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■ "V ' ■ ■V: 'W&Xv ■ :.i» '1: Most of the News S All The Time THE STATE PILOT AS, l A Good Newspaper In A Good Community The Pilot Covers Brunswick County Volume No. 22 No. 51 8-Pages Today SOUTHPORT, N. C WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 1963 5c A COPY PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY Hearing Slated For Watershed In The County State Officials Will Attend Public Hearing At Shal lotte Armory On June 24 The proposed Caw Caw water shed will be discussed in detail at a meeting with state officials Monday, June 24, beginning at 1 p. m. at the Shallotte Armory, acording to James D. Bellamy, Vice President of the State Soil Conservation Association. Representatives of the Soil Conservation Service, Army En gineers, National and State Wildlife Commissions, State Highway Department and State Health Department will attend the meeting and tour the propos ed watershed. Brunswick officials have al ready made application for the Caw Caw watershed, which will include the Hickman’s Cross roads, Longwood, Thomasboro and Grissettown areas, with the State Conservation Association and the visitors will make recom mendations. The State group will act on the request at a '.eeting in Raleigh on July 16. • We have a very good chance to get the watershed”, Bellamy stated. If approved, it will be the first watershed ever undertaken in Brunswick county. The project will reduce flood conditions, help reclaim land lost by flooding and help provide for better crop rota tion. The project consists of opening up a main canal in the swamp area and planting it. The farm ing area is then drained and treated. It takes approximately five years after constructing the main canal to complete the pro ject The federal government pro vides 100 percent financing for flood control and 50 percent for drainage by means of direct grants. The FHA will lead all the money needed at a low rate of interest. The ASC will provide funds in individual farmers for the project. A watershed in the upper 'Shal lotte area is presently in the talking stage. Brie/ BH• Qf lnewsj HAIL, IN COUNTY Two clouds which brought thunder showers to Brunswick Tuesday afternoon also dumped some hail which .did an undeter mined amount of crop damage. Hail adjusters were making their rounds today to evaluate the loss. NEW BRANCH BANK C. L. Tate, president of the Waceamaw Bank and Trust Com pany, announced today that ap- j proval for establishing a full power bank in Lumberton had been received from the Federal Insurance Corporation. He fur ther announced they hope to be open and be ready for operation on the latter part of July. ECC GRADUATES East Carolina College’s 54th commencement exercises Sunday in the college stadium marked the graduation of more than 1,050 seniors and graduate students, in cluding four from Brunswick county. Senior graduates include Betty Anne Hewett of Shallotte, Gene Douglas Jones of Ash, Ethel Douglas Phelps of Leland and Deane Russ of Longwood. AT MT. PISGAH The Vacation Bible School of the Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church will begin Friday with prepara tion day at 1 p. m. followed by a parade. Classes will begin Monday at 8 p. m. and continue through Fri day. Commencement will be Friday at 8 p. m. with a picnic supper at 6:15 p. m. prior to the com mencement. STUDENT HONORS Mac Herring, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. R. McPhail Herring of Clinton and a grandson of Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Morrison of Yau pon Beach, has recently been selected for membership in Alpha Epsilon Delta Premedical society in recognition of his superior scholastic achievements at the University of North Carolina. He also received the Alpha Chi Sig ma fraternity award which is j given to the sophomore with' the j highest chemistry average. I Supply Office Expands GROWING—A new RFD route has been added to the Supply Post office, giv ing some relief for Charlie Caison, who has Jpeen carrying the mail for years. Odell Blanton, center, is the acting carrier for the new route. On the right is Mrs. J. J. Hawes, post master, wlio is helping the carriers get ready for their morning rounds. (Staff Photo by Allen) Williamson Glad Inspection Lost In Legislature Brunswick Representative Says He Has Been Oppos ed To Compulsory Auto mobile Inspection Law By ODELL, WILLIAMSON One piece of legislation that I have opposed since I have been in Raleigh is known as the “auto mobile inspection law." This bill was defeated in the House on Thursday by a vote of 49 to 59, after having passed the Senate. I voted against the old inspection law which was passed by the 1947 General Assembly. In 1949 I introduced the bill which re pealed the law. During this 1963 session I was even more deter mined not to let this bill pass be cause I feel sure that the majori ty of the people whom I represent are opposed to being regimented. After all, an automobile inspec tion law accomplishes very little in the area of highway safety. It is my feeling that the highway patrolmen can make these pe riodic checks at no added cost and inconvenience to the taxpay ers. A stamp