THE STATE PORT PILOT
A Good Newspaper In A Good Community
Volume 25
No. 27
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY;
8-Pages Today
SOUTHPORT, N. C WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1965
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STAFF SGT. LEON FULL WOOD MAKING PARACHUTE JUMP IN VIETNAM
On Mercy Missions
Rescue
WITH U. S. COMBAT AIR
FORCES^ Vietnam--The son of
a Southport couple belongs to a
special Air Force team at Bien
Hoa AEL Vietnam, dedicated to
the motto “That Others May
Live.”
Staff Sergeant Leon Full wood,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis O.
Full wood, who reside on East
Brown Street, serves with an
Air Rescue Service unit which
has logged some 2,000 sorties in
HH-43 jet helicopters to save
lives in Southeast Asia.
Sergeant Full wood, a para
SCUBA rescue technician, and
his crew provide emergency
landing support for crippled air
craft. When an alert is sounded
on the Bien Hoa flightline, Ser
geant Fullwood and his counter
parts swing into action. The
rescue crew takes off, ready to
fly through fire or explosion
from unused armament to per
form their job.
The sergeant and his compan
ions also fly search and rescue
missions and aeromedical eva
cuations which range from dra
matic to most hazardous.
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Lnew
SELECTIVE SERVICE
The Selective Service Office
will be closed December 22 thru
December 26. The board will
reopen on December 27.
YARD OF MONTH
Yard of the Month honors
for December have been award
ed by the Southport Garden Club
to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Donnell,
whose home Is located in Deep
water Heights.
NEW YEAR'S EVE
The Long Beach Volunteer Fire
Department will have a dinner
dance on New Years Eve begin
ning at 8 o’clock at the Tran
quil Harbor Restaurant. Live
music will be provided.
BENEFIT FISH FRY
The Shallotte Jaycees will
sponsor a fish fry Friday, be
ginning at 5 o’clock, at the high
school lunchroom. Proceeds will
be used to help pay for construc
tion of a sidewalk from the junc
tion at Red & White Shopping
Center to the high school grounds.
In Viet Nam
Deep Channel Bids
On River Received
American Dredging Company
of Philadelphia, Pa., is the ap
parent low bidder on a project
for deepening Wilmington Har
bor, Col. Beverly C. Snow Jr.,
District Engineer of the Corps
of Engineers, said Tuesday.
The low bid totaled $3,852,
000 as compared with bids rang
ing from $4,352,000 to $6,542,
000, submitted by seven other
bidders.
The American Dredging Com
pany bid was below the estimat
ed $4,844,850 set by the Govern
ment.
The dredging will be paid for
by yearly appropriations of
about $1.5 million included in
a $4.3 billion public works bill
passed by the last session of
Congress.
The omnibus bill carried with
it funds for existing river and
beach projects, flood and
drought control, and money to
keep the Atomic Energy Com
mission going another year.
Some $2 billion of the funds
were earmarked for flood con
trol and navigation projects.
The Cape Fear River and Wil
mington Harbor improvement
project was provided for under
this legislation.
A Corps of Engineers spokes
man said that the work would
probably be spread over a
period of three fiscal years.
The project calls for deep
ening the channel from the
ocean bar to Southport to 40
feet and widening it to 500 feet,
with increased widths at bends,
and deepening the 400-foot-wide
river channel from Southport to
the foot of Castle Street in Wil
mington to 38 feet.
An estimated quantity of ma
terial to be removed is 1,400,
000 cubic yards of maintenance
dredging and 10,000,000 cubic
yards of new dredging, includ
ing 3,638,000 yards of allowable
overdepth dredging.
Repairs are planned for exist
ing dikes and spillways on
Eagle Island and for the con
struction of a new spillway on
Eagle Island.
Wilmington Firm
Has Lowest Bid
Miller Building Corporation of
Wilmington submitted a bid of
$71,053 for apparent low on
construction of a communications
facility at the Sunny Point Army
Terminal near Southport. The
Savannah District Army En
gineers’ estimate was $60,943.
