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Volume No. 23
No. 24
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SOUTHPORT, N. C. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1963
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Jennies Branch
Baptist Church
Receives Grant
{iaptist State Convention
Makes Grant Of $1,000
To Help Pay Cost Of
New Church Parsonage
The Jennies Branch Baptist
Church near Shallotte was pre
sented a $1,000 special grant from
the Baptist State Convention to
purchase property for a parson
age house Tuesday night.
The presentation of the grant
was made by Rev. Mark Owens,
pnoderator of the Brunswick Baptist
Association and BSC represent
ative, to Rev. C. J. Piercey and
T- M. Ballard in Southport.
Since the church applied for the
special grant last December, the
property has been purchased and
the parsonage constructed. Wil
liam Hewett served as chairman
of the building committee.
The new parsonage is located
4|10 of a mile from the church on
the Ocean Isle Beach road on an {
acre of land purchased from E.V.
Gore, Jr. It is a six-room brick
building with a private study for
the pastor. Rev. Piercey and his
family moved into their new home
in early July.
In presenting the $1,000 grant,
Rev. Owens said the BSC assists
churches for pastor salaries and in
purchasing churoh property. “The
money is presented by the conven
tion even when property is don
ated by the owner to the church,”
he said. “The church can then
apply the grant for building con
struction. But no money is pre
sented for construction itself.”
Rev. Owens said the grants are
difficult for churches to secure.
‘‘Last year, Baptist churches in
the state requested $71 thousand
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Safe Robbery
Hits Auto Firm
Russ - White Motors A t
Shallotte Robbed Of
Several Hundred Dollars
Monday Night
Deputy Sheriff Drew Long and
SBI Agent Bill Hunt are investi
gating several leads that they hope
will result in the arrest of the per
son or persons responsible for
breaking into the Russ-White Motor
Sales building Monday night and
cracking the safe.
Billy Russ and Jack White re
ported that between $500 and $600
In cash was taken. There was no
evidence that the thieves were in
terested in any other kind of
paper.
Entry was made through the
rear of the building, thence into the
business office area. There a ham
mer and a chisel was used to gain
entrance into the big 3teel safe in
which the company valuables are
locked for safe keeping.
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CHRISTMAS TREE SALE
The Shallotte Lions Club will
sponsor again this year the sale
of Christinas trees at the Lions
Club park, starting Thursday of
this week.
CANDLELIGHT SERVICE
A candlelight service, with spe
cial music by the church choir, will
be presented Sunday evening at
Trinity Methodist Church.
GLEE CLUB CONCERT
The Southport High School Stu
dent Council will sponsor a concert
of Christmas music by the South
port High School Glee Club Sun
day afternoon at 4:30 o’clock in the
school auditorium.
LIGHTING CONTEST
The Southport Garden Club will
sponsor an outdoor lighting contest
again this year. There will be
prizes awarded for the best dec
orated door, the best all-over dec
oration and the best living tree.
HOUSE DESTROYED
The old Price home near the
. Brunswick County Boarding Home
was destroyed by fire Saturday. It
was occupied at the time by Miss
Mamie Smith, and there was a
quantity of furniture stored in the
building. It was a total loss.
TRUCK MEETING
A truck or vegetable growers
meeting will be held at Extension
Service Building in Supply on Mon
day, December 16 at 7:00 P. M.,
says A. S. Knowles, Acting County
Extension Chairman. There will be
representatives from processors to
discuss the program.
Receives Cash Grant
PRESENTATION—Rev. C. J. Piercey of Jennies Branch Baptist Church near
Shallotte, center, is shown receiving a $1,000 special grant from the Baptist State
Convention to purchase property for a pa rsonage house. Rev. Mark Owen, moder
ator of the Brunswick Baptist Association and BSC representative, is shown mak
ing the presentation while Sunday School Superintendent T. M. Ballard, left,
looks on. (Staff Photo by Allen)
Second Week Of f
Court In Session
Judge Raymond Mallard1
Presiding Over Second
One i- Week Term For
Trial Of Civil Actions In
Brunswick
Several cases were tried as the
civil term of Brunswick County
Superior court moved into the
second week in Southport with
Judge Raymond Mallard of Tabor
City presiding. _
In the case of Thomas Robinson,
'si niinor, by his next friend, Jen
nings Robinson, versus Johnnie
Robert Corbett, Jr., and Johnnie
Robert Corbett, Sr., the parties
agreed to compromise with the Cor
betts paying Robinson $5,000 and
cost.
