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Volume No. 22 No. 29 8-Pages Today OT The Pilot Covers Brurswick County A Good Newspaper In A Good Community SOUTHPORT, N. C WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1963 5e A COPY PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY House Moving Project Rank * TvStJ*1® t,Y.°'stoiT1 bome standing on the lot where the new Waccamaw and that h«?hC°* °^e ,WlU be constructed has been torn down to a single story, Memorial hLS °n a truck and moved to a n«w location near Dosher (Steff Pho?o bv All )S WaS S SC6ne °f the m°Ving operation taken early today. Making Effort To Rate County Depressed Area Effort Being Made To De termine Figures On Brunswick Independent From New Hanover Brunswick County may be in for some help from the federal government that could put some of the county’s workers back to earning a living. The State Employment Securi ty Commission will begin conduct ing a special labor market sur vey of Brunswick and New Han over counties within two weeks. Behind the move are efforts of Brunswick leaders to qualify for federal matching money as an area of “substantial and persis tent” unemployment. The U. S. Department of Labor requires proof of at least 6 per cent unemployment during nine of the last 12 months to be desig nated as such an area. The desig nation would make Brunswick eligible for matching funds under the Accelerated Public Works program. Brunswick’s unemployment now stands at more than 16 per cent. But the county is tied to New Hanover (and until recently to Pender as well) as a single labor market in the eyes of the Labor Department. Hugh Raper, research chief for the ESC, said his office received notice last week from Washing ton to split Pender County from (Continued On Page 4) - I Brief BiU Of ‘-NEWS-1 OUT OF SERVICE Eric Coleman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dempsey Coleman of Shal lotte, is out of service after being in the U. S. Air Force for four years. PINEHURST VISITORS Several Southport golfers spent last Wednesday in Pinehurst. In the group were Prince O’Brien, C. E. Bellamy, Agnew Fulcher, Bill Styron, Robert Thompson, Tommy Kirby, Bob Spence and Marvin Watson. BLUEBERRY MEETINGS Blueberry growers will have an opportunity to attend the Annual Blueberry School scheduled for January 17, beginning at 1 p. m. and lasting through 4:30 p. m., at the Long Creek Community Building in Pender County. A good program is planned and the blueberry growers are urged ,to attend. HD MEETING The Brunswick County Home Demonstration County Council will convene on Friday at 3 p. m., at the Extension Service Office in Supply.*’' Council members are urged to attend this very im portant meeting, since it will con sist of program planning. The meeting is also open to anyone mtefbsted in the Home Demon stration program. Port Disc Is Slate Public Meeting Will B< Held At 3 O’Clock Ir Community Building Tc Discuss Plans Representatives from the Stat« Ports Authority will be in South port Monday afternoon for a J o’clock meeting at the Communi ty Center to consider plans foi the establishment of a small boat harbor and supporting facilities here. James H. Latham, chairman oi a sub-committee making a study of needs and prospects in the Southport area, will be here, and he hopes to have Director James Davis with him. Other members of his sub-committee also plan to attend. If plans for the establishing of a. small boat facility here are carried out, one of the locations that is under consideration is the existing yacht basin. It is the de sire of Latham that owners of property in that facility attend the meeting in order that an un derstanding may be reached with regard to the availability of that location. One thing favoring this site is the fact that other land adjoin ing the present yacht basin is available for this proposed en larged and expanded small boat facility'. In the event the present yacht basin is unavailable, the men making the site study for the Ports Authority have at least two other locations under advise ment. Tobacco Plans Are Important Farmers Must Make Deci sions Governing Outcome Of Crop From Very Be ginning Tobacco farmers have several decisions to make when planting their seed beds, reports A. S. Knowles, acting County Exten sion Chairman. They have to de cide what variety to plant, where to locate the bed, how to treat the bed and several other con siderations. In deciding on a variety to plant, farmers must think about disease problems, type of soil and characteristics of variety. The location of the bed is important because of soil type, whether it is sheltered from cold winds, and closeness to a simply of water. Treating the bed to control in sects, diseases, and weeds become important in the successful opera tion of raising tobacco plants. Tobacco plant bed treatment with Methyl Bromide must be exacting”, Knowles said. “Tem pei atures of 50 to 60 degrees P or higher must be maintained during treatment period. This tieatment can be applied cold as usual or hot. The hot treatment requires a bucket of hot water at bed site and puncture the can as it is held upside down and insert in bucket of hot