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Most of the News s All The Time THE STATE PORT PILOT A Good Newspaper In A Good Community The Pilot Covers Brunswick County «Wv Volume No. 22 No. 7 10-Pages Today SOUTHPORT, N. C. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1961 5c A COPY PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY Change In Command CHANGE—Lt. (jg) C. M. Holland, (right) is shown shaking hands with Ensign Frederick M. Caseiano, with Patrol Boat CG 95303 and members of the crew in the background. Picture was taken during ceremonies conducted on Friday, during which time Lt- Holland turned over command of the Patrol Boat, which is based at Southport, to Ensign Caseiano. Ensign Caseiano comes to Southport from Miami, Florida, and duty on the buoy tender, Bramble. He is a 1960 graduate of the United States Coast Guard Academy and a native of Linden, New Jersey. Lt. Holland is proceeding to the United States Navy Fleet Sonar School, Key West, Florida, where he will be assigned duties as an Anti-Submarine Warfare Instructor. Referendum On ! \ Wheat Slated On August 24 I ASCS Officials Warn That Many Changes Are Pro posed In Wheat Program This Year A wheat-marketing-quota refer endum, originally scheduled for July and postponed until this month due to new legislation on wheat, will be held on Thursday, August 24. Ralph Price, manager of the ASCS office in Brunswick Coun ty, warned local wheat farmers that many and drastic changes have been made in the program since last year’s controls and re strictions. Price said that the 15 acres-permitted in wheat outside control during 1961 has been scrapped for the coming year (19621, and that there will be no permitted wheat acreage in Brunswick County next year, ex cept for those farmers who have grown in excess of 13 Ms acres during the past three seasons; and that even these will be limit ed to smaller acreage. Notices will be mailed from the local ASCS office within the next few days to all farmers who will be permitted to grow wheat in 1962, stated Price who added that interestaed farmers must contact the ASCS office before planting wheat in any quantity whatsoever. There will be but one polling place in the county during the August 24 referendum, and that (Continued on Page 4) . '■ 1 1 '■ Britt Bit! Of lnewsj PARKER DIES James G. Parker, employee of the State Highway Commission in Whiteville, died today at Duke Hospital in Durham. He was well known in Brunswick county where he delivered The News and Ob server for several years. MASTERS degree \ Bobby King of Supply will re ave a master’s degree from Ap Ali chian Teacher’s College at bK"h> on Friday of this week. He is W .son of Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Ko'A, He will begin teaching duti s-. ;it a Junior College located at E aobeth City in September. dyson bi tter Clyde Dyson, veteran bread route mini and well known to many Brui, wick citizens, suffered a severe 1, art attack about a month ago vhile at work. His many friends ;n this county will be happy to learn that he is now recuperating from the attack at his Wilmington home, following a lengthy tenure at a Wilmington hospital. Waccamaw And Shallotte Filled L. A. Bruton Will Serve As* Principal At Waccamaw; Winfred B. Johnson Goes To Shallotte L. A. Bruton, veteran Columbus county educator, has been elected principal at Waccamaw High School and Winfred B. Johnson, who taught and coached last year at Hope Mills High School has ] been elected principal at Shallotte to fill vacancies created earlier this month at these two Bruns wick county schools. • Before coming to Waccamaw Bruton spent 14 years as super intendent of the Whiteville school system. He was principal two years at Whiteville before he took over as superintendent. Bruton holds an AB degree from Elon college, a masters de gree from the University of North Carolina and holds a superinten dent’s certificate. He has 34 years experience; seven years, teacher; 13 years, principal, and 14 years, superintendent. He is married and the Bruton’s have two children, one son a marine corps pilot and one daugh ter, a housewife. He is a Methodist. Johnson is a graduate of East Carolina College, where he also received his master’s degree. He served for two years in the New Hanover school system as assist ant coach and teacher at New Hanover High School. ' He is married and has one child, a daughter who is 2%-years of age. The family is moving from (Continued on Page 4) Civil Defense In Wednesday Test Brunswick County Officials Join With Army Training Group In Carrying Out Emergency Practices Members of the Brunswick County Civil Defense combined forces with the United States Army Terminal (7459) from Bos ton, Massachusetts, last Wednes day and participated in a radio logical survey at Sunny Point Army Terminal. Training consisted of motorized I patrols, radio equipped, patroling ; the installation and reporting simulated radiological readings at j pre-selected points, with the use I of maps and radiacmeters. Personnel from Brunswick County participating in the exer cise were Furman Galloway, Pete j Rogers, Lee Wescott, Colonel O. 1W. Baker, and the