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VOL. NO. SIXTEEN
NO. 39
THE STATE PORT PILOT
A Good Newspaper In A Good Community
The Pilot Covers
Brunswick County
6-PAGES TODAY
Wednesday, February 27, 1952 Southport, N. C.,
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Board Chairman
Expresses His
Thanks For Aid
Prince O’Brien, Chairmar
Of Board Of Trustees O)
Dosher Memorial Hospit
al, Expresses Gratitude
DUKE APPLICATION
IS STILL PENDING
Scattering Donations To The
Building Fund Still Being
Received By Fund
Sponsors
J. J. Loughlin, business manag
er of Dosher Memorial Hospital
was advised today that final ac
tion on the application from th<
Brunswick county institution tc
the trustees of Duke Foundatior
will be taken at their meeting
on March 10.
Originally it had been hoped
that the trustees would pass or
the local application for equa
matching funds for the $11,00(
raised during the recent hospita:
fund drive at their meeting yes
terday in Charlotte. It developed
that the application did not react
the office in time to be review
ed by a preliminary committee
before being referred to the lar
ger group yesterday.
Manager Loughlin was assured
that the application appears tc
be in good order, and he was
given verbal assurance that fa
vorabie action probably will re
sult at the March 10 meeting.
Prince O'Brien, chairman o:
the hospital board of trustees
has this to say regarding the
most successful fund raising
campaign, which brought in ovei
eleven thousand dollars and which
will assure total funds of $110,
000 for the hospital with the
matching funds:
"The generosity of the doners
in this worthy undertaking, anc
the very liberal newspaper and
radio comment that was of valu
able assistance, as day by daj
progress was reported, was an in
spiration to the committee. Ii
addition to the liberal donation:
from throughout Brunswick ma
ny others came from hospita
friends throughout the state anc
from many other states thar
North Carolina. A few scatter
ing donations are still coming in
"We feel,” concluded Mr. O’Bri
en, “that this very successful
campaign not only raised the
badly needed funds for the hos
pital, it has brought us all clos
er together and given us a grea
ter insight and strength towards
solving our common problems
As a result of the campaign we
are better neighbors and have
tapped a source of strength we
were unaware of. Again, in be
half of the committee, may I say
a heart-felt word of thanks.”
The concluding report of the
campaign is as follows:
Brt. Forward .$11,000.00
John Agate, Port Wash
ington, N. Y. 10.00
Sam J. Cashion, Jr.
Mooresville . 10.00
R. M. Taylor, Greens
boro . 5.00
Antioch Baptist church 32.5f
Total
$11,057.5;
Brief News
Flasket
IN WASHINGTON
Attorney and Mrs. S. B. Frinl
are spending this week in Wash
ington, D. C. It is understood Mr
Frink made the trip relative t<
housing construction at Southport
LENTEN SERVICES
It has been announced that be
ginning tonight (Wednesday
Lenten services will be held eacl
Wednesday evening through Len
at St. Phillips Episcopal churcl
in Southport. The members an
asked to attend and the public ii
cordially invited.
STUDY COURSE
Weather conditions cut shori
the attendance at a meeting o;
interested citizens last night t<
discuss the matter of reorganiz
ing a Brunswick County Chap
ter of the American Red Cross
Another meeting has been sched
uled for Monday, March 10. J
T. Denning has agreed to serve
as temporary chairman at tha
time.
BEACH HOME BURNS
The cottage of Mr. and Mrs
Guy Shplar of Fayetteville on tin
waterfront at Long Beach an<
just in the rear of the Shula
store, was completely destroyec
by fire early Monday morning
Mr. Shular had been here fo
several days, painting and put
ting the house in order. He wa;
occupying one of the Hight cot
tages while the work was goinj
on.
