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Volume No. 23
No. 13
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SOUTHPORT, N. G. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1963
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Mobile Classrooms Arrive
NEW—Principal Jonathan Hankins of Union High School is shown in the above
photo talking to Electrician Alton Milliken as the two new mobile class rooms at
Union are being prepared for use. In the lower photo Board of Education work
men are putting finishing touches on the interior of one of the units prior to open
ing for the first class this week. (Staff Fhotos by Allen)
Workers Council
Hears Specialists
Discuss Future
Brunswick County Agricul
tural Extension Workers
Hear Outsiders Praise
Prospects
The Brunswick County Agricul
tural Worker's Council was treat
fed to two important talks on
economic development for the
county last week in their regular
^^iBocthly. meeting at. j&e.. Exte^-.,,
gjpi* Service Building in . Supply.
*fhe first talk was by Paul S.
$ Stone, of Raleigh, Extension
Economist in Area Development,
who spoke on the over-all econo
mic development potential for
Brunswick county. He pointed out
that this county had countless
amount of resources that could be
developed for increasing income.
Marion Holland, District FHA
Supervisor for the Goldsboro area
spoke on the Recreational Poten
tial for Brunswick County, point
ing out that their organization
can make loans to farmers for
recreational Improvements that
could be used in increase income.
Brunswick County has recently
been designated by FHA to push
development of recreational facil
ities as an income producing ven
ture.
The resources and potentials
are here, according to A. M. Ben
ton, FHA Supervisor for the area,
and Grover C. Dobbins as they
summarized the talks and obser
vation made during the meeting.
“All that needs to be done is
make good plans for developing
the resources and implement
them,” they said. , .
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BREAKS ^COLLARBONE '
C. E. Murphy, freshman at Cho
wan Junior College at Murfrees
boro, suffered a broken collarbone
in football practice last week. This
probably will put the former South
port star out for the season.
FIRE LOSS
Fire destroyed the home of
Miss Blanch Simmons, which was
located on Highway 211 near
Southport, early Saturday mom
ing. The house was a total loss
and only the chimney was left
standing.
: SCOTT IS SPEAKER
? Robert Walter Scott, Master of
the N. C. State Grange, will be
the speaker at the annual meet
ing of the Atlantic Telephone
Membership Cooperative next
Thursday night at Shallotte High
School. President Harry L. Mintz,
Jr., says that a program of un
usual interest has been arranged.
MINISTERS to meet
The September meeting of the
Brunswick County Ministerial Asso
J ciation will be held at Zion Me
thodist Church near Winnabow on
Friday, September 27, starting at
10 a. m. Rev. Charles H. Lancas
* ter, president of the association,
urges all members to be present
for this meeting.
Powell Bill Funds
AmountTo$80,000
Long Beach Receives'
Greatest Allotmen t
While Bolivia Has Small
est Grant
The eight municipalities in
3runswick county will receive
llmost $80 thousand in Powell
Bill funds, according to the State
Highway Commission in Raleigh.
Brunswick county municipalit
ies receiving Powell Bill funds in
clude Boiling Spring' Lakes, $20,
525.98; Bolivia, $801.69; Long
Beach, $35,012.66; Ocean Isle
Beach, $2,469.48; Shallotte, $2,
331.51; Southport, $12,011.40 Sun
set Beach, $2,579.47 ;and Yaupon
Beach, $4,055.28.
The allocations are based on a
formular using the population and
street mileage in each municipal
ity. The funds are to be used for
ion-highway system streets with
n the corporate limits of the
nunicipalities. «
Check will be mailed from Ra
ieigh the latter part of this month
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Negro Dentist
For Students
Arrangements Made For
Health Education And
Examination In Negro
Schools This Fall
In cooperation with the Bruns
vick County Board of Education
ind the Oral Hygiene Division of
>f the State Board of Health, the
health Department has secured the
services of Dr. L. C. Holliday, a
Negro dentist who will be work
nK in the Negro schools
throughout the county from Sept
ember 9 thi'ough November 22. This
is the total 10 weeks of school den
tistry for the year. The State Board
cf Health was unable to furnish a
vhite dentist for the white schools
bis year.