placed on the wind shield of a car once or twice a year is no insurance that the driver will keep in repair the things that the law now requires to be done. When I was in the automobile business, I went to a lot of wrecks with' my wrecker. In all cases, as I remember, either speeding, carelessness or whiskey was responsible for the accidents. Therefore, I am not convinced that an automobile inspection law would reduce the accident rate. The General Assembly is mak ing an all-out drive for adjourn ment. The pay for the legislators was cut off on the sixth day of June, and many of use are hop ing that we can adjourn by the 15th of this month. We are stay ing in session five or six hours a day plus meeting at night. In ad dition to this, we are putting in several hours a day in committee meetings. Even with this extra push, I don’t believe we will be able to adjourn by the 15th. There are still a lot of bills being in troduced. So far, there have been 300 more bills introduced in this session than were introduced in the 1961 session. As far as I know now, I will not introduce any further legislation during this term. The House has passed a bill that will place Brunswick, Co lumbus and Bladen counties in one senatorial district. The Senate has passed the same bill but has added an amendment that would give the people an opportunity to vote on a constitutional amend ment changing the number of senators from 50 to 60. The amendment provides that in case this constitutional amendment did not pass, we would redistrict the j Senate under the version passed by the House. If the constitution al amendment carried, our district would have two senators. Of j course, I favor this proposal. ! The difference between the two! bills passed by the two bodies! will have to be ironed out if we are to redistrict. I am of the opinion that when the fight is all Continued On Page 4 j Southport Mayor Feels Encouraged Visit Last Week With Director Of State Port Develops 1 Encouraging Information On Boat Bas in Mayor Eugene Tomlinson and City Manager C. D. Pickerrell met with State Ports Director J. E. Davis last Thursday afternoon for a comprehensive review of the current status of the proposed small boat basin for Southport. Davis pointed out pertinent fea tures of the project to the city officials on a preliminary draw ing prepared by Henry von Oesen and Associates, Engineers, of Wil mington. The project as now en visaged will provide berth space for some 175 boats ranging in size from 20 to 100 feet. There is parking space for vehicles and trailers, covered sheds for small boat dry storage and other open spaces for larger boat dry stor age. The refueling station is lo cated on the end of one of the six piers opposite the waterway entrance to the facility. The ter minal administration building has space for tackle and repair shops, offices, toilets, etc. Ample pro vision is made for future expan sion for freezing plants, seafood processing plants, etc. It now appears that work on the project should begin within the next 120 days. All phases of the terminal should be ready for use by late Spring 1964. Davis and members of the State Ports Authority were going to Crisfield, Maryland, last Friday to look over a similar type in stallation completed while Davis was Port Director for the State of Maryland. The purpose of this trip was for the authority mem bers to see this type terminal Continued On Page 3 Winners In Show Several Southport Dog Own ners Participated In Show Sunday Afternoon In Wil mington Six Southport dogs were enter ed in a Fun Match Dog Show held Sunday afternoon in Green field Park, Wilmington. The show was sponsored by the Hanover Kennel Club. “Lad”, a thirteen months old Beagle owned by Lt. Col. and Mrs. Carl Manis, and shown by Mrs. Manis won first place in his class and was Best of Breed of the Beagles entered in this show. This was a first time show for the dog and his owners. “Red Folly”, Smooth-haired Dachshund, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ryne and shown by Mrs. Ryne, won first place in his class, was Best of Breed of the Dachs hunds, and was third place win ner in the hound group. "Dracula”, the Tomlinson’s Bas set Hound was Best of Breed of the Bassets entered in the show and was judged best in the hound group. Continued On Page 4 Southport MKS. MAE WARD BROOKS Mother Of Four Receives Degree Mrs. Mae Ward Brooks Has Received Diploma From Pheiffer College At Com mencement Mrs. Mae Ward Brooks, daugh ter of Mrs. John B. Ward, Sr. and the late Mr. Ward, Long wood, was among 155 seniors to re ceive degrees from Pfeiffer Col Contlnued On Page 4 Two New Men In Brunswick With U. S. Soil Service William L. Foutz Comes To This County As Replace ment For H. F. Kizer; Charles Williams Techni cian Two new men have recently joined the staff of the Brunswick County Unit of the Lower Cape Fear Soil Conservation District office in Shallotte. Work Unit Conservationist Wil liam L. Foutz and Soil Conserva tion Technician Charles Williams assumed their offices in Shallotte Monday. Foutz is replacing the present conservationist, Hugh F. Kiser, who has been transferred to Washington. Conservationist Foutz has been with the Soil