New State Forester
NEW STATE FORESTER SW'ORN IN—Fred H. Claridge (second from left) shown as he takes
the oath of office as State Forester from Associate Supreme Court Justice M. V. Barnhill, (fifth
from left) in ceremonies recently held in Raleigh in the main offices of the North Carolina Depart
ment of Conservation and Development. Looking on, left to right are: Don Johnson of Wake Forest,
President American Forestry Association, Dr. C. F. Korstian, Dean of Duke University's School of
Forestry, Dr. R. J. Preston, Dean of North Carolina State College’s School of Forestry, and Roger
W. Wolcott of Raleigh, President of the North Caholina Forestry Association. Claridge first became
connected with the Department of Conservation and Development in 1925.
Bulletin
The State Bureau of Investi
gation and the Columbus Co
unty Sheriff’s Department to
day swore out warrants for an
even dozen alleged Ku Klux
Klan floggers in the largest
haul since the investigation of
mob violence began in South
! eastern North Carolina.
The 12 were charged with
conspiracy to kidnap, kidnap
ping, and assault in the case
of EstheT Lee Floyd, a Negro
woman of the Chadboum sec
tion.
Caught in the roundup were
six persons not previously iden
tified with mob violence. The
remaining six had already been
indicted in Federal court in
the kidnapping of Dorothy Dil
lard Martin and Ben Grainger.
The men taken into custody
are Early Brooks, 44; his son,
Bobby Brooks, 18; Bob Hayes,
38; Doug Grainger, 19; Billy
Horne, 25; L. C. Worley, 25;
Leaman Ward, Chadboum, Rt.
2 (not Postmaster Leaman
Ward of Nakina or County Com
missioner Leaman Ward of
Clarendon); Floyd Rogers, Fair
Bluff; Hubert Hilburn, Fair
Bluff; and George Miller, Fair
Bluff. A warrant was also
sworn out against Eddie Brooks
but had not been served.
Tractor Agency
Opens Saturday
Williamson Farm Equipment
Company Will Have For
mal Opening Saturday
With Free Prizes And Re
freshments
The Williamson Farm Equip
ment Company will hold its for
mal opening Saturday with an
all-day program which will fea
ture free movies, free refresh
; ments and the gift of a new Gen
' eral Electric refrigerator. Sev
• eral units of Allis-Chalmers farm
' machinery will be displayed by
. the proprietor, Odell Williamson,
in front of his garage building
on Highway No. 17.
Following World War II Wil
| liamson returned to Shallotte.
doffed his uniform and set out
to make good in civilian life as
' an automobile dealers.
> In this effort he has already
done well. He is owner of the
Williamson Motor Company at
Shallotte and part owner of the
Shallotte Hardware Company. In
• civic life in Shallotte and the
i community he has played a pro
■ minent role.
His most recent venture in ad
dition to the above, has been
the obtaining of a franchise for
J the distribution of the Allis
' Chambers farm tractors and farm
implements. The franchise cov
ers Brunswick and portions of
adjoining counties, including Hor
ry county, S. C. In the further
, ance of the Allis-Chambers busi
I ness he has secured the service
. of L. C. Norris, Jr., as a sales
I man. Mr. Norris will travel the
area, selling tractors and all sorts
• of farm implements. He will al
■ so handle the Dodge and Ply
i mouth automobiles for the Wil
■ liamson Motor Company, should
; i he meet with customers who
I want them.
Leland Teams Win
Basketball Titles
Both Girls And Boys Score
Victories Over Bolivia In
Finals Of Annual Bruns
wick County Basketball
Tournament
WACCAMAW TEAMS
WIN CONSOLATION
Sportsmanship Trophies Are
Awarded To Bolivia Girls
And To Waccamaw At
Conclusion Of Games
Leland made a clean sweep of
the Brunswick County Basket
ball Tournament concluded Sat
urday night at Waccamaw High
School gymnasium, when the girls
defeated the Bolivia sextet to
join the Leland five which the
previous night had upset the Bo
livia boys.
