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Most of The New* All The Time VOL. NO. SIXTEEN NO. 31 THE STATE PORT PILOT A Good Newspaper In A Good Community The Pilot Covers Brunswick County 6-paces today Southport, N. C., Wednesday, August 23, 1950 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY $1.50 PER YEAN Teacher Lists For Schools Of County Complete Superintendent Of Schools Announces That All Fac ulty Members Have Been Secured Full Ten Days Before Opening SCHOOLS OPEN NEXT THURSDAY Music Teachers For Bolivia, Shallotte And Southport Still To Be Obtained With the opening date of school only one week off, preliminary arrangements are being made to get everything in readiness for next Thursday. County Superintendent J. T. Denning reports that the faculty for each of the five consolidated schools has been completed and the only existing vacancies are music teachers for Shallotte, Bo livia and Southport. Following is a list of faculties by schools: Lcland, high school—Holland Manning, principal, Mrs. Mary Alice Morse, Mrs. Nell Fryar, Mrs. Veneda A. Geedy, Mrs. Irene S. Manning, Lawrence Bridges; elementary—Mrs. Mamie McFar land, Mrs. Madge Smith, Mrs. Clara Strong, Mrs. Peggy Davis, Mrs. Ethellyn Forbes, Miss Grace Taylor, Mrs. Barbara Craig, Mrs. Mildred Naylor, Mrs. Alverta Robbins, Mrs. Margaret Biggs, Mrs. Estelle Caudill. Bolivia, high school—J. L. John son, principal, Wade Mobley, Mrs. Wade Mobley, Mrs. Eliza beth Burinsky, Johnny King; elementary—Mrs. C. A. Rourk, Mrs. Pearl McNeil, Mrs. Mary McDowell, Mrs. Ora G. McKeith an, Mrs. Frank Benton, Miss Elizabeth Grady, Mrs. McDaniel, Miss Mildred Tenuta, Mrs. Emma Herring, Mis. Sarah Turner, Mrs. M. F. Fletcher. Waccamaw, high school—W. C. Stephenson, principal, Mrs. Wilma P. Baker, Martin F. Baker, Mrs. Alice C. Darr, Miss Patricia J Mintz, C. R. Darr, Paul K. In- I man; elementary—Mrs. Doris j Ward, Mrs. Hortense McEachern, Miss Rachel McGill, Mrs. Louise Walton, Miss Mary Ann Fussell, Mrs. Irene J. Stephenson. Mrs. Lila B. Shay, Mrs. Daisy R. Long, Miss Mary Lillian Watts, Mrs. Elsie Dodson, Miss Pauline Calla han, Mrs. Mammie C. Coker, Mrs. Mildred M. Lewis, Mrs. Judith G. Lewis, Mrs. Muriel W. Ben nett, Mi s. Zelma Hewett. Shallotte, high school- —Henry j C. Stone, principal, Mrs. Mar garet Russ, Mrs. Katie Mae Mc Keithan, Mrs. Edna Russ, Miss Mildred New'ton, Mrs. Betty Ne vill Hewett, Miss Dorothy B. Gracy, David Carmichael, Leo Nance, LeRoy Mintz, Miss Seleon McLaurin; elementary — Lewis Moore, Mrs. Muzette Arnold, Mrs. Katheryn C. Mintz, Robert Sell ers, Miss Kathleen Phifer, Mrs. Beatrice Sabistan, Mrs. Gelene Russ, Mrs. Julia G. Pope, Mrs. Louise B. FormyDuval, Mrs. Dor othy Sellers, Miss Doris Faircloth, Miss Earline Keaton, Miss Jeanne K. Johnson, Miss Brightie Holden, Mrs. Clara Mae Russ, Mrs. Lillian C. Hewett, Mrs. Ruth Galloway, Mrs. Ottice Holden, Miss Carrie Lee Ward, Miss Edna Platt, Mrs. Katherine R. White, Miss Frances Galloway, Miss Vernie Hewett, Mrs. Frances B. Stone, Mrs. Joyce Carmichael. Southport, high school—H. T. Sanders, principal, C. N. Sanders, Mrs. J. T. Denning, Mrs. Aline Williams, Orville Robinson; elem entary- Mrs. Ruth Hood; Mrs. Frank Lennon, Mrs. Mae Park er Walton, Miss Bertha Iseley, Mrs. Annie Weeks, Mrs. Lucille Williamson, Mrs. Thelma Willis, Miss Mary Lee Norment. Brief News Flashes BOLIVIA LIONS The Bolivia Lions Club observ ed Ladies Night last Wednesday with a fishfry at the Town Creek landing. TELEPHONE HEARING A representative of the State Utilities Commission is in South port today for a hearing on the proposal for the sale of the Southport-Shallotte telephone sy- i stem to a private concern. JOINT SERVICES Members of the congregation of Southport Baptist church will worship Sunday with the mem bers of Trinity Methodist church due to the absence of their pas tor, the Rev. H. Mi Baker, who is on vacation. However, there will be a Sunday school service at the Baptist church. Visiting X-Ray Units SURVEY—Beginning on Tuesday of next week five mobile units will make regu lar scheduled stops about the county in connection with the Mass X-Ray Survey for Brunswick. All citizens are urged to get their free chest X-ray as early as possible, then get out and help to round up the stragglers. Hayman Named Chairman Red Cross Chapter Pastor Of Trinity Methodist Church Will Undertake Reorganization Of Bruns wick County Unit Rev. L. D. Hayman, pastor of Trinity Methodist church, has been named chairman of the Brunswick