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VOL. NO. SIXTEEN
No. 14
Southport, N. C.,
PORT PILOT
A Good Community
The Pilot Covers
Brunswick County
Wednesday, July 30, 1952 published every Wednesday rtn
Army Engineers
Pay Brief Visit
Here Thursday
Col. C. K, Harding, Princip
• al Speaker At Meeting Of
North Carolina Society Of
Engineers, Visited Sunny
Point With Col; R. H.
Brown and Party
EXPRESS INTEREST IN
AMMUNITION DEPOT
Indications Are That Plans
For This Work Are Pro
gressing In Satisfactory
Manner To Top Of
ficials
By W. B. KEZIAH
Colonel C. K. Harding, South
Atlantic division Engineer from
Atlanta, is to speak on the
subject of Sunny Point to the
North Carolina Society of En
gineers, at the Ocean Terrace
Hotel, Friday noon of this week.
Incidentally, Hamilton E. Hicks,
of the Wilmington office and one
of the Wilmington District En
gineers who is very much inter
ested in Sunny Point, is presi
dent of the North Carolina Soci
ety of Engineers for the cur
rent year.
Colonel Harding arrived in
Wilmington Thursday morning.
According to Colonel K. C. Brown
Of the Wilmington District Corps
of Engineers, he and Col Hard
ing, Mr. Hicks and two or three
others, including Burton J. Bell,
chief of technical information for
the Atlant Division, and drove
by Sunny Point this Thursday af
ternoon for a close-up view of
the soil-boring operations that
are now being carried on.
They also looked over the
three pier-sites and got a gen
eral impression of the survey
ing and soundings that have been
made so far; Following this in
spection they continped on to
Southport for a short visit and
were met by Mayor J. E. Gil
bert and several others.
It is Well known that Colonel
Brown has a deep personal inter
est in the Sunny Point projects.
He was chief of the Wilhiington
District when classified informa
tion first came from Washington
in October 1950, to the effect
that a little man with a satchel
was seeking the best place on
the Atlantic Coast for a great
ammunition outloading dep o t.
Some months later after an in
spection of the Atlantic Coast
and the West Coast to Oregon,
Coh Brown was told that Sunny
Point, in his district was the
best place of all for the needs.
With the big task that fell on
his district and the Atlanta Di
vision, Colonel Brown and Colon
el Harding have since worked
diligently with the many engin
eering problems necessary to cre
ate the major installation that
ig deemed so essential to Nation
al Defense.
Southport people who know the
inner facts of the Sunny Point
project are unhesitating in their
belief that Colonel Brown has
been the man of the year for
Brunswick County.
BrltfNtwt
Flashti
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SPECIAL DEPUTY »
Frank Coleman was sworn in
here Monday as a special depu
ty sheriff to serve at Holden
Beach.
OPEN PULUMBING SHOP
Martin L. Nelson, native of
Leland and operator of a plumb
ing shop in Virginia for the past
several years, has opened an of
fice in Southport. Nelson is a
licensed plumber.
AT FORT BENNING
Cadet John G. Swain, Jr., an
ROTC student at The Citadel,
Charleston, S. C., is now attend
ing the 1952 Infantry ROTC
Summer Camp at Fort Benning,
Ga., the home of the U. S. Army
Infantry Center.
LICENSED MINISTER
The Town Creek Baptist Church
of Winnabow has granted a li
cense to preach to Elbert C. Rog
ers. This action was taken on
Sunday, July 13. This minister
stands ready to go to other chur
ches to help out with services
wherever he can be of assistance.
AT BURNSVILLE
Miss Pat Arrington has joined
her sister, Miss Stuart Arrington,
at Burnsville, where both are stu
dents at the Fine Arts Summer
School sponsored by Woman’s
College of the University of
North Carolina. Stuart was giv
en a role in the first play of the.
season, “Silver Whistle,” and now
has been cast in the coming dra
ma “Brigadoon”. Her sister also
will appear in this play.
