THE STATE PORT PILOT
A Good Newspaper In A Good Community
Volume No. 17 No. 52 8-Pages Today SOUTHPORT, N. C. WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1957 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY $1 .$0 PER YEAR
The Pilot Covers
Brunswick County
Most Of The News
All The Time
Baptists Hear
Mission Leader
Friday Evening
Dr. Baker James Cauthern,
Executive Secretary Of
Foreign Mission Board Of
Southern Baptist Conven
tion At' Caswell
BROUGHT END TO
MISSIONS WEEK
Sunday Morning Speaker
Was Dr. J, P. Satterwhile,
Missionary To Japan;
Another Session Now
In Progress
Dr. Baker James Cauthen, ex
ecutive secretary of the Foreign
Mission Board of Southern Baptist
Convention, spoke at the North
Carolina Baptist Assembly Friday
night as climax of World Mission
Week. He spoke of the vast
mounting population of the world
and of physical and spiritual hun
ger in the Middle east where he
traveled recently. Rev. Hubert S.
Mumford, associational missionary
of Durham, presided at the servy
ice. Rev. and Mrs. L. C. Pinnix of
Lillington gave a duet, and the in
vocation was by Rev. A. D. Fra
zier of Godwin Heights Baptist
Church, Lumiberton.
“If we blunder on the home
front in our dealing’s with the
man Who has dark skin,” Dr.
Cauthen said in his comments on
Africa, “we open a vast continent
with untold natural resources as
a rich : plum for the hammer and
sickle to pluck”. He reminded the
congregation met in families for
a week of missionary education
that the highest revelation came
first not to an Anglo-Saxon but
to a Semitic people.
“The finest and best that we
enjoy was received by us at the
hands, of others who brought the
Gospel to us,” he went on. “Our
ancestors in Britain, Germany,
and Scandinavia themselves re
ceived it, and in this country the
Methodist circuit riders and Bap
tist preachers of colonial days
were missionaries. Now we are
called to go as preachers, teach
ers, educational directors, doctors,
nurses, and . leaders of sacred
music to our neighbors who sore
ly need our help.”
Sunday morning speaker at the
Assembly was Dr. J. P. Satter
white, medical missionary to
Japan who is returning to that
country after a year in North
Carolina. It was during Dr. Sat
terwhite’s tour of military duty in
Japan that he decided to work in
that country. He is a graduate
of the Bowman Gray School of
Medicine. Fred J. Smith, manager
o fthe Assembly, presided at the
Sunday service of worship.
Brief Bits Of
lnewsj
BACK FROM CAMP
George Savage and Chuck
Smith have returned following a
one week’s visit to Camp Don Lee
at Araphahoe.
PUBLICATION AVAILABLE
The 1956 ASC Farm Annual has
been published and is now avail
able upon request at the office of
the ASC in Shallotte.
AT LAKE JUNALUSKA
Mrs. J. M. Harper, Jr., has
been spending the past week at
Lake Junaluska where she has
attended study sessions in pre
paration .for a teaching assign
ment at the School of Missions
at Duke University next month.
LIONS TO MEET
The Southport Lions Club will
meet tomorrow (Thursday) eve
ning at 7:30 o’clock at the Com
munity Building. This is to make
up the meeting postponed last
week because of the Fourth of
July holiday.
RECEPTION
The Rev. Lawrence Bridges
filled the pulpit at Trinity Metho
dist Church for both the morning
and evening services Sunday. Fol
lowing the evening service, which
was attended by visitors from
other protestant churches in this
community, a reception was helc
In the recreation room of th<
church.
BRIDGE PERMIT
The Corps of Engineers has is
sued the State Highway and Pub
lie Works Commission a permi
to build a bridge across the At
lantic Intraooastal Waterway t<
Ocean Isle in Brunswick County
Plans say the bridge will have ;
horizontal clearance of 80 feet
will be swing type and will b'
located 2.6 miles west of the pres
ent ferry which it will replace.
On Telephone Program
mwmwnnw
CEREMONY—On the left is Harry L. Mintz, Jr.,
President of the Atlantic Telephone Membership Corpo
ration, presided at the Cut-Over Ceremony held Friday
night at Shallotte. Congressman Alton A Lennon, right,
was the principal speaker.
