Most Of The News
All The Time
Volume No. 17 No. 29
THE STATE ORT PILOT
-—-^_Good Newspaper la Good Community
- 6 P°9eS T°d°^_ SOUTHPORT. N. C. WEDNESDAY, FEB^ 1, 1956 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
The Pilot Covers
Brunswick County
$1.50 PER YEAR
concerted Move
Will Be Made To
Bring Industry
Citizens From Several Sec
tions Of Brunswick Coun
ty Met Monday Night At
Bolivia To Discuss Possi
bilities
SECOND MEETING
ON FEBRUARY 13
F.ev. C. L. Warren Presided
Over Meeting, With R. K.
McKeithan Serving As
Secretary
A group of representative busi
ness men met Monday night at
Bolivia to discuss plans whereby
to induce small industries to
select some site in Brunswick
county to locate. Those in attend
ance felt that a good beginning
had been made, and as a result a
second meeting has been sched
uled for Monday evening, Feb
ruary 13, in the auditorium of
Bolivia high school
me rtev. L/. L,. Warren served
as temporary chairman and R. K.
McKeithan was named secretary.
During the discussion period con
sideration was given to the op
portunities that Brunswick coun
ty affords small industries and
also to the natural obstacles that
have thus far prevented their lo- I
caation here.
Listed among- the assets were:
Adequate supply of labor-that is
easy to train and willing to
work; adequate water supply;
telephone communications avail
able within this year; ample sup
ply of electric power; good high
way connections; water trans
portation; land sites available;
good churches, schools and hos
pital; good recreation facilities;
timber and agricultural raw ma
terials; good climate.
Among the liabilities were list
ed the tax structure of the coun
ty, and the importance of revalu
tion was discussed; sectionalism;
exorhibitant prices for land in
some sections; lack of rail trans
portaation in most sections; lack
of sewerage disposal facilities;
lack of buildings.
As a means for overcoming
these obstacles a suggestion was
made that a non-profit corpora
tion be formed for the purpose
of making an intelligent effort
for industrial development. This
suggestion will be discussed more
fully at the next meeting, and
Chairman Warren stressed the
importance of having representa
tion from every part of the coun
ty.
Brief Bits Of
•-NEWS-1
RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL
Mrs. M. D. Anderson, who has
been ill in a Wilmington hospital,
has recovered sufficiently to re
turn to her home at Hickman's
Cross Roads.
LIONS CLUUB
The regular meeting of the
Southport Lions Club will be held
tomorrow (Thursday) at 12:30
o’clock in the Community Build
ing.
BENEFIT SUPPER
A ham and children salad sup
per will be served Thursday night
at tiie Community Building be
tween the hours of 5:30 and 7:30
o clock. It will be sponsored by
members of the Junior class of
Southport high school.
FEBRUARY PTA MEETING
Miss Gertrude Loughlin’s grade
will present a program at the
regular February meeting of the
PTA of the Southport school at
tiie auditorium in the school on
Thursday night at 7:30. A full
attendance is urged for this in
teresting program by the chil
dren.
VALENTINE DANCE
The Southport Garden Club, the
Live Oak Garden Club and the!
Southport Woman’s Club will
sponsor a Valentine dance in the!
Community Building on Valentine |
night, February 14, from 9 until j
one o’clock. The Melton-Shannon
Four will provide the music and I
the proceeds will be used to
finance the Flower Show.
ORTHOPEDIC CLINIC
The next regular monthly <
thopedic clinic, serving New Hs
over and Brunswick counties, w
be held at James Walker Men:
J ial Hospital . in Wilmingtc
Thursday, February 9, from a
m. until noon. The clinic is cc
ducted by the Crippled Childrei
Section of the State Board
Health. The total number of p
tients last month was 65 7 frc
Brunswick.— _ _’
For The Birds
INSPECTION
shown standing in
farm, where game
farming practices.
Conservationist for
-Rice Gwynn, Longwood farmer,., is
a. patch of bicolor lespedeza on his
prorogation is combined with good
in the foreground is H. F. Kizer, Soil
Brunswick County.
