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Most Of The News All The Time THE STATE A Good Newspaper VOL. NO. SIXTEEN No. 34 6-PAGES TODAY Southport, N. C., PORT PILOT In A Good Community Wednesday, December 17,1952 The Pilot Covers Brunswick County PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY SI.50 PER YEA! Dredge Workers Arriving Here To Wait On Vessel Fourteen Families Expected To Arrive Here Before Christmas And Are Look ing For Apartments FIRST BIG DREDGE ON WAY UP COAST Men Engaged For Work On This Project Say They Expect To Remain In Southport For Next Eighteen Months Fourteen families of employees of the superdredge A. G. Mc Williams are scheduled to arrive here this week, according to one of the men who has already ar rived and secured the Ross Liv ington garage apartment for his family. The families are from both Louisiana and Mississippi and they represent the dredge operat ing crews. They expect to live here at least 18 months and a lot more families will arrive next week. Enough men are on the dredge to bring her t<S Southport. It is said that a number of local people will be employed here for dredge operations, replacing some who did not wish to come from the west coast. Outside of the actual dredging operations, the McWilliams Dredging Co. will also employ a considerable num ber of men on land. The employees who have al ready reached here say that they do not know when the dredge will arrive. They were merely told to be here before Christmas day and ready to go to work. The ship, its pipeline barges and other equipment is being brought in by tugs and is said to be scheduled to arriye before Christ mas. Since considerable leeway is allowed she may arrive here several days before the schedul ed time, provided there has been no trouble enroute. Other dredges are scheduled to arrive in early January and Feb ruary. A drill boat that is mar ked for drilling and blasting- out a small area of rock near Dock No. 2, is scheduled to start op erations two weeks from today. While this rock is said to be not excessively hard, it is prob able the demojitition charges will cause minor “shakes” in South port. Brief Newt Flashes m i i .i .. i . i ■ i GOES OVERSEAS Ronnie Hood, Who has been . stationed ' at Camp Pendleton, Cal., with the Marine Corps, has been sent overseas to Korea. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Hood. CHRISTMAS PROGRAM The Southport High School Glee Club and students of the Tap Pat School of Dance will stage their benefit show tomoriow (Thursday) night in the high school auditorium. HOME ~~FOR CHRISTM AS Mr. and Mrs. Watson Freeman and son, Bill, of Gainesville, Fla., will arrive Saturday to spent Christmas with Mrs. Freeman's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Price. ON VACATION Cashier Prince O’Brien is on vacation from his duties at the Waccamaw Bank and Trust Co. During his absence Mrs. Rachel Rook is taking his place. She is a former assistant cashier of the local institution. WITH SERVICEMEN Making the cruise from Guam IftlAY PUBISI fUA UT3AVBH 0} President-elect Dwight D. Eisen hower was Donald W. Jenrette, metalsmith third class, USN, of Ash. The Helena is returning to the United States from her third tour of combat duty in Ko rea. DAVID BOBBY GOLDEN, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Gol den, Supply, is completing his AF basic airman indoctrination course at Lackland Air Force Base, the “Gateway to the Air Force.” Lackland, situated near San Antonio, is the world’s lar gest Air Force Base, site of Air Force basic training, for men and women, headquarters of the Human Resource Research Cen ter, and home of AF’s Officer Candidate School. His basic tra ining is preparing him for en trance into Air Force technical training and for assignment in specialized work. The course in cludes a scientific evaluation of his aptitudes and inclination for following a particular vocation and career. James E. Carr Is Taken By Death Prominent Southport Citi zen Died Tuesday After noon In Dosher Memorial Hospital Following Leng thy Illness Funeral services will be held here Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock for James Edison Carr, lifelong resident of Southport, who died in the Dosher Memorial Hospital following a long peri od of failing health. His condi tion did not become critical