County Chapter, Ame rican Red Cross, according to Mrs. Marion Everett, general field representative, American National Red Cross. The Rev. Mr. Hayman will or ganize the county-wide chapter on a district .organization plan, with key workers at Bolivia Winnabow, Leland, Shallotte, Southport and Lonwood. ‘ Because of the Rev. Mr. Hay man’s wide experience in Red Cross work during the last war we are so glad to have his val uable services at this time,” said Mrs. Everett. Invite Patrons To Exercisse Principal Henry C, Stone In vites Parents And Friends To Shallotte School Open ing Next Thursday Shallotte high school will open next Thursday morning for its fall term and Principal Henry C. Stone has issued an invitation to all parents and friends to attend opening exercises beginning at 8:30 o’clock. Principal Stone reminds parents that all children entering school for the first time this fall fur nish the teachers with a birth certificate and with a medical record showing immunizations against diphtheria, small pox and typhoid fever. There is a state law which requires that all stud ents entering school this fall must reach their sixth birthday before October 2. One important improvement which .the students at Shallotte will enjoy for the first time this (Continued on Page Five) Art Exhibit To Be Held Friday Paintings Of Art Newton Will Be Exhibited At Com munity Building Friday Afternoon And Evening Art Newton, talented young Southport al-tist, will present his third annual exhibit at the Com munity Center Building on Fri day afternoon and evening. This year’s showing will fea ture recent water colors of local scenes and also will include pen cil drawings and several of his earlier paintings. The exhibit will be sponsored by the Womans Society of Chris tian Service of Trinity Methodist church, and the hours will be from 3 to 5 o’clock in the after noon and from 6 o’clock to 9 o'clock in the evening. A silver offering will be taken, with pro ceeds to go to the sponsoring organization. Sports Fishing Is Victim Of Storm While No Force Of Tropical Hurricane Was Felt In Southport The Aftermath was Bad For Fishing SWELLS AND ROUGH WEATHER PREVAILED ; Worst Result Was Stirred! Up Water, Resulting In Bad Fishing Conditions; Prospects Better For This Week , News of sport fishing at South port during the past week is conspicious by its absence, as local boatmen an dtheir parties fell victim of the by-products of a tropical hurricane which didn’t ' blow hard enough along this sec tion of the coast to ruffle a fea ther. These troubles came principally from sweels, rough seas and water churned up from the dis turbance. And all of these things conspired to make for poor fish ing, or for no fishing at all. Captain Victor Lance reported a nice catch last. Thursday for a Myrtle Beach and Columbia, S. C., party. They had 15 mack erel, 1 king mackerel, 3 alba core, 3 baracuda and 2 amber jack. In this group were Dr. and Mrs. G. P. Joseph, William Atkinson, Charlie Joseph and F. A. Genova. Parties going out Monday en countered unfavorable conditions and came in without fishing. On Tuesday only the Botfly stayed out, and it was back shortly af ternoon with only one baracuda to report. All boatmen say that conditions are right now for some of the best fishing of the season, just as soon as the1 water calms down so as to permit operations. Brunswick Basin Tempting Target Plans Being Made To Dis perse Some Of Ships Now In Mothball Fleet In This County Governor Kerr Scott indicated in Washington last week that a surplus Navy floating dry-dock would be brought to Wilming ton soon by the State Ports Authority and subleased to a private company for ship main tainence work. Scott quoted Federal Maritime Board officials as stating that many of the approximately 400 World War II cargo ships now in the Reserve Fleet at Wilm ington would be towed to other localities “for security reasons." Vice-Admiral E. L. Cochrane, chairman of the board, and other officials at the conference Scott attended evidently feel that such a concentration of reserve ships makes too attractive a bombing target for a potential enemy. The board already has ordered has ordered 14 of the ships at Wilmington “demothballed" or made ready for use. Present plans call for the dry docking part of the demothball ing to be done at Charleston or (Continued on page five) Robert Ruark Is Visiting Southport Robert Ruark, Wilmington na tive who spent much of his boyhood in Southport, has been