Most Of The News All The Time THE STATE PORT PILOT A Good Newspaper In A Good Community 8-Pages Tcc'ay The Pilot Covers Brunswick County Volume No. 18 No. 11 SOUTHPORT, N. C. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1957 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY $1.50 PER YEAR Citizens Group Hears Program For Development Representative Of Depart ment Of Conservation And Development Talks With Southport People People Friday HARRY CLARK OF WILMINGTON HERE Mayor E, B- Tomlinson To Appoint Committee For Purpose Of Forming Local Organization A group of Southport citizens met Friday night to hear Cecil Bell of the Industry Division of the Department of Conservation and Development tell of the steps necessary to attract industry. Also present was Harry Clark, director of the Committee of One Hundred, of Wilmington. Bell said that a local organiza tion is essential to the success of attempting to induce industry to locate in a community. Another important point is to take inven tory, and the speaker made it clear that this should be done not only with the object of listing all of the good points, but for the purpose of discovering weak nesses as well in order that they might be eliminated. In speaking of the types of in dustry available, he pointed out that many times it is possible to encourage local expansion, or to start something new on a local level. He made particular reference to novelties and souve nirs. He spoke of the unusual natural facilities here along the Cape Fear, and said that he is well aware of the potential value of the fresh water supply at Bounc ing Long spring. He also thinks that facilities for deepwater ship ping are important, and may hold the key to future development. He advised the local group to organize immediately, and to choose a name for the organiza tion. Mayor E. B. Tomlinson, who presided, agreed to name a com mittee to work out these plans. Clark said that he is interested in development of the Wilming ton area, and he promised his assistance in connection with ob taining industry, either large or small, that is peculiarly well suit ed to the Southport locality. Both men spoke of the willing ness of the State agencies to as sist in attracting prospects, but they stressed the importance of having everything ship-shape on the community level. Brief Bits Of lnewsj LADIES NIGHT Ladies Night will be observed by the Methodist Men's Club Thursday at 7 o’clock at Trinity Methodist Church. Pierce Horne is president of this organization. RETURN CARDS Farmers are urged to return their return card 1957 tobacco marketing card to the ASC office as soon as possible after finishing sales. OUT OF SERVICE Billie Cullis, who is just out of the Army and is now spending a week here with his mother, Mrs. Bessie Cullis before leaving for Sarasota, Fla. where he will en ter Ringling Art School. IN COLLEGE Two Shallotte boys, both form er service men, are attending Wil mington College. One is Dykes Hewett, who will graduate at the close of the winter term. The other is Harry Lee Formy Duval, who has recently enrolled as a freshman. HOMECOMING DAY There will be a homecoming day celebration on Sunday, September 29, at Zion Methodist Church, Town Creek Charge. This will be an all day meeting with lunch furnished by members of the church. NEW APPOINTMENT . Officials at Sunny Point an nounce a new staff assignment with Eugene B. Tomlinson, En gineering official at SPART, as suming the additional duties of Deputy Director of Services. This places Mr. Tomlinson in the num ber two spot within the Services directorate, this latter agency be ing responsible for the complete maintenance and repair and sup ply problems involved in the op eration of this multi-million dol lar installation. WhitevilleExpectedTo Top 30.5 Millions On Tobacco Higher Prices Helped Make Up Dollar Deficit Resulting From Acreage Reduction The Whiteville tobacco market went into its next to last day of the 1957 selling period with a full sale and expectations of bartering off about 30,500,000 pounds of leaf. The Whiteville market, op erating with two sets of buy ers, opened Monday with an estimated 650,000 to 700,000 pounds of leaf for the to bacco companies. This with a looked for good • closing day, Tuesday, is expected to push the pound age within 10,000,000 pounds of the record 40,484,000 of last year. Although off about 24 per cent in volume, the average still ranges about $4 50 above that for 1956 and will keep the dollar volume consider ably closer to last year’s figures than the poundage indicates. U. S. Department of Agri culture reports show that so far through Friday 29,799, 791 pounds have been sold for $17,639,463, at an aver age of $59.19. Last year