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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 The Pilot Covers Brunswick County 6-PAGES TODAY Southport, N. C., Wednesday, October 8, 1952 PUBLISHED EVER"! WEDNESDAY *1.50 PER YEAR Baptist Churches Finish Week Of Intensive Work County-Wide Program Is Brought To Close With Numerous Additions Be ing Made To Church Membership FINE COOPERATION FOR ALL CHURCHES Offerings Took Care Of The Cost Of Program And Everyone Pleased With Results Of This Program The Brunswick Baptist En largement Survey, which was completed last Friday night in the 15 Baptist churches participating was a great success. There were 419 rededications, 35 by profes sion of faith, 28 of these joining the church, and there were five by letter joining the church. Every church who had a prea cher and worker in their field was gracious for the grand atti tude if the congregations toward the visiting workers. The total receipts of offerings were $833.90 given by the churches for the expense of the survey, and the survey was a financial success in that it met all its expenses and no money was taken from the Associations! Fund to meet this overhead. The workers were given their expenses to and from their re spective fields and an honorium of $17.30 from the association, and will receive a small honorium from the Baptist State Missions Fund. The survey was under the gen eral direction of Dr. Henry E. Walden, State Secretary of the Rural Department of the Conven tion, and Rev. W. R. Moorehead, field worker of the Brunswick Baptist Association, whose work was completed on last Tuesday, but helped with the survey, due to the absence of the moderator, who was out of the county on church revivals. Dr. Walden and Rev. Moore bead wish to thank every church who participated for their fine and loyal support in this great effort. Brief Newt Flathti - i ■ - LIONS TO MEET The regular meeting of the Southport Lions Club will be held tomorrow (Thursday) at 1 o’clock at the Masonic Building. BEACH VISITORS Judge and Mrs. Frank Arm r strong and daughter, Marcia, of l Troy, spent the week-end at their cottage at Long Beach. LAUNDRY NOW BUILDING L. C. White, owner of the Shallotte Laundry and Dry Clea ners, is now constructing a nice new building across the highway from the present location. Mr. White stated Monday that he expected to have the laundry equipment moved about Novem ber 15. COLLEGE HONORS Miss Gloria Hewett, daughter of Mrs. Lee Hewett of South port and a member of the fresh man class at East Carolina Col lege, is a member of the College Choir. This organization will pre sent Handel’s "Messiah” at Chri stmas. Miss Hewett is also a member of the YWCA and of the FT A. COW STOLEN A young red white face Her ford cow was stolen several days ago from the pasture of Judge Willie Joe McLamb at Hickmans Crossroads. It was valued at $250.00. The loss was not dis covered until several days after the theft and in the meantime heavy rains had obliterated all trace. The only clue, it is said, is that the cow is missing. SUCCESSFUL EVENT w The Fiddlers’ Convention at the Shallotte School, sponsored by the Shallotte Lions Club last Friday night, drew a full house. Glenn Tucker, formerly of Bolivia and Leland, was master of cere monies and the event was ex tremely interesting. A list of the prize winners was not avail able early this week. FAIR POSTPONED Mrs. Claire T. Evans of the Waecamaw school advised yes terday that the community fair scheduled to be held this week, October 10 and 11, has been tem porarily postponed. A meeting of the PTA was held at the Waecamaw School last night to decide upon the date, which will be announced as soon as possible. Scene Of Homecoming CELEBRATION—Trinity Methodist Church in South port will be the scene of a Homecoming Day program Sunday when a special invitation is extended to every member on the church roll to attend. Friends and former members also are invited. County Winners In Dairy Show Bolivia 4-H Club Only One To Furnish Entries To Wilmington Junior Dairy Show This Fall TWO EXHIBITORS WON BLUE RIBBONS Extension Specialists Ex press Pleasure At Pro gress Being Made In Dairy Management In County The 3rd annual Dairy Show was held in Wilmington Thurs day and Friday, and five 4-H members from the Bolivia club exhibited six animals. James Albright exhibited a three year old cow and won a red ribbon. Stanley Knowles wron a blue ribbon with his six month old heifer. Eleanor Rabon, Ed na Earl Rabon and Larry Knowles won red ribbons with their heifers. James Albright stood high in the showmanship contest. In the fitting contest he won third place in the entire show with his heif er. Larry Knowles stood sixth with his heifer in the Jersey class. The boys and girls gained much good experience in the show, according to County Agent A. S. Knowles. The quality of cattle was improved over pre