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The Pilot Covers Brunswick County THE STATE PORT PILOT _A Good Newspaper In A Good Community _ Most of The News All The Time VOL. NO. SIXTEEN NO. 5 6-PAGES TODAY Southport, N. C., Wednesday, April 5, 1950 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY $1.50 PER YEAfc Baptist Leaders Planning Bible School Clinic Clinic To Arrange For An nual Vacation Bible School Program Being Arranged For The Mt. Olive Baptist Church PRINCIPALS-TEACHERS URGED TO ATTEND School Programs Will Not Commence Until June But Plans Being Laid At This General Meeting Churches of Brunswick Baptist Association are setting plans to begin their rounds of Vacation Bible Schools for the coming summer months of June, July and August and a vacation Bible School Clinic is to be held at the Mt. Olive Baptist church, near Supply, on April 10th at 2:30 o'clock in the afternoon. All churches in the association are asked to have all teachers who are to teach in the summer schools present for this clinic along with the person who is to also be principal. Each of the churches is asked to bring along their new books for 1950 or to let the Association Missionary know immediately so he can order them in order to have them at the clinic for the conferences. A well rounded program has been made out and the meeting will not be a long one. Those leading in the conferences will lead the inter mediates, juniors, primary and beginner teachers so as to in struct them as to any problem that may arise later. The Brunswick association is among the associates in what is called Region Number Three, which is composed of Dock, Co lumbus, Eastern, Bladen, Wilming ton and Brunswick associates. The Brunswick, in last season’s Vaca tion Bible School, led the entire region with a percentage of 96.6%, an increase from 35.4 per cent from the year before. Every church in the Brunswick association was reached for these j schools, except two in last year’s ' campaign, also two mission schools and two colored schools were reached. Rev. W. R. Moore head, Missionary, is urging that all churches repeat schools this year. At this meeting, there will be a setting of dates for each church’s own convenient time. Some will have their schools on simultaneously during the first two weeks in June, while some will have them when they can fit them in. A state-worker will be used this summer if there are enough churches requesting one. The association has at its ser vices three persons available to assist in Vacation Bible Schools as principals this year. In addition to a state-worker, they are as follow: Mrs. Dewey Robbins of Winnabow, who was sent to Fruitland this year to prepare for special training; Miss Doro thy Hewett, Ocean View Baptist church, near Gause's Landing, who also went for special train ing with Mrs. Robbins to Fruit land; and the Rev. Mr. Moore head, the association's missionary. Any church desiring the services of these persons are asked to contact them at the clinic on April 10th and find what open ings they have. Mr. Moorehead states “We need to reach every boy and girl and man and woman for these schools this summer whether it be in a day school or night school. If your church desires a night school, rather than to lose this school, have it at nighttime. The books that are to be used this year will be all new ones. ■" .' 1 1 « j BriefNiWi | Flesh** GRADE A LUNCHROOM The lunch room at Southport high school has received a grade A rating as a result of the re cent inspection by the sanitary inspectors representing the State Board of Health and the Bruns wick County Health Department. BILL SHARPE HERE While in Wilmington for the Azalea Festival last week Bill Sharpe, former State News Bur eau Director, now director of publicity for the Carolina Light and Power Company, todk time off on two different days to run down to Southport and find out from Bill Keziah about local beach prospects and things in general in Brunswick county. The former director of state publicity Jias always regarded the Bruns wick possibu'ties highly. Candidates For State Senate ■ J OPPONENTS—From left to right above—in alphabetical order—are S. B. Frink, W. M. Stanaland and Odell Williamson, the three candidates who have filed for the Democratic nomination as State Senator from this district. This promises to be one of the hottest primary battles of recent years. benetit barbecue Supper Planned Next Thursday! Southport Memorial Associa tion Will Sponsor Benefit Supper At The Community Building Thursday, April 13th In Southport Sunday the pas tors of the Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Episcopal, Catholic and Holiness churches made an nouncements concerning the effort to do something about the ceme tery work now projects by a group known at the Southport Memorial Association. One of the features set for Thursday eve ning, April 13th, is a barbecue supper at the Community Build ing to raise money with which to begin work at once. “It is hoped that the entire community will respond cheerfully to this project which looks to j the beautification of the places where