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Most Of The News All The Time Volume No. 18 state A Good Newspaper No. 8 8-Paycs Today SOUTHPORT, N. C. PORT PILOT In A Good Community WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1957 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY The Pilot Covers Brunswick County 51.50 PER YEAR Four Towns Will Share In Powell Fund This Year Southport Leads Others With Total Of $10,164.17 For Street Improvements During This Year YAUPON BEACH IS SECOND HIGHEST Total Of 405 Municipalities Share In $6,477,032 Dis tribution Based Upon Gasoline Tax More than 400 North Carolina municipalities will share this year in the distribution of $6,477,032.18 in Powell Bill Funds, according to W. F. Babcock, Director of Highways for the N. C. State Highway Commission. Here in Brunswick county the largest check goes to Southport and is for $10,164.17. Yaupon Beach qualified for the next larg est payment of $3,993.16. The town of Shallotte received $2, 231.66 and Long Beach completed the local list with a check for $1,799.87. No payment was listed for Bolivia, which has in the past qualified as an incorporated town. Checks for their proportionate shares were mailed beginning last week to 405 municipalities which qualify under the 1951 statute setting aside % cent of the six cent per gallon net State gasoline tax for the use of municipalities in maintaining and improving their non-highway system streets. The net revenue from the tax amounted to $77,755,027.98 for the fiscal year 1957. Powell Bill Funds have shown a 42 per cent increase in seven years, rising from $4,543,096.20 in 1951 to the 1957 figure of nearly six and one-half million dollars. A total of $38,536,207.29 will have been distributed with the issuance of this year’s checks. The fund has shown an annual increase due to the ever-growing volumes of traffic using highways, roads, and streets. ' Six municipalities have been added since last year. They are Cove City, Danbury, Emerald Isle, Middleburg, Speed and Teachey. Cities and towns become eligible for Powell Bill Funds by per forming certain functions neces sary to qualify under the law in cluding the collection of ad volor em taxes, the election of city governing officials and the filing of necessary data with the State Highway Commission before the limiting date. Half of the total Powell Bill allocations, $3,238,516.09, is to be divided among qualified municipal ities on the basis of population at a per capita rate of $2.12. The population of eligible and qualified * municipalities based on the 1950 census is 1,524,409. The remaining half is divided on the basis of relative mileage of non-highway system or local streets of municipalities comply ing with the act at a permile rate of $485.38. The total length of such streets this year Is 6,672.18 miles. • Allocations may be made only to legally incorporated municipal continued On Page Four Brief BiU Of lnewsj LIONS TO MEET The regular meeting of the Southport Lions Club will be held tomorrow (Thursday) evening at the Community Building. ATTEND FUNERAL Mr. and Mrs. John Burden re turned from Molibe, Ala. Sunday after attending Mrs. Burden’s mo ther’s funeral, which took place Thursday. BENEFIT BARBECUE There will be a barbecue supper, pit-cooked on church grounds the day of serving, on Saturday be ginning at 6:30 p. m. (EST) at Zion Methodist Church, Town Creek. Home-made cakes and pies will also be on sale. IN NEW ENGLAND Miss Carolyn Danford, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Early Danford of Bolivia, has enrolled at Endi cott Junior College for girls at Beverly, Mass. She graduated at New Hanover high school this year. OUT OF SERVICE Three Southport boys returned home Monday from their respec tive Army camps, each having completed his military service. Joe Swain and Jerry Spencer have been serving at Ft.. Campbell, Ky. Kenney Hewett was stationed at Fort Belvoir, Va. r Dredge Henry Bacon Back At Work DREDGE—This is the U.S.E. Dredge Henry Bacon, now at work oh the 34-foot harbor improvement project and operating in the lower section of the Cape Fear River. This vesseL is familiar to scbres of Brunswick County men who have served ©n her during the past forty years. . * •'•; *■ Tarpon Catches Provide Biggest News On Fishing Three Fish Weighed In During Week-End At Tar Heel Sport Shop; One Party Haul Three Tarpon On At One Time Local fishermen finally appear to have solved the riddle of how to hand a tarpon, for during the holiday week-end Phil King weigh ed in one of the silver kings on three consecutive days. As usual, though, the big story is about the ones which got away. On Monday afternoon