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Volume No. 17
THE STATE PORT PILOT
_A Good Newspaper In A Good Community
No. 31 6-Pages Today SOUTHPORT, N. C. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1955 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
The Pilot Covers
Brunswick County
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County Baptists
Hold Missionary
Study Institute
All Day Session Of Bruns
wick Baptist Association
Organization Conducted
At The Southport Baptist
Church
TEACHER TRAINING
FEATURED IN WORK
Interesting Program Featur
ed Roth The Morning And
Afternoon Sessions Of
Institute
Woman’s Missionary Union of
the Brunswick Baptist Associa
tion held its Mission Study In
stitute and Leadership Conference
at the Southport Baptist Church
on Tuesday beginning at 10 a.
m. and closing at 2:30 p. m. with
lunch served in the recreation
loom of the church.
The meeting was called to order
by Mrs. Margaret C. McRackan,
associational missionary of the
Brunswick Association. Mrs. Paul
ine S. Swain, president of the
W. M. S. of the Southport church,
welcomed the visitors. The W. M.
U. Watchwords for the year were
repeated and the W. M. U. hymn
for the year was sung in unison.
Rev. Leo Hawkins, Pastor of the
Southport Baptist church, led in
the opening worship period. The
secretary read the minutes of the
last Leadership Conference and
called the roll of the churches.
Mrs. McRackan then explained the
purpose of the institute and the
conferences and introduced the
teachers of the classes for the
Home Mission series of books for
Spring study, the purposes of the
classes being to help the teachers
prepare to teach the books in
their home churches. Mrs. Lula
B. McKeithan instructed those
who are to teach “Under the
North Star”; Mrs. Norma Will
iams those who are to teach
"Light in Yumuri”; Mrs. Jean W.
Hawkins the book “Through A
Cuban Window”; Mrs. Mildred
Hooks “Gold In Alaska” and
Mrs. Gertrude D. Blake the book
“Taboo in Panama”.
After lunch the meeting was
again called to order with the
singing of “Come Women Wide
Proclaim” with Mrs. Ressie R.
Whatley leading the afternoon de
votional period. Separate confer
ences on mission study and stew
ardship were held with Mrs. Mc
Rackan leading the one on mis
sion study and Mrs. Ruby Reeves
leading the conference on steward
ship.
All during the conferences and
the mission study institute great
stress was laid upon preparation
and prayer for the coming evan
gelistic revivals of March 28
through April 10. The women,
were urged to attend the W. M.
U. tallies on March 8 at Farmers
Chapel, Mt. Olive and Beulah
churches.
Brief Bits Of
lnewsj
I.IONS CLUB
The regular meeting of South
port Lions Club will be held to
morrow (Thursday) at 12:30
o’clock in the Community Build
ing.
CAKE AND PIE SALE
The Lunch Room Committee of
the P. T. A. will have a cake
and pie sale on Saturday mor
ning at 10 o’clock at the Capt.
Church building at the corner of
Moore and Howe. Proceeds will go
to provide lunches for needy chil
dren.
IN TKREST IN AI RFORCK
Sergeant C. W. Deaton, Air
Force recruiting officer with
headquarters in the Post Office
Building in Wilmington, reports
much interest on the part of
Brunswick county boys in the Air
Force. The Sergeant makes week
ly trips to Southport and Shal
lotte on Tuesdays and usually
picks up a couple of men on each
trip. The Air Force appears to
be favorite branch of the service
for many local men.
ATTEND RALLY
Members of the Young Peo
ples Service League of St. Phil
lips Episcopal Church attended the
mid-winter youth rally of the Dio
cese of East Carolina Friday and
Saturday in Washington. Those
attending were: Julia Ashburn,
Judy Young, Penny Moore, Bet
sy Carr, Mary Lib Fox, Kay Col
trane and Carolyn Mallison. They
were accompanied by the Rev.
William L. Hicks and Mrs. C. A.
Fox.