Victory for the Leland girls
followed the form chart, as they
had dominated play in the coun
ty throughout the season. The
Saturday night score was 70 to
54, with Mildred Gainey pouring
in 29 points.
The Friday night victory of the
Leland boys was another matter,
as Bolivia had run rough shod
over other county teams through
out pre-tournament play. But
Friday night Leland was ‘up’ for
their championship try and came
off with a 49-33 verdict.
Consolation honors in both di
visions went to Waccamaw, whose
boys defeated Shallotte 49 to 35
on Saturday night after their
girls had scored a close 50 to
47 victory the night before over
the Lady Pirates.
Leland lassies gained the cham
pionship round by virtue of their
win over Shallotte by k score of
79-66 in Thursday’s semi-finals.
The Bolivia girls turned back
the home sextet Thursday by a
score of 68 to 55. The Bolivia
boys gained a semi-finals vic
tory over Shallotte Thursday by
a score of 59 to 25. The Leland
lads placed in the finals as a re
sult of their thrilling 41 to 35
decision over the Waccamaw
boys.
Shallotte teams were extended
(Continued on page four)
March Of Dimes
Nearing Quota
Chairman Edward H. Red
wine Reports The County
Within $4.04 Of Quota
Assigned By The National
Foundation
Reports received this week by
Chairman Edward Redwine of the
March of Dimes campaign shows
that the funds raised in Bruns
wick are within $4.04 of the
quota of $2,000 allocated to
Brunswick coqnty. Chairman
Redwine stated yesterday that
not all of the workers have turn
ed in their final reports and the
funds collected. He believes this
report will show the county well
over the top.
Rating highest among all of
the workers were Mrs. Hender
son Rourk of Shallotte who turn
ed in $778.11. Mrs. Mack Jones
of Leland was the runner up
with $374.87. It will be noted
that the committees headed by
(Continued on Page 4)
Shallotte Lions
Contribute Blood
During the past week one of
the most noteworthy actions can
be credited to the Shallotte Li
ons. Ten of them went to Wil
mington to donate to the Blood
Bank. Seven were accepted.
This going was purely voluntary
and without any urging from out
side. Public spirited menders
simply decided they would go and
offer their blood for the need.
The Shallotte Club is preparing
for its annual Ladies’ night on
Thursday, March 6. This is al
ways a big event for the Lions
in the neighboring town and the
expectations are that it will be
largely attended.
Sermon Series
Now In Progress
The Rev. T. D. Toler Is De
livering Series Of Sermons
On Marriage And The
Home At Southport Bap
tist Church
The Rev. T. D. Toler, pastor of
the Southport Baptist Church,
has begun a series of sermons on
marriage and the home. These
sermons will continue each Sun
day night through the month of
March.
“The church must not think it
has done all of its duty when it
preaches against divorce and re
gards the current divorce rate
with alarm,” the Rev. Mr. Toler
explained. “The church has a
very definite obligation to view
the situation with sympathy and
understanding as well. There is
tragedy as well as sin in broken
marriages. The church cannot
make decisions for the individual
(Continued on page four)
Founders Day
Observed With
PTA Program
Shallotte High School Orga
nization Stages Interest
ing Historical Pageant For
. This Occasion
T. L. BALLARD IS
PT-A PRESIDENT
“Deep Are The Roots” Pre
sented By Cast In Cos
tumes Of The Period
Founder's Day, an observance
of paramount interest in the fis
cal year of the Parent-Teacher
Associations, was celebrated at the
February meeting of the Shallotte
P. T. A. last week. The event took
place in the high school auditor
ium.
T. L. Ballard, president of the
unit, presided over a short busi
ness session and this was follow
ed by the parents present being
asked to stand with the '• teacher
from each room. This, was in or
der to be counted in the attend
ance contest. Mrs. Catherine
White’s section of first grade was
the winner for February.
The program was a Founder's
Day play, “Deep Are The Roots.”
