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THE STATE PORT PILOT
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Volume No. 18
No. 5
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SOUTHPORT. N. C. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 14. 1957
The Pilot Covers
Brunswick County
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Warehouse Scene
SELLING—This is a scene of a tobacco auction in progress in one of the ware
houses in Whitevilie. In the crowd are Brunswick county farmers, who are now busy
marketing their 1957 crop. Thus far the prices received have not lived up to preopen
ing predictions.—(Bubbett Photo.)
Livestock Show
And Sale Plans
Are Announced
Bolivia Lions Club Will
Sponsor Event To Be
Held In That Community
On August 30
The Bolivia Lions Club will
sponsor it’s second annual Youth
Livestock Day at Elmore's Car
Lot in Bolivia on August 30. 4-H
and F. F. A. youth will show
swine, beef and dairy animals. The
Sears Roebuck Foundation Pullet
Show and Sale will also be held
in connection with the show.
Purebred Hampshire pigs will be
offered at auction. This should be
an excellent chance for farmers
to pick up some good breeding
stock.
A beauty contest for girls will
ibe sponsored by the home dem- j
onstration club women of the
county.
An added attraction will be a
greasy pig race for the youth.
The purpose of the show is to
provide an opportunity for Bruns
wick county boys and girls to
learn leadership and showmanship.
Continued On Page f»our
Brief Bitt Of
lnewsj
ATTENDS CONFERENCE
John G. Long, superintendent of i
Brunswick county schools, is at- J
tending the annual conference for |
board of education superinten- ;
dents at Mars Hill this week.
PLAN PICNIC
The Mill Creek-Lebanon Com
munity Development Council will
hold a picnic Saturday afternoon
at the Willetts place near Mill
Creek Church. The program will
begin at 5 o’clock.
FARM BUREAU MEETING
The Brunswick County Farm
Bureau is sponsoring a meeting
to be held at the Shallotte High
School auditorium on Friday night
at 8 o’clock for the purpose of
proposing constructive changes in
ASC regulations as they relate
to tobacco farmers. All farmers
are urged to come and participate.
AT SCHOOL OF MISSIONS
Mrs. L. D. Hayman, Mrs. J. E.
Dodson and Mrs. James M. Harp
er. Jr., are attending the Annual
School of Missions for the Wo
man’s Society of Christian Serv
ice at Duke University this week.
Mrs. Hayman is president of this
organization in Trinity Methodist
Church and Mrs. Harper is con
ducting one of the workshops at
the school.
Southport Voters
Approve ABC Store
Citizens Of This Commun-1
ity Approve Establish- j
ment Of Alcoholic Bever
age Control Store By Mar
gin Of Better Than 3 To 1 !
ALDERMEN WILL
NAME ABC BOARD
That Group Will Have R
sponsibility Of Hiring
Store Manager, Obtain
ing Building And
Providing Location
Southport voters went to the
polls yesterday and by a margin
of more than 3 to 1 voted in favor
of the establishment of legal sales
of alcoholic beverage here. The
final vote was 474 for and 145
against.
The greatest margin was piled
up in the first ward, where there
were 214 votes for and 45 against.
The vote in the second ward was
closest, with 76 voting in favor
of legal sales and 53 against. In
ward three the vote was 180 for
and 47 against.
Tonight members of the board
of aldermen are holding a special
meeting for the purpose of nam
ing a 3-man ABC board and set
ting the salary of men who fill
these positions. After that all de
cisions regarding selection of per
sonnel and setting of salaries will
be up to that board.
One of the first jobs will be to
select a manager for the ABC
store. Another problem will be to
Continued On Page Pour)
Brunswick Men
Attend Meeting
County Agent A. S. Know
les And Soil Conservation- !
ist H. F. Kizer Attended
Meeting On Pulpwood
Problems Last Week
. • . I
Over 80 agricultural workers J
from North Carolina heard Thurs
day that the farmer and small pri
vate landowner is the biggest
little man in southern forestry.
Brunswick county was represent
ed by County Agent A. S. Know
les and Soil Conservationist H. F.
Kizer.
Representatives of the Soil Con
servation Service and Agricultural
Extension Service attended a two
day meeting in Wilmington as
guests of the Southern Pulpwood
Conservation Association and
three of its member pulp and
paper mills in this area.
Continued On Page Five
Find Turtle Nest
Inside The City
Southport’s recent growing
pains notwithstanding, the
fact remains that there are
stretches along the water
front that are wild and wooly
enough for a sea turtle to
come ashore and make her
nest.
Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Hood
discovered the tell-tale tracks
coming out of the water while
walking 'up the beai5h at
Deepwater Heights last week.
They followed them to the
nest, and unearthed a cache
of round white eggs. They left
them undisturbed, and hope
that before long they will be
able report a large new fam
ily up in that community.
Mrs. Hood’s father, Capt.
C. N. Swan, who has helped
to locate hundreds of turtle
nests in his day, declared this
to be the first he has ever
known of within the city
limits of Southport.
Music School Is
Being Planned
Brunswick Baptist Associa
tion Will Sponsor Train
ing School At Supply Bap
tist Church Beginning On
August 26
Again this year the 29 churches
of the Brunswick Baptist Asso
ciation are participating in a
School of Music, which will begin
Monday night, August 26, at 7:15
o’clock with the Rev. Avery Luns
den as leader.
Four courses will be offered to
all interested in better music.
Those helping with the teaching
and directing of these courses
are: Rev. Preston Lawrence, Tem
ple Baptist Church, Wilmington;
Mrs.. Sylvia Moore; Mrs. Avery
Lunsden; Miss Elizabeth Hewett;
Mrs. A. S. Knowles: Rev. and
Mrs. Luther Hawkins.
Preston Lawrence is to organize
and direct an associational choir
tor the Brunswick county. Men,
women, girls and boys from age
12 on up who are interested in
music are urged to attend. Books
for the courses will be for sale
at the church.
The pastors of the Brunswick
Baptist Association will lead each
(Continued on Page Four)
Shallotte High
School Faculty
Now Completed
Principal A, A. White An- i
nounces Names Of Teach
ers Comprising F acuity
For This Year At Bruns
wick’s Largest Consolida
ted School
SCHOOL GAINS
ANOTHER TEACHER
Thi% Brings To 40 The To
tal Number Of Teachers
Allotted To Shallotte;
Principal Cites Atten
dance Drive Last
Year
SHALLOTTE—The state de
partment of Public Instruction
has allotted the Shallotte elemen
tary school an additional teacher
for the coming school term, ac
cording to an announcement by
the school’s principal, A. A.
White'. < t
For. the coming school term the
local elementary school will have
a total of 27 teachers and the
high school a total of 13, making
a total of 40 for the local schools.
In releasing a complete list of
members of the schools’ faculty,
Mr. White explained that special
emphasis was placed on attendance
during the last school term. He
said perfect attendance certificates
were given those students who did
not miss a day from school during
the year and free motion pictures
were shown those students with
perfect attendance for a month.
In the primary department of
the school this year will be Miss
Frances Galloway, Bolivia: Mrs.
Katherine R. White, Mrs. Beatrice
Sabiston and Mrs. Mildred Milli
gan, all of Shallotte, first grade:
Mrs. Ruth Galloway, Shallotte;
Mrs. Jesse Hales, Supply; Mrs.
Edna P. Bellamy, Little River,
S. C., 2nd grade. Mrs. Paul Brum
mett, Shallotte, 2nd and 3rd
grade.
In the grammar grades are:
Mrs. Clrtfn Rue*-. Mrs OMs Russ,
of SStni’ottc and Mr::, I*BHan Hewl
ett, Supply. 3rd grade. Mr3. Lila
Shay. Ocean Drive, S. C.; Miss
Brightie Holden end Mrs. Jewel
I. White, Shallotte, 4th grade.
Miss Macye Weeks, Stella, Mrs.
Myrtle Arnold, and Mrs. Louise
Formyduval, Shallotte, 5th grade.
Mrs. Gelene C. Russ, Miss
Marion H. Galloway, Mrs. Cath
erine Mintz, Shallotte, 6th grade.
Mrs. . Joyce Carmichael, Crescent
Continued On Page Four
Division Engineer
Is Visitor In Area
Major General Frank M.
Albrecht Visited Points
In Brunswick C o u nt y
While In Course Of In
spection Monday After
noon
Maj. Gen. Frank M. Albrecht,
of the Army Corps of Engineers,
arrived in Wilmington Monday for
a three-day inspection of corps
construction work in the State.
General Albrecht assumed the
post of Division Engineer of the
South Atlantic Division, Atlanta,
on August 1, succeeding Brig.
Gen. Henry J. Hoeffer who retired
July 31.
