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Most of The New* All The Time VUL. NO. SIXTEEN NO. 37 A Good Newspaper In A Good Community The Pilot Covets Brunswick County 6-FAGES TODAY Southport, N. C., Wednesday, October 3, 1951 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY J1.50 PER YEAS P. T. A. Chooses Grade Mothers For This Year Parents To Serve As Lead ers In School Activities During The V2ar Named By Local Organization MEETING SET FOE TOMORROW NIGHT President Will Name Chair men Of Various Com mittees And Will Set Up rirns For An nual Carnival Tbe rei-nod meeting of the Southport Parent-Teacher Asso ciation for the present school year will be he’d in the school auditorium on Thursday night at 7:30 o’clock. At this time a program under the direction of Mrs. Davis Herring, program chairman, will be presented. At the first meeting held in of the president, Rev. Herbert Ba ker and the resignation of the secretary, Mrs. Walburg- Moore. New officers for the year in clude: President, Mrs. James M. Harper, Jr.; vice president, Mrs. •Davis Herring; secretary, Mrs. W. C. Kincaide, and treasurer, Mrs. James Wolfe. Chairmen of the various com mittees will be announced on Thursday night by the president. Plans will be made at this meet ingg for the Hallowe’en carnival, which each year is the main ev ent of the PTA for raising mon ey to finance the projects which the organization sponsors. The following grade mothers have been selected by the vari ous rooms: - First grade; Mesdames Paul Fodale, Charles Lester, James Gilbert, Leo Jones, Charles Shel ton Frank Moore, Raymond Re pley and Jack Hughes. Second grade: Mesdames Wil liam Jorgensen, David Herring, James Smith, J. N. Reaves, Worth Ward, C. M. Caster, G. A. Howard and Frank Potter. Third grade: Mesdames F. M. BurdeUe, O. M. Garner. David j Garrish, B. H. Rogers, Edwin Do- I sher and W. H. Moore. Fourth grade: Mesdames W. G. Wells, D. A. Baker, B. H. Creech, Gus McNeill D. E. Wells and H. F. Rogers. Fifth grade: Mesdames Dan Harrelson, M. S. White, G. A. Howard and W. L. Aldridge. Sixth grade: Mesdames E. G. Mallison, E. L. Johnson, W. C. Webb and C. W. Easley. Seventh grade: Mesdames W. R. Bomberger, E. G. Mallison, L. T. Smith and Paul Mason. Eighth grade: Mesdames Tom Carr, R. B. Thompson, G. W. Glamery and Dan Harrelson. Ninth grade: Mesdames E. C. Blake, C. C. Poole and R. R. Lewis. Tenth grade: Mesdames L. J. Hardee, J. T. Ramseur, L. T. Smith and A. D. Johnson. Eleventh grade: Mesdames L. W. Keister, E. G. Mallison, Glenn Trunnell and W. C. Kincaide. Twelfth grade: Mesdames John Swan, C. H. Lupton, Otto Hick man, E. H. Arrington and J, J. Loughlin. RETURNS FROM VISIT Mrs. D. M. Davis has returned home from a two weeks visit to her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Davis, in New Bern. Mr. and Mrs. Davis ac companied her home and spent the week-end here. CAPTURE BIG STILL Souvenirs of a 300-gallon wood and tin still captured in Wacca maw township last week by Dep uty Sheriff Drew Long were about 20 feet of 2-inch copper pice and the cap to the still. The wooden and tin still were chopped up at the location as being too cumbersome to bring in. RETURNING HOME Mr. and Mrs. Anson Lewis are leaving today to return to their home at Morgan City., La., af ter a 10 day visit here with Mrs. Laura Lews, mother of Mrs. Lew is. Mr. Lewis is engineer at the Morgan City Power Plant, hav ing abandoned shrimping for that position some months ago. In March he was shrimping aboard the Island Queen, in the Gulf of Mexico, three days from port. The boat, with a catch of 100 barrels of shrimp, went down in a storm. The local man and three other crew members were all taken off safely by other trawlers that were nearby. f Fitting Their Calves —county Agent A. S. Knowles looks on as David Swain of Southport and MarJfin Bennett of Shallotte, add finishing touches to the grooming of their Guernsey heifers which they’ exhibited at the Junior Dairy Show in Wilmington Thursday and Friday. Swain’s heifer won a hifue ribbon and Bennett’s a red ribbon in the compe-tition which followed. (Cut courtesy Wilmington Star). Trial Of Mintz Case In Progress Drawn Ont' Civil Action Expected To Consume Most Of This Week In Second Trial Of This Case OTHER MATTERS SETTLED MONDAY First Trial Ended With $34,000 Being Allowed Plaintiff But Supreme Court Set Verdict Aside With Judge Susie Sharp of Reidsville presiding, Super io r Court for the trial of civil cases convened Monday morning. That day saw the rapid disposal of many minor matters to clear the way for the retrial of the dam age suit of Mintz vs the Atlan tic Coast Line Railroad. For this case a jury was se cured late Monday afternoon