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Most Ot The News All The Time THE STAT A Good Newspa Volume No. 17 No. 36 6-Pages Today SOUTHPORT, N. C. PORT PILOT jn A Good Community AY, MARCH 20. 1957 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY The Pilot Covers Brunswick County $1.50 PER YEAR Bowman Explains Purpose Behind Building Permit New Brunswick County Building Permit Law Is For Purpose Of Assisting Tax Authorities With Re cords RECEIVES NEWS ON OYSTERING Predicts Increase In Teach ers Pay Greater Than In cluded In Budget Re commendation By JAMES C. BOWMAN As of Friday, March 15, 301 bills have been introduced in the House alone. Already 76 more bills have been introduced in this Gen eral Assembly than were intro duced during the 1955 session. Frankly, it is beginning to look as though it will be a long ses sion with many highly controver sial bills yet to follow. Because of the great number of bills introduced covering many and varied subjects, I have decid ed to resort to subheading this report for ease of reading and subject matter. LOCAL LEGISLATION The bill to provide authority for the Board of County Com missioners to reasses, revalue, and equalize property values in the county for ad valorem tax pur poses passed both Houses, was ratified by both Houses on March 14th and is now law. Because there seems to be some misunderstanding with regard to the purpose and scope of the companion bill to require building permits in the county introduced at the same time as the revalua tion or equalization bill, I shall try to explain this Act. The Board of County Commissioners and County Tax Supervisor ad vised your representative that many new buildings had been erected in the past which were not listed for taxation the year following their construction. Many people list their property for tax ation by mail, requesting only that the tax lister hay lot i or lots on a certain beach”, or, “List my acreage in a certain township” and do not advise the tax lister that buildings have been er ected on the property lur ing the previous^ year. Asj Je suit, these buildings go utlisted and untaxed for several y^rs un til by accident or otherwise their existence is discovered and the property then liste-f lL was the thinking of the yam that steps should be take/jo supplement SI U .._in/rdering the re theu ac i ' . yftmg of unlisted valuation and/> J other. property wise another/ .. , _ ine bv disc/y of unllsted prop erty ' in V county wou,d be , ,vif a very few years. T eordin#thls bl11 was design "f\<' , § purpose of enabling , ° #to know the location the O0fof all new buildings arK *.Jp ’n the °°unty each cons^Mhe end that they could yeal# for taxation. t>e J&er to cause as little in Jlence as possible, the Board c<* to make application for permits available at ontinued On Page Four Brief Bit* Of ,lnewsj CALLED HOME Mr. and Mrs. James T. Sanders were called to her home in Colo rado last week due to the serious illness of her mother. / DISTRICT M. Y. F. The Wilmington District M. Y. F. Spring Rally will be held at Whiteville Methodist Church Fri day from 5 p. m. to 9:30 p. m. All senior M. Y. F. members are invited to come and bring a picnic supper. NO EVENING SERVICE There will be no evening wor ship at Trinity Methodist Church Sunday, as members are invited to attend the evening session of the Christian Workers Council at Zion Methodist Church. The Rev. R. H. Jordan, pastor of Trinity Methodist Church, is serving as dean of that school. LENTEN SERVICES During Lent Services are being held at 7:30 p. m. every Friday at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church. Fol lowing the Lenten service the Reverend D. W. Allen will con duct a class of instructions which should be interesting and bene ficial not only to Episcopalians and prospective Episcopalians but also to members of other church es who would like to know what those^toehefs are:— —■ Orton Mansion BEAUTY—Orton mansion in Brunswick county is one of the principal places of interest that will be visited by the thousands of people who will attend the 10th An nual Azalea Festival in Wilmington next week. Already the plantation gardens have a flashy show of azaleas. Prospects For Ferry Hit Snag Deep Mud Along Shore On1* New Hanover Side Of Cape Fear River Provide* Serious Problem SAFETY ZONE IS ANOTHER FACTOR Promoter* Are Discouraged Over Finding* Of Engin eers Making Survey For Landing Slip* Hope for ferry service from Southport to Fort Fisher across the Cape Fear river this spring received a jolt this week when H. F. Moore, the principal back er, revealed that surveys have developed engineering problems involving a mud bank at the pro posed slip site on the New Han over side. He explained that mud in the area has been found to be 60 ieei ucef* and would