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Most of The News All The Time VOL. NO. SIXTEEN THE STATE PORT PILOT A Good Newspaper In A Good Community _4-PAGES TODAY Southport, N. C., Wednesday, November 8, 1950 The Pilot Covers Brunswick County PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY *1.50 PER YEAR Gray Appointed To Direct Seal Sale For State University Of North Carolina Chosen To Lead Tubercu losis Association Effort ANNUAL CAlvlrAKiN IS THE COUNTRY’S 44TH C. Lacy Tate Of Waccamaw Bank And Trust Company Will Be Chairman In Columbus County Gordon Gray, president of the Greater University of North Car olina and former Secretary of the Army will head the annual Christmas Seal Campaign in North Carolina to be conducted from November 20 to Christmas day, according to an announce ment this week by Dr. Herman F. Eason, president of the North Carolina Tuberculosis Association and Medical Director of the Eastern North Carolina Sana torium in Wilson. A former Winston-Salem pub- j lisher and businessman, Gray has long taken an active part in the civic life of his city and of the entire state. “It is with great pleasure,” Dr. Easom said, “that I announce the appointment, by the Board of Directors of the North Car olina Tuberculosis Association, of Mr. Gordon Gray to the Chair manship of the 1950 Christmas Seal Campaign and the accep tance of that chairmanship by Mr. Gray. Funds derived from the sale of Christmas seals are the sole support of the associa tion and with Mr. Gray heading the drive we are confident of its success." This year will mark the 44th Annual Campaign to raise funds to fight the “White Plague” and during that period the death rate has fallen from over 200 per 100,000 population to 23 in 1949. Ninety-four per cent of the funds derived from the sale of seals remains in this state to carry on an intensive educational cam paign about tuberculosis, to stimulate early case-finding-, ade quate treatment and realistic re habilitation of the victims of the disease. Six per cent of the funds go to the National Tuberculosis Association for research and to finance 'the fight against tuber culosis on a national and inter national scale. Dr. David T. Smith, Bacteriologist and pro fessor at Duke University is President of the National Organ ization. Gray said plans for the cam paign, which is conducted almost entirely by mail, are now under way and announcements of local chairmen will be made as soon as they are appointed. No State goal will be set for the drive iince the need for funds are de termined locally, but it was pointed out by Dr. Easom that with over 3400 new cases of tub erculosis reported last year in North Carolina, the need for funds is greater than in 1949. The total amount contributed in North Carolina last year was $386,865.98. C. Lacy Tate, executive vice president of the Waccamaw Bank and Trust Company, will head the Seal Sale Campaign in Co lumbus County. Plans are al ready well advanced for the local drive. Brief Newt Flasket BARBECUE SUPPER A barbecue supper will be served Saturday evening' at the Spencer home 2 miles west of Midway, the proceeds to go to church building fund. WOMANS CLUB J. T. Denning, county super intendent of schools, was speaker last week at the regular meeting of the Southport Woman’s Club. He explained the five amend ments which were voted upon in the General Election Tuesday. TURKEY SUPPER Members of the Womans So ciety of Christian Service of Trinity Methodist church will serve a turkey supper and will hold their annual bazzar Tuesday evening in the recreation rooms. PRIZE WINNER Frances Katherine Reciwine, 15 months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Redwlne of Vilas, for merly of Shallotte. won first prize in a recent baby show con test. In addition to the first prize for the prettiest baby she also received second prize as the most popular. The baby shows was sponsored by the junior class of Cone Creek School, Sugar Grove. English Visitor Is Expected Wednesday Mrs. Mae Bamber Of Southport, England, To Come Hers To Bring Invitation From Mayor Of Her City a message yesterday irom Mrs. Mae Bamber, a member of the Southport, English, city council, indicated she would arrive here next Wednesday, November 15. Tentative arrangements are that on Thursday morning, November 16, at 11 o’clock she will pres ent greetings from Mayor Roger Fleetwood-Hesketh, of Southport, England, to Mayor Hubert Liv ingston and the Board of Aider men of Southport. Appropriate ceremonies will mark the presentation. There are no plans to form a big crowd, but a number of important guests are bing invited and there will be press photographers present. The event will be staged either in the court house or Community Build ings and all who may wish to do so may attend. The Festival of Britain is to be held In Southport, England, in 1951. Mrs. Bamber, as a member of the City Council of the Eng lish city, is traveling something like 20,000 miles to and in Ame rica. She comes