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THE STATE PORT PILOT A Good Newspaper In A Good Community Volume No. 17 No. 15 6-Pages Today SOUTHPORT, N. C. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1956 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY $1.50 PER YEAR The Pilot Covers Brunswick County Most Of The News All The Time Forty-Two Miles Of Snagging And Clearance Work Bids Will Be Opened This|‘ Week On This Emergency ! * Work On Streams In ( Brunswick County , NEED ARISES FROM ! HURRICANE DAMAGE Commissioners Sign Release And Landowners Must Give Right - Of - Way Agreement For Ad joining Lands Forty-two miles of streams in • Brunswick county are included in a project for snagging and clear- ■ ing that has been advertised for , bids this week. . Included are Waccamaw River, 14 miles; Scippio Swamp, 4 miles; Cawcaw Swamp, 3 miles; Ash Swamp, 2 miles; Bear Branch, 1 mile; Shallotte River, 1.4 miles; Starboard Creek (Cool Run), 1.5 miles; Little Shallotte River, 1.8 miles; Saucepan Creek (Jenney’s Branch), 2 miles; Alligator Swamp, 3.7 miles; Royal Oak Swamp, 7.6 miles. The project is for removing debris that has clogged these streams in places since the visita tion of the hurricanes that struck this area last year. However, be fore any clearance may be under taken, all property owners who own land adjoining these streams must sign a right of way agree ment. The board of county commis sioners called into special session Monday to draft a resolution that will expedite the disaster pro gram. Briefly, in consideration of the work of improvement by the U. S. Government, the commis sioners release the U. S. Govern ment from all liability from dam ages that may result from work done by the government. This is understood to be a standard procedure, required in all cases where improvements of a public nature are carried on by the government. Brief Bits Of lnewsj PURCHASES BOAT Capt. Ray Stubbs has purchas ed the Jo-Ann, sports fishing cruiser formerly operated by Capt. George Gregory. COURT OF HONOR A Boy Scout Court of Honor will be held Thursday night at 7:30 o'clock in the recreation room of Trinity Methodist Church immediately following the Men’s Club supper. ASSOCIATION MEETS The Brunswick Baptist Asso ciation is in session today at Town Creek Baptist Church. The Thursday session will be held at Prospect Baptist Church. The Rev. Leo Hawkins of Southport is moderator. RODEO DANCE The Charter Boatmen’s Associa tion Annual Ball will be held Saturday evening at the Commu rf:y Building. Among the out standing features of this evening’s entertainment will be the crown ing of the Rodeo Queen and mak ing awards to fishing prize win ners. WORK PROGRESSES The dredging of channels and wharf areas at Sunny Point Army Terminal by Hill Dredging Com pany is progressing satisfactorily. Work was started on the north wharf, and at present the dredge is working in the vicinity of center wharf. It is expected that this work will be completed with in the next two weeks. SHRUBBERY SALE The Live Oak Garden Club will sponsor a shrubbery sale Monday October 29 in Southport. A truck from a Whiteville nursery wil; be located across the street frorr Kilpatrick’s Funeral Home. A1 kinds of shrubbery, bulbs, plants and flowering trees will be or sale. Advance orders may be giver to Mrs. Art Newton for deliver} on date of sale. ALUMNI MEETING A Brunswick County Chapte: of the University of North Caro lina Alumni Association wa. formed last week at a suppe; meeting at the Anchor Hotel a Shallotte Point. A discussion wa held regarding plans for creatinj a greater interest in Morehea Scholarships among students i: Brunswick. There are 10 Bruns wick county boys in school a Carolina this fall. Dock Baptists Annual Meet Starts Friday For 2 Days Addresses by Dr. E. L. Spivey, ■ ecretary of the department of tate missions, and Dr. Hoyt Slackwell, president of Mars Hill ollege, will highlight a two-day innual meeting of the Dock Bap ist association, Friday and Sat irday. The first day’s meeting, Fri- j lay will be held at Gore’s Chapel Uaptist church, about five miles loutheast of Nakina. It will be fin at 10 a. m. The second day’s meeting, Sat lrday, will be at the Camp 3ranch Baptist church, in the branch Baptist church, in Bruns vick. It will begin at 10 a. m. A number of Baptist churches n Brunswick county are members if this association. Officers Election In addition to reports on vari ous phases of the associational activities, the group will also bold election for officers of the ;roup. M. M. Jones, Nakina prin cipal, is now moderator. Rev. H. C. Powell of Old Dock is vice moderator, and Austin G. Long af Pireway is clerk. The elections will also include formation of the executive com DR. E. I.. SPIVEY mittee which represents all 15 churches of the association., Eleven of the