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Brunswick County
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Volume 24
No. 52
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SOUTHPORT, N. G WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 1965
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Brunswick
County
NORTH CAROLINA
VACATION LINING
Signs Sell Brunswick
DISPLAY—Two signboards have been erected at strategic locations on U. S.
No. 17 by the Brunswick County Resources Development Commission. One is sit
uated at the junction of Highways 17-74-76 and faces northbound traffic;; The
other is north of the South Carolina line and also faces northbound travelers.
Farm Notices
Being Mailed
In Brunswick
Brunswick county farmers are
urged to be on the lookout for
their notice of measured acre
aged for their farms. The first
of these were mailed Tuesday
and others will be mailed daily
until every farmer has received
a notice.
It is important that farmers
review these notices very care
fully because if there is an excess
or deficient acreage there will
be a time limit for notifying
the ASCS Office of his intentions
regarding this acreage. In the
case of flue-cured tobacco the
time limit is 7 days from the
date of the notice. For other
crops or land uses the timelimit
is 15 days from the date of the
notice.
To disregard these timelimits
can cause a tobacco farmer to
lose eligibility for price sup
port on his entire crop, and may
well cause a farmer participat
ing in the feed grain or wheat
programs to lose his entire
diversion and price support pay
ments.
Any farmer who feels that his
acreage has not been measured
correctly can ask for a re
measurement by making a de
posit to cover the cost of this
service. If the farmer is found
to be correct and the measure
ments are wrong then the de
posit will be refunded. The cost
of remeasurement is $1 per acre
with a minimum of $8 per farm.
To dispose of excess acreage
the charge will be $5 for the
first place plus $1 for each addi
tional place the disposition is
made. The same charge will
apply for taking out or adding
on diverted acreage under the
feed grain and wheat stabilize
tion programs.
It is hoped that all farmers
will be on the look-out for these
notices and will take prompt
action where it is needed.
ENTERS LSU
Don Brown, Southport boy, has
entered summer school at LSU
at Baton Rouge, La., where he
will be a student this fall. He
graduated with honors Friday
night at New Hanover High School.
LADIES NIGHT
Dr. M. H. Rourk of shallotte,
director of Lions International,
will be the speaker at the Ladies
Night program in Southport on
June 17. New officers will be
Installed at this meeting.
YARD OF MONTH
Mrs. Thomas St. George and
Miss Marlon St. George have
been honored by the Southport
Garden Club with the selection of
their home for "Yard of the
Month" for June in Southport.
BENEFIT FISH FRY
The Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church
will sponsor a benefit fish fry
supper Saturday at Garland Var
nam’s Landing from 5 to 9 p. m.
Homemade cakes and pies will
also be on sale. All proceeds
go to the New Church Buildlr^
Fund.
Southport Artist
Exhibits Paintings
An exhibition of paintings and
drawings by Gilliam Hornsteinof
Southport, will be shown at St,
John’s Gallery in Wilmington
through July 5. The exhibition was
opened at a reception held in
honor of the artist on Tuesday
evening.
This exhibit marks Mrs. Horn
stein’s fourth one man show.
A large selection of work in oils
and graphic media, among them
some of her prize winning works
are Included. Other one man ex
hibitions by Mrs, Hornstein were
shown in Wilmington at the Ar
tist’s Gallery during 1961, in Ra
leigh at the Garden Gallery and in
Greensboro at the Attic Gallery
during 1964.
A self-taught artist, Mrs.
Homstein began painting in 1960.
In 1961, one of her drawings war
accepted in the N. C. Annual
Artists Exhibition at the N. C.
Museum of Art. Also in 1961,
she won the Ethel Parker Cup
for the best oil painting in the
N. C. Federation of Women’s
Clubs Annual Exhibition, and
was presented the first prize in
graphics in the first annual South
port Arts Festival.
In 1962, Mrs. Hornstein be
came an exhibiting member with
the N. C. Associated Artists, and
was represented in their 1962
63 traveling show and has shown
in their Invitational exhibitions.
Paintings by Mrs. Hornstein
were accepted in the 1962-63
and 1963-64 N. C. Annual Ar
tists Exhibitions at the N. C.
