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Most of The INew* All The Time vwl. NO. SIXTEEN No. 39 THE STATE PORT PILOT A Good Newspaper In A Good Community_ The Pilot Covers Brunswick County 6-pages TODAY Southport, N. C., Wednesday, October 25, 1950 published every Wednesday fi.so fer yeah in Bishop Was An Early Promoter Of REA Co-Op Present Manager Of Electric Membership Corporation Advocated Formation Of Local Organization When National Bill Was Passed GOOD RECORD IS MADE UNDER HIM Bishop Is Good Promoter In Addition To Being Good Businessman And The Growth Has Resulted For the formation of the Bruns wick Electric Membership Cor poration and for the outstanding record that has been made by this REA Co-Op, much credit is due E. D. Bishop. Before the passage of the act by Congress setting up the Rural Electric Authority to provide elec tricity to more and more of the farmers of the nation, Bishop realized the great need for such an agency. Immediately after the act was passed, he started advocating the organization of a group of farm ers in the Shallotte section of Brunswick and adjoining counties. Largely through his efforts, the Brunswick Electric Membership Corporation was formed in Jan uary, 1939 and the construction Bishop served as coordinator until the co-op was organized, then was chosen as its first man ager and has served in the ’capacity since that time. In the beginning there was some doubt about the financial success of such a venture, but from the start Bishop believed that they would not only render a valuable service to the rural life of this area and to the farm population of the nation, but also 1 that they would be successful, if properly operated. Besides being a fine promoter, Bishop is likewise a good business man, as has been proven by the successful growth and develop ment of the Brunswick Electric Membership Corporation. It has grown to a two and a half million dollar corporation, one of the largest organizations of its kind! in eastern North Carolina, and is financially better than most co ops in the nation. Bishop spends most of his time working, but whenever he has the opportunity, he likes to fish and hunt. He served as the first president of the North Carolina Rural Electric Coperative Associa tion is now a member of the REA telephone committee, a member of the Shallotte Lions Club and has a community spirit that will make him always active on any project that will allow him to serve humanity. He is widely regarded as one of the most outstanding REA Co-op Managers in the nation and the record he has made here proves that contention. One of his dreams, hoped to come true soon, is the construc tion of the beautiful new head quarters building in Shallotte. He i has other dreams for the co-op and it’s quite likely that they will materialize. Brief Newt Flathet STRRET DANCE Members of the Shallotte Bus iness and Professional Womens Club will sponsor a street dance Tuesday evening-, which is Hallo we’en night. squarbTdance Members of the Southport Lions Club will sponsor their third consecutive Saturday night dance this week at the Com munity Building in Southport. FATHER PASSES C. P. Miller, father of Mrs. R. F. Plaxco, died last Monday and burial was made at Kings Moun tain on Wednesday. His home was in Chester, Va. REVU^AL CXOSES1*®®1™^™ A series of revival services came to a close at Supply Baptist church Saturday night. The preaching was done by the pas tor, Rev. Taft Hewett. FATHER DIES Martin Denning, father of Coun ty Superintendent J. T. Denning, died at his home at Newton Grove Monday following an ex tended illness. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday. HOSPITAL PATIENT Fr iends in this county will be interested to learn that R. E. Sentelle is a patient at Duke Hospital, Durham, where he is recovering from a recent opera tion. 1 I FIRST DAIRY SHOW ENTRANTS WINNERS—Not only were the Brunswick county 4-H boys the first arrivals at the recent Junior Dairy Cattle Show in Wilmington, but they were among the most success ful. David Swain, left, above, was a blue ribbon winner while Bobby Swain, Joseph Price and Marvin Bennett were red ribbon winners.^ Bennett also won third pi'ize for best herdsman. County Agent A. S. Knowles is standing behind the boys.—(Wilmington Star Cut.) bprunt Outlines Better Ways For Growing Flowers Orton Plantation Proprietor Speaks To Garden Club; Mrs. Schulken Named Gar den Therapy Chairman The October meeting of the Whiteville Garden Club was held in the assembly room of the First Presbyterian Church, with Ken neth Sprunt of Orton Plantation as guest speaker. Mrs. F. J. Scnulken was ap pointed district chairman of Gar den Therapy, a new project this year. Garden Therapy is taking the joys of gardening to the sick, shut-ins and to those less fortun ate Mrs. Geo. McNeill introduced Mr. Sprunt, who used as his sub ject, “The Propagation of Aza leas and Camellias.” Azaleas and Camellias have identical require ments in the way of soil and planting. He stated good mulch ing with pine straw