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Most of The New* All The Time VOL. NO. SIXTEEN NO. 22 THE STATE PORT PILOT A Good Newspaper In A Good Community ■EE vl w, The Pilot Govern Brunswick County 6-PAGES TODAY Southport, N. C., Wednesday, June 6, 1951 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY (1.50 PER YEA* Boarding Home Expected To Be Big Improvement Welfare Officials Believe Change In Status For Care Of Aged And Infirm Will Be Beneficial To Everyone INMATES WILL GAIN RESPECT Being Able To Pay Own Way Under New Program Expected To Improve Moral Of Residents Of The Home When the Brunswick County Home became a licenses board ing home for the aged on June 1, the county took a long step forward in the care of its aged and indigent citizens, according to Edward Sexton, county super intendent of public welfare. In leasing the home to Mr. and Mrs. Sam Watts for use as a boarding home, Brunswick be came the 51st of the North Car olina’s 100 counties to change its county home to a system of boarding home care, now con sidered by welfare officials gen erally, to be a better and more wholesale way of fulfilling the public responsibility for oldsters in need of county care. Furthermore, states Mr. Sex ton, the county expects to effect a considerable saving of public funds with the step. In the old county home system, in use for many years in Brunswick before the recent change, county tax funds had to pay the entire cost of support for each indigent per son who resided at the county home, including food and cloth ing and all other necessities, as well as the not inconsiderable fix ed overhead cost of maintaining the physical plant of the home. The oldsters who were once residents of the county home are now to be located there as pay ing guests of the the new board ing home. They also now become eligible for Old Age Assistance in the form of monthly money grants from the county welfare depart ment, Mr. Sexton points out. Un der this plan the grants which they receive are obtained on a Federal-state-county matching ba sis, with the federal govern ment putting up six dollars for each one dollar put up by the county, and each dollar furnished by the state, up to $20. Above that amount the government pays $2 for each dollar of state and county money. Persons living in county homes or state institu (Continued on Page Five) RrUfNt w$ | Flashu ACCEPS CALL The Rev. Jennings McLamb has accepted a call as pastor at Cedar Grove Baptist Church in Columbus county. GRADUATES AT BOONE Hyton Babson of Ash was graduated last week from the Ap lege at Boone. He received the Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics and social studies. HONOR PASTOR The members of the Southport Baptist Church are invited to a reception in honor of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Baker on Saturday, June 9, at 8 o’clock, in the base ment of the Baptist church. GRADUATES AT FURMAN Marcellus Cox, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. M. Cox of Southport, graduated from Furman Univer sity at Greenville, S. C., Mon day He has the degree of Bach elor of Arts. ATTENDED MEETING . Crawford L. Rourk, veterans service officer for Brunswick, at tended the school held by the North Carolina Veterans Commis sion in Asheville Thursday and Friday. Mr. Rourk also went as a delegate to the American Le gion Convention which was held at the Vanderbilt Hotel at the same time as the veterans meet ing. Both meetings were well at tended. FINE MINIATURE GARDEN Mr. and Mrs. Richard St.George have one of the smailest and at the same time one of the best gardens in Southport. Using a plot of ground only about 12 by 35, they are growing bush beans, butter beans, cucumbers and tomatoes. They have been picking beans for some time and their tomato vines have large and well developed tomatoes that will be ripening in another \ Stevens Purchases Empire State Bldg. Grandson Of Late E. B. Stevens Of Southport Heads Syndicate To Purchase Tallest Building Announcement was made last week of sale of the Empire State Building in New York City to a syndicate headed by Roger L. Stevens, who is a grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Stevens of Southport. The young real estate operat or is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Stevens of New York, who visited here last Summer. The Empire State, the world’s tallest building, was completed in 1931 at a cost of $50,000,000. During recent years all of the 102 stories have been occupied by tenants, with a long waiting list. The controllng interest was owned by heirs of the late John J. Raskob, from whom the pur chase was made by the Detroit syndicate. While this is the most spectac ular deal in which Stevens has figured, it is by no means his first venture as a real estate bro ker. The Realty Associates Se curities Corporation owns a sub stantial part of the stock in Ho tel Taft in New York City, and in Chicago it has substantial in terest in the Boston Store Build ing. Stevens himself owns one half interest in Hotel Boston Square in Cleveland and in the Belleview Biltmore