until three weeks ago. Mr. Carr was with the WB&S Railroad for a number of years as traffic agent. About 20 years ago he was appointed secretary treasurer of the Southport Buil ding and Loan Association, con tinuing in that position to the time of his death. A veteran of the first World War, Mr. Carr became one of the charter members of the Bruns wick Post American Legion. Throughout World War II he served as a member of the Se lective Service Board. Funeral services will be held at St. Phillips Episcopal Church with Rev. Daniel W. Allen offi ciating, assisted by Rev. Nor wood L. Jones. Burial will be in the Norwood cemetery. Mem bers of the Brunswick Post Am erican Legion will act as active pallbearars and the vestry of St. Phillips Church and directors of the Southport Building and Loan Association will serve as honor ary pallbearers. Surviving is the widow, Mrs. Irma Davis Carr; a daughter, Mrs. Jack Hughes; his mother, Mrs. Thomas B. Carr, Sr., four sisters, Mrs. W. S. Davis, Wil mington; Mrs. D. J. Fulcher, Thailand; Mrs. P. M, Messick and Mrs. Fred Willing, both of Southport; and two grandchil dren. Special Christmas Program Planned Choir Of Trinity Methodist Church Will Present A Christmas Cantata Sun day Afternoon At 5-00 BAPTIST PROGRAM SUNDAY EVENING City Employees Will Have Extended Holiday; Ask Citizens To Go Easy On Use Of Outside Lighting Southport music lovers are in for a treat Sunday when two programs of Christmas music are scheduled at local churches. At 5 o’clock the choir of Trin ity Methodist Church, under the direction of Mrs. Dallas Pigott' will present “Song of the* Holy Night.” There will be no even ing service at this church. At 7 o'clock Sunday evening the choir of Southport Baptist Church will sing “The Chorus in The, Sky.” This cantata will be under the direction of Mrs. R. C. Daniel. New Pastorium Now Occupied The Rev. E. C. Reeves And Family Now Living In Re cently Completed Home In Mt. Pisgah Commun ity The Mt. Pisgah community is very happy to have their pas tor, the Rev. E. C. Reaves, of White Lake, living in their com munity. He his wife and two children are now residing in the pastorium built by the church. Rev. Reeves also is pastor of the Boones Neck church. The pastorium was begun in July and completed in Novem ber. The pastor and his family moved December 5 and held op en house December 14 from 2 to 4 p. m. The guests were wel comed by Rev. and Mrs. Reeves and registered by Mrs. Durban Varnum. Miss Thelma Sellers and Miss Bernice Hewett served holiday refreshments at a table decorated in the Christmas theme. Rev. and Mrs. Reeves were very, much pleased at the number of people attending open house. The community as well as the Rev. and Mrs. Reeves are very proud of their pastorium. The people stood by with untiring ef fort from the beginning to the finish of the project. Although many hours of hard labor went into this job, they were untiling because of the goal that was looked forward to. The pastorium stands to the northeast of the church and is an attractive asbestos shingle dwelling composed of living room, dining loom, study, three bed rooms, kitchen and bath. The next project is beautify ing the grounds, which the peo ple hope to begin sooa fC Good Menhaden Catches This Week Employees of the local men haden factories are making: what is sometimes referred to as Christmas money with big catches every clay and pros pects of continuing as long as the weather holds good. Altogether the boats of the Brunswick Navigation Company brought in one and a half mil lion fish yesterday and the same the previous day. The Southport Fisheries, Inc., and the Saunders Products Corpo ration boats are doing about the same. At the factories and manning the boats are something over 200 men, all coming in for a share of good earnings in this tail-end season. Western Union May Come Back Representative Of Company Spent Day Here Last Week Trying To Deter mine Some Idea Of Com ing Need For Wire Ser vice With the business having been only enough to justify the mail ing in of telegrams, or telephon ing them in from Wilmington in cases of emergency, the Western Union Telegraph Company will probably be back in Southport with its own lines and an expe rienced telegraph operator with in a few weeks. A. R. Gallup, with the Wilming ton office of the Western Union for many