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''Most of the News! 1 All The Time THE STATE PORT PILOT wmmm A Good Newspaper In A Good Community The Pilot Covers Brunswick County Volume No. 21 No. 43 10-Pages Today SOUTHPORT, N. C. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 1961 5c A COPY PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY Recording Session MESSAGE—Seceral members of the Live Oak Garden Club of Southport, North Carolina, are shown here around the tape recording machine last Thursday eve ning as they sent words of greetings to members of the Southport Gardening Society of Southport, England. This was in exchange for a similar courtesy exten ded to members of the local organization several weeks ago by the club mem bers of Southport, England. Seated at the machine is City Manager C. D. Pick errell, and directly beyond him is Mrs. Basil Watts, Live Oak Garden Club president. Tape Recording Of Club Meeting Sent To England Members Of Live Oak Gar den Club Met Thursday Evening In The Southport Public Library To Record Greetings To Friends In Southport, England Members of the Live Oak Gar den Club of Southport, North Carolina, held a recording session Thursday evening in order to be able to send a message on tape to members of the Southport Gardening Society of Southport, England. This is a courtesy extended in return for a similar favor ex tended several months ago by the organization of Southport, Eng land. That recorded message was received here several weeks ago, and was played at a meeting of the Live Oak Club. C. D. Pickerrell, city manager for Southport, presided at the Thursday evening session, which began with greetings from the local club president, Mrs. Basil Continued On Page 4 r L' Brhf Blit Qf NEWSJ PRE-SCHOOL CLINIC The pre-schopl clinic will be held at Bolivia High School on Friday, starting at 9 o'clock. Par ents are urged to come with their children and to bring birth and health certificates. Children must be six years of age by October 16 in order to be eligible to em’oll for the fall term. GO-KART TRACK The latest addition to the amusement attractions at Shall otte is a Go-Kart Race Track on the Pxison Camp Road. It is called the Shallotte Go-Kart Race way, Inc. The first l'acing pro gram was held last Sunday with a large crowd of spectators in attendance and another program has been scheduled for this Sun day afternoon. STUDENT LIST The latest list of scholastic honors l’eleased from East Carol ina College Shows Carolyn I. Tripp of Shallotte with all A’s; Mary O. Mai'tin of Shallotte on the dean’s list; and Ethel Doug las Phelps of Leland on the honor roll. ONE-DAY CHANGE Drivers License Examiner L. E. Sessoms will be at Columbus Txading Co. next Tuesday due to the fact that the Shallotte City Hall will be in xxse for the muni cipal election. This change in lo cation is for one day only. City Election Is Scheduled Tuesday J Three Candidates In Race ^ For Mayor; Five Men Seek Two Seats As Aider men In First Ward; Three Candidates For One Place In Second Southport voters go to the polls Tuesday to elect a mayor and | three members of the board of aldermen to serve during' the next two years. Leading the list of candidates for mayor is Roy Robinson, who is now serving his second term in that office. He was first elected j in 1955, and two years later he j was defeated. In the 1959 election ! he once more was elected to this i office, and now is seeking his third term. One of his opponents in the race is J. Eddie Hahn, who is employed at Sunny Point by the Morace Stevedoring Co., and who j also is engaged in the business j of building contractor. He never I before has sought election to pub-1 lie office here. The third man is W. Pierce Horne, who works for the Atlantic Coastline Railroad at Sunny Point. He is a native of Columbus county and has resided in South port for the past three years. Two years ago he was an unsuccessful candidate for alderman from the second ward. This year there are two vacan cies on the board of aldermen to be filled from the first ward, and there are five candidates. One of i these, Fred W. Spencer, is a mem ber of the present board. Two other candidates, Harry Sell and Boyd Moore, are former members of the board. Ronald Hood and James R. Hood are making their Continued On Page 4 Shallotte Has Election Going Keep Competition Develop ing In Race For Munici pal Offices In Election Next Tuesday Shallotte Mayor Roney W. Cheers will have opposition in next Tuesday’s election from a former mayor of that town, D. C. An drews. •Cheers is now completing two full terms as mayor after filling out a part of a term when An drews resigned the office. Four of the five members of the present board of aldermen are seeking reelection, and the fifth man has moved away. The incum- ; bents seking reelection are Harry i White, Henry Carter, J. P. Russ i and