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Most Of The News All The Time Volume No. 17 No. 9 THE STATE P3RT PILOT A Good Newspaper In Ajrood Community__ 8-Poges Today SOUTHPORT, N. C. WEDNESDAY, J8, 1953 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY The Pilot Covers Brunswick County $1.50 PER YEAR Barracks Used For Delegates RENOVATED—Among- the more important improvments made at the Caswell Seaside Assembly since last season has been the renovation of the large barracks buildings, which have greatly expanded facilities for being able to take care of large crowds for assembly programs. This is one of the buildings which has received a new coat of paint and other improvements.— (Star-News cut.) General Bennett Is Heard Sunday At Ft. Caswell Chief Of Chaplains For U. S. Army Is Native Of Brunswick County And Was Heard By Many Of His Former Neighbors Speaking on the text "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God,” Major General Ivan L. Bennett, Army Chief of Chaplains, brought the sermon of the day at Caswell l Baptist Assembly Sunday morn ing. Before a congregation of ap proximately 200 persons from many sections of Brunswick co unty, the chaplain pointed out that Jesus had never said that bread was unimportant. Indeed, bread is important, he said, es pecially in the world today when millions of people are hungry, but bread is not all important. He pointed out that bread without the word of God is the cause of confusion in the world, but in the midst of confusion and uncertainty, the word of God is a sound that is certain. “Do not at tempt to live without the power, wisdom and direction this Word gives to your life,” the general said. In his sermon Chaplain Bennett had great praise for the work of the American Bible Society in distributing Scriptures among the Japanese. During the occupation thirteen million copies of the Bi ble or portions of the Bible were distributed in Japan. Although ot her things that were brought in from the West during the occupa tion are being abandoned, there ■ is a growing demand for the Bi-; ble in Japan today, he said. A' recent edition of thirteen thous and Bible dictionaries was sold out in three months. Among those present in the congregation were four of Gener al Bennett’s sisters. tritf Ntwt Flathtt ii i ■ i MOVE TO CLINTON Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Denning and daughter, Ann, moved to Clinton Monday. DIES IN RALEIGH J. B. Hunt, prominent Raleigh business man, died at his home there Thursday from a heart at tack. Mr. Hunt was 63 years of age and is survived by his widow and several sons and daughters. Mrs. Hunt was the former Miss Emily Galloway of Southport and is a sister of Mrs. W. E. Dosher and L. A. Galloway of Southport. Mr. Hunt often visited Southport and was well known here. CAUGHT IN CHASE With the chase starting in New Hanover county, Highway Pat rolmen Thomas and Hilburn cap tured a 1949 Ford in upper Brun swick county this week. W’ith the car they took Bland Summ ers. Wilmington white man, who is being held on a charge of transporting and reckless opera tion. It is said that the car of Summers reached a speed of 90 miles per hour at periods of the chase. He will be tried in the Re corder Court next Monday. Rescue Flight Has Equipment U. S. Air Force 31st Crash Boat Rescue Flight Has Craft Ready To Meet Any Emergency Off This Section Of Coast PERSONNEL HAVE TWO-FOLD DUTIES Conduct Vigorous Program In Survival At Sea In Ad dition To Being Ready For Emergencies For the thirty-six officers and | airmen of the 31st Crash Boat Rescue Flight stationed at South port, life can he beautiful—unless a plane goes down at sea, then life can be quick and rough. The men of the 31st Crash Bo at Rescue Flight are doing two jobs at the same time. They are conducting a vigorous program in survival at sea and in rescue op erations, and at the same time they stand ready on twenty-four hour call to proceed at once to the scene of a marine disaster or emergency. The Flight will soon lose the services of CWO Joseph A. O’Con nor, present commanding officer, who is being transferred to Sa bine Pass, Texas, where he will be assigned to the 14th Crash Bo at Rescue Flight. He will be suc ceeded here as commanding offi cer by WOJG William A. Norris. The thirty-three airmen of the Flight man and maintain three rescue craft. In addition, there are two craft undergoing exten sive repair work. In commission are a sixty-three foot rescue bo at, a forty-two foot rescue boat and a swamp glider. A twenty two foot launch and another swa mp glider are the ones under re pair. The sixty-three foot boat, pow ered with two V-12 Hall Scott en (Continued