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Most Of The News All The Time THE STATE > A Good Newspaper In Volume No. 17 No. 38 8-Page5 Today SOUTHPORT, N. C. WEDNESDAY, ORT PILOT A Cood Community The Pilot Covers Brunswick County IL 6, 1955 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY $1.50 PER YEAR County Board Endorses New Drainage Work Members Of Board Of Co unty Commissioners Ask For Outside Assistance In Mapping Plans For Wat er Control OTHER MATTERS OF BUSINESS SETTLED Tax Matters Took Up Part Time During Monday Ses sion; New Purchase Ar rangement Made The board of county commis sioners were in session Monday with all members present. Sever al matters were attended to, the most important of which was a resolution relative to the Bruns wick County Drainage District. It was ordered that Easter Monday be observed as a holiday by all county offices. On a motion by Commissioner Herbert F. Swain, seconded by Commissioner Leo Medlin, it was ordered that hereafter all county offices needing to make a pur chase shall make out a requisi tion and present it to the board before purchase is made. A road in Shallotte township, known as the Village Point and Gause Landing road, was approv ed by the commissioners for pav ing, if possible. A road in Smithville township leading from No. 87 to the end of the school bus route was ap proved for hard surfacing. This road is approximately one and one-fourth miles in length. It was ordered that Bessie Ballard of Northwest township be relieved of four years taxes, ’46, ’47, ’48 and ’49 taxes because of double-listing. The resolution approved with regard to the Drainage Distiict Was as follows: WHEREAS it appears to the Board that the landowners in the Cawcaw Watershed area of this county have organized a drain age district known as Brunswick County Drainage District No. 1 for the purpose of constructing a water control project in said! area; and WHEREAS it appears that this project will be of great economic value, both to the owners of the land in the area effected and also to the county as a whole; and WHEREAS it appears that these landowners in the proposed district will not be able financi ally to complete this project, nor do they have the means with whi ch to obtain needed technical as sistance; and WHEREAS it appears that the Congress has enacted legislation known as the “Watershed Plan ning and Flood Prevention Act” under the provisions of which needed assistance can be obtain ed. THEREFORE, on motion made by F. H. Swain, seconded by Leo Medlin, and unanimously carried, it is: RESOLVED that the Board of Continued On Page Two r Brief Bits Of lnewsj BUSINESS TRIP J. C. Bowman, Southport at torney, has returned from a busi ness trip to Washington, D. C. P. T. A. MEETING The regular monthly meeting of the Southport Parent-Teachers Association has been postponed from tomorrow (Thursday) night to Thursday night of next week. LIONS TO MEET The regular meeting of the Southport Lions Club will be held tomorrow (Thursday) at 12:30 o’clock in the Community build ing. At ST. PHILLIPS The Rev. William L. Hicks will preside over Holy Communion and will preach at St. Phillips Episcopal Church Easter Sundaj morning at 11 o’clock. INSPECTING JOB HERE W. E. Yoder of Reading, Pa. general superintendent of the T F. Scholes, Inc., is spending £ few days here inspecting th< huge railroad building job hi: company is engaged on at Sunr.j Point. SPECIALIST ARRIVES Miss Martha Sameth, person nel specialist with the New Yorl Port of Embarkation, arrived yes terday and has begun the worl of interviewing prospective era ployees of the administration of fices at SPAALT. Report Progress On Fishing Pier New Span Reaching Out Over Water Already, With Contractor Making Good Headway On Job Construction on the new steel fishing pier at Yaupon Village is now making good progress and there is assurance that the sports minded folks will be able to use it some time soon after the mid dle of May. It is about 200-feet from high water mark to the low water mark. Most of the pilings for this distance have been put in and some of the decking. The pile driver which has been working from the ground will be mounted to the structure this week and proceed the rest of the way wor king from the decking. There are no bolts and nuts in the steel framework. Everything is being welded together to form a one-piece structure up to the decking. The decking is of 3x8 inch cypress, 20 feet in length and free from knots. All was cut to the 20-foot specification and as a result there will be no pat ching together of the decking or flooring. The location is one block east of the main Yaupon Village Street. The total length of the structure is 800-feet, 600 feet of it extending beyond the