Rev. Charles Eakins, all of the Winnabow area; Police Chief Leon Galloway of : Shallotte; Mack Long of Supply; Johnnie King, Bolivia; Abner S. j Knowles, Bolivia; and Ennis Long 1 of Supply. Principal L. A. BRUTON Brunswick Gets Highway Funds Additional Allocation For Secondary Roads Brings Big Increase To This Sec tion Allocation of $18,000,000 in sec ondary road funds for road work in the state’s 100 counties was released last week, following a Highway Commission meeting at which the roads body approved allocating the money on the basis of the number of unpaved secon dary road miles in each county. That action actually involved allocation of $11,674,540 since the Commission had previously dis tributed $6,325,460 among the va rious counties, using the same un paved mileage formula. Commission officials stressed the fact that additional funds will become available for secondary 1 road work later during the 1961 62 fiscal year. Governor Sanford announced at last week’s news conference that an unused surplus of $7,000,000 will be applied to secondary road improvements throughout the State. Distribution of the $7,000,000 will be made at a later date. The secondary road fund, in cluding both the first and second allocation, will be $158,730 for Brunswick County. (ED NOTE. The tabulations for each county which follow include both the first and second alloca tion. Previously you have received a release from this office on only the first allocation. Both alloca tions are included in this total listing of $18,000,000.) Mobile Unit To Visit Brunswick During October Health Department Offici als Meet Monday With Woman’s Club Represen tatives The tuberculosis committee for the Southport Woman’s Club met with state and county health of ficials Tuesday morning to discuss plans relative to a mass X-ray survey in Brunswick County scheduled to begin on October 2 and extending through Oct. 21. Present at the meeting, in addi tion to the club committee headed by Mrs. W. S. Norman of South port, were Miss Ann Lamb, nurs ing consultant for the State Board of Health at Raleigh, Mrs. Ella Aldridge, public health nurse, and Mrs., Virginia Bellamy, clerk at the Brunswick County Health de partment ap Shallotte. The mass survey, sponsored by the Southport Woman's Club un der the auspices of the State Health Department, will be con ducted on a purely voluntary bas is, will be free of any charge, and is open to all citizens of Bruns wick County 15 years of age or over. A mobile X-ray unit will visit every part of the county during the campaign, aimed to detect ac tive or incipient tuberculosis ir time to combat and arrest the disease. The two groups drew up tenta tive plans for the survey, with particular emphasis on the vital necessity of publicity to inform the general public as to the bene fits of science and public health aid offered free of charge. Films will be made available for public showing; literature wil be mailed out; civic, church anc school groups contacted, and the Woman’s Club tuberculosis com mittee will furnish a speaker for all interestd groups in the coun ty, if requested. Miss Lamb pointed out that tuberculosis is still a very real threat hi the South: ir> North Carolina, and in Brunswick Coun ty” in spite of the general mis conception on the part of the pub lic, “that miracle drugs and a higher standard of living have Continued On Page 4 Southport Man Drowns In River Body Of Vondell Gore Lo cated Tuesday Morning By Coast Guard; Coronet L. B. Bennett Rules Acci dental Drowning Coroner L. B. Bennett rulec Tuesday night that Vondell Gore Southport white man, had come to his death as a result of acci dental drowning. This decision was made following an autopsy and af ter no evidence of foul play was discovered. Gore’s body was recovered from the waters of the Cape Fear rivei at 9:55 a. m. on Tuesday, aftei having been sighted half-sub merged in some rushes at the fool of Atlantic Avenue in Southport by a search party of Coasi Guardsmen attached to the Oah Island station. Relatives had not reported the disappearance of the 17-year-olc Southport native until about £ o’clock on Tuesday morning, thinking the victim had perhaps Continued On Fage 4 Helicopter Down • ffiXiSmK'KWwsmojMeMc • 5 -- * .. ._ A BRUNSWICK COUNTY VISITOR was this Huge HR2-S Marine helicopter, which was enroute from Jacksonville, N. C. to MCAF, Beaufort when its No. 1 engine went out, forcing it down a quarter of a mile east of US 17 at Grissettown, at 10:30 a. m., Wednesday. The big ’copter is the largest one used by the Marine.Corps in assault, maneuvers, carrying both troops and vehicles. All of the personnel, including Major Shortsleeve, Lt. Campbell, the pilots; Sgt. Brown, crew chief, and Sgt. Hedges, first-mate, commended the people of Brunswick County in the area surrounding the forced landing for their good treatment during their stay, which ended during the weekend when a new motor arrived and was installed. The landing took place on the Russ Griffith farm._ (Elgie Clemmons Photo.) Mackerel Catch Continues Big Off Southport Northeaster Monday Bring: Temporary Halt To Some Of Best Shoal Fishing In Recent Years i 'XTntil the northeaster