The Pilot Covers
Brunswick County
THE STATE PORT PILOT
_A Good Newspaper In A Good Community
Southport, N. C., Wednesday, May 31, 1950
Most of The News
All The Time
VOL. NO. SIXTEEN NO. 13
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Development Of
Beach Property
To Follow Plan
Those In Charge Of Project
Will Not Be Hurried Nor
Will They Make Any False
Moves In Making Project
Best Possible
U.N.C. PLANNING
BOARD HELPING
Parks Commission May De
cide To Take Advantage
Of Offer To Use Portion
Of Beach Area
Interviewed Thursday morning
with regard to plans to lay out
Long Beach in the manner that
a model seacoast resort town
should be designed E. F. Middle
ton, Sr., president of the Income
and Home Association Corporat
ion, said definitely that the town
or city will be laid out as it
should be.
Dr. T. A. Parker and the City
and Regional Planning Board of
the University of North Carolina
will do the planning and supervis
ing. Their work and that of sur
veying the big 13-mile long tract
of land is expected to require
some time. Preliminary surveys by
the planning board have already
oeen made. The actual planning
work will get underway by or be
fore the first of July.
With a considerable part of the
long ocean frontage already de
veloped and a paved highway
running down it just a block back
from the strand, there will be
few, if any, important holdups in
development along the beach to
await the competition of all work
by the planning board and sur
veyors.
If the North Carolina Parks
Commission wants it and acts In
accordance with its desire before
the University Planning Board
moves in, a big chunk of beauti
fully wooded land and beach fron
tage will be given to the State.
This property is valuable for oth
er things in the general plans of
development.
A newsman nas been unable to
find much noticable evidence of
anxiety over whether the State
takes the park area or does not.
Perhaps one reason for failing
to find out much more than a
take it or leave it attitude to
wards action by the Parks Com
mission is the fact that the water
frontage part of the area adjoins
he Intracoastal waterway at
Howell’s Point, Lockwoods Folly
Inlet, and with the ocean beach
Continued On Page Four
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Brief Newt
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PAYMENT DEADLINE
The expiration of the time limit
for any producer to sign a 1949
application for payment of practi
ces carried out in 1949 is June
30, 1950. This can be done at the
County PMA Office.
LIONS BANQUET
Charter night anniversary and
ladies night will feature the Lions
Club banquet which will be held
at the Community Building to
morrow (Thursday) evening at 8
o’clock. Willard G. Cole, editor of
The News Reporter, will be the
principal speaker.
BIBLE SCHOOL
The Vacation Bible school will
be held at the Supply Baptist
ehurch beginning Monday evening,
June 5, with classes for the be
ginners, primaries, juniors and
intermediates beginning at 6:30
o’clock each evening. The public
is cordially invited to attend.
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PREPARATIONS—Everything is being placed in readiness ior ihe opening oi the
first week of the summer session of the Baptist Seaside Assembly at Ft. Caswell. This
will mark the first, season in the new location, purchased last year by the Baptists of
North Carolina from the War Assets Administration.— (Star-News Cut.)
Veteran Tobacco
Warehouseman
Taken By Death
L. R. Jackson Passes Away
At Home Here At Age Of
75; Funeral Held Satur
day Afternoon In Raleigh
L. R. Jackson, 75, a tobacco
warehousemen in Whiteville for a
quarter of a century and a life
time honorary member of the To
bacco Board of Trade here, died
Friday at 4 a. m. at his home on
North Franklin Street.
He retired from business two
years ago when his health began
to fail and his condition grad
ually grew worse. He had been
in serious condition for some
time.
The local tobacconist was born
April 7, 1875 in Franklin County,
the son of William Daniel and
Dora Bothrope Jackson, but came
to Whiteville 25 years ago and
became one of the market’s bet
ter known warehousemen.
He severed his connection
with Farmers Warehouse within
the past two years.
He was a member of White
ville Methodist Church.
Funeral services were conducted
Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock
from the graveside in Montlawn
Cemetery in Raleigh by the Rev.
P. F. Newton, pastor of White
ville Methodist Church.
