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Brunswick County
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VOLUME 41 No. 36
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SOUTHPORT, N. C. WEDNESDAY, PBBRU1A/RY 25, 1970
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Letter: otieritt
Not Protecting,
Assisting Camp
Lack of protection or
assistance from the Brunswick
County Sheriff’s Department is
the subject of a letter addressed
by the president of a boy’s camp
at Ocean Isle Beach to various
public officials including
Governor Robert W. Scott and
the Commander of the State
Highway Patrol.
Richard W. Jennings, president
of Camp Atlantic, Inc., says he
would like to have protection
from the sheriff because the
camp does pay taxes. He
contends he is not receiving the
service from the local law
enforcement agency.
“We attract a great deal of
favorable attention and business
to Brunswick county each year,”
Jennings stated. People hear of
Ocean Isle Beach in every state,
according to Jennings, and he
added that famous parents are
attracted to the camp and send
their children there.
Jennings forwarded a copy of
the letter he wrote to the
Commander of the North
Carolina Highway Patrol. “It will
tell the story quite completely,”
said the camp piesident.
The text of the letter:
“I have hesitated to write to
you up to now regarding the
problems we have had, and are
still having at the above
captioned intersection, hoping
that we could get them cleared
up locally. Our efforts have
achieved nothing.
“We own a boys camp at this
property, which last summer
attracted boys and parents from
over twenty-two different States
and Europe to our State, and
this section of the country.
“Our problem is this—we have
been unable to get enforcement
or prosecution on law breakers,
most specifically, speeders, but
also breaMns and thefts. I would
like to site some specific cases in
point.
“I. At 5:A.M. a DRUNK lost
his keys to his truck and was
trying to get into various
buildings where people were
sleeping.Iwasawakened,and went
to investigate. My main concern
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Sencland
Community
Action
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Huge Hole In The Ground
inis is tne site of the nuclear power plant being
constructed by Brown & Root for Carolina Power and
Light Company near Southport. Some idea of the size
and depth of the excavation can be had from th«
giant draglines shown at the bottom of the 20-aci*
pit. (Photo by Spencer)
Farm Bureaus
Ask Repeal Of
Cigarette Tax
B.C. Mangum, president of the
North Carolina Farm Bureau,
has vowed a vigorous campaign
on behalf of his organization in
the coming months toward
repeal of the state’s two-cent
cigarette tax, a simmering
subject since its enactment by
the past General Assembly.
“With organization and
planning, I honestly believe we
can win,” said Ira L. Chadwick,
president of the Brunswick
County Farm Bureau today.
“We need to stick together. All
fanners need to organize and
speak with the voice of the
fanner.”
“I honestly believe we can
win,” said Mangum in an
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County To Lose Federal Aid?
SEDC Status Threatened
An “ax” hangs over ten
southeastern North Carolina
counties and it threatens to
cut-off some federal support and
dissolve an agency that has
attempted to unite the area.
The government plans to
establish multi-county regions in
North Carolina to “facilitate
programs, administration,
planning and development at a
scale beyond the jurisdiction of
individual cities or counties.”
The section proposed for
southeastern North Carolina
divide into three parts the
existing, 10-county Southeastern
Economic Development
All county commissioners
were given a prepared resolution
asking that the multi-county
region in this area include the
same counties currently a part of
Hit Or Miss?
A series by Ed Harper, staff writer
The most common cause of poverty is the inability of poor people
to deal with problems concerning education, health and economics.
"Enable poor people to help themselves," said Sencland Community
Action, Inc., Executive Director Charles H. Mumford, "and society
benefits. ”
It began in 1966.
That year, in accordance with
the Economic Opportunity Act,
a basic staff was employed to lay
the foundation of Sendand
Community Action, Inc., an
agency intended to “eradicate
the causes of poverty” in this
area. By eliminating the causes,
reason dictated, the effects
would be removed.
The first step was to locate
“target areas” where poverty
was most concentrated. There
were 49 areas selected by the
wooers: 21 in Columbus
County, 14 each in Bladen and
Brunswick.
Next, workers surveyed
residents of these “target areas”
to find out what the needs were.
