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Introduces Bill
Outlawing Cbe
Shot Balloting
Representative James C.
Bowman Seeks To Have
Brunswick Included With
Majority Of Other Coun
ties On Issue
EXPRESSES VIEWS
ON SALARY RAISE
Compulsory Insurance And
Flood Insurance Measu
res Reported On By
Representative
By JAMES C. BOWMAN
The Legislature is now enter
ing upon its last few weeks be
fore adjournment and as of this
date, I have seen nothing to
change my previous statement to
the effect that adjournment of
the General Assembly will occur
on or about May 31, 1957.
Local Legislation
House Bill 865 introduced by
your representative which amends
<j. S. 163-75 in order to include
Brunswick County among the
majority of other counties in the
State which require voters, in
order to have their ballot counted,
to vote for as many candidates
as there are offices to be filled,
where there are group candidates
for the same office, was passed
by the House on May 1st and re
ceived in the Senate on May 2nd.
This bill is now before the Senate
Committee on Counties, Cities, and
Towns.
The bill to authorize the quali
fied voters of Southport to vote
for or against the operation of
alcoholic beverage control stores
in that city is presently before
the House Committee on Pro
positions and Grievances. It is my
understanding from the Commit
tee chairman that this bill will
probably be considered on Wed
nesday, May 8, at 9 a. m.
A further bill will be introduced
by your representative this week
to clarify the city charter of
Yaupon Beach and, in particular,
those provisions which provided
for the holding of elections in
the city. This bill will be intro
duced at the request of the Mayor
and the Board of Commissioners
Of that city.
Highway Employees
Considerable publicity has been
given by the press of the State
concerning the increase in pay to
State employees, particularly with
regard to whether the increase in
pay should be on an “across the
board basis” or in accordance with
specific rates of increase per an
num which will be granted ac
Continued On Page Four!
Brief Bits Of
lnewsj
FRIDAY HOLIDAY
Friday, May 10, which is Con
federate Memorial Day, will be ob
served as a holiday by Brunswick
county employees.
HEADS BIBLE SCHOOL
Mrs. Guy Garrett will serve as
superintendent of the Daily Va
cation Bible School which will be
in session at Trinity Methodist
Church from May 28 through
June 7.
ATTENDS WORKSHOP
The Rev. J. B. MacLeod, pastor
of Southport and New Hope [
Presbyterian Churches in this j
county, has returned from Plea
santvHle, Tenn., where he attend
ed a recreation workshop last
week.
P. T. A. BARBECUE
The final project of the year
for the Southport Parent-Teach
ers Association will be a barbecue
supper on Tuesday, May 14, at
the Community Building. The ob
jective is to raise the sum of $100,
which is needed to pay existing
obligations of the association.
ATTENDS CONFERENCE
H. F. Aldridge of Southport has
returned from Birmingham, Ala.,
where he attended the General
Assembly of the Presbyterian
Church in the United States which
was in session in that city last
week. The Southport man was
one of four delegates from the
Wilmington Presbytery.
NEW SUPFI.Y BUILDING
A new supply building at
SPAT, constructed at a cost of
$56,000, was recently occupied by
the supply function at Sunny
Point. Hugh M. Fain, Supply Of
ficer and Chief of the Division,
has completed the move of his
entire organization into this facil
ity. The building is modern in
every respect and is a much-need
ed addition to Sunny Point facili
ties.
To Be Honored
HENRY C. STONE
Lunchroom Will
Honor H. C. Stone
Superintendent Of Bruns-'
wick County Schools To
Be Honored At Dedica
tion Of This New Facility
At Shallotte
STONE SERVED AS
SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
History Of His Career As
Brunswick County Educa
tion Leader Cited In
Story
Henry C. Stone, superintendent
of schools for Brunswick county,
will be honored Friday evening',
May 17, at dedicatory ceremonies
for the new lunchroom at Shal
lotte high school. The new build
ing will be named for Stone, who
served almost 20 years as princi
pal of that school.
A portrait of Stone will be
placed upon the wall as a last
ing tribute to him as an educator,
and in recognition of his devotion,
to ideals, and for his unselfish
service to the community, and to
the county at large.
Henry Clarence Stone was born
August 10, 1900, in Brunswick
County. His parents were Ben
jamin Franklin Stone and Georgia
Anna Knox Stone, who were rep
resentative of two of the oldest
and most outstanding families of
Brunswick County.
