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Most Of The News All The Time VOL. NO. SIXTEEN THE STATE PORT PILOT A Good Newspaper In A Good Community Southport, N. C., Wednesday, September 24,1952 The Pilot Covers Brunswick County 6-PAGES TODAY PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY *1.50 PER YEA* Whiteville Leads Border Markets In High Average Sales Supervsior Neilson Re ports That The Market’* $53.69 Is Highest In The Entire Belt SALES TOTAL CERTAIN TO PASS 1946 FIGURE Schedule Has Been Made Out Fpr Market To Con tinue In Operation For Four More Weeks The Whiteville tobacco market is leading the Border Belt with a price average of $53.69 per hundred pounds, Sales Supervisor Dave S. Neilson reported today. The market official also said that “we’re not too far off in dollars paid out and poundage from last year.” The market today began its 35th sales day with a certainty of passing the 1946 mark of thirty-three and one-half million pounds, which was the record pri or to last year, and with bright prospects of reaching 35 million pounds. Whiteville’s sales total was given a big boost last week when 5,526,592 pounds were auc tioned for $3,006,084.46. The av trage was $54.29 for the week. To indicate the highly satisfac tory market conditions, Neilson listed the results last week. These were as follows: Monday — 1,150,554 pounds; $56.55 average. Tuesday—1,150,554 pounds; av erage $54.29. Wednesday — 1,045,556 poundes $53.75 average. Thursday — 1,035,532 pounds; $53.45 average. Friday — 1,090,618 pounds; $54.61 average. The season total to date now stands at 28,748,436 pounds. Pro ducers have received a total of $15,431,052.64. This compares favorably with the record for a corresponding number of days last season. At -this point in 1951, warehousemen here had sold 31,079,810 pounds for $16,604,028.97. The average then was $53.42. "It may be seen that the mar ket has dropped less than eight per cent,” Sales Supervisor Neil son commented. “The differenct in dollars received by the farm ers is even less.” How long the market will con tinue in operation has not been determined definitely, but the market schedule has been made out for four more weeks. Operating with two sets of buyers, the Whiteville market will send 4200 baskets daily for the next three weeks. Average daily sales are expec ted to be about 600,000 this Week. Brief Newt Flush*! AT MEREDITH Miss Joan Brown has return ed to Raleigh where she is a member of the junior class at Meredith College. AT STATE COLLEGE Raymond Babson, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Babson of Free land, and Warren Knox, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Knox of Bo livia, have entered the freshman class at N. C. State College. Knox plans to major in Forestry. SHALLOTTE PLAYS LORIS Shallotte high school gridders are scheduled to take on Loris, S. C., Friday afternoon of this week. Tire Brunswick boys are said to have an excellent pros pect for a team this year, and the boys have been undergoing rigid training. The Friday en counter will be played at Shall otte. VISITED BOWMAN'S Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Thomp son and their son spent the week end at Holden Beach with Mr. and Mrs. James C. Bowman. Mr. Thompson is secretary to the *orth Carolina Industrial Com mission. Mr. and Mrs. Bowman, both of whom had jobs in Wash ington, are living at Holden Beach until they can build their new home at Southport. BACK FRO.M KOREA Elmore Dance, serving in the Navy and stationed at a base in Japan for the past 10 months is at home on a 30 days leave. He expects to go back to the base for 14 months longer at the ex piration of his leave. A gradu ate of the Shallotte High School, where he was a star basketball and baseball player last year, he had enlisted immediately after graduating. Foresters At Work SURVEY—Credit for much of the improvement in the development of timber resources in Brunswick county during the past few years should go to the men in charge of the fire prevention program and those in charge of planning better methods. Above Survey Foresters Robert Elliott and Noble Terrill work with District Forester Joe Herlevich in a Brunswick timber stand. Seeking Action On Inlet Work Congressman F. Ertel Car