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VuL. NO. SIXTEEN NO. 50
STATE PORT PILOT
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6-paces today Southport, N. CM Wednesday, January 17, 1951 published every Wednesday si.so per year
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March Ut Dimes
Campaign Begins
In This County
Goal Of $2,500.00 Set For
Brunswick County With
Wide-Spread Organization
Set Up To Make Program
Success
CHAIRMAN BAKER
CALLS FOR HELP
Points Out That Great Need
Exists For More Funds
With Which To Care
. For Own Polio Vic
tims
The annual March of Dimes
campaign began in Brunswick
county Monday with a goal of
$2,500.00 set as an objective.
Chairman of this year’s drive is
Mrs. Eli Kravitz of Shallotte,
who has spent the past several
weeks lining up a county-wide
organization to assist with raising
funds for this cause.
In making an appeal for gen
erous support of the polio drive,
the Rev. H. M. Baker, chairman
of the Brunswick County Chapter,
pionts to the fact that more
money was spent for the benefit
of Brunswick county polio pat
ients during 1950 than was raised
last year through the efforts of
this chapter.
“Only last week,” said the Rev.
Mr. Baker, “I approved a bill
from a Wilmington hospital for
the treatment of a patient whose
case was diagnosed during the
month of December. This was a
16 year old boy, and treatment
has just begun.
“We still are paying for braces
and for special treatment for old
patients”, pointed out the Bruns
wick county chairman, “for we
never consider our responsibility
to be fully discharged until we
have done everything possible to
restore a polio victim to normal
health and activity.”
“If we are to reach our goal
of $2,500.00,” he continued, “we
must have substantial donations
from our citizens who can afford
to be generous in their giving.
We call this the March of Dimes,
but we hope to make it a Drive
for Dollars as well, for the need
is great.”
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LIONS TO MEET
The regular meeting of the
Southport Lions Club will he held
tomorrow (Thursday) at 1
o’clock in the Community Build
ing.
SHALLOTTE LIONS
Members of the Shallotte Lions
Club will hold their regular meet
ing tomorrow (Thursday) night
at the Anchor Hotel at Shallotte
Point.
ON HUNTING TRIP
L. V. Emery, Andrew Mac
Gowan, J. B. Sanford and Pete
Yaskell, all of East Orange, New
Jersey ,are spending ten days at
Long Beach and in Southport on
a hunting trip. Mr. Yaskeil’s
brother, former post master L. T.
Yaskell, now in business at East
Orange, is expected to join them
some time this week.
MANY APPLICANTS
Parties in the Shallotte post
office area who made application
for the position of mail carrier
on Route 1, out from Shallotte
have been notified to present
themselves in Wilmington on Jan
uary for the examination. It has
not been learned how many plan
to take the examination but re
ports say that there are more
than fifteen. ■
NO COURT MONDAY
Recorder Court was opened by
the sheriff Monday, as usual, only
to adjourn as soon as it could be
announced that all cases were be
ing continued to January 29. With
Superior court in session next
week no session of the Recorder’s
court will be held. The illness of
Judge W. J. McLamb made it
necessary to adjourn the Monday
session.
RAPID OPERATIONS
Two big bulldozers working on
the tomato plant farm of Everett
Sheppard cleared more than ten
acres of land last week and are
bidding faid to repeat the opera
tions this week, if weather holds
out. A complete job is being done
with trees, large and small being
uprooted and pushed out of the
area. Not a stump will be left
standing. All of the land Mr.
Sheppard has cleared in previous
years and that which he is now
clearing will be planted in toma
to seed in late February or early
March.
Southport Scene
WATERFRONT—This is a beautiful view of the promenade along the waterfront
of Southport, England, home of English visitor Mrs. Mae Bamber, who spent several
days here recently visiting in Southport, North Carolina. — (Wilmington News Cut.)