on Page 7) Complete Work On Beach Road Developers Of Lower Long Beach Put In Two Miles Of Improved Roadway At Own Expense Without benefit of contracting, just leasing the heavy equipment and the men to operate it, Long Beach developers completed a two-mile stretch of circular drive way around the lower end of Long Beach last week. About 15 days were required for the work and it will give paved frontage to 500 building lots. The work consisted of grading and the laying of a good sand as phalt foundation. Local sand was acceptable to highway engineers for mixing with asphalt for this foundation. Chas. M. Trott, Davis Herring and John B. Ward, own ers of the lower end of Long Beach, paid all of the costs. For this two mile new stretch of road and its 500 building lots, 100 of which have already been sold, Trott, Herring and Ward have assurance that something more than 20 homes will be built right away. The area is a beautiful one for summer homes, not being affect ed by erosion and having a fine strand and some of the best in side fishing along the coast. Sports Fishing Hit By Weather The story of fishing in South port during the past week is pretty well tied up with the wea ther report, with all sports fishing boats being blown in Saturday, yesterday and again today. The Saturday blow was parti cularly cruel, with the town full of fisherman and all boats-book ed up. The boats were able to get out again Sunday, but the water was muddy and luck was poor, particularly on the shoals. By Monday condition were a bout back to normal, and some good catches were reported. Among these was a catch of 103 blues and mackeral for Captain George Gregory and more than one hundard fish for a party out with Captain Ray Stubbs. The Monday trip for the Cadet included several dolphin and 6 king mackeral, and on Sunday Captain Victor reported a mem ber of his party had caught a 38-lb. barracuda. The John-Ellen spent several days on the railway getting ready for the return of good weather and there was no report of other catches. Dedication Of Church Library Library For Southport Bap tist Church Is Dedicated During Evening Service Sunday The library of the Southport Baptist Church was dedicated on Sunday night at the hour of the regular worship service with Mrs. Kittie Sullivan, State Lib rary Consultant, addressing the congregation on the subject, “The Door of Your Church Library.” Mrs. Sullivan emphasized the fact that the door of the church li brary opens to an enlarged and effectual ministry for all phases of the church life when the lib rary is used to full advantage. Following Mrs. Sullivan’s ad dress, the pastor, the Rev. T. D. Toler, Jr., led the congregation in reading the dedication service and the Rev. A. C. Jones led the dedicatory prayer. Open house was held in the li brary immediately after the ser vice with members of the library committee, Mrs. Albert Bogie, Mrs. W. L. Aldridge, Mrs. Susie Carson and Mrs. T. D. Toler, Jr., greeting the guests. No books were circulated during open house but Ia reservation sheet was kept so those desiring to reserve certain titles could do so. Mrs. Sullivan had a large display of new books from the book store at Caswell Assembly and the following titles were purchased as gifts to the library: “The Heir of ReGclyffe,” “How to Help Other People,” “Broad man Comments of 1953”, “How to Win Souls,” “Miracle In The Hills,” “Robes of Splendor”, “God Loves You”, “If Jesus Came tc My House,” “Forty Missionary Stories,” “A Child’s Grace,” “Christ and The Fine Arts” and “Pocohontas and Captain John Continued On Page Four) Continue Work For First Dock At Sunny Point Two Dredges Combine Ef forts To Clear Way For Start Of Construction On Suny Point Dock < An official of the Hill Dredging Company, owners of the dredg Ventor, stated last night that hi : company still has 7 months to g before their sub-contract with th McWilliams Dredging Compan will be finished. The Ventor ha been working steadily at the Doc No. 3 area since the first of tl year. ^ j The original start M areopfi was with the Ventor at No. dock area; No. 5 dredge at Dcjck No. 2 area and G. A. McWilliams at No. 1. Dock No. 2 is scheduled to be first on the 3-dock constrti tion program and it is like! the only area in which troif some rock is found. Doing efficient work on thig .pock, j G. A. McWilliams wrai moved to assist her in getting readjl the start of construction on j No. 2 dock. The above boats have piled a tremendous amount of disj despite the rock. When’ they enough for the dock construct to' start both boats twill mj down to Dock No. 1 and j things ready for construct (Cantinued on page 7) Southport Lady Passes Sunday