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Brunswick County
Volume No. 22
No. 37
8-Pages Today
SOUTHPORT, N. C WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1963
5c A COPY
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
Occupy New Building
,. ? uADy~'This is, the new addition to the Shallotte High School building
which has been completed and was used for classes for the first time last week. This
relieves a critical classroom shortage that has existed at this school for several
years. (Staff Photo by Allen)
Completing Pageant Plans
wun iour new contestants, a
total of nine girls will compete
for the Miss Brunswick County
crown on March 16 in Shallotte,
according to Jaycee President
Gene Blair.
Miss Jean Alton Gilbert, 17,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
Gilbert of Southport, has enter
ed the competition. A senior at
Southport High School, she is a
former homecoming queen, a
cheerleader and a member of the
annual staff, glee club, and school
newspaper staff. She has studied
dancing for two-and-one-half
years and piano for two-years.
She hopes to further her educa
tion at Watts Hospital in Dur
ham.
Miss Jacqueline Dare Pigott,
20, qualified for the Miss Bruns
wick pageant by being named
Miss Leland last week. The
daughter of Mrs. Nina Pigott and
the late Lindsey Pigott, she grad
uated from Leland High School
last year where she was a mem
ber of the Beta Club, Varsity
Club, newspaper staff, annual
staff and was a cheerleader. She
plans to continue her education
at Western Carolina College.
Barbara Gail Sellers, 17, daugh
ter of L. W. Sellers, is the third'
new contestant. A senior at Bo
livia High School, she is a mem
ber of the glee club, FHA, Beta
Club, Monogram Club, a cheer
leader and a member of the girls
basketball team. She is Miss An
nual Queen this year.
The fourth new entrant is Miss
Lois Jeanette Smith, 19, daugh
ter of Clarence Smith of Ash. A
senior at Waccamaw High School,
she is a member of the FHA,
Monogram Club, Investment Club,
Spanish Club, Glee Club and is
Miss Waccamaw of 1963.
As Sunday was the deadline
for entries no more contestants
will be accepted.
The other girls who have al
ready entered tho Miss Brunswick
pageant include Hanna Frink of
Shallotte, Amelia Jean Holden of
Shallotte, Carolyn Johnson of Bo
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I Brief Bite Of
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BOLIVIA PTA
The Bolivia PTA will meet
Monday night at 7:30 o’clock at
the school, according to President
Harold Williams.
DONATE TABLE
The Southport Junior Chamber
of Commerce has donated a new
table for the elementary library
at Southport High School.
COOKIE SALE SATURDAY
Girl Scout Cookies will be sold
Saturday morning beginning at 9
o’clock next to the Post Office in
Southport.
WSCS SUPPER
The WSCS of Trinity Methodist
Church will serve a ham and
chicken salad supper Friday night
from 5 to 7 o’clock in the recrea
tion hall of the church.
POWER CUT-OFF
Electric current will be cut off
in Southport Sunday afternoon
between the hours of 1 and 5:30
while workmen for Carolina Pow
er and Lijrht Company work on
the trunk line. In the event the
weather is unusually cold, the
power interruption will be post
poned to a latex aate.
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HANNAH FKINK
JEAN GILBERT
livia, Linda Long and Pat Bar
tells of Southport.
The contest will be held Satur
day, March 16 at 8 p. m. at the
Shallotte High School auditorium
and is sponsored by the Shallotte
Junior Chamber of Commerce.
The new Miss Brunswick Coun
ty will receive a $500 scholarship,
sponsored by the Waccamaw
Bank and Trust Co. and the
Southport Savings and Loan As
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Local Teacher
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Named Alternate
Harry T. Sanders Rated As
Alternate For Scholarship
For Summer Study At
Cornell University
Harry T. Sanders, math instructor
at Southport high school, has been
selected as an alternate for eight
weeks of study at Cornell Univer
sity, Principal William N. Wil
liams proudly announced Tues
day.
The Shell-Merritt Foundation,
sponsor of the scholarship, offer
only 23 grants for study at Cor
nell each year on a nation-wide
basis.
Belng an alternate puts Mr.
Sanders in an excellent position
of receiving the grant next year",
Principal Williams said.
The eight-week summer schol
arship covers all expenses, travel
and provides $500 in spending
money.
Sandeis, a Concord native, was
principal and coach at Southport
for eight years. He originated the
football program at the school.
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JACQUELINE PIGOTT
Senator Walton
Named Chairman
For Education
Southport Man Heads This
Important Senate Com*
mittee; Serving On 12
Other Groups
Senator Ray H. Walton has
been named chairman of the
powerful Senate Committee on
Public Education. He is vice
chairman of the Senate Commit
tee of Public Health.
