THE STATE PORT PILOT A Good Newspaper In A Good Community No. 18 r2-PAGES TODAY SOUTHPORT, N. C WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1964 5c A COPY PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY Brunswick CAP Gets Plane EQUIPMENT—The Brunswick County Civil Air Patrol unit at Shallotte re ceived a 2-seater reconnaisance plane this week for use in search and rescue ope rations. This new equipment is based at the CAP landing field near Shallotte. (Staff Photo by Allen) , Silver Anniversary REA Meeting Friday An estimated 5,000 people from Columbus and Brunswick coun ties will visit Whiteville Friday for the annual meeting of the Brunswick Electric Membership Corporation. The 25th annual meeting — Silver Anniversary — will get underway at Smith’s warehouse on the 701 by pass at 1 p. m. ... with special music and Ringing, as the opening features. Dr. E. D. Bishop, executive di rector, reports a long list of prizes will be given away during the afternoon and an RCA tele vision set will be the top prize of all. . Main speaker for the occasion Will be William T. (Bill) Crisp, general counsel for the Tar Heel Electric Membership Association. Along the way George Bailey, musician, memory expert and magician, will take the rostrum for various numbers including a gift of $5 for every name he for gets after he has met the person. And the Mellonettes Quartet of Bolivia will be there for songs and skits to entertain the crowd at intervals. Dr. Bishop and staff members Will make a report on the co operative’s financial condition which will show that member ship of over 11,000 has meet all payments and that any profits re maining after all obligations have been met will be paid to the stockholders. These are called "capital credits” an:1, the 1963 figure stands at 11.4 per .cer.t of billings of the past four years. Further, reports will show that Continued On Page Four Of HVEWS-J FOR THE RECORD A note from Dwight McEwen, president of the Brunswick Coun ty Bar Association, calls at tention to the fact that there are 11 lawyers now practicing in Southport instead of 10 as re ported last week. ELECTION RETURNS Alton Clemmons and Henry Carter, both Shaillotte amateur radio operators, will he on duty again at the County Elections Headquarters in Bolivia Tuesday night to report the Brunswick re turns for use on state-wide tele vision. 'Both mem performed the same duties during both primar ies in the spring. HOMECOMING AT BETHEL Homecoming will be observed at Bethel Baptist Church near Southport Sunday. The Rev. Ben nie Prixe will bring the morning message, and following dinner on the grounds, there will be an after s' noon song service featuring the J* Mellonettes and other singing groups. Revival services will be gin Monday night at 7:30 with the Rev. Arvel Crawford of Sup tf. ply as guest minister. Services ■r will continue through next week. Rev. C. L. Turner is pastor at Bethel* i Halloween Carnival To Raise Bus Funds An old fashioned Hallowe’en * Oamival will be held Saturday at the Southport High School gym. under the auepicies of the South port High School Activities Club. This organization, which is a ■successor to the Southport Boos ters Club, has adopted as its •first major project the purchase of an activity bus for Southport High School. H. A. Templeton, Jr„ president of the club, says that the bus is for use toy all school grades and organizations. “It will be used by the athletic teams, that is true,” he said in response to a ques tion, "tout it will be used for field trips and educational tours by various other school organiza tions. A trip to Asheville for Beta Club members is one of the trips for which it will be used.” Templeton explained that a de cision has been reached to pur chase a new bus with a seating capacity of 42. It will cost $5,200, with the chasis being purchased through the State Division of Pur chase and Contract. Mrs. Irene ■Davis is chairman of the Activity Bus Committee, and other mem bers in 'addition to Templeton in clude James Wolfe, T. M. Lee and L. R. Biggerstaff. Responsibility for the Hallo ween Carnival has been delegated to several persons, who will head their own committees. Mrs. W. R. Lingle is in charge of the Cos tume Parade, which will toe held at the high school auditorium starting 'at 6 o’clock. Booths for the various activities will be set up in the gym, and those will include fortune telling, fish ponds, apple-bobbing, house off horrors, hot dog stand and other activities. Arrangements have been made for a cotton candy machine and a popcorn machine for use Halloween night. It is no accident that the ac tivities run through the supper hour, for a fish fry and 'barbe cue will be served in the grove in front of the school starting at 5 o’clock. “Folks can come and bring the kids and stay for sup per,” Templeton explained. "We want them to realize that every cent they spend will help our club help Southport High School.” Organize Math Workshop Class CMath teachers for the elemen tary grades in tthe schools of Brunswick county are