churches are in Columbus county. The Friday morning meeting will feature the annual sermon, (Continued on Page Fourj Annual Halloween Carnival Planned Southport Parent - Teacher * Association Is Sponsoring This Event Again This Year As Principal Money Raising Effort COSTUME PARADE IN AUDITORIUM Southport High School Gym nasium Will Be Scene Of Other F eatures Of Program The annual Halloween carnival for Southport will be held next Wednesday night under sponsor ship of the Parent-Teachers As sociation. The program will open at 6 o’clock with the costume parade in the auditorium. Prizes will be awarded for boys and girls in the pre-school, primary and gram mar grade groups. The following classifications will be judged: Prettiest costume, most comical costume and most original cos tume. Following this parade and com petition, the crowning of the King and Queen of the Carnival will follow. Voting in this contest has been in progress for the past several days and there is keen competition. At the conclusion of the pro gram in the auditorium, the crowd will go to the high school gym nasium where the concession stands and side shows will be located. There will be fish ponds, country stores, games of skill and other features that help, create a carnival spirit. The Halloween carnival is the chief money-making effort of the local Parent-Teacher Association each year, and this 'fall it is of particular importance that funds be raised to help defray the [salary of a part-time extra teach [er in the high school.— Lennon Inspects Postal Facilities Democratic Nominee For Congress Impressed With need For Expanded Facili ties For Southport Post Office At the request of W. B. Keziah and other local citizens, Con gressional Nominee Alton Lennon visited the Southport post office while here Monday. He was shown the lobby with its accummulation of 596 lock boxes and need for ! more and also the existing drive i way for mail trucks that creates a menace to post office patrons, as the trucks have to back over crowded streets. Mr. Lennon was reminded that during World War II the Post Office Department in Washing ton ruled that Southport, with • its then existing postal business, ■ was entitled to an appropriation i of $75,000 with which to build ■ post office quarters. t At the time the authorities in s Washington stated that owing to j the existing war situation it was 1 impossible to get the funds.. The i building would have to be deferred - until the war- and existing build l ing situation was .improved continued On Page Two Gall For Bids On County Road The State Highway Com mission has called for bids on ten projects involving 64.28 miles of road work in 11 counties, including the paving of the Makatoka-Juniper Creek road. The letting will be held October 30, in Raleigh. Three days later, November 2, the Highway Commissioners will meet in Winston-Salem at the Ninth Division Office to re view the low bids received and attend to other highway matters. The Brunswick County pro ject calls for 9.6 miles of surfacing from Makatoka, northwest through Exum to Juniper Creek. Long Session Of Court Held Variety Of Cases Disposed Of Here Monday Before Judge Earl Bellamy In Recorder’s Court A long list of cases was dis posed of here Monday before Judge Earl Bellamy in Bruns wick county Recorder’s court, court, with the following judg ments being handed down: Henry Alfred Violette, speeding, operating while license revoked, fined $210 and costs. Mary Robin Cook, possession of two illicit whiskey stills, not guilty. William Raleigh Bellamy, speed ing, fined $25 and costs. Phillip James Santee, no cnai feur’s license, fined $25 and costs, $15 of fine remitted on presenta tion of valid license. Harry Smith, expired chaffeur’s license, improper equipment, fined $30 and costs. Louis Hood, improper equip ment, operating with improper equipment, not guilty as to no li cense plates, guilty of improper equipment, fined $10 and costs. K. M. Barley, possession of tax paid whiskey with seal broken, fined $10 and costs. Edwin James Clark, improper equipment, fined $10 and costs, fine remitted on presentation of evidence that proper equipment had been installed. Lawrence Eugene Lloweii, speed ing, fined $10 and costs. Oscar Easter, possession, fined $10 and costs. Charlie Green, public drunkness, larceny, 60 days on roads, sen tence on payment of a fine of $25 and costs and good bhavior for 2 years. James Oliver Hardy, reckless operation, fined $15 and costs. Thurman Brite Hewett, operat ing vehicle on wrong side of high way, not in passing, fined $10 and costs. Benjamin Gayheart Hawkins, speeding, fined $15 and costs. William Hugh Knox, speeding, fined $15 and costs. Jqckie Carlos Thomas, driving Continued On Page Two Annual Meeting Of REA Members Scheduled Friday Eighteenth Annual Meeting Of Brunswick Electric