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JWMlk mmm Most of the News l All The Time f 88«M£g£Mfi£H& g v <■•• jgMMgMM THE STATE PORT PILOT A Good Newspaper In A Good Community The Pilot Covers Brunswick County Volume No. 22 No. 1 10-Pages Today SOUTHPORT, N. C WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 1962 5c A COPY PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY Southport Boy Scout Troop RETURN—This is the Southport Boy S cout Troop No. 23, which spent last week at. Camp Upchurch. In the photo, from left to right and rank, front row, Bob Graham, 2nd class; Ricky McWilliams, 1st class; Anders Hogluud, 1st class; Ed die James, 2nd class; Dicky Bellows, 2nd class; Landis Brown, T. F.; 2nd row, James Manis, 1st class; Chip Graham, 2nd class; Pat Parker, 1st class; Mike Parker, 1st class; Mike Coleman, 1st class; back row, Jack Duffle, Star; Stephen Parker, Star; Pat Duffie, 2nd class; Darrell Wilmoth, 1st class; Jack Keith, 1st class; and Don Briwn, Star. One Scout attending camp but not in photo, Johnnie Melton, 1st class. Forest Fire Control— Green Swamp Airfield Construction is in the final stages on an aircraft landing strip, 5,400 feet long, carved out of the center of Riegel's Wacca mavv Forest located in the Green Swamp of Brunswick and Colum bus counties. This construction job by Rie ger s Woodlands department is part of the continuing cooperative effort with the North Carolina Forest Service to combat and suppress uncontrolled forest fires in this area. The 250' wide airstrip will pro vide an operating base for water bombers working on fires in Co lumbus, Brunswick and parts of Bladen county. These bombers are operated by the North Carolina Forest Service, and we used all over the state, wherever their use can be effective in controll ing wild life. The. amount of water or fire retardant chemical and water mixture the planes carry is limit ed, and in most cases repeated crops are essential. An operating base near the fire allows faster cycles of attack by each plane. Scout planes can operate more effectively also with landing facilities near a fire. With the new airstrip on Rie gers Waccamaw Forest, the total forest acreage in Brunswick and adjoining counties is in a better position for effective use of air support in fire controll activity. Construction began in 1961 on a series of sand ridges, known as Bear Pen Island, located about 16 miles south of Bolton and just west of N. C. 211 highway. These r'dyes and interrupting bay areas 'v,,re drained, requiring about two and one-quarter miles of canal. High areas were leveled and low areas filled with a resulting strip of land over a mile long and averaging 250 feet wide being repaired. The center 100 feet Mrio/ Mitt Qf lnewsj HIES IN BALTIMORE Charles L. Peacock, brother of Mrs. Mary Bomberger of South port died in a Baltimore Hospital Wednesday. Mr. Peacock was a son of Wesley Peacock and a former resident of Southport. FAMILY REUNION Recent vacationers in South port, Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Mendes and son, of Newport, Rhode Is land, completed the reunion of the family of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Stanley This was the first time in several years the entire family had been home at once. Other than Mr. and Mrs. Mendes, were, Mr. and Mrs. William J. Smith of Southport, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Stanley, Jr. and Mrs. Arthur En low of Greenville. Riegel's Waccamaw Forest Airfield has been seeded with Bermuda’I ! grass and the rest with lespereza [ ! and soil stabilization grasses. The ; | strip lies in a southwesterly, ! northeasterly direction taking ad ; vantage of the prevailing winds for take-off and landing. An access road in the strip and along the north side has been completed. About center way of the strip, on the north side,, a parking area and waterhole has been constructed. The waterhole is fed by springs, providing a permanent water supply. A water bomber, using the strip, will be able to land at (Continued On Page 4) Family Groups At Ft. Caswell Sunday School Week Will Be Observed At N„ C. Baptist Assembly Starting Monday Sunday School week at the North Carolina Baptist Assembly (Caswell) this year, July 9-13, will be a family affair. There will be special conferences under the leadership of Dr. Findley Edge, who is a Professor of Religious Education at Southern Seminary. Dr. Edge’s conferences will be on the theme of “Teaching for Re i suits". The worship services will !be conducted by'Dr. Ray Sum mers, Professor of New Testa ment at Southern Seminary. There will be age groups con ferences for leadership of all ages. Separate conferences will be con ducted for the Intermediate and Junior children with Bible study for each group. Provision will be made for children eight years of age and under during all services. Mrs. R. S. Entzminger of the | South Carolina Baptist Conven tion will work in cooperation