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Volume No. 18
THE STATE PORT PILOT
A Good Newspaper In A Good Community
No. 40 8-Pages Today SOUTHPORT, N. C. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 1958 5c A COPY
The Pilot Covers
Brunswick County
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
Choir In Two Appearances
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CHOIR—This is the North Fulton Special choir, which will appear in Southport
High School Auditorium tomorrow (Thursday) evening at 8 o’clock. The following
night they will present a program in the Shallotte High School auditorium. The direc
tor is Robert S. Lowrance, Jr., who is shown in the left foreground. This musical
group appeared here several years ago and made a lasting good impression.
Corporation To
Actively Seek
Local Industry
Charter Received For South
port Development Corpo
ration And Activities Are
Ready To Begin
The State of North Carolina has
approved the incorporation of the
Southport Development Corpora
tion. The initial Board of Direc
tors of the organization are Mis.9
A. M. Woodside, Thomas H.
Watts, Robert A. Jones, E. J,
Prevatte, J. C. Bowman, and E.
B. Tomlinson, Jr. They will serve
until March 1959.
This corporation is a non-pro
fit organization using all assets
for development and promotional
work as follows:
1. Stimulate and promote in
dustrial development in the City
of Southport and Brunswick
County;
2. Purchases and sell lands and
buildings;
3. Construct factory and com
mercial buildings for sal.e or
lease;
4. Borrow money andjor issue
bonds for development work.
Operating funds will be acquir
ed through the sale of member
ship plaques at $10 each. Plaques
may be purchased by businesses
or individuals in any number de
sired.
“Industry is on the move”, said
E. B. Tomlinson, Jr., the presi
Continued On Page Four
Brief Bits Of
OPENS OFFICE
Dr. N. M. Hornstein has moved
back to Southport from Hope
Mills, where he has been engaged
in the practice of medicine for
the past 11 months. He now oc
cupies his former office in the
Watson home, and his office hours
are the same.
FISH FKY
A benefit fish fry, sponsored
jointly by the Lebanon-Mill Creek
Development group and American
Legion Post No. 445 will be held
Saturday evening at the Potter
Landing on Town Creek. Money
raised from this source will go
-into a fund for the erection of a
community building.
ATTEND FEDERATION
The Southport Woman’s Club is
represented at the State Federa
tion of Woman s Clubs meeting
in Charlotte this week by the I
president, Mrs. E. J. Prevatte,
Mrs. Clinton Bellamy, Mrs. W.
Murdaugh, Mrs. E. C. Blake and
Mrs. James M. Harper, Jr., who
is second vice-president of the
State Federation.
Visiting Choir In
Two Appearances
Good Publicity
For Fishermen
A representative from the
Monitor program on NBC
radio network was in South
port last week to make a
tape recording on local fish
ing operations for use on
forthcoming nation-wide
boardcasts.
Their contact was Phil
King, local Evinrude dealer,
who provided an interview
about fishing prospects for
small boatmen. Then he vol
unteered to get the visitor
into contact with Capt. Wal
ter Lewis for an interview
about sports fishing. The pro-:
potion entered a third stage
when King mentioned tarpon,
and got the radio man in con
tact with Leo Dowling.
Radio listeners in this area
will be ‘monitoring’ the Moni
tor program for the next few
week-ends to hear these pro
grams.
Installation Ui
Mrs. Marjarie Livingston,
District Deputy Grand
Matron, Presides At Im
iMKS. Marjorie P. Livingston,
D.D.G.M., conducted installation
rites for officers of Live Oak
Chapter No. 179, Southport, on
last Monday evening. Assisting
Mrs. Livingston were Mrs. Olive
Stanaland, as marshal, Mrs. Alice
St. George, as chaplain, and Mrs.
Mary Bussells, as organist.
The meeting was opened in
formally with Mrs. Elsie Jenkins,
W. M.; and Mrs. Worth Ward,
W. P.; in their respective sta
tions. They welcomed the large
group of members and visitors.
Officers installed were Eliza
beth Harrelson, W. M.; Dave Gar
rish, W. P.; Mrs. Helen Dilsaver,
A. M.; Floyd Dilsaver, A. P.;
Mrs. Amaretta Prevatte, secre
tary; Miss Lottie Mae Newton,
treasurer; Mrs. Delight Vereen,
cond.; Mrs. Mildred Baker, A. C.; i
Mrs. Margaret Hood, chaplain;
Mrs. Geneva Smith, marshal; Mrs.
