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Most Of The News All The Time THE STATE PORT PILOT A Good Newspaper In A Good Community The Pilot Covers Brunswick County Volume No. 20 No. 1 10-Pages Today SOUTHPORT, N. C. WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 1959 5c A COPY PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY Assembly Heads Into Busy Part Of Summer Job First Week Of Baptist Tr aining Union Now Now In Progress, With More Than 800 Delegates At tending SECOND PART OF PROGRAM NEXT WEEK These Two Weeks Will Be Followed By Music Week Starting July 27 And Training Union Con ference Aug. 3 Manager Fred J. Smith reports that the North Carolina Baptist Assembly at Fort Caswell is now in the midst of the most popular weeks of the 1959 season. With the second Training Union con ference of the summer opening Monday night, July 20, Music Week beginning July 27, and the third Training Union conference on August 3, the assembly will be entertaining the largest repre sentations in the current series of meetings. The opening Training Union week atracted some eight hun dred delegates, mostly young peo ple. State and South-wide leader ship brought programs of an ex ceptionally high order, said Man ager Smith. James P. Morgan, of Raleigh, is directing all three of these annual educational and inspirational events. Dr. Porter Routh, of Nashville, Tennessee, is representing the Southern Baptist Convention, as chairman of the executive committee of that body. Rev. James S. Potter ,now pas tor of the Pritchard Memorial Baptist Church, Charlotte, is con ference pastor. His opening ser mon was on the parable of the four soils. “Is this your life?” asked the Baptist leader who was until this spring pastor of Ra leigh’s Tabernacle Church. “Is your life too hard and closed to God’s word; are you too shallow for any good influence to take root; do the thorns of worldliness crowd out any leading or correc tion of God ? A few lives are deep and fertile, hospitable to God’s blessing, able and eager to nour ish the blessings that God sends in the everyday experience of life,” A significant feature of the week was a panel on Christian Education led by Claude F. Gad dy, of Raleigh, secretary of the Council on Christian Education of the Baptist State Convention. A representative of each of the seven North Carolina Baptist col leges, Wake Forest, Meredith, Campbell, Mars Hill, Gardner Webb, Chowan, and Wingate, spoke briefly and answered ques tions about Christian higher edu cation as it is envisioned and supported by the denomination. An unusually large registration is being received for Music Week, which is featuring a Jun ior Choir Camp. Brief Bite Of lnewsj 4-H STATE MEET At least four Brunswick 4-H members will attend the 4-H state meeting to be held July 20-24 at Kaleigh. LIONS CLUB The regular meeting of the Southport Lions Club will be held tomorrow (Thursday) at 6:30 o’clock in the Community Build ing. LIBRARY HOURS The Southport Public Library is open on Monday and Friday after noons from 2 o'clock until 5 o'clock and on Wednesday eve ning from 7 o’clock to 9 o’clock, MOVE FROMBRUNSWICK The Nathan Miller family mov ed Tuesday from their former home in Brunswick county to Mecklenburg county. The family recently came into nationwide prominence when Mis. Miller gave birth to triplets at Dosher Memo rial Hospital. FATHER DIES George B. Alexander died at his home in Hagerstown, Md., Saturday and funeral services were conducted Tuesday. He was 82-years of age. The deceased was the step-father of Mrs. Vida Trott and Mrs. Neils Jorgensen of Southport. BUILDING progresses Although rainy weather has slowed-down the operation, good progress is being made on the construction of the new brick building which will be the home of Yaupon Village Methodist Church. The congregation hopes to be able to use this new sanc tuary tnis fall. Episcopal Minister Commences Duties i Retired U. S. Army Chaplain Becomes Priest In Charge Of St. Phillips Church In Southport Chaplain (Major) Thomas Sim ons Clarkson has recently arrived in Southport to become Priest in charge of St. Philip's Church. He will also serve the Episcopal churches of Atkinson, Northwest and Burgaw. Chaplain Clarkson served with the United States Army in Eu rope during World War II and was stationed on Okniawa dur ing the Korean War. He separat ed from active duty in 1956 while stationed at Ft. Belvoir, Va., and now holds the rank of Major in the United States Army Reserve. For the past three years he has been Rector of Grace Episcopal Church, Cisemont, Va. The Rev. Mr. Clarkson is a native of Charlotte, son of the late Justice Heriot Clarkson of the North Carolina Supreme Court. His mother was the for mer Miss Mary Lloyd Osborn, a lineal descendant of Justice Al fred Moore. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina, where he was a member of the Chingouls and Delta Kappa Ep silon fraternity; and of the Vir ginia Theological Seminary, Alex andria, Va. He has served the church in the Dioceses of North Carolina, Texas, Louisiana, Missis sippi and Maryland. Mrs. Clarkson was the former Miss Frances Herbert Cole, daughter of James Edward Cole, prominent attorney of Norfolk, Va. She attended Hollins College, THOMAS S. CLARKSON where she was a member of Tri Delta Sorority; University of Vir ginia and Parson's School of Art in New York City. The Clarksons have two chil dren. Their daughter, Ellen Hardy Clarkson Gilliam, a 1956 graduate of St. Mary’s in Raleigh, is now residing in Vicenza, Italy," where her husband, Lt. J. J. Gilliam is stationed. . *' Their son, Heriot Clarkson III is a 2nd Classman at Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Va. Chaplain and Mrs. Clarkson were honored recently at a re ception given by the members of St. Philip’s Church in the Parish House. Other honor guests were the ministers of all Protestant Churches in the Southport area, together with their wives. Tentative Budget Keeps Same Rate j Some Shifts Take Place In: Break-Down Of Tax Dol lar, Although No In crease Is Made BOARD TAKES LOOK AT VALUATION SCALE Budget Will Be Open For Inspection For Next 20 Days Prior To Final Adoption By Board Members of the board of coun ty commissioners have prepared a budget for Ihe 1959-60 "fiscal year based upon a tax rate of $1.20, the same as last year. The budget will be open for inspection for 20-days pending final adoption. Although there is no increase in rate, there has been some change in the break-up of the tax dollar, chiefly for administrative purposes. Major items in the tax dollar are 35-cents levied for local sup port of schools and 30-cents levied for debt service. In working up information for the budget, prelimnary figures revealed some interesting facts regarding the distribution of values within the county. Smith ville is the wealthiest township, with $6,573,350 for white property owners and $50.6,450 for colored. Next is Lockwoods Folly, with $4,643,850 for whites and $607,070 for colored. Northwest has a val uation of $3,769,520 for whites and $423,630 for colored. In Town Creek the white valuation os $3, 592,600 and the colored is $354, 330. Waccamaw township valua tion is the lowest, with $2,350,460 for the white population and $62,610 for the colored. Hurricane Fails To Materialize Preparations Made Last Wednesday To Take Care Of Any Storm-Caused Emergency, But Only The Rains Came Hurricane Cindy came close enough last Wednesday to cause concern, but high winds and high tides were the only effects from the season’s first tropical storm. The Brunswick County Chapter of the American Red Cross made preparations to take care of any eventuality, and Mrs. Sue King was assisted in this planning by Miss Helen Stacey of Disaster Headquarters in Atlanta. There were no reports of dam age ul any nature on Wednes day. As a matter of fact, the wind was stronger and the rain ..(Continued on rage Four) - Superior Court Now In Session Superior court is in session here this wfeek with Judge J. B. Craven, Jr., presiding. He is from Monganton and this is his first court in Bruns wick. Both this week’s term, and another scheduled to convene Monday, are for trial of civil cases only. Most of the first two days was devoted to settlement of various matters, several of them being damage suits brought against the State Highway Commission. Trial of the first jury case began today. Fatal Accident At Hoods Creek Waddell Benton Of Leland Killed Saturday Night In Crash Of Automobile And Oil Tanker Jjf ' A head-on collision on U. S. Highway 74-76 in the Hoods Creek section between a gasoline tanker and an automobile claimed the life of one person and caused injury to three others late Satur day. Pronounced dead on arrival at James Walker Memorial Hospital was Waddell Benton of Leland. Admitted to the hospital for treatment of injuries were Mat thew and Robert Jordan, and James Robinson, all of Leland. Sgt. A. H. Clark of the State Highway Patrol said that appar ently the automobile, traveling west on Routes 74 and 76, collided in the vicinity of the Hoods Creek section with the eastbound gas oline tanker. Benton died of injuries he re ceived when he was thrown from the automobile and crushed be neath the wheels of the tanker. Benton and the three injured men were in the same car. Mat thew Jordan was identified as the driver of the auto. Condition of the three injured men was described as “not seri ous”. The truck driver, identified as Robert M. Lee of Latta, S. C., sus tained no injuries. Highway patrolman H. P. Deal was the investigating officer. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 3 p. m. from the graveside at the Mintz Cemetery in Maco by Rev. Walter Phelps. Survivors include his mother, Continued On Page Two Area Council Meeting Held In Bolivia Friday Nine Community Develop ment Clubs Of Brunswick Count Are Hosts For Visi tors To This Event , QUARTERLY BUSINESS SESSION IS HELD Encouraging Reports Receiv ed From Throughout SENCland Area Cov ered By Group The seven county SENCland Community Development Division met at Bolivia last Thursday for its quarterly meeting. The 9 Com munity Development Clubs in Brunswick County were host. The SENCland meeting com prised an area board of directors meeting, and then a community development division meeting. Each county reported on the work of the clubs in their re spective counties. The reports were challenging to those present. They gave everyone ideas of im provement to carry back to their community. During one part of the meeting, a report came from Elizabeth town that the SENCland group should promote industrial develop ment' along the Cape Fear river. It was also noted that the rail road is attempting to discontinue service to Elizabethtown, but wants to hold its right-of-way in the event that establishment of some sort of a large industry in the area should occur. Leland Citizen Drowns In Creek Speedy Rescue Efforts Save Second Man From Death In Waters Of Davis Creek Saturday Claude Mintz, 21-year-old Le land man, was drowned in the waters of Davis Creek Satuujt-y afternoon, and speedy rescue eft forts on the part of nearby boat men is that all that prevented the loss of another life. Mintz is reported to have been fishing with John H. Benton and John Ganey when the first two waded away from the shore into Davis Creek, near the site of the inlet filling project of last year. The men found themselves in trouble, and their outcry brought assistance from Tom Webb of Southport and his boating part ner, Jim Jefferies, of Delaware. The two dropped their chore of serving as ski-tow for Mrs. Blanche Webb, and headed for the nearest man. This turned out to be Benton, who was taken ashore and given first aid treat ment. The boat reached the spot where Mintz was in the water too late, and he already had dis appeared beneath the surface. The body was located several hours later at about 7 o’clock by the Coast Guard, who had been dragging the area. Funeral services were conduct ed from the Pine View Baptist Church Monday at 2 p. m. The Rev. S. I. Mintz, the Rev. W. T. Lundy, and the Rev. Frank Potter officiated. Burial was in Nelson Cemetery. Continued On Page Two Whirlybird Check VISITOR—Recently a large number of Brunswick County farms were check ed for ASC compliance by helicopter. This strange aircraft hovered over farms in the Freeland, Ash and Hickmans Crossroads sections as spot checks were made to determine if farmers were planting within their allotment. This is the first year that helicopters have been used for this purpose in North Carolina. ASC officials report that the experiment proped to be a great success. Two Men Killed In Sunday Accident 4 Makes Report Of Rescue Efforts E. B. Tomlinson, Jr., water safety chairman for the Brunswick County Chapter, Ked Cross, has made a re port to the Carnegie Founda tion of the rescue activities of Tom Webb and Jim Jef fries at Davis Creek Satur day. This action is credited with saving the life of John H. Benton of Leland. His com panion on a fishing trip to Davte Creek, Claude Mintz, was drowned before rescuers could reach his side. Dredge Accident Injures Fireman Member Of Crew Of USE Dredge Gerig Came In Here Tuesday Night And Heads To Wilmington For Repairs Emanuel De Costa, fireman aboard the USE Dredge Gerig, was brought in to Southport late Tuesday night and was taken to Dosher Memorial Hospital for treatment for injuries sustained in an accident aboard this vessel while enroute from Morehead City to Southport yesterday. According to report, there was an explosion in the engine room, and that DeCosta was hurt when this happened. The Gerig was scheduled to be gin work on the Cape Fear river bar at Southport yesterday, but when the ship reached here last night she continued up the river to Wilmington for repairs. Announcement was made last (Continued on Page 2) TIME and TIDE By JIMMIE HARTiSfC It was July 12, 1939, and the news that week was that a new church had been established in the Calabash community. The Rev. A. H. Marshall, whose maritime evangilism had been widely publicized, had been instrumental in the forming and building of St. Andrews-Brunswick. Other church news also figured in that week’s issue. Baptist youth from throughout the county were to convene at Bolivia Baptist Church on the following