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Volume 25
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Brunswick County
SOUTHPORT, N. O WEDNESDAY, JANUARY IP, 1966
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utTiciais Admire Picture Of Bank Building
c. iNesmitn, left, has been elected
Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Execu
tive Officer of the Waccamaw Bank and Trust Co. in
action taken this (Wednesday) afternoon at the an
nual meeting. Lawrence R. Bowers, right, was elected
president of the bank, the position formerly held by
Nesmith. The two are holding a picture of the new
bank building at Southport, one of the notable im
provement made by the banking system during 1965.
(Clemmons Photo)
Waccamaw Ban!
Reports Huge
Gains In 1965
Stockholders of Waccamaw
Bank and Trust Co. were told
Wednesday at the annual meet
ing that bank assets in 1965
were more than $2 million above
the 1964 figure and gross in
come last year was $300,000
over the previous year.
Deposits in 1965, according
to the report, were almost $1.5
million ahead of 1964 and operat
ing earnings before tax and an
addition for bad debts rose just
over $100,000 in the same order.
The report shows these signi
ficant advances given in the 1964
1965 order:
Assets—$49,559,251 and $51,
727, 096; operating income—$2,
575,127 and $2,877,135; operating
expense — $1,767,887 and $1,
963,032; operating earnings be
fore tax and addition to reserve
for bad debts—$807,239 and
$914,102; addition to reserve
for bad debts—$120,000 for 1965
and none for 1964; tax on in
come—$406,745 and $379,249, a
decrease of $25,000; net operat
ing earnings—$400,493 and
$414,852.
Net earnings per share in 1964
were $2.25 against $2.31 for
1965. Cash dividend paid per
share was 80 cents in 1965,
same as for 1964. Retained
(Continued On Page Six)
| Brief Bits Of
HMEWS
KITCHEN SHOWER
A kitchen shower for the Town
Creek Legion Post No. 445 will be
held Saturday night at 7:30
at the Legion Hut. The public
is invited.
COMMITTEE MEETING
There will be a meeting of the
Building Fund Committee for the
Southport and Brunswick County
Library at 7:30 o’clock in the
conference room of the City Hall
in Southport.
MOTHERS MARCH
There will be a Mothers March
for the March of Dimes on Monday
evening, from 6 to 7 o’clock,
in Southport. This phase of the
program is being sponsored by
the Junior Woman's Club of
Southport.
CANCER MEETING
A meeting of the board of di
rectors of the Brunswick County
Cancer Society will take place
in the Southport Public Library
at 8 p. m. January 25. This
meeting will plan the Cancer
Crusade which will be held in
April and is open to the pubUc.
Any person who would like to
help the Crusade of the Bruns
wick County Cancer Society is in
vited to attend.
r Waccamaw Directors Elect
Bowers Bank President
uawiciwe rjuwers, execu
tive vice president of Peoples
Savings and Loan Association,
was elected president of Wac
camaw Bank and Trust Com
pany at a meeting of the Board
of Directors Wednesday.
In the same action, Ben L.
Nesmith, Jr. was elevated from
the president’s chair to chairman
of ti»e Board of Directors and
chief executive officer.
The election of Bowers to the
presidency of the financial insti
tution followed by only a few
minutes the annual meeting of
the stockholders during which it
was announced that three ad
ditional directors were added in
1965.
Dr. Ralph C. Sadler was chosen
honorary chairman of the Board.
The new directors include
Bowers, who was added to the
board last August, A, Paul
Rogers, Tabor City merchant
and Milton L. Fisher, Elizabeth
town oil distributor. Rogers and
Fisher were named to the board
in November.
Trust Officer and Vice Pres
ident Henry B. Wyche was named
to the Board Wednesday to bring
the total number to 18 directors.
A graduate of Duke University
in the School of Business Admin
istration, Bowers is a former
vice president and cashier of
Waccamaw Bank but resigned
three years ago after 25 years
with the institution to accept the
top executive post with Peoples.
The savings and loan institu
tion, oldest financial organization
in the county, enjoyed phenomenal
growth during his tenure of
service. Savings increased by $3
million over the period and just
this last December savings pass
ed the $10 million mark, a shade
better than the goal set at the
beginning of the year.
