Most of The New*
All The Time
VOL. NO. SIXTEEN
THE STATE PORT PILOT
A Good Newspaper In A Good Community _
The Pilot Cover*
Brunswick County
6-pages today Southport, N. C., Wednesday, June 13, 1951
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY fl.50 PER YEAS
Baker Delivers
Final Sermon
Sunday Night
Pastor Of Southport Baptist
Church Is Given Several
Honors During Final Few
Days In County
RECEPTION HELD
SATURDAY NIGHT
Methodists Join With Mem
bership Of Baptist Church
In Sunday Night
Service
The Rev. H. M. Baker preach
ed his farewell sermon as pas
tor of Southport Baptist Church
Sunday evening before he and
Mrs. Parker departed on Monday
for California, where they will at
tend the Southern Baptist Con
vention.
Members of the congregation
of Trinity Methodist Church gave
up their Sunday evening service
to worship with their Baptist
neighbors, and the Rev. Norwood
L. Jones arose at one point in
the program to pay a tribute to
the departing minister.
In his own remarks the Rev.
Mr. Baker expressed his apprecia
tion for kindnesses shown him
and members of his family, par
ticularly during the past few days
of their residence in Southport.
On Saturday evening there was
a reception in the recreation
rooms of the church. He ac
knowledged the bonus paid him
by the church, the gift of match
ed luggage given to both him
and Mrs. Baker, and the gift of
silverware to Mrs. Baker.
When the Bakers return from
California they will go to Union
Mills, where he will assume the
dutes as pastor of Round Hill
Baptist ehurch.
Thus, far there has been no
announcement regarding the se
lection of a successor to the Rev.
Mr. Baker. The Rev. W. R.
Morehead, associational missiona
ry, will fill the pulpit for each
* of the next two Sundays.
Brief Newt
Flesh"
PHONE ORDERS
The Margaret Parkhill Auxil
iary of St. Philip’s Episcopal
Church will accept orders for
h&me made cakes, pies and cook
ies and chicken salad at anytime.
Interested parties may telephone
4311.
GONE FOR BOAT
After bringing his family home
from Key West last week Capt.
Merritt Moore flew back to the
west coast with plans to bring
his boat, the Penny, back to
Southport. The Penny and other
Southport boats down there will
probably all be back here in 15
days.
ENLIST IN NAVY
Billy Gray of Supply, Route 1,
and Elmer Dance of Supply have
enlisted in the Navy .Both of the
boys are scheduled to report for
duty on June 22. Both boys are
outstanding members of the foot
ball, baseball and basketball
teams at the Shallotte school the
past season. They graduated this
spring.
SMALL VOTE CAST
In Shallotte’s recent town elec
tion only 61 votes were cast out
of a possible 200. None of the
candidates were opposed. Mayor
Leon Galloway polled the high
61 votes. The vote for the five
man board of aldermen was as
follows: Hubert Holmes, 58; Odell
Williamson and Robert White, 54
each; Roney Chairs, 48 and Pear
ly Russ 46.
IRRIGATED TOBACCO
Just preceeding the rains of
last week by a day, S. F. Ander
son, who lives two miles out of
town on Route 130, concluded
he would do something about the
needs of his tobacco crop. He
borrowed the big irrigation sys
tem owned by the Linder Broth
ers and proceeded to water his
crop. With the rain coming 48
hours later it is hard to tell how
the irrigation may be working
eut.
ON CIU’RCK TEACHINGS
Dr. J. M. Waggett of the South
port Presbyterian church has an
nounced that at his Sunday
night service he will speak on
the origin and teachings of some
of the prominent churches. Three
years ago Dr. Waggett spoke on
the above subject and since then
he has received a number of re
quests for a further discourse
on the same subject. Special mu
sic at the service will be a vocal
solo by Miss Joanne Bfcown.
Timber Prospects
REFORESTATION—Left above is shown a thrifty growth of young pine timber
of the kind frim which Brunswick county must get its future forest resources. In the
center is shown an area where seedlings are being planted. On the right is another
method for starting young growth, by pro per spacing of seed trees.
