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Most of The News All The Time THE STATE PORT PILOT A Good Newspaper In A Good Community_ The Pilot Covers Brunswick County VOL. NO. SIXTEEN NO. 36 6-pages today Southport, N. C., Wednesday, September 27, 1950 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY $1.50 PER YEAS Announce Plans For Community Fair At School Waccamaw High School Will Be Scene Of Annual Fun And Educational Festival On October 13-14 TWO-DAY PROGRAM FOR THIS YEAR Wide Variety Of Events Will Attract Entries From All Members Of Family In Community ASH, Sept. 27—The Waccamaw Community Fair, annual fun and educational festival, will be held Friday and Saturday, Oct. 13-14, in the Waccamaw High School auditorium. The program Friday will run from 6 p. m. to 10 p. m., while Saturday’s entertainment will start at 10 a. m. and continue through 4 p. m. The exhibits and entertainment include the following: Farm products—corn, six ears; Irish potatoes, half peck; sweet potatoes, half peck; 1 stalk cot ton; 1 bunch peanuts; soy beans, 3 stalks; small grain, 1 quart; garden exhibit, best variety; can goods, 1 jar fruit, vegetables, jelly, jam, pickles, relish; tobacco, 3 hands; onions, half dozen; eggs, half dozen; butter, 1 pound; collard, 1 plant. Hand craft—chair bottom, cos tume jewerly, ribbon pictures, wood work, basketry, textile painting. Oddities and antiques—clothing, guns, china and glass ware, furniture, kitchen utensils; freaks. Flowers—cultivated, wild, pott ed, fern, single rose or dahlia. School exhibits are scheduled as follows: Cooking — cake, half layer; cake, half pound; sponge; cookies, 1 dozen; rolls, half-dozen; pies, corn bread, candies, puddings, salads, attractive leftovers, and half-dozen biscuits. Needlecraft—rugs, quilt, bed spread, embroidery, knitting, crocheting, curtains and draperies, feed sack garments, homemade dresses. Hand craft—finger painting and textile painting. Art — handkerchief, Indian relics, and dolls. Live animals—pets, hens, roost ers, pullets, pigs undersix months, calf under six months. Livestock—swine of various types and cattle of various types. Prizes will be awarded for old est man and oldest woman pres ent; largest family present; cou ple, and couple most recently married. Contests include foot races for men from 25 to 49, women from 25 to 49, boys 15 to 24, and girls from 10 to 14; hog calling; and husband calling. War souvenirs will be on ex hibit in the veterans’ booth. Brief Newt | Flathet CHAIRMAN OF BOARD Capt. J. B. Church was elected chairman of the Board of Ste wards of Trinity Methodist church Sunday evening. He suc ceeds the late J. W. Ruark. J. T. Denning was elected Charge Lay Leader, also succeeding the late Mr. Ruark. TO SOUTH BEND Mr. and Mrs. G. W. McGlamery, Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Garner and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Harrelson are attending the football game Sat urday afternoon between Carolina and Notre Dame at South Bend, Ind. 1, EC,ION MEETING Commander W. R. Bombei'ger of Brunswick County Post 194, American Legion, urgently re quests all members of this post to be present at a special meet ing to be held Monday, October 2, 8 p. m. District Commander Harry M. Symmes of Wilming ton and other honored guest will be present. Members of the Shal lotte and Bolivia American Le gion Posts are cordially invited to attend this meeting. LOCAL PASTOR IN REVIVAL Revival services will begin Mon day night at the Chapel Hill Baptist Church in Shallotte. Pas tor Ira C. Britt will be assisted in these services by Rev. H. M. Baker pastor of the Southpoit Church. The Chapel Hill Church has shown a progressive spirit under Mr. Britt’s leadership this year and new pews have been installed in the Church. Tiie pub lic is invited to these special services beginning- Monday night and continuing through Saturday night. Fruit Of The Vine TOMATOES — This has been a poor season for home grown tomatoes, and by far thfe best that have been offered for local consumption are from the New Jersey crop grown from plants produced at the Sheppard plant farm on the River Road. Above is a scene from one of the Sheppard fields. Tremendous Gain In County Housing Units Dwelling Units In Brunswick ! Increased From 3,817 According To Preliminary Census Report POPULATION GAIN OVER TWO THOUSAND Figures From Preliminary Counts Are Available From U. S. Department Of Commerce Field Office In Charles ton As shown by the 1950 Census of Housing Preliminary Counts of Dwelling Units, there were approximately 5,186 dwelling units in Brunswick County in 1950, according to an announce ment by C. W. Martin, District Manager of the U. S. Department of Commerce. There were 3,817 in 1940. Dwelling units in North Car olina totaled approximately 1,059, 000 in 1950 as compared with 820,888 in 1940. The preliminary population count for Brunswick County, as shown by the 1950 Census of Population Counts, was 19,227 in 1950: in 1940. 