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the state ort pilot (iood Newspaper IrJ Good Community 6-Pages Today ^OUTHPORTrNTc WEDNEMARCH 13, 1957 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY The Pilot Covers Brunswick County $1.50 PER YEAR Most Of The News AH The Time Volume No. 17 Legislation On Local Level Is Being Prepared Representative Bowman In troducing Measure Re quiring Building Permit At Cost Of One Dollar WILL SERVE AS GUIDE FOR TAXES Bowman Appears Before State Ports Authority To Discuss Matters Per taining To Local Harbor By JAMES C. BOWMAN The legislature spotlight focused on three major subjects during the past week. Th first was the Gov ernor’s announcement of his sup port for salary increases for teachers and other State em ployees in excess of the 9.1 per cent and 8 percent increase re spectively recommended by the Advisory Budget Committee. lhe second major subject con cerned the Highway Commission reorganization on bill which pass ed the Senate after having been amended to: (1) Delete Section 5 of the bill which prohibits poli tical activity by commission em ployees; (2) require the Governor! to appoint the new seven-member board from different areas of the State; (3) require the Governor and the commission to divide the State into geographical areas and assign one or more eommis mj uc responsible for pub lie relations regarding highway matters in each area; (4) direct the Commission to hold at least one meeting a year in each of the three areas (a) east of Raleigh; (b) west of Raleigh and east of Hickory, and (c) the remaining western portion of the State; and (5) place final responsibility for decisions regarding secondary roads m the hands of the com mission rather than the career director of highways. This bill is now before the House Roads and Highway Safety Committee and will probably pass the House with only minor further amendments during the coming week. I he third major item it legis lation to create any excitement was the bill providing for the return of unmarked patrol cars on the highways. This bill pass ed the Senate after having been amended to prohibit use of these cars by patrolmen in ranks above sergeant. It is expected that this bill will meet tougher opposition in the House. Three other bills sponsored by tlie Department of Motor Vehi cles were introduced during the week. The first would authorize the Department to suspended op erators’ and chauffeurs’ licenses where persons are sentenced by a court and such sentence is sus pended on condition that the de fendants not operate motor vehi cles for a stated period of time. The second bill would authorize (Continued on Page Four) Brief Bits Of LNEWS-J OPERETTA “The Awakening Voice”, spring operetta, will be presented Tues day, March 18, at 7:30 o’clock in the high school auditorium. BARBECUE SUPPER HERE Members of the Men’s Club of Trinity Methodist Church will sponsor a barbecue supper here tomorrow (Thursday) evening. Serving will begin at 6 o’clock. BASEBALL, TODAY Southport is playing Bolivia on the local diamond this afternoon in the first baseball game of the season. The Southport team has been working out for the past 10 days under Coach T. M. Lee. METHODIST SCHOOL A Christian Worker’s School will be held at Zion Methodist Church beginning Sunday, March 26. The principal purpose will be to train Church School workers in methods for dooig a more ef fective job, but there will be courses to appeal to other church members as well. TV VARIETY SHOW The WHAT television show; a comedy variety show sponsored by the Live Oak Garden Club, will be presented Friday night at 8 o'clock in the high school audi torium. Included in the program will be soene from this popular Kiddy Time”, “Cooking Can Be ,A Mess” and others. Tickets are sale now by the members of elub Proceeds will be used rrou£!« beautlfuyu* toe school 4-H Girls Receive Chicks THiricrc v daughters of Mr!”^ Mrs. ^avid^n^ jd®ntical twin shown receiving their Sparc p k ^osS, Zeeland, are for their 4-H cfub project from Fou”datioi> Pallets ty Agent. When the chicl.-! • H' Lee’ Ass*stant Coun better pullets w"ll be S0]d It aectS ,“-<mth5 old 12 °« the chain going next year. uction in order to keep the Bowman Advised Of Inlet Work Telephone Call Received To day At Noon From Bruns wick County Representa tive Telling Of New Pros pect FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR THIS PROJECT District Engineer Requested To Proceed With Survey And Cost Estimate To Close Inlet A long distance telephone call received today at noon from Rep resentative James C. Bowman in Raleigh brought news that the Federal Civil Defense Adminis tration and the U .S. Army En gineers are now ready to combine forces to close the storm-washed inlet at Long Beach. Bowman reported that General Edward Griffin, State Administra tor for Civil Defense, had