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Most of The News All The Time VUL. NO. SIXTEEN THE STATE PORT PILOT A Good Newspaper In A Good Community The Pilot Covers Brunswick County NO. 3 6-PAGES TODAY Southport, N. C., Wednesday, February 21, 1951 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY $1.50 PER YEAH Arrangements To Conduct Drive During March Rev. L. D. Hayman, Chair man Of Brunswick County Chapter, American Red Cross, Ready To Begin Drive For Funds NEW ORGANIZATION SET FOR BRUNSWICK Plans Made To Conduct Courses In First Aid At Several Points In Coun ty During Spring Months L. D. Hayman, Chairman Brunswick County Chapter Ame rican Red Cross, announces this week the Board of Directors for the work of Red Cross in con nection with Civil Defense Pro gram. At a meeting of members of the Red Cross Chapter for Bruns wick called by the Chairman at Concord Church, Supply, on Mon day evening, February 12th, the following were announced to com pose the central staff for this year: Mrs. Edward Wessel, Mrs. Lois Sanders, Rev. J. D. With row, Garland Bordeaux, with Mrs. Mac F. Jones advisory of Leland; Mrs. Ferman Galloway and Mrs. Odell Evans of Town Creek-Win nabow community; Mrs. W. K. Koff of Bolivia; Mrs. Henry Stone and Mrs. Wingate Swain of Shal lotte; Mrs. Elbert Kirby of Sup ply; Mrs. L. D. Hayman, Mrs. George Whatley, Mrs. Clyde New ton, Mrs. Philip King, Miss Louise Rees and Paul Fodale of South port; W. C. Stephenson of Ash; Prof. Alvin C. Caviness, Mrs. O. B. Parker and Miss A. W. Alston also of Southport. All elective offices were filled at this meeting, and the fund raising chairman was also an nounced. The Atlanta Offices has requested the chairman of the chapter of act in this capacity for this year. Plans were announced for making the Annual Roll Call and other features for raising chapter funds. Materials are now in the hands of the secretary for the financial promotion, and will be distributed to the committee chairmen on or before March, which is the month for present ing the campaign throughout the United States. As soon as the Chairman com pletes the number of appointive officers, the full list of chapter officials will be announced. Also, the chairman stated that a re port of the work covering' the past six months is being prepared . for release. Chairman Hayman stated that with the personnel of his staff this year, he feels sure t{ie work of Red Cross in Bruns wick county will soon be on a splid basis again. The several members present voiced this opin ion. There is to be provision made in the near future to conduct Junior, Standard and Advanced First Aid Courses. Mr. Hayman has just completed a refresher course in Instructor Training, at Burlington and will direct several classes within the bounds of his chapter. Full announcement will be made in due time concerning these classes, and will include work in cooperation with schools wherever authorities desire to ar range for these courses. BritfNtmi Flathti HOSPITAL AUXILIARY The Dosher Memorial Hospital Auxiliary will meet at the home of the president, Mrs. H. B. Smith Thursday afternoon of this week at 3 o’clock. All members are urged to attend and to bring a friend. SPONSORING SUPPER The Supply Baptist church is sponsoring a barbecue supper Saturday night, March 3rd. T^he public is invited to attend. The proceeds go to the church build ing fund. .Chicken salad plates will be prepared for those who do not care for barbecue. The sup per will be served in the base ment of the church beginning at 5 o’clock. MOVE DIVIDING LINE With the dividing line between commercial and inland fishing in the Shallotte river waters form erly at the bridge on Route 17 in, Shallotte, the Wildlife Resources Commission and the board of Conservation and Development agreed on January 29 to the high way bridge on Route 130. This is about a mile above the pre vious location. Home Of Southport (England) Mayor MANOR—When Mrs. Mae Bamber was in Southport on a goodwill tour several weeks ago she brought an invitation to the Mayor of Southport, North Carolina, from the Mayor of Southport, England, to be his guest.during the Festival of Britian this year. She had with her the above picture of the home of the mayor of her city, where the mayor of Southport, North Carolina, has been invited to stay. Receives Letter Regarding Visit To Southport Representative Of City Gov ernment Of Southport, England, Reports Mrs. Mae Bamber On Her Way Home From general manager L. P. Beapod of the Publicity and At tractions Department at the Town Hall, Southport, Lances, England, W. B. Keziah has received an in teresting letter relative to the pre-Christmas visit of Council woman Mrs. Mae Bamber to Southport, North Carolina. Southport, England, is a very old English city with a popula tion of 84,000 people. Many beau tiful buildings, parks and streets add to its attractions, not forget ting the flowers for which the city is widely famed. The Festi val of Britan is to