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Volume No. 17
THE STATE PORT PILOT
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SOUTHPORT, N. C. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 1957
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
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Brunswick County
$1.50 PER YEAR
BRKATHTAKINGLV BEAUTIFUL is the only way to de
scribe the flood of dogwood blossoms that have covered almost
every corner of the Southport area this spring. Beautiful in their
own light, the white and pink blossoms have combined with
azaleas, camellias and other flowers to give (up until the past
couple of days) a rich appearance of spring. But, this year, as
in the past, appearance of dogwood blossoms has signalled “dog
wood winter.” According to tradition, it is the last real cold
01 Lne season. The dogwood season
::kEt::i:r;“d “ bears With il «« tradition dating
alls',?!, 71,6 le&Gnd SayS the d0^°«i was once
trunk ' f, tree, but was cursed with its slight, crooked
The by , USe U WaS Used « the wood for the cross,
of Chr st ma PCtalS arC supP°sed to symbolize the blood
Achievement Of
HD Clubs Cited
By Home Agent
Annual Observance Of
Home Demonstration Club ■
Week Slated To Be Held
From April 28-May 4
This week Home Demonstration
Club Women in Brunswick conn- i
ty join with Home Demonstration
women all over the country in
observance of the 12th annual
National Home Demonstration
Week.
During the past year club work
in Brunswick has undergone much
reorganization and change. There
are at present 7 active clubs lo
cated in the Bolivia, Exum, Mill
Creek, Southport, Supply, Town
Creek and Winnabow communi
ties.
These clubs are conducted for
the purpose of training women
for leadership in the community
as well as for improving home
making practices and making
family life more enjoyable.
In addition to regular club of
ficers there are club project lead
ers for work in Foods and Nutri
tion, Home Gardens, Home Poul
try, Home Dairy, Food Conser
vation, Housing and House Furn-1
ishing, Home Management, Family
Life, Home Beautification, Cloth
ing, and Arts and Crafts. There
Continued On Page Five
Brief Bitt Of
lnewsj
SISTER DIES
H. G. Ratcliffe was called to
-ChtasoimHe—EMnday -to-attend the
funeral of his sister, Mrs. B. B.
Greerson.
TONSILAR OPERATION
E. J. Prevatte entered James
Walker Memorial Hospital in
Wilmington Thursday for a tonsi
lar operation. He is now con
valescing at his home here.
PLAN OBSERVANCE
SPAT announces that prelimin
ary plans are being made for the
observance of Armed Forces Day
on May 18. Early indications are
that in all probability this will
be an open house affair. More
detailed plans are to be announced
later.
SHIP FORECAST
Reports from Sunny Point indi
cate that for the remainder of the
month of April and all during the
month of May activities at SPAT
will be on an accelerated level
Ships arrival dates indicate that
loading activities will be continuec
on a full time basis throughout
re month of May, with aij esti
Je of vessels being on ftertt
that entire period.
Fishermen Enjoy
Great WceK-rnd
Southport Charter Boatmen*
Carried Numerous Parties
And Some Outstanding
Catches Were Reported
GOOD BLUEFISH
CATCHES ARE MADE
Reports From Pier Opera
tors Also Indicate Good
Luck For Fishermen Us
ing These Facilities
Sports fishing got off to a fine
start here during the holiday
week-end, with outstanding catch
es being reported by the Watts
boats, the Idle-On II, III and IV,
the Davis Bros. V and the John
Ellen.
To top it off, fishermen using
the Yaupon Beach pier and the
pier at Long Beach also had good
luck, as did several who were
casting from the beach at Lock
wood’s Folly Inlet.
On Saturday Capt. Walter Lew
is had C. B. Lewis and party of
Kannapolis out aboard the John
Ellen and brought in 206 blue
fish, 12 bonito, 140 lbs. king
mackerel and 400-lbs. of blackfish.
The next day he had N. R. Hardy
and party of Durham, and they
had 202 bluefish, 10 bonito and
2 amberjack. Monday saw Archie
Dobson and party of Mt. Airy on
the trip, which resulted in 86
bluefish, 5 dolphin, 2 king mack
erel, 1 grounper and 350-lbs. of
blackfish.
