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 3
6-PAGES TODAY
Southport, N. C., Wednesday, May 3, 1950
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
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Democrats Will
Hold Convention
This Saturday
Precinct Chairmen Asked To
Meet At 2 O’Clock In Or
der That Election Of Coun
ty Chairmen May Be Tak
en Care Of First
Bi unswick county Democrats
will hold their biennial convention
Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock
at Shallotte high school.
D. B. Frink, chairman of the
Democratic executive committees,
has called for all newly elected
chairmen of the various precincts
to meet one-half hour earlier at
2 o'clock in order that the matter
o felecting a chairman of the
executive committee may be at
tended to before the convention
convenes.
One of the features of the con
vention will be to give each can
didate for office an opportunity to
speak briefly.
The following men comprise the
executive committee by virtue of
their election Saturday as precinct
chairmen: Hoods Creek, Leo Med
lin; Leland, D. L. Ganev; Town
Creek, J. N. Sowell; Bolivia, Les
ter Edwards; Southport No. 1,
L. T. Garner; Southport No. II,
It. Will Davis; Mosquito, Frank
Lennon; Supply, \ M. Parker;
Secession, Bedford Ludlum; Shal
lotte, Fred Mintz; Frying Pan,
John W. Garner; Grissettown,
Harry Bennett; Shingletree, Eu
gene Carter; Longwood, M. C.
Gore; Ash, Dalton Simmons; Wac
camaw, Wrent Mintz; Exum,
Homer Russ.
Brief N*ws
Flash**
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BENEFIT SIIPPER
A benefit, supper will be served
tomorrow (Thursday) evening be
ginning" at 5:30 o'clock at the
Community Building. Preparations
are being made to care for at
least 200 persons.
DOG VACCINATION
Jack Hickman will be at the
Fire Station on each Monday,
Wednesday and Friday afternoon
beginning May 9 for the purpose
of innoculating against rabies. All
dogs must be innoculated before
June 30 or their owners will be
prosecuted.
FISH FRY
The Town Creek Post Ame
rican Legion will hold a fish fry
at Town Creek Bridge Saturday,
May’ 15. at 7:30 o’clock. Enter
tainment will be furnished by the
Dan Mintz quartet. Proceeds from
this occasion will go to the build
ing fund.
ADDITIONAL ACREAGE
Any farm operator who has a
cotton allotment for 1950 and
would like to plant more than
his allotment in 1950 may apply
at the County PMA Office. It
cannot be determined whether
the applicant will be eligible for
such an increase until he files J
an application. The closing date ■
for making applications is May I
10, 1950.
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Sunday Fishing Party
Catches 226 Bluefish
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Traces Change
In Indian Name
Recently there has been a
good deal in the papers re
garding the Waccamaw Indians,
a supposedly lost tribe whose
origin has never been definitely
traced. They now live mostly in
Welches Creek township in Co
lumbus county.
Relative to the name “Wac
camaw", former Post Master
W. R. Holmes of Shallotte
points out that old maps, books,
etc., have the spelling as Wag
gaman, not Waccamaw, as in
the present day form.
Lake Waccamaw was Lake
Waggaman and the Waccamaw
River was Waggaman River.
Waggaman seems to be more of
an Indian name than Wacca
maw. The English pronunciation
of Waggaman into Waccamaw
probably resulted in conversion
of the name of the Indians,
lake and river into Waccamaw,
instead of the correct Wagga
man.
One thing is certain, reference
to the Waggaman Indians may
be found in old books. They are
Waccamaw Indians of today,
presumably.
Four Brunswick
Boys At Wake
Four Students From Bruns
wick County Included In
Record Enrollment At
Wake Forest College This
Year
WAKE FOREST May 2—Four
students from Brunswick are in
cluded in the record breaking' en
rollment at Wake Forest this
spring. *
Ash is represented by Ray Wal
ton, third year law student' From
Shallotte comes Odell Hewett,
(Continued on Page Five)
Big Crowds At
Many Upstate Folks Came
Down To Brunswick Coast
For First Time This Season
During Past Week-End
Sunday is said to have brought
typical July and August crowds
to the several Brunswick county
beachers despite the fact that
none of them had what might be
called official openings. It just
appears to have been a great
flood of visitors to all points,
mixed with home owners and
prospective home builders coming
in to get .ready for this summer.
Reports are that the visitors
were everywhere, Fort Caswell,
Caswell Beach, Long Beach, Hol
den Beach and Shallotte Point.
