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Most Of The News All The Time THE STAT A Good Newspa Volume No. 20 No. 14 8-Pages Today SOUTHPORT, N. C. : PORT PILOT r In A Good Community The Pilot Covers Brunswick County WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1959 5c A COPY PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY Decide Routes For Bookmobile Use In County Representatives From Vari ous Sections Help Map Travel Plans For First Operations Of Bookmo bile GENERAL COUNTY COVEREAGE PLANNED Object Is To Provide Libra ry Service To All Resi dents Of Brunswick County Without Charge Representatives of all sections of Brunswick County met this week to plan the routes to be fol lowed by the Brunswick County Bookmobile as soon as it is re ceived. Those assisting in the planning were Mrs. M. H. Ruark, Shallotte; Durwood Clark, Leland; Douglas H. Hawes, Bolivia; A. S. Knowles, County Agricultural Agent and John G. Long, Superintendent of Education for Brunswick County. Others present were Miss Frances Gish of the North Carolina State Library, Mrs. James M. Harper, Jr., Chairman of the board of trustees of the library, and Mrs. Philip King, acting librarian. As laid out by this group, the bookmobile will travel seven routes throughout the county, cov ering each route once every three weeks. The routes will be an nounced in detail later, but are approximately as follows: Leland route will start at Lan vale and cover Jackey’s Creek; the intersection of Highways 17, 74 and 76; Woodburn; Navassa; Leland; Phoenix; Northwest; Maco and Elah. Bolivia-Winnabow route will be Mill Creek Church; Cecil’s Place; Winnabow; Zion Church; Bolivia; Piney Grove; the Antioch com munity and Midway. Shallotte route will start at Shallotte, then to Shallotte Point, Jennie’s Branch; Gause Landing; Grissettown; and other stops for residents along Highway 17 be tween Grissettown and Shallotte. Waccamaw route will cover Exum: Myrtle Head; Freeland; New Britton; Ash; Soldier Bay and serve residents of this area at other stops to be announced. Supply-Holdens Beach route will start at Supply Post Office and cover the Holden’s Beach Road; Oak Grove; Silver Hill; Boone’s Neck; Holden's Beach; and Varnumtown. Hickman’s Crossroad route will begin at Thomasboro and proceed to Calabash, Hickman’s Cross road and Longwood. Other stops on this route will be announced. Route seven will be a one-half day route for residents of the beach road, Fort Caswell, Yaupon Village, Tranquil Harbour and Long Beach. Bookmobile service will be open to all residents of Brunswick County, without charge. Funds for this service were made available by the Board of County Commis sioners, the State of North Caro lina and the Federal Government. Brief Bit* Of -NEWS-1 CEMETERY CLEANING There will be a work day at Griffin Cemetery near Ash on October 13. Everyone having loved ones buried there is urged to come and bring tools with which to work. JAIL SERVICES Services at the jail Sunday were held by members of the Lebanon Baptist Church under the direction of Mrs. Alex Bogie. The song service was conducted by Tylon Potter. The service consist ed mostly of testimonials from various members of the church, including some teenagers. CONSERVATION PROGRAM Farmers who are not partici pating in the 1959 ACP are urged to file their request for assist ance in planting winter cover crops at once. Only a small amount of funds are still avail able, Brunswick ASC officials re port. Those who had not received assistance this year have priority. ATTEND MEETING Trinity Methodist Church in Southport was represented at the Methodist Evangelistic rally in Raleigh Monday by the pastor, the Rev. L. A. Bridges, Mrs. Ida M. Watson, Miss Annie Louise St. George, Mrs. C. Ed Taylor and Mrs. James M. Harper, Jr. The Rev. and Mrs. L. D. Hayman rep resented Yaupon Beach Methodist Church at the rally. Brunswick Gets Wide Publicity Long Beach Man Has Story Published In Saturday Even ing Post; Coronet Has Pictures of Southport Men Brunswick -county people and places have come in for some nationwide publicity during the past few days, with publication of a story by a local author; publication of a picture under the whitler’s bench in a national publica tion; and discovery of a photograph of the Southport waterfront in one of the seventh grade geography textbooks. The author whose story was printed in John Newton of Long Beach, whose short story appeared in the October 3 issue of Saturday Evening Post under the feature "What Would You Have Done”? This piece was accepted for publication many months ago, and just appeared last week. Readers of Coronet saw a familiar sight as they leaved through their October issue, for included as an illustration for one of the quotations from Thomas Wolfe was a scene of the Southport water front. Shown engaged in their favorite pasttime on the whit tier’s bench were Capt. James