three South port men fishing over behind Bald Head Island had tarpon on at the same time: Dan Harrelson, one of the local anglers, said that he had his fish on for 15-minutes, and should have landed him. Ern est Parker was battling another of the big fellows at the same time, and Delmas Fulcher com pleted the trio. Back to the ones that were caught: Sandy Robertson started it off Saturday with a 34-pounder. On Sunday morning Robert Wa ters reported in with a 41%-lb fish and the next day his brother, Hall Waters, brought in the larg est one of the three that went to 44%-lbs. of the three that went to 44% lbs. There was another tarpon caught at Corn Cake Inlet Sat urday, this one a 40-pounder taken by W. Huffham, Jr., of Wilming ton. Reports say that there are still plenty of these fish in the area, and more successful trips are pre dicted before the month is oUt. Local Minister Goes To Texas The Rev. J. B. MacLeod Will Move This Month To Beaumont, Where He Will Serve As Minister To Youth Joseph B. MacLeod, Southpdrt Presbyterian minister, announced early this week that he plank to leave his Brunswick County charg es later in the month to assume ministerial duties Mr Beaumont, Texas. MacLeod, who has served South port Presbyterian Church and New Hope Presbyterian Church since 1954, will serve as Minister to Youth at Westminster Pres byterian Church in Beaumont. MacLeod’s wife, Virginia, and his two sons, will leave their Southport home on September 10, and will be joined by the minister in Myrtle Beach after he holds his last local service* on Septem ber 15. MacLeod came to Southport in 1954 after completing studies' at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia. Previously, he had studied at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. While serving the two Bruns wick County charges, he was ac tive in youth work in the Wil mington Presbytery. In addition, he taught for one year in the Southport high school, and was active in community affairs. His new work will consist main ly of dealing with young people in the junior high school-college age group. He will also be in charge of a leadership program (Continued On Pag* Six) Henry Bacon Now Working Near Here Pipeline Dredge Now Enter-1 ing Last Stages Of 34 Foot Harbor Improvement Project COMPLETION SET FOR NOVEMBER This Vessel Has Long And Distinguished Record Of Service In Wilmington District The U. S. E. Dredge, long a familiar sight along the Cape Fear and to the residents of Brunswick county, is now operat ing within sight of Southport, and each day dozens of automobiles park near the municipal dock while their owners go aboard to pull their hours on duty. The project is about 90 percent complete on the 34 foot harbor job with completion scheduled for early 'November. Her master now at Capt. George Sraydon Lewis of Shal lotte. Shufor Lewis, also of Bruns wick County, is chief engineer. Both came out of retirement to •take over their jobs. There are several others on her from Bruns wick County. The U. S. E. Dredge Henry Bacon takes her name from Henry Bacon who was a civil engineer with the Wilmington District for 15 years. Bacon’s major achievement while with the District was the building of the New Inlet and Swash Defense Dam better known as "The Rocks." He came to Wilmington in 1876 after consid erable success in navigational work in the Great Lakes area and similar activities as Chief En gineer for the Illinois Central Railroad in Indiana. He was born August 17, 1822 at Natick, Mass.; educated at Lieces ter Academy, Mass., and was ap pointed to direct “The Rocks” task on the recommendation of Col. William P. Craighill of the Corps’ Baltimore Office. The Wil (Continued on Page Four) Funeral Sunday, For Local Man Death Of E. H. Arrington Early Friday Morning Came As Shock To Resi dents Of Southport Residents of Southport were shocked Friday morning to learn of the death during the night of E. H. Arrington, popular business man of Southport, who had been stricken ill only a few hours earlier. His death occurred at Dosher Memorial Hospital where he had been taken as a patient Thursday after being examined by a local physician. He was 64 years old, and apparently had been in- good health until shortly before he was taken to the hospital. He was proprietor of Watson’s Pharmacy and was formerly em ployed by Standard Oil as one of their representatives on various assignments in the Carribean. He and members of his family moved here several years ago, at which time he entered business in South port. The deceased is survived by his (Continued on page four) I Quiet Holiday Observed Here The Labor Day week-end failed to add to the highway death