THE STATE PORT PILOT
A Good Newspaper In A Good Community
Volume 25
No. 13
8-Pages Today
SOUTHPORT, N. O WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1965
St A COPY
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
New Bank Building In Southport
COMPLETED—This is the new home of the Southport
branch of the Waccamaw Bank & Trust Co. which will
be formally opened at ceremonies starting at 3 o’clock
Saturday afternoon. Open House will be held from 3 to
7 o’clock. (CFN photo by Daniels).
Formal Opening Saturday
New Bank Building Completed Here
Formal opening of the new
building of the Waccamaw Bank
& Trust Co. In Southport will
be held Saturday afternoon from
3 to 7 o’clock with the ribbon
cutting ceremony slated as the
first feature of the afternoon’s
festivities.
On hand for this event will
be President B. L. Nesmith,
Jr., and several other officials
of the Waccamaw Bank & Trust
Co. Mayor E. B. Tomlinson and
other local dignitaries also will
be present for the occasion.
There will be a special in
ducement for the ladies to be
there in number, and to be on
time, for orchids will be
presented to the first 100 ladies
arriving. Refreshments will be
served and gifts suitable for the
occasion will be. available for all
who visit the new building.
The new bank is located at the
corner of Moore and Howe
streets and is of white masonry
construction. It features a drive
in window and has facilities for
night deposits. It is modern in
every respect and will afford
adequate working and storage
room for the growing banking
operation in Southport.
President Nesmith said to
day that officials of the Wac
camaw Bank system have been
much encouraged with recent de
velopments in Southport which
indicate that business is on the
upgrade. "We are optimistic over
the future development at South
port and are proud to have these
new facilities to aid and en
courage business growth," he
said.
William C. Love, who is ac
tive in many civic organiza
tions in Southport, is cashier
of the Southport branch of the
Waccamaw Bank & Trust Co.
He came here from Mooresville.
Other members of the staff
include Mrs. William Oberjohan,
Mrs. Clifton White and Miss
Carolyn Barbee, tellers; Mrs.
Afton Smith, note teller; Mrs.
Paul Cochran and Mrs. Jerry
Spencer, bookkeepers.
Brief Bits Of
E-NEWS-a
BIRTHDAY CALENDAR
Orders are being taken this
week for the Southport PTA
Birthday Calendar. Those who
are not contacted may call Mrs.
Bryant Potter at 457-3532 to
order a calendar or to list their
name.
CRUSADE TELECAST
The Billy Graham Nationwide
Television Crusade will be tele
cast over WWAY-TV Channel 3
Wilmington, this week, Septem
ber 9, 10,11. On Thursday night
the hour is from IP to 11 p. m.,
on Friday from 7 to 8 p. m.
and on Saturday from 7:30 to
8:30 p. m.
CLUB SPEAKER
Mrs. Fred Smith, elementary
teacher in the Wilmington City
Schools, will be the speaker at
the September meeting of the
Southport Woman’s Club Thurs
day evening at 8 o’clock in the
Community Building. Following
the meeting there will be a recep
tion honoring members of the
faculty in the Southport High
School.
Receive Diploma
GRADUATE—Two Southport boys, James F. Howard, Jr., center, and James H. Ward,
nght, receive diplomas from School of Radiologic Technology, Duke University Med
ical Center. Making the awards is Dr. Richard G. Lester, left.
Two Southport
Boys Graduate
At Med Center
Commencement exercises
were held Friday night at Duke
University for the graduates of
The School of Radiologic Tech
nology, Department of Radiology,
Duke University Medical Cen
ter, and among those being gradu
ated were James Fox Howard,
Jr., and James Harvey Ward of
Southport.
Other graduates included
Marion Mason Ahbe, Sum mitt,
New Jersey; Frances Smithson
Bass, Edenton; Mary Lynne High
tower, High Point; Katherine
Erwin Patterson, Sanford; and
Sondra Louise White, Edenton.
