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Most of The News All The Time THE STATE PORT PILOT VOL. NO. SIXTEEN NO. 4 4 PAGES TODAY Southport, N. C., The Pilot Covers Brunswick County ay, February 28, 1951 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY SI.50 PER YEAS Easter Seals In Circulation This Week In County Volunteer Committee Has Prepared For Mailing Of More Than One Thousand Envelopes For This Cam paign SOUTHPORT CLUB WOMEN HEAD DRIVE Seek Additional Funds With Which To Provide Treat ment For Crippled Chil dren In This Section Volunteer workers In the Brunswick County Easter Seal Sale have completed the task of preparing hundreds of Easter sale envelopes for mailing today. The 18th annual seal sale, spon sored by the North Carolina Lea gue for Crippled Children, will reach more homes with the Easter Seal appeal letter and its enclosed colorful seals than ever before, it is announced by Mrs. James M. Harper, Jr., seal sale director. For several weeks the volun teer workers have been at work addressing, stuffing and sealing the appeal envelopes which will go' to around a thousand homes in the county this year. Work is being done by mem bers of the Southport Woman’s Club, which sponsors this drive each year. “If we may judge by the en thusiasm of volunteers we will have greatly increased support for our campaign this year, Mrs. Harper declared. “We have every confidence that the residents of our county will come to the aid of their crippled neighbors whole heartedly”. The Seal Sale will be of a month’s duration, ending Easter Sunday, March 25. In order that there be no con flict with other drives which are being concluded now or are being begun, the Easter Seal Sale will be done almost entirely by mail. These other drives depend on per sonal solicitation, celve seals will promptly return their contribution in the stamped envelope,” said Mrs. Harper. “We would like to be able to increase our service to those in the coun ty who may need financial help and the only way we can do this is to provide the funds with which this 'can be done.” [ BritfNiwt | FI a shu NEED POSTMASTER A new postmaster will have to be appointed for the Long Beach postoffice before the opening of the season. J. G. Shuler who was appointed to the office last year is now serving in the army INJURED IN KOREA John M. Norris, formerly of Southport, has been injured in fighting in Korea and is receiv ing treatment in a hospital in Japan. His wounds are not be lieved to be serious. STATE OFFICIALS Governor W. Kerr Scott, Dr. Henry Jordan, A. Wilbur Clark and Dr. R. E. Earp were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Earp and family at their home near Winnabow last Friday. Dr. Jordan is chairman of the State highway commission and Mr. Clark and Dr. Earp are members. audio)? gram | possiiil has b< Hood a ents. ter.U. BABBKQL E SUPPER A b‘g barbeque and chicken supper will be served at new Supply Baptist church ‘□ay evening of this week, ng will begin at 5 o’clock. Phejbublic is cordially invited to W*®. Proceeds will go to- the churCR building fund. P. T. A. regular meeting of the |rt - Teachers Association held 'Thursday night at pock in the high school in. An interesting pro aturing some facts and es of Brunswick county [arranged by Mrs. Ruth 1 her eighth grade stud iryone is invited to at BEM "The( will b room c' at 8 March will coivi hilarnMifi for all. tainmentv purchase kitchen. ROGRAM ntry School of 1888” in the recreation hty Methodist church k on Wednesday, lessor Prince O’Brien the classes, and a should be in store ieds from the enter be used for the! equipment for the] Inquiries Continue Regarding Climate Several Canadian People Interested In Southport As Place To Spend Winter Months Southport and Brunswick coun ty seem to be gaining widespread fame for the mild winter climate and people from the North and from Canada are making inquiri es and expressing their intention of coming here in the near fu ture. In addition the several families from Ohio, Iowa, Washington, D. C., New Jersey and New York already in Brunswick, it may be said that five different Canadian families have shown interest in Southport and the Brunswick county climate during the past two months. Of the five contacts one, Miss Susan Greenhill of Saint Cath erine’s Ont, Canada, has been here since early in January. She came to spend two months, pre fering the climate and quietness to that of Florida, where she has usually wintered. Despite the un usual bad weather of the present winter, Miss Greenhill is so char med with things she is extending her visit through all of March. Another couple from Canada plan to be here in June to look around with the view of spend ing next, winter here. Two other contacts have shown a great deal of interest but have not definitely stated just when they are coming. Monday of this