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Most Of The News All The Time THE STAT Volume No. 17 No. 14 8-Pages Today A Good Newspap* i SOUTHPORT, N. C. PORT PILOT In A Good Community EDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1953 The Pilot Covers Brunswick County $1.50 PER YEAR PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY Condemnation Oi Additional Land For Sunny Point Action Being Taken By The Government Is To Clear Title To Any Existing Disputed Area Needed For Installation SUM OF $203,587.00 INVOLVED IN SUITS Several Parcels Of Land Are Included In Right Of-Way For Railroad Which Will Serve Ammunition Depot With something over two thirds of all Sunny Point land owners having been paid off in full dur ing the past two years, and the government now having a foe simple title to their lands, near ly a third of the total area is still held by the original own ers. Some of them have been re strained for more than a year against interfering with work men employed in the construc tion project. ■in o trier cases no agreement could be reached as to prices by the owners and the Real Estate Board. In such cases there were no serious disputes, the matter Simply could not he concluded with negotiations. The lands In many cases are included in the ■i<t>-ioot right ot way for the railroad, now being constructed from Leland to the reservation. This week the property owners who declined the offers of the government are being served with condemnation papers and notice that their property is being ta ken. The government, it is said, is prepaired to pay out something in the neighborhood of $203,587 for the still unacquired area. In the great majority of the cases, it is said, the Real Estate Board feels assured that the owners will accept their payments. Where such is refused, if there are such cases, suits will be started for itse simple lines and perpetual right of easment. In ail 87 people are being serv ed with the notices of condem nation and notices of taking. Al though the Real Estate Board lists many of them with the ad dress of Southport or other points in Brunswick County, many ac tually live outside the county. The list is as follows: , Claude Moore and wife, Lucille, South port; Henry Smith and wife, Ethel, Winnabow; Elroy King, Brunswick County; Annie Beulah Barber, Amanda C. Barber, Vina Bai’ber, Winnabow; Olive Parker and wife, Lucinda, Wilmington; A. N. Muncy, Charleston, S. C. Hunter Heath, Chinquapin; J. B. Ward and wife, Lina M., of Longwood; D. L. White and wife, Mary E., Florence Street, Caro lina Beach; F. H. Greer and wife, Margaret, Lake Forest; Mary Emma Hankins, 418 Wooster Street. David Galloway and wife, Be atrice, Winnabow; Violet Parker and John Parker, both of Winna bow; Cleveland Brown and wife, Effie Lee,, 106-25 New York Bou levard, Jamaica, New York; trus tees of the Brunswick Advent ( Continued On Page Six ) BritfNtmt Flmthis i——— — VISITING CHOIR The staff choir of Caswell Bap tist Assembly will be the guest musicians of Southport Baptist Church’ Sunday nights Under the direction of Miss Jackie Bennett of Anniston, Ala., a student of the Carver School of Missions and Social Work at Louisville, the choir .will sing several num bers at the 8 o’clock worship service. ORDERED TO JAPAN Warrant Officer George Egan Hubbard has been ordered to Ja pan in November. With Mrs. Hubbard and their two sons they are now spending the month of August here with the officers’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Hubbard. They are trying to find a home here for Mrs. Hub bard and the boys while the hus band is in Japan. BURNEY TO PRESIDE Judge John J. Burney of Wil mington is scheduled to preside at the fall term of criminal court to be held at Southport, beginning September 21st. At this time the most outstanding case on the docket is that in which Luther Smith is charged with the mur der of Bias Simmons, early this year. The killing occurred in Waccamaw township and both men are white. Church For Long Beach In Prospect Two Lots Donated For Purpose And First Substantial Contribution Of Money Is Received The stage is definitely set for Long Beach to have a church, to be built some time this winter, it is said. The edifice will be non-denominational and will be open to services by ministers of the various churches in the boun ty and visiting ministers. This past week Davis Herring, Charles Trott, John Ward and E. F. Middleton donated lots 14 and 15 in Block 70, about midway down the beach and on the ten mile stretch of street, for church purposes. It is understood that they are also pledged to help fi nancially in the construction of the building. Pledges of a handsome sum for the construction have already been made, and the residents of the town are planning to push j the matter with all speed