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i Most Of The News All The Time Volume No. 17 No. 32 THE STATE PORT PILOT A Good Newspaper In A Good Community 6-Pages Today SOUTHPORT, N. C. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1953 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY The Pilot Covers Brunswick County $1.50 PER YEAR Report Made On Expenditure Of Carnival Money Business Session Of Month ly Southport Parent-Tea cher Association Devoted i o Committee Report CHRISTMAS PROGRAM WAS ENTERTAINMENT Children From Several Ele mentary Grades And Some From The High School Participated A Christmas program was giv en at the December meeting of the Southport Parent-Teacher As sociation. The scripture was repeated by the chorus, followed by ‘‘The Lord’s Prayer” by Trudy McNeil. There followed a group of carols by the chorus. ‘‘The Littlest An gel” was read by Ann Brooks Newton. Kenneth Payne sang ‘‘Star of the Blast”, and then a trio of Sylvia Bennett, Julia Smith and Trudy McNeil sang ‘‘Silver Bells1’. Lou Hardee then recited ‘‘A Visit From Santa Claus”. The program was under the direction of Miss Louise McClure. The chorus was under the dir ection of Mrs. W. R. Lingle, and in eluded the following members: Diane Warth, Debbie Simmons, Dianne Lynch, Mary Pat Burdette, Bill Lynch, Ellen St. George, Sandy Potter, Estelle McArthur, Martha Harrelson, Donna Burr, Patty Jenkins, Eddie Howard, Jean Hubbard, Dianne Peters, Louise Stankowski, Charles Mc Keithan, William Spencer, Beverly Howard, Eula Mae Wilmouth, Harriett Watts, Carolyn St. Geo rge, Betty Lester, Elizabeth Sel lers, Joe Thomas Reeves, Re becca Fortiscue, Barbare Stan kowski, Cheryl Price, Patricia Caster, Judy McKeithan, Beverly Lewis, Jean Gilbert, Sharon Sim mons, Joyce St. George, Danny White, David O’Neal. Solo parts were by Tommy Harrelson and Homer MeKeithan. During the business session the committee report on spending car nival funds was made. It was de cided to allocate funds as follows: .Science Department, $140; Home Ec. Department, $200; playground equipment, $142 (to be added to the $258 raised by birthday cal enders) ; and $260 to be divided between the first 8 grades for instructional supplies. Tpxtfilms to accompany readers will be secured for each of the first 5 grades. Albums of re cords to accompany the New Music Horizons book of songs will be secured for each of the first six grades. Games for teach ing arithmetic will be provided for the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th grades. Phonics quizmo will be secured for the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th grades. The first grade will get a set of wooden blocks for teaching beginning arithmetic and a set of sentence and word cards. The sec ond grade will get addition flash cards, puzzles for teaching coor dination, a clock dial and place (Coutinued on Page 4) Brief Newt Fltthet ■ LIONS CLUB The regular meeting of the Southport Lions Club will be held tomorrow (Thursday) at 12:30 o’clock in the Masonic Building. TURKEY SHOOT The Southport Post No. 194, American Legion, will sponsor a turkey shoot Saturday at the old Southport athletic field, with competition to begin at 10 a.m. COMMUNNITY TREE The community Christmas tree will be the center of festivities Thursday, December 24, in the old Southport gymnasium. Mrs. Bryant Potter will lead in singing Christmas carols and there will be candy for all the children. FORESTERS MEET The annual meeting of District Forest Wardens was held Thurs day night at Calabash with a lar ge number in attendance. Among those present was Joe Herlevich, district warden, who showed color slides. Robert Melville, district ranger, also was present. CHRISTMAS PROGRAM “On Wings Of Angels’ Song” is the name of the Christmas cantata which will be presented Sunday evening at 7:30 o’clock by the choir of Trinity Metho dist church. Everyone is cordially invited to attend this musical pro gram, which is directed by Mrs. Dallas Pigott. > Mastodon Tooth Found Near Here Huge Tooth Identified As Lower Molar Of This Large Prehistoric Animal John D. O’Daniel, who is em ployed or. one of the work boats at Sunny Point, brought in a large tooth about as big as his fist last week that had been dug up from a depth of 50-feet. Know ing that Dr. C. E. Crandell is an expert in the matter of teeth, he carried it to the local dentist for indentification. Dr. Crandell admitted that he was stumped, so he sent the an cient tooth to a friend of his. Dr. George W. Duncan, at the Medical College of Virginia. Dr. Duncan makes study of these things, and soon was able to indentify the huge tooth as a lower molar of a mastodon. It is known from archaeological records that these large, elephan tine creatures inhabited this re gion about 25,000 