total for Brunswick county, according to CpI. O. H. Lynch, who reported three minor accidents. Here in Southport most of the business firms were closed , for the' day,' as were the cram* ty offices. City offices, the bank, savings and loan and the post office. The board .of commissioners met on Tuesday, and a fair ly large crowd of out of town visitors fere on hand. Regulations On Wheat Allotment In 1958 For First Time County ASC Office Will Established Total Crop Acreage Figure Farmers who sign up in the Soil Bank Acreage Reserve Program for wheat or other applicable crops agree to reduce their plant ed acreage of these crops below their established acreage allot ments. In 1058 for the first time the ASC county office will establish a total crop acreage figure for each farm. This will be based on past production history and it will be known as the "Soil bank base”. Farmers will be required to hold their 1058 plantings below this “base” by the number of acres placed in the Soil Bank. Each producer will be responsi ble for furnishing the County ASC Committee with the production history and other information needed to establish the Soil Bank Base for his farm, and this must Continued On Page Four Proposal Made For Restricted Area In River Col. Frank T. Edson, Com manding Officer At Sun ny Point Army Terminal, Makes Formal Request Through Engineers AREA OPPOSITE TERMINAL AFFECTED Would Keep Out Vessels Of AH Sizes And All Drafts JExcept When On Busi ness Or In Special Emergency Col. Frank T. Edson, Comman der, gunny Point Army Terminal, has requested that a portion of the Cape Fear River in front of the Sunny Point Army Terminal ammunition loading wharves be designated as a restricted area. The proposed restricted area consists of that portion of the Cape Fear River west of the main ship channel beginning at U. S. Coast Guard buoy No. 31A at the north approach channel to Sunny Point Army Terminal and ending at the U, S. Coast Guard bouy No. 23A at the South approach channel to Sunny Point Army Terminal and all waters of tribu taries therein. Except in cases of extreme em ergency, all small boats or vessels of any size or rafts other than those authorized by the Com mander, Sunny Point Army Ter minal will be prohibited from en tering this area without prior per mission of the Commander, Sunny Point Army Terminal. The area is to be marked with suitable warning signs. The U. S. Army Engineers in Wilmington desire to be advised of any objections to the estab lishment of this restricted area. Objections to the proposed re stricted area will be received at that office until 30 September 1957. Shoals Fishing Shows Up Well Reports From Parties Here Over Labor Day Week End Indicate Best Results Were From Inshore Trips Interest in deepsea fishing over the Labor Day week-end center ed mainly around the inner Fry ing Pan shoals where good catch es of bluefish and Spanish mack erel were reported. Capt. Fred Fulford fished B. T. Teal and party of Fairmont aboard his Davis Bros. V on Sat urday. The party caught 79 blue fish and Spanish mackerel. On Sunday, Capt. Fulford had William Raper and party of High Point. The catch included 135 bluefish and Spanish mackerel. A Sunday afternoon party aboard the Davis Bros. V, M. E. McDonald and group from Char lotte, accounted for some 68 blue fish and Spanish mackerel. On Monday, Joe Taylor and party of Fayetteville fishing with Capt. Fulford, had a good catch of 205 bluefish and Spanish mack erel. Capt. Walter Lewis of the John Ellen combined both offshore and inshore fishing on Saturday when the party on hij boat caught 57 bluefish, 86 Spanish mackerel, 2 bonito, 3 dolphin, and 2 barra cuda. The party was A R. Smith Continued On Page Four! TIME and TIDE By JIM.MEE BARBER Twenty years ago, September 8, 1937, Southport’s now mature sport fishing industry was just trying out its sea legs, in the column “One Minute Interviews,’’ Capt, John Erickson was quoted: “Southport offers the best fishing on the Atlantic coast.” Capt. H. T. Bowmer observed, “Saturday was an unusual day. Only the little fish would bite.” And Clarence Crapon allowed that it would "be a good idea to get a camera and take pictures of these big catches of fish.” Capt. Robert Thompson had observed a large waterspout on the Cape Fear bar. Elinor Elisabeth Howey had just married William Reid McAuley, and The Pilot advertised an Aladdin (kerosene) Mantle Lamp far only $4.95. ,, . , It was Wednesday, September 9, 1942, and war prosperity had descended on' every One-=~shrimp prices had reached a new all time high of $7.00 per bushel. - - .. . y , Recorders Court was to' hold a special mid-week session . to clear the county