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The Pilot Covers Brunswick County Volume No. 23 f A Good Newspaper In A Good Community Most of the News All The Time No. 39 SOUTHPORT# N. C WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1964 5c A COPY PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY New Southport Industry mm -■ READY—This is the new ready-mix-eoncrete plant which has been rec ently erected by Blake Builders Supply in Southport. The plant produced its first mix Tuesday, and one of the three special trucks is ready to be loaded with the first product. (Staff Photo by Allen) New Industry Blake Making Concrete A new building service was 5 added to the facilities offered in Brunswick county this week with the completion here of a new ready-mix concrete plant that will be owned and operated by Blake Builders Supply in South port. With a record amount of con struction already underway in this county, particularly in the various beach areas, there has been a growing need for mixed concrete delivered at the build ing site. Heretofore this material has to be brought in from towns in adjoining counties, often with heavy transportation charges added to the normal purchase price. “With out plant located here in Brunswick county,” E. C. Blake said this week, “we hope to save money for builders, not only in the cost of ready-mixed concrete, but in being able to supply their needs without unusual delay.” The new plant is modem in every respect and was completed and placed in operation the first of this week. There are three de livery trucks ready to haul the product to any site where there is a demand, and this means that, concrete may now .be included more generally in building plans. Three men are employed full time to operate the plant. | JHV Me Of •~NEWSJ SHALLOITE POLICEMAN William T. Morgan of Gary has recently be?n employed as a police officer in Shallotte, says Police Chief Leon Galloway. HERRING FRY Winnabow American Legion Post No. 445 will sponsor a her ring fry Saturday at Town Creek on US 17. BAKE SALE The Women of St. Phillip’s Episcopal Church will have a bake sale Saturday starting at 9:30 a. m. next to the Post Of fice in Southport. NEW EQUIPMENT The commercial department at Leland high school has recently purchased six new typewriters, one electric typewriter and an opaque projector, says Principal, Rockfellow Venters. POLICEMAN RESIGNS Assistant Police Chief W. P. Pegram, employed on January 1, has submitted his resignation ef fective March 30, according to Police Chief Herman Strong. Peg ram has accepted employment as a member of the Norlina Police tore*. Easter Observance Programs Varied Easter will be observed with many and varied activities in Southport this year. At Southport Presbyterian Church a series of Holy Week services is in progress this week. A program of special events is also being carried out at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. There will be a communion service Thursday evening at Trinity Methodist Church, and on the fol lowing day Good Friday services will be conducted at St. Phillips Episcopal Church. The Trinity Methodist Church will present a cantata Sunday morning, and at South port Baptist Church, the choir Will present their cantata at the evening hour. Sunrise services will beheld on Easter Sunday morning on the Garrison in front of the Commun ity Building, with the message being delivered by the Rev. Mark Owens, pastor of Southport Bap tist Church. Brunswick county schools were dismissed following school today (Wednesday) and the students will not go back until Tuesday morning. The banks, Savings and Loan and city and county offices will be closed on Easter Monday, as ■ will some of the mercantile est* ablishments of the county., Award Contract On Dredging Job Colonel J. S. Grygiel, District Engineer, Army Engineer Dis trict, Wilmington, has announced that Norfolk Dredging Company, is the apparent low bidder for maintenance dredging to be per formed at Sunny Point Army Terminal. Bids were opened Thursday. The Norfolk concern’s bid was $401,224. Four other dredging companies bid on the work as follows: Atkinson Dredging Com pany, Chesapeake, Va., $419,984; Merritt Dredging Company, Charleston, S. C., $428,348; Park hill-Goodloe Company, Jackson ville, Fla., $461,420; and Somer set Construction Company, Wil mington, $490,312.80. The Govern ment estimate was $391,308. The work to be done consists of the removal and disposal of all material lying above the plane of 34-feet below mean low water in the ship channels and basins near wharves Nos. 2 and 3, in Wilmington Harbor (Cape Fear River), between Wilmington and Continued On Page Four TV Ernie Ford §ends His Book Television star Tennessee Ernie Ford has donated an auto graphed copy of his new book, "This is My Story, This is My Song”, to the Brunswick county