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Volume No. 20
THE STATE PORT PILOT
A Good Newspaper In A Good Community
No. 19 8-Pages Today SOUTHPORT, N. C. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1959 5c A COPY ^
The Pilot Covers
Brunswick County
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
Farm Census In
Progress Today
In This County
Census Takers Will Be Mak
ing Contact With Farm
ers And Owners During
Next Few Days
QUESTIONNAIRES IN
HANDS OF FARMERS
Will Be Helpful If Farmers
Have This Form Filled
Out As Much As Possi
ble Before Call
Field work in the 1959 Census
of Agriculture gets underway lo
cally on November 18 when a
force of Census takers will start
visiting every farm in the area,
it was announced today by Field
Director Joseph R. Norwood of
the Census Bureau’s regional of
fice at Charlotte.
Farm census questionnaires
have been mailed to all farm op
eiators. The census takers will
visit all local farms to collect the
questionnaires and, if necessary,
assist the farmer in filling out
the report form.
The 1959 Census of Agriculture
is the 17th in a series of nation
wide farm canvasses, the first of
which was conducted in 1840. The
Census of Agriculture is taken at
five-year intervals to provide up
to-date statistical information
about the nearly five million
farms which supply food and raw
materials for manufacture of
goods used by the people of the
United States, now numbering
about 178 million. The current
census will yield information on
the number1 and size of farms,
acreage and harvest of crops,
livestock production and inven
tories, selected farm facilities and
equipment and selected farm ex
penditures.
The field director emphasized
that all information about indi
viduals and their farm operations
furnished to the Census Bureau
is held in absolute confidence un
der Federal law. It is used only to
provide summary figures such as
totals, averages, and percentages.
The information on an individual
report cannot be furnished to any
one other than sworn Census em
ployees and thus cannot be used
for investigation, taxation, or
regulation.
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BENEFIT BARBECUE
Members of the Shiloh Metho
dist Church will serve a supper
Saturday at 6:30 p. m. The pro
ceeds will go to the building fund.
OPEN OFFICE
The firm of Greer & McHenry,
Registered Land Surveys, has
opened an office in the old post
office building in Southport. The
partners are G. C. Greer and
Robert McHenry of Wilmington.
LIONS BARBECUE
Members of the Southport Lions
Club will serve a benefit barbecue
supper tomorrow (Thursday)
night at the Community Building,
starting at 6 o’clock. This is the
regular meeting night for the
club.
LEGION BENEFIT
The Shallotte American Legion
Post 247 will hold its annual tur
key shoot on Thanksgiving day at
the Legion Hut located 2 miles
south of Shallotte on highway"17
from 9 a. m. to 12 noon. These
will be matches for both shotgun
and lifle shooting.
TURKEY SHOOT
A turkey shoot will be held
Thanksgiving Day starting at 1
p m., sponsored by Winnabow
Volunteer Fire Department. The
shoot will take place at Henry’s
store Winnabow. The Department
is well on the way toward the
purchase of a fire truck.
BENEFIT OYSTER ROAST
An oyster roast will be served
at Dixon Chapel Methodist church
in Varnum Town Community near
Holden’s Beach Thanksgiving eve
ning from 3 p. m. to 7 p. m. All
proceeds will go for the building
fund. Special singing will begin
at 7 p. m. All singers and the
public are invited.
REVIVAL SERVICES
The Rev. A. C. Tatum, pastor
of Lebanon Baptist Church of!
Fayetteville will conduct a!
series of revival services at Bethel
Baptist Church next week. The
revival will begin on Sunday, with
the visiting minister coming for
the first time on Monday eve
ning. Cottage prayer meetings are
in progress this week in prepara
tion for the meeting.
Receives Promotion
I
HONORED—Lt. Colonel W. S. Norman, Command
ing Officer, left, U. S. Army Transportation Terminal,
Sunny Point, is shown pinning a silver bar on the shoul
der of Lt. William W. Propst, Terminal Adjutant, on the
occasion of Lt. Propst’s promotion to First Lieutenant.
City Water Tank
Is Causing Crisis
Report Of Survey Indicates
Immediate Necessity For
Replacing Storage Tank
Furnishing Southport
BOND ELECTION
BEING PROPOSED
This Offers Opportunity To
Spread Cost Of Construc
tion Over Eight Year
Period
A crisis has developed in con
nection with the Southport water
supply, according to information
containued in a recent survey re
port made to members of the
beard of aldermen by a repre
sentative of Chicago Building and
Iron Co. Inc.