Southport Man
Dies In Action
On Korean Front
Pvt. Alton L. Tolar Report
ed Killed In Action In
Korea On May 20; Farth
er Details To Follow
Pvt. Alton L. Toler of South
port was killed in action in Ko
rea on May 20, according- to no
tification received Saturday by
his widow, Mrs. Patsie Guthrie
Toler. So far as is known Pvt.
Toler was the third Brunswick
man to lose his life in Korea.
His last leave home with his
family expired on February 27
of this year. He is supposed to
have embarked for Korea soon
thereafter. He was 22 years of
age and entered the service in
November of last year.
Private Toler was born in
Washington. His mother died a
number of years ago, and at. the
beginning of World War II his
father enlisted in the Naval Re
serve and was stationed at Fort
Caswell, and the family moved to
Southport. In 1946 he was mar
ried to Miss Patsy Gutherie, dau
ghter of J. W. Stanley and Guy
Guthrie. She survives him along
with a two year old son.
At the time of entering service
he was employed on the U. S.
Engineering Dredge Lyman. Pre
viously he had been in the Mer
chant Marine. -
Surviving in addition to his
widow and small son are two sis
ters, Mrs. Charles W. Wolard
of Washington, -and Margaret Ann
Toler of Southport; two brothers,
James A. Toler of Washington,
and William Robert Toler of
Southport. Also surviving are
three step-sisters, Mrs. Ralph
Potter, Mrs. Sallie F. Spencer
and Miss Sylvia Floyd of South
port, and a step-brother, John
W. Floyd of Southport.
The brief telegram to the wid
ow stated that a letter would fol
low from the young man’s com
manding officer.
Recorder Holds
Busy Session
Long Docket Disposed Of
Before Judge W. J. Mc
Lamb In Regular Weekly
Session Here Monday
Monday was a busy day in
Brunswick County Recorder’s
Court, with a large number of
cases being disposed of before
Judge W. N. McLamb. The fol
lowing judgments were handed
down:
Robert G. Storms, overloading,
not guilty.
Henry E. Hewett, possession,
fined $15 and costs.
Sterling W. Duncan, overload
ing, ordered to pay costs.
Charlie Milliken, possession for
sale, fined $50 and costs.
Jesse T. Brown, reckless oper
ation, possession, fined $25 and
costs.
Earl Edward Norton, drunken
driving, amended to reckless op
eration, fined $100 and costs, Ten
days stay.
William P. Jordan, speeding-,
lined $10 and costs.
James Carlie Land , passing
traffic on wrong side, fined $10
and costs.
Ira Thomas Bryant, speeding
fined $20 and costs.
James Leonard Ward, drunken
driving, illegal parking without
lights. Not guilty of drunken
driving; guilty of parking with
out lights, fined $20 and costs.
William Vester Pyrtle, public
Continued On Page Two
Blueberry Crop Is
Helped By Showers
The Owners Of Farm Near
Southport Believe Harvest
Period Will Be Extended
By At Least -One Week
Because Of Rain
NEW JERSEY MEN
PLEASED WITH CROP
Plants Have Remained Free
Of Disease In Local Ope
ration, A Big Help To
Production
Blueberry growers as well as
regular farmers and truckers
I have reason to bless the rains
that have come during the past
week. There is one difference,
the profits to the, blueberry grow
ers will come immediately; reg
ular farmers and truckers will
have to wait some time for theirs.
A week ago without any rain
having fallen in weeks, the own
ers of the Key and Graham blue
berry farm are expecting to com
plete this year’s harvest in less
than three weeks. They said
they had a very fine crop de
spite the dry weather.
Monday with the good effects
of the rain already showing, a
representative of this paper was
at the farm with Miss Gertie
Strop,a reported for the Wilming
ton papers, and Ken Hampton,
staff photographer. The report
at this time from T. P. Key, Sr.,
and T. P. Key, Jr., was that the
rains have already lengthened
the harvesting period -by more
than a week and have vastly in
creased the expected production.
