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Volume No. 19
THE STATE PORT PILOT
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Brunswick County
No. 37
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SOUTHPORT, N. C. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1959
5c A COPY
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
Weekly Report
On Legislature
Shows Progress
Representatives James C.
Bowman Says That Bill
Providing Funds For Port
Development Based On
Prospective Need
NEGOTIATIONS IN
SECRET STAGE NOW
Five-Man Board Of Com
missioners Comes Up
Again; Staggered Term
For Southport Aider
men Considered
By JAMES C. BOWMAN
During the week beginning
March 16, new bills introduced in
the Legislature continued to come
in at a slow rate so that the
total introductions are substantial
ly behind comparable figures foi
the 1957 session. In all, a total
of 302 public bills have been in
troduced this session in both the
House and Senate as against 287
for the last session. However
only 203 local bills have beer
introduced in the House and Sen
ate as against 300 as of the same
week during the 1957 session. The
number of bills that have passed
both the House and Senate during
the present session are in excess
of those presented during the
same week of the 1957 session.
Two statewide bills of some im
portance were “killed” fpllowing
committee hearings during the
last week. One of these bills
would have placed the entire State
on daylight saving time and the
other bill sought to abolish ab
sentee voting in general elections
in North Carolina, with the ex
ception that military personnel
would have been permitted to
vote by absentee ballot. Except
for military personnel, absentee
voting in the Democratic primary
is not permitted at present.
A bill which should be of con
siderable interest to our county
was introduced simultaneously in
the Senate by Senator Frink and
in the House by your represent
ative on Wednesday of this past
week. This Bill would provide foi
an oppropriation of $500,000 t<
the State Ports Authority for usi
by that agency in constructs
port facilities at Southport whicl
were deemed advisable by the
State Ports Authority.
I was informed by an official
of the State Ports Authority
which gave its aproval to this
bill, that there is a possibility ol
a large industry locating ir
Brunswick county along the rivei
between Southport and Wilming
ton and the funds requested tc
be appropriated would be needed
to provide special purpose facili
ties for this industry. As is* the
case where negotiations are in
progress concerning the obtain
ing of new industry, no informa
tion concerning the type and na
ture of the industry can be made
public at this time for obvious
reasons. However, you may be as
sured that just as soon as negoia
tions have reached the poinl
where we are reasonably certain
of obtaining this industry, the
entire matter will be made avail
(Continued on page 6)
r
Brief Bits Of
lnewsj
VACATION TRIP
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hickman
are on a vacation trip to New
Orleans, La., and to points of in
terest in Florida.
PRE-SCHOOL CLINIC
A pre-school clinic for children
planning to enter school for the
first time this fall will be held
Friday at Southport high school,
beginning at 9 o’clock.
LOBBY CLOSING
Postmaster J. B. Russ has an
nounced that beginning April 1
the post office lobby in Southport
will be locked each evening at £
o’clock.
SATURDAY DANCE
There wall be a dance Saturday
evening in the Community Build
ing, featuring both round and
square dancing. The evening
promises to be entertaining for
persons of all age groups.
AT MILL CREEK
Members of the choir at Mill
Creek Baptist Church wall pres
ent a sermon in song "The Cross
of Christ’’ on Sunday evening at
7 o’clock. The program wall in
clude hymns by the congregation
and special music by the choir,
which is under the direction of
Mrs. Avery Lumsden. Mrs. R. S.
Willetts, Jr., is accompanist.
Young people of the. church will
take part in the devotional.
Cites Importance
Of Civil Defense
Brunswick County Director Stresses Uncertainty Of
Existing World Situation And Urges Cooperation
Brunswick county citizens
should willingly assist Civil De
fense leaders in preparing for any
emergency. Leaders will be busy
during the coming weeks in or
ganizing to save life and proper
ty. The world situation is of such
nature that we in America and
Brunswick county must be pre
pared.
Russian occupation of East Ber
lin will end late' in May. The
Soviets insist Allied troops must
also leave West Berlin then.
The Allies reply, in the strong
est terms no troops will be with
drawn! That is the “Berlin
Crisis-.”
