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Most Of The News AH The Time Volume No. 17 THE STATI PORT PILOT No. 39 6-Pages Today ^_kood Newspajliln A Good Community SOUTHPORT, N. C. NESDAY, APRIL 10, 1957 The Pilot Covers Brunswick County PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY $1.50 PER YEAR Bowman Makes Weekly Report Of Legislature Governor Hodges Revelation Of Plans For Raising Funds To Increase Teach ers’ Pay Expected To Speed Adjournment SEVERAL AUTO BILLS PENDING Inspection Law And Com pulsory Liability Insurance Are Among The Most Unpopular New Bills By JAMES C. BOWMAN By the time this report is pub lished, it is believed that Gover nor Hodges will have disclosed his plan to give teachers and oth er State employees raises in amounts larger than those recom mended by the Advisory Budget Commission. Once a decision is made on the subject of salary in creases, the largest single con troversial issue will have been de termined and the work of this General Assembly should proceed to a reasonably rapid conclusion. Bills Of Local Interest amendment to the State Urban Redevelopment Act caused one of the longest and bitterest debates in the House to date. Un der this amendment, which final ly passed the House, areas struck by hurricanes and other natural disasters in the State will now be eligible for long term, low in terest financing under the pro visions of the Federal Housing Under a bill introduced in the Senate, jurors would be selected by a Jury Commissioner in each county appointed by the Resident Judge to hold office at his pleas -— c iiuw selected Dy tlie board of county commission ers, but who, under the new Act, would only be authorized to fix the pay of the Jury Commission er at $10 to $25 per day and also hire and fix the pay of a clerical assistant for the Jury Commis sioner. Another bill introduced in the Senate provides that the Depart ment of Motor Vehicles shall not l egister any automobile or issue registration plates therefor unless the automobile has been listed for ad valorem taxes. Under the bill it. is contemplated that applicants will obtain a certificate from the appropriate county official to the effect that the vehicle has been listed for taxes and forward the certificate with the application for license plates. The provisions of the bill would not apply to automobiles purchased subsequent to January 1st of the year in which a registration plate is ap plied for. Auto Inspection This bill, introduced in the past week, will probably head the list of the “Most Unpopular Bills”, as usual. Although it has been 'sweetened” a lot, it will still be too bitter a dose to take for those who remember the inspec tion lane days. This bill requires (Continued On Page Four! f Brief Bits Of '-NEWS-' HIGHWAY WORK A State Highway Commission letting on April 23 will include a 5.69-mile stretch of road in Brunswick county near the South Carolina line. BARBECUE SUPPER The Bolivia P. T. A. is spon soring a barbecue supper to be held at the new school lunchroom April 13 at 7 p. m. All proceeds are to be used for equipping the lunchroom. PLAN EXPERIMENT In an effort to encourage great er attendance at the bi-monthly sessions of the Southport Lions Club, the two May meetings will be held at 7 o'clock in the eve ning instead of being held at the noon hour. W. S. c. S. MEETING The Brunswick County Sub Uistrict of the Woman's Society of Christian Service of the Meth odist Church will hold its spring meeting at: Village Point Church Sunday, March 14, at 2:30 p. m. Women of all Methodist churches in the county are urged to at tend. BREAKS LEG Gehrig Spencer, start outfielder for the Southport high school baseball team, was injured during 1 a practice game Wednesday when another player slid into him and broke both bones in one of his legs. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Spencer. < Orton Plantation exDeH-p??^!NG~^he ,fllo^ers at Orton Plantation are to be at the height of their beauty this week end and hundreds of visitors are expected to visit these historic gardens m Brunswick county to see the beauty of the azaleas and camellias. e uiy Curtail Services Of Post Office No Window Service For Southport Post Office Either Saturday Or Sun day Starting April 13 SHORTER HOURS IN FORCE DAILY After April 29 There Will Be No Further Money Or der Business And No More Bulk Mailing Beginning Saturday, April 13, service at the Southport post of fice will be curtailed until furth er notice. According to Postmaster J. B. Russ, there will be no window service at the local office either Saturday or Sunday. On other days the window will open at 8:30 o’clock, whereas it formerly was open from 8 