years, was in South port this week. In an interview with a representative of this pa per, Mr. Gallup stated that the city would need quick and effi cient telegraph service soon. “The problem," he said, “is getting our lines here. The Wes tern Union follows all railroads, using the same right of way. It is supposed that the same course can be followed with respect to the government railroad to where it will fan down into the resva tion. A'nd it may be that we can effect arrangements with the Carolina Light and Power Com pany to use its poles.” The three miles from where the railroad turns will present little of a light of way or build ing problems, the Western Union man thought. Besides, he appear ed to have an idea that the railroaci line would be built on by private interests to some point between Southport and the Wal den Creek boundary of the gov ernment reservation. Meanwhile, pending the certain early need of telegraph service and to get by until they can build lines, the Western Union is continuing regular phone service on telegrams to and from the (Coutinued on Page 4) * Draw Jury List For Court Here On January 19 Judge Q. K. Nimocks Of Fayetteville Will Preside Over One - Week Mix^d Term At That Time SOME INTERESTING H CASES SET FOR TRIAL Large Number Of Jurors Drawn Because Of Neces sity Of Selecting Grand Jury From The List Judge Q. K. Nimocks of Fay etteville will preside over a one week mixed term of Superior court beginning Monday, Janua ry 19, at which time several in teresting cases are scheduled for trial. During their meeting here on Monday the board of county com missioners drew The names of 66 men and women for jury ser vice. The reason for such a large list is that a grand jury to serve during for the next 12 months must be selected at the January term. After this is done, the remaining jurors will be' us ed to choose the petit juries, which serve at the tferm. Following is the jury list: Dearmond Swain, Ruben L. Jones, Ellis Sellers, W. C. Webb, Ed C. Daniels, Mrs. George V. Watson, Sr., James R. Frazer, R. L. Thompson, James Clem mons, Fred Barnhill, Thomas Floyd, J. A. McNeil, Robert Mc Racken, Dexter Clemmons, H. B. Smith, Howard Lee, Jack Drew, Charles M. McKeithan, T. G. Peadrick, Southport: O. R. Mintz, Leon L. Tripp, Youth Gore, Mrs. H. O. Britt, S. R. Stephens, M. N. Mintz, Shelton Stanley, Ash: P. R. Fulcher, R. H. Tillmon, Mrs. Lou Ganey Ivester, Claudia Skipper, J. R. Williamson, A. H. Thomas, W. H. Chadwick, D. L. Ganey, Ray Martin, Leland: John Goodman Fulford, Sidney Caison, Ellis Benton, Sr., C. R. Hankins, George C. Swain, Leonard Ijavis, A. W. Arnold, Supply: A. C. Bellamy, Lawrence Moore, Wam pee, S. C., RFD; Willie B. .Rob inson, W. B. Nelson, OfoTge Bland, B. A. Sabiston, Mrs. 'Mad eline Dalton, J. D. Register, E. R. Nelson, C. R. Coleman, Jasmes Redwine, Shallotte: J. C. Reyn olds, I. C. Hankins, G. C. Swain, J. J. McKay. Bolivia; Ike Ve reen, Jack King, Rembert L. Duncan, S. C. Ross, D. Bert Ed wards, C. A. King, Freeland; C. D. Sykes, Acme: Luther Benton, Winnabow. New Band Unit Active At Deko Miss Mildred Powell Is As sistant Director; Baptist Church Organized At Riegelwood DELCO, Dec. 18.—Members of the Acme-Deico High School band .which has been organized this year and is under the direction of Robert Hodges, Columbus County band leader, are as follows: El aine Gregory, Linda Heath, Ra chel Ann Peterson, Sue Ellen Smith, Bobby Lennon, Jerome Pittman, Larry Freak,. Bonny Brown, Nancy Jarmon, Shirley Bollinger, John Dailey, Allen Cook, Elaine Lennon Butch Par latore, Henry Hodges, Sara Frank Bordeaux, Allen Walker, Frances Odoms, Merle Pittman, Myra (Continued On Page Six) Principal Injured In Auto Accident Bad shoulders on Route 130 caused Principal H. T. Saunders of the Southport high school to lose control of his pick up truck last Wednesday afternoon. The machine turned over and Mr. Saunders sustained a badly bro ken left arm that has since been causing him much trouble at the Dosher Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Saunders and their little daughter, Nancy, were riding with him and both escaped inju ry, although the truck was bad ly damaged. The Saunders’ and a large num ber of other Southport people, had gone over to the intracoastal waterway bridge in response to a fire alarm from the Southport Fisheries, Inc. The