Most Of The News All The Time VOL. NO. SIXTEEN NO. 31 THE STATE PORT PILOT A Good Newspaper In A Good Community The Pilot Covers Brunswick County 6-PAGEg TODAY Southport, N. C., Wednesday, January 2, 1952 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY *1.50 PER YEAR Deacons School Scheduled For January 15-17 Baptist Church Leaders Will Be In Charge Of Schools Which Will Be Held In Two Sections Of County CHURCH MEMBERS URGED TO ATTEND Old Shaliotte Baptist Church Will Ba Scene Of One School With Other Be ing Held Atioch The Brunswick Baptist Associ ation has completed plans for their Deacons’ School, which will be held at the Antioch and old Shaliotte Churches simultaneous ly, January 15-17. Sessions will begin at 7 o’clock each evening. All churches lving west of the Mount Olive Church are asked to attend the Deacon’s School at the Old Shaliotte church. All churches east of Mount Olive are askod to attend the Deacon’s School at Antioch church, near Bolivia. Dr. Earl L. Bradley, Field Sec retary of Eastern North Caro lina of the Baptist State Con vention, will be in charge of the conference period at the Antioch Baptist Church during the three evenings services and Dr. Rich ard K. Redwine, Caswell Assem bly director, will have charge of the conferences at the Old Shall otte Church. This is a meeting for all dea cons and their wives, all laymen and their wives, and every church is asked to stress the need for their deacons to attend the school. In charge of the schools for the preliminaries will be Rev. Dennis Hewett at the Old Shall otte school and the Rev. W. R. Morehead at the Antioch school. Devotional leaders for the three nights are as scheduled. Antioch school, Tuesday night, Rev. Fred Johnson; Wednesday night, Re on McKeithan and Thursday night Rev. T. D. Tolar. Devo tional leaders for the Old Shali otte school: Tuesday night, Claud Gore; Wednesday night, W. M. Grissett; Thursday night, T. L. Ballard. It is recalled that the Deacons’ School was held last year at the Antioch church for the entire Association, but the school for this year has been divided into two schools in order that the entire membership and their dea cons can attend without having to drive to the end of the coun ty. It is urged that every church put the date January 16-17 down so plans can be made to attend one of these schools. d / Brief News Flasket —i ■ ■ i . LIONS CLUB The regular meeting of the Southport Lions Club will be held in the Masonic building to morrow (Thursday) at 1 o’clock. P. T. A. MEETING The Southport Parent-Teacher Association will meet tomorrow (Thursday) |evening at 7:30 o’clock in the high school audi torium. FIVE-DAY WEEK Beginning Saturday, January 5, the PMA office in Supply will be closed all day on Saturday. The office will be open Monday through Friday of each week except on legal holidays. LOST EQUIPMENT A boat, net and all of his fish ing gear were stolen from Royal Varnam's landing last Friday night. It was valued at about $150 and cannot be found any where. HOME FROM MARS HILL The following young folks from Mars Hill College were at their homes for the holidays: Annie Louise Phelps, Ash; Ramona Lu cile Frink, and Harold Lynn Gore, Shaliotte, and Oscar Glenn Jones, Southport. WATCH NIGHT SERVICE A watchnight service was held on New Year's Eve at Trinity Methodist Church. Prece e d i n g this program a social hour was held in the recreation rooms of the church, during which refresh ments were served and members of the congregation joined in ’’pounding” the minister and his wife. Lyman Arrives In Southport WORKING—The U.S.E. Dredge Lyman is at work on the Cape Fear river bar where she will be engaged in maintenance work for the next two months. Several members of the crew are from Brunswick county, and these men hope that the Ly man will be given a lengthy assignment in connection with the Sunny Point dredging. O’Quinn Returned To Brunswick Jail - *-—.