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Brunswick County
VOL. NO. SIXTEEN
No. 50
6-PAGES TODAY
Southport, N. C
Wednesday, May 14,1952
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
#l.SO PER YEA*
Mrs. St George
Is Sweepstakes
Winner In Show
The Annual Woman’s Club
Flower Show Held Friday
Afternoon In Recreation
Room Of Trinity Method
ist Church
LIST OF WINNERS
ANNOUNCED BELOW
Tea Served During After
noon Attended By Large
Number Of Visitors;
Mrs. Harrelson Is
Chairman
Mrs. Thomas St. George and
Mrs. C. G. Ruark were winners of
the first and second sweepstakes
at the annual flower show spon
sored by the Southport Woman’s
Club on Friday in the recreation
building of Trinity Methodist
Church. Their first, second and
third places added up to the
most points received by individ
uals in the successful show which
was directed this year by Mrs.
A. D. Harrelson.
Other first, second and third
place winners are as follows:
Large Living Room Arrange
ment—Mrs. C. G. Ruark, Mrs.
Davis Herring and Mrs. Thomas
St. George.
Small living room arrangement
•—Mrs. J. E. Dodson, Mrs. Dan
Harrelson and Mrs. Thomas St.
George.
Dining room arrangement with
out dishes—Mrs. Ed Harrelson,
Mrs. Bessie Cullis and Mrs. Thos.
St. George.
Dining room arrangement with
dishes—Mrs. J. E. McKeithan,
Mrs. Harry Wells and Mrs. Nor
wood Jones.
Mantel arrangement — Mrs. L.
T. Garner, Mrs. J. M. Harper,
Jr., and Mrs. E. C. Blake.
Coffee table arrangement —
(Mrs. C. G. Ruark, Mrs. Thomas
St. George and Mrs. J. E. Dod
son.
Porch arrangements — Mrs.
Joe Sam Loughlin, Mrs. A. D.
Harrelson and Mrs. Davis Her
ring.
Arrangements in silver—Mrs.
Thomas St. George, Mrs. H. B.
Smith and Mrs. C. Ed Taylor.
Arrangements in copper or
brass—Mrs. L. T. Gainer, Mrs.
Ed Harrelson and Mrs. L. T.
Garner.
Miniatures—Mrs. C. G. Ruark,
Mrs. Thomas St. George, Mrs.
Joe Sam Loughlin.
Seashore arrangements — Mrs.
Thomas St. George, Mrs. Philip
King and Mrs. Blanche Weeks.
Fruit and vegetable arrange
ments—Mrs. J. E. Dodson, Mrs.
Davis Herring and Mrs. Thomas
St. George.
Wild flower arrangements —
Mrs. Joe Sam Loughlin, Mrs.
Thomas St. George and Mrs. Clif
ton Arnold.
Potted plants, blooming —Mrs.
May Lupton, Mrs. Joe Cochran
and Mrs. James Wolfe.
Potted plants, non-blooming —
Mrs. Richard St. George, Mrs.
Joe Sam Loughlin.
Perfection of bloom, large flow
er—Mrs. J. M. Harper, Jr., and
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Brief Newt
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SMATTERING OF HAIL
Lasting but a few minutes but
almost covering the ground, the
immediate Southport area had a
hailstorm Thursday afternoon. It
did no damage.
ENLARGING BUILDING
A second story is being added
to the R. D. White building in
Shallotte. The structure houses
the Waccamaw Bank, Dr. W. E.
Swain’s drug store and the office
of Dr. R. H. Holden.
FINAL REGISTRATION
Saturday will be the last day
for registration for all who are
not now registered and for those
who have moved from the pre
cinct to another since the last
election. Saturday of next week
will be challenge day.
TO OPERATE TAXIS
J. S. Mangum, formerly of
Sanford where he was with the
AAA, is preparing to open a
taxicab business in Southport. He
will start with two Yellow Cabs
and plans to increase as the
business justifies.