and j have the building ready for use by next spring. I Credit for making the first tangible start on the Long Beach Church project should be given to Mrs. John Mahoney, daughter of Mrs. Allie Gilbert, long time resident of the beach. Mrs. Mae noney, wno is now living: in the Azores with her husband, a U. S. Army officer, donated $200 for this purpose. Anyone wishing to add to this fund may mail checks to D. c. Herring in Southport until such time as a board of trustees may be set up and someone is official ly designated as treasurer. Tentative plans for the church call for the construction of Hv (Continued on Page 4) Specialists Sees Poultry Opening Ralph B. Kelly, Poultry Marketing Specialist With N. C. Department Of Ag riculture, Impressed With Need For This Farm Ac tivity SEVERAL LOCAL SALES OUTLETS Beaches, Baptist Assembly And Coming Influx Of Residents Because Of Sunny Point Are Cited it Jooks like farmers in Brun swick County might be missing out on a good chance to add to their farm income. At least, that is an observation of Ralph B. Kelly, poultry marketing spe cialist with the N. C. Depart ment of Agriculture, who was a recent Southport visitor. And, based on the figures which he quoted, it appears that he is ab solutely correct. When Kelly was asked about Brunswick’s present standing in J this matter of egg production he had these figures. According to estimates by the North Carolina Crop Reporting Service, there were 49,132 hens and pullets of laying age on Brunswick County farms on January 1, 1945. On January 1, 1951, there were only 40,617 hens and pullets on these same farms. Perhaps the majority of farm ers have felt that there were not enough nearby markets to warrant their investments in houses, equipment and other ne cessary costs to get established in the production of commercial eggs. But things are changing fast down in this part of the state and these changes are in favor of the farmer who is wil ling to add this enterprise to his farming system. There are several beaches in the county that are developing very rapidly. There is the Sun ny Point project and other de velopments in this part of the State that should create a very (Continued On Page Six) Whiteville Off To Good Start First Week Of Sales On Whiteville Tobacco Mar ket Far Ahead Of Those For Sams Period Last Year The Whiteville tobacco mar ket exceeded the opening week of 1952 by 1,272,020 pounds, of ficials reported at the close of the first week. The total for the first five lays of the 1953 season was 3,381,948 pounds in contrast to the 1,909,928 total for the cor responding week last year. Averages were almost identi cal. The average for the first week last year was $52.42 and this year's average was $52.41. The market had one million pound day. That was on Mon day when the auction total was 1,042,732. Sales Supervisor Dave S. Neilson said a million pounds or more were on the floor to day and predicted heavy sales throughout the entire week. He said, however, that sales proba bly wouldn’t reach their peak until next week. ------_ Bad Weather Hits Fishing Again Once more the weather man stepped in to mess up week-end fishing for Southport parties with Saturday trips cut short by strong winds which developed greater intensity during the night and prevented all boats from go ing out on Sunday. On Monday some of the boats were back in business, and yes terday most of the local sport fishing craft were out once more. Results were only fair with Span ish mackerel comprising the prin cipal catch. The party boat skippers re port that there are plenty of signs of fish, and they confident ly expect good fishing for the balance of August when weather wm permit mem lo operate. Traffic Cases Tried In Court Monday Session Of Bruns wick County Recorder’s Court Devoted Almost Entirely To Trial Of This Type Case Most of the cases disposed of here in Brunswick County Re corder’s Court Monday grew out of traffic violations. The follow ing judgments were handed down: William Dennis Salter, reckless operation, fined $15 and costs, and required to make restitution for property damage. Hayes H. Evans, reckless oper ation, fined $35 and costs. Oren J. Damerson, no operat ors’ license, nol pros at insistance of prosecuting attorney. z z James Carroll Hoyle, speeding, possession, fined $25 and costs. Accie Hayes, expired operators’ license, judgment suspended on payment of costs. Arzona Hopkins, speeding, fin ed $10 and casts. Paul Bryan Hunter, speeding, fined $10 and costs. John Wayne Jacobs, aiding and abetting in operating with out license, motion for non-suit granted. Samuel H. Whitehead, speeding, fined $10 and costs. Willie David Hooper, no oper ators’ license, fined $10 and costs. Claudie Elbert Causey, aiding (Continued On Page Six) Winnabow Man Passes At Home Quincey