Rep. Harry Minis
Will Stay Busy
On Committees
Brunswick County Man Is
Made Vice-Chairman Of
Veterans Legislative Com
mittee; On Eight Other
Groups
Representative Harry L. Mintz,
Jr., drew assignment, to a num
ber of important committees ac
cording' to announcement of as
signments last week. Not only is
he vice-chairman of the commit
tee on Veterans Legislation, but
is a member of eight other com
mittees.
The Young Brunswick county
solon is particularly well fitted
for service on the' veterans' com
mittee. He is an ex-service man
himself, has served as commander
of the Shallotte Post, American
Legion, and as District Comman
der for the American Legion.
Repreesntative Mintz asked for
assignment which would tie in
naturally with the activities of
the citizens of the county which
he represents.
Representative Mintz was made
vice-chairman of the Veterans
Legislative committee; member
of the committees on Agriculture,
Commercial Fisheries and Oyster
Industry, Drainage, Engrossed
Bills, Health, Manufacturing and
Labor, Roads, Salaries and Fees.
Revival Meeting
Now In Progress
The Rev. Taylor H Frazier
Conducting Services At
Freewill Baptist Church
At Shallotte Point
Rev. Taylor H. Frazier', Th. D.,
New York City, is holding a re
vival at the Freewill Baptist
church, Shallotte Point, Shallotte.
Rev. Mr. Taylor is president of
Christ Theological Seminary in
New York. He has preached in
44 of the United States and
Canada and preaches over one of
the networks and has recorded
sermons. He not only is he a
preacher but is a singer, pianist
Continued on page four
Lomimssioners m
Session Monday
Routine Matters Of Business
Before Members Of Coun
ty Board At Second Meet
ing Of The Month
The board of county commissi
oners met in regular mid-month
meeting Monday with all mem
bers being present.
On a motion of Commissioner
H. O. Peterson, seconded by Com
missioner R. L. Rabon, it was or
dered that Senator S. B. Frink
and Representative Harry L. Min
tz be requested to draft and pass
legislation necessary for the ap
pointment of a deputy Judge of
the Recorder Court to hold the
regular weekly sessions at times
when the regular judge may be
sick or otherwise is unable to
hold court. Monday of each week.
On a motion of Commissioner
Rabon, seconded by Commissioner
Peterson, it was ordered that the
William Mosley lands in Town
Creek township previously fore
closed on for taxes, be deeded to
Rachael Corbett on the payment
of the sum of $203.85, due the i
Continued On Page Four I
Special Tax May Be
Asked For Gymnasium
Gymnasium Committee Now
Investigating Plans To
Hold Bond Election Among
White Voters Of Southport
School District
VOLUNTARY GIFTS
NOT SUFFICIENT
Attempt Will Be Made To
Raise Full Amount Need
ed For All Building
Equipment
At a meeting Monday night of j
the committee in charge of (
raising funds with which to sup
plement state funds for the
erection of a gymnasium in
Southport, a decision was reach-1
ed to seek permission to hold1
a special school bond election
among the white voters of this
school district ina effort to raise
! the required money from a special
tax.
This step is being taken after
efforts to raise the money
through donations apparently
have failed. The committee was
after a total of $10,000.00, and
only a little less than one-half
ever was pledged or paid.
This amount was the sum re
quired to supplement State funds
alloted for the construction of a
gymnasium here and was enough
to only complete the building
proper. No provision was made
for heat, dressing rooms nor for
seating. If the school bond elec
tion is held it will be for the
purpose of raising an amount
sufficient to do a complete job,
and a committee was named to
investigate the full needs.
At the 1949 session of the
North Carolina General Assembly
an enabling act was passed giving
peimission to call a special elec
tion in this school district for the
purpose of raising supplementary
funds. With this already taken
care of, the next step is to ob
tain permission of the board of
education, the board of county
commissioners, and the state
board of education. It is not be
lieved that there will be any
difficulty in obtaining permission
from any of these three bodies.
The next step is to have the
board, of elections call a special
election for this school district.
This will involve only the white
voters of the two Southport pre
cincts and Mosquito. A new reg
Continued On Page Four
Former Newsman
Dies In County
W. J, Martin, In Recent
Years A Resident Of
Northwest Township, Died
Friday Morning
William J. Martin, 81-year-old
resident of Northwest township,
died at his residence near Phoe
nix Friday morning. Mr. Martin
had been in ill health for several
months.
