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Most Of The News All The Time THE STAT A Good Newspape Volume No. 17 No. 23 6-Pages Today SOUTHPORT, N. C. PORT PILOT In A Good Community iDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1953 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY The Pilot Covers Brunswick County $1.50 PER YEAR Celebration Is Slated Friday At Shallotte Great Interest Being Shown In Plans For Homecom ing Day Celebration At Brunswick County School QUEEN CONTEST CREATES INTEREST Dinner, Football Game, Half - Time Show And Dance Promise Full Evening Of Enter tainment Plans are all set by the Shal lotte High School students and teachers, with the cooperation of the parents, to make this weeks’ annual home-coming event the biggest and best in the history of the school. A great many of the graduates and former students are expected to be present. The event begins Friday after noon of this week, reaching its peak between 5 and 7 p. m. with the serving of a dinner in the Home Economics rooms. During this interval ballot boxes will be open for the voting for a Queen. The candidates are sponsored by the 1953 football team and spon sors and candidates for Queen are as follows: Sonja Register, Kenneth Har dee; Bobbie Hewett, Glenn Par ker; Lois Ann Hewett, Billy W. Russ; Annie Ruth Sellers, Wilbur Hardee; Julia Bellamy, R. C. Dix on; Sylvia Prince, Billy Chadwick; Marie Rourk, Pete Singletary; Bettie L. Hewett, Kendall Har dee; Emily Gore, James Varnum; Jane Rogers, Carl Stanley; Jim mie Williamson, Jack Hewett; Joyce Potter, John Dawson. Various Shallotte business hou ses are also sponsoring. The vot ing will close at seven o’clock. Crowning of the Queen will take place at 7:30. At 8 o’clock the kick-off for the Shallotte-Beaufort football game will take place and the Beaufort and Shallotte high school bands will stage exhibitions dur ing the half. Following the ball game a dan ce will be held in the Shallotte High School gymnasium. Following is the schedule: Dinner served in the Home Ec onomics Department from 5:00 un til 7:00 p. m. with ballot boxes open for voting in front of the Home Economics Department; 7 o'clock all boxes are closed for the queen contest; 7:30 o’clock, crowning of the queen on the foot ball field; 8 o'clock, the kick-off, Shallotte vs. Beaufort; half-time, an exhibition of the Beaufort and Shallotte bands; following game, dance in the Shallotte school gymnasium. iritfNtmt Flmthct — REPORTS FOR DUTY Graduating at The Citadel in Charleston this summer, Second Lieutenant John Swan, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. John Swan, has re ported at Fort Benning, Ga., for active duty. AT NEW HOPE Homecoming Day will be obser ved at New Hope Presbyterian Church at Winnabow on Sunday. Sunday school will begin at 9:45 o'clock: morning worship at 10:30; a picnic dinner will be served at noon; and the after noon session will begin at 2 o’clock. NOW WITH BANK Mrs. Wm. Oberjohan who has been with the tax collectors office for the past year and who previ ously was with the city tax of fice, has accepted a position with the Waecamaw Bank and Trust Company. Mrs. Betty Privett suc ceeds Mrs. Oberjohan in the tax collectors office. HERE ON VISIT Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Stevens spent several days here last week with Mrs. C. Ed Taylor. When they continued their trip South to their winter home at In dian Rocks, Fla., they were ac companied by Mrs. Taylor, who will visit them for 10 days. AWAITING LICENSE W. S. Baker, Jr., young South Carolina lawyer who was licensed three years ago and admitted to the South Carolina Bar, is work ing with Frink and Herring, pen ding the time when he will be li censed to practice in North Caro lina. After being admitted to pra ctice law in South Carolina Mr. Baker practiced in Washington, D. C., being employed there by the Federal government. Prior to his coming here he was in Wil mington for several months. i Federation Officers OFFICIALS—Mrs. Grady E. Kirkman, left, presi dent of the N. C. Federation of Woman’s Clubs, will at tend the. District meeting which is to be held at Carolina Beach next Wednesday. Mrs. James M. Harper, Jr., of Southport, is president of District Eleven and will preside at the meeting. I - Club Women To Meet Wednesday Mrs. James M. Harper, Jr., Of Southport Will Preside Over Federation Meeting For 10th And 11th Dis tricts STATE PRESIDENT PLANS TO ATTEND Carolina Beach Woman’s Club Will Be Hostess To Two-District Session At Brame Hotel Chib women from all parts of southeastern North Carolina will gather at Carolina Beach on We dnesday, October 21, when dis tricts ten and eleven of the N. C. Federation of Women’s Clubs con vene for their annual fall meet ing. Counties represented will be Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Duplin, New Hanover, Pender, Sampson and Scotland. Thirty seven