The Pilot Covers
Brunswick County
Volume No. 23 No. 49
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SOUTHPORT, N. C WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1964
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Grey Ladies Honored ||
HONORED—Mrs. Katie Blake is shown, right, presenting service bars to
members of the Southport Gray Ladies Corps. Left to right they are, Mrs. Lucy
Melton, Mrs. Dottie Manis, Mrs. Betty Smith, Mrs. Darlene Po#ell, Mrs. Sue
Jones, Mrs. Marie Johnson, Mrs. Mary Bellows, Mrs. Lavads Bevel, Mrs. Eleanor
Potter and Mrs. Ken Bruno. (Staff Photo by Allen)
Gray Ladies Get
Credit For Work
Twelve Southport Gray Ladies
were presented their bars from
the Red Cross for work during
the past year at Dosher Memor
ial Hospital Friday morning.
Mrs. Charles Blake, chairman
of the Gray Lady program, gave
the awards to the first-year wo
men for completing more than 50
hours of service at the hospital
during the past year.
Most of the work the Gray
Ladies did was in connection
with the polio clinics and the hur
ricane shelter watches in the
county.
Mrs. Lavada Bevel has the
most hours of Gray Lady service
with 141 while Mary Bellows was
*e-.eiese seoond-with 440. Hie other
Gray Ladies receiving bars and
number of hours included Betty
Strong, 117; Ken Bruno, 97; Dar
lene Powell, 74; Betty Smith, 71;
Lucy Melton, 70%; Dottie Manis,
65; Sue Jones, Trudy Hufham and
Marie Johnson, all 54; and Elea
nor Potter, 52.
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COLLEGE TEACHER
Mrs. Mildred D. Trowbridge,
Bolivia High School English
teacher, has accepted a position
in. the English department at
Pineland College next year, Prin
cipal Thomas Davis announced
Monday.
BOARD MEETING
The local committee for South
port High School met tonight
(Wednesday) to interview six per
sons in connection with the prin
cipal vacancy at the school. Sev
eral teacher applicants for posts
at the school next year will be
interviewed too.
SUMMER SCHOOL
All students in Brunswick coun
ty from grade 1 to 12 interested
in attending summer school
should report to Southport High
Schol at 10 a. m. Monday, Prin
cipal Willard Cox announced. Stu
dents interesting in attending art
classes should meet at the school
too.
Play Cast
CAST—Members of the cast for the play “The
Fallen Angeles”, which will be presented Saturday
night at Southport High School by the local garden
clubs, are pictured above. They are, from left to right,
front row, Tatum Robinson and Gilliam Homstein;
second row, Bill Rogers, Nancy Benson, Waters
Thompson, and Bob Dawson. (Staff Photo by Allen)
Cancer Crusade Shrimp Season
On This Month Remains Closed
The Brunswick County Unit of
the American Cancer Society
opened it’s 1964 Crusade on June
1 and expects to complete the
task on July IS.
The county organization for the
crusade is not yet completed,
with the most important defi
ciencies being the Shallotte and
Ash areas.
The Southport and Long Beach
areas have been organized by the
newly-elected president of the
Southport Junior Women’s Club,
Miss Heidi Anderson, who has
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Brunswick county waters, in
cluding the Atlantic ocean as far
out as is under the jurisdiction
of the State of North Carolina,
will remain closed to shrimping
until further notice.
This announcement was made
this week by Robert L. Stallings,
Jr., director of the Department of
Conservation and Development.
Text of his order follows:
“By virtue of the authority
vested in me as Director of the
North Carolina Department of
Conservation and Development,
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Eight Honored
At Bolivia For
High Averages
The awarding of eight acade
mic medals highlighted gradua
tion ceremonies at Bolivia High
School last Monday in which five
sudents were named the most
outstanding in the class.
The Brunswick County Board
of Education medals for out
standing academic achievements
were presented to Glinda John
son, Barbara Knowles, Judy
Lewis, Prudy Lewis, Eloise Pie
rce, Carolyn Seagraves, Elizabeth
Wescott, and Dianne Willitts.
Principal Thomas Davis, who
presented the awards, said he was
proud of the fact that 8 of the
19 graduating seniors received
the county award.
Outstanding students selected
at the school included Curtis
Maggard, citizenship; Dianne
Willetts, leadership; Elizabeth
Wescott, best all-round; and Bar
bara Knowles and Jackie Cook,
most athletic.
Miss Knowles was the class
valedictorian while Miss Sea
graves was class salutatorian.
