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Brunswick County
THE STATE PORT PILOT
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Volume 25
No. 41
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SOUTHPORT, N. C.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1966
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DuPont Will Construct Plant In Brunswick
THOMAS S. BOWMER
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PARLEY FORMYDUVAL
DAUGHT TRIPP
JOHN H. CORBETT
Four More In i.
Political Race'
The tempo picked up this week
in the Brunswick county political
parade as two members of the
present board of county commis
sioners made their formal
announcement and two more can
didates have made their entry «
into the race for the Democratic
nomination for sheriff.
Parley FormyDuval and Thom
as S. Bowmer, each serving his
first term as a member of the'
board of county commissioners, >
have come out as candidates for t
re-election. i}
Formyduval is a Waccamaw *
township farmer. Bowmer is ii
Southport business man and
former school teacher. He wad
instructor in the first marine
ology class ever conducted in
North Carolina, and resigned this
position two years ago to go into;
the real estate business. Both 5
men are married and have fam- jf
ilies. f
Daught Tripp, Shallotte Point |
restaurant operator, and John R. ;
Corbett, building contractor from i|
the Holden Beach area, re the V
latest candidates for the Dem- V
ocratic nomination for sheriff, \
Tripp served years ago as a \
deputy sheriff. Corbett has never
held elective office, but for the
past two years has been on the
Brunswick County Resources De
velopment Commission.
This brings the list of candi
dates for sheriff to five, with
Sheriff E. V, Leonard seeking
re-election and with David Swain
of Southport and Woodrow Russ
of Shallotte as previously an
nounced candidates.
Post Office To
Provide Blanks
Postmaster Marjorie P. Liv
ingston of Southport announced
this week application blanks for
supplemental Medicare benefits
are available at the Southport
Post Office.
The application blanks are
being made available as the Social
Security Administration seeks to
contact 3.1 million senior
citizens before a March 31 dead
line imposed by the Medicare
law.
President Johnson has pro
claimed March as ‘'National
Medicare Enrollment Month.” He
urged all federal agencies and
all citizens to cooperate in en
rolling senior citizens in the
program.
Initially, some two and one
half million application blanks
were distributed to nearly 34,000
main post offices throughout the
50 states. Additional forms are
available as needed.
Through direct mailings and
other means, the Social Security
Administration has had contact
with 16ofthe 19.1 million citizens
who will be 65 or over on
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Brief Bits Of
NEWS
banmgggigg!
MONDAY MEETING
A meeting of the Home Care
for the Chronically 111 will be
held Monday at 8 p. m. at the
Extension Building at Supply. Dr.
N. M. Hornstein will speak on
“Cancer.”
ATTEND MEETING
Lowell Bennett and Sam West
of Russ Motors, Inc., in Shal
lotte will attend a Richmond sales
district meeting in Norfolk Sat
urday at which they will be hon
ored for outstanding performance
during 1965.
State Approval
Federal School Aid
With Chowan College Choir
Dianne Willetts is looking forward to singing before
people she calls “Home Folks,” when the Chowan Col
lege Touring Choir performs four times in her home area
on March 30.
t
Committees For
Festival Meet
In a meeting of the commit
tee chairmen of the annual Fourth
of July Festival Friday night at
the City Hall it was decided to
more than double the amount of
fireworks to be used as a climax
to this year’s gigantic display.
The chairmen also decided to
concentrate on aerial displays
so that more people will be able
to enjoy the beauty of the multi
colored bombs as they explode
high in the air.
It was also announced during
the meeting that the Southport
sub-Junior Women’s Club soon
will begin to take orders from
businessmen and home owners
for American flags. These will
come in a kit with a staff and the
fittings to attach the flag to a
wall or post for proper display.
All businessmen, as well as pri
vate homeowners, are urged to
purchase one of these flag kits
and display the flag throughout
the Festivial days and show the
hundreds of visitors who will be
in this community for the long
Fourth of j uiy weekend that pa
triotism has not died out in
Brunswick county.
Reports from other commit
tee chairmen indicated that sev
erai new noats win oe entered
in the parade, and that several
marching units have already ac
cepted invitations to participate.
Jury List For
Superior Court
Members of the board of coun
ty commissioners approved ape
tition for extension of the highway
on Ocean Isle Beach at their
meeting Monday and sent their
recommendation to the district
office.
Dr. Fred Burdette resigned as
Brunswick County Health officer
and the board named Dr. N. M.
Hornstein as his replacement.
His compensation will be on a
fee basis.