EDUCATION
Mr. Stone attended the schools
in his home community through
the eighth grade. Due to the in
fluence of a Methodist minister,
he entered and was graduated
from Ferrum Training School, a
Methodist Church School in Fer
rum, Virginia. He holds a B. S.
degree from North Carolina State
College, and a Master’s degree in
Secondary School Administration1
from Duke University. Since re
ceiving his degree at Duke, he
has done special work in School
Administration at the University
of North Carolina.
RELIGIOUS BACKGROUND
He became a member of An
drew’s Chapel Methodist Church
in Brunswick County at a very
early age. In 1931, his member
uontlnued On Page Two
Several Matters
Tried In Court
Plaintiff Awarded $10,000
Damages In Suit Of
Hughes vs Pike; Numer
ous Divorce Actions
D. W. Hughes was awarded a
verdict for $10,000 damages in his
suit against Henry Pike in the
case that atracted more interest
than any other in last week’s
session of Superior court. Notice
of appeal was given.
In the case of Willis Supply Co.
vs J. D. Raynor the plaintiff was
awarded the sum of $75 for dam
age to an air conditioner.
A non-suit was taken in the
case of Geo. F. Willetts vs H. L.
Willetts.
In the case of the will of Soren
Fisher Neilson attorney fees W'ere
granted on the following basis:
S. B. Frink. $750. and Alfred E.
Bredard, $500, attorneys for the
respondents; Ernest E. Parker,
$750, attorney for the propounder.
Several other cases were report
ed as having been settled by
Continued On Page Four
Hospital Day To
Be Observed Here
Hospital Day will be ob
served Sunday at Dosher
Memorial Hospital, with vis
itors invited to an open house
between the hours of 2:30 and
4:30 o’clock in the afternoon.
Light refreshments will be
served by members of the
Hospital Auxiliary.
Members of this organiza
tion are proud of the recent
project for redecorating the
lobby of the hospital, when
the walls were painted, a new
guard moulding was installed
and the furniture was re
upholstered.
Mrs. H. B. Smith, president
of the auxiliary, says that
anyone who wishes to bring
or send a gift to the hospital
may do so with the knowledge
that there is a need for the
same type of things there
that is needed in the home—
only more of them.
Numerous Cases
Tried In Court
Variety Of Cases Disposed
Of Monday In Brunswick
County Recorder’s Court
Before Judge Earl Bel
lamy
With no session of Brunswick
county Recorder’s court last week
because Superior court was in
session, Monday was a busy day
for Judge Earl Bellamy and Soli
citor Ernest Parker. The follow
ing cases were disposed of:
Gerald Hewett peladed guilty
to charges of reckless operation
and was fined $25 and costs.
Arthur F. Benton waived ap
pearance and pleaded guilty to
driving 70-mph and was fined
$15 and costs.
James McKoy was found guil
ty of reckless operation and was
fined $25 and costs.
Jula Greer Howard pleaded
guilty to driving 70-mph and was
fined $15 and costs.
Horace McDonald pleaded guilty
to possession of non-tax paid
whiskey and was fined $25 and
costs.
The case charging Marion Mc
Donald with possession was nol
prossed.
Margie Irene Roberts pleaded
guilty to charges of operating an
auto without valid license and was
fined $25. The costs were divided
! in this case, and in the one
j charging Carl Mitchell Harrell
with aiding and abetting in this
j case.
A nol pros was taken against
•lames R. Robinson for possession.
Edward Taft Robinson pleaded
guilty to charges of possession
and was fined $25 and costs.
Fred Lee Atkinson was found
guilty of assault with a deadly
weapon. The defendant was given
12 months, suspended upon pay
ment of the sum of $70.10 to
Clerk of Court for hospital bill,
$1S0 for the plaintiff; and $100
for doctor. The defendant also
must remain of good behavior for
2 years. Payments are to be
, $7.50 weekly.
Continued On Page Five
“Summertime’f
Theme Of Flov
Show Thursd
Annual Event Being 3]
sored By Three Woi*
Organizations Again ’
Year
MRS. BOBBY JONES
GENERAL CHA1RM
Entries Welcomed Fi
Non-Club Members -
Well As Those Wh<
Belong To Sponsor
p ing Groups
“Summertime and the Livia
Easy” will be the theme of
spring flower show to be hek
the U. S. O. building on TT|
day, beginning at 3:30 p. m. ,
The show, which is an anf
affair, is co-sponsored by the •
Oak Garden Club, the Soutli
Garden Club, and the South
Woman’s Club. Mrs. Robert
Jones is general chairman an
assisted by representatives of
three' clubs. They are as foil
Mrs. F. L. Willing, Mrs. J.