-. Sheriff E, V. Leonard And Deputy Charles Skipper Returned Monday Night With Famous Escapee WILL BE TRIED FOR ESCAPING Prisoner Waived Extradition But Delay Occurred In Receiving Necessary Official Papers Delayed in getting extradition papers from Governor Kerr Scott and Governor Fuller Warren of Florida, Sheriff E. V. Leonard and Deputy Charles Skipper re turned from Miami late Monday afternoon with Pat O’Quinn, con victed slayer of his wife, who escaped from the Brunswick jail six weeks ago. O’Quinn escaped from the jail when Tumps Phelps, a night watchman, allegedly unlocked the door after he had received a telephone call from someone Who claimed to be Solicitor Clifton Moore, asking him to bring O’Quinn downstairs to the jail telephone. Following his get-a way, O’Quinn was at liberty for about five weeks and during this time he made his way to Miami and thence *o Cuba. He was captured in Havana by the Cuban National Police, working in cooperation with the FBI. The FBI returned him to Miami and held him there until the Brunswick officers could go for him aand return him here. Although O'Quinn waived ex tradition while being held by the FBI in (Miami, Sheriff Leonard felt it best to have extradition papers with him from the Gov ernor of North Carolina and' the Governor of Florida when he went to bring O’Quinn back. It was necessary for the trip to be made through South Carolina and Georgia and without requi sition papers the officers would ( Continued on page Five ) J - Daughter And . Father Buried Death Of Wesley D. Smith Followed By Sudden Pas sing Of Daughter In Free land Community Wesley D. Smith, venerable 77 year old resident of the Freeland community, died Saturday, De cember 22, at the home of his son, Winson Smith. The deceas ed, a deacon in the New Britton Baptist Church, had suffered a long illness and had been con fined to his bed for the past several years. Following the death of Mr. Smith, all arrangements had been made for his funeral on Sunday, December 22. Just a short while before the hour for his funeral his daughter, Miss Vertie Smith, who had been ( Continued On Page Five ) Brunswick News In Big Demand During the past week a local source provided the North Car olina headquarters of the Press Association with a story and pictures of the Reigel Paper Company’s cattle ranch. Dur ing the same time he received and executed assignments from the New York and Atlanta of fices for stories and pictures on two other subjects. New York and Atlanta handle gen eral distribution to AP papers throughout the nation. The calls from various sour ces are indicating a lively grow ing interest in this county on the part of the press. The pro posed • arsenal at Southport ,may have something to do with starting this interest. Regard less of the reason, it is obvi ous that Brunswick county is now attracting more attention than it ever has in the past. Student Program At Mt. Pisgah Boys And Girls From Vari ous Colleges In State Par ticipated In Unusual Pro gram Sunday Night The Student night program that was held at the Mt. Pisgah Bap tist Church on Sunday evening was a great success and was at tended by an over flowing con gregation with over nineteen churches being represented for the first occasion of its kind ev er held in this county. The- rostrutn was filled with guests of honor, the students who are representing the various de nominations of this county and their church affiliations, and also the guest speaker-, Dr. William M. Randall, dean of Wilmington Col lege. The services was opened with candlelight prelude, with Miss Kathleen Clemmons, Meredith College student, acting as pianist for the occasion; Harold Gore, Mars Hill College, led the devo tional reading, with Larry Lewis, Wilmington College, bringing the invocation Miss Verna Willetts, Meredith College, brought a fine message on Why We Have Christian Schools. Miss Ruth Gal loway, also of Meredith College, gave an inspiring message on the subject of “What College Has Meant To Me”. Odell Blanton, Fruitland Bible Institute, gave a fine testimony of what his first impression of Fruitland Institute was. The McRacken twins of Meredith College, gave a dialogue on "What B. S. U. Is”. Dr. Randall brought in his mes sage the timeliness of the present day conditions and in his discus ( Continued On Page Five ) Lyman Arrives To Dredge On Cape Fear Bar Lyman Arrives At Southport Following Operations At Buzzard Bay, Mass., Dur ing Fall And Early Win ter Arriving here this week from Buzzard Bay, Massachusetts, the big hopper dredge, Lyman of the U. S. Engineering Corps is to day beginning the deepening of the Cape Fear bar, just Off Fort&Caswell, to 35 feet. TJ*i> depth will ** give the Southport harbor three feet more of navi gable water