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Most of The New* All The Time THE STATE PORT PILOT A Good Newspaper In A Good Community The Pilot Covers Brunswick County VOL. NO. SIXTEEN NO. 38 8-PAGES TODAY Southport, N. C., Wednesday, October 11, 1950 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY 51.50 PER YEA* Appreciation Is Expressed For Paving Project Members Of The Southport Board Of Aldremen Pass Resolution Thanking Com missioner Clark And Oth ers For Recent Work ESTIMATED FOUR MILES OF PAVING Great Changes Have Been Made In Appearance Of Business District As Re sult Of Surfacing Members of the Board of Ald ermen, for the City of Southport have drawn a resolution and have forwarded it to Commissioner Wilbur Clark in Fayetteville as an expression of their apprecia tion for the fine work that has been done during the past few days in improving the streets of this municipality. Following is the text of this resolution: “WHEREAS, many years ago the General Assembly of North Carolina enacted laws which pro vided that the State should con struct and maintain highways leading from and connecting all the several one hundred county seats in the State of North Caro lina ; and “WHEREAS, after several years the State of North Caro lina constructed and has been maintaining highways leading from one county seat to another as provided by law; and "WHEREAS, the several state administrations have heretofore forgotten and failed to lend any aid toward the construction and maintenance of the streets of the City of Southport; and “WHEREAS, the Honorable W. Kerr Scott, Governor of Nor th Carolina, since he was inaugu rated as governor has appointed the Hon. A. Wilbur Clark High way Commissioner for this dis trict; and “WHEREAS, the Hon. H. W. Hood ,a very close personal fri end of Governor Scott, has re sided in Southport all of his life; and "WHEREAS, the Mayor, the Board of Aldermen, and the citi- j zens o fthe City of Southport re quested Mr. Clark to help the City of Southport pave many of its much needed streets and that Mr. Clark, together with his staff, at all times gave freely of his time to help consider and plan said paving program; and “WHEREAS, Mr. Hood, Mr. Clark, and Mr. Whitfield, Divis ion Engineer for this district, have been very cooperative and helpful in interceding for the in terests of the City of Southport and through the efforts of Mr. Hood, Mr. Clark and Mr. Whit field, together with Mr. Whit field’s engineering staff and oth er employees, there have been more than four miles of streets graded, drained and paved in the City of Southport; and “WHEREAS, the people of the Continued On Page Three j Brief Newt | Flasket NEW OFFICE HOURS New office hours for Selective Service Board No. 10 are from 9 o’clock to 1 o’clock Monday through Friday. The office is not open on Saturday. SQUARE DANCE Members of Southport Lions Club will sponsor a square at the Community Building Saturday night, with music by Fiddling Mac and his Stone Mountain boys. This is the same group who proved so popular at dances at Long Beach throughout the summer, and a big crowd is ex pected for this occasion. REVIVAL SERVICE A revival meeting will begin Sunday morning at Mt. Olive Baptist church, with Evangelist John L. Bray of Jacksonville, Fla., bringing the message each evening at 7:30 o’clock through next week. The Rev. B. H. Price is the pastor, and a cordial in vitation is extended to everyone to attend. SING PROGRAM The Woman’s Mlssonary Socie ty of Bolivia Baptist church will sponsor the annual Singing Fes tival Sunday, October 15, at 2 o’clock in Bolivia hibh school auditorium. All singers and mem bers of all demonations are cor dially invited. The entire program will be musical. Rev. W. T. Hew ett, pastor of Bolivia Baptist church will be in charge. Devo tional will be led by Rev. W. R. Morehead, associational Mission ary for Brunswick County. I——.. Tornado Strikes At Old Dock This was once the modern home of Mr. and Mrs. Burris FormyDuval on Highway 130 just below Old Dock. Not a whole piece of furniture or anything of value was left after the tornado had ripped its way through the home. (All photos on this page by Photographer Lawrence Wofford of the Raleigh News and Observer). Tornado Strikes Near Waccamaw Township Burris FormyDuval Uncon scious From Head Injuries After Being