as an ambassador of goodwill to the United States. The English press and radio are making a great deal of the event' Clippings from the Southport, Liverpool and London newspapers have been received here and through them it is learned that the English radio is receiving daily bulletins from a station in New York, these bulletins being beamed from New York to show the daily progress of the visitor in the United States. Although there are a dozen Southports in the United States, Mrs. Bamber came with the specific object of making official visits to only three towns, all namesakes of Southport, England. These towns are Southport, Maine; Southport, Connecticut; Southport, North Carolina. Her visit here is a matter of State and National interest. To the Mayors of each of the Continued On Page Four Bad Weather During Week-End Hits Fish - Jl Unusually Good Luck With King Mackerel Given A Temporary Setback Satur day With The Arrival Of Strong Winds PARTY FISHING RESUMED NOW Boats Have Reported Good Luck For Parties Out Fol lowing Stormy Weather Over Sunday Southport party boats were well on their way toward estab lishing' another record for fall fishing when bad weather inter vened during the past week-end, but when they went back to the fishing grounds Monday they picked right up where they had left off. In fact, tne Tuesday catch of 83 king mackerel by a party aboard the Idle-On set a new single day record for these fish locally. They also had 1 dolphin, 6 bonita, 1 arctic bonita and 1 amberjack. The party included Mike and Theodore Zezefelis, Louis Tsantes and John Kefelas, all of Wilmington. On Friday a Conway party aboard this craft brought in 48 king mackerel. In the group were Coke Floyd, R. B. Burris, F. K. Floyd, Bob Strickland and Enoch Nobles. Captain iVctor Lance had a Fayetteville party out aboard the Mojaas business resumed Tues day and they brought in 25 king mackerel and 7 albocore. In the arty were John Wilson, Clyde Odom, W. E. Godwin, Claude Godwin and Paul Moore. The Friday catch for the Bot fly was 36 king mackerel for Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Frazier and Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Thomas of Siler City. On Tuesday a party headed by Ben Dillon of Chadboum caught 43 king mackerel, 6 bonita and 5 amberjack. Ferry Meeting Well Attended Brunswick County Represen ted At Meeting Held Sat urday Night At Carolina Beach To Discuss Ferry Brunswick county was rep resented at a meeting held at Carolina Beach Saturday night to foi mulate plans for the estab lishment of a ferry sei*vice be tween some point of the New Hanover county peninsula and the eastern border of Brunswick. The chief attraction for this meeting was a big oyster roast to which public officials and in terested citizens over a wide area of Southeastern North Carolina had been invited. The plan is to ask the State Highway Commission to establish this service at some suitable point crossing the river, and no point has been settled upon. Fur ther study into the matter will be made by a competent com mittee and follow-up meetings to push this program will be sche duled. HOMECOMING SERVICE Homecoming services will be hold at Town Creek Baptist Church, Sunday November 12th, at 10 o'clock. A picnic lunch will be spread and an afternoon of fellowship with choir and special music will be enjoyed. The * pub lic Is cordially invited to attend. Winter Weather Arrived Sunday Jack Frost made his first visit of the fall Monday morning when residents of this section awoke to find a heavy coat of white. There were reports of ice forming here in South port as the mercury dropped into the low thirties. This unmistakable arrival of fall weather followed upon the heels of some of the most pleasant and mild Indian Sum mer days that have ever been experienced here. On Saturday the weather actually was un comfortably warm, and even on Sunday the temperature never amounted to more than enough to make it a brisk, cool day. County Agent A. S. Knowles ( reported Monday afternoon that I it was safe to classify this as a ‘killing frost’, as all late summer vegetation was struck down by the morning’s cold. Southport Crew Noses Out Tigs Red Ward Passes To Doug Watts On 9-Yard Maneu ver For Only Score Of Tilt; Tigs Burchette Stars In Defeat BY JIGGS POWERS (News Reporter Sports Editor) SOUTHPORT — A pass-inter ception on the second play of the last half here Friday afternoon set up the lone touchdown as a fighting Southport eleven nosed out the Hallsboro Tiger gridders, 6-0. Doug Watts, Whiteville Ameri can Legion Junior baseballer of last Summer now playing wing back for the football combination of Coach H. T. Sanders, inter cepted Paul Elliott’s pass on the Hallsboro 31-yard line and haul ed it back to the 18 before he w'as tackled. Still on his feet, Watts latteralled to Tailback Ronnie Hood, who moved on to the 11 before being stopped. After two passes had been in complete and Fullback Red Ward had gained two yards at center, the die was