I^e Pilot Covers
unswick County
P^CXEEN no. 41
THE STATE PORT PILOT
A Good Newspaper In A Good Community
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6-PAGES today Southport, N. C., Wednesday, December 14, 1949
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY J1.50 PER YEAft
City Quints |
kin Playing j
league Games
Contests Played
(i Night With Leland
Jug Host To Wacca
w And Southport Go- '
, Jo Bolivia
,ULE~ RUNS
TO FEBRUARY 21
|,e Headers Arranged
IKonie And Basis With
WI Standing To Af
tt Seeding In Tour
nament
Brunswick county high j
basketball schedule in j
games there is great inter- I
season saw opening J
? . played last night i
Ikv with Waccamaw at Le- 1
K.j Southport at Bolivia.
? prs-season games Bolivia
Lcn promise of having two
Jiing teams this season.
yij won from Leland and
Eaiv in early games while
is turned back Waccamaw
jlit two contests with Le
Little is known of the
of Shallotte and South
both of these squads got
a late start because of
iber 13, Waccamaw at
Southport at Bolivia;
Iter 15, Waccamaw at
December 16, Bolivia
Wte; December 19, Leland
| \ December 20, Wac
at Bolivia.
it 5. Shallotte at South
January 6, Bolivia at Le
lauary 10, Leland at Wac
BoUvia at Southport;
13, Leland at Shallotte;
16, Waccamaw at Shal
january IT, Southport at
January 19, Shallotte at
January 20, Southport at
??; January 24, Bolivia
maw; January 25, South
Shaliotte; January 26,
si Ja..'.unry 31',
at Waccamaw.
-7 3. Shallotte at Leland.
of the following games
decided by the teams
for these dates: February
amaw and Bolivia; Feb
Shallotte and Leland ;
T 8. Southport and Bo
Februarv 9, Waccamaw and j
f February 10, Bolivia
aland: February 13, Shal
Southport; February
tol and Waccamaw; Feb
18. Bolivia and Shallotte;
17, Leland and South
February 21, Southport and
Ir itfNtwt
Flathti
- TO MEET
i regular meeting of the
?)?'. Lions Club will be held
? Thursday) at 1 o'clock
i Community Building.
WE IN TIME
-our for the Sunday night
at Shallotte theatre has
tanged from 8:30 o'clock
oclock.
ffrr supper
*e will be a benefit oyster
st Boone's Landing Wed
y. December 21, from 5 to
RKk, the proceeds to go for
Iwefit of Boone's Neck Bap
purch.
PR ROAST
f Bolivia school Lunchroom is
an oyster roast on
Her 17 at the lunchroom,
pie is 5:30 to 9 P. M. The
pis will go to the lunch
I fund.
N* ITNERAL
F Iris Hardee left Monday
pr-'i the funeral of her aunt,
Maria Moutz, in Lakeland,
I She was accompanied by
I J E. Pinner.
r i
Paring to build
P* Hinson, Shallotte furni
K. is placing material for
P K?ry 30 x 60 cinder block
F? across the highway in
F K the ice plant in Shallotte.
I upstairs will have living
Mr. Hinson will remain
| y furniture business but
lcarry auto parts, groceries,
i ' . in the new building.
I? lUNtBA
P J:i,(e Moutz died this week
I? short illness at her home
^elan,j Fla. she is survived
L husband, three brothers
I - Xe',v'on of Jacksonville,
I pU?ene Newton of Lake
p. ' and Laverne Newton
Ij* ??rk and several nieces
of Southport. Mrs.
C the former Maria
Southport. |
Scene At Annual Meeting Of Brunswick REA
By small truck and automobile, several hundred members of the Brunswick Electric Membership
Corporation gathered at Waccamaw High School in Brunswick County on Nov. 25 to attend the 10th
anniversary meeting of the cooperative. This photograph, taken from the point of an intersection,
snows a few of the vehicles in which the members came. (Photo by Baldwin-Gillespie Studios)
You Can't Beat
Strong Set Of
Vocal Chords
One of the activities at the
Caswell Assembly during re
cent days has been to burn
off the grass in order to reduce
the fire hazard. Last week one
of these jobs almost backfired
(pun) on Dr. R. K. Redwine.
