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VOL. no. sixteen
THE STATE PORT PILOT
A Good Newspaper In A Good Community
The Pilot Covers
Brunswick County
NO. 40
6-PACES TODAY Wednesday, March 5, 1952
Southport, N. C.,
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
*1.50 PER YEa*
Draw Jury List
For March Term
Superior Court
Other Matters Disposed Of
By County Commissioners
Monday Came Under The
Head Of Routine Business
MARCH TERM IS
FOR CIVIL CASES
Judge Chester Morris Has
Served Notice That Cases
Must Be Ready For
Trial That Date
I He board of county commis-1
sioners were in regular session
Monday and a check of the min
utes reveals that the following
business was transacted:
A road in Town Creek and
Northwest townships, known as
the Old Bluff Road, running from
the highway near S. I. Mintz to
A. B. White, estate, one and a
half miles in length was recom
mended for all weather condition
ing.
Estelle Swain of Southport is
allowed to pay taxes on the Sam
Berry Estate as follows: $20 —
this date and $20.00 each month
until the amount of $491.20 is
paid in full.
It was ordered that the J. W.
Skipper estate in Town Creek be
relieved of all taxes on 27 acres of
woods land, as this land was list
ed in the name of. Noah and D.
W. Jackson. This tax is being
paid by W. H. Guy.
Ordered that John B. Ward be
relieved of $2.14 due to error in
listing on U. H. Grainger tract in
Shallotte township.
A jury list was drawn for the
May term of Superior court. This
list was as follows:
F. O. Simmons, D. McFayden,
J. D. Lewis, E. M. Peterson, D.
B. Roberts, W. S. McKeithan, J.
L. Sessions, Neil Thomas, D. E.
Mintz, E. S. Skipper, Leland;
S. J. Wilson, W. B. Nelson, J.
C. Wilson, Ash; O. J. Gore John
nie M. King, J. E. Gilbert, Boli
via; L. I. Covil, W. L. Clark, A.
F. Reynolds, Winnabow; J. Dal
ton McKeithan, Freeland; W.
Earl Benton, Cecil Tripp, J. E.
Cooke, James Earl Stone, W. L.
Leonard, R. C. Wilson, Charlie
Arnold, Shallotte; Dave W. Flow
ers, D. S. Gore, Longwood; J. A.
Arnold, W. D. Davis, J. I. Davis,
W. C. Price, G. W. McGlamery,
Ed Harrelson, Southport; Mur
dock Hewett, Supply.
Britf Ntwa
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PTA MEETING
The regular monthly meeting
of the Southport Parent-Teach
er Association will be held to
morrow (Thursday) evening at
7:30 o’clock.
OYSTER SUPPER
The ladies of the Methodist
Church will serve a fried oyster
supper Thursday, March 6, from
5:30 to 7 o’clock in the church
annex.
MEETING NIGHTS CHANGED
Adjutant Edward Redwine of
the Shallotte Post American Le
gion 247, has announced that the
organization will have its regu
lar meetings on the first and
third Friday nights, instead of on
the first and third Tuesday nights.
BROTHER LOCAL MAN DDES
Irving G. Clemmons, native of
Brunswick county and brother of
Roger Clemmons of Southport
and Lee Clemmons of Supply,
died in the hospital in Wilming
ton Thursday afternoon, after a
short illness. He had lived in
New Hanover county for many
years and was a retired dairy
man.
DO IN WELL WITH FISHING
Captain Fred Haney of Flee
ton, Va,, spent a short while here
last week, enroute north after
visiting Florida. Captain Haney
fished out of Southport with his
menhaden boat for two or three
years several years ago. He has
been at the work continuously
for many years. During the past
season he caught 48 million men
haden with his boat.
HOSPITAL AUXILIARY
A meeting of the Dosher Mem
orial Hospital Auxiliary will be
held Thursday afternoon at 3:30
o’clock at the home of Mrs. H.
