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SOUTHPORT, N. C WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1963
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Brunswick County
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PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
Organization Of
Aldermen Board
Held Thursday
Harold Aldridge Named
Mayor Pro-Tem As Two
Major Committees Are
Organized
The appointment of new offi
cers and committees and a de
cision to re-hire all city em
ployees for 30-days highlighted
the organizational meeting of
the Southport Board of Aldermen
Thursday night at the City Hall.
Board officials selected by
Mayor Eugene Tomlinson included
Alderman Harold Aldridge, may
or pro-tem, Aldermen J. A. Gil
bert, clerk; and Alderman Fred
Spencer* treasurer.
Mayor Tomlinson also named
members of the Budget and Fi
nance and Special Projects com
mittees. C. L. F-ourk was named
chairman of the first one and
members include Aldermen Ald
ridge, Ronnie Hood and Spencer.
Alderman Hood was selected
chairman of the projects comimt
tee and members include Aider
men Gilbert and Spencer.
The Board employed William
A. Powell as the new city at
torney. He succeeds James C.
Bowman, who served in the posi
tion for four years.
After a short discussion, the
board decided to retain all city
employees for 30-days before
making a final decision. It was
pointed out that this is the cus
tomary procedure for a new
board to follow.
The board unanimously voted
to send a resolution to the Corps
of Engineers requesting that Corn
Cake Inlet be reopened. Alderman
Hood, who brought the matter be
fore the board, believes a drag
line could open the inlet up and
the water would do the rest.
This action was taken on a mo
tion by Alderman Hood and was
seconded by Alderman Gilbert.
Mayor Tomlinson suggested
that the board look into the mat
of -establishing a retirement
W; fund for city employees. After
discussion, it was decided that the
matter would be taken up at the
next meeting.
A letter for Senator Ray Wal
ton concerning a bill he plans to
introduce to extend police protec
tion one mile beyond the city
limits was read to the board. The
bill had already been ratified by
the old board.
City Manager C. D. Pickerrell
submitted a report concerning
problems the city is facing now
and will face in the future. He
said it would serve as a guideline
in preparing the 1963-64 budget.
“It is generally considered that
the ferry service between South
port and Ft. Fisher will be au
thorize before the Sanford ad
ministration’s term of office is
over,” he said. He said Governor
Sanford promised this during a
recent trip to Brunswick county
“and I believe him,” City Man
ager Pickerell stated.
“For this reason, the city has
been easy on our demands for
state action here.”
He pointed out that when the
small boat harbor is constructed,
the city will need to furnish the'
area with additional services.
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■-NEWS-1
ATTENDS CONVENTION
Eighth District Vice-President
Kirby Sullivan of Southport will
attend the Jaycee State Conven
tion in Asheville Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday of this week.
FRIDAY MEETING
The lay committee for the home
nursing program for the chroni
cally ill will.meet at the Agricul
ture Building in Supply Friday
at 8:30 a. m.
BENEFIT FISH FRY
The Town Creek American Le
gion Post is sponsoring a floun
der fry Saturday night beginning
at 6:30 p. m. The supper will
be held at the Lebanon-Mill Creek
Community Building. The public
is invited to attend.
COMMUNITY DINNER
A community dinner honoring
Col. and Mrs. Johnnie D. Duffie
and family will be held Friday
evening at 6:30 o’clock at the
Community Building. Mrs. Fran
ces Key and Mrs. James M. Har
per, Jr. are co-chairmen, bijt this
is a community affair and every
family is invited to come ".nd
bring a covered dish supper. The
Duffie family is leaving the last
of this month lor Germany, where
Col. Duffie has been transferred.
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Bolivia FFA Winners
THE DAIRY JUDGING BANNER plus a $15 cash award went to the Bolivia team last week at
the annual Waccamaw Federation Future Farmers of America banquet held at Fair Bluff. The
first place team members include: Johnny King, advisor and Joe Lewis, Kenneth Benton, Morry
Watkins and Paul McDonald. The Bolivia club also' wop. third place in the Federation beef and
swine judging contest and the Waccamaw club won third place in the dairy judging contest. The
Federation is made up of FFA club in Brunswick, Columbus and Bladen counties.