Conservation Service for four years and was formerly employed with the Farmers Home Administration in Raleigh. He is a graduate of Landis High School and N. C. State College. He is married to the former Zelma Plaster of Rowan county and they have two children, Richard and Timothy. Conservation Technician Wil liams has been employed with the Soil Conservation Service for the past five years. During this time he has been serving as the survey party leader on the water shed work planning party for drainage and flood prevention pro jects. He graduated from Clay ton High School and has complet ed the course in Soil Conserva tion in Athens, Georgia. He is married to the former Lacy Gar ris of Clayton and they have two children, Charles Anthony and Jeffrey Benjamin Williams. The Soil Conservation ( Service office is located above the Coastal Drug Store in Shallotte. Brunswick Bond I Purchases Lag Total Skies Thus Far During 1963 Represent 14.2 Of Quota For This Year During April new purchases of Series E and Series H Savings Bonds in North Carolina amount ed to $4,223,799. This is 14.7 per cent above April a year ago. Totals for the first four months of 1963 show cash, sales of E and H Bonds amounted to $18,037,776, which is 4.6 per cent above the same period of last year. Savings Bonds sold in North Carolina this year as of April 30 amount to 35.6 per cent of the state’s annual quota of $50,600, f'00. W. H. Andrews, State Volun teer Chairman of the U. S. Sav ings Bonds Committee, Greens boro, commenting on the sales of Savings Bonds in North Carolina said, “The American, people are becoming very savings conscious, and they realize more and more that one of the best ways they can save is in U. S. Savings Bonds. This fact is evidenced in the fine sales record being set in North Carolina. I am pleased with this highly successful perfor Continued On rage 4 TIME and TIDE Five years ago this week a voluntary Automobile Inspect ion Lane was to be sponsored by the Lions Club for the pur pose of checking the safety of all vehicles. The inspection in cluded checks of the brakes, lights and horn. The dredge Admiral was doing maintnance work in the north basin of the Sunny Point Army Terminal near Southport. The dredge was to remain on location for about 45 days. A Southport youth, Charlie Splawn, was named the Airman of the Month of his squadron. He was currently with the Air Force and was stationed in Okinawa. He specialized in airiel photography. Ten years ago this week the entire fleet of menhaden fish ing boats stationed in Southport struck it rich, with all boats bringing capacity loads. The catch broke the season’s famine, and by the end of the day, ‘Southport’s season catch had been doubled. The boats had a capacity of between 500,000 and 600,000 fish each. Some of the smaller boats made two capacity catches during the day, putting them in the class with the larg t er craft. The first sailfish of the season was caught that week, with another thrown in for good measure by the same party. The week’s catch was also highlighted by catches of Spanish mack erel, some boats with as many as 300 per day. The test piling for the Sunny Point wharves were sunk to determine the length required. The three wharves were to have 2,400 feet of mooring space each for freighters using the facility, a total of 7,200 feet. Fifteen years ago this week an inquiry was made concerning Continued On Page 4 c Southport Plays Host To 1963 Arts Festival Ready For Show CHAIRMAN—Mrs. ,N. M. Hornstein is shown here looking over some entries in the Southport Arts Festival, which will be held here Friday, Saturday and Sunday of this week. Ahoskie Principal Is Superintendent! A. Woodrow Taylor Hired*1 By Board Of Education To Fill Vacancy Created By Resignation Of Long The hiring of a new school superintendent to succeed John G. Long highlighted a meeting of the Brunswick County Board of Edu cation in Southport Monday night. The board unanimously approv ed the employment of A. Wood row Taylor as superintendent of Brunswick County Schools. He' will assume office July 1. Taylor, who has served as prin cipal of Ahoskie High School for the past ten years, was bom in Grifton 46 years ago. He is .the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Taylor and the family consist of three brothers and three sisters. He graduated from Grifton high school, received a B. S. degree from Atlantic Christian College and a M. A. degree from the University of North Carolina. He taught science, history and coach ed at Kenansville High School. Before -assuming his job in Ahos kie, Taylor served as principal at Kenansville and Creedmoor High Schools. During his years in education Taylor has served as president of Duplin NCEA, president of Gran ville NCEA, president of Hertford County NCEA for two terms, a member on State Legislative com mittee for three years, president of Northeastern District NCEA, president of Principals’ Division, Northeastern District, vice presi dent of State Principals’ Benefit Fund for four years, a member of the Board of Control of the North Carolina Athletic Associa tion for four years, a member of the advisory committee to the State Board of Education on Ath