library system. When Mrs. Mickey Hart, boun ty bookmobile librarian, received many requests for th new book, she decided to write Ford. She ex plained that the county library could not afford to purchase the book even though numerous re quests had been made. Ford immediately sent Mrs. Hart a copy of his new book. It was autographed in “John Hand cock” type written.” Best Re gards to the Brunswick Book mobile from Tennessee Ernie Ford”. At the present time, Ford’s book is a "best-seller” on the bookmobile. New Books ror Local Library More than 300 new books have been ordered with the $1,000 Book-Of-The-Month-Club prize money by the Southport public library, according to Mrs. Phil King, librarian. Approximately 150 of the new books have arrived at the libr ary and the others are expected shortly. They are being prepared for display during the open house at the library April 12. Book - Of - The - Month - Club nameplates are being placed in each of the books purchased with the award money. The 300 new books will go in to circulation after the open house ceremonies, Mrs. King an nounced. Books for children, young adu lts and adults have been pur chased with the award money. “In addition to reference works, buying has been heavy in the fields of science, history and geo graphy, as well as books which will suppliment the adult educat ional program in the county,” she said. The new books cover a variety of topics, Including automobiles, snakes, rocks and minerals, en gines, needlecraft, biographies, (Continued on Pug* «) Local Hospital Receives Money From Duke Fund Appropriations totaling $369,347 to assist 47 North Carolina and South Carolina hospitals in the care of charity patients were an nounced this week by the Trus tees of The Duke Endowment. The Dosher Memorial Hospital at Southport is among the in stitutions sharing in the appro priation. It will receive $2,328 toward its 1963 charity expenses as compared to $3,049 it received for 1962. These appropriations bring to $1,362,268 the amount given this year to 190 hospitals on the basis of $1 a day for each free day of care reported in the fiscal year which ended gept. 30, 1963. Contributions of $992,921 to 143 hospitals were announced in Feb ruary. The total, said Thomas L. Perkins, Chairman of The En dowment, is an increase of $129,868 over the $1,232,400 given to 184 hospitals last year to cover their free days. Hospitals assist ed this year had charity days amounting to 20 per cent of their total as .compared with 19.1 per cent last ryear. The current- appropriations in clude $203,666 to 27 North Caro lina hospitals and $165,682 to 20 in South Carolina, Marshall I Pickens, executive director of the Hospital and Orphan sections of The Endowment, explained. North Carolina institutions re ported 3,239 patient beds and 915,239 days of care of which 22.3 per cent were free days. For South Carolina, the patient beds numbered 3,222; days of care, 1,008,609; and free days, 16.5 per cent of the total. Forty-two of the hospitals were assisted last year. Four applied for aid for the first time, and one, Marion County Memorial at Marion, S. C., had received funds before bet n^t applied for. ";'sey'ii»l"'y!ftB®'s until yeaiC"' Those applying for the first tame were three in North Carolina— Apex Branch hospital, Apex; Robersonville Township hospital, Robersonville; and Wake Forest Branch hospital, Wake Forest— and one in South Carolina, Hill crest hospital at Simpsonville. The Endowment, which was es tablished by the late James B. Duke in 1924, also makes annual appropriations to aid child care institutions of the Carolinas in the care of orphan children. Talent Winners In Leland Show A junior boy took first place in the 1964 Leland High School Tal ent Show held in the Leland audi torium in early March. Ernie Ganey was judged the first place winner among the 23 contestants. His talent entry was sketching before the audience "The Little Brown Church”. Kathy Nelson, an eighth grade student, took second place, sing ing “Til There Was You”. Ern est Leggett, a fourth grader, sang "Carolina in the Morning” and won third place. Each of the top three winners won trophies. Contest judges included Mrs. ■Hilda Roads, Eric Bruton of Wil mington radio station WKLM and Mayor William S. Edmunds, Frederick A. Je rgenson and Grace Egley, all of Lake Wac camaw. Honored By Jaycees Banker Given Annual Award For Distinguished Service W. L. ALDRIDGE, MRS. LOVE AND W. C. LOVE Two Accidents Cause Death Of Men In County The fourth and fifth highway fatalities of 1964 occurred in Brunswick county Friday and Tuesday when two men were kill ed in separate accidents. Alvin Hamilton Hill, 35, of Grissettown was a hit and run victim Friday night along US 17 while Claude R. Pierce, Jr., 39, died Tuesday afternoon when his motorcycle failed to make a sharp curve near Orton Plant