Bowers, who will assume his
new duties at Waccamaw Feb
ruary 15, will be succeeded at
Peoples by Ernest Edward Ford
of Greensboro, a veteran in the
field of savings and loan activi
ties. Ford will assume his new
duties February 1 and Bowers
said he would be available during
the 15-day interim for whatever
counsel Peoples’ new executive
might need for becoming proper
ly adjusted and acquainted with
local conditions.
“I am happy to announce that
Mr. Bowers is returning to Wac
camaw where he was trained
and gained invaluable experience
in the banking field,” Nesmith
declared, while pointing out that
Bowers financial knowledge and
banking know-how, plus his wide
acquaintance in the immediate
area and throughout the state
will be an asset of inestimable
value in the future progress of
be bank.
In addition to the four new di
rectors, others on the board
ire; C. Lacy Tate of Chadbourn,
(Continued On Page Four)
Jaycees Observing
Recognition Week
President Cabell Ramsey of the
North Carolina Jaycees has an
nounced that January 16-22,
is “Jaycee Week” and has
asked communities in North
Carolina to cooperate in the ob
servance.
He said that the purpose of the
week is to focus attention on young
men and the work they are do
ing and to emphasize that the
state Jaycees have done an out
standing job in the fields of youth
activities, community develop
ment, public affairs, Ameri
canism, and community health
and safety.
The Southport Jaycees are
joining in this observance with
special projects this week.
Among these was the placing of
flowers in the sanctuary of each
local church for morning wor
»*vvo uuiiuaj'i
During Jaycee Week observ
ance, each Jaycee chapter will
be recognizing the “Young Man ol
1965” in their respective com
munity. The United States Jay
cees will be recognizing Amer
ica’s Ten Outstanding Young Men
of 1965 in St. Paul, Minnesota,
with national Jaycee President
Jim Skidmore making the presen
tation.
The week celebrates the found
ing of the Jaycees in 1915, when
Henry Giessenbier saw a need
for a young man’s civic organ
ization and organized the first
Superior Court
Here This Week
The trial of Essie Hill for the
murder of Della Daniels was in
its second day here this (Wednes
day) morning before Judge Henry
A. McKinnon, Jr., in Brunswick
county Superior court.
In matters disposed of thus far
Tennyson Bellamy was found
guilty of drunk driving and pos
session of tax-paid liquor with
seal broken. Sentence of 6 months
on the roads was suspended upon
condition that he be on good be
havior for 5 years, surrender
his driving license for two years *
and pay a fine of $100 and costs.
A jury acquitted May Creech
from following too closely.
Thomas Albert Henry was
found guilty of non-support and
was given 6 months on the roads,
judgment suspended upon con
dition that he pay the sum of $15
(Continued On Page Six)
chapter, according to President
Ramsey. The movement spread
so fast that in 1920 the U. S.
Jaycees were formed with 24
cities represented. The name
of the national organization was
changed from U. S. Junior Cham
ber of Commerce to U. S. Jay
cees last June.
Built on the solid foundation of
creating for leadership training
through community betterment
projects, the Jaycees today, over
259,000 strong, are active in
5,700 communities in the United
States. National headquarters is
in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
The North Carolina Jaycees
are 10,000 strong in 222 chap
ters. The State headquarters is
located in High Point. President
Cabell Ramsey resides in
Kinston.
Name Chairmen
Of Communities
In Polio Drive
Mrs. M. H. Rourk of Shal
lotte, Brunswick county chair
man for the March of Dimes,
has appointed community chair
men throughout the county to
assist with the fund drive this
year.
They will head local com
mittees, who plan to stage a
house-to-house canvass. Mrs.
Rourk urges citizens not to sit
back and wait to be solicited,
but to meet these volunteer
workers more than half-way by
looking them up and making a
contribution.