Carried 305 Feet From Wrecked Home 11 OR 12 PLACES HIT BY POWERFUL TWISTER Other Families In Path Of Storm Miraculously Escape Death And Injury While Homes Are Damaged A tornado Monday brought indescribable disaster to the Old Dock section, leaving homes and barns leveled and injuring two1 persons seriously. The twister maneuvered over an area at least a half-mile wide and left wreckage for a distance of two miles. Although there was no storm damage in Brunswick county, residents of Waccamaw township report that there was an unus ually strong wind, followed by a heavy rain at about the time the blow hit the Old Dock com munity only a few miles away. The tornado struck at 3:50 a. m., the time being determined by electric clocks which stopped when power lines were ripped loose and the current was cut off. Identified as suffering losses were the farm property of A. B. FormyDuval, Burris FormyDuval, M. R. Etheridge, W. C. Gore, Fay FormyDuval, Trail Fowler, L. M. Marlowe, Crowell Powell, Jim Duncan, Jerry Little, and Hamp Powell. The twister appeared to have hit first at the home of Fay FormyDuval where it swept away all of the house except the floor. Other buildings were also ripped apart. The most complete destruction was obvious at the place of Bur ris FormyDuval which resembled a pile of chaff after a flock of chickens had been in its midst much more than it did the site of a farm home surrounded by barns, tobacco barns and shed. The twister hit FormyDuval’s home and tore ft into the prover bial million pieces. Audrey FormyDuval, 13-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Formy Duval, said he heard the wind and thought he would get up and close the window. “The next thing I knew, I was over here,” the lad said as he pointed to a spot 250 feet from his former home. “I thought I Continued on page four Good Fishing Reported Here Parties Aboard Moja Had Unusually Good Luck With Bluefish During The Past Few Days Some of the best fishing of the season has been reported during the past week by Captain Victor P. Lance, skipper of the Moja. One of his best catches was made on last Wednesday when a party of four from Rutherford ton caught 356 bluefish. They in cluded A. J. Yelton, Tom Keeter, J. B. Carnegie and Hubert Hodge. The following day rough seas drove the Moja in early, but not before the fishermen had landed 116 blues. The party included R. W. Elrod, Henderson; J. E. Elrod and C. S. Andrews, Charlotte. Biggest catch of the week was made by the Sunday party, who reported 379 bluefish. In the group were Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Continued On Page Six Talks Way Into Toils Of The Law When Patrolman J. C. Taylor and Deputy Sheriff O. W. Perry stopped a suspicious looking car Monday night the driver jumped out and got away in the darkness. Further investigation confirmed their suspicious, as 36-gallons of non-tax paid liquor were dis covered. The automobile and its cargo were confiscated. A short time later the patrol car radio picked up a stolen car alarm from the Wilming ton station, and the description fitted the vehicle which the of ficers had captured a short time before. ‘‘Just stay right where you are”, Patrolman Taylor called back to Joe Free man, who was making the re port, ‘‘we’ll see what we can do to help you.” A short trip and the car and its owner were back together. Joe Freeman was the driver who had made his escape. He was placed under arrest, along with Ira Ballard, his traveling companion. Fishing Rodeo In Final Month Several Winning Entries For Month Of September Was Caught In Brunswick County Waters Rounding out the third month of Southeastern North Carolina’s Fishing Rodeo and going into the home stretch of the finist fishing month of the year, SENCBA an nounced this week the prize win ners for September. Early in November will see not only the October prize list an nounced but the best fish awards on the 22 species of salt water fish caught in this area. These awards consist of beautifully en graved plaques of polished cop per upon oak backgound and the certificate giving the weight and person who caught the entry. Grand prize list will also be an nounced in November when these awards will be presented to the successful contestants at a ban quet to be held at a future an nounced date during the middle of that month. The grand prize