Professor John B. Cahoon,
Director of the School of Radio
logic Technology, Duke Univer
sity, presided. The invocation
was delivered by the Rev. L.
Bartine Sherman, Rector of St.
Phillips Episcopal Church of
Durham. Following the invo
cation Dr. George J. Baylin,
professor of Radiology, Duke
University, welcomed the gradu
ates and students of the school,
the staff and the visitors at
tending the ceremonies. Other
speeches were made by Prof.
Ralph A. Jennings, assistant di
rector of the Medical Center of
Duke University, and by Dr. John
A. Goree, associate professor
of Radiology at Duke University.
The graduating address was by
Professor James T. Cleland,
Dean of the Chapel, Duke Uni
versity.
In his address Professor Cle
land, an accomplished and well
known speaker who has substi
tuted for such personalities as
Bob Hope and Cardinal Cushman,
and who was just recently dec
orated by the Chief of Chaplains,
United States Army for his work
on behalf of the U. S. Army
throughout the world, reminded
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Following Fire
Truck Dangerous
Southport city officials are
making preparations to crack
down on those who insist upon
following fire apparatus in
response to an alarm too closely.
Violators of the new ordinance
are subject to a fine as large as
$50 or imprisonment for as long
as thirty days.
The law, which is statewide in
scope, states that it shall be
unlawful for the driver of any
vehicle other than one on of
ficial business to follow any fire
apparatus traveling in response
to a fire alarm closer than one
block, or to drive into or park
such vehicle within one block of
where the fire apparatus has
stopped to answer a fire alarm.
Outside the city limits, South
port firemen are protected by
the same laws. The only varia
tion is that the following and
parking distances are changed to
400 feet.
This city ordinance is a result
of unofficial vehicles handicapp
ing firefighting efforts in the
past. The Southport police de
Five Inducted
During August
Five Brunswick county regis
trants were inducted into the
Army in August. They were
Benjamin Leigh Blake, J. c.
Evans, Eenjamin Herman
Rogers, Jr., Bobby Lane Parker
and William R. Williams.
The local board examined 68
registrants during the month of
August. Thirty-seven regis
trants are to be examined dur
ing the month of September and
a call for two for induction has
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partment and certain firemen
have been given the authority
to give citations to those viola
ting these laws.
Affects Holiday Weekend
Betsy Threatens Area, Backs Down
Hurricane Betsy did an aboi
face Saturday and it now appear
that the Cape Fear area Is oi
of danger. However, the presenc
of the breezy lady was felt onth
Brunswick county coast.
When the dangerous tropica
storm made her way north war
to a point where there wa
uneasiness regarding the safet
of the Carolina coast, she stalled
remained stationary for 24-hour
then headed southward. Toda
(Wednesday) the full force of th
storm Is being felt in Florida
High winds caused Southpor
charter boats to stay in por
but they failed to blow awa;
the determination of pier ani
surf fishermen ortheenthusiasn
of those who rush to the be ache;
when time permits.
At no time was there any 111'
effect felt here from the storm
On Friday It appeared that so mi
of the squalls had reached thi
area, but then the weathei
cleared, and Saturday was a plea'
sant day for persons who ha<
come to the beach. The sami
conditions prevailed Sunday, ex
cept that It was a little too coo
for comfort on the beach.
Fishermen Invaded piers in
numbers slightly less than ex
pected by their operators anc
dally catches of flounder weigh
\ ing from 2-1/2-pounds to 4-1/2
f pounds, pompano, puppy drum,
spots and whiting were reported,
However, due to high winds
catches were not the size nor
mally taken.
Surf fishermen visited Bruns
wick county beaches in great
numbers and dally catches of
speckled trout were reported.
Lockwoods Folly Inlet gave up the
most fish as those fishing the
inlet*’on the outgoing tide took
speckled trout averaging 1-1/2
pounds.
The heavy surf that hampered
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-Marsh Hens To
Draw Hunters
,4 The annual migration of
(hunters to salt water marshes
\in the vicinity oi Southport will
ifie repeated again on September
EO with the opening of the marsh
hen season.
