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Most of the News All The Time THE STATE PORT PILOT A Good Newspaper In A Good Community The Pilot Covers Brunswick County MaiBMaBWH— Volume No. 22 No. 14 10-Pages Today SOUTHPORT, N. C WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1961 Sc A COPY PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY Helping Hand HOOK-UP—Technician Tony Hinnant, left, looks on as Southport City employees hook-up the mobile X-Ray unit at a location on Howe Street Monday in preparation for the free chest X-Ray program here this week. In the center is Chief of Police Herman Strong, on the pole is Johnson Cumbee and standing by is Jerry Spencer.— (Dan L. Walker Photo.) Telephone Co-Op Reelects Officers Atlantic Telephone Mem-* bership Cooperative Mem* bers Hear Address By Senator Sam J. Ervin The Rural Electrification Ad ministration ftaa approved the 1 loan of almost a half-million dol- ! lars to the Atlantic Telephone Membership Corporation in Shal lotte and the funds will have been transferred from Washing ton to Brunswick by the time this story is read. Congressman Alton Lennon brought the good news directly from Washington to the Fourth Annual Membership meeting of the co-op, held Thursday night in the auditorium of Shallotte High School, where the popular law maker, along with U. S. Senator Sam J. Ervin Jr., addressed a sub stantial portion of the telephone membership on its fifth anniver sary. Before the introduction of the two distinguished speakers the large crowd was treated to some sparkling music by a three-piece band; opening words by Harry L. Mintz, Jr., president of the Atlantic Telephone Membership Corporation, and invocation de livered by the Rev. Arthur L. Phillips, Jr., pastor of the Camp Methodist Church in Shallotte. Since a full report of business and financial status had been mailed out a few days prior to the membership meeting, Secre tary-Treasurer Joe C. Stanaland omitted making a report to the membership, and the important business of electing a board of directors was conducted. Kirby Sullivan, Southport at torney, handled the preliminaries to this election in concise and proper form, superintending the collection of ballots and calling for floor nominations. None were forthcoming, and the election committee, composed of Homer Russ, Calvin Dennis, E. V. Gore, Jr., Ed Redwine, Dewey Sellers, Douglass Hawes and Claude R. Sellers, retired to count the bal lots. Elected were Roddie Bennett, Joe Stanaland, Harry L. Mintz Jr., Elbert L. Pigott, Wilson Ar nold, H. Foster Mintz, and A. P. Continued On Page 6 Brktf Bits Of -NEWSJ AT GIRLS SCHOOL Miss Carolyn St. George, daugh- ; ter of Capt. and Mrs. H. T. St. , George, has entered Brenau Aca demy at Gainesville, Ga. CHICKEN DINNER The Booster Club of Southport , will sponsor a fried chicken din- j ner Thursday, October 12, from 5 until 7:30 irj the School Cafe-! teria prior to the regular P. T. A. meeting. Strange Reptile Bites Stevedore A stevedore working at Sunny Point was bitten Fri day morning by a strange looking tropical reptile iden tified as a lizard and was admitted to Dosher Memorial Hospital for treatment.. The injured man was Em pie Jackson of Wilmington, who was brought to Dr. N. M. Hornstein for treatment. The Southport physician re ported that the lizard had been killed and that a rep resentative from the Wildlife department had been called upon to identify it. He said the reptile was about a foot in length and that it was cov ered with a hard, homy hide. Raise Standard Of High School Principal W. N. Williams Announces New Plan For Promotion Of Students In Top Four Grades Another step toward quality education was taken last Friday when the Southport High School Committee approved a recom mended revision in the promotion requirements of the high school. Previously freshmen were re quired to have passed three units to be promoted, sophomores, seven units; and juniors, eleven. Under the new requirements freshmen are required to have passed four units to be promoted; sophomores, eight; and juniors, twelve. According to Principal W. N. Williams, the new requirements are “a more realistic standard under which to operate”. “A freshman,” explains Williams, "who passes only three units must then pass four units two of his remaining years, and five units the third if he is to graduate in four years. Though not impossible, this is not an easy job. Yet, to promote the three-unit student tends to minimize the task ahead. "By buckling down and passing five units his second year the three-unit freshman can make himself eligible for the junior class. By the same token a seven credit sophomore could, by pass ing five units, pass directly into the senior class. "This should provide an incen tive to make-up any courses fail ed as soon as possible. Under the old requirements, students too often put off buckling-down until their junior or senior years, and j by that time the task can become quite