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Most of The News All The Time VOL. NO. SIXTEEN NO. 2 THE STATE PORT PILOT A Good Newspaper In A Good Community The Pilot Covers Brunswick County 6-PAGES TODAY Southport, N. C., Wednesday, February 14, 1951 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY *1.50 PER YEAH Name Committee To Direct Work Of Big Revival Representatives Of Eighteen Baptist Churches !n Bruns wick County Met Friday Evening At Bolivia To Dis cuss Plans SIMULTANEOUS REVIVAL PLANNED FOR MARCH Leaders In Charge Of Vari ous Activities Will Help Work Out Details Con nected With This Un dertaking The Steering Committee for the Simultaneous Crusade which will be held during March 25 through April 8th was selected at a special meting of the Bruns wick Baptist Association at the Bolivia Baptist church on Fri day evening. Tire meeting was moderated by the associational missionary, Rev. W. R. Morehead, who pre sented the reason for the set ting up of this important com mitte and other committees with their different functions. Serving on the Steering Com mittee are; Chairman of Evangel ism, Rev. T. W. Hewett, Chair man of Finance, Mrs. Georere Whatley, Chairman of Prayer Meetinggs, Herman Long, Chair man of all Rallies, A. S. Knowles, Chairman of Publicity, Rev. H. M. Baker, Chairman of Visita tion and Extension, Mrs. Alex Bogie, General Organizer, Rev. W. R. Morehead, Associational Missionary. mere were eighteen churches represented at the meeting with several delegates from each of these. As far as known, every one of the twenty-seven churches wil take a part in this great movement, and many have al ready completed their plans for the on-coming movement which is to take in all the churches East of the Mississippi, begin ning March 25th and ending April 8th. All pastors having" more than one church are urged to begin their first meeting ahead of the regular schedule, there by ending with the rest of the twenty-seven-hundred churches in the State on the April 8th date. All churches desiring material for publicizing the crusade are asked to get in touch with Rev. H. M. Baker, Southport, as he is the chairman of the publicity committe. Any church who needs a speaker for either one of tne weks or for other weks should get in touch with Rev. Morehead, Leland. He will help in securing a minister as there are ministerial students available to assist the pastors in this effort. Brief News Flasket LENTEN SERVICES Lenten services will be held each Wednesday, evening at 7:30 o’clock between now and Easter at St. Phillips Episcopal church. RECEIVES HONOR Miss Patricia A. Arrington, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Arrington of Southport, a senior at the University of North Caro lina, made the dean’s list during the past quarter. STUDENTS HONORED Robert R. Oliver of Southport and Mary E. Long of Ash are two Brunswick county students at East Carolina Teachers Col lege who made the honor roll during the past quarter. WITH CONTRACTING FIRM John H. Canady has closed his watch repair shop at Shal lotte, at least for a short time, and has gone with the Towles Cline Construction Co. Leon Gal loway, also of Shallotte, has gone with the same firm. COMPLETING HOME Contractor O. C. Barnes is completing a small but very at tractive new home for Sheriff and—Mrs._E V. Leonard near the Shallotte American Legion Hut on Route 17 west of Shal lotte. VISITED SON Dr. and Mrs. R. H. Holden of Shallotte spent the first of the week in Norfilk, Va., going there to met their son, Ensign R. H. Holden, Jr., whose destroy er came in Monday after sev eral months in Chinese waters. It is understood that the destroy er is to be in Norfolk only a short time and Ensign Holden was unable to secure leave for a vvisit home while there. t FLORIDA SHRIMPING RESULTS—These are Southport men, Pete Larsen and Donald St. George, and they are shown at work on a Southport boat. But the shrimp in the picture represents a Flor ida catch. That is the only thing wrong with the industry this winter—all of the boats and most of the men are working at Key West, Fla. Reports of good catches continue to come in. Mrs. Arrington Named President Of Woman’s Club Mrs. E. H. Arringston Suc ceeds Mrs. James M. Har per, Jr., As President Of Organization Mrs. E. H. Arrington has been elected president of Southport Woman's Club for the coming year, succeeding Mrs. James M. Harper, Jr. Mrs. R. B. Thompson is the new vice-president, succeeding Mrs. H. T. St. George. Mrs. L. T. Garner succeeds Mrs. Bry ant Potter as secretary and Mrs. R. C. Daniel is the only old of ficer reelected, having been re turned to her post as club treas urer. The new officers will be in ducted until the May meeting', and win noc assume their duties until the beginning of the new club year in October. Chadbourn of. the various de partments will tbe announced by the new president at a subse quent business meeting of the organization. 