The New Jersey folks appeal’
to be mighty well pleased at
their blueberry glowing in Brun
swick. Steadily increasing their
acreage each year they have
spent many thousands of dollars
planting, cultivating, pruning
and spraying. The blueberry
growing is something like the
Continued On Page Two
Galloway Boy
Drowns Sunday
Venton E. Galloway, Jr.,
Loses Life While In Swim
ming At Long Beach With
Members Of Family
Venton E. Galloway, jr., 20
year-old Brunswick county boy,
was drowned Sunday afternoon
about 3:30 o’clock while in swim
ming with members of his fam
ily at Long Beach, when an in
ner tube with which he was play
ing slipped from his grasp while
in water over his head.
Efforts of his younger broth
er, Richmond Galloway, to pull
him to safety proved fruitless,
and further efforts to get him
out of trouble came too late,
with his body disappearing from
view before help could arrive.
Search for his body continued
in the water along the beach and
at 5:15 he washed ashore at a
point about a mile east of where
he was last seen in the water.
Young Galloway was the son
of Mr. and Mrs. V. E. Gallowa.v
of Supply, and was the grand
son of Mr. and Mrs. Richmond
Galloway and of Mrs. Lucy Len
non. One sister, Miss Ruth Gal
j loway, also survives.
I Funeral services were conduct
I ed Tuesday afternoon at 3 o’clck
J at Supply Baptist church with
| the Rev. Taft Hewett and the
Rev. J. M. Carroll officiating
i Burial followed in the Concord
church cemetery.
Continued On Page Two
Radio Announcer
Plans Broadcast
Phil Ellis of Radio Station
WPTP in Raleigh, is spending his
vacation at Shallotte Point with
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Gainer- of
the Anchor Hotel. Accounted
one of the best announcers in the
State, Mr. Ellis puts on a fish
ing bi-oadcast every Thursday
night.
Very much interested in the
Brunswick fishing, he plans * to
devote some special attention to
this part of the coast (.hiring
the fishing broadcasts. in f fur
therance of giving publicity to
this section he plans to ri turn
here soon, go fishing and llake
a recor ding of the trip and catch
es.
Bolivia Youth
Receives Honor
Robert Jack Mercer, Son Of
Forest Warden And Mrs.
D. L. Mercer Of Bolivia,
Graduated Sunday At
State
During graduation exercises
Sunday at N. C. State College of
Agriculture and' Engineering at
the University of North Carolina,
Robert Jack Mercer, son of Coun
ty Forest Warden and Mrs. D.
L Mercer, of Bolivia, was award
ed the Kappa Phi Kappa Schol
arship Medal.
The basis of the award was
that the medal go to the gradu
ating senior who attained the
highest scholastic average and
who was most outstanding in the
leadership activities during the
Continued On Page Fou*
Windstorm And
Showers Break
Long Dry Spell
Week End Rainfall Appears
To Have Given Crops In
Brunswick A New Lease
On Life
HEAVY GUST GIVES
SQARE IN COUNTY
Further Relief Coming To
Farmers Of Brunswick In
Showers Falling Today
Showers last Friday afternoon
and again on Saturday brought
much needed relief to farmers of
Brunswick county who had seen
their crops suffering from lack
of moisture. ...r
Indications this morning point
ed to further* relief from the
drought as scattered showers
were predicted for this area and
some rain was observed in vari
ous parts of Brunswick early to
day.
The Friday afternoon rain was
accompanied by high winds,
which had the effect of disrupt
ing power service at Long Beach
for a while on Saturday morn
ing. Strong gusts of wind also
accompanied the Saturday night
rain.
Tobacco farmers are hopeful
that this belated relief will help
their perishing crop to recover.
In many fields plants not yet
knee high are buttoning out. For
the most part, however, there
are indications that this qyop is
ready to put on a normal growth
if moisture is available from now
on.
Berry Harvest
Is Like Tobacco
Problem Of Hauling Fruit
From All Sections Of
Huge Field Solved By
Use Of Small Tractors
And Carts
The tobacco growers sledding
their crops of the golden weed
out of their fields with mule
power- probably taught blueberry
growers something, but the ber
ry growers have come back with
an improvement on the idea.
