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Volume 25
No. 40
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SOUTHPORT, N. C.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16,1966
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Pre - Season Surfer
AT LONG BEACH—Gregory Hoose, guest of the Lee Greer family of Whiteville at
Long Beach last weekend, is shown here surfing Saturday afternoon, (March 12, that
is). The weather was pretty and the waves were big, and the young man just couldn’t
wait. (Shannon Photo).
Coast Guard Auxiliary Foltillia Officers
ELECTED—The Southport Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla was organized here Friday
night and temporary officers were elected. They are, left to right, Col. William O.
Beasley, division training officer; Wayland Vereen, vice commander; Jerry Sherrod,
flotilla training officer; Dr. N. M. Homstein, commander of the local flotilla.
Flotilla Will
Operate Here
As Auxiliary
A large turnout attended the
organizational meeting of the
Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla
last Friday night.
The meeting was addressed
by Ensign Leroy S. Young of
the Fifth District Headquarters,
USCG, Portsmouth, Virginia. An
interesting film was shown ex
plaining the purposes of the
Auxiliary Unit. This volunteer
group will promote safety on the
water and help in search and
rescue operations. Classes in
navigation and general seaman
ship will be taught both in theory
and in practice.
Col. William Beasley, a local
resident is the Division 10 Train
ing Officer, so the group will
have expert help close at hand.
Temporary officers elected were
Dr. Norman M. Hornstein, Flo
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Brief Bite Of
NEWS
CHORUS COMING
A letter received last week
from Major General Ormond R,
Simpson advised the committee
in charge of arrangements for
the Fourth of July celebration
that the 2nd Marine Division
Chorus will be here to partici
pate in that program. This is
an 18-member singing group un
der direction of Sgt. Teddy L.
Williams.
BIBLE SCHOOL CLINIC
A Vacation Bible School Clinic
will be held at Bethel Baptist
Church next Tuesday from 9:30
a. m. to 2:30 p. m. and all
workers are urged to attend.
They should bring age group
textbooks and a covered dish for
lunch. Beverages will be fur
nished by the host church.
DECLAMATION CONTEST
The annual Declamation Con
test sponsored by members of
the Southport Junior Womans
Club will be held Friday eve
ning at 7:30 o’clock in the
high school auditorium. The con
test is open to students in grades
7 through 12.
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Mayor Asks For
Lower Ferry Rate
Mayor E. B. Tomlinson, Jr., of
Southport appeared before mem
bers of the State Highway Com
mission during their recent ses
sion at Wrightsville Beach and
asked for a reduction in existing
rates.
The text of his presentation
follows:
MBS. YOUNG
Scholarship To
Local Teacher
Mrs. Elizabeth W. Young,
mathematics teacher at the
Brunswick High School, has been
selected as one of the 30 en
rollees this summerin the Na
tional Science Foundation Insti
tute for supervisors and math
ematics teachers at Syracuse
University, Syracuse, New York.
The Institute will run for a
period of six weeks, beginning
June 30 and ending August 10,
Courses to be taught include
Madison Project Materials In
Algebra and Symbolic Logic and
Foundations of Mathematics.
Mrs. Young has previous
ly been enrolled in two other NSF
institutes. During the summer of
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"We appreciate your allowing
us time to present a request
concerning a problem area that
is of vital interest to Brunswick
and New Hanover counties."
“By way of background, early
last fall I discussed the proposed
schedule of fares for the South
port-Fort Fisher Ferry with Mr.
Baggs of your Ferry Division.
This discussion revealed that
the proposed fares were to be
40% of those charged on the
Sea Level-Ocracoke Ferry,
based on a comparison of the
trip running time of the two
ferry services."
“Inasmuch as the proposed
fares appeared high we asked
our Commissioner, Mr. Murphy,
to discuss with this commission
the possibility of reducing the
scheduled rates prior to their
being published. At a fall meet
ing you did reduce the proposed
passenger fares by one-half;
adults from $1.00 to $.50 and
children from 50 cents to 25
cents; the passenger car fare
of $1.50 and the truck fares
remained as proposed."