Program Heralds
New Phone Service
Visiting Dignitaries Take3
Part In Ceremonies Held
Friday Evening At Shal
lotte School Auditorium
CONGRESSMAN LENNON
PRINCIPAL SPEAKER
Mr. And Mrs. Carvin Roach
Made First Long Distance
Call During Program
To Son Stationed In
Wyoming
The Atlantic Telephone Mem
bership Corporation was cut-over
Saturday night when the system
covering wide areas of rural
Brunswick county were given long
distance connections through the
Southern Bell office in Wilming
ton.
This followed a formal ceremony
on Friday night held in the Shal
lotte high school auditorium, with
a number of telephone company
officials and visiting dignitaries
I joining several hundred telephone
i subscribers for an interesting pro
| gram.
Harry L. Mintz, Jr., president
of the co-op, presided and extend
ed a welcome. This was followed
by introduction of officers, with
vice-president Cecil C. Robbins
doing the honors. Then President
Mintz took over again and pre
sented a number of guests.
Among these was Dr. E. D. Bis
hop, manager of the Brunswick
Rural Electric Membership Cor
poration, who explained something
of the history leading up to the
establishment of the cooperative.
His parting admonition to mem
bers of the new group was to keep
and use their telephones, and to
give their cooperation and assist
ance to co-op leaders. He further
cautioned them never to forget
their financial responsibility to
make the new system a self-sus
taining venture.
Walter E. Fuller, of the North
Carolina Rural Electrification of
fice in Raleigh, and the officer in
charge of rural telephone develop
ment, spoke of the early trials
and tribulations of the sponsors
of this project to bring telephone
service to all of Brunswick Aunty
and recalled that the real start on
the. final successful effort was
made at a meeting held at Shal
lotte on October 8, 1954.
E. F. Clement, in charge of
public relations for Southern Bell
(Continued on Page Four!
Donations For
Storm Victims
Two Contributions Have
Been Received During
Past Week From Church
Groups For Benefit Of
Hurricane Sufferers
Mrs. Phil King says that dur
ing the past week donations for
the Red Cross Hurricane Relief
fund have been received from two
Brunswick county churches. These
were Shallotte Baptist Church
vvith $32 and the Gospel Center
Baptist Church, with $13.45.
Mrs. King says that while no
j active solicitation will be conduct
: ed, any contributions will be re
: ceived and transmitted through
: proper channels.
Although almost 20 requests of
> information about residents in the
. | Cameron, La., area were trans
l mitted through Red Cross, Mrs.
, King says that everyone was re
s'ported safe except the wife and
■; two children of Edwin Galloway,
j They are still reported missing.
Proper Title Is
Baptist Assembly
The religious retreat located
across the Cape Fear river
from Southport is now prop
erly referred to as the North
Carolina Baptist Assembly.
Located on the grounds of
historic Fort Caswell, the as
sembly was until this season
called Caswell Baptist Assem
bly.
Fred J. Smith, manager,
reports that accommodations
for family groups are avail
able on week-ends during the
remainder of the summer.
Recorder Hears
Lengthy Docket
Large Number Of Matters
Disposed Of Before Judge
Earl Bellamy In Weekly
Session
Judge Earl Bellamy and Solici
tor Ernest Parker processed a
large number of cases in Record
er’s court here Monday before ad
journment at noon. The following
judgements were handed down:
B. W. Cruse, was charged with
failing to heed sirm, failure to
stop, interferring with an officer
in performance of his duties. He
was found not guilty as to failing
to stop at the sound of of siren.
Judgement was withheld until
August.
Jackie Justice, was found guil
ty of trespassing on school prop
erty after being ordered to leave.
Sentenced to 30 days in jail was
suspended on condition the defend
ant remain of good behavior and
not violate any law for a period
of two years and not commit any
breach of discipline concerning
public school rules and regula
i tions, and pay the costs.
David Leo Celmmons not guilty
[of driving too fast for conditions.
Brady Rockwell Sellers, not
| guilty of failure to yield right of
| way.
Rosser Lee Baker pleaded guil
j ty to reckless operation fined $25
i and costs.
Newman Allen Hewett, pleaded
guilty to reckless operation and
fined $25 and costs.
