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The Pilot Covers Brunswick County T STATE PORT PILOT A Good Newspaper In A Good Community Most of the News All The Time Volume No. 23 No. 25 8-Pages Today SOUTHPORT, N. C. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1963 5c A COPY PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY Aldermen Take First Steps In Bond Election Final Date Has Not Been Set, But Proposal Is For A Saturday Sometime During February A decision to tentatively set the five-part bond election in mid-Feb ruary highlighted a meeting of the Southport Board of Alderman at the City Hall Thursday night. The bond issue, which will cover water, storm sewers, sanitary sewers, a new fire truck and other equipment and refinancing of all unpaid city bonds, was dis cussed by Auditor W. L. Aldridge before action was taken. The board decided to try to hold the bond elec tion on a Saturday in mid-Febru ary. The action was taken on a motion by R. N. Hood, seconded by J. A. Gilbert, and unanimously approved. The board decided to grant city employees a three day Christmas vacation and pay a $15 bonus. After some discussion, the Aider men defined the holiday period as December 24, 25 and 26. This ac tion was taken on a motion by Harold Aldridge, seconded by J. A. Gilbert, and unanimously ap proved. In order to keep the city as clean as possible during the holiday per iod, Mayor E. B. Tomlinson sug gested that residents make a spec ial effort to put all their trash out on Monday, December 23, and Fri day, December 27. Alderman Aldridge informed the board that the surplus fire truck is badly in need of an engine block. He added that the truck is used mainly for small wood fires. On a motion by Johnnie Vereen, sec onded by Fred Spencer, the request was unanimously granted. The board asked that all efforts be made to purchase a used engine block before paying the needed $225 for a new one. Alderman Aldridge afea said the I volunteer firemen were having a hard time hearing the sirenes. Mayor Tomlinson suggested that City Manager .C. D. Fickerrell and Chief Ormond Leggett con fer about the problem. City Manager Pickerrell told the board that several requests had I been made for the city to furnish i mercury-vapor lights in back yards, drive-ways and for business establishments of citizens. He said other cities furnish the service on a contract basis between the city and the individual. The city fur nishes the light, which cuts on and off electrically, and the individual pays the bill. Mayor Tomlinson asked Auditor Aldridge to look in to the matter and report back at the January meeting. The board discussed the pro posed small boat harbor in an “off the record” session. The board interviewed two pros pective men from out of Southport for the position of police officer. Continued on Page Two ISSUES WARNING Chief of Police Clay Jordan says that anyone caught cutting tress at Long Beach without the written permission of the property owner will be prosecuted. FEED GRAIN DATES The sign-up period for the 1964 feed grain program will begin on February 10 and run through March 27, says ASCS Manager R. L. Price. It will be very similar to the 1963 program. SPECIAL PROGRAM “The Sojourner and Mollie Sin clair,” final event in the Tercen tenary observance of the Carolina Charter, will be shown over WECT-TV, Wilmington, on the evening of December 27 at 10 o’clock. CHRISTMAS PROGRAM The adult choir at Old Shallotte Baptist Church is presenting a cantata, “Night of Miracles", Sunday, December 22, at 7 o’clock. The choir is under the direction of Mrs. Betty Frink. Everyone is in vited to attend. LIONS TO MEET There will be a joint meeting of the Lions Clubs of Brunswick county Thursday night at Shal lotte. Members of the Southport club will meet at the Community Building at 6 o’clock and trans portion will be available to Shal lotte, where the meeting will be gin at 7 o’clock. A speaker will be on hand to explain the Little Federal Plan which will be one of the proposals voted on in the Special Election on January 14. gsm Club Woman Of Year HONORED—Mrs. Katie Blake is shown here as she receives the Betty Duffie Loving Cup as Club Woman of the Year at the Junior Woman’s Club banquet Fri day night. Charles Blake is the man on the left, as Mayor E. B. Tomlinson, right, makes the award.