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Most Of The News All The Time Volume No. 17 No. 47 6-Pages Today Good Newspaper SOUTHPORT, N. C. WE i A Good JUNE 8, 1955 Community The Pilot Covers Brunswick County PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY $1.50 PER YEAR Healthy Farm Program Shown From Statistics Report Of Annual Bruns wick County Farm Cen sus Shows Total 31,071 Acres Of Harvested Crop Land CORN PRODUCTION LEADS OTHER CROPS Variety Of Crops Reflected In Figures Contained In Report Of Census Statistics HEALTH FARM . Results of the Farm Census, contributed by the Board of Coun ty Commissioners to the North Carolina and United States De partments of Agriculture through the Crop Reporting service at Ra leigh, is best understood by the statiscal report just issued. The preliminary summary of the 1955 farm Census Survey for Brunswick County shows that 31,071 acres of cropland were harvested in 1954 from 162,594 acres of farm land. There were 7,052 acres of idle cropland, 3,376 acres of improved pasture and 906 acres of other open pasture. About 39 percent of all crops harvested was in com during 1954. Next in order was tobacco with 15 percent; 5 percent was devoted to sweet potatoes. A total of 649 milk cows reported for January 1. 1955, was below the 738 head reported last year, but beef cows increased from 1,122 to 1,388. In addition to the 162,716 acres of land in farms, the county has 119,659 acres in woods, waste, etc. From the farm land to woods, waste, etc., there was a loss of about 300 acres during the year. The knocked down figures, showing the acreage devoted to various crops in 1954; Com, all purposes, 12,618; Cotton, 353; To bacco, 4,859; Peanuts, alone, all purposes, 1,726; Wheat for grain, 420; Oots for grain, 2,452. Other small grains for grain, 512; Milo and other soghums for grain, 429; Soy Beans for beans, 1,996; Lespeuza for seed, 370. There were 2,529 acres in sweet potatoes, and vegetables, mostly for sale, took in 815 acres. In addition to the above knocked-down figures, there was, j of course ,a considerable acreage listed to various other crops. For example, there was 644 acres in lespedza. Brief Bits Of lnewsj IN DURHAM The Rev. R. H. Jordan is in Durham this week where, he is attending a pastor's school at Duke University. BUILDING RAMP Construction has started on the small boat launching ramp at the city dock at the foot of Howe street in Southport. IN HOSPITAL J. J. Loughlin, Jr., business manager at Dosher Memorial Hospital, entered Veterans Hos pital in Durham Tuesday. RETURNS HOME Bobby Spencer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Spencer of Southport is expected home in a few days with a medical discharge from the service. His mother states that he has recently been in a hospital in Philadelphia. BIBLE SCHOOL Daily Vacation Bible School is in session this week at Trinity Methodist Church, with sessions each morning beginning at 9 o'clock. The school will continue next week, Monday through Fri day. BENEFIT BARBECUE There will be another barbecue supper at Zion Methodist Church, Town Creek, Saturday night at 7 o’clock, sponsored by the Woman’s Society of Christian Service for the benefit of the educational building. There will also be home made pies and cakes for sale. C HURCH BENEFIT The Margaret Parkhill Auxili ary of St. Phillips Episcopal Church will present a style show on Tuesday evening, June 14, at 8 o’clock. Clothing and access ories featured in the showing will be through the courtesy of local merchants. Local models will be used. There will be singing and dancing at intervals during the show to add variety to the pro gram. Refreshments will be avail able. Mayor Proclaims Corps Anniversary June 16 Marks 180th Anniversary Of U. S. Army Engin eers Corps And Mayor Robinson Calls For Recognition With the 180th anniversary of the birthday of the Corps of Army Engineers coming up on June 16, Mayor Hoy Robinson, the City Aldermen and citizens of Southport think it no more than fitting that this birthday should leceive recognition. Appreciating the tremendous work that the Engineers have done in this area dur ing the past five years, this work being most ly along the line of National De fense, Mayor Robinson has issued a proclamation commending the Corps of Engineers. This procla mation, which speaks for itself, is as follows: “WHEREAS the I6th day of June, 1955, is the 180th Anniver sary of the founding of the Corps of Engineers of the United States Army by the Continental Congress June 16, 1775; and “WHEREAS the Corps of En gineers through its Wilmington District has improved and con tinues to maintain over 1300 miles of navigable inland water ways in North