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THE STATE PORT PILOT A Good Newspaper In A Good Community Volume No. 17 . No. 33 6-Pages Today SOUTHPORT, N. C. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1953 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY Most Of The News AH The Time The Pilot Covers Brunswick County »—■ ■' ■ ■■ i * $1.50 PER YEAR Grading Firms Employees Take Off From Work Hertford Construction Com pany Workers Will Be Able To Spend Christmas At Home With Families CHANGE IN PLANS HOLDS UP RAILROAD This Applies Only To Ap proach Railroad; Work Has Been Going On Near The Dock Sites The Council of Bishops of th< Methodist Church has called all 40,000 Methodist Churches to a mighty “Church Attendance Cru sade” from New Year’s Day to Easter, 1954. The slogan of this united effort is “Give God A Chance—Now!” The enterprise is designed to increase regular chur ch attendance; to activate indif ferent church members to become regular attendants at worship ser vices, church school, Woman’s Society of Christian Service, Me thodist Men’s organization and Methodist Youth Fellowship; tc exalt the place of church worship in Christian experience; to lift up the importance of preaching the Gospel; to visit and invite non church families to share in the services of the church; and to re capture the power of Christiar fellowship. Trinity Methodist Church, Sou thport, will join in this church at tendance campaign. In its Decem ber meeting the official board oi the church went on record as sup porting it. Under the leadership of the minister, the Rev. R. H Jordan, and the Commission or Membership of Evangelism plans are being made to launch the crusade Sunday, January 3, Mem bers of this commission are Mrs Harold St. George, Chairman; Mrs. C. Ed Taylor, Mrs. Ray Wal ton, John Julius Swain, R. T Woodside, Fred Willing, Miss Lot tie M. Newton, James M, Harper, Jr., Charles Lester and M. R Sanders. The following persons in Trin ity Church have been appointed by the above commission as chair men of four committees to take charge of the individual phases oi the crusade: Ray Walton, promo tion and publicity; Mrs. J. M, Harper, Jr., visitation; Capt. J. i. Davis, fellowship; Mrs. M. R. Sanders, follow-up. The church attendance crusade will extend into every organiza tion within the church and to ev ery family. The church leaders at Trinity believe it will deepen the spiritual life of every person who wholeheartedly participate in the program of the church during this period. Brief News Flashes OFFICE CLOSING The ASC office at Supply will be closed Thursday and Friday of this week for Christmas. It will be open for business as usual next Monday. POUND THE PREACHER Members of the congregation of Trinity Methocjist Church engaged in an old fashioned pounding par ty for the Rev. and Mrs. R. H. Jordan and young son, Mark, * Monday night. "TOBACCO ALLOTMENTS Blanks for new-grower tobacco allotments are now available at the office in the Agricultural Building at Supply. All eligible for these new-grower allotments must have their blanks filled in and at the office by February 1. HOLIDAY DANCE The merchants and business leaders of Southport are giving a community dance on Saturday night at the old Southport high school gymnasium. Dancing be gins at 8:30 o’clock and music will be by Bobby Haas and his orchestra from Wilmington. FIXING FOR TOBACCO A small number of Brunswick county growers of tobacco have alrd&dy begun giving some atten tion to their 1954 plant seed beds. Sucji preparations will pick up right after Christmas, weather permitting. By mid-January pre parations will be general. FISHING CONTINUES Trout fishing is still good at Vaiwumtown. Fishermen here are doing good with their nets and ane getting lots of trout and other $fids of fish every night. Two parties from Charlotte got over 00 lbs. in one day. Three parties from High Point got over 85-lbs. in two days fishing here and lots of others got some fish all the week. They got a few red drum and black drum. 