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Volume No. 17 No. 52
THE STATE
A Good Newspaper In A
8-Poges Today SOUTHPORT, N. C. WEDNESDAY, JULY 13,
Good
1955
Community
The Pilot Covers
Brunswick County
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
$1.50 PER YEAR
Farming Leaders
Plan For Voting
On ¥/eed Quota
July 23 Is Date For Refer
endum On Tobacco Con
trols With Farmers Hav
ing Choice Of One Year,
Three Years, or Reject-on
INFORMATION TO
BE DISTRIBUTED
Tobacco Growers Will De
cide About Tobacco Asso
ciates Program; Peanut
Growers To Vote On
Continued Quota
Brunswick county agricultural
leaders began moving towards
planning and organization of de
tails for the July 23 referendum
on tobacco controls, on a 10-cents
an acre Tobacco Associates asses
mcnt, and a two cents a 100
pounds North Carolina Peanut
Growers Association assessment.
Part of the plans will include
talks before all civic and service
organizations in the county this
week and next week. Plans are
being set up for press and radio
coverage.
As in the past, flue-cured to
bacco growers may vote lor
quotas tor 1 year-—1956, or for
the next 3 years—1956-58. Grow
ers may also vote against quotas.
At least two-thirds of the grow
ers voting must approve quotas if
they are to be enective. Com
munity committeemen will hold
the polls for this referendum.
Marketing quotas have been in
effect for flue-cured tobacco each
year since the enactment of the
Agricultural Adjustment Act of
1938 except for 1939, when quotas
were disapproved by growers. r ue
last previous referendum on fluc
cured quotas was held in July,
1952, when 97.8 percent of the
260,163 voters approved quotas for
the 3 years 1953-55.
On July 3, Secretary of Agri
culture Ezra Taft Benson pro
claimed a national marketing
quota 1,130,000,000 pounds for the
1956 flue-cured tobacco crop. This
quota would mean an acreage al
lotment of about 889,000 acres
compared with an allotment of
1,00V,000 acres for 1955.
ASC chairman Evans explains
that if at least two-thirds of the
growers voting approve quotas,
price support at 90 percent of i
parity will be available to glowers j
who comply with their acreage
allotments. Under quotas, too far
mers who do not comply with
their farm allotment for flue-cur
ed tobacco will be subject to pen
alties on their excess tobacco.
If more that one-third of the
voters oppose quotas, no price
support will be available on the
1956 flue-cured tobacco crop, and
another must be held next year
on marketing quotas for succeed
ing flue-cured crops.
Flue-cured tobacco is grown in
North Carolina, South Carolina,
Ceorgia, Virginia, Florida, and Al
abama.
On the Tobacco Associates levy,
farmers will be given a chance to
voice their opinion on whether
or not a 10-cent per acre assess
ment shall be continued another
three years.
Henry Vaughan, Elm City,
chairman of the Tobacco Assoc
iates board of directors, says the
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Brief Bits Of
'-NEWS-'
At Furniture Show
Mr. and Mrs. Ormond Leggett
have been attending the annual
furniture show in High Point this
week. They will return today.
Public Address System
The Army Engineers are sch
eduled to open bids on July 15th
for the public address system at
Sunny Point. This wTill enable
officials to be in instant touch
with all parts of the huge in
stallation. Loud speakers will be
in all buildings, the docks, etc.
Goes With Terminals
Capt. A1 Martin who has been
operating the sport fishing boat
Miss Margaret III for M. L. Byrd
of Lexington, has a job with
SPAALT and w'ill operate a 44
foot boat in connecting w'ith the j
Armed Guard. The Army boat
is schheduled to arrive from
Charleston today.
Orthopedic Clinic
The Crippled Children’s Section
of the N. C. State Board of Health
will conduct its rugular Orthope
dic Clinic at James Walker Mem
orial Hospital, Thursday, July 14.
from 8 a. m. to noon. Adult pat
ients register begining at 10 a m. !
Total number of pj^.aients last i
month 76 with 16 from Uruuawich
Whiteville Man
NC Press Head
Leslie S. Thompson, Editor And Publisher Of The News
Reporter, Press Association President
V\ 11NS J LUN-SAL.hJM— resile s.
Thompson, publisher and editor of
The Whiteville News Reporter
stepped up to the presidency of
the North Carolina Press Ass’n
from a post as director of the
group.
