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The Pilot Covers Brunswick County Volume No. 23 No. 4 THE STATE PORT PILOT A Good Newspaper In A Good Community f 2-PAGES TODAY SOUTHPORT, N. C WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 1963 ” 5c A COPY PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY Plays Role In Speed Trial \ ; • RENDEZVOUS—A prew of Southport men aboard the trawler Leila H played ™Portant role in the Daytona-New Ybrk speed run last week when they refuel ^cor° breaking craft in 13 minutes after waiting 13 hours for her to arrive off the Brunswick county coast. Direct Dialing Service In Use By Phone Coop Direct Distance Dialing Went Into Use On Atlan tic Telephone Coop July 6 Direct Distance Dialing (DDD) Kras inaugurated July 6 by the Atlantic Telephone Membership Corporation, according to Man ager W. B. Bellamy. “Incoming DDD has been av ailable previously”, Bellamy said. “This is another step in providing '_mo'dern efficient telephone ser vice to this area.” The new DDD system consists of three steps. First the user dials “1” to connect him to the DDD equipment. Then he dials the area code. Finally the user dials the telephone number he is calling. Out of town numbers can be obtained by dialing the operator. The business office will supply ares codes during business hours. The operator will continue to handle collect calls, credit card calls, person to person calls from coin operated telephones and other special calls. JHV M <Y -NEWS-1 OUT OF HOSPITAL Floyd Kirby, Jr., of Supply is out of the hospital after under going treatment for blood poison ing. Infection was centered in his leg, and resulted from a pin prick. BOWLING MEETING The Women’s Bowling Associ ation’s Installation of officers for the 1963-64 season will be held Monday, July 29, at 7:30 p. m. at the Ranch House Restaurant, according to Carolina Church, secretary-treasurer. TO OPEN BIDS Bids will be opened Tuesday at 2 o’clock for a new boiler plant, new boiler room and coal storage room at Bolivia High School. Southeastern Design Associates is handling this job for the Bruns . wick County Board of Education. ATTEND CONVENTION Mr and Mrs. James E. Pinner of Southport and Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Mills of Winnabow attended the 8th Annual Convention of Veterans of World War I at Statesville. July 5 through July 7. Mr. Pinner was there representing Brunswick County Barracks 1744. VESPER SERVICES ON BEACH The Oak Island Baptist Miss ion will hold its regular vesper services on Sunday evening at 7 o’clock, with the Rev. Charles Lancaster of the Trinity Method ist • Church of Southport as the featured speaker. People of all faiths are cordially invited to attend this service. VALUABLE PRACTICE The spreading of agricultural limestone on soils that are acid is the best investment a farmer can make, says ASCS Manager v R. L. Price. “It can not rightly be considered an expense because its benefits continue for several years after application,” he said. “It increases the efficiency of fertilizers.” City Tax Rate WiU Remain At $1.3(9 Balanced Budget Submitted For Approval Of Board Of Aldermen At Regulai Meeting Thursday Night A city budget for the fiscal yeai 1964 calling for no change in the tax rate of $1.30 despite the ex penditure of $18,500 more than Iasi year was approved by the South port Board of Aldermen Thurs day night at the regular month ly meeting at City Hall. The $229,300 balanced budget was submitted by City Auditor W. L. Aldridge. It includes $35,135.30 for the administrative department; $83,231.10, electrical; $8,088.00, wa ter department; $57,666.80, street department; $1,140.00, fire depart ment; $9,555.00, police department; $19,200.00, departmental services; and $15,283.70 debt service. The budget calls for revenues in the amount of $229,300. In submitting the new budget, Al ridge said it had more than doubled since 1955. ine motion for approval was made by Crawford Rourk and was seconded by Harold Aldridge. The vote was unanimous. In connection with the new bud get, the board approved an extra appropriation of $100 per month for the city library. Mayor Eugene Tomlinson read a letter from Mrs. James M. Harper, Jr., the then chairman of the Library Board, asking for the additional appropriation to maintain and im prove the services of the library. The letter said the money would permit the library to remain open more hours per week and bring it up to state standards. Mrs. Philip