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Most Of The News All The Time Volume No. 18 THE STATE PORT PILOT _ A Good Newspaper In A Good Community No. 26 6-Pages Today SOUTHPORT, N. C. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1958 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY The Pilot Covers Brunswick County $1.50 PER YEAR Civic Association At Yaupon Beach Elects Officers Clinton Bellamy Is Named President Of Newly Form ed Group At Brunswick County Resort Commun ity SPONSOR PROJECTS FOR IMPROVEMENT First On List Will Be The Purchase Of Fogging Ma chine For Use In Mos quito Control Efforts The Yaupon Beach Civic Asso ciation had its organizational meeting on Monday, December 30, at which time the following of ficers were elected: Clinton Bell amy, president; James Sanders, vice-president; G. V. Barbee, treasurer; Lorraine Bellamy, sec retary. These officers and the fol lowing committee .chairmen will constitute the board of directors: Entertainment committee, Mrs. Kaye Dixon; decoration commit tee, Boyce Spencer; civic im provement, W. H. Murdaugh and C. E. Murplhy; publicity, Mrs. Frances Sanders; and legal com mittee, E. J. Prevatte. Final preparations for the New Year’s Eve party were made and progress on the preliminary work was reported. Although the association has been formed only a short time, it has already received over 40 mem berships. All membership fees go for the civic improvement of the beach, and the first project is a spraying machine to control in sects. This machine will be pur chased in the spring so that it will be used for the entire 1958 season. Other projects planned are a fire truck, park and recreational development, a boat loading ramp, planting of the ' boulevards and streets, and a yacht or beach club which will be the center of much of the social activity planned for the village. There will be some memberships accepted on an invitational basis other than property owners and at present there is no initiation fee. As the work of the civic associa tion progresses and its work be- ' comes better organized, an initia- ' tion fee will be charged. It is planned to have four major entertainments each year and a [ social get-together each month. ' Each member will be invited to all these affairs and will be noti fied by mail of their occurrance. r Brief Bits Of lnews 1 In SAMPSON COUNTY Patrolman George Willetts of Iceland has been assigned duty at Salemburg in Sampson county. TP ATTEND CONVENTION Edwin Clemmons, president of the Shallotte Parent-Teachers As sociation will represent that or ganization at the State Conven tion in Raleigh on January 13, TO ATTEND GENERAL BOARD 1 E. J. Prevatte, who is a member ] of the Baptist State Convention’s i General Board, will leave for Ra- < leigh on Sunday to attend an im- i port ant meeting of that gropp. 1 The meeting will probably last two days. ‘ ] SHALLOTTE P. T. A. < The Shallotte Parent-Teachers j } Association will meet Monday at i 7:3Q o’clock in the high school ( ;■"' auditorium. This association has , '" 684 members at present- The major for this year is additional -■■■ • wiring for the- primary building. . ■ C .. i— -— - WCENSE EXAMINER_ - Max- 'Edwards of Bolivia'^ffs recently joined the State High ■ way Patrol as a driver's license exapiiner. He has completed train ing at troop headquarters at Greenville and has been assigned ■to th,e Rocky Mount office as relief examiner. BIBLE STUDY SERIES ' - * ! : ■ ’ ( Bible Situdy Week at the South- 1 port Baptist Church begins Sun- ! day evening at 7:30 o’clock, when, t Dri Elmo Scoggins of Southeast- ( ern Seminary begins a teaching ; series on the book of Hosea, and ]'] will continue through Thursday J night, January 16. There will be four morning teaching hours at!i 10 a. m., Monday through Thurs- i day. Ait these morning hours. Dr. Scoggins will give four lectures j . called “Introducing the Prophets”. _ .The public, iis '-invited to join in these services. Ground Breaking Ceremony asssB—i■BeasaaK'.raiww *:, ■■■% ■ ‘: BEGINNING—William Webb, chairman of the building committee of the South port Presbyterian Church, is shown in the foreground lifting the first spade of dirt during the ground breaking ceremony Sunday afternoon at the site on Moore Street in Deepwater Heights. A large crowd was present on a cold, sunny afternoon for this service, which marks the beginning of a new church in Southport.