Most Of The News All The Time Vol. No. SIXTEEN THE STATE PORT PILOT No. 52 A Good Newspaper In A Good 6-Pages Today Community The Pilot Covers Brunswick County SOUTHPORT, N. C. WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1953 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY $1.50 PER YEAR Flower Show Is Very Successful Again This Year Large Number Of Entries In Both Senior And Junior Show Make This Year’s Event Outstanding MRS. ST. GEORGE IS SWEEPSTAKES WINNER Southport Gymnasium Scene Of Loveliness As This Year’s Event Is Run Off Last Week The flower show sponsored by the Southport Woman’s Club and the Southport Garden Club on Friday in the high school gym nasium was a success from ev ery standpoint. A large rumber of people view ed the exhibits when the show was open to the public from 3:30 until 6 o'clock. Winners of the sweepstakes prizes were announced just before the show closed and number were drawn for the door prizes. Winners in the various classes were awarded points; five for a blue ribbon, four for a red rib bon, two for yellow ribbon and one point for white ribbon. These points were totaled and the sweepstakes prizes awarded to the four exhibitors who had the high est number of points. Mrs. Thomas St. George won the first sweepstakes prizes with a total of four first places, six second places, three third places and four fourth places. Mrs. James Harper, Jr., won second sweepstakes prize with four first places aand one second place. Mrs. J. E. Dodson won third sweepstakes with one first place, two second places, two third-pla ces and two fourth places. Mrs. Davis Herring won fourth sweep stakes with one first place, two second places, two third places and one fourth place. Winners of the show are as follows: Class 1: Perfection of bloom. Rose, 1st, Mrs. G. W. McGlamery; 2nd and 3rd, Mrs. J. K. Dodson. Larkspur, Mrs. T. M. Peadrick; snapdragon, Mrs. Tom Peadrick; Amaryllis, Mrs. John Potter; Daisey, Mrs. J. E. Dodson; Gladiolas, Mrs. H. T. St. George. Class 2: Artistic Arrangement. Minature, 1st, Mrs. J. H. Harper, Jr.; 2nd, Mrs. J. E. Smith; 3rd,' Mrs. Ed Newton; 4th, Mrs. H. B. Smith. Large Living Room: 1st, Mrs. Robert Willis; 2nd, Mrs. Davis Herring; 3rd and 4th, Mrs. Thom as St. George. Small Living Room: 1st, Mrs. Harry Davis; 2nd, Mrs. J. E. Dodson; 3rd, Mrs. J. A. Gilbert; 4th, Mrs. Thomas St. George. Porch: 1st and 2nd, Mrs. J. M. Harper, Jr.; 3rd, Mrs. Thomas S. George; 4th, Mrs. I. B. Bus sells. Wildflower: 1st, ^4rs. J. M. Harper, Jr.; 2nd, Mrs. Thomas St. George; 3rd, Mrs. H. B. Smith; 4th, Mrs. Davis Herring. Seashore: 1st, Mrs. Thomas St. George; 2nd, Mrs. Davis Herring; 3rd, Mrs. Blanche Weeks; 4th, Mrs. Phil King. Fruits and Vegetables: 1st, Mrs. Davis Herring; 2nd, Mrs. Thomas St. George; 3rd, Mrs. J. E. Dodson. Mantel:, 1st, Mrs. C. G. Ru ark; 2nd, Mrs. Thomas St. George; 3rd, Mrs. Davis Herring; 4th, Continued on Page Five Brief Newt Flashee ATTEND CONVENTION Mrs. C. Ed Taylor and Mrs. Clifton Arnold attended the State Convention of Kings Dau ghters on Monday and Tuesday in Southern Pines. AT PRESBYTERIAN The hour for evening services at Southport Presbyterian Church will be 8 o’clock, effective this week. The sermon subject for this week will be “The Wisdom of Being Prepared.” ELECTION MEETING A citizens meeting will be held on Friday night at 8 o’clock in the Shallotte High School audi torium to discuss the forthcom ing election for the special school tax. REPAIRING DOCK An Army engineers’ work boat and crew has been here for the past 10 days repairing the en gineers’ dock on the Garrison lot. Dolphins on the south end of the dock were broken some time ago and these were taken out. It is probable that they will be replaced this summer. Pending this replacement the dock is nearly a hundred feet shorter than it has been. Colonel Holle Is Division Engineer New South Atlantic Division Chief Has Been Working In Mississippi River Dis tricts Col. Charles G. Holle, new En gineer for the South Atlantic Di vision, Army engineers, will prob ably be here in the near future for an inspection of the Sunny Point ammunition depot. He will be accompanied