was the cheapest cultivation to be had. These plants should never be planted any deeper than grown in the nursery, he said. Azaleas and Camellias will not stand wet feet, but should have good drain age. Special Azalea-Camellia ferti lizers put out by Acme, Reliance and Swift are all good. Several light doses of fertilizers are bet ter than one heavy one. Early May, June and late July are the best time to fertilize. Mr. Sprunt recommended Castor bean meal in preference to cotton seed meal because the castor bean meal comes a little cheaper and helps to prevent moles around the roots. Some of the pests of the Azalea are white flyred spider and lace bug. Black Leaf 40 was suggested as best spray for these insects. Mr. Sprunt recommended spray ing with Diathene 2 or 3 times a week for Azales pedal blight. A colored movie strip of Orton Plantation was shown. The group was then invited to the ladies parlor for a delightful social hour. The refreshment table was decorated with a most beautiful arrangement of fall flowers in the Halloween colors, these same colors being used in a very at tractive arrangement on the man tel. Much Activity At Soldier Bay Revival Services In Second Week With Home Coining Day To Be Observed Next Sunday Revival services began last. Sun day night at the Soldier Eay Baptist Church and will continue through this week with the Rev. William Ussery, new pastor of the church, doing the preaching. Next Sunday will be home com ing day for the Soldier Bay Church and all former members and friends are invited for the services that day. There will be Sunday School and preaching ser vices during the morning and a period of fellowship and lunch following the morning services. During the afternoon three former pastors of the church will bring brief messages to the home coming congregation. Rev. Z. G. Ray, Wingate; Rev. W. W. Rob bins, High Point; and Rev. W. T. Hewett, Bolivia; will be the speakers during the afternoon services. Continued On Page Two Record Catches Of King Mackerel Made 5k--— . ■ - - Parties Fishing From South port Boats Yesterday Caught Total Of 172 Of These Fine Game Fish IDLE-ON CAUGHT 82 OF THESE FISH Weather During Past Week Has Prevented Usual Num ber Of Trips Outside By Fishing Parties It will be a long time before party boat captains in Southport forgot Tuesday, October 24, for a total of 172 king mackerel were caught by three boats operating out of here yesterday. The leader was the Idle-On, whose catch was 81 king mack erel, 2 amberjack and 4 bonita. In the party were W, H. Nelson, W. H. Nelson, Jr., and Robert Stevens, Spray; L. K. Thompson and John B. Dinnin, Grrensboro. The Botfly had 71 king mack erel, 2 bonita and 2 amberjack. What is more unusual is the fact that only three men were fishing. Oscar Pitts and two companions from Asheboro made this trip. Captain Victor Lance and the Moja also hit the kingfisb, having 20 among their catch. They also had a dolphin and three. albacore, but complained that shark stole more than half their fish.1 Five sharks were also taken. In this party were M. L. Church, R. M. Pound, R. M. Pound, Jr., and K. Ginter, all of Charlotte. P. T. A. Carnival Friday Evening First Part Of Program Will Be Held In Auditorium With Other Features To Follow In Gymnasium The annual Hallowe’en carnival sponsored by the Southport Pa rent-Teachers Association will get underway at 6 o'clock Friday evening in the school auditorium. Last minute voting to deter mine the king and queen of the carnival will open this event. A costume parade with prizes for pre-school, primary and elemen tary pupils will precede the of ficial crowning of the king and queen. Then the crowd will move to the gymnasium where much fun is planned. Among the at tractions will be a movie, fish pond, balloons for the younger ones, sweets, hot dogs, drinks, gift shop, candied apples, ring toss, a well renowned artist to sketch your likeness, and the House of Honors. A lew of the things that have been put into the Southport school through funds made from these j carnivals and other projects have been a piano, electric refrigerator, stove, hot water heater, tables and other equipment for the lunch room, window draperies for j the auditorium, two sewing ma- 1 chines, a record player and re cords, some playground equip ment and helped with athletic equipment. “It has only been through the cooperation of the public that ' telise thing's have been accomp- j lishment, says Mrs. M. R. Sand- i ers, chairman of the P. T. A. ! ways and means committee,” and j we are hoping to get the same cooperation this year so that we can continue to put needed equip- 1 ment on the school.” Shallotte Fears Trophy In Jepardy Shallotte Lions Club will ob serve ladies night on Thursday, November 2, but one result of the meeting will be the loss of their priced trophy “The Jungle Prowler”. This is a prize donated by District Governor Pike to en courage visiting between clubs. It started in Whiteville, but recently a mob of Shallotte Lions decended upon that club as guests and brought