at Belleair,, Florida. The late E. B. Stevens came to Southport in 1888 as represen tative of a Chicago syndicate, whose object was to construct the Southport, Atlantic and Wes tern Railroad. The plan was to provide direct rail connections from this natural deep water har bor to Chicago, and there were dreams of making Southport the principal port on the Atlantic Seaboard. Site of the proposed project was the Philip Allen land lying on a high bluff overlooking the Cape Fear River and being lo cated between Southport and Price’s Creek. The promotors ran into stubborn opposition from railroad interests already in op eration and plans for the devel opment of Southport eventually dropped. Mr. Stevens remained as a citizen of this community until his death, being engaged in the real estate and insurance business. Mackerel And Blues Show Up Off-Shore Fishing Parties Going Out Yesterday Had Good Luck With Several Varieties Of Fish AMBERJACK CAUGHT ON GULF STREAM Southport Charter Boat Skippers Believe The Fishing Has Settled Down For Few Weeks Now Bluefisli and Spanish mackerel are now providing sportsmen with plenty of action off South port. These two species, regarded by many as being the best salt water game fish for the table on the Atlantic coast, are off shore in great numbers. This year the mackerel are unusually large The blues are also of good size. Competing with the close in shore fishing for blues and mack erel, the Gulf Stream is be coming increasingly attractive for the folks who like to wres tle with the big ones. Amberjack, a gulf resident, holds a poor rating for food, but they provide quite a thrill, as well as the exercise of a lot of muscle to bring them in and boat them. They are now off shore in great numbers. Tues day the Idle-On with Captain Donnie Watts and Jimmie Smith brough in 35 of the jacks, weigh ing all the way from 4 pounds up to 30. Twelve big king mack erel were also taken by the party, composed of J. A. El more, Foster Mintz, Mrs. Sadie Spence, Mrs. Lloyd Moore, Mrs. F. H. Elmore, Miss Jean William C Continued of page four) Brunswick Boys Volunteering Navy Appears To Be Get ting Most Of Lo£al Boys Who Are Joining One Of The Armed Services One reason for no draft calls by the selective service board du ring May and June is probably found in the great number of young Brunswick men enlisting in the Army, Navy, Marines or Air Corps. The Navy has been get ting slightly more than the oth er branches of the service, as eight Southport boys have en listed in that branch of the service during the past week or two. The Army and Air Corps have been getting their share, ac cording to a report just received from Master Sargeant Emery G. Murray, station commander of the recruiting office in Wilmington. He reports 38 men as enlisting in his area during the month of May. Of these 38, eleven were from Brunswick county, all en listing for a period of four years. They are as follows: Wilbert Evans, Freeland; Mar vin M. Johnson, Bolivia; John O. Milligan, Freeland; Norman E. Stanley, Ash; John Ft, Sullivan, Winnabow; James L. Walton, Bo livia; Joe V. Callahan, Ash; Sam uel B. Fiver, Ash; James W. Continued on page 4 Science Magazine Editor Visitor Mr. and Mrs. George M. Rap pleyea are spending this week in Washington, D. C., where Mr. Rappleyea, a chemist, has with reference to a new syn thetic asphalt and building plas tic which he has recently in vented and had patented. Richard F. Dempewolfe, eas tern editor of Popular Mechan ics, a widely read illustrated magazine dealing with inven tions and scientific matters, spent Thursday and Friday here with Mr. Rappleyea. He plans a feature story on the Rapple yea invention for the September or October issue of Popular Mechanics. Commissioners In Session Monday Routine Matters Of Business Disposed Of Before Coun ty Board At First Mon day Meeting The board of County Commis sioners in session Monday enact ed the following business: On motion of H. O. Peterson, seconded by R, L. Rabon, it was ordered that F. D. Skipper be allowed to buy 16 acres of the Henry Hall estate lands in Town Creek Township by paying $25.00 as of this date and the balance of $115.00 the first day of Sep tember, 1951. On motion of Commissioner Pe terson, seconded by Chairman El roy King, it was order that the county assume responsibility of the hospital bill of Miss Belvia Colemar at Duke Hospital. On motion of Commissioner Ra bon and seconded by Commission er Peterson the county attorney was instructed to register a pro test with the U. S. Army Engin eers against the construction of a wharf by Eldridge Fergus on the intracoastal waterway at Holden Beach, this protest to be adhered to until it is establish ed that the odor from the factory or plant that he plans to build will not interfere with or damage the beach as a pleasure resort. On motion of Peterson second ed by Rabon the tax supervisor was instructed to afterlist the L. W. Barber lands in Northwest township for five years at the value of $10.00 per acre for the woodsland and one acre of clear ed land at $25.00 per acre. The Barber residence