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Most of The News AI1 The Time THE STATE PORT PILOT A Good Newspaper In A Good Community The Pilot Cover* Brunswick County VOL. NO. SIXTEEN NO. 35 6-PAGES TODAY Southport, N. C., Wednesday, September 12,1951 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY *1.50 PER YEA* Great Interest Being Shown In New Invention Following Publication In September Issue Of Popu lar Mechanics, Story Of P!asmo-Falt Causes Much Comment SOUTHPORT MAN IS THE INVENTOR Geo. W. Rappleyea Has Been Receiving Numerous Offers In Connection With New Process In the August 15 issue of this paper a story told of a visit here of the Eastern Editor of Popu lar Mechanics, a widely circulat ed and extensively illustrated magazine dealing with mechanics and inventions. The article sta ted that a special story written by the above editor would ap pear in the September issue of the magazine. The magazine with the story appeared as scheduled and dealt extensively with an invention by George W. Rapplyea of South port, of a plastic in which the cheapest grade of molasses form ed the basic ingredient. Using this substance, it is cal culated that the material for a five-room house will cost only about $1000, plus the plumbing and wiring. The material can either be poured like cement or moulded like bricks. It is very versatile in its uses and can be used for building roads and land ing fields for planes. The invention is being patented under the name of plasmofalt. Richard F. Dempewolff, the eas tern editor of Popular Mechan ics, who came here and made a personal investigation before wri ting the story, described the in vention as being "truly wonder ful.” His article covered six pages in the magazine and was accmpanied by 12 illustrations, or actual photographs of the va rious uses of Plasmofalt. Since the story appeared Mr. Rapplyea has been receiving ov er 50 letters daily, over a period of more than three weeks. Many of these letters are by special delivery, about half come by air mail and every section of the United States and many foreign countries have been represented in the inquiries. A large number of the inqui ries are from manufacturers, in quiring if the patent is for sale and offering either to buy out right or to buy interest and man ufacture on a royalty. Even the Navy authorities in Washington have requested a test for certain uses and have offered to advance all costs of these tests. Mr. Rapplyea is taking his time to decide which is best of the many offers. One thing he would like to do, however, would be to organize a company, build a factory and produce Plasmofalt here in Southport where his mo ther lived and died. Himself a resident of Southport for many years during his younger days, he left here and engaged in tea ching some 30 years ago. As a teacher he is credited with hav (Continued On Page 2) Brief Newt Fluthet STRIKE CONTINUES Southport shrimp boats con tinue to be inactive this week as boatmen still refuse to resume operations until their demands for an increase in the price of their catch is granted. BITTEN BY SPIDER Oakland Smith, Waccamaw township farmer, was bitten on the leg by a black widow spider last week. He was brought to the hospital and suffered acute ly for two days until the poison yielded to treatment. LADIES NIGHT Willard G. Cole and R. F. Clod felter of Whiteville are to be the entertainers at a Ladies Night programby the Bolivia Lions Club next Wednesday night. Both have appeared on previous programs in this county and have been en thusiastically received. ORDER EXTENDED The temporary recession of in ter-service agreement limiting en listment eligibility, quoted in Operations Bulletin No. 39, has been extended to November 30, 1951. This means that those men who have been examined and found acceptable may join any branch of active service of their choice until November 30, or un til they receive their notice to re port for induction whichever is earlier. Southport Family Back From Japan Sgt. And Mrs. W. C. Norton Return, To United States Following Korean Hitch For Father Having served in Japan and Korea since October, 1949, and his family in Japan since April, 1950, Sgt. and Mrs. W. C. Nor ton and their children, Richard Norton, 6, and William C. (Billy) Norton, reached Southport Sat urday afternoon. They drove overland from their port of arrival in California, stop ping for a few days visit with Sgt. Norton's people in Memphis, Tenn. Going to Japan on rotation with the occupation forces, Sgt. Norton was joined there a few months later by his wife and sons. Mrs. Norton is the former Miss Mary Florence Moore, dau ghter of Mrs. J. V. Davis of Southport and Long Beach. The family had hardly got settled in Japan before the Korean trouble broke out and Sgt. Norton was among the first troops ordered