Mrs. Argie Mae Barnett Died At Dosher Memorial Hospital Following Brief Illness Mrs. Argie Mae 'Barnett, wife of Capt. W. H. Barneet, retired Coastguardsman, died here Sun day night in the Dosher Mem orial Hospital. Mrs. Barnett had been a resident of Southport foi several months, having moved here from Wilmington early in (Cantinued on page 7) — NegHousing Ms Turn Out e Problem Is Made Here tome Interest Be .n Construction Of For This Type Of .ENT STAFF CLUDE NEGROES Indi sit |ns Point To Neces Expanding Hous for This Type Of ^ Labor Here W. B. KEZIAH bids for a great deal of fion work at Sunny Po opened next week a ormed Negro resident of jity made some inquiries regarding labor needs for Ction and afterwards as installation employees. |his connection an official f stated several months ago he division of labor at Sun lint would be about equally between white and color | Xrkers. This referred to con Xs after the contractors have I Med their part of the work. I Mis also likely that the con Btion work will employ a gre jXiany Negroes, four or five Bred at the least during the X of such operations. either Southport nor Bruns < can supply more than half the Negro labor that will be ded. These additional workers have to come from outside county and some of them 1 have to travel long distances ly unless some provisions arc ,de to build homes here near i scene of the labor. It is certain the installation will vide year-round labor. It is 10 certain that the great ma lty of the Negro workers will nt to live as near as possible the scene of their work. That ings up the fact that hardly ire than half-dozen new homes ■ Negroes have been construct in the area during the past Jkar and a half. V)n the other hand a fairly £*>d per cent of the new homes fof white people have been built within the past two years and the starting of the construction work t Coutinued on Page 4) Commissioners In Session Tuesday Board Of County Commissi oners One Day Late In Holding First Of Month Meeting Due To Monday Holiday Meeting in regular session Tue sday, the following matters were [entered on the minute book by |the board of county commissio ners: It was ordered that D. S. Gore of Supply be given until Oct. 1 to pay the balance of his taxes, amounting to $194.65. It was recommended that two stretches of road, one of 1500 feet in length and the other of 2400 feet, on Long Beach be surfaced by the highway com mission. Another stretch of three fourths of a mile in Lockwoods Folly township was recommended to be put in all weather condi tion. It was ordered that J. W. Rea ves of Northwest Township be (Continued on Page 2) W. B. KK./JAH Our ROVING Reporter It appears to be up to someone interested in tarpon fishing to make a study and find out just what it is that tarpon feed upon in the bays around Bald Head Is land. The fish are already there and are in. large numbers, but thus far the one or two parties that have made a pass at them just did not have a bait that wo uld atract. The fish, numbers of which could be plainly seen, just rolled around ignoring lures and feeding on whatever it was that was pleasing to their appetite. Mrs. Howard Victor, who was out with her husband for a short whi le Saturday, reports she saw three of the big silver fellows and that there were undoubtedly plenty of others. Previous catches of tarpon at Bald Head have been made in the late summer and Bill Styron with his 122-pounder still holds the record for the largest tarpon] on the North Carolina coast. With the early appearance of the fish some of the small boat owners should find out now what they best like to feed on. Such find ings would probably result in a lot of beautiful catches before winter comes. Meeting up with J. Frank Hur ley of Troy on the street here this week he stopped to ask us how much it would cost to build a 1000-foot fishinging pier out into the ocean at Long Beach. Not very well versed in such contraction, we have since made some inquiries and have learned that a pier that long would be the same length as the longest anywhere in the State. Also, the general estimate is that to build Continued On Page Four) Cultivation Of Berries Success Faith Of Owners Of Blueberry Farms Located Near Southport More Than Justified BY W. B. KEZIAH The record of blueberry grow ing in Brunswick county is not old enough to be referred to as history. We can speak of the in dustry as some of the finest pioneering in a new field by three residents of other states, Byron M. Graham of Decorah Iowa, T. P. Key, Sr. of Moorestown, N. J. and his son, T. P. Key, Jr., of Palmyra, N. J. Mr. Graham, one ol tne nnest citizens to become interested in Brunswick county in many