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Brunswick County
Volume No. T9
No. 51
8-Pages Today
SOUTHPORT, N. C. WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1959
5c A COPY
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
INTEREST—A group of interested visitors are shown stranding in front of the ex
hibit of books received from Southport, England, during the open house Friday night.
On the left is Mrs. H. A. Livingston. Next, and facing away from the camera, is
Miss Gertrude Loughlin. Mrs. A. E. Huntley is next, and the lady with the cup in her
hand is Mrs. Susan Carson. The men on the right are City Manager C. D. Pickerrell
and Alderman Harold Aldridge. (Huntley Photo)
Open House Is
Held Friday At
Local Library
Southport Citizens Given
Opportunity To See Im
provements Made In Pub
lic Library Facilities
“Open House” was held on Fri
day night at the Southport Public
Library in its new quarters at the
City Hall so that the public might
see yie improvement made in
facilities.
A special feature was a dis
play of books which have been
received from the people of
Southport, England.
Hostesses were cn hand to con
duct guests around the library,
these being Miss Gertrude Lough
lin, Miss Beth Grimes, Mrs. C. D.
Pickerrell, Mrs. C. R. Stanaland,
Mrs. L. J. Hardee, and Mrs. James
M. Harper, Jr.
Refreshments of punch and
cookies were served by the South
port Woman’s Club, with Mrs.
Robert Jones, Mrs. A. L. Lewis
and Mrs. James Eaton presiding
at the punch table.
The Friday evening celebration
marked the end of the first phase
of improving the Southport Public
Libary. This has included the
complete renovation of the second
floor of the City Hall as quarters,
culling out the books on the
shelves of the old library, and
making a connection with the
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Brief Bits Of
lnewsj
PATROLMAN ASSIGNED
Patrolman C. D. Alberson has
been assigned for duty in the
Brunswick County beach areas
during the summer months.
SIDEWALK EXHIBIT
Arthur E. Newton is planning
a sidewalk exhibit of his paint
ings during the Fourth of July
week-end. The location will be
near his residence at the corner
of Bay Street and Atlantic Av
enue.
SUBMITS RESIGNATION
E. F. Gore has resigned as
member of the Southport Police
Department, giving as his reason
the necessity for remaining on
duty for such long hours. His
temporary replacement is Charlie
Johnson.
CONDITION STILL CRITICAL
Henry Hickman, Register of
Deeds for Brunswick county, still
is a patient at James Walker
Memorial Hospital in Wilmington,
where his condition remains criti
cal. A heart condition is the
principal source of his trouble.
TRIPLETS BORN
Triplets were born to Mr. and
Msr. M. B. Miller of Clarendon
Plantation Saturday morning at
Dosher Memorial Hospital. All
three babies were girls, and they
and their mother are all doing
well. Dr. L. G. Brown was the
physician, and he reports that
these are the first triplets de
livered at the local hospital since
he has been in Southport.
Legislator
Luck /
Some Of Most Distinguished :
Members Of State Legis- j
iature Spent Past Week
end In Southport On
Pleasure Trip
SOLONS BRING IN
PLENTY OF FISH
This Was First Trip To
Southport For Some Of
These Men, Who Had
Been Invited By
Frink And Bowmon
Some of the most important
men in State government were in
Southport during the past week
end for deep sea fishing trips
on local charter boats, and re
ports from their catches indicate
that these visitors had good luck.
On Sunday they split into two
parties, one group going out with
Capt. Basil Watts aboard the Idle
On II and the other party going
out with Capt Rob Austin
aboard the Botfly. On Monday
two of the Watts boats were
pressed into service, and again
the results were good.
Included among the catch were
Spanish mackerel, king mackerel,
bluefish and amberjack.
Among those making the trip
were Lt. Governor Luther Barn
hardt, Senator Max Thomas,
Senator Richard F. Morgan, Sen
ator J. William Copeland, Repre
sentative J. Kemp Doughton, Sen
ator Arthur Kirkman, Represent
ative Claude Harris, Represent
ative Clifton Blue, Representative
Frank Snepp, Representative Ed
Kemp, Representative Carl Ven
ters.
Edwin A. Clement, Lynn Garo
baldi, Tom Byrd and Jerry Caw
thorne, all of whom are prominent
business men from upstate.
