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w runs\v pilot Co\ ers k County ic THE STATE PORT PILOT f^SlXTEEN NO. 40 A Good Newspaper In A Good Community Most of The New* All The Time Southport, N. C., Wednesday, December 7, 1949 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY $1.50 PER YLA# jbodist Youth flowship Has ^ Monday ,?.7 Youth Fellow-! ?ji Ltinn Held Here 1 Tnnily Methodist /.h Young People Kg Hosti ^DECORATIONS .;ner"pi'ogram Presen td"belishtf?1 ferl^ Fellowship Enjoyed gy Young People Pre&ent ,iir bi-monthly meet-! ^Methodist Youth Fel-I ? S lUthport Fonday | | Trinity Methodist I acting as host- ; adult lW,lerS- MrS' M , Mrs L. D. Hayman and Newton were in1 V receiving lunches and ?'the supper occasion. ? xrnngton with her as- . s decorated the reception, -or the gathering. Under i j of On-ill Robinson and | tobie Long, the young peo- i ^ welcomed upon arrival; srtamed by being led in : Christmas songs with i H. Caudill at the piano, sswrs of the county, Rev. 'Caudill of Town Creek, jl. Carrol of Shallotte , r L. P Hayman of South- ) tre introduced, and made | marks. ? Mper hour was a period I and recreation. Following j the large group gathered j sanctuary of the church jfcis Patsy Tharpe, presi- ! lulled the meeting to order beaded business which in- I Inef reports and state- I of plans for the months | He worship period was led , roup of young people of | re Creek church. The i ip of the evening was I I the outlook is promising her big occasion in Feb t Zion Methodist church. rmfNtwt Flasket UNO OX C HANNEL i?3 dredge arrived Sunday 1 l aow engaged in Improving | ?cnel from Cape Fear Riv- | Oak Island Coast Guard ITBAU. GAME i Southport independent bas- ! I team will play their first j t: the season here tomorrow | sayr evening against the j [ Shallotte all-stars. raxs FROM HOSPITAL L Earl I. Brown who has saving treatment at Wai ted Hospital in Wasington, for the past several months, Covered sufficiently to re Mrs. Brown was with t ^'aamgton. fHLR DIKS f! was received here this I - the death of W. B. 16 m a Detroit, Mich., hos Itr.e deceased was a brother p C. Ed Taylor and A. E. k and is a former resident pthport. He visited here for P iys last summer. plMTY SING P will t,e a Community I? Christmas Eve in South PfM church under spon F? of the Southport Woman's I The program, which will T o'clock, will be under I ? Mis. Dallas P- chairman of the music de P* of the club. P? dkmoxsthation PMing to Jake Tinga, vet P father at the Bolivia [ ** 25D Brunswick county p Wended the tractor show P?ions'.ration in Wilmington f The event was education f 'howing what the various P" ?nd implements can do. P ?f the Brunswick people F1 of various uses to which IV**'0' can bp put, and which |?^never before thought of. r "Av iok cior I Hi lms, chairmaa of L kl Overseas Pro [ fcuwrk k county, has 1?^ ll,at Monday will be for collecting corn I" ' !> to buy corn to send Er ^nXone wishing to give should please Wke it Mi * at Bolivia: J- E. KjSupplv; Woodrow Russ K7*te or the T. T. Ward ? "Traod. Brunswick Native District Farm Agent Colin S. Mintz Moves Up In Extension Organization Fol lowing Outstanding Work In Wayne County Colin S. Mintz, a native of Brunswick county, is one of five North Carolina agricultural extension agents selected this year to receive the Distinguished Service Award of the National Association of County Agricultural Agents, offi cials at State College announced recently. The award is Dreesnted in re-* cognition of outstanding service in the field of agriculture. Mr. Mintz is now district agent of the Extension Service's Eas tern District, which covers 16 counties. He assumed this post on September 1 after having served as farm agent in Wayne county for a period of 14 years. Prior to that time he was assis tant farm agent in Nash county for about a year. He is a 1934 graduate of State .College, where he specialized in animal production. While he was farm agent in Wayne, that county made outstanding progress in livestock development. The Wayne i county Livestock Development Association, Inc., organized in 1948, has sponsored seevral suc cessful dairy and beef cattle shows and sales, and the newly formed Wayne Dairy Cooperative, Inc., recently completed con- j struction of a $118,000 milk plant : near Goldsboro. The livestock group also sponsored a county i agricultural fair in September. Other North Carolinians receiv- ] ing Distinguished Service Awards this year include Farm Agents j H. K. Sanders of Person County, | A^ Q. Ketner of Cherokee, W. O. C. S. Mintz Davis of Halifax, and F. E. Pat ton of Rutherford. Mr. Mintz is the son of Mrs. H. L. Mintz and the late Mr. Mintz ' of Shallotte. He married the former Miss Virginia Dodson, daughter of the