Carolina with special emphasis on the Lower Cape Fear River and the Atalntic Intracoastal Waterway both of which have contributed greatly to the progress and prosperity of our city and county; and “WHEREAS the Corps of En gineers through its Wilmington District has been entrusted with the design and construction of the Sunny Point Army Ammuni j tion Loading Terminal which facility has focused national at tention on this region and its unlimited resources for National Defense and future progress of j the Nation. “Now, THEREFORE, I ROY, ROBINSON, Mayor of the City of Southport of the State of North Carolina, do hereby proclaim ! Thursday, June 16th, 1955, as ] Corps of Engineers Day, and I i urge the people of the City of ; Southport of the State of North ; Carolina to observe this anniver sary with appropriate recognition of accomplishments by the Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, in be half of our city, county and state. "IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of Southport to be affixed. “DONE at the City of South port this second day of June 1955. “ROY ROBINSON” Immunizations For Pre-School Kids Dr. C. B. Davis, Brunswick ^ County Health Officer, Urges Parents To Coop-1 erate With Program TIME REQUIRED TO COMPLETE SHOTS Parents May Carry Child ren To Private Physicians Or To One Of Public Health Clinics Dr\ C. B. Davis, Health Officer of Brunswick County, urges that ail children entering the first grade next fall be given complete immunization for diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough and smallpox now. The N. C. Law requires each child to have these shots before admission to school. Those children who are just be ginning with their first shots will have to take throe injections, four weeks apart, and their smallpox vaccination; therefore it is im portant that they begin immuni zations not later than June, to be completed in time to enter school. Booster shots are necessary for those children who received their three injections when they were infants. Parents of these pre-school children may take them to their private doctor or to their Local Department for this attention. Health Department office clinic hours are: Shailotte Health Department— Friday 1:30-3:30 p. m. Southport Health Department— Tuesday 1:00-3:00 p. m. A record showing that the child has received the above mentioned shots is to be presented to the teacher when enrolling your child in school. First Fatality Occurs Sunday Negro Child Instantly Kil led When Struck By Au tomobile Near Longwood Church The Brunswick county highway safety record of no deaths was broken Sunday morning at 11 o’clock when Janice Bullock, a 13-year old Negro girl of Long wood, was struck and killed by a car operated by Lucille Mc Cunibee, 20-year old white resi dent of Ash. Patrolman S. H. Wilkins and several eye-witnesses declared the death of the girl an un avoidable accident and this view was joined in by Coroner Sam Bennett who made the investi-' | gation. An inquest was deemed : unnecessary after hearing the eye-witnesses. Coroner Bennett states that the McCumbee car was leaving the church when the Bullock girl stepped fi-om behind a parked ear directly into its path. Her body was carried some 80 feet | from the point of impact and ■she was apparently killed in i stantly. She was dead when spec tators leached her. Two Policemen For Southport Members of the board of aldermen for the City of Southport this week are re ceiving applications for the job of policeman following a recent decision to have two men on full time after July 1. The city also plans to pur chase a police car and to place it at the disposal of these law enforcement offi cers. During the past week, through the cooperation of State Highway employees, parking lines in the down town district have been re painted. Lengthy Court Docket Monday Most Of Cases Tried Before Judge Earl Bellamy Mon day Grew Out Of Traffic Violations It was a long, hard clay here in Recorder’s court Monday, with the following cases--most of them for traffic violations—dis posed of: Joyce Louis Fifillono, speeding (75-mph) fined $25 and costs. Marvin Lawrence Stanley, speeding (55-mph in truck) fined $10 and costs. Jessie Villas, speeding (65-mph) fined $10 and costs. Alex Junie Little, speeding (55 mph) in truck, fined $10 and costs. Sam McCoy .operating with ex pired license, taxed with costs. Earl Ingram, Jr., non-support, not guilty. George Morris, public drunk ness, 30-days in jail or fine of $10 and costs. Archie Robinson, drunk driving, possession, 6-months on roads, sentence suspeended on good be havior for two years, and pay costs. Reddie Harvey, operating on wrong side of highway, fined $10 and