LOOK FOR SHRIMP
Two Southport trawlers went
out this morning to see what
there is to be seen or found in
the way of shrimp. The crews
are supposed to have had a
hunch. Their going out brings
on another hunch that the fleet
will be returning from Key West
in a very short time.
Brunswick County Champions
PIRATES—This is the Shallotte high school baseball squad which won thej
Brunswick county championship this year. As representatives in the Class A State’
Championship race they lost two games last week to Bayboro and were eliminated.
Nevertheless, they ended the season with a respectable won-lost record. The players
on the back row are, left to right, Singletary, Duval, Arnold, McKeithan, D. Simmons,
Varnum; front row, Parker, F. Simmons, Kendall Hardee, Kenwood Hardee, Milliken
and Bennett.— (Art Newton Photo.)
Resignation Of
Hood Accepted
Thursday Night
Mayor Resigns Upon Advice
Of Doctor After Filling
One Year Of Term To
Which He Was Elected
H. W. Hood resigned as mayor
of Southport at the meeting of
: the board of aldermen Thursday
! night. In recognition of the cir
j cumstances, the resignation was
I accepted with regret and Thomas
l B. Carr, a member of the board
of aldermen, was appointed to
fill out the unexpired term.
No successor has as yet been
named to fill the vacancy on the
Board of Aldermen created by
the resignation of Mr. Carr when
he became mayor. It is under
stood that a member will be ap
pointed at the next meeting of
the officials.
The resignation of Mayor Hood
was due to his health. He has
been suffering from a cardiac
condition for several years. Re
cently he has been vtarned by
the doctors that he must give up
activities of all sorts, including
responsibilities and worries. With
his health making it imperative
that he slow down he did not
choose to let his condition make
him be a drag on the administra
tion of city affairs.
For several years the former
mayor served as inspector for
the North Carolina Bureau of
Weights and Measures. He was
forced to relinquish these duties
several years ago because of his
health. Prior to that he had
served for several terms as mem
ber of the board of aldermen,
and as a member of the Bruns
wick County Board of Education.
Assembly Gets
Ready For Work
Buildings At Baptist Assem
bly Are Being Placed In
Readiness For Opening Of
Summer Session; B i g
Crowds Expected
When the Caswell Baptist As
sembly opens in June, it will
present a surprisingly different
appearance from that which has
been found here during the past
two assembly years. There has
been a general overhauling of
the buildings and some few have
been torn down as no longer fit
ting into the picture.
Nearly all of the structures are
painted white, and all are in first
class shape. In addition to the
painting of the buildings the
fronts of most of the nine old
batteries have also undergone a
complete transformation, through
the use of white paint.
About all of the work of get
ting the place in readiness for
the summer season is said to be
scheduled to be completed this
week. After that there will still
remain a stupendous task of pre
paring to handle weekly crowds,
some of them composed of as
many as 12 hundred people.
The Caswell mail box at South
port is filling up more and more
with each mail, the writers ask
ing information and many al
ready making reservations. The
present outlook is for around two
thousand more people to be there
.this summer than were there last
j summer.
Democrats To Meet
Saturday In Bolivia
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Newly Elected Chairman Of
Precincts Will Gather At
Bolivia To Elect Chair
man Of Executive Com
mittee
CANDIDATES WILL
ATTEND MEETING
Delegates To State Conven
tion Will Be Named And
Other Matters Disposed
Of At Meeting
The biennial meeting of the
Democratic County Convention
will be held Saturday p. m. at 3
o’clock in Bolivia high school au
ditorium according to announce
ment of Chairman Henry Hick
man of the Democratic Executive
Committee.
Although there are several im
portant matters of business to
come before the convention, chief
interest is expected to center in
the election of a chairman of
the Democratic Executive Com
mittee.
Key to the outcome of this
contest is the membership of the
county executive committee which
includes the chairmen of the va
rious precinct committees. These
groups were organized Saturday
and ranged in interest from a
problem in the matter of having
a quorum present for a meeting
to a mass turn-out of more than
100 in at least two precincts.
The following were named to
represent their respective pre
cincts on the county executive
committee: Hoods Creek Red
Medlin; Leland, D. L. Ganey;
Town Creek, Roy Sellers; Bolivia,
Lester Edwards; Southport No.
