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Most Of The News All The Time THE STATE PORT PILOT A Good Newspaper In A Good Community The Pilot Covers Brunswick County VOL. NO. SIXTEEN No. 27 14-PAGES TODAY Southport, N. C., Wednesday, October 29, 1952 PUBLISHED EVER1 WEDNESDAY $1.50 PER YEAS All transactions On Real Estate Near Completion Real Estate Office Of En gineers Expecting To Wind Up Operations In Purchase Of Sunny Point Lands Soon MOVING HOUSES NOW IN PROGRESS Residents Of Area Being Forced To Speed Plans For Evacuation Of Ar ea Where First Work Scheduled By W. B. KEZIAH All field work in connection with the Sunny Point reserva tion, mainly covering the appra isal of land, is scheduled to be completed by Saturday of this week. Of the total of about 100 tracts of land, not including the rail roads right of way to the facil ity, some 37 owners have been paid in full. Additional checks are now being drawn for oth ers. All mapping and survey work is scheduled to be complet ed Saturday of this week. The total area is 16.000 instead of the original estimate of 20,200 acres. However, it is understood that the buffer zone surrounding the tract is to be leased, not bought. It will add considerably to the acreage. All negotiating with' land own ers is to be completed by No vember 30. This work involves the fixing of prices for land and buildings. All payments to own ers are expected to be completed by December 31. The above delay in making complete settlement to some of the property owners is mostly result of faulty land titles. A great many have such titles and the government cannot buy and pay for property until it can se cure an absolutely clear titl^ Slowness in obtaining such ti tles will not delay. contracting and constructioning. The dred ging work is expected to begin soon after November 6th, at which time bids are to be op ened. Bids for construction of the railroad will be opened No vember 18, and the construction of the railroad will start as soon after that date as the contrac tor can get in equipment. The main tract along the river have already been all bought. All buildings in the area are to be moved off by December 1. A spokesman for the engineers’ office says that owners of land and buildings have been most cooperative and this has aided greatly in keeping things mov ing at a smooth pace. What owners did not choose to buy back their buildings at salvage prices, they will be advertised and sold to the highest bidder under sealed bids. Exclusive of other buildings, about 30 residences are in the area and will have to be moved. Including men, women and chil dren, about 200 people are in volved in the exodus. The engineers’ office today commented on the fine attitude that has been shown by the Brunswick people who are to lose their homes. The folks appear to fully understand that the land is needed for National Defense. They are meeting the situation accordingly. r— Brief Ne we Flashes CHURCH BENEFIT The W.S.C.S. of Trinity Meth odist church will hold their church supper and bazaar on Thursday evening, November 20. PREACHING SERVICES The Rev. Wilfred T. Water house of Washington is conduct ing a mission at St. Phillips Epis copal Church in Southport throughout this week. Services begin at 8 o’clock each evening. ASSIGNED TO I.ELAND State Highway Patrolman S. L. Thomas has been assigned to Le land, replacing Patrolman Jones who resigned to accept a position with the Atlantic Coast Line. Pa trolman Thomas has had five years experience as an officer at Pink Hill. COMPLETE PROJECT Members of the Southport Par ent-Teachers Association have an nounced that Friday will be the last day for the sale of the com munity birthday calendars or for getting any names printed on this edition. Anyone who still has not been contacted should see or call Mrs. James M. Harper, Jr. Methodists Make No Changes For County Churches Rev. N. L. Jones Returns As Pastor Of Trinity Meth odist Church; New Dis trict Superintendent The Wilmington District of the North Carolina Methodist Confer ence got a new superintendent when appointments were read at the annual meeting in Burlington yesterday, but few other changes were noted. All pastors were returned to their stations and charges in the general area of Southport. The new superintendent is V. E. Queen, succeeding C. D. Barclift who was assigned to the pastor ate at Trinity in Durham. The Rev. N. L. Jones was re turned for his third year as pas tor of Trinity Methodist Church in Southport; the Rev. L. J. Brid ges is back at Shallotte for his second year; the Rev. C. L. War ren is back at Town Creek; and the Rev! J. T. Fisher is returning td Shallotte