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Brunswick County
VOL. NO. SIXTEEN
NO. 55
6-paces today Southport, N. C., Wednesday, December 13, 1950
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
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Christmas Bond
Sale Letters Go
Out This Week
Financial Support Asked To
Follow Through On Tu
berculosis Control Pro
gram For Columbus Coun
ty
ACTIVE CASES ARE
FOUND IN MASS CHECK
Some Cases Under Obser
vation And Will Require
X-Ray Check In Regu
lar Intervals In Future
Letters went out this week
fro mthe Brunswick County Tub
erculosis Association to business
firms in this area requesting
that they purchase Christmas
Seal Tuberculosis Bonds to help
finance the tuberculosis control
program in the county.
The program, following on the
heels of the mass X-ray survey
conducted last Summer, will in
clude continuation of health edu
cation, case-finding, follow-ups to
the survey, and rehabilitation.
“People must be taught the
facts about tuberculosis," Mrs.
E. H. Arrington, bond sale chair
man, said in emphasizing the
education phase of the program.
Before the X-ray survey, there
lit commenting on the results,
Mrs. Arrington pointed out
that “tuberculosis is an insidious
disease that creeps up on its
victim without warning or symp
toms.”
This year the Tuberculosis As
sociation, is asking citizens of the
county to contribute generously
during the Tuberculosis Bond
Sale and Christmas Seal Sale so
that follow-up treatment may be
provided for those with active
disease and those under obser
vation.
-ITKJ.O. n.ii.mgtuu act in ill lid
letter that “again this year we
are visiting you by mail to make
it more convenient for the bus
iness people.’’ She then adds: "ft
takes only a moment to write a
check and slip it in an envelope.
If the envelope is addressed to
the Brunswick County Tuber
culosis Association, Southport,
that brief moment may help save
a life. Back this life-saving pro
gram and acknowledge our
Christinas Seal Bonds.”
One of the principal reasons
for support of the program, as
sociation leaders emphasized, is
that all of the active cases
and also the cases under obser
vation constitute a menace to the
health of everybody unless they
are treated and checked regular
ly to determine their status.
I BriefNtmi
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CHRISTMAS MUSIC
The choir of Trinity Methodist
church under the direction of
Mrs. Dallas Pigott will present
their Christmas program Sunday
evening at 7:30 o’clock.
AT PRESBYTERIAN
The annual Christmas pageant
of the Southport Presbyterian
church will be held December 22,
at 7:30 o’clock. The public is
cordially invited.
CAMELLIA INN OPEN
The Camellia Inn, closed since
the death of Mrs. Helen G. Bra
gaw in an automobile-train col
lision a month ago has been re
opened, with Mrs. Lou Mallison,
daughter of Mrs. Bragaw. in
charge. The inn has always been
popular among visitors to South
port and Mrs. Mallison will en
deavor to run it just as it was
operated by her mother.
MAIL POSITION OPEN
Mrs. Ida M. Parker, postmaster
at Shallotte, has announced that
the United States Civil Service
Commission will hold an exam
ination in Wilmington on Janu
ary 4, to fill the position of rural
letter carrier from the Shallotte
Office. Examination blanks may
be obtained by prospective ap
plicants for the portion from the
post office In Shallotte or by
writing the Civil Service Com
mission in Washington 25, D. C.
ON THE FKOSH TEAM
Bobby Spencer and G. W.
<Killer) Fisher, both stars on
the Southport high school basket
ball team last season, are making
good on the freshman team at
Campbell College, where they are
now students. Bobby is playing
at forward and Fisher is holding
down at guard. In a game with
the Campbell College varsity this
week the freshmen lost by 4
points. Spencer w-ith 9 points
was only one point behind the
high scorer for his team.
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Officials Of Brunswick Co-op
OFFICERS—Shown above are fill except one of the directors of the Brunswick Electric Membership'
Corporation, together with the attorney and manager of the co-operative. They are, left to right, seated,
F. E. Lay, A. P. Henry, Sr., J. L. Robinson, president, John B. Ward, Sr., secretary; and standing, R. B.
J Mallard, attorney, Dennis Anderson, C. D. Branch, vice president, C. D. Ray, N. C. White, D. L. Merce$
j W. A. Mintz, and Manager E. D. Bishop. E. H. Kirby was not present when this photograph was made—
j —(Photo by Baldwin Studio.)