just advised him of a telegram receiv ed from Judge Thomas Goodman, Federal Defense Administrator, from Thomasville, Ga., stating that funds are available for clos ing the inlet. Judge Goodman’s telegram con firmed an earlier conversation with Civil Defense Engineer Earl Ma'der, relative to closing the in let. It stated that Col. Rowland, chief of the Wilmington District, Army Engineers, was advised March 4 that funds are available and to proceed with the neces sary survey and cost estimate, based upon the most feasible method for closing the inlet. Similar advice went from the Federal Civil Defense Administra tion headquarters on March 11. Construction will be contingent upon favorable results from the survey and estimate. General Griffin told Bowman that $100,000 has been allocated (Continued on Page 4) New Director Now At Caswell Fred Smith Is Already At Work Getting Things Ready For The Opening Of The Summer Assem bly Program Fred Smith, new director of the Caswell Baptist Assembly, has ar rived from Raleigh and is busily repairing buildings and getting everything in shape preparatory to the summer session of the assem bly. Smith stated this week that this year's regular session is expected to last two weeks longer than in previous years. As a matter of fact, plans were made last fall for the assembly to be busy with some form of activity the year round. This is, however, a matter that will have to come gradually. With the plans of the new director yet to be worked out, active operations this sum mer will only be slightly longer than last. Mrs. Smith is still in Raleigh, where their two boys will remain in school until June. The family will then come to Caswell and mak« their permanent home there. Fishing Boats Back On Gulf At least two boats out from expected to catches tonight” or' " early Thursday morning-. red snapper Southport are They left port early Mon day, found things rough and catches not. so good at first. Weather improved Tuesday and Tuesday night. Weather r eports for today indicate that things are favorable for the last of the three days out in the Gulf. Busy Session Of Court Held Variety Of Cases Disposed Of Here Monday Before Judge Earl Bellamy In Recorder’* Court Monday was another busy day in Brunswick County Recorder’s court, with the following judge ments being handed down by Judge Earl Bellamy: Herman Grice, Jr., assault with deadly weapon with intent to kill, probable cause found and defend ant held for Superior court under $500 bond. Junior Lee Norris, assault with deadly weapon with intent to kill, probable cause found and defend ant held for Superior court under $500 bond. James White, driving too fast for conditions, fined $10 and costs. Charlie Mitchell, drunk driving, failing to grant right of way, im proper signal, defendant asked for jury trial. Bond $200. Robert Lionel Bellamy, reckless operation, no operator’s license, guilty of reckless operation, fined $25 and costs. Notice of appeal was given. illiam Jasper Stocks, no op-! erator’s license, fined $25 and costs. Chancey C. Smith, non-support defendant asked for jury trial William T. Russ, speeding, reck less operation, failing to stop at siren and blinking red light, guil ty of speeding 90 miles per hour and failing to stop at, siren and blinking red light, fined $200 and costs. On charges of assault with deadly weapon with intent to kill and reckless operation the de fendant was found not guilty. Walter V. Hughes, failing to yield right of way, taxed with costs. rank H. Darby, non-support, n°l Pressed as defendant and wife are now living together. Robert Henry Cherry, reckless operation, fined $25 and costs. Alexander Clark, speeding, fined $10 and costs. Daughteridge E. Tripp, Jr., no operator’s license, fined $25 and costs, fine remitted on evidence that driving was a necessity be cause of illness. A, H. Ganey, non support, nol pros with leave on evidence that support payments were up to date. Continued On Page '{tour County Students Will Participate In Spelling Bee AI G. Dickson Was In Southport Monday To Dis cuss Plans For Star-News Sponsored Event BRUNSWICK GIRL MADE GOOD RECORD Impressive List Of Prizes Being Offered To Win ners In Various Stages Of This Year’s Con test The Brunswick county finals of the Southeastern North Carolina Spelling- Bee will be held in the, auditorium of the Bolivia school! Thursday night, April 25, at 7:30 o clock, according to arrangements made at a meeting of school prin cipals in the office of Superinten dent Henry Stone Monday after noon. The Bee, covering nine South eastern counties and the munici ?x^ fCh°,01 systems °f Clinton and Whiteville, is sponsored by the Star-News Newspapers in 1\’ mington. -ine winner of the Brunsvvie Bee will compete with wit from New Hanover, Pender lin. Onslow, Columbus, Bfc Sampson and Carteret and VI ville and Clinton for the