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Most of The News All The Time VOL. NO. SIXTEEN NO. 28 THE STATE PORT PILOT _ A Good Newspaper In A Good Community_ The Pilot Cover# Brunswick County 6-paces today Southport, N. C., Wednesday, July 18,1951 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY *1.50 PER YEA* Venereal Disease Problem Outlined At Health Meet Hush-Hush Attitude Retar ded Medical Science For Many Years, Says Dur ham VD Expert 200,000 NEW CASES DEVELOP EACH YEAR Incidence Reduced From 10 12 Million In 1940 To About Three Million Cases At Present A hush-hush attitude toward venereal diseases retarded medi cal science for many years, but great progress has been made in the past few decades, a VD ex pert told members of the South eastern District of the North Carolina Public Health Associa tion on Friday at Lake Wacca maw. Dr. Maurice Kamp, director of the Eastern Medical Center at Durham, warned that the battle has not yet been won, but ex pressed confidence that intelligent planning could virtually eliminate venereal diseases. The Durham representative of the State Board of Health was the principal speaker at a lunch eon meeting of the public health workers from 10 counties in the district. He was introduced by Willard G. Cole, chairman of the Columbus County Board of Health, who served as master of ceremonies. As recent as 1936,” Dr. Kamp said, "a doctor was cut off the radio for mentioning syphillis. When you realize this, then you begin to understand the problems that have been faced in dealing with venereal diseases.” He added that 10 years ago there were 10 to 12 million cas es of syphillis in the United States. To indicate the progress in wiping out the disease, he es timated that there are about 3 million cases at the present time and at least five times as much ghonnerea. Dr. Kamp warned, however, that such evidence of progress is not proof of victory. There are now, he said, from 150 to 200 new cases of syphilis each year and "over half of these never receive treatment.” The battle against venereal dis eases is made particularly dif ficult, Dr. Kamp said, by the so cial aspects of the disease. The reluctance of the sufferer to ad mit affliction, plus the fact that detection by an outsider is im possible until the latter stages of the disease adds up to a real health problem, the expert de clared. He deplored the unwillingness of sufferers to reveal contacts and the failure of the average person to keep a check on him self or herself to determine the presence or absence of the dis 6£LS6. While syphillis is a slow killer, it does kill and it maims. When it reaches those stages, howev er, it is too late to save the (Continued of page four) l BrltfNtws Flushti TIME EXTENDED The temporary recession of in ter-service agreement limiting en listment eligibility, quoted in Op eration Bulletin No. 39, has been extended to August 1. This in effect allows those men who have taken their pre-enduction physi cal to enlist in the active service of the branch of their choice un til August 1, provided they do not receive notice to report for induction before then. OARAGE BURNS The John I. Stone garage and filling station at the Brunswick River Bridge intersection of Route 130, .17, 74 and 76 was complete ly destroyed by fire last Wednes day evening. The loss has been estimated at $14,000 with some insurance. The building was a combination residence, store and repair shop. Two trucks and a car were also destroyed. HOSPITAL DOONATIONS The Dosher Memorial Hospital has recently been the recipient of the following gifts: From Annie Armstrong Circle, Southport Bap tist church, 16 religious books, 1 baby blanket, 3 baby shirts, 2 towels, 8 wash cloths and a box of soap. From Mt. Olive Baptist church at Bolivia 16 dresser scarfs and 23 bedside table scarfs. LIONS TO MEET The regular meeting of the Southport Lions Club will be held tomorrow (Thursday) at 1:00 o'clock in the Community Build ing. Just Checking DRAW—Rosie Marie Holden, left, and Bessie Holt of Erwin, are shown as they compare sheephead which they recently caught at Holden Beach. Miss Holden is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. R. H. Holden and Miss Holt is the daughter of Mrs. Flora Molt.