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THE STATE PORT PILOT
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The Pilot Covers
Brunswick County
VOL. NO. SIXTEEN
NO. 29
6-PAGES TODAY
Southport, N. C., Wednesday, July 25, 1951
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
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County Schools
Open August 29
For Fall Terra
Vacancies Still Exist In Fac
ulties Of Several Consoli
dated Schools With Only
One Month To Go
BAKERS RESIGN
FROM WACCAMAW
Colored Schools Will Show
Three High School Units
In Operation This Ses
sion For The First
Time
With the beginning of the
1951-'52 session of the Brunswick
county schools set for August 29,
Supt. of Schools J. T. Denning
this week revealed some interest
ing information regarding the
various schools and forthcoming
session.
The principals are to report
for duty on August 15. There
after they will observe office
hours on the regular school
schedule. These officials will hold
a preliminary meeting on August
20.
A general preliminary teachers
meeting will be held in the South
port auditorium on August 27 at
10 a. m. This is for white tea
chers. At 2 o’clock that after
noon a similar meeting will be
held for all colored teachers at
the Brunswick County Training
School.
Five new replacement buses
have been received and are being
placed in service. Several teach
er vacancies are still existing but
it is hoped that all can be filled
in the near future.
Waccamaw is preparing to op
en its lunch room. This action
will leave well equipped lunch
rooms ready for operation at all
five of the white schools. The
The Brunswick County Training
School at Southport at Southport
is the only colored school having
a lunch room.
D. E. Dicks, former principal
of the Longwood school, will head
the new Union School near Shal
lotte. He will have with him
five high school teachers and I
seven elementary teachers. A |
total of 179 high school students
are expected to be enrolled in
this school.
James Clemmons, outstanding
in his work in the Brunswick
Training School and very active
in veterans work, will head the
new Negro school. He will have
a staff of four high school teac
hers and four elementary teach
ers. The high school enrollment
is expected to be 134. A brick
laying course for veterans has
been started by Principal Clem
mons at this school. Approxi
mately 23 men will be trained.
A similar course at the Bruns
wick Training School is progress
ing nicely with 20 carpenters be
ing trained.
Martin F. Baker, agricultural
teacher in the Waccamaw school
for the past four years, has re
signed, and will go into business
with his father in Marrietta, S.
C. Mrs. Baker, who has been
teaching home economics, has al
■o resigned and will go with her
Continued On Page Four
Brief Newt
Flasket
RETURNS TO WORK
Tax Collector Edward H. Red
wine was back at work Mon
day after being away for two
weeks with the Shallotte Na
tional Guard unit on maneuvers
at Camp Stewart, Ga.
RETURNING FROM VACATION
Dr. J. M. Waggette of the
Southport Presbyterian church
will return home this week from
a two-weeks vacation. At the re
gular Sunday night service his
subject will be “Samson”. He
states this will be the first of
a series of character studies from
the Book of Judges.
LANCASTER REUNIN
The Lancaster reunion will be
held on Sunday, August 19, at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse
Koach of Supply. Everyone con
nected with the large Lancaster
family is requested to attend and
to bring a picnic lunch. The plan
is to spread the dinner on ta
bles in a grove in the yard.
LADIES’ NIGHT
Members of the Southport Li
ons Club will hold their Annual
Ladies Night Program Thursday,
August 2, at which time District
Governor George T. Rogers will
be present for the purpose of
installing Deputy District Govern
or J. T. Denning. The South
port man will head the Lions!
program in Region 5 of District'
31-E this year.
Honored For 30 Years Of Service
DR. FLOYD JOHNSON (left) is shown here as he received a
silver goblet in appreciation of his faithful service to Columbus Coun
ty as health officer from W. F. (Bill) Floyd who made the presen
tation in behalf of the Board of County Commissioners and the Board
of Health. Special recognition was accorded Dr. Johnson at the an
nual Southeastern District meeting of the North Carolina Public
Health Association. On April 21, Dr. Johnson completed 30 years as
health officer for this county. Dr. Johnson has served for the past
two years as Brunswick County Health Officer—(Photo by Baldwin
Studio, Whiteville.)