17.125. The preliminary population count for North Caroilna was 4,038,814 in 1950 as compared with 3,751,623 in 1940. The first publication of final detailed figures from the 1950 Censuses of Housing and Popula tion will appear in mid-1951. Copies of the preliminary re leases giving information from the 1950 Censuses of Population and Housing may be obtained from the U. S. Department of Commerce field office which is located at 310 Peoples Building, Charleston, South Carolina. The Charleston District Office also disseminates other Census mater ial, such as informational re leases and bound volumes of the 1947 Census of Manufactures and the 1948 Census of Business. Copies of the 1945 Census of Agriculture by states and by I counties are also available at j this office and may be purchased | for a nominal charge. The 1950 I Census of Agriculture by states and by counties will begin to be available in October 1950. Numerous Girls And Boys Away Unusually Large Number Of Southport Students En rolled In Colleges In This And Other States Three daughters from one j family top the list of college students from Southport. These are Ann McRacken, a senior at Meredith College in Raeligh and her two sisters, Rebecca and Katherine, who have enrolled in the freshman class. Three Southport boys are at Campbell College, all of them graduates of this year's senior class at Southport high school. They include Bobby Spencer, G. W. Fisher and Billy McDowell. Claude Ford, Jr., has entered his senior year in electrical en gineering at State College; and Herbert Swain, Jr., is beginning his junior year in agriculture at State. Robin Hood is a freshman at East Carolina Teachers College. Frank Plaxco, Jr., has enrolled I Harvard, where he is taking a pre-law course. Billy Sanders is a student at Georgia Military Academy. Continued On Page Four Redwine Named Tax Collector At their last regular session members of the board of coun ty commissioners appointed Ed ward H. Redwine tax collector of Brunswick county for an other year. The mothin was made by B. C. Williams and seconded by R. L. Rabon after George Ward had nominated Bedford Ludlum. The board also approved the Bethel Church road as a pro ject worthy of paving, and sent this recommendation to the Division Highway office. W. H. Thapre was relived of $150.00 valuation on land in Town Creek township. Lengthy Session Of Court Monday Cases That Had Piled Up For Two Weeks Crowded Docket Here In Record er’s Court Monday Cases backed up during last week when Superior court was in session crowded the docket of Recorder's court here Monday, resulting in an unusually lengthy session. W. R. Helms waived appear ance and pleaded guilty to charges of reckless operation and driving without license. He was taxed $50.00 and costs. The case charging Wade J. McRacken with improper park ing was nol prossed. Sherman Newkirk was ordered to pay costs in the case charging him with operating with improper equipment. A pol pros was taken in the case charging Vincent V. Volk with non-support. Marion Watts waived appear ance and pleaded guilty to charges of driving with out ope rators license. He was taxed $25.00 and costs. LeRoy Plenty was found of public drunkeness and was fined $5.00 and costs. Robert D. Simmons was charg ed with public drunkeness and assault with a deadly weapon. Sentence of 6 months on the roads was suspended upon pay ment of costs and 2 years good behavior. George Frink was found not guilty of assault with a deadly Continued on page four Another Quota For Examination Thirty Brunswick County Men Leave Tuesday For Pre-Induction Examinat ion At Ft. Bragg Dan Harrelson, chairman of the Brunswick County Selective Service Board, has been notified that a quota of 30 men are to report from Brunswick county for pre-induction examination at Ft. Bragg on Tuesday, October 3. This will be the second call for Brunswick county men. The office of the Selective Ser vice Board in Southport is not open on Saturday, but is open Monday through Friday rrom « o’clock until 5 o’clock. The office will he closed Wednesday, October 4, for a conference in Wilming ton. Gore Child Dies Here Saturday Ernest Gore, eight-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Gore of Southport, died at his home Sat urday following a lingering ill ness. Funeral services were conduct ed from Southport Baptist church Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock. The Rev. H. M. Baker was in charge and was assisted by Dr. J. M. Waggett. The body was laid to rest in Northwood ceme tery, with the following serving as pallbearers: Douglas Watts, Dan Harrelson, Jr., Joe Cochran and Jack Russ. Surviving in addition to the pa rents is one sister, Lolo Mae Gore. Membership Plea Issued By Leader Of Farm Bureau Organization Represents Only Opportunity For Farmer To Maintain Pro per Balance Between Pro duction And Purchase ‘‘The current state-wide drive by the North Carolina Farm Bureau is important to all of us,” Tom T. Ward of Longwood, Brunswick County