years ago or until they were driven Southward during the ice age. Additional da ta indicates that they came to the North American continent from Europe and Asia 10 million years, ago. This is the most interesting discovery of this type thus far in connection with the Sunny Point dredging and excavations, and it gives rise to the question of what additional fossils may turn up. Driving Piling For Foundation Workmen Of Diamond Con struction Company Began Yesterday To Put Down Foundation For Dock POURING CONCRETE BEGINS NEXT MONTH Other Contractors Are Busy Now With Actual On The-Site Work Of Con struction The Diamond Construction Com pany began dirving the first per manent pilings at Sunny Point Dock No. 2 yesterday. An offical of the company stated that no great progress would be made at this phase of the work for the next few days. The they will swing at thing with two eight-hour shifts at pile driving and this work will follow in close order with the placing of the molds for the deck ing to the docks. Actual work of pouring concrete should begin by January 15th. A force of carpenters is al ready engaged in making molds on forms for the concrete. Lum ber is being received daily and the preparations for the big push are moving steadily forward. It is understood that with the be ginning of the concrete pouring work will go to a 3-shift, 24 hour day basis. Some reports have it that ce ment pouring will begin first at Dock No. 2 However, it is pointed out that with dredging practically completed at dock No. 1 and No. 3, both the McWilliams and the Ventor will shortly move to dock No. 2 to finish a rather hard job there. The operations of the dred ging company and the Diamond may interfere with each other and it is possible that Dock No. 1 may receive first attention from the builders. Dock No. 1 is nearest Southport and No. 3 is furtherest up the river. The construction of the three huge 2,400 foot structures is a task that the builders expect will consume over a year and a half, this without their having to build the three railroads that (Continued on Page 4) Prowler Report Made Last Week Two Different Southport White Ladies Report See ing Noctournal Visitor On Premises Apparently a prowler is again on the lose in Southport and two local white women are reported to have been badly scared by a nocturnal rambler during the past week. Mrs. Dallas Pigott reported hav ing seen a man walking around in her back yard one night. She could not detect whether he was white or Negro. He walked off when asked what he was doing there. The following night Mrs. Rus sell St. George and her ten year old daughter, Barbara, received a real scare. Mrs. St. George works at Watson’s Pharmacy and has little time to look after her house-work. On the night in ques tion, she says she and Barbara finished washing a pan full of clothes at 10 o’clock. With the pan of clothes they walked out of the house and started around to hang the clo thes on a line in the back yard. Mi's. St. George looked up and there was a man standing close j (Continued on page four) Heart Attack Is Fatal To Watts Samuel Franklin Watts, 53 year old resident of Southport, died suddenly of a heart attack here this morning. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Laura Southerland Watts; by two daughters, Mrs. B. W. Hene man of Staten Island, N. Y., and Miss Alene Watts of Spring Val ley, N. Y.; one son, Franklin Watts of Southport; and one bro ther, Howard Watts, of Wilming ton. The funeral services will be held in the Southport Baptist church, but arrangements had not been completed at press time. Mrs. Parker To HeadPostmasters Annual Meeting Of Bruns wick County Postmasters Held Friday Night At Bolivia The Brunswick county post masters held their annual meet ing at Mac’s place at Bolivia Friday night with Mrs. Ruby Ed wards, county chairman, presid ing. A turkey and barbecue din ner was enjoyed with L. R. Hob bs of Delco giving the invocation. Mrs. Esther Bullock, of Delco fourth-vice President of the North Carolina Chapter, National Asso ciation of Postmasters, was in charge of the business session at which time Mrs. Ida B. Parker of Shallotte was elected as coun ty chairman to succeed Mrs. Ed wards. Berdis Stone of * St. Paul, Dis trict Chairman of the Seventh Congressional District, led in a discussion of interest to postmas ters. Following’ the dinner, a comedy skit was given by Mrs. Edwards, Mrs. Parker and John Holden. Brunswick county postmasters present were: Mrs. Ida Parker of Shallote, Mrs. Ruby Edwards of Bolivia, Mrs. Johnsie Hawes of Holden Beach, Mrs. Ethlyn Hawes of Supply, Mrs. Christine Potter of Winnabow and N. B. Inman of Freeland. Two retired postmasters were present: Mrs. Janie J. Henry of Winnabow and L. R. Hobbs of Delco. Other gue (Coutinued on