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Brunswick County
SOUTHPORT, N. C. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1957
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Superior Court
Adjourns V/ith
Clean Docket
Unusual Situation Prevails
At Conclusion Of Last
Week’s Session Of Crimi
nal Court W hich Adjourn
ed After Only Two And
One-Half Days
SEVERAL HEAVY
SENTENCES PASSED
Judge W. H. S. Burgwyn Of
Woodland Presided Over
January Term, Which
Also Handled Several
Divorces
What Clerk of Court J. E.
Brown describes as one of the
most complete terms of criminal
court held here in a long time,
with every matter on the docket
cleared, judge W. H. S. Bur
gwyn closed last weeks term of
Brunswick Superior court at noon
Wednesday with the sentencing of
various defendants.
The jail was heavily populated
by the time all trials had ended,
as Judge Burgwyn had adopted
a policy of sending all defendants
back to jail as soon as they were
convicted, stating that he would
sentence them at the end of the
session.
Since few defendants had been
sentenced when last week’s paper
went to press, a full resume of
the court business is being given
here:
Divorces were granted in the
following actions: Frances D.
Steele from George J. Steele;
Helen Hall Miller from James
Edward Miller; Shirley Thorsen
Silla from David Gordon Silla;
Mary B. Rodrick from David E.
Rodrick; Elizabeth Mintz Bailey
from James Albert Bailey; Louis
P. English from Sadie Harrelson
English; Doris Joyner Kelly from
William Rufus Kelly; Margie
Stevenson Walker from Lanuguish
Walker; Shirley Gore Grainger
from Langel C. Grainger.
Lasalle Randall, resisting ar
rest, fined $100 and costs.
Charles Francis Seigler, forget*y,
2 to 3 years in State prison, sus
pended on condition that he
violate no law of North Carolina
and do not drive an automobile
in North Carolina for a period of
5 years.
E. M. Ballard, improper signal,
charged with the costs.
Samuel Robbins, following too
closely, not guilty.
Marvin E. Hinson, driving too
fast for conditions, fined $25 and
costs of the case and all ex
penses and damage and medical
expenses of Mrs. Emet Ganey,
amounting to $292.07.
Robert Lee Carlyle, speeding,
fined $83.60 and the costs.
Robert Lee Cheers, speeding,
fined $83.60 and the costs.
Lev Robinson, carnal knowledge,
6 months on roads, suspended on
payment of $20 per month for
support of his illegitimate child
and the sum of $112 to the
Dosher Memorial Hospital for
medical expenses.
Glenn S. Cook, speeding too
fast for conditions, fined $75 and
costs.
Lonnie Jordan, assault with
deadly weapon, 6 months on the
roads suspended for 5 years on
good behavior, and payment of
continued On Page Two
Brief Bits Of
lnewsj
VISIT OUT-PORTS
Albert L. Phelps, R. P. Hew
lett and Capt. L. T. Fritch of
Sunny Point visited out-port op
erations at Charleston, S. C., and
Savannah, Ga., last week.
GOOD CATCH OF SEABASS
Out for 6 hours yesterday and
fishing with handlines near the
Cape Fear Lightship, Captain
Walter Lewis and crew got in
last night with 1500 pounds of
large seabass.
RECEIVES DISCHARGE .
George W. Fisher, Jr., Signal
man Second Class, son of Mr. and
Mrs. G. W. Fisher Sr. of South
port, and husband of Mrs. George
W. Fisher Jr., has been honorably
discharged from the U. S. Navy
attached to the U. S. Naval Re
ceiving Station, Norfolk, Virginia.
BARBECUE SUPPER
There will be a barbecue sup
per, pit-cooked on church grounds
the day of serving at Zion Metho
dist church. Town Creek, on Sat
urday, February 2, beginning at
6:30 p. m. The supper will be
served in the church Fellowship
Hall. Home-made cakes and pies
will also be on sale. Proceeds will
go into the church building fund.
Another Catch
Of Red Snappers
New Jersey Fishermen Demonstrate That Year-Round
Supply Of Fish Is Off-Shore For The Taking
Here for a short period before
Christmas and doing some pros
pecting for red snapper, Captair
Charles W. Blades is back frorr
Ocean City, Md., and is finding
everything ideal, except the
weather.
