Volume No. 22 No.
PORT PILOT
A Good Newspaper In A Good Community
The Pilot Covers
Brunswick County
SOUTHPORT, N. C WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1963
5c A COPY
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
Beauty Pageant Winner
— iiin . Mekmz
HAPPY—Jackie Pigott, center, is shown here with Thurston Lynch, Leland
Jaycee president and Mrs. Harold Geedy, director of the pageant, a few minutes
alter she had been declared the first place winner Saturday night. She will re
present Leland in the Miss Brunswick Pageant on March 16.
Parole Officia 1 Speaks
Southport Lions Club Hears j
Explanation Of State Pa
role System From Foil Es
sick, Administrative As-!
sistant
The North Carolina Parole sys
tem was discussed in detail by
Foil Essick, administrative assist
ant in' the department, at the j
regular meeting of the Southport
Lion’s Club Thursday night at the
Community Building.
“What to do with a man who
’law'-ims.-always H
been a problem to other men,”
Essick stated.
He then cited the various pun
ishments—from the death penal
ty to torture—that man has used
against a criminal throughout his
tory. 1 But despite the harsh pun
ishments, crime continued to in
crease, he said.
It was because of this circum
stance that the words pardon,
probation and parole were born.
“What do they mean” ?
“A pardon is either a declara
tion of innocense or an act of
forgiveness for a conviction.
“Probation is the release of a
person by the court before sen
tence begins.
“Parole is the release of an
inmate from a penal institution
after he has served a portion of
his sentence under the super
vision of the Board of Paroles
and under conditions that per
mit his re-entrance in the event
he violates the conditions of par
ole.”
All three are in keeping with
the purposes of the Parole Board
which are to prevent crime, pro
tect society and rehabilitate the
offender.
“Parole increases the probabili
ty that the offender will be re
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I Brief Bit t Of
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HEART FUND SOLICITORS
Member8 -of the Southport Jun- !
ior Chamber of Commerce and
their wives will conduct a house
to house canvas Sunday after
noon for the Heart Fund.
BENEFIT BARBECUE
There will be a barbecue sup
per on Saturday beginning at
6:30 p. m. at the Zion Methodist
Church at Town Creek. The sup
per will be served buffet style
in the Fellowship Hall of the
Church. Home-made cakes and
pies will also be on sale. Pro
ceeds will go to the building fund
of the church.
GOING TO RALEIGH
Members of the Southport
Jaycees are cooperating with the
movement to have a large dele
gation of Southeastern North I
Carolina citizens to go to Raleigh
on March 7 for a meeting with
State Highway officials with re
gard to construction of a high
level bridge over the Cape Fear
river at Wilmington. Those who
can make the trip are asked to !
notify Jayeee President H. A. j
Schmidt before Saturday. Free !
transportation to and from Ra- I
leigh will be furnished.
Foil Essick, Lion President George Whatley and
Harry L Mintz, Jr., Field Representative for the State
Parole System.
habilitated because it provides an
orderly manner by which a large
percentage of prisoners may be
returned to the community.”
The Board of Paroles, which
was organized in 1955 by the
State Legislature, has complete
and sole authority to grant, re
voke or terminate paroles in
North Carolina. Paroles do not
include • reprieves, commitations
and pardons which are forms of
executive clemency granted only
by the governor. The Board con
sist of three full-time members
who are appointed by the gover
nor for four year terms.
“Prisoners are eligible to have
their cases considered for parole
when they have served a fourth
of their sentence,” he said. “No
single factor determines the out
come of a case before the Board.”
The parole decision is reached
only after a careful evaluation
of the data. The total situtation
of the prisoner must be consider
ed, Essick explained.
The parole . period is usually
from one to five years with one
year minimum established by
law. After the parole is granted,
the parolee is placed in the cus
tody of the Board's field super
visor. He remains under the su
pervision until his parole is ter
minated or revoked. The rules
and regulations under which a
parolee must live cover every
thing from "a” to “z”.