ation on NC 133. The body of Hill, Negro, was found beside the main highway between Thomasboro and Gris settown about 9:35 p. m. Friday. Coroner Lowell Bennett said he died of severe head injuries. Signs of dark skid marks were found at the scene of the accident. The Brunswick Sheriff’s De partment is investigating the hit and run in connection with the Highway Patrol. Pierce died when his motor cycle failed to made the sharp curve between the Orton inter section and Lillian Creek bridge. It went off the right hand side of the road about 5:15 p. m. as he was returning home from work at Sunny Point. The motorcyle submerged in the swamp water at the side of the highway and Pierce had to be pulled from the bike. An at tempt was made to give him artificial respiration before be was pronqunced dead. * TIME and TIDE WMUSKmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmili It was March 25, 1959, and Mrs. Norma West, Leland school teacher, was elected president of the Brunswick County NCEA chapiter. Senator S. Bunn Frink and members of the board of county commissioners were discussing whether to give county employees salary raises. ■*** A Red Cross fund raising drive of $2,700 was underway in Brunswick under the leadership of W. J. Grady of Holden Beach. Mary Zilla Bennett at Ash was a member of the staff of the Campbell College newspaper. It was March 24, 1954, and Governor William B. Umstead announced he would visit Sunny Point Friday. A Virginia man and his wife were killed Monday when their car collied with a tractorwtrailer near Supply. R. O. Lewis, Layton Swain and L. C. Babson were named to the board of elections. Expansion work was in progress at the Baptist Assembly at Fort Caswell. A “Citizens Committee for Better Government” was organized Sunday in Supply under Rev. Odell Blanton. lit was March 23, 1949, and Representative Odell William son named five new members of the board of education and defied precedent in making a clean sweep of the old school board members. Democratic Executive Committee Chairman S. Bunn Frink critized Representative Williamson for introducing a bill to pay Oonttnuad On Pag* 4 . ' t. Education Board Election Final * Scholarship For Student Nurse Application blanks for the Southport Woman Club’s $750 nurses scholarship must be turn ed in by April 10, it was announ ced Tuesday. All senior girls in the schools of Brunswick county who desire to enter training to become re gistered nurses are eligible, to apply for the $750 scholarship. Application blanks can be secu red from the principals of all the county schools. Three applications for the scholarship have already been re ceived by the woman’s club. This is the third year the Southport club has sponsored the nurses scholarship. Hie first win ner was Rachel Kye of Bolivia who is now a second year stu dent at James Walker Memorial Hospital in Wilmington. Last year winner, Eva Mae Bryant of Southport, is a second year stu dent at Winston-Salem Teachers College. Name Winners In Art Contest Some 29 students received awards at the art contest spon sored by the Junior Woman’s club at the Southport school Thursday and Friday. Students from 5 to 15 years of age submitted entries in the color graphics, graphics and water color divisions of the show. Mrs. Charles Blake, Mrs. Gib Barbee and Mrs. William Powell served as judges. The winning entries in each of the catagories will be on dis play in the Southport Public Li brary for the next two weeks. Art winners included color graphics, age 5 to 8, Jim Smith, first, Suzanna Hall, second, Den ise Becraft, third, Libby Waiton, third, Peggy Simmons, fourth, and Jeffery Miller and Denise Drew, honorable mention; water colors, age 5 to 8, Melissa Wil liams, first. Color graphics, 9 to 12, Sandy Donnell, first, Debbie Powell, second, Mike Dosher, and, David Evans, third, Jean Donnell, fourth, and Chuck Smith and Rachel Harrelson, honorable mention; water colors, 9 to 12, Sandy Donnell, first, Tellie Mintz, third, and Geraldine Jones, fourth; graphics, 9 to 12, Pattie Smith, first, Judy Poindexter, second, Sandy Donnell, third, Re nee Home, fourth, and Johnnie Vereen, honorable mention. Ofluttnued Ob Page A The first non-partisan election of members of the Brunswick County Board of Education will be held on May 30 with candi dates not- designated by party label. . According to the law, “the board of education election shall be non-partisan and a separate ballot shall be provided with no reference to party or party affili ation and all qualified voters shall be eligible to vote. “The successful candidate from each district shall be de clared to be elected and his name shall be certified by the Bruns wick County Board of Elections to the State Superintendent of Education. “The members of the Board of Education so elected shall qualify by taking the oath of office on the first