The report indicates that the
present tank and structure are in
unsafe condition, and a recom
mendation has been made that
the present tank be replaced,
probably at a new location. The
estimated cost for this project
is $40,000.
An alternate estimate is that
the present, tank and tower can
be put in safe condition for about
$12,000.
Members of tne board of aider
men have discussed the possibili
ties, and favor the erection of a
new tank. The present tank was
constructed 44 years ago by the
same company who made the sur
vey, and the money spent to
make the present installation safe
would do nothing to prevent de
terioration which has set in on
other parts of the tank.
City Manager C. D. Pickerrell,
Mayor Roy Robinson and Aider
man Crawford Rourk were in
Raleigh Friday for the purpose of
making preliminary arrangements
for a bond issue which will be
used to finance the construction
of a new tank.
This will require a vote of the
people, and the first advertise
ment regarding this matter ap
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Probation For
Southport Man
H. E. Sanford Found Guilty
On Charges Of Molesting
Minor Female Child And
Receives Suspended Sen
tence
H. E. Sanford, Southport white
man, was found guilty Monday in
Recorders court on charges of
mcJesting a minor female child.
Judge Earl Bellamy sentenced
him to 18 months on the roads,
judgment suspended upon pay
ment of a fine of $50 and costs,
the defendant to be under super
vision of a parole officer for a
period of 3 years and to remain
sober and of good behavior for
that period.
LeRoy Brown was found guilty
of possession and transportation
and was given 12 months, sus
pended upon payment of a fine of
$200 and costs and 2 years good
behavior. Appeal bond was set at
$300.
William L. Smith was found
guilty of reckless operation and
was given 90 days, suspended
upon payment of a fine of $100
and costs and upon the further
condition that the defendant vio
late no law and stay sober 2
years.
Eddie Reece, who was returned
here several days ago by mem
bers of the Sheriff’s department,
waived a preliminary hearing on
charges of murder and is being
held without privilege of bond.
Elbert Simmons was convicted
on charges of drunk driving and
assault upon a female and was
given 12 months of the roads.
Howard Resigns
As Police Chief
James F. Howard resigned
as Chief of Police for the
City of Southport Tuesday
following a special meeting of
the board of aldermen, called
to consider charges of mis
conduct.
Howard said that this ac
tion was taken when he was
given the alternative to resign
or be dismissed.
“I am disappointed that I
was not given an opportunity
to appear before the board of
aldermen to answer charges
that have been brought
against me,” he said. “In
descretion is the only thing
I have been guilty of, and I
wish I had been given an op
portunity to explain”.
General Tank Is
New Commander
Brig. Gen. Charles F. Tank
Appointed Commanding
General U.S. Army Trans
portation Terminal Com
mand (Atlantic)
Brigadier General Charles F.
Tank, whose appointment as Com
manding General of U. S. Army
Transportation Terminal Com
mand, Atlantic (USATTCA), was
recently announced by the Secre
tary of the Army, assumed com-'
mand at USATTCA Headquarters
last week. He relieves Colonel
Richard J. Dial who becomes the
Deputy Commander.
As USATTCA Commander,
General Tank will control the
movement of military personnel
and their families passing through
the Brooklyn Army Terminal and
other passenger terminals on the
Eastern seaboard. He will also
control the now of military cargo
fiom Army Transportation Corps
facilities along the Atlantic Coast
from Florida to Greenland, and
including the Great Lakes Ports
ana St. Lawrence Seaway.
General Tank comes to this as
signment from the Far East,
where he had been Assistant
Chief of Staff, G-4, Eighth United
States Army, and Commanding
General, 7th Logistical Command
(C), Korea, since September 1958.
Before going to the Far East he
commanded the Pacific Trans
portation Command, Ft. Mason,
California.
During World War II, General
Tank took part in the North
Africa landings as Assistant G-4,
Western Task Force; and in the
Sicilian Campaign with Headquar
ters, Seventh Army. Later as
Division Engineer and Comman
der of the 10th Engr. Bn., 3rd
Inf. Div., he participated in the
Naples-Foggia, Anzio, Rome
Arno, Southern France and
Rhineland Campaigns.
• His later assignments have in
cluded: Instructor in the Logis
tics Div., Armed Forces Staff Col
lege, Norfolk, Va.; Logistics Of
ficer, Hq. Allied Land Forces,
Central Europe; Transportation
Officer, Seventh Army, in Ger
many; Port Commander, 373rd
Transp. Port Command (C), Nfld;
Army Transportation Officer, Ex
ercise Sage Brush, 1955; and
Commanding Officer, 4th Trans.
