Most of the News! All The Time THE STATE PORT PILOT The Pilot Covers A Good Newspaper In A Good Community Brunswick County Volume No. 22 No. 44 10-Pages Today SOUTHPORT, N. C. WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 1962 5c A COPY PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY Plaintiffs Asking Damages Against National Airlines Trial Of First Of Two Cases Involving 1960 Crash Of Plane Near Bolivia Now In Progress Here Trial of the suit of Johnson vs National Airlines is in progress in Brunswick County Superior Court here today as Horace John son, Bolivia farmer, seeks $10,000 as payment alleged to have re sulted from the crash of a passen ger plane on his lands near Bo livia on January 6, 1960. This is one of two suits grow ing out of this fatal crash, which claimed 34 lives. The other has been brought by Richard Ran dolph, Negro farmer, on whose farm the main wreckage of the plane was discovered during the early morning hours of that fate ful January morning. Randolph is seeking $7,000 in damages. The trial got underway on Tuesday, and among the witnesses was Mercer Johnson, son of the plaintiff. The young man reported that not only was damage done to the land as a direct result of having the wreckage strewn over a wide area, but that pieces of metal still are being plowed up in the cultivation of the fields. The Johnsons contend that search and recovery operations caused damage to woodland and croyland, and point out that there was considerable damage to growing pine timber as a result. A color movie showing search operations in progress was run off in the courtroom Tuesday. O. R. Willingham, director of safety for National Airlines, who was here in 1960, appeared as a witness. Attorneys for the airline Indicate that the company will issume responsibility for damages incurred by “its agents or ser vants after the crash, but denies desponsibility for any damage caused by the action of CAB or other agencies during the search and recovery phase. Hogue and Hogue of Wilming ton represent National Airlines, while S. B. Prink and the firm of Bowman and Prevatte of South port represent the plaintiff. Trial of the Randolph action is expected to follow the Johnson case as Superior court continues here this week. Judge Henry A. McKinnon of Lumberton is pre siding. "* at ■-NEWS-1 BARBECUE SUPPER The Order of Eastern Star is sponsoring a barbecue supper to be served Saturday, beginning at 6 o'clock, at the Masonic Hall in Southport. PIANO RECITAL The piano pupils of Mrs. Carl Watkins, Sr., will be heard in recital on the evening of May 10 at 8 o’clock in the sanctuary of Southport Baptist Church. The public is invited. BANDS IN CONCERT The Brunswick County Training School Bands, elementary and senior, under the direction of J. H. Finney, will appear in concert Thursday, May 10, in the school gymtorium, beginning at 8 p. m. The public is invited free of charge. BOLIVIA REVIVAL A revival meeting will be held at Bolivia Baptist Church next week, beginning Monday evening at 8 o’clock. The Rev. Tom Ellis, , pastor of McConnell Road Bap- ] tist Church in Greensboro, will be the visiting preacher. WILLIAMS REHIRED James M. Wolfe, chairman of the local board for Southport High School, reported Tuesday that Principal W. N. Williams lias been rehired. These was no announcement on action involving sther members of the school 'acuity. LIQUOR SALES C. B. Wester, State ABC Board , auditor, announced this week that { liquor sales are up 1212-percent during the first quarter in North j. Carolina. Here are the figures on r gross sales during the three- p months period at the three ac- ; a tive stores in Brunswick County: Dcean Isle Beach, $11,090; South- 11 port, $43,814; Shallot to, $60,890. I Spelling Champion WINNER—Susan Potter, seventh grade Student at Southport High School, won the Brunswick County Spelling Bee held Thursday at Bolivia. She will com pete next week in the regional Spelling Bee in Wil mington.—(Doyle Howard Photo.) Southport Girl Spelling Champ Susan Potter, Daughter Of* Mr. And Mrs. Ralph Pot- * ter, Is Winner In Bruns wick Spelling Bee Susan Potter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Potter of South port, is the 1962 spelling cham pion for Brunswick county. She replaces Brenda Gail Tripp of Shallotte in this role, and the latter went on last year to win the regional Spelling Bee in Wil mington and advance to the na tional finals in Washington, D. C. Susan won over school cham pions representing Shallotte, Wac camaw, Bolivia and Leland, and the runner-up was Mary Beth Blake, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Blake of Leland. The Southport girl will now compete in the Regional Spelling Bee, which will be held in Brog den Hall in Wilmington on May 11. She was particiularly happy to ivin the two-year scholarship to Wilmington College, with a value of $450. She plans to make use of :his to go to college when she completes her high1’ school career. Susan credited two of her ele nentary teachers with having Dlayed an important part in equipping her for this contest, rhe first of these was Miss Mary -.ee Norment, her first grade eacher, who got her off on the ight foot scholastically. The sec >nd is Mrs. Ruth Hood, who is ler seventh grade teacher. ' New Shaliotte Library Draws; ] Dr. Roy B. McKnight, The j1 Chairman Of The Library J1 Committee, Reports On ' First Few Days Activity ( The Shallotte Public Library is j * iff to a good start, according to s >r. Roy McKnight, chairman of 1 he Library Committee. 