While in the State, he has con
ferred with Col. H. C. Rowland,
Jr., District Engineer, on Mon
(Continued on Page Four)
New Equipment
Clears The Road
A new piece of special equip
ment featured at the terminal this
past week is a large road magnet
used to keep SPAT roadways and
working areas free from nails and
metal' debris.
This special piece of equipment
is especially useful in the lumber
reclamation area and in the wharf
loading area. Its use is expected
to reduce to a large degree the
number of tire failures occuring
within the confines of the base.
Rapid Growth Is
Shown In History
Of Supply Church
Dedication Ceremonies For
Church And Pastorium Of
Supply Baptist Church
Observed Sunday
By J. J. HAWES
On the first Sunday morning in
ranuary 1948 twenty persons of
the Supply community assembled
in the then vacant store building
of J. J. Hawes and organized i
Sunday school. A goodly number
)f persons assembled again in the
evening and organized a Baptist
rraining Union. J. J. Hawes was
elected to serve as the first Sun
day School Superintendent, and
the late V. E. Galloway, Sr., was
elected Baptist Training Union
Director. These two organizations
functioned very effectively and
the desire and interest for the
establishment of a church grew.
A committee was appointed an a
church organization program was
set in motion on March 21, 1948,
at which time Supply Baptist
church was constituted.
There were nineteen charter
members.
The first church conference was
held on March 28, 1948, with Den
nis R. Hewett serving as modera
tor. The following officers were
elected: Church clerk, Mrs. Earl
Thompson; deacons, V. E. Gallo
way, Sr., Carl Hewett and Dennis
R. Hewett; trustees, J. J. Hawes,
Clarence Lennon and V. E. Gallo
way, Jr'; custodian, J. J. Hawes;
pianist, Mrs. J. J. Hawes; choris
ter, Dennis R. Hewett; publicity
chairman, Mrs. Prank Lennon;
pulpit committee, V. E. Galloway,
Sr., J. J. Hawes and Mrs. J. J.
Hawes; finance committee, Mrs.
Lucy Lennon, Mrs. Bessie Hewett
and Mrs. Thelma Galloway; build
ing committee, Dennis R. Hewett,
J. J. Hawes and Clarence Len
non; Sunday school officers com
mittee, Mrs. Earl Thompson, Mrs.
J. J. Hawes and Mrs. Bessie Hew
ett.
On December 12, 1948, the
church extended a call to Rev.
Carl Talley to become its first
pastor. Soon thereafter excavation
was started for the construction
of a church building on the land
then <Jwned by J. J. Hawes. A
cinder block building had pre
viously been purchased from the
government at Maffit Village,
Wilmington and moved nearby
for use in the construction of a
church building. After many dis
cussions and much study of
church building it was decided
that a church should think in
terms of the needs 25 years in
advance when . planning to build.
As a result of this thinking the
church approved a plan to con
struct a church building of cinder
block size 34-feet by 60-feet with
a basement.
The fourth Sunday in each
month was designated as “Build
ing Fund Day’’ and the offerings
on that day were considered as
Continued On Page Five
TIME and TIDE
By JIMMIE HARPER
The time was August 18, 19&T, and the topic for all citizens
of Southport still was the Saijing Regatta, whose Class A
trophy was won by the Geechte of Savannah, Ga. Interest in
this 3-day event had been a-bujlciing for several weeks, and the
Friday afternoon show more tjian lived up to expectations, as
no less than seven boats capsized during heats run that after
noon. So, it came as an anti-climax on Saturday when there was
practically no wind at all and t|he boats were becalmed through
out most of the afternoon. But it was a gala occasion; and a
good time was had by all.
Not to be crowded out by afi this excitement was news of a
heroic rescue made by Johnnie jVamum, who saved four persons
from drowning while he was working at a fishing camp operated
that season at Holden Beach bp the N. C. Prison Department.
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Even the conservative headlines jn the August 19, 1942, issue of
The Pilot gave insistent reminders that the war was on. Mrs.
L. C. Fergus was head of the pled Cross Disaster Committee;
Tom Morgan was operating th<$ projector for showing movies at
the USO; a Red Cross First Aid Class had been organized; and
plans were being made to use ; the siren for an air raid test.
Mrs. J. W. Ruark was ready tjo go on full time duty as execu
tive secretary for the America^ Red Cross in Brunswick county.
Announcement was made in Ihe August 20, 1947, issue of this
(Continued of page four)
Dedicated Sunday
CHURCH—This is Supply Baptist Church, which
was dedicated with appropriate ceremonies Sunday. The
pastorium for this church was also dedicated at the same
services.
