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Volume No. 17
No. 17
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SOUTHPORT, N. C. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1956
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
The Pilot Covers
Brunswick County
$1.50 PER YEAR
SEVEN SOUTHEASTERN North Carolina counties grabbed
their own bootstraps, Friday to begin a long pull upwards in
an economic and social improvement movement. The results, the
formal organization of an area devlopment group, and the
election of a set of officers for the 42-man board of directors.
The new officers are, left to right: G. V. Barbee, Yaupon
Beach, chairman tourist and recreation division; Mitchell Allen,
Jacksonville, association treasurer; R. H. Tate, Wilmington,
first vice-president; Horace Carter, Tabor City publisher, presi
dent; JoW Fox (at rear), Wilmington, community development;
Mrs. Nathan Cox, Clarkton, associate chairman community de
velopment division; R. L. Thompson, Wrightsville Beach, secre
tary; and Charles Council, Lake Waecamaw, associate- chair
man tourist and recreation division. Not present were Roy
Carter, Wallace, second vice-president; Henry Wyche, Halls
boro, chairman agricultural division; Roy Rowe, Burgaw, chair
man industrial division.
Soil Bank Plan
Now Available
In The County
Brunswick County Farmers
May Make Application
For Various Practices At
Agricultural Office
The soil bank is ready now to
help on fall seeded crops and will
be in full operation for the year
ahead. By planning to make
sound acreage adjustments, farm
ers can earn both Acreage Re
serve and Conservation Reserve
payments.
‘Tremendous surpluses are still
depressing farm prices and over
flowing storage”, ASC officials
report. “Immediate measures are
needed to check the build-up of
these excessive supplies and start
working out from under them. The
soil bank, by encouraging the
necessary adjustments, offers a
direct attack on this surplus prob
lem. It seeks to reduce stock to
manageable levels, while protect
ing current farm income. At the
s-'jne time, the soil bank offers
jtiirect help for constructive, long
ramge conservation developments.
By taking part in the soil
■ink, farmers will help promote
/tability for American Agricul
ture. With better prices for their
products in the market place they
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Brief Bitt Of
lnews
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REVIVAL SERVICES
The revival this week at Bethel
Church is having Rev. James
Thompson from Delco as visiting
preacher. Everyone is welcome to
attend.
HOMECOMING DAY
The Mill Creek Baptist Church
at Winnabow will have a home
coming Day Sunday, November
11. A cordial invitation is ex
tended to all friends of the church
to attend.
CEMETERY CLEANING
Saturday, November, 10 has been
set by the folks of the Prospect
community to get together and
clean up the cemetery. All who
are interested are invited to be
present. Work will begin early in
the morning.
Progress Made On
Seashore Highway
Prospects Good For Two
Important Links In This
Coastal North Carolina
Project To Be Completed
FERRY SERVICE 1
KEY TO PROJECT
Southport-Ft. Fisher Ferry
Prospect And New Ocra
coke Highway Seen As
Two Important
Steps
Thanks to Gov. Luther H.
Hodges and the All-Seashore
Highway Association, the first
segment of an all-coastal high
way should, with the construction
of a highway across Okracoke
Island, become a reality by late
next summer.
Thanks also to two High Point
businessmen, H. F. Moore and W.
F. Kennedy, a second segment
of the “dream” route will prob
ably be in operation by late next
spring. The latter group plans to
have a car ferry in operation
across lower Cape Fear River
from Fort Fisher to Southport.
In January, 1953, a handful of
men, representing various sec
tions of the North Carolina Coast,
met in New Bern to organize an
All-Seashore Highway Associa
tion. Its purpose was to promote
the development and construction
of an all-coastal highway along
the 300-odd miles of Outer Banks
from the Virginia to the South
Carolina border.
Realizing such an undertaking
could only be accomplished
through a program of long range
palnning, the Association first
focused its attention upon the
opening of two dead ends. These
included construction of a road
across Ocracoke with car ferry
service from Cedar Island to
Ocracoke, and similar service
from the Island to Cape Hatteras;
as well as the inauguration of a
car ferry service from Fort Fish
er to Southport.
The organization grew in soope
until it had the support of many
citizens on the coast, in addition
to scores of influential upstate
residents. Governor Hodges was
convinced of the need of a high
way outlet from Ocracoke Village
(Continued on Page Four)
Wind Handicaps
Squirrel Hunting
Squirrel hunters have had
almost as much to complain
about this fall as have the
fishermen, for wind isn’t
much better for their sport
than it is for the deciples of
Isaac Walton.