Junior Class To
Give Play Again
To Benefit GYM
Successful Production To Be
Given Again Friday Night
To Help Raise Funds For
Building New Gymnasium
Members of the junior class of
Southport high school will pres
ent their play, “Demon In The
Dark’’ again Friday night at 8
o’clock, the proceeds to go to the
gymnasium fund.
The decision to present the play
a second time is considered a
good break in two respects, for
in addition to raising funds for
a worthy cause it will afford
many Southport residents an op
portunity to see one of the most
; clever amateur plays produced
here in recent years.
The play is a mystery-comedy
and alternates laughter with
thrills and chills.. It winds up
with a surprise ending that, is
sure to have each membeg of the
audience guessing.
The production is directed by
Mrs. J. T. Denning, and the fol
lowing comprise the cast: Duncan
McTavish, Ed Hanson; Janet Mc
Tavish, Bernice Phelps; Mary Mc
Tavish, Latitia Hickman; Ethe
lind Trevor, Mary Ann Loughlin;
Bob Hildreth, Frankie Cox; Son
dra Trevor, Elizabeth Lupton,
Lizzie Scruggs, Stuart Arrington;
Juniper Jenks, Gene Fulwood;
Dido Davis, Patricia Adams;
Deryk Vorse, Douglas Watts;
Robin McTavish, Agnew Fulcher.
Students will have tickets for
sale during the next two days
and all parents and patrons are
urged to take advantage of this
opportunity to enjoy good, clean
entertainment and at the same
time help raise the necessary
funds for building the gym.
[Numerous tases
Tried In Court
Judge W J, McLamb Had
Busy Session Following
Absence Session Last
Monday
Judge W. J. McLamb had a
busy day Monday following a
week during which there was no
session. The following disposition
was made of cases tried:
Charles Bennett and Robert
Marrett, negroes who made a
temporary escape from the State
Prison camp at Sliallotte, were
each given 30 days extension of
the sentence they were serving
when they took leave from the
camp.
Heiyy James, another prisoner
at the camp, drew an additional
30 days for damage to property
at the prison camp.
Theodore Graham, no operators
license, $25.00 fine and costs.
Robert Charles Russ, reckless
operation, not guilty.
| Leo Russ, improper auto reg
I istration, costs.
George H. Lanier, Jr., reckless
| operation, not guilty. This was
the case of the schoolboy school
• bus driver who ran his bus into
the rear of another Bolivia school
bus Thursday.
George R. Summer, speeding,
fined $5.00 and costs.
Nathaniel Brown, speeding,
fined $5.00 and costs.
Robert S. Foster, speeding,
I fined $10.00 and costs.
Frizzie Fields, operating auto
I on left side of road, reckless
j operation. Ordered to pay costs
| and to make restitution for pi;o
I Continued On Page Three
Payments Begin To
Come For Gym Fund
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r irst Check Arrives r rom
Former High School Ath
lete Now On Duty With
Navy In Alaska
COMMITTEE NOW
SOLICITING FUNDS
Mammoth Scrap Drive To
Be Included As Part Of
Plan Beginning ..This
Week According To
Chairman
A former Southport high school
basketball star, now stationed in
Alaska in the U. S. Navy, sent
in the first check for the gym
-rmsium building1--fund, - according
to the Rev. H. M. Baker, chair
man of the fund raising com
mittee.
The donor is Franto Molly
check, who stated that he realizes
just how important it is to have
a good, progressive athletic pro
gram in any high school.
A check with the building fund
committee last night revaled that
a total of $576.00 had been raised
during the past week, this report
coming from the seven members
present. This coupled with pledges
totaling $2,100.00 last week
means that respectable progress
has been made toward the goal
of $10,000.00.
“Our biggest enemy now is
time,” said Mr. Baker last night.