4-H Members Work On Project Farm And Home Electric Awards Program Will En courage Study Of Greater Use Of Electric Power On Farms --— 4-H club members in Bruns wick county will be given an opportunity to participate in “Farm and Home Electric Awards Program” in addition to the usual projects that have been selected. This new project will be offered to 4-H club boys and girls in Brunswick County for the first time, according to County Agent, A. S. Knowles. The project is sponsored by the Extension Ser vice in co-operation with the four major power utilities including Tide Water Power Company. In addition to the utilities, the Brunswick Electric Membership Corporation will assist in promot ing the projects on a county level. The purpose of the Farm and j Home Electric Awards Program is to encourage 4-H club members to become more electric minded. It should develop more interest in electrical methods and equip ment used on the farm and in the home and the proper utiliza tion of this equipment. It is de signed to develop skill in handling -electric "qiUpmpnf nnrl Vipln others to acquire this knowledge in im proving farm and home methods and raising standards of living in the community, says Mr. Knowles. The 4-H club boy and girl in Brunswick county doing the best job on this awards program will receive an electrical gift from Kings Electrical Sales, Shallotte, a Gold-filled metal of honor, an all-expense paid trip to the state 4-H congress to be held in Ral eigh during October 1951, and a chance to compete for State and National Awards. Basketball Tournament Begins At Bolivia Gym Southport Giris Meet Wacca maw Tonight And Shal lotte Boys Play Wacca maw Boys For Place In Semi-Finals BUSY PROGRAM FOR THURSDAY Girls Championship Will Be Played Saturday Night; Boys To Play Champion ship Contest Friday A double-header will be played tonight in the Bolivia high school gymnasium in the opening round of the Annual High School Bask etball Tournament, as the two Waccamaw teams, the Southport girls and Bolivia boys play for a berth in the' semi-finals on Thursday. The Southport girls will be af ter their first victory of the sea son when they take the floor against Waccamaw. That team has been very good at times this season, and the chances are that the Southport lassies are doomed to disappointment. In the second half of the twin program the Waccamaw boys also will be trying for their first vic tory of the season against a team that tied for first place in the boy’s division. The Bolivia lads were one of the four teams that ended the pre-tournament season with identical records, and by luck of the draw must play an extra game in tournament com petition. Winner of the Soutnport-Wac camaw girls game play Leland girls Thursday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock. In the other semi-finals contest for the girls Leland meets Shallotte at 7:30 o’clock. Winners of the Bolivia-Wacca maw boys game will play Shal lotte at 5 o'clock Thursday af ternoon. Southport and Leland meet at 9 o’clock Thursday night to wind up the semi-finals. On Friday night the boys will meet in their championship round, with the consolation game for girls being run off as a pre liminary. On Saturday night the (Continued on page five) Enlarge Theatre To Handle Crowd Policy Of Manager R. D. White To Go After Early Releases On New Pictures Paying Off In Good Atten dance To eliminate the constantly crowded conditions R. D. White, Jr., manager of the Shallotte Thca-, tre, has enlarged his building, mov ed the screen back 20 feet and in stalled 129 new chairs. The new ar ! rangements will, he thinks, enable; him to take care of his patrons in comfort, at least for the present. New' sound equipment has also been installed and other improve | ments made. Through much effort, I Mr. White has been able to secure i new pictures for showing days Continued On Page Four Second Snow Of Season Saturday Brunswick county exper ienced its second snow with in one week Friday night when several sections of the county were covered by .soft, downy flakes. ' The snow began early in the evening, and by morning the ground was covered over a good portion of the county, The latter stages of the pre cipitation took the form of hominy snow. Unlike last week when the snow moved inland for a short distance from the coast, the last one came down to ward the coast from inland, givingg out completely before it reached Southport and oth er communities near the water. At Ash and Longwood, however, there was about the same amount of snow on each of the last two week ends, and it leaves citizens of those communities wondering what this week has in store. Southport Boys i At Great Lakes Two Southport seaman recruits, L. Smith, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. and