—(Staff Photo by Allen). Organize Beta Club On County Level On Monday Gary Cheers Of Shallotte Elected President O f County Organization At First Session The Beta Clubs of Shallotte, Bolivia, Southport, Waccamaw, .and. Belaud «ict at Bolivia*. High, School Monday night for the pur pose of organizing a County Beta Club and electing officers. New officei’s include President Gary Cheers, Shallotte; Vice pre sident Ronald Hughes, Waccamaw Secretary Dianne Willetts, Boli via; Treasurer Barbara Melton, Southport; and Reporter Joe In man, Shallotte. Mrs. Maude Green of _ Shallotte was elected as the club sponsor. master or ceremonies was w. N. Williams, Assistant Superin tendent of schools of Brunswick county. The welcome was given by Principal Thomas Davis of Bolivia High School. Songs were then sung by the group, led by Sharon Bradsher of the Shallotte Club, with Mrs. A. S. Knowles at the piano. Mrs. Irene Davis of Southport gave a short speach on the purpose of the meeting. Ken Phelps of Southport High School next discussed, “What is the Beta Clu.” Reports of club activities and projects by each club were then given followed by the roll call. Woodrow Taylor, Brunswick Continued On Page 4 Glee Club Has Sunday Concert Enjoyable Christmas Pro gram Presented In High School Auditorium Sun day Afternoon Members of the Southport High School Glee Club presented a pro gram of Christmas music Sunday afternoon in the high school audi torium. Soloists were Kathy Wood and Joyce Gurley. A sextette compris ed of the following girls also sang special numbers: Brenda Jordan, Martha Mallison, Sandy Potter, j Joyce Gurley, Martha Harrelson and Diane Warth. Th directors of the glee club are j Mrs. Leila Pigott, Mrs. Letha Warth, Mrs. Eleanor Potter and Mrs. Dorothy Glore. The accom panist is Mrs. Amaretta Prevatte. The following girls are in the glee club: Jane Pigott, Sandy Potter, An na Rayboume, Jeanne Brown, Judy Dixon, Kathy Wood, Dale Cumbee, Dorothy Becraft, Whit ney Zachary, Diane Manis, Kyra Parker, Ellen Newell, Diane War the, Mary Lee Jones, Cathy St. George, Linda Packer, Pattie Jen kins, Brenda Pendergraph, Diane Carrier, Nancy Smith, Kathy Dos her, Brenda Jordan. Marie Lewis, Robin Greene, Ethel Lewis, Carolyn Minton, Sus an Potter Belinda Camp, Bettie Stidham, Susan Harrelson, Linda Poindexter, Greta Jorgensen, Char lotte Evans, Joanne Gregory, Bre nda Crouch, Jane Clemmons, Cat hy Greene, Linda Pigott, Joyce Gurley, Nancy Lennon, Joyce Ward, Martha Harrelson and Mar |tha Mallison. Katie Blake Named Woman Of Year uuuuicu rvi Miuiudi xjca.ii- ■ quet Of Southport Junior Woman’s Club Friday Night At Boiling Spring Lakes The selection of Mrs. Katie Blake as the Club Woman' of the year highlighted the annual banquet meeting of the Southport Junior Woman’s Club at Boiling Spring Lakes Country Club Friday night. Mrs. Blake, who is the wife of Charles Blake of Southport, was cited for outstanding service to the club and the community during the year by Mayor Eugene B. Tomlin son who presented the award. He pointed out that Mrs. Blake was chairman of the fine arts com mittee, taught and helped organize the. Gray Ladies at Dosher Me morial Hospital, secured jurors and cups for the Southport Arts Festival, attended the Convention of the State Federation in :Ashe ville and helped with other club projects. In addition, Mrs. Blake is a reg istered nurse and has worked at the hospital in Southport. She is also the mother of one child. Mrs. Blake received a silver tray for being named Club-Woman-of the-year. The tray was donated by Mrs. Johnnie Duffie, former presi dent of the Southport Woman’s Club, and is presented each year to the woman who does the most outstanding work during the year. The first winner was Mrs. Peggy Hood in 1962. The husbands of the club mem bers attended the banquet. Mrs. Marie Royal, a sponsor of the club, attended as a guest. Mrs. Norman Homstein, presi dent, presided at the dinner. Southport Youth Goes To District Kenneth Phelps Represents Brunswick County In Dis trict Interview For More head Scholarship A Southport boy was among the 181 North Carolina high school sen iors boys selected by the More head Award County Committees this fall for further consideration for 1964 four-year all-expense-paid scholarships to the University of North Carolina. Kenneth Marvin Phelps was the only boy from Brunswick county named for further consideration for the scholarship. The 181 youths, including Phelps, were selected from 826 boys nom inated this fall by high school nominating committees for More head County Selection committees through out the state. Ernest E. Parker, Jr., of Southport, served as chairman of the Brunswick