The Pilot Covers
Brunswick County
THE STATE PORT PILOT
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Most of The New*
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VOL. NO. SIXTEEN NO. 8
6-PAGES TODAY
Southport, N. C.t Wednesday, April 26, 1950
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NCEA Banquet
Well Attended
Here Last Nite
Miss Kathleen Flint, British
Exchange Teacher, Was
Principal Speaker Before
Large Gathering
DISPLACED GIRL
IS ON PROGRAM
Meeting Presided Over By
Mrs. Guy C. McKeithan,
President Of Brunswick
County NCEA
Miss Kathleen Flint, exchange
teacher from England who is
serving this year as a member
of the faculty of the Whiteville
schools, made a delightful talk
at the Brunswick County NCEA
banquet here last night.
Her talk was filled with in
teresting personal experiences
which had their background both
in the United States and in her
native England, and the bright,
vivacious manner of her delivery
and her unbounded enthusiasm
for all the good things which
have come to her conspired to
make her a most entertaining
speaker.
Miss Flint was the second in
ternational personality to appear
on the program, for prior to her
talk little Stefi Tasner, a native
of Czechoslovakia, now a student
at Waccamaw high school,sang
two songs in her native tongue.
The meeting was presided over
by Mrs. Guy C. McKeithan,
president of the Brunswick Coun
ty NCEA. She turned the meet
ing over to J. T. Denning, who
served as master of ceremonies.
The welcome was extended by
James M. Haper, Jr., and re
sponse was by Mrs. McKeithan.
The master of ceremonies intro
duced distinguished guests and
had each principal to present the
members of the local school board
and members of the faculty for
the respective schools.
The toast to the county board
of education was made by Joe
Woodward. This was followed by
a novelty song by three men of
the Shallotte shool faculty, Gene
Reese, David Carmichael and
Lewis Moore. There followed a
more serious group of vocal
selections by a chorus of Shallotte
teachers directed by Mrs. David
Carmichhael.
Taltnadge Page delivered the
toast to the local school commit
teemen, and response was by Dr.
R. H. Holden. Miss Norma Oliver
introduced the speaker.
The banquet was held in the
Community Building and was ser
ved by members of the Southport
Parent-Teachers Association.
( Brief Newt
| Flash**
DEFINITELY CANCELLED
In response to the request of
the board of county commissioners
Governor W. Kerr Scott has
officially cancelled the May term
of Superior court scheduled to
begin here on May 22. Clerk of
Court Sam T. Bennett was ad
vised of this official action this
week.
FIRST STRAWBERRIES
The Magnolia Dairy, operated
by Fred Stevens has been market
ing some extra fine strawberries
this week. Tuesday 42 quarts
were gathered and sold readily
at 50 cents per basket. They
were extra large and perfect,
without either blemishes or green
spots. Mr. Stevens has three acres
in the berries and is looking for
a heavy production this year.
CLOSED WATERS
Game Protector Pawnee Duval
calls attention to the fact that
among other places in the State
parts of Waccamaw River are
closed to fishing from May 1 to
August 31. This is to allow for
spawning. That part of the Wac
camaw that will be closed after
this week runs frojn Fighting
Bluff downstream to the mouth
of Seven creeks. Tributaries are
included. The distance is 10 miles.
CLUB SPEAKER
Guest speaker at the regular
meeting of Southport Woman's
Club next week will be Dr. Frank
Hall, pastor of Pearsal Memorial
Presbyterian church in Wilming
ton. The program will lay em
phasis upon international rela
tions, and because of the
prominence of the speaker and
the general interest of his topic,
the program will be held at
Southport Baptist church. The
time is 3 o'clock and a special
invitation has been extended mem
bers of the Beta Club of South
port high school to be guests of
the club. The public also is in
vited to attend.
More Candidates
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RUNNING—J. Worth Stanley, left" is a candidate for the Board of Education
from the Waccamaw school district. W. J. McLamb, center, is a candidate to succeed him
self as judge of the Brunswick County Recorder’s Court. John B. Ward, right, is a candi
date for county commissioners. All three are running on the Democratic ticket.
