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SOUTHPORT, N. C. WEtDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1953 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
The Pilot Covers
Brunswick County
$1.50 PER YEAR
contracts ror
Site Railroad
To Be Awarded
Next Phase Of Sunny Point
Terminal Construction To
Be Let To Contract On
September 24
contractors” ARE
MUCH INTERESTED
This Promises To Be Anoth
er Multi-Million Dollar
Phase Of Government
Construction At Ter
minal Near South
port
*By w. B. KEZIAH
Bids for the construction of
the Sunny Point Site Railroad
are scheduled to be opened Sep
tember 24 in the Federal Court
room in the Custom House in
Wilmington, by Col. Raymond L.
Hill of the U. S. Army Engin
eers.
a report received from the Ar
my Engineers yesterday was to
the effect that at least a dozen
contractors are expected, to file
bids for the construction of the
entrance lines, spurs and sidings
and two-track lines on each of
the three wharves.
While there is no available es
timate of the probable cost of the
system It is expected to run into
another multi-million dollar job
something like that of the con
tract for building the access rail
road, the dredging and the wharf
projects.
As is usual 30 days will be al
lowed the successful contractor
as time for him to bring in the
equipment and start the work
after his bid is accepted and or
ders to start the work are giv
en.
■Meanwhile, other reports from
the engineers office indicate that
the work on the access railroad
from Leland to the government
reservation is proceeding at a
satisfactory pace, according to all
-the inf°>"m*tion they have. The
contract for this construction is
held by the William A. Smith
Company of Houston, Texas. The
Green Construction Company of
Laporte, Indiana, has a contract
under Smith for the clearing and
grading. Smith will lay the ties,
rails and do the ballasting.
The dock area dredging con
tract, largest of such contracts
ever let in North Carolina wa
ters, is now proceeding much
more smoothly since most of the
rocky area was cleared. The con
tract for this dredging is held by
the McWilliams Dredging Compa
ny of New Orleans; La.
The Diamond Construction Co.
of Norfolk, Va., and Savannah,
Ga., is expected to move in any
day with its equipment for the
construction of the three big
wharves. For this wharf con
struction the Diamond Company
got a contract on August 18.
Provisions called for them to
begin work in 30 days after the
awarding of the contract. The
cost of this wharf construction is
just under eight million dollars.
To be exact, the sum is $7,884 -
882.38.
Representattives of the Dia
mond Company were in Southport
the past week looking for hous
ing for employees. They have
offices in both Norfolk and Sa
vannah and it is understood that
equipment will begin arriving
soon.
BritfNtwt
Flathtt
PURCHASE HOUSE
Mr. and Mrs. Lois Chapman
have purchased one of the new
homes constructed by W. A. Max
well at Deepwater Heights and
have moved from their former
apartment in the Taylor house
on the corner of Moore and Dry
Streets.
OFFICES TO CLOSE
Next week's session of the Re
corder’s Court will be held on
Tuesday instead of Monday. All
county and city offices will be
closed Monday in observance of
Labor Day. Banks will likewise
be closed and post offices will
observe Sunday hours. Schools
and other things will continue
much as usual.
COUNTY COUNCIL
The County Council of the Bru
nswick Home Demonstration Clubs
will meet at the home agents of
fice in Supply, September 4, at
2:30 p. m., states Home Agent
Thelma Hinson. This meeting
will be devoted to making plans
for the 1954 program of work,
and planning the 1953 Fall Fed
eration meeting, this meeting of
vital importance to all council
members.
Ruby Gentry
Southport ^^The;0 movie^‘Toiby' Gentrj^”1 the in
Hollywood'Se?vin^ainiSa°n °j Southport>’sPent six we^ksh!