'Twas The Night Before Christmas! Christmas Tour Conducted Here During Sunday Several Southport Homes Decorated For Christmas By Members Of Southport Garden Club And Wo man’s Club Four homes were decorated by members of the Southport Wom an’s Club and Garden Club for the Christmas tour on Sunday af ternoon and evening. Throughout each home the Christmas spirit was expressed with greenery and bright tree ornaments and many ideas were shown which would help others in decorating their own homes at this season of the year. Guests i went first to the home of Mrs. J. J. Loughlin where they found a brightly lighted tree in the window alcove in the hall. Over the mantel in the living room was an arrangement using toy reindeer and red carnations. Below was an arrangement of greenery with two plastic candy canes. In the dining room a table was set with gold banded china and gold colored flatware. An arrangement of gilded magnolia leaves carried out the gold theme. At the home of Mrs. Davis Her ring guests found a number of helpful ideas, among them her treatment of the staircase wound in greenery and lights. She used Christmas cards around a door way, green and white magnolia leaves over a sofa. A fruit com pote frosted with snow was on the buffet in the dining room and a centerpiece of white candles in “S” shape was used on the dining table. A solid red door with white bells was the first scene which greeted guests at the home of Mrs. H. A. Livingston. Inside there was an arrangement of silver star and magnolia leaves on the mantel with red candles flan king a madonna. Stair balisters were striped like candy canes and Christmas cards arranged on the stair risers. In the kitchen of the Livingston home were several original ideas and in the dining room a cloud of angel hair surmounted by minia ture angels with halos formed the table centerpiece. Blue, white and silver were used throughout the dining room and the buffet ar rangement of silver and blue balls in a “chicken wire” cornucopia and matching hurricane lamps wi th miniature silver balls drew many admiring glances. Tea was served at the eonclu ! sion of the tour at the home of Mr's. E. H. Arrington. The home was decorated throughout with greenery and Christmas novelties. A silver and blue mantel arrange ment was in one room and a re volving Christmas tree attracted attention to the music box which playde Christmas carols. Punch .and Christmas cookies were serv | (Continued on page four) Long Week-End For Christmas * Cadillac And Trailer Capsize A Cadillac and attached trai ler, owned and operated by Al bert Catildin of Penrisaukee, N. J., was overturned on Route 17, one mile north of Shallotte, Monday at about noon. Neither Mr. Cat aldin or his wife were injured, but the car sustained about $1,000 damage and the trailer was dam aged t o the extent of $50, acc ording to Patrolman H. S. Wil kins, who investigated the wreck. According to Mr. Cataldin, the right wheel of the trailer ran off the pavement and wfien it re turned the trailer began ziz-zag, causing the car to skid, run ac ross the pavement to the left and when it returned both car and trailer overturned completely and came back upright on the wheels in a ditch. Operators Of Trawlers Home Seafood Dealers And Mem bers Of Crews Return From Shrimping Opera tions At Key West To Spend Christmas At Home Southport seafood producers who have been at Key West, Bill Wells, Sr., Bill Wells, Jr., Wiley Wells, Dallas Pigott, Lewis J. , Hardee and all of their boatmen came in last week for the Christ mas holidays. They will be back to their boats the first of next week. Bill W’ells, Sr., reports that so- j me 400 shrimp trawlers have be en working out from Key West and have been doing well. He states that for 85 per cent of the catches and pound count is 21 to 25. Ten per cent has a 20 count and 5 per cent counts 26 to 30. The boats have been getting 20 to 40 boxes each for 5 night trips and the price has been holding good. Unlike the shrimping at Southport and other points on this coast the shrimping is all done at night and the boats an chor at sea and crews sleep during the daylight hours. With good weather the boats remain away from port five days and nights. The crews do the heading them selves and when the shpmp are brought in the only work is wei ghing, icing and shipping. Mr. Wells and his son, Billy, have eight boats at Key West; | Lewis Hardee also has 8; Wiley j Wells of Southport and his bro-; ther Charles Wells of Charles-! (Continued on Page Four) City Force Will Be Off Un til Monday Following Close Of Day’s Work On Wednesday; Same For County Employees SCHOOL CLOSING UNTIL JANUARY 4 Several Business Firms Will Be Open On Christmas Eve But Will Be Closed Until The Following Monday All Brunswick county schools will close following today’s (Wed nesday’s) session for the Christ mas holidays, and students and teachers will not return to their class rooms until Monday, Jan uary 4. All county offices will close at the end of today’s business and will remain closed until Mon day, December 28. This same sche dule will be followed by the em ployees of the City of Southport, and it has been noted that there will be no collection of trash and garbage during the remain der ot this week. Post offices of the county will be closed on Christmas day, and there will be no rural delivery on that day. The