Marjorie Livingston, organist:
Mrs. Muriel Lennon, Adah; Mrs.
Elsie Jenkins, Ruth; Mrs. Olive j
Stanaland, Esther; Mrs. Earline |
Garrish, Martha; Mrs. Jessie
Swan, Electa; Worth Ward,
Warder; Roy Swain, Sentinel. i
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Officials
pressive Ceremony
jNcrrthNorth Fulton Special
Choir Will Appear Thurs
day Evening In Southport
And Friday Evening At
Shailotte
GROUP HAS GAINED
INTERNATIONAL FAME
Appearance In Southport Is
Second Visit Here For
Atlanta Musical Group
The North Fulton Special Choir,
one of the outstanding student
musical organizations of the
South, will present two concerts
in Brunswick county this week.
Tomorrow (Thursday) evening
at 8 o’clock they will appear in
the Southport high school audi
torium under the auspicies of the
Parent-Teachers Association.
The following evening at 8
o’clock they will appear at Shal
lotte High School auditorium.
The group is under the direc
tion of Robert S. Lowrance, Jr.,
who appeared here several years
ago with one of his choir groups.
Since that time he has taken this
organization of a tour of Eiurope.
The boys and girls will arrive
here tomorrow and will spend
tomorrow night as guests of citi
zens of Southport. They will leave
on Friday afternoon and will be
guests in homes at Shailotte that
night.
The following comprise this
group of entertainers:
Boys: Jakie Weichel, Ernie
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District Clinic
For Merchants
Brunswick Merchants Invit
ed To Attend First Dis
trict Merchants Clinic
And Dinner In Whiteville
April 23
Brunswick county merchants
are cordially invited and expected
to attend the first district mer
chants clinic for Southeastern
counties at Hotel Whiteville, in
Whiteville, Wednesday, April 23.
The clinic is being held under
the sponsorship of the North
Carolina Merchants Association
for merchants in the four coun
ties making up the district. The
counties are Brunswick, Bladen,
Columbus and Robeson. Some 125
merchants and their key personnel
are expected to attend.
One of the purposes of the
clinic, as outlined by S. Porcher
Smith, Tabor City merchant, and
member of the committee ar
ranging for the clinic, is to pre
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Present Bridges
Not Affected By
Clearance Rule
Announcement From Corps
Of Engineers Office In
Wilmington Stated That
New Proposal I3 For Fu
ture
OBJECTIVE IS FOR
STATIONARY BRIDGES
Recent Hearings Were Con
cerning Future Construc
tion Over Atlantic In
tracoastal Waterway
The recent proposal to reduce
the vertical clearance for bridges
on the Atlantic Intracoastal Wa
terway will not affect present
bridges on the waterway or those
under construction.
The proposal applies to bridges
which may be constructed on the
waterway in future years, accord
ing to the Corps of Engineers
District office in Wilmington.
A public hearing on the mat
ter was held at Jacksonville, Fla.,
on the vertical clearance question
April 8. Col. H. C. Rowland, Jr.,
District Engineer, and G. D.
Greer, (Chief of the District Per
mits Branch, attended the hear
ing.
It was brought out that high
way interests asked for a clear
ance of 55-feet so that ihBy cpuld
build fixed (non-opening) bridges,
the fact being that a fixed bridge
80-feet above mean high water
would be exorbitant in cost.
Navigational interest, however,
testified that numerous craft
such as Navy hoists and even
some menhaden boats could not
get under bridges only 55-feet
high.
The hearing covers the route
from New Jersey to Florida. It
is too early to expect any kind
of a decision on the proposal as
many factors and many interests
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Jury List For
Superior Court
Judge Henry A. McKinnon,
Jr., Scheduled To Preside
Over April Term Of Su
perior Court For Trial Of
Civil Cases
A one week’s term of Superior
court is scheduled to convene here
on April 28, with Judge Henry A.
McKinnon, Jr., of Lumberton pre
siding.