FB president declared this week. “Sound organization is the farmer’s only means of over coming the inequality between his production efforts and his return on that production,” he asserted. “American farmers represent 19 per cent of the nation’s population. Yet, even though we are producing more food and fiber than ever before, our share of the national income last year was only eight per cent. Our job of feeding and clothing the entire population of the nation and much of the world is im portant, and it should return us a fair share of the nation’s in come.” Farmers need someone to speak for them, he added, ‘Umd that’s where Farm Bureau 'fits in.” “Flake Shaw has told us,” the local president said, “that. , when he appears at Congressional hearings some newly-arrived Con Continued On Page Four Telephone Group Reduces Deposit Sign-Up Deposit For Rural Telephone Application Reduced From $50.00 To $20.00 The Brunswick County Tele phone Committee met Friday night at the REA office in Shal lotte and decided to reduce the amount of the sign-up deposit from $50.00 to $20.00 In taking this step, signers are advised that an additional pay ment may be necessary before the job is completed, but in no event will the total amount of deposit exceed $50.00. Persons interested in obtaining telephone service in their com munity are urged to contact the member of the telephone com mittee serving in their commu nity. October 10 has been set as the deadline for signing up. The next meeting of the com mittee wall be held on Tuesday night, October 3, in the REA office. Columbus To Be Site Of District. Rally For Party Democrats To Meet In Coun ty For Biennial Get-To gether In Near Future, Chairman Thompson An nounces CARLYLE TO BE AMONG THOSE IN ATTENDANCE Others Expected For Big Event Include Governor Scott, Senator Hoey And Nominee Willis Smith The biennial district Democratic rally will be held again this year in Columbus County, it was learn ed this afternoon. W. Avery Thompson, chairman of the Democratic Executive com mittee in the county, said the an nouncement of a date for the party get-together would be set Sjer a 'conference with State Chairman Everett Jordan. The go-ahead signal to plan the Tally was received late yesterday when Representative F. Ertel Carlyle notified A. Elmo Powell, Jr., and Mrs. Sally Horton, mem Jpers of the Congressional com mittee, that Columbus had been chosen for the biennial assembly. All of the party leaders are ex pected to be there. These will in clude, Governor Kerr Scott, Sena tor Clyde R. Hoey, Senator-no minate Willis Smith, Representa tive Carlyle, former Senator Wil liam B. Umstead and many oth ers. The district rally two years ago was among the best held in the State and local Democrats said .they expected an even greater •show of interest might be ex pected for the next rally, t Chairman Thompson said he ex pected that the rally would be set Sr early next month. Restrict Area Near Ship Basin Government Regulations In voked To Cover Naviga tion Of Waters Near Re serve Fleet At Brunswick River Pursuant, of. the River and Harbor Act of August 8, 1917, section 207,900 has been prescrib ed to govern the use and navi gation of waters in the vicinity of the National Defense Fleet of the Maritime Administration in the Brunswick River Basin, ef fective on and after publication of these regulations in the Fed eral Register due to the urgent necessity of providing appropriate protection for the Reserve Fleets at the earliest possible date. No vessels or other watercraft, except those owned or controlled by the United States Govern ment, may cruise or anchor be tween Reserve Fleet units, with in 500 feet of the end vessels in each Reserve Fleet Unit, or within 500 feet of the extreme units of the fleets, unless specific permission to do so has first been granted in each case by the en forcing agency. The regulations will be enforc ed by the fleet superintendent and such agencies as he may designate. These rules and regulations are in full force and effect since their publication in the Federal Register. They were published in the Federal Register September Continued on page four Not w. K. Me Alley, vice-president of Southport Fisheries, Inc., which started work Monday on the con struction of a new fish factory near here, is an adopted son of Southport. He first came here about fifteen years ago with the State Highway Department. In 1937 he married Eleanor Howey, and even though they have made their home in Wilmington and Rocky Mount since their marri age, the couple has maintained a constant contact with friends here. When Mac left the highway commission, he became superin tendent of street construction for the City of Wilmington, then moved to Rocky Mount in 1946 to go into the construction game, his specialty being ready-mixed concrete. His new business con nection is a sort of homecoming for him. Trying to cross the street through traffic at the intersect ion of Howe Street and Moore Street since they have