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Most of the News All The Time THE STATE PORT PILOT Volume 25 No. 3-a A Good Newspaper In A Good Community 8-Pages Today SOUTHPORT, N. C WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1966 The Pilot Covers Brunswick County PUBLISHED EVERY WFDKiFsnAV Canadian Pros Coming To Oak Island SPOTLIGHT—Oak Island Golf Club, North Carolina’s only oceanside golf course, will be one of the five places in the state where 16 touring Canadian golf professionals will play later this month. They will be here on February 15. The above aerial shot of the course shows the Atlantic Ocean in the foreground, with the club house; in the lower center. Fox Round-Up Time Drawing Near At Hand One of the nation’s outstand ing sports events takes place February 18 and 19 when the fifth annual Washington’s Birth day Fox Round-Up will cast out at Long Beach, it was announced this week by E. W. Morgan, publicity chairman for the now, world famous sports spectacular. Ernest S. Bosher, of Fayette ville, one of the south’s better known fox hunters, will serve as Master of Hounds for this year’s Round-Up. The two day program will in clude the festive Hound’s Hair and Chowder, which includes a seafood cook-out, music and dancing. This part of the program usually attracts as much attention as the fox round-up. Registration of hounds, hunters and spectators will start at Town Hall on Thursday, February 17, with the first cast-out early Friday. Another set of chases is scheduled for Saturday with the celebrated Hound’s Hair and Chowder Friday night and a round and square dance Saturday night. The Long Beach Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad members, who are spon soring this year’s Round-Up, wiU serve as host and will guide the visitors through the two-day festival. In past years, as many as 400 hunters and 1,500 spectators have attended the event which was (Continued On Page Six) VARIETY SHOW The Southport PTA will spon sor a Valentine Variety Show on Monday, February 14, at 7:30 p. m. in the school auditorium. LIONS TO MEET The regular meeting of the Southport Lions Club will beheld tomorrow (Thursday) evening at 6:30 o’clock at the Community Building. BENEFIT SUPPER The Woman Society of Christian Service of Ocean View Methodist Church will serve a pork and chicken supper on Fri day night from 5:30 to 7:30 o’clock at the church. Homemade baked bread will be on sale. COMMITTEE MEETING The Brunswick County Demo cratic Executive Committee will meet Tuesday night at 7:30 o’clock at Bolivia High School to make its recommendations for members of the Brunswick County Board of Elections, ac cording to Chairman Ernest E. Parker, Jr. CORRECTION At the election of officers for the Security Savings & Loan As sociation Mrs. Rachel Rook was elected assistant secretary treasurer for the ho me office are! D. H. Hawes was elected as sistant secretary-treasurer for the office at Shallotte. Brief Bits Of \ •NEWS'**' At Oak Island Canadian Pros Coming EDISON GORE EMERSON FULL WOOD Union Students Win Scholarships Edison Gore and Emerson Ulysees Fullwood, seniors at Union High School, have been ap pointed National Achievement Scholars by the National Achievement Scholarship Pro gram according to an announce ment by John M, Stalnaker, presi dent of the National Merit Schol arship Corporation, and Hugh w. Lane, Director of the National Achievement Scholarship Pro gram. These students became candi dates for 1966 Achievement Scholarships through nomina tion by their schools in April of 1965. Some 5,600 students were nominated. Of this num ber, 1,029 were chosen as final ists and an announcement was made on October 21. These 1,029 finalists were administered a three-hour battery of assessment materials which included an ob jective test of educational de velopment and a questionnaire which will be used for research into the background and charac teristics of able Negro youth. Results of these materials were used to select the final 200 scholars. The winner of an achievement scholarship has a sort of “ed ucational insurance” which re mains in force for his four years of undergraduate work as long as he makes normal progress. Each scholarship carries a stipend geared to the student’s need within the limits of $1,000 ($250 per year) minimum and $6,000 ($1,500 per year) maxi mum. Edison Gore plans to study industrial psychology at the Uni versity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Emerson Full wood has applied to the School of Engineering at Howard Univer sity, Washington, D. C., and North Carolina State University, Ra leigh. WOODROW RUSS Third Man In Sheriff Race The race for the Democratic nomination for Sheriff of Bruns wick county became a three cornered contest this week with the