The Pilot Covers
Brunswick County
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A Good Newspaper In A Good Community
Volume 24
No. 26
8-Pages Today
SOUTHPORT. N. C WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1964
5e A COPY
Most of the News
All The Time
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
SPECTACLE—This is how the moon looked Friday flight out over the Cape
Fear River as hundreds of Southport residents watched the total eclipse. The pic
ture was taken at 8:31 o’clock. This was the second total.eclipse of the moon to
occur during- 1964, the first one having been on June 24. - .*
Jury List For
Criminal Term
Superior Court
A group o£ 58 county citizens
have been selected for jury duty
during the criminal term of
Brunswick County Superior Court
the week of January 21.
Brunswick county residents se
lected by the Board of Commis
sioners include:
Charles ~'nrnes, D. W. Jenrette,
Rudolph H. iNelscn, Clarence Ja
cbos G. H. Skipper, H. O. Pter
son, Jr., Marvin Barefoot, Joseph
Verzaal, Howard F. Williamson,
W. B. Henry and Homer P.
Phelps, all of Leland.
Ralph Eugene Blair, Walter
Stocks, S. Redgeway, Marvin L.
Stanley, William C. Tripp, w. C.
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TWO-DAY HOLIDAY
Offices of Security Savings &
Loan and Waccamaw Bank &
Trust Co. at Southport ami Shal
lotte will be closed Friday and
Saturday of this week.
BISHOP WRIGHT COMING
Bishop Thomas Wright will con
duct a communion service at St.
Phillips Episcopal Church in
Southport Thursday evening, be
ginning at 11 o'clock.
LIGHTING CONTEST
The Christmas Decorations
Contest sponsored by the South
port Garden Club will have
judges to make their rounds to
morrow (Wednesday) evening
starting at 6:30 o’clock.
STATE APPROVAL
The Caw Caw Watershed pro
ject in Brunswick county receiv
ed final approval from the State
Board of Water Resources Wed
nesday. Now only a few local
problems need to be solved. Sur
vey teams ait expected to begin
Work in the area within a month.
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Bolivia Homecoming Queen
QUEEN—Miss Linda Flowers, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. A. L. Flowers of Winnabow, was crowned
homecoming queen at Bolivia High School Friday night.
She was crowned by girls basketball Coach Neil Mal
lery and was sponsored by Roy Roger's. (Staff Photo
by Allen)
rax Listing Will
Begin January 1
All Is in readiness for county
residents to list their properly for
1965 taxes, says Mrs. Ressie
Whatley, Brunswick County tax
supervisor.
The six tax listers, who will be
on duty the whole month of Jan
uary, will begin work on January
1. “List your taxes early and
avoid the last minute rush,” ad
vises Mrs. Whatley. “Be surfe to
list with your township iister.”
The tax listers in the townships
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Seek Loans For
Two Museums At
Historic Sites
Construction of the Visitor Cen
ter-Museum at Fort Fisher State
Historic Site has begun and is ex
pected to be completed in the
spring of 1965. Plans for the
Brunswick Town Museum are be
ing redesigned and construction
should begin in the near future.
The exhibits and display de
signers of "the State Department
of Archives and History, Historic
Sites Division, are already work
ing on' the displays and exhibit's
for both museums. All of the arti
facts that can be obtained from
the residents of Brunswick, New
Hanover and surrounding coun
ties are needed now, on a loan
basis to the State Department of
Archives and History, for dis
play in the two museums so the
designers may know what they
have to work with.
Both museums, Fort Fisher and
Brunswick Town, will present two
themes in their exhibit areas.
Fort Fisher will highlight the bat
tle of Fort Fisher and blockade
running, while the Brunswick
Museum will present Colonial
Brunswick and Confederate Fort ,
Andenson. * v ' "t - '■ ^
r '.“There is a Vast wealth of his
toriacal artifacts in the Lower
Cape Fear owned by individuals,
as was seen at the Herritage Tea
in Southport last year,” says Bill
Faulk site assistant at Brunswick
Town. “This display only scratch
ed the surface and these items
would be of much more value,
especially to school children
studying North Carolina history,,
to have an opportunity to see
them on display in exhibits pre
pared by professionals, in the
museums at both sites. To give
an example of the number of
persons that would benefit from
this arrangement, -there were 50
groups, totaling over 2500 per
sons, students and civic organiza
tions visiting the site in 1964
and were given guided tours. To
tal visitation in 1964 was over 38,
000, representing some 40 of the
50 states and 14 foreign countries.