former county agent for Brunswick. Baptist Association Adopts Hospital Plan Executive Committee Re- 1 commends That Baptist Churches Of Brunswick 1 Sponsor Group Hospital Insurance Plan ACTION WITHOUT PROFIT TO CHURCH 1 Sole Object Is To Bring Hos- 1 pital Insurance Coverage J Within Reach Of More People In County The executive committee of the j Brunswick Baptist Association j held its monthly meeting at Sup- i ply Monday night with chief item} of interest being a discussion of | recommending that the Baptist j churches adopt and promote among their members a group j hospital insurance plan for the I Church membership. Such a plan | has been in operation' at the | Southport Baptist Church for some time and the people feel that it is a real service to them. G. A. Tenuta, representative of the N. C. Hospital Savings Asso ciation, explained the plan to the i executive committee and follow- 1 ing a discussion of the plan mem- I bers of this body voted to re- ' commend this work to the church- j es. He said that the Southport' church was the first in the state to join in this effort, and now the Brunswick Baptist Association becomes the first organize church group to adopt the plans. The executive committee also approved the use of a motion pic ture machine in the churches of the association after receiving an offer of such a machine from a young laymen in the association. Present at, the meeting were: H. L. Clemmons, chairman of the executive committee; H. M. Baker, moderator of the associa tion; Woodrow Russ, J. D. White, (Continued on page 7) Home Building Continues Here Erection of New Homes Con tinues at Pleasing Pace As I Southport Improves Living Conditions A block-wijle strip owned by Dr. L. C. Fergus and sold by him prior to his departure for California three years ago has been undergoing the most exten sive development of any area in Southport. Two nice homes have been built on the property this summer, another is now under construction and M. H. Hart says that he will begin the construc tion of a fourth home the first of the year. He has already grad ed for the foundation. In addition to the above on the former Fergus property, J. J. Ramsauer of the Pleasant Oaks Plantation recently bought an ad joining lot and will start the construction of a home the first of the year. Last week Mr. and Mrs. John (Continued on page 7) Narrow Escape ( For Local Boat A blaze which broke out in the engine room of the men haden boat John M. Morehead resulted in an alarm Thursday night for the Southport Volun teer Fire Department, but be fore the craft reached the dock the fire had been extinguished by members of her crew and by the crew of the menhaden boat George Nickerson, which drew alongside and rendered assistance. C. A, Hewett, engineer aboard the Morehead, jumped over the side and was in the water for several minutes before he was picked up by one of the purse boats off the Nickerson. He was hospitalized at Dosher Memorial Hospital, where he was treated for shock and exposure. The blaze was of undetermined origin and was discovered as the boats approached the dock where they tie up. Captain Cur tis Lewis, who had been in charge while the vessel was fishing at Beaufort, was in command. Telephone Survey For Shallotte Effort Being Made To De velop Some Facts To Pres ent To Companies In Mak ing Appeal For Communi cation Facilities Shallotte citizens are now en gaged in a survey to determine just what in the way of business they can offer Southern Bell or another telephone company, or a cooperative ' that will build lines and an exchange. From an in terview with Odell Williamson and others interested in obtain ing phone service, it appears that the first effort will be to try and interest the Bell Telephone company or an independent com pany. If no early relief can be hoped for from those quarters efforts will be made to form a coopera tive. Two officials of the Bell Tele phone company were in the office of this paper this past week. It is understood they were just look ing over the Southport field and studying possibilities for exten sion and improvement at the local exchange. While they made no committments, it is pretty will understood that it is the inten tion of the company to run lines from Southport through Caswell Beach and Long Beach, before next summer. The lines through Long Beach will put the Bell peo ple within three miles of Holden Beach. Holden Beach is also fast growing and it may not . be im probable that the Bell people may there within a year. The Bell Telephone people are (Continued on Page 7) Sportsmanship Is Subject Of Talk By Rev. Caudill Pastor Of Zion Methodist Church Mads Impressive j Talk On Value Of Athlet- j ic Training ANNUAL BANQUET HELD AT BOLIVIA Varied And