Page 4) Ventor Rounding Up Present Job Indications Point To Furth er Work For This Dredge In Clearing Up Seepage In Dock No. 2 Area The Ventor of the Hill Dredg ing Company of New Jersey is now rounding out its full 12 months of dredging at the Sunny Point dock area. During the past two weeks families of men employed on the Ventor and living here in South port, and also friends of those families have been making in quiries regarding when the ves sel will leave. Following up these inquires this paper hae learned that the Ven tor will not leave until some time well in March if then. The situa tion is that the Ventor is finish ing its sub-contract with the Mc Williams Dredging Company of (Continued on Page Four) Jury List For January Tern Superior Coijrt Judge W. C. Harris Of Ral eigh Will Preside Over Criminal Term To Con vene Here In January t THREE MURDER CASES SCHEDULED Jury List Will Furnish Mem bers Of New Grand Jtfry As Well As The Petit Jury Judge W. C. Harris of Ralfcigh will preside at the January term of criminal court and three mur der cases are scheduled to be heard during the term. Richard Wilton Deaver is sche duled to be tried for the fatal shooting of his wife, Mrs. Louise Deaver. This murder occured! on U. S. 74-76 while the woman, Who had been separated from her hus band for three weeks, was riding in the car of Clinton Sellers Of Southport and Wilmington. Sell ers was also separated from his wife. Deaver is in jail without privilege of bail. Another murder case has Kelly Edwards, Nortwest township, 37 year old negro, charged with the murder of Adrain McCullom, of about the same age. This killing occured last week. Edwards is al so in jail without bond. James A. Trotter, elderly white man, now out on bail, is schedul ed to be tried for the murder of his wife, Mrs. Lydia Trotter. The list drawn by the County Commissioners from which both a grand jury for the twelve mon ths and trial juries for the week will be drawn, is as follows: Ralph Potter, L. B. Bennett, Fred Stevens, Mrs. Elizabeth Ful wood, D. W. Lewis, Albert Bogie, Mrs. Stacy Wade, Roma Moore Covington, Miss Annie Mae Wood side, Wilbur Sellers, A. L. Lewis, w. ii. uomns, monroe tsamnui. J. B.'Cochran, James Banks, Clin ton Bellamy John F* Pot.er, ude Moore, B. L. Furpless and Wilbur Gordon, all of Southport. Joe Gause, Perry Frink, Aaron McLamb, George Stocks, Fred W. Edwards, Mrs. Laurie Gore, John Wesley Todd, Luther M. Leonard, all of Shalotte. Mrs. Janie E. Clark, Alexander Merrick, A. W. Benton, Willie W. Henry, J. N. Benton, Leland. C. E. Long, Martin Herring, Luther Benton, Clyde Benton, Garland Long, Ash. Quincy B. Little, J. Dallas Mc Keithan, Freeland. Tracy Henry, G. T. Danford, G. R. Holden, J. D. Danford, Jr., E. Danford, G. T. Bryant, J. H. Hewett, Bolivia. Joe Mylers, Jr., Navassa. J. B. Ward, Jr., Longwood. William H. Bryant, Jr., Winna bow. Ducks Flocking To Winter Feed Kenneth Sprunt Reports That Already More Than One Thousand Ducks Are Visiting Orton Refuge Kenneth Sprunt manager of the Orton Plantation and Gardens stated this week that already there are a thousand wild ducks on the Wildlife Commissions wat erfowl refuge on the plantation. They are taking to the food (Continued on Page Four) Completing Operations CLEAN-UP—This is the big dredge McWilliams, which has been at work on the dredging operations at Sunny Point for the past several months. Both the McWil liams and the Ventor are now winding up work in their present locations. Hog Disease Is Found In County Holiday Schedule Will Be Followed City offices will close at the end of the working day on Wednesday of next wee k and will not re open for business until Monday, foecember 28. This will be a holi day period for all city employees except the power plant en gineers and the policeman, and no trash or garbage collections will be made during that period. County offices will close at noon next Wednesday and will not reopen until the following Mon day. Brunswick county schools will begin their Christmas vacation period at noon next Wednesday and will not reopen until Monday, January 4. Youth Caught In Stolen Car Wreck At New Cape Fear River Bridge Results In Ar rest Of Youthful Driver On Charge Of Automo bile Theft Moving with his family from Kentucky earlier this year, El mer Creech, 16-year old youth of Bolivia Route 1, set out for his Old Kentucky Home, Friday. For transportation he appro priated the car of Wm. Oberjoiian of the Army Engineers. Mr. Ob erjohan, an inspector, was at some dikes that are being built by the engineers on the waterway. He had parked his car with others about 4 miles down in the woods from Midway. Where the Creech (Continued on Page Four) W. B. KEZIAH I Our ROVING Reporter Monday afternoon we had just been talking to Cornelius Thomas and at