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Most Of The News All The Time VO THE STATE PORT PILOT A Good Newspaper In A Good Community The Pilot Covers Brunswick County L. NO. SIXTEEN No. 9 6-PACES TODAY Southport, N. C., Wednesday, June 25,1952 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY $1.50 PER YEA* Mayhan Supports Carlyle In Race For Nomination Wilmington Man Who Wa? Third In First Primary Comes Out In Favor Of Congressman F. Ertel Car lyle In Statement Releas ed Today BOTH CANDIDATES VISIT (BRUNSWICK Tally Hers Saturday Night for Rally In Courthouse; Carlyle Caravan Here Monday Afternoon LUMBERTON, June 25.—Er nest R. Mayhan of Wilmington, candidate for Congress in the first primary, has announced his support of Representative F. Er tel Carlyle in the second primary campaign. In a signed statement deliver ed late yesterday to I. M. Biggs, district Carlyle for Congress chairman. Mayhan said: "It is my honest and candid belief that Mr. Carlyle’s expe rience and seniority make him better suited to represent the Seventh Congressional District. I believe it would mean more to and better living for the farm ers, laborers and merchants of this district. “Therefore, I am asking my friends and all of the voters of the Seventh Congressional Dis trict to support Mr. Carlyle for election to Congress.” The Wilmington candidate was 3rd man in the May 31£t contest for the Seventh District Congres sional seat held by Rep. Carlyle. Runner-up was Joe Tally of Fay etteville, who called for a sec ond primary. Biggs termed Mayhan’s state ment “most gratifying.” He re ceived it at Wilmington as the "Carlyle Caravan” completed a tour of Bladen and New Han over Counties. ‘IMr. Mayhan campaigned for several months as a candidate for Congress and contacted ma ny of the people in this district,” Higgs said. “We are highly' pleased that he has seen fit to endorse Congressman Carlyle, and y/e welcome his support.” This is just another develop ment in the series of events whi ch is making the congressional race the high spot of voting in the Second Primary on Saturday. Both candidates have visited Brunswick during the past week. Mayor Tally on Saturday night and Congressman Carlyle on Mon day. The Saturday night appearance of Tally was a speaking engage ment in the Brunswick county courthouse at Southport for the avowed purpose of meeting Con gressman Carlyle in a series of debates. The Congressman was not present, having just arrived home from Washington, D. C., that day following a period in the Na val Hospital. Tally came to Southport with a bus load of supporters, who were joined by Southport citizens to make a good sized audience for a short talk. Following his ap pearance at the courthouse he took the opportunity to confer with several of his campaign sup potters in Southport and to make some personal contacts among the voters. This was his second appearance here within a 10-day period, hav ing visited Southport with a mo torcade of Fayetteville and Cum berland county boosters several days ago. Winding up a full day in a whirlwind tour of the Seventh Congressional District, Congress Continued on Page Five BritfNtwt Flathti ATTENDING CONVENTION Mrs. W. A. Kopp of Bolivia and Mrs. Nelson Bennett, Long wood, are attending the Farm Bureau State Convention in Ral eigh this week. BENEFIT DANCE Bobby Haas and his 10-piece dance orchestra from Wilming ton will play for a benefit on Thursday evening at 9 o’clock in the new Southport high school gymnasium. Proceeds from the free-will offering will go to the Southport fire truck fund. MAYOR CARR ILL Mayor Thomas B. Carr of Southport has been ill in the Dosher Memorial Hospital for the past several days. His trouble is said to be related to a mild attack of sleeping sickness. A report from the hospital yester day was to the effect that his condition was slightly better. Blueberry Time FRUIT—A1 Ammon, manager of*the Graham-Key Blueberry Farm near Southport, is shown with several trays of choice 'berries picked from the fields this week. This is the height of the berry season, and the bushes on this farm are just coming into peak production. Air Force Band I Coming On Fourth Pope Field Air Force Band Has Notified Local Spon sors That Members Will Participate In Live Oak Festival OTHER EVENTS BEING PLANNED Parade Will Be First Event On Program Which Will Last Until Evening With Fireworks Display And Crowning Queen Plans are progressing for the Live Oak Festival, gala Fourth of July celebration being arran- j ged for Southport on Friday ofj next week, with the big develop- ] ment being a wire from the Pope Field Air Force Band stating that* they will be glad to attend and participate again in this event. Last year the Air Force band made a big hit with the South port people, and the feeling ap peared to be completely mutual. For months afterward some of the fellows were regular weekend vis itors here. They had a snappy musical organization which co operated