Longwood Farmer
Helps Quail Crop
Rice Gwyn Has Demonstra
ted That Quail Can Be
Produced In Great Num
ber If Protected And
Well-Fed
GWYN FARM BEARS
NAME “QUAIL REST”
Practical Farming Opera
tion Includes Provision
For Food And Cover
For Plenty Of Quail
Any farmer who wants birds
can have them. That is the firm
opinion of Rice Gwyn of Long
wood.
Gwyn isn't one to make idle
statements without a reason. He
is a farmer and lays great stress
on conserving his land. With the’
best safe use of his soil goes a
plan for conserving wildlife. He
has both on Qnaii Rest Farm to
show good reason for his opinions.
“There are three main require
ments to having plenty of quail,”
he says. “They are food, cover,
and protection from over hunt
ing.”
His methods for having food
and cover have been made a part
of his complete soil conservation
1 plan. This was worked out with
! assistance from the United States
Soil Conservation Service, work
ing through the locally organized
soil conservation district.
Gwyn used to be in the tobacco
; marketing business in Virginia
i and so came in contact with many
people. He liked hunting quail and
he liked rural life.
From a friend came a sugges
tion one day with an offer to
sell at a low price some land in
Brunswick County. The offer was
accepted and the Virginian be
came a Tar Heel by adoption.
“I'm proud to be a Tar Heel,”
Gwyn says. “I came here because
of choice. You natives are here
by birth, and neither you or the
State could help that.”
Adding from time to time to
the first tract bought twenty i
years ago, there are 5,000 acres
now in the Gwyn farm. Tobacco, i
sweet potatoes and grain are;
(Continued on page 3)
-—
Notices Great
Change In City
Dr B. w. Wells, Who Lived
In Southport For Several
Summers, Impressed By
Evidences Of Development
By W. B. ItEZIAH
Dt. B. W. Wells, for many
years a member of the faculty
at State College as head of the
Department of Botany ,now retir
ed and living- in Wake County
spent the week end here and was
amazed at the changes that have
taken place in the past 6 months
“This oldtime, steady State of
North Carolina appears to be get
ting genuinely disturbed at what
is going to happen here, and
which has never been on the
political calendar”, said Dr. Wells.
He added that with the truck
(Continued on Page
Safety Patrol May
Be Formed Here 1
Chief of Police Butler is
much interested in forming
a Safety Patrol composed of
boys from 10 to 14 years of
age. He plans to have a meet
ing at the City Hall Wednes
day, February 15", at"? p. m.
at which time he will outline
the duties that he would like
to have performed.
Whether they can join up
or not, Chief Butler would
like to have all boys of the
prescribed ages attend the
meeting at the city hall.
Girls of the same ages are
also invited to attend the
meeting and should enough
show their interest it is pos- :
sible that they may be found i
eligible to join up. I
Crop Insurance
To Be Available
Coverage For All Types Of
Hazards Will Be Provid
ed For Brunswick Farm
ers By Federal Crop In
surance Corporation
Announcement has been made
that Federal All-Risk Crop Insur
ance on tobacco will be available
in Brunswick County this year
for the first time.
Tire Federal Crop Insurance
Corporation is a non-porfit or
ganization authorized by the Con
gress of the United States for the
purpose of stabilizing farm inconre
through all-risk insurance which
is not available from private in
surance companies.
In other words, this year farm
ers can insure their investment
in growing tobacco against loss
of production from weather haz
ards, and other unavoidable
causes, such as drowning, hurri
cane, tornado, drought, disease,
flood, hail, wind, insects, frost,!
freeze, lightning, snow, and fire i
1 ule curing barn and pack
house. If an application is ac
cepted the farmer will have pro
tection against these causes of
loss from the time the tobacco
is set in the field until it is
weighed on the warehouse floor.
Since this Corporation is a non
profit organization, the premium
cost is very low compared with
the insurance protection provided.
Farmers can carry hail insurance
with a private insurance company
without conflict with their Feder
al Crop insurance policy. They
may also carry additional fire
insurance without conflict unless
the two coverages exceed the
value of the tobacco lost in fire.