The following jury list for a
term of Superior court for trial
of civil cases to convene on April
25 was drawn by members of the
board of commissioners during
their Monday session:
Peter S. Bellamy, Lloyd E.
Evans, Willie Agnew Clemmons,
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Superintendent George *. wil
liams announced this week that
approval was received Thursday
from the State Department of
Public Instruction for Operation
Upgrade, which is the Brunswick
county plan for participation in
Title 1 of the Elementary Sec
ondary Education Act.
The plan previously had been
approved by the Brunswick Coun
ty Board of Education at their
last meeting.
L. R. Biggerstaff, who has been
appointed program director for
Brunswick county by the Board
of Education, presented the plan
in person at an 8:30 a. m. ses
sion of the State Review Com
mittee, and before the day was
over he had been advised of its
acceptance.
Last week word was received
that Title 11 of. the program had
been approved.
Title 1 of ESEA, which was
passed by Congress last year,
allocates funds to all states for
improvement of schools in curri
culum, trained personnel and
equipment. North Carolina was
allocated $52-million in this pro
gram, and of this amount $384,
132.50 has been made available
for use in Brunswick county.
Commitments for use of these
funds must be made by Aug. 31.,
and all funds must be expended
by June 30, 1967.
Title 11 is for improvement
of libraries and library facilities.
The first allocation is based upon
$1 per child enrolled in the public
schools of Brunswick county, or
$5,715. Application for relative
need allotment under Title 11
is now in progress, and is based
on a formula of from $1 to
$5 per pupil, depending upon need.
All schools in Brunswick county
are eligible to participate under
Title 11.
Under Title 1 only eight of the
11 schools in the Brunswick coun
ty school system are eligible
to participate. This includes all
except Southport High School,
Leland High School and Wac
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School Policy
On Freedom Of
Choice Defined
The Brunswick County Board
of Education met in a called ses
sion on Monday.
The Board approved the sale
of two trucks to the Shallotte
Hardware Co. These trucks
were purchased at public auction
they were: 1-1956 Chevrolet for
$295. and 1-1952 International for
$150. The bids on six mobile
units were discussed by the
board, which voted to purchase
three mobile units from Usry’s
Inc., Richmond, Va., and three
mobile units from Universal
Equipment Co. of Raleigh.
On a motion by Arthur J. Dosh
er and seconded by O. K. Bel
lamy, the board unanimously ap
proved the employment of the
following personnel for the Title
I Program under E.S.E.A.; Mrs.
Marie Brown, head nurse; Mrs.
Virginia C. Walton, Nurse; Mrs.
Carolyn Barbee, Secretary.
Supt. George Williams dis
cussed an arrangement concern
ing library services for certain
schools for the next school year
and discussed the proposed
teacher aid program for the Title
I program and cited various prob
lems that may be encountered.
The resignation of Herbert
Brown, a member of the B.C.H.S.
School Committee, was accepted.
Attorney Kirby Sullivan was
recognized and gave a detailed
report of a meeting on Civil
Rights held in Raleigh on March
18. The new guide lines of the
Civil Right Act of 1964 were
outlined. These included the fol
lowing: Substantial achievements
under free choice desegregation
plans; significant progress in de
segregation of teachers and staff;
progress in closing of small,
inadequate schools established
for negro students or other min
ority groups; simplified proce
dures and periodic reports from
school districts to measure prog
ress in implementing desegre
gation plans.
The Supt. Williams was author
ized to prepare and distribute
the required notice, letter to
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Promotion For
Brunswick Man
James E. Kirby has been pro
moted to Senior Power Engineer
replacing D. J. Craig, who
resigned to accept a position with
West Virginia Pulp and Paper
Compan’s Engineering Depart
ment in New York.
Kirby is a native of Supply, and
a graduate of Wilmington College
and North Carolina State Uni
versity. He has been with Riegel
since 1959. He and his wife,
Sylvia, are parents of three sons
and reside in Supply. He is a
member of the Supply Lion’s
Club and is a lieutenant in the
Naval Reserve attached to the
U. S. S. Plover in Wilmington.
Time And Tide
There was a historic note on the front page of The Pilot for March
25, 1936: There was a story that the grave of Elizah Watters is at
Phoenix in Brunswick County, she being a daug^er of Thomas
Hooper, he was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. There
also was a story that Elmore Motor Co., the Chevrolet dealer at
Bolivia, had moved into a newly completed building across the
road from its old location.