These signed the guest
register. It would be better to
have these items on display for
all to see and enjoy than to have
them hidden away in a closet
or trunk, with only an ocassional
glance ry the owner.
“Many residents of Lower
Cape Fear do not realize the his
torical significance of the sites in
their own area,” Faulk says,
“For instance Fort Johnson in
Southport reflects three eras in
North Carolina History — When
constructed in 1748 until the Rev
olution it was British; from the
Revolution to the Civil War it
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| Nuclear Ship Savannah
COMING——This is the NS Savannah, the world’s first nuclear powered mer
chant ship, which will pass through the Southport harbor tomorrow (Wednesday)
before noon on her way to the State Port docks in Wilmington.
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Nuclear Powered
Merchant Ship
Coming Through
Now en route to Wilmington,
where a colorful Christmas greet"
mg awaits her, the world’s first
nuclear merchant ship, the N. S.
Savannah, is on the high seas.
The Savannah has been visiting
foreign ports on its mission to
convince worldwide maritime in
terests of the potential value in
the peaceful uses of atomic en
ergy. It has been favorably re
ceived in numerous foreign ports
and its operation has exceeded
predictions.
Among activites scheduled for
the Wilmington visit of the ship,
will be a Christmas party on
board soon after it docks, De
cember 23, for 100 handicapped
children under the sponsorship of
local schools and the Wilmington
Management Club of The Bab
cock & Wilcox Company, designer
and builder of the Savannah’s nu
clear power plant.
The public may tour the ship
Saturday, Sunday and Monday,
December 26, 27 and 28, between
the hours of 10 a. m. and 5 p. m.
and Tuesday, December 29, fi’om
10 a. m. to 1 p. m. before the
ship departs to Charleston, South
Carolina.
Honored By Juniors
RECOGNITION—Mrs. Sue Jones is shown here
admiring the Betty Duffie Award which she re
ceived Friday night as Woman of the Year for the
Southport Junior Woman’s Club. (Staff Photo by
Allen)
TIME and TIDE
It was December 23, 1959, and the local school committee
at Shallotte changed the name of the athletic field to Rourk
Field in honor of Dr. M. H. Rourk. The Rob White building in
Shallotte was moved from the highway right-of-way.
George White, a senior at Leland, was to represent Bruns
wick county in the district section for the Morehead scholar
ship. Dale Williams Ife'd Leland to a 66 to 57 victory over Shal
lotte for their. 13th straight win of the season. Bobby White of
Shallotte was a dean’s list student at Presbyterian Junior Col
lege.
It was December 22, 1954, and Manager Breman Furpless
announced that the Amuzu theatre in Southport would begin
showing cinemascope movies the day after Christmas. South,
port’s city tags, with the slogan, N.C.’s Only Natural Harbor,
went on sale Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. S. Bunn Frink were in the British West Indies
on vacation. The marriage of Mrs. Golda Wilkinson Bryant and
Crawford L. Rourk was announced Tuesday. Two Southport
menhaden boats brought dn a half million fish each Tuesday.
It was December 21, 1949, and Santa Claus was late ar
riving at the Shallotte Trading Company Saturday because he
had to visit Ikey Reynolds’ blacksmith shop to have Blitzen’s
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jMrs. Sue Jones Is
! Woman Of Year
The installation of new officers
and the selection of Mrs. Sue
Jones as the Woman of the Year
highlighted the annual Christmas,
party meeting of the Southport
Junior Woman’s Club at the Jay
cee Building Friday night. ^
Mrs. Jones was chosen for wo
man of the year honors bj her.
fellow club members because of
her outstanding participation in
Junior Woman’s Club projects,
says Mrs. Tommy Kirby, club
president.