years, died here only a few weeks ago, but he lived to see his belief in Brunswick county come true. The once comparatively worthless land he purchased along with son-in law, T. P. Key Jr., and the elder Mr. Key is now probably the best paying farming land in Bruns wick. It is worth two thousand dol lars per acre with its strong and heavily bearing blueberry bushes that have this year produced an extraordinary crop. For the pas five weeks the Keys and Grahams have been employing around 200 berry pickers and packers at good wages. To bring in these workers and return them to their homes each evening they chartered two regu lar passenger busses, used two or three trucks and an equal number of cars of their own. One of the buses made daily trips to above Orton, ohters went to Bolivia, Supply, Shallotte and Holden Bea ch. This week Mrs. T. P. Key Jr., a daughter of Mr. Graham, was high in her praise of the workers so readily obtainable in the area. Asked how her father, her hus band and her father-in-law be came interested in the crop here in Brunswick county, Mrs. Key said: “We noted the blueberry farms j in Pender county and the location was such that they had trouble in getting labor. A still worse trouble was that the climate did (Continued on Page 41 Fourth Of July Observed Here ___—3k . i Coronation Ball Is Gala Event The crowning of Miss Mary | Ann Loughlin as festival queen at a gala Live Oak ball Saturday night climaxed a full day of ac tivities for Southport's third an nual July Fourth Live Oak Fes tival. Miss Loug'nim, a rising Soph more at East Carolina College, and youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Loughlin of South port, received her crown from • Miss Latitia Hickman, last year's Live Oak Queen. Paul Pittenger, director of the Southport High School band and glee club, acted as master of ceremonies and presented the queen with her bouquet. Music for dancing was by the Pope Field Air Force band. The queen and four runners-up in a local popularity election had ridden on a gaily decked float in a Fourth of July parade which opened the Festival at 11 o'clock in the morning. Runners-up in cluded Misses Kathleen Edwards, Iris Rabon, Jacque Larsen, Mar cia Dilsaver. Third place for the most beautiful float went to the one bearing the queen; second to a white and gold garden scene en tered by the woman's and garden clubs; and first to a clipper ship representing the Southport cafes. Weekly Session Of Court Held Routine Matters Settled In Brunswick County Recor 1 der’s Court Here Tuesday With the session moved back one day owing to the 4th of July, this week's session of the Recor der's court was held yesterday, instead of Monday. The minutes show the following matters as having been handled: Conrad Allen Reese, reckless operation prayer for judgment suspended on condition that the defendent make restitution tor property damage as soon as a mount is ascertained. James Arthur Doan, reckless operation, motion of nonsuit gra nted. Eugene Harker, forgery, not guilty. Ronie Brooks, forgery, proba ble cause found defendent held for Superior court under $1000 bond. Cecil Calvert Hewett, no re gistration, nol pressed with leave. Robert J. Hardie, no operators license, firfed $25.00 and costs. Gene Aaron Hewett, improper equipment prayer for judgment continued. Maggie Parker, public drunlt ness, 30 days in jail, suspended on good behavior for a year and costs. Henderson B. Smith, Jr. speed ing, fined $60.00 and costs. Wayman Mitchell, alias Pat, worthless check, prayer for judg ment continued on payment of $25.00 restitution for check and costs. James Eugene Beale, speeding (Continued on Page 7) Gl-Day Program Packed Plenty Of Thrills And En tertainment For Hund reds Of Visitors Here On Saturday CONGRESSMAN WAS PRINCIPAL SPEAKER Vliss Mary Ann Loughlin Reigned Over Festivities As Queen; Fireworks And Dance Ended Program Residents of Southport were joined by hundreds of visitors Saturday for a Fourth of July celebration that offered entertain ment for young and old alike. The day’s festivities began at 11 o’clock with a parade which was led by the Southoprt High School Band and which included ten beautiful floats, clowns, the Air Force Band from Pope Field, a marching unit from the- 31st Crash Rescue Boat Flight, Girl Scouts, Brownies and a 'bevy of | beautiful girls. Prizes for floats were awarded at a brief ceremony at the Mas onic temple following the parade, by J. T. Denning, former superin tendent of Brunswick County schools, who acted as Master of Ceremonies. Ray Walton, South port attorney, presented F. Ertel Carlyle, member of Congress from the Seventh North Carolina District, who made a brief