The Southeastern North Carolina
newspaperman was named Satur
ay to succeed Holt McPherson,
High Point Enterprise editor, in
the job.
Other officers named include:
Dante Germino, Durham Herald
Sun papers business manager, vice
iresklein.; Auss Beatrice Cobb,
lorganton News Herald publish
r, re-elected as secretary-treas
Will Study Taxes
New directors wilj oe Donald
J. Chipman, Winston-Salem Jour
nal-Sentinel business manager, and
J. A. Gray, Sr., Sylva Herald.
They will serve three-years terms.
John Anderson of The Transyl
vania Times was elected to fill
out the remaining year of Thomp
son’s term on the board.
Clarence Griffin, editor of the
Forest City Courier, was re-named
historian.
The association approved nam
ing a committee to consult with
Gov. Hodges’ new tax study com
mittee which will look over the
tax laws with an idea to recom
mending some revisions.
Back Small Industries
The Tarheel press leaders also
voiced strong support for Gov.
Hodges’ program to attract small
industries to the state after hear
ing a talk by Capus Waynick, dir
ector of the North Carolina Small
Industries commission.
Continued On Page Four!
Training Guards
For Sunny Point
ooi. William A. McAleer
ueporu i nat a.u men
nave rveported >\nd /vre
toeing 1 rained Jr or Uuard
touty
TO NOTIFY OTHERS
/4.J ltlC( AKt IMPEDED
Training Being Conducted
toy Captain ivory And
rour military Policemen
r rom IN ew Y ork
Col. William A. McAleer of
SPAALT announced yesterday
that the general training of arm
ed guards began Monday and is
proceeding satisfactorily. 20 men
are taking the course and these
20 will be used as a nucleus as
others are hired later.
Colonel McAleer pointed out
that with the installation not yet
completed or in operation, not all
of the armed guards that will
ultimately be needed can be train
ed and taken on now. Original
plans were to have 20 crack new
lork Port of Embarkation Mili
tary Police to train applicants in
large groups. Owing to the time
that has elapsed while waiting on
construction all but 4 of the M.P.s
and their commanding officer,
Captain Ivory, were returned to
New York, lhese 4 and Captain
Lvory are now training the nrst
needed 20 men and the 20 will
train others in turn.
The commandiing officer also
pointed out that applicants for
the positions of Armed Guards
will be called for training in the
order of the grades they made in
the Civil Service examination. All
who passed the examination
should wait until they are notified
to appear.
Complete Work
On Waccamaw
Snagging And Clearing
Logs From Waccamaw
River Has Been Complet
ed By Coastwide Con
struction Company
Snagging and clearing logs
from the Waccamaw River in
dolumbus county has been com
pleted. Graham Barefoot of the
Doastwide Construction com
pany, said today the $27,000 con
tract had been completed on
Tune 30.
The work, let through the
Charleston office of the U. S.
Corps of Engineers, called for
snagging, removing fallen logs
in the river, and clearing brush
from the banks. The river sec
tion worked was the 17-mile
stretch from New Brittain bridge
to the ponds area opposite Crusoe
Island.
Work on the drainage dealing
project began the middle of May.
It saw removal of debris left by
Hurricane Hazel and timber op
erations in the area. The river j
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K
Twin Cat - Power
Under The Hood
_
Upon starting the engine
of his car one morning last
week, Roy Arntsen, civilian
employee of SPAALT who
recently moved here from
New York, was greeted by
the most awful of noises
from under the hood of the
car. Shutting off the motor
and lifting the hood of the
car he was greeted by a cat,
minus all nine of its lives, in
the fan belt and pully.
Still another cat also un
der the hood, had either
swooned from fright or had
lost one or two of its lives.
It quickly recovered after a
bucket of water was thrown
on it. Cat No. I was badly
torn up from flying around
in the fan belt before the
motor was stopped.
Traffic Cases
Tried In Court
Big Docket Here Monday
Comprised Chiefly Of
Cases Growing Out Of
Violations Of traffic Re
gulations
Monday was a busy day in
Brunswick county Recorder’s court
with most of the cases growing
our of violations of traffic re
gulations. The following judge
ments were handed down:
Leo M. Cox, iimproper equip
ment, no brakes or horn, no chaf
feurs license, failure to stop at
stop sign. Not guilty.
