Most Of The News All The Time THE STATE A Good Newspaper In VOL. NO. SIXTEEN NO. 14 8-PAGES TODAY aaas PORT PILOT A_ Good Community The Pilot Covers Brunswick County Southport, N. C., W ednesday, November 21,1951 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY $1.50 rbK * Telephone Service TALKING—Judge F. C. Hunter of the State Utilities Commission is shown com pleting a telephone call to J. G. Bradbury, vice-president of Southern Bell in Atlanta, Ga., as the new radio-telephone long distance communications system serving Shal lotte wras placed into service Thursday evening. Seated at the left is A. S. Knowles, Shallotte Lions Club president; seated at the right is Joshua James, member of the State Utilities Commission; and standing is H. T. Booth, North Carolina manager for Southern Bell. Southport Boat ' Abandoned Off Shore By Crew Southport Men Are Taken Aboard Tanker When En gine Trouble Developed Aboard Marie Rose; Craft Recovered By The Coast Guard Coast Guard boats from vari ous points spent Monday search ing for the shrimp trawler, Ma rie Hose, abandoned by her crew some 120 miles off Charleston early Monday morning. Horace Ivey, his father and an uniden tified Negro composed the crew. They are reported to have been taken off by a Standard Oil tanker. Apparently the boat did not j sink and was undamaged, the The tanker which took off the ; men was bound for New York, i at which! port they will be land ed. Yesterday (Tuesday! it was reported that a Coast Guard plane had spotted- the Marie Rose 9-nd that a vessel had towed her jn to the port of Charleston. ^She was spotted at a point 120 miles from that port. trouble being the inability of the crew to operate the engine. With the boat drifting and 120 miles off Charleston, it is very likely that the winds and tide would carry her a considerable distance before the Coast Guard could reach her, if they find her at all. It is said that 125 bushels of shrimp were aboard. The Marie Rose was on her way to Fernandina, Fla., with other boats belonging to Paul Fodale. The other boats reach ed there all right, but the boat in charge of young Ivey did not show up. Brief Newt Flasket >■ — "" ""—11 ■■■ turkey shoot A turkey shoot and oyster roast will be held from 12:00 o’clock to 5:30 Saturday in front of the Levie Sellers Garage at Supply. Proceeds will go to the treasury of Concord Methodist church. BENEFIT DANCE John Shannon’s orchestra will play for a dance tonight in the Southport gymnasium, proceeds from which will go to the Do sher Memorial Hospital Building Fund. Arrangements have been made by the committee to have the building comfortably heat ed. WRECKS AUTO Traveling the Shallotte to Hol den Beach road Friday nrght Paul Edison Fussell of Spring Lake lost control of his car on a curve. Tire t machine overturn ed and Patrolman L. W. Smith states that it hurled over and over for 150 feet before coming to rest down" in a ditch. Fussel sustained only minor injuries to his right leg. Patrolman Snrith cited him for drunken driving. Telephones For Shallotte Area Long Distance Facilities In augurated Thursday Eve ning At Lions Club Party In Honor Of This Occas ion CALLS MADE TO GOVERNOR SCOTT State, County And Company Officials Appeared On In teresting Program Mak ing This Progressive Step The new radio-telephone sys tem for Shallotte was officially placed in operation Thursday night with appropriate ceremo nies in which Southern Bell, State and County officials par ticipated to the delight of a ladies night audience which swelled the attendance at the in auguration party, sponsored by the Shallotte Lions Club. A barbecue dinner was served in the home economics depart ment of Shallotte high school to about 150 guests, who had the privilege of hearing the first calls placed over the new sys tem. This part of the celebra tion was started by State Utili ties Commissioner Joshua James, who called Governor Kerr Scott to tell him that the dream of communications for Shallotte fi nally is a reality. A few minutes later Judge F. C. Hunter, also of the State Util ities Commission, placed a call to J. G. Bradbury, vice president of Southern Bell, of Atlanta, Ga., and delighted his listeners on this end of the line with his humorous remarks. Harvey Booth North Carolina manager for Southern Bell, also talked with Governor Scott and with Mrs. Bradbury duiing the course of (Continued On Page Two) Funeral Friday For County Man Marshall B Edwards Died In Wilmington Hospital; Body Interred In Wilming ton Marshall Barrett Edwards, 73, member of a prominent Wacca maw township family, died in the hospital in Wilmington last week after a short illness. ^ Funeral services were conduct ed Friday from Gibson Avenue Baptist church in Wilmington with Rev. C. E. Brinson officiat ing, assisted by Rev. Houston Ganey. Burial was in Greenlawn Mcraoilal Park cemetery in Wil ] mington. ; Mr. Edwards is survived by his widow, Mrs. Carrie Hewett Ed wards; one son, W. M. Edwards of Wilmington; three daughters, Mrs. Frank Stone, Mrs. James M. Ray and Mrs. A. G. Hales, all of Wilmington; two brothers, Jessie land Dalton Edwards of Shallotte; two