There has been little cold
weather, so the leaves are
still on the trees. That means
that when the wind is blow
ing- there is no chance to de
j tect a squirrel running
through the foliage. On a
still day, a patient hunter
can wait him out.
Just for information, the
marsh hen season has closed,
and the quail and turkey sea
son dies not open until
Thanksgiving Day.
Planning Survey
Of Wild Game
Sunny Point Officials Will
Seek Assistance Of Wild
life Commission In Mak
ing Check Of Game Popu
lation
A survey to determine all game
on the big Sunny Point reserva
tion is now being planned by the
terminal officials and the State
Wildlife Commission will be ask
ed to cooperate.
Owing to the big earthen bar
ricades in the railroad yards, it
is felt that a plane or planes
will be more effective than men
on the ground in making the sur
vey.
These barricades are now cover
ed with grass, affording fine feed
for deer and other animals, as
well as birds. A great many deer
are known to be on the reserva
tion and, thanks to the abundant
food, they are said to be in ex
cellent condition. The same can
be said of birds. A fair number
of wild turkeys are known to be
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FHA Financing
Details Given
Out To Fanners
George W. Knox, Brunswick
County Supervisor, Ex*
plains Plan For This Kind
Of Financial Assistance 1
Additional details of Farmers
Home Administration loans for
refinancing of debts were ex
plained this week by George W.
Knox, Jr., the agency’s super
visor in Brunswick county.
These loans help farmers who
are otherwise in a sound position
but who are unable to meet
their present credit obligations
and need credit on more favor-|
able terms and conditions than,
are currently available frov;l
other lenders. Both real estate
and operating loans are avail
able for refinancing purposes to
owner-operators of farms no
larger than family-size. Oper
ating loans for refinancing pur
poses may also be made to part
owners and tenant operators. The
applicants must . have adequate
security and be carrying on
sound farming operations.
The purposes for which loans
may be made include refinancing
secured real estate debts and the
payment of debts secured by
liens on livestock, farm equip
hent, and harvested feed. Under
certain conditions loans also may
be made for the payment of un
secured debts.
Loans will not be used 1 to re
finance any debt until it has
been determined that the present
creditor or other credit sources
are not able to provide the ap
plicant with adequate credit an
terms that he could reasonably
be expected to meet.
The applicant must be of legal
age, be a citizen of the United
States and have had farm ex
perience sufficient to indicate
(Continued on Page Four)
Naval Officer Is
Lions Speaker
Commander E. G. Goodma i,
At Home On Leave From
Hawaii, Talks To Sout \
port Club On Thursday
Commander E. G. Goodrm n,
now on duty with the U. S. Na /y
in Hawaii, was the speaker Thu s
day at the regular meeting of 1 he
Southport Lions Club. He is a
medical officer, and prior to al
tering the service resided at Lspi
valle in Brunswick county ajid
practiced in Wilmington.
Commander Goodman had maliy
color slides which he had taken
in the islands, where his family
has been with him for the past
year. He used these to illustr4te
his talk. He told something jof
the social and economic back
ground of Hawaii, and said that
the climate is just about ideal.
He exploded the theory that the
island is a fertile land and said
that it is impossible to produce
many of our most common vege
tables over there. The two princi
pal crops, he said, are pineapple
and sugar cane.
Some of the interesting side
lights of life in Hawaii are that
there is virtually no fishing, and
fish sell for a dollar per pound.
Watermelon are not grown either,
and sell for 10-cents per pound.
He said that there is a mixed
population, which includes Chi
nese, Japanese, Philippines and
Americans, and all possible mixes
of these races. .
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Local Interest
In Conference
Next Wednesday
Governor Luther H, Hodges
Will Head Discussion Re
garding Control Of Forest
Fire losses
LARGE CROWD IS
EXPECTED TO ATTEND
Meeting Will Begin At 10
O’CIock And Will Be
Held In Arena At State
Fairgrounds
RALEIGH — The program for
next week’s Governor’s Conference
on Forest Fire Prevention, sched
uled November 14 in the N. C.
State Fair Arena at Raleigh, was
announced here today.
Plans are being made for a
large representation from Bruns
wick county to be present. Coun
ty Agent A. S. Knowles and
County Forest Warden D. E. Mer
cer are making special efforts to
line up several carloads from this
area. Where transportation is a
problem, special arrangements are
being made.
Another Brunswick county of
ficial who is particularly interest
ed is Sheriff Elbert H. Gray,
who attended a nation-wide meet
ing dealing with this problem
earlier this year. That session
was held in New Orleans, and at
that time the discussion centered
upon ways and means for bring
ing about a closer coordination
between forestry officials and
law enforcement groups.