1, W. S. Wells; Southport No. 2,
W. S. Davis; Mosquito, Carl
Ward; Supply, Morton Parker;
Seacession, Earl Bellamy; Shall
otte, H. J. Henson; Frying Pan,
Henry Williams; Grissettown, Ru
fus Sommersett; Shing letree,
Lewis Benton; Longwood, M. C.
Gore; Ash, Marshall Long; Wac
camaw, Wrent Mintz; Exum, Ho
mer Russ.
In addition to the fireworks
expected to be provided by the
naming of a chairman, it is cus
tomary for the candidates for
the various offices to attend this
convention and to make a speech
in behalf of their candidacy. The
matter of appointment of dele
gates to the State Convention,
and other routine business will
be taken care of at this meet
ing
Waccamaw High
To Open Finals
Music Recital To Be Given
Wednesday Night And
Graduating Exercises Will
Be Held Next Monday
ASH, May 12. —- Waccamaw
High School of Ash will begin
commencement week by giving
a music recital on Wednesday
night, May 14, at 8 o’clock.
Class night exercises will be
held Friday evening, starting at«
8 o'clock.
The Rev. Robert C. Foster, pas
Continued on Page Five
Politics Cause
Change In PMA
Major changes have taken
place in the make-up of the
Brunswick County PMA com
mittee as a result of the pres
ent political campaign, for two
of -the men who- were elected
last fall have resigned to seek
public office.
One is Leo Medlin, who serv
ed as chairman of the PMA
committee. The other is Otho P.
Bellamy. Both are seeking
the Democratic nomination for
member of the board of coun
ty commissioner's. '
M. Gordon Mooney has been
elevated to the chairmanship of
the county committee, and S.
L. Purvis, first alternate, has
become an active member. Ru
therford Holden, who was el
ected second alternate last fall,
is now the third member of
the PMA group.
Elect Officers
For Next Year
New Officers For Southport
Parent - Teachers Associ
ation Installed At Last
Meeting
New officers were elected last
Thursday night at the Southport
Parent-Teacher Association in
the last meeting of the year.
Mrs. James M. Harper, Jr., was
reelected president and Mrs. E.
H. Arrington was elected vice
president, succeeding Mi's. Davis
Herring.
Secretary, for the coming year
will be Mrs. Jack Hughes, suc
(Continued on Page Two)
W. B. KB7.IAH
Our
ROVING
Reporter
Serving only a year of his two
year term the resignation of Ma
yor H. W. Hood last week was
a source of regret to the public
and Mr. Hood. His leaving the of
fice was in accordance with the
orders of the doctors. He could
have remained, but only as a
figurehead, taking no active part
in anything. This, he thought,
would not have been for the best
interest of the town. No longer
able to be active, he stepped out
to permit someone else to step
in and carry on. As mayor he
tried to do his best for the town.
When he could no longer serve by
reason of his health he stepped
out. Knowing Mr. Hood for a
quarter of a century, we have not
always agreed with him but we
are frank enough to admit that
we believe he tried to do his best
as Mayor of Southport.
Joe Julian, one of the Greens
boro men who bought land here
some time ago for a housing pro
ject, is not idling his time while
waiting for the timber to be cut
and the property laid off for
building lots. Mr. Julian is an
experienced cabinet maker. He
has moved his family here to stay
and to occupy his time when re
gular construction work cannot
be carried on he has built a small
cabinet shop across the road from
the old baseball park. He plans
to work there during all spare
time. Mr. Julian will also begin
immediate construction of a nice
home for his family.
