Most Of The News All The Time THE STATE PORT PILOT A Good Newspaper In A Good Community The Pilot Covers Brunswick County VOL. NO. SIXTEEN NO. 48 6-PAGES TODAY Southport, N. C., Wednesday, April 30, 1952 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY *1.50 PER YE AM Making Plans For Band Work During Summer Director W. W. Jacobus Is Planning To Continue In struction During Vacation Period In Order To Be In Good Shape Next Fall OUTSIDE STUDENTS URGED TO ENROLL Director Jacobus Will Be Glad To Have Students From Other Hi Schools Enroll For Summer Training The Shallotte Summer School for band members and other stu dents desiring to have band tra ining will open on June 3, the day before the scheduled mara thon boat races from Southport to Myrtle Beach. Director W. W. Jacobus states that the appear ance at Southport and other ap pearances during the summer will be part of the regular in struction work. While the summer school is primarily for the students of Shallotte school who will form the regular organization at the opening of school next fall, Mr. Jacobus plans to extend all pos sible help to music teachers and students in other schools in Brun swick. It is understood that stu dents of other schools with in terest and musical qualifications for becoming members of a band may attend the summer school. In a letter mailed to patrons of the Shallotte school this week Mr. Jacobus has the following to say with regard to the Summer Band School. It should interest students in other schools: “Your son or daughter has in dicated that he or she would like to participate in the Shall otte Summer School Band. This work is being carried on through the summer to give the students a year-round education in music. The work will also allow new students to join the group and get a start in music. Practice is the only answer to music and a summer school band provides the necessary activity to keep the student playing and learning new music. "The school will be open to' all students from next year’s fourth grade through the High School, including the Seniors of pus year. Classes will be held from 7:00 - 9:00 p. mi, finve nights a week, Monday through Friday. The registration fee, $5, is the only charge for band du ring the entire summer and in cludes all class lessons and all band trips. The band will be di vided into two groups, “A” and “B“. The "A” group will con sist of advanced players, while the “B” group will have all be ginners and students not quite up to the advanced members. The band director will place your son or daughter in the group for which he feels they are better qualified. They can advance themselves during the summer months. , “The schedule planned will give your child three nights of band each week, as follows: Monday, 7:00 p. m.—“B” Trum pets and Clarinets and Saxo phones. 8:00 p. m."A” Trumpets (Contiued on Page Two) r Brief News Flashes - ENLARGING STORE The Harrelson Grocery store building is being considerably en larged with the addition of two rooms that are to be opened up and connected with the main building. ON FIELD TRIP Robert K. Godfrey, assistant professor of botany at State Col lege, has had 12 members of his class in botany here on a field trip for the past several days. They have been occupying the Niernsee home. RADIES NIGHT J. O. Tally, Fayetteville mayor and candidate for the Democrat ic nomination for Congress from this district, will be the principal speaker at the ladies night pro gram for the Shallotte Lions Club tomorrow (Thursday) ev ening. The meeting will be held at Anchor Hotel. BACK TO STAY Mr. and Mrs. Merle Hood who have been living in Virginia for the past two years, have moved back to Southport to stay. Mrs. Hood is a daughter of Captain and Mrs. C. N. Swan. Mr. Hood was formerly in the Coast Guard, serving here and at other points along the coast. He is now re tired. Candidates RUNNING—Elroy King-, left, chairman of the Bruns wick County Board of Commissioners, is a candidate for reelection. On the right is Lonnie Ganey, who is in the race for the Democratic nomination for House of Repre sentatives. Board Candidates Not On Ballots County Attorney S. B, Frink Rules Thai No Vacancy Exists For Board Of Edu cation In Three Districts In