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Most of The New* All The Time VOL. NO. SIXTEEN NO. 31 THE STATE PORT PILOT A Good Newspaper In A Good Community The Pilot Covers Brunswick County 8-PAGES TODAY Southport, N. C., Wednesday, August 15, 1951 - published every Wednesday fi.so per yeas Another Large Attendance At Summer Session Members Attending Con ference This Week At Caswell Seaside Assem bly MORE THAN 700 HAVE REGISTERED fellowship Week Will Be Observed Next Week As Formal Program For Assembly Closes For The Summer From early reports of attend ance, the Baptist Seaside As sembly is apparently having one of the biggest weeks of the summer conference season. Spot lighting this week’s activities is the conferences of the Baptist Training Union. Apparently about half the counties in the State are represented. By Monday night more than 700 had registered. Dr. Richard K. Redwine, direc tor of the Assembly, stated a few days ago that a surprisingly good attendance has marked all of the Six conference weeks preceeding this one. He and other officials are very much pleased with the results of the work this summer. Predictions have been made for an even better summer season in 1952. The folks who were here last year returned this summer and their interest brought others. Next week, August 20-26, will be Fellowship Week, emphasizing church music and Christian recre ation. This will be the last of the scheduled summer programs for this year. However, it is under stood that several interesting post-season events will be staged during the early fall. Some of these may draw sizeable gather ings. Southport people have been greatly interested in this sum mer’s activities at the assembly. Nearly all of the folks in attend ance at the sessions have visited Sputhport at some time or anoth er and have shown a genuine in terest in the town as well as in the assembly work at Caswell. Training Union BritfNtwi Flashtt LOST TOBACCO BARN R. R. Best of the Hickman's Cross Roads community lost a good tobacco barn and its con tents Sunday night. ON VACATION The Rev. and Mrs. N. L. Jones and son are spending a 10-day vacation with his parents in Clayton and with her mother in High Point. LIONS TO MEET The regular meeting of the Southport Lions Club will be held tomorrow (Thursday) at 1 o’clock in the Community Build ing. PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS Seventeen young white and col ored men were sent to Fort Bragg for their physical exam ination Thursday. The Selective Service Board does not release names of men called for physi cals. VISITING MOTHER Mr. and Mrs. H. I. Marlowe of Orange, Texas, are spending their vacation here with Mrs. Mattie Marlowe, mother of Mr. Marlowe. As an employee of the Shell Oil Company, Mr. Marlowe has held his company’s safety award for the past six years. VISITING HERE Miss Marion Frink, member of tile staff of the Winston-Salem Journal-Sentinel, spent the week end here with her mother, Mrs. Christine Frink. She is spend ing the first part of this week on a beach-coverage assignment for her newspapers. CONSTRUCTING CAFE H. J. Hanson and R. C. Hol maton of Shallotte are construct ing a new building that will house a cafe, and lunch room. They have purchased the fix tures of the Shallotte Soda Shop and expect to be ready for bus iness early in September. The building is on the lot adjoining the H. J. Hanson and Son store. CAMPED ON ISLAND Nineteen Boy Scouts from Eli sabethtown spent Saturday night and Sunday camping out on Bald Head Island. They were in charge of Scoutmasters Rufus Page and Robert Melvin. Inter views with some of the young fellows following the return to Southport revealed that they were greatly intrigued with the isl and. Has New Product INVENTOR—Geo. W. Rappleyea, above, has been working for months on a new plastic which uses molasses 'as a base. This process will be the subject of an illustrat ed article in the September issue of Popular Mechanics. Magazine Article Explains Process September Issue Of Popular Mechanics Will Feature Story Of Experiment Be ing Carried On In South port EASTERN EDITOR WAS VISITOR HERE Rappleyea Process Has At tracted Interest Of Gov ernment Officials For Military Purposes The September issue of Popu lar Mechanics magazine, to be on the newsstands Monday, August 20, will contain an interesting story relative to low cost housing built under a process recently in vented by George W. Rapplyea of Southport. The story was written by the Eastern Editor of the magazine, who