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Vol. No. SIXTEEN
THE STATE PORT PILOT
_A Good [Newspaper In A Good Community
No’ 50_6-Pages Todoy SOUTHPORT, N. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1953 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
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Brunswick County
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Driving Piling
For Town Creek
Railroad Bridge
This Is First Actual Perma
nent Construction Work
On Approach Railroad To
Sunny Point
OTHER WORK WILL
START ON MAY 5th
Following This Work On
Project Expected To Pro
ceed On Accelerated
Schedule Of Ope
rations
B.V W. B. KEZIAH
The first actual steps in con
struction of the Sunny Point rail
road are taking place this week
with the Port Construction Com
pany now driving permanent pil
ings for the bridge that will
span Town Creek at a point
something over two miles below
the State Highway Route 17
bridge at Winnabow.
Crossing the stream there, the
railroad will come on, passing
southwest of Battery Pond and
crossing Allen Creek about two
miles below the small bridge that
spans the stream on State High
way 303. Moore’s Creek will al
so be crossed by the railroad at
a point about two miles below
303. Moore’s Creek is the head
waters of Orton Pond and the
road will cross above the upper
end of the pond.
The army engineers today sent
W. B. Keziah some pictures of
the first actual railroad construc
tion work. They arrived too
late to be used today but they
clearly show the first pilings for
the trestle being driven.
It is believed that the start of
this bridge building work is pre
ceding the clearing of the right
of way and grading operations
by not more than 10 days. De
layed by excessive rains that pre
vented the use of their heavy
equipment on the Savannah Riv
er project, the Green Construe
tion Company of Indiana notified
engineers three weeks ago that
they would not be able to get
ilete diii.il May 3th. Dry weather
permitting them to make good
time since the notification, they
are said to have stated last
week that they will arrive by
May 2nd. It is not considered
altogether unlikely that they may
arrive during the middle of the
coming week
It has been said that an entire
freight train Will be required to
transport the Green Construction
Company’s heavy equipment. The
W. A. Smith Construction Com
pany of Houston, Texas, will al
so arrive in a couple of weeks
or so after Green. Smith will
also bring much equipment, it is
said.
It is a matter of local interest
that a Brunswick County boy,
Gene Tomlinson of Long Beach,
is looking after the railroad an
gle for the Army engineers.
Tomlinson is a graduate of the
U. S. Naval Academy.
Brief Newt
Flashet
BENEFIT SUPPER
Members of the American Le
gion Auxiliary will serve a
smorgasbord tomorrow (Thurs
day) evening at the home of
Mrs. Christine Frink-. Funds will
go to help outfit the Masonic
building as a community cen
ter.
ON DRAFT BOARD
Crawford L. Rourk has been
appointed a member of the Bruns
wick County Selective Service
Board. He succeeds Dan Har
relson, who resigned on account
of pressure of other work. The
other two members of the board
are Hubert Livingston of South
port and V. B. King of Freeland.
TO PRESENT PLAY
Membei's of the freshman class
of Southport high school will pre
sent a three-act comedy, “The
Groom Said No”, Tuesday night
in the high school auditorium.
The play had been scheduled for
Friday night, but was postponed
in order to avoid a conflict with
the United Evangelistic Mission
in progress at the Methodist
Church.
BAPTIST FILM
Southport Baptist Church will
show the film “Bible on the Ta
ble” Sunday night following the j
regular evening service. This is
the story of an average Chris
tian family and how they come
to realize the importance of fam
ily worship maintaining a Chris
tian atmosphere in the home. The
film was produced by the Bap
tist Sunday School board, but has
been widely circulated among all
denominations. It is 30 minutes j
in length.