On Sunday Capt. Basil Watts
had Willis Woodard and party of
Kannapolis out aboard the Idle
On II and caught 43 bluefish, 10
(Continued on Page Four)
Outlines Plans
For Inspection
William Houghton, Co-ord
inator For Governor’s Sa
fety Council, Talks To
Southport Lions Club
William Houghton, Safety Di
i rector at Sunny Point, appeared
! before the Southport Lions Club
! Thursday where he discussed the
l community vehicle safety check
lane for Southport. It was stress
ed that the vehicle safety cheek
is a community approach to traf
- fic safety, which is one compon
3 J ent of Governor Luther H.
3 Hodges Highway Safety Program,
r Houghton stated that these vehicle
.. safety checks give all citizens and
t clubs in a community an oppor
1 tunity to check the safe driving
t conditions of vehicles and drama
- tize the importance of safe vehicle
i condition. This creates a mass
(Continued On Page Six)
Magazine Folks
Due Here Soon
Word was received Tuesday
from Steve Wall of the U. S.
Army Engineers office in
Wilmington that the “Trade
Winds”, a yacht bearing
photographers and writers
from the staff of the Nation
al Geographic, should be in
Southport this week-end on
her was Southward in search
of material for a story about
the Intracoastal Waterway.
The yacht was in Elizabeth
City Monday night and plan
ning to continue her voyage
down the North Carolina
coast Tuesday and today. It
has been learned taht a stop
has been planned at South
port.
Recorder Holds
Brief Session
Weekly Session Of Bruns
wick County Recorder’s
Court Adjourns Before
Noon Monday
A half-day session of Recorder’s
court was held here Monday, with
the following judgements being
handed down by Judge Earl Bell
amy:
U. G. Williamson was found
guilty on two charges of assault
with a deadly weapon'. In eacrr
he was given 60 days on the
roads, judgement being suspended
upon payment of costs and upon
condition that the defendent re
main of good behavior for 2 years.
Bobby Faulk was found guilty
of assault with a deadly weapon
and was given 60 days on the
roads, judgement being suspended
upon payment of costs, the defen
dant to remain of good behavior
for 2 years.
Curtis Williamson was found
not guilty of assault with dead
ly weapon.
Lester Benton pleaded guilty to
I charges of public dr unkenness and
was given 30 days, judgement be
iing suspended upon payment of a
fine of $25 and costs, the defen
dant to remain of good behavior
for 2 years.
Horace K. Lawson pleaded guil
ty to charges of speeding and was
fined $25 and costs.
Robert J. Holleman pleadec
guilty to speeding and was finec
$10 and costs.
Elton Clemmons pleaded guiltj
;Of possession of non-tax-paic
1 (Continued on page four)
Shallotte Man
ost
)r. M. H. Rourk Receives
Unanimous Endorsement
Of Home Club For Post
Of District Governor For
31-H
Members of the Shallotte Lions
Club have unanimously endorsed
Dr. M. Henderson Rourk Deputy
District Governor of Region 1,
District 31-H, for the position of
District Governor. This election
will be held at the State Conven
tion in Asheville June 9-11.
The following list of qualifica
tions are set forth in a folder
that recently has been prepared
for the purpose of informing
members of other clubs in the
district of his record:
“Dr. Rourk is a native oi
Brunswick County and is mar
ried. He is the father of twc
children, a boy and a girl, now ir
college. He holds degrees frorr
the University of North Carolina
the University of Minnesota anc
Harvard University. He has prac
ticed his profession of medicine
for the past twenty five years
and is a member of the New
Hanover County and North Caro
lina State Medical Societies anc
is a fellow of the American Medi
cal Association.
“He has served his community,
in many capacities over the
years. He is a loyal supporter ol
Continued On Page Five
I Celebration Of
May Day Slated
For Shallotte
Varied Program Will Begin
At 8'30 O’CIock Next
Wednesday Morning And
Last Through Coronation
Ball
ATHLETIC EVENTS
FIRST ON PROGRAM
May Queen And Court Will
Feature Program Dur
ing Afternoon And
Throughout The
Evening
May Day will be observed at
Shallotte high school next Wed
nesday with a gala program spon
sored by the student council.