lyle Has Been In Confer ence With High Officials In Engineers Department LOCKWOODS FOLLY INLET OBJECTIVE To Have This Inlet Made Navigable Would Render Great Service To Large Number Of Bruns wick County Citi zens Prospects for early relief for the badly Handicapped fishermen who have to use Lockwoods Fol ly Inlet in their daily efforts to make a living, mounted to a marked degree this past week with a letter from Congress man F. Ertel Carlyle, who wrote from Washington. Early last week congressman Carlyle had an appointment with General Chorpening, Assistant Chief of Engineers for Civil Works. In his letter to W. B. Keziah of this newspaper Con gressman Carlyle stated that the interview was relative to the ur gent need of dredging the in let and that General Chorpening was thoroughly familiar with the project and need of action. The Congressman and General Chor pening wfere to meet again in Wilminggtjon with Colonel R. C. Brown last Thursday and furth er discuss* the need. The 7th District Congressman went further and stated that he was personally thoroughly con vinced of jthe need of immediate attention to to the inlet and that he felt General Chorpening view ed the matter in the same light. He has no doubt of the interest of Colonel Brown. Thus far the local man has not heard of the outcome of the mee ting with Colonel Brown in Wil mington Thursday, but he. says he personally knows of the in terest that both Colonel Brown and Congressman Carlyle have in the project and he believes they were able to convince General (Continued on Page Two) Girl Scouts To Hold Doll Show Southport Troop Will Spon sor Interesting Event in Youth Center Of Presby terian Church The Senior Scouts of the South port area are going to have a doll show Saturday, October 4, from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m, in the Presbyterian Youth Center. The dol’ show will be somewhat sim ilar toth e flower show' held each spring by the Woman’s Club. There are going to be about 10 different classes in which the dolls can be entered. The baby doll group will in clude all types of baby dolls and will probably be the largest. There will be dolls representing different nations, sports enter tainments, fashions, etc. There will be a group of homemade dolls in which anything from corn shuck dolls to regular rag dolls can be entered; a group for old fashioned dolls and another for brides and the bridal party. Information concerning entries can be obtained by calling Carol Wolfe, 2941, or Betty McGlam ( Continued on page Five ) Record Rainfall Recorded Monday The immediate Southport area had the biggest rain in recent years Monday when the local weather bureau reported a total of 7.69-inches during the 24-hour period beginning at 6 p. m., Sunday. As a matter of fact, most of the rain fell between 6 a. m., and 3 a. m., Monday afternoon and none who saw it doubted that a record was being set. Water ponded in all low plac es as water sewers were taxed to capacity. Unpaved streets of the city suffered some dam age from washing. There was general rain all throughout the county and wa ter crossed the highway in man places. However, reports indicate that the center of the storm was in this immediate vicinity. Army Interrupts Dairy Project Herbert bwam, Jr., Leaves For Active Duty After Helping To Get Things Ready For Dairy Opera tion At Home Herbert Swain, Jr., left Sun day - for Fort Jackson, S. C., where he begins a two-year en istment as a Second Lieutenant in the Army. A son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Swain of the Beth el Church community, this young man graduated from high school at Southport four years ago and has since been studying dairy husbandry at State College. He graduated this past spring and was commissioned the same day. He was given a 60-day def erment from service in order to get his dairying business in shape before leaving. County Agent A. S. Knowles stated this week that during the past two summer' vacation peri ods Herbert worked on a largge dairy in Virginia, getting prac tical experience in dairying and usingg the money that he earn ed for the purchase of pure-bred heifers for his dairy herd. He now has 14 head that will come fresh in October and No vember. His dairy herd is head ed by an