low wa ter mark. Old timers along this part of the coast say that the area is one of the best spots anywhere for all sorts of sports fishing. Special Services Set For Easter Pre-Dawn Singing By Color ed Choristers Is One Of The Most Enjoyable Fea tures Of Observance Of Easter In Southport COMBINE CHOIRS PRESENT CANTATA This Will Take Place At 7:30 O’Clock At Trinity Methodist Church; Spec ial Music At Morn ing Hour Religious services will highli ght the observance of Easter in Southport, beginning with the pre-dawn singing by colored sin gers and concluding with the pre sentation of a cantata by the combined' church choirs at 7:30 o’clock. At the morning hour regular worship services will feature spe cial music as the Easter theme is told in song and story. "The Triumphant Hour’’ is the name of the cantata which will be presented at Trinity Methodist Church by the choirs of South port Baptist Church and Trinity Methodist Church, with members from Southport Presbyterian Church and St. Phillips Episco palian Church. It will be direct ed by Mrs. Dallas Pigott. The cantata is unique in that color slides depicting scenes of the fateful week end of the first Easter will be shown as the story in music unfolds. It is expected that an overflow will attend this union service, and special seating arrangements are being provided. No Restrictions Yet For Visitors Until Operations Begin This Fall Visitors Will Be Able To Inspect Work Progress At Sunny Point By W. B. KEZIAH Until the beginning of actual operations, Col. William A. Mc Aleer, Commanding Officer for Sunny Point under the Army Transportation Corps, does not plan any change in the regulati ons regarding visitors, but rigid restrictions will go into effect when operations start. This sho uld be by late fall. First under Col. Roland C. Hill, Corps of Army Engineers, and continued under Col. Raymond L. Hill, who succeeded Colonel Brown, there were no regulations restricting visitors. Both of these men held that the installation belonged to the people, that they were entitled to visit and inspect the growing in stallation, insofar as they kept within bounds of safety to them selves and workers and did no damage. Contractors, naturally, had some responsibility and authority with regard to visitors where they were working. But all of them followed the policy of the Army Engineers. Visitors have been and are being treated with patience , and courtesy. There is only one place where there is a semblance of a restric tion. That is on the three concrete piers being built by the Diamond ■ Construction Company. There it :; was necessary for the safety oi ■j visitors and employees that visi tors should not drive out on the ■ docks without authorization 01 - unless they are accompanied bj (Continued on Page 4) Stone Named To Succeed Himself Members of the Brunswick County Board of Education met here Monday night and reelected Henry C. Stone su perintendent of schools. He has been serving since July 1953, at which time he was named to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of J. T. Denning. Corbett Coleman was elec ted chairman of the board, a position left vacant when Roy Sellers was named' to replace G. K. Lewis as representative from the Bolivia school dis trict. Sellers attended his first meeting Monday night. | Local M.P. Force Visit Festival Men Assigned For Training Civilian Personnel At Sunny Point Assist In Handling Big Crowd At the request of the Chief of Police of Wilmington, 10 of the crack Military Police from the New York Port of Embarkation, now assigned to Sunny Point, went from here to assist in han dling the parade crowd Saturday. They were in command of Cap tain M. D. Ivory, assisted by M Sgt. Hoskinson. Others composing the cadre were Corporal Gibson, Corporal Tiirina, Pfc. Wilson, Pfc. Headley, Pfc. Haidl, Pfc. Griffin, Pfc. Huggins and Pfc. Patterson. Cpl. William A. McAleer, C. O. at Sunny Point, Lt. Col. Gregg McLeod and several other offic ers attached to the terminals at tended the festival. Col. McAleer stated on his return here that he was glad to have his men do what they could in helping to handle the crowd. Incidentally, while he was there the C. O. met Governor Luther Hodges, Mayor E. L. White and the Command ing officer at Camp Lejeune. Three Hurt In Wreck Monday Jeep-Auto Collision In Busi ness District Creates Quite A Bit Of Excite ment Excitement was created here Monday afternoon when a jeep driven by Miss Betty McGlam ery was involved in a collision with an automobile driven by Mrs. W. T. Full wood, Jr., at the Baptist Church corner. Three persons were injured, al though all were released1 after receiving examinations and first aid at Dosher Memorial Hospital. Most seriously injured was Ri chie Fullwood, 