fire depart ment of Southport assisted in ex tinguishing the blaze after it had resulted in a moderate am ount of damage. Mr. Sauders was returning to Southport and a drop of the shoulders of the 16-foot paved road caused him to lose control while passing an other machine. Discuss Plans For Dredging Davis Creek Those Interested May Make Arrangements _ For Use. Of Small Pipeline Dredge On This Project Next Summer Long Beach interest went to Moorehead City this week for the purpose of inspecting a small, 8-inch pipeline dredge now in that city. The boat is said to be ideal for local needs and the local men were given assurance that it would be made available for work here in the early spring. The plans of the local inter ests are to release the dredge for a considerable period, employ lo cal labor aand dredge out Davis Creek from back of the pavilion to the intercoastal waterway This would not only give a wonderful, well sheltered yacht and small boat basin, it would build up a great deal of marsh land along Davis Creek into val uable residence and business pro perty. In fact, it is said that the dredging will completely el iminate a large marsh and soft sand area, in back of the pres ent residential section of the beach. Owners of more than two thirds of the property that will be effected are said to be deep ly interested in this project. The others have not yet been ap proached with regard to theif joining in. But it is said that when the plans and objects are fully understood they will meet with 100 per cent cooperation. 13-Year-Old Girl Passes At Nakina NAKINA, Dec. 15.—Elizabeth O’Neal Gore, 13 year old daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Bernice Gore of Nakina, died Sunday morning at 2 o’clock after an illness of three months and five days. She was stricken early last fail while a student at Old Dock School. Last rites were conducted on Moday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock from Palmyra Baptist Church, with the Rev. Gaston Hester as the officiating minister. Burial followed in the cemetery of Old Zion Wesleyan Methodist Church in the Guideway section. W. B. KKZIAH The additional post office box es at Southport comes as a boon to the patrons and they prob ably make the work much easier for the post office folks. A re maining big drawback is that there is only a few additional feet of floor space in the lobby for patrons of the office and things there are just, as crowd ed as they have ever been. The jam may let up some after holi days but not for long with new people moving to town and hav ing to have post office service. The town became eligible for a new post office building some 11 years ago, while L. T. Yas kell was post master. Things have grown a lot since then and there will soon be an urgent need for the building to which the town is entitled. With the government owning the 4-acre Garrison property, it may be said that the little used southwest corner is admirably suited for such a building. Vigorous efforts are being made by Mayor Gilbert, other city officials and interested cit izens to have the State estab lish a full time employment of fice here, chiefly to take care of labor for Sunny Point. In a few weeks 2,500 men will be working there. When the facil ity is completed, the number will be about 2000 permanent workers. In addition, various other things related and not re lated to Sunny Point will swell the local labor needs by several thousand. The general official and contractor opinion seems to be that Brunswick County labor should come first and be taken care of, as far as possible. But Continued on page four 61,547,861 Voted In General Election Final Associated Press Figures Show That 61,547,861 Citizens Cast Ballot November 4 WASHINGTON. — A record smashing 61,547,861 total vote was cast for President on Nov. 4 when Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower won election by a plurality of 6,616,233. The final official figures as ta bulated by The Associated Press showed Eisenhower polled 33,927, 549 to 27,311,316 for the losing Democratic candidate, Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson. Other parties re ceived 308,996. Many Records Fall Many records fell in the great outpouring of voters stirred to a new pitch of political conscious ness by a combination of popular candidates, television