Active pallbearers were Ralph
Beason, Charlie Teddei*, Edward
Tyner, Cephus Gore, Dial Gray,
A. H. Moore, C. Bion Sears, and
W. N. H. Jones, the latter of
Raleigh.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Patricia Davis Jackson; a son,
Frank W. Jackson of Danville,
Va.: a daughter , Mrs. Elizabeth
J. Wilson of Charlottesville, Va.;
a sister Mrs. Alice Uzzell of
Louisburg, N. C.; five grandchild
ren and four great grandchildren.
Sells Home And
Buys Business
J. P. Cranmer Has Purchas
ed Laundry Establishment
At Monroe- And Family
Will Move There
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Cranmer
and son, Bill, will shortly move
to Monroe where Mr. Cranmer
l has bought a large laundry busi
i ness and is planning to take
! charge. He will continue to own
I the Southport Cleaners, with
j Walter Aldridge in charge as
I Continued On Page Two
Highway Is Asking
Bids On River Road
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Welfare Head To
Report Tomorrow
Edward C. Sexton, case work
er in New Hanover county for
the past year, becomes super
intendent of the Brunswick
County Welfare Department to
morrow, June 1.
Resigning some weeks ago to
go to Pender county, Miss
Frances Coble present case
worker and acting superintend
ent in Brunswick, goes to Pen
der county on July 1. Mr.
Sexton was, secured to succeed
her in both positions.
Mr. Sexton was educated at
Murray State Normal College
in Kentucky and took graduate
work at the University of North
Carolina. He has worked with
the Kentucky welfare depart
ment and was a superyisor at
the shipyard in Wilmington be
fore joining the New Hanover
welfare department.
Numerous Cases
Heard Monday
Several Cases Of More Than
Usual Importance Disposed
Of Before Judge W. J. Mc
Lamb Here In Recorder’s
Court
On April 24 Loftin Clemmons
was brought before Judge W. J.
McLamb on a charge of drunk
driving, but the case was con
tinued, and before it came to
trial Clemmons was back again
Monday on the same charge. He
pleaded guilty to both counts but
judgement was continued until
June 12.
Other cases disposed of in
cluded:
John Coleman, Ordon Smith,
Leon Smith, Chancey Smith, as
sault with deadly weapon, motion
for jury trial. Bond $250.00 each.
Buddie Stanley, Cornelius Gore,
Leon Frink, disturbing the peace.
Buddie Stanley found guilty and
prayer for judgment continued.
A not guilty verdict was return
ed in the case of Cornelius Gore
and Leon Frink.
Willie Kiah Lolfton, Jr., ope
rating a motor vehicle without
license, fined $25.00 and costs.
A. C. Simmons, assault with
deadly weapon with intent to kill,
Continued On Page Four
Bids For Paving And Erec
tion Of Structures On
Eight - Mile Stretch Of
Road To Be Opened June
6th
NEW BRIDGE FOR
WALDEN CREEK
This Is Busy Route Through
Rapidly Developing Farm
ing Area; School Pat
rons Relieved At
Prospect
The State Highway Commission
will open bids on June 6 for grad
ing, paving and structures on the1
8-mile section of Route 130 from j
Walden Creek MLJtdUJputf. , Crifc*''
Call for the bids for thl|S|ivork!
were made Tuesday of last week.
This is a Federal aid project,
not involving the State bond is
sue. While the Walden Creek
bridge is being constructed a de
tour will have to be built and us
ed around it as the new bridge
Is to occupy the same spot.
The present bridge is regarded
as especially dangerous, so nar
row that cars cannot pass each
(Continued of page four)
Clinic Schedule
For Pre-School
Kids Announced
Representatives Of Bruns
wick County Health De
partment Will Begin Im
munization Work On June
1st
LAW GOVERNS
THIS PROTECTION
Children Who Plan To Enter
School Next Fall Must Be .
Immunized Against
Certain Disease
A series of pre-school immuni
sation clinics has been arranged
by the Brunswick county health
department beginning Thursday,
June 1.
All children entering school next
year are urged to complete their
immunizations for whooping cough,
diptheria and small pox at this
time.