During the survey, 3,722 homes
D.H. Hawes of Bolivia,
formerly of the staff of
Waccamaw Bank & Trust Co. at
Shallotte, has joined the staff at
the Southport branch as
assistant cashier.
and 15,225 people were
considered. Results showed that
85.4 percent of the households
subsisted on less than $3,000
annually and more than one-half
of the people concerned in the
survey were under 19 years of
age.
REPEATING CYCLE
Poverty, as it generally is
defined, was common in
Columbus, Bladen and
Brunswick counties, and it
showed signs of perpetuating
itself.
Other information gathered in
the survey indicated willingness
of the poor families to help
themselves. Two-thirds were
dissatisfied with their
community and offered
suggestions how it could be
improved, and 72 percent
replied they would plant
vegetables if land were available.
But they had little land
themselves. One-third replied
they owned no land and another
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e And Tide
Back in 1940 bookmobile service for Brunswick county was
inaugurated on a trial basis in a cooperative venture between the
Board of Education and the WPA. Its duration was 8 weeks; the
cause of its termination was lack of funds. This information comes
from the February 21 edition of that year. The big headline of the
week was news that the bodies of James and Gilbert Creech had
been recovered after they had drowned while tending their fishing
nets. James Fraser had made application to the U.S. Engineers for
permission to dredge a slip adjacent to the Intracoastal Waterway at
Southport.
REA uses in Brunswick had received their bill for their first
month’s electric service and not one kick had been registered. There
were reports that shad fishing had been poor thus far that season;
the Southport High School Safety Patrol had blossomed out in new
uniforms; and Alice Faye (now Mrs. Phil Harris) was the star of
“Little Old New York”, the show of the week.
In the late winter of 1945 Herman Stanaland, Shallotte business
man, was buying shrimp trawlers and had added three 53-foot vessels
to his fleet. The honor roll for Southport High School appeared on
page 1 of the February 21 issue and Richard Brendle was the only
student from the eighth grade to make it. Dedication ceremonies
were scheduled for the following Sunday at Antioch Baptist Church,
where a handsome brick building had been completed.
Plans were announced for a rapid post-war expansion of REA
services throughout Brunswick county. Elsewhere in that issue of
The Pilot there was talk of “when the war ends”, but the time was
not yet. There appeared on the editorial page a new column “Wise
and Otherwise”, which had interesting accounts of the visit of the
Marlowe brothers, Robert and Ed, from duty with the U.S. Navy, as
well as a report of recent Valentine activities in the community.
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SGDC. The resolution is
expected to be presented for
consideration to the Brunswick
County commissioners at their
next meeting.
This county was represented
by Mrs. A. P. Henry, Jr., SEDC
secretary, at a Thursday night
meeting called by SEDC. Other
counties included in the SEDC
are Brunswick, Bladen, New
Hanover, Pender, Sampson,
Robeson, Cumberland, Scotland
and Hoke.
The proposed multi-county
arrangement would include
Columbus, Brunswick, New
Hanover and Pender counties in
one region; Bladen, Robeson,
Sampson and Cumberland, plus
Harnett, counties in another;
and place Hoke and Scotland in
a region including Lee, Moore,
Richmond and Montgomery
counties.
SEDC chairman Mason Hicks
of Fayetteville said the group
would be “essentially out of
business” unless the
participating counties take
action that would keep them
together.
The 1969 General Assembly
enacted legislation directing the
Department of Administration,
through the State Planning
Division, to work with other
public and private organizations
in preparing a uniform set of
Pretty Student
Has Solo Flight
A pretty, 17-year-old high
school junior from Southport
who earned the money for her
flying lessons recently made her
solo flight at SENCland Air Park
at Brunswick County Airport.
The young lady is Leslie
Zachary, who looks more like a
stewardess trainee than a girl
going after her private pilot
license. She is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Zachary of
Yaupon Beach and for the past
two years has written a regular
column of school news for this
newspaper.
As a matter of fact, Leslie
soloed on February 5, which is
five days before her 17th
birthday. That may qualify her
as the youngest person in
Brunswick county to make a
solo flight, and there is little
doubt that she is the youngest
girl to qualify.