“We must get our resources to
gether. right away or run the
risk of having the entire program
side-tracked by some national
emergency order which will cause
indefinite delay. And, too, if we
are to have the gym in time for
a tournament here this spring,
we must get to building by Jan
uary 1.”
Mr. Baker also announced that
one of the means by which an
effort will be made to raise the
necessary money will be a mam
moth scrap drive. The chief item
on the list will be scrap iron, but
waste paper, rags, old tires and
any other things for which there
is a market will be collected in
an effort to raise money.
Having been informed of the
decision to present the junior
class play Friday night for the
benefit of the gym fund, Mr.
Baker said “We can count on
those youngsters to do their part.
The big thing now is to get
their elders enlisted in this
cause.” He said that each room
in school has a change jar into
which small contributions may be
placed by the boys and girls.
“One room already has more
than $18.00”, he said.
Santa Returns
To Supply Store
Mintz & Company Will
Again Play Host To The
Merry Gentleman Satur
day Afternoon
All reports reaching this paper
point to the certainty that old
Santa Claus will be the busiest
man on earth this week and next.
A lot of folks who have learned
something of his schedules in!
Bi unswick county are beginning j
to wonder how he will make it.
The latest report of a planned
visit by Santa Claus in Bruns
wick county was received last j
Continued On Page Pour
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Christmas Holidays
Begin December 22
The office of County Super?
intendent J. T. Denning has an
nounced that all white and
colored schools in the county
will close on Friday, December /
22, for the Christmas holidays.
They will reopen on Tuesday,
January 2, 1951. Including- f
Christmas Day, this will give
the children and teachers seven -
days without classroom duties.
Also of practical interest in ‘
connection with the holidaj/
season is the fact that tm
contingency pay checks for
eligible teachers have been
mailed out by the county office
in time for use, for Christmas
shopping.
Longwood Citizen
Fattening Steers
Rice Gwynn, Jr., Has Added
Beef Cattle Program To
His Extensive Farm Ope
rations And Is Feeding 48
Steers
A good illustration of the value
of permanent pasture and general
feeding can be found in the 48
Hereford steers owned and now
being fattened by Rice Gwynn of
Longwood. Buying the steers 45
days ago, they averaged 450
pounds each and are now aver
aging 550 pounds. They are just
getting set where they will put
on real growth.
Mr. Gwynn says that his ex
pectations and all indications are
that the herd will average 1000
pounds each at slaughtering time
in the late spring. He bought
them in Virginia through the
North Carolina Department of
Agriculture.
The Longwood man has 60
acres in permanent pasture and
plans to put in more another
(Continued on page three)
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Tax Listers For
Brunswick Named
By Commissioners
New Board Met Here Mon
day To Transact Import
ant Business Deferred At
First Meeting
PREVATTE AGAIN
COUNTY ATTORNEY
Sullivan Also Reappointed
Td Post Of Solicitor Of
Recorder’s Court By
Board -ir
In their first regular session
following the organization meet
ing on December 4, the board of
county commissioners had a num
ber of matters to attend to Mon
j day of this week.
Highlighting the day's activities
was the appointing of tax lis
| ters, county attorney and solicitor
of the Recorder’s Court.
E. J. Prevatte was reappointed
county attorney, the motion for
his selection being made by Com
missioner R. L. Rabon. Commis
sioner R. L. Rabon. Commissioner
H. O. Peterson put the name of
Attorney Davis Herring in nomi
nation, chairman King casting the
deciding vote in favor of Pre
vatte.
On a motion of Commissioner
Peterson Kirby Sullivan was ,ap
ppinted solicitor of the Recorder s
court for the two year term.
On motion of Commissioner
Peterson, Register of Deeds Amos
J. Walton was made custodian
of county property.
County Attorney Prevatte re
ported that in accordance with
prior instructions, he had filed
claims with the receivers for the
R. & S. Amusement company for
taxes due the county of Bruns
wick.
Tax listers were selected for
the six townships, the work to
commence on January 2 and con
tinue through the month. A
salary of $7.00 per day and 5
.cents mileage is to be paid the
ta^ listers. The assistants will
receive $3.50 per day. The follow
ing were appointed as listers:
Northwest township, Lonnie
Ganey; Town Creek, E. O. Rabon;
Smithville, Mrs. Lillian Caison;
Lockwoods Folly, Bedford Lud
lum; Shallotte, R. O. Lewis, Wac
camaw, David Ross.
