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Most of The News W All TKe Time W THE STATE PORT PILOT A Good Newspaper In A Good Community _ The Pilot Covers Brunswick County VOL. NO. SIXTEEN NO. 30 6-pages today Southport, N. C., Wednesday, August 16, 1950 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY $1.50 PER YEA! Whiteville Mart Averages $55.62 During 2 Weeks Full Sales Began Thursday And Are Expected To Continue Until Most Of Crop Is Placed On Market AVERAGE MORE THAN LAST YEAR Farmers Continue To Be Pleased With Prices Be ing Paid Thus Far For Weed Offerings The Whiteville tobacco market approached full sales last week as more than three million pounds was auctioned for approximately one and three-quarter million dollars. The upward trend in volume was shown Friday when the thirteen warehouses came close to a million-pound day. The exact total was 985,282 pounds. Sales Supervisor Dave S. Neil son reported sales of 5,001,074 pounds for the first two weeks. In the nine sales days, $2,791, 936.22 was paid out for an aver age of $55.62. In the corresponding period during the 1949 season, the mar ket averaged $49.20. This sets the gain at $6.42 per hundred pounds. Full sales were reported for both Thursday and Friday. The market sold 816,334 pounds on Thursday and then came back with the near-million total of 985,282 on the final sales day of the week. The quality of offerings held steady throughout the week. All houses had full sales to day and market observers believe that the slack period is over. Prospects are bright for a full work day all this week for ware housemen and buyers. Supervisor W. Horace Carter of Tabor City reported full sales of 295,000 pounds on Friday. This was nearly as much as was sold during the first week. H. Hugh Nance, Chadbourn sales supervisor, said the Chad bourn market would pass the million-pound total today. Exceptionally good prices were reported for the various markets. No reports, were received from Fair Bluff and Clarkton, but it is understood that both had full sales today, BritfNtui Flathtt ATTENDING CONFERENCE Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Denning are attending the superintendents conference this week at Mars Hill College. LIONS TO MEET The regular meeting of the Southport Lions club will be held at the Community Building to morrow (Thursday) at 1 o'clock. CALIFORNIA TRIP Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Kirby and daughters and Mrs. Richmond Galloway left last Wednesday for California, where they are visit ing Jimmie Kirby, now serving in the U. S. Navy and stationed. at Mare Island. LIONS TO MEET The regular meeting of the Shallotte Lions Club will be held at the Anchor Hotel at Shallotte Point Thursday evening. One Sat urday night the Lions will spon sor a dance at the Legion Hut at Shaloltte, the proceeds to help defray the expenses of the mass x-ray examination for the county, beginning August 29. ART EXHIBIT t/4 Arthur E. Newton, Southport artist, is planning an art exhibit on the afternoon of Friday, Aug- i ust 25. This has become an an- ; nual event to which friends of the young artist look forward. Newton’s subject matter is strict ly local and his style is charact erized by realism and attention to detail. He has been busy doing some new water colors during the past few weeks. ON VACATION Rev. and Mrs. H. M. Baker are leaving Monday for a short vacation in Columbia, S. C., and Newport, Tennessee. They expect to be back in Southport on Sept ember 6. The last Sunday in August the members of the Southport Baptist church will worship with their Methodist friends, though there will be Sunday school at the Baptist church. The first Sunday in Sept ember, Rev. W. R. Morehead will supply at the Southport church in Mr. Baker's absence. Senatorial Nominee Here VISITOR—Willis Smith, Democratic nominee for United States Senator, was a visitor in Southport Saturday afternoon and evening and was the dinner guest at the home of Mrs. J. W. Thompson. First Sailfish Of Season Hooked Here Captain Victor Lance Repor ted Two Thrilling Contacts With These Outstanding Game Fish Thursday BOATS GETTING READY TO GET THEM Other Fishing Enjoys An other Good Week With Good But Unspectacular Catches Being The General Rule Captain Victor Lance reported the first sailfish contact of the season for local boats when a party fishing aboard his boat Thursday had two strikes. The fish did not get away without providing a capital thrill as one broke free after jumping clear of the water twice and the other after breaking water