The young aviatrix confesses
to a long standing fascination
with airplanes. “I used to hang
around the airport and hope
somebody would ask me to go
for a ride”, she said, although
she really had not logged too
much flying time prior to taking
her lessons. She never has made
a commercial flight.
Last summer when she was
working in the office of Dr. C.R.
Conrad she was exposed to a lot
of talk about flying, and it
resulted in her decision to take
instruction from her employer,
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regions covering the entire state.
A map showing the proposed
regions was distributed by the
State Planning Division to evoke
reaction from local governments.
Hicks said a state-appointed
■ committee will consider local
suggestions and requests, and
submit its findings to Governor
Robert Scott.
“County commissioners will
have an effect on the outcome,”
Hicks assured.
John Frailey of the United
States Department of Commerce
said he is familiar with
multi-county systems
throughout the nation and does
not know of a state changing a
multi-county region after it was
outlined.
In a letter sent earlier to
elected and appointed officials
of local governments and
constituent agencies, State
Planning Officer Ronald Scott
stated that the Division thought
the arrangement reflects “a
blend of opinions received up to
this time,” but did not think the
set-up was immune to change.
“It is fundamental to this
program that the entire state be
divided into such regions,” Scott
continued. “Each of these will
be encouraged to undertake the
large-scale planning and
development activities made
necessary by the wide variety of
federal, state and local programs.
“It is not anticipated that
existing multi-county
arrangements will be changed
immediately to conform to the
uniform regions, but it is
assumed that there will be
gradual change toward the
desired goal. There is assurance
that federal agencies will modify
their organizations and will
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Four Die In Mishaps
Flaming Auto Wrecks
Kill County Residents
Fiery one-car wrecks killed
four Brunswick County
residents, within two days
including three persons who died
early Saturday morning when
the car of which they were
occupants failed to negotiate a
curve between Southport and
Bolivia.
Fatalities of that wreck an
Herman Elbert Johnson, 39, his
wife Elizabeth Bright Johnson
42, and Rufus Bellamy, 25, all
of Rt. 1, Bolivia.
A Monday morning wreck neai
Shallotte killed Annie Mae Long,
New School Site
Asked For Area
The Brunswick County Board
of Education met in special
session on Monday and heard
three patrons from Bolivia, Bill
Kopp, Johnny Mills and Roy
Swain, and Attorney George
Roundtree from Wilmington
along with Arthur Greene from
Boiling Springs Lakes discuss
possible alternate site location
JOHN BRAY
Commission Job
Sought By Bray
John H. Bray has announced
that he will seek the Republican
nomination for Brunswick
County Commissioner from
Smithviile township.
Bray was born in
Winston-Salem on February 10,
1937, and attended schools in
Stokes and Yadkin Counties. He
served in the U.S. Air Force and
came to Brunswick County in
1963. He is the owner of
Western Auto Associate Store
and co-owner of Carolina
Heating and Air Conditioning
Company of Southport. He is a
past president of the Brunswick
County Shrine Club. He and his
wife, Shannon, and their three
children live in Southport and
are members of the Southport
Baptist Church.
A former Democrat, Bray says
he feds that Brunswick county
has not progressed under
Democrat leadership and that
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for the Southern School to serve
Bolivia and Southport.
Greene informed the board he
is prepared to give between
50-55 acres of land for location
of this school. Hie property is
located midway between
Highway No. 87 and
Bolivia-Midway Road, adjacent
to Corbett Lumber Company
property. To gain access to this
location the State Highway
Department would need to
construct a road leading to the
school either from Highway 87
at Boiling Springs Lakes or from
Bolivia-Midway road and/or
both.
The Board agreed to inspect
this property on Tuesday.
The following list of substitute
teachers was approved:
B.C.H.C.—Mattie Gore, JoAnn
Lillard; Lincoln—Earlyne Rabon,
Walter Best, Juanita Robinson;
Shallotte—Iva V. Ward, Yvonne
Gore, Robert Galloway;
Southport—Bari K. Ennis,
Jeannine Snipes, Gloria Walls;
Union—Mrs. Mary Hughes Bliss,
Mrs. Ola R. Johnson, Mrs.
Frances T. Sullivan, Mrs.