Thurston Mintz. Lloyd Hewett: has moved to Florida. Other men in the race for aider men are Robert Hawes, Dykes j Continued On Page a Candidate W. PIERCE HORNE Brunswick Scene In Color Booklet Back Cover Of Latest “Variety Vacationland” Booklet Has Full Page Picture Of Orton With 104 full-color illustrations of North Carolina travel attrac tions from mountains to coast, the 1961 edition of "Variety Va cationiand” has just come from the press and is now being dis tributed by the State Advertising Division of the Dept, of Conserva tion and Development in response to inquiries from all over the world. The back cover page is a beau tiful, full-color photo of Orton Mansion. Last year there were over 188, 000 inquiries, and response to State advertising this year is running ahead of last year’s re cord-breaking total. The 54-page book is divided into three major sections vacation-wise: mountains, piedmont and coastal plain, and the coast. The foreword by Governor San ford states: “North Carolina solves ‘the mountains or beach' problem by providing both, plus world famous Mid-South attractions in between. 1 cordially invite you to come to friendly, progressive North Caro lina and see for yourself how it came to be known as Variety Va cationiand. Come and see, too, why so many visitors are staying to make it their second home and enjoying it throughout its four seasons of pleasant, gracious liv ing.” Continued On Page 5 Cancer Crusade Report Meeting Next Wednesday Area Chairmen Will Meet In Agriculture Building At Supply To Make Re port Of Campaign Efforts The Brunswick County Unit of the American Cancer Society will meet at the County Agriculture Building at Supply at 8 p. m. on Thursday, May 4 for its report meeting for the 1961 Cancer Cru sade. Area chairmen will report the results of Crusade efforts in each section of the county. Bill Smith, of Southport, Cru sade Chairman, says: “I want to emphasize that the Crusade means more than just taking up a col lection. Our first objective is to provide everyone in the county with life-saving leaflets. This is part of the society’s nationwide educational program which has been largely responsible for the fact one million Americans are alive today, cured of cancer. “Each of us has a responsibility in the fight against cancer. This responsibility can be expressed in a simple sentence of two-letter words: ‘If It Is To Be, It Is Up Tp Me’.’’ “If you have not contributed, please do so. If you have not received your life-saving litera ture on the seven danger signals of cancer and information on the annual health check-up, please ask for it, whether you have contributed or not.” In view of the fine work of the area Chairmen and other volun teer workers, Chairman Smith predicts that the Brunswick County Unit will exceed its quota again in 1961. Several Arrests In Liquor Raids Round-Up Of Offenders During Past Weekend Led To Crowded Court' Doc ket Monday Brunswick county officers co operating with SBI agents and undercover agents cracked down on the illegal sale of liquor during the past week-end in wholesale raids that developed a list of 16 defendants. Sheriff Ed V. Leonard said that most of the members of his de partment and several outside agents made possible the success of this raid, aimed at drying up some of the illegal sales outlets in Brunswick. O. J. Marlowe, charged with possession of non-tax paid whis key for the purpose of sale, was tried in Recorders Court Monday and fined $200 and costs. He was given 10 days to decide to pay the fine or appeal his 'case. Frank Bullock, tried on the same charge as Marlowe, was given a similar sentence. He was allowed to pay $10 a week until fine and costs are paid. Others, under similar charges and free under $500 bonds, whose cases were continued until May 8, are Dorothy Gore, Lorence Gore, Continued On Page 5 ! Receives Promotion ' ' ' ' HONOR—Photo shows Captain Ralph I. Cammack, Executive Officer and Di rector of Operations of Sunny Point Army Terminal, left, pinning Sergeant First Class stripe on Sergeant Argyle T. Martin of the Operations Directorate, center, while Mrs. Martin happily looks on. Sergeant Martin has the distinction of being the only Army enlisted man assigned to Sunny Point Army Terminal. Morton Is Head Of Commission For Battleship Wilmington Man Will Head 15-Member Body To Be Appointed This Week By Governor Terry Sanford Any lingering hope that South port citizens had that the Battle ship North Carolina might come to the site at Price Creek in stead of the location at Wilming ton across the street from the Customshouse was laid to rest Monday by Governor Terry San ford. In announcing the appointment of Hugh Morton of Wilmington as chairman of the Battleship Commission, Governor Sanford is sued the following statement with regard to the eventual permanent berth of the USS North Carolina: Governor Sanford said “as a practical matter” the choice of Wilmington as the site for its per manent berth is “a closed matter as far as I'm concerned”. The governor was asked speci fically if the action recently of the Battleship Advisory Commit te in recommending Wilmington was not just that—a recommen dation. “I don’t want to foster any false hopes on the part of the other two locations who made very fine pre sentations,” he said. First news of the appointment of Morton as chairman of the new commission was made public in Raleigh on Friday, and there was Continued On Page 4 '.dj TIME and TIDE mmm m ■ — - v f j There were political announcements on the front page of The Pilot for April 29, 1936: R. I. Mintz was seeking the Democratic nomination for re-eleetion as Register of Deeds and R. E. Sen telle was once more making the race for the Democratic nomi nation as Representative to the General Assembly. W. R. Holmes had just been named acting-postmaster at Shallotte. The late Judge Peter Rourk had resigned as Recorder and the late J. W. Ruark had been named to fill his vacancy. And to make this a completely political week, Dr. Ralph W. McDonald, candidate for Governor, had filled a speaking engagement at Southport on the preceeding Saturday. The time was April 30, 1941, and Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Southport was to be dedicated on the following Sunday. Three young citizens had tossed their hats into the political ring and were running for aldermen against members of the old board. The daring young men were Ormond Leggett, Robert and Ed Marlowe. Daylight Savings Time had set in the day before; an early season Gulf Stream trip tor Capt. Hulan Watts and party had re vealed the presence of a lot of big fish—most of which had man aged to get away; and graduation programs were planned to be gin in the county during the following week. It was April 24, 1916, and Easter had come late that year. It’s observance locally had been joyous, aided particularly by the pre-dawn singing of the colored residents of the community. Big news was scarce that week, but not the little, off-beat items: Marion Frink had completed her pilot’s training and had soloed at the Wilmington airport; Capt. Donnie Watts had Continued On Page 4 Superior Court In Session Next Week Plan Celebration On Fourth Of July On the weekend of July 4, Southport's streets will be filled with strange creatures called Bohemians, as the first Southport Arts Festival gets underway. There will be out door entertainment for every one to laugh about, and a big indoor art exhibit, show ing work from all over the coastal area, for everyone to think about. Civic organizations inter ested in participating in the event are asked to contact the president of the Southport Art Association, Joe Ryne. It is hoped that the whole com munity will help to make this Festival something to be re membered by summer visi tors. Local Artists Form New Group Joe Ryne Elected First pres ident Of Art Association; Plan 4th Of July !Observ ance The charter meeting of the Southport Art Association was held Monday night at the home of Dr. Norman Hornstein and offi cers elected were: President, Joe Ryne; vice-president, Mrs. Gil liam Hornstein; secretary-treasur er, Mrs. Ed Oliver. C. D. Pickerrell was appointed by the president to draw up a set of by-laws to be presented for the approval of the membership at the next meeting, which will be held at the home of President Ryne on June 1 at 8 p. m. The Southport Art Association is not limited to painters and it is urged that all those who are in terested in any of the fine arts to join ranks. The association’s aims are the furtherance of educa tion of the public in all fine arts; the sponsoring of an arts Festival to be held over the July 4th weekend; furnishing speakers on the arts to various organizations in the community; and the sale of local artists’ work. The association’s year-round project will be a running exhibit in the Southport Public Library. The exhibit will be changed every three months, and a reception held at the opening of each ex hibit. It is hoped that each civic or ganization in the community will sponsor a member in this orgtni zation. The meetings will be in teresting and informative. For further information about mem bership, contact Mrs. Oliver Judge Henry McKinnon Of Lumberton Will Preside Over One-Week Criminal Term In Place Of Judge William Bickett Judge Henry McKinnon of Lum berton has been appointed to pre side over the May term of Bruns wick county Superior court for trial of criminal cases which con venes here Monday morning. The case in which there is greatest public interest is trial of three white men for the De cember armed robbery of the Wil letts Service Station near Leland when several thousand dollars in cash and bonds were taken at gunpoint. This case was scheduled for trial in January, but was post