THE STATE PORT PILOT
A Good Newspaper In A Good Community
Volume No. 17 No. 30 6-Pages Today SOUTHPORT, N. C. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1957 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY $1.50 PER YEAR
The Pilot Covers
Brunswick County
Most Of The News
All The Time
Enforcement Of
Support Fenalty
Will Be Severe
U. S. Department Of Agri
culture Officials Deter
mined To Carry Program
Through To Successful
Conclusion
OUTLINE PLANS
FOR ENFORCEMENT
Information Will Be Fur
nished Farmers And In
spectors Will Be On
Duty In Field
Rigid enforcement of its an
nounced 50-percent cut in price
support on 1957 production of
flue-cured tobacco varieties Coker
139, Coker 140, and Dixie Bright
244 was emphasized this week by
the U. S. Department of Agricul
ture. The price-support discount
for these varieties, production of
which is currently undesirable,
was announced December 18.
Commenting on the Depart
ment’s enforcement plans, Assist
ant secretary oi Agriculture mai
vin L. McLein said: “We expect
to spare no reasonable effort to
carry out the purposes and intent
of the variety discount program.
The support and approval of this
action by the overwhelming ma
jority to flue-cured tobacco grow
ers is another of the many ex
amples over a period of years of
the desire and willingness of flue
cured tobacco growers to take the
necessary action to preserve and
maintain their tobacco program on
a sound basis. They know this
must be done if they are to con
tinue to grow and sell at fa*r and
reasonable prices the kind cf to
bacco their market requires. ’
Department officials outlined
the following steps in their plans
for enforcing the greatly reduced
support rates for the undesirable
flue-cured varieties:
(1) Preparation of a “Variety
Identification Manual” describing
the characteristics of the dis
counted varieties under various
soil, moisture and cultural prac
tice conditions.
(2) Examination, with the aid
of this manual, of tobacco in the
field. (At the time of this ex
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Brief Bits Of
lnewsj
BENEFIT SUPPER
There will be a smorgasboard
supper on February 14 at the
USO building from 5:30 until 7:30
o’clock, sponsored by the Ameri
can Legion Auxiliary. Tickets are
on sale now.
CAKE AND PIE SALE
The Live Oak Garden Club will
have a cake, pie and candy sale
Saturday morning at 10 o’clock on
the porch of the Leggett’s home.
Proceeds will be used on the High
school grounds.
BUILDING PARSONAGE
The membership of the Supply
Baptist Church is building a nice
new parsonage near the church.
This church, located on Route 17,
was built only a few years ago
and its membership has thrived.
RED CROSS MEETING
Mrs. Phil King, chairman of the
Brunswick County Chapter, Amer
ican Red Cross, has called a
meeting for next Tuesday eve
ning at 7:30 o’clock in the Tay
lor Building next door to the
postoffice to make plans for the
1957 Fund Drive.
WORLDWIDE MISSION STUDY
A Worldwide Mission Study
course will be taught at Trinity
Methodist Church in three ses
sions, beginning Wednesday eve
ning, February 20, with the Rev.
R. H. Jordan in charge. The oth
er sessions will be held on Sun
day evening, February 24, and
on Tuesday evening, February 26.
SPECIAL SERVICE
Members of Boy Scout Troop
No. 235, which is sponsored by
Trinity Methodist Church, will sit
together as guests of honor at
that church Sunday morning at
the 11 o'clock service of worship,
This is a part of their obser.
vance of National Boy Seoul
Week.
TO ORGANIZE CLASS
A meeting has been called foi
Thursday evening at 7:30 o’clocl
in the Southport high schoo
auditorium to discuss the organi
zation of an adult typing am
bookkeeping course which will b<
offered at night, with Mrs. Jamei
T. Sanders in charge. There is als<
a possibility that a refreshei
course being offered in shorthand
Ail interested adults are asked t<
attend this planning meeting.
Heart Campaign
HEART SUNDAY—February 24 has been set aside
as the date when volunteer workers in Brunswick County
will join with others throughout the nation in a house-to
house canvas for funds for the American Heart Associa
tion. Kirby Sullivan is heading the drive in Brunswick.
