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Volume 25
No. 21
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SOUTHPORT, N. G WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1965
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PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
Inspectors To j
Advise About
Oyster Leases
All persons Interested In ob
taining oyster leases should first
see Inspectors of the Commercial
Fisheries Division of the State
Department of Conservation and
Development, Dr. David A.
Adams, State Fisheries Com
missioner, said today.
Dr. Adams, noting that the State
Board of Conservation and
Development at Its recent meet
ing In Washington, N. C. approved
a program calling for establish
ment of public oyster manage
ment areas throughout the State’s
coastal areas, said Inspectors
have been furnished with charts
showing areas proposed for
management of oysters for
public use.
In accordance with the new
policy, Dr. Adams said, areas
proposed to be leased by private
oystermen must lie outside the
boundaries of the proposed oyster
management areas shown on the
charts, and must meet all condi
tions required by law. Adams
emphasized the new program
does not affect oyster leases al
ready granted.
Sometime after Jan. 1, 1966,
the Commercial and Sports Fish
eries Advisory Board will re
view these areas and recommend
any additions, deletions, or other
changes it feels are in the best
interests of the conservation the
State’s marine and estuarine re
sources, Adams said.
After considering the recom
mendations of the advisory board,
he added, the C&D Board will
then designate the final oyster
management area boundaries at a
later date.
Baptists Hold
Annual Meeting
The Annual Brunswick Baptist
Association was held Oct. 20-21.
The first day was at Elah Bap
tist Church with Rev. Perry
Whistnant preaching the annual
sermon. Reports were giveriT5$?~
Miss Annie May Woodside, Mrs.
Norman King and Frank Lennon.
The State Convention represent
atives made talks on Hos
pitals, Childrens Homes and
Biblical Recorder. Rev. Roger
Branch challenged members to
be our ownselves in our own
Era of Civilization. Dr. E. L.
Spivey, Dr. McGee, Supt. Vernon
Sparrow and Clyde Davis gave
definite goals and revealing re
ports of convention work.
On the second day the meeting
was held at Supply Baptist
Church. This day was taken up
with budget, constitution and
various reports. Dr. Carlyle
Campbell and Rev. Fred Nor den
brought the messages. Tim
Corbitt, Sam Corbitt, E. J. Pre
vatte and Mrs. Margaret Mc
Rackan, associational mission
ary, brought their annual reports.
Mrs. Ressle Whatley and Rev.
Arvell Crawford brought the
budget and constitution reports.
Kirby Sullivan, moderator, was
reelected and Eldrldge Ludlum
was re-elected clerk. Rev. Fred
Nor den is the new treasurer
replacing the only treasurer the
association ever had, Mrs. Res
sle Whatley.
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Brief Bits Of
■NEWS
BAKE SALE
The Southport Home Dem
onstration Club will have a bake
sale on Saturday beginning at 9
a. m. between the post office and
Leggett’s.
DR. HALL COMING
Dr. Frank B. Hall from Wil
mington will teach the Book of
Acts at Trinity Methodist Church
Thursday beginning at 5:30 p. m.
A covered dish dinner will be
served and the public is invited.
ATTENDS MEETING
Mrs. Carol Willis represented
the Town of Long Beach at the
56th Annual Convention of the
N. C. League of Municipalities in
Asheville this past week. Mrs.
Willis was accompanied by her
husband, Walton Willis.
GRANGE MEETING
Robert Caldwell, son of the
present State Grange Master,
will be the speaker at a special
Grange meeting Tuesday night
in the Town Creek Grange Hall.
The public is invited to attend.
SUFFERS INJURY
Capt. Arthur J. Dosher re
ceived painful injuries Wednes
day when a boat he was helping
load on a trailer fell and struck
him on his leg. He is recuper
ating at his home near south
port.
Portrait Honors BEMC Executive
Dr. E. D. Bishop, .left, is joined by Dennis Anderson of Fair Bluff member of
board of directors of Brunswick Electric Membership Corporation, on presenta
tion of portrait of Dr. Bishop at annual meeting here Friday. Portrait honors
Dr. Bishop for 25 years of service to BEMC.—(Elgie Clemmons photo).
Achievement Of
4-H Members Is
To Be Honored
Brunswick County’s 4-H Clubs
will hold their annual achieve
ment program Thursday 7:30
p. m. at the Agricultural Ex
tension Building in Supply, an
nounced Burnette Coleman,
assistant agriculture extension
~agent,- - ,■. ■~ ■ »,
“The theme for this year’s
program is ‘Learning for Living’
which will be carried out through
out the decorations being plan
ned by Mrs. Eva Gray, Ocean
Isle Club leader, Mrs. Betty
Cheers, Better Youth leader, and
A. F. Martin, extension agent.
Registration for all exhibits
will begin Thursday morning with
Miss Nell Ree Galloway and Miss
Barbara Knowles at the entrance
desk. All exhibits are expected
at the Exhibit Hall by 11:30
a. m. Thursday for the judges
final view. Winning Exhibits of
Blue Ribbons will go to the Star
News Annual Show, November 20
at Brogden Hall.
