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The Pilot Covers Brunswick County | THE STATE PORT PILOT A Good Newspaper In A Good Community Most of the News All The Time Volume 25 No. 48 10-Pages Today SOUTHPORT, N. C. WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 1966 5* A COPY PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY Elect Precinct Officials For Next Two Years The following precinct com mittees were elected Saturday with nothing out of the ordinary being reported to Ernest E. Park er, chairman of the Democratic Executive Committee: Frying Pan—Chairman, Le guin Williams; vice-chairman, Mrs. Betty Leonard; secretary, Mrs. Lena B. Williams; Law rence Stanley; Robert Stanley, members. Waccamaw—Chairman, Elmer Smith; vice-chairman, Rhuvene Ingram; secretary, Olive King; Corbett Coleman, Patt Simmons, members. Town Creek — Chairman, George H. Lanier; vice-chair man, Mrs. Naomi Henry; secre tary, Mrs. Florence Sullivan; Wilbur E. Earp, Mrs. Kathryn Skipper, members. Oak Island—Chairman, James Kyle; vice-chairman, Mrs. Char lene W. Johnson; secretary, H. A. Templeton; Lorraine H. Bellamy, L. D. Jones, members. aoumport tn—cnairman, Mrs. Jean Fullwood; vice-chairman, Agnue Fulcher; secretary, Louise Parker; E, F. Gore, Kir by Sullivan, members. Southport #2 — Chairman, James Wolfe; vice-chairman, Victoria Aldridge; secretary, Eva Wolfe; Charles H. Rogers, Walter Lee Aldridge, members. Leland—Chairman, IraD. But ler; vice-chairman, Miss Mary Wells Rourk; Mrs. C. P. Clark and C. G. Hammonds, members. Mosquito—J. D. Crouch, chairman; Mrs. Lois Britian, vice-chairman. Names of other members of this committee were not available. A list of names for the new committee at Grissettown and Ash precincts also were unavail able. Bolivia--Chairman, Douglas H. Hawes; vice-chairman, Mrs. Gilbert Reid; secretary, Mrs. Ina Mae Mintz; D. L. Mercer, Chad Phelps, members. Hoods Creek—Chairman, E. E. Medlin; vice-chairman, Mrs. Carol M. Carroll, secretary, Mrs. Mary Brown, Ronald Med lin, Charles Carroll, members. Session—Chairman, Alfonza Roach, vice-chairman, Mrs. Edna Mae Fulford; secretary, Mrs. Martha Benton; Ed Caison, James Hewett, members. Supply—Chairman, Thurston Cumbee, vice-chairman, Mrs. M. M, King; secretary, Mrs. Hazel Sellers, Harold Robinson, Lin wood Brown, members. Longwood—Chairman, James MoLamb; vice-chairman, Mrs. Geneva Boyd; secretary, Mrs. Eula Browning; John A. Russ, W. B. Nye, members. Exum—Chairman, Pearley Vereen, vice-chairman, Mrs. Bessie Russ, secretary, Mrs. Moline Mintz; Elmo Mintz, Bur riss Russ, members. Shallotte—Chairman, R. E. Bellamy; vice-chairman, Mrs. Onida Mae Hewett; secretary, Elwood Fulford; Mrs. Barbara Brown, Ira Chadwick, members. Shingletree—Chairman, joeC. Stanaland; vice-chairman, Mrs. Catherine Benton; secretary, Mrs. Myrtle Lee Trest; Leeb Hickman, Thelton Hardee, mem bers. HONOR STUDENTS Thelma Faye Little and Ruby Jane Stanley of Ash are on the dean’s list and Valerie Elaine Swain of Southport is on the honor roll for the winter quarter at East Carolina College. FLAG SALE The Southport Sub-Juniors will hold a flag sale Saturday be ginning at 9 a. m. Anyone wishing to purchase a flag at home may contact Sub-Junior Advisors, Mrs. A. B. Joyner, 457-6141, or Mrs. W. G. Faulk, 457-4812. BAKE SALE Southport Garden Club will have a bake sale Saturday start ing at 9:30 a.m. on Leggett’s corner. Cakes, pies, cookies and candy will be sold. MOVES OFFICE Dr. Norman Templon has leased the office formerly oc cupied by Dr. F. M. Burdette from Mrs. Eunice Huntley and will be located there starting Monday of next week. BETA CLUB TAG DAY The Beta club of Southport High School will hold its annual Tag Day on Saturday morning from 10 - 12 o’clock. The members will be soliciting the town for contributions to the Beta Club Scholarship Drive. This scholarship will be presented to a deserving senior at gradua tion. Dredging Yacht Basin WORKING — This is the dredge Richmond which has been engaged in main tenance dredging at the Southport Yacht Basin, which has. been restored to project depth. That operation was carried out under a project of the District U. S. Army En gineers and is designed to provide facilities for the working fleet at Southport. Proud Fisherman Young Mike Dixon is shown here with the string of perch he caught while on a recent fishing trip with his uncle, L. T. Yaskell, at Boiling Spring Lakes. He is the 3-year old son of Patrolman and Mrs. Louis David Dix on of Clyde and the fishing excursion was a side trip while the family was here on a recent vacation visit. Incidentally, the