awards this year consist of United States Government Bonds and trophies which will be won by the successful fishermen who catch the three best fish in surf, three best for pier fishing and three best for deep sea. Amounts of the firsts will be $250.00 Bonds, the seconds $150.00 bonds and the thirds $100.00 bonds, a total of nine grand prizes. Predominant in the fall catches are entries in the sailfish, blue fish, channel bass, Virginia mullet (whiting) and pompano classes^ Fishing has been ex tremely good on all of these species which are in abundance in the fall months in South easter'll North Carolina. Listed below are the inners from Brunswick County: Men’s division: Pompano- A. T. Hight, Long Beach, 3 lbs 8 ozs., Gep glass bait casting rod. Women’s division: Sailfish_ Mrs. Frances Hallman, Bates burg, S. C. 35 lbs;, caught off boat, "Moja”, Coleman camp stove; pompano, Susan T. King, (Continued on page four) Another Youth Implicated In Hatchet Case Culbert Simmons Testifies That Delmar Smith Was With Him When His Fath er Was Robbed And Beat With Hatchet There was a new development in the Simmons assault case this week with Delmar Smith being held under $1,000.00 bond for trial as an accomplice to young Culbert Simmons, who previously ,j had admitted that he had almost beat his father ana- 5-year-ol4 brother to death while they were asleep. The elder Simmons visited his son in the Brunswick county jail in Southport Friday, and the boy told his father, Corbett C. Sim mons, that Smith had been with him as he entered the bedrot>r> bent on robbery, and left almost guilty of murder. Smith was ar rested, and on Monday following a hearing in Recorder's court, was bound over' to Superior court with bond being set at $1,000.00. Young Simmons’ story drawing Smith into the case did not at tempt to shift the entire blame, and he freely admitted helping to plan the robbery and having a part in the assault upon his father and brother, although he did claim that the actual hatchet wielding was done by Smith. He was also bound ovef to Superior court, his bond being set at $2,000.00. Continued On Page Four Shallotte Wins Over Southport Pirates Romp To 25 To 14 Victory Friday Afternoon In Contest Played On Their Own Gridiron A hard-driving Shallotte foot ball team defeated Southport Fri day afternoon by a score of 25 to 14. Victory for the home team came as a result of some fancy free-wheeling by Gene White and Bunky Bellamy and a stout line which refused to yield much yard age to the Southport running attack. (Continued on Page 8) Postmaster Wilbur Dosher, an old Southport boy who made good in the neighboring city of Wilmington, has been spending a few days here on his annual October vacation. His faithful fishing companion is George Wortham, who Postmaster Dosh er swears is the best cane pole fisherman on the North Carolina Coast. “It’s the treat of *a life time just to see George pull in one puppy drum’’, he laughed this week. With all of the improvements ; that have come to rural residents i of Brunswick county, S. L. Pur- | vis, chairman of the Brunswick j PMA Committee, still is without , REA power. However, an exist- [ ing handicap has been removed and it is likely that he and his neighbors will be connected with in the near future. Andy Boatwright, who lost a patented anchor which he used j on the beach to hold his gill net, 1 was telling us Sunday that some one had taken off with his net during his reent absence. We hate to hear about incidents of this nature, because Long Beach has been remarkably free from pilfering thus far. When the log cabin service station owned by Frank Rabon at Town Creek burned last month it removed a favorite landmark for those who love a good fish fry. Of course, most of the ac commodations still remain, but it always seemed to us that the picturesque cabin sort of added to the rostic atmosphere. Just to show that there is still life in the old body, the South port Tennis Club held a meeting Monday night to discuss plans for surfacing two playing courts. Fired up with memories which date back to the summer of 1936, the same group keeps plugging along trying to resurect tennis Continued On f*age Four Democrats Ready For Great Rally Friday Afternoon E. Ertei Carlyle Will Be In Spotlight As Host Con gessman; Hoey, Smith And Scott To Speak OTHER NOTABLES TO