Applicant For
«
Manager’s Job
Members Of Board Of A1-*
dermen Interview Young
Man Who Is Interested In
Assuming Duties Of This
Position
PARKER RESIGNS
FROM CITY BOARD
Appointment Monday As
Solicitor Of Brunswick
County Recorder’s Court
Given As Reason
William Formyduval, assistant
city manager in Chapel Hill and
a graduate in political science
from the University of North
Carolina, has applied for the posi
tion of City Manager for South
port.
He was here Sunday for an in
terview, and Acting City Manager
G. C. Kilpatrick was given the
responsibility for looking further
into the qualifications of this
young man.
Formyduval is a native of Co
lumbus county, but his family
later moved to Bladenboro. While
a student, at the University he
took the course in Municipal
Management, which is under the
supervision of the Institute of
Government, and last July he
went to work as assistant city
manager in Chapel Hill.
. During the course of his con
versation with members of the
board of aldermen, Formyduval
stated that he is more interested
in the experience that will come
from a job as city manager than
he is in the starting salary. He
will come here for less money
than was paid the former city
manager. Alderman Kilpatrick is
paid no salary as acting city
manager, but receives $200 per
month for expenses.
S. B. Frink has resigned as
city attorney, and no successor
has yet been named.
Ernest E. Parker, Jr., who was
appointed Monday as solicitor of
the Brunswick county Recorder’s
court, has tendered his resigna
tion as a member of the board
of aldermen. He said yesterday
that in his opinion he would be
guilty of double office-holding if
he continues to serve in both
capacities. His resignation has not
been acted upon, therefore there
has been no move to name his
successor.
Historical Group
Hears Col. Edson
Brunswick County Historical
Association Meeting Held
Thursday Night In South,
port School Auditorium
Col. Frank T. Edson, Command
ing Officer of SPAT, was the
guest at the meeting of the
Brunswick County Historical So
ciety here in the high school
auditorium Thursday night. Col.
Edson was introduced to the gath
ering by his executive officer,
Lt. Col. William F. Murphy, who
was presented by Kirby Sullivan,
president of the society.
Lt. Col. Murphy made a brief
talk, as did Luther Holden of
Holden Beach.
Colonel Edson made a very in
teresting talk, speaking of the
i Impact that transportation has
i had on history. He especially ap
i plied this to the Cape Fear area
■ and pointed out that the Cape
, ;Fear River, railroads and roads
, had much to do with the move
ment of settlers along the coast.
Woman’s Club
Tours Terminal
Led by Mrs. E. J. Prevatte,
president, members of the South
port Womans club are at Sunny
Point today as guests of the of
ficials for luncheon and a tour
of the big installation.
Mrs. Prevatte has made all of
the arrangements and she stated
this morning that about 50 ladies
are expected to make the trip.
These tours are considered quite
educational.
Weather Brings
Flower Blooming
Mild Weather Brings Pro
fusion Of Camellia Blos
soms At Orton Garden
And Elsewhere In County
Ten days of mild and beautiful
weather have brought out camellia
blossoms by the thousands at
Orton, Pleasant Oaks, Southport
and elsewhere in the area where
camellias ate grown.
If conditions continue through
the week, this week-end should
bring hundreds of visitors to Or
ton, the Pleasant Oaks Plantation,
Clarendon, the Elmore Nurseries
at Bolivia and Southport.
An inspection of the flowers
here Sunday showed the recently
open flowers do not bear a trace
of damage done them by the cold
of two or three weeks or when
things were still in the bud.
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Station Wagon
Is Stolen Here
Dalis Pigott Has Vehicle
Stolen From In Front Of
His Home Here Thursday
Afternoon
The 1956 station wagon belong
ing to Dallas Pigott was stolen
from in front of the Pigott home
at about 5 o’clock Thursday eve
ning, and so far nothing has been
heard of it nor of the 3 boys who
are accused of taken it. They are
reported to have headed south
ward.
