The Pilot Covers
Brunswick County
THE STATE
PILOT
VOL. NO. SIXTEEN
NO. 22
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Southport, N. C., Wednesday,
July 5,1950
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Committee Set
Up To Help In
Mass T. B. Work
County-Wide Advisory Com
mittee Named To Assist
Brunswick County Health
Department In Mass X
Ray Survey During August
MEETING HELD
HERE ON FRIDAY
Head Of Tuberculosis See
tion Of State Board Of
Health Outlined Plans
For Program
A countywide advisory com
mittee to assist the Brunswick
county health department in the
mass X-ray survey which will be
held from August 29 through
Sept. 9 was appointed bby repre
sentatives of both county and
state health departments on Fri
day afternoon.
Mrs. James M. Haper, Jr., and
Mrs. Ella Aldridge, Public Health
Nurse, were appointed co-chair
men. The committee will consist
of Dr. Floyd Johnson, health
officer; Miss Lula Belle High
smith, health educator; Miss
Corinne Greene, home agent; A.
S. Knowles. farm agent; Dr.
Landis Brown, Dr. H. C. Daniei,
Dr. F. M. Burdette, Dr. R. H.
Holden, Dr. Wingate Swain, Dr.
M. H. Rourk, and Dr. L. J. Tou
benhouse, representing the doctors
and dentists of the county; J. T.
Denning, superintendent of
schools; Miss Norma Oliver, su
pervisor; A. C. Caviness, principal
Brunswick County Training
School; Rev. H. M. Baker and
Rev. R. H. Caudill, representing
churches; Edward Sexton, welfare
superintendent; Mrs. G. D. Rob
inson, representing tuberculosis
committee; J. J. Loughlin, busi
ness manager, Dosher Memorial
Hospital: Dr. E. D. Bishop, man
ager Brunswick REA, Mrs. Gil
bert Reid, president County Home
Demonstration Clubs; Mrs. Sam
Russ of Shallotte, and Mrs. F. M.
Burdette and Mrs. E. H. Arring
ton of Southport.
At a meeting of representative
Brunswick County citizens on Fri
day morning at the Community
Building in Southport Dr. William
Smith, head of the tuberculosis
section of the State Board of
Health, explained the mass sur
vey.
Miss Lula Belle Highsmith, sen
ior educator with the State
Board, was introduced, along with
the technician who will be in
charge of the mobile units which
will be sent to Brunswick, and
the nursing consultant who ac
companies Dr. Smith.
Those who attended the meet
ing were: A. J. Walton, Register
of Deeds; Dr. and Mrs. R. H.
Holden of Shailotte; Edward C.
Sexton, superintendent welfare de
partment; Miss Dorothy Swain,
clerk welfare department; A. S.
Knowles, county agent; Leo Med
lin of Leland, member Brunswick
PM A committee; R. L. Rabon,
chairman board of county com
missioners; C. C. Edwards, sani
tarian, health department; Miss
Marian Williams, secretary, Shai
lotte office, health department;
Miss Gloria Faye Moore, secre
tary, Southport office health de
partment; Mrs. Esther Robinson
and Mrs. Ella Aldridge, public
health nurses, Dr. Floyd John
son, Brunswick County Health
officer, and Mrs. Davis Herring,
Mrs. F. M. Burdette, Mrs. S. T.
Bennett and Mrs. Harper, from
the Southport Woman’s Club.
Britf Newt
Flathtt
HONOR STUDENT
Among the honor students at
Furman University during the
past semester was Marcellas Cox,
Jr., of Southport, a member of
the junior class.
ATTENDS FUNERAL
Mrs. C. G. Ruark was notified
last week of the death of her
brother in Asheville, but before
she left to attend his funeral, her
brother-in-law, J. W. Ruark, died
in Southport. She was in Ashe
ville on the day of the Ruark
funeral here.
WHEAT ALLOTMENT
Producers on farms which
wheat was not seeded for harvest
in any of the years 1948, 1949,
or 1950, but on which wheat will
be seeded for harvest in 1951,
must lequest, in terms of specific
acreage, a 1951 wheat acreage
allotment, if an allotment is sub
sequemly to Be established for
such farms. Application may be
filed at the County PMA Office.