The Navy YP-56, formerly the Coast Guard Patrol Boat Naugatuck
that had been stationed at Southport for several years, had stopped
here on her way to her new base in the Panama Canal Zone. Willetts
Motor Co. had an advertisment extrolling the virtures of Ford auto
mobiles and offering them for sale at from $510 up-new cars, mind
you!
Back in 1914 Southport High School had a debating team, and on
the Friday following our issue for March 26 the local teams were to
go against representatives from Whiteville and Bladenboro in the
famous triangular debates of that era. The querry? “Resolved that
the United States should require one year of military training for
every able bodied man before he is 23-years-of-age.” Southport
ladies already were doing war-service work, but at the moment
the British were to be the beneficiaries.
A call had been issued for nominating conventions, the pre
lude to the municipal election for the City of Southport; and there
was a want ad in the Pilot, placed by a High Point manufacturer,
wanting to buy dogwood logs.
The big news in The Pilot for March 20, 1946, was that L. T.
Yaskell had tendered his resignation as postmaster at Southport
in order to move to East Orange, N. J., and go into private busi
ness. There was a front page picture of the Stuart House, and
there was a story telling of the sale of this historic landmark
to Dr. B. W. Wells of Raleigh. The Brunswick County Basket
hall tournament was late that season, with play getting underway
that afternoon in the old gymnasium back of the Masonic Building
in Southport; azaleas were in full bloom an Gardens; and game
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ROBERT E. MCDONALD
Great Interest
In Labor Survey
City Hall For
Yaupon Beach
At a called meeting of the
Board of Commissioners of
Yaupon Beach last week, the
board voted to build a Town
Hall. This building will be con
structed of brick and block and
will be 40x40 ft. It will be so
constructed that it can be added
to at a later date.
It will have an office for the
town clerk, and a meeting room
tor the commissioners. A stor
age room and space for the
town equipment, truck, tractor,
fogging machine etc. including
space for a fire truck will be
included.
Construction is to start at
once, and the building is expect
ed to be ready for use in about
60 days.
Postal Service
Increases Set
Increases in money orders, in
surance, registry, certified mail
and C.O.D. rates will become ef
fective March 26, Postmaster
John A. Harrelson said today.
The cost of operating these
five special services now ex
ceeds revenues by $60 million
annually. The fee Increase will
narrow the cost-revenue gap by
$36 million, based on business
handled in fiscal year 1965.
Fees for money orders,
registry and C.O.D. were last
changed in 1961 insurance and
certified mail in 1957.
The fee changes, announced in
the January 11th Federal Reg
ister and confirmed in the reg
ister on February 25th, are put
into effect under the existing ad
ministrative authority of the
Postmaster General.
The increases include:
Money Order Fees: Domestic
and international money order
fees will be increased by 5
cents.
Insurance Fees: The minimum
fee bracket will be increased
from $10 to $15 and the minimum
fee will be 20 cents instead of
10 cents.
The revised insurance fee will
be as follows:
- $0.01 - $15.00, 20 cents;
- 15.01 - 50.00, 30 cents;
- 50.01 - 100.00, 40 cents;
-100.01 - 150.00, 50 cents;
-150.01 - 200.00, 60 cents;
Registry fees: The present 60
cents and 75 cents fees will
be combined into a single fees
at 75 cents and 75 cents fees
will be combined into a single
fee at 75 cents for values up
to $100. Registry fees for ar
ticles valued in excess of $100
will remain unchanged.
C.O.D. Fees: The present 40
cents and 50 cents fee bracket
will be combined into one fee
bracket at 60 cents for amounts
up to $10. There will be no change
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Brunswick County’s Labor
Survey is reaching into other
states and counties, according
to W. A. Powell, chairman of
the Resources Development
Commission for Brunswick coun
ty.
Powell reported that applica
tions have been received from
New York City, Washington,
D. C., Delaware, Whiteville, Ta
bor City, Lumberton and Wil
mington.
“We are definitely pleased with
the response to date but urge
every citizen who is available
to complete and return the sur
vey from this week,’’ he said.
“The cut-off date on the sur
vey is March 26 and applica
tions will be delivered to the
Employment Security Commis
sion immediately for complete
analysis and report.”
Powell also cautioned Bruns
wick county citizens to complete
only one survey application each.
“We have found some few dupli
cations in the returns and the dup
licates were removed from the
survey,” Powell said.
Tentative reports were fur
nished to the prospect on Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday of
last week. Additional tentative
reports are scheduled for the
final week of the survey.
Survey blanks are available
through the schools and business
establishments in the county, plus
each edition of the Brunswick
Beacon and The State Port Pilot.