Following is a list of locations
and dates of clinics for this pur
pose: Shallotte pre-school pupils
June 1st at 1 p. m. and June 15th
at 9 a. m. health department
office; Waccamaw pre-school
pupils June Sth at 9:30 a. m.,
Waccamaw school; Longwood pre
school pupils, June 7th at 9:30
a. m., Longwood School; Cedar
Grove pre-school pupils, June 15th
at 1 p. m., Shallotte health de
partment office; La Savannah
pre-school pupils, June 7th at
10:45 a. m., La Savannah school;
Royal Oak pre-school pupils, June
1st at 3:30 p. m., Royal Oak
school;
Those children unable to at
tend these clinics may receive
these necessary immunization any
Wednesday afternoon from 1 to 4
o'clock at the Shallotte health
department office.
Service Graves
Are Decorated
Memorial Day Observance
Conducted Throughout The
County By Officials Of
American Legion Posts
The Brunswick County Post
American Legion observed Me
morial Day Tuesday by placing
flags on the known graves of
service men in the Southport
area. Commander W. R. Bomber
Continued On Page Two
W. B. KEZIAH
Our
ROVING
Parmer O. P. Bellamy of Shal- j
lotte sent us something we were I
not expecting last week. We were
caught off guard and that fact
is probably resulting in our
reputation as a farmer being in
jured. Coming from Mr. Bellamy
via Register of Deeds Amos Wal
ton was that looked like a head
of newfangled breadless rye. We
asked the bearer just what it was
and we were slightly floored
when he advised it was a corn
tassel. We were not expecting
such things as early as last week.
Several days ago A. R. Mooney
of Supply, water melon time not
being here, presented us with an
unusual egg. It was not exactly
his own product. He says it was
laid by one of his Hampshire
hens. It was an egg to beat all
eggs, shaped exactly like a bowl
ing pin, even to the handle. It
was only about a sixth as large
as the average hen egg.
About all Brunswick farmers
seem to think that they have
been having a fairly good grow
ing season for the past week or
ten days. They are probably
just right. Travels about £he
county reveal that there has been
a very noticeable improvement in
crop conditions within the past
few days. Some corn fields are
getting around to where the own
ers are thinking of laying by the
crop.
With all of this activity along
Continued on page four
Frink Nominated For State
Senate In First Primary*
Mintz For Representative
* N#
Legislators
WINNERS—S. B. Frink, left, will represent Brunswick
county in the State Senate next session. Harry L. Mintz, Jr.,
right, won the Democratic nomination and must run against
Chas. M. Trott, Republican candidate, in the November
General Election.
Aids To Navigation
Being Modernized
New Patrol Boat
Is Now In Use
An exchange has been com
pleted between two 83-foot pat
rol boats operating in this
Coast Guard District with the
result that the 83-427, a diesel
power craft, now is stationed in
Southport.
The 83-435, which is powered
by gasoline engines, has been
transferred to New Bern, which
is the former base of the 83
427. There has been no change
in personnel in connection with
the shift.
At one time it appeared that
not only the boats but the
crews as well would change
locations. However, this misun
derstanding came about as a
result of mixed up orders, and
it was straightened out to the
satisfaction of all parties con
cerned.
Vacation Bible
School Begins
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Annual Summer Educational
Program Underway This
Week At Trinity Method
ist Church
The Vacation Bible School for;
Trinity Methodist Church of i
Southport got under way Monday;
morning with classroom, music
and recreation activity.
The children are enjoying the
full benefit of an accredited eight
day program which will come to
a close on Sunday, June 4th, at
10 a. m. with appropriate com
mencement exercised tinder di
rection of J. T. Denning, General
superintendent of the church
school and chairman of the Board
of Christian Education. The en
rollment is expected to reach the
Continued on page four
Gas Operated Range Lights
Have Been Replaced By
Lights Operated By Cur
rent From Electric Batter
ies
MORE LIGHTS IN
USE ON RIVER
New Equipment Have Safety
Features To Insure Con- I
tinuous Operation For
3-Months Period
Following three weeks . of work
by a crew from the Portsmouth
headquarters, all lights between
the Cape Fear bar and Wilming
ton are now operating on electric
batteries. A number of changes
from gas to batteries have been
made during the past several
years and the recent work ends
the period of gas lit aids to
navigation in this area, according
to keeper F. Mollycheck.
Prior to 1912 all markers used
kerosene lights. That year the
change to gas went into effect
and now electric lights take over
on all aids to navigation.
Several new range lights and
channel markers, all lighted, were
placed during the recent work.
