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Brunswick County
Volume No. 22
No. 18
14-Pages Today
SOUTHPORT, N. C WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1962
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PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
Annual rurchase
Of Pulpwood In
Comity Rising
Latest Figures Report Pay
ments Totaling $1,361,220
For This Product Dur
ing Past Year
Purchases of pulpwood grown
in North Carolina and delivered
to pulp and paper mills during
1961 totaled $45,838,000, it was
reported by H. J. Malsberger of
Atlanta, general manager of the
Southern Pulpwood Conservation
Association. ' t
Among the 97 counties in
North Carolina where pulpwood
was produced, the three leading
counties, and the value of de
liveries shipped from each, were
Bladen, $1,419,560; Brtinswick,
$1,361,320, and Onslow, $1,313,380.
t Last year’s total for the state,
he added, was one per cent higher
than the value of $45,472,000 re
corded for 1960 deliveries.
xnese iigures were Dasea on
the results of a 12-state pulp
wood production survey made by
the U. S. Forest Service Experi
ment Stations at Asheville, and
New Orleans, La., in cooperation
With SPCA.
North Carolina’s share in the
production of wood raw material
for the pulp and paper industry,
Malsberger explained, was part
of an all-time high pulpwood har
vest for the South as a whole.
The 12-state- total for 1961 was
$484,614,000, a gain of three per
cent over the previous record of
$571,020,000 for 1960.
The South’s pulpwood harvest
last year was not only sixty per
cent .of the total for the nation,
Malsberger stressed, but was also
greater than that of any single
foreign country and more than in
any area of comparable size in
the world.
He emphasized, too, that fig
ures projected from Federal Gov
ernment surveys show that for
the South as a whole there is a
continuing favorable ratio of for
est growth over all removal. This
Includes removal of trees harvest
ed for man’s‘use, as well as losses
resulting from fire, insects and
disease. .. .
“The demand for paper and
other products from wood ex
pands every year,” he added,
“and forest owners thus have a
continuing incentive to manage
their woodlands properly to pro
duce more and better trees.”
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CHURCH BAZAAR
The women of St. Phillips Epis
copal Church will hold their an
nual bazaar in the Parrish House,
on November 30 from 10 until 5
o’clock.
BAZAAR FRIDAY
The Friendship Council No. 18,
Daughters of America, are having
a bazaar starting at 9 o’clock in
the old Florist Shop next to the
Theatre.
FISH FRY SATURDAY
A benefit fish fry will be held
at Lebanon-Mill Creek Commun
ity building Saturday, beginning
at 5 o’clock. All political candi
dates have been invited.
benefit barbecue
A pit-cooked barbecue supper
tyill be served on the grounds
at Zion Methodist church in
Town Creek Saturday, beginning
at 6:30 p.m. The supper, which
will be served buffet stvle Will
be held in the Fellowship Hall
of the church. Home-made cakes
an$ pies will also be on sale. Pro
ceeds will go to the building fund
of the church. z'w- ’
OPEN HOUSE AT STATE
Several boys and girls from the
junior and senior classes of the
high schools of Brunswick County
will attend Open House at N. C.
State College in Raleigh on Sat
urday of this week, reports A. S.
Knowles, county chairman. Open
House is an annual event of the
School of Agriculture to show
juniors and seniors new develop
ments in agriculture and home
economics.
ATTENDS MEETING
Problems of interest to school
board ’members were discussed at
the Eighth Annual Delegate As
sembly of the North Carolina'
State School Board Association
which was held in Chapel Hill
Wednesday.
C. Y. Coleman of Waccamaw,
president of the Fifth District
of the Association, represented
Brunswick County at the as
sembly.
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Preparing Fallout Shelter
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WORKMEN—Members of the city force are shown here at one of the batter-•'
ies at Fort Caswell, where they-have been busy for- the past week getting the:
abandoned installation in shape for eiriergency use as a fallout shelter. A portable
generator will provide electric current, and other improvements are being made
to provide as much comfort apd convenience as' possible in case of an emer
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City To Provide
Fallout Shelter
v-ny Liew Dusy rutting uic
Battery At Fort Casweli
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With the Cuban situation like it
is, the city officials of Southport
are preparing for the worst ir
case of a disaster.