recently came all of the way from Chicago to interview Mr. Rapplyea, get first-hand informa tion and see for himself the vari ous uses to which the product can be put. Captioning the item “$1000 House of Molasses” the August issue of popular Mechanics had an advance notice of the story. This notice read as follows: "George W. Rapplyea announ ces emphatically that anyone can build a five-room house for about $1000 worth of material. Rapplyea, of Southport, N. C., has developed a cheap building ma terial from powdered molasses. You mix the stuff with ordinary sand and clay, then cast it into bricks, pour it like cement or trowel it like plaster. Our East ern Editor investigated and says the stuff is nothing short of mi raculous. You will find his re port in this magazine next mon th.” An advance carbon copy of the typewritten manuscript written by the Eastern Editor has been re ceived at this office. It fills all of the expectations created by the above advance notice. The editor (Continued On Page Two) Brunswick Boys Held In Robbery Leland Youths Involved In Series Of Robberies Which Has Been Solved By Sher iff’s Officers Eight youths, three of them juveniles, have been arrested on charges of breaking and enter ing a Navassa fertilizer plant, Brunswick county officers an nounced Tuesday. Deputy Sheriff Charles Skipper said he obtained a confession from one of the youths which led to the arrests of the others. One of the youths told of another boy having government property , Skipper said, and added that further arrests probably would in clude the names of “some prom inent persons of this area.” (Continued On Page Two) Young Democrats Meet Saturday President Ray Walton has called a meeting of the Brun swick County Young Democrats Club at the courthouse on Sat urday night at 8 o’clock. Principal business of the meeting will be to elect dele gates to the State YDC meet ing which is to be held later this month at Wrightsville Beach. There has been considerable discussion about entering a Brunswick county man as a candidate for the office of dis trict chairman. "I hope that we will have a good represen tation at the Saturday night meeting”, Walton said this week, “for this will help- us in our fight to achieve this rec ognition for our county.” Boys Hurt When Auto Hits Bike Three Southport Boys Es caped Critical Injury Fri day Night In Accident On Howe Street Three young Southport boys, 11 to 14 years of age, had a nar row escape from death at about 8:30 o’clock Friday night when their bicycle was struck by an automobile, allegedly driven by Eddie Spencer, local carpenter. The boys were Neil Lewis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Lewis; Dickie Marlow, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Marlowe and Lewis Har dee, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Hardee. The Lewis boy was released from the hospital after a day. Young Hardee returned to his home yesterday and the Marlowe boy is still a patient with no immediate prospect of being dis charged from the hospital. He is thought to have sustained inter nal injuries. It is reported that eyewitnesses and the testimony of the two least injured boys have it that the wheel was within a foot of the right hand side of the paving when struck. The machine had a rear reflector and a flashlight was on in front. The car that struck them ap proached from the rear and the boys were all knocked headlong to the side of the road and the bicycle was demolished. He was arrested the following day and is being held under bond in the sum of $400.00. The war rant charges him with drunken driving and with reckless opera tion, resulting in injury to per sons. If the condition of the Marlowe boy permits, Spencer will be tried in Recorder's Court Monday. Crash Boat To Remain At Oak ' Island Berth Efforts To Have 83-Foot Vessel Returned To Old Location At Engineers Dock In Southport Are Defeated OFFICIALS GIVE THEIR REASONS Answer Comes Following Action On Part Of Civic Organizations And City Officials Mayor H. W. Hood has receiv ed a letter from Congressman F. Ertel Carlyle reporting the find ings of the Commandant of this Coast Guard District regarding local efforts to have the 83-foot boat based in Southport instead of at Oak Island Coast Guard station. Following is the text of the Coast Guard report on this mat ter: "The Commander, 5th Coast Guard District has advised that when the 85-foot patrol boat was moored at Southport, it was forc ed to shift its moorings every time the wind came out of