Warth, Mrs. J. T. Barnes
Mrs. R. L. Thompson. Oerks
the show will be: Mrs. Da
Pigott, Mrs. Merritt Moore, 1
Phil King, Mrs. E. B. Tomlin.
Jr. Mrs. J. E. Hickman and I
J. C. Bowman.
Entries will be accepted
tween the hours of 8 and ni
and officials would like to
phasize the fact that entries
not limited to garden club m
bers alone.
There will be two large d
sions, horticulture and artistic
rangements. In the horticult
division all entries must be grc
by the exhibitors. All pers
with flowers blooming at i
time are encouraered to er
them.
A luncheon will be held at _
home of Mrs. E. H. Arrington foi
the judges and the flower shoj
chairmen.
All entries must be remove
from the U. S. O. by 8:30 o’c.
The building will be open or S'?
day morning; for those on’T'*® 1
Set theua Thursa^y fUgbt. How
ever, flower show officials will
not be responsible for items left
over night.
Exuni Community
Citizens Meet
First Community Planning
Session For That Area
Held Last Week, With
Follow-Up Session Tonight
The Exum community of Bruns
wick County became the second
one to have the Community Im
provement Program explained
when a group of 16 farm men
and women and 6 children met
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Bennett last Wednesday to hear
J. A. Glazener of N. C. State
College explain how this program
can help to increase the income
and improve family living.
The group voted to have a
community-wide meeting in Bill
Bennett’s tobbaco pack house to
night (Wednesday) at 8 o’clock.
Roddie Bennett was elected tem
porary chairman and Roberto
Phelps tire temporary secretary.
Mr. Glazener will be present to
explain what the program is and
how it can help improve every
phase of community life. He will
also show color slides of improve
ments made in other communities.
All farmers of the Exum Com
munity and their wives are urged
to attend the meeting Wednes
day night.
Those attending the meeting in
the Bennett home were Cecil
Phelps, Austin Phelps, Elmo
Continued On Page Two
[omlinson Elected Mayor as
! Record Vote Is Cast Tuesday
OFFICIAL RETURNS
SOUTHPORT CJTY ELECTION
MAY 7, 1957
I
‘or Mayor
'A. Gilbert .
Robinson .
rene B. Tomlinson
Aldermen
Irold Aldridge .
R. (Bill) Jenkins
mnie Vereen .
S. (Skippy) Stiller
fm W. Hewett .
jto Hickman .
thur E. Huntley ---
|bby Jones .
yde Newton .
bert McKenzie .
|y Amtsen .—.
lomas E. Gilbert -------- .
lilliam C. (Cam) Holden
lilip King .-.
aw ford L. Rourk ..
larmond Swain .
|ese Swan .-.
arry Sell .-. .
Pishing Catches
i Still Outstanding
ft
perior Court
Here Next Week
I
„ one-week term of Bruns
|k eqnnty Superior court
I trial of criminal cases will
■vene here Monday with
Jjge George M. Fountain
|siding.
-here is no first degree
■rder case on docket, but
lerest will center on two
inslaughter cases and three
les charging carnal know
Ige. There are several
les charging assault with
lent to kill. All of these
Itters will go before the
nd jury before being tried.
ptists Plan
levival Services
Rev. Randolph Gregory
fill Be Guest Minister
or Revival Series Begin
Ing Sunday
e preacher of the revival
ser ces which began Sunday at
3oi iport Baptist Church will be
:h« Rev. Randolph L. Gregory,
oas >r of the First Baptist Church
of ilmington.
1 e Rev. Mr. Gregory was born
n orfolk, Va., on July 13, 1910.
He ittended high school in Nor
ton and went to college at
V. 1. I. He won letters in foot
bal and basketball at both
Continued on Page Four)
Keziah Memorial Fund
Definite action on a movement
for a permanent memorial for
the late W. B. Keziah was taken
Thursday night at a meeting of
the Southport Lions Club when
a committee was named to con
sider projects, and ways and
means for raising funds.
James M. Harper, Jr., was
named chairman of the committee,
with W. P. Jorgensen, D. C.