B. Smith. Mrs. Smith points out
that' even though the fund rais
ing campaign in which the hos
pital auxiliary took the lead has
come to a successful conclusion,
much work for auxiliary members
still remains to be done. She is
anxious to discuss plans with
members Thursday.
i
Captian J. I. Davis
Retires As Pilot
Veteran Of 31 Years Service With Engineer Department
And 17 Years Active Duty As Cape Fear
River Pilot
Capt. J. I. Davis, active member of the Wilmington
Cape Fear Pilots Association for the past 17 years, retired
Saturday, March 1. Before going with the pilots associa
tion Captain Davis had been in the employ of the Wil
mington District of the Army Engineers for 31 years
where he held the rating of Master of Steam Vessels. His
combined service on the river is therefore 48 years.
r enow members oi me asso-*
ciation say that his attention to
duty is not impaired by his long
service. However, Captain Da
vis feels that the boarding and
descending from ships is a task
that should be on younger shoul
ders. Frequently the pilots have
to climb up and down swaying
rope ladders in seas that make it
difficult for the boarding boat to
stay alongside. The distance is
sometimes 20 to 30 feet for the
climb.
Captain Davis is being suc
ceeded in his duties by Captain
John G. Swan, who is presently
in command of the U. S. En
gineers dredge, Lyman. The Ly
man is now working at More
head City. Captain Swan, al
though still comparatively young,
has been with the Army Engin
eers 27 years. He is well versed
in navigation. Born in South
port, he can be credited with hav
ing his entire life on the river.
Captain Davis is married to
the former 'Miss Irene Memory,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Simms
Memory of Whiteville. They have
two daughters, Mrs. Rex Jones
oi Elizabethtown, and Mrs. Earl
(Continued on page four)
Aldermen Approve
Plan For Zoning
Representative From League
Of Municipalities Here
For Special Meeting Last
Night To Outline Program
TO tAKE ABOUT
THREE MONTHS
Zoning Board Will Be Ap
pointed By Aldermen At
Next Meeting To Com
mence Work Of
Zoning
At a special meeting with the
board of aldermen last night an
agreement was entered into with
the North Carolina League of
Municipalities for their services
in working out a uniform zoning
ordinance for the City of South
port.
S. Leigh Wilson, field consult
ant for the league, was present
for the meeting and told of some
of the pitfalls into which sev
eral North Carolina cities have
fallen as a result of rapid de
velopment with lack of planning.
He outlined the steps necessary
in zoning a town, and reported
that the services of his organiza
tion are available in working out
this problem.
The first step in this connec
tion is the appointment of a Zon
ing Board, with the provision
that no member of the board of
aldermen is eligible. These ap
pointments will be made at the
next regular meeting of the
board, and following that it is
expected that about three months
will be required to complete the
job of zoning.
Mr. Wilson also discussed ot
her problems which may arise
in connection with the prospec
tive expansion of Southport, and
warned of several mistakes that
some of the other cities have
made. He expressed a willing
ness on the part of the League
of Municipalities to assist in
working out as many of these
problems as possible.
The meeting was attended by
all members of the board and the
decision to work out a zoning
ordinance was unanimous.
Crowds Attend
Firm Opening
Williamson Farm Machinery
Company Attracted Large
Number Of Visitors To
Opening Day Activities
Saturday
The William Farm Machinery
Company, Allis-Chalmers dealers,
had a field day of it for farm
ers and other visitors at the op
ening of this branch of its busi
ness Saturday.
With folks beginning to pour
in sometime before noon, all
sorts of cold drinks and sand
wiches were passed out by lib
eral hands all during the rest of
the day. Seeing that no one
Continued on Page Five
March Of Dimes
Over The Top
Edward H. Redwinc, chair
man of the Brunswick County
Chapter for Infantile paraly
sis, was delighted this week
when additional funds amount
ing to $29.91 were turned in
by A. C. Caviness, principal
of Brunswick County Training
School, to put this county over
the top in March of Dimes col
lections.
A quota of $2,000 had been
assigned Brunswick County,
and final figures show a total
of $2,024.75 collected.
Chairman Redwine doubled in
the role of March of Dimes
chairman this year and tiius
has an intimate knowledge of
the fine work that was carried
on throughout the county. “I
want to thank everyone of you
who helped,” he said Tuesday.
Funds totaling $34.63 report
ed last week came from the
Supply community; $14.30 came
from the Baptist church and
$20.33 was in miscellaneous do
nations.