Mrs MaHison with L .2dvi?ory caPacity- Above left is
a wardrobe man Jenmfer J°neS’ Star °f the show- and
Another Sailfish
Brought In Friday
Lafjy Angler Brought In
Biggest Sailfish Of Sea
son While Fishing Aboard
Idle-On III With Captain
Dosher
MACKERAL AND
BLUES BITING
Other Scattered Reports For
Past Week Indicate Pret
ty Good Success For
Partis Fishing At
Southport
Big news of the week for
sport fishing fn Southport was
the big- saitfish brought In Friday
by a lady angler, Mrs. L. JC.
Beach, who was fishing aboard
the Idle-On III with Capt. Hoyle
Dosker. The fish was the largest
of the season at Southport and
weighed 52 lbs. It was 7 ft., 2
inches in length.
On the same day M. B. Pate
and Dr. Lloyd Pate, fishing with
Capt. Basil Walls abord the Idle
On II had a nice catch of bluer
fish and dolphin.
One of the best catches of the
week was reported by Capt.
David Adams had a party aboard
the Patricia Saturday. They
had 132 blues and mackerel.
Saturday was a good day on
the shoals for parties that were
out early and for those who were
out late. Capt. Howard Victor
made a nice haul with the Cadet
on the way out on an off-shore
trip and the party picked up an
other big catch on the way in.
This brought their day’s catch of
blues and mackerel to over 100,
in addition to a good assortment
of amberjack, barracuda and dol
phin.
Capt. Walter Lewis had a local
party out Tuesday aboard the
John-Ellen. In the group were
Delmas Fulcher and son,' Jerry,
Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Allen and
Mrs. Lewis. They had 122 large
trout, 4 flounders, 9 sheephead,
18 pigfish and 9 blues. On Tues
day Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Corbin
of Florence, S. C„ fishing from
the same boat caught 25 blues
ana mackerel, 15 red snappers,
300 blackfish, 2 amberjack and
5 barracuda.
Annual Pullet
Show Scheduled
4-H Club Show And Sale Is
Slated To Be Held In
Shallotte September 19;
Fifth Year For This Event
A great deal of interest is be
ing shown in the 4-H Club Pullet
show and sale to be held in Shal
lotte on September 19 from 9:30
i a- m., to Noon, says A. S.
Knowles, county agent. This will
be the 5th annual show and sale
to promote poultry among 4-H
Club members. Each year the
boys and girls have been doing
a better job of feeding and man
aging their pullets.
The 4-H Club members carry
ing their pullet projects will each
show 12 of their choicest birds
and compete for $100 in prizes,
donated by Sears, Roebuck Foun
dation. The judging and show
will start at 9:30 a. m. There
will be a total of 120 fine New j
Hampshire pullets in the show. !
They will be six months old and i
the majority will be already in t
in production. These outstanding j
birds will be sold at auction at j
11 a. m.
“This is the place to buy good
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Twin Flags Are
Very Misleading
When Capt. Howard Victor
yaw the Idle-On III coming- in
Friday with a sailfish flag fly
ing over a red flag, he saidi
“I see Hoyle caught a sailfish
and released it. That’s the sig
nal they fly”, he explained,
when they turn one loose down
oauiisii nag over
a red.”
The boats came on to the
dock; and Capt. Hoyle 1 >oalici
was taking a big sailfisli. off
the Idle-On HI. “Gread dscy,”
said Captain Vic, “he must have
two of them and brought the
big one in.” Then he took an
other look at the brag flags,
and the story was clear. There
was the sailfish flag, all right;
but the red ‘ signal was a pair
of ladies shorts that had been
up to dry.
The fish was caught by a
lady.
Beach Property
To Be Auctioned
New Development Of Brun
swick County Beach Area
Near Shallotte Will Be
Offered At Public Sale
For First Time Saturday
One hundred lots will be offer
ed for sale at public auction at
Ocean Isle Beach near Shallotte
Saturday noon as Brunswick
County’s latest resort area is
placed on the market for the first
time.
This is what has always been
known as the Little Beach, in
the Rourk family for many years.
It was purchased several months
aS° by Odell Williamson and M.
C. Gore, Brunswick County bus
iness men, who have gone to great
expense to make the beach ac
cessible.