Sunday after noon; and the topic of the sermon to be delivered on the same day to congregations at Southport and New Hope Presbyterian Churches was to be “Lukewarm”. A most improbable news story that week reported that a blue marlin had been brought into the offices of the State Port Pilot. According to the account, it had been found lying on a desk; “The fish was small, but freshly caught.” It went on to say that many blue marlin had been sighted on Frying Pan Shoals, but that this was the first to be boated (or brought to The Pilot offices). It was July 12, 1944, and Maj. R. i. Mintz was in England. His picture on the front page that week did little to support the assertion, but the accompanying story, largely written by the Major himself, did. In it, he observed that it was cold, and that England’s novelty and charm had quite worn off. David Watson and Bill Styron, both in the Navy, had been playing “It’s a small world” somewhere in the Pacific; two shrimp boats, Davis Bros. Ill and Twins, were to vie for speed honors on the Southport waterfront on t&e following day; and a $35 per ton price ceiling had been placed on watermelons. Miss Bess Miller Plaxco had been hostess at a recent ice cream Continued On Page Two :Two Chadbourn Men Die In One-Car Wreck On High way No. 130 In Early Hours Of Sunday Morn ing TWO OTHERS HAVE MIRACULOUS ESCAPE New Automobile Literally Ripped In Half As It Went Out Of Control And Hit Abutment A rolling, tumbling 1958 Ford, which broke completely in half, carried two Chadbourn youths to their death in a one-car accident near Ash, Sunday, and sent two companions to the hospital, i* The dead are Robert Keith Nobles, 17, and Kenneth Parker, 27. At Columbus county hospital are James Royce Bullard, 29, Chadbourn, with a broken left arm and a forehead laceration; and James F. “Buster” Benton, 32, Cerro Gordo, who suffered a cut on the nose and severe brush burns on his left leg. Both Bullard and Benton are said to be in satisfactory condi tion today. Brunswick County Coroner L. B. Bennett said that Nobles died of a broken neck; Parker from loss of blood. Nobles also had a crushed chest, and broken left leg and knee. Both of Parker's legs were torn off just below the knees. Highway Patrol Pfc. W. H. Morgan, Jr. of Shallotte said the accident occurred about 7 miles north of Shallotte on NC 130. He told that the car, apparent ly being operated at excessive speed, went out of control on the last of a series of winding curves near the Shallotte forestry fire tower and hit a concrete culvert under NC 130, then broke in half, scattering into a pasture near the ■ residence of Y. H. Gore. No time for the accident had definitely been established today but Morgan said it is believed to have occurred about 1:30, Sunday morning. A resident of the area heard a rumbling noise, it was reported to the officer, and then dogs of the section began barking. How ever, with the unsettled weather of late, the resident thought it might have been thunder and did (Continued on Page Four) Riegel Checks Received Here Several Brunswick County Organizations Receive Assistance F rom Em ployee Contributions First quarterly payments into a fund created by Riegel Paper Co. employees for support of va rious organizations operating in this area were distributed this week in Brunswick county. Sharing in these funds were the American Red Cross, $26.65; Am erican Cancer • Society, $23.47; March of Dimes, $28.48. Also par ticipating in Brunswick were the Salvation Army and Boy Scouts of America, although the amount paid to the treasurer of the latter two groups was not reported. The fund allows employees through a payroll deduction plan to contribute to agencies such as Continued On Page Two Southport Man Good Prospect For Appointment Brunswick County Repre sentative Receiving Wide spread Backing For High way Commissioner Although the final decision rests with Governor Luther H. Hodges, who will make the ap pointment, there is growing evid ence of strong support for Repre sentative James C. Bowman as a member of the State Highway Commission. Upon his return to Raleigh from a trip to Russia, one of the first duties that will face Gover nor Hodges will be to name a successor to the late E. L. White, prominent Wilmington man, who died three weeks ago while on a business trip to Linville. During the past week- resolu tions of endorsement have gone forward from members of the Southport Board of Aldermen and the Democratic Executive Com mittee for Brunswick county. Pre viously, Representative Bowman had been endorsed by the Board of Commissioners for this im portant State post. Friends throughout the State are very much interested in the prospects of the Brunswick coun ty man, and they feel that he possesses the qualifications