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Most 01 The News All The Time Volume No. 20 THE STATE PORT PILOT A Good Newspaper In A Good Community The Pilot Covers Brunswick County No. 23 8-Pages Today SOUTHPORT, N. C. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1959 5c A COPY PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY Information On Farm Census To Prove Valuable Figures Contained In Re ports Are Confidential As They Apply To Individu als, But Provide Helpful Statistics VARIED RESPONSES TO QUESTIONNAIRES Some Questions Asked Tc Develop Facts Peculiar To This Immediate Section By STUART O. PATRICK Enumerator Crew Leader For Brunswick One of the most interesting and most beneficial projects of the decade, the 1959 farm census is rapidly coming to a close. Every farm resident and each of his area neighbors who does not live on a farm benefits from this periodical census-taking project in much the same measure as he contributes to the effectiveness of the census taker’s job by readily providing the information which is asked for on the questionnaires. The farm census, taken every fi years, is for counting purposes only, for county, state, and na tional totals. Census takers are sworn that the information is confidential. The facts collected for individual farms will never be given to any other department of the government, state or fed eral. The census information has nothing to do with taxes, law en forcement, or agricultural policies. Farmers themselves, through their farm organizations, have participated in the decision of What questions are asked. Farm census data helps the farmer and those serving the farmer keep pace with the times in America’s changing economy. After completion next week, these questionnaires will be sent, with all others in the nation, to the tabulating office at Parsons, Kansas. There the newly gathered data will be processed to provide total figures for counties, states, and for the nation. For example, during the 15 years from 1940 to 1955 the num ber of people living on farms de creased more than 8,000,000 while food production increased more than one-third. The 1959 Census of Agriculture will provide measures of the i changes that have taken place since the 1954 census. Helpful changes in procedure and in content of the questions asked have been made for this census. Forms have been mailed to every farm operator in Bruns wick and other counties, in order to inform the operators concern ing the purpose and end result of j the census, and to speed up the census-taking procedure. Many farmers are filling out these forms, which the census taker calls for. In cases where the form is not finished, the cen sus taker assists or fills it out with information provided by the operator or some member of the family or someone connected with that place who is qualified to Continued On Page 4 Brhf BU» Of lnewsj CHRISTMAS DANCE The Southport Lions Club will sponsor a pre-Christmas dance on Saturday, December 19, from 8 until 12 o’clock. VETERANS TO MEET Brunswick County Barracks Number 1744, Veterans of World War Number 1, will meet in spe cial session Sunday at 3 p. m. at the Anchor Hotel, Shallotte Point. BROOMS AND CAKES Members of the Southport Lions Club still have fruitcakes and brooms for sale, the proceeds to help with their sight conservation pioject. Those who want either a cake or a broom should contact Lion Ben Torrance. P. T. A. MEETING The P. T. A. will meet on Thursday, December 17, at 7:30 o’clock at the high school audi torium. A program will be pre sented and a choir of grammar grade children will sing Christmas songs. HERE THURSDAY Congressman Alton A. Lennon will be in Southport tomorrow (Thursday) to talk to citizens pertaining to legislation in which they are interested. His hours will be from 9 o’clock in the mor ning until 5 o’clock in the after noon. He spent Tuesday and Wed nesday of this week visiting about the county. Here This Week m PRESIDING—Judge Raymond Mallard is presiding over a two weeks special term of Superior Court for trial of civil cases. The session convened Monday and is ex pected to last through next week. Escaped Prisoner Returned To Jail Louis Faber Returned To: Brunswick County Jail In Southport Less Than 48 Hours Following His Es cape CAPTURED OVER IN SOUTH CAROLINA j Sheriff E. V, Leonard Cred its Cooperation Of Law Enforcement Officers Of This Area With Successful Efforts Relentless pressure from a two state manhunt had Louis Faber back in his cell in the Brunswick county jail Saturday less than two days after he had sawed the bars of his door and gained his freedom. He was captured by North and South Caro’ina officers in a neck of woods between Little River ana Crescent