The Board of Aldermen decid
ed Thursday to prepare batteries
at Fort Caswell for maximum
shelters with the means at hand
The' city has held the right 61
entry to the Fort Casweli shelt
ers for several months but no ac
tion has been taken pending fur
ther studies until now.
Other partial fallout shelters
are available in the basement oi
the Baptist church, the corridors
of the Southport high, school, the
Brunswick -County Training
School and the Court House
Basements of private homes will
also provide partial fallout pro
tection.
A three to five minute steady
tone on the city fire siren means
to keep alert and listen to spe
cific directions. Three minutes of
short blasts on the siren means
to take cover immediately.
The officials made the follow
ing suggestions which should be
observed:
Have food and water for you
and your family in a convenient
size box ready to take with you.
This food should include: canned
meat, fruit, vegetables, soups,
juices, and other stable items as
peanut butter, jelly, crackers,
dried milk, etc.;
Have warm clothing and blan
kets convenient to take with you.
Keep the gas tank on your car
as near full as is possible.
Keep fresh batteries in flash
lights and portable radios and
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Sunday Special
Day At Pisgah
Annual Harvest Day And
Homecoming Will Be Ob
served Sunday At Mt;
Pisgah Baptist Church
Harvest Day, Homecoming Day
snd the 200th year of service
ivill be observed at Mt. Pisgah
Baptist church in Supply Sunday.
Sunday school will start at 10
3’clock and will be followed by
worship services at 11 o’clock.
Lunch will be served at the con
tusion of church services.
The afternoon session will get
inderway at 1:30 o’clock. Hubert
ftoyal will lead a devotional and
-cstimonial period. Mrs. Geneva
Sing will talk about the history
)f the church. During the session,
nusic will be presented by .the
Afferent choirs of the church.
Ftichard Holden will lead the cjis
■nuisal prayer.
Teacher
MISS NELL BOWERS CRAVEN ■
Brunswick Girl
College Teacher;
Miss Nell Bowers Craven
Of Leland Is Member Of |
Faculty At Chowan Col- i
lege This Fall \
Miss Nell Bowers Craven, j
daughter of Mrs. Weston' Evans \
of Leland, has been employed by |
Chowan Junior College in Mur- ‘
freesboro to teach commercials
studies this year.
Miss Craven is a graduate of
Leland high school and East Car
olina college. Before assuming her
new duties, she taught "ousmess' '
courses at Miller-Motte Business
School in Wilmington for two
and-one-half years.
Miss Craven hopes to return
to school this summer in order
to work on her master’s degree.
Leland P. T. A.
Plans Meeting
Good Progress Reported On
Calendar Project And
Successful Halloween Car*
nival
The Leland P.T.A. will meet
Monday night at 7:45 p. m.
Mrs. Willa Mae Wooten re
ports from the community cal
endar project that good work has
been done by her committee and
this week will conclude the drive.
One hundred and thirty six cal
endars have been sold to date
and at least one hundred and
fifty are expected to be purchas
ed by the end of this week.
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Names Of Several
State Candidates
Appear On Ticket
6 election. • ~ ' I '
Beside a U. i S. Senator, T^r
Heels will also vote for a cofo«
missioner of insurance, a Su
preme Court chief justice, three
associate justices and 22 Superior
Court judges.
Only Ervin and three others of
the 28 Democratic candidates
have GOP opposition.
Claude Greene of Robesonville
is running for the Senate against
Ervin, who is seeking his feecond
Commissioner of Insurance Ed
*hn s. Lanier, whom Gov! San
ord named to the post to Replace
he late Charles Gold,. is running
or an unexpired term Against
Republican CHaude E. Billiigs of
Vilkesboro.
Supreme Court chief ^Justice
lamed to the top judicial slot
iarlier this year, is opposed by
Republican Lewis P. Hamlin Jr.
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full term.