On Christmas Day Foreign
Minister Gromyko said: “If an
end is not put to it, (the Berlin
Crisis) the threat will further in
crease of West Berlin becoming
a second Sarajevo.” (Reference
to the 1914 assassination that
launched World War I.)
He added: “Any provocation
against the German Democratic
Republic (East Germany) may
start a new big war in which
millions upon millions of people
would find their death. War would
inevitably spread to the American
continent for today military tech
niques have virtually eliminated
the difference between distant
theatres of war and those close
at hand."
In January Soviet Deputy Pre
mier Mikoyan ended his visit to
U. S. By demanding friendship
or face war. "The cold war is
the prelude—or may be the pre
lude—to hot war," he said.
He told the National Press
Club, “Russia probably will use
force if the Western Allies resort
to military means to remain in
Berlin.”
On February 17 Premier Krus
chev, in a public speech said:
“Any Western attempt to evade
East German control of military
traffic to Berlin by use of an air
lift will mean the beginning of
war.”
Those statements by the three
most powerful Soviet leaders
spell out in clear cut language
todays supreme crisis.
The deadline for decision is just
(Continued on Page Four)
Red Cross Fund
Drive In County
Brunswick County Citizens
Now Have Opportunity
To Show Appreciation
For Expenditure Of $69,
000 Here Last Fall
HOLDEN BEACH MAN
IS HEADING DRIVE
District Chairmen Named
In Effort To Carry Fund
Raising Campaign Into
Every Section
Volunteers who will assist in
the Red Cross Campaign to raise
$2,700 in Brunswick County with
in the next few weeks were an
nounced today by W. J. (Bill)
Grady of Holden’s Beach, 1959
Fund Chairman.
They are Rev. E. F. Young of
Soldier Bay Church for the Free
land-Ash-Waccamaw School area;
Hubert Bellamy, Shallotte; Frank
Sullivan, Leland; Mrs. Rudolph
Russ, Longwood; Mrs. Harvey
McLeod, Silver Hill; M. L. Brown,
Howell’s Point, and Harold L.
Aldridge, Southport area. Mr.
Grady stated that while the
Brunswick County Chapter is ask
ing for only $2,700, residents of
this county received more than
$63,000 from the Red Cross fol
lowing Hurricane Helene.
A breakdown of Red Cross as
sistance shows that it was ex
pended as follows: Supply area—
$15,374; Bolivia area—$14,474;
Southport—$8,289; Leland area—
$3,520; Shallotte area—$5,770.
The balance of the $63,000 was
given to residents using a geo
graphical rather than a postal ad
dress, such as $2,567 for Holden’s
Beach Road; $1,328 in Cedar
Grove; $939 in Cedar Grove com
munity; $655 in the county bor
dering on the South Carolina Line
and $655 in the Freeland area.
In urging Brunswick county
citizens to give liberally to the
Red Cross Campaign, Mr. Grady
stated that if they give the full
amount requested this year, at1
the rate of $2,700 per year, it
would take about the next 25
years to repay Red Cross for the
assistance given Brunswick coun
ty citizens during 1958 alone.
Progress Made
For Fishermen
Residents Of Shallotte Point
And Holden Beach Areas
Considering Two Types Of
Training
A meeting for interested fisher
men of the Shallotte Point and
Holdens Beach area was held
with Russell Swindell, N. C. Fish
eries Improvement Coordinator
and J. G. Long, Superintendent,
Brunswick County Schools, at the
Anchorage Hotel, Shallotte Point,
Monday evening.
An advisory committee was
formed consisting of: H. H. Leon
ard, chairman; R. D. Bennett;
j Donald H. Pigott; Archie Caison;
j Billy Robinson^ Herman S. Love;
| George Reeves; N. D. Leonard;
j Harry Chadwick; W. C. "Tripp;
Continued On Page Two
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Easter Holiday
To Be Observed
All city and county offices
will be closed on Monday in
observance of Easter. Public
schools of Brunswick county
will close at noon on Friday
and will reopen on Tuesday
morning.
The holiday schedule will
affect the two branches of
the Waccamaw Bank & Trust
Co. and the Southport Sav
ings & Loan Association.