sisters, Mrs. Davis Clem j mons and Mrs. M. R. Hewett of i Shallotte. Seven grandchildren al jso survive. K Ku Klux Klan Meet In County A report in today (Wednes day’s) Wilmington Morning Star reports that handbills have been circulated in that city announc ing a meeting of the Ku Klux Klan in Brunswick county on Saturday night. The convocation bears the usu al designation of “public speak ing” and is supposed to be sched uled for a location between Sup ply and Bolivia on U. S. No. 17. The wife of Grand Dragon Thos. L. Hamilton of Leesville, S. C., is quoted as saying that her husband will be the principal speaker. She said that the cross burning ceremony will be ob served. It was impossible to contact Sheriff E. V. Leonard or other law enforcement officers this morning to learn what action, if any, they will take in this mat ter. Drinking Cases Tried In Court A Majority Of Defendants Were In Trouble As Re sult Of Imbibing Too Freely; Traffic Cases Al so Appeared Cases involving the use of in toxicants held the spotlight at the Monday session of Recorder’s court. These and other cases re quired almost the full day of Jud ge W. J. McLamb and Solicitor Ray Walton. The minute book shows the following entries: Harlie Smith, Mrs. Harlie Smith' public drunkenness, fined $33.45 and costs. Ross Spencer, public drunken ness, fined $18.45 and costs. James Kager, overloading, pra yer for judgment continued. Earl C. Medlin, overloading, one half the costs. Philip Pridgen, overloading, costs. Paul Edwin Fussell, drunk dri ving, fined $100.00 and costs. Richard B. Barker, reckless op eration, fined ^$25.00 and costs. Robert Orce Hewett, public drunkenness, fined $10.00 and costs. Harlan W. Long, reckless oper ation and possession, fined $25.00 and costs. Freddie Carl Stocks, failing to yield right of way, fined $25.00 and costs. Robert Lee Dailey, overloading, costs. : Bryant Bennett, overloading, prayer for judgment continued. : Hargrove Hankins, overloading, , one half costs. John Batten Bond, Jr., speed ' ing, fined $10.00 and coats. : Daniel B. Richardson, speeding, costs. Goffery D. Wescott, speeding, ’; nol prossed with leave. Murray Mitchell, speeding 75 i (Continued on page 4) — Dredging Work Important For Depot Project Huge Anchorage And Turn* ing Basin Necessary To Accommodate Ships To Be Used In Transporta tion Pians ^ NO PLANS FOR ANY NEW INLET Revelation Made That Nat ural Conditions Played Important Part In Se lection Of Site Primary requirements for such in installation as the Sunny Po? int ammunition outloading facility dictate first and foremost that vater transportation with chan nels at least 35-feet deep must be available. This requirement would not on? ly demand extensive dredging in the immediate area of the three; wharves but would also necessi tate the deepening of the 32-foot channel by three feet from Sunny Point to the sea. Preliminary plans specify that a turning basin would be dredged adjacent to the piers so that ships would be able to approach and depart from either direction. Another requirement proposes, as an additional safety measure, that an explosive anchorage basin at least three and a half miles from the loading area be provided. This would have several purposes. In one case it would allow ships a place to lie in wait while other vessels are being loaded. In the event of convoy sailing, it would be an assembly point from which to proceed to the open seas. Per haps the most imposing feature is that it would provide an an chorage place at a safe distance from populated areas for ships the cargoes of which are a safety threat. This anchorage basin has been tentatively located on the east side of the Cape Fear River just south of Zeke’s Island and on the west side of the breakwater pg> pularly Ten own as'' The ftock». 'J'S would be reached from the norjh by the extensions of the southern end of Horseshoe Shoals and the lower outlet would be a new chan nel running southwestward into the existing Snows Marsh Chan nel of the river. There is no suggestion anywhere in the recommendations that a new outlet to the sea be cut at any point on the east side of the river. The only new channels and ba sins proposed so far are basins for the explosive anchorage area and piers and necessary approach and departure channels. The an chorage basin would have a safe ty radius of almost two miles. Other conditions dictate that adequate rail and highway facili ties be available and that there be sufficient labor supply within 25 miles of Sunny Point. “The site under investigation,” the preliminary report points out, “appears to be the best available from the standpoint of meeting re quirements and economy of con struction.” The potential labor supply is considered adequate in view of the fact that upwards of 25,000 peo ple were employed " in the Bruns wick-New Hanover vicinity during ( Continued On Page Five ) Season Closes FINIS—This is the Southport football squad, which yesterday fought to a 7-7 drllw with the strong Shaliotte Pirates in their final game of the season. Front row: Rohnie Brunson, Roy Daniel, Richie Dosher, William Webb, Roger Ward, Joe Coeh ra|, Billy Cullis; second row: Herbie Oberjohan, Billie Watts, Gene Fullwood, Wil lia n Robbins, Joe Swain, Frank Creech; back row: Doug Watts, Agnew Fulcher, Mi rie Davenport, Joe Young, Jerry Spencer, David Swain.