Smery B. Denny, whom
ianfor 1
King Mackerel
Catches Still
Show Increase
Southport Boats Making
Off-Shore Trips Have
Been Bringing In Big
Catches Of These Fish
The cold weather of last week
failed to put a damper on the
ever increasing catches of king
mackerel, but there have been a
couple of days during the past
week when it was too rougn for
the boats to stay out.
Boats going off-shore have been
bringing in from forty to sixty
of these fish daily, and they have
ranged from 6 to 12-lbs. in
weight. This is expected to con
tinue for another two or three
weeks, or as long as weather per
mits trips to be made.
Mrs. Hulan Watts, who books
more boats .than any other South
port person, says . that weekend :
dates are pretty well filled up, \
but she says some of the boats i
are open for mid-week trips.
Uock Baptists !
Name Officials
First Day Of Annual Bap
tist Association Was Held
At New Britian Church
At Freeland
The Dock Baptist Association
held its 47th annual sessions with
the New Britain and Happy
Home Baptist churches. During
the two days session, reports were
heard on the different phases of
Baptist Work.
These were discussed by rep
resentatives from the various in
stitutions and from Baptist Con
vention Headquarters in Raleigh.
At its business session on Sat
urday afternoon the association
elected the following officers for,
the ensuing year: . ~ ,
i. ■-affim.Mi. .iJoo.aa>,..Naki«a,--Mod«r-:
atw; Rev. H. C- Powell, Nakina,
Vice Moderator; Austin G. Long,
Route 3, Tabor City, Clerk-Treas-.
urer; and George T. Ward, Na
kina, song leader.’
Members of Executive Comriiit
tee include:
M. M. Ray, Chairman; N. A.
Lane, Loftin Little, Dupree Jac
obs, J. S. Gore, Rev. Ernest L.
Davis, Rev. Garland Long, C, B.
Bullock, Jr., Floyd Parker, Rev.
Anson Smith, Harry Stephens,
Harvey L. Smith, Rev. H. C. Po
well, Eddie Grice, Rev. Grover
Faulk, P. O. Gore, Rev. George
Piver, Rev. E. D. Gaskins, Rev.
W. M. Jordan, M. M. Jones, Ex
Officio, Austin G. Long, Ex-Of
ficio.
Departmental Officers are the
following:
C. Walter Powell, associational
Sunday school superintendent;
Leon Ward, Jr., Children’s Home
representative; Harry Stephens,
Baptist Homes Representative;
Hoyt Piver, hospital representa
tive; Mrs. Janice Gore, Director
of W.M.U. .Work; Ralph King,
B. T. U. director; Rev. Ernest L.
Davis, brotherhood director.
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TIME and TIDE
By ED HARPER
Twenty-five years ago this week deer hunting was appraised
as being the most popular sport of the Brunswick county resi- ‘
dents. The abundance of these animals in rural Brunswick county ’
■ -has attracted many ‘sportsmen from the upper portion of the -
state.
Southport escaped the early frosts of the winter season during
a cold spell recently. Bald Head Island showed evidence of its i
mild climate by the watermelons that are still flourishing there. <
There were conflicting theories on how a 100-pound bag of - <
grits was brought up in a shrimp trawler net one day during the 1
week. Crawford Rourk hauled in the unusual catch. This and the '
- other strange catches, such as various denominations of money, 1
have shed an unusual light on the fishing in this area lately.
Twenty years ago this week a liberty ship constructed in Wil
mington was given the name of a Brunswick county native, de- ‘
ceased Governor Benjamin Smith. Smith was born in Brunswick
county in 1760. He was Governor of North Carolina during the
years of 1810 and 1812 and died here in Southport in 1826,
Plans were being made for the county-wide recognition of Ar- ]
mlstice Day. A guest speaker was to be present in each of the -
schools of Brunswick county to present a speech concerning the
patriotic event.