announcement of Woodrow Russ, Shallotte business man, that he will be a candidate. Sheriff E. V, Leonard pre viously had announced that he will seek re-election and David Swain, young Southport farm er and businessman, also had previously announced. Russ will be making his first bid fur public office, although he is the son of a former Bruns wick sheriff, the late Jasper Russ. The candidate operates a serv ice station and a farming oper tion at Shallotte. He is a native of Brunswick county, is married and has one son. He has been ac tive in the civic and religious (Continued On Page Six) Oak Island Golf Club will be host on February 15 to 16 top Canadian golf professionals who have been invited by the N. C, Department of Conservation and Development to spend a week dur • lng the dead of winter playing die ~r leading golf courses in the state. The pros will arrive in Wilm ington on the Sunday evening be- .. fore their date here on Tuesday. They will be at the Blockade Runner, and on Monday will play the course at Cape Fear Country Club. They will spend that night in Wilmington, then will come to Southport Tuesday morning. They will play at Oak Island that day, and in the evening will be guests of the club at a dinner which will feature seafood, in cluding roasted oysters. They will spend the night at one of the motels. Following breakfast at a local restaurant Wednesday morning, the touring golfers will leave for Mid-Pines Country Club, where they will play that day. Their schedule calls for play Thursday at Pinehurst Country Club and on Friday at Whispering Pines. They will fly home from Raleigh Durham airport on Saturday. Bill Hensley, director of the advertising division of the De partment of Conservation and Development, will be in charge of the group and has the respon sibility for working out arrange ments for the tour. The idea is to get the Canadian golfers to play courses in North (Continued On Page Six) Dr. Hornstein Heading Cancer Society Again Plans for the April Cancer Crusade were discussed at the January 25 meeting of the Bruns wick County Unit of the Ameri can Cancer Society, according to Dr. N. M. Hornstein, president of the local unit. "Brunswick County will be divided in three areas with a chairman in each area. These chairmen will in turn recruit volunteers and enlist the services of a number of men and women to help with the most vital crusade of our time,” stated Dr. Horn stein. R. B. Owens, cancer field con sultant, presented Mrs. H. Foster Mintz of Bolivia, "The Climate is Hope", an informative book, for her devotion and work with and for the Brunswick County Cancer Society from the state unit of the American Cancer Society. The following officers were Installed for the year-round local unit: Dr. Hornstein, president; Carl Kirby, treasurer; Mrs. Ruth Harrington, secretary; Mrs. C. R. Conrad, service chairman; Mrs. Betty strong, memorial chairman; Jonathan Hankins, ed ucational chairman; Mrs. Mintz and Mrs. John F. Holden, board members, and R. B. Owens and Mrs. Ouida Hewett, publicity di rectors. Mayor Cheers Backing Heart The briefest proclamation within memory of city hall workers was signed this week by Mayor Roney w. Cheers, desig nating February as Heart Month and calling upon all citi zens to support the Heart Fund with their gifts and voluntary services. It was but 80 words long. * "Not too much elaboration is required when you’re dealing with a Complex of diseases respon sible for about 54 percent of all deaths in the nation," said Mayor Cheers. “Beyond this, these same diseases afflict on the average one of nine citizens, and are a prime source of eco nomic hardship." The proclamation was signed in the presence of Stanley Knowles president, and Mrs, Freeman Hewett, chairman, of the Brunswick County Heart As sociation. The proclamation’s full text follows: "WHEREAS; diseases of the heart and circulation constitute our No. 1 health enemy, being responsible in this community for more deaths than all other causes combined and causing widespread suffering and economic hardship: "AND WHEREAS^ THE No. 1 defense against these diseases is your Heart Fund. "THEREFORE, I proclaim February to be “Heart Month" within the jurisdiction of my of fice, and call upon all our citi zens to support this important drive with their gifts and volun teer service." Time And Tide The big news in The Pilot for February 5, 1936, was that Jesse C. Walker, the man who escaped from prison alter being convicted of the murder of Brunswick County Sheriff Jackson Stanland had been recaptured at Gulfport, Miss., where he had been living a model life for many years. S. K. Mllliken had been named to succeed Brooks Benton, who had died the week before, as member of the board of county commissioners. B. J. Holden was clerk