put down the curb-to-curb paving is sort of like being adrift in a rowboat in the middle of the Cape Fear. Sometimes it is hard for the ped estrian to figure out the nearest point of safety. The first feature of the Lions Club fun day Thursday afternoon was a softball game between the men and the ladies. The star of this encounter was not a mem ber, of either team, but was Ricky the busy retriever who followed Rusty Garner to the game. When a ball was hit or thrown, Rocky would scurry for It—disregarding the sandspurs—and the fact that he would give up only to his mistress gave Rusty’s team a de cided advantage. Anyway, a good time was had by all—because it wasn’t until the next day that all of the sore muscles develop ed. LITTLE STUFF: Bobby Spenc er is out for football at Camp bell College; ditto Bill Sanders at GMA . . . Guess we’d do well to get Billy McDowell un-enrolled at UNC this week and registered at Campbell College, which is where he really is going to school this Continued On Page Four Shrimp Coming Up GOOD DRAG — Before last week’s siege of blustery weather shrimping off Southport had been unusually good for several days. Back at work this week, the local trawlers have found shrimp still to be this vicinity, giving promise of a good fall season. Construction Begins On New Fish Factory Shallotte Gets New Fire Truck The Town of Shallotte came into possession of its first fire truck this week, the gift of Phil Gibbons, Hamlet resident who has taken a fancy to the j Brunswick county coast as a vacation spot. The vehicle was purchased for delivery to another town, but somewhere along the line some of the arrangements went awry, making the fire-fighting equipment surplus so far as i Gibbons was concerned. The truck has a 250-gallon : tank, but fts greatest service j in connection with existing . facilities at Shallotte appears | to be with a booster pump I sending water out of Shallotte I river to the scene of a fire j within reach of its hose line. I The next matter of business for Shallotte citizens is organ ization of a volunteer fire de partment. Shallotte Club Receives Charter Business And Professional Women’s Club Hold Char ter Night Celebration; Sponsored Street Dance Last Week Members of Shallotte Business j and Professional Women’s Club reecived their chater reecntly at a meeting attended by Mrs. Pat Nixon of Sanford, state president. Also in attendance at this meeting was Mrs. Duncan, State membership chairman, who stress ed the importance of obtaining life members to the Business and Professional Women’s Clubs. Miss Irene Pinner of Wilmington pres ented a gavel as a token from her club. Miss Corinne Greene is pres ident of the Shallotte club; Miss Lucille Holden is secretary; and Mrs. Margaret Grooms is treas urer. The first project undertaken by the club was the street dance held last Wednesday evening. This was a gala affair, and everyone had a great time. Adjustments Up To Committeemen S. L. Purvis, Chairman Of Brunswick County PM A Committee, Says Office i Personnel Getting Unde- j served Blame S. L. Purvis, chairman of the Brunswick County Production and Marketing Committee, says that there seems to be a misunder standing in the minds of some of the Brunswick county farmers regarding adjustments in tobacco acreage. “These adjustments are worked | out by members of the county j committee”, explained Chairman Purvis. “This is done in coope ration with community commit teemen, and every possible effort is made to work out these pro blems justly and fairly as far as acreage will permit. “Some of our farmers seem to think that this work is done by the secretary of the PMA or by the office staff. This is not true, and it is unfortunate that some of our people have developed hard feelings against some of our most faithful office personnel for mat ters which are entirely outside their jurisdiction," Southport Fisheries, Inc., Began Construction Of Modern Fish Factory At Site West Of Inland Wat erway Bridge TO BE COMPLETE FOR NEXT SEASON W. S. Wells Of Southport Is One Of Partners In New Firm; W, R, McAuley Also Connected With Business Southport Fisheries, Inc., start ed work Monday on the con struction of a modern fish factory on a site a few hundred feet west of the inland waterway bridge. The new factory will have a capacity of one million fish per day and will be diesel-electric, with steam being used only in the necessary processes. It will be ready for operation next season. The factory will be furnished raw material from two 138-ft. naval surplus YMS. These craft have wooden hulls and have prov ed to be very well adapted for conversion to this kind of ser vice. The boats are at New Bern, and the work of converting one already is almost complete. President of the new corpora tion is Sam S. Tolar, Rocky Mount; vice-presidents are W. S. Wells, Southport, and W. R. Mc Auley, Rocky Mount; L. W. Keis ter of Albany, N. Y., is secre tary-treasurer. In speaking of their plans here during the week-end, officials