7-year-old young ster, who sustained a bad gash [on his forehead. Other occupants of the automobile were the lad’s ! mother and his 9-months-old bro i ther and his cousin, Jesse Way i ne Howard. None of them were hurt. Miss McGlamery and Miss Jean Thompson, a passenger ir ; the jeep, received bruises and iwere treated for shock. Miss Thompson was knocked uncon scious when thrown from the ve [ hide. Deadline For Red Cross Set For April 15th Extension Of Time Asked By The Rev. L. D. Hay man, Who Is Directing Red Cross Roll Call In Brunswick WORKERS BUSY IN EACH COMMUNITY Mrs. Eunice Daniel In Char ge In Southport, With Ac tive Solicitation Slated To Start This Week The Rev. L. D. Hayman re ports that the Red Cross fund raising campaign is entering its final stage and will come to a close as of April 15. Throughout Brunswick county volunteer solicitors are at work at Leland, Town Creek, Bolivia, Supply, Village Point, Shallotte, Grissettown, Hickman’s Cross roads, Ash, Freeland and South port. All are under competent leadership and local helpers have been or are being secured to ma ke a complete house-to-house vis itation for roll-call of member ship. Solicitations of membership among the business firms of the county are also being made. In addition to those already announced as members of the bo ard of directors, Mrs. Florence Sullivan, is directing the efforts at Winnabow. Mrs. Eunice Dani el is heading the work at South port with Mrs. E. C. Blake as sisting her in the suburban area near town. Mrs. Daniel is pow busy securing zone workers: in the town of Southport, and: as soon as these workers are |en listed an announcement of fthe entire working staff, including both officers, directors and tiler assistants will be made. “Every indication points to a successful campaign,” says |the Rev. Mr. Hayman. “People jpe most favorable to the cause, find I am delighted with the hearty response in every way. Not a /Sin gle person who was asked to %t-j i come a director or a helper j declined the opportunity to ser-> ve. Others will be announced laj ter, for the list of workers is a; yet incomplete.” Among the colorde people, the work is progressing satisfaetor ily. Mrs. Annie A. Montgomery i: in charge of the entire colorec population and will announce hei helpers soon. W.M.U. Session ! Next Wednesday Goshen Baptist Church Will Be Host To Annual Meet • ing Of W.M.U. Of Bruns wick Baptist Association The W. M. U. of the Brunswick Baptist Association will have theii annual meeting at Goshen Bap thetist Church beginning April 13 The program begins at 10 o’clock The missionary and guesl speaker will be Mrs. J. D. Frank from Wake Forest and Zurich Switzerland. The State represent-j ative will be Miss Janet Wilson} State Young Peoples Secretary! Also on the program are the folf lowing associational leaders: Revj Joe Stanley, Rev. Henry Register; Mrs. Anne Clemmons, Mrs. L. J. McKeithan, Mrs. Odell Blanton, Mrs. Joe Reaves, Mrs .Margaret McRackan and several of the G. A. girls and R. A. boys. The Brunswick Baptist Asso ciation reached the State goal again this year and also made the Standard of Excellence. The Continued On Page Two i Remember This Boat ? smftBi* bmkmh 1 i I fFlEltflt? u" ' piVtit*? , CHANGED—Older Southport residents may recognize the lines of the above Lssel and be able to identify her as the former steamer Wilmington, which in fcher years made daily trips from Southport to Wilmington. The vessel now ope Utes in Tampa Bay as a sightseeing boat. Until the first of this year it has been j ferry boat operating in the same area. fjacht Basin Will I Get Maintenance St h port Yacht Basin Will |e Dredged To Depth Of 3-Feet, 2-Feet Shy Of Iroject Depth 1A1NTENANCE WORK 3N INLAND WATERWAY otitract Calls For Removal Of Shoals To Depth Of 12-Feet; Expect Work To Require One Month Contracts for intracoastal wa enjfay maintenance dredging in !lining the dredging of the boat JaaiT at Southport, were let last reek by the Corps of Army En :ineers to the Norfolk Dredging 'ompany of Norfolk. The boat or yacht basin here is scheduled to be restored to a iO-foot depth and the waterway at Lockwoods Folly to the pro ject depth of 12 feet, according to the announcement from the District Engineers Office. The entire project calls for the removal of some 113,000 cu bic yards of shoals from the wa terway at points from New Riv er in Onslow county to Little River, S. C. The waterway project depth is 12-feet but for the past several years the absence of funds has prevented the engineers from maintaining that depth. The pre sent contract indicates that the original depth of 12 feet is being restored on the waterway. At the boat basin at Southport the project is also a 12-ft. of water. The 10-foot dredging