call either for the creation of a very long loading pier or dredging a long channel into the area from the Cape Fear River Channel. Both plans have acute drawbacks that would make them difficult to put into operation from both an en gineering and finaacial viewpoint, he said. Moore estimated that to build a loading ramp at the site select ed would cost $55,000 to $60,000 because of the deep mud. It was also reported that there will be little chance of locating another loading site farther up the river because of the Sunny Point Army Terminal safety' zone in that area. The ferry connection has been viewed as a vital link in the All Seashore Highway Association's plans. Moore had earlier announc ed that he had anticipated begin ning ferry service across the lower Cape Fear.River early this summer. NCSA Session In Wilmington North Carolina Teachers Will Hold Three-Day Con vention Starting Thursday The 73rd Annual Convention of the North Carolina Education Association will be held in Wil mington, Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week, and the three-day meeting is expected to attract about 3,500 educators. Billie Davis, well known author and lecturer, will be the principal speaker at the General Session on Friday evening. Mrs. Davis is known as the “Hobo Kid" and her life story was depicted in an NEA film, “A Deck for Billie.” NCEA president, O. P. Johnson of Kenansvilie will preside over the convention. Rosalie Andrews, Charlotte, will be installed as the new president Friday evening. The First General Session on Thursday evening will be high lighted by a pageant depicting the 100 years history of the NCEA. The Second General Ses sion will be a business session for official delegates. The five NCEA divisions meet on Friday morning. These divi sions are: Superintendents, Class room Teachers, Directors of In struction, Higher Education, and Principals. Business professional matters come before the divisions during the meetings. To be considered during the business session Friday afternoon are the proposed resolutions as approved by the Resolutions Com mittee for presentation and addi tional resolutions are expected to Continued Os Page Two Keziah Remains In Local Hospital W. B. Keziah, prominent Southport newspaper man, re mains in serious condition as a patient at Dosher Memo rial Hospital in Southport, where he was carried last Wednesday following a severe heart attack. His doctor reported Tues day that there was some im provement in his condition, but emphasized the fact that he is not yet out of danger. “Much of the success of his recovery will depend upon his remaining quiet and in bed for awhile, he said. He still is allowed no vis itors. Praises Pupils At Waccamaw Brunswick County Sheriff Expresses Admiration Of Conduct During, Recent Cage Tournament By JIOGS POWERS ASH—The students, and par ticularly the boys who make up the Safety Patrol, at Waccamaw School have been praised for their good oonduct and work during the recent Brunswick County Basket ball Tournament staged here. Principal John G. Long of Wac camaw has received a letter sign ed by Sheriff Elbert H. Gray of Brunswick County complimenting the scholars of his school. The officer singled out the School boy Safety Patrol for special mention. Here is the way the body of the letter reads: "Please allow me to express my appreciation to you and your school for the manner in which your scholars conducted them selves throughout the basketball tournament that was held there last week. This was a credit to any school having as many out siders there as was present for those games. "I would like especially to con gratulate your School Patrol for their part in handling the great volume of traffic that you had there. I did not hear of a single happening there during the entire tournament that would have prov en other than that your Patrol was on the alert at all times. "I would appreciate your con veying my compliments and sin cere wishes for their oontinued success in their Patrol duties. And, I only wish that other schools in the county could see fit to organize such Patrols at their schools. It would not only prove to be a worthy cause, but an asset to the entire com in unity. Principal Long said that the boys, all of them from the elem entary and grammar classes of the school, handle traffic in and around the school daily during the tenn. They also ride school buses and help with situations that arise there and on the school-grounds. During the county cage tourna ment and the donkey-basketball game held at the school last week, the Schoolboy Patrol had "beats” that they patroled both inside and outside the gym. Ac cording to the Waccamaw prin cipal, they handled all situations with the ability and finesse of veterans. long was the leader in organ (Continued