Brunswick VVACCAMAW MEN WILL MAKE RACE Three Members Of Present Board Still Have Three Years, According To County Attorney County Attorney S. B. Frink has ruled that no vacancy ex ists for the Board of Education in the three school districts whose members received a 4-year appointment at the last session of the North Carolina General Assembly. As a result., members of the Brunswick County Board of El ections have ordered the county ballots printed with only the name of contestants for this of fice from the W&ceamaw school district included. There has been one change in this district, with H. E. Gore having withdrawn as a candidate. This leaves Nelson Bennett, . Corbett Coleman and Sinclair Gore as the three names on the ticket. Since Herbert Long was un opposed for the Democratic nom ination from Northwest Town ship, there is no contest there. The three men who still have three years to serve as board members are Thomas St. George, Southport; Dr. M. H. Rourk, Shallotte, and G. K. Lewis, Bo livia. Recorder Has Busy Session Routine Cases Disposed Of Before Judge W J, Mc Lamb Here In Recorder’s Court Monday Judge W. J. McLamb and oth er Recorder’s Court officials had a busy day Monday as numer ous cases were disposed of be fore adjournment late in the af ternoon. The following cases were disposed of: Edward Travis Martin, reck less operation, fined $25.00 and costs. Lloyd Wright, worthless check, nol-prossed, no witness to file. Clarence Peterson, assault and attempted rape, found guilty of assault, six months on roads, sus pended on good behavior for two years and defendant to pay court costs. Shenicki Hamagieki, speeding, $10.00 and cost. Lawrence Dorsett, speeding, costs. Roney G. Baucom, overloading, not guilty. , Lester D. Massey, overload ing, not guilty. Raymond Wadsworth, overload ing, not guilty. William H. Thompson, over loading, not guilty. Sidney Vasdorf, overloading, costs. Stacy Cummings, overloading, not guilty. Boyd Lott, failure to dim lights, nol pressed as case was tried in J. P. Court. Edna Joyce Mitchell, no oper ators license, fined $25.00 and costs. Frankie Leaven Babson, speed ing, fined $25.00 and costs. Golie Caison, improper registra tion, possession and trespassing, jury trial asked for. ( Continued On Page Five ) More Money For Red Gross Fund The total Red Cross funds for Brunswick county now stands at $1,189-76, according to Miss Ann McRacken, treasurer of the or ganization. The increase includes $208.35 raised among the colored schools of Brunswick county and a check for $25 from the Royster Ferti lizer Co. This latter donation rais*s the Leland total to $178. 75. A. S. Knowles, chairman of the fund drive, urges anyone who has unreported funds in his posses sion to turn them right away,' either to him or to Miss McRac ken. Sliallotie Folks Like Jerry Ball Benefit Performance Thurs day Evening Attracted Large And Appreciative Audience For Benefit Show An appreciative audience greeted Jerry Ball, public rela tions man for the Standard Oil Company, at the Shallotte school Thursday night. As always at such gatherings Ball and his co 'vorkers put on a fine show that very much amused and enter tained the audience. Archie Thornhill, also of the Standard Esso, was master of ceremonies and between Ball’s fa mous piano playing he pulled off an assortment of tricks and con tests with the audience partici pating. In these contests a large number of prizes were awarded some valuable and all donated by the oil company. Although it will be tome years yet before he drives a car, a 5 year o)a boy won 10 gallons of gasoline and a little git scarcely any AdT came in fc." a $20.00 utuomo'ile tire and another got an inner tube. Any number of 2 gallon cans of Esso Oil were a warded, aioiyj with a large num Continucd on Page Five Bolivia Betas Will Give Play Members Of Honor Or ganization Will Present “Which Shall He Marry” On Friday Night, May 2 The Beta Club of Bolivia high school will present a play on Friday night, May 5, that pro mises to be well worth seeing. “Which Shall He Marry?” is the confusing experience of J. W. Wascott, who is trying to decide which girl his grandfather liked best, so that he can marry her and inherit $2,000,000. To choose from he has