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THE STATE PORT PILOT
A Good Newspaper In A Good Community
Volume 24
No. 43
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SOUTHPORT, N. C WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1965
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'Receives Congratulations
OFFICER—LaDane Williamson, daughter >of Representative and Mrs. Odell Wil
liamson of Shall otte, was elected secretary of the North Carolina Beta Clubs at
the annual convention held last weekend in Asheville. She is shown here being
congratulated by A. W. Taylor, superintendent of Brunswick county schools,
who was in charge of this year’s convention-. (Staff photo by Allen).
A Shallotte girl was un
animously elected secretary of
the North Carolina Beta Clubs
at the 27th annual state conven
tion in Asheville last week and
became the first Brunswick
county student to hold a state
office in the scholastic society.
Miss LaDane Williamson,
daughter of Representative and
Mrs. Odell Williamson of Ocean
Isle Beach and a junior at Shal
lotte High School, was elected
secretary of the state Betas.
She was the only candidate nom
inated for this high state office.
The convention, which was held
in Asheville Friday and Saturday,
was attended by more than 60
Beta club members from Bolivia,
Leland, Shallotte, Southport, and
Waccamaw high schools. All the
county Betas worked hard to
elect Miss Williamson to the
secretary post.
Superintendent A. W. Taylor,
who is chairman of the exectuive
committee of the State Beta Coun
cil, was in charge of the conven
tion. He directed the program,
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EASTER CANTATA
The Adult Choir of the South
port Baptist Church will present
an Easter Cantata entitled “Re
demption’s Song” on Sunday eve
ning at 7:30 o’clock. The public
is cordially invited.
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PANEL MEMBER
Superintendent A. W. Taylor
took part in a panel discussion
with senior education students on
teacher, pupil, principal re
lationship for beginning teach
ers at St. Andrews College in
Laurinburg, Tuesday.
PUBLIC HEARING
A proposed zoning ordinance
for the Tranquil Harbour sec
tion of Long Beach will be dis
cussed at a public hearing at
Long Beach Saturday. The
hearing will be held at 2 p. m.
at the Town Hall and a tentative
zoning map for the Tranquil Har
bour section will be presented.
The board of commissioners will
meet after the public hearing.
CURRICULUM FAIR
A Curriculum Fair will be the
highlight of the final PTA meet
ing of the school year to be
held at the school on Thursday,
April 22. Each class will have
on exhibit examples of the work
done during the year. The Science
Department exhibits will be set
up according to the standards
outlined by the State Science Fair.
It is important that the parents
be present for this meeting.
Spelling Be£ Winner
WINNER—Delane 4lolmes, seventh grade student at
Shallotte, was winner of the Afternoon spelling bee
held Tuesday in Brunswick county. She is shown,
left, with her advisor, Mrs. Betty Hewett, sixth grade
teacher at Shallotte. (Staff phdfo by Allen)
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Spelling Champs ?
Selected Tuesday
Girls from Shallotte and Lin
coln took top honors In the Bruns
wick County Spelling Bee Monday
and advanced to the regional event
In Wilmington.
Delane Holmes, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Homes of
Shallotte and a seventh grader
at the Shallotte High School, and
Phillis Williams, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Geogre E. Williams of
Leland and an eighth grade stu
dent at Lincoln High School, won
first place in the two county
contests.
They will represent Brunswick
county at the Star-News News
paper’ sponsored regional spell
off at Brogden Hall in Wilmington
on May 1. The winner of the re
gional event will advance to the
National finals in Washington,
D. C„ in June.
Delane Holmes, 12, outlasted
nine other contestants in the
afternoon Bee to take first place
honors. The winning words were
“jaunty” and “fertile.”
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Jorgensen Out *
As Postmaster
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Neils Jorgensen, who resigned
several weeks ago as post
master at Southport, served his
last day in office on Friday
and has been, succeeded by Mrs.
Marjorie Livingston as acting
postmaster.
This is not her first experience
in this role, for in 1951 she
became acting-postmaster when
J. B. Russ, the( postmaster, was
called to active duty in the U.
S. Navy. She held that position
until his return in November.
1953. i ’
It is expected that she will
serve as acting pbstmaster until
an examination can be called
and the appointment of a per
manent postmaster can be made
upon the basis of that test. No
announcement has been made to
these plans.
Compromise In
Beach Voting
Bill Is Passed
After much delay, the General
Assembly passed into law this
(Wednesday) afternoon, a bill
granting home rule to Long Beach
by allowing only residents to
run for office and vote.