Young Tourists
Suffer Delay
Alert Work On Part Of Pa
trolman R. H. Constante
And Deputy Charles Skip
per Results In Speedy So
lution To Robbery
Headed south on Route 17, Don
ald Irving, 21-year old Pittsburgh,
Pa., white man and Harold John
Smith, 24, of Glenn, New York,
have stopped over in Brunswick
for six months on the roads. They
were convicted Monday of store
breaking and larceny.
Early Friday night Patrolman
R. H. Constante was headed nor
th on Route 17. Two hours later
he and Deputy Sheriff Charles
Skipper were back down 17 and
were parked at Supply.
Someone came along and told
them that the Ed Mercer Store at
Bolivia had been broken into early
in the night.
Patrolman Constante remember
ed having seen the two strangers
walking down the highway near
Bolivia. He had nothing to con
nectt hem with the robbery, but
their going down the highway
made them subjects of suspicion.
The two officers set out south
from Supply, looking for the two
men whom they surmised had
passed Supply before they took up
their station there. Just four
hundred yards before reaching the
South Carolina state line they ov
ertook the two men, still walking
south. Still unaware of what had
been stolen from the Mercer store
the two men were searched and
the officers found they were
Continued on Page Five
District Ranger
Is Assigned To
Whiteville Area
ly Forest Ranger In On
slow, Promoted To Dis
trict Post
WILL AD DSTRENGTH
TO DISTRICT EIGHT
This District Includes Brur
wick County And Is Om
Of Most Heavily Tim
bered Areas Of The
Another district ranger has
been added in District 8 of the
forestry division of the State
Department of Conservation and
Development in a step aimed at
reducing the number of forest
fires in the area, State Forester
Fred H. Claridge announced in
Raleigh this week.
The new district manager is
George B. Melville, formerly for
est ranger in Onslow County. He
will have his headquarters at
Whiteville, which is also head
quarters of District Forpster Joe
Herlevich. Melville will work
with D. LaRue McQueen, who has
been district ranger for the dis
trict for some time.
Melville was said to have made
a very good record as County
Ranger in Onslow and it was said
by Claridge that his work in that
county merited the promotion he
has received to district ranger.
The addition of Melville will
enable him and McQueen to gi\®
more time to the prevention of
forest fires in the district which,
month after month, is usually
one of the hardest hit of any of
the ten forestry districts in N.
C.
District 8 includes the coun
ties of Bladen, Brunswick Co
lumbus, Duplin and Pender. The
area includes thousands of acres
of valuable timberlands.
Georgy R. Melville, Former
State
Director Hopes
For Good Year
Dr. R. K. Redwine Says
That Preparations Are
Being Made To Take Care
Of Greater Number At
Baptist Assembly
Now spending his full time as
Caswell, excepting for occasion
ally being called away for con
ferences, Dr. R. K. Redwine, di
rector of the Caswell Baptist
Assembly, stated Monday that
preparations are being made for
the greatest summer assembly the
Baptists have had.
Arrangements will be made to
take care of a greatly increased
number of delegates to the vari
ous gatherings. Last year around
1100 registered for some of the
weekly conventions that begin
early in June and last through
August.
In addition to the religious ga
therings the facilities of the as
sembly are available to other
groups, before and after the re
gular assembly gatherings. Start
ing off with the off-program ac
tivities in April will be the meet
ing of the North Carolina Bird
Club, at which something over a
hundred members will be taken
care of. The club had originally
scheduled this meeting for South
port but inasmuch as Caswell has
the accommodation facilities it
was suggested by W. B. Keziah,
one of the club members, that
the meeting be held at Caswell.
( Continued on page Five )
Winner
Bolivia Girl Is
Contest Winner
Thursday Night
Miss Mavis Hewett Winner
Over Other Brunswick
County Nominees In Vot
ing At Shallotte Legion
Hut
A Bolivia high school senior
was selected Thursday night to
represent Brunswick county in
Wilmington's annual Aalea Fes
tival March 27-30.
Miss 'Mavis Hewett, 17-year-old
daughter of 'Mr. and Mrs. Her
bert Hewett 'of Bolivia, won out
over nine other contestants at
the Shallotte American Legion
Hut.