In addition, Senator Walton Is
a member of the following com
mittees: Judiciary No. 1, Courts
and Judicial Districts, Election
Laws Legislative Repreesntation,
Insurance, Rules, Higher Educa
tion, Penal Institutions, Univer
sity Trustees and Appropriations.
While at home this past week
Senator Walton explained that his
local bill to remove special per
mission for Brunswick county to
construct a gymtorium at Lin
coln High School at a cost of up
to $50,000 without use of an
architect. "I am not opposed to
constructing that building. In
fact, I am one hundred percent
for doing it, and doing it right
away. I just think that we have a
case in point right here in Bruns
wick county where it has been
clearly demonstrated that a reli
able architect more than earns
his fee.”
Long Attends
Big Convention
Brunswick County School
Superintendent Was Pre
sent In Atlantic City At
National Convention
Brunswick County Superinten
dent John G. Long was among
the over 20,000 public school and
college administrators from
throughout the United States,
Canada and England who attend
ed the 1963 annual meeting of
the American Association of
School Administrators in Atlantic
City New Jersey February 16-20.
The purpose of the meeting was
to give the administrators an op
portunity to make comparisons,
consult experts in a particular
field, and reach a decision con
cerning what may be of best ad
vantage to the students and
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Tour-Arama Is
Theme For Next
Week’s Program
Effort Being Made To Give
Boost To Travel Industry
Through Adult Training
Program
A large number of Brunswick
county residents are currently en
rolling in the big and important
travel, historic, and recreational
program for Southeastern North
Carolina.
The first program in the series
will begin in Shallotte on Tues
day, February 27. Each ses
sion will be held from 7:30 to
9:30 p. m.
Several well-known area and
state leaders will be in charge
of the various discussion periods.
This program is designed for
all people who are interested in
promoting the travel industry in
Brunswick county.
A victory dinner will be held
March 21, at the Cape Fear Coun
try Club in Wilmington for all
participants in the six-county
area.
This program is being develop
ed by the Adult Education De
partment of Wilmington college
headed by W. K. Dorsey, the In
dustrial Education Center of New
Hanover county, and the North
Carolina ’Distributive Education
service.
The purpose of this Tour
Arama program is to point out
the importance of the travel in
dustry to the state, area and
county and how . everyone bene
fits from this industry; to aid in
the development of new travel at
tractions and to further promote
the * present activities; and to
generate enthusiasm by a better
understanding of what the coun
ties- and area have to sell
“travd-wise.”
Individuals and groups who are
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schedule Hog
Meeting Monday
Producers O f Brunswick
County Asked To Meet
To Formulate Long-Range
Plans
The group of livestock producr
ers making the Swine Study Tour
to Raleigh Monday are sponsor
ing a county-wide livestock meet-*
ing at the Extension Service
Building in Supply for Monday a?
7:30 p. m.
The purpose of this meeting is
to give all livestock producers in
the county a chance to discuss
the benefits and prospects of or
ganizing an association to pro
mote the entire livetsock indus
try.
Temporary officers of this
county-wide group are Chairman
D. E. Bellamy of Shallotte; Vice
Chairman W. M. Hewett of Shal
lotte; and Secretary Worth Mer
cer of Bolivia. Chairman Bellamy
urges all farmers having an in
terest in swine, beef cattle, and
dairy cattle to be present for this
important meeting. He says there
are many benefits that can come
to Brunswick County livestock
producers by everybody cooperat
ing and promoting the program.
Southport Cub Scouts
BANQUET—These are the Southport Cub Scout Pack which celebrated a year
of successful activity last week with a banquet at the Community Building in
Southport. The pack is sponsored by Southport Presbyterian Church.
Has Opposition
To Board Change
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Representative Odell Will
iamson Says Most Com
ment Has Favored Reten
tion Of Five Man Board
By ODELL WILLIAMSON
In a newspaper, interview a
short while before I came to Ra
leigh, I proposed the idea of re
ducing the number of Brunswick
county commissioners from five
to three. Many people have con
tacted me in regard to leaving
the. number . at. five aad.-hewing,
them nominated and elected on a
school district basis—that is, hav
ing one commissioner nominated
and elected from each of the
school districts of Waccamaw,
Shallotte, Bolivia, Southport and
Leland.
I would like to hear from other
people about this, as my only
wish is to do what the majority
want done. If I find that the
majority like the idea of electing
county commissioners on a dis
trict basis, I will introduce legis
lation to implement the idea.
If you would like to talk with
me about this, I am in the county
on Saturday and Sunday. During
the week I can be reached in
Raleigh at the Legislative Build
ing or the Sir Walter Hotel.