David L. Caison, pleaded guilty
to driving on wrong side of road,
improper equipment and no op
erators license. He was fined $45
and costs, or 45 days in jail, as
signed to work the roads under
the supervision of the SH&PWC.
Anthony M\ Salvaggi, no op
erator’s license, nol pros.
James William Franklin, Jr.,
pleaded guilty to speeding 55 mph
in a truck. He was fined $10 and
costs, fine remitted because of
mitigating circumstances.
Harry Lamoine Ashmore, plead
ed guilty to speeding 65 mph and
, fined $10 and costs.
William Ernest Blackburn
pleaded guilty to stop sign viola
■ tion and was fined $10 and costs.
Gibson Vester Barbee, Jr.,
pleaded guilty to stop law ciola
tion and was fined $10 and costs.
Melvin John Bonner, Jr., plead
i ed guilty to speeding 65 mph and
no operator’s license. He was fined
$35 and costs.
Thomas Henry Boyle waived ap
I pearance and pleaded guilty to
speeding 65 mph. He was fined
$10 and costs.
| William Howard Collins, waived
continued On Page Two
Brunswick ASC
Officials Plan
Friday Opening
“Open House” Will Be Held
In New Quarters Of Coun
ty Farm Organization At
Shallotte This Week
NEW QUARTERS IN
OLD BANK BUILDING
Ample Space, Modern Ac
commodations And New
Equipment Help Effi
ciency Of Farm Pro
gram
Open house will be observed at
the ASC offices at Shallotte Fri
day evening of this week, begin
ning at 6 o’clock, and a general
invitation has been extended citi
zens of Brunswick county by the
members of the county committee
and the office personnel to be
present.
The farm organization now has
offices on the seoond floor of the
Old Bank Building in Shallotte.
They were moved there from Sup
ply several months ago when
quarters in the County Agricul
ture Building were condemned.
Since moving into the new sur
roundings, new equipment has
been added and good use had been
made of the additional working
space that has been made avail
able. The rooms are air con
ditioned.
Mrs. Ada Vamum is office
manager. The county committee
is comprised of Lonnie Evans,
chairman; Edgar Holden and C.
W. Knox.
County Farmers
New Association
Brunswick County Dairvmen
To Meet Monday Night
At Bolivia To Discuss Or
ganizing Breeder’s Associ-1
ation v.
The dairymen of Brunswick
county will meet at Mae’s Cafe
in Bolivia Monday night at 8
o’clock t o consider the organiza
tion of a Breeders Association,
according to an announcement by
A. S. Knowles, oounty agent.
All dairymen are urged to at
tend in order to get expression
from everyone. Ft. R. Rich, Exten
sion Dairy Specialist, will be
present to lead the discussion.
“In order for dairymen to main
tain and improve their herds they
must use latest technique in
breeding and feeding practices.”
said County Agent Knowles this
week.
Reports on the number of cows
bred during the first quarter of
this year indicate 1957 will be
another record year for artificial
breeding of dairy cows in North
Carolina.
T. C. Blalock, dairy specialist
for the N. C. Agricultural Exten
sion Service at State College, re
ports that if the current level of
growth continues for the remain
der of the year more than 60,0 90
cows will be bred by the stat i’s
60 county cooperative breedi ig
units.
March was the big month in t le
quarter with a twenty-five p :r
cent increase in the number if
cows bred over March, 1956.
The top ten counties—Alexa a
der, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Colui l
bus, Bladen, Macon, Stok s,
Oronge, Randolph, Stanly, a id
Wilkes—had an average gain >f
eighty-two per cent. Top increa se
for the month was Stokes Cour ;y
where Technician H. J. McGuig n
‘bred exactly four times as ma: y
cows as last year. P. W. Sco t,
(Continued on page four)
TIME And TIDE
By JIMlIE HARPER
< !low
Headline: “Lights And Wa(|r
Dateline: July 14, 1937. This
Board of Aldermen voted to
day.
W. S. Wells had just comp it
boat and was in doubt as to
Girl III.’” The date had been
R. E. Sentelle was moving hii
Now Available At Ft. Caswell.”