M. Potter Died Sat urday Morning Following Brief Illness; Funeral Field Sunday Quincey M. Potter, well known farmer of the Bolivia-Winnabow community, died at his home on Saturday morning after a very brief illness. Mr. Potter was 69 years old and was a lifelong res ident of this county. With Rev. W. R. Morehead and Rev. C. L. Warren officiating, the funeral services were conduc ted Sunday afternoon at 3:30 (Continued On Page Six) Bids For Sufr Point DockfTo Be In Tomefow More Than Score est Construction United States I In Work For W tracts Are To B EID OPENINGS TWICE D^YED Opportunitv Given 1 Bid ders To Have Lati$ In formation Regarng Wa?e Scale WS Will Be In Fog By W. B. KK/.fjKK The twice delayed oftng of bids on the Sunny Point ftc con struction are now defiftiy set to be opened tomorrovft rhurs day) afternoon at 2:3® clock. Some of tt\e bids maftot be handed in until shortly ft re the hour of opening. Army engineers say pit ow ing to the possible la® receipt of some of the bids it ft impos sible to say just how mft' firms are in the field for thJFig job. However, some 24 ccptactors, some of them said tjfbe the largest in the United 3ta es, are known to be interestedS The bids will be openpg by Col. Raymond L. Hill, chie# engineer, Corps of Engineers otiic Wil mington District. Although he only took charge of tne office on August 1, Col. Hill is entirely fa miliar with the local project. For the past two years he has been serving with the Advisory Board of the Defense Department in Washington. Tomorrow's bids wili probably involve several million dollars, calling for the construction of three huge docks. Engineers stated to a representative of this paper several days ago that it is expected actual construction work will begin early in September. The contractor will be allowed 30 days in which to get his equip- j (Continued On Page Six) Southern Bell Clearing Route New Telephone Lines Will Be Necessary To Provide Service To Sunny Point Installation The Bell Telephone and Tele graph Company now has a force of laborers at work clearing the right of way for changes in the route of its lines to Sunny Point and Southport. An underground cable has been run across the Cape Fear River at Wilmington to Jackies Creek, six or seven miles this-'side of Wilmington. From the cable and heavy poles and cross arms will be placed. It has not been stat ed yet how many wires will be necessary, but it is thought a considerable number will be re quired for the Sunny Point needs, in addition to handling all of the. calls between the Southport dial system and Wilmington. A representative of the Bell people here this week stated that insofar as possible the new lines will follow the route of the pres ent lines between Southport and Wilmington. However, detours will have to be made around part of the Sunny Point reservation. It is anticipated that with the clearing of the right of way now in progress the erection of the heavy poles and the stringing of wires will begin soon. Long Beach Skyline SPECTACULAR—This is a view of the Leon Capel home at Lblig Beach, which despite the rapid growth of that resort remains the most spectacular residence on the beach. It is located atop a wooded knoll which is 100-feet above sea level and affords a beautiful view in every direction. County Schools Open September 2 Sunday School Picnic Planned A Sunday School picnic will be the order of the day for the Southport Baptist Church Satur day afternoon, Sunday School Su perintendent W. L,. Aldridge an * j nWrnlng. Members, parents and friends of the Sunday School will bring lunches and meet at the church at 2 o'clock, then travel by auto< mobile and truck to Mount Mis ery piepic grounds on the Cape Fear River above Wilmington. Plans are to play games until about 6 o'clock, then eat in time to come home before dark. Committees are at work plan ning transportation, games, and the drinks, including lemonade, which will be furnished by the Sunday School. Seek Permission To Obtain Clay Southport Man Has Ap pealed To Savannah Real Estate Office For Permis sion To Get Playground Dirt The finishing work on the new Southport playground is be ing held up pending the receipt of permission from the Savannah Real Estate Board to obtain clay for surfacing from the govern ment land at Walden Creek. The government now owns the only area anywhere near South port where a good deposit of clay is obtainable. Inasmuch as (Continued On Page Six) W. & KK7.HH Our ROVING Reporter Until around a year ago we did quite a bit' of getting around in Brunswick County. Had to slow up in that owing to getting messed up in other work.. Lately we have been thinking of trying to do the same thing over again, but just because we like Bruns wick County and its people We feel that we should keep better in touch with