“The Board realizes that under
the American system compulsory
church attendance may be re
garded as an infrigement of the
idea of separation of church and
state and does not include this
condition,” he stated. “However,
the parolee is encouraged to at
tend church.”
The Board has the authority to
revoke at any time the order of
any parolee. “Such action is tak
en only after a careful investiga
tion of the case,” said Essick.
In conclusion, the speaker
pointed to the vast sums of
money saved yearly by paroling
offenders. "The cost of super
vising a person on parole is 41
cents per day while it costs
$3.26 per day to maintain that
same person in the prison sys
tem.”
Essick was introduced by Roy
Sandlin of Wrightsville Beach, a
former District Governor of Lions
International.
President George Whatley pre
sided at the meeting and the
minutes were read by Secretary
Prince O’Brien.
Guests attending the meeting
beside Essick and Sandlin includ
ed Brunswick County Parole Of
ficer Harry Mintz of Shallotte
and Col. William Beasley of Cas
well Beach.
Board Passes On
Road Projects
Commissioners Give Endor
I sement To Total Of 22
Projects For Improvement
By Highway Forces
The Brunswick County Board
of Commissioners unanimously
approved 22 road projects in the
county at a special meeting last
Wednesday.
The Board met with State
Highway Commissioner L a u c h
Faircloth, Division Engineer R.
V. Bibberstein, District Engineer
R. A. Ashworth and other per
sonnel of the State Highway
Commission prior to establishing
the 22 road projects. The motion
for approval was made by Com
missioner D. B. Frink and second
ed by Commissioner R. L. Rabon.
The 22 projects include the fol
lowing:
Prospect Community Rd. grade
drain-stabilize, $3500.
Old Middle River Rd., grade
drain-stabilize, $4500.
Mud Road, grade-drain-stabilize,
$2000.
Turkey Tray Rd., drainage,
$400.
• Shore Line Drive-Mannon Gore,
$5000.
Ocean Isle Entrance-Odell Wil
liamson, $9500.
Frederick Evans Rd., $4500.
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Jackie Pigott Is
First Winner In
Leland Pageant
Winner Is Freshman At
Western Carolina Col
lege; Will Compete In
Miss Brunswick Pageant
A 19-year-old brownette, Miss
Jackie Pigott, was crowned Miss
Leland before an audience of ap
proximately 500 persons at Le
land High School Saturday night.
Miss Pigott, daughter of Mrs.
Nina Pigott of Route 1 Leland,
was selected from among the
eight contestants entered in the
pageant, which was sponsored by
the newly organized Leland Jay
cees in connection with the Miss
Brunswick County Pageant. Sat
urday night President Thurston
Lynch announced that the Miss
Leland contest will be an annual
affair.
After being declared Miss Le
land by Master of Ceremonies
Garland Bordeaux, Miss Pigott
burst into tears. She was then
crowned by President Lynch.
Still crying, the new Miss Le
land tried to speak to the audi
ence. “I am so happy I can’t say
a thing! It is just marvelous!"
Miss Pigott wijl represent the
Leland school district in the Miss
Brunswick contest at Shallotte on
March 16. She won a $50 gift
certificate at the contest.
Miss Pigott,. whose measure
ments are 34-22-35, stands five
feet-four-inches and weights 118
pounds. She is a freshman at
Western Carolina College where
she is majoring in Spanish and
business ^education. She expressed
hope of joining the Peace Corps
after college in order “,to see
some foreign countries”.
For her talent presentation, she
gave a monologue of a maniac.
Miss Sandra Corbett, a 17
year old Leland senior, was
selected as first runner-up. Her
talent consisted of a comedy skit
on the piano. She received a
radio.
Other contestants, all of- whom
Auxiliary Nears
First Gift Goal
Dosher Memorial Hospital
Auxiliary Has Helped
Raise Funds For Needed
Hospital Equipment
The regular monthly meeting
of the J. Arthur Dosher Memo
rial Hospital Auxiliary was held
February 20 at the Southport
school auditorium.