The closing date to file an ap
plication is July 15, 1950.
Indian Trail Tree
Lrti>L»iviAKK—A never failing source of tourist inter
est is the Indian Trail tree standing in the yard of Mrs. E. H.
Cranmer. It is reported to be one of five still standing in the
United States and several months ago appeared as a feat
ure in the Ripley Believe It Or Not Column.
Sport Fishing At
Its Best Offshore
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Parties Going Out During
Holiday Week-End Hit
Large Catches Of Biuefish
And Mackerel On Shoals
SUNDAY WEATHER
WAS HINDERANCE
One Party Out On Gulf
Aboard Idle-On Caught
Twenty-Five Large Spec
imens On Monday
Trip
A Raleigh party fishing aboard
the Moja Sunday with Captain
Victor Lance were treated to an
extra thrill when they were
caught outside in a 45-mile per
hour squall which the skipper de
scribed as being a honey.
With . a sturdy craft and a
steady hand at the wheel there
actually was no danger, and after
a rough 30 minutes things were
back to normal again.
The party was comprised of
Ray Gregson, T. E. Benson, Fred
Vanstukle, Jack Bryant and Joe
Page, all of Raleigh.
They caught 65 nice biuefish
and 10 mackerel.
The only other boat that man
aged to do much despite Sunday's
changing weather was the Idle
On, whose party stayed out de
spite the squall and was reward
ed with a nice catch of mackerel.
The group was from Durham.
On Monday the Idle-On made
a trip to the Gluf and came in
with 25 nice fish, including am
berjack, king mackerel and bon
ita. The party included Prof. E.
W. Lentz, Rev. J. A. Pless, Carter
Simmerson, Donald Rentz, Bud
Sherf and Dearmond Sink, all of
Lexington.
Also out on Monday was the
Botfly, which caught 102 blues
and mackerel on the shoals. In
cluded in the group were Steve
Gay, A. W. King and E. G. Paine
of Norfolk, Va.
The Fourth of July saw fishing
at its best. A party aboard the
Idle-On, headed by Dr. George
Johnson of Wilmington, made a
bumper haul of 225 biuefish and
mackerel. The Moja had a party
headed by Kirk Bennett of Fay
etteville and reported 102 mack
erel and 62 blues. Two couples,
Mr. and Mrs. Winfred Armen
trout and Mr. and Mrs. Donals
Armentrout of Thomasville,
cought 185 blues and mackerel.
Crowd Attends
Benefit Dance
Holiday Crowd Enjoys Dance
Monday Night At Long
Beach Pavilion Sponsored
By Woman’s Club
me dance Monday night at
Long Beach pavilion, sponsored
by members of Southport Wo
man’s Club for the purpose of
raising a portion of the necessary
funds for financing the mass
chest x-ray for Brunswick coun
ty, turned out to be a success
from every point of view.
Loop McGowan and his or
chestra from Wilmington played,
and while it hardly could be class
ed as chamber music, the band
is versatile and sooner or later
there was sure to, be a number to
bring out the best in both the
youngest couple and the most
elderly.
large and congenial crowd
attended, and the profit from the
dance will go far toward paying
the Woman's Club share of the
cost of- the survey.
Construction On
Yacht Basin Starts
Work is now in progress on
construction of a bulkhead with
docks and slips at the South
port yacht basin. The project,
which is supposed to put a
large section of the basin in
excellent condition, began at the
foot of Moore Street andwill
extend in the direction of the
river.
The first step was removal of
old docks and piling, including
the former pilot dock. Follow
ing this, a pile driver moved
in and has begun to sink new
creosote piling.
The improvements are coming
about as a result of an agree
ment reached between boat
owners, property owners and
city officials, who have sought
to work out a plan of this na
ture for several years.
Chain Reaction
In Soil Erosion
S. L. Purvis Points Out Steps
Which Add Up To Deplet
ion Of Fertility Of Farm
Soil
Soil erosion usually is the re
sult of a series of chain reactions
that begin with the breakdown
of soil structure, says S. L. Pur
vis, Chairman of the Brunswick
County PMA Committee.
