The Pilot Covers Brunswick County Volume 24 No. 19 8-Pages Today SOUTHPORT, N. C WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1964 5c A COPY PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY Most of the News All The Time A Good Newspaper In A Good Community Democrats Win Big- County, State, National Incomplete, Unofficial Election Returns Hoods Creek . Iceland . Town Creek . Bolivia .,.-. Southport I . Southport II . Oak Island . Mosquito .. Supply . Secession . Shallotte .... Frying- Pan _;. Grissettown . Shingletree . I^ongwood ... Ash . IWaccamiaw .... Exum . TOTALS ...... President Governor J3 O 161 43-1 461 253 346 446 110 92 25 S 264 229 325 191 224 138 138 69 4214 cd •S T3 97 361 303 324 208 132 113 50 218 280 381 211 209 196 83 305 167 70 133 353 453 238 363 459 109 80 201 291 263 350 196 249 129 171 70 84 3708:4192 £ 5 o L<t. Gov. | Rep. £ 118 425 329 343 193 117 109 55 257 251 350 203 208 172 94 291 169 67 3751 146 383 479 251 365 464 120 78 220 311 268 350 191 242 130 178 75 sa * 4334 83 341 274 308 175 103 90 43 211 221 329 188 196 167 90 277 155 60 3311 I 144 406 471 219 341 441 125 64 217 274 279 334 197 231 102 141 72 68 4129 89 298 271 339 185 103 79 70 229 243 323 194 201 177 106 287 156 69 3419 R or D 158 505 470 235 384 477 127 68 212 296 239 332 176 221 109 143 71 72 4294 70 250 272 317 147 76 76 54 225 211 330 190 207 178 103 297 160 74 3237 Judge 142 439 463 220 392 479 139 62 208 280 168 261 164 229 111 145 69 61 4032 0! Is ai "9 County Commissioners Edu. * 3 Q a o 84 254 261 3281 152 85 75 64 259 253 442 283 232 187 99 293 159 76 3586 1651 451j 4641 2121 335 j 4341 1201 62 j 218 303 j 2421 3341 1711 220j 1051 144 j 691 67 j 41171 75 298 276 309 165 97 78 52 103 299 340 340 172 105 80 65 205| 222| 219 188| 208| 299 319-j. 327| 233 £ 138 376 464 220 377 466 113 73 176 204 161 97 245 149 67 3170 1931 329 2.03.J- 174 161| 224 971 107 259! 152 149| 70 661 69 338814103 £ a <D ■O 1 £ 0) <6 £ 60 ®226 242 298 159 104 99 45 142 387 466 223 347 447 119 73 1951 262 178J 356 306 264 176 199 .167 98 255 150 61 335 172 219 96 152 71 73 300914208 57 228 241 297 143 90 75 41 190 193 314 190 202 189 97 258 150 59 2992 140 367 451 209 343 447 120 66 208 260 230 304 195 219 107 148 71 71 3956 65 255 264 306 146 85 135 363 430 210 348 71 47 223 227 349 432 116 60 221 285 242 215! 328 212 186 189| 224 114| 107 275 159 66 3266 174 88 84 4034 Yes No 153 71 515 477 170 153 50 41 39 260 164 231 97 115 52 169 31 Southport Homecoming Queen MISS BRENDA JORDAN was crowned 1964 Homecoming Queen for Southport High School Friday night during haiftime festivities at the football game. She is a senior and is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clay Jordan of Long Beach. (Staff Photo by Allen) Shallotte Homecoming Queen MISS YVONNE CHADWICK was crowned Home coming Queen during halftime ceremonies Friday night at the Whiteville-Shallotte football game. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Chadwick of Shal lotte Point. (Staff Photo by Allen) M Of lnewsj HISTORICAL, SOCIETY The Brunswick County Histor ical Society will meet Monday evening Southport in quarterly session. Plans will be completed for the 200th Anniversary cele bration for Brunswick county on November 15 at Brunswick Town. HOLIDAY WEDNESDAY The Waccamaw Bank and Trust Company at Southport and Shal Jotte and the security Savings and Loan at Southport and Shal lotte will be closed all day Wed nesday in observation of Vet eran’s Day. BOARD MEETING CHANGED The Brunswick County Board of Education will hold its regular meeting on Tuesday, November 10th. The change was necessary due to Election Day on Novem ber 3. PLANS VISITS Congressman Alton Lennon has announced that he will visit ■Brunswick county in December. He will tour the county December 16 and be in the Courthouse in (Southport December 17» 4 Adult Education Program Expands Interest in adult education is once again on the upswing, says Assistant Superintendent of County Schools Bill Williams who has six courses underway and at least four more due to start with in the next two weeks. Commercial courses in typing, bookkeeping, and related areas have to this point been in greatest demand Williams declared. “Two vocational courses, welding and bricklaying, are currently operat ing. One academic course is oper ating and another is scheduled to begin this week. “We have been a little surpris ed that there have not been more requests for academic courses, he said. “Perhaps it is because the public has not become suf ficiently aware of what is avail able.’’ The acadmemic program for adults consists of three major types of courses; literacy courses for those wishing to learn to read and write or to gain proficiency in reading and writing; pre-sec ondary courses for those wishing to review the grammar school curriculum; and secondary edu cation courses for adults wishing to obtain a high school diploma. “Other types of adult courses are virtually the same as they have been in the past and offer a wide variety of training,” he add ed “A survey of the Adult Edu cation Program in Brunswick County, school district by school district indicates that the major-* ity have at least one course cur rently operating,” he pointed out. “Some districts have already est ablished starting dates for future course while others are present ly in the planning stages." SHALLOTTE Principal Winfred B. Johnson has announced that a course in Secondary Education I will begin a 7:30 Thursday at Shallotte High School. The class was organized at a general meeting held at Supply on Wednesday and is scheduled to meet for two hours each Tuesday and Thursday until a total of 72 clock hours have been completed, which will mean a duration of approximately 18 weeks. William Simon will be the Continued On Page Four 4-H Achievement Night Tuesday Final plans have heen made made for the 1984 Annual 4-H achievement Program to be held at the Extension Service Building in Supply on November 10, begin ning at 7:30 p. m. During the pro gram the 4-H members will be awarded for the accomplishments that they made during the year. •Leaders and merchants will also be recognized for a job well done of leading 4-H’ers and backing the program. The following committee as signments have been made: Chairman and co-chairman of •over-all program, A. S. Knowles and Mrs. Knowles; Program committee, Miss Billie F. Hamil ton, chairman, and Mrs. Early •Smith; arrangements and decor ating committee, Burnett Cole man, chairman, Mrs. Betty Cheer and Mrs. Eva Gray; recreation committee, A. S. Knowles, Mrs. A. S. Knowles and Bolivia Senior Club members. Refreshment •committee, Miss Hamilton, chair man, Mrs. Estelle Hewett and Mrs. Betty Galloway; publicity Committee, Mrs. Freeman He wett, chairman, and Burnett Coleman; clean-up committee, Continued On Page Four President Lyndon B. Johnson Governor Dan K. Moore Security Savings & Loan Office At Shallotte The Savings & Loan Associa- * tion founded in Southport 53 years ago by a group of thrift minded, development conscious local citizens takes a drastic new step this week with the opening of a second office at Shallotte. Not only that, but as the move is made the name will be changed * fP&fh - Southpcfei vKat^nga^ & Loan Association to Security Savings & Loan Association, probably in or der to diminish any sales resist ance that might be involved in having the word Southport as a part of the firm name of a Shal lotte business. As a matter of fact, it is the second time within the past 10 years that the name of the association has been chang ed, for it started out in life as the Southport Building & Loan. The Shallotte office will be quartered in the building form erly occupied by the Waccamajw Bank & Trust Co. D. H. Hawes, Bolivia merchant and former Brunswick county tax collector, is the new assistant secretary treasurer and will be in charge of the Shallotte office. The new branch will be open ' for business tomorrow (Thurs day) and registration will be ih progress for a period of 10 days before awarding prizes in con nection with the formal opening on November 11. Current assets of the associa tion are $3,800,000 as compared with