many of our loved ones rest in death”, says Mrs. Wiley Wells,! Chairman of the special com mittee. There are two objects in mind in this effort. First, to bring the people together and in some man ner acquaint all with the needs of this work, and to enlist sym pathy and cooperation. No col lections other than the price of the supper will be taken at this gathering. The other item is that with as many as 250 plates or more, there will be a sizeable sum with which to begin cleaning up the cemeteries before the spring growth gets underway too much. The persons already elected by the various organizations of the town, and others which are to be asked to make appointments, will meet following the supper date, and then enroll as Charter Mem bers and make plans for incor porating or qualifying the group as official members of the several participating churches, civic and fraternal group. Art Workshop Is Held In County Teachers Attended Three Day Course Last Week At Bolivia With Fourteen Having Perfect Attend ance Miss Lillian J. Nunn, Art Con sultant for Binney and Smith Company, held a three day art workshop for the Brunswick County Teachers at Bolivia last week. Workshop indicates work, but Miss Nunn’s method of instruction was definitely in keeping with modei'n philosophy of good teach ing, for after a regular school day every . teacher had such a pleasant experience that it was difficult to realize that the five hour classtime was up. The group became students and learned methods and media by doing. The finished products were so satisfying that the workshop decided it would like to have an exhibit for the Brunswick County Teachers so that there might be a sharing of what was learned with those who were not able to at tend the workshop. Thirty-seven teachers partici pated in the worsliop and four teen teachers were awarded per fect attendance certificates for getting In the full fifteen hours. These were: Talmadge Page, Mrs. Talmadge Page, Annie Weeks, Thelma Willis, Ruth Hood, Lucile Williamson, Gertrude Loughlin, Jeanne Johnson, Ora McKeithan! Frances Galloway, Edna Platt, Amoret Butler, Anna Mae Mc i (Continued on Page Five) Special Programs j Planned For Easter - Jf Activity Underway This Week Among The Various Church Congregations With Climax Being Slated For Sunday BAPTIST CANTATA SUNDAY EVENING Methodists Have Visitation Program In Progress This Week; Other Church Congregations Active Pre-Easter services are being i held this week in the various ' churches of the community and i on Sunday special programs are being planned for the benefit j of the large congregations which | are anticipated. Regular services will be held at Southport Baptist church at ; the IX o'clock hour, but in the i evening the choir under the di- ■ rection of Mrs. R. C. Daniel will present its annual Easter Cantata. Trinity Methodist Church is in the midst of a busy Holy Week program of home visitation. The pastor, Rev. L. D. Hayman be gan the program on Palm Sun day with Holy Communion at the morning ser vice and preached his message on “Why Jesus Had To Die” at the evening hour. On Monday evening, j. T. Den ning, Superintendent of the Church School, called together his Board of Christian Education and other workers for further planning. The pastor announced a call for visitation workers. The response has been sufficient to carry out the program with many volunteering service on Palm Sunday. The youth workers under leadership of Orville Robinson will lead a staff of youth Eellowship visitors. On Friday evening, the choir will render a program of music, followed by reports of workers in the field. The pastor will bring a brief message. On Easter Sunday the day will begin with the Church School Program with special music di rected by Arthur Newton, the director of fellowship choir and other youth work. At 11 o’clock the pastor will preach the Easter Sermon, and will feature his mes sage around positive facts on the question “Is There A God". At 3 o clock the pastor will baptize infants, and receive children and adults into membership. There will not be any evening worship; the congregation will be privileged to hear the Cantata at the South port Baptist church at this hour. Club Members To Attend Meet District Home Demonstration Meeting Will Be Held Fri day In Whiteville Miss Corine Green, Home De monstration Agent for Brunswick county, is especially anxious that all of the club members of all of the Brunswick county clubs attend the 18th District Home Demon stration Club meet, slated to be held in Whiteville at the First Baptist church Friday of this week. Miss Green points out that a large attendance from this coun ty may result in the Brunswick women bringing home the atten dance gavel. The program for the day is as follows: A morning session, starting at 10:30 o’clock, and an afternoon session beginning at 2 o'clock, j will be held as clubwomen of I New Hanover, Bladen, Columbus.! (Continued on pa^e five) Delay Date For Opening Bids Opening of bids for construc tion of new buildings and ad ditions to all of the Brunswick county consolidated schools has been postponed