The law passed the House
several days ago but was delayed
in the Senate. After a public
hearing was .held last Wednes
day, a new bill was introduced
that preserved voting priviliges
for non-residents but limited of
fice holding to legal residents.
The bill provided for the ap
pointment of all town board mem
bers by the executive order of
the governor. Town voting would
be advisory only.
But Attorney A. H. Gainey,
Jr., of Southport, who represents
the citizens group at Long Beach
seeking home rule, said the bill
•was unacceptable and they were
ready to go to court about it.
Senator Carl Meares of Fair
Bluff recalled the Senate-passed
bill and obtained a majority vote
on the original agreement which
. permit only legal residents to
vote and hold office.
The original bill passed the
House under the leadership of
Representative Odell William
son several days ago.
The passage of the original
bill halts a civil suit in Bruns
wick County Superior Court which
was filed by citizens of Long
Beach seeking to oust non
resident office holders.
Two out of town freeholders,
Mayor E. F. Middleton of
Charleston, S. C., and E. M.
Underwood of Sanford, will con
tinue in office until the expiration
of their terms two years from
now.
Billed as compromise be
tween the complaining residents
and non-residents this final
version of the charter was
worked out at a town board
meeting some two weeks ago.
A group of upstate freehold
v §r.s protested the move and the.
■ Senate scheduled a public hear
ing and later worked out the
ill-fated amendment.
The Brunswick County resort
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Schedule For J
Easter Monday
All Brunswick County em
ployees will have a holiday Easter
Monday. Meetings of the County
Commissioners and the Board
of Education will be held on Tues
day and Recorder’s court will
not be in session during the week.
Brunswick county schools
closed today (Wednesday) for the
holidays and will re-open Tues
day morning.
Southport city employees will
enjoy a holiday Easter Monday,
but the Police and Fire depart
ments will be on call.
Tlie Waccamaw Bank and Trust
Company at Southport and Shal
lotte and the Security Savings
and Loan Association Southport
and Shallotte will observe the
Easter Monday holiday.
Post offices will remain open
and other postal employees will
be working as usual Monday,
since Easter is not classified
as a National holiday.
The Town Hall at Long Beach
will be closed Easter Monday,
reports Town Manager Donald
Archer. No garbage will be
collected but the police and fire
department personnel will be on
call. The Planning Board will
meet on Tuesday instead of Mon
day.
SCOUT
Cub Scouts Ride On Train
RIDE—Photo shows Southport Cub Scouts aboard tlio Cub Scout Express (a modi
fied railroad flat car) in readiness for a train Saturday along the Terminal’s
access railroad to Leland and return, a distance of about 34 miles. Sunny Point
personnel who participated in this event were Leslie Bellows, William Horne
Cecil Knowles. Orville Kuhan, Clarence Royal, and Joseeph Walton.
Williamson Is
Supporter Of
. Minimum Wane
By ODELL WILLIAMSON
The two pieces of legislation
that passed the General Assembly
this past week that created the
most interest was North Carolina
State name change bill and the
one dollar minimum wage bill.
Although a lot of people might
consider the controversy about
the name of the North Carolina
State University to be of very
little importance, there were a lot
of people, including myself, who
thought that th; alumni should
as it" has always been. Now
that North Carolina State Univer
sity in Raleigh is the new name
for this school maybe this issue
is settled.
The one dollar minimum wage
bill has passed the1 House, and
I predict it will have passed the
Senate prior to the time you have
read this column. It was point
ed out, however, that there was
a lot of marginial employees
that work for retail establish
ments that will not be able to
make for the businesses the
amount of money that the
employer would have to pay to
the employees. Therefore, it
could cause some employees to
lose their jobs. The general
feeling among the lawmakers,
including myself, was that with
the cost of living being as much
as it is today that certainly
employee should be paid at least
one dollar an hour. However,
there are several groups, in
cluding the farmer, that are
exempt under this bill.
On Wednesday afternoon the
state employees of North Caro
lina put on what they called
the world’s largest fish fry. It
was held at the North Carolina
State Fairground Arena. I under
stand that more than 12,000
people, including the members of
the General Assembly, attended.
There was a public hearing
held on the bill that amends the
charter of Long Beach before
the Senate committee this past
week. I had from my county
Davis Herring, attorney for the
town of Long Beach, Donald
Archer, town manager of Long
Beach, H. A. Templeton, and
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Time And Tide
It was April 13, 1960, and Robert P. Robinson, Jr., 32, a native
of Supply, was presented the Army’s second highest award for
civilians for saving a man from drowning in the Baltimore har
bor in Maryland.