Waecamaw Bank & Trust Co. at Southport and Shallotte (Continued on rage 4) Flue-Cured Leaf Crop Lower In 1953 Than 1952 Eight Percent Drop From Last Year's Production Estimated By Department Of Agriculture AVERAGE YIELD PER ACRE, 1,230 POUNDS Nearly 58 Million Bushels Of Corn Estimated; Sweet Potato Production Is 4,725,000 Bushels Flue-cured tobacco production for 1953 was estimated ’Riursday by the Agriculture Department at 1,257,311 million pounds, down eight percent from last year’s crop of4 1,365,341 million pounds. The department estimated total production of all types of tobac co at 2.046,000 million pounls. This is nine percent below the 1952 crop of 2,254,512 million pounds. It said the flue-curqd yield per acre was 1,230 pounds, one pound above last year, but 82 pounds below the 1950 record. The drou ght took, heavy toll from the Mid dle and Old Belt crops, but other areas fared better, the department said. North Carolina’s production to tal for 1953 was 19,380,000, rep resenting a big drop from the 20, 160.000 million-pound crop of 1952. The forecast also listed these probable yields for other North Carolina crops (with acreage har vested, the yield per acre and pro duction listed in order): Com—2,137,000, 27.0, and 57, 699.000 bushels. Peanuts — 177,000, 1,450 and 256.650.000 pounds. Soybeans for beans — 264,000, 14.5 and 3,814,000 bushels. Local Dentist Is Club Speaker Dr. C. E. Crandell Explains : Cost And Some Of Ad > vantage® Of Flouridation Program For Southport • Water Supply Dr. C. E. Crandell, Southport ■ dentist, was the speaker at the Thursday meeting of the South- . port Lions Club, explaining the , value of use of a flouridation J process in the water supply and , giving some idea of the cost of , such a program as it might be used locally. He reported that of all plans tested thus far to help retard the rapid course of tooth decay, the { induction of 1 part per million of , sodium froride in the drinking water has been found to be most ' effective. In fact, it has been i shown that tooth decay can be ! reduced by 67-percent through this methord, he said. Further more, Dr. Crandell says that ex haustive tests have failed to show | any harmful effect upon the gene ral health of those individuals who use flouridated water. As for the cost of. treating the water supply, the Southport den- , tist estimates that from 6-cents ! to 32-cents per person per year should take care of all expense once the equipment has been in stalled for placing flouride in the water supply. He thought that equipment costs for a town the size of Southport might run less 1 than two thousand dollars. < Dr. Crandell made it clear that < the principal beneficiaries of such i < Coutinued on Page 4) i W. B. KEZIAII Our ' ROVING i Reporter * Without making any exceptions, we are wishing everybody a very Happy Christmas and all the good things that the New Year can bring. Personally we think that the New Year may bring much to the people of Brunswick county. To them espicially, and to everybody in general, we wish a Merry Christmas. A good indication of the in creasing volume of defense work for the Army Engineers in the Area is found in the fact that in order to keep up with this work Civil Engineer Charles R. Haf borough has been transferred to Sunny Point from the Tulsa, Ok lahoma District. Mr. Harborough has rented a home and his wife and three children are on their way here. They have two girls, 8 and 4 years old, and a son who is a year old. Along with these new Southport citizens, several r other employees of the Wilming ton District are now making the- t ir homes here. A good many mo- 1 re will also be residing here by t the middle of January, if homes t are available. g - v Top officials of one of the ma jor oil companies were here a t few clays ago getting information t as to the fast developing need for a a ship fueling station. This week r we had a letter from them asking a that they be kept fully advised g as to all developments and stat- f ing that they will be back here early in January. Representatives r of other oil companies have also i been keeping a constant check on t the local situation and all appear f to feel that fueling terminals of \ a major nature will have to be c constructed at Southport. g (Continued On Page Five) Changing Scene For Clarendon Owner Cornelius Thomas Reports On Exciting Picture Witnessed From Library Window The home of Mr. and Mrs. Cor nelius Thomas at Clarendon is one of the most interesting places in Brunswick County, and Mr. Thomas throughly enjoys life in this beautiful and historic resi dence overlooking the Cape Fear. Here in his, own words is a desc ripton of a recent occurance that gives a