Robinson, 16, was injuried in an
automobile accident on November
18, 1962, on rural paved road 1115
one mile south of Supply. He suf
fered personal or bodily injuries
and damages but has satisfactorily
recovered. Without admitting lia
bility, the Corbetts agreed to
compromise the case.
In the case of Ray Inman, minor
by his next friend, B. R. Inman,
versus Robert Edward Glazier and
DXIUIlUiC UiAliy PiXlllia, -LUU. , W1C
parties agreeded to compromise.
Glazier payed Inman $2,673.15,
$1,076.85 in medical bills and cost.
Inman, four, was injuried when
struck by an auto owned and oper
I ated by Glazier on October, 6, 1962,
on rural paved .road 1143 while
j crossing as a pedestrian. Since then
he has satisfactorily recovered.
Divorces based on two-year sep
erations were given in the cases
of Helen Collins versus Edward
Collins and Harvey Lee Brown ver
sus Jettie J. Brown.
Republican Club
Meets At Supply
Party Members Hear Dis- j
cussion Of Proposalsj
To Be Voted In Special j
Election Next Month;
; A call for precinct organization
was issured by Chairman H. L.
Willetts at a meeting of the
Brunswick County Republican
Club at Supply Friday night.
Chairman Willetts told the ap
proximately 50 persons present
that 1964 iooks like a Republican
year in Brunswick county if the
party works extra hard.
He said precinct organization,
qualified candidates, and hard
work were the ingrediences for
victory.
Chairman Willetts asked all
county precincts to hold organiza
tional meetings on Saturday, Dec
ember 28. The club approved the
suggestion.
The new Oak Island precinct
was welcomed into the county to
Chairman Willetts. He said it
will help relieve overcrowded vot
ing conditions in the area.
Chairman Willetts announced
that he has been selected to serve
as a member of the nominating
committee at the State Republican
Convention in Greensboro in late
February.
Li. C. Babson explained to the
club the new election laws ap
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6
County Vote
Favors Quota
Despite a light turn-out, county
farmers unanimously voted for
quotas for cotton and rice in a
joint referendum held Tuesday in
Brunswick.
All 61, growers voting in " 'the*
cqtton referendum supported quot
as for the 1964 crop. The three
county rice farmers also voted
for quotas.
Manager Ralph L. Price of the
Agricultural Stabilization and
Conservation Service in Shallotte.
said all rice growers eligible to
vote went to the polls Tuesday,
but only 61 out of 202 eligible
cotton growers voted in the ref
erendum.
Manager Price said the major
reason cotton growers did not
vote was apathy. “Cotton is a
small crop in the county,” he
said, “and the growers took it for
granted that quotas would be ap
proved.”
The favorable vote meant that
quotas will govern production of
the 1964 crop with penalties on
any excess cotton production on
the farm. In addition, price sup
ports will be available to growers
who comply with their farm al
lotment at a level of from 65 to
90 percent of parity.
Accidents Hit
During Weekend
Several Accidents Result
In Injuries, But No
Deaths Reported By
Highway Patrol
Three accidents occurred on the
highways of Brunswick county
Saturday and Monday but no one
was killed, according to Patrol
man J. M. Farmer.
Patrolman Farmer said that
Saturday evening, Henry W.
Woodard, 46, of Shallotte attemp
ted to pass Thelma Lee Hankins,
26, of Supply, when he observed
the oncoming automobile of Joel
E. Lovett, 19, of Supply, on US
17 three miles north of Shallotte.
Woodard tried to pull back onto
his side of the road, the patrol
man said, but hit the left rear of
the Hankins truck and knocked it
off the road. He sideswiped’ the
right side of the Lovett car as he
ran of the road himself, Patrol
man Farmer reported.
The Hankins woman and Wood
ard suffered broken ribs while a
passenger, Isreal Hankins, was ad
mitted to Dosher Memorial Hos
pital in Southport with back in
juries.
Patrolman Farmer charged
Woodard with passing in the face
of oncoming traffic. “Other char
ges are pending,” he added.