Mrs. Sam Rees, and William Samuel Rees, Jr., USN, son of Mr. James E. Smith, are undergoing recruit training at the world’s larg est Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois. Wildlife Group Says State Now Missing Funds State Official Shows That Exemptions Will Make It Apply To Only A Few Fishermen In This County REPRESENTATIVES IN BRUNSWICK MONDAY Point Out That Sportsmen Already Are Paying Most Of Cost Through Excise Tax On Goods > While in Southport on a visit Monday J. H. Cornell, Chief of the Fish Division, Wildlife Re sources Commission, explained the merits' of the new fishing license bill that is now before the General Assembly. Mr. Cor nell was accompanied here by Rod Amundson, Chief of the Educational Division, who is an equally strong believer in the merits of the bill, j Pointing out that the activities of the Wildlife Resources Com mission are not paid for through State o rother appropriations, the Visitors stated that expenses of this service are paid for directly from the funds received through the sale of hunting and fishing licenses to sportsmen. A greater •income means the carrying on of greater activities, and appar ently the only way of securing tye added income needed is to require all who fish in inland waters to p urchase a fishing license. j»r. uorneii was quicK to point odt that there are numerous ex emptions in this license law. All persons under the age of sixteen will not be required to have a IvCense, neither will the man or woman fishing on land which they own or directly control. * The biggest reason in favor qf the passage of the bill re qvjjfingg that sportsmen and ■sportswomen have license is the national Dingell - Johnson Bill, thus bill carries a 10 percent ex <ap'6 tax on sport fishing tackle. rflWirchasers have been paying this excise tax for 10 years. It is now earmarked for return to this and other States on the basis of $3.00 for each $1.00 spent by Continued Prom Page Five Soldier Receives Painful Injuries Bladenboro Man Sustained Possibly Serious Hurts When Involved In Auto mobile Accident Thursday Night Lawrence M. Todd, a soldier whose home address was given < as Bladenboro, sustained serious injuries to his back early Thurs day night on the Gause Landing road. He is said to have been driving at an excessive rate of speed and his 1950 Buick could not make a curve. Patrolman R. H. Constante, who investigated the wreck says that the car turned completely over sideways and then turned a complete summerset, tail over head. It was damaged only to the extent of about $400.00, the patrolman says. When he recovers the soldier will be cited to court for reckless operation. W. B. KEZIAH Our ROVING Reporter A prominent Florida man, in terested in buying land near Southport, has written us setting forth his belief that the tax rate of $2.00 on the hundred dollar valuation is too high. On the sur face it looks as if he is correct in his belief. Two dollars is a rather high rate. But it happens that nowhere in Brunswick can you buy land at anywhere the price at which it is valued when 1L is hsled for taxes. Il anybody can buy a farm or other tract of land at anywhere between 3 and 4 times the price at which it is valued, he or she is lucky. Tile seemingly high tax rate of $2.00 hurts when a buyer comes along and does not happen to know what the selling value is. If property was valued at its selling price the county could wall afford to have a tax rate at somewhere near 50 cents on the hundred dollar valuation. The solution to a condition that looks bad is to value property more in line with its worth and to re duciT the rate in proportion. Tobacco plants are now com ing up strong all through- the to bacco growing sections of Bruns wick. Rice Gwynn, Longwood planter, stated this week that he bad 5000 square yards of seed bed under canvas. Mr. Gwynn plans are to plant 50 acres in the weed this summer. He is rated as one of the largest, if -not the largest, weed grower in Brunswick. In common with a lot of other tobacco growers, he be lieves that the December cold cut down heavily on the supply of pests that normally effect tobac co, both in the plant beds and the fields. He seems genuinely pleased with the outlook for this year’s crop. A few days ago we were shown j an attractive enlarged portrait of i Aunt Mary Ann Galloway, great' ly respected Southport colored woman who died several years Continued On Page Four \ Growers May Safely Gamble With Weather Weather Bureau Statistics For North Carolina Reveals Fact I hat Southport Area Has Longest Growing Season Few farmers have ever pictured themselves seated opposite Jack Frost at a gambling: table. But that is just about their po sition when they plant early spring or late fall crops to capita lize on high market prices or to escape hot weather. The odds in this never-ending struggle