and unprece dented get-out-the-vote drives. The total number of ballots cast counted the highest vote in each state regardless of office and including blanks and voided bal lots, was 62,042,777 — not far from the 63 million goal of the vote drive conducted by the Am erican Heritage Foundation in co operation with 50 odd private or ganizations. But only 61,547,861 will go into the official record books for pos terity, because 494,916 of that 62 odd million total either scratched their presidential ballots or had them thrown out. The total presidential vote was 11,727,549 more than the previous record of 49,820,312 cast in the Roosevelt-Willkie contest in 1940. It exceeded by 12,859,572 the 1948 election total. Got 55.1 Per Cent Eisenhower got 55.1 per cent of the total vote, Stevenson 44.4 and others 0.5. Eisenhower’s percent age of the major party vote was 55.4, Stevenson’s 44.;. Sixty-three per cent of the adult population — potential voters — cast votes for president, reversing a downward trend that had been in evidence since 1940. The vote represented 81 per cent of the na tion’s estimated eligibles, those who register, etc. The figures show Eisenhower rang up a tremendous personal victory. In the 37 states where fig ures on other statewide two-party races were available tonight, Ei senhower ran ahead of, the highest man on the state Republican tic ket — senator, governor, or other office — in all except six states. Only state candidates in Arizona, Minnesota, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Vermont and Wisconsin topped the Eisenhower vote. City And County Take Holidays Air Force Man Has Bad Cruise An unidentified member of the U. S. Air Force Air-Sea Rescue Group stationed at Sou thport was brought in by the Coast Guard early Tuesday morning after being adrift all night in a small boat. The service man was alone, and when the motor knocked off he found himself without means to either steer or propel the craft. He drifted helplessly du ring the bitter cold night, and when he was discovered he was near the rocks of New Inlet. No particulars could be ob tained regarding his condition, as he was carried to Shaw Field Base Hospital for treat ment for expositre. Bolivia P. T. A. Holds Meeting Regular Monthly Meeting Of This Organization Featured By Christmas Party The Bolivia PTA held its regu lar monthly meet Monday night December 7, in the school* audi torium. Norwood Lewis, the president, presided oyer the meet ing. After reports were heard from all the committees, a Christmas party was enjoyed. Mrs. A. S. Knowles, recreational leader, di rected the singing of Christmas Carols and playing games. The home economics room was beautifully decorated for the oc casion by Mrs. John Johnson and her classes. The refreshment committee served hot coffee, doughnuts, fruit, candy and nuts. The grade mothers and teach ers got together after the meeting (Continued on Page 5) Tabor Chorus To Give Program Christmas Music To Be Pre sented In School Audi torium There On Thurs day Evening TABOR CITY, Dec. 15.—The Tabor City High School Chorus will present a program of Christ mas music in the school audito rium Thursday evening, Decem ber 18 at 8 o’clock. Mrs. W. W. Woody is director. The program will consist of Fred Waring’s Song of Christ mas and a cantata with tableau and narrator. The chorus will also sing the annual number, “'The Lullaby on Christmas Eve,” and the “Hal lelujah Chorus” from the Mes siah. (Continued On Page Six) Offices At Courthouse And City Hall Will Be Closed From Tuesday Next Week Until Following Monday ASK COOPERATION IN USE OF LIGHTS Clean - Up Campaign For City Being Sponsored By Girl Scouts As Pre HoUday Commun ity Project Alt city and county offices will close at the end of business on Tuesday, December 23, and will remain closed until Monday mor ning, December 29. The city officials have asked that Southport citizens cooperate with them in the use of outside lights for Christmas. While the local power plant is passed the crisis caused interruptions of service several weeks ago, they still ask that residents use their current sparingly. The city officials also ask the cooperation of home owners in the matter of removing garbage and rubbish during the holidays. The trash truck will be inopera tive during the holiday period, and residents are asked to make