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VOL. NO. SIXTEEN NO. 18
THE STATE PORT PILOT
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Brunswick County
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Southport, N. C., Wednesday, December 19, 1951
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Announcement Of
Defense Project
Expected Soon
News Break On Commence
ment Of Operations May
Come Directly From Of
fice Of Congressman F.
Ertel Carlyle
INDICATIONS FOR
SOMETHING SOON
Believed That Start Can Be
Made Before All Land
Has Been Purchased
For Project Use
By W. B. KEZIAH
It now appears that there may
not be any definite announce
ment regarding Sunny Point un
til it comes from Congressman
F. Ertel Carlyle, either from his
home in Lumberton or his office
in Washington. The corps of
engineers have done their job
with plans and these plans have
been undergoing a thorough stu
dy in Washington. The next
step will, in all likelihood, be the
goahead signal.
As a courtesy to the Congress
men in whose district such fa
cilities are located, it is usually
the custom that he make the of
ficial announcement. If this pro
cedure is followed, Congressman
Carlyle, in whose district this is,
will make the announcement re
garding Sunny Point construction
whenever Washington is ready
to go ahead with the project.
It is generally believed that
Washington will turn on the
green light soon. Even before
the plans were completed and
the money approved, the Sunny
Point project was labeled "im
mediate and urgent.” That sit
uation has hardly changed. The
money for the project was ap
propriated by Congress without
a dissenting voice or any cut in
the sum asked for. Congress ev
idently intended and expected
the project to get underway at
once.
The various angles to securing
the land will take some time,
still this matter of the land
should not cause any delay in
the start. Various phases of the
work can be started and carried
right along while legal technical
cities in connection with land ac
quisition is being carried out.
For instance, there is the mat
ter of the railroad, one of the
first essentials to the construc
tion. It will take but a very
short time to clear up everything
in connection with the right of
way and starting construction on
the road. One of its first uses
will be for the bringing in of
supplies for construction of the
docks and other facilities.
Much can be done before all
of the land aquisition problems
have been carried to conclusion.
And there is the matter of the
channels and the basin dredging.
Such work should begin almost
instantly after the green light
is turned on. In cases where
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Brief Ntmt
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CHRISTMAS PROGRAM
The Southport Presbyterian
church is preparing a Christmas
Program for Christmas evening
at 7:30 o’clock.
OFFICE CLOSED
The local Draft Board office
will be closed Monday and Tues
day of Christmas and New Year
weeks, but will be open on Sat
urday of both weeks.
RESIGNS AS CLERK
Mrs. Elease A. Wehrle, clerk
of the Brunswick County Se
lective Service Board since the
office opened in August, 1950,
has resigned her position and it
is understood that she plans to
enter school. Miss Delight Gay
has been selected to succeed Mrs.
Wehrle. She entered on her du
ties Monday, December 10.
BRIDGE OPENING DELAYED
Owing to the inability of the
State Highway Commission to
complete the paving, the work
having been held up by wet
weather, the formal opening of
the Pireway bridge across the
Waccamaw River connecting Co
lumbus and Brunswick counties
has been postponed until a later
date. The Commission has been
credited with saying that it will
not be able to complete the
work before the first of the
year.
Hospital Doll Is
Proving Popular
Beautiful Young Lady Has Sixteen Outfits; Will Be On
Exhibit At Shallotte Saturday
1 Despite the return of the Col
lege girls for the Christmas hol
idays, the most popular young
lady in Southport right now is
the beautiful Dosher Memorial
Hospital doll.
And despite the various Christ
mas programs, the promise of
Christmas holidays and the com
munity Christmas tree itself, the
big interest of the kids—the lit
tle girls, that is—in town is cen
tered in this dainty little lady
with the big wardrobe.
As one of the projects for the
benefit of the hospital building
fund, a committee from the
Southport Woman's Club chose
this doll as the one most ideal
to do a lot of sewing and tail
oring for; and the results have
been something to dazzle the
imagination of all the little girls
and some of their boy friends
who have met the Hospital Doll.
Included in the wardrobe are
a bridal dress; evening dress;
evening wrap; ballet skirt; nurs
ing uniform; cowgirl regalia, in
cluding boots and hat; rain coat;
house dress; top coat; drum ma
jorette uniform; and several ot
her creations which add up to
a total of 16 changes.
The children in Southport had
an opportunity to meet the young
lady Monday when she was tak
en to each room in the gram
mar school. Later they have
seen her on display in one of
the windows at Galloway’s. It is
planned on Sunday to carry the
doll to Shallotte, where she will
appear at Shallotte Furniture Co.