costs. Robei't Lee Edwards, speeding (65-mph) fined $10 and costs. Fred Henry Hardee, speeding (65-mph) fined $10 and costs. Robert Norris, reckless opera tion, fined $10 and costs. Claudie Jackson, improper equipment, taxed with costs. Leon Faulk, public drunkness, possession, 60 days on roads, sus pended on condition that he re frain from alcoholic beverages for a period of two years and pay costs. William Edgar Soles .improper passing at intersection, fined $10 and costs. James Lawrence Kent, speeding and operating without license plates, fined $25 and costs. Continued On Page Two Girls Auxiliary Hold Impressive Program Fri(j;y Coronation Program Is fcld At Leland Baptist Ch|jch With Church Leaders jjfcr ticipating HILDA LYNCH IS CROWNED AS Q i Mrs. E. L. Ward Sarva6^!| Young People’s Direclc; The Rev. Rozelle Kell Pastor An impressive ceremony a held at the Leland Baptist Cine: Friday when the Girls AuxiL liad their first coronation ser" Tire church was beautifully JC orated in the G. A. colors <: green, yellow and white, pws, were reserved for Sunbeams nc Royal Ambassadors. These gropsi and their counselors were reog nized during the program. Several ot the R. A.’s vne promoted in their ranking stp They also acted as ushers nd offering bearers. After the reading of the Scip- i ture, prayer, offering and a s)>it introduction by the new pa .tor of the Leland Church, the lev erend Rozelle Kelly, the lipts j were turned out and a beautful candle-light service was led by the Young Peoples Director, Mrs, E. L. Ward, and her counselors. Phe soft candle light, organ misic andthe lovely white dresses gave a most sacred setting for the service of Traveling the King’s Highway. The Maidens, Mary Bran, ett, Muriel Haney, Bobby Corbett, Frances Hodge, Joby Ganey, Car olyn Long, Becky Crooms and Jackie Pigott. Tire Ladie.--in Waiting, Carolyn Ford, Magaline Griener and Jean Lynch; and the Princesses, Lois Crooms, Elizabeth Ann Johnson and Linda Williams, and the Queen, Hilda Lynch, were presented by Mi’s. Ward and Continued On Page Two Queen Contest For Festival Voting Starts In Contest To i Decide Queen And Prin cess For Live Oak Festi val Fourth Of July The contest to choose the queen j and princess for the Annual Live Oak Festival here on July 4 is now in progress under tire di rection of Mrs. Jack Hickman and Mrs. Gene Tomlinson. Nominees for queen are Jean Ganey, Virginia Phillips, Sylvia Hewett and Rita Cullis. Boxes for voting in this contest are at Watson’s Pharmacy, Leggett’s Drug Store, Harrelson’s Grocery, Bennett's Superett, Mack’s Cafe, Johnnie’s Drive-In and Quack’s Sea-Shack. The nominees for princess in clude Jean Thompson, Norma Harrelson, Betsy Carr and Betty McGlamery. Boxes in which votes for this contest may be deposited are located at the Town Shop, Carr Insurance Agency, Smith Cleaners, Arrington’s Dress Shop and Dosher Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Eva Wolfe has called a meeting of all festival commit tee chairmen Thursday night at 8 o’clock in the old gymnasium. The purpose of this meeting is to get an idea of over-all progress that is being made in connection with the Fourth of July Cele bration. Caswell Baptist Assembly DC a nv_The first official conference week at the Caswell Baptist Assembly is set to begin June 21, according to Dr. R. K. Redwine, director For the following 10 weeks the buildings and grounds above will present scenes ot continuous activity as hundreds of religious workers gather weekly. Fishermen Have Plenty Of Luck Blues And Mackerel Taken* By The Hundreds By Fishermen Going Gut From Southport 1 his Week WEEK-END WEATHER WAS GOOD AGAIN Most Of Recent Activity Has Been With Bluefish And Spanish Mackerel On The Shoals It was another week end when the fishing was good and when the luck of the sportsmen was even better. Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday trips re sulted in plenty of fish of various kinds. Capt. George Gregory on the Jo-Ann had four good days. His Saturday party was headed by Mack Green of Statesville and had 75 blues and mackerel. Ben nie Taylor of Charlotte headed the Sunday party and they had 78 blues and mackerel. On Mon day J. P. Henderson and party of Maxton really slayed the blues and mackerel, bringing in 240. Yesterday his party had 125 fish. Aboard the Idle-On IV with Capt. Hulan Watts Sunday, John Baucom and party of Charlotte caught 150 blues and mackerel. The Monday trip was to the lightship, and resulted in 1 40-lb. amberjaek, 3 king mackerel, 1 Boston mackerel, 1 bonito and 85 blues and mackerel. C. T. Justice headed the Wilmington party. Capt. Hoyle Dosher had Doug las Melvin and party from Gar land out aboard the Idle-On II Sunday