on Page 41 Methodists Workers S Starting St Two Sessions Sur 1 Open Three-Dag ian Workers School At Zion Church REV. R. H. JORD; DEAN OF Three Courses Bei: ed, Giving Var Choices For Tho: Plan To Atte The Methodist ch of Brunswick county aj a Christian Workers’ scl li ning Sunday afternoor d ing Tuesday night, l>n Church, Town Creek. Sunday will be condiim 3:30 to 5:30 o’clock sate 50 to 9:30 in the evening, v ship supper will be e e tween sessions. The courses and inet as follow: “How To Bible”, taught by Bradley, Department Duke University, (r for older youth and "Teaching Children”, to by Mrs. F. M. Camach ton, (recommended for of children and parents standing Youth”, to be fcby Mrs. E. I. Terry, Raleigh,n mended for parents, teaend other workers with youtl The board of manage school includes Rev. dan, Southport, dean; McDougall, Zion, chair Viola Mintz, Shiloh, miss n,rnesune treasurer; Rev. Shallotte Circuit man. Host pasl John Pfister. school will be Continued Edward B. Taylor, Mrs. C. Ed Taylor Southport, Will T Textile School At Edward B. Taylor has ac ed the position of assistant fessor of textiles of the Alai Polytechnic Institute at Au Ala., and will assume his c this week. Mr. Taylor resigned as al ant principal of the Wef Elementary School in South i olina where he has been last September. He was grad| from Davidson College and honor graduate of the Sch Textiles at North Carolina College. He did graduate wol Personnel at Columbia Univel He is a veteran of World II and holds the rank of in the U. i S. Army Reserve. | He is the son of Mrs. iTaylor of Southport and is ried to the former Miss Bryson, daughter of Mrs. Pa| Bryson of Woodruff, S. C. have two children, Elizabeth^ Nancy. In addition to his educata background, Mr. Taylor has) several years of practical esfl ience in the textile business, 1 ing served with the Reaves | ganization in both the product and marketing fields. In Navy GEORGE MICHAEL SWAIN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie 3wain of Southport, is serving n the U. S. Navy aboard a de stroyer. During the past week »nd his ship was in Norfolk, Va., and he was able to visit his par ents. Baptist Sunday School Workers Attend Meeting Session Held At Southport Baptist Church On Mon day Night With State Of ficial As Speaker A conference of Baptist *»un day school officers and teachers of 'Brunswick county was held at : Southport Baptist Church Monday I night. Lee Sullivan is superinten dent of this group. The featured speaker was Dr. Herman Ihley, who recently has come to North Carolina from Georgia to assist with promotion id work for the Sunday School ifrOETam. He led, the discussion superintendents . Other group leaders were: Ex tension Department, Mis. Mar garet McRacken; Cradle Roll, Mrs. Otis Garner: Nursery, Rev. P. M. Dorr; Beginners, Mrs. Amos Splawn; Juniors, Mrs. Lloyd Ward; Intermediates, Mrs. Nor man Grissett; Young People, Mrs Luther Hawkins; adults, Grovei Gore. District Welfare Conference Held Southeastern District North Carolina Association Of Case Workers Hold Meet ing Here The Southeastern District of the North Carolina Association of Case Workers held their spring meeting at Trinity Methodist Church in Southport Thursday. Miss Elba Dyer, chief psychia tric social worker, of Fayette ville was the principal speaker, and she talked on “Casework with the Alcoholic”. The meeting opened with regis tration from 9:30 to 10 o’clock. Then Mrs. Bina Scott Roberts, ] superintendent of the Brunswick county welfare department, ex i (Continued On Page Four! EDITORS NOTE: You Roving Reporter is a patien ; in Dosher Memorial Hospita , so when we looked aroun l for material for his tolum i this week we found this i i teres ting compilation of fact • about fishing that Sallie 5 • Birmingham of the Soutl - eastern North Carottiia Beach Association prepared last fail. Since much of the space in this column normally is de voted to fishing, hunting and other outdoor sports, we thought it a good idea to use this material here this week. Incidentally, if any of his friends have a yen to write a column, take your type writer in hand and pound out a piece to help fill Bus space while the Old Row is re cuperating. Just let us know if you can—and get us the copy before Monday. SA1XIE S. BIRMINGHAM (Pinch-hitting For Bill Keziah) So you think that baseball is America’s favorite sport? We thought so, too until we read the report of the Sport Fishing In stitute of Washington, D. C. Ac cording to their 1955 survey, more people—men, women and children —spend more money on fishing and fishing equipment than on any other sport. 