be held this summer and Mrs. Bamber, one of I the city councilwomen, came to Southport, North Carolina, U.S.A. shortly before Christmas to ex tend good will greeting to the namesake of her city. In addi tion to the good will greetings she brought and personally de livered invitation from the May or of her English city for Mayor and Mrs. Hubert Livingston to be his guests during the Festival of Britian. The letter, on a single sheet of paper, folded in much the same manner as the V. Mail used in the United States during the war, came air rftail. As the visit of the charming Southport, England, city official to this state and town created widespread inter est, the letter from the publicity and attractions department of her city is being published here, in1 full: i ‘‘Dear Mr. Keziah: Continued On Page Four Bolivia Sponsors Hayloft Jamboree Funds Derived From Home Talent Show Will Help Defray Expenses Of In stalling Gymnasium Bal cony Bolivia high school is sponsor ing a home talent show, Uncle Ezrey’s Hayloft Jamboree, on Thursday and Friday, March 1 and 2 for the benefit of the ath letic fund. The program will be staged in the high school audi torium, and the money raised from this effort will help pay the cost of constructing new balcony space for spectators in the gym nasium. The Hayloft Jamboree is a take-off on the Barn Dance, Grand Old Oprey and other fam our radio programs and will fea ture all local talent. The part of Lulu Belle is play ed by Jean Mobley; Uncle Ezrey is Charlie Ruark; Hirman is played by John Johnson; the part of Joe Kelly is taken by Foster Mintz; and the Hayloft Hoofers will include a group of local peo ple who will do the square danc ing. In connection with the show an amateur hour will also be held. Any person who has any talent as a performer, whether it be singing, dancing, instrumentalist or other type of entertainment is urged to plan to take part in this show. Cash prizes will be a warded winners, and those inter ested in entering should contact Principal John Johnson. A Tiny Tot contest is being run in connection with the show ; and any boy or girl under 6 years of age may be entered. Mothers [are asked to contact Mrs. John Johnson at Bolivia. Mintz Undecided On Southport ABC Vote Representative In Southport Monday To Confer With Commissioners On Ques tion Of Salary Raises SEEKS OPINION ON LIQUOR VOTE Expresses Opinion That A Public Hearing May Be Necessary To Gather Expression Of Opin ion On Issue Representative Harry L. Mintz, Jr., was in Southport Monday for the purpose of conferring with members of the board of county commissioners with regard to a salary bill covering Brunswick county employees. Representatives Mintz departed for Raleigh at noon without reaching any definite agreement with the board members, who agreed to write him a letter set ting forth their recommendations. According to report, this letter was written Monday but no in formation was made available to the press and a copy of it was not included in the minutes of the Monday meeting. Representative Mintz says that he has received a resolution from the City of Southport asking for the passage of legislation which will permit the citizens of South port to vote on the question of an ABC store for the city. He said Monday that he has this question under advisement, and that he desires a represen tative expression from all the citizens. “It may be that it would be a wise thing to hold a public hearing on the matter,” he said. “At any rate. I am not going to take any action until I have had an opportunity to go into this thing thoroughly.” While he has not made up his mind definitely what stand he will take on the city street con troversy in the General Assembly, Representative Mintz declared, “I think we have been faring pretty well here in Brunswick under the present system, both in our cities and with our rural roads.” Routine Session Of County Court Judgments Of Recorder In Cases Monday Earmark $25.00 For Board Of Edu^ cation Purposes Even though the Monday ses sion of Brunswick county Re corder’s court was a light one, a total of $325.00 was earmarked for the board of education as a result of sentences passed down by Judge W. J. McLamb: Andrew Frink, larceny, 30 days in jail, suspended on pay ment of cost and making resti tution in the amount of $25.00 to T. L. Long. James Alexander Dean, drunk en driving, 60 days in jail, sus pended on payment of a fine of $100.00 and costs, notice of ap peal given. Johnnie Roberts, destroying personal property, 60 days in. jail, suspended for two years on good behavior and payment of costs. Edward Earl Carroll, overload ed truck, costs. Floyd C. Britt, drunken driving 60 days in jail, suspended on pay ment of a fine of $100.00 and costs. Leaman Mintz, public drunk ness, four months on roads, sus pended on good behavior for a period of two years. (Continued on page 4) Brunswick Man Sees Florida Snow Bill Williams, Shallotte man who is with the Naval Air Re serve Training