week W. B. Keziah, to whom the contacts come, received a letter from a retired professor of the Royal Military College of Kingston, Ontario. He stated he and his wife are looking for a quiet spot in which they can spend their winters away from the cold of the North. He asked for informa tion and stated that if the report received is at all encouraging he and his wife will make a trip down this spring and look things over. He added that he was well acquainted with the City of Southport in England and that the name and location of the Southport here attracted both him and his wife. Brunswick Basketball Teams In Tournament .. »- --- .. Nine Representatives From This County Enter Annual Star-News Tournament Be ginning Next Wednesday BOLIVIA BOYS AND LELAND GIRLS SEEDED Championship Play Will End Monday Night, March 12; Total Of Thirty Teams From Area Have Entered Starting next Wednesday and winding up Monday night, March 12 twenty-nine boys and girls basketball teams representing high schools in southeastern for cage honors in Wilmington at the annual Star-News-YMCA Tournament. Of the 29 teams that have of ficially entered, nine are from Brunswick county. The Southport girls are the only team not scheduled to play. Coach Harry T. Saunders is scheduled to take only his boys and they are paired to meet Burgaw Thursday after noon, March 8, at 3 o’clock. Bolivia, whose boys are Bruns wick county champions, will send both teams. The boys are schedul ed to meet the winners of the Warsaw-Shallotte tilt at 6:45 Thursday, March 8. The Bolivia girls will meet Long Creek at 5:30 the same day. On Wednesday, March 7, Shal lotte and Warsaw boys meet and at 8 o’clock, Thursday, March 8 Shallotte girls and Bladenboro girls will play. Waccamaw and Rose Hill boys meet Wednesday evening at 7:15 and the Waccamaw and White Oak girls are paired to meet Thursday afternoon at 5:30. Both the Leland teams are en tered. The boys play Elizabeth town in the initial meet on Thurs day, March 8. Leland girls are understood to have drawn a bye. Future games in the tourna ment for all of the above Bruns wick County teams will depend on the outcome of the games scheduled above. The tournament will be the 12th annual event under the co sponsorship of the two Wilming ton newspaper and the YMCA. Continued On Page Four Marine Instantly Killed In Wreck Head-On Collision Occurred On U. S. No. 17 Early Mon day Resulting In Death Of Service Man John Jarvis Stansiow, a Camp Lejeune Marine whose home is reported as Lackiey, Va., was instantly killed at 4:50 Sunday morning when his car crashed into a produce truck at the Mer cer sawmill on Route 17, near Bolivia. Stansiow was alone in his car. The truck into which he crashed was operated by John H. Wil liams of Elabeth City. Williams suffered only slight injuries. Both machines were almost demolished. Stansiow was headed south and the produce truck, going north, is said to have been well on its own side of the highway when the Marine’s car crashed into it head on. The body of Stansiow was taken to Wilmington and prepared for shipment to the deceased in Virginia. February Weather On The Sunny-Side Regardless of what may be said of weather, conduct dur ing the past few months, it can be said that February has brought sunshine every day. Once or twice it has rained a little in the mornings and has then cleared off. Dr. J. V. Davis who has a hobby of observing the weath er and noting the unusual, says that during the past ten years Brunswick county has had a total of only 3 February days lit wmcn tliere waa no sun shine. ' ... Despite its reputation of being a tough month in other parts of the United States and in the world in general, February weather is alright in Bruns wick county, North Carolina. Lengthy Docket Tried In Court Five Cases Of Drunken Driv ing Up For Trial With Four Being Disposed Of During Session Included in the Monday grist for the Recorder Court mill were five cases of drunken driving. This is the largest number of such cases to have ever come up at any single day’s session. Also it is noted that none of the de fenders were residents of Bruns wick county. Four of the five either pleaded guilty or were con victed and paid the $100.00 fine required by law. The fifth took an appeal to Superior court. The minute book shows the fol lowing cases handled during the day by Solictor Kirby Sullivan and Judge McLamb: Bennett Femside, no operators license, fined $25.00 and costs. Ernest Linwood Mallard, reck less operation, fined $50.00 and costs. Troy Vennell, drunken driving, fined $100.00 and costs. Raymond A. Merceon, speeding 75 miles per hour, fined $50.00 and costs. Leveander Collins Pigalle, drunken driving, reckless opera tion, fined $100.00 and costs. Owen E. Waters, drunken driv ing, fined $100.00 and costs. Elbert Simmons, public drunk ness, resisting arrest, 60 days