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Most Of The News All The Time THE STATE A Good Newspaper VOL. NO. SIXTEEN 4-Pages Today 6-PAGES TODAY Southport, N. C., PORT PILOT In A Good Community The Pilot Covers Brunswick County Wednesday, December 24,1952 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY $1.50 PER YEAS Preparation For Sunny Point Job Near Complete Indications Point To Work Going On Full Scale Ope rations On Two Phases Of This Work By Next Week RAILROAD IMPORTANT TO OTHER PROJECTS Sub-Contracts Let In Order To Speed Work Of Com pleting First Steps In Operation Up The River By W. B. KEZIAH According to recent information from Colonel Roland C. Brown, chief of the Wilmington District Army Engineers, a sub-committee under the W. A. Smith Construc tion Company of Houston, Texas, will be in for active railroad building operations by January 1, a week from today. The Smith company has the contract for the approximately 25 miles of access railroad from Ice land to Sunny Point. This con tract includes bridges and two sid ings, each able to accommodate 70 railroad cars and both built for the purpose of allowing incoming and outgoing trains to pass each other at points between the ter minal and main line connections. As a part of the railroad buil ding a sub-contractor, to whom the Smith company gave a contract for the construction of the Towr Creek and Allen Creek railroad bridges, already has begun his preliminary work. So far his acti vities have been confined to test piling operations and the clearing the the right-of-way to the ap proaches of the bridges and tres tles. Activities towards the build ing of these bridges and trestles will be redoubled within the com ing week. With only railroad and dredg ing contracts let so far, real ac tivities on these contracts will be underway within a week. The rail road construction is expected to be especially pushed as the road will be needed, for the bringing in of construction material for the docks and various structures. Contractors for 50 miles of site railroad or sidings and for the building, utilities and 3 huge wharves and trestles are to be let early in the new year. At the peak of construction about 2,500 men will be employed and the al ready scheduled construction work calls for operations to be finished in November, 1954. f ritf Ntwi Flathtt OFFICES CLOSE All county offices and the city hall will remain closed from the end of business on Tuesday un til Monday, December 29. PRACTICE GAME Southport high school basket ball teams will play their first games of the season Friday night when they meet teams comprised of former students. LEAVES HOSPITAL Principal H. T. Sanders, injur ed two weeks ago in an automo ble accident, was able to leave the hospital Saturday but still has a heavy cast on his left arm and side. BOARD CHANGES Leo Medlin, who has been el ected as a member of the board of county commissioners, has re signed as a member of the school board at Leland. He formerly served as chairman of this group. Mr. Medlin has been succeeded on the school board by F. D. Williams. MRS. DENNING HONORED President E. N. Howie of the North Carolina Educational As sociation has announced the ap pointment of Mis. Verna T. Den ning of Southport to the Board of Editors of the N. C. E. A. ma gazine. Mrs. Denning represents the southeastern district of the association and her area is com posed of 13 counties. SPECIAL EDUCATION Mrs. Verna T. Denning is ser ving the county as instructor in a phase of special education au thorized in July by the State Board of Education. When it was discovered that she possess ed the requirements for this type of work, she was approved by the State the first of September. She formerly had served as a member of the high school fac ulty at Southport. CHRISTMAS AGAIN By RICHARD BRAUNSTEIN The difficulty in the Church has seldom been to believe that the word CAME, but always to beli eve that it COMES. Most of us are believers in a revelation that was; few in a revelation that is. Christmas is something contem porary, prevalent, momentary, current. It is the birthday of the Christ who came and the Christ who comes, the Christ who taught and the Christ who teaches, the Christ who healed and the Christ who heals. It is the time when we en throne childhood. Childhood is the world’s fresh beginning. Christ ianity is a Youth Movement. Wiry discuss any other and more mod ern movement dedicated to youth? Christianity began with a babe and it continued on its glorious way by the enthusiasm and mom entum of a young man. A young man who changed the thinking of the world. A teaching that makes people better and happier deser ves to go on forever. For three centuries after the birth of Christ the Christians ne ver thought of celebrating a bir thday. Good Friday, Easter, Pen tecost. But not Christmas. Why? Because those early believers liv ed