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Volume 25
No. 33
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SOUTHPORT, N. C WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 26,19*6
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Crowded Public library
NEEDED—Work space is one of the greatest needs in the Southport-Brunswick
County Library. In the crowded comer pictured above Mrs. Charlotte Jones, assistant
librarian, is shown preparing books for distribution throughout the county. (Dosher
Photo).
Award Contract
For Dredging
At Terminal
Atkinson Dredging Company
was adjudged to be the apparent
low bidder on the Sunny Point
Ocean Terminal dredging con
tract when Colonel Beverly C.
Snow, Jr., Wilmington District
Engineer, opened the bids of 12
Companies Friday. The Atkin-'
son Dredging Company bid a
total of $474,111.
The contract calls for the re
moval and disposal of all ma
terials lying above the plane of
34-feet below mean low water
in the ship channels and basins
at the installation. The channels
vary from 300 to 400 feet in
width, while the basin areas to be
dredged vary from 600 to 1,000
feet in width. Colonel Snow
stated that his engineers esti
mate that approximately 4,355,
000 cubic yards will be removed,
including about 808,000 cubic
yards of allowable overdepth
dredging. The Military Ocean
Terminal, commanded by Lt.
Colonel Archie B. Joyner, is
located about 5.5 miles upstream
from Southport.
Colonel Snow revealed that 11
other bidders submitted bids
ranging from$558,505to$l,165,
873. The Government estimate
was $751,226. The District
Engineer commended that in the
past 50 days, the Wilmington Dis
trict has opened bids on four
dredging jobs, totaling more than
$4,500,000.
Atkinson Dredging Company
has 175 days to complete the
task, once notice to proceed has
been received from the Army
Engineers.
FBrief Bits Oft
LNEWSJ
CONDITION IMPROVES
David Tomlinson, youngest son
of Mayor and Mrs. E. B. Tom
linson, Jr., of Southport, has
been a patient at Cape Fear Hos
pital in Wilmington since Fri
day. His condition is reported
to be improved.
NAMED TO BOARD
At a meeting of the board of
commissioners here Monday
C. E. Mitchell of Leland and Earl
Bellamy of Shallotte were ap
pointed members of the Bruns
wick-New Hanover Maritime
Commission, an agency cre
ated by an act of the last leg
islature.
FRANK OBRIEN
Opening of a public relations
agency here to be operated un
der his own name has been an
nounced by Frank O’Brien, who
has been associated with the
Wilmington Star News News
papers as an editorial writer
for the past 11 years.
The new firm will specialize
in business, industrial, and ma
rine public relations, and also
handle special writing assign
ments.
O’Brien is from Southport, and
the son of Prince O’Brien and
the late Ida M. O’Brien. In the
late ’30s he wrote the forerunner
of "Not Exactly News" in the
State Port Pilot at Southport.
Solicitor Bowman
Seeks Re-election
District Solicitor James C.
Bowman announced this week that
he will seek reelection to this
office and has entered the Dem
ocratic primary to be held in
May. His statement follows:
“As I enter upon the fourth
year of my term of office as
District Solicitor of the Eighth
Solicitorial District, embracing
the counties of Brunswick, Co
lumbus, New Hanover, and Pen
der, I have decided that I will
be a candidate for reelection
to this office for an additional
four-year term.
“In announcing my candidacy
for this office, I can only rely
upon my record as your district
solicitor for the past 37 months.
During this period of service,
I have endeavored to repre
sent the people of the State of
North Carolina, as solicitor,
without fear or favor, always
bearing in mind that my duty
and my oath require that I prose
cute, but never persecute, those
who have been charged with vio
lations of the criminal laws of
our State.
“In all cases, I have pursued
my duty without regard to race,
religion, station, or position in
life, of any defendant. All defend
ants have been treated equally
and none have received pre
ferred or special consideration
regardless of who they might
be.