Sylvia Lewis is chairman.
Following is a schedule of ac
tivities: 8:30 to 10:30, track and
field meet with a committee com
prised of Coach P. K. Weatherly,
Mrs. Chick Taylor, Coach Frye
and David Carmichael in charge;
10:45 to 12:15—lunch; 12:15 to 2
o’clock—May Queen Court and
May Day Dance, Mrs. A. G.
Greene, chairman of the commit
tee in charge; 8 to 11 o'clock—
May Day ball, committee in
charge, Mrs. Faye Bellamy, Mrs.
L. Soles, Mrs. Katie McKeithan
and Bobby Sellers.
Following is a list of track
and field events for boys: 50 yard
dash—4th, 5th and 6th grades; 75
yard dash, 7th and gth grades;
100 yard dash, high school; soft
ball throw for distance, 4th, 5th,
6 th, 7th, 8th and high school;
standing broad jump, all grades;
running high jump, all grades:
shuttle relay, all grades; sack
race, 7th, 8th and high school;
wheelbarrow race, 4th, 5th and
6th grades.
Girls events will include: 50
yard dash, 4 th, 5 th and 6th
grades; 75 yard dash, 7th, 8th and
9th grades; softball throw for
distance, all mdotr
lay, all grades; three-legged race,
ail grades.
Three places will be scored:
first place, 5 points: second place,
3 points; third place, 1 point.
Individual ribbons will be pre
sented to the winners of the
events: First place, bule ribbon;
(Continued On Page Five)
General Visits
At Sunny Point
Maj. Gen, Evan M. House
man Spent Several Days
Last Week On Inspection
Tour And Visiting South
port And Wilmington
Maj. Gen. Evan M. Houseman,
Commanding General, U S Army
Transportation Terminal Com
mand, Atlantic, New York, spent
a period of three days last week
in the Southport and Wilmington
areas inspecting the ammunition
terminal and waterfront and dock
facilities.
Gen. Houseman arrived at Blue
thenthal Airport in Wilmington,
accompanied by Mrs. Houseman,
where he was met by Col. Frank
T. Edson, the terminal comman
der. On Tuesday Gen. Houseman
inspected Sunny Point Army Ter
minal where he was guest at a
luncheon that included civic lead
ers in the Wilmington and South
port areas. The luncheon was fol
(Continued On Page Six)
Keziah Memorial Fund
There is a growing senti
ment that some permanent
memorial should be erected
in Southport t-o honor the
memory of W. B. Keitiah,
and this week contributions
have come from three differ
ent persons who expressed a
desire to start the project.
The first contributor tvas
Joseph J. Cox of High Point,
who came by The Pilot of
fice Saturday vtith a donation
of $5. Letters came from G.
Butler Thompson and General
James Glore, each of Which
is being printed. G. V. ^arbee
is one of the first to spjrgest
that a movement of this kind
should be undertaken; and
the Jetter from Bill ISharpe
fails into that categwv. On
Monday we received h long
distance telephone e»l from
Thomas D. Singlctar*, Phila
delphia automobile J dealer,
saying that he woulf like to
participate in such m move
ment.
So there you havelit. There
appears to be a string senti
merit in favor of commemorat
ing the name of the man who
did so much for so long with
so little to advertise the na
tural advantages of Southport
and Brunswick county.
This week a commttee will
be formed to consider the
type of project that will be
most appropriate, and to dis
cuss plans for carrying It
out.
The following letter was re
ceived from Bill Sharpe, editor of
The State Magazine:
"Not knowing anyone else down
there to write to about Bill Keziah,
I’m writing you. I hated to see
Bill disappear from my life. He
was truly my friend, and his' char
acteristics and eccentricities gave
a zing to my associations in that
territory.
"I’m wondering if there isn’t
some memorial fund or something
coming up, and if so, let me know.