Second low bidder was Reagan
Construction Co. of Wilmington,
with a bid of $101,070.
Principal work features in
clude constructing a 2,849
square-foot, one-story com
munication facility addition to
an existing fire house. An oil
fired heating system and 13 tons
of air-conditioning will be pro
vided. Construction period is 120
calendar days.
Baptist Women
Observe Week
Week of Prayer for Foreign
Missions at the Southport Bap
tist Church was held November
29-December 3. The theme for
the week “A Living Sacrifice”
brought out the work of the For
eign Mission Board and the tre
mendous task of the mission
aries.
Monday night the program dealt
with “My Life". It told of what
some missionaries have done
with their lives that can be a
living example for others to fol
low.
Tuesday night the subject was
“My Prayer.” The program in
cluded a solo "Teach Me To
Pray,” by Randolph Grant. Some
of the topics were “Faith in
Action” and "How God Rewards
Our Faithfulness in Prayer” and
“What Prayer Can Do For Each
and Everyone of Us.”
During this week offerings
were begun for Lottie Moon and
will be continued throughout the
month. The goal of $375 started
on Monday and a tree has been
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Name Knowles
As Supervisor
On Soil Board
In an election held Friday,
farmers, landowners, and other
citizens of Brunswick county
elected Abner S. Knowles to the
board of district supervisors for
the Brunswick Soil and Water
Conservation District. Knowles
will fill the place presently oc
cupied by T. C. Lennon of Bo
livia, whose term expires this
year.
Knowles, who is best known
for his many years of service to
Brunswick county farmers as
Agriculture Extension Service
Chairman, will serve a three year
term on the board. This board,
composed of five local men, has
the responsibility of supervising
and coordinating the soil and
water conservation work in this
county#*
Some of the services avail
able to landowners through this
district are: A detailed soil and
capability map of the landj local
and specific information about
the different safe uses and adapt
ed crops (including grasses,
trees, and wildlife) for each kind
of soil on the land; information
about the conservation practices
needed oil each kind of soil with
each of the possible systems of
use; technical services as need
ed to' design, lay out, and check
the construction of dams, ter
races, canals, tile, or other
structures to be installed on the
land; to decide on the varieties
of plants, seeding methods and
rates, and cultural practises to
use in establishing grasses and
trees as planned; and to answer
technical questions that arise in
managing pastures, woodlands,
or wildlife.
It is the hope of the board of
supervisors that through the
proper use of its natural re
sources, Brunswick county can
continue to move ahead as a
prosperous and growing county.
Donations To
Library Mount
Mrs. A. P. Henry, Jr., treas
urer fortheSouthport-Bninswick
County Library building fund, re
ported Tuesday that donations
totaling $351 have been received
thus far.
All of these funds have come
from outside the county.
Mayor E. B. Tomlinson, Jr.,
chairman of the project, says
that there has been an encour
aging show of interest on the
part of local residents and coun
ty citizens. “1 believe that once
we get by the Christmas rush
we will see good support for this
project on the part of our own
people,” he said this week.
The biggest check received
thus far is $150 from Wilmington
Shipping Ci Other donations
range from $5 u> $25 and include
the following: Fountain Tire
Service, $5; S & B Solomon,
Inc., $10; Raney Chevrolet, $25;
Hughes Bros, Inc., $10; Waters
Shipping Co., $25; J. W. Murchi
son Co., $10; Godwin Oil Co.,
$50; Terminal City Oil Co., $10;
Wilmington Iron Works, $15;
B. D. Schwartz, $10; Hanover
Distributing Co., $5; and Modern
Laundry and Dry Cleaners, $10.
Work On Christmas Wreaths
WORKING—Members of Southport Garden Club are shown here as they worked
Tuesday making Christmas wreaths for use in the decorations for the various churches
in town during the Yuletide season. Starting the left foreground, they are Mrs. Robert
Thompson, Mrs. Guy Garrett, Mrs. Dan Harrelson, Mrs. Clint Bellamy, Mrs. Lewis
Hardee, Mrs. Fred Willing, Mrs. James M. Harper, Jr., and Mrs. H. T. St. George.