There is one important ex
ception to the usual holiday
routine: The postal employees
will be on duty as usual, as
Easter is not recognized by
that department as a legal
holiday.
Interest Shown
In CAP Group
Second Organization Meet
ing Reveals Sufficient In
terest To Justify Forming
Squadron
A second meeting to form a
CAP unit in Southport was held
Friday in Leggett’s store and at
the meeting it was determined
that there definitely is enough in
terest in Southport to form a
unit. Assurance was received from
the Group VIII Commander in
Wilmington that the need and
strategic location of Southport
warrants issuance of necessary
orders to go ahead with the unit.
Discussion at the meeting
brought out the facts that CAP
is not just a “bunch of ‘fly-happy’
boys who need a means of giving
vent to their hobby”. CAP in the
Continued On Page Two
Draw Jury List
For April Term
Judge W. c. Hall Will Pre
side Over One Week Term
Of Superior Court Begin
ning April 27
Judge W. C. Hall of Durham
will preside over a one week term
of Brunswick county Superior
court for trial of civil cases be
ginning on Monday, April 27.
While here meeting as members
of the board of equalization and
review Monday members of the
board of county commissioners
drew the following list of jurors
to serve during that term:
C. P. Willetts, Wm. Agnew
Clemmons, Bolivia.
R. Talmadge Hewett, Williams
W. Hewett, Paul Dennis, R. B.
Bennett, Gordon Hewett, G. R.
Gore, Almond Cheers, Shallotte.
L. E. Gore, J. R. Evans, How
ard Inman, O. L. Stanley, Wes
ley Smith Jr., Jimmie T. Babson,
Frankie L. Babson, D. A. Evans,
Continued On Page Two
Journalist
MARY ZIIXA BENNETT of
Ash, Campbell College sophomore,
is a contributing member of the
editorial staff of the college stu
dent paper, “Creek Pebbles." The
Campbell paper recently was
awarded a first-class rating by
the critical 'service of the Asso
ciated Collegiate press. Miss Ben
nett was editor of her school
newspaper, “The Tattler," of
Waccamaw High School in 1957.
Upon graduation from Campbell
this spring, she plans to enter
East Carolina College to major in
primary education.
Salary Dispute
Between Board
And Sen. Frink
Exchange Of Letters Indi
cates Difference Of Opin
ion Exists Regarding Re
gulation Of Pay Of Coun
ty Officials
Prospects loomed large this
week for conflict between Sena
tor S. Bunn Frink and members
of the board of county commis
sioners over the matter of salary
raises for county employees.
Following a conference between
elected officials. Senator Frink,
Representative James C. Bowman
and members of the board several
weeks ago, Senator Frink last
week sent the following letter to
the board:
“Several days ago I attended
a meeting of your board and the
elected County Officals of Bruns
wck County for the purpose of
discussing a pay raise for the
county officials.
“At the time, it was agreed
that you have the auditor or
someone else make an investiga
tion of this matter and advise me
how much raise was recommend
ed.
“Upon to this time, I have not
heard from you. Please advise me
at once, as the presiding officers
in the House and Senate want
us to introduce our local bills as
soon as possible.”
Members of the board took the
letter under advisement, and sent
the following reply:
“This will acknowledge receipt
of your letter of March 18.
"We have given the matters
contained in your letter serious
consideration; but at this time,
as you know, our county tax
valuation has not been establish
ed, making it impossible to fix
salaries or complete our budget
for the next fiscal year.
“You may rest assured, how
ever, that the matter of salaries
will be given every consideration
Continued On Page Two
Install Officers
Of Eastern Star
Friday Evening
Mrs. Helen Dilsaver Be
comes Worthy Matron
And Floyd Dilsaver Is
New Worthy Patron Of
Live Oak Chapter
DEPUTY DISTRICT
GRAND MATRON HERE
Interesting Program Is Pre
sented In Connection With
Installation Of New
Officers
Officers for the year 1959-60
were installed in open rites on
Friday evening by Live Oak
Chapter No. 179, Southport.
