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Volume No. 23
No. 21
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SOUTHPORT, N. C WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1963
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Alderman Name
Port Commission
Men From City
These Three Members Will
Serve With Representa
tive From State And
Brunswick County
.
The appointment of the three city
representatives on the Ports Com
mission highlighted a meeting
of the Southport Board of Aider
men at the City Hall Thursday
night.
After considering several names,
the board selected Lewis Hardee
and Ed Oliver, Jr., for two year
terms and William Love for a one
year term. The county and the
State Ports Authority will appoint
one member each to serve on the
five man commission. The motion
to appoint the members was made
by J. A. Gilbert, seconded by
Crawford Rourk and unanimously
passed.
City Manager C. D. Pickerrell
said “we should put them to work
immediately” and suggested the
commission take charge of purcha
sing the land for the proposed
small boat harbor. He read a let
ter from SPA’s Director James
Davis who said the contracts could
not be awarded until all the need
ed land had been purchased.
City Manager Pickerrell also
said work could not start on the
ports facility until power and water
connections have been made to the
property. He added that it will
cost the city about $3,500 for the
work. Fred Spencer made the mo
tion that the work be done.
Alderman Gilbert seconded and
the vote was unanimous.
The board went into an“off the
record” session to make several
decisions about the proposed small
boat harbor.
City Manager Pcikerrell inform
ed the board that the new well was
not pumping up to full capacity.
The trouble, he said, is that the
city had installed an old pump that
had been used before. He added
that it will cost $1,452 to bring the
well up to full capacity. “It should
be done in the bond election,"
Mayor Tomlinson said.
City Attorney Kirby Sullivan in
formed the board that no court ac
tion could be taken againt James
M. Harper, Jr., and his hotel pro
perty at the comer of Howe street
this month. The board condemned
the property several years ago but
failed to inform Harper of the ac
tion as required by law. City Man
ager Pickerrell said the letter of
condemning was sent to Harper
two days ago.
The street paving needs of the
city will not be met until next
year, the board was informed. “It
looks like it will be March before
we can see our way clear to start
paving,” Mayor Tomlinson an
nounced.
Police Chief Herman Strong ap
peared before the board with sever
al applications from persons seek
ing the position of assistant police
officer. The board decided to wait
until the next meeting in Decem
ber before taking any action on
the matter.
Stray dogs running the streets
of Southport were discussed by the
board. Chief Strong said he could
not take any action if the dog had
a city tag. “We have been having
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THANKSGIVING SPEAKER |
There will be a Thanksgiving Eve j
Union Service Wednesday, Novem
ber 27, at 7:30 o’clock at the Ocean
View Methodist Church with the
Rev. Horace Hawes as speaker.
UNION SERVICE
A Union Thanksgiving Service
will be held Wednesday evening
at 7:30 o’clock in Trinity Method
ist Church. Everyone is cordially
invited to attend.
SING IN CHOIR
Mrs. Sylvia Moore, Mrs. Jessie
Best Patsy Herington, and Pa
tricia Reeves represented Leland
Wednesday night in the 500-voice
choir during the Baptist Convention
in Wilmington.
LIONS SALE THURSDAY
Members of the Southport Lions
Club will be out Thursday night on
a fruit cake, broom and lightbulb
sale. Proceeds will go to the Sight
Conservation program sponsored by
the club.
SCHOOL OFFICIAL COMING
Assistant State Superintendent of
Public Education J. E. Miller will
speak on “The Responsibilities of
Education” at a joint meeting 0f
the Board of Education, all princi
pals and local school committees
at the Court House in Southport
Tuesday at 7:30 p. m.
Education Panel
PROGRAM—These people participated in a panel program on education at
the meeting of the Southport Junior Woman’s Club Tuesday night. Left to right,
they are Mrs. James Glore, Willard Cox, A. W. Taylor, W. N. Williams, Mrs. Wil
liams, Mrs. Tom Ray, Mrs. J. T. Barnes and Mrs. Willard Cox. (Staff Photo by
Allen)
Johnson Quits
In Disgust As
Red Cross Head
l
Membership Meeting Call
ed Last Thursday Night
At Bolivia Drew Only
Three Persons
Bitterly disappointed at the total
lack of response to an urgent call
meeting of the Brunswick County
Red Cross Chapter at Bolivia
Thursday night, Mercer Johnson,
young Bolivia business man, has
resigned his post.