This was given under the direc
tion of Miss Maysie Weeks, fifth
grade teacher. The play was a
presentation of the old versus the
new type school, in conjunction
with the first P. T. A. convention
which was held in Washington,
D. C., in 1897.
This old convention was well
portrayed by Henderson Rourk
who played the part of narrator
and Lanier Roach who served as
Commentator. Faye Thompson
took the role of Mrs. Alice Mc
Lellan Birney, one of the founders
of the National Congress of Par
ent-Teachers.
The twelve women delegates
and three men wore authentic
costumes, for the most part, and
the girls were students of Miss
(Continued on page four)
Kirby Firm Back
In Operation
G. Floyd Kirby And Son,
Floyd, Jr., Are Now Ope
rating Famous Brunswick
Mercantile Firm
Starting at Supply 63 years
ago, the firm of C. W. Kirby &
son is back in business at the
same old stand, with G. Floyd
Kirby, son of the founder and
his son, G. W. Kirby, Jr., as pro
prietors.
About 1943, with his health
going bad on him, the elder Mr.
Kirby suspended the business,
feeling that at the time he was
physically unable to carry on
with it. At that time his son
was still too young to be of much
help and other help was not
available during those war times.
With his health now almost com
pletely restored the business has
j been reopened and it is planned
j to make it even more extensive
than it was in the old days.
The store already has a large
stock on hand and new goods
are constantly arriving. They are
carrying a general stock that in
cludes everything to be found in
a large country store and every
thing is new and fresh. They
are especially proud of their
modern self-service grocery, and
are pleased at being able to
serve the public again under the
same name their father and
grandfather operated under.
Uiir
ROVING
Reporter
Brunswick political talk i
about two months later in get
ting started this year. One ap
parent reson seems to be the pol
iticians feel almost sure the;
will be involved in one side o
tile other of the beer and win'
question before that matter i
settled. Regardless of how tin
beer and wine referendum goes
the politician who takes side;
will be signing his own politics
death warrant and that applie;
to both Democrats and Republi
cans.
Jimmy Prevatte, practicing at
torney at Southport for a num
ber of years, now removed t
Lumberton to be nearer his larg
farming interests, was moraliz
ing to us the other morninj
about the future of this town. I:
part he said: “The Southpor
i that you have written about will
■ be gone and you will have a new
■ one to write about, but I kind of
■ dread what it will be like. You
' know what has happened to
towns near military activities?
' Well, I am afraid it will be worse
s here with the town off by itself.
! In a way of speaking Southport
. will be between the devil and
> the deep blue sea.”
> The folks attending the band
• Day celebration at Shallotte Sat
urday may confidentially expect
a series of interesting events. The
- patrons of the Shallotte School
• did not do anything by halves
> when they set out to train and
3 equip a 72-piece band. Those
■ young folks will be doing their
> stuff Saturday in competition
1 with other high school bands and
t (Continued on Page 4)
Shallotte Preparing
For Gala Celebration
During Band Program
OPS Viewed As
Insurance Policy
District Director Alton G. Murchison Cites Value Of Pro
gram In Talk To Lions
ups District Director Alton G.
Murchison, speaking at the South
port Lions Club here Thursday
noon, compared the stabilization
program to an insurance policy,
stressing the necessity of pre
venting financial disaster by pre
serving the economy from infla
tionary forces now prevalent.
“OPS cost the nation less than
$1.50 per family” the official
cited, “which is a very low pre
mium to pay to preserve our
standard of living and protect
our savings for the future.”
In the eight months following
the outbreak of war in Korea
before effective controls were es
tablished, Murchison said that
prices on raw materials went up
more than 47 percent, and the
cost of living went up 8 percent,
according to the Bureau of La
bor Statistics index.
Since February, 1951, he poin
ted out that raw materials have
gone down nearly 18 percent,
wholesale prices have gone down 1
more than 4 percent, and the cost '
of living has been held to an '
increase of 2.9 percent.
