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Brunswick County
Volume No. 22
No. 10
10-Pages Today
SOUTHPORT, N. C
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1961
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PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
Winnabow Postmaster
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PERMANENT—Tom Rabon, right, appeal's to be happy as he looks over his
certificate of appointment as permanent postmaster at Winnabow postoffice.
With him is Frank E. Graham, field service officer.
Record Prices
Being Paid For
Weed Offerings
The Whitcville tobacco mar
ket took a breather Monday
in observance of the annual
Labor Day holiday.
For tile first 22 selling
days the market has set
new poundage and price re
cords as compared to previous
seasons. Already 24,717,044
pounds have been sold for a
season's average of $64.43
which brought in $13,924,687
to tobacco farmers.
For the same comparable
period for 1960 sales, 22,289,
762 pounds was sold for a
$61.09 average or $13,617,919
total money.
Full sales are expected
the rest of this week with
warehousemen expecting even
better quality than last week.
George Gold, sales super
visor said, “Buying companies
have had a chance to clean
up and ship out their over
flowing warehouses that
were filled from the full sales
of the past two weeks. I
expect an even higher aver
age to be recorded as we be
gin the fifth selling week.
“Both quality and price
was off slightly the latter
part of last week, but that
was to be expected as farm
ers generally sold their off
quality tobacco. I expect a
better grade of tobacco sell
ing at record prices on the
floors tomorrow and lasting
through the week.”
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RETURN HOME
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Wells have
returned from a trip to Florida
and Texas.
FALLOUT BOOKLETS
Available at the Southport Pub
lic Library, courtesy of the City
of Southpoi't, are booklets which
might some day save your life.
Printed by the Office of Civil De
fense, the booklets relate facts
about fallout and family fallout
shelters. There is no charge.
4-H FUND PLANS
The Brunswick County 4-H De
velopment Fund Drive that begins
September 15 is now well organiz
ed throughout most communities.
Community leaders have accepted
the challenge to help with this
drive, says A. S. Knowles, County
Agricultural Agent. Community
goals will be announced at the
kick-off rally on September 15.
WINS FIRST PRIZE
John Ganey of Southport won
first prize in the contest sponsor
ed here recently by members of
the Southport Junior Chamber of
Commerce and received a new
speedboat with outboard motor.
There was much interest in the
contest, and a large crowd was on
hand Monday afternoon on the
Southport waterfront when an
nouncement was made regarding
the winner.
I
Tom Rabon Gets
Full Appointment
Notice Of Permanent Ap-:
pointment As Postmaster
At Winnabow Delivered
To Him On Thursday
Tom B. Rabon, who has been
serving as acting postmaster of
the Postoffice at Winnabow since
Webruary 20, has received his ap
pointment as permanent postmas
ter, with commission being de
livered to him in person Thursday
by Frank E. Graham, field service
officer for the U. S. Postoffice De
partment.
Rabon, who is a native of the
Winnabow community, assumed
the duties of acting-postmaster as
relief for Mrs. Louis Robbins, who
also had served as acting post
master. She had followed Mrs.
Christine Potter, who had served
in that same capacity.
The last time the Winnabow
Postoffice had a permanent post
master was on December 31, 1952,
when Mrs. J. L. Henry resigned
from that postion after serving
for many years.
terms of his appointment is signed
by President John F. Kennedy and
by President John L. Kennedy and
Postmaster General J. Edward
Day. The term is for a life ap
pointment, or until retirement.
The following letter from Post
master General Day accompanied
the appointment:
“It is a pleasure to notify you
of your appointment as postmas
ter.
“I congratulate you upon ap
pointment. It, of course, carries
with it not only an opportunity
for important public service, but
an obligation to adhere strictly
and faithfully to the postal law's
and regulations of the Depart
ment.”
Robbins Holding
Lebanon Revival
Former Pastor Is Now Pas
tor Of High Point Church
—Homecoming Day This
Sunday
T!
Lebanon Baptist Church, Win
nabow, will observe Homecoming
Day September 10.