Thalian Play
On Local Stage
"Curtain going up!” will sound
backstage in the Southport high
school auditorium at 8:30 Satur
day night, when the Thalian As
sociation of Wilmington presents
its production of “Fallen Angels”,
a hilarious comedy by Noel Cow
ard.
Members of the cast of “Fallen
Angels” are Mrs. Tatum Robert
son as Julia Sterrol, Bob Daw
son as Fred Sterrol, Mrs. Gilliam
‘Hornestein as Jane Banbury, Bill
Rogers as Willy Banbury, Mrs.
Nancy Benson as Saunders, the
nosey maid, and Waters Thomp
son as the soul-shattering French
lover, Maurice Duelos.
Calamity strikes Jane, and Ju
'When they tilscdvei*'itJjat‘'i6eir
; old lover, Maurice, is coming to
visit them after seven years. Un
fortunately, their husbands are
j away for a golfing weekend,
j While Julia and Jane are pre
i paring to fall head over heels
' again, they fall out, resulting in
disaster. The husbands come
home to find their wives hung
over, but Maurice arrives, and
with typical French savoir-faire,
saves the day.
“Fallen Angels” is being spon
sored by the Live Oak, Southport,
Oak Island and Woodbine Gar
den Clubs. Proceeds will go to the
Nature trail project at Brunswick
town.
“Fallen Angels”, directed by
Miss Hester Donnelly of Wilming
ton, was a sparkling hit when
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Teachers Honor
Retiring Member
Miss Gertrude Loughlin, Bruns
wick elementary supervisor, who
retires this year, was presented
a silver tray by the Brunswick
county elementary teachers on
Tuesday night.
The tray was inscribed as fol
low. “To Gertrude Loughlin,
with Appreciation, From Bruns
wick Elementary Teachers, 1964”.
‘This is the teachers’ way of
showing their sincere apprecia
tion for her outstanding service
to the county,” one of them said.
"Miss Loughlin will certainly be
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Primary Aftermath
Dispute Over Vote Count Settled
By Board Of Elections At Canvass
Site Of New Bank Building
PURCHASE—Sale of the Southport Marine property at the corner of Howe
and Moore streets was completed here today to the Waccamaw Bank & Trust Co.
The building will be completely rennovated and adapted for use as the future
home of the Southport branch of this outstanding North Carolina banking organi
zation. No details were made public regarding probable dates for starting this
work. (Staff Photo by Allen)
Sunny Point Honored
Gains “Superior” Rating
For the first time
history, the Sunny Point Army ,
Terminal is the proud recipient
■ of a “Superior” rating as the re
sult of the FY 1964 Annual Gen
eral Inspection conducted by the
Inspector General of the Head
quarters,, U. S. Army Terminal
Command, Atlantic. The rating
also applied to the Kings Bay
Army Terminal, Kingsland,. Geor
gia, which is a subordinate in
stallation under the jurisdiction
of the Commanding Officer, Sun
ny Point.
Included in the Inspector Gen
eral’s report were several note
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Organize Shrine
In This County
Monday night Interested Shrin
ers of Brunswick county met in
the banquet room of Shallotte
Restaurant for the purpose of or
i ganizing a fraternal and service
i organization to be known as the
Brunswick County Shrine Club.
Some thirty Shriners were pres
ent. Visitors included Horace
‘King of Wilmington, Past Poten
,tate of Sudan Temple; Luther
Cromartie of Wilmington, Second
i Ceremonial Master of Sudan
Temr.e’s Divan; and, the Past
President of Columbus County
Shrine Club, Mr. Hasty.
The meeting was called to
v order by James M. Hood Sr. of
Southport who explained the pur
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Reserve Unit In
Training Session
The US Army Terminal Umt J
(8672) arrived at Sunny Point
Army Terminal Saturday, for its
annual 15 day active duty tour.
The unit, stationed at the Boston
Army Base, Boston, Massachu
setts, is commanded by Colonel
John F. Reddington of Milton,
Massachusetts. Activated in 1959,
was the first reserve unit to take
advantage of the facilities and
personnel at SPART. It has re
turned to Sunny Point for its
annual training every year since
1959.
The (8672) has received the
US Army Reserve Program Sup
erior Unit Award the last three
consecutive years. One of the
principal reasons for the pro
fifiency of the unit, as evidenced
by this award, has been the ex
cellent trainging it has received
at SPART.
The commanding officer ex
pressed his thanks not only for
the fine training the unit has re
ceived at SPART in prior years,
but also for the excellent manner
the officers and men. have been
re-ceived ' in the adjoining com- ■
mities of Southport and Wilm
ington. > .