outstanding pure-bred Guernsey bull that he purchas ed in Virginia. While Herbert was in college studying dairying his father was establishing pastures and other forage crops on the farm near on the farm near Bethel Church. They now have about 16 acres in permanent pastures and will put in more this fall. For this winter they have already saved a lot of good lespedeza hay to supplement the pastureage. Only last week Herbert com pleted the construction of what the county agent describes as the first milking parlor to be built in Brunswick county. Modern in every respect, the barn and fine cows will provide the highest grade of sanitary product that can be obtained from cows. Ar rangements have already been made to sell the milk wholesale to White Ice Cream Company in Wilmington. While the young future dairy Continued on Page Five A Report Robbery Of Russ Station The Woodrow Russ Service Station in Shallotte wss broken into and robbed of some build ing material, carpenter tools and an electric fan several days ago. Deputy Drew Long investigated the robbery and recovered the fan and carpenter tools, said to have been found in the posses sion of E. L. Lovett, white man of Shallotte township. Lovett was arrested and charg ed with the robbery. Also arres ted was Marvin Cumbee, another white man of the same township. Trial of both men was deferred at this week’s segsion of the Re corder's Court, as it is said that additional arrests will be made in the same case. Southport Will Play Wilmington Here On Friday -— New Hanover JVs Will Come Here Friday After noon For Opening Game Of Season; Sanders Has Fair Prospects Southport opens the local foot ball season Friday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock, when they play hosts to the New Hanover Junior Var sity. Coach Harry Sanders has a light outfit which will not have a great deal of reserve strength. On the other hand he should be able to field a fair first team, and these boys should give a good account of themselves in most of their games. The list of backfield candidates is headed by Roger Ward, with David Swain and Joe Cochran be ing the only other men with much playing time to their cred it. Other backfield men include Charlie Splawn, A1 Trunnell, Jack Russ and Jimmie Harper. In the line all four candidates for end had playing experience last year. These men include (Continued on Page Two) Waccamaw Has PTA Meeting Committees Named For Va rious Activities To Be Carried On Throughout School Year The Waccamaw PTA held its first meeting of the year last Tuesday night. The officers for the year are: Cortez Ward, president; Herman Long, vice president; Mrs. Nel son Bennett, secretary, and Miss Lillian Watts, treasurer. The following committees were appointed:Social committee, Mrs. James B. Ward, chairman; Mrs. Ruby Babson, Mrs. Elsie Dodson and Mrs. Joe Stanaland. Program committee, Mrs. Zelma Hewett, chairman; Mrs. Lila B. Shay, Mrs. McEachern, Mrs. Sa leeby and Mrs. Eroy King. Finance committee: Mrs. Lillian i Watcs, chairman; A. G. Green, ] Cortez Ward, Nelson Bennett and Joe Stanaland. > Lunch room committee: N: Bennett, Wilson Long, Leamon Babson, Dennis Evans, Bailey : King and Preston Evans. Community Fair committee: A. G. Green, chairman; Talmadge : ( Continued On Page Five ) Grand Jury In Routine Report Here Last Week Jury Members Make Usual Inspections And Investi gations And Pass Along Recommendations For Im provement BLAKE SERVED AS FOREMAN OF BODY ThU Was Final Regular Term For This Jury As ferunswick Has Plan For Twelve Months Service With criminal court of last week being the last session of the, year for criminal cases, the 1952 grand jury finished its years work and was discharged •;r'by Judge Leo Carr. A new grand jury will be swprn in for- 1953 at the January term. The fol lowing composed the body which served at all criminal terms du ring 1952: E. C. Blake, foreman; Thomas St. George, secretary; Dalton Best, G. A. Robinson, O. Z. Tripp, A. Drew Gray, C. S. Little, Clarence Clemmons, Per ry Hankins, J. B. Smith, Worth Ivey, Roger Clemmons, W. R. Bomberger, W. E. Russ, Lay Long, John Philips, T. F. John son and D. A. Baker. The following report to Judge Leo Carr wound up the business of the above jury: “The grand jury was in ses sion for two