six times. Otherwise this party, including Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Long and Tommy Long of Hampton, Va., had very good luck. They caught 2 baracuda, 1 amberjack, 7 dol phin, 4 crevelle, 12 mackerel and 4 bluefish. The Friday trip for the botfly, Captain Basil Watts, netted 1 amberjack, 5 baracuda, 2 bonita, 19 mackerel. The party was com prised of Dr. and Mrs. F. S. Ravenel, Royce Gordon and Slick Hannah, Greensboro. On Saturday W. C. Armentrout and party of Thomasville caught 80 blues and mackerel. The Greensboro party Continued On Page Four Leland Youth Dies Saturday Service Man At Home On Emergency Leave Killed in Motorcycle Accident Near His Home William Desmond Anderson, 36-year-old Coast Guardsman from Leland, was killed at 7:10 o’clock Saturday night in a motor cycle accident near Woodburn in Brunswick county. State Highway Patrolman J. C. Taylor said the boilerman first class, who is stationed at Pearl Harbor and was home on an emergency leave, died of a com pound fracture of the left leg and a fractured skull. Patrolman Taylor said that Harry Geedy of Leland, who was riding beside Anderson on an other motorcycle, reported that the motor blew up, causing the victim to lose control of the vehicle and throw him to the pavement. Mr. Anderson is survived by his mother, Mrs. Mary E. An derson of Leland; two brothers, Cecil M\ Anderson of Leland anti David E. Anderson of Wilming ton, one sister Mrs. Quamta Le wis of Wilmington. Find Two Swords Of Revolution A bulldozer working for the Spotts Construction Co. now engaged in grading the right or way for the new section of the River Road unearthed two gold handled swords near Orton Monday. The fact that one of the blood iest battles of the Revolutionary War was fought at Liberty pond near Orton gate caused speculation that these weapons might have been the property of some British officers en gaged in that conflict. One of the swords was rusty, but the blade of the other was in a remarkably good state of repair. The handle of each was bright and shiny, indicating that they were wrought of fine gold. Scholarships For Veterans Orphans Children Of Men Killed In Service Or Who Died Of Service Connected Disabil ities Eligible For These Awards All of the regular state scholar ships for the 1950-51 school year have now been awarded by the North Carolina Veterans Com mission. However, under existing North Carolina laws, the orphan or orphans of any World War I or World War II member of the armed forces who was killed in action or who has since died of wounds or of a service connected disability is entitled to a four year scholarship in a State in stitution of learning in North Car olina. These are what are called "unlimited” scholarships because the number to be awarded are limited only to the number who qualify. Any child believing himself eligible for this type of scholar ship, which includes free tuition, i oom and board and all necessary fees required of students and furnished by the State Education al Institution at which such stu dent has matriculated, shall con tact Crawford L. Rourk, Bruns wick County Veterans Service Officer or Leonard W. Barrett, District Officer, North Carolina Veterans Commission, 710 Murchi son Bldg. Wilmington. Mr. Barrett says that he has re ceived numerous inquiries con cerning scholarships recently awarded to certain eligible chil dren, He- points—out that—the Veterans Administration which is a- Federal Agency does not pro Continued On Page Four Perfecting Plan For Mass Chest -Ray Program Brunswick County Health Department Cooperating With The State Board Of Health In This Important I Survey LOCAL VOLUNTEER HELP IMPORTANT Chest Examinations Are For, Purpose Of Discovering Unsuspected Cases Of Tuberculosis In County From August 29 through Sept ember 9 a free chest x-ray will be available to all persons in Brunswick County who are fifteen years of age or older. Here are some facts about x-raying itself: It takes only a minute or two to be X-rayed. There is no undressing. • | It is free Every person who is x-rayed receives a confidential report by mail. This chest x-ray service is made possible by the Brunswick County Health Department which, has requested the Tuberculosis Section of the North Carolina. State Board of Health to come in to the county and make the x-rays. The State Board Of Health will furnish five mobile x-ray units, and technicians to take a small x-ray. Each x-ray machine is in a trailer and the units can be moved from place to place. Stops will be made in the towns and at