EDITORIALS
CRAB DERBY: MEANEST CRITTERS
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The word is out from Raleigh that
the 1962 Crab Derby will be held at
Long Beach August 25-26 with 12 coas
tal counties eligible to enter the fastest
and meanest of their fighting critters.
Winner of the Long Beach tiff will go
on to Crisfield, Md. September 1 if he
cares to mix with speedsters in the Na
tional Crab Derby.
This is good news for Southeastern
North Carolina. They grow just as orn
ery hereabouts as are to be found any
where on the Tar Heel coast, and it
could be that the Brunswick critter
may show his contestants from up the
sounds and bays a thing or two about
racing sideways.
But a reminder to Mr. Wade Lucas,
publicity man of the Department of
Conservation and Development who
originated the idea early last year. The
maiden race was held at Morehead
City last July and the handling of both
crabs and crowds was a demonstration
of the worst. Numbers of contestants
were barely visible and spectators over
ran ropes to crowd around the l’acing
ramp obscuring the view of most of
those who had come to see a crab derby
for the first time. “So this is a crab
derby, phooey,” was the genaral com
ment.
Of course the crab didn’t give a hap
py claw about being the center of at
traction. lie wasn’t going anywhere in
particular. He just wanted to get away
from it all like his shorts-clad audience.
FISHING: BUILT-IN HAZARDS
Don’t let an accident spoil the fun of
fishing. Fishing is one of the nation’s
favorite outdoor spoits. It offers relax
ation, mild exercise and a welcome
change from the everyday routine. But,
as every fisherman knows, there are
several built-in hazards to fishing that
bear watching.
“Sidewinders” (fishermen who swing
their arms in a wide arc on the cast)
are responsible for many of the hook
accidents, says Today’s Health, the
magazine of the American Medical As
sociation. If you are a sidewinder, be
sure your field is clear of other fisher
men before casting.
In removing a hook from a fish, hold
the fish under the gills so only its body
not its head, can flop and wiggle. Try
ing to grab a slippery fish and remove
the hook at the same time is an easy
way to get hooked.
Lures and hooks left lying on the
floor of a boat or on the dock are in
viting trouble. Never try to pull a hook
out if one becomes imbedded beneath
the skin. Your physician will snip off
the back end of the hook and push it
through the wound. If necessary he will
administer antibiotics and tetanus tox
oid.
Save your muscles from strain by
avoiding excessive rowing or exercise.
Protect yourself from sunburn and heat
prostration.
NO TIME TO CUT GUARD
If it were practical to do so, a poll
of sentiment would probably show uni
versal agreement with the resolution of
the Governors conference endorsing re
tention of the National Guard at cur
rent strength of 400,000 men.
While it is true that the Guard does
not possess the state of readiness as
that of regular divisions, the potential
is there and, given a few weeks for in
tensive preparations and training, Na
tional Guardsmen would be ready to
carry their colors with the best.
Air power and all of the other ad
vancements in warfare may supplement
but they will not eliminate the need for
the foot soldier. It is this kind of basic
strength on which the present and fu
ture security of the country depends.
No dollar is so well spent as the money
invested in a live, 1'eady to fight Nati
onal Guard. To reduce its roster or
merge existing units would, in our
opinion, be a disservipe to our well be
ing as a nation.
Somewhere in our memory is a recol
lection that the 30th Infantry Division,
a National Guard Division, was adjud
ged the most efficient division in Eur
ope, during World War II. At the war’s
onset, they were more or less civilian
soldiers but they proved their worth
when the call came.
INCOME TAX SURPLUS
The anticipated $37 million surplus
for the State’s fiscal year ending June
30 is thought provoking. Already, ac
counts show that the fiscal year closed
with a $27 million surplus and another
$10 million is expected in a carry-over
of money allocated last year but not
spent. Final figures on that have not
been completed.
The Revenue Department says the
big bulk of the $27 million came from
income taxes. Sales tax collections ran
more or less as expected.
So how do we account for the in
crease in income tax collections? The
answer is pretty evident. State with
holding income tax law. Employment
five years ago was as high if not higher
than it has been since the withholding
law was enacted. Yet, there was no
word in those years about income tax
collections being the major factor in a
surplus of tax collections. There is only
one conclusion: The law is bringing
more taxpayers into the fold and,
again, more are paying their propor
tionate share against earnings.