—(Photo by Huntley.) First Highway Death Of Year Occurs Friday Negro Man Becomes Coun ty’s First Highway Vic tim In One-Car Accident On Unpaved Road Near Holden Beach Bennie Morgan, Brunswick county negro, was instantly kill id late Friday afternoon when the lutomobile in which he was rid ng was involved in a one-car ac iident on a dirt road near Holden 3each. Driver of the car is reported to lave been Thomas Cause, who ilso sustained serious injuries, as lid his brother F. B, Gause. A 'ourth man, whose name was not ivailable, also sustained serious njuries. This was the first highway (Continue-' on Page Four; Talk To Seniors About College Representative From East Carolina College Will Be In Brunswick County Two Days Next Week A representative from East Carolina College will be in Bruns wick county next Tuesday and Wednesday to talk to seniors libout going to college. On Tuesday he will be at Shal otte High School at 9:35 a. m.; it Waccamaw High School at U35 a. tn.; at Waccamaw High School at 11 a. m.; at Southport ligh School at 2 .p. m. On Wednesday he will be at Bolivia High School at 10 a. m.; t Leland High School at 12 ’clock. The purpose of this visit is to lelp stimulate the desire for urther study among students of he various Brunswick county icliools. Statistics Show Brunswick Gains Figures From Dun & Brad street Publication Indicate Increase In Business Ope rations During Past Five Years Statistics released last week by i. S. Withers, Manager of the ialeigta office of Dun & Brad treet, Inc., reflect the growth <f business firms in eastern North Carolina during the past five fears. Figures obtained ■ from a Jhysical count of the Dun & Jradstreet Reference Book for No •ember, 1957, totaled 25,422 manu acturers, wholesalers and retail srs in this area as compared to 12,60S listings in 1952—an in crease of 12.2 percent for the 3enod. There were 190 listings- in Continued On Page Four Ground Breaking For New Church Courthouse Fire Still Unsettled There is no news regarding the settlement of the fire loss at the Brunswick county courthouse, and members of the board of commissioners are now in the process of filing a proof of ioss. The most recent. conference between county officials and insurance adjusters left the two interests about $5,000 apart in settlement of the claim. The commissioners take the position that they are using figures arrived at by four different contractors, all of whom were within a few hundred dollars of the same quotation. The adjusters be lieve that some of the items for which a claim is being made should not be allowed. Busy Day For County Court Variety Of Cases Disposed Of Monday Before Judge Earl Bellamy In Bruns. County Recorder’s Court Tom Mintz, Brunswick county white man, was given a prelimin-, ary hearing in Brunswick -county Recorder’s court Monday , on charges of statutory rape, "and probable cause was found.—The defendant was bound over to j^u perior court without privilege of bond. Given a hearing on charge^ of incest, 'probable cipse was found irf this ease and 'bond iwas set at $5,000 for appearance in Superior court. _ ;*..*• In Other cases'* tried before Judge Earl Bellamy, Dan McMil lan -pleaded guilty to charges of public drunkenness and was fined $25 and costs. Mary L. Trammell pleaded guil ty to public drunkenness and was fined $25 and costs. George W. Hewett pleaded guil ty to charges of drunk driving and possession and was fined $100 and costs. Robert L. Ganey faced two charges of driving 70-mph and reckless, operation. He waived ap pearance and pleaded guilty and was fined $56.75 and costs m each case. Robert E. Gore was convicted of driving 70-mph and carrying concealed weapons. He was fined $60 and costs. . Henry L. Bedault was found not guilty of reckless operatiop but pleaded guilty to driving 65-mph and was fined $10 and costs. ... John W,. Bath, pleaded guilty ter driving ■&.truck. 55-<raph and was (Continued on Page 4} Large Gathering Here (Sun iday Afternoon For Cere moay Marli ng Start Of iVcd*”.** < ,r>-r-itT"' Fo New Presbyterian Church CON STRUCT! ON TO BEGIN THIS WEEK First Objective Will Be Construction Of Educa tion Building And Fel lowship Assembly Hall ; Sanctuary Later Three ministers representing three different denominations par ticipated in the ground breaking ceremony for the new Southport Presbyterian Church Sunday after noon. In charge of the program was the Rev. Charles W. Worth, pastor pastor of First Presbyterian church of Whiteville and chair man of the Home Missions Com mittee for the Wilmington Pres bytery. The scripture was lead by the Rev. Charles Murray, who has been holding morning services at the local Presbyterian church; and prayer was' offered by the Rev. L. D. Hayman, pastor of Yaupon