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Most of the News All The Time ms'» s mmm m m wm «i a THE STATE PORT PILOT A Good Newspaper In A Good Community The Pilot Covers Brunswick County Volume No. 21 No. 44 10-Pages Today SOUTHPORT, N. C. WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 1961 5c A COPY PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY Under Construction BUILDING—Three members of the Leland Volunteer Fire Department are shown here helping to erect steel beams in the overhead of the 30x60-ft. build ing which recently has been completed. Most of the materials and labor were donated for this project. Gather Facts On Waccamaw River Drainage Factual Information Is Fur nished In Soupporting Claim For Need Of This Relief From Flooding By STEVE WAUL County leaders and others sup porting the Waccamaw river im provement proposal report a gen feeling of encouragement fol lowing a public hearing on the matter held here last Thursday by the Charleston District of the Army Engineers. With some $5.5 million worth of benefits estimated to be de rived from the flood and drain age proposal, the chances of the project being approved for de velopment appear to be good. But, one source pointed out, there is the question of what the improvement will cost. The cost must be matched with benefits to determine whether or not the proposal is justified. If every dollar invested in developing the project returns more than a dol lar’s worth of benefits, then it can be assumed that it is justi fied and will be approved for construction. . But the cost situation, sup porters say, is an unknown quan tity at this stage. The Engineers have not given any information (Continued On Page 2) Brtnf Bits Of ‘-NEWS-1 SUB-DISTRICT MEETING The Sub-District meeting of the Womans Society of Christian Service of Brunswick County will be held at Trinity Methodist Church, Southport, at 2:30 p. m. Sunday. BAPTIST SALE A bake sale and rummage sale will be held Saturday morning, in the Huntley Building next door to Harrelsons Store. It will be sponsored by one of the Buptist Church organizations. BARBECUE SUPPER A barbecue supper, pit cooked on church grounds the day of serving will be held Saturday be ginning at 6:30 p. m. at Zion Methodist church, Town Creek. The supper will be served buffet style in the Fellowship Hall of the church. Home-made cakes and pies will also be on sale. Proceeds will go to the building fund of the church. PINNER ELECTED James E. Pinner of Southport has been elected commander of the Brunswick County Post No. 1744, Veterans of World War I. The meeting was held in South port at the Legion Room, and other officers elected included E. E. Wesley, Senior Vice-Comman der; H. R. Hewett, Junior Vice Commander; James R. Hood Quartermaster and Adjutant; and Hal Martin, chaplain. New Building For Leland Volunteers The Volunteer Firemen Did* Much Of The Work On New Building Located On Highway No. 74-76 The new fire house for the Ice land Volunteer Fire Department has been completed and members of that organization now have a headquarters for their business ac tivities as well as storage for their truck and equipment. The organization was formed over a year ago, and one of their first important moves was to ac quire a 1,000-gallon capacity • pumper truck. The fire house is located on Highway No. 74-76, across the road from the Paul Ganey place at Leland, and prac tically all of the materials and labor on the building were donat ed, with the firemen doing a good share of the work. James E. Clemmons is fire chief and Otto Long is assistant chief. Willie Hayes is chaptain and the lieutenants are Keith Hewett and Wilbur Brew. Other members of the department are: D. A. Long, Elmer Aycock, Carl Lewis, Hansom Ennis, Howard Williamson, A. H. Ganey, Jr., Ernie Long, Sheldon Rooks, D. L. Ganey, Jr., Henry Griner, T. H. Holmes, Bob Constante, Paul Ganey, H. F. Deal, Butch Long, Dave Dilda and J. C. Shaw. Officers of the Fire Department are E. D. Ganey, president; Joe Ganey, secretary; Jimmy Sessoms, secretary; and C. O. Thomas, D. L. Ganey, Herbert Long, trustees. New Men Win In Long Beach Vote High Men In Municipal Election Fere E. |W. Mor gan, Wiley M. Snow And Johnnie Vereen Three new men were elected to the Town Council of Long Beach in recent balloting by mail, ac cording to announcement this morning from Dan L. Walker, city manager. Three seats on the council were at stake, and high man in the race was E. W. Morgan, who poll ed 314 votes. Second high man was Wiley W. Snow of Fayette ville, who had 314 votes. The third man was Johnnie W. Vereen, with 296 votes. It was a big day for Vereen, for not only was he returned a winner at Long Beach, he was winner in a. three-man race for the Board of Aldermen