mouth of the Cape
t,. ?iil be made the week
Vov. 4th by Explorer
d the Cape Fear Area
jc S. Peal of Chadbourn,
camping and activities
i has announced the ex
sill be open to all Ex-j
(gjDuts and units in the
B McNeill of Whiteville,
?5/ the Whiteville Sea Ex
Ljt. will be in charge of
lotion. Captain H. T.
f of Southport will be in
rf arranging the necessary
nation to the island.
_ntion for the three-day
L i? filed with the coun
buarters in Wilmington
fcay October 31, Peal said,
tted out that the expedi
Id be one of the most
undertaken by the coun
and cautioned explorer
i undergo physical exam
iefore making the trip.
Explorer will be required
his own clothing and
: for the full stay. Only
jood physical condition
[rmitted to go .
op is expected to leave
Southport yacht basin
I Friday, Nov. 4. They
o the Coast Guard Area,
be used as a camping
? area has been provid- 1
j council thpnngft th*
of the commanding offj- |
tie Oak Island Coast
itation.
include the complete
and maping of the is
turday, with a fellowship
that night. There will
fishing contest held dur
free time with a prize
for the largest fish
pup will breaK up Sun
pr.&ng on the tide.
P" units are composed
"a 14 years of age and
Nps eligible for the ex- j
i "111 come from the fol- 1
Munties: Pender, New;
- Brunswick, Columbus, j
Robeson, Scotland, and
I
pance trip under the ,
of Dick Auger, local
Ntive, was made in Feb
10 determine the suitability
"Pis?, weather conditions, j
*&on, water facilities, and
?wtials. |
" aade the trip with 40
?Wts and adults. He poin
' ?t night that the island
Ie ln every respect for,
of venture."
FUtktt
^TTE AWAY
Shallotte football team
Aynor, S. C., Friday
Same with this strong
^Molina squad.
tV SUPPER
Romans Society of Chris
ftice of Trinity Methoaist
"ill serve a turkey sup
the recreational building
? Thursday, November 17.
(G TDIE
Mrs. Malcolm Lewis
'o Durham Monday. Mr.
118 E. H. Arrington, who
th( Brunswick Inn, own
Lewis, are moving in
"ASE HOME
*1 Mrs. Roma Pigott,
gently bought the E. H.
house, are preparing
>n this week. Incidently,
Orrn was once owned by
Mrs. M. M. Pigott,
4 0{ the Pigott boys.
J*CVIVAL
M. Baker will be out
L ^'s week as guest min
? the Proctorville Baptist
I. P. Hedgepeth who
iummer visitor at Long
j^Pa?>tor of the Proctor
Week-End Parties
Make Record Catch
All Boats Report Good Result*, With Individual Record
Going To Nine-Year Old Boy
The Idle-On, Captain Hulan
Watts, brought in the greatest
catch of king mackerel ever land
ed here Monday afternoon. Forty
seven of the graceful, fighting
fish were in the catch. They ran
from 10 to 20 pounds in weight.
By way of good measure the
party also caught 3 large bar
racuda.
Mike Zefelis, restaurant opera
tor in Wilmington, and his party
made the catch. They had re
gular Monday reservations of the
Idle-On or Botfly all summer.
A small boy, 9-year old Gary
Poteet of Hickory, should be
given top honors when it comes
to troling for bluefish. The boy
boated 127 bluefish Surday after
noon, fishing from the Cadet of
Captain Howard Victor.
Gary, his 14-year old brother
Tommy, their father Thomas
Poteet, and Jessie Childress, all
of Hickory, caught the grand
total of 481 bluefish during the
trip. "Tut", mate to Captain Vic
tor on the Cadet, kept tally on
Gary's catch. He was inspired to
this task by the small size and
fishing interest of his passenger.
The fish caught by all of the
party is probably worth several
times the cost of the boat char
ter.