Community chairmen include:
Ash, Mrs. William Mathews;
Bolivia, Mrs. Kenneth McKeith
an; Boone’s Neck and Varnum
town, Mrs. Norman Bellamy;
Calabash, Mrs. Harry Bennett;
Freeland, Mrs. Raymond Bab
son; Exum Mrs. Roddy Bennett;
Grissettown, Mrs. Norman Gris
sett; Holden's Beach, Mrs. Hugh
Dutton; Hickman’s Crossroad,
Mrs. Ernest Stanland; Leland,
Mrs. William Leggett; Longwood,
Mrs. W. A. Long; Myrtle Head,
Lloyd Parker; Shallotte, Steve
Becky; Shallotte Point, Mrs.
Harry E. Williams; Southport,
Mrs. Bobby Jones; Sunset and
Ocean Isle Beaches, Mrs. G. E.
Henderson; Supply, Mrs. Garland
Clemmons; Thomasboro, Mrs.
Hilton Pearce; Winnabow, Mrs.
George G. Irving; Schools, C. A.
Caveness.
The Mothers March wiU be held
on Monday, January 31 starting
at 7 p. m.
Veterans Must
Give Information
Crawford L. Rourk, Brunswick
County Veterans Service Officer,
urges non-service connected
veterans, survivors and de
pendents who received Income
questionnaires with their Novem
ber checks to fill them out In
detail and return them as soon
as possible.
Pensioners have until January
31 to return their income
questionnaires, but he urged them
to take care of the matter as
soon as their total 1965 income
can be determined.
Pensioners also must Indicate
on the questionnaires the amount
of income they expect to re
ceive during the calendar year
1966.
Persons receiving pensions
are required by law to provide
this information to the Veterans
Administration before the Jan
uary 31, 1966 deadline. They
may be removed from the rolls
if their questionnaires have not
been returned to the VA prior
to the deadline.
Income questionnaires were
mailed in envelopes with
November checks, normally re
ceived about December 1. They
went to all veterans receiving
non-service connected pension,
to widows receiving death pen- ,
sion, and to dependent parents ■
receiving dependency and in
demnlty compensation (Die).
Rourk urges each pensioner ]
to give all information requested .
by filling in all blanks on the \
(Continued On Page Four) 1
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Time And Tide
A picture of the Brunswick County Hospital (Dosher Memorial)
appeared on the front page of The Pilot for Januarv 22 ~1936 It
carried with it the story of the report of the previous year' and this
reflected the great good for which this institution was respon
sible in the matter of the health of Brunswick county citizens
The Hungarian ship Csikos, aground in the Cape Fear since Sun
day, had freed herself by her own power Tuesday night.
There was a front page story on how to get out a dogwood tree
no doubt inspired by an editorial of the previous week urging a
program of beautification for Southport; news of international
Sush poet^was ^ that W6ek: Rubyard Klplit«
An influenza epidemic caused the Waccamaw High School to be
closed temporarily during mid-January of 1941. This was report- '
ed in our edition of January 22 of that year. Another front page
story had to do with a new theatre building for Southport, with work
in progress to convert the former Northrop store building into a
new and larger theatre. ^ l
Several Sovthport boys, including Johnnie Simmons, were in- t
terested in the Wilmington Golden Gloves Tournament- a group
of Maryland sportsmen, including Joe Brooks, noted author of wild- !
life books and stories, were here for a few days of hunting in Rrnnc *
wick; and Leland had won a double-header from Shallotte in the” 1
first game of pre-tournament championship play in Brunswick. 1
It was January 16, 1946, and a group of out-of-state hunters
were posed for a front page picture showing their bear dogs and
the hides of six bears they had killed while on a trip to this countv
The government had begun condemnation proceedings in the acquisi
tion of lands for the Brunswick River Lay-up Basin. The Annual
March of Dimes campaign was on in Brunswick.
Shallotte was after street lights, with early relief in this area in
view; announcement was made that freshwater fishermen must
have a license to pursue their favorite sport; and Capt. T H Watts
had acquired a 48-foot yacht, the Idle-On, which he planned* to use
for sports fishing.
fi
(Continued On Page Pour)
School Officials
c«C^AN??T"T‘ Lee’ left> assistant principal at
Southport High School, will assume the duties of princi
pal when L. R. Biggerstaff, right, takes over his new ap
pointment as director of the Federal program for the
Brunswick county school system. Biggerstaff is complet
ing his second year as principal at Southport High School
JNew Superintendent
Reports For Duty
DAVID SWAIN
David Swain
Enters Race
A race has developed for the
Democratic nomination for
sheriff with the announcement
this week by David Swain of
Southport that he will seek elec
tion to this office.