Museum of Art and were included
in the traveling shows from these
exhibitions. “The Light And The
Dying”, an oil painting by Mrs.
Hornstein, which was shown in
1963-64 N. C. Artists Exhibition
is now in the permanent collection
at the State Art Museum in
Raleigh.
Other honors received by Mrs.
Hornstein Include the Best In
Show Award (1963) and the
Graphics Cup Award (1964) in the
Southport Arts Festival, first
prize for drawing in the Lower
Cape Fear Exhibition (1963) held
at Wilmington College, and the
S. Clay Williams Cup for the best
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Lincoln Gym
Is Dedicated
Dedication of the Lincoln High
school gymtorium was held
Thursday night with Frank Toli
ver, supervisor of North Carolina
secondary schools, as the prin
cipal speaker. He was introduced
by Principal J. F. Clemmons.
Following the opening song,
“America” the invocation was
given by the Rev. Ervin Pellom.
Greetings were extended by
James Thompson, chairman of
the Brunswick County Board of
Education.
The history of Lincoln High
School was given by Mrs. Viola
M. Thomas and this was fol
lowed by a choral selection by
The girl’s chorus “Give Ear
Unto My Prayer”. Following the
address by the speaker, this
group also sang "God So Loved
The World”.
Announcements were made and
guests were Introduced by w. N.
Williams, assistant super
intendent of Brunswick county
schools and the benediction was
by Edison Moore, chairman of the
Lincoln school committee.
MRS. GILLIAM HORNSTEIN
Senior Citizens
Loan Available
Elderly people, If they live
In rural areas, need not give up
the idea of building, buying or
repairing their homes on credit.
This word comes from Parks
C. Fields, Farmers Home Ad
ministration County Supervisor,
serving Brunswick county.
Fields said citizens who are
62-years and over, living in a
rural community of 2,500 or
less, may be eligible for a 33
year loan bearing 4 percent in
terest to buy an older home or
build a new one.
The FHA supervisor said
elderly residents may also be
eligible for smaller loans for
home repairs.
He pointed out the increasing
demand in small towns for rental
units designed to meet the housing
needs for older folks.
The Farmers Home Ad
m inistr ation can loan direct funds
to non-profit organizations for
construction of senior citizen
rental housing units designed for
Independent living.
Funds for construction of
senior citizen rental housing
units may also be provided by
private investors with FHA guar
anteeing repayment.
This fiscal year through April
30 Farmers Home Administra
tion had advanced $5,586,876 to
senior citizens for construction,
buying and repairing of indivi
dual homes. The total loaned
is up 17 percent over a similar
period last fiscal year.
Over 1,200 elderly people in
the 30 states, Puerto Rico and
the Virgin Islands were able to
get loans tor new or improved
housing through the senior citi
zen rural housing program of
Farmers Home Administration.
Another $1,248,510 was ad
vanced by the U. S. Department
of Agriculture agency tor the
construction of rental housing
units for senior citizens dur
ing the same period, July 1,
1964 through April 30, 1965.
“Farmers Home Administra
tion’s senior citizen housing
loan program offers citizens,
62-years and older, an op
portunity to have housing suited
to their needs in the community
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Assembly Will
Begin Summer
Session Monday
The first program of the North
Carolina Baptist Assembly at
Fort Caswell will get underway
Monday, commencing a busy
schedule that will end on
August 21.
Known as “The Assembly By
the Sea,’’ the conference center
serves the members of the Bap
tist churches in all parts of
North Carolina.
The summer program opens
with the Junior and Intermedi
ate Girls’ Auxiliary camp from
June 14 through .June 19. The
Young Women’s Auxiliary camp
will begin June 21 and close
June 26. S
From July 28 through July 3,
a Training Union Conference
will be held. The period from
July 5 through July 10 will be
given over to Sunday School
Week and Junior Choir camp.
The Church Music Conference
is scheduled July 12-17. Two
Training Union conferences are
planned, the first from July 19
to July 24, and the second begin
ning July 26 and ending July 31.
A Royal Ambassador camp
will be held Aug. 2-7. August 6
through the eighth will be de*
...voted to a staff retreat.