spending the past few days here at his home which be purchased several months ago and upon which he since halt, made extensive .repairs. Now rated one of the Nation's top-flight newspaper column ists, Ruark did an appealing ( piece about his puchase of his | grandfather’s old place, and this | wound up in Reader’s Digest. Ruark has a free rein and travels wherever he chooses, both in the United States and abroad. A naval lieutenant dur ing World War II, he declared last week that thus far he has developed no yen to become a war correspondent. Registration Of Students Starts Principal H. T. Sanders An nounces Beginning Of Fall Registration At The High School Monday H. T. Sanders, principal of j Southport high school, has worked I out a schedule for registration I of high school students next week , before school begins. On Monday morning at 9 o'clock the members of the senior class are asked to report to the school house for registration. Members of the junior class are asked to come at 10:30 o’clock. (Continued on page fivsJ Fishing Flashes BLUEGILL Lepomis mocrochirus Among anglers who pursue the sport of panfishing, the unanim ous choice, for both scrap and downright good eating, is the bluegill. Just as the largemouth black bass is appropriately called the king of American gamefishes, the bluegill certainly rates as the prince of panfishes. Nearly every angler fondly re calls barefoot boyhood days when a jaunt to the “ol" fishing hole” seldom failed to produce a dandy string of bluegills. Co-operation | seems to be the characteristic of this piscatorial bantaweight. Be it a bent pin with a piece of sandwich meat, dangling from' wrapping string to the finger of a youngster, or the accurately placed dry fly—the bluegill shows no preference in personalities. When on the feed, and this is most of the time, the bluegill will take a bite of anything remotely resembling food. For a session of utmost fishing enjoyment, with delicious eating the reward for a heavy creel, no panfish sport surpasses that which can be had with a light fly rod, once the bluegills are located. They seem to school readily, strike vigorously’ and feed often — a most inviting combination for angling sport. However, despite the greediness °f the smaller bluegills, which makes the measy victims for the f'yig pan, the larger brethren are much more cautious and selective in their eating habits. Catching the limit of bluegill heavyweights requires study, skill and “know how”—-but, the satisfaction m worth the effort. NAMES . . . The bluegill is the Continued On Page Four Tobacco Market Still Sells Leaf At $55 Average Neilson Reminds Growers Local Market Is Issuing Only Official Figures On Dollars And Pounds WAREHOUSES ARE FILLED EACH DAY Second Million Pound Day Of Season Chalked Up For Market On Last Friday The Whiteville tobacco market averaged $55.13 per hundred pounds during the 14 operating days of the first three weeks of the 1950 season, it was shown today when official figures were released. Up to Friday night, 9,886,264 pounds had been sold for $5,440, 646.64. The closing day of the third week was the second million pound day of the season and was one of the better price-average days. A total of 1,059.336 pounds was marketed for $594,618.90— an average of $56.18. Close to a million pounds— 985,688 pounds—was sold Thurs day. The day’s offerings brought a total of $543,781.87 for an aver age of $55.16. Sales Supervisor Dave S. Neil son reminded that the market was reporting official figures in compliance with the recommenda tion of the Bright Belt Ware .jiouse Association. He said that ho estimates, guesses or “padded” imports were being issued, and he Requested that growers take this Unformation into consideration When comparing the local aver age with other markets which might not be following this policy. Road Projects Being Advertised Paving Of Road From Old Dock Through Freeland .