Incompleted roads to Gause Land
ing and Seaside are said to be
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Beaches
Myrtle Beach Party Aboard
Idle-On Hit Into Big School
Of Fish On Way In From
Off-Shore Trip And Made
Good Catch
MANY PARTIES
WERE OUT SUNDAY
All Available Boats Were In
Service Sunday And Trout
And Bluefish Constitut
ed Major f art Of
Catches
A catch brought in late Sun
day night by the Idle-On, Captain
Hulan Watts, was the most in
teresting of the year to thousands
of sportsmen who watch for the
first concentrated appearance of
bluefish out on Frying Pan
Shoals.
The Idle-On had been to the
gulf with Jake Lackey, R. E. L.
Borwn and other prominent Myr
tle Beach sportsmen who make
regular trips here. The gulf yeild
ed a fine catch of the big game
fish and the boat and party start
ed homeward late in the after
noon. Near Southport they ran
into real excitement when Cap
tain Watts spotted a big school
of bluefish. The boat waded into
them and at the end of an hour
and a half 226 of the fish had
been reeled in. The blues, not
counting the big game fish taken
by the party, weighed approxi
mately 400 pounds.
Saturday, the day before this
catch, saw a big rush of sport
fishermen to Southport. Every
available sport fishing boat was
pressed into service and two or
three shrimp boats were also
chartered. Catches both Saturday
and Sunday, and not including
the haul made Sunday by the
Idle-On, ran from 100 to 200
pounds, most of the fish being
large trout and with a sprinkling
of bluefish and sea bass. From
now on, the indications are that
the blue fish will claim the center
of attention along with the big
game fish out on the gulf.
One thing that worries the
boatmen is the inclination of fish
ing parties to all want to come
Saturdays or Sundays. At such
times it is difficult to secure
boats. The boatmen point out that
week days usually afford a better
chance of making a good catch
Continued On Page Five
Colored Youth
Free On Bond
Hezekiah Brewington Is Or
dered Held Under $1,000.
For Grand Jury Action
Following Coroner’s In
quest
Hezekiah Brewington, 18 year
old youth living on Route 130 be
tween Southport and Wilmington,
gained his liberty Thursday night
when Coroner John G. Caison and
a jury conducted an inquest into
j the fatal shooting of LeRov
J Green.
i Mrs. Joe Ramsauer and Miss
Lou Harrelson of Orton Planta
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Students Enjoy
Recent Visit
To Washington
One of the highlights of the
school year at Shallotte was
the recent trip to Washington,
I). C., taken by members of
tile senior class.
The group left Shallotte by
bus at 8:30 o’clock on the mor
ning of April 30 and returned
at 1 o’clock on the morning of
April 24.
Following are some of the
places visited: Mt. Vernon, tomb
of George Washington, Arling
ton National Cemetery, tomb of
the Unknown Soldier, Washing
ton Monument, Bureau of Print
ing and Kngraving, F. B. I,
Headquarters, Smithsonian In
stitute.
The following made the, trip:
Bottom row, left to right: Car
olyn Smith, Joan Bennett, Ruth
Galloway, Marie Fulford, Ger
aldine Cox, Winifred Register,
Mary Frances Hardee, Billie
Leonard, Esther Williams, Joyce
Hewett, Doris Mae Hewett,
Rose Marie Gray and Evelyn
Holden. Top row, left to right:
W. J. McLamb, Jimmy Bellamy,
Burness Hewett, Joseph Carter,
Floyd Kirby, Jr., Cameron Nor
ris, Billy Caison, Mrs. S. T.
Russ, L. R. Galloway, James
Robbins, Roy Hewett, Floyd
Clemmons, Bobby Stanley and
Keldon Meares.
Columbus Indian
Tribe Status Up
Before Congress
Associated Press WPiter In
Nation’s Capital Reviews
The Information Furnish
ed During Committee In
vestigation
FEDERAL AID ASKED
BY CHIEF FREEMAN
Nine-Year-Old Princess Is
Taken To Washington To
Appeal For Help to Pre-.
vent “Extinction” Of
Tribe
By MARGARET KERNODLE
WASHINGTON, April 27—Is a
lost tribe of American Indians be
ing neglected in North Carolina?
That was the question consider
ed by a Congressional committee
last week.
A pretty nThe-year-old princess
named Coo (after a dove) joined
her grandfather and five other
handsome bronze-skinned men in
telling their story—the story of
the Waccamaw Indians, they
said.