The salary of Charles Brown,
night watchman at the jail, was
fixed at $60.00 per month.
Two White Men
Held In Shooting
LeHew Brothers’ Operators
Of Service Station Near
Shallotte, Held Pending
Outcome Of Injuries Sus
tained By Henry Woodard
Leamon and Keefer LeHew,
operators of a lunch room and
filling station on Route 17, two
miles north of Shallotte, are be
ing held in jail without bail pend
ing the outcome of injuries sus
tained by Henry Woodard Satur
day night at 9 o’clock.
Woodard is In the Dosher
Memorial Hospital here with a
rifle bullet in his stomach. The
shot was fired by one of the Le
Hew brothers, according to Sher
iff E. V. Leonard. Woodard's
condition Is said to be serious.
The LeHew’s admitted the
Continued on page four
Our
ROVING
Reporter
The drive now in progress for
ten thousand dollars to complete
the needed sum for a modern
school gym is not an undertaking
that effects just the parents of
I school children in the district. It
| is a matter for everybody who
lives or owns property in the
school district, regardless of
whether they may have children.
Illustrative of the ■ right idea,
early one morning this week a
nice lady who has no children in
school awoke a member of the
soliciting committee to tell him
that she wanted to give $100.00
to the gymnasium fund. The
needed sum will be raised. The
construction work will start soon.
And it will start all the sooner
if the folks, whose duty it is to
help, will make their donations
right now.
Ted McEachern, son of Mr. and
| Mrs. Ned McEachern of Walnut
j Cove, recently was presented
I with the first God and Country
Medal ever awarded in Stokes
! county. Ted lived in Southport
! for three years and received
much of his Scout training here.
The medal is a joint award of
the Boy Scouts of America and
the National Protestant church
committee. In addition to being
the first Stokes county boy to
receive it, Ted is also the first.
Eagle Scout in the history of
Stokes county.
The business office of The
Charlotte Observer pulls some
thing different on us every now
and then when they write us a
small check. If any other busi
ness or individual follows the
same custom, we do not know
who or where they are. The
Continued on page lour
Santa Claus Will Be
In Shallotte Saturday
Mixup About Stnta’s Losing His Pants All Straight Now
And The Old Gentleman Will Show Up Saturday
Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock, |
Odell Williamson of the William
son Motor Company, will fly his
plane to Wilmington to meet
Santa Claus. From the airport
in Wilmington Mr. Williamson
will fly Santa on down to Shal
lotte and the two will fly all over
Shallotte to permit Santa to
count all of the homes and thus
be sure that none of them will
be missed during any of his
three visits.
At 2:30 o’clock they land at
the airport and an official car
driven by Mayor Roney Cheers
will escort Santa into town and
turn him over to Hobson Kirby
at the Shallotte Trading Com
pany and Herman Register of the
Shallotte Hardware Company.
They will have someone to deliver
an official address of welcome to
Santa.
In addition to the Mayor meet
ing Santa at the airport, it is
more than likely that the State
Highway Commission will also
have an officer or patrolman as
an escort for him from the air
port into town. The information
is that the widely known visitor
will be receiving his friends at
the Shallotte Trading Company
or the Shallotte Hardware Com
pany from 3 to 6 o’clock this
Saturday evening. Mr. Kirby of
the Shallotte Trading Company
and Mr. Register of the Shallotte
| Hardware Company asked the
paper to say that they want all
of Santa’s friends to come to
I Shallotte this Saturday and meet
him in their stores.
Straight from Santa himself,
the paper has learned that fol
lowing this weeks visit, Santa
will come back to Shallotte Fri
day evening, November 22. At
that time he will appear at the
Annual Christmas Party given by
the Shallotte Lions Club. On this
occasion he will hand out gifts
from the Lions to the needy folks
of Shallotte and the community.
The Lions will have a big com
munity Christmas tree and all of
the fixings. President LeRoy
Mintz of the Lion’s Club says
that the members of his organiza
tion are all inviting everybody to
come and see Santa Friday night
of next week.