He continued: “Americans are
the greatest people on earth for
taking out insurance, and it is
a credit to their good sense that
they provide for personal and
business contingencies: it is equ
ally sound, however, that we, as
a nation, take similar steps to
avoid the perilous consequences
of national disaster such as would 1
be encountered with run-away in
flation".
Sheriff Reports
Two Floggins
■ai
State Port Pilot
In New Office
The office of The State Fort
Pilot has been moved from the
Weeks property on the corner of
Howe and Moore streets into the
Taylor building next door to the
Southport postoffice. The Stevens
Agency, real estate and insurance
firm, will also occupy the new of
fice.
This is the third location for
The Pilot since it began operation
under the present management in
1935. The first office was in the
Ruark store building. In 1942 the
newspaper office moved to the
corner location it has occupied for
the past 10 years.
As far as the Stevens Agency
is concerned, it is in no strange
surroundings. It was in the same
building that this business was
founded before the turn of the
c,entury by the late E. B. Stevens.
It continued to occupy offices
here until 1941, when it was pur
chased by its present owners.
Routine Cases
Heard In Court
Lengthy Docket Disposed
Of Here Monday Before
Judge W. J. McLamb In
Brunswick County Recor
der’s Court
A lengthy session of Brunswick
County Recorder’s Court was held
Monday with the following judg
ments being handed down by Jud
ge W. J. McLamb:
William Grady Willoughby, ov
erloading, costs.
Ross Spencer, public drunken
ness, 30 days in jp.il and assign
ed to the roads, sentence running
concurrently with previous judg
ment that defendant failed to
comply with. Notice of appeal
given and bond set at $500.00.
James A. Scott, public drunken
ness, fined $10.00 and costs.
Rufus Jenrette, drunken driv
ing, 90 days in jail and assigned
to the roads, judgment suspend
ed on payment of a fine of $200.00
and costs.
James Thomas Holland, drun
ken driving, amended to reckless
operation, fined$ $100.00 and
costs.
Denny Douglas Sellers, failure
to yield right-of-way, costs.
Bernard D. Neely, speeding, 30
days in jail, suspended on pay
ment of a fine of $50.00 and costs.
Causmos I. Potter, no operator’s
license, not guilty.
Paul D. Dennis, overloading,
costs.
Charles Calvin White, reckless
operation, fined $50.00 and costs.
Lacy Care Hayes, speeding, fin
ed $10.00 and costs.
(Continued on Page 4)
Expresses Belief That Only '
One Bears Trademark Of 1
KuKlux Klan Activity; j
Other Was Mob Violence
BOTH CASES NOW
BEING INVESTIGATED
One Victim Resident Of
Grissettown Community,
The Other One Lives In
Supply Area Of
County
The recent flogging of two
Brunswick county white men was
revealed here this week by Sher
iff E. V. Leonard, who express
ed his opinion that at least one
of these jobs was the work of
the Ku Klux Klan.
That was the flogging of Hor
ace Dewey Price, 43-year-old
married man of Grissettown who
was taken away from his home
early in the evening of January
25 by five unmasked men who
covered him with pistols.
Price told Sheriff Leonard that
a sack was placed over his head
and that he was carried six miles
from his home to a point on the
old Georgetown road. He said
that there he saw men wealing
hoods. Their complaint against
him, he said, was "Talking about
the Klan, not sending his chil
dren to school, and drinking too
much.”
As punishment he was made to
lie across the car fender and was
given four licks from a heavy
lash. His abductors drove off
and left him in an injured and
dazed condition to walk back to
his home. The cars bore South
Carolina licenses, he said.