Judge McKinnon was sworn in
Tuesday as successor to Judge
Malcolm R. Scaweli, who recently
resigned to accept appointment as
Attorney General.
The following names have been
drawn for jury duty during the
coming session:
:C. W. Knox, R. K. McKeithan,
R. T. Mercer, R. S. Willetts, Jr.,
Douglas H. Hawes, Bolivia; C. R.
Gray, James I. Hewett, France
Hewett, A. B. Chestnut, Robert
L. Clemmons, Shallotte; F. D.
Skipper, Norris Henry, T. F.
Turner, R. G. Sullivan, Olen Lee
Williams, R. C. Sullivan, Leland;
Clarence Edward Lancaster, Bas
com Cumbee, H. I. Chadwick,
Geo. Ennis Siwain, J. Maston Var
(Continued on Page Four)
Honor Visiting Mayor
RECEPTION—Mrs. Mae Bamber, mayor of Southport, England, is shown here as
she stands in the receiving line at a reception given in her honor during her receni
visit. On the left is Mayor E. B. Tomlinson, Jr., Mrs. Tomlinson, Mayor Bamber, H. A
Livingston and two unidentified guests. The visiting mayor once more captivated lo
cal residents with her graciousness and charm.— (Huntley Photo.)
Classes Start
For Fishermen
Training Class
Two Instructors Employed,
With Instruction Being
Given In Making And
Mending Shrimp And
Menhaden Nets
Two classes have been organiz
ed for Southport fishermen who
desire instruction in the art of
making or mending nets, with the
courses covering both shirmp nets
and menhaden nets.
Instructors will be Floyd Dil
saver and Homer McKeithan, with
provision being made to furnish
one instructor for each 10 stu
dents.
There were 17 student present
for the fhrst session Friday after
noon, but there is room for oth
ers, and if they will enroll im
mediately, they can proceed with
the present group.
Meeting times are on Monday
and Thursday evenings at 7
o’clock. Students must be at least
16 years of age.
As soon as this first class gets
well under way plans will be
made to teach a course in navi
gation, and possibly later there
will be a course in diesel motor
repair and upkeep.
Pulp And Paper
Tour Is Held
Brunswick County Repre
sented In Activities Feat
uring Observance Of
Statewide Celebration
This area was well represented
at the celebration of Pulp and
Paper day at Riegelwood and
Eagle's Island Tuesday.
The event was proclaimed as
Pulp and Paper day by Governor
Luther Hodges.
The almost day-long event,
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TIME and TIDE
By JIMMIE HARPER
It was April 20, 1938, and the Southport High School band
was pictured on the first page of that week’s edition of The
Pilot. Included in the group were the director, the Rev. A. L.
Brown, Joe Sam Loughlin, John Julius Swain, Harold Aldridge,
Dan Wells and Bobby Jones. City workmen had uncovered the
remains of some long dead Indian or Buccaneer while digging a
storm sewer in Southport; Postmaster L. T. Yaskeli was con
sidering changing the morning delivery of mail to 10 o’clock;
and Mrs. J. E. Dodson had won a county-wide gardening contest.
This edition of The Pilot violated an honored journalistic tra
dition—that of who, what, when, and where—in announcing a
County-wide Republican convention and then neglecting to say
where it would meet. William S. Wells had entered the political
race for State senator on the ‘‘Farmer, Fisherman, Working
man's” ticket; the Southport colored people had made their
yearly Easter morn trek through town; and our editorial writer
was urging the conservation of the city live oaks.
It was April 21, 1943, and Bald Head Island was receiving
quite a bit of publicity. Frank Sherrill had offered his semi-tropi
cal island to the armed services as a rest area for the various
branches of the military. On the other island scenes, Battery
Island had had a very productive year as a waterfowl rookery.
The initials “W. H. & R- T.” and the date “’38” had been found
caived in a cedar tree in the Frank Plaxco yard—16 feet off the
ground; two “enemy” planes had been sighted over Southport
earlier in the week; and it had been discovered that there were
two of George W. Warren, Jr.’s at Caswell Sectiorr Base.