“There is nothing a candidate
for the office of district solicitor
can promise anyone, except that
he will conduct the affairs of his
office in an honest, efficient,
and dignified manner. If re
elected as your solicitor, it will
(Continued On Page Three)
Poverty Group
Seeks Director
The executive committee of
Sencland Community Action,
Inc. recently funded anti
poverty organization for Bladen,
Brunswick, and Columbus Coun
ties, met in Whiteville on Jan
uary 17 at the Heritage Inn.
The executive committee is
made up of five members of the
board of directors of the organi
zation. Purpose of the meeting
was to screen applications for the
position of director. The group
discussed four candidates and in
terviewed one applicant for the
position. After discussion, it was
agreed to continue the search for
an executive director. No action
was taken on the applications re
ceived.
Sencland Community Action
will have a paid staff of twelve:
An executive director, a deputy
director, three county coordina
tors, four stenographers and
three training aids. According
to an official, the group plans to
first employ an executive di
rector before employing any
other members of the staff.
Those attending were Dr. W. C.
Keith of Elizabethtown, vice
chairman; Dr. Jesse C. Fisher,
Jr. of Whiteville, president;
Jonathan Hankins, of Southport,
secretary, and Bion McNeill of
Bladen county.
JAMES C. BOWMAN
Murder Cases
Tried In Court
Essie Hill, who was tried
on charges of second degree
murder in Brunswick County Su
perior Court last week, was con
victed of involuntary manslaugh
ter and was sentenced to serve
from 4 to 6 years of the wom
an’s division of State prison.
Eunice Davis, faced with a
similar charge, went free on a
directed verdict of not guilty.
William Quince was acquitted
on charges of arson through a
directed verdict of not guilty.
The case charging Myrtle L.
McAllister with drunk driving
and possession of tax paid whis
key with seal broken was nol
pros with leave.
Marvin E. Davis pleaded guilty
to charges of non-support. His
sentence of 6 months on the roads
was suspended upon payment of
costs and $10 per week for sup
port of his child.
Rudolph Evans entered a plea
of guilty to charges of driving
80-mph in a 60-mph zone. Other
charges were consolidated,
and the defendant was given 6
months, suspended upon payment
of costs, a fine of $50 and agree
ment not to drive again without
a valid license.
Judge Henry A. McKinnon of
Lumberton presided at the term.
Jury List For ,
February Term
Following is the jury list for the
February term of Brunswick
county Superior court for trial
of civil cases. The term will be
gin on Monday, February 21, with
Judge Henry A. McKinnin, Jr.,
of Lumberton presiding.
Ash - J. J. Wilson, Otis L.
Evans, Henry Bowen, C. C.
Brown, James D. Smith, William
T, Bowen, Paul Clarence Smith,
Fred Marlow.
Leland - Bennie R. Sellers,
Carl K. Lewis, Willie Sneed,
Wilson Porter, Paul Brown, M. F.
(Continued On Page Four)
Ferry Service
To Be Started
On February 8
The Southport-Fort Fisher
terry will begin regular service
on February 8, according to an
nouncement made this week by
the State Highway Commission.
Assistant Chief Engineer Ivan
Hardesty said the ferry would
make four round trips a day,
starting at 6 a. m. The Sea
Level was moved to Southport
after two new ferries were put
on its old run between Cedar
Island and Ocracoke.
The ferry will leave Southport
at 6 and 9 a. m., and 12 and
3 p. m. It will leave Fort Fisher
at 7:30 and 10:30 a. m., and 1:30
and 4;30 p. m.
A second crew has been em
ployed for the operation of the
ferry. They include Ira Spencer,
captain; Louis Holden, port cap
tain; Boyd Moore, quartermas
ter, Eugene Gore, ferryman;
and George Rabon, deckhand.
Announcement of the personnel
of the first crew was made sev
eral weeks ago.
Captain Preston Bryant said
Tuesday that the vessel would
go on a shakedown cruise about
the Southport harbor today (Wed
nesday) to test some recent re
pairs made to her machinery.