The brown-haired beauty said
when she was named winner,
“This is the most wonderful thing
that has ever happened to me.”
Placing second in the contest
was Miss Latitia Hickman of
Southport High School and Miss
Sylvia Sermons of Shallotte High
School was third.
Two contestants from each of
Brunswick county’s five high
schools wer$ in the contest.
School Superintendent, J. T. Den
ning served as master of cere
r
No Blue Mold
Yet Reported
County Agent A. S. Knowles
Gives Advice As To Pro
per Precautions To Be
Taken Against Disease
Tobacco farmers will do well to
begin treating tobacco plants now
for the control of the dreaded di
sease known as blue mold, accord
ing to County Agent, A. S. Know
les. Blue mold has not been re
ported in Brunswick county, but
this disease was found near
Nakina in Columbus county on
February 20.
This disease can be kept under
control by spraying with 65%
Zineb (Dithane Z-78 or Parzate)
or 76% ferbam .Fermate, Nuleaf
or Ferradow). For dusting use
prepared dust mixtures contain
ing not less than 6% Zineb (.10%
Dithane Z-78 dust) or not less
than 10% ferbam (15% Fermate
dust). The first few applications
can be made through the canvas
at twice a week intervals and af
ter each rain.
Tobacco farmers, according to
the county agent, should control
NO BLUE MOlD YET
insects as well as diseases. The
midge larva, flea beetle, and ve
Continued on Page Five
W. B. KKZ1AH
Oar
ROVING
Reporter
Unless we know we are to have
visitors at the office we are in
variably closed up, at home and
in bed by 7 p. m. As a usual
thing we have visitors on Friday
nights and this past Friday our
staying at the office a little later
than usual was rewarded by hav
ing a very charming young friend
from Wilmington to visit us. She
was little Miss Nancy Wall. Be
fore coming down she had cele
brated her 2nd birthday with a
party during the afternoon. She
is in the third grade at school
and, in case you want to know
about second birthdays and third
grades — she was born on the
last day of February in a leap
year. She is really 8 years old de
spite the fact that she has only
had 2 birthdays. Nancy’s father,
Steve Wall, was born in North
Carolina, Mrs. Wall was born in
Georgia, Nancy and her 6 year
old sister “Mike” were born in
Alabama while Major Wall was
serving in the Army. All say that
there is no better place to live in
than North Carolina and South
port — even if they do not live
in Southport.
Despite the topsy-turvy nature
of things here now, a lot of us
Southport folks and a lot of folks
from other places are missing the
Southport shrimp-fleet and the
shrimp and fish they bring in
when they are operating at their
home port. The 40 or more big
boats are now at Key West and
remarks from some of the South
port colony of workers in the
Florida city are indicative that
(Continued on Page 4)
Southport Boats
Damaged By Storm
Reports From Key West Indicate That Bad Weather In
Area Reached Climax Last Wednesday
1
Some member of the Southport
colony at Key West was thought
ful enough to mail this paper a
tear sheet of the front page of
the Key West Citizen last week.
The paper was dated February t
28 and the story indicated that 1
shrimp trawlers there had rough 1
going the previous day. 1
The story failed to mention the >
names of damaged boats or the ]
owners. However the Thompson 1
Industries was quoted as saying >
that the damage to the trawlers !
ran to over a hundred thousand 1
dollars, this resulting fiom the I
vessels being chaffed and buffet
ted against the docks to which i
they were moored. !
Rails were smashed, rigging 1
knocked down and in some cases 1
holes were knocked in the sides 1
from the high winds and seas. ’
It appears from the story that i
Key West gave the trawlers a
real pounding Wednesday of last '
week. <
With no names of boats men- 1
tioned, it is known here that on i
Monday preceding the storm, the ;
Royal Flush, owned by Dallas i
Pigott, of Southport, was forced <
on the rocks and damaged at <
Key West. Paul Fodale, now <
lere from Key West with his
family, has received a report
:hat one of his three boats was
lamaged in the storm two days
ater. An unofficial report is
hat of the eight boats owned by
V. S. Wells & Son six were ra
her badly damaged. Nothing
las been learned regarding the
:ight or nine boats of Lewis
iardee; three belonging to Dal
as Pigott; several of Wylie Wells
tnd others belonging to various
Southport men. In all, some 40
>oats are said to comprise the
Southport fleet at Key West.