o’clock in the mor ning until 5 o’clock in the after noon. Beginning April 29, there will be no further money order busi ness and no third class bulk mail ing. In making this announcement, Postmaster Russ cited a Postal Bulletin which stated; “Because of factors beyond the control of the Department, sufficient funds are not available to provide nor mal postal services during the final quarter of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1957”. From this statement it would appear that these changes are of temporary nature and further no tice will be given of any future changes. Terminal Worker Dies In Wreck Horace C. Finch Killed Sun day Night In Highway Accident On Outskirts Of Wilmington Horace C. Fineh, 34, Chief of Utilities Branch in Plant En gineers office Sunny Point Army Terminal, was killed instantly early Sunday when the car he was driving was involved in a head-on collision on the outskirts of Wilmington. His wife, the former Miss Bet ley Janie Panky, of Wilmington and two children were injured in the collision. Mr Finch, a native of Greens boio, had made his home in Wil mmgton for a number of years. He had been employed by the Wilmington District, Corps of En gineers, in the construction of Continued On Page Two Webb Reelected School Principal No Changes In Faculty Of The Southport Elementary School Indicated Follow ing Board Meeting Mon day Night Members of the local committee for Southport high school met Monday night and re-elected Phomas C. Webb as principal. The board organized with Har old B. Aldridge as chairman and July four members were present, Mrs. J. C. Chouch as secretary, ill of them hold-overs from the >ld board. The fifth member, and the only Continued On Page Two Chairmen Named For Cancer Fund Plans are being made for the American Cancer Society h und Drive in Brunswick county, which will have co chairmen this year. The re sponsibility will be shared by Eugene Tomlinson of South port and Mrs. Wilton Harrel son of Shaiiotte. An effort will be made to solicit support from citizens in every part of the county during this campaign, which continues through the month of April. Hearings Held In Court Monday One Case Growing Out Of Fatal Highway Accident Heard, With Defendant Being Bound Over Two preliminary hearings were conducted in Brunswick county Recorder’s court Monday, with probable cause being found in each case. Heyward D. Platt was charged with reckless operation, resulting in death, and was bound over to Superior court under bond of $2,000. Heibert Fulford was given a preliminary hearing on charges of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill. Probable cause was found and the defendant was bound over to Superior court un der bond of $1,000. Amons W. Hamby waived ap pearance and pleaded guilty to charges of drunk driving. He was fined $100 and costs. John Faircloth pleaded guilty to charges of public drunkenness and was given 30 days in jail. Sen tence was commuted to time serv ed upon payment of costs. William A. Hewett was up for reckless operation. Motion was made for jury trial and bond was set at $100. viigima Lrriffm pleaded guilty to charges of possession of non tax-paid liquor and was given 30 days, sentence being suspended upon $25 fine and costs. The following speeding cases were disposed of: Bobby Lee Staffoid, 65 mph, $10 and costs: Daniel P. Smith, 65 mph, $10 and costs; Gordon Gore, 65 mph, $10 and costs; Landis G. Brown, 40 mph in 20-mile zone, not guilty. Cleveland Joyner waived ap pearance and pleaded guilty to charges of reckless operation. He was fined $25 and costs. KUiltvVIf"rtW'FUrl°Ugh WaS found guilty of driving too fast and fail ue to yield right of way. He was taxed with $io and costs t.V to ‘speeding? ^ improper lights h" Vmg with and costs. WHS fined *20 Lester Benton waived appear ance and pleaded guilty to char ges of being drunk on the high way. He was fined $25 and cofts James W. Faison pleaded gun! ty to charges of operating with L7costsSignal and Was fined «0 Sara Todd Frink waived ap pearance and pleaded guilty to charges of passing a stopped costs° bUS HC WHS finCCi $1° and Continued On Page Hour MagazineWr Expected le In Sections National Geograph^a zine Sending fteQn Trip Down In! stal Waterway To Ggln formation LEFT ANNAPOLIJ FIRST OF Local Cooperation In Turning Up I That WUI tion Unusual Inter* FH ht The National Geograp ga zine plans a comprehen lus trated article on the In 3tal Waterway, from Chesap Bay to Miami, Florida., and E. Jones and wife have be< gn ed to write the article, left Annapolis, Maryland, ab pril 1 aboard an auxiliai itch Tradewinds, in company i a staff . photographer, J, ylor Roberts. A request has been