“I cannot understand the attitude
of our Brunswick county citizens
toward the Red Cross,” Johnson
said Friday. “There were three
persons present for last night’s
meeting—Glen Brosier, Field Rep
sentative; another Red Cross of
ficial from Wilmington, and my
self. This was after I had made
numerous personal contacts and
had published notices of the meet
ing in two newspapers published
and circulated in this county.
“This lack of interest is particu
larly hard to understand coming
as it does right after we have just
come through the scare of Hurri
cane Ginny. The Red Cross was
here to help where and if needed,
and our people pitched in under
that banner to do a good job of
preparation for whatever should
come. But once the emergency
was over, so was the interest.
“We have a fine program going
on in Brunswick in several im
portant categories. The Gray Lady
Corps at Dosher Memorial Hospi
tal has been a valuable asset to
that institution. There is a group
of Candy Stripers, bringing the ac
tivity into the real of interest of
the young girls. There have been
many courses in First Aid, all of
them with the cooperation of the
Red Cross. But the fact remains
that none of these things is auto
matic, and unless we have a chap
ter organization, we will not be
able to support these activities.
J mo ctxsu uu;iuucs ct nuiixti
drive which was to be the next
major effort on the part of the
Chapter.
“I do not want to bear down too
hard on what the Red Cross had
done in the way of rehabilitation
for our people in Brunswick within
the past 10 years. I’ll just say that
it will be a hundred years before
we can pay enough into the na
tional treasury to reimburse them.
I have no idea, either, how much
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History Program
At PTA Meeting
Monthly Meeting Of South
port Parent . Teachers
Association Will Be Held
Thursday Night »
A special program on early North
Carolina history will be presented
at the regular meeting of the Par
ent-Teacher Association at 7:30
o’clock on Thursday evening in the
Southport High School auditorium.
Mrs. Ruth Hood’s 7th and 8th
grade classes have prepared the
program on the first 200 years of
history of the Tar Heel State. In
cluded in the presentation are an
original skit, reports and displays.
Some of the students will appear
in costumes of the era.
Mrs. E. C. Harrelson, PTA presi
dent, extends an invitation to all
interested townspeople to attend
the meeting along with members of
the PTA. She states that it prom
ises to be an outstanding program
I and a highlight of the school year.
Edueati<
Discuss
Southport Junior Woman's’
Club Hears Expert Opin
ion As They Take On
School Aid As Project
Education in general and South
port High School in particular were
considered during a panel discus
sion by Brunswick county educa
tors at a meeting of the Southport
Junior Woman’s Club Tuesday
night at the home of Mrs. Charles
Blake.
The club had voted previously
to help Southport High School as
the main project of the year. The
Tuesday meeting was held to hear
educators discuseMhe needs -of*4he
school.
Mrs. Willard Cox served as mod
erator and the panel consisted of
Superintendent A. W. Taylor, As
sistant Superintendent William N.
Williams, Southport Principal Wil
lard Cox, and Southport faculty
members, Mrs. James C. Glore
and Mrs. J. T. Barnes.
Principal Cox said the greatest
need of the school is money. “The
greatest need of a school depends
on its location,” he stated. “At
Southport the need is money. The
economic level of our county is
not as great as other counties and
therefore we do not have the need
ed money.”
Superintendent Taylor said , the
county is badly in need of space.
“We are 31 classrooms short in
the county tonight,” he declared.
“We need to get the students out
of the auditoriums, gyms, lunch
rooms and libraries to name a few
places and put them in class
rooms.”
Notwithstanding the work the
state is doing on behalf of educa
tion, Brunswick county is falling
down. “Brunswick gets $2.50 for
! every $1 she sends to Raleigh,”
} Superintendent Taylor said, “but
tlie state does not build classrooms
except as a result of special bond
elections.
He said the County Board of Edu-'
cation has been working on main
tenance in the county for the past
six-months. “Our schools were in
bad shape before this work,” he
declared.
“Our needs are great, but opr
funds are small,” he stated.-“But'
it is encouraging, to see young
people like the Junior Woman’s
Club interested in the problems of
education.”
Superintendent Taylor said the
student population at Southport
and Leland is growing, Shallotte
is maintaining its own and
Bolivia and Waccamaw are losing
students. “We have one of the
largest drop-out rates in. the
state,” he added.
He challenged the old saying
that the old schools are good en
ough today. “The good old days are
not enough for the modem child,”
he declared.
One problem the schools face
in Brunswick county is the fact
that education receives only 35c
out of the tax levy. “We will never
improve our schools with a 35c
tax rate: he stated.
In answering a question from
the floor, Superintendent Taylor
said only the county commiss
ioners hold the purse strings," he
admitted.