Dr. Rourk Is
On Heart Staff
Dr. M. H. Rourk of Siallotte
has accepted the post of medical
representative for the Brunswick
Heart Association, according to
Stanley Knowles, president of the
local heart group.
Knowles also announced that
Dr. William Anlyan, of Durham,
and Isaac M. Taylor, of Chapel
Hill, deans of Duke and UNC
schools of medicines, re
spectively, have been made co
chairmen of North Carolina Phy
sicians-for-Heart.
"Our Heart Association is
most pleased that Dr. Rourk will
represent the health and medi
cal profession in our organi
zation’s year-’round leader
ship,” said Knowles. "Phy
sicians have worked closely
with the statewide Heart program
since the North Carolina Heart
Association was founded in 1949
by 33 physicians and six laymen
at a state medical society meet
ing,” he contined.
In accepting his volunteer post,
Dr. Rourk pointed out that through
the North Carolina and American
Heart Associatons he can pro
vide members of local health pro
fessions with research reports
and other medical matters to
assist in the diagnosis and treat
ment of heart diseases. Family
physicians can also secure print
ed information to give their heart
patients; these booklets deal in
simple terms with various heart
and blood vessel diseases and
are written to reassure the
patient and to help him cooperate
with his physician for his own
improvement.
Dr. Rourk state that hundreds
of North Carolina physicians, in
a manifesto on heart disease pub
lished nationally a year ago,
pointed out that the Heart Asso
ciation’s community health edu
cation and physician education
(Continued On Page Four)
Outfit
Time And Tide
Announcement was made In our
George W. Bunker was to arrive 1
for the Peoples United Bank of sou
man said that the Intracoastal
Bay and Little River would be <
following month, and Congressma;
olina already was sponsoring ablllt
way to a depth of 12-feet.
A Southport woman, Mrs. J. N. A
glass window which workmen wei
sidewalk and had escaped with on]
were busy setting out trees in a
were being made for a Presiden
(the local CCC camp).
Five years later to the day and wa
the front page of The Pilot; Dr. 1
been ordered to report for active
of a group of PT boats haul passed
There was one of our patented p
was interested in acquiring a site h
An influenza epidemic had fore
School for one week; a front pag
season when it reported that "C
with early blooming varieties of az
A front page story on Januarj
the Rev. A. L. Brown had resign'
Church and that he and his fan
D. C. Herring had been sworn in ai
of that week before the late Judj
siding over the January term of Su;
Members of Soldier Bay Bapti
of their Job of erecting a new b
chased for a new radio station in
(Continued On
New Bank Official Here
CHANGE—L. V. Lowe, seated above, a vice-president of the Waccamaw Bank and
Trust Co., is coming here in February to become manager of the Southport branch of
this banking chain. He is shown v/ith B. L. Nesmith, left, chairman of the board of
directors. Lowe replaces William C. Love, who has resigned to accept a bankine
position m Oakboro. (Clemmons Photo). 6
Lowe Replacing
Love As Local
Bank Cashier
L. V. Lowe of Whiteville will
assume management of the Wac
camaw Bank and Trust Co. branch
in Southport In mid-February,
B. L. Nesmith Jr., chairman of
the board of directors, announced
this week.
Lowe is a native of Chadbourn
and is vice-president of the bank
ing Institution.
Before his appointment to the
vice-presidency and location in
the Whiteville office, Lowe
served the Waccamaw Bank
branches in Chadbourn and Fair
mont.
Chairman Nesmith said, “We
have observed Southport closely
and feel that the area shows great
signs of potential growth. With
such faith in its prospects we
provided the residents with a
modern banking facility.”
“It is also fitting that South
port should be given the service
of one of our top officers,” Ne
(Continued On Page Four)
edition for January 29, 1936, that
ater that week as the new cashier
hport. US Army Engineer spokes
Waterway link between Winyah
ompleted about the middle of the
i Allard H. Gasque of South Car
il deepen the channel of the water
rnold, had walked through a plate
e carrying across a Wilmington
y a minor bruise; city employees
beautification project; and plans
s Birthday Ball at C<.mp Sapona
r clouds had cast their shadow on
M. Rosenbaum of Shallotte had
duty and the front page photo was
through here on their way South,
re-war rumors; A northern firm
ere for a shipyard,
ed the closing of Southport High
■ story seemed to be rushing the
'rton Gardens Scene of Beauty,”
deas already in bloom.