John Wesley Skelton, speeding
(65 mph) fined $10 and costs,
fine remitted because of mitigat
ing circumstances.
Cecil Elbert Chestnut, speeding
(55-mph) in truck, fined $10 and
costs.
Carlos Earl Scoggins, speeding
t80-mph) fined $35 and cost.
John Darby Jones, speeding (65
mph) fined $15 and cost.
Donald Jay Roach, speeding
(65-mph) fined $10 and cost.
John Dowless, speeding (65
mph) fined $10 and cost.
Ika Terrell Foote, speeding
(65-mph) fined $10 and cost.
Samuel Norman McKenzie,
speeding (65-rnph) fined $10 and i
cost.
James Allen Herring, speeding
(65-mph) fined $10 and cost.
Carl Woodland, speeding (70
mph) fined 15 and cost.
Clifton Brown, improper equip
ment, fined $10 and cost.
James Walter Blue, no operat
or’s license, fined $25 and cost.
William W. Hodge, reckless op
eration, fined $15 and cost, fined |
remitted because of mitigating !
circumstances.
Arlie Wallace Milker, speeding
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Receives Notice
About Project
For Waterfront
.i/Iayor Roy Robinson Re
ceivs Information From
Rivers And Harbors Con
gress That The Southport
VVaterfront Project Will
Get Survey
SPECIAL NEED
FOR WORK NOW
Additional Waterborne Tra
ffic Through Southport
Harbor Will Increase
Need For Protection
Mayor Roy Robinson has been
notified by the Rivers and Har
bors Congress that the South
port Waterfront Project is in
Class 4. It involves the building
of a permanent bulkhead from
the yacht basin to the old Fodale
fish house.
Class 4 calls for a survey for
the project by the Army En
gineers and such a survey in
dicates the prospect of further
action. It is hoped that the pro
ject will win complete approval
and that an appropriation with
which the work can be done will
receive congressional approval.
The work is believed to be one
that has outstanding merit. In
addition to affording protection
to the water front, it may be
pointed out that extensive use of
the river by the Federal Govern
ment at the terminals of the
Army Transportation Corps will
probably result in damage to the
waterfront here in town, this
resulting from the increased
movement of the light and heavy
draft vessels that will be using
the harbor. Waves created by
vessels traveling at even a mod
erate speed can do considerable
damage to the presently unpro
tected waterfront.
Mayor Robinson and Lewfe J.
Hardee consulted at length with
the Colonel R. L. Hill and ob
tained figures from his office be
fore the project was presented
in Washington.
Should the survey win full ap
proval, Congress will be asked
to make an appropriation fer
the work, which will be done un
der the Army Engineers by con
tracting the job.
Three Outfits
Taken In Raid
Two White Men Captured
At One Of These Stills
By Sheriff Elbert H- Gray
And His Deputies Last
Week
Two moonshine stills fell vict
ims to the raiding activities of
Sheriff Elbert H. Gray and De
puties O. W. Perry and Leon Gal
loway last Wednesday. No oper
ators were captured with either
outfit.
The first raid, in Northwest
township, netted a 150 gallon
steam still. With it was taken ten
300-gallon boxes or vats, 8 50-gal
lon barrels and 30(l-gallons of
mash.
Tire next raid was pulled off
near the Bishop store in Town
Creek township. There they got
a 100-gallon steam outfit, 1500
gallons of mash, 8 wooden vats
of 300 gallon size.
All of the equipment seized in
both raids was destroyed by the
raiding officers.
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Strange Catch
STINiuAREE Charles Lampkin is sli wn \\ ith the largo stinyaree (sometimes
known as a sting-ray) which he landed la.;t week on the municipal dock in South
port. Shown in the picture are seven of the baby stingarees spread out on top of the
broad surface of their mother.— (Art Newton Photo.)
Boy Missing And
Feared Drowned
Bolivia Youngster Disap
peared Sunday From Hol
den Beach; Body Has Not
Been Located
Although organized search has
been abandoned by Coast Guard
and other officials, residents of
the Holden Beach area are still
keeping a watchful eye open for
the body of Charles William Bell,
the 11 year old son of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles S. Bell of Bolivia.
Accompanied by his mother,
young Bell went to the beach
Sunday afternoon. He went in
bathing in the edge of the surf
and his mother watched him for
awhile. He seemed perfectly all
right and she turned to a nearby
solf drink stand for a cold drink.
