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| The Pilot Covers | | Brunswick County | R*®»: - wmmi * m 'ww*TO'iig4 Volume No. 23 No. 1 A Good Newspaper In A Good Community SOUTHPORT, N. C WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 1963 Public Hearing *■ STUDY—The proposed Caw Caw watershed was discussed and examined by State officials at a meeting in Shallotte Monday afternoon. Shown looking over a map of the area are, from left to right, Jennings Edge, a member of the local com mittee, James D. Bellamy, state vice president of the'‘Soil and Water Conservation Committee, L. D. Hunnings, engineer with the State Soil and Water Conservation group, W. J. McLamb, member of the local committee, Bryce Younts, member of the State Soil Conservation Committee, Elmer Graham, assistant State Conservation ist, and Lacy Coates, planning party leader. (Staff Photo by Allen). Col. Earl I. Brown Dies In Durham Tuesday Morning Prominent Southport Citizen: Died Tuesday Morning At Rest Home In That City; Burial At Arlington Colonel Earl Ivan Brown, 88, Southport resident and long-time member of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, died Tuesday morn ing at Friendly Rest Home in Pur ham. A native of Carrolton, Ga., he was the son of the late William F. and Priscilla Hagen Brown. He was a graduate of the U. S. Mili tary Academy at West Point, in 1898, after completing his secon dary education in the Carrolton schools. A veteran of both World Wars I and II, Col. Brown served in the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers for 45 years. The deceased was a former Division Engineer in charge of the South Atlantic Division of the U. S. Corps of Engineers with headquarters in Richmond, Va., He retired from the Army in 1938 from this job, but in 1940 was recalled to active duty and became Chief Engineer for the Wilmington District. He retired from this later position in 1942 and came to Southport to make his home. He received the James R. Croes Medal, one of the highest awards of the American Society of Civil Engineers, on two occasions, in 1933 and again in 1942. He was recognized as an international authority on each erosion, and following his retirement visited several foreign countries as spe cial consultant. While residing in Southport, he was a member of Trinity Metho dist Church and an honorary mem ber of its board of stewards. Col. Brown was a Mason, being affilia ted with Pythagoras Masonic Lodge No. 249 in Southport, and was also a member of the Ameri can Legion. A member of the Wilmington En gineers Club and the American So Continued On Page 2 L* Brief Bite NEWS-" BENEFIT FISH FRY The Winnabow Volunteer Fire Department will hold a benefit fish fry Saturday beginning at 6 p. m. at the Grange Hall. ART SHOW Local artists are making plans for a sidewalk art show in the down town section of Southport during tlie Fourth of July holiday period next week. Entries are still being accepted, and spectators are in vited. VESPER SPEAKER Mrs. Sallie MacCallum of the Winter Park Baptist Church of Wilmington will be guest speaker during the Training Union and ves per services on Sunday night at the Oak Island Baptist Mission at Long Beacli. The public is cordial ly invited to attend and hear the testimony of Mrs. MacCallum. Public Hearing On County Watershed Interested Parties Heard At51 Shallotte Armory And On Site At Meeting Monday The proposed Caw Caw water shed was discussed and examined in detail at a meeting with State officials at the Shallotte Armory and at the site Monday afternoon and more than 50 persons attended. Representatives of the Soil Con servation Service, Army Engineers, National and State Wildlife Com missions, State Highway Depart ment and State Health Department attended the meeting and toured the proposed site. The state officials will submit reports on the feasibility of the pro ject to the North Carolina Soil and Water Conservation committee. The committee will recommend what action should be taken then. One of the seven members of the state committee is Vice-President James D. Bellamy of Shallotte. The proposed Brunswick project, which will be the first of its kind in the county, will cover approxi mately 23,700 acres and will in clude the Hickman’s