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Volume No. 20
THE STATE PORT PILOT
A Good Newspaper In A Good Community
No. 45 10-Pages Today SOUTHPORT, N. C. WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 1960 5c A COPY PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
The Pilot Covers
Brunswick County
Pesky Alligator Weed
TROUBLESOME—O. H. Johnson, left, agronomist for the U. S. Army Corps of
Engineers, examines a handfull of alligator weed which plagues fishermen and far
mer alike in this area. He currently is directing the technical phase of an organized
program of eradication. On the right is a Wilmington newspaper man.
Alligator Weed
Poses Problem
For Scientist
The alligatorweed, no friend to
man, beast or plant life and a
general nuisance to all, is sched
uled for two doses of a killing
potion this summer in areas where
it has grown unchecked from
Brunswick county to Currituck
county.
Designated as an “obnoxious
aquatic plant,” the alligatorweed
is spreading waterward and land
ward hindering drainage, fouling
propellers and bedeviling farmers
to such an extent that Congress
has authorized the Corps of En
gineers to spearhead a battle of
eradication.
The first treatment will be ap
plied in late May and June to be
followed about 45 days later with
a second application in an attempt
to prevent further spread of this
aquatic pest.
This is the beginning of a five
year program designed to prevent
the spread of the weed in navi
gable waters and eventually, if
an economic herbicide is develop
ed, to eradicate the nuisance in
the State.
The program in this area is a
cooperative venture with the State
of North Carolina assuming 30
per cent of the estimated cost of
$100,000 for the five-year period,
according to Col. R. P. Davidson,
the Corps of Engineers District
Engineer here.
Colonel Davidson said the men
ace of the alligatorweed is of
such importance that the U. S.
Public Health Service, Depart
ment of Agriculture and the Fish
and Wildlife Service are cooperat
ing in the movement, but the En
gineers are charged with admin
istering the program.
He explained that similar meas
ures are getting underway in oth
er states as far south as Texas
Continued On Page 4
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Brief Bit* Of
lnewsj
ON DEAN’S LIST
Miss Rachel Hawes, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hawes of
Shallotte, made the dean's list at
Selenia Commercial College, Lum
berton, for the winter quarter.
STUDENT HONORED
Wilson Thomas Arnold, son of
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Arnold of
Supply, has been selected as a
member of the Arnold Air Society
at East Carolina College. The
organization is an honorary group
for advanced Air Force R. O. T. C.
Cadets at the 188 college and
universities which maintain
AFROTC program. Arnold is a
Junior at East Carolina.
NEW DIRECTORS
At a meeting of the Southport
Development Corporation Friday
night at the Community Building
the following were named mem
bers of the board of directors:
Miss Annie Mq^’ Woodside, E. J.
Prevatte, L. J. Hardee, Roy Rob
inson, Brig. Gen. James Glore and
James M. Harper, Jr. They will
meet Friday night to name offi
cers of the group for the com
ing year.
County Democrats
To Meet At Bolivia
Chairmen Of Various Pre-*
cinct Committees Will
Meet Prior To Convention
In Capacity Of Executive
Committee
PART¥ CHAIRMAN
TO BE ELECTED
i
All Local Candidates And j
Managers Of Candidates
For State Office Will
Be Given Opportun
ity For Brief Talk
The Brunswick County Demo- :
cratic Convention is scheduled to
be held at Bolivia in the high
school auditorium Saturday after
noon, beginning at 2 o’clock.
Prior to the convention, a,
meeting of the newly elected
Democratic Executive Committee,
which is comprised of the chair
man of each precinct committee,
is slated to meet to elect a party
chairman to serve during the next
two years. That post currently
is held by Kirby Sullivan, South
port attorney.
The county convention moves
back to Bolivia this year as a
part of the plan of rotation which
alternates with Shallotte as a
site for this meeting of Brunswick
county Democrats.
Chairman Sullivan said Monday
that no featured speaker has been
secured for this occasion. “I think !
that our own candidates deserve
and will appreciate this oppor
tunity to say a few words in be
half of their own aspirations. At J
any rate, I hope that each one
will be present and will take ad
vantage of this opportunity to
talk to a large gathering of vot
ers.
“It is likely that county man-:
agers for candidates for State of
fices, like the governorship and
senatorship, will want to say a
few words. All of this will make
for a very interesting convention,”
Sullivan said.
Sub-District Of
MYF Meets Here
Trinity Methodist Church
Will Be Scene Of All Day
Session In Southport Sat
urday
John Meares, member of the
Board of Education in the North
Carolina Conference, will be in
charge of an all-day Methodist
Youth Fellowship rally in South
port Saturday at Trinity Metho
dist Church.
The program will begin at 9:30
o’clock and will last until 5
o’clock in the afternoon.