Survey forms can be clipped
from either of these newspapers
for use in submitting appli
cations.
The Employment Security
Commission of North Carolina
will compile a complete analysis
of all applications submitted and
provide copies of the report to
the Resources Development
Commission. The applications
wili be returned and placed on
file for use by the industry in
terested in Brunswick county.
New Bern Firm
Is Low Bidder
Barbour Boat Works of New
Bern, was adjudged to be the
apparent low bidder on dredge
repair at an opening conducted
in the Custom House, Corps of
Engineers' Office Thursday.
The Wilmington District En
gineer, Colonel Beverly C. Snow,
Jr., announced that two bids
were submitted to repower and
repair the sidecasting dredge
Merritt. The second bidder was
Wilmington Shipyard who submit
ted a total adjustedbidof$29,990.
Barbour Boat Works, the
apparent low bidder, submitted
a bid of $23,855.
Colonel Snow said that the
Merritt, which has proved to be
so valuable in keeping the North
Carolina coastal inlets open for
boaters, is presently working
at Oregon Inlet. The Merritt will
proceed to New Bern so astoar
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The long awaited announcement
of plans by DuPont was made
at a press conference In Wil
mington Tuesday afternoon. Con
struction will begin next month
.and the plant is expected to be
in operation early in 1968.
The announcement was made by
Robert E. McDonald, director
of the Dacron Manufacturing Di
vision of the Textile Fibers De
partment of E. I. du Pont de
Nemours and Company.
The plant site embraces 2,200
acres in Northwest township in
Brunswick county and is located
near the Phoenix community.
Clearing operations have been
underway for several months.
In making his formal announce
ment, McDonald said:
“We have selected this area
for our newest plant site be
cause it is especially well-suit
ed to our operations,” McDon
ald said.
••a iavorame cnmate, good
transportation facilities and the
availability of a large tract of
land with access to water have
been important factors.
“In addition, we are confident
that there are in the area ade
quate numbers of well-educated
and adaptable prospective em
ployes.
He explained that approxi
mately 370 employees on the
initial operating force of 450
will be hired locally and train
ed at the Cape Fear Plant, with
will be hired locally and train
ed at the Cape Fear Plant, with
the number to gradually in
crease as output demands.
The other 80 person in the
initial force will be transferred
from various Du Pont instal
lations to fill most of the ad
ministrative supervisory and
technical postions.
The plant will be built by the
engineering department of Du
Pont with a peak construction
force of some 900 made up part
ly of local residents and part
ly of skilled craftsmen from
all over the southeast.
“In designing and building its
plants,” McDonald said, “Du
Pont makes every effort to pre
vent air and water pollutions
and to avoid any causes of an
noyance to nearby residents.
“Especially since the polyes
ter fiber operation does not in
volve any difficult waste dis
posal problems, we can assure
the community that there will
be no adverse effects from our
operations.
“The manufacturing build
ings will be situated in approxi
mately the middle of our large
plant site and adequate access
roads and parking facilities will
be provided. Most of the acre
age will be left in woods.”
He pointed out that water
requirements for the process,
principally for cooling, will be
met by taking water from the
river, then returning it to the
stream without adverse change.
“Wells have been dug on the
plant location to provide do
mestic water requirements,”
McDonald said. “Facilities will
be built on the site to provide
stream and other utility serv
ices.”
He noted that a contract for
electric power is being negoti
ated with Carolina Power and
Light Company, and the high
voltage transmission line now
crossing the plant property will
be relocated on the north edge
of the property.
“Raw materials and inter
mediate materials will be brought
into the Diant site by rail and
truck,” McDonald said. “The
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Tide Table
Following is the tide table
for Southport during the
week. These hotjrs are ap
proximately correct and were
furnished The State Port
Pilot through the courtesy
of the Gape Fear PUotfs A*’
soctatton.
HIGH LOW
Thursday, March 24,
9:09 A M 3:22 A M
9:21 P M 3:34 P M
Friday, March 25,
9:39 A M 3:58 A M
9:57 P M 4:04 P M
Saturday March 26,
10:15 A M 4:40 A M
10:39 P M 4:46 P M
Sunday, March 27,
10:57 A M 5:22 A M
11:33 P M 5:34 P M
Monday, March 28,
11:51 A M 6:16 A M
6:28 P M
Tuesday, March 29,
0:33 A M 7:22 A M
1:00 P M 7:34 P M
Wednesday, March 80,
1:45 A M 8:34 A M
2:15 P M 8:46 P M