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(Most of fhe News All The Time THE STATE PORT PILOT A Good Newspaper In A Good Community mmmmmmmmmmmmm | The Pilot Covers Brunswick County Volume No. 21 No. 19 10-Pages Today SOUTHPORT, N. C. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1960 5c A COPY PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY weep Brunswick County National Winners * ELECTED—Senator John F. Kennedy, left, and Senator Lyndon Johnson, right, were winners in the Gen eral Election Tuesday by a very narrow margin in the popular vote over Vice-President Richard M. Nixon and Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge. Kennedy will be inau gurated as the next president of the United States and Johnson will become vice-president. New Coast Guard Boat Comes Here Sixty-Five Foot Buoy Boat Takes Up A Permanent Berth At Yacht Basin In Southport There is now Coast Guard boat stationed in Southport, the CG 65027-D. More specifically, it is a buoy boat, 65 feet in length, with a crew of five. The boat came here last month after being based at Norfolk, Va., and it will be in charge of taking care of lights from Wilmington to Little River, S. C. It is perman ently based at Southport, and it is berthed at the yacht basin. BM1 William W. Gray is in charge of the crew, w'hich includ ed David O’Neal, Arthur Skip per, Thomas Barrie and Dellis McDuffie. There is a rumor that a larger boat soon will be sent here to e place the 83-footer. Recenty a Coast Guard officer was here to make arrangements for a place for the larger craft to tie up. Leland Girl Scout Troop Is Formed The Intermediate Girl Scout Troop No. 1 of Leland had its first meeting on October 26. The following officers were elected: Carla Bordeaux, Sharon Schenk, secretary. Mrs. Nelson Best, who organized the troop in October of 1959, is serving as leader again this year. The troop went Trick or Treat ing for UNICEF on Halloween night, collected $9.36. And members are planning to tour Riegel Paper Plant Novem ber 9. The troop project for the first three months will be a col lection of leaves. In the near future members are planning a cook-out. The troop meets at the home of Mrs. Best each Wednesday afternoon. Brio/ Bit* Of EPISCOPAL BAZAAR Plans are progressing for the Annual Bazaar sponsored by the ladies of St. Phillips Episcopal Church. The date ie December 2, and the location is the St. Phillips Parish House. Those who desire something special in the way of Christmas gifts are invited to contact Mrs. Ruth Hood. It may be one of the articles already on hand, or arrangements may be made to fill special orders. FORMER RESIDENT DIES Word was received here Friday morning of the passing of Page Bussells of Winter Park, FI. He was the son of the late Capt. Josephus F. Bussells, who oper ated the large menhaden plant up the river from 1910 to 1920. His sister, Mrs. H. G. Lehew, is a resident of Southport. He is I survived by one other sister, his ; wife and two daughters. Coroner Will Hold Inquest A coroners inquest will be held tomorrow (Thursday) evening at 7:30 o’clock in the Brunswick county court room into the fatal accident which claimed the lives of two Southport youngsters three weeks ago. Malcolm Frink has been held under $1,000 bond pend ingthe outcome of this in quest. Acting Coroner G. C. Kilp atrick was in charge of the preliminary investigation, and he was involved in an acci dent Monday evening. Last night he said that he excepts to be able to attend the hear ing, and added that if he does not Coroner L. B. Bennett will be there. Veterans Day To Be Observed Bellamy - Joyner Post No. 213, American Legion, Will Sponsor Observance At Piney Grove School Bellamy-Joyner Post No. 2X3, the American Legion, will join with the 17,000 Legion Posts throughout the nation and over seas in the observance of Veter ans Day at Piney Grove on Fri day, November 11, Commander H. Orie Gore of Post 213 announced this week. Commander Gore issued an in vitation to the citizens of Bruns wick County to participate in this sixth annual Veterans Day celebration. “Let us make this observance of Veterans Day in Bolivia an unforgetabel demonstration of Americanism”, Commander Gore uraged. “By Our universal partic ipation in actively marking this day can we show our community's maesure of appreciation for all American Patriots who fought for the presemation of our price less heritage”. In 1954, the 83rd congress, at the reguest of the