Lved here for cooperation an sist ance in gathering oolori ccu rate infonnation on this i of the waterway. The write* in terested in virtually all >cts, with emphasis on indust dld hfe, history, folklore, geo graphical features. IT At this point, it is iiible to say just when the Trjuind'~ will arrive in this area*, a stops the writers will l Lg( to tie up at the most , located marina while ma being gathered. The State Advertising of the Department of Ci tion and Development in has written to urge resic this area to extend every courtesy to this group arrives in Brunswick, for tl is one of the most int< and important on the Intra Waterway. Columbus Mail Held For The Junior Lee Norris Arrest Monday Night In Tat City And Returned Brunswick To Face Chari Of Armed Robhery Junior Lee Norris, young C lumbus county white man, w arrested in Tabor City Mond night by Policeman Ted Wat and was held for Brunswi county officers to face charges armed robbery and assault. According to Sheriff Elbert : Giay, Norris, who has a previous criminal record, drove up to tin Chancy Hewett service station ii the Oak Grove section about 7:31 o’clock Sunday morning and pu a quart of oil in the motor o the automobile he was driving He then turned on 10-year oli Alice Faye Hewett, who hai come out to open up the statior and took a cigar box containing $25 to $40 in cash from her. Sheriff Gray said that the man held the girl’s arm behind her back and was forcing her into the car when her screams attract ed her father. She broke away Continued On Page Two P. T. A. Sponsors Womanless Wedding An hilarious time should be had by all on Friday evening, April 12, at 7:30 o’clock, when the Southport PTA presents a Womanlesa Wedding with Zack Bennett as the blushing bride, Joe Ryne as the bashful groom, Dosher Ruark as the flighty pian ist, and an assorted cast of high ly amusing characters garbed in the height of fashion for the biggest wedding of the season. The wedding is being planned and directed by the finance com mittee of the PTA consisting of Mrs. J. A. Gilbert, Mrs. L. M. Pendergraph, Mrs. Frances D. Young and Mr. Ira Butler, Jr. Tickets are now on sale. Refresh ments will be sold before and after the performance. Red Cross Drive Now In Progress In This County First Reports Begin To Come In To Chairman A. E. Huntley; Increase Quo ta Requested From Bruns wick First returns are coming in to Red Cross Fund Chairman A. E. Huntley this week, who has the last list of volunteer workers to report. In the meantime, Mrs. Phil King, Chairman of the Brunswick County Chapter, American Red Cross, reports that a message from Gen. Alfred M. Gruenther, president of the American Red Cross, requests additional emer gency funds from Brunswick county. The message from Red Cross Headquarters reports that disas ter funds have been completely exhausted through recent demands for relief in areas recently af fected by blizzards, tornadoes and floods. “Because of this emer gency,” says Mrs. King, “Bruns wick county has had $300 added Sto its quota, which now stands at $2,800. I hope that our re sprfnse will be prompt and gener for that has been the record 3f Red Cross service for our own people when they were in need”. At Shallotte Mrs. Odell William son heads an organization that in cludes Mrs. M. M. King, Mrs. Frances Stone, Mrs. Otis Russ, Continued On Page Two Methodists Will Conduct Revival Dr. J. E. Garlington Will Be Guest Preacher During Week Of Services Begin ning Easter Sunday Night * Revival services will be con . {ducted at Trinity Methodist ■ JChurch, Southport, beginning ■paster Sunday night, April 21, I land continuing through Friday I night, April 26, each evening at 7:30 o’clock. Guest preacher for the revival will be Dr. J. E. Garlington of Wilmington, who has been Superintendent of the Wilmington District of the Meth odist Church since June, 1956. Dr. Garlington has been ac tive in church and civic affairs Continued On Page Two Our ROVING Reporter Jim Hardee is a newspaper i man who loves fishing. The 1 prospects for developing the sport of tarpon fishing in the waters of tho lower Cape Fear intrigue him, and he lias prepared the following story, whicli we use this week as a stand-in for for Your Rovin’ Reporter. Incidentally, friends of VV. B. Keziah will be pleas ed to learn that some im provement has been noted in his condition during the past week. He still is a patient at Bosher Memorial Hospital. G. N. (Jerry) Coughlan is a successful New Jersey business man who fisiies the way most men dream about fishing. By at, I mean that he goes fishing ^?.en„ he likes- where he likes, and for what ever fish he wants cen?, ?C!nt yeavs' Jei l'y 1ms con ciliated