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Brunswick County
Volume No. 20
No. 16
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SOUTHPORT, N. C
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1959
5c A COPY
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
Amateur Theatricals
o9-ers—I he Soutnport high school auditorium was the scene of fun and laughter
Friday night as a local cast appeared in a variety show, sponsored by the Southport
Garden Club. Above is a scene from the Charleston number that almost stopped the
show. In the front line are Leatha Warth, Amaretta Prevatte, Dorothy Hardee and
Leila Pigctt. The chorine on the left in the back line is Eunice Huntley, with Sue
Jones on one side and Lib Harrelson on the other. Below Gene Tomlinson and Doris
Hanelson are front and center in the grand finale, the Lizzie Bordon number. On
the right is Waters Thompson, whose singing and dancing were highlights of the
show.—(Huntley Photo.)
Local Variety
Show Turns Out
Great Success
Enthusiastic Audience On
Hand For Amateur Per
formance Friday Night In
High School Auditorium
“The 59’ers”, a musical revue
compiled and written by Lew
Hardee, Leila Pigott, Waters
Thompson and Fory Howard, and
directed by Lew Hardee, was pre
sented to an enthusiastic audience
crowding the Southport high
school auditorium Friday night.
The show, sponsored by the
Southport Garden Club, proved to
be one of the most popular in
recent years.
The lively paced show began
with the opening chorus, “You’ve
Seen Us Before!”, an amusing
song concerning the plight of
small town revues. The song was
written especially for the show
by Lew Hardee.
Gene Tomlinson, Lene Graham,
Robert Thompson, Eleanor Potter
and Gloria Stiller sang the title
song in an hilarious skit con
cerning “A Typical Day in South
port.” Dorothy Hardee and Rach
ael Rook entered as two South
port matrons determined to pro
tect the hallowed oak trees of the
town; ^Eunice Huntley passed bj
or, her way “to teach Mr. Me
Ewen to water ski”, Susie Carsor
interviewed a "teenager,” Eliza
beth Harrelson; Jimmy Harper
James Wolfe and Foxy Howard
delighted the audience with theii
portrayal of city crew members
A men’s quintet, Robert Thomp
son, Randolph Grant, Gene Tom
linson, Dosher Ruark and Jack
Perkins, sang several numbers
popular during the twenties. The
audience howled as a women’s
chorus line dressed in authentic
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Secondary Road ,
Numbers Posted
This Plan Being Carried:f
Out In Every County Of
North Carolina By State
Highway Commission
SIGNS ERECTED
IN THIS COUNTY
Neat Little Black And
White Numbered Plates
Help Locate Road Pro
jects Or In Giving
Directions
These little black and silver
metal numbers that have been
appearing on rural roads in
Brunswick county during the past
few weeks have meaning, and are
a part of the numbering program
recently undertaken by the High
way Commission.
Not only are these numbers
handy for the location of road
projects, but they provide a de
pendable way for giving direc
tions, something that always has
been uncertain in rural areas.
The State Highway Department
reports good progress in its pro
gram of numbering secondary
road facilities throughout the
State. State Traffic Engineer
Robert Burch says the license
plate type signs have now ap
peared in each of the 14 highway
divisions and the numbering sys
tem will be completely finished
by the January target date.
Each road in the State’s 58,000
mile secondary system will carry
its own number and road signs
showing the number will appear
at each road intersection when
the program is completed. It is
estimated that some 250,000 signs,
prepared by the State Prison
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Witchweed Is
Found In County
The second infested witch
weed farm for Brunswick
county has been found near
Longwood. The farm owner
is John Russ. Witchweed was
found in both his yard and
across the road in a corn
field. The first infested farm
was found about a month ago.
That farm belonged to B. C.
Smith. The pest was treated
by the U. S. Department of
Agriculture with 2-4D and
this particular crop is under
control.
The U. S. Department of
Agriculture will cooperate in
a crop rotation plan next
year. This rotation is designed
to eleminate the witchweed
plants.
Two Physicians
Leaving County
Dr. N. M. Hornstein Will
Move To Knightdale And
Dr. E. M- Graves Going
To Tocca, Ga.
Brunswick county will lose two
of its seven practicing physicians
within the next two weeks, ac
cording to announcements receiv
ed here this week.