A grass fire which he had
set was creeping too close to
one of the buildings to suit the
assembly director and he want
ed help from a work crew
which was busy up at the other
end of the grounds, about a
quarter mile distant.
Being a hale and hearty fellow
with a lusty pair of lungs, Dr.
Redwine bellowed out the alarm,
but was several minutes in at
tracting attention of his help
ers. Finally they heard him and
reported for the fire fighting
detail, StfiC *%nicWy the blase
was extinquished. But what
none of them could understand
was why Dr. Redwine had fail
ed to sound the fire alarm
which was within one hundred
feet of where he was standing,
or why he had not employed
the siren on the fire truck,
which was parked in the near
est building.
Begin Work On
Plant Growing
New Jersey Men Already I
Making Early Prepara-]
tiono For Producing Plants !
For Use Here And In New
Jersey
Everett H. and Irving A. Shep- |
pard, both of Shiloh, N. J-, are,
now engaged in building cold i
frames on the E. H. Sheppard I
farm seven miles from Southportj
on the River Road. The plant j
growing industry carried on for
the past three years by Everett ,
H. Sheppard will be subject to
a big expansion in the spring. |
Thus far Mr. Sheppard has been ,
patiently trying things and his
efforts have been without error. |
He is now entirely convinced that ,
growing tomato plants here for ,
shipment to New Jersey farms,
is not an experiment; he knows
he can grow them.
Previously during the past three
years he has limited his opera
tions to planting 20 acres in
tomato seed. From this area he,
has produced several million
plants 40 acres in tomato seed
and in 1951 he is planning on
8r"aSf?". exp? <*,
(Continued on pafire
Bellamy Named
To Soil Group
Young Shallotte Farmer Is'
Elected To Serve As Mem
ber Of Soil Conservation
. Committee For Next Three
Years
James Bellamy has ^fballot"
clared the winner in recent ballot
ing for election of a member of
the county committees for the.
Lower Cape Fear District o
Soil Conservation program.
term is for three years
was? considerable interest shown
in this year's elect.on w.thJO
percent more votes be ng
than in last year's elect'onc t
Other members of the county
soil committee are CorbeU^ ^
man of Ash and G. ? t s
was iimuc j Benton.
Clarence Rusa and J. ^
Farmers Will Ballot
Thursday On Cotton
-*- ? ?
Referendum To Determine If
Qifotas Are To Go Into Ef-i
feet For Purpose Of Stabi
lizing Prices
TWO-THIRDS OF VOTE
MUST APPROVE PLAN
If Majority Of Voters Ballot:
Against Quotas, Level Of [
Price Support Will Drop
To 50 Per Cent
Thursday, December 15, is elec- (
tion day for more than 3,000
Brunswick county farmers.
Those who are participating in
federal farm programs adminis- J
trated by the county and com
munity Production and Market- j
ing Administration committees
will go to the polls in the 6
agricultural communities to elect
three community PMA farmer
committeemen and two alternates
and also a delegate and alternate
delegate to a county convention
that will choose a three-man
county PMA committee for the j
coming year.
Marketing quotas will be in j
effect for 1950 only if approved J
by at least two-thirds of the
cotton producers voting in the
cotton referendum Thursday, Dec
ember 15.
If cotton quotas are approved,
cooperators will be eligible for
the full 90 per cent of parity
price support on their 1950 crop !
as provided by law. Cooperators j
will also be free to market their
total production while non- co
operators will pay a penalty on
the production of their excess
acreage before any of the 1950
crop can be marketed.
If the majority of producers
vote against cotton quotas, the
level of price support to co
operators will drop to 50 per
cent of parity and all growers will
be free to market the 1950 crop
at whatever price is being paid.
Recorder Has
Heavy Docket
Numerous Cases Disposed Of
Before Judge W. J. Mc
Lamb In All-Day Session!
Mere Monday j
Some 56 cases were docketed
for trial before Judge W. J. Mc
Lamb in Recorders Court Monday.