from April to next Monday, April 10. Sealed proposals will be received up to the hour of 2 o’clock, which is when the board of education is scheduled to meet and con sider the bids. This action has resulted from i the great show of interest tat * j bidding on the various projects, [ according to J. T. Denning, Superintendent of Brunswick county schools. A list of pro- * jects together with require ments for submitting b’fts-.h^y been advertised in The Pilot for the past three weeks. Superior Court Now In Session — Judge John J. Burney Pre siding Over April Term Of Court For Trial Of Civil Cases The April term of Brunswick county Superior court for trial of civil actions convened here Monday with Judge John J. Burney of Wilmington presiding. This was a late change in assignment of presiding jurist, as Judge J. Paul Frizzelle of Snow Hill was originally scheduled to hold this term of court. The jury was dismissed early Monday and^ the lawyers and the judge conferred on several cases beiore a recess was taken be fore noon. Westerday morning' was consumed in an effort to draw a jury to serve in the Tom Clemmons Estate case. That trial is now in progress. I Outlines Duties For Conducting T. B. Examination Representative Group Of Brunswick County Citi zens Met Recently With Dr. W. A. Smith Of State Health Department MASS X-RAY WILL COST $1,300.00 Southport Woman’s Club Has Accepted Responsibil- * ity For Raising Funds, But Will Call On Others Dr. W. A. Smith head of the Tuberculosis Division of the State Board of health, met here re cently with a group of represen tative citizens for the purpose of discussing plans for conducting the mass tuberculosis survey in Brunswick county during the month of August. The tuberculosis work is to be carried on through the coopera tion of the State Board of Health and the Brunswick county health department. Five portable x-ray units will be in operation in various sections of the county and the object will be the dis covery of unsuspected cases of this disease. Dr. Smith outlined the division of responsibility, and suggested that a budget of about $1,300.00 will be necessary as the county’s contributing part of the expense. Some of this may be covered in services, which will reduce the amount of cash funds required. The Southport Woman’s Club has accepted leadership in raising this money, and has asked other civic organizations and groups throughout the county to coope rate. There will be more details about these arrangements. Among those attending the meeting at which Dr. Smith ap peared were: S. J. Frink Geo. (Continued of page four) Commissioners In Session Monday Henry Hickman Is Named Member Of Brunswick County Welfare Board Re placing O- P, Bellamy At a meeting of the board of county commissioners here Mon day Henry Hickman was elected a member of the Brunswick coun ty welfare board, replacing O. P. Bellamy, whose term has expired. The commissioners also declared next Monday to be a legal holiday because of Easter observance. A resolution was passed re questing the N. C. Medical Care Commission to conduct a servey of the building and repair needs for the Dosher Memorial Hospital. The following road matters were approved: Pea Landing road from Hartford Hewett’s to W. H. Redwine’s, a distance of 1 mile; road from Maco on U. S. No. 76 to Bishops store on U. S. 17, dis tance of 9 miles; approval of a bridge or dependable ferry ser vice from Acme-Delco across Cape Fear river; Hooper road from Piney Bluff to Leland-Acme road; Old Frink road near Gum Los 1.75 miles. S’ W. B. KJEZIAH Our ROVING In his "Manteo to Murphy’ column this past Sunday Bil Sharpe told of some catfish thal were hard "to kill. Summing up the story, he said: Of course that suggests Bill Keziah's stor> about the city gal who came tc Southport and received from a native a fine mess of rockfish delivered in a water bucket fresh out of the river. She called up later: "How do you kill these fish ? I tried hitting 'em on the head with the heel of my shoe and that didn’t do. Then I trier drowning them, but the more 1 drown ’em, the livelier thej get." About a month ago we receiver a tine patentee! minnow trap from Montgomery Ward and Company It was paid for and came post age paid, but there was nothing to show who had ordered it sent to us. We did not say anything about it because we have a lot of friends who like to borrow oui minnow trap, and sometimes for get to bring them back. This I pant week-end the explanation of I how we came by our minnow | trap was revealed when a fellow 1 from Red Springs showed up and j asked to borrow it. With 12 x 14-ft. buildings bad 11.V needed at Camp Pretty Pond ; for sleeping quarters for the girls, I each building to sleep 4 girls, it ■ sort of strikes us that a mighty j fine project would be for interests at Southport, Shallotte, Bolivia, Leland and other points to spon j s°f such a building and have it named for their respective com I munities. Pretty Pond Camp is | a great asset to Brunswick coun jty. A 12 x 14-ft. building will be j relatively inexpensive for either I community groups or individuals, i This column