' The season will continue
through November 28 with a bag
limit of 15 and a season limit
of 30.
Marsh hen hunting is confined
to coastal marshes where the
birds hide in tall, saltwater
marsh grass. The best time
for hunting is when a full moon
high tide brings enough water
over marshes to allow skiffs to
be polled among the birds to
flush them out. The high tide at
most marsh hen hunting sites
around Southport on the first day
of the season, September 20, is
3:50 p. m.
Rail are slow about leaving
their hiding places and, when
compared to other migratory
game birds, they are slow fliers.
However, they have flight habits
that make them difficult targets.
Once a marsh hen is flushed
it will fly crazily—as if it were
intoxicated—and circle around
the area from where it was
flushed to see what caused all
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Time And Tide\
A front page story in our Issue of August 28, 1935, declared that
record prices were being paid for tobacco, and averages quote#
for succeeding days were: $26.04, $28.03, $24.63 and $24.32—
but it is well remembered that this was in the mid-thirties and
that the depression was not long past. Schools were to open that
fall on September 19.
Mr. Dave Davis of Southport owned a time-keeping machine
that had the 8-day clock backed off the boards. Her clock, brought
over from Switzerland by her father, the late L. Miller, required
winding but once each year. Efforts were being made for a cooper
ative advertising venture for promotion of Brunswick county.
A headline on our edition for August 21, 1940; ‘‘Tobacco Aver
ages 20 cents On Opening.” And the story said that farmers were
pleased with prices being paid. This was back in the days when
Mr. Wallace Moore was farming in Walden Creek, and he had
invited not only the members of the Men’s Bible Class at Trinity
Methodist Church to come out to his place for a Sunday afternoon
watermelon feast, but earlier in the day had played host to a
bunch of boys from the Sunday School class of his son, Wallace
Mary Morrison had found a Duke ring owned by John Garrett
he had lost 6 years before at Caswell Beach; the vocational agricul
ture class at Bolivia had spent the past week at Tom Brown Camp
at Bernardsville; and a 60-day duck season had been approved
for the year by the Federal Wildlife Commission.
It was August 22, 1945, and tobacco prices had stepped up con
siderably during the intervening five years. Average for the first
week of sales on the Border Belt had been $44.74 per hundred
Lewis J. Hardee had his shrimp fleet operating in Louisiana, but
his loyalty was back in North Carolina. One of his trawlers had
been named the Southport, another the Tar Heel.
Military men were returning home and were coming out of uni
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it efforts of pier and surf fisher
s men provided a source of plea
t sure for another breed of sports
e i man—the surf board enthusiast,
e Friday afternoon found a
sprinkling of surfers out on the
[ beaches. Evidently the word got
j but that the surf condition was
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Ideal for the sport because the
beach from Fort Caswell to Lock
wood Folly Inlet was heavily
populated Saturday through noon
Monday.
At one time, by actual count,
there were 48 persons surfing
at Yaupon Beach and Long Beach.
The first concentration had 17
and the second had 31,
congregated chiefly in the areas
of the two fishing piers.
The young folks enjoying this
exhilirating sport were making
the most of the turbulent rater
conditions.
Surfing At Long Beach
DARING—While Hurricane Betsy stood offshore and churned the waters of the Atlan
uc ocean, surfers had a ball at Brunswick county beaches during the past weekend.
This shot was taken from the Long Beach fishing pier while more than a dozen surfers
were in action. (CFN photo by Daniels).
Ferry Service To
Be Delayed Week
Ferry service between South
port and Fort Fisher may not
begin on October 15, the date
originally set by the N. C. High
way Commission. However, the
delay, if any, should be no more
than one week, according to Ash
ley Murphy, commissioner of
the third highway district.
Murphy explained that the pos
sible delay is due to the time
needed to make the Sea Level
ready for service on the Cape
Farm Voters
Miss Signing
On August 31, ASC Committee
Election Ballots were mailed to
every eligible voter of record in
this office. To date about 5
percent of these ballots have been
voted and returned. Of this
number a large percent do not
have the certification on the
back of the envelope signed.