As in all Public Health programs,
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The Rev. Bruce Lanier of Elah
Baptist Church will be the visit
ing preacher for a series of re
vival services starting Sunday
evening at Mt. Pisgah Baptist
Church. The pastor, the Rev. D.
G. Thomas, extends a cordial in
vitation for all who will to attend.
School Site To
Be Up For Sale
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Piney Grove School Will Be
Disposed Of By County
Board Of Education
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A decision to cell the Old Piney
Grove School highlighted a meet
ing of the Brunswick County
Board of Education Thursday
night.
Before the unanimous vote to
sell the school, it was pointed out
that it was not being used for
educational purposes at the pre
sent time and is serving as a
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Resource Meet
Being Planned
Next Wednesday
Leaders From Various Agen
cies Will Be At Supply
Meeting To Discuss De
velopment
There wili be an important Re
source Meeting in Supply at Ex
tension Service Building next
Wednesday at 7:30 P. M. accord
ing to A. S. Knowles, Acting
County Extension Chairman.
This Resource meeting should be
of great interest to individuals and
groups as they participate in the
over-all economic development of
the county. C. D. Pickerral, City
Manager, of Southport, and a Dir
ector of SENCland Development
Association, will preside.
Sponsor of the meeting on the
state levels is the Farmers Home
Administration, in cooperation
with the Governor’s office and the
Agricultural Extension Service.
On the local level it is sponsored
by the County Agricultural Work
er’s Council which urges leaders
from all segnments of the econ
omy to attend and get first-hand
information on the type of assist
ance available from certain state
and federal agencies. The county
leadership needs to know more
about the agencies set up to fur
nish aid for developing our re
sources for more income.
There will be representatives at
the meeting from Community
Facilities Administration, Small
Business Administration, Defense
Procurment Administration, N. C.
Department of Conservation and
Development and perhaps other.
These agencies will explain the
types of services they have to
offer in community and area de
velopment. Fred Graham of Wilm
ington, President of SENCland
Development Association, will
summarize • the discussion and ex
plain how individuals and groups
can take advantage of these ser
vices.
The agencies representatives
will be available after the meet
fftg to discuss with individuals or
groups any problem relating to
their agency and how to over
come it.
Referendum On
Hog Sales Set
Brunswick Farmers Will
Participate In Statewide
Vote To Authorize Pro
motional Assessment
There will be a swine refer
endum held in Brunswick County
and throughout North Carolina
on October 1,. reports Wilbur
Earp, Chairman of the Refer
endum Committee for the county.
He states that leading swine far
mers have wanted such a refer
endum for several years in order
to promote the swine industry to
its fulliest potential.
Should the swine referendum
carry by two-thirds,' farmers sell
ing hogs for slaughter would con
tribute 5 cents per hog to (1)
create a greater demand for pork,
(2) increase income from swine,
and (3) help solve swine problems.
This would be done through re
search and educational projects.
Those eligible to vote are far
mers who sell hogs for slaughter
and all other persons who re
ceive income from such sales, or
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Working On lSew Church
FOUNDATION—Work has begun on the foundation for the sanctuary of the
First Baptist Church in Shallotte, formerly Chapel Hill Baptist Church. Ground
breaking ceremonies were observed Monday. (Staff Photo by Allen)
Iri Superior Court
Murder Trial Begins
Several cases were tried in5
Brunswick County Superior Court
Monday and Tuesday with Judge
Raymond Mallard of Tabor City
presiding and Solicitor James C.
Bowman prosecuting.
Foster Junior Gore pleaded guil- j
ty to a charge of armed robbery
and was ordered imprisoned for
not less than five nor more than
10 years.
Daniel Ray Hewett pleaded guil
ty to a charge of breaking and en
tering and was given a five-year
work term. Prayer for judgment
was continued on the charge of
| damage to pe/sonal property. He
pleaded guilty to a charge of armed
robbery and was given a work
sentence of not less than eight nor
more than li years.