Mrs. Elizabeth Harrelson, Wor
thy Matron, and David B. Gar
fish, Worthy Patron, presided
during the informal opening, wel
comed members and guests and
introduced Mrs. Elsie Cole Jones,
District Deputy Grand Matron of
the Fourth District. Mrs. Harrel
son then introduced the Installing
Officer, Mrs. Elsie W. Jenkins,
who in turn introduced those as
sisting her: Mrs. Olive H. Stana
land, Installing Marshal; Airs.
Alice St. George, Installing Chap
lain; and Mrs. Thelma Willis, In
stalling Organist.
Officers installed were: Mrs.
Helen Dilsaver, Worthy Matron;
Floyd Dilsaver, Worthy Patron;
Mrs. Delight Vereen, Associate
Matron; Roy Swam, Associate
Patron; Mrs. Olive Stanaland,
Secretary; Miss Lottie Mae New
ton, Treasurer; Mrs. Mildred
Baker, Conductress; Mrs. Earline
Garrish, Associate Conductress;
Mrs. Margaret Hood, Chaplain;
Mrs. Velma Ward, Marshal; Mrs.
Amaretta Prevatte, Organist;
Mrs. Elizabeth Harrelson, Adah;
Mrs. Elsie Jenkins, Ruth; Mrs.
Marjorie Livingston, Esther; Mrs.
Muriel Lennon, Martha; Mrs.
Jessie Swan, Electa; David Gar
rish, Warder; Worth Ward, Sen
tinel.
In her acceptance address, Mrs.
Dilsaver thanked her Installing
Officers, and pledged her best ef
forts in fulfilling her duties for
the coming year. Mr. Dilsaver
spoke briefly, expressing a desire
to adequately serve the chapter
(Continued on rage Four)
Fishermen Plan
To Form Classes
Residents Of Calabash, Bon
apart Area Will Hold Or
ganizational Meeting On
Tuesday Evening
There will be a meeting of all
interested fishermen of the Cala
bash and Bonaparte area at Shal
lotte high school, Tuesday evening
at 7:30 o’clock for the purpose
of choosing what classes are to
be taught, length and dates to be
held, and other details worked
out.
An earlier meeting was held at
Ivy High’s Store at Calabash on
March 3, for the purpose of de
termining the interest of local
fishermen. At that time an ad
visory committee was set up.
They are as follow: Ivey High,
chairman; Billy Cox; B. H.
Reeves; Zelu Davis; D. T. Ward;
Edward Morse; W. E. Bellamy;
[. J. Dew; Richard Moore; John
Senton.
Present at that meeting among
Continued On Pag* Two
TIME and TIDE
By JIMMIE HARTER
It was March 22, 1939, and historic Prices Creek lighthouse
was to be sold by the government. The structure had stood since
Civil War times, and had guided Confederate blockade runners
through Comcake Inlet. The hulk of a barge sunk off Battery
Island, directly opposite Southport, had been ruled by the Corps
of Engineers as a non-menace to navigation and would remain
where it was, barely peeping out of the water. Brunswick coun
ty would be well represented in the upcoming C & D booklet
“Variety Vacationland”; a group of artists from the Wilmington
colony had been canvassing Bald Head Island; and the Rev. Paul
Fields of Rose Hill was to preach a revival series at Trinity
Methodist Church.
Another cut on page one that week showed a before-after
woodland scene, in which the rapid growth of longleaf pine was
the central figure. Southport grammar graders were to appear
on WMFD on the following Saturday; all county school children
had been invited to enter the upcoming Southport Woman’s Club
flower show; and a Southport dry cleaner had adopted the slogan
“We Clean Everything Except Fish."
It was March 22, 1944, and Willie Potter of Bolivia had a Rus
sian Wolfhound. Capt. J. M. Parker had a hen that worked over
time: she produced normally during the week, laid one large and
one small egg on Saturday, and observed the Sabbath with a
double yolker. This is necessarily undocumented. The County Red
Cross was selling Orton flowers at regular prices for a large
commission; Capt. Sandy Simmons had been racking up local
Continued On Page Four
Quiet And Beauty
CHAPEL—This is the chapel at Orton Plantation,
one of the principal places of interest for the thousands
who visit Orton Gardens each Spring. Reports indicate
that a riot of color is in prospect for the Easter week-end
growing even more beautiful for the week-end of the
Azalea Festival. That is, of course, unless a cold snap
comes along to intervene.—(Art Newton Photo.)