'‘■'as the week that the Southport
the legal sale of beer on Sun
ed the building of a new charter
whether to call her the “Summer
set for the yachting regatta, and
law practice to Newton.
C
On July 15, 1942 The Pilot
to cooperate with the Red
And the Southport Civilian
ganized.
Bill, the Orton tame deer,
tamer, and headlines announc
Sugar.”
Ten years ago Rice Gwynn
to increase farming acreage
Lewis Spaulding’s work in
Continued
cot s'
tarried an appeal for local persons
08s in making surgical dressings,
'efense program was being or
as observed as having become
id, "Stamp No. 7 Now Good For
was draining his Longwood farm
i>'ir Rovin’ Reporter reported on
itructing a new shrimp boat fleet j
Dn Page Four
Scene At Yacht Basin
The harbor at Southport, is noted as a base for sports and commercial fishing
craft and as a stop-over for pleasure boats cruising the Intracoastal Waterway. High
ly popular with anglers who like to charter boats for deep-sea fishing, Southport’s
picturesque waterfront also attracts sightseers, artists and photographers year around.
At the mouth of the Cape Fear River, Southport is rich in historical interest and is
gateway to fine beaches.
Sailfish Derby
Has Good Start
For The Season
Score Card Indicates Good
Prospects For Record
Catch Of Bill Fish Along
North Carolina Coast This
Year
By JIM HARDLE
Congratulations are in order for
the Southport charter boat fleet
on two counts: First, for the
whiz-bang start they have got
ten on the sailfish season; and
second, for’ the splendid coopera
tion they have rendered thus far
to the press.
For my own entertainment, I
am keeping a running count of
the sailfish which are caught this
season at Southport, Wrightsville
Beach and Morehead City. I am
calling it the sailfish derby.
As you may Know, Morehead
City took an early lead in the
sailfish derby with a pair of fish
caught the first week in June.
Southport retaliated in mid-June
when Basil Watts broke the ice
and boated the first sail. More
head came through the following
day with its third billfish of the
season. This gave Morehead City
a 3-1 advantage in the sailfish
derby, but Basil trimmed the mar
gin on June 18, when his boat
(Continued on page tnree)
Tarpon Providing
Fishing Thrills
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Must Request
Farm Re-Check
Farmers who have received
notice that they have an ex
cess of tobacco acreage have
only ten days from the date
shown on their notice to come
to the Brunswick County ASC
office and fill out a request
for disposition or remeasure
ment.
Failure to do this will re
sult in these growers receiv
ing an excess marketing card.
The minimum cost for dis
opsing of excess tobacco
shall be $3 per farm and for
remeasurement shall be $6 per
farm.
Lions President
Name Committees
President Kilby Sullivan
Names Members To Serve
In Tsese Capacities Dur
ing Coming Year
Kirby Sullivan, Southport at
torney, takes over tomorrow
(Thursday) night as the new
president of the Southport Lions
Club. Meanwhile, he has an
nounced the appointment of the
following committees to serve
during the coming year:
Attendance, H. G. Ratcliffe,
chairman, Guy Garrett, C. R.
Livingston. Constitution and By
Laws, James C. Bowman, chair
man, Don Harrelson and J. E.
Brown. Finance, W. P. Jorgensen,
chairman, Prince O’Brien and Ed
win P. Hayes.
Lions information, D. C. Her
ring, chairman, Roy Robinson and
G. C. Kilpatrick. Publicity, B. G.
Torrance, chairman, James M.
Harper and C. E. Bellamy.
Membership, M. R. Sanders,
chairman, Robert 4 Clevenger and
E. J. Prevatte. Convention, E. E.
Parker, Jr., chairman, Morris
Carnmer. Program, Ray H. Wal
ton, chairman, E. E. Parker, Jr.,
and William F. Murphy.
Citizenship and Patriotism, R.
L. Thompson, chairman, James T.
Continued On Page Three
Thus Far It Still Is The
Story Of The Big Ones
That Got Away, But Re
peated Reports Are Com
ing In From Piers
CHARTER BOATS
WEATHER VICTIMS
Holiday Parties During The
Middle Of Last Week Had
Good Luck, But Only
Indifferent Success
This Week
The news that is keeping fish
ermen on edge this week are
daily reports of tarpon that are
hooked—and lost—by fishermen
on the pier at Yaupon Beach
and at Long Beach.