clubs comprise the two districts. Mrs. James M. Harper, Jr., of Southport, president of District Eleven, will preside at the meet ing. State officers who are to be present are Mrs. Grady E. Kirk man of Greensboro, president NC FWC, Mrs. J. O. Brown of Char lotte, 2nd vice president, and Mrs. Robert T. Bridges of Greensboro, 3rd vice president and director of Juniors. Workshops are planned for the morning session, with subjects covering Art, Fund-raising, Music and Parliamentary Procedure. There will be workshops for pres idents and juniors, and during this period district 10 will elect officers and proceed with their business for the year. A social hour is planned from 9:30 to 10:00 o’clock, at the Bap tist church, at which time dele gates may register. The assem bly will begin at 10:00 o’clock and workshops will begin at 11:15 lasting one hour. Lunch will be (Continued on Page Two) Revival Is Being Held This Week The Rev. H. Gordon Week ley Of Kings Mountain Assisting Rev. T. D. Tol er In Services At Baptist Church Revival services at Southport Baptist Church will continue through Sunday night with the Rev. H. Gordon Weekley, Jr. preaching. Last night the Kings Mountain preacher spoke to a congregation that almost filled the church. Chairs are being brought to the auditorium in an ticipation of a larger congrega tion tonight. Following the service tonight there will be a fellowship hour for the young people in the base ment of the church This was re quested by the evangelist in order that he might get acquainted with the young people of the church. Tuesday night thirty men en joyed a spaghetti supper in the church basement. The supper was prepared and served by the lad ies of the church. Sunday will be high attendance day in the Sunday School. The school lias adopted a goal of 225 in attendance that morning. The church nursery will be op en for any mothers who wish to bring small children. There is an amplifier which brings the ser vices into the nursery. Hunting Season Opens For Deer Deer hunting season opens tomorrow, so if you are plan ning a trip in the woods of Brunswick county it might be a good idea to wear a red hat, or a red shirt. This may give you an even break with some trigger-happy hunter. Reports indicate that there will be a good supply of deer in this county this year, al though the territory has been reduced by the Government re servation which has carved 22,000 acres from the heart of the best deer country. Another type of hunting whi ch becomes legal tomorrow and which has plenty of followers in Brunswick is for squirrels. The season also is open on mar sh hens until the last of this month. American Legion Stages Programs New Officers Hope To Re vive Interest In Organiza tion By Entertainment Schedule During Winter The American Legion, Post 194, Southport is off to a good start on a series of programs for com munity amusement consisting of dances, bingo games and home ta lent shows. Any profits realized from these activities will be spent on much-needed improvements to the recreation room of the post. However Commander Art New ton states that the main interest of the program committee is in giving wholesome pleasure and amusement during the winter mo nths to citizens of the commun ity, both young and adult. Won derful cooperation from other or ganizations which help make the programs successful is very much appreciated. The public is welcome to all of these events and members and friends of Shallotte and Wilming ton are reminded to listen for announcements of their times and dates. These activities are only the beginning of a year's work now in planning stages by the new officers. The main officials of the (Continued on Page 2) Brief Session Of Court Held Attorney James C. Bowman 1 Again Presided Over Re- j corder’s Court In Absence • Of Judge W. J. McLamb ; A relatively small docket greet- - ed Judge J. C. Bowman at the < opening of Recorder’s court Mon- ; day. Judge Bowman has been pre- < siding during the past three < weeks during the absence of Jud- < ge W. J. McLamb, who will pre- s side at next Monday’s session. < Palmer Hicks, public drunken- j ness, fined $25.00 and costs. \ Victor Ronald Dubose, speeding, i fined $10.00 and costs. j \ Walter Layton Dunivan, ini- 1 proper registration, not guilty. i Alma Goodman Cavaness, spe (Continued on Page Two) Railroad Holing Up Other Wfrk At Sunny Pint Other Contractors At Xiny Point Hope To Be |»ble To Move Materials find Equipment In By Re NO IMMEDIATE NEED FOR WORI Believed That It Will About Three Months fore Peak Comes Hiring Men For Dock Work to t c ic hS bd ile .i The need of the railroad Sunny Point is one of the standing things at this time cording to Bob Hunter, Sup tendent, of the Diamond Cons! tion Company. Mr. Hunter interviewed last week and si that his company will not be to employ any men for app: mately three months yet. This, he pointed out, is 0's igj