Historic Landmark
RUINS- St. Phillips Church, the walls of which are still stanrfino- nt Hi
linli Sodetvof Countv and “/oval i?'?3 visited ,Sunday by members of the NortMro
fcSrTv^a?n“E7u„™^™ ,o^St0r,anS’ Wh° of thS.pe
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Draw Jury List
For May Term
Superior Court
Other Matters Of Routine
Importance Disposed Of
By Board Of Commission
ers In Session Here Mon
day
The Board of County Commis
sioners was in regular session
Monday, and the minutes show
the following business as having
been transacted:
A road in Lockwoods Folly
Township running from Shell
Point to the landing known as
Tar Landing, approximately one
mile in length, was approved for
the State to grade and drain.
Dalton Simmons appeared be
fore the board and asked that
the clerk be instructed to write
the Highway Commission concer
ning some drainage that should
be done along the highway near
his home at Ash.
For the May 11th term of
Superior Court the following' men
and women were ordered sum
moned to serve as jurors:
W. B. Roach, Garland Sim
mons, Supply; W. G. Gurganus,
J. S. Purvis, Sam J. Frink, J. D. !
Meares, Thomas L. Ballard, Shal
lotte.
J. W. Flowers, Arthur Sue, G.
R. Xnnis, Jr., T. T. Roper, Wil
liam E. Wessell, H. B. Williams,
J. H. Croom, Leland; Mrs. Wini
fred Lesh, Homer Holden, Gar
field Clemmons, Bolivia.
B. H. Evans, James C. Evans,
Freeland; Arthur E. Newton,
Maxie Coker, Harry Sell, John r!
Swain, Ben W. Swain, Herman
B. Sellers, Neils Jorgensen, Geo.
W. Rapplyea, G. W. McGlammery,
Ivan Luldum, Southport.
Paul N. Hammond, Rex. J.
Main, George Walter Harper,
Ash; A. L. Atkinson, Howard W.
Lewis, Russell G. Coovie, Winna
bow.
Another Section
Of Beach Opens
Streets Will Be Cut Out
And Blocks Of Lots Of
fered For Sale Between
Two Developments
A bulldozer was set to work
yesterday building roads adjoin
ing the Yaupon Village property
of Barbee’s, Inc., from the Long
Beach Road to the ocean strand.
This area has some beautiful
wooded property, valuable alike
for summer and winter- residence.
It has not been learned how
much in the way of new road
building is contemplated at the
present time, but reports indi
cate that several blocks will be
laid out and offered for sale
with provisions that only build
ings of a desirable type shall be
erected.
It seems probable that the sale
of this property will only be
made by full blocks instead of
lots. This course, if followed, will
enable buyers to have some say
as to the type of neighboring res
idents.
Construction at Yaupon Vil
lage, in Long Beach proper and
on the two-mile lower frontage
of Herring, Ward and Trott is
going steadily forward. In com
pany with a Charlotte real es
tate man a representative of this
paper was down the beach Sun
day afternoon. Mr. Sears, the
Charlotte man, was extremely in
terested in the length of the
strand and the number and sub
stantial nature of the buildings.
A still more striking point to
him was the great area availa- i
ble for development. He saw the j
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Historical Tour Oj
Brunswick Planned
N. C. Society Of County
And Local Historians Will
Visit Points Of Interest
On Cape Fear River
SKETCH IS MADE
OF PROPOSED TOUR
Large Number Of Visitors
Expected To Make Trip
To Clarendon, Oaks,
Orton And Site Of
Brunswick
The North Carolina Society of
County and local Historians will
make a tour of points of his
toric interest in Brunswick Coun
ty Sunday.
Dr. W. P, Jacocks is presi
dent of this group ami Mrs. Seth
L. Smith of Whiteville is vice
president representing the Cape
Fear area. The tour manager is
Malcolm Fowler of Lillington.
Next Sunday members are to
meet at the ship-lay-up basin in
Brunswick County and drive down
Route 130, sometimes known as
the river road to Southport.
So far it is not known just
how many will be in the party,
but it will probably have some
75 visitors representing most of
the North Carolina counties.