B. Church, Howard Watts and the late W. B. Keziah. The picture in the geo graphy book came to light re cently when one of Mrs. Ruth Hood's seventh graders look ed closely enough at one of the illustrations to discover that a boat shown in the pic ture was the Lemuel C of Southport. This craft former ly was owned by Capt. George Arnold, and worked for years as a shrimp trawler before being converted to use as a sports fishing craft during the latter years he owned'her. Fall Fishing Is Now In Progress Spots Beginning To Runr And Good Catches Of Fall Mullets Being Reported Along Coast INSIDE FISHING PARTICULARLY GOOD Menhaden Fleet Joins In Movement With Big Cat ches Being Brought In Monday Signs are pointing to some of the best fall fishing in history along the coast of Brunswick county, with the first runs of spots and mullets already here. Thus far not too many spots have been taken, commercially at least, for early this week the price was still 8-cents per pound. When the big runs start the price usually goes much below this figure. Thus far most of the mullets have been small, although there have been a few exceptions when larger fish have been taken. Capt. Arthur Dosher reported Tuesday that the day before some of the fellows at a fishery at Cas well beach had taken between 100-lbs and 200-lbs of good sized fish. Right now, there are literally hundreds of hook and line fisher men who want the big spots to come on inside so they can be caught in the creeks and bays. The vicinity of Lockwoods Folly inlet and Shallotte inlet will be crowed with small boats during the upcoming ends, and hundreds of upstate fishermen flock to Brunswick county for this fabu lous fall fishing. Even the menhaden boats got in on the act this week, when Mon day they had the biggest catches made in recent weeks. Most of the boats had over 300,000 fish. There was a report that hairy backs were schooled east of Fry ing Pan shoals, giving promise of more good fishing this week. Meanwhile, charterboatmen who fish offshore say that king mack erel are beginning to show up in greater numbers. This is the most attractive combination of good sport and a lot of food fish each year, and usually the boats are booked solid until about Thanks giving. Southport Man Goes Overseas Thomas N, Thompson Gets Good Assignment With U. S. Air Force In North Africa Thomas M. Thompson, native of Southport, who has been living at Scottsdale, Arizona, for the past few years, left Charleston, S. C. Friday for Tripoli, Libya, North Africa, where he will be with the 17th Air Force. His duties will be that of chief of maintenance and utilities, and his headquarters will be in Tripoli. His duties will make it necessary for him to travel in Spanish Mo rocco, French Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Saudi-Arabia, Turkey, Greece, Italy and the is land of Crete. He was accompanied to South port by Mrs. Thompson, and one purpose of their visit was to make plans for building a summer home in this area when they return to the United States. Deer Season To Open Next Week Brunswick county hunters, their appetites already whett ed by the opening of the first half of the dove season and the opening of marsh hen season, are getting ready for next Thursday, when the sea son opens on deer, bear, squir rels and coons. Reports indicate that this should be a good year for deer and squirrels, which will claim most of the attention. The first half of the open season on doves closes Satur day. County Scenes In New Booklet New Guidebook To N. C. History For Vacationists Includes Three Brunswick County Scenes A new guidebook to North Car olina history for vacation travel ers is just off the press and avail able free on request to the De partment of Conservation and De velopment, State Advertising Di vision, Raleigh. There are three scenes of Brunswick included. One is the back page cover, a color picture of Orton Plantation. Inside there are shots of St. Phillips Churelj and of the old fortifications at Port Caswell. The 32-page illustrated booklet, with full color cover, is organized for easy reading. Although label Continued On Page Four Half-Day Court Session Monday Despite Short Session, Nu merous Cases Disposed Of Before Judge Earl Bellamy Here Monday The weekly session of Bruns wick county Recorder’s court was over before noon Monday, but be fore adjournment a large number of cases had been disposed of. Newman A. Hewett was found guilty of driving after revocation of license and was fined $200 and costs. Frank Bland was found guilty of public affray and assault with a deadly weapon. He was given 3 months on the roads, and a 12 months suspended sentence given by Judge Raymond Mallard was invoked. R. E. Floyd was found guilty of drunk driving and was fined $100 and costs. Notice of appeal was given and bond set at $300. Mallard Tarlton was charged with assaulting an officer, resist ing arrest, drunk