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Most Ot The News All The Time Volume No. 20 THE STATE PORT PILOT A Good Newspaper In A Good Community No. 10 8-Pages Today SOUTHPORT, N. C. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1959 5c A COPY PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY The Pilot Covers Brunswick County Weed Markets Drawing Close To Season End Fair Bluff Market Already Closed, With Others Sche duled To Follow Within Few Days WH1TEVILLE WILL CONTINUE OPEN Poundage Figures Continue Below Last Year With Average Price Being Higher The beginning of the end of a happy song for the flue-cured to bacco selling section drew nearer last week as markets in the South Carolina and Border Belts began to close. For Columbus county, one of its markets closed down after 31 selling days. But even with the one sale-day shortage caused by Labor Day holiday, Monday, it was an ex cellent week for tobacco sellers in Columbus county. Sold were 6,016,040 pounds for a $32.79 average—the fourth straight week with well over $60 sales averages—grossing $3,777, 612. For the season as a whole, the four county markets have moved 52.752,121 pounds of leaf for $32, 728,891, or an average that is $2.04 over the $60.01 chalked up at the same point in 1958. As for the comparative posi tions, Columbus markets are now in the position of having about 15 percent less tobacco than they did in 1958, for 31 selling days, but 14 percent more money! Fair Bluff which is the market which closed at the end of the 31st day—Friday—came out of the season with 6,528,862 pounds selling for $3,997,445 or a $61.23 average. It sold within 1 percent of the leaf it sold in 1958—this year be ing a little below, but its money was about 2 Vi percent better. The Fair Bluff average was a good $2.24 over the 1958 average. Much the same picture exists all along the Type 13 markets. I As of today there are only eight of the 19 markets in the belt operating. If the pattern is followed as was followed last year, only one Columbus market will be on the market for the week starting Sept. 21. The U. S. department of agri culture says the peak of the sea son has passed, quality and vol ume was off some, averages were down but in relationship to quali ty. “Average prices on two thirds of the grades were steady or showed changes of only $10 a hundred as compared with the Sept. 4 week,” says USD A. “Although losses outnumbered gains, more of the grades offered in representative volumes were (Continued on Page Four) Brief Bit$ Of lnewsj AT UNIVERSITY Jerry Sullivan, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Sullivan of Winnabow, has entered school at the Univer sity of North Carolina. He plans to take courses in dramatics. TO ATTEND SCHOOL Driver License Examiner L. E. i Sessoms will not keep his reg ular appointment in Southport Monday, September 21. He will be in Chapel Hill attending an In-Service Training School. AT CAROLINA Six Southport students have en tered the University of North Carolina for the fall term. They are Ann Brooks Newton, Gibson Barbee and Jimmie Harper, sen iors; Charles and Tommy Blake and Jack Newton, sophomores. BENEFIT SUPPER There will be a seafood or ham supper at the Shiloh Methodist Church (located on highway 87, near Maco) Saturday, beginning at 6:30 p. m. for the benefit of the building fund. The public is urged to attend. REPORTS FOR DUTY Lt. Jack Swan left Monday for Fort Ord, California, where he will report for duty following an extensive leave which he spent here in Southport with his par ents, Capt. and Mrs. J. G. Swan. DANCING STUDENTS A representative from the Belcher Studio of the Dance will be in Southport Thursday at 1 o’clock to talk to parents about organizing a dancing class here this year. She will be at the high school building. Office Workers STAFF—Here are four persons who help see that the schools of Brunswick Coun ty operate smoothly, particularly from a business point of view. Seated is Mrs. Annie Laurie Eamseur, assistant bookkeeper. Standing, left to right, are Mrs. Mary E. Lorig supervisor of elementary education; Mrs. Vera Ann Bostic, secretary; and’ Mrs. Frances Young, bookkeeper. Convictions In Mayor’s Court For Teen Agers Monday Night Session Re sults In Fines And Cost Being Levied Against Fifteen Youthful Defend ants Fifteen Southport teen-agers appeared before Mayor Roy Rob inson in City Court here Monday night on charges of creating a public nuisance. One pleaded guil ty and the others were found guilty by Mayor