county committee. The scholarships were establish ed in 1951 by John Motley More head, a native of North Carolina and UNC graduate of the class of 1891, who lives in Rye, New York. Morehead is chairman of the foundation which provides the awards for the undergraduate edu cation of boys from North Carolina high schools and preparatory schools in the state and through out the nation. ( Reelect Smith To Soil Board Brunswick County voters have elected, Bryan Smith as < Diitriot'’^uper\’isor fof‘ £BruriS- ”,! wick County for a three year term beginning January 1, 1964. In the capacity as district supervisor, Smith along with the other two supervisors, T. C. Lennon and James Bell amy, Jr., are responsible for the development of a program of conservation of natural re sources in Brunswick County. District Supervisors arrange for assistance from public and or private sources to put their program into action. Any farmer can get con servation information and assistance tailored to the needs of his own land by ap plying to the local district office or the Soil Conservation Service office in Shallotte. Holidays Vary For Brunswick Schools Close Friday A t Noon For Two Week Period; County Offices To Close Tuesday At Noon Christmas holidays, ranging from three days to almost two weeks, will be observed by Bruns wick schools, county employees and Southport city workers. The schools of Brunswick coun ty will close at noon Friday for the holiday and will not reopen un til 8:30 a. m. January 2, says Sup (Continued On Page 4) Swain Chairman As County Board Organizes Again Durwood Clark Named County Purchasing Agent Following Resignation Of Mrs. Ressie R. Whatley The resignation of Mrs. Ressie R. Whatley from the position of county purchasing agent highlight ed a meeting of the Brunswick County Board of Commissioners in Southport Monday. Register of Deeds Durwood Clark was appointed to succeed Mrs. 'Whatley as purchasing agent. The action was taken on a motion by D. L. Ganey, seconded by R. L. Rabon and unanimously passed. Mr. Whatley cited overwork as the reason for her resignation. She will continue in the position of county auditor. The board unanimously voted to borrow $24,000 for the Board of Education. This action was taken on a motion by Commissioner Ra bon, and seconded by Ira Chad wick. L. H. Reynolds of Leland was appointed temporary electrical in spector to replace W. G. Adams of Leland, who is ill. The appointment is to last until Adams returns to work. The motion was made by Commissioner Ganey, and second ed D. B. Frink. The board reorganized for 1964 and with no change in personnel. F. H. Swain was reappointed chair man, S. B. Frink, county attorney, | A. H. Gainey, Jr., solicitor, and I Clark, clerk to the board. Tax Collector Bobby White was i allowed to hire Beverly Howard !of Southport as a regular em j ployee in the tax office. This ac ! tion was taken on a motion by | Commissioner Frink, seconded by Commissioner Ganey, and unani mously passed. . Superior Court , CorictudesTenri Several Matters Disposed '? Of Before Judge Ray mond Mallard In Civil Term Concluded Last Week jSeveral cases were decided dur ing the second week of the civil term of Brunswick County Superior Court held in Southport last week with Judge Raymond Mallard of T?abor City presiding. I In the open store account case df Wallace Hickman versus A. J. Sarvis and wife, Ruth Sarvis, the defendants were ordered to pay Hickman $67.05. They were also taxed court cost. { In the open account case of Carrie Jackson versus A. J. Sar vis and wife, Ruth Sarvis, the defendants were ordered to pay Jackson $46. They were also taxed court cost. The agreement conflict case of Marvin Britt versus Mrs. Ada Little Atkins, executrix, D. C. Atkins, de ceased, was dismissed. The jury ruled that Atkins did not agree to pay Britt for damages sustained to his tractor by fire. Britt was taxed court cost. In the accident case of Edith Randolph Bongardt versus Leon Frink, Mrs. Bongardt was awar ded $5,000. The jury said Mrs. Bongardt was injured and dam aged by the negligence of Frink and gave here $5,00. Frink was taxed court cost. A divorce was granted to Paul Jennings Long Sr.