them than we have been doing lately. If we get to going about the county again, we hope that nobody wili expect us to show up everywhere. One day each week will be all vva can get about around in the county. Missed a bus at Shallotte Fri day, just when we wantedf to catch another at Supply and get home. Somebody passed in a car identical with that of Sam Ben nett and we took him to be Sam. The Shallotte Furniture Company boss promptly offered to take us and overhaul Sam. Progress was slow with a lot of traffic on the road. Three, miles out of Shallotte and we got close enough to the car ahead to note that the car ahead was wearing a South Car olina tag. That eliminated Sam from the picture but it did not stop us from catching the bus at Supply. The obliging furniture man never slowed up. He brought us right on and with plenty of time to catch the bus. The Southport high school pros pects for a football team this year are said to be the best of any year since Coach H. T. San ders began fielding a team. Rog er Ward and William Robbins, two good men, have been lost Continued on page tour All White And Colored Schools Will Begin Fall Term Simultaneously Says Superintendent Henry C. Stone SHALLOTTE HAS BUILDING TROUBLE Attempt Being Made To Get Work Of Making Re pairs To Building Star ted This Week Brunswick County schools, col ored and white, will open on Sep tember 2, according to a state ment made Monday by County Supt. H. C. Stone. With the date only two weeks off, everything appears to be in fine shape for the start,'he said. There is the one exception, that •of the Shallotte plant, that suf fered' damage in the early sum mer during a storm. It is ex pected £hat 'work of repairing the damage will start this week. It may take six weeks or more to complete the repairs. Meanwhile the Shallotte school will begin on September 2 along with oth er schools of the county and the classroom work is expected to go forward without serious interrup tion from the repair work that will be in progress. Cadets Will Be Here For Visit West Point Cadets Will Be In Wilmington District As Guests Of U. S. Army En gineers This Month With practically all of the high Army engineers being products of West Point, it has for many years been the custom for' en gineers offices in the various states to entertain the West Point cadets, from their State once a year. It is in the nature of a field trip for the cadets, a very need ed part of their training. For this training all cadets are as sembled at the engineers office of the district in which they re side and for two days or more they are shown the works. The Wilmington District of the Army Engineers covers ajl of North Carolina and that means that approximately 50 West Point cadets will visit the district late this month. Brunswick County is now ten tatively scheduled to have a measure of the attention of the young men. It is assured that they will visit Sunny Point and afterwards be in Southport for a while on their way to Bald | Head Island. The plans are to take them j over to the island late in the af- j ternoon and to entertain them j there with a beach picnic that ; night. Inasmuch as they are to ! visit the district during the full ; moon period it is also planned to conduct them on a turtle egg hunt along the beach that night. The huge sea turtles are especial ly numerous off Bald Head Isl ( Continued On Page Six ) Collection Of Delinquent Tax Accounts Slated Board Of Commissioners Engage Services Of Kirby Sullivan And James C. Bowman For This Pur pose At a special call meeting of the Board of County Commission ers Monday it was stated to the board by the chairman that the special meeting was called for the purpose of appointing special tax attorneys for the institution of appropriate action and collec tion of delinquent taxes due Brun swick County. After general discussion, mo tion Was made by Leo Medlin and seconded by Elroy King that Kirby Sullivan and James C. Bowman be appointed special tax attorneys to bring the above ac tion and that Mr. Sullivan be as signed the delinquent tax ac counts due in Lockwoods Folly and Smithville Townships, and that Mr. Bowman be assigned those in Northwest, Town Creek and Waccamaw Townships. Compensations to be paid the attorneys for these tax collec tions and suits will be as fol lows: Ten per cent of all collec tions and 10 per cent of all oth er taxes where there is a fore closure, and the county is the purchaser at foreclosure sale, or 10 per cent of sales price at date of sale if a third party makes the purchase, plus $5.00 for filing each suit and the com pletion of same together with $5.00 for preparation and delivery of deed secured as a result of said tax foreclosure to either Brunswick County or a third par ty purchaser. The fees as above specified shall be in