The shad season was extended from April 25 until May 10 by
state officials. Enough Republicans had filed for office to insure a
primary. Dykes Hewett of Shallotte won fourth place in the 198-lb
class at the North and South Carolina weight lifting championship
in Greensboro Saturday.
It was April 13, 1955, and the 1955 sports fishing season at
Southport was off to a flying start with several boats having
good catches. Congressman F. Ertel Carlyle visited Sunny Point
during the week end.
Sheriff Elbert H. Gray said the department raided and destroyed
26 whiskey stills, 140 gallons of liquor and 21,700 gallons of
mash during the first four months of the year. State Senator Ray
Walton was a member of the finance committee to work out de
tails tor the revenue bill for state agencies.
It was April 12, 1950, and seafood producer Dallas Piggott re
turned from Key West and said the Southport shrimpers in Florida
should return home by May. The State Highway Commission made
application to build a bridge across Walden Creek on Highway
130 near Southport.
Chris Danielson of South Carolina, the first man who ever en
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Southport Women
In State Office
WHS. JAMKS M. HARPEiR, JR.
MRS. FRED SMITH
Southport Boy
Scouts Winners
The Court of Honor for Scouts
of the Coastal District, Cape
Fear Area Council, Boy Scouts
of America, was held on Mon
day, at 7:30 p. m., at the First
Presbyterian Church in Wilm
ington. Dr. D. R. Whittemore,
Chairman of the Court of Honor,
presided over the program of
recognizations.
The Troop Attendance Plaque
was presented to Troop 238 of
Trinity Methodist Church, South
port with George Parker as
scoutmaster.
The Troop Advancement
Plaque was presented to Troop
23tf of Trinity Methodist Church
Southport with George Parker
as scoutmaster.
This is the first time since
the court has been awarding dual
plaques that one troop has taken
both honors. Troop 238 was
also asked by Dr. Whittemore
to conduct the opening and clos
ing Ceremonies for the May Court
of Honor to be held May 10
at the First Presbyterian Church,
Wilmington.
The awards for the month were
made by members of the Cape
Fear Lions Club. Clyde Leonard,
of the Advancement Committee,
served as secretary for the court.
The opening and closing cere
monies were conducted by Troop
234, of the Trinity Methodist
Church. A1 Simeone is Scout
master.
The award of Sceond Class
was presented to the following
Scouts: Kirt Woodcock, Dennis
Smith, John Gorham, Timmy
Bland and Richard Layman, of
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Two Southport women were
elected on Saturday in Chapel
Hill to fill top positions in a
major statewide organization.
Mrs. James M. Harper, Jr. was
elected president of the North
Carolina Council of Women’s Or
ganizations and Mrs. Fred Smith
was elected third vice-president.
Each represents a different or
ganization within the Cou’.cil,
Mrs. Harper the N. C. Federa
tion of Women’s Clubs and Mrs.
Smith Alpha Delta Kappa.
The N. C. Council of Women's
' .'fey ten statewide women’s
organizations and the number of
participating groups has grown
to 34, with a combined member
ship of more than half-million
women.
Among other projects the
Council conducts a Leadership
Training Workshop for its
organizations, conducts an annual
Public Affairs Conference, pre
pares a leadership roster and
recommends women for appoint
ment to government positions,
and published an annual direc
tory of voluntary N. C. organiza
tions.
Affiliated organizations are:
Alpha Delta Kappa; American
Association of University Wom
en; American Legion Auxiliary;
American War Mothers; Ameri
can Women in Radio and Tele
vision, Inc.; Auxiliary to the
Medical Society; Charlotte Coun
cil of Women’s Civic Organiza
tions; Delta Kappa Gamma, De
partment of United Church Wom
en; Garden Club of N. C., Inc.,
Home Economics Committee,
N. C. State Grange; Ladies
Auxiliary of Veterans of Foreign
Wars; League of Women Voters,
N. C. Associatlonof Credit Wom
en's Breakfast Clubs; N. C. As
sociation of Jewish Women;
N. C. Dietetic Association; N.
C. Farm Bureau Women; N. C.
Federation Business and Pro
fessional Women’s Clubs, Inc.;
N. C. Federation of Women’s
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Easter Sunrise
Service Sunday
Sunrise services in Southport,
which will attempt to symbolize
the first resurrection, will be
conduced at the Southport Meth
odist Church Sunday morning at
6 o’clock.