driving, and as sault upon a female. Probable cause was found and the case was bound over to Superior court with the defendant under $1,500 bond. George W. McLean asked a I jury trial on charges of aiding and abetting in drunk driving and affray. Numerous other cases involv ing traffic violations were also heard by Judge Earl Bellamy. DR. BENNIE BROOKS WAKD, son of Mr. and Mrs. John B. Ward, Sr., of Ash, is a 1959 grad uate of the Medical School of the University of North Carolina. He is now serving his internship at a hospital in Flint, Mich. Lions To Hold Livestock Show Friday Morning Fourth Annual Swine And Poultry Show And Sale Will Feature Exhibits By 4-H Members The Bolivia Lions Club will sponsor their fourth Annual Youth Livestock Day at Elmore’s car lot in Bolivia Friday morning beginning at 10 o’clock. The show will be made up of purebred pigs that will be offered for sale at auction and Harco Rhode Island Red pullets that will also be offered for sale. There will be about 10 to 12 pigs and 120 pullets. The public is urged to attend. This is another step in the pro gram of the Bolivia Lions Club to sponsor girl and boy activities in that community. Not only has the club sponsored the show and sale for the past four years, it was through the efforts of the Bolivia Lions that the pig chain was started several years ago. This has resulted in an improve ment in breeding stock for the entire area. Students from several sections of Brunswick county participate in the poultry show, which has been in progress for several years in Brunswick county. The exhibitors are members of various 4-H Clubs in Brunswick county. Fund Drive For Scout Program Mayor Roy Robinson Of Southport Heads Camp aign Effort For Bruns wick County This Year Roy Robinson, mayor of South port, is heading the annual cam paign for funds for the support of the Boy Scout program in Brunswick county this year. In an effort to set up this pro gram on a county wide basis, Chairman Robinson has enlisted the assistance of Wilton Harrel (Continued on Page Four) Improvement Of Streets Making Good Progress Highway Forces Working Here Under Contract To City Of Southport With Powell Bill Funds NEEDED REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE One Block Of Howe Street From Waterfront To The Stoplight Being Paved To Curb State Highway forces, working under contract with Southport city officials for extensive repairs to streets in this municipality, have just about completed that phase of their operation and pre parations now are being made to make a .major improvement on one block of Howe street. This is the section lying be tween the' stop light and the wa terfront. The east side of the street is being dug out and grad ed with the object of installing curbing, and curb to curb paving. The repairs being made during recent days have taken the form of an asphalt coating, with gravel. Most of the these streets never had had anything done to them except shooting a marl surface. The asphalt seal, with gravel coating, will provide a good, per manent paving. Money for this work comes from this year’s Powell Bill funds, and arrangements were made for having the work done by high way forces, who have the tech nical knowledge and necessary equipment. Library Books Sent By State Large Number Of New Books Received From State Library Commis sion; Many Are Books For Children A shipment of 1,800 books was received this week for the South port Public Library and the Brunswick County Bookmobile. The shipment came from the North Carolina State Library in Raleigh, and consists of 1350 books for children and young peo ple and 450 adult volumes. Included in the shipment are books for readers of almost every taste. In the fiction are “Dr. Zhivago’’, “Ice Palace’’, “Auntie Mame", “The Flower Drum Song” and 'The Thorn of Arimathea”. “Please Don’t Eat The Daisies” and Art Linkletter’s “Kids Say The Darndest Things” are among the humorous books. Biographies of Casey Stengel, Harry Truman, Martha Berry, Whistler, and Jeb Stuart are only a few of this group. These books, added to those previously received from the State Library, those from the old Pub lic Library and the many gift volumes received, give a total of approximately 5000 books now available for patrons of the li brary and bookmobile. The library in Southport is open to the public on Monday, Wed nesday and Friday afternoons from 2 to 5 o’clock. TIME and TIDE By JIMMIE HAKt'JSft It was October 4, 1939, and there was a photograph of a painting by R. O. Johnson on page one that week. A bit of in terpretative reporting announced that the painting was a realis tic representation of its title, "Zero.” The work was on display at the Wilmington Art Museum. Three new lawyers, Dwight Mc Ewen, R. I. Mintz and E. J. Prevatte, had opened law offices in Southport in recent weeks; the Rev. and Mrs. E. M. Hall and Col. and Mrs. Earl I. Brown