He recommended that county
groups such as the Junior
Woman's Club attend board meet
ings and demand more money
for the schools.
Superintendent Taylor admitted
that the county high school grad
uates are not prepaired for use
ful employment when they com
plete school. “The larger schools
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)n Panel
County Favors : £
Nickels Vote
Brunswick County voting in
the Nickel for Know-How Re
ferendum Tuesday was 189
for and 47 against the contin
uation of the program for an
other three year period. More
people heard about the Nickel
for Know-How Program dur
ing the past few weeks than
ever before and this heli»d to
eligible voters throughout the
State.
In 1957 the number voting
in Brunswick County was 134.
In the I960 referendum 312
voted. The Nickel for Know
How Program of self-help in
Agricultural Research and
Education has been very pop
ular since its beginning 12
years ago.
Schedule Soil j
Election Dec. 13
Bryan Smith I* Candidate
For Reelection To Board
As Election Plan Is Al
tered This Year
The present Brunswick County
Roard of Supervisors of the Lower
Cape Pear Soil and Water Con
servation District has nominated
Bryan Smith of the Longwood
Community to succeed himself for
another three year term to begin
January 1, 1964.
The election will be on Decem
ber 13, for one day only, where
as in the past it has been for one
full week. All qualified voters re
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Board Votes To
Establish New
Voting Precinct
Board Of Commissioners
Will Ask Board Of Elect
ions To Set Up Poling
Place At Long Beach
The Brunswick County Board of
Commissioners unanimously voted
to establish a polling place at Oak
Island at a meeting in Southport
Monday.
After Town Manager Dan L.
Walker and Long Beach Commis
sioner E. W. Morgan presented
petetions with over 100 names ask
ing for a polling place at Oak
Island, the board requested that
the Brunswick County Board of
Elections take proper steps to
establish the precinct.
Mrs. Bessie R. Whatley was ap
pointed to sign all county checks
concerning the Airport Commis
sion when county money is in
volved. The action was taken on
a motion by D. B. Frink which
was seconded by R. L. Rabon.
Brig. Gen. James C. Gore of
Southport was appointed to serve
of the Southport Port Commission
on a motion by Commissioner
Frink which was seconded by Com
missioner Rabon.
After unanimously voting to con
tribute $150 to the SENC Develop
ment Association, the board ap
pointed Chairman F. H. Swain to
represent the county on the steer
ing committee.
J. H. Royals presented a petition
with nine names asking that the
Stanley road near Shallotte be
paved. On a motion by Commis
sioner Rabon which was seconded
by Commissioner Frink, the board
accepted the petition and turned
it over to the State Highway Com
mission.
Long Beach In
Planning Stage
^T^O^XcuncU,, A»k* b For,
Government Participation
In Planning Future De
velopment
A decision to have the Division
of Community Planning of the
North Carolina Department of
Conservation and Development
plan for Long Beach’s future
growth highlighted a meeting of
the Board of Commissioners at
the Town Hall Saturday afternoon.
Contracting with Engineer How
ard Loughlin for a base map of
the town, drawing up a land use
and development plan study and
regulating subdivisions and zoning
ordinances were recommended as
first steps by John Donnelly and
George Monegham.
They said a federal grant can
be obtained to pay $7,000 of the
total cost of $11,550, This will
leave the town’s share of the pro
ject at $4,550.
The board also voted to disband
the Local Planning and Zoning
Board in preparation for forming
a new group.
ABC Board Chairman T. L.
Smith appeared before the board
to suggest reducing the hours of
operation of the store and releas
ing one or two employees. He said
the building which houses the
local store is in need of repair. He
also suggested that only perm
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TIME and TIDE
■ -It was November 16, 1058, and the Southport ABC Board
announced distribution lot $10,000 in profits during the first
year of operation. The Exum Community Development Club
won first place at the County Association’s Award dinner Fri
day night while Bolivia was second and Supply third.
The Highway Patrol said emergency measures would be
taken because of the narge number of fatalities, 17, so far dur
ing the year, (Rev. L. D. Hayman returned to Ocean View Met
hodist Church after spending five weeks in the hospital following
an automobile accident.. Mrs. J. C. Saunders was elected presid
ent of the Southport Woman’s Club.
It was November 18, 1953, and Ernest Parker, Jr., resigned
as solicitor of ^Recorder’s court and James C. Bowman was
named to the post. About one mile of new telephone cable with
enough-units to take care of 400 telephones was strung in
Southport.,.