Herring and Col. Wm. F. Murphy
as other members. The Rev. Leo
Hawkins, president of the South
] port Lions Club, will serve as
! ex-officio member.
The committee met immediately
| following the meeting, which was
! devoted largely to a discussion of
this matter. Several members of
the club made suggestions for
projects that will commemorate
the name of the man who did bo
mu’ t to promote Southport and
Bri swick county.
A long the suggestions have
ibeer : Funds for construction of
a h' irses’ Home at Dosher Memo
rial Hospital; funds for complet
ing mother wing at the hospital;
erei .ion of a shaft or monument
on he waterfront; a scholarship
for some Brunswick county boy
or • irl at a school of journalism;
coniletion of the Southport high
schid gymnasium in order to
prowde one building in the coun
ty large enough to accommodate
a tournament crowd for games
pla/ed on a regulation floor.
The committee is still open for
suggestions, although preliminary
steps are being taken to discover
if the last-named project can be
carried out.
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}ne Of The Biggest Catches
Ever Made In Spring Fish
ing Came In Wednesday
And Included 127 King
Mackerel
BAD WEATHER ON
WEEK-END HURT
Boats Out First Of This
Week Report That Blues
Are Beginning To Re
turn To Shoals
Although week-end weather j
threw a crimp into operations,
some of the heat fishing of the
season has been done by boats
working out of Southport during
the past week.
"Last Wednesday Capt. Leslie
Peters, Phil King, Louis Clark,
H M Fain and Ernest Parker
were out with Capt. Walter Lew
is aboard the John Ellen and
brought in 127 king mackerel.
With the shoals swarming with
bluefish the latter part of the
week, fishing came to a complete
standstill when smallcraft warn
ings were ordered up Saturday,
and cool, rainy weather prevailed.
On Monday Capt. Basil Watts
was out aboard the Idle-On II
with C. V. Reeves and party of
Fayetteville. They had 29 king
mackerel, 1 bonito and 1 amber
(Continued on page fourl
Waccamaw High
Honor Students
Students Receive 1957 ^di-,
tion Of “Whisperingetaet
tion Of Their School An
nual, “Whispering Pines :
ASH—The 1957 edition of
•Whispering Pines” was received
it Waccamaw High School May
1st and has created much excite
ment and pleasure. From its green
cover to the last page it has been
declared beautiful and will prove
a treasure of memories for each
student who bought one.
To the yearbook staff and
faculty advisor goes much credit
for making the 1957 edition truly
an outstanding one.
Carol Haddock Danford served
as editor-in-Chief and Miss Bernice
Odom as faculty advisor.
Honor Graduates
Waccamaw has announced its
valedictorian and salutorian from
the 1957 senior class, Mary Zillah
Bennett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Nelson Bennett, is valedictorian
and Carol Dean Haddock Dan
ford, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
James L,. Haddock is the saluto
rian.
Miss Bennett has been an out
standing student during her 12
Continued On Page Two
Mayor
EUGENE B. TOMLINSON
Staff Members
From National
Geographic Here
Man And Wife Writing
Team And Photographer
Making Trip From Balti
more To Florida Via ln
tracoastal Waterway
Three members of the staff of
The National Geographic Maga
zine arrived in Southport Fiiday :
about noon aboard the motor sail
boat Tradewinds on their way
south along the intracoastal
waterway route from Chesapeake
Bay to Florida.
They are Mr. and Mrs. Stuart
E Jones, a man and wife writing
team, and J. Baylor Roberts,
photographer.
Their mission is to roncu
terial for an article for the na
tional publication which probably
will be published early next year.
They started from Baltimore on
April 1, and have made a leisure
ly trip down the coast. They are
interested in unusual people,
places and things along the route
of the inland waterway, and one
of their side trips in North Caro
lina was to the outer banks.
They were met in Southport by
Steve Wall, of the U. S. Army
i Engineers office in Wilmington,
1 who was on hand to show them
any courtesies that might make
I their stay in this area more plea
I sant. They had two of their meals
ashore at restaurants in South
Continued On Page Four)
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Another Group
Will Organize
Hickman’s Cross Roads Citi
zens Are Considering For
mation Of Community
Planning Organization
The Community Improvement 1 a
Program was discussed and color I _
slides shown to 16 farm men and -
women of the Hickman Cross
roads community Thursday night
by J. A. Glazener, Program Plan
ning Specialist of N. C. State
College. Tire group met in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Bell
amy. Glazener explained how a
community working together can
increase income and improve fam
ily living.