Rep. Bosone (D-Utah) told a
House Public Lands Subcommit
tee, "They are a lost tribe. If
we leave them that way the State
of North Carolina isn’t going to
help them.”
Congresswoman Bosene and
Rep. Poulson (R-Calif) have in
troduced bills which, in effect,
would establish an Indian reser
vation in Columbus and Bladen
counties, N. C. for the more than
340 Waccamaws reported living
there.
Rep. Morris (D-Okla.), chair
man of the group, said the hear
ing will be continued later in
order to hear from North Car
olina members of Congress and
from the Bureau of Indian Af
fairs.
Morris suggested Congressmen
may make a trip to look into the
Situation described to the commit- :
tee. Other members of the com-'
mittee said a survey seemed
necessary.
Two plans of possible help were
mentioned: 1. An outright grant
of federal funds for education
(Continued on page five)
Special Session
To Decide Case
Brunswick County Election
Board Visits Man About
Whose Candidacy There
Was Some Controversy
Members of the Brunswick
County Board of Elections met in
special session Friday night, April
28, at the home of the chairman
for the purpose of considering an
affidavit protesting the failure of
the board to include the name
of W. H. Brew on the ballot as
a candidate for member of the
County Board of Education from
the Leland School District.
After a discussion of the facts
before the board, a decision was
reached to defer action until Mon
day, May 1, at which time a
full investigation could be made
into the case.
The board met in Southport at
2 o clock on Monday, May 1, and
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wnmm in
\V. B. KEZIAH
Our
ROVING
Dearmond Swain, local contrac
tor, is now constructing what
may be the most at i-active home
yet built at Caswell Beach. The
building is near the handsome
summer home of Mr. and Mrs.
Harris Nelson of Leaksville-Spray.
It is being built for Dr. and Mrs.
Nathan Womack of Iowa City,
Iowa while spending their vaca
tion here last summer Dr. and
Mrs. Womack bought a water
front lot and plan to become re
gular summer residents.
Three years ago Lucius P. La
mar, one of the circulation sup
ervisors of the Washington, P.
C., Times-Hearld, spent a week
in Southport in February. When
he returned to his duties we ven
tured the prediction that he would
come back. This week a letter
advised that the Times-Herld
man would be here again on the
14th of May for a full weeks
stay.
It may sound silly, but it all
goes to show that Brunswick
county is more or less known in
distant places. One day during
the past week the American
Music Corporation of America
wired us from New York that one
of their best known orchestras
would be available for a dance
or other gathering in Brunswick
on either June 1 or June 2. As
they are on tour and will be
through here, a special rate was
offered. Contacting them it was
found that the regular appearance
rate was $1,500 but they offered
to appear here while marking
time for about one-half of that.
The trouble was that Brunswick
county has no floor large enough
for this 25-piece orchestra and
the crowd it would draw. Any
way, it was nice to know that
one of the nationally known or
chestras of the American Music
Corporation was anxious to come
here.
Folks are still stopping us to
tell us something about the visit
of President William Howard Taft
Continued On Page Four
Southport Pastor
“Adpots” New Baby
Another Group Of Highway Accident Victims Have Oppor
tunity To Discover Southport Hospitality
Mrs. Frank Lain and Mrs.
Richard Lain of Middleton, N. Y.,
enroute to Florida, were injured
in an accident below Shallotte
near the South Carolina line Fri
day a week ago when one of the
wheels dropped off the pavement
and in trying to get back on the
pavement the driver lost control
of the car. The vehicle ended up
: against a telephone pole in a
battered condition and the two
Mrs. Lains were injured enough
to require hospitalization at Dosh
er Memorial Hospital in South
port.
A third passenger in the car
was Miss Mary Lou Lain, age 11
months and a daughter of Mrs.
Richard Lain. Mary Lou was not
injured at all in the wreck, and
Mrs. Pearce whose home was
near the scene of the accident,
graciously volunteered to keep
the baby while the mother was
in the hospital.
Monday Mrs. Pearce’s son de
veloped the measles and it be
came necessary to bring the baby
to the hospital to see what sort
of arrangements could be made
for her care. Rev. H. M. Baker,
pastor of Southport Baptist
church was visiting the hospital
at the time and when he dis
covered the predicament Mrs.
Lain was in he volunteered to
care for the baby until the
mother was able to be discharged
from the hospital. Meanwhile, Mr.