lieu of 5 per cent commissioners’ fee as specified by statutes and shall be full and complete payment for all legal services rendered, Statements are to be rendered Brunswick County by the attor neys above named at the end of each month on a monthly basis. All tax accounts collected by the attorneys above named prior to this date are to be compensat ed for under above schedule and terms. This motion carried, with Com- ! missioner R. L. Rabon not voting, j Congressman To Miss Beach Trip Congressman C. B. Dean And Wife Join Other Members Of Family In Switzerland Following Adjournment Of Cong ress When Congress adjourned a few days ago Congressman and Mrs. C. B. Dean made a sudden decis ion to fly to Switzerland to visit their three children. They did not go on a Congressional junket. They flew over at their own ex pense and will return early in September. The Dean family are residents of Rockingham. They have a summer home at Long Beach, and while the entire family was there two years ago, the two Dean girls, Carol and Cree, left for Washington and immediately (Continued on page 6) Training Union Program Draws Large Gathering Second Largest Crowd Of Summer Season Attending Sessions Being Held This Week At Ft. Caswell VARIED PROGRAM BEING OFFERED Another Overflow Crowd Expected Next Week At Third In Series Of Training Union Con ferences With the Rev. Lowell Sodeman of Mars Hill as preacher for the week and Mrs. Owen Herring of Wake Forest as vesper leader, the second of three Baptist Tra ining Union weeks is in progress now at Caswell Baptist Assem bly. James P. Morgan, State Training Union secretary, is in charge of the program. The housing facilities, while not so crowded as they were the first Training Union week, June 29 July 4, are comfortably filled, according to Dr. R. K. Redwine, assembly director. About 800 had registered for the week by Monday night. Two or three hun dred more are expected to come for one or more days during the week. The Caswell conferences are the largest State Training Union assemblies in the South, Dr. - Redwine said. Age group conferences are be ing held each morning from 8:30, to 11:30, with provision also made for children and toddlers. Cliff Elkins of Lumberton is leading the conference for gener al officers. Adult and young peo ple’s conferences are led by Mrs. L. E. McGowen of Liberty, Al den Angline of Asheville, Joe Stroud of Lenoir, and Fred Haw kins of Kannapolis. Leading intermediate conferen ces are Jean Jeffries of Charlotte. Mrs. Perry Langston of Buies Creek, Mrs. Alton Greenlaw of Warsaw, Eyra Dell Petrea of Charlotte, Nora Padgett of Fort Worth, Texas, Mrs. James P. Morgan of Raleigh and Owen Her -ring, Jj\, of Wake Forest. Juniors and Junior leaders are attending classes taught by Mrs. Alden Angline of Asheville, Mrs. H. A. Knight of High Point, Mrs. Bennett Straughan of Ral eigh, Miss Betty Winningham of Reidsville and Mrs. J. R. Ever ette of Fayetteville. At the 10:30 period classes for adults are being taught by the Rev. John Garner of Rolesville, Mrs. Kittie Sullivan of Raleigh, Dr. Owen Herring of Wake For est, and Miss Sue Dellinger of Charlotte. Mrs. Owen Herring of Wake Forest is leading panel discussions for intermediates, and intermediates today (Wednesday) heard an address by Judge Wil lard Gatlin of Charlotte Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court. Also at this period Dr. Perry Langston, professor at Campbell college, Buies Creek, is leading a special conference for those who have dedicated their lives to full time vocational Christian service. For this period juniors have as their teacher Miss Zula Rogers of Mamers, the Rev. J. R. Ev erette of Fayetteville, the Rev. Millard Johnson of Clinton, and Mrs. Johnson. Saturday morning at 10:30 there will be a hymn festival in which choirs and choral groups from churches all Over the State will participate. To be eligible for this non-competitive festival, choirs must have received satis factory grades in associations! and regional festivals. Speakers at the 11:45 period ( Continued On Page Six ) Tide T able Following Is the tide Sable for Southport during the next week. These hours are approxi mately correct nnd were furn ished The State Port Pilot through the courtesy of the Cape Fear Pilot’s Association. High Tide Low Tide Thursday, August 13 10:09 a. m. 3:58 a. m. 10:ll p. m. 4:16 p. m. Friday, August 14 10:45 a. m. 4:33 a. m. 11:43 p. m. 4:56 p. m. Saturday, August 15 11:23 a. m. 5:08 a. m. 11:18 p. m. 5:39 p. m. Sunday, August 16 12:07 a. m. 5:47 a. m. 12:01 p. m. 6:29 p. m. Monday, August 17 0:00 a. m. 6:32 a. m. 12:59 p. m. 7:27 p. m. Tuesday, August 18 0:53 a. m. 7:26 a. m. 1:59 p. m. 8:32 p. m. Wednesday, August 19 1:56 a. m. 8:29 a. m. 3:03 p. m. 9:38 p. m.
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