than can be found anywhere else in North Caroli na. As a matter of fact, the deep pening of the bar will give ship ping access to various areas in the Southport Harbor ranging all of the way up to 46 feet in depth. The Lyman will not do all of the work. A regular harbor cle aner, she will only remain here two months, and then will have to go to Morehead City to clean out the shoaled, 32-foot harbor and channel there. Reports are that when this Morehead City shoaling is cleaned out the ship will come right back to South port. Even before the Lyman’s sched uled two months of around-the clock work on the bar comes to an end, it is more than possi ble that other government dred ges will have arrived here to car ry on. With these government dredges and their work, the plans indicate that private dred ging companies are scheduled for big jobs here. There will be a lot of private company dredg ing, if the bids of such compa nies come within the estimates (Continued on page four) Caswell Assembly Program Given In New Folder Activity At Baptist Summer Assembly Begins This Year On Jun« 23 With Training Union Meet PROGRAMS EXTEND THROUGH AUG. 24 Full Schedule Given In At- ' tractive Information Sheet Prepared By Dr. R. K. Redwine Dr. Richard K. Redwine, direc tor of the Caswell Baptist As- j sembly, has released the 1952 schedule of religious meetings in ( the form of- a very attractive folder. In addition to the sched ule for the summer it has some very interesting historical mat ter relative to Fort? Caswell, is well illustrated and describes ve rious nearby points of interest. As both a civic and religious work, the folder can be classed as one of the most interesting yet issued in this area. It is understood that a large num ber are being printed for dis tribution to interested sources. The regular schedule of relig ious events begin this year with the Baptist Training Union meet ing, on June 23 and extending through June 29. , From June 30 through July 6 various events are on the pro gram, including Family Week, Deacon’s Conference and Broth erhood meetings, Intermediate State R. A. Camp, Junior G. A., and R. A. Camp of Rocky Mt. Division. July 7-13 will be featured by Workers’ Conference ; Associa tions! Worker’s Church Secreta ries, Educational Directors, Mu sic Directors, Junior C. A. and R. A. Camp of Raleigh Division. July 14-20, Pastors’ Conference, Junior State R. A. Camp. July 21-27, W. M. S., Y. M. S., Y. W. A., B. W. C. State Camps; Junior G. A. and R. A. Camp, Wilmington Division. July 27-August 3, A Retreat for College Teachers. Intermedi ( Continued on page five ) Congressman To Furnish Word Congressman F. Ertel Car lyle In A Letter This Week Indicates That He Expects Early Beginning On Construction By W. B. KEZIAH Stating that he expected to be here for a conference with local parties before going to Wash ington on January 8, Congress man F. Ertel Carlyle, in a let ter this week, sounded optimistic regarding early commencement of construction work at Sunny Point. Specifically Congressman Car lyle said: “It is my information that plans are now being formulated and that at an early date we may ex pect construction to begii). I am now endeavoring to obtain infor mation that will be of interest and help to you, touching the Sunny Point program. I know ( Continued On Page Five ) Our ROVING Reporter Tobacco canvas, a commodi ty that cost $12 per bolt last year and could not be purchased at that price because there was none for sale, is pretty plentiful this year. Not only is it availa ble, the price has come down to reason. Most stores are selling it at $8.50 per bolt. Sherman Register of the Shallotte Hard ware Company showed us a let ter this week from one of the manufacturers who indicates the possibility that the material may become scarce again. At any rate the letter appeared to in dicate an increase in price in a short time. It may be a good idea for growers to get their supply now. In response to an inquiry as to how business was during Christmas, owner of the Shall otte Trading Company, said with out reservation, Saturday: “It has been the best we have ever had at Christmas.” Perhaps one reason for this is that the above company has been' carrying the largest stock in its history and since the store was first estab lished the steadfast policy has been to gain new