the southeast because the Southport moorings offered no protection from the adverse weather. Un der such conditions, the patrol boat would moor at the Oak Island Lifeboat Station. This con tinual shifting of berth made it imperative for the Commander 5th Coast Guard District, to is sue orders making the Oak Isl and Lifeboat Station the per manent mooring of the patrol boat However, the living accom modations of the crew and the source of commissary and fuel supplies remained in Southport. The distance from the lifeboat station to the harbor entrance is the same as from the berth or iginally occupied in Southport. An adequate depth of water ex ists at the lifeboat station moori ings and the channel leading to it. Navigation Is allowed wit out difficulty except at extreme low water. This condition is be ing investigated further and should it be found that expedi tious transit of the lifeboat sta tion channel is impaired at any time, suitable dredging opera tions will be performed. The mooring of the vessel to Coast Guard property at the lifeboat station has been found advanta geous to the Government in that commercial current, fresh water, and other longistic facilities are available, and the operational ef ficiency of the unit is in no way impaired in rendering aid to lo cal vessels and to the citizens of Southport, North Carolina.” Officer Taylor Gets Transfer Popular Member Of State Highway Patrol Is Being Moved To Wilmington From Post At Leland State Highway Patrolman J. C. Taylor is being transferred today from Brunswick to New Hanover county. He has been (Continued On Page Two) I Transplanted Tomatoes INSPECTING—Everett H. Sheppard, who grows millions of tomato plants on his farm near Southport each Spring, is sh’own looking over a part of this year’s crop on his farm near Shiloah, N. J. He said last w eek that he is well pleased with his crop outlook. Southport Will Entertain Press —----* _ F Farm Bureau To Kick-Off Friday j * The Brunswick County Farm Bureau will hold its annual kick-off dinner Friday night at the Anchor Hotel at Shallotte Point, with Lon Edwards, past president of the organization, as principal speaker. ■ The meeting has been called by President Odell Bennett, who hopes to get an active membership campaign in prog ress immediately. It is hoped to wind up the major part of the drive during a two-weeks ji^Rdd, and a follow-up meet ing is being planned on Friday, August 31. Shallotte Bank In Sixth Year Shallotte Branch Of Wacca maw Bank And Trust Company Completes Fifth Year Of Service To Com munity The Shallotte branch of the Waccamaw Bank and Trust Co., celebrated its 5th anniversary in business yesterday, August 14th. Business began on the above date with J. E. Cook as cashier, and business has been good from the start. A year ago Mrs. Cook, who has been a part time help er, was made assistant cashier with full time duties. In addi tion to the two full time em ployees it is often necessary to have other help. Asked yesterday about tobac co money in his area, Mr. Cook said, “Tobacco is about 10 days late thus far, with the growers business is much better than it (Continued On Page Two) W. B. KEZ1AH Our ROVING Reporter President Henry Belk of the North Carolina Press Association who will head the visiting news paper men and women on the trip here Friday is not a stranger to Southport. He spends his sum mer vacations at Long Beach and often comes down between sea- ] sons. For several years he has been anxious to have one of the summer meetings of the Press Association at Southport or one of its beaches. The lack of an auditorium and facilities for tak ing care of its members has al ways stood in the way. Vacationing at Long Beach for the remainder of August are Mr. and Mrs. Charles Foltz and fam ily, of Washington, D. C. Mr. Foltz is one of the editors of the United States News and World Report. His vacation in North Carolina is not incidental to the fact that Governor Kerr Scott recently invited the editor or publisher of the News and World Report to come to this State and see things for them selves. The governor was taking exception to a story in the mag azine relative to the North Car olina tax rate. Editor Foltz made his plans in April and re served a cottage at thqt time for his vacation. S. L. Purvis of Winnabow load ed a 55-pound watermelon on a W. B. & S. bus this past week. Homer King, the bus driver, brought it to town to show us the nice melons that Mr. Purvis was growing. We were greatly pleased at its looks but in fair ness