fully with plans for last year's event. This year the band will parti cipate in the parade, which be gins at 10 o’clock. There is a strong possibility that the Shal lotte High' School band will par ticipate in this feature, which has been added since last year. Congressman F. Ertel Carlyle has been invited to deliver a pa triotic address following the par ade, and the Air Force Band will play music during this program. During the noon hour dinner will be served by members of the Southport Home Demonstration Club in the old gym, anci at 2 o’clock the scene of festivities will shift to the garrison for a series of games and contests. From 3 o’clock to 4 o’clock there will be a demonstration of equip ment by members of the Shallotte Unit of the National Guard. At 4 o’clock the boat races are scheduled to be run. This appears to be an entirely local attraction, ( Continued on page Five ) Sunday Service For Children Special Morning Worship Service For Children Be ing Planned By Rev. T. D. Toler At Southport Bap tist Church A special children’s , worship period will be held at Southport Baptist Church each Sunday morning through July and August, according to an announcement by the pastor, the Rev. T. D. Toler, Jr. The services to be held from 10:30 to 11:00 each Sunday will be especially arranged for chil dren ages 4 through 12 in the beginner, primary, and junior de partments of the Sunday School. The program will consist of pray ers, hymns, offering, and a chil dren’s sermon by the pastor. A children’s choir wall be formed to lead in the music. The hour of Sunday School will be moved up from 10 to 9:45 o’clock in order that there will be sufficient time for Sunday School instruction. While these services wall be for (Continued on Page Two) Fishing News Is Good This Week Fishering of all kinds has been good at Southport this week. After being held to small catches because of adverse wea ther conditions the latter part of last week, the menhaden boats were able to make big hauls Monday and Tuesday. Party boats that have been out this week made good cat ches of blues and Spanish mac kerel. With good weather, the boatmen think they are now entering Upon their best period of the season. Thus far there have been no good catches of shrimp report ed, but the principal part of the local fleet will be back from Florida waters this week, and it is expected that full scale operations will be in pro gress soon. Revival Series | Closes Sunday Revival Meeting At South-; port Baptist Church Came 1 To Close Sunday Evening Following 10-Day Series Revival services came to a close at Southport Baptist Church Sunday evening with the final ser -mon in the series being deliver ed by the Rev. John C. Searcy, pastor of Tabernacle Baptist Church, Wilmington. The revival began on June 11 and services were held each ev (Continued On Page 2) Growth Reported By Presbyterians The Presbyterian Church Of North Carolina Shows In crease In Membership Over Past Year RALEIGH. —• The Presbyterian Synod of North Carolina increased by 1,663 members during the church fiscal year 1951-52, ac cording to statistics released by Dr. Harold J. Dudley, General Se cretary and Stated Clerk of the Synod. Raleigh. During the year a total of 3,232 persons were ad ded to the more than 600 chur ches on confession of faith and 5, 165 by certificate, while. 944 were restored to the roll of the chur ch by re-affirmation. There were 2,188 adult baptisms during the year and 2,073 infant baptisms. The total Sunday School enroll ment for the year grew to 103, 037, an increase of 2,997. The Sy- j nod has a total of 4,209 elders, and 5,065 deacons. During the year the Synod gave | $314,908 to World Missions. The Tithing Adventure during the latter part of the year netted $76,201. The total benevolence contribution for the nine Presby teries of the Synod was $1,991,- j 472, an increase over the previous year of $345,880. Total gifts to all causes which includes benevolen ces, current expenses,' and build- ! ing expenses was $8,514,218, an! increase over the previous year of ] $1,634,054. The per capita gift to benevolences for the year was! (Continued on Page Two) Hospital Work Given Priority By State Group Business Manager J: J. I.oughiln, Jr, Advised That Renovation Project Has Been Given Green Light By Medical Care Commission STATE INSPECTOR MAKES REPORT New Kitchen Recommended By This Official As Im portant Item Among Proposed Imorcva ments To Hos nital J. J. Loughlin, Jr., business manager of Dosher Memorial Hospital, was in contact with Dr. John A. Ferrell of the Me dical Care Commission last week and was advised that the pro ject to renovate and modernize the local institution has been given top priority. “Apparently they realize that we are likely to be faced with an acute need before the work is completed,’’ the Southport man said “and they are ready to give us full support to get the job started.” Manager Loughlin also reports that recently he has