days, beginning September 15, 1952, &nd ending September 16, 1952. "We, the grand jury, examined 13 bills and found 12 true and one not true. “We have examined the prison camp and found it in excellent condition. "We have examined the court house and recommend the follow ing repairs: Plaster in the halls, glaze windows, replace window cords. “We have examined the jail Whi recommend the following re iMrs: Replace cover on light switch, main entrance; replace tJitet seat, second floor. “The following J. P. report was made of fines and forfeitures as turned over to the Board of Ed (Continued on Page Two) Case Workers In District Meet Representatives Of Fifth District Holding Meeting Today In Southport; In teresting Program Plan ned The fifth district meeting of the North Carolina Association of Case Workers is being held in •he annex of Trinity Methodist Church in Southport today. Case vorkers from Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Duplin, Jones, New Hanover, Onslow, Pender, Robe son and Sampson counties are rresent. Following is a program of the lay’s activities: 10:00-10:30 a. m. — Registration by Mrs. Grace Vann, Secretary. .0:30-10:45 a.m. — Welcome, Ed ward C. Sexton, Superintendent Brunswick County. .0:45-12:30 pm. — Film, “Fare (Continued on Page Two) ! Our Reporter The fleet of sport fishing boats’ going out from Southport Sun day morning was probably the largest that ever went out from here in a single day. In addi tion to the 15 or more locally owned and operated boats some 10 or more came down from Wilmington and Wrightsville on Saturday afternoon and more early Sunday morning. When one speaks of sport fishing boats, the reference is to cabin cruis ers. Supplementing the above were a lot of smaller open cock pit affairs, some powered by regular engines and some with outboards, but all capable of go ng to sea. Altogether, a big fleet headed out from Southport Sunday morning. Norman Sutton, foreman of he construction work of the Wildlife Commission Waterfowl Refuge on Lilliput Creek, tells is that there is really plenty of water coming down that stream. I hey have been working since ibout the first of the year on :he construction of a dam and still have about a year’s work ahead of them on the project. With only a very small water- ? shed, there is no danger of floods resulting from rains. On the ot her hand natural springs provide , a flow of 43 million gallons of water daily and there have to be C adequate spillways to take care of this flow. The dam will im- 6 pound water for a great water fowl refuge that will attract * more ducks and geese to this lower section of the coast. According to E. H. Kirby of * the Shallotte Lions Club, the prospects are fine for plenty of • talent to take part in the Old Time Fiddlers’ Convention that is to be held at the Shallotte school auditorium Friday night n of next week. A big attend- C1 ance is also assured. Interest in a the event is not confined to the e Lions Club members and their families. It savors of a big com- f munity affair with everybody in terested. This is a natural view n to take as the proceeds from the lj (Coutinued on Page 4) Waterspout Chases Southport Vessel Crew Of Miss America Report Harrowing Experience With Freakish Wind While Working Outside Monday Moving slowly but making plenty of noise and soaking up a lot of the ocean, a waterspout passed within 100 feet of the shrimp trawler, Miss America, owned by Dallas Pigott, Monday while the boat was fishing off Southport. Johnny Creech is captain of the Miss America and the Caster boys form his first mate and crew. They were busy at their work when they heard the roar ig that indicated possible trouble. Their reactions were to get wher ever they could out of the way. The spout, moving slowly, loomed up in the pouring rain, whirling around and around as it sucked up millions of gallons of water from the ocean. The noise as much of the water was released immediately to fall back into the ocean in the immediate proximity of the boat, was like a huge waterfall. The next boat crew, however, were too busy trying to get away from there to listen and be char med by the music of something that sounded like a waterfall. It should be said here that the tornado or twister on land is a waterspout