will be glad to make j all due acknowledgement to groups or individuals who build j | or aid in building at Pretty Pond j i Camp. ! We have never met Mrs. J. C. B. Eringhaus or Mrs. Carl Goerch, 1 Continued On Page Four Further Information About Whipping Post Elderly Visitor Reports That Post Located At Rear Of Court House Is Portion Of Old Installation Hero this past week Sidney Anderson, 80 year old resident of Wilmington, took a look at the old heart pine post imbedded in the ground at the rear of the court house. Without hesitation he declared it was a whipping post. He had seen them before. At various times old citizens have declared the above post to have been a whipping post many years ago. Until a year or so ago this post had an iron ring in its top. Some folks said it was just a hitching post for hor ses. Others, chiefly old visitors to the town, stuck by the claim that it was an old whipping post. The presence of a mortised hole in the post about a foot above the ground was not ex plained. Mr. Anderson explained the presence of the hole. He said that the old whipping posts consisted of two posts, not just one. In the top of each post i was an iron ring to fasten hand cuffs. The two posts were four or five feet apart and the prisoner scheduled to receive punishment had to stand with his hands out spread, one attached to each post. The hole near the bottom of the posts was for a crosspiece, joining them together and also providing the means to fasten the ankles of the party being whipped. “Whipping posts are in plural,” declared Mr. Anderson. “This is one of two posts that formed a whipping post in the old days. I have seen the complete ones often enough to kno\y.” So, according to Mr. Anderson, Brunswick county still has a part of a whipping post, almost half of one. A companion post | and the cross piece that formed the unit is gone. The whole thing could easily be retunder to the former complete stage by recr recting the companion post and missing crosspiece. Of heart pine, imbedded in dry ground and further protected by the spreading branches of the ancient liveoak under which it stands, the post bids fair to last more than a century longer. In cidently, the tree is the same one on which Bill Reynolds alleged a few years ago that one of his forebearers was handed. When the story was published Bill part ly amended things by saying that a newsman was rather hard on great grandpop; it was not him but was great-grandpop who was hanged. He further alleged that he was hanged by mistake and that it should have been an other fellow. Republican Sheriff Candidate Announces Big Mastodon Tooth Found The three-pound, four-ounce tooth, recently found near Hold en Beach by Clyde Holden was from a mastodon, according to an investigation made at the State Museum in Raleigh by Dn R. H. Holden. Mastodons, elephant-like ani mals standing nine feet tall, roamed the world before the age of man. Their petrified bones are found rather freqently mostly in coastal areas of America. A few years ago many mastodon bones were found on the Tom Cooper farm, just north of the Town Creek bridge at Winnabow. Some of these bones found on the Cooper farm were sent to the State Museum in Raleigh by M. B. Watkins and other residents of Town Creek. Despite the size of the tooth found near Holden Beach it was comparatively small, as mosto don teeth go. Specimens have been found weighing 17 pounds. Naturally, they were petrified into solid rock and approxi mately twice as heavy as they were when still in the jaws of their original owners. Cancer Campaign Now In Progress Mrs. E. G. Goodman, County Commander, Urges Gener ous Response To Request For Funds For Cancer Cru sade Continued progress in cancer control is dependent on success of the 1950 Cancer Crusade which opened here April 1, Mrs. E. G. Goodman of Leland, American Cancer Society campaign chair man, declared this week. In addition to Mrs. Goodman, the county organization includes Dr. Goodman, chairman of the executive committee, Miss Corinne Green, educational chairman, and Mrs. James H. Harper, Jr., press and public relations chairman. Volunteer workers assisting in the campaign are Mis. Lacy Bennett, Hickmans Crossroads; Guy Mc Keithan. Shallotte - Waccamaw; Mrs. Elbert Kirby, Supply; Fos ter Mintz, Bolivia; Mrs. Furman Galloway, Town Creek-Winnabow; Mrs. Holland Manning, Leland; Mrs. F. M. Burdette and R. M. Willis, Southport. “The attack on cancer,” accord ing to Mrs. Goodman, “has made definite progress during the past five years.” She said progress had been in three directions: 1) the building of a nation-wide machine for cancer control; 2) the greatest peacetime research effort”in his tory; 3) the beginning of a pro gi am to alert people to cancer while it is still curable. “From 1945 to 1949 inclusive, ACS raised by public subscription about $53,000,000 compared with (Continued on Page Five) J. Lindsey Robbins Is First Member Of His Party To Formally Announce Inten tion To Seek Nomination DEMOCRATS HAVE NO NEW CANDIDATE Much Interest Centered In Meeting Saturday Of The Brunswick County Board Of Elections To