Meares is a well-quaiified
church leader who has specialized
in recreation with youth groups.
He also is one of the most pop
ular teacher training instructors,
and last fall conducted a Sunday
School Revival here in South
port.
Lunch will be served at 12:30
o’clock and a small charge will be
made to cover expenses. Since
hot dogs will be the main item
on the menu it is suggested that
Continued On Page 2
Chairman
KIRBY SULLIVAN
Students Tested
In NEA Project
Union High School One Of
Only 14 Schools In North
Carolina In This Project
Union high school students
are in the midst of a two
day testing program sponsored
by the National Education asso
ciation and the University of
Pittsburgh to determine the spe
cific patterns of aptitudes, abili
ties, and interests of students.
Union was selected as one
of 1,300 schools in the nation and
one of 14 schools in North Caro
lina, and one of two in south
eastern part of the state, for the
testing program.
The whole program encorpasses
more than 500,000 students.
Each student will be asked
2,000 questions in the two-day
testing period that will be sent
to NEA headquarters, graded, and
then sent back so the results may
be known.
Continued On Page 5
Official Visits
Southport Class
Department Of Marineology
Is Inspected By Visitor
From State Department
Home On Leave From
Greece
Dr. Eldridge R. Plowder, Chief
Advisor, Vocational and Techni
cal Education mission to Greece,
was in Southport Monday to make
an inspection of the Department
of Marinology at Southport High
School.
Dr. Plowder, native of Wil- |
mington and representative of the j
U. S. State Department, had been |
advised by the U. S. Department
of Education that Southport was
one of the two schools in the
Eastern part of the United States
Continued On Page 5
Music Festival
Last Wednesday
At Bolivia High
Choral Groups From Four
Consolidated Schools In
Brunswick County Parti
cipated
THIS MAY BECOME
AN ANNUAL EVENT
Large Audience Attended
This Entertainment With
Flattering Response
The first Brunswick County
Music Festival was held at the
Bolivia High School auditorium
Wednesday night with four of the
five schools in the area participat
ing.
A good-sized crowd of patrons
from all schools attended and en
joyed the festival, which saw fine
renditions by both junior and Sen
ior choruses from Waccamaw,
Shallotte, Bolivia and Leland
schools.
The festival was promoted by
Brunswick County Superintendent
of Education John G. Long and
by Principals J. P. Snipes of Bo
livia, Homer Thomas of Leland,
Irie Leonard of Shallotte and
Neal Singletary of Waccamaiy.
Directors for the various chor
uses were Charles Byrd of Wac
camaw; Mrs. Abner Knowles, Bo
livia; Mrs. Ethelyn Payton, Le
land; and Mrs. Joyce Carmichael,
Shallotte.
Organizations in order of their
appearance on the program, which
lasted for approximately 2 hours,
were:
Waccamaw senior chorus, Shal
lotte senior chorus, Leland junior
chorus, Waccamaw junior chorus,
Bolivia junior chorus, Leland sen
ior chorus, Bolivia senior chorus.
During the evening. Principal
Snipes of Bolivia announced that
the response had been so good to
the festival that it had been
planned to make it an annual
event on the Brunswick County
school program. )
Superior Court
Here Next Week
Judge Rudolph Mintz Will
Preside Over One-Week
Term For Trial Of Crimi
nal Cases
A one-week term of Brunswick
county Superior court for trial
of criminal cases will convene
here Monday with a native of
Brunswick county, Judge Rudolph
Mintz, presiding.
This will be the first time that
Judge Mintz has held court in
Brunswick since his appointment
last year by Governor Luther H.
Hodge to succeed Judge Clifton
L. Moore. Judge Heman Clark
was originally scheduled to hold
this term of court.
Although there is inteerst in a
number of cases, none of major
importance is scheduled for trial.
The following have been drawn
for jury duty: Horace Stanley,
Thomas L. Ballard, J. L. Stone,
W. L. Russ, Shallotte; W. D.
Jones, J. Lue Smith, Geo.. W
Reeves, Everett M. Smith, Jesse
H. Evans, M. B. Russ, Ash; R. K.
McKeithan, Joe D. Johnson, Ar
chie Johnson, Donald Mercer, Bo
livia; A. S. Bennett, G. B. Atkins,
Harry C. Evans; Freeland; Hugh
Clemmons, Harlee Sellers, Clem
ant Holden, John Henry Johnson,
Carl Holden, Clyde M. Holden,
Dolphus Bryant, Elijah Gore,
Marshall M. Roach James (Bud
Continued On Page 2
Friend Of Star
ADVISER—Mrs. John O’Brien, Registered Nurse, is shown with Loretta Young
famous moving picture and television star, in her sister Ann habit, as she appeared in
“Faith, Hope and Mr. Flaherty” on “The Loretta Young Show” on Sunday night. Mrs.