gather for Session State Chairman Jordan To Take Charge After Assem bly Is Opened By Seven th District Leaders The heavy artillery of the Dem ocratic Party will invade the Seventh Congressional District on Friday, October 13th to present the cause of the Democratic candidates to the voters who must decide the issues on November 7 th. The occasion will be the biennial Seventh District Demo cratic rally, and will be held at Whiteville at 2:30 p. m. with Con gressman F. Ertle Carlyle as the host Congressman. Journeying to Whilevnie to aid Congressman Carlyle in present ing the story of the Democratic Party in action will be a large delegation of State officials and the United States Senators. The delegation will be headed by Governor W. Kerr Scott, and the Senatorial Democratic nominee, Willis Smith, Senator Clyde R. Hoey, and Senator Frank P. Graham will be the top speak ers in assisting Congressman Carlyle who will hold the spot light for the day. Others who will be on hand are Harry McMullan, Attorney General; Secretary of State Thad Eure; Commissioner of Agriculture L. Y. Ballentine; State Treasurer Brandon Hodges; Supt. of Public Instruction Clyde Edwin; Comissloner of Labor For rest Shuford; State Auditor Henry Bridges, and Commissioner of In surance Waldo Cheek. National Committeeman Jonathan Daniels also will be present. The rally will be opened by of ficials of the party in the Seven th District, who will then turn the meeting over to Everett Jor dan, chairman of the State Dem ocratic Executive Committee, who will preside, present the inital case for the Democratic Party, and introduce the other speakers. Speaking to the women of the district for the Women’s Division of the Democratic organization will be Mrs. B. B. Everett of Palmyra, long-time leader among Continued On Page Four Varied Docket Is Tried Monday Numerous Cases Disposed Of Before The Recorder’s Court Officials Before Early Adjournment Other than the Simmons as sault case, chief interest in Re corder’s court proceedings here Monday was centered in trial of four white men for stealing to bacco. Willie Edwards Mitchell, Her man Levi Carroll, Lonnie Erskine Beatty and Joe Divie Vereen were charged with breaking, en tering and larceny. They pleaded guilty to charges of forcible tres pass, and sentence of 6 months each on the roads was suspended upon payment of costs and upon condition that restitution be made to the prosecuting witness. David D. Babson was found not guilty of drunk driving. Coyte Ray Gaffey waived ap (Continued on page three) James, Betty Or Loretta By Any Other Name Would Be As Sweet Miss Lillian Watts, Teacher At Waccamaw High School, Has Double-Trouble With Names JAMES, BETTY ASH, Oct. 11—When Miss Lillian Watts, fifth . grade teach er in Waccamaw High School in Brunswick County, calls for Jim, she doesn't know who is going to answer. And if she wants Betty to recite, she has the same problem. The headache extends to Loretta, to Patsy, to Harold, and to Fay. In her classes, Miss Watts has 19 boys and 19 girls, who furnish enough instructional problem without name confusion. How ever, she has this cross to bear: Loretta May be Loretta Bab son or Loretta Simmons; there is Fay Tripp and Fay Gore; she has Kitty Walton and Katie SmithjCallpd “Kit” and “Kat”; I Patsy may be Patsy FormyDuval or Patsy Haddock; there is Betty Stephens and Betty Mintz, and Betty Smith; then she has Harold Babson and Harold Milli ken; Roy may be Roy Inman or Roy Milliken; and to fill her cup to the brim are James Piver, James Duncan and James Watts. “Be quiet, James.” "Oh, I wasn’t doing anything.” And James was quiet, even two of the said James. Perhaps Shakespeare would have spoken truly had he said a James, a Betty or a Loretta by any other name would be as sweet. Registration Begins In County Saturday I Late Watermelons Growing At Beach Don’t go away now-from the beach, that is. It’s just getting to be watermelon season. Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Robinson came by the office yesterday afternoon with a beautiful melon which they had just pulled from a vine growing on their waterfront lot at Long Beach. It weighed twenty seven and t h r e e-q u a r t e r s pounds, and was not even the largest of the five watermelons which were produced by this one plant. Ancestory of the melon date back to one day early in July when they had a watermelon cutting at the Robinson cot tage, and a stray seed was covered by sand. It began to grow, and so did the curiosity of the owners as they noted its development. Only recently did the Robinsons realize that the practicall result of the un usual volunteer was to be five delicious melons for late fall consumption. Grade Mothers For This Year Regular Meeting Of South port Parent - Teachers As sociation Held Thursday; Membership Is 168 The Southport Parent-Teacher Association held it's regular meet ing on Thursday night with Rev. L. D. Hayman conducting the de votional. Immediately following, Principal H. T. Sanders showed the film “First Date”. This pic ture was shown through the countesy of the State Highway Patrol Office, and it brought out the dangers experienced by many careless, carefree, teen-agers who drive automobiles. The membership chairman re ported that there were 168 per sons who joined the P.T.A. last week. Many of the grades have won half-holidays from school for having their homes represented 100% in this membership drive. The fee is fifty cents. Because of attendance, the 7th grade and the 11th grade won the half holiday this month. During the business session the secretary read the following list of grade mothers for this year: First grade: Mrs. Glennie How ard, Mrs. Joe Reeves, Mrs. Leslie Garner, Mrs. John Potter, Mrs. James Smith, Mrs. Davis Herring, Mrs. Gene O’Brien and Mrs. Will iam Jorsenson. Second grade: Mrs. Fred Bur dette, Mrs. H. M. Baker, Mrs. Herman Rogers, Mrs. H. T. San ders, Mrs. Otis Garner, and Mrs. Wriley Willis. Third grade: Mrs. D. A. Baker, Mrs. Paul Fodale, Mrs. Wiley Wells and Mrs. Gus McNeill. Fourth grade: Mrs. Mileo White, Mrs. Lee Aldridge, Mrs. W. A. Maxwell, and Mrs. Harry Sell. Fifth grade: Mrs. Lewis Hardee, Mrs. E. F. Gore, Mrs. Kathleen Webb, and Mrs. Josie Easley. Sixth grade: Mrs. R. F. Plaxco, Mrs. W. R. Bomberger, Mrs. Merritt Moore. Seventh grade: Mrs. James Wolfe, Mrs. R. B. Thompson, Mrs. W. C. Kincaide, and Mrs. Ophelia Sellers. Eighth grade: Mrs. Glenn Turn nell, Mrs. R. R. Lewis and Mrs. Joe Cochran. Ninth grade: Mrs. William Oberjohann, Mrs. Elizabeth Brun son, Mrs. L. T. Smith, Mrs. J. T. Ramseur and Mrs. Frances Continued On Page Three Registration Books Will Be Open At Seventeen Poll ing Places For Each Of Next Three Saturdays To Allow Voters To Register GENERAL ELECTION COMING NOVEMBER 7 M. D. Anderson, Chairman Of The Brunswick County Board Of Elections, Makes Announce ment Of Coming Event Registration of voters will open Saturday for the November gen eral elections. Dewey Anderson, chairman of the Brunswick County Board of Elections, said this week that polling places in the county’s 17 precincts will be open for registration the next three Sat urdays. They fall on October 14, 21 and 28. The Brunswick county board of elections met here Tuesday to discuss plans for the coming election, and J. G. Caison was given the job of locating a voting place for Southport No. 2 pre cinct. The polling places will open on these days at 9 a. m. and will close at sundown, Anderson said. Registration will close October 28 at sundown. The general election is Tuesday, November 7. The registration period is set in conformity with the law, which specifies that the books shall be opened for registration at 9 a. m. on the fourth Saturday pre ' ceding the general election and shall be closed at sundown on the second Saturday preceding the election, Anderson reported. Qualifications necessary for voters are that residence must have been established in the State at least one year and for four months in the precinct. The legal voting age is 21. Anderson explained that the law says that should a voter from his precinct into another precinct, he may vote in his old precinct until he has been estab lished in the new one four months. In effect, this law en ables the voter to cast his ballot in the precinct from which he has moved, should the general election fall within four months after the voter moved. Anderson said that applications for absentee ballots would not be accepted later- than two days preceding the general election. Applications should be made to the chairman of the Elections Board. Anderson pointed out that per sons who voted in either or both of the primaries last spring and summer already are