Circuit. m A /M rJYiA Committee Members Visit Plan Adopted For Having Each Farm Visited By Committee Member Dur ing Current Farm Year ‘ The soil and water conserva tion measures of the Agricultur al Conservation program are reaching many new farms by the farm - by - farm contact which PMA community committeemen are making in connection with the 1953 program, says M. G. Mooney, chairman of the N. C. State PMA committee. As of October 24 a total of 1617 farms have been visited by community committeemen. Of this number 1130 are signed up in the 1953 program, which is 70 per cent of those contacted. According to Mr. Mooney, un der the 1953 program local elec ted PMA community committee men are visiting every farm in the county. They are helping each farmer determine the most needed conservation on his farm and assisting him in obtaining the services and aids available to help him carry out the prac tices. The chairman reports thate there is a general stepping up of interest and activity and conser vation as result of these farm-bv farm contacts by local commit teemen. “Farmers have a better understanding of conservation and what we are trying to do under the farm program to give added assurance of production to ad equately meet the needs of a ra pidly growing nation.’’ Keligious Group Furnishes Bond Clerk Of Court Sam T. Ben nett Receives Cashier’s Check In Amount Of $1. For Jack Pappy Bond Clerk of Court Sam T. Ben nett has received a cashier’s check in the arftount of $1,000 from the Baptist Good Will Cen ter in Key West, Fla. The mon ey was sent as bond for Jack Pappy, young man who is in jail here awaiting trial, for hav ing broken into the office of the Brunswick Navigation Company, during the summer. Pappy is said to be 17 years old, and, apparently is a mem (Continued on Page 4) Fishing Is Good When Weather Is Parties Have Been Making Consistently Good Catch es When Weather Per mitted Normal Fishing Operations BACK-LASH FROM HURRICANE HURT Biggest Fishing News In This Section Right Now Is Appearance Of Abnor mally Big Blues Once more the fishermen have been playing tag with the weath erman during the past few days, but have managed to get in some good days in between spells of bad weather. While the threaten ed hurricane failed to reach this section of the coast, there were definite back-lashes which affec ted fishing in this area during the week-end. Following only a fair day Sat urday, the boats were forced to come in early Sunday with no catches worth reporting. On Monday they were out again and one of the best catches was turned in by the Bessie Ray, Captain Ray Stubbs. He had 193 bluefish, ranging up to 3-lbs. in size. Also on Monday the Cadet of Captain Howard Victor came in with 129 blues, some of which Captain Voctor reported to be the largest he has seen in years. The Idle-On II, Captain Hoyle Dosher, had 8 king mackerel and 8 Bonita for his Monday catch. On Tuesday the Davis Brothers, Captain Fred Fulford, came in with 145 blues and mackerel caught by a Gastonia party. The Patricia, Captain David Adams, had 40 bluefish for an Albemarle party. The Botfly, Captain Leon Mc Keithan, had a Wilmington party aboard and reported a catch of 160 bluefish. The John-Ellen, Cap* tain Walter Lewis, came in with 126 large bluefish. Paul Green Is Local Visitor Famous North Carolina Playwright Spent Day Visiting Points Of Interest And Talking To Older Citizens About The Past Paul Green, Widely known North Carolina playwright and author spent Thursday in South port. He was accompanied here by Malcolm Fowler of Lillington. Mr. Green is a resident of Chapel Hill. In a way, the trip here was much in the same order as that made by Jennifer Jones early in the spring. Jennifer came to get local color and stayed sev eral days to absorb it. Mr. Green had the same object in view, and while he only remained for the day he left the distinct impres sion that he may return soon. Mr. Green lias written several successful plays and is the au thor of several outstanding works. He is best known throughout the State for his play, "The Lost Colony,” which runs through the entire summer at iManteo. While here he visited around and talked to several of the old er citizens who have recollections of the Civil War days. Among these are Captain J. A. Pinner, Captain C. N. Swain and others. (Coutinued on Page 4) Hallowe’en Party Set For Southport Friday night promises to be a bad time for man or beast —unless you happen to be a youngster or a ghost. It’s Hal loween, and members of the Southport Parent-teacher Asso ciation are making plans for. an appropriate celebration. As usual the program will be gin with the