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Most Of The News All The Time A Good Newspaper In A Good Community 6-Pages Today SOUTHPORT, N. C. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1955 The Pilot Covers Brunswick County Volume No. 17 No. 19 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY $1.50 PER YEAR Burning Permit Law Effective Now In County Landowners Must Notify Officials Of Intention To Burn And Must Obtain Permit For This Practice LIST PLACES TO OBTAIN PERMITS Cooperation Of Public Is Solicited In Keeping This County’s Forest Areas Free From Fires County Ranger D. L. Mercer this week reminded citizens of Brunswick county that it is again necessary to obtain a burning per- - mit before doing any burning within five hundred feet of any woodland. The State law relating to the burning of brush reads as follows: “Starting fires within five hun dred (500) feet of areas under protection of State Forest Service .—It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to start or cause to be started any fire or ignite any material in any of the areas of woodslands under the protection of the State Forest Service or within five hundred (500) feet of any such protected area, during the hours starting at midnight and ending at 4:00 p. m. without first obtaining from the State Forester or one of his duly authorized agents a permit to start or cause to be started any fire or ignite any material in such above mentioned between the first day of October and the first day of June, inclusive. No charge shall be made for the granting of said permits. During periods of hazardous forest fire conditions, the State Forester is authorized to cancel all permits prohibit the starting of any fires in any of the wood lands under the protection of the State Forest or within five hun dred (500) feet of any such pro tected area. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this act shall be j guilty of a misdemeanor and upon j conviction shall be fined not more | than fifty ($50.00) or imprisoned for a period of not more than thirty (30) days. Burning permits may be obtain ed here in Brunswick county by contacting any oif the following: Mrs. Lee Sullivan, Leland; Mrs. J Dillon Skipper, Leland; Mrs. A. P. j Henry, Jr., Winnabow; Mrs. C. S. Ward, Bolivia; H. Foster Mintz, Bolivia; Jack Brown, Clerk of Court, Southport; Ennis Long, Supply; Mrs. Wilson Arnold, Supply; Mrs. A. B. Willetts, Shallotte; Mrs. J. H. Royal, Supply, Mrs. Mertice Sermons, Supply; Mrs. Roland Simmons, Ash; Mrs. Will Inman, Freeland; Miss Lucile Cumbee, Longwood; J. H. Tindell, Supply; Asa Cumbee, Ash; M. B. Chinnis, Leland; M. B. Etheridge, Ash; J. W. Evans, Freeland; J. W. Hewett, Supply; D. N. Mintz, Bolivia Fire Tow er; S. L. Purvis, Leland; C. N. Simmons, Maco Fire Tower; P. R. Skipper, Maco Fire Tower; G. F. Sullivan, Winnabow; Dalton Ed wards, Shallotte File Tower; Kenneth Johnson, Shallotte Fire Tower; G. T. Reid, Winnabow; L. L. Edwards, Bolivia; and Coun ty Ranger D. L. Mercer, Bolivia. Brief Bits Of lnewsj MOTHER DIES I Mrs. Y. C. Rich died Monday in Wilmington at the age of 81. She was the mother of Leon Rich, formerly of Southport. COMPLETES EN LISEMENT Corporal Roger (Red) Ward, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Ward of Southport, has completed his two-year enlistment in the Army and has returned home. TEEN' CANTEEN The Community Building will be open again Saturday night from 7 to 11 o'clock for Southport teen agers and their weekly session of dancing and recreational activi ties. BERMUDA TRIP James P. Furpless of Raleigh and Mr. and Mis. Calendar New ton of Charlotte and Long Beach, returned this morning aboard the Stockholm from a cruise to Ber muda. SUPPLY .MAN PROMOTEU Ronie A. Mooney, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Mooney of Sup ply, has recently been promoted to Engineer First Class. He lias been serving in the Navy for the past several years and has made a fine record. At present he is stationed at North Island, San Diego, California. Receives Award PRESENTATION — Mrs. James Arnold, right, is shown as she receives the Grand Boat Award during the presentation ceremony at the Charter Boatmens Ball two weeks ago. She represented Capt. James Arnold, skipper of the Margrace, who has been in the hospital for several weeks. The pretty young lady on the left who is handing out the trophy is Miss Betty McGlamery, who a few minutes before had been crowned Queen of the Ball. The man in the middle is Capt. Howard Victor, president of the Southport Charter Boatmens Association.