certain rural centers. A' pef-* son may go to any stop he wishes* The schedule of stops will be an nounced later. X-raying will be done five days a week, six hours' a day. The Health Department is re sponsible for the operation of the program and the follow-up of cases of tuberculosis found. Certain expenses must be bornp locally. These include educational materials, clerical help and s»y-' plies, cost of hook-ups with <1« trical current, and postage for sending reports, In Brunswick county the money needed from the local community is being provided by the Christmas Seal Funds and special contributions of the Wo man’s Clubs of Shallotte and Southpoid, the Lions Clubs of Bo livia, Leland, Shallotte and South port, and the Business and Pro fessional Women’s Club of Shal lotte. Poultry Sale September 16th Twelve Brunswick County Boys And Girls Once More Are Engaged In Conduct ing Poultry Project The 4-H Club boys and girls that have been carrying poultry projects sponsored by the Sears, Roebuck Co. and Extension Ser vice will hold their annual show and sale in Shallotte on Saturday, September 16, according to an announcement by A. S. Knowles, ■ county agent, and Miss Corrine; Greene, home agent. The 4-H club boys and girls have been working hard to grow good pullets this year and it is believed they are better than last i year. Some of the chickens are j Continued On Page Four Future Home Of Brunswick REA n r r r r . c M£tut R I P This modern building will replace the quonset hut now used as headquarters for the Brunswick Electric Membership Corporation when construction is completed in a few months. The new structure will provide badly needed additional space for workers at the co-op’s office at Shallotte. Brunswick REA Will Have New Building Beach Gets Brief Telephone Service Holden Beach, one of the sec tions of Brunswick county most ■ anxious for telephone service, had a taste over the week-end ’of what it will be like to have a communications system when personnel of the CAP of White ville spent two days on maneu ' vers. The switchboard was set up ' at the horse patrol camp by Elisha Sellers and telephone lines were strung to the Tavern, jj^o the J & K and to the re fueling station. Although a shortage of radio equipment made it impossible for the men to talk from the ground to planes aloft, the two-day period was devoted to working out some practical problems connected with the work of the Civil Air Patrol. Local Fishermen Earning Prizes The SENCBA Fishing Rodeo Prize List Fails To Show Any Winners On Local Boats Because Of No Re gistration Although several local fisher men are arhong the prize winners in the SENCBA Pishing Rodeo each week, no prizes are being won by fishermen aboard party boats working out of Southport. This is in direct contrast to what has happened in previous seasons, when most of the major prizes have gone to folks fishing from the Southport-based craft. The trouble this year Is not with the fishing, but is due to the fact that SENCBA regulations re quire that in order to be eligible for prizes, fish must be caught from boats registered in the con test. Thus far, none of the local skippers have agreed to pay the required registration fee. Among the local winners are Continued On Page Four .Fishing Flushes SMALLMOUTH BASS Microptirus dolomitu With all the traits of an aristocrat, and the usual short comings of an unscrupulous roughneck, the smallmoulh bass stands head and tail above any strictly fresh water game fish of equal poundage. The explosive energy in its powerful body and the dash of red in its predatory eye are bad medicine for any nearby fpod fish; by the same token, this savage instinct to kill its prey with a vicious surge accounts for the heavy impact of its strike. It prefers only the cleaner, swifter, cooler waters and, in turn, is preferred by discriminat ing fishermen who like both edibility and capability. Here is a fish of the first water, that | I _ will fight to the last ditch. Although sometimes confused with the largemouth bass, be cause of the similarity in general characteristics, the smallmouth is generally conceded a superiority in dash, stamina and acrobatics. Those anglers who know it well respect it highly; those who have not learned to fool this gamester will find the smallmouth a diffi cult but worthwhile puzzle for solving. NAMES ... A member of the sunfish family, the smallmouth is called by many names—same of which are unprintable because they were hastily coined just after this wily rascal had man aged to leave some angler’s favorite