Two Men Being
Held Following
Death Of Woman
Officers Investigating Death
Sunday Of Maggie Park
er, Negro Woman Of
Southport
Two Southport Negroes are be
ing held in jail in connection with
the death of a Negro woman af
ter, -a. .-drinking party Sunday, ac
cording to Police Chiefv Herman
Strong.
Both Dan McKay, a 63-year-old
handyman, and Prim Ray, Jr., a
21-year-old grocer’s helper, are
being held pending the results of
a second autopsy on the body of
Maggie Parker, 61. McKay is
also charged with assault with
a deadly weapon with intent to
kill after he hit Ray on the head
with an axe.
The first autopsy report stated
that “death was due to a beating
other than self-inflicted”. Dr.
George Lorn of James Walker
Memorial hospital in Wilmington
is performing the second autopsy.
The results should be known by
Thursday.
Chief Strong reported that he
received information concerning a
disturbance at McKay’s home at
608 North Caswell Avenue about
1:30 p. m. Sunday. He immedi
ately called Assistant Brunswick
County Coroner T. A. Gilbert and
they proceeded to McKay’s home.
• They discovered the body of the
Parker woman lying in the front
doorway covered with a blanket.
McKay y?as inside watching tele
vision.
• McKay told Chief Strong that
the Parker, woman and Ray drop
ped in on him during a party Sun
day. McKoy then said he went
to get a haircut and when he re
turned he found the body of the
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Williamson May
Act On Paybill
Says He May Introduce
Measure To Place Re-!
sponsibility O n County
Commissioners
By ODELL WILLIAMSON'
After a bill to double the
amounts now: required by, .the
compulsory automobile liability
insurance law was killed by a
one-vote margin in the Senate,
this past week another bill was
introduced that would require
only the drivers placed on “as
signed risk” to double the mini
mum amount of coverage. Ac~
tually, to me, this is just as bad
a bill as the other one in that it
is forcing the insurance compan
ies to carry more coverage on
the bad risks. This in turn would
cause the premiums of your po
licy and mine to go up. I cer
tainly hope this bill is killed, and
I will fight to help kill it.
Senator Kay Walton’s pay raise
bill for elected officials of Bruns
wick county has passed the Sen
ate and is now in the House. Sen
ator Walton, as well as myself,
received a resolution from the
Board of County Comissioners
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Important Civilian
Group At Terminal
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Record
CHERYL RAISON
Bolivia Girl Has
Perfect Record
Cheryl Rabon Has Never
Missed Day Of School
Since Entering First
Grade
A graduating senior girl has
attended Bolivia high school for
twelve years without, being ab
sent one single day, according to
Principal J. P. Snipes.
Cheryl Rabon, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Rabon of Winna
bow, says the reason for her per
fect attendance is that she likes
school.
Miss Rabon also admitted that
luck played a big part in her at
tendance record. “I have only
been sick on weekends”, she said
with a smile.
While at Bolivia, she has been
in the Beta club, science club,
glee club, FHA and on the girl’s
basketball team. She was the 1962
football homecoming queen and
participated in the dairy princess
contest.
Miss Rabon plans to attend
Wilmington College next year and
take a business course.
Graduation At
Waccamaw High
Baccalaureate Services Sun
day Evening With Com
mencement Planned For
Wednesday Night
Graduation exercises at Wacca
maw High School get underway
Sunday evening at 8 o’clock when
the fathers of two members of the
graduating class will be in charge
of the baccalaureate service in
the high school auditorium.
The Rev. Richard B. Williams
will be in charge of this pro
gram and the baccalaureate ser
mon will be delivered by the Rev.
H. D. Shrum.
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c Members Of National De
fense Reserve Unit Spent
Thursday At Sunny
Point Army Terminal
Vice-Admiral Roy A. Gano,
commander of the Military Sea
Transportation service, and 13
shipping executives toured the
Sunny Point A'AMy Terminal
Thursday. %
The party arrived Wednesday
night in Wilmington and were
greeted by Col. Johnnie D. Duffie,
commander of the Brunswick
base. The visitors were members
of the National Defense Reserve
Unit.