Returning a few minutes later,
there was no trace of the boy and
others on the beach had not not
iced his disappearence.
Coast Guard and residents of
the area searched for him vainly
the balance of the afternoon and
Sunday night. The search was re
newed early Monday morning anti
continued through yesterday after
noon when it was deemed that
further search was useless.
Continued On Page Pour)
W. B. ILEZUH
Our
ROVING
Reporter
Long Beach was always pretty
popular with Greensboro and
High Point folks, but never so j
much as now, judging from our
mailing list. We have been no- j
ticing that for the past few i
weeks hardly a day has been
passing without some High Point
or Greensboro folks coming to
subscribe. In nearly every case
it develops that they own pro
perty at either Long Beach or
Yaupon Beach and that they
want to keep up with things
down here. It does not take long
to find out that these folks and
others from all over the State
are full of confidence in the de
velopment of both Long Beach i
and Yaupon Beach.
With 94 building lots 1
been sold at Yaupon Ben
the past two months, it is not |
hard to see why owner Gibson
Barbee feels amply justified in
having spent over one hundred
thousand dollars in permanent
improvements since the first of
the year. Or why he plans to |
keep right on spending. His all
steel ocean fishing pier is finish
ed; the big skating rink build
ing will be reaiiy in another two
weeks; with a wooden floor over I
the concrete it can also be used
for dances and various gather
ings; the miniature golf course
will soon be completed; and the
place will have a real permanent
amusement and recreation cen
ter. On Barbee's program for
the fall, to be ready in the
early spring, is a large tourist11
court.
(Continued on page four!
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Farm Bureau is
Now Incorporated
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President Joe Stanaland of
tlie Brunswick County Farm
Bureau reports that this or
ganization now is incorporat
ed. This official action was
taken at a meeting of the
board of directors Monday
evening of this week at Sup
ply
The practical effect of this
move is to relieve individual
members of the organization
from liability for any damage
from actions done in the
name of the organization.
White Man Held
On Rape Charge
Charged With Attempted
Rape Of i wo Young
Girls; Already Faces
Similar Charge In New
Hanover
Arrested Thursday on a war
rant sworn out by the mother
of two 10 and 12 year old Negro
girls, charging him with at
tempted rape, Liston Barnhill,
middle-aged Bolivia white man,
married and with 3 children, has
been held in jail in default of s
.$10,000 bond.
Less than two months ago
Barnhill was arrested in New
Hanover county, charged with
raping his brother’s wife. At the
time of his latest alleged crime
he was at liberty, awaiting trial
in New Hanover, under a $1,500
bond.
I
The small alleged victims of
his latest attempt at crime were
examined in a Wilmington hos
pital prior to the issuance of the •
warrant. Owing to their ages
their names are withheld from I
publication.
In Recorders Court Monday the
matter of a hearing was con-'
tinned until July 25 and Barn- '
hill was retained to jail in de- j
fault of the required $1.0,000
bond. It is understood that at!
the time set for the hearing
Barnhill’s attorney will wave the
hearing but will seek a reduction !
in Ihe amount of the bond.
Several Boats Held In From
Saturday And Sunday
Trips, But Fishing Good
For Those That Got Out
BLUES AND MACKEREL
STILL ON SHOALS
Off-Shore Fishermen Have
Good Luck With King
Mackerel And Other
Large Varieties
The first sailfish of the season!
came in last Wednesday, a six |
and one-half, foot beauty brought i
in by Dr. Pringle of Greensboro, ]
fishing with Capt. Walter Lewis
aboard the John Elian.
Yesterday a party aboard the
Cadet with Capt. Howard Victor
had a contact with a sail, but
never was able to get him on. i
The fish hit the bait and knock
ed the line free of the outrigg
er. But that was all. He refused
to come back for another try.
This was the H. K. Broggan
party of Hamlet, who had 140
blues 'and mackeral and a nice
barracuda.
Capt. Leon McKeithan had
parties each day during the past)
week-end. Dr. D. B. Moore and
party of Badin were out Satur
day and brought in 326 blues
anil mackerel. On Sunday L. C.
Rich and party of Charlotte had
216 Spanish mackerel, 5 dolphin
2 king mackerel and 1 barracuda.