with j Miss Hilda Mayo in conducting i a leadership conference for ele I mentary workers. The theme for the week will be "Outreach for the Unreached (Continued on Page 4) Boy Scouts At I Camp Upchurch Members Of Southport. Boy Scout Troop Make Good Record During Camping Period Troop 238 of Southport, spon sored by Southport Presbyterian Church, spent last week at Camp Tom Upchurch near Fayetteville. The Troop arrived at camp on Sunday and was released on Sat urday. After checking into camp, the Scouts were given a medical examination by the BSA medical doctor. They were then assigned to campsite “Ole Ring.” This site consisted of four leanto Adiron dyke huts directly on the lake side. After unpacking and getting settled, a swimming classification was conducted by the BSA camp officials. The boys were classified into three swimming groups— non-swimmers, beginners and swimmers. None of the troop were classified as swimmej-s Sunday. At the end of the camp week, twelve had made swimmer. The daily schedule was as fol lows: 7 a. m., revielle; 7:15 a. m., chapel; 7:30 a. m., breakfast; I 8:30, clean-up campsite; 9 a. m. i First and Second Class Scout classes. Scouts already first class ! and above went to various merit; badge classes for which they j were eligible. At 10:30, an in- ■ structional swimming period: 12, I lunch; 1 p. m. rest period; 2 p. m. ! classes resumed as in the mor- j ning. At 4:30 p. m., a general! swimming period was held. At j 5:45 p. m., retreat; 6 p. m., sup per. At 8 p. m., a game was held ! Monday; Tuesday, movies; Wed- | nesday, a council fire; Thursday, ! another game; and Friday, the ! awards recognition before the council fire. On Saturday, the I pathfinding obstacle course was ! run and a final swimming pei’td { before lunch. After lunch, all (Continued On Page 4) Firemen To Get Opportunity To Take Training An Organizational Meeting Will Be Held Monday Evening At Bolivia To Set Up Classes An organizational meeting for i Fireman’s Training Class to be conducted in Brunswick county will be held Monday evening at 7:30 o’clock at Bolivia High School. The training wil consist of two courses, each requiring 30 hours, with a certificate to be awarded upon Completion of the second course. Those planning to take the course will decide the nights when sessions will be held and the length of each. Captain L. H. Wolfe, training officer of Wilmington Fire De partment, and Lt. J. W. Casteen of Wilmington Fire Department headquarters will instruct. Ac cording td some authorities these twc of the best fire instructors in the State. Volunteer Firemen will be in structed in their own department with their own equipment, with at least one class to be held in Wilmington Fire Department. Seperate instruction classes will be carried on at each department n the county, provided that de partment can furnish a minimum if ten people to take the class. The Brunswick County Advis ory Committee will consist of Howard Williamson, member of the Board of Education and rep resentative from each Volunteer Fire Department in the county. Although separate classes will be held at each fire department, this will be a County Adult Fire manship Training Project. The chief of eacn department will be the Daison officer between :he instructor and his local de partment. George West, director, Wilming ton Industrial Center; Ralph Bor deaux, Assistant Director, Wil Coutinued On Page 4 Gives Schedule For School Year School Opens For Fall Term During Last Week In August; One Week For Christmas Holiday The schedule for Brunswick county schools for the 1962-63 school year finds the opening day coming during the last week in August. Provision also is made for one week's vacation for Christmas. These and other dates have been approved by the Bruns wick County Board of Education and are as follow: Following is the complete 1962 1963 school year schedule: Aug ust 15, principals begin work; Friday, August 24 and Monday, August 27, teachers begin work; Tuesday, August 28, pupil orien tation; Wednesday, August 29, School begins; Tuesday, Septem ber 25, 1st month ends. District N. C. E. A., Tuesday, October 16, 1 day; district (Continued On Page 4) TIME and TIDE 25 YEARS AGO Dr. W. S. Dosher had gone to Boston to specialize in gynoco logy and obstetics. He was to be replaced by Dr. L. C. Fergus, a native of Wilmington and a graduate of Medical College in Virginia. A Dutch dinner and a beer supper were given in honor of Dr. Dosher. The Carolina Yacht Club announced that it will hold races in Southport in August. Entries from Miami to Norfolk were expec ted. A Raleigh man who visited here for the first time three years ago and- had returned whenever possible since then commented on the future of the town and the surrounding area. He stated that the folks upstate would be interested in the area if more advertising was done and they knew more about it. L. T. Yaskell was elected head of the Brunswick County