Auto Liability
A bill has been introduced in
the House to permit insurance
companies to write automobile
liability insurance at reduced
rates. Although State Insurance
Commissioner Edwin Lanier op
poses the idea, I personally favor
the bill because it would mean
that insurance companies would
compete for the business by off
ering the lowest rates they could
afford. Under the present situa
tion, auto liability rates are stan
dardized by the Insurance Com
missioner. It seems to me that
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Twenty-five years ago this week efforts were being made by
the shrimpers in the area to call off the scheduled three-month
closed-season on shrimping. The ban of shrimping would put
many out of jobs or force them to go' elsewhere to find work.
The purpose for a closed season was to allow the tiny shrimp
to mature to suitable size.
A Shallotte boy, Harry L. Mintz, Jr., was elected president
of the Sophomore class at Pfeiffer College. His picture appeared
on the front page.
Twenty years ago this week interested citizens were looking
into the possibilities of having the railroad restored. Although
there was no business reason for the Wilmington, Brunswick &
Southern Railroad to serve the area, efforts would be made until
the final decision was reached.
Shallotte was announced the site of a new ration office in
Brunswick county. The office in Southport would remain and
serve the town, but the addition of an office in the middle of
the county would elimunate the necessity of people travelling
to Southport for the same services.
Fifteen years ago this week the Brunswick Navigation Co.
was believed to be the only fish factory north of Florida operat
ing this time of year. While the menhaden boats had been in
effective because the purse nets had been unable to catch any
of the fish that went deep because of the cold air, the shrimp
: boats had been able to scoop the fish from the bottom with their
trawl nets.
Giading started on the Holden Beach road,and progress was
being made in getting a pavea road to the strand from Highway
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Annual Ba
HeldFor(
Home Nursing
Care Available
For several months the Bruns
wick county health department,
with the approval and financial
support of the State Board of
■Health, haw worked- out plans
whereby home nursing care of
chronically ill patients is made
available through the written re
quest and under the written di
rections of the family physicians.
This service is now available
and is not limited to welfare or
low income patients. The only
limitations are that the condition
must be one of chronic illness
and that the service is available
only at the written request of the
family physicians.
Career Day At
Union Next Week
Students Will Have Oppor
tunity To Discuss Plans
For Future Work And
Education
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I Career Day will be held at
i Union High School on Friday,
! March 15. This program is de
i signed to acquaint students with
the colleges of North Carolina,
as well as the careers that are
open to young people.
The program is scheduled to
start at 10 a. m. with a general
assembly for the entire student
body and guests. Speaker for the
occasion will be Miss T. Lorraine
Cumbo, guidance consultant for
the State Dept, of Public Instruc
tions. Following the assembly,
five one-half hour conference pe
riods will be held for juniors and
seniors of Union, Seniors of B. C.
T. School, Lincoln School and
i Chestnut School to talk personal
ly with college representatives
and career specialists.
According to Mrs. Hankins,
counselor, the following colleges
have consented to send represent
atives. A. & T. College, St. Aug
ustine College, Fayetteville State
Teachers College, Barber Scotia
College, Durham Business School,
Johnson C. Smith University and
Southeastern Business School.
J. G. Long, Superintendent of
Brunswick County Schools, will
bring greetings and principals of
the three consolidated schools of
the county will appear on the pro
gram.
James M. Harper will be the
consultant in the area of journal
ism; Mr. Smith of Smith Funeral
Home, Whiteville, in the area of
Mortuary Science, and Miss
Gloria I. Hankins, Southport, in
the field of cosemotology. A lo
cal lawyer, physician and me
chanic will also be on hand.
Parents are urged to make sure
that all high school students at
tend school on this day.
Miss Cumbo will conduct a
Guidance Workshop for both ele
mentary and high school teachers
on Thursday, March 14 at 3:30
p. m.
mquet Is
]ub Scouts
Parents And Senior Boy
Scouts Attended Special
Recognition Program
Held In Community Build
ing
Southport’s Pack Number 238,
Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts of Amer
ica, held its annual Blue and Gold
Banquet at the Community Build
ing last Tuesday with well over
hundred Culps, •,Scouts,— par
ents, officials, and guests in at
tendance.
The Invocation was led by the
Rev. Childs, of the Southport
Presbyterian Church, the sponsor
ing organization; the Flag Cere
mony, under the'direction of the
Webelos Den; the Pledge of Alle
giance, with the Cubmaster lead
ing the Pack, Which in turn was
followed by the song "God Bless
America,” with the entire con
gregation participating.
Dinner was then served, it be
ing a covered dish affair,' the
food being furnished by the par
ents of the boys in the Pack and
Cub Scout officials.
Aldege Martin then introduced
the guests, which included local
ministers and . their wives, Col.
and Mrs. Johnnie D. Duffie, and
Mr. and Mrs. John Joyner, Mr.