Captains Howard Victor and Hulan Watts, both of South
port, headed to Florida for the winter fishing months. South
port Postmaster J. B. Russ, after a three years leaves of ab
sence while on Navy duty, returned to work Monday. Joe C.
Stanaland was re-elected president of the County Farm Bureau.
It was November 17, 1948, and Brunswick voters would
decided on January 29 whether or not to legalize the sale of
beer and wine in the county, the Board off County Commission
ers announced. More than 100 new members had joined the
Shallotte American Legion Post and H. B. Usher recruited 44
during the drive.
Mrs. Edward Redwine was manager of the Shallotte
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The Good News
HAPPY—Mrs. Philip King, librarian, expresses
her delight over the news of the selection of the South
port Public Library for a $1,000 Book-Of-The-Month
Award. The thankful expression in the background is
a part of a Thanksgiving poster and is not a part of
the celebration. (Staff Photo by Allen)
Southport Public
Library Honored
*
Monthly Meeting
Of Leland P-TA
» Av H. Gainey,., Jr,, presided at,
the monthly meeting of the Ice
land PTA in the auditorium.
Mrs. Narine Russ gave the de
votions. A report of the Halloween
Carnival was given with a profit
of over $400 realized. A report of
the NCEA was given in which
the county appropriated $500.86
and the Leland PTA appropriated
another $600.
B. B. Leazer, public re
lations representative of Southern
Bell, showed a film “The Old
North State”.
Winners of the room count
were Primary, Mrs. Sabiston;
Grammar; Mi’s. Teachey, Jr.,
High, Mrs. Scott; high school, Mrs.
Strong.
Refreshments were served in
the cafeteria with about 140 in
attendance.
Second Highway
Meet Scheduled
Interested Citizens From
Brunswick Invited To At
tend Highway Meeting
In Wilmington Monday
All groups in South Eastern
North Carolina interested in high
way improvements have been ask
ed to have representation present
at a meeting to be held in the
Council of the City Hall in Wilm
ington, Monday evening, beginn
ing at 7:30 o’clock.
More than one hnudred invit
ations to grpups in Onslow, Pen
der, New Hanover and Brunswick
County are being sent out by the
South Eastern North Carolina
Beach Association, Bill Mitcham,
Executive Director of the Associ
ation said today.
This is the second in a series
of meetings designed to unify the
thinking and the efforts of all
groups in the area who are inter
ested and have been working for
present highway improvements
and long range plans to satisfy
future needs, Mitcham said.
More than half a hundred or
ganizations in the four county
area were represented at the first
meeting held some two weeks ago.
At that time representatives
voted unanimously to approach the
highway betterment project in
SENCland as a united front with
correlated opinion and coordinat
ed efforts, and four vital projects
were unanimously agreed upon by
all representatives present. In the
order of their importance, these
were:
(1) The immediate improvement,
of Highway No. 17 with especial
emphasis on the establishment of
a ferry across the Cape Fear River
to Southport.
(2) A direct, 4-lane, limited ac
cess Highway from Wilmington to
a point near Bristol, Tennessee
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Library Officials Notified
Of Selection For $1,000
Book Of The Month Club
Award
Mrs. Philip King, librarian, re
ceived notice Tuesday of the sel
ection of Southport Public Library
td receive a $1,000 Book-of-the
Month Club Award for 1964 in
menory of Dorothy Canfiled Fish
er. The Southport Library is one
of 35 State winners.
Dr .Robert M. Goldenson, award
director for Book-of-Month Club,
will be here for a formal present
ation ceremony, which will be ar
ranged sometime after the first of
the year.
The objective of the awards is
not only to recognize achievement
and effort, but to stimulate librar
ies to improve their services.
Among the qualifications re
quired of entrants was that a
rural library must be in a county
whose largest town had a pop
ulation not exceeding 25,000; must
have governing officials showing
interest in the progress of the lib
rary program; must be housed in
a building having adequate shelv
ing space for a large number of
additional books; must be in a
community making active use of
existing facilities; one-half of fin
ancial support being derived from
public funds; must be open to pub
lic 5 days per week, including
branch or headquarters; library
open to everyone; plans for future
development of facilities; have
consulting service from State Lib
rary Extension service.
Application was made during
the month of September.