Unit at Jackson ville, Fla., is getting a smile out of Southport having a snowfall ten days ago. A regular reader of this paper, he wrote this week to say: “It may interest you to know that we had snow in Florida the same day. As a matter of fact, St. Augustine, 35 miles south of here, had a neat 2-inch fall. And it stayed on the ground for quite a while. My wife and kids being native Floridians, I had to take them down to see it. Needless to say, the St. Augustine Chamber of Commerce was pretty flab bergasted, although the children, young and old, seemed to like it.” Mr. Williams is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Williams of the Shallotte Point community. Blaze Destroys Whitley Hotel Whitley Home And Hotel At Howells Point Lost In Early Morning Fire Tues day Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Whitley of .Howells Point suffered a serious loss at 3 o’clock yesterday mor ning when their residence and a small hotel adjoining the resi dence were completely destroyed by fire. The family escaped with only a small portion of their clothing. A nearby cottage owned by a Mr. Freeman of High Point was also destroyed. Moving to the point several years ago Mr. and Mrs. Whitley are to be credited in a large measure with the development that has taken place there during the past eight or nine years. Where there were only one or two cottages when they moved Continued On Page Four Lions Governor Will Visit Two Clubs Thursday District Governor Wilbur A. Pike Will Attend Meeting At Southport And At Shal lotte Next Week WILL ATTEND NOON MEET IN SOUTHPORT Evening Program At Shal lotte Will Be Ladies Night Celebration For That Club The Lions Clubs of Southport and Shallotte, will welcome Wil bur A. Pike, District Governor of District 31-E, Lions International, which includes 49 clubs in this section of the state, at heir meeting next Thursday. Governor Pike is postmaster at Pikeville, where he was born, attended school, and joined the Lions Club as a charter member. He has served the Pikeville Lions Club as director, vice-president, presi dent, the district as zone chair man and deputy governor. He is a holder of a master key. He has has been presented with five one year perfect attendance awards. Lion Pike is a member of the Methodist church. District Governor Pike will visit the Lions Club of Southport at noon on Thursday. The pur pose of his visit will be to ad vise and assist President Roy Robinson, Secretary George Whatley and the officers, direc tors, and members of the Club on matters pertaining to Lions administration and the Lion’s program of humanitarian service. . He will be guest of honor at a lfdies night program at Shallotte in the evening. .Lion Pike is one of the 231 Dis trict Governors who supervise the activities of the 8,055 Lions (Subs. Lions International was founded in Chicago, Illinois, in June 1917, by Melvin Jones. Through his able leadership dur ing the past 33 years, Lions In Continued on page four Woman Held In Fatal Shooting Lucille Goodman Charged With Firing Fatal Shotgun Blast Into Back Of Hus band Sunday Afternoon Lucille Goodman, 31 year old negro woman of the Bishop Store community, is being held in jail without the privilege of bond charged with shooting and fatal ly injuring her husband, Leroy Goodman, following an argument at the home of the couple Sun day afternoon. The arrest was made by De puty Sheriff Charles Skipper. Tentative plans call for a coro ners inquest to be held at the court house Thursday night. The defendant will probably be charg ed with first degree murder, ac cording to Sheriff E. V. Leonard. The sheriff states that a full charge of buckshot from a 12 gauge shotgun struck the negro in the back as he was walking down the road from the home. He was 30 yards from the woman when she drew down on him with the gun, according to the inves tigation. He died instantly. W. B. KKZIAH I Our ROVING Reporter Although Brunswick farmers have several times the acreage in permanent pasture that they have had in previous years the feed from this source for cattle and hogs attained its lowest pro portions this winter. The trouble started in December with the bitter winds that prevailed during that month. Practically everyth ing green above the surface of the ground was killed. Normally the pasture grasses would have quickly recovered, but January proved to be just as far from be ing normal as December was. Less than an inch of rain fell over the county during January and the normal fall would have been over three inches for that month. With things so dry the pasturage just did not have what was needed to aid it in speedily recovering from the December cold. Things are now coming on alright. The pastures are taking on new life. Meanwhile, with far mers having had to resort to to supplement the Dec ember and January grazing, it is gratifying to know that practi cally all of the feed needed and used was grown on the farms. There was very little