Out of these 18 cases resulted in
bonds being forfeited and these
will be called out at next Mon
day's session. Judge McLamb and
Solicitor J. W. Ruark had a
rather long day of it. Adjourn
ment at about 6 o'clock showed
the following entries on the min
ute docket :
William B. Clemmons, improper
hand signal, not guilty.
L. B. Smith and E. J. Spencer,
manufacturing whiskey, continued
to January 9th.
William H. Woodard, reckless
operation, continued.
Robert Lee Hawley, passing in
front of incoming traffic, $10.00
fine and cost.
Arnold Robinson, allowing min
or to operate car, prayer for
judgment continued
Elijia Johnson, reckless opera
tion, not guilty.
John Henry Robinson, no opera
tor's license, prayer for judgment
continued.
James Brown, reckless opera
tion, 60 days on roads, Suspended
on his making restitution for pro
perty damage and pay costs. No
tice of appeal given.
Lacy Vann, no operator's li- J
cense, $25.00 fine and costs.
Mary Agnes Robinson, assault
with deadly weapon, 30 days in
jail, suspended on good behavior
and payment of costs.
Addie McMillan, assault with
(Continued on page a I I
Telephone Survey
By Farm Bureau
The Farm Bureau telephone
committee went before O. G.
Bain, Southern Bell district
manager, December 1 investiga
ting the possibility of a tele
phone system for Brunswick
county.
The committee was comprised
of A. S. Knowles, county agent,
J. K. Hawes, Representative
Odell Williamson, E. D. Bishop,
Elroy King and T. T. Ward.
Mr. Bain said his company
will be glad to help anyway it
possibly can.
A survey is now being made
beginning at Bolivia going down
to Supply into Holden Beach
down to Shallotte Point, down
Te Hickman's Crossroads into
Longwood out to Ash'ahd Free
land. The committee is expect
ing to spot prospective users on
a map.
Boats Return
From Fishing
Florida Trip This Winter
Proved Unproductive For
Southport Boats Which
Went To Florida
Half a dozen Southport shrimp
boats that went to Florida three
and four weeks ago have re
turned during the past week. All
reported water hauls, meaning no
luck. Their production is said to
have been less than the boats re
maining at home. On top that
they had much extra expense for
the long trips going and com
ing.
Four of the boats were of the
Bill Wells fleet. The other two
were the Penny of Captain Mer
rit Moore and the Shoestring of
Swan and Downing. All are now
fishing or preparing to fish at
home.
Bill Wells, who was in Florida
with his four boats part of the
time, says there were just no
shrimp. A few were caught, all
very large ones, but the quantity
fell far short of being enough to
justify operations. Swan and
Continued On Page Five
Shallotte Man
Well Along In
Dairy Business
Claude Gors Making Whol3
sale Deliveries Now In
stead Of Dealing With Re
tail Customers
CONVENIENCES HAVE
BEEN INSTALLED
Gore Has Supplemented His
Herd By Addition Of Val
uable Holate-ns Irr.r-or
ted From State Of
Wisconsin
I Claude Gore, Shallotte farmer
who Is now converting part of
his fine farm into the dairy
business, states he is now milk
ing four of the fine Holstein
cows he recently purchased in
Wisconsin. The other four are
due to freshen soon. In addition
6 of his regular cows are now
giving milk and adding to the
shipments made three times per
week.
Mr. Gore shipped 17 ten gallon
cans of milk to the White Ice
Cream Company this past week.
For the present he ships only
every other day by a truck run
ning from Myrtle Beach to Wil
mington. The milk buying com
pany has stated that as soon as
they can be assured of 40 cans
of milk per day they win send
their own truck down Route 17
for it.
During the past two o t three
years Mr. Gore retailed the m!lk
from his small herd of cows in
Shallotte. Asked if thera was
much difference in retailing and
wholesaleing, he said there was
a great deal. The retail business
required endless time, trouble and
expense, delivering and collecting.
"It is very much better for me
to sell it wholesale," he said.
Bolivia - Leland
Divide Games
Bolivia Girls Triumph Over
Leland But Eoys Drop De
cision To Leland Lads
/
The Bolivia Bears met the Le
land high teams in a fast and
furious game of basketball, Friday
night, December 3, at the Leland
gym
The Bolivia girls won over the
Leland girls by a margin of 2
points, after a very fast and tight
game, the final score being 27-25.
