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Volume 24
No. 33
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SOUTHPORT, N. C WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1965
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Raleigh Again
From County
By Rep- Odell Williamson
With the cooperation of our
two county newspapers, It will
be my purpose once again to
bring you each week during the
1965 General Assembly the do
ings of the legislature and my
thoughts on all Issues Involved.
At noon on Wednesday of this
past week, your representative
and the 169 other members of
the General Assembly were
sworn In. Immediately there
after, the House elected Its
speaker, the Hon. H. Pat Taylor
of Anson County. Through family
tradition and legislative ex
perience, I believe that Rep.
Taylor will make one of our
greatest leaders. The speaker’s
father, the late H. P. Taylor,
was lieutenant-governor during
the administration of the late
Governor Kerr Scott. Inci
dentally, the presiding officer of
the House is a property owner
in Brunswick county.
On Thursday, our Governor
came before the General Assem
bly and outlined several points
of his program that he hopes will
be initiated by the legislative
bodies. I’m sure that by now
most of you have already ac
quainted yourselves with his pro
posals. I thought that his speech
was very Inspiring, and I agreed
with him In principle on most
of the Issues. The ones that I
hope to get changed somewhat
will Include the allocation of the
$300,000,000 road bond Issue.
Governor Moore proposed
$150,000,000 for primary roads;
$75,000,000 for the cities and
towns; and $75,000,000 for sec
ondary roads. It wiU be my
purpose to help take some from
the first two items and place more
money on secondary roads. I
am sure this would mean more
to Brunswick county.
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Erie/ Bits Of
NEWS"
BENEFIT SUPPER
The WSCS of Ocean View
Methodist Church at Yaupon
Beach will sponsor an old fash
ioned chicken and dumplln supper
Friday night beginning at 5:30
o’clock.
FARM BUREAU MEETING
There will be a Farm Bu
reau meeting Tuesday, evening
at 7:30 at the Agricultural Ex
tenion Building In Supply, an
nounces Ira L. Chadwick, presi
dent.
Leland Homecoming Queen
QUEEN—Miss Linda Harrelson, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Thurman Harrelson of Leland, is the home
coming queen at Leland High School this year. She is
a member of the sophmore class.
(Staff Photo by Allen) ' . 4
New Classrooms
For Shallotte
A decision to spend $15,000 to
construct two new classrooms at
Shallotte High School highlighted
the January meeting of the Bruns
wick county Board of Education
held in Southport.
The board authorized the con
struction of two classrooms at
Shallotte to help relieve over
crowded conditions at the school.
Chairman J. B, Ward was given
the authority to spend up to $600
for architectural services. The
motion for the action was made
by O. K. Bellamy, seconded by
Homer Holden and unanimously
approved.
The board decided to start
a carpentry course at Shallotte
in February. The bricklaying
course at Brunswick County High
School was placed under the
Trade and Industries Division.
Superintendent Taylor and
Bellamy were asked to meet
with the Shallotte Board of
Aldermen about a special rate
for Shallotte school tying-on the
new water system. The action
was taken after Mayor Roney
Cheers wrote the board asking
when the school would take city
water.
The new federal law requiring
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Variety Show
Thursday Night
A Valentine Variety Show will
be presented tomorrow (Thurs
day) evening at 8 o'clock In
the Southport High School au
ditorium under the ausplcies of
the Parent-Teachers Associa
tion.
The revue, directed by Mrs.
W. R. Llngle, will feature songs,
dances and skits by students In
all age groups. This will be the
yearly fund raising event for the
PTA and proceeds are slated to
go toward purchase of an activity
bus for the school.
Former State
Official Dies
Harold Baker Smith, 73, a
former college Instructor, died
at Dosher Memorial Hospital,
Saturday morning. Final rites
were held Monday at St. Phillips
Episcopal Church by the Rev.
Ed Jordan, with burial In Old
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Rev. Woodrow Robbins
Central American Mission
A North Carolina pastor and
four of his laymen are visiting
mission fields in Central Amer
ica. Rev. Woodrow Robbins, of
Lexington Ave. Baptist Church in
High Point and four deacons are
participating this week in a tour
and deacon workshop in Gua
temala.
Arriving in Guatemala City on
January 29, the group is visiting
both Guatemala City and interior
regions of the Guatemalan high
lands, and the area around Lake
Atltlan (Ah-teek-lahn).
