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Most Of The News All The Time Volume No. 18 STATE PORT PILOT A Good Newspaper In A Good Community No. 36 6-Pages Today SOUTHPORT, N. C. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1911958 5c A COPYPUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY The Pilot Covers Brunswick County Ground Breaking Sunday Starting Of New Church Members And Friends Of Bethel Baptist Church Participated In This Event Sunday Afternoon NEW SITE LOCATED ON HIGHWAY NO. 130 Work Scheduled To Begin This Week On Construc tion Of New Building For Congregation Ground breaking ceremonies were held Sunday afternoon for the new Bethel Baptist Church, which will be located north of the Sawdust Trail intersection on highway No. 130. Presiding over the service was Prank Cox. Following a song, the invocation was given by the Rev. Leo Hawkins, pastor of Southport Baptist Church. The scripture reading was by Hugh Price. Carlton Price then presented a brief resume of the building fupd campaign, and paid special tribute to the efforts of Mrs. Ralph Sellers in making this project possible. Mrs. Sellers has been confined to her bed for several years, yet it was in response to her letters that considerable part of the building fund of $12,644.18 came an. After singling “Blest Be The Tie That Binds”, Mrs. Thompson Me Racken, Association Missionary for the Brunswick Baptist Asso ciation, led in prayer. The actual ground breaking ■was done by Amos Splawn, chair man of the board of deacons for Bethel Baptist Church. The benediction was pronounced by the Rev. Donald P. Smith of Charleston, W. Va., who filled the pulpit at Bethel for both morning and evening services Sunday. The congregation has entered Into a contract with Hines Con struction Co. of Carolina Beach for the erection of a brick build ing on their new site. The pre „ sent church is situated about one lmlf mile o$f highit’-ay NS. 87i .-<• ■■ Brief Bit* Of lnewsj BARBECUE SUPPER A benefit barbecue supper will be served Saturday, March 22 be ginning- at 6 p. m. at Bethel Meth odist Church, Bolivia. The public iis invited. RETURN HOME Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Milliken of Shallotte have returned home from a 10-day visit with Mr. and Mrs. Harold Milliken at Key West, Fla. EYE CLINIC An eye clinic was held by Dr. Raymond Groves at the Bruns wick County Health Department on March 5. A total of 41 chil dren were examined with 31 found to need glasses. PRE-SCHOOL CLINIC A pre-school clinic will be held at the Southport school on March 21, and parents of children plan ning to enter school for the first time next fall are reminded of this date. ANTIOCH REVIVAL The Rev. Paul Lovingood of Pooney’s Grove Baptist Church, Granite Falls, will be. guest min ister for the revival services at Antioch Baptist Church, beginning April 6 and running through April 13. BENEFIT GAME On Tuesday, March 25, 1958, at T:30 p. m., the Bolivia Lions Club will play host to the Southport Lions Club in a basketball game in the Bolivia gym. The public is invited. All proceeds will benefit the Heart Fund. lions to meet The regular meeting of the Southport Lions Club will be held tomorrow (Thursday) evening at 6:30 o'clock at the Community Building. Dr. M. H. Rourk, Dis trict Governor of Lions Inter national, will be the speaker for this occasion. training course The Training Union at Antioch Baptist Church has completed a study course for which the aver age attendance was 61.2. Of those in attendance, 50 qualified for cer tificate awards. Hubert K. Brit tian is director of the Training Union. The Big One CAUGHT—This 187-Lb. Jewfish was caught by Capt. Walter Lewis on a recent red snapper expedition to the Gulf Stream. And this was not even the biggest fish they hooked. One Jewfish wras brought to the surface before it was discovered that 'it was so large they could not even get him into the boat. So, the men cut their line and let the big one get away. Excavation Begins At Old Brunswick Clearing Operations Begin Ag Preliminary To More Extensive Wo?E That‘Will Follow This Summer SITE CONSIDERED OF GREAT SIGNIFICANCE Belief Exists That Project Presents Ideal Opportun ity To Unearth Founda tions Of Typical Co lonial Settlement Work has begun on clearing the site for extensive archaelogical excavation work at the site of Old Brunswick, located on the banks of the Cape Fear river just south of Orton