As a part of this operation
they have provided a ferry for
crossing the inland waterway,
nave grauea a roaa over on the
beach and have hauled in clay
for the purpose of stabilizing it
for travel.
This has long been recognized
as one of the most beautiful sec
tions of the Brunswick County
coast, and the only thing that
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I Bolivia Lions To
Hold Bread Sale
House To House Canvas Is
Slated For Several Com
munities Saturday After
noon With Proceeds To
Go To Youth Work
Saturday afternoon from 2 to
4:30 the members of Bolivia Li
ons Club will be busy canvassing
several communities of the coun
ty in the interest of selling bread
to benefit boys and girls work
being sponsored by the club. The
Fox Royal Bakery of Wilmington
is cooperating with the Bolivia
Lions Club in putting on this
bread sale activity. The new
Holsum bread will "be featured.
Eight teams of two to three
Lion Club members each will work !
the following communities at the !
same time: Winnabow, Mill Creek,
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Tobacco Pric
Average Abu
60c Per Pod
Whiteville Warehouse#:-!
tioned Tobacco For $i2 j
Average During Fivtl
ling Days
SEASON AVERAGE
HIGH ON ALL
Sales Total For Fin
Days Is Over four iv*
Pounds For First M«
In 1952
Whiteville and other
County tobacco markets x,
unprecedented price averaa
week.
Dave S. Neilson, loca
supervisor, said Whitevill<
warehouses auctioned
pounds for an average ot
per hundred. There has
week like it in the histo
tobacco sales here.
Today’s average may nifeen
higher than that for any lay
last week. The first three'Eses
reporting this morning atifeed
better than $63. Their pjfeige
totaled $364,000 and the fire
house averages were a.70,
$63.36, and $62.64. While «na
mes or the warehouses wftnot
released, they sold 101,OoM 00,
000, and 63,000 respective!*.
Friday was the top aamt 1,
196,840 pounds were sold Ire an
average of $61.02 per l^irred
The second best day was kirs
day when growers received an
average of $60.86 for l ie 228
pounds.
[ Averages for Monday, ff’ues
day and Wednesday were ts'l 07
$59.29, and $59.86, resSf.y
The season average fo| the
first 20 days now stands at $5.65
per hundred. Neilson sail this
was $1.20 above the Borcfer Belt
average, which is record as
it js
tal
fjuunrt/.. 'V
this, growers MtflmNl. a total of
$10,060,974.60.
The marjtpt is 4,054,276 po
ifnds ahead pi sales during the
first 20 dffivs last year and has
paid out $2,727,083.23 more than
' the first nionth’s total in 1952.
The sales supervisor said the
average at this time last year
was $52.73, giving the advan
tage to this year by $2.92, “In
other words, tobacco growers are
receiving nearly three dollars per
hundred pounds more than they
did last year at this point in the
auction season,” Neilson observed.
Shrimp Trawlers
Have Good Luck
Results Early This Week In
dicate That Recent Fam
me For This Industry May
Be Over For Season
Southport shrimp trawlers have
been striking things pretty good
this week, with top boats running
to around 20 or 25 bushels and
most of the catches of excellent
quality. If weather and shrimp
hold out the production this
week will be the best of any
period of the season.
Encouraged by Monday’s catch
es, boats that did not go out
that day made sure of being
ready for Tuesday.
Boatmen were pleased at the
start of the week, and the buy
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New Minister
Now Serving
At Antioch
The Rev. E. S. Lingle has ar
rived to assume his duties as
pastor of Antioch Baptist Church
succeeding the Rev. Fred John
son.
The Rev. Mr. Lingle comes to
this county from Bladenboro,
where he was pastor of Zion Hill
Baptist Church. Prior to his ser
vice at the Bladenboro church he
and his family had resided at
Buies Creek while he attended
Campbell College.
The new pastor wiil conduct
the fall meeting at Antioch Bap
tist Church, beginning September
21 and extending through Septem
ber 26. There will be special mu
sic for these services, and the
public is cordially invited to at
tend.