for 40.5 millions it was $22.1 millions. The Whiteville market is one of three still operating in the Border Belt. Mullins is still selling, also in South Carolina. Fairmont, Lumber ton and Mullins v^jll close Sept. 26. The Whiteville market was Tuesday gave the market a 40-day season for the year. Farm Committee Election October 8 Nominations Added Thru' Circulation Of Petitions According To Provisions Of Regulations ONE VOTING PLACE IN EACH TOWNSHIP Eligible Farmers Being Urged To Participate In Balloting Which Will Be Conducted On October 8 ASC community committee elec tions will be held Tuesday, Octo ber 8 and any farmer who is participating or eligible to par ticipate in any of the programs administered by the County ASC Committee is eligible to vote. Farmers are urged not to pass up this opportunity to vote for the men they want to serve on the Community ASC Committee. At the same time a delegate will be elected to attend the County Convention bo elect the County ASC Committee. The committees will help farm ers use price support programs to protect their market, and will administer acreage allotment and marketing quota programs on to bacco, peanuts, wheat and cotton. They will also administer both phases of the new Soil Bank Pro gram. The designated polling place for each community is: Lockwoods Folly—J. E. Kirby’s Store; North West—Applewhite’s Store; Smith ville—Midway Station; Shallotte— Grissettown, Parker’s Store; Town Creek—Bolivia—Douglas Hawes Store; Waccamaw School, agri cultural building. The final slate of nominees for positions on the community com mittee in each community is as follows: Lockwoods Folly township: Rob ert Hawes, George Danford, Peter Hewett, Herbert Gray, LeGwynn Varnum, Aldreth Phelps, Wilbur D. Holden, Garland Clemmons, Rhobie Phelps, Henry Williams. Northwest township: Elmer Ay cock, George Skipper, R. L. Stew art, Charlie Sykes, W. H. Brew, R. J. Peterson, M. V. Skipper, G. B. Skipper, J. W. Williams, Herbert Skipper. Smithville township: T. Clarence Lennon, T. J. Gilbert, Hoyd Lan caster, 'Claude Moore, Edgar Finch, Herbert Swain, Jr., Frank lin Cox, Ralph Sellers, Fred Stev ens, Lonnie Shaw, Willie Clem mons, Willie C. Hewett. Shallotte township: Calvin Den nis, H. M. Fullwood, Jr., William Hewett, A. W. Bradsher, Herman Osborne, J. L. Stone, Boyd Robin son, D. C. Russ, Nelson Bennett, Bryan Bennett. Town Creek township: Roy Swain, Charlie Taylor, Sherwood Johnson, Wilbur McKeithan, Hom er Holden, Leon McKeithan, S. L. Purvis, J. W. Wescott, Jr., Alton Potter, E. T. Albright. Waccamaw township: Cortez Ward, Joe Piver, Leo Smith, C. D. Milligan, Jim Daniel Vereen, Dallas McKeithan, Jennings King, Newman Smith, Roy W. Hughes, James Ganus. The names that were nominated by petition were found to be eligi- j ble under the regulations of the Secretary of Agriculture and ap pear in the above list. Requests were received from two nominees who were nominated by the Community Election Board that their names be dropped and not entered on the ballots. Their names do not appear in the above list. Assist Farmers To Fill Forms Brunswick County Farm Bureau Chairman Joe Stana land said this week that the deadline for making applica tion for refund for Federal gasoline tax for non-highway use is October 1, and he urged Brunswick county far mers to get in their claims. He said that a represent ative of the Farm Bureau will be in Shallolte Saturday from 9 o'clock in the morning until 5 in the afternoon to assist in filling out the appli cation form. Stanaland said that the average amount due North Carolina farmers from this source is $14 per year, and collections are on an an nual basis. State tax refund claims will coftie later, he said. Stream Clearance Now Completed Work In 19 Counties In Eastern North Carolina Results From Damage Caused By 1955 Hurri canes The 19-county stream clearance work in the coastal area has been completed at a cost of over $1.1 million, the Corps of Engineers’ District office said this week. Col. H. C. Rowland, Jr., Dis trict Engineer, said the program covered 412 miles of streams and waterways which were clogged with trees, snags and similar de bris by the 1955 hurricanes. He said the work was perform ed for the Federal Civil Defense Administration by contracts un der the supervision of the Corps of Engineers. It involved the counties of Bladen, Beaufort, Camden, Craven, Columbus, Dup lin, Carteret, Martin, Pamlico, Washington, Hertford, Onslow, Brunswick, New Hanover, Tyrrell, Wilson, Bertie, Jones and Pender. In Dare County, Colonel Row land said, four contractors are engaged in a 45-mile drainage job clearing and opening ditches in a Continued On Page Four Mrs. Arrington Board Member Southport Lady Becomes