and the actual hearing of the case be gan Tuesday morning. S. Bunn Frink, one of the attorneys rep resenting Miss Mintz, says that four full days will be required to bring the case to a conclu sion. The suit grew out of injuries that Miss Mary Lou Mintz of Leland is alleged to have sustain ed when she fell on a flight of steps at the railroad company of fices in Wilmington, where she had been employed for a num ber of years. The accident oc curred early last year and the case was first brought to trial at the September, 1950, term of Brunswick Superior Court. At that time Miss Mintz was award ed $34,000.00 damages from the railroad. The railroad appealed this ver dict to the Supreme Court and the tribunal set aside the verdict. The basis of the appeal was that Emmet Bellamy, of cousel for Miss Mintz, asked her while she was on the stand who supported her following her injury. Judge Clawson L. Williams permitted the question to stand and Miss Mintz replied: ‘My father and brother.” The Supreme Court held that the question and ans were were irrevalent to the case and calculated to influence the jury. The Supreme Court also objected to points in the charge of Judge Williams to the jury. Attorneys state that the case can hardly be concluded before late Friday afternoon. This is the first appearance of Judge Sharp in Brunswick in an official capacity. She appears very young for a Superior court judge and is described by court officials as being “AH business.” During the one day preceding the Mintz trial the following cas es were disposed of: O. P. Mead, etal.. vs James McMillan, Jr., et al., plaintiff ( Continued on page Five ) Says Brunswick Popular Court Having1 served two years and four months as a Superior court judge, Judge Susie Sharp explained to an inquiring re porter Monday how this hap pened to be the first time she has appeared in Brunswick county. “The other judges always want to come to Southport and go falling. When they are scheduled to hold court in Brunswick they never get sick or tired when they are sup posed to come here. That’s why I was so long getting sent to Brunswick county.” Commissioners In Session Monday Board Members Dispose Of Routine Business; Put The County Home Land Up For Cash Lease The board of county commis sioners was in session Monday with all of the members present. The minute book shows the fol lowing items as having been han dled during the session: On motion of Commissioner H. o. Peterson, seconded by Com missioner R. L. Rabon, it was or dered that advertising be run in The State Port Pilot, notifying the public that the land known as the county home will be cash leased to the highest bidder for the year 1952. Bids must be presented to the board of county commissioners at their next reg ular meeting on October 15. On motion of Commissioner Rabon, seconded by Commissioner Peterson and duly carried it was recommended that a certain piece of road in Town Creek Township, connecting 17 with 74 and 76. near the interesection and ap proximately 800 feet in length, be hard surfaced. It was ordered that D. E. Sim mons be relieved of $200 valua tion on his 1951 taxes, due to an error in listing. It was ordered that W. H. Gray be allowed to buy the J. and D. V/. Jackson lands in the Town Creek Township for $175. On motion of Commissioner Rabon, seconded by Commission er Peterson and duly carried, | it was ordered that L. J. Carter j of Shallotte township be re lieved of all taxes in the name of John Lee and Joe Lee for the years 1987 through 1944. To settle his taxes in full Asa Ballard was ordered to pay $100 !on his taxes this date, and the Continued on Page Five Whiteville Will ; Dr. B. Frank Hall And Duke Professor Will Be Principal Speakers At SENC Gathering Whiteville teachers and citizens are making final preparations to entei'tain more than 1500 teach ers and school officials from 13 counties who will attend the 29th annual meeting of the Southeas tern District of the North Car olina Education Association at Whiteville Elementary School, on October 11. Dr. B. Frank Hall, pastor of Pearsall Memorial Presbyterian Church, Wilmington, will address the 10 o'clock general session on “Moral and Spiritual Value in the Public Schools.” Dr. W. H. Cartwright, Duke University, will speak at the 4 o’clock general session on the role teachers should play in the life of the community. M. G. Isley, principal of the Whiteville Elementary School and president of the district, will pre side at the general sessions. Oth er officers are: Mattie Belle Rogers, Fayetteville; and Mrs. Gussie D. Parker, Clinton. The Division of Superintendents ( Continued on page Five ) Entertain NCEA District Meet Whiteville Now Over Previous