Crossroads, Longwood, Thomasboro and Gris setlown areas. The area is com posed of 59 percent woods, 29 per cent crops, 10 percent pasture and 2 percent house, roads, etc. Bellamy served as chairman of the meeting Monday while other officials included Bryce Younts of the State Soil Conservation Com mittee, Elmer Graham, assistant state conservationist, and Lacy Continued On Page 4 City Employees Are All Rehired OtheH Routine Business Dis posed Of At Regular June Meeting O f Southport Board Of Aldermen The rehiring of all city em ployees highlighted the regular June meeting of the Southport Board of Aldermen. After some discussion, the mot ion to rehire the employees was made by Alderman R. N. Hood and was seconded by Alderman F. W. Spencer. The vote was un animous. The board unanimously voted to purchase indemnity bonds for uny property damages around the Ya'ht Basin during dredging operations. After the purchase has been made, City Manager C. D. Pickerel! was asked to authorize the U. s. Corp of Engineers to proceed with the work. After diseussing a retirement plan for city workers the board decided to have City Manager Pickerell secure ajj information pertaining to hioceedures and cost and present y aj. next meeting. Mayor Eugene Twllinson re_ ported to the board or, t^e pro gress being made on the sewage and drainage projects. M. then requested that the Special \,ro_ jects Committee, which is cv.(_ Continued On Page 2 Doctor UKVVAVNE TRIPP Shallotte Man Now In England Capt. Cecil De Wayne Tripp Plans To Resume Studies Leading To Specializat ion In Medicine Captain Cecil De Wayne Tripp, son of Hr. and Mrs. Cecil Tripp of Shallotte, now serving in Eng land in the U. S. Air Force will soon enter another phase of train ing. Ten years ago, he was grad uated from Shallotte High School and in the fall of 1953 was en rolled in the University of North Carolina from which he was granted a B. s. and a M. D. degree. In June i960, he passed the N. C. Board of Medical Examin ers. He accepted a commission in the United States Air Force and served an internship at the William Beaumont Army Hos pital, El Paso, Texas, and moved to San Antonio, Texas, where he attended the School of .Aerospace Medicine and was graduated as an Aerospace Medical Examiner. Currently, Capt. Tripp iives in London, England, where he is Chief of Aviation, Preventive and Occupation Medicine at the 7520th USAF Hospital, which supports the London ai< a jn_ eluding the American Embassy. Aside from his duty as flight surgeon, Capt. Tripp, as Chief Qf Preventive Medicine, recently or_ ganized a very effective program to control and suppress an epi demic of infectious hepatu,s among- dependents of US service men in London., The results m this are soon to be published in conjunction with Dr. James Mos ley of the US Public Health Serv ice. All has not been work for him, (Continued on Page 8). Three Changes M In Pastors For County Churches Bolivia, Ocean View And Shallotte Circuit All Have Change In Pastors Follow* *ng Conference Three new ministers were ap pointed Thursday to serve in Brunswick county Methodist churches during the North Caro lina Conference in Greenville last week. Rev. H. K. Jeanneret of the Bethel-Concord churches has moved to Clarkton and will-, be replaced by Rev. James A. Star nes. Rev. Starnes will graduate from the Seminary in Atlanta, Georgia, in January and will as sume the pulpits then. In the meantime Rev. J. M. Carroll of Clarenton will serve the two churches. Rev. B. H. Lamb of the Ocean View Methodist Church has been transferred to Elizabeth City and will be replaced by Rev. Russell R. Knowles of the Wesley Chapel. Rev. Harold Pickett of the Shallotte Circuit has moved to Sneed’s Ferry and will be replac ed by Rev. W, B. Gregory. The other three Methodist min isters in the county, Rev. Charles Lancaster of Southport, Rev. Al len Richardson of Town Creek and Rev. Authur Phillips of Shallotte, were all reappointed. Council Receives Airport Report Other Matters Of Impor tance Disposed Of Satur day By Town Board At Long Beach The Long Beach Town Council Saturday approved a $74,000 budget for the 1963-64 fiscal i year. The budget includes funds to add a radio equipped jiu-, trcrt c4r to the Lisfig Beach "potfeW force and