had a visit from a representative from the State Board of Health who made certain recommendations for im proving the sanitary facilities for the hospital. Among these was a suggestion that a new kitchen be included in plans. This recommen dation was turned over to the ar chitect, who will try to include this provision. Plans are being drawm by Leslie N. Boney, Architect, of Wilming ton and are expected to be ready for study by the board of trustees within a short time. When they have been accepted by the local group and by the Medical Care Commission, bids will be adver tised and work will get the wreen light. Fatal Accident On Highway 17 Virginia Woman Sustained Fatal Injuries Saturday Afternoon When Automo bile Skids And Overturns When the cai\ operated by her husband skidded and overturned on the highway between Supply and Bolivia, Saturday afternoon, Mrs. Luther E. Long, was criti cally injured and died on her way to the James Walker Hospital in Wilmington. Her husband and niece, Miss Virginia Ann Tiilett, also received cuts and bruises. All of the parties were from Weyers Cave, Va., and were eiyoute home from a trip to Florida. Corporal O. H. Lynch of the State Highway Patrol at South port investigated the wreck and held that Mr. Long had lost con trol of the automobile, probably while the machine was proceed ing at a rapid rate. The vehicle skidde'd and turned over on the pavement. Mrs. Long died of head injuries. The officer states that this is the second highway fatality of the year to occur in Brunswick county. Overseas Lt. KIRBY SULLIVAN has re cently graduated from the Judge Advocate General’s School in Charlottesville, Va. Students atf tending the school have been chosen from the upper 15 per cent of their classes in law schools throughout the United States. Lt. Sullivan received his AB De gree from the University of N. C. and is a graduate of the Uni >gree from . the University of N. C., and is a graduate of the University of North Carolina Law School. The purpose of the Judge Advocate General's Corps is to carry out the administra tion of Military Justice and to handle the varied legal problems confronting the Army. Word was received this week that Lt. Sullivan has arrived in Japan. No Change Made In Depot Plans Original Suggestions For Use Of Area Near South port Being Followed In Construction Of Ammuni tion Depot By W. B. KEZIAH “Sunny Point at Southport will be built according to the plans of the highest Engineering De partment of the U. S. Arany En gineers and in accordance with the defense needs of the United States. “There will be no changes in the engineering plans in order to further the private interests of individuals or groups.’’ The above was the definite assurance received a day or two ago from a high authority who was apparently not so very pleased at various petty obsta cles and delays that have been placed in the path of construc tion thus far. There seems to be an obvious intent on the part of the government to go ahead at an early date and construct the facility as planned and for the purpose. The original plans that are to be carried out call for the rail road to skirt the lea^t vital sec tion of the 20,000 acres. From near Bethel Baptist Church, 3 miles from Southport, it will turn left and fan down to the Cape Fear River, south of Orton. In addition to the various yards and storage areas en route from the turn to the river direct access will be had to the three huge docks with their facilities for loading nine ships at one time. The original plans also call for the administration buildings to be located near Bethel Church. This will permit of easy access by Brunswick County labor that can reach the facility by Route 130 from Supply and from Rt. 17 at Winnabow. “First time I have ever had a Democratic candidate's placard on my car and first time I would have voted fop a Democrat,’’ said Charlie Trott of Long Beach when he' ran into us Saturday. With a great deal of pride he led us around behind his car and showed where he had the vehi cle adorned with a large placard of Congressman F. Ertel Carlyle. "I put it there,” said Charlie, "because I know Mr, Carlyle has done more for Brunswick than any man before him ever did.” Charlie is so doggoned proud of being able to be for 'Mr. 