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•V Most of the News All The Time mmmmmm T ■i-W STATE PORT PILOT A Good Newspaper In A Good Community Volume No. 22 No. 43 8-Pages Today SOUTHPORT, N. C WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1963 5c XA COPY PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY Faculty Offers Counseling Help At Local School All High School Faculty Members Have Part In Advising Students Re garding Future Prospects Even though Southport High School does not have a full time guidance counselor, don’t get the idea this important work is be ing neglected, Principal William Williams said this week. “Because we don’t have a per son in this field on our staff, the duties of guidance are divided among our faculty,” Principal Williams said. The Southport guidance pro gram is divided into three fields. Mrs. Dorothy Glore is in charge of career guidance. She keeps up to date information on all col leges and business and trade schools. Scholarships and special sum mer programs for talented stu dents are under the direction of Mrs. Irene Davis. R. B. Davis and Mrs. Glore are in charge of business and. com mercial placing. This is a new field of guidance at the school which was established this year. “Our college guidance programs are as good as any other such program in the state now,” Principal Williams said. “We hope to improve our business and commercial programs next year by emphasizing the vocational aspect more.” in connection witn tne guia ance program, a file of important educational and vocational in formation is kept in the library. In addition books concerning various vocations are also in the library. The guidance program is aimed at all students but with an emphasis on seniors. While regu lar conferences with individual students are not maintained, the counselors are always ready to ileip, Principal Williams said.. Southport students also are exposed to the same testing pro gram as students in other high schools throughout the state. The tests include the California Mental Material test, used for intelli gence quotient (I.Q.), and the Iowa Test of Educational De velopment, an achievement test. While both tests are taken when the student is in the ninth grade, that latter is repeated in the eleventh. During the senior year, stu dents take the Civil Service Ex amination, the Preliminary Scho lastic Aptitude Test, a trial-run of the college board, and the College Board, used for admit tance to institutions of higher Continued On Page 4 I Bit* Of lnews-j LIONS TO MEET The regular meeting of the Southport Lions Club will be held Thursday at 6:30 o’clock at the Community Building. first bluefish Capt. H. A. Schmidt and a par ty fishing with him Friday aboard the Idle On brought in the first bluefish reported caught here this season. QUARTERLY CONFERENCE Dr. Clyde Boggs, Superinten dent of the Wilmington District of the North Carolina Conference of the Methodist Church, held the last quarterly conference of the year Tuesday night at Trinity Methodist Church in Southport. BENEFIT BARBECUE The Lebanon-Mill Creek Com munity Club is sponsoring a chicken and a barbecue supper on April 20 at 6:30 p. m. The public is invited to attend. The supper will be at the Community Building. LEGISLATURE PAGE Miss LaDeane Williamson has been appointed a page. in the Legislature by House Speaker Clifton Blue and left Monday for Raleigh to serve from April 16-25. She is a member of the freshman class at Shallotte High School and is the daughter of Represent ative and Mrs. Odell Williamson. REVIVAL AT BEULAH Revival services will be held at Beulah Baptist Church Sunday through Saturday, April 21-27, by Rev. Stedman Davis of Whiteville. The services will begin at 8 o’clock nightly at the church which is located near Hickman’s Crossroads. Scout Awards AWARD—Boy Scout Awards were presented last night in Whiteville by Shallotte Businessman Earl Bel lamy. Among the troops receiving awards was the Shal lotte Troop for attendance. The Troop has made it a habit of winning the attendance trophy at the court of honor held each third Tuesday night. Reelect Long Head Of County Schools Action Taken Friday After’ Deliberation By Board Of Education Members I n Second Session A decision to rehire Superin tendent John G. Long highlighted a special meeting of the Bruns wick County Board of Education Friday night in Southport., A large crowd, estimated to be approximately 200 persons, was present for the meeting. Several spokesmen from the various sec tions of the county spoke on Long’s behalf. The press was asked to leave before the board began its de liberations for rehiring the super intendent. After the executive session, Chairman J. B. Ward, Jr., of Waccamaw announced that Su perintendent Long had been re hired for another two year term. He said the vote was unanimous. t The motion for the action was made by Arthur J. Dosher of Southport and seconded by Chair man Ward. “I am extremely happy with the decision of the board and am especially glad that they waited ten days before making this deci sion”, Superintendent Long said after the meeting. “During this period the board visited every school in the county and observed its operation. This makes