when it is on the ocean. On the ocean it moves forward very slowly, owning to the dead weight of the water it sucks up. On land it is less loa ded and it picks up more travel ing speed and often covers much wider areas than while it is over the oceans as a waterspout. The land resident cannot well avoid a tornado or twister. Tire boat crews can avoid the slow moving waterspouts, if they move fast. Off Long Eeach three years ago a waterspout came in from the ocean, passed between two houses that were only about 100 yards apart and struck and de molished a house owned by H. M. Baucom of Monroe. In the wrecking of the house the spout was also knocked out and its flood of sucked up water was loosened on the surrounding area. The waterspout does not usu ally travel far as a tornado af ter hitting land. Likewise the tornado-twister on land makes lit tle progress after hitting the ocean or other large body of water. Returns Continue In Labor Survey Three Sailfish Within Last Week Three sailfish were brought in last week, two of them by parties fishing gaboard the Ca det with Captain Howard Vic tor. The first of these was a min iature specimen which weigh ed only 3% pounds. It was taken by a High Point party and was one of the smallest landed here this year. On Saturday the Botflyy, Capt. Leon IMcKeithan, came in with a 3-ft., 4n., sail caught by K. B. Riddle 'of Gastonia. The next day the Cadet was back in business again with a 6-ft., 4-in., sailfish caught by Tom Britt of Lumberton. While these were the out standing fish taken on most of the days luck was good with other kinds, including plenty of Spanish mackerel for in shore parties. Lengthy Session Of Court Monday Busy Session Of Brunswick County Recorder's Court Held Here This Week With Variety Of Cases Being Disposed Of Recorder’s Court officials spent ill day Monday trying a varie ty of cases, several of which had >iled up because Superior Court vas in session last week. The ollowing judgments were pass id: James P. Newton, Jr., failure o stop for stop light, costs. Wesley Kermit Evans, no op irator’s license, fined $25 and :osts. Charles R. Sholar, speeding, fi led $15 and costs. Dwyght Hewett, speeding, fin 'd $15 and costs. Fred Douglas Woods, reckless peration, fined $40 and costs. Lonfe Watson, non-support, nol ros at insistence of prosecuting ttorney. Luther LeGrand Caulder, Jr., runken driving, amended to reck 3ss operation, fined $100 and ' osts. Elbert Simmons, public drunk- : nness, fined $10 and costs. Bias Simmons, retailing, nol ros with leave. 1 D. M. Gerald, reckless opera- ' ion, fined $25 and costs. William L. Warren, reckless op- 1 ration, possession, fined $40 and ' osts. Dillard Spencer, drunken driv- 1 lg, fined $100 and costs. ] Johnnie W. Bellamy, assault t rith deadly weapon, not guilty. It L. C. Smith, possession, 12 s lonths in jail, judgment suspen- i ed on payment of a fine of $200 ’ nd costs, notice of appeal giv- i n. f Roney Hewett, drunken driving, ned $100 and costs. s Cecil Smith, public drunken- 1 ess, causing disturbance on pub- j c highway, fined $25 and costs, jl ( Continued On Page Five ) More Than 300 Persons Al ready Have Completed Forms And Have Return ed Thom For Filing And Classification STATE OFFICIAL IS WELL PLEASED 500 Ha3 Been Set As Mini mum Goal Of Persons For Whom Statistical Infor mation Is Desired In Survey Questionnaire forms for the Brunswick county labor survey have begun to pour in, and the total returns already are over the 300-mark. Those in charge of compiling the figures on av ailable labor in this county have set 500 as a minimum number of persons on whom information is needed, and now that goal is well within reach. As fast as the forms are re ceived they are being filed in or der to determine the sex, skill and residence of the applicant. From these records it will be possible to provide an answer to the need of almost any type of industryy interested in locating in this county. • The filing is being done under the direction of James C. • Bow man, Southport attorney, whose experience in government work in Washington made him familiar with this type of survey. Since this work began the representative of the Industrial Division of the Department of Conservation and Development has paid another