That week our Not Exactly editor announced, on good author
Continued On Page Four
More Entrants
In County Races
John B. Ward, Sr., Announ
ces Candidacy For Judge
Of Recorder’s Court As
Opponent For Judge Earl
Bellamy
FILING DEADLINE
SATURDAY NOON
W. E. Allen Of Leland En
ters The Race For Sher
iff, Becoming 10th
Candidate
John B. Ward, Sr., Longwood
farmer and business man and
former county official, has enter
ed the ra.ce for the Democratic
nomination for .fudge of Record
er’s court, and will oppose Early
Bellamy, incumbent, in the forth
coming primary election.
Ward has served as Brunswick
county tax collector, as member
of the board of county commis
sioners and as Judge of Record
er’s court, the office to which he
now seeks reelection.
Another late development on
the political front is the an
nouncement of P. E. Allen, Leland
resident, that he will be a can
didate for the Democratic nomina
tion for sheriff. This brings to
10 the total number of candidates
for this office.
The deadline for filing for the
primary election is Saturday at
noon.
This applies to Republican can
didates as well as to Democratic
aspirants, and even though there
may be no primary contest for
Republican candidates, those who
will seek election in November
must file before Saturday noon.
Thus far there has been no
slate announced, but H. L. Wil
letts, chairman of the Republican
executive committee, was in
Southport Monday and declared
that a full slate of candidates will
file.
Responsibility Is
With The Farmer
Matter Of Keeping Within
Limits On Allotment Ac
reage Is Important To
Man On Farm
S
Every year,' some farmers in
Brunswick County are greatly in
convenienced by having planted
in excess of their allotment on
one of the basic crops and Lonnie
Evans, chairman of the Brunswick
County ASC committee, issued a
reminder this week to all local
fanners that it is definitely their
responsibility to plant within their
acreage allotment.
Every year a few farmers over
the county on having their acre
ages measured by ASC personnel,
find that they have overplanted.
Many of these farmers, according
to Evans, pay additional money
out of their pocket to have a
representative of the ASC County
Committee witness disposition of
the excess acreage. Other farm
ers make a deposit with the ASC
Office to have officials revisit
the farm and remeasure the acre
age. In just about every case this
is an unnecessary drain on the
farmer’s pocketbook, and in every
case the time lost by these re
visits to the farm is a great in
convenience to the farmer.
“That’s just one of the rea
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Interruption Of
Power Thursday
Announcement has been
made of plans for an electric
power interruption affecting
Southport and vicinity tomor
row (Thursday) afternoon
from 1:30 to 3 o'clock.
City Auditor W. L. Ald
ridge said that this will be
subject to weather conditions,
for the purpose is to permit
Carolina Power and Light
Company workmen to make
some necessary repairs.
Recorder Hears
Numerous Cases
Results Of Easter Monday
Session And Cases Tried
This Week Show Many
Traffic Violations
Although only one-half day was
j spent in session either last week
or this week in Brunswick county
Recorder’s court, an amazing
number of cases were disposed of.
The following judgments were
handed down:
Danny Goodman, transporting
and improper equipment. Twelve
months on the roads, suspended
upon 3 years good behavior and
payment of a fine of $200 and
costs. He appealed. Willie J.
Sloan was convicted of aiding
and abetting in this crime and
was given 9 months, suspended
upon payment of a fine of $150
and costs. He also appealed.
Ervin Murrell was given a pre
liminary hearing on charges of
breaking and entering. Probable
cause was found and he was
bound over under bond of $500.
James Harrison was convicted
of speeding 70-mph and possession
and was fined $25 and costs.
R. G. Causey and Richard
Causey were both convicted on
charges of being drunk and dis
orderly and a suspended sentence
hanging over them was ordered
into effect.
Sherwood Gore was charged
with non-support and a blood test
was ordered for him, the pros
ecuting witness and-an infant in
question.
James Lowery was found guilty
of public drunkenness and pos
session. Sentence of 90 days on
the roads was suspended upon
good behavior for 2 years and
$25 and costs.
Louis s. Philhausen was con
victed of reckless operation and
possession and was fined $100 and
costs.
Archie Robbins was convicted
of being drunk and disorderly and
was given 4 months on the roads.
He was given 60 days for public
nuisance and public drunkenness.
N. J. Smith was convicted on
charges of abandonment and non
support and was given 18 months.
The following were convicted of
speeding 65-mph and were fined
$10 and costs: Lloyd R. Wade,
Louvinia V. Brown, Phillip Brown,
Donald E. Brown, Wulliam H.