Federal Crop Insurance is a
sure way for a farmer to pro
tect his bank account or the
money which he may borrow for
use in growing tobacco. In other
words, it will help to maintain a
stable bank account or credit rat
ing even when crop failures oc
cur'. For those who are extending
Continued On Page Three
Shallotte Man
Accepts Job Of
Polio Chairman
Aubrey C, Johnson, Cashier
Of Waccamaw Bank And
Trust Company, Named
J To Head Brunswick Coun
j ty Chapter
MARCH OF DIMES
DRIVE CONTINUES
Appeal Goes Out To All
VVho Have Not Contribute
ed To Do So Before
Campaign Ends
Aubrey C. Johnson, cashier of
the Shallotte branch of the Wac
camaw Bank and Trust Company
has accepted the chairmanship of
the Brunswick County Chapter for (
the National Foundation for In- “
fantile Paralysis. He succeeds Ed
Harrelson of Southport in this
capacity.
Mrs. M. H. Rourk, chairmar
[for the March-of-Dimes, reports
that the drive is in it’s final
stages but that it isn't too late to
give a contribution to the per
sons who are collecting for this
worthy drive. Much help is given
to those who are stricken with
this dread disease and there is
still much to be done in the way
of prevention.,
Mr. Johnson, in accepting the
chairmanship, expressed the de
sire that everyone in Brunswick
County cooperate with him in
making the organization of serv
ice to the citizens of the county.
Here in Southport solicitation
of business firms has been hand
led by members of the Lions
Club. Tlie school children also
active, and at least
[ one grade in the school has stress
ed the importance of having the
boys and girls earn the money
which they have contributed this
year.
A committee of volunteer work
ers under Mrs. N. M. Homstein
has been conducting a house-to
house canvass of the communltv
during the latter days of ‘
campaign.
f
Captain James i
Arnold Passe^
Well - Known Southport
Charter Boat Captain DieJ
At His Home Friday Fol^
lowing Extended Illness
I
Following an illness of several
months, much of which time was?
spent in the hospital, Capt. Jamesl
b. Arnold died at his home here/
Friday night. He was 54 years,
old. 1
A son of the late Captain Joe
r ■ an« -Mrs. Elizabeth Arnold, ’
Captain Arnold was born and ]
spent his entire life in Southport, ]
with the exception of periods i
when he was engaged in serving <
on various intracoastal ships and ;
yachts. For the past several years i
he had devoted himself entirely t
to carrying out sport fishing par- e
ties on his boat, Margrace XI. f
Captain Arnold is survived by i
his widow, Mrs. Bertha Fulford c
Arnold, and one daughter, Mrs.
George Gregory and two grand-! b
children. He was a brother of L. f
C. and George Arnold of South- t
port and Albert A. Anold Sr., of c
Wilmington. Sisters surviving are f
Mrs. Mary A. Cox of Southport, h
Continued On Page Three |
list Will
je, Supper Meet
jiday evening, and for
lining Sunday evenings
\ry, the congregation of
tethodist Church will
o’clock in the Recrea
of the church for a
|ogether, followed by a
|per service.
Dped that a good number
ig their Sunday night
/ith them and enjoy the
of the hour. The serv
be informal, and plans
^something different each
jour evenings.
tioration Is
anized Here
r Dock Work
>ort Terminal Operat
Corporation Formed
Carry On General
redoring Business
of Court J. E. Brown re
papers from Secretary of
Thad Eure Monday, cer
to the incorporation of the
rt Terminal Operating
tion.
corporation is licensed to
a.M on a general stevedoring
bt 5S, names as owners are
T] s A. McCarthy, 160 Bread
th NT. Y.; Stewart A. Marples,
If -oadway, N. Y.; J. W. Bunn,
84 lsurance Building, Raleigh.
M 'thy is listed aas having 4
sh of stock and Marples and
B® have 3 each.
I s understood that the cor
pe on was formed in order to
m closely identify the unload
in ind loading of ships with
Bi ;wick county, as it permits
th irmation of a labor union at
S< port. Heretofore stevedoring
fa in Brunswick county has
be recruited through the Wil
mi ton Local of the Longshore
thi i Union.