cast when the Por ters tallied on a perfectly-execut ed pass-play. Red Ward took a pass from center, faked a hand off to Hood and then flipped to Watts in the Tiger end-zone for the only six-pointer of the game. A pass—Ronnie Hood intended for Quarterback Sonny Hickman for the point after touchdown, Continued On Page Two Southport Boy Receives Honor Robert F. Plaxco, Jr. is one of thirty freshmen at Harvard Col lege elected by his classmates to the Union Committee. Acting as a liaison between freshmen and faculty advisers, this committee plans extracurricular activities in the Harvard Union, freshman din ing hall and social center. The committee arranges dances and other social affairs and sponsors Debating, Photography, Music and Glee Clubs. Plaxco graduated from Flsh burne Military School in Virginia and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Plaxco of Southport. Honored m M-SGT. JAMES McRElTHVN' James McKeithan Decorated For Korean Serfice M-Sgt. James McKeit Honored By Comm General For Ouist Performance Of Korean Fighting Is adding apding y 1'fi D\ t HEADQUARTERS IX ( ORPS, Oct. 17 - Master Sergeant James K. McKeithan, Southport boy, was awarded the first Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster to "the Bronze Star Medal by Maj, Gen John B. Coulter, Commanding i Jeneral of IX Corps, in cerem^pies here today. The award was presetted to Sgt. McKeithan for ; sfieatofious achievement with the \COmfnand Group of “Task Force Jfckson”. In congratulating i£aL' Mc Keithan, Gen. Coulter^ stated, “At the time when tie I defense perimeter in the Kyongju area was under heavy pressure by the enemy, with the object of driv ing- on Pusan, you.,lathed tire lessly and intelligently assisted in the preparation of plans to pre vent a break-thru and stabiliza tion of the front in that sector. By your good judgement and diligent performance of duty you materially contributed to the ac complishment of the ‘Task Force Jackson’ mission.” Sgt. McKeithan servered with the 84th Infantry Division in Europe during World War II and afterward with the U. S. Military Attache in Moscow. Mrs. Elizabeth D. McKeithan, Sgt. McKeithan’s mother, resides at 42 Lake Forrest Parkway, Wilmington. Foster Speaks To Lions Club Whiteville Minister Speaker On Ladies Night Program Held Thursday At Anchor Hotel The Rev. R. C. Foster, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Whiteville, was the principal speaker at the Shallotte Lions Club Ladies Night program held at the Anchor Hotel Thursday. The visiting minister proved to be a gifted artist as he mixed in numerable humorous stories with serious thought, leaving his aud ience both inspired and thorough ly amused. Appearing with him on the pro gram was Jerry Ball, public re Continued On Page Two Telephone Men Attend Meeting Friday Evening Informal (lathering At Hol den Beach Resulted In Discussion Of Plans For Expanding Service To Ru ral Areas STATE OFFICIALS ALSO IN ATTENDANCE Josh James, Member Of The ' State Utilities Commission And Engineer Present For Discussion .' Three officials of Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Com pany, Josh James, member of the State Utilities Commission and the telephone engineer of that body, Mr. Chase, met Fri day night with a group of Bruns wick county citizens at Ocean Tavern at Holden Beach. Representing the telephone company were H. G. Booth, North Carolina manager for Southern Bell; E. A. Clemment, district manager of Raleigh; and O. G. Bain, group manager, of Wil mington. The Brunswick representatives included E. D. Bishop, T. T. Ward, Dr. Floyd Johnson, Odell Williamson, Harry L. Mintz, Jr., and Dr. R. S. Holden. The meeting deevloped into an informal discussion of the needs for telephone service to extend into the rural areas of Brunswick county, and several proposals were advanced for making these facilities available. The telephone company officials reported that they still are study ing the results of a recent sur vey they made of existing needs with the thought of bringing re lief in some manner to a large area of Brunswick county. Although no definite plan re sulted from this get-together, the Brunswick citizens are hopeful that new light was shed upon the importance of improved tele phone service and that action will result. Bain Going To Charlotte Area Group Manager For South ern Bell Has Served Since 1945 In Charge Of Opera tions Which Include South port O. G. Bain, group manager for Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company, has received a promotion and will report Thursday to the Charlotte office as connecting company represen tative on the staff of the North Carolina manager. Bain has been group manager with headquarters in Wilmington since July i, 1945. Southport is under that office, and during the period that he has served there has been a net gain of 270 tele phones in Southport. Moreover, other important additions have been made to facilities for better telephone service here, giving