customers while holding all old ones by square dealing. The Shallotte need for a first class restaurant is being amply met by the Remsula, owned and operated by R. C. Hamilton, Jr., Opening for business about four months ago Mr. Hamilton vounteered some interesting in formation Saturday by stating: "We started advertising in your paper about a month ago, and ( Continued on page Five ) Lighting Contest Winners Given Chief Emphasis This Year Placed Upon Doorway Decoration Effects The lighting: contest sponsored innually by the Southport Wo nan's Club attracted many en ;ries once more this year, with najor emphasis upon unusual loorway decorations. More than i half-dozen entries in this group employed new and unusual ideas his season. Winner in this group was the inusual ideas this season. Winner in this group was the loorway at the L. J. Hardee lome with runner-up honors go ng to the Dr. E. C. Daniel resi lence. The Floyd Dilsavers won he window decoration prize; the 3arold Aldridges won first prize ’or their very original porch de coration; and first prize for com mcrcial windows went to the Gift Shop. The Roy Robinsons won first prize for house decorations with the Mrs. Hettie Arthur residence being second. First prize for out door tree went to the H. B. Smiths while second in this divi sion was the tree in the yard of the Tommy Garners. The evergreen on the corner of the Baptist church lot was decora ted for use as a community Christmas tree and was an at tractive addition to the holiday atmosphere of the community during the Yuletide as were the street lights which this year wefe arranged differently than in former years. Hospital Fund Is Over $8,000 Mark --* Christmas Fire Quickly Doused While several older persons were in a state of organized confusion in their preparations ( for putting out the fire at the Arrington residence Christmas night, Stuart Arrington, the teen-age daughter, decided that this was the time for action. She grabbed a water pitcher, kicked off her shoes and head- < ed toward the kitchen wall. ; Moments later the fire was out ] and all that remained was to i notify other helpers that they j could relax. This included the Southport Volunteer Fire De- t partment, whose notification , had been one of the first acts , following discovery of the blaze, j The cool, collected — young ( heroine — she had a couple of blisters to show for her dar ing; but she had no satisfacto- ‘ ry explanation at all to offer for getting barefooted before fighting the fire. Christmas Eve Wreck Is Fatal Auto - Truck Collision On Southport - Supply Road Complicated By Wreck Of Ambulance On Way To Scene Harry James Long, 18-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Long, received fatal injuries in a wreck on Route 130 between Supply and Southport, Christmas ' Eve night. He died in the Do- 1 sher Memorial hospital here on ' Wednesday morning. His com- : panion, William M. Benton, also of Supply and operator of the j pick-up truck in which the two were riding, was badly injured and is in the hospital. Patrol man Jones has cited him for reckless operation. The officer states that the truck ran off the right side of the narrow paved road, turned back and into the left hand lane where it crashed into 1948 Hud son, owned and operated by Jo seph Monroe, 31-year-old Negro of Bolivia. With Monroe was Mildred P. Turner, 17, of Bolivia; William Rourk, 50; Burnice Ev ans, 22; LeRoy Rourk and an- i other colored man whose name ; has not been learned. The Hud- ( son was demolished and all six ( of the occupants were brought ] to the hospital, suffering from injuries. j An emergency call was made for one of the Kilpatrick ambu lances to bring the injured to the hospital. On its way to the scene, with its siren wide open and red light on, it was within a mile of the two wrecks and reported • proceeding at 80 miles per hour . when a 1950 Ford, operated by 1 Benjamin G. Hankins, turned left to enter the Howell Point road * and w\ a struck by the speeding ambulance. The Ford was knock- ‘ ed completely out of the road 1 and into a field and all four of 1 the Negro occupants were badly injured. The ambulance veered 1 off to the right and completely wrecked itself in a ditch. Neither ' Mr. Kilpatrick or his helper, Wes ley Johnson, were injured. 