Mechanical ‘Mules’
Working In County
Statement Last Week About Disappearing Farm Mules
Brought To Light The Use Of Strange Vehicles
At Sunny Point
A stoi-y in the Rovin’ Reporter,
column last week had to do with
mules, or rather the fact that the
one-time best friend of the far
mer is now fading from the face
of the earth. The day after the
story appeared C. H. Rosson of
the E. B. Towels Construction
Company confirmed the disap
pearing act of the mules by say
ing, "You can ride all day, all
over the State without seeing a
one of them.’’ ,
Maybe the 4-legged mule is on
his way out, but E. B. Young ofi
Charlotte, boss of the Young-,
Stone Company at Sunny Point
has a whole herd of merchanical
mules working at his plant.
They are really trucks, used to
haul crushed stone, but one ancj
all, the operators refer to their
machines as, “my mule."
Between the "mules" and the
operators, something of a circus
is staged every day, the operators
being the clowns in the case. They
ride on the front ends or the he
ads of the mules and drive ’em
backward. The mules never turn
around but rush back and forth
all day, carrying about 4 cubic
yards of crushed rock. When they
are -going backwards the driver
looks forward and when they are
going forward he looks back
ward. That is to say, his loaded
truck is in iront ot mm when he
is going forward and is behind
tiim when he is going backward.
, A reporter studying the activi
ties of Mr. Young’s herd of mules
:ould not determine to his own
satisfaction whether they were
going forward or going backward,
rhe operators were apparently
sitting on the head or it may
lave been the tail. One thing is
sure, it is sort of difficult to
iescribe the critters.
Half the time an observer ga
ns the impression that the term
Iriver is obsolete. The mules pu
sh him one way and pull him
:he other.
Cage Tournament
Begins Wednesday
Annual Brunswick County
Basketball Tournament
Will Be Played At Shal
lotte Gymnasium Next
Week-End
COMPETITION IS
KEENER THAN EVER
Leland Girls And Boys Are
Defending Champions But
Both Will Have Hard
Road To Another
Title
The opening round of the
Brunswick County Tournament
will be played at the Shallotte High
School gymnasium ' Wednesday
night when the fourth and fifth
ranked teams in both the girls
and boys division play for the
right to enter the semi-finals on
Thursday.
Two double-headers will be
played on Thursday, with win
ners to advance into the cham
pionship contest and losers to
qualify for consolation games.
Finals in the boys division will
be played Friday night, with the
gills consolation game as part
two of the program. On Saturday
night the girls will settle their
championship, with the consolation
game for boys rounding out the
program.
Although final seedings will not
be made until pre-tournament play
is completed, as things look now
Leland girls and Shallotte boys
will earn the No. 1 spots. The
ranking of other teams still is
undecided, but it seems certain
that both Southport teams will
have to play Wednesday night for
the right to advance in the tour
nament. Most likely opponent for
the girls appears to be Bolivia,
while the boys game may send
Southport against Waccamaw,
teams that have divided their
two contests thus far this season.
The defending champions are
the two Leland teams. Both have
outstanding records for the sea
son, but the boys are sure to get
plenty of opposition from Shal
lotte and there are some girls
teams that may upset the champs
in their own division.
Training School
For Methodists
I hree-Day Christian Work
ers Training School Will
Be Held At Bolivia Begin
ning February 27
Plans are being made for a
Christian Workers Training School
at Bethel Methodist Church in
Bolivia, beginning Sunday, Feb
ruary 2This school will last for
three nights, and will be par
ticipated in by representatives
from other Methodist churches in
the county.
These include Sliallotte, Rev.
Lawrence Bridges, minister ;Shal
lotte Circuit, Rev. J. T. Fisher,
minister; Town Creek, Rev. C. L.
W'alren, minister; Trinity Metho
dist Church, Rev. R. H. Jordan,
minister.
Three courses will be offered.
Mrs. V. E. Queen of Wilmington
will teach a course for workers
with children in the church school
Continued On Page Two
Court Of Honor
vHere Next Week
There will be a Court of
Awards or Court of Honor held
in the Brunswick County court
house Monday night at 7:30
o’colck. Recently, Rev. Joe Mc
Leod, Presbyterian minister, and
Rev. Leo Hawkins, Baptist min
ister, have been authorized to
hold these meetings for the
presentation of awards and also
to serve as a board of review
to pass on work done by in
dividual Scouts leading up to
awards.