the de cision even more meaningful. “1. sincerely hope that all citi zens will put their shoulders to the. wheel and let’s work togeth er to help provide the best school system possible for all the chil dren in opr county,” he said in conclusion. The. board, upon the request of Superintendent Long, appoint ed a finance committee, consisting of O. K. Bellamy of Shallotte. Continued On Page 4 Elect Principal And Faculty Here W. N. Williams And All Members Of Present Fa culty Are Reelected By Local School Board James M. Wolfe, chairman of the local committee at Southport High School, reports that Princi pal W. N. Williams and all mem bers of the faculty at Southport High School have been reelected. This action was confirmed by the Brunswick County Board of Education at its meeting Friday night. Following is a list of teachers for next year: Principal Williams, Thomas Bowmer, Mrs. Irene Davis, Rob ert B. Davis, Mrs. Dorothy C. Glore, Harry T. Sanders and Clifton B. White, all in the high school; and Tancel M. Lee, Ron ald Hood, Mrs. Ruth Hood, Thom as Ray, Mrs. Muriel D. Lennon, Mrs. Geneva K. White, Mrs. An [ nie R. Weeks, Mrs. Minnette T. ! Lingle, Mrs. Lucille S. Williamson, Mrs. Thelma S. Willis, Mrs. Jane D. Bowman and Miss Lee Nor ; ment, all elementary teachers. The list of BCT teachers was not i available at the time. p Revivalist REV. WOODROW ROBBINS, pastor of Lexington Avenue Bap tist Church in High Point and a former resident of Brunswick county, will be guest minister at a revival service at Calvary Bap tist Church in Shallotte starting Monday evening at 7:30 o’clock. The revival will extend through April 28 and the public is invited. Assistance For Cancer Patients . Chairman Of County Unit Tells Of Financial Assis tance Offered To Cancer Sufferers Since the establishment of the Brunswick County Unit late in 1960, financial assistance has giv en directly to facilitate the care and treatment of eight cancer victims in the county, Brig. Gen. James Glore reported this week. This aid has consisted of the pay ment of bills for drugs, trans portation, X-rays, and laboratory work, he added. Assistance is given after appli cation by the patient’s family to Mrs. C. D. Pickerrell, Southport. The application is certified by the attending physician and ex penditures are then covered to the j maximum allowed by the unit per ; ease. The amount which can be I used to aid any one victim is | dependent upon the number of ! cases being helped and the Cancer Crusade results in the county. “Research into the causes of the many kinds of cancer is of utmost importance, but care of victims of the dread disease is the immediate concern of can cer workers,” Gen. Glore, Bruns wick County Chairman, said. “Funds are available currently for care of existing cases. These funds will be increased by the 1963 Cancer Crusade currently in progress. Give to the volunteer worker who calls on you to help your neighbor, friend, or member of your family who may be one of the thousands who will be vic ! tims of the dread disease in [1963,” he concluded. Tomlinson Files For Mayor Race For Southport Contest Assured For One Place On Board Of Alder* men; Filing Deadline Sat urday Noon E. B. Tomlinson, Jr., a former mayor of the City of Southport, became the first candidate to file for this office in the forthcoming' municipal election when he paid his filing fee this week. J. Edward Hahn is now com pleting his first term as mayor, and as yet has not indicated whether he will seek reelection. Three members of the board of aldermen are to be elected by the voters on May 7, one from the First Ward and two from the Second Ward. Already a race has developed for the First Ward, where Crawford L. Rourk is a candidate to succeed himself. Har ry Sell, a former member of the board, also has filed. Fred W. Spencer and Ronald Hood are ald ermen from the First Ward who do not have to run this year. Harold Aldridge, a member of the present board, is the only candidate thus far for the two positions to be filled. John Vereen is the hold-over member from this ward. Election officials reported this week that registrations have been slow in coming and point out that Saturday is the last day the books will be open before ,the election. They are particularly concern ed over residents who have moved from one ward to the other since the last election and they urge any citizen who is not certain of his eligibility to cast his ballot to check with the registrar in the ward he now resides. Board Chairmafr ~~ Gets- Invitation? F. Herbert Swain Receives Invitation To Be Part Of European Delegation Chairman F. Herbert Swain of Brunswick County Board of Com missioners has been invited to be a member of the North Caro lina City, County and State Gov ernment Official’s People to Peo ple Goodwill Delegation that will tour Europe and the Soviet Union during September and Oc tober, according to Secretary Treasurer John A. McMahon of the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners. “Chairman Swain’s leadership in his area and his wide interests make him an able representative of North Carolina and of the entire United States,” McMahon stated. The delegation will depart from New York by jet on September 21 and