1 During the first 8 days the li- 1 rary was open to the public, 91 a members were registered, 187 ersons visited the new facility, a nd 201 books were checked out. j v Mrs. Margaret A. Phillips, li- p rarian, states that more children j u Continued On Page 4 h Name Carriers For Local Jobs "Plans for home mail de livery service for Southport and surrounding areas moved a step closer this week with the announcement by acting postmaster Neils Jorgensen that Odis E. Fullwood and Franklin D. Cox have been named to fill the two carrier jobs which will be added to the local postoffice staff when the new service be comes effective. Jorgensen says that there are other details which must be ironed out before home de livery service is inaugurated, but that the time is near when it will go into effect. Honor Students Named At School Joyce Jorgensen Valedic torian And Mrs. Mary Belle Holden Salutatorian Of Senior Class Announcement is made this veek of the selection of the val edictorian and salutatorian of the .962 graduating class from South )ort High School. Joyce Jorgensen, daughter of Jr. and Mrs. W. P. Jorgensen, vill be the valedictorian and Mrs. Jary Belle Holden, daughter of Jr. and Mrs. R. L. Jones and rife of Samuel W. Holden, Jr., rill be the salutatorian. These girls were awarded uition scholarships from Atlantic 'hristian College this week. These cholarships were made available 1 the amount of $300 for the wo highest rating members of he graduating class of each high chool in this area. In addition to their scholarship wards, each of these two girls ’ill participate in the graduation rogram which has been sched led for Monday, May 21, in the igh school auditorium. Southport Finals Featuring Many Varied Events May Day Festivities Friday, Glee Club Concert Sun day, Are First Events Slated Numerous activities are sched uled at Southport High School during the coming weeks. On Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock the Student Council will present the Glee Club and the Southport Womans Choral Society in concert. The Glee Club is led by Mrs. Dallas Pigott, Mrs. E. J. Prevatte, Mrs. J. B. Warth and Mrs. James Glore. A total of 38 high school students are members of this group. On Friday at 1 p. m. the sopho more class, sponsored by Mrs. Bernard Davis and directed by Mrs. Rudolph Lingle, will present the May Day program. This will be followed by a semi-formal dance at 8 p. m. in the school gymnasium. All classes will par ticipate in the May Day program. Friday, May 11, will be Senior Day. Activities sponsored by the Student Council are planned for that day. The public is invited to the assembly program to be held at 2 p. m. Baccalaureate services will be held at 11 a. m. on Sunday, May 20, in the auditorium. The Rev. Daniel W. Allen, Executive Secre tary of the Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina, will deliver the sermon. The Southport High School Glee Club will sing the anthem. Commencement exercises will be held at the auditorium at 8 p. m. on Monday, May 21. Dr. Wiliiam H. Wagoner, Superinten dent of New Hanover County Schools, will be the speaker for this occasion. Boy Scouts Enjoy Weekend Outing Visit To Bald Head Island Made By Members Of Scout Troop No. 238 Of Southport During: the past week end, Fri day through Sunday, Troop No. 238, Boy Scouts of America, spent two days and two nights in the field on Bald Head Island as a pretraining exercise for their summer encampment in June. Friday evening the Scouts and Scout Leader, George Parker, em barked in small craft at the Southport City Dock and depart ed for the island. The first evening was spent preparing the camp site, tent pitching and preparing the eve ning , meal. Saturday was spent in improving the camp site, cook ing, instruction in compass read ing, fishing and a four-mile hike. Sunday morning the Scouts cooked breakfast, struck tents, policed the area and hiked to the boathouse where they boarded small craft and departed for Southport, arriving at the city dock at noon. Scouts who participated in the exercise were Landis Brown, (Continued On Page 4) Brunswick Voyage EMBARKING—A group of boats from the Fayetteville Yacht Club are shown here at Tranquil Harbour Marina at Long Beach Sunday as they prepare for their trip down the Intracoastal Waterway to Calabash and return. Twenty boats and more than fifty persons made the