The object, or course, -is to
stimulate interest in the build
ing fund for Dosher Memorial
Hospital, and it is safe to say
that the doll and her wonderous
wardrobe will have a healthy ef
fect upon contributions to that
cause.
Pat O’Quinn Being
Returned To Jail
Brunswick County Man Ar
rested Thursday In Hava
na, Cuba, And Returned
To United States Soil In
Miami
WILL FACE TRIAL
ON ESCAPE COUNT
Sheriff E. V. Leonard And
Deputy Charles Skipper
Bringing Escapee Back
To This County
Sheriff E. V. Leonard and
Deputy Sheriff Charles Skipper
left Monday for Miami, Fla. They
are expected to return Thursday
or Friday with J. G. (Pat)
O’Quinn who escaped from the
Brunswick county jail a month
ago.
O’Quinn was recaptured in Cu
ba Thursday by the Cuban Na
tional Police, acting on a tip
from the FBI. The FBI return
ed him to U. S. soil at Miami
and he was held there in the
Miami jail, waiting for county or
state officers to come for him
and take over.
Extradition papers for O’
Quinn’s return to Southport were
obtained from Governor Scott,
but it is not thought that they
will be necessary. Friday night
O'Quinn wired Attorney S. B.
Frink, asking for advice on whe
ther to waive extradition. Frink
wired back: “I urgently advise
you to waive extradition and to
return to North Carolina.”
Saturday morning Attorney
Frink received two thousand
dollars by wire from O’Quinn
in the Miami jail. This money
was sent to be banked for the
prisoner. It is supposed to be
most of what remained of the
approximately three thousand
dollars that O’Quinn had when
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Commissioners In
Session Monday
Routine Business Disposed
Of By County Board In
Session Held Monday;
Holiday Schedule Given
The board of county commis
sioners met in regular session
Monday and the minutes show the
following business transacted:
On motion of H. O. Peterson,
seconded by R. L. Rabon, and
duly carried, it was ordered that
the Tony Brown Estate lands in
Town Creek township, consisting
of 136 acres, more or less, be sold
to R. E. Goodman for the price
of $800.00, $400.00 of this to be
paid this date and $400.00 to be
paid the 15lh of January, 1952.
Ordered that Cornelius Thomas
be relieved of paying taxes on 79
acres of Tom Bryant land, leav
ing valuation as is. This request
granted because of error in list
ing.
At their previous meeting the
commissioners approved a Christ
mas holiday season extending
from December 22 to the morning
of Thursday, December 27, for all
county employees.
Next Newspaper
Out On Monday
Because The Pilot is loath to
go back on its policy of never
having missed an issue, the fact
that next week’s publication
date comes day after Christ
mas will not be permitted to
break the chain of continuous
appearance.
In order to work a hardship
on just as few persons as pos
sible, the next issue of The
Pilot, and the last paper for
1951, will be printed on Mon
day, December 24.
This information is being
printed in order that all per
sons having news items or ad
vertising for publication next
week may have an opportuni
ty to get it in this office by
not later than Saturday morn
ing.
Methodist Choir
Sings Cantata
Musical Program Sunday
Evening Under Direction
Of Mrs. Dallas Piggott
Acclaimed Outstanding
Success
The choir of Trinity Methodist
Church, under the direction of
Mrs. Dallas Pigott, presented
“The Nativity” by Roger C. Wil
son, before a congregation which
filled the church sanctuary to
overflowing Sunday evening.
This cantata was one of the
most difficult yet attempted by
members of this group, and the
results represented one of the
best performances ever given by
these singers.
The choir included the follow
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Two Celebrations
Scheduled Here
Outdoor Pageant Will Be
Held On Friday Evening
Featuring Manger Scene
With Live Animals; Com
munity Tree Monday
Two community Christmas pro
grams are scheduled for South
port during the coming week.
The first of these is on Friday
night when a Christmas pageant
featuring live animals, will be
presented at .the manger scent
erected on the Baptist Church
corner.
The second is on Monday when
Santa Claus is scheduled to ap
pear at the community Christmas
tree in the square near the Bap
tist Church. Following the ap
pearance of St. Nick there, he
will go to the Brunswick County
Training School for a visit with
the colored children.
Arrangements are being work
ed out by a committee of which
Mrs. Pete Hickman is the chair
man.
Honored
MRS. C. ED TAYLOR, who
was recently honored by the U.