From Aug. 9 to Aug. 14, a
second Royal Ambassador
camp will be conducted. The
North Carolina Baptist Assera
bly will conclude its summer
program with the Youth Confer
ence Aug. 16-21.
The property of the North Car
olina Baptist Assembly consists
of 248 acres of land located on
the tip of Oak Island.
In 1949, North Carolina Bap
tists bought Fort Caswell. The
purchase price was $86,000. The
total investment in land and
building is -now estimated at
about $150,000. The personal
property has a value almost
equal to the amount invested iB
real estate.
Approval Of '
Eagles Island J
Bill Delayed
Representative Odell William
son’s bill to create the Bruns
wick-New Hanover Maritime
Commission for the develop
ment of Eagles Island hit a tem
porary roadblock Tuesday when a
request was made for postpone
ment to allow for amendment.
There were expressions of
concern over some of the broad
powers couched in the bill, and
fear was expressed that passage
in its present form might lead to
a rash of other “commission”
bills.
However, it appeared that
amendments would not be drastic
and eventual passage of the leg
islation appears to be assured.
Williamson said he had been
Informed of the pending amend
ments during Hie lunch break
Tuesday. He said he had agreed
to meet with senators Wednesday
morning and discuss with them
whatever amendments might be
proposed.
Williamson said he did not
think any amendments which
might be Introduced today (Wed
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mm
Big Haul Of Bull Dolphin
GAMEFISH—This spectacular catch of dolphin was brought in last week by a
party from Dunn, headed by Joe Ruark, lower left, a Southport native. They
were out with Capt. Hoyle Dosher, upper right, aboard the Idle On IV. At the top
of the picture with Capt. Dosher are Dr. Belmont Kitrell and Mr. Craig. With
Ruark is Leo Dowling, and standing at the right of the fish rack are the Black
brothers. (Photo by Dosher).
School Board
Sends In Plan
For Compliance
Members of the Brunswick
County Board of Education gave
unanimous approval Tuesday
night to a plan to be submitted
to the U. S. Office of Education
to meet the requirements of
* “General Statement of Policies:
Under Title VI of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964 Respecting Desegre
gation of Elementary and
Secondary Schools",
•nV The work of—adapting ...this,
formula to the Brunswick county
school situation will be under
taken when the board is informed
whether its proposal has been
accepted.
The remainder of a lengthy
session was devoted to consid
eration of the 1965-66 budget,
with some discussion given to
use of School Bond money avail
able for construction in Bruns
wick county.
Drivers Education was dis
cussed and the board directed
that more efficiency be introduc
ed into the program in order
that all eligible students be
qualified under the program as
soon as possible. O. K. Bel
lamy moved that the board au
thorize the purchase of two addi
tional driver education cars for
an expanded summer program.
This was seconded by Homer
Holden and carried unanimously.
Supt. Taylor advised the board
that he had discussed the voca
tional teacher allotment with Mr.
Bates but there had not yet been
^ a final decision in the matter.
Arthur J. Do she r moved that
gutters and downspouts be in
stalled over the front and side
entrances of the B. C. H. S.
Gym. This was seconded by
Bellamy and carried by a un
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Time And Tide
It was June 5, 1935, and Miss Annie May Woodside had just
been elected Superintendent of Brunswick County Schools, succeed
ing R. E. Sentelle. Members of the board of county commissioners
had voted to discontinue the office of Home Demonstration agent,
and in so doing had called down the wrath club women and 4-H
members. It was good news that State highway forces were resur
facing a portion of the Southport-Wilmington road.
Something of a record must have been set in Recorder’s court
that week, for although a session had been held, there had been
no convictions. Wilhelm Schmidt, who had been fishing here for
several months, was back in port after spending two days and
nights at sea in a boat with a disabled motor. In the advertising
section there' appeared an eye-catching illustration for lingerie,
with nightgowns a specialty of the house at Ruark’s, 49? and 98?.
The time was June 5, 1940, and the late R. C. St. George had been
endorsed for the post of District Commander, American Legion; and
his picture was on the front page. Also on page 1 was a photo of
the late Governor J. Melville Broughton, who had received official
word of his nomination. The new 76-foot yacht of Frank O. Sher
rill, owner of Bald Head island, was due here, and there was a
suggestion that he might be coerced into basing the craft at South
port.