Dr. N. M. Hornstein has an
nounced that he will close hia of
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Report tMade
To Mertjership
On Devnpment
Information Rials Activi
ty Of Southat Develop
ment Cor portion During
First Year Oh Organiza
tion |
PARTICIPATE# N
MANY ATIVITIES
Proposes Still T» Promote
Industrial AnclRecreat
ional Developjent Of
Southport ffea
A report of the lurst year’s
activities of the Sanhport De
velopment Corporation was made
last week to the menftrrs by the
president, E. B. Tomftson, Jr.
The corporation formed
about a year ago for ft- purpose
of promoting the pfcgress of
Southport. The first ye4r has been
a very active and varied one and
the following items represent the
major undertakings:
The Southport brochure wls
developed and 20,000 were printed
for distribution. This folder has
been sent over the entire Unitec
States.
A Southport section was spon
sored in the travel edition of the
Army-Navy Air Force Times
This section has brought manj
requests from service personnel
who are seeking recreational anc
retirement locations.
The Corps of Engineers hearing
on deeping the Cape Fear Rive:
was brought about primarily b
the efforts of the Developmen
Corporation. The consultant, se
lected by the Corporation am
with cost shared with Wilming
ton, presented evidence to th
Corps of Engineers justifying a
least a 38-foot channel.
Advertising was secured witl
SENCBA, Hanover Fishing Club
and Star-News beach edition.
Promotional assistance has beei
given the Womens’ club, Librar;
Committee, and the N. C. Ches'
Tournament.
During its first fiscal year th
corporation has receipts of
and disbursements of Stjftil
There are no paid employees a
all work is volunteered by in
tereseted personnel.
Current activities of the South
port Development Corporation in
elude promotion of the For
Fioher-Southport Ferry service
continued advertisement of thi
growth potential of this area, etc
County Part Of
Cancer Research
Brunswick Is One Of North
Carolina Areas In Which
Detailed Study Will Be
Carried Out
Brunswick is one of the coun
ties that will participate in om
of the largest medical statistical
studies ever attempted to dis
cover why some people may b<
more likely to get cancer thar
others, it was disclosed this weeh
by Mrs. James C. Bowman, repre
senting the Brunswick CountJ
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G. A. Queen Coronation
HONORS—This is the beautiful scene that was created at Town Creek Baptist
Church recently when Miss Ann Cumbee was honored as the first Queen in Service
in the Brunswick Baptist Association. The sanctuary of the church was filled for
this occasion.—(Huntley Photo.)
Coronation At
Very Impressive
Honors For Large Number
Of Young People Who
Have Been Active In G.
A. Activities
r A most impressive G. A. Cor
j onation Service was held recent
ly in the Town Creek Baptist
» Church.
j The new sanctuary was filled
l with fMends and visStrVrs frotn
3 the churches in the Brunswick
. Association. The six pews on each
side were reserved for the par
. s>rts and relatives of the host of
children participating in this their
very best presentation and cor
onation service. These pews were
i marked with white satin ribbons
and the service was held by can
dle light.
B. J. Tvfills, Sr., deacon and
music director, led in the singing
while Mrs. Barbara Lanier played
the piano accompaniment. Mrs.
Lanier, Y. W. A. Director, with
the assistance of her Y. W. A.’s,
gave the special music and helped
with the reception. Grady Barnes
and Miss Barbara Sullivan also
rendered special music.
Mrs. Jacobs and Mrs. Hooks
had a presentation service for
their 15 Sunbeams. Billy Lanier,
R. A. Counselor, and his group
of 14 R. A.’s also had a presenta
tion service. Eleven of these boys
are already Ambassadors, 1
Knight, and 2 new members.
“Following The Star” was the
theme for the coronation. Mrs.
LeRoy Hooks was the reader and
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Is
TIME and TIDE
By JIMMIE HARPER
It was October 18, 1939, and the S. S. Lydonia was in South
port in connection with a Coast & Geodetic Survey exercise in
this area. There was a vague report that week that hypnotists
were at work in the county, lulling their victims so that larceny
could be effected. Dosher Memorial Hospital had been officially
recognized by the American College of Surgeons; it was nickle
time on the waterfront, and particularly in the shrimp houses;
and Talmadge Sellers had become a member of the glee club at
Louisburg College.