Sallie and. I would like to partici
pate.’’
Continued on Page Five
Forest Tree Thinning
Shown in the photograph above is District
Extension Forester, R. S. Douglass, showing Thomas
Young, center, and Gene Kye, right, the proper trees to
tlun from a young stand of loblolly pine. Thomas is the
son of Mr and Mrs. Thomas Young and Gene is the son
of Mr and Mrs. Lee Kye. Thomas and Gene are of the
Winnabow section of Brunswick County and both are
carrying on thinning projects.
More Candidates
For City Offices
Red Gross Funds
Now Coming In
Mrs. C. C. Carr at Long
Beach. With only 10 perman
ent families in her area, she
reported collections totaling
over $90, and they came from
more than 40 individuals.
More than a dozen North
Carolina towns were repre
sented.
Fund Chairman A. E. Hunt
ley said last night the other
scattered returns are coming
in, and some of them are not
so encouraging. He hopes to
be able to make a full report
next week, but adds that
there still is time to make a
contribution.
Announce Rules
Of Flower Show
Mrs. Bobby Jones, General
Chairman, Gives Regula
tions Governing Coming
Event
Mrs. R. A. Jones, General
Chairman of. the annual Flower
Show which is to be held on May
9, has announced the rules which
will govern entries and judging.
Te show is to be held at the
Community Building on the garri
son and will be open to anyone
who has flowers to display.
Sponsoring clubs are the Live
Oak Garden Club, the Southport
Garden Club and the Southport
Womans Club. Rules are as fol
low:
Entries will be received from
8:30 a. m. until 12:00 noon Thurs
day, May 9, 1957.
All classes are open to anyone
except Classes 68 and 69 which
are by invitation.
An exhibitor will be limited to
one entry in each class except
“unlisted.”
The Classification Committee
has the right to inform the ex
hibitor that an exhibit does not
conform to the schedule and will
be disqualified unless it is made
to meet requirements.
The Committee will take pre
cautions for the safety of the
property of exhibitors but will
not be responsible for loss or
damage.
No entries may be removed be
fore 8:00 p. m. The showrooms
will be open in the morning on
May 10th for the removal of en
tries.
Only judges and clerks will be
permitted in the showrooms while
judging is in progress. Other of
ficials will be on call.
The Standard System of Judg
ing will be used: 90-100 Blue Rib
bon: 85-89 Red Ribbon; 80-84
Yellow Ribbon; 75-79 White Rib
bon (Honorable Mention). One
blue, one red, one yellow ribbon
will be given in each class, if
merited. As many Honorable Men
Continued On Page Four
E. B. Tomlinson Enters Race
For Mayor, Becoming
Third Candidate To File
For This Office
EIGHT MEN IN
CR«Ve‘,fr
Amount Of Interest In
History Is De
monstrated
E. B. Tomlinson filed last week
as a candidate for the office of
mayor in the forthcoming city
election, bringing the total num
ber of aspirants to three.
Previously, Mayor Roy Robin
son had filed for re-election and
J. A. Gilbert, a former mayor,
had also filed as a candidate.
Robinson and Gilbert were oppon
ents in a two-man race for this
office in 1955.
Business picked up in the race
for members of the board of ald
ermen, with a total of 14 can
didates for the 6 vacancies.
Johnny W. Vareen entered the
race for board member from the
first ward, joining Harold Ald
ridge and William Jenkins as can
[ didates.
. In the second ward there are
, now three candidates. They are
Otto Hickman, for almost 10
years chief of police; Clyde New
ton, formerly an engineer at the
municipal power plant, and Ken
neth Stiller.
But it is in the third ward that
1 the field is really crowded. New
’ candidates include Rees Swan,
William Holden, DeArmand Swain,
Harry D. Sell and Tom Gilbert.
3 Last week there were three en
tries, including Phillip King, Roy
3 Arntsen and Crawford Rourk.
“ The deadline for filing is Sat
1 Continued On Page Five
Spelling Bee Is
Set For Bolivia
Representatives From Five
Brunswick County Schools
Will Compete In Star
News Sponsored Event
Thursday Night
The Brunswick county Spelling
Bee will be held Thursday night
at 7:30 o’clock at the Bolvia
school.