Local tennis players were making daily pilgrimages over to
Caswell to use the cement court, one of three hard playing sur
faces in Brunswick; it was reported that the finger that had been
completely severed from the hand of Dudlev Sutton. Southport
youngster, had healed after being sewn back on by a local surgeon,
and the report from Bald Head Island was that early truck crops
were ready for harvest.
A headline in our issue for June 6, 1945 proclaimed; “District
Fire Tractor Saves Thousands of Acres”. The people of Brunswick
were growing more and more fire protection conscious. Another
front page story reported that Cpl. Audie Phelps had lost 17-lbs
while being held a prisoner of war. The developers of Long Beach
announced that they were prepared for a banner season, with a post
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Seeking Exhibits
For Heritage Show
THOMAS J. HARRELSON
Harrelson On
Job In Italy
Thomas J. Harrelson of South
port, student at Horton's Busi
ness School of the University of
Pennsylvania, is spending two
months this summer in Bologna,
Italy, where he is working in a
bank as a part of his business
training.
This is a particularly pleasant
assignment tor the Southport boy,,
who interrupted his undergrad
uate study at University of North
Carolina to spend one year in
Rome where he attended the Uni
versity of Rome. This was dur
ing the time that his uncle, Dr,
Walter Harrelson, was in that
city on a teaching fellowship.
Harrelson will return to the
Philadelphia school in the fall
and will be the recipient of a
$500 scholarship. He earned this
by making all - A’s one semes
ter and placing on the dean’s
list for both sessions.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Fan Harrelson of Southport and
the grandson of the late Sheriff
and Mrs. I. D. Harrelson.
Primary Grades
Books Available
Books tor supplemental read
ing in the prim ary grades are now
available through all facilities of
the Brunswick County Library
service, according to Mrs. Bar
bara L. Gainey of the Southport
junior Woman’s Club.
Mrs. Gainey, Education Chair
man of the Club which is sponsor
ing this project, says that it is de
signed to make available books
recommended by teachers for re
medial summer reading in the
first 3 grades ^f school.
A limited number of pre
primers and primers have been
purchased and are available, on
request, through the public li
braries in Southport and Shallotte
and on the Bookmobile. Parents
and children should ask tor the
"summer readers for primary
grades*’, as these books will not
be on the regular shelves of
children’s books, included in the
groups are the Cowboy Sam,
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Residents of Brunswick County
are urged to exhibit family heir
looms at a Heritage Show to be
held in Southport on July 3-4.
Mrs. James C. Bowman, chair
man of the Fine Arts Committee,
Southport Woman’s Club, sponsor
of the show, states that entries
last year were confined prin
cipally to residents of Southport.
The club Is anxious to have all
sections of Brunswick county
represented oils year, she says.
Items desired for exhibition
are antique furniture, jewelry,
silver, china, clocks, bric-a
brac and souvenirs of military
conflicts prior to World War
I. Letters, papers and documents
dating from the colonial and
revolutionary periods would be
particularly interesting; as would
items concerning a family mem
ber’s direct participation in the
Civil War.
Emphasis is being placed on
family heritages, and the Fine
Arts Committee hopes that long
time residents of Brunswick
county will share their family
treasures by participation in the
Heritage Show.
In order that the historical or
genealogical significance of
entries may be fully appreciated,
it is requested that a card or
paper be submitted with each
item. Information requested is
the age of the item, its exact
name, person to whom it now
belongs and a brief history of
it, if available. This informa
tion may be written in longhand
or typewritten.
All entries fOr the show should
be mailed or delivered in per
son to Mrs. Bryant Potter, chair
man, Exhibits Committee, 210
Brunswick Street, P. O. Box
267, Southport. In the event
exhibitors are unable to deliver
or mail their entries, Mrs. Potter
will make transportation avail
able. She may be reached either
by mail or by telephone at South
port 457-3582. Mrs. Potter will
be responsible for the safe re
turn of all entries. A guard
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Miss Brunswick
In Charlotte
Sandra Corbett, Miss Bruns
wick County, is in Charlotte this
week competing in the Miss North
Carolina Pageant.