All three of the boys were of
’teen age, the oldest being about
16. They showed up in Southport
Thursday afternoon and loafed
around and finally went to a
motel. Securing a room, they de
layed paying for it and the pro
prietress asked them to leave, not
liking their looks and the further
fact that they had no luggage.
A few minutes after their de
parture tile station wagon was
found to be missing and a short
time later a report came in from
the filling station at Midway, 8
miles out on route 130 that 3
’teen-age boys had stopped there
in a black Ford station wagon.
They ordered $5 worth of gas, and
after the tank was filled they ask
ed the proprietor to get them
some cigarettes. When he entered
his building for the cigarettes
they drove off at high speed.
Police and the State Highway
Patrol were notified, but beyond
their learning that the black sta
tion wagon hea,ded south when
passing through Supply, they were
unable to get any further trace.
County Council
Demonstration
Clubs In Session
Mrs. Ephriam Danford Is
New President Of Bruns
wick County Council Of
The Home Demonstration
Clubs
FLOWER SHOW IS
PLANNED FOR SPRING
County Achievement Night
Will Also Be Future Ac
tivity To Which Club
Members May Look
Forward
The Brunswick County Council
3f Home Demonstration Clubs met
Thursday at the office of the
home agent in Supply to make
plans for coming events during
1957.
The meeting was presided over
by Miss Sue Brown, home agent,
and a report was made by Mrs.
Nelson Bennett, retiring secre
tary-treasurer. The report of the
nominating committee was made
by Mrs. G. T. Reid, and it was
accepted.
The following officers were
elected to serve during the next
year: President, Mrs. Ephriam
Danford ;vice-president, Mrs. Lee
Kye; secretary-treasurer, Mrs.
Joe Stanaland.
A decision was reached to hold
a flower show in June and an
Achievement Night in the fali.
Plans will be made within the
membership of the individual culbs
for participation in these two
events.
The following county committee
chairmen were named: Community
Service, Mrs. G. L. Skipper;
Heatlh and Safety, Mrs. Ernest
Stanaland; Education, Mrs. Vir
gina McDougald; Citizenship, Mrs.
J. K. Johnson; International Rela
tions, Mrs. Velma Ward; Music,
Mrs. Avery Lumsden; Publicity,
Mrs. Ruth Kye; Recreation, Mrs.
Reba Rourk; Loan Fund, Mrs.
Phil Dodson; Markets, Mrs. N. C.
Bellamy.
Miss Brown announced the or
ganization of a new club at
Exum, and asked that each Cfeib
send a representative to the music
clinic at St. Andrews-Covenent
Church in Wilmington on Feb
ruary 19.
Members of the Mill Creek and
Winnabow Clubs served as host
esses during the social period
which followed the business meet
ing.
Construction Of
Additional Room
G. V. Barbee Will Begin
This Week Adding 20
Additional Rooms To Mo
tel At Yaupon Beach
G. V. Barbee of Yaupon Beach
has announced that he will start
construction on at least 20 ad
ditional rooms to the Yaupon
Beach Motel within two weeks.
Last summer,the motel, operating
for its first year, had to turn
away hundreds of visitors for
want of rooms.
This year they are having a
flood of advance inquiries and re
servations. It is planned to have
the additions completed by late
spring.
(Continued on Page Kotir)
Brunswick Girl
Dies In Durham
Miss Inez Norris, 19, Thomas
ftoro, died Friday night in Duke
Hospital, Durham after a 4-week
llness. Final rites were held
Sunday at 2 p. m. from the
tome by Rev. Jerome Jenrette,
•vith burial in Gore Cemetery.
She was a member of the 1956
graduating class at Shallotte
High School. Survivors are her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Vance Nor
ris; two brothers, Vance, Jr. and
Ralph Norris; and a sister, Linda
Faye Norris, all of the home.
Supply Citizen
Offers Quarters
For ASC Office
Tentative Plans Call For
Removal Of ASC Offices
Into House On Highway
No. 130, Owned By J. M.