Sylvia Leonard, the beauty of the fam ily, Patsy Robinson, the athlete; Betty Johnson, who is too good to be true; and Doris Anderson, who has all the brains. The cli max is surprising, to say the le ast. Curtain time is 8 o’clock. .Also included in the cast is Ethel Purvis, Guy Willetts, Mary Jo Swain, and Rillie Jane Caison. Everybody is invited to come and enjoy an evening of good enter tainment. Home Service: Available To Service Men County - Wide Organization Set Up With Object Of Being Able To Render Best Possible Assistance Through Red Cross' CONTACTS MAY BE MADE EVERYWHERE Red Cross Chapter Without Funds For Other Than Routine Services, But Will Help With Those The Red Cross Home Service Committee for the county has been announced by Mrs. Susan King, home service chairman, and is as follows: Shallotte-Ash area, Robert H. Sellers, Shallotte. Winnabow-Bolivia area, Mrs. Gilbert H. Reid, Winnabow. Leland area, William C. Smith, Rt. 1, Box 55, Leland. Orton-River Road area, Mrs. J. T. Ramseur, Winnabow. Southport area, Mrs. Philip King, Long Beach. The families of servicemen and servicewomen who are in need of Red Cross services should con tact the Home Service Commit tee member nearest their place of residence. It is essential that they provide the committee mem ber with the full military identi fication of the service person con cerned, including name, rank, se rial number, organization, post and mailing address. The return address on letters received from the serviceman or woman usual ly gives all the information. If there are forms to be filled out or instructions to follow,], they also should be brought ‘.to the Red Cross worker at the same time of the initial visit. 5 Through the Red Cross Home Service Committee here it iis pos Continued on Page Fiye Boat Races To Be Held Jane 4-14 Mid-Week Date Discovered To Suit Prospective Con testants Better Than The Week-End Schedule The sounding- out of prospec tive boat racers in the Southport to Myrtle Beach marathon that was set for May 10 has revealed that a large number prefer a midweek date, instead of on Sat urday. Most of the entrants are young men who have to work on Saturday. Accordingly, the pres ent plans of President Stanley Edgeworth of the Myrtle Beach Club is to hold the event on Wed June 4th event all right. Director W. W. Jacobus of the Shallotte High School band,Which is to be here for the starting ceremonies, states that he and his band will be back from their trip to New York on the 2nd of June and will get here for the June 4th event alright. The arrangements of the mo ment are for the fast little boats to be here by 10 a. m., June 4. They will stage warming up shows and impromptu races on the harbor until the starting time for the light powered classes. The outlook is for more than a hundred boats to make the race this year. Previous races have held the number down to half a hundred each time. Many boat operators not being so enthusi astic about the early March ev ent that sent them out in very cold weather. Spawning Area On Waccamaw River The established area for spawn ing fish in the Waccamaw river from the New Britain Bridge on Route 130 up stream to In man's Landing will be closed ac cording to custom to fishing on May 1 The down stream area from Gore’s Lake to Reaves Fer ry will be closed at the same time. Game Protector Pawnes Formy Duval has announced that in ac cordance with previously arrang ed plans of the Wild Life Re sources Commission 8,000 blue gills, averaging between one and two inches in length have been stocked in Town Creek. These young fish ar.e produc ed at the State Hatchery in Fay etteville. For their planting Game Protector FormyDuval so licited and obtained the assist ance of local wildlife clubs and other interested sportsmen. Also participating in this stocking were Mrs.. Muriel Evans, teach er, and the 5th grade students of the. Waccamaw school. Convention Of Postmasters Is Held Thursday Officials From This County Attended Enjoyable Event At Harry’s Anchorage At Lake Waecamaw The annual meeting of Post masters of the 7th District of North Carolina, including offi cials from Brunswick and their relatives and friends, was held at the Anchorage at Lake Wacca maw Thursday