STATE PORT PILOT A Good Newspaper In A Good Community SOUTHPORT, N. C WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1964 Most of the News All The Time Sc A COPY PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY Presentation At Brunswick Town DEDICATION—The North Carolina Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy presented three bridges to Brunswick Town in ceremonies Tuesday. Mrs. Pansy B. Fetzer, state UDC president, left, is shown standing on one of the bridges which was named after her. Others in the picture, left to right include, Stanley South, archaeologist at Brunswick Town, Mrs. Henry L. Stevens, Jr., who Served as chairman of Tuesday’s program, and Mrs. Robert G. Johnson. (Staff Photo by Allen) At Brunswick Town UDC A group of more than 100 mem bers of the United Daughters of the Confederacy gathered “in the heart of Fort Anderson” for the dedication of three bridges the state group presented to Bruns wick Town Tuesday. Mrs. Pansy B. Fetzer, presi dent of the North Carolina Divi sion of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, made the pre sentation to Dr. C. C. Crittenden, director of the State Department of Archives and History, after a talk by Stanley A. South, ar chaeologist in charge of the Brunswick Town site. In the acceptance talk, Dr. Crit tenden said the new bridges, built with funds provided by the UDC, will pemit tourists to see more of Fort Anderson. “Now visitors will be able to observe Battery A, one of the best preserved historical areas anywhere,” he declared. He praised the UDC members “for developing one of our most significant historical sites’’. Mrs. Fetzer told the crowd that one of the functions of the UDC is to help preserve historic Confed erate sites. Because of this, the group undertook the Brunswick Town project, providing most of the funds for the bridges. South discussed “Fort Ander son, 1861-1865,” in his address of the day. He told how the old fort was built in 30 days to provide protection to blockade runners (Continued On Page 4) JHtf BiU Of lnewsj YARD OF MONTH The home of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Barnes in Deepwater Heights has been honored as "Yard of the Month” by the Southport Garden Club. BAZAAR PLANS The Daughters of America will hold their bazaar on Friday, Oc tober 23, starting at 9 o’clock that morning, at the Daughters of America Hall. Lunch will be served at. noon. Pies, cakes, fancy work, country store and surprise packages will be sold. AT NEW HOPE The New Hope Presbyterian church at Winnabow will observe its 70th anniversary and home coming Sunday. Sunday school will be held at io a. m., morn ing worship at 11 o’clock. Dinner on the grounds and afternoon ser vices at 2 p. m. will be part of the observance. i k ---;—:-: : Underwrite Celebration CHECK—Mrs. M; H. Rourk accepts a check for $200 from J. D. Griffin, president of the Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce, Monday night to be used to help defray expenses of staging a suitable celebration of the 200th anniversary of Brunswick county. (Staff Photo by Allen) Tobacco Markets Close For Season Growers aired their views » about the tobacco problem at the courthouse Thursday night but after nearly two hours of ques tions and answers they were as deep in the wilderness as at the beginning. How to keep supply and demand on an even keel was the dominat thought and objective but despite numerous suggestions the 250 farmers departed without a true course for the future. It was a Farm Bureau meet ing called to hear state Presi dent B. C. Mangum talk about what to do about the tobacco pro gram, and he in turn asked grow ers what they thought should be done if the crop is to survive for a reasonable profit for the farm er. Questions and suggestions came from the floor in multiples and Mangum was on his feet more than in his chair after his 45 minute speech. Continued On Page Four Praise Bellamy For Good Work A Shallotte man, James D. Bel lamy, Jr., president of the North Carolina Soil and Water Conser vation Association, has been praised for his work in convser vation in the state. The N. C. Chapter of the Soil Conservation Society of Ameri can passed a resolution at their state convention recently prais ing President Bellamy “above and beyond the call of duty in his efforts for the conservation of our natural resources. “Your contribution to the ad vancement of the science and art of good land use leaves us and all people of North Carolina in your debt,*’ the resolution read. City Aldermen Honor Officer For Saving Life The presentation of a medal for bravery to Police Chief Herman Strong (highlighted a meeting of the Southport Board of Aldermen Thursday night at the City Hall. Chief Strong plunged into the river opposite the Garrison, swam some 75 feet to Mrs. Leila H. Woodside and saved the woman from drowning on the afternoon of September 14. Mayor E. B. Tomlinson said the medal was presented from the people of Southport. Dr. Norman Homstein asked thejioard to send a letter to the board of county commissioners requesting information on what provisions will be made for people who are unable to pay for care once the County Boarding Home is sold. He also wanted to know why the (home is being sold. After discussing the Commun ity, Building for some time, the board decided to ask the civic clubs in charge of the building to raise the $600 or $700 needed to make the repairs. E. J. Pre vaitte, James L. Wolfe and Mrs. Frances Key, who attended the meeting and represented the building's board of governors, were asked to report back at the November meeting on the action that had been taken. The board voted to start for closure proceedings on all prop erty in which the 1960 taxes have not been paid. The action was taken on a motion by J. A. Gil bert and was seconded by Craw ford Rourk. City Manager C. D. Pickerrell said the city could not finance all the needed improvements in the old Yacht Basin. He said he would contact the property own ers concerning their suggestions. Otto Hickman was appointed electrical inspector for the city. He replaces the late Clyde New ton. *••• The board unanimously voted to have the water tank painted on a motion by Harold Aldridge, sec-'., ended by Alderman Rourk. * The board asked Auditor W. L. Aldridge to purchase tie clasp keys to present to dignitaries vis iting Southport. ■ j All members were present for? the meeting with the exception of*' Johnnie Vereen. ,, Let Contracts m For Gymtorium The Brunswick County Board of Education awarded three con tracts and decided to install the heating for the new Lincoln school gym itself at a meeting in Southport Tuesday. The general contract went to Smith Construction Company of Whiteville for $69,100. A $600 pen alty clause was added. Paul T. Turner Electrical Com pany of Wilmington received the electrical contract with a bid of $4,496. The plumbing contract went to Ideal Plumbing Company of Wil mington with a bid of $8,230. Because the heating bids were too high, the board decided to have the county maintenance men install the system. All heating materials will be purchased on state contract bids, Superintend ent A, W. Taylor said. Advertised For Sale PROTEST—There has been a rising note of protest over the advertised; intent ion of the board of commissioners of Brunswick county to sell the Brunswick County Boarding-Home at public auction next Wednesday. (Staff Photo by Al len) Southport Men Protests Heard In Kescue Victims 0 , „ . „ Of Plane Wreck kale Oi Property Quick action on the part of five Southport men prevented a major tragedy Friday night when a light plane, carrying three fisher men, crashed in the marsh near Long Beach. The three men, Joe Mickie, Frank Wood and Charles Pruitt, all of High Point, managed to crawl from the crumpled wreck age and were pulled from the swamp area by five Southport men. , Mickle,. the owner of the Eliza beth River Marina - and - the plane’s pilot, suffered serious cuts and possible broken bones and was taken to James Walker Me morial hospital in Wilmington. Wood and Pruitt were admitted to Dosher Memorial Hospital in Southport with slight injuries. Dub Clewis, Commercial Fish eries Inspector Walter Johnson James Gamer, Jimmy Gamer and Jerry Jones were instrumen tal in saving the lives of the High Point men. After arriving at the scene shortly after the crash, they rowed across Dutchman’s Creek in a small boat and waded in the muddy swamp to the men who had managed to escape from the plane and were sitting down huddled together In the shallow water. Fearing serious injuries, the rescue party sent one man back for blankets and stretchers while the others held the three men up. The boat returned within 25 min utes, and three High Point men were put aboard. Jimmy Garner and Jones pushed and guided the boat to the head of Dutchman Creek where Tom Gilbert was waiting with an ambulance to rush the injured to the hospital. The crash occurred when the plane was approaching a private air strip used by the Brunswick Navigation Co. for fish spotting planes when the pilot apparently Continued On Page Four TIME and TIDE Si2:i2Sm&SmBUmBNmt It was October 14, 1959, and Butch Lennon, son of Con gressman and Mrs. Alton Lennon, landed a 34-pound red drum while fishing at