Confession Breaks
Four-Year Murder
Mrs. J. B. Vereen Of Ocean i
Drive, S. C., Tells Offi- \
cers That She Fired Fatal1
Shot At Sgt. David J. Du
voll
HUSBAND BEING
HELD WITH HER
Shooting Took Place In
South Carolina And Body
Of Dead Soldier Was
Brought To Bruns
wick
A 4-year-old murder mystery
was solved Friday when Mrs. J.
B. Vereen of Ocean Drive, S. C.,
confessed that she shot and
killed David J. Duvoll, an Air
Force man who was stationed
at the Myrtle Beach Air base.
The confession was made to
SB! Agent J. F. Bradshaw and
to South Carolina officers Ste
vens Moss and Roy Williams,
who had been working on the
case when it was reopened sev
eral weeks ago on a bit of chance
information supplied by a wit
ness in another case.
Although his hands were tied
by the fact that the actual mur
der occurred across the state
line, Sheriff E. V. Leonard has
been greatly interested in the
case and has assisted in every
way possible to solve the crime.
He was chief deputy under Sher
iff John White at the time of
the murder and never has been
content to see it go unsolved.
Mrs. Vereen, who is the wife
of a service station-cafe opera
tor, says that she shot the Air
Force Sergeant as he advanced
upon her in their business place.
Her husband declared that he
was in the adjoining home at
the time of the shooting, but con
fessed afterward that he helped
load the body in a car and carry
it over the State line into North
Carolina.
On May 9, 1947, the body of
Sgt. Devoll was found slumped
in his car on Route 17 in this
county. The spot was only about
a mile from the South Carolina
Continued on page 4
Women Urged To
Attend Meeting
Farm And Home Week At j
N. C- State College The
Last Of This Month Can
Be Helpful Period
Home Demonstration Club
members are urged to attend
Farm and Home Week in Ra
leigh July 30-August 2 by the [
home agent, Miss Corinne Greene.
This is a good way to spend an
inexpensive vacation. The theme
for this year’s program will
be “For Better Rural and Family
Living.” Family problems includ
ing food, shelter, clothing, saving j
and security, health,medical care, i
and recreation will be given spec
ial attention. The place of the
Continued On Page Four
Tobacco Market
Opens Next Week
The Border Belt Tobacco
Market opens next Thursday
for its 1951 selling season, and
indications point to Brunswick
County farmers having a large
amount of tobacco graded and
ready for opening day.
The State Port Pilot will
bring out its Annual Tobacco
Edition next Wednesday, and
will be in the mails early in
order to place a copy in the
hands of each tobacco farmer
before he leaves for market.
As has been the case in past
years, next week’s paper will
be an oversized edition.
Baby Show Has
Big Audience
Attractive Costumes And
Floats Helped To Make
Friday Afternoon Event
Particularly Attractive
A large audience attended the
Baby Show parade Friday after
noon in front of the Southport
high school for what turned out
to be one of the most enjoyable
events of the Summer.
A great deal of originality was
shown in designing floats and
costumes, and the three out-of
town judges had a hard time
reaching their decisions in choos
ing winners in the various events
from the large number of en
tries. First prize for floats went
to Johnny Bellamy, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Clinton Bellamy; Fran
ces Jorgensen, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Neils Jorgensen, was
second and Martha Harrelson,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dan
Harrelson, was third.
In the contest for cutest cos
tume, Jon Arthur Newton, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Art Newton, was
first; Dian Worth, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Worth, was
second; and Jean Gilbert, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Gilbert,
was third.
In the pretty girl contest,
Sandra Loughlin, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Sam Loughlin, won
for children under two years of
age; Nancy Sanders, daughter of
Mr. and Mis. H. T. Sanders, won
in the group from 2-4 years of
age; and Martha Mallison, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs.fcd Mallison,
won in the 4-6 year group.