All boats out for bluefish have
been and are still making ex
traordinary catches. The Moja
of Captain Civtor P. Lane report
ed 28X large blues on one of its
trips. The party was composed of
P. R. Hall, J. H. Ashcraft, J. C.
Elrod and N. W. Gilbert, all of
Charlotte. The Botfly of Captain
Basil Watts; Joy of Captain
George Gregory; Kaibab of Cap
tain James Arnold and various
boats down here from Wilming
ton have been reporting good
catches.
Sunday five or six Southport
and Wilmington boats pulled out
for the gulf stream. This was
about the first of the long trips
1 Continued On Page Four
Community Fair At
Waccamaw Big Event
Huge Throng Enjoys After- 1
noon And Evening Pro-!
gram Which Was Filled -
With Fun And Entertain- :
ment For Everyone
LARGE LIST OF
PRIZE WINNERS!
Contests Covered Wide]
Range Events, Affording
Opportunity For All To
Enter Some Competi
tion
ASH, Approximately 1,000 per
sons turned out Oct. 10 to enjoy
the Waccamaw school fair.
L *air RkiM and warm weather
helped things along; as qn-look
ers discussed agricultural topics,
livestock, flowers, sewing, antiq
ues, and school art and viewed
the latest in farm machinery put
on display by dealers from Wil>.
mington. Tabor City and White
ville.
There were many and varied
exhibits and contests with prizes
and ribbons awarded to all win
ners. The event closed In the
school gym about nine o'clock in
the evening.
Winners of games conducted
during the afternoon included P.
iG. Evans, hog calling; Nina Lud
jlum and Salley Britt, foot races;
| Joe Smith and Joe Woodard, foot
races. The oldest woman present
was Mrs. R. A. Vereen while
George B. Ward took that honor
in the male division. Mr. and
Mrs. R. A. Bennett won the prize
for being the couple present mar
ried the longest (55 years). Most
recently married were Mr. and
"Mrs. Clyde Todd (one month).
The largest family present was
Continued On Page Four
Bolivia School
Plans Carnival
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Annual Hallowe'en Event
Scheduled For Monday
Night With Elaborate
Plans Being Made
The Bolivia school is busy now
making plans for the Hallowe'en
carnival next Monday night. Ef
forts are being made to make
this the most original entertain
ment and exciting carnival in his
tory.
There will be halls of horror
when the witches of the past will
call forth from their secret
haunts to thrill the daring and
chill the less brave; there will be
headless men chased by their
ghostly wives; there will be zom
bie spooks, and any mystery of
the past that can be recalled by
mediums in their secret seances.
For the hungry there will be
food at a nominal price. For the
kids there has been arranged a
very interesting fish pond with
fascinating prizes.
Arrangements have been made
with an interesting fortune tell
er to take care of the mysteries
of the future. .
A costume parade is being
planned for prizes offered for the
most original, most attractive and
spookiest costumes.
A baby contest is now in pro
gress. The winner will receive an
attractive prize.
Bobbing for appies^and other
entertaining games will be held
in the various classrooms.
Many other things are now be
ing planned to make this an out
standing event.
Football Game
Here Thursday
Southport will play their sec
ond home football game tomor
row (Thursday) afternoon when
the Wilmington J. V.'s come
here on their first visit to
Brunswick county.
The Wildkittens have compiled
an enviable record in contests
with high school varsities in
this section, and the charges
of Coach Harry T. Sanders
are sure to be in for a busy
afternoon.
In tb?ir first Season of foot
ball the Southport boys have
shown steady improvement, and
with ' three games under their
belts they are ready" "to tqriy
out a more finished performance''
than in their last home appear
ance.
Crop Organized
For Brunswick
Rev. Earl Helms Of Antioch
Baptist Church Named
County Chairman Of Re
lief Organization
With the assistance of C. G.
Bass, regional Crop representa
tive, a local Crop chapter was
established in Brunswick county
at a special meeting last Monday
night at Bolivia.
Rev. Earl Helms, pastor of An
tioch Baptist church, was elect
ed chairman of the county or
ganization. Rev. Taft Hewett,
Soilder Bay church, Rev. E. C.