By repeatedly stirring the soil
with the plow and cultivator, he
explains, the organic matter that
helps to hold the soil particles
together is worked out. This pro
cess gradually breaks down the
structure. The sod becomes more
compact. Less water soaks in and
more runs off.
The unprotected surface soil
particles are broken up in what
is known as “splash erosion” and
the lighter particles are mixed
with the water. The bombard
ment and grinding effect of this
mixture helps to break up more
soil particles.
When the topsoil begins to
move off in small trickles from
unprotected fields, it isn’t long
before up and down the slope
water cuts appear to increase the
erosion. Then gullies form and
the destructive soil destroying
forces gain momentum.
When this point is reached,
much damage has already been
done, says the chairman. Preven
tion is the best treatment and one
of the first steps is to protect
the soil. This can be done, he ex
plains, by not keeping land in
cultivated crops too long. Rota
tions in which grass and legumes
are used to restore soil structure
by replenishing organic matter
and humus are recommended to
help break the erosion chain.
Mr. Purvis says that through
the Agirciultural Conservation
Program, farmers may obtain as
sistance in conservation practices
which help to establish good rota
tions and protect the land against
erosion.
OX VACATION
Paul N. Pittinger and family
of Asheville are spending their
animal vacation at Long Beach.
He learned about the natural at
vaatages of this section while
stationed at Ft. Caswell prior to
World War I.
Fourth Of July
Holiday Period
Unusually Quiet
Large Number Of Visitors
Attracted To Southport
And Brunswick Beaches
During Extended Week
End
ACCOMMODATIONS AT
ALL BEACHES TAKEN
County Business Expected To
Be In High Gear Tomor
row With Special Meet
ing Of Boards
The Fourth of July week-end
holiday was a quiet time in
Brunswick county, particularly in
Southport where the county of
fices remained closed from Satur
day noon until Wednesday mor
ning.
Added to the closed list on
Tuesday were the city offices, the
post office, the bank and many
of the stores. However, in the
interest of taking care of the
needs of an unusually large crowd
of visitors seevral places of busi
ness were open at least for a part
of the day Tuesday.
For all practical purposes, to
morrow (Thursday) will become
the first Monday. Included in the
business on tap is a special joint
meeting of the board of county
commissioners and the board of
education, The principal purpose
will be to attempt to arrive at
some figure which will adequately
take care of the school needs in
the Brunswick county budget dur
ing the coming fiscal year.
Southport and the nearby
Brunswick county beaches were
filled to capacity with Fourth
of July visitors. At Long Beach,
every available cottage was filled
weeks in advance. There was a
big crowd at the dance at the
pavilion Monday night, and on
Tuesday night there was a huge
gathering at the square dance.
Many people, unable to secure
overnight accommodations, made
the trip to the beach for the day.
The W. B. & S. made several
excursion trips to Atlantic Beach
for colored citizens of the com
munity.
China Provides
Lesson In Soil
Brunswick Countq P M A
Chairman Points To Neces
sity Of Protecting Every
Acre Of Crop Land From
Erosion
The vital necessity for this
county to protect every acre of
good farm land against erosion
and depletion is underlined by
conditions in China, says S. L.
Purvis, Chairman of the Bruns
wick County Production and Mar
keting Administration Committee.
The average density of popula
tion in China on a cultivated land
basis, he points out, is something
over 1,500 persons per square
mile—compared with 200 in this
country. This terrific pressure of
humas denudes the soil of grass,
trees and other vegetation, caus
ing runoff, erosion, floods, famine
and poverty. It is a vicious circle
of “poor people make poor land—
poor land makes poor people.”
The need, for instance, of fuel
is so urgent that most of the crop
resides and manure are used for
fuel and are therefore not re
turned to the soil. This means a
constant loss of organic matter.
Eighty percent of the people
are farmers leaving only 20 per
cent for the fashioning of finished
products so essential to a high
standard of living. As the chair- j
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Dies Suddenly j
Joseph W. Ruark
Dies Following
Brief Illness
Death Of Prominent South
port Attorney Thursday
Evening Came As Shock
To Friends Throughout
This State
Joseph W. Ruark, 63, South
port attorney, died in Dosher
Memorial Hospital Thursday eve
ning after a short illness. He is
survived by his widow, Mrs. Grace
Pridgeon Ruark, a son, J. C.