formidable.” Also approved was the recom mendation that credit for one j unit courses be given on the basis j Continued On Page 4 Chest X-Rays Made In County By Mobile Units Program Eponsored By The Health Department And Southport Woman’s Club Began In Brunswick on Tuesday The mass X-day survey to de tect cases of active tuberculosis in Brunswick County got under way on Tuesday when the first films were made at Southport within the mobile unit sent down from Raleigh. The unit opened its doors at 10 a. m. to all citizens of Brunswick over 15 years of age, on' Howe Street in Southport, next to the Amuzu Theatre and ended the day’s operation at 4 p. m. Early information is to the effect that considerable numbers availed themselves of the opportunity for a free' chest X-ray during the first day of a program which will reach every corner of the ceunty. The opening guns in the war against the Great White Plague will reverberate through Thurs day of this week in the' county seat, before the unit rolls on to Bolovia where it will operate for two days, October 6 and 7, then on to Varnumtown for one day, October 10; next scheduled stop will be of four days duration at Shallotte, beginning on October 11; two days at Ash, October 17 and 18, and concluding at Leland with a three-day stand beginning on October 19. The mass survey is sponsored by the Southport Woman’s Club with the active cooperation of both the State Health Department and the Brunswick County Health Department. The 15-day free X-ray survey is offered all Brunswick County citizens with no strings attached. There is no cost whatsoever, par ticipation is purely voluntary; the exposures are painless and take but a very few minutes of time, and modesty is never threatened, since it is not necessary to dis robe even partially. A spokesman for the sponsor ing parties made the following last-minute appeal to all Bruns wick citizenry: “T. B. is not yet licked. We urge everyone in the county over 15 to determine now, without fuss or cost, the condition of their lungs. Watch for the silver-paint ed unit to reach your community, and pay it a visit. That trip might save your life.” Southport Youth Dies In Potomac Charles Horn Was Reported Drowned While Working On Dredge Near Alexan* deria, Va., Wednesday A Southport youth lost his life in the murky waters of the Po tomac River, almost within the shadows of the nation’s capital, last week while working on a dredge anchored off Alexandria, Va., in the dead of night. The victim, Charles Horn, 18, a brother of Mrs. Robert Garret son, had been employed by the Hill Dredging, Co., of Norfolk for less than a year when he came to untimely end. Details of the fatal accident are somewhat obscure, since no eye witness saw the youth fall into the water, but authorities pieced together the following informa tion: Young Horn was last seen alive by fellow workers about 10:30 p. m. on Wednesday, when he had been observed walking a pipe line stretched between two dredg es during high tide in the river basin. The vessels were some 500 yards off shore at the time. Miss ed shortly after his disappearance, a search was immediately begun but two hours elapsed before the body, dressed in heavy work clothing, was recovered. Mrs. Garretson tearfully related that Charles had been working on dredges with the announced intention of saving his money to buy a secondhand party boat to operate out of Southport. . The tragedy struck almost on top of lengthy sickness in the Garretson family, with whom Charles had lived for about five years previous to his employment in Northern waters. Robert Gar retson recently underwent a se rious stomach operation which kept him unemployed for almost three months. The Garretson fam ily includes nine children. The father is an employee of the town of Southport and the family in habits a six-room frame dwelling here. Besides Mrs. Garretson, the drowning victim is survived by his Continued On Page 6 Mighty Battleship North Carolina Viewed By Thousands Here Monday ARRIVAL—The USS North Carolina is shown here as she passed through the Southport harbor Monday morning about 11 o’clock. Thousands of persons were on hand to see the mammoth vessel as she rounded the bend in the river and headed upstream to her permanent berth.