'Car lyle that we thought it only fit ting that we should let ‘both personal enemies ‘and friends know what he is doing. -' We have a lot of confi4ence in the Negro citizenship of Brun swick county. In fact, the pay less job that we have been on for more than a year relative to Sunny Point, has been consid erably lighter by knowing that a lot of Brunswick County Ne groes, as well as whites, were going to get employment at the facility. Three weeks ago we felt it as an honor and an indi cation of good will when the striking Negro fishermen of Southport singled us out as the only white man invited to a meeting at the Negro Masonic Hall. The same feeling was ex perienced Sunday when we again were singled out and were shown the big truck load of foods and told of the money that fellow union men had sent the strikers (Continued on page four) Summer Arrives Officially After Season Of Hot And Dry Weather Saturday Was Longest Day Of Year And Also Was First Official Day Of Summer According to the thermometer, summer came to brunswick Co unty several weeks ago but of ficially it did not begin until 6.13 Saturday morning with the ar rival of the summer soltice. According to weather officials, summer begins when the sun rises fartherest north of east, reaches its greatest noontime altitude, and sets equally far north of west. Therefore, Saturday was the longest day in the year. At this time, when the sun at tains its farthest north declina tion, summer begins officially for the northern hemisphere, Robert R. Coles, chairman of the Hayden Planetarium, points out. Simultaneously, winter arrives at all points south of the terres trial equator. An old saying states’ that a “dry June means a full barn”, but local farmers were beginning to be greatly concerned when the rains came Saturday and Sunday. Creeks, branches and ponds had been drying up. The Saturday afternoon show ers brought some relief and the county was1 vir-.i; with a deluge Sunday afternoon. Ihe hot sun of today, however, brought no relief from the heat wave. Much Interest In Election Saturday Hail Hits Small Section Monday A section about half a mile wide near Hickman’s Cross Roads was badly hit by hail Monday afternoon according to Register of Deeds Amos J. Walton, whose farm- barely escaped. Tobacco, corn and other crops on the farm of Raymond Hudson and Tommy Tharp were rather badly damaged, in some places the ground being almost covered with leaves. Considerable wind gave force to the falling hail. In the Kingtown community of the same township, but a dozen miles away, the hailstorm struck again and is said to have almost completely destroyed the crop of Frank Inman. Here, as was the case near Hickman’s Crossroads, damage was confined to a limit ed area. Traffic Cases Heard Monday Principal Business Disposed Of Before Judge W. J. McLamb In Recorder’s Court Here Monday Of This Week Most of the cases in Recorder’s Court Monday resulted from vi olations of traffic regulations, and the following judgments were handed down by Judge W. J. McLamb: ' , Murdock Caison, breaking, en tering and larceny, case adjudg ed to be frivelous and malicious prosecution and that Curtis Land, the prosecuting witness, be tax ed with the cost. John Browning, assault with deadly weapon, two years on the roads, suspended on condition that defendant be of good behavior for two years, pay costs and doctor bill of Charlie Milliken, amounting to $25.50. Herman A. Evans, reckliss op eration, nol pros. W. B. Sullivan, no operators license, fined $25 and costs. William W. Metritt, no opera tors license, nol pross. Albert Dosher Robbins, no op erators license, fined $25 and costs. Thomas R. Watkins, speeding, fined $10 and costs. Edward M. Bellamy, failure to give hand signal, not guilty. Stacey O’Brien Sellers, no op (Continued on Page Two) Church Workers Meet Monday Rural Church Enlargement Campaign Will Be Laun ched At Meeting At Bap tist Church In Supply Rev. W. R. iMorehead, field worker for the Brunswick Bap tist Association, states that all officers and leaders are asked to attend the meeting at Supply Baptist Church at 7:30 o’clock on the evening of July 1. The meeting is to complete the plans for the forthcoming enlargement campaign that is to be held in the fall. Dr. Henry E. Walden, Jr., Ru ral State Secretary for Rural Church Enlargement of the Bap tist State Convention, will be the principal speaker and will be in charge of leading the confer ence for the evening gathering. It is urged that the president of each WMU and all of the BTU directors, every Sunday School superintendent, every cha irman of a Deacon Board and all teachers bo present for this im portant meeting. f' -_ Contest Between Represen* tative Harry L. Mintz And Odell Williamson Is Holding Spotlight Of In terest In Brunswick CARLYLE . TALLY CONTEST SLATED Another Hotbed Of Interest Is In Nomination Of Rep resentative From Wac camaw To Board Of Education Brunswick county voters will go to the polls Saturday to make their choice of candidates on State, district, county and local level in a second primary elec tion which promises to hold as much interest as did the first primary four weeks ago. The ceriter .of interest is the contest between Harry L. Mintz, Jf., and Odell Williamson for the Democratic nomination for the House of Representatives. In the first primary Williamson, who represented Brunswick in the State Legislature in 1947 and ’49, led Mintz by 246 votes. Mintz represented Brunswick at the last session of the Legislature, and since, a third candidate, A. H. (Lonnie) Ganey received 375 votes in the first primary, he decided to enter a second race for this nomination. Another