Rea championship. The Regionally will be held in Wilmington on the night of Mav 10. This is the second yea# the Brunswick schools have comfleed m the Bee. Last year, the Shallotte school furnished the second place Region al winner in Miss Mary Martin, of rnmn fn»ng' MiSS Martin cMln°t compete this year because she has Continued On Page Four Receive Chicks Pai- f 4-H Club Girls And Boys Accept Delivery Of Baby Chicks For Poultry Pro* ject For Year Eleven 4-H club members in Brunswick County have received their Sears Roebuck Foundation pullets for their 4-H club project from S. H. Lee, assistant county agent. When the pullets are six months old 12 of the select birds will be sold at auction in order to keep the chain going again next year. Club members throughout the county who received chicks on Monday, February 25, are as fol low: Martha Rabon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Rabon, Winna bow; Donald Lane Brown, son, of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Brown, Bolivia; Lyle Ray King, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elroy King, Free land; Jo Ann Sellers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Sellers, Sr., Supply; Sandra Holden, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Neil Holden, Supply; Jimmy Albright, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Al bi ight, Bolivia; Larry Jones, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. O. Jones, Ash; Brenda Osborne, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Osborne, Bolivia; Danny Simmons, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lell Simmons, Freeland; Emma and Lucy Ross, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. David Ross of Freeland. r . S. D. NEWELL thodists Plan institute For ichool Workers thodist Church In White ille Will Be Scene For vll-Day Conference On ?riday Of This Week district vacation church institute will meet in the Methodist church Fri 15, from 9:30 a. m. to m. Rev. P. O. Lee, pastor host church, will lead the meditation. Over 200 in the district’s 82 church are expected to attend, of the institute will be Relationships”. in the field of Christian will be present to direct departments taking part the institute. Reverend Ferd Davis, pastor of the Fair Bluff Methodist church, will conduct the directors’ group. Miss Elizabeth Jarratt, former Conference Director of Children's Work in the Virginia Conference UiMBMUmch the kindergarten de *'Friend n theme, Jarratt now spends most of her time teaching in Christian Work ers schools. She is at present District Director of Children’s Work in her district in Virginia. The primaries’ study, “Our Continued On Page Four) Seeks Permission For New Bridge M. C. Gore Asks Permission To Construct Floating Bridge Across Intracoas tal Waterway M. C. Gore, Longwood farmer and former partner of Odell Wil liamson in developing Ocean Isle Beach, is starting the development of Bald Beach, formerly Brooks Beach and also at one time call ed Seaside, extending from Ocean Isle for something over two miles down the coast. Gore will again change the name of the develop ment from Bald Beach to Sunset Beach. It is understood that a promin ent South Carolina doctor is also interested in the development pro ject. This past week Gore applied to the U. S. Army Engineers for permission to construct a floating Continued On Page Two Our ROVING Reporter W. B. Keziah, Southport newspaper man, entered Dosh er Memorial Hospital today about noon as a patient after becoming suddenly ill during the morning. Although a com plete diagnosis was not avail able at the time this paper went to press, it is not be lieved that he Is seriously ill. He entered the hospital upon the advice of Dr. N. 31. Horn stein. By simply dredging on the Cape Fear bar a single U. S. Army Engineers dredge could provide a 40-foot Cape Fear River and har bor with a depth of 40 foet at a cost of a few thousand dollars. Tankers could come in and out at half the time they are now put to in going up and ooming down the liver. As against the quick and assured development that would result from, some attention being paid,, there is the equally sure fact that it will be many years before the U. S. Government will put out the millions of dollars that will be required for a 40-foot channel up the river. Officers say that a great deal of changes have taken place in the methods of manufacturing whiskey during the past few decades. These changes make it hard for them to capture the manufacturers and at the same time make it hard to locate the still. Not so many years ago the cooking of the mash was done by wood fires. To keep these fires going required the constant presence of the operator. At the same time the smoke from the fires was a rather conspicious indication that something was go ing on. In recent years all of the moonshine makers