Fishing Results
Good During Week
9
Men Report On
Nature In Raw
From Ralph Varnum, Sup
ply man who is working with
the U. S. Army Engineers on
a snag boat up the Northeast
River comes a strange story
of nature in the raw, ob
served while he and Earl
Kirby, also of Supply, were
at work recently.
Varnum says that they ob
served a 2-foot water rattler
catch and fight a big fresh
water catfish for about 10
minutes, when the fish final
ly gave up and was carried
to the bank. The men killed
the snake aa it reached the
bank, and the fish floated
away, apparently lifeless.
Gradually he revived, and
finally swam away. Mean
while, a large turtle spotted
the dead snake and lumbered
out of the water, picked up
his body and made off with
an easy meal.
The men say that it is not
uncommon to see snakes
while engaged in their opera
tion, and they have killed as
high as 11 in one day. Most
of them are cottonmouth
moccasins and copperheads.
Recorder Hears
Lengthy Docket
Variety Of Cases Disposed
Of Here In Brunswick
County Recorder’s Court
Monday Of This Week
A varied docket was disposed
of here in Recorder’s court Mon
day, with the following judgments
being handed down:
Vangus L. Nichols, speeding 65
mph, fined $10 and costs.
James Richard Kolikas, driving
too fast for conditions. Nol pros
on evidence defendant was not
person arrested, but another per
son using his operator’s license.
Jack F. Hewett, drunk driving
and no operator’s license. Pleaded
guilty, sentenced to 4 months in
jail, assigned to work under the
supervision of the Prisons depart
ment such sentence suspended on
condition the defendant pay a
fine of $125 and costs.
The defendant also pleaded guil
ty of driving 85-mph and without
operator’s license. He was sen
tenced to 3 months in jail, as
signed to work the roads, suspend
ed on payment of fine of $75 and
costs.
On a third charge the same
defendant was found guilty of
drunk driving and no operator’s
license. He was sentenced to 6
months in jail, assigned to work
under the supervision of the
Prisons Department, such sentence
suspended on condition the de
fendant refrain from driving an
automobile for a period of three
years, make restitution to the j
County of Brunswick and pay a!
fine of $200 and costs.
Ernest Ray Thomas, drunk
driving, guilty, fined $100 and
costs.
James Lewis, assault on female,
guilty, sentenced to 4-months in
jail, assigned to work the roads,
sentence suspended on condition
the defendant remain of good be
havior and not molest his wife
and not violate any laws for a
period of 2 years and pay costs.
Dewey A. Cooke, speeding 75
(Continued on page three)
Sportsmen Well Pleased
With Results Of Catches
Made From Local Charter
Boats During Past Few
Days
SHOALS FISHING
IS BEST LATELY
Good Catches Of Spanish
Mackerel And Bluefish
Reported By Sportsmen
Making Halfday
Trips Out
Fishing at Southport during the
past week has been steadily im
proving, with some of the best
shoal catches of recent months
being reported.
On Sunday Ca.pt. Hulan Watts
had Dr. Hewetson and party of
Mason, W. Va., out aboard the
Idle On IV and brought in 194
blues and mackerel. The Monday
party and R. B. Brewer and party
of Myrtle Beach, and they caught
234 blues and mackerel. On Tues
day J. E. Adams and party of
Sanford brought in 185 blues and
mackerel.
The Sunday party aboard the
Idle On II with Capt. Basil Watts
was headed by Paul Gilbert of
Statesville. They had 5 amber
jack, 3 cero, 3 bonito, 6 kingfish,
3 dolphin, 10 Spanish mackerel.
On Monday Dr. Stockdale and
party of Smithfield brought in 3
barracuda, and 70 vermillion
snapper. T sailfishing party was
out aboard this boat Tuesday and
missed on a sail. However, they
brought in 100 Spanish mackerel.
Capt. H. A. Schmidt had Jim
Crowler and party of Wilmington
out aboard the Idle On III Sun
day and brought in 217 blues and
mackerel. On Monday J. N. Wil
liams and party of Danville
caught 65 vermillion snapper. On
Tuesday Dr. Hewetson caught 224
blues and mackerel.
Capt. Walter Lewis made an
overnight trip with the John
Ellen Thursday, and came in Fri
day with 9 king mackerel, 14
bonito, 23 dolphin, 11 amberjack,
7 blackfin tuna, 4 barracuda and
17 red snapper. Aboard were Jim
Griffin and party from Charlotte.