in Ward No. 2, Southport. Whether he can legally till both positions is in doubt. The fourth high man in the Long Beach election was A. Tur ner Hight of Fayetteville, who is a member of the present board. He had 251 votes. E. M. Under wood, Jr., of Sanford, present mayor, was next with 242 votes with Carol Watkins having a vote total of 197. The three holdover members of the board are E. F. Middleton, A. H. Cromer and W. L. Sim mons, the latter of Greensboro. Shallotte Mayor HONEY CHEEKS Cheers Winner In Town Race Mayor Of Shallotte Is Re elected But Changes Oc cur In Membership Of Board Of Aldermen Roney W. Cheers was reelected mayor of the town of Shallotte Tuesday when he polled 137 votes to 58 for D. Carl Andrews, his opponent. This will mark the third consecutive term for Cheers as head of the municipal government at Shallotte. Three changes took place in the board of aldermen as a result of the Tuesday election. Henry Car ter, who had 111 votes, and Hen ry White, with 127, were reelect ed. The other successful candi dates were Eli. Kravitz with 96 votes; Earl Milliken with 91 votes; and Robert Hawes with 87 votes. Close runners-up were Thurs ton Mintz, with 84 votes; and J. P. Russ, with 81 votes; both members of the present board. Other candidates included W. E. Tripp, 77; Dykes Hewett, 64; Jim Merrit and Martin Neilson, 46; and Hoyle Henson, 45. Presbyterians To Form Men’s Club T. C. McKnight Will Be In Southport On Next Wed nesday Night To Help With Project T. C. McKnight, outstanding Presbyterian layman and former YMCA executive secretary, will be the featured speaker at a meeting of the Men of the Church supper meeting at the Southport Presbyterian Church. The meeting, to be held Wed nesday, May 10, at 7:30 p. m., is Continued On Page 3 Gives Totals On March Of Dimes Drive In County Mrs. M. H. Rourk Was The Chairman Again This Year And Reports Collec tions Totaling $1,703.80 Mrs. M. H. Rourk, chairman of the Brunswick County March of Dimes, has reported collections totaling $1,703.80, with outstand ing reports coming from the Southport, Shallotte and Leland communities. In Southport the collections totaled $433.55; at Shallotte the total reached $412.62; and at Le land collections were $182.16. Following is a report of collec tions reported by the chairmen for the various communities in Bruns wick county: Ash, Mrs. Wm. Matthews, chair man, $49.43; Bolivia, Mrs. Foster Mintz, chairman, $46.34; Boon’s Neck, Mrs. Norman Bellamy, chairman, $8.04; Exum, Mrs. Rod dy Bennett, ' chairman, $6.00; Freeland, Mrs. Anson Smith, chairman, $75.35; Calabash, Mrs. Harry Bennett-, chairman, $23.18; Leland, Mrs. Rufus Williams and Mrs. Woodberry Benton, chair man, $182.16; Longwood, Mrs. W. A. Long, chairman, $26.45; Gris settown, Mrs. Norman Grissett, chairman, $6.00; Hickman’s Cross road, Mrs. Ernest Hickman, chair man, $6.35; Supply, Mrs. Gar land Clemmons, chairman, $52.15; Shallotte, Mrs. Harry White, chairman, $412.62; Shallotte Point, Mrs. Fred Edwards, chairman, $128.63; Southport, Mis. Sam Bennett, chairman, $433.55; Thom asboro, Mrs. F. C. Osborn, chair man, $12.82; Winnabow, Mrs. Gil bert Irvin, chairman, $36.25; Myrtle Head, Mrs. Floyd Parker, chairman, $7.04; Colored schools, A. C. Caveness, chairman, $169.27 Riegel Corporation, $22.16. Commended On Item In The North Caro- j lina Public School Bulle tin Draws Favorable Re action The current issue of the North Carolina Public School Bulletin carries an article describing' a school handbook that has been issued by the Brunswick County Board of Education. This is the third year that this has been done, but Superinten dent John G. Long says that pub lication of this notice has led to numerous inquiries and requests for copies. Text of the article follows: “Brunswick County’s Handbook for the Public Schools, issued by Superintendent J. G. Long, is a combination of administrative in formation, policies regulations, and inspiration. “In addition to listing school personnel, school committeemen, j and Brunswick County public of ficials, the Handbook includes the school calendar and all school j policies and regulations. Such top I ic as the following are included Continued On Page 4 Handbook Receives Appointment CERTIFICATE—Neils Jorgensen, left, received official notice of .his appoint ment as acting postmaster at Southport Monday when his letter from Postmaster Genera] J. Edward Day was delivered by Frank E. Graham, field service officer for the Postoffice Department in Charlotte. Jorgensen Gets Official Notice Of Appointment Postmaster General Notifies Him Of Appointment As Acting Postmaster Of Southport Office Prank E. -Graham of Charlotte, field service officer for the post office department, was in South port Monday for a one-day orien tation