American Leg ion and with the support of the Veterans Organizations, set aside November 11 which formuly had, been observed as Armistice Day as Veterans Day. In redesignating November 11 as Veterans Day, Congress urged that it be an occasion through out the nation for the honoring of all Amercian Veterans of all wars. In addition to its public part icipation in the observance of the Veterans Day holiday. Post No. 213 will join its 17,000 compan ion groups in the American Le gion which will ulitize this sign ificant occassion for the first ' target date in the 1961 member- , ship drive. It is the aim of I every local organization in the j Legion’s 17.000 Post network to ' have some advance members for I 1961 on the records of thir res- I pective department (state) head-' quarters by Veterans Day, Nov- ! ember 11. I Ceremony Marks Dedication Of Lighted Field Tailor Field lights Used For First Athletic Contest At Friday Football Game They didicated the lights at Taylor Field here Friday night, and the large crowd stood around shivering and listening dfiring the half time ceremonies that honored those who helped make the field and its facilities posible. Mrs. C. Ed Taylor was persent, and she was honored for having given the land on which the athl etic field is situated. Credit was given the Southport Lions Club for their early efforts to clear the land and grade the field. Recognntion was given Mrs. Frances Key, president of the Southport Booster Club, for the important role she has' played in pushing for the completion of the lighting project in time for use this fall. She in turn took over the mike and gave much credit to City Manager C. D. Pickerrell for the services he has rendeded in ex pediting the construction and in making advantageous purchases. Mrs. Key said that some parts of the project "was a man’s job, and Pickerrell was the man”. Johnson Cumbee, city elect rician, was called up to the sound stage for recognition of hisdaring deeds on the high pole, for he is the man who put up the fixtures and wired them for use. As a token of appreciation he was given some articles of hunt ing equipment. Before the ceremony ended, special tribute was paid to Coach Pete Lee, who was described by Mrs. Key a3 “a man who does more than merely coach. He helps mold the mind and character of the boys with whom he comes in to contact.” Finally, the ceremony honored Dave Davis, most loyal of all Southport sports fans. He was given a lifetime pass to all home games for Southport. Charlotte Man Highway Victim Wilson W. Johnson Is Kil led In Accident Saturday While On Fishing Trip Wilson Wallace Johnson of Charlotte became the 10th high way victim of the year in Bruns wick county when he was killed Saturday in a wreck near Leland. Investigation is continuing into the accident, according to C. O. Thomas, State Highway Patrol in vestigating officer. John Thomas Stutts, 49, of Mooresville, injured in the acci dent, was treated for minor cuts and bruises at James Walker Me morial Hospital and released, Thomas said. Johnson was driving the car, carring four passengers, travel ling east on US 74 when the acci dent occurred. Thomas reported. The car traveling at a high rate of speed, left the highway on a curve and went 216 feet into a field, rolling over several times, before it stopped. Continued On Page 4 REPRESENTATIVE mm. RECORDER REGISTER OF DEEDS COMMISSIONER S. BUNN FRINK COMMISSIONER EARL BELLAMY COMMISSIONER DURWOOD CLARK COMMISSIONER HERBERT SWAIN COMMISSIONER BERT FRINK RAYMOND BELLAMY IRA D. BUTLER CORTEZ WARD Lennon To Visit All Counties In Seventh District Plan Calls For Spending All Day December 21 In Courthouse In Southport; Other Dates Given Congressman Alton Lennon, with Congress at an end, and with the political trial coming to an end, has announced his schedule of activities and office hours through the end of the year. Lennon customarily makes a schedule tour of the Seventh Co ngressional district. He says, “I am now starting my annual visits to the county seats and th roughout each county in the dis trict with the hope that I may learn by discussion with our peo ple some of their problems and needs in connection with our na tional government.” His schedule shows he will be in his office for appointments on Nov. 11, Nov. 14; Nov. 15; Nov. 18; Nov. 21-22; through noon Nov. 23; Nov. 29-29; Dec. 5-6; Dec. 9; Dec. 12-13; Dec. 16; Dec. 19; Dec. 22; and until noon Dec. 23. He plans to be in Chapel Hill