Sales Figures Sa?es At End Or 40th Sel- | ling Day On Friday Stood At Thirty - Six Million Pounds DLD MARK WAS SET IN SEASON OF 1946 F’r.al Tvo Weeks Should Put 19 j! Volume Near ■CO Mil iron: Much Of Crop Still Unsold Sales on the Whiteville Tobac co Market today stood at nearly :hree • million pounds above the previous all-time* high of 33,395, jGG pounds sold during the' ban ner season of 1948. Up to the close,, o’? market op erations for the week-end, White in lie's auction warehouses had sold a total of 36,123,144 pounds —2,727 073 pounds better than :he 1946 record. This was accomplished in 40 selling days, four less than the entire auction season here in 1S50. The dollar output for 1951 loomed $19,459,809.37, which was ■Iso a new market record. The previous high mark in dol lars was $.18,278,246.47, this hav ing been chalked up last year. When the previous poundage rec ord was established in 19-16, the iollar total was $17,208,076.29. Hales Supervisor Dave S. Niel son said today the market had set its sights on a 40 million pound season. The average for 1951 is now 553.62 per hundredweight. Recent price increases in most grades in dicate that the season average will hold fairly steady even when the clean-up stage is reached by the market. The prospect for a 40-million pound season brightened consid erably after an unofficial survey showed that considerable leaf re mains to be sold. There is every indication, Supervisor Neilson said, that offerings will continue at rreat capacity throughout this" Continued on Page Five Poultry Show For Shallotte 4-H Club Members Get ting Pullets Ready For Annual Show And Sale On October 13 On Saturday, October 13, ten Brunswick county 4-H boys and girls will exhibit 12 of their choice pullets at the annual poultry show and sale in Shall otte. The show will start at 9:30 a. m., and the sale will be gin at 11 o’clock. The 110 New Hampshire pullets will be offer ed for sale to the highest bid der. This poultry chain Is spon sored by Sears, Roebuck Foun dation and is kept alive by se lected club members growing out 100 pullets and placing 12 of their best in the show and sale. Proceeds from the sale are used to buy more chicks for distribu tion to club members the next Continued on Page Five ^ • •MatrB»rvvw'tiry- r.iirr ■i?ai W. B. KEZIAH Our ROVING Reporter Last week brought us a long | range request for an appointment to go fishing with us next spring, i It came ail the way from Korea j via Raleigh, and was from Col. Ivan L. Bennett, now serving j in Korea as the U. S. Army 1 Chaplain in that area. Col. Ben nett is to retire in April after 33 | years of continuous service as a I chaplain. The fishing appoint I ment is for when he returns home , in April. It was made by Mrs. i Bennett, who returned from Ja | pan to Raleigh last winter, after her husband was sent to Korea. Incidentally Congressman Charles IB. Dean has had an appointment ; to go fishing with us, standing for two months, waiting until | Congress adjourns in Washing ton. One or two Brunswick farmers have remarked to us that the price of feeder cattle is too high. Offsetting that, we think, is the fact that the climate in Bruns wick will permit of pasturage almost the whole year round. With the pastures and only a moderate need of shelter, cattle > can be fattened in this county cheaper than elsewhere, it seems. The outlook does not seem to be such as to warrant any thought that either the folks who raise their own cattle or those who buy feeder stock will lose any | thing by giving some attention to cattle during the next few years. One Brunswick farmer bought about half a hundred head of feeder cattle last fall. The win ter was the worst for pasture the county has ever had. Despite this the cattle brought a net profit of over $50 per head when marketed a few months after the purchase. All indications point to Brun swick county being able to pro vide a lot of workers for the Sunny Point defense project when the work starts up. This sur- '• j mise is based on the number of ' men from all sections of the : , county who have approached us with inquiries as to when the 1 : work will start. We have no in formation, as to just when the : Work will begin, but it may have , Continued On Page Four Baptist Women Meet Thursday Representatives From Brunswick Baptist Association Expected To Attend Session Tlie Wilmington Division of the 3aptist Woman’s Missionary Un on will meet in the First Bap tist Church in Whiteville on riiursday, October 4, for a one fay business and inspirational session. Representatives will be here Tom eight associations—Bladen, Brunswick, Burnt Swamp, Colum bus, Eastern, New South River, Bobeson and Wilmington—which