under the shadow of a sword. Persecution was their portion. Death always loomed in the fore ground. Assurance of immortality was the only thing that mattered. Peace after the storm. A birthday, getting in the world was not a thing to be commemorated. Get ting out of the world was the chief concern. With better times came better thoughts. Perhaps we should say with better thoughts came better times. The conclusion was reached that Christ came not to bring Varied Docket Tried In Court An Abbreviated Session Of Brunswick County Recor der’s Court Conducted Here Monday A variety of eases were dis posed of here Monday in an ab breviated session of the Bruns wick County Recorder’s Court. The following sentences were handed out: Ballon Ray Smith, possession, fined $15 and costs, the quart of [ whiskey to be poured out. W. J. Smith, abandonment and non-support, six months, suspen ded on condition that defendant provide for his wife and four: minor children, be of good behav- I ior and pay $8.50 court costs. j Charles H. Milliken, possession, fined $10 and costs. Carl Hugh es Holden, drunken driving, not guilty of drunken driving, fined $50 and costs for reckless oper- | alion. William H. Jackson, larceny, one year on roads, money recov ered from defendant to be re turned to J. P. Rivenbark in j amount of $65.50. Jamesr Ray White, imprope equipment, costs. Thorrold Padders, speeding, fined $10 and costs. (Continued on Page 2) death but life. He came into the world to take out its hurt and sting. To rob it of failure and frustration. The season we observe was originally a Roman feast to cele brate about December twenty-fif th, the new upward movement of the sun with its promise of grad ually lengthening days. From ear-' ly Roman sources we get the hoi- j ly, the Yule-log, the Christmas \ tree and the exchange of gifts. It j is a mark of power to create a: new holiday for mankind. It is a I mark of greater power to redeem an old holiday. Men’s eyes were turned away from the sun because now a greater light was risen in the sky. Even today we have inherited traditions and customs that have crept into the picture through the centuries. A stream takes on the coloration of the terrain through which it flows. So Christmas, like a ship that accumulates barnac les, has become crusted with le gends and superstitions. A recent editorial in the Saturday Evening Post queries, “Who’s Birthday is It?” There is room for Santa Claus but he is something or ra ther, somebody else again, born over sixteen hundred years ago, | in the Italian seaport of Bari, Italy. He was the patron saint of Carr Funeral Held Thursday James Edson Carr Laid To Rest In Northwood Ceme tery; Was Prominent Cit izen Of Community Funeral services for James Ed son Carr, prominent Southport citizen, were conducted Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock from St. Phillips Episcopal Church. The Rev. Dan Allen, the rector of St Phillips was in charge and was assisted by the Rev. Norwood L. Jones, pastor of Trinity Meth odist church. His death occurred Tuesday afternoon at Dosher Memorial Hospital. Interment was made in Nor-1 wood cemetery with members of Brunswick County Post No. 192 American Legion, serving ac ac tive pallbearers. Members of the board of vestry of St. Phillips Episcopal Church and members of the board of directors for the Southport Building and Loan As sociation were honorary pallbear ers. The deceased was a member of a prominent Southport family and had been active in many phases of community activity. For almost two decades he had served as secretary-treasurer of the Southport Building and Loan Association. Prior to that he had been auditor of the City of Southport. During World War I he served in the Navy, and dur ing World War II he was a mem ber of the Selective Service Board. He also was a member of the board of trustees of Dosh er Memorial Hospital. Surviving are his mother, Mrs. T. B. Carr, Sr.; his wife, Mrs. Irma Davis Carr; his daughter, Mrs. Jack Hughes; four sisters, (Continued on Page Two) children and sailors. He lived and wrought in a very special manner. But reduced to simplest phrasing, Christmas is not this or that by way of extra curricula and er roneous addenda but JESUS CHRIST’S CONCEPTION OF HU MAN THOUGHT AND LIFE. There has always been a dis pute about the precise date of the Nativity. This seems of least importance. It is a fact, not a date, we record. Western civiliza tion chose December twenty-fifth.' Were we in Armenia or Abyssinia we would be expected to celebrate January sixth. If we complied that would be our way of interpreting and comprehending Christmas. To be understanding and cooperative, to honor convictions and be har monious, that too, wuld be cele brating Christmas. The world has not changed very much since the First Noel. Those were noisy and boisterous times when Christ was born. Highways (Continued on