coronation of the king and queen and the cos tume parade in the high school auditorium. Later the crowd will adjourn to the gymnasi um, where there will be witch es and gobblins and black cats to mingle with the merrymak ers. There also will be games to play, concession stands to patronize and contest® to play. The contest for the king and queen contest is in progress this week. Wildlife Folks Study Problem Wildlife Commission Maj Attempt To Work Out A Plan For Salvaging Som< Fish From Ponds Whid Will Be Filled Since the government now owm the land, it appears that the U S. Fish and Wildlife service wil have to do something, if anything is done relative to saving th< fish in the lakes and ponds' oi the Sunny Point reservation. This is according to informatioi received this week from the Stati Wildlife Commission, which i: ready to assist in all possibli ways. The State organizatioi has asked the Federal Agency t( look into the matter and ascer tain what can be done. There seems to be really verj little that can be done. Th( dredging operations by the gov (Continued on page four) t Uose Contest Predicted For Highest Office Dim View Taken Of Many Southern States Deserting Ranks Of Democrats To Support General Eisen hower STEVENSON MAY LOSE HOME STATE > Nip And Tuck Battle Looms ; Throughout Nation With Big States Providing Answer ■ By WILLARD G. COLE Tuesday of next week will ring pwn the curtain on the most bit ir presidential campaign since '828 apd probably the closest pnee Woodfpw Wilson and Char ts Evans Hughes locked horns in *|t816. In sharp contrast to 1948 when sident Truman was allowed to ;t away with his slander of the Congress, Republicans have ished back to make it a dog fight and seemingly a toss-up. fjp Serious observers of political fends are definitely in doubt a t the outcome of the contest between Governor Adlai Stevenson of Illinois and the widely-known General Ike Eisenhower. Almost every prediction is weakened by a hedge, an if or an out. Strangely enough, there is some feat in the once solid South. Dem ocrats have dismissed the possi bility with a shrug and Governor Sflfevenson has said he thought General Eisenhower might give him, trouble only in Maine and Vermont, traditionally Republican states. More serious observers, however, do not regard the other 46 states as sure for Governor Stevenson. A reasonable estimate is that General Eisenhower has a fair chance in Virginia and Florida, and an outside chance in South Carolina, Louisiana, and Texas. South Carolinians supporting Gen eral "Eisenhower are blanketing the Palmetto State with record lem Negroes in Sew York City. In the speech, President Truman poked fun at the Southern drawl by mocking Governor James Byr nes and promised the Negroes that Governor Stevenson would carry out the Truman plank in . the Democratic platform, which l he described as the strongest ev er written in behalf of civil ri ghts. Governor Byrnes has a strong , personal appeal, but no powerful organization behind him. This pla ces him in the same category with Senator Wayne Morse oi Oregon who has bolted the Re publican ticket and endorsed Gov | ernor Stevenson. While Senator Morse has a powerful personal following, Democrats have been 1 given little chance of carrying Oregon. That seems to be the sit uation in South Carolina. The Eisenhower ticket has a better chance in Virginia, where Democratic Senator Harry Byrd, with a powerful political machine, is taking a walk. Republicans 1 polled a heavy vote in the Old Dominion in 1948 and it wouldn’t take much of a shift to swing the state. Byrd has said he cannot : support Stevenson. Strange as it may seem, Tenn (Continued on page four) ssident Truman’s speech Iteyeriton rally of Har W. B. KEZIAH Our ROVING Reporter For the benefit of our folks who were not so fortunate as to be able to meet Paul Green while he was here this past week, we will say that we sized him up as being- just a nice, friendly country boy. A native of North Carolina who has made good in one of the little trodden ways, he is a good guy whom you wo uld instinctively call Paul in your firpt meeting. We do' not recall ever having seen in a .newspaper where he was called Mr. Paul Green and we understood why within a few minutes of our meet ing with him. It is rather well known that the Southport area is credited with having the mildest year round average climate of ‘ any point in North Carolina. Taking that fact and other things into account a slogan painted on the back of opr windbreaker is not inappropriate. In a half-moon circle it reads: “Southport, n. C.' ; under the circle is a ris mg' sun and a couple of straight lines under the sun has the in formation: “Sunny Point of U. S. A.’’ Some slogan will prob ably be on automobile tags next spring. Industrial power will come to this area right on the heels of the clearing of the right of way for the railroad. The 175-foot right of way will serve both rail road and power line and the power will probably keep pace with and be ready for any needs in connection with the actual railroad building. An official of the Carolina Light and Power Company indicated . this week that they will start their con struction right after the right of way crews start oper ations. The other day it was the bus iness of the moment to stop reading other matter until we got through with clippings of a (Continued on page 4) Brunswick Voters To Choose Officials Of County, State, Nation — ■ - 7-—---’SI Anchor Brought Up In Shrimp Net These Hidden Obstacles Offer Dangerous Threat To Nets As Shrimp Boats Operate Offshore xne £3Cd rai ui uie J^ewis nar dee fleet, Captain John’ Simmons with his brother, Murdock Sim mons, as mate, last week brought up what is said to have been the largest sea anchor ev er brought into port by a shrimp trawler. The haul was made Friday and the Sea Pal had some difficulty in reaching port with its catch. The anchor has probably lorn up many' a fisherman’s net dur ing the days that it has lain on the floor of the ocean. The Sea Pal had steel towing lines and when its net got fouled it required -an hour or more to bring the cumbersome obstruc tion to the surface. With the boat keeled over until the deck on one side was just awash, the Sea Pal headed for home. Progress was slow and rather difficult. With the boat practic ally lying on one side, the propel ler and rudder were both nearly out of the water. The boat manifested a disposition to head porrwise anri me wneel had to be held full starboard. The big Coast Guard buoy ten der Conifer arrived at her dock here at the same time that the overloaded Pal arrived. It would have been impossible for the Sea Pal to have lifted the 8 or 10 ton anchor out and onto the dock and the Connifer solved the problem. When the tender was moored to the dock the trawler moved in alongside of her and the mi ghty boom of the Connifer was swung out and hooked on the anchor, swinging up and over her own deck and onto the deck on the other side. Such anchors are often snared and brought in by trawler. They are always brought in, not so much for salvage as for the fact that their removal from the ocean may save thousands of dollars in netting. This one, because of its size, is believed to have been lost by one of the big, old-time square riggers. Highway 303 Goes Off Highway Map House Moving Is Job For Patrolmen Route 130 between Southport and Wilmington has been coming in for a lot of highway patrol escorts during the past two weeks. Patrolman J. C. Taylor who formerly lived at Leland and was assigned to this coun ty was here yesterday and when he was nsked how he came to be off his beat, he said: “Oh, I was sent down to escort a house. All the three men in Brunswick were busy." A contractor with a powerful truck that is 16 feet wide is moving residences and other buil dings from the Sunny Point, and most of this moving is to South port. Most of the time involved in moving goes to jacking up the houses, so that the truck can be backed up for the start and at the unloading point. The high way trips consume only 30 or 40 minutes and it is then that the highway patrol comes in. The big truck with its load has the right of way, and does not turn out an inch for anything. But if cars pile up behind it a stop is made at some point where traffic can detour around and get ahead. Oncoming traffic has to back up until it can find a side-road or something into which it can turn to wait for .the po lice-escorted house to pass. rather Drives Car Over Child Lewis Child Died In Dosher Memorial Hospital Fol lowing Tragic Accident Near Bolivia Tuesday Struck by her father’s truck while it was being backed up to a farm tractor, Phyllis Ann Lew is, three-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lewis of Bo livia, died yesterday in the Do sher Memorial Hospital, where she was brought immediately fol lowing the accident. The truck was being operated by Mr. Lewis, who was unaware that the child had run around behind it as he backed up to the tractor. The little victim is survived by her parents and one small broth er, Eddie Lewis. Funeral servic es are being conducted this af ternoon at 2 o’clock from the Mill Creek Baptist Church. Bur ial will follow in the Mill Creek cemetery. State Highway Engineer Notifies Southport Man Of Plan For Continuation Of