REMEMBER OUR ELDER CITIZENS
Does it takes a special “Week” to re
mind people that they should honor our
elder citizens with the respect their
maturity of years deserves? It does in
too many instances. Age and accumula
ted wisdom is often taken for granted
and more often completely ignored. We
are just too busy with trivial matters to
remember our old people.
So for just one week, anyway, the
week of July 15-21, those over 65 in
North C arolina will be paid extra re
cognition. There are over 335,000 in the
State in this age group and the period
has been designated as the time to
The State Port Pilot
Published Every Wednesday
Southport, N, C.
JAMES M. HARPER, JR. ........ Editor
Entered as second-class matter April 20, 192b
at the Post Office at Southport, if. O., and
other Post Offices, under the Act
of March 3. 1879.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
Brunswick and Adjoining Counties
and Service Men . $2.00 per yea?
Six Months . $1.50
Elsewhere in United States — $3.00
Per Year;—-6 Months _ $2.00
think about their problems, needs, and
how we can make their declining years
happy and comfortable.
A big bowl of flowers, a new rocker,
perhaps a new pair of gaiters, would be
thoughtful gifts. But while material
things will bring satisfaction, they fall
short of what is needed most. The real
problem is loneliness.
In this special week, and in all other
weeks, let our aging folk know we are
thinking about them. Write a letter,
pay a visit and offer but not impose
your help when the opportunity pre
sents itself. Failure to remember is the
bitterest fate of all among those in their
final years.
NONE GO WEST
Soviet Premier Khruschev told his
people just recently that butter was go
ing up to $1.80 per pound and meat
would be increased 30 per cent. Then
lie added that wages would not be in
creased to meet the higher prices and
that any who “do not wish to un
derstand, should be called to order.”
The scarcity of food, as the price
spiral indicates' is just one of many
reasons why starving Chinest are seek
ing to espace from their homeland to
the scuth and not to the north and west
into Russia. If Communism will not sus
tin them at home they see no hops of
improvement in the Soviet Republic.
Time and Tide
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the local branch of Waccamaw Bank & Trust Co., assisted the
FBI in the capture of a man attempting to cash worthless
creeks.
Bill Keziah had set the record straight on what amberjack in
North Carolina was the largest. The listed North Carolina record
was a 51%-pounder caught at Morehead City. Seven years before
a 62-pound amberjack was taken by Louis J. Baisch of Louisville,
Kentucky, while fishing in Southport aboard the Sea Girl.
An explanation of how Shallotte got its name was given, and
: a Raleigh woman thought it was brought over from England.
A strong shrimping fleet was operating out of Southport. There
were 130 shrimp boats in port according to Dallas Piggott, local
Seafood Dealer. The highest total was a few years ago when
there were over 200 boats in Southport.
Ten years ago this week preparations were being made for the
dredging of the channel to Sunny Point Army Terminal -involving
the movement of 18 million cubic yards of material. This was the
first stey in the construction of the modern terminal.
Bluefish were biting for the party boats out of Southport. The
shrimp catches were improving daily with catches during the
past, week ranging from 15 to 32 bushels per boat.
The mayor of Southport, Thomas B. Carr, had died in Duke
Hospital; a furniture store was opened in Southport; and a baby
show was to be held the following week.
Five years ago this week a picture of Frying Pan Lightship
appeared on the front page. It is located about 30 miles off Cape
Fear and marks the end of Frying Pan Shoals.
Big catches of dolphin were made from the local party boats
during the past week. A six foot sailfish was caught by Leon
Capal of Troy.
The border belt tobacco market was to open the following
week; daylight savings time would not be used in Southport: and
the dairymen of Brunswick county formed a new organization.
Letter To
The Editor
Southport, N. C.
July 7, 1962
Editor,
State Port Pilot,
Southport, N. C.
Dear Sir:
In behalf of the committee who
worked so faithfully in the re
cent promotion of the flag pro
gram, I would like through the
medium of your, fine paper to
express our thanks to the many
people of Southport and Long
Beach who bought and displayed
flags during the national holiday.
The enthusiastic response we re
ceived proves that patriotism for
our country is st ll foremost in
the hearts of most of us.
Our present supply of flags has
been exhausted, but we will have
others available for persons de
siring to purchase them within a
few days.