The group voted to noiu a
munity-wide meeting at J- M
Bennett’s tobacco pack house
Thursday of this week at 8
o’clock.
This meeting will give all farm
men and women in the community
an opportunity to hear Glazener
explain and illustrate with color
slides improvements that -have |
taken place in other organized
areas and what can be expected !
in newly organized communities.
Everyone is invited to attend. Joe
Stanaland was elected temporary,
chairman and Mrs. A. J. Walton.
Jr., temporary secretary.
Those attending were: Mr. and
Mrs. O. P. Bellamy, Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Stanaland, Joe Stanaland, ;
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Walton, Sr.,
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Walton, Jr.,!
J. M. Bennett, Kendall Bellamy, ■
W. J. McLamb, Wanis Bennett,
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Hickman, and
Continued On Page Two
Dark Horse Candidate de
feats Mayor Roy Robin
son And Former Mayor J.
A. Gilbert In City Elec
tion
COMPLETE CHANGE IN
board of aldermen
New Officials To Be Sworn
In Today In Ceremonies
At City Hall; Unusual
Interest In Election
TTusrene B. Tomlinson, dark
horse candidate ^ ^free-man
rac for mayor of the ci y
Southport in the municipal elec
tion here yesterday, emerged th
winner over incumbent Roy Rob
inson and former mayoi J. a.
Gilbert.
Although he taneu uu --
clear majority, he held a com
fortable 38-vote lead over
who polled 193 votes. Robinson
finished third with 161 votes.
Winners in the race for mem
bers of the board of aldermen
were W. R. Jenkins and Johnnie
Vereen from the first ward; Arth
ur E. Huntley and Bobby Jones
from the second ward; and Harry
I Sell and Roy Arntsen from the
i third ward.
Thus the hoard presents an en
tirely new look, for the on y
member of the old board seeking
reelection, Harold Aldridge, fail
ed to make the grade. Several of
the board members are compara
tively new citizens of Southport,
with Jones and Sell having lived
here the greater part of their life.
Jenkins led the ticket as he and
Vereen were winners over Ald
ridge in the first ward. Huntley
was high man for the second
[ward, followed by Jones, Otto
! Hickman, Robert McKenzie, John
W. Hewett, Kenneth Stiller and
; Clvde Newton.
i sell was high in the third ward,
| with Arntsen second. Following in
order were Philip King, Crawford
1 Rourk, Dearmond Swain, Thomas
: E. Gilbert, William C. Holden and
! Rees Swan.
When he announced inree weras
ago for the office of mayor, Tom
linson stated that he was making
the decision to enter the race on
his own and not at the insisitance
of any large group of friends and
well-wishers. “I want to serve as
mayor of the city of Southport,”
he said, then added with quiet
confidence, “and I am going to if
hard work and personal contacts
will do it.”
Thereupon he set out on a pro
gram of visitation and hand
shaking that removed the handi
cap of not being generally well
known, and his victory yesterday
is a tribute to the effectiveness
of hard work and down-to-earth
campaigning.
The new mayor is a graduate
of the U. S. Naval Academy and
is a veteran of World War II.
Following the war, he was in
business for one season at Long
Beach, 'but later accepted a posi
tion in a shipyard at Newport
News, Va. During the early stages
of construction at the Sunny
Point Army Terminal he accept
ed an engineering job, and when
construction was complete he
transferred to the permanent
staff.
He is married and has three
children, and lives in a new home
in Deepwater Heights that was
t
r
completed
ago.
about eighteen months
Tide 'Table
Following is the tide table
for 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 Assoclatioa
High Tide Low Ttdf
Thursday, May 9,
3:36 A. M. 9:57 A.
4:20 P. M. 10.34 P.
Friday, May 10,
4:36 A. M. 11:32 P.
| 5:19 P. M. 11:32 P.
Saturday, May 11,
5:33 A. M. 11:46 A.
6:13 P. M. 0:00 P.
Sunday, May 12,
6:27 A. M. 12:26 A.
7:05 P. M. 12:35 P.
Monday, May 13,
7:18 A. M. ’ 1:17 A.
7:53 P. M. 1:23 P.
Tuesday, May 14,
8:07 A. M. 2:05 A.
8:40 P. M. 2:09 P.
Wednesday, May 15,
8:53 A. M. 2:51 A. M.
9:26 P. M. 2:53 P. M.
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