registered for next month’s vote, and need not register again. Government Pays Pension Attorney Provision Made For Govern ment To Pay Cost Of At [ torney Fee Where Pension Claim Is Successfully Pros ecuted Public Law 844, 78 Congress, gave the Administrator of Vet erans’ Affairs the authority to recognize pension agents and at torneys in the preparation, pres entation and prosecution of claims under the jurdisdiction of the Veterans’ Administration. The law provides hat fees charged by these agents or pen sion attorneys shall not exceed $10.00 in any one case. The at torney may not, under the law, collect anything from the veteran but if the attorney or agent has continued On Page Three County Baptists In Association Meet Next Week Tv/o Day Session Will Be Divided Between Chapel Hill Baptist Church At Shallotte And Mill Creek BAPTIST LEADERS * WILL ATTEND MEET Report Will Be Made On Plans For Raising Funds For Hospital And For Moving Wake Forest The Brunswick Baptist Assoc iation will convene next week for the fifty second annual meeting. The opening session will be at Chapel Hill Baptist Church, Shal lotte, on Wednesday, October 18, and the second day will be at Mill Creek Baptist Church. On Thurs day night, the Brunswick Youth Association will meet at Mill Creek to hear reports of the work the young people have attempted during the past year, transact the business of the Youth Association, and see two motion pictures in a demonstration of the use of visual aid equipment for learning and inspiration in church work. The films to be shown at”that time are: “Great Achievement”, the life story of the late great Dr. George W. Truett, and “Ad vance in Africa”, a film in color depicting some of the missionary work that Baptist have been do ing in Africa during the past one hundred years. The sessions of the Association will feature reports on all phases of Baptist work in Brunswick county, throughout North Car olina, and to the uttermost parts of the world. Representatives from the Baptist Orphanage, Bap tist Hospital, Baptist State Con | vention, the Biblical Recorder and various colleges will attend the association and report to the delegates from the local ehurchea on the progress of their work in these respective agencies and in stitutions. Of particular interest at this time will be the report from the hospital on its drive for seven hundred thousand dollars to build the much needed additional wing at the hospital. Another subject i of vital interest at the meeting [ of the association this year will | be the report on the progress of the campaign to build a new campus for Wake Forest College at Wintson-Salem. In selling the present campus to the Southern Baptist Convention for a semin ary site North Carolina Baptist are definitely committed to the task of building the new campus in the next two years. Not all of the necessary funds are in hand or in sight for this monu mental undertaking and it is ex Continued on page four Ruffin Redwine Gets Promotion Ruffin E. Redwine, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Redwine of Shallotte, was recently promoted to the rank -of first lieutenant in the U. S. Army. Lt. Redwine, a graduate of Shallotte high school with the class of 1939, entered the service at Fort Bragg shortly after grad uation. Serving with the First Field Artillery Observation Bat talion in Africa, he, was captured at Kasserine Pass and remained a prisoner of war for two years. | Freed and returned to this coun try in 1945, Lt. Redwine remain ed in the service and was com missioned a second lieutenant of field artillery in 1948. Tide Table Following Is the tide table for Southport during the next week. These hours are approxi mately correct nnd were furn ished The State Port Pilot through the courtesy of the Cape Fear Pilot’s Association. High Tide Low Tide Thursday, October 12, 8:12 A. M. 1:57 A. M. 8:30 P. M. 2:34 P. M. Friday, October 13 9:04 A. M. 2:42 A. M. 9:20 P. iM. 3:24 P. M. Saturday, October 14, 9:57 A. M. 3:29 A. M. 10:12 P. M. 4:15 P. M. Sunday, October 15, 10:54 A. M. 4:19 A. M. 11:09 P. M. 5:10 P. M. Monday, October 16, 11:54 A, M. 5:14 A. M. 0:00 P. M. 6:10 P. M. Tuesday, October 17, 0:10 A. M. 6:14 A. M. 12:57 P. M. 7:15 P. M. Wednesday, October 18, 1:17 A. M. 7:22 A. M. 2:02 P. M. 8:20 P. 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