The Pilot Covers Brunswick County Volume No. 23 No. 49 T STATE PORT PILOT A Good Newspaper In A Good Community Most of the News All The Time 8-Pages Today SOUTHPORT, N. C WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1964 5c A COPY PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY 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. BrUf Mi Of lnews-^ 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 Continued On Page Four 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, Continued On Page Four 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 Continued On Page Four f 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 Continued on Page Three 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 Continued On Page 3 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 Continued on Page Three iMWrii.W.i-* ■■?>». "tr***'■■' '' 1•' 'W1*,: > ' '—" 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, Official May 30 Primary Returns Governor ■S' g u Oh PS 4 £ as & be cc © lit. Gov. 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