there. His family remained in Japan where they had a nice 8-room house, two maids and a Japanese yard boy. These helpers attended to practically everything: about the house, leaving Mrs. Norton free for such activities as Red Cross work, teaching school and leading a Girl Scout troop. In December Sgt. Norton was sent back to Japan from Korea, and was hospitalized at the Army hospital at Tokyo, 50 miles north of where the family lived. Mrs. Norton was able to visit him there often and he was able to get home at Christmas. He returned to the front some six weeks la ter and remained there until he was sent back to Japan in early August to await his turn at being sent to the United States on ra tation. Now on a 30-day leave, Sgt. Norton will report at Fort Riley, Kansas, on September 28 for as signment to duty in the 5th Ar my area. Mrs. Norton and Rich ard and Billy will probably re (Continued On Page Two) Braxton Heads SENC Council Whiteville Mayor Named Temporary President Of Eight - County Develop ment Organization DAVE S. NEILSON IS CURRENT SECRETARY Council Will Seek To Ex pand Industrial, Agricul tural, Economic And Re creation Resources The Southeastern North Caro lina Development Council was of ficially launched Friday night in Burgaw with the election of S. Lee , Braxton of Whiteville as temporary president. Dave S. Neilson, executive sec retary of the Whiteville Mer chant Association, was also nam ed one of the temporary officers, being assigned the post of sec retary. The council will seek to expand industrial, agricultural, economic A meeting of Brunswick county business men interested in becoming affiliated with this regional promotional effort has been called for Friday night at 7:30 o’clock in the Court house in Southport. Mayor H. W. Hood, who attended the meeting at Burgaw, said Tues day that “I hope we can have a good representation present at this meeting, not only from Southport, but from other sec i tions of the county as well. I ■ believe this organization has much to offer in the matter of future development, and the citizens of one section have just as much to gain as do those from any other.” and recreational resources of Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Duplin, New Hanover, Onslow, Pender and Sampson counties. Representatives of the eight counties heard State Treasurer (Continued On Page Two) Leonard Ordered Held For Jury Shallotte Man Placed Under $500 Bond For Fatal Stab bing Of Coachman Boze man At Grissettown Held in jail here since Mon day morning of last week, Henry Leonard, young white farm wor ker of the Grissettown commu nity, was released Friday night following an inquest. Leonard was charged with the fatal stab bing of Coachman Bozeman, a white married man of the same community. Bond was set at $5,000. The evidence brought out at the inquest held by Coroner John G. Caison indicated that a quar rel arose between the two men in front of a filling station at Gris settown. Bozeman alle g e d 1 y struck Leonard over the head with a long flashlight. The stab bing followed. The wound was In the throat and Bozeman died from loss of blood a short time later. Solicitor Clifton Moore, who was present at the inquest, will probably ask for a verdict of second degree murder or man slaughter when Leonard goes on trial in Superior Court here next week. _ Shooting Fracas Ends In Arrest At a hearing here yesterday Magistrate E. F. Gore ordered Edgar Grady, Northwest town ship Negro, held for the Re corder's Court under a bond of $500.00. Grady is charged with assault with deadly wea pon with intent to kill. Information is that Grady and Newberry Southerland had a difference of opionion at Ice land Saturday night. To stren gthen his point of the argu ment Grady went after a shot gun. On his return with the weapon Southerland had taken flight. Despite distance Grady let drive with the shotgun and 13 of the No. 4 shot are said to have penetrated Southerland’s clothes and rattled down his breeches. Had he not been go ing so fast and in the same di rection the shot probably would have killed him. As it was, Southerland is said , to have been seriously scared. Forty Cases In Recorder Court Probable Cause Found In Rape Case With Defend ant Being Held Under $10,000 Bond For Grand Jury Forty cases were handled in Recorder’s Court Monday by Judge W. J. McLamb and So licitor Kirby Sullivan, and nearly the same number were continu ed until September 28, at which time an adjourned session will be held. The large number of cases to come up this week were partly the result of no court having been held last week and partly owing to an unusually large number of arrests during the two weeks. The most serious case was the hearing of Richard V. Owens, a Wilmington white man, who was charged with the rape of a 13 year-old white girl near