the moment were mind ing our own business. When Geo ge Whatley called us over and said, “I heard you had a birth day”. “Sure,” we responded, "it happend last Thursday. We have one each year on the same date, December 10. Following the ab ove exchange of information Geo rge led us into Watson's Phar macy where he bought us a whole hand full of cigars. The number of proud fathers who have called around to see us and hand us a cigar in re cent days has been rapidly increas ing. Most of the new arrivals ap pear to be girls. In fact, since we are rather astute, we have learn ed to distinguish very quickly whether it is a boy or girl by the quality of the cigar that daddy brings around. Our most recent cigar came from Attorney Jim Bowman. Now that we come to remember things, we had Christ mas dinner with the parents of the Little Miss last year. We have heard Sunny Point called by a lot of names. Des pite being comparatively simple, or perhaps because of that, the name shows up ofteri and in var ious lights. We heard of it in a brand new way Monday of this week. Couple of young colored men stopped us on the street and asked, “Please, sir how do we get to Sinner’s Point?” We hope our friends, the Army Engineers, won’t mind the fact that we gave them proper directions. Sometime this past week Mr. and Mrs. W. B. St. George, for (Continued On Page Five) Swine Disease Outbreak On R. L. McLainb Farm Near Thomasboro Has Been Identified As V.E. SITUATION NOW UNDER CONTROL Warning Given Other Far mers In Methods To Fol low 1 o Prevent Simi lar Occurance The recent swine disease out break on the farm of R. L. Mc Lamb, near Thomasboro, has been indentified as V.E. disease by State and Federal Veterinarians, according to a report by A. S. Knowles, county agent. This dise ase was introduced into Mr. Mc Lamb’s herd when he purchased a male hog at the livestock mar ket in Whiteville on November 30th. By December 2 Mr. McLamb noticed that the hog showed signs of sickness, but did not become alarmed until some pigs having access to the sick hog began to show the same trouble about Dec ember 3 or December 4. On Monday, December 7, a State Veterinarian examined the hog and suspected V. E. disease. Because this disease has about the same symptoms in hogs that V. S. and foot and mouth disea ses have, it was necessary to call in other State and Federal Vete rinarians to run tests on healthy pigs, cows and a horse, in order to eliminate the V. S. and foot and mouth disease. Tests have shown only the presence of V. E. disease. All possible precautions have been taken to prevent further spreading of the disease. All hogs sold on the Whiteville market (Continued on Page Four) Patrolmen Get Many Speeders Fact That Some Fail To Ap pear For Trial May Give Impression That These Men Do Not Make Many Arrests It often happens that speech's and traffic violators are bound to distant parts at the time they receive citations to appear in the Recorder’s court. In such cases the officers, usually State High way Patrolmen, take a bond that will be sufficent to pay the usual fine and cost. In many such cas es the offenders do not return to stand trial and the bond is forfeited. In fairness to the Highway Patrol it may be said that they usually make more than twice as many arrests for speeding as is credited to them in the court proceedings. To all intents the offender who is cited for speed ing and who gives bond, only to forfeit it, leaves his case still open and on the books. Therefore it is not listed as being disposed of. The minute book of Monday’s session shows the following cases disposed of: Elmer Creech, larceny of au tomobile, no drivers license, wai (Continued on Page 4) Farm Census Is Being Planned During January Information Is Sought For Purpose Of Helping Plan A More Complete Service To Farmers And Their Families The Farm Census Enumera tors Of Brunswick County met at the County Auditor’s office Mon day to receive instructions for conducting the survey in Janu l ary. M. B. Chinnis for Northwest, E. O. Rabon for Town Creek, Carl S. Ward for Smithville, Bedford Ludlum for Lockwood Folly, Mrs. Lucille Frink for Shallotte and Robert S. Milliken for Waccamaw township were on hand for schooling in conducting the survey. Mrs. Ressie Whatley, Farm Census Supervisor, and A. S. Knowles, county agent, were instructors. The purpose. of the Farm Cen sus is t o abtain reliable, accu rate and worthwhile information on land use, crop acreage and selected livestock statistics. The information obtained „ will be con fidential and will not be used for tax purposes, says County Agent Knowles. The type of in formation obtained is needed in helping to plan and carry out the most practical and useful agriculture program in North Carolina and Brunswick County. Farmers, as