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Most Of The News All The Time VOL.. NO. SIXTEEN THE STATE A Good Newspaper In NO. 2 6-PACES TODAY '"Ifoiithport,'N. C., PORT PILOT A Good Community The Pilot Covers Brunswick County Wednesday, June 11, 1952 published every Wednesday SI.50 PER YEAJt Engineer Says Plans Proceed As Scheduled Col. R. C. Brown Gives Re assurance To Visiting Newspaper Man During Conference On Tuesday Morning NO CHANGES MADE IN FIRST PLANS U. S. Army Official Points To Fact That Project Is Tremendous In Scope, Therefore Taking Much Time By W. B. KEZIAH Confirming a letter received some weeks ago from the milita ry transportation officials in Washington, Col. R. C. Brown, Corps of Engineers of this dis trict, definitely stated Tuesday, “The Sunny Point Defense Area will be at Southport.” This means that there will be no changes from the original carefully worked out plans, which called for the entrance of the railroad to Sunny Point to be near Bethel Baptist Church. The administration building will be at the entrance and the place will be reached by State Highway 303 coming down from Route 17, and by the new and widened road that is to run from Southport through Supply and Bolton. It has been reported for sev eral weeks that oil company in terests, perhaps with the aid of the government, may extend the railroad from where it turns at the administration building, to a point south of Walden Creek, where there is a three mile stretch of river frontage where dredging will be executed to a depth of 36 feet to afford access for shipping to Sunny Point. The oil companies will contract to furnish fuel for government ves sels, including warships that may come in for ammunition. Colonel Brown merely smiled when asked about the fueling an gle. He neatly parried the question by stating that fueling would probably be a matter for private industry. Pointing out that the project is an enormous one, said to be the largest facility of its kind in the world, Col. Brown asked for a little patience on the part of all interested parties. Some phases of the planning have tak en a little longer than was orig inally expected. However, he said that he could be quoted as say ing that everything is going fine, perhaps better than could be ex pected for such a huge undertak ing. He hopes to shortly be able to announce definite construction dates for some of the installa tions. Brhf Nt»t Flashti > i i "■■■" ENJOY VISIT Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Walton and Mr. and Mrs. S. V. Walton spent the past week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Walton’s daughter, Mrs. Joe Arnold, at Ashley Heights. BEACH BUS SCHEDULE The WB&S Bus Company will begin its summer schedule to the Baptist Assembly and to Long Beach on Saturday, with round trips three times each day. There will be a special Sunday schedule. VISITING DAUGHTER Mrs. Josephine Mimms of Day tona Beach, Fla., is spending two weeks here with her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Hyatt. Mr. and Mrs. Hyatt and little son, Mimms, returned home last week from a visit to relatives in Louisiana and Florida and Mrs. Mimms accompanied them here. VISITING MRS. BARNETT Mrs. Mary DuBois, of Pawtuck et, Rhode Island, has been spend ing several days here with her sister-in-law, Mrs. Matilda Bar nett. Mrs. DuBois was the form er Miss Mary Barnett of South port. Following her marriage here nine years ago she moved to Paw tucket and this is her first visit home. • JB# RETURN FOR VISIT Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Huff and their three sons from Atlanta, and Mrs. Huff’s sister, Mrs. Francis Dillard of Greenville, S. C., visited here the first of this week. During the early part of the war Ensign Huff was sta tioned at Fort Caswell from 194-2 to 1944 when he joined the 7th fleet. Mrs. Huff resided here at the Camellia Inn during that pe riod. Gets Degree Graduates ERVIN JO YE, son of Mrs Lot tie Hazelton of Southport, will receive his master’s degree from the graduate school of Arts and Science of New York University at commencement exercises on June 11. Joye is married and there are three children. SAMUEL ARTHUR SUE, Jr., of Lelanfl, was awarded a Bach elor of Science (B. S.) degree at Wake Forest College’s 118th an nual commencement exerci s e s this week. A graduating class of approximately 321 men and women received diplomas. Outboard Races Prove Successful Annual Southport To Myrtle Beach Outboard Motor boat Marathon Staged Following Last Minute De cision By Sponsors LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS SUFFER AS RESULT Usual Build-Up Was Mis sing From This Year's Event And Crowd Was Small As Result Of This Oversight The Annual Outboard Mara thon race from Southport to Myr tle Beach, S. C., was pulled off last Wednesday, but nobody in Southport and very few people anywhere else knew that the race was to be held until the boats began to roll into town on their trailers. The race is an annual affair