Griffin, Clemmons L. Jacobs,
George E. Leggett, James V. Mc
Duffie, William D. Roycroft,
Choppy Smith, Betty I. Spencer,
G. L. Culley, Gerald Johnson,
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Election Board
Names Officials
At Monday Meet
Elrich Hickman Is Named
Chairman Of Brunswick
County Board Of Elec
tions At Meeting Here
Saturday
H. FOSTER MINTZ
NAMED SECRETARY
List Of Registrars And The
Judges For Seventeen Pre
cincts Announced For
Primary Elections
The Brunswick County Board
: of Elections met here Saturday,
and after taking the oath of of
fice, elected Elrich Hickman
chairman; H. Foster Mintz secre
tary, with L. C. Babson as regular
member.
' Because all county offices were
• closed, the board recessed until
Monday when it reconvened for
the purpose of appointing regis
trars and judges for the coming
primary and general election.
The following were appointed:
Hooks 'Creek: Mrs. Alma Med
lin, registrar, (D; Paul Brown-,
judge, (D); Tim Corbett, Alter
nate (D); Mrs. Agnes Skipper,
judge (ft).
Lei and; Mrs. R. C. Holmes, reg
istrar, (D); Arthur Sue, judge,
(D); Herbert Long, Jr., alternate
(D); H. M. Bordeaux, judge (R).
Town Creek: Houston Williams,
registrar, (D); Wilbur E. Earp,
judge, (D); Roy Swain, alternate
(D); Tyler Potter, judge (R).
Bolivia: Royce Rabon, registrar,
(D); L. J. McKeithan, judge,
(D); Mrs. Ruby Mercer, alternate
(D); W. E. Lewis, judge (R).
Southport Number 1: Mrs. Vida
Trott, registrar, (D); Miss Car
rie Harker, judge, (D); Mrs.
Merley Hood, alternate, (D); Mrs.
Vera McKeithan, judge (R).
Southport Number 2: Miss An
nie St. George, registrar, (D);
Mrs. Elskit St. George, judge,
(D); Mrs. Wriley Willis, alternate,
(D); J. W. Hewett, judge (R).
Mosquito: Carl Ward, registrar,
(D); J. E. Gilbert, judge, (D);
Frank Lennon, alternate, (B);
Lawrence Smith, judge (D).
Supply: Mrs. H. O. Robinson,
registrar, (D); Clyde Holden,
judge (D); Thomas Sing, alter
nate (D); Neil Holden, judge (R).
Secession: Mrs. Walker Hew
ett, registrar (D); Mrs. C. C.
Roach, judge, (D); John Holden,
alternate (D); Harry Galloway,
judge (R).
Shallotte: Mrs. Pearlie Russ,
registrar (D); Mrs. Gaston Hew
ett, judge (D); Skylie Havett,
(Continued on Pago Four)
General Glore
New Resident
Retired Army Officer And
Family Moves Here To
Begin Renovation Of Re
cently Purchased Home
General James Glore, retired
U. S. Army officer, has purchased
the Shirey property on the Cape
Fear river above Southport and
he and his family have moved
here to make their home.
At present they are occupying
one of the Oaks apartments, but
'this is only while they are en
gaged in the operation of renovat
ing the home they purchased.
General Glore retired two years
ago, but then accepted a position
with a shipping firm in Philadel
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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 Tldr
Thursday, April 17,
6:43 A. M. 12:45 A. M.
6:58 P. M. 12:58 P. M.
Friday, April 18,
7:20 A. M. 1:27 A. M.
7:35 P. M. 1:36 P. M.
Saturday, April 19,
7:56 A. M. 2:06 A. M.
8:10 P. 11. 2:12 P. M.
Sunday, April 20,
8:30 A. M. 2:44 A. M.
8:44 P. M. 2:48 P. M.
Monday, April 21,
9:02 A. M. 3:21 A. M
9:18 P. M. 3:24 P. M.
Tuesday, April 22,
9:36 A. M. 3:59 A. M.
9:56 P. M. 4:02 P. M,
Wednesday, April 23,
10:14 A. M. 4:40 A. M.
10:38 P. M. 4:44 P. M.