Before failing health forced his
ceasing active work a year or
more ago, Mr. Martin was owner
and operator of the Whiskey
Creek Apiaries, was one of the
largest honey producers in east
ern North Carolina. Turning out
a widely known product, he look
ed after several hundred colonies
of bees and the processing of their
labor,
Previously he had spent many
years as a newspaper man, work
Continued On Page Four
Five-Day Week For
Welfare Office
The Brunswick County Depart
ment of Public Welfare began
observance of a new work sche
dule on January 15. The hours to
be observed by this office will be
from 8:30 a. m. to 5:30 p. m.,
Mondays through Fridays.
This change in the working
hours follows the example set by
the State Welfare Office at Ral
eigh more than a year ago. The
State Office advised that the five
day week has resulted in general
improvement of working condi
tions and also improvement of
services to the public.
This change in local office hours
has been approved by the Bruns
wick County Board of Public Wel
fare and by the Brunswick Coun
ty Commissioners.
Rating Board
Serving Vets
Veterans Service Officer
Tells Of Results To Be Ex
pected From Rating Board
Of Veterans Administra
tion
Relatives to benefits to which
ex-service men, and their depen
dents in some cases, are entitled
Crawford L. Ruark, veterans ser
vice officer for Brunswick coun
ty, is pointing out some of the
duties and work of the Rating
Boards. Mr. Rourk, who should
be called on for assistance in all
matters where the service man or
dependents are In doubt, has this
to say:
“The rating board is a board
authorized to make judicial de
cisions and not one of adminis
tration, a distinction which has
Continued on page two
Deacons School
Concluded Last
Week At Antioch
Total Enrollment Of Almost
Four Hundred Persons Re
gistered During Session
Held All Throughout Last
Week
EARLE H. BRADLEY
TAUGHT DEACONS
Pastors Instructed By Dr. R.
K. Redwine, Director Cas
well Baptist Assembly
The Brunswick Baptist As
sociation closed its Deacon School
on Friday evening at the Antioch
Baptist church with twenty-three
out of the twenty-seven churches
in the association being repres
ented at the school.
A total enrollment of nearly
four hundred was registered, and
great enthusiasm was shown dur
ing the entire four days of the
gathering. A good record was set
by the attendance of the pastors,
deacons of the association and lay
members and their wiyes. The Mt.
Pisgah church led the entire
week’s record in attendance of
deacons present for the school
and Antioch church led in the
largest number of congregation
from any one church during the
school.
The school was led by Dr. Earle
H. Bradley, Raleigh, who taught
the deacons and their wives, and
Dr. R. K. Redwine, Caswell Bap
tist Assembly director, who tau
ght the pastors and their wives.
The Rev. H. M. Baker is mod
erator of the association, A. S.
Knowles, clerk and Mrs. George
Whatly, Secretary-Treasurer. Len
don Clemmons is chairman of the
Executive Committee and W. R.
Moorehead is associational mis
sionary.
County Council
* Meeting Friday
tjHome Demonstration Club
Women Held Meeting At
Supply; Budget Commit
tee Established Member
ship Fee
The Brunswick County Council
of Home Demonstration Clubs
met Friday at Supply.
The meeting was called to or
der by the new president, Mrs.
Lee Clemmons of Supply, after
which a song “Hail Club Wom
en, Crowned Through Service”,
was sung, being let by Mrs. Od
ell Evans of Leland, music com
mittee chairman. The club collect
was repeated, after which a short
business meeting was held.
Mrs. Gilbert Reid of Winnabow
was chosen to head a newly for
med budget committee. She sel
ected to serve on her committee
Mrs. Odell Evans of Leland, Mrs.
Bell Kopp of, Bolivia and the
county treasurer, Mrs. Ruth Kye
of Winnabow. It was decided to
ask each club member to pay in
50c to take care of different ex
penses coming up during the year.