Plantation. Samuel Tarlton, historic sites supervisor of the department of Archives and History, was here Monday, and plahs were set for a formal meeting at this historic site on Tuesday morning as work got underway, but the weather prevented. Tarlton says that the present work is to clear the site of trees and undergrowth in preparation of the excavation, which will be done under the watchful eye of a trained archaeologist. He says that efforts are now being made to engage the services of such a man. Brunswick, an early settlement on the Cape Fear, dwindled in population during the late colonial period, and was entirely abandon ed during the Revolutionary War. Because it was abandoned, and not destroyed as improvements were made at the original site, Continued On Page Four Shallotte PTA Holds Meeting Kendall Bellamy Elected President Of This Organi zation For Coming School Term The March meeting of the Shal lotte Parent-Teachers Association was held in the auditorium with Edwin Clemmons presiding. The program for the evening was in the hands of the second grade, un der the supervision of Mi's. Edna Bellamy and Mrs. J. M. Hales, both second grade teachers at Shallotte, and John Herbert Hol den, music director at the school. The group sang and gave a safety skit, and as the highlight of the program, the girls sang and danced to “Alice Blue Gown”, all dressed in blue. Officers for the 1958-59 year were announced as follow: Presi dent, Kendall Bellamy; vice Continued On Page Four Explosion To Occur This Week Several charges of dyna mite totalling about 300 pounds will be exploded in the iCape Fear River about 7 miles south of Wilmington the latter part of this week, ac cording to an announcement by Col. H. C. Rowland, Jr., District Engineer of the Corps of Engineers’ Wilmington Dis trict office. The charges will go off starting about 11:30 a. m. Thursday or Friday, if weath er conditions are good enough to permit technicians to place the charges. The purpose of the work is to remove a small rock ledge in the side of the 34-foot channel, Colonel Rowland stated. Young People Organize Club Young People's Service Lea gue Formed At All Soul's Episcopal Church The young people of All Soul’s Episcopal Church in Northwest have formed a Young Church man’s Club, the new name of the former Young People’s Service League. This change in names was made because the purpose of such a club is to keep ever before the young people, especially the teen agers, the fact that they are not "mis-fits” in an age of ' adult religion, but rather a vital part of the church. This emphasis is prevalent throughout the whole of the meeting which opens with a devotional period led by one of the Young Churchmen. After the de votions, a business meeting is held to plan forthcoming pro jects. At the close of the business session, a program pertaining to jreligion is, presented. This is done [either by dividing into two groups to discuss some religious question, or the discussion of a Bible text by one of t,he members. After the program is completed, the group is adjourned to a play period after the saying of the grace. The Young Churchmen have selected as their first project the planting of flowers on the church grounds in an effort to not only beautify the grounds, but to make available flowers for the altar. The second project will be the making of . sheets, pillow cases, Continued On Page Four Gen. Houseman At Sunny Point For Inspection Commanding General U. S. Army Transporation Ter minal Command Making Routine Inspection Of Lo cal Installation ON WAY NORTH FROM SOUTHERN POfcTS Was Present At Savannah For Outloading Of Units Of Third Infantry Di * vision Early This Month Maj. Gen. Evan M. Houseman, commanding general, Unjted States Army Transportation Ter minal Command, Atlantic, is in Southport on a routine tour of inspection of the Sunny Point Army Terminal. General and Mt». Houseman are guests of Col. and Mrs. Jonas Heiss. General Houseman Is on his way north from Southern ports, which are outport installations . under the command of Sunny Point Army Terminal. Among these is the port of Savannah, which re cently has been the scene of a huge operation that saw the out loading of units of the Third In fantry Division, which is going to Germany in a gyroscope opera tion. General Houseman commands all transportation terminal com mands located on the eastern coast of the United States in cluding the United