assets totaling about $240,000 in 1946. H. T. St. George is president of the association; D. C. Herring is vice-president; W. P. Jorgen sen, secretary-treasurer; E. H. Kirby, H. Foster Mintz, L. J. Har dee and S. B. Frink, directors. There have been just five pres-, idents in the 53-year history of the association. They were M. C. Guthrie, J. A. Northrop, J. N. Daniel, R. C. Daniel and St. (Continued On Page 4) Time To Justify, REA Members Told Southport Trawler Sinks In Florida The Dusty, 60-foot trawler of the Southport shrimping fleet owned by Merrit Moore, ran around on a reef at the entrance of the inlet at New Smyrna Beach Friday and was lost. With the heavy seas subsiding, salvage operations were being undertaken Monday. Two members of the crew, Ben Garrett and another Southport man, got off without injury. The Dusty left Southport about two weeks ago and had stopped at Fernandino before proceeding outside to New Smyrna, where the Moore boats were to work until Christmas. The vessel was valued at more! than $20,000 and was not insured. Letter Thanks Crash Rescuers Joe Mickey of High ,Point is recovering in a hospital in his home city from injuries sustained in an airplane crash near South port on the evening of October 9. He has dictated the following let ter of appreciation to his wife: “On Friday evening, October 9, just after the sun had set X was Continued On Page Four TIME and TIDE It was November 4, 1959, and Brunswick county citizens supported all nine bond proposals for state improvements, in cluding port development for Southport, but two were rejected state wide. Plans were announced to lay the cornerstone at the proposed Yaupon Beach Methodist Church Sunday. > Old age, survivor’s and disability insurance coming into Brunswick county each year amounted to $714,000, the Social Security Commission announced. The State Highway Commis sion said $373,468.42 would be spent on secondary roads in Brunswick county by June 30, 1960. It was November 3, 1954, and all Democrats swept into office in the general election Tuesday with majorities ranging from 600 to 11 votes. It was announced that federal disaster funds would be made available to Hurricane Hazel victims, recover from the storm. Good catches of king mackerel were recover from the storm. Good catches of king macherel were being made by party boats. Misses Sallie and Margaret Tom linson of Fayetteville, who were among the first to build water front cottages at Long Beach, were rebuilding. It was November 2, 1944, and W. S. Wells, Southport sea food dealer, announced he was changing his three blade pro Continued On Page Four a. cnauenge aemanamg jusun cation for another 25 years off ser vice marked the annual meeting Friday of the Brunswick Elec tric Membership Corporation. The REA, declared William T. Crisp, general counsel for the state association of electric co ops, was founded by legislation and it will die by legislation. Accordingly, Crisp emphasized, the continued existence of BEMC iepends on how hard you work to maintain the co-op that start ed out with 150 members and about 150 miles of lines 25 years ago and now has grown to 2,000 miles of lines with over 11,000 members. The guest speaker pointed out that private power is moving into REA territory and “they intend to take you over for they are big and they have plenty of money to spend and they wall spend it.’* The occasoin was dubbled as the Silver Anniversary, 25 years since the co-op was originally es tablished with Dr. E. D. Bishop as the first and continuing exe cutive director. Congressman Alton Lennon, In brief remarks, reminded the 4,000-plus members present that 25 years ago there was darkness and silence in rural America. - Today, Lennon declared, there is light and power and the hum of contented voices in ' rural America. And REA, he said, is Continued On Page Four Southport Man Takes Own Life A Southport man entered a local grocery store-service stat ion early Friday night, sat down and shot himself in the head. The death of Maness Garfield Cole, 57, was ruled a suicide by County Coroner