Southport communications which are without peer in North Car olina^ Not only has unusual expansion taken place in the Southport area, but the Wilmington man ager has worked tirelessly with Brunswick citizens to develope some feasible plan for bringing telephone service to many rural areas of the county. Today in telling of his transfer, Mr. Bain declared that the treasures the Continued On Page Two Two stoie owners in this coun ty must have been surprised at a brief item we published on the front page of The Pilot last week. One of them is Hobson Kirby, who must have wondered how extensive changes could be made to the front of his building without his knowledge; the other was Dr. Roy Daniel, who must have thought it somewhat sin gular that Mr. Kirby should be duplicating the repairs which he was making on his own store. The fact is that the 'ppairs are being made to the front of the Southport Trading Company, not the Shallotte Trading Company. IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE DEPT.: Hardly had we come off the press last week with an ex pression of our appreciation to a visiting Charlotte subicnber for our first King macwrci when Capt. Victor Dance flowed up with another of this| fine fish that was just as much apprecia ted. Some people prefer the smaller Spanish mackerel, but kings that range from 5-lbs to 10-lbs in sire make mighty good eating, in our opinion. We recall that as a kid our favorite fish was mackerel steak—probably be cause there was only one bone to contend with—and we think that some of our friends who have deep freezers are making a mis take not to cut some steaks from the current catches to save for future use. When Southport defeated Halls boro here Friday afternoon much was said about the visitors being under a handicap because of playing on a sandy field. We think that it is only fair to point out two or three indisputable facts in connection with the game: 1. The sand was just as deep on one side of the line of scrimmage as it was on the other; 2. Southport stopped Halls Continued on page four Brunswick Democrats Win All Offices For Which A Contest Was Held Tuesday Successful Candidates —Harry L. Mintz, Jr., was elected to the House of Representatives Tuesday and Ed V. Leonard was the successful candidate for sheriff of Brunswick county. Methodists Here To Have New Minister --... -* Attendance At Church Costly Two Families living in sepa rate sections o fBrunswick county suffered serious loss Sunday while they were at tending church services. In the Mill Creek section Roland Lewis and family re turned from the morning ser vice at the Baptist church to discover that their home to gether with all of its contents, had been destroyed by fire dur ing their absence. Sunday night J. M. Roach, a former member of the board of county commissioners, came out of Sharon Methodist church to get into his new pick-up truck to drive home, only to discover that someone had stolen the vehicle while he at tended services. Farm Machinery Show Successful Major Undertaking Staged On Willetts Farm Near Mill Creek With Fifteen Acres Of Pasture Planted Four farm machinery dealers participated in a demonstration held last week on the farm of Joseph and Elmore Willetts near Mill Creek. The project was to clear and properly prepare and seed a 15 acre plot n permanent pasture. The pai'ticipating dealers had latest equipment on hand for the work at hand and, working in smooth succession, they showed the large grqup of farmers how Continued on page four Chicken Supper Saturday Night On Saturday November 11th, Mrs. J. M. Roach will serve a chicken supper at her home near the Holdens Beach for the bene fit of Sharon Methodist Church. She will serve from 5:30 to 10 o'clock. The proceeds of this dinner will go on the Sharon Church | bus that was purchased last year by the M.Y.F. of the church. This bus is used for the church. Sharon is fully organized ready for its work for the new year. The church school officers are as follows: General superintend ent, Mrs. S. -W. Lewis; adult sup erintendent, Harvy Kirby; youth superintendent, Mrs. J. E. Rob inson; childrens superintendent, Mrs. H. Kirby; teacher: Bible, Mrs. C. H. Gray, adult; J. W. Lancaster; youth; Mrs. J. E. Rob inson; intermediate; Mrs. C. G. Roach; junior: Mrs. H. Kirby; primary; Mrs. Clemment Holden; secretary and treasurer; Mrs. Ersell Hewett; M. Y. F. presid ent; Lenair Roach; vice-president; Bobby Roach; secretary; Miss Shirley Robinson; treasurer; Miss Agusta Kirby; counselars; Mrs. J. E. Robinson; Mrs. J. M. Roach, Mrs. Myrtle Kirby and Mrs. Car rie Kirby. Rev. Norwood L. Jones Of Clayton Coming To South port As Pastor Of Trinity Methodist Church REV. L. D. HAYMAN AT CAROLINA BEACH Rev. R. H. Caudill Returns As Pastor At Zion Meth odist Church; Rev. J. M. Carroll On Shallotte Circuit The Rev. Norwood L. Jones of Clayton is the new minister for Trinity Methodist church in Southport and comes here as a replacement for the Rev. L. D. Hayman, who was