Lawsuit Settled -
Approve Watershed
Bishop Retires As
REA President
The guiding light of Brunswick
Electric Membership Corpora
tion has resigned after working
more than a quarter-century in
its behalf.
Dr. E. D. Bishop, who has
headed the cooperative’s oper
tiohs since 1939, retired as of
Nov. 30, according to C. D.
Branch, president. Named acting
manager was Bob Hubbard who
was the administrative assistant
Of BEMC since 1958.
Dr. Bishop was a practicing
osteopathic physician at Ft.
Wayne, Ind. before coming to
North Carolina in 1933. He
was active in planning and
organizing Brunswick Electric
and gave unselfishly of his time
so that electricity would be made
available to every rural home
in Brunswick and Columbus
Counties.
It is much to Dr. Bishop’s
tireless efforts that since 1939
he has seen electricity on the
farm materialize into better
farming methods and more con
veniences for the home.
Said President Branch, “Your
board of directors, management
and employees join in a salute
to Dr. Bishop for his 26 years
of devoted service to Brunswick
Electric Membership Corpora
tion.”
Hubbard came to the coopera
tive from Rich Square. He is a
native of Jeffersonville, Ind., but
later moved to Campbellsvllle,
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Time And Tide
The shrimping fleet that had numbered 125 up to the first of Decem
ber 1935 had dwindled to a mere 25 working boats by the tenth of
the month. Most of them had headed south, with good catches being
reported from St. Augustine, Fla. A special service was being planned
to welcome the Rev. E. M. Hall as the new pastor of Trinity Methodist
Church is Southport.
It had been a good week for the hunters, with at least one good
story showing up. That one dealt with a deer hound, turned retriever.
He—according to the story—had swam out into a pond and seized
a wounded buck by the tail and towed him ashore. (Seems like hunters
these days and times just don’t have the imagination folks use to
have!)
The time was December 11,1940, and hunting still was going strong
in Brunswick—only this time it was foxes in the limelight. Five had
been captured during a single morning’s hunt over at Fort Cas
well. There also was a front page piece about a single shotgun blast
that Clyde Newton said he made into a bunch of ducks over at Long
Beach. The story had it that Clyde came up with 4 mallards, 2
black ducks, 2 teal and 2 blue pates. (Makes a fellow wonder what
the bag limit was back in those days.)
Oh yes and there on the same front page was the story of Rossie
Flowers of Winnabow, who shot and killed two deer with one shot
on the previous Saturday.
Now you tell one.
Kids these days and times really don’t have it so tough. Take the
year 1945, for instance. There was only a 5-day holiday for Christ
mas. That sad story was told in our issue of December 12. Bids were
being called for by the Highway Commission for bridge construction
at Alligator Creek and Brunswick River. Patrons of the Shallotte
post office were urging the construction of a new building to provide
suitable quarters.
A visiting Canadian yachtsman expressed the thought that the
Southport waterfront needed some sort of improved facilities for
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Garden Club To
Sponsor Contest
The Southport Garden Club will
again sponsor the Christmas out
door decorating and lighting con
test.
The following categories will
be judged December 23, beginning
at 6 p. m.: over-all decorations,
1st and 2nd prizes; prettiest
doorways, 1st and 2nd prizes;
prettiest living tree 1st and 2nd
prizes; one prize for the most
original idea in decorating.
Board Fails To
Fill Top Post
The Brunswick County Board
of Education met In called ses
sion Friday night and R. o. Single
tary and Horace Douglas Hall
were interviewed for the posi
tion of Superintendent of Bruns
wick County Schools.
Minutes of the last meeting,
December 10, 1965 were read
and approved on a motion by
Mr. Holden and a second by
Mr. Bellamy.
A discussion concerning the
running gear for mobile units
was entered by the board, which
instructed Asst. Supt. King to
obtain bids for transportation
of running gears to mobile unit
from the mobile unit plant in
Richmond, Va.
The Southport High School gym
property title was discussed by
the Board. No action was taken.