Leland a week ago. Probable cause was found in this case, and Owens was held for next week’s term of Superior Court under $10,000 bond. The other cases disposed of during the week were as follows: Clarence Johnson Floyd, speed ing, fined $20 and costs. Effie Hall, drunken driving, amended to reckless operation, fined $50 and costs. Leland Small, carrying conceal ed weapons, fined $50 and costs. Edward Allen, no operators li cense, fined $25 and costs. Thomas Franklin Boyd, public drunkenness, fined $15 and costs. Biady LeRoy Long, trespass, nol pressed with leave. Wesley Brown, public drunk enness, prayer for judgment con tinued for 18 months. Emanuel Roderick, forcible tres pass, assault with deadly weapon two years on the roads, notice of appeal given, bond set at $1,000. Wallace Lee Mclver, reckless operation, nol pressed, __ Wallace Lee Mclver, speeding, Continued on Page Five For Governor in a statement released tp tne newspapers today, former United States Senator William B. Um stead of Durham made formal an nouncement that he is a candi date for Governor of North Car olina in 1952. Shallotte Will j Present Play Home Talent Production Will Be Presented On Thursday And Friday Of Next Week, Auspices Of American Legion “Krossroad Kapers’ is the name of the big smash stage show and amateur contest which will he sta ged on Thursday and Friday in Shallotte High School auditorium under the sponsorshipof the Shal lotte Post, American Legion. “Krossroad Kapers” is pattern ed after popular barn-dance type programs and uses a cast- of lo cal talent to impersonate radio celebrities as they compete for cash awards. The competition is open to all those taking part, and the winners will be selected by the vote of the audience attend ing. The outstanding attraction of this production is the opportunity that it will present to see well knowii local persons cast in the role of famous movie and radio personalities. For instance, Ted Bennett will be Roy Rogers, star of the show. Cast in the role of Gabby Hayes is Ed Redwine. There are several other principal characters whose identity is being concealed because of the desire to keep the audience guessing. There is no age limit set for the talent who wish to compete for the prizes, and the contest is open to everyone in the Shallotte and the surrounding community. It is not necessary to belong to the sponsoring organization in order to enter the competition. All types of entertainers are need ed for this big show. “If you are a singer, yodeler, tap, square or jig dancer, there is a place for you in the cast,,’ says the direc tor. “If you play a musical in strument such as a fiddle, guitar, banjo, mandolin, accordion, har monica, or if you do animal or (Continued On Page Two) Brunswick Will Be Site Of Big Defense Project Ammunition Depot Will Co ver Some 20,200 Acres Between Wilmington And Southport ORTON PLANTATION IS IN TERRITORY WANTED Installation Goes To South eastern N, C- Because Of “Safe” Distance From Urban Center A part of the Orton Plantation is included in the present plans for .an ammunition loading de pot- to be built for about 23 mil lion dollars between Wilmington And Southport. Congressman F. Ertel Carlyle made a personal visit to Sunny Point Tuesday. One of the first questions asked by the Congress man following his arrival here was relative to whether they had started operations on the pro ject. This may indicate that he and others in Washington are antic ipating an early start and in seeing the work pushed as spee dily as possible. Accompanying newspaper men to Sunny Point, the Congressman expressed surprise at the high bluffs on the river and at the whole level and well-drained area. The location is ideal in every way for all that the government has in view, he said. The proposed site, 18 miles south of Wilmington and three miles north of Southport, cover ing some 20,200 acres, is on the west bank of the Cape Fear River and is approximately five miles of frontage on the river. At least a third of Orton Plan tation, lying on both sides of Orton Pond and Orton Creek are included in the selected site. According to details released in Washington by the Army Trans port Corps, the facility can be described generally as extending from five to eight miles inland. Some 1,200 acres of land are classified as farm land and 19, (Continued On Page Two) New Patrolman Goes To Leland Patrolman James Jones To Be Stationed In Bruns wick Following Period Of Working In Wilmington Cpl. C. H. Lynch, senior high way officer in Brunswick, states that Patrolman James S. Jones will begin his duties in Bruns wick county about the first of October. Patrolman Jones, a native of Durham, has just recently fin ished the highway patrol school. At present he is getting further training by working with New Hanover County officers. He