Tlie following information re
garding points of interest has
been compiled by Lawrence Lee,
University of North Carolina his
torian who has been doing con
siderable research in connection
with early events in this area,
particularly at Brunswick:
Clarendon Plantation
Clarendon is one of the few of
the fine old Cape Fear plantations
Which has retained its identity.
Although the beautiful main house
is of relatively modern construc
tion, the original grant dates
from the early years of the
Cape Fear settlement. The adja
cent smoke houses appear to
date from the early years also,
while the greenhouse is of 19th
century origin. It was in the
immediate vicinity of Clarendon
that the first Charlestown, later
referred to as Old Town, was
founded in an unsuccessful at
tempt to settle the Cape Fear
during the 17th century.
Clarendon is now the private
residence of the family of Mr.
Cornelius Thomas.
Old Town (Charlestown)
That corner of land lying to the
north of Town Creek, and to
the west of Cape Fear River, is
the site of one of the eai*ly un
successful attempts to establish
settlements on the Cape Fear
River. In 1664 a group of set
tlers from Barbedos established
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Elderly Freeland
Man Hit By Auto
Henry Lee Simmons Killed
Instantly Sunday Night
When Struck By Car On
Way To Church
FREELAND, April 20. — Hen
ry Lee Simmons, 71-year-old Free
land farmer, died early today in
Dosher Memorial Hospital at Sou
thport from injuries received Sun
day night when he was struck
by an automobile as he walked
along the highway on his way to
evening church services.
Miss Olive Evans, a young girl
enroute to the same church, was
identified as driver of the car.
He was reported as walking on
the wrong side of the road for
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Introduce Bill
For State Dredgiig
A bill to authorize the S .te
Highway Public Works in
mission to dredge inlet#' nd
other waterways was in in
duced in the General Assfjrbly
last week by Represenjfca ve
Odell Williamson and by 'Sena
tor Terry Sanford.
The bill provides for the op
eration of dredging equipment
either purchased or leased, for
the purpose of keeping open the
various inlets and waterways
of Ule State. It further, pro
under this act'shall not exeJ^S
the net amount of State taxes
paid on gasoline for operation
of boats.
The men behind this bill say
it is their purpose to have the
State give attention to work
which is too small to draw tile
attention of Federal authorities.
Musical Program
Set For Bolivia
Members Of Bolivia High
School Glee Club And
The Shallotte High School
Band Will Present Vari
ety Program Tomorrow
Members of the Shallotte High
School Band and the Bolivia Glee
Club will unite tomorrow (Thurs
day) night at the Bolivia high
school to present a full length
concert. The program will be
gin at 8 o’clock.
The program will be presented
by Mrs. Merritt, director of the
glee club, and W. W. Jacobus,
director of the band. Seventy
five students representing both
schools will present the colorful
program. The band will be in
full dress uniform and the glee
club members will wear formal
dresses.
A capacity crowd is expected
for the Bolivia audition. This is
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vides that the funds
W. B. KKZIAH
Our
ROVING
Reporter
Tlie North Fulton High 'School
choral group of Atlanta, which
appeared here Wednesday night
, gave a spendid performance ac
cording to the big audience that
turned out to hear them. Our
own private opinion is that they
made a mighty fine appearance.
They were bang-up young peo
ple and it was a distinction to
have them here at Southport.
TCie matter of distinction is more
easily recognized from the fact
that they came from Atlanta
for only three appearances in
North Carolina, Southport; the
Woman's College at Greensboro
md Charlotte high school. The
group was composed of 40 young
oeople, traveling in a Trailvays
ms. After the performance Here
they went over to Long Beach
md spent the night. Next day,
director Robert S. Lorance said
to us, “My boys anil gills say
that this the finest beach they
have ever been to better than
Daytona — this is a lovely town
and I am sure lots of our folks,
including the Lorances, will be
back here.”