had been the most recent donors to the Southport Public Library; and county officials continued to crack down on what apparently was a large gambling ring. County citizens were pleased to read that week that the new Sears & Roebuck of Wilmington, advertising "wonderful changes”, was to open on the morrow. Featured for the open ing were 10-cent rag rugs, 3-cent paring knives, and auto heat ers for only $6.45. It was October 4, 1944, and the county was swarming with armed men. And any deer seen was in peril. Sportsmen from all over the state had come down for the opening day of the big game season. The salt water areas were also getting much at tention from those sportsmen with Waltonian tendencies. Edwin Milligan, serving with the Air Corps in England, was shown that week inspecting an aircraft with actor Edward G. Robinson, there on a USO tour. Cecil Alligood, deaepn for several years at St. Phillips in Southport, had been ordained priest in the Episcopal Church. Tools were soon to be removed from the rationing list; Bobby Thorson and Hoyle Qosher had enlisted in the navy; and some one (Box 265, Southport) was offering for sale one Nubian Continued On Page Four U nusual Monument MARKER—One of the most unusual markers in the Southport cemetery is the one erected by local citizens in memory of two groups of river pilots who lost their lives at sea. This and many other unusual things make the cemetery one of the most interesting places in South port. Local Cemetery Most Interesting Attend Meetings Over Week-End Representative and Mrs. James C. Bowman and Sena tor and Mrs. S. Bunn Frink were in Raleigh Friday where the Brunswick county legis lative team attended the first meeting of the North Caro lina Committee on Interstate cooperation. Representative Bowman is chairman of this group. While in Raleigh Represent ative and Mrs. Bowman also attended part of the session of the N. C. Chapter of the American Cancer Society, which was in session at the Sir Walter Hotel. Dr. Fred Self of Tranquil Harbour also attended the cancer meeting. Tabor Plays In Homecoming Tilt Strong Columbus County Grid Squad Will Be Op position For Friday Night Contest SHALLOTTE — Coach Gene Winfree’s Shallotte Pirates, given a new lease on life in the Wacca maw Athletic Association’s foot ball race via Elizabethtown’s 7-6 upset over Whiteville, will go af-' ter their third loop win of the j year here, Friday at 8 o’clock, when they tangle with Tabor City’s Red Devils. The Bucs are currently in run ner-up spot in the WAA with 2 ' HOMECOMING EVENT Friday’s game with Tabor City will be Shallotte’s an nual Homecoming contest. The Homecoming Queen will be crowned at halftime and a dance is slated in the gym following the game. Alumni are invited. wins an,d a single loss. Tabor City, winless for the year, has a defeat and a tie for the season in league action. Winfree’s Bucs are led by a swivel-hipped halfback, Steve Gore; a big quarterback, Larry Holden; a hard-running though lightweight fullback, Eddie Gore; and Lineman Jim McLamb, Har old Bland, Bill Hewett and Bobby Gore. Tabor City has a fine halfback in Leon Fonvielle; a scrapping halfback, Henry Neil Wright; a top guard in Harold Hughes; and a consistently good performer in All-Columbus Tackle Joel Hedge coe. So far as is known, the two clubs will go into the game with a minimum of injuries. At Tabor City, veteran Guard Tony Wad dell, who missed last week’s game with Loris due to a nose injury sustained at Bladenboro, will be back. Coach John Small and Ber mey Stevens have said Horace Nobles, 125-pound junior who has been running as a reserve half back, will alternate at fullback with Sophomore Bobby Soles. Boyd Lee, out lost week with flu, will return to alternate with Roger Small at the quarterback slot for the Devils.—(JIGGS POWERS). Old Article Written By “K. S.” (Probably The Late Miss Kate Stuart) Paints Word Picture Of This Spot PILOT MARKER OF GREAT INTEREST Five Men Died In One Dis aster And Five Years Lat er Another Crew Of Five Men Also Per ished In the Southwestern comer of the Southport cemetery stands a marble shaft erected many years ago by the citizens of this com munity in memory of two groups of men who lost their lives at sea while engaged in the perilous business of pilotage. On one side of the marker ap pear the names of Joseph Ben sell, Thomas W. Brinkman, John D. Trout, James R. Sellers and Robert D. St. George, Cape Fear Pilots who were drowned Decem ber 11, 1872. On another side of the marker appear the names of Thomas B. Gunn, Robert S. Walker, C. C. Pinner, Charles Dosher and Laur ence Gillespie, pilots and crew of the Mary K. Sprunt, which went down April 13, 1877. This monument is one of the objects of interest in an article which appeared several years ago about the Southport cemetery. It was signed with the initials “K. S.” and there is considerable speculation that it was wruien by the