The Pilot Covers
Brunswick County]
THE STATE PORT PILOT
A Good Newspaper In A Good Community
Volume 24
No. 49
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SOUTHPORT/ N. C WiBDNBSOAY, MAY 19, 1965
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PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
Dress Revue Winners
AWARDS—Shown above night is D. V. Jones, manager of Mann’s Department
Store in Shallotte and doner of the trophy, presenting the award to Susan Gray
county Senior Dress Revue winner, and member of the Ocean Isle 4-H Club. On
the right is Mrs. Billie H. DeVane, home economics extension agent, presenting
trophy on behalf of Jerry Lewis, manager of Lewis’ Department store in Shallotte
to Linda Cheers, county Dress Revue Junior winner, and member of the Better
Youth 4-H Club at Holden Beach.
TALENT SHOW WINNERS
WINNERS—Shown above is J. W. Robinson, of the Ebb-Tide Restaurant and
doner of trophy, presenting the award to the first place winner of the 4-H Talent
Contest, Kathy and Vivian Richardson, of the Longwood 4-H Club.
Judge Bickett
Has Warning
About Beaches
Judge William Y. Bickett pre
sided over the criminal term of
Brunswick county Superior court
that was in session here last
week and ran into an unprece
dented number of defendants
charged with breaking, entering
and larceny.
Judge Bickett deliberated at
length before passing judgement
in these cases, and when he did
he cautioned Brunswick county
officials of their serious respon
sibility to see to it that absentee
property owners be protected to
the degree that they can feel
safe to lock up their vacation
cottages and head for home. He
pointed out that a further wave
of thefts may permanently
damage the reputation of Bruns
wick county resort areas.
Culbreth Simmons was sen
tenced to 10 years on one count
of breaking, entering and lar
ceny, 10 years on a second count
and two years on a third, with a
5 year sentence to run concur
rently.
James Oliver Simmons was
sentenced to serve 10 years on
a similar count, seven years on
a second count and was given 5
years to run concurrently.
(Continued On Page Three)
HAM SUPPER
Members of the Daughters of
America will serve a ham supper
Saturday at their building on
Howe street, starting at 5 o’clock.
4-H CLUB ACTIVITY
The Ash Community 4-H Club
will hold a car wash and a bake
sale on Saturday, from 9 to 3
at Lonnie Evans’ Grocery Store
in Ash, across from the Soldier
Bay Baptist Church, Don Evans,
president, reports. Cakes and
pies will be on sale and the
proceeds will go to the club
treasury.
Dress Revue And
Talent SliowTIeld
The Brunswick County 4-H
Dress Revue and Talent Show
was held Thursday, at the Shal
lotte High School with the theme
“Signs of Spring Fever.” Mrs.
Eva Gray was in charge of the
revue and Susan Gray was nar
rator.
The Junior models were: Linda
Cheers, Wanda Clemmons, Ann
Condrey, Jay Dean Floyd, Gail
Fulford, Sherry Fulford, An
gela Galloway, Rita Gray, Lynn
Hewett, Mary Ellen Hewett and
Debbie Robinson. The county jun
ior winner was Linda Cheers and
she was presented the trophy
by Mrs. Billie H. DeVane, home
economics extension, agent, on
behalf of Jerry Lewis of Lewis’
Department Store, who donated
the trophy.
The senior models were Gloria
Clemmons, Susan Gray, Julia
Hewett and Sue Hewett. The sen
ior county winner was Susan
Gray and she was presented the
senior trophy by D. V. Jones of
Mann’s Department Store, who
donated the trophy.
Judges for the Dress Revue
were Mrs. Joe Best and Mrs.
Lloyd Bordeaux of Leland.
In the Talent Show there were
23 different acts. Overall winners
of the show were Vivian and Kathy
Richardson of the Long wood 4-H
Club, who played and sang. Run
ner-up was Kathy Richardson of
the Long wood 4-H Club, who
played and sang. Runner-up was
Kathy Ward of the Longwood 4-H
Club, who played the piano. Third
place went to Richard Jones and
Steve Hewett of the Busy Bees.