vious years, and competition was much keener. James Albright is now making plans to exhibit his heifer at the Junior Dairy Ex hibit held in connection with the N. C. State Fair October 14-18. Dairy Extension specialists from N. C. State College were well pleased with the progress being made in the number and quality of dairy cattle in this section. Several of the specialists were particularly impressed with the progress being made in Bruns wick County. School Children Help Fight Fire Campaign Being Carried On Throughout Schools Of Brunswick County In Ob servance Of Fire Preven tion Week This is Fire Prevention Week and school children throughout Brunswick County are marching home to take action against fire hazards. As a public service, the Hart ford Fire Insurance Company has asked children everywhere to act as “Junior Fir3 Marshals.” Through the cooperation of The Stevens Agency Hartford agents in Southport and County Supt. of Schools J. T. Denning, boys and girls of all consolidated schools in the county, armed with “Jun ior Fire Marshal Home Reports,” will inspect their homes for po tential causes of fire. Supt. Denning says that Brun swick teachers are doing their part, distributing and explain ing “Reports” to 4,000 children. “The number is especially en (Continued on page four) Homecoming Day For 3 Churches Homecoming Day services will be held in Trinity Method ist Church in Southport Sun day, with a picnic dinner be ing served at the noon hour. An interesting sidelight in this connection was the discovery during the past week of a church history prepared many years ago by 'Miss Carrie Do sher but lost several years ago. It was located by Miss Pat Arrington in an old desk formerly owned by the late Dr. J. Arthur Dosher and was in the Presbyterian Youth Center. In addition, there will be Homecoming services in Anti och Baptist Church, with a spe cial invitation extended to for mer members and friends. Homecoming Day also will be observed at Bethel Method ist Church in Bolivia where the picnic dinner will be follow ed by a song service in the afternoon. PTA Will MeeT Monday Evening Bolivia Association Ready For First Meeting Of Year; Committee Mem bers And Grade Mothers Named The Bolivia Parent-Teacher As sociation will meet in the school auditorium Monday evening, Oc tober 13, at 7:30 o’clock. The president, Mrs. Norwood Lewis, urges all members, especially the grade mothers, to be present to plan for each grade during the year. The program for the night is in charge of Mrs. Ora McKei than, Miss Joy Russ and Mr. Mc Clure. The topic for discussion is “International Service and Ev- ^ aluation”. The officers, committees and grade mothers who are to serve during 1952-’53 are: President, Mrs. Noiwood Lewis: vice pres ident, Mrs. A. P. Henry, Jr.; sec retary, O. C. Burton, and treasur er, Taylor Albright; program committee, Mrs. John Johnson, chairman; Mrs. Lyon Clark and Foster Mintz; membership com mittee, Mrs. Harold Willetts, chairman; Mrs. Evelyn Seagraves Mrs. Essie Yount, Mrs. Ethel Phelps, Mrs. Leon McKeithan, Mrs. Pearl Sellers and Mis. Edith Willetts. Hospitality committee: Mrs. A. P. Henry, Jr., chairman; Mrs. Foster Mintz and J. M. King, publicity committee. Mrs. C. A. Rourk, chairman; and A. E. Mer cer. Magazine committee, Mrs. W. A. Kopp, chairman; Miss Russ and Mrs. Alex Mercer. Recrea tion committee, A. S. Knowles, chairman; Mrs. Foster Mintz and Lyon Clark. Ways and Means for October: Mrs. G. K. Reid, chairman; Foster Mintz, Mrs. McClure and Mr. Hill. (Continued on Page 4) Homecoming Is Set For Friday At Shallotte Football Game With Myrtle Beach Will Highlight This Year’s Event At Shallotte High School GAME WILL BE PLAYED AT NIGHT Colorful Half • Time Pro gram Being Planned By Bands Of Two Schools; Other Ceremonies On Program The Alumni and friends of the Shallotte High School have a cordial invitation to attend the big homecoming football game between Myrtle Beach and Shal lotte Friday night. On this date the newly lighted field will be formally dedicated. Another highlight of this oc sasion will be the crowning of the home coming queen — the high school girl who has polled the most votes by October 9. At 10:30 o’clock there will be a dance in the gymnasium. The queen and her court with her chosen escorts from the squad will have the first dance. Af terwards the almni, Myrtle Beach team and band, . and the student body, may dance. The following schedule will be observed: 7 p. m.—Practice. 7:45 p. m.—Dedication of the field and crowning of the qyeen. 8 p. m.—Game. Between Halves — Maneuvers by both the Myrtle Beach and Shallotte Bands. 10:30 p. m.