Terminal Command (C), Trans.
Training Center, Ft. Eustis, Va.
A native of Syracuse, N. Y.,
General Tank was commissioned
in the Corps of Engineers on his
graduation from the United States
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First Services
Held Sunday In
Yaupon Church
Visitors From Surrounding !
Towns Joined With Mem
bers Of Congregation For
Tnis Occasion
SPECIAL SERVICE
SUNDAY EVENING
Thanksgiving Service And
Social Hour To Be Held
Sunday Evening In
New Church
The opening worship service at
the Methodist Church of Yaupon
Beach Sunday morning was re
garded as a . highly successful
event. The sermon by the Rev.
L. D. Hayman, the singing, led by
R. C. Grant, and the large appre
ciative congregation made his
tory and crowned with success
the beginning of Christian work
in this new edifice
The pastor used for his text
three verses in the first chapter
of second Corinthians on the ful
filled promises of God. His sub
ject. was “Of These Things, This
Church Shall Be”. Many visitors
from distant towns were on hand
for this first service, as well as
residents from the several beach
communities.
The pastor has announced a
Thanksgiving service and open
house for Sunday evening, No
vember 22, at 7:30 o’clock. Many
have requested an evening wor
ship to which to invite their
friends. Accordingly, this special
service and social hour has been
arranged to meet this request.
A cordial invitation is extended
to all who will attend this first
Tnanksgiving service in the
church. This also will be the first
social event in the educational
unit of the building. Plenty of
parking space is available and the
grounds are well lighted.
“You will thrill at the many
ways the lighting system of the
church can be used,” said the
Rev. Mr. Hayman this week,”
from a sunset-glow effect to a
brilliant sunlight on a clear mor
ning. You will wonder at this
system. Come and see.”
The church bulletin for Sunday
will carry the announcement of
several other features set for the
near future.
Twenty-three new members
have joined the church during re
cent weeks, the pastor said Tues
day.
Recover Some
Stolen Articles
One Typewriter And Elec
tric Saw Reported Stolen
From Union High School
Recovered By Authorities
One of the typewriters and an
electric saw stolen from Union
High School earlier this month
have been recovered at widely
scattered places, Sheriff E. V.
Leonard revealed this week.
The typewriter turned up in an
Asheville pawn shop, and word
to this effect came from Ashe
ville police after a general alarm
had been spread to be on the look
out for the material stolen from
the Brunswick school.
Deputy Sheriff Drew Long re
covered the electric saw from a
service station in Brunswick coun
Continued On Page 4
TIME and TIDE
By JIMMIE HARPER
It was November 15, 1939, and there was brief mention that
week of the possible discovery of oil in South Carolina near the
Brunswick line. There was no local evidence to support the
rumor, and most thoughts ran, “It would have been nice”—the
rumor had started in Oklahoma. Methodist assignments had gone
out again, and the Rev. R. s. Harrison was coming to South
port; the flytrap story had been circulated as far west as Wells,
Nevada; and a headline misleadingly stated “Chances of Escap
ing Prison in State One in Thousand.”
Local trawlers, and many others from the upper coast, had
returned to Southport to take advantage of a new run of
shrimp; a frost, though not killing, had covered the county, in
cluding Bald Head Island; Bill Kopp and Jim Finch were con
structing business houses in Bolivia; Elizabeth Watson had been
the most recent hostess for the Tuesday Night Bridge Club; and
"Son John”, a four act comedy starring Edmund Newton and
Harold Aldridge, would be presented soon by the Southport
Dramatic Club.
It was November 15, 1944, and the migratory shrimp were
rolling over the shoals. The top daily catch for the week had
numbered 100 bushels. The migratory menhaden were rolling
elsewhere, and the entire Southport fleet had left the weekend
before for the Beaufort-Morehead area. The Rev. R. s. Harrison
had been transferred to Cary; the mailing date for overseas
Christmas packages had been set for the first of December; and
Herbert Rogers was reported to have the best coon dogs in town.
Citizens had the opportunity to view a near-tragedy across
the river only days before. A disabled Army fighter plane had
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4-H Demonstration
, j , r This model swine farrowing house parallels the new buiuding erec-■
ed by W illiam Hickman’s father Aubrey G. Hickman of Brunswick County. Wil
liam is displaying this model at the 4-H Honor Program. Here he is explaining it to
a group of 4-H ers from various southeastern N.C. counties.
Improved Farm
Practice Leads
To 4-H Project
William Aubrey Hickman
Attracts Considerable At
tention At Star-News 4-H
Honor Program With
Model Farrowing House
A year ago tne Aubrey G.