— (Art Newton Photo.) National S-D Day Will Be Observed In This County Newspapers, Schools And Churches Are Being Ask ed To Participate In Hel ping To Make Citizens Safety-Conscious Two newspaper men are head- I ing S-D Day activities in Bruns- j wick county, with Charlie Ryan having responsibility for Lock- j woods Folly, Shallotte and Wac camaw townships and James At. j Harper, Jr., having charge of i special observance in Smithville, Town Creek and Northwest. Newspaper articles and edi torials, special talks in school groups and civic clubs meetings and announcements from the pul pits of the various churches are some of the means by which the program will be emphasized in Brunswick. The purpose of “S-D Day’’ is to demonstrate, again, that traffic accidents can be greatly reduced when motorists and pedestrians fulfill their moral and civic re sponsibility for safety. It is sponsored by President Eisenhower and is given his full support. All over the United States, 30 days of educational ac tivity is now in progress, which will close with Safe-Driving Day. It is its purpose to teach both motorists and pedestrians that they can reduce the number of traffic accidents by their own ac tions. The first “S-D Day”, last De cember, produced a marked re duction in the national toll of deaths and injuries and in the number of accidents as against the comparable day of 1953. For the Second “S-Day Day” this year, everyone in every state and community will be asked to join in bringing about a much greater reduction. Bond Sales Show Good Increase October U. S. Savings Bond Sales For Brunswick Co unty Total $2,481.25 Ac cording To Chairman Mintz For tlie past ten consecutive months, sales of United States Savings Bonds, Series E & H, in North Carolina have shown a sub stantial increase over the preced ing months of the past years. Leroy Mintz, Brunswick Coun ty Chairman, report Brunswick County sales for October were $2,481.25. October sales amounted to $4, 503,629.00 which is an increase of 27 percent over October 1954. Sales for 1955 through October amounted to $45,955,037.25, which is 78 percent of the annual quota and 21 percent greater than last year for the same period. Twenty counties in the State have already achieved 100 per cent or more of their annual quota, while the State has an ex cellent opportunity of achieving i its annual quota. “This year’s outstanding sales j recor d reveals the growing popu ' larity of United States Savings Bonds in North Carolina,” said | W. H. Andrews, Jr., Volunteer | Chairman for tire State. New Residents Are Entertained Sunny Point Officers And 5 Personnel Are Guests Of Southport Lions Club At Ladies Night Program On Monday REV. MILLARD C. DUNN IS PRINCIPAL SPEAKER Evening Of Fun And Good Fellowship Enjoyed By Lions Club Members And Their Guests Ladies Night was observed by1 the Southport Lions Club Hon - ] day with military officials and j several civilian employees and their wives as special guests. In the absence of the club president, Ernest Parker, Jr., Vice-President Hubert Livingston presided. The invocation was by the Rev. W. L. Hicks, after which a welcome was extended by Vice President E. J. Prevatte. Sunny Point visitors were in troduced by James C. Bowman and the Rev. L. D. Hayman in troduced the Rev. Millard C. Dunn of Wilmington, speaker for the occasion. The Rev. Mr. Dunn, a gifted after-dinner speaker, kept his audience in an uproar with a choice collection of funny stories while he slyly added in a few sugar-coated words of wisdom. His analysis of a human being was the highlight of his talk. Music for the occasion was furnished by Lee Hopper who showed his versatility by playing an organ and piano at the same time, combining the qualities of the two instruments for some re markable musical effects. They were furnished by Paul Harrill, proprietor of Harrill Music Co. ilie guests of the Lions Club present for the event were Col. and Mrs. William A. McAleer, Lt. Col. and Mrs. W. F. Murphy, Lt. Col. and Mrs. G. C. McLeod, Lt. Col. and Mrs. V. M. Lancaster, Major and Mrs. H. J. Schwartz, Major and Mrs. J. L. Reaves, Capt. and Mis. G. R. Durbin, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Haughton, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Fain, W. B. Bun ish, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Ambrose, Mi', and Mrs. E. B. Tomlinson, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Grant, Sal vatore Matera, Edward