With their crops needing at
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Rape Defendant
Gets Long Term
In Court Here
Judge Chester Morris Gives
White Man From 8 To 10
Years For The Attempted
Rape Of Young Leland
Girl
DIVORCES AND OTHER
MATTERS TAKE TIME
Several Other Cases Of Im
portance Slated To Come
Before Judge Morris
Before Adjournment
Divorce cases, motions and mi
nor matters 9f various sorts
have consumed the time during
the first two days session of
Brunswick county Superior Court
here this week. Judge Chester
Morris is presiding and the pros
ecution is being looked after by
Solicitor Clifton Moore. Court
is scheduled to adjourn Thursday
afternoon. The following mat
ters were disposed of .Monday
and Tuesday: v
In a rape case originating in
, the L-eland community, Richard
Owens was found guilty of at
tempt to commit rape. He was
sentenced to serve not less than
eight years nor more than 10
years in State prison at hard la
bor.
On an appeal rrom tne Record
er Court where he was fined,
Elder Bright Hewett was given
six months on the roads on a
drunken driving charge.
A directed verdict of not guil
ty was found in the case of Go
ley Caison, who was charged with
larceny. The same orders were
issued in respect to Murdock
Caison
Blueberry Farm
Develops Nicely
Prospects Good For Bumper
Crop Of Fruit As More
Acreage Comes Into Pro
duction This Season
T. P. Key, Sr., of Mooresville,
N. J., is spending a few days here
looking after his blueberry farm
near Southport on the Supply
road. Mr. Key said last night that
the prospects were for last years’
big crop of berries to be greatly
exceeded this year. lie will have
about 20 acres producing this
year and 36 acres next year.
The Graham and Key farm,
owned by his son and B. M. Gra
ham of Decora, Iowa, will also
have 20 or more acres in produc
tion this year with a like acre
age increase for next year. The
bushes on both farms are heavily
loaded with small berries and pic
king will start early in June.
The owners of both farms are
greatly pleased with their efforts
to grow berries near Southport.
They believe they have hit on an
ideal area for the purpose. With
the location near the coast the
dry spell that prevailed just at
the start of the present blooming
season did not effect the crop.
Damp nights did about as much
good as rain would have done at
the critical blooming stage.
Asked regarding the percentage
of loss of bushes since the ori
ginal planting compared with los
ses elsewhere, Mr. Key stated
that the loss here was much
smaller than that of other blue
berry areas. He has been growing
blueberries all of his life and is
now satisfied that he has hit on
an area with ideal soil and cli
( Continued On Page Five )
Fishermen Begin
To Resume Work
First Break Noticed In Strike Which Held Mentiaden
Operations To Minimum Here Last Week
The 1952 menhaden fishing sea
son started off auspiciously last
week, so far as the presence of
fish was concerned. They were
said to be as numerous as in the
banner year of 1949. The one
fly in the ointment was the ab
sence of crews for the boats,
the regular crews having refus
ed to work.
A pickup crew carried on with
one boat, bringing in a series of
catches that proved the possibil
ities. Despite the success, three
factories were notified early
Monday morning that the men
w&'e not returning to work.
The boat with the pick-up
crew started out again Monday,
but high running seas after the
week-end of stormy weather tur
ned it back at the bar. Tuesday
she set out again with the Big
Chief and Morehead joining in
the operations. Seas were still
rough and the fish were scat
tered around in small schools. It
is said a good catch was made.
Two of the boats may have gone
to Beaufort to unload as it is said
they did not return here last
night.
Early this morning a fourth
boat, the Brunswick, got out.
She is said to have a crew com
posed of men who quit the un
ion. The Brunswick may also
unload at Beaufort.
A factory official stated last
night that all of the local boats
may be working within another
week. They are waiting for the
men to return to their jobs if
they want to return. It is
thought that it will be possible
to replace all who do not wish
to return.
Hospital Money
Ready For Start
Banker Throws
Money To Winds
On his way home from the
Bankers Convention Sunday,
Prince O’Brien of the Wacca
maw Bank and Trust Company
stopped at Andy’s Esso Station
at Leland, and as he was leav
ing the proprietor, Andy Pem
berton, handed him four $10
bills and two $5 bills to depos
it for him.
“I held the money in my
hand most of the way home”,
said the banker, “afraid I’d lose
it; but when I got almost here
I laid it in the seat beside
me. I stopped at the postof
fice in all that wind and rain
Sunday afternoon, and when I
got out I must have scraped
the money out with me. I
haven't seen it since.