Sheriff E. V. Leonard an
nounced two weeks ago that he
will be a candidate for re
election.
Swain is a Southport man who
never before has run for public
office. He graduated from South
port High School In 1955 and
was one of the two Brunswick
county representatives for a
Morehead Scholarship that year.
He entered N. C. State College
In the fall of 1955, but dropped
out of school to enlist in the U. S.
Navy in March 1956.
Following his discharge from
service he was associated with
his brothers as Brunswick Coun
ty Distributor for Sealtest. For
the past year he has been de
voting his full time to the oper
ation of the Swain Dairy Farm.
He has been an active mem
ber of the Southport Jaycees and
served for one term as vice
president of that organization.
He is a Baptist. Swain is married
to the former Gloria Jones of Ash
and they have two children.
There are rumors that there
will be other men in this race,
but thus far there has been no of
ficial announcement.
Farm Sign-Up
Now Underway
The sign-up under the 1966 cot
ton, feed grain, wheat, and crop
land adjustment programs start
3d Monday.
The closing date for far mars to
snroll in the cotton, feed grain,
ind wheat programs is April 1.
STo closing date has been
established for entering into 1966
:ropland adjustment agreements.
Notices giving the individual
arm payment rates on feed
trains and wheat have been
nailed to all producers. Under
he cropland adjustment pro
Tam, rates will be established
■t the time a farmer files his
equest for an agreement. En
ollment in the cropland adjust
ment program will be on a first
ome, first-serve basis within
he limitation of funds available.
The sign-up on each of these
rograms will be held in the
.SCS Office at Shallotte. Farm
rs have several choices of action
vailable under each of these new
rograms and all farmers are en
ourag'.d to become thoroughly
imiliar with the various provi
ions of these programs and to
tke the option or alternative that
ts best on their individual
irms.
George F. Williams reported
tor duty as superintendent
of Brunswick county schools on
Monday, and on Monday night
met with the Brunswick county
Board of Education in a special
session.
The Union paving project was
discussed by the board. On a mo
tion by Arthur J. Dosher,
seconded by o. K. Bellamy,
authorization was made for pay
ment in the amount of $2,495.30
to the State Highway Commission
on the project.
A discussion was entered by
the board on the Head Start Pro
gram. Supt. Williams gave are
port on the progress as related
by Jonothan Hankins, project
director.
A brief report was given by
Supt. WUliams on the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act.
On a motion by Babson, sec
v/uucu uy Liotsuer, uie Doara ap
proved the continued absence o:
Mrs. Myrle Evans, due to ill
ness. Motion was carried.
On a motion by Delmas Bab
son and a second by Homer
Holden, the board ordered thai
all substitute teachers salary b«=
on a basis of $10 a day.
On a motion by Babson anc
second by Dosher the bo art
authorized Waccamaw High
School to sell two gas type blower
heaters.
On a motion by Holden and
second by Bellamy, the board
instructed Supt. Williams and
Asst. Supt. King to study budget
requirements and make neces
sary recommendations.
Motion was made by Bel
lamy, seconded by Babson, that
Mrs. Henry Stone be employed
as reading coordinator for the
Brunswick County Schools under
the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act., subject to project
approval.
The Board entered a discussion
on future plans for educational
building programs in the county.
Gives Advice
About Grazing
By ARCHIE F. MARTIN
County Extension Chairman
Brunswick swine producers
are reminded that the series of
meetings will begin Monday, at
7:30 p. m., in the County Ex
tension Office at Supply. The pro
gram for this first meeting will
be “management and Econom
ics.’* The speaker will be Keith
Dennis, assistant county agent
from Bladen county. This will be
an excellent opportunity to com
pare management practices with
those of the most successful pro
grams in the state. This series
of meetings is to continue each
Monday night for 5 weeks and all
persons inter esteu in swine pro
duction are encouraged to attend.
All livestock producers are
urged to take a good long look
at their permanent pastures.