They did the “Hambone”. These
three top acts were awarded tro
phies by j. w. Robinson, Man
ager of the Ebb-Tide Restaur
ant, who sponsored the twphies.
These three acts came from the
blue ribbon award group selected
by the judges. Others In the group
and their acts were Carolyn Cha
vis, Better Youth, who played and
sang “Supper Time; Angie Smith,
Ash, who sang and danced “Hello
Dolly.” Gail Fulford and Debbie
Robinson, Better Youth, skit. Don
Evans, Steve Evans, Bill Fowler,
Ash, Richie Dutton, Donna Dut
ton. jLinnle Grainger, Longwood,
(Continued On Page Pour)
Open Bids June 9
For Site Museum
Bids for the construction of
the Visitor-Center Museum at
Brunswick Town State Historic
Site will be opened at 2:30 p. m.
on June 9 in Wilmington, at
the office of the Southeastern
North Carolina Beach Associa
tion, located in the Chamber
of Commerce Building. A set
of plans and specifications will
be located there for inspection
and examination. Another set
of plans will be seen by con
tacting Wm. G. Faulk, Jr., His
toric Site Assistant, Southport.
A set of the plans and specifi
cations may be obtained from the
Architect, J. P. Milam, Raleigh,
upon deposit of $25, refundable
at the bid opening.
Submits Report
On Polio Drive
Mrs. M. H. Rourk, chairman
of the Brunswick County March
of Dimes, has completed her
records and reports another suc
cessful campaign for funds for
this organization.
Following is a breakdown of
hor T’onnrf*
Mrs. William Mathews, Ash
$43.16; Mrs. Paul Hufham, Bo
livia $14.42; Mrs. Norman Bel
lamy, Boone’s Neck and Varnum
town $20; Mrs. Harry Bennett,
Calabash $9.74; Mrs. Raymond
Babson, Freeland $14.53; Mrs.
Norman Grissett, Grissettown,
$8.68; Mrs. Hugh Dutton, Hol
den Beach $7.63; Mrs. Ernest
Stanland, Hickman’s Crossroads
$8.03; Mrs. San Corbett and Mrs.
W. H. Gainey, Leland $62.20;
Mrs. W. A. Long, Longwood
$23.03; Lloyd Parker, Myrtle
Head $2.51; Steve Becky, Shal
lotte $770.78; Mrs. Harry E.
Williams, Shallotte Point $86.22;
Mrs. Bobby Jones, Southport
$383.04; Mrs. G. E. Henderson,
Sunset and Ocean Isle Beaches
(Continued On Page Three)
Explains Ferry
ServiceDelay
Until October
There has been much said and
written about the ferry from
Southport to Ft. Fisher. So
this past week, I took it on
myself to find out the present
status of this proposed ferry
service.
W. F. Babcock, director of
the State Highway Commission,
and Ivan Hardesty, assistant chief
engineer of the Highway Commis
sion, gave me the following infor
mation:
On Sept. 3, 1964„the sum of
$323,000 was set up for the
purpose of dredging and con
structing roads and docking faci
lities for this service. At the
same time, $980,000 was
appropriated for two new ferry
boats for use on the Cedar Is
land and Ocracoke run with the
Idea of placing these two ferries
there and transferring the ferry
"Sea Level," now operating
there, to the Southport-Ft. Fisher
operation. T)ie bids that were
asked for and received on De
cember 1, 1964, were in excess
of the money appropriated and
therefore were turned down.
On December 22, 1964, new
bids were received and approved
In the amount of $1,061,000 for
the two vessels. The delivery
date for the first vessel is July
15, and the second vessel will
be delivered by October 15. The
original plan provided for the
transferring of the ferry "Sea
Level" to the Southport-Ft.
Fisher operation when it was re
placed by the two ferries under
contract. This is still the plan
of the commission.
It was pointed out that bids
will be requested on dredging
and docking facilities during the
(Continued On Page Three)
Southport Man
Finishes Term
Roy A. Stevens, director^ of ^
‘"the Brunswick County Resources
Development Commission will
conclude his term as president
of the Ocean Highway Association .