Ruark of Dunn, a daughter, Mrs.
K. P. McDonald of Fitzgerald,
Ga., four brothers, Robert Ruark
of Raleigh, C. G. Ruark of South
port, B. W. Ruark of Chicago,
and Dr. W. T. Ruark of Beckley,
West Virginia, two sisters, Mrs.
J. H. Stone of Wilmington and
Mrs. R. C. St. George of South
port, and four grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Sat
urday afternoon at 3 o’clock from
Trinity Methodist church. The
pastor Rev. L. D. Hayman was in
charge.
Pallbearers were Joel Moore,
Rudolph Sanders, Thomas St.
George, Lanier Furpless, James
Carr, Dan Walker. The honorary
pallbearers were members of the
Board of Stewards of Trinity
Methodist Church, Southport,
members of the Brunswick County
Bar Association, Brunswick coun
ty officials, members of Pythagor
as Lodge No. 249, John H. Cook,
W. S. Sanders, Bernice Russ, Paul
Fodale, Warren Hood, Dr. L. G.
Brown and Dr. F. M. Burdette,
Jr.
The deceased was chairman of
the Board of Stewards of Trinity
Methodist Church; member and
Past Master of Pythagoras Lodge
No. 249, Southport; President of
Brunswick County Bar Associa
tion; immediate past president of
the 8th Judicial District Bar As
sociation; member of the General
Assembly of North Caroilna for
seven terms, serving as both
continued On Page Three
Death Gomes To
Howard Sellers
Friends here learned last week
of the death in Georgetown, S. C.,
of Howard Sellers, a native of
Brunswick county and former re
sident of Southport. He had been
engaged in business in the South
Carolina town for several years.
According to report, his death
followed a brief illness and news
of his passing came as a great
shock to friends throughout this
community.
Sellers is survived by his wife,
the former Norma Willis, and by
one son, Paul Sellers.
.Fishing Fleshes
TARPON
tarpon allanticui ICmr i ValtncionntO
When Capt. Bill Styron landed
a 122-lb tarpon while fishing over
in the bay last summer he open
ed a new chapter in sports fish
ing in this area. The other day!
the first report came in that
the tarpon are back in the waters
lying between Southport and Bald
Head Island, and it is safe to
predict that many anglers will be
pitting their skill against these j
silver beauties.
Because of the unusual interest;
in tarpon at this season, the first j
in a new series of articles will1
J
be devoted to an much factual
information as was readily avail
able on these fish.
Acclaimed by many as the
greatest fighter of them all, as
well as the most spectacular, the
tarpon possesses more game
qualities than any other fish.
At the strike, it will leap high
into the air as water explodes
with the power of its leap. Then
surging runs, interspersed with
magnificant jumps, provide a su
preme thrill to the most veteran
of anglers.
The tarpon has strength, speed
and endurance in an abundance
which makes it a standout as a
gamester. It can be taken by
nearly—every_method_of_fishing
and still strike savagely almost
any type of lure.
Vicious, rugged indomitable—
the tarpon is a fish which has
^Continued on page X)
Southport Man Master
Of Big Engineer Dredge
Captain Jesse Dosher Is Skip
per Of U.S.E. Dredge
Longfitt In New Orleahs
District
Captain Jesse Dosher of South
port, now assigned the New Or
leans District of U. S. Army En
gineers, is Skipper of one of the
largest and most powerful hop
per or dump dredges owned by
the Army Engineers.
The vessel is the Dongfitt. She
has a 60-foot beam and is 302
feet in length. Some idea of her
size may be gained from the fact
that her huge hold carries 3,060
cubic yards of mud at a load.