Out only a day and a half las1
week, he was driven in by weathei
but brought in 1,600 pounds ol
the snappers. He states that the
price on these fish is high now
and that if he. could only staj
out he and the two men thal
comprise his crew could make t
killing with the snappers. In three
days, he says they could catcl
5,000 pounds or more.
Before coming to Southport late
last year he tried things at More
head, and he states that every
thing is in favor of Southport, sc
far as fishing for snappers is con
cerned. Not only are there manj
more of the snappers here, there
is a valuable advantage. To react
the Morehead City snappei
grounds the boats have to go ou1
87 nautical miles, about 13 hours
At Southport the grounds are onlj
50 miles out, or about 7 Vi hours
This time-saving distance is
valuable, especially in the winter,
when the sudden changes in
weather come and it becomes
necessary for the boat and men
to get back to port in short
order.
Morehead is nearer to the north
ern markets, however, and an
added factor there is that several
boats are working. They bring
in enough for a full truck load
to the markets. At the present
time a truck has to come on
down to Southport to pick up the
local catch and carry it to More
head before completing the load
and going north.
This past week Captain Blades
was talking to a reporter of his
hope of having at least 5 boats
here for this sort of fishing next
fall and winter. That many boats
would insure a truck loatf* each
time they came in. This would
not only permit loads direct to
the northern markets, it would
afford greater safety in the num
bers. The boat he is using here
now is only a 40-footer and the
crew has to keep a close check
on weather reports.
Sale Now Open
On Bank Stock
Action Follows Plan Outline
ed At Annual Stockhold
er’s Meeting Held In
Whiteville Last Week
WILL MAKE 5,000
SHARES AVAILABLE
First Time Since 1946 That
Such A Move Has Been
Made By This Finan
cial Organization
Plana are complete this week
for issuing 5,000 new shares of
stock of Waccamaw Bank and
Trust company. The issue was
authorized by the bank stock
holders in their annual meeting
Jan. 23.
Half of the new stock will be
offered to present stockholders
and the remaining 2,500 shares
will be available to non-stock
holders.
C L. Tate, president of the
bank stated today that present
stockholders would be entitled to
purchase one share of new stock
for each 12 shares that he now
owns. “They will have 30 days in
which to exercise their right of
purchase,” said Tate.
In announcing plans for sale of
2,500 shares to non-stockholders,
it marked the first time since
1946 that such a move has been
made.
“The apparent demand for stock
from people who do not now own
stock in the Waccamaw bank and
our desire to have our customers
share in the bank’s earnings,
prompted the action to offer 2,
500 shares to non-stockholders,”
said Tate.
“The bank operates in 10 com
munities in five counties. We feel
that more of our customers in
these various communities should
‘ be entitled to own stock in the
Continued On Page Two
Attend Safety
Council Meeting
Lt. Col. Wm. F. Murphy
And Gene Burke Of Sun
ny Point Are Cooperating
With Highway Safety Pro
gram
Lt. Col. Wm. P. Murphy, execu
tive officer at Sunny Point, and
Gene Burke, industrial safety
chief, attended the meeting of
the Governors Safety Council at
the Highway Patrol Barracks in
Fayetteville Tuesday.
RECEIVES DISCHARGE
The keynote of the meeting was
a discussion of plans to solicit
the interest of the public to put
highway safety across. Both Lt.
Col. Murphy and Burke have
stated they are available to talk
to groups anywhere within a
reasonable distance of Southport.
They also plan to coordinate their
efforts with Corporal O. H. Lynch
and Sergeant A. H. Clark, dis
trict highway officers.
Tire subject of safety to the
public is a matter that officers
at Sunny Point are generally and
genuinely interested m. It is a
Continued On Page Two
Post Office Is
Being Crowded
It has been called to the
attention of Postmaster .T, B.
Russ that conditions in the
Southport post office lobby
are becoming almost intoler
ably overcrowded at times.
Recent complaints have come
both from visitors and local
patrons that the lobby was
so noisy and congested that
it is difficult to reach the
windows to transact necessary
business.