Caudell, Zion Methodist church,
and T. T. Ward, president of the
Farm Bureau, were elected as
vice-chairman of Crop. A. S.
Knowles, H. L. Clemmons and T.
O. Page were elected members of
a special advisory committee.
Rev. H. M. Baker was designated
as publicity director for Crop in
Brunswick county. L. J. McKeith
an was elected secretary-treas
urer.
Present at the organizing meet
ing and acting as advisors were:
i Herbert Johnson, W. A. Maxwell,
Carl Ward, M. B. Robbins, R. D.
CONTINUED 4
Of Court Monday
Most Of Cases Scheduled
For Trial Continued, With
Final Judgement In Only
Four Matters On Docket
Most of the cases scheduled for
trial in Brunswick county Re
corder's court here Monday were
continued, with final judgement
being rendered in only four cases.
The following entries were made:
Raymond D. Collins, speeding,
fined $20.00 and costs.
Harold Sandlin, speeding, con
tinued.
Ezra Johnson, reckless opera
tion, fined $40.00 and costs.
Ethel Stroud, possession, sapias.
Carl Wm. Harrelson, reckless
operation, capias.
Robert Edwin Bass, driving on
left side of highway, fined $10.00
and costs.
W. E. Bellamy, drunken driv
ing, no operators license, pos
Oontinued On Pag* Four
Routine
Speaker
PAT TAYLOR
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**? ? 1 M 1 11 ? s
Lt. Governor
Pat Taylor It
County Speaker
Farm Bureau Rally At Shal
lotte Saturday Night Will
Attended As State Offici
al Brings Message
Several hundred Brunswick
county citizens, the majority of
whom are mmebers of the Farm
Bureau, attended a rally ot that
organisation Saturday night at
Shailotte school where Lt. Gov
ernor 'Pat Taylor was 'the featur
ed/ speaker. ~
The state official cited gains
that have come to population en
gaged in agricultural pursuits as
a result of cooperative, effort
through the channels of the Farm
Bureau, and he declared that the
program is one ? worthy of the
support . of all farmers and busi
ness firms who deal extensively
with farmers. - ,
While no announcement has1
yet been made Of this year's
membership total, word from
leaders indicates that " the mark'
?tlU ia- below, last years enroll-1
"Safe $???
lng does not' eno im -jTiwuMrsfiip
drive, .and those in change wlH
JK't bo satisfied unt it the 3948
rWdrd fs pd&eetf.
Of major interest in the Sat
urday night' program was the
awarding of several hundred dol
lars worth 9f valuably prizes, in
addition to cash pfizes paid win
ners in a quiz contest.
Funeral Rites
Here Wednesday
Miss Maggie We scott Died
On Tuesday Of Last Week
In Fayetteville And Body
Returned Here For Burial
Miss Maggie Wescott, 84-year
old former resident of Southport,
died last Tuesday in Fayette
ville from heart trouble. She was
bom in Southport and had spent
all of her life here, previous to
moving to Fayetteville.
The body was brought here
Wednesday and following ser
vices at the Kilpatrick Funeral
home at 3 o'clock, burial was
(Continued on page 21
Lunch Rooms In
All Except One
County School
Four White School* And
Brunswick County Train
ing School Receive Assis
tance From Federal Gov
ernment
SURPLUS COMMODITIES
MAKE THEM POSSIBLE
Low Cost Meals Provided
With Object Of Bringing
Cost Within Reach Of
Average Child
The school lunch rooms of
Brunswick county received $11,
358.00 during the school year
1948-49 In the form of surplus
commodities, and $11,408.00 as
food reinbursement or a total of
$22,767.00. This means that the
School patrons whose children ate
in the school lunch room received
a grand of their proportionate
share of this amount of money.
The Federal government is mak
ing- it possible for school to fur
nish hot lunches at a very small
cost to the individual child.