to ourself we are forced to admit that the two big melons brought this office last weelj by C. P. Bellamy of Hickman’s Cross Roads, tasted better than the Purvis melon looked. We have an appointment to take Congressman C. B. Deane fishing this week. As is well known, when you go to Wash ington and wish to see your Congressman it is a matter of Standard etiquette that you make an appointment to see him. Con gressman Dean, planning to come with his family for a short Continued On Page Four Members Of North Carolina Press Association Will Hold Luncheon Meeting In Community Building Friday SEAFOOD DINNER WILL BE SERVED Afternoon Period Will Be Devoted To Trips To Points Of Interest In This Vicinity Southport will be host to mem bers of the North Carolina Press Association at a luncheon meet ing Friday at 1 o’clock in the Community Building. The press group is meeting on Thursday, Friday and Satur day at Wrightsville Beach and is taking Friday afternoon off from business deliberations for a peri od of recreation and travel. Plans call for the newspaper folks to arrive in Southport about noon following brief business ses sions during the morning. They will be served a menu consisting of seafood delicacies, and imme diately following the luncheon session the members will be giv en their choice of two different tours that have been arranged. One is a boat trip in the South port harbor and to nearby points of interest in the Cape Fear. The other is for a bus tour to Long Beach, Caswell Beach and the Baptist Assembly. After their sight-seeing trips in the immediate vicinity of Southport the group will return to Wilmington by way of Orton Plantation, where they have been invited to see the grounds of this beautiful colonial mansion. Plants Do Well In New Jersey Everett H. Sheppard Was Here Last Week And De clares That Tomato Crop Is Good This Season Here this week and interview ed about the New Jersey toma to crop, thousands of acres of which were planted in plants pro duced here in Brunswick coun ty, Edward H. Sheppard stated that the crop is not quite as good as last year, but the aver age is very large. His own tomatoes, produced at Shiloh from plants grown here, is better than the average, he says. Other growers, using the locally grown plants, also have better crops. This rule seems to have applied each year during the several years that Sheppard has been growing plants here for himself and large groups of growers of tomatoes in New Jer sey. This past spring Mr. Sheppard put 60 acres in tomato seed on his farm at Sunny Point. He produced several million plants and removed them to New Jersey in huge vans. For this next spring he was counting on plan ting 75 acres. However, his land has Sunny Point river frontage. He has been given to understand that: the government will shortly take the whole tract along with some 25, 000 acres more for defense pro jects. With this the case he is now looking around to see if he can find another tract of suita ble land to which the plant grow ers operations can be transferred. The fate of the local plant grow ing industry seems to lunge on whether suitable land can be ob :ained. House Approves Funds To Begin At Sunny Point Total Of $1,641,500 To Be gin Work Near Southport Included In Tuesday Ac tion By Congress Approval of the House of Rep resentatives was given Tuesday to a huge military construction program which includes $1,641, 500 for the ammunition loading point and ammunition loading terminal at Sunny Point near Southport. Plans for the project call for a total expenditure of $22,805, 000, and the money included in yesterday’s authorization is for preliminary work, including ac quisition of land and survey. The bill now goes before the Senate for its action. Information on the Sunny Point project indicates that the Air Force may also be interest ed in the area, which includes about 25,000 acres. Since about one-half the money included in the House bill is for secret con struction by the Air Force, there is hope locally that this branch of the armed service may also be considering an installation in this locality. Ash Resident Receives Medal Silver Star Awarded Sgt. Tony Baines For Gallant Action Against Enemy Tank In Korea A delayed report from the Ar my in Korea states that Sgt. To ny Baines, son of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Baines, of Ash, has been awarded a silver star med al. Armed only with a bazooka, the young Brunswick county sol dier stopped an enemy tank at tack. The medal was credited for