Postmaster Russ is making
a request for people not to
linger in the post office lobby
after their business at the
window is transacted. It is
are requested that crowds not
congregate to wait on the
mail, as has been the custom.
Mail is usually processed
and ready for delivery about
9 o’clock in the morning and
4:30 in the afternoon. “Please
help us to make our lobby
more attractive to you and to
others who are here for a
short time,” requests the post
master. “This situation is your
responsibility to correct as a
citizen and a patron of this
office.”
Former Local
Citizen Dies
Capt. M. M. Pigott Died
Thursday In Hospital In
Norfolk, Va.; Funeral
Services Held Sunday At
Straits
Capt. M. M. Pigott, for many
years in charge of the Coast
Guard on Bald Head Island, died
in a Norfolk Hospital Thursday.
Captain Pigott was 79 years old
and with his wife he had resided
at the old family home at Straits
in Carteret County since shortly
after retiring from the Coast
Guard.
Captain Pigott is survived by
his widow, Mrs. Katherine Nelson
Pigott; four sons, Glenn Pigott of
Cameron, Louisiana; Roma Pigott
of Straits and Dallas and Horace
Pigott of Southport; two sisters,
Mrs. William Wade of Williston
and Mrs. Eugene Tjavis of
Marshallberg; one brother, Roy
Pigott of Akron, Ohio, and 10
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at
S4'aits Methodist Church Sunday
afternoon at 2 o’clock, with burial
following in the church cemetery.
Masonic rites were given. The de
ceased had been a Mason for 41
years.
The following from Southport
attended the funeral: Mr. and
Mrs. Davis Herring, Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis Hardee, Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
Gilbert, Mr. and Mrs. George
Whatley. A. P. Henry and son-in
law from Winnabpw also attended
the funeral, - as did Mr. and Mrs.
Valle Fredere of .Wilmington.
NCEA Speaker
CLAUDE H. FARRELL, direc
tor of lay relations for the North
Carolina Education Association,
will be the speaker tomorrow aft
ernoon at 2:30 o’clock when the
Brunswick County Chapter of this
organization meets at Leland.
Progress Made
On Project For
Safety Harbor
The Rev. L. D. Hayman Re
ceives Assurance That
Plans For This Fiscal
Year Include Navigation
al Aids In Lockwoods
Folly
In a letter to the Rev. L. D.
Hayman of Southport enclosing
copies from U. S. Coast Guard.
Congressman Alton A. Lennon
states that the matter of placing
ten day markers with pointers
and night reflectors as navigation
al aids on Lockwoods Folly is def
initely approved as of August
1956 and is scheduled for action
during fiscal year, which ends
July 30.
The Rev. Mr. Hayman has re
ceived communications from Vice
Admiral A. C. Richmond, Com
mandant U. S. Coast G,vsg.jxi,
Washington, D, C., and from Rear
Admiral H. C. Moore, U. S. Coast
Guard Commander Fifth Coast
Guard District, Norfolk, Va., con
firming the fact that this matter
will have attention as soon as
funds can be made available.
These officials express this hope
that this will be within the next
few months.
Representative, has given this
Continued On Page Two
Elderly Mason
Holds Office
Alex Lind, Who Holds 52
Years Continuous Mem
bership As A Mason, In
stalled Again As Tyler Of
Local Lodge; Ernest Par
ker, Jr., Master
Installed as Tyler of Pythagor
as Lodge No. 249, A. F. & A. M.,
Southport, for the eighth consecu
tive year on January 15, was
Alex Lind, who reached his fifty
second year of continuous mem-1
bership as a Master Mason on
August 5, 1956. Lind is eighty
four years old, having been born
Continued On Page Two
r
Sign-Up Starts
For Cotton And
Weed Farmers
Response On Part Of Grow
ers May Have Important
Effect Upon Future Ac
rage Cuts For These Two
Crops
OTHER PHASES OF
SIGN-UP GOING ON
Meeting Being Held Tomor
row Night To Discuss Soil
Bank Program As It
Affects County Farms
The sign-up for tobacco and
cotton farmers under the 1957
acreage reserve program will be
gin in Brunswick county Friday.