( fro Lucalee Garrett Long. TIME and TIDE It was December 17, 1958, and the icy grip of winter had covered Brunswick for the past week interrupting power ser vice in parts of the county. Davis C. Herring was named county attorney to replace S. B. Frink. Principal Eugene Nance of Bo livia was elected president of the Brunswick County School masters Club. The Corps of Engineers announced that the Southport Yacht Basin would be dredged to a depth of nine feet next year. The Holiday House in Southport was cancelled because of the delay in installing: the new heating equipment in the Community Build ing* St was December 16, 1953, and a hugh tooth identified as the lower moler of a mastodon, a large prehistoric animal, was found at Sunny Point by John D. O’Daniel. Mrs. Ida B. Parker of Shallofcte was elected president of the Brunswick County Postmasters Association. It was reported that a prowler was walking the streets of Southport at night. The engagement of Miss Ramona Frink of Shiallotte and Johnnie M. King of Bolivia was told. Mr. and Mrs. James C. Bowman announced the birth of a daughter. It was December 15, 1918, and the Board of Commissioners appointed W. P. Jorgenson of Southport as auditor and Edward .■ *T~" Patrol Boat Officers DUTY—Ensign Glenn E. Haines, center, is shown with Chief Quartermaster Earl Pierce, left, and Chief Ehgineman Taft Pilcher aboard the U. S. Coast Guard Patrol Boat, to which they recently were assigned for duty. (Staff Photo by Allen) Coast Guard Patrol Boat Gets New Men Registratiorf "To Start Saturday Registration books will be open at the regular polling places in Brunswick county Saturday for the purpose of giving citzens otherwise qual fied to vote in the Special Election on January 14 an opportunity to get their names on the registration books of their respective precincts. Not only is this important for persons who have moved from one voting precinct to another since the last election and for new citizens of the county, but it is of particular interest to every voting citi zen in the newly created Oak Island precinct. It will be ne cessary for every perosn who plans to vote at the Long Beach Town Hall to register on one of the next three Sat urdays. Draw Jury List For Court Term January Term Of Superior Court For Trail Of Crimi nal Cases Will Convene Here January 20 Some 60 residents of Brunswick county have been selected to serve on the jury during the criminal term of Brunswick County Super ior court to be held January 20 in Southport with Judge Marice 'Bras well of Fayetteville presiding. Citizens named by the Board of Commissioners Monday include: Louis Stanley, R. D. White, Jr., William E. Tripp, W. L. Hewett, J. Lloyd Sullivan, H. A. Stanaland Jr., Charles G. Arnold and Richard D. Lewis, all of Shallotte; J. B. King, J. H. Femside, Phil lip S. Formyduval, Lloyd S. Me Keithan and Edgar Little, all of Freeland; Harry Bryant, O. M. Holden, Chancie Hewett, Jerry Stevenson, Calvin W. Bryant and Edgar Cai son, all of Supply; H. T. Lewis, Jr., John R. Sellers, Leo Johnson, H. L. Summerlin, David Ganey, O. W. Cleaton, Phillip Perry, E. J. Bailey, W. D. White, Louise Watson, Forest D. Williams, Grover M. Sellers and H. K. Hewett, all of Leland; William McKinley Parker, Alon zo Hankins, Robert C. Sellers, W. L. Jones, Perry Price, Maryland Mims, Charles Winfred Keller, Ho mer W. Sherrill, Thomas C. Floyd and W. W. Vennell, all of South port; Elmer L. Smith, Edward L. Wil liams, G. O. Jones, Asa R. Inman, Jr., all of Ash; Richard H. Davis, Sr., Marian J. Pridgen, Jake Kelly, Sr., Irvin Continued On Page 4 I Ensign Glenn E. Haines Is New Commanding Offic ~v er And Two New Chief Petty Officers Join Crew A new commanding officer and two new chief petty officers have recently joined the U. S. Coast Guard forces in Brunswick coun ty and are stationed at Oak Is land. * 1 Ensign Glenn E. Haines of South Portland, Maine, is the new commanding officer of the CG 59303. He replaces Lt. (j.g.) John T. Ward who has been transferred to the Fleet Sonar school at Key West, Florida, where he will serve as an instructor. Ensign Haines is a 1962 grad uate of the U. S. Coast Guard Ac ademy and w«Ls stationed in Nor fork prior to being assigned to Southport. He and his wife, Norma Jean, also of South Portland, live at 514 W. West street in Southport. Ensign Haines had words of praise for Southport. “We like Southport,” he said. “It’s a lot bigger than we thought it was. The people here are real friendly.” The new chiefs in the crew are Chief Engineman Taft Pilcher and Chief Quartermaster Earl Pierce. Chief Pilcher replaces Cheif Floyd McGowan who has been pro moted to warrant officer and as signed to the USCG Humboldt at Boston. Chief Pierce, who comes to Southport from Alaska, takes the place of Chief Larry Gray who has been assigned to the USCG Conifer