There will also be a troop in
spection that night .This will
be under the supervision of Mr.
Burunjes and Mr. Breese from
the Wilmington Boy Scout of
fice. The public is cordially in
vited and the parents of Scouts
are particularily urged to be
present.
Taxpayers Will
Get Some Relief
N. C. Department Of Reve
nue Releases Information
On How To Take Credit
For Losses Sustained Dur
ing Hurricane
Last fall, Hurricane Hazel ripp
ed through coastal and eastern
North Carolina, causing millions
of dollars in damage. This week,
the North Carolina Department of
Revenue reelased a guide for the
state income taxpayer to assist
him. in determining his uncom
pensated loss on non-commercial
property, which is deductible from
the income on which he must pay
tax.
Because oif the wide area visit
ed by the Hurricane—rural sec
tions, villages, towns, cities, and
the many types of residential
properties destroyed or damaged,
the Department did not attempt
to set forth hard and fast rules,
but has established the broad,
generalized policies under which
this loss is to be determined.
The full text of Revenue Com
missioner Eugene Shaw’s mem
orandum may be obtained by
writing to the North Carolina De
partment of Revenue, Income Tax
Division, Raleigh, North Carolina.
Basically, the sum to be ar
rived at by the taxpayer, to satis
fy the Revenue Department is
the difference in value of his non
business real and personal prop
erty as a direct result of the
hurricane, less the amount of in
surance recovery.
Generally, here are the accept
able methods by which the tax
payer may arrive at an equitable
estimate of his loss:
If the residential or other non
commercial property was com
pletely destroyed, the taxpayer of
course must first determine the
original cost, plus cost of im
provements made since the origin
al purchase. He adds these items
together. Then he detrmines the
fair market value just before loss,
takes the smaller of these figures,
subtracts amount of insurance re
contmued On Page Two
Better Weather
Speeds Building
Tempo In Area
Work Of Moving Houses
And Making Plans For
Building New Cottages
Steps Up As Workmen
Are Able To Be On Job
LARGE NUMBER OF
PEOPLE BUILDING
Some Work At Sunny Point
Is Also Getting Break
From Improvement In
Weather Conditions
The beautiful spring-like wea
ther prevailing since Sunday has
given a shot in the arm to bea^Ji
building and other construction
activities in the Southport area.
The outlook today is that this fine
weather may continue for a while
longer.
Much preparatory work is now
being done, and getting ahead
with it will allow other workers
to move in and join in the push
later.
At Long Beach much of ‘ the
restoration work has been com
pleted. D. W. Sneeden, Wilming
ton contractor whose equipment
bas been working there* has mov
ed much of his activities over to
the Caswell Beach strand and is
making good progress there. Re
builders and parties bent on new
construction at Caswell Beach
can now move in and add to the
activities.
At Long Beach yesterday it
was reported that a total of 28
homes had been moved back and
were being reconstructed, along
with several new ones under con
struction or prepared to start.
Each week now sees the picture
changing at Long Beach.
A 'month ago it was said that
there would be 50 homes avail
able at Long Beach by June. The
following week the number in
prospect had increased to 75. Now
many optimistic minds say that
there will be not less than 150
there this season. The expectati
ons are multiplying like guinea
pigs and these expectations are
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Weekly Session
Of County Court
Several Defendants Appear
ing In Recorder’s Court
Here Monday Were Bound
Over To Superior Court
For Trial
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A varied docket was disposed
of here Monday in Brunswick co
unty Recorder’s Court, with sev
eral defendants being bound over
to Superior Court for trial on
charges over which the county
has no jurisdiction. The following
action was taken:
Howard Allen Penton, Jr., spee
ding, (75-mph) fined $15 and
costs.
Javes Bryant, Jr., abandonment
and non-support, nol pros with
leave.
Harry Thomas, breaking and
entry and larceny, bound over to
Superior court.
Leroy Edwards, breaking and
entry and larceny, bound over to
Superior court.