The Rev. Woodrow W. Robbins,
a former pastor of Lebanon
Church, will bring the morning
message which will be followed
by dinner on the grounds. There
will be special singing by visiting
groups in the afternoon. Rev. Rob
bins will be the evangelist for a
week of revival services following
Homecoming Day. Services will be
each evening at 7:30 o'clock.
For the visiting minister, the
Rev. Mr. Robbins, this revival will
hold particular significance, for
this was the location of the first
revival over which he officiated.
That was 20 years ago, in the fall
of 1941. He served as pastor at
Lebanon for 6 years.
The Rev. Mr. Robbins, who now
is pastor of Lexington Avenue
■ Baptist Church in High Point, says
| that he is looking forward to see
| ing many of his friends and for
I mer church members during the
I revival next week.
I The public is invited to attend.
Hunting Season
Opens Saturday
The first half of the split
season on doves opens Satur
day at noon and will extend
through October 14 according
to Game Protector David
Cause Tuesday. The second
half of the season will be
from December 13 to Janu
ary 15.
Shooting hours are from
noon to sunset; the limit is
12 birds and possession is
limited to 24.
Marsh hen season opens on
September 20 and extends
through November 28. The
limit is 15-per day and 30 in
possession.
Duck season opens on No
vember 21 and extends
through December 30. There
is a limit of 3 per day, 6 in
possession.
ASCS Election j
Slated Monday
Brunswick Farmers Will
Elect Community Com
mitteemen On That Date
On Monday, September 11,
Brunswick County Farmers will
be electing the ASC Community
committeemen who in 1962 will be
responsible for the local adminis
tration of such national farm pro
grams as the Soil Bank Program,
the Agricultural Conservation
Program, Price Supports, Acre
age Allotments, Marketing
Quotas, Storage Facility Loans,
the Feed Grain Program, and oth
ers.
These men will see to it that
such national programs are prop
erly adapted to conditions in
Brunswick County and to indivi
dual farms, and it is the back
ground and experience of these
Continued On Page 2
Bladen Man Dies
In Sunday Crash
Fatal Wreck Occurs At Re
gan Crossroads Late Sun
day Afternoon To Claim
Only Highway Victim
Albert Ellis, 30, of Clarkton,
died instantly Sunday at 6:50 p.
m. in a two-ear wreck across the
I Waccamaw river in the Regan
I community of Brunswick county
| at the intersection of NC 904
j and the Ash-Hickman’s Cross
Roads highways, the highway pa
trol reported late yesterday.
Injured in the wreck, the pa
trol said, were W. J. (Bill) Piver
of Asheville but formerly of near
Chadbourn, John Hall of Clark
ton, and Anson Nelson, 45, of
Ash.
The body of Ellis was taken
from the Peacock mortuary by
Continued On Page 2
Girl Scout And
Brownie Troops
Resume Activity
First .Meetings Of Fall Will
Be Held Early Nexs Week
With List Of Projects Al
ready Chosen
Scouting activities for Brownie
rroop 20 and Girl Scout Troop
502, Southport, will be resumed
next week, with a full program
planned for both groups.
First meeting of the Brownie
will be Monday at 4 p. m. at
Trinity Methodist Church; while
the Scouts will hold their initial
meeting for the year on Tuesday
at the same time and place.
Mrs. Horace Pigott and Mrs.
James Glore, Brownie Troop Lead
ers, state that their first big pro
ject will be a combination shell
nunting expedition and picnic on
September 23, at which time
Brownies are to gather shells to
ne used in a handicraft project.
A week-end camping trip to
Camp Pretty Pond is in the off
ing for Girl Scouts, according to
leaders Mrs. Darrel Smith and
Mrs. Ralph Cammack. The Scouts
earned money for this trip by
operating a soft-drink stand dur
ing the 4th of July Art Festival.
Major project for the year for
the Scouts is the compilation of a
booklet on historical places of in
terest in Southport. By making
such a booklet available to sum
mer visitors, the Scouts feel they
will be making a worthwhile con
tribution to their community.
Troop committee members for
the Brownies are Mrs. James
Bowman, chairman; Mrs. George
Gregory, Mrs. Rob Austin, Mrs.
Harold Spencer, Mrs. Philip King
and Mrs. Pearce Horne.