buying. There is nothing on the surface that indicates that the farmers who have been feeding cattle and hogs this winter will have any cause to regret it. On the con trary, such folks may well be rated as lucky. Both meat and beef seem headed for high prices all through 1951, if not longer. The sale of 25 hogs by a Wac camaw township farmer last week at 21-cents per pound on the hoof seems to point to good profits, except to the folks who ultimate ly buy and eat the meat. We are not sure of the exact amount but there is a big shrinkage in pound age between the hog on the hoof and the meat that is ready for cooking. Dr. and Mrs. Landis G. Brown Continued On Page Four ♦ 1 Bolivia Boys, Leland Girls Win Championship Contests In Brunswick Tournament Brunswick County Is Enjoying Fine Weather Warm Temperatures And Gentle Rains Are Helping Farm ers Make Up For Lost Time The first real push-back of: winter in Brunswick county came | Friday night aaid Saturday with ] warm and gentle rains. There was not enough rain to overcome the January deficiency but ample to start all of the remainder of the tobacco seed to sprouting and start everybody to smiling. Out in the country Saturday one was met with generally pleased comment on every hand. Dry weather in January and thus far in February following on an abnormally cold December had put a quietous on all growing things. The warm rains, the far mers say, were just what was needed to turn the county green again. Provided they stave off the blue mold, tobacco growers are now assured of a wonderful supply of plants. Most of them up before the rains came, the rest are now sprouting and the earlie. ones are set for fine growth. The average tobacco grower in Brunswick ap parently has not a thing to wor ry over at the present moment. Neither have the folks with gar dens, small grains and pastures. There will probably be a few moderate cold spells before the winter is completely over, but of ficial weather forcasts have it that winter is now being pushed rapidly into the background. Brunswick county with its long est growing season of any part of North Carolina is well set for spring. Brunswick REA Will W ork In 4-H Project -—-— -* _ Deadline For Prisoner Benefits World War XI veterans who were prisoners of war, or their widows, children, or parents must file claim by 1 March 1951, for the $1.00 per day ration money due them while interned in enemy prison camps. The final date, March 1st, was fixed by law and can not be changed by the War Claims Commission. “If you or a member of your family were held as a prisoner of war dur ing World War II, you may be entitled to these special POW benefits,’ advises the Veterans Service Officer. Official military records list more than 133,000 members of the U. S. Armed Forces as prisoners of war. The War Claims Commission estimates that there are over 30,000 legitimate claims which have not been filed. It is most urgent that these claimants be informed of their rights and file claim without delay. Official claim forms and as sistance in filing the claim can be secured at the Brunswick County Veterans Service Office located in Southport of Shal lotte it was announced today by Crawford L. Rourk, County Veterans Service Officer. Man Dies Without Known Relatives Newton W. Bowden, Resi dent Of Southport For Past Two Years, Died Sud denly At His Store Near Southport Saturday The body of Newton W. Bow den was buried here in the North wood cemetery Monday afternoon following his sudden death on Thursday. Mr. Bowden was about 40 years of age. He came to Southport about two years ago from Knoxville, Tenn., and bought a small gro cery store and filling station near the city limits. He died in his store Thursday afternoon and the medical examination revealed the cause of his death as being a heart attack. The death of Mr. Bowden re vealed a rather tragic but in teresting angle in his past. To ascertain if he had any relatives and where they were, his private papers had to be examined. A rnong them were two letters, a lock of dark hair and two pic tures of a rather beautiful young women. There was no identifica tion of the picture or hair. But the two letters in which they were wrapped were from a flor ist whom Mi’. Bowden had en trusted with the task of deliver ing some costly flowers to a young lady in Knoxville. The florist had evidently been in structed to deliver the flowers mly if the young lady was still unmarried. The letters stated that following investigation it had Been learned that the young lady was married and was now living Continued On Page Four Numerous Awards To Be Presented To County, State And National Project Win ners WILL BE FIRST TIME COUNTY REPRESENTED Boys And Girls Expected To Take Keen Interest In Con test Which Promises Valuable Prizes E. D. Bishop, manager of the Brunswick Electric Membership Corporation, today announced that the local REA co-op will work closely with County Agent Charles D. Raper of Columbus and County Agent