Membership Corporation Will Be Held In White ville LIBERTY WAREHOUSE SCENE OF MEETING Several Thousand Persons From Three Counties Served By Co-operative Expected Members from three counties, Columbus, Brunswick and Robe son, will attend the 18th annual membership meeting of the Bruns wick Electric Membership Cor poration in Whiteville Friday, Oct. 26. Between five and six thousand people are expected for the all day meeting to be held in the Liberty tobacco auction ware house, located on the 701 by-pass in Whiteville. Registration will be gin at 8:30 a. m. C. D. Branch of Boardman, president of the Cooperative, says he is expecting a big attendance, requiring the use of a large build ing, such as a tobacco warehouse to accommodate the crowd. The meeting to be called to order at 10:30 a. m. by President Branch will be preceeded by a demonstration at 9:30. The invo cation will be given by the Rev. Roy J. Harris. The assembly will be welcomed by Mayor of White Continued On Page Two Southport Boat Rides Out Storm Bill Wells Fleet Enroute To Key West, Fla., Has Rough Time With Storm Last Week The Miss Beulah, one of the trawlers in the Bill Wells fleet, ran into trouble off the coast of Georgia during the storm of last week and figured prominently in the news for several days. The vessel lost a rudder and shoe during heavy weather while about 40 miles South of Savannah and was forced to send out a call for help. The helpless craft was spotted by a Coast Guard plane, and the Coast Guard Cutter Aurora came to her rescue.' Ths rescue vessel had a line on her Monday morning, but because ol the heavy seas, it was not until Wednesday night of last week that the Miss Beulah was safe ir port. Meanwhile, conditions be came so serious Tuesday nighl that the two members of the crew were taken off. The Miss Beulah was taken tc Thunderbolt, Ga., where she is still on the railway for repairs Clarence Spencer and Linder Spencer have been down there foi several days getting her read? to resume her trip. Other boats of the Wells flee got in trouble while making thi passage inside. The Bill, Jr., wen aground at Georgetown, punche< two holes in her bottom and dam aged her propeller. The Claudii Continued On Page Two C. D. BRANCH, President School Building Program Begins In The County Foundation Laid Off By Building Contractor For Three Major Projects In Brunswick Principal Henry C. Stone said Tuesday that foundations for the three new major school building projects in Brunswick county have been staked out and that contractors are ready to begin actual construction work this week.) The building program provides for idditional class rooms at Unioi high school, Lincoln high schoo and at Brunswick County Train ng School. Th I. B Whit on e three projects. The plumb ing and Co Tur; ton and the general contractor is the Smith Construction Co. of ville, who was low bidder ontract was let to Orrell Imith Plumbing and Heating >f Wilmington; the P. T. r Electrical Co. of Wilming as low bidder for the wiring oon; acts; and McGirt Plumbing electrical Co. of Maxton was ,ow bidder for the heating corjF»cts. Jjerry Ball To Perform At Ash P >pular Charlotte Entertain er Is Coming To Bruns wick County School Tc Play Benefit fc pi ry d; fSH, Oct. 24—Jerry Ball, thi ious Esso Standard Oil Com personality, is coming t< V^eamaw High School on Fri Nov. 2 at 8 p. m. rry will give his well-knowi y Ball Talent Show in th< V tcamaw auditorium, witl ti nt from among the student: trying for the big silvei lc ig cup to be given to the ir t-talented. all will also entertain in his unforgettable manner. H( i appeared in Brunswick Coun lefore, but many in the vici of Waccamaw have not beer jrtunate as to see this mastei o: lusic and mirth perform. Too ’ll be a door prize given S e one will be the winner: hd, the proceeds of the shou v go to a very worthy cause Continued On Page Two VING porter The registration books will close Saturday afternoon at 6 o’clock and the hour will probably come with a great many people in this county having failed to prepare themselves to exercise the right of citizenship. If they are not registered before then, they will not be able to vote on Tuesday, November 6th. They will have no voice in either national or state elections. In short, they will be pretty much in the same position as the men and women without a country, simply because they failed to qualify for their rights. Registration books will be open at all polling places this Saturday. It is hoped that all new residents of the county and young men and women who have come of age will go to the polling places and regis ter. Do it early. Don't keep pot ting it off until the day is over. It is a very simple job. You just go to the registrar, give your name and age and whjMre you formerly lived. State whe8»r are a Democrat or Republi ] sy