Mr. Mollycheck says that there
are now 56 lights between the
bar and Orton Plantation. An
other keeper in Wilmington takes
over and cars for the lights down
the river to Orton while Mr.
Mollycheck’s territory turns off
at Orton and runs up the in
tracoastal waterway. There is a
total of 100 lights on the river
between the bar and Wilmington.
The lights go three months
without attention. At the end of
that time the new type batteries
are used up and as they cannot
be recharged they are thrown
away and replaced with new ones.
The keepers have much less work
than they had to do when they
had to place 240 pound gas tanks
frequently.
All of the navigation aids have
double lamps, one above the other.
Continued On Paere Four
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Southport Attorney Given
Clear Majority Over Two
Opponents In Saturday
Voting; Bennett And Cais
on Also Nominated
SECOND PRIMARY
MAY BE CALLED
No Clear Majority For Sher
iff; Rabon Is Only Com
missioner Candidate
With Votes For
Majority
S. B. Frink scored a clean
cut majority over his two op
ponents, Odell Williamson and W.
M. Stanaland, in their three-way
battle for the Democratic nomina
tion for State Senator in the
Primary Election Saturday. The
total vote cast in this contest
was 3,640, by far the greatest
turn-out of voters in a primary
race in the history of Brunswick
county politics.
Frink had 1944 votes, William
son had 1138 and Stanaland had
558.
Perhaps the next greatest
amount of interest was centered
in the outcome of the battle for
the Democratic nomination for
sheriff. Ed V. Leonard was high
man with a total of 1542 votes.
O. W. Perry was second with
1137, Waynsie Evans had 514 and
M. R. Tripp received 409. There
is a strong possibility of a sec
ond primary race here.
Coroner John G. Caison dis
posed of two opponents with a
clear majority. His vote was an
even 2200, Joe Wilson had 612 and
Dave Garrish had 453.
Sam T. Bennett received a com
manding majority over his oppo
nent Elrich Y. Hickman in their
contest for Democratic nomina
tion for Clerk of Court. Bennett
was high man on the ticket with
2453 votes to 979 for Hickman.
Harry L. Mintz, Jr., also had a
majority over his opponent for
the Democratic nomination for
the House, Tom T. Ward. Mintz
had 2092 votes to 1361 for Ward.
R. L. Rabon was the only one
of the ten candidates for county
(Continued on page four)
Ash Youth Has
Knife Wounds
U. G. Williamson Suffered
Injury Saturday Afternoon
When Stabbed In Stomach
U. G. Williamson of Ash,
brother of Odell Williamson of
Shallotte, was brought to the hos
pital here Saturday afternoon
suffering from serious knife
wounds in the stomach. He was
allegedly cut by Howard Mc
Keithan, also a resident of Ash.
His condition at first was re
garded as dangerous but William
son is now said to be getting
along nicely at the Dosher Me
morial Hospital.
Constable W. H. Todd and State
Highway Patrolman J. C. Pierce
arrested McKeithan, charging him
with assault with deadly weapon
with intent to kill and with the
possession of non-tax paid liquor.
Pending the results of William
son’s injuries McKeithan is being
held in jail here on the assault
with deadly weapon charge.
Bond was set at $1,000.00.
Tide Table
Following is the tide table
for Southport (luring the next
week. These hours are approxi
mately correct anil were furn
ished The State Port Pilot
through the courtesy of the
Cape Fear Pilot’s Association.
High Tide Low Tide
Thursday, June 1,
8:25 A. M. 2:30 A. M.
9:03 P. M. 2:29 P. M.
Friday, June 2,
9:21 A. M," 3:22 A. M.
9:56 P. M. 3:20 P. M.
Saturday, June 3,
' 10:17 A. M. 4:13 A. M.
10:50 P. M. 4:12 P. J£.
Sunday, June 4,
11:15 A. M. 5:04 A. M.
11:43 P. M. 5:06 P. M.
Monday, J une 5,
0:00 A. M. ‘ 5:56 A. M.
12:10 P. M. 6:03 P. M.
Tuesday, June 6,
0:35 A. M. 6:49 A. M.
1:08 P. M. 7:02 P. M.
Wednesday, June 7,
1:28 A. M. ‘ 7:41 A. M.
2:03 P. M. 8:03 P. \L