James Jenrette, breaking and
entiy and larceny, bound over to
Superior court.
Specei H. Grice, breaking and
entry and larceny, bound over to |
Superior court.
Bernard Roe Marrick, speeding
(70-mph) fined $10 and costs.
James Clyde Holmes, speeding
(70-mph) fined $15 and costs.
George Martin Hewett, speed
ing(6 5-mph) fined $10 and costs.
Continued On Page Two
Coronation Scene
COURT—One of the highlights of the Valentine Festival Friday night at South
port high school was the crowning of the, king and queen. Seated are Queen Priscilla
Russ and King Billy White. They are flanked, from left to right by John Shelton,
Jean Cochran, Bill Blake, Cynthia Howard, Eddie Hubbard and Donna Burr Prevatte.
— (Photo by Mrs. Robert Jones.)
Frink Endorsed
For Judgeship
Sheriff Nominates
His ‘Meanest Man’
Sheriff Elbert H. Gray has
his own nomination for the
“meanest man in the world ’.
His candidate is the man who
entered the Mt. Olive Baptist
church building between Supply'
and Bolivia Saturday night and
stole 17 pieces of plywood, ma
terial for a partioning project
in the church.
“If anyone has a lead to de
termine the whereabouts of this
material,” said the sheriff, “I
hope they will contact me or
one of my deputies. I would
like to meet the gentleman who
took it.”
Shallotte Boy
Scouts Winners
Brunswick County Boys Sco
re Amazing Sweep Of
Trophies At Court Of
Honor Tuesday Night At
Whiteville
Shallotte’s Boy Scout troop 506
walked off with all of the per
manent 1954 trophies for the
south central district, Tuesday
night at the monthly Court of
Honor in Whiteville.
Attorney Robert Burns, Jr. of
Whiteville, in making presentation
of the four trophies—camping, at
tendance, advancement and in
spection—said the troop’s win was
amazing.
“The boys piled up such an im
pressive lead before Hurricane
Hazel that even after their ac
tivities were curtailed by the
storm, they were able to go on
and win.”
The Shallotte troop continued
its efforts at trophy winning by
winning the February court re
volving trophy for camping.
Continued On Page Two
W. B. KE5QAJH
Our
ROVING
Reporter
We spent all of one morning
this past week touring Long
Beach, Cashwell Beach and part
of the afternoon at Sunny Point.
With Austin Adkinson, Associated
Press editor from Charlotte. Mr.
Adkinson was on an AP story
regarding reconstruction at the
beaches. He got plenty of material
along that line while here and lie
also made a short trip to Holden
Beach while. on his way up from
South Carolina, The trip to Sunny
Point showed enough for another
big AP story, but that will come
later. When the big-time news [
agencies get a man out on a [
story he follows up that story
a-lid nothing' else. Sunny Point
ind some other things here are
;xpected to call for a return call
:o get another story.
We think that somebody is
grossly misrepresenting the aelual
situation. When we get up at 4
i m. and do a half-day's work
oefore other folks have break
fast and then finish our day’s
work at odd hours, it is no reason
to suppose we only half-work. As
a matter of fact, we are working
mentally from the time we get up
until we go to bed. Even if we
do seem, to have a lot of day
(Continued on Page Four)
i Members Of The Brunswick
County Bar Association
Passed Resolution Satur
day Giving Support To
Southport Lawyer
SOUTHPORT MAN
KNOWN IN DISTRICT
Frink Is In Great Demand
As Trial Lawyer Not Only
In Brunswick But In
Other Counties
. S. B. Frink, prominent South
port attorney has been endoarsed
by the Brunswick County Bar
Association for appointment as
resident Judge on the 13th Judi
cial District under the plan of
redistricting now before the State
Legislature. This action on the
part of his fellow lawyers came
at a meeting here Saturday mor
ning.
Frink is widely recognized as
one of the most able criminal
lawyers in Southeastern North
Carolina. Not only does he do a
big practice in his home county,
but his services are in demand in
New Hanover, Columbus, Bladen
and Pender counties.
Southport’s candidate for the
judgeship is a native of Bruns
wick county and is 55 years of
age. He is a veteran of both
World War 1 and World War II.
