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THE STATE PORT PILOT
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A Good Newspaper In A Good Community
I Brunswick County
Volume No. 22
No. 52
10-Pages Today
SOUTHPORT, N. C. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27,1962
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PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
Oak Island Club House
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DRAWING—This is the architects conception of the new club house now under
construction at Oak Island Golf and Beach Club. The first nine holes of the 18
nole championship golf course will be open for play on and after July 4.
Back From Europe
Bellamy Family Home
The first thing the James D.
Bellamys family’s wanted when
they got home from their 10-day
trip to Nice, Prance, was a drink
of clear, cool water.
They were hot and tired, but
still thrilled, from their dream
trip to the annual convention of
Lions International, a journey
that had its beginning at last
year’s International Convention
at Atlantic City when 9-year-old
daughter Pam drew the Lucky
ticket which gave her two tickets
to this session.
Father James could think of
no clear-cut division in his close
knit family group, and then there
it was decided that all four would
make the trip abroad.
They left from Wilmington on
June 15, flew to New York and
from there to London. The re
turn trip also was made by air,
this time by way of Barcelona,
Spain, Lisbon, Portugal, Santa
Maria, in the Azores, and thence
to New York.
New York by way of Detroit,
Mich., that is. They reported
that when their plane reached
New York there was such a
storm in progress that they were
routed to Detroit. Before they
could land, however, conditions
cleared and the plane was order
ed to return to New York to
discharge its passengers.
This was not the last unsched
uled difficulty with airplanes,
however. They had reservations
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WASHINGTON TRIP
Mrs. James M. Harper, Jr., is
in Washington, D. C. this week
where she is attending the Gen
eral Federation of Woman’s
Clubs.
TO NURSING SCHOOL
Miss Joan Finer received notice
this week that she has been ac
cepted as a student nurse at
Southeastern General Hospital in
Lumberton. She will report for
classes on September 3.
SALE OF FLAGS
Flag sets suitable for display
for Fourth of July and other
patriotic occasions will be on sale
in Southport Saturday under aus
picies of the American Legion
Auxiliary. Mrs. Chancy Stana
land will have them for sale at
her home.
SELLS PAINTING
The agent for Mrs. Norman
Hornstein, well-known local art
ist, announced early this week
that Mrs. Hornstein’s painting
“Eve”, which has hung in The
Gallery, has been purchased. The
painting was sold to Mrs. G. E.
Hoyle of Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia,
an outstanding art .collector in
the Near East. Mrs. Hoyle’s hus
band is associated with the Euro
pean American Oil Company in
Saudi Arabia as an executive.
ON VACATION
The Rev. Charles Lancaster,
who was returned by the North
Carolina Conference as pastor of
Trinity Methodist Church in
Southport, is spending this week
on vacation in Kentucky. J. T.
Denning, former superintendent
of Brunswick County Schools,
will hold morning services at
Trinity Methodist Church Sunday.
The young lady above is Pam Bellamy, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. James D. Belamy of Shallotte, who
returned yesterday from the Lions International Con
vention at Nice, France. Two of the members of the
family of four had a free trip, thanks to the lucky
draw made by Pam last year at Atlantic City. She
won a free trip to this years convention. Holding her
m his arms and beaming proudlv is outgoing Inter
national President Per Stahl of Sweden.
Sunday Schools
Session Coming
North Carolina Baptist As
sembly At Fort Caswell
To Host Meeting During
Week July 9-13
Baptist Sunday School leaders
from throughout North Carolina
will attend Sunday School Week
July 9-13 at the N .C. Baptist
Assembly at Fort Caswell.
Dr. Findley Edge, professor of
Religious Education, Southern
Baptist Seminary, will direct a
workshop each morning on the
improvement of teaching. Dr.
Ray Summers, professor of New
Testament, -Southern Baptist
Seminary, will speak each eve
ning upon the theme “The Gospel
of the Hereafter.’’
Mrs. R. S. Entzminger, director
of Children’s Work, South Caro
lina Baptist Sunday School De
partment, will conduct special
conduct special conferences for
Nursery, Beginner, and Primary
workers. The state staff will di
rect conferences for pastors, edu
cational directors, associational
Sunday School officers, and all
age group workers. Supervised
activities for children of all ages
have been planned.