home the trophy. *l 6n Thursday ni gilt the "Prow ler” will go to the club having the greatest percentage of members present, with con sideration also being given to mileage traveled. Brunswick Boys At Applachian Two Ash Youths Are Includ ed In RecordStudent Body Enrolled This Fall At Boone Institution Figures just released from the office of Registrar Herman R. Eggers of Appalachian State Teachers college reveal that the institution has the largest fall term enrollment in its fifty-one years of history. The report shows that there are 348 freshmen, 292 sophomores, 260 juniors, 270 seniors, and 87 graduate students enrolled, a total of 1257 students. In comparison, there were 1004 in the fall term of 1947-48, 1055 in 1948-49 and 1159 in 1949-50. Enrolled from Brunswick coun ty are the following: Hyton W. Babson of Ash, a senior, who attended Campbell college prior to entering Appala chian. He is majoring at Ap plachian in mathematics and soc ial studies. Lewis T. Parrish of Ash, a sophomore, majoring in mathe matics and science. Resource Use Program Here Next Tuesday Brunswick County Teachers Will Have Opportunity To Get Acquainted With Some Of Facilities Ai~ Hand For Instruction _ PANNEL DISCUSSION TUESDAY EVENING Tuesday Afternoon Will Be Devoted To Field Trips To Discuss Various Phases . Of County Business Life A resource use field trip for Brunswick county teachers will be conducted next. Tuesday, with plans being made for an investi gation into the various fields of activity. During the afternoon visits will be made to projects, offices and establishments which will give an insight into life in Brunswick county. Included will be studies in forestry and soil conservation, with County Agent A. S. Knowles providing the technical informa tion; nature study, directed by Dr. Weaner; Brunswick county history, George W. Rappleyea; .Brunswick county organizations, E. J. Prevatte; fish and shrimp industry, L. J. Hardee and R. M. Robinson; welfare office, Miss Hodges; health department, Mrs. Annie Ray Moore; newspaper, James M. Harper, Jr.; bank, Prince O’Brien; postoffice, J. B. Russ; home, Miss Corrinne Green. Following visits during the af ternoon, dinner will be served in the Southport high school cafe teria at 5:30 o’clock and at 7 o’clock Dr. Weaner will lead a pannel discussion during which an effort will be made to develope informally information believed to be of general interest. “How Brunswick County May Be Used A3 A Laboratory For Classroom Learning” is the titel of this pannel program. The over-all director of this eyent will be County Superintend >0ht J. T. Denning*. Shallotte Man Duke Student William Leffig Bennett Is Enrolled In The Divinity School At Duke University For Graduate Work William Leffis Bennett, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Bennett, Shal lotte, has entered the Duke Uni versity Divinity School for grad uate work. ITiere are 77 enrolled in the Divinity School working toward the Bachelor of Divinity degree or the Master in Religious Edu cation. The Duke Divinity School is recognized as one of the out standing theological training cen ters in America. Recently completed buildings on the Duke campus include a new million-dollar Physics Build ing and a million-dollar gift ad dition to the main library. The Duke library with over one mil lion volumes is .now the largest in the entire South and 14th largest University library in the Nation. New construction totaling over 12,500,000 now in progress in cludes a new Nurses’ Home, a new graduate dormitory for men, a renovated graduate dormitory for women, and a Cancer-Heart Research Wing to the Medical Research Building. This construction does not re present an expansion in the Duke (continued on page two) Not Exactly If anyone wonders where the place got its name, a visit to the business center at Hickman’s Crossroads soon will provide the answer. Three of the four places at the Intersection are either own ed or operated by a member of the Hickman family. On one cor ner i3 the T. M. Hickman store; on another is located the E. Y. Hickman store; Raleigh Hickman operates a place of business on the third corner; and the spell is broken only by Leon Norris, who operates the store on the other corner. But there is more than just the various Hickman enterprises to impress the visitor Into that com munity. One thing is the pros perous appearance of the farms, particularly the homes and the buildings. We do not believe there is a more progressive rural route in North Carolina than that lead ing from the crossroads to the i Ash postoffice. 