and is sponsored by the Myrtle Beach Outboard Club. Previous races have been held about March 15 of each year. Fifty or more boats have entered each of the two previous races. Earlier this year there were some objections from the boatmen about running early in March. Cold waves struck on each of the previous occas ions. Accordingly the clubs plans for this year were to hold the race about IMay 10. This date was subsequently moved up to June 10 and the local understanding was that it was to be held to day. However, Myrtle Beach has been having a festival during the past week-end. It was decided suddenly Monday to hold the races on June 4. In the hurried reorganization of plans Monday and Tuesday of last week, noti fication of cooperating interests at Southport were overlooked. They barely had time to notify some 30 boat owners who were known to be planning to partici pate. Papers arriving here Wed nesday morning at 9:30 announc ed the event and the Charleston radio station also announced it at 9:30. By that time the boats were already coming in. Some 24 boats got here in time to warm up and make the start (Continued on Page 4) Southport Man Passes Monday G. D, Robinson, Prominent Resident, Died At Home Following Several Months Period' Of Declining Heal th G. D. Robinson, prominent cit izen of Southport and former Brunswick County law enforce ment officer, died at his home here Monday following an ex tended period of failing health. He was 67 years of age. The deceased was an active member, and was a deacon of, the Southport Baptist Church, member of the Southport Lions Club and for several years as chief deputy under Sheriff W. M. Stanaland. His survivors include his wid ow, Mrs. Elizabeth Galloway Rob inson: three daughters. Mrs. Earl Dye of Wilmington, Mis. J. A. Gilbert and Mrs. George What ley of Southport; one son, X. R. Robinson of Asheboro. One sis ter, Mrs. G. K. Jacobs, Whiteville, and three brothers, J. B... L. C., and L. M. Robinson, Supply: and E. L. Robinson of Carolina Beach (Coutinued on Page 4) *• Schools To Open On August 27th Brunswick County boys and girls of school age will do well to enjoy their vacation while it lasts, for the fall term will be gin this year on August 27. This announcement comes from the of fice of J. T. Denning, county su perintendent. The board of education met Thursday night in joint session with members of the board of county commissioners for the purpose of discussing plans for financing the necessary school needs for the next fiscal year. The boards gave approval to a plan for partitioning a part of the present office of the board of education for a private office. No Plans Made For Local Shot Filming Of “Ruby Gentry” May Make Scenes Of Lo cal Places Necessary, But No Plans Yet For This Development At this stage of the work on David Selznick’s new picture, “Ruby Gentry,” with Jennifer Jones playing the leading role, there are no definite plans for establishing the localle here through Jthe sending of a sound truck and camera crew to South port or elsewhere along the coast. This may come later, however, according to a letter received this week by W. B. Keziah from Hollywood. The letter stated that it seems they will have to get shots to establish the locality, that there is nothing out there that even faintly resembles the flora and fauna of North Caro lina. If a sound truck, camera and crew is sent here it will come from the New York area. There is no immediate rush for (Continued on Page 4) Winds And Rain Break Hot Spell Shower Here Late Tuesday Afternoon Brought Tern porary Relief But Failed To Help Crops In County Breaking for at least a tempo rary period the sweltering heat of the past several days, South port got a light rain and con siderable wind at 6:30 yesterday afternoon. Most of the rain moved up the coast and out to sea. Apparently there was little relief to the suffering farm and garden crops. With the temperature much cooler and practically cloudless skies this morning, the immedi ate chances of rains throughout the county appear slim. In some areas of Brunswick farm crops appear to be suffer ing badly, especially tobacco. Corn is also getting hard hit. Without rain soon, the damage will be great, according to many farmers who have been inter viewed this week with respect to crop conditions. If no rain comes today the chances of it coming before the Saturday moon change are not very good, ac cording to unofficial weather ob servers. Tobacco Prices Promise To Be At 1951 Level Present Indications Point To Average Of Approximate ly The Same As That Ren ceived For Crop Last Sem son DOMESTIC MARKET SHOWS INCREASE Loss Of Some Foreign Trade Expected To B» Offset To Large Degree By Up ward Trend In Do mestic Use Average prices for flue-cured and burley tobacco this season are expected to be close to those of last year, the Agricultural Department said today. Thus, the season average for 1952 flue-cured likely would be near the 52.4 cents per poupd received for the 1951 crop. And