King, librarian, appeared at the meeting in sup port of the request. “We have stretched the budget as far as we can”, she said. "The library has proved to be a major part of, the life of our community. It is more than just a dispensal of books, it is a center of the whole town.” City Manager C. D. Pickerrell agreed, with Mrs. King. “The li brary has meant a great deal to the general life of our community,” he said. With this information, the board, on a motion by Alderman Rourk, which was second by Fred Spencer, unanimously approved the $1200 additional appropriation for the li brary. Mrs. Susie B. Carson and Davis Herring were unanimously reap pointed to six-year terms on the Library Board on a motion by J. A. Gilbert, second by Alderman Aldridge. They were recommended by Mrs. King and Alderman Ald ridge, the new chairman of the Library Board. Bobby Jones was appointed to the A.B.C.. Board to replace G. C. Kil patrick who has recently resigned. Andy Troll was then named chair man of the board. The appoint ments were made on a motion by Alderman Rouk and were second by Alderman Spencer. The vote was unanimous. Mrs. A. E. Huntley, Robert Wil lis and Neils Jergansen were un unanimously re-appointed to the Board of Adjustments. The motion was made by Alderman Gilbert and was seconded by Johnnie Ve reen. A letter from Roy Artenson re Continued On Page 4 When Mice Away Gat Will Play A Supply family thought they heard ghosts when their piano started to play myster iously Monday afterqqtm. -j. Mr. and Mrs':' Harry Davis and their daughter, Mrs. Jerry Moore, were in the backyard of their home, which is located between Supply and Holden Beach, when the piano began to play. “We didn’t know what was causing it,” Davis said. “No one was in the house.” He slipped up to his house and peped in the window only to find the family cat walk ing up and down the key board of the piano! Miss Brunswick Meets Hard Test Musical Mixup During Her Talent Presentation Gives Carolyn Johnson Chance For Big “Come-Back” Although Miss Brunswick County, Carolyn Johnson of Boli via, did not win in Greensboro last week, she did fumist some of the unrehearsed drama at the Miss North Carolina pageant. Miss Johnson led off Thursday night’s talent competition with “You’ll Never Walk Alone” from the Broadway musical “Carrou sel." But the orchestra and the organ started off on different keys. Miss Brunswick • started her song but the excitement and the tension of the occassion were al most too much for- her. Her voice dropped below the music level and she choked with emotions and faltered. At that point, Marilyn Van Derbur, Miss America of 1958 and mistress of ceremonies, stopp ed the orchestra. “We seem to have a little trouble here,” she said. “The piano isn’t in ture with the organ.” With this encouragement Miss Johnson finished her song with a strong voice that “brought the house down” with applause. Miss Johnson and her official chaporeon, Mrs. Peggy Hood of Southport, left Brunswick county early Tuesday morning for Greens boro and the state pageant. They registered at Guilford College that afternoon. Miss Johnson was interviewed by a Greensboro radio station Tuesday afternoon and the re cording was played back on Wilm ington station WMFD that night. During the pageant she roomed a few doors from the eventual winners, Miss Graham, Jeanne Flinn Swanner. They became very good friends during the pageant. Miss Brunswick appeared in her bathing suit Wednesday night, made her talent presentation Thursday night and was the even Continued On Page 4 Local Citizens Have Big Part In Speed Trial Record-Breaking Boat Is Re fueled By Southport Men In The Ocean Off Bruns wick Coast During the first non-stop speed race between Daytona and New York last week, the Daytona 37 refueled off the Southport coast in establishing a new speed re cord for the journey. The 37-foot boat, which was built, equipped and sponsored by the Daytona Marine Corporation, left Daytona Thursday night and arrived in the Hudson River at 6:23 p. m. Saturday. The record time for the journey was 46 hours I and 23 minutes, which broke the j old record by 9 > hours and 35 minutes. In chalking up the new time re cord, the Daytona 37 became the first boat to make the journey non-stop except for refueling since the competive race was originated in 1921. The boat made fuel stops at Jacksonvill, Florida, Southport, and Norfolk, Virginia. The Southport refueling oper ation was under the dire,, ’on