The Southport Woman’s Club was putting on a musical
comedy in the high school auditorium the following week. The
DeMillian cast would include a 110-voice chorus, and feature Jack
Christian, John Shannon, Leila Hubbard and Evelyn Loughlin in
starring roles. County fiddlers were due to meet in Bolivia in
the near future for their more-or-less annual convention; Mr. and
Mrs. W. R. McAuley had announced the birth of a son; and the
Whiteville tobacco market was soon to close.
It was October 18, 1944, and Tom Hickman and dog had taken
their season’s limit of deer in one day. While Hickman shot his,
the dog had caught the other deer and subdued him more or
less single handedly. Commercial fishing operations on all fronts
had sagged badly during the past week; all county schools were
to hold Saturday classes through November; and new shoe
stamps were coming out in November.
Claude Moore had reported good rockfishing near his home
on Walden Creek, and had brought two 13-pounders to town to
prove it; a sugar shortage in the area had ended; and Commis
sioner of Agriculture W. Kerr Scott had announced that apples
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Bond Election Is
Slated Tuesday
Driver Slips
Quietly Away
Last Sunday morning a
motorist passed Chief of Po
lice James F. Howard and
Policeman Charlie Johnson,
driving too fast in the 20
mph speed zone. As they
took out after him Chief
Howard said "Don’t sound the
siren, Charlie, church is go
ing on and it might disturb
the people. Just flash the red
light and he’ll probably pull
over and stop.”
Charlie reached down and
pulled the cord, and he heard
the sound of a siren. Then he
did what all good motorists
do under similar conditions,
he pulled over to the curb,
thinking that one of the pa
trolmen or an ambulance had
given him a signal.
As the motorist in ques
tion went merrily on his way
the truth suddenly dawned
upon Policeman Johnson. He
had pulled the wrong cord,
and the siren he had heard
was his own.
Burning Permit
Law In Effeci
County Ranger Dorman L.
Mercer Gives List Of Per
sons Who May Be Con
tacted For Permission For
This Work
County Ranger Dorman L.
Mercer this week reminded citi
zens of Brunswick that it is
again necessary to obtain a burn
ing permit before doing any burn
ing within 50 feet of any wood
land.
The State law relating to the
burning of brush reads as fol
lows: "Starting fires within 50C
feet of areas under protection o!
State Forest Service—It shall be
unlawful for any person, firm oi
corporation to start or cause tc
be started any fire or ignite an>
material in any of the areas oi
woodland under the protection oi
the State Forest Service or with
in 500 feet of any such protectee
area during the hours starting at
midnight and ending at 4 p. m.
without first obtaining from the
State Forester or one of his
duly authorized agents a permit
to start or cause to be started
any fire or ignite any material ir
such above mentioned places be
tween the first day of October
and the first day of June, inclu
sive. No charge shall be made for
the granting of said permits.
“During periods of hazardous
forest fire conditions, the Stats
Forester is authorized to cance
all permits and prohibit the start
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'"■Preparations Being Made
| To Attract Big Vote From
Brunswick County Citi
zens
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THREE IMPORTANT
PROJECTS PENDING
Passage Of Bond Vote Will
Provide Funds For Need
j ed Improvements At
Several State In
stitutions
Brunswick county citizens will
! go to the polls Tuesday along
with voters throughout North
Carolina to decide the fate of
special bond issues totaling $34,
400,000.
Appearing on the ballot will be
nine proposals, and there is a
direct local interest in three of
them. Each of the other six is
considered to be of equal import
ance on the State level.
The eighth proposal is for the
issuance of $500,000 North Caro
j lina State Port Bonds of the
State of North Carolina to pro
vide a contingency fund for the
construction of port facilities at
Southport.
The ninth proposal is for the
issuance of $250,000 Historical
Sites Construction and Restora
tion Bonds, and of this amount
$20,000 will be used for improve
ments at Brunswick Town.
A third prosposal which has a
direct local interest is contained
in the 5th provision, the issuance
! of $100,000 State Armory Capital
Improvement Bonds for the State
of North Carolina. There is a
feeling that approval of this bond
issue will speed the construction
of an armory building at Shal
lotte.