between farmer and frost were published this week by the North Carolina Experi ment Station. The new special cir cular gives the risk of freeze at 21 locations throughout the State and tells how farmers in sur rounding areas can estimate the risk in their particular case. The longest growing season re corded by any of the stations since they have been keeping re cords-'was at Southport in 1946 when the gowing season lasted 290- days. The shortest growing season on record was the 120-day season recorded at Waynesville in 1947. Other interesting information is j the listing of the earliest and latest freezes on records at each of the stations. The Southport station recorded the earliest date of the last freeze in the spring. In 1926 the last freeze of the spring came on February 9. The latest spring freeze recorded at any of the stations was at Way nesville in 1947 when gardens were nipped the night of May 31. The earliest fall freeze on re cord was at Jefferson in 1947 when the mercury dipper below freezing on September 12. Santa Claus rode into Southport in 1931 without benefit of either frost or snow. In that year the first freeze of the fall hit Southport on December 27—the latest first freeze on record. Brunswick T owns Get $9,060 For Streets Education Forces Meet In Brunswick A representative group of Brunswick county citizens gathered at the Anchor Hotel at Shallotte Point Friday night for a session of the United Forces for Education and made a study of pend ing legislation governing the school program. Most of the information came from a film slide with commentary by W. C. Steph enson, principal of Wacca maw high school. Following this period, A. S. Knowles presided over a round-table discussion which featured in formation from Superintend ent J. T. Denning and Mrs. G. C. McKeithan, president of the Brunswick couijty chapt er of N. C. E, A. Among those present was Representative Harry Mintz, who reported that he is solidly behind th eeducation program in the Legislature and who promised to do his part in furthering the cause of education up to the point of the State’s ability to pay. Numerous Cases Before Recorder Judge W. J. McLamb And Other Recorder’s Court Officials Disposed Of Vari ety Of Cases Here Monday Monday was a busy day for Judge W. J. McLamb and other officials of the Brunswick coun ty Recorder’s court, as fines totaling $590.00 were assessed. The following judgments were en tered in the minute book: Lawrence M. Todd, reckless operation, fined $25.00 and costs, ten days stay. Walter Hewett, tresspass, not guilty. Fred Pigott, assault with dead ly weapon, prayer for judgment continued upon condition that he does not molest Eugene Smith and pay half costs. Henry Lewis Bell, seduction, probable cause found held for Superior court under $400.00 bond. Christine Britt, public drunk ness, fined $10.00 and costs. Samuel E. Britt, public drunk ness, fined $10.00 and costs. J. E. Yates, public drunkness, fined $10.00 and costs. James F. Edens, Jr., speeding, fined $5.00 and costs. Herbert Bernard, improper auto equipment, adjudged to pay costs. Eben T. Sabin, Jr., speeding, called and failed, capias. Nichols Flaberty, speeding, call ed and failed, capias. Roy G. Hobbs, speeding, fined $10.00 and costs. Charles Alex Ford, possessing apparatus—for manufacturing,—12 months roads sentence suspended an good behavior, payment of costs and a fine of $250.00. George Reaves, overloading on Highway, capias. Johnnie Ward, no operators li cense, capias. Edgar Thompson, overloading m highway, prayer for judgment continued. Vernon Odis Noble, overloading ■>n highway, fined $10.00 and costs. Morgan M. Stanley, drunk driv ng and not having a valid ope (Continued on page fivej State Highway Commission Releases Preliminary Esti mate Of Distribution Un der Powell Bill ONLY TWO TOWNS WOULD PARTICIPATE Highway Forces Oppose The Plan To Divert Portion Of Present Money Into The Street Build ing Plan Thirty of North Carolina’s larg est cities would get approximately $3,000,000 and the remaining $2,000,000 will be divided among 353 other cities and towns under provisions of the Powell municipal aid bill, according to preliminary estimates made by the Division of Statistics and Planning of the State Highway Commission. The bill would allocate $5,000, 000 directly to each town's governing body for use on streets which do not form a part of the state highway system or county road connections. The State High way Commission would continue to maintain all streets forming part of its highway system in side municipalities. Two towns in Brunswick County would receive a total of $9,060 for street aid. The State Highway Commis sion, in a press release from William D. Snider, information director for that organization, says it opposes allocating $5,000, 000 annually for street purposes unless additional revenue is made