I
Mock Air War
Expected To Be
On This Week
While there has been no de
finite statement as to the lo
cation, it is believed that the
Brunswick county coast, especially
the area around the mouth of
the Cape Fear river, will be the
scene of "Operations Swarmer”
today, Thursday or Friday.
The operations are tactical
maneuvers, designed to test im
maginary airborne invasion of the
United States and especially upon
Camp McCall and Fort Bragg.
Over 60,000 airborne troops will
be used. They will be landed
chiefly in the Sandhills, near
Laurinburg. Once they are estab
lished they will be supplied by
airlifts, like those operating in
Berlin after the close of the war.
There is not' likely to be any
of the overhead troop movement
in that part of the show that
may be seen by Brunswick coun
ty folks. However, this county
appears to be on the defense
frings and if that proves tlje
case .swarms of imaginary
enemy planes may be seen coming
inland provided they are not
found and intercepted by Army,
Navy and Marine fighter planes.
It is said that these "defense”
planes will include many of the
new "sabre” jet fighters. As a
matter of fact, some of the jet
fighters are believed to have pass
ed over Southport Monday af
ternoon. They were heard but af
ter the sound reaches the earth
they are too far gone to be
seen.
Sunday afternoon swarms of!
fighter planes swept around and
over Southport. They are believed
to have been rehearsing for the
mock invasion event. They put
on a rather big show while over
Southport, some of them shooting
down from nowhere, rolling over
and over as they came and ap
parently headed straight for
earth.
Colored Youth
Held For Murder
Hezekiah Brewington, 18
Year Old Boy, Held For
Fatally Shooting LeRoy
Green Monday Night
LeRoy Green, negro living on
the River Road between Southport
; and Wilmington, was shot and
j killed Monday night by Hezekiah
I Brewington, 18 year old negro of
the same community. One shot
was fired from a rifle, the bullet
instantly killing Green.
Brewington surrendered peace
fully to officers and is being held
in jail without bond pending a
coroner’s inquest. Coroner John
G. Caison, who investigated the
killing, has not yet set a date
for the hearing.
It is reported that Green had
been going with the mother of
Brewington, who is separated
from her husband. The report is
that she stepped out on Green
and was away for 3 or 4 days
with another man. Green was
awaiting for her on her return
and her story and that of her
son, the accused slayer, is that
Green followed her for three
miles, slapping her first with a
washboard, then beating her with
a stick. Nearing her home, she
called for help and the son came
out with the rifle and fired the
fatal bullet.
When State Highway Patrolman
J. C. Taylor and Deputy Sheriff
Charles Skipper responded to the
call for officers, Brewington’s
mother took them to the house
and he surrendered peacefully.
Accident Ini
Now Cov
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Recent Blanket Coverage Is
Taken Out Covering The ,
Brunswick County Child- j
ren While On The School
Grounds
ATHLETIC TEAMS
ARE ALSO COVERED
One Claim Came In First
Day Policy Was In Effect;
Shallotte Boy First Big
Beneficiary Under
Policy
A program of accident insur
ance covering all Brunswick
county school children while they
are on the school ground and in
the buildings went into effect last
month and already benefits have
been paid to five students.
One feature of the policy gives
coverage to athletes whole partici
pating in regularly scheduled
athletic contests, and one youth
who suffered a broken leg has
received medical services amount
ing to almost $100.00.
The cost of this coverage is
40-cents per child per year and is
to be collected in connection with
student fees at the beginning of
the school term.
The plan is one that has been
adopted by more than fifty of
the counties of the State, and
the policy has the following pro
visions :
Coverage is for any accidental
injury sustained:
While within a school building
or on the public school grounds
or premises. Provided such in
juries occur on a regular school
day between the time limits of
one hour before the opening of
school on the day the injury is
sustained and one hour after the
insured is dismissed from school
on the day the injury is sustained.