additional funds for improved mosquito control. H. A. Templeton, Jr., Chair man of the Brunswick County Airport Commission, announced that bids will be opened on Tues day June 25 for construction of an airport to serve Long Beach, Yaupon Village, Ft. Caswell, Southport and Boiling Springs. The small plane facility, to be located near the Intra-Coastal Waterway near the Long Beach bridge, will cost approximately $80,000. Of that sum, 50 percent will be paid by Brunswick Coun ty and the involved municipali ties, 50 percent by the Federal Government. The board passed an ordinance prohibiting dumping of debris on currently unused city streets, re quested that the State Highway Patrol assign a trooper to the Eastern Brunswick beaches and took under study a proposal that vehicles be banned from the strand during the summer sea son. Town Manager Daniel Walker announced that the State High way Department will begin con struction of a bridge over Davis Caned during the first week of July, with completion expected within 6 weeks. Airport Commission m wsm EXAMINING—Members of the Brunswick County Airport Commission are shown looking over a map of the proposed air facility during a meeting Tuesday night. They are, from left to right, Dan Shannon, A. E. Huntley, William Powell, Fred Smith, Pete Worsley and H. A. Templeton, Jr. (Staff Photo by Allen). Airport Authority Gets Project Bids ZIP Code Number For Each Office All 10 Post Offices in Brunswick county have re cently been assigned five digit ZIP Code numbers for f improved mail service, f ,. The pianj which goes into / effect on July 1, will provide S the United States with the »>ost modern, system of mail distribution'' afid ' dispatch fhs"i* existance, the Post Office be-, lieves. The ZIP Code number will be the last word in the mail ing address. It should follow the city and state in the ad dress. ZIP Code numbers for Brunswick county post of fices include Navassa, 28404; Ash, 28420; Bolivia, 28422; Freeland, 28440; Leland, 284 51; Longwood, 28452; Shal lotte, 29460; Southport, 284 61; Supply, 28462; and Win nabow, 28479. Williamson Glad Over School Bill Brunswick County Repre sentative Recaps Some Accomplishments Of 1963 Session Of Legislature By ODELL WILLIAMSON Now that ,we have put through the $100-million school bond bill that I have worked for during this session, I hope the people of this Continued On Page 4: TIME and TIDE Five years ago this week the renovation of the garrison . house of Ft. Jolmson was started, with plans calling for the original lines to be preserved and no major structural changes to be made. The building upon completion was to be the quart ers of the commanding officer of the Sunny Point Army Termi nal. Modernization was expected to be completed within four months after the job was begun on the historic landmark over looking the Cape Fear river. The Southport Charter Boatmens Association was host to the North Carolina Outdoor Writers Association’s annual convent ion, with a banquet given in their honor at the Long Beach en tertainment center. Ten years ago this week another rush of sailfish highlighted the week’s catches of gamefish. It was notable that sailfish were ^ brought in three consecutive days, with a 13 year old Winston Salem youth being one of the lucky anglers. The Southport Fisheries suffered losses estimated at $12,000 when vandals tossed acid on the netting of their huge nets. Dam age was suffered on two of the company’s boats, and involved the roping and netting. The nets cost $7,000 each when new. Even the heavy ropes used to lower the purse boats were eaten away, causing the smaller craft to plunge overboard. Large catches of shrimp promised the boats recently return ed from Florida a most successful season of the Cape Fear coast. The shrimp, still small, were expected to grow and be of desirable size within a few weeks. Fifteen years ago this week large catches of bluefish were reported by parties fishing on local sports fishing boats. Catches t Continued On Page I 'Federal Grant For Matching Funds Being Delivered Today; Work May Be Completed This Fall The opening of bids and the ac ceptance of a federal grant of $43, 000 highlighted a meeting of the Brunswick County Airport Commis sion Thurslay night at