Unless this certification is
signed, these ballots cannot be
counted. Therefore, community
committeemen are being urged
to contact everyone possible and
encourage them to vote and to be
sure to sign the certification on
the back of the return envelope.
“We don't expect a 100 percent
vote, but we do want it to be as
large as possible and we would
like to be able to count all that
are received," said ASC Chair
man Lonnie Evans this week.
“Those who are eligible to vote
and have not received a bal
lot can still get one by visiting
the ASCS office. We have had
many ballots returned to us un
delivered by the post-office.
These are apparently for the
wives of some of our farmers."
Where ballotts have been lost
or destroyed duplicates may be
obtained by visiting the ASCS
office, Chairman Evans said.
September 10 is the deadline for
returning ballots to the ASC of
fice at Shallotte. They will be
opened and counted publicly on
September 15.
Fear River. The vessel now
operates between Cedar Island
and Ocracoke and is scheduled
for dry dock at New Bern on
September 12. It is now feared
that more than the planned 30
days will be required to make
the Sea Level ready for river
service.
Chairman Joe Hunt and Ad
ministrator w. F. Babcock were
authorized by die commission on
September 4 to receive bids and
enter into a contract for work
on the Sea Level prior to its
October 8 meeting. The com
mission is expected to set tolls
for the crossing during its Octo
ber session.
Ivan Hardesty, engineer in
charge of the project, disclosed
that present plans call for the
Sea Level ferry to operate on a
one-hour crossing schedule until
the actual service need is
established. He disclosed that
the vessel will leave each dock—
Southport or Fort Fisher—every
two hours.
According to Hardesty, the
vessel will be manned by a crew
of five men who are to be locally
employed. The crew will train
with the present crew until they
are qualified to operate the ves
sel. A purser will remain at
the Southport dock to accept fares
from persons boarding on the
Brunswick county side and from
those disembarking from the New
Hanover county side.
News Service
Spreading Word
Newspaper clippings Indicate
that the Lower Cape Fear News
Bureau, a merchant’s organiza
tion designed to promote the
Southport, Yaupon Beach and
Long Beach area through publi
city, is beginning to make Itself
felt around the state, according
to President E. C. Blake.
A tally at the end of the first
four weeks of the bureau’s operas
tlon showed over 50 clippings
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Leland School
To Cooperate
With Courses
Leland High School, in cooper
ation with the Cape Fear Tech
nical Institute, is again making
plans to provide an Adult Educa
tion Program for residents of the
Leland School District, Principal
Rockfeller Venters announced
this week.
In recognition of the rapidly
changing conditions brought about
by the vast technological ad
vancements realized since World
War II, and of the need for a
continuing education program for
adults, designed to help keep
abreast of these changes and
be prepared to deal with the
crises that might result from
them, the Brunswick County
Board of Education has endorsed
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Tide Table
Following; is the tide table
for Southport during; the
week. These hours are ap
proximately correct and were
furnished The State Port
Pilot through the courtesy
of the Gape Fear Pilot’s As
sociation.
HIGH LOW
Thursday, September 9,
6:35 A. M. 0:49 A. M.
7:04 P. M. 12:55 P. M,
Friday, September 10,
7:14 A. M.1:28 A. M
7:40 P. M. 1:36 p. m.
Saturday, September 11,
7:51 A. M. 2:05 A. M.
8:14 P. M. 2:15 P. M.
Sunday, September 12,
8:26 A M. 2:40 A. M.
8:45 P. M. 2:54 P. M.
Monday, September 18,
9:01 A. M. 3:15 A. M
9:18 P. M. 3:32 p. ^
Tuesday, September 14,
9:39 A. M. 3:50 A. M.
9:51 P. M. 4:13 P, M.
Wednesday, September 15,
10:21 A. M. 4:28 A
10:32 P. M. 4:58 p! M.