School Insurance
Policy Offered
Students Again
Broad Coverage Being Pro
vided For Students Enrol
led In School Insurance
Plan Which Is Offered
This Year
It was announced today by
Superintendent Henry C. Stone of
the Brunswick County School Sys
tem that an improved school chi
ld accident insurance program si
milar to that carried last year,
will be offered to the students
this year.
Last year’s Droaram nroved to
be an outstanding success, ex
ceeding all expectations. It en
abled the school authorities to
see that every Insured student
who sustained a school connected
injury receive proper and ade
quate medical care. Many fami
lies would not have been able to
pay these bills and other families
were relieved of the shock of un
expected medical expense caused
by an accident.
Supt. Stone explained that while
the board of education and the
schools themselves have no legal'
liability in connection with acci
dental injuries received by chil
dren in the performance of their
normal school activities, this (has
ueeu a matter or serious
concern to school authorities. The
past few years have seen the ac
cident insurance program greatly
relieve an unfortunate situation,
for this program assures every
child who pays the small premi
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w. B. MMSOAH
Our
roving
Reporter
Both Grissettown and Thomas
01 o present a marked change as
a result of the widening of Route
17 through those places. An 8
mile stretch from the South Car
olina line to Grissettown is now
paved for a 24-foot width. To get
that width and ample shoulders,
a great many houses at both
places had to be moved farther
back from the road. One brick
business building had to be torn
down entirely. As a result of
the general tearing up of things
both communities have undergone
a i adical change in their appear
ance. This appearance will be
all to the good in a few months
when things settle down.
From personal observation the
State Highway Patrolman with a
plain black car, marked only with
an ensigna on the side, has a
much better chance of catching
sepeedsters than the fellow with
the silver and black car. Satur
day afternoon, Patrolman H. S.
Wilkins, sometimes effectionately
called “Miss Wilkins,” picked us
up after depositing a couple of
fellows in jail. We cruised out
Highway 130 and down U. S. 17
to the South • Carolina line and
hack to Bolivia, stopping and tur
ning at various times for this
and that matter, including the
removal of a dead hpund from
the pavement. The dog had been
killed by some speeder and Wil
kins had to be pallbearer to get
it off the highway. Time and
again that night while the silver
and black car cruised along at
the speed limit some car would
approach from the rear at far
above the speed limit and would
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Longwood Man
Was Good Hitter
Paul Harmon Recalls Days At. Ft. Caswell And Later
As Member Of Traveling Army Baseball Team
i A Master Sgt. at Fort Caswell
about 1917, Paul Harmon has been
living at I/ongwood for the past
j .v ears. Originally from Shel
by, he and Mrs. Harmon moved
to Longwood to be near Mrs.
Harmon’s people. She is a dau
ghter of Mrs. Josephine Smith of
i Longwood and a sister of Mrs.
| Brady Lewis of Southport.
From older residents of South
port a representative of the State
j Port Pilot had heard quite a bit
j regarding Harmon and his abil
ity as a baseball player. He was
I noted chiefly for his left-hand
1 hitting and was feared far and
I wide by opposing pitchers when
ever he came to bat.
Good at third base, he was a
source of real trouble to oppos
ing teams when he and his home
made hickory bat, carved by a
blacksmith, went up to the plate.
At that time he weighed 185
pounds, a weight that he still
holds.
Interviewed Monday while he
was here to see his wife, a pa
tient in the Dosher Memorial Hos
pital, Mr. Harmon recalled that
while a top kick at Fort Cas
well he often played against
teams from far and near against
this area. Southport then had a
good, independent team and Don
St. George, now of, Wilmington,
was one of the star twirlers. Har
mon had a laugh at the remem
berance of how he often knocked
the St. George offerings clear in
to the woods.
Attracted by his left handed
hitting, an all-star Army team
finally acquired him and for six
and a half years he played with
them against all-stars and pro
fessional teams from Washing
ton, D. C., to Frisco. He recalled
with a laugh how his team stop
ped the University of California
13 to 0. The game was played
almost in the shadow of the Gol
den Gate Bridge.