Show, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Arnsten, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Hicks, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Burden, Mr. and Mrs. S. W. McCowen, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. M. Murdopgh, L. P. Thomas and Mrs. J. H. Young. Erosion Control At Sunny Point Greensboro Firm Gets Con tract For $244,200 To Stabilize Embankments And Roadbeds An Army Engineers contract for erosion control was awarded Tuesday to D. W. Winkleman of Greensboro. The sum involved was $244,200 and is for work at Sun ny Point Army Terminal. Work carried on for the past three years has involved the building of over a hundred miles of railroad and highway and many acres of hard stands in the yards, continued On Page Two Used Toy Drive On In Southport The annual drive for used toys is on in Southport, and those who have anything they wish to contribute should take them to the Presbyterian Youth Center this week. James Wolfe is in charge of this effort, which is design ed to provide toys for as many under privileged chil dren as passible. They will be repaired and repainted before delivery. Anyone who wishes to donate a new toy is urged to do so, and those who wislr to cooperate by helping with the painting and repair are asked to contact Mr. Wolfe. Two Supply Men On Maneuvers Brunswick County Boys Are Taking Part In Giant Op eration Now In Progress In Louisiana Two Supply soldiers, Corporals Stacy O. Sellers, 22 ,and Talmadge L. Brown, 25, are participating in the largest joint Army-Air Force maneuver since World War II, Exercise Sage Brush, in Louisiana. Some 110,000 Army troops are testing the latest concepts of atomic, bacteriological, chemical and electronic warfare. The exer cise will end Dec. 15. The soldiers, member's of the 3d Infantry Division, are regular Continued On Page Two W. B, KJKZIAH Our ROVING Reporter Spending Wednesday night here before going on the cruise to Bermuda Thursday, James P. Fur pless of Raleigh, native of South port, promised us that moring that he was going to put in a good word to Governor Luther Hodges regarding Deep Water Point as the Stockholm came down the river that afternoon. Although he left Southport many years ago to go into business in Raleigh, Furpless has never lost his belief that his old home town will some day grow into a big city. “There are too many great natural resources here for de velopment to always be side tracked,'' he said. Although we seriously doubt his claim, Mr. Furpless told us that we were - the greatest advertisement and plugger for development that Southport has ever had. Your real doodle who always cheerfully responds to the in vitation to come out and get a chew of tobacco is very insigni ficent fellow in size. He is about half as large as a housefly, if the fly were stripped of its wings. His home may be from one inch to an inch and a half wide across the top and of something like the same depth. Mr. Doodle comes up quickly when you call to him, and he goes back just as fast when you instruct him to go home, that his house is on fue and his children will burn. Considering the size of the known and recognized doodle, we are more than mildly wondering just how big is the fellow who is building his home 18-feet wide and Half as deep in various parts of Brunswick county. Going the rounds with Tax Col lector M. D. Anderson last week, we were more amused than oth erwise when our long-time friend, t Continued on page four! Soil Election Is Scheduled For Brunswick Soon Week Of December 5-10 Has Been Designated For Filling Vacancy On Board Of Soil Conservation Sup ervisors BELLAMY’S NAME PROPOSED AGAIN Three-Man Board In Charge Of Soil Conservation Ac tivities; One Vacancy Will Be Filled A meeting of the Brunswick County Board of Soil Conservation Supervisors was recently held at the Legion Hut in Shallotte. Cor bett Coleman of Ash, vice-chair man of the local board, presided. The- work of the district was reviewed and county goals for the coming year were set up. Plans were also made for circulating petitions to nominate candidates for a position on the local board in the new year. It was decided to circulate a nominating petition for J. D. Bellamy, Jr. of Shallotte to fill this position. Coleman de clared that if there was any other group in the county that wanted to nominate a candidate that they may do so by filing a petition with the State Soil Conservation Committee in Raleigh. An election will be held during the week of December 5th to 10th to fill this position. All qualified voters in the county