O’Brien was Loretta’s nurse at St. John’s Hospital at Oxford when she was ill some
years ago, and has acted as technical advsor each time Loretta has appeared as
Sister Ann in three teleplays for her NBC network series.
County Native
Helps TV Star
Loretta Young
Mrs. John O’Brien, Regis
tered Nurse, Is The For
mer Marie Bennett Of
Shailotte
A former Brunswick county
girl who once had a famous tele
vision star as a patient figured
as technical advisor in the tele
vision preesntation Sunday night
of “Faith, Hope and Mr. Flaher
ty” on the Loretta Young Show.
Mrs. John O’Brien is a register
ed nurse and now lives in Cali
fornia. Several years ago while
Miss Young was a patient at St.
John’s Hospital in Oxford she
not only was her nurse, but a
warm bond of friendship develop
ed between the two ladies. This
has resulted in Mrs. O’Brien’s
serving as technical advisor for
three of the Loretta Young Shows
in which Miss Young has played
the role of Sister Ann.
Mrs. O’Brien wrote last week
to tell of the forthcoming plan
and to recall some of her pleasant
experiences while growing up in
Brunswick county.
“I visited your city last sum
mer on business to see Ray Wal
ton, who I knew when I was in
high school. I also found many
of the landmarks I used to know
when field day was an annual
affair in Southport.
"I am the former Marie Ben
nett from Calabash. I lived with
my aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs.
V. W. Simmons, until I finished
high school then on to James
Continued On Page 4
TIME and TIDE
By JIMMIE HAKKER
The date was May 8, 1935, and then as now the chief subject
for discussion was polities. Our front page pictures that week
showed State Senator S. Bunn Frink and Representative R. E.
Sentelle. In a municipal election the day before John D. Eriksen
has been elected mayor.
Back in those days an annual event to which many Southport
people looked forward was the arrival of the Vanderbilt yacht,
Alva. Not only was this a palatial craft, but it was large enough
to carry a twin-motored amphibian plane on deck. We had a
column of news from Supply, and the by-line read “Miss Lottie
Jane Frink”; four oil tankers had come up the river in a single
day—and in those days that was news; and an editorial praised
the legislation which substituted lethal gas for the electric chair
as a means to inflict capital punishment in North Carolina.
May 8, 1940, and the consolidate schools of Brunswick were
in the midst of their graduation programs. Secretary of State
Thad Eure had been the speaker at Southport. One of the fea
tures of a forthcoming local flower show was to be an exhibi
tion of paintings done by Wilmington artists Claude Howell and
Henry MacMillan. Friday was the day set for that event, and
there was editorial comment about the scope of the undertaking,
with a name band as an extra, added atraction for a Flower
Continued On Page Four
Preliminary Census
Figures Received
Speaker
The Rev. Lawrence Bridges,
pastor or Trinity Methodist
Church, who will deliver the bac
calaureate sermon Sunday morn
ing at 11 o’clock at Southport
High School.
WSCSMeeting
Held At Zion
Sub - District Meeting Of
This Organization Is Con
ducted Sunday Afternoon
The Brunswick sub-district of
the Woman’s Society of Christian
Service held its spring meeting
at Zion Methodist Church on Sun
day afternoon with the leader,
Mrs. R. H. MacDougall, presid
ing. Mrs. Gelene Russ of Shallotte
is secretary.
Among items of business was
the election of new officers for
the coming two years. Leader
will be Mrs. E. H. Arrington of
Southport, assistant leader will be
Miss Sallie Betts Knox and Mrs.
Lawrence Bridges will serve as
secretary. They assume office in
June.
The Rev. C. F. Eakin conducted
a short devotion period at the
opening of the meeting, after
which a solo, “Others”, was sung
by Benny Lewis, accompanied by
Mrs. A. P. Henry, Jr.
Mrs. Lucille Lewis, president of
the hostess society, welcomed the
guests ana Mrs. Arrington re
sponded. This was followed by
reports from the presidents of
the societies in the county.
An officers training period was
conducted by Mrs. James M. Har
per, Jr. district president, assist
Continued On Page 5
Brunswick County Has Pop
ulation Of 20,128, As
Compared To Total Of
19,238 In 1960
SOUTHPORT HAS
1,973 POPULATION
This Is Only Breakdown
Available Thus Far In
Latest Population
Inventory
Preliminary figures receiv
ed today from the District
Census office in Fayetteville
show that the 1960 popula
tion figure for Brunswick
County stands at 20,128.
This compares with 19,238
in 1930.
The 1960 census count for
Southport stands at 1,973.
No figures for any other -in
corporated community in
Brunswick county were avail
able today.
Ray Revels is in charge of
the census count in the
Seventh Congressional Dis
trict.