hit in her< Monday Southport had experienc ed one more week of the besl fishing seen here in sevral years with Spanish mackerel and king mackerel trying to out-do each other. One of the better catches was reported by Capt. Ray Stubbs oi the Carol Lynn, who had a Char lotte party out Saturday and came in with 300 Spanish mackerel and 67 small kings. On Friday Capt. Basil Watts had Luther Cox and party of Ra leigh out on the Idle On II and brought in 30 king mackerel, 2 barracuda, 2 bonito and 2 amber jack. The next day a Graham party headed by J. S. Mayton had 33 kings, 3 dolphin and I bonito. On Sunday William Berkley of Charlotte caught 200 blues and Spanish mackerel. On his Saturday trip Capt. H. A. Schmidt had George Petrea and party of Winston-Salem. They came in with 200 blues and Span ish mackerel. On Sunday Dick Pleasants of Greensboro had 32 kings, 5 bonito, 4 dolphin, 2 bar racuda, 2 amber jack and 69 Span ish mackerel. On his Monday trip he had B. S. Russell and party of Troy, who brought in 94 bluefish and Spanish mackerel: On Saturday Capt. Dick Skip per of the Eva Kay had C. N. Blackman and party out and they came in with 227 blues and Span ish mackerel. On Sunday a Missis sippi party, headed by J. K. Wil Contlnued On Page 4 A front- page story in The Pilot for August 19, 1936, told of a feature story in a Wilkes-Barre newspaper about the South port postmaster, L T. Yaskell, native of that city. There was a story, too, about a Shallotte student—Stanley Smith—who had not been late nor absent during his school year. The last of the one-teacher schools in Brunswick was about to be set up for the fall, with Miss Bertha Reid going to Bald Head Island to handle a one-grade unit for the families of Coast Guard personnel and Lighthouse Service workers on the island. A mixed-doubles tennis-tournament was in progress here; only two cases had come to trial at the weekly session of Recorder’s court; and farmers Wre reported to be well-pleased with the prices being received for tobacco—$24.42 per hundred. Five years later, and the Border Belt Tobacco Market once more was in full sw*g, with the price averaging $26.72, although one town claimed a Monday average of better than $31. on Mon day of that week. H ere was talk of acquiring a site near Gause Landing as a re ere a ion area for Fort Bragg troops. Owner Frank She! rill had imported some registered Hamshire hogs as foundation •! Ceding stock on Bald Head Island. The late C. Ed Taylor had <1 livered his bound volumes of old Southport newspapers to the 3 ate Library; an engineer for one of the big (Continued on Page 4) Special Audit Is Returned T o Board Bus Drivers To Attend Session School bus drivers will meet at Shallotte at the county • garage Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of next week with Herbert’ Dallas of the Safety Division of the Motor Vehicles Bureau. Drivers will be certified and their buses will be delivered to them Thursday morning. County Superintendent John G. Long said Tuesday that all students are expected to report for registration and orientation on Monday, Aug ust 28, with classes to begin the following day. One Vacancy In School Faculty Principal W. N. Williams Announces That AH High School Teachers Have Been Employed The high school faculty of Southport is now complete and has seen an increase in size as a result of Governor Terry San ford s quality education program. The two vacancies which occurred last spring have been filled and the extra teacher has been pro cured, bringing the faculty strength to six teachers in addi tion to the principal as opposed to five last year. New teachers for the 1961-1962 school year and their fields are: Clifton White, science; R. B. Davis, commerce; and Irene Bar ton Davis, French and English. All hold ‘'A” certificates and are qualified in the areas in which they will be teaching. According to Principal W. N. Williams the additional teacher teacher will make possible the in troduction of several new courses. At the present time plans are to add shorthand, bookkeeping, world history and advanced math to the curriculum. “It is most gratifying that we have received such quick action from the governor’s education pro gram”, stated Williams. "I am aware that many citizens of Brunswick County put "'"’th a gieat deal of time and effort in helping to get this program adopt ed, and I feel that when they see what it will mean to our students, they will feel a deep sense of sat isfaction in having helped to bring it about.” One vacancy remains in the ele mentary school as a result of the resignation of the sixth grade teacher, but is expected to be fill ed within the next few days. ^Attorney Ray Walton Re iterates Charges After Hearing Report Monday Night A report of the special audit of Botyd of Education accounts was made Monday night at an execu tive session of the Board of coun ty commissioners by Henry Wil kerson, C. P. A. In addition to members of the board of commissioners, among those attending the meeting were Superintendent of Schools John D. Long, Corbett Coleman, chair man of the board of education, E. J. Prevatte, county attorney, Mrs. Ressie Whatley, county auditor, and