Parker
A temporary solution has been
provided to the critical need for
quarters for the ASC office at
Supply with the offer of J. M.
Parker to permit this government
agency to use a house located on
highway No. 130 for office space
until suitable, a permanent build
ing can be provided.
Last Wednesday night repre
sentative farmers from every sec
tion of the county met at Supply
with members of the ASC Com
mittee and members of the board
of county commissioners to dis
cuss plans for providing the re
quired accommodations.
Representative James C. Bow
man, who attended the session,
said that he does not believe that
special legislation for financing
the building should be sought un
til an effort is made to raise
funds from collection of delinquent
taxes. An investigation which he
had made, he sara, shows $135,000
in collectible delinquent taxes for
years prior to 1956.
The commissioners will make a
more thorough study of sources
from which building funds can be
raised, and some plan for a per
manent building will be worked
out.
Church Census
Planned Here
Protestant Churches Of
Southport Cooperating In
Church Census To Be Tak
en Sunday Afternoon,
February 24
'T'i„ns are now being made for
a religious census to be taken
by Protestant churches of South
port on the afternoon of Sunday,
February 24. Approximately 60
persons from the participating
churches will be asked to go out
as teams ' and secure basic in
formation that will be turned over
to all the local churches concern
ed.
Trinity Methodist Church will
serve as headquarters for the cen
sus. Workers from the various
denominations will meet there at
2 o'clock on the afternoon of
Sunday, Feberuary 17, for gener
al instructions and a period of
discussion. On the following Sun
day at 2 o’clock they will go there
for assignments and from there
cover Southport and its outlying
Continued On Page Four)
Our
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With two 20-car ferries
ning between Fort Fisher
Southport by the first of May,
erating on half hour schedule,
have an idea that the busing
will be so popular that the
stand-by ferry will also have
do more traveling than in
standing by. In the summer
fall, at least, it will take
than a 20-car ferry, arriving
leaving each 30 minutes, to
die the potential business.
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Pennies are good to pay sales
tax with and for a lot of otter
purposes. Our friend, George IT
Carroll, railroad man of Jtfavasfea,
realizes that perfectly and safes
up for it. Last week he followed
his good, old-fashioned custom Aid
presented us with 150 pennies tor
renewing his subscription to th<
State Port Pilot. You know, Wr
really appreciated that. When’,a
roan puts a penny away, da;,
after day, until he has 150
them for the purpose of paying'
for his paper, you know he reads
and likes that paper.
If anyone ever had doubhts of
a woman being able to efficiently
perform the duties of a tax collec
tor, we believe that such doubts
are all gone now. Since her ap
pointment last fall Mrs. Betty
Privette and her assistant, Mrs.
Clarice Ussery, have attended to
all callers at the tax office with
speed and accuracy and courtesy.
Our observation has been that
there have been very few, if any,
tax payers leaving the office with
any cause for grumbling. During
this past week Mis. Ussery has
been busy in the office waiting
on all callers while Mrs. Privette
has visited all points in the coun
ty. Going with her on these trips,
our observation has been that all
who had county business with her
have found her efficient and cour
coaUnued On Page Two
Bowman Leaves
For Legislature
Brunswick County Repre
sentative In Raleigh For
Opening Session Of 1957
Session Of General As
sembly
James C. Bowman, Brunswick
county Representative to the 1957
session of the North Carolina
General Assembly, left Monday
afternoon for Raleigh where he j
has entered upon his duties as a
freshman member of the House of
Representatives.
A busy business schedule on
Tuesday prevented the Brunswick
county legislator from entering
intc preliminary discussions with
other solons. He flew to Wash
ington Tuesday morning for a
legal appointment and was back in
Raleigh last night.
The Southport attorney has no ■
expansive legislature program to
push during this session. He has
taken a position in favor of school
improvement and an increase in
teachers’ salaries within the
means of the State treasury and
made this statement at the Bruns
wick County NCEA meeting
Thursday at Leland.
Most of all, Representative
Bowman is interested in the de
velopment of Brunswick county,
and he plans to spare no effort
to direct attention and thought to
the natural resources of this area.
