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THE STATE PORT PILOT
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Volume 25
No. 46
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SOUTHPORT, N. C.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 1966
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Shallotte Girl State Officer
WORKING — Miss LaDane Williamson, left, serv
ed as secretary of North Carolina Beta Clubs during
the past year. She is shown here with other Beta Club
state officers at the annual state convention in Ashe
ville. Next to Miss Williamson is David Anderson of
Ahoskie, president; Billy Barnes of Clayton, vice-pre
sident; and Mrs. Lera Randall of Boone, state spon
sor. About 3,000 high school students from through
out the state attended.
Two Southport
Women Officers
Of State Group
Senator Voit Gilmore of
Southern Pines, chairman of the
Governor’s Commission on the
Education and Employment of
Women, will address the annual
luncheon meeting of the North
Carolina Council of Women’s Or
ganizations to be held at Caro
lina Inn in Chapel Hill at 12:30
p. m. on Saturday.
Invitation to the annual event
has been extended by NCCWO
President, Mrs. James M.
Harper, Jr. of Southport, to pres
idents and members of the 35
affiliated organizations. Mrs.
Fred Smith, also of Southport,
is third vice-president of this
statewide organization for
women.
The luncheon session will be
preceded by a meeting of the
NCCWO board of directors at
10 a. m. at Carolina Inn and the
annual meeting at 11 a. m.
Appointed by President John
F. Kennedy as director of the
U. S. Travel Service in 1961,
Senator Gilmore became the first
director of the government’s new
program to assist this country’s
balance-of-payments position by
developing international tourism
to the United States and estab
lished USTS travel promotion
offices in London, Paris, Frank
furt, Rome, Sao Paulo, Bogota,
Mexico City, Tokyo and Sydney.
He resigned the USTA position
in May, 1964 to successfully cam
paign as senator from the 19th
district, comprised of Richmond,
Scotland, Montgomery, Davidson
and Moore counties.
Mrs. Harper, in announcing the
the speaker for the annual occa
sion, reminded: “Since the Coun
■ cil is keenly interested in the
Status of Women today, Senator
Gilmore’s talk gives us an ex
cellent opportunity to learn the
thinking and plans of this new
Governor’s Commission, you
will certainly want to be
present.”
BAKE SALE
There will be a bake sale of
pies, cakes and candies spon
sored by the Live Oak Garden
Club on April 30, starting at 9
o’clock, between Leggett’s store
and the post office.
BACK IN STATES
Capt. W. H. Murdaugh, Jr.,
and family have returned from
duty with the U. S. Army in
Germany and spent two days last
week with Mr. and Mrs. Pierce
Horne. They are moving to Ft.
Benning, Ga.
SCOTCH FOURSOME
A scotch foursome will be
played at Boiling Spring County
Club, Saturday, April Anyone
desiring to play : _u sign up in
pro shop. Prizeo will be given.
Brunswick 4 - H Judging Team
TEAM — These are the members of the Brunswick County Livestock Judging
Team which placed eighth in the recent Livestock Show in Kinston and fifth in the
Livestock Show in Wilmington. Left to right, they are front row, Roy Hewett and
Kenneth Hewett; back row, Steve Hewett, Milton Coleman, coach; and Jimmy Gray.
Team member Richard Jones was absent when this picture was made.
Livestock Judging
Team Is Improving
By MILTON COLEMAN
Ass’t. Agri. Extension Agent
Improvement varies most
times from ,ust a little to a whole
lot. With livestock judging, it
generally comes slow.
Brunswick County’s 4-H Live
stock Judging Team showed im
provement last Wednesday. The
team placed 5th in the judging
contest at the Southeastern North
Carolina Market Stock Show and
Sale. The previous week, the
team tied for 8th place in a con
test at Kinston.
The team score was 625 points.
Richard Jones was high individual
with 217 out of a possible 300.
Kenneth Hewett scored 211. Steve
Hewett was next with 197. Al
ternates Roy Hewett scored 184
while Jimmy Gray had 142. Roy
and Jimmy are new members
of the team this year.
Once again the boys showed
consistency in their judging.
There were only 21 points sepa
rating the three high scores that
make up the team score. This
is what we are looking for -
every man looking for the same
things. With two contests behind
us, we know where to concen
trate our workouts for further
improvement.
The next contest will be the
state preliminaries in June at
Raleigh.
Swim Classes
Start In June
Swimming classes will be
taught at the Yellow Banks at
Long Beach the first two weeks
of June, starting May 30.
Both beginning and inter
mediate classes will be offered.
Mrs. Ken Wooten of Wilmington,
a qualified Red Cross instructor,
will teach. Applicants must be
six years of age or older. The
classes, meeting in the morning
five times a week for the two
weeks, will cost $10 each pupil.