Prominent Man
Dies Thursday
Funeral Services For Edwin
P. Hayes Conducted Here
Saturday Morning; Was
Retired Standard Oil Man
Edwin P. Hayes, 75, died at
Dosher Memorial Hospital Thurs
day morning.
Following his retirement from
a responsible position with Stand
ard Oil Co. in 1949 he and the
late Mrs. Hayes purchased the
Robbins Nest, a home located on
the Cape Fear river, and came
here to live.
His wife died in 1955.
Mr. Hayes was a charter mem
ber of the Winston-Salem Ex
change Club, and during his
years as a resident of Southport
was a member of the Lions Club.
He was a booster for this
community, and always could be
depended on to support any
worthwhile project.
He is survived by a daughter,
Mrs. Madeline Gardner of Slinger
lands, N. Y.- a son, Paul Hayes
of Augusta, Ga.; and five grand
children.
Funeral services were held at
the graveside in Northwood Ceme
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it Fishing
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Friday To Be
County Holiday
County and city employees
will have Friday off for the
Fourth of July, even though
the Nation’s Birthday is not
until Saturday. This is in line
with State agencies, who also
are taking a long week-end.
Banks, post offices and the
Savings & Loan will have off,
too, but only Saturday. Some
mercantile firms in the coun
ty also will be closed on Sat
urday, but here in Southport
Harrelson’s Grocery, Harrel
son’s Hardware, Fullwood’s
Grocery and the Superette
will remain open on Saturday
for the convenience of their
customers. These four stores
will be closed Monday.
Disaster Plan
To Be Reviewed
Representative From Red
Cross Disaster Headquar
ters In Atlanta Coming
Here To Discuss Hurri
cane Preparedness
Mrs. Phil King, chairman of
the Brunswick County Chapter,
American Red Cross, has been ad
vised that a representative of the
Disaster Headquarters in Atlanta,
Ga., will send a representative to
Brunswick early in July to check
preparations to take care of any
hurricane threats which may de
velope later in the season.
A portion of the letter her is
quoted below:
“As the 1959 hurricane season
approaches, speculation arises as
to the number of hurricanes that
will form and where they may
strike. Fears are renewed in areas
which have experienced a serious
disaster. Of course no one at this
time is able to predict how many
will form or just where and when
they will hit. We do know, how
ever, that yqur chapter and 153
others located in hurricane danger
areas may be confronted with
feeding, sheltering, and other em
ergency services which are pri
mary responsibilities of the Red
Cross.
“With this in mind, Disaster
Service of the Southeastern Area
is concentrating its efforts from
June 15 through July 31 to assist
chapters in their preparation for
the coming season. Disaster staff
has been scheduled to make one
day visits to all coastal and
adjacent chapters throughout the
area to discuss and review func
tions of feeding, sheltering, report
ing and surveying, as well as
Red Cross and governmental re
sponsibilities.
We know that you will join
with us in this concentrated ef
fort to promote aware of the
hurricane hazard and establish
necessary preparedness measures
before disaster strikes.’’
Methodists In
Brunswick Have
Several Changes
rhe Rev. H, A. Phillips
Jr., Comes To Shallotte
Camp From Person Coun
ty; The Rev, Jack Fiigh
um At Bolivia
OTHER PASTORS IN
COUNTY RETURNED
I
The Rev. L A Bridges
Returns To Trinity
Methodists Church
For Third Year
Two Methodist churches in
Brunswick county came up with
new pastors following the North
Carolina Conference which was
held" in Wilmington last week.
Returning to their former ap
pointments were the Rev. L. A.
Bridges to Trinity Methodist
Church in Southport; the Rev.
L. D. Hayman to Yaupon Bench;
the Rev. Charles F. Eakin to
Town Creek; the Rev. W. R.
King to Shallotte Circuit; and
the Rev. Gerald Viden, Jr., to
Concord.
At Shallotte’s Camp Methodist
church the Rev. H. A. Phillips,
Jr. has been assigned. Shallotte
has been served by a supply pas
tor since its former pastor, Rev.
W. B. Starnes, resigned last Jan
uary to enter the Air Force. Rev.
Phillips is from Person county
and graduated this year from
Duke Divinity school.
He succeeds the Rev. Glenn
Helms, who will return to Duke
University to the School of Divin
ity.
The Rev. Jack Fulghum is the
new pastor at Bolivia, succeeding
the Rev. Alden Heminway, who
will return to Duke University
Divinity School.