—Dance. Sewerage Plants Are Constructed Work Begins On This Pro ject At Bolivia; Wacca maw Facility To Be Ready For Use Early -In November v At a meeting of the Board of Education Monday night, final plans were gone over for the completion of sewerage disposal plants and other improvements at several of the schools of the county. At Waccamaw this work is well underway and is to be com pleted by November 3. The con struction at Bolivia will begin in the near future. The cost analysis shows the Waccamaw plant is running to $13,118.25. At Bolivia the cost estimate is $10,809.65, with $2, 690.63 allocated for plumbing at the same school. Parham-Darr Construction Co., of North Point are doing the general construction work and McGirt’s Plumbing Company of Maxton are handling the plumb ing. All ditching is being done by W. J. McLamb of Shallotte. It was ordered that water fa cilities at the Lincoln Negro school in Northwest township be improved with the digging of a deep well. The board took note of the fact that the temporary class rooms at Union Negro school at Shallotte are not completed. The lack of funds is said to be hold ing up the job. The local res (Coutinued on Page 4) f Sheriff Officers Make Quick Trip Sheriff E. V. Leonard and Dep uty Charles Skipper, made a fast trip to New Haven, Conn., and back early last week. They left here at 3 p. m., Saturday, September 27, and returned the following Monday at 11 a. m. The round trip distance was 1,421 miles. They brought back with them Jack Pappy, white man who is charged with breaking into the office fftid safe of the Brunswick Navigation Company some weeks ago. Pappy was arrested by New Haven officers and turned' -over to the Brunswick officers for trial. Democrats Will Rally Thursday At Lumberton State Leaders Of Party To Gather In Lumberton; Rep. Carlyle Wants Big Crowd LUMBERTON, Oct. 6.—Repre sentative F. Ertel Carlyle said today today he hoped to see a large, representative group from every county in the Seventh Con gressional District at the Demo cratic rally in Lumberton on Thursday. The last two district rallies were held in Columbus County, but Robeson will be host to this year’s event. Other counties in the district are Bladen, Bruns wick, Cumberland, Harnett and New Hanover. The rally is slated to be held at 2:30 p. m., in the courthouse here. Among the party leaders expected to take part are Gov ernor Scott and members of the Council of State, Governor nominee Umstead, Senator Hoey, Lieutenant Governor Pat Taylor and Lieutenant Governor-nominee Luther Hodges, and National Co mitteeman Bob Doughton. Operating Loan Funds Available Money With Which To Set Up Self-Sustaining Farm ing Venture Being Made Available Through FHA A new allotment of operating loan funds for Brunswick coun ty has been received, Ivey C. Brown, supervisor of the Farm ers Home Administration for Brunswick and Columbus Coun ties announced today. The funds are available for loans to eligible farmers to buy seed, feed, fertilizer, equipment, livestock, supplies, and other op erating necessities, Brown said. The loans are based upon sound farm and home plans worked out by families with the aid of the supervisor. Object is to enable borrowers to advance as rapidly as possi ble toward an economic set-up, debt-free and independent or with credit from private sources. Farmers interested in investi gating or filing application for type of loan listed above may contact the FHA office located in the old REA Building in Shal lotte any time Monday through Friday, 8 a. m., to 5 p. m. The FHA County Committee is (Coutinued on Page 4) W. B. HEM AH Our ROVING Reporter William Dosher, retired post master of Wilmington and na tive of Southport, who has al ways returned here in October for his two weeks’ vacation, is back and has appropriated Geo. Wortham for the duration. The two will be found among the creeks of Band Head Island dai ly for the two weeks. Wilbur tells us that he sent orders to New Jersey for Ex-postmaster L. T. Yaskell to return and go fishing with him. Yaskett, who is no longer a good citizen of Southport like he once was, be ing now a darned Yankee, re plied he had just started a big new business and couldn't come. When he does come he won’t rec ognize the place where he an noyed us when we were on fish ing trips. The October moonlight nights attracted quite a number of sportsmen out on fishing forays. Among many others, Ed Mallison was out on his small Hot-Rod Friday night. Leaving port at about 7:30 .p. m., he returned after midnight with 170 bluefish and mackerel, all of them caught by trolling. The fish are said to have struck even better at night than in the day time. That ought to interest the fellows who have been in the habit of going out on hot summer days. If the fish are to bite just as well at night as by day, night fishing ought to be popular during sum mer when the days are so hot. The fishing industry, so far as the menhaden factories are con cerned, is not credited with hav ing made any money this year. Illustrating one of the causes, and without intending any pun, it can be said that last Thursday the boats suffered a net loss of