return on October 11. The tour will include stops in Eng land, Belgium, Poland, the Soviet Union, Hungary and East and West Germany. A major part of the tour will be devoted to meetings, inter views and visits with govern (Continued on Page 4) Commander Visits SPART VISITORS—Colonel A. J. Montgomery, Commanding Officer of the U. S. Army Terminal Command, Atlantic, of which Sunny Point is a subordinate installation, accompanied by Colonel Buck Bratcher of the same organization, was a recent visi tor at SPART. Colonel Montgomery assumed command of Terminal Command, At lantic, in Marche Shown left to right, Colonel Montgomery, Colonel Johnnie D. Duffie, Commanding Officer, Sunny Point Army Terminal; Colonel Bratcher, Direc tor of Operations, USATCA; and Lt. Colonel Carl Manis, Jr., Executive Officer, Williamson Not Too Hopeful For Insurance Bill Says He Introduced Mea sure To Repeal Compul sory Insurance Law To * Cet Some Action On Im By OBEIX WILLIAMSON This past week a bill regulating school bus stops received the ap proval of the Education Com mittee, of which I am a member, and passed its second reading in the House. This bill authorizes county school superintendents to place the various passenger stops of school buses the distance of 750 feet apart on primary roads. This means that the farthest any pupil will have to walk along a primary road is 375 feet. The ob ject of this bill is to prevent long strings of traffic from ty ing up behind school buses mak ing stops 75 to 100 feet apart and thus not giving motorists the time to pass between stops. I supported this bill because it is a safety measure, as well as an economy measure. Fewer stops will mean less wear and tear and less gasoline consumption for the buses. Of course, the school buses will be allowed to take on or discharge passengers at stops al ready required by law, such as at railroad crossings and draw bridges, even though they might; be closer than 750 feet. Two months have passed with neither the administration nor the Continued On rage 4 TIME and TIDE waBsmmammnamtmtmtmm’'' .... Twenty-five years ago this week three possibilities for bring ing electrical power to Shallotte were discussed. The preferable method was to obtain a rural electrification loan, erect lines, and be served by a power company located in Wilmington. • A human jawbone was unearthed by workmen on a sewer line in Southport. Also a leg bone was found about 18 inches away. The bones were sent to the museum in Raleigh to deter mine their age. Twenty years ago this week Frank Sherill, owner of Bald Head Island, had offered his property to the service men as a recreational site. The idea was to make the island available to service men from Ft. Bragg, Camp Davis, and elsewhere for short trips on their leaves to do a little fishing, hunting, etc. Local citizens-were given a scare when they saw several aircraft with Japanese emblems come flying over the town. But it was noted that the planes were flanked by additional planes, of the U. S„ Army. The purpose was to fly the captured Jap planes around the country so men stationed at various installat ions could see and therefore identify Japenese airplanes. Six of the ships that had been launched in the Wilmington Shipyards were named for Brunswick county men. They were Robert Howe, James Moore, Alfred Moore, Bemjamin Smith, Benjamin Williams and Cornelius Harnett. Fifteen years ago this week shrimp boats were making early trial runs in an effort to locate early shrimp off the coast. Anoth er purpose of the offshore trips was to test new riggings and equipment that had been installed on practically all of the boats shrimping out of Southport. Reginald Turner, former principal of Shallotte High School and now residing in Winston-Salem, recently was the receipient Continued On Page 4 I Legislator Critical Of Boat Project Preacher^ REV. ROBERT E. NICKS Bolivia Revival To Begin Sunday Rev. Robert L. Nicks Of Grace Methodist Church, Wilmington, Will Be Guest Preacher Revival services will be con ducted * at Bethal Methodist Church in Bolivia by Rev. Rob ert L. Nicks, pastor of the Grace Methodist church in Wilmington, Sunday through Friday, April 21 26, according to Rev. Harry K. Jeanneret, pastor. Services will" be held nightly beginning at 7:30 o’clock at the Bolivia church. Topics to be dis cussed, in order, include “Mean ing of Revival Through Prayer,” “What Jesus Means to Me”, “Our Faith in Jesus Christ and His Church,” “God’s Plan of Sal vation,” “Sin and Salvation," and “Bom of the Spirit of God.” In addition, Rev. Nicks will speak at Bolivia High School on (Continued On Page 4) * Burglarize Red And White Store Business At Long Beach En tered By Thieves Monday Night And Steal Money And Merchandise The Brunswick County Sheriff’s Department and the State Bureau of Investigation are still inquiring into the break-in at the Red and White at Long Beach Monday night where more than $600 and two television sets were removed. The break-in was discovered by Store Manager Thomas Cooper Monday morning about 8:30 o’clock when he reported for Continued on Page 4 Representative Thomas C. Bennett Claims He Is Concerned Over Possible Competition With More Despite the concern expressed by marine