Committee members for the Girl
Scouts are Mrs. James Melton,
chairman; Mrs. James Barnes;
Mrs. Frances Key; and Mrs. Har
old Aldridge. Mrs. Robert L. Jones
is neighborhood chairman for both
groups.
Leland Citizen
Fatally Injured
Charles Eugene Brownie,
Sr., Dies In Wilmington
Hospital Following Thur
sday Accident
Charles Eugene Brownie, Sr., of
Leland died Saturday of injuries
sustained Thursday evening in an
automobile-motorcycle collision.
Brownie was admitted to James
Walker Memorial Hospital after
the motorcycle he was operating
collided with an automobile driven
by James LeGrant Campbell, Rt.
2, Wilmington.
Police said Brownie was thrown
over the hood of the Campbell
car and landed some 36 feet from
the point of impact.
Campbell, who was headed west
on Church, told police he stopped
at the intersection to allow three
cars to pass before he proceeded
across 3rd. Street. He said he did
not see the cycle, police reported.
Funeral services are being held
today at 10 a. m. at the chapel of
Andrews Mortuary, with the Rev.
Fred Albright officiating. Burial
will be in National Cemetery with
full military honors.
Pallbearers will be W. D. Sulli
van, G. A. Hogan, L. J. Cashwell,
B. W. Preston, Robert L. Justice
and Jesse Yarborough.
Honorary pallbearers will be Dr.
Horace Moore, Dr. J. W. Dickie,
Continued On Page 2
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INSTALLED—City Manager C. D. Pickerrell, right, is pointing (with pride) to
the newly erected sign near the city limits. It has a painting of Bald Head Light
house, done by local artists Waters Thompson and Mrs. Bette Leggett, and at
night there is a colorful, revolving light.—(Dan’l Walker Photo.)
Church Census
For Southport
Planned Sunday
The Members Of Protestant
Churches Cooperating In
Collecting Information For
Future Use
Southport’s four Protestant
churches will conduct a Family
Church Survey this Sunday after
noon and survey-takers will be
gin their canvass of the city
promptly at 3 o’clock in an ef
fort to determine the religious
affiliation of every white citizen
of the city.
In announcing last-minute de
tails of the survey, the ministers
requested that all persons who
have volunteered to help with the
census meet at the Southport Bap
tist Church promtply at 1:45 Sun
day afternoon. A briefing period,
in which workers will be instruct
ed in the mechanics of the survey,
will be held at that time.
Appearing elsewhere in the
State Port Pilot today is a fac
simile of the census blank which
will be used Sunday afternoon.
Each family is urged to tear out
this sample blank from the news
paper, fill it out with accurate
information, and attach it to the
front door for the survey Sunday.
In this way, less time will be con
sumed by the surveyors, and more
accurate information can be ob
tained.
The Rev. Mark Owens, pastor
of Southport Baptist Church, re
marked this morning, “We hope
each family in town will help us
by filling out the blank ahead of
time. If this is done, then no one
will have to call in the individual
homes, and other activities
planned for Sunday afternoon will
not be interrupted because of the
survey.” The Rev. Mr. Owens is
serving as chairman of the sur
vey.
Another spokesman for the local
Continued On Page 2
TIME and TIDE
The best news on the front page of The Pilot for September 9,
1936, was that the late Dr. J. Arthur Dosher had been elected
to American College of Physicians and Surgeons. This is the
highest degree of recognition which may come to a member of
the medical profession. A vessel manned by personnel from the
U. S. Bureau of Fisheries was tagging shrimp in local waters
with the object of being able to check on migratory habits.
The men’s singles were being run off in Southport tennis tour
nament which had stretched over a period of several weeks, with
Fred Willing having defeated Carey Reece in one of the early
upsets. Bad weather had interrupted Labor Day weekend fishing;
the editor had a stirring piece about the benefits of having elec
tric lights in hemes, and expressed the hope that lines soon would
run the full length of Highway No. 17 through the county.
School had opened for the 1941 fall term, and The Pilot for the
I week of September 10 reported that a vocational agriculture de
partment had been added for the first time at Shallotte. Otto
Hickman had been named Chief of Police for Southport, succeed
ing Herbert Rogers in this role.
