THE STATE
PILOT
A Good Newspaper In A Good Community
VOLUME 44 NUMBER 16
12PAGES TODAY
SOUTHPORT, NORTH CAROLINA
NOVEMBER 8, 1972
10 CENTS A COPY
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
Unofficial, Incomplete Returns
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
REGISTER
OF DEEDS
PRESIDENT
GOVERNOR
HOUSE OF U S HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES STATE SENATE REPRESENTATIVES
Harrelson Dumps Prevatte;
Register Of Deeds Undecided
Republicans in Brunswick
County enjoyed their finest
day since the turn of the
century on Tuesday, re
electing five members to the
board of commissioners and
contributing to a sweep of the
gubernatorial, senatorial and
presidential contests.
The Republicans also may
have elected a Register of
Deeds, pending the outcome
of the official canvass on
Thursday. Unofficially, GOP
candidate Arthur Knox leads
incumbent Durward Clark by
seven votes—4,222 to 4,215.
According to word received
from the Leland precinct at 3
a.m. Wednesday, nine ab
sentee ballots remain sealed
and won’t be opened and
counted until the county
Board of Elections convenes.
Re-elected in a Republican
landslide were com
missioners Bill Kopp (4,991)
John Bray (4,439), Robert
Simmons (4,712), J.T.
Clemmons (4,821) and
Vardell _Hughes (4,602).
Trailing far behind were
Democrats Ernest McGee
(3,029), Wayland Vereen
(3,332), John Reaves (3,010),
William Stanley (3,169) and
Lonnie McKoy (3,160).
Rep. Thomas Harrelson was
re-elected to the N.C. House
of Representatives from, the
Brunswick and Pender
county district, with
Prevatte’s victory there not
enough to offset Harrelson’s
commanding 5,177 to 3,238
lead in Brunswick County.
Also, Arthur Williamson was
elected to the N.C. Senate
from the Brunswick
Columbus-Bladen county
district on the strength of
victory in the other two
counties; here, he lost to
Republican J.W. Suggs, 4,509
to 3,236.
REPUBLICAN STRENGTH
The strength of the
Republicans was evident
from top to bottom. President
Nixon won the most lop-sided
victory ever from
Democratic candidate
George McGovern, including
a 538-to-89 margin in Oak
Island precinct and nearly
as-large margins in other
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Water System
Funds Okayed
&
Farmers Home Ad
ministration has formally
approved a $2.5 million loan
to Brunswick County for
construction of a water
supply system.
County Manager Jerry
Lewis said that James T.
Johnson, head of the North
Carolina FHA office, called
him Thursday night to tell
him of the loan.
Lewis said the loan had
been approved “with a few
minor conditions, such as
verification of the number of
customers to be served.
“The approval constitutes
the first step of federal
participation on a $5 million
water project which will
consist of Phase I of what will
eventually be a county-wide
water system,” Lewis con
tinued. ;>
The county anticipates'
other federal grants to:
complete the project. The:
Economic Development
Administration is expected to
pitch in $2 million, while HIH>
is expected to grant another
$500,000.
The county manager said
that it is necessary for loan
fund approval prior to grant
fund approval. 5
The FHA loan will be
repaid entirely by revenue
which will be realized from
the sale of water to rural,
residential, commercial and
muncipal consumers.
The system was initiated to
served large industrial users
such as Pfizer, which
recently announced plans to J"-;
proceed with design for a
plant here.
WACCAMAW BANK PROMOTIONS have been announced for Judy White
(left), Leo Johnson, and Edythe Smith, all three to assistant vice-president of
, the Southport operation. Mrs. White, formerly cashier at the Southport main
office, keeps that title along with her new post; Johnson continues as
manager of the Oak Island branch; and Mrs. Smith, formerly operations
officer, will be head of the Operations Department at the downtown bank
office. The promotions were announced by Robert Howard, vice-president in
charge of the Southport operations.
In Co
II
parison...