Highway 87 To South port CONNECTS CENTRAL SECTION OF STATE Will Go From Biship’s Store Across To Maco, To Ac me - Delco, Fayetteville And On To Virginia Line State Highway 303 is being eliminated from the North Car olina highway system, so far as the name is concerned, and W. H. Rogers, Jr.,, chief engineer for the State Highway Commission, has advised W. H. Hood of Sou thport that orders has been giv en to change the name of the maps to Route 87. Similar or ders apply to the markers along the highway. Up to now this has been only a short line or local route,, run ning from Southport to Route 17 at Bell Swamp, the distance being about 17 miles. Under the new name it will be a part of the intra-state highway, coming down to Southport from Virgin ia to Southport through Burling ton, Sanford, Fort Bragg and Fayetteville. Heretofore 87 has ended at Acme-Delco where it joined with Routes 74-76. Hereafter with the completion of a stretch of new road it will run on from Acme Delco to the Bishop Store on Route 17 to Bell Swamp and then on down the former Route 303 to Southport. In effect Sou thport will mark one end of Route 87 from Virginia. The Brunswick Board of Coun ty Cimmissioners recently passed (Coutinued on Page 4) Routine Cases Tried In Court Usual Variety Of Cases Dis posed Of Here In Bruns wick County Recorder’s Court Monday A brief docket was disposed of here Monday in Brunswick County Recorder’s court, with the following cases being dis posed of: Burris ly. Phelps, improper eq uipment, nol pros. Arthur D. Wade, failing to yield right of way, not guilty. Harry Simmons, reckless oper ation, no operators’ license, fin (Continued on Page 4) As Usual Greatest Interest Is Centered In County Races Where Close Con* tests Are Expected BOTH PARTIES IN FINAL VOTE BIDS Republican Nominee For Governor Will Speak Sat- . urday At Waccamaw. Judge Olive At Shallotte Brunswick .county voters go to the polls Tuesday to cast their ’ ballots for offices ranging front' President of the United States to that of township constable and as usual the greatest amount of interest is in the local races. The contest between Odell Wil liamson, Shallotte automobile ’ dealer who is the Democratic can didate, arid W. A. Kopp, Bolivia merchant and Republican stand ard-bearer for House of Represen tatives is attracting much specu lation. Williamson has served for two sessions of the Legislature in this capacity and wants to return to Raleigh for a third. Register of Deeds Amos J. Wal ton, Democratic nominee to suc ceed himself, is opposed by W. Raleigh Babson, Waccamaw town-' ship farmer. The contest for Judge of Re corder’s court is a repetition of' the 1950 race, with W. J. Mc Lamb, the incumbent, again being the Democratic nominee and Ceeil Robbins once more representing the Republicans. In the race for member of the Board of County Commissioners the Democrats are offering two members of the present board for re-election. They are R. L. Rabon and Elroy King. Their running mate is Leo Medlin. The Republi can nominees are W. W. Knox ot Town Creek Township, a farmer and business man; Herman Long of Longwood, businessman; ani Edgar Holden of Supply, farmer. The one Republican sure to go into office is H. R. Hewette.'whp is unopposed for the post of coun ty surveyor. Two Democrats who: enjoy the same assurance are James A. Bridger and Terry San ford, nominees from this district for the State Senate. The Repub licans have no opponent for them. Although there is a contest for practically every state office, there is little interest in these races because of the usual over whelming majority of the Demo crats on the State level. The same is true in the district, with the exception of the congressional race where the Republican candi date is making an appeal for write-in votes. He is D. R. Jqhn son, the duly nominated candidate whose name was not included ort the State ballots due to a techni cality. Also from the State level comes the added interest of having the Republican Candidate for Gover nor, Herbert F. Seawell, as a Continued on page four Tide Table Following Is the tide .able 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 30 5:24 a. m. 11:43 a. m. 5:51 p. m. 12:00 p. m. Friday, October 31 6: 17 a. m. 0:00 a. m. 6:42 p. m. 12:31 p. nr. Saturday, November 1 7:11 a. m. 0:47 a. m. 7:29 p. nr. 1:26 p. m. Sunday, November 2 7:56 a. m. 1:33 a. m. '8:16 p. m. 2:13 p. m. Monday, November 3 8:42 a. m. 2:18 a. m. 9:00 p. m. 2:59 p. ip. Tuesday, November 4 9:27 a. m. 3:00 a. m. 9:45 p. m. 3:43 p. m., Wednesday, November 5 10:10 a. m. 3:43 a. m, 10:29 p. m. 4:28 p. m.
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