“We appreciate the resolute
manner in which you, the present
State Highway Commission, have
carried to completion the com
mittment of the previous admin
istration to establish ferry serv
ice across the lower Cape Fear
River. The expressed hope of
this service has been that it
would entice visitors into south
eastern North Carolina to enjoy
the finest historical restorations,
beaches, and resort communities
to be found along the entire
Atlantic Coast. But, gentlemen,
we believe the automobile and
passenger fares are still pro
hibitive for the ferry really to
serve its intended purpose.’
“During the past six months
I have travelled from New York
to Florida carefully observing
existing fares on bridge systems
and ferries. To the best of my
knowledge the fare on our ferry
places It fourth from the top
in fares charged for either
bridges or ferries in these states.
“The cost for an average fam
ily of six for a one way trip
is $4.00. With a fare this large
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Red Cross Has
Given Aid In
South Vietnam
North Carolina's Red Cross
chapters are becoming in
creasingly involved in the Viet
Nam conflict, according to A1
Martin, chairman of the Bruns
wick County Chapter.
Martin said more than 100
ARC staff are on duty in that
troubled country with U.S. fight
ing forces, and more workers
are being sent.
ARC staff in Viet Nam are
attached to fighting units, also
are on duty with hospitalized
wounded, and teams of recrea
tion centers and with club
mobile units.
Martin said that, because of
increased activity in behalf of
the U.S. Forces in Viet Nam,
the Red Cross nationally ex
pects to overspend its military
services budget for the 1965-66
fiscal year ending June 30 by
more than $ 3,700,000.
A 1965 statewide accomplish
ment report recently made to
Gov. Dan K. Moore indicated
that one of every four North
Carolina families of servicemen,
many on duty in Viet Nam, was
helped by the state’s 104 chap
ters during the year, mainly
involving family emergency and
other situations requiring con
tact with and often emergency
leave for a serviceman.
Other statewide 1965 accom
plishment:
Chapter instructors issued 32,
201 certificates in swimming and
lifesaving courses. 20,645 in
first aid, and 5,855 in care of
sick and injured and mother
baby care.
Civilian and military donors
gave 112,474 pints of blood for
use as whole blood or deriva
tives by hospitals which partici
pate in the organization’s blood
program.
in a relatively light year for
major disasters in the state,
Red Cross spent $165,278 in
North Carolina for the victims
of flood, tornado, major fire
and other catastrophes.
Volunteers served J57,000
hours in military and veterans
hospitals, and additional thou
sands of hours in civilian hos
pitals, in the blood program,
disaster emergencies, health and
safety instruction and other pro
grams.
Martin said this report also
showed increased activity by
young people over the state,
particularly by high school and
college campus volunteers. They
serve mainly in hospitals, and In
water safety and the blood pro
gram.
Scarlet Fever
Not Epidemic
The Brunswick County Health
Department announced this veek
that there have been 9 cases
of scarlet fever reported to
the local health department. Al
though this figure is slightly
above the number reported last
year, the health department /eels
that there is no cause for alarm.
Scarlet Fever is caused by
streptococi and therefore starts
with a strep throat. Any strep
infection should be treated. The
health department does not have
medications to treat, and recom
mends that any child showing
symptoms of sore throat should
check with his family doctor to
see if treatment is indicated.
Miss Brunswick Receives Crown
WINNER—Miss Marsha Dale Hickman, left, is the new Miss Brunswick. She is
shown here with Miss Sandra Corbett, who relinquished this title Saturday night when
she crowned this year’s winner.
Hospital Gets
Duke Funds To
Assist Program
Trustees of the Duke Endow
ment announced this week an ap
propriation of $664,266 to assist
59 North Carolina and South Car
olina hospitals in financing char
ity services.
Among them is Dosher Me
morial Hospital in Southport,
which received $2,133 as com
pared to an appropriation of $2,
264 last year.
Thomas L. Perkins, Chairman
of the Trustees, explained that
this fund is in addition to $1,
404,392 distributed in February
to 130 other hospitals and 43
child care institutions and brings
to $2,068,658 the amount appro
priated this year to help such in
stitutions finance their charity
programs.