< Continued On Page Five)
Study Continues
On Clearance Job
District Engineers Report
That Figures On This
Work Should Be Avail
able Early In October
Final reports on civil defense
stream clearance work applied for
by 26 counties and two towns in
the coastal area are scheduled to
be completed in early October,
the Corps of Engineers District
office announced this week.
So far, reports Col. H. C. Row
land, Jr., District Engineer, sur
vey work on streams in 11 coun
ties and one town—'Clinton—has
been completed. The counties are:
Mew Hanover, Brunswick, Colum
ous, Bladen, Pender, Sampson,
Duplin, Onslow, Carteret, Craven
and Pamlico.
The District’s six 2-man crews
ire scheduled to survey streams
n Jones, Lenoir, Wayne, Wilson,
Jreen and Beaufort counties, dur
ng the two weeks ending August
16.
Final reports on New Hanover,
Pender and Sampson counties and
21 inton have been submitted to
the Federal Civil Defense Ad
ministration’s FCDA Regional of
fice at Thomasville, Ga. Reports
(Continued on Page Four>
Small Conference
Group At Caswell
During The Week
Invitation Extended To Re
sidents Of Surrounding
Area To Attend Morning
And Evening Sessions At
Baptist Assembly
SPECIAL APPEAL
TO FAMILY GROUPS
Speaker Last V/eek Waged
Attack Upon Growing
Use Of Alcohol As
Social Beverage
Evening and morning services
at the North Carolina Baptist
Assembly at Fort Caswell this
week are open to the public. For
the first time since 1953, meals
are being served family style in
the assembly hotel this week. A
small conference, featuring fellow
ship and inspiration, is being held
during Preaching and Christian
Home Week, according to Fred
J. Smith, assembly manager. Rev.
James S. Potter, pastor of Taber
nacle Baptist Church, Raleigh, is
preaching each evening, and Dr.
Ralph E. McLain, head of the de
partment of religion of Meredith
College, is teaching a Bible class
each morning.
The Rev. Mr. Potter is a lesson
writer for the Baptist Sunday
School Board and is currently pre
paring lessons for the young peo
ple’s publications for the South
ern Baptist Convention. A native
of Wilmington, he is a graduate
of the Southern Baptist Theo
logical Seminary in Louisville,
Ky. Before coming to his present
pastorate, he served the First
Baptist Church, Statesville, as
minister.
Professor McLain, also an
alumnus of Southern Seminary,
taught at Shorter College, Rome,
Ga., before coming to the Baptist
senior college for women in Ra
leigh. As a speaker he is in great
demand and has served as interim
pastor for several congregations
near the capital city. He is espe
! cially popular with students of
the Bible at the college and was
this year cited by the student
body as one of the three faculty
members who had made the
greatest contribution to student
life during the year.
Continued On Page Five
Dairy Farmers
To Meet Monday
Brunswick Dairymen As
sociation Will Hold Meet
ing Monday Night At
Bolivia
Brunswick County Dairymen
will meet at Mae’s Cafe in Bo
livia Monday night at 8 o'clock
to consider further the program
of artificial breeding their herds
of cattle, according to Herbert
Swain, Jr., president, Brunswick
Dairymen Association. Plans are
progressing to receive semen
through the Columbus-Bladen
Breeding Association.
It is expected that final plans
will be completed at this meeting
in order for the program to begin
in September. R. R. Rich, Ex
tension Dairy Specialist, and A.
S. Knowles, County Agent, will
be present to assist the group.
Carl Lewis of Winnabow will be
the inseminator for the Bruns
wick dariymen. He attended a
school at N. C. State College
about 2 years ago and returned
last week for a refresher course.
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, August 15,
10:39 A. M. 4:38 A. M.
10:47 P. M. 4:53 P. M.
Friday, August 16,
11:20 A. M. 5:16 A. M.
11:26 P. M. 5:37 P. M.
Saturday, August 17,
0:00 A. M. 5:58 A. M.
12:08 P. M. 6:29 P. M.
Sunday, August 18,
12:14 A. M. 6:48 A. M.
1:03 P. M. 7:29 P. M.
Monday, August 19,
1:14 A. M. 7:46 A. M.
2:05 P. M. 8:36 P. M.
Tuesday, August 20,
2:22 A. M. 8:50 A. M.
3:09 P. M. 9:41 P. M.
Wednesday, August 21,
3:30 A. M. 9:55 A. M.
4:12 P. M. 10:43 P. M.