It gives us a wonderful feeling
to see so many flags waving
in our town. Lets keep up the
good American custom and en
courage others to participate.
Mrs. C. R. Stanland, President,
American Legion Auxiliary.
DIRECTIONS FOR
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and nondescript grades thereof
for the five sales days was to
reduce the impact of the experi
ment on foreign users of U. S,
flue-cured tobacco. Normally, onh
a fractional percentage of these
[grades is exported. Foreign cus
tomers of U. S. flue-cured tobacco
have advised the Department of
their deep concern about addi
tional sales of untied tobacco, par
ticularly of the grades that they
purchase.
The decision to limit price sup
port to only untied lugs, including
primings and nondescript grades
thereof, and to withhold price sup
port to tied tobacco until the
sixth day, was to discourage
growers from offering flue-cured
tobacco for sale in tied form dur
ing the first five sale days. All
segments of the tobacco industry
have advised the department that
the sale of flue-cured tobacco in
tied and untied form on the same
market on the same day would
complicate the movement of the
tobacco from the market through
the processing facilities.
ARMY TRAINING
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Capt. Paul F. Todd, 1st Lt. Rob
ert M. Delahunt, 1st Lt. Paul D.
Surdam, 1st Lt. Charles S. Mc
Guire, 2nd Lt. Edward J. Kear
ney, SP-4 Donald A. Surrette,
PFC Sheldon R. Shapiro.
CONFERENCE ON
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seph O. Stroud, secretary of the
Church Music Department of the
Baptist State Convention of North
Carolina.
COMMITTEE WILL
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Evergreen; Edward L. William
son, Whiteville; Addison Hewlett,
Jr., Masonboro Sound; John H.
Kirkum, Masonboro Sound; Mur
dock Dunn, Wilmington; Mrs.
Marvin Rawls, Willard; Mis. Em
pie Sidbury, Hampstead; D. N.
Lucas, Burgaw.
SEEK IMPROVED
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they have asked for services
which are not now being made
available.
This latter group includes a
drive-in window at the bank,
night depository, installment loan
department, and private office
room for transaction of personal
banking business.
i^s a result of local unrest with
regard to banking facilities in
Southport, contact has been made
with another banking firm which
CITY TENTATIVE
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bonded indebtedness of the city.
Spokesmen for the city said
this week that a relatively small
part of the cost of operation of
city government is derived from
taxes on real estate and personal
property. They point out that pro
fits from the sale of electric pow
er and water are the principal
sources of income for the city
and one official stated that if it
were not for these returns it
would be necessary to levy a tax
has expressed an interest in this
area. This financial institution has
requested certain research and
statistical information which they
win use to evaluate the potential
business here, and city officals
have taken responsibility to help
obtain this information.
Officials of the waccamaw
Bank and Trust Co. have agreed
that there is need for larger and
more modem banking facilities at
Southport, but no concrete steps
have been taken thus far to bring
about improvement in the situa
tion.
Garden Time
What is meant by pre-sprouting
sweet potato seed stock ?
This is a new. practice, which
was begun in I960, and is being
adapted by more growers each
year. It is estimated that pre
sprouting can save the grower
from $40 to $50 per acre. It in
creases early sprout production
and saves money by reducing the
amount of seed stock needed to
produce the necessary plants for
field setting.
How is it accomplished ? By
giving the seed stock to be
bedded ideal curing conditions for
a period of 30 days prier to bed
ding. This treatment is especially
desirable for slow sprouting va
rieties such as Centennial, Nug
get and Gold Rush. Porto Rico is
an exception because this variety
requires only 20 days of pre
treatment.
What are considered to be ideal
curing conditions ? The emphasis
here is placed on ideal conditions
consist of raising the temperature
in the curing house to 85 de
grees and maintaining a relative
humidity of 90 per cent, during
the period of pre-treatment. This
is the same procedure that was
followed when the potatoes were
cured in the fall after harvesting.
What happens is this. After
the potatoes are cured in the fall,
primarily to heal cuts, they are
put to sleep (reducing the res
piration rate) by lowering the
temperature in the house to 55
degrees. They are held at this
temperature until time for pre
sprouting (30 days before bedding
time). This wakes them up.
If ideal conditions are not main
tained, it may take longer to
induce sprouting. For example:
If the curing house is not tight
enough you may be only able to
maintain a humility of 70 per
cent rather than 90 per cent.