Lowell Bennett of Shallatte. He added that no inquest would be held. Police Chief Herman Strong said Cole entered Lee’s Grocery, located at the edge of the South port city limits, about 7:45 p. m. Friday, sat down, told everyone good-bye and committed suicide by shooting himself in the head with a .32 calibre pistol. Mrs. Mozele Lee and Mrs. Nancy Davis witnessed the shooting but were helpless to prevent it. Chief Strong said he could give no reason why Cole would take his own life. Earlier Friday, he had been involved in a minor automobile accident and had been cited to court for following too closely, the chief said. Cole also had trouble with his legs, he added. Cole lived in rented room in a house on Moore street in South port. He was employed by the State Highway Commission as a bridge tender. 'Brunswick county went along with the State of North Carolina and the nation in the general elec tion Tuesday to give a convinc ing majority to Democratic can didates. The Johnson-Humphrey ticket scored a 4,214 to 3,708 victory in this county to go along with their victory in North Carolina and their sweep of votes throughout the United States. Dan K. Moore polled 4,192 votes to 3,751 for Robert Gavin in ■Brunswick county voting as Moore won easily on the state level. Robert Scott, Democratic ■candidate for lieutenant gover nr, led all contestants with 4,334 votes to 3,311 for Cecil Bell, his Republican opponent. All Democrat candidates for county office were elected by a convincing majority, ranging from a 1,057 plurality for Regis ter of Deeds Durwood Clark over Betty Warren to a 446-vote ma jority for Clinton Bellamy over Carl Andrews. It was a record vote for Bruns wick county, with almost 8,000 voters going to the polls. The School Improvement Bond plan received about a 4 to 1 vote of approval in Brunswick county and also gained approval through out the state. Because of the size of the vote, the count carried on info the ■morning hours, and some of the returns are incomplete, including a complete tally on the state tick et and some of the precinct re turns on the bond election. No township election returns are in cluded. ■In the race for House of Rep resentatives Odell Williamson polled 4,129 votes to 3,419 for Harold Willetts. Clark polled 4,294 votes for Reg ister of Deeds to 3,237 for Mrs. Warren. Bellamy had 4,032 votes for Re corder’s judge to 3,586 for An drews. In the race for county commis sioner in Northwest township G. T. Gourk 4,117, T. J. Gillis 3,170; Town Creek, James T. Huff 'ham, 3,388; Smithville, T. S. Bow mer, 4,103, Claude Harrelson 3,009; Lockwoods Folly, Clemit Holden 4,208, Martin Nielsen, 2,992; Shallotte, D. B. Frink 3,956, Rudaiw Russ 3,266; Wacca maw, Parley Formyduval 4,034. Registrars will meet tomorrow (Thursday) at the court house in Southport to canvas the returns and to turn in the registration books to the board of elections. Southport Lady New Coordinator A Southport woman has re cently been appointed guidance coordinator for the white schools of Brunswick county, says Su perintendent A. W. Taylor. Mrs. Irene Mankins serves in the same capacity in the Negro schools. Mrs. James T. Barnes will visit the five white high schools to coordinate the work of the coun selor in each school, the supervis ing of testing programs in high school and the college and train ing entrance requirements. “•Students need help in analyz ing their educational and voca tional potentialities and in learn ing about opportunities for full (Continued On Page 4) Tide Table Following: Is 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, November 5 8:26 A. M. 2:12 A. M. 8:34 P. M. 2:48 P. M. Friday, November 6 9:30 A. M. 2:50 A. M. 9:10 P. M. 3:29 P. M. Saturday, November 7 9:40 A. M. 3:28 A. M. 10:45 P. M. 4:08 P. M. Sunday, November 8 10:17 A. M. 4:03 A. M. 11:22 P. M. 4:50 P. M. Monday, November 9 11:00 A. M. 4:42 A. M. 11:04 P. M. 5:33 P. M. Tuesday, November 10 11:40 A. M. 5:24 A. M. 11: 51 P. M. 6:21 P. M. Wednesday, November 11 12:29 A. M. 6:11 A. M. 7:14 P. M.

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