Saturday night when a new presi
dent is elected at the annual
meeting of the association, which
will be held in Wildwood, New
Jersey. The association con
sisting of 512 members is a
30 year old organization devot
ed to promotion of tourist travel
between Northeastern States and
Florida. The association main
tains executive office in Virginia
Beach, Virginia and an informa
tion center at New Castle, Dela
ware.
Stevens was elected president
at the annual meeting in Virginia
Beach, Virginia, April 14, 1964
and was guest of the Cheasa
peake Bay Bridge and Tunnel
Commission at the dedication
ceremonies of this $200,000,
000 17-1/2 mile bridge-tunnel
complex last May.
Stevens was also a guest of
the States of Delaware and New
Jersey at the opening ceremonies
of the Delaware Bay Ferry
Operation between Cape May,
New Jersey and Lewes, Dela
ware, on June 15, 1964.
Stevens was selected as the
"Tar Heel of the Week” on May
24, 1964. He received this honor
while serving as president of
the Ocean Highway Association
and for his work as manager
of the Greater Jacksonville
Chamber of Commerce. This
work included tourist promotion,
highway improvements, in
dustrial promotion and other re
lated fields.
SPA'RT RECEIVES AWARD
Sunny Point Army Terminal has recently been cited by the Department of the
Army for significantly reducing operational costs while continuing to perform its
mission during the past year.
The Certificate of Achievement signed by the Commanding General, U. S.
Army Supply and Maintenance Command ■ reads as follows:
“For an outstanding contribution to more effective and efficient Government
operation in support of the Secretary of the Army’s and the President’s
Cost Reduction Program.”
Photo shows members of the Terminal’s Cost Reduction Committee seated a
bout a table upon which the award is displayed. They are, left to right, Leslie
Bellows, Eugene Tomlinson, Colonel Archie B. Joyner, Terminal Commander, Roy
Arntsen, Captain Jack Munn and Albert Phelps.
With Small Boat Harbor
New Industry Coming
A Division of M & M Instru
ment Company will locate in
Brunswick County according to a
joint announcement this morning
by W. A. Powell, chairman of
the Brunswick County Resources
"Development Commission, and
James Davis, director of the
North Carolina State Ports Au
thority.
I Powell stated that the commis
sion has been working with
George Massengill, owner of
M & M Instrument Company,
and the State Ports Authority
since January.
The decision to locate a Branch
of ‘ M & M Instrument Company
in the Southport area was contin
gent on Massengill being the
successful bidder on the boat re
pair concession at the Small Boat
Harbor. He also has been grant
ed the lease for the fueling serv
ice! of the Small Boat Harbor
according to Ed Wolfe of Hum
ble Oil Company.
M & M Instrument Company
which is presently located in Ra
leigh will maintain their present
plant with the Southport branch
being an additional facility, a
part of their planned expansion
program.
On a recent visit to the South
port area Mr. and Mrs. Massen
gill stated that their plans are to
move to Brunswick county to
manage the new operation.
M & M Instrument Company
is a contract machine operation
making highly specialized parts
for various large manufacturers.
The instrument company will be
established as a separate opera
tion but will be available to handle
special work for the Boat Repair
Company, Massengill stated.
“We are delighted that we were
selected as the successful bidder
for the boat repair concession,”
(Continued On Page Three)
Time And Tide
IBBBQ B'OBBB P
The time was May 15, 1935, and the news was that a Cuban
stowaway had jumped from a ship opposit Old Brunswick in the
Cape Fear river and had swam ashore. A few hours later he
had been captured by Brunswick county officers and was being
held for imigration authorities. Members of the board of county
commissioners had approved plans for renting the Hood Building
for use as additional office space. The Peoples United Bank,
forerunner of the Waccamaw Bank and Trust Co. in Southport,
had received news of the removal of all restrictions by the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation.
The Eastern North Carolina Hospital Association was to meet
the following day in Southport; five patients had undergone operations
for appendicitis in a single day at Dosher Memorial Hospital; and
Manager G. E. Hubbard had called for candidates for the Southport
Town team to report for practice at the old ball diamond.