meeting to night at Bolivia to plan a sched ule of classes for special training in the instruction of this subject along the lines of the new con cept in teaching. The course will be taught one night per week for eight weeks for a period of two hours. There will be two groups, one for teach ers grades one tthrough four and (Continued On Page 4) --■*— ■■■ i 1 - - i j&a Tobacco Yield‘d May Set Record It appears now that the 1964 flue-cured tobacco yield for Brunswick County will be the sec ond hig test on record, Ralph Raplh Price, ASCS Office Man ger said this week. With 60 per cent of the 1964 tobacco card and yields computed the average yield peh acre is 2087 pounds. The highest yield ever record for tthis county was in 1962 when the aver age was 2198 pounds. Last year’s average was 1997 pounds. This will probably come as a surprise to some of the county’s agricultural leaders who earlier in the year, when the rains were a little heavier than usual, yell ed "ruin” and requested that the county be declared a disaster county, Price said. Brunswick Rates High In Pulpwood Purchases of pulpwood grown in North Carolina and delivered to pulp and paper mills during 1963 totaled $48,458,000, is was reported by H. J. Malsberger of Atlanta, general manager of the Southern Pulpwood Conservation Association. Among the 99 conuties in North Carolina where pulpwood was produced, the three leading counties, and the value of de liveries shipped from each, were Beaufort, $1,493,420; Brunswick, $1,733,260; and Onslow, $1,541, 000. ' Last year’s total for the state, Malsberger added, was four pre cent higher than the value of $46,478,000 recorded for 1962 de liveries. These figures were based on the results of a 12-state pulpwood production survey made by the U. S. Forest Service Experiment Stations at Asheville, North Carolina, and New Orleans, Lou isiana, in cooperation with SPCA. ' North Carolina’s share in the production of wood raw material for the pulp and paper industry, Malsberger explained, was part of an all-time high pulpwood har vest for the South as a whole. The 120 state total for 1963 was $531,820,000, a gain of four percent over the previous record of $511,726,000 for 1962. The South’s pulpwood harvest last year was not only sixty per cent of the total for the Nation, Malsberger stressed, but was also greater than that of any single foreign country and more than in any area of camparable size in the world. He emphasized, too, that figur es projected from Federal Gov Continued On Page Four CAP Unit Gets Plane For Use In Search Duty The Brunswick County Civil Air Patrol’s new single engine recon naissance airplane was instru n jntal in extinguishing a small brush fire near Ash Sunday on its first mission, says Command er Henry Carter of Shallotte. The ti 16, while on a routine flight over Brunswick county 'Sunday, observed the small fire and called the fire tower near Shallotte. The U. S. Forestry Ser vice rushed men to the area to extinguish the blaze before it could spread. Commander Carter said the county squadron received the sin gle engine plane from the CJAP state headquarters in Charlotte. It has been assigned to Bruns wick county for an indefinite time. This is the second plane the state headquarters has assigned to the county unit. About a year ago, another plane was here on temporary duty and was recalled. The two-seater yellow plane, which carries GAP decals on its body and wings, is piloted by Major Carter, commander of the unit. He is the only memiber of the squadron licensed to fly the plane. Another member, Gilbert Blake at Shallotte, is undergoing pilot training at present. Commander Carter said the plane will be used in Brunswick •county for search and rescue missions. It will be based at the CAP airport, which is located two miles northwest of Shallotte on Highway 130. The airport was built by CAP members about five years ago and they maintain it. The runway is 3,000 feet long and 300 feet wide. Republicans To Meet Saturday,,, 'The Brunswick County Re publican party will hold their final political dinner-rally of the 1964 campaign at Shallotte Sat urday night. The oyster roast will get un derway at 6 p. m. across from Martin's Repair shop on Wall street in Shallotte. The speaking, featuring Mrs. Alton M. Snipes of Wilkec county and Brunswick candidates, will start at 8 p. m. A Brunswick county school of ficial will attend the rally to dis cuss tthe $100-million school con struction bond issue which will be voted on by the people on November 3. The rally will be sponsored by the Brunswick County Republic an Woman’s Club. Tickets can only be purchased at the door. Mrs. Ruby Babson of Freeland will serve as master of ceremon ies. Mrs. Martin Nielsen of Shai lotte, Republican woman’s club president, invited all county re sidents, both Democrats and Re publicans, to attend the final rally of the campaign. “We want to give everyone in Brunswick county this final chance to hear the Republican side of the story,” she declared. This will be Mrs. Snipes’ sec ond trip to Brunswick