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The Pilot Covers Brunswick County THE STATE PORT PILOT _A Good Newspaper In A Good Community Most of The JNewa All The Time VOL. NO. SIXTEEN NO. 49 6-PAGES TODAY Southport, N. C., Wednesday, February 8, 1950 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY *1.50 PER YEA* Census Workers Being Assembled For This County District Supervisor Arthur W. Williamson Announces That Approximately 372 Census Enumerators Will Be Needed In District CANVASSING TO BEGIN APRIL 1 List Of Necessary Qualifica tions Given By Director To Applicants For These Positions Applications for employment as enumerators for the 17th Decen nial Census of the United States are now being1 taken. Arthur W. Williamson, District Supervisor of the United States Bureau of the census, Acme Bldg., Wilmington. Approximately 372 enumerators, 19 editing and tabulating clerks, and 23 crew leaders will be em ployed to take the 1950 census in tiie 7th Congressional District. This district of which the Wil mington office has supervision is comprized of the following coun ties, Bladen, Brunswick, Colum bus, Cumberland, Harnett, New Hanover and Robeson. The number of enumerators in Brunswick county will be 21, the number of crew leaders will be 1. Applicants for enumerators jobs must be a citizen of the United States, have a high school educ ation, or furnish referenced of comparable experience, have an excellent character and be be tween the ages of 21 and 65, al though preference will be given those between 25 and 45 years of age. They must have sufficient financial resources to sustain them approximately four weeks from the day of appointment un til their first salary check. Dis abled veterans or applicants with veterans preference will be given priority over non-veteran appli cants. Applicants for enumerators jobs in rural areas must have an automobile available and in good operating condition. They must also be familiar with the local agricultural situation with which they will be confronted in order to get an accurate and complete census. Actual canvassing in the dis trict will begin April 1st. The census takers will seek informa tion relating to population, hous ing, and agriculture. “All employees of the bureau are under oaths of secrey and in formation revealed to them will be held in strictest confidence,” Williamson said. Information that will be obtain ed in this census will aid various Government agencies and bureau in their work, as well as, private industries. Private, manufacturing firms and business houses, are looking forward to what will be valuable information as the re sult of the census. The supervisor said, that the amount of congressional repres entatives are based on the census report from all over the United States. Other than the 1950 census, current surveys are being car ried on constantly by the census bureau. These curveys arc for the purpose of gathering statical in formation relating to various Continued On Page Five Brief News Flash*! M .■. ASSISTING AT BANK Miss Mary Locke Smith of the main office of the Waccamaw Bank and Trust Company at Whiteville has been assisting Cashier J. E. Cooke of the Shal lotte branch during the absence of Mrs. Cooke. TO BE WORKED AGAIN Started nearly two years ago, graded and paved and with the paving having to be reworked as the first job was not accepted as satisfactory, the road from J. E. Kirby store on Route 17 to Hol den Beach will have to be worked again this spring. It is said that the highway commission has re fused to make final payment on the job until the work is rated as satisfactory. I YMAN IN GEORGETOWN The U. S. E. Dredge Layman, here for the past month working on the Cape Fear bar, pulled out Sunday morning for Georgetown, where another government job was calling her. Local people say that they do not recall another beat having operated as diligent ly while here as the Lyman did. There was no wasting of time. Captain John D. Swan and 20 or more members of the crew are Southport and Brunswick county men. Largest High School CAMPUS—This is a view of the campus of Shallotte high school, whose student body of oyer one thousand makes it the largest consolidated school in Brunswick county. The buildings already make an imposing sight, but additional construction is planned un der provisions of the Better School Program.