The tour began at 8:10 Thurs
day when Col. Duffie and his
staff held a briefing for the ex
ecutives. The visit included ob
serving the loading and unloading
of ammunition and other cargo
On the three wharfs at the ter
minal.
“The 13 shipping executives are
from three different phases of
the shipping business and include
operators of the ships, those who
build and repair ships and those
who support the other two”, Ad
miral Gano, who has been con
ducting civilian tours for three
years, stated.
The executives will eventually
move into military offices, most
ly naval, and will be used as
liason men. They will conduct
rapid studies on the maritime in
dustry, help provide speedy de
livery of needed ships, materials
and repairs.
Each year selected men take a
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Jaycees Install
New Officer? At
Shallotte Meet
Kirby Sullivan, Vice-Presi
dent For Eighth District,
Was Principal Speaker
At This Event
The installation of new officers
highlighted a banquet meeting of
the Shallotte Junior Chamber of
Commerce Saturday night at the
Shallotte Restaurant.
Eighth District Vice-President
Kirby Sullivan of Southport in
stalled President Sam Inman,
Vice-President David Gause, Sec
retary Dempsy Hewett, Treasurer
Bill Gurganus, State Director J.
P. Lewis, Jaybird Gene Sellers
and Local Directors W. J. Mc
Lamb, Jr., and Billy Cheers.
Vice-President Sullivan, the
feature speaker of the evening,
explained the past history and
future plans of both the State
and National Jaycee organiza
tions. He then presented the
president's pin to Mrs. Inman
who, in turn, pinned it on her
husband.
President Inman said he ‘‘ac
cepted the position with honor
and humility” and asked each
member to cooperate in making
1963-64 a banner year.
Miss Brunswick County, Miss
Carolyn Johnson of Bolivia, spoke
briefly on county cooperation. As
for the State Pageant, she said
her clothes for the event had
been purchased from stores in
Raleigh and Wilmington. She
thanked the Shallotte Industries
for presenting her with six street
dresses made in Brunswick coun
ty. She plans to vacation at Sun
set Beach after the Greensboro
event.
The club observed “Ladies
Night’’ and the wives of the
members attended the meeting. J.
T. Clemmons served as master-of
ceremonies. Miss Brunswick
County’s parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Dan Johnson, attended the meet
ing as guests.
Finals At Bolivia
Being Planned
Rev. B. Frank Hall Will
Be Baccalaureate Preac
her; John Hicks Will Be
Commencement Speaker
Graduation ceremonies will be
observed at Bolivia High School
Wednesday night with 27 candi
dates, according to Principal J. P.
Snipes.
The baccalaureate sermon will
be delivered at the school Sun
day at 8 p. m. The speaker will
be Rev. B. Prank Hall of the
Pearsall Memorial Presbyterian
Church of Wilmington.
Graduation ceremonies for sen
iors will be held Wednesday night
at 8 p. m. Aveline Skipper,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard
Skipper of Leland, class saluta
torian, will make the welcome
while Pat Lewis Carroll, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Lew
is of Leland, class valedictorian,
will deliver the farewell address.
The feature speaker of the night
will be Assistant Superintendent
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TIME and TIDE
Twenty-five years ago this week H. T. Bowmer, Southport
charterboat captain, had come up with an ingenius idea on a
new method of locating new fishing grounds. The freighter Virginia
went down twenty-five years before and occasionally fishermen
would cross over the sunken hull. Bowmer suggested that all
Southport charter boats equip themself with shrimp trawl equip
ment and chain and go in search of the wrench. When it was
found, it would be marked for the convenience of all fishermen
wishing to fish there.
A good deed was carried out by a local beat when it came it
Came to the aid of a ditched carrier pigeon two miles offshore.
The bird was floundering about in the water vainly attenpting to
reach the boat. The crew saw the bird in distress, beating
its wings upon the water, and came to the rescue.
Twenty years ago this week Theodore Roosevelt’s famous
presidental yacht, Mayflower, that was once in Southport, was
being used in the Coast Guard submarine patrol. After being
burned slightly before Christmas, 1!>31, the Mayflower was tow
ed into Southport and then transferred to Wilmington. There it
was converted for use by the Coast Guard.