jail for .the upcoming Superior court term. V-mail was noted to have, become popular, a local horse census had numbered seven nags in Southport, and the E*um Demon stration Club' Had held an Ice-cream supper. v . • • \ On September 10, 1947, The Pilot reported the ;week’s news as usual. Among the most interesting items was the word that v Continued On Page Four Office-Residence FAMILIAR—This is the office and home of Dr. C. A.. Graham, Southport’s new dentist. It was originally built by Dr. L. C. Fergus, who in turn sold it to Dr. F. M. Burdette. The latter purchased the R. F. Plaxco residence last year and moved across the street. Thousands of per sons have received medical attention in these offices, which now will be used by the new dentist. Livestock Show Great Success Local Business Changes Hands The Southport Ice and Fuel Co. changed hands this week, with M. R. Sanders selling out to Dallas Pigott, Southport seafood dealer. George Whatley is now on duty as manager. Sanders came here in July, 1937, and the local plant has operated under his manage ment ever since, except during the war years, when Roy Swain served in the capacity of manager. This business has played an important part in life in this community, particularly be fore the days of mechanical refrigeration. In latter years most of' the ice sales have come in connection with the seaford industry. Big Opening At Shallotte High Small Increase Noted In En rollment; Students Given Opportunity To See Saf ety Films On Friday The Shallotte school opened the 1957-58 term with an enrollment of 1149 students a small increase over last year’s first day attend ance. The Rev. W. B. Starnes, pastor of the Shallotte Methodist church, spoke to the high school students during their assembly period. On Friday, the motion pictures "The School Bus and You”, “Safety on the Way to School” and “The School Bus” were shown to students. These films were loaned by the N. C. Highway De partment, under the sponsorship of the Shallotte Lions club. Six teen busses are used to transport the Shallotte children and it is expected that the pictures will help make t hem more safety conscious. The Henry Stone luncheon open ed Monday. Additional tables, stools, and kitchen equipment have been purchased during the sum mer in order to provide better service and to accommodate more children. Playground equipment, including a merry-go-round, slide, Jungle Gym, has been purchased and is (Continued On Page Six) Season Opens For Marsh Hens Season Opened Monday And Continues Through November 9; No Tide Monday But Some Hunt ers Were Out The first phase of the 1957 58 hunting season opened the first of September when it became legal to shoot marsh hens or rails, according to H. T. Bdwmer, dis trict game protector, Southport. The marsh hen season opened; September* 1 and will close on No vember 9, 1957. The season is 10 days longer1 this year. Bag limit is 15 a day per person and a pos session limit of 30 per person. Rails or marsh hens may be. taken starting one-half hour be fore sunrise and until sunset. ; ‘ .The second phdse -will -open i Saturday^ Sept.' 7;- when the first half of dbve' bhooting season, opens. It will close on -October 7.' Continued On Page Four i 1 Annual Event Staged Fri day Under Auspices Of Bolivia Lions Club At El more Motor Co. Used Car Lot WINNERS NAMED IN THREE DIVISIONS Swine And Poultry Shows Are Followed By Sales, But Junior Dairy Ex hibits And Fat Stock Animals Retained The second annual Brunswick County Livestock Show and Sale was held at Bolivia Friday, under the auspicies of the Bolivia Hons Club and in cooperation with the Brunswick county extension work ers. * The event was well attended, and those in charge were well pleased with results. State College Poultry Extension Specialist Tom Morris described the 4-H pullet show as one of the best he has ever judged. There was ten entries and all won blue ribbons. Sandra Holden of Supply won the Grand Cham pion ribbon for having the best pullet. Martha Rabon of Winna bow won Reserve Champion. Other entries were Brenda Osborne, Bo livia; Emma Ross, Freeland; Jim my Albright, Bolivia; Danny Simmons, Freeland; Donald Brown, Bolivia; Lyle Ray King, Freeland; Jo Ann Sellers, Supply; Larry Jones, Ash. Morris said all the entries were hatched last Feb ruary 25, and are now laying or ready to lay. Eight eggs were laid during the show. The pullets were Harco Rhode Island Reds. The pullet show was sponsored by the Sears Foundation, Bolivia Lions Club with Farm Agent A. S. Knowles and Assistant Farm Agent Sanford Lee cooperating. There were five entries in the dairy show and all won blue rib bons. GrancJ Champion was won