Long Beach as airport facilities for the county moved closer to becoming a reality. Chairman H. A. Templeton, Jr., announced that the apparent low bidd.er was Lincoln Construction Company of Wilmington with a bid Of $42,*68 on l the project. A preliminary engineers’ report esti mated the cost to be approximate ly $46,810. Four other companies also sub mitted bids on the air facility. They ranged from $42,385, or just $219 more than Lincoln, bid by Wade Moore and Company of Louis burgburg, to a high of $57,431 sub mitted by the Talman Company of Wilmington. All five bids will be examined by the John Talbert Associates of Wilmington, consulting engineers on the project. The official an nouncement of the low bidder is expected to be made soon. The companies were bidding on the clearing, excavating, seeding and fertilizing of the proposed site, which will be 3,200 feet long and 250 feet wide. The $43,000 federal grant, one half of the cost of the facility, was scheduled to be delivered to the Commission Tuesday but complica tions developed. The money arrived at the Wilmington Airport today at 11:30 a. m. and was accepted by Chairman Templeton. The motion to accept the fed eral grant was made by Commis sioner A. E. Huntley and was seconded by Commissioner Pete Worsley. Construction, as stipulated by the contract, is to be completed with in 90-days of the opening of the bids. Thus the Commission expects the airport to be in operation by Continued On Page 2 Asheville Meet Points Up Need Production Credit Official Reports On Annual Con ference Held Last Week In Mountain City “The need for more capital in agriculture is continuing,” accord ing to Charles R. Rogers, president of the Wilmington Producton Credit Associaton, who has just returned from Asheville where he attended the annual conference for directors of Production Credit Associations on June 17-18. Reports at the conference indi cated that the use of capital us ing technology and reorganization of farm units for efficiency is continuing. This continues to in crease the size . of farms, and changes the structure of agricul ture and the character of individ ual farm units in many ways. “Lending institutitions must continue to recognize the fast changes taking place in agricul ture and recognize that farming is big business that requires alert and specialized management, large amounts of capital, and flexibility to adapt to needed Continued On Page % Sailfish Catch Highlights Week In Sport Fishing ^iosonviue minister n a 3 Good Luck While Fishing With Capt. Walter Lewis Monday , ^ . The landing of 6 feet 9 inches sail fish highlighted party boat fishing off the Brunswick county coast last weekend. Rev. Glenn L. Barger of Gib sonville, fishing with Cap tain Walter, Lewis Monday, cau ght the sail fish which weighed approximately 40 pounds. Other members of the party included Donald Wagoner, Tommy Wagon erey and J. I. Wagoner, all of Gib sonHlle, and, Vpugt t\ Mpfgancy,. Elan College. On Saturday, Captain Fred Fulford had the E. C. Murrey party from Greensboro and they had 26 king mackeral, 7 Spanish macheral, 6 blues, 1 dolphin,. 1 amberjack and 1 barracuda. Captain Hoyle Dosher, with the Manis party of Charlotte, had 31 king mackeral and 2 amber jack Saturday. The Whitny party of Charlo tte had 3 bonita, 1 amberjack and 1 dolphin while fishing with Cap tain Basil Watts Saturday. A total of 46 king mackeral and 2 amber jacks were landed by a party from Laurinburg Sunday while fishing with Cap tain Glenn Trunnel. On Monday, Captain Dosher, with the Ray Zain party of Che rryville, had 27 King mackeral 4 dolphin, 2 amber jacks and 2 barracuda. Captain W. J. Schmidt, with a party from Dillon, S. C., had 26 King mackeral, 2 amberjacks, 2 barracuda and 2 bonita Monday. Fisheries Meet Set For Malnteo Commercial Fisheries Com mittee Of Department Of C & D Will Have Bruns wick Men Present The Commercial Fisheries Com mittee of the State Board of Con servation and Development will hold its summer meeting at 10 a. m., Saturday, July 13, in the Dare County Courthouse at Man teo. The meeting, required by law, will be held on the eve of the ses sions of the State Board of Con servation and Development in the Manteo High School at Manteo on Monday and Tuesday, July 