Bigfoi-d of Long Beach 8 Monday that the fish are I biting like anything at the ;at Long Beach and also at bn Beach pier. Folks have 1 getting some mighty big rs at both places. However, sportsmen fear that with a deal of fresh water corn own into the ocean from the as a result of the recent fishing may slow up some iters close to the coast. The krater fish will move out and osent for a few days, but eturn with the return of salt s. Rains do not hinder fish t'f the coast unless there are winds along with the rain, gulf stream fishermen say they expect the next six i to be about the best of the provided there is not too bad weather. Continued os page four) County Officials Make Big Hit Mrs. Ressie R. Whatley, Brunswick County Auditor, Gets Good Publicity At Institute Mrs. Ressie, R. Whatley, Bruns wick county auditor, attended the Institute of Government’s tax conference in Chapel Hill last week and gained wide and favor able publicity for her part of the State. For one thing, Mrs. Whatley was one of two ladies present at the meeting and was asked to serve on the resolutions commit tee. For another, she was the subject of a feature story by Staff Writer Ann Sawyer of The Charlotte News. Text of that story follows: “In a wishful voice usually re served for fur-coat daydreaming, the woman in navy blue from Brunswick County looked heaven ward and said: “What I want now is a re valuation. “Mrs. Ressie R. Whatley of Southport was not talking about a re-valuation in a personal sense, but a re-valuation of all the real and personal property in her native county. "While a lot of her neighbors are chatting over the back fences or having morning coffee parties, she’s holding down three of the most important offices in Brunswick—tax supervisor, ac countant, and treasurer. "Her duties as tax supervisor last week brought her to the In stitute of Government tax con ference where she got the an swer to some of her problems. "Mrs. Whatley doesn’t see any thing unusual about a woman tax supervisor. There are seven others in the state. Nor is Mr. Whatley, who is in the fish and shrimp business, bothered by his wife who talks in terms of mil lions of dollars, tax rates and de linquent property owners. Her wish for a property re-vaula tion ‘more than a fur coat’ is all right with him. "As tax supervisor in Bruns wick County, a job she has had (Continued on Page Four) Fall Fishing Is Headed For Peak Registration To End Saturday. Members of the Brunswick county board of elections was in session here Monday and issued the warning that no absentee ballots and applica tions will be issued after 6 p. m. Friday, November 2. Only persons becoming ill after that time and becom ing unable to vote in person may get applications and bal lots after that date. Registration books will be closed after Saturday after noon at 6 o’clock, and persons who wish to register for the General Election must do so this week. Navy Helicopter Stops Over Here Propeller Damaged As Air craft Attempts To Take Off From Point Near Yacht Basin A Navy helicopter with two men aboard struck its propeller blades against one of the street light extensions on a pole at Quacks Restaurant here at 12:30 Monday. It came down in an up right position in the marsh at the side of the road. Apparently it was undamaged beyond two bent props, and neith er of the men was injured. The machine had landed for a few minutes and was starting to take off when the accident hap pended. it was not learned where the machine was from nor where it was bound. The lieutenant in charge, who was also the pilot, stated he was not allowed to dis pense any information until after his commanding officer was noti Continued On Page Two Lennon Making Tour Of County Congressional Nominee Here Monday, In Shallotte On Tuesday; Will Visit AH Sections Alton A. Lennon, Democratic nominee for congressman from the Seventh District, spent Mon day in Southport to confer with citizens concerning problems to which he hopes to be able to lend some assistance during the com ing months. Lennon was at Shallotte yes terday, and on Friday will attend the Annual REA meeting at Whiteville, where he expects to contact hundreds of his Bruns wick county friends. Next week he will be back in this county for two days. Following is his complete Brunswick county schedule: Lennon was at Southport at the courthouse Monday from 9 Continued On Page TwO Reports From Boats Out Since Week-End Storms indicate Good Runs Of King Mackerel Off-Shore PLENTY OF BLUES SHOW UP ON SHOALS Weather Appears To Pre sent Only Threat To Some Of Best Fishing In His tory In Next Few Weeks Reports turned in by charter boatmen out from Southport dur ing the past two days indicate that there are plenty of fish for both shoal trips and off shore parties. One of the most encour aging signs is the appearance of king mackerel