Beach Methodist church, who has been holding evening study ses sions for the local Presbyterian congregation. The first spade of dirt was moved by William Webb, chairman of tlie building committee, and one of the outstanding features wag the presentation of the fol lowing brief church history by * (Continued on Page Four) New Warnings From Weather Display Tower U. S. Weather Bureau Puts New Display Signals In Effect, Beginning Janu ary 1st FIRST USE MADE HERE THIS WEEK New Plan Also Includes Provision For Lights To Be Displayed At Night From Tower Southport residents who are accustomed to seeing storm flags flying from the U. S. Weather Bureau display tower on the gar rison' saw a strange combination Tuesday when the new signals that became effective January 1 were used for the first time. The unusual warning was a red pennant flying above a red pennant, and it warned of winds of gale force (39-54mph). More over, this signal went up a few hours after the usual small craft warning had been hoisted to show expected winds of up to 38-mph. In order of velocity, the next flag above the double-pennants is a square red flag with black cen ter, which warns of winds of whole gale force (55-73mph); The only warning more serious than this is the flag above flag, giving warning of winds of hurricane force (74-mph plus). The new warning system also provides for a display of lights at night. For smallcraft warning the light arrangement is red above white. The gale warning is white light above red. The whole gale signal at night red light over red. The night light for hurricane warning is red over white over red. New Year s fcve Party At Yaupon Enjoyable Event Sponsored By Yaupon Beach Civic Association; Funds Will Go For Improvements The third annual New Year’s Eve Party was held on Decem ber 31 at the skating rink in Yau pon Beach and turned out to be the biggest and best held so far. Over 160 invited guests register ed, and there were many who came in late who did not get on the registration list. The skating rink was beautiful ly decorated in the New Year’s theme with colorful crepe paper, balloons and native shrubbery. The tables were covered with white tablecloths and decorated with centerpieces of candles sur rounded by holly and yaupon. Costume hats and noise makers were given to the guests to help add to their pleasure in heralding out the old year and seeing in the new year. At midnight there was much celebration with the popping of balloons, blowing of horns, and of course, the singing of “Auld Lang Syne.” 1958 arrived on a happy sound of new years wishes. The Yaupon Civic Association, sponsors of the party, considered it to be a highly successful event, and wishes to thank each one for their part in its success. No at tempt is made by the association to make money on its parties, but they are strictly for the social Continued On rage Four) TIME and TIDE '•..i-. ..V: By JIMMIE HARPER It wag January 12, 1937, and Brunswick county had ex perienced the first freeze of the year, if not of the season. In : that issue of The Pilot it was noted that interest in basketball was on the rise in the county. Three of the schools were hard at work trying to secure indoor playing facilities. The 'Southport Civic Club had announced a "far-flung and re lentless crusade against prowling cats in the woods . . The W. B. & S- bus line had done double duty during the holiday rush and had been duly commended; Mr. and Mrs. Bertram Burriss of Camden, N. J., had spent the week in Southport with rela tives; and local fishermen were preparing their gear for shad season. January 13; 1943, found basketball interest still running high; Mine Sweeper 108 had defeated the Navy Base club 24-12. pleasure driving had been ruled out due to excess gasoline con sumption; and women had started to show up for work at the Wilmington shipyard. The Pilot had moved its offices to the corner of the Moore and Howe St. intersection. The location had previously housed a dentist office, a millinery shop and a Coast & Geodetic Survey branch office. . The flowers of Orton were blooming without regard to the absence of an appreciative audience; Southport had been set Uj^pn by a monsoon-—some Ids hour continuous rain—.; and ..JKMny: Prevatta .'had-drilled a .fosc-nwhile squirrel hunting. .... V. “ • - Continued. On “Page Four Brunswick Boats Men In Bad Storm Reports From Florida Give Account Of Three Men Swim ming To Safety; Lost Boats Found Twice during the past weel Brunswick county boats and mei have figured in news coming u] from Florida, which has been ii the grip of