will be stationed at Leland, taking over where Patrolman J. C. Taylor left off when he was transferred to Wilmington. The transfer of Patrolman Taylor was made in accordance with the es tablished plans of the State to try and keep equal numbers of old and new officers in each (Continued On Page 2) W. B. KKZIAH Our ROVING Reporter The coming here of Air Corps crash boats does not mean that any immediate section of our coastal waters will be used as a bombing range. The volume of shipping coming in and out through the mouth of the river and the sport fishing and com- | mercial fishing importance is sufficient insurance against that. The logical reason for basing the boats here is that there will be a lot of planes over Southport and the nearby waters at all times. Those who have mishaps or need aid on the water will get it from the crash boats in much the same manner that the Coast Guard crash boat goes to the aid of surface vessels. Our biggest worry in recent months has not been over whether something was going to happen. Rather it has been over the lack of Southport people to take care of it when it does happen. Neither the town nor the near by areas are going to be able To—- taJte—care- -of —the—htmsmg problems that will develop in the next 12 months and will probably continue long thereafter. We sin cerely hope that there will be an immediate and general awaken ing to the need of more housing at Southport and all nearby are areas. The defense project now being set in motion are not just temporary. All information that can be gained from Washington indicates the most permanent sort of installations are being plann ed. This week we heard a South port building contractor say that when he gets a little slack time in his various building projects he is going to set to and build two 4-room houses in Southport on his own and for rent. It ap peras that a number of Southport people are now thinking of build ing for rent. DeArmond Swain who returned from the Navy five 'years ago and launched himself into the contracting business, is now completing a nice 4-room cottage for Captain and Mis. Bill Styron at Long Beach. The new Court Sam T. Bennett is now be Continued On Page Fouf Air Force Planning To Establish Base For Air-Sea Rescue QUARTERS—Arrangements have been made with directors of the Southport Lions Club to use the Commun ity Building as quarters for 40 members of the Air Force group expected here to set up an air-sea rescue base. Above is a view of the building as seen from across the Garrison. Below is a view of the varanda, which fronts on the Cape Fear River. O’Quinn Case To Be Tried Monday Plans Building Made Of Bottles His neighbors who have been disturbed by the sudden ac cumulation of booze bottles in the front yard of Willie Ful wood of near Southport will be relieved that he is a conno iseur of the containers, not the contents. In fact, Mr. Willie has about 4,000 of the bottles in his stock pile, and he must increase the total by another couple of thou sand before he is ready to lay the corner bottle in a new buil ding project, a house of glass. He plans to use the contain ers as a principal material in the construction of a small store or service station on the lot next to his house, and believ es that this unique building will be a help in attracting busi ness. Training School At Local Church Trinity Methodist Church Will Be Host Three Evenings On Next Week To Leadership Training School Trinity Methodist Church of Southport will be host for the Leadership Training School for all church school teachers in the Methodist churches of Brunswick county Monday through Wednes day evenings, September 17-19. The purpose of the school is to give all church school teachers opportunity to study the latest materials, methods and techni ques in teaching in the Sunday schools, with major emphasis up on the children and youth divi sions of the church. Each evening there will be two fifty minute class periods, with a twenty min ute intermission period between classes. Class will begin each evening promptly at 8 o’clock. Three capable teachers, select ed by the conference Board of Education, will guide the think ing. Mrs. Wesley S. Brogan of Moncure will teach the course “Training Children in the Small Church." Mrs. Brogan is a for mer director of Christian Educa tion and specializes in children’s work in the church. Mrs. E. I. Terry of Raleigh will teach the course “Teaching: Youth." Mrs. Terry is one of the outstanding Continued on Page Five Murder Case One Of First To Be Called For Trial At Next Week’s Term Of Su perior Court In Southport JUDGE WALTER J. BONE PRESIDING Criminal Docket Expected To Take Up All The Time With Several Other Im portant Cases Sche duled The September term of Su perior Court opening Monday, with Judge Walter L. Bone pre siding, will