by Col. R. C. Brown of the Wilmington Dis trict. Col. Holle took charge of the Division on April 15th. Inasmuch as so many people are interested in the Sunny Point project The State Port Pilot has secured the following information relative to the long experiences of the new commander of the division. Col. Holle has served in the capacity of district engineer of the New Orleans District since July, 1949. His present tour of duty, coupled with previous as signments, gives him a total of approximately eight years on civ il works duty in the Lower Miss issippi Valley. The other tours of duty were as area engineer at Greenville, Miss., under the Vicks burg District, from 1930 to 1932, and as assistant to the president Mississippi River Commission, from 1932 to 1934, and as area engineer at Helena, Ark., in the Memphis district, during the 1937 high water. In addition to these assign ments connected with flood con trol and navigation work on the Mississippi River and its trib (Continued on page four) Big Transaction Involves Beaches - ___ Odell Williamson And M. C. Gore Negotiating Pur chase Of About Eight Miles Of Ocean Front Property MAJOR PURCHASE FROM STOWE CROUSE Brunswick County Men Say That Development Of This Area Of Great Natural Beauty Is Their Purpose A contract or option recently entered into between D. Stone Crouse and wife, of Myrtle Beach and the payment of a $10,000.00 option price, binds the above parties to execute a deed to Odell Williamson and Mr, C. Gore for the Hale Beach or Gause property in Shallotte township, first payment to be made by Williamson and Gore at the time of the receipt of the deed. The purchase price named in the contract is $190,000.00. The property includes all that area lying south of the Itercoastal Waterway, extending from the Little Beach or John W. Bourk property to within about one half mile of the Brooks proper ty at Tubbs Inlet. The exact ac reage is not mentioned in the contract. The Little Beach or Rourk property east of Hale Beach was purchased by Williamson and Gore three weeks ago for the stated sum of $28,750.00, pur chase price of the two tracts to taling $208,750.00. It is understood that William son and Gore also have an op tion on the Brooks land lying between the lower end of Hale Beach and Tubbs Inlet. Mr. Wil liamson stated several days ago that a verbal agreement called for the payment of $10,000.00 for this additional tract. The purchase of the Hale Beach tract for $190,000.00 is an outstanding indication of the in crease in value of Brunswick (Continued on page 4) Big Rush For Security Cards Special Coast Guard Detail From Office Of Captain Of Port Of Wilmington Unable To Complete Job Saturday Over 150 men applied for Coast Guard Port Security Cards here Saturday and an additional 100 oppl.ied Monday afternoon. Owing to its being Saturday, men employed on the Menhaden boats had gone to their homes. In consideration of this fact and as an additional courtesy to these men the Coast Guard personnel from the office of the Captain of the port in Wilmington returned for the Monday afternoon work. The detail here Saturday was 'under- the personal direction of Lt. L. E. Kelly, captain of the Port. To a newsman, Lt. Kelly stated he was highly pleased with results of the first such scheduled work here. The num Continued On Page Four) Lightship Back In Old Position The Frying Pan Lightship returns to duty today, accord ing to a notice from Rear Ad miral R. E. Wood of the Coast Guard. For the past month the vessel, well known to him- j dreds of North Carolina sport fishermen and thousands of other mariners, has been un dergoing overhauling and paint ing. During the absence of the Frying Pan the Relief, anoth er lightship, has been serving as a replacement. She is being withdrawn with the coming of the Frying Pan. The Relief is so named as her regular voca tion calls for her to replace other lightships all along the coast, when it is necessary for them to go to dry docks for overhauling. More Facilities At Ft. Caswell Accommodations For Sum mer Assembly Groups Have Been Expanded Since Close Of Last Sea son The Caswell Baptist Assembly with