Plan Pastorium
GROUND-BREAKING—The Rev. E. C. Reaves, pastor, is shown breaking ground
for the new pastorium which is being erected by the congregation of Mt. Pisgah Bap
tist church near Supply. Behind him, from left to right, are deacons of the church.
They include John Herbert Holden, Durbin Varnum, Dewey Sellers, Dr. R. H. Holden,
Billy Brown, Herbert Royal, O. B. Sellers and W. J. Sellers. Members of the building
committee are J. W. Sellers and Mrs. J. N. Lancaster, shown on extreme right, and
John Herbert Holden.—(Art Newton Photo.)
New Pastorium
Being Planned
For Mt. Pisgah
Ground-Breaking Ceremony
Held By Congregation At
Conclusion Of Morning
Worship On Sunday, July
13th
Members of the Mt. Pisgah
Baptist Church at Supply held a
ground-breaking on Sunday, July
13, at the close of their regular
morning worship, as they now
begin construction of a seven
room pastorium on their church
lot.
This church was organized in
the year 1762, one of the oldest
churches in the State. Although
the church has not had a full
time or resident pastor, it has
led out in organizing other chur
ches in the county and has been
very active in missionary work
through the Brunswick Baptist
Association. The Rev. E. C.
Reaves of White Lake is now
pastor of the church, holding 4
services each month. When the
pastorium is completed the Rev.
Mr. Reaves and his famly will
take up their residence there.
He is also pastor of the Boones
Neck Baptist Church.
Baby Show Held
Here Thursday
Successful Event Had Many
Interesting Angles, In
cluding First Election
Contest For Little Boy
Now In Japan
A little boy who never has
visited his mother’s home town
was winner in the popularity
contest of the Southport Baby
Show held last week under the
auspices of the Parent-Teacher
Association.
The winner was little Charles
Milton Adams, son of Lt. and
Mrs. Charles M. Adams. The mo
ther and son are now in Japan
while the father is on active du
ty with air borne troops in Ko
rea. The mother is the former
Miss Marion Frink of Southport,
and this helps explain the cam
paign success of the little absen
tee candidate.
In the girls division Miss Nan
cy Sanders, daughter of Principal
and Mrs. H. T. Sanders, was high
with 2552 votes. Carol Sue
Hewett had 2364 votes while
Marylin Aldridge was third with
835 votes.
The winning total for the boys
was 1908 votes. Second place
winner was Chip Browning, the
grandson of the late Mayor Thom
as B. Carr, with 908 votes. Third
place winner was Maurice Jones,
with 440 votes.
The popularity contest was a
preliminary for the Baby Show
proper, which was held Thurs
day afternoon. There were doz
ens of entries featuring elaborate
floats and pretty costumes. The
winners included:
Prettiest float, 1st Marilyn Al
dridge; 2nd, Carol Hewett.
Most original float, 1st, Leo
Dowling; 2nd, Tommy Gilbert.
Most original costume for girl,
1st, Martha Mallison; 2nd, Carol
Sue Hewett.
Most original costume for boy,
1st, Ed Taylor Harper; 2nd,
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Tobacco Markets |
Will Open Monday
Whiteville, Chadbourn, Ta
bor City And Fair Bluff
Looking Forward To Suc
cessful Seasons
PRICE OUTLOOK NOW
VERY ENCOURAGING
Same Market Regulations
To Be In Effect This Year
That Dur
ing^^WTT' Season
The curtain will rise Monday
morning, August 4, on Columbus
County’s greatest drama—the to
bacco auction season.
Surpassing “The Lost Colony”,
“Horn in the West,” “Unto These
Hills” and other historical dra
mas in interest, the tobacco dra
ma will unfold at 9 o’clock.
In Columbus County, it is a
four-part drama, with scenes at
Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn
and Fair Bluff. Just outside ia
another setting at Clarkton.
On all tobacco markets, there
is the usual “go forward” look.
Warehouse personnel is being as
sembled, warehouses are being
readied for the opening, and an
atmosphere of anticipation pre
vails.