the gallantry of Sgt. Baines in ac tion against the enemy near Yongdong while he was serving with the 8th Cavalry’s Regiment Company A. Despite heavy cannon and ma chine gun fire from the lead en emy tank, Sgt. Baines moved to within 225 yards of the tank be fore firing one of his deadly roc kets. The citation accompanying the medal states, in part: "His ac curate fire disabled the lead tank and led directly to neutraliza tion of the serious threat to his company. Sgt. Baines gallantry reflects great credit on himself and the military service.” Sport Fishing Continues Good Saturday Party Aboard Bot fly Hooked Sailfish But Lost It While Reeling In; Blues And Mackerel Bit ing Sport fishing boats working out of Southport have enjoyed one of their best weeks of the summer, with good catches being reported by each party contacted. The Botfly, of which Hoyle Dosher is the skipper, had a Gulf Stream party Saturday, which hooked a sail fish, but lost it before it was boated. The par ty caught 6 amberjaek, 1 barra cuda, 6 king mackerel and 62 Spanish mackerel. In the group were John B. Jones, S. M. Jones, (Continued On Page Two) i Brunswick May Join Neighbors For Promotion Proposal Has Been Made For The Organization Of Southeastern North Caro lina Industrial Promotion Organization STATE OFFICIAL DISCUSSES PLAN Marion Shufler Here Tues day To Explain Plans For Setting Up Organiza tion In This Section Marion Shuffler, representative of the Industrial Division of the State Board of Conservation and Development, was in Southport Yesterday for a conference with Mayor H. W. Hood and other officers regarding the establish ment of an organization of 8 Southeastern North Carolina counties for the purpose of seek ing industrial expansion for the area. It is proposed to include with in the group Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Duplin, New Hanover, Onslow, Pender and Sampson counties. Mayor Hood says Brunswick county needs additional industry to balance off its agricultural ec onomy with year round employ ment and pay roll. Explaining the extra - ordinary opportunity of fered by this area plan, Mayor Hood pointed out that is is an at tempt to establish southeastern North Carolina as a definite area in the minds of the people of the State just as much so as the well known Piedmont are, the moun tain area and others. He further pointed out that it is cooperative effort will make it possible for southeastern N. C. to get a full share of the national publicity carried out in the adver tising program of N. C. ■fYuveiusuig or industrial oppor tunities is carried out by the State News Bureau, which is one of the activities coming under the direction of the Board of Con servation and Development. Brunswick, as an individual county, or any other county in the southeast, is too small, Mayor Hood said, to receive State pub licity of its opportunities, but by joining together and presenting a united front as an area it can and will reach the attention of in dustrialists throughout the na tion: Name of the organization has been proposed as Southeastern North Carolina Industrial Promo tion Organization. The Southport Mayor said he had very definite ideas on this subject. He raised one point by citing a possible source of oppos ition to the plan. There will be some who will fear that some of the counties, like Brunswick, will be used as dupes to further the ambitions of the more industri alized counties such as New Han over. This type of pessimism will have to be fought else it will de stroy any joint effort before it materializes. At the same time, he said it would be folly to sup pose we can leave our interests up to others. The solution is to enter this joint effort in good faith and with a firmness of res olve to demand and get fair and equal treatment. That is the spirit in which the joint movement has been propos ed, he added. A meeting will be held in about two weeks, with delegates from each of the eight counties, to or ganize a central planning board representing each of the counties. 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, August 16 7:01 a. m. 1:02 a. m. 7:39 p. m. 1:11 P. M. Friday, August 17 7:56 a. m. 1:51 a. m. 8:28 p. m. 2:02 p. m Saturday, August 18 8:46 a. m. 2:37 a. m. 9:14 p. m 2:52 p. m. Sunday, August 19 9:35 a. m. 3.21 a. m. 9:59 p. m. 3:39 p. m. Monday, August 20 10:22 a. m. 4:03 a. m. 10:42 p. m. 4:26 p. m. Tuesday, August 21 11:09 a. m. 4:46 a. m. 11:25 p. m. 5:13 p. m, Wednesday, August 22 11:56 a. m. 5:29 a. m. 0:°0 P- m. _6:02 p. m.