Before he left for Raleigh, the
Brunswick county representative
said that he plans to make a
weekly report to the people in
order that they may know what
is being accomplished in the Leg
islature and how it affect citi
zens of Brunswick county in par
ticular.
Ferry To Start
Operating Soon
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Haughton Now
In Safety Post
William Haughton, Safety Di
rector at SPAT, has been named
as Brunswick county Safety Co
ordinator, a job for whioh he is
admirably well fitted.
Haughton will work with the
Highway Patrol on this. His work
has to do with general highway
safety, including careful driving
and volunteer safety inspection of
motor vehicles. Haughton is pre
pared to give safety talks at
schools and before gatherings of
others who are interested in safe
ty matters.
Numerous Cases
Tried In Court
Judge Earl Bellamy Pre
sides, With Ernest E. Par
ker Taking Over Duties
Of Solicitor
Ernest Parker, Jr., Southport
attorney, who has had prior ex
perience in his role, became soli
citor of Brunswick county Record
er’s court Monday, succeeding
James C. Bowman, who has gone
to Raleigh as Representative to
the North Carolina General As-1
sembly from this county.
The following cases were tried
before Judge Earl Bellamy.
Fred Lesh, improper equipment,
fined $10 and costs.
Oscar Easter, possession, fined
$10 and costs.
Glenn E. Ezelle, possession,
fined $10 and costs.
Janie Du Haire, speeding, fined
$10 and costs.
Carl King possession, fined $10
and costs.
James D. Parker, possession,
ordered to make restution to
Brunswick county in amount of
$15.25 for damage to jail and pay
a fine of $25 and costs.
Thurston Stocks, possession, or
dered to make restitutions to
Brunswick county for damage to
jail and pay a fine of $25 and
costs.
Leon C. Smith, possession, fined
$10 and costs.
Marshall VV. Williams, speeding,
fined $10 and costs.
Carl Marion Barefoot, careless
and leckless operation, fined $15
and costs.
Roy Freeman, larceny, pr ibable
cause found and defendant held
for Superior court.
Jeff Jacobs, larceny, probable
cause found and defendant held
for Superior court. |
Rufus Walker, public drunken
ness, nol pros with leave.
Willie Walker, creating a pub
lic disturbance and disorderly con
duct, 30 days in jail, suspended on
good behavior for two yea i s and
payment of a fine of $15 and
costs.
LeRoy Hooks, assault and
threatening to kill, not guilty.
Ransome T. Lee, failing to sig
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April Or May Announced
As Dates For Beginning
Service From Southport
To Fort Fisher
THREE FERRIES
TO BE AVAILABLE
Round Trip Every Hour
Contemplated As Opening
Schedule, With More
Frequent Trips Com
ing Later
Starting with one boat, ferry
service between Southport and
Fort Fisher will be underway by
the first of May, possibly early
in April, H. F. Moore of High
Point and other Guilford County
interests stated the past week,
Deals are underway to purchase
three ferry boats for the service.
Each craft will carry 20 auto
mobiles and it has been stated
that the crossing price will be
$1.00 per car and driver, witn an
additional small charge for pas
sengers. With only one boat in
use at first, the service will be on
an hourly basis. Expectations are
that half-hour will be required
each way, with an hour for the
round trip.
The object of starting with only
one boat is to get all of the kinks
ironed out and running smooth
ly. By early summer or late
spring another boat will be added
to the run and a boat will be
arriving and leaving each half
hour. The third boat will be kept
in reserve in case of the need of
overhauling or repairs that may
take one of the others out of
service.
The Southport slip for loading
and unloading will be at the ends
Continued On Page Four)
County Students
Make Honor Roll
Six Boys And Girls From
Brunswick County Listed
On Honor Roll For East
Carolina College
Three lists of students at East
Carolina who have received offi
cial recognition from the college
because of their excellent records
in academic work during the fall
quarter have been announced. In
cluded on the lists are the names
of 588 students, of whom 200 are
men and 388 are women.