evening, and was largely attended. The District is a part of the North Carolina Chapter of the National Association of Postmas ters. The meeting was presided over by Mrs. Esther Bullock, Postmaster at Delco and chair man for the past year. Brunswick county postmasters attending were Mrs. E hel Hawes; Supply; Mrs. Ruby Edwards, Bo livia; Mrs. Mae Brown, Long «WB©d>! * -Mrs. Ida Parker, Shall* cftte; Mrs. J. C. Chadwick, Na vassa and Mrs. Marjorie Living ston, Southport. Among the honored guests were Postmaster Tracy Moore of Greensboro: Postmaster Tracy Shaw of Fayetteville, who is president of the State Chapter; Congressman F. Ertel Carlyle, Lumberton; Retired Postmaster Wilbur Dosher, Wilmington, and Miss Pearl Livingston, Postmas ter at Oak Ridge. At the business meeting Miss Stone, postmaster at Hope Mills, was elected chairman for the coming year. Miss Ida Parker of Shallotte was elected associ (Continued on page four) Goldsboro Man Receives Honor Major James W. Weathers, Jr., Is Member Of Promi nent Southport Family And Is Well Known Here WITH THE 1ST CAVALRY DIVISION, IN JAPAN —An Ar my major from Goldsboro who led two squads of riflemen in an attack up an enemy-held hill has been awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action. He is Maj. James W. Weath ers, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Weathers, Sr., and well known in Southport. His wife, Mary, ( Continued On Page Five ) Our ROVING Reporter Congressman F. Ertel Carlyle, in response to a request we made last week, has taken up the mat ter of trying to find if there are any surplus Army or Navy buses that can be secured for transport ation purposes for the Shallotte High School band. The band is a public organization and it is believed that if any suc-n vehi lcs are available one can be secured for the organization at a very small cost. The patrons of the school which serves two town ships have been going all out in providing transportation with j their own cars for the 72 num bers, but since most of them are farmers this has been rather much of a hardship. M-Sgt. C. M. Deaton of the U. S. A. F. recruiting service has been assigned to Shallotte and will make his home there. The other night he came down 130 from Wilmington and stopped to ask us directions. We were wait ing for some Standard Oil folks to show up to take us to the same place. Never liking to wait on anybody, we got aboard with Sgt. Deaton and set out for the neighboring town. During that trip it developed that the new-to-be resident of Shallotte knew Captain Ruffin Redwine of Shallotte quite well during World War II days. In fact, Sgt. Dea ton was with Captain Redwine when Redwine was captured in Italy. Tax Collector Edward Red wine was in the same outfit but escaped from the trap. At Shallotte Thursday night (Continued on page four) Movie Star Here For Short Visit Actress Jennifer Jones Was Guest For Four Days Last Week At Cammelia Inn In Southport Mrs. David O. Selznick, the Jennifer Jones of the movies, left Southport Monday morning for Bluenthal Airport in Wilming ton, to fly to New York, where her husband, the famous produc er is ill in a hospital. Mrs. Selznick, Phylis Isley be fore her marriage, flew to Wil mington last Thursday. She hir ed a car there and drove to Sou thport where she engaged rooms with Mrs. Ed Mallison of the Camellia Inn. Her husband is ill in a New York hospital. Mrs. Selznick tele phoned him twice daily during her four day stay here. Snatches of the conversation that were ac cidently overheard by Mrs. Mal lison led her to think that Jenni fer Jones was in search of local color for a play, as frequent mention was made of play people and location. Apparently not more than 32 years old and very beautiful, Jennifer Jones has two sons, Da vid 12 and Michael 13 who are in school. She was thoroughly capti vated by little Martha Mallison, 5 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mallison and on one occas ion she gave Martha a bubble bath. So far as is known only two Southport people recognized Mrs. Selznick. Mrs. Ormond Leggett and Pat Arrington both tagged her, recognizing her from pic tures she has appeared in. Mrs. Selznick was riding in an ordinary car, which she had hired at the