Page 2) Capt. James A. Pinner Passes Retired Coast Guardsman Dies At Dosher Memorial Hospital; Funeral Services Held Saturday Captain James A. Pinner, 92 years old, widely known in his day as a Coast Guardsman and retaining a vivid memory of the days when life saving was car ried on with brains and brawn at the oars, died here in the Dosher Memorial Hospital early Friday morning. Living quietly at his home here (Continued on Page 2) Cuts In Tobacco Acreage In 1953 Are Considered Some Representatives Ad vocate Reduction As High As 12x/2 Per Cent Next Year QUOTAS EXPECTED TO BE SET NEXT MONTH Final Decision Will Be Up To Secretary Of Agricul ture; Situation Almost Unchanged rceaucuons in tne iat>3 tobacco crop, ranging from nothing to 12 and one-half per cent, were advo cated at a five-state tobacco meeting in Raleigh last Thurs day. *■ States represented were North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Virginia. A reduction of at least 12 and a half per cent had been pro claimed by the Department of Agriculture in July and an an nouncement of the final reduction figure is expected soon after Ja'nuary 1. James E. Thigpen, chief of the Tobacco Branch of the United States'-Department of Agriculture, said the only change in the situ ation since July is that tobacco stockpiles are 19,000,000 pounds less than had been estimated and poundage is 57,000,000 pounds less than had been forecast in the July 1 announcement. Nearly 100 selected persons, re presenting all phases of producing and marketing tobacco, met sec retly in an unpublicized meeting with Thigpen at Hotel Sir Wal ter to give the nation’s top to bacco official their sentiments a bout acreage reduction. Thigpen heard recommendations for no reduction in next year’s acreage up to the 12 and a half per cent set in the summer by the Department of Agriculture. Sentiments gathered at the meeting will be taken into consid eration by the Department of Ag riculture in arriving at a new fi gure or retaining the redaction al ready announced. While the tobacco men were holdlig their meeting, the crop Reporting Service of the U. S. and North Carolina Departments of Agriculture announced that North Carolina this year produced 904,320,000 pounds — the third largest crop on record in the State. A total of 978,000, 000 pounds produced in 1951 broke the previous record of 913,000,000 pounds set in 1946. Acreage from which the 1952 crop was harvested totaled 738, 000 acres, the same as last year, which compares with the 10-year average of 645.300 harvested ac res. The average yield for the year was estimated by the Crop Reporting Service at 1,225 po unds to the acre, compared with a yield ,of 1,325 pounds in 1951 and 1,120 pounds on the 10-year average. Reduction in this year’s yield, along with lower quality leaf, was largely caused by unfavorable weather, the government agency noted. Dry weather and abnormal ly high temperatures extended ov er much of the State during June and July, it was recalled. Fred S. Royster of Henderson, president of the five-state Bright Belt Warehouse Association, dis closed after yesterday’s meeting that the association of warehouse men has gone on record favoring (Continued on Page 2) W. B. KEZIAU Our ROVING Reporter County Supt. of Schools J. T. Denning was very much pleas ed at the performance of the Brunswick County boys and girls who form the Shallotte High School Band during their parti cipation in the Lions Club Christ mas party at Shallotte last Wed nesday. The training that those young folks' are receiving in mu sic and marching will go a long way in giving them poise and bearing in later life. And for further compensation for the money that the school communi ty is having to put out on the band, it may be said that the Shallotte area is receiving wide spread publicity. We came to Southport 27 years ago and of the adult white men living here then only a handfull remain. Among the men we first got to know and who are still living here are B. J. Hoi den, W. H. Hood, Harold St. George, Thomas St. George, Da vid M. Davis, Price Furpless, J. A. McNeil, Capt. J. I. Davis, John D. Eriksen, Capt. C. N. Swan, Charlie McKeitlian, George Grimes, John F. Potter, Sr., John G. Caison, Sam T. Bennett, G. C. Ruark, Crawford Rourk, Geo. Arnold, Cratie Arnold, Charley Dosher, W. T. Fuiwood, Sr., Fred Spencer, Clarence Spencer, J. A. Arnold, Earl Wescott, Ross Liv ingston, Alex Lind, Robert Tho mpson, H. B. Smith and K. Tobiason. We believe that is all who were of marrying age or above in 1925. An astonishing large number have died. W. S. Wells & Son apparently guessed it right with regard to whether they should take their trawlers to Florida this winter or stay here. Last week, accor Continuea on page four Uncle Bob Sampson Saved From Death Quick Action On Part Of Wife Of Air Force Man Resulted In Rescue Of Aged Negro Recently a small and old build