He has represented Brunswick
county in the State Senate on
three occasions, has served as a
member of the State Ports Au
thority and is at present a mem
ber of the State Seashore Parks
Commission.
“I appreciate the loyalty of my
fellow bar members,” Frink de
clared Saturday. “It is an honor
to be mentioned for appointment
as judge1 of the Superior court of
North Carolina. I would appre
ciate the opportunity to serve in
this capacity, and I am deeply
grateful for the encouragement
and support that has come from
my friends throughout the dis
trict.”
Lumberton Men
Rebuilding Now
Three Robeson County Citi
zens Show Keen Interest
In Rebuilding Plans For
Long Beach
John P. Stedjnan, Bowen Ross
and Howard Linklaw, prominent
citizens of Lumberton and boost
ers of Long Beach, were here
Friday and all are set for rebu
ildring their homes at Long Beach
right away.
The rain during their trip did
not keep them from going up to
Sunny Point and seeing about the
biggest terminals in the world, at
least the biggest in the United
States when one takes in both
the dock facilities combined with
that of the great railroad yards.
The three were all of one accord
Jin agreeing that the construction
of the terminals here will be an
| exhilarating shot in the arm to |
I the rebuilding of Long Beach and i
j continuous development tliereaf-:
ter.
I Stedmanis president of the
Continued On Page Two i
Sees Need For
Extending Rail
Lines To River
Official Of Big Contracting
Firm Expresses Belief
That Sunny Point Rail
Road Eventually Will Ex
tend Here
E. B. Young, president of the
Voung-Stone Company, now cru
shing rock from the marl and
rock that was pumped ashore in
the dock area dredging at Sunny
Point, is apparently sold on the
idea that the Sunny Point railroad
will eventually be extended to the
river just above Southport. The
Charlotte man said as much in ar
nterview here yesterday.
Young pointed out that the dis
tance is only approximately 4
miles to a point near the Admin
stration headquarters. Conneeti
ans, he thought, would greatly
stimulate private industry. Told
that the railroad was laid out
with that as one of its ultimate
objectives, if private industry
was interested and cared to un
dertake such a venture, he de
clared that he thinks private in
dustry should be interested now
Such a rail extension woulc
serve over 3 miles of deep watei
river frontage between Southpori
and Sunny Point and there is bo
und to be a tremendous develop
ment along this stretch of rivei
frontage.
In fact, the Charlotte man with
i plant that is now turning out
250-tons of crushed rock and mari
per hour, gave the distinct im
pression that he is not above thi
nking of some industry of his own
in the area between Southpori
and Sunny Point. He remarked
Continued On Page Two
Ventor Returns
Here For Work
Several Members Of Crew
From Southport While
Others Are Well Known
From Former Residence
Here
The Ventor of the Hill Dredg
ng Company of Atlantic City, N.
r., is due here on March 4 for a
job at Sunny Point that is ex
pected to require 8 months tc
complete, according to boat offi
cials. Army Engineers, however,
estimated the time required as
ibout 6 months.
All of the work to be done here
is maintenance, cleaning out the
lock areas and channels at Sun
ny Point. An estimated 2,800,000
cubic yards of earth are sche
iuled to be removed.
The Ventor previously worked
here a year and a half, leaving
in the late spring of 195! to go te
Brunswick, Ga., for a job. From
there she came back to George
town, S. C., where she is now
working. Dining her long stay
here most of her permanent men
ived in Southport and she also
employed quite a number of wor
kers from here and throughout
Brunswick county. It is expected
he same procedure will be fol
lowed during the forthcoming job.
Tom Gilbert, Southport man, is
bookkeeper and time keeper on
the Ventor, having started work
willi her at the beginning of 1953.
Continued On Page Two
Valentine Day
Festival Held
Friday Evening
One Of Most Enjoyable Pro
grams Of Recent Years
Presented In High School
Auditorium By A Large
Group Of Students
VARIED PROGRAM
WAS PRESENTED
Singing, Dancing And Reci
tations Included With The
Crowning Of Queen And
King Climaxing Even
ing’s Program
One of the most enjoyable j5ro
grams presented in recent years
at Southport high school was the
Valentine Festival Friday night.