young man caught every one of the fish by himself. Democrats Will Convene Saturday Tiie Democratic County Con vention will meet Saturday after noon at 2 o’clock at Bolivia High School, according to Ernest E. Parker, Jr., party chairman. All Brunswick county citizens are invited to the meeting and each Democratic candidate will be given an opportunity to talk to the voters. There will be no prinicpal keynote speaker. Preceeding the convention, Two Chairmen Handle Jordan Senator B. Everett Jordan has announced the appointment of W. T. Russ of Shallotte and Mrs. Ina Mae Mintz of Bolivia as his co-managers for his campaign for re-election in Brunswick county. Both are well known and widely respected for their many years of work in civic and com munity activities and I am most pleased to have them associated with me in my campaign,” Jordan said. The Senator said he is in the process of setting up campaign organizations in all of the coun ties of the state. “The heavy work schedule I have had to keep in Washington has prevented me from doing as much visiting over the state as I would like, so I must depend on my friends in each of the counties to do as much work as possible between now and the election,” Jordan said. The Senator is basing his campaign for re-election on the record he has made since he became a member of the Senate in 1958. He is widely known for the work he has done in water resources development and he is the author of several laws of vital importance to tobacco, cotton, the tactile industry, and related fields. members of the newly elected Democratic Executive Commit tee will meet to elect a chair man and vice-chairman to serve for the next two years. Each precinct chairman and vice chairman is a member of the executive committee. Chairman Parker has stated that he is not a candidate to succeed himself as head of the Democratic organization. Names that have been mentioned as strong possibilities for this honor are E. J. Prevatte and Kirby Sullivan, each of whom has held this position in the past. There has been a movement to support Hubert Bellamy for election to this post, and the name of S, Bunn Frink has come up as a possible dark horse candidate. Delegates will be elected to the Democratic State Convention, which will convene at the Memo rial Auditorium in Raleigh on Saturday, May 19. Marked Shrimp Test Migration Shrimp marked with green and blue dyes are being released in coastal waters by the State De partment of Conservation and Development’s commercial and sports fisheries division in the hope of learning answers to the following questions: Where do the shrimp migrate after leaving the sounds? What is the rate of mortality due to natural causes? How can man predict the abun dance of shrimp for any given season? What is the growth rate of young shrimp? Some 3,500 marked shrimp have been released in Jarrett’s Bay and North River, a part of (Continuad On Page Bight) Board Favors Three Schools For Brunswick The Brunswick County Board of Education met last Tuesday night and voted to favor the es tablishment of three consolidated high schcolc in Brunswick county. Tht board entered into a dis cussion on long range planning of school construction in Bruns wick. Supt. George Williams indicated to the board certain considerations and decisions that would have to be made as to long range plans. These in cluded: 1. The number of con solidated units needed to best serve the needs -of students. 2. Source and method of finance for school construction. 3. Lo-' cation of school plants and factors f that may influence school loca tion. In making initial and pre liminary long range plans for future school consolidation the board voted to be in favor of three consolidated school plants, this being subject to results and recommendations of a compre hensive school survey that is being conducted by the State De partment of Public Instruction. This action was taken on a motion by Arthur J. Dosher and a second by Dolmas Babson. The board discussed the stu dent choices that had been re turned relative to school attend ance for the 1966-67 school year. Supt. Williams advised the board as to the present status of student requests as to preference of school. The vocational teacher allot ment for Brunswick county for the 1966-67 school year was studied and approved by the board on a motion by j ames Thompson and a second by Dosher. r mere was a front page picture of Dorothy Boll Kauffman, Southport girl, In Tne Pilot for May 13,1936. She had received a bevy of student honors at High Point College, where she was a member of the