Dalton Fritz of Thomasville and
party were out with bin Monday
and caught 1S6 blues and mack- j
erel.
Ken Stewart and party were
out Sunday with Capt. James
Arnold aboard the Margrace II
and came in with 216 blues and
mackerel.
The next day they caught 86
aboard the same boat.
Allen Maxwell and party of;
Charlotte were out Saturday with !
Capt. Fred Fullford aboard the!
Davis Brothers V and brought in
147 mackerel. On Sunday L. I.!
Campbell and party of Fairmont!
had 246 mackerel.
Capt. Basil Watts had Mr. Pott-'
er and party of Atlanta, Ga„ out!
Saturday aboard the Idle-On II
and brought in 168 blues and!
mackerel.
The next day W. C. Mull and
party of Burlington had 192 blues
md macjiereL A Siler City par
ty headed by a Mr. Butner went
out Mondty and caught 165 blues
and mackerel.
Continued On Page Four!
1
Second Week Of
Training Union
At Ft. Caswell
Mors 7 han A 1 hour.and
Young People From Every
Sect.cn Of North Carolina
Spending This Week At
Assembly
OUTSTANDING CHURCH
I EADERS PRESENT
Two Important Sessions On
Schedule Next Week With
Pastor’s Conference And
General Board To
Meet
Officials of Caswell Baptist As
sembly reported Tuesday that
there would be over a thousand
registered this week for the sec
ond big Training Union Week at
Caswell. Registration continued
from Sunday afternoon until after
dark on Monday.
The Assembly pastor foi this
week is the Rev. John Lawrence
of the First Baptist Church,
Shelby. He is bringing the mess
ages each evening at the worship
service about the theme, “Thy
Will, My Will”. These worship
services are 7:30 p. m., Monday
through Friday.
The Training Union week at
Caswell is made up of methods
conferences, personal interest con
ferences, recreation, and worship.
Beside the State Training Union
Secretary, James P. Margan, and
his staff, there are fifty-five
teachers and conference leaders
from all over North Carolina and
a tew other states. Methods con
ferences are held for general
officer's of the Training Union and
for all age groups. Some of tire
personal interest conferences and
their leaders are: “Making Our
Homes Christian”, Rev. Everette
Barnard, “Bible Study" Rev. G.
Cail Lewis, “ Tomrrow You
Marry"- Mrs. Roland Leath, "Take
a Look at Yourself” - Rev. Rob
ert Franklin.
One special feature of the week
that some young people are talk
ing about is a thirty minute wor
ship service at 7 each evening
This service is called, “With the
Saviour by the Sea” and is con
ducted by Mrs. Owen Herring.
Other special features are the
Junior Memory Work Tournment
on Wednesday morning at 11:45
and the Hymn Festival on Satur
day morning at the same time.
Next week at Caswell there will
be two important meetings. The
first is the annual Pastor's Con
ference, this year featuring three
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Brunswick Man
Receives Load
Early Clemmons Of Supply
in Serious Condition At
Dosher Memorial Hospital
Folowing Alccident
An “unloaded gun" nearly prov
ed fatal to Early Clemmons, 211
year-old resident of near Supply
Monday, and he is in a serious
condition at the Dosher Memorial
Hospital.
According to accounts of the
accident, the shotgun was stand
ing in a corner of the Clemmons
home. It was unbreeched but a
shell had been left in the chamb
er. Clemmons, unaware of the
presence of the shell, picked up
the weapon by the barrel and
snapped the breech together, as
the stock rested on the floor.
(Continued on Page Four)
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.
H'gti Tide Low Tide
Thursday, July U,
2:18 A. M. 8.43 A. M.
3:10 P. M. 9:38 P. M.
Friday, July 15,
3:26 A. M. 9:18 A. M.
4:15 P. M. 10:45 P. M.
Saturday, July 16,
4:35 A. M. 10:50 A. M.
5:18 P. M. 11:46 P. M.
Sunday, July 17,
5:40 A. M. 11:50 A. M.
6:18 P. M. 0:00 P. M.
Monday, July 18,
6:41 A. M. 0:42 A. M.
7:14 P. M. 12:47 P. M.
Tuesday, July 19.
7:40 A. M. ' 1:34 A. M.
8:07 P. M. 1:41 P. M.
Wednesday, July 20,
8:33 A. M. 2:24 A. M.
8:57 P. M. 2:32 P. V.