Thirty-one students who made
the grade of 1 on each subject
taken, the highest mark given at
the college, received top honors
for scholastic achievement is an
"All l’s” List. The Deans’ List
and the Honor Roll include the
names of students whose work
was considered worthy of special
mention and commendation.
The Dean’s List, issued by Vice
President and Dean of Instruction
Leo W. Jenkins of the college,
is composed of undergraduates
who made at least two and one
half quality points per credit hour
on all work taken, with no grade
(Continued on Page Four)
County Farmers
Rush For Soil
Bank Sign-Up
Mrs. Ada Varnum Reports
That County Office At
Supply Did Land Office
Business All Day On Fri
day
SMALL FARMERS
PLACING TOBACCO
County Funds For Cotton
Acreage In Soil Bank Al
most Used Up, But
Funds Available For
Tobacco
There was standing room only,
Friday when the Brunswick coun
ty Agriculture Stabilization and
Conservation office began ac
cepting requests for acreage re
serve funds under Soil Bank for
corn, cotton and tobacco.
This morning, Mrs. Ada
Varnum, office manager for ASC,
said that requests for funds on
cotton acreage will exceed that
amount originally allotted to the
county.
Friday 16 agreements were re
quested covering 30.2 acres and
$1,617.30. This represents 40
percent of the $3,914.70 set up by
Soil Bank.
Tobacco fimds were going beg
ging with only 12.74 acres being
offered for Soil Bank. The funds
represent $2,573.80 of the $119,
880 approved, or about 2% per
cent.
Even though requests exhaust
the funds established here, ASC
will continue to take requests
through March 1. Lonnie Evans,
ASC chairman explained,
“There is a possibility that
after the deadline has passed,
when officials further up begin
comparing notes, there may be
some surpluses in other counties
for, say cotton. It it possible we
could get a share of that sur
plus and go beyond the initial
funds set up.”
In the same light, ASC says,
if this county has a surplus in
some commodity, such as tobacco,
it will be available for use in
other counties where initial al
lotments are exhausted, and re
quests are still on hand.
Board Appoints
Parker Solicitor
Succeeds James C. Bow
man, Who Resigned Ttt
Assume Duties As Repre
sentative; Other Business
Transacted .
Ernest E. Parker, Jr., was ap
pointed by members of the board
of county commissioners Monday
to serve for the next six months
as solicitor of the Brunswick coun
ty Recorder’s court. This post
was vacated by James C. Bow
man, who resigned to assume his
duties as a member of the lower
house of the North Carolina Gen
eral Assembly.
Hie salary for this office has
been raised to $175 per month
from the $135 which it formerly
paid.
In accepting the resignation of
Bowman, the board passed a re
solution expressing their “deep
appreciation to Mr. Bowman for
his faithful service.” ,
The board accepted the healta
center resolution as set forth as of
February 4. It provided an appro
priation of $6,469.90 as the coun
ty’s share of funds to match
money from the Medical Caro
Continued On Page Hour
Tide Table
Following Is the tide table
for Southport during the next
week. These hours are ap
, proximatuly correct and were
furnished The State Port Pilot
through the courtesy of tha
Cape Fear Pilot’s Association.
High Tide Low TMi
Thursday, February 7,
0:24 A. M. 6:48 A. M.
12:39 P. M. 7:11 P. M.
Friday, February 8,
1:24 A. M. 7:52 A. M.
1:43 P. M. 8:14 P. M.
Saturday, February 9,
2:30 A. M. 9:02 A. M.
2:53 P. M, 9:20 P. M.
Sunday, February 10,
3:36 A. M. 10:10 A. M.
4:02 P. M. 10:25 P. M.
Monday, February 11,
4:42 A. M. 11:11 A. M.
5:08 P. M. 11:26 P. M.
Tuesday, February 12,
5:42 A. M. 0:00 A. M.
6:09 P. M. 12:08 P. M.
Wednesday, February 13,
6:40 A. M. 12:23 A. M.
7:06 P. M. 1:00 P. M.