Bald Head Island. Mrs. and Mrs. E. C. Blake of Southport were on a eight day cruise to Bermuda. Governor Luther H. Hodges appointed General James Glore of Southport as a! delegate from North Carolina to the Natural Harbors and Rivers Congress in Washington, D. C. Kendall Lay Hardee of- Shallotte was promoted to second lieutenant in the North Carolina National Guard. It was October 13, 1954, and Game Protector H. T. Bowmer announced that the deer and squirrel hunting seasons would open Friday. Fishermen were making large catches of blues, and Spanish and king mackerel. County Agent A. S. Knowles said the Brunswick 4-H clubs would sponsor a Wildlife Conservation exhibit at the State Fair in Raleigh. Carter Ration led Bolivia to a 13 to 0 victory over the Shallotte Jayvees. W. R. Vincent of New Bern was named assistant sanitarian for the Brunswick Health department. It was October 12, 1949, and Price Furpless was honored for 50 years of service as an elder in the Southport Presbyterian Church. Shallotte defeated Southport 13 to 12 in the first foot ball game ever played in Shallotte and the first game played between two county schools. A new ferry was in operation at Holden Beach, but resi dents still wanted a bridge. Miss L. A. Potter of New York was named music teacher at Southport school. A community fair and livestock show was scheduled at Waccamaw school Continued On Page Four S"' PERRY GORE Southport Boy State Delegate Percy Gore, president of the lo cal chapter and State Reporter of the North Carolina Association of New Farmers of America, was one of four official delegates to attend the National Convention of New Farmers of America in At lanta, Georgia from October 4-8. A senior at Brunswick County High School, Percy is active in the Student Council, the (band, the choral society and several other organizations on the campus. He maintains an excellent scholastic average in all subjects. In vocational agriculture, he holds the Modern Farmer De gree, the highest recognition that is confered by the State Associa tion. Last year, he won the local Star Modem Farmer Award for excellence in leadership and su pervised practice in vocational agriculture. This year, Percy’s supervised practice program con sists of 2 brood cows, 15 feeder I hogs, 1% acres of tobacco, 17 acres soybeans, 15 acres com, 3 acres of permanent pasture, and 2 acres of pe,units. In addition to his productive enterprises, he has organized a home shop, repaired several pieces of equipment, built 1 a trailer, set out shrubbery around his home, constructed la bor saving devices, and is using approved practices in the most modem techniques of agricul ture. Last year, through a father son agreement, he purchased 67 (Continued On Page 4) Outloading For Marine Corps Personnel of the U. S. Army, U. S. Navy, and U. S. Marine Corps are currently engaged in outloading operations at Sunny Point Army Terminal during Ex ercise Steel Pike I. The Army is furnishing the out loading facility, the Marine Corps the personnel and cargo, and the Navy the ships with which to con duct the operation. The Sunny Point Army Termin al is a subordinate activity of the U. S. Army Terminal Command, Atlantic (USATCA), with head quarters in Brooklyn, N. Y. USATCA is a subordinate com mand of the U. S. Army Supply and Maintenance Command, in Washington, D. C. Plans to sell the Brunswick County Boarding Home property at public auction next Wednesday are meeting with local oppostion and this week a Southport physi cian, Dr. N. M. Homstein, wrote the following letter of protest to the Supervisor of Service to the Aging at the State Board of Rub lie Welfare in Raleigh: "October 12, 1964 “Mrs. Anne. Pemberton, Super visor .7 7 "Services to the Aging "K. C. Board af Public Welfare "Raleigh, N. C. "Dear Mrs. Pemberton: •; , 1 “I would like to summarize the telephone conversation which we had today. " "A great many citizens of Brunswick County including ' the members of the Board of Aider men of the City of Southport at their meeting last Thursday night are greatly perturbed about the decision of the County Commissioners to sell the Bruns wick Boarding Home. “We consider this an extraor dinarily well run institution. From my personal and Intimate knowledge of the home, it is very comfortable and the old people there are very happy, well fed and well clothed. This is a sharp contrast to the situation in many other institutions of its kind. “No criticism has ever been made of the Brunswick County Boarding Home. We can compare this state of affairs with the New Hanover County Home where a great deal of discontent was ex pressed in the Wilmington news