Dr. Herman Ihley, State Sun
day School Secretary, will serve
as director for the week.
Dilsaver Death
Comes As Shock
Mrs. Helen Fulcher Dilsaver
Died Friday In Dosher
Memoria! Hospital Fol
lowing Operation
Mi s. Helen Fulcher Dilsaver, 50,
of Southport, died Friday morn
ing at Dosher Memorial Hospital
following an operation.
News of her death eames as
a shock to hundreds of friends in
Southport and surrounding area.
Only last week she had attended
the funeral of her brother, Delmas
Fulcher, who died following an
extended illness.
Final rites were held Sunday
at 3 p. m. from Trinity Meth
odist Church by the Revs. C. H.
Lancaster and Grayton Cooper,
with burial in Northwood Ceme
tery. Graveside rites were in
charge of Chapter 179, Order of
Eastern Star, of which Mrs. Dil
saver was an active member. She
also was active in the Daughters
of America.
Survivors include her husband,
Eloyd Dilsaver; a son, Floyd
Jerome of Southport; two sis
ters, Mrs. William Oberjohn and
Mrs. Hettie Arthur, both of
Southport; and a brother, D. M.
Fulcher of Durant, N. J.; and a
step-daughter, Mrs. M. A. Sher
rill, of Japan.
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Art Festival Is
Scheduled To Be f
Held This Week j
Entries Expected In Various |
Categories From Many f
Sections Of State; Large §
Crowds Predicted
The Second Annual Arts Fes- j
tival will open In Southport Fri- |
day afternoon at 2 o’clock, and if
indications are that paintings |
and other art exhibits from many j
sections of North Carolina will
be shown. There also are indica
tions that large crowds of upstate
| visitors will attend the festival, '
which will extend through Sun
day afternoon.
Paintings will be received in 1
the City Hall from 10 o’clock
until five on Thursday, and local
artists are urged to get their
work in early.
Mrs. Robert Willing, secretary
of the Southport Art Association,
stated that inquiries from over
one hundred and fifty artists
throughout the state have been j
received so far, with more com- I
mg- in eacn day.
Bob Berman, Wilmington jewel
er, will act as emcee during th
entire Festival. He is well know)
throughout the area as an emce
and after dinner speaker. He wil
be assisted by Misses Marthi
Mallison, Ann Camraack an<
Betsy Duffie, who are in chargi
of the entertainment. Art New
ton, local artist, will perform dur
ing the event, singing folk song!
and playing his own accompani
ment.
William Williams, poet laureati
for the second Festival, has mad<
arrangements for a poetry read
ing to take place on Sunday af
ternoon, with the Editor of Per
In Hand, the Wilmington College
poetry publication, and other out
of town poets participating.
The Southport Jaycees will as
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Boiling Springs
Motel Finished
Latest Addition To Faciii
ties At Nearby Develop
ment Will Be In Use Thii
Weekend
The $50,000 Boiling Springs
Motel will be open for business
beginning Tuesday, according tc
its owner-manager Dr. Stephen
son.
The retired chiropractor saic
he is looking forward to a sell
out crowd for the motel’s firsl
weekend of activity.
Brunswick’s newest hostelry ii
a six-unit affair, built by th<
Lester Brothers, Incorporated, o:
Martinsville, Va. This corporatioi
is famous for its Lesco Homes
The motel is furnished through
out in modern furniture suppliec
by the International Hotel Sup
ply Company of Boston, Mass,
and Atlanta, Ga.
“Everyone of our rooms has i
beautiful view of the lake
Stephenson commented. The si:
units are complete with TV sets
air conditioning and full bath
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Boiling Spring Lakes Motel
NEWEST—This is the beautiful new motel at Boiling Spring Lakes, which
' will be open for guests for the first time this weekend. Dr. Stephenson is the
, proprietor.
Second Primary
Leaders Win Primary
W. J. McLamb became the
Democratic nominee for Judge of
Recorder’s Court and R. L. Rabon
won the nomination for commis
sioner for Town Creek township
in the Second Primary election
Saturday.
A surprisingly large vote of
3,129 was cast.