individuals or gro ups, cannot wisely plan their fu ture program without using and studying all available facts per taining to agriculture in the same way that efficient business men analyze their operation. The summary of results of the survey is used as a basis for developing programs to aid farmers and guide them into ado pting new or improved practices or methods so that farm family living can be improved. All farmers are urged to help in making the survey as ac curate as possible. Farmers can | do this best by listing on a piece ' of paper acreage o f crops har vested in 1953 and number of different livestock on hand dur ing the same year. Postal Workers Ask Cooperation Next Few Days Will Be A Trying Time For Them And Public; A Little Con sideration Will Help The ten days preceeding Christ mas, always entail a strenous rush on the part of post office workers. Post Master Burnice Russ at Southport says that the public could aid greatly in the Christmas rush in several ways. Cheif among the ways in which the public can help is by not bringing packages to be mailed just when the incoming mail ar rives and has to be put up. This iush of outgoing mail at the in coming mail hour forces patrons to wait some time for mail to be put in their boxes. It likewise causes crowding and confusion in the lobby. To avoid a long, tire some wait and the confusion in the lobby, patrons should avoid going to look in their boxes un til at least half an hour after the mail arrives. Huge Machinery Doing Grading At Sunny Point Gaint Earth Movers Are At Work Preparing Bed For Site Railroad Near Dock Area MACHINERY NOW MAKING PROGRESS Roar Of These Giant Vehi cles May Be Heard At Great Distance From Sunny Point President Y. L. Brown of the Hertford Construction Company stated this week that his com pany would have enough equip ment here to be moving some 20, 000 cubic yards of earth each day by the last of next week. During the past two weeks'the company has moved an amazing amount of earth and has been re day from other points of opera tions. They have had a huge job at Rocky Mount’ and have also been at work on the Bluthenthal Airport job at Wilmington. Most of their equipment that will be used here is still at the airport job. Some of the machines now in use at Sunny Point are said to be the largest earth movers in the world. They have a capacity of 24-cubic yards and they cost $54,000.00 each. Half a dozen such machines are at work along with an equal number of slightly smaller machines. These earth movers are four wheelers. Ins tead of the wheels turning, as is the case with an automobile, the entire front swings around when turning. They have front and rear en gines to pull and push. The en gines operate separate from each other. The front engine provide power for only the two front wheels and the rear wheels do like duty back there. Pusher bulldozers furnish extra power when loading. Once loaded the powerful machines take off at 30 or 35 miles per hour. Tlieie is a continuous and deafening' ro ar that completely drowns out all fuss that the bulldozers can make. Mr. Brown stated he expected to get done the clearing and grad ing job in about eight months. Clearing the right of way and grading is all his company has to do. The T. F. Scholes Inc., will be in with its own equipment in January and will . lay the ties, rails and do the ballasting. The Hertford Construction Com pany setting eight months more (Continued on page 4) Christmas Tour Planned Sunday Four Southport Homes Will Be Decorated For Occas ion And Will Have Many New Ideas For Christmas On Sunday afternoon and even ing the Southport Garden Club and Women’s Club will hold its annual Christmas idea display. This year instead o f the Christ mas House of prior years there will be a Christmas tour of four Southport home which have been decorated by club members for the Yuletide season. The homes will be open from 2 o'clock until 5 o’clock in the afternoon, and in the evening af ter church services until 10 o’clock. There will be a variety of ideas executed by the clubs in the man tel arrangements, dining tables, (Continued on Page Four) 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 Fort Pilot through the courtesy of the Gape Fear Pilot’s Association. High Tide Low Tide Thursday, December 17 4:58 A. M. 11:25 A. M. 5:18 P. M. 11:30 P. M. Friday, December 18 5:56 A. M. 0:00 A. M. 6:17 P. M. 12:21 P. M. Saturday, December 19 6:51 A. M. 0:24 A. M. 7:11 P. M. 1:12 P. M. Sunday, December 20 7:42 A. M. 1:14 A. M. 8:03 P. M. 2:01 P. M. Monday, December 21 8:30 A. M. 2:02 A. M. 8:51 P. M. 2:47 P. M. Tuesday, December 22 9:16 A. M. 2:49 A. M. 9:38 P. M. 3:31 P. M. Wednesday, December 23 9:59 A. M. 3:35 A. M. 10:23 P. M. 4:13 P. M.
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