Beach and failed to offer any resistance. He claimed that he had walked every step of the way from Southport to the point where he was recaptur ed, and his legs were badly cut by bushes and briars. Faber is a white man who is being held here to face charges of breaking, entering and robbery. He has 15-years hanging over his head in California, where he is wanted for violation of parole, and he has other charges on his rec ord, including auto theft. Thus it was a matter of general alarm when Deputy Sheriff H. G. Ratcliffe discovered late last Thursday afternoon that Faber bad escaped jail. The man was believed to be unarmed, and was known to be desperate. Sheriff F V. Leonard immediately noti fied officers of all surrounding counties, enlisting the assistance of other law enforcement agen cies. Within two hours of the time his escape was made known, bloodhounds were in Southport and had been put to work on a Continued On Page 4 Free Seedlings Now Available Agriculture Teachers And 4-H Club Leaders Can Help Boys Place Their Orders Now North Carolina Pulp Company will again give free pine seedlings to 4-H and FHA boys in East ern North Carolina during the planting season begining in De cember and extending through January and February of next year, according to an announce ment made this week. The area in which seedlings will be avail able is the general area in which the company buys wood and ex tends from the coast westward to and including Richmond, Mont gomery, Randolph, Chatham, Dur ham, Franklin and Vance Coun ties The seedlings are given to the boys to encourage them to start planting idle land on their farms Continued On Page 2 Death Due To Natural Causes Brunswick County Coroner Lowell Bennett has received a report from an autopsy performed on the body of Eu gene Jarrell, 5-months old child who died on Tuesday of last week at the home near Southport. Cause of death was describ ed as bilateral broncho pneumonia. The statement was signed by George D. Lumb, M. D., pathologist, James Walker Memorial Hos pital, Wilmington. “There is no evidence of trauma or any unnatural cause of death”, the statement concluded. Recorder Hears Numerous Cases Long List Of Cases Covering Wide Variety Of Offen ses Disposed Of Before Judge Bellamy In an effort to clear the docket before the two weeks of Superior court set in, Judge Earl Bellamy and Recorder's court officials worked on into the night last week. The following judgments were handed down: Carl Lewis was found not guil ty of reckless operation. Raymond Simmons was found guilty of drunk driving and was given 4 months on the roads. No tice of appeal wai given. James W Milliken was found not guilty of reckless operation. Willie J. Leak was found guilty of drunk driving and was given 90-days on the roads, suspended upon payment of costs and a fine of $100. Charlie Long was found guilty of drunk driving and of reckless operation. Road sentence of 12 months was suspended upon pay ment of fines totaling $125 and cost. Notice, of appeal was given. Charges of assault against Kenneth Brown and Bobby Kolak is were nol prossed with leave. Charges against John W. Long for assault upon a female were nol pressed with leave. Tom Beck was found not guilty of possession of stolen property. Thomas Earwood was found not guilty of aiding and abetting in drunk driving, but was found guilty of driving with improper equipment and with possession. He was fined $25 and costs. Acie Hayes was found guilty of driving with no operator’s li cense and was fined $25 and costs. Berry D Goff was found guil ty of public drunkenness and was fined $25 and costs. James W. McNeil was found guilty of stop law violation and was taxed with costs. Thomas McDonald was found not guilty of assault with deadly weapon. Continued On Page 2 Stolen Auto And Truck Recovered James Lee Clemmons of South port is in jail unable to furnish the $8,000 bond lequired follow ing his arrest last Wednesday for stealing a truck from J. M. Parker & Sons at Supply and a new Ford automobile at the Russ White Motor Sales at Shallotte. The arrest was made by Pa trolman W. H. Morgan near Shal lotte. According to report, Clemmons first took the big delivery truck from the Supply store, removed some of the identifying character istics of the body and had the sign painted out. But this type of conveyance didn’t suit his style, so he went to the Ford place at Shallotte and managed to get hold of a set of keys for one of the new cars, then took off. His arrest came the following morning. Highlights rrom History Feature Banquet Program Southport Woman’s Club Will Hold 50th Anniver sary Dinner Tomorrow Evening At Community Building Some of the highlights of the past fifty years in Southport