Hickman family of Winnabow in
Brunswick County put up its first
swine farrowing house.
The Hickmans have found it
so valuable in their swine rasing
enterprise that they are consid
ering building a second one.
One result of this new step in
their swine business has been a
4-H project for their 12-year-old
son, William Aubrey Hickman.
He has built a model swine far
rowing house, showing the nec
essary sloping of floors, place
ment of gutters, pens, creeps,
heat lamps and other items nec
essary to successful swine pro
duction. As a special display ex
hibit it has won blue ribbons in
county and area shows.
The boy also has swine, tractor
care, crafts and small grain 4-H
projects. His pig is a Hampshire
gilt.
The family raises about 300
head of hogs and has 22 gilts
and brood sows.
The goal is 60 brood sows and
giits but that is some time away.
‘ Since starting our swine pro
gram with the farrowing house
and following through with feed
and medical care we have been
able to top out pigs in five and
one-half months,” Mrs. Hickman
said. “We were never able to do
that before.”
Complete records are being kept
on the business. “Without a rec
ord you just can’t tell what you
are doing,” she added.
In the last year the Hickmans
have been saving an average of a
little over IX pigs per litter. They
had two sows farrow 15 pigs each
and saved all of them.
Continued On Page 4
Awards Program
Set For Bolivia
Landmark At
Shallotte Down
One of the landmarks of the
Town of Shallotte is all but re
moved this week as final work of
demolishing the old R. D. White
garage building nears completion.
The Ford business moved sev
eral months ago into a new build
ing on U. S. No. 17 North of
Shallotte. The old site was pur
chased by E. H. Kirby, who owns
the mercantile business next door.
So after this purchase, work of
demolishing the old building was
started.
Loughlin Will
Leave Hospital
Southport Man Submits Re
signation As Administra
tor Effective December
31; Has Filled Post For
Past 18 Years
J. J. Doughlin, Jr., for the past
18 years Administrator for Dosh
er Memorial Hospital in South
port, has tendered his resignation,
to become effective December 31,
1959.
This letter was written prior
to the scheduled meeting of the
board of trustees of the hospital
on Monday'night. When a quorum
failed to arrive for the meeting,
it was postponed and no action
was taken on this matter until
the next meeting.
Text of the letter follows:
“It is with a feeling of deep
regret that I submit my resigna
tion as Administrator of Dosher
Memorial Hospital, effective De
cember 31, 1959.
“As many of you know, this is
a position which I have held for
the past 18 years, and I feel that
few laymen have enjoyed the
work in which they were engag
ed as much as I have. I feel
deeply grateful for the privilege
I have had to be associated with
this splendid institution and with
the men and women who have
helped in its operation through
the years.
“I can trurthfully say that I
have permitted few things to
come between me and my loyalty
to the hospital. My first obliga
tion of course, is to my family,
and complications within this
group are what prompt me to
take this action.
“My wife’s health is poor, and
I feel that I should be able to
spend more time with her. My
mother is an invalid, and If I
am free from business obligations,
I feel that I may be of some help
and comfort to her. My own
health is not good, and my doc
tors have been frank to tell me
that I should slow down.
“This decision has not been
an easy one for me to take. I
shall miss my work at the hos
pital and the countless contacts
that it has made possible with
people from every part of Bruns
wick county. And even though
my official connection with the
hospital will no longer exist after
the date above mentioned, you
may be sure that my interest,
concern and every possible co
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* Local Community Develop
ment Clubs Will Hold An
nual Meeting Saturday
Night In School Cafeteria
And Auditorium
COMMUNITY CONTEST
WINNERS TO BE NAMED
Representatives From Nine
Communitits To Hold Pic
nic Supper Preceeding
Program And
. Awards
Everything is in readiness for
the Community Development
Clubs Awards Night Program on
Saturday, November 21 at Bolivia
School Cafeteria and Auditorium.
The program will get underway
at 4 p. m. Saturday when the
various clubs will compete in the
horseshoe pitching contest. Each
club can enter a men’s team and
a ladies team. A picnic supper
will be - spread in the cafeteria
at 6 p. m., and the sponsors of
the program and their wives will
be guest of the clubs.
The program will be held in the
auditorium at 7:30 p. m., says
J. J. Hawes, President of the
County Organization. The main
features will include quartet sing
ing as each club is eligible to en
ter the quartet singing contest.
There will be short reports of
progress by each club president,
and inspirational talk by Aubrey
Johnston, Cashier of Waccamaw.