trip. Precincts Will Organize With Saturday Vote Both Chairmen And Vice Chairmen Will Have A Voice This Year In Exe cutive Committee E, J. Prevatte, chairman of the Democrat Executive Committee, reminds ail party members that organization on the precinct levei will be held on Saturday of this week. “I have instructed all precincl chairmen to call their meetings at either 12 o’clock noon or at 7:30 o’clock in the evening,” Pre vatte said. “These meetings must be held at the regular polling place, and if this location is not available, it must be held near the site so that there can be no con fusion as to the place of meet ing.” Prevatte pointed out a majoi change that has come into the party plan of organization for the first time this year. “This year there will be a woman from each precinct with equal voting rights as the man who normally has represented the precinct,” Pre vatte said. He said that the plan of or ganization calls for the election of five persons who must then select a chairman and a vice chairman. One of these two of fices must be held by a woman, and both the chairman and the vice-chairman will serve as dele gate to the county convention and will have an equal vote in the election of the Executive Committee Chairman. The county meeting will be held on Saturday, May 12. May 5, 1937, and Ester Mae Potter (not Mrs. Joseph Willetts) had graduated from Southport High School with a record of never having been late or tardy. There appeared to be a revival of interest in sailing, and Allen C. Ewing had purchased a shar pie and was using it in and agout the local harbor. Z. G. Ray had been elected principal at Waceamaw High School; Dr. Frank P. Graham, president of the University of North Carolina, had visited Southport; and there was a news report that former Navy Secretary Josephus Daniels and Mrs. Daniels were to visit here during the coming week. The year was 1942, the month was May, and in the first week there were political rumblings. Both of the men who were can didates for the Democratic nomination for State Senate have since passed on, but that week one had charged that the other should resign as Chairman of the Democratic Executive Com mittee; and he had co-countered with the charge that even though he was party chairman, he was not being properly con suited regarding dates for political speakings. One-third the population of Brunswisk had registered on the first day for War Ration Books; gasoline rationing was to be next on the war program, with registration due the following week; and Doris Corlette, (Mrs. Ed. Harrelson) was to be a member of the May Court at Atlantic Christian College on the coming Saturday. J. T. Denning had been elected Superintendent of Brunswick County Schools on the Monday night next • preceeding our issue for May 7, 1947. Three of the famous Cape Fear River planta Continued Oil Page 4 —— ■ ■ ...—--- j Shallotte Jaycees Install Officers _ May Day Will Be Celebrated Students Of All Grades Will Participate In Program Friday Afternoon At The School The Southport High School will present a May Day Exercise on Friday at 1 o’clock with admis sion free. The theme of the pro gram will be “Music Around the World.” The various classes and groups will entertain with sing ing and dancing. The performance will be staged on the lawn and walks in front of the building. The processional of the May court will initiate the program. The court consists of Sally Ward, queen; Suzan Key, maid-of-honor; Jean Cochran and Carolyn Bar bee, senior attendants; Beverly Lewis and Beverly Howard, jun ior attendants; Ellen Newell and Donna Prevatte, sophomore at tendants; Joyce Gurley and Bren da Jordan, freshmen attendants; and Eddie Hahn, crown bearer, <jnd Katherine Huffham, flower girl, senior mascots. The Glee Club, comprised of high school students, will sing four American folk songs. The remainder of the program will be the dances as follow: Children’s Polka (German)— first grade; Hula (Hawaiian)— second grades; Cshebogar (Hun garian)—third grade; Mexican Hat Dance—first and second giades; Bleking (Swedish)—third and fourth combination; The Handkerchief Dance (Czech) fourth grade: couple Dance (Dutch)—third and fourth com bination. Carsican Dance (French) fifth and sixth combination; Irish : Washer Woman (Irish)—third and fourth combination; Square Dance (American)—sixth grade; : Highland Fling (Scotch)—seventh : grade; Minuet—sixth and seventh ■ grades; Fluttering Fans (Japa- : nese)—ninth and tenth grades; (Continued on Page 4) >*''**c ▼ ▼ in ijci vno j President Of Organiza- i tion During Coming Year Gene Blair was installed as the new president of the Shallotte! Junior Chamber of Commerce at j the annual banquet held Friday i night at Calabash. Kilby Sulli van, Southport attorney and dis trict Jaycee vice-president, was the installing officer as Blair took over the reins of leadership from David Gause. J. T. Clemmons served as mas ter of ceremonies for the ban quet. The