During his best days with the
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Brunswick County
Schools In Session
Shallotte Bank
Cashier Resigns
J. E. Cook announces his res
ignation as cashier of the Wac-,
camaw Bank and Trust Compa
ny, Shallotte, effective as soon
as replacement can be made.
Mr. Cooke states that he is
leaving the banking business to
devote his full time to his real
estate and insurance business
in Shallotte and surrounding
territory.
Traffic Charges
Tried In Court
Most Of Defendants In
Brunswick County Recor
der’s Court Here Monday
Up For Traffic Violations
Once more the principal cause
for trouble in Brunswick County
Recorder's Court Monday was vi
olation of traffic regulations. The
following judgments were hand
ed down.
Mary Chambers, no operators’
license, fined $25 and costs.
Henry L. Pickett, public drun
kenness, 30 days suspended on
payment of costs and good be
havior for two years.
Rudolph Williams, public drun
kenness, no operators’ license,
fined $25 and costs.
William Hankins, reckless op
eration, no operators’ license, fin
ed $40 and costs.
Russell Hill, public drunken
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Patrolman Lynch
Warns Children
Beginning Of Fall Term Of
School Will Pose Traffic
Hazards For Thousands
Of Brunswick Boys And
Girls
j With the Brunswick schools op
ening Thursday, Corporal O. H.
I Lynch made some timely remarks
I Monday regarding the safety of
the children who will be on the
highways twice daily during the
next nine months.
All men of the State Highway
Patrol, he said are urging them
to taking of extra precautions
for safety. The officers will do
all they can. At the same time
they point out that motorists
should use extra care when pass
ing school buses and children
who are waiting by the roadside
for transportation.
In Brunswick County as else
where in the State, it is in viola
tion of the law to pass a school
bus that has stopped on the
highway to take on or discharge
school children.
Brunswick County, said the of
ficer, has 614 miles of State
mainland roads on which 60
school buses travel twice daily.
The Highway Patrol, in cooper
ation with the school and county
officials, is going to do every
thing possible to make this school
term a safe one for the hundreds
of school children riding the bus
CoatlnuM on pa^e tour
Several Thousand Boys And
Girls Heading Back To
Classrooms Today Fol
looing Summer Vacation
TEACHERS HOLD
FIRST MEETING
—
Two New White Principals,
Two New Negro Princip
als And New Superin
tendent Of Schools
All Brunswick County schools
are opening today for their fall
term with a record enrollment
indicated.
Final steps in the preparation
for the opening were taken yes
terday when the county-wide
teachers’ meeting was held at
Southport, with County Superin
tendent Henry C. Stone presided
over this meeting for the first
time. He succeeded J. T. Den
ning as head of the Brunswick
County school system in July af
ter serving 18 years as princi
pal of Shallotte High School.
, There are two new principals
in the county this year. At Shal
lotte Mr. Stone has been succeed
ed by Guy Angel as principal. He
is from Hamptonville and last
year was principal of Mountain
Park school. Fred McClure is
principal at Bolivia, where he
served last year as coach and
member of the faculty.
Two of the Negro schools have
new principals. Jonathan Hankins
is serving his first term as head
of the Longwood school and Eu
gene Armstrong is principal at
Piney Grove for the first time.
Following the teachers meeting
in Southport, each principal met
with his faculty during the day
for a discussion of problems pe
culiar to the individual schools.
Superintendent Stone announ
es that all teacher vacancies have
been filled and that all school
buses are being operated by qua
lified drivers.
Dehnas Fulcher
Home On Leave
Southport Man Arrives
Home For Leave Follow
ing Two Years Spent In
Bangkok, Thialand
On a two-year leave from the
Army Engineers office for spe
cial work for the U. S. State De
partment at Bangkok, Thailand,
Delmas Fulcher returned home
last week and is now here until
late in November with relatives.