to the necessity of having railroad bver which they can ng in the thousands of car loj|l3 of gravel, sand, cement and that will be required for construction of the three mi| docks. The needed gravel a. amounts to two thousand loads. While the company is forcedf tof wait in the matter of employing; men this fact does not mean Hat] construction work is at a stand still. The company has or Will have a fairly good sized fotce. manning pile drivers and at fiie, work of driving pilings and do-; ing other preparatory work ■ a-l bout the dock area. Some ro*ds will also have to be built or the’ present ones improved. The eight million dollar dock: building job will require about two years to complete. An en forced wait of about three months! to take on labor is regretted, but unavoidable. Supt. Turner stated he un derstood that the railroad con struction inside the reservation will begin right away and that the main line to the junction with the access railroad will be oujiy ed. The completion of tne mam line will permit supplies being brought in by rail for both the Diamond Construction Company and other contractors. Umstead Visit May Be Delayed In Letter To Southport Man This Week North Caro lina Governor Expresses Continued Interest In Brunswick It may be along towards Christ mas or perhaps early in the new year before Governor William B. Umstead can make his recently promised visit to Southport and see the Government project here, but the Governor says in a let ter to W. B. Keziah that he does want to come down here and that he is greatly interested in the project going on here. Long trips still tire him and he is trying in every way to regain and conserve the strength he lost! during his illness last spring. Al though he feels he should attend, Governor Umstead appeal's to: still feel uncertain whether he; will even be able to go to Hot; Springs, Va., on November 1 for) the Southern Governor’s Confer-f ence. (Continued on Page Two) W. B. KKBAH Oitr ROVING Reporter Skippers of sport fishing bwta say that never before within the period of their operations at So* uthport has the season been so bad as it has been this summer, The trouble has not been through any lack of fish. There have beeijj and still are plenty of them. The worry has been the northeast or east wind. Practically all summer and fall has brought fresh cast or northeast winds which from pither of the above directions prO- ! duce rough seas. In addition fish simply will not strike well while! such winds are blowing. It is possible, the fishermen think, thlt with the hurricane season in Flor ida now practically over the winds may change and there may Se splendid fishing through the rest of October and November.! j Various people axe to be thrall-1 ed for the Southport school child ren and public now having the first playground that has ever been available within a conven ient distance of the school. In the first place Mis. C. Ed Taylor donated the several acres of land with an outright deed. This action was followed by a number of ci tizens donating money for the clearing and rough grading. A contractor also helped in the gra ding. Clay was donated free by the present owner of the old Wal lace Moore farm on Walden Cre ek. A lot of people are deserving of thanks for the park. And a lot more residents of the town will also be deserving of the same if they pitch in now with money badly needed for other facilities that are needed. (Continued on Page 4) Returning Here E. J. PREVATTE, former at torney who established an office in Lumberton about a year ago, is returning to Southport and will have offices in the wooden building adjoining the tax office. Prevatte was associated with the late C. Ed Taylor. Following the death of Mr. Taylor he was alone for a. few years and then became the senior member of the law firm of Prevatte and Walton. He ex pects to have his office fcere open next Monday. Brunswick Men Buy More Beach Front Property M. C. Gore And Odell Will iamson Complete Arran gements For Purchase Of Five And One-Half Mile Strand In a deed filed for recording this week C. M. Gore and Odell Williamson of Shallotte became the owners of the Hale Beach ^property, lying between the ocean gnd Gause Landing, known recent ly as Ocean Isle. The property was purchased from Stowe Cro Qse, Myrtle Beach real estate ■'pm Revenue stamps affixed to the deed amounted to $209.00. This indicates that the sum of $190,000 was paid for the property, which has an ocean frontage of about jfive and a half miles. Some months ago Williamson iand Gore purchased the Rourk, [or Little Beach, property for $28, 750. The property purchased this week is a continuation of the sa ; me strand. A great deal of the Little Be ach property has already been sold to purchasers throughout the state and in other states, especi (Continued on Page Two) Revival Services At Five Churches Revival Services Being Con ducted This