Sunrise Service
Here On Easter
•>
Easter Calendar
Following is a program of
events in Southport for the
coming week-end:
Thursday, 7:30 p. m.
Communion Service
Trinity Methodist Church
St. Phillips Episcopal Church
Friday, 12-3 p. m.
Good Friday Services
St. Phillips Episcopal Church
Sunday Morning
Sunrise Service (6:30 a. m.)
Garrison Grounds
Morning Worship
All Churches (11 a. m.)
Much Interest
In Stock Show
Several Animals Being Made
Ready For Exhibition In
Forthcoming Wilmington
Event
The eighth annual Southeastern
North Carolina Market Stock
Show and Sale will be held at
New Hanover Livestock Arena on
April 15 and 16. The arena is
located on the New Hanover
County Farm just off of U. S.
117 near the Timme Corporation
plant.
The show will be open to ex
hibitors from 20 counties in
Southeastern N. C. and will have
two main divisions. The beef cat
tle division will be open to 4-H
and FFA youth. The swine divi
sion will be sub-divided into youth
and adult sections. Anyone inter
ested in entering animals should
contact the county agent’s office
immediately to receive help in
Continued Cm Page Five
Lye Tossing Is
Serious Crime
Judge Earl Bellamy Hands
Out Stiff Penalty For
Woman Convicted Of This
Offense
Judge Earl Bellamy decided
that to greet a caller with a
splash of lye water across the
face and in the eyes was a little
rough, so he sentenced Josephine
Wallace to serve 12 months in
Woman’s Prison following her
conviction here Monday.
Then when it appeared that the
defendant was willing to pay the
hospital bill of the victim, amount
ing to slightly over $400, he sus
pended judgment upon condition
that she remain of good behavior
■or a period of 3 years. Her vic
tim had a record of prior trouble,
and although his face still bears
scars of this attack, his vision
las been at least partially re
stored.
Another act of violence, this
me by Clarence Bectel, a prisoner
it the State Prison Camp against
i fellow prisoner, led to the ad
lition of 12 months to his road
Continued On Page Five
* Community Worship Plan
ned On Garrison Grounds
At 6:30 O’clock On Sun
day Morning
COMBINED CHOIRS
TO FURNISH MUSIC
The Rev. James Scales Will
Preach Sermon, With
Other Ministers Of Com
munity Participating
Easter Sunrise service, sponsor
ed by the Southport Ministerial
Association, will be held this year
at 6:30 a. m. beside the com
munity building with the Rev.
Mr. James Scales, pastor of
Bethel Baptist Church, preach
ing the sermon on the theme of
“The Power of the Resurrection."
The program will open with
selections by the B. C. T.S. band,
who again this year have made
their services available to enhance
the worship. Familiar Easter
hymns will be sung by members
of the combined choirs of the
Southport churches, and prayer
will be offered by the Rev. L. D.
Hayman of the Yaupon Village
Methodist Church.
The Rev. Lawrence Bridges,
president of the ministerial group,
stated that the sunrise service had
oeen resumed this year because
ox the feeling among the minis
ters and certain interested lay
men that tius was one of tne tew
opportunities that tne cnurcnes
were anorded to get togetner to
show their common faun in tne
one Lord who rose from tne tomu
on Easier morning. Tne sunrise
nour is symbolic 01 the fact that
it was at sunrise tnat the visitors
to the tomo discovered tne resur
rection event, plus tne fact tnat
the rising of tne sun is symbolic
of the newness of life tnat tne
resurrection holds tor the believer.
Hope has been expressed by
those connected with the service
that many persons will mane the
extra effort necessary to attend
a worship service at the eariy
morning hour, and thus show
forth their belief in the unique
ness of the Christian way.