—(Wilmington News Cut.) rrench lhank You” Train In Brunswick Now Trailer Exhibit Being Shown This Week At Various Schools Of The County; Coming Here Friday The French “Thank You” ex hibit now being shown in the white and colored schools of Brunswick county is attracting a great deal of attention among the students, according to Char les L. Jones, a curator at the State Musuem in Raleigh and in charge of the exhibit, who reports that some 600 students are visiting the trailer daily. The show is a museum and is sponsored by the North Carolina Department of Archi'eves and His I tory. The exhibits are for the j most part things that the grate i ful French people sent to the | United States in appreciation of the aid given by this country in the form of the “Friendship Train.” Monday the trailer was at the Leland high school in the fore noon and in the afternoon at colored schools in that section. Starting at the Bolivia high school Tuesday morning, the afternoon stop was at the Chapel Road colored school. Today Mr. Jones has the trail I er and exhibit at the Shallotte ; high school until 1:00 p. m. He j will go from there to Cedar Grove. Thursday morning from 8:30 to 11 the show will be at the Wac camaw school and from there will go t othe colored school at Long wood. From Longwood the show will come to Southport Thursday night. In an interview last night Mr. Jones said that if it will be of any help he will be glad to arrange for it to be open at any designated place in Southport for two or 'three hours Thursday night. Friday morning at 8:30 the i trailer will be parked in front j of the court house to remain I there until 11 for the benefit of | the Southport school students, from 1:30 to 3:00 p. m. it iwll j be at the Brunswick County Training School. Lengthy Session Of County Court Judge W. J. McLamb And Recorder’s Court Officials Disposed Of Long And Varied Docket Monday Another lengthy session of Brunswick county Recorder's court was held here Monday with a varied docket being disposed of before Judge W. J. McLamb. The following disposition was made of cases: j Hiram Long, public drunkeness, fined $10.00 and costs. i Donald S. Mackinstock, speed-' ing, capias. Perry Ross, reckless operation,! defendant taxed with costs. j John T. King, reckless ope-1 ration, not guilty. William Robert Thorson, drunk- i en driving. 90 days on roads,1 suspended on payment of a fine of $100.00 and costs, license re voked for one year. I Pat Russ, no operators license,1 no state license, fined $25.00 and costs. James Henderson Hill, tresspass and damage to property, 90 days on roads, suspended on payment of costs and defendant be of good behavior for two years. Samuel Lesseine, reckless ope ration, capias. Robert Daley, speeding, con tinued. Olaf W. Thorsen, drunken driv ing, reckless operation, no ope rator’s license, guilty of reckless operation and operating without Continued On Page Five Basketball Tournament Begins Next Wednesday Games Wednesday Night Will Decide Teams To Fill Fourth Bracket In Regu lar Play Which Will Start Thursday BOLIVIA BOYS ARE UNDEFEATED Field Wide Open For All En tries In Girls Division With Southport Leading Stan ding At Present Time The 1950 edition of the Bruns wick County Basketball Tourna ment begins next Wednesday night at Shallotte high school gymnasium, and play continues through Thursday afternoon, Thursday night, Friday night and Saturday night to determine the county champions for this year. The Wednesday night games will be played for the purpose of eliminating the fifth team in each division and will be played be tween the teams ranking fourth and fifth in pre-tournament play. Currently it appears that both Waccamaw teams will make this first round engagement since neither has been able to rack up a victory in championship play. This probably has been due to the fact that these teams have been handicapped through lack of gym nasium facilities this season, and either is capable of staging an upset victory. Probable opponents for Wacca maw in these opening round games are the two Shallotte teams. These girls, with a 4 won, 3 lost and 2 tie record, are stron ger than their results indicate, and games remaining to be played between now and tournament time may alter their position. The Shallotte boys with a 3 won, 6 lost record are almost sure bets to face Waccamaw. Play continues on Thursday afternoon for a double-header in semi-final play, and again Thurs day evening a double bill will be on tap. That sets the stage for Friday night’s double header, which will feature the finals in the boys division and the con solation round for the girls. On Saturday night a double program will see the finals for the girls and consolation for the boys. Southport girls now have the best record in their division in pretournament play, and unless they slip up this week may draw the first seeding. Their season’s play has resulted in 6 victories, 1 loss and 3 ties. Two of the latter have been with Shallotte. Bolivia, which has an important engagement with Southport to night, is on top in the boys division with 10 victories and no defeats. Southport with an 8 vic (Continued on page five) Farm Bureau To Meet Next Week 3 Delegates From Brunswick County To Attend Meeting In Greensboro Beginning Sunday The North Carolina Farm Bur eau which convenes Sunday in Greensboro will have as delegates from Brunswick county T. T. Ward, ElRoy King and C. W. Harvell. An outstanding program of in formation and entertainment has been arranged for this occasion, including an address by Claude Wickard on the subject for rural telephone service; Congressman Graham Barden on Federal Edu cation; and