and caught 10 kingfish, 3 bonito and 30 blues. On Monday J. E. Barger and party of Hick ory caught 390 blues and mack Continued On Page Two W. & HKMAH Our ROVING Reporter We have not written Senator W. Kerr Scott a line since he j was elected, not even to con gratulate him and to tell him that he carried Southport. He is one of those men with the faculty of being' able to say a great deal; and to mean it all, or just to! say very little and mean it just! as much. This week we had a j letter from him. It was in the nature of one of his famous quips. The general tone of the letter and the quip leads us to feel that all is well on the Cape Fear. Since finding the three South port doctors so cooperative and anxious to do wlrat Urey can to further the move of having a doctor in the neighboring town of Bolivia, we have also discover ed that they feel the same way towards getting one at Shallotte. j This is a result of there being only one practioneer there now, S where there were three. Their in- | terest points conclusively to the | shortage of doctors in Brunswick, j They realize that the ethtics of suffering humanity being given | the profession with regard to the needed attention cannot be kept up with only four doctors to serve the large area. Especially now since the area is becoming increasingly thickly populated. Dr. L. G. Brown stated the other day when in addition to liking to see another doctor at Shallotte 1 and one at Bolivia, he would be 1 glad if he could get a young in ' terne to assist him with his | office and practice here. A letter written in 1734 and (Coutmued on Page i) Delegation In Raleigh For Frink Several Brunswick County citizens are in Raleigh today for a conference with Gov ernor Luther* H. Hodges in the interest of the appoint ment of Attorney S. Bunn Frink as Resident Judge of the 13tli District. Frink was called to Raleigh yesterday for a conference with the governor. Among those who went to Raleigh this morning were Senator Ray Walton, Repre sentative Kirby Sullivan, Dr. R. H. Holden of Shallotte, John B. Ward of Ash, J. E. Prevatte and J. C. Bowman of Southport; R. I. Mintz of Wilmington, Clerk of Court Jack Brown, R. L. Ration and Corbett Coleman of Ash. They had an appointment with the Governor at 11 o'clock this morning. Speed-Up Order for Contractor Geode Construction Com pany Officials Get Flurry Up Signal On Construc tion Of Sunny Point Buil dings By YV. B. KKZIAH Employees of Goocle Construct ion Company of Charlotte have gotten hurry-up orders. They are now working a 6-day week, 10 hours per day, and hope being to finish their 43-building con tract by August 9th. To an outsider, completion on the above date looks practically impossible. All of the structures are of permanent construction, mostly of reinforced concrete and heavy block. To date only the car sheds are completely finish ed and they form only one of the 43 structures. The walls are all up, and the roof is on the Post Engineer’s of fice building that, is also under stood to bs planned for the C. O.'s office. The walls are up for the Post Infirmary, where first aid will be administered before patients are brought to the j Dosher Memorial Hospital in Southport. The Bachelor Officers Quar ters, 189-feet long, has its walls up only to the second floor. The big cafeteria building has only walls up, and neither floor nor roof have yet been placed. Only part of the foundation is down for the railroad engine house, a structure that is approximately 200 by 200 feet. This covers only some of the main buildings. The fire station, said to be intended for 5 or 6 trucks and a lot of other equip S rnent, is barely started, i Up to now only 9-block layers j have been employed. Accounting 1 for this small number is the Continued On Page Two County’s Vo-Ag Instructors At 1 State Meeting Annual Conference In Ses sion This Week At Caro lina Beach With Outstan ding Speakers On Pro gram Teachers from all 10 of Colum bus County’s white high schools are this week attending the An nual Conference of North Caro lina Teachers of Vocational Agri culture, being held at Carolina Beach. The convention, which is being attended by vo-ag instructures from all over the state, opened■, the morning (Monday) at 9 o’clock with A. L. Teachey, state supervisor of Agriculture Educa tion, presiding at the Carolina Beach City Auditorium. After guests were reorganized, an address was heard by Dr. Charles F. Carroll, state superin tendent of public instruction; and another by Dr. D. W. Colvard, dean of the school of agriculture at N. C. State College in Raleigh. E. Y. Floyd spoke to the group on “How Coastal Bermuda Grass Can Fit Into Our Permanent Pasture Program.” He is director of