Many of them have been seeded
for a long time and need reno
vating. In many cases the peren
nial grasses and legumes have
been crowded out by native
grasses and weeds. These
pastures will not respond to ferti
lization very much and will not be
profitable. Usually a pasture
needs a complete renovation in
four to six years to properly
lime it and replace the phosphate.
By renovating in the spring
a farmer can plant some tem
porary grazing for the summer
months after it has been limed
and will have it in good shape
for planting a new’permanent
pasture next fall.
Many cattle growers should
consider adding Coastal Bermuda
grass for summer grazing to sup
(Continued On Page Six)
Pageant Rules
Are Announced
For This Year
Some pretty girl, unknown at
this time, will become Miss
Brunswick County of the year
in March at the annual pageant
to be sponsored by the Shallotte
Junior Chamber of Commerce.
Mrs. Shirley Ward of Ash, di
rector of the Miss Brunswick
Pageant, announced today that
entrants were being sought for
the pageant, to be held in the
Shallotte High School auditorium
on March 12. Interested girls may
contact either Mrs. Ward or
President Jackie Thomas of
the Shallotte Jaycees at Route 1,
Box 329, Ocean Drive Beach,
S. C. for full information.
Qualifications for the pageant
are: 1. Entrant must be single
and never have been married, di
vorced or had marriage annulled.
2. Entrant must be a high school
' graduate by Labor Day in the
' year of competition. 3. Entrant's
age on Labor Day in year of
competition shall not be less than
18 ?or more than 28 years. 4.
Entran'' must possess and display
talent in a routine not to exceed
three minutes. Talent may be
singing, dancing, playing a
musical instrument, dramatics,
art display, dress designing,
creative poetry, writing, or en
trant may give a talk on the pro
fession she wishes to pursue,
including teaching, nursing, busi
ness, etc.
What type of girl does the
pageant competition attract?
Mrs. Ward has said "It attracts
the ambitious girl who is in
terested in furthering her chosen
career through higher education
and special training. The girl who
wishes to be a leader in her
community and would be proud
to represent her school and/or
community; also a girl who ap
preciates the value of a scholar
ship to help the family budget,
even though college has not been
denied her and one who is willing
(Continued On Page Four)
Heart Leaders
Plan Meeting
The Brunswick County Heart
Association volunteers will hold
a "Hope for Hearts” Kickoff
rally at the Bolivia High School
[ Agriculture Building Friday mght
at 7:30 Stanley Knowles, presi
dent of the local Heart Associa
tion, announced this week.
All volunteers are urged to at
tend and pick up their working
materials for the Heart Drive
which will begin February 1
stated President Knowles.
The final reorganization of the
Heart Association will be com
pleted with a medical representa
tive and a board of officers in
cluding community program
chairman, heart research pro
gram chairman, rheumatic fever
prevention chairman and me
morial gifts chairman.
Mrs. Freeman Hewett was ap
pointed as 1966 Heart Fund
Chairman, Aubrey Johnston,
treasurer, and A. Earl Milli
ken as the "Answer Man” to be
in charge of all county benefits
and serving as Shallotte chair
man stated Knowles.
Knowles said that the receipts
of last February’s fund raising
effort in Brunswick totaled $1,
412.90, according to the just
completed audit report of the
state agency. State Heart Fund
receipts came to an all-time high
of $652,000, the record for any
voluntary health agency in the
state.
Tide Table
Following la the tide tab!
for Southport during the
week. These hoi^rs 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, January is,
0:51 A. M. 7:10 A. M
1:09 P. M. 7:34 P. M.
Friday, January 14,
1:51 A. M. 8:10 A. M.
2:0© P. M. 8:34 P. M
Saturday, January 15,
2:51 A. M. 9:16 A. M.
3:03 P. M. 9:28 P. M.
Sunday, January 16,
3:51 A. M. 10:16 A. M
4:03 P. M. 10:22 P. M
Monday, January 17,
51 A. M. n:io a. M
4:57 P. M. n:i6 p. M
Tuesday, January 18,
5:39 A. M. 12:04 A. M.
5:45 P. M. 12:04 P M
Wednesday, January 19.
6:27 A. M. 12:46 A. M,
:33 P. M.