at $700.00 and a small residence on the place at $300.00. The tax collector was instructed to proceed immediately to notify F. W. Barber to list the above lands and property for the year 1051. It was ordered that lots No. 28 , and 20 and lot 4 in Block 8, formerly Nelson Perry land, be sold to Dearmond Swain for the sum of $200.00. Rather unusual with regard to meetings of the board of county commissioners is the fact that the present board has not held a single gathering since they were sworn in, in November, without all being present. Crippled Children Seal Sales For County Reported Total Of $539.59 Received During Campaign For Funds Under Direction Of Southport Woman’s Club ONE-HALF AMOUNT STAYS IN COUNTY Funds Available For Help To Children In Need Of Medical Or Surgical Assistance A final report has been sent in to State Headquarters for the Eastern Seal sales which is spon sored in Brunswick county by the Southport Woman's Club for the N. C. League for Crippled Children. A total of $559.36 was raised, largely through direct mail appeals as there was no personal solicitation. Of this amount $251.40 will stay in Brunswick county to be used for the handicapped. It has been the custom of the Woman’s Club to leave the spending of the funds largely in the hands of the county health and welfare de partments. The drive was accomplished through the fine cooperation of the members of the club, who helped prepare the letters and seals for mailing. Under the di rection of Mrs. James J. Har per, Jr., a number 6f the mem bers gathered to perform the nec essary duties and the drive went off with a minimum of worry for those who helped. In thanking the workers, Mrs. Harper wishes to call attention to the splendid work of Mrs. R. C. Daniel, who served as treasurer, and to the teachers in each school who served as local chairman for distributing the bunny seals to the children. These were Mrs. Guy McKeithan at Shallotte, Mrs. Martin Baker at Wacqamaw, Mrs. Holland Manning at L land, Mrs. Charlie Rourk at Bolivia and_ Mrs. Ray Walton at Southjjiort. Mrs. Harper hopes \tlrat , the money raised will be a great deal of help to the handicapped Continued On Page Four Shrimp Showing Up At Southport The First Catches Of Season Made By Boats Working During Past Week; Catch Is Of Unusually Good Quality About ten of the Southport shrimp boats have been bringing in a daily average of 7 or 8 bushels of shrimp to the boat du ring the past week. The product is unusually good for this sea son of the year, hard and large. The count is said to run between 25 and 30 to the pound. Usually at the start of the season the crews of the boats head their catches. Pickers of the houses are not called out for three or four weeks after the boats begin work. The catches of the past week have resulted in the packing houses getting filled with pickers. Only the Wells house'has been Continued On Page Four Gator Comes Ashore • AMPHIBIAN—Residents of Bowery Hill of Southport were alarmed Tuesday when a 7-foot alligator came up out of the marsh and was making his way inland. The gator Was lassoed by Chief of Police Jack Hickman and City Engineer Dick Brendle and.was tethered to a tree until the city truck could cart him away to a safe place of execution. Gym Contract Is Signed Tuesday Southport Girl Young Graduate One of the youngest members of the graduating class at the Uunversity of North Carolina this week is Miss Patricia Ar lington, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Arrington. The young Southport girl, grand daughter of the late Judge E. H. Cranmer, will receive her Bachelor of Arts degree be fore she reaches her twentieth birthday. Getting an early degree runs in the Arrington family, for her father graduated from Georgia Tech when he was on ly 19. At that time he was the second youngest man who ever received a degree from that in stitution. Brief Session Of Court Held Cases On Recorder’s Court Docket Disposed Of Be fore Noon Monday By Judge W. J. McLamb Only a very small docket awai ted Judge W. J. McLamb and Solicitor Kirby Sullivan when this week’s session of the Recor der’s Court convened Monday. The business was finished before noon. The minute book shows the following entries for the day: Herbert George Coughenor, im proper turn, resulting in property damage, ordered to pay cost and make restitution for property damage. Markus E. Allen, damage to persona) property, nol prossed at request of prosecuting attorney. Fred Debegiu, speeding, fined $10.00 and costs. Henri Dean Oliver, speeding, fined $10.00 and costs. George A. Ludlum, drunken driving, not guilty. W. B. KEZIAH Our ROVING Reporter For a good many years the" North Carolina Press Association has been expressing an interest in holding one of its meetings at Southport. Often when they have been in session in nearby towns a considerable number have slipped away and came here for a day. The lack of a hotel or auditorium has prevented the holding of any regular meeting here, as the gatherings usually include around 300 people. This year as the next best thing to holding a meeting here, they