A former Southport woman. Major Margaret D. Craighill, '
M. D., was commissioned into the United States Army, the first
woman ever bestowed such a position. Her father supervised the
rebuilding of Ft. Caswell.
Fifteen years ago this week the U. S. Engineers dredge
Lyman, with a crew composed of largely of Brunswick county
men, was scheduled to make a trip to South America upon com
pletion of the work she is presently doing in Florida. Capt. John
G. Swan, also making his first trip to South America, was home
for a short visit prior to his departure.
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Season's First Sailfish
HAPPY—Mrs. Walter Lewis, right, is proudly dis
playing the 71/2-ft. sailfish which she landed while fish
ing with her husband, Capt. Lewis, aboard the John
Ellen last Thursday. It is the first sailfish reporte.d
along the North Carolina coast this season. (Staff
Photo by Allen).
Having Trouble
Seating A Jury
First Election
For New Town
The first election ever held
at Boiling Spring Lakes was
conducted Wednesday and a
five-man Town Board was
selected.
Members named to the
board as a result of the elec
tion were Earl L. Elwood, 38
votes; Anson Lewis, 36; James
W. Hufham, 34; Homer S.
King, 33; and Charles A.
Tate 31.
Other candidates for posi
tions of the board were Mrs.
Velma W. Stephenson, 26
votes; A1 Martin, 25; A. E.
Huntley, 24; and Gordon
Carver, 20.
Commencement
At Southport
Local Ministers Will Par
ticipate In Baccalaureate
Service Sunday Morn
ing; Graduation Tues
day
Graduation will highlight a
week of senior activities at South
port High School, according to
Principal William N. Williams.
A talent and variety show will
-be held at the school Friday
night at 8 o’clock.
The baccalaureate sermon will
be delivered Sunday at 11 a. m.
at the school with members of
the local clergy participating. The
Glee Club will present the music.
> Skits concerning the class, bas
ed on a Southern Plantation
theme, will be presented Monday
night at 8 o’clock. The skits will
me directed by Mrs. Robert L.
Jones, Mrs. Francis Key and Mrs.
Harold St. George.
Senior graduation ceremonies
will be held Tuesday night at 8
p, m. o’clock at the school. The
feature 'address will be delivered
by Ross Cadle, director of ad
mission at Chowan Junior Col
lege.
Judy Ann McKeithan, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Leon McKeithan,
class salutatorian, will extend the
welcome while Patricia Lee Cas
ter, class valedictorian, will de
liver the farewell address.
James Wolfe, chairman of the
Southport school committee, will
present the Louise Rees and the
Breman Furpless awards to out
standing students. The former,
given by Mrs. Susie Carson in
memory of Miss Rees, will be
presented to the student who i
makes the most of his abilities,
while the latter will be given to
the student chosen the best all
around citizen.
Authur J. Dosher, member of |
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^ Lee Andrews, Shallotte
White Man, Facing First
Degree Murder Charges
Attempts to select a jury for
the murder trial of Lee Andrews
highlighted the criminal term of
i Brunswick County Superior court
which is meeting in Southport
this week with Judge C. W.
Hall of Durham presiding.
A special list’ of 100 Bruns
wick county resider . was drawn
out Monday but only four were
seated to hear the trial of An
drews, charged with fatally shoot
ing his father-in-law, Aaron Cox,
last November. A second list of
100 names was selected late Tues
day afternoon.
Robert McMeekin, originally
charged with assault with the in
tent to committ rape, pleaded
guilty to a charge of molesting
a minor and assault on a female
and was given a 5-year work
term. The sentence was suspend
ed upon the conditions that he
remain of good behavior and not
violate any penal laws of any
state or federal government, not
: go upon the premises where
I Elinor Jordan resides nor go in
| her presence and pay cost.
| Junior Branton pleaded guilty
| to a charge of breaking and en
tering and was sentenced to not
less than 12 months or more
than 30 months in jail.
Raymond Dale Corum pleaded
guilty to a charge of breaking
i and entering and was sentenced
to not less than 15-months or
more than 36-months in jail.
Theodore Brown pleaded guilty
to a charge of forgery and was
given a six-month jail sentence.