Dr. J. W. Norden on the subject of better health for rural residents of North Carolina. Conferences and other business matters will continue through Wednesday. McKeithan Quits As Election Head Guy C. McKeithan of Shal lotte has resigned as a mem ber and as chairman of the Brunswick county board of elec tions. He had held this position for the past two years and ren j dered excellent service. He de | Clares that business makes this , move necessary. | Mr. McKeithan’s resignation j leaves the board composed of j only two members at present.' j These are Robert Milligan, De mocrat, and Lester BabSon, Re ! publican. Both are resident of I Waceamaw township. It is understood that a meeting to elect a successor to Mr. Mc Keithan will be held immediate ly. It is said to be necessary to ‘ have a board of three qualified members before any action per taining to an election can be held. Thus far no one has ber ■mentioned as his possible suc cessor. Strong Demand For Some Seed Grass And Legume Seed In Short Supply According To Brunswick PMA Lead ers Who Urge Production For the want of the seed, the crop was lost, For the want of the crop, the soil was lost, for the i the want of the soil, the food was 1 lost. This paraphrase of the old say ing about the horseshoe nail ap plies to the nation’s position with respect to grass and legume seed, j according to S. L. Purvis, chair man of the Brunswick County ! Production and Marketing Com ! mittee. A survey made by PMA j committees indicates a shortage | of many grass and legume seeds. In addition to the regular needs Ifor grass and legume seed, the chairman points out there will be the land taken out of allot ment crops, much of which should (Continued on page five) Committee Will Hold Meeting To Vote On Policy Executive Group Of Bruns wick Baptists Association Will Consider Question Of State Aid To Hospital BOTH SIDES OF QUESTION SOUGHT Following Discussion Resolu tion Will Be Forwarded To State Headquarters Ex pressing Choice - The executive committee of the Brunswick Baptist' Association will meet next Monday night at 7:30 o’clock at the Supply Bap tist church. At that time the committee wil discuss the matter the action of the General Board in accepting funds from the North Carolina Medical Care Commission for use at the Baptist Hospital. P This matter has created wide spread interest over the State and resulted in a resolution to call a special session of the con vention. Believing that there are two sides to every question and that the hospital side has not been sufficiently given in the press re leases, the Rev. H. M. Baker, moderator, has invited Dr. W. K. McGee of the Baptist Hospital to present the facts to the execu tive committee of the association. This meeting will probably result in a resolution by the committee in favor of the action of the General Board or against the ac tion, this resolution to be sent to the president of the conven tipn. The Monday night meeting will be an open meeting to which Baptists of the county are invited. , H. L. Clemmons is chairman of the executive committee. ‘Retired Farmer f Dies At Bolivia Allfen G. M;ntz Died Thurs day Following Extended Period Of Poor Health; Funerai Services Friday The». Bolivia community lost a good citizen Thursday when Allen G. Mintz, retired farmer, died af ter a long period of failing heal th. Mr. Mintz was 75 years of age. The funeral services were held Friday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock from the Baptist church at Boli via. Mr. Mintz had been a char ter member of this church and a regular attendant since its or ganization. The services were in charge of Rev. Walter Phelps. Burial was in the Mintz family cemetery at Shallotte. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mary Susan Mintz; one son, Roscoe Mintz; two daughters Mrs. C. A. Maultsby of Halls boro; and Nellie Mintz, Bolivia; four brothers, the Rev. M. L. Mintz, Shallotte; Roland Mintz, Shallotte; Dave Mintz, Bolivia; and Otha Mintz, Hopewell, Va.; and three sisters, Mrs. I. V. Wil son, Lexington, S. C.; Mrs. C. A. Hucks, High Point; and Mrs. J. D. Danford, Bolivia. Nephews served as active pall bearers. Honorary pallbearers (Continued on Page Five) W. B. KEZIAH Our ROVING A day or two ago Miss Annie Louise St. George called our at tention to the fact that the big gest snow that ever fell in South port was in March, 22 years ago. Well, that was 22 years ago and the slightly less than 4 inches that fell at that time was more ' than the toal that has fallen here since. Boyd Moore was to be observed walking around for two days last week. This was such an unusual action an his part he was asked if his car had broken down and left him afoot. "No, he said,” I just haven’t gotten my license tag yet and I don’t want to meet up with the highway patrol wear ing last year’s. Dempsey Atkinson, nursemaid to the Brahma calves on the Reigel Ranch, seems to think we are so much afraid of the Bra- j hma that we won’t go fishing i anywhere near where these