In the best looking boy contest
Billy Wells, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Billy Wells, won for children un
der 2 years of age; John Martin
Lewis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wal
ter Lewis, won in the 2-4 year
gioup; and Tommy McGlamery,
son of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Mc
Glamery, was winner in the 4-6
year group.
Billy Wells was winner in the
spirited popularity contest. Carl
Hardee, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Hardee, was second.
Fishing Parties
Having Good Luck
3
Fishing has been good during;
the past week when the weathei'
permitted operations, beginning
last Wednesday with a success-,;
party out with Captain Ray
Stubbs aboard the Bessie Ray.|
Both of the Watts had suc4
cessful trips Sunday, each wi
a collection of tropical gam
fish. A party headed by Gui
Kelto of Charlotte aboard th
Idle-On had 2 baracuda, 13 Kin,
mackerel aand 2 dolphin. Am
other Charlotte party headed b;
Edwin Klump aboard the Bot
fly had 2 King mackerel, 2 dot
phin, 2 amberjack, 2 baracudi
and 33 bonita.
The Botfly had a trip on thg
shoals Thursday with Bill Shef^j
field and party of Warsaw oil
board. They caught 108 blues.
Governor Scott
Guest Of Honor
At Picnic Fridas
Chief Executive Will Atteng
County-Wide Picnic
Holden Beach And Wil;
Deliver Address
Indications point to a largp
crowd turning- out for the picnif?
at Holden Beach Friday after-'
noon, the occasion being' a gebjj
together meeting at which the.
people of Brunswick will have thi'
opportunity of meeting Govern^
or W. Kerr Scott.
At 5:30 o’clock a picnic-, dinnejy
will be served. For this the folks1
are urged to bring their usual
FoUpwin*
wifi
well filled baskets,
the picnic governor Scott
speak, at 6:30 o'clock. ** 1
The State’s chief executive
will be introduced by Elwood
Weaver, Lake Waccamaw. May?
or Warren Hood of Southport
will serve as master of cereincir
nies for the event.
It is fearedf that the slow mov
ing ferry across the waterway
will cause much delay in handling
the crowd, and since the picric
is to be held at the Holden Bea h
hotel, only 200 yards from t!»
ferry, it is urged that as majg
as possible of the cars be pant
ed at the ferry and on the north
side of the canal, and the occu
pants walk the 200 yards to
the picnic spot.
Funeral Monday
For Carl Carter
Deceased Was Former Rep
resentative Of Sewing
Machine Company In
South American Countries
Carl Carter, 49, died here Sat
urday night, following a lengthy
illness. He was a native of In
diana, and had been in Southport
for only a few weeks. With Mrs.
Carter and their 15-year-old
daughter, Patricia Ann, Mr. Car
ter came here to visit Mrs. E. H.
Arrington, and his final illness
developed while here. .
For many years he was the
general manager of the Singer
Sewing Machine Compapy agen
cies in various South American
countries, holding that post in
Venezuela when his health be
gan to fail, and he returned to
Continued from Page Four
Caswell Scene
Of Extension
Workers Meet
4-H Club Boys From Bruns
wick County Attended
' Fitting Demonstration For
Dairy Calves Friday
’‘FIFTEEN COUNTIES
, , WERE REPRESENTED
>Two Day Frogram Combin
! ©d Business With Pleas
‘ure As Leaders Led
, Several Important
f Conferences
$ 4 v ‘ _
'> "County Agents and members of
their families and Home Demon
stration Agents from fifteen
Southeastern North Carolina
^counties "spent Friday and Sat
urday at Fort Caswell. About 70
^eOpfe composed the gathering.