— (Art Newton Photo.) (jFQuinn Escapes From Local Jail t—--* --- j L,yman Reported Coming To Work ! Families of the men on vari i qMs government dredges, in cluding the Lyman, which has »,a Southport man for captain, -nriil niany other Brunswick men in its crew, are seeking homes for apartments in South port, to be available January 1, 1952. The Lyman, of which John G. Swain is skipper, is now at Portland, Me. Letters from the personnel state they are to be back here on January 1, to remain for a long time. It is supposed that the Liman and other government dredg es of the hopper type will work on the channel, while most Of the other dredging will be han dled by pipe line dredges un der contracts. Commissioners In Session Monday County Offices Will Be Closed For Thanksgiving Thursday; Other Routine Business Settled The board of county commis sioners were in their mid-month session Monday with very few business visitors and very few matters up lor consideration. The minutes show the following busi Continued on page four i W. B. KKZtAH Our ROVING Reporter We felt sort of flattered fJT other day when we received a let ter from L. Richardson, chairmin of the board of directors and sbn of the founder of the Vick Chenfti cal Company. The company is Re garded as one of the most fin) n cially sound organizations in Nin th Carolina. After writing of sa|ne business matters, Mr. Richard: pn said: “Two or three years agi ill fished for two or three days lit of Southport. I believe your fi fl ing is by far the best off he North Carolina, South Carol la. or Virginia coasts. I have he rd a great deal about you and wjgen I get down in those parts again I would like to meet you and, i$c - dentally, thank you for your in terest in the matter we havefc in mind.” the previous night was the first such system- east of the Rocky Mountains. “They have been found effective in remote areas in the west,” says Mr, Booth. "If the one at Shallotte proves to be al right we may inaugurate another like system somewhere in Bruns wick County.” Speaking of the near Southport area, Mr. Booth mentioned the fact that the com pany now has lines and phones in service as far as the inland water way bridge leading to Caswell Beach and Long Beach. “A cable to cross the canal will cost us $77,000.00,” he said. From this statement of the teleohone execu Sort of visiting with us Friflf morning, Harvey G. Booth Bof Charlotte, North Carolina mfi ger for the Southern Bell ilk phone Company, remarked th : the radio-telephone system wjBi he had just cut in on at Shalati tive it can readily be seen that Fort Caswell, Caswell Beach and Long Beach will have to have a much greater demand for phones than they now have before they can hope for service. Our friend Sam T. Bennett, Clerk of the Superior Court, re cently came under suspicion, un justified and from which he has (Continued on page 4) Man Convicted Of Pistol Slaying Of Wife Makes Get-Away Early Thurs day Evening In Waiting Automobile NIGHT JAILER IS VICTIM OF RUSE O’Quinn Was Being Taken From Cell For Telephone Call With Man Who Said He Was Solici tor Clifton Moore Sheriff E. V. Leonard yesterday treated it as absurd that J. G. (Pat) O’Quinn might be hiding somewhere, in the swamps around Calabash. The sheriff believes that O’Quinn, who walked out of the Brunswick jail' Thursday night, after a watchman had unlocked the door, has put as much dis tance as possible between himself and Brunswick county. Sheriff Leonard, his deputies, State Highway officers and offi cers from adjoining counties have made all possible effort to appre hend O'Quinn. The search has ex tended hundreds of miles and the officers can only conclude that the hunted man got outside the bounds of the search before it could be started an hour after he walked out of the jail. The facts relative to the escape, as near as .they can be put to gether are as follow: O’Quinn’s escape from jail was sensational in its ease. At 9:15 Tumps Phelps, the $600.00 . per month watchman, answered the telephone on the first floor of the jail. The caller said he was Solici tor Clifton Moore and the watch man was requested to bring O’Quinn to the phone as Moore wished to talk to him on a mat ter of business. Phelps is not a deputy, but carries keys to use in cases of emergencies. He has no (Continued on page four) Good Catch Of Shrimp Monday Boats Operating From Here Reported Best Luck In Re cent Weeks From Opera tions Monday And Tues day Fishermen on the shrimp boats have been having a cold job of it this week and the shrimp head ers and other workers about the fish houses have been getting their share of the cold. However, the boats started this week by bringing in about the most profitable catches made in several weeks. Two boats got 16 bushels each Monday. When a check was made 4 were still due to come in and unload at the Le wis Hardee house. They may have had more than the 16 bushels of the