23, 1946, carried the news that
id as pastor of Southport Baptist
ily were moving to Beulahville.
i a member of the bar on Monday
:e John J. Burney, who was pre
erior court.
>t Church were nearing the end
'ick church; a site had been pur
Whiteville; and Highway officials
Page Four)
Savings And Loan
Reports Good Year
No Changes In
S & L Officials
At the annual stockholders
meeting of Security Savings and
Loan Association here Thurs
day H. T. St. George was re
elected president. Also reelect
ed were D. C. Herring, vice
president; W. P. Jorgensen, ex
ecutive vice president; L. J.
Hardee, S. B. Frink, H. Foster
Mintz, E. H. Kirby and Earl
Bellamy, members of the board
of directors.
Mrs. Rachel Rook was re
elected assistant secretary
treasurer for the Shallotte of
fice.
Unusual Vessel
Passes Through
The ultra modern Finnish
freighter, Finn-Enso, passed
through the Southport harbor
Monday on her way to Wilming
ton on her maiden voyage.
The new 452-foot freighter,
is the last of a series of five
automated sisterships to enter
the United States service of Finn
lines. Captain Nilo Nykanen re
ceived a silver cooler for the
ship’s dining service, which is
inscribed as follows: “Presented
to the M/s Finn-Enso by the
North Carolina state Ports Au
thority and the City of Wilming
ton on the occasion other maiden
voyage to Wilmington, N. C.,
January 24, 1966.”
The 16-knot Finn-Enso is
powered by a 7,200 horsepower
diesel engine. She also has abow
thruster unit which was used
to assist in docking and undock
ing the vessel. In addition, the
ship has an ice-strengthened hull
to facilitate operation in icy
Baltic waters during the winter
season.
Total bale capacity of the Finn
Enso is 524,240 cubic feet, while
the ship’s reefer capacity is
39,230 cubic feet. Liquid cargoes
are carried in two deep tanks,
which have a total capacity of
210 cubic meters. Boise-Griffin
Steamship Company, Inc. is
general agent for Finnlines, and
Waters Shipping Company repre
sents Finnlines in the port of
Wilmington.
As of December 31, total as
sets of Security Savings and Loan
Association stood at $4,768,176,
a gain of over $687,973 In total
assets reported one year ago.
Net savings gains during 1965
total $696,683, increasing the
Institution’s total savings bal
ances to $4,245,761. This was
reported by President H„ T. St.
George at the annual meeting of
stockholders in Southport Thurs-i
day.
Total dividends paid during
1965 reached a record $161,300,
and this high return on savings
has helped increase the asso
ciation’s total number of savings
accounts to 2300.
“For more than two decades,
the home mortgage leading in
which savings and loan associa
tions traditionally specialize has
proven to be one of the soundest
possible Investments and one
which has made it possible for
associations to pass on their
relatively high earnings to their
savers,” St. George declared.
“In addition, savings and loan
financing activities have helped
build and improve this com
munity and thousands of others
across the nation. We are happy
to report that our total home
mortgage volume in 1965 in
creased to a record $1,206,000.
These funds were used to fi
nance the purchase of 59 exist
ing homes and the construction
of 30 new homes, as well as to
provide resources for a certain
number of specialized construc
tion purposes. Total mortgage
loans now stand at $4,090,673.
“In order to provide against
any possible losses resulting
from our mortgage leading ac
tivities,” said St. George, “this
institution added $22,500. to its
total reserve holdings and our
present total reserves equal
6.40% of our total savings, well
above the minimum requirements
of regulatory authorities. Our
liquidity ratio, which is the sav
ings, also greater than regulatory
authorities require.