and training program for Acting Postmaster Neils Jorgen son and while he was here he de livered the official notice of ap pointment on behalf of J. Edward Day, Postmaster General of the United States. He also delivered to Acting Postmaster Jorgensen a Certifi cate of Appointment, signed by the Postmaster General. Text of the letter of appoint ment follows: “You are hereby officially nam ed Acting Postmaster. Attached you will please find your Certifi cate of Appointment, with which goes my sincere congratulations. “In accepting this Certificate you assume not only the obliga tion to adhere strictly and faith fully to the laws and regulations of the Post Office Department but, also, the privilege of serving the public as the representative of the postal service. “It is with full cognizance of your ability that I entrust to your care the responsibilities of this position.” TIME and TIDE g! \mmmmm wsm n ' *’ m mum» mmmS 1936 was election year, and on one side of the front page of The Pilot for May 6 there was announcement of the Republican slate of candidates, which had been named in convention on the previous Saturday, and on the other side of the page there was an article listing- 8 additional candidates for Democratic nomina tions. Among them was Harry Robinson, who was running for sheriff. The late Sheriff Jasper Russ had arrested the late Congress man Marion A. Zioncheck; E. D. Bishop had been reelected mayor of Shallotte; and April had been an unusually dry* time that year, with only 1.56-inches of rainfall here. Announcement on the front page of The Pilot for May 7, 1947, indicated that a Navy Section Base would be established at Fort Caswell. The late John D. Eriksen had been reelected mayor of Southport and all six members of the board of aldermen had been returned to office with him. Defense Savings Stamps and Bonds had gone on sale, for the first time during the past week at the Southport post office, and there had been a healthy demand; there was a sombre note in a front page headline: “Thirteen Percent Of The South’s Timber Is De stroyed By hire’; and a quail had flown against the window of a store in the Southport business district. In the May 1, 1946, issue of The Pilot announcement was made of the agreement by the Southport Lions Club to purchase the USO Building and to retain it for use as a Community Center Building. Bald Head Island had been offered as a site for the proposed United Nation’s Building, and one local man had given his unqualified endorsement to the idea. “That’s a good place for Continued On Page 4 Hahn Elected Mayor In Tuesday Voting i I Southport Mayor J. EDDIE HAHN - Plan Spring Rally For 4-H Members Full Day Of Activities Being Planned On Saturday, May 13, In Extension Building Every club member and inter ested person is invited to attend the 4-H Rally Day on Saturday, May 13, at the Extension Service Building in Supply. The events and activities will be as follow: 4:30 to 5:30 p. m.—tractor driv ing contest; 5:30 to 7:00 p. m.-— picnic lunch (bring sandwiches); 7:00 to 8:00 p. m.—talent show; 8:00 to 8:45 p. m.—dress revue (junior and senior division); 8:45 to 9:30 p. m.—4-H Dairy Princess candidate to be selected; 9:30— crowning of health king and queen (junior and senior). The tractor driving contest will be open to any club member cur rently enrolled in the tractor pro ject. Only a boy 14 years old or older can represent the county at the district demonstration day. County winner will represent county if old enough. Everyone is asked to bring a picnic lunch and take part in the social program. Any club member who can sing, play a piano, dance, pantomine or who has other en tertainment talent are eligible to participate in the talent show. The dress revue is broken down into a junior and senior division. The girls will be given informa tion on this at their regular club meetings. The 4-H Dairy Princess candi date will be selected from the senior girls elected by each of the senior clubs in the county. The winner will compete with the oth er Dairy Princess contestants in the county for the county Dairy Continued On Page 4 Gains Victory With 37-Vote Margin Over Roy Robin son; Hood, Spencer And Vereen Named Aldermen J. Eddie Hahn- was elected may or of Southport Tuesday when he scored an upset victory over two opponents, one of whom was Roy Robinson, the incumbent. The third man in the race was W. Pierce Horne. Hahn, who is superintendent for Morace Stevedoring Co. at Sunny Point, had a total of 264 votes to 227 for Robinson and 132 for Horne. Hahn led in both precincts, with 125 votes in Ward No. 1 and 139 votes in ward No. 2. Robinson had 91 votes in ward No. 1 and 136 in ward No. 2. Horne had 51 votes in ward No. 1 and 81 in ward No. 2. In the race for three