—(Cut Courtesy Dunn Daily Record. Brunswick Boys Make Good Record Sgt. Talmadge Brown Is First Gunner In Camp To Bring Down Remote Con trolled Aircraft Target MEN FINDING PLENTY TO DO This Week Winds Up Activ ities And Group Is Due To Return To Their Homes This Sunday Word received this week from the boys of Battery “A” of Shall atte, now in training at Camp Stewart, Hinesville, Ga., is to the effect that the two weeks of tra ining are not so much of a “va cation with pay” as some of the men thought it would be before leaving their homes. In the lan guage of Captain John Burns, "we are barely having time enough to eat and not enough time to sleep.” It develops that in the recent list of promotions published in this paper the name of Sergeant Walter J. Babson of Ash was omitted. He had been promoted from Corporal to Sergeant. Sgt. Talmadge Brown of Sup ply achieved the fete of bring ing down the first remote con trolled aircraft target. He was using a .50 calibre machine gun mount during the anti aircraft practice of the battery. This was quite an accomplishment as it was the first time the Bruns wick boys had used a .50 cali bre machine gun mount in camp. The target flies at a speed of about 225 miles an hour. Gun ners from the Shallotte battery accounted for three such targets out of the seven brought down Continued On Page Four Aged Resident Of Supply Dies James Coy Hewett Laid To Rest Monday Afternoon Following Services At Sil ent Home Cemetery James Coy Hewett, 76-year old resident of near Supply 'died at his home Sunday morning. With the Rev. Dennis Hewett officiating, funeral services were conducted from the graveside in Silent Home cemetery on Mon day afternoon ath 2 o’clock. Mr. Hewett is survived by a daughter, Addie Hewett of Sup ply; three sons, John E. Hewett, Hobson Hewett and Dillard Hew ett, all of supply; two sisters, Mrs. M. Ann McCall of Supply and Mrs. Amanda Cheers of Wil mington; three brothers, Char lie Hewett, Isham Hewett and N. C. Hewett, all of supply. Plan Play-By-Play Of Fishing Trip Tentative arrangements have been made for Phil Ellis, popu lar announcer for WPTF in Raleigh, to come to Southport Tuesday for a trip to the Gulf Stream aboard the Sport Crui ser Cadet of Captain Howard Victor. The object of this excursion is to give Ellis an opportunity to do a play-by-play description of a fight with some of the tropical fish which are striking well in these waters just now. He will have with him the nec essary equipment to make a wire recording of his experi ences, and his plan is to make this a part of his next fishing program, which is a Thursday night feature from the Raleigh radio station. Sunday Schools In Convention Period From August 6-11 Will Be Devoted To State Convention Of Sunday School Department Of State Convention One of the major events of the two-months summer confer ence program at Caswell Beach assembly is scheduled for August 6-11. For that week the Sunday School Department of the Bap tist State Convention will hold their convention at Caswell. Al ong with this convention the Junior G. A. and R. A. Camp of the Raleigh Division will be in session. L. L. Morgan, secretary of the Sunday School Department, calls attention to the fact that there are 2, 945 Sunday Schools in the State with a membership of 5716. A challenging program has been planned and a large attendance is expected. Among the speakers will be Dr. Louis D. Newton, pastor of the Druid Hills Baptist church in Atlanta; Dr. J. B. Weatherspoon, Professor of Homiletics at the Southern Baptist Seminary, Lou isville; Mr. J. N. Barnett, Super intendent of Sunday school for the Southern Baptist Convention, Nashville; Rev. H. H. Stembridge First Baptist Church of Forest City; Mr. William P. Phillips, Field Worker for the Sunday School Department of the South ern Baptist Convention, Nash ville, Mrs. Owen F. Herring, Wake Forest; Dr. J. l. Corzine, Continued On Page Four Conditions In Southport Are Getting Better Appearance Of Many Sunt* mer Visitor* Has Had Healthy Effect Upon Lo-. cal Establishments NO NEWS FROM UP THE RIVER Shrimping And Fishing Have Improved Lately To Help Make This Good % Period Of Business Activity Although there is no new de velopment in connection with government project at Sli Point, business in Southport been moving along at a met' pace during the past few da| This is due to a combination reasons. § One is the appearance in area of the largest number tourists in history. May of til have come to the Baptist sembly at Fort Caswell and ers have been visiting Bruns beaches. Local merchants restaurant owners have found tourist visitor pleasant to with. Shrimp have shown up here' in good volume during the piSt week, and this not only mentis good money for the boatmen, tyiit for the headers and pacing hielp as well. Although menhaden have ttot appeared in great schools thup far, boats have been able tb make fair catches every day they* have been out during the few days. Saturday pay-days for members of the crews have been a boost to local economy. Another group which has en