S. Department of Commerce for
more than 40 years of service as
volunteer weather observer. §
Brunswick Man
Gets Decorated
For War Service
Captain Ruffin Redwine
Awarded Bronze Star For
Gallantry In Action In
Korean Fighting
Captain Ruffin Redwine, son
of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Redwine
of Shallotte, has been distinguish
ing himself in Korea and wag
recently awarded the Bronze Star
medal for “heroic achievement in
connection with operation against
an enemy of the United States.".
Captain Redwine enlisted in
the Army in 1939 and was oije
of the men participating in the
invasion of Italy. While serving
with the advance scouts he and
more than 150 other men we'^e
ambushed and cut off from the
main forces. Overwhelmed, their
had to surrender and for 28 mon
ths, Captain Redwine, then is
Sergeant, was held prisoner in i?
German prisoner of war camp.
When he returned home near
the end of the war the Bruns
wick man was still minus most of
his fingernails, lost in torture. In
stead of asking for a medical dis
charge he asked for action and
was sent to the west coast where
he was in training for the Paci
fic Theatre when the war ended.
He has been in Korea over a
year and was promoted to lieuten
ant, then to captain. The citation
recently given him reads as fol
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Baptist Choir To
Present Cantata
The choir of the Southport
Baptist Church will give its
Christmas cantata Sunday night
at 7:30.
Soloists will be Mrs. Eleanor
Potter and Miss Gloria Hewett,
sopranos; Mr. Edgar Finch, ten
or; and Mr. E. J. Prevatte, bar
ritone. Misses Gloria and Del
ores Hewett will sing a duet.
The cantata to be presented is
“The Child of Bethlehem” by
Forrest G. Walter, following the
libretto written by Harmon von
Berge.
The public ic cordially invited.
Shallotte Band
Leads Christmas
Parade Tuesday
Thousands Of Persons At
tended Thrilling Christ
mas Event At Shallotte
Despite Bad Weather
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DRUM MAJORETTES
MADE GREAT HIT
National Guard And Entire
Band Took Part In Parade
Which Features Arrival
Of Santa To Shal
lotte
Marching in the rain, their spir
its undampened, the Shallotte
High School Band and Major
ettes did Shallotte and Bruns
wick County proud yesterday for
their part in the Shallotte Li
ons Club Christmas parade.
Sharing credit were the Lions
Club, the Shallotte Unit of the
National Guard, the Shallotte
Post American Legion, the school
as a unit, Shallotte town and a
wide section of the county. De
spite the continuous rain through
out the day and even while the
parade was in progress, the
crowd easily ran to between four
and five thousand. Cars were
lined up for approximately a mile
filled with people. Others crowd
ed stores and stood out in the
rain.
Forming at the school grounds,
the brisk stepping Nati o n a 1
Guard unit led off under its
commander, D. B. Carmichael. In
addition to the marching" men,
the unit was followed by its
trucks, one of them- drawing the
caison with its anti-aircraft gun.
The thrill grew with some 23
gaily decked out but slightly
dampened Majorettes marching
behind the guard. They were led
by pretty June Caison and Jackie
Leonard. The whole bunch de
ported themselves like veterans
of many years training.
Directly behind the majorettes
Came the 62-piece band, the pride
of all sections of Brunswick
County that has seen them.
jThey were led by their director,
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Holiday Rush
Hits Recorder
Busy Session Of County
Court Required To Dis
pose Of Docket In Bruns
wick County Recorder’s
Court Monday
The near advent of Christmas
had little effect on the Record
er’s Court Monday. Judge W. J.
McLamb and Solicitor Ray Walton
were kept busy all day handling
the docket. The minute book
shows the following entries:
David Williams, overloading, or
dered to pay half the costs.
Clayton Simpson, speeding and
passing in face of incoming traf
fic, fined $10.00 and costs.
Paul L. Stock, no operators li
cense, fined $25.00 and costs.
John E. Mooney, drunken driv
ing, fined $100.00 and costs. Li
cense revoked.
Daniel Dichart Babson, drunken
driving, fined $100.00 and costs.
Marvin Fiver, operating without
lights and possession, fined $25.00
( Continued On Page Five )
W. B. KKZIAH
Our
ROVING
Reporter
This year has been a good
year for many people, a bad one
for many more. Regardless of
how it may have been to you,
we wish for all of you a very
Merry Christmas and a bright
and happy New Year.
For the 15 or more years they
lived in Southport Mr. and Mrs.
F. Mollycheck, heads of a family
that we value highly, never fail
ed to invite us to have Christ
mas dinner with them. Some
times Mrs. Ruth Walker of
Southport got in ahead of them,
in which case it was one that
was last put in a raincheck for
New Years Day. . Mr. and Mrs.