transferred to the Carolina Beach charge by action of the North Carolina Con ference in session last week in Kinston. The new pastor is a young man, is married and has one child 20 months of age. He and Mrs. Jones will be here Sunday and h ewill conduct both the morning and evening service in his new charge. The Rev. Mr. Hayman leaves Southport after serving for three years as pastor of the Methodist church here. Not only has he been active and progressive in conducting the affairs of his church, but he has been actively identified with various county wide organizations. There was no change in the assignment of two other Metho dist ministers serving Brunswick county charges. One is the Rev. R. H. Caudill, pastor of Zion Methodist church at Town Creek, and the other is the Rev. J. M. Carroll, pastor on the Shallotte Circuit. The Rev. C. D. Barclift was returned as superintendent of the Wilmington district. Forestry Field Day Successful Outstanding Event Staged In Bolivia Area Last Wednes day Sponsored By Bruns wick County Forestry Council The forestry field day held in the Bolivia area last Wednesday was one of the most outstanding events of its kind ever held in this section, according to Bill Ed munds, Executive secretary of the N. C. Forestry Association. The program was attended by over 200 farmers an dothers in terested in conservation of forest resources. The program lasted all day be ginning at 10 o’clock and was as follows: Fire Control Demonstration was directed by Joe Hurlivitch, assisted by D. L. Mercer with G. T. Reid showing fire warden or ganized crew and fire line plow ing. Tree planting with hand equip ment was demonstrated by R. S. Douglas. Fence post treating with os mosalts was demonstrated by John Gray. The standing timber scaling de Continued On Page Four Brunswick Democrats Win Eleventh Hour Wilting Of Formidable Republican Opposition Resulted In Overwhelming Majorities COUNTY RETURNS ARE INCOMPLETE Indications Point To Majori ties In Neighborhood Of 1,000 Votes For Most Democratic Candi dates Democratic candidates scored a, sweeping victory over their Re publican opponents in Brunswick county during the general elec tion balloting on Tuesday, piling up majorities of from 1,000 to 1,200 votes on the basis of in complete unofficial returns. Early in the day it became ap-; parent that this was not a typical Brunswick county election, anS that suspicion was confirmed as Republican Chairman W. A. Koop visited several precincts to make announcement that not one cent of Republican money would be spent to influence voters. One result of this unusual turn of events was failure of four of the seventeen precincts to report their returns to the central of fice in Southport last night. This makes it impossible to furnish any accurate picture on the vote total, and not until the ballots are canvassed on Thursday will the' final results be known. However, there is no possibility of an upset of any of the Dem cratic candidates. The unreport ed precincts are Mosquito, Ash, Waccamaw and Exum, whose total vote may swing slightly to the Republican side; but there is no chance that the over whelming difference between Democratic and * Republican strength can be overcome.' As a result of the Tuesday election Sam T. Bennett was re elected Clerk of Court over Har old Rivers Wescott, his Republi can opponent. Ed V. Leonard be comes the new Brunswick coun ty sheriff by virtue of victory over H. L. Willetts. W. J. Mc Lamb was reelected judge of Brunswick county Recorder court over Cecil Robbins, his Republi can opponent. Harry L. Mintz, Jr., defeated Chas. M. Trott for member of the House of Rep resentatives. The three Demo cratic candidates for county com missioner are R. L. Rabon, H. O. Peterson and Elroy King, with Continued On Page Three Receives News Of Haskell Death Dr. Landis G. Brown has re ceived word of the death on September 15 in Cincinnatti, Ohio, of Lt. Commander Samuel B. Haskell, who served during World War II as the first commanding officer of the Naval Section Base at Southport. In private life Commander Haskell w^s Chief Adult Pro bation Officer for the Hamiltoa County Pleas Court, a position ha had held for many years. His death was sudden, and was at tributed to a heart attack. He was 56 years of age. He is survived by his wife, one daughter- and one son. 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 PUot through the courtesy of the Cape Fear Pilot’s Association. High Tide Low Tide TIDE TABLE Thursday, November 9, 7:01 A. M. 0:43 A. M. 7:18 P. M. 1:25 P. M. Friday, November 10, 7:56 A. M. 1:31 A. M. 8:10 P. M. 2:17 P. M. Saturday, November 11, 8:49 A. M. 2:21 A. M. 9:04 P. M. 3:09 P. M. Sunday, November 12, 9:45 A. M. 3:11 A. M. 10:01 P. M. 4:02 P. M. Monday, November 13, 10:41 A. M. 4:04 A. M. 11:00 P. M. 4:57 P. M. Tuesday, November 14, 11:40 A. M. 5:00 A. M. 12:01 P. M. 5:54 p M Wednesday, November 15, 0:00 A. M. 5:59 A. M. 112:38 p. M. 6:53 P. M.
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