A late report from Key West
s to the effect that while other
Southport boats were being knoc
ked about at their docks during
he storm of last Wednesday,
he Penny, Capt. Merritt Moore,
vas out in it all and suffered
lo damage.
She came in following the storm
vith 76 boxes of shrimp. The
ihrimp and ice acted as a bal
ast and the big boat rode stead
ly in the howling winds and
leas. Sventy-six boxes of shrimp
s equivalent to about 250 bush
ils of the product before it is
leheaded. The boat also had sev
iral tons of ice down-in her hold.
Band Day Program
Successful Event
Republicans To
Convene Friday
W. A. Kopp, chairman of the
Republican Executive Commit
tee for Brunswick County, has
called a meeting- of party mem
bers at his store in Bolivia for
Friday night, at 7:30 o’clock.
The purpose of this meeting
is to elect delegates to the
State Convention and to the
Congressional Conventiol also.
Chairman Kopp is very anx
ious to have each voting pre
cinct represented.
This meeting is not to be
confused with the biennial coun
ty convention of the Republi
can party which will be held
at a later date at Supply.
Busy Session In
Court This Week
Numerous Cases Disposed
Of Before Judge W. J.
McLamb In Brunswick
County Recorder’s Court
Monday
A routine session of Recorder’s
court was held here Monday, with
a variety of cases being disposed
of.
Frank Malpass, public drunk
ness, 30 days on roads, suspen
ded on payment of costs and
good behavior for two years.
Clell Swallow, overloading, nol
prossed at request of prosecut
ing attorney.
Marion Rivenbark, no opera
tor’s license, fined $25.00 and
costs.
James Freddie Bryant, no op
erator’s license, fined $25.00 and
costs.
Livingston Pete Hunt, overload
ing, nol prossed.
Curtis Skipper, improper auto
equipment, costs.
Harold John Smith, breaking
and entering, ammended to forc
ible trespass and larceny, six
months on loads.
Robert Donald Erwin, break
ing and entering, amended to
forcible trespass and larceny, six
months on roads.
Harry Piver, allowing hogs to
run at large, prayer for judgment
continued on condition that de
fendant does not allow his hogs
to run at large.
Harry Gruman, reckless opera
tion, fined $25.00 and costs.
Isaac C. Rich, reckless opera
tion, 30 days on roads suspended i
on payment of a fine of $50.00
and costs.
Dannie Goodman, assault, 90 i
days on roads. Notice of appeal i
given and appeal bond set at
$500.00. l
James Comer Lynn, speeding, !
fined $10.00 and costs. I
Lester Kelly Lucas, drunken, 1
driving, fined $100 and cost. 1
Archie Robinson, assault with <
deadly weapon, not guilty.
J. T. Ivester, reckless operation, 1
resulting in death, probable cause i
found and defendant bound over <
( Continued on page Five )
Several Thousand Visitors
Thrilled To Music Of
The Shallotte High School
Band And Five Bands
From South Carolina
COLORFUL PARADE
STARTS FESTIVITIES
Home Band Made Good Im
pression With Snappy
Marching, Good Play
ing And Brilliant
New Uniforms
The first annual Band Day
show put on by the Shallotte
High School Band under Direct
or W. W. Jacobus Saturday, ex
oeeded all expectations in the
way of bing a success. Balmy
weather and clear skies formed
i perfect setting for the event.
The occasion drew to Challotte
some five thousand people. Of
:hese an estimated 3,500 people
witnessed the various features
put on by the six bands at the
ligh school athletic field, follow
ng the street parade. No acci
ients marred the day.
Five of the six bands were
from South Carolina. The snap
py and well trained Shallotte out
fit was alone in upholding North
Carolina, and they did just that.
As hosts for the day they were
also outstanding for their poise,
playing and general appearance
in the parade.
In addition to the 72-member
Shallotte band, the outfits from
Mullins, Myrtle Beach, Loris, Ay
lor and Wampee, S. C., all had
;heir full share of admirers am
>ng the big crowd of spectators.