Amer ican Legion post; a former Southport boy and his father had come from New York in a home-made trailer, and a contractor Was here looking over the possibilities of shipping facilities in the area. 20 YEARS AGO A front page picture of Little Coney, the popular swimming site on the Southport waterfront, was featured in the Pilot. Its use by the public had decreased since the opening of roads to the beach area. Experienced men were wanted by officials in Washington to handle large anti-submarine boats off Cape Fear. Local men who knew the waters of the area were asked to volunteer and several local seamen showed interest. The Fourth of July was properly observed in a celebration here during the past week. A commun ity picnic and dance were held as part of the festive occasion. (Continued On Page Four.) U.S. Army Field Trip INSPECTION—Men of the U.S. Army Transportation Terminal Training Unit from Meridian, Miss., are shown here on a visit to the famous Boiling Spring, which is a near neighbor to Sunny Point Army Terminal. These men are spend ing two weeks at the nearby terminal, the third year they have been here for training. Sunny Point In Use Again For Army Training U. S. Army Terminal Trans portation Unit From Mer idian, Miss., Is Here For Two Weeks ! The U. S. Army Transportation 1 Terminal Unit (7468), Meridian,] Mississippi, has returned to Sun ny Point Army Terminal for the third consecutive year to per form its two-weeks annual ac tive duty for training. Members of tile unit will again perform actual on-the-job train ing, working side by side with their counterparts at Sunny Point. Since most members of the unit have been to Sunny Point previously and have some knowl odge of the area and operation, less time will be required for orientation and familiarization and more time will be spent with actual training. The U. S. Army Transportation Terminal Unit (7468) has 21 of ficers and 1 enlisted man at Sunny Point this year. Colonel Warren E. Regland is Terminal Commander; Lt. Colonel Robei’t R. Harmon, Executive Officer Commander; Lt. Colonel Charles E. Callaway, Director of Opera tions; Lt. Colonel Theo G. Wat son, Director of Administration; Lt. Colonel Ralph S. Treadwell, Director of Logistics; Lt. Colonel Paul H. Bubeck, Comptroller; Captain Howard G. Secrest, Gen eral Supply Officer; Captain George L. Follett, Chief, Procure ment Division; Lieutenant Jerry A. Stewart, Finance Officer; Cap (Continued On Page 4) Long Beach Hit By Twister Today Bolivia Men Are Returned Safely An uneasy period of watch ing and waiting had a happy ending early Sunday morning when Mercer Johnson and Louis Harvell, two young men of Bolivia, returned safe and sound from a trip to Bald Head Island after being marooned there for several hours by bad weather. A general alarm had spread that these men were missing in a small boat after leaving from Southport early Satur day afternoon. The Coast Guard and other volunteer searchers looked for them in vain, and a growing crowd along tne Southport water front felt a gi'owing uneasi ness as the night wore on. About 3 a. m. word came that the men had made con tact with Reese Swan at Bald Head and were safe. Weekend Storm Is Felt Here Record Low Temperatures For This Time Of Year Recorded Saturday By Weather Observer A northeast- storm that devel oped rapidly just off the North Carolina coast brought unseason ably low temperatures and high rainfall to Southport last week. For a period of nearly 36 hours the center of this low pressure system remained stationary off shore, and residents of the area began to wonder where summer had gone. Representative temperatures from across the southeastern sec tion of North Carolina showed new record lows in some locali ties. Here in Southport the low est recorded during the three-day cool spell was 55 degrees, the recorded low for Saturday. The temperature was 59 de grees at noon Saturday, however, probably the lowest noon-day reading in some years for this season. Rainfall for the period measur ed 2.91 inches, or an average of less than an inch per day. Al though this was high, it was as a sprinkle compared to the 13-inch deluge that soaked Oriental, dur ing the same period. Sunday dawned clear and warm and temperatures rapidly advanc ed to more normal levels. “If people thought it was hot Sun day,” Rev. Drayton Cooper, local weather observer, stated, “it was. Our high officially was 94 de grees.” For the Fourth of July holiday the weatherman were dubious. There should be partly cloudy skies, with some scattered show (Continued On Page 4) 'Damage Done To Several Buildings And Two Trail ers; Torrential Rains Here In Southport A small tornado struck South port beach area early this mor ning, inflicting some damage to both residential and business buildings. The twister hit Long Beach at approximately 5 a. m. and up rooted a number of trees and caused roof damage in several spots. Two house trailers in the Tran