His family, who accompanied
him to Thailand two years ago
arrived home several weeks ago,
Mrs. Fulcher and her son return
ing in the late spring to attend
the high school graduation of
Miss Mary Sue Fulcher. Miss
Fulcher spent one year in Thai
land and then returned home
alone to complete her high school
work.
The Fulchers will return to
Thailand about the last of No
vember, with Mr. Fulcher going
on another two-year assignment
at the same work for the govern
ment.
Interviewed yesterday, he was
naturally pleased to get home.
At the same time he was look
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Assembly Closes
After Successful
Summer Season
Attendance Figures Over
Seven Thousand Mark
With Only Eight Weeks
Operation; Enlargement
Being Planned
ARRANGEMENTS BEING
MADE TO EXPAND
Visitors Continue To Be
Amazed At Size And The
Beauty Of Installation
At Caswell
Caswell Baptist Assembly has
had its biggest and best season,
and the Baptist Training Union
Asembly which came to a close
on August 23 brought the total
attendance for the season to 7,
003. The regular registered guests
numbered 5,705 and 1,298 oth
ers were visitors for a short time.
At several times during the
summer, facilities of the assembly
were filled to capacity and some
times beyond. The attendance
for the eight weeks season for
this year was over a thousand
more for than the 10 weeks sea
son last year.
The growth of the Assembly
reveals several things as being
inadequate and calls for enlarge
ment of the several facilities to
take care of the increasing at
tendance. Some of the needs to
take care of next year’s crowds
are: Enlarged feeding facilities,
(including dining room space and
equipment); auditorium and class
rooms; more dormitory rooms for
girls and boys; more private room
and outdoor meeting places.
To some people the Summer
Assembly at Caswell has already
become a tradition. A good num
ber have attended all of the four
summers at Caswell. Others in
larger numbers came this year
for the first time. Caswell is a
surprise to most people. Those
who have not been before are
surprised with the bigness, the
beauty and the possibilities. Those
who have been before express
surprise at the improvements
since they were here before.
North Carqlina Baptists bought
the property of Caswell Baptist
Assembly, 248 acres of land with
about 50 good buildings, for $87,
000. An amount about equal to
the purchase price has been ap
propriated for capital investments
since the purchase.
Greensboro News
Has Good Story
Full Page Story Tell* About
Development Of U. S.
Terminals On Cape Fear
River Near Southport
The Greensboro Daily News in
its issue of Sunday, August 16,
carried a full page story relative
to the government terminals now
being constructed at Southport.
The story was written by Burke
Davis of the staff of The News
and was well illustrated with pho
tographs taken by Jim Womack,
staff photographer on the same
paper.
Mr. Davis is the first up-state
writer and the Greensboro News
is the first of the big up-state
daily papers to give full credit
to the installation being entirely
in Brunswick County. Most of
the papers have been describing
the terminals as the “Wilming
ton ammunition dump” or “the
Ammunition Depot near Wilming
ion. jvir. Davis apparently saw
no connection between the Unit
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Tide Table
Following Is the tide Sable
for Southport during the next
week. These hours are approxi
mately correct and were furn
ished The State Port PUot
through the courtesy of the
Cape Fear Pilot’s Association.
High Tide Low Tide
Thursday, September 3
4:05 a. m. 10:07 a. m.
4:36 p. m. 10:59 p. m.
Friday, September 4
$:0l a. m. 11:01 a. m.
5:27 p. m. 11:46 p. m.
Saturday, September 5
5:52 a. m. 11:51 a. m.
6:14 P m. 0:00 p. m
Sunday, September 6
6:36 a. m. 0:28 a. m.
6:54 p. m. 12:36 p. m.
Monday, September 7
7:17 a- 1:07 a. m.
7:30 p. m. 1:18 p. m.
Tuesday, September 8
7:53 a. m. 1:43 a. m.
8:04 p. m. 1:57 p. m
Wednesday, September 9
8:28 a. m. 2:17 a. m.
8:36 p. m. 2:35 p. m.