Good Progress
jbn Fishing Pier
*rospect Now Is To Have
This Facility At Long
Beach Ready For Early
Spring Fishing Activity
The new fishing pier work at
j°ng Beach is going steadily for
ward with both pilings, frame
work and decking reaching be
yond high tide. The structure will
be ready for the early spring fish
ng. Phil King, whose former
lome stood near where the pier
s being built ,says that the lo
:ation is a point that affords the
Jest fishing on Long Beach.
The structure is being built by
iV. S. Blowe of Raleigh and Long
3each and J. D. Bigford of Long
3each. Blowe, a successful busi
lessman in Raleigh, has built sev
eral homes at the beach since the
form of over a year ago. It is
inderstood that in addition to the
'cean fishing pier he plans sev
ral recreational and amusement
acilities at the same place. It is
oped to have an attractive little
ommunity center at the pier.
For late January a surprising
it of activity was noted at Long
teach when a visit was made
iiere last week. With rain and
old it was bad to be outside and
:w people were seen working on
ouses. However, the presence of
(Continued on Page Four)
b. urea ah
Our
ROVING
Reporter
! If anyone is curious about
: things in Brunswick, it may be
[ rer*iarked that various widely
: known botantists have stated that
i there are 20 varieties of trees and
shrubbery in Brunswick not found
elsewhere in the state . . . Bald
ead Island has a hybrid species
1 '"'eats, a cross between
. Possur>is, rats and squirrels . .
^CZtlnS> to Bil1 Sharpe, the
n 8w1 *traiffht stretch of road
n Noith Carolina is between
Southport and Supply ... Some
1100 American and Snowy Egretts
have a rookery and nest on
Battery Island each summer
Theodesia Burr Alston, daughter
of Aaron Burr, reportedly died
on Bald Head Island . . . Supply
was for a time the county seat
of Brunswick . . . The Hone}
Island ranch of the Riegel Papei
Company in Brunswick county re
portedly has the largest head of
Brahma caUle of any place north
of Florida.
i Four former Southport citizens
met at Camden, N. J., a few days
| ago on board the L. S. T. com
manded by Lt. Joe Young Chris
J tion. They decided to wish we
were there and, accordingly,
wrote us the following note:
"Dear Bill: Sorry you are not
here. We are having a wonderful
time. A goodly part of the ex
population of Southport invaded
Camden tonight to dine with Cap
tain Christian on board his ship.
Needless to say, there was much
reminiscing of old times. We all
mentioned how much we enjoy
the State Port Pilot and how
eagerly we await its arrival each
week.-—Brother Christian, Wilma
Barnett McHose, Murial Lee
Jones Holdcraft, Annis Jeane
Weeks Detwiller A footnote to
the foregoing added that “Broth
l Continued on page four)
Here’s Information
On Truck Business
Driver And Cab Of Trailer May Be Changed Enroute
During Long Overland Haul
Some of the tractor-trailer
freight lines have franchises for
several states and such companies
can go through from Southport
to about all parts of the U. S.
with their loads or to bring loads
here. Baggett Lines is an exam
ple of this almost complete cov
erage. They recently got permits
for North Carolina and this
makes 44 states in which they are
licensed.
If they have a load for one of
the 4 states in which they are
not licensed they simply roll to
the borders of that state and
through interchange agreement
with trucking companies in that
state their trailer is picked up by
another cab and carried on to its
destination.
Frequently as many as three
freight lines bring cargoes from
deep down in Texas to Southport
without any unloading or reload
ing. The trailers go through all
of the way in the same condition
as that in which they were re
ceived, but the tractors change,
just like freight engines are
changed. One driver and his cab
simply turns his trailer over to
the driver and cab of another com
pany and the load is carried on.
Crisp Convicted Of
2nd Degree Murder
I
Converted Trailer
Becomes Office
Taking a big trailer and
converting it into a field of
fice, Baggett Motor Lines of
Birmingham brought the im
provisation here this week
and gave it a temporary lo
cation inside the reservation.