McLamb won his nomination by
polling 1760 votes against H.
Mercer Johnson, who had 1369
votes. v
I Rabon polled 1758 votes to gain
[ the nomination over E. C. Mize,
who had 998 votes.
. Both McLamb and Rabon led in
first primary races.
The only other- office that fig
ured in the primary voting was
for constable of Northwest Town
ship. James C. Carroll piled up
327 votes to 180 for Samuel O.
West to win that nomination. In
first primary voting West had
led a four-man field, but held
only a 1-vote lead over Carroll.
New Bookmobile
Librarian Named
J Mrs. Charlotte L. Hart Will
Take Over Duties Per
[ formed By Mrs. Robert L.
Jones
Mrs. Charlotte L. Hart has been
t employed as Bookmobile Librarian
’ for the Brunswick County Book
: mobile, effective July 1. She will
, replace Mrs. Robert L. Jones who
- has served in this capacity for
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TIME and TIDE
Twenty-five years ago the ferry boat John Knox was caught
on a piling and sank on the Brunswick county side of the Cape
Fear River near Wilmington. Plans were to raise the sunken
hull during the coming week. This boat was an important link
in the transportation to and from Wilmington but had recently
been replaced by bridges.
Miss Annie May Woodside was reported to be the only woman
superintendent of county schools in North Carolina; Represent
atives of the Carolina Yacht Club were maping plans for a yacht
regatta to be held in the Southport harbor in August; and an
article about Southport appeared in the Esso Road News Publi
cation.
Twenty years ago this week a gala Fourth of July celebration
was to take place in Southport. Included in the program were
dances, picnics and musical presentations.
The F. B. I. recently solved a sabatoge mystery and found
that two of the sabatuers had spent several weeks on the elab
orate yawl Lekala in Southport harbor three years ago. They
were charged with intending to destroy industrial plants involved
m the manufacture of ammunition. There were eight men in the
group.
There was talk of organizing car pools because of the ration
ing of gas to citizens; an oil painting of Dr. J. Arthur Dosher
was presented to the hospital in Southport which bears his name;
- arles M. Trott was elected commander of the Southport Post,
American Legion, and a story was written by W. B. Keziah con
cerning the outstanding future of salt water sports fishing in
this area in the years following the war.
Fifteen years ago this week Leslie S. Thompson, editor of The
News Reporter in Whiteville was named chairman of the execu
Continued On Page 4
Official Returns
Second Primary
PRECINCTS
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Ordained
REV. EDWARD B. JORDAN
Ordination Of
Local Minister
The Rev, Edward B. Jordan
Has Assumed Position As
Rector Of St. Phillips In
Southport
The Rev. Edward B. Jordan
was ordained to the ministry by
the Rt. Rev. Thomas H. Wright,
D. D., Bishop of the Episcopal
Diocese of East Carolina, Mon
day at Good Shepherd Episcopal
Church in Fayetteville.
Clergy of the Diocese of East
Carolina assisting at the ordina
tion included the Rev. Dan Gil
liam of Good Shepherd Church in
Fayetteville, the Rev. Henry
Johnston, Jr. of Holy Trinity
Church Fayetteville; the Rev.
Nelson Hodgkins of Grace Church
Whiteville; and the Rev. Daniel
W. Allen, Executive Secretary of
the Diocese of East Carolina, who
preached the ordination sermon,
j The Rev. Conway deCavanac
| Thornburgh of Trinity Church Co
Continued on Page 5
Supply Man Is
Killed By Son
James Palmer Clemmons
Dies From Shotgun Blast
Fired By Son Reportedly
In Defense Of Mother
James Palmer Clemmons, 40
year-old Supply resident, was shot
and instantly killed Sunday about
noon and his son, 14-year-old
James Weston Clemmons, told in
vestigating officers that he shot
his father to keep him from kill
ing his mother.
Deputy Sheriff Drew Long in
vestigated the occurrence, and he
said that the boy and his mother
told him that they had just re
turned home from church when
an argument developed with the
father. They told Deputy Long
that Clemmons had been drink
ing, and that he grabbed a butch
er knife and threw it at his wife,
narrowly missing her.