Robinson, who levied a fine of $5 and costs, amounting to an additional $9, against each of the youthful de fendants. Dwight McEwen appeared as counsel for two of the boys and immediately gave notice of appeal in behalf of one of his clients. He reserved the right to appeal later for the other boy. There were other appeals made, but sevral of the defendants have paid the fine and cost. Cause of the trouble was a noisy display which occurred Fri day night on the Garrison in the vicinity of the Community Build ing. After hearing testimony of fered by Chief of Police James F. Howard, Lawyer McEwen ex pressed the opinion that the case would not hold up in court, since the charge was brought against the entire group, and since the lawman was not willing to swear that he saw any single individual in the act of disturbing the peace. But this was a case that re quired no proof for Mayor Robin son, who had heard the noise and walked to the corner and ob served the action by police. He said that “you can appeal to the Supreme court if they want to, but I was there and I know what happened.” The Friday night disturbance took the form of organized yell Continued On Page Four PTA Sponsors Calendar Again Volunteer Workers Making Rounds This Week To Get Names And Adver tisements, And To Sell Calendars Mrs. Joy Gregory, Chairman of the Birthday Calender Campaign, sponsored by the Local P. T. A. announces that orders are now being taken for the 1960 birthday calender. Plans have been made for one person on each block in town to contact someone living in each home in the block to take orders for the calender. All orders have to be in to the chairman before November 1, for delivery by Jan uary 1960. The calenders are for sale, anniversary or birthday dates are printed for a small fee and business advertisement space also is available. All profits from the sale of calenders will be deposited to the P. T. A. to be used by them in the projects voted on for this year* Superior Court Convente Monday Good Record For Health Office The Brunswick County Health Department has earn ed top-ranking among North Carolina counties for a 100 percent job of reporting vital statics for the second quar ter of this year. Only four other counties had perfect records. They are Edgecomb, Gaston, Jones, New Hanover and Durham. Responsibility for this work rests with Miss Kay Moore in Southport and with Mrs. Virginia Bellamy at Shallotte. They are quick to give credit to others whose cooperation made their record possible. Bolivia Planning Exciting Event Ladies Night And Anniver sary Event Will Be Cele brated Tomorrow (Thurs day) Evening Members of the Bolivia Lions Club are making plans for a gala celebration tomorrow (Thursday) evening when they observe Ladies Night and Anniversary Night. For this occasion they have ar ranged to have Edmund Harding of Washington as the principal speaker, and he comes recom mended as being perhaps the most entertaining after dinner speaker in this area. Those who have heard him are making plans to attend another of his mirth provoking programs. Other clubs in the county are expected to swell the attendance at Bolivia. Southport has post poned its regular meeting for one week in order that members and their wives may be free to at tend. The same condition exists with regard to the Shallotte club, which is expected to be well rep resented. Choice Must Be Made On Pension Veteran Service Officer Will Send Information To Persons Affected By New Law The Veterans Administration is going to send to all veterans and widows and orphans of veterans who get pensions an explanation of the terms of the new Veter ans Pension Act of 1959, enacted by the 86th Congress, according to C. I,. Rourk, Brunswick Coun ty Veterans Service Officer. This was announced by the County Service Office, which said the information on the new law (Continued on Page i) Judge Raymond Mallard Will Preside Over One Week Term For Trial Of Criminal Cases JURY LIST FOR TERM A-NNOUNGE-ijt Both Previous Terms Of Criminal Court This Year Cut Short Because Of Absence Of Two Attorneys A one-week session of Bruns wick county Superior court for trial of criminal cases will con vene here Monday, with Judge Raymond Mallard of Tabor City presiding. This will be an unusually busy session in view of the fact that from the May term it was neces sary to continue a large number of cases in which Senator S. Bunn Frink and Representative James C. Bowman were appear ing. Both were in Raleigh at that time, attending the