A little later in the year Coast
Guard Security Cards will be
necessary for crewmen and of
ficers of boats on the harbor
and river. This need will extend
to others frequenting the water
front or engaged in various la
bor. They are evidence of citi
zenship. To aid the public in
obtaining these security cards of
ficials will be at three loca
cations in Southport at the desig
nated hours on Saturday, May 2.
All applicants should take some
evidence of citizenship with them.
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Name Members
Of Committees
In Flower Show
Attempts Being Made To
Make Annual Woman's
Club Flower Show Coun
ty-Wide Attraction
INVITATIONS GO
OUT TO GROUPS
The Show This Year Will
Be Held On Friday, May
8, With Southport Gar
den Club Co-Spon
sor
FLOWER SHOW
Efforts are being, made to make
the annual Southport flower show
a. countv-wide event. Sponsored
each year by the Southport Wa
man's Club, the show this year
will be co-sponsored by the South
port Garden Club with Mrs. W.
S. Styron and Mrs. Phil King as
co-chairmen. It will be held in
the Southport gymnasium Friday,
May 1.
Invitations have been extended
to the Shallotte Woman’s Club,
Shallotte Business and Profes
sional Woman’s Club and to all
Home Demonstration Clubs in the
county to participate. It is hop
ed that other clubs, groups and
individuals throughout Brunswick
County will enter in the show.
Entries may be registered be
tween the hours of 9 and 12
o'clock, noon. The doors will be
closed for judging from 12 to 3
and the show will be open to the
public from 3 to 6. Tea will be
served from 4 to 6.
Mrs. F. M. Burdette is to serve
as secretary for the show. Com
mittee chairmen assisting in ar
ranging the show are: House Com
-mittee, Mrs. Davis Herring: dec
orations, Mrs. Robert L. Thomp
son: publicity, Mrs. James M.
Harper, Jr.; judge luncheon, Mrs.
E. H. Arrington: tea, Mrs. Bry
ant Potter: prizes, Mrs. A. D.
Harrelson and Mrs. George Wha
tley, co-chairman; hospitality and
silver offering, Mrs. T. R. Bus
sells; registration, Mrs. Dosher
Kuark; placement, Mrs. Fred Wil
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Shallotte Man
Dies Suddenly
L. B. White, Proprietor Of
Shallotte Laundry, Was
Stricken Wednesday And
Died In Columbus County
Hospital
A resident of Shallotte, where
he owned and operated the Shal
lotte Laundry for the past several
years, Livingston Brooks White,
49, died in the Columbus County
Hospital Wednesday afternoon. He
was carried there following a
stroke earlier in the day.
A native of Columbus County,
Mr. White purchased the Shal
lotte Laundry soon after it was
established by other interests.
Moving to Shallotte he built up
a thriving business and had just
recently built and moved into a
nice new business building.
Funeral services were held at
New Hope Baptist Church near
Whiteville Friday afternoon with
Rev. W. S. Caudle officiating.
Burial was in the New Hope
Church cemetery. The deceased
is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Allie Hall White; two sons, Har
ry and Gene White; His parents,
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. White of
Columbus County, a sister and
several brothers.
Scene Of Mission
REVIVAL—Trinity Methodist Church in Southport
is the scene this week of the United Evangelistic Mission,
with the Rev. John Cooley of Cameron, South Carolina,
bringing the message. Other Methodist charges in Bruns
wick county are cooperating in this mission.
Gilbert Opposed
By Livingston
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First Bluefish
Of Season Caught
The bluefish are off South
port but the weather that ar
rived with them has not yet
brought about the many sport
fishermen to meet them, with
too much wind and too much
cold, so far.
One boat out on the gulf on
Sunday, despite the bad wea
ther,- brought in three large
amber jack. However, the in
terest was centering on the
bluefish. The Bessie Hay of
Ray Stubbs brought in thirty
two 2-pounders, despite the fact
that weather forced an early
return to port. The boatmen
all feel sure of big catches of
blues from right now on.