The new officers installed by
Mrs. Norman Hornstein include
Mrs. Kirby, president; Mrs. Afton
Smith, vice president; Miss Aln
eta Dixon, secretary; Mrs. W. L.
Hufham, treasurer, and Mrs.
Jones publicity chairman.
Mrs. Jones, the club’s woman
of the year, has served as pub
licity chairman for the past two
years. She was co-chairman of
the Heritage Tea and Exhibit
held in March. She has served as
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$ Sheriff, Leonard
Seriously 111 , r
& ‘Sheriff E, V. Leonard is' ser
iously ill at Dosher Memorial v
■ Hospital where he was admitted
as a patient Friday.
A member of the Sheriff’s De
partment said Monday that he
has lost a lot of blood, and there
is a need for donors of type O
, negative for use in transfusions.
Those who wish to give blood
should contact the department
headquarters in Southport.
vice president of the club. Mrs.
Jones canvassed the Southport
area for funds and advertise
ment for the yearbook. She was
elected conservation chairman of
the 11th district.
In addition, Mrs. Jones attended
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Civil Term Ends
Following Trial
Of Many Cases
Almost $40,000 was awarded
for claims arising out of the so
called gas case which was com
promised during the two weeks
civil term of Brunswick County
Superior Court that concluded
Wednesday in Southport.
A total of $39,500 was awarded
in the four cases involving the
death of Wesley Clyde Swain and
his wife in Southport about two
years ago. Heirs were seeking
$150,000 in damages.
After the selection of a jury
and ironing out legal problems
Monday, the trial was scheduled
to begin Tuesday. But the lawyers
got together and worked out the
compromise which the court, with
Judge W. A. Johnson of Lilling
ton presidingi accepted.
The court having heard the
contentions of both parties, said
the issues arising out of the
pleadings were seriously con
troversial and the answers were
in doubt. The court said the
awarding of $39,500 in the four
cases was reasonable, fair and
just compensation under the cir
cumstances.
In the case of Mary I. Jackson,
; administratrix of, • the , Wastey ■ r
Clyde Swain estate, versus South
ern Butane Gas Corporation, the
settlement was for $17,500. In the
case of Mary I. Jackson, admin
istratrix of the Alice Slade Swain
estate, versus the gas company,’
the settlement was for $12,500.
The esthte of Flora Alice Moore
vyas given $8,000 in the settle
ment and Addie Swain Moore,
■guardian of Thomas Edwar®
Swain, was presented $2,000.
I The gas company was taxed
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Brunswick Boys |
Facing Charges
A Brunswick County trio has
been arrested for breaking into
the Riegelwood Service Station
on November 30.
Deputy Walter Farmer charg
ed Bobby Henry, 18, of Winna
bow, Jimmy Powell, 16, and Eu
gene Osborne, 17, both of Leland,
with breaking and entering; lar
ceny and receiving. i
When the warrants were sworn
out Powell was already in the
Brunswick County jail in connec
tion with another break-in, the
deputy said.
The Riegelwood station was al
legedly entered by the three
youths after a pane was smashed
in the door, giving them access
to the inside door knob. Taken
were cigars, cigarettes, and ap
proximately $30 was stolen from
a drink machine.
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, December 24
0:01 A. M. 6:11 A. M.
12:22 P. M. 6:42 P. M.
Friday, December 25
1:00 A. M. 7:12 A. M.
1:18 P. M. 7:48 P. M.
Saturday, December 26
1:59 A. M. 8:13 A. M.
2:14 P. M. 8:43 P. M.
Sunday, December 27
2:57 A. M. 9:15 A. M.
3:10 P. M. 9:36 P. M.
Monday, December 28
3:52 A. M. 10:11 A. M.
4:02 P. M. 10:26 P. M.
Tuesday, December 29
4:43 A. M. 11:05 A. M.
4:53 P. M. 11:14 P. M.
Wednesday, December 30
5:31A.M. 11:53 A. M. ,
5:39 P. M. 11:58 P. M.