three thousand dollars in the one day. The nets cost $6,700.00 new. Thursday the Nickerson, Cozartt and Charlotte T., all suf fered badly torn nets on coral (Coutinued on Page 4) Ethridge Famity Awaken Suddenly Car Strikes Home Of Sleeping Family Saturday Morning Causing Considerable Damage The family of Brown Ethridge living on the Ash Hickman Cross roads highway received an early awakening at 2:15 o'clock Satur day morning. Mr. Ethridge says he was sleeping peacefully and all at once there was a terrible crash and everything in the house was knocked out of kilter. Investigation revealed that Floyd Lennon Simmons, 19 year old white youth had driven his Ford, of‘ 1939 vintage, right on the porch of the home. The said porch was torn up, and pine pillars under the porch and ex tending three feet in the ground were uprooted. The sill on the windward side of the house from whence the car came was knock ed from its position and under the house. The sleeping family just nat urally woks up with a jerk. The damage to their residence is es timated by officers to run to $500. No estimate has been made of the extent of the injury to their feeling's, but it is thought to have been right considerable. Sheriff E. V. Leonard and Dep uty Drew Long were called and investigated the occurrance. They placed Simmons under arrest on charges of reckless operation and operating without a license. He is 'scheduled to be tried in Re corder’s Court October 20. It appears that the speedy traveler was hieing himself down the Longwood road which goes straight into the Ash-Hickman’s Cross Poad highway. Reaching this highway he turned neither to the left nor right but proceed ed straight across the highway and on over a little used road for 64 yards. There be smacked into the Ethridge home, which someone had carelessly built right in the middle of the dirt road. Fishermen Enjoy Good Fall Fishing -* - First Homes Being Moved From Area At least two of the Sunny Point area homes have alrea dy gravitated into Southport, with other homes due to fol low before December 1st, the deadline. Herman Smith sold his home near the Sheppard plant farm to Monroe Barnhill, who moved it last week to a lot adjoining his home. It is now set up there. Mr. and Mrs. II. D. Smith, also near the plant farm, have bought a lot in Southport near the hospital. Their home was moved to the new location this week and Mr. and Mrs. Smith are now occupying it. Recorder Has Busy Season Variety Of Cases Disposed Of Here Monday Follow ing Postponement Last Week Monday was another busy day in Brunswick County Recorder’s Court, with the following cases disposed of: Otis Cheatham, reckless opera tion, 60 days or $40 and costs. Jim Graham, expored license, improper lights, $25 and costs. Charles B. Williams, speed ing, fined $10 and costs. Willy Shaw, Jr., reckless op eration, 60 days or $25 and costs. Joseph Houston Gause, improp er registration, costs. Thelma Hayes, no operator’s license, nol pros at insistance of prosecuting officer. James W. Garner, passing the school bus while it was stopped, nol pros with leave. Charlie Summersett, assault, 30 days, judgment suspended on payment of fine of $30 and costs. E. L. Hewett, breaking, enter ing and larceny, probable cause found, defendant bound over to Superior Court under $400 bond. J. A. Trotter, drunken driving, operating after revocation of li cense, not guilty of drunken dri ving, guilty of public drunken ness, 30 days or a fine of $30 and costs. Murrin Cumbee, larceny, prob able cause found, bound over to Superior Court under $500 bond. Henry James, improper regis tration, costs. Wayne Smith Austin, operat ing without lights, fined $10 and costs. William Frink, improper equip ment, nol pros. Walter Cromwell Buffkin, spee ding, fined $10 and costs. Bernice Hill, reckless operation, 30 days or costs and payment of 5100; restitution to F. j. Todd. Jim Braham, drunken driving, amended to reckless operation, fined $50 and costs. J. iM. Heritage, non-support, nol pros with leave. Raymond W. Love, drunken driving, fined $100 and costs. David S. Baker, reckless oper ation, fined $40 and costs. J. B. Long, possession, 90 days ar pay a fine of 50 and costs. Samuel Vernon Robbins, pos (Coutinued on Page 4) Past Week-End Saw Fall Fishing Schedule Move In to High Gear With Every Sports Fishing Boat Being Chartered GOOD CATCHES FOR ALL TYPE PARTIES One Sailfish Reported Re cently But Every Other Kind Of Fish Are Be ing Brought In From Outside A Leakesville man fishing on board the Idle-On II made the prize catch of the week off Southport when he came in Mon day with a 7-ft. 6-in. sailfish. However, all boats reported large catches of a variety of fish du ring the past week. The following day this same boat had W. H. Nelson and party of Spray aboard and came in with 145 bluefish and mackerel. The Monday trip of the Cadet of Captain Howard Victor' re