This week-end should see
both sport fishermen and fish
here in full force. Many of the
boatmen report they are al
ready lined up with parties
from up state. Some boats are
out today for the first time
since Sunday.
Little Damage
From Cold Spell
Growers Report Little Seri
ous Permanent Damage
Resulted To Crops As Re
sult Of The Week-End
Weather
The excessive cold which pre
vailed over the week-end and
reached its peak Monday night
did no damage to tomato plants,
beans and other tender crops in
the Southport area, according to
E. H. Sheppard, local tomato
plant grower. Mr. Sheppard said
last night that they would begin
shipping tomato plants from the
Shepherd and Cochran plant
farm between the 5th and 10th
of May.
In some parts of the State the
damage to plants and crops by
the cold is rather heavy, accor
ding to reports received by Mr.
Sheppard. Here, not even a 12
acre field of young beans owned
by Sheppard and Cochran was
damage.
The local tomato plant produ
cers seed their acreage at a time
when they calculate they will pro
duce mature plants ready for
the time when New Jersey and
Pennsylvania climate will permit
growers to set them out in the
open fields. The plants are
pulled and packed here in the
morning and early in the after
noon. Moving vans rush them
North that night and they ar
rive in ready to be set out
the next morning.
Mr. Sheppard and Tony Matts,
representative of the Hunt Food
Company, left this morning to in
spect plant conditions in Geor
gia. Both think that the South
port area has it over the more
southern states in the production
of plants, owing to the much
shorter and less expensive trans
portation.
GILBERT OPPOSED
Contest Shapes Up In Com
ing City Election In Race
For Post Of Mayor; Only
One Contest For Aider
man
LIVINGSTON IS
FORMER MAYOR
Saturday Is Final Day To
Register For City Elec
tion; Saturday, May 2,
Is Challenge Day
Only two members of the
Southport Board of Aldermen are
facing any contest on the May 5
election. In Ward 1 Harold Ald
ridge is contesting for one of
the seats now held by W. G. Mc
Glammery and W. P. - Jorgensen.
Each of the three Wards elect
two Aldermen and this single con
test in Ward 1 opens the only
possibility of any change in the
present board. In Ward 2 and 3
no opposition filed against Da
vis Herring and William McDow
ell or Fred W. Spencer and G.
E. Hubbard.
Hubert Livingston, former may
or and at present a member of
the board of aldermen serving in
Ward 3, filed as a candidate to
succeed himself as alderman. La
ter he withdrew as a candidate
for alderman and announced for
mayor. Mayor J. A. Gilbert fif
ed for re-election early last week.
The exact status of the pend
ing election is that Mayor Gilbert
will be opposed by Livingston.
Herring and McDowell will be
elected aldermen in Ward 2, as
no one filed in opposition to
them. The same applies to Spen
cer and Hubbard in Ward 3. In
Ward 1, Aldridge is trying for
either the position held by Jor
gensen or that held by McGlam
ery.
Early Crop Of
Berries Seen
T. P. Key, Sr., Says That
Picking Should Get Un
derway At Farms Near
Southport By The Second
Week In May
T. P. Key, Sr., was here this
week looking after his blueberry
farm. He stated Monday that
the expectations are to begin
harvesting the crop by May 8.
The bushes now are loaded with
both berries and blooms and the
crop will be the largest ever
produced in Brunswick County,
provided nothing happens between
now and harvesting.
Mr. Key, his son, T. P„ Jr„
and B. M. Graham have 65 acres
of especially fine bushes that
will be in bearing this year. Each
year they have a considerable
acreage increase. At the same
time the yearly increase of the
established bushes stands for
greatly increased production.
The picking and packing will
give employment to a large force
of women workers and a few
men this year.
Membership Of
School Boards
Named Monday
Shailotte Board Changed
From 5 To Seven Mem
bers; Two Ladies Added
To Increase Southport
Board To Five
BOARD ASKS CHAPEL
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Emphasis Also Placed Upon
Importance Of Having All
First Grade Students
Furnish Birth Cer
tificates
Members of local school boards
to serve during the coming two
years were named at a special
meeting of the Brunswick County.