* From Supply To Var num Town VVill Require 17.91 Miles Of Paving 'rwo new road projects will get under way shortly in Brunswick county, the State Highway Com mission announced today. The projects will be let to contract on' August 29 and 31 . One project, a combined one with Columbus county, calls for the grading and paving on 8.41 miles from a point on NC 130 at Old Dock east and southeast crossing Juniper Creek at the Brunswick county line beginning of pavement. The second, part of the $200, 000,000 secondary road program, involves the hard-surfacing of 9.5 miles from Supply at old post office to Holden Beach Road and from Hinson’s Store to Varnum Point. Specifications have also been advertised on 53 other road jobs throughout the state, some on the secondary road system. More road projects are under construction at the present time than at any similar time in the Highway Commission’s history, according to Highway Chairman Henry W. Jordan. “If weather conditions continue to be good, 1950 will be North Carolina’s greatest year of roadbuilding,” Dr. Jordan said. About 20 per cent of the $200, 000,000 secondary road program Continued On Page Fiva Mass Chest X-Ray Survey Will Begin In Brunswick County On Next Tuesday -— — -— lie _ Wilmington Man Is Honored By Service Lt. Comdr. Louis A. Hanson Becomes Only Coast Guard Reserve Officer In History To Retire (By Robert G. Miller) WILMINGTON, N. C., Aug. 19.—Lt. Comdr. Louis A. Hanson, brother of E. J. Hanson, retired Southport lawyer, has become the only Coast Guard Reserve officer in the United States to retire. Comdr. Hanson, former direc-< tor of the Sixth Coast Guard Reserve district, recently culmina ted a 25-year Reserve career when he received his retirement papers from the Norfolk headquarters. It was under Comdr. Hanson’s direction that the auxiliary in this district grew to be a worthy organization that the regular Coast Guard could depend on in its versatile duties during Na tional emergencies. Military service for the 60 year-old native Wilmington be gan in May of 1917 when he joined the North Carolina Na tional Guard as a private .Almost immediately he entered the Army and shortly afterwards went to officer's training school where he received his commission in Oct ober, 1918. Soon the war ended ,and to the disappointment of Lt. Hanson he did not engage in actual battle. In January of 1919 he was dis charged and joined the Army Re serves with with a first Lieuten ant’s rating. In 1937 he received his discharge with the rank of captain. During the time that he was affiliated with the Reserves he operated his private business and remained active in civic and social affairs. Two weeks after Pearl Harbor was bombed on that memorable Sunday of December 7, 1941, Hanson organized the U .S. Coast Guard auxiliary here. He direct ed this group on a voluntary basis until March, 1943, when he was appointed director of the Continued On Page Four Compromise Indicated In School Dispute --—-* _ Dog Gomes Air Express G. O. D. Mrs. Elsket St. George learn ed last week something of the complexities growing out of having a daughter living abroad —particularly when she is plan ning to leave soon for home. The case in point was the ar rival Thursday of Mrs Eloise Chapman’s French poodle, Duke, who made me trip by air express. The high cost of this venture was exceeded only by the amount of red tape in volved in getting the pooch through customs. The dog is a pedigreed animal jet black and with a fancy hair-do. In all fairness it should be said that has new surround ings are no more strange to him than he is to his new cus todian. But thi swill not last too long, as Mrs. Chapman sailed Monday for her return trip to the United States. Recorder Holds Routine Session Usual Variety Of Cases Dis posed Of Here Monday Before Judge W. J, Mc Lamb In County Court In Recorder’s court here Mon day most of the cases again grew out of traffic violations. Marion Brown was fined $25.00 and costs for driving without li cense and Harry Brown was tax ed with costs for permitting a minor to operate a motor vehicle. Kenneth R. Stevens was fined $10.00 and costs for speeding. Bennie W. Boyton was given 30 days for assault, judgment be ing suspended upon payment of costs, restitution to the prosecut ing witness and good behavior for two years. Coy M. Little was convicted of reckless operation and was taxed with $50.00 and costs. Willie Keith was fined $10.00 and costs for public drunkenness. Harry Lee Patrick was given 30 days for assault, judgement being suspended upon payment of costs and 2 years good be havior. T. M. Ludlum asked for jury trial on charges of assault with a deadly weapon. J. P. Grant was fined $10.00 Continued On Page Fou* Hearing Before Judge Claw son Williams In Wilming ton Yesterday Reveals His Interest In Compromise ONE MORE WEEK TO SETTLE ROW Indications Point To Willing ness Of Contesting Fac tions To Reach Agree ment On New Build ing Site A second hearing before Judge Clawson Williams in Wilmington yesterday on the dispute over the Union Colored School site