have gone modem. They have equipped their outfits, with gas-burners that Continued On Page Two Archers Stage Successful Hunt Bow And Arrows Used In Expedition To Bald Head Island During Past Week-End Fifty-one bow and arrow hunt ers, members of the Piedmont Archery Association, with head quarters at Salisbury, arrived at Southport Friday night for a two day hunting trip on Bald Head Island for wild boars. The results as checked up late Sunday afternoon when the hunt ers were about to disperse to their different homes showed Sie Gra ham of Salisbury with the most in the way of trophies. He had two of the wild hogs, each weigh ing approximately 150 pounds. Second honors were claimed by Reid Cook of Winston-Salem. He had no wild hogs to boost of, but his family should have mutton for the table. Two wild rams of the large family of sheep on the island fell before his trusty bow and arrows. Charlie Mitchell of Kannapolis sent a lethel shaft into one hog and another into a fair sized pig. Howard Furr of Salisbury got a hog. Mack Owens of Salisbury, presi dent of the Piedmont Archery As *ociation, and Gene Clary, the secretary-treasurer, were jubiliant rt the results of the hunt when :hey returned to Southport Sun Jay afternoon. Although the weather was not at its best, he declared that every man in the party of 51 had a great time, were immensely pleased at the island and the prospects of the wild hogs over there. He declined to make an estimate of the num ber but he stated that there are plenty of them. Next season they hope to organize several hunts. A big part of the Piedmont was represented with hunters. They came from Kannapolis, Albemarle, Salisbury, Oonoord, Brevard, Win ston-Salem, Greensboro, Sanford, Lenoir, East Spencer, Durham, Charlotte and Wilmington. Using two boats for the sched uled trip, Captain Ray Stubbs and Captain Fred Fulford carried the party to the island. Captain Stubbs had to make an extra trip going over to accommodate sev eral late arrivals. Brunswick Boys In All-Star Game VD Gases Show Up In, County Health Department officials of Brunswick county are I alarmed over the sudden in crease la tlie number ot cases of venereal disease that are showing up in Brunswick county, and a check has re vealed that infection appears to be more prevalent among fishermen who worked last season in Louisiana. Free blood tests are avail able at the health depart ment clinics, and the public is urged to make full use of this service. Johnny Varnum Has Recovered Man Wounded In Secret Assault Three Weeks Ago Now Back At Work At Sunny Point Following the removal of the bullet from his shoulder, Johnny Varnum of Varnumtown has re covered rapidly from wounds sus tained several weeks ago and was able to return to his work as a laborer at Sunny Point last week. The bullet that struck him took a remarkable course, going1 in his left check, ranging downward, entering his mouth and passing under his tongue. From there it continued under the skin of his neck and shoulder to lodge in his shoulder. Doctors at Dosher Me (Continued on Page Four) Army Officer Is Here On Visit Lt. Col. William K. Shaffer, Assistant Dirstrict Engin eer Of Wilmington, In Southport Friday Lt. Col. William K. Shaffer, re cently appointed Assistant District Engineer of the Wilmington Dis trict, Army Engineers and who arrived three weeks ago to begin his duties, made an official visit to Sunny Point Saturday. After wards he came on to Southport to inspect some government prop erties here. Lt. Col. Shaffer was accom panied by Steve Wall, press rela tions man for the engineers. Visiting the office of this paper, Lt. Col. Shaffer stated that since his arrival in the district he has been much impressed with North Carolina. This was his first visit to Southport and he was interest ed in this locality. He commented on his visit to Sunny Point Ter minal and he rated it as a very fine installation. He had also heard of the Bouncing Log Spring and stated that he wants to see it on an other trip when he may have Continued Oc rage Two * East Squad Defeats West In Star-News Event Played Last Night In Brodgen Hall In Wilmington THREE SOUTHPORT BOYS GET IN GAME Cochran, Burris And Smith From Southport, Plus Vereen From Wacca maw, In Game; Lee Is West- Coach WILMINGTON—The East won the 2nd Annual Senior All-Star Basketball Game from the West here Tuesday night by a 69-61 count. It was the second straight win for the Easterners in the classic sponsored by Wilmington College and the Star-News News papers. Coached by Dick McCleney of Chadbourn, the West club was greatly out-reached by the win ners, who had an average height of better than 6-feet, 1-inch to an even 6-feet average for the West. One 6’8” performer, four 6’3” players and two more at 6’2” were among the Westerners, tutored by W. Ray Humphrey of Beaulaville. Assistant coaches were Bill Herring of Clarkton and Pete Lee of Southport for the West; Doc Simpson of Atkinson and James Garmon of Jacksonville for the victors. Among the senior stars playing for the West team were Bill Blackmon and Kenneth Sasser of Whiteville, Graolin FormyDuval of Nakina and Chester Bullard of Chadbourn from Columbus County; Pearly Vereen of Wacca maw, Paul Cochran, Bobby Smith and Donald Burris, all of South port from Brunswick; and Billy Kinlaw of White Oak along with Clarkton’s Norgie Hester, Bobby Fredere and Charles Cl#k of Bladen. 