This will be the first full-scale
tryout of that part of the Soil
Bank program aimed at reducing
production of surplus allotment
crops. The success of this pro
gram this year is expected to
mean much to all farmers in the
State, not just this year but for
years to come. By full participa
tion in the program this year it
is hoped to eliminate some of the
necessity for acreage cuts next
year.
Applications for participating
in the Acreage Reserve phase of
the Soil Bank Program will be
accepted by the Brunswick Coun
ty ASC Committee on a "first
come, first served” basis.
The allocation to Brunswick
county for operation of the Acre
age Reserve program totals $119,
820. Breaking this down by eligi
ble crops in Brunswick county we
have $114,259 for flue-cured to
bacco, $29 for burley tobacco and
$5,532 for cotton.
A special meeting has been
scheduled for tomorrow (Thurs
Continued On Page Two
Southport Lions
Will Hold Sale
Blind Products Will Be Of
fered For Sale ' In House
To House Canvass By
Members
Plans were perfected this week
for a Blind Products Sale, spon
sored by the Southport Lions Club
and under the direction of the
following special committee: B. G.
Torrance, W. L. Aldridge and the
Rev. L. F. Hawkins.
The date of the sale will be
February 9-16 with the work of
follow-up going on through Feb
ruary 23.
This year there will be four
products: 1. A household broom
that is smaller and better than
any sold before this. 2. A whisk
broom for home or car. 3. An
ironing board cover that is scorch
resistant. (Good Housekeeping
seal of Approval.) 4. A kitchen
package consisting of two full
size dish towels and two dish
cloths packed in an attractive
cellophane bag.
The main sale of these products
will be Saturday morning, Feb
ruary 9. Lions will be assigned
definite territory for a house to
house sale, and several Lions will
be selling the products on the
street. Those who cannot cover
their territory on that day will
finish their work the following
week.
1
Our
ROVING
j Reporter
With their Double-B Cafe on
the busy Highway 17 near S lal
lotte, former Sheriff and 2 Ivs.
E. V. Leonard have worked up
quite a flourishing business f onr
among the coast-wise traffic. !e
cently, the place is getting in
creasingly papular for. group: of
various sorts from both Br ns
vvick and Columbus counties. In
tht past two weeks a Sur lay
school class led by Judge Sar (ey
Robinson of Whiteville and the
Agricultural Class from Na! ina
high school have both been t ere
for dinner and along with t ese
have been the high school coa lies
of the Brunswick county sch k>1s
and other parties.
While there is nothing defi
about anything, Douglas Hawe
the Bolivia Lions Club, tells
he has recently been in con
with two different doctors
his effort to induce one to lo
at Bolivia. Hopeful, despite
ite
of
us
ith
ate
toe
fact that everything is indefinite,
Hawes and his fellow members of
the club are persistent in their
efforts. In that, we believe they
are doing the right thing. Sooner
or laer persistence wins.
This past week the membership
of St. James Methodist ChurcKT
colored put on a drive to raise
funds which to repair the church.
We understand that in half a
week's time they raised the nice
little sum of about $275. Among
the events they staged was the
selection of a Queen. The winner
of this was Mrs. C. M. Davis and
one of the prizes they gave her
was a year’s subscription. This
column appreciates the interest
of the colored people of South
port and throughout the county in
the paper and what it brings
them each week.
During last week’s term of
(Continued on page four)
Chief Executive
Visits Big Spring
Side Trip To Bouncing Log
Spring Saturday After
noon Interests Governor
In Development Possibili
ties
By W. B. KEZIAH
Sandwiching things in between
two speaking dates at Wilming
ton Friday and Saturday nights,
Governor Luther H. Hodges was
the guest of Col. Frank T. Edson
and members of his staff at
Sunny Point Saturday.
Following his tour of the giant
installation near Southport, the
Governor, with a keen mind on
whatever will contribute to the
bringing of industry to North
Carolina, was keen on going out
to see the Bouncing Log Spring,
not far from the installation.
It was argued that the road to
the spring was not so good. Lt.
Col. William Murphy, executive
officer at Sunny Point, had the
answer all ready. He proposed
that the party get a couple of
Atlantic Coast Line work cars
and go to the spring via the rail
road track.