in large numbers. On Monday Capt. H. A. Schmidt had members of the T. H. Jordan party of Greenville out aboard the Idle On III. They caught 20 king mackerel, 5 bonito, 4 barracuda and 2 dolphin. Yes terday he had E. L. Nichols and party of Gastonia out and they had 20 king mackerel, 11 bonito, 4 dolphin and 1 barracuda. On Monday part of the T. H. Jordan party was out with Capt. Basil Watts aboard the Idle On II and they caught 22 king mack erel, 1 cero, 1 dolphin and 2 bonito. The Tuesday trip had Dr. Hawes and party of Rose Hill as guests, and they brought in 18 king mackerel, 1 barracuda, 8 bonito and 2 dolphin. Capt. Hulan Watts got a late start with a party headed by Dr. Thomas of Siler City Tues day and they caught 45 nice blue fish. Capt. David Adams had a party (Continued on Page Four) rnotographer On Assignment Here Burt Glinn, Staff Photogra pher For Holiday Maga zine, Takes Pictures For North Carolina Feature Story Burt Glinn, photographer for Holiday Magazine, widely known New York publication, was in Southport Friday taking pictures for use in a future feature on North Carolina. A long-time friend of Hugh Morton, Wilmington photographer, he had stopped in Wilmington for Morton on the trip on down here. Morton had other engage ments at the time and Mrs. Mor ton, who is as versatile as her husband, volunteered to pinch hit and bring the visitor down here and introduce him. Glinn was enthuasistic over the picture possibilities he found in Southport’s Whittlers Park and in the grove in Franklin Park. At each place he took scores of pictures. Many of them, of course, were pictures of the same subjects .taken from various posi tions. Ddring the course of chatting with folks while the photographer was busy Mrs. Morton mentioned that her husband is very much in v Continued O* Page Four* ASC Committee Being Selected Today At Supply Community Elections Held Throughout Brunswick County Tuesday With Un usually Heavy Vote HIGH MAN SERVES AS THE DELEGATE Committeemen Take Office On November 1st And And Serve For Next 12 Months In That Capacity The ASC Committee election was held in each of Brunswick county’s 6 communities yesterday and the following farmers were elected to serve as Community Committeemen in their respective communities: Lockwoods Folly: Chairman and delegate, Garland Clemmons; vice chairman and alternate-delegate, Aldreth Phelps; regular member, Henry C. Williams; first alter nate, Rotha Chers; second atler nate, Carl Holden. Northwest: Returns not in. Smithville: Chairman and dele gate, Elwood Clemmons; vice chairman and alternate-delegate, Carl Ward; regular member, Franklin Cox; first alternate, Ernest Gilbert; second alternate, Hoyd Lancaster. Shallotte: Chairman and dele gate, A. W. Bradsher; vice-chair man and alternate delegate, J. D. Frink; regular member, Joe Hugh es and J. L. Stone tie to be settled by Community Election Board; first alternate, Harry Sommer sett; second alternate, P. A. Hew ett. Town Creek: Chairman and delegate, F. C. Rabon; vice chairman and alternate delegate, W. P. Gore; regular member, Sherwood Johnson; first alternate, W. E. Earp; second alternate, L. W. McKeithan. Waccamaw: Chairman and dele gate, Roy Hughes; vice-chairman and alternate delegate, Howard Inman; regular member, Gardner King; first alternate, Roddie R. Bennett; second alternate, Odell Jenrette. The terms of office of commit teemen and alternates will begin on November 1, and will con tinue for 12 months or until their respective successors have been elected and have qualified. In accordance with the Secre tary’s regulation the Chairman of community committee will automatically be the deelgate to the delegate to the county con vention. Delegates from the 6 communities will meet tomorrow (Thursday) at 10 o’clock at the agricultural building in Supply to elect a County Committee. Two Accidents To School Buses Two Buses In Collision Thursday On LaSavannah Road; Another School Bus Overturned On Oct. 4 County Superintendent H. C. Stone has begun a series of safe ty meetings with school bus driv ers in the county as an after math of two near-serious acci dents this month. The worst of these occurred last Thursday on the LaSavannah road near Thomasboro and involv ed two buses, one from Shallotte high school and one from Union (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. High Tide Law TlAr Thursday, October 25, 0:00 A. M. 5:46 A. M. 12:10 P. M. 6:35 F. M. Friday, October 26, 0:41 A. M. 6:50 A. M. 1:12 P. M. 7:37 P. M. Saturday, October 27, 1:49 A. M. 7:59 A. M. 2:16 P. M. 8:40 P. M. Sunday, October 28, 2:55 A. M. 6:06 A. M. 3:19 P. M. 9:41 P. M. Monday, October 29, 3:57 A. M. 10:10 A. M. 4:20 P. M . 10:37 P. M. Tuesday, October 30, 4:56 A. M. 11:09 A. M. 5:14 P. M. 11:29 P. M. Wednesday, October 31, 5:50 A. M. 12:02 A. M. 6:07 P- M. . . . 0:00 P. M.