water, lhc gas distributes as vapor in seconds and cover can be re moved in 6 to S hours.” ussion id Monday *— New Home Agent At Work Monday Mrs. Mary W. Earp of Win nabow, has resigned her posi tion as case worker with the Brunswick County Welfare Department and has accepted appointment as Home Dem onstration Agent. Mis. Earp is a native of Brunswick county and fills a vacancy that has existed for several months in this extension office. She began her duties on Monday of .this week. One of her first objectives will be to reactivate several home demonstration clubs which have not been meeting regularly since there has been no home agent on duty in Brunswick. | Hunter Killed Near Leland Paul Joseph Klutz Dies Of Gunshot Wounds Sustain ed In Hunting Accident iSaturday Morning A 64-year-old Leland resident lied in a Wilmington hospital, Saturday, shortly afternoon, fromo gunshot wounds suffered in a hunting accident near his home. Brunswick Coroner Lowell Ben nett said ^aul Joseph Klutz, died in Cape Fear Memorial Hospital. He said Klutz fell while apparent ly trying to cross a vine-covered ditch about 500 feet from his home. He tripped and the gun he was carrying discharged, with the load of shot causing the fatal in juries. The gun he was carrying was described as a 12-guage shot gun. Bennett said the accident oc curred about 10:40 a. m., Satur day. The coroner said no inquest would be held, that the shooting had been ruled an accident. Klutz was a native of Maiden, and the son of the late Paul J. and Louella Carpenter Klutz. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Stella Mintz Klutz; five sons, Paul J. of the U. S. Army in New Mexico, Herman E. of Alex andria, Va., Ale Lloyd F. Klutz of the US Air Force in New foundland, Richard D. and Larry L. Klutz, both of the home; five daughter's, Mrs. Bonnie Jenrette, Miami. Fla., Mis. Glenna Marin aro, Chicago, 111., Mrs. Helen Clark, Leland, Mrs. Linda Par ker of Delco, and Miss Jane Klutz of the home; a brother, Lommis F. Klutz, Newton; two sisters, Mrs. Pruella Lewis of Maiden and Mrs. Lottie Kenner of Miami; and 13 grandchildren. Final rites for Mr. Klutz were | held Tuesday at 2 p, m. from Shiloh Methodist Church by the | Revs. Allen Richardson and : Charles Eakin, with burial in the I church cemetery. Pallbearers were Ernest Mc (Continued on Page 4) Firemen Getting Special Training In Adult Class Volunteer Fire Departments In All Sections Of County Have Benefitted From Program Supt J. G. Long reports that the volunteer firemanship classes that were held in Brunswick County during the year 1962 were received with much enthu siasm by those participating and that much value has already been received through this pro gram by the county. This adult program of training is provided by the Brunswick County Board of Education, with cooperation of the Wilmington Industrial Center and the assist ance of the Wilmington Fire De partment. This program comes under the North Carolina De partment of Public Instruction, which reimburses the County Board- of Education for money paid out for salary of instruc tors. Completion of the course re quires sixty hours of basic in struction and this has been brok en down into two thirty-hour courses in Brunswick County. Each person who completes the required sixty hours will be issued a certificate by the North Caro lina State Department of Public Instruction. Supt. Long states that mem bers of all volunteer fire depart ments in Brunswick County, have already completed the first thir ty hour phase of this trhining and that one-half of the Long Beach fire department has com pleted the full 60'hours' training. Winabow Fire Department start ed the second phase on Thurs day. His records indicate that in excess of 120 persons in Bruns wick County have already com pleted the first 30 hours phase | and that 20 have completed the full 60 hours. George West, Director of the Wilmington Center states that plans are being made for the' other departments to star com pletion of the second course within a few weeks and that when the members are ready to begin they may do so, simply bv notifying him or Supt. Long and (Continued On Page 4) Doctor Warns Of Flu Danger Southport Physician Strong ly Urges Taking Influ enza Shot, Even At This Late Date Dr. N. M. Hornstein said this week that he is alarmed by the severity of several cases of influ enza which he has treated during the past few days and he strong ly urges that those who have not yet taken flu shots to do so, even at this late date. “I have had some young pa tients with temperatures ranging from 104-105 degrees. That is se rious at any time, but it might prove to be fatal in the case of the very old or very young. “I fear that flu will become more prevalent as the winter wears on, and I think that the general use or immunization shots may prove to be a blessing if we are to be successful in averting an epidemic.” New Uniforms FANCY—-New postage rates are not the only changes made at the Southport post office this week. The personnel are now wearing natty blue uniforms. Left to right they are Postmaster Niels Jorgensen, Mrs. Marjorie Livingston and Mrs. Marie Royal, clerks. In the background