The schools that have lunch
rooms this year are Bolivia, Le
land, Shallotte, Southport and
Brunswick County Training
.school. The Parent Teacher As
sociation has made it possible to
Jiave these lunch rooms.
The Shallotte roofn Was made
possible through the local school
committee.
i "We have information that we
Will receive more commodities
this year than we have ever re
ceived before, says J. T. Denning.
We haye received this year to
date 89 boxes of fresh pears, 79
bags of potatoes. We will receive
within a few weeks 33 cases of
honey, 235 cases of canned peach
's, one pound of butter for each
<9iild fed in the lunch room, 235
bushels of fresh apples, 143 cases
of canoed tomatoes, 210 bushels
of fresh string beans, a large
quantity of cheese, peanut butter,
Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes, dry
milk and many other products."
School Holding
Carnival Friday
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Southport Parent - Teacher
Aftsociation Making Ela
borate Plans For Event
This Year
f
Both young and old are e^ger*
ly awaiting, 'festivities scheduled
for Friday night when the An
nual Halloween Carnival ? will be
staged under the ausplcies of the
Southport high school Parent
Teachers Association.
Included on the program will
be the costume parade, which
will be head at the school build
ing beginning at 6:30 o'clock;
the crowning of the King and
l Queen, with due honor paid to
| members of their court; the car
nival proper which will be held
I in the gymnasium. This will be
! the scene of fortune tellers
! booths, the various concessions
and the place for thrills and
chills.
During the past few days great
interest has centered in the con
tests for King and Queen, for
i (Continued on page 2)
w. B. KEZ1AH
Our
ROVING
Reporter
Writing the paper that he is
always interested in its weekly ;
visits. Rev. H. B. Johnson of J
Mount Airy says we are right
on the beam in agitating the .
'matter of a hotel for Southport. j
He says it would be a great as- j
set to the town and a great con- |
venience to the visiting putalic.
The Rev. Mr. Johnson is also '
greatly -interested in development
at our beaches, where he spends
his summer vacations with Mrs. I
Johnson and their son, Dr. Thor !
Johnson, conductor of the Cin
cinnati! Symphony Orchestra.
They plan to build a home at
Caswell Beach this winter or in
th? spring.
Few places anywhere could be '
better lined up for economic de- 1
velopment than Fort Caswell, |
Caswell Beach, Long Beach and
Southport. In a way of speaking;
they have mutal assets bound by
a strong link. Southport is wide
ly known as a sport fishing cen
ter and ? 4s a. delightful place
to live. Fort CaswvU it also J
widely known, despite the fact
that it has not been so much in
the limelight in recent years.
Caswell Beach, a part of the for
mer military reservation, is still
young in growth but destined to
prove poular. We are sort of bet
ting on some development start
ing there this year, probably a
fishing pier out in the ocean.
Long Beach, comparatively young,
has been recognized for several
years as destined to become a
great coastal playground. A real
start to make it that has just
began. All three of these fine
coastal spots have ready access
to Southport's fine fishing and
they share in the widespread
public knowledge of Southport.
Owing to the short distance,
Southport has access to every
thing at Fort Caswell, Caswell
Beach and Long Beach. The set
up could not be more promising.
Writing us this week Charles
Parker, director of the State
News Bureau, appeared pleased
Continued On Page Four
Shrimp For Dinner
CHOW ? High Spot in a day's operations aboard a
shrimp trawler is noonday chow, and even after handling
the product all morning, a pan of steaming shrimp for
lunch always is welcome. Pete Larson is shown doubling as
chief aboard the Penny. (Cut Courtesy Wilmington News)
Homecoming Day Is
Held At New Hope
Bag Big Buck /
With Rifle Shot |
Clint Bellamy and Guy Shuler
had planned to go hunting the
first day of the season, but
something happened to their
arrangements and they failed to
Stake , connections with their
party,, ??>,,?
Tl}e pair .decided to try for
squirrels instead, and started
out for what . they believed to
be t a good section. Suddenly
there loomed ahead a large *
buck, browsing along, apparent
ly in no hurry.. .