Leland Teachers
To Head NCEA
Mrs. Norma West Chosen
To Head This Organiza
tion During The Coming
School Year
Mrs. Norma West has been
elected president of the Brunswick
County Chapter of the NCEA for
the coming year. Elected to serve
with her were Otis Powell, vice
president, and Mrs. Jo Whitley,
secretary-treasurer. All of the
new officers are members of the
Leland school faculty.
The election was held at the
March meeting of the organiza
tion in the Leland high school
auditorium. A welcome was ex
tended by Principal William West,
and this was followed by the de
votional, conducted by the Rev.
^Continued oa Page Four),
Library Official
Explains Plans
For State Help
Miss Gish Explains Prospect
For State Participation In
Development Of Public
Library Facilities Here
COUNTY LIBRARY
SERVICE DISCUSSED
Pointed Out That Bruns
wick is One Of Only Sik
Counties In North Caro
lina Without Book
mobile
Miss Frances Gish, Field Li-*
brarian for the State Public Li
brary of Raleigh, was the speak
er for the Southport Woman’s
Club at its March meeting in
the home of Mrs. E. C. Harrelson.
Upon arrival the guests were
served punch, nuts and cake by
tne co-nostesses, Mrs. Rachel
Kook, Mrs. Phiihp King and Miss
May Phelps.
ivirs. James Harper, in intro
ducing tne speaker, gave a brief
history or tne aoutnport Public
Library, which was rounded in
ryiu and has been sponsored by
the Southport Womans Club
since that time. Tne recent visit
to tne ciub by C. D. Pickerreli,
City Manager, was referred to.
At the December meeting Mr.
Pickerreli told tne ciub of tne
responsibility of moving the Pub
lic Library irom its present quar
ters in tne Community jamming
to the second rloor or the Citj
Hall. He also spoite of the pos
sibility of combining this with the
school library to ease the space
need at the local High School.
. Miss Gish then pointed out some
of tne problems arising irom a
combination School-Public Li
brary. She said that (1) lacilities
would not be immediately avail
able to the students, (2) the
discipline problem would be pres
ent, (31 a scnooi library is chosen
with the school curriculum in
mmd while a public library serves
a wider age range, and (4) no
state or Federal iunds would be
forthcoming if the two were com
bined.
Miss Gish commended the. War
man’s Ciub and the city board of
aldermen for their interest in im
proving the Public Library, but
expected the belief that the prohr
Dontinned on Page 'Peru
General Glore
On Assignment
Resident Of Southport Oh
Mission lb Pakistan AS
Representative Ot State
Department
Brig. Gen. James Glore left
Southport early this week .for
Washington, D. C., on the first
leg of a trip which will carry
him half-way round the world, On
a mission for the State Depart*
ment to Pakistan. *
He expects to be gone about
6 weeks.
Gneral Glore said Friday “I
am going out there in a civilian
capacity as a State Department
consultant on port development.
X am not in a position to givie
you any more information.”
Commented Glore: “I came
down here to retire and chose
Southport as a permanent home.
But people seem to have kept me
busy.”
He is general chairman of the
New Hanover and Brunswick
County Committee for the Devel
opment of Cape Fear River.
Tide Table
Following to me tide table
for Southport during the next
week. iiKoe hours are ap
proximately correct and were
furnished The State Fort Filot
through the courtesy of the
Cape Fear FUot'e Association.
High Tide Low flat
Thursday, March 36,
8:57 A. M. 2:54 A. M.
9:28 P. M. 3:08 P. M.
Friday, March 37,
9:48 A. M. 3:44 A. M.
10:22 P. M. 3:57 P. At.
Saturday, March 38,
10:42 A. M. 4:36 A. M.
11:18 P. M. 4:49 P. M.
Sunday, March 39,
11:39 A. M. 5:33 A. AI.
0:00 P. M. 5:45 P. M.
Monday, March 30,
0:18 A. M. 6:32 A. M.
12:40 P. M. 6:45 P. At.
Tuesday, Starch 31,
1:20 A. M. 7:34 A. M.
1:44 P. M. 7:50 P. At.
Wednesday, April 1,
2:24 A. At. 8:36 A. At.
2:48 P. At. 8:56 P. At.