are Frank Cox and Gene Fulwood, city earners. (Staff Photo by Allen) Southport Has Phone Increase For Past Year Figures Show Local Ex change Added Total Of 70 Telephones During 1962 Business Southport Exchange gained 70 telephones in 1962, H. P. Kincaid, manager for Southern Bell here announced today. To keep pace with the state’s continued growth and progress, dver $100,000 was spent e very working day of the year on new telephone construction in North Carolina, Kincaid said. On a statewide basis, the com pany added approximately 39,000 telephones in 1962, an increase of over eight per cent over 1961. To improve and expand serv ice, Southern Bell spent $32,300, 000 on construction in its 87 North Carolina exchanges during 1962. The payroll for its approximately 5,750 employees in the state amounted to over $31 million. The Southport area marked a year of growth for Southern Bell and Brunswick County by gaining 70 telephones in 1962. The growth in telephones is often used as a yardstick by many men in deter mining local growth and pro gress. A total of $60,000 was spent in Brunswick county to improve service. The expenditures went for cable projects which gave our customers better service. The highlight of 1962 was at Long Beach, N. C. when a ground breaking ceremony was held for a new exchange to serve that area. During the year the company paid over $21 million in taxes on its North Carolina operations. Over $8 million of this total was paid locally to the state, counties, and cities with the balance being paid to the Federal Government in income taxes. The company also collected from telephone users an addi tional $7% million for the Federal Continued On Page « TIME and TIDE Twenty-five years ago this week Jonas Matson, the pioneer of shrimping in the area, died at the age of eighty five. Uncle Jonas, as he was known locally, moved here from Finland in 1913 and was the first to trawl for shrimp here, in the year of 1915. J. B. Ward, a member of the Brunswick county commission ers succeeded Joe. W. Ruark as judge of the county’s recorder er’s court; the - North Carolina Historical Commission appointed a member of their staff to make a complete investigation of the first shipyard to be located in this country. The site was here at the mouth of the Capo Fear river. In 1525, Don Lucas Vas quez de Ayllon wrecked One of his vessels off Cape Fear and put into port to construct a new one. Twenty years ago this week an interesting departure from the regular sports routine took place as basketball' stars from the Navy base here took on a team from a minesweeper in port here. The local sailors fell by a score of 24-12. Their high scorer registered four points, while a member-of the opposition scored eight markers. Members of the so-called weaker sex were hard at work as employees of the shipyarjjl in Wilmington, and were doing ex ceptionally well at theirjjobs. The females held such jobs as welders, machine operators, burners, etc. The pleasure driving b* placed on local citizens was bringing (Contiiel On page pour.) No Interruption In Hospital Service - ——---J Enters Pageant Hiss Doi'a Hewett, a freshman at Campbell College and first runner-up in the Miss Brunswick Pageant last year, is the first i entrant in this year’s event. She j is a graduate of Shallotte High School and is the sister of Miss Carol Lane Hewett, the first pag- j eant winner in Brunswick. Adult Training Class In Diesel New Adult Training Class In Diesel And Gasoline Engines Will Be Held Starting Monday According to Supt. J. G. Long, -he first adult diesel-gasoline Motors Training Course offered by the Brunswick County Board of Education will start at South port High School Marineology Department Monday at 7 p. m. The course will be instructed by Captain Dick Lewis of Southport and will consist of instruction in the repair and care of diesel and gasoline engines. There will be no charge to those taking this course and those w’ho complete the course will be awarded a certificate by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. This training is made avail able to those adults who par ticipate in the Fishing Industry by the Brunswick County Board of Education and the North Caro lina Department of Public In struction in an effort to help the fisheries industry in North Caro lina. It is hoped that all interest persons who in any way partici pate in the fishery occupation or plan to do so at a later date will avail themselves of this oppor tunity to become more proficient in the operation and care of en gines. Supt. Long reported that equip ment valued in excess of $35,000 has been installed in the South port Marineology Shop for use in this and future courses of it's kind and that it is hoped that all persons of Brunswick County who (Continued On Fa^e 4) Confusion At Dosner Me morial Hospital During Past Weekend Results In False Rumors j A rumored walkout by sever al registered' purses and nurses aids failed to materialize Sunday at Dosher Memorial Hospital and W. P, Jorgensen, chairman of the board of trustees of the hos pital, .reported, .Monday that he had’been informed by tbd hos pital administrator that patient care had been carried