this year. She was the featured speaker at a Republican woman’s club meet ing in Aug. “Everyone was so impressed with her that they wanted her back,” Mrs. Nielsen said. Mrs. Snipes, who is from Ronda, is an active member of the North Continued On Page Four Spot Fishing At Shallotte Point Young Rickie Clemmons of Whiteville is shown here fishing with his buddy, Douglas, and the latter’s father, George Smith, at Shallotte Inlet where spots were reported to be biting strong Sunday. Other boats anchored and fishing in the area may be seen in the background. C ounty-State-Nation Election Next Tuesday School Vote Urged Public reaction in Brunswick County to the $100 ■million school construction bond issue is en couraging, says County Campaign Chairman Bill Williams. The bond is~ue, which is to toe ■voted cm during the general elec tions on November 3, would, if approved, make $506,473.79 avail able to 'Brunswick County for con struction of school facilities. ‘‘People seem to toe growing aware of the disturbing inade quacies of our school facilities,” stated Williams. ‘‘They seem to realize too that the proposed 'bond issue is one of the best oppor tunities that our county will have to secure funds for construction without increasing taxes.” Each county and city school system will share in the bond is sue money on the basis of the average daily attendance during the 1961-1962 school year. The bonds would be paid off from state General Fund revenues at the rate of six and one half mil lion dollars a year. The General ■Fund will show a surplus esti mated in excess of $80 million for the current fiscal year. Both Democratic and Republi can party leaders, including gub emationial candidates Dan Moore and Robert Gavin, have publioally supported the bond issue. Williams pointed out, "Our (Continued On Page 4) TIME and TIDE It was October 28, 1959, and a group of citizens at Winna bow, under the leadership of Elmer Skipper, were organizing a volunteer fire department. The Brunswick County Baptist Association was meeting this week, with the moderator, Rev. • ’ J. D. Hales, Jr., of Mt. Pisgah church, in charge. The sheriff’s department captured a still capable of turning out $10,000 per day in bootleg liquor in Lockwoods Folly town ship. Mrs. Frances Key was elected president of the Southport Boosters club. The Soldier’s Bay Baptist Church at Ash was to observe homecoming Sunday. It was October 27, 1954, and Brunswick County began re construction work after Hurricane Hazel’s visit. Lonnie Evans was elected chairman, Edgar Holden vice chairman and C. W. Knox regular member of the ASCS County Committee. Captain Howard Victor was complaining because a party on his boat caught so many fish Monday that they cancelled a scheduled second trip Tuesday and went home. The Bolivia Lion’s Club was sponsoring the General Motor’s world famous science show, Previews of Progress, in their community. It was October 26, 1949, and Captain Hulan Watts landed the greatest catch of king mackerel ever brought in at South (Continued On Page 4) imm x . JOEL L. MOORE, JR. Southport Man President’s Host Joel L. Moore, Jr., Southport native who now owns and oper ates the luxurious Cherry Plaza Hotel in Orlando, Fla., told a ifriend in Southport during a tele phone conversation Tuesday night that he had played host to Presi dent Lyndon B. Johnson Sunday night. “It was fabulous,” he said. “I real do not know how many peo ple were in the President's party counting the secret service, news-. paper, radio and television folks. They took over our entire eighth and ninth floor. There were 200 secret service men along,” he added. Moore who acquired this valu able hotel property a little over one year ago, said that he had gone to Washington last month to extend an invitation to President Johnson to use his hotel facilities and to make necessary arrange ments regarding security meas ures, etc. “It took two weeks for them to get ready for him to come in for an overnight stay”, he said. “They installed 60 telephones op erating out of their own switch board. They had a radio station of their own and a direct line to the White House. It took two weeks to run the necessary security cheek, and I am happy to report that all of our 300 employees were given an o. k. “There were 110,000 persons in the street outside the Cherry Continued On Page Four Brunswick county voters, along with the nation, will go to the polls Tuesday to select candidates for county, state and national of fices. The polls in all 18 precincts in Brunswick county will he open from 6 a. m. to 6 p. m. Each voter will receive five 'ballots to mark. The ballots will contain the names of candidates from presi dent to constable and the vai ous offices in between. County of fices at stake include senator, representative, judge, register of deeds, and five commissioners. The ballots will also include a $100 million school construction bond issue. If passed it would bring about $500 into Brunswick county and has the backing of county educators and many other county leaders. The