Frank Lain flew down from New
York to see about having the
car repaired, and while in South
port was a guest of Mrs. Chris
tine Frink.
Mr. Baker, Mrs. Frink and
others in Southport tried to make
the Lains feel at home while
here and arranged for them to
see as many of the local sights
as possible when they were able
to be out of the hospital. Mr.
Baker took Mrs. Frank Lain to
Wilmington Saturday to board a
plane for New York . where she
hoped to meet her husband and
sister-in-law who left Southport
Friday by car for New York.
Vocational Night
At Waccamaw School
Planting Tobacco
Nearing Finish
Following a good rain over
most of the county on Monday
night, the work of transplant
ing tobacco has speeded up and j
nearly all growers should be j
able to finish transplanting this j
week, according to county
agent A. S. Knowles. They ,
should have finished before this
but the very dry weather held
things up badly.
Nearly all growers who do not
finish transplanting this week
will be those who lost their
plants from blue mold, thr
ough failure to spray. Some •
plants were also lost by being
left uncovered in cold weather.
Those growers will be able to
get plants from neighboring
farmers, but it follows that
these neighbors want to be sure
they have enough plants for
their own use before they sell
or give away the surplue they
may have.
In addition to facilitating the
transplanting, County Agent
Knowles says that the rains
have also greatly improved the
condition of the plants both In
the fields and in plant beds.
Other crops, too, are perking
up under the stimulating effect
of the rain.
Ministers Guests
At Fort Caswell
Fish Fry Held Monday At
Baptist Seaside Assembly
With Pastors Of Churches
From Seven Surrounding
Counties Present
Pastors of Baptist churches
from several counties were invited
to a fish fry at Ft. Caswell
Monday. Dr. R. K. Redwine act
ed as chef for the occasion and
was ably assisted by Mr. Max
well, Mr. Clemmons, Mr. Lewis
and Mrs. Hewett.
The purpose of the fish fry
was to acquaint the pastors with
the Caswell property, the im
provements that have been made
at Ft. Caswell, the proposed pro
gram for the summer, available
accomodations and rates. Mini
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First Menhaden
Boats Now Ready
Expected That First Trips Of
Season Will Be Made
Sometime This Week By
Brunswick Navigation Com
pany Vessels
Reports are that tire boats of
the Brunswick Navigation Com
pany are to begin the season
search for fish this week, with
three boats staged for the initial
operations. Should they find fish
this week the other boats will
swing into line in short order.
It is understood that the fac
tory’s capacity has been enlarged
over what it was able to handle
last year. This should permit the
fleet bringing in a greater volume
of catches should the fish be as
plentiful as they were last year.
The new factory of the Sanders
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Annual Program to Acquaint
Patrons And Friends With
Activities Of Special Bran
ches Of School Will Be
Held May 12
OPEN HOUSE TO
FEATURE PROGRAM
Fashion Show By Home Ec
onomics Department And
i Exhibits By Commercial
And Vocational Groups
Planned
The vocational, commercial,
: home economics and agricultural
| classes will sponsor Vocational
Night on Friday, May 12, at 8
at the Waccamaw high school.
| This is a traditional program
which is featured each year as a
part of the commencement series.
The public is cordially invited.
This year plans are developing
toward a very eventful occasion.
James M. Harper, editor of the
State Port Pilot, will be the guest
speaker. J. T. Denning, Superint
endent of schools, will introduce
the speaker.
A fashion show will be present
ed by the home economics girls
and the Mill Branch and Free
land adult classes.
Awards will be made at the
close of the program.
After the program, open house
will be held with special exhibits
from each department to be dis
played. These exhibits are assign
ed class room projects as well as
home projects. The commercial
department will feature typing
and booking projects. The agri
culture department will feature
manual arts, by veterans and
agricultural boys. The home
economics department will sponsor
a flower show, handicraft, needle
work and modern methods of
food conservation.
This program is under the di
rection of Miss Patricia Mintz
of the commercial department;
Mrs. Wilma P. Baker, home
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Supply Resident
Passes At Home
Funeral Services Being Con
ducted This Afternoon For
Mrs. Etta Clemmons Who
Died Tuesday
Mrs. Etta A. Clemmons, 78
year old resident of the Supply
community, died at her home
yesterday morning. Graveside ser
vices are being held this after
noon at 3 o’clock from the Pros
pect cemetery where burial is be
ing held. The services are in
charge of the Rev. Ira Britt.