long eared brutes are pastured. He is living in a glass house. While we | on a recent visit to Exum Barney i Bennett told us that Dempsey slept on top of the Makotoka for est fire tower where the Brahma couldn’t catch him. It is sort of surprising how many up-state people now own Property along the coast of Brunswick, and still more sur prising to note the number of these folks who have been down In recent weeks. Visitors to our beaches have been almost as num erous as they usually are at the beginning of summer. The other day we were talking to one of these visitors, J. P. Wilson of Ashbore. He owns a place at Tar Landing below Shallotte Point. Like us, he thinks the Bruns wick coast is set for big develop ment this year. Mr .and Mrs. R. M. Taylor of Lreensboro have been spending the past week at their cottage, Shady Rest, at Long Beach. While there they planted several pal mette trees along the drive. It sort of seems that the attractiv Continued On Page Four J. N. Coburn Dies At Duke Hospital i ! Funeral Services For Executive Vice President Of Wacca maw Bank And Trust Company Were Held Tuesday Afternoon Jesse jn. Coburn, 54, executive vice president of the nine-branch Waccamaw Bank and Trust Com pany and former president of the North Carolina Bankers Associ ation, died today at 12:35 a. m. in Duke Hospital at Durham from sub-dural hermato'ma. The Whiteville banker, who had appeared to be getting better following an operation at Duke a week ago today, took a turn for the worse during the week end, and gradually grew weaker until the end came. He first became ill three weeks ago and spent the first week of his illness at his home. He was then removed to Columbus Coun ty Hospital and was given treat ment there during the second week. His condition was regarded as grave for the entire period, but hope was held out for his re covery when he rallied after sur gery at Duke. Funeral services will be con ducted tomorrow (Tuesday) at 3:30 p. m. from McKenzie Chapel in Whiteville. His pastor, the Rev. W. L. Foley, will officiate. Burial will follow in Whiteville Memorial Cemetery. The Whiteville branch of the Waccamaw Bank and Trust Com J. N. UOBUKN pany remained closed all day Tuesday out of respect to the deceased banker and the other branched banks closed at 1 p. m.— an hour earlier than usual—in order to allow Wacca (Continued On Page Four) Southport Starting Point For Racers -* - Post Project Map For River Road Maps showing the project soon to be let on the River Road were posted at the court house Monday and it is understood that this posting is preliminary to an early letting of the en tire 8 mile stretch, including structures at Walden gnd Lilli put Creek. The maps show7 only the upper end of the project and are de signed to show changes in re routing to eliminate existing curves in the road at Orton pond and north of there. A note on the maps states that the remainder of the project is routed over the existing road. This road, with considerably more than half already graded and paved, will shorten the di stance between Southport and I Wilmington by 6 miles. | -- Azaleas Start Budding Early Some Varieties Already In Bloom While Late-Bloom ing Varieties Are Begin ning To Bud With some other varieties al ready blooming, the beautiful Indica azaleas, last to bloom each season, are showing sign of get ting into the flower procession at an early date. Bushes in Southport, especially in Franklin Park, have buds half an inch long. These local flowers will be in full bloom before the end of this month if the time does not bring radically different weather from that which existed during January. Here and at Orton camellias continue to jump the gun to get along with their blooming activi ties. Visitors to see these flowers have been very numerous and arc increasing in numbers daily. Commissioners In Session Monday Routine Matters Disposed Of I Before Board At Regular : Session Here Monday; Special Session Today Routine matters were handled Monday by members of the board of county commissioners, who are back in session today to discuss means for putting the Bruns wick county jail in acceptable condition. Mrs. Agnes Harvell was relieved of $426.00 valuation due to" error in listing. The lot owned by the Jocelyn Co. on the north side of West St. in Southport was ordered sold to Mrs. Eva Wolfe for $350.00. The board rescinded a previous order conveying a parcel of land in Northwest township to Judge Myers and sold it instead to Wil (Continued on Page Five) Boats From North and South Carolina Expected To En ter Outboard Motor Mara thon Scheduled For Wed nesday, March 22 MYRTLE BEACH CLUB IS SPONSOR Classification’s For Motors Ranging From To 22hp With Appropriate Handicaps For Each Under sponsorship of the Myrtle Beach Outboard Motor Club an outstanding event is being staged with Southport as the starting point Wednesday, March 22. This will be the first marathon out board boat race ever staged by the South Carolina organization. The race will end