The meeting was presided over
by Mrs. Nola Tyler, president of
the organization.
Among the matters attended to
during the business session were:
appointment of standing commit
tees, plans made for the auxiliary t
tees, plans made for the auxiliary
to redecorate the memorial room to
Dr. J. Arthur Dosher at the Hos
pital, also to assist other organi
zations in the repairing of memo
rial rooms sponsored by these
groups. Special committees were
appointed to follow through on
the membership drive in different
areas of the county, with the ex
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Hunters And Hounds
■MRRBHHB
HEADQUARTERS—The City Hall at Long Beach became the Fox Hunting
Capitol of North Carolina Friday and Saturday when it was used as base of ope
rations for the second annual Washingtons Birthday Fox Round-up. Here the ow
ners are shown with their trucks as they sort out the stragglers that gradually re
ported in after the day’s hunt.
District Jaycee
Event Has Help
From Local Men
Speaker Introduced B y
H. A. Schmidt At White
ville ^Meeting Wednesday
Evening
North Carolina is within ap
proximately 1,200 of having more
Jaycee;. members than any other
nedy told the Eighth District
Junior Chamber of Commerce
rally in Whiteville Wednesday.
“North Carolina led the nation
in members last year but we have
slipped to third this year,’’ Presi
dent Kennedy said. “State Jaycee
clubs need j 1,200 . new members
this year to' regain the lead.”
President Kennedy, who was in
troduced by Southport President
H. A, Schmidt, also stressed com
munity development with empha
sis on Jaycee work.
State Secretary and Boys Home
Project Chairman Marvin P. Wil
son, Jr., praised the district clubs
for their support of Boys Home.
The clubs are averaging $5
per member while the quota is
$4 per member, he said. The dis
trict itself is leading the state
in contributions to the home.
The president of each of the
clubs in the district reported on
their activities. President Schmidt
read Southport’s report, Joe
Gainey, substituting for Presi
dent Thurston Lynch, read Le
land’s, and Steve Varnum, sub
stituting for President Gene
Blare, read the Shallotte report.
Eighth District Vice President
Kirby Sullivan of Southport an
nounced that the next district
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TIME and TIDE
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Twenty-five years ago this week the story of Captaip John
William Anderson was spread by the state news bureau publicat
ion. The heroic Civil War pilot’s feat of bravery was told by the
news bureau with the help of the Southport Civic Club.
A well-versed authority discussed the possibilities of sports
fishing in Southeastern North Carolina. He said that sports fish
ing tied in with the commercial fishing now being done in this
area.
Fishermen were already planning trips to the Gulf Stream
and parties from Wilmington were making preparations for the
journey to the warm, fish-infested waters starting 40-miles off
shore.
Twenty years ago this week an official said that the great
est threat to community-wide blackouts were the lights that were
left unattended. Lights in the homes temporarily vacated should
be turned out in case that a blackout was to occur during the
time residents were not present.
A large fire broke out in the Orton Plantation vicinity and
caused much damage to the surrounding woods. The origin of
the fire was said to have been the ashes of a sawdust pile fire
two years before and wa^’still smouldering.
Fifteen years ago this week plans were made to discover
the secret life of shrimp. The investigation was to be carried out
by the shrimp and fish survey craft working off the Southeast
ern North Carolina Coast.
A quick freezing process was soon to be installed by the
local ice plant, it was announced by propietor M. R. Sanders.
A new 75-foot shrimp trawler had been purchased and was
Coutinuwl On *
Dogs And Hunters
Take Over Beach
Col. Duffie Gets
Transfer Notice
Col. Johnnie D. Duffie,
Commanding Officer at Sun
ceived Department of Army
Instructions directing his
movement to* Europe, prob-.
ably Germany. Colonel Duffie j
now expects to be moving',
sometime in June of this,
year. . ■
Thus far, the officer to suc
ceed Colonel Duffie as Com
manding Officer at Sunny
Point has not been named.