will be presented in a series of skits which will feature in program for the 50th Anniversary Banquet of the Southport Woman’s Club Thursday evening at 6:30 o’clock in the Community Building. More than one hundred guests will be present, including all ex cept three of the living past presidents. Also expected to at tend are two charter members of this organization. Not only are members and for mer members of the club being invited to attend this event, but for this occasion the husbands have been invited. In fact, sever al of the men will participate in the program, among them Judge Rudolph I. Mintz and Mayor Roy Robinson. The theme of the skits, and of the narration which accompanies their presentation, is the improve ments that have been brought about in this community through the effort of the Woman’s Club and its members. Several of the characters who appear will be in costume, and this takes into full account the fact that many style changes have been effected during the past half-century. Duplin County Club Is Winner Oak Ridge Community De velopment Club I* First Place Winner In Contest Sponsored By SENCland Development Association At Wilmington, Saturday mor ning, Oak Ridge of Duplin county was judged b»st ovarall club in the SENCland Development Association contest, with Penderlea of Pender county, sec ond best and White Marsh third. Penderlea was besta in income, Seagate of New Hanover best in youth work. In presenting the awards, John Fox, Wilmington, first vice-presi dent of the SENCland group, Continued On Page 2 Novel Ideas And Beauty Feature Holiday House First Event Of Yuletide Ob servance In Southport Is Held Sunday Afternoon In Community Building SOUTHPORT GARDEN CLUB WAS SPONSOR Mrs. F. M. Burdette Was Chairman, But Had Co operation Of Other Club Members Lovely in every detail was the Holiday House held Sunday in the Community Building in South port as a large and enthusiastic crowd viewed the many unusual and interesting Christmas ideas featured at this event. Originality, beauty and clever ness set the pace for arrange ments suitable for the holiday season. Mrs. F. M. Burdette was general chairman and was assist ed by members of the Southport Garden Club. The building was decorated with garlands of smilax and large bells with an arrangement in gold over the mantle. At one end of the room stood a beautiful green and gold Christmas tree, decorated by Mrs. J. M. Harper, Jr. Gaily wrapped packages were on a table nearby. These are to be given to residents of the boarding home. The front door was lovely with magnolia leaves and clusters of white poinsettia leaves with a red ball in the center of each cluster. This was decorated by Mrs. E. C. Harrelson. All the doors were dec orated and there was a table of attractive kitchen arrangements. The living and dining room table arrangements and the party tables were exquisite in color and de sign. At the fire place a snowman made of moss stood as a friendly welcome to all. This was made by Mrs. Tom Gilbert. An unusual re volving Christmas tree made by Mr. Guy Garrett was an out standing feature. The two Junior Continued On Page 4 Lay-Up Basin To Be Abandoned Word From Washington Is That Ships Gradually Will Be Withdrawn From In stallation In Brunswick River From information received this week from Washington it appears that the days are numbered for the National Defense Reserve Fleet located on Brunswick river in this county. .Also listed as expendable is the fleet site at Astoria, Washington. It is reported that there are 274 shipa still moored in the lay up basin, and plans for their removal are to stretch the op eration out over a long period. There are more than 50 civilian employees, with several from this county. The proposal was in report by the comptroller general on a re view of the government’s reserve fleet of some 2,100 merchant ves sels built for use in World War II The report said that examina tion disclosed conditions which suggests serious doubt that many Continued On Page 2 TIME and TIDE By JIMMIE HARTER It was December 6, 1939, and one of the few new mothers ever to be pictured in The Pilot graced the front page that week. The 17-year old cow was a great-grandmother too. A bit of front page nature lore that week mentioned that the water turkey could probably swim for at least a mile submerged; a head line announced that "Mintz” had been chosen to head the county Jackson Day preparations, then failed to mention him again in the story; and Bremen Furpless had purchased a pedi greed Scottish shepherd. The Sports Sherlock (by Watson) made its initial appearance that week, and had listed the All-American choices of that writer—all from the Big Four. The top hunting tale of the sea son