No longer do these stories fall
into the category of a “a big fish
that pulled real hard, broke my
line and got away—it might have
been a tarpon”. Several times
during the past week fishermen
have had one of the silver kings
on the end of their line and have
watched him jump and fight to
get away. On at least two occa
sions it appeared that one was
about to be landed, only to wind
up with a last minute disappoint
ment.
There were plenty of fish and
plenty of fishermen during the
(Continued on Page 4>
Lions District
Governor Back
Dr. M. H. Rourk, District
Governor Of N. C. 31-H,
Returns With Family
From Eventful Trip To
West Coast
Dr. and Mrs. M. H. Rourk and
their children, Henderson and
Marie, returned Monday night
from a months visit to California,
where Dr. Rourk attended the
Convention of Lions International
and was inducted as District Gov
ernor of N. C. 31-H.
Following the State Convention
held in Asheville early in June,
the Rourks left for the West
Coast via the Southern route and
visited several major points of in
Continued On Page I»our
Change In Date
For Opening Is
Seen Possible
Indecision Still Remains Re
garding Opening Date For
Border Belt Tobacco Mar
kets Thic Year
LOAN RATE SET
AT 50.6 CENTS
Final Action Upon Opening
Of Local Markets De
pends Upon Decision In
Southern Market
Area
When the Border Belt tobacco
markets will open for 'the 1957
sales went up in the air slightly
over the holidays when Fred L.
Royster of the Bright Leaf Ware
house association said permission
has been granted the belt to open
with South Carolina.
At the same time, South Caro
lina marts began thinking of
opening about July 25—five days
ahead of its July 30 time, as
the Georgia markets declared
they will be selling July 18.
Nothing definite has been
established.
Another facet of the to
bacco time picture came into
definite focus over the week
end when the U. S. depart
ment of agriculture announ
ced a support price avera
ging 50.8 cents a pound.
This is up one-tenth of a cent
a pound from the early seasoii
estimated of 50.7 cents.
R. G. Maultsby, sales super
visor for the Whiteville market*
said nothing definite has been
done about the market openings.
The uncertainty in South Caro
lina is the unsettling factor.
He reported that from Lake
City have come some expressions
of sentiment for opening as early
at: July 25 to cut down the
spread of time between the
Georgia (July 18) and Palmetto
belt dates.
“Nothing has been done
though,’’ Maultsby said.
In his opinion he said it is
most likely that South Caro
lina will stick to the original
July 30 date. He said it
would be to the belt’s ad
vantage as tobacco would
not be ready before then.
Final action for the Border
Eelt is being held in abeyance
to see what happens to the south.
At present the market is sche
duled to open August 1, and that
(Continued on Page Four.
Health Official
Attend Courses
Mrs. Charles Aldridge Has
Returned From Chapel
Hill Where She Took
Special Courses In Public
Health
Mrs. Charles Aldridge of the
Brunswick County Health De
partment has completed courses
in public health this summer at
the University of North Carolina
School of Public Health.
The two courses that were
given are Public Health 190 and
Public Health 195. This work
was offered by the Department
of Public Health Nursing of the
UNC School of Public Health.
These two courses got under
way on June 6 and were com
pleted on July 3. Each course
consisted of two hours of class
work daily.
A total of 55 public health
Continued On Page Four
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, July 11,
i 7:22 A. M. 1:22 A. M.
7:55 P. M. 1:23 P. M.
Friday, July 12,
8:05 A. M. 2:04 A. M.
8:34 P. M. 2:05 P. M.
Saturday, July 13,
8:45 A. M. 2:44 A. M.
9:11 P. M. 2:45 P. M.
Sunday, July 14,
9:24 A. M.' 3:23 A. M.
9:45 P. M. 3:25 P. M.
Monday, July 15,
10:02 A. M. 4:01 A. M.
10:20 P. M. 4:04 P. M.
Tuesday, July 16,
10:40 A. M. 4:48 A. M.
10:54 P. M. 4:44 P. M.
Wednesday, July 17,
11:20 A. M. 5:17 A. M.
| 11:29 P. M. 5:26 P. M.