Funeral Held For
Gapt. T. Watts
Pioneer Sports Fisherman
Dies In Veterans Hospital
In Columbia, S. C., Fol
lowing Short Illness
Funeral services were held this
(Wednesday) afternoon for Thom
as Holan Watts, prominent South
port resident and pioneer in sports
fishing development in North
Carolina. He died Monday at the
Veterans Hospital in Columbia,
S. C., at age 61.
Capt. Watts began partyboat
activity in the waters off South
port about 30 years ago and
through his expanding interest
and efforts helped to develope a
widespread reputation for sports
fishing at Southport. He was
owenr of the Idle On fleet.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Annie Mae Watts; one daughter,
Mrs. H. A. Schmidt; one son, Basil
Watts; one brother; Donniei
Watts; and two sisters, Mrs. Col
lie Shelton and Mrs. Harry Sell,
all of Southport.
Final rites were conducted at,
Trinity Methodist Church with the |
Rev. C. H. Lancaster in charge, j
Assisting were the Rev. Mark
Owens, the Rev. Robert W. Childs.
Jr., and the Rev. E. W. Jordan.
Interment was in Northwood
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Achievements Of
4-H Members Are
Given Spotlight
Achievement Night Held At
Supply Wednesday Fol
lowed By Awards Pro
gram In Wilmington
By BARBARA KNOWLES
The County 4-H Club Achieve
ment Program last Wednesday,
and the 4-H Honor Day Program
in Wilmington last Saturday were
very successful. About 78 club
members, parents, leaders, and
friends attended the Annual Achi
evement Program in Supply. Over
thirty club members and leaders
attended the Honor Program in
Wilmington.
The Achievement Program con
sisted of several club members
taking part including the talent
numbers. The main program con
sisted of a talk by Hugh Vance,
Electrical Advisor of B. E. M.
Corp., on the Electrical Project
and showing a film entitled "Man
Enough For The Job.” This film
was recently puchased by the B.
E. M. Corp. to promote 4-H dub
Work in its operating area.
Later in the program Vance
presented a hand power saw kit
to Eddie Hufham for being the
county winner in the Electric Pro
ject. The B. E. M. Corp. sponsors
this project on county level.
Other county winners were Har
vey Bell, Kelly Reynolds, Jimmy
Gray, and Julian Bell. The boys
exhibited 28 different items in the
show. Six received blue ribbons
and were entered in the Honor
Day Program in Wilmington.
Kelly Reynolds won a blue ribbon
there with his basket made with
White Oak Strips. Judges were
Wilton Harrelson and James D.
Bellamy, Jr., of Shallotte.
Wilton Harrelson for Warsham,.
Warlick and Harrelson Co. of Shal-'
lotte and Mrs. Ina Mae Mintz for'
Edmore Motor Company of Boli
via presented 4-H Club leaders
with 1964 desk calendars. These
two companies have for several
years furnished 4-H Club calen
dars to club members and leaders.
Miss Margaret ""ClarR; «
4-H Club Agent, installed the new
ly elected officers for 1964. They
are Steve Hewett, president; Fay
Clemmons, vice president; Emily
Williams, secretary; and Barbara
Knowles, reporter.
The Brunswick County 4-H
Club Members and Leaders had
charge of decorating the stage at
Brogden Hall in Wilmington for
the Honor Day Program. They
used a fall harvest scene of com,
pumpkins, and native shrubbery.
Injures Several
Ten Students From Lincoln
Hig'h School Sustain In
juries In Collision Oi
School Buses
were injuried when two school
buses collided near Leland Mon*
day afternoon while taking child
ren home following a bomb scare
at the school. This turned out td
be a hoax when a search of the
building failed to reveal any sign
of explosives.
According to Patrolman Billy
Day of Shallotte, a bus driven by
Gloria Ballard, 16, was slowing
down to make a stop when hit in
rear by a bus driven by Sherman
Lee Davis, 16. The Ballard girt
said she was stopping to quiet a
disturbance on the bus.
The accident occurred on the old
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Ten Lincoln school students
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, November 31,
10:49 A. M. 4:39 A. M.
11:01 A. M. 5:36 P. M.
Frlady, November 33,
11:36 A. M. 5:26 A. M.
11:54 P. M. 6:25 P. M.
Saturday, November 33,
12:31 A. M. 6:21 A. M.
7:20 P. M.
Sunday, November 34,
12:57 A. M. 7:25 A. M.
1:31 P. M. 8:18 A. M.
Monday, November 25,
2:00 A. M. 8:34 A. M.
2:33 P. M. 9:17 P. M.
Tuesday, November 26,
3:05 A. M. 9:42 A. M.
3:35 P. M. 10:13 P. M.
Wednesday, November 37,
4:06 A. M. 10:44 A. M.
4:34 P. M. 11: 07 P. M.