"The 4-H boys and girls will
have charge of the entire
program this year, which is a
change from the previous years.
Linda Cheers, Better Youth Club,
will talk on "Electric Congress;”
Richard Jones, Busy Bees, will
talk on "Forestry Camp,” Don
Evans, Ash Community Club,
"Citizenship Short Course in
Washington, D. C., and Jimmy
Gray, Ocean Isle, “Wildlife
Camp.”
Installation of officers for 1966
will be performed by Mrs. Mary
Earp, Brunswick Home Demon
stration Council president.
Awards, special awards, cer
tificates and pins will be awarded
the 4-H boys and girls, leaders,
and outstanding community spon
sors of the 4-H work, said Cole
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Child Fatally
Injured Sunday
A 4-year-old child became
Brunswick county’s 12th highway
fatality of the year when Donald
Simmons, Jr., died at James
Walker Memorial Hospital of in
juries sustained when he was
struck by a car shortly after noon
on Highway No. 17 2 miles north
of Shallotte.
The car which struck the child
was driven by Ernest Clemmons,
but investigating officers ruled
the accident unavoidable and no
charges were brought. Investi
gation was made by Patrolman
G. C. Howell and Brunswick
County Coroner Lowell Bennett.
The child was the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Donald Simmons who
formerly lived near Southport.
Final rites will be held Tues
day at 3;30 p. m. at Oak Grove
Baptist Church by the Revs.
George C. Smith and Orville
Crawford, with burial in the
church cemetery.
Survivors include his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. Sim
mons, Sr. of Supply; two broth
ers, Jimmy and Jammy, both of
the home; paternal grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Simmons of
Bolivia; and the maternal grand
mother, Mrs. Lula Hewett of
Supply.
Lennon Urges Active interest
Progress Noted
At REA Meeting
Baptists Set
Note Burning ...
The congregation of Southport
Baptist Church will have a
note-burning ceremony at the
conclusion of the morning wor
ship hour Sunday celebrating the
retirement of all indebtedness on
the pastorium which is located at
112 N. Frink Drive. The home is
presently occupied by the pastor
and wife, Rev. and Mrs. G. C.
Chamblee. It was constructed
in 1959 and the final payment
was made on October 9 of this
year. It is valued at about $25,000.
The present membership is 440
and this past church year mem
bers gave to all causes local and
world-wide nearly $20,000.
Relax Credit 5
Help To FHA
More than a million people
in rural America may benefit
from an expansion in financial
support for rural community fa
cilities and family farms
authorized by recent legislation,
Parks C. Fields, Farmers
Home Administration county su
pervisor for Brunswick, said this
week.
Private investors will provide
the bulk of the funds on an in
sured basis through USDA’s
Farmers Home Administration.
The legislation signed into law
by President Johnson on Oc
tober 7:
Authorizes an increase from
$200 to $450 mUlloninthe Farm
ers Home Administration’s abil
ity to insure loans in any one
year for rural community fa
cilities including water supply
and waste disposal systems, and
for the development and purchase
of family farms.
Provides, for the first time,
this type of credit for rural waste
disposal systems.
Authorizes, for the first time,
grants to supplement this type
of credit for rural water and
waste disposal systems. Grant
authority may not exceed 50 per
cent of the construction of a pro
ject nor a total of $50 million
a year.
Authorizes, for the first time,
grants totaling $5 million a year
for comprehensive planning of
water and sewage systems.
Increases from 2,500 to 5,500
the size of towns eligible for such
assistance.
Increases from $1 to $4 million
the maximum size of a loan, or
a combination loan and grant for
water supply of waste disposal
systems.
The county supervisors of the
Farmers Home Administration
serving the 100 counties in North
Carolina are being notified to ac
cept applications under the ex
panded credit authorities. Grant
assistance will not be available
until funds are appropriated by
Congress.
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The bringing of electricity to
rural areas is the greatest thing
that has happened in our life
time, some 3,000 people were
told at the annual meeting JFri-^
day of the Brunswick . Electric
Membership Corporation at
Smith’s warehouse.
And the wonderful thing about
it* all, declared, Rep. Alton Len
non, the women have a greater
appreciation for power on the
farm and in the farm home than
the men.