lave 331 churches and more than 58,000 members. Gifts in 1951 ’.mounted to $923,453.83. The assembly Thursday will start at 10 a. m., and close at 5:30 p. m. Lunch will be served it 1 p. m., by the ladies of the First Baptist Church, assisted by others in the Columbus Associa tion. The morning devotional will be led by the host pastor, Rev. Rob ert C. Foster. The divisional su perintendent, Mrs. H. L. Reyn olds of Leland, will preside dur ing the meetings. The theme of the program is, “Unto All Na-1 tions.” Mrs. Warren Cook, Sr., super intendent of the Columbus Asso ciation cf the WMU, the host as sociation will serve as co hostess with Mrs. Titus C. Wil liamson and Mrs. Robert C. Fos ter. The local choir will furnish special music for the day and the Sunbeam band of First Church will present a steward ship pageant under the direction of Mrs. Foster. Miss Ruth Province, executive secretary of the WMU of North Carolina, and Miss Isabel Cole man, missionary to China, will be among the guest speakers. Miss Coleman was one of the last missionaries to leave China after the Communists ordered their vacation from that coun try. She is one of the most force fid speakers among the women of the Southern Baptist Convention. Special prayer will be made for Christians of all nations, for the national and international leaders (Continued on page 4) Brunswick Boys And Girls Win -—-—— *1 President Signs Defense Measure President Harry S. Truman signed into a law last Friday a bill which includes in its au thorization the construction of an Army ammunition depot at Sunny Point, on the Cape Fear just above Southport. Both the U. S. Senate and House had previously approv ed the bill with its appropria tion of $1,640,000 for land ac quisition and designating, $22, 804,000 for construction of the installations. With the presi dent's signature it is expected that some activities will begin right away. It is said that the construc tion will involve much dredg ing in the river between South port and Orton and on the bar off Southport. The construc tion of three huge docks about five miles above Southport is also said to be in the plans, as is a railroad to connect with both the Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard Air Line. Judge Has Full Day Here Friday Large Number Of Cases Dis posed Of Before Judge W. J. McLamb As Back log Docket Is Heard Out of 76 cases on the docket ofEecordesr's Court on September 28, twelve defendants had the charges against them nol prosed with leave. Some 30 cases were continued owing to failure of the defend ants to appear, capias was is sued in such cases. A number of other cases were also continued for various reasons. The minute book shows the following cases is being disposed of during the day: John David Pickett, failure to dim lights, one half the cost. Eugene Nelson, reckless opera :ion, ordered to make restitution n the amount of $20 and to pay :ourt costs. Dewey Hewett, public drunk jnness, 15 days in jail. Robert S. White, no operat es license, fined $25 and costs. John E. Green, public drunk - mness, fined $10 and costs. Gracie Butler, fno operators icense, fined $25 and costs. James P. Cumbee, no operat es license, fined $25 and costs. Luther Gary, speeding, fined 510 and costs. Richard R. Hankins, reckless iperation, prayer for judgment continued to October 29. Patrick Welch Bencini, speed ng, fined $10 and costs. Bill Watson, speeding, fined $25 ind costs. James Hodges, public drunk rnness, fined $10 and costs, Annie May Grady, aiding and ibetting in assault, public nui ;ance, one year in institution for :olored women, as a public nui ;ance. Edgard Grady, assault with leadly weapon, 2 years on roads. Newkirk Southerland, engaging n affray, not guilty. Chas. M. Robinson, public Continued on Page Five Bobby Swain and David Swain.Score Twin Victo ries With Their Register ed Guernsey Calves. ANOTHER GRADE CALF IS WINNER Show Is Great Improvement Over Last Year With Entries Making Good Records Brunswick 4-H boys and girls came out in good shape at the Second Annual Southeastern Jun ior Dairy Show in Wilmington on September 27 and 28. Twelve calves were shown by eight boys and two girls. The group of calves won five blue ribbons, four red ribbons and three white ribbons. The 4-H club members exhib iting calves had worked hard for several weeks getting their calves in good condition. Bobby Swain and David Swain of the Southport club each showed a Guernsey junio calf and senior calf and won blue ribbons on all four. Joseph Price of South port won a blue ribbon on his Jersey Grade calf in the 6 to 12 months class. James Albright of Bolivia club won a red ribbon (2nd place) with his 2 year-old Jersey