joyed recent success is compris ed of party boat captains, wB(t have had good luck with their operations. Sport fishermen have been making good hauls which in clude more and more king mack erel and other fish which like tropical water. Building Boom At Long Beach Several Homes Under Con struction At Popular Sum mer Resort With Five Of Them Recently Begun C. C. Carr of Long Beach sta ted last night that in addition to several houses just completed and still under construction, five new ones have started up at Long Beach during the past few days. Mr. Carr stated that the outlook for real building at the beach is decidedly promising. He stated that 10 or more states have been represented among residents at the beach within the past few days and he pointed to this fact as indicative that the beach is fast becoming widely known. In addition to the promising building outlook, Mr. Carr stated that there are strong indications that responsible interests are planning the construction of a major attraction. He also antic ipates that the construction of a modern hotel with auditorium fa cilities is not far off. This would Continued On Page Four ■ Coast Guard . TOM HEWETT, JR., son of ‘Mr’, and Mrs. Tom Hewett of ’ Supply, is a member of the U. S. Coast Guard and is stationed on the Cutter Chincoteague, now on patrol in the North Atlantic.. County Agents >Jo Demonstrate Fitting Calves 4^H Club Members In This rea Invited To Attend emonstration On Friday fternoon At Fort Cas ell .dding to the busy period in ious work at th S Caswell itist Assembly, with the Pas Conference and State Camp ;he Junior R. A.’s now in ses , County Agent A. S. Knowles announced that county agents home demonstration agents 17 counties are to meet there day and Saturday. addition to the county and e demonstration agents of 17 counties, C. M. Brickhouse, trict agent, and several staff jbembers from State College will fee present for the two days. The agents of the 17 counties have a custom of meeting in one of the coastal counties each July. This year the choice fell on Brunswick and facilities at Cas well were found available. The meeting will be partly for bus iness and partly for recreation, tion. The highlight of the business sessions is scheduled for Friday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock when J. A. Arey, Extension Dairy Spe cialist, and his staff will stage a demonstration on fitting and showing dairy cattle. Most of the counties that will be repre sented at the meeting will have 4-H dairy calves in the South eastern Junior Dairy Show in Wilmington on September 27. The demonstration by Mr. Arey and his staff will be very infor mative to 4-H and FFA club boys who are planning exhibition at the fair. Dairy heifers to be used in the Friday demonstration at Caswell will be furnished by Bobby and David Swain of Bethel Church community. Cows used for the same purpose are owned by Jim my Harper of Southport and Bill Maxwell of Fort Caswell. Coun ty Agent Knowles says that all club members who plan a show Continued on page 4 W. a KEZIAH Our ROVING I Reporter A great many people do not seem to realize that in letting their property be advertised for taxes each year they are really paying a higher tax rate than their neighbors. When it is ad vertised various costs of adver tising and handling must be ad ded to the amount of taxes. There is always considerable kicking about the high tax rate. As against the present tax rate seem ing high it can be pointed out that the valuation of property in Brunswick is entirely too low. The tax is against the listed valua tion and the listed valuation, in nearly all cases, will not approach one-half the actual value. Except for the good pay when catches are being made, work on the shrimp trawlers at this sea son of the year- is not attractive. With winches for getting the em pty nets out and bringing them in loaded, much of the former heavy work is gone. Still, it is hard work, squatting in the sun on the wet and slippery decks about all day long. The workers are paid according to their catch. The bigger the catch the more the pay and harder the work. This year with labor shortages being felt the number of boys assist ing on the boats is becoming no ticeable. Not yet finished school, the boys are employing the sum mer months to good advantages. Writing us from Lorain, Ohio, where he is on the U. S. Army Engineers dredge, Hoffman, B. Hewett, a Lockwood Holly town ship boy, asks how this columnist and Sam Bennett are getting along catching frogs. As a matter of fact Sam has not been with us on frog-gigging expeditions. He is a little shy of alligators and rattlesnakes that may