Dr. J. E. Garlington was as
signed again as superintendent of
the Wilmington district, which
embraces the
bus county.
A. E. Goldfinch of Tabor 'City,
Tuesday night, was r?-elected\lis
trict lay leader. y ,
churches in Cdlum
Hot Weather Is
Serious Problem
However The Temperatures
Here During Past Few
Days Have Created No
New Records For Weath
er Bureau
Several times during the past
week-end the statement has been
overhead that this surely must
be the hottest weather on record
at Southport, particularly when
the mercury climbed to the 100
degree mark on Sunday.
However, a search of the U. S.
Weather bureau statistics Tues
day night by Mrs. C. Ed Taylor
reveals that this no not true, and
it was necessary to go back onjy
to the summer of 1952 to prove
the point. That year, on June 24,
the thermometer hit the 103-de
gree mark. Sunday was the firit
time since that date that the teirj
perature reached 100.
There was a marked similar'®'
between the spell of hot weathar
7 years ago and the one that hJs
had this area sweltering tills
week. In 1952 there were five con
secutive days when the readinfc
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TIME and TIDE
By JIMMIE HARPER
It was June 28, 1939, and the USS Gridley, a destroyer, had
passed through Southport harbor on her way upriver for the
Wilmington bicentennial celebration. Her picture appeared on the
front page of The Pilot that week. Capt. Fred Willing had been
the pilot. We pause for a moment to insert editorial comment:
The hot topic on the sports fishing scene nowadays, 1959, seems
to be the recent exploitation 5 of blue marlin fishing off South
port. Not too long ago, no more than ten years, sailfishing was
the newly discovered sport, and only a few of these gamefish
were boated by fishing parties. And twenty years ago, when no
sailfish had been caught and no marlin had been imagined, the
most controversial fish seemed to be the barracuda—the most
exotic semi-tropical fish to be caught in local waters up to that
time. And then, in 1939, fishing for barracuda was just start
ing. Headlines proclaimed the landing of almost" each one of
these "wolves of the sea.” So it was for the week of June 28.
Charlotte interests were sponsoring a rather general fishing con
test, and had requested that four of these fish be furnished for
display in the Queen City. They were to be a late entrant in the
contest.
It was June 28, 1944, and two members of the Armed Services
graced the initial sheet that week. One was WAVE Emma Lou
Harrelson, and the other was Marine Sgt. Ennis Weeks. Winners
in the recent Southport Woman’s Club baby show had been an
nounced. Prettiest child under 6 months was Mary Louise
Herring. Hope Harrison had been judged most attractive girl
in the 3-5 age group. Another service figure, Cdr. Don Winslow
of the U. S. Navy, was also on the front page, advocating the
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CHAMPS—There are the winners of the Carolinas Open Chess Tournament, which
was conducted at the Community Center in Southport, Friday through Sunday. On
the left Cookie Oliver of Southport, winner in the Boys Division; Mrs. Kathryn Har
well of Durham, Winner in the Woman’s Division; Mrs. N. M. Hornstein was director
of the tournament, and is shown handing a trophy to Dr. Stephen Shaw of Columbia,
S. C., winner in the Men’s Division. On the right is David Steele of Raleigh, winner
of the Junior Division. (Huntley Photo)
Crown Carolinas
Chess Champions
Holiday Safety
Check Is Slated
Members of the Shallotte
Lions Club are cooperating
j with the State Highway Pa
,trol in an effort to keep
down KoliSay' fPitfi't! kccTSms - -
this week-end, and on Satur
day they Will min a station
on U. S. 17 where motorists
will be invited to stop for a
I cup of cold lemonade,
l A simple safety check of
j the vehicle will be conducted
at the same time, and safety
literature will be handed to
drivers before them proceed
on their way.
Shallotte Man
Drowning Victim
James D, Benton, Former
Coast Guardsman, Loses
Life While Swimming In
Inland Waterway
J. D. Benton, 22, was accidentally
drowned near Shallotte Point
about 3:30 p. m., Monday. Cor
oner Lowell B. Bennett of Bruns
wick County said he was ap
parently alone in a boat off the
point and fell overboard.
The coroner said death came
from accidental drowning. The
body was recovered by Coast
Guardsmen about 10:30 p. m.,
Monday night.