The .boys- grapbe^ . a>, high
powered Hfle \hey were carry
ing in their truck and blasted
,?w?y. Tlli ftrit sliit /didn't so i
much as frighten the buck, but
the second brought h\m doy/n.
* The animal weighed 200-Ibs.
David Watson
Seriously Hurt
Native Of Southport And
Former School Principal
Sustained Critical Injuries
In Auto Accident Satur
day Night
David W. . Watson, native of
Southport and a former principal
of the local high school, is in
critical condition at Rex Hospital
in Raleigh as a result of injuries
sustained in an automobile acci
dent near that city Saturday
night.
Watson and his wife, the form
er Jennie Cheatham Alston of
Louisburg, were on their way to
her mother's home from a foot
ball game when their automobile
ran off the road on a curve in
( the Crabtree Park area and
' plunged into the creek. Watson
was pinned in the wreckage fol
lowing the accident, and Mrs.
Watson, despite serious and pain
ful injuries which she herself
had suffered, went a considerable
distance for help.
Watson's injuries include two
fractures of the left wrist, six
broken ribs, two broken colar
bones, internal and head injuries.
He was placed under an oxygen j
tent Saturday night and for a !
time little hope was held for his
recovery. Later reports from
Southport people who made the
trip to Raleigh to learn of his
condition indicate that he is
holding his own and has a fifty
fifty chance.
Mrs. Watson sustained a bro
ken shoulder and was badly
bruised.
Watson resigned his position as
principal in March, 1947, to go
with the F. B. I. and has served
since that time as special agent.
At present he is assigned the
Cleveland office and the family
was living at Berea, Ohio. They
were in North Carolina for their
annual vacation for the past few
days.
Mrs. Ida Potter Watson, mother
of the accident victim, was noti
fied Sunday morning of the criti
Continued On Four
Annual Celebration At
Church Near Winnabow
Drew Record Attendance
For Thi? Year's Obser
vance
DR. WILLIAM CROWE
PRINCIPAL SPEAKER
Recreation Building It De
dicated; Pageant By Mix
Kate Johnson Presented
During Afternoon
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Sunday New Hopet Church,
Winnabow, was a day filled with
expressions of friendly greeting
warm and glowing as the Octo
ber weather which permitted the
record-breaking gathering of4
members and former members
and friends of the congregation
to celebrate the church's fifty-]
fifty anniversary and homecom
ing.
Registration of guests began
at 10:30 a. m., and the program
opened with a worship service
in the church auditorium. Miss
Patsy Ward of Winnabow was
guest pianist, and Dr. J. M. Wag
gett, pastor of the church, con
ducted the opening exercises.
The address of welcome was
given by Charlie M. Taylor, the
response by H. H. McKeithan of
Florence, S. C., formerly of Win
nabow. The speaker of the day,
Rev. William Cdowe, Jr., D. D.
pastor of First Presbyterian
church, Wilmington, was intro
duced by D. A. Johnson. Dr.
Crowe delivered an inspiring and
challenging address which was
followed by the Sacrament of
the Lord's Supper.
The noon recess was featured
Continued Op#-Page Four
Leland P. T. A.
Plans Carnival
Annual Hallowe'en Event
Will Be Staged Friday
Evening In High School
Auditorium
The Leland Parent-Teacher As
sociation met Wednesday after
noon in the school cafeteria. Fifty
members were present at the
meeting which was presided over
by Mrs. Mac Jones. The devotion
al was presented by Mrs. Forbes.
Mrs. Mary Alice Morse's tenth
grade class received the picture
"Blue Boy" for having the great
est number of parents present at
the meeting. The third and fifth
grade combination received $1.(J0
for the room count in the ele
mentary grades.
The group planned the Hallo
ween program and party which
is to be given at 7:30, October
28, in the Leland school auditor
ium. Everyone is invited to attend.
Geraldine Skipper will be master
of ceremonies at the party, which
will feature side shows and freaks
of nature, as well as games and
contests. The school Glee Club
will also take part on the pro
gram.