of Dallas Pigott, local seafood dealer. He was selected for the assign ment by the Gulf Oil Company. When the boat left Daytona, Pigott, Stanley O’Neil, Merritt Moore and Werner Ansorage of the Daytona firm, left Southport aboard the shrimp boat Leila H for the rendozous point at the lightship off the Brunswick county coast. The Southport men had to wait 13 hours for the New York bound .boat. During the long wait, word was received that the boat would need emergency transmission fluid. The shrimp boat “Dusty” with Jimmy Moore and Curtis Williams aboard, was dispatched to the lightship with the fluid which was furnished by Hufham’s Esso of Southport. The emergency boat also carried food, soup and coffee from Louis’ Fine Foods. Because' of bad weather con ditions the rendozoua had to tak*. Continued On Page 4 Tobacco Meet In The County Waccamaw High School Is Location For Important Session W i t h Tobacco Specialist J. H. Cyrus, Tobacco Market ing Specialist with the North Carolina Department of Agri culture, will meet with tobacco growers to discuss the 1963 to bacco market situation and the correct procedure for preparing this crop for market, according to Ralph C. King, teacher of vocation al agriculture at Waccamaw High School. This meeting will be held in the agricultural building at Waccamaw Thursday night, July 25, at 8 o’clock. The purpose of this meeting is to inform the to bacco producers of the many re cent changes in government sup port grades and in the market demands which the 1963 crop will be subjected to. With this infor Coo tinned On Page A At Shallotte Court Of Honor • , EAGLES—Two Shallotte Boy Scouts, Graham Moffitt, left, and Mendel Watts, right, were presented their Eagle Scout badges at the Court of Honor held in Shal lotte Tuesday night. Pictured above are Lt. Col. and Mrs. F. G. Moffitt with their son and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Watts with their son. (Staff Photo by Allen) Two Shallotte Boys Receive Eagle Award* Highest Honor In Scoutin; Received Tuesday Nigh By Two Members O; Troop No. 506 At Shal Iotte The awarding of two Eagh badges to Shallotte Boy Scouti highlighted the meeting of the Wac camaw District Court of Hono: held in Shallotte Tuesday night Graham Moffitt, son of Lt. Col Jtod —Mrs. F. G. Moffitt. an< Mfendel Watts, son of Mr. and Mrs Robert Watts, received Scout’: highest award during impressivi candlelight ceremonies at th< Court of Honor, which is part o the Cape Fear Area Council. The awards were presented bi Judge Lee J. Greer of Whitevillf to the mothers who pinned the bad ges of their sons. The scouts thei pinned minature Eagle Scout bad ges on their mothers. Both Moffitt and Watts are mem bers of Shallotte Troop 606 anc their scoutmaster is Paul Hardy The Shallotte troop won the camping and inspection awards anc Lake Waccamaw Troop 607 was presented the attendance and ad vancement awards. Other troops represented at the Court of Honoi included Whiteville 501, Bolton 503 and Fair Bluff 503. Scout Executive W. C. Wall ol the Cape Fear Area Council oi Wilmington, District Executive Leon Guthrie of the Waccamaw District of Whiteville, Advance ment Chairman P. p, Renfrow o' Fair Bluff and Lt. Col. Moffitl Df Shallotte, a member of the Advancement committee, all at ended the Shallotte Court oi donor. - TIME and TIDE Twenty-five years ago .this week eleven entries had already Deen filed for the first annual yachting regatta held in Southport and sponsored by the Carolina Yacht Club. Plans for the upcom ing event wiere being made and Governor Hoey was expected to De one of the more distinguished guests. ac J"0 men were lost in 016 impenetrable Green Swamp for 48 hours before rescuers could find them. The two federal forest ers spent two harrowing nights fighting through the thickets be fore they were located. They were running a surveying line through the swamp for some miles before trying to return, only to find that they were lost. Twenty years ago this week the dependable Southport Vol unteer Fire Department, with a record unequalled in fire pre vention, was honored by the city for their efforts in the attempt to get an improved fire truck to replace their Model T. The way was practically cleared, but it seemed as though Southport would have to wait until the war was over. Funds were obtained for improvement of 'the municipal pow er facilities. The government issued $100,000 for the improvement of the powers plant to provide the city with more modern