the 1952 average for burley would be about 51.2 cents, where it stood in 1951. Domestic demand for both types of tobacco leaf will continue strong, thanks to record cigarette consumption in the United States. But export demand is not ao strong. The actual government price support level for flue-cured, the department’s “Tobacco Situation,” report said, may be raised some what above the March 10 an nounced figure of 50.7 cents per pound by the forthcoming calcu lation of the 90 per cent of parity price on July 1. (On May 15, for example, 90 per cent of parity for flue-cured was 50.8 cents per pound.) The report analyzed flue-cured grade price prospects this season as follows: “The 1951 crop season average was four per cent lower than the 1950 season average, although prices of a large number of the individual grades were higher jn 1951 than in 1950. The graije composition of the 1951 crpp indicated that quality was not so good as that of the 1950 .cront li ine grade composition: is'-wS:-* ter this year, the price average for the crop as a whole probably will not be far different from that of last year, even if some grade prices should show a de cline.” That additional penny put on the cigarette tax last November 1 may have slowed down the steadily increasing rate of cigar ette consumption, though it is still too early to tell. In the six months following the latest federal tax increase, the gain in domestic consump tion over the same period a year earlier was 3.1 per cent—as com pared with the 3.6 per cent gain shown in the May-October, 1951, period over the same period in 1950. Love Feast Held At Bolivia School The post-primary love feast that was planned for Bolivia during the Brunswick County Democratic Convention was held Saturday according to schedule, but only one candi date who was not a winner showed up. The session was presided ov er by Democratic Chairman Raymond Bellamy, and a plea was made for harmony within the ranks of the party for the November election. A resolu tion was passed pledging sup port to candidates who receive the party nomination. W. B. KEZIAH Our ROVING Knowing he had been in the area for only 10 years and feel ing he was little known outside of Southeastern North Carolina, we were rather much surprised as well as greatly pleased when Ben J. McDonald, radio announ cer in Wilmington, received 51, 000 votes for Lieutenant Govern ! or in the recent primary. That was a fine thing and spoke loud ly for the esteem in which he is held. Ben was evidently pleased and grateful. The other day while we were out of the office he dropped in to see us. Find ing us absent, he left a personal note on our typewriter, the note saying among other things: “I was overjoyed and deeply honored by the splendid vote 1 received from the good people of Bruns wick County in the recent pri mary ... I wish that I could thank all of you in some way and let you know how deeply grate ful I am for the confidence they showed in me ... It is some thing that I will remember with a warm-hearted feeling for the rest of my life . . . This much is sure, if at any time I can help the people of Brunswick I will be proud indeed to do what I can, either over the radio, on my news commentaries or personally.” A banner fishing year in 1949 was followed by two bad years, but 1952 seems to be it again for the commercial fishermen. The old timers at the work are repeatedly saying that there are I more fish in the Southport area j than there were in 1949, and that j (Continued on page four) I Visiting Preacher THE REV. JOHN C. SEARCY, pastor of Tabernacle Baptist Church, Wilmington, visiting min ister at Southport Baptist Church in a series of evangelistic servic es beginning tonight, and contin uing through June 22. Shallotte Band Set For Summer School Session Director.W. W. Jacobus Has Students Enrolled From Four Schools For Night Sessions Of Band Practice With a full hundred students registered the Shallotte High School Band opened its summer training this week. In addition to the Shallotte school, Loris and Ocean Drive, S. C., and Wilming ton and Waccamaw schools are represented in the student body. This is a summer school for band training and the classes are held nightly, excepting Saturday and Sunday. The hours are from 6:30 through 9 each night. For the next regular school ses sion at Shallotte the band prac tice and training will be car ried out on a five-day a week basis. For this past school ses sion ,th« band students were lim ited in their training. _ Even with the limited opportu nity for training during the past school session, Director W. W. Jacobus, his students and the patrons of the Shallotte school were all very much pleased at the progress made. The activities for the past year closed last week with the band appearing at Loris and Myrtle Beach. For the near future plans have been made for the band, includ ing the summer students, to ap pear at Myrtle Beach, Holden (Continued on page four) Numerous Cases Tried In Court Afternoon