lure unretrievably tangled around a submerged root or snag. Those of complimentary or other origin are: black bass, green bass, yellow bass, while bass, bronze back, yellow perch, redeye, trout, white trout, black perch, oswego bass, swago bass, chub, Welshman, green trout, jumper an dtiger bass. Continued On Fage Four Rural Electrification Admin istration Will Loan Bruns wick Corporation F unds For New Headquarters Facilities CROWDED CONDITIONS WILL BE RELIEVED One-Story Brick Building Will Replace Quonset Hut Now Used As Office; To Be Constructed On Co Operative’s Property Plans for the construction of a headquarters building by the Brunswick Electric Corporation have been completed, it was re vealed today by E. D. Bishop, manager. The new headquarters facilities will be constructed in Shallotte, on the cooperative’s property in front of the quonset hut now used for both office space and ware house. Bishop said that the present facilities are so crowded that the employees now employed can hardly find working space, and with such working conditions it is almost ’impossible to provide efficient service. The new building will remedy such conditions and allow the cooperative to employ badly needed additional employees. Bishop explained that the new office is to be a one-story build ing of brick construction. The proposed plans for the building were approved by the cooperative's board of directors at its regular monthly meeting on June 24th. Harry E. Ross, Jr. of South ern Engineering Company of At lanta, Georgia is the architect and will supervise the constr uction of the building. The floor plans cover an area of 3,300 square feet and will be one of the most modern cooperative buildings in the state. Construction is to be financed by a special loan from the Rural Electrification Administration. The interest rate will be at 2% and j principal and interest will be paid from the cooperative operating funds over a period of thirty-five j years. Work on the building should begin within ninety days and it is hoped that it can be completed in time for use before winter arrives. Scout Outing May Draw 1,000 1950 Victory Round-Up Will Be Held At Fort Caswell During Week-End Of Sep tember 22-24 Approximately 1,000 Boy Scouts of the Cape Fear Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, will par ticipate in the 1950 Victory Round-Up Encampment set for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, September 22-23-24 at Fort Cas well, it was announced this week by Wallace I. West of Wilming ton, Scout Commissioner. Wrest, who has been selected as Director of the Round-Up En campment for the 4th consecutive year, indicated that the Council was extremely fortunate in being able to secure Ft. Caswell as the site for the annual event, which inaugurated in 1947, has proven one of the outstanding activities of the Council each year. A new feature of the 1950 program will be a fishing contest and highlight of the three day event will be a mass investiture ceremony to be conducted on Sat urday night for all new Scouts Continued On Page Four Mass Flight To Holden Beach Sunday Morning Carl Goerch, Raleigh Maga zine Publisher, Advises That Party Will Fly To Popular Brunswick Beach Resort This Week Arrangements are being made at Holden Beach to take care of a large group of airborne visitors Sunday morning when a mass flight being arranged by State Magazine Publisher Carl Goerch is due to arrive to spend the day. In a letter reecived this week Mr. Goerch said that the number may range anywhere from 10. to 50, but that facilities for lunch are not expected to be over-taxed since many of the visitors pro bably will bring lunches. The proprietor of the Tavern plans to be ready to serve boun tiful seafood dinners, and other places at Holden's are preparing to extend a warmwelcome to the flying visitors, who are expected to represent several eastern North Carolina towns. One of the facilities at Holden Beach is a flying field which is used daily by Kemp Holden, pilot of a spotter plane working for the sanders Products Co., Medium cabin planes use the field every week and there are facilities for refueling. Traffic Counts Crowd Docket Majority Of Cases Disposed Of Here In Recorder’s Court Monday Grew Out Of Violations Of Traffic Laws Most of the cases tried in Brunswick county Recorder’s court Monday grew out of traffic violations. Henry M. Brown was found guilty of reckless operation and was given 6 months on the roads, judgement being suspended upon payment of costs and upon con dition that restitution be