Volume No. 22
A Good Newspaper In A Good Community
The Pilot Covers
Brunswick County
No. 2Q
10-Pages Today
SOUTHPORT, N. C WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1962
5c A COPY
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
Southport Homecoming Queen
Susan Key, Southport High School senior, was
crowned Homecoming Queen Friday night at a dance
following the Southport-Greenwood football game.
She was crowned by Judy McKeithan, last year’s
Homecoming Queen. She is the daughter of Mrs.
Frances Key and is head cheer leader. Attendants
were Pat Bartell, Jean Gilbert, Ellen Newell, Patti
Jenkins, Martha Mallison and Brenda Jordan.—
(Staff Photo by Allen.)
Shallotte Homecoming Queen
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Barbara Hewett, Shallotte High School senior, was
crowned Homecoming Queen at the dance Friday
evening in the cafeteria. The Homecoming football j
game with Wampee-Little River was cancelled be
cause of the weather. The queen is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Rozelle Hewett and was crowned by
Brenda Norris, last year’s queen.
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-NEWS
CANCER MEETING
The Brunswick County Cancer
Society will meet Thursday, No
vember 15, at Boiling Spring
Lakes Country Club. Time of the
meeting is 8 p. m.
BANK HOLIDAY
The Southport and Shallotte
branches of the Waccamaw Bank
& Trust Co. will be closed Mon
day in observance of Armed
Forces Day.
pta meeting
The Southport Parent-Teachers
Association will hold its regular
meeting on Thursday night at
7:30 o’clock in the high school
auditorium. A Book Fair, inspec
tion of the two new classrooms
and reports on the Halloween
UNICEF drive are on the agenda.
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
The Brunswick County Histori
cal Society will meet at the
Catholic Parish House in South
port next Monday night at 8
o'clock. C. B. Berry of Crescent
Beach will be the speaker and
will talk on the history of the
southeastern section of Brunswick
county. Visitors are welcomed.
Sewage Disposal
Plan For City Is
Rejected Again
State Stream Sanitation
Commission Turns Down
Application To Reclassify
Waters
For the fourth time in two
years, the State Stream Sanita
tion Committee turned down
Southport’s request to have
swamp waters reclassified in or
der that the city might construct
a waste stabilization pond for
sewage treatment.
City Manager C. D. Pickerell
said the city had expected the
decision which the committee
made at its October meeting in
Banner Elk.
“We have felt all along that
the proposal would be turned
down,” he said, “and have al
ready started working on an
other answer to the problem.”
The rejected site for the sew
age disposal system would have
affected the Elizabeth river,
Dutchman creek, Molasses creek
and Dennis creek.
The committee voted to turn
down Southport’s request ■? be
cause of four major points,
Chairman J. V. Whitfield of
Willard said, which include:
Elizabeth river and Dutchman
creek are valuable sources of
seed oysters and thus add in
come to the county.
Elizabeth river and Dutchman
creek are nursery areas for
shrimp and provide a suitable
habitat for wildlife.7
The site is largely flooded du
ring normal high tides and is
questionable as a proper site for
such a facility. In addition, it is
doubtful that a treatment plant
can be protected from hurri
canes and other severe storms.
The prevailing southwestern
summer winds would tend to
carry odors from the plant to the
city of Southport.
With this action by the com
mittee, City Manager Pickerell
said the...city is looking for a
new location for its sewage dis
posal needs. He said the city
was now considering one of three
types of plants. They include a |
conventional sewage disposal
plant, a new type rapid oxida
tion plant and a lagoon type sys
tem.
Consulting Engineer Henry
Von Oessen of Wilmington said
the city is considering building
a lagoon type plant at a site
which is now being studied but
the site must meet the specifica
tions of the State Stream Sani
tation Committee and then be
purchased by Southport. Von
Oessen said he did not think it
would affept the shellfish inter
est in the county.
Von Oessen also thinks that
the lagoon disposal sewage sys
tem is the city’s best answer to
the problem. It would cost be
tween $80,000 and $100,000 while
the rapid oxidation one cost 25
to 35 per cent more. A conven
tional type plant would cost
the city about $250,000. j
If the site for the lagoon plant
is turned down, the city will pro-!
bably consider an oxidation plant, i
Although it cost more, it can be j
constructed on sites that are now j
available to Southport.
Gray Ladies To
Organize Here
First Training Meeting For
This Organization Is Held
On Tuesday
One meeting has been held and
two more have been planned in
order to organize a Red Cross
Volunteer Gray Ladies program
and a Hospital Staff Aid course
for Dosher Memorial Hospital, ac
cording to Mrs. Charles Blake,
chairman of the programs.
The first meeting was held
Tuesday afternoon at the South
port Communoty Building. Mrs.