“I think I’ll offer a reward
of $49 for its return,” he said.
Junior Flower
Show Success
This Proved To Be Interest
ing Feature Of Annual
Woman’s Club Event Here
Friday Afternoon
The Junior Flower Show was
held on Friday in the annex of
the Methodist Church in connec
tion with the Woman’s Club Flow
er Show. Janice Trunnell, Mary
Ann Russ, Trudy McNeil and Lib
by Castor were in charge of the
registration, while Stuart Arring
ton, Latitia Hickman, Patricia
Adams and Harriette Corlette ac
ted as hostesses. Pat Spencer and
Rita Cullis helped by showing the
children the flower arrangements
and Marcia Dilsaver assisted the
judges.
Winners were as follow: 1st to
4th grades: Miniature arrange
ments: Gail Johnson, Johnny
Simpson, Gus McNiel and Jo Ann
Gregory. Arrangements of spring
flowers in any containers, Jean
Gilbert, Beverly Howard, Muriel
Watkins and Sherry Simmons.
Planted scene in a tray or flat
illustrating a nursery rhyme or
fairy tale, Chuck Smith, Eddie
Howard, May Louise Herring and
Dale Swain. Doll table with flow
er arrangement, Mary Louise
Herring, Joyce Jorgensen, Jean
Gilbert and Kitty O’Brien. Honor
able mention in this class went to
Joyce Robinson. Wild flower ar
rangement Mary Louise Herring,
Weldon McGlamery, Cookie Oliver
and Dale Swain.
Fifth to Eighth grades, arran
gements of spring flowers in any
container; Butch Harrelson, Louise
Potter, David Peterson and Jean
Thompson. Arrangements of flow
ers in sea shells, Bobbie Willis,
Patsy Price, Gwendolyn Cook, and
Kay Coltrane. Wild flower ar
rangements, Carol Wolfe, Jean
Thompson, Brookie Newton and
Butch Harrelson. Planted scene in
tray or flat illustrating a nursery
rhyme or fairy tale, Butch Har
relson, Barbara Bomberger, Myron
Helms and Tommy Harrelson.
Ninth through 12th grades,
combined flower arrangements
and figurine, Latitia Hickman,
1st and second prizes, Stuart Ar
rington and Janice Trunnell.
Miniature arrangements, Trudy
McNiel, Libby Castor, 2nd and 3rd
prizes. Arrangements suggested j
by song title, Janice Trunnell, i
( Continued on page Five )
s
Local Funds Transferred
From Hospital Auxiliary
Into Special Account And
Bonded Treasurer Requir
ed
BONEY WILL SERVE
AS THE ARCHITECT
Money From Medical Care
Commission And From
Duke Endowment Will
Swell Total To $110,
000 For Project
The treasurer of Dosher Mem
orial Hospital Auxiliary this
week transferred the sum of
$13,840 from the treasury of that
organization into a special fund
to which soon will be added
checks from Duke Endowment
and the Medical Care Commission
to create an account totaling
$110,000 for renovation and ad
ditions to the Dosher Memorial
Hospital.
The $13,840 represents several
months of hard work on the part
of Hospital Auxiliary members
and other organizations which
helped to raise this local fund
with which to match these other
grants and other gifts. Although
most of the money was raised in
Brunswick county, substantial
help in this connection came
from friends in Wilmington and
other places.
Chairman Prince O’Brien this
week received a letter from the
Medical Care Commission advis
ing that funds totaling $88,660
will be transmitted from that
agency to the treasurer of this
special hospital building fund.
The gift from Duke Endowment
for this purpose is $7,500.
Officials of the Medical Care
Commission stipulated that this
money must be set up on a sep
arate fund and that a bonded tre
asurer must be designated to dis
burse the money It also provided
that an architect be nominated
by the board of trustees, subject
to approval by the Medical Care
Commission. The firm of Leslie
N. Boney of Wilmington was
nominated, and approval has been
received from Raleigh.
Chairman O’Brien has called a
special meeting of the board of
trustees for Thursday afternoon
at which time the architect will
be present and some of the pre
liminary details can be worked
out.