This is the first time the Le
land sextet has known defeat
since 1949. They were defeated
then by Bolivia in Wilmington in
the Y. M. C. A. tourney.
Sylvia Leonard led the Bolivia
girls with 9 points, followed by
Harriette Yount with 9 points.
For the losing Leland team Patsy
Gainey scored 15 points followed
by Daisy Gainey with 5 points.
The Bolivia guards had their
best foot forward Friday night
and did a very fine job of guard
ing the fast Leland shooting trio.
The Bolivia boys got off to a
bad start against the Leland boys
and it lasted throughout the
game, which ended with the final
score 25-14. High scorers for the
winning Leland team was Donald
White with 10 points and Char
les Phelps with 6 points. For the
losing Bolivia team Lindsey Wal
ton scored 6 points and Jimmy
Varnum scored 4 points.
W. B. KEZIAH
Our
ROVING
Reporter
Rice Gwynn of Longwood tells ,
us that the planting of bicolar to
produce food for quail is really
working out where it has been
given a fair trial. On his own
several hundred acres he began
planting patches of this quail food
several years ago. He says that
as a result of this planting his
birds have multiplied.
Our good friend, F. W. Milli
gan of Shallotte sent us his re
newal Monday morning. Funny
thing is that the last man to re
new on Saturday, L. C. Tripp,
ha3 a flowing mustache. We
thought at the time that he was
the only man in the county who
had such an ornament. Then
when Mr. Milligan's sub came in
first thing Monday morning we
remembered that he, too, also has
a flowing mustache.
We are unable to keep track
of the various gentlemen who
? J
have retired from this and that
occupation during the past year
and who are now making South
port their permanent homes. But
Captain Sam Watts, who retired
from the Army Engineers, is us
ually on the water front or fish
ing from the docks; Captain C. !
C. McKeithan meets all boats
that come in with fish; Capt.
Harry Lehew is usually found
about talking to his friends. Both
of these like skipper Watts have j
retired from the Army Engineers;
Mr. Elliott who retired from thel
Coast Line offices in Rocky
Mount, usually walks around with
his hands in his pockets. Mr.
Hayes, who retired from the
Standard Oil Company in Win
ston-Salem, is usually in his
workshop at his beloved Robin's
Nest home. As we were saying,
there are various others but we
cannot keep track of all of them.
Continued On Page Four
Small Catches Made
Monday Of Menhaden
Observers Not Certain Whether This Is Long Awaited Fall
Appearance Of Fertilizer Fish
Southport fishermen got a
break Monday when local men
haden boats late in the day dis
covered the presence of roe men
haden in this area and were able
to partially load their vessels be
fore dark.
Observers say that these fish
have failed to show up thus far
in great schools, and yesterday
the boats were forced to fish
hard for their catches. None of
the boats of the Brunswick Navi
gation Co. was able to catch any
where near a full load Tuesday.
Today's operations are being
carried out under great difficul
ties due to weather conditions.
The sky is overcast and a light
rain Is falling, making the visi
bility of the spotting plane ex
tremely limited.
It is too early to be sure
whether this is a late appearance
of the annual run of the big oil
bearing menhaden, which never
did show up this fall in the More
head City-Beaufort area, or
whether it is Just a small body
of fish appearing haphazardly to
give local fishermen a pre-Christ
mas break.
Be that as it may, the local
crews are working early and late
in an effort to make the most
of their opportunities, limited
though they may be.
A by-product of the catches is
the menhaden roe which the fish
ermen cut from the fish before
they are processed at the factory.
The first of the week practically
every Southport family was en
joying a regular fall feast of por
gie roe.
Santa Claus Coming
To Shallotte Saturday
a.
Special Programs
Starting Sunday
The Rev. L. D. Hayman will
deliver his annual Christmas
sermon Sunday morning at
Trinity Methodist church and
that evening the choir will pre
sent their Christmas cantata,
"Babe of Bethlehem".
On next Wednesday evening
the Sunday school program for
Southport Baptist church will
be presented and on Friday
evening the Christmas cantata
will be presented at the church.