While practicing for or partici
pating in intramural sports and
gymnastic.
While a member of an athletic
team and practicing for or par
ticipating in a school sponsored
athletic contest.
While a participating member
of an athletic team and riding
to and from regular scheduled
athletic, contest in vehicles select
ed by and under the supervision
of the school authorities.
Injuries sustained in the school
building and on the grounds or
premises while attending after
noon, night or Saturday morning
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Scout Program
At Full Speed
Mrs. Ann Robinson Is Lead
ing And Has Competent
Help From Assistants And
Council Members
This is the period of Girl Scout
activity and realizing the great
benefit resulting from the work
in 1949, many Southport women
have set a goal for greater effort
during the current year. A meet
ing with reference to this year's
work held at the home of Mrs.
J. M. Waggett Monday evening
and mu.h interest was mani
fested by all attending. Starting
the year’s activities the girls
have 27 members in addition to
the Council members.
Council members to serve dur
ing the year are Mrs. J. P. Cran
mer, council chairman; Mrs.
James E. Pinner, finance chair
man; Mrs. James Wolfe, camping
and hiking; Mrs. Jack Hickman,
transportation chairman and also
chairman of Girl Scout cookie
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surance
ers Students
Marion Frink Is
Reported Injured
According to cablegrams re
ceived by her parents here Tues- *
day Marion Frink, Southport
girl engaged in Army Recrea
tion work and stationed in
Frankfurt, Germany, has been
hurt and is being hospitalized.
The message gave no parti
culars, nor did it detail the ex
tent of her injuries. There was
one reassuring clause “am rest
ing comfortably”.
Miss Frink is daughter of S.
B. Frink and Mrs. Christine
Frink of Southport and accepted
the overseas assignment followr
ing a period of service ag~ i
member of the staff of Con- j
gressman F. Ertel Carlyle. He
was busy today trying to cut
through international red tape
to gain a fulle: report on the
accident in which his former
secretary was involved and the
extent of her injuries.
Plant Situation
Not Too Bright
County Agent A. S. Knowles
Believes That Farmers
Should Make Every Possi
ble Effort To Conserve
Every Tobacco Plant
With tobacco transplanting go
ing on well and scheduled to be
completed soon, there will still be
a rather tight Brunswick county
tobacco plant situation for about
two weeks, according to County
Agent A. S. Knowles.
Should the supply prove ade
quate for all needs as it is be
lieved it will be, common prudence
will still demand that the growers
hold their surplus plants for sev
eral days in order to fill possible
Continued On Page Five
Music Festival
Held Thursday
Nite At Bolivia
Alt Consolidated Schools
Represented On Variety
Program Which Presented
Variety Of Entertainment
EXPECT THIS TO BE
AN ANNUAL EVENT
Numbers Ranged AH Way
From Choral Groups To In
strumental Solos On
Band Instruments
The first Brunswick county
music festival was held Thursday
night with students from each
of the five consolidated schools
participating. The program pre
sented a wide variety of talent
and was thoroughly enjoyed by
the audience.
The success of this event in its
first attempt means that it pro
bably will be repeated each year.
The Shallotte students presented
Vocal selections by the grammar
school glee club; a piano solo by
Henderson Rourk; and vocal selec
tions by the high school glee club.
Waccamaw school was repre
sented by Lois Phelps, who play
ed a piano solo.
Leland students sang selections
from the “Gypsy Trubador” and
Patsy Ganey, Elsie Peterson and
Danny Brew were featured in solo
numbers. They were directed by
Mrs. R. H. Caudill.
The Bolivia contribution to the
program included "Tyrolese Wed
ding Dance”, a piano solo by
Patsy Ward; “Dance Of The
Sprites”, piano solo by Johanna
Mintz; “Andente”, piano solo by
Betty Jean Gilbert; “Sonota”,
piano solo by Malcolm Knox;
“Minuet and Trio”, piano solo by
William Knox; vocal selection by
grammar grade chorus.