Session Required Before Weekly Docket Could Be Disposed Of Here Monday A varied docket was disposed of here in Recorder’s Court on Monday before Judge W. J. Mc Lamb, with the following judg ments being handed down: Harry Alderman Brown, no op erator’s license, no registration, 30 days on roads suspended on payment of a fine of $35.00 and costs. Harry Alderman Brown, larce ny, changed to forcible trespass, 90 days on roads, suspended on good behavior for two years and (Coutinued on Page 4) Carpet Golf Is New Sport Craze Opening Of New Course At Long Beach Saturday Night Proves Popularity Of This Miniature Golf Game Don’t be too much surprised if the sports craze in these parts this summer is a mild form of exercise known as “Carpet Golf” —which is just what the name indicates. This miniature g6lf game is played over an 18-hole system of hazards and handicaps that are cast in concrete and covered with a heavy matting of carpet material. The resulting playing surface is somewhere between a good, fast golfing green and a billiard table. The Long Beach layout has been constructed next to the pavillion by Ira Butler of Row land, and will be operated by his son, Ira Butler, Jr., a freshman at the University of N. C. It was open for play for the first time. Saturday night and at times the course was filled to capaci ty. • Although a census will show kids from four to eighty-four trying their luck, the game can be more exacting than one might suspect. . The score card shows the par for the course is 46, but after playing out the first long, straight hole it soon be comes apparent that this is a none too generous allowance for the pitfalls that can befall a wayward golf ball, particularly in these man-made traps. The course is lighted with flor escent lamps and it is likely that most of the playing will be done in the cool of the evening. At any rate, it has helped to solve the question of somewhere to go and something to do for the Long Beach vacationists who are beginning to have their fill of peace and quiet. Second Primary Set For June 28 Walter Aldridge Is City Auditor Walter Aldridge has been named auditor for the City of Southport, succeeding the late E. R. Weeks in this position. He entered upon his new duties Monday. Aldridge was a member of the board of aldermen, and his appointment to this post leaves two vacancies in the official board. The first occurred sev eral weeks ago when H. W. Hood resigned as mayor and was succeeded by T. B. Carr. It is customary for the sec ond alderman in a ward where a vacancy occurs to make a recommendation for appoint ment. Three Students Finish Campbell Brunswick County Had Three In Graduating Class At Campbell College Fri day; Round Of Exercises Completed Among the graduates of the 65th Commencement at Campbell College Friday were three stu dents from Brunswick County. George Warren Fisher, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Fisher of Southport, received his diploma as a college sophomore and plans to attend East Carolina College. Lacy Franklin Tripp, son of Mr. L^ L. Tripp of Ash, was a wardea his college diploma and will go to the University of Nor th Carolina. Iris Evans King, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Evans of 121 Cherry Drive, Norfolk, Va., grad uated as a college sophomore and will proceed to East Carolina Col lege. The Sixty-Sixth Commencement of Campbell College started Sun day, June 1, with the sermon by the Rev. John Clyde Turner, D. D. of Raleigh, and ended Friday, June 6, with the literary address by the Rev. Olin Trivette Bink ley, Ph.D., D.D., and the presenta tion of diplomas by President Les lie H. Campbell. Both commencement speakers are native North Carolinians; both ( Continued On Page Five ) Seaside Citizen Passes Sunday Phillip Parker David Died At His Home; Funeral Services Conducted Tues day Afternoon SHALLOTTE. — Phillip Parker David, 69, a Shallotte resident for the past nine years, died sud denly Sunday night at IX o'clock at his home here. He was a na tive of South Carolina, residing at Swansboro before he located in Brunswick. Funeral services were conduct ed Tuesday at 4 p. m. from the residence by Rev. J. H. Waugh, Jr., and burial followed in Pierce Cemetery. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Ingram David; a son, P. P. David, Jr., Shallotte; two daughters, Mrs. D. A. Tatum of (Continued on Page 4) f —< Judge William H. Bobbit Calls For Second Race On State Level Against Judge R. Hunt Parker For Asso ciate Justice JOE TALLY HAS CALLED CARLYLE Harry L. Mintz, Jr., Will Make Second Primary Campaign Against Odell Williamson For Rep resentative There will be a second primary election on State, district and county level on Saturday, June 28. First news of the runoff cam paign came from Judge William H. Bobbitt, Charlotte jurist who trailed Judge R. Hunt Parker for the Democratic nomination for Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. Judge Bobbitt reasoned that 52 percent of the voters had supported