Philip King, chairman of the
Home Improvements for the
Brunswick county chapter of the
Red Cross, spoke on the or
ganization and its history.
Mrs. Blake outlined the attribu
! tions and duties of the volunteers
for those present.
Another organizational meeting
will be held Thursday at the Com
munity Building from 3:30 to 5:30
in the afternoon.
On Tuesday, November 13, a
third organizational meeting wi#
be held at the Hospital from 3:30
to 5:30 in the afternoon.
“All interested persons are in
vited to attend one of the meet
ings,” Mrs. Blake said.
Tre Red Cross Volunteer Gray
Ladies program and the Hospital
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Democrats Sweep Back Into Office As
Results Of General Election Voting
Winners In Key Contests Tuesday
E. V. LEONARD
JACK BROWN
W .J. McLAMB
ODELL WILLIAMSON
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Bolivia Host To
School Seniors
Annual Career Day Will Be
Observed At That Bruns
wick County High School
Nov. 16
Representatives from eight col
leges, five armed services, and
thirteen professions or occupations
will take to juniors and seniors
of the five Brunswick county
consolidated high schools about
their future Friday, November 16,
at Bolivia high school, acording
to Principal J. P. Snipes, who is
in charge of the College and
Career Day program. J
All the students will gather in
the Bolivia Auditoriuih at 9:30
for the opening phraie of Col
lege and Career Day. New Han
over County Superintendent W.
H. Wagoner will talk to them
about their future opportunities.
The program has been divided
into the morning college section
and the afternoon career section.
Each student will attend any two
groups in each section that he is
interested in.
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New Administrator
For Local Hospital
Miss Frances R. Tillit As
sumes Duties As Head Of
Business Department At
Dosher Memorial
Following the recent resigna
tion of William A. Mace as ad
ministrator of Dosher Memorial
Hospital in Southport, the Board
of Directors have secured as new
administrator, Miss Frances R.
Tillitt. Miss Tillitt was born in
Norfolk, Va., but has lived and
worked in North Carolina the
greatest part of her life. Her
schooling was completed in Win
ston-Salem and she has had ex
tensive experience in hospital ad
ministration and other related
fields.
For nine years, she was asso
ciated with the Albemarle Hos
pital, Elizabeth City. In the
Chowan Hospital, Edenton, she
served as administrator for ten
and one-half years. During her
tenure there a new hospital and
nurses home was constructed. She
TIME and TIDE
By ED HARPER
Twenty-five years ago this week visiting boatmen in the South
port area expressed interest in the future of big game fishing
here. One of the visitors when asked if he believed there were
any marlin off shore, laughed at the statement.
Yache club officials met to decide on the plans for the 1938
yacht regatta to be held here;two school children were hurt in a
bus accident in the county; plans were being roughed out for
the fishing rodeo to be held the next spring; city officials an
nounced that they were unable to sponsor a yacht basin in
Southport, and a yacht visiting here from New York was dam
aged when a local trawler crashed into her side.
Twenty years ago this week a total of 200,000 pounds of scrap
metal was turned in by the Naval Section Base located at Fort
Caswell. This was easily the largest contribution in the county
wide scrap metal drive.
A schooner went down offshore with one crew member being
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MISS
FRANCES R. TILLITX
directed the building program and :
the purchasing of equipment and ,
supplies as well as all furnishings. :
She was responsible for the em- ■
ployment of all personnel and
purchased all medical supplies, ,
drugs and linens. After her serv- ,
ice here, she returned to the
place of her former employment, \
Albemarle Hospital, Elizabeth ;
City. J
In this 150 bed hospital she <
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Aspirin Causes >
Child’s Death i
Coroner Rules That Death j
Of Shipman Child Was (
Accidental And No In
quest Will Be Held t
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Final rites were held in White- \
ville, Wednesday for a 2-year-old c
Southport boy who died, Monday I
night from an overdose of aspirin. C
Michael Ray Shipman, son of 1
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Shipman 1
of Southport, died Monday night, a
Coroner Lowell Bennett of Bruns- t
wick County said death came
from swallowing aspirin. The of- I
fleer said the child apparently s
took an overdose of the medicine, s
(Continued On Page 4)
Local Guardsmen
Get Promotions
Announcement Made Of
Advancement For Several
Members Of Shallotte
National Guard Unit
By M SGT. HUGH D. VANCE
Training NCO
Battery "C”, 2nd Automatic
Weapons Battalion (SP), Nortl
Carolina Army National Guard
-ecently passed their 13th Annua!
Armory General Inspection with
'lying colors. The local Nationa
luard Unit was organized undei
he direction of Captain John K
3urns of Whiteville in November
L949.