Coupled together, the cars looked
somewhat like one of those pic
tured “Sherman raider trains,”
minus a smokestack. They might
have also been likened to open
air taxicabs. Governor Hodges
hesitated less than anybody else in
getting aboard for the half hour
trip.
W. P. Horne, the Yaupon Beach
resident who represents the At
lantic Coast Line, got aboard and
officiated as engineer and conduc
tor. Boarding this special as fel
low passengers with the Governor
were Col. Edson; Col. B. C. Snow
of the State Water Commission;
former Senator Ray Walton; Col.
Edward Marr of the State Ports
Continued On Page Two
Sayings And Loan
Plan New Building
Investigates New
Rescue Truck
Ormond Leggett, chief of
the Southport Volunteer Fire
Department, and Jack Hick
man were in Charlotte Mon
day to investigate details of
the purchase plan which they
hope will lead to the addition
of a rescue truck to the equip
ment of the local organization.
There is a plan whereby
the government, through Civil
Defense, will pay one-half tire
cost of this equipment. Chief
Legett believes that there is
need for one of these trucks
here, and he is making plans
for a campaign on a local
•level to raise the necessary
matching funds.
Weekly Session
Of Court Held
Variety Of Cases Disposed
Of Here Monday Before
Judge Earl Bellamy In
Recorder’s Court
A long list of cases were dis
posed of here in Recorder’s court
Monday before Judge Earl Bell
amy, with the following matters
being disposed of:
William Bellamy, non-support,
not guilty.
James Simmons, public drunk
ness, fined $25 and costs.
Linder Simmons, interferring
with duties of officer, not guilty.
Marvin Randolph McGowan,
drunk driving, damage to jail in
the amount of $25 Defendant ask
ed for jury trial.
George Marion Foxworth, Jr.,
speeding, fined $10 and costs.
Carl D. Andrews, reckless op
eration, guilty, fined $2£ and
costs.
Joe Carrol Hubbard, speeding,
fined $15 and costs.
Linwood Harrell, possession,
lined $25 and eosts.
Thomas C. Moore, speeding, no
chauffeur's ^license, fined $35 and
costs.
Sylvester Maultsby, operating
when not emergency with red
light and siren, fined $10 and
costs.
Lacy Vernon Scarboro, speeding,
fined $10 and costs.
Purvis Edwards, engaging in an
affray, guilty; sentenced to 120
dayp in jail or fined $15 and
costs.
Dewey Edwards, engaging in an
affray, guilty; sentenced to 60
days in jail or a fined $10 and
costs.
Leroy Beatty, no operator’s li
cense, allowing unlicensed person
Continued On Page Two
Annual Stockholders Meet
ing Held Here Friday
Night With Report Indi
cating Successful Year
ALL OFFICERS
ARE RE-ELECTED
Assets Of Local Savings In
stitution Reaches All-Time
High During Year; De
positers Increase
Southport Savings and Loan
Association increased its assets by
$232,084, or 17,.36 percent, in 1956,
and now holds more savings and
serves more families than' at any
time in its 45 year history, H. T.
St. George, president, reported at
the annual stockholders meeting
Friday night.
The association officers are
making plans to construct a new,
modern office building during 1957
in order to provide more attractive
and convenient quarters which will
make it passible to serve custom
ers more efficiently.
During the business session, St.
George was re-elected president;
D. C. Herring, first vice-president;
J. L. Moore, second vice-president;
W. P. Jorgensen, secretary-treas
urer. These officers and the fol
lowing persons comprise the board
of directors: L. J. Hardee, J. B.
Church, M. R. Sanders, S. B.
Frink and H. Foster Mintz.
Mrs. Rachel Rook is assistant
secretary-treasurer and Mrs. Doris
Harrelson is part-time clerk and
teller.
President St. George, in re
leasing the association's annual re
port, said the institution’s steady
growth was due to serving a
Continued On Page Two
Columbus Men
Held For Theft
Face Charges Of Wrecking
Tractor And Selling Parts
To Garage For Junk
Jeff Jacobs and Ray Freeman
of Bolton were arrested by Bruns
wick officers last week and were
charged with converting a farm
tractor belonging to J. W. Bell
amy, colored, of Supply into junk
and selling it in Wilmington. The
rear transmission was sold to a
garage man at Freeland.