Not everybody who’s registered in Brunswick
County voted yesterday, so here’s a list of voter
registration by precinct to compare with the
actual voter turnout, shown in the table on this
page.
Leland is the largest single precinct in the
county with 1,562 registered, followed by Town
Creek (1,157) and Secession (1,085). The next two
largest precincts are Southport I (1,033) and
Southport II (938).
Other precincts in the county are Hoods Creek,
i 400; Bolivia, 918; Oak Island, 903; Mosquito, 249;
Supply, 747; Shallotte, 803; Frying Pan, 867;
Grissettown, 669; Shingletree, 545; Longwood, 298;
Ash, 539; Waccamaw, 314; and Exum, 215.
Co-Op Meet
Is Friday
Over 3,000 persons are
expected to be on hand for the
annual membership meeting
of Brunswick Electric
Membership Corp. Friday
November io,
Charles Rose, Fayetteville
attorney who is Democratic
nominee for the U.S. House of
Representatives from the
Seventh District, will be
guest speaker at the meeting
which gets underway at 12:30
p.m.
The Southeastern Com
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Outstanding 4-H Achievements Recognized
The Brunswick County 4-H
Achievement Program was
held last Thursday at
Shallotte Middle School when
outstanding 4-H club mem
bers were recognized for
their accomplishment of the
passed year.
Approximately 100 youth,
parents, leaders and sponsors
attended the recognition
program, which included a
re-cap of the year’s activities
in terms of participation. A
marked increase was noted in
several activities.
The 1973 4-H County
Council officers were in
stalled: Bonnie Hewett,
president; Karen Bryant,
vice-president; Teresa
Gilbert, secretary-treasurer;
Frankie Mertz, reporter,
Cheryl Inman, song leader;
and Stephanie Hewett, Son]a
Inman and Lillie Smith,
recreation leaders.
After the program, the
group viewed the 206 exhibits
that were exhibited by the 4-H
members, compared with 89
exhibits made last year.
Those youth who received
blue awards in their exhibits
will have the opportunity tc
exhibit their work in the Star
News 4-H Honor Program on
November 17 and 18 This
year’s event saw 33 new
exhibitors.
Kenneth Hewett, Frankie
Mertz and Van Hewett were
outstanding boys recognized.
Bonnie Hewett, Debbie
Smith, Lillie Smith and
Cheryl Inman were out
standing girls recognized.
Youth receiving County
Champion certificates were:
1 Fisher]
II
en Can Get PCA Help
Commercial fishermen can
now be fianced by Production
Credit Associations as the
result of improved and ex
panded credit services, ac
cording to Garland P. King,
president of the Coastal
Production Credit
Association at Kenansville.
“We are happy to announce
that our credit service has
been expanded to serve the
short and intermediate term
credit needs of commercial
fishermen with terms up to
seven years. The user-owned
PCAs have been in business
since 1933 and provide a large
share of the short and in
termediate term credit used
farmers, growers and ran
chers,” Mr. King said.
He explained that the PCA
now has all policies and
procedures set. Loans may be
made to commercial
fishermen for operating cost,
refinancing, captial pur
chases, construction and
reconstruction of vessels, and
other requirements of the
borrower. Operating loans
are to be repaid at the end of
each loan period and term
loans may have maturities up
to seven years.
The Coastal association
serves Duplin, Pender, New
Hanover, and Brunswick
counties. In addition to the
home office at Kenansville,
the association has branch
offices at Burgaw,
Wilmington and Shallotte.
“We face a new challenge
in financing commercial
fishermen who provide a
most important part of our
nation’s food supply. Our
experience in financing
agricultural production over
the Dast 39 years will mean
much in providing effective
and efficient credit service to
the commercial fishing in
dustry,” King said.