Mollycheck moved back to their
old home at St. Matthews, S.« C„
the first of this year. Their
oldest son, Franto, is in the Na
vy and in Alaskan waters; their j
daughter, Mary Ann, is married
and living in Michigan. Ralph,
the youngest son, is living with
them at St. Matthews. Thursday
from St. Matthews came the an
nual invitation to the Christmas
dinner with the Mollychecks.
The very next day, Mrs. Walk
er, who reckoned on the Molly
checks having moved away, is
sued hers.
In some cases it might be well
if land owners approached by
buyers for their prosperity,
would do a little calculating be
fore they sell or sign papers of
any sort. Among the present
numerous visitors are bonifide
buyers, really anxious to acquire
land and develop it by building
residences or business structures
of some sort. These folks are
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Receives Decoration
MEDAL—Capt. Ruffin Redwine, son of Mr. and Mrs.
W. H. Redwine of Shallotte, has received the Bronze
Medal for heroic action in fighting against the Commun
ists in Korea. Capt. Redwine is also a veteran of World
War II.
Hospital Fund
Gets $500 More
Stubborn Safe
Blocks Business
One merchant who was in a
mess Monday morning was Har
ry L. Mintz, Jr., who was try
ing to conduct a sale without
benefit of change.
On Saturday night he lock
ed his safe and departed for
home. When he opened up the
store Monday the first thing
he tried to do was to get some
change for the cash register.
The ancien t but honorable
strong box would not open,
and repeated efforts were to
no avail.
With the store filling up with
customers, the proprietor has
tened to summon the assist
ance of Floyd Kirby, who used
the safe for years while he
conducted a business in the
store. But the balky lock
wouldn’t budge for his mas
ter touch either.
At noon, business was still
going on, but not as usual. The
first question to greet each
new customer was, “Do you
have any change on you?”
Baptists Plan
Student Program
Students Of All Denomina
tions Invited To Partici
pate In Evening Program
At Mt. Pisgah Church On
December 30th
Extensive preparations have
been made for the Brunswick
Baptist Student Night Program at
Mt. Pisgah Baptist church near
Supply on the evening of De
cember 30.
Although the program is being
arranged by the Baptists, it is
nondenominational, according to
Rev. W. R. Morehead, field work
er for the Brunswick Baptist As
sociation. In charge of the special
service, Rev. Mr. Morehead states
that all college students, commer
cial students, service students,
presidents of senior classes in the
high schools and all high school
principals are asked to be at the
program. They will be guests of
honor and special seating space
is being reserved for them.
Dr. William Randall, dean of
the Wilmington college, will be
the guest speaker of the evening.
Students on the program will re
present every denomination in the
county that has students in the
various colleges.
The program, says the Rev. Mr.
Morehead, will consist of a beauti
ful candle-light service at the
beginning. Two members of the
local Girls Auxiliary will lead the
procession to the rostrum. Harold
Gore, a student in Mars wni rvu.
I lege, will have charge of the
devotional services; Larry Lewis,
Wilmington College, will give the
invocation.
Others on the program are, Miss
Ruth Galloway, Meredith College;
Cecil Blanton, Fruitland Baptist
Bible Institute; Henry Gilbert, R.
O. T. C. student; Misses Rebecca
and Catherine McRacken, Mere
dith College; Miss Annie Lou
(Continued on page four)
Total Now Stands At $6,
508.05 With Addition Of
Contributions Received
During Past Week
FREELAND - EXUM
COMMUNITY LEADS
Chairman Of Board Of TruS'
tees Urges That Contribu
tions Be Sent In Volun
tarily At Once
Largely through the efforts of
the ladies of the Freeland and
Exum communities the Byilding
Fund for Dosher Memorial Hos
pital advanced another $500 near
er the goal of $10,000 during the
past week. The grand total now
stands at $6,508.05.
The biggest single effort dur
ing this period was the box sup
per given at Freeland Saturday
night, which netted $173.30. This
added to contributions received
by workers in that section of
Brunswick county made the total
$317.12. This amount Is to be
added to the $128 previously re
ported from the Freeland-Exum
community.
Also notable among the week’s
contributions were two gifts whi
ch came from subscribers of The
Pilot who live in other states. A
New Jersey couple who spends
the month of October here eeach
year, sent in a check for $5.00.
A check for $50.00 was received
from another couple who plan to
make a home in Southport.