State Appointee On Bruns wick County Board Of Public Welfare Mrs. E. H. Arrington of South port is the new State appointed member of the Brunswick Coun ty Board of Public Welfare. Mrs. Arrington is the former Miss Alice Crammer. She is a graduate of the Woman’s College of the University of North Caro lina where she majored in socio logy. For sometime after grad uation she was a case worker in the Guilford County Department of Public Welfare. She then be came head of the High Point city office which position she held from 1927 to 1929. Mrs. Arrington and her hus Continued On Page Hour College Course Being Offered On Two Levels First Session For Graduate Course Conducted Last Wednesday Evening At Bolivia High School With Dr. Frank Fuller As In structor ANOTHER COURSE IS BEING PLANNED Teachers And Students Are Holding Planning Session Tonight To Decide About 2nd Course Arrangements have been com pleted for a senior and graduate college course to be taught here in Brunswick county, and the sec ond session is being conducted at Bolivia high school this (Wednes day) evening under Dr. Frank Fuller, member of the faculty at East Carolina College. Visual aids was the course that was originally selected for the first of these extension course sessions, but on last Wednesday evening the majority of the pros pective students present voted to take a course in "Principles of Guidance” instead. This course is for college seniors or graduates, and 3 hours credit will be granted toward a degree for seniors; to ward an “A” certificate; toward a masters degree; or toward a coun selor certificate. Superintendent John G. Long has worked out these plans with Dr. Ralph Brimley, director of field services at East Carolina College, and he is extremely well pleased that Dr. Fuller has .been made available to conduct this first course for college credit ever offered in Brunswick. “Persons who are not teach ing, who have completed work to qualify as college seniors, or grad uates who hold a B. S. or a B. A. degree are encouraged to take this course,” Superintendent Long said this week. "Tbachers will espoclally'bcne jfit from (his course, even though they may not need it for credit • < , i! tii .11' Hi. I'H^( 4 > Concession On Wheat Acreage Farmers May Plant Up To 30-Acres For Use On Their Own Farm Next Year Legislation passed by. the Con gress just prior to adjournament will permit farmers whose wheat acreage allotment is less than 30 acres bo grow up to that amount of wheat for use exclusively on the farm without penalty, accord ing to Tilman R. Walker, Chair man of the Agricultural Stabili zation and Conservation State Committee. The new provision, which ap plies only to wheat planted this fall and future crops, requires that interested farmers make applica tion at their local ASC office be fore they may plant this addi tional wheat for use on the farm. When the farmer makes his appli cation at the local ASC office, Walker explained, he must show the intended disposition of the wheat and this must be done before the 1958 crop planting time on the farm or October 15, 1957, whichever is later. If a producer signs up for the feed-wheat exemption provision, Continued On Page Four! Two Southport Boys Will Enlist Two Southport high school graduates have received letters from the department of Army ap proving their attendance at tech nical schools in the U. S. Army. Paul W. Cochran and Elton L. Jones have received their approved application to attend the NIKE Missile Electronic Material Main tenance course at the United States Air Defense School, located at Fort Bliss, Texas. Duration of the school is 28 weeks. Cochran and Jones will attend basic train ing together and will also attend the technical school together. They will enter the Army some time between October 11-24 of this year. Mistrial Ordered In Assault Case Here Last Week Jury Deadlocked In Trial Of Herbert Fulford, Who Was Charged With Shoot ing Johnnie Varnum Trial of Herbert Fulford, Bruns wick county white man, on a charge of secret assault resulted in a mistrial last Wednesday eve ning with the jury deadlocked. Judge Raymond Mallard, who was presiding over the September term of Superior court for trial of criminal cases, withdrew a juror and declared the mistrial. Fulford was arrested last spring and was charged with being the man who fired a rifle through the window of the home of John nie Varnum, the bullet striking the victim on the cheek, enter ing the mouth and finally emerg ing high on the shoulder. Evidence offered against Fulford was laregly circumstantial and consisted of finger prints and a cast of an automobile tire print. Fulford’s defense was based upon the alibi that he was in South port at the time of the