will be eligi ble to vote. The Brunswick County Board of Soil Conservation Supervisors is now composed of: J. D. Bellamy, Jr., Shallotte, Corbett Coleman of Ash, and T. C. Lennon of Bolivia. Alabama Folks Are Moving In Discontinuation Of Theodo re Terminals At Mobile Has Led To Several Men Being Transferred Here Several yellow, ‘‘Heart of Dixie” automobile tags are now in South port on the cars of workers com ing in to man the terminal of the Army Transportation Corps at Sunny Point. With the activation of Sunny Point, the Theodore Terminal at Mobile, Ala., will close. Washing ton, New York and the command of the terminal have a policy of employing all of the local help possible. At the same time it is said to be generally recognized that there must be a good per centage of trained, experienced workers in the personnel at the installation. With the closing of the Theo dore Terminal, the Government offered to move a number of the workers to Southport. This offer accounts for the large number of Alabama tags now appearing in Southport. Many of the families are still in Mobile, but a large number of men are here and at work. Dur ing the week ends they employ themselves looking for homes for the families that will come on just as soon as homes can be secured. Practically all of the new resi dents are married and the families include a large number of chil Continued On Page Two Law Students USC MOOT COURT TEAM—The three-man team above will represent the University of South Carolina Law School in the Moot Court Regional Tournament at Chapel Hill this week-end. Team members are, from left, Robert F. Plaxco, Jr., of Southport; I. M. Goldberg of Charleston, S. C., and Weston Houck of Florence, S. C. Seven accredited law schools in the Fourth Judicial Cir cuit are represented in this tournament and the winning team will represent this region in the National Competi tion in New York next month. County And City Set For Holiday King Mackerel Still Out There A party out with Capt. Hoyle Dosher yesterday aboard the Idle-On III caught 45 king mackerel and several amberjack to prove that there is still plenty of good fishing to be done off Southport this fall when the weather will permit. This was the only boat out, but with pretty weather pre vailing this morning others are expected to go. M. W. Harris and party of Sanford were out Thursday with Capt. Walter Lewis aboard the John Ellen. They had 49 king mackerel, 1 am berjack and 6 bonito. Recorder Holds Man For Trial Ormond Caison Given Hear ing On Two Serious Char ges And'Is Ordered Held Without Privilege Of Bond Ormand Caison was given a hearing in Brunswick county Re corder's court Monday on charges of rape and robbery. Probable cause was found and he was bound over to Superior court without privilege of bond. Gordon Allen Smead, speeding (65-mph) fined $10 and costs, $5 of fine remitted because of ex tenuating circumstances. John T. Jackson, violating re strictions of operator’s license, taxed with costs. John David Miller, reckless op eration, taxed with costs. Willie Lidus Stoney, burning in sured auto, Held for Superior court under $500 bond. Barcie Elbert White, no opera tor’s ilcense, fined $25 and costs. Edward Harman Warnack, speeding (75-mph) fined $25 and costs. Hollie Dormer Richardson, speeding (65-mph) fined $10 and costs. Vanis Christopher Crawford, speeding (75-mph) fined $25 and i costs. Richard McMillan, improper equipment, fined $10 and costs. Amanda Mae Robinson, no op erator’s license, fined $25 and costs. Hughie Galdreth, allowing un licensed person to operate, costs. Cr.yus Lee Meares, public drunk enness, fined $25 and costs, $10 of fine remitted because of miti gating circumstances. Frank Robbins, assault with deadly weapon, 6 months on loads, suspended on payment of costs and good behavior for two years. Royal Elsworth Eichorn, speed ing (65-mph) fined $10 and costs. Continued On Page Two Thanksgiving Holidays Be ing Observed By Bruns wick County Schools From Today Noon Until Mon day Morning POST OFFICES AND BANKS TO CLOSE County Offices Will Not Be Open For Business Again Until Monday; Other Firms To Close Thursday All Brunswick county schools will dismiss their students today and classes will not resume again until Monday morning as both pupils and teachers observe Thanksgiving holidays. County offices will close at the end of business hours today and will not reopen until Monday. The banks, Savings and Loan and the city offices will be clos ed Thanksgiving Day, as will most of the business places in Brunswick