«' ;Counfies represented were An
imij Montgomery, Moore, Rich
.'Wjon'd, Hoke, Harnett, Cumber*
/land", Robeson, Bladen, Lee, Co
^ty’n’bus, Sampson Duplin, Pender,
*#Tew Hanover and Brunswick.
jCDietrict Agent C. M. Brickhouse
]#%d charge of the gathering
Which was for both business and
(recreational purposes. Agents
B*“om' two of the seventeen coun
g in the-district were unable to
present.
^Several Extension Specialists
•State College were also in
J2 gathering, leu by Dr. J. A
j^ney, in charge dairy extension,
ng these specialists were R.
ich, dairy specialist; Dr. R.
r. ^ Waugh, professor of dairy
*oductioh; J. D. George of the
dairy extension office and Jack
4|y, head of animal husbandry,
day these experts took up
t of the afternoon with the
;iftg of a demonstration on
'EtSEing and showing dairy cows
ad Calves. This demonstration
mainly for the benefit of 4
Club boys who may be plan
hipg- to exhibit cows and calves
4t fairs and dairy cattle shows
®j?is fall. The assembled county
•agents were just as much interes
ted in this demonstration as were
the considerable number of local
4-H Club boys. The reason for
this interest is obvious. They
will be able to carry back to then
home counties and pass on the
information to their own 4-H
Club boys.
Although several other events
were in progress at Caswell at
the same time with the meeting
of the agents, they were able to
secure 3 jarge buildings in the
row that were used for officers
quarters. The families, as well as
the agents, were greatly pleased
with the two days stay.
Control Method
For Plant Seeds
Farmers Informed Of Re
sults Of Control Methods
Used For Weeds On To
bacco Plant Beds
A summary of tobacco plant
bed demonstrations during the
past winter and spring has just
been completed by the Extension
Service, reports County Agent
(of Brunswick County) A. S.
Knowles. According to the re
port the use of cyanamid for
Continued On Page Four
W. B. KK/IAH
Our
ROVING
Talking with John Fox of the
Royal Bakery, Friday, the former
head of the Wilmington Chamber
of Commerce said, “The Govern
ment’s Ammunition Depot down
here will be the best thing we can
have. Get that first and the rest
will follow.” Mr. Fox added, “We
have reached the point where
Wilmington must look beyond its
own city limits.” We heartily con
curred in his remarks and volun
teered some of our own to the
effect that so far as we have
ever been able to see a lot of Wil
mington people have never been
able to look across the Cape Fear
river and see Brunswick county
on the opposite bank.
Dr. Richard K. Redwine, direc
tor of the Caswell Baptist As
sembly, is a right busy man dur
ing these months of July and Au
gust. Looking after the regular
conferences, some of which draw
around a thousand people to
Caswell for a week is no small
job. Dr. Redwine still finds time
and facilities for handling other
gatherings of considerable size.
This past week with the regular
program going on and bringing
hundreds to be fed and lodged,
Caswell was still able to look af
ter nearly a hundred State Col
lege men, their families, farm
agents and their families and it
was all done in a very creditable
manner.
A. M. Garriss, county agent for
Montgomery county, is something
of a Chamber of Commerce. Just
now he could appropriately be
called ‘'Peaches.” He was full of
the subject of peaches when we
met him at Fort Caswell lli^s
week. Tlie Montgomery peach
growers are producing a tremen
dous crop of the fruit and with
the price away off from what it
should be, the growers are fill
ing the baskets, hampers, trucks
and cars of anyone who stops at
the packing houses at prices from
$1.00 to $1.50 per bushel. Mr. Gar
riss said the price will probably
go higher later on and most of
the marketing will be over by
August 10. The Elbertas and
Continued On Page Four
Signs With Navy
RETURNING—Hubert Holmes of Shallotte is shown
in the Navy Recruiting station in Wilmington as he signs
the necessary papers for returning to duty with the
branch of service with which he saw duty during World
War II.