of the new business declared that they are not too discouraged with the poor fishing this season. “We still are convinced that this is the best point on the coast for the location of a factory,” one spokesman declared, “and we are set to go through with our plans.” Burning Permit Law Effective Regulations Covering Use Of Fire Out-Of-Doors Be come Effective October 1 And Remains In Force Through November 30 County Warden Dorman L. Mer cer stated this week that as of October 1 until November 30, in clusive, it will be necessary for all people burning- any brush to first obtain from him or a duly authorized agent a Burning Per mit to start or cause to be started or cause to be started and fire in Brunswick County. The law reads as follows: “It shall be unlawful for any per son, firm or corporation to start or cause to be started any fire or ignite any material in any of the areas of woodlands under the pro tection of the State Forest Ser vice or within five hundred feet of any such protected area be tween the first day of February and the first day of June, inclus ive or between the first day of October and the thirtieth day of November, inclusive, in any year, without first obtaining from the State Forester or one of the aut horized agents a permit to set out fire or ignite ary material in such above mentioned protected areas; no charge shall be made for the granting of said permits. “This section shall not apply to any fires started or caused to be started within five hundred feet of a dwelling house. "Any person, firm or corpora tion violating this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined Continued On Page Four Two Important Judgements Are Entered In Book Miss Mary Lou Mintz A warded $33,500 Damages By Jury Following Trial Of Her Damage Suit A gainst Atlantic Coastline ENTER JUDGEMENT IN CRIMINAL CASE Victor Stanley Permitted To Plead Guilty To Charges Of Forcible Trespass; Judge Stevens Impos es Restrictions A search of the minutes of the September term of Superior court here this week reveals that with the exception of one divorce ease, the entire week of the civil term was devoted to the trial of the suit of Mary Lou Mints vs the Atlantic Coastline Rail road. This resulted in a verdict of $33,500.00 damages for the plaintiff, from which the defen dant company gave notice of appeal. Judge Clawson Williams presided. But another much more inter esting entry in the minute book was a belated recording of a judgement made at the criminal session earlier this month in the case chargin Victor Stanley, prominent Waccamaw man, with incest. After the case against Stanley had been continued and set as the first matter to come to trial at the next term of Brunswick county Superior court, Judge Henry L. Stevens, presiding over the September term of court for trial of criminal cases, accepted a guilty plea to charge of forcible tresspass from the attorney rep resenting the defendant and the following judgement was signed uy juuge elevens. “Defendant through counsel tenders plea of guilty of forcible trespass. Plea accepted by the State. “Let prayer for judgement be continued for a period of two (2) years upon the following con ditions:—That the defendant be of good behavior and not violate any laws of the State or Federal government, and “That the defendant do not di rectly or indirectly, in person or through another, speak to, molest, be found in the company of, inter fere with, or, by letter or other wise, communicate with Rita Stanley; and that the defendant not molest, communicate with, or in any way interfere with any person with whom the said Rita Stanley shall reside or be, or with any person who has assisted in' the prosecution of this case, and pay the costs of this case, to be taxed by the Clerk.” Also an entry of the Septem ber 5 term was a judgement awarding Lois Jane Hickman $1,000.00 damages in a suit brought in her behalf by her father against Olaf Thorsen fol lowing an automobile accident in which she sustained injuries last year. The divorce granted at last week’s session was to Empie T. Pope from Mary Katherine W. Pope upon the grounds of two years separation. Last week’s term of court, with both the plaintiff and the defen dant railway officials from New Hanover county, cost Brunswick $553.70, and a motion was made to have this cost charged against the neighboring county. Action on that motion was continued. 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 Cow Tide (Thursday, September 28, 9:09 A. M. 2:54 A. M. 9:23 P. M. 3:20 P. M. Friday, September 29, 9:44 A. M. 3:29 A. !VT. 9:55 P. M. 3:58 P. M. Saturday, September 30, 10;20 A. M. 4:04 A. M. 10<27 P. M. 4:36 P. M. Sunday, October 1, 10:59 A. M. 4:40 A. M. 11:05 P. M. 5:19 P. M. Monday, October 2, 11:42 A. M. 5:21 A. M. 11:51 P. M. 6:06 P. M. Tuesday, October 3, 0:00 A. M. 6:07 A. M. 10.00 T» n.ni it sr •*»'» M. • I .U1 A. *TA. Wednesday, October 4, 0:46 A. M. 7:04 A. M. 1:28 P. M. 8:03 P. M.
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