be lurking in the dark around the pools where the bullfrogs stay. Hewett also sends us a copy of an ad vertisement of Doodle Oil or something that is supposed to make fish bite. Our observation is that fish will bite when they are where you fish, and when they want to bite. We don’t see Continued On Page Four 30 Years Of Public Service Recognized Dr. Johnson Honored At District Meeting When Silver Goblet Is Presented By W. F. Floyd Thirty years of public health service received recognition Fri day when Dr. Floyd Johnson health officer for Columbus County was presented a silver goblet on behalf of the Board of Health and the Board of Com missioners. Dr. Johnson also heads the public health department for Brunswick county, having assum ed these duties in 1949 in addi tion to his work in Columbus. The presentation took place at the luncheon meeting of the Southern District of the North Carolina Public Health Associa tion at Harry’s Anchorage at Lake Waccamaw. W. F. Floyd, chairman of the Board of Commissioners and vice chairman of the Board of Health, lauded the record of the veteran health officer, in a brief message before handing the goblet to Dr. Johnson. The commissioner chairman re called that Dr. Johnson came to Columbus County from Johnston DR. FLOYD JOHNSON County in 1905 and first located at Cerro Gordo. After 16 years in the private practice of medi cine in the county, Dr. Johnson became county health officer on April 21, 1921. Continued On Page Four Shrimping Fleet Back In Business Governor Scott Coming To Beach The Holden Beach folks are to be host to Governor W. Kerr Scott Friday afternoon and ev ening, July 27. It is planned to make the coming of the North Carolina Chief Execu tive quite an event, not only for the beach folks, but for the citizens of all parts of Brun swick who are invited to turn out for the big picnic at 5:30 o’clock. The picnic dinner will be followed at 6:30 by an ad dress from the governor. Luther Holden, one of the pioneers of the thriving beach community, stated yesterday that it is the earnest hope that the friends of the governor from all over Brunswick will turn out for the picnic and speaking. Mr. Holden urges that lunch baskets be brought whenever possible. It has not been learned who will introduce Governor Scott. This and other details of the event will appear in next weeks issue of this paper. Columbus Man In Overtime Trial Judge W. J. McLamb Held Late Session Of Court Monday In Order To Give Man Chance To Be Tried Determined that A. J. Nobles, Chadbourn painter, should be re leased from jail or that cause should be established for his re maining ther, Judge W. J. Mc Lamb adjourned court for three hours Monday while officers went to Chadbourn with a capias for the wife of the defendant. She was the prosecuting witness in a case charging Nobles with as sault with a deadly weapon. The affair occurred at Cala bash eight days previously. No bles and his wife had gone there for a fish-fry or an outing of that nature. An argument en sued and Nobles is alleged to have struck her over the head with a stick. She issued a war rant, and unable to give bond, Nobles remained in jail for eight days. The officer sent to Chadbourn brought the witness here and, re convening court at 6 o’clock, Judge McLamb found Nobles gui lty and fixed his sentence at two years on the roads, sus pended on good behavior and the payment of costs. Ten days stay was allowed in the matter of the costs, and Nobles was released. The docket shows the follow ing other cases disposed of dur ing the day’s session. Donald Lee Slaughter, reckless operation aand damage to prop erty, fined $25 and costs, notice of appeal given. Roland Floyd Gore, speeding, fined $25 and costs. Odell Dewey Shipman, Jr., 1 passing in front of incoming traf fic, costs. , 1 Dennis Roland Savage, speed- ' Continued from Page Four Southport Has Some Of The Largest And Most Power ful Boats Owned Any where On Atlantic Coast MODERN SAFETY DEVICES HELP Ship-To-Shore Phones Make It Possible For Boats To Keep Owners Informed Of Work Progress “The fleet’s in.” This is a saying often applied to the Na vy, but in this case it has ref erence to Southport’s flotilla of big shrimp trawlers, said to be the largest and most powerful group of shrimp fishing boats owned at any point north of Florida. By largest is meant the size of'the craft, and the reference to the most powerful applies to the heavy duty diesel engines by which all are propelled. The days of gas burning engines are pass ing rapidly aand Southport was probably one of the very first places on the coast to go all out for diesel engines. The average cost of the