Supply Man Being
Sought For Rape
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Vessel Named For
Southport Native
Fresh from the reconverting
job, which transformed her
from a minesweeper to a men
haden fishing boat, the Eleanor
M. of thes Southport Fisheries,
Inc., has arrived here for op
erations. She will work for
the Saunders Products Com
pany until her own factory is
completed. The boat is named
for the former Miss Eleanor
Howey of Southport, now Mrs.
W. R. McCauley of Rocky Mt.,
wife of one of the vice presi
dents of the Southport Com
pany.
The Eleanor M. is sister ship
to the Charlotte T., another
converted Navy minesweeper
which is owned and operated
by the company. 'Fiat vessel
came down several weeks ago
and since then has been fishing
off the South Carolina coast.
It is reported that she has had
very good luck thus far.
Crop Prospects
Good Generally
Indications Point To Bump
er Yield Of Most Agricul
tural Products Through
out The Nation This
Year, With County Right
In Line
This year’s crops prospects are
among the best the county has
ever known, says PMA Chairman
Leo Medlin. That also is the
latest news from the Bureau of
Agricultural Economics, in re
porting on the condition of the
major crops at the 1st of July.
Here is about how the crops
looked on tiiat date: Winter
wheat prospects improved in
June, and spring wheat acreage
exceeded planting intentions by
around a half million avres. On
the first of July, the entire
wheat crop was forecast at
1,070,000,000 bushels. That is
16.000. 000 more than June 1 esti
mates.
This year’s crop forecast at
3.300.000. 000 bushels. That is
200.000. 000 bushels more than
were produced last year, and it
compares with the 10-year av
erage of an even 3,000,000,000
bushels. BAE says the increas
ed use of hybrid seed, especially
in the South, and acrages in the
north-central states, accounted
for the indicated high yield of 39
bushels of corn to the acre.
Tlie 1951 peanut acreage is
now estimated at 2,604,000 acres,
2 per cent less than a year ago,
and about 27 per cent under the
10-year average. However, it is
around 3 percent more than far
mers’ intentions last March.
This year’s acreage of soybeans i
is now forecast at 45,500,000 ac-'
res, planted alone for all pur
poses. That is 2 percent under
last year's record, but 18 percent
more than the 10-year average.
Ronie C. Hewett Charged
With Forcing 12 - Year
Old First Cousin To Sub
mit To His Advances
Friday Afternoon
CHILD REPORTED
SERIOUSLY HURT
Medical Report Indicates
Victim Badiy Beaten And
Bruised During Course
Of Attack
A general alarm has gone out
for the arrest of Roney C. Hew
ett, Lockwoods Folly .white man
who is charged with criminal as
sault upon the 12-year-old dau
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. W. F.
Lovett, of Supply.
The victim of the assault char
ges Hewett with having assault
ed aand raped her by force while
she was accompanying him to his
home to baby sit with his three
small daughters.
The crime occurred late Fri
day afternoon. Hewett, a first
cousin of the Lovett girl, went
to her home in Supply and tolcj
her he and his wife wanted her
to take care of the children that
night.' The Hewett family lived
four miles out from Supply on
the Holden Beach road. Unsus
pecting, the girl set out to ac
company him home and the at
tack is said to have occurred on
a side road.
Following the assault, Hewett
carried his victim on to his home.
The child was in bad shape, but
nothing was done until Saturday
at noon when Hewett’s wife took
the girl back to her home at
Supply. Discovering her condi
tion, the girl’s family carried her
to Shallotte to Dr. W. E. Swain.
The examination by Dr. Swain
revealed that the girl had un
doubtedly been molested and ot
herwise
The girl made a statement to
her parents and officers that
Continued on page four
Routine Cases
Heard Monday
Court Adjourned During
Early Afternoon After Of
ficials Had Suffered As
Much As The Defendants
From Hot Weather
Despite the heat Monday, offi
cials of Brunswick county Re
corder’s Court disposed of a va
riety of cases before adjourn
ment during the early afternoon.