Week At Five Churches Of Bruns wick Baptist Association Revivals are being held this week in five of the churches of Brunswick Baptist Association, Southport, Supply, Elah, Cool Run and Longwood. At Southport the Rev. Gordon Weekley of Kings Mountain is assisting the Rev. T. D. Toler. Rev. W. T. Cockman of Greens boro is assisting the Rev. Henry Register at Supply. The Rev. A. (Continued on Page Two) Longwood Man Honored Friday Sgt. Daniel Hoover Smith, Returned POW, Guest Of Honor At Ceremony At Shallotte A hero s welcome was given 4 Sgt. Daniel Hoover Smith by his fellow citizens of Brunswick county Friday afternoon when the returning Korean veteran who spent many months in a Comm nuist prison camp was honored at a program at the Shallotte High School athletic field. Smith, who served during World War XI in the U. S. Navy, was accompanied by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Smith, of Long wood. As they were being escort ed to the platform the Shallotte High School Band played the Na tional Anthem. After numerous Brunswick county officials, who were pre sent to pay their respects to this young man, had been recog nized, Ray Walton, Southport at torney. made a brief address in which he paid tribute to the men who fought in Korea. Commander Billy Russ of the Shallotte Post, American Legion, then presented to Sgt. Smith a citation from Governor W. B. Umstead; and a lifetime mem bership in the Shallotte Post, American Legion, together with a cap and pin. The program was concluded with a prayer by the Rev. J. T. Fisher, Methodist minister. Arrangements for this program honoring Sgt. Smith were comp leted under the direction of EM Redwine, Bert Frink, Earl Bella my, Ernest Parker, Prince Hew ett and members of their comm ittees. City To Purchase Current Wholesale Good Fishing If Weather Permits It is the same old story this week about Southport fishing. There are plenty of fish, plen ty of boats and plenty of folks who want to go fishing, hut continued unfavorable wea ther has kept boats at the dock most of the time. On the in-between days when some of the boats have manag ed to sneak in a trip, results have been good. One party cau ght 234 bluefish one day this week while out on the Bessie Ray. Capt. Walter Lewis and some of the other party boat skippers have reported landing some king mackerel, and there are plenty of signs that these big fellows are around. The only thing preventing good fishing is the weather. Permanent Piles To Come Later Green Construction Com pany Workmen Already Have Put Down First Test Pilings In Wharf Area At Sunny Point The driving of the permanent pilings for the dock of the U. S. terminals will begin in another week according to statements of employees of the Diamond Construction Company of Nor folk and Savannah. Several of the test pilings that are to de termine the length and depth to which the permanent pilings must go, have already been sunk. For the three huge docks sli ghtly less than ten thousand re inforced concrete pilings are to be driven, according to the Ar my engineers.. The length of each piling is dependent on the depth to which they must be sunk in the river bed in order for each one to support a load of 50 tons. As a matter of fact, the test pilings that determine the length of the permanent pi lings have to stand a load of two hundred thousand pounds. I he testing for this strength is done by placing huge concrete blocks on top of each other and balanced on top of the test piling after its weight resistance has already been partly determined by the number of hammer blows from the derrick that drives it in the mud. Once loaded with the concrete blocks the piling is al lowed to stand for several days and the load the permonent pil ing will bear is determined by the distance it settles, if any. A comparatively small number of test pilings will have to be driven as each one so driven and loaded for testing will serve as an index to the needed length of a great number of permanent pil ings that are to be placed in the immediate area. The Diamond Company, holders (Continued on Page 2) Negotiations With Carolina Power And Light Com pany Completed Here Last Night Following Len gthy Discussion EXPECT DELIVERY ABOUT FEBRUARY 1 Unlimited Current Will Be Made Available For Dis tribution To Customers By City Of Southport Members of the board of aider men for the City of Southport gave their unanimous approval last night to a contract for the purchase of electric power at wholesale from Carolina Power & Light Company. The agreement has been signed by Mayor J. A. Gilbert and William McDowell, clerk to the board, and has been forwarded to Raleigh. The contract provides that ser vice shall begin by February 1, 1954. The Carolina Power and Light company, now starting its heavy load lines to Sunny Point, will branch out a short distance north of Southport and send lines here. In addition to