local race in which there is considerable interest is the contest for preferential vote in the Waecamaw school district, where Corbett Coleman, high man in the first primary, is fac ing Nelson Bennett in a run-off. Bennett is chairman of the local board of Waecamaw high school and Coleman is a former mem ber of the local board. On the. district level Congress man F. Ertel Carlyle is in a sec ’ond race with Mayor Joe Tally of Fayetteville for the Democrat ic nomination from the Seventh District. Carlyle was leader in the first primary by about 1,000 votes, but a third candidate, Er nest Mayhan of Wilmington, re ceived enough support to throw this contest into a second pri mary. The State contest lies between Judge R. Hunt Parker and Judge William H. Bobbitt for nomination as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. The polls open at 6:30 o’clock in the morning and close at 6:30 o’clock in the afternoon. Soaking Rains Over Week-End General Showers Which Fell Sunday Brought General Relief From Drought That Had Hit Farm Crops Much of the best farming sec tion of Brunswick received the first generally soaking rains they have had in weeks, Sunday after noon and evening. Starting about Ocean Drive, S. C., Sunday morn ing at 11 a big cloud swept over the center of Brunswick letting loose something in the nature of a flood. Southport, just on the fringe of things, got only a few drops, hardly more than enough to cause dripping from tin roofs. Later on in the afternoon at about 6 o’clock there came a fairly heavy shower for the area that was missed in the first downfall. But it was the noon or early afternoon rain that was the God send to the farming areas. All crops were suffering badly from the drought and burning winds, j Farmers Jn town Monday and Tuesday stated that remarkable; changes were already taking pla-! ce in the condition of crops since I the Sunday rains. State Training Union Session At Ft. Caswell Outstanding Leaders Parti cipate In Opening Confer ence Of Season At Baptist Assembly BETTER SPEAKING CONTEST IS HELD Full Program Planned For Youth Group Numbering About 800 During Re mainder Of This Week The first conference of the season at the Baptist Assembly at Fort Caswell is a State-wiile meeting of the Baptist Training Union, and by (Monday night registration had come close to the 800-mark. James Morgan, State Director of the Baptist Training Union is in charge of the arrangements this week and he has assembled a large and capable staff to as sist him. Vespers each evening are be ing conducted by the Rev. G. W. Bullard, pastor of Temple Bao tist Church, Raleigh. At the Monday evening worship hour, Rev. Perry Crouch, pastor of the First Baptist Church, Asheville, was the speaker. On Tuesday a Better Speaker contest was conducted with Miss Janet Johnson of Evergreen Church, Magnolia, being the win ner. Runner-up was Miss' Mon ice Simpson of Wilson Grove Church, Mecklenburg county. These young ladies represented their respective districts against eight other contestants, and Miss Johnson will represent North Carolina in the southern contest later this summer at Ridgecrest. The program for the rest of this week includes a Junior Mem ory Work contest on Wednesday; a Scripture Reading Contest for adults on Thursday; a Sword Drill on Friday, and on Satur day a Hymn Festival. The day’s activities are divid ed into three parts. The morn ing period is for study, the af ternoon for recreation and sports and the evening for worship and inspiration. Next on the Assembly pregram is Family Week, in which young and old will participate. It ex tends from Jun,e 30 through July 6. Six outstanding preachers and teachers', are on, the program. In addition to the special Family Week three other conferences are on the program, these being Deacon’s Conferences, Brother hood Meetings and Junior R. A. Camp. Crops Stand Up Against Weather Reports From Every Section Of County Indicate Sur prising Resistance To Un usually Dry Spell Here Monday on board of elec tion business, L. C. Babson of Freeland stated that crops in Waccamaw township were pretty fair. With a good growing seas^ on from now on everything will be fine, he thinks. Reports from several others, in cluding a recent one from County Agent A. S. Knowles, leads to the surmise that the dry spell did not injure crops as much as many people thought it would. A logical explanation of the little damage from a lot of dry ( Continued On Page Five ) f 1 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 10:26 10:32 11:00 11:08 11:47 11:47 Thursday, June 26 a. m. 4:25 P m. 4:24 Friday, June 27 a. m. 5:01 P m. .5:07 Saturday, June 28 a. m. 5:38 P- m. 5:53 Sunday, June 29 0:00 a. m. 6:20 12:34 p. m. 6:45 Monday, June 30 a. m. 7:05 p. m. 7:44 Tuesday, July ^ a. m. 7:57 P- m. 8:48 Wednesday, July 2 a. m. 8:53 P- m. 9:53 m. m. m. m. m. m. m. m. 0:32 1:27 1:24 2:23 m. m. m. m. 2:22 3:23 m. m.
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