Interesting Pro' gram Presented With Stu dents Of The Various Schools Participating The Brunswick county basket ball teams held their annual ban ! quet in the Bolivia gymnasium i Tuesday evening, November 29. ] A delicious ham dinner with all of the trimmings was served by the Bolivia lunch room personnel. Principal T. O. Page of the Bolivia school, who served as ! toastmaster, extended a cordial iwelcome to members of the coun ty board of education, to the local committee of each school, to the principals, coaches, players and their special guests. Each of the five schools partici pated in the program by render ing their school song and by giving an entertaining stunt. The speaker of the evening, Rev. R. H. Caudill, pastor of Zion Methodist church, was in j troduced by tbe toastmaster. Mr. Caudill gave a very inspiring address on "Sportsmanship and Its Carry-over Into the Game of Life". County Superintendent J. T. Denning made a brief talk, com plimenting the schools for the efforts they have put forth to bring about a unified program and a better school relationship. He also stated that the main pur pose in having this annual ban quet is to help the teams be come better acquainted with one another and to encourage good sportsmanship. The banquet was brought to a close by each group of cheer leaders giving a yell for their school. Name Tax Listers For The County 'Commissioners Name Men And Women To Assist With Listing Property For Taxes During January The principal business dispos- 1 ed of by the board of county commissioners here Monday was the appointment of list takers for I the various townships. M. B. Chennis was named to do this work in Northwest; E. O. j Rabon, Town Creek; Mrs. John G. Caison, Smithville; Bedford Ludlum, Lockwoods Folly; Cecil Hewett, Shallot te; D. B. Edwards, : Waccamaw. A total of $29.00_ was added to the general relief fund at the request of Miss Ruth Paterson, ! superintendent of public welfare. The John Everett land was or dered sold to Amaret S. Butler for the sum of $50.00. A refund due ' J. L. Henry on his tax account I was ordered credited to his 1949 (Continued on page 7) Fire Destroys Coleman Place Fire early this morning destroy ed Coleman's place and the Har> dee garage near the intersection of U. S. No. 17 with U. S. No. 74 and 76 near Brunswick river bridge. No details of the blaze were available here at an early hour but radio listneds discovered that station WMFD suffered a ser vice interruption because of dam age to communication wires run ning to the studio from the towers in Brunswick county. Owner Showing o t Some . Interest In Development Letter From Frank Sherrill Is Non-Committai, Cut In dicates Some Interest In Possibility Of Developing Bald Head Island There is at least a possibility that something may be done to start the development of Bald Head Island within the next year. Recently four prominent residents of Charlotte spent a week on the island. When they departed they stated that there were plans to form a 200-man club to develope the property. This week W. B. Keziah receiv ed a letter from Frank Sherrill, owner of the Island and also own er of the S. & W. chain of Cafe terias. Mr. Sherrill admitted that there was talk of such an under taking. However, he still has nothing definite along the devel opment line. Mr. Sherrill said he believed that such a movement for devel opment, a club that -would build a hotel on the island and other facilities, would be the best way to introduce the island to the gen eral public. His letters wording indicated that some rather seri ous consideration was being given to development. The island consists of about 17,000 acres of land, about half of this aj?a~having a dense semi tropical growth. It is often called North Ckrolina's little bot of the tropi<S7 The thousands of people who Imve visited the place despite the lacK~?f facilities for taking care of visitors are constantly marveling th$t nothing has ever been done to devclpoe the beau tiful body of land and its many Continued On Page -Seven Tenants Eligible For Cotton Vote If There Is Any Question Of Eligibility, Benefit Of Doubt Will Go To Person Seeking Voting Privilege The county office of the Pro duction and Marketing Adminis tration stressed this week the fact that tenants and sharecrop pers as well as landlords, who had an interest in a crop of cot ton produced in 1948, are eligible to vote in the national cotton marketing quota leferendum on Thursday, December 15. "We are laying special emphasis on this point," says Elroy King, (Continued on page 7) YV. B. KEZIAH Our ROVING Reporter This week we are getting out a special section cele brating the 10th Anniversary of the Brunswick Rural Elec tric Membership Corporation, whose headquarters