late Miss Kate Stuart. The text of this article follows: “We have just entered the cemetery and a tremendous old voice across the way is croonnig a sad old song “Will no one tell me she sings? ‘Perhaps the plaintiff • numbers flows, ‘For Old unhappy far-off things, ‘And battles long ago”. “Have you ever wandered over this quaint old burying ground with its venerable oaks, so old that no living man can tell their age? Their leaves are never still, always whispering, whispering to each other the secrets of the cen turies. “Here is the Pilot's monument with its tall shaft like some mar ble finger pointing mutely to the sky, and telling of brave men who went forth to their perilous duties and never returned—and deeply graven on the marble sides these words: “The Winds and the sea sing their requiem and shall forever more”. “A few steps further on is a low slate headstone, black with age, and covered with moss and lichen: "Captain D^vid Hicks, Jr., who commanded the ship ‘Neptune’ of Providence, Rhode Island. He was bound to Europe, but death pre vented the voyable. A native of Swanzey, Mass. Died March 16, 1804. “A granite stone sent across the sea from London, by the widow of a Scotch captain, bears the tender inscription from the Psalms: "He hath sheltered me from the windy storm and tempest. “The sad story of Antonia Castelletta has been very sweet ly told in verse by Miss Athalia Bunting in the February number of Tileston Topies. “Years ago, one might often .(Continued on rage Four) Boosters Club Moving Ahead With Lighting Rev. William Pauley Is Heading Committee l» Charge Of Beginning The Work -On Project Imme diately FUND RAISING TO BEGIN AT ONCE Objective Now Is To Have Lights Ready For Use At Homecoming Day Early In November An all-out effort on the part of the Southport Boosters Club is being exerted to provide lights for the local athletic field, witlT the immednate objective to havel these facilities ready for use oir November 6 at the Annual Home-’ coming football game. The Rev. William Pauley heads_ the committee in charge of going, ahead with the project, and he Is* receiving able assistance fronil Harry Donnell. They have con tacted the various wholesale dis-’ tributors and technicians in this, area with the object of finding out the best way to accomplish this lighting project, and they have compared problems and pro spective costs with sponsors of similar projects in this area. The results are that everything is now in readiness to begin the actual work of construction. Not only will the field be light ed for football, but plans call for* the installation of equipment that will light the field for night base ball games as well. Robert L. Jones is heading the fund raising committee, which will begin active solicitation thia week. Marketing Cards To Be Returned Some Farmers May Be Pem alized In Ne!xt Year’s Pro gram Because Of Failure To Comply With Regu lation Tobacco farmers are required by program regulations to return their marketing cards to the local ASC county office at the close of the marketing season. Lonnie Evans, chairman of the Agricul tural Stabilization and Conserva* tion Committee for Brunswick county predicts that again this year some farmers will neglect to return their marketing card and will have their 1960 allotment re duced because of their neglect. \ Last year, according to Evan% several producers in the State had their 1959 allotments reduced for failure to return marketing cards and other violations. These few farmers, compared with the, 159,400 tobacco and peanut far mers in the State, represent a very small percentage. However, failure to return these cards def initely hurts the farmers whose allotments are reduced and it alSo slows up the work in the ASC county office considerably. Chairman Evans says that reg ulations provide that the producer must return each tobacco or pea nut marketing card issued for the farm to the county office within thirty days after the close of the market in the general locality. Many farmers, he said, put off re turning their tobacco and peanut marketing cards, until it is too late. If all farmers return their Continued On Page Four Tide Table Following la the tide table for Southport during the next week.* These hoars are ap proximately correct and were furnished The State Fort Pilot through the courtesy of tbs Cape Fear Pilot’s Association. High Tide Cow TMs Thursday, October 8, 0:03 A. M. 6:12 A. M. 12:47 P. M. 7:02 P. M. Friday, October 9, 1:08 A. M. 7:17 A. M. 1:53 P. M. 8:06 P. M. Saturday, October 10, 2:14 A. M. 8:24 A. M... 2:56 P. M. 9:09 P. M. Sunday, October 11, 3:19 A. M. 9:29 A. M. 3:56 P. M. 10:06 P. M. Monday, October 12, 4:17 A. M. 10:28 A. M. 4:51 P. M. 10:58 P. M. Tuesday, October 13, 5:12 A. M. 11:21 A. M. 5:42 P. M. 11:45 P. M. Wednesday, October 14, 6:01 A. M. 0:00 A. M. 6:27 P. M. 12:10 P. M.
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