visit to South port. He was well pleased with results of the attempt to round up information regarding availa ble labor, and he said that he hopes to be back soon with a prospect for locating an indus try in this county. PMA Payments Now Available Chairman M. G. Mooney Says AH Funds For 1952 Program May Be Gone By October 15 Winter cover crops consisting >f Austrian winter peas, vetch, irimson clover and ryegrass; ind permanent pasture seeds con iisting af ladino clover and fes ;ue along with fertilizers and ime are now available on pur ihase order to farmers in Bruns vick county, says M. G. Mooney, diairman of the county PMA Committee. Many farmers are taking ad ■antage of the assistance the ’MA has to offer. They know hey have increased the produc ion per acre and conserved the oil on their farms by participat ng in the PMA program. They vant more of it. “We want nore farmers to take advantage f this offer,” ,Mr. Mooney says. Approval will be given for as istance in the 1952 px'ogram hrough October 15. It is ex acted that all 1952 program unds will be allocated to farm (Continued on Page 5) Murder Charges Brought Up For Trial Last Week One Defendant Found Not Guilty And Two Others Convicted Of Manslaugh ter And Receive Long Terms On Roads CIVIL TERM WILL CONVENE MONDAY Judge Henry A. Grady Of New Bern Will Preside Over Term For Trial Of Civil Actions The September term of Bruns wick County Superior Court ad journed Friday after almost com pletely clearing the docket of cases, several of which grew out of unlawful killings. Another term of court will convene here Monday but this will be for trial of civil cases only. Judge Henry A. Grady of New Bern will preside. The following cases were dis posed of before Leo Carr here last week: William M. Benton was found not guilty on a charge of man slaughter. Henry Leonard was found guil ty of manslaughter in connection with the death of Coachman Bozeman and was sentenced to not' less than eight years nor more than 12 years in State pri son. Alonzo White, charged with the murder of Warren McMillan, was found guilty of manslaughter. He was sentenced to serve not less than 10 nor more than 15 years in State Prison. Mrs. Blanche D. Mincey, charg ed with drunken driving and reckless operation, pleaded guilty to the latter charge. Judgment of 60 days on the roads was sus pended upon condition that the defendant surrender driving li cense and not apply for another within a period of five years, and that she not operate a motor vehicle on the highway during that period. Dayton McLamb was found not guilty of assault with a deadly weapon. Charles- Parsons, charged with drunken driving and having im proper brakes. Pleaded guilty to lesser charge and was fined (Continued on Page Two) aouthport Ladies Receive Honors Mrs. James M. Harper, Jr., Elected District President Of Woman’s Clubs, Mrs. R. C. Daniel Elected Sec retary Mrs. James M. Harper, Jr., of Southport, was elected president of the 11th district at the annu al fall meeting1 of the Women’s Clubs in Wallace on Friday. Mrs. H. C. Daniel, also of Southport, was elected to serve as secreta ry. Mrs. Luther Williams of Rose Hill was elected vice pres ident. These officers will be in stalled at the N. C. Federatton meeting next spring and will Re place the former officers at th$t time. Present officers are Mrs. R. C. Brooks of Wallace, presi dent; Mrs. J. N. Burnette of Bur gaw, vice president, and Mrs. J. S. Blair of Wallace, secretary. Mrs. E. H. Arrington, president of the Southport club who led the delegation to the Wallace meeting, made a report of local projects for the year and also ■ ( Continued on page r ive ) Tide Table Following Is the tide iabie 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 riDE TABLE Thursday, September 35 11:52 a. m. 5:21 a. m. 11:57 p. m. 6:24 p. m. Friday, September 26 0:00 a. m. 6:20 a. m. 12:5S p. m. 7:29 p. m. Saturday, September 27 1:08 a. m. 7:31 a. m. 2:07 p. m. 8:38 p. m. Sunday, September 28 2:24 a. m. 8:46 a. m. 3:17 p. m. 9:44 p. m. Monday, September 29 3:36 a. m. 9:59 a. m> 4:21 p. m. 10:43 p. m. Tuesday, September 30 4:22 a. m. 11:01 a. m. 5:20 p. m. 11:37 p. m. Wednesday, October 1 5:41 a. m. 11:59 a. m. 6:15 p. m. 0:00 p. m.
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