are at Shallotte. There is nothing too good for us to say about this fine organization and the effect it has had upon the develop ment of Brunswick county. It has brought about more pro gress during the past 10 years than had taken place during the previous quarter of a century ? and we are just now getting a good start. We are glad to have a part in this celebration, because it gives us a chance to again greet many of our old readers who for seme reason or another have permitted their sub scription to expire. And it gives us an opportunity to make some new friends. Us folks here on The Pilot are kind of like th? REA. We try to give good service to all the people, and w*? would like to be in every home in Brunswick county. This week that is just about what we are doing, since we are mailing papers to each REA customer in addition to our regular subscribers. We like this; and we'd like to do it all the time. We have always said that The Pilot is worth a dollar and a half to anybody who lives in Brunswick. If you like the paper and have been aiming to subscribe, why not do it now? RIGHT NOW ! Just mail a check or money order to the office in Southport and you will get every issue for the next 12 months. Continued On Pags Four , ; ? Scene Of Activity BUSY ? Trinity Methodist church in Southport has been the scene of much activity during the past week. On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings a program of visitation evangelism was carried on. Monday evening the Methodist Youth Fellowship was host to a sub-district meeting. Tuesday night the first quarterly conference was held with District Superintendent C. D. Barcliff presiding. Fishing Cycle May Be Swinging South Again ?j. This Deer Came Special Delivery Mr Lee out at the blueberry farm near Southport has been hunting several times since the deer season opened. Despite diligent efforts, he has not been able to bring home a set of deer antlers thus far. Mrs Lee usually remains at home while the husband is on these hunting forays. Saturday afternoon late she was at home and a big buck deer loped up Into the backyard and began making itself at home. Mrs. Lee picked up a shotgun | and let the deer have it. when her husband returned home the wife had a deer dressing for him to attend to. Brief Session ! Before Recorder Judge W. J- McLamb And Recorder's Court Officials Were Able To Complete, Cases On Docket Before Noon Judge W. J. McLamb and other officials of Brunswick county Re corder's court disposed of all their business before noon hei Monday in a brief session. The following entries were made. _ Henry Leonard and James C. Simmons, engaging in affray, 30 days in jail for each, judgment suspended on payment of a fine of $10.00 and <psts and both placed on good behavior for two Albert V. Auger, speeding, capias. . William S. Golden, speeding, capias. ' Anthony L. Reale, speeding, capias. . Harrison Hunter, public drunk ness, fined $19.15 and costs. C. B. Tysinger, speeding, fined $10.00 and costs, fine remitted. Brady R. Ward, no operators license, nol prossed with leave. Rufus Jenrette, no operators li cense, fined $25.00 and costs. Lawrence R. Skipper, reckless operation and allowing minor to operate automobile, continued to December 12. Daniel E. Johnson, no operators license, nol prossed at request of prosecuting, attorney. J. H. Evans, disposing of mort gaged property, continued. Purvis Andrews, peeping torn, continued to December 12. Francis Richard George, pass ing stop sign, ordered to pay court costs. Graham Storms, reckless oper ation, no operators license. Plead ed guilty to reckless operation, not guilty of failure to have operators license. Ordered to pay costs and make restitution for property damage. Early Roosevelt Gore, speeding, adjudged to pay costs. James Russell Rollins, speed ing, capias. Continued On Page Seven At Least That It What Pre? ent Signs Are Indicating According To Men Who Have Made Study Of Bus iness SEVEN FACTORIES HERE ONE TIME Following Profitable Period Of Operation Many Years Ago Operations Moved Up Coast; Som: May Return .. Twenty-five years ago and more the North Carolina menhaden in dustry centered off Southport with practically all of the opera tions being carried on during fall months of each year. During those days the main product was fish oil. Acid scrap for fertilizers was a minor item. Summer fish that had no oil did not justify opera tions for the scrap value. In those days there were seven fish factories in the Southport area. One was at Shallotte Village Point; the Thompson fisheries on Dutchman's Creek! Southport Fish Scrap and Oil company on the Elizabeth River just below the waterway bridge; and what is now the Brunswick Navigation company at its present location. Three