Bellamy claims that he just
recently bought the tractor for
$450. Converted into junk it is i
understood to have been sold for
$25.35.
Bellamy states he was using
the tractor to snake logs out of
some swampy land. With bad
weather coming up he left it
there for a few days unattended
and when he returned to resume
his work the machine was gone
and there was evidence that it
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Governor Hodges
At Sunny Point
For Inspection
Col. Frank T. Edson And
Members Of His Staff
Entertained Governor And
Party With Tour Over
Base
FIRST VISIT FOR
GOVERNOR HODGES
Importance Of This Instal
lation In Over-All Nat
ional Defense Picture
Described For Visit
ors
Governor Luther Hodges visited
the Sunny Point Army Terminal
near Southport Saturday for the
first time.
The Governor was the guest of
Col. Frank Edson, commanding
officer of the installation, and
members of his staff. Taken for
a tour of the giant facility, which
commands Army Shipping at all
deepwater ports from Virginia
borders to Miami, Fla., the Gov
ernor is quoted as saying that
he had no idea that the installa
tion was so big and powerful.
The 7,200 feet of wharves,
carrying three railroad tracks and
with a 20-foot truck lane on their
decks, stood out to the State’s
Chief Execuive for power, and
riding over one of them his in
terest was not lessened when he
was told that the pilings in the
wharves, if put end to end, would
extend for a distance of 92 miles.
The 75 miles of heavily ballast
ed railroad track and yard barri
caded area and many miles of
heavy duty, hard surfaced,, high
ways, were also objects of deep
interest as the water system of
two huge tanks and about a hun
dred miles of heavy water lines.
On the docks, should the occa
sion for fighting fires ever arrive,
the fresh water is automatically
cut off and automatic pumps take
over with the water line on the
dock. Streams of water, only
limited by the water in the river,
can be delivered with terrific force
to any needed point. In addition
two large and powerful fire boats
are constantly standing by for any
possible call.
During the construction days,
the water system 'at Sunny Point
was so amazing that the late
Governor Wm. B. Umstead, while
going over the installation with
Col. R. L. Hill and a Southport
news man, asked the driver of
the car to stop so that he would
not miss a word of what the
colonel was telling him about it.
Governor Hodges saw and heard
much of the completed picture
from Colonel Edson and his staff
during the tour of the instllation
Saturday. Later in the day he
stated to newsmen that he was
wonderfully impressed and pleas
ed. He had heard much of Sunny
Point at Southport and nothing
that he had heard could have
surpassed the first hand impres
sion.
.The governor arrived at the ter
minal from Wilmington aboard the
U. S. Army Engineers boat, dock
ing at Wharf No. 2. He was ac
companied by his personal secre
tary, Ed Rankin; others in the
party were Col. R. C. Rowland,
Wilmington District ArmV En
North Carolina Water Resources
Commission; Colonel Marr of the
State Port Authority; Colonel Ed
son and others.
They were met at the dock by
members of Colonel Edson's staff
in cars and a welcoming com
mittee from Southport composed
Continued On Page Two
gineer; Col. B. C. Snow
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 tho
Cape Fear Pilot’s Association.
High Tide Low Tlda
Thursday, January 81,
8:22 A. M. 1:59 A. M.
8:29 P. M. 2:30 P. M.
Friday, February 1,
8:55 A. M. 2:37 A. M.
9:04 P. M. 3:06 P. M.
Saturday, February 2,
9:27 A. M. 3:14 A. M.
9:37 P. M. 3:41 P. M.
Sunday, February 3,
9:57 A. M. 3:50 A. M.
10:12 P. M. 4:16 P. M.
Monday, February 4,
10:29 A. M. 4:28 A. M.
10:49 P. M. 4:52 P. M.
Tuesday, February 5,
11:03 A. M. 5:08 A. M.
11:32 P. M. 5:32 P. M.
Wednesday, February 6,
11:47 A. M. 5:53^ A. M.
0:00 P. M. 6:18 P. M.
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