These two visits of Santa to
Shallotte promise to be memor
able. But that is not all, Saturday
afternoon, December 23rd, the
hard working Hobson Kirby and
Sherman Register are to have
Santa back at their stores dur
ing the same hours that is to be
there this week. Three visits of
Santa to one town in eight days
is a lot of visits, but both Mr.
Kirby and Mr. Register say they
had been told it will not inter
fere with the old gentleman’s
getting around to other places.
Christmas Show Is
Outstanding Event
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Youth Being Held
Following Inquest
At an inquest held here in
the court house Tuesday night
the jury, empanneled by Coron
er John G. Caison, returned the
verdict that James McMillan
of Lumberton came to his death
on the afternoon of November
16 as the result of the careless
and reckless operation of a car
driven by Davis L. Williams
of Hemmingway, S. C.
Williams was ordered held for
the grand jury at the January
term of Superior court.
Lee Francks, a passenger in
the car with McMillan and who
was also seriously injured, is
still a patient in the Veterans
Hospital in Fayetteville. The in
quest has been postponed from
time to time in the hope he
could appear as a witness.
Southport Boy
Will Graduate
Joel Moore, Jr., Is Member
! Of Graduating Class At
The Citadel With Finals
I Set For Saturday
I CHARLESTON, S. C., Dec 11
! —Veteran Student Joel L. Moore,
of Southport, will be a candidate
for the degree of bachelor of
science in commerce at Com
mencement Exercises at The
Citadel, the Military College of
South Carolina, in Charleston, S.
C., on December 16.
I Mr. Moore entered The Citadel
as a cadet September 13, 1943,
but left the following June to
enter the United State Merchant
Marine Academy, Kings Point,
N. Y. He returned to The Citadel
as a veteran student January 1,
1947.
While at The Citadel, Mr.
Moore was a member of the
North Carolina-Citadel Club, the
Veterans Council, Methodist Club,
Yacht Club, and Intramurals.
, Sixty-eight seniors are can
didates for graduation at the end
of the fall quarter.
Pasture Damage
May Be Serious
County Agent A, S, Knowles
Advises Farmers To Wait
For A Reasonable Period
Before Re-Seeding Ladino
Damage to permanent pastures
in Brunswick, especially to those
planted this fall, appears to be
rather extensive ,according to
the investigations of County
Agent A. S. Knowles.
He states that the young ladino
clover that was up was badly
windburned or killed outright.
The fescue survived without ser
ious hurt, he says.
Continued On Page Three
Interesting Array Of Christ
mas Decorations And
Wrappings On Display
Sunday Afternoon And
Evening
MANY PERSONS HAD
EXHIBITS IN SHOW
This Was Initial Effort Of
Its Kind Undertaken In
Southport And Was Pro
nounced Outstanding
Success
The holiday season was appro
priately ushered in on' Sunday by
a , Christmas Show, sponsored by
the Southport Garden Club, in
the Community Building. This is
the first time an event of this
kind has been presented here.
In green-decked surroundings
attractive decorations were dis
played, and a large Christmas
tree which was decorated by Mrs.
L. T. Garner and Mrs. G. E.
Hubbard at the end of the room
helped give the show a festive
air. Candles largely provided light
for the room.
A large number of people came
to view the efforts of those who
entered displays. The show was
open during the afternoon and
then again after church on Sun
day night.
All the doorways were deco
rated and visitors gleaned many
ideas from the large variety of
entrance decorations. Mrs. Roy
Robinson arranged a large spray
of snow-covered magnolia leaves
and showered it with bells. Mrs.
H. B. Smith had a delicate spray
of silver against green and hung
tree balls from each branch. The
doorway arranged by Mrs. O. D
Hyatt depicted a fireside scene
and one arranged by Mrs. Ed.
Harrelson was a brass tankard
surrounded with pine cones and
grasses. Mrs. Dallas sPigott and
Continued On Page Four
Patrolman Pierce
Leaving County
Popular Shallotte Officer Be
ing Transferred To Lum
berton After Three Years
In Brunswick
Brunswick county and especi
ally the Shallotte area is sche
duled to lose Patrolman J. C.