face the most heavi ly loaded docket of any term in year, Clerk Sam T. Bennett says. Not only is there an unusually large number of cases, but many are marked by the extremely se rious nature of the charges, in cluding three cases of murder and two of rape. The rape cases may prove outstanding. In one instance the alleged victim is said to be only 12 years old. In the other case the victim is only 13. The trial of J. G. (Pat) O’Quinn will probably draw the largest number of spectators. O’Quinn, middle aged white man, is charg ed with having shot and killed (Continued On Page 2) Shallotte Will Collect Taxes i Guy McKeithan Appointed Treasurer And Instructed To Make Earnest Effort To Collect Tax Accounts At the September meeting of the Shallotte town officials sev eral adjustments were made and plans were discussed relative to keeping the business affairs of the town more up-to-date. Alderman Hubert Holmes hav ing recently enlisted in the Na vy and left for active service, Hoyle Henson was appointed to fill that vacancy in the board of aldermen. Guy C. McKeithan was appoin ted tax collector and was given full authority and directed to proceed with the collection of all current and past due taxes. This i official, it is said, was given to | understand that he was expected I to collect all taxes due the town and to show no favors. At the suggestion of Mayor ' Leon Galloway Dr. M. H. Rourk quarters to head the Civilian De fense work in Challotte. Sixty-Three Men From Shaw Field, S. C., Expected To Be Stationed Here On Per manent Basis GARISON BUILDING FOR HEADQUARTERS Members Of Southport Lions Club Vote To Make Com munity Building Avail able For Use Representatives from the IT. S. Air Force appeared in South port last Wednesday to com plete arrangements for transfer ring 63 members of air-sea res cue group here at an early date. Captain J. R. White, executive officer for the outfit, was spokes man for the group and stated that plans call for the operation of six crash boats from South port harbor. The personnel will be transferred here from Shaw Field in S. C., and the men de clared that they have been in formed that this is to be a per manent installation. First knowledge of the plans for establishing a base of oper ations here came when the lia ison group showed up with rep resentatives of the U. S. Army Engineers to inspect the garri son building as a possible site for headquarters. The facilities of this structure were found to be well suited to the needs, and the Air Force men then set ab out the business of locating a building suitable for housing 40 men. The Community Building, form erly the USO, was inspected and was found to be ideal for the purpose. Capt. White and his men met with the board of di rectors of the Southport Lions Club, who have the building in charge, for the purpose of decid ing if these facilities could be made available. Following a pre liminary discussion, the propo sition was submitted on Thurs day to the membership of the Lions Club, who voted unanimous ly to allow the Air Force to take over the building at a nominal rental. It is reported that about one third of the men coming here are married, and Mayor H. W. Hood has been busy during the past week listing all available houses and apartments. This list is at the City Hall and already defi nite arrangements have been by some of the men for quarters in Southport. It is believed that it may be necessary to secure some housing for the men at Long Beach, and preliminary ar rangements in this connection al ready have been made. Capt. White said Thursday that his group was ready to move in at once, but that certain matters of military formality will slow down this procedure. While these arrangements are being complet ed, an advance guard is expected here this week to begin getting' the Garrison building in condi tion for use. It has been impossible to de termine whether this group is the forerunner of another and larger operation or whether this is its permanent full strength. Capt. White was unable to shed any light on the subject. Tide Table Following is the tide table for Southport during the next week. These hours are approxi mately correct and W'ere furn ished The State Fort Pilot through the courtesy of the Cape Fear Pilot’s Association. High Tide Low Tide Thursday, September 18 5:4$ a. m. 0:00 a. m. • 6:28 p. m. 12:00 p. m. Friday, September 14 6:46 a. m. 0:40 a. m 7:17 p. m. 12:56 p. m Saturday, September 15 7:36 a. m. 1:25 a. m. 8:03 p. m. 1:45 p. m. Sunday, September 16 S:22 a. in. 2:0S a. ni. 8:46 p. in. 2:31 p. m. Monday, September 11 9:07 a. m. 2:49 a. m. 9:27 p. m. 3:16 p. hi. Tuesday, September 18 9:49 a. m. 3:29 a. m. 10:. p. m. 3:58 p. m. Wednesday, September 19 10; 32.,_a—m,-4:09 a. m. 10:47 p. m. 4:41 p. m.
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