Joyner is the Coastal Represent
ative of the Cape Fear Area
Council, Boy Scouts of America,
which includes the Southport
area.
Harold Aldridge, Institutional
Representative of. the sponsoring
organization, extended the wel
come to the assembled group fol
lowing which it was noted that
the Pack’s Charter had been re
newed, for calendar year 1963.
Eugene Tomlinson presented
numerous awards such as Wolf,
Bear, and Lion certificates and
patches, and Gold and Silver Ar
row points, to the Cubs who had
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County Farmers
On Swine Tour
Group Traveled By Charter
Bus Monday To Visit Ex
periment Station And Mo
del Farms
More than 30 Brunswick Cdun
ty farmers and business leaders
interested in swine production
made a tour of a swine farm and
state experiment facilities Mon
day.
Sponsored by a group of Bruns
wick County business establish
ments, the tour traveled by char
tered bus. The departure points
made it convenient for interested
farmers and business leaders
throughout the county to join the
tour. It began at Ash at 7 a. m.,
then to Shallotte, Supply, Bolivia,
Winnabow and the Junction High
i way 17 and 74 at 8:35 a. m., ac
| cording to A. S. Knowles, Acting
| County Extension Chairman.
A progressive swine farm was
seen in northern Sampson County
where the James Wright Jackson
operation was studied. The tour
arrived at State College in time
for lunch at the Student Union,
i The swine Experiment Station j
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Observance Of
National 4-H
Week Being Held
Check Of Activities Of Pasf
Year Revel Active Pro
gram In Brunswick Coun
ty
By A. S. KNOWLES
National 4-H Club Week, March’’
4-11, gives an opportunity to
focus attention upon our most im
portant crop—our youth. The past
year was the first full year of
Community 4-H Club work irt
Brunswick County.
Eight Community 4-H Clubs
have been organized, under the di
rection of an adult leader. These
clubs meet once each month for
their business sessions and to get
information on some phase of
4-H club work.
In observance of National 4-H
Club Week I feel that we should
emphasize some of the accom-'
plishments of the 4-H Clubs of
Brunswick County in the past
year. This was our first under the
Community 4-H Club program and
eight clubs with memberships ex
ceeding more than 150 have been
organized.
On April 18, our Annual Spring
Rally was held. The King and
Queen of Health, Thorbome Har
dy and Sheila Snipes, were chown
ed and a short health play was
given. The 4-H Dress Revue was.
also held, the senior winner being
Martha Rabon, and the junior
winner being Susan Gray.
In June several delegates at
tended the District 4-H Demon- •
stration Day. Martha Rabon en
tered the Dress Revue, William’
Hickman presented a blue ribbon
demonstration, and a group of
girls from Shallotte participated
in the Talent Contest.
In July, four delegates from
Brunswick County attended State
4-H Club Week. These were Sheila
Snipes, N.orman Taylor, William
Hickman and Barbara Knowles.
Mrs. A. S. Knowles from the
Bolivia Community 4-H Club, at
tended as an adult leader.
The V4-H ‘ Achievement . bay j
Program was held in November
and was a big success and hav
ing the largest attendance and
the largest number of exhibits
ever entered. Blue ribbons were
pinned on 55 exhibits. The
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Scholarship Aid
Special Courses Of Study
Being Offered Boys And
Girls For Special Summer
Offered t
Study
Plans are now being developed
to establish a summer school for f
gifted students in North Carolina, I
according to Brunswick County I
Superintendent John G. Long. |
The school, to be known as
“The Governor’s School of North |
Carolina”, is being financed by ’
the Carnegie Foundation in con- f
nection with contributions from I
individuals, industries and founda- f
tions of the state.
Approximately 400 highly gift- I
ed high school juniors and seniors
for next year will be selected to
attend this summer from June
10 to August 2 at Salem College >
in Winston Salem. !
Courses to be offered include ,
the humanities, foreign languages,
mathematics, natural science, so
cial science, fine arts, musie,
dance and drama. The student
will be expected to concentrate
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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, March 7,
12:08 A. M. 6:07 A. M.
6:34 P. M.
Friday, March 8,
0:19 A. M. 6:54 A. M.
12:51 P. M. 7:18 P. M.
Saturday, March 9,
1:04 A. M. 7:36 A. M.
1:31 P. M. 8:00 P. M. i
Sunday, March 10,
1:45 A. M. 8:14 A. M.
2:10 P. M. 8:37 P. M.
Monday, March 11,
2:24 A. M. 8:50 A. M.
2:47 P. M. 9:14 P. M.
Tuesday, March 12,
3:03 A. M. 9:23 A. M.
3:21 P. M. 9:48 P. M.
Wednesday, March 13,
3:41 A. M. 9:55 A. M;
3:55 P. M. 10:22 P. M.