cow. Eleanor Rabon of Bolivia club won a red ribbon with her grade Jersey calf in the 12 to 24 mo. class. Carolyn Price of South port won a red ribbon with her grade Jersey calf in the 6 to 12 month class. Edwin Bennett of Shallotte won a red ribbon in the senior calf class with his Guernsey heifer. Marvin Bennett and Floyd Bennett of the Shall otte club won white ribbons (3rd place) with their Guernsey heif ers in the senior class. Aldridge Babson of Waccamaw club won a white ribbon with his grade Jersey heifer in the 6 to 12 months class. The show was much improved over the first one. The 4-H club boys exhibited five calves last year, all grades. This year 10 boys and girls exhibited" 12 calves, eight registered and four grades. Last year only one calf received a blue ribbon. Meredith Has Brunswick Girls Total Of Six Brunswick County Girl Students At Baptist College This Fall Hazel Kathleen Clemmons of Supply is one of the approximate- ; ly 150 freshmen enrolled at Mer- 1 edith College who began regular classes on Wednesday, Septem ber 19. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Riley Clemmons, she is a 1951 graduate of Shallotte High School. Five other Brunswick county students are enrolled at Mere dith this year, and all are mem bers of the sophomore class. They are Joyce Brown of South port, Ruth Galloway of Supply, Verna Willets of Winnabow and Catherine and Rebecca McRack an of Southport. The daughters of Mr. and Mrs. M. T. McRackan of Southport, Catherine and Rebecca, are serv Continued on Page Five Group Training Schools Planned For Association Brunswick Baptist Associa tion Being Divided Into Five Groups For Purpose Of Reducing Necessary Travel CHURCH LEADERS URGED TO ATTEND Training Program Will Be Directed By. Competent Staff Of Instructors At Each Church The Brunswick Eaptists will hold their Associational Group Training School on the week of October 19, with every church teaching staff slated to be rep resented at least partially, if not entirely. The group is to be in five separate divisions, with five churches meeting in a group at one central place of week’s study. The groups are divided as list ed. Group 1 will consist of Go shen, Leland, Town Creek, Elah and Farmers Chapel churches and meeting at the Antioch Church. Group 3 consists of Mt. Olive, Supply, Prospect, Boone’s Nettle, Mt. Pisgah, Sabbath Home chur ches and meeting at Mt. Pisgah. Group 4 consists of Chapel Hill, Ocean View, Jennie’s Branch, Oak rove churches and meeting at Chapel Hill church. Group 5 consists of Old Shallotte, Soldier . Bay, Longwood, Beulah, New - Life, Cool P.un, and meeting at Old Shallotte. Inspirational speakers at the close of the study period each evening are as follows: Group 2, Rev. Fred Gore and Rev. Fred Johnson. Group 1, Rev. Joseph Stanley and Rev. W. G. Phelps. Group 4, Rev. Emory Hewett and Rev Jennis McLamb. Group 3, Rev. W. R. Morehead and Rev. E. F. Gore, and Group 5, Rev. Weston Varnum and Leon Mc Keithan. Every teacher in the Associa tion is asked to attend one of these study periods, as it is for the teachers and officers especial ly and for those_who care to attend as pupils. The entire pro gram for each evening will not be long, but will be to the point and effective and inspirational to all those attending. Shallotte Club Sponsors Essay Build YoutH For Freedom” Essay Contest Will Be Sponsored During This Month By Shallotte Orga nization With the first prize to be $25 a “Build Youth For Freedom” essay contest is now being spon sored by the Shallotte Wom an's Club. All of the Shallotte high school students are eligible to enter and compete for any of the several prizes. Entries must be made before October 15 and the contest will close October 31. Entry blanks will be furnished by the club with subjects for the contest attached. These blanks may be obtained from the Eng lish Department of the Shallotte school. Mrs. Billy Russ, of the committee from the Woman’s club, states that each contestant must obtain and file his or her blank before October 15. The blanks carry full directions. The committee from the wo man s club with active charge of tiie event is composed of Mrs. Florence Swain, Mrs. Billy Russ and Mrs. Gene Russ. 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, October 4 10:01 a. m. 3:39 a. m. 10:11 p. m. 4:24 p. m. Friday, October 5 10:54 a. m. 2:25 a. m. 11:04 p. m. 5:18 p. m. Saturday, October 6 11:54 a. m. 5:18 a. m. 0:00 p. m. 6:17 p. m. Sunday, October 7 0:7 a. m. 6:19 a. pi. 1:00 p. m. 7:24 p. m. Monday, October 8 1:16 a. m. 7:29 a. m. 2:08 p. m. 8:31 p. m. Tuesday, October 9 2:19 a. m. 8:43 a. m. 3:16 p. m. 9:35 p. m. Wednesday, October 10 3:37 a. m. 9:52 a. m. 4:17 p. m. 10:34 p. m.