They have replaced the mule with
a very small but highly efficient
tractor.
Both the tule and the much
exalted small boy who rode on the
back end of the sled have been
eliminated, so far as the blue
berry growers are concerned.
The tractors used on the Key
and Graham blueberry farm are
hardly waist high to a man.
Seated on one the head of the
operator is lower than if he
was standing. This does not mat
ter. The little machines roll
briskly through the fields gath
ering up their plants and moving
still more briskly back to the
grading house.
Instead of drawing the tobac
co type sleds, the tractors have
a four-wheeled flat cor trailer
that carries a large number of
containedrs with their one pint
cups filled with berries.
Visitors to the blueberry farm
who note the harvesting opera
tions are struck with the Jike
Continued on page 4
W. B. KKZ1A1I
Our
ROVING
Reporter
Overlooked in this paper last"
week was the fact that all of the
Brunswick Posts of the Ameri
can Legion followed their hon
ored custom of decorating' the
graves of the soldiers dead on
May 30. The Southport Com
mander, W. R. Bomberger of the
Brunswick Post visited and left
flags on the graves of 54 dead.
It is noted from the Wake
Weekly, published at Wake For
est, that Rev. B. R. Page cele
brated his 69th birthday there
on June 3. All of his children
and three grandchildren wore
present. For many year's Mr.
Page was active as a preacher
and teacher in Brunswick coun
ty. He was county superinten
dent of schools for a period of
about 10 years, and it was dur
ing his connection .with the
schools that out of hO the pres
ent five well equipped consolidat
ed schools grew. Three years
ago his health forced him to give
up both teaching and prreaching
and he has since lived quietly
at his home in Wake Forest. Mis.
Page is a sister of Cornelius
Thomas of Clarendon plantation.
It would surprise many people
to learn how few of the boats
engaged in shrimping and other
fishing industry are insured. In
nearly all cases where a boat is
lost or damaged by fire or other
wise, the loss is total. The rea
son for non-insurance is the high
rate for this type of risk. Illus
trating this the Penny owned by
Captain Merritt Moore pays 8
cents premium on the dollar val
uation. The boat is insured for
$25,000 and at the 8 per cent
rate the annual yearly premium
is $1,000. Very few of the boats
have continuous yearly earnings
that would enable their owners
to pay 8 cents insurance rates.
Most of the owners depend on
providence and their own sea
manship.
Brunswick pastures do not look
as good as they should, owing
to the dry weather. Still they
are a great deal better than they
Continued On Page Four
Man And Family
Sail From Honolulu
Father, Mother And Four Daughters From Two To Four
teen Years Of Age Make Ix>ng Boat Trip
Traveling in a little 38-foot |
ketch that they converted from
a small government boat, Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. Kennison and their
four children all girls, arrived at
Southport Thursday from Honolu
lu.
They liked the place so well
that they just remained over un
til Saturday before continuing
their voyaging to Beverly, Mass.,
their old home.
An expert craftsman, Mr Ken
nison worked at boat building in
Honolulu for five years, using
some of his spare time to con
vert the 38 foot Zephry into a
sailing ketch. In addition to its
sales, the boat has an engine
with a naval rating of 7 H. P..
They have made the 8,000 mile
trip from Honolulu to Southport
by engine and sail, as weath
er conditions might dictate. When
the winds blew they sailed; when
it was calm they used the engine
that got them along at about 7
miles per hour.
They left Honolulu on April 20,
1950, had an uneventful 25 days
travel to California. There they
remained for several mr.nths, Mr.
Kennison working at his trade
of boat building. Several weeks
ago, with it being more than
five years since they had seen
their relatives in Massachusetts,
they set out to continue their
trip homeward.
At Key West they met up with
a lot of Southport folks, down
there for the shrimping. Among
those that they met were Dallas
Pigott, Merritt Moore, Lewis
Hardee and others. Southport
straightway became a port of call
after meeting these fellows. They
had met so many local people at
Key West that they felt like
they were among old friends
when they docked here.
