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The Pilot Covers Brunswick County] THE STATE PORT PILOT I A Good Newspaper In A Good Community Most of the News All The Time Volume 25 No. 49 10-Pages Today SOUTHPORT, N. C. WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1966 5i A COPY PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY King Mackerel Bonanza Here This Week RECORD—The biggest catches of king mackerel ever brought into Southport by charterboats were reported Monday when the lowest figure for the five boats fish ing was 187. The top catch was 200—all of which is unheard of for this time of year. Above happy fishermen are shown at the cleaning the fish boxes in the center foreground, story and more pictures on back page. Dosher). a group of tables, with See related (Photo by Finals Program Begins Sunday At Southport Commencement exercises at Southport High School begin Sun day afternoon at 3 o’clock with the baccalaureate sermon by the Rev. w. S. Davenport, pastor of Trinity Methodist Church. Commencement exercises will be held on Wednesday evening at 8 o’clock when K. D. Raab, director of admissions at N. C. State University at Raleigh, will be the speaker. Salutatorian of this year’s senior class is Kathy Carson and Robin Greene is valedictorian. Susan Harrelson is chief mar shal. Other marshals are Kathy Joyner, Greta Jorgensen, Gene Batton, Sylvia Gardner and Frank Barbee. Mascots are Donna Smith and Brad Lee. Following is a list of members of the graduating class: Ricky Cashwell, Dorothy Becraft, Robert Cleverer, Jeanne Brown, Mark Dunford, Diane Carrier, Jimmy Dutton, Kathy Carson, Davey Herring, Jane Clemmons, Ed Joyner, Dale Cumbee, Jack Keith, Amy Faulk, Kenneth King, Robin Greene, Mike Lambert, Sue Knight, Jimmy Matthews, Carole Kramm, Donald Sellers. Nancy Lee, Orin Shatterly, Nancy Lennon, Kelly Small, Ethel Lewis, Jim Stanley, Kyra Parker, John Alan Swain, Cora Pigott, Wayne Turner, Sadie Rivenbark, Basil Watts, Lynn Ruark, Larry Willing, Nancy Smith, DarreU Wilmoth. BARBECUE CHICKEN A pit cook barbecue chicken supper will be served at the Ocean View Methodist Church starting at 5;30 p. m. Friday ofthis week. NEW ADMINISTRATOR William F. Cupit has assumed his duties as administrator at Dosher Memorial Hospital. Prince O’Brien, who has been serving as acting administrator, will remain as paying auditor. GETS PROMOTION Henry S. Goodwin, Jr., has been promoted to supervisor of general accounting for the Linde Corporation in Indianapolis, Ind. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Goodwin, Sr. of South port and is a graduate of Davidson College. HOLE IN ONE Mrs. Fred Willing was playing golf with her husband last Thurs day afternoon when her tee shot on No. 12 disappeared from sight right in the middle of the green. It was a hole-in-one, the first ever recorded by a lady golfer at Oak Island and the first of the season at this popular sea side course. Portrait Of A Local Lobster CATCH—This is an &y2-lb spiny lobster caught Friday night near the light tower by John Potter and brought in alive the next day. This strange creature; which akin to the famous Florida lobster, was caught on a handline. (Dosher Photo). Green Light Given Island Developmenl Members of the Board of Con servation and Development meet ing in High Point Tuesday gave their blessing to development of Bald Head Island by Owner Frank Sherrill of Charlotte but staked claim to several thousand acres of surrounding marshland. The board encouraged Sher rill to go ahead with plans to develop a tourist mecca on 3.000 to 4,000 acres of high ground that he owns on Bald Head Island in the mouth of the Cape Fear River. But the board also made clear its position that the state owns 8.000 to 10,000 acres of marsh land on the island, which must be left undisturbed as a breeding ground lor marine life. The board also declined to recommend construction of a causeway connecting the island with the mainland near Ft. Fisher, but the N. C. Highway Department would make the deci sion on the causeway if Sherrill should decide to go ahead withtha island development. Some observers, includiiig C&D board members, believe that Tuesday’s decision by the board will discourage the island development. (Continued on Page 4) State Principal In Suit About Listing Taxes Members of the Board of Com missioners for Brunswick County met with County Attorney E. J. Prevatte Monday to discuss what action to take in answer to a suit filed in Federal Court to put an - end to the separate HaAftgo? real property for taxation on the basis of white or Negro ownership. Prevatte pointed out that the State Board of Assessment is a party to the suit and that Bruns wick county apparently was named as a defendant in a test case as a random choice since there is a General Statute which provides specifically that prop erty shall be listed for