Lennon spoke briefly midway
the two hour session marked with
the singing of oldtime hymns
with Bob Hodges leading the sing
ing and Marion Martin at the
organ. The Columbus county
band, under Hodges’ direction
gave a concert at the opening
phase while members got settled
for other events on the program.
The Seventh District congress
man admonished his audience
to attend meeting and take a part
in their co-operative for “you
must realize you are borrowing
money at 2 per cent and the
federal government is paying up
wards of 4 per cent for the
money.”
He said members “ought to
appreciate what the federal gov
ernment is doing for you while
the rest of the taxpayers take up
the difference.”
Dr. E. D. Bishop, executive
director, said attendance at the
Friday meeting was the lowest
of any in the past 15 years.
Dr. Bishop, heading the co-op
erative since its inception some
25 years ago and now not in the
best of health, was presented
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Time ^4jm/ Tide
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A front page write-up in our edition for October 30, 1935, re
counted the tale of a marathon swim made by Lee Greer of white
ville from Southport to Wilmington. There also was a report
of the annual Brunswick Baptist Association meeting.
Local shrimpers had made a big haul on Monday of that week;
a suggestion had been made to change the name of the Bruns
wick County Hospital at Southport to "J. Arthur Dosher Me
morial Hospital"; and Lt. Ralph Glenn had reported as command
er of the local CCC Camp.
Members of the Outdoor Writers of America had been to South
port and Brunswick county for a meeting. This was reported in
our issue for October 30, 1940. One of their members who had
attracted particular attention was Capt. O. L. Hawk, fishing ex
pert and trick fly caster. This was big news, but an announce
ment of even greater moment was that the Brunswick selective
Service Board had listed serial numbers for all registrants and
were getting ready to make their first draft.
This was also the week before the General Election, and since
it was a year for the presidential election, there was considerable
activity and excitement in Brunswick. An old time fiddler convention
was slated at Bolivia; the N. C. Board of Conservation and De
velopment had scheduled a meeting here; and a 2-months dry
spell still was unbroken in Brunswick.
A Southport girl, Jane Shannon, was shown admiring a half-mil
lion dollar collection of jewels which had been recovered following
the surrender of the Germans. The rer son she was in Frankfurt, <
Germany? The year was 1945 and Jan? was a Technichian - 5 in
the WAC. It was the last day of October of this last year of World
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Approval Is
Given County
School Plan
Brunswick county’s plan for
compliance with the Civil Rights
Act was approved on October 27
by the U. S. Office of Education
as confirmed in a letter from
the u. S. Commissioner of Edu
cation to Superintendent W. N.
Williams.
According to Williams the lo
cal plan was drawn up in con
formity with federal regulations
but a delay In approval resulted
when a complaint was lodged with
the Commissioner of Education.
“The complaint filed against
the board of education several
grievances” said Williams, "but
the main source of difficulty
seems to have resulted from the
fact that a number of negro stu
dents asked to be reassigned
to their former schools after
their names were published in
local newspapers.”
The board of education publish
ed the names of all students
who were assigned to schools
other than the one they attended
the previous year. The super
intendent explained that the
names were published because
his office was not adequately
staffed to send out individual
notices within the necessary time
limit.
“There was some feeling as
expressed in the complaint filed
with the Commissioner of Edu
cation that publication of the
names of negro students assigned
to previously all white schools
may have resulted in intimidating
some students to ask for re
assignment,” Williams said.
“I feel that primarily, how
ever, the complaint was a result
of our Plan not having been
thoroughly explained to the citi
zens of toe county. A great deal
of incorrect information was cir
culated during toe summer
months. Which resulted in a num
ber of misunderstandings.”
As a condition to approval of
Brunswick County’s plan for
compliance, the Board of Educa
tion is required to reopen reg
istration for a two week period
to students who requested re
assignments after their names
were published. ^
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Bookmobile To
Add New Stops
Effective Thursday, Nov.
11, three additional stops are
being added to the Hickman’s
Crossroad route of the Bruns
wick County Bookmobile. Mrs.
Esther G. Robinson, bookmobile
librarian, states that the new
stops at Seaside, Sunset Beach
and Grlssettown are being made
at the request of adults in these
areas who wish to use this free,
county-wide book service.
The established schedule for
the Hickman’s Crossroad route
has been changed to fit the new
stops in. Readers on this route
are urged to check the schedule
in county newspapers for correct
time of bookmobile stops.
Additon of the new stops brings
to a total of 52 the number of dif
ferent places in Brunswick county
having regularly scheduled book
mobile service. There is no
charge for borrowing books from
thg bookmobile. This service is
provided free with funds pro
vided by the board of county com
missioners.