Dec. 1 for a conference of county and municapal officials of the seventh district. His visits to this county will come during Dec. 14 when he visits the county at large, and will Continued On Page i Red Cross Winds Up Disaster Job -----r-H Water Tank Is Now Going Up Good progress continues on the new water tank now be ing erected at the same lo cation of the old tank. As a matter of fact, the steel strueure of the new, orange-hued tank is taking shape and iooms above the old tank. The legs have been comple ted, and the job of fabri cating the tank proper now is underway, with workmen hoisting the huge parts into place. Scholarship Aid Now Available Prospective Teacher Schol arship Loans Will Be Of fered Again To High School Seniors The Prospective Teachers Scho larship Loan, which is a $350 Continued On Page 2 Total Of 363 Cases Handled here, With Disbursement Reaching $29,909 Before Completion The diseaster headquarters of the American Red Cross, set up in the old post office building in Southport following Hurricane Donna, closed operations last week after paying out a total of $29,909. There were 363 cases from Brunswick county, and each was given a personal investigation by Red Cross case workers. In add ition to the amount disbursed in Brunswick county, an additional $15,565 was paid out in the seven adjoining chapter areas, for which Southport was the headquarters. This made the total disbursed through this office come to $45, 474. Chapters in this area were New Hanover, Columbus, North Blad en, Clarkton, Bladenboro, Pender and Horry. In Brunswick county 29 fam ilies received assistance in the form of disbursments for food, clothing and maintenance. There were 325 requests for building repairs, most of them for minor sons required assistance with roof repairs twenty-five per household furnishings and 7 were Continued On Page 4 Unofficial Returns From General Election, November 8,1960 PRECINCTS Hoods Creek . Lcland ......... Town Creek . Bolivia .. Southport No. 1. Southport No. 2. Mosquito . Supply . Secession . Shallotte . Frying Pan . Grissettown . Shingletree . Longwood Ash . Waccamaw . Exum . TOTALS.... >> rs v a 1 a o bn c J S3 cd w > a! o X B S3 ai > w 180 72 438; 227 89 S3 467 240 234| 294 341 179 452 180 83' 69 192 281 283 140 304 269 337: 137 174! 128 232j 134 169 86 220! 230 941 160 85' 62 4265'2888 439 213 4651 245 235; 296 34lj 170 450 181 95 60 191 288 273 160 312 270 351 138 165 142 252; 116 164; 81 223! 240 81| 171 91 64 4220|2918 162 58 160 537j 103j 52S 507! 198 493 250: 264 233 397 119 378 502 127 487 81 60; 85 189 268 200 288’ 148 308 320! 251 340 349! 117] 354] 186] 120 184j 216 104 255! 163 84 161 227! 220 222 93! 163! 73 971 53 94 461212457 4575 >> £ as ffl ~59j 108 201] 265 129! 134! 59 263! 131 231 117 118 103! 84! 2221 186 58 j 2468 a M c cd £ w a V 2 o a TS O o a 154 543; 476! 229 357 457 72 161 262! 298' 336 165 239 159 216! 75 i 92 4276 64j 155 108] 503 225' 470 2971 224 157 330 160 427 70 70 299] 156 171! 240 263 296 121| 324 131! 168: 121! 239 86 159 218 209j 1651 71 55 90j 2711'4131 168 547 482 236 379 481 71 178 256 304: 342 165 246 159: 217! 66 92! 4380 153 153 509. 514 468; 483 229’ 232 348j 355 463i 455 711 76 174 167 270 259 301 303' 339 334 186 170 248' 247 158 159 228: 222 75 67 94 j 94 4314 4290 152 v J3 bn a a 01 01 3 a 499. 467 231 3571 449' 73 164 255 5041 337 171 255; 159] 231] 73! 931 4270 55 103: 213! 263 ’ 154 172] 71. j 306 195 262 128] 123: 116 80! 207 j 163! 53 2664 55 951 200 266 158 166 66 271! 150 238 114 118; 102 81 205 162 50 2497 57 97 204 265 137 141 67 280 154 246 120 123 108 84 2471 180: 52 2562 58 102 203: 266 131: 154 ; 71 287 157 246 115 1241 1211 88: 213 j 164] 53 2553 60 104 211 287 148 160 77 284 161 258 114 120 111 82 207 162 54 260( Acting Coroner Seriously Hurt While On Trip G. C. Kilpatrick Of South port Sustains Serious In juries Monday Returning From Highway Death Scene Acting Coroner G. Q. Kilpatrick was painfully injured Monday evening in an accident near South port as he returned from invest igating a highway death near Shallotte. The car driven by the South port man crashed into the rear of a truck owned by Mr. Muncy. The Southport man says that it was parked on the highway and that he did not see it until too late to aviod the collision. Kilpatrick sustained severe la scerations to his nose, which also was broken. He cut his hand and had other bruises. After first aid at Dosher Memorial Hospital he was able to turn to his