The following judgments result
ed:
Lucian B. Willlard, overload
ing, nol prossed with leave.
Boyd Lance McKeithan, no op
erator's license, nol prossed with
at request of prosecuting attor
ney.
R. H. Maultsby, assault with
deadly weapon. Found guilty of
assault on female, six month,
suspended on condition that he
stay away from the home of
Mrs. Carland Maultsby and do
not molest her in any way for
a period of two years and pay
costs. Notice of appeal given
bond $200.00.
Norwood Sutton, public’ drunk
Continued On Page Four
Training School
For Pastors Is
Now In Progress
Three Weeks Of Training
School For Preachers Be
gan Tuesday With Out*1
standing Instructors Lead
ing
OTHER GROUPS
NOW IN SESSION
Dr. R. K. Redwine Pleased
With Attendance Thus Far
During Summer Pro
gram Of Assembly
Tuesday saw the start of a
three weeks school for Pastors at
the Caswell Baptist Assembly.
Serving: as teachers are Dr. Lem
Freeman, Dr. E. L. Spivey and
Rev. J. L. Jenkins. Classes are
starting each Tuesday morning
and close at noon on Fridays to
allow the ministers to reach their
distant homes and hold regular
services. The school will be in ses
sion through August 10.
With the attendance coming
from all parts of North Carolina,
this week brought the gathering
of the W. M. S., B. W. C., and Y.
W. A. to Caswell. This conference
starting on Monday, runs until
Friday the Business Woman’s
Circles of the Missionary Societies
will take over along with the
Y. W. A. for conferences lasting
through Sunday. The Junior G. A.
and R. A. Camp for the Wilming
ton Division is also in session this
week.
At the close of the third week
of conferences Saturday, Dr.
Richard K. Redwine, director of
the assembly, had this to say:
“The general attendance during
the first three weeks has been
about 40 percent greater than it
was for the same three weeks
last year. Attendance at the Pas
tor’s Conference this week was
more than double the attendance
on the. same conference last
year.’’
Next week, July 30 to August
5; brings Mission Week and the
State Intermediate G. A. Camp.
This week brings to an end the
first half of the summer confer
ence period. Even with the heavy
attendance during the first half
the general opinion is that it will
be even greater during August.
Increasing numbers of the more
than seven hundred thousand
North Carolina Baptists who own
a share in Fort Caswell are com
ing to realize they have a won
derful place on the ocean and
Cape Fear river, and that it has
ample facilities for taking care of
the summer religious gatherings.
Fulcher Family
To Leave Soon
Delmas J. Butcher Will Be
Joined By Members Of
His Family In Washing
ton As first Step In Trip
To Thailand
Delmas J. Fulcher returned
Sunday to Washington to con
tinue his preparatory studies be
fore leaving for Thailand on Au
gust 3. He was recently appoin
ted to an administrative post
with the Thailand Economic Co
operative Administration. He ex
pects to be away from the States
for two years.
Mrs. Fulcher and their two
children, Delmas J., Jr„ and Ma
ry Susan Fulcher, will lea.-e the
last of this week to join Mr.
Fulcher in Washington. He will
Continued On Page Four
r
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, July 26
1:40 a. m. 7:49 a. m.
2:21 p. m. 8:35 p. m.
Friday, July 27
2:32 a. m. 8:41 a. m.
3:15 p. m. 9:35 p. m.
Saturday, July 28
3:26 a. m. 9:35 a. m,
4:0S p. m. 10:32 p. in.
Sunday, July 29
4:21 a. m. 10:28 a. m.
4:58 p. m. 11:25 p. m.
Monday, July 30
5:14 a. m. 11:18 a. m.
5:45 P- m. 0:00 p. m.
Tuesday, July 31
6:04 a. m. 0:11 a. m
6:29 p. m. 12:05 p. m.
Wednesday, August 1
6:49 a. m. 0:54 a. m.
7:10 p. m. 12:48 p. m.