A Senior Lifesaving course will
be taught at the Yellow Banks the
first week of June in the morn
ings. Ken Wooten of Wilmington,
a Red Cross worker and qualified
Red Cross instructor, will teach.
Applicants must be good
swimmers and 16 years of age or
older. There must be 8 appli
cants for this course to be of
fered. No fee will be charged.
These courses are sponsored
by the Southport Junior Woman’s
Club in cooperation with the
American Red Cross in the in
terest of water safety.
Those interested in taking
either course should apply as
soon as possible since the number
of students is limited. They may
5964 or Mrs. Darlene Powell at
278-5569 to apply.
Volunteers To
Take Training
A draining course for Red
Cross Hospital Volunteers,
formerly known as Gray Ladies,
is planned to instruct volunteer
workers at Dosher Memorial
Hospital. These volunteers per
form non-medical duties to aid
the comfort and recovery of pa
tients and to free the regular
hospital staff for performances of
medical duties.
Tne Red Cross training wiU
be done by Mrs. Catherine Stuart
of Fayetteville, a Red Cross
worker, and Mrs. Gray Marshall
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Department Of
Health Report
For 3 Months
The following is a summary of
he Brunswick County Health De
partment activities for the
nonths of January, February and
Warch.
Communicable disease con
:rol- immunizations: Diphtheria,
whooping cough and tetanus corn
lined—143; diphtheria and tet
mus combined—21; tetanus—16;
polio—123; typhoid—7; small
pox—187.
Health education: talks made or
jroup discussions led, 2.
Tuberculosis control: New
:ases reported~4; visits to pa
rents, contacts and suspected
:ases—32; tuberculin tests—
legative—241, positive—52; X
ray 110.
Maternal Health; Visits by ex
pectant mothers to maternity
linics—72; nursing visits to ex
pectant mothers—10; visits by
urses to midwives—8; classes
or mid wives—1, visits to
lanned parenthood clinics, 52.
Child Health: Visits by infants
pediatric clinics—66; nursing
visits to infants—16; visits by
hildren to pediatric clinics—
41; nursing visits to children—
56.
Chronic Diseases: Patients un
ier program at end of last
juarter—59; patients added to
program this quarter—16; pa
rents discharged from progran
his quarter—9; nursing visits
o chronic diseases patients, 470.
Vital Statistics: Birth cer
ificates received and processed
—44; death certificates received
md processed—46; stillbirth
lertificates received and pro
lessed—1; infant deaths under
me year—2, under one month—1.
Laboratory services: Water
samples collected for analysis—
58; feces specimens examined—
151; feces specimens positive,
lookworm— 27; other—13; blood
test S.T.S^—137, hemoglobin—
115; diabetic screening test
54; papsmears—41; urinalysis—
115.
Other programs: Health cer
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State Library
Group Formed
A new approach to improving
local public libraries in North
Carolina was announced last
week. The unique program will
be directed by a statewide non
profit organization, North Caro
linians for Better Libraries.
Gov. Moore commended the
new organization. In a state
ment, he said: “I am pleased
that a group of our citizens has
joined to lay the ground work
for a long-range program to
alleviate our library de
ficiencies.”
The new program, he pointed
out, will be one in which local
people will be encouraged and
guided to help their own library
system. ‘'The new organization
will signal the beginning of more
efficient and adequate libraries
in North Carolina,” the governor
added.
Representatives from each of
the state’s 100 counties will make
up the nucleus of the organization.
One of its primary functions will
be to assist and guide groups
that are interested in developing
and improving local libraries.
Most of North Carolina’s li
braries do not have enough books,
room, or qualified personnel.
The new organization will pro
vide guidance to help groups ob
tain the support needed to ade
quately stock and staff local li
braries.
North Carolinians for Better
Libraries has applied for a char
ter of incorporation. Incorpo
rators include Mrs. Moore;
Henry Belk, Goldsboro; Leslie
N. Boney Jr., Wilmington; Archie
K. Davis, Winston-Salem; C.A.
Dillon, Raleigh; Mrs. J. Kemp
Doughton, Sparta; W. Frank For
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Time And Tide
There were political announcements on the front page of The Pilot
for April 29, 1936. R. I. Mintz was seeking the Democratic nomi
nation for re-election as Register of Deeds and R. E. Senteile was
once more making the race for the Democratic nomination as Repre
sentative to the General Assembly, w. R. Holmes had just been
named acting-postmaster at Shallotte; the late Judge Peter Rourk
had resigned as Recorder and the late J. w. Ruark had been named
to fill his vacancy. And to make this a completely political week,
Dr. Ralph W. McDonald, candidate for Governor, had filled a speaking
engagement at Southport on the preceding Saturday.