After the business meeting Mrs.|
W. E. Wessell and Mrs. G. R.
Ennis, Jr. served delicious refresh
menu.
County Baptist :
Association In
Annual Meeting
Successful Two-Day Session
Highlighted By Presence
Of Outstanding Church
Leaders On Program
YOUTH ASSOCIATION "
FORMED FOR COUNTY
Reports Indicate Encourag*
ing Increase In Attendance
At Both Sunday School
... And Church Services
The meeting of the Brunswtclc
Baptist Association last week at
Sabath Home church and Leland
church was marked by a record
attendance for beth days and
gratifying reports of progress in
the work of all the Baptist
churches the past year .
Enrollment In the Sunday
schools last year showed an in
crease of 16.3 percent over the
preceeding year while church
membership rose 10.8 percent. The
financial reports were incomplete,
but those already in hand indi
cated an upsurge in giving which
resulted in greater improvements
to the physical plants of the
churches and wider interest in the
missionary enterprises of the de
nomination.
The delegates to the Ass<itY
tional meeting heard reports^ #n
different phases of the B i
program by leaders from vai
sections of the State. Dr. M.J?/L
Huggins, Secretary of the Ba|
State Convention, brought
general report on missions;
Reid, Superintendent of Kenfli
Home, spoke on the new buUQ
ings erected at MiUs Home aa<f
Kennedy Home to house more
phans; Dr. R. K. Redwine, -dif
tor of Caswell Seaside Asifeml
outlined some plans for this
Chaplain Bell of the Baptist ?
pital spoke on the unique woi
being done at the Hospital an<
mentioned the fact that North
Carolina Baptist Hospital didA
more free work for patients tha*
any other denominational hospit
al in the South last year. He
also mentioned the unusual ^et
up in Winston-Salem where the
hospital recognizes the import
ance of the department of reli
gion to the extent of pla6ing it
on a par with such other de
partments as gynecology .sur
gery, pediatrics and other fields
of medicine. Three chaplains and
one student secretary are always
on call to help the patients and
medical students at Bowman4
Gray.
President C. C. Burrus of Win"
gate College spoke on behalf oif
Christian Education at the first
session, and President Leslie
Campbell College spoke on the
expanding needs of the various
colleges on the second day of the
meeting. Dr. Philip McLean, for
merly of China and now pastor qt
the First Baptist Church in Lum
berton, brought an inspiration*!
message on foreign missions the
second day.
The recommendations of the
moderator were adopted by the
Association and plans were for
mulated to carry out these re
commendations. At the suggestloh
of the moderator the executive
committee was enlarged to repre
sent more churches and wu
asked to meet monthly between
sessions of the Association.
Perhaps the most unusual fea
ture of the meeting was the for
mation of a Brunswick Youth
Association that would function
independently of the regular As
sociation for the promotion of the
young people's work in the sev
Continued On Page Four '
Tide Table
Following Is the tide table
for South port during the next,
week. These hours are approxi
mately correct and were furn
ished The State Port PUot
through the courtesy of the
Cape Fear Pilot's Association.
High Tide Low Tide
Thursday, Oct. 27
0:00 A. M. 5:50 A. M.
12:33 P. M. 6:48 P. M.
Friday, Oct. 28
0:52 A. M. 6:51 A. M.
1:32 P. M. 7:46 P. M.
Saturday, Oct. 29
1:55 A. M 7:55 A. M.
2:31 P. MV4 8:46 P. M.
Sunday, Oct. 30
2:55 A. M. 8:58 A. K.
3:25 P. M. 9:40 P. M.
Monday, Oct. 31
3:52 A. M. 9:57 A. M.
4:16 P. M. 10:29 P. M.
Tuesday, Nov. 1
4:43 A. M. 10:50 A. M.
5:03 P. M. 11:13 P. M.
Wednesday, Nov. 2
I 5:28 A. M. 11:37 A. M.
I &.&?:&.. 11:55 P. It
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