25,000,000 people spend $3,000,000,000 on 500,000, 000 days of outdoor recreation while hunting and fishing. This is the figure for 1955. Fishing contributed the lion's share of this figure as 21,000,000 fishermen, spent $2,000,OOO.QOO— Continued On Page Two Spring Operetta Presented Here Large Audience Attend, Delightful Mo.ical Pre.entatie, Sponsored By Woman s Club “The Awakening Voice”, an operetta of springtime, was pre sented last night in the South port high school auditorium and proved to be one of the most de lightful entertainments seen here in recent years. Featured were i more than two-score Southport youngsters, many of them tiny tots. Following is the program: Scene I (In a Forest—March “From Fairyland We Come j Fairies—Cathy St. George, Susan Harrelson, Diane Carrier, Brenda Pendergraph, Cora Pigott, Nancy Sanders, Lynn Ruark, Leone Arnsten, Joyce Ward, Greta Jor gensen, Jean Brown. “Time For Spring”—Elves— Darrell Wilmouth, Jack Keith, John Burdette, Richie Fulford, Rnstv Besser, Gary Sanders. “Have —Mother Leod. “Away You Seen Springume Nature—Barbara Me We Go”—Elves anc Fairies* “Tick Tock”—Father Time: Homer McKeithan, Jr.; Minutes: Rachel Ann Harrelson, Jenny King, Cornelia Bowman, Jean Burdette, Jean Styron, Patty Gale Swan, Corlette Houghton, Jean Chapman, Sandra Allen, Laura Hawkins, Jimmy Bozeman, Lanny Brown, Jerry Dilsaver, Mark Jor dan, Jo Jo Feak, Johnny Jones Chin Webb, Johnny Brown. M.C Scene II—Spring—Judy Keithan: "Spring Will Not Waken”— Elves and Fairies. "Be Happy”—Birds—D o n n 1 e Brown, Tommy Gilbert, John Arthur Newton, Vinny LeClerc, James Sanders. "Waken, Springtime”—Flowers _Betty Jean Robinson, Linda Pigott, Martha Mallison, Martha i Harrelson, Donna Prevatte, Diane Lynch, Sandy Potter, Sandy Oliver, Patty Jenkins, Ellen St. I George, Mary Pat Burdette, Kathy [ I Continued On Page Four) Red Cross Ready For Fund Drive *1 Southport Girl Before Gononuttee Anne Potter, 5-year-old daugh Ler of Mr. and Mrs. Bryant Pot ter of Southport, appeared before the Appropriations Committee in Raleigh Thursday to help support the appeal being made for funds for the support of the Carolina. School for the Deaf at Morganton. Anne is a student in the pre paratory department, and was accompanied on her trip to Ra leigh by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bryant Potter, of Southport and her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Potter. The group was met by Representative James C. Bowman, who is a member of the Appropriations Committee. The young lady returned to Southport with her relatives for a two days visit before going back to Morganton Sunday to re-enter school. Routine Session Of Court Held Weekly Session Of Bruns wick County Recorder’s Court Held Monday In Southport A variety of cases were dis posed of here in Brunswick coun ty Recorder's Court Monday, with Judge Earl Bellamy passing the following judgements: James Abram Hill was charged with drunk driving and operating a motor vehicle without a license. Given 4 months on the roads, the sentence was suspended upon pay ment of costs and a fine of $125. Joseph Henry Mintz was found guilty of driving with improper equipment and was fined $10 and costs. Otha Bell was found guilty of reckless operation and was fined $15 and costs. James Grady waived appearance and pleaded guilty to charges of driving without chauffeur’s li cense. He was fined $25 and costs, $15 of his fine being remitted upon presentation of valid license. Mingo McRoy waived appear ance and pleaded guilty to. charg es of speeding and driving on the wrong side of the road. He was fined $15 and taxed with cost. Liston Randall pleaded guilty to charges of drunk driving. Sen tence of four months on the roads was suspended upon payment of costs and fine of $100. Mrs. E. L. Hardy was found not guilty of giving a worthless check. Richard B. Tarkington pleaded guilty to charges of violating re stricted driving license and was taxed with costs. Samuel F. Oliver pleaded guil ty to charges of speeding 70 miles per hour and was fined $15 and costs. The following were called and failed to appear to answer charg es of speeding and their cash bonds were forfeited: Roy H. Niebling, William 1J. Hoy, Mar .vin. Bruce Rose, Mary _H- Wilson, Continued On Page Four) delayed Beginning Neces sary In Order To Line Up Strong Working Organi zation A- Ec^nt^ chairman Sub-Chairmen Named F Four Of The Five Dis tricts; Solicitation Will Begin Immediately A. E. Huntley of Southport has accepted appointment as Red Cross Fund Chairman foi Bruns mcH county this year, and ac tive solicitations will begin im mediately. The chairman is a reureu > guardsman who has been active in several other community activities during the past two years. "Last summer he was one of the coach es for the Southport Midget Base ball Team. He is an official of :he Southport Lions laud «uiu jne of its most active workers. The county will have five vice chairmen, who have been selected according