Col. Frank T. Edson has in
dicated that Sunny Point-1 Army
Terminal will be represented at
the Raleigh meeting.
Although special invitations
have been made in some cases,
the meeting is open to the pub
lic.
This county is among the lead
ers in the state for timber pro
duction. Timber has been called
the keystone to the area’s eco
nomic difficulties, if developed
ajnd used wisely.
J Governor Luther H. Hodges
'will be the principal speaker for
the meeting to which 6,000 Tar
Heel leaders from business, in
Continued On Page Five
Menhaden Boats
Now Up Coast
Southport Vessels Leave
During Past Week-End
For Annual Fall Fishing
Period At Beaufort
Fall menhaden were found in
the Hatteras area Thursday and
that during the week end 5 boats
of the Brunswick Navigation
Company and two of the South
port Fisheries Company left for
Beaufort. From now until about
Christmas they will form part of
the great fleet of menhaden
boats that will use that port as
a base.
During November and Decem
ber of each year very few men
haden are found off Southport,
and it is an annual practice for
the local boats to go to Beaufort
and fish for a factory there un
der contract.
Some years the two months of
operations in that area may run
into a sizeable volume, approach
ing the spring and summer fish
ing at Southport in the product
ion of the boats.
Eisenhower Reelected
But Brunswick County
Democrats Victorious
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National Winners
RE-ELECTED—President Dwight Eisenhower, left,
gained a one-sided victory over Democratic candidate
Adlai Stevenson for the presidency in yesterday’s General
Election. On the right is the winning vice-presidential
nominee, Richard Nixon. Although the only six precincts
reporting on the presidential vote in Brunswick show a
small majority for Stephenson, there is strong reason to
suspect that complete returns will show that Eisenhower
carried the county just as he did four years ago.
District Women
Meet In Southport
1
Good Example
Of Honest Man
Ormand Leggett of Legget’s
store in Southport has found
an honest man when he was
not even looking for him.
Back in 1921 his father,
the late P. O. Leggett, was
operating Leggett’s Drug
store here. This past week
Ormond received a letter from
a resident of Buxton. The
writer stated that back in
1921 he owed Leggett’s a
bill, he thought it was for
$4.50, and he was sending his
check for that amount as he
could not remember paying
the bill and he did not want
to owe anybody anything. He
did not think there was any
record of a 35-year old ac
count. Nevertheless, he was
going to pay it as he could
not remember having done
that while stationed here with
the Coast Guard.
Leggett stated that he did
not have any record of the
debt, but he was very much
pleased at the evident honesty
of the Buxton man. He turn
ed the check over to the
building fund of the South
port Presbyterian Church.
«. a K1SHAH
Our
ROVING
Reporter
For the past few years the
Southport Building and Loan As
sociation has been, much the
strongest force in this area for
building. The organization has
backed scores and scores of prop
erty owners in building new homes
and remodeling old ones. It has
been ever ready with long term
loans where such were needed
and were backed by sound busi
ness. ' II has been paying its de
positors a fine rate of interest
and in turn has seen to it that
the money they put into it is
used where it is safe and used
for community building.
The young folks of Southport
did it again on Hallowe’en night.
They were good boys and girls,
just as they were a year ago.
They had their fun, of course, but
they committed no vandalism and
their was nothing rowdy in their
behavior, nothing that even the
most sour-face could object to.
There was very little soaping of
windows of cars or business
places, just a lot of harmless fun
that many of the older folks en
joyed just as much as did the
boys and girls.
It has always been understood
that the wild turkey hunting sea
son does not open until Thanks
giving. This past week a citizen
of Longwood was brought to
Dosher Memorial Hospital with
some 30 No. 4 shotgun pellets in
his body. The odd thing about
it is that the idenity of the man
who fired the gun has not been
revealed here at the county seat.
So far as can be learned no
warrant has been issued. It is un
Continued On Page Two
State President And Other
Federation Officials At
tend District Meeting
Here Yesterday
MRS. GEORGE CATES
DISTRICT PRESIDENT
Business Meeting Held At
Trinity Methodist Church
And Luncheon Program
At Community Build
ing
Club women for five South
eastern North Carolina counties
held their annual district meet
ing here Tuesday, with the South
port Woman’s Club serving as
hostess.
Trinity Methodist Church was
the scene of the morning ac
tivities, which began with a cof
fee hour and registration. The
session in the sanctuary was pre
sided over by Mrs. J. Frank
Collier of Carolina Beach, district
president. Following the invoca
tion by the Rev. R. H. Jordan,
greetings were extended by Mrs.