The bulk of the expenditures
j will be for needed improvements
at State supported colleges and
| universities, and $8,891,000 for
these purposes is included in the
first proposal.
The second largest amount is
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Bolivia Scene Of
Methodist Meet
Brunswick County Sub-Dis
trict Of Woman’s Society
Of Christian Service Met
On Sunday Afternoon At
Bethel
The Brunswick County sub
district of the Woman’s Society
of Christian Service held its fall
meeting on Sunday afternoon at
Bethel Methodist Church in Bo
livia.
Mrs. R. H. McDougall, sub-dis
trict leader, presided over the
! meeting which was attended by
representatives of various so
cieties throughout the county.
Miss Fannie Burnett of Fifth
' Avenue Church in Wilmington
| was the speaker and she told of
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\nnual Meeting
Brunswick REA
On October 30
rhe Liberty Warehouse In
V/hiteville Will Be Scene
Of Annual Membership
Meeting Of Co-Op Which
Serves Two Counties
L Y. BALLENTINE
V/ILL BE SPEAKER
Full Program Of Informa
tion And Entertainment
Has Been Planned For
This Occasion
Plans are complete for the An
mal Membership Meeting of the
Brunswick Electric Membership -
Corporation on Friday, October.
10. at the Liberty Tobacco Ware
rouse in Whiteville.
This will be a half-day meeting,
vith registration to start at noon.
Every registered member will re-. i
:eive an attendance prize.
The guest speaker will be L. Y.
Ballentine, who is recognized as ■
one of the outstanding leaders in’
his field, and will have a message.
Df importance and interest.
Ballentine is North Carolina'
Commissioner of Agriculture hav- -
ing been elected to this post in"
1948 and re-elected in 1952 and.
again in 1956. He is a dairyman, *
farmer and businessman, and still ‘
lives on the same farm near Va
rina, Wake county, where he was '
born, April 6, 1899. He was Stat4
Senator from the 13th State Sen
atorial District, 1937, 1938, 1939,
1941 and 1943; member of the
State Board of Agriculture, 1941
1944. He was elected Lieutenant
Governor in 1944. He is a member
of the Grange and the Farm Bu
reau, and a charter member and
director of the Agricultural Foun
dation of N. C. State College.
Grandpa Jones and his group
wi’l give a full half-hour enter
tainment from 1:00 to 1:30 p. m.
ard he will appear later in the
program. These folks are profes
sional entertainers of long experi£
er.ee and put on a good show.
There will be the business of
reports by the officers and the
election of directors for the com
ing year. This feature is the of
ficial reason for having an an
nual meeting and every member
should make every effort to at
tend and keep informed of the
progress and problems of his co
operative.
There will be many valuabls
prizes awarded during the course
of the meeting.
Young People
Using Library
t • ' : ' ' 8
Records For First Three
Monhs of Southport Pub
lic Library In New Quar
ters Reveal This Trend
Figures for the first three
months operation of the new
| Southport Public Library indicate
1 that the children and young peo
i pie of Southport are making good
; use of its facilities. From its
I opening on July 1 through Sep
| tember 30 more than 1,100 juve
1 nile books had been circulated.
Of this number 400 were non
fiction, proving that today’s youth
will read something other than
fiction when given the oppor
tunity.
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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 Tide
Thursday, October 22,
11:11 A. M. 5:00 A. M.
11:32 P. M. 5:37 P. M.
Friday, October 23,
11:57 A. M. 5:46 A. M.
0:00 P. M. 6:26 P. M.
Saturday, October 24,
0:24 A. M. 6:38 A. M.
12:49 P. M. 7:21 P. M.
Sunday, October 25,
1:22 A M. 7:38 A. M.
1:46 P. M. 8:19 P. M.
Monday, October 26,
2:24 A. M. 8:40 A. M.
2:45 P. M. 9:16 P. M.
Tuesday, October 27,
3:24 A. M. 9:42 A. M.
3:42 P. M. 10:11 P. M.
Wednesday, October 28,
4:21 A. M. 10:40 A. M.
4:37 P. M. 11:03 P. M.
Vote In The Special Bond Election Tuesday, October 27--And Vote For The Proposals