at this time apparently indicates that there is still a lack of funds. However, the 10-foot dep th is ample for the boats using the basin and boatmen appear satisfied for the present until additional funds permit dredging tot he project depth. For the past year the big shrimpers and other craft have been having much trouble get ting up to their moorings and un loading docks at low tide. The work on the waterway will begin within 30 days and should take about a month. Southport should be reached about halfway the month with the work here requiring about a week. The plans (Continued on Page 4) I W. B. KEZiAH Our ROVING Reporter With the definite naming of the government terminals here as Sunny Point Army Ammunition Loading Terminal (SPAALT), the worry of a lot of people in South port and elsewhere in Brunswick is over. It was not in the order of things to call this installation in Brunswick for a city in another county, and we were told three years ago that the change in na ime would occur when the Army Transportation Corps took over. This relieved our own mind, but the public did not have the same assurance, nor could assurance be given them. All that we could say was that the name would be come Sunny Point, and Sunny Po int it is and will remain. It is not necessary for the public to call it by its full military title. T. L. Smith of Siler City wrote this week to say that they are expecting to move the furniture into their new home at Bong Beach this week end. Mrs. Smith has spent much time here super vising the construction. Her husband wrote this week expressing his thanks to W. B. Keziah for a recent trip over the Sunny Point installation. In part (Mr. Smith said: ‘‘It was so kind (Continued on page lour) Has Trouble With New Handcuffs This past week Drew Long, constable of Shallotte town ship, went to Wilmington and purchased himself a pair of handcuffs from a pawn shop. They were for use in his msiness and he was quite proud of them. Coming on to Southport and without testing the open ing and closing ability of one side of the cuffs, he slipped the link on his wrist for the purpose of demonstrating to several spectators how It worked. It worked allright, clicked shut. Then declined to click open in response to the key. Drew finally back-tracked to Wilmington and had to have the cuff burned off. He is said to have used a lot of unprintable language before starting home. Special Service Set For Friday Three-Hour Service Will Be Held Beginning At Noon At St. Phillips Episcopal Church Good Friday Services will be held at St. Phillips Episcopal Church from noon to 3 p. m. Friday of this week. The Episco pal, Baptist, Methodist and Pres byterian Churches are all parti cipating. The hours from 12 to 3 cor respond to the hours during whi ch Jesus hung upon the cross. The seven last statements spoken by Christ at the time will be the text of messages delivered on Friday. Each of these last sayings will be a service in itself, with Scrip ture, prayer, sermon and hymn. These words and the ministers Continued On Page Four) Fayetteville Man Drowns Saturday Attorney J, O, Harris, Mem ber Of Prominent Cum berland County Family, Drowned In New Inlet At Lockwoods Folly Drowned Saturday evening while fishing in the new channel cut by the storm at the lower end of Long Beach, the body of J. O. Harris, prominent Fayette ville attorney, was recovered Monday afternoon. The body was first reported by Hall Waters from his plane flying over the' beach, 3 miles below the scene of the accident. Harris had gone to the beach (in company with J. D. DeVane, Fayetteville, owner of a home at ! the beach. Both were wearing \ heavy clothes and rubber hip boots when they went to the | newly created inlet to fish, and Harris reportedly stepped into deep water. With his heavy clo thes and hip boots he was power (Continued On Page Four) Army Announces Activation Of Great Terminal Administrative Operation Begins, But Physical Ope ration Not Expected Un til This Fall Activation of a new ammuniti on loading terminal, located near Southport was announced last week by the Department of the Army. The .'523-million terminal, which will not begin physical op eration until the fall, will begin administrative operation effect ive April 1. Designated the Sunny Point Ammunition Loading Terminal (SPAALT), the terminal repre sents a departure in ammunition loading. SPAALT is the first ter minal designed for the specific purpose of handling various types of ammunition, explosives anc other dangerous cargo, providing maximum safety with minimun exposure. The Department of the Army emphasized that Sunny Point was 1 not a depot. SPAALT receipts J will arrive by both truck and rail for transfer direct to the holds of waiting ships. The terminal will be operated by the Army Transportation Corps under direction of the New York Port of Embarkation. SPAALT, however, will have its own identity with a commanding officer and supporting staff. Col. William A. McAleer, former com manding officer of Kure Port, Japan, will be in command of Sunny Point. The new terminal, located on the Cape Fear River, some 15 miles south of Wilmington and 5 miles north of Southport, is be ing constructed under the super vision of the Wilmington District of Corps of Engineers. SPAALT is its largest peacetime project since the District was established in 1884. The authorization and approp riations for the project were is sued by the 82nd Congress from Sept.