sessions of the Legislature. To further complicate matters, Frink was prevented from appear ing in cases during the January term because of illness. A large docket has been pre pared, but most of the cases are of minor nature, with most of them being for violations of the liquor laws and for traffic vio lations. The following names have been drawn for jury duty: M. L, Carterett, John Bowling, Continues On Page 4 Low Hog Prices Pose Problems For Producers County Agricultural Agent Advises Farmers To Feed For Fast Growth And Early Disposal PRICES MAY STILL REACH LOWER LEVEL Big Corn Crop Produced In Brunswick This Year In creases Importance Of Problem “The most critical question in the hog feeding business is when should I sell”, said County Agri culture Agent A. S. Knowles this week, “and the question becomes even more important this year”. Fred A. Mangum Jr., farm management specialist for the N. C. Agricultural Extension Serv ice, says that during the past four years average price for hogs in North Carolina from August to November has dropped $2.42 per hundred pounds. That’s a dif ference of $4.84 per 200 pound animal. With a 12 percent increase in this year's spring pig crop, the price drop is likely to be even greater this fall, declares Man gum. The question hog feeders must decide, says the specialist, is whether to sell their hogs early to take advantage of these prices or to feed their hogs to a greater weight with the relatively cheap corn that is available. Two disadvantages of feeding hogs to heavier weights are (1) feed conversion rate is not as favorable above 200 pounds, and (2) declining hog prices. If hogs are selling at $14 and corn is costing you 51.10 per bushel, you must receive at least $13.42 to pay feed cost alone if you add an additional 25 pounds of gain. Since around 80 per cent of the cost of sending a hog to market is feed, the greatest op portunity for profits lies in man aging feed. Getting hogs on the early mar ket- may well mean tpe difference between profit ah.’l loss fins' year, declares Mangum. “This question becomes very serious for our farmers this year when you consider the low prices for hogs and the large crop of corn we have been able to pro duce here in Brunswick,” Knowles continued. Highway Forces Work On Streets Resurfacing And Repair Will Be Large Part Of Operation, With Some New Work To Be Added A State Highway paving force moved into Southport Monday and have started work on resurfacing and repairing a number of streets in the city. They are expected to increase hard-surface coverage be fore they complete their current operation. Considerable work was done several years ago with the co operation of these forces, but some of the surface was achieved by “shooting” marl surface with asphalt. This time a seal of gravel and tar is being applied, and the existing surface will be (Continued on Page Pour) TIME and TIDE By JIMMIE HARPER It was September 13, 1939, and Southport, overwhelmed by the recent visit of a wing of Naval patrol aircraft, was planning a gala Navy Day celebration. International happenings of the past two weeks had made any such plans rather shaky. Other rather tenuous plans that week had it that Southport would field, or court, not one, but two basketball teams in the winter. The object here was to present the fans with double-headers whenever possible. R. I. Mintz had resigned his post as Register of Deeds, and Harry Mintz had been named his successor; the county commissioners were asking the State to pave the River Road and incorporate the Long Beach road into the system; and, to support this plea, it was learned that Long Beach was to be a year-round resort. Colleges were soon to open, and the annual roll-call of those attending had taken place. Among those mentioned were Claude McCall, Temple; John Hall, Elon; Dan Walker, UNC; and Louise Niemsee, Peace. Local schools had also begun operation, and the word was that all were over-crowded; Charlene Newton had cele brated her third birthday; and fishermen along the Brunswick coastline were waiting out the mullets. It was September 13, 1944, and Josiah T. Gibson, until recent ly the director of the local USO club, was moving to Virginia to assume similar duties there. Several Supply boys, heedless of the danger, had cornered and killed a 400-pound bear with a .22 rifle; members of the congregation of St. James in Southport were raising funds for a new organ; and Claude McCall had been credited with saving the life of a young girl in Masonboro