1 I Opening of Camellia Court near the junction of U. S. 17 with highways No. 74 and No. 76 is the third tourist court for Bruns wick county. Trailblazer of course is the J. D. Johnson establish ment at Bolivia. A third court is located near Grissettown and is owned and operated by Jesse Clemmons. He has a cafe build ing nearing completion and soon will be able to offer complete service to his guests. Cecil He wett is erecting a new service station a short distance away. That fine new church building out at Supply will be warm and cozy this winter, despite its size, thanks to the generosity of Mrs. Lucy Lennon, who has donated a heating system consisting of a series of floor furnaces and sus pended space heaters. This build ing is a credit to the community and in years to come bids fair to he one of the favorite gathering places for Brunswick county Bap Continued On Page Four Russ Food Center In New Quarters Charles Russ Will Stage Two-Day Merchandising Pro motion In Connection With Opening ttuss f ood center will nave a grand opening in its beautiful new store at Shallotte on Friday and Saturday, and proprietor Charles Russ is planning an event which is unlike any ever at tempted in this county. This will be a merchandising promotion sale which will em ploy the services of an expert sales director. He will have a public address system over which announcements will be made of free prize winners at intervals throughout the two days; will make other important announce ments, including special prices on merchandise; and will play music as a pleasant background for store shoppers. In addition, free favors will be provided for the kiddies. The new store building is modern in every respect and is located on the corner of Wall Street and U. S. 17 a short dis tance from the old Russ Food Center location! The store proper is 60-ft x 40-ft, and in addition there is a storage room 20-ft x 40-ft at the rear of the store. The building was designed by the new owner to suit the mer chandising needs of the com* munity which it is to serve, and the plans grew out of experience dating back 17 years. Construc | tion work was performed by L. C. Tripp and his sons, M. R. Tripp, S. C. and Cecil Tripp. These men have built other out standing business places in Shal lotte. Forestry Field Day In County Wednesday Southport Boy Is Accidentally Shot William Robbins,1 son of Mr. and Mrs. Lindsey Robbins of Southport, had a narrow escape from death Monday when he was shot in the head at close range by a 20-guage shotgun. Robbins was walking down a sand road beside Boice Spencer, one of his hunting companions on a Bald Head Island expedi tion, when the gun the latter was carrying over his shoulder and behind his head discharged. The shot grazed the back of the Robbins boy’s head, but failed to penterate the bone structure and glanced off. Roger Ward and Merle Muncy, two other companions, assisted in getting the victim to a motor launch, which brought him to Oak Island station, from whence he was rushed to Dsh er Memorial Hospital. He was suffering from shock and from loss of blood, but no serious after-affects are indicated and it is expected that he may be able to leave tne hospital to day. Combat Injury Term Defined I ___ Service Officer Explains Conditions Under Which Benefits May Be Paid To Veterans "Combat injuries may include any injury received in action against an enemy, or caused by an enemy of the United States”, explains Crawford Ruark, Bruns wick County Service Officer. "Some of these are wounds from missiles-injuries reecived in ac cidents, airplane crashes, explo sions or in air fighting disease due to exposure while fighting the enemy, prisoners of war who have been mistreated or underfed, or hove disabilities due to poor sanitation, etc., thyroid troubles, nervous conditions, convulsions, mental conditions, diabetic trou ble, epilepsies, brain tumors, meningitis, etc.” Veterans who have these dis abilities or others resulting from war should be encouraged to file claims as early as possible, ad vises Rourk, local Veterans Ser vice Offiver, for further benefits. Polio Fund In Resource “Pool” Voluntary Pool Of Funds Make This Possible After National Foundation Re sources Have Been Ex hausted The Brunswick County Chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis will continue to aid local polio patients need ing financial help for care and treatment, as the result of a vol untary “pool” of funds from Chapters all over the county, Rev. H. M. Baker, Chapter Chairman, declared this week. Basil O'Connor, National Foun dation president, recently wanted that national funds for aid to Chapters that had exhausted local treasuries would be used up by November. He called upon all solvent Chapters to send uncom mitted funds to the epidemic aid fund by that time. Continued On Page Twa Council Sponsoring All Day Program In Bolivia Neighborhood For Inter ested Parties INTERESTING PROGRAM IS BEING PLANNED Forestry Officials And Rep resentatives Of Paper Companies Will Partici pate In This Activity The Brunswick County Forestry Council is sponsoring a forestry field day on Wednesday, Novem ber 1, in the Bolivia area of the county. The morning session be ginning at 10 o’clock will con sist of demonstrations on fire control work, timber scaling, tree planting and fence post treating using Osmosalts. This demon stration will take place at the implement shed of International Paper Company located near Mercer’s saw mill on U. S. High way No. 17, about