their plans accordinglyy. In this connection, the Girl Scout Troop is sponsoring a pre Christmas clean-up campaign, which should have everything spic and span before the holiday period begins. Scout leaders are urging every property owner to participate in this effort. Routine Cases Tried In Court Usual Run Of Cases Dispos ed Of Here Monday In Brunswick County Recor der’s Court Routine cases were disposed of here in Recorder’s Court Mon day with the following sentenc es being passed: Stephen Albert Nix, no oper ator’s license, nol pros at re quest of prosecuting attorney, as defendant was under 16 years of age. P. R. Smith, Jr., speeding, fin ed $10 and costs. Wesley Wayne Parson, failure to yield right of way, fined $10 and costs, fine remitted on con dition that defendant make res titution for property damage. Carrie McKenzie Milliken, no operator’s license, fined $25 and costs. Henry Goodman Hodges, speed ing, fined $10 and costs. Charles Floyd Smith, speeding, fined $10 and costs. William Ace Pearson, speeding, fined $20 and costs. Major Stanley, possession and disorderly conduct, costs and de fendant placed on good behav ior for two years. Construction Of Dikes Begins On Sunny Point Job Heavy Equipment Already Engaged In Major Earth Moving Activities As The First Phase Of Big Ope ration GIANT DRAGLINES DOING THIS WORK Curator Of State Museum Expresses Much Interest In What May Be Un covered In Way Of Ancient Bones By W. B. KEZIAH Apparently the dike building at Sunny Point will be no small] job in itself. C. G. Poole. Inc.,! Raleigh, with a sub contract for the McWilliams Dredging Com,-] pany of New Orleans, has a huge bulldozer busy at moving earth and several more of these ma-] chines are to be brought in to work at both clearing and help-' ing at the dikes where the ter-., rin will permit. But the main dikes construe tion efforts will fall to the migh-' ty arms or booms of huge draglines. One of these machines - now on the ground and at work] has a capacity of one and a half cubic yards each pickup. - To better portray its size, the] net weight of the machine is 66 tons. Unassembled, it presented' quite a couple of loads for the huge carrier trucks that brought it in. A newsman who was inter viewing Mr. Poole thought the." above behemoth with one and a half cubic yards at a dip was some machine. From this opln ion he was debunked by Poole saying: “We have a bigger ma-] chine that handles two and a half cubic yards at a scoop, be ing shipped in now.” In a way of speaking, the two draglines, plus the flock of bulldozers that are beginning to assemble, will literally move the earth from the bottom of the river to pile inside the buttresses that the present operations are preparing. Harry Davis, curator of the State Museum in Raleigh, has a pretty fair idea of the extent of the dragline bulldozer opera tions now getting underway at Southport. For some time the museum man, to whom sticks and bones and unusual stones are precious, has been prepar ing to come to town, and inau gurate what may be a two-year long search for fossils that now lie under the earth’s covering in the Sunny Point area. \ At Hospital Baby Jess Willard Bowling of Southport entered on Tuesday as a medical patient. Mr. and Mrs. Elder Hewett of Supply announce the birth of a son on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Archie of Winnabow announce the of a son on Wednesday. Mrs. Virginia Walton of Soulli port spent Tuesday until Fr day as a surgical patient. Willard Johnson of Bolivia was a medical patient from Tuesday until Monday. Baby Rex Allen Hewett of Sup ply spent Tuesday until Wednes day as a medical patient. Mrs. Linnie Hewett of Supply was a medical patient from Fri day until Saturday. Tide Table Following Is the tide Sable 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 Cow Tide Thursday, December 18 8:46 a. m. 2:18 a. 9:00 p. m. 3:11 p. Friday, December 19 9:40 a. m. 3:11 a. 9:54 p. m. 3:59 p, Saturday, December 20 10:32 a. m. 4:03 a. 10:49 p. m. 4:49 p. Sunday, December 21 11:24 a. m. 4:57 a. 11:47 p. m. 5:40 p, Monday, December 22 0:00 a. m. 5:56 a, 12:20 p. m. 6:34 p. Tuesday, December 23 0:46 a. m. 6:58 a. 1:16 p. m. 7:29 p. Wednesday, December 24 1:47 a. m. 8:03 a. 2:13 p. m. 8:27 p. m. m. m. m. m. m. m. m. m. m. m. m. m. m.
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