Of the total, the contribution
to 189 hospitals for this purpose
is $1,550,199, to 43 child care
institutions, $518,459. The
amount for hospitals is $91,139
greater than last year’s $1,459,
060 appropriation to 192 hos
pitals. Assisted hospitals re
ceived $1 a day for each day of
free care in the fiscal year which
ended Sept. 30, 1965. Allocations
to child care institutions amount
ed to approximately 73 cents for
each day of care of orphans and
half orphans.
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i
Time And Tide
Fire had destroyed the two-story brick Loughlin building located
on the corner of Moore and Howe Streets in Southport in the early
hours of Tuesday morning prior to the publication of our edition for
March 18, 1936. The death of John Wescott, last Brunswick county
survivor of the Confederate army, was also reported that day.
A federal appropriation had been approved for marking wrecks
on the coast of Brunswick as a protection for shippers; Sam J.
Frink had been appointed a member of the board of county com
missioners to succeed Kelly Mllliken; and a group of Southport citi
zens had put up money for the purchase of the old Southport High
School building in Franklin Park in order that this structure could
be remodeled into a community building.
The Pilot for March 19, 1941, had a front page picture with the
caption “Running Water” and it showed a boy drinking from the
overflow pipe of an artesian well. An invitation had been extended
to movie star Randolph Scott to attend the forthcoming reunion of
his old Coast Artillery unit of which he was a member when he
was at Fort Caswell. There has been a 1-inch snowfall the previous
Thursday at several points in Brunswick.
Bolivia girls, led by Catherine Stone, had won the Star-News
Basketball Tournament; heart diseases had been branded as North
Carolina’s No. 1 killer even that long ago; and the pear trees had
braved the cold snap and were blooming.
Members of the Brunswick County Selective Service Board,
were shown in front page pictures in our issue for March 13,
1946. They were J. J. Loughlin, Jr., Price Furpless and James
Carr. The R. & S. Amusements were back in town and had drawn
not only a front page story, but editorial comment as well.
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Marsha Hickman Is
Pageant Winner
A young lady who had col
lected a host of fans in her
appearances as a gospel singer
and as a high school basketball
player came out first Saturday
night in the Miss Brunswick
Pageant when Miss Marsha Hick
man was first choice of the
judges.
The new Miss Brunswick is
the 18-year-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. G. R. Hickman of Win
MISS SIWAIN
Miss Swain Is
Honored Here
Miss Dorothy Swain, for 30
years a member of the staff of
the Brunswick County Welfare
Department, was honored recent
ly by her fellow workers,
former associates and a number
of friends.
“One thing I want to make
clear,” said the honoree: “I’m
not quitting. I know I have been
working here for 30 years, but I
started young. I hope to keep right
on going.”
Miss Swain, who is a native of
Southport, has served in almost
every position in the organiza
tion. On several occasions during
her tenure she has been given the
responsibility of acting super
intendent.
Included among her letters of
good wishes was one from Dr.
Ellen Winston, commissioner of
the Department of Health, Educa
tion and Welfare in Washington
in which she expressed her
‘appreciation for the fine serv
ice which you have rendered the
public welfare program of North
Carolina.”
On the occasion of this ob
servance, Miss Swain was hon
ored at a surprise party in the
office, during which many local
persons called to pay their re
spects and to wish her long and
continued service.
nabow. She is a senior at Bolivia
High School, where she was
chosen Homecoming Queen this
year and a member of the varsity
basketball team. For the past
two years she has won the most
valuable player award, and last
year she was an all-conference
selection. Her classmates have
chosen her Most Talented and
Best-All-Round.
For her talent In Saturday
night’s finals she sang a medley
of songs of patriotic flavor, and
to demonstrate her versatility
she also played the guitar and
the piano.
First runner-up was Miss
Sarah Carole Hickman of Shal
lotte, who did a comedy skit.
Second runner-up was Miss
Jeanne Marie Brown of Southport,
who did a jazz-tap routine.
The title of Miss Congeniality
went to Miss Barbara Skipper,
whose talent was in the field
of art and her specialty was
sketching.