A discussion was held concern
ing the flower show to be held on
June. It was decided to hold the
show in Shallotte and let the
Shallotte Point club serve as a
committee in charge of arrange
ments.
Miss Corinne Greene, home a
Continued On Page Fou?
W. B. KJEZIAH
Our
ROVING
Reporter
talking about the December
cold and its effect on flowers,
J- A. Elmore of Bolivia says he
lost about $5,000 worth of came
llia flowers through the buds fal
ling- off and with part of this loss
being to small azalea plants that
were killed. “But that was noth
ing,” said Mr. Elmore, “I was
talking to a Charleston flower
grower who said his loss was
$75,000.” Mr. Elmore says that
a low temperature of 17 would
not have hurt the flowers under
ordinary conditions, that the dam
age was done by the stinging
wind.
Planting the seed in their to
bacco beds seems to be one of the
chief occupations of tobacco gro
wers in Brunswick at the present
time. Almost anywhere in the
country they can be seen prepar
ing beds or one notes the canvas
covering that indicates that the
seed is already in the ground.
Getting canvas this year seems
to have been a major problem.
The stuff has been scarce. Hob-|
son Kirby of the Shallotte Trad
ing Company told us Saturday
that thus far he had not been
able to get a yard of it. There
does not seem to be any stores
in the county with stocks.
Memories of just a few years
ago were recalled when Sherman
Register of the. Shallotte Hard
ware Company remarked that it
is hard to get hardware now. Al
though he has a big stock, Mr.
Register stated that there are a
lot of items that he just cannot
get hold of. And he sees no im
mediate prospects of getting
them.
With world conditions as they
are this paper congratulates it
self on having persistently en
couraged home construction along
our beaches and elsewhere in the
county during the past several
years. It has been our .contention
that construction costs would be
a long time in going down and 1
that every home that could be I
Continued on page four 1
Bolivia Man Is Raising
Thoroughbred Horses
Tommy Garner Has Young Filly In Training In Prepara
tion For Racing Schedule
Tommy Garner went to St.
Matthews, S. C., Saturday, car
rying with him what is probably
the most beautiful and most pro
mising race horse that ever lived
in Brunswick. The horse, a roan
filly, is only 18 months old but
weighs around 900 pounds. Fol
lowing two months of training it
will be entered as a two-year old
in Maryland racing events this
spring.
Mr. Garner does not exactly
own the filly. It belongs to his
uncle, John McGee of Randleman,
but has been under Mr. Garner’s
care for some time. Without mar
king, except for its blaze face,
the roan filly is of thoroughbred
racing stock and is intended for
running, not for show.
The filly is out of a mare which
is a full sister to Stymie, second
highest money winner in turf his
tory. He had earned $918,000.00
in prize money before retiring
from the racing wars, and his
record has been surpassed only
by Citation. His Brunswick coun
ty sister is due to foal in March
and the owners are hoping for a
colt.
In addition to the filly and her
mother, Tommy has a beautiful
mare of his own, now in foal and
with her colt expected in March.
This mare is also a racer and was
bred to a thoroughbred race
horse. Like the other two horses
belonging to his uncle, the mare
of Mr. Garner’s Is a beautiful
roan with blaze face.
All three horses are being kept
at'Bolivia. They are in the pink
of condition.
Superior Court Will
Open Here Monday
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Parsonage Fire
Wednesday Night
Fire caused by the defective
performance of a 2-burner oil
stove in the kitchen of the
Methodist parsonage Wednes
day evening caused damage
which might have become
serious had it not been for a
hand fire extinguisher wihch
Rev. Norwood L. Jones quickly
brought into use.
The blaze already had burned
a hole in the floor and had an
other fire started on the light
wood mantle piece when the
small chemical outfit smothered
the flame. It was from a fire
extinguished that the minister
keeps in his automobile.
The Southport fire truck ar
rived on the scene, but the
trouble was under control be
fore it got there. Only a minor
loss was involved.