“The dutlook for Whiteville is
encouraging,” Sales Supervisor
Dave S. Neilson asserted this
week. “Our warehouses are ready
and the market’s three sets of
buyers will again offer a top
market for the sale of tobacco.”
In Chadbourn, Sales Supervisor
Bill Coates says: “We are look
ing forward to a successful sea
son.” f
“It looks like a very good
season for the market,” says Don
Hughes, supervisor of sales at
Tabor City.
C. B. Townsend, sales supervis
or at Fair Bluff, is expecting an
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Gilbert Elevated
Mayor Of City
Popular Member Of Board
Of Aldermen Named By
Colleagues As Successor
To Late Mayor Thomas
B. Carr
J. A. Gilbert, Alderman in
Ward 2, was elected mayor of
Southport at a meeting of the
board last Wednesday night.
Mayor Gilbert succeeds the late
Mayor Thomas B. Carr, whose
death occurred two weeks ago.
Thus far the aldermen have
not appointed anyone to take the
place of Gilbert as Alderman in
Ward 2. It is understood that
such action will be taken at the
next meeting.
The city laws provide that
when the mayor’s office is va
cated by death or otherwise the
vacancy shall be filled by the
appointment of a member of
the board of aldermen to the
higher position. That in turn is
filled by the appointment of some
citizen of the same ward to take
over the position as alderman
that is being vacated by the of
ficial elevated to the mayor’s
job.
' 11
Air Force Men
Begin To Arrive
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The advance unit of the U.'
S. Air Force which was rfe*
ported last week has been Join
ed by reinforcements, which
have been arriving; for the oast
two days with
loads of equipment.
Although there has been w
formal announcement of thi
strenth of this military out j»
post, it is assumed that it wilo
come up to the strength brigs
inally proposed for this Air-4
Sea Rescue unit. That would
include a force of about 60
men and three boats.
Thus far no boats have ar
rived, although it is reported
that craft have been assigned
this unit for use in local oper
ations.
Sheriff Leonard
Captures Still
Brunswick County Sheriff
And Deputy Drew Long
Capture New Outfit In
Waccamaw Township But
Operators Escape
Sheriff E. V. Leonard and Dep
uty Drew Long captured a 100
gallon all copper still in Wac
camaw township Thursday. Al
ong with the still they took 200
gallons of mash.
As they were approaching the
still site they were evidently de
tected by a watchman. Someone
was heard rattling a tin bucket
or other utensil and immediately
a shot was fired and by the time
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Shallotte Band
Will Participate
: In Two Parades
Colorful Brunswick County
High School Organization
Will Appear At White
ville At At Mullins In To
bacco Celebrations
SUMMER SEASON
; 0 HAS BEEN BUSY
New Dril Added To Accom
plishments Of This Talen
ted Organization; Mem
f jjers Have Traveled
To Distent Band
f ■. Festivities
Th® ' Shallottc High School
Bawd "W(fll take part in two dif
ferent parades this week. Thurs
day they appear in Whiteville
' VITrfday'they are scheduled for
' hs, S. C.
►flowing these activities Di
>f, W. W. Jacobus announc
at they will have two weeks
easing and the closing of
and summer school on Au
15th.
Far August 16th and 17th Di
rector Jacobus is preparing to
take several of his band mem
bers to York, Pa., to see a cir
cuit championship drum and bu
gle corps competition. That is
not "a school project.
Over the past few weeks the
Summer ..School Band has been
working on their new West Point
Drill.'* R is planned that this
drill, wilj be* seen throughout the
year at football games, band
competitions - and various events
at which the band will appear.
Included among the places rep
resented during the session of
the summer school band has been
Chicago, Bl. A young resident
of the Windy City has been am
ong the youftg folks working out
under Director Jacobus during
the wsfet few weeks,
u approach of another
sehotftsycar and contained band
it can be said that
organization formed less
;ye'a!r ago, 33 parades and
ef a very creditable
vie been put on by the
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aeti
with -1
(port Man
ioing Abroad
Dr. Robert K. Godfrey Is
Leaving Soon On Mission
Abroad For Department
Of Agriculture
Dr. Robert K. Godfrey, resi
dent of Southport and assistant
professor of Botany at State Col
lege, has been granted a year's
leave of absence and is leaving
today for Bethesanda, Md.