Wilmington airport on reaching there Thursday. The (Continued on page 4) Counties Celebrate At Pireway Bridge Southport Team Ties With Shallotte Southport and Shallotte will meet tomorrow (Thursday) of ternoon at Bolivia to play off their tie for the baseball cham pionship of Brunswick County, following a 7 to 7 tie yesterday at Shallotte. The teams ha,ve identical records of 5 and 2 in first round play for the Class A championship. Yesterday Southport was off to a flying start and piled up a 7-run lead in the first two innings. Shallotte went to work in their half of the second and whittled away at the South port score until the teams were tied at the end of the fifth in ning. At this point rain, inter rupted, and the play-off contest was set for tomorrow on a neutral diamond. Southport Glee Club In Program Varied Program Presented Friday Evening By Mem bers Of 52-Voice Group Under Direction Of Paul Pittinger Members of the Southport high school glee club presented an enjoyable program here Friday evening under the direction of Paul Pittinger, music director for the high school. The program included a song written by a Southport woman, Mrs. Bessie Cullis. Her song was “In A Sleepy Little Southern Town,” and at its conclusion she was asked to take a bow. She received a good hand from the audience. The numbers were well chosen, and showed the results of long, hard work. The complete pro gram was as follows: “Carolina In the Morning,” Donald-Maclean; “Look for the Silver Lining," Kern; “Why Do 1 Love You?,” Kern; "Tell Me Why,” Anonymous; Girls Glee Club. “][ Got Plenty o'Nuttin,” Ira and George Gershwin; “In a Slee py Little Southern Town,” Cullis Stoddard; solo, William Rob bins; Quartet selections, Doug Watts, Roger Ward, Agnew Ful cher, Frankie Cox; “Till We Meet Again”, Egan-Whiting, Du et, Trudy McNeil, William Rob bins. “Sundown” (Londonderry Air) Wilson; “Sentimental Journey,” Green-Brown-Homer, Girls Glee Club; “Goin’ Home”, Fisher Dvorak; “A Song of Peace”, Stone-Sibelius; “In the Evening By tire Moonlight”, Bland; "Moon light Bay”, MacLean. Members of the Glee Club in clude: Sopranos: Stuart Arrington, Barbara Johnson, Bernice Phelps, Shirley Bowling, Betty Lou Jones, Joyce Price, Libby Caster, Arl ene Kincaide, Mary Ann Russ, Margie Hewett, Jacque Larsen, Charlotte Spencer, Sylvia Hewett, Mary Lupton, Pat Spencer, La titia Hickman, Trudy McNeil, Ja nice Trunnel, Eileen Howard, Zelphia Muncey, Lorraine Whit ley, Charlene Newton. Altos: Alice Brown, Peggy Le wis, Polly Robinson, Marcia Dil saver, Jean Ramseur, Julia Smith, Mary Fullwood, Lois Richardson, Tillie Thorsen. Baritones: Tommy Blake, Rus (Continued on Page 4) c _ Columbus And Brunswick Join Hands Across Wac camaw River At Formal Opening Celebration SHALLOTTE BAND HELPED ON PROGRAM Politicians Much In Evi dence As Span Linking Brunswick With Colum bus In Anothef Place Is Dedicated PIKEWAY. — Brunswick and Columbus joined hands across the Waccamaw River here on Thursday afternoon as the for mal opening of the new Pireway Bridge was held. In a gay mood as they walk ed over and around the structure which cuts 20 miles from a trip from one side of the river to the other, a large crowd heard State and local officials express de light over completion of the bridge, drank soft drinks, listen ed to band music and watched balloons of welcome float in the air. Music was furnished by the Columbus County Band, direct ed by R. A. Hodges, and the Shallotte High School Band un der the direction of W. W. Ja cobus. Merchants of Tabor City gave the occasion a boost by giving away approximately $1,000 in trade certificates to the visiting throng. Politicians were plentiful as they sought to make hay while the sun was shining. One speaker observed that he would introduce them but it might embarrass the other three people in the audi ence. Tabor City Mayor A1 Williams acted as master of ceremonies for the occasion and Raymond B. Mallard expressed appreciation to the State Highway Commission for the bridge. Mallard told of j “how much this bridge will mean to the people of Columbs and j Brunswick Counties. It will make ! us better neighbors,’’ he pointed i out. T. B. Gunter, chief bridge en gineer of the state, told of new progress