The board entered a discussion
on the Union High School paving
project but, no action was taken.
The Board, on a unanimous
decision instructed Asst. Supt.
King to pay bills as follows;
Queensboro Steel Corp., $1,069.
14; Noland Co., Inc., $4,364.93;
Wheeler Transfer Co., $32.96;
W. J. Reynolds, Co., $3,269.00;
Horton iron & Metal Co., $75.00;
Horton Industries, Inc. $500.00.
The Board acknowledged the
rejection of the bid for a cement
mixer by the Brunswick Co. High
School.
On a motion by Del mas Babson,
seconded by K. O. Bellamy, the
board adopted a resolution au
thorizing Chairman James
Thompson to use the signature
machine and that the Brunswick
County Board of Education would
be responsible for any un
authorized or improper use of
such machine and that two $10,
000. surety bonds be secured by
the board; one for the protection
of state funds and one for the
protection of local funds.
The Board unanimously ap
proved the purchase of a stoker
transmission for Lincoln School.
The board unanimously ap
proved $300 for wiring at
B.C.H.S. and $100 for wiring at
Southport High School. The board
instructed Arthur J. Dosher
and Asst. Supt. King to investi
gate other proposed wiring at
B.C.H.S.
(Continued On Page Four)
Judge Raymond B. Mallard
signed a judgment today which
establishes the Caw Caw Drain
age District as the first project
of its kind in Brunswick county.
This action came following two
days of hearings during which
serious arguments were heard in
support of and in opposition to
the project. The hearing was
based upon the report of a Board
of Viewers comprised of Roy
Swain, Ralph King and Engineer
Blackman.
Following is the text of the
judgment signed by J u d g e Mal
lard:
“This cause coming on to be
heard, and being heard, before the
undersigned Judge Presiding
over the December, 1965, Civil
Session of the Superior Court
of Brunswick County, North
Carolina, on December 14, 1965,
and it having been made to ap
pear to the Court that the parties,
through their attorneys of record,
in open Court, have stipulated as
follows:
“(1) That Caw Caw Swamp
Drainage District, which is now
designated as Brunswick Coun
ty Drainage District No. One
for the improvement of land as
provided in G.S. 156-56, has been
duly established under the pro
visions of Chapter 156, Articles
5, of the General Statutes of North
Carolina.
“(2) That the boundaries of the
District be and the same shall
be in accordance with the report
of the Engineer and Board of
Viewers dated May 17, 1965,
which by reference is incor
porated herein, and that .Peti
tioners be and they are hereby
allowed to amend the Petition so
as to conform to the description
of the Drainage District as set
out in the said report of the
Engineer and Board of Viewers,
and if there be any land owners
or persons legally affected by the
establishment and maintenance of
said Drainage District who are
not parties to this proceeding,
that they shall be made parties in
the form and by manner as pro
vided by statute.
“This is a stipulation and ad
judication upon the final report of
the Engineer and Board of View
ers except as limited herein.
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Contest Shows
Five-Way Tie
“Beautiful, Bountiful Bruns
wick’* was selected as the top
slogan for Brunswick county In
the recent contest sponsored by
the Resources Development
Commission, according to an
nouncement made this week
by Chairman William Powell.
Five county residents submit
ted identically the same slogan
and the first prize was equally
divided between the five individ
uals. These were: Janice Lanier,
Bolivia; David Watson, Leland;
Janie Watson, Leland; Patrick
Parker, Southport; Cindy Hold
en, Shallotte.
The second place went to Mrs.
Sibyl McLamb, Shallotte, for
her entry of “Host of the
Coast."
Third place was awarded to
E. B. Taylor of Auburn Univer
sity, Auburn, Alabama, who is a
native of Southport, for his entry
of “North Carolina's Southern
Gateway to Ocean Fun and His
tory.”
District Bar
Meet Held At -
Boiling Springs
An Elizabethtown attorney was
elected president of the 13th
Judicial District Bar at its an
nual dinner meeting Friday at
Boiling Springs.