On Saturday night, Bobby Ray
Russ, 22, of Shallotte, was driv
ing west on N. C. 87 at a high
rate of speed, according to Patrol
man, Farmer, when he lost con
trol of his automobile. The car
over turned several times before
coming to rest on the left hand
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Christmas House
Is Planned Here
By Club Members
Southport Community Build
ing Will Be Filled With
Ideas For Christmas Dec
orations Sunday
"A Joyous Christmas” will be
the theme for this year’s holiday
event, sponsored by the Southport
Garden Club and the Southport
Woman’s Cluh.
.. Tha show will be-hel&in-th*
Community Building on Sunday
afternoon and will be open to the
public from 1 o’clock until 6 and
from 8:30 until 9:30 in the evening.
General chairman for the show
is Mr. H. T. St. George and the
representative from the Woman’s
v/mu is mrs, u. j. naraee,
Mrs. Guy Garrett will be in
charge of the tea, assisted by Mrs.
J. A. Gilbert. A chairman for each
division has been appointed and
are as follow: Registration—Mrs.
W. S. Norman, Mrs. E. J. Prevatte
and Mrs. C. E. Bellamy; Tree—
The Oak Island Garden Club; Fire
place and Mantle—Liveoak Garden
Club; Front Door and Windows—
Woodbine Garden Club, Mobiles—
Mrs. James Barnes; Doors—Mrs.
Davis Herring; Living Room—Mrs.
R. B. Thompson; Dining room—
Mrs. Fred Willing; Coffee and
Other Tables—Mrs. C. A. Grah
am; Wreath and Wall Hangings—
Mrs. A. E. Huntley; Church and
Religious arrangements—Mrs. Ern
est Parker; Publicity—Mrs. Eliza
beth Keith; Music: Mrs. James
M. Harper Jr.
Everyone is asked to bring ar
rangements and ideas Saturday
morning any time after 10 o’clock
and persons other than Club Mem
bers are urged to participate.
Committee In
Senate Gives
Project Boost
Senate Appropriations Com
mittee Approves Project
For Study Of Deepening
Channel
Some $135,000 was approved for
deepening the Cape Fear river
channel Thursday by the United
State Senate Appropriations Com
mittee.
The full Senate will have to act
on the recommendations of the Ap
propriation Committee and the bill
then will have to go to a joint
House-Senate conference com
mittee to resolve the differences
between the two bills. The Senate
action on the appropriation is ex
pected this week.
Col. J. S. Grygiel, Wilmington,
district engineer for the Corps of
Engineers, said the $135,000 for the
harbor project would represent ad
vance planning money, which pro
poses that the channel be deepened
to 38 feet from Castle Street to
Southport and to 40 feet from
Southport to the ocean.
With this advance planning
money, Col Grygiel said, the
Corps of Engineers would have suf
ficient funds to restudy the econo
mic justification of the project as
required by the Bureau of the
Budget when it gave approval and
to do a “substantial” portion of the
design work.
The Corps of Engineers has been
directed to restudy the economic
justification of the project as it
might be affected by construction
of a petroleum pipeline from the
Gulf Coast to the northeast.
If the $135,000 is appropriated,
Col. Grygiel said, the Corps of En
gineers would be ready to ask for
construction funds during the fol
lowing fiscal year.
Bolivia Group
Award Winner
D^yelopmc^t^^CIub^^ Wins
In Youth Work In SENC
land Area \ iA
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The Bolivia Community De
velopment Club won second place
in youtt* work and $60.00 in the
area contest. The award was made
at the jinual meeting of SENCland
Developftnent Association in Wil
mingtod last Friday night. Several
club injpmbers attended the event.
Las: 'Thursday night the Bolivia
Club held its annual meeting for
the election ot officers. Those elect
ed were Mrs. Sarah Kopp, presi
dent; pouglas Hawes, vice presi
dent: Ernestine Mercer, treasurer;
and l®rs. W. A. McNeill, secretary.
R. W. Long, Extension Specialist
in Community Development, spoke
to the? group present on how they
couli use the information obtained
by a recent Community resource
survey to set goals for communi
ty-wide improvement. Long point
ed out that communities improve
only as individuals improved, and
that, counties improved only as
communities improved. The great
er the number of families that im
prove the greater the progress in
the community. The same is true
for total county progress. The more
the communities improve, the
greater will be the county progress.
TIME and TIDE
It was December 10, 1958, and the Exum Community
Development Club received a $100 award from the SENC De
velopment Association for outstanding work during the year.
A tobacco marketing quota referendum was to be held Monday.