Contriutions by the Southport
students included “American
Anthem", “Mighty Lak A Rose”,
and “In The Heart Of The Hills”,
vocal selections by high school
ijjrls glee club; “Morning Canter",
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Two-Way Radio
Serving REA
Newly Installed Facilities
Will Make It Possible To
Get Immediate Action On
Reports Of Trouble
Within a few days the Bruns
wick Electric Membership Cor
poration will be able to keep in
close touch with its entire service
area through two-way radio, now
being centralized at the office at
Shallotte and with 17 vehicles
equipped to send and receive mes
sages.
The trucks and other vehicles
will be able to get in touch with
the office during all working
hours, and in addition to the cen
tral control station at Shallotte,
Long Beach will also have a unit
at the home of C. C. Carr and
will be able to call either station
or cars should any trouble deve
lope with the light and power
system at Lonf Beach.
Long Beach uses rather heavi
ly of the REA power and at times
last year there was small trouble
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W. B. KKZIAH
Coach Bob Fetzer of Carolina
was telling us Saturday af
ternoon at Cherry Point that he
was no fisherman. From personal
experience we were able to tell
him that neither was Coach Wal
lace Wade of Duke. Having known
some of the Wade football boys
at various times and now know
ing some of the Fetzer and Ran
son track men, we are not won
dering at neither Wade nor Fetzer
not being any good as fishermen.
A man cannot be good at every
thing.
We believe that June 12 marks
the formal opening of the North
Carolina Baptist Seaside Assembly
at Fort Caswell. That date is
not far off and some steps should
be taken now for Brunswick coun
! ty to unite in a big welcoming
j event. In connection with such
j such an event we have had a tip
j from a Naval source that the
Naval Commander's Service Force
and the Fleets Chaplain Service
| Force might be available ■ for
participation.
Being' all Brunswick, we were
really thrilled Saturday afternoon
when we sat in the stands at
Cherry Point with Dr. and Mrs.
R. H. Holden and Hobson Kirby
of Shallotte and watched Halstead
Holden, son of Dr. and Mrs. Hol
den, win first place for Carolina
in the 880 yard race. Flashy Cap
tain Magill of Carolina, who had
just won first place in the mile
race, seconded the Brunswick boy.
Magill’s specialty is the two mile
run.
Meeting Bob Morrow, high and
low hurdle star of the Carolina
track team at Cherry Point, it
did not take long to guess cor
rectly where his home was. It
had just happened that we had
been born about a mile from
where his father or grandfather
began life. Young Morrow’s peo
ple have been prominent in the
wholesale grocery business in var
ious Piedmont counties for many
years.. As a matter of fact, al
though it will not interest any
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i
Enumeration Of County
Population Expected To
Be Completed This Week
Grand Jury Stages
Unscheduled Session
“Operation Surprise” Saw Members Of This Body Make
Rounds Of County Institutions Friday
The Brunswick county grand
jury met at Southport Friday,
unexpectedly for everybody except
the 18 members. The gathering
might be called “Operation Sun
prise.”
With the State Highway Pat
rolmen courteously providing
transportation, the body swept
down on the jail, schools and the
State Highway Prison camp at
Shallotte. The visit to all of these
places is said to have been as
much in the order of a surprise
as was the assembling of the
jurors at Southport preparatory
to making the trip.
It is understood that the be
tween-courts assembling of the
jury was on the orders of Fore
man C. C. Carr. Mr. Carr is said
to have wished to see how public
matters were being looked after
between terms of court. Usually
when court; is in session and the
jury makes its visit to the vari
ous places their coming is well
in advance and preparations are
made for it. The jury in this in
stance wished to see how things
were in everyday life and without
everything being made spick and
span in antipication of their
coming.
Clerk of Court Sam T. Bennett
says that no repo . t of the surprise
meeting will be made until the
jury convences at the next term
of criminal court, when a formal
report will be turned in to the
presiding judge. Pay for the un
usual meeting will not be made
until that term, at which time
the jurors will be paid off for the
number of days they are in ses
sion and for the extra day last
week.