• Named to the presidency for
1966 was Worth H. Hester. He
succeeds E. J. Pre vatte of South
port.
The Bolling Springs Lakes
Country Club was scene of the
meeting which was prefaced by a
social hour given to members and
their guests by the trust de
partment of Waccamaw Bank and
Trust Co.
Other officers elected were D.
Frank McGougan, Tabor City,
vice-president; Walter D.
Thompson, Whiteville, secre
tary-treasurer; Davis C. Her
ring, Southport, counselor; Ben
ton H. Walton m, Chadbourn,
Giles R. Clark, Elizabethtown,
and A. H. Gainey Jr., South
port, executive committeemen.
Guest speaker for the eve
ning was the Honorable H. F.
(Chub) Seawell of Carthage.
Other guests of the bar—with
members in Bladen, Brunswick
and Columbus—were Honorable
Rudolph L Mintz, Judge of the
5th Judicial District, and Mrs.
Mintz; Honorable Edward B.
Clark, special judge of the Su
perior court, and Mrs. Clark,
Elizabethtown; Honorable Ray
mond B. Mallard, resident judge
of the 13th Judicial District, and
Mrs. Mallard, Tabor Citv: Mr.
and Mrs. E. Knox Proctor, Shal
lotte; Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Nesmith
Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wyche,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Averette,
Mrs. Melba Hinson, all repre
senting waccamaw Bank and
Trust Co.; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Edwards, White ville.
Plan Cantata
Sunday Night
The choir of Trinity Metho
dist Church will present its
Christmas cantata on Sunday
night at 7:30 o’clock. It i^~En
titled “The Prophecy Fulfilled**
and Is based on the scriptural
account of the birth of the Christ.
The cantata begins with a rep
resentation of the sbofar, or
sacred ram’s horn, the playing
of which Is so much a part of
Jewish history and which is still
heard in the synagogue during
High Holidays.
As the story moves into the
New Testament, the music takes
on a more universal character,
signifying the spread of Chris
tianity.
Those who will sing are:
Soprano: Mrs. W. C. Daven
port, Miss Alneta Dixon, Miss
Cindy Hardy, Mrs. E. C. Har
relson, Mrs. M. M. Hood, Mrs.
Pierce Horne, Mrs. Tommy Mc
Corkle, Miss Carolyn Minton,
Mrs. Dallas Pigott, Mrs. Rachel
Rook, Mrs. C. Ed. Royal, Mrs.
Bobby Willis and Mrs. L. T.
Yaskell.
Alto: Mrs. Henry Goodwin,
Mrs. Frank Hardy, Mrs. Bobby
Jones, Mrs. James Melton and
Mrs. C. R. stanland.
Tenor: Frank Hardy, G. E.
Hubbard and John J. Swain.
Bass; w. C. Davenport, A1
Minton and C. Ed Royal.
Organist will be Mrs. James
M. Harper, Jr. and the Rev.
Mr. Davenport, pastor of the
church, will narrate the Christ
mas story.
Girls of the Junior Choir will
sing the obligato parts of two
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Tide Table
Following la the tide table
for Southport during the
week. These holers are ap
proximately correct and were
furnished. The State Port
Pilot through the courtesy
of the Cape Fear Pilot's As
sociation.
HIGH LOW
Thursday, December 16,
8:25 A. M. 2:31 A. M.
8:56 P. M. 2:49 P. M.
Friday, December 17,
9:28 A. M. 3:32 A. M.
9:50 P. M. 3:48 P. M.
Saturday, December 18,
10:27 A. M. 4:29 A. M.
10:42 P. M. 4:43 P. M.
Sunday, Deoember 19,
11:22 A. M. 5:23 A. M.
11:30 P. M. 5:35 P. M.
Monday, December 20,
12:11 A. M. 6:12 A. M.
6:23 P. M.
Tuesday, December 21,
0:15 A. M. 7:00 A. M.
12:58 P. M. 7:09 P. M.
Wednesday, December 22,
12:58 A. M. 7:44 A. M.
1:40 P. M. 7:39 P. M.