by Jimmy Albright of Bolivia. Re serve was won by Jackie Lewis of Bolivia. Jimmy showed -a Jersey and Jackie showed a Holstein. Other entries were Joe Lewis of Bolivia showing a Holstein. Joe is Jackie’s brother. Owen Willetts of Bolivia showed a Guernsey and Jimmy Albright also (Continued on Pasre Four) Prominent Supply Resident Dies Funeral Services For R. P. Robinson Conducted Fri day Afternoon From Sha ron Methodist Church Funeral services were conducted Friday afternoon for Robert Peter Robinson, Sr., retired fanner, fish erman and business man who was developer of Robinson Beach. He was 78 years of age. Sharon Methodist Church, of which tlje deceased was a mem ber, was overflowing with friends \ and relatives, gathered to pay ! their final tribute of respect, and | three ministers participated in the services;. . Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Ethel -Tolar Robinson. He [was formerly married to Mrs. } Lillie Reaves: From this marriage survive three sons, Harry T- Rota. : inson of Clinton, John E. Robin I son and R. P. Robinson Jr. of Sup | ply; five daughters, Mrs. Alma | Roberts, Whiteville, Mrs. Bertha , Kirby, ■ Mrp. Lena Lewis, Mrs. I Katie Kirby,- and Mrs. Hhoda j Gainey, all -of Supply. Other sur ; vivors include a brother, J. D. . Robinson of Supply ; a sister, Mrs. A. W. Hewett ' of Supply, 21 i (Continued on Page Four) Price Increases Help Hold Dollar , Totals At Peak Satisfactory Sales Wjth High Averages Being Re ported On Border Belt Markets This Week TUESDAY SALES IN WHITEVILLE GOOD Although Sales Volumes Are Below Those For Last Season, Price Averages Are High Tobacco prices along the Border Belt markets this year were run ning better than $5 a hundred ahead of leaf prices being re ceived as the Labor Day holidays arrived. In Whiteville today Sales Super visor R. G. Maultsby reported Tuesday sales totaling 1,331,426 lbs sold for an average of $63.14. Reports from the U. S. Depart ment of Agriculture indicate that North Carolina prices at the close of Friday's sales were $58.79. Last year they were only $53.73. The difference in volume rnar ketwise was not appreciable, mainly because this year two more sales days were available before the holiday arrived. Just over 89 million have been sold so far. At the end of 22 sales days (there have been 24) all Colum bus county markets are ahead on price average. For that period, the county’s four markets had sold 40.3 million pounds for $21.9 million. This year, the cuts have knocked the poundage down to $35.4 million, approximately, but the high prices have kept the total income to just a shade un der $21 millions. Chadbourn had dropped 10 per cent in poundage, and was only $93,000 off of the $6,060,956 re ceived through Wednesday. Fair Bluff, on the other hand has gained 99,000 pounds—it was 5.37 millions, and added $332,000 to its income—it was $3,16 millions. Tabor City was down only 9 percent in pounds, and was ac tually $5,000 ahead on income, for about $3.6 millions. Whiteville had dropped only 10 percent in total income although, through Wednesday poundage was off 17 percent. >r The most current figures fbr the county’s markets show, Chad Continued On Page Unu* Maultsby Girl ^ Beauty Winner Judy Carol Maultsby \Vas First Place Winner. In. Contest Sponsored By The Home Demonstration Clubs Judy Carol Maultsby, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Maultsby of Bolivia, won the beauty con test sponsored by Brunswick County Home Demonstration Clubs last Friday afternoon. The Beauty Contest was held in the recreation room of Bethel | Methodist Church. The contestant* wore street dress. Other contestants were Vernie Rogers, sponsored by the Winna bow Club, Gwen Clemmons, spon sored by the Supply Club and; Jean Lewis sponsored by the Mill4 Creek Club. All the girls render ed piano solos as their talent ex cept Vernie Rogers, who sang a religious song. (Continued on Page 41 Tide, Table Following la the tide table for Southport during the next', week. These hours are ap proximately correct and were furnished The State P6rt Pilot through the courtesy of the Cape Fear Pilot’s Association. High Tide Low Tide Thursday, September 5, 5:00 A. M. 11:07 A. M. 5:36 P. M. 11:42 P. M. Friday, September 6, 5:48 A. M. 11:55 A. M. 6:19 P. M. 0:00 P. M. Saturday, September 7, 6:31 A. M. 12:25 A. M. 6:59 P. M. 12:38 P. M. Sunday, September 8, 7:11 A. M. 1:05 A. M. 7:35 P. M. 1:18 P. M. Monday, September 9, 7:47 A. M. 1:42 A. M. 8:09 P. M. 1:57 P. M. Tuesday, September 10, 8:23 A. M. 2:18 A. M. 8:41 P. M. 2:35 P. M. Wednesday, September 11, 8:57 A. M. 2:55 A. M. 9:12 P. M. 3:12 P. M.
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