a steady mounting popular ity among the Baptists of North Carolina since the first conven tions three years ago, will be able to look after greatly increased numbers this summer, according to Dr. Richard K. Redwine, the director. Since the Baptists took over Fort Caswell each off season has (Continued On Page Five) Stage Is Set For GoodYear Fifteen Sport Fishing Boats Will Be Working Out Of Southport This Summer; Fish Are Here But The Weather Has Been Bad The sports fishing seasifci is now starting up with Southport better prepared than it has ev er been to take care of large numbers of fishermen. Fifteen good boats are now available for charter, and others may be here a little later. In addition to the strictly local boats a good num berof sport fishing boats come down on week-ends from Wil mington. So far as long range forecasts of the weather goes, this week end should bring a lot of parties and good fishing. However, fish ermen should always keep in mind that there is as good or better fishing on week days than on week-ends. Getting good boats on week-ends is sometimes diffi cult. The following boats are now available for charter. They are listed along with their captain’s (Continued On Page Five) Beach Property Owners To Have Chance To Vote Will Have Opportunity To Vote By Mail On Ques tion Of Incorporation And For Slate Of Officers MISS TOMLINSON ELECTION CLERK Board Of Nine Commission ers Will Be Elected By Ballot If Proper Nomi nations Can Be Ob tained In Time Property owners interested in the incorporation of Long Beach have only until Saturday to nom inate nine commissioners to serve as city fathers in the event the majority of voters in the forthcoming election on June 9 express their approval of the plan for incorporation. In order to being nominated, a candidate must have the endorse ment of five other property own ers at Long Beach, and no prop erty owner may endorse more than one candidate for commis sioner. Miss Sallie W. Tomlinson is serving as clerk for a commis sion named in the special legis lative act to hold the election. It was provided that this election be held on the second Tuesday after the first Monday in June. It also provides that all nomi nees must be in her hand at least 30 days prior to the date of el ection. Voting will be by mail, and in addition to the opportunity to decide who shall serve as town commissioners, the question of whether or not to incorporate at all will be submitted. If this issue is answered in the negative, election of the commissioners will be unnecessary. Named in the act to serve with Miss Tomlinson on the commis sion in charge of holding the election are Roland Taylor, E. F. Middleton, Robert Jones, D. C. Herring, Phil King, J. D. Ho, vane, J. W. Hurley and J. A. Singleton, Jr. Southport Lady Dies Suddenly Funeral Services For Mrs. Addie Y. Willing Con ducted Saturday After noon At Trinity Methodist Church Mrs. Addie Young Willing was found dead in her bed here at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Wm. P. Jorgensen, late Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Willing was 74 years old and was a native of Maryland, coming to Southport with her husband and . children bout 25 years ago. Funeral services were held here at 3 o’clock Saturday af ternoon from Trinity Methodist Church with Rev. Norwood L. Jones officiating. Burial follow ed in the old Southport Cemetery beside her husband, who died about 20 years ago. Active pallbearers were Robert Thompson, Waters Thompson, Neils Jorgensen, H. T. St. George, H. A. Livingston and W. L. Sty ron. Honorary pallbearers inclu ded: Capt. J. R. Church, Capt. J. L. Davis, Bertram Burris, John G. Swain, G. E. Hubbard, James Piner, W. G. Wells, Dan Harrel soh, J. A. McNeill, Walter Lewis, Continued on Page Five Speaker Dr. B. Frank Hall of the Pear sall Memorial Presbyterian church widely known speaker of this area, will preach the baccalaure ate sermon at Bolivia High School Sunday evening at 8 o’clock. Nineteen seniors will graduate during ' commencement exercises this year. Sports Fishing Gets Good Start Over Week-End All Boats Have Parties Sun day And Every One Had