a severe storm. On Friday it was reported tha three Shallotte fishermen wen safe after swimming ashore fron their sinking vessel, the Mis; Jan. The men were Jerry M Phelps, James T. Tompkins am Robert H. Leon. On Monday there was a repor that two boats belonging to Lew is J. Hardee had been lost, am that there was no word from th craw. Later reports indicated tha : the vessels, the Wave and the i Surf, were safe, as were the men ' in their crew. These included 1 Charles Bruce of Southport. The Surf was being towed to ' safety at Miami, while the Wave ' was able to make it back to port s at Key West under her own pow er. [ The loss of these boats was in cluded with a report of the sink ; ing of the yacht Revonac, to ■ gether with the owner, a New 1 York publisher, and all of her : crew. There has been no further t' word of this vessel. Work Of Listing Begins In County Tobacco Meeting For Next Week Arrangements have been made to hcdd a county-wide tobacco production meeting at Shallotte high school audi torium on Thursday, January 16, at 3:15 p. m., according to County Agent A. S. Know les. The meeting will cover the important features of to bacco production. R. R. Bennett or one of the other tobacco specialists will lead the discussion. They will be prepared to give tobacco farmers the latest practices of good tobacco production as revealed by research. In formation will be given on varieties, fertilization, insect and disease control as well as other good cultural prac tices. All tobacco growers are urged to attend this import ant meeting. Superior Court To Be Conducted Arrangements Being Made To Use Second Floor Of City Hall As Courtroom During Term Convening January 20 Plans are proceeding for hold ing the January term of Bruns wick county Superior court ac cording to schedule on January 20. Judge William Bickebt of Ra leigh is scheduled to preside, and among the more important items of business will be the selection of a gland jury to serve for the remainder of this year. It will be impossible to use the court room in the second floor of the court house, but arrange ments have been made to trans fer activities to the second floor of the City Hall. The weekly sessions of Record er’s court have been held in the Community Building since the fire, but iwith facilities set up at the City Hall it is expected that this activity will be transferred there. Acreage Reserve Sign-Up Begins Attention Of Brunswick County Growers Called To Importance Of This Phase Of Farm Program The sign-up for the 1958 Acre- i ige Reserve program begins on 1 Monday, January 13, at the ASC : Office _ at Shallatte and will end )n March 7. Every fanner who ■ viahes to place his allotment crop n the Acreage Reserve should ’irst make arrangements to esta >lish a Soil Bank Base and should ry to he at the ASC office on Monday, January 13. The sign-up will be on a first come, first serve basis and as of this date 50 farmers have established their Soil Bank Base. The Conservation Reserve Sign up is going on right no|.v and will continue until April 15. Far hers who have some land they wish to take out' of production should come: .by the ASC office law and , work out " those details. . The ABC -Office Has lwailed the (Continued on Page Four) Brunswick County Tax List ers Begin Work In Each Of The Six Townships This Week WORK PROCEEDING SLOWLY SO FAR Tax Supervisor Asks Coop eration With Farm Cen sus, But Reminds It Has No Bearing Upon Taxation Brunswick county began listing their property for 1958 taxes on Monday, and yesterday Mrs. Bes sie Whatley, tax supervisor, re ported that the operation was pro ceeding smoothly. “One thing that happened the first two days,” she said, “is that folks are slow about coming in. We hope they iwill go on and list, for with the sheets already filled in with real estate values, we think that the entire job can be completed before February 1. “The people have been very good about bringing in a list of their personal property, and that helps speed their listing. I want to remind them that we are using only 50-percent of their actual value for listing purposes, just as we are using that percentage of the new valuation.” Another point that Mrs. What ley wished to have stressed was the fact that farmers are urged to cooperate in furnishing infor mation for the farm census. “I want to make it clear, though, that this information has no bear ing upon taxes,” the tax super visor said. Taxpayers are advised to list with the lister in his own town ship, since he has a. sheet already prepared showing the real estate