The five contestants will “spell
it out” for the County champion
ship and the right to represent
Brunswick in the Regional Finals
in Wilmington on May 10.
The Brunswick winner will re
ceive a two-year scholarship to
Wilmington college. The scholar
ship will be presented by Dean
William M. Randall, who also vvill
serve as pronouncer.
The Bees are sponsored by the
Star-News Newspapers.
When the Brunswick winner
goes to Wilmington on May 10,
he or she will compete with the
| County Champions from New
Hanover, Pender, Bladen, Colurn
| bus, Sampson, Onslow and Car
jteret, as well as the City Cham
pions from Whiteville and Clin
iton.
Five Man Board
Commissioners
IdealsDroped
Representative James C.
Bowman Says That Senti
ment Appears To Favor
Some Form Of County
Manager Instead
LEAVING DETAILS
TO COMMISSIONERS
Brunswick County Repre
sentative Expresses Belief
That Legislature May
Adjourn By May 31
By JAMES C. BOWMAN
One of the most dangerous
things a legislator can do is to
predict the date, even approx
imate, on which a session of the
General Assembly will adjourn.
Because there is some interest as
to the probable date of adjourn
ment, my prediction is that the
General Assembly will adjourn on
or about May 31.
This prediction is based upon
the fact that the appropriations
bill has been assigned to a sub
committee of the whole Appro
priations Committee for study and
report and that the Revenue bill
has been assigned to a subcom
mittee of the whole Finance Com
mittee for study and report. Work
is progressing on these bills in
the subcommittees and it is an
ticipated that the subcommittee
reports will be presented on or
about May 15 to the whole com
mittees.
It is further contemplated that
very shortly, the House will desig
nate a cut-off date after which no
further local bills may be intro
duced.
To date, 1,152 public and private
bills have been introduced and
395 of these bills have been rati
fied. Members of the Senate have
introduced 180 public bills and 155
local bills or a total of 335 bills.
.Members of the House have JjattSte
by your representative"'have pass
ed both the House and the Senate,
and are now law with the excep
Continued On Page Five
Fire Fighters
Receive Help
Sunny Point Fire Depart*
ment Lends Hand In Ex
tinguishing Woods Fire
Near Southport Monday
Sunny Point Army Terminal, in
coordination with state, county
and city officials, turned out with
personnel and equipment to help
extinguish a blaze west of the
County Home near Highway 87
Monday. Gene Tomlinson, Plant
Engineer and Sunny Point Fire
Marshall, responded with Fire
Chief Grant and the SPAT brush
truck and pumping unit.
In the process of fighting the
fire, Mr. Tomlinson again demon
strated Col. Frank T. Edson’s de
sire to employ equipment and
technically trained personnel from
the terminal whenever the need
exists. The terminal oommand is
anxious to be called upon to ren
der this assistance as early as
possible in an effort to prevent
brush fires from getting any
where near the highly dangerous
terminal area.
Tomlinson stated that this was
the fourth occasion that they had
had in recent months to place
these mutual fire fighting agree
ment pacts into actual operation.
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 th*
Cape Fear Pilot’s Association
Hugh Tide Low Ti*
Thursday, April 25,
4:29 A. M. 10:43 A. M.
4:54 P. M. 11:11 P. M.
Friday, April 26,
5:16 A. M. 11:28 A. M.
5:39 P. M. 11:58 P. M.
Saturday, April 27,
6:02 A. M. 0:00 A. M.
6:21 P. M. 12:11 P. M.
Sunday, April 28,
6:44 A. M. 0:43 A. M.
7:02 P. M. 12:51 P. M.
Monday, April 29,
7:24 A. M. 1:26 A. M.
7:42 P. M. 1:32 P. M.
Tuesday, April 30,
8:03 A. M. 2:07 A. M.
8:21 P. M. 2:11 P. M.
Wednesday, May 1
8:43 A. M. 2:50 A. M.
9:03 P. M. 2:52 P. M.