other factories were on the Cape Fear, eight miles above Southport at St. Phillips. These were the Edwards; Hayes and Menhaden Products company. TTie value of the boats used by all concerns ran to several million dollars and the pay rolls were also big, despite the short fall seasons while the fish had oil. But the fish with oil began to move further eastward. Hie fac tories moved with them or were abandoned. One or two were de stroyed by fire, others just tum bled down from age and disuse. Only the Brunswick Navigation Continued On Page Seven National Guard Unit Inspected Brunswick County Unit Or ganized With Fifty-Four Members And Three Offi cers The Brunswick unit of the National Guard passed inspection last week and is now a full fledged organization with 54 members and 3 officers. They will use the Hut of the Shallotte Post of the American Legion as an Armory for the present and will hold meetings each Fri day night. ? The officers are Lt. John Burns, Lt. W. T. Sellers and Lt. Car michael. It is expected to increase the membership of the Guard to full strength within the next few months. As a convenience to the other organization, the Shallotte Post of the American Legion has changed its meeting nights to the first an dthird Tuesday nights in each month. Previously the Legion had been meeting on Fri- , day nights, according to Com- j mander E. H. Redwine. County Farmers To Participate In PMA Voting Voting Placet Established In Each Township As Con venience To Those Who Wish To Cast Ballot DIRECT VOTE FOR LOCAL COMMITTEEMEN. Delegates Will be Chosen To Vote For County Commit tee to Administer Farm Program During Coming Year Brunswick County farmers will have the opportunity to reaffirm their faith in the democratic farmer-committee system for local administration of Federal farm programs when they go to tlie polls* on December 15 to choose the fellow farmers who will re present them as county and com munity Production and Market-' ing Administration committee- ? men during the coming year. * The voting places in Brunswick - for the committee election and [ the cotton marketing quota re ferendum are at the following places in the designated com munities: Northwest community, Maco voting place; Town; Creek, Winnabow, J. L. Henry's store; Smith ville, Midway Service Station; Lockwoods Folly, J. M. Parker's store; Shallotte, Grisaet town, B. A. Russ store; Wacca- . maw, Lonnie Evans store. The polls will open at 8 a. m. and close at 5 p. m. In announcing the elections, the county PMA Committee points out that these non-partisan com mittees are the local administra tive units for such Federal pro grams as Agricultural Conserva tion, price supports, acreage allot ments, marketing qubtas, the sugar program and Federal Crop Insurance. "As representatives of their farmer-neighbors, they see to It that national and State programs are adapted to local condition's and provide the 'grass-roots' ex perience' and thinking necessary for the intelligent formulation of new programs that changing con ditions may require," "says Elroy King chairman of the County PMA Committee. Eligible voters in the 6 agricul tural communities will chose from Continued On Page Seven Crash Boat Is Off For Repair _ ? Local Boatmen Are Concern ed Over Absence From Southport Of Valuable Coast Guard Vessel The Coast Guard 83435, R. L; Austin commander, is now at Norfolk for its annual 10 day re pair period. It should return here about December 12th. It is said that no beat will be at Southport as replacement during this period. Fishing and other local boating Interests are rather much disturb^ ed at even the brief abeence of this Coast Guard vessel. It is pointed out that a number of kx; al boats are now engaged in flail ing 40, 50 and 60 miles offshore; that to these boats, as well as til other craft, the presence here o i the C. G. 83435 is a needed safeJ guard against the loss of both life and property. 1 The vessel is 83-feet in length; has a crew of 8 men and can readily go to sea for rescue in the Continued On Page Seven Tide Table Following Is the tide table for Southport during the next week. These hours arc approxi mately correct and were furn ished The State Fort Pilot through the courtesy of the Cape Fear Pilot's Association. High Tide Low Tide Thursday, December 8, 9:35 A. M. 8:16 A. ML 9:53 P. M. 4:05 P. M. Friday, December 9, 10:18 A. M. 3:59 A. M. 10:38 P. M. 4:46 P. M. Saturday, December 10, 11:06 A. M. 4:47 A. M. 11:51 P. M. 5:33 P. M.. Sunday, December 11, 11:5* A. M. 5:40 A. M. 0:00 P. M. 6:23 P. M. r- Monday, December 12, 0:2* A. M. 6:40 A. M. 12:52 P. M. 7:18 P. M. Tuesday, December 13, 1:31 A. M. 7:47 A. M. 1:54 P. M. 8:16 P. M. Wednesday, December 14, 2:35 A. M. 8:53 A. M. 2:53 P. M. 8:16 P. MLr