campaign in Brunswick county actually began in early spring before the two primaries. After a short let-up, the Repub licans, under Chairman M. L. Wil letts of Bolivia, kicked off their fall campaign in early August and the 'Democrats, under Chairman Ernest E. Parker, Jr., of South port, started shortly thereafter. There has been constant activity on the part of both parties for the past several weeks. uemocrait uarl Meares of Co lumbus county is the only can didate for state senator since the Republicans did not nominate a candidate. Veteran Democratic Represent ative Odell Williamson is running for the state House of Represent atives against Republican Har old Willetts. However, Willetts’ name will not appear on the bal lot because he is a substitute candidate from A. Lindburgh King, who resigned but whose name will appear cm the ballot. Incumbent Durwood T. Clark, who had no opposition in the spring Democratic primary, will be running against Mrs. Betty B. Warren, a Republican and the only woman seeking county of fice. Clinton E. Bellamy, a Demo crat, and Republican D. Carl An drews are in the race for judge of recorder’s court. Neither man has served in the office before although both have run for office several times in the past. Only one of the incumbent members of tin Board of County Commissioners, Democrat D. Bert Prink of Shallotte, was re nominated by his party in the spring primaries. The other candi dates from commissioners include Democrat George T. Rourk and Republican Thomas L. Gilles in •Northwest; Republican James Hufham in Town Creek, Demo crat, Thomas S. Bowmen and Re publican Claude E. Harrelson in Smithville; Democrat A. Clem it Holden and Republican Martin F. Nielson in Lockwood Polly; Frink and Republican Rudaw A. Russ in Shallotte; and Democrat Parley P. Formyduval in Waeoa Continued On Page Four Plan Program In Achievement Night For 4-H The (Brunswick County 4-H Council met Thursday night with approximately 30 4-H Club mem bers and leaders present and the following clubs represented: Ash Community 4-H Club, Better Youth 4-H Club, Busy Bees 4-H Club, Bolivia Senior 4-H Club and the Ocean Isle 4-H Club. The main order of 'business was 'the upcoming 4-H County Achievement Night on November 10 at 7:30 o’clock at the exten sion office. The program was dis cussed and talk about and then committee assignments were made. New officers were elected by the council to serve next year. They will be installed during the 4-H County Achievement Pro gram. They are Julia Hewett, president, Kelly Reynolds, vice president, Susan Gray, secretary and treasurer, Jimmy Gray, re porter, Gail Johnson, song leader and (Lynn Hewett, recreation leader. On Friday, Miss (Margaret Clark, (District 4-H Club agent vis ited the extension staff to discuss the 4-H program of the district and state as well as the Bruns wick county program. She brought up-to-date news on all the activities of the 4-H program, and gave a lot of useful information on starting a community 4-H Club and keeping it going. Projects, record books, trips, scholarships and program plan ning were discussed by Miss Clark. Much valuable informa tion was gained by having Miss Clark in the office and the ex tension staff hopes to put this material into use in the near fu ture in striving to make this one of the top 4-H counties in the State. Trick Or Treat ForUNICEF Plan Children of Southport will participate Thursday evening in the United Nations Childrens Fund Halloween program. They will make a house-to-house can vas of the residential area and citizens are urged to make cash contributions which will help in the humanitarian program which started in 1950. During that year one Sunday School class raised the sum of $17 by substituting UNICEF for the usual trick-or-treat round. Last year about 3.5 million boys and girls in 13,000 communities participated. To give an idea of what can be accomplished through this pro gram: One penny gives BCG vaccine to protect a child from tuberculosis: five pennies will de liver 25 large cups of milk; ten pennies will buy enough pencillin to cure 4 children for years; fifteen pennies will purchase en ough DDT to protect two chil dren from malaria for one year; twenty-five pennies will buy ant ibotlcs to cure two children of trachoma; one dollar will pur chase sulfones to treat a leprosy victime for three years. These are reasons why some of the adults of Southport think it is important to encourage and assist the youngsters in their UNICEF drive each year at Halloween. 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 29 2:45 A. M. 9:01 A. M. 3:11 P. M. 9:47 P. M. Friday, October 30 3:47 A. M. 10:05 A. M. 4:10 P. M. 10:41 P. M. Saturday, October 31 4:44 A. M. 11:02 A. M. 5:04 P. M. 11:31 P. M. Sunday, November 1 5:36 A. M. 11:54 A. M. 5:52 P. M. Monday, November 2 6:23 A. M. 0:15 A. M. 6:37 P. M. 12:41 P. M. Tuesday, November 3 7:06 A. M. 0:56 A. M. 7:19 P. M. 1:25 P. M. Wednesday, November 4 7:47 A. M. 1:35 A. M. 7:57 P. M. 2:07 P. M.

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