Half way through the trip Rev.
Robbins stated “I believe we will
have a vision of missions and of
winning men to Christ that we
can never forget.
On the tour were W. F. “Bill'’
Ogle, a salesman for Hunter and
Company, J. R. Newton, Jr.
salesman for Wright’s Clothiers,
Robert H. “Bob” Allen of Andco
Industries Corporation of
Greensboro, and Thomas B.
Corns, of the N. C. Department
of Revenue.
The men returned to High Point
on February 9 via Miami. They
were guests of Southern Bap
tist Missionaries Charles Allen
of Fayetteville and Jean Short
Allen of High Point.
The Rev. Mr. Robbins form
erly served as pastor at several
Baptist churches in Brunswick
county and is well known in this
section.
In Local Hospital
Miss Mary Lee Norment, a
Southport school teacher who in
jured her hip in an accident
several weeks ago, lias returned
to Dosher Memorial Hospital
after a week in a Wilmington
hospital.
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Rev. W. W. Robbins (left) and Bob Allen
Boarding Home
Building Must
Make Changes
The Brunswick County Board
of Commissioners has been in
formed that it will cost about
$20,000 to make the improve
ments necessary to bring the
County Boarding Home up to
state standards.
T. O. Mullins, Jr., of the
Insurance Department of North
Carolina who investigated the
County Home building last fall,
said numerous inprovements
must be made to bring it up
to minimun state standards.
To comply with the state re
gulation on size, the building
must be separated into areas
not exceeding 2,500 square feet
by 12 inches with solid masonry
fire walls extending three feet
above the roof. All openings
in the fire walls must be pro
tected by self closing fire doors.
Mullins pointed out that the
state limits institutional build
ings of wood construction to one
story in height and 2,500 square
feet in area.
All exterior doors in the build
ing must be at least three feet
six inches in width, hung to
open out and equipped with locks
that can not be unlocked from
the Inside. The resident room
doors also must be at least
three feet six inches and of solid
core.
The furnance must be in a room
having one hour fire rated walls
and ceiling. The door leading
from the furnace room must
be labeled fire door.
All walls and ceilings in the
building must be covered with
material having a one hour fire
rating. The entire building
including the attic, must be pro
tected by an approved automatic
fire detection system.
All exterior exit doors must
be marked by Illuminated exit
signs. Approved battery powered
emergency lights are required
to be located in all corridors
which must be unobstructed and
at least five feet in width.
All interior bathrooms must
be vented to the outside.
Once the plan to correct the
troubles at the County Boarding
home has been drawn-up, it must
be submitted to the Insurance
Department before work begins.
At the last meeting of the board
of Commissioners one building
contractor estimated that these
necessary changes and altera
tions will cost in the neighbor
hood of $20,000.
Pinner Heading
WWI Veterans
The election of new officers,
with James E. Pinner of South
port named commander, high
lighted a recent meeting of the
Brims wick County Barracks No.
1744 of the Veterans of World
War I.
The new officers, in addition
to Commander Pinner, include
Vice Commanders Henry R,
Hewett of Winnabow and Charles
E. Milligan, Jr., of Shallotte,
Judge Advocate John H. Stephen
son of Shallotte, Chaplain Hal
Martin of Shallotte, Quarter
master Emile E. Wesley of Yau
pon Beach and Sargeant at Arms
William E. Stanley of Southport.
J. E. Gilbert of Southport,
Oscar L. Gray of Shallotte and
Vance Reynolds of Southport were
named to the board of directors
of the World War I organization
in Brunswick county.
Commander Pinner invited all
veterans of World War I with
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Future Teachers At Leland
FIRST—Officers of the newly established Future Teachers of America Club
at Leland High School were installed by Superintendent A. W. Taylor last week
The new officers include, front row, left to right, Secretary Janis Thompson,
President Margaret Goodman, Vice President Wayne Shew and Parliamentarian
Julia Shank. Back row, same order, Treasurer Judy Gainey, Historian Sandra Russ
and Mrs. Clara Strong, faculty advisor. It is the first and only FTA Club in Brun
swick County. The club members, 22 strong, help the teachers at the school
grade papers, work with slow students and help with playground activities. The
group will honor one of its members with a $50 collage scholarship at the end
of the year. (Staff Photo by Allen)
Acreage-Poundage
New-Tobacco Plan
Senator Meares
Gets Top Post
’
Sen. Carl Meares of Fair Bluff
was named Friday chairman of
the Senate Public Hoads com
mittee by Lt. Gov. Bob Scott
among numerous chairmanships
handed down preparatory to the
opening of a full week’s work
beginning today.