Frankie Mertz,
automotive; Debbie Smith
and Van Hewett, bicycle
safety; Cheryl Inman, child
care; Elneda Hewett,
communications; Lillie
Smith, dog care; Teresa
Gilbert and Frankie Mertz,
electric; Cheryl Inman,
entomology and family
relations; Van Hewett,
family relations; Lisa
Hewett, f oods-nutrition;
Lillie Smith, forestry and
petroleum power; Kenneth
Hewett, health; Cheryl In
man, health; Debbie Smith,
home beautification; Lillie
Smith, photography; Lillie
Frankie Mertz, horse; Cheryl
Inrnah, horticulture; Debbie
Smith, girls personal ap
pearance; Van Hewett, boys
personal appearance; Debbie
Smith, girls personal ap
pearance; Van Hewett, boys
personal appearance; Debbie
Smith home furnishings;
Smith, recreation; Van
Hewett, recreation and
safety; Debbie Smith, safety;
Lori Hewett; Wildlife ; Van
Hewett, wildlife and boys
public speaking; Bonnie
Hewett, girls public
speaking; Lisa Hewett,
canning; Debbie Smith, tree
identification; Son]a Inman,
garden and frozen foods;
Lillie Smith, home fur
nishings; Lori Hewett,
management and pre-teen
dress revue; Lisa Hewett,
early-teen dress reveue;
Debbie Smith, senior-teen
dress revue, Bonnie Hewett,
citizenship; Lillie Smith,
leadership; Kenneth Hewett,
leadership; Debbie Smith,
achievement; and Kenneth
Hewett, achivement.
Leaders receiving
recognition were Mrs. Evelyn
Bell, Mrs. Ouida Hewett,
Mrs. Juanita Smith, Mrs.
Betty Fulford, Mrs. Julia
Caison, Mrs. Martha Benton,
Miss Sherry Bryant, Mrs.
EronFullwood, Mrs. Patricia
Cobb, Mrs. JoAnn Hardee,
Mrs. Linda Loveless, Mrs.
Doris Wilson, Mrs. Shirley
Simmons, Mrs. Pints Todd,
Mrs. John McCumbee, Mrs.
Inez Parker, Mrs. Olive Hick
man, Mrs. Lucille Fullwood
and Mrs. Norris Harrell.
Listed are club members
and ribbons won:
RECORD BOOKS - Lillie
Smith, One 4-H Project
Record, blue; Teresa Gilbert,
Long-time 4-H Record, Blue;
Kenneth Hewett, Long-time
4-H Record, blue; Frankie
Mertz, Long-time 4-H
Record, blue.
PHOTOGRAPHY—Cheryl
Inman, Landscape, blue; Van
Hewett, Action-Black-White,
blue; Lori Hewett, Action
Color, red; Reggie Hewett,
Action-Color, white; Sonja
Inman, Action-Color, blue;
Kenneth Hewett, Children
Color, white; Lisa Hewett,
Children-Color, red; Lori
Hewett, Children-Color,
white; Reggie Hewett,
Children-Color, white; Lillie
Smith, Children-Color, blue;
Kenneth Hewett, Animals
Color, white; Reggie Hewett,
Animals-Color, white; Lillie
Smith, Animals-Color, red.
HOBBIES — Michael
Clemmons, Xcoupage Box,
white; Ricky Clemmons,
Decoupage Box, red; Lori
Hewett, Decoupage Box, red;
Van Hewett, Decoupage Box,
white; Lillie Smith,
Decoupage Box, Blue.
CRAFTS—Scott Brown.
Straw Broom, blue; Cheryl
Inman, Creative Stitchery,
blue; Timothy Stiller, Ton
Design Stitchery, blue;
James Brown, Leather Belt,
blue; Scott Brown, Leather
Belt, blue; Tim Stiller, White
on Blue Design Stitchery,
blue; Lori Hewett, Wood
working, blue; James Brown,
Macrame Belt, blue; Scott
Brown, Macrame Belt, blue,
Diana Galloway, Macrame
Belt, blue; Lori Hewett,
Macrame Belt, red; Diana
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THE WOMEN OF THE MOOSE organization
has donated a collection of books to the Southport
Brunswick County Library. Southport Mayor
Dorothy Gilbert, (right) a member of the local
chapter, made the presentation to librarian Mrs.
Dorothy Davis.