The children, 2 to 14 years of
age, are very attractive and are
apparently as much at home on
the boat and the water as they
would be on land. Mrs. Kenni
son, first mate and assistant
navigator and sharer of all work
on the boat, said that when they
were traveling while it was rough
they kept all the children in
the cabin as a matter of safety.
All except the two-year-old can
swim.
The whole family liked South
port so well that their present
plans are to come South again
this fall and it is very possible
that they may spend the winter
here.
Old F ashioned 4th
Is Being Planned
Tractor Drivers
Must Be Of Age
State Highway Patrolman J.
C. Taylor calls attention to
the fact that an act passed
during the recent session of
the legislature regulates the
operation of various vehicles
by persons under 14 years of
age on the highways.
The law says: “No person
under the age of 14 years shall
operate any road machine,
farm tractor or motor driven
implement of husbandry on any
highway, except one running
through or adjacent to the land
upon which such person lives
and is engaged in farming op
erations.1’
Bass Released
By Protectors
Stocking Of 4,000 2-Inch
Bass Carried Out Under
Direction Of Game Pro
tectors Bowmer And For
my Duval
In accordance with prevoiusly
approved plans the wildlife Re
sources Commission has complet
ed stocking of 4000 bass averag
ing two inches in length, in the
waters of Waccamaw River.
These fish were produced at the
State Fish Hatchery located near
Fayetteville. District Game and
Fish Protectors H. T. Bowmer
and Power Formy Duval, direc
ted the release of the fish and
solicited the assistance from the
members of the local wildlife
club and other interested sports
men.
The Wildlife Resources Com
mission points out that the co
operative effort of all those in
terested in the State’s fish and
game resources will be required
to bring about better fishing, the
favorite outdoor recreation of so
many Americans.
Melons To Be
Late This Year
Reports Indicate Good Crop
Of Watermelons In Pros
pect But A Little Late In
Ripening
Watermelons will be a little
late in getting to market this
year but the appearance of the
fields gives every indication that
there Hall be a fine crop. Usual
ly the melons begin ripening by
the first of July. This year Rob
ert MeRackan, one of the largest
local farmers, said his crop would
not be coming on until the 10th
of July.
The Lindner Brothers have
some very fine melon vines with
blooms and small mellons com
ing on nicely. Their fields are
usually clean and the vines are
Continued On Page Four
Members Of The Brunswick
Home Demonstration Club
Hope 80 Be Abie To Raise
$500. On Hospital Fund
ALL-DAY PROGRAM
BEING PLANNED
T e n t a t i ve Arrangements
Call For All Attractions
From Greasy Pig To
Brass Band
Plans are being made by the
Southport Home Demonstration
Club to sponsor an old-fashioned
Fourth of July celebration which
will include enough events to of
fer a full program of entertain
ment from mid-morning until mid
night.
At a meeting on Thursday ev
ening, a tentative program was
arranged in cooperation with
Mayor H. W. Hood, who together
with a group of men, are help
ing stage the coming celebra
tion.
Although a. definite program
cannot be announced until it is
known whether some of the at
tractions will be available, it
can be said that an effort is be
ing made to obtain a military
band, an outstanding speaker for
a brief patriotic address and
enough entrants in a motorboat
race to provide action during
the afternoon.
An effort will be made to have
the U. S. Coast Guard to stage
a capsize drill in the river dur
ing the morning program, which
will begin at 11 o’clock. Dur
ing the noon hour the ladies of
Continued On Page Tw®
Disturbed Over
Factory Smell
Residents Of Holden Beach
Ask Protection In Matter
Of Control Of Obnoxious
Odors
Holden Beach property owners,
especially those living up-state,
are said to be disturbed over
the proposal of the Furgus inter
ests to construct some sort of a
fish processing plant on the wa
terway just back of the main
residential section of the beach.
The objection seems to arise j
from the fear that the plant will!
create obnoxious odors, injuring
the beach as a resort center. The
Fergus interests claim that there
will be very little if any bad
smell resulting from the opera
tion of the plant.