Also on Friday evening a
Christmas pageant will be pre
sented at Southport Presby
terian church.
On Christmas eve a community
sing will be held in the Baptist
church, with members of the
various church choirs joining in
singing Christmas carols.
Begins Work On
Tourist Court
G. W. McGlamery Bepins
Construction Of First Un
its Of 't ourist Court Near
Southport City Limits
G. W. McGlammery of Mack's
Cafe has started construction
work on a new model motel or
tourist court near the northern
city limits. Six double cabins and
the administration building are
scheduled to be completed before
summer. The plans allow for 7
other double cabins to be built
next summer and fall, giving the
completed court a total of 28
rooms.
AIT buildings are being built
of cement blocks, plastered in
side and with bondex coating out
side. All will have porches, bath
rooms, hot and cold water and
will be heated with steam.
The location is on the highway,
a few hundred yards beyond the
hospital and just outside the city.
Mr. McGlammery says he had
preferred another location in
town but was unable to secure
it. In addition to this motel at
Southport he my construct an
other, and perhaps larger one, at
Long Beach before summer. He
(Continued on Page 2)
Executive Group
At Ft. Caswell
Members Of Executive Com
mittee Of Baptist State
Convention In Session On
Thursday And Friday
The Executive Committee of
the Baptist State Convention met
at Fort Caswell Thursday and
Friday. Monutes of the various
actions taken at this gathering
have not yet been made public,
but it is understood that con
siderable time was taken up in
looking over their new Caswell
property, making plans for re
pairs and for the holding of the
assemblies next surtimer.
Some eight or ten carpenters
and laborers are now employed
In making repairs, according to
information.
"Hie committee gathering last i
week was composed of, Ralph l
Herring, First Baptist church,
Winston-Salem; F. O. Nixon of
[Raleigh, president of the Conven
tion; Boyce Brooks, Roxboro;
Isaac Fennell, Roxboro; Howard
Dowling, Kinston and N. A. Hug
gins, Raleigh.
Hobson Kirby Ha# Received
Message From St. Nick
That He Will Be Able To
Spend From 2 O'CIock To
5 O'CIock At Store
GIVES INVITATION
TO LITTLE FOLKS
Santa Thinks Older People
Will Remember The Time
When They Were Young
And Will Come Along
With Children
Hobson Kirby of the Shallotte
Trading Company received a mes
sage yesterday stating that Santa
Claus is coming to Sh*llotte Sat
urday afternoon, art-lying there
at 2 o'clock. Ws.
Owing to the fact that he is
on his travels early this year and
still has plenty of time. Santa
Claus advised Mr. Kirby that he
will be able to remain at the
Shallotte Trading Company and
Kirby's Hardware store, all of
the time from 2:30 to 5 o'clock
Saturday afternoon.
And in his message he especial
ly said that he wanted to see and
talk to all of the children of
Brunswick during these three
hours. After this visit it will be
a full year before he can get
back to the Shallotte Trading
Company.
Of course, said Mr. Kirby, in
saying that he wanted to see and
talk to all of his little friends,
Santa Claus meant that he also
has a welcome for the older folks,
those who have known him all of
their lives. The older folks, argue
Mr. Kirby, are just children
grown up. Santa Claus thinks the
same way about it and he will
be glad to see everybody, white
and colored.
So, it seems, who have now
grown up, have grown up in the
wrong way if they are not mind
ed to take the children to see
Santa Claus Saturday. He will
only be with Mr. Kirby from 2 to
5 o'clock and in his message he
especially said he wanted to see
his friends then.
Regular Lions
Club Meeting
Bolivia Lions Working On
Plans To Help With Toys
For Needy Children Of
Community At Christmas
The Bolivia Lions Club met In !
the school lunchroom for its I
scheduled meeting Wednesday
evening, with Lion President J.
M. King presiding. -
Plans for the Christmas activi
ties are being rapidly develop
ed. Many toys have been received
that will be repaired and scales
and diagrams of toys to be built
are on hand. These toys will be
given to Santa Claus so that he
may give them to the needy
children of the community. Boxes
have been placed in the local
stores and the stores of Winna
bow for donations for needy fami
lies.