Ml made remarkably good show
ngs, especially when it was ex
plained that all except Mullins
( Continued On Page Five )
Outboard Motor
Races In May
Event Has Been Held Dur
ing March For Each Of
Past Two Years; Later
Date Should Be Beneficial
President Stanley Edgeworth
)f the Outboard Motor Boat Club
it Myrtle Beach notified local in
terests last week that the annual
narathon race from Southport to
Vlyrtle Beach will be held early
n May instead of in March as in
former years.
Previous events in March have
'un into cold and wet days. Last
Vlarch a cold and continuous rain
'ell, making it rather hard on the
Irivers and race officials. With
his year’s classic scheduled for
Way, it is thought that the chan
ges for good weather will be very
nuch better.
Last March, despite the rain,
>2 speedy boats got away from
Southport for the start. All but
wo or three that met with mis
laps went all the way to Socas
ee, S. C., the finishing point. The
listance is 60 miles.
It is thought here that with the
ater date and better prospects of
rood weather around a hundred
>r more of the swift outboards
( Continued On Page Five )
Construction At
Sunny Point To
Begin In July
Word Received This Week
From Congressman F. Er
tel Carlyle Indicates That
Operations Will Get Un
derway In About Four
Months
PRELIMINARY WORK
NOW IN PROGRESS
Activities Expected To Pick
Up In Speed During Com
ing Weeks With Full
Scale Work Being
Set For Mid-Sum
mer
By W. B. KEZIAH
Word from Congressman F. Er
tel Carlyle this week is to the ef
fect that he has checked with the
military officials in Washington
and that they have advised him
that construction at Sunny Point
will be underway in four months.
These operations in four mon
ths do not mean that things will
be at a standstill until the first
of July. On the contrary, increas
ing activities will be noted day
by day and week by week be
tween now and July 1st, getting
ready for and starting various
angles of the huge installation.
Congressman Carlyle will be in .
Southport some time in the near
future to consult with Southport
and Brunswick county people and
to offer every assistance he can
give from his post in Washington
in furtherance of the huge Bruns
wick county defense project. I
Chief immediate concern from
there is the need of housing coo» •
struction in the Southport area.
Houses will be needed soon for
construction workers. These hou
ses should be of a type to be
suitable for regular employees of
the facility when it is completed
One report as to the volume of •
the immediate needs puts it at
200 units. Following the comple
tion of the construction this num
ber of units will hardly serve the
needs of the civilian employees
of the facility.
In addition to its being in line
with his duty as resident engi
neer, Colonel Brown is anxious to
do everything possible looking to
the speedy construction and effi
cient operation of the facility; It
is his plan to visit Southport in
formally some evening soffia.'
He would like to get better ac
quainted with the people of the
area, consult with them, learn
Continued on Page Five
Fishermen Talk
With Col. Brown
Residents Of Lower Bruns
wick Coast Discuss Mat
ter Of Inlet Shoaling With
Head Of Engineers Office
Lockwoods Folly and Shallotte
Inlet fishermen are very much
worried over the gradual but con
stant closing of the inlets that
afford them passage to and from
the sea from which they make
their living. The Lockwoods Fol
ly inlet appears to be the chief
point of worry.
A large number of boats from
Varnum’s Landing and Holden
Beach ferry have to use this in
let while a smaller number are
dependent on the Shallotte River
inlet. Since the waterway was
dredged out by the government a
good many years ago both inlets
( Continued On Page Five )
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, March 6
4:01 a. m. 10:28 a. m.
4:29 p. m. 10:33 p. m.
Friday, March 7
4:53 a. m. 11:17 a. m.
5:21 p. m. 11:24 p. m.
Saturday, 'March 8
5:41 a. m. 12:01 a. m.
6:06 p. m. 0:00 p. m.
Sunday, March 9
6:23 a. m. 0:10 a. m.
6:48 p. m. 12:42 p. m.
Monday, March 10
6:62 a. m. 0:54 a. m.
7:25 p. m. 1:18 p. m.
Tuesday, March 11
7:38 a. m. 1:34 a. m.
8:00 p. m. 1:54 p. m.
Wednesday, March 12
8:12 a. m. 2:14 a. m.
8:34 p. m. 2:27 p. m.