appeared that week: Capt. H. T. Bowmen had downed four black ducks with two shots; Tom Gilbert had spent the holidays ' in Washington, Dan Walker at home; and not only were the potatoes doing well on Bald Head, but Charley Mathewes was j planning to enter some lettuce seed later in the week. It was December 6, 1944, and Clyde Newton had topped Capt. Bowmer— SEVEN blackheads with only two shots. We hesitate ' to proceed with this writing. But Ellen Hinnant had become Mrs. Basil Watts; Orton had been featured on a recent calendar pub lication; and someone wanted a doll carriage for "a little girl 1 whose grandmother can’t find a new one.” 1 Other duck hunters were also trying their luck, and our edi- 1 torial writer noted that, while fair weather used to be the excuse ! j.or poor bags, these nimrods were of late blaming scarcity of 1 shells. Virginia Thompson and Stacey Wade had become bride Continued Qn Page Four ! Given Recognition WWW ••• -■v.-/«av. s A" HONORED—Brigadier General Charles F. Tank, Commanding General, U.S. Army Transportation Termi nal Command, Atlantic, is shown presenting a Certificate of Achievement to Lieutenant Colonel William S. Norman, Commanding Officer, U. S. Army Transportation Termi nal, Sunny Point, for exceptional meritorious service per formed by Colonel Norman while assigned as Command ing Officer, Sunny Point Army Terminal, during the period from 23 September 1958 through 30 September, 1959. Referendum Will Be Held Tuesday Highway Men Here Tuesday Brunswick county residents will have an opportunity next Tuesday to present their road problems to officials of the Third Division of the State Highway Commission at a public hearing to be held in the Community Building. The hours of the hearing are from 2 to 4 o’clock. Division Engineer T. J. Mc Kim will be in charge of the meeting, and will be accom panied to Southport by other highway officials. Public Weliare Term Explained Acting Supt. Points Out That Services Frequently Involve Something Be sides Money "The term "Public Welfare” is generally thought of in terms of "a check, or doling out money”. This is definitely not the purpose of the public welfare program in which there are three categories rendering financial assistance,” *aid Miss Dorothy Swan, Acting Welfare Superintendent, this week. Financial assistance in these categories is made possible through, the aid of Federal, State and county funds. “The main purpose of public welfare is trying to help every one (in one way or another) keep or attain good health, happiness ard prosperity”, she continued. “Sometimes this does call for fi nancial aid but just as many times or more this help does not involve financial aid but coun selling, suggestions, referral to other agencies and many other types of services. Here are just a few of the services available through the Department of Pub I'c Welfare, all with the idea of helping others whether financial or otherwise: Financial assistance (Old Age Assistance; Aid to De pendent Children; Aid to the per manently and totally disabled and Add to the Blind) Child Welfare (boarding homes, foster homes oermanentlv adoptive homes, worker’s permits for minors, osychological examinations, be lavior problems); work with idults (Boarding homes, mental y ill, supervision of parolees, in vestigations for selective service) md many others. "In the past twenty-two years”, :aid Miss Swain “there have been numerous families helped finan lially through Aid to Dependent Children that has paid good divi iends; making better citizens, ■aising the standard of living and ceeping children in school long mough to give them the addi ional needed incentive to push on ihead. For example one ADC boy s now working with electronics and important job and a well laying one); one has made a Continued On Page 2 'Farmers Will Vote On Con tinuation Of Cotton And Peanut Quotas In Elec tion On December 15 LIST OF VOTING PLACES IS GIVEN All Eligible Persons Urged To Participate In Elec tion; List Of Pollhold ers Announced Community referendum com mitees who will be responsible for conducting the cotton and pea nut referendum throughout the county on December 15, have been announced by the Brunswick County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee. All members are farmers eligible to vote in the referendum and some of the referendum committeemen arc also elected community com mitteemen. Arrangements for the establish ment of polling places in all of Brunswick county’s 6 cotton growing communities have been completed. Notices showing the date of the referendum, the rules governing eligibility to vote, and the location of polling places have been posted in conspicuous places in the county. Notices are also be ing