Robert Ccioty Bennett pleaded
guilty to a charge of breaking and
entering and was given a five year
work sentence. Prayer for judgment
was continued on the charge of
damage to personal property. He
pleaded guilty to a charge of armed
robbery and was sentenced to not
less than 8 nor more than 15 years.
Foster Junior Gore pleaded guil
ty to a charge of breaking and j
entering and was sentenced to not j
less than five nor more than ten
years. Prayer for judgment was
continued on the charge of dam
age to personal property.
James Elmer Hewett pleaded
guilty to a charge of armed rob
bery and was sentenced to not less '
than 11 nor more than 20 years.
He pleaded guilty to a charge of
breaking and entering and was
given a five year term.
The robbery the four men were
charged with took place on August
15 at Pete’s Service Station near
Town Creek and netted them $68.39
in cash and three weapons. They
were arrested later the same day
near the station after leaving the
place on foot.
In order to try the murder case
of Charles Hill Wednesday, Judge
Mallard ordered a special venire
of 75 prospective jurors selected.
The names were drawn by Tony
Faircloth. Hill is charged with mur
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TIME and TIDE I
Five years ago this week advertising in state and national
publications by the Southport Development Corporation was begin
ning to bring results as inquiries were being received from as far
away as Albuquerque, New Mexico, concerning Southport’s utilities,
taxes, etc. Mayor Tomlinson was personally replying to each in
hopes of arousing further interest in Southport.
The Atlantic Telephone Membership Corporation held its first
annual meeting with Judge ft. Mallard the principal speaker; Lt.
Col. W. S. Norman was promoted to the rank of Commanding
Officer at Sunny Point.
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Ten years ago this week Brunswick county speedsters were
warned to keep within the speed limit as Corporal C. H. Lynch
obtained an unmarked patrol car, the first of four Brunswick
patrolmen to do so. Previously, a speeding driver could avoid ar
rest by slowing down when a patrol oar came into view. Now the
speeder could be timed and stopped before suspecting arrest.
Bids were opened on the construction of the mmti-million
dollar railroad facilities to be located throughout the Sunny Point
Army Terminal. The network of tracks would include numerous
sidings on which oars could be kept.
Fifteen years ago this week 69 refugees from Estonia, ended
a two-month, 7,500 mile trip to freedom in Southport and were
to be send to Ellis Island, New York. This was the second group
of refugees that had sailed into Southport in recent months from
the Northern sector of Europe but there appeared to be no con
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New Bank Building
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WORK—'Work has begun on the foundation for
the new building of the Waccamaw Bank & Trust Co.
at Shallotte. A pile driver, is shown here sinking creo
sote piling to stabilize the foundation. (Staff Photo by
Allen)
Big Additions
At Long Beach
Number Of Property Own
ers More Than Doubled
At Brunswick County De
velopment Since 1960
The number of property owners
has more than doubled at Long
Beach since 1960, according to
tax records released by Town
Manager Dan L. Walker.
Manager Walker reports that
2,396 people own cottages, homes
or lots in the Long Beach area and
the total tax evaluation for the
property amounts to $3,349,075.
In addition, 3,000 more persons
are in the process of purchasing
property on the installment plan.
The property has not yet been add
ed to the town’s tax records, he
added.
Manager Walker said that 256
new property owners were added
to the tax list during the first three
quarters of this year.
Long Beach has oeen growing
steadily since 1957 when there were
560 property owners and the town
had a tax valuation of $502,000. In
1960 when the Tranquil Harbor sec
tion was annexed to Long Beach
the town grew to 1160 property own
ers. The number increased to 1418
in 1961, 1747 in 1962 and to 2396
so far this year.
Board To Stress
Lot Maintenance
Ordinance Adopted At
Thursday . Night Meet
ing Would Require
Clearing Certain Pro
perty Of Undergrowth
The aroption of a city ordinance
governing the clearing of vacant
lots located next to developed
areas highlighted a meeting of the
Southport Board of Aldermen
Thursday night at the City Hall. I
The ordinance, which was j
drawn-up by City Attorney Kirby
Sullivan, requires that owners of
vacant property control the under
brush and weeds on their land with
in 100 ft. of a home when the home
owner complains. City Manager
C. D. Pickerell will determine when |
the work must be done. After that
date, the city will charge the va
cant property owner $1 per day
for every day the work is not done.