Sound. Continued On Page Four Oak Island Under New Group Office Reorganization Of Fifth Coast Guard District Af fects Local Lifeboat Sta tion With a new Commanding Offi- ! cer at the Coast Guard Group Office, Fort Macon, the final step in the Fifth Coast Guard Dis trict’s Group reorganization has been accomplished. Lieutenant John E. Riddell, Jr., took command of the Fort Macon Group this week, relieving Chief Warrant Boatswain Glen N. Bur bage who has orders to the Life boat Station at Santa Rosa, Flor ida. The new Commanding Officer was formerly attached to the Staff of Commander Fifth Coast Guard District at Norfolk, Va., as assistant Chief Law Enforcement Section. The District reorganization for the Southern portion, which takes in primarily the area from Cape Henry to the North Carolina South Carolina border, abolished the Groups at Virginia Beach, Va.; Elizabeth City and Wilming ton in North Carolina. Coast Guard units attached to those commands were distributed under the new organization to Groups Norfolk, Cape Hatteras, and the newly established Fort Macon Group. Coast Guard official at Fifth Coast Guard District Headquar ters in Norfolk feel that this new JOHN E. RIDDELL, JR. command setup will provide a more efficient utilization of the Services’ rescue forces by simpli fying the command communica tion and thereby cutting some of the proverbial “red tape” so com mon with governmental agencies. The North Carolina unit falling under Lieutenant Riddell’s Fort Macon Group command are: Life boat Stations at Fort Macon; Swansboro; Cape Lookout; and Oak Island; The Light Attendant Stations at Belhaven, Washing ton, Hobucken, Sea Level, (Continued on Page Four) Committeemen Are Chosen Thusday i Local Artists Planning Exhibit An exhibit of paintings by Southport artists will be held in the Wilmington Art Gal lery for two weeks, beginning Sunday, and the event will be launched with an informal reception Sunday evening. Those who will have work on display are Bette Leggett, Waters Thompson, Joe Ryne, Art Newton, Mrs. John New ton and Mrs. N. M. Hornstein. The gallery is situated at No. 3, Postoffice Avenue, Wilmington. Fayetteville Is Conference Site Regional Conference In Connection With National Defense Education Will Be Held September 24 A regional conference for the purpose of acquainting adminis trative and supervisory personnel with provisions of titles III and V of National Defense Education act will be held in Fayetteville on September 24. The morning conference title III will cover science, math, foreign language. The afternoon confer ence, title V, will cover teseting, guidance and counseling. ■Dm i is wick county is among the first counties in the state to take advantage of this National De fense testing program. This was done last year when a four-year testing program was set up in ac cordance with Federal regulations. Federal funds paid the full cost of last year’s program' with the agreement that the Board of Edu cation would pay y2 the expense for the remaining 3 years. This program was ir„ addition to the regular county testing pro gram set up two years ago. Here after the county program will comply completely with the de fense act specifications. Sanitary Laws Protect Health Health Department Enforce ment Regulations Govern ing Disposal Of Human Waste In August of 1958 a new set of rules and regulations governing the disposal of domestic sewage from residences, places of busi ness and public assembly by the use of septic tanks, aproved privies or sewer connections came into full force and effect. Section II of the Rules and t Continued on Page 2) 'More Than 1,000 Persons Participated In Farm Elec tion In Brunswick County Last Week HIGH MEN SERVE AS DELEGATES These Men Will Meet Later This Month At Supply To Elect County Comittee men For N<*xt Year Approximately 1,000 Brunswick county farmers went to the polls Thursday and elected community committeemen and delegates to the county convention to repre sent them during 1960. The man receiving the most votes in each community is chair man of the community committee and delegate to the county con vention. This will be held at Sup ply on September 25, at which: time the county committee to serve during the next year will be elected. The man receiving the second highest number of votes is vice chairman of his community com mittee and alternate to the coun ty convention. The third high man is regular member and the next two high men are first and second alternates, respectively. Following is a list of