Tomato Plants
Moving North
Production At Sheppard
Farm On River Road
Smaller This Year But
Plants Are Hardy Stock
This year’s yield of tomato
plants at the Sheppard and Coch
ran plant farm has been good,
in spite of the fact that the
acreage was considerably reduc
ed. More than two-thirds of the
crop has already been pulled and
trucked to New Jersey and Penn
sylvania.
Mr. Sheppard stated Monday
that he was pleased with the pro
duction and prices. He is also
pleased at the prospects of pro
duction from the 20 or more acres
on which they are growing bell
peppers on the farm. The indica
tions are for a good crop.
This will be the last year in
which the land owned by Mr.
Sheppard can be used for tomato
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Oyster Planting
Work Completed
In This County
Rehabilitation Program For
Shellfish Industry Gets
Good Start With 8,000
Bushels Planted In Bruns
wick Waters
LOCAL LABOR DID
MOST OF WORK
Beds Planted In Lockwoods
Folly And Shallotte River
Under Supervision Of
State Specialists
The Division of Commercial
Fisheries of the Department of
Conservation and Development
has announced the completion of .
two projects in Brunswick Coun
ty during which a total of 8,000
bushels of oysters were planted
at the mouth of Lockwoods Fol
ly and at the mouth of Shallotte
river.
This work followed a study of
conditions by Dr. A. F. Chestnut
of the Fisheries Institute at
Morehead City .. He was enthu
siastic about his finding and de
clared that conditions are ideal
for the unlimited development of
the shellfish industry along the '
coast of Brunswick County.
The planting was done under
the direction of Captain Tom Gal- .
loway at Lockwoods Folly and
Captain Bob Leonard at Shall- *
otte river. Oysters for this pur
pose were purchased at the rate '
of 33 cents per bushel, and the
funds spent for this work were
expended on a local level.
During the last session of the •'
North Carolina General Assem- *
bly a fund of $18,000 was appro
priated for the rehabilitation of
oyster beds, to be spent in all
the North Carolina counties bor
dering the coastal waters. Of '
this amount a total of $3,000 was
spent in the two Brunswick •
county projects.
Legislation which made possi
ble this work also provides for
the protection of these oyster
beds for a period of three years
while the planted oysters are ma
turing. The beds are clearly
marked so that there will be no
confusion about fishermen work
ing in restricted areas.
Rev. H. F. Baker
Talks To Seniors
Former Pastor Of Southport
Baptist Church Delivers
Forceful Message Before
Large Congregation Here
Sunday Morning
The Rev. H. M. Baker return
ed to Southport Sunday to de
liver a forceful message to mem
bers of the high school senior
class and a large congregation
of their friends gathered for the
baccalaureate sermon.
The Rev. Mr. Baker referred
to this life as “the proving
ground for eternity” and urged
the young members of the grad
uating class to live as Paul did
so that they might be able to
say with him that they have so
lived as not to be a disappoint
ment to the Heavenly Being.
The speaker analyzed the po
tentialities of the graduates *
saying that they hold in their
hands not much, but that by the
power of God, and by working
with Him, there is no end to
their possibilities. “Don’t disap
point God,” he begged.
Class . night exercises will be
held on Thursday night, and on
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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, May 15
0:10 a. m., 6:32 a. m.
12:37 p. m. 6:42 p. m.
Friday, May 16
1:11 a. m. 7:32 a. m.
1:42 p. m. 7:51 p. m.
Saturday, May 17
13 a. m. 8:31 a. m.
:46 p. m. 8:59 p. m.
Sunday, May 18
3:13 a. m. 9:28 a. m.
3:46 p. m. 10:03 p. m.
Monday, May 19
4:11 a. m. 10:21 a. m.
4:43 p. m. 11:01 p. m.
Tuesday, May 30
5:05 a. m. 11:11 a. m.
5:35 p. m. 11:54 p. m.
Wednesday, May 21
5:55 a. m. 11:58 a. m
6:24 p. m. 0:00 p. m.