in the Shallotte area resulted in the be lief that a compromise agree ment will be worked out within the week. Another hearing has been set for next Wednesday afternoon be fore Judge Williams in White ville, and in anticipation that all difficulties will have been ironed out before that time, the Bruns wick county board of education is holding a special meeting that evening. This is being done in or der that the board may complete the necessary business of start ing the contracting firm of Rog ers and Devaughn to work on construction of the 12-room build ing. The Wilmington contractors have extended the period for carrying out the contract for which they were the successful bidder several weeks ago until September 1. The board is very anxious to have the work done at this figure, since there has been a general increase in con Continued On Page Five Commissioners In | Session Monday Routine Business Matters Disposed Of Before Coun ty Board At Regular Ses sion Members of the board of coun ty commissioners met in regular session here Monday, but only I minor matters of routine import- | ance were disposed of. The board directed that a few j inside stairway for the county 1 building at Supply be erected at 1 once. A proposal f?om members of j the vestry of St. Phillips Episco-7 pal church for addition space on j the courthouse square for ex-j (Continued on page flv#j Brunswick County Health Department In Coopera tion With State Board Of Health Making Free X Ray Possible ALL PERSONS OVER 15 TO BE X-RAYED Five Mobile Units Will Cov er Territory During 10 Day Period With Stops Scheduled Over County The most dramatic battle ever fought with tuberculosis in Bruns wick county will begin to morrow. From Aug. 29 through Sept. 9, five mobile units from the State Board of Health will be situated at strategic centers in the county to give the free two minute chest X-ray service which is the key to the mass survey. The importance of full parti cipation in the mass chest X-ray survey was" stressed today by Dr. Floyd Johnson, health officer for the county, who reiterated four points previously emphasized: 1. That the chest X-ray is en tirely free. 2. That it is unnecessary to undress for the X-ray. 3. That the X-ray actually takes no more than two minutes from door to door. 4. That each person with in dication of a positive .case will be given a confidential report. The veteran health officer con tinued: “We wish to discover all cases of tuberculosis existing in Bruns wick county, but this will be possible only if every person eligble for the X-ray takes ad vantage , of this opportunity to find out easily and at no cost about the condition of his chest. We do not know how much tuber culosis there is here, but in other counties the mass surveys have shown that about one person per thousand had an active case of tuberculosis and needed sanator ium treatment. “In our county, there are ap proximately 13,500 persons who are 15 years of age or over. We may, therefore, expect, to find in the neighborhood of 13 persons with active disease. Of these, many will be in the early stage When tuberculosis is readily cur able, and in a comparatively short time. Obviously, we will not find these cases unless peo ple come in for the X-ray ser vice.” With reference to early dis covery, Dr. Johnson added: “I should like to stress the im portance of finding a case early before there are any symptoms of the disease, and before the person feels sick. At the early stage, tuberculosis is curable in 90 percent of the case. It takes about 8-10 months to be cured. When the disease goes undiscover ed until it is moderately advanced chance of cure is only about 50 percent and the time moves up to from 10 to 15 months. If the disease is not found until it is far advanced, the chance of re covery falls to 25 percent and the length of time extends to from 15 months to four years. “Prom these figures, it is ap parent that tuberculosis needs to be found early, and there is no Continued On Page Four 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, Aug. 24, 4:54 A. M. 11:08 A. M. 5:41 P. M. 11:59 P. M. , Friday, Aug. 25, 5:55 A. M. 0:00 A. M. 6:36 P. M. 12:05 P. M. Saturday, Aug. 26, 6:50 A. M. 0:47 A. M. 7:24 P. M. 12:55 P. M. Sunday, Aug. 27, 7:39 A. M. 1.32 A. M. 8:08 P. M. 1:42 P. M. Monday, Aug. 28, 8:23 A. M. 2:13 A. M. 8:48 P. M. 2:25 P. M. Tuesday, Aug. 29, 9:04 A. M. 2:52 A. M. 9:25 P. M. 3:07 P. M. Wednesday, Aug. 30,— 9:43 A M. 3:30 A. M. 10:00 P. M. 3:47 P. M.