on Tarpon fishing in FloriTlnH WatCrS of coastal hloiida He is a light-tackle en thusiast, and he has met with amazing success in his pursuit ■ J of the silvery tarpon. For instance he has won the Metropolitan Mi ami Fishing Taurnament eight straight years. He has caught tarpon up to 160-pounds on 15 pound test monofilament line. Jerry was in Wilmington re cently to tell some of the local tarpon enthusiast about the finer points of catching the silver king. He was shown a map of the Bald Head Island area, and had pointed out to him the places such as Cedar Creek, where tar pon are most frequently seen in the summer and fall. He carefully studied the map, then pronounced, “Gentlemen, it looks as if you have a good tar pon fishing area. You must re member that I don’t have a first hand knowledge of the area where you have most of your I tarpon, but from the information which has been supplied me, I think you have some wonderful i tarpon lushing ahead of you.’’ Jerry then went into great de- j (Continued on Page Four) Proud Owner PROUD—Shown in the picture above standing in the fore ground is Randall Sellers, son of Mr. and Mrs. Decie Sellers, of the Mill Creek Community. Randall is showing his purebred Hampshire gilt to members of the Bolivia Lions Club. Looking from left to right is Sanford H. Lee. Assistant County Agent, Lion E. T. Albright, Lion Warren Sellers, and Lion Foster Mintz. Randall is one of five boys of the Bolivia area that received a gilt from the Bolivia Lions Club last Spring in the club-sponsored pig chain. Ruling Will Affect Several Officials SI Roy Robinson First Candidate Mayor Roy Robinson is the first man to announce his candidacy for office in the forthcoming municipal elec tion as today he makes an nouncement of his intention to seek reelection. This is the first date for filing for office in the city election, and the closing date is April 27. . Tuesday, May 7, is the date of the election. At that time the qualified voters will elect a mayor and six members of the board of aldermen, two from each of the th»ee precincts. Service Awards For Employees Several Maritime Adminis tration Employees Honor ed Last Week In Two Ceremonies For Length Of Service Service totaling a period of 270 years is represented in length-of service awards made to 23 Mari time Administration employees in two ceremonies that took place in Wilmington and in Brunswick County Thursday and Friday. Presentation of the awards in both instances were made by Cap tain Hewlett R. Bishop, Atlantic Coast Director, Maritime Admin istration, U. S. Department of Commerce. One ceremony was held at the Maritime Administration’s Wil mington Reserve Shipyard, where one 20-year award and five 10 year awards were made. In the other ceremony, which took place at the Maritime Administration’s National Defense Reserve Fleet in Brunswick County Friday mor ning, one 30-year award was pre sented, as were one 20-year award and fifteen 10-year awards. The length-of-sendee awards made to personnel serving at the Reserve Shipyard or aboard the Reserve Fleet were as follows: 30-year award to Walter C. Crook, Wilmington; 20-year awards to Ernest Jones and Mack B. Reynolds, Winnabow; 10-year awards to George H. Artis, James T. Barden, Jr., Joseph Brown, John K. Burkhimer, Edward H. Butler, Wilmington; Guy R. Chin- I nis, Leland; Welbon Cox, Charley i E. Davis, Elwood Eckert, William H. Farmer, Matthew Guthrie Charles S. Hewitt, Harlee Hill! Walter N. Jackson, Edward H. King, Leon Teachey, E. Walford Thompson, Melvin M. Williams Wilmington; Charlie D. Phillips! Leland; and Fred Gurley, Delco. In making the length-of-service presentations, Captain Bishop, said; “As with private industry, j the Federal Government is fully j aware that turn-over in employees is both expensive and inefficient. Continued On Page Four Chairman Arthur J. Dosher Advised By Attorney Gen eral’s Office That No Election Official May Be On School Board TEXT OF LETTER IS PRINTED BELOW Election Board Chairman man Requests Publication To Prevent Disqualifi cation Of Several Election Officials Arthur J. Dosher, chairman of the Brunswick County Board of Elections, received a letter yes terday from the office of the At torney General in Raleigh ad vising him that for any election official to serve on any . school board constitutes double office holding. Since the appointments made last week to local school boards included several persons who are precinct registrars and judges, Chairman Dosher requested that the letter be published in order that conflicts may be avoided. Following is the text of the let ter he received from the office of the Attorney General: ‘‘In a telephone conversation