on the loads suspended on good be havior for two years. Louive Edwards Watson, no op erators license, fined $25.00 and costs. Thomas E. Stanley, speeding fined $50.00 and costs. Forest Leon Holmes, overload ing vehicle on highway, fined $10.00 and costs. David Clark Williams, speeding fined $10.00 and costs. Carl Daniel Brooks, overload ing vehicle on highway, fined $10.00 and costs. James Luther Grady, no oper ators license, fined $25.00 and costs. Edward R. Millican, overloading vehicle on highway, nol pros. Madison H. Barefoot, no oper ators license, fined $25,00 and costs. Samuel Troy, no operators lic ense, fined $25.00 and costs. Edward McCoy Graham, fined $10.00 an dcosts. Continued on page four Conference For Vacation Bible School Worker? Meeting Scheduled For Sup ply Baptist Church Thun ■ day, March 8; Will .Be'Fo Instructional Purposes RAISE STANDARD FOR BIBLE SCHOOL) Study Course And Use 0 Standard Textbooks To Help In This Objective; | Ask General Atten dance A vacation Bible School Co; ■ ference will be held at the Supp ? Baptist church near Supply the afternoon of March 8th 2:30 o’clock. This conference for all those who are to be teac ■ ers and principals of the Vacatii i Bible Schools in their respecti » churcnes. Each church is asked to sele t their teachers as soon as th f possibly can, that they may tend this conference in order th t they may be able to get soi is guidance and help for their wo k this year. A guide will be taug it to each teacher and each prin L pai attending. This guide is cr help each church reach a grt le A school for this summer. Each church is also asked to bring a report as to how ms iy Vacation Bible School textbooks they have that are under B, las? B will be the book used this year in each department; If a chufch does not have any books from previous years under B, tfceiii officials are asked to please re- i port this to Mr. Moorehead at this conference and he will oriier them. Each church is asked to sure and announce this import int' meeting and be sure and h iv^ teachers attend. Mrs. A. Knowles, who is Associatifnal be S. ble Superintendent of Vacation 4* School work, is to teach the guide book at this meeting. ... Prominent Man Dies Thursday L. C.. Brown, Outstanding Resident Of Longwood Community, Died At His Home; Was Former Conn, ty Official Luther C. Brown, a former member of the Brunswick board of county commissioners and a widely known resident of Long wood, died suddenly at his home Thursday morning. Mr. Brown was 63 years of age. He had been ill for only a short time. Mr. Brown moved to Longwood more than 25 years ago as woods superintendent for the Enterprise Whiteville Lumber Company, then operating at Longwood and in whiteville. Following the exhaus tion of the timber supply n lands of the company in that area he continued his residence at Longwood. He engaged in business, farming and continued his employment as woods boss with various lumber companies. The deceased was a member of the Fairmont Masonic Lodge and of the Longwood Baptist church. Funeral services were conduct Continued On Page Four j Southport Man Launches Boat M AFLOAT—The sturdy hull shown above under construction by Southport boat builder Gratie Arnold has been launched from his yard near the yacht basin and he is »ow busy with another vessel. The loss of both legs many years ago has not kept Arnold from becoming one of the best builders on the coast.—(Star-News Cut.) Potent Beverage Causes Explosion lx— * Officers say that some whis •itey m the store of Lee Brown and his son-in-law, Joseph M3ore, at Winnabow must have -‘'.been a very potent beverage. T It literally blew the lid off of at hot stove while the officers were searching for it. Sheriff E. V. Leonard, Dep uties Chaa. Skipper, J. L. Stone and Alex Williams were all searching the store owned and operated by the two negroes. Skipper saw one of the men drop a quart fruit jar into the hot stove. An explosion follow ed instantly, blowing off the lid of the stove and cracking it so that some of the burn ing fluid ran over the floor. From the smell the officers had no trouble identifying the mixture, and Brown and Gore were both arrested on a charge I of keeping liquor for sale. [ Glasses used in serving the fluid refreshments were found by the officers. Three-Car Wreck Monday Morning Couple From Atlantic City, N. J., Injured In Collision Near The Shailotte School Early Monday Three cars figured in a wreck that resuled in injury to two per sons and damage to the extent of about $150.00 to a 1950 Pack ard, owned and operated by Aa ron Dorfman of Atlantic City, N. Continued On Page Four W. B. KKZIAH Our ROVING Reporter Three of the local fishing boats will have to start out the 1951 sport fishing season without the good mates they had last sum mer. Joe Walton left last week to take up with the Army. Sam my Reese