The hooper dredges do not have
pipe lines to dispose of the mud
they dig. Instead, the mud is
directly into the huge hold or
hopper. When they are loaded
the dredges move out to disposal
areas in the ocean or river bays
out of channels. There the bot
tom of the hopper is opened and
the load slides down into the
water. The vessel, relieved of its
Continued On Page Two
Tobacco Markets
To Open August 1
Tax List Will Be
Printed Next Week
Copy for the list of delinquents
for 1949 taxes due Brunswick
county has been prepared and
will appear for the first time
in the next edition of The State
Port Pilot.
Tax Collector E. H. Redwine
has made arrangements to take
out names of taxpayers who
settle up between now and Mon
day, July 10. He urges every
one who wishes to avoid un
necessary cost and needless em
barassment to come in this
week and make payment.
Once publication of the list be
gins it no longer will be possi
ble to remove names from the
list, points out the tax collector.
Denning Named
Zone Chairman
i
Former President Of South
port Lions Club Will Be
Chairman Over Zone Com
prising Brunswick County
Clubs
J. T. Denning has been named
chairman of Zone II, Legion V, of
District 31-E of Lions Internation
al. Wallace Dickens of Whiteville
is deputy district governor of
31-E.
Denning, who is outgoing presi
dent of Southport Lions Club,
and Mrs. Denning attended the
State Convention in Charlotte.
The Southport man reports that
Wilbur Pike of Pikeville is gov
ernor of District 31-E, of which
all Brunswick county clubs are
a part.
It was a part of the business
of the past convention to re-dis
trict the state, forming six dis
continued on page three)
Brunswick Boy
Enlists In Navy
w. R. Smith, BTC, USN., Petty
Officer in Charge, U. S. Navy
Recruiting Station, Wilmington,
announces that Charles Mack Cot
tle of RFD 1, Winnabow, N. C.
was recently enlisted in the Navy.
He is now undergoing recruit
training at the U. S. Naval Train
ing Center, Great Lakes, 111. Cot
tle was graduated from South
poi t high school with the class
of 1950. He is the son of Mrs.
Elsie Cottle Robbins of FRD 1,
Winnabow.
Chief Smith adds that there are
numerous vacancies for young
men who can meet the necessary
mental and physical examinations.
At present time there is no wait
ing list and all qualified appli
cants will be enlisted as soon as
all necessary papers are com
pleted. All interested applicants
can contact the Navy Recruiter
who will be at the Post Office in
Southport, on first arid third Fri
iay morning of each week and
at the post office in Shallotte
an the second and fourth Friday
Kternoons of each week.
Border Belt Schedule Is Set
By Board Of Governors At
Bright Belt Warehouse As
sociation Meeting
ONE-SALE MARKETS
TO HAVE 28 DAYS
First Flue-Cured Leaf To Be
Sold On Georgia - Florida
Belt July 22; Dates Set
In Other Belts
Border Belt tobacco markets
will start auctioning bright gold
en leaf on Tuesday, August 1.
The Board of Governors of the
Bright Belt Warehouse Associa
tion fixed the date Friday at a
meeting in Raleigh.
The announcement set the stage
for warehousemen in Fair Bluff,
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chad
bourn,, Clarkton and other mar
kets in the Border Belt to pre
pare for the great annual opening
event less than 30 days away.
Flue-cured sales will get un
derway in the Georgia-Florida
Belt on July 22, only nine days
ahead of local auctions.
Other opening dates are: Sand
hill markets of the North Car
olina Middle Belt, August 18;
other Millde Belt Markets, Aug
ust 31; Virginia and North Car
olina Old Belt, September 11.
The schedule gives markets
with one set of buyers the normal
six-week sales period, minus one
day on the opening week and the
Labor Day holiday.
Border Belt markets had been
hoping to obtain a spread of more
than 28 days. They had asked for
33 days.
The opening announcement is
expected to bring the usual hustle
and bustle between now and
August 1 as farmers and ware
housemen hurry to get ready for
the great gold rush of the year.
The Border Belt markets open
ed last year on August 2.
Cancer Drive Is
Very Successful
Brunswick County Citizens
Contributed $482.43 To
American Cancer Society
During Recent Drive
A total of $482.43 was collected
during- the recent drive for funds
for the American Career Society,
according to Mrs. E. G. Goodman,
commander.
The organization carried the
campaign into every community
in Brunswick county with the re
sult that every section had a part
in this record of achievement.