seats on the board of aldermen Johnnie Vereen, member of the present board, was reelected for his third term from ward No. 2. He polled 301 votes to 149 votes for J. A. Gilbert, also a member of the present board; and 144 for Robert McKenzie. Ronald Hood was way out front in the race for the two seats vacant in ward No. 1 with 404 votes. The other winner was Fred W. Spencer, member of the pres ent board, with 273 votes. He held a 23-vote edge over Harry Sell, a former member of the board, who polled 250 votes. Boyd Moore, another former alderman, polled 146 votes and James R. Hood had 89 votes. The new mayor is a young man of 33 years and moved to South Continued On Page 4 Jury List For Criminal Court One-Week Session Is Sche duled To Convene Here On Monday, May 15, For Criminal Trials The May term of Brunswick county Superior court for trial of criminal cases will convene here on May 15. Judge William Y. Bickett of Raleigh is scheduled to preside. In session here this week is the May term of Superior court for trial of civic actions. Judge Henry McKinnon, Jr., of Lumber!on is presiding and the term is expected j to last through the greater part of the week. Following is the jury list for! the May 15 term: John Chadwick, Henry Edward! Gray, F. E. Pigott, Richmond Milliken, Richard Moore, P. E. Parker, C. R. Gray, T. D. Lind sey, Elbert L. Pigott, Hobson Kirby, Grover R. Gore, Shallotte; B. D. Goff, Clem Russ, V. L. Long, Longwood; H. F. Hewctt, Robert L. Carlisle, Clyde Holden, G. A. Brown, Clarence Edward Continued on page three County Farmers Interested In Grain Program Corn And Grain Sorghum Are Only Two Grain Crops Affected By New ASC Program The recently enacted 1961 feed grain program applies only to producers of corn and grain sor ghum, Lonnie Evans, Chairman, Brunswick County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee, said this week. It does not apply to producers of other feed grains only. The deadline for the signup by Brunswick county farmers is June 1, but ASC Chairman Lonnie Evans urges farmers to make up their mind and take action as soon as possible. One reason is that measurement begins on May 10. As of Friday there had been 215 signers, covering 2,056 acres. The fact that many of these far mers were putting in all of their corn allotment is indicated by the fact that on these farms the total base was 2,935. Advance payments in the amount of $26,154 already have been made, and this represents less than one-half the total pay ment, according to Ralph Price, ASC office manager. The total base acreage for com in Brunswick county, according to Price, is 14,950 acres. In reply to inquiries as to how the program affects farmers who produce “other” feed grains— such as barley, oats, or rye, Evans explained that a farmer’s participation in the 1961 feed grain program will be calculated from records of his farm’s corn and grain sorghum production during the base years 1959 and 1960. From these records, will be determined the “minimum” amount of acreage the grower must divert from such production into a soil-conserving use, and glso the rate of payment appli cable to the farm. .f or diverting acreage under tne program, the corn and grain sor ghum producer will receive a spe cial payment, and he will be eligi ble for price support on the nor mal production of his 1961 corn and grain sorghum acreage and also on all of his other feed grain crops barley, oats, and rye. Where a farmer did not pro duce either corn or grain sor ghum in 1959 or 1960, and where Continued On Page 4 Minstrel Show Friday Evening Live Oak Garden Club fs Sponsoring This Event In High School Auditorium An old-fashioned minstrel show will be staged Friday night at 7:30 o’clock in the Southport high school auditorium, sponsored by the Live Oak Garden Club. The minstrel comes complete with end men, song and dance routines, an ensemble and a group of “pickannies”, a youthful chorus group. Art Newton is interlocuter, and as such will set the pace for a show which promises a great deal in the way of old-time humor. The production has been in re hearsal for several weeks, with Mrs. W. R. Lingle directing. Mrs. C. A. Graham, Jr., is mu sical director for the production. Tide Table Following te 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 Cow TMa Thursday, May 4, 10:21 A. M. 4:43 A. M. 10:56 P. M. 4:46 P. M. Friday, May 5, 11:19 A. M. 5:36 A. M. 11:51 P. M. 5:42 P. M. Saturday, May 6, 12:22 A. M. 6:33 A. M. 6:45 P. M. Sunday, May 7, 0:56 A. M. 7:34 A. M. 1:28 P. M. 7:53 P. M. Monday, May 8, 2:00 A. M. 8:36 A. M. 2:34 P. M. 9:01 P. M. Tuesday, May 9, 3:03 A. M. 9:37 A. M. 3:37 P. M. 10:04 P. M. Wednesday, May 10, 4:04 A. M. 10:33 A. M. 4:36 P. M. 11:04 P. M.
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