county. The post offices and postal em ployees will observe a Sunday schedule, and in Southport there will be only the morning mail. Observance of Thanksgiving begins tonight in Southport with a union service at Trinity Meth odist Church. The minister will be the Rev. Joseph B. MacLeod, pastor of Southport Presbyterian Church, and special music will be furnished by the combined choirs of the churches in Southport. The only other special event of the holiday season will be the all-star football game here Saturday afternoon when two teams of former high school stars meet in a benefit performance for the lighting fund. Shrimp Trawlers Have Good Luck Tuesday’s Catches And The Weather Outlook Give Promise Of Another Good Week Of Working Here With good weather this week a canvass of the shrimp packing houses last night revealed that the trawlers were having a good week at their fishing. Workers at the shrimp houses were of the opinion that production and quality will keep up for some time. Catches for the day ranged from 10 to 25 bpshels to the boat and the shrimp were large and of good quality. Four packing houses are still working, Lewis J. Hardee, Dallas Pigott, Merritt Moore and Willis Brothers. At this time neither the buyers nor boat operators are showing any anxiety to get through here and head for Flor ida. All say that they will stay here until the production falls be low the point or being profit able. Application For Telephone Co-op Given Approval Atlantic Telephone Mem bership Corporation Re ceives Approval Of Ap plication For Sum Of $381,000 NEXT STEPS TO BE STAKING & EASEMENTS Proposed System Will Have 236 Miles Of Line Pro viding Service To As Many As 757 Cus tomers Harry L. Mintz, Jr., president of the Atlantic Telephone Mem bership Corporation, said this morning that he has been advised that application for $381,000 was approved Friday by the State Rural Electrification Authority. This loan was approved for the construction of approximately 236 miles of telephone lines that will afford service for up to 757 users in rural areas of Brunswick coun ty. The plan contemplates the es tablishment of two exchanges, one at Supply and the other in Bo livia. Mintz said today that around 400 persons have already paid their membership fee of $50, and that others still are coming in. He wants those who made the initial deposit to know that the drive is still on for the additional deposit. The next step in the plan for bringing communication facilities into many additional areas will be staking out the lines and ob taining easements. The first of these operations is for the en gineers and no plan has been announced for handling the mat ter of getting the necessary ease ments. Actual construction will follow these two steps. One matter that could delay is the purchase and delivery of the necessary switchboard equipment. The order will be placed as early as possible so as to avoid delay. Plan New Pier At Long Beach Two Men Announce Plans To Begin Construction Soon On First Phase Of New Ocean Fishing Pier W. S. Blow, prominent Ra leigh oil and gas man who re sides permanently at Long Beach, stated Saturday that when ha gets the engineers permit he and J. D. Bigford will begin the con struction of a modern ocean fish ing pier at Long Beach. Some of the building material has already been secured and no trouble is anticipated with regard to the permit. Blow owns four cottages at the beach near the Big Hills. He also owns considerable property there, extending all of the way from the ocean to Davis Creek. He operates a small boat rental agency on Davis Creek and also handles bait and tackle. The fishing pier has been a long-time plan with him and in addition to the pier itself he will do other building for the convenience and entertainment of the public. The immediate plans for the pier is for a structure 17-feet wide and running out over the ocean for 600-feet. A "T” will be built at the end, and late next 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 I.ow Ttdt Thursday, November ‘14 2:32 A. M. 8:53 A. M. 2:56 P. M. 9:22 P. M. Friday, November 25 3:32 A. M. 9:57 A. M. 3:53 P. M. 10:17 P. M. Saturday, November 26 1:30 A. M. 10:56 A. M. 4:50 P. M. 11:10 P. M. Sunday, November 27 5:26 A. M. 11:52 A. M. 5:48 P. M. 12:03 P. M. Monday, November 28 6:21 A., M. 0:00 A. M. | 6:41 P. M. 12:47 P. M. Tuesday, November 29 7:15 A. M. 0:55 A. M. 7:37 P. M. 1:40 P. M. Wednesday, November 30 8:10 A. M. 1:45 A. M. 8:32 P. M. 2:32 P. M.
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