Thts committee is one of the
most Important in the Senate.
The naming of Sen. Meares
to head the roads committee
followed, significantly, Gov.
Moore’s address Thursday
wherein he called for a $300
million roads bond issue with
$150 million for primary high
ways, $75 million for municipal
arteries and $75 for secondary
roads.
Gov. Moore’s recommendation
and the Meares appointment put
the Fair Bluff solon in the
driver's seat for steering the
$300 million roads bonds issue
through the Senate. And his
weight is anticipated to carry
prestige in getting the bill through
the House and thus to enactment.
The bonds would be paid for
by the current one-cent a gallon
gas tax Scott road bond plan
adopted by popular vote in 1949.
Thts issue will be paid for in
1966 and any payments required
between approval by the people,
if approved, and maturity of the
Scott bonds would be made from
existing funds.
Time And Tide
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It was February 10, 1960, and a delegation of Brunswick and
New Hanover county citizens, under the leadership of Represent
ative James C. Bowman of Southport, met with state officials In
Raleigh about the Fort Fisher - Southport ferry.
" Donald Frink of Shallotte and Roy Willetts of Winnabow rep
resented Brunswick county at the Banker’s short course of farm
ing at State College. Mrs. Bobby Jones was appointed chairman
of the heart fund drive in Brunswick.
It was February 9, 1955, and Sheriff Elbert H. Gray was col
lecting money by public donation to purchase portable radio equip
ment for the automobiles of his deputies. Thomas St. George
was named to fill the unexpired term of Senator Ray Walton on
the Board of Education.
The rebuilding of the old Lewis Hardee dock with federal aid
and for public use was approved at a meeting in Southport Mon
day. Captain T. H. Watts returned to Southport after fishing in
Florida for three months because he was homesick.
It was February 8, 1950, and Guy C. McKeithan of Shallotte
resigned as chairman of the Board of Elections because of busi
ness matters. The Bolivia Lions club, under J. M. King, induct
ed 18 new members during a meeting Monday night.
The 1950 edition pt the Brunswick county basketball tournament
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SEN. CARL MEARES
Five Employed
At Boat Basin
Five Southport residents have
recently been hired to work at
the Southport Small Boat har
bor, which will be in operations
by March 15, says Manager H. A.
Schmidt.
Bobby Willis has been named
assistant manager, Harold Per
kins and Frank W. Jackson, har
bor attendants; Curtis William
son, night attendant; and Mrs.
Lena Fisher, secretary-recep
tioist.
The new employees will re
port to work about March 15,
when the Southport Small Boat
harbor opens.
Manager Schmidt conducted the
Interviews and recommended
several persons for each posi
tion. They were hired with the ap
proval of the Southport Ports
Commission and the State Ports
Authority.
Willis, 25, the assistant man
ager, has directed the opera
tions of the Elizabeth River Ma
rina at Oak Island for the past
two seasons. He is married to
the former Miss Carolyn St.
George, a native of Southport.
Perkins and Jackson, harbor
attendants, are residents of
Southport. Perkins, a former city
employee and charter boat mate,
is married to the former Miss
Barbara Newell of Southport and
they have two children. Jackson,
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President Johnson threw the
weight of his office behind the
proposed new tobacco program
last week and legislation may
come in time for application to
the 1965 crop.
In a special message to Con
gress the President called for a
reappraisal of the tobacco pro
gram and urged legislation "to
authorize production and market
ing limits on an acreage-pound
age basis."
He also recommended re
visions in the program which
would make American leaf more
competitive in foreign markets.
His message sketched broad
outlines of a farm program so
ihat rural America might have
a fair share in national pros
perity.
He said farm policy must be
geared “to an over-all effort
to serve our national interest
at home and abroad."
About tobacco, he said yield
increases, higher government
costs, deterioration in quality
and loss of foreign markets have
weakened what has been a highly
successful program.
Sen. Everett Jordan who, along
with Sen. Sam Ervin, has already
introduced the acreage-poundage
bill in the Senate, said the mes
sage was a green light to seek
A-P controls for the 1965 crop.