The motion to adopt the ordi
nance, which will go into effect
within 30-days, was made by John
nie Vereen and seconded by J. A.
Gilbert. The vote was unanimous.
Mayor E. B. Tomlinson instruc
: ted the finance committee, which
! is composed of Chairman Craw
ford Rouark, Harold Aldridge,
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ASC Community
Committees Are
Named By Voters
Chairmen Will Meet Friday
As Delegates To County
Convention To Name
County Committee For
Next Year
The Brunswick ASC County
Convention will be held Friday
morning in Shallotte with the newly
elected community committee
members serving as delegates,
according to Manager Ralph L.
Price of the Agriculture Stabiliz
ation and Conservation Service in
Shallotte.
Farmers elected to the six com
munity committees in the county
include: , ‘.'.Msifd
Lockwoods Folly, — Aldreth
Phelps, chairman, W. McKinley
Hewett, vice-chairman, Neil Hol
den, regular member, Edwin Sel
lers, first alternate and Carl Hol
den, sceond alternate.
SmithviUe, — Willie Clemmons,
chairman, J. A. Chatman, vice
chairman, Ervin Monroe, regular
member, Alvin Clemmons, first
alternate and Leroy Parker, sec
ond alternate.
Town Creek, — Roy Willetts,
chairman, William P. Gore, vice
chairman, Jesse J. Knox, regular
members, Ira A. Potter, first al
ternate and Dan P. Watson, sec
ond alternate.
North West, — Paul Brown,
chairman, George Skipper, vice
gular member, Elmer Aycock,
chairman, H. O. Peterson, Jr. re
first alternate and John Smith,
second alternate.
Shallotte, — Curtis Hewett,
chairman; Horry Jenrette, vice
chairman; John H. Gore, regular
member, Arthur W. Bellamy, first
alternate and Billie Wade Russ,
second alternate.
Waccamaw, — Roy W. Hughes,
chairman, Gardner King, vice
chairman, Isaac T. Benton, re
gular member, Jennings King, .
first alternate and Gardner Mc
Cumbee, second alternate.
The election was held by mail
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Grand Jury Asks
For Improvement
Toilet Facilities At Court
House And Jail Should
Be Improved Says Grand
Jury Report
Recommendations to improve tin
toilet facilities at the court house
and improve the plumbing at the
county jail highlighted a report ot
the Brunswick County Grand Jury
after a two-day session here this
week.
The grand jury, which met Mon-‘
day and Tuesday during the Su- •
perior Court session, recommended
that the toilets in the court house
be repaired and placed in a sani
tary condition.
The jury said the plumbing at the
county jail was in need of repairs
and hot water needed to be in
stalled.
The Shallotte City Jail was found
in “excellent” condition, the re
port said.
The Grand Jury, under Fore
man Tom Gilbert of Southport,1
found 61 true bills and took no
action on four other bills for lack
of witnesses.
They examined the returns of
the Justices of the Peace and found
that they had been made as re
quested to proper authorities. They
found the reports of guardians, ad
ministrations and executors main
tained in the Clerk of Court’s of
fice to be in "good order.”
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, September 19
8:46 A. M. 2:41 A. M.
8:55 P.M. 3:01P.M.
Friday, September 20,
9:22 A. M. 3:17 A. M
9:28 P. M. 3:41 P. M.
Saturday, September 21,
9:58 A. M. 3:53 A. M.
10:00 P.M. 4:20 P.M.
Sunday, September 22,
10:35 A. M. 4:29 A. M.
10:36 P. M. 5:02 P. M.
Monday, September 23,
11:15 A. M. 5:05 A. M.
11:14 P. M. 5:46 P. M.
Tuesday, September 24,
11:59 A. M. 5:46 A. M.
6:36 P. M.
Wednesday, September 25,
6:34 A. M.
7:34 P. M
12:51 P. M.