The company has a great deal
of telephoning and other of
fice work to do here. T. C.
Sinclair, safety man for the
company, says that this im
provised office will serve for
the present.
The tractor operators and
the uncoupled tractors will
continue to visit Southport
and the men will eat and
sleep here. Approximately
two hundred of the Baggett
tractors and trailters are
here now in addition to ma
chines from other companies.
Waterman Line
Freighter Here
This Is Steamship Company
Purchased Last Year By
Head Of Winston-Salem
Trucking Firm
The Fairport, a big freighter
owned by the Waterman Steam
spin Lines, is now discharging
; cargo at Sunny Point. The vessel
is one of seven that was acquired
by Malcolm McLean when he
' bought out Waterman.
McLean is currently engaged in
’ a deal with the C. S. Lovelace
Shipping Lines of Philadelphia
and reports indicate that he may
soon acquire the Lovelace Lines.
This would give him entry for
his ships at all ports on the At
lantic and on the west coast.
In addition to regular shipping
on the bottoms purchased from
Waterman and those that he is
expected to acquire from Love
lace, McLean will also be able to
carry on with his plans of carry
ing trailers on ships to various
ports. This will require specially
built ships and wharfs from where
the trailers can be loaded and
unloaded.
The announcement of his plans
for such shipping, made nearly
three years ago, attracted world
wide attention. The plans were of
Continued On Page Three
Local Church
Host To Group
Leadership Conference For
W.M.U. Of Brunswick
Baptist Association Held
Monday Night
The Woman’s Missionary Union
of the Brunswick Baptist Asso
| ciation held a Leadership Confer
ence at the Southport Baptist
Church on Monday evening. Pre
siding over the meeting was Mrs.
Leroy Hooks, associational super
intendent of W. M. U. After the ,
opening hymn Mrs. Amos Splawn
led the group in a devotional per
iod. Using a flannelgraph board ,
she portrayed the story of Jesus
with Mary, Martha, and Lazarus, i
Following the reading of the
minutes by Mis. Catherine King i
a roll call was given of all the i
churches in the association with
those representing each church i
standing. Mrs. McRackan present- J
ed a report of to executive meet
Continued On Page Three
Leland Automobile Dealer
Found Guilty Last Week
Of Slaying James Anth
ony Ferreri On Night Of
March 16
GIVEN SENTENCE
OF 5 - 12 YEARS
Courtroom Packed During
Three-Day Trial Of Prom
inent Resident Of The
Leland Section
R. E. Crisp, Leland automobile
dealer, was found guilty of sec
ond degree murder here Friday
afternoon by a jury of Sampson
county men who had listened to
evidence offered during the three
day trial. Judge W. H. S. Bur
gwyn, who presided over last
week’s term of Superior court,
then sentenced him to serve from
5 to 12 years in the State peniten
tiary.
Notice of appeal was given by
attorneys for defense and Crisp
was placed under a $10,000 bond.
The State charged that Crisp
shot and killed 17-year old James
Anthony Ferreri of New York
City shortly after midnight last
March 16 as he and his two com
panions, Bobby Hopper and
Michael Pollock, were preparing
to spend the night in the back
seat of an automobile on the park
ing lot of the Crisp Motor Co.
The three boys were hitch-hiking
their way to Florida at the time
and his two companions testified
at the trial that Crisp shot
Ferreri without provocation and
that the shot was fired while all
three sat with their hands raised
over their heads.
Crisp contended that he shot
without intending to do so, and
that the pistol which he carried
in his hand discharged while he
struggling with Ferreri, whom he
claimed was attempting to pull
him into the car. He called the
fatal shooting an accident.
He was defended by S. B. Frink
and Davis Herring of Southport,
Aaron Goldberg of Wilmington
and Paul Herring of Clinton.