The unit is scheduled to de
part from SPART on Saturday,
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June 13, and return to its home
in Boston.
Flower Show Is
Scheduled Here
The rules have been announced
by the general chairman, Mrs. G.
W. Fisher Jr., for the standard
flower show to be held on June
33 at the Southport High School
gymnasium, sponsored by the
Live Oak Garden Club of South
port.
1. Any person is invited to ex
hibit in this show.
2. Entries will be received from
8:00 a. m. until 12 noon on the
day of the Flower Show.
3- All classes in Division I and
Division H are open to anyone
except Class n, which is by res
ervation.
4. An exhibitor will be limited
to one entry in each class ex
. cept “unlisted” in Division I.
5. The Classification Committee
has the right to inform an ex
hibitor' that an entry does not
conform to the schedule and will
be disqualified unless it is made
to conform.
6. The Committee will take pre
cautions for the safety of the
property of exhibitors, but will
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It required a ruling irom uie
Brunswick County Board of Elec
tions Tuesday to decide the out
come of the race for county com
missioners affecting two town
ships in Saturday’s primary elect
ion.
A recount of ballots in this race
for eight precincts resulted in
the ouster of R. L. Rabon of
Town Creek township as one of
the winning commissioner candi
dates, putting A. Clemit Holden
of Lockwoods Folly township in
the lead for the fifth seat. He
is subject to a call for a second
primary run-off from Ira L. Chad
wick.
This was the aftermath of an
election which saw a large vote
cast in races ranging from gov
ernor to township constable.
Dr. I. Beverly Lake carried
Brunswick with 2333 votes to 1823
for L. Richardson Preyer, who
finished in first place in the state.
A weak third in Brunswick was
Dan K. Moore, who polled 946
votes, but who finished a strong
second in the State. Dr. Lake was
eliminated.
In the Republican guberna
torial race, Robert L. Gavin,
picking up votes in evry county
precinct, had little trouble in
crushing his two opponents.
Kidd Brewer topped the list of
who visited Brunswick county
during the campaign, rolled up
515 votes while Donald Badgley
and Charles Strong both had 13
votes each.
Kidd Brewer toped the list of
minor candidates on the Demo
cratic ticket for governor with 30
votes while R. J- Stanbury had
■25 and Bruce Burleson 22.
There was great local interest
in the race for House of Repre
sentatives between Gdell William
son and W. J. McLamb, with Wil
liamson gaining a decision 2659
to 2377. In the race for the State
Senate in Brunswick Carl Meares
led Sanky Robinson 2127 to 1942..
Meares lost in Bladen county but
carried Columbus county with
enough strength to win the nom
ination.
Thomas S. Bowmer of Smith-;
ville township led all others in
the commissioner’s race. He had
2313 votes to 1574 for F. Her
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Tide Table
Following: la 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, June 4,
1:52 A. M. 8:40 A. M.
2:33 P. M. 9:06 P. M.
Friday, June 5,
2:53 A. M. 9:36 A. M.
3:33 P. M. 9:11 P. M.
Saturday, June 6
3:53 A. M. 10:32 A. M.
4:33 P. M. 11:13 P. M.
Sunday, June 7
4:53 A. M. 11:27 A. M.
5:31 P. M.
Monday, June 8,
5:51 A. M. 11:58 A. M.
6:27 P. M. 12:20 P. M.
Tuesday, June 9
6:50 A. M. 1:07 A. M.
7:23 P. M. 1:12 P. M.
Wednesday, June 10
7:47 A. M. 2:00 A. M.
8:17 P. M. 2:04 P. M.
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TIME and TIDE
It was June 3, 1959, and Dr. Norman Homstein of South
port landed the first blue marlin of the season in Brunswick
county waters. Hilda King1 of Freeland was selected the Bruns
wick Dairy Princess and was runner-up in the district event.
Some 70 per cent of the land in the county was classified
as woodsland or waste by a farm census report released that
Monday. Reginald Turner, formerly of Shallotte, was elected
principal at Southport High School. Elliott Hickman and Lewis
J. Hardee, Jr., both of Southport, graduated from the Universi
ty of North Carolina.
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It was June 2, 1954, and Ray Walton, Kirby Sullivan and1
Earl Bellamy were victors in the Democratic primary Saturday.
The Southport Board of Aldermen was sponsoring a slogan con
test to find a suitable phrase for the 1955 city license plates. ,
Mrs. G. L. Skipper of Town Creek was the sweepstakes
winner at the County Home Demonstration Club’s flower show.
Southport charter boats were bringing in large catches of king
mackerel. Adrain Willetts of Winnabow was a student at North
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