invocation was by the Rev. J. C. Furr, who later made a few appropriate remarks. James M. Harper, Jr., editor of The State Port Pilot, was the speaker, and he urged the Shai lotte organization to continue the strong program it has carried out since its beginning. He listed three headings under which this might well be done. The first was through seeking out industry, in order that more jobs may be provided and more payrolls can be circulated in this area. The second point was to ad vertise Brunswick county, not only through the recognized media for this expression, but through personal enthusiasm and word of mouth advertising. This was called by the speaker one of the more effective plans for let ting the world know about this section. Finally, the speaker pointed out that the Jaycees were of age, and that they would take an ac tive interest in good government. The following were inducted to serve with President Blair: J. P. Lewis, vice-president; David Gause, State Director; Kenneth White, secretary; Jackie Thomas, treasurer; Billy Gurganus and Bobby ftuss, local directors. The following men complete the current roster of the Shallotte Jaycees: R. C. Arnold, Billy Cheers, R. W. Cheers, L> B. Cheers, J. T. Clemmons, Elwood Fulford, La i Vem Hewett, Roger Hewett, Sam ! Inman, W. J. McLamb, Thurston Mintz, Wilfred Williamson, Harry White. Plans Continue For Flower Show Saturday, May 19, Is Date For Flower Show Spon sored By Live Oak Gar den Club The flower show scheduled for Saturday, May 19, at the Com mtnity Building, and sponsored )y the Live Oak Garden Club of Southport, is engendering much nterest locally. The committee in charge of the show is headed by joint chair nen, Mrs. D. F. St. George and drs. Clinton Bellamy. Mrs. Tom Gilbert will be in charge of stag ng; Mrs. Jack Hickman will head i publicity; Mi's. Albert Dosher will j (Continued on Page 4) 1 . Music Festival Held In Bolivia Tuesday Evening Varied And Interesting Pro gram Presented By Stu dent Groups, With Choral Society Guests The third annual Brunswick County Music Festival was held Tuesday night in the auditorium of Bolivia High School with three of the five high schools in the county represented. Principal J. P. Snipes made the welcoming speech. The program began with the elementary chorus of Bolivia High School, under the direction of Mrs. Abner Knowles singing "Cradle Song” and “ ’Tis Spring time” a capella. The Southport High School Chorus, under the direction of Mrs. Dallas Pigott, sang "I Walk With God”, “Why Do I Love You?”, “Mighty Lak a Rose”, and “God of Our Fathers”. Mrs. E. J. Prevatte was the accompan ist. The Leland High School Chorus, under the direction of Mrs. Sylvia Moore, who also accompanied the group, sang “O, Lovely World”, "My Blue Heaven”, “Green Cathe dral,” “In the Still of the Night”, and “Allelulia”. The Bolivia 7th and 8th grade chorus sang “The Orchestra Song” and “She’ll Be Cornin’ 'Round the Mountain”. M r s. Knowles also directed this group and they were accompanied by Miss Carolyn Seagraves. The Southport Choral Society, directed by Mrs. Pigott and ac companied by Mrs. James M. Harper, Jr., sang “My Lord, What a Mornin’ ”, “Now is the Month of Maying”, “Dream”, and “Canticle of Praise”. The Bolivia High School Chorus sang “Mr. Wonderful”, “Lawd, I want to be a Christian”, and “Children of the Heavenly King". Mrs. Knowles directed and Miss Seagraves accompanied. “The Classmates”, a group from the Bolivia school, sang “Chris topher Robin Is Saying His Pray ers” and “Desert Song’4. This group is composed of Misses Sandra Bowling, Libby Phelps, Dianne Willetts, Carolyn Sea graves, Barbara Knowles, Sharon Eaden, and Betsey McKeithan. Mrs. Knowles accompanied them. The program was brought to a close with the entire assemblag® singing "America”, “This is My Country”, and “The Star Span gled Banner”. Dinner Guests Hear Admiral Rear Admiral William S< Maxwell Tells Southport Audience About The US5 North Carolina Rear Admiral William C. Max well was the speaker here Thurs day night at a dinner at the Community Building, and the superintendent of the USS North Carolina War Memorial spoke chiefly about a subject that is dear to his heart—the Showboat. Admiral Maxwell helped to build the big battlewagon; was a member of the first crew when she was commissioned; served for three years aboard the North Carolina during World War II; and was aboard when they brought her up the Cape Fear to 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. Thursday, May 3, 7:03 A. M. 1:08 A. M. 7:27 P. M. 1:21 P. M. Friday, May 4, 7:55 A. M. 1:58 A. M. 8:18 P. M. 2:09 P. M. Saturday, May 5, 8:45 A. M. 2:47 A. M. 9:06 P. M. 2:57 P. M. Sunday, May 6, 9:34 A. M. 3:36 A. M. 9:54 P. M. 3:44 P. M. Monday, May 7, 10:23 A. M. 4:24 A. M. 10:42 P. M. 4:31 P. M. Tuesday, May 8, 11:14 A. M. 5:12 A. M. 11:30 P. M. 5:19 P. M. Wednesday, May 9, 12:06 A. M. 6:02 A. M. 6:11 P. M.

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