values. Conference At Yaupon Church Dr. J. E. Garlington, Dis trict Superintendent, Will Preach Sunday Morning And Will Conduct Second Quarterly Conference The second Quarterly Confer ence for the Methodist Church at STaupon Village will be the feature svent for this congregation on Sunday morning at 11 o’clock. Dr. r. E. Garlington, Superintendent >f the Wilmington District, will >reach at this hour an then pre iide at the business session of the :onference. The first conference of this lature was held on the event of he organization of the church Vugust 25, 1957. Since that date here has been a steady growing nterest in the newly organized :hurch. A complete organization las been put in motion, and a ;wo-acre lot secured on the main lighway leading through the Yau Jon Beach and Tranquil Harbour ievelopments. The lot has been cleared and is in readiness for a ground-breaking program later on n the early spring. The confer ence on Sunday will record the ■esults of this venture up to the ^resent time. Further plans will se announced for the winter nonths. A hotair blower system has been nstalled in the skating rink for •vanning the building during the :old weather. One outstanding event for the spring is the promised visitation >f Bishop Paul N. Garbor, who sill' spend a few days in the vill Continued On Page Four) Engineers To Be Responsible For Inlet Work Governor Luther H. Hodges Made Announcement In Raleigh Monday Regard* ing Closing Long Beach Inlet WILL PROVIDE BASF, FOR ROAD This Work Will Render Many Individually Owned Building Sites Avail able For New Con struction xxiim/uuv. can tire wcto iiietuc ill rv<i leig-h Friday by Governor Luther H. Hodges that the Wilmingtoh District of the U. S. Army En gineers will close the inlet that was opened across the lower end of Long Beach during Hurricane Hazel in the fall of 1954. In connection with closing the inlet, there is a project for the State Highway to reconstruct the highway, thus giving accessibility to scores of lots ofvned by private individuals who have been waiting for an opportunity to build cot tages. Several owners have stand ing orders to start the day ma terial can toe hauled to their prop erty. The decision of the Federal Civil Defense Administration and the Corps of Engineers to move ahead with the work, said the governor, "came as the result of a deter mined effort on the part of the State of North Carolina to con vince the appropriate federal agencies that this major hurricarie damage should qualify for federal funds.” Hodges described opening of the inlet as “a tremendous blow to Brunswick County and Southeast North Carolina.” He said It brought a loss in revenue both to the county and to individual prop erty owners in the beach com munity. Closing it will allow the State Highway Commission to re place the highway connecting the south end of Long Beach Island which has been cut off since the inlet was cut, he added. Make Plans To Honor Teacher Southport Woman’s Club Will Participate In Nat ional “Oscars For Teach ers” Movement This Yeah The Southport Woman’s Club is participating in a nationwide “Oscars For Teachers” contest sponsored by the General Federa tion of Women’s Clubs. A teacher will be selected by a committee of judges and will be entered ip the district contest. If successful at that level, he or she will b4 entered in the state contest at which time a state selection will be made to compete nationally. The selection will be made on the basis of scholastic attainment, teaching experience, humanitarian attitude toward students, out standing work beyond the call ol duty, and an interest in com* munity, state and national affairs. Recommendations iwill be re ceived by Mrs. E. J, Prevatte. president of the Southport Wol man's Club, until January I5i These will be turned over to a committee for screening and selec tion and the announcement of the teacher to be honored will be made by Feberuary 1. 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 PUot through the courtesy of the Cape Fear Pilot’s Association. High Tide Low TMr Thursday, January 9, 4:12 A. M. 10:22 A. M. 4:42 P. M. 10:55 P. M. Friday, January 10, 5:06 A. M. 11:15 A. M. 5:33 P. M. 11:52 P. M. Saturday, January 11, 8:02 A. M. 12:09 A. M. 6:29 P. M. 0:00 P. M. Sunday, January 13, 7:05 A. M. 12:53 A. M. 7:28 P. M. 1:09 P. M.'i Monday, January 13, 8:10 A. M. 2:00 A. M. 8:29 P. M. 2:10 P. M. Tuesday, January 14, 9:15 A. M. 3:01 a. M. 9:30 P. M. 3:13 P. M. Wednesday, January 15, 10:17 A. M. 4:02 A. M. 10:30 P. M. 4:14 p. ' ' >i
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