letics and Activities, president of Albemarle Conference for three terms, a member of several panels arid committees on educational programming, permanent member of State Beta Council, and on the NCEA Legislative Committee, 1963-66. He was also “Tar Heel of the Week” for the Raleigh News and Observer on March 24, 1963. In 1941, Taylor was drafted as a private in the U. S. Army, took A. WOODROW TAYLOR infantry training with the 90th Division at Fort Barkley, Texas, and attended Army Clerk School at Fort Barkley. He waa shipped out for over seas from Norfolk in October, 1942 to North Africa and Egypt to reinforce the British 8th Army in its break out across the Saha rah Desert. The unit was never committed and was sent to Tel Aviv, Palestine, to join the 24th Station Hospital and U. S. Re pair Depot. In February, 1943, the 24th was sent to Burma to join the Marauders and support the Ledo and Burma Roads. When the war in the Pacific ended, Taylor was in China work ing with the training of Chinese for General Sillwells Army. He returned to the United States for discharge November, 1945, after 36 months overseas. He was dis charged a First Lieutenant in the Infantry Reserve. During his Army days, Taylor was award the American Defense medal, Asiatic-Pacific medal, Eu ropean medal, Victory medal, Ten Year Honorable Reserve Duty, Good Conduct Commendation Rib bon, Presidential Unit Citation for supply jungle troops on the Ledo Road, Legion of Merit and | four silver stars. I Taylor in his reserve status has completed the Military Intelli I Continued On Page 4 Paintings W i 1.1 Provide Backbone Of Interest For Varied Program Planned For Three Days The third annual Southport Arts Festival to be held this week, Fri day through Sunday, will be spon sored by the Southport Junior Wo man’s Club. The festival which has in the past attracted thousands of visitors will be held at the City Hall and Franklin Square this year. John Gordon, Art Department head for North Carolina College in Durham, will judge this year’s event. Gordon, whose art train- - ing includes study at the School • of Fine Arts of Marseille, Biar- ' ritz American Dni.ver- • sity, University of Denver, and ~m Center College, holds a Batchelor - of Arts Degree from the Univer- - sity of Kentucky and Master of * Arts Degree, State University of • Iowa. He will judge the show Sat- * urday and awards will be present- I ed between 4 and 5 p. m. Sunday. Awards this year will be The Kir- - by Cup—Best in Show—present ed by Kirby Prescription Cen- 1 ter; State Port Pilot Cup—Pho- - tography—State Port Pilot; Blake * Cup—Junior Divisio. —Blake Con- I struction Corporation, Phillip King Cup—Color Graphics—Phil & Sue - King; Patron’s Cup—Oils—Gen- ■ eral & Mrs. James Glore; Thomp- * son’s Cup—G r a p h i c s—Waters - Thompson; Bragaw Cup—Water* * colors—Dr. & Mrs. N. M. Horn- - stein. Awards will be presented by Miss - Brunswick . County of 1963 and ' Mayor Eugene Tomlinson will give the awards speech, j Activities for the Arts Festival » [ will be opened with a welcome by ' ; Mayor Tomlinson at 2 p. m., Fri- I ! day in Franklin Square and the events will be covered by local and state newspapers and Ben McDonald of WECT-Tcle vision, , „ Music and entertainment will on the calendar4 of events for Sat urday from 2 to 5 p. m. Entries for the third annual Arts Festival are expected to exceed the 306 that were entered in last year’s festival. The Arts Festival has been described by a past judge as an open show of the highest caliber and is the largest open show in three states. Entry is open to any artist interested in parti cipating, and paintings for thi3 year’s show have already been re ceived from an art group in Flori da. Entries last year came from Maine and Panama, as well as most of the southeastern states. Registration for the festival will be Thursday between 10 a. m. and 4 p. m. at Southport City Hall and any information desired con cerning entries can be obtained through Mrs. Floyd Lewis, South port. Entry fee will be $2.00 per artist with a limit of four entries, two in any division. The junior di vision will not require any entry fee. Entries are to be picked up Sunday at City Hall. Entry blanks will be mailed upon request by con tacting Mrs. William N. Williams, Southport. In conjunction with the Arts Festival this year, the Thalians of Wilmington will present “Dial M For Murder,” Saturday night at 8 p. m. in the Southport High School auditorium. General Chairman for the third annual Southport Arts Festival is Mrs. Norman Hornstein, president of the Southport Junior Woman’s Club and vice-president of the Southport Art Association. Tide Table Following1 la the tide table lop Southport during the week. These hours are approximately correct and were furnished The State Port Pilot thrr *gh the courtesy of the Cape Fear Pilot’s Association. HIGH LOW Thursday, June 12:09 A. M. 0:36 1:11 1:34 2:14 2:37 3:17 3:39 4:18 4:41 5:17 5:39 6:14 Friday, A. M. P. M. Saturday, A. M. P. M. Sunday, A. M. P. M. Monday, June 17, Mj A. M. P. M. Tuesday, A. M. P. M. 10:13 A. 10:56 P. June 18, 11:10 Aj 11:55 rJ Wednesday, June 19, A. M. 12:04 P. M.
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