and Jimmy Smith en listed in the Navy some time ago. All three were fine boys, popular with the sportsmen who. went out on the boats on which they were employed. Jimmy Smith, Sr., and Hoyle Dosher seem to be about the only last season fish ing boat mates who will be back this summer. Charles (Chuck) Hancock, 17 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hancock, formerly of Southport, has been outstanding on the west coast as a football flayer. Weigh ing 194 pounds, he plays center an his high school team at As toria and has recently been select ed to play in the Oregon All-Star game on August 25th of this year. He was born in Southport ind his mother is the former ^iss Louise Southerland of this place. His father is in the Coast Guard and was assigned to duty in Oregon during the war. We missed missing a banquet last week by a narrow margin. Miles White had called in and extended a personal invitation. Busy at the time, we thanked him and accepted the invitation. Came the day and recollections of the event had faded under a cussing from Phil! Wright, man aging editor of the Wilmington News. He wanted a story we had been promising for two weeks in a hurry. We got down on the story and only laid off from writing at supper time. Going a mund to Cap Grimes as usual, we sflt down at the table, only to ] jump up exclaiming to Cap,"Good-1 ness, this isn’t what we were supposed to eat tonight.” Brunswick growers always sow plenty of tobacco seed. They al Contumed On Page Four * k Southport Man Has Just Completed Work On Big Trawler For T. H. Watts And Is Now Working On One For M. M. Hart PERFORMS DUTIES AFTER LOSS OF LEGS Throughout The Years This Man Has Made His Living | In Rugged Competition With His More For tunate Fellows While it will not contribute to the sport fishing facilities at Southport being much too large for that, Captain T. H. Watts has a new boat that he is rather proud of, and with reason. The1 craft is 66-feet, 8-inches over all i and has a beam of 19-feet, 8-inch es. A new 275 h. p. General Mot ors Diesel engine is furnishing power. The boat will be in charge of Captain Donnie Watts and will be used for shrimp trawling. In the summer months it may be also used on occasion as a party boat for carrying: out fishing I parties that are too large to be taken out on the regular sport fishing boats. In construction the boat for Captain Watts, L. C. (Cratie) Arnold has accomplished what has probably been his biggest and best job at boat building However, the Watts boat was hardly launched before renewed boat building activities started up in Arnold’s front yard. Fine progress is now being made on another trawler for M. H. Hart this being a 62-footer, slightly shorter than the Watts boat. It is due to be completed by the first of June and will also be used as a shrimp trawler. Interviewed this week, Arnold modestly said, “I did not build the boats, I just helped." In a way this is correct, Tom Floyd, a brother-in-law of Arnold and Bige Muncey, both good carpen ters and boat builders, are do ing much of the heavy work on Continued On Page Four Annual Masonic Dinner Is Held Judge John J. Burney Is Principal Speaker At Out standing Social Event Here Thursday Pythagoras Lodge No. 249 of the Masonic Order held its an nual Washington Birthday ban quet here at the Community Building Thursday night, Feb ruary 22. Something over 100 members and guests were present for the elaborate turkey dinner and speaking. E. J. Prevatte served as mast er of ceremonies and introduced a number of the members and visitors, concluding with present ing Judge John J. Burney, who made the main address. Judge Burney, rated as one of the best after dinner speakers in this area, got the crowd in fine humor with a number of witty stories. He followed up with a talk on Masonic work and finally paying his respect to the communists, whom he denounced in unmeasured terms. £v**1tinued on page four Sunrise Service Plans Perfected For Community Music Will Be Furnished By Combined Choirs Of Col ored Churches; Setting Will Be On The Southport Waterfront Plans have been completed for a sunrise service on Easter Sun day morning, with the congrega tions of all Southport churches invited to participate. Scene of the program will be the waterfront, and unless the weather prevents it will be an outdoor event. An invitation has been extended an outstanding Wilmington man to deliver the message. Perhaps the outstanding fea ture of the program will be the music, which will be in charge of the colored churches. A com bined choir will participate in the service, which will come as a climax to their usual pre-dawn singing about the city. Further announcement of plans will be made before Easter, which comes this year on March Directions For Draft Discussion Chairman Of The Brunswick County Board Gives Prop pr Procedure For