Mrs. Clemmons is survived by
a sister, Mrs. Lillian Galloway,
Supply; two brothers, Robert C.
McKeithan, Southport; David H.
McKeithan, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,
four sons, Robert Lee Clemmons.
Supply: Roger Clemmons, South
port; Calmer Clemmons, Wilmin
gton; Erwin Clemmons, Wilming
ton; 3 grandchildren and 1 great
grandchild.
Active pall bearers are: Vinton
Galloway, Guy McKeithan, Ken
neth McKeithan, Elbert Kirby,
H. L. Clemmons, and M. M. King.
Honorary bearers are: Rich
mond Galloway, Floyd Kirby,
Thomas Kirby. Dr. M. H. Rourk,
Dr. Taubenhouse, Hobson Kirby,
Lee Frink, Marton Parker, and
H. C. Stone.
Name Committee
In County For
Senator Graham
Judge Jeff D. Johnson An
nounces 17-Man Commit
tee To Handle Campaign
For Re - Nomination Of
Graham
NON-F ACTIONAL
COMMITTEE NAMED
Johnson Reports That There
Is Much Interest In Bruns
wick In Graham Elec
tion Campaign
Announcement was made today
from election headquarters of
Senator Frank P. Graham in Ra
leigh of the appointment of a
17-man committee to handle his
campaign for renomination in
Brunswick county.
“In forming this committee,”
said Judge Jeff D. Johnson, cam
paign manager for Senator Gra
ham, “we have attempted to
ignore the boundaries of factional
politics and are frankly seeking
the active support of all of the
voters. Dr. Graham has hundreds
of good friends in Brunswick,
and we feel that each one of them
should feel free to cast his ballot
without feeling that in doing so
he becomes identified with some
group or faction.
“A survey of the sentiment
among Brunswick county voters
indicates that Senator Graham
will receive a large majority,”
reported Judge Johnson, “and we
deeply appreciate this feeling.
“We have had many voluntary
offers of service and support from
the people of your good county,”
he continued, “and even in in
stances where some of those who
have written to us do hot appear
on the county committee, we
know that these folks will be
active in their support of Senator
Graham.”
The following have been named
as chairmen for their respective
precincts: Hoods Creek, Leo Med
lin; Leland, Mac F. Jones; Town
Creek, J. L. Henry; Bolivia, H.
Foster Mintz; Southport No. 1,
James M. Harper, Jr.; Southport
No. II, Thomas St. George; Mos
quito, Carl S. Ward; Supply,
Floyd Kirby; Secession, Capt. W.
E. Bellamy; Shallotte, Dr. R. H.
Holden; Frying Pan, Dr. M. H.
Tourk; Grissettown, D. B. Frink;
Shingletree, Amos J. Walton;
Longwood, L. C. Brown; Ash,
Armstrong Evans; Waccamaw,
Dave Ross; Exum, J. E. Dodson.
Varied Docket
Tried In Court
Most Of Cases Disposed Of
Monday Before Judge W.
J. McLamb Were For
Traffic Violations
A varied docket was disposed
of here in Recorder’s court Mon
day before Judge W. J. McLamb
with the following entries made:
Thomas Lennox Long, posses
sion, nol prossed at instance of
arresting officer.
Raymond Haire, passing traffic
on cure, costs.
Leroy Hooper, assault with dead
ly weapon, 8 months on roads,
suspended on payment of costs
and good behavior.
Cecil Mishoe, public drunkness,
fined $10.00 and costs.
Norris Israel Davis, speeding,
nol prossed at insistance of ar
resting officer.
Fairly Dearwood, no operator's
(Continued on page fiva*
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, May 4,
9:38 A. M. 3:37 A. M.
10:11 P. M. 3:37 P. M.
Friday, May 5,
10:32 A. M. 4:30 A. M.
11:08 P. M. 4:30 P. M.
Saturday, May 6,
11:32 A. M. 5:25 A. M.
0:00 P. M. 5:27 P. M.
Sunday, May 7,
0:06 A. M. 6:23 A. M.
12:33 P. M. 6:28 P. M.
Monday, May 8,
1:06 A. M. 7:23 A. M.
1:37 P. M. 7:34 P. M.
Tuesday, May 9,
2:05 A. M. 8:21 A. M.
2:38 P. M. 8:39 P. M.
Wednesday, May 10,
3:02 A. M. 9:17 A. M.
3:35 P. M. 9:41 P. M.