pow er plants on the Southport boats is said to be about $8,000.00. This is probably about half the av erage value of the boats and other equipment. Checking up on all boats 54 feet aand longer last night, it was found that a number of the largest boats and their owners were as follows: Lewis Hardee, 8; Bill Wells and Son, 9; Dallas Pigott, 4; Wi ley Wells, 7; Paul Fodale, 3 Swan and Downing, 2; Merritt Moore, 1; M. H. Hart, 1; Halan Watts, 1. The above applies only to the 54 footers and up—and some of them go pretty far up in foot Continued On Page Four Commissioners In Monday Session Routine Matters Disposed Of Before County Board During Regular Meeting Here This Week The board of county commis sioners was in session Monday, out little business came up for ittention. The board ordered that the Gus Hill Estate lands in Northwest :ownship, heretofore foreclosed for taxes, be conveyed to Hat :ie Hall upon the payment of 1205.68, and $60 of this sum to oe paid now and the remainder n monthly payments. It was also ordered that the Satvre Moore Estate of 37 and 1-10 acres in Town Creek town ship be sold to 6. O. Whitlock ind wife for the sum of $168.72, ncluding 1951 taxes. On motion of Commissioner T O. Peterson, seconded by Com nissioner Ft. L. Rabon and duly 'arried, Sam Watts was given .he right of clearing all the and he desires at the former lounty home, he to have all of he income from sat te for a pe •iod of three years, if he re nains as caretaker for the peri >d. If he leaves, the rights are •eturned to the county. Baby Show To Be Held Here This Week-End Southport Tennis Club Is Sponsoring Event Which Will Culminate With Baby Parade In Front Of School RECORD NUMBER OF BABIES ENTERED Popularity Contest Is Now In Progress With Several Candidates Having A Plenty Of Financial Support A record number of entries have been received for the Ba by Show which is to be held Friday at 4 o’clock in front of the Southport high school build ing. Sponsors of this event are members of the Southport Ten nis Club, whose immediate ob jective is to raise funds for the purpose of installing lights for the local tennis courts. A popularity contest is now in progress and already some of the entrants are building a strong backing. A thrilling race is ex pected right up to the deadline for voting. In addition to prizes in the popularity contest there will be many other awards for winners for the various age groups. For the Friday afternoon event, the chief interest is expected to center in the costume parade. The following children have been entered: Laura Heinerman, Linda Hei« nerman, Tommy Downing, Bob bie Downing, Jack Keith, Kyra Ann Parker, Eddie Hughes, Don nie Hughes, Bill Furpless, Ann selson, Joseph O’Niel, Jo Ann relson, Joseph O’Niel, Jo Ann Gre ter, Betty Jean Robinson, Larry Franklin Potter, Jane Carolyn Styron, John Martin Lewis, Tom my McGlamery, John Shelton, Jaan Gilbert, Linda Hart, Davy Herring, Durwood Daniels, Den nis Harrison, Willard Harrison, Continued on page four Shallotte Lady - Dies Tuesday Mrs. Evie Leonard Hewitt Died Yesterday In Dosher Memorial Hospital; Fu neral Services Thursday Mrs. Evie Leonard Hewitt, 46, wife of Prince A. Hewitt of Shal lotte, died Tuesday at 1 o’clock in Dosher Memorial Hospital in Southport. She was a native of Brunswick County. Funeral services will be con ducted Thursday afternoon at 3 o’clock from Shallotte Baptist church by the Rev. Bob Carter and interment will follow in the Mintz cemetery. She was a member of the Bap tist Church. A daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wade Leonard of Shallotte, she was born Oct. 8, 1904. Surviving besides her pareifts and her husband are five sons, Harry, Leonard, James and Janelj, all of Shallotte; two daughterSL Lois Ann Hewitt of Shallotte anc| Mrs. Helen Dowless of Wilming ton; four brothers, O. B. Leonard : , of Warnpee, S. C. and Lennon, Hampton and Layton Leonard, all of Ash; two sisters, Mrs. Bes sie Redwine of Shallotte and Mrs. Bennie Russ of Ash; and one grandchild. 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 Fort Pilot through the courtesy of the Cape Fear Pilot’s Association. High Tide Low Tide Thursday, July 19 8:11 a. m 2:13 a. m. 8:40 p. m. 2:17 p. m. Friday, July 20 9:07 a. m. 7:02 a. m. 9:39 p. m. 3:09 p. m. Saturday, July 21 10:00 a. m. 3:49 a. m. 10:28 p. m 401 p. m. Sunday, July 22 10:53 a. m. 4:30 a. m. 11:16 p. m. 4:51 p. m. Monday, July 23 11:44 a. m. 5:23 a. rn. 12:03 p. m. 5:44 p. m. Tuesday, July 24 0:00 a. m. 6:10 a. m. 12:36 p. m. 6:38 p. m. Wednesday, July 25 0:51 a. m. 6*58 a. m. 1:28 p. m. 7:35 p. m.
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