pat riotic address. The address of welcome opening the ceremony was by Mayor J. E. Gilbert. Bunch was served in the old gymnasium at 12:30 o’clock, and visitors had an opportunity to enjoy a typical expression of Sou thport hospitality. At 2 o’clock the Air Force Band played for an open air con cert which attracted a large audi ence and thrilled its listeners with the versatility of their arrange ments. Following the band concert the center of interest was the South port waterfront, where motorbo tCantinued on page 7) Sport Fishing Now At Holden Three Boats Making Daily Trips With Parties From This Popular Brunswick County Beach Resort Holden Beach boatmen are getting started with sport fish-i ing this year in a small but pro mising way and the activiies of the three boats that are engag ed in the business is contributing a lot to the pleasure of visitors to the popular resort. One of the boats is the Sea Queen, Captain Sam Corbett. This boat carries parties to the gulf! when so desired and at other ti-1 mes is available for bottom fish ing, trolling and carrying out1 pleasure parties from the beach, j A report received yesterday indi-1 cates that Captain Corbett is al-! ways in demand. Monday John Croom and family of Fayetteville were out on the Sae Queen and \ brought in 285 nice fish. (Continued on Page 7) Large Group Of Boys Attending Camp This Week State Royal Ambassadors In Session At Fort Caswell This Week Under Direc tion Of Rev. B. W. Jack son FAMILY WEEK IS ALSO IN PROGRESS Latter Part Of Week Will See Third Activity Added With Baptist Brother hood Conference In Progress Approximately 250 boys of junior age from all over the state are at Fort Caswell this week for the state Royal Ambassadors camp under the direction of the Rev. E. W. Jackson of Raleigh, Speakers at the camp include three missionaries, the Rev. H. R. Littleton of the Gold Coast, the Rev. E. S. Swenson of Argen* tina, and the Rev. M. E. O'Neill, home missionary in New Mexico, j The Rev. Tom Freeman of Bur lington is camp pastor. Also at Caswell this week i,s the Family Week program in which various ministers speak on subjects concerning the Christian home. Tomorrow’s preacher will be Dr. Charles A. Maddry, pastor of Temple Baptist Church in Durham and formerly pastor of the First Baptist Church of Wil mington, who well speak at 11 a.m. and 7:110 p.m. The preacher Friday will be the Rev. Wilbur Hutchins, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Sanford. The . rtev. w. ±mime oi juioshh: spu- - ke Monday night and Tuesday and the Rev. John Wayland of North Wilkesboro spoke today. Another program at the assem bly this week is the Baptist Bro therhood conference which starts tonight and will continue through Friday. This conference is under the direction of Horace Easom, . Baptist Brotherhood secretary for North Carolina. Speakers in clude F. O. Champion of Shelby, Max Thomas and Ernest Klutlz, Jr., of Gastonia. Next week's program at the Assembly will include the Pas tars’ Conference, the Intermediate Royal Ambassadors state camp, I and the Junior Girl’s Auxiliary [ and Royal Ambassadors camp for the Rocky Mount division. Dr. E. A. McDowell, professor of New Testament at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, will be camp pastor of the intermediate boys. Missi (Continued on Page 4) Funeral Sunday For Mrs. Willis Southport Native Died Fri day At Her Home In Mc Cain Following Lengthy Illness MRS. WILLIS Mrs. Jeanette Pearce Willis, daughter of one of the pioneer families of Southport and wife of Dr. H. S. Willis of Sanitoriurti, died Friday night following an illness of several months. Mrs. Willis was born in Southport on May 26, 1891. Surviving her are her husband, two sons, Dr. Ken Willis of Pope Field and Sam Willis of Chapel Hill; two sisters, Mrs. E. H. Cranmer of Southport and Mrs. Minnie Richards of Shreveport, La.; two brothers, J. A. Pearce of Camden, N. J., and J. H. Pea Continued on page four Tide Table Following Is the tide sable tor Southport during the next week. These hours are approxi mately correct and were furn ished The State Tort Pilot through the courtesy of the Cape Fear Pilot’s Association. High Tide Tow Tide Thursday, July 9 6:28 A. M. 0:32 A. M. 6:58 P. M. 12:28 P. Mb' Friday, July 10 7:19 A. M. 1:19 A. M. 7:44 P. M. _ 1:16 P. M. Saturday, July 11 8:06 A. M. 2:03 A. M. 8:26 P. M. 2:01 P. M. Sunday, July 12 8:50 A. M. 2:44 A. M. 9:05 P. M. 2:43 P. M. Monday, July 13 9:31 A. M. .. 3:22 A. M. 9:42 P. M. 3:25 P. M. Tuesday, July 14 10:10 A. M. 4:00 A. M. 10:17 P. M. 4:06 P. M. Wednesday, July 15 10:48 A. M. 4:37 A. M. 10:51 P. M. 4:47 P. M.
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