Benton was a Coast Guard vet
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Dr. Stephen Shaw Of Col
umbia, S. C., Won Top
Honors In Men’s Division
With Mrs, Kathryn Har
well Of Durham Wom
an’s Champ
SOUTHPORT BOY
AMONG WINNERS
CookieB.,„,O.Uv.er.-,:,., Is.,. Wjnner
In Boys Division With
Junior Division Champ
ionship Going To
David Steele
Dr. Stephen Shaw of Columbia,
S. C. won the 10th Carolinas
Open Chess Tournament conclud
ed here Sunday night. The South
Carolinian led a record field of 44
contestants through the three day
tourney.
Cookie Oliver, represnting the
Southport Chess Club, won top
honors in the Boys Division.
Dr. Shaw is also the present
Southern Chess Champion.
Other winners included Mrs.
Kathryn Harwell of Durham, new
Carolinias Women's champ; and
Junior division champion, David
Steele of Raleigh.
Mrs. Gilliam Hornstein, tourna
ment director, reported that over
$300.00 in cash and trophies were
awarded the winners at the con
clusion of Sunday night’s com
petition. In addition to contest
ants from the two Carolinas, rep
resentatives from eight other
states were also in the tourney
flcld- lilfHH
Dr. Norman Hornstein, presi
dent of the North Carolina Chess
Association, said that despite the
hot weather, this was the most
successful chess championship
match ever held in North Caro
lina.
Training School
Helps Firemen
Representative Of N, C.
Department Of Insurance
Teaches Second Unit Of
Fire Service Training
Program
The Southport Fire Department
has recently undergone intensive
training under the supervision of
the State Department of Insur
ance.
Edward Inscoe, Instructor of
Fire Service Training for the De
partment .conducted Unit II of a
training series for Southport and
visiting firemen June 22-25.
This unit consisted of instruc
tion in hose loads, hose lays, fire
streams, ventilation, salvage and
over-haul.
On Thursday night of last week
members of the class moved their
equipment and power unit to the
street behind Dosher Memorial
Hospital for practical application
of instruction. The drill consisted
of extinguishing an oil pit fire
with water fog. This drill proved
to be enlightening to the local
firemen, and an attraction to
many private citizens.
Members of the local depart
ment participating in the train
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Telephone Co-Op
Commended For
Prior Payment
Harry L. Mintz, Jr., Presi
dent Of Atlantic Tele
phone Membership Coop
erative, Receives Letter
Praising This Organiza
tion
Harry L. Mintz, Jr., president
of the Atlantic Telephone Mem
bership Cooperative, has received
a letter from William P. Riley,
.. Operations gad
Loans Division of the Rural Elec
trification Administration, thank
ing him for an advance payment
of $15,000 on the loan made to
this Brunswick county co-opera
tive.
He also commended the board
of directors and management.
The organization, which serves
a vast portion of rural Brunswick
county, is growing, and there now
are 740 subscribers. The growth
has made it necessary to order
additional office equipment.
Following is the text of the let
ter received by President Mintz:
“We were pleased to receive
from your cooperative an advance
payment of $15,000 on its REA
loan.
“We commend the board of di
rectors and management for the
progress made toward a financial
ly sound telephone system.
“Reports from our field repre
sentatives reflect your excellent
cooperation and appreciation of
the assistance they have given.
“It is a pleasure to work with
a borrower receptive to guidance
and so intersted in reaching its
objectives.”
Draw Jury List
For July Terms
Two Weeks Of Civil Court
Are Scheduled To Be
Held Here Next Month,
The First To Convene On
July 13
Two special terms of Bruns
wick County Superior Court for
trial of civil actions will be held
here during- July. The first will
convene on July 13, the second
one week, later.
No judge has been assigned for
either week.
Following is a list for men
whose names have been drawn
for jury duty:
Jury list for week of July 13
is as follows: Robert S. Milliken,
J. B. Brown, R. B. Ward, W. H.
Russ, S. C. Gore, Madison Gore,
Dalton C. Best, Ash; H. F, Rob
bins, H. M. Potter, Winnabow;
Alonza Holden, H. F. Milliken, S.
L. Bennett, Lloyd Milliken, Rob
ert Hawes, Ned Douglas Sommer
sett, O. O. Barnes, Herbert Blan
ton, T. C. Batson, Shallotte; M.