Jordan added that the Presi
dent’s feelings about agriculture
would be helpful in getting the
A-P question before farmers
and reaching an early decision.
The message was interpreted
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Held In Fatal
Shooting Case
A Town Creek Negro man Is
being held in the Brunswick
County jail without privilege of
bond In connection with the shot
gun slaying of his wife Friday
night at their home.
George Goodman, 44, is being
held by the Sheriff’s department
In connection with the death of
his wife, Maude Goodman, 36,
in the Snowfield area of Town
Creek.
He was arrested after taking
his wife to James Walker Me
morial Hospital in Wilmington
about 7:30 after the shooting.
She was pronounced lead on ar
rival. Goodman was taken into
custody by Deputies Charlie
Skipper and Alex Ganey and re
moved to the county jail in South
port.
No charges have been made
against Goodman pending fur
ther investigation by the Coroner
Lowell Bennett and the Sheriff’s
department.
Goodman told officers that he
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National Fish ;
Awards Contest
For Sportmen j
Sports Afield, one of the
world's largest outdoor mag
azines, announces the Inaugura
tion of a State Fishing Awards
Program for all 50 states, start
ing January 1.
A. A. Dixon, proprietor of the
Reel Shop at Yaupon Beach, has
been advised that his place has
been designated by the sponsor
as an official weighing station.
The purpose of the program is
to encourage sport fishing and
salute fishermen of each state
who catch a sport fish which
meets minimum standards. Both
the species of fish, usually ten,
and the minimum weights have
been set up by each state's fish
and game department.
Any Brunswick County fisher
man entering a fish which meets
the minimum weight will Immedi
ately receive a handsome parch
ment Certificate of Merit to com
memorate the occasion.
Catches can be entered one of
two ways: (1) by an official entry
blank which can be found iii
Sports Afield; and (2) by talcing
his or her fish to a dealer of
dock displaying the insignia of an
official State Fishing Awards Sta
tion.
Then, at year's jnd, each North
Carolina fisherman who has
caught the largest fish of any
species will be presented with a
sterling silver Sportflsh Medal
lion pin, and cited In Sports
Afield.
Homer Circle, national chair
man of the program, pointed out
that this Is not a contest between
fishermen, or states, but Instead
a presentation of Individual
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Vandals Visit
Store At Ash
A prominent Brunswick man'll
general store at Ash was shackled
by vandals Thursday night while
he was home asleep next door.
When Lonnie Evans, who
served as chairman of the ASCS
county committee in Brunswick,
entered his store Friday morn
ing to cut on the heui, he found
things in a moss. “It looked
like a hurricane had hit the
place,” Evans added.
Candy, groceries, gum, cigar
ettes, cigars, broken drink
bottles, etc., were scattered all
over the floor. Bottles of Ink
had been thrown everywhere.
The word “Guess?” was writ
ten on the front door window
In ink.
Evans estimated damages at
more than $400, not including
some $35 In small change taken
from a small box in the store.
The store was not Insured.
The vandals poured Ink and
bottle drinks into the cash regis
ter and telephone, ruining them.
Whole cartons of cigarettes
loaves of bread were twisted
apart, destroyed and thrown on
the floor. .
All gum machines In the store
were broken open, and their
contents on the floor.
Three baby dolls and several
Flashlights were taken.
The vandals tried to enter th£
Front door and a side window
with the use o* a crowbar. They
finally entered through a stock
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Tide Table
Following is the tide
table for Southport during
the week. These hours are
approximately correct and
were furnished The State
F Port Pilot through the'
courtesy of the Cape Fear
Pilot's Association.
HIGH LOW
Thursday, February 11
3:16 A. M. 10:01 A. M.
3:41 P. M. 10:13 P. M.
Friday, February 1*
4:23 A. M. 11:07 A. M.
4:50 P. M. 11:16 P. M.
Saturday February, IS
5:26 A. M. 12:06 A. M.
5:53 P. M.
Sunday, February 14
6:25 A. 1C. 0:15 A. 1C
6:52 P. M. 1:00 P. M.
Monday, February 15
7:20 A. M. 1:10 A. M.
7:47 P.M. 1:50 P.M.
Tu-sday, February 16
8:12 A. M. 2:02 A. M.
8:38 P. M. 2:38 P. M.
Wednesday, February 17
» 00 A M. 2:52 A. M.
9:27 P. M. 3:24 P. M