It was May 15, 1940, and a new method of communication had
been tried out by a visiting upstate fisherman. The late Wiley
Sholar of Greensboro had sent news of his fishing catch to his
wife at home by way of carrier pigeon. S. B. Frink had been a
member of a delegation that called on President Franklin D. Roose
velt to invite him to come to Southport on a fishing trip. This
might well have been holy week in Southport, for revival services
were in progress at three churches.
Bingo, the famous Irish Setter belonging to Mayor John
D. Eriksen, had passed on the happy hunting grounds; Crawford
Rourk had reported catching a snipe 35-miles offshore while fishing
with Capt. Barkley Tomlin aboard the Maude and Mable and there
seemed to be a general feeling that the Flower Show on the preceed
, (Continued On Page Four)
City Makes Plans
For English Group
DR. DOUGLAS R. JONES
Southport High
School Finals
The Rev. E. C. Chamblee, pas
tor of Southport Baptist Church,
will deliver the baccalaureate
sermon for the graduating class
at Southport High School Sunday
afternoon at 3 o'clock In the
school auditorium.
The Invocation will be by the
Rev. C. L. Turner, pastor of
Bethel Baptist Church; the Rev.
Charles Lancaster will read the
scripture; prayer will be by the
Rev. R. R. Knowles, pastor of
Ocean View Methodist Church;
and the benediction by the Rev.
Perry E. Whlsnant, pastor of
Antioch Baptist Church.
Dr. Douglas R. Jones, dean
of the School of Education, East
Carolina College, will be the
speaker at commencement exer
cises at Southport High School
next Wednesday evening at
8 o’clock.
The invocation will be by the
Rev. Charles Lancaster, the
speaker will be introduced by
A. Woodrow Taylor, superin
tendent of Brunswick county
schools; awards will be pre
sented by James Wolfe, chair
man of the local committee;
diplomas will be handed out by
Principal L. R. Biggerstaff and
Arthur J. Dosher, member of
the Brunswick County Board of
Education; and the benediction
will be by the Rev. E. C. Chamb
lee.
The salutatorian address will
be delivered by Brenda Jordan,
who will be presented by Cathy
Carson. The valedictory address
will be deUvered by Jerry Swain,
who will be presented by Robin
Green.
(Continued On Page Four)
Mayor Eugene Tomlinson gave
details Thursday night at the reg
ular meeting of the Southport
Board of Aldermen on a planned
people to people visit to this
North Carolina town by approxi
mately 50 citizens of Southport,
England In September of this
year.
The visit, sponsored by TWA,
will begin on Saturday, Septem
ber 25, when the English visitors
come Into Southport by bus from
Williamsburg, Virginia.
The visitors will be entertained
by a tour of the town on Saturday,
a fish fry Saturday night. On
Sunday, September 26, an old
style Anglican church service
will be given in the ruins of Old
St. Phillip’s Church at Brunswick
Town. A public reception will be
held Sunday afternoon.
In other action at the Board
meeting, Mayor Tomlinson
appointed tne xonowing commit
tees: Finance Committee, Aider
man Harold Aldridge, chairman,
with Aldermen Crawford L.
Rourk, Thomas Hoyle Dosher,
and J. A. Gilbert; Public Works
Committee, Alderman Crawford
L. Rourk, chairman, with Aider
men Pierce Horne, Thomas Hoyle
Dosher and Harold Aldridge: Spe
cial Projects Committee, Dr.
Norman M. Hornstein, chairman,
with Aldermen Pierce Horne and
J. A. Gilbert.
The board approved plans for a
television remote broadcast from
Southport on May 28 by a Wil
mington television station and
granted permission for a parade
by the Baptist Church Bible
School late in May or early in
June.
The board directed City Man
ager C. D. Pickerel to write a
letter to Ft. Bragg Special Ser
vices asked that the army find
new dockage for two military T
boats stationed at the Southport
city pier.
It was suggested that the T
boats, used by G. L fishing parties
for trips to the fishing grounds off
Frying Pan Shoals, be moved to
the new State Ports Authority
Small Boat Harbor.
A discussion on the advisiblllty
of doing away with the boat
launching facilities operated by
the city at the city pier was tabled
for future consideration.