In making her report by com
munities, Mrs. Goodman states
that she desires to express her
sincere appreciation to everyone
who assisted in raising funds for
the fight against cancer.
, Following is a break-down of
funds:
Hickman’s Cross Roads, $29.93;
Shallotte, $74.06: Supply, $66.12;
Bolivia, $54.57; Southport, $174.91;
Winnabow-Town Creek, $42.09; Le
land, $29.75.
Two Conferences
In Session This
Week At Caswell
Conference On Christian
Home Attracting Large
Number Of Visitors At
Baptist Assembly This
Week
ALSO CONFERENCE
ON CHURCH MUSIC
This Promises To Be One Of
Most Helpful Features Of
Summer With Sacred
Concert Friday
Night
This is the fourth week of ope
ration of the Baptist Assembly
at Ft. Caswell, and a large group
of visitors are attending a con
ference on plans for building a
sound Christian home. This pro
gram is under the direction of
Dr. W. Perry Crouch, pastor of
First Baptist church, Asheville.
Assisting during the week will
be Mrs. Crouch, Mrs. Clyde
Baucom, Mrs. George Pennell, Dr.
Joe Burton, secretary of the de
partment of Home Life, Baptist
Sunday School Board, Nashville,
Tennessee, Rev. Nathan Brooks
Jr., Earle Street Baptsit Church,
Greenville, S. C., Rev. Louis S.
Gaines, First Church, Fayetteville,
and Dr. C. C. Warren, First Bap
tist Church, Charlotte.
This phase of the weekly pro
gram ig being widely attended
since a general announcement
went out inviting widespread par
ticipation. It has bee'n pointed
out that this is an unusually time
ly subject, since one out of each
four homes in America is broken
by divorce.
Also on the program this week
at Caswell is a confeernce on
church music, under the direction
of Grady Miller, minister of music
of the First Baptist church, Win
ston-Salem. One of the outstand
ing attractions of the summer
season will be the concert of
sacred music which will be pres
ented on Friday night by a choir
organized and rehearsed during
the week by th£ director.
Winnabow Man
Dies Wednesday
Funeral Services Held Thurs
day Afternoon For James
W. Sellers, Retired Farmer
Of This County
James W. Sellers, retired farm
er of the Winnabow section, died
at his home last Wednesday. He
was 67 years old and his death
followed a long illness.
Funeral services were held
Thursday afternoon at 3 o’clock
from the Mill Creek Baptist
church, the Rev. Fred Gore offi
ciating. Burial followed in the
Mill Creek Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were El
lis Sellers, Dalton Sellers, Dan
Johnson, Vonnie Mintz ,Ben Mc
Dowell, Decie Sellers. Honorary
pallbearers were Dr Fred M. Bur
dette, H. L. Willetts, Martin
Robbin, W. C. Savage, Joe Lou:
ghlin, George Danford, Jim Hick
man, Robert Sellers.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Delta Mintz Sellers; three sons,
Houston Sellers, Bolivia: Elmer
Sellers, Tocca Falls, Ga., Thax
ton Sellers, Wilmington; five
daughters, Mrs. Royce Rabon,
Winnabow, Mrs. Ellis Ganey, Le
land, Mrs. J. D. Price, Jr., St.
Louis, Mo., Miss Katie Lou Sel
Continued On Page Three
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, July 6,
0:42 A. M. 6:55 A. M.
1:19 P. M. 7:20 P. M.
Friday, July 7,
1:29 A. M. 7:43 A. M.
2:09 P. M. 8:17 P. M.
Saturday, July 8,
2:17 A. M. 8:33 A. M.
3:00 P. M. 9:16 P. M.
Sunday, July 9,
3:07 A. M. 9:24 A. M.
3:51 P. M. 10:14 P. M.
Monday, July 10,
3:59 A. M. 10:14 A. M.
4:40 P. M. . 11:08 P. M.
Tuesday, July 11,
4:51 A. M. 11:03 A. M.
5:28 P. M.-11:58 P. M.
Wednesday, July 12,
5:42 A. M. 11:50 A. M.
6:14 P. M. 0:00 P. M.