Pierce this week. Patrolman
Pierce has been stationed at
Shallotte since September 2, 1947,
and is being transferred to Lum
berton. He is leaving Friday
morning for his new station.
Patrolman Pierce was assign
ed to Shallotte and Patrolman J.
C. Taylor was sent to Leland on
the same date. They were the
first officers to be given locations
in Brunswick county. Two mon
ths later Patrolman C. M. Cum
mings was assigned to Bolivia.
He has since resigned to enter
private business. The transfer of
Patrolman Pierce will leave only
Patrolman Taylor of the original
-rio of officers stationed in this
Continued On Page Four
Farmers Ready
For PMA Vote
This Thursday
Final Appeal For All Eligi
ble Persons To Cast Ballot
Is Issued By PMA Chair
man S. L. Purvis
VOTING PLACE IN
EACH COMMUNITY
—
This Represents Opportunity
For Farmer To Say Who
Shall Administer PMA
Program
A final call urging all eligible
Brunswick County farmers to vote
in the committee election to be
held Thursday, December 14, was
issued today by S. L. Purvis,
chairman of the Brunswick County
Production and Marketing Ad
ministration.
Voting will be by ballot at a
polling place in each community
and any farmer is eligible to vote
who is an owner, operator, tenant
or sharecropper on a farm that
is participating in any program
administered during the current
calendar year by the county and
community PMA committees.
At each of these community
elections, farmers will vote for
three farmers to serve as a com
munity committee during 1951
and a delegate to a county con
vention where a county commit
tee will be elected.
These committeemen will ad
minister the 1951 Agricultural.
Conservation program which pro
vides assistance to aid farmers
in carrying out soil and water
conservation practices on their
farms. In addition they have
responsibilities for price support
programs, acreage allotments and
marketing quotas and Federal
Crop Insurance.
Polls will be open from 9:00
a. m. to 6:00 p. m.
County Farmers
May Receive Help
Brunswick County Designat
ed As Area In Which Dis
aster Loans Are Available
During 1951
The Secretary of Agriculture
has designated Brunswick Coun
ty as an area in which Disaster
Loans may be made for produc
tion, harvesting and marketing
expenses for the 1951 crop year.
These loans will be administered
by the Farmers Home Adminis
tration.
Disaster loans will be made
only to farmers who suffered a
substantial over-all production)
loss during the 1950 crop year.
Such loss must have resulted
from damage to crops caused by
excessive rains.
County Supervisor ivey C.
Brown and members of the Coun
ty FHA Committee attended a
district conference at Clinton at
which J. B. Slack, State Director
of the Farmers Home Adminis
tration, discussed policy and pro
cedure that will be followed in
the making of disaster loans.
Eligibility requirements were ex
plained with emphasis on the fact
that to be eligible for this type
loan a farmer must have suffered
a considerable over-all crop pro
duction loss.
“We are taking applications
and making Farm and Home
plans for Production and Sub
sistence loans for the 1951 crop
year,” says Brown. “We will be
Continued on page four
Tide Table
Following is the tide table
for Southport during the next
week. These hours are approxi
mately correct and were furn
ished The State Port Pilot
through the courtesy of the
Cape Fear Pilot’s Association.
High Tide Low Tide
Thursday, December 14,
0:00 A. M. 5:39 A. M.
12:14 P. M. 6:24 P. M.
Friday, December 15,
0:39 A. M. 6:37 A. M.
1:07 P. M. 7:17 P. M.
Saturday, December 16,
1:36 A. M. 7:38 A. M.
1:59 P. M. 8:09 P. M.
Sunday, December 17,
2:31 A. M. 8:38 A. M.
2:51 P. M. 9:01 P. M.
Monday, December 18,
3:25 A. M. 9:36 A. M.
3:40 P. M, 9:50 P. M.
Tuesday, December 19,
4:15 A. M. 10:31 A. M.
4:29 P. M. 10:38 P. M.
Wednesday, December 20
5:02 A. M. 11:22 A. M.
5:16 P. M. 11:24 P. M.