Twenty years ago it was possible to know almost all the boys
and girls in the county who were going off to college. Some of
them enrolling that fall included: Victoria Lancaster and Jose
(Continued on Page 1)
Bookmobile Back
In County Budget
Resigns Job As
Tax Collector
Mrs. Betty P. Smith sub
mitted her resignation as Tax
Collector for Brunswick Coun
ty Tuesday, and Douglas H.
Hawes of Bolivia was ap
pointed to fill the vacancy
created by her resignation.
Mrs. Smith has served this
office for five years, having
succeeded M. D. Anderson as
Tax Collector. Her resignation
becomes effective October 1.
She left this morning for a
vacation trip to California but
will be back in time for the
auditors to check her out and
turn over the office to her
successor.
Good Fishing Is
Being Reported
Catches Continue Good Off
Southport For Both Shoal
And Off-Shore Parties
Offshore fishing last weekend
with Southport sports fishing fleet
ranged from good to excellent
with parties from North Carolina
and some from out of the state.
Plenty of the big fellows were '
brought back while sea bass blues i
were taken by the hundreds of |
pounds.
Capt. Bob Austin Sunday |
aboard the Botfly with the Mathe
son party of Charlotte brought in
a 7-foot 6-inch sailfish, 42 kings.
2 amberjack, 2 barracuda and 45
Spanish and blues.
On the same day, Capt. Dick
Skipper aboard the Eva K with
the A. J. Shropshire and party of
Rocky Mount had a sailfish.
The next day, Monday, Capt.
Skipper took out the Hulick party
from Shelby and brought back a
sailfish.
Capt. Glen Tunnell, Monday,
aboard the Riptide, took the Hu
lick party of Shelby out and
caught 7 dolphin, 4 bonito, 20
blues and a sailfish 6 feet four
inches long.
Saturday, Capt. Fred Fulford,
Davis Bros. IV, with Vance Bow
man of Handleman, got 10 kings
and 26 blues.
Sunday the Davis Bros. IV with
the Bill Soals party of Whiteville
brought in 126 blues and Spanish
mackerel.
Monday, the Davis Bros. IV
took out Charlie Dowd of Siler
City and caught 58 blues and
Spanish mackerel.
Saturday, Capt. Basil Watts
with the Ide On II had E. A.
Sparrow and party of Charlotte
for a catch of 10 kings, 1 bar
racuda, 1 dolphin and 60 pounds
of sea bass.
Sunday the Idle On II had
Willie Cope of Stanley aboard
who caught 2 amberjack, 2 kings,
2 barracuda, 10 red snappers, 20
Spanish, and 60 pounds of sea
Continued On Page 2
rhe Commissioners Announ
ce Restoration Of This
Service And Continued
Civil Defense Support
Members of the boar d of coun
y commissioners voted Monday
o continue payments of $200 per
nonth for the support of the
3runswick County Bookmobile
rnd the sum of $150 per month
:or Civil Defense.
These payments must come
’torn non-advalorum tax sources,
tut after closer study of budget
’igures, the commissioners decided
hat they would be able to squeeze
n these two items and pay for
hem out of intangible taxes and
:rom fees for services.
There had been a general pro
test against discontinuation of the
oookmobile, which had developed
a. widespread popularity through
tut Brunswick county. In making
the announcement of the board's
decision, Chairman F. H. Swain
said, "There was not a member of
the board who wanted to cut out
the bookmobile. We just had to be
sure we could find a legal source
for payment”.
This same attitude apparently
prevailed with regard to the Civil
Defense program, particularly in
view of the present international
situation.
The commissioners called atten
tion to that fact that some infor
mation regarding budgeted capital
improvements for the schools was
incomplete, and specified that the
sum of $8,500 has been set up in
the school fund for restrooms at
Bolivia; $8,500 for cafeteria at
Union High School (not at Lin
coln High School as reported last
week); $500 for renovation of a
wooden building at Union; and
$1,000 for renovation of a wooden
Continued On Page 2
Southport Lady
Passes Friday
Funeral Services Held Sat'
urday Afternoon For Mrs
Norma B. Loughlin
Mrs. Norma B. Loughlin, diec
early Friday morning at the honn
of her daughter, Mrs. Dan Harrel
son, in Southport. She was th<
wife of J. J. Loughlin, formei
administrator at Dosher Memoria
Hospital, and had been in pool
health for several years.