The specific duty and loca- ,
tion in Europe for Colonel
Duffie is not yet known as
this will be determined by
the Commander-in-Chief of
the U. S. Army in Europe. •
Williamson To
Head Fisheries
Brunswick County Repre
sentative Appointed To
Serve As Chairman Of
House Committee
By ODELL WILLIAMSON
On Tuesday night, February
19, many members of the Gener
al Assembly, including Senator
Ray Walton and myself, were
guests at the annual banquet of
the Tarheel Electric Membership
Corp. at the Sir Walter Hotel
in Raleigh. Also attending from
Brunswick County were Mr. and
Mrs. E. D. Bishop, Mr. and Mrs.
J. B. Ward, Mr. and Mrs. T. D.
Lindsey, Theron Mercer, Roy
Swain and Frank Inman.
Main speaker at the meeting
was Norman Clapp, administrator
of the REA. He reviewed the
history of rural, electrification and
urged that local co-ops be allow
ed to grow to meet the needs of
the territories they have develop
ed. He warned against the dan- !
gers of legislation that would
hinder this growth.
No doubt there will be lengthy
hearings on a number of bills that
will be offered on the subject of
electric co-ops and private com
panies, as well as other public
utilities. Although no specific
bills have yet come up for hear
ing or vote, I can assure you that
I will favor legislation aimed to
protect the rights and interests
of Brunswick County.
I am happy to announce that
Speaker of the House Clifton
Blue has appointed me chairman
of the Commercial Fisheries &
Oyster Industry committee. Bills
coming to this committee for
consideration will be of special
interest to our county and other
coastal counties. I am looking
forward to serving with this
important group.
Your representative will be
busy during this session of the
Continued on Page Three
'Second Annual Washington
Birthday Fox Round-up
At Long Beach Attracts
Big Crowd Of Visitors
Washington’s birthday has been
celebrated in many ways, but on
Friday ’and Saturday the resi
|dents of Long Peach were host
to Vntfl'e ' tMftri pedplSvi*nJf
the registration of 589 Walkers
in again proving the boundless
enthusiasm of those, addicted to
foxhunting.
The. .Walkers wepe not, two
legged foxhounds, a class of dogs
holding their own distinction in
the dog world.'
-This second annual foxhunt of
Long Beach brought many more
sport enthusiasts than the year
before. The first hunt of Long
Beach drew hunters from five
States with 387 hounds. This year
the increase in number of owners
and dogs speaks for the success
of; that event. Cars exhibited li
cense plates from the States of
Virginia, West Virginia, Tennes
see, eGorgia, Maryland and South
Carolina. North Carolina cities
represented were Durham, Fu
quay Springs, Charlotte, Raleigh,
Greensboro, Rocky Mount, Ashe
ville, Kernersville, Concord, Oak
Ridge, Asheboro, Southern Pines
and almost every section of .the
State.
The success of the Long Beach
hunt is not only due to the plan
ning and hard work necessary
in arranging such an event, but
the friendliness and congeniality
of the residents. The old expres
sion, ‘Friendly as a pup’, was
the order of the day, for the resi
dents certainly did their best to
make all who' attended feel at
home. Probably the most tired
host of the whole event was a
small shiny, black dog, undoubt
edly the pet of a resident. This
fellow really worked hard, trying
to keep up with every chase and
making his way back and forth
along the roads and through the
woods. Made you wonder if City
Manager, Dan L. Walker, had
appointed him dog host of the
day.
The cast out began at 6:00
a. m. on Friday with hunters and
dogs galore. There wei'e specta
tors, too, and all enjoyed the
hunt. It is hard to determine if
the thrill was enjoyed more by
the dogs, the fox, or the proud
owner pointing with pride upon
seeing his dog crossing the road
in the chase. The spectators, too,
shared the conversation with the
trainers and owners. It was real
doggy.