doing all of the financing of the lines to South port they will also build a trans former station here in the rear of the city plant and will channel the needed current directly into the city system. The city will continue its distribution of elec tric power and also will be able to take care of additional needs. Under the contract tlje city gets unlimited power and will distribute it through the exisiting lines. However, power for indus try here above a certain amount is needed will be provided by the CP&L. The contract gives them a i Continued on Page Two) Plan Leadership Meet Thursday Officers Of Woman’s Missi onary Union Will Meet Thursday At The Antioch Baptist Church Leadership conference for Wo man's Missionary Union officers of Brunswick Baptist Association will be held at 10 a. m. Thurs day at Antioch Baptisst Church. Mrs. Dennis Hewett of Supply, associational superintendent, will preside. Mrs. R. H. Holden of Shallotte is devotional speaker. Conferences will be held as fol low; young people's leaders, led by Mis. Anna Clemmons; mission study led by Mrs LeRoy Hooks; stewardship led by Mrs. Bertie Watkins; community missions led by Mrs. Marjorie Edwards; Bap tist literature and preparation of programs by Mrs. Wardee Potter and Mrs. Simie Hufham. Mrs. Margaret McRacken, asso ciational missionary, will lead a discussion on the findings of the conferences and on report blanks. Those who attend will bring sandwiches and the ladies of An tioch will furnish drinks for the lunch hour. Association To Have Two-Day Meet Next Week First Day Of Annual Ses sion Of Brunswick Baptist Association Will Be Held At Soldier Bay, Second Day At Elah H. L. CLEMMONS TO SERVE AS MODERATOR Interesting Program Is Be ing Arranged For Two Full Days For Baptist Church Leaders Brunswick Baptist Association will hold its 55th annual session next Wednesday and Thursday, ■with H. Li. Clemmons as modera tor. The first day’s session will be held at Soldier Bay Baptist Chur ch at Ash and the second day’s session at Blah Baptist Church near Leland. The preacher for the first day is the Rev. R. K. Redwine and for the second day the Rev. H. W. Crainshaw. Reports to be given the first day include missionary report by Mrs. Margaret McRackan; Sun day Sahool report by Lee Sulli van; Training Union report by Mrs. Dewey Sellers; hospital by Mrs. Josie McBride; “Biblical Re corder” by Miss Ruth Ludlum; Christian education by Mrs. Fra nk LennOn; and moderator’s re port by H. L. Clemmons. Luther Ward will bring the closing mes sage of the first day. Reports to be given the second day are those of the associational W. M. U. superintendent, given by Mrs. Dennis Hewett; orphan age by Mrs. George Swain; tern-, perance and morals by the Rev. E. C. Lingle; Caswell Assembly by A. S. Knowles; and treasurer’s report by Mrs. George Whatley. Also on the second day the Rev. D. P. Brooks of the State Sun day School offices will address the association on “A Million More in ’54”. There will be a recogniti on service for Royal Ambassadors led by Mrs. J. L. McKeithan. The home churches will fur .nish special music each day. Others on the program are the Rev. Henry Register, the Rev. Odell Blanton, the Rev. Bennie Price, the Rev. J. C. Stanley, and the Rev. T. D. Toler. The Rev. Odell Blanton, as sociational clerk, is preparing sta tistical reports in order that they may be examined for correctness during the associational meeting. He is requesting that all church clerks forward associational leb» ters to him immediately. Time Now For Cover Crops County Agent Gives Advice To Farmers Concerning Seeding For Winter Graz ing And Cover Crops Brunswick county farmers will be busy during the next few we eks with the job of planting sm all grain, wheat, oats and bar ley, according to A. S. Knowles, county agent. Mr. Knowles says that the season is now on for planting oats. The Arlington vari ety, he says, has been doing good in Brunswick county and it is recommended for planting at the rate of two bushels per acre. Fertilize with 300 to 400 po unds of 6-8-6, or 5-10-10 per acre where more potash is need ed. Wheat and barley should be planted about the middle of No (Continued on Page Two) Tide Table Following Is the tide table for Southport during the next week. These hours are approxi mately correct and were furn ished The State Port Pilot through the courtesy of the Cape Fear Pilot’s Association. High Tide Low Tide Thursday, October 15 0:00 A. M.6:24 A. M. 12:55 P- M. 7:50 P. M. Friday, October 16 1:10 A. M. 7:34 A. M. 2:00 P. M. 8:34 P. M. Saturday, October 17 2:23 A. M. 8:47 A. M. 3:06 P. M. 9:35 P. M. Sunday, October 18 3:32 A. M. 9:56 A. M. 4:08 P. M. 10:32 P. M. Monday, October 19 4:34 A. M. 10:58 A. M. 5:06 P. M. 11:26 P. M. Tuesday, October 20 5:32 A. M. . 11:56 A. M. 6:01 P. M. 0:00 P. M. Wednesday, October 21 6:20A. M. 0:17 A. M. 6:55 P. 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