—(Elgie Clem mons Photo.) Local Boosters Seeking Funds On Field Lights ■ » ' i. Club President Mrs. Fran ces Key Urges Renewed Activity In Effort To Pay Off Indebtedness Southport has a very enthusias tic booster in Mrs. Frances Key, president of the Southport Boos i ter's Club and a recent report made out by the club pretty con clusively proves the point. What with the World Series just started, the report is a time ly thing, replete' with playing fields, lights, horseshoe spheres and pigskin. Mrs. Key proudly announces that the lights at Tay lor Field, used by both the South port “Sails”, members of the Cape Fear Baseball League, and the gridiron “Dolphins”, are almost paid for thanks to the combined efforts of the Booster Club and generous citizens. The lights, installed about a year ago, cost a round $5,000. Today only $1,650 remains un paid. A fine record, but one which Mrs. Key wants bettered. “Many citizens were most gen erous in their initial donation”, she said. “Others who have not contributed and who have been enjoying the various sporting ex (Continued on Page 4) Examinations For Two Postal Jobs 'Announcement MaJ* For! Pastmaster At Southport And Rural Mail Carrier At Winnabow The Civil Service Commission announces that two governmental positions are now open in Bruns wick County, that of postmaster at Southport and rural mail car rier at Winnabow, and that a competitive examination will be held late next month in order to fill the posts. The Southport position pays an annual salary of $5,790. For some months now, Neils Jorgensen has functioned as acting postmaster, having been officially installed in that capacity on May 1 of this year by Frank E. Graham, field service officer for the Postoffice Department, Charlotte Division. Competitors for the position of postmaster must fulfill the follow ing requirements: They must be Americans of good reputation possessing enough practical ex perience to manage Southport’s postal business efficiently and supervise employees working un der them. They must take a writ ten test, and must have resided within the delivery radius of the Southport postoffice for at least Continued On Page 4 TIME and TIDE Political news predominated in The Pilot for October 7, 1936;: Senator Bob Reynolds had been in town for a visit; Judge Henry L. Stevens had been the speaker at the meeting of Young Demo crats; and Kenneth McKeithan had been elected president of that organization. Improvement was promised in electric service for Southport citizens with the purchase of new machinery for the power plant; the editor had had a word of praise for the Coast Guard as it watched over the shrimping activities of “some 200 boats in local waters’’; and tentative dates had been set for a sailing regatta here the following summer. “Ft. Caswell i Is Purchased By TJ.S. Navy As Site Of Section Base Allotted For Southport”—that was the big head’line on the front page of “The Pilot for October 8, 1941. The front page pictures showed St. Phillips Church at Bruns wick Town and the Indian Trail Tree in the E. H. Cranmer yard. The caption was “Points Of Interest.” That was another year when hot weather carried over into the fall period, and 90-degree temperatures had plagued the populace. October 9, 1951, and national recognition had come to Bald Head Island as a result of the proposal that this site be chosen as a permanent home for the United Nations. Capt. W. E. Bel lamy had gone back on active duty with the U.S. Army Engin eers as master of the U.S.E. Dredge Henry Bacon. At a business note, North Carolina Equipment Co. was estab lishing a branch of Its business at Leland; a headline proclaimed: “Growing Grapes Popular Crip For Brunswick”; and Esquire Mag (Continued on Page 4) No Decision On ASG Convention Ralph Price, manager of the ASC office at Shallotte, said this morning that no de cision has been reached re garding the date for holding the county convention for the purpose of electing a county committee to serve for the next year. Price said that the inves tigation into charges of vot ing irregularities during the recent ASC Community Elec tion still is in progress, and that no convention will be scheduled until the results are made known. Announce Plan To Build Motel Wilmington Man Has Pur chased Property At Boil ing Spring Lakes For That Purpose A retired Wilmington doctor has just revealed plans to build a motel, yacht basin, launching ramp and tackle shop at Boiling Spring Lake, largest of the 50 lakes contained within Brunswick County’s largest and newest real estate development. Dr. S. S. Stephenson, who re sides on Third Street in Wilming ton, made known his plans over the telephone on Tuesday. "I have searched the east coast pretty thoroughly,” said the med ical man, “until I found what I was looking for at Boiling Spring Lakes. In my book the lake is a natural for what I have in mind.” Dr. Stephenson said he will em ploy the architectural firm of Ballard, McKim and Sawyer of Wilmington, in his project. Continued On Page 4 Sullivan Buys Property Here Southport Attorney Com pletes Negotiations For Purchase Of Property On Moore Street Kirby Sullivan, Southport law yer, has purchased a group of three brick buildings located on Moore street and is now occupy ing one of them as a law office. Sullivan formerly had his of Continued On Page 6 Organizations To Sponsor Project For Rescue Unit Meeting Addressed Tuesday Night By Civil Defense Director Eugene Yomlin son Results In Action Eugene B. Tomlinson, Civil De fense Director for the City of Southport, spoke last night before a. joint meeting of the Southport Volunteer Fire Department and the Southport Jaycees on the subject of preparedness