this date you sought the views of this office as to whether a member of a county Board of Elections or a registrar or judge of elections or a member of the Democratic Executive Committee may at the same time serve as i a local school committeeman with- ! out violating the Constitution pro hibition against double office hold ing. “G. S. 115-69 provides that be fore entering upon the duties of his office a local school commit teeman shall take an oath for the faithful performance thereof. This would seem to indicate clearly that a member of a local school committee is a public official. Continued On Page Four) Second Highway Death Recorded i Accident Near Hickman’s Crossroads Results In In stant Death Of Negro Pedestrian Sammie Griffin, 29-year-old Ne gro man, became Brunswick county’s second highway victim for 1957 last Wednesday night when he was struck and instant ly killed by an automobile driven by Heyward Platt, South Carolina white man. At a preliminary hearing con ducted here Monday in Recorder’s court, evidence was introduced to show that the Platt car was head ed South on U. S. No. 17 at the time of the accident. The driver was alone, and Griffin was struck as he attempted to cross the road ! hear the Hickman’s Crossroads intersection. Patrolman H F. Deal was the investigating officer. Platt was ordered held under $2,000 bond for trial in Superior court. March Of Dimes Report Made By County Leader Mrs. M. H. Rourk Re ports Collection Totaling $2,096.55 In Brunswick This Year AUBREY C. JOHNSON CHAPTER CHAIRMAN Mrs. Rourk Expresses Ap preciation For Cooperat ion And Generous Con tributions To Drive Mrs. M. H. Rourk, Chairman of the 1957 March of Dimes cam paign in Brunswick county, re ports collections totaling $2,096.55 this year. In submitting her final report to Aubrey C. Johnson, chairman of the Brunswick County Chap ter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, Mrs. Rourk declared that she wishes to ex press her appreciation to volun teer workers in every section of Brunswick county, who helped make the success of this cam paign possible. “Every year I receive a warm feeling of satisfaction that so many of our people possess a feeling of responsibility for the public welfare. Not only have my workers done a good job, but the response on the part of the public has been very generous. I am very grateful to you all,” she said. Following is a breakdown of results on a community level: Shallotte Point, Fred Edwards, $39.47; Ash, Mrs. Wm. Mathews, $19.55; Bolivia, Mrs. Foster Mintz, $64.91; Freeland, Mrs. Corbet Coleman, $50.70; Hickmans Cross road, Mrs. Ernest Stanaland, $46.01; Exum, Roddy Bennett, $38.01; Leland, Mrs. R. V. Wil liams, $72.76; Longwood, Mrs. Percy Russ, $10.00: Shallotte, Mrs. Jack White, $463.54; Southport, Mrs. Norman Hornstein, $42.50; Supply, Mrs. Garland Clemmons, $81.20; Boon's Neck, Mrs. Sidney Hewett, $56.18; Winnabow, Mrs. Guilford Irvin, $68.65; Thomas* boro, Mrs. F. C. Osborn, $25; Myrtle Head, Floyd Parker, $7.00; Grissettown, Mis. Norman Grls sett, $28.86; Calabash, Mrs. Hob son Mears, $21.63; Brunswick Lay-Up Basin, $25; Bell Swamp, Mrs. Cecil Robbins, $4; miscel laneous contributions, $36.02; Schools: Waccamaw, Mrs. Wm. Mathews, $84.35; Shallotte, Mrs. Jack White, $285.33; Bolivia, Mrs. Foster Mintz, $95.32; Leland, Mrs! R. V. Williams, $113.50; South port, Mrs. N. M. Hornstein, $89.30. Colored schools, A. C. Caviness, (Continued on Page Four* WSCS Session In Whiteville Brunswick County Has Re presentatives From Meth odist Churches At This Meeting Some 150 members represent ing approximately 65 societies of the Womans Society of Christian Service of the Wilmington district of the Methodist church met in Whiteville today for their an nual conference. The WSCS of the Whiteville Methodist church is host to the group, Mrs. Ferebee Sledge is president of the host society. Miss Ethleen Ballance, Metho dist deaconess of Rockingham, Continued On Page Two Tide Table Following Is the tide table for Southport during the next week. These hours are ap proximately correct and were furnished The State Port Pilot through the courtesy of the Cape Fear Pilot’s Association. High Tide Low Tide Thursday, April 11, 4:59 A. M. 11:18 A. M. 5:35 P. M. 11:50 P. M. Friday, April 12, 5:56 A. M. 0:05 A. M. 6:31 P. M. 12:11 P. M. Saturday, April 13, 6:50 A. M. 12:44 A. M. 7:23 P. M. 1:00 P. M. Sunday, April 14, 7:40 A. M. 1:35 A. M. 8:14 P. M. 1:48 P. M. Monday, April 15, 8:30 A. M. 2:25 A. M. 9:02 P. M. 2:34 P. M. Tuesday, April 16, 9:17 A. M. 3:12 A. M. 9:50 P. M. 3:20 P. M. Wednesday, April 17, 10:05 A. M. 4:00 A. M. 10:37 P. M. 4:05 P. M.
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