States Army Transportation Terminal Com mand, Pepperrell Air Force Base, St. Johns, Newfoundland. Col. Heiss says that this inspection is not special but in line with the general's policy of visiting sub ordinate units as often as time permits. Last evening Ool. and Mrs. Heiss invited a few guests to meet General and Mrs. Houseman, The latter will depart for New York on Friday. Southport PTA Sees Art Work Student Art Exhibit Pro vides Interesting Part Of Program For March Meet ing The Southport Parent-Teachers Association held its March meet ing in the high school auditorium Thursday evening. The theme for the month is “For the Future We Build Together Through Looking, Listening, and Learning.” In keep ing with this, a film titled “Skippy and the Three R’s” was presented, in which classroom methods for teaching in the low er grades was shown. The nominating committee, which is to report next month, was named as follow: Mrs. Posher Ruark, Mrs. W. R. Jenkins and Mrs. W. P. Jorgenson. Plans were discussed for the program the PTA is to sponsor on Thursday, April 17, in which the North Fulton High School Singers, of Atlanta, Georgia, will be here. This promises to be a most unusual program and the PTA is proud to sponsor this en tertainment for Southport music lovers. • j-,< The grade count was taken and the awards were won by Mrs. Willis’ second grade and Mr. Cashion’s eleventh grade. Following the business meeting PTA members made a tour of •the downstairs halls and class Continued On Page Four C. D. PICKERRELL arrived in SOuthport Monday and immediate ly began his duties as City Man ager. He is from Whiteville, where he served for six years in the position of city manager. Miss Loughlin Is District Winner Among Teachers Member Of Faculty At Southport High School Is Former Supervisor For Brunswick County Public Schools Miss Gertrude Loughlin, fifth grade teacher in the Southport school, has been named District 11 winner in the Oscars For Teachers competition sponsored by the North Carolina Federation of Woman’s Clubs. Previously she had been honor ed as the representative from Brunswick county. Other counties in the district are New Hanover, Pender, Duplin and Sampson. Miss Loughlin is well known throughout Brunswick county, having served for four years as elementary school supervisor. She had taught previously in the Southport schools, and for two years worked as office assistant in the office of the board of edu -yy A further background of her teaching experience was gained in Wilmington, where she taught for several years in the city schools. In addition to her school work, Miss Loughlin takes an active in terest in the affairs of South port Baptist Church, where she serves as church librarian. Continued On Page Pour Red Cross Drive Ready To Start Chairman Selected For Five Of The Six Townships In The County; Solicitations To Start TTiis Week Oeyon Evans, Brunswick coun ty chairman of the Red Cross Fund Drive, has secured chairmen •for four of the five school dis tricts, and has set in motion a county-wide organization that will begin this week solicitations for funds. The quota for Brunswick coun ty has been set at $2,000. Heading the drive in Wacca ir.aw will be Ralph King; at Shallotte, Mrs. Odell Williamson will serve as • Shallotte chairman. Harold B. Aldridge will head ac tivities in the Southport area. The Bolivia leader will be Harold Willetts. This leaves the Leland school district still without a leader. In speaking of the coming cam Coatlnued On Page Four TIME and TIDE By JIMMIE HARPER It was March 23, 1938, and Waccamaw High School had made a clean sweep of the county debating contest, winning in hath affirmative and negative divisions. All the county high schools had participated. A meeting1 of oitizens interested in a frank discussion of Southport’s need for a hotel was being planned; the Civic Club had tenatively planned an outboard motorboat race for the upcoming summer; and local college students were home for spring vacations. The Pilot 'that week carried; an old (circa 1850) prescription for the cure of dropsy. Included in the potion were: a handful of blacksnake root, a quart of rum, and twenty (ten-penny) nails. Theory behind effectiveness of this formula: After a snort of it, dropsy would be the least of your troubles. Dillon Ganey had filed for the Democratic nomination for sher iff; and our editorial writer reminded the readers of the