out in a “normal and satisfactory man ner.” Mrs. Marie Brown, who has served as superintendent of nurses at the local hospital for the past 10 years, was relieved of her duties Saturday by Miss Frances Tillett, who has served as nuajjiLEu auniuust.rai.or mere since October. On Sunday there were reports that other members of the nurs ing staff planned to walk out unless Mrs. Brown was reinstated, and a report was circulated that the hospital board would meet Sunday afternoon to consider how to meet this rumored ultimatum. Chairman Jorgensen says that no meeting of the board was call ed or planned for Sunday after noon, and that he had received no request to call such a meet ing. However, a special meeting of the board was held on Sunday •night, and since the administra tor reported that the hospital was adequately staffed and that pa tient care was proceeding in a normal manner, no action was taken in connection with the ter mination of the services of Mrs. Brown. On Monday Chairman Jorgen sen said: “I am informed by Miss Til lett that the hospital is ade quately staffed and that patient care is proceeding in .a normal Continued On Page 4 Ocean Isle Has Another Mayor Qdell Williamson Resigns To Avoid Conflict With His Duties As State Le gislator At the last meeting of the town council at Ocean Isle Beach on Saturday Odell Williamson resign ed as mayor due to a conflict with this office and his duties as a member Of the North Carolina General Assembly. Homer Johnson of Ocean Isle Beach and Charlotte was named by the board as his successor. He previously has been serving as mayor pro-tem. Watt Huntley of Raleigh was named to serve as mayor pro-tem. Other members of the board ire Dr. Roy McKnight of Ocean Isle Beach; John Edwards, Ra eigh, and N. E. Meggs, Clark :on. The vacancy on the board of i commissioners will be filled by j the board at their next regular ^ meeting. I (Continued on Page 4) J Special Water Bond Election For Shallotte Voters Will Decide On Im provements I n Special Election Scheduled For February 12 Shallotte voters will go to the polls February 12 to decide whether or not the city will sell $100 thousand worth of bonds to construct ' a • municipal water works system, according to City Attorney A. H.' Gainey, Jr. Shallotte has no city-owned wa ter system at the present time and residents must rely on pri vate wells. Many property own ers must also go to considerable expense to have their water puri fied to remove the salts, irons and other impurities. The Industrial Development * Corporation of the city has had a hard time attracting industry to Shallotte because of the lack, of an adequate water system. In order to remedy the situa- '* tion, the Board of Aldermen has - been working to construct a wa- ~ ter works system for over 18 montns. In September of 1961 the Boney and Newcomb company of Ra leigh came to Shallotte in order * to survey the situation. They - recommended that the city con-' struct a $190 thousand municipal waterworks system. The Local Government Commis sion in Raleigh will usually sell bonds for city construction work, but the Commission bases its transactions on credit ratings. Since Shallotte has never been in - debt before, the city has no cred it rating. * “It was doubtful that the Com mission would handle the bond; sales,’’ City Attorney Gainey stat ed. Thus the city representatives • went to see members of the Fed-; eral Housing and Home Finance Agency. After they investigated, the agency agreeded to purchase the bonds at a reduced rate of interest of 3 % per cent. Thus - the city will save several thou sand dollars. But before the bonds can be sold, the voters must approve it. Thus the election has been called Continued On Page 4 New Solicitor In First Term Jaimes C. Bowman Prosecut ed Superior Court Docket In Pender Monday And Tuesday James C. Bowman, new solici tor for the 8th Solicitorial Dis trict, held his first term of court this week at Burgaw, a criminal session that was over at noon on Tuesday. Judge Joseph Parker was the presiding jurist, and Bowman says that the docket was dis posed of with dispatch. Next week Bowman will be prosecuting the docket in New Hanover county and on the fol lowing week he will be in Bruns wick county. On January 28 he will be in Columbus county. The duties of his office closes the door to criminal practice to' the Southport attorney, but he is able to practice civil law when he is not tied up with his duties as district solicitor. “On a week like this one,” Bowman said to day, "I will have considerable time in my law office.” Tide Table Following Is the tide table lor 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. HIGH I.OW Thursday, January 10, 8:09 A. M. 1:54 A. M. 8:31 P. M. 2:37 P. M. Friduy, January 11, 8:53 A. M. 2:40 A. M. 9:16 P. M. 3:20 P. M. Saturday, January 12, 9:35 A. M. 3:24 A. M. 10:00 P. M. 4:02, P. M. Sunday, January 18, 10:15 A. M. 4:08 A. M. 10:57 P. M. 4:44 P. M. Monday, January 14, 10:56 A. M. 4:52 A. M. 11:28 P. M. 5:25 P. M, Tuesday, January 15, 11:35 A. M. 5:37 A. M. 6:08 P. M. Wednesday, January 16, 0:16 A. M. 6:25 A. M. 12:18 P. M. 6:53 p. &1_
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