junior class. Commencement programs were in progress in Brunswick county, and as a feature of the closing exercises in Southport Dan Walker had won the declamation contest with his rendition of ‘‘Give Mo Liberty Or Give Me Death”. Harry Robinson had sold enough radios to win a trip to Cuba' an Alabama man had reported theft of his automobile by a man he had befriended by giving him a ride; and the Southport High School Glee Club was planning a recital in the form of a variety show. Commencement speakers at Shallotte High School back in 1941 were Ernest E. Parker, Jr., and Roderick Bellamy, valedictorian and salutatorian respectively of their class that year. Their photo appeared on page 1 of The Pilot in the May 14 issue. The late J. N, Coburn, president of the Waccamaw Bank and Trust Co had been elected president of the N. C. Banker’s Association and his picture also was on the front page. Waterspouts had been visible offshore from Southport during a period of freakish weather the day before publication; the late W. B.. Keziah had written a guest column for The Washington Times Herald—about Southport and local fishing, of course; and there were a couple of editorials, one about our need for more feeding facilities, the other about our need for more rooms for overnight visitors. The year was 1949, the date May 8. The Board of Conservation and Development was scheduled to hold a meeting here on the after noon following this publication of The Pilot. There was a front page business announcement; Williamson Motor Co. was in operation at Shallotte. Sunday was National Hospital Day and was being observed at Dosher Memorial Hospital. There was a story giving a summary of recent progress at Shallotte; 1 Joe Y. Christian, Southport boy, had graduated the week before from 1 the Merchant Marine Academy; and a record 24 Brunswick county men had been accepted for enlistment in the Regular Army through 1 the recruiting office in Wilmington. (Continued On Page Four) Visitation On Increase Now At Brunswick Visitation continues to in crease each year at Brunswick Town and the period ending May 1 showed an increase over the same period last year of 6,829 persons, bringing the total visi tation figure for 1966 to 24,673. Many of these are repeat visi tors, returning from time to time to see the progress being made and to enjoy the ever present natural beauty of the site. Whatever the season, there is always beauty at Brunswick Town. Many organized groups, such as Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, church groups, garden clubs, history clubs, school classes vis it the site for tours and many take advantage of the several picnic areas provided for use of the public. Work continues on the clear ing of the pond and development -of the Nature Trail, which is being sponsored by the Garden Clubs of North Carolina, Inc., and plants indigenous to the area are being set out along the trails. With the construction of the three foot bridges connecting Battery A and Battery B of Con federate Fort Anderson, stabili zation of the mound paths has become necessary, because of increased travel over these mounds by visitors walking to Battery A. These foot bridges were completed in early 1965 and more and more persons are viewing the remains of this well preserved fort. Clearing of several new areas is planned to begin soon and this will add to the 60 acres presently cleared. The public is invited to visit the ruins of the colonial town site but are cautioned to stay outside the ruins and view them from the paths. Recently, van dals have removed several signs from the site, but the area is now being more closely patrolled during the day as well as at night. Anyone caught removing items from the site or in any way disturbing the fragile old walls will be prosecuted. Sound & Light Starts Season Beginning next Saturday night, the sounds of Naval battle will be heard nightly in the special mooring place of the U.S.S. North Carolina just across the Bruns wick-New Hanover county line. It will be the portrayal of the life and times of the big Battle ship which is the memorial to the 10,000 North Carolinians who died in the Armed Services in World War n. The Sound and Light Spec tacular, called “The Immortal Showboat”, brings to life the career of the huge ship and tells her story from her keel-laying to the time she anchored tri umphantly in Tokyo Bay at the end of world War n. “The Showboat” has been shown on previous occasions this year, but May 14 marks the be ginning of the nightly per formances of the drama. The show held its premier last year and played to nearly 40,000 spec tators. In Queen Contest Miss Crystal Evans is a Brunswick county girl who was a contestant in the Strawberry Festival Queen con test in Chadbourn Thursday night. She was sponsored by the Whiteville Civitan Club. Miss Evans, who is em ployed at The News Reporter, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Mintz of Shallotte, is a graduate of Shallotte High School and attended East Carolina Col lege. (Elgie Clemmons Photo) In Princess Contest Miss Lee Audrey Dowling of Southport was a con testant in the Strawberry Festival Princess contest in Chadbourn Friday night. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Dowling of Southport. (Elgie Clemmons Pho to) Federal Suit Filed In List Segregation Attorneys representing the MAACP filed a suit Tuesday in federal district court in Wil mington seeking to overturn a Morth Carolina statute allowing racially separate tax listings and collections. Named as defendants in the suit are the N. C. Board of Assessment, the board of Com missioners in Brunswick Coun :y and the Brunswick County tax supervisor. Conrad O. Pearson, a Durham clegro lawyer who filed the suit, said it is a class action which, f successful, would strike down be provision throughout North Carolina. Ira Butler, Brunswick County ax supervisor and a defendant n the suit, said the tax records (Continued On Page Pour) Yaupon Beach Pier Is Sold Announcement has been made of the purchase of the Yaupon Beach Fishing Pier by three Yaupon Beach business men from Barbees, Inc. The new owners are A. A. Dixon, Jack Allen and Mr. Aman, and in addition to the pier it involves the pier house and con cessions building. The new owners have set about the business of getting the pier in first class condition for the coming season, with major structural repairs being made (Continued On Page Eight) James C. Cox Heading Three County Office James C. Cox of Tabor City, has been appointed Acting Execu tive Director of Sencland Com munity Action, Inc., the anti poverty organization recently or ganized to fight poverty in Bladen, Brunswick, and Columbus Coun ties. Cox will have an area office in County Hall in Whiteville. The organization will also have county branch offices in Bladen and Brunswick Counties. Cox is a native of Longs, S. C. He is a veteran of World Ward II, having served with the Eighth Air Force. He flew thirty combat missions and was awarded the Air Medal and four oak leaf clusters. For the past years he has been Executive Secretary of the Tabor City Merchants’ Association. For seventeen years prior to that time he was engaged in busi ness in Tabor City. He is married to the former Frances Garrell, of Tabor City and Conway, S. C., and they have two sons. They are members of the Tabor City Baptist Church. Cox attended Berry College, Mt. Berry, Ga., and the Uni versity of South Carolina, Colum bia, S. C. Members of the Executive Committee of Sencland Com munity Action are: Brig. Gen. James Glore of Southport, chair man; Dr. William C. Keith of Elizabethtown, vice chairman; Dr. Jesse C. Fisher, Jr. of White ville, president; Jonathan Hank ins of Shallotte, secretary treasurer and Bion McNeil of Clarkton. JAMES C. COX Dress Revue To Feature Talent The Brunswick County 4-H Dress Revue and Talent Contest will be held Tuesday night, at the Shallotte High School audi torium, according to Mrs. Mary L. Russ, Home Economics Ex tension Agent, and Milton Cole man, Assistant Agricultural Ex tension Agent. The program will begin at 8 o’clock and the theme will be ‘ Spring Swings With Styles and Songs.’ Girls from both the junior and senior divisions in 4-H will be competing for awards in the dress revue. The senior winner will represent Brunswick county in the District Contest which will be held in Goldsboro in June. The blue ribbon group chosen from the talent contestants will also par ticipate in the District Contest. All 4-H members who wish to (Continued on Page 4) Tide Table Following is the tide tabic for Southport during the week. These ho<prs are ap proximately correct and were furnished The State Port Pilot through the courtesy of the Gape Fear Pilot's As soclatton. HIGH LOW Thursday, May 12, 1:21 A M 7:52 A M 1:51 P M 8:04 P M Friday, May 13, 2:15 A M 8:46 A M 2:45 P M 9:04 P M Saturday, May 14, 3:09 A M 9:40 A M 3:39 P M 10:04 P M Sunday, May 15, 3:57 A M 10:28 A M 4:27 P M 10:52 P M Monday, May 16, 4:45 A M 11:10 A M 5:15 P M 11:46 P M Tuesday, May 17, 5:33 A M 11:68 A M 5:57 P M Wednesday, May 18, 6:15 A M 0:28 A M 6:39 P M 12:34 P M
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