are officially arranging for a side trip for one day. They will come down from Wrightsville in a body, have lunch here and then visit points of interest, such as Bald Head island, Fort Caswell, the beaches and Orton and Claren don plantations. This side trip, if the visitors are greeted and entertained as they should be, will result in as much or more pub licity than would accrue from holding a full meeting here. The visit should be made a commu nity matter with everybody in j and around Southport doing his I bit to entertain the men and women of the press. The pasture tour now being scheduled for June 12 by the ag ricultural workers is a matter in which all who are interested in cattle and stock raising should join. Some may not be able to put the whole day in following the four around, but all can spend an nour or two joining it,at the scheduled stops near their farms. It goes without saying that this should be done. From County Agent A. S. Knowles it is learn ed that the planting of pasture for cattle and hogs has taken almost uhbelieveable strides du ring the last year or two. Not only have the farmers been plant ing pastures, they have been buy ing cows and hogs and produc ing beef and pork on these pas tures, at a much lower cost than would result from feeding. The continued planting of pastures this fall is certain and the re sults can also be made surer if a visit is made to those farms Continued On Page Two Parham - Darr Construction Company Of High Point To Erect Building At To tal Cost Of $26,414.85 BUILDING TO BE READY THIS YEAR Gymnasium Will Be Of Minimum Dimensions But With Possibility Of Be ing Expanded Later A contract for the erection of the Southport high school gym nasium was signed yesterday by J. L. Darr of Parham-Darr Con struction Company of High Point. The gross cost will be $26,414.85. Mr. Darr stated that he believ es that he will be able to get delivery of the necessary steel for erecting the roof by August 1, and that he will be able to complete the building by Octo ber. Workmen will be able to do much of the work while awai ting delivery of the steel. The building will be 50 by 50 feet, and will have a basketball playing court 42 by 42 feet. The steel girders will run the long way, so that if the future there is need for expansion, one wall may be removed and the building may be extended in length. This means that even though the present gymnasium will be of minimum size, it will be possible at any time in the future when funds are availa ble to make the structure 80 feet in width and as long as may be desired. Of the total price $24,457 is for the general contract; $1,222. 85 is for athletics fees; and $735.00 for wiring. Of this amount about $24,000. 00 is available from the state building program and $1,000.00 from the board of education. This leaves a deficit of $1,414.85 to be raised from local sources. While the contract is being let for a complete job on the build ing, no provision has been made for seating, heeating nor for ressing rooms. These must come later and from local funds. Local Minister Receives Honor Rev. H. M. Baker Who Leaves Southport Baptist Church After Sermon Sunday, Honored By The County Citizens Rev. H. M. Parker, pastor of the Southport Baptist Church, and a recognized leader in church and civic work throughout the county, was honored with a fare well banquet by other Baptist lea ders, in the Bolivia high school cafeteria Thursday night. This energetic young minister will deliver the last sermon of his five-year pastorate of the Southport Baptist Church on Sun day morning, June 10. A few days later he will leave for a short vacation with relatives in California before going to Ruth erford county, where he has been called as pastor of the Round Hill Baptist Church. At the Thursday night ban quet Rev. W. R. Morehead, Asso ciational Missionary for the Bap tists of the county, served as master of ceremonies. Among the speakers were Rev. G. W. Phelps, representing the pastors of Brun swick county; A. S. Knowles, rep resenting the Sunday Schools of the Brunswick Association; Lin-) den Clemmons, speaking in be- | half of the executive commit Continued On Page Four Boat Sinks But Whiteville Party Escapes Dunking Moja Strikes Submerged Confederate Craft And Gives Thrill To W. F. Dyer Fishing Group A Whiteville party got an un expected thrill and almost got a dunking near Southport at noon Sunday when Captain Vic Lance’s 38-foot fishing boat, the Moja, struck an old submerged Con federate craft and sank. The submerged ship, which Captain Lance described as a menace to navigation in the wa ters at Frying Pan Shoals, rip ped a large hole in the Moja. On the boat with Captain Lance were Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Dyer, Frances Dyer, Jr., James Hammonds and Mrs. Lester Bow ers, all of Whiteville, and Claude R. Griffin pf Elizabethtown. The stricken Moja’s passengers wer quickly put aboard the Kai bab, another party boat that was close by. None of the passengers even got their feet wet, but they got an unwanted thrill out of the ex perience. The Coast