Brunswick Voters Give ;
Backing To Road Bonds
-Unofficial Election Returns—
ROAD BONDS COURT
YES NO YES NO
HOODS CREEK 35 12 29 17
LELAND 103 13 53 48
TOWN CREEK 114 29 86 50
BOLIVIA 113 17 88 31
30UTHO0RT '±1 187 10 162 29
SOUTHOORT 47 169 18 161 22
OAK ISLAND 118 3 108 18
MOSQUITO 40 7 24 21
SUPPLY 66 40 54 44
SECESSION 64 15 42 31
SHALLCTTE 82 27 60 37
FRYING PAN 127 9 HI 22
GRIS SETTOWN 66 18 40 * 30
- . . • -
SHINCLETREE 50 20 34 30
LONGWOOD 25 Q 21 12
ASH 48 46 29 63
(jlACCAMAW ; . 19 21 13 ' 25
EXUM '4^40:4 . 24 ' 16 .,17 . 20
“ TOTALS 14/19 339 1150 550
KEEP
SOUTHPORT
CLEAN
Helps With Clean • Up
CAMPAIGN—The week of November 6-13 has
been proclaimed by Mayor E. B. Tomlinson as Clean
up Week In Southport, a project that is being- sup
ported by the Junior Woman’s Club. Frank Hardy is
shown here depositing- trash in a convenient contain
er, a practice which will help keep Southport clean
and attractive. (CFN Photo)
County Teacher
Receives Honor
Mrs. Eva Deanes Gray, home
economics teacher at Shallotte
Sigh School, has been selected
to receive one of four 4-H alumni
recognition awards presented to
former club members in recog
nition of outstanding career and
iubllc service accomplishments.
Mrs. Gray, who formerly
aught in the Southampton County,
/a., school system is a 4-H
idult leader in Brunswick county.
She also serves as a Girl Scout
eader and Sunday School teacher.
Other recipients include Com
missioner of Agriculture Jim
3raham; Hilton Carlton, Wilson,
issistant vice president, First
Jnlon National Bank; and Mrs.
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MRS. EVA DEANES GRAY
Brunswick county voters added
their overwhelming approval to
the $300-million Road Bond Issue
and the Court Amendment in the
general election Tuesday as both
issues carried by a wide margin
on the State Level.
Here in Brunswick the vote was
light, just as It was throughout
the State, but the Road Bonds
had 1,449 in favor to 339 against;
the courts issue had 1,150 for
to 550 against.
In the State the Road Bond
vote was 242,421 for to 76,911
against; the courts vote was 222,
707 for, 79,914 against.
The Road Bond Issue was ap
proved In 16 of the 18 Bruns
wick county precincts, losing only
at Waccamaw where die vote was
19 for and 21 against. It has
a narrow brush at Ash precinct,
where It won by only a 2-vote
margin, 48046.
The Court Amendment failed to
carry In three precincts. It was
defeated 29-63 at Ash, 13-25
at Waccamaw and 17-20 at Exum.
Percentagewise, the best vote
was at Oak Island precinct, where
the count was 188 for and 8 against
road bonds; 108 for and 18 against
the amendment.
Bolivia also had a big per
centage vote, with 113 approving
the bond issue to 17 opposed,
and 88 for the amendment to 31
against.
Absence of local Issues and a
feeling that both propositions
probably would be approved over
whelmingly affected the light
turn-out of voters.
Baptists Hear
Former Pastor
More than 75 people represent
ing 10 churches of the Brunswick
Association’ Joined' In Uie study*11^1**
of mission opportunities for
Southern Baptists In the country
of Brazil Friday night.
Speaking ot the current politi
cal situation the Rev. Herbert
M. Baker of Denton, teacher of
the class, stated that a benign
dictatorship such as the one under
Humberto Castello Branco was
far better for the people of Brazil
than a corrupt democracy. The
Rev. Mr. Baker is well acquainted
with the country of Brazil, having
grown up there, the son of
Southern Baptist Missionaries.
He came to the U. S. after
graduating from high school.
Since that time he has made many
return trips to Brazil, the latest
trip begin in the spring of 1965
when he took part in the
Evangelistic Crusade.
The Rev. and Mrs. Baker also
have sponsored a number of
Brazilian young people who have
come to the United States to study
in various colleges.
Currently they are helping Dr.
Austlclinio de Abren, a Baptist
surgeon of equatorial Brazil, to
raise funds to equip and occupy
a 75-bed hospital in Fortaleza,
Brazil. When completed the hos
pital will be the first Baptist
hospital in all Brazil.
Rev. E. C. Chamblee of the
Southport Baptist Church, gave a
challenge to each person present
to help these people in their
struggle for their hospital.