electri cal facilities. .. . ‘ •Fifteen years ago this week one of the local shrimp boats was swept ashore near the Cape Fear lighthouse by rough seas and was near sinking when towed away by the Coast Guard The boat was in water shallow enough to prevent direct towage, so one of the guardsmen swam 600 yards to the stranded craft, towing a small line, which in turn brought aboard a larger line, followed by a hawser. Southerly winds were commencing to bring about a change ComUnuea on rag* 6 Tentative Budget Keeps Rate $1.35 ! p Sunny Point Man Gets Promotior Lieutenant John F. Payne, As sistant to the Director of Adm ! inistration, Sunny Point Armj * Terminal, has been promoted tc ■ 1st Lieutenant effective July 6. The new 1st Lieutenant was as ■ signed to Sunny Point in April , 1963, after having attended th< I Transportation School at Fori . Eustis, Virginia, and having ser s ved a toui* of duty at Hamptor i Roads Army Terminal, Norfolk ■ Virginia. Lieutenant Payne’s home is in Louisville, Kentucky. Eclipse Causes Damage To Eyes Observers Cautioned Not To Look Directly At Sun Dur. ing Period Of Eclipse This Saturday The fascinating sight of a solai eclipse can mean permanent vision damage for those unsus pecting Brunswick County adults and children who peer at the dark ened sun through sun glasses, smoked glass, or exposed photo graphic film on Saturday, accord ing to Lt. Col. William O. Beas ley, state representative of the North Carolina Society for the Prevention of Blindness. A joint warning on the habards of eclipse watching was issued here today by the N. C. Society for the Prevention of Blindness and Mr. Henry A. Wood N.C. Commission for the Blind. They stressed that there is no safe way to look directly into the eclipse without risking incurable bums of the eye from invisible in fra-red rays of the sun. ‘Sunglasses, colored glass smudged with smoke, photo graphic film, or welders’ goggles do not offer adequate protection for observing the eclipse,” today’s warning said. “Only by indirect methods, such as on television or with homemade projection de vices, can this phenomenon be watched without endangering the eyes.” The threat of vision damage is magnified during an eclipse be cause it can occur without the victim knowing it, explained Beasley. Although the dazzling brilliance of the sun is reduced during the eclipse, the invisible infra-red rays are still emitted. The sunglasses or film will not screen these rays, and when they reach the retina of the eye, an irreparable burn results, in much the same way a magnifying glass is used to bum a hole in a piece of paper by a youngster. When the bum is serious en ough to scar that small portion of the retina where the rays were focused, no treatment can cure it. The scar then causes a defect of vision which results in a blank spot on whatever the eye is view ing or reading. The N. C. Society urged that special caution be taken with children, who are particularly sus ceptible to eclipse bums, and by photographers who may be risk Continued On Page 4 *Rate Unchanged Although Budget Calls For Increas ed Spending During Com ing Year A budget for the fiscal year 1964 calling for no change in the pre sent tax rate of $1.35 despite the expenditure of $73,258.20 more than last year was unanimously ap proved by the Brunswick County Board of Commissioners Monday. The budget was submitted by Mrs. Ressie R. Whatley, county , auditor. It for expenditures of $1,040,521.01 as compared to $967,262.81 last year. The motion for approval was made by R. L. Rabon and seconded by D. B. Frink., < The budget calls for expendi tures amounting to $291,468.07 for education and $749,352.94 for county services. The break down category by category in cludes appropriations of $10,137. for general government; $11,200., tax listing; $14,674.40, tax collect ing; $432,215. sheriff’s depart grounds; $16,313., Register of Deeds’ office; $3,025.50, coro ner’s office; $6,993., fire preven tion; $6,640.00, jail; $4,000, board ing home; $1,525., outside poor; $8,040.00, Health Department; $7, 200.00, county aid; $9,700. Superior court; $12, 970.00, Clerk of Court’s office; $4,786, Recorder’s Court; $4,500, social security and contingency fund; $14,356, county account; $8, 640, farm agent; $36,462.44, Welfare Department; $113,150, old age as sistance; $134,200, aid to depen dent children; $77,843, permanent blind; $51,417, Health Department; $123,245.75, debt retirement; $2,880, expenses for