Marjorie Kelley, Miss Vemessa
Grissett, Mrs. Vella Stephens
Milligan, Mrs. Polly Milligan,
Miss Ida M. Jenrette, Miss Mary
Alice Stanley, Mrs. Lettie M.
Clarida.
Contracts were granted to the
following teachers:
Southport—Alberta R. McLeod
(interim teacher);
Waccamaw—Janie McCracken
(interim teacher).
The board agreed to allow sale
of the Shallotte School vehicle, a
1969 Chevrolet Station Wagon.
Board members granted
extension renewal of certificate
of deposit for six months at
Waccamaw Bank and Trust
Company, Southport.
Kirby Sullivan, school board
attorney, informed the board
that deeds for the Northern
School have been properly
recorded and executed. He also
stated that deed and necessary
maps and forms for the Western
School site have been submitted
to International Paper Company
for final action.
Hie board reviewed all plans
for the consolidated schools
submitted by Jack Croft, school
architect.
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Student Pilot Solos
ess^^m ^557\, 17-year-°ldfl Southport girl, is shown here in the cockpit of the
mTth hihlreC%lly/TPLeted her sol° fUght. instructor, Jimmie
nntn, is seated beside her. (Photo by Spencer)
47, of Et. 1 Ash.
The car in which the three
Bolivia residents were killed
apparently was traveling at a
high rate of speed, failed to
negotiate the turn, went off the
road and hit an embankment
before coming to a stop close to
a dirt road, according to
investigators.
Brunswick County Coroner
Lowell Bennett of Shallotte said
everything was burned. The car
did not turn over. The three
occupants were apparently
knocked out upon impact as no
apparent attempt was made to- ■ ■
open the car doors, he said.
Trooper Bill Fulghum and
Trooper Billy Jones, both
stationed at Leland, said the car
was still burning at 3 a.nr. '
Saturday. Fulghum said that
possibly the ignition system, or
battery, caused gas fames tp
ignite. £• >
Failure to negotiate the curve
was listed as the cause of the
accident.
Fire Chief D.H. Hawes and
fireman James F. Jones of the
Bolivia Fire Department assisted
in putting out the fire. The
Winnabow Fire Department with
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Local Hospital ? 4
Receives Grant
Appropriations amounting to
$1,829,264 were paid to
hospitals and child care
institutions in North Carolina
and South Carolina last week by
Hie Duke Endowment.
Dosher Memorial Hospital in
Southport received $1,413 from
this appropriation.
Announcement of the
distribution was made
Wednesday by James R. Felts,
Jr., executive director of the
Hospital and Child Care sections
of Hie Endowment
Hospitals are receiving checks
totaling $1,231,240, consisting
of $908,894 for assistance in
operating expenses—based on $1
a day for each day of free care in
the fiscal year, which ended
Sept, 30, 1969—and $322,346
as reimbursement for'-,
participation in Hospital
Administrative Services (HAS)
of Chicago, 111., and Professional -
Activity Study (PAS) of the
Commission on Professional and
Hospital Activities of Ann
Arbor, Mich. Since 1966, these
services, which compile and
distribute comparative financial
and statistical information on a
current monthly basis, have been '
made available to hospitals /
assisted by Hie Endowment. It
is reimbursing them for the . '
entire cost until Sept. 30 of this '"
year when it will begin to'
withdraw at the rate of 10 per
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Tide Table
Fallowing W the tide table -
for Southport daring the
week. These boars are ap
proximately correct and
wore famished The State
Port Pilot through the
courtesy of the Gape Fear
Pitot's Association.
Thursday* February 26,
10:39 am. 5:10 am.
11:15 p.m. 5:10 p.m.
Friday, February 27,
11:27 am. 5:58 am.
5:58 p.m.
Saturday, February 28,
0:09 am. 6:58 a.m.
12:21p.m. 6:52 p.m.
Sunday, March 1,
1:15 a.m. 8:04 am.
1:27 p.m. 8:04 p.m.
Monday, March 2,
2:33 am. 9:16 am.
2:45 p.m. 9:22 p.m.
Tuesday, March 3,
3:45 am. 10:22 a.m.
3:57 p.m. 10:28 p.m.
Wednesday, March 4,
4:45 a.m. 11:22 am.
5:03 p.m. 11:34 p.m.