Board of Education Monday night. *
At Shallotte the board has been *
increased from five to seven ■
members and in the Southport"
district two ladies were added to .
the membership to bring the
number to five. Following is the,'
list of board members: — .
Waccamaw — L. L. Ward. W.
D. Evans, Ash; E. L>. Vereen, W..
E. Wilson, Freeland; Sinclair’
Gore, Longwood.
Shallotte school — R. H. Hoi- *
den, Frederick Mintz, H. C. Bel-*
lamy, Boyd Lott, James Bella-,
my, Tom L. Ballard, Shallotte; •
V. E. Galloway, Supply.
Bolivia school — Taylor Albri
ght, Homer Holden, Bolivia; W. |
L. Clark, Winnabow.
Southport school — James M.
Harper, Davis Herring, Joe T. ’
Ramseur, Mrs. Lewis Hardee, Mrs.■
F. M. Burdette, Southport.
Leland school — Robert Me-!
Dougal, F. D. Williams, Lloyd ■
Bordeaux, W. H Benton, Robert *
Bordeaux, Leland.
Colored District No. 1—Bruns
wick County Training, Charles
W. Lee, Harry Price, Cicero Me-1
Racken, Southport; Rudolph Bry- ’
ant, Bolivia; Richard H. Davis,
Winnabow.
Piney Grove — Julius Ran
dolph, Earl Johnson, William K.
Johnson, Bolivia.
District No. 2 Union—Sandy
Stanley, Longwood; H. C. Stan
ley, Shallotte; James Brown, H.
J. Hardee, Ash; Otis Bryant,
Supply.
| Cedar Grove — Elijah Gore. J.
H. Johnson, T. R. Hankins, Sup
ply.
Royal Oak — George Frink,
Wheeler Bellamy, Maceo Gallo
way, Supply. Royal Oak, George.
Frink, Maceo Galloway, Supply.
Longwood—Sandy Stanley, Rev,
Bennie Stevenson, Rev. Dave Flo
wers, Longwood.
District No. 3 —Lincoln, Dixie
Mapson, L. C. McCoy, George
Beatty, Leland; Oliver Bellamy;
Winnabow; John Thomas, Navas
sa. Navassa—Eddie Davis James
Graham, Walter Moore, Navassa.
Phoenix — George Beatty, Acie
Ballard, Josh Hooper , Leland.
Chapel Road—John Mellette, Oli
ver Bellamy, Pressilene Bell Le
land.
The matter of complying with
the law requiring all first grade
students to furnish a copy of
their birth certificate was dis
cussed, and plans were worked
out to insure obsez-vance of thi3
regulation.
Attention also was given to
the matter of holding regular
fire drills, and plans are to pro
vide a report form for keeping a
record of compliance with this
regulation of public school safe
ty.
The board gave attention to
the matter of regular chapel
programs, and gave their en
dorsement to encouraging this
function in the schools.
The board considered the mat
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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, April 23
3:1)6 a. m. 10:00 a. m.
4:17 p. m. 10:22 p. m.
Friday, April 24 “
4:26 a. m. 10:45 a. m.
5:03 p. m. 11:12 p. m.
Saturday, April 25
5:12 a. m. 11:30 a. m.
5:47 p. m. 1200 p. m:..
Sunday, April 26
5:56 a. m. 0:00 a. ni.
6:28 p. m. 12:10 p. m.
Monday, April 27
6:36 a. m. 0:43 a. m.
7:07 p. m. 12:49 p in.
Tuesday, April 28
7:14 a. m. 1:25 a. m,
7:44 p. m. 1:25 p. m.
Wednesday, April 29
7:50 a. m. 2:06 a. m.
8:20 p. m. 202 p. nt