Other contestants in the close
ly-competetive field were Pris
cilla Gay Hewett, Supply; Shirley
Carolyn Evans, Freeland; Wanda
Faye Inman, Freeland; Maureen
Patricia Jenkins, Southport;
Eunice Yvonne Chadwick, Shal
lotte; and Gloria Annette Sellers,
Winnabow.
The pageant was under the
direction of Mrs. Shirley Ward.
Serving as master of ceremonies
for the pageant was Art Bannon
of WWAY television station.
During intermission special
entertainment was provided by
Durbin Varnum, vocalist; and
by the Betty Cress dancers from
Southport. These included Kathy
Joyner, Susan Harrelson, Sarah
Barnes and C'rolynStyron. Miss
Cress also danced one number.
The stage decorations, design
ed by Waters Thompson, por
trayed a large, multi-hued sea
shell which revolved to frame
each contestant as she appear
ed in the different divisions.
Contest judges were Hiram
Cuthrell of Whiteville; Mrs,
Jane Phares, Myrtle Beach,
S. C.; Earl Duncan, Tabor City;
Mrs. Houston Brlsson, Dublin;
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Butler Named
Tax Collector
Members of the board of coun
ty commissioners in special ses
sion Tuesday evening appointed
Ira D. Butler, Jr., to fill the
unexpired term of Bobby White
as Brunswick County Tax Col
lector.
Butler currently is serving as
Tax Supervisor for Brunswick
County.
White, who has held the tax
collector’s post since the resig
nation of D. H. Hawes three
years ago, resigned last month.
ListEhgable
Students For
Special School
With the recommendation of the
high school principal and faculty,
Superintendent of Schools George
Williams has nominated 19 stu
dents from Brunswick county
schools for the Governor’s School
this summer.
This is the 4th summer the
Governor’s School has been held
at Salem College, Winston
Salem. Each summer approxi
mately 400 highly gifted or talent
ed high school students are se
lected from the rising junior and
senior classes of North Carolina
high schools. The Governor’s
School provides a variety of
unique and distinctive educational
experiences to the students in the
areas of the humanities, English
and foreign language, mathemat
ics, natural science, social sci
ence, art, music, dance, and
drama.
Present plans call for the
school to be in session from
June 20 until August 5. Tui
tion, room, board, instructional
supplies, and books will be fur
nished without charge. The school
will be financed this year by an
appropriation of the 1965 General
Assembly of North Carolina.
Successful candidates will be
notified of their selection on or
about May 10. The following are
Governor’s School candidates
from Brunswick County: Aca
demic area - Bolivia High Shool,
Roger Watkins, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Morrison Watkins, Le
land; B.C.H.S., Agnes Bernard,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Bernard, Bolivia; Leland high
school; Beth Blake, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Blake,
Leland; Nancy Raynor, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Dexter Raynor,
Jr., Leland; Marilyn Russ,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Russ, Leland; Lincoln High •
School, Lonnie Harrison, Jr. son
of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Harri
son, Leland.
Shallotte High School; Judy
Hewett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
C. A. Hewett, Supply; Byron Hold
en, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
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Library Fund
Gets Support
Brunswick County residents
are proving through their con
tributions that they want an
adequate public library building,
according to Mrs. A. P. Henry,
Jr., treasurer of the Library
Building Fund. Donations from
$1 to $100 have been received
to date, with all parts of the coun
ty represented.
Four new members have been
added to the $100 Club. They
are Mr. and Mrs. Odell William
son, Ocean Isle Beach; Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Lennon, Bolivia, in
memory of Mr. and Mrs. J. 0.
Lennon; Mr. and Mrs. James
M. Harper, Jr., Southport; and
the Carolina Power and Light
Company. These are in addition
to the two previously announced;
Melissa and Amelia Williams,
Sunset Beach, in memory of Wil
liam N. Williams; and Martin
and King Real Estate, Southport.
Other contributors throughout
the county are;
Bolivia—Elmore Motor Com
pany and Willetts and Son Motor
Sales.
Supply—Albert Parker, Toy
Lane and Grant Johnson.
Shallotte—Robert H. Sellers,
Stephen P. Frink, Mrs. A. A.
White, George Sloane, L. B. Ben
nett, Schick’s Restaurant.
Long Beach Area—CoL and
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