1 The two wrecks, involving the i (Continued on page four) < Contributions To Dosher Memorial Hospital Build ing Fund Gains $541.57 During Past Week rOTAL STANDS AT $7,559.62 Chairman Prince O’Brien Urges Citizens To Keep Underway In Order To Reach Goal Quickly For t.he third consecutive week luring the heart of the holiday eason collections for the Dosher Memorial Hospital Building Fund tave totaled more than $500. The iresent total is $7,559.62. With the campaign headed into he Christmas season, those in :harge felt that a goal of $500 a veek should be the objective. It s a credit to citizens of the :ounty that the fund continued to [row without interruption during l period when the attention of nost of the people was centered ipon the pleasures and problems if Christmas. The $100 raised by the Tap-Pat school of Dance came as the re mit of efforts on the part of the ittle folks in this school headed >y Miss Pat Arrington. The bene fit was the idea of the kids. Also swelling this week's total is the 5161.50 which resulted from the NOman’s Club ■ doll project which ireated so much interest before Christmas. The New Year’s dance letted another $71. Leading the private donations vas a gift of $100 from Mr. and Vtrs. R. F. Plaxco of Southport. \nother donation for $50 came ’rom Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Tucker jf Carolina Beach. These folks vere former residents of the Bo ivia community, where Mr. Tuc ter was principal of the school, ^ater he was principal at Leland ind in making his donation he ex jressed his appreciation to Dosher (Continued on page four) Brief Recorder* Court Session Routine Business Disposed Of Before Judge W. J. McLamb Before Noon Here Monday The Monday session of Bruns vick county Recorder’s court was i brief affair, with most of the lefendants facing charges growing >ut of traffic violations. The fol owi.,g judgments were rendered: Norman Davis Kennedy, reck ess operation, not guilty. Terry Hankins Evans, reckless iperation, prayer for judgment ontinued on payment of costs .nd making restitution. Delisley D. Inman, failure to held right of way, not guilty. Harold Charles Robinson, speed ng, not guilty. Carvers James Jones, reckless iperation, ffined $50.00 and costs. James Maurice Reid, reckless iperation, costs and ordered to nake restitution for property da nage. James Edward Bell, speeding, ined $20.00 and costs. Elijah Perkins, overloading and mproper brakes, $10.00 and costs. Ollie Vereen Godwin, assault vith deadly weapon, good behav or for two years and payment of ■osts. March Of Dimes Program Starts In Brunswick Chairman Edward H. Red wine Announces Plans Few A Speedy Campaign To Raise Funds For Polio Drive ORGANIZATION IS LISTED BELOW Chairman Took New Year’s Holiday To Travel About The County In Connec tion With Cam paign The Brunswick county March of Dimes drive got underway yes terday, January 1. Instead of availing himself of the holiday from the official duties of tax collector, Edward Eedwine, chair man of the drive, devoted the entire day to seeing that the work got started in all sections of the county. Reaching Southport in his trav els, the chairman brought along nice company in the person of little Miss Caroline Jean Edwards and her sister, Jacquiline Ed wards, twin daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Edwards of Shall otte. The little girls are eight years old. Caroline is a second grade student at Shallotte and Jacquiline is in the third grade. The twins are identical. The difference in grades lies in the fact that little Miss Caroline was stricken with polio two years • ago. She lost a year in school ' and still has to use crutches and keep both legs in braces. Except for these handicaps, there is little , or no apparent difference between her and her sister. Both children are very bright, intelligent and very attractive. While they were in Southport photographer Art Newton made pictures of the twins. Chairman Redwine stated yes terday that things are looking good for an early conclusion of the drive. He is urging all in Continued on Page Five Southport Man Loses Big Boat Trawler Linda-Irene Lost In Fire While Tied At Dock In Georgetown, S. C., On Sunday ' The Linda-Irene, new 60 - foot shrimp trawler, owned by Otto Hart, was completely destroyed by fire at Georgetown, S. C., Sunday. The boat was built here by L. C. Arnold and was finished an