In a move aimed at beautifying
and cleaning up the town, the
board directed the City Manager
to notify offending parties on the
access road to Southport and
along the old Yacht Basin that
city law provides penalties for
maintaining “junk yards" within
the city limits.
Funds were alloted for use by
the Little League and an adult
softball league in a summer rec
reation program and the board
voted money to buy fireworks
(Continued On Page Three)
Middleton To
Remain Mayor
At Long Beach
Mayor E. F. Middleton was
reelected to office by the Long
Beach Board of Commissioners
at the organizational meeting of
the Board on Saturday.
Bill Love was elected mayor
pro-tem.
Votes on the two offices were
taken after a motion to post
pone the organizational meeting
by Commissioner E. w. Mor
gan failed for lack of a second.
Morgan asked that the elections
be postponed due to the absence
of Commissioner Woodrow W.
Vennel.
Voting for Middleton were
Commissioners C. G. (Nick)
Coleman, E. M. Underwood, Jr.,
and Bill Love. Commissioner
Morgan abstained.
In the board contest for mayor
pro-tem, Love won over Wood
row W. Vennel, nominated by
Morgan.
Under the new Long Beach
charter, the mayor pro-tem Is
elected to serve at the pleasure
of the board, with no set term.
Oaths of office were ad
ministered to three newly elected
members: Coleman, Morgan and
Love.
Board business was concerned
largely with traffic matters. The
annual discussion of vehicles on
the strand was taken up and the
following action was taken.
The board adopted an ordinance
requiring a permit for all
vehicles driving on the strand.
The permit will cost one dollar
and will become necessary on
June 1, 1965. The ordinance
provides the standard penalty
of not more than 30 days in
jail or a $50 fine If violated.
In addition, the strand driving
permits of all violators will be
automatically revoked.
A speed limit of 20-mph has
been set on the strand and
vehicles are not permitted to
cross dunes to gain access.
Town Manager Donald Archer
recommended an overall pro
gram of traffic control of town
streets. The program, adopted
by the board, provides for im
mediate installation of stop signs
at certain Intersections on
through streets and puts into
effect several other traffic con
trols in standard useage.
Commissioner Morgan recom
mended that the town request the
State Highway Commission to
set a speed limit of 20 mph In
front of the business section
around the Long Beach Pier.
(Continued On Page Three)
Leland Finals
Begin Sunday f
Judge J. Hardie Ferguson of
Juvenile Court, New Hanover -
County, will be the speaker at *
the Leland High School graduation
exercise In the auditorium next
Wednesday night, at 8 o’clock.
Rev. Garland Bordeaux of Le
land will deliver the baccalau
reate sermon on Sunday afternoon
at 3 o’clock. Rev. Mr. Bordeaux
is pastor of White Lake Baptist
Church.
Music for both exercises will
be provided by the Leland High
School Glee Club and Mrs. Pat
ricia G. Herington, Leland.
There are 31 members of the
graduating class. The valedic
torian is Miss Sandra Narine
Russ, the salutatorian is Miss
Margaret Luen Blake.
Class mascots are Lisa Wil
liams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Tylon Williams, and Darrel Bor
deaux, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.
G. Bordeaux, both of Leland.
Tide Table
Following Is the tide
for Southport during
Hie week. These hours aaie
approximately correct and
were furnished The State
Fort Pilot through the
courtesy of the Cape Fear
Pilot’s Association.
high low
TIDE TABLE
Thursday, May 20,
10:59 A. M. 5:20 A. M.
11:26 P. M. 5:12 P. M.
Friday, May 21
11:45 A. M. 6:05 A. M.
5:58 P. M.
Saturday, May 22,
0.10 A. M. 6:54 A. M.
12:37 P. M. 6:53 P. M.
Sunday, May 28,
12:59 A M. 7:45 A. M.
1:32 P. M. 7:53 P. M.
Monday, May 24
1:52 A. M. 8:38 A. M.
2:28 P. M. 8.U5 P. M. I
Tuesday, May 25,
2:46 A M. 9:30 A. M.
3:23 P. M. 9:55 P. M.
Wednesday, May 26,
3:40 A. M. 10:20 A. M.
4:16 P. M. 10:52 P. M.