There he will spend some two
weeks receiving instructions and
then will depart for Turkey as
the first stop on a plant and
grass gathering expedition for
the U. S. Department of Agricul
ture, Division of Plant Explora
tion and Introduction.
Prom Turkey his present itin
erary calls him to the Union of
South Africa and possibly other
countries. He is scheduled to be
gone for eight months and Mrs.
Godfrey and their two small dau
ghters will remain at the home
here during his absence.
The young Southport man has
been Assistant Professor of Bot
any at State College for the past
five years. This summer he re
ceived his Ph. D. degree at Duke
University. He had previously
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W. B. KEZIAH
Our
ROVING
Reporter
One would think that it is still
very early for a walrus to be
moving southward. Since Bill
Wells and the workers at his
shrimp packing house saw one
of the critters passing down the
waterway this week, we will risk
one forecast that they are go
ing to have a long cold winter
in the north.
It is exactly 30 days from to
day until another year of school
begins in Brunswick County. Al
lowing for all of the heat we
have had this summer and the
fact that so many of the older
students have been working in
dustriously and gainfully, we ra
ther think that many of them
will gladly go back to their books
this time.
It is more than likely that
some of the fine little natural
lakes, that are full of large
mouth bass and blue gills, will
get themselves pumped full of
mud within the next few months.
A few may be left as they are,
but some are bound to go. Rath
er than see all of the fish slowly
strangled and buried in the mud
we think the authorities should
allow the lakes to be seined
and the fish removed just before
the filling up process ' begins.
In the way of a reminder of
how close tobacco marketing sea
son is, Jimmy Woltz of Long
Beach stated this past week that
he is leaving for Fairmont Fri
day of this week to be in readi
ness for the opening of the mar
keting season next Monday. Jim
my has been on the Fairmont
market as an auctioneer for ma
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Sports Fishing Is
Victim Of Weather
Boatmen Are Hoping That Better Conditions Today Will
Give Them Opportunity To Get Back In Groove
Sports fishermen were hoping
that the weather today would
be better than it has been since
Monday and that it would per
mit them to resume their favor
ite pastime following three days
of blustery weather that has kept
all boats except the John Elan
in port.
Monday was the last day for
good fishing at Southport and a
good trip was reported by Mr.
and Mrs. Sid Kauser of Durham,
fishing aboard the Idle-On. They
had 3 bonita, three large King
mackerel, 6 amberjack, 4 barra
cude and 3 dolphin.
Another Monday party fish
ing aboard the John-Elan with
Captain Walter Lewis. In this
group were Dr. and Mrs. A. J.
Pringle of Greensboro and S. E.
Coltrane of Guilford College.
They had 13 amberjack, 3 barra
cuda, 1 King mackerel, 10 Span
ish mackerel, 6 bonita, 1 big
blask bass and 4 dolphin, one of
whidh weighed 35% lbs and was
4 % feet long.
The Cadet, Capt. Howard Vic
tor, reported a good catch by a
party composed of W. F. War
rington. "thir^otte: Hat Adams,
Southern Pines; N. B. McCulloch,
Sr.,, Faleigh, and Malcolm Camp
bell, Raleigh. They had 3 bonita,
30 Spanish mackerel, 15 amber
jack, 3 barracuda and two blue
fish.
Mrs. H. G. Radcliff of South
port, leading lady angler of these
parts, made history with her cane
pole last week-end. On Friday
she caught five flounders aver
aging 4 pounds each. That same
day two men, whose names were
not learned, caught 50 trout
while fishing from the pier at
Fort Caswell.
Redwine Resigns
As Tax Collector
Zoning Meeting
Is Being Planned
The Southport Zoning Com
mission has called a public
meeting at the city hall in
Southport on Friday evening,
August 18, at 8 o’clock, to dis
cuss with any interested cit
izens the plan for establishing
zones in this city.