two miles north of Bolivia, reports Dr. E. O. Goodman, Chairman of the Forestry Council. The Forestry Field Day is be ing held in the interest of pre serving the forests which are a most valuable natural resource. The Forestry Council has as its primary purpose the conservation and proper management of forest lands. The Forestry Council would like for farmers owning forest land, persons working at pulpwood, sawmill workers and others working with forestry pro ducts to attend this first field day. A free barbecue dinner will be served those forestry conscious people attending the field day. There will be several contest dur ing the day and oppropriate prizes being given away are cross cut saws, axes, steel maul and wedge, chain binger, planting irons, bush axes, and many others. Some of the contests will include wood sawing, chopping, planting, timber estimating, fire fighting, estimating pulpwood, d,nd estimating age and height of trees. The afternoon program will consist of saw mill operation, Continued On Page Two Lengthy Session Of Court Monday Variety Of Offenses Includ ed On Docket Tried Be fore Judge W J. McLamb This Week A lenghty session of Bruns wick county Recorder’s court was held here Monday. Moses Dyson was taxed one half costs for driving with im proper muffler. William E. Gore waived and pleaded guilty to speeding and paid $10.00 and costs. James R. Inman did the same, but paid a fine of $20.00. Andrew M. Solloman waived and pleaded to operating with improper equipment. He was tax ed the costs. Charges of possession against Raleigh J. Canady were nol press ed with leave. Thomas Brown pleaded guilty to driving with improper equip ment, paid costs. Callie B. Gray waived and pleaded to speeding and paid $25.00 and costs. James Davis pleaded guilty to speeding and no operator’s li cense. He was fined $10.00 and ocsts. John E. Davis waived and pleaded guilty to speeding and paid $20.00 and costs. Continued On Page Two Lebanon Church Designated The Church Of Year Brunswick Baptist Associa tion Held Two-Day Ses sion Last Week and Heard Encouraging Report Of Progress JOHN JENRETTE RESIGNS AS CLERK Action Comes At End Of Twenty Eight Consecutive Years Of Service; Suc ceeded By A. S. Knowles The two-day session' of the Brunswick Baptist Association was well attended last week and - officers of the association are pleased with the reports heard at - the meeting and the prospects for the work during the coming year among the Baptist churches of Brunswick County. Rev. H. M. Baker, moderator of the Association, pointed out for special attention the fact that gifts to missionary causes from all the churches had increased al most a thousand dollars this year though the income of all the churches was approximately twelve thousand dollars short of last year’s record figure. Officers elected to serve this year included: Rev. H. M. Baker, moderator; Mrs. George Whatley, treasurer; Rev. W. R. Morehead, Association Missionary; R. H. Holden, Youth Moderator; and Lendon Clemmons, chairman of the executive committee. John Jenrette tendered his re signation as clerk of the associa- . tion after completing twenty eigth years of service in this position. The Association was re- • luctant to accept his resignation but elected A. S. Knowles as clerk when Mr. Jenrette said he could not continue to do this work because of declining health. At the suggestion of the mod erator the Association voted to single out the outstanding church each year and designate that church as “Church of the Year”. The basis of determining what church was to be honored in this way was gifts to missions in proportion to size of the church and its local budget. The Lebanon Baptist Church was officially de clared the “Church of the Year” for 1950 and the association will present a plaque to this church honoring its achievement during the past year. Continued On Page Four Army Inducts 16 Men In October Brunswick Furnishes First Group Of Draftees Under New Program During Month Now Drawing To Close During the month of October a total of 16 Brunswick county men were inducted into the Army, the first for this area to be drafted under provisions of the new defense program. This group left on October 19 and included 8 white men and 8 Negroes. White inductees were Thomas O’Neil Long, Jesse George Ben nett, Louis Stanley and Earl Gray Golden, Shallotte; Robert Lee Rabon, Leland; John Dacy Long, Jr., Ash; Alton Lee Tolar, Southport; Jim Henry Williams, Continued On Page Two 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, October 26, 8:05 A. M. 1:46 A. M. 8:19 P. M. 2:19 P. M. Friday, October 27, 8:39 A. M. 2:22 A. M. 8:52 P. M. 2:56 P. M. Saturday, October 28, 9:14 A. M. 2:57 A. M. 9:24 P. M. 3:34 P. M. Sunday. October 29, 9:49 A. M. 3:33 A. M. 9:58 P. M. 4:12 P. M. Monday, October 30, 10:25 A. M. 4:08 A. M. 10:35 P. M. 4:52 P. M. Tuesday, October 31, 11:07 A. M. 4:48 A. iM. 11:21 P. M. 5:37 P. M. Wednesday, November 1, 11:53 A. M. 5:34 A. M. 0:00 P. M. 6:26 P. M.
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