made to the prosecuting witness for auto damage and a medical bill of $7.00. Eddie Land was found not guilty of reckless operation. Peter Joyner waived appearance and pleaded guilty to his charge of speeding. He was fined $10.00 and costs. Joseph J. Ballard was found guilty of reckless operation and was given 90 days on the roads, judgement being suspended upon payipent of costs and $25.00. John H. Hall pleaded guilty to charges of non-support and was given 90 days on the roads, judgement being suspended upon payment of costs and payment of $10.00 per week for the sup port of his children. Wilbur Tharpe was found guilty of being drunk and disorderly and trespass. Sentence of 90 days on the roads was suspended upon payment of costs and upon condition that the defendant re main of good behavior and stay off the premises of the prosecut ing witness for a period of 2 years. His brother, Henry Tharpe, was charged with trespass and was found guilty His sentence was the same. Probable cause was found in the case charging W. Ennie Robertson with seduction and he was bound over to Superior court under $1,000.00 bond. _Charles—£L. Carter was charged with possession of intoxicating liquor. He waived appearance and pleaded guilty and was fined Continued on page four Baptists Holding Final Session Of Summer Season Second Training Union As sembly Has Attracted Lar gest Crowd Of Summer Session At Fort Caswell YEAR’S OPERATIONS VERY SUCCESSFUL Hundreds Of Persons Have Returned To Home Chur ches As Ambassadors Of Good Will Fol lowing Visit The second Training Union As sembly at Ft. Caswell this sum mer began Monday night when Dr. R. K. Redwine welcomed dele gates from all the sections of North Carolina to the Caswell Baptist Assembly. In his welcome he stated that the group present at that service represented the largest to attend an opening session of any conference this summer and that it was expected this conference, the last at Ft. Caswell this season, would be the largest of the summer. Harvey Gibson, State Training Union Director from Raleigh, be fore introducing the faculty Mon day night gave a report on the attendence at the three Training Union Assemblies held so far this summer, and in this report he indicated that the two assemblies at Caswell have been the largest of the season. Mr. Gibson out lined the schedule of conferences for the week and introduced the members of the faculty who are working with him in this final week of activity at Ft. Caswell. Tom Freeman, pastor of Hocutt Memorial Church in Burlington, is Assembly Counsellor this week. Assisting him as counsellors for the boy's barracks and girl’s barracks are the Rev. Sam High of Garner and Miss Willa Marks of Rockingham. Rev. Tom Law rence, pastor of the Cliffside Church, is responsible for the rec reational activities this week. The inspirational messages each eve ning will be brought by the Rev. Lowell Sodeman, pastor of the Clinton Baptist Church and one of the best known pastors in North Carolina. Among the _ highlights of the week will be the junior memory work tournament and the hymn festival. These tournaments al ways draw a large attendence and it is expected that many who are not staying at Caswell for the week will come to at tend one or both of these state wide finals. While a complete tabulation of attendence at Caswell this stunt mer has not yet been made, all indications are that this first sea son has been a successful one. Dr. Redwine and the staff have Continued on page four Supply Baptists Using Building Although the new church is not quite completed, members of Supply Baptist congregation held Sunday school services there this week. Next Sunday is me day for regular preaching service and members would like to invite all who can to worship with them. Sunday school will be held at 10 o’clock, worship service at 11 o’clock and everybody is asked to bring a picnic lunch so that they may have lunch together on the church grounds. The pas tor, Rev. W. T. Hewett, will do the preaching. 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 TIDE TABLE . Thursday, Aug. 17, 10:26 A. M. 4:15 A. M. 10:42 P. M. 4:41 P. M. Friday, Aug. 18, 11:20 A. M. 4:58 A. M. 11:32 P. M. 5:34 P. M. Saturday, Aug. 19, 0:00 A. M. 5:47 A. M. 12:16 I*. M. 6:34 P. RJ. Sunday, Aug. 20, 0:26 A. M. 6:43 A. RI. 1:20 I*. RI. 7:40 P. M. Monday, Aug. 21, 1:29 A. M. 7:47 A. M. 2:28 I*. M. 8:51 P. M. Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2:38 A. M. 8:55 A. M. .3:37 .P.—RL-1(1:00 P. TIL Wednesday, Aug. 23, 3:47 A. M. 10:04 A. M. 4A2 P. M. u:03 p.