It is understood that the plant
intends to manufacture fish meal,
using all sorts of fish disposal,
including waste fish taken by the
shrimp boats, shrimp heads, etc.
Some of the boatmen say that
they have been promised a mar
ket for this disposal matter.
A property owner at the beach
stated this week that none of
the adjoining property owners
want to stand in the way of the
boatmen -making more money.
However, they think that the
fish processing plant people
should give bonafide assurance
Continued On Page Two
Red Cross Drive
Raises $675.33
During Campaign
Final Report Submitted 8/
Rev. L. D. Hayman, Chap*
ter Chairman, Who Also
Headed Campaign For
Funds This Year
SUPPORT GENERAL
THROUGHOUT COUNTY
Chapter Chairman BelievO*
Red Cross Has Support
Of Majority Of Citi
zens In County
The Rev. L. D. Hayman, chair
man of the Brunswick County
Chapter, American Red Cross,
who also conducted the fuhd
raising campaign this year, had
received a final accounting from
volunteer workers, showing re
ceipts totaling $675.33 for the
year.
The chapter chairman believes
that the work of the Red Cross
is once more on a solid footing
and that there will be a steady
and growing interest and support
of its activities.
This report covers all cam
paign efforts in the fund rais
ing up to June 11th within the
jurisdiction of the Brunswick
County Chapter. The listing
shows the person in charge of
the local area and the amounts
received:
Ash, W. C. Stephenson, $72.28; *
Bolivia, Mrs. A. W. Kopp, $18.42;
Long Beach, Mrs. Philip King,
$16.50; Oak Island Coast Guard,
Walter Lewis, $13.00; Brunswick
County School (colored), Annie *
Alston, $195.08; Leland, Mrs. Ed- '
ward Wessel, $70.63; Supply, Mrs.
J. E. Kirby, $41.61; Shallotte,
Mrs. Florence Swain, $15.33; ■
Southport, Orville Robinson, $75.
00; Mrs. Clyde Newton, $41.01; .
Miss Alberta Galloway, $70.50;
Ray Walton, $16.00; Total ,$202.
51; Town Creek, Mrs. Odell Ev
ans and Mrs. Ferman Galloway,
$30.00, making a total of $675.33.
“As other funds come in during
the year, these will be reported
periodically. We take this occa
sion to thank every campaign
worker and their helpers; also
each contributor for his contrri
bution to the work of Red Crosa
within our Chapter Area.”
Southern Bell
Gets Franchise
Telephone Company Given
60 - Year Franchise To
Serve The Communication
Needs Of Shallotte Area
Mayor Leon Galloway of Shall
otte states that in a recent con
ference with Paul Woodson, man
ager of the Wilmington District,
the Bell Telephone Company was
granted a 60 year franchise to
render phone service to the town
of Shallotte and surrounding sec
. tions of Brunswick.
The initial plans are to install
the new type of radio phones
and Manager Woodson advised
the Shallotte officials that the
phones should be installed and
in operation by the first of Oc
tober.
The system operates somewhat
on the same plan as that of
ship-to-shore phones on boats. It
is understood that two steel tow
ers, each handling 6 phones, will
be installed at different points
in Shallotte. The 12 phones ser
viced by these two towers will
Continued On Page Two
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, June 14
2:23 a. m. 8:54 a. m.
3:16 p. m. 9:44 p. m.
Friday, June 15
3:23 a. m. 9::52 a. m.
4:17 p. m. 10:48 p. m.
Saturday, June 16
4:24 a. m. 9:50 a. m.
5:16 p. m. 11:47 p. m.
Sunday, June 17
5:26 a. m. 11:47 a. m.
6:14 p. m. 0:00 p. m.
Monday, June 18
6:26 a. m. 0:44 a. m.
7:11 p. m. 12:42 p. m.
Tuesday, June 19
7:26 a. m. 1:38 a. m.
8:08 p. m. 1:36 p. m.
Wednesday, June 20
8:25 a. m. 2:30 a. m.
9:04 p. m. 2:30 p. m.