paper last year. “The fine spirit, which prevails here is due in great part to the devotion of Mr. and Mrs. Sam R. Watts Who exemplify the ideals expressed in the Sermon on the Mount. “It would be a disaster to the old disabled people of Brunswick County for this home to be shut. “The Brunswick County Com missioners state that their reason Continued On Page Four NCEA District Meeting Friday The 42nd Annual Convention of the Southeastern District of the North Carolina Education Associ ation meets in Wilmington Fri day. More than 1500 educators from ten counties are expected for the day-long meeting. Imre Kovacs, student of inter national affairs and authority on Central Europe, will deliver the main address at the aft;moon general session. A. Irving May nard, Fayetteville, District Presi dent, will preside. Others appearing on the pro gram are Dr. William H. Wagon er, Wilmington; William F. Ad cock, Wilmington; Dr. Charles F. Carroll, Raleigh; Maie Sanders’ Wilmington; E. C. Sipe, Clinton; and Dr. A. C. Dawson, NCEA Executive Secretary, Raleigh. District officers other than May nard are: Everett Gobble, Wil mington, President-Elect; Mrs. Hilda Sneed, Fayetteville, Secre tary; and E. C. Sipe, Clinton, District Director. In-coming district officers will be installed by Miss Maie Sand Continued On Page Four Make Plans To Participate In War On Poverty Plans were laid for waging “war on poverty” in Brunswick county at a meeting of county leaders in the Courthouse in Southport Thursday. “The government has made available funds in Brunswick county to improve our economic situation,” Phillip Thomas, Jr., of Shallotte told some 35 persons at tending the meeting. "The ob jective is not to give away funds, but to stop giving away funds by rehabilitating the receiver of •the funds. We need to change peo ple and I think we can.” Th6 meeting was called to es tablish a Community Action Com mittee to help implement the Ec onomic Opportunity Act or “war on poverty” program in Bruns wick county. The Board of County Commis sioners named Thomas, Super intendent A. W. Taylor, Thomas S. Bowmer of Southport, Mrs. Gil bert Reid of Winnabow and Kir by Sullivan of Southport to or ganize a county program. The committee members attended meetings in Wilmington Tuesday and Wednesday to learn about the program. Thomas said the group plans to work closely with health, edu cational, welfare, library, employ ment, farm, fish and recreational services already establish. “But We intend to use the horsesense approach,’' he pointed out. Under the program, anyone having a yearly income of less than $3,000 is eligible for help. “More than half the people in Brunswick county fall in this cat egory.’' be declared. The first thing needed to be done is to change the name of ] tlie program.. “War , oh poverty is an unfortunate name because people who need our help do not like to admit they are poor,” Thomas said. “We need to find a new name.” Superintendent Taylor, County Agent A. S. Knowles, Mrs. Kams - Tatum, county welfare directotv and Thomas explained the many aspects of the program. 4 For example, Thomas said a great number of people who re ceive unemployment payments do not want work. “Why only yes terday, a woman came into my store and asked for a job,” he said. “When I told her I did not have a vacancy, he seemed happy (Continued On Page 4) Democrats In Saturday Rally A barbecue dinner and political rally will be held Saturday even ing on the athletic field at Shal lotte High School, with serving to start at 5 o’clock. Ernest E. Parker, chairman of the Brunswick County Democr atic Executive Committee, ex tends an invitation to all who will attend this meeting. Speakers will be Judge Ray mond Mallard, Senator Ray Wal ton and S. B. Frink, " ho is the only Brunswick county resident who has served in both houses of the North Carolina General As sembly. Judge R. I. Mlntz also plans to attend. Democrat candidates for coun ty offices will be introduced. This meeting will mark the kick off of the final stages of the pol itical campaign in Brunswick leading to the General Election on November S. 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, October 15 2:30 A. M. 8:58 A. 3:11 P. M. 9:50 P. Friday, October 16 3:27 A. M. 9:56 A. 4:04 P. M, 10:40 P. Saturday, October 17 4:21 A. M. 10:52 A. 4:54 P. M. 11:27 P. Sunday, October 18 5:11 A. M. 11:43 A. M, 5:41 P. M. Monday, October 19 5:58 A. M. 0:11 A. M. 6:26 P. M. 12:18 P. M. Tuesday, October 20 6:45 A. M. 0:55 A. M. 7:11 A. M. 1:18 P. M. Wednesday, October 21 7:32 A. M. 1:37 A. M. 7:56 P. M. 2:06 P. M. 3 3 33 3 3

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