The interest the residents of
Long Beach have innoculated in
the lovers of the foxhunt was
evident. The hunters, too, made
eevry effort to make this hunt
a success. Dogs, dogs and more
dogs wei'e there. Among the well
known were: “Rocky River
Rock", a six year old and owned
by Gene River of Concord; “Pine
hill Ruff”, a four year old and
owned by Johnny Hooper, also of
Concord. Bill Mooney, son of W.
V. Mooney of Kernersville,
brought "Brusk Brenham". This
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Adult Education
Classes Open To
County Citizens
Courses Open Are Typing,
Marine Diesel Engines
And Navigation As New
Classes Are Being Open
ed
According to J. G. Long, su
perintendent of Brunswick county
schools, three adult courses of in
struction were started at Bruns
wick County Training school in
Southport this week.
The courses being offered are
typing, marine diesel engines and
navigation. The class in typing
will meet each Monday and Tues
day night at 7:30 p. m. and will
be instructed by Mrs. Josie
Greene of Southport. The only
cost to those who take this course
will be a $2 registration fee.
The course in marine diesel en
gine training will also meet each
Monday and Tuesday night and
will be instructed by Jessie Fran
cis of Southport. The navigation
class will meet each Thursday
and Friday night at 7:30 p. m.
and will be instructed by Eugene
Gore. There will be no fee for
the latter two classes.
These courses of adult training
are made available through the
Brunswick county board of educa
tion, by the North Carolina De
partment of Public Instruction.
A. C. Caviness, principal at
the Brunswick County Training
school, expressed pleasure at the
large group present at the first
meeting on Monday night and
was much impressed by their ob
vious enthusiasm and interest in
j this program. He stated that any
! adult in Brunswick county is eli
! gible for enrollment in any of
these courses and that should any
one be interested that was not
present at the organizational
meeting' held Monday night, that
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Award Contract
To AlterDredge
Wilmington Shipyard Be
gins Work Of Converting
YSD - 59 Into Shallow
Draft Dredge
Colonel J. S. Grygiel, Wilming
| ton District Engineer, announced
this week that Wilmington Ship
yard, Inc., is the successful bid
i der for repairs to and conversion
| of the 104-foot steel-hulled YSD
; 5ft to a side-casting dredge. The
j Wilmington concern’s bid for the
! work as advertised was $267,925.
! Bids were opened in the Corps of
| Engineers’ office at Wilmington
j on February 7. There were five
other bidders whose prices rang
ed from $325,761 to $394,483.
Colonel Grygiel stated that Wil
mington Shipyard moved the ves
sel to their plant at the foot of
; Northeast (Cape Fear) River
| highway bridge iast week.
Upon completion of the conver
sion work presently scheduled for
May 31, the dredge will be com
missioned the MERRITT in honor
of the late Robert C. Merritt who
served the District with distinc
tion for 53 years.
The dredge was specifically de
signed for use in the many shal
low inlet channels in eastern
North Carolina where it is im
practical to use pipeline dredges.
The vessel also has the capability
of being used as a snagboat for
clearing obstructions from chan-r
nels and rivers such as the Upper
Cape Fear.
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.
| HIGH LOW
Thursday, February 28,
5:11 A. M. 11:39 A. M.
5:34 P. M. '12:06 P. M.
Friday, March 1 ,
6:09 A. M. 12:36 A. M.
6:30 P. M.
Saturday, March 2,
7:13 A. M. 1:05 A. M.
7:31 P. M. 1:36 P. M.
Sunday, March 3,
8:20 A. M. 2:09 A. M.
8:35 P. M. 2:40 P. M.
Monday, March 4,
9:25 A. M. 3:14 A. M.
9:38 P. M. 3:45 P. M.
Tuesday, March 5,
10:26 A. M. 4:16 A. M.
10:37 P. M. 4:46 P. M.
Wednesday, March 6,
11:20 A. M. 5:15 A. M.
11:30 P. M. 0:43 P. M.