As Mrs. Clemmons fled, her
husband reportedly picked up the
knife and threw it at her once
more, this time sticking it in the
wall above her head. He caught
and grappled with Mrs. Clem
mons, and the boy reported that
his father had another knife in
his hand and was in the act of
stabbing his mother when he fired
both barrels of a 12-guage shot
gun into his back at close range.
Coroner L. B. Bennett was call
ed, and young Clemmons was
taken into custody by Deputy
Sheriff Long. He was brought to
Southport where a charge of mur
der was made against him. How
ever, a call to District Solicitor
John J. Burney led to a decision
to let the youth go free under
bond of $2,000.
A preliminary hearing has been
set for Brunswick County Re
corder’s Court on July 9.
Pinal rites for James Palmer
Clemmons, 40, of Supply were
held Monday at 2 p. m. from the
graveside at Sellers Cemetery
near Supply by the Rev. Robert
Rollins.
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Boiling Spring
Lakes Planning
Big Celebration
Fourth Of July Marks Sec
ond Anniversary of First
Sales; Big Water Show Is
Planned For Lake
Boiling Spring Lakes will be
two years old officially next
week, and authorities at Bruns
wick County's big inland real
estate development are making
plans for a gala celebration.
An all-day open house of the
area is slated for July 4th, plus
a water show that will afford
visitors a glimpse of one of the
leading aquatic groups in the
South. Hal Reeves, sales manager
for Boiling Springs, announces
that the Charleston Water Ski
Club from Charleston, S. C., will
be present again this year.
“This is one of the leading
amateur water skiing groups in
the South,” Reeves said, “and
they were so popular when they
were here before that we have
invited them to return.” Featured
among the acts that the South
Carolina team will stage will be
stunts using giant kites, piggy
back skiing and high jumps.
The water show will be staged
at the Terry Sanford Dam at
Boiling Springs twice on July
4th. The first show will begin
promptly at 1 p. m. followed in
two hours by another show.
The 17-member ski group per
forms throughout the South, op
erating out of its headquarters in
South Carolina’s historic port city.
“The group is constantly working
on new ideas,” Reeves added,
“and I’m sure they will have
equally as good show as they
did last fall.”
In addition to the big water
carnival, an open house of the
entire Boiling Springs area will
be held. Art Huntley, promotional
director, stated that the general
public is invited to inspect
thoroughly the whole real estate
development..
Continued On Page 5
Funeral Today
For D. M* Davis
Veteran Employee &£
State Fisheries Commis
sion Died Sunday Follow
ing Extended Illness
David Monroe Davis, 73, died
at his home in Southport, Sun
day, after a long illness.
Rites were held Wednesday at 2
p. m. from St. Phillips Episcopal
Church by the Rev. Edward B.
Jordan, with burial in Northwood
Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs.
Anna Miller Davis; a son,
Leonard Miller Davis, Glouches
ter; a daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth
Davis Watkins, Sniithfield, Va.;
two sisters, Mrs. Mamie Smith
and Mrs. Henry Nesbitt of Gluo
chester; four grandchildren.
Active pallbearers included
members of the Pyhagonas Lodge
No. 249 of AF & AM, of which
Mr. Davis was a member.
The deceased was retired from
service with the North Carolina
Fisheries Commission, with which
he served for many years. Since
his retirement he has been one
of the most loyal sports fans in
the community, and students of
Southport high school have honor
ed him on numerous occasions.
The latest was to name one of
their coveted athletic awards in
his honor.
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, June 21,
10:07 A. M. 4:28 A. M.
10:40 P. M. 4:30 P. M.
Friday, June 22,
11:03 A. M. 5:17 A. M.
11:34 P. M. 5:25 P. M.
Saturday, June 23,
12:02 A. M. 6:09 A. M
6:25 P. M.
Sunday, June 24,
0:31 A. M. 7:05 A. M.
1:03 P. M. 7:30 P. M.
Monday, June 25,
1:30 A. M. 8:03 A. M.
2:05 P. M. 8:36 P. M.
Tuesday, June 26,
2:30 A. M. 9:02 A. M.
3:08 P. M. 9:42 P. M.
Wednesday, June 27,
3:32 A. M. 9:59 P. M.
4:09 P. M. 10:43 P. M.