“The directors and officers
of Security Savings an Loan As
sociation feel themselves ob
ligated to conduct its business op
erations in a sound and ethical
manner, to provide a place
for savings for the general pub
lic and to make home loans to
all qualified applicants,” he con
tinued. “It is felt that these serv
ices are vital to the welfare of
this community, and we are proud
to be in a position to provide
them.
“At present, there is every
(Continued On Page Four)
Nominations For
Mother Of Year
Being Accepted
The Brunswick county chair
man of the North Carolina State
Mothers Association announces
that nomination blanks are now
available for nominating a qual
ified mother for State Mother
of the Year.
For the first time the nom
inations are being conducted on
a district level. Nominations for
State Mothers are growing in such
large numbers because North
Carolina is blessed with so
many wonderful mothers who de
serve recognition that 24
districts have been set up on a
population basis composed of
contiguous counties. A district
selection committee represent
ing each county within the dis
trict is being appointed and win
screen the nominations and select'
one of them as a district nominee
to go to Raleigh April 15-16
for the selection of the State
Mother of the Year. All nominees
within each district will be hon
ored in the district in which they
live. This will be more conven
ient for the nominees as well
as enable more of their families
to attend the recognition func
tion honoring them.
A nominee for State Mother
must be nominated by a rec
ognized organization. Nomina
tions by individuals are not
accepted. The current 1966 blank
that contains the rules for nomi
nation as well as the qualification
for the selection of the State
Mother must be used. Not only
must the 1966 State Mother be a
woman of achievement herself
through her service in civic, re
ligious, cultural and educational
activities, her children too must
show achievements as reflected
in the care and nuture by their
mother. Her youngest child,
therefore must be over 15 years
of age. All races and creeds are
eligible for nomination and rec
ognition. March 1, is the deadline
for nominations with all support
ing data to be in the hands of
the district chairman.
Blanks may be secured from
Mrs. Foster Mintz, Bolivia; Mrs;
(Continued On Page Four)
Library Fund
Drive Growing
The Building Fund Committee
of the Southport-Brunswick
County Public Library met
Thursday night to discuss prog
ress of the fund raising drive.
Encouraging reports were re
ceived from the various sub
committees concerning their ef
forts in raising the $42,000 re
quired locally In order to be eli
gible for a Federal grant of
$39,000. Mrs. Philip King, li
brarian, stated that contributions
were being received in increasing
numbers from individuals and
businesses in Brunswick and the
surrounding counties.
The committee adopted a sug
gestion of Miss Gertrude Lough
lin and Mrs. J. A. Francis to
establish a "One Hundred Club.’
Membership in this club will be
awarded those who give or pledge
to give $100 to the building
fund during calendar year 1966.
It is reported that since the meet
ing several contributions for this
amount and more have been made
by individuals desiring mem
bership in the "One Hundred
Club”.
Contributions may be made
in person at the library or mailed
to Mrs. A. P. Henry Jr., Winna
bow.
Tide Table
fttUowin* Is the Ode table
for Southport during; the
week. These hotpa are ap
proximately correct and ware
furnished The State Port
Pilot through the courtesy
of the Cape Fear Pilot's As
sociation.
HIGH LOW
Thursday, January 27
11:15 A. M. 5:22 A. At
12:39 P. M. 5:52 P. M.
Friday, January 38,
12:59 A. M. 6:10 A. M.
6:40 P. M.
Saturday, January 29,
0: 33 A. M- 7:04 A. M.
12:45 P. M. 7:28 P. M.
Sunday, January SO,
1:33 A. M. 8:10 A. M.
1:45 P. M. 8:28 P. M.
Monday, January SI,
2:33 A. M. 9:16 A. M.
2:51 P. M. 9:34 P. M.
Tuesday, February 1,
3:39 A. M. 10:28 A. M.
3:57 P. M. 10:34 P. M.
Wednesday, February 2,
4:45 A. M. 11:28 A. M.
5:03 P. M. 11:34 P. M