shooting, which occurred near Holden In the case of O'Neal Stanley, Negro man who faced charges of assault after his victim, Floyd Johnson, died on the operating table, a directed verdict of not quilty was handed down by Judge Mallard. Stanley told Brunswick county law enforcement officers that he fired upon Johnson when he found him peering into the window of his home late at night. The following divorces were granted: David J. Joye vs Mary Fowler Joye; Johnson M. Carr Pretty vs Fred Lee Pretty; George L. Little vs Sarah Rice Little; Hazel Argue vs George H. Argue; Walter Lewis vs Ellen N. Lewis. A mistrial was order ed in the case of Jesse C. Jones vs Rolie A. Jones. Applicants Slow For ASC Benefits Plenty Of Funds Available For Use In Fall Practices And May Be Obtained Through Shallotte Office Participation of farmers in the Agricultural Conservation Pro gram in Brunswick County is un usually low at present, ASC of ficials said this week. Fall seed : ing time is here and they would like to have additional farmers share in the county's ACP assist ance. Brunswick ASC officials hope to (Continued on Page Four,. TIME and TIDE By JIMMIE HARPER It was September 29, and the Southport chapter of the East ern Star was planning to present a home-talent musical. Sche duled to star were Leila Hubbard, John Shannon, Evelyn Lough lin, Emma Lou Harrelson, Waters Thompson and James Wolfe. Sears and Roebuck was advertising a .22 rifle for $3.95, and a children’s choir from Oxford Orphanage had performed for a local audience two days earlier. Congressman J. Bayard Clark of Fayetteville had visited Brunswick County on a hunting-fishing trip as guest of Wilbur Dosher and L. T. Yaskell. Local shrimpers had accounted for over 20 tons of shrimp in one day during the past week, but it remained for Doonie Watts and Homer McKeithan to report the top individual catch; on one trawl they had netted a fully nego tiable $5.00 bank note. September 30, 1942, and the Bavy recruiter was making the rounds in Brunswick County seeking out men and women alike to serve in that service branch. Brunswick County school child ren were co-operating in a scrap metal drive for the war effort, and Lt. Col. Ivan L. Bennett, a (^apiain in the Army, was serv ing somewhere in Australia. John L. Stone was replacing 0»bert Reid as a member of the County Board of Education. The Southport Building and Loan Association was advertising 25 aid so cent shares, the local Red (Continued an Bage Four) Lands Tarpon PRIZE:—This is Dickie Dixon of Yaupon Beach, who landed a 65-pound tarpon while fishing from the ocean pier at Yaupon Beach Thursday afternoon. He had two other tarpon hooked, but both managed to get away. Young Dixon is 14-years of age and is the first per son to land a tarpon hooked from-one-of the Brunswick county piers this year. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Dixon. Saturday Fishing Good On Shoals Ratcliffe Goes Back As Deputy H. G. Ratcliffe said this morning that he has resigned as manager of the Southport ABC Store and will return to his duties as deputy sheriff and jailer of Brunswick coun ty effective October 1. He resigned a month ago to accept appointment as manager of the local liquor store, and since that time Sheriff Elbert H. Gray has spent most of his time in the office and has filled the posi tion of jailer, with the assist ance of Ray Spencer. The sheriff said today that he is delighted that Mr. Rat cliffe has decided to return as a member of his force. Mr. Ratcliffe said that he is con- * vinced that he is better suited for the work he has been en gaged in for years than for the position he has held dur ing the past month. Superior Court Term Next Month Judge Hamilton Hobgood Scheduled To Preside Over Lengthy Session Of Civil Court In October A jury list has been drawn by members of the board of county commissioners for the October term of Brunswick county Supe rior court for trial of civil cases. Judge Hamilton Hobgood of Louisburg is scheduled to preside. Clerk of Superior court Jack Brown said yesterday that there 1 is an unusually lengthy calendar of cases awaiting disposition dur ing the coming term. Following is the jury list: A. R. Wescott, Garvan Mercer, j J. Clifton Johnson, Bolivia; C. C. McCall, Charlie Hobson McCall, 1 Floyd Kirby, Jr., Washley Lan caster, Troy A. Caison, Sam L. Kirby, Rhobe Phelps, Supply; A. D. Hewett, Charles A. Russ, J. R. Morgan, R. Z. Ganey, Thomas Continued On Page Four Several Southport Charter Boats Reported Best Blue fish And Spanish Mack erel Catches In Recent Weeks SEVERAL BOATS HAVE OFF - SHORE TRIPS Weather And Fishing Pros pects Considered Promis ing By Captains Of Charter Boats Saturday was one of the best days of the