early arriving boats. Adding to the results, all boats made large catches of good sized whitings or Virginia mullets. In many cases the catch of fish were about equal in value to that of the shrimp. Game Between Southport And Shallotte Tie Two Brunswick County Teams Battle To 7 To 7 Deadlock During Tuesday Homecoming Day Cere monies Shallotte and Southport bat tled to a 7 to 7 deadlock yes terday afternoon in a thrilling football game which was the feature attraction of the home coming day activities for the Pi rates. More than one thousand fans witnessed the slam-bang contest and colorful pre-game and intermission program stag ed by the Shallotte high school band. Rated as favorites on the ba sis of their season’s record and their one-point victory over So uthport in an earlier meeting this fall, the home eleven soon dis covered that they had their hands full with a fired-up band of ball players. The Southport score came early in the first quarter and the home team was not able to knot the count until midway the third period. South port then took over the offen sive department and remained in the driver’s seat until the wan ing minutes of the contest, when Shallotte appeared to be finally coming to life. But then it was too late. Southport kicked off to Shal lotte, and when the Pirates still needed two yards for a first down on their own 40 yard line they made the mistake of not punt ing. The ball went over and Little Red Roger Ward picked up 12 yards through the Shall otte line for a first down. Ward lost 1, then Doug Watts lost 2, and a third down pass from Ward to Ronnie Brunson was Continued on Page Five Conservation Is Plan for Farmer Provisions Of PMA Pro gram Are Designed For Every Farmer In Bruns wick County, Says Chair man The 1952 Agricultural Conser vation Program is available to every farmer in Brunswick Coun ty to help do his part in meeting the Nation’s two main production objectives for the coming year, says Leo F. Medlin, chairman of the county PMA committee. The objectives, according to Medlin, are to step up production in 1952 to meet growing defense requirements and to restore re serves, and maintain and improve soil fertility to make possible in creased production in the future. The chairman urges farmers to stress particularly the soil and water conservation practices whi ch will increase yields of the farm commodities most needed in the defense effort, and at the same time to consider future pro duction needs based on the fact that population is increasing at the rate of about 6 thousand a day. This dual objective, he points out, is vital to the Nation’s wei- j fare — to the people who live; (Continued on page 4) Annual Meeting Of REA Planned For Whiteville All Events To Be Held Fri day, November 23rd, In Moore’s Warehouse, Start ing At 9:30 A. M. MORE THAN 5,000 PEOPLE EXPECTED Business Session To Begin At 1 P. M. And Beauty Contest Will Follow At 3:30 O’Clock The Brunswick Electric Mem bership Corporation, local REA financed cooperative, will hold an all-day meeting of its mem bership in Moore’s Warehouse in Wliiteville on November 23. J. L. Robinson, president of the cooperative, said today that the corporation’s annual member ship meetings have grown so large that it is almost impossible to find a place large enough to hold it. “This year, we have chosen Moore’s Warehouse in order tl^at all may find room and no one will be left outside and unable to enjoy the program, Robinson said. Approximately 3,500 persons at tended the annual meeting last year at Old Dock and 5000 or more are expected for the 1951 gathering Friday. Registration of members will begin at 9:30 a. m., with a cook ing and freezing demonstration scheduled at 10:30 a. m. The first prize will be award ed at 11:15 a. m. The initial winner will have his choice of all the valuable prizes. The Columbus County High School Band will give a concert from 12:30 to 1 p. m., immedi ately prior to the opening of the business session at 1 o'clock. The schedule of events contin ues at 3:30 p. m., with the beau ty contest for which prelimina ries have been conducted during the past several weeks. The aw arding of prizes will take place just before adjournment. Robinson said a number of dig nitaries were expected to attend from Raleigh and Washington. Many prizes, having a total value of $2,500, will be given away to members in attendance. The prizes, all of which are el ectrical appliances, were donated for this, occasion by appliance dealers through a cooperative plan whereby several dealers han dling the same line joined in do nating a major prize. Following is a list of prizes, together with the names of do nors: Twelve-foot Frigidaire electric home freezer, valued at $493.88, from Schulken’s Hardware of Whiteville, Ellis Meares & Son of Fair Bluff, Willets Motor Co. of Bolivia, and McGougan Elec tric Company of ‘Tabor City. 8.6 cubic foot Kelvinator refrig erator, valued at $269.95, donat ed by Reed’s Jewelers of White ville. G-E Automatic Electric Range* valued at $229.95 donated by Brai xton-Warren of Whiteville, Cook’s of Chadbourn, Scott Motor Com pany of Fair Bluff, W. F. Cox