Brunswick REA Hires
Electrification Advisor
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Reelect Sanders
School Principal
H. T. Sanders has been re
elected principal of Southport
high school and all members
of the present faculty with the
exception of two who have re
signed have been invited to re
turn.
Resignations have been re
ceived from Miss Bobbie Long,
home economics teacher, and
Mrs. Louise Bullard, seventh
grade teacher.
In addition to the principal,
the following members of the
faculty were reelected:. C. N.
Sanders, Orville Robinson, Mrs.
J. T. Denning, high school; Mrs.
Ruth Hood, eighth grade: Miss
Gertrude Loughlin, sixth grade;
Mrs. Frank Lennon, fifth grade;
Mrs. Annie Weeks, fourth
grade; Mrs. Lucille Williamson,
third grade; Mrs. Thelma Willis,
second grade; Miss Alary Lee
Norment, first grade.
Uurges Extreme
Care With Fire
Present Danger From Forest
Fires Demands Every Pos
sible Precaution Says The
Chairman Of Brunswick
Council
An urgent appeal for public
cooperation in the prevention of
forest fires during the current
emergency was voiced today by
Dr. E. G. Goodman, chairman of
the Brunswick County Council
of the N. C. Forestry Association.
"Many thousands of acres of
valuable foiest land in North Car
olina have been burned during
the past month causing damages
amounting to hundreds of thou
sands of dollars ’, Dr. Goodman
said, and added that, “unless all
of us remain on the alert to
prevent the start and spread of
new fires these damages may
reach unprecedented heights in
Brunswick County before the cur
rent drought ends”.
Reports from local officials of
the N. C. Forest Service reveal
that fire hazards created by the
prolonged drought and recent high
winds are probably at the high
est peak reached during the past
10 years. Areas which normally
would not burn, now become
raging infernos destroying young
seedlings and much mature tim
ber that is sorely needed to pro
vide homes and other essentials
for the citizens of North Car
olina.
“ • • • and the worst p^rt is”,
Dr. Goodman said, “practically
every one of these fires were
man-caused and therefore could
have been presented”.
“Let’s all cooperate with our
rangers and forest wardens who
are already weary from many
hours of firefighting. Let’s do our
part to Keep Brunswick County
Green!” Goodman concluded.
Manager Bishop Announces
Employment Of Hugh B.
Cherry To Handle Public
Relations Post With Cor
poration
NEW MAN HAS
FARM BACKGROUND
New Representative Gained
Nationwide Publicity When
He Carried His Cow With
Him When He Enter
ed College
The employment of Hugh B.
Cherry of Edgecombe County as
electrification advisor for the
Brunswick Electric Membership
Corporation was announced this
week by Manager E. D. Bishop.
His duties will include a pro
gram to help members to get the
most from their co-op member
ship through power use, education
and co-op understanding.
Bishop said a great part of
Cherry’s time would be used to
promote better public relations by
working closely with agricultural
leaders, such as the county
agents, farm specialists, home de
monstration agents, and teachers;
with local business organizations,
civic groups, youth groups,
and with schools and churches
to present the co-op not only as
a leading business enterprise with
in a community, but also as a
service institution.
The 34-year-old electrification
advisor has a farm background,
having been born and reared on a
farm. He once made headlines
during his college days by taking
“Old Bessie,” his Holstein milk
cow, with him to Atlantic Chris
tian College at Wilson. “Old Bes
sie” furnished the college with
an enough milk to pay Cherry’s
school expenses and became quite
a learned animal.
After completing college in
1938, Cherry accepted a position
with the staff of the Rural
Electrification Guide, remaining
with the publication for three and
one-half years. He worked closely
(Continued on page five)
Light Session
Of Court Held
_
Weekly Session Of Bruns
wick County Recorder’s
Court Adjourned Before
Noon Monday With Sev
eral Cases Settled
Monday saw a light session of
Brunswick county Recorder’s
court with a fairly small number
of cases up for trial before Judge
W. J. McLamb. The following
results were noted:
Jack Stacey McRoy, violating
game law, not guilty.