ing at Long Beach was destroy ed by fire. Filled with old nets, fish boxes and barrels, it was of so little value that its destruc tion did not attract any atten tion. It was only by accident this week that it became known that Mrs. Minnie Payne, wife of Mas ter Sargeant Joy F. Payne of the U. S. Air Force, saved the life of Bob Samson during that fire. Uncle Bob, aged Southport Ne gro, has been cooking for the Swains at their fish camp for years. At 6 o’clock, the morn ing of the fire, Mrs. Payne hap pened to look out of the window of her residence a couple of hun dred feet away and across the street. She saw fire and smoke pouring from the fishing shack. Feeling that Uncle Bob, whom she had frequently seen puttering around the building, might be in side, Mrs. Payne broke in the door and could barely see the aged Negro lying in his bunk. He was unconscious from the smoke and the courageous wo man rushed into the fire and smoke filled room and dragged him bodily out. The Negro is well up into the eighties. He is noted for his po liteness and his invariable prac tice of shaking hands wuth and tipping his hat to all with whom he comes in contact. Treated at the hospital for his smoke filled lungs and slight burns, he is now completely recovered from his experience. He recognizes the fact that he owes his life to Mis. Payne and her quick acting. Another minute in the smoke and fire-filled room and he would have died. Church Choirs In Christmas Program S| Police Chief Kills Mad Fox Mrs. S. B. Frink had quite a scare Monday afternoon when on returning to her home she found a large fox endeavoring to climb the door screen. Mrs. Frink had gotten out of the car and was near the door before she noticed the unusual actions of the ani mal. Mrs. Frink lost no time in getting back into the car and re porting to her husband. He sent Chief of Police Jack Hickman and Fred Fulford to see what it was all about. They found the fox by the side of the house and shot it. Investigation reveals that it had slobbered all over the door screen and had badly scratched it. It was evidently rabid and Mrs. Frink is congratulating her self that she was near the car when she saw it. Ordination Of Brunswick Man The Rev. Frederick El wood Gore Ordained To Christ ian Ministery With Ap propriate Ceremony Sun day The Rev. Frederick Elwood Gore was ordained to the Chris tian ministry Sunday afternoon by the Supply Baptist Church. The Rev. E. C. Reaves, pastor of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, prea ched the ordination sermon and the Rev. W. M. Ussery, pastor of the Supply Church, presided at the exercises. The Rev. W. R. Moorehead read a report of the presbytery, con sisting of a group of ministers from Brunswick Baptist Associa tion, recommending that the church proceed with the ordina tion. The Presbytery had exam ined the candidate’s Christian ex perience, doctrine, and fitness for the office. Others participating in the pro gram were the Rev. T. D. To ler, who delivered the charge to the church; Isaac Willetts, who led in the ordination prayer; Ven ton Galloway, whi presented the Bible to the candidate; and the Rev. Fred Johnson, moderator of Brunswick Baptist Association, who welcomed the condidate on behalf of the association. The new minister is pastor of (Continued on Page 2) Student Night Program Planned Returning College Students Will Participate In Even ing Service At Southport Baptist Church Next Sunday will be Student Night at Southport Baptist church with college students from the -hureh in charge the evening service. Student Night is an annual ob servance in an increasing num 3er of Southern Baptist church- : as. The purpose of the program ' s to acquaint the members of 1 (Continued on Page 3) ’ : “Song Of The Holy Night” Presented By Choir Of Trinity Methodist Church Sunday Afternoon BAPTIST CHOIR IN EVENING PROGRAM “The Chorus In The Skies” Presented At Evening Service; Christmas Pro gram Presented At High School A benefit program Thursday evening at Southport high school followed by two Christmas can tatas on Sunday at Trinity Meth odist Church and Southport Bap tist Church helped get citizens of this community in a holiday mood. The Methodist church choir pre sented “Songs of The Holy Night” Sunday afternoon at 5 o’clock. The program was direc ted by Mrs. Dallas Pigott, and Mrs. James M. Harper, Jr., was organist. The choir included: Mrs. J. T. Denning, Mrs. Charles Aldridge, Mrs. Pauline Clemmons, Mrs. M. M. Hood, Miss Alberta Galloway, Miss Ann B. Newton, Miss Annie M. Newton, Mrs. Leon Rich, Mrs. P. A. Rook, Miss Marie Swan; altos, Mrs. G. E. Hubbard, Mrs. Olive Newton, Mrs. Dallas Pig ott; tenors, G. E. Hubbard, Rob ert Thompson, Waters Thompson, Robert Willing; basses, C. R. Livingston, James M. Harper, Norwood L. Jones. The choir of the Baptist Church presented their contata “The Chorus In The Skies” at the ev