4-H Rally Day
Set For Bolivia
Large Number Of Bruns
wick County Girls And
Boys To Participate In
Saturday Event
The 4-H Club program in
Brunswick County is expected to
get a big boost Saturday after
noon when a large number of 4-H
members, their parents, and
friends get together for Hally
Day at Bolivia High School.
The program will get started
at 1:30 p. m. when a group of
boys find out who is the best
tractor driver as they take part
in a tractor driving contest. Later
in the afternoon, 4-H boys and
girls will participate in a variety
of games. There will be games
and fun for all.
This will be followed by a pic
nic supper and everyone should
bring food. Tables will be provid
ed where the lunches can be
spread and everyone eat together.
The evening program will start
at 7:30 o’clock in the school aud
itorium and will feature a talent
contest and dress revue. The dairy
princess among 4-H Clubs will be
judged and the winner will take
part in the county-wide dairy
princess contest on June 4.
“This Rally Day program can
help develop our fine 4-H club
members into outstaiding, useful
leaders for tomorrow”, A. S.
Continued On Page 5
Organization Of
County Precincts
Is Held Saturday
Chairmen Named For Vari
ous Precincts As Voters
Gathered For This Pur
pose In 16 Of 17 County
Precincts
LIST OF COMMITTEE
MEMBERS IS GIVEN
Illness Of Chairman Caused
Delay In Organizing Com
mittee In Waccamaw
Precinct
Democrat voters met on the
precinct level Saturday and elect
ed the following men to serve as
chairmen, automatically qualify
ing them for executive committee
membership:
Hood Creek: Chairman, Dave
Morris; vice chairman, Alma Med
lin; seet.-treas., Hazel Morris;
Paul Brown, Charles Carroll.
Leiand: Chairman, Dillon L.
Ganey; vice chairman, Mary
Cook; sect.-treas., Barbara L.
Ganey; Herbert Long, Thurston
Lewis.
Town Creek: Chairman, P. D.
Skipper; vice chairman, Doris
"Mith, sect.-treas., Lee Wescott;
L. Rabon, Mamie Skipper.
Bolivia: Chairman, Douglas H.
xlawes; vice-chairman, Mary M.
Mercer; sect.-treas., A. G. Hick
man; L. J. McKeithan, Ina Mac
Mintz.
Southport No. 1: Chairman,
Fred W. Spencer; vice chairman,
Mrs. Roy Robinson; sect.-treas..
Miss Carrie Harker; Crawford
Rourk, Roy Swain.
Southport No. 2: Chairman,
Harold F. Aldridge; vice chair
man, Mrs. Gladys Wolfe; sect.
treas., John W. Dosher; Mrs.
George Savage, Arthur J. Dosher.
Mosquito: Chairman, J. C.
Crouch vice chairman, Dorothy
Lee Brittan; sect.-treas., Mercer
Johnson; Clarence Lenson, Lois
Brittain.
Supply: Chairman, Wilson Ar
nold; vice chairman, Johnnie S.
Nance; sect.-treas., Coyet H.
Gray; H. O. Robinson, Mrs. M. M.
King.
Secession: Chairman: Johnnie
R. Corbett; vice chairman, B. G,
Continued On Page 4
Dairy Month Is
To Be Observed
Preliminary Plans Is Being
Made For Breakfast At
Bolivia School Cafeteria
On June 4
June Dairy Month Promotion
program in Brunswick County will
feature a kick-off breakfast at
Bolivia School cafeteria at 8 a. m.
on June 4. The high-light of the
program will be the judging of
the dairy princess and crowning
the winner.
The Brunswick County Dairy*
men Association will sponsor the
promotion program and the
County Dairy Princess contest.
Dairy princess candidates will be
sponsored by Community Develop
ment Clubs, 4-H Clubs, Home
Demonstration Clubs, Grange,
Farm £ eau, and the Dairy As
sociation.
It is expected that there will be
about 100 people present for the
breakfast to get the promotion
program off to a good start.
Several girls have already entered
the contest.
Their names will be listed in
next week’s paper.
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 Lew TMs
Thursday, May 12,
8:35 A. M. 2:40 A. M.
9:10 P. M. 2:46 P. M.
Friday, May 13,
9:28 A. M. 3:31 A. M.
10:04 P. M. 3:36 P. M.
Saturday, May 14,
10:25 A. M. 4:24 A. M.
10:59 P. M. 4:30 P. M.
Sunday, May 15,
11:24 A. M. 5:19 A. M.
11:58 P. M. 5:27 P. M.
Monday, May 16,
6:15 A. M.
12:25 P. M. 6:29 P. M.
Tuesday, May 17,
0:57 A. M. 7:14 A. M.
1:27 P. M. 7:33 P. M.
Wednesday, May 18,
1:58 A. M. 8:13 A. M.
2:29 P. M. 8:38 P. M.