schools; $73,490.00, capital outlay for schools; $3,450. debt retirement for schools; and $9,000, Leland school district. Brotherhood Of Baptists Meets State Organization Holds Conference At N. C. Bap tist Assembly At Caswell Last Week Meetings of the Baptist Brother hood Conference highlighted acti vities at the North Carolina Bap tist Assembly at Fort Caswell last week, according to Manager Fred Smith. Dr. Charles Wellborn, a former! pastor of Texas churches and a ! graduate student at Duke Univer sity, told the conference “man ex-i periences the highest quality of I which he is capable when his own daily life is founded upon love like God has for man.” Dr. Olin T. Brinkley, president of the Southeastern Baptist Theolo- j gical Seminary at Wake Forest, discussed love and marriage. Nor man Godfrey of the Memphis, Tenn, a southwiae official cl the J Brotherhood, also spoke at the f conference. j The Brotherhood is an organi-1 zation of laymen corresponding to, the Woman’s Missionary Union. It i is organized as a continuing con-1 ference from year to year. The i state president is J. David Taylor I Williams Resigns As Principal Of. Southport High Accepts Appointment A* As sistant Superintendent Of Brunswick County Schools' William N. Williams, principal at Southport High School, has been appointed to the newly create ed position of assistant super intendent of Brunswick County Schools’ according to Superin tendent A. W. Taylor. The appointment was made at a meeting of the Board of Edu cation Friday night. In discussing his new job, Williams said "I do not want to' leave the position of principal of Southport High School without expressing my sincere appreciation to everyone who has helped to; make the past two years among- _ the most pleasant I have ever' experienced. The citizens of this! community,members of the school cammittee, members of the facul-' ty and the students all have done everything in their power to help improve our school. ' “I look forward to this new job and the opportunity it will; afford to work with citizens! throughout the county. I; know" it will be a pleasure to work; with Superintendent Taylor.” Williams, has served as prin?; cipal of Southport High School! for the past' two years. He is a* graduate of Tabor City high school! and hold an A. B. degree from Wake Forest College and a M. A.; degree from the University of! North Carolina. He is presently working for an advanced prin-1 cipal-superintendent certificate. Before coming to Southport,; Williams served as an instructor, of biology and english at Nakina' and as principal of the Guideway! school in Columbus County. Aldridge Head : Of Library Board Annual Report For Bruns, wick County Library Sys tem Shows Rapid Growth Of This Facility Harold L. Aldridge of Souths port was elected the new chair man of the board of ’trustees ot the Southport Public Library at the annual meeting of that body on July 12. He succeeds Mrs; James M. Harper, Jr., who had served as board chairman for the four years since the library was established. Mrs. M. H. Rourk of Shallottf was chosen as the new vice-chairf man while Board Secretary Mrs* Susie S. Carson and Board Trea* surer Miss Gertrude Y. Loughli* were both re-elected to their re* spective offices. 4 Increase in use of the UbrarjJ facilities was pointed out in the Librarian’s Annual Report for 1962-63, presented by Mrs. Philip King, acting county librarian. Her report shows 10,295 users of the library in Southport with a book circulation of 17,362. The Shallotte Branch, opened in April, 1962, had 2,674 users and circulated 4,513 volumes. i The Brunswick County Book) mobile was driven 7,700 miles last year; had 6,039 users and circul| ated 14,013 books to county re sidents. j Total figures for the year show 19,008 users of the Brunswick County Library System, with a total book circulationof 35,888, During its first year of operation, there were 7,412 users of the ser., (Continued On Page 4) j r 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, July 18, 5:24 A. M. 11:46 A. M. 6:00 P. M. Friday, July 19, 6:22 A. M. 0:36 A. M,. 6:55 P. M. 12:40 P. M. Saturday, July 20, 7:18 A. M. 1:28 A. M. 7:46 P. M. 1:30 P. M. Sunday, July 21, 8:09 A. M. 2:15 A. M. 8:34 P. M. 2:20 P. M. Monday, July 22, 8:59 A. M. 3:01 A. M. 9:18 P. M. 3:08 P. M. Tuesday, July 23, 9:46 A. M. 3:46 A. M. 10:00 P. M. 3:53 P. M. Wednesday, July 24, 10:32 A. M. 4:28 A. M. 10:41 P. M. 4.39 P. M.
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