Jn keeping with a promise tc
;he enlisted men of Battery “C”
ipon assuming command of the
Shallotte National Guard Unit
leveral months ago, Captain Wil
on K. Allen, commander, . re
narked that he believed in giving
:redit where credit was due. Anc
n keeping with that promise the
tallowing Enlisted Men of the
Shallotte Guard Unit were re
:ently promoted to grades indi
:ated:
SFC. Sam F. Frink promoted
o Platoon Sergeant (Grade E-7)
5gt. James A. Chestnut promotec
o Staff Sergeant (Grade E-6)
2pl. William R. Hewett promotec
o Sergeant (Grade E-5); Cpl
lenry R. Taylor promoted to Ser
reant (Grade E-5); Cpl. David
j. Simmons promoted Specialist
nive (Grade E-5); PFC. William
I. Bland promoted to Specialist
'our (Grade E-4); PFC. Jimmy
McLamb promoted to Special
3t Four (Grade E-4); PFC. Wil
iam O. Suggs promoted to Spe
ialist Four (Grade E-4).
The ranking enlisted men of
he Shallotte National Guard in
lude M Sgt. Hugh D. Vance,
nth 1814 years service to in
lude U. S. Army in World War
I, Army Reserve and North
Carolina National Guard. M Sgt.
’ance was also instrumental in
elping to organize the local unit
nd worked two years as its full
me administrative assistant.
Next on the roll include P Sgt.
lenry L. Carter with 17 years
ervice. Sgt. Carter has been
erving with the local unit for
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■ Party Candidates Remain In
Control Of All Brunswick
County Offices Following
Tuesday Vote
Brunswick county Democrats
held on to all county offices as
a result of voting in Tuesday’s
general election, with margins
ranging from a scant 31-votes to
a majority of 1120 piled,
up by Lowell Bennett over Els
worth Reynolds in their race for
coroner.
The closest of these contests _
developed right here in South- ■
port where F. Herbert Swain, *
veteran member of the board of
county commissioners and for
mer chairman of that body, de- I
feated Dan Harrelson, Republican -
standard-bearer, by a majority
of only 31-votes.
This was another all-out effort'
on the part of ' the Republican
party, whose members campaign
ed actively for a full slate of
officers.
Sheriff E. V. Leonard scored a
convincing victory over Harold
Willetts when he collected 3247
votes to 2810 for his Republican
opponent.
Jack Brown won his third
term as clerk of Superior court,.
polling 3422 votes to 2526 for L.
V. Walton.
W. J. McLamb piled up 3476
votes to 2572 for Thurston Hugh
es to win the race for Judge of
Recorder’s court, a post in which
he will be no stranger.
I Odell Williamson goes back to
I the State Legislature as repre
, sentative from Brunswick coun
[ ty by polling 3347 votes to 25371
• for J. Rogie Evans, the Republi
can candidate.
In the race for county com
missioner high man was Ira
l Chadwick with 3128 votes. Next
was D. L. Ganey with 3095; D.'
, B, Frink with 3080; R. L. Rabon
, with 3037; and Swain With 2868.
Totals for Republican commis
sioner candidates were Harrelson
2868, high for this race for his
party; C. W. Knox, 2742; A. W.*
1 Bradsher, 2623; Floyd King, 2604; .
1 and J. B. Sermons, 2570, \*‘
Leading the entire Democrat
ticket was Ray Walton, who poll
ed 3875 votes. Carl Meares had
3103 for the other Democrat post
and Warren H. Coolidge polled
2219 as the only Reublicapn op
ponent for these two.
James C. Bowman polled 3452
votes in his race for District
Solicitor.
No other returns were available
at last night’s informal canvas.
improvements On
Streets Of City
City Manager C. D. Picker*
rell Reports Completion
Of Several Projects In
This Department
The city of Southport has re
cently spent approximately SB
thousand to complete a consider
able amount of street improve
ment, according to City Manager
C. D. Pickerrell.
Atlantic avenue has been pav
ed from Leonard street to Fodale
avenue. Fodale itself has been
paved ' from Leonard to Howe
street or Highway 211.
■ (Continued On Page 4)
Tide Table
Following is the tide
table for Southport during
tbe 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, November 8,
4:06 A. M. 10:43 A. M.
4:42 P. M. 11:13 P. M.
Friday, November 9,
5:06 A. M.
5:39 P. M.
Saturday,
6:02 A. M.
6:33 P. M.
Sunday,
6:57 A. M.
7:26 P. M.
Monday,
7:50 A. M.
8:17 P. M.
Tuesday,
8:41 A. M.
9:07 P. M.
Wednesday,
9:31 A. M.
9:59 P. M.
11:43
12:05
November
12:38
November J
0:55
1:30
November
1:41
2:21
November
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10,
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