The Southport Woman’s Club was sponsoring a program to
honor the outstanding teacher in the county. The Southport
Garden Club’s Holiday House was to be open Sunday under the
chairmanship of Mrs. F. M. Burdette.
It was December 9, 1953, and Senator Alton Lennon told
the Southport Lions Club that his appointment to the U. S.
Senate was not a personal honor but a recognition of South
eastern North Carolina. Chairman Ben Douglas of the Depart
ment of Conservation and Development visited Orton and
Sunny Point Thursday.
Delmas Fulcher left for his second tour of duty with the
Foreign Operations Administration in Thailand with his wife
and daughter, Mary Sue. Dr. H. D. Hardee, missionary to the
Congo, told the Methodist Men’s Club about his experiences in
Africa. ^
It was December 8, 1948, and the Brunswick county bas
ketball conference opened the season with coaches serving as
referees. The Southport Woman’s Club announced plans to
establish a Southport museum.
Unable to elect a chairman, county commissioners R. L.
Rabon, B. C. Williams and G. B. Ward drew straws and Rabon
won the honor. County Agent J. E. Dodson resigned due to ,
ill health after 27 years of service to the county. J. M. Parker
and Sons held their formal opening of an expanded business in 1
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* Bear Hunter
SUCCESSFUL—This 125-lb bear was taken in the..
Green Swamp area Thursday by a party including T.
N. Alexander, Jess Brown and Roy Johnson of States
ville and Leo Russ of Freeland. This bear, one of two
taken in the space of two hours, was shot by Johnson,
shown standing beside his prize.
Gall Examination
St
State Legion
Officials Here
The American Legion and
American Legion Auxiliary of
Southport Post No. 194 will
hold a joint meeting Monday
night at 7:30 o’clock at the
Community Bunding.
Every Legion and Auxiliary
member is urged to attend,
and every serviceman, wo
man, or anyone who is eli
gible for membership in eith
er organization is invited to
come.
Department President, Mrs.
A. M. Scarborough, Greens
boro; Child Welfare Chair
man, Mrs. R. D. Buie, Greens
boro; Membership Chairman,
Mrs. Kemp Honeycutt,, and a
member of the Membership
Committee, Mrs. M. C. Bern
ard, both of Hickory, will be
here to take part in the meet
ing.
Great Interest
In Adult Class
School Officials In Charge
Have Hopes Of Expand
ed Training Program For
Shallotte Area
Adult courses in welding and
electric house wiring have been es
tablished at Shallotte high school
and classes started Wednesday, ac
cording to Assistant County Super
intendent Williams N. Williams.
The 40-hour course in wiring is
being instructed by Alton Milligan,
a Shallotte electrician. The class
will meet each Monday and Wed
nesday from 7 to 9:30 p. m.
The instructor for the two
courses in welding, one on Monday
and Wednesday and the other on
ruesday and Thursday nights, has
lot been named. The classes on
both night will run from 7 p. m. to
) :30 p. m.
Some 44 persons are enrolled in
ill three courses at the present
;ime. “The interest and turnout has
leen encouraging,” Assistant Su
perintendent Williams said. “If the
nterest continues and grows, we
nay have to expand the program.”
He said plans are underway to
sstablish courses in diesel engines
it Southport and B. T. C. soon.
‘If we have the demand, classes
vill start in January,” he added.
‘We are also interested in having
i course in navigation taught.”
All adult courses conducted in
he county are sponsored by the
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Rural Route At Shallotte
Is Divided With Tempo
rary Carrier Now Making
Deliveries
An examination for Rural
Carrier for the post office at
Shallotte will be open for ac
ceptance of applications until
December 24, the Commission
announced today.
The Shallotte rural route recent
ly was divided and a temporary
carrier was assigned to the new
route pending and examination.
H. D. Andrew presently is serving
in this capacity.
Applicants must take a writ
ten test for this position. They
must have resided within the
delivery of the office for one
year immediately preceding the
closing date of the examination.
In addition, they must have reach
ed their 18th birthday on the
closing date for acceptance of ap
plications. There is no maximum
age limit. However, persons who
have passed the age of 70 may
be considered only for temporary
renewable appointments of one
one year.
Complete information about the
examination requirements and in
structions for filing applications
may be obtained at the post office
for which this examination is being
announced. Application forms
must be filed with the U. S. Civil
Service Commission, Washington
25, D. C. and must be received or
postmarked not later than the
closing date.