Solicitor John Burney was assist
Continued On Page Three
Recorder Has
Busy Session
Numerous Cases Disposed
Of During Ail-Day Sess
ion Of Brunswick County
Recorder’s Court Here On
Monday
Only routine cares were heard
on Monday by Judge Earl Bell
amy in Brunswick County Record
er’s Court, the following verdicts
having been handed down:
Gaston Jones, non support, 12
month jail sentence suspended on
payment of $40 per month and
payment of costs.
Raeford Utley, Jr., transporting,
jail sentence suspended on pay
ment of a fine of $250 and costs
and good behavior for two years.
Casear Daniels, possession for
purpose of sale, committed to 6
months on the roads for failure
to comply with previous order
for the payment of $150 and
costs.
Brady Thomas Brown, speeding
and following too close, fined $20
and costs.
Russell Hill, following too close,
fined $10 and costs.
William Sunny Hankins, failing
to stop at stop sign, speeding,
fined $20 and costs.
Horry Hickman, assault on
female, disorderly conduct, fined
520 and costs.
Ronald Eugene Lieseks, speed
t Continued on Page 3)
Judge Burgwyn
Demands Action
In School Case
Grand Jury’* Recommenda
tion That Old Building At
Brunswick County Train
ing School Be Condemned
Leads To Called Session
JUDGE CALLS IT
“SERIOUS SITUATION”
Other Matters Of Routine
Importance Disposed Of
During Session Of The
County Grand Jury
Judge W. H. S. Burgwyn order
ed a special joint session of the
Brunswick county board of edu
cation and the board of commis
sioners afater he heard the
Brunswick grand jury make a,
recommendation Thursday that
the old building at Brunswick
County Training School be con
demned.
The joint meeting was held
Friday at noon in the court
room, and Judge Burgwyn warn
ed that this is a serious situation
which the members of the two
groups are permitting to exist.
He declared that he had not call
ed them before him to give a
lecture, but he underlined the im
portance of maintaining education
facilities which are equal if the
educational program of North
Carolina is to continue on its
present basis.
Judge Burgwyn listened to ex
planations offered by County At
torney S. B. Frink and by H. C.
Stone, county superintendent of
schools. But in conclusion he made
it clear that something must be
done to relieve the existing local
situation.
Other matters handled by the
grand jury during the week in
eluded:
A total of 29 true bills were
found with 4 reported not true.
A report from Patrolman H. F.
Deal indicated that the school
busses had been checked for safe
ty and found all right on Jan. 5th
A survey of the schools of the
county brought forth the follow
ing report:
The Shallotte School roof is
leaking and needs immediate at
tention.
At the Brunswick County pris
on camp No. 301, sewerage dis
posal is inadequate.
In Waccamaw school, water
leaking in grade room needs im
mediate attention.
Longwood school needs princi
Continued On Page Three
Cooking School
Held Thursday
Southport P.T.A. In Coop
eration With Suburban
Gas Company Stages In
teresting Demonstration
The Southport Parent-Teacher
Association and the Suburban Gas
Company of Wilmington joined
forces Thursday night to put on,
a Cooking School in the high
school auditorium, the gas com
pany presenting Miss Sara Bark
er, home economist, and the PTA
providing the audience.
The evening was an enjoyable
one in which Miss Barker dem
onstrated many helpful sugges
tions for cooking. At the con
clusion of the evening, refresh
ments were served and the
audience drew for the dishes that
were prepared and for other door
(Continue on ppge three)
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
i Thursday, February 2,
0:20 A. M. 6:23 A. M.
12:31 P. M. 6:38 P. M.
Friday, February 3,
1:12 A. M. 7:18 A. M.
1:21 P. M. 7:30 P. M.
Saturday, February 4,
2:06 A. M. 8:15 A. M.
2:13 P. M. 8:26 P. M.
Sunday, February 5,
3:01 A. M. 9:13 A. M.
3:08 P. M. 9:23 P. M.
Monday, February 6,
3:56 A. M. 10:10 A. M.
4:05 P. M. 10:18 P. M.
Tuesday, February 7,
4:49 A. M. 11:02 A. M.
4:58 P. M. H:io P. M.
Wednesday, February 8,
5:38 A. M. n;5o A. M.
5:47 P. M. 11:58 p. M.