at Portsmouth. Ensign Haines announced that the Coast Guard boat 59303, will continue to tie-up at Oak Island instead of the Southport Yacht Basin as was done until this fall. Shallotte Club Wins Area Prize Louis Stanley Accepts Cash Award From Officers Of SEN Cland Development Corporation The Shallotte Community of Brunswick County won the trophy and $100 as best in the community development program competion of the SENCland area at the a \vard3 program here Wednesday night. The Shallotte community also won the top prize and $75 in the youth program division. It topped the community projects division, placed second in the in creased income division and third in the home improvement division. Another Brunswick county win ner was the Cedar Grove Com munity, which placed second in the Home Improvement category. Representatives of the six counties participating in the area pregram -—- Bladen, Brunswick, Duplin, New Hanover, Pender and Columbus - presented reviews of their county community develop Coutinued on Page « Baptist Church Recognized For Training Plans Recognition Comes From Sunday School Board Of Southern Baptist Convene tion For Program The Southport Baptist Church re ceived a special recognition award’ for its exceptional record in train ing Sunday School workers in the principles and methods of teaching Monday, according to Rev. Mark Owens. The award was presented to the Southport Church by the Baptist Sunday School Board of the South-, em Baptist Convention in Nashville, Tenn. "The award distinguishes the Southport church as achieving 20th' place among the more than 3,300 Baptist churches in North Caro- - lina”, Rev. Owens said proudly.* The program of study is outlined - by the Southern Baptist Sunday School Board and all member ’ churches are urged to participate. - Sunday School teachers at South-' port Baptist Church completed 85 - courses of study last year. Rev. Owens said 53 persons are 1 enlisted in the teaching and super- - vision of the Sunday School pro- I gram at Southport Baptist Church. - Miss Gertrude Loughlin is the di- ' rector of church training, L. M. I Pendergraph, general superintend- * ent, Hubert Livingston, associate I superintendent, and Miss Annie - May Woodside, general secretary. ’ Shallotte Man For Development ■ Resources Development Tax l On January 14 Explain-' To Be Submitted To Vote ' ed By Supporter (EDITOR’S NOTES: This is the first of 'tojf”., articles sup-^.. porting- the tax-levy-for-industry election in Brunswick county by members of the committee organ ized to support the tax.) By J. T. CLEMMONS In 1961 the North Carolina leg islature passed an act known as, House Bill s 282 authorizing the county commissioners to call a special election to determine whet her or not the people were for the levying of a special tax to support a Resources Development Com mission. This special election is to be call-, ed upon the petition of 500 voters of Brunswick County. This petition has been presented to the Board of County commissioners and the special election has been set for January 14, 1964. If the voters of Brunswick county: vote favorably for developing their. county, then the County Commis- • sioners will be authorized to levy a special tax at a rate not to ex ceed 10 cents on each $100 pro perty valuation in Brunswick Coun ty. These funds are to be used for the purpose of attracting new and diversified industries to Brunswick bounty, for promotion of the pro-, cessing of agricultural and seafood. products, for the encouragement ■ and promotion of new business and industry, tourist trade and for the - promotion and development of re creational and retirement areas and to pay necessary expenses for' the successful promotion of Bruns wick County. The commission appointed for the purpose of carrying on the Re sources Development of Brunswick County will be composed of nine Bipartisan members. These mem bers are to be named by the Board (Continued On Page 4) 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, December 19, > 9:48 A. M. 3:40 A. M. 9:57 P. M. 4:30 P. M. Friday, December 20, 10:28 A. M. 4:21 A. M. 10:41 P. M. 5:12 P. M. Saturday, December 21, 11:12 A. M. 5:08 A. M. 11:34 P. M. 5:57 P. M. Sunday, December 22, 12:03 A. M. 6:00 A. M. 6:48 P. M. Monday, December 23, 0:32 A. M. 7:01 A. M. 1:00 P. M. 7:45 P. M. Tuesday, December 24, 1:34 A. M. 8:09 A. M. 2:01 P. M. 8:44 P. M. Wednesday, December 25, 2:39 A. M. 9:16 A. M. 3:05 P. M. 9:44 P. M.
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