Wednesday Fire
At Yaupon Beach
Loss Totaling $20,000 Re
ported As Pier House At
Popular Beach Resort Is
Destroyed
The pier house of the Yaupon
Beach pier burned to the ground
Wednesday with losses estimated
at $20,000, but there was fishing
as usual from the pier Thursday.
The fire, which broke out near
the kitchen about 10:30 Wednesday
morning;, centered around the elec
tric switch box near the top of the
wall.
Two employees working on the
pier, Jerry and Elton Jones, tried
to put out the blaze with fire ex
tinguishers but failed.
They called the Long Beach Vo
lunteer Fire Department at about
10:45. The Southport Volunteer Fire
department was also called to the
scene.
Only the bath house attached to
the pier and the pier itself ex
3aped total damage. The flames did
not reach the Youpon Roller Skat
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Students Hear
Professor Talk
On Opportunity
Dr. Ray Thompson Of North
Carolina College In Dur«
ham Was Principal
Speaker At College Day
Here
College Day was observed in the
Negro schools of Brunswick county
Friday at BCT in Southport.
Juniors and seniors from Union,
Lincoln and BCT heard Drl Ray
Thompson, counselor-trainer at
North Carolina College in Durham,
urge more training after high
school graduation.
"There is no excuse for not re
ceiving further education after
high school today,” declared Dr.
Thompson, who was introduced by
BCT Principal A. C. Caviness.
He said the world is still divided
into the “haves” and the “have
nots.” It use to be based on race,
he continued, but not any longer.
“The world is divided between the
trained and the untrained,” he
stated.
“The jobs are there, but you
need more than a high school di
ploma,” he added.
In Durham, the large stores
agreed to hire Negro employees
after demonstrations, he said.
When classes were organized to
train the workers, no one showed
showed up. “We had to search all
over Durham just to find the min
imum number to start the class.”
he said.
In conclusion, Dr. Thompson said
race is no excuse for not improv- '
ing oneself. “All the jobs are open •
to qualified employees,” he said,
“but you need more than a high ,
school diploma.”
The welcome was extended by '.
Jennifer Gore, president of the
BCT Student Councel. Rev. Thomas 1
G. Watts, pastor of St. James A. M.
E. Z. church in Southport, gave
the invocation.
Assistant Superintendent William
N. Williams introduced Superinten
dent A. W. Taylor who presented
greetings. “If you have the grades,
you can attend any school you
desire,” he stated. , r
Mra. Phil King of Southport,
Cross representative, announced
[that one nursing scholarship would
be presented to the most qualified
girl entering the field next year.
Mrs. I. B. Hankins, county coun
selor, introduced the representat
ives from the various schools pre
sent. The schools included John
son C. Smith, Fayetteville State
College, Raleigh Business College,
A. and T. College, Durham Busi
ness College, St. Austine, North
Carolina College in Durham and
the Wilmington Industrial Center.
All the juniors and seniors at
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Child Dies In
Home Accident
Two-Year Old Boy Dies
After Being Found
Caught In Washing
Machine Mechanism
Tuesday
William Leonard Clemmons, two-5
year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Wil-<
liam Clemmons, died Tuesday, ap
parently of injuries sustained when 1
he was caught in the mechanism
of a washing machine at the home
of his parents. vl
Coroner L. B. Bennett was call
ed, and he ordered an putopsy. The
body was taken to Wilmington.*1
Tuesday for that purpose and no: *,
announcement has been made of
the findings.
Tide Table
Following b 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, December 12,
5:19 A. M. 11:39 A. M.
5:24 P. M. 11:49 P. M.
Friday, December 13,
6:02 A. M. 12:25 A. M.
6:06 P. M.
Saturday, December 14,
6:44 A. M. 0:30 A. M.
6:48 P. M. 1:09 P. M.
Sunday, December 15,
7:23 A. M. 1:11 A. M.
7:29 P. M. 1:50 P. M.
Monday, . December 16,
8:00 A. M. 1:46 A. M.
8:05 P. M. 2:31 P. M.
Tuesday, December 17,
8:36 A. M. 2:25 A. M.
8:41 P. M. 3:11 P. M.
Wednesday, December 18,
9:11 A. M. 3:02 A. M.
9:18 P. M. 3:50 P. M.