6'8” Jimmy Hall led the win ners with 26 points; FormyDuval had 10, Blackmon and Sasser 9 each for the West. west Takes Lead | The West team of McCleney, led by Clarkton’s Clark, opened up a fast lead. The sharpshooter from the Warrior club of Coach Herring hit on the first bucket of the game at 9:28 left in the first 10-minute period, but 6’8” Jimmy Hall from Burgaw tied it for the East at 9:09. Bill Black mon of Whiteville tapped one in at 8:34 and the McCleney crew was out front again. Red FormyDuval dropped in a brace of fouls with 8:26 left and Ken Sasser whipped the nets with a. long push at 8:04 and the West had an 8-4 lead. Ray McDowell of Beaulaville finally gave Hum phreys East group the advantage * bHS*eh at 2:43 that made it 18-16 and the eventual winners moved on to a 21-19 quarter ad vantage. The West regained the lead momentarily at 28-27 on Black mon’s tap-in at 7:08 and at 30-29 with 6:42 to go on Kinlaw’s foul shots in the second period. The halftime score was 43-38; the third period count, 57-50, both in favor of the East. West Conies Close Ihe Western aggregation came (Continued On Page Four! Pre-Measuring Of Land Being Urged By ASC County Committee Points Out Several Advantages For Farmers Who Have This Work Done Ahead Of Big Rush MEN AVAILABLE TO DO JOB NOW Farmers Will Be Charged Reasonable Fee For Hav ing This Work Done By Experts As a service to farmers, the Brunswick County ASC will send trained reporters to the farm to lay off an allotment before any planting. For this service, the farmer pays only the actual cost of the visit to the farm. This service will be at the rate of $4 per farm or 75 cents per acre whichever is larger. Only through premeasurement can farmers be certain that they are not over planting and bringing on them selves a considerable amount of increased expense, as well as quite a bit of inconvenience and delay during the busy season. By doing this the marketing cards will not be delayed. The Brunswick County ASC Committee set Friday, March 15, as the final date for accepting request for premeasurement work. They urge every producer in the county to request premeasure ment since there will be such a big work load on this office dur ing the regular performance sea son. The committee feels that there are numerous ways .in which a producer will gain in premeas uring his allotted crops. It will save fertilizer, save land, but most important of all premeasure ment will avoid waiting in line at the ASC office to request a remeasurement or disposition job during the busy season. Premeas urement enables the farmer to plant his exact acreage allotment. In order for a producer to re ceive credit for sled rows or truck rows, there must be a nor mal row skipped at regular inter vals. To be eligible to receive credit for a sled or truck row, every fifth, seventh, or ninth row (Continued on Page Fouri Big Fund Being Spent By Gulf Huge Refinery In Charles ton Came To That City Because 40-Feet Of Wat er Is Now Available By W. B. KEZIAH In regai'd to the huge Gulf Oil Company refinery, mentioned in this paper last week as definitely going to Charleston, S. C., this paper appears to have undershot the target. The Wall Street Jour nal, financial magazine in New York, set things right a couple of days later by stating that the Charleston plant of the Gulf Oil Company is to cost two hundred million dollars. The Wall Street Journal is an authority on such matters. The reporter admits that he erred in crediting Charleston with a plant that would cost only $120,000,000. Kven that for an industry is a pretty big sum. The business will be the largest private industry in South Carolina. Gulf will have the Charleston plant entirely for the handling of 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 tear Pilot's Associations High Tide Low XMs Thursday, March 14, 6:19 A. M. 0:07 A. M. 6:49 P. M. 12:36 P. M. Friday, March 15, 7:12 A. M. 1:01 A. M. 7:42 P. M. 1:26 P. M. Saturday, March 16, 8:04 A. M. 1:53 A. M. 8:34 P .M. 2:14 P. M. Sunday, March 17, 8:53 A. M. 2:44 A. M. 9:24 P. M. 3:00 P. M. Monday, March 18, 9:41 A. M. 3:33 A. M. 10:14 P. M. 3:47 P. M. Tuesday, March 19, 10:30 A. M. 4:22 A. M. 11:04 P. M. 4:33 P. M. Wednesday, March 20, 11:19 A. M. ' 5:12 A. M. 11:46 P. M. 5:22 P. M.
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