that are most desirable for a member of the Highway Commission. They point especially to his proven ability to get along with citizens from all sections of the State, as was demonstrated by his leader ship in the past session of the State Legislature. They also point to his record of public service that is completely non-political. This is best demon strated by his service as president of the Southeastern North Caro lina Beach Association, a position which he now holds. Previously he has served as a member of the board of directors and as a vice president of the All-Seashore Highway Association. Long List Of Cases Settled ; Variety Of Offenses Includ ed In Cases Disposed Of Before Judge Earl Bel lamy Here Monday In Recorder’s court here last week Irvin E. Claytor was found guilty of driving 115-miles per hour, drunk driving and operat ing after revocation of license. Sentence of 12 months was sus pended upon payment of a fine of $500 and costs. He gave notice of appeal and bond was set at $650. Marion Squires was charged with aiding and abetting in the above transgressions of the law. He was found guilty and fined $250, but gave notice of appeal. His bond was set at $400. R. D. Sellers was found guilty of operating with improper equip ment and was fined $10 and costs, the fine being remitted. Lena Mae Hewett was found guilty of driving without opera tor’s license and was fined $25 and costs. The following were convicted of stop law violations: James W. Cline, $10 and costs; Francis W. Ganey, costs; Robert L. Graham, costs; Murry L. Keister, costs. Luke W. Nelson, improper equipment, $10 and costs. Elwood Orr, 65-mph in 55-mph zone, $25 and costs. t Continued on Page 2) July 30 Seems Likely Date To Open Markets This Conclusion Based Upon Announcement That South Carolina Markets Will Open On That Date BORDER BELT USUALLY FOLLOWS SCHEDULE Final Decision Expected To B e Reached Thursday Evening At Meeting In Lumberton Opening of the Columbus coun ty tobacco markets on July 30 was virtually assured late last week after the South Carolina markets voted on that date. In the past it has been cus tomary for the Border Belt to open the same date as South Carolina. Steve Anderson, secretary treasurer of the Mullins tobacco the South Carolina markets made the decision for July 30 at a meeting in Florence, Thursday night. Previously it had been expect ed the Palmetto markets would open July 28. The change camd about when the Georgia markets, through pressure from farmers, changed its date from July 16 to July 23. The closeness of open ing dates was disturbing many in the tobacco industry. Also, Florida which normally opens with Georgia, changed its mind about sticking to the July 16 date, a date the two states had agreed on earlier. As it stands now, Florida Georgia will open July 23; South Carolina-Border Belt, July 30. The formal confirmation of the trend is expected Thursday at a meeting in Lumberton of the Border Belt warehousemen. The meeting will be at 7 p. m. at the Johnson restaurant. Be sides the business of setting the market opening date, the ware housemen are expected to get a detailed briefing on some im portant warehouse operation changes. Some Division On Phone Plan Business Firms And Some Others Would Favor Do ing Away With Toll; Pri vate Owners May Not Favor Rate Hike Southern Bell Telephone Co. ig now conducting a study to deter mine the feasibility of eliminating toll charges from Southport to subscribers in the Wilmington exchange, and final decision is not expected to be made until this fall. It has been learned that on two previous occasions when a study has been made of this situation company officials have decided against elimination of these toll charges. In the event this action is taken, there are indications that an accompanying change would be some upward adjustment in base charges to local subscribers. Company officials want to get a.' fair reaction on the part of the public to this eventuality. The complete study will be based upon the number of calls being made from Southport to Wilmington, and from Wilmington to Southport. Included will be statistics showing just how gen eral is the use of long distance Continued On 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. High Tide Low Tide Thursday, July 16, 3:50 A. M. 10:11 A. M. 4:43 P. M. 11:02 P. M. Friday, July 17, 4:55 A. M. 11:11 A. M. 5:43 P. M. 0:00 P. M. Saturday, July 18, 5:56 A. M. 0:01 A. M. 6:40 P ,M. 12:08 P. M. Sunday, July 19, 6:54 A. M. 0:53 A. M. 7:33 P. M. 1:01 P. M. Monday, July 20 7:48 A. M. 1:44 A. M. 8:23 P. M. 1:53 P. M. Tuesday, July 21, 8:40 A. M. 2:33 A. M. 9:11 P. M. 2:42 P. M. Wednesday, July 22, 9:30 A. M. 3:19 A. M. 9:58 P. M. 3:29 P. M. —i^——
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