James Earl White, drunk driv
ing, fined $100.00 and costs and
recommended that license be re
voked for one year.
Delane Purvis Atkinson, public
drunkness, fined $10.00 and costs.
Edward Vance Moore, operating
auto on left side of highway,
half the costs.
Louise Bobeman, possession,
(Continued on page five)
Work Completed In Area
Assigned Several Census
Enumerators And Others
Expected To Wind Up Th is
Week
SHALLOTTE SHOWS
LARGE INCREASE
Figures For 1950 Census
Show Population Of 487
As Compared To Figure
Of 308 In 1940
With most of the work of the
Brunswick county census takers
already completed, Mrs. Doris
Redwine, supervisor for Bruns
wick county, says that she ex
pects the job to be completed this
week.
One interesting result of early
returns shows that the population
for the town of Shallotte has
jumped from 308 in 1940 to a
total of 487 in 1950. Present
population of Bolivia on the basis
of the 1950 returns is 209. No
figure is available for 1940.
Southport is one of the princi
pal places where the work still
is incomplete. It was necessary
to bring in an enumberator from
out in the county to complete the
coverage of this territory after
two previous workers were forced
to drop out. However, Mrs. Red
wine reports that this part of the
job should be finished before Sat- *
urday.
Thus far for the entire county
16,000 persons have been reported
after a total of 4500 dwelling
units had been polled. It is ex
pected that the 1950 census fig
ures will show Brunswick county
well over the 18,000 mark.
Following is a list of enumera
tors and the territory they have
been working: Pauline R. Tripp,
Shallotte; Marjorie P. Hardee,
Supply North of highway 17; J.
Worth Stanley, Supply, highway .
17 through Holden Beach area;
Inez R. Tripp, Civitown, from
W. Russ store; Lester E. Ses
soms, Northwest; Frederick Ar
mand Gainey, Leland-Navassa.
Connie Dennis, Longwood;
Amos J. Walton, Jr., Hickmans
crossroads-Longwood; Allean H.
Pigott, Cause Landing-Shallotte
Point-Calabash; Eula Can* Davis,
Southport and Coast Guard Sta
tion; Shelton Stanley, Regan and
.Southport; Doris Thompson,
Smithville township; Edith M.
I Grissett, Bolivia; Tom B. Rabon,
Town Creek township; Elwood
Cheers, Town Creek township
(Winnabow).
Carl S. Ward, Town Creek
township; Lonnie E. Dutton,
Exum; David Ross, Freeland.
| Orphans Will
Be Here Sunday
Superintendent Of Method
ist Orphanage In Raleigh
Will Be At Trinity Meth
odist Church On Sunday
With Children
The Rev. L. C. Larkin, super
intendent of the Methodist Orph
anage in Raleigh, is to be guest
preacher Sunday morning at Trin-'
ity Methodist church at the 11
o’clock hour. A group of children
from the orphanage also will be
guests of the church and will
(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
Thursday,
3:09 A. M.
3:49 P. M.
F riday,
4:09 A. M.
4:47 P. M.
Saturday,
5:06 A. M.
5:42 P. M.
Sunday,
6:01 A. M.
6:37 P. M.
Monday,
6:55 A. M.
7:31 P. M.
Tuesday,
7:48 A. M.
8:23 P. M.
Wednesday,
8:41 A. M.
9:17 P. M.
Low Tide
April 27,
9:42 A. M.
10:10 P. M.
April 28,
10:37 A. M.
11:12 P. RI.
April 29,
11:30 A, M.
0:00 P. M.
April 30,
0:08 A. M.
12:20 P. M.
May 1
1:01 A. M.
1:09 P. M.
May 2
1:53 A. M.
1:57 P. .ML
May 3,
2:45 A. M.
2:47 P. »
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