Name Precinct Workers The political scene which had remained a strickly Democratic picture until this week was chang ed by the announcement Tuesday of J. Lindsey Robbins, Southport restaurant operator, for the Re publican nomination for sheriff. No new Democratic candidates have made formal announcement of their intentions Robbins was actively identified with the sheriff’s department during the time when C. P. Willetts headed the law enforcement agencies of the county. He served as deputy sheriff and jailer and is well known throughout the county. There are rumors that some fireworks may break loose here Saturday when the new board of elections meet3 to name election officials for the various precincts. At an organization meeting of this body two weeks ago M. D. Anderson was named chairman and Robert Milliken secretary. L. C. Babson is the Republican member of the group. There continue to be rumors that more candidates will file for office in the vorious Democratic races, and aspirants have from now until April 15 to make up their mind and to pay their filing fee. First Fishing Party Of Year Belmont Party Went Out Sat urday With Captain Hu Ian Watts And Failed To Make A Catch; Had Two Big Strikes Lifting weather this week pro mises the beginning of real sport fishing activities along the Bruns wick coast, A good gauge of this belief may be found in the fact that numerous parties are now making inquries as to the pos sibilities for boats and accommo dations. And it is believed that the sportsmen at the various points along the coast will soon be get ting some time sport, using small boats at Seaside, Cause Landing, Shallotte Point, Holden Beach and Howell's Point. Trout are believed to be gather ed around their usual spring visit ing points in the vicinity of old shipwrecks. Prom remarks made by some of the fishermen, blue fish should also be putting in then appearance along about this time, certainly before the end of the month. The Idle-On of Captain Hulan Watts went out Saturday with a Belmont party. This was the j (Continued on page five) I Jerry Ball Will Play In Benefit Program Locally Widely Known Amateur En tertainer From Charlotte Will Be In Southport On Thursday, April 13th FIRE TRUCK FUND TO GET PROCEEDS This Appearance Is Repeat Performance Following Outstanding Success Here Last Year Jerry Ball, Archie Thorhill and Marion Tarrant of Charlotte will to here Thursday, April 13, for a program sponsored by the Volunteer Fire Department. All funds are to go to the Fire Department, Ball, Tarrant and Thornhill, who are coming under the auspices of the Standard Esso Oil Company, will have their own expenses paid by the oil company and the company proba bly will contribute to the general receipts. Last year, to aid in buying the new fire truck, the same fellows came down. Their appearance here resulted in $600.00 being raised and. the immediate purchase of the truck when the above sum was added to what was already in hand. During the past year, Jerry Ball, who is manager of the Press and Public Relations Department for the Standard Esso Oil com pany, has been instrumental in raising thousands of dollars for the polio funds, appearing for this cause all over the State, with the results of his efforts attracting nation-wide attention. Mr. Tarrant is manager of the Personnel De partment and Mr. Thornhill is Training Supervisor for the Stan dard Esso. The event will be held in the high school auditorium at 8 p. m. and will be opened with a wel come from Mayor Hubert Living ston who will also state the pur pose of the event and will turn the evening over to master of ceremonies Archie J. Thornhill. Between them Thornhill and Tar rant will present a series of stunts. Some local talent will be intro duced. Door prizes will be award ed by Tarrant and Thornhill. A movie “Servant or Destroyer”, will be shown by Tarrant. This will be followed by the Esso Musical Quiz by Jerry Ball. The event will wind up with an auction of cakes, etc., donated Continued On Page Five W. M. U. Session Here Thursday Southport Baptist Church Will Be Scene Of Bruns wick Baptist Association W. M. U. Meeting Next Week Southport Baptist church will be hostess to the annual meet ing of the Womans Missionary Union of the Brunswick Baptist Association on Thursday, April 13. The program begins at 10 o’clock and will last throughout the day. Featured speakers will include Miss Laura Frances Snow of Ra leigh and Miss Lillian Williams, missionary to Columbia, South America. A general invitation is being extended to W. M. U. members throughout Brunswick county to plan to attend this program. 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, April 6, 10:46 "A. M. 4:44 A. .41. 11:24 P. M. 4:48 1*. 41. Friday, April 7, 11:45 A. 4L 5:41 A. 41. 0:00 P. M. 5:44 P. 41. Saturday, April 8, 0:24 A. M. 6:12 A. II. 12:47 P. M. 6:47 P. 41. Sunday, April 9, 1:28 A. M. 7:45 A. M. 1:55 P. 41. 7:57 P. 41. .Monday, April 10, 2:33 A. 41. 8:52 A. 41. 3:01 P. 41. 9:06 P. 41. Tuesday, April 11, 3:35 A. 41. 9:51 4:02 P. 41. 10.09 P. 41. Wednesday, April 12; 4:31 A. 41. 10:43 A. 41. 4:56 P. 41. 11:04 P. M.