page one announcement of a T. B. Clinic to be held in the county the following week. It was Match 24, 1943, and the county was in danger of fall ing short of its quota in the current Red Cross drive. A group Continued On Page Pour Sheriff E. H. Gray Seeks Reelection Formal Announcement This Week Brings To Ten The Number Of Candi dates For Democratic Nomination For This Of fice Sheriff Elbert H. Gray has formally announced his candidacy for re-election to the office which he has held for the past four years. Already he has nine oppon ents for the Democratic nomina tion. Gray was the successful can didate in a large field four years ago, then went on to defeat Clar ence Russ in the November elec tion. It was his first race for public office. Already in the race are two men who formerly served as sher iff of the county. One is Dillon L. Ganey and the other is Ed V. Leonard. Drew Long, who serv ed as deputy under Leonard, is a candidate. Two Southport men are in the race, Clinton Bellamy and Doug Norton. Bolivia has a man in Keh Milligan. Talmadge Var num of Supply has declared his intention to seek the nomination, and Pearley Russ of Shallotte was the last to announce before Gray came out. The field is com pleted by Ulyses Grainger of Longwood. With almost a month left in which to file, there is a possibility that other names may be added to the list before the filing dead line. Few Complain Of Tax Revaluation Police Office To Be Constructed Mayor Eugene B. Tomlin son, Jr., has announced that the Board of Aldermen at their meeting Thursday eve ning unanimously approved the construction of a Police Station and information cen ter. The Board is taking this ac tion in an effort to provide better police coverage for the city by having an office (where investigating may be held and records kept in ac cordance with standard law enforcement practice. During summer months the building will double as an information center to serve the increasing number of tourists and visi tors interested in water sports. Varied Docket Tried In Court Numerous Cases Disposed Of Last Week Before Judge Earl Bellamy In Recorder’s Court The weekly session of Bruns wick county Recorder’s court was over by noon Monday, but not before a long list of cases had been disposed of. Judgments in these matters follow: Judgment was withheld in the case charging Sherwood Gore with non-support. Mary McCoy was found not guilty of possession of non-tax paid whiskey. Hubert Dixon was found guilty of drunk driving and was fined $10 and costs. Fred Jones asked a jury trial on charges of non-support and bond was set at $200. Linden F. Simmons was con victed of driving too fast for con ditions and was fined $10 and costs. James E. Long pleaded guilty to charges of public drunkenness ind possession and was fined $25 and costs. Wallace B. McCofferty pleaded guilty to charges to driving 65 mph in a 55-mph zone and was fined $10 and costs. Connie Robinson asked a jury trial on charges of driving with out operator’s license and on the wrong side of the road. Bond was set at $200. Cullen B. Smith pleaded guilty to charges of drunk driving and was fined $100 and costs. Carey Lee Burton was found guilty of driving without chauf feurs license and was fined $10 and costs. t»eorge E. White was found guilty of operating with an ex pired license and was fined $10 and costs. The following speeding cases were tried: Addison J. McCortney, Continued On rage Four} 1 Members Board Of County Commissioners Sitting This Week As Board Of Equa lization And Review CITIZENS APPEAR TO BE SATISFIED First Day Devoted To Hear ing Complaints From Northwest, With Tues day And Wednesday For Town Creek Members of the board of county commissioners, sitting this week as members of the board of equal ization and review, have been pleased that during the first two <iays there have been compara tively few complaints based upon the revaluation program that was used as the basis for listing land for taxes this year. Monday was the day set aside for residents of Northwest town ship to appear before the board and ask for any adjustments they considered to be in order. Yester day was th'e first of two days set aside for residents of Town Creek. Although several persons came before the board, there were no instances of major dissatisfaction. The commissioners took the po sition that wherever a mistake had been made, it was their duty to make a correction. However, when