Monday in April of the year following the election and shall serve four years.” In the May election, held at the same time of the primaries for both the Democratic and Re publican parties, positions from Leland and Wacoamaw will be filled. Ernest McGee and James Thompson have filed for the De land seat and Odell Jenrette in Waccamaw. Anyone from Leland or Wac camaw, Democrat or Republican, can file notice of candidacy with the Board of Elections until April 18. The notice will tell the district the candidate is running from and that he is a resident and qualified elector in his dis trict. The filling fee is $10. The candidate will not be asked his party affiliation. Continued On Page 4 Transactions In Shallotte Firms Announcement was made this week of the purchase by Billy Russ of the Russ-White Motor Sales at Shallotte. The transac tion was effective January 1, and henceforth this authorized Ford dealership will be operated as Russ Motors, Inc. Until this deal was completed, other members of the firm were R. D. White, Jr. and Jack White and Gene Russ. The Whites will operate their oil business and real estate interest. Gene Russ will operate a used car business. There was an unofficial report around Shallotte Tuesday that the Piggly-Wiggly owned by the Whites and by Herman Stana land, had been sold. The report was that the sale included the building as well as the business, stock and fixtures of Piggly Wiggly. The report was that two sons of Sam Joe Frink and a King from Freeland were the new owner*. The selection of William C. Love as the outstanding young man of the year highlighted the Southport Junior Chamber of Commerce’s third annual distin guished service award banquet held at the Tranquil Harbour res taurant Tuesday night. Love, cashier of the Southport branch of Waccamaw Bank and Trust Company, was named to receive the award on the basis of his contributions to the com munity welfare during the year, participation in all-round com munity activities, evidence of lasting contributions to the com munity, exhibition of leadership ability, evidence of personal or ■business progress, and coopera tion with individual and civic or ganizations. The award was present to Love by W. L. Aldridge, a member of the nominating committee. The other committee members were Ernest Parker, W. P. Jorgensen, Rev. Charles Lancaster and Dr. C. A. Graham. Aldridge’s announcement that Love was the winner was greeted by a standing ovation by the other Jaycees and their wives. Love has contributed to the community welfare by being a member of the board of gover nors of the Lions Club building, leading a successful White Cane drive by the Lions under his pres idency, serving as chairman of the Lions nomination committee, being a member of the Jaycee committee for the Southport to Fort Fisher ferry, being active on the Jaycee records and recog nition committee and. being an active Democrat. As for participation in all-round community activities, he led a successful fruit cake sate for the Lions, is a member of the South port Baptist Church where he is a teacher of the intermediate boys class, assistant superintend ent of the adult department, a member of the board of deacons and member of the choir, mem ber and director of the Southport Development Corporation, mem ber and director of the Brunswick Chamber of Commerce, member Continued On Page Four Red Cross Drive Makes Progress The Red Cross fund raising campaign in Southport is in full swing with workers active from Sunny Point to the beaches, says Southport Chairman A1 Martin. Approximately $150 for South port’s $600 quota has already been turned to Red Cross offi cials. The quota of the county drive is $2,750. Assisting Chairman Martin in 'the Southport area are Mrs. Civella Lewis, R. E. Nicolson, Mrs. Mary Beltons, Ormond Leg- * gett, H. T. Radcliff, W. L. Ald ridge, Miss Francis Tilllett, Mrs. Catherine Savage, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Rozar of Yaupon Beach and Mr. and Mrs. Dan Shannon of Long Beach. The Negro drive in the South port area is being headed by James W. Smith, Ephriam Swain, Roscoe Davis, Mrs. Dolly Evans and William Wamett. The commanding officers of the Coast Guard and at Sunny Point are leading the campaign at the county military establishments. Tide Table Following Is title 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, March 26, 6:43 A. M. 0:38 A. M. 7:11 P. M. 1:04 P. M. Friday, March 27, 7:27 A. M. 1:25 A. M. 7:53 P. M. 1:45 P. M. Saturday, March 28, 8:08 A. M. 2:08 A. M. 8:33 P. M. 2:24 P. M. Sunday, March 29, 8:46 A. M. 2:49 A. M. 9:11 P. M. 3:02 P. M. Monday, March 80, 9:21 A. M. 3:29 A. M. 9:47 P. M. 3:38 P.M. Tuesday, March 31, 9:56 A. M. 4:09 A. M. 10:23 P. M. 4:14 P. M. Wednesday, April 1, 10:32 A. M. 4:49 A. M. 11:01 P. M. 4:52 P. M. f,
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