Bank and Trust Company of
SnalJotte. The announcement of
winning communities will take
place and the awarding of cash
prizes will conclude the evening;
program.
All families in organized com
munities are urged to attend and
bring a picnic basket. There will
be fun and fellowship for all. The
communities having organized
clubs during the past year are
Lebanon-Mill Creek, Lanvalle- Le
lana Hoad, Bolivia, Supply, Exum,
Kingtown, Longwood, Caw-Caw
and Grissettown.
Award To Honor
Southport Lady
Mrs. Susie Carson Will Pre
sent Annual Award To
Southport High School
Student In Memory Of
Late Miss Louise Rees
Mrs. Susie Carson announced
this week that she is given an
award to a Southport High
School student in memory of the
late Louise Rees.
Basis for the award will be the
following considerations: “To the
student who, in the judgment of
the faculty, has made the best
use of his opportunities: has con
scientiously and consistently per
sued his learning and develop
ment of skills; has participated
in school activities in a vital and
positive manner; has cooperated !
well with students, faculty, grade j
parents, and other interested !
groups; and has evidenced high
qualities of leadership and seal.”
This will be an annual award,
with selection to be made by
members of the faculty. The an
nouncement of the winner will be
made each year at commence
ment.
English Visitor
Inspects Public
Library Monday
Mrs. Mae Bamber, Former
Mayor Of Southport, Eng
land, Has Been Helpful
In Providing Valuable
Books For Local Library
THIRD VISIT FOR
HER TO SOUTHPORT
Recalls Warm Relationship
*1 hat Has Existed Between
This City And Her Own
During Past 11 Years
Mrs. Mae Bamber, Council
woman and former Mayor of
Southport, England, arrived in
Southport Sunday evening for her
third visit to Southport, North
Carolina. She departed early
Tuesday morning following a busy
schedule which included a lunch
eon and reception in her honor
and a visit to the Southport Pub
lic Library and to the City Hall.
She was accompanied here by
her brother-in-law and sister, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Daniel's, and they
were guests in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. H. A. Livingston.
Following a luncheon Monday
with members of the board of
trustees for the Southport Public
Library, Mrs. Bamber visited the
library and expressed her pleasure
with the good start that has been
made with this project. She ex
amined some of the books that
were contributed by citizens of
her own city, and before she left
sht added to this collection her
own registration book into which
names of callers were entered
during the year she served as
Mayor of Southport, England.
To Mayor Roy Robinson sh«
brought greetings from the pres
ent Mayor of her city, and to
City Manager C. D. Pickerrell she
brought a letter of greetings from
his official counterpart in the
English city.
A reception in the Livingston
home on Monday evening was
attended by a large number of
Southport citizens, many of them
renewing acquaintances dating
from two earlier visits here by
Mrs. Bamber.
During the course of the eve
ning the guest of honor was pre
sented a copy of the Southport
Birthday Calendar and was given
an honorary life membership into
the Live Oak Garden Club. These
presentations were made by Mrs.
George Gregory.
Canning Plant
Near Shallotte
Papers Of Incorporation In
dicate Capitalization Of
$100,000 For New Indus
try In This County
Articles of incorporation have
been issued by the Secretary of
State for the Shallotte Seafood
and Canning Co., Inc.
- Officers are Henry E. Greene,
Mrs. Roslyn D. Greene and Marian j
C. Miller. All are from Lattimore,
a town in Western North Caro
lina. 1 v
A spokesman for the new busi
ness said this week that capitali
zation is for $100,000. He says
that the primary purpose of the
corporation is to engage in the
canning of seafood, principally
mullets and spots. He reports that
they hope to use a pressure
cooking method which will make
these fish highly desirable for
food, possibly on a scale to rival
Continued On Page 4
Tide Table
Following Is the tide table
(or 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, November 19,
10:00 A. M. 3:50 A. M
| 10:19 P. M. 4:25 P. M.
Friday, November 20,
10:36 A. M. 4:29 A.
11:00 P. M. 5:06 P.
Saturday, November 21,
11:18 A. M. 5:13 A.
11:48 P. M. 5:50 P.
Sunday, November 22,
0:00 A. M. 6:02 A
12:07 P. M. 6:40 P.
Monday, November 28,
0:43 A. M. 7:00 A.
1:02 P. M. 7:35 P.
Tuesday, November 24,
1:45 A. M. 8:03 A.
2:02 P. M. 8:34 P.
Wednesday, November Z4
2:48 A. M. 9:09 A M.
3:03 P. M. 9:32 P M.
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