Prince O’Brien, chairman of the
board of trustees for the hospital,
said at a check-up meeting Mon
day night that “We still are re
ceiving complaints from people
who say that nobody has called
on us for any money. I hope that
our people will not stand back on
that, but will bring in or mail
their contributions to the treasur
er of the Dosher Memorial Hos
pital Auxiliary. “After all,” he
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Express Company
Continues Here
Withdraws Request For
Hearing For Discontinua
tion Of Service Following
Compromise
With an agreement having been
reached between the American
Railway Express Company and
the W. B. & S. Bus Lines, Inc.,
the carrier medium between Wil
mington and Southport, the ex
press company is withdrawing its
request to the Utilities Commis
sion for permission to discontinue
its Southport and Bolivia offices.
The request for a hearing on
this matter was made some time
ago. The division manager for the
express company was here last
week and submitted a proposi
tion under which it would ' with
draw the request and continue
the service. The bus lines was
agreeable to the proposition and
the matter was settled.
Apparently both sides are con
fident that with a little time the
express business in and out of the
area will improve considerably.
They are willing to mark time and j
see what happens.
Leo Medlin To
Head PMA For
Another Year
Northwest Township Farm*
er Elected To Serve Again
As Chairman Of Bruns
wick County Farm Com
mittee
MOONEY - BELLAMY
OTHER MEMBERS
Membership Of Township
Committees Also Announ
ced Following Election
Held On Last Tues
day
Leo F. Medlin of Leland was
reelected chairman of the Bruns
wick County Production and Mar
keting administration committee
at the convention held at the Ag
riculture Building in Supply on
Friday.
Elected as vice-chairman of the
county committee was M. Gor
don (Pink) Mooney and as regu
lar member Otha P. Bellamy. The
two alternates are Sylvanus L.
Purvis and G. Rutherford Holden.
The committeemen were elect
ed to administer the Agricultural
Conservation Program, loan pro
grams for corn, soybeans, wheat
and cotton acreage allotments, .
marketing quotas, and other as
signments in 1852.
All of these committeemen are
farmers. They are paid for only
the few days they actually serve.
Leo F. Medlin, the Chairman of
the Brunswick County PMA
Committee for 1951 and for 1952,
operates a 100 acre farm located
near North West Station. On
this farm he produces corn, pea
nuts, cotton, sweet potatoes, soy
beans, lespedeza, tobacco and'
truck crops.
The vice-chairman, M. Gordon
(Pink) Mooney, owns and operates
a farm at Supply. His farming
operations are devoted to the pro
duction of com, peanuts, soy
beans, sweet potatoes, small grain
and tobacco.
Otha P. Bellamy, the third mem
ber of the committee, is located
at Hickman’s Crossroads, where
he produces corn, peanuts, soy
beans, sweet potatoes, irish pota
toes, soybeans and tobacco.
The following men were named
to township committees:
North West: Durwood Clark,
chairman; C. A. Bass, vice-presi
dent; F. L. Medlin, Regular mem
ber; Rufus Stewart, 1st alter
nate; C. W. Harvel, 2nd alter
nate. t
Town Creek: W. E. Lewis,
chairman; Bennie Mills, vice
chairman; Alden Potter, Regular
member; Royal Danford, 1st alter
nate; William P. Gore, 2nd al
Smithville: Jack C.,"®cSS
chairman; Lawrence P. Richard
son, vice-chairman; T. Clarence
Lennon, regular member; Carl S.
Ward, 1st alternate; Willie Clem
mons, 2nd alternate.
Lockwoods Folly: Henry Wil
liams, chairman; Garland Clem
mons, vice-chairman; A. Rose
mond Mooney, regular member;
Edgar L. Holden, 1st alternate;
Ellis Benton, 2nd alternate.
..Shallotte: Albert Russ, chair
man; William Hewett, vice-chaii>
man; Nelson Bennett, regidar
member; Rufus Somersett, iLt
alternate; A. D. Long, 2nd alteL
nate. 1
(Continued on page four)
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
Thursday,
0:00 a. m.
12:12 p. m.
Friday,
0:51 a. m.
1:01 p. m.
Saturday,
1:46 a. m.
1:56 p. m.
Sunday,
2:45 a4 m.
2:54 p. m.
Monday,
3:45 a. m.
3:53 p. in.
Tuesday,
4:45 a. m.
4:45 p. m.
Wednesday
5:45 a. m.
5:55 p. m.
Low Tide
December 20
6::12 a. m.
6:42 p. m.
December 21
7:07 a. m.
7:31 p. m.
December 22
8:08 a. m.
8:25 p. m.
December 23
9:13 a. m.
9:23 p. m.
December 24
10:17 a. m.
10:22 p. m.
December 25
11:18 a. m.
11:20 p. m.
. December 26
0:00 a. m.
12:15 p. m.
Hospital Building Fund Now Totals $6,508.05