Good Catches, Consisting Chiefly Of Blues And Mackerel All party boats were out Sun day ofter Saturday’s weather had threatended to cancel all trips, and results were generally good. The Idle-On II made it to the Gulf Stream and reported catch es of 20 blues, five amberjacks, tipping the scales from 18 to 20 pounds each, four Spanish mack erel and a snapper. Oth^r catches reported by the boats out of Southport included Botfly, ■ Capt. Leon McKeithan, 110 of the game fish; Margrace II, Capt. James Arnold, 71 blues, one mackerel; John Ellen, Capt. Walter Lewis, 51 blues, three mackerel; Jo Ann, Capt. George Gregory, 80 blues; Patricia, Capt. David Adams, 90 blues; Lemuel C., Capt. Capt. George Arnold, 55 blues, one markerel; Idle On, III, Capt. Thomas Watts, 70 blues; Lady Lou, Capt. Leo Dow lnng, 95 blues, one mackerel. Following the deluge of week end business, several boats have had good luck with parties. Captain Ray Stubbs reported 40 Spanish mackerel and 39 large blues for a Kings Mountain par ty aboard the Bessie Ray Mon (Continued on Page 4) Navy Men Killed In Auto Wreck Two Service Men Killed In Highway Accident Near Town Creek On Tuesday Morning While Traveling To New Station Enroute to a new station on transfer orders, two men were killed early yesterday morning when they lost control of their car on Route 17, near Town Creek. The vehicle over turned and both men apparently died immediately. Investigation by Patrolman J. ( Continued On Page Five ) W. B. KK/IAH Our ROVING Reporter Mrs. Donald S. Tydings drop ped in this week to say that she has a pet aversion to the city dump, on the prettiest ap proach to Southport. We share that feeling. There was a time when there was no road and when Southport was smaller than it is now. At that time the loca tion of the dump may have been alright. Things are changed now.. A paved highway runs right by the dump, and the ap pearance of the dump is far from being a recommendation for the town. It is hoped that the city officials will soon see their way clear to have refuse dumped somewhere else and to have the stuff now there either covered up or removed. It is just possible that the Highway Commission might help in re moving or covering up the ob jectionable matter as much of it was there before they built the highway. Visitors through Yaupon Vil lage will shortly be greeted by names, some of which they may know. Yesterday C. V. Barbee of Barbees, Inc., developers of Yaupon Village, came around and asked our permission to name one of the streets Keziah Avenue. His argument was, “You have done so much for this section and 1 want to get your permission before having the name record ed.” At the same time with the above Mr. Harbee is recording Middleton Avenue and Trott Av enue. Mr. Middleton inaugurated the development of Long Beach a decade ago. Mr. Trott has al so been identified with the devel (Continued on Page 4) Recalls Bridge At Moores Creek Elderly Southport Man Recalls Days When All Able Bodied Men Were Required To Help Keep Up Roads Crossing Moore’s Creek above Orton Pond the Railroad from Ice land to Sunny Point cuts right across part of an old wooden bridge that is 30 or more feet in length and apparently so old that very few Brunswick people remember anything about it. Out there a few days ago with Army engineers and seeing the old bridge for the first time, a representative of The Pilot got curious about it. There was no sign of a road having ever been there, the structure was right in the middle of a regular forest. Louis T. Moore of Wilmington, acquainted with about everything in this county of bygone days, was asked about the bridge. He did not know of its existence. No one at Orton Plantation, on whose lands it is located, knew anything about it. A description of the bridge and a request for information about it appeared in the Rovin’ Reporter column last week aand promptly brought re sults. Earl Wescott of Southport call ed at the office and stated that more than half a century ago the main road from Southport to Wilmington crossed Moore’s Creek about two and a half miles be low where the present State Highway 303 crosses. The