sulted in a catch of 101 blues and mackerel, 9 amberjack, one large barracuda for a Greensboro party. The Tuesday trip for the Cadet netted 180 blues and mack erel and 9 amberjack, ranging from 40 to 50 lbs. On Monday the Idle-On had A. A. Costiner and party from Lin colnton and caught 3 amberjack, 5 barracuda, 1 dolphin, 15 blue fish and 10 mackerel. On Tues day R. E. L. Brown and party of Myrtle Beach had 152 blues and mackerel while fishing ab oard the same boat. The Botfly, Captain Leon Mc Keithan, had a good Tuesday catch with Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Smith, Rev. D. L. Hathaway and Sam Clapp, all of Siler City. They had 151 bluefish and 10 mack erel. The John-Ellen, Captain Wal (Continued on Page 4) Building Bridge Away From Site Structure Which Will Be Used At Holden Beach Being ’ Assembled At Co lumbus County Prison Camp The highway bridge for span ning the intercoastal waterway at Holden Beach is now all set ap at the State Prison Camp at Whiteville. Later it will be dis mantled and moved to Holden Beach to be set up in its prop sr and permanent location. The bridge was formerly used across the Roanoke River at Wil liamston and was replaced there oy a heavier bridge. The object in setting it up in tVhiteville was to be able to re place all missing or damaged parts. When torn down there be ;ore removal to Holden Beach iach piece will be carefully tag ged and the construction shouid move along much more speedily. Dr. R. H. Holden stated this veek that it was his understan iing that the bridge will be rea ly for use in the late spring. The ocation is about half a mile west if the ferry location. When the jridge is placed in commission, ;he State Highway Commission vill discontinue the ferry ser vice. Advertising Bids For Dredging At Ammunition Pier Government Seeking Bids For Dredging In Dock Ar ea Of Sunny Point Pro ject As First Part Of Op eration WILL OPEN BIDS ON NOVEMBER 6TH The Specifications Call For Dredging To 35-Ft. Depth With Two Additional Feet Being Provided By W. B. KEZIAH Invitations for dredging the dock area at Sunny Point were issued Monday by the Wilming ton District Army Engineers of fice. The bids will be opened on November 6th, at 2:30 p. m. This dock area dredging work will run to a volume of about 18,000,000 cubic yards. Included in this dock area dredging will be three turning basins, one in front of each of the three docks and the dredg ing of channels, separate from the regular river channel, to con nect the three docks. Dikes will be constructed in the river out from the shore line as a trap or retainer for the dredging disposal. There will be quite a sizeable chunk of built up land resulting from the dredging for the docks, but it will be within the reservation. The depth of the new chan nels and basins in the dock area will be 35 feet with the usual provisions for 2 feet overpath to allow for inaccuracies. The pro cedure is customary to guaran tee 36 feet of water at mean low tide in all cases. As a matter of fact, it means that the dock area will have 37 feet of water at low tide. The specifications in the invi tation for dredging bids prescrib ed that the firm given the con tract shall be ready to start work within 30 days after re ceiving notice his bid has been accepted. This notice is expec ted to be given immediately af ter the determining of the low est bidded and his ability to ex ecute the contract. Reports have had it that large dredges are standing by at Geo (Continued on Page 4) Brown Appointed1 Tax Collector Longwood Man Now Filling Out Unexpired Term Of Edward H. Redwine Is To Collect 1952 Levy At the meeting of the board ofcounty commissioners Monday, J. E. Brown was appointed to collect the 1952 tax levy. The vote was unanimous. Mr. Brown was appointed late in July to fill the unexpired term of Edward Redwine, who resigned to take the post of mail carrier at Shal lotte. The regular term of tax collector runs from October to October. A section of road in Town Creek Township from Highway 17 in a southernly direction for a distance of half a mile and known as the Old Howell RoacfT"* was approved to be taken over by the State Highway Commis sion. On motion of H. O. Peterson, seconded by R. L. Rabon and duly carried, it was ordered that the Mat Blaney and Pink Reaves Estate lands be sold to Robert (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, October 9 0:00 a. m. 5:47 a. m. 12:18 p. m. 6:38 p. m. Friday, October 10 0:41 a. m. 6:40 a. m. 1:10 p. m. 7:35 p. m. Saturday, October 11 1:40 a. m. 7:39 a. m. 2:06 p. m. 8:33 p. m. Sunday, October 12 2:39 a. m. 8:40 a. m. 2:59 p. m. 9:28 p. m. Monday, October 13 3:36 a. m. 9:39 a. m. 3:52 p. m. 10:19 p. m. Tuesday, October 14 4:28 a. m. 10:33 a. m. 4:40 p. m. 11:04 p. m. Wednesday, October 15 5:15 a. in. 11:23 a. m. 5:25 p. m. 11:46 p. m. . —■ ■ ■
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