Final rites were held Saturday
at 3 p. m. at St. Phillip's Epis
copal Church by the Rev. Alexan
der Miller, with burial in North
wood Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were E. C
Harrelson, James T. Barnes, Johr
Carr Davis, Merrit Moore, Harok
Aldridge and James M. Harper
Jr.
Survivors include her husband
a son, J. S. Loughlin of Piqua
Ohio ; three daughters, Mrs. Dai
Harrelson, Southport. Mrs. C. A
Fox, New Bern and Mrs. Dor
Williams of Hawaii; a brother
W. M. Brinkman of New York
and nine grandchildren.
I
Progress Report
For City Made
By Pickerrell
New Sign Erected At City
Limits Is Colorful Addi
tion; Paving Projects Re
cently Completed
Literally highlighting a cycle of
city improvements recently con
ducted and completed, stands a
huge sign on Howe Street in
Southport, welcoming vacationists,
tourists, homeseekers and indus
try alike.
Built by the city and situated
on city-owned property, the sign
is something special. The new
comer finds an 8x12 foot struc
ture, fixed between rustic pine
framing with a brown back
ground, superimposed upon which
is a stretch of blue sky, cloud
and water and a likeness of the
famed Bald Head Island light
house, long a landmark in lower
Brunswick.
C. D. Pickerrell, Southport city
manager, related with quiet pride
that “not only was the sign a
purely local effort, but the art
work too, was created by South
port artists, Mrs. Bette Leggett
and Waters Thompson.’’
The colorful sign is floodlighted
by night, and an electric beam
emanates from the tower of the
lighthouse, to swing in realistic
fashion.
Among other brand new city
improvements are seats built on
the city dock. These are perman
ent benches, and were installed
primarily for the benefit of visi
tors and residents who like ta
spend a pleasant hour or two
down on the Cape Fear, watching
the ships and boats.
The city has also just completed
resurfacing and extention pave
ment around the courthouse; while
Nash Street, between Atlantic and
Howe has been resurfaced. A
block of street from the River
Road to the Southport Presby
terian Church has been hard sur
faced and Pickerrell revealed that
an alley on Bowery Hill has also
been paved.
i A little further afield, the work >■
Continued On Page 2
Shallotte JCs
Sponsor Races
Go-Kart Extravaganza Sch
eduled For Shallotte Sun
day, September 17
Members of the Shallotte Jay
cees are sponsoring a mammotH
Go-Kart race at the Shallotte
Raceway on Sunday afternoon,
September 17. Spokesmen said
this week that between forty and
fifty entries are expected.
The objective of this Jaycea
promotion is to raise funds to
help build a cottage at Boys Home
at Lake Waccamaw, and gate
prizes will be offered as an added
incentive for advance ticket sales.
Thurston Mintz, one of the pro
motors of the Shallotte Raceway,
says that there is a growing in
i terest in Go-Kart racing. He and
his partners have held several
events over the Shallotte track
this summer, and good crowds
have attended. The track is lo
cated near the Prison Camp site.
“I hope that by next summer
there will be enough Go-Karts in
this area that we can hold week
ly races. If we can light our
track and can put on a weekly
show, we will be adding another
tourist attraction to our area.”
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, September 7,
[ j 5:49 A. M. 12:06 A. M.
6:08 P. M.
Friday, September 8,
6:31 A. M. 0:40 A. M.
6:48 P. M. 12:49 P. M.
Saturday1, September 9,
I 7:11 A. M. 1:16 A. M.
7:24 P. M. 1:31 P. M.
Sunday, September 10,
7:49 A. M. 1:55 A. M.
[I 7:58 P. M. 2:11 P. M.
Monday, September 11,
8:23 A. M. 2:29 A. M.
8:31 P. M. 2.49 P. M.
Tuesday, September 12,
| | 8:58 A. M. 3:02 A. M.
9:03 P. M. 3:27 P. M.
i Wednesday ,September 13,
9:32 A. M. 3:30 A. M.
' 9:36 P. M. 4:06 P. M.