the new committeemen: Lockwoods Folly: A. E. Callendar, chairman and Continued On Page Four Lengthy Session Of Court Held Long List Of Cases Dispos ed Of This Week Follow ing Labor Day Postpone ment One of the longest recent ses sions of Brunswick county Re corder’s court held here Monday resulted in the following judg ments by Judge Earl Bellamy: In action and cross actions growing out of a family dispute, thea following asked for jury trial: W. G. Bland, forcible tres pass: Kit Bland, assault; Donnie Ray Bland, assault; George Gause, forcible trespass. Thomas W. Elliott, driving 80 mph in a 5-mph zone and drunk driving, $115 and costs. King Small, drunk driving and no registration card, $100 and costs. Ivey H. Frink, drunk driving, $100 an dcosts. Notice of appeal was given and bond was set at $150. Charlie Mitchell, drunk driving, $100 and costs. Royce D. Stanley, drunk driv ing, $100 and costs. John H. Moore, assault with deadly weapon, $250 hospital bill at James Walker, 2 years good behavior and costs. There were a large number of j offenders up for speeding and for other violations of the traffic laws. Special Election May Give Chance For Local Vote Suggestion Received That Citizens Be Given Chance To Vote On Special Local Tax For Industry Search COULD COME WITH SMALL EXTRA EXPENSE County Already Has Special Interest In Success Of F ourthcoming Bond Election With Two Projects A suggestion has been received this week that October 27 may be, a good date to find out if the wovers of Brunswick county are enough interested in attracting in dustry to this area to vote for an additional tax of up to 10-' cents per hundred to finance this program. Authorization for such a vote is continued in a bill introduced by Representative James C. Bow man at the last session of the North Carolina General Assembly. It provides that such action may be taken by the county commis sioners only after the proposition has been submitted to the people. The first objection to such a vote is the expense involved, but since a special election has been called by Governor Hodges for October 27 the vote upon a second issue would be possible at very little additional expense. eManwhile, Brunswick county leaders are preparing to push for a successful vote on the State bill. Total amount of the bond issue will be $34,350,000. Brunswick county citizens have a very special interest in the forthcoming election, for one of the items involved is $500,000 for the State Ports Authority, to be expended for port improvement* at Southport if and when a need has been developed. Also involved may be the future prospects for construction of an armory at Shallotte, for $100,000 is for the benefit of the State Ar mory Commission, which have funds with which to rnwJii available federal funds, if 'and when they become available. College Credit Course Planned Organizational Meet Will Be Held Monday Evening At Bolivia Where Final Plans Will Be Made An organizational meeting will be held at Bolivia Monday with a representative of East Carolin* College for all teachers or othef persons who are interested in tak ing off-campus college courses this year. Time of the meeting is 7 p. nr. Graduate, undergraduate and renewal courses will be offered with regular credit given. The courses taught and place given will be determined by those who attend this first organization al meeting. All teachers are encouraged to take advantage of this service. .. If efforts to organize the class prove successful this will mark the third year that off-campus college credit courses have been available here in Brunswick coun ty. Several teachers have been able to renew their certificates, and some have raised their cer tificates, without the necessity of out of county residence. Tide Table Following In the tide table for Southport during the next week. These hours are ap proximately correct and were furnished The State Fort Pilot through the courtesy of that. Cape Fear Pilot’s Association. High Tide Cow Tld* Thursday .September 17, 7:53 A. M. 1:39 A. M. 8:18 P. M. 1:59 P. M. Friday, September 18, 8:34 A. M. 2:19 A. M.. 8:56 P. M. 2:40 P. M. Saturday, September 19, 9:14 A. M. 2:58 A. M. 9:33 P. M. 3:20 P. M. Sunday, September 20, 9:52 A. M. 3:37 A. M. 10:10 P. M. 4:00 P. M, Monday, September 21, 10:30 A. M. 4:15 A. M. 10:48 P. M. 4:41 P. M. Tuesday, September 22, 11:11 A. M. .4:55 A. M. 11:28 P. M. 5:25 P. M. Wednesday, September 23, 11:54 A. M. 5:28 A. M. 0:00 P. M. 6:13 P. M.
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