Dallas Pigott, president of the
Southport club. Response was by
Mrs. Hardin Kirnery of Clinton.
Following several items of rou
tine business, Mrs. Aubrey
Mauney of Kings Mountain, presi
dent of • the State Federation
spoke on “Extending Our Hori
zons”. Mrs. James M. Harper,
Jr., 2nd vice-president of the
State Federation spoke on “Who
Are You”. Miss Marjorie Yokley,
3rd vice-president of the State
Federation, spoke on “A Wise,
Understanding Heart”.
More business followed, includ
ing the report of the nominating
committee. That resulted in the
election of the following slate of
officers to serve during the next
two years: President, Mrs. George
Cates of Faison; vice-president,
Continued On Page Four
Determine Lines
Of Jurisdiction
S. Bunn Frink, Southport
Attorney, Attended Ses
sion In Raleigh Last Week
To Determine Federal
State Responsibility
To determine lines that esta-1
blish between Federal and State
jurisdition on the government re
servation, terminal officials ac
companied by S. Bunn Frink went
to Raleigh last week for a con
ference with State officials.
The boundaries of the huge
tract are staggered, that is, it I
meanders along the various
courses of Walden Creek, State
Highway 87, the Orton Pond and
Continued On Page Four)
Bowman Leads Ticket As
All Democratic Candida
tes For County Office
Show Substantial Major
ity
ANDREWS IS HIGH
MAN FOR REPUBLICANS
Record Number Of Votes
Cast With County Ticket
Sharing Interest With
Presidental Election
Vote
Brunswick county citizens cast
a record number of votes in the
General Election Tuesday, with
all local Democratic candidates
showing a safe majority, based
upon unofficial returns. The of
ficial canvass will be held in the
courthouse in Southport tomorrow
(Thursday).
Leading the ticket was James
C. Bowman, who had 3,574 votes
to 2811 votes for E. Talmadge
Phelps, his Republican opponent.
Henry C. Hickman, Democratic
candidate for Register of Deeds,
was winner over Republican R. S.
Willetts, Jr., by a vote of 3472
to 2878.
Earl Bellamy, judge of Bruns
wick county Recorder’s court,
polled 3458 votes to win over
D. Russell Johnson, Republican,
with 2608 votes.
Durwood Clark was high man
in the commissioners race with
3470 votes. The second man was
Herbert Swain, member of the
present board, who polled 3408.
The third high man was Raymond
Bellamy, whose total was 3243.
This left him 77 votes ahead
of D. Carl Andrews, high man
for the Republicans, with 3166
votes. Early Danford polled 2746
votes and Delmas V. Hughes was
third with 2631 votes.
Returns for the presidential
race were incompelte, and were
available from only six of 17
precincts. A total of these show
Stevenson ahead in Brunswick
with 1389 votes against 1114 for
Eisenhower. This is misleading,
however, since these returns in
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Fogging Machine
At Sunny Point
Officials Waging War On.
Mosquitoes Through Use
Of Modern Fogging Equi
pment
Pleased with the effectiveness
of fogging machines against mos
quitoes here in Southport and
elsewhere that they have been
used, SPAT has entered the list
of places that is making war on
the pests.
L,t. Col. Wm. F. Murphy stated
this week that a new fogging
machine has arrived for use
throughout the installation. In
addition to being used on all
roads, fire lanes and elsewhere
where men are employed, the new
machine has units that permit
use in buildings. For this purpose
a unit or attachment can be car
Continued On Page Two
Tide Table
Following Is the tide table
for Southport during the next
week. These hours are ap
proximately correct and were
furnished The State Port Pilot
through the courtesy of the
Cape Fear Pilot’s Association.
High Tide Low Tidr
Thursday, November 8
11:47 A. M. 5:18 A. M.
12:02 P. M. 6:03 P. M.
Friday, November 9
0:00 A. M. 6:07 A. M.
12:33 P. M. 6:52 P. M.
Saturday, November 10
0:53 A. M. 7:01 A. M.
1:23 P. M. 7:44 P. M.
_siunday, November 11
1:48 A. M. 7.59 A. M.
2:15 P. M. 8:37 P. M.
Monday, November 12
2:43 A. M. 8:58 A. M.
3:07 P. M. 9:29 P. M.
Tuesday, November 13
3:36 A. M. 9:56 A. M.
3:58 P. M. 10:19 P. M.
Wednesday, November 14
4:27 A. M. 10:50 A. M.
4:47 P. M. 11:07 P. M.