The time was April 30, 1941, and Sacred Heart Catholic Church in
Southport was to be dedicated on the following Sunday. Three young
citizens had tossed their hats into the political ring and were running
for aldermen against members of the old board. The daring young
men were Ormond Leggett, Robert and Ed Marlowe.
Daylight Savings Time had set in the day before; an early season
Gulf Stream trip for Capt. Hulan Watts and party had revealed the
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Consider Library Building Plans
SESSION — Members of the building committee for the Southport - Brunswick
County Library are shown here in session as they consider plans for providing a
new building for library services. Starting at the lower left, with back to camera,
Mack Jones, Mrs. Gilbert Reid, Lewis J. Hardee, D. C. Herring, C. D. Pickerrell, E. B.
Tomlinson, Jr., Harold Aldridge, Mrs. A. P. Henry, Mrs. Phil King and Mrs. J. A.
Francis.
Signboards Proclaim Brunswick
ADVERTISING — This is one of the three outdoor signboards that have been
erected at strategic points in Piedmont North Carolina through the efforts of the
Brunswick Resources Development Commission. Many favorable comments have
been received from this advertising effort.
Outdoor Signboards
Tell Of Brunswick
CAPT. JAMES VARNAM
Decoration For
Shallotte Man
Captain James W. Varnum,
son of Mrs. Ada L. Varnum of
Shallotte, has been awarded the
U. S. Air Force Commendation
Medal at Sewart AFB, Tenn.
Captain Varnum received the
medal for meritorious service
as an aircrew commander at
Lincoln AFB* Neb. He was
cited for his outstanding skill
and exceptional airmanship while
participating in training mis
sions.
He is now at Sewart as a mem
ber of the Tactical Air Command
which provides combat recon
naissance, aerial firepower and
assault airlift for U. S. Army
forces.
The captain, a graduate of
Shallotte High School, received
a B. S. degree in industrial
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The Resources Development
Commission for Brunswick
County has leased three outdoor
advertising signs to promote
tourist travel in the county.
These signs are located on U.S.
74 east of Charlotte, 1-85 east of
Greensboro and U. S. 70 east of
Durham.
The locations for the signs
were selected after a study of
traffic counts at several lo
cations.
In excess of 45,000 vehicles
will pass the 3 signs each day.
The signs are baked enamel
with Scotchlite and carry the
slogan “Beautiful, Bountiful
Brunswick”. The signs promote
the beaches, fishing, boating fa
cilities and points of interest
in the county.
The signs are leased from
Signs, Inc. of Greensboro and
were produced by Highway Dis
plays of St. Paul, Minnesota.
Several proposals were re
viewed in selecting the copy for
the new signs.
W. A. Powell, chairman of
the commission, reported that
he has received excellent com
ments on the signs from both
citizens of Brunswick county and
residents of other areas wbo
had seen them.
Mental Health
Meeting Held
The Brunswick County Mental
Retardation Council met Tuesday
night at the agriculture extension
building in Supply to map out
plans and coordinate the different
committees to set the mental re
tardation program for Brunswick
County into motion.
Present at the meeting were
Chairman J. J. Hawes, com
mittee members Mrs. Boyd Rob
inson, Mrs. A. A. White, Mrs.
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First Bluefish
Show On Shoals
Frank Hutton hooked a trio of
bluefish Sunday afternoon on thd
shoals on the way in with a party
that had been on an offshore
fishing trip. They were the first
of the season.
On Monday John Potter
bolstered the report that the
blues are here when he caught
50-lbs in a net while fisliing on
the shoals. They were big fel
lows, averaging from 1 1/2 lbs
to 2-lbs. Potter also had 50-lbs
of trout.
The presence of the bluefish on
the shoals means that Southport
charterboatmen soon will be
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Tide Table
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(or Southport daring the
week. These hoqra we ap
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HIGH LOW
Thursday, April 28,
1:27 A M 8:15 A M
2:09 P M 8:28 P M
Friday, April 29,
2:39 A M 9:16 A M
3:15 P M 9:40 P H
Saturday, April SO,
3:39 A M 10:16 A M
4:21 P M 10:46 P M
Sunday, May 1,
4:39 A M 11:10 A M
5:15 P M 11:40 P M
Monday, May 2,
5:39 A M 12:04 A M
6:09 P M
Tuesday, May S,
6:27 A M 0:34 A M
7:03 P M 12:46 P M
Wednesday, May 4,
7:21 A M 1:28 A M
7:51 P M 1:34 P M
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