struc ture mentioned last week was for this downstream crossing and it was rather much used up to 55 or 60 years ago. It is doubtful that any auto- I mobile ever used the bridge, as it went out of use before auto mobiles came in. Mr. Wescott recalled that du ring the days of the bridge, all such building and all road work was done under a sort of con script form.. Every able bodied man in the county from 18 to 45 years of age had to give six days of labor to road work each year. Some got off by furnish ing the equivalent in timber, ot hers furnished teams, two mules being equivalent to one man. Still others would employ a substitute to work out their time. The substitutes got $1.00 per day. The value of a mule for plowing, etc., was rated at 50 cents per day, and that meant that it usually took two mules to substitute for one day’s labor for the man required to work. Superior Court Convenes Monday Gilbert Winner In Mayor Race Mayor J. A. Gilbert defeated H. A. Livingston in the race for mayor here Tuesday to re tain the office which he has held by appointment since last sum mer. Gilbert polled 214 votes to 185 for Livingston. In the race for alderman from the first ward W. P. Jorgensen led the three-man field with 360 votes. Harold Aldridge was sec ond with 244 and G. W. McGlam ery a member of the board for the past several years, trailed with 167. In the second ward D. C. Her ring and William McDowell were without opposition as was Fred W. Spencer and G. E. Hubbard in the third ward. Routine Session Of Court Held Variety Of Cases Disposed Of In Brunswick County Recorder’s Court During Monday Session In Recorder’s Court Monday the entire afternoon was con sumed in the case of four young Northwest Township men, char ged with violating the state fish ing laws. The case against them was worked up by Game Protect ors H. T. Bowmen and I. L. Mus selwhite. One of the men, Til man Ivey was found not guilty. In the case of the other three, Woodrow Jones was convicted, fined $100 and costs and placed on good behavior for a period of two years. Jimmy Williams, the fourth man, drew a like sen tence. The man were accused of dynamiting fish. , Other cases tried during the day were as follows: Charles Brantley Creech, reck less operation, asked for jury trial, bond set at $100. George McMillan, impro per state license, fined $35 and costs. Tom E. Chestnut, non-support, nol pros at instance of prosecut ing attorney. Paul Nathan McIntosh, speed ing fined $10 and costs. Olin Ivey, violating state game law, motion for non-suit granted. Luther Jenkins, violating state game law, judgment suspended on payment of costs and good be havior for two years. Alex Hursey, public drunken ness, fined $10 and costs. Francis Parker McMillan, no operator’s license, fined $25 and costs. William Calvin Green, allowing minor to operate, $10 and costs. Robert McMillan, aiding and abetting in operating with out li cense, fined $10 and costs. Ralph C. Connor, no operator’s license, fined $25 and costs. fc _ Judge Q. K. Nimocks Of Fayetteville Will Preside Over One Week Court Term During Which Cri minal Cases Will Be Tried TWO MURDER CASES APPEAR ON DOCKET Simmons Murder Case Ex pected To Hold Center Of Attention During Next Weeks Session Two murder cases and one manslaughter case highlight the docket for the one week term of Superior Court that will convene here Monday with Judge Q. K. Nimmock presiding. Luther Smith, white resident of Waccamaw township, is to face trial for the murder of his neigh bor, B. G. Simmons. This killing is said to be the outgrowth of family trouble between Simmons and Smith. All of the parties are white. The other murder case is where in James A. Trotter is charged with the shotgun slaying of his wife, Mrs. Hazel Trotter. The killing is said to have followed an all night drinking party at the home of the couple, and Trotter, an elderly white man, claims that he was too drunk to remember what took place. The manslaughter case is the outgrowth of the death of a 12 year-old white boy who was kill ed while riding his bicycle on Route 17 near Shallotte* The defendant in this case is John Rouse. The offic