It was recommended that he be
given treatment for alcoholism.
Charlie Hill was indicted for
the murder of Robert Lee Hill
and James Henderson Hill on
February 2.
Shallotte High
Planning Finals
Baccalaureate Sermon Sun
d a y Afternoon And
Graduation Exercises
Tuesday Night
Graduation ceremonies for Shal
lotte High School will be observed
Tuesday night, according to Prin
cipal Winfred Johnson.
The baccalaureate sermon will
be on Sunday at 3 p. m. at the
school auditorium. Rev. H. Arth
ur Phillips will introduce the
speaker, Rev. Amis Daniels, pas
tor of the Wiigntsville Baptist
Church of Wilmington. Rev. Clar
ence Piercy will also take part in
the services.
Senior graduation will be held
in the auditorium Tuesday night
at 8 p. m. Jane Marie Benton,
class salutatorian, will extend the I
welcome while Freeman Kirby,
class valedictorian, will deliver
the farewell address.
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Ask Brunswick
To Organize In
Area Planning
Preliminary Meeting Held
At Shallotte Tuesday To
Determine Interest In
Tourist Development
A group of Brunswick county
citizens met Tuesday night at
Shallotte at the invitation of G.
E. Henderson, representative on
the SENCland Development Coun
cil and heard W. K. Dorsey of
Wilmington explain plans for a
concerted effort to develop the
Coastland Historyland idea for
tourist development.
Dorsey outlined the organiza
tional structure which will include
every eastern North Carolina
county. “A tourist is not interest
ed in county boundaries,” he
pointed out. “He wants to know
where he can find the next point
of interest. That’s why we have
gone about this program on an
area basis.”
Dorsey reported that the plan
is being pushed under the ban
ner of a new corporation and
Governor Terry Sanford has nam
ed a commission to assist with
its promotion. Author of the idea
is Charles Wade, member of the
Board of Conservation and De
velopment.
Already it is clear that State
Highway officials are ready to
back up this program with ac
tion on U. S. Highway No. 17,
which Dorsey says he hopes to
see developed into a safe, ser
vicable thoroughfare “not a four
lane highway whisking tourists
through our area so fast they
cannot stop.”
Mayor Roney Cheers and all
but one member of his board of
aldermen were present, and it
was decided to call a second
meeting for Tuesday night, May
21, in order to get a more gen
eral representation from Bruns
wick county before setting up a
permanent organization.
That meeting will be held at
8 o’clock in the National Guard
Armory at Shallotte. Town offi- >%■:&
cials are particularly urged to
be present, along with all other :
interested citizens.
Leland Finals
Program Starts
Rev. B. Frank Hall Will Be
Commencement Speaker
At Leland High School
Wednesday Night
A full schedule of events has.
been planned at Leland High*)
School in connection with gradua
tion exercises, according to prin
cipal Rockfellow Venters.
On Friday, a music recital,
featuring 40 piano students, will
be held at 8 p. m. at the school.
The program will be under the
direction of Mrs. Joe Moore. '
The baccalaureate sermon for'
graduating seniors will be de-j
livered Sunday by Rev. Randolph
L. Gregory, pastor of the First;
Baptist Church of Wilmington, at *
3:30 p. m. •'* f
On Wednesday, the eighth i
grade graduation will be held at
the school at 10:30 a. m. The
feature speaker will be Rev. J. C.
Shaw of the First Baptist Church;
of Leland. i
High school graduation will be,
observed Wednesday night at 8
p. m. at the school. The main
address will be delivered by Rev.'
B. Frank Hall of the First Pres
byterian Church of Wilmington.
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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 Gape Fear
Pilot’s Association.
HIGH LOW
Thursday, May 16,
1:59
2:35
3:02
3:33
Saturday, May 18,
4:04
4:38
A. M.
P. M.
Sunday,
A. M.
P. M.
Monday,
A. M.
P. M.
Tuesday, May 21,
A. M. 12:13
P. M. 12:27
Wednesday, May 2/
6:57 A. M. 1:0?
7:25 P. M.
5:04
5:36
9:44
10:13
May 19,
10:40
11:16
May 20,
11:35
6:00
6:31