All of this brings into sharp
focus the importance of con
structing curing and storage
houses in which ideal conditions
can be maintained.
Considering the importance- of
the sweet potato in North Caro
lina and the South, organization
of growers and the emphasis be
ing placed upon processing, we
should anticipate marked improve
ment in the handling, curing and 1
storing of this crop.
We must look forward to the.
time when curing houses are con
structed and equipped to provide
rate of $4.00 to provide services
now being rendered.
The proposed budget is avail
able for inspection by any inter- j.
ested tax payer of the City of j
Southport and is at the city hall, j
Not Exactly News
On Friday we attended one day of the summer convention of
the North Carolina Press Association, in session at Morehead
City, and as usual when on a trip of this kind, we were looking
around for good ideas that we can put in practice here. For one
thing, we think that if they have built a port at Morehead City—
and they have- then the day will come when a bigger and better
facility will be constructed here . . . Anofher conclusion is that
with the continued addition to motel facilities in this area, soon
we will be able to accommodate a convention of this size. We will,
that is, if we have a dining room facility large enough for a
crowd of from three hundred to four hundred people . . . And
one thing more: We visited the Spooners Creek Harbor develop
ment, an ultra-modern marina. We could well use one of those
in this area—and we have the location for it, right here in town.
We find that a remarkably large number of press people recall
with great pleasure the time Southport people played host to a
luncheon meeting here, and mary of them expressed a desire to
return for another meeting here. It would be one of the finest
pieces of advertising we could ever do to have this group meet
at Southport . . . Most unsual pet to show up around here lately
is Romie the pelican, latest addition to the wildlife entourage at
the Robin’s Nest. Dan Harrelson has had him on parade down
town on two occasions, and he has made at least one trip (see
pix) to Oak Island Golf Club.
Home folks who saw the Miss North Carolina Pageant on tele
vision Saturday night were mighty proud of Cheyrl Rogers, and
the votes from this precinct would have been for her . . . Bob
Spence, professional at Oak Island Golf Club, says that there
are several youngsters around here who will turn out to be good
golfers. A lot of the younger set have taken up the game. . . We
hear that Semi Mintz may be on the coaching staff at New Han
over High next year as head tennis coach and assistant in bas
ketball. Both of his grandmothers live in Brunswick county.
When Mrs. Gilliam Homstein felt a boat crunch against her
right elbow Sunday her first thought was “Oh, no, not my paint
ing arm”! Later examination revealed that her injury was pain
ful, not serious—and she was greatly relieved .. . There’s a new
store getting ready to open at Shallotte. More about that next
week.
“Geronimo,” starring Chuck Conners,” is the weekend show at
Holiday Drive-In . . . Here in Southport "That Touch Of Mink,”
starring Cary Grant, will be playing on these same dates . . .
Lew Hardee is back in town, and already there are rumors of a
new amateur theatrical production.
ideal conditions with automatic
controls for both temperature and
humidity.
Your county agent can provide
you with Information Leaflet No.
104 which gives, in greater de
tail, the procedure to follow when
pre-sprouting seed stock.
CITY HAS NEW
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It also has less than a 2-minute
recovery on a 6-hour continuous
pumping rest.
The new well and house have
seen provided at a cost to the
;ity of approximately $2,500. It
s located at the site of the old
Southport baseball diamond on
property purchased from G. W.
McGlamery.
Tins is the second well drilled
by the city in recent years. The
last was in Franklin Park. The
third well now in use is situated
at the old power station and City
Manager C. t>. Pickerrell said
Monday that plans are being
made to reclaim a fourth well,
this one also situated at the old
power station.
Pickerrell said that during the
summer months the daily con
sumption of water in Southport
is 125,000 gallons per day. In the
winter time the daily consumption
is about 100,000 gallons, he said.
Annual Dividend Rate Now
Compounded Quarterly
IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE!
The savings habits you develop early can have a lot of influence
upon your future, for it is important to save some part of every pay
check. Our purpose is to encourage savings, as this is the foundation
When and where you set up your first Savings Account is import
ant and we hope you will make use of our facilities.
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Southport Savings & Loan Assn.
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W. P. Jorgensen, Sect.-Treas.
SOUTHPORT, N. C.