R. McGowan, B. F. Bergeron,
Furman L. Galloway, Frederick
A. Gainey, G. R. Sellers, Roy
McKeithan, G. R. Ennis, Sr., Le
land; Obie J. Inman, Woodrow W.
Russ, Freeland; J. W. Howard,
J. O. Knox, Bolivia; R. A. Russ,
Longvvood; Hugh Clemmons, Neil
Holden, J. S. (Tib) Hewett, Sup
ply; II. J. Cook, Jr.
Jury list for week of July 20;
E. G. Maggard, Bolivia; D. O.
Hewett, J. Murriel Hawes, I. T.
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Heart Chairman
Submits Report
Of Fund Drive
Mrs. Ray H. Walton Re
ports Collection Totaling
$381.61 For Brunswick
County This Year
PARTICIPATION WAS
FROM ALL SECTIONS
County Fund Chairman Ex
presses Appreciation
For Cooperation And
Generosity
A final report of Heart Fund
collections in Brunswick county
this year has been made to State
Headquarters by Mrs. Ray H.
Walton, who served as chairman
for the drive. Mrs. Davis C. Her
ring is chairman of the Bruns
wick County Heart Association.
unit.
The three communities which .
lead in this drive were South
port, Shallotte and Bolivia, al-'
though there was participation -
from almost every section of the *
county. ’
“I wish to express our sincere -
appreciation to everyone who ]
contributed to the heart fund this
year,” said Mrs. Walton this *
week. “I especially wish to thank ,
the volunteer workers who helped -
with the collections. It is through
this fine spirit of cooperation that
we were able to raise a total
of $881.61 this year.”
Following is a breakdown of *
this total, showing collections for
each community, together with -
the chairman:
Ash, Mrs. D. H. McBride, chair
man, $40.82; Bolivia, Mrs. D. H. ;
Hawes, chairman, $101.76; Hick
man’s Crossroads, Mrs. Catherine
Benton, chairman, $2.63; Leland, .
Mr. Bully Ganey, chairman, $40; -
Longwood, Mrs. Dessie E. Long,
chairman, $18.97; Maco-North- •
west, Mrs. Forest Williams, chair
man, $6; Makatoka, Mrs. Homer
Russ, chairman,’ $15.19; Piney
Grove School, Rev. Ed Armstrong,
chairman, $14; Shallotte, Mrs.
Pauline Trij*^. chairman, $235.03;
Supply, HrSyh E. Kirby, chair
man, $19.65; Southport, Mrs. J. B.
Warth, chairman, $293.03; Sunny
Point, $41.80; Winnabow, Mrs. A.
P. Henry, Jr., chairman, $25.35;
Yaupon-Long Beach, Mrs. Clinton
Bellamy, chairman, $21.56; con
tributions by mail, $5.82; Total,
$881.61.
Recorder Has
Busy Session
Variety Of Cases Disposed
Of Before Judge Earl
Bellamy Here In Record
er’s Court Monday
In Brunswick county Recorder’s
court here Monday Joe C. Halt
pleaded guilty to public drunke
ness and was fined $25 and costs.
George Hughes was found
guilty of reckless operation and
was fined $25 and costs.
Ralph B. Clemmons was found
guilty of allowing an unlicensed
person to drive, and Anges M.
Clemmons was found guilty of
driving with out a license. They
shared the costs, and she paid a
fine of $25.
Probable cause was found
against Winnie Atkinson, who
was charged with assault with
intent to kill. Bond was set at
$500.
DeMery W. Baysden was found
guilty of drink driving. Judge
ment was suspended upon pay
Continued On Page Four
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 Association.
High Tide Low TMe
Thursday, July 2,
5:03 A. M. 11:08 A. M.
5:32 P. M. 11:52 P. M.
Friday, July 3,
5:50 A. M. 11:53 A. M.
6:16 P. M. 0:00 P. M.
Saturday, July 4,
6:35 A. M. 0:36 A. M.
6:56 P. M. 12:35 P. M.
Sunday, July 5,
7:17 A. M. 1:18 A. M.
7:35 P. M. 1:18 P. M.
Monday, July 6,
7:57 A. M. 1:58 A. M.
8:12 P. M. 1:59 P. M.
Tuesday, July 7
8:36 A. M. 2:37 A. M.
8:49 P. M. 2:39 P. M.
Wednesday, July 8,
9:14 A. M. ' 3:15 A. M.
9:27 P. M. 3:20 P. M.