It was a variety entertainment,
featuring singing, dancing and re
citations, and scores of students
of all ages participated.
The opening number was a
parody on "Alexander’s Ragtime
Band”, featuring the sing.ng and
dancing of Mary LeClerc, Vir
ginia Phillips, Vivian Jones, Betty
Julian and Barbara Helms. Next
came a charming “Welcome” from
Linda Pigott, Cathy Carson and
Kyra Ann Parker. A piano solo,
“Liebestraum,” by Brenda Wilks,
provided a musical interlude.
“You are My Valentine”, was a
vocal solo by Jo Ann Clemmons.
Bashful Town”, The first pro
duction number, featured a group
of singers. Next came “Doggie In
The Window,” singing with sound
effects, by Donna Burr Prevatte,
Sandra Potter, Debbie Myorski,
Patty Jenkins, Nancy Duncan,
Ellen St. George and Martha
Harrelson. A cute Valentine skit
featured Lynn Ruark and Kenneth,
King.
“My Love, My Love” was a
pretty vocal solo by (Jarol Fillin
game. The next number was
“Paper Valentine” with Barbara
Stankowski, Tommy Helms, Eddie
Hubbard, Sally Ward, Joyce Jor
genson, Charles Willis, Linda
Howard, Joe Reeves and featuring
tap dancing by Debbie Myorski.
“Mr. Sandman” was a vocal solo
by Danny White. “The Valentine
Nobody Wanted” was a skit pre
sented by second grade students.
Next came “Valentine Day In
The Morning”, a costume duet
by Sandra Mangrnn and Tommy
Harrelson. The Virginia Reel was
a costume production number by
Carolyn St. George, Cheryl Price,
Harriet Watts, Patricia Castor,
Jean Gilbert, Judy McKeithan,
John Shelton, Herbert Johnson,
Jr., Robert Potter, William Spen
cer, Vincent LeClerc and Craig
Caster. A captivating dance solo
came next and featured Joyce
Shaw. “Count Your Blessing” was
a vocal duet by Tommy Harrel
son and Homer McKeithan, Jr.
"I Knov/ A Few Things” was a
humorous classroom skit by Joan
Bryant, Bonnie Baker, Evelyn St.
George, Becky Helms, Josephine
Stankowski, Gus McNeil, Butch
LeClerc, Joey Ramsey, Bobby Mc
Keithan. “Let Me Go, Lover” was
a vocal duet with pantomime by
Debbie Myorski and Steve Pin
ner. A dance number “Mexican
Shuffle Dance” was presented by
Mary LeClerc, Barbara Bomber
ger, Carol Fillingame, Dorothy
Walton, Frances Jarrell, Carolyb
Price, Donald Burris, Leon Full
wood, David Peters, Paul Cochran.
Next came a vocal solo, “My
Funny Valentine”, by Brookie
Newton, accompanied by Jean
Thompson. "Sisters" was a cute
song skit by twins, Wanda and
Sandra Powell. "She Was Five
and He Was Ten” dramatization
featured the voice of Lee Casli
(Continued on Page 4)
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
Cape Fear Pilot’s Association.
High Tide Low Tide
Thursday, February 17,
3:47 A. M. 10:06 A.' ML
3:55 P. M. 10:12 P. M.
Friday, February 18,
4:41 A. M. 10:59 A. M.
4:50 P. M. 11:06 P. M.
Saturday, February 19,
5:32 A. M. 11:49 A. M.
5:40 P. M. 11:56 P. M.
Sunday, February 20,
6:19 A. M. 0:00 A. M.
6:28 P. M. 12:33 P. M.
Monday', February 21,
7:02 A. M. 0:42 A. M.
7:12 P. M. *1:15 P. M.
, Tuesday, February 22,
7:44 A. M. 1:26 A. M.
7:55 P. M. 1:56 P. M.
Wednesday, February 23,
8:25 A. M. 2:11 A. M.
8:38 P. M. 2:36 P. M.