This morning the 20-year-old
Leland beauty made the AP re
lease with the statement that this
is her first visit to the Queen
City. She confessed to having
butterflies but protested that she
is not afraid of the competition
which she faces through the
coming week.
Tne five foot eight inch, 130
pound county title winner is ex
pected to make a good showing
in the statewide contest, accord
ing to Mrs. Shirley Ward, local
pageant director who will accom
pany Miss Corbett to Charlotte.
Miss Corbett, who played the
piano in the Miss Brunswick
contest, has elected to dance in
the talent competition, she has
been attending the Betty cress
Studio in Wilmington and has
been practicing a performance
to the lauded tune “Tequilla”.
This dance she is expected to do
in Charlotte with a professional
touch.
Set Up Funds
To Construct
Keepers House
By REP. ODELL WILLIAMSON
The most Important piece of
legislation that passed the Gen
eral Assembly this past week was
the appropriations bill. There
was a lot of people who were in
terested In knowing what was in
this bill. The State employees
were waiting to see whether or
not the money for their 10 per
cent pay raise was Included. Of
course, I am glad to report that
this has been taken care of, plus
a 10 percent Increase for the
school bus county mechanics. The
bill also provided for the funds to
carry out the Governor’s rec
ommended increase for the
school teachers.. This appro
priations bill provided for the
most money being spent of any
appropriations bill that has ever
passed the General Assembly.
I was able to get an appro
priation of $15,000 for a resi
dence building at Brunswick
Town, with the contract being
let this coming week for the -
museum building, it should not
be very long before a contract
can be let for the attendants
quarters. These two build
ings should do a lot toward mak
ing Brunswick Town a fine at
traction for helping promote
more tourists In our area.
This past week the House killed
a Senate bill that would have
required a person between the
ages of sixteen and eighteen to
have at least a ninth grade edu
cation prior to the time he could
take the driving license test.
The sponsors of tills measure
contended that this was a safety
measure, plus It would help to
keep this group In school. The
opponents to this bill contended
that we already have our school
laws and that if a person could
not pass the ninth grade and could
pass the driving license exam,
there was no need of penaltlzing
this person for that. If by getting
his driver’s license he could
help his father or family, he
should be able to do so. This was'
my feeling on the matter, and
I help kill the bill. :
The bill setting up the Bruns-'‘-V,#
wick and New Hanover Maritime
Commission for the purpose of
promoting Eagles Island as an
industrial area ran into quite a
bit of opposition In the Senate
from the Committee of One Hun
dred In Wilmington, but as of this
time the bill has now been ap
proved by the Senate committee,
and I expect it will have passed
prior to the time you have read
this article.
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More Bids On
Ferry Project
Bids for the dredging of slips
and approach channel on both
sides of the Cape Fear river for
the ferry from Southport to Fort
Fisher were scheduled to be
opened today (Wednesday) in Ra
leigh.
The Highway Commission also
has advertised for bids for the
construction of ferry docks on the
east bank of the Cape Fear river
at Federal Point and on the west
bank of the Cape Fear river at a
point about 2 miles above South
port.
During the past few days there
has been some speculation re
garding possible delay in Inaugu
rating ferry service across the
lower Cape Fear river, but the
report Tuesday was that all ac
tivities in this connection will go
on as scheduled, with completion
possible sometime during the
early fall.
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 Gape Fear
Pilot’s Association.
TIDE tari.b IX>W
Thursday, June 10,
4:53 A. M. 11:16 A. M.
5:34 P. M. 11:57 P. M.
Friday, June 11,
5:41 A. M. 12:00 A. M.
6:21 P. M.
Saturday, June 12,
6:28 A. M. 0:44 A. M.
7:04 P. M. 12:44 P. M.
Sunday, June IS,
7:11 A. M. 1:28 A. M.
7:45 P. M. 1:25 P. M.
Monday, June 14,
7:52 A. M. « 2:10 A. M.
8:24 P. M. 2:05 P. M.
Tuesday, June 15,
8:32 A. M. 2:51 A. M.
9:02 P. M. 2:44 P. M.
Wednesday, June 16,
9:10 A. M. 3:30 A. M.
9:38 P. M. 3:23 P. M.