Ray Walton and Ernest Par ker, representing the law firm of Herring, Walton and Parker. Although there was no formal statement released following the meeting, Prevatte said Tuesday that the figures contained in the special audit did hot differ ma terially from those used by Wal ton when he appeared before the board at a special session three weeks ago. All collections and disburse ments were accounted for, Pre vatte said, but the special audit "showed more funds remaining in accounts than appeared in the ten tative budget presented”. The county attorney said that the Board of Education has been asked for an explanation of some of the items in the audit. He said that the board also has been re quested to submit another budget based upon the figures contained in the audit report. Continued On Page 4 Bishop Wright At St. Phillips Bishop For Eastern North Carolina Diocese Will Hold Services Here Mon day .Evening Bishop Thomas H. Wright D. D., of the Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina, will make a special visitation to St. Phillip's Episcopal Church on Monday evening, Aug ust 21. Bishop Wright will bap tize the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Agnew Fulcher during this visitation. It is also expected that the Rev. E. B. Jordan, student minister at St. Phillip’s, will pre sent a class of eight or nine to Bishop Wright for confirmation! at that time. The Women of the Church are sponsoring a picnic supper, to be held at 6 p. m. in St. Phillip s Parish House, in honor of Bishop I Wright and those being confirmed. Mrs. Ruth Hood, Mrs. Fred Will-1 ing and Mrs. Neils Jorgenson are ! in charge of the planning for the supper. The service of Holy Baptism ■ and confirmation will start at j 7:30 p. m. The public is cordially! invited to attend. Farmers Happy With Price Of Weed Offerings Whiteville Market Reports Average Of $63.10 Paid During Friday Sales The Whiteville tobacco market moved into its third consecutive day of selling more than a mil lion pounds as warehouses are reported full. i As poundage has increased, the average has likewise moved up. Thursday the local market sold 1,071,514 for a $63.08 average and Ion Friday 1,135,742 pounds was j sold at a $63.10 average, the high i est average to date. Friday’s sales, average and ! poundage are expected to be top ped today, as the quality of to bacco is reported better by George Gold, executive secretary of the Tobacco Board of Trade. The general outlook for this week’s sales are full houses throughout the week. Farmers are urged by warehousemen to call in for floor space ahead of time to insure prompt selling. Througn Friday the Whiteville I market with three sets of buyers i has sold more pounds than any other North Carolina market ex cept Fairmont, with four sets of buyers, has sold 8,000 more pounds. The U. S. Department of Agriculture reports that the local market sold 6,521,914 for the first seven selling days for $4,060,608, a $62.20 season average and the most money paid out on any North Carolina market. Comparing last year’s sales, poundage this year is running ap proximately a million pounds and $1 million more than the same comparable seven day 1960 period, A $4 higher average is the rea son for the $1 million more in money as compared to a million pounds more sold. On other county markets Fair Bluff has sold 1,572,096 pounds for a $64.43 average. Chadbourn has sold 2,188,804 for a $62.84 average and Tabor City 1,546,306 for a $62.00 average for their | first seven selling days. NCEA President Attends Meeting Mrs. James Glore At Mars Hill Last Week To At tend Conference Of Offi cers The Leaders Conference of the North Carolina Education Asso ciation was held at Mars HiU College for three days last week, August 5-8. Attending as a local professional leader was Mrs. James Glore of the Southport High School facul ty, who is president of the Bruns wick County unit of the NCEA. The annual conference, jointly conducted by the NEA and NCEA, is devoted to professional improvement. NCEA local unit of ficers spend three days in inten sive study and discussion on im provement of local association services. . , Dr. Lloyd Y. Thayer, NCEA President; Dr. A. C. Dawson, NCEA Executive Secretary; Mrs. Phebe Emmons and Don Morrow, Field Secretaries, led the state 1 association meetings. Program participants included Dr. Karl H. Berns, Assistant Ex ecutive Secretary, NEA, Washing ton; Dr. Charles F. Carroll, State (Continued on Page 4) Tide Table Following: is the tide table for Southport during the week. These hours are approximately correct and were furnished The State Port Pilot through the courtesy of the Cape Fear Pilot’s Association. HIGH LOW Thursday, August 17, 11:35 A. M. 5:11 A. M. 11:39 P. M. 5:46 p. m. Friday, August 18, . 12:27 A. M. 5:53 A. M. 6:41 P. M. Saturday, August 19, 0:31 A. M. 6:47 A. M. 1:27 P. M. 7:44 p. yp Sunday, August 20, 1:32 A. M. 7:50 A. M. 2:33 P. M: 8:51 P. M. Monday, August 21, 2:39 A. M. 8:58 A. M. 3:39 P. M. 9:56 p. M. Tuesday, August 22, 3:48 A. M. 10:03 A. M 4:43 P. M. 10:57 P. Wednesday, August 23, 4:53 A. M. n:06 A. 5:44 P. M. 11:52 p. m
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