it appeared that a complaint was based upon a valuation that was in line with that of other comparable property they have refused to make any changes. Members of the board said yes terday afternoon that they have found the people to be very fair in their attitude about revalution. “■Some have not understood that a substantial reduction in the tax rate is a part of our efforts to change our tax situation, and Continued On Page hour) Camp Plans For 4-H Membership Brunswick County Boys And Curls Will Attend Camp Near Asheville During Last Week In June Parents of 4-H club members in Brunswick are reminded that 4-H boys and girls of this county have been assigned to attend Camp Swannanoa near Asheville the week of June 23-28. It will be necessary to charge a total fee of $20 per club member this year The reason for the greater ex pense is that the distance to Camp Swannanoa is a little more than twice as far as Camp Millstone, the camp Brunswick has attended in the past. The $20 fee will cover meals, insurance, transportation and in structional supplies. Club members will need a little extra money for drinks, ice cream, etc., and pro vision should be provided for a meal on the way up and on the way back. Each club member must furnish his own bed linen, blankets, toilet articles, school ^Continued on rage Four) Report Findings Of Bus Routing Study In County Survey Completed By Su perintendent John G. Long In Cooperation With Prin cipals And Bus Drivers LOCAL STUDENTS HELP WITH WORK Object Of This Study Is To Obtain A Comprehensive Picture Of School Trans portation Problems In Brunswick Superintendent John G. Long this week announced the findings of a study of Brunswick county bus transportation problems, a survey that has been in progress for several months with the co operation of school principals and bus drivers. Source of the information were questionnaires handed to each bus driver, who furnished the desired information before turning his sheet in to his principal. Ques tions were designed to provide information on the age of the driver, his classification, exper ience, health and safety habits, philosophy, length of route, travel conditions, schedule and other pertinent information. The reports were compiled by a team of students from South port high school, under the di rection of Principal Thomas Webb, and students of the Commercial Arts Class at Brunswick County Training School, under the di rection of Mrs. Josie Mae Green. Among other things, this sur vey showed that usually there is a total of 4,115 students riding buses in Brunswick County daily, 3,132 elementary and 983 high school. The daily mileage of all buses generally totals 2,438 miles and 48,876 miles monthly. Of this mileage, 1,873.1 miles was report ed as hard surface, 499 miles on improved roads and 66.3 miles on what was referred to in this re port as unimproved roads. The longest individual route reported in the county was at Waecamaw where Dannis Sim mons drives 102 miles daily. The drivers’ ages range from 16 to over 20 years, with the (Continued on page (our) Plan Observance Of Good Friday Ministers Of Several Protes tant Churches Cooperat ing In This Service This Year St. Philip's Episcopal Church will observe Good Friday this year with the traditional three hour Good Friday Service entitled “The Seven Words From The Cross”. Good Friday comes this year on April 4 and the service will begin at 12 noon. The Rev. Leo Haw kins of the Southport Baptist Church and the Rev. Lawrence Bridges of Trinity Methodist Church, as well as the host minis ter, Captain Henry Howard, will participate. Good Friday is the day on which Jesus Christ was crucified. He was nailed to the cross at 12 noon and "gave up the Ghost” at 3 p. m. the sacrifice over. The following texts will be used: “Father forgive them; for they know not what they do.”—Capt. (Continued on Pasre Fouri 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, March 20, 7:53 A. M. 1:52 A. M. 8:04 P. M. 2:00 P. M. Friday, March 21, 8:26 A. M. 2:30 A. M. 8:38 P. M. 2:44 P. M. Saturday, March 22, 8:58 A. M. 3:07 A. M. 9:11 P. M. 3:20 P. M. Sunday, March 23, 9:29 A. M. 3:44 A. M. 9:44 P. M. 3:53 P. M. Monday, March 24, 10:01 A. M. 4:20 A. M. 10:20 P. M. 4:30 P. M. Tuesday, March 25, 10:35 A. M. 5:00 A. M. 11:01 P. M. 5:09 P. M. Wednesday, March 26, 11:18 A. M. 5:44 A. M. 11:51 P. M. 5:56 P. M.
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