poned until the May term. Other cases of lesser interest also will be on the docket, which could take the entire week for trial. Among these are numerous appeals up from Recorder’s court. The big batch of cases involving liquor violations that came up dur ing the past weekend are expected to be tried in Recorder’s court and have been set for trial on May 8. Judge William Y. Bickett of Ra leigh originally had been assigned to hold this term of court, but due to the condition of his health Judge McKinnon will come here instead. The docket will be prosecuted by Solicitor John J. Burney. Legislation To Revive Bolivia Action Would Reactivate Municipal Government In This Brunswick County Town; Proposes Board Members Bolivia will be back in business j as a municipality if a bill intro duced last week in the House of Representatives by Representative S. Bunn Frink goes through as expected. Provisions are as follow: HB 493—Introduced by Frink, Apr. 17 “To reactivate the municipal i government of the Town of Bo livia in Brunswick County.” (Ap points J. M. King mayor and Douglas H. Hawes, R. C. Phelps, R. K. McKeithan and Paul Huf ham aldermen of Town of Bolivia. On first Monday in May 1963, and biennially thereafter, mayor and 4 aldermen shall be elected to 2-year terms serving from first Tuesday in May next succeeding j their election; elections to be con ducted under provisions of Article 3 of GS 160.) To Counties, Cities and Towns. The bill introduced by Repre sentative Frink several weeks ago giving the county commissioners authority to call a special election! for voting on a resources develop ment tax has been passed by both houses. Public Hearing Is Scheduled On Drainage Project Brunswick County Farmers And Farm Officials To Cooperate In Presenting Evidence Supporting Rc puest The Army Corps of Engineers will hold a public hearing in Whiteville, Thursday morning at 11 a. m. in the courthouse to hear testimony on whether or not there is a need for flood control and drainage work on the Wac camaw river. The hearing will be conducted by the Corps’ Charleston District with Col. J. R. Thompson, Dis trict Engineer, presiding. The public notice put out by the Engineers says the principal objective of the hearing is to determine the desirability of im-' proving the water runoff of the - river with the view of afford- * ing greater protection from floods for Conway, S. C. An earlier report on the river dating back several years point ed out that the most feasible im- . provement would be a diversion flood canal from a point along the state line to the ocean, and further by removing snags and similar debris from the main river channel. The diversion canal, it is un derstood, would not carry any water during the normal flow periods of the river. During floods, however, it would take a portion of the flood waters direct • to the ocean, reducing thereby the volume which normally con tinues down the river past Con way. Colonel Thompson asks all peo ple who have an interest in the proposed project, and all who have factual knowledge about the stream, be present and pre sent such testimony. Written re ports are also acceptable and these may be mailed to the Charleston office prior to the hearing or presented during the hearing. Hearsay and opinions bear little weight therefore, all persons who pls.Ti to testify ^re ! urged to substantiate their state ments with facts. David Gause Is Jaycee President Installation Of Newly Elec ted Officers Of Shallotte Organization Held Satur day Evening David Gause was inducted into office Saturday night as president of the Shallotte Junior Chambel of Commerce. This ritual was performed by State Vice-President Adrian Ver« zaal of Wilmington at a meeting held at the restaurant at Sunset Beach and attended by the wives of club members and other guests. The outgoing president, J. T. Clemmons, becomes state director. Billy Gurganus is vice-president; Sam Inman is secretary; L. B. Cheers is treasurer; and the new directors are Harry White and L. B. Arnold. In the course of his remarks, Verzaal sought to impress the new officers with their responsibility to the organization and to their community. He warmly praised the out-going officers and ex pressed confidence in the leader ship ability of the new men. Tide Table Following to 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 tbs Cape Fear Pilot’s Association, High Tide Low Tide Thursday, April 27, 5:02 A. M. 11:41 A. M. 5:42 P. M. 12:08 P. M. Friday, April 28, 5:48 A. M. 12:23 A. M. 6:24 P. M. Saturday, April 29, 6:32 A. M. 0:55 A. M. 7:05 P. M. 1:05 P. M. Sunday, April 30, 7:15 A. M. 1:39 A. M. 7:47 P. M. 1:45 P. M. Monday, May 1 7:59 A. M. 2:23 A. M. 8:30 P. M. 2:27 P. M. Tuesday, May 2, 8:42 A. M. 3:07 A. M. 9:15 P. M. 3:10 P. M. Wednesday, May 3, 9:30 A. M. 3:54 A. M. 10:03 P. M. 3:57 P. M.
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