at Myrtle Beach, some 65 miles from the Southport starting point. Four classifications are being arranged. These are for 22, 16, 10 and T'A horsepower motors. They will be under handicaps in keep ing with their respective power. The Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce and various civic or ganizations are all cooperating. The cooperation of the Wilming ton club and other clubs in North Carolina and South Carolina is ex pected. Individual boats from both states may also be entered. A dozen or more prizes will be awarded the winners. Reports received here indicate much plan ning is going on and that the event will be a gala affair. Holden Beach Building Now Two New Homes Under Con struction Now With Others Being Repaired And Re painted For Early Use By Owners A visit to Holden Beach this week showed the construction of two new homes underway, re pairs and painting on several oth ers and sites that have been level ed off with bulldozers for six more new homes. It is said that construction work on these build ings will begin this month and that several others are being planned. Holden Beach, like Caswell Beach and Long Beach, seems to be all set for the greatest year of growth in its history. All three of these beaches have the same southern exposure to the ocean, a circumstance that makes them immune to storms and rough weather from over the ocean. This southern exposure also gua rntees against erosion of the strands and against dangerous undertows. Beaches without undertows or rough surfs are especially desir able to all interested in safety, especially the safety of children and elderly people. It is a matter of pioud record that there never in memory has there been a death by drowing at either Caswell Beach, Long Beach or Holden Beach. i The development of the many I miles of beautiful and safe beach 1 Continued On Page Five I Factory Closes i Operations For Several Weeks Brunswick Navigation Com pany Already Had Run Well Past Usual Time For Closing And Caught Fish To Very Last THURSDAY SAW UNUSUAL CATCHES Closed Period Necessary In Order To Overhaul Fac tory And Boats And To Get Ready For Sum mer Fish The 1949 menhaden fishing sea son, running more than a month over the usual time and big all of the way, closed with p bang Thursday. On their last day out the boats of the Brunswick Navi gation Co. fleet brought in about, one million menhaden. This quan tity would indicate approximately a hundred tons of fish meal for the day. i Closing for four months or I more has been an annual practice, | partly owning to February, March and April winds and party to give an opportunity to overhaul boats, rigs and factory. While no of ficial announcement has been made it is understood that plans are to reopen in May. The usual time of reopening has been early in June. At least two factories will start the 1950 opening season in May. The machinery for a new plant is' now being assembled in Nor folk and it was recently stated that this new plant will open in May. With two factories assured, rumors still persist that there will be a third new factory to open in the late spring. Rocky Mount and Southport interesta are said to be behind this thrid project. Two or three other fac tory sites are said to be owned by various menhaden fishing in terests and there seems to be a possibility of some of them doing something here during the cur rent year. Bolivia Lions Enroll Eighteen New Members Welcomed In to Club At Least Degular Meeting And Plans For Projects Discussed In De tail Eighteen new members were re ceived in the Bolivia Lions Club at their first February meeting this week. They were, E. T. Al bright, Clyde Galloway, W. H. Gray, Homer Holden, John Hold en, Kemp R. Holden, E. R. Huf ham, J. L. Henry, A. P. Henry, Arthur Knox, R. G. Mercer, A. V. Phelps, C. C. Robins, Roy G. Sellers, Roy Swain, Elmore Wil letts, A. L. Willetts and W. B. McMiehael. Lion President J. M. King open ed the meeting. This was followed by the song “America”, led by Lion H. Foster Mintz. The address of welcome was by T. O. Page and the names of the new mem bers were read by D. L. Mercer. D. J. Lewis explained the pur pose of the Lions Club and its place in the community. Copies of the constitution and by-laws were presented to the new mem bers. They were introduced by W. A. Kopp, who received the pledge of acceptance. Douglas Hawes introduced the Tail Twister, R. K. McKeithan, (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 the Cape Fear Pilot's Association. High Tide Low Tide Thursday, February 9, 0:53 A. 31. 7:11 A. >1. 1:09 P. 31. 7:22 p. u, Friday, February 10, 1:58 A. M. 8:18 A M. 2:13 P. 31. 8:27 P. 31. Saturday, February 11, 3:00 A. 31. 9:27 A. 31. 3:19 P. 31. 9:35 p, Sunday, February 12, 4:13 A. 31. 10:24 A. 31. 4:25 P. 31. 10:39 p, 51. Monday, February 13, 5:13 A. 31. 11:32 A. M. 5:27 !’• M. 11:38 P. 31. Tuesday, February 14, 6:11 A. 31. 0:00 A. 31. 6:24 P. 31. 12:24 P. 31. Wednesday, February 15, 7:03 A. .31. 0:31 A. 31. 7:14 F. 31. 1:10 p. 35. *’!