in the event of a national emergency. Following a discussion period at the end of the program the Fire men and Jaycees launched a drive to raise funds for purchasing and equipping a repair and rescue truck for the city. This truck will be used in the event of na tional and natural emergencies such as enemy attack, hurricanes and drownings. It is planned to equip the truck with first aid supplies, protective clothing, breathing apparatus, a winch for debris removal, and two-way radio. The equipped truck is estimated to cost $2,500 and the Fire De partment officially started the drive with a donation of $500. “This is an effort deserving the support of the entire South port community,” Tomlinson said, “as it will provide another ur gently needed unit for the pro-1 tection and welfare of the area.” ! Those persons desiring to make contributions should contact Fire Chief Ormond Leggett, Jaycee President Kirby Sullivan or any member of these two organiza tions. Draw Jury List For Civil Court Judge Hamilton Hobgood To Preside Over One Week Civil Term Begin ning October 23 Judge Hamilton Hobgood of Louisburg will preside over a one week term of Brunswick County Superior Court for trial of civil cases which convenes here on Monday, October 23. Following is the jury list that has been drawn for that term of i court: The following jurors will serve ! during the term of court: From Southport, Clinton E. Bellamy, Otto Hickman, Roger C. Ward, Joe S. Walton Jr., J. E. Finch, ' George H. Gregory, Merritt Moore, Edgar Jones, Lee Caster and Russell St. George. From Leland, Carl Skipper, Ross McKee, Woodus Mintz, lames Grady, John Dennis Len 1011 and H. E, Rich. From Ash, Sam Brummell, C. j Continued On Page 6 The Battleship North Carolina passed through the Southport har bor Monday morning on her way up the Cape Fear River to her permanent berth opposite the U. S. Customshouse in Wilmington where she will become a perman ent war memorial for this State. Thousands of people were, on hand to see the majestic ship as she was nudged along upstream by a flotilla of 10 powerful tugs, and it was the second day that a throng had been attracted to the Southport waterfront. The original date for arrival of the North Carolina had been set up for Sunday, but two unfortun ate accidents in connection with the tugs early that morning at the Cape Fear River bar had re sulted in a 24-hour delay. This later developed to be a blessing in disguise, for heavy rains and dar kening skies, accompanied by strong northeast winds, would have made the passage perilous had it been undertaken that day. In contrast to these conditions, Monday was a palm day, start ing out with overcast skies which later gave way to bright sun shine. This proved to be a break for the big shirt-sleeved, bare headed crowd which stood along the riverbank in picnic weather to witness this historic event. Word came over ship to shore that the big ship wag underway about 8 o’clock, and about one hour later she was in sight of the thousands of persons in South port as she came around the point of Caswell. She was in view for another hour as she was slowly maneuvered around the turns of the S-shaped channel which ex tends seaward from Southport. This included the turn at the red buoy, and it was made with skill and dispatch right before the very eyes of the vast crowd of spectators. Once around this turn, the big ship seemed to gather speed as she headed into a straight stretch up the Cape Fear. Nothing happened to mar this spectacular arrival until the North Carolina arrived in Wil mington. There as she was mak ing her turn to enter her per manent slip her stern section was Continued On Page 4 Will Celebrate 50th Anniversary Southport Savings & Loan Officials Plan Special Ob« servances During Month Of October October marks the 50th an niversary of the founding of the Southport Savings and Loan As sociation and officials of that or ganization are planning a special observance of this event. One phase of this observance will be a plan to give anniversary presents to depositors who open new accounts in the amount of $50 or more, or to old depositors who add at least that amount to existing accounts. In addition, several valuable prizes will be awarded as door prizes to visitors who come by the local office and register dur ing this month. H. T. St. George is president of the local association, and W. P. Jorgensen is secretary-treasurer. 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, October 5, 4:30 A. M. 10:48 A. M. 4:48 P. M. 11:22 P. M. Friday, October ft, 5:18 A. M. 11:36 A. M. 5:32 P. M. 12:03 P. M. Saturday, October 7, 6:00 A. M. 12:21 A. M. 6:12 P. M. Sunday, October 8, 6:41 A. M. 0:44 A. M. 6:51 P. M. 1:04 P. M. Monday, October i>, 7:18 A. M. 1:21 A. M. 7:27 P. M. 1:45 P. M. Tuesday, October 10, 7:54 A. M. 1:58 A. M. 8:02 P. M. 2:26 P. M. Wednesday, October 1.1, 8:29 A. M. 2:32 A. M. 8:39 P. M. 3:06 P. M.
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