The other victim of mob vio
lence was Archie Robinson, white
resident of the Supply commun
ity, who was taken from his
home on the night of February
8. He was taken at pistol point
by unmasked men to a point
about one-lialf mile from his
hjmie. There this group joined
(Continued on Page 4)
Survey Workers
Winding Up Job
Men Engaged In Making
Topographical Survey Of
Sunny Point Area Near
End Of Work
Working here on the Sunny Po
int topographical survey for near
ly six weeks, the private engi
neering firm from Greensboro and
Asheboro is expecting to complete
their job this week, according to
one of the officials.
Twenty-two men have been wor
king on the job. One of the offi
cials stated Saturday that they
had encountered very good wea
ther during most of the working
period. Only two or three days
have been lost from the task ow
ing to rains.
(Continued on Page 4)
Six High School Bands
From This Area Sche*
duled To Take Part In
Huge Festival Of Music
And Marching
MUSICAL PROGRAM
ST'ARTS AT 3 P. M.
Parade Will Get Underway
At 2 O’Ciock With Line
Of March Winding Up
On Athletic Field
Director W. W. Jacobus of the
Shallotte high school band an
lounced today that all plans and
irrangements have been complet
;d for a show that is expected
o thrill several thousand resi
lents of North and South Caro- .
ina on Saturday, March J,
Should the day prove to be rainy
;he date will be moved back to
Vlarch 8.
Six school bands will partici
Date in the event and the occa
sion bids fair to draw a huge
irowd from South Carolina. Five
>f the six bands being from
ichools in the neighboring state.
The high school athletic field
las been turned into a parade
ground and the town of Shallotte
s prepared for splendor of color
ind music this coming week-end.
rhe day’s event will start with
a. luncheon for the ‘‘honored
quests” and all of the bands at
:he school. The parade will start
iromptly at 2 p. m„ from the
rorth end of town, and will pro
ved to the high school athletic
ield. The 72-pieced newly uni- •
ormed Shallotte high school band
vill lead the parade. The Aynor
>and will be in the second divis
on with the Mullins band in the
hird division. The fourth divis
on will be headed by Myrtle
3each band with Loris band in
fifth division. The sixth division
vill have the Wampee band and
he Shallotte National Guard will
)e located in each division
;hroughout the entire parade.
At 3 p. m., the real show will
start on the school field. At
-his time Principal H. C. Stone
3f Shallotte high school, will start
the program. Each band will en
ter, put on a marching exhibition
Dr will play several numbers du
ring the program. Ben McDonald
will act as the master of cere
monies and will introduce each
land to the public.
At 4 p. m., the first Military
Band Retreat ever witnessed In
Brunswick county will begin,
rhe retreat will be directed by
1st Lt. D. H. Carmichael of the
Shallotte National Guard. All of
:he bands present will line up
Dn the field side by side for a.
sight that will long be remem
oered, in the first part of the
'etreat. The guest speaker will
De introduced at this time and
vill address the bands and large
irowd assembled.
The gates of the field will be
Dpen at 1 p. m., and there ig
Dlenty of parking space available.
A. large crowd is expected tq
:ravel from South Carolina ti
see this event and visitors should
plan on arriving early for th^
Dest places to view this musical
program. In the event of rain
he entire affair will be held the
ollowing week. All roads lead-1
ng into Shallotte will have post
(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 l.ow Tide
Thursday, February 28
10:19 a. m. 4:04 a. m.
10:41 p. m. 4:22 p. m.
Friday, February 29
11:04 a. m. 4:52 a. m.
11:28 p. in. 5:05 p. m.
Saturday, March 1
11:49 a. m. 5:41 a. m.
0:00 p. m. 5:51 p. m.
Sunday, March 2
0:18 a. m. 6:33 a. m.
12:39 p. m. 6:41 p. m.
Monday, March 3
1:11 a. m. 7:30 a. m.
1:33 p. m. 7:36 p. m.
Tuesday, March 4
2:07 a. m. 8:31 a. m.
2:32 p. m. 8:36 p. m.
Wednesday, March 5
3:05 a. m. 9:32 a. m.
3:32 p. m. 9:36 p. m.