A scrap drive by both of the city’s schools was apparently hav
ing great success; the production of surgical bandages was pro
ceeding satisfactorily; and Mrs. Thomas St. George had assumed (
her duties as superintendent of Dosher Memorial Hospital. , t
Fifteen years ago this week A. P. Henry, Jr., a young Winna
bow citizen, reported that he had killed an eight point buck in j
self-defense. Young Henry reported that when he had decided to
W4Jk down the road toward the sound of baying hounds obviously 1
Ooattoued o« Pago 2
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Visits SPARE
CONGRESSMAN Alton A. Lennon, of the 7th Con- .
gressional District, was a yis^pr at . Sunny Point"*
Army Terminal Monday. Congressman Lennon tour
ed the installation accompanied by Col. Johnnie D.u
Duffie, Terminal Commander, and also observed the'
loading operations being carried out at one of the
terminal’s huge wharves.. Photograph shows ’ Con
gressman Lennon and Colonel Duffie with a cargo
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Record Low Is
Recorded Here
The temperature fell to 26
degrees, an’ all-time low for
the local U. S.-. Weather Bu
reau for October, on Friday
morning. The following day
saw the record' tumble again,
this time with a 23-degree
reading. ' - :
Temperatures began to
mount again Sunday, and on
Monday and Tuesday the
readings were about normal,
for this time of year. ,
Self-Help For
Medical Needs
Training Program Being
Planned Under , Civil De
fense Organization In
Brunswick
John G. Long, Training Chief
'or the County Civil Defense, and
V. S. Knowles, director, have
nade plans for conducting clas
ps in medical self-help care. This
leries will start on November
9 at 7 p. m., at the Agricul
tural Building in Supply.
Th$ first class, it was pointed
tut ;by Civil Defense officials, will
consist of leaders from through
lut the county who will in turn
assist in holding similar classes
n their community. The objec
ive is to train at least one mem
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Another Step By
Leland Jaycees
'rogress Made Toward For
mal Organization Of Jun
ior Chamber Of Com
merce There
The Leland Junior Chamber of
iommerce voted to form a chap
ar after hearing the' organlza
ion’s purposes explained to them.
Dale Coker' was elected tem
orary chairman and A. H. Gailey,
r., was selected as the tem
orary secretary at the meeting.
Homer' Chadwick, Gainey,
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* Voter* Will Decide On Of
ficials Ranging r From
Township To National
Level On November 6 ..
Brunswick county citizens gc
to the polls Tuesday to .* cast
their ballots in a general election
which affects offices on all levels
from township constable to Unit
ed State senator.
As is the usual case, the great
est interest rests in the results
of the county; ticket, where there
is a race for every office, in
cluding 10th State Senatorial
District. Bay H. Walton ol
Brunswick' and Carl Meares oi
Columbus share the only Repub
lican nominee for .this ■ office,
Warren H. Coolidge of Colum
bus., '[ ' :: ... j - , ..
In the race for House ol
Representatives, Odell • Williamson
is the Democratic nominee and
his Republican opponent is J,
Rogie Evans. .Williamson is seek
ing election to this office for the
fourth time, although his terms
have not been consecutive and. the
last time he served was during
the 1953 session. Evans has never
before been a candidate for pub
lic office.
W. J. McLamb, who served
as Judge of Brunswick county
Recorder's Court for several
terms prior to 1956, is the
Democratic candidate and is op
posed by M. Thurston Hughes,
Republican standard-bearer.
E. V. Leonard, now completing
;his second term as. sheriff—
although the two . terms were
not consecutive-—is seeking re
election and his . Republican op
ponent is Harold Willetts.
Lowell Bennett, now complet
ing a second' term as coroner of
Brunswick county, is the Demo
cratic nominee and is opposed by
J. Ellsworth Reynolds, Republi
can.
J. E. Brown is seeking reelect
ion for a third term as Clerk
of Superior Court and his Repub.
lican opponent for this office is
Lester V. Walton, who was a
candidate two years ago for
Register of Deeds.
The Democratic lineup for
county commissioners shows Dil
lon L. Ganey, a former sheriff
of the county. Northwest; R. L.