operators in Morehead City relating to the proposed small boat harbor in Southport, State Ports Authority officials in sist that no competition is in volved. r State Ports Director James W. Davis said he was surprised the marine interests in Morehead City were worried about the Southport project which is approximately 120 miles down the Intracoastal Waterway. He pointed out that Southport and Morehead City are more than a day’s journey apart for most boats. “I can see no competitive con flict between the two cities”, Di rector Davis said. The discussion arose when Rep resentative Thomas C. Bennett, a Republican of Carteret county, said the Southport project was “a cancer which might grow and force marines in other counties out of business”. Representative Bennett also ex pressed concern that spending state money to help Southport would spread to other coastal towns and hurt Carteret county interests by unfair competition. He went on to say that he would seek a public hearing on the matter if he did not receive satisfactory answers from Direc tor Davis. But he said he did not want the problem to become a political issue. “If Representative Bennett is (Continued On Page 4) G. W. Fisher Is Jaycee President New Officers Of Southport Organization Installed At Banquet At Tranquil Har bor Restaurant The installation of new officers and an address by Bruce Briggs of the State Department of Con servation and Development high lighted a dinner meeting of the Southport Junior Chamber of Commerce at Tranquil Harbour restaurant Tuesday night. The new officers installed by Eighth District Vice President Kirby Sullivan' include President G. W. Fisher; First Vice-Presi dent, William A. Powell; second Vice-President Bobby Jones; sec retary, William N. Williams, treasurer, William C. Love, Jr., director, Thomas Ray; director, Roger Ward; State director, H. A. Schmidt, and Jaybird, Curtis Williamson. Briggs, who was introduced by Ernest E. Parker, Jr., discussed community planning and its various aspects. He showed charts (Continued On Page 4). Drainage Poses Health Problem For Department Discussion Of Salt Marsh Mosquito Control Led By State Board Of Health Representatives A discussion of the salt marsh drainage problem highlighted a meeting of the Brunswick County Board of Health in Southport last Monday night. Sidney Usry of the Sanitary Engineering Division of the State Board of Health and District En gineer Keith Oates met with the board and discussed the salt drainage work. They pointed out that the Health Department's dragline is “entirely too heavy” for salt marsh work and too heavy for some drainage work in the mouths of small streams entering the sounds. The State men said a very small dragline could be used in most salt marsh work. They suggested that the coun ty could use the present drag line for the mouths of the streams and purchase a small one for the marsh work at a cost of approximately $20,000. In addition to the equipment* they said, the county will have to spend about $1,000 a month plus the salary of a full time supervisor for an effective year round program. The State men discussed the desirability of using a dredge equipped with a cutter head for the work but felt that the initial cost of the apparatus would make it impractical. In conclusion, they told the members not to be discouraged and that they could come back to work out some kind of modi fied or less expensive program. The Board also discussed mos quito control and the proposed new budget. Members present for the meet ing included Dr. F. M. Burdett, Dr. R. H. Holden and Herbert Swain of the Xlounty Commission ers. Dr. A. H. Elliot, Brunswick county health director, also at tended the meeting. Election Ballots For Long Beach Seven Men Seek Three Va cancies On Town Board At Brunswick County Re sort Area hi Seven candidates have filed for three positions on the Long Beach Board of Commissioners aa the deadline passed Saturday. Ballots for the election were mailed out April 15 and must be returned to the Long Beach Board of Election by May 7 at 6 p. m. Mayor E. F. Middleton of Long Beach and ' Charleston, S. C., heads the list of candidates who have filed for the Board. Other men in the race include former Long Beach Mayor E. M. Under wood, Jr., of Sanford; A. G. Ed wards, Jr., a former mayor of his home town of Vass; W. W. Vennel of Long Beach, a retired Coast Guard captain and char ter fire chief; Herbert F. Rogers of Long Beach, a carpenter-con tractor; John L. Barbee of Yau pon Beach, an associated develop er of Oak Island; and Melvin Clanton, a Greensboro business man. The three elected commission ers will join Mayor Pro-Tem A. Continued On Page 4 Tide Table Following fat 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, April 18 2:28 A. M. 9:17 A. M. 2:58 P. M. 9:33 P. M. Friday, April 19 3:33 A. M. 10:16 A. M. 4:01 P. M. 10:36 P. M. Saturday, April 20 4:34 A. M. 11:11 A. M. 5:01 P. M. 11:36 P. M. Sunday, April 31 5:31 A. M. 12:03 A. M. 5:56 P. M. Monday, April 22 6:26 A. M. 0:32 A. M. 6:51 P. M. 12:53 P. M. Tuesday, April 33 7:19 A. M. 1:26 A. M. 7:44 P. M. 1:42 P. M. Wednesday, April 24 8:11 A. M. 2:16 A. M. 8:36 P. M. 2:31 P. M.
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