A map showing the proposed
arrangement has been posted in
the window of the old North
rop building in the business
district and may be inspected
by any interested parties.
Purpose of the zoning com
mission is to work out plans
for the orderly expansion of
Southport in view of the prob
able boom as a result of Sun
ny Point. S. Leigh Wilson of
the N. C. League of Munici
palities met with the aldermen
and later with the zoning com
mission. He will be here for
the August 18 meeting to ex
plain any questions to citizens
who may desire more informa
tion.
New Doctor Will
Practice Here
Dr. Norman M. Hornstein
Has Moved Here From
Beckley, W. Va., For The
Practice Of Medicine In
Southport
Dr. Norman M. Hornstein has
moved here with his family from
Beckley, West Virginia, and will
do private practice.
Dr. Hornstein is a 38-year-old
native of New York. He grad
uated with an A. B. degree from
Columbia University in 1934, and
his M. D. degree at the Univer
sity of London, England, in 1941.
He worked as a surgeon in the
London hospitals all through the
blitz. His last English hospital
experience was at St. Mary’s in
London, which he left to join
the U. S. Army and continue
working in field hospitals.
Following his Army service
he returned to the United States
in 1946 and worked with his fa
ther, who is an obstetician and
gynecologist at New York Poly
clinic Hospital and Medical School.
Dr. Hornstein remained there
until January 1948 and then he
went to Cape Hatteras, where he
organized a small hospital, the
Cape Hatteras Health Center. He
remained there until January of
this year and then decided that
in the interest of his two chil
dren, a daughter, 12 and a son
10 years old, he would have to
seek a location where school con
ditions were better than at Hat
teras. There was only one tea
cher for three classes at Hat
teras.
Leaving Hatteras he joined the
staff of the Veterans Hospital at
Beckley and has remained there
until now, when he yielded to the
urge to get back to the coast.
Having heard much of Southport,
he decided that it offered oppor
tunities both for living and fol
lowing his profession. Accord
ingly, he wrote and later came
here to look over the situation,
rhe visit was followed by his
leciding to move here.
Dr. Hornstein says he expects
to stay here for good. Outside
3f his profession his favorite
sport is fishing and chess. He
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Popular Brunswick County
Official Receives Notice
Of Appointment As Rural
Mail Carrier For Shallotte
SEVERAL APPLICANTS
FOR VACATED POST
New Carrier Expected To
Commence His Duties On
August 4; Commission
ers To Name Suc
cessor
Edward H. Redwine, tax col
lector for Brunswick County, has
been appointed rural mail car
rier on Route 1 from Shallotte,
his home town, by the Post Of
fice Department. He is supposed
to take over his new duties on
August 4th.
Serving three years as an effi
cient and popular tax collector,
Mr. Redwine has resigned his
position with the county. He
says that he hopes the commis
sioners will be able to have an
audit of his books completed this
week, thereby clearing the way
for him to begin his new duties
Monday of next week.
It is reported that the board
has several applicants for the
position of tax collector, now be
ing vacated by Mr. Redwine. The
selection of a successor will prob
ably be made at a special ses
sion this week. Redwine is a
veteran of World War II. In
the examination for the mail car
rier vacancy at Shallotte he
stood second among the list tak
ing the examination.
At a special meeting of the
Board of Commissioners Satur
day night, a motion was made
by Commissioner H. O. Peterson,
seconded by Commissioner. R. D.
Rabon that Jack E. Brown of
Longwood be appointed to fill
the unexpired term of Edward
Redwine as tax collector. The
appointment was made unanimous
by Chairman King.
The new tax collector is 32
years old and is a son of the
late L. C. Brown and Mrs. Brown,
of Longwood. He is a graduate
of the Shallotte High School and
afterwards had one year in col
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Delay Indicated |
In Celebration
—
Ivan Bennett Day Must Be I
Postponed Until October
If Man To Be Honored Is
To Be Among Those Pres
ent
From information it. appears
that the plans of Brunswick
County people to hold an Ivan
Bennett Day in September will
have to be deferred until some
time in October.