grahpic reason for his love for Clarendon. "I have a most unusual view from the library of my home. The outside door is full plate glass and that gives me full uninter rupted view down the canal thr ough the old rice fields. I never got lonesome looking out down the canal. There is some action on it all of the time fish jumping, bird flaying or some thing. During the summer I wat ch the aligators make their meals on sand fiddlers and then crawl up on the mud banks and relax. Just the other day I saw a deer swin in the canal. I am now oc casionally glancing out at five or six wild duck in the canal about 100 yards away. Two Sundays ago I was stand ing at the door watching some squirrels jumping from tree bran ch to tree branch, a jump of from 4. to 6-foot. It was interesting to note that each one came up to the jumping branch, switched his tail and leaped. I have never seen one miss. One little fellow came up to the same place, went through all of the motions then turned went down the limb and tree to the ground and over to the other tree. While I was watching this I saw an unusually large bird light in a pine on the canal bank and then another in a gum tree on the other bank. I looked closer at the one in the gum and realized that they were wild turkeys. They con tinued to come and light in the trees in the yard, hesitate and fly on. In all there were 10 or 12. It was over in a matter of 6 minutes. Many of the scenes, out 'there occur over and over, but I am not expecting the tur keys. I doubt if they do that aga in.” Special Christmas Programs Staged Five Marines In Auto Wreck A car occupied by five Camp ^ejeune Marines overturned on Houte 130, just north of Orton Plantation Saturday night. All 'ive of the men were slightly in ured ' and were brought here to he Dosher Memorial Hospital for reatment. State Hignway Patrolman H. S. Wilkins states that his investiga tion revealed that the car was raveling at high speed and went >ut of control on a curve. The nachine turned completely over, he occupants receiving cuts and iruises. At the hospital two of hem were x-rayed for possible lead injuries. The men are listed as Staff Sergeant Robert Horvath, 20, dri ver of the 1951 two-door sedan; William H. Melvin, 20; Norman r. Holvant, 23; Robert M. Han son, 22, and William Z. Cullum, 11. All are from the 2nd Tank 3attalion, 2nd Marine Division at lamp Lejeune. Christmas Tree Hunters Descend hundreds Of Persons Were Taking Advantage Of Warmer Weather Sunday To Rund Up Christmas Greenery The sudden cold spell during he past week end was a handi cap for folks going out for Christmas decorations. To make ip for lost time, Sunday afternoon nd the returning warm weather; aw people out in full force with ! heir matchets knives and in so ne cases saws. They were Intent n Christmas evergreens. The thousands of acres that are orming the U. S. Terminal Re ervation were apparently the lost fruitful to the searchers. A it of holly yaupon and other ev rgreen has long grown in that rea. Many of the choice trees ave already fallen victim to the reat mud and salt water streams oming ashore from the dredges, luch more has gone down under ampaging bulldozers and other ailroad building machinery. In time only spots of green will e left here and there and no one nows just where those spots will e. So apparently no one cares tiat the seekers for Christmas reens go in and get what they rant. It is not a wild guess to say liat more greenery came from he Walden Creek to Orton Pond rea Sunday than have come in lany years combined. It was all matter of rescuing the dying to ive gladness to mankind, for a ew days at least. To a visitor in the area it was ather interesting to observe the oliday greens hunters going a-1 out their task, with no one to rown on their efforts. Still, the isitor was personally rather mu ll interested at the "herd" of iant Euclids, all parked in a (Continued on Page Four) Christmas Cantatas Were Presented At Southport Baptist Church And At Trinity Methodist Church Sunday Night OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS PLANNED Community Tree Will Be Held In Old Gymnasium Thursday Night And Dance On Saturday Evening Worship services at Southport churches were highlighted Sunday by special program of Christmas music, with the choir at both the Southport Baptist Church and at Trinity Methodist Church singing their annual Christmas Cantata at the evening hour. At Trinity Methodist Church the program was “On Wings Of Angles’ Song”, and members of the large congregation pronounc ed this one of the finest musical programs yet produced by mem bers of this organization. The following were members of the choir: Sopranos: Mrs. Charles Aldri