Furnish ing Information Selective Service registrants of this county should observe a few simple rules in presenting their cases to the Draft Board, says A. D. Harrelson, chairman of the Brunswick County Board. He stated that registrants and interested persons could help the Draft Board and themselves if they will observe the following three suggestions: (1) Present in writing a statement of all facts which they believe will entitle the registrant to deferment. This should be presented at the time the questionnaire is returned. Any subsequent change in status that might warrant reclassification should be reported in writing. (2) Pile within ten days after the Notice of Classification is mailed, a request for personal appearance before the Board, if desired. Such a request will be granted if filed within ten days, but only one appearance will be granted after each classification. (3) Should ap peal be desired give to the local board notice of appeal in writing within ten days after the date of mailing of the Notice of Classi fication. This applies to the notice mailed after either’ the original classification or the notice is sued after personal appearance before the Board. Mr. Harrelson pointed out that observance of these simple rules would give everyone assurance that the local board was fully informed of the facts which might have a bearing upon the regis trant’s classification. He added that persons who wish to discuss 3. case with the Board should re quest an appearance at the proper time and not attempt to discuss it with individual Board Members outside of the Local Board Office. He pointed out that such pra ctice would save time and that :he interested parties could then Continues On Page Fou* Frink Introduces Bill Regulating City Elections Would Require Candidates To File Ten Days Before The General Election And Would Require Filing Fee Of $2.00 MINTZ HAS BILL ON CONSERVATION Laws Governing Operation Of Shellfish Industry In Brunswick Would Be Affected Senator S. B. Frink last week introduced a bill in the North Carolina General Assembly “Re lating to the election of the mayor and members of the board of aldermen of the town of Soutnport”. Tne measure, which would become effective April 1, 1951, provides that any candidate for mayor or town alderman must file notice of candidacy not less than 10 days before the gen eral election and must post a 52.00 filing fee. Two aldermen are to be elected from each ward, where they must reside; but all elective town officers must be voted upon by the voters of the entire town. Representative Harry L. Mintz, Jr., introduced a bill “To provide for the propogation and rehabili tation of oysters and clams in the waters and sounds of Bruns wick county.” The measure di rects the department of Conser vation and Development to sur vey the waters of the county and to lay out, plant and mark oyster and clam beds. It would also make it a misdomeanor to take oysters or clams from these beds for a period within three years of planting. Another Mintz bill has to do with “The protection of the rare Venus Fly Tray.” It would pro hibit the sale of this plant for commercial purposes, except to educational and scientific institu tions. Two Brunswick Men In Training Two Officers Of National Guard Organization At Shallotte Are Attending School At Ft. Bliss, Texas Two officers of the National Guard at Shallotte are now at Fort Bliss, Texas, taking a 15 weeks course that includes light and heavy antiaircraft gunnery, and antiaircraft tactics, guided missels and communications. The men are Captain John Kendrick Burns and First Lieut. Kemp Ross Holden. Both men live on Route 1 from Supply. Captain Burns, a former resident of Whiteville, holds an LL.B. degree from Wake Forest. He entered the military service in 1932. He was in Trinidad for three years during World War II and r eturned with the rank of captain. Three years years ago he organized the National Guard company at Shallotte and subse quently moved to his farm near Holden Beach. Lt. Holden is the son of Luther S. Holden of Supply and Holden Beach. As a student at Lees McRae College at Banner Elk he enlisted in 1942 and serv ed as an army pilot until Nov ember 1945. In addition to being an officer in the National Guard he still engages in flying, work ing as a commercial pilot. 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, March 1, 1:45 A. M. 8:12 A. M. 2:00 P. M. 8:19 P. M. Friday, March 2, 2:57 A. M. 9:22 A. M. 3:13 P. M. 9:31 p. M Saturday, March 3, 4:06 A. M. 10:28 A. M. 4:23 P. M. 10:39 P. M. Sunday, March 4, 5:10 A. M. 11:27 A. M. 5:26 P. M. 11:40 F. M. Monday, March 5, 6:06 A. M. 0:00 A. M. 6:23 P. M. 12:18 P. M. Tuesday, March 6, 6:58 A. M. 0:33 A. M. 7:13 P. M. 1:05 P. M. Wednesday, March 7, 7:44 A. M. 1:23 A. M. 8:00 P. M. 1:48 P. M.
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