home, where he is convalescing from his injuries. The case which he had invest igated involved Joseph Gordon Kimball of Myrtle Beach, S. C., who apparently died of a heart attack while driving on U. S. No. 17 a short distance west of Shallotte. Kilpatrick reported that Kim ball, who was 59-years of age, slumped over into his wife’s lap. The car veered left and ran off the road. Mrs. Kimball said she tried to apply brakes, but that the car crashed into the woods. This occurred about 4 o’clock, and Dr. Bullard was called to the scene, where he pronounced death due to heart attack. Shallotte Camp To Hold Revival The Rev. Lawrence J. Brid ges Of Southport, A For- j mer Pastor, Will Be Visit ing Preacher The Rev. Lawrence J. Bridges, pastor of Trinity Methodist ' Ehrlich in Southport, will be the preacher at a series of revival j services at Camp Methodist 1 church in Shallotte next week, ] recording to an announcement to la.y bv the Rev. II. Arthur Phil ips, Jr. The Rev. Mr. Phillips, the min ster of Camp Methodist Church, xplained that the preaching mis- j iion will begin with a service at i Continued On Page 4 Brunswick County Voters Give Majority To Candi dates On County, State And Federal Tickets In Tuesday Voting Brunswick county went over whelmingly Democratic Tuesday on all levels, county, state and na tion, as close races which had been forcast failed to materia lize in the General Election. It was the biggest vote ever cast by the citizens of this county, with more then 7,000 votes being counted in the race for Representative. Only four of the seventeen pre cincts went Republican. They were Bolivia, Supply, Ash and Waccamaw. The vote was close in two of these, at Bilivia and Ash, with a part of the county ticket leading in the latter precinct. S. Bunn Frink was the lead ing vote-getter, with 4,612 votes. Thisj gave him a majority of 2,1 55 over his Republican opponent, Cleyon Evans. The Kennedy-Johnson vote and the vote for Terry Sanford for governor ran right along with the county ticket. The Democr atic presidential candidate receiv ed 4,265 votes to 2,888 for Nixon Lodge. Sanford received 4.220 ballots to 2.918 for Robert Gavin. Earl Bellamy polled 4,575 votes for Judge of Record’s court to 2.468 for Walter Wilson, his Re •pubican opponent. Durwood Clark had 4.276 in his race for Register of Deeds to 2,711 votes for L. V. Walton.. The narrowest margin between anv candidates occurred in the race for county commissioner, where there still was a 1,467 vote difference between the high Repu blican and the low Democrat. Following is the commissioner vote for the Democratic: R. E. Bellamy, 4,131; Ida D. Butler, 4,380; D. Bert Frink, 4,314; F. H. Swain, 4.290; Cortez Ward, 4,270. iFor Republicans; Archie Holden, 2,664; James R. Hood, 2,497; Thurston Hughes, 2,562; Grant Russ, 2,553; C. P. Willetts, 2,600. Returns for Congress and the state offices were not sent in last night as an effort was made to determine the outcome of the election, but these races went along with the remainder of the ticket. With only five of the 17 pre cincts reported it became obvious that the industrial development commission proposal would be de feated. It carried on two issue was believed to have its strong est support. Methodists Plan Annual Bazaar WSCS Will Sponsor This Event Tomorrow (Thurs day) In Building On Moore Street The Woman’s Society of Chirst ian Service of Trinty Methodist Church will hold its annual ba zaar on Thursday beginning- at 9 o’clock in the morning in the vacant buildin next to Arring ton’s. Mrs. H. T. St. George is gen eral chairman of the bazaar and she is being helped by the fol lowing committees: New Nove Ities-Mrs. J. C. Bowman and Mrs. (Continued On Page 2) Tide Table Following la the tide table for Southport during the next week. These hours are ap proximately correct and were furnished The State Fort Pilot through the courtesy of the Cape Fear Pilot's Association. High Tide l,ow TMh Thursday, November 10 0:03 A. M. 6:08 A. M. 12:19 P. M. 6:50 P. M. Friday, November 11 0:55 A. M. 7:03 A. M. 1:10 P. M. 7:43 P. M. Saturday, November 12 1:52 A. M. 8:01 A. M. 2:04 P. M. 8:38 P. M. Sunday, November 13 2:48 A. M. 9:01 A. M. 2:59 P. M. 9:31 P. M.. Monday, November 14 3:42 A. M. 9:59 A. M. 3:53 P. M. 10:22 P. M. Tuesday, November 15 4:31 A. M. 10:54 A. M. 4:45 P. M. 11:10 P. M. Wednesday, November 16 5:25 A. M. 11:45 A. M. 5:35 P. M. 11:58 P. M.
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