season for bluefish and Spanish mackerel on Frying Pan Shoals, and several of the Southport boats brought in catch es that ran to 300 fish or better. Capt. L. D. Haymon had Gail Hall and party out aboard the1 Silver Spray and brought in 273 j blues and mackerel. Capt. Ray Stubbs had J. L.! Penniger and party of Concord, and they had 372 bluefish and Spanish mackerel. On Saturday Capt. H. A. j Schmidt had Dr. Anthony and 1 party of Kings Mountain out aboard the Idle On III and they | caught 302 blues and mackerel. The next day he had the same party and they brought in 10 king mackerel, 4 dolphin, 3 bonito, 2 amberjack and I cobia. On Mon | day T. D. Smith and party of ' Siler City caught 14 king mack erel, 3 dolphin, 2 barracuda and 10 Spanish mackerel. On Saturday Capt. Basil Watts had Mrs. Connise and party of Fayetteville out aboard the Idle On II and brought in 300 blues and mackerel. Pat Dugan and party of Fayetteville were out with him the next day and caught j 11 dolphin, I romana, 1 cero, 11, king mackerel and 1 barracuda, j Mr. McAllister and party of Alexis were out Monday and j caught 11 king mackerel, 18 dol- j phin, 2 barracuda. Capt. Fred Fulford had E. K. ! Morgan of Gastonia out aboard the Davis Bros V on Friday and brought in 260 blues and mackerel. His Sunday trip was with Willie Hammond and party of Whiteville, i and they brought in 100 pounds of blackfish and red snapper. On 1 Monday Jim Gulley and party of! Charlotte caught 11 king mack erel, 4 dolphin and 2 bonito. On Saturday Capt. Walter Lew (Continued on Page Four.) E. L. White Lions Club Speaker At rhursday Meeting Member Of State Highway Commission Discusses Po licies Of That Body And Explains Procedure For Seeking Aid COOPERATION IS NEW WATCHWORD County Commissioners Play Important Role In Decis ions Regarding Projects Set For Improvement Members of the Southport Lions Club heard E. L. White, member of the State Highway Commis sion, define the policies and work ing plans of the new organization when he appeared as speaker here 'Thursday evening. He was presented by Represent ative James C. Bowman, who praised the highway commissioner as a man who is area-minded and one who has given ample evidence in the past of his will ingness to help with any worth while project or undertaking in Southeastern North Carolina. Mr. White made it clear that the entire concept of the new highway organization is based upon cooperation. He stressed the important role that will be played by members of the board of coun ty commissioners, and he made it clear that the order of preference for projects within a given county will be based upon their recom mendations. Commissioner White pointed out that the new seven-man commis sion has been set up with the object of removing as much as possible1 the idea that each county ^nd each district was out for all they could- get, regardless or need. “It is our hope to work out our plans so that our roads will render the greatest possible good to the largest possible number of peo ple,” he said. He spoke of the tremendous inter-state highway system that will affect certain areas of North Carolina, but pointed out that this is being undertaken on a long range basis that will require at least 12 years for completion. Price Of Milk Makes Advance Retail Prices Up One-Cent With Srrfall Increase Also Being Paid To Dairy Far mers For Product Milk prices in the Brunswick lounty area took another penny increase at grocery stores last week. It is the second time in the past two years that the price has gone up. The increase was granted by the state milk commission after dairymen won what amounts to a three-tenths of a cent per quart increase in wholesale prices. The earlier increase in retail milk prices followed a post-Hazel dairymen’s request for a tem porary bulk price increase amounting to twenty-five hun dreds of a cent. The temporary rate lasted three months. The one cent retail increase has continued to be in force. Milk prices at the store now are 28 cents a quart. Following the 1955 hurricanes, hard hit dairymen asked for a bulk in crease in milk of 25 cents a (Continued oil 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. low xi at High Tide Thursday, September 26, 9:48 A. M. 3:22 A. M. 10:03 P. M. 3:57 P. M. Friday, September 27, 10:41 A. M. 4:10 A. M. 10:54 P. M. 4:49 P. M. Saturday, September 28, 11:36 A. M. 5:00 A. M. 11:48 P. M. 5:42 P. M. Sunday, September 29, 0:00 A. M. 5:52 A. M. 12:31 P. M. 6:39 P. M. Monday, September 30, 12:45 A. M. 6:49 A. M. 1:29 P. M. 7:36 P. M. I Tuesday, October 1, 1:43 A. M. 7:48 A. M. 2:26 P. M. 8:35 P. M. Wednesday, October 2, 2:42 A. M. 8:48 A. M. 3:21 P. M. 9:30 P. M.

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