to school districts. In Northwest the leader is Mrs. O. D. Williams; in Bolivia the lead er will be Douglas Hawes; in Shallotte Mrs. Odell Williamson has assumed active leadership, and at Waccamaw Mrs. Nelson Bennett will serve as chairman. The Southport leader has not yet been named. Mrs. Sue King, chairman of the Brunswick County Chapter, said last night that other workers will be secured on the community level, and that active house to house calls will begin in some sections this week. Funeral For Prominent Lady Mrs. J. I. Davis Died Friday Night In Wilmington Hos pital Following Operation Funeral services were conduct ed Sunday afternoon from Trinity Methodist Church in Southport for Mrs. Irene Memory Davis, wife of Capt. J. I. Davis, and promin ent resident of this community. Services were in charge of the pastor, the Rev. R- H. Jordan, who was assisted by the Rev. L. D. Hayman. The body was laid to rest in the Southport cemetery. Active pallbearers were mem bers of the Wilmington-Cape Fear Pilot Association and included Robert Thompson, Fred Willing, W. L. Styron, H. T. St. George, John G. Swan and James Lough For several days pr or to her death, Mrs. Davis was a patient at a Wilmington hospital. Last Monday she underwent a serious operation, and she never rallied. Death came Friday night. The deceased was the daugh ter of the late S. E, and Emily Simms Memory of Whiteville. She and her husband had lived in Southport for many years, and she was active in club and church work. Survivor? of Mrs. Davis include . her husband, J- X. Davis of the home;, two daughter?, Mrs.i Earl. (Continued on “Page Four) Engineers Plan Stream Drainage Survey Project Brunswick County One Of Twenty - Eight Counties And Towns Which Will Be Affected By This Work COUNTY HAS 162 C° MILES TO SURVEY Brunswick Had 200 Miles On 64 Streams Covered In Contract Entered In to Last Fall The Corps of Engineers an nounced today that 28 applications Cor drainage projects in Eastern North Carolina have been fuea with the District Office in Wil mington by the Federal Civil De fense Administration for examina Col. H. C. Rowland, Jr., Dis trict Engineer, said the applica tions cover 26 counties and two towns, and total 1,969 miles on 422 streams. Brunswick county has 162 miles on 53 streams. In an earlier con tract let last year Brunswick had 200 miles on 64 streams. The counties and towns are: Beaufort, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Co lumbus, Craven, Currituck, Dup lin, Greene, Hertford, Hyde, Jones, Lenior, New Hanover, Ons low, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pen der, Perquimans, Sampson, Tyr rell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson, Clinton and Windsor. Colonel Rowland pointed out that it is planned to assign three crews to the investigation with work to begin about April 1 and complete the investigations in late August provided weather conditions are favorable. The preparation of plans and award of contracts, he said, will extend over a period of months to prevent the overloading of available contractors. All work will be let to private interest on a county by county and town by town basis. The overall proposal is in ad dition to 18 contracts awarded late last year for stream clearance work in as many counties. Some of these projects have been com pleted while the remainder are still in progress. Colonel Rowland emphasized that results of the investigation will be forwarded to FODA which agency is vested with authority for approval or disapproval of the applications or any segments of them. Number Insured Employees More Figures From State Employ ment Security Commission For Third Quarter 1956 Shows Increase Insured employment in North Carolina climbed to a record high during the third quarter of 1966, according to a report released today by Henry E. Kendall, chair man of the Employment Security Commission. Average employment in Bruns wick County during the third quax ter amounted to 856. This was a loss of 2.17 percent, as com pared with the second quarter of 1956. Total wages paid in this oounty during the third quarter reached $593,308, with an aver age weekly wage of $53.32. Employment rose from 823,000 in July of 854,000 in September, 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 tew Tide Thursday, March 21, 0:00 A. M. 6:04 A. M. 12:10 P. M. 6:13 P. M. Friday, March 22, 12:49 A. M. 6:58 A. M. 1:04 P. M. 7:08 P. M. Saturday, March 23, 1:45 A. M. 7:55 A. M. 2:01 P. M. 8:07 P. M. Sunday, March 24, 2:40 A. M. 8:51 A. M. 2:59 P. M. 9:07 P. M. Monday, March 25, 3:36 A. M. 9:47 A. M. 3:54 P. M. 10:04 P. M. Tuesday, March 26, 4:28 A. M. 10:38 A. M. 4:46 P. M. lO1^ P. M. Wednesday, .March 27, 5:16 A. M. 11:24 A. M. 5:35: P. M. .11:45 P. M.
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