the bridge should bring | (Continued on page four) County farmers Welcome Rains General Relief Felt From Mild Drought During The Week - End Throughout Most Of Farming Section Good rains throughout the far ming area of Brunswick Saturday were most beneficial in every way, as tobacco that had been set out in the fields and other growing crops were beginning to need the moisture badly. With the rain came relief from forest fires for at least a short time. Several rather bad fires oc curred in woodlands in various parts of the county during the several days preceeding the rain. By Monday of this week an almost magical change had tak en place in the appearance of field crops and pastures. Every thing had taken on new life. Many farmers could be seen cul tilvating corn and various other early crops and practically all to bacco growers who had not al ready finished transplanting were busy at the task. Provided there is not too much more rain, the ■end of this week will see all of I (Continued on page 4) Teachers Hear Editor Outline School Program Dr. W. Amos Abrams, Asso ciate Editor Of North Carolina Education Maga zine, Speaker At Annual Banquet MRS. DENNING IS NEW PRESIDENT Meeting Held In Lions Club Building At Leland And Featured Music By Le land High School Glee Club Dr. W. Amos Abrams, associ ate editor of North Carolina Ed ucation, addressed Bruns wick County teachers and their guests at their annual banquet last night at the Lions Club building in Le land and pointed out the impor tance of teachers knowing how to discuss intelligently the prin cipal points included in the pro gram of United Forces For Ed ucation. In discussing the 5-point pro gram, Dr. Abrams laid particular stress upon the importance of re ducing the teacher load from the present mimimum of 32 to 30 pu pils. “I am not so much con cerned with what this will do for the teacher as I am with what it will do for the child”, he declared. He listed this as the most important sigle objective of the program. The speaker traced the edu cational situation as it exists in North Carolina, and showed how the proposals being sponsored by United Forces will tend to move this state up the education lad der. Dr. Abrams concluded his ad dress by reading his lead edi torial from the forth coming edi tion of North Carolina Educa tion, in which he urges the forc es of education to get behind the candidates who promise to be leaders in improving the relative position of North Carolina in this field. The speaker was introduced by J. T. Denning, superintendent of schools. The meeting was presid ed over -by Mrs. H. C. Stone, president of the Brunswick coun ty Unit of NCEA. An enjoyable feature of the opening program was a series of musical numbers by the Leland high school glee club. At the conclusion of the pro gram new officers of the organ ization were installed by Mis. Stone. The incoming president is Mrs. .1. T. Denning; vice pres ident, Mrs. Phil Dodson; secreta ry, Mrs. Ann McRacken. Honored With District Post Dr. R. H. Holden Named Vice-Chairman Of South eastern North Carolina School Board Association Wednesday Night * Dr. R. H. Holden, chairman of the local board at Shallotte high school, was elected vice president of the Southeastern North Caro lina School Board Association last Wednesday. Linwood Turner of Pink Hill is the new president. The organization heard former State President Thomas Banks speak on the program of United Forces for Education. Those attending from this county includei Mrs. W. A. Kopp, Thomas St. George, Holland Man ning, Dr. R. H. Holden and J. T. Denning. Tide Table Following is the tide table for Southport during the next week. These hours are approxi mutely correct and were furn ished The State Port Pilot through the courtesy of the Cape Fear Pilot’s Association* High Tide Low Tide Thursday, May 1 0:35 A. M. 7:06 A. M. 1:16 P. M. 7:13 P. M. Friday, May 3 1:28 A. M. 8:01 A. M. 2:13 P. M. 8:15 P. M. Saturday, May 3 2:22 A. M. 8:55 A. M. 3:08 P. M. 9:16 P. M. Sunday, May 4 3:16 A. M. 9:46 A. M. 4:01 P. M. 10:13 P. M. Monday, May 5 4:08 A. M. 10:33 A. M. 4:49 P. M. 11:06 P. M. Tuesday, May 6 4:56 A. M. 11:18 A. M. 5:34 P. M. 11:55 p. j£ Wednesday, May 7 5:43 A. M. 12:01 A. M. 6:19 P. M. 0:00 P. M.