the Plant Food Institute of N. C. and Virginia. Other mor ning features included a report on the national convention of ag teachers, committee reports and reports on special studies. Committee meetings were held in the afternoon. Other outstand ing speakers will be heard during the remainder of the program which will continue through Fri day, noon. I ___ Vacation Bible School Goes On Enrollment At Southport Baptist Church Numbers 98 For This School A total of 98 pupils were en-1 rolled in the first two days in1 the Bible School at Southport Baptist Church which is in ses sion this week. These children are spending three hours each day, 2 till 5 p. m., in worship, Bible study, music and handwork. A special feature of the school this year will be the Bible School worship in the church Sunday morning at 11 o’clock. Immed iately following the Sunday School the children will line up for the processional, and then they will go through the Bible | School worship period in the i church almost exactly as they j do it day by day. The Bible School teachers, un der the principal, Mrs. C. E. Grandell, are working very hard, but there is always enough fun to brighten any tired teacher. | One 5-year old boy who hadn’t j been to church before listened j while the teacher of the begin-i ners told them of a song they! | were about to sing about God. “I | don’t know know that one,” the ; boys said, "Let’s sing, ‘Johnny’s in the Jailhouse Now’.” Several others replied, “No, let’s sing, | 'Davy Crockett’.” Money Available For Project To Stop New Inlet Governor Approves Funds Erecting Bulkhead For Restraining Water At New Inlet On Long Beach HIGHWAY FORCES WILL COOPERATE Work Of Stopping Inlet Will Be Done Through Private Contract With Fill Coming Later Indications point to immediate action towards closing the inlet, swept out across the lower end of Long Beach by the storm in October for on Friday Governor Luther H. Hodges aproved an ap plication in the sum of $36,624 in Federal funds for the con struction of a temporary bulk head across the inlet. This bulkhead is to be of plank pilings, intended to close the flow of water through the inlet. When pilings are driven and the flow of water is checked, the State Highway Commission has already agreed to further the task by making a fill and rebuilding the road that was washed out at the same time. The bulkhead job will be let to the lowest qualified bidder who will be required to give a performance bond for the execu tion of the task. With the bulk head built, the remainder of the project will be comparatively sim ple. Governor Hodges, Brunswick county officials and State High way officials have all been very much concerned for weeks over the problem of closing the inlet. They are very much pleased over the project for immediate action. Engineer Chief Inspects Work Col. R. L. Hill Spent Much Of Day Here Thursday Visiting Dredge And Other Local Projects Accompanied by Dan Gardner, chief of the operations branch, which covers dredging, bridges, locks and dams, Col. R. L. Hill, Chief of the Wilmington District, Corps of Army Engineers, spent Thursday here inspecting various projects. An inspection trip to the dredge Gerig was made, an hour being spent there discussing the work with Captain James S. Midgett. The operation of the big machine was observed and Col. Hill was also kept on the phone on official business from Atlanta. Returning from the trip to the dredge, inspection of the inlet on Long Beach by Mr. Gardner was next on schedule. This trip was halted by the fact that the State Highway was busily engaged on the new road and for a mile east of the inlet everything was covered with oil. It was decided that somebody would be in for a car-cleaning job if the trip was made that day. The trip to the inlet was not altogether fruitless. Colonel Hill remarked on the marvelous come back that Long Beach folks have made since the storm and he commended them warmly for their courageous efforts. In see ing the beach he was officially Continued On Page Two Tide Table Following is the tide table for Southport during the next week. These hours are ap proximately correct and were furnished The State Port Pilot through the courtesy of the Cape Fear Pilot’s Association. High Tide Low Tide Thursday, June 9, 10:07 A. M. 4:20 A. M. 10:30 P. M. 4:10 P. M. Friday, June 1ft, 10:47 A. M. ” 4:58 A. M. 11:08 P. M. 4:52 P. M. Saturday, June 11, 11:34 A. M. 5:39 A. M. 11:53 P. M. 5:41 P. M. Sunday, June 12, 0:00 A. M. 6:25 A. M. 12:27 P. M. 6:37 P. M. Monday, June 13, 0:44 A. M. 7:15 A. M. 1:26 P. M. 7:41 P. M. Tuesday, June 14, 1:42 A. M. 8:11 A. M. 2:28 P. M. 8:50 P. M. Wednesday, June 15, 2:44 A. M. ‘ 9:12 A. M. 3:31 P. M. 9:58 P. M.