dge, Miss Pauline Chadwick, Miss Alberta Galloway, Miss Ann B. Newton, Miss Annie M. Newton, Mrs. Ray Walton, Mrs. Leon Rich; altos, Mrs. G. E. Hubbard, Mrs. A. E. Newton, Mrs. Olive Newton, Mrs. Dalis Pigott, Miss Jean Thompson; Tenors: G. E. Hub bard, Robert Thompson, Waters Thompson, Robert Willing; Bas ses: J. M. Harper, III, R. H. Jordan, C. R. Livingston, A. E. Newton. The cantata was directed by Mrs. Dallas Pigott. Mrs. James M. Harper, Jr. was organist. At the Sunday evening service' at Southport Baptist Church the j choir, under the direction of Mrs. R. C. Daniel, presented “The Chorus In The Skies”, by Fred B. Holton. Mrs. T . D. Toler and Mrs. H. G. McKeithan sang a duet and solos were sung by Miss (Continued on Page Four) Brief Session Of Court Held Only Five Cases Are Dispos ed Of During Abbreviated Session Of Recorder’s Court Monday A brief session of Brunswick county Recorder’s court was held nere Monday, with five cases be ing settled. The following judg ments were handed down: Avant Southerland, no operators icense, fined $25 and costs. Andrew Morrison, drunken dri ving, no operators license, 90 lays on roads, suspended on pay ment of a fine of $200 and costs. Johnny Lee Hill, public drun tenness, fined $10 and costs. Clyde D. Williams, Jr., worth ess check, judgment suspended jpon restitution having been ma le. The defendant was taxed with :he costs amounting to $21.25. Avant Southerland, no opera tor's license (2nd case), fined $25 ind costs. Attendance To Be Chief Goal Of Methodists Church Attendance Crusade Will Be Conducted From New Year’s Day Through Easter Season LOCAL CHURCH TO WORK IN PROGRAM Mrs. H. T. St. George Heads Commission On Member ship And Evangelism In Trinity Methodist Church By W. B. KEZIAH Employees of the Hertford Con struction Company, now engaged in grading for the Sunny Point installation railroad, will all get off Wednesday afternoon until Monday. They plan to spend Christmas at their homes. Normally they would only take a day off from the project. They would also be working Saturday and possibly Sunday if the way was open. Recent changes in pl ans for the installation effected the course of the railroad from Moores Creek down into the in stallation and new surveys are now being rushed by the engi neers. Pending these surveys the Hert ford Company is grading for so me five or six miles of the rail road directly along the river and there will be no great rush of work until they get the go-ahead signals for operations northwest of Route 130. Part of the change in plans are understood to call for the placing of the administration bu ilding some two and a half miles nearer the docks, instead of di rectly alongside Route 303. This new location has called for sever al changes in railroad routing af ter it comes across Moore’s Creek. The main entrance will be on Route 303 where it was original ly planned for both it and the ad ministration building. There may be an important bearing on the change of location for the admin istration building. One source sta ted that the last construction it em on the present program wo uld be the building of barracks for troops. He added that these facilities would be built where it was originally planned to have the administration building at the main entrance. Manager W. T. Anderson of the Hetford Construction Com pany, stated Sunday that pending the completion of the new plans (Coutinued on Page 4) Girls And Boys Back In Town Boys In Service And Both Girls And Boys At Home From College Add To Holiday Spirit Many service men and boys and girls form the various universi ties and colleges are at home for the Christmas holidays, and the presence of these young people is doing a great deal to get South port in a holiday mood. Boys home from service for the holidays are: Jack Swan, Har old Spencer, Douglas Watts, Bert ran Burris, Douglas Johnson, ag new Flucher, G. W. Fisher, Robin Hood, Elloitt Hickman, Tommy Bowmer, Jimmy Smith, Gene Ful wood, Roger Ward. Boys home from school are: Billie Sanders, Tulane University; Darrell Fisher, The Citadel; and (Continued on Page Four) Tide Table Following Is the tide table (or 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, December 24 10:40 A. M. 4:19 A. M. 11:08 P. M. 4:55 P. M. Friday, December 25 11:21 A. M. 5:05 A. M. 11:52 P. M. 5:37 P. M. Saturday, December 26 12:01 A. M. 5:52 A. M. 0:00 P. M. 6:21 P. M. Sunday, December 27 0:39 A. M. 6:42 A. M. 12:45 P. M. 7:08 P. M. Monday, December 28 1:28 A. M. 7:38 A. M. 1:32 P. M. 7:58 P. M. Tuesday, December 29 2:22 A. M. 8:35 A. M. 2:23 P. M. 8:49 P. M. Wednesday, December 30 3:15 A. M. 9:35 A. M. 3:16 P. M. 9:43 P. M.
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