The sunrise service will be
under the direction of Rev. Robert
Childs of the Presbyterian
church, Rev. Charles Lancaster
of Trinity Methodist Church and
Rev. E. C. Chamblee of the South
port Baptist Church. Rev. Childs
will preach the sermon.
“The sunrise service will be
a dramatization of the first
Resurrection morning when the
followers of the Christ went to
the tomb and discovered it
empty,” Rev. Childs said.
“The congregation will gather
outside the church for the first
part of the service, symbolizing
the approach to the tomb. They
will move into the church sanc
tuary, symbolizing the followers
going into the tomb to see for
themselves that the tomb is empty
and that the Lord is risen.”
The portion of the service out
side the church will be brief and
the larger part of the service
being inside the church, Rev.
Childs added.
The public is invited to attend
the services.
Aldermen Back
Move To Save
West St. Trees
A decision to re-surface West
Street without the loss of a single
tree highlighted the monthly
meeting of the Southport Board
of Aldermen at the City Hall
Thursday night.
The board unanimously voted
to ask the State Highway Com
mission to resurface West street
to the New Southport Small Boat
harbor without cutting trees. The
action was taken on a motion
by Johnny Vereen which was
seconded by Dr. Norman Horn
stein.
The board sent a letter to the
Brunswick Board of County Com
missioners asking for a larger
contribution for the Southport
Public Library. The county gives
$200 monthly to the library while
the aldermen contribute $300. In
addition, the city gives the li
brary many other services.
The board unanimously went on
record opposing General As
sembly Bill 2SG which prevents
towns from having complete ju
risdiction over electric suppliers
within the corporate limits of the
town.
City Manager C. D. Pickerrell
reported on the plans for the
sewage treatment plant. He said
the plans have been approved by
the engineers and construction
will start soon.
The board authorized City
Manager Pickerrell and Auditor
W. L. Aldridge to purchase
a small tractor with grass cut
ting equipment. The action was
taken on a motion by Alderman
Vereen, seconded by Fred Spen
cer and unanimously passed.
The board discussed rezoning
the Wriley Willis property on the
waterfront from business to in
dustrial but took no action.
The meeting was presided over
by Mayor Pro-Tern Harold
Aldridge in the absence of Mayor
E. B. Tomlinson, Jr. All aider
men were present with the ex
ception of J. A. Gilbert. ,
Bus Accident
Driver Freed f
A Waccamaw High School stu
dent was acquitted of a charge
of failing to stop for a stop
sign, resulting in an accident ,
between a school bus and an
automobile Thursday afternoon
near Ash.
James C. Stanley of Ash was
acquitted by Judge Clinton Bel
lamy in Brunswick County Re
corder’s court in Southport Mon
day after testimony was given
by both sides.
Patrolman Seth Thomas, who
investigated the accident, did not
testify because the bus and auto
mobile had been moved when he
arrived at the scene.
Mrs. Evelyn Walker of White
ville, driver of the automobile,
testified that the school bus
pulled out of a rural dirt road
and into the path of her vehicle
on highway 130. in order to
avoid an accident, she turned
right into a mail box, she con
tinued. “It was either the school
bus or the mail box,”
Mrs. Polly White and Mrs.
Jerry Walker, both passengers in
the automobile, told about the
same story that Mrs. Walker
did.
Stanley, who served as his
own attorney, and four witnesses
said the bus came to a complete
stop before edging toward the
road. They said the front wheels
of the school bus were not on
the road when Mrs. Walker drove
Into the mail box.
Tide Table
Following Is the tide
table for Southport during
the week. These hours aare
approximately correct and
were furnished The State
Port Pilot through the
courtesy of the Cape Fear
Pilot’s Association.
HIGH LOW
TIDE TABLE
Thursday, April 15,
7:24 A. M. 1:27 A. M.
7:54 P. M. 1:42 P. M. **
Friday, April 16,
8:07 A. M. 2:12 A. M. -
8:36 P. M. 2:23 P. M.
Saturday, April 17,
8:49 A. M. 2:56 A. M.
9:17 P. M. 3:03 P. M.
Sunday, April 18,
9:29 A. M. 3:39 A. M.
9:56 P. M. 3:42 P. M. '
Monday, April 19,
10:08 A. M. 4:21 A. M.
10:37 P. M. 4:21 P. M.
Tuesday, April 20,
9:49 A. M. 5:05 A. M.
11:20 P. M. 5:02 P. M.
Wednesday, April 21,
11:33 A. M. 5:51 A. M. . ■
5:47 P. M. '•
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