quil Harbor area were overturned, but no one was injured, accord ing to reports available. A house trailer belonging to a Mr. Frye and the one next door were overturned, while the Tran quil Harbor field office, among other buildings, suffered extensive ! room damage. Several oak trees were uproot ed in the yard of E. L. Champion. General cleanup operations have already begun at Long Beach and Tranquil Harbor. This was the first of two freak ish weather occurances here to day. The other was a torrential downpour which occurred early this morning when 5.25 inches of rain fell within the space of a couple of hours. This figure was announced by Rev. Drayton Cooper, U. S. Weather Bureau observer, who said that this is within 1-inch of the all-time record of 6.5-inches during a 24-hour period in the month of July. During the early morning downpour the gutters and storm sewers in the business area were unable to accommodate the wa ter, and the streets were flowing like rivers. There was no report of proper ty damage here in Southport. Veterans Need Certain Data Service Officer Reminds Those Seeking Assistance To Bring Along Informa tion Veterans who need the assist I ance of their County Veterans Service Officer will obtain earlier and more efficient service if they will observe the following sug gestions made by Crawford L. Rourk, County Veterans Service Officer, when planning a visit to his office. First, the veteran should bring his discharges from all periods of service. Second, the veteran should bring his Veterans Admin istration claim number. Third, the veteran should bring all corre spondence with him that he has received from the VA. Fourth, if ; the veteran needs assistance with I his government insurance, he j should bring all policy or policies number's. Rourk, whose office is in the | Police Station, will be able to i Continued On Page 4 Festival Wins Weekend Bout With Weather More Than 300 Entries Re ceived In Second Annual Southport Arts Festival Last Week The Southport Art Association played host to a crowd of well over 1500 art enthusiasts for the annual Arts Festival which was held here during the past week end. The showing of all forms of art, from water color to ceramics, was held this year at the City Hall, the high school gymnasium and The Gallery. Over 350 entries were on display. The show attracted artists from Maine to the Panama Canal Zone and from 16 cities. Festivities were opened Friday afternoon when Harold Aldridge, speaking on behalf of the City of Southport, welcomed the visi tors to the town. Cheryl Rogers, reigning Miss Brunswick County, cut the ribbon in front of City Hall steps, and Dr. Norman Horn stein, president of the Southport Art Association, acted as master of ceremonies. One of the sidelights of the festival was the presence of David Stanley, an itinerant artist from Pittsburgh. Stanley is travelling across the country, paying his way through sale of his paintings. While here, he sold several of his works to local people. “I like Southport very much,” Stanley said. "This is the first time I’ve ever been this far South, and these trees of yours are just beautiful.” Awards were given on Sunday afternoon, and a throng of over 800 jammed City Hall to witness this event. Rain and cloudy skies, which put a damper on the festi val on Saturday, gave way to sunshine and many Sunday paint ers stood around beneath the oaks and talked shop. During the afternoon, poetry was read under the direction of Southport’s Poet Laureate, Wil liam Williams. Several Southport artists took honors at the festival. The judg Continued On Page 5 1 wo thanges In Church Pastors Ministers Serving Southport And Shallotte Are Re turned By North Carolina Conference The Rev. L. D. Hayman re tired again this year following North Carolina Conference at Kinston, and the Rev. B. H. Lamb was assigned as pastor of Ocean View Methodist Church at Yaupon Beach. This is one of the two changes that occurred among Methodist ministers serving churches in Brunswick county. The other sends the Rev. H. B. Harrell to Town Creek as a re placement for the Rev. Charles Eakin. Returning to their old appoint ments were the Rev. H. K. Jean nerette to Bethel at Bolivia and Concord at Supply; the Rev. H. T. Pickett to Shallotte Circuit; the Rev. H. A. Phillips to Shal lotte Camp; and the Rev. Charles H. Lancaster to Trinity Methodist Church in Southport. Dr. Clyde S. Boggs returns as Superintendent of the Wilming ton District. I ! I ! 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, July 5, 10:14 A. M. 4:14 A. M. 10:21 P. M. 4:20 F. M. Friday, July 6, 10:57 A. M. 4:55 A. M. 11:00 P. M. 5:04 P. M. Saturday, July 7, 11:40 A. M. 5:36 A. M. 11:39 P. M. 5:49 P. M. Sunday, July 8, 12:26 A. M. 6:18 A. M. 6:39 P. M. Monday, July 9, 0:22 A. M. 7:04 A. M. 1:14 P. M. 7:33 P. M. Tuesday, July lit, 1:08 A. M. 7:53 A. M. 2:04 P. M. 8:30 P. M. Wednesday, Julj 11, 2:00 A. M. ' 8:44 A. M. 2:58 P. M. 9:29 P. M.