Guard answered Lance’s distress call rapidly and towed the ship to shore late in the afternoon. Captain Lance said the boat would be given a temporary patch job and then rebuilt. He believed the Moja would be ready for service with in a month. me Moja, which has two mo tors, is regarded as one of the best fishing boats of its type in the State. Captain Lance, who is going about the business of repairing the Moja, said Tuesday that he desired to express his apprecia tion to all of his Southport neigh bors who have been so kind in giving him every sort of assis tance since Sunday’s mishap. Mrs Lance joins me in express ing our deepest appreciatioin,” (Continued on Page Five) Blue Baby Girl Writes Letter Shirley Ray Hewett Is Deeply Appreciative For Everything Done To Help Her Receive Benefit Of Operation A matter of general interest in Brunswick county early in the year was the task of raising funds that would enable little Shirley Ray Hewett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Hewett of Lockwoods Folly Township, to go to the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. Shirley Ray was a blue baby and her only hope lay in the op eration and care that Johns Hop kins could give. Such opera tions as she needed performed on her heart gre costly. Her fam ily did not nave the money. A blue baby fund committee was formed at Shallotte. Henry Stone, principal of the school, headed it and Dr. R. H. Holden was made treasurer. Money came in from all sections of the coun ty, especially from Shallotte and Lockwoods Folly townships. Shir icy i-my got tier operation and is completely recovering. This week this paper had the following letter from the little girl, now about 11 years old: “Since my operation I feel like a new person. I am gaining right much m weight, and X can ivalk without getting all tired cut Before the operation I had :o sit down to rest after walk ing' just a short distance. “Mother and Daddy are very grateful to every one who help- i Continued on page 4 Welfare Matters At Conference Here June 12th Dr. Ellen Winston, State Commissioner Of Public Welfare, To Discuss Two Changes REPRESENTATIVES OF 10 COUNTIES COMING Administrative Problems And Developments In Pro gram To Be Studied At Legion Hut Two important changes in North Carolina’s public program, providing for recovery of some Old Age Assistance payments and for additional funds for hos pitalization for the indigent, will be explained to officials from 10 counties in a meeting to be held in Whitevile on Tuesday, June 12, it has been announced. Dr. Ellen Winston, State Com missioner of Public Welfare; R. Eugene Brown, Director of Pub lic Assistance for the State Board of Public Welfare; and Miss Fan nie Memory Farmer, administra tive assistant to Dr. Winston, will attend the meeting to explain the new programs. Similar meet ings are being held throughout the state. Invited to attend will be county attorneys, commis sioners, managers, clerks of court, welfare board members, auditors, superintendents of pub lic welfare, and the general pub lic. The 1951 General Assembly passed a law requiring that gen eral liens be taken by the county on the real property of all reci pients of Old Age Assistance grants after October 1, 1951. Af ter the death of the recipient, the lien may be enforced to recover the amount paid to him in as sistance. Additional funds for hospitalization of indigents was provided for by the General As sembly when it appropriated enough money for the purpose to take advantage of available mat ching funds. The administrative changes and developments made necessary by the programs, both new departures in public welfare in North Carolina, will be the chief topic discussion at the meeting here. Tlie Whiteville meeting will be held at the American Legion Hut at 10 a. m. with representatives attending from Bladen, Bruns wick, Columbus, Duplin, Jones, New Hanover, Onslow, Pender, Robeson and Sampson counties. Picking Berries Near Southport Work Of Harvesting Big Blueberry Crop Now Un derway At Graham-Key Farm Near Beach Road With between 75 and 100 pick ers and packers working, 300 crates of berries were picked and shipped from the Key and Graham blueberry farm Monday. About the same quantity will be moved each day this weekt it is said. \ Reports indicate that it take about three weeks to har- ' vest the crop, a little longer if good rains come this week. H. B. Graham of Decora, Iowa, and Palmyrna, N. J., said this week one. Following the harvesting of this year’s crop the acreage de 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 Wednesday, June 13 9:29 a. m 3:38 a. m. 9:44 p. m. 3:30 p. m. Friday, June 8 10:06 a. m. 4:16 a. m. 10:20 p. m. 4:08 p. rh. Saturday, June 9 10:47 a. m. 4:33 a. m. 10:58 p. m. 4:50 p. m. Sunday, June 10 11:31 a. m. 5:33 a. m. 11:42 p. m. 5:37 p. m. Monday, June 11 0:00 a. m. 6:16 a. m. 12:21 p. m. 6:31 p. m. Tuesday, June 12 0:30 a. m. 7:04 a. m 1:16 p. m. 7:33 p. m. Thursday, June 7 1:24 a. m. 7:57 a. m. 2:15 p. m. 8:38 p. m. that the crop was a very good
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