Brig. General Bennett whose
presence will, of course, be es:
sential, as the day is in his hon
or, is scheduled to leave Wash
ington in two weeks for a six
weeks tour of the world on offi
cial business. He will not be
back until the first of October.
Mrs. Amoretta Burr, niece of
Brig. General Bennett, spent last
week in Washington with him
and Mrs. Bennett. Mrs. Bun
says that the General expressed
a sincere interest in the plans of
his native county to do him hon
or. He will take time out and
coipe home for the event if ar
rangements are made for holding
it in early Octobor instead of
September, as has been tentative
ly planned.
General Board
Holds Session
At Ft. Caswell
Most Ot Members Of This
Governing Bcdy Of Bap
tist St&te Convention Pre
sent This Week With
Members Of Family
OTHER ACTIVITIES
IN PROGRESS THERE
School For Pastors Contin
ues Along With At Least
Two Other Regularly
Scheduled Features
The meeting of the General
Board at the Caswell Baptist
Assembly this week is reported,
to have brought out a full at
tendance. About 70 of the mem
bers are present, and with their
families they form a group of
around 200. A report on their
business sessions was not avail
able this early in the week.
The school for pastors is now
on its second week with a con
siderable number of Baptist min
isters from all sections of the
state forming the classes. Rev.
J. L. Jenkins, who was ordained
as a minister in the Southport
Baptist Church many years ago,
and who is now retired as an ac
tive preacher, is conducting the
classes along with R»v. L. E.
Freeman. Other events on the
program this week is the Retreat
for College Teachers and - the In
termediate G. A. State Camp, all
of which have drawn good at
tendance.
For next week, August 4-10,
four different groups will be in
conference and one of the larg
est gatherings of the summer ses
sion is anticipated. Perhaps out
standing is Sunday School week.
Other events are the Christian
Home Conferences and Work
ers Conferences. This is formed
of Associational Workers, Church
Secretaries, Educational Direct
ors and Music Directors.
The Junior G. A. State Camp
and the 4-H Club Camp will also
be in session during the week.
Routine Cases
Heard In Court
Light Docket Disposed Of
Here Monday With Most
Of The Cases Growing
Out Of Traffic Violations
Monday was an easy day in
Brunswick County Record er's
Court, with the day’s session be
ing adjourned before noon. All,
cases except one grew out of
traffic violations.
Joseph P. Howard, without val
id operator’s license, $25 fine
and costs.
T.ofton Jacobs, passing in front
of oncoming traffic, costs.
Kenneth Allen Mercer, speed
ing, fined $10 and costs.
Walter Maceo Waddell, improp
er registration, fined $10 and
costs.
Willie W. Frink, non support,
nol pros with leave.
Albert Frank Marcino, reckless
operation, fined $20 and costs.
Luther L. Goulder, Jr., over
loading, nol pros.
Archie Leavy Thompson, speed
ing, fined $20 and costs.
Ossie Genwright, operating af
ter dark without lights, costs.
Robert Vernon Dale, reckless
operation, 90 days suspended on
payment of $200 to Alex M. Shi
rey for property damage, and
court costs.
Graham McKinnon, drunken
driving, amended to reckless op
eration, fined $100 and costs.
Tide Table
Following is the tide iable
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, July 31
1:41 a. m 8:12 a. m.
2:48 p. m. 9:22 p. ni.
Friday, August l
2:50 a. m. 9:20 a. m.
3:56 p. m. 10:29 p. m.
Saturday, August 2
4:01 a. m. 10:28 a. m.
5:00 p. m. 11:30 p. m.
Sunday, August 3
5:09 a. m. 11:30 a. m.
6:01 p. ni. 0:00 p. m.
Monday, August 4
6:12 a. in. 0:26 a. m.
6:58 p. m. 12:29 p. m.
Tuesday, August 5
7:11 a. m. 1:18 a. m.
7:51 p. m. 1:24 p. m.
Wednesday, August 6
8:07 a. m. 2:07 a. m.
8:41 p. m. 2:17 p. m.