-Nov., 1951, with the go ahead signal for construction be ing given in November 1951. , -— Short Session Of Court Held Activities Of Weekly Ses sion Of Brunswick County Recorder’s Court Com pleted Early In Afternoon Activity in Brunswick county Recorder’s court came to a close during the middle of the after noon Monday with the following judgements being handed down: Lester Moore, non support, 9 months on roads, suspended on condition that defendant pay $10 per week to support of his wife and two minor children. Alvin Talmadge Parnell, fol lowing too close, defendant agreed to pay damage in the am out of $10. Olin Major Frink, speeding (65-mph) fined $10 and costs. Joe Vinson Callahan, improper turn, fined $10 and costs. Jessie Oliver Inman, speeding (65-mph) fined $10 and costs. Buster Mincey, speeding (65 mph) fined $10 and costs. Luther Henry Crisco, Jr., speeding, (55-mph in 45-mph zone), fined $10 and costs.* Isaac Carroll Masly, speeding (65-mph) fied $10 ad costs. Continued On Page Two First Military Personnel For Terminal Here Commanding Officer Ar rives Wednesday, Togeth er With Executive Offi cer; Military Policemen Arrived Friday SPAALT IS NEW NAME FOR PROJECT Recruiting Team Here Tues day For Purpose Of Fill ing Certain Adminis trative Positions By W. B. KEZIAH Activated now but with several nonths to go before construction s completed to the extent of jutting the installation in opera don, the Sunny Point Army Ani nunition Loading Terminal (SPA ALT) commands all deep .vater ports on the Atlantic Coast, from the Virginia border to Miami, Fla., so far as Army Transportation is concerned. SPAALT is the official shorten ing of the name. For the sake of brevity the public is at liberty to call it Sunny Point. Even the military officials and men, when not enaged in official communi cations, refer to the place as Sun ny Point. A picked group of crack Mili tary Police from the New York Port of Embarkation arrived last week. They are under command of Capt. Maurice L. Ivory and M-Sgt. Hoskinson. They will be here for several months engaged in the work of training Civilian Guards for the installation. A recruiting team from the Army Transportation Corps ar rived yesterday. They will select and hire a number of adminis trative empolyees who will be trained for their work between now and when operations com mence. Sunny Point is in command of Colonel William A. McAleer who arrived at Southport Wednesday of last week and formally took command on April 1. The execu tive officer and second in com mand is Lt. Col. Gregg McLeod. A third executive is Major Jack Reavis. All are here and active in preparatory work. Mrs. Mc leer, wife of the commander, is also here .having arrived late (Continued on Page 2) Bank Cashier Faces Charges Former Cashier Of Shall otte Branch Waccamaw Bank And Trust Company Charged With Embezzle ment WILMINGTON—Edwin Charles Harrelson, former cashier and manager of the Shallotte branch of the W'accamaw Bank and Trust Company, was charged last week with embezzling $1,622 of bank funds. Kay J. Abbaticchio, special agent in charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Charlotte, an nounced that a complaint was filed before U. S. Commissioner J. Douglas Taylor here charging Harrelson, 33, with violating the Federal Reserve Act. Harrelson waived a hearing be fore Taylor and was r eleased on a $1,500 bond. The 33-year-old former cashier is charged with embezzling the funds and converting them to his own use on July 28, 1954. 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, April 7 7:59 A. M. 1:52 A. M. 8:25 P. M. 2:00 P. M. Friday, April 8 8:36 A. M. ” 2:33 A. M. 9:01 P. M. 2:37 P. M. Saturday, April 9 9:11 A. M. 3:13 A. M. ! 9:38 P. M. 3:13 P. M. Sunday, April 10 9:45 A. M. 3:51 A. M. j 10:14 P. M. 3:49 P. M. Monday, April 11 I 10:21 A. M. 4:30 A. M. 10:51 P. M. 4:26 P. M. Tuesday, April 12 I 10:59 A. M. 5:12 A. M. | 11:31 P. M. 5:05 P M. Wednesday, April 13 11:42 A. M. 5:56 A. M. 5 0:00 P. M. 5:50 P. M.
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