A. S. Knowles of Brunswick to provide locally for the first time an opportunity for 4-H girla and boys to enter the National 4-H Farm and Home Electric Awards contest. The REA manager said youijg people of the area would be given a chance to study and learn through their schopls and 4-H Clubs about the uses of electri city, and in turn would have a chance to win prizes and recogni tion. The boy and girl in each coun ty having the best electrical pro ject for the year will be declai -d the winner and awarded an elt - trical gift suitable to his or he, project. If an electrical gift is i not available or if it is not needed ! to complete the winner’s project, ! a $25 bond will be presented. Todd Furniture Company of Whiteville will contribute the gift to the Columbus County girl win ner and Schulken’s Hardware will donate the prize to the boy win ner in Columbus. King’s Electrical Sales Company of Shallotte will contribute the prizes to both Brunswick winners. Other awards will include the following: Continued On Page Foil* Blue Baby Will Made At Johns Hopkins Hospital For Preliminary Treatment To Begin On March 9th Unable to make arrangement! for early admittance to the; John Hopkins Hospital in Balti more, Miss Emily Randall, the admittance officer of the in stitution, has finally set March 9th as the date for the prelimary treatment of Shirley Ray Hew ett, 10 year old Lockwoods Folly township girl who is suffering from a cardie trouble and will have to undergo a blue baby op eration. Dr. R. H. Holden, treasurer for the voluntary contributions that are enabling the little girl to have, the operation, is making arrange ments for her to leave on March 6th. She will probably be ac companied by one of the county nurses, who will remain with her at John Hopkins for a day or two. The grand total of the con tributions to the Blue Baby Fund, most of which was donated by residents of shallotte and Lock Continued On rage Four March 6 Bolivia Boys Hand Southport Convincing 55 To 42 Lick ing To Win The Coveted Championship Crown Fri day LELAND GIRLS NOSE SHALLOTTE Bolivia Girls And Shallotte Boys Consolation Winners; Nancy Swan And Gene Russ Free Throw Winners Leland girls and Bolivia boys are the new basketball champions of Brunswick county. The Bolivia team was the first to gain its championship when it turned in a red-hot perform ance on Friday night against Southport, defending champions, and won by a score of 55 to 42. Lindsey Walton, who had led his mates to two successive vic tories in the tournament, was high scorer for Bolivia with 20 points. Larry Lewis followed with 16. High scorers for Southport were Billy Dosher with 11 points and Sonny Hickman with 8. The Leland victory came Sat urday night in a ding-dong battle with Shallotte which wound up 49 to 46. Bolivia and Southport tied for the championship in this division last year. Raynor had 23 points for Leland followed by Gainey with 18. However, Amelia Kirby’s 30 points for Shallotte was high for the contest. Peterson for Leland and Pigott for Shallotte were de fensive stars. Consolation winners in the girls division were Bolivia, who defeat ed a scrappy Southport team Fri day night 39 to 35. Shallotte boys defeated Leland Saturday night for consolation honors by a score of 43 to 42. In the free-throw contest, spon sored annually by Stanley Jewel ers of Wilmington and The State Port Pilot of Southport, Nancy Swan of the Southport team was winner in the girls division, mak ing good on 21 of 25 tries. The following night Gene Russ, also of Southport, hit on 19 out of 25 atempts to win the championship in the boys division. (Continued of .page four) Twenty-Three Go For Examination More Colored Youths Than White Included In Group Going To Ft. Bragg For Pre-Induction Test Twenty-three white and colored men were sent off by the Bruns wick County Selective Service Board for induction into the arm ed service yesterday. No more will be sent until after March 9, when a small group will go to Fort Bragg for physical examin ation. Yesterday for the first time the men sent off were composed more largely of negroes than whites. Those going were: White: Jesse A. Purvis, Jr., Ash; Bennie Broks Ward, Ash; Edward Herman Klutz, Leland; Leo David Fulford, Supply; Jos eph William Walton, Southport; James Sanford Davis, Southport; 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 PUot through the courtesy of the Cape Fear Pilot’s Association. High Tide Low Tide Thursday, February 22, 8:11 A. M. 2:?5 A. M. 8:32 P. M. 2:30 P. M. ^ Friday, February 23, 8:50 A. M. 2:47 A. M. 0:11 P. M. 3:07 P. M. Saturday, February 24, 0:29 A. M. 3:30 A. M. 9:55 P. M. 3:40 P. M. Sunday, February 25, 10:11 A. M. 4:15 A. M. 10:42 P. M. 4:26 P. M. Monday, February 26, 10:59 A. M. 5:04 A. M. 11:36 P. M. 5:13 P. M. Tuesday, February 27, 11:50 A. M. 6:00 A. M. 0:00 P. M. 6:06 P. M. Wednesday, February, 28, 0:37 A. M. 7:02 A. M. 12:51 P. M. 7:08 P. M.
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