mailed to each farmer who has a cotton or peanut acreage allotment, informing him of the place where he may vote in the referendum. All persons who, as landlord, tenant, or sharescropper, engaged in the production of cotton or peanuts in 1959 are eligible to vote in the referendum. If there is any question about eligibility, farmers are asked to check with their county ASC office. The community polling places and the referendum committee men serving in the December 15 pol! are as follow Lockwoods Folly—J. E. Kirby’s Store, Marshall Roach, chairman; Continued On Page 4 Mistrial Ordered In Highway Case Judge Raymond B, Mallard Takes This Action When Parties In Rourk vs N.C. State Highway Commis sion Failed To Define Dif ferences Judge Raymond Mallard with drew a juror and declared a mis trial Tuesday morning in the suit being brought by L. C. Rourk of Shallotte against the N. C. State Highway Commission. The reason for this action was the inability of counsel for the plaintiff and the defendant to agree upon the issues, with par ticular reference to the amount of land being acquired by the State as right-of-way for U. S. Highway No. 17. Judge Mallard ordered that specific distances and measure ments be provided before the case next comes to trial. The suit being brought by Dora Galloway against the Highway Commission was settled for $250. Continued On Page 2 Odell Williamson Is First Mayor Of Ocean Isle Newly Elected Commission ers Of Brunswick Coun ty’s Newest Incorporated Town Organized Friday BOARD APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR All Will Serve Until June, 1961, Following Prefer ential Vote And Ap pointment The newly-elected commission ers of the Town of Ocean Isle Beach, Brunswick county’s newest town, took their oath of office Friday night, December 4, and elected a mayor, pro-tem and town clerk. Clerk of Court Jack Brown ad ministrated the oath and present ed each commissioner the New Testament upon which he swore tc fulfill the duties of his office." At the organizational meeting, which followed the swearing-in ceremony, the commissioners, e'ected Odell Williamson of Shal-• lotte as the town’s first mayor. The new mayor is the developer of Ocean Isle, which was launch- - ed as a beach resort in the sum mer of 1953. Named mayor pro-tem was Homer Johnston, a Charlotte real estate man, who is also develop ing property at Ocean Isle. Selected for the post of town clerk was Mrs. Willa Rae Sloane, who with her husband operates the Ocean Isle Motel. Mr. and Mrs. Sloane and their three chil dren are the only year-round resi dents of the beach. The commisioners named the Waccamaw Bank & Trust Com pany of Shallotte as the deposi tory for town funds. Ernest Parker, Southport at torney, was on hand to advise the commissioners on the legal aspects of their organization. In addition to Williamson and . Johnston the commissioners are Watt Huntley of Raleigh, N. E. Meggs of Clarkton, George Sloane of Ocean Isle, and W. T. Wim bish of Greensboro The latter was unable to attend rhe Friday night meeting, but is planning to come to Southport this week to be sworn in. All the commissioners own cottages at Ocean Isle. The new municipality was cre ated by an act of the 1959 Gen eral Assembly, and its charter is patterned after those of other North Carolina beach resort towns. In a preferential election conducted by mail in October, twelve beach property owners of fered for the six commissionet posts. About 300 ballots were Continued On Page 4 Annual Report Reveals Activity Figures Released From Brunswick County Sher iff’s Department Shows Busy Year In Law Enfor cement Twenty-one stills were captured and destroyed, along with 783 gallons of liquor and 13,380 gal lons of mash, by Sheriff E. V. Leonard and members of the Brunswick County Sheriff’s De partment during the past year, according to a report released this week. A total of 14 operators were captured at the stills, and they paid fines totaling $3,500. Five automobiles also were captured, Continued On Page 2 Tide Table Following la the tide table for Southport during the next week. These Hburs are ap proximately correct and were furnished The State Port Pilot through the courtesy of the Cape Fear Pilot’s Association. tllgh Tide Law Da Thursday, December 10, 4:19 A. M. 10:29 A. M. 4:39 P. .vl. 10:42 P. M. Friday, December 11, 5:07 A. M. 11:19 A. M. 5:26 P. M. 11:27 P. M. Saturday, December 12, 5:52 A. M. 0:00 A. M. 6:11. P. M. 12:05 P. M. Sunday, December 13, 6:34 A. M. 0:10 A. M. 6:53 P. M. 12:47 P. M. Monday, December 14, 7:13 A. M. 0:52 A. M. 7:32 P. M. 1:29 P. M. Tuesday, Decenjber 15, 7:51 A. M. 1:31 A. M. 8:09 P. M. 2:09 P. M. Wednesday, December 16, ‘8:26 A. M. 2:10 A. M. 8:44 P. M. 2:46 P. M.