can didates who dropped out in the first primary, and that these peo ple are entitled to a vote in the final choice for the nomination. It is likely that the decision of Judge Bobbitt influenced Mayor Joe Tally of Fayetteville in call ing for a second race with Con gressman F. Ertel Carlyle. At any rate, the man who trailed by 1,088 in the Congressional race has hit the campaign for a second round. First evidence of this renewed campaign came Tuesday after noon when a 12-car motorcade of Fayetteville and Cumberland County officials appeared in Southport. A loud speaker her alded the arrival of the group of Tally backers, and the candidate himself took to the mike to ex press appreciation for the sup port given him in the first pri mary. Other points in Bruns wick were visited. Representative Harry L. Mintz, Jr., has given notice that he (Continued on Page 4) Southport Lady Plans Art Class Mrs. Ted Robinson, Jr., Will Conduct Summer School For Art Students At Her Home On Southport Wat erfront Mrs. Ted Robinson, Jr., com mercial artist, illustrator and art instructor, announced today that she is opening an art school here in Southport. The studio is in her home, the Stuart House on Bay Street. Mrs. Robinson, one time stu dent of Hawthorne, offers as her background an impressive list of positions in the art world. She has been an instructor at the National Art School, and has held down a fashion-artist’s job on the Washington Post. Re cently she has been working in Wilmington, teaching art under the direction of the city. There will be two classes a week here, Mrs. Robinson says. While the week-dates are not yet set, these classes will be from 10 to 12 noon. An additional class on Saturday morning will be held for the pre-school group, ages 4-7. The latter class has been experimented with in Wil mington and was quite successful. Mrs. Robinson has also stated that a class in oil painting will be held, if enough local interest (Continued on page 4) Shallotte Unit National Guard Leave For Camp First Elements Depart For Two Weeks Training At Camp Stewart, Ga., To Attend Cooks’ Refresher Course Starting Thursday TRAINING PERIOD BEGINS NEXT WEEK Assignment To Quarters Will Be Completed Sun day And Actual Train ing Grind 'Expected To Commence The Next Day All Antiaircraft Artillery Na tional Guardsmen of the North Carolina National Guard will par ticipate in the annual field train ing exercises at Camp Stewart, Ga., during the last weeks of June, it was announced today by Col. Kenneth M. Corbett. Orders were received today di recting the 252nd AAA group and all assigned and attached units to prepare for departure to Camp Stewart for a 15-day peri od of field training. Organizations to participate in this field training' will include the Units of the 725th AAA AW Bn participating in the field training include Hq. Btry. White ville, Capt. Harold L. Waldron; Btry. A. Shallotte, 1st Lt. David W. Carmichael; Btry E Fair Bluff, Capt. Simon T. Enzor; Btry C, Bladenboro, Capt. David L. Britt, and Btry. D Benson, 1st. Lt. H. Parker. First to leave for camp are the cooks, who will attend a four day food service refresher course beginning Thursday, June 12. Ma jor Henry V. Reid, Group Adju tant will serve at Camp Stewart as representative of the Company until his arrival. A Camp Sup ply Detachment under Maj. John E. Farmer will arrive at Camp Stewart to supervise the procure ment and issue of all supplies and equipment for the North Caroli na Guard troops on Friday morn ing. A majority of the troops will [travel by special troop trains. However all unit vehicles will be used for the movement. The Raeford National Guard unit, Btry. A 130th AAA AW Bn., will move all men and equipment by motor convoy. Upon arrival of the final ele ment Sunday afternoon at Camp Stewart, personnel will be assign ed quarters and supper will be served. The scheduled training will begin Monday morning after all troops have been welcomed by Col. Corbett, the Group Com mander. L. C. Bland Dies Suddenly Sunday Was Holding Office Of Brunswick County Survey or At Time Of Death; Funeral Services Conduc ted On Tuesday After noon L. C. Bland, of Longwood, died while being taken to the Colum bus Hospital for treatment Sun day afternoon. He had been i% poor health for a number ot years. Mr. Bland was a farmer and surveyor, and held the position of county surveyor for Bruns wick County, the only Republi can official for the past several (Continued on Page 4) 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, June 12 11:25 a. m. 5:19 a. m. 11:56 p. m. 5:28 p. m. Friday, June 13 0:00 a. m. 6:12 a. m. 12:25 p. m. 6:29 p. m. Saturday, June 14 0:52 a. m. 7:07 a. m. 1:26 p. m. 7:33 p. m. Sunday, June 15 1:49 a. m. 8:04 a. m. 2:25 p. m. 8:39 p. m. Monday, June 16 2:47 a. m. 8:58 a. m. 3:23 p. m. 9:42 p. m. Tuesday, June 17 3:43 a. m. 9:52 a. m. 4:21 p. m. 10:41 p. m. Wednesday, June 18 4:37 a. m. 10:44 a. m. 5:14 p. in. 11:35 p. in.
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