Farmers Should
Keep Up Records
Many Matters Of Business
Must Be Based Upon The
Record Of Farm Income
And Expenditure
“Each year farmers are find
ing that this business of farming
becomes more and more complica
ted,” reports A. S. Knowles,
County Agent. “Every law that
is passed that affects farming
helps complicate the task. Many
social and economic condition af
fect the farmer. It can truly be
said that farming is now a
business.
“The solution to many farm
problems could be solved through
more and better planning and de
finite record keeping. This is the
time of year,” says the County
Agent, “to sit down and analyze
the past year’s operation and
then set about planning the 1951
crop and livestock business. In
making plans be sure to consider
the land, labor supply, fertilizer
and credit. For crops consider
the cost of insect control. For
livestock consider the feed supply,
and for all commercial produce
take into account the available
market as well as time to market.
“Records are essential if farm
ers are to know which crops and
livestock contribute most of the
Continued On Page Four
Brunswick Man
On Attack Ship
Hugh Mercer Of Bolivia
Member Of Destroyer Sent
Close To Shore To Draw
Fire Of Enemy Batteries
Chief Electrical Mechanic Hugh
Mercer, son of Mrs. Allie Mercer
of Bolivia, has returned to Bre
merton, Washington, to rejoin his
ship, the Destroyed Mansfield,
which participated in the invasion
of Inchon.
Prior to the invasion the Mans
field and five other destroyers
were sent in to draw the fire of
shore batteries to ascertain their
location and strength. This was
a task that virtually made them
sitting ducks. Bulletins distribut
ed among the crews called the
venture a brilliant success. The
destroyers found out all that was
needed to be known about the
location of the North Korean
batteries and the calibre of the
Continueu On Page Fou*
Judge R. Hunt Parker Will
Preside Over One Week
Mixed Term Scheduled
For Next Week
BUSY CRIMINAL
DOCKET EXPECTED
Numerous Divorce Cases
Will Feature Civil Activi
ties During Coming
Session
Superior court for the trial of
criminal and civil cases convenes
Monday for one week. Judge R.
Hunt Parker will preside and the
prosecution of the criminal doc
ket will be in charge of Solictor
Clifton L. Moore.
As usual with the winter term
the session is expected to draw
quite a crowd. Two cases of man
slaughter are on the docket and
there are several cases where the
defendants are charged with as
sault with deadly weapon with
intent to kill.
Following is a summary of all
cases In the order in which they
are scheduled by Solictor Moore
to be tried:
Jack Robinson, non-support;
Leo B. Adams, reckless driving;
Joseph Speight and Freddie Tay
lor, liquor; Frank Malloy Jack
son, drunken driving; James
Brown, reckless driving; Joseph
Carson Brooks, drunken driving;
M. L. Bellamy and A1 Workman,
kidnapping; William Frink, as
sault; William Frink, threat; Ja
bie Coleman, Ordon Smith, Lou
Smith and Chancey Smith, as
sault with deadly weapon.
A. C. Simmons, assault; A. C.
Simmons, assault with deadly
weapon with intent to kill; Jam
es Simmons .assault with deadly
weapon; Howard McKeithan, as
sault with deadly weapon with
intent to kill; Burley McKeithan,
drunken driving; Joe John Bowl
ing, drunken driving; Willie Al
bert Johnson, drunken driving;
Billy Wells, speeding; Mrs. Grace
Continued On rage Four
Comparison Of
Fanner Income
County Agent A. S. Knowles
Raises Point Of Compari
son Of Relative Incomes
With Non-Farm Popula
tion
How does the farmer’s income
compare with the income of the
non-farmer? “The average net in
come per person on farms from
all sources in 1949 was $765, only
about 50-percent of the average
of $1,520 for the non-farm popu
lation,” says County Agent A. S.
Knowles. “And a comparison in
terms of income per worker in
dicates a somewhat similar ratio.
Income per farm worker averaged
$1,587, only 55 percent as large
as the $2,900 average received in
wages by industrial workers.