Rabon, a veteran member of the
board although not a member at
the present time, Town Creek;
P. Herbert Swain, seeking elect
ion for his fifth consecutive term,
Smithvllle; Ira L. Chadwick, a
first-time candidate on the party
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Superior Court f
In Session Here;
For Civil Cases
Numerous Matters Disposed
Of Here Last Week, In-,
eluding Cemetery Case ‘
The civil term of Brunswick
I County Superior Court, with
Judge Leo Carr presiding, came
to an end in Southport Thursday
with cases involving an access
road to a cemetery, a cow hitttiyf
a car and a property dispute.
In the case of Robert C. Phelps
versus Velma Robinson, Harol/j_
Robinson and his wife Seine Rob-v
inson, both parties agreed to 6omr
promise their differences and use
another road to the W. p. Sellers
cemetery. ' '
Phelps appeared in court on be*
half of himself and the other per* ’
,j sons who owned burial lots in or
• have an easement or right of *
burial in the cemetery. They own- !
■ ed the road leading from the west1
; side or entrance to the cemetety
to the Turnpike, road and have -
the perpetual and exclusive rijriit
to use the road for going to amj .
coming from the cemetery. They'
subpoenaed 13 witnesses while the.’
Robinsons had 73.
The two parties agreed that in- ;
stead of using the road that leads
in a 'western direction' to' the ’
cemetery,' they would use another
: road that leads in a northern di
rection from the cemetery to th* .'
. Turnpike road. ■
The road is located on the
property belonging to Velma Rob
inson. It can be used for going
And and coming from the ceme- •
tery. But the • court reserved tf|.
her the right to travel to and
from her property adjoining the
cemetery.
.The .court said that the state
Highway Commission would pro-'
baMy maintain the northward
road. If not, the interested part- •
ies should keep it up.
The court said .that the road
leading iir a western - direction te
tlje cemetery should not be used.
Court cost was split half and
i half between the two parties, The
witness fees and the sherilfV H
expenses sue let be paid by the. ,
parties which wanted them. - %
Ih a case of a cow that hit »
car entitled Clyde A. Simmons
versus Elmore Willetts and Jos-,
eph Willetts, the owners of the
cow were found in the wrong. 1* -
The court found that the
Simmon car was damage by the
negligence of the Willetts men. I £
also found that Simmons did nob
contribute by his own negligence?
to the damages to his car. Thus
the court orderd that Simmons be?
paid 5500 for car damages. The
Willetts men were also taxed
court costs. "
In a property dispute case, the
court orderd Smith Harrison, An-;
nie Harrison, Frannie Mae Ham
son, Clifton Harrison, La Eunice
Harrison, Robert Stanley, Jr.,
James E. Stanley and Lee Ethel
Stanley to pay Gladys F. MaKay!
$180.92. This is 5|7 of the amount
she paid at the purported ' tax
sale with interest on the amount
from December 29,1949 at 6 pen
cent. They were also ordered to
pay her 5|7 of all tax penalties
and interest she had paid on .the
property. *
The Harrisons and Stanley^
were heirs of the late W. M
Harrison. In deciding the case,
it was established that William
Andrew Harrison, Frannie Mae
Harrison, Clifton Harrison, Jere
miah Harrison and La Eunice
Harrison were owners of 1)7 of
the propety. Their interest in
the land came from their de
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Tide Table
Following' is the tide r
table tor Southport during -.1
the week. These hours are • ^
approximately correct and
were furnished The State
Fort Pilot through the
courtesy of the Cape Fear
Pilot’s Association.
HIGH LOW
Thursday, November 1,
9:52 A. M. 3:49 A.
9:57 P. M. 4:37 P.
Friday, November 2,
10:35 A. M. 4:29 A.
10:45 P. M. 5:24 P,
Saturday, November 3,
11:26 A. M. 5:15 A.
11:41 P. M. 6:15 P.
Sunday, November 4,
12:26 A. M. 6:12 A.
7:14 P.
Monday, November 5,
12:48 A. M. . - 7:18 A.
1:31 P. m; 8:17 f\
Tuesday, November 6,
1:56. A. M. 8:30 A.
2:38 P M, 9:19 p
Wednesday, November 7,
3:02 A. M. &:40 A.
3:41, P. M. . 10:17.P.
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