15 and 16, Robert L. Stallings Jr., direc tor of the State Department of Con servation and Development, said. Matters dealing with commercial fishing in the State will be taken up by the committee, whose chair man is Eric W. Rodgers of Scotland Neck. Other members of the commer cial fisheries committee are: Lori mer W. Midgett of Elizabeth City; Ernest E. Parker, Jr., of Southport; L. Wamie Gurkin of Plymouth; and Dr. John Dees of Burgaw. Members of the State Advisory Commercial Fisheries Board will attend the meeting of the Commer cial Fisheries Committee. Lewis J. Hardee, Southport seafood dealer, is a member of this advisory com mittee. Commercial fishermen are in vited to attend the meeting and present any matters dealing with commercial fishing, Rodgers said. 1 Training Union Conference At Baptist Assembly First Of Eight Regular Cotl . . ference Programs At Fort Caswell This Week Intensive instruction in the obj-. eotives and techniques of Train-' ing Union activities are being conducted at the North Carolina Baptist Assembly at Fort Cas well this week* according to Man ager Fred J. Smith. More than 600 Baptists under the direction of James P. Morgan are participating in the Training Union Conference. Study groups have been divided according to age levels into adults, young adults, teenagers, ‘ children, young children and nur- . sery classes. Members of the faculty for I adult training include Rev. Dew- • ey Hobbs and Rev. Glynn Hill * and Mrs. Mable Starnes. Rev. . Hobbs, pastor of the Wingate Baptist church and president of ' the general board of the Baptist - State Convention is discussing * Family Relationships and Coun selling. He is also in charge of " daily vesper service on the inner , fort. ' t Rev. Tucker, a member of the I Sunday School Board of the - Southern Baptist Convention in * Nashville, Tenn., is demonstrating * the close relationship of a church ' library with Training Union obj- 1 ectives and methods. Mrs. Star nes, who is from Asheville, is a ' former member of the faculty at Gardner-Webb and Carson-New man Colleges. ' Baptist History, Communism * | and Church-State Relationships I } are some of the topics being dis- - cussed by the young adults under direction of Miss Katy Ruth Gray- - son of the Baptist headquarters in Raleigh. Mrs. J. R. Everett is " in charge of the program for older children. Sam O’Neal is dir-., ecting the program for young adults and Miss Doris Morgan is in charge^ of the young ehikireii* r A^-tlms«<.fBat»MCtBrs. ATOJeRjpt- t.b&, stute office. / Rev. Kjfrmit Kingv BTU gecre- > tary for * Mississippi, is heading the prgoram of instructions for pastors and Training Union dir ectors. Rev. Herbert Baucom of the Oxford Baptist Church, is pastor for the week. Continued On Page 2 Shallotte Man Will Be Speaker James D. Bellamy, Vice Pre sident Of N. C. Soil And Water Conservation Dis. tricts, Will Be On Confer, i ence Program f A Shallotte man, James D. Bel. lamy, has been selected to play a > prominent roll at the Southeastern Area meeting of the National As sociation of the Soil and Watert Conservation Districts in Clearwa ter, Florida, July 28-30, according \ to Area Vice President John S.* Wilder. Bellamy, who is currently serv ing as vice president of the North Carolina Association of Soil and Water Conservation District, will read a paper entitled “The Advant- | ages of Modernizing Long Range | Soil Conservation District Pro grams’’ at the session on July 29. j He will also serve as co-chair man of the committee on the ad vantages of modernizing long range soil conservation programs during the convention. -----1 Tide Table Following Is the tide table for Southport during the week. These hours are approximately correct and were furnished The State Fort Pilot through the courtesy of the Cape Fear Pilot’s Association. HIGH LOW Thursday, June 27 0:03 A. M. 6:35 A. 12:46 P. M. 6:52 V. Friday, June 28 0:51 A. M. 7:25 v 1:33 P. M. 7:4S P. Saturday, June 29 1:37 A. M. 8:11 A. 2:30 P. M. 8:14 P. Sunday, June 30 2:26 A. M. 9:04 A. 3:20 P. M. 9:40 P. • Monday, July I 3:17 A. M. 9:53 A. 4:08 P. M. 10:33 P. Tuesday, July 3 4:07 A. M. 10:40 A. 4:50 P. M. 11:25 P. Wednesday, July 3 4:57 A. M. 11:26 5:42 P. M.
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