A report of the different com
mittees was given by each chair
man. These committees have been
putting forth special effort in
their line of endeavor. Lion L. L.
Edwards, Sr., was commended for
his outstanding work on the
Christmas activities committee.
Lion G. K. Lewis, announced
plans for an old fashion "Turkey
Shoot" to take place in the near
future.
Arrangements were made for
ladies night on December 21, at
7:30 o'clock in the school lunch
room. This is a dinner meeting. !
All Lions and their wives or]
(Continued on p?f? fiva)
{Good Drainage
Pays Dividend
To Rice Gwynn
Rice Gwynn Farms Near
Long wood Undamaged By
Heavy Rains That Hurt
Crops During Growing
Season
EXTENSIVE FARM '
Or .RATIONS NOW
Longwood Ian Reports That
Only In ' tton Production
tion Wa His Farm Not
Above Average This
Year
A good many Waccamaw town
ship farmers rated 1949 as a
bad year for them. That town
ship had more rain than any;
other section of the county and
the various crops suffered on
most farms.
This does not seem to have ?
been the case on the big farm of
Rice Gwyn at Longwood. Culti
vating several hundred acres, Mr.
Gwynn has been going in for
drainage in a big way during the
past few years.
In operation the past season he
had twenty-two miles of drain
age canals, cut out with drag
lines. Draining into these canals
were a considerable mileage of
small open ditches and, most
efficent of all, there were four
or five miles of tile carrying
drainage. Mr. Gwynn brought in .
a modern tile laying machine to
put in his tile.
Asked directly this week if his '
crops sustained any damage from
the rains that seemed to bother
his neighboring farmers, Mr, "
Gwynn said, "None at all. My ?
drainage system worked perfect- .
ly. My crops of all sorts were
good."
For next year the Longwood
man has already sown 100 acres
of winter grain, oats and wheat. -
He will plant considerably mora
in the spring, he says. A note
worthy crop with him during the
[ past yedr Was iJo acres fH corn,
from which he obtained the re
markable average of 60 bushels
per acre. Just as outstanding was
his 60 acres in tobacco on which
he averaged 1400 pounds to the
acre. He also had 68 acres in
peanuts from which he harvested
several thousand bushels.
He planted 50 acres in sweet
(Continued on Page Five)
Officers Take
Men And Still
Two Men And 50-GaIon
Manufacturing: Unit Cap
tured Last Wednesday By
Raiding Deputies
Deputy Sheriffs Odell Blanton
and W. G. Bland captured a 50
gallon whiskey still and its two
alleged operators Wednesday
night of last week. With the still
about five gallons of whiskey
was taken and is being held for
evidence.
The men arrested at the still
were L. B. Smith and E. J. Spen
cer, both white. The still was
located in Smithville township,
not far from the road that leads
to Howell's Point. According to
the officers it had apparently
been doing a thriving business.
Trial of Smith and Spencer was
continued to January 9th when
the cases were called in Record
ers court Monday. Both are at
liberty under bond.
Saturday night the same two
Continued On Page Five
Tide Table
Following Is the tide table
for Southport during the next
week. These hours are approxi
mately correct and were furn
ished The State Port Pilot
through the courtesy of tkt
Cape Fear Pilot's Associativa.
High Tide Low Tide
Thursday, December 15,
3:37 A. M. 9:57 A. M.
3:53 P. M. 10:15 P. M.
Friday, December 16,
4:37 A. M. 11:00 A. M.
4:52 P. M. 11:09 P. M.
Saturday, December 17,
5:38 A. M. 11:58 A. M.
5:50 P. M. 12:04 P. M.
Sunday, December 18,
6:33 A. M. 0:00 A. M.
6:45 P. M. 12:53 P. M.
Monday, December 19,
7:27 A. M. 0:56 A. M.
7:39 P. M. 1:44 P. M.
Tuesday, December 20,
8:20 A. M. 1:45 A. M?
8:91 P. M. 2:34 P. M
Wednesday, December 21,
9:10 A. M. 2:85 A, M.
9:23 P. M. 3:22 P. M,