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SOUTHPORT, N. C WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1964
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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TIME and TIDE
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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