These dollar figures, however, do
not tell the whole story. Much
more research will have to be
done, according to the Bureau of
Agricultural Economics, before a
fully accurate comparison can be
given in terms of standards of
living of the two groups rather
than in terms of mere dollar in
comes.”
Parity incomes for the farmer,
as redefined by the Agricultural
Act of 1949, is that gross income
From agriculture which will pro
vide the farm operator and his
amily with a standard of living
equivalent to that enjoyed by
ion-farm people.
“This new definition involves
something more than a simple
comparison of farm and no-farm
Continued on page rour
Blue Baby Fund
Sufficient For
Operation Now
Generous Response To Call
For Help Received From
Residents Of Communities
In The Neighborhood Of
Young Victim
PATIENT MAY GO
TO HOSPITAL SOON
Dr. R. H. Holden, Chairman
Of Fund-Raising Effort,
Urges Any Late Dona
tions To Be Paid In
Immediately
Following a consultation with
Dr. J. C. Knox in Wilmington
Sunday, Dr. R. H. Holden, treas
urer for the Brunswick Blue Baby
Fund, announced yesterday that
Shirley Ray Hewett, 10-year old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James
Hewett of Lockwoods Folly town
ship will leave for Baltimore and
enter John Hopkins Hospital for
an operation just as soon as the
hospital advises that they have a
room for her. The necessary funds
are in hand.
During the past week Bruns
wick people, especially those of
Shallotte, Lockwoods Folly and
Waccamaw townships, opened
their hearts and pocket books.
Up to Monday night something
over a thousand dollars had
reached Doctor Holden and he
stated early Tuesday morning
that he understood that other
donations were on their way.
A Shallotte doctor is said to
have reported another Blue Baby
near Exum, this week. Asked
what would be done if anything
was left over from the amount
needed for Shirley Ray Hewett’s
operation and care, Dr. Holden
said: “Any surplus we may have
in this case will go to aid in any
other Blue Baby case that may
arise in Brunswick county, where
aid is needed.”
The response to the requests
made in last week’s State Port
Pilot for aid towards sending
Shirley Ray to the hospital has
been highly gratifying.
The Shallotte high school uped
its previous donation of $80.00 to
$212.00; Shallotte Baptist church
sent in $30.00; Bethel Primitive
Baptist church donated $10.00;
Mrs. Henry Hickman turned in
$17.25 additional from Hickman's
Cross Roads community; Mr. and
Mrs. A. B. Hale of Wilmington
sent $2.00; Dixon Chapel Meth
odist church donated $12.76; Oak
Grove Baptist church Sunday
school sent in $84.02.
Shallotte Village Sunday school
sent $11.37; Mr. and Mrs. Hal
Martin, Baltimore, sent a check
for $5.00.... the Woman’s Social
Service of Camp Methodist church
turned in $5.00; Gospel Center
church at Varnum Town sent in
$15.23; Shallotte Lumber com
pany donated $15.00; Miss Corine
Green $5.00; Ikey Vereen of
Exum $5.00; Grissettown Home
Demonstration Club $2.00; Boones
Neck Baptist church $20.07; O.
L. Bromno, Wilmington, $2.00;
Arthur Hewett $25.00; Brunswick
Baptist Association $25.43; Ash
Home Demonstration Club $2.50;
Mrs. R. H. Clemmons $2.00; Mt.
Pisgah Baptist church $28.06; J.
H. Royals store community
$28.00.
Reported prior to this week
was $53.87 from Sabbath Home
Baptist church; $30.00 from resi
dents of the Hickman Cross
Roads community and Clabash;
$250.00 from the Woman's Club
of the Chapel Hill Baptist church;
$21.01 from the Cedar Grove
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 28
10:17 A. M. 4:06 A. M.
10:38 P. M. 4:44 p. m.
Friday, December 29,
10:58 A. M. 4:49 a. M.
11:25 P. M. 5:23 P. M.
Saturday, December 30,
11:43 A. M. 5:38 A. M.
0:00 P. M. 6:08 P. M.
Sunday, December 31,
0:16 A. M. 6:34 A. M.
12:34 P. M. 6:59 P. M.