of court and made the appointment. Southport had had a sample of ice and snow with the deepest snow since 1917; Bill Wells was in Charlotte, where there had been a big snow, so he bought a tub and brought some back to South port to show the folks; and an upstate fox hunting party had had good luck on a trip in this vicinity. Our front page picture for February 5, 1941, showed the Simmons brothers, Johnnie and Rothwell, getting in shape for the forthcom ing Wilmington Golden Gloves boxing tournament. Navy PT boats had tied up overnight at the government dock on their way South. A National Youth Association project had begun in Brunswick with the object of providing employment and training for young ladies. A summary of the weather for January brought on the headline “January Brought On Winter Weather”; preparations were being made for the county-wide Recitation-Declamation contest at Bolivia; and new and colorful Orton folders were being distributed. Time had marched on, to the date of January 30, 1946, to be exact. The political pot had begun to boil, with familiar names like Sam T. Bennett, Dillon L. Ganey and John C. Caison among those announced for office. Announcement was made that there were no plans to retain the USO operation in Southport. A party of four Southport hunters had bagged a wild billy goat while on an expedition near town; Smith-Douglas had begun the erection of a new fertilizer plant in Northwest township; and de- ■ velopers at Long Beach were predicting big things for that resort • area during the coming months. (Continued On Page Pour) ] wmmmmsmm wmasemammaam BOOST—C. D. Pickerrell shows Mrs. Phillip King, county librarian, a check for $500 toward the Bui.ding Fund of the Southport-Brunswick County Public Library. The check was from Samsons Foundation, Inc., Kinston. Foundation Sends Check To Library WILLIAM C. LOVE Young Banker Busy Citizen Mr. and Mrs. William C. Love and family moved Monday to their new home in Oakboro after living in Southport and Long Beach for the past four years, during which time he had served as cashier of Waccamaw Bank & Trust Co. At Oakboro he will be cashier of Security Bank & Trust Co. While in Southport Love had distinguished himself in many fields of activity. He was a member of the Southport Lions Club, having served as presi dent during the year 1963-64 and as a member of the board of directors during the follow ing year. He was an active member of the Southport Jaycees and was a member of the board of directors for two years, from 1963 to (Continued On Page Sdx) Swine Meeting Monday Night “Feeding for Increased Per formance” will be the subject of the swine meeting to be held in the County Extension Office in Supply on Monday at 7:30 p. m. The speaker for the pro gram will be Robert Swain, as sistant agricultural agent from Columbus county. Swine producers are urged to attend this meeting and learn the latest recommendations fora feeding program. While all swine producers are making money feeding now, it will be a dif ferent story when the prices go Jown as they are certain to do. "Feed is the biggest cost in a swine operation and the more that you can save, the more prof itable your operation will be even luring times of high prices,” Archie Martin, county extension chairman said this week. “There ire many ways to save on feed :osts, so come on out Monday light and learn how.” The Monday night meetings vill last through February 21. rhe next meeting will be on ‘Housing” and the last on “Herd lealth.” Samsons Foundation, Inc., of Kinston has made the first con tribution by a charitable organi zation toward the Building Fund of the Southport-Brunswick County Public Library. C. D. Pickerrell, chairman of .foundation solicitation, received the Foundation’s check in the amount of $>500 this week. Pickerrell stated that because of the relatively low income of many Brunswick county residents, out side help must be obtained to raise the $42,000 necessary for the building project. Appeals have gone out to educational, cul tural and charitable organi zations both within and without the state, asking for assistance. Sol Schechter of the Samsons Foundation was the first to re ply. The board of directors of many foundations meet on a annual or semi-annual basis, Pickerrell explained, and said it may be months before a reply is re ceived to some of his bids for funds. “We are determined to get a decent library building for Brunswick county”, Pickerrell stated, “and there is nothing more encouraging than to start getting some money in the bank toward it”. Brunswick Men At Convention Two Brunswick county men,' James D. Bellamy, Jr., of Shal lotte, and Edwin S. Clemmons of Supply, attended the 23rd annual meeting of the North Carolina Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts in Ashe ville last week. The meeting was held in the Battery Park Hotel January 17-19. The theme of the convention was “Where To Now”. This theme was chosen in an effort to make district supervisors more aware of the increasing demands being placed upon the land and our agriculture structure as a whole by the ever increasing population of our country. Speeches by various leaders in the field of agriculture across the state presented this challenge in a very real and meaningful way to those attending the con vent io.t. Delegates were re minded of the fact that although Americans are presently strug gling with problems of over-pro duction, two-thirds of the world goes to bed hungry each night. They were shown how in the near future the main problem in American agriculture might be that of simply supplying Ameri cans with this food they need to eat. In acceptance of this challenge, the delegates of the convention layed their plans for the coming year, and elected officers to provide the needed leadership. Most of the delegates returned home with a broader perspec tive of their responsibilities and a better idea of the need for more efficient use of the land in North Carolina as well as the total area of these United States. Ferry Service Set To Start Here Tuesday The long awaited ferry service between Southport and Fort Fisher Is scheduled to begin Tuesday morning, with the first trip set for a 6 a. m. departure from the slip at Price Creek. The vessel being used for this service is the Sea Level, a craft of 22-car capacity, which for merly operated on the Cedar Island-Ocracoke run. Original ly it was built and placed in operation by the Taylor broth ers but later it was purchased and was continued in operation by the state Highway Commis sion. The use of this service expended to such an extent that last year orders were placed for two new ferries to take its place, making the Sea Level available for duty on the Southport-Fort Fisher run. The ferry arrived here about a month ago from Cedar Island and has been tied up at the slip on this side of the Cape Fear river. The crew has been stand ing by, ready to begin operations as soon as orders were passed down. These were held up while final work was completed on the docking facilities on the New Hanover side. Last Friday the ferry made a trial run over to Fort Fisher. Capt. Preston Bryant reported that the trip required just over 29-minutes, this despite the fact that he slowed to about one half speed for a good part of the way. He found that there was not enough clearance between two clusters of piling at the slip site,, and this condition has been cor-; rected this week. There are no plans for any formal ceremony here Tuesday, but there will be a celebration of, the inauguration of this service early in March. Complete de tails will be announced later. Uthcials At Clinton Meet County Commissioners of Sampson county will be host to day (Wednesday) to county of ficials from six North Carolina counties. The meetings, a part of the annual series of district meetings scheduled by the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners, will begin at 10 a. m. at the city hall in Clin ton. County commissioners, ac countants, attorneys and other officials from Brunswick, Duplin, New Hanover, Onslow, Pender and Sampson counties will at tend. John Morrlsey, the Associa tion's General Counsel has an nounced that subjects scheduled for discussion at the all day session will include reapportion ment and the actions of the recent special session of the legislature, the Tax Study Com mission, new welfare programs and the defined services con cept, techniques of admlnls-' tration, relations between coun ties and their school systems, and other topics of special in terest to county officials. As a part of the session, Third District Highway Commissioner Ashley M. Murphy will meet with the officials and discuss the State’s road program. Shortly after noon the discus sions will recess for lunch. After Luncheon the sessions will be resumed and continue until mid afternoon. Tide Table Following is the tide table for Southport during the week. These hot^n are ap proximately correct and wen furnished. The State Port Pilot through the courtesy of the Gape Fear PUoPs A» eodatton. HIGH LOW Thursday, February 8, 12:09 A. ML 5:58 A. ML 6:22 P. M. Friday, February 4, 0:21 A. M. 6:52 A. M. 1:08 P. ML 7:16 P. M Saturday, February S, 1:15 A. M. 7:46 A. M 1:51 P. M 8:10 P. M. Sunday, February 6, 2:03 A. M 8:40 A. ». 2:39 P.M. 9:04 P. M Monday, February 7, 2:57 A. M. 9:28 A. M. 3:27 P. M 9:58 P. M Tueeday, February 8, 3:45 A. M 10:22 A. ML 4:15 P. M. 10:52 P. M Wednesday, February 9, 4:39 A. M. 11:10 A. M. 5:08 P. M 11:40 P. M.
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