available. In a hearing on the bill, commission officials said all current highway funds are badly needed for $300,000,000 worth of down estimates are based on the Continued On Page Five Shallotte Club Works Projects Latest Effort Of Members Of i This Organization Will Be A Safety Patrol For Shai lotte The Shallotte Business and Pro fessional Woman’s Club with a wide-awake program, has been do ing things since its first organiza tion some months ago. Most recent activities have been the donation of $54.00 to the Blue Baby Fund and another $50.00 to the March of Dimes. At the present time the club is sponsoring a Safety Patrol for the Shallotte school. They are now pre paring to put up safety markers, designating the school grounds. These markers will be in the shape of a “Patrolman” signaling “School on Highway.” The regular monthly meeting on Thursday night was held at the Anchor Hotel at Shallotte Point. At this meeting Mrs. R. H. Holden, chairman of the Health and Safety committee, had charge of the pro gram. Mrs. Holden made a talk on health anti safety and Mrs. Esther Robinson, county nurse, gave a his tory of the Brunswick County Health Department and its work. As a guest speaker, Z. E. Helms, official of the State Highway Saf ety Division, made an interesting talk on safe driving. Mr. Sivel, al so of the Safety Division, spoke on how to organize and put a Safety Patrol to work in the school. He also showed a movie, illustrating drunk driving on the highways. March Of Dimes Funds Are Still Short Of Goal Mrs. Eli Kravitz Reports That Incomplete Returns Indicate That Only One Half Needed Amount Has Been Turned In Thus Far SOLICITATION TO CONTINUE THIS WEEK Chairman Of Brunswick County Chapter Points Out Need For Better Showing From Several Sections Reports from Mrs. Eli Kravitz concerning the current March of Dimes campaign in Brunswick County indicates that approxi mately a half o fthe quota has been met so far. Mrs. . Kravitz has not heard from all 'the community directors, but on the basis of the reports she has had it appears that the needed $2,500.00 in this year’s March of Dimes will not bo reached unless a concerted effort is launched to push the campaign over the top. Up to now Shallotte is lead ing in this campaign with ap proximately five hundred dollars contributed. Mrs. Henderson Ruark and her assistants are thus setting an enviable pace for the rest of the county. Rev. H. M. BaKer, community representative in Southport, re ports that the funds are coming in slowly despite the good re sponse from the school drive and the help of some of the civic organizations. He has organized a committee of young ladies to make a house to house canvas of the community this week and insure every citizen an oppor tunity to contribute in this drive. Members of the committee are: Mary Ann Leughlin, Stewart Arrington, Harriet Corlette, Mary Elizabeth Fullwood, Janice Trun nell, Leticia Hickman, Nancy Swan, Karen Swan, Mary Eliza beth Lupton, Bernice Phelps, Sue Williamson and Iris Rabon. Mrs. Sidney Hewett reports a l Continued on Page Five; Pouring Cement On Creek Bridge Force Busy This Week Pour ing Flooring Of Structure Over Walden Creek; May Be Ready During March The contractor on the Walden Creek bridge on Route 130 be gan pouring cement for the con crete flooring for the structure Monday morning of this week. The inspector for the State High way Commission stated yesterday that the flooring should all be down within three weeks. After that 21 days must elaspe before the bridge will be opened to traf fic. The inspector stated that the road and bridge should be reopen ed by the last of March. With no detour provided, the construction of this bridge has caused very much irritation. The absence of a detour has placed on the board of education a con siderable additional daily expense for the transportation of students. Employees of Orton Plantation living in Southport must go three or four times their regular m.ile aSe getting to and from work and it has been felt that the whole road has been closed for a needlessly long period. Tide Table following is the tide table for Southport during the next week. These hours are approxi mately correct and were furn ished Tlie State l‘ort Pilot through the courtesy of the Cape Fear Pilot’s Association. High Tide Low Tide Thursday, February 15 2:42 A. M. 9:09 A. M. 3:01 P. M. 9:13 P. M. Friday, February 16 3:38 A. M. 10:08 A. M. 3:59 P. at.-10;1 i I*. 31. Saturday, February 17 4:32 A. 31. 11:04 A. M. 4:55 P. N. 11:05 P. 31. Sunday, February 18 5:21 A. 31, 11:52 A. M. 5:46 P. 31. 11:54 P. II. Monday, February 19 6:10 A. M. 0:00 A. 31. 6:31 P. 31. 12:35 P. 31. Tuesday, February 20 6:43 A. 34. i 0:40 A. 31. 7:13 P. 31. 1:16 P. 31. Wednesday, February 21 7:34 A. 31. , 1:23 A. 31. 7:53 P. 31. 1:53 P. 31.
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