ening worship hour. The music was under the direction of Mrs. R. C. Daniel. The choir included: Mrs. T. D. Toler, Jr., Miss Gloria Hewett,, Mrs. E. C. Blake, Miss Carolyn Smith, Mrs . George Whatley, Mrs. John Swan, Mrs. Susan Car son, Mrs. Lunda Jones, J. D. Ward, J. A. Gilbert, Mrs. Homer McKeithan, Mrs. Dan Harrelson, Miss Sue Williamson, Mrs. J. D. Ward, Agnew Fulcher, John Ful (Continued on Page Two) South Carolina Man Found Dead _ I W. H. Heffner Found Dead At Home Near Calabash Last Week And Murder Is Suspected W. H. Heffner, 80-year-old se mi-recluse, was found dead at his home just over the line in So uth Carolina near Calabash Wed nesday of last week. He had two bullet wounds in his body, ap parently made by a .22 rifle. South Carolina officials pro nounced it murder but robbery apparently did not enter into the killing as the dead man was fo und to have $58.00 in his pocket. However, if the crime was com mitted by robbers they could nave been frightened away be fore they found the money. The officers are said to have two-1 suspects. Mr. Heffner had no known dose relatives. He was not known ;o have any enemies. At one time le was considered wealthy. A lumber of years ago he is said to lave received $75,000.00 for the sale of timber, much of it being n Brunswick county. Ballot Recount Denied By Carr In Election Row Superior Court Judge Be*' fore Whom Hearing Was Held In Seeking Writ Of Mandamus Denies Koppt Petition SAYS LAW DOES NOT APPLY TO HOUSE Judge Carr Takes Position That Legislature Is Not A County Office And Therefore Does Not Come Under Special Act Judge Leo Carr has denied the writ of mandamus sought by W. A. Kopp for a recount of ballots cast in the general election on November 4. Kopp trailed Odell Williamson by 57 votes in this - contest, and sought a recount un der provisions of a special act of the Legislature passed at the last session providing that a re count could be called by a can didate for county office who trailed by not more than 1 per cent of the total vote. The order signed by Judge ] Carr stated: “The court is of the• opinion that the statute under" which the petitioner seeks relief applies only to a county or town ship office and that a candidate for the House of Representatives, being a candidate for the office of Member of the General As sembly, is not a candidate for county or township within the meaning of that term as it is us ed in the election laws or in said' statute and, therefore, the saidl statute does not apply to candi date for the House of Represen tatives. “It is, therefore, ordered that the petition for the writ of man damus as set out in the petition be denied.” In explaining his position Judge Carr said: “I have given careful fetudy to the statutes and the de cisions of the Appellate Courts in this and other states where the questions arising in this case have been considered, which statutes and decisions were referred to in the argument made before me at the hearing and the two briefs filed with me by attorney for Pe titioner Kopp. There are two questions of law arising on the pleadings and the evidence in this case that have required careful study on my part. One is the question of whether or not the written request by Petition er W. A. Kopp, made in ajit time, and another is whether or not the statute under which the the action is brought applies t® a candidate for the House ot Representatives. “The decision of Appellate courts in the majority of cases where similar questions have been considered tend to support the contention of Petitioner Kopp that his request having been made at a recess meeting of the board was made in apt time. As indicated, however, in the order it does not appear necessary for the court to make a ruling on this question in view of the fact that the Court is of the opinion that the statute does not apply to a candidate for the House of Representatives. "The great majority of decis ions in respect to whether or not the office of member of Y.ha General Assembly is a county of fice indicate that such office is not a county office. It is conten ded by the attorneys of Petition er Copp that the statute in ques tion, to-wit, Chapter 462 of the Public Laws of 1951, should be (Continued on Page 2) 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 Fort Pilot through the courtesy of the Cape Fear Pilot’s Association High Tide Low Tide Thursday, December 25 2:48 a. m. 9:08 a. m. 3:11 p. m. 9:24 p. m. Friday, December 26 3:50 a. m. 10:11 a. m. 4:10 p. m. 10:19 p. m. Saturday, December 27 4:47 a. m. 11:08 a. m, 5:04 p. m. 11:10 p. m. Sunday, December 28 5:41 a. m. 12:02 a. m. 5:58 p. m. 12:01 p. m. Monday, December 29 6:31 a. m. 0:00 a. m.. 6:48 p. m. 12:50 p. m. Tuesday, December 30 7:17 a. m. 0:48 a. m. 7:34 p. m. 1:35 p. m. Wednesday, December 31 8:00 a. m. 1:32 a. m. 8:17 p. m. 2:16 p. m.
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