taxes in this manner. Prevatte said that this is G.S. 105323 for 1939, which provides that ownership shall be desig nated for white, Indian and Negro property owners. It is also required that corporations and partnership ownership be pro perly designated, he said. He said that the State Board of Assessment is an agency of State Government, whose prin cipal duties is to hear matters of tax complaints on appeal. Prevatte asked the commis sioners to give him authority to go to Raleigh and meet with the Board of Assessment and At torney General and find the po sition the State of North Carolina (Continued on Page 4) College Head Is Speaker At Leland Finals Rev. J. C. Spivey, pastor of New Hope Baptist Church and Goshen Baptist Church, Leland, will deliver the baccalaureate sermon to the Leland High School graduating class Sunday after noon at 4 o’clock, in the school auditorium. Dr. Warren A. Land, president of Southeastern Community Col lege, Whiteville, will address the graduates Wednesday evening at 8 o’clock at the graduation exercises. Music for both occasions will be presented by the Leland High School Glee Club. Miss Judith Ann Gainey, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Gainey, is valedictorian of the class and Miss Margaret Elizabeth Good man, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. E. G. Goodman, is salutatorian. Other members of the 1966 senior class are: Mrs. Janis Thompson Dowless, Mrs. Carla Bordeauz Jacobs, Mrs. Brenda Harrelson Rabon, Miss Julia Faye Shank, Miss Nancy Sue Long, Bobby Ray Benton, John P. Barber, Henry E. Stephens, William W. Everett, Howard F. Williamson, Jr., Charles Wil liams, Paul H. Ganey, Jr., Terry L. Shew, Rodney L. Clayton, Jr., Robert L. Bordeaux, Jr., David E. Medlin, Richard L. Ganey. Class mascots are Miss Dana Bollinger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Bollinger, Wilmington, and Master Frank Nye, Jr., son (Continued on Page 4) JUDITH ANN GAINEY MARGARET GOODMAN Time And Tide Commencement exercises were in progress at Shallotte High School, and the speaker back in 1936 was the late Clyde A. Erwin, State Superintendent of Public Instruction. The month was May and the date of The Pilot for the third week was the 20th. There were a couple of fishing items in this issue: The menhaden fleet had begun its season’s operations; and the first trout of the season had been reported by Capt. Hulan Watts. At the height of the Commencement season, the editor had struck on‘‘College Education”, declaring that more and more Brunswick county boys and girls should seek same. Remember the year Joe Leighton and his orchestra played for the Flower Show dance in Southport. It was back in 1941, and The Pilot for May 21 had a picture of the young band leader, together with a story about his engagement here the following week. The Morning Star, a floating prep school had paid a visit to South port, and the eight young students in the crew of this two-masted schooner had tales of high adventure to tell following a seven-months cruise in the West Indies. Miss Eleanor Niernsee, Southport girl had volunteered as a U. S. Army nurse. Looking to the future of live stock raising in Brunswick, eleven farmers in this county had pur chased purebred Hereford bulls. On the front page of The Pilot for May 15, 1946, there was a photo showing E. D. Bishop of the Brunswick REA delivering a crate of strawberries to Secretary of Agriculture Claude Wickard in Washing ton, D. C. They had been delivered by air-freight on an experimental basis. Joe Mathes, baseball scout for the St. Louis Cardinals, had shown an interest in Jack Hughes, Southport pitcher; there was talk of erecting sweet potato dehydration plants in this area, including one in Brunswick county; and Banker Prince O’Brien had just returned from the State Bankers Convention at Pinehurst. May 16, 1951, and menhaden fishing already was in progress, this fact being attested by a front page picture of a local boat crew at work. Early catches of king mackerel had been unusually good. The N. C. Society of County Historians had made a boat trip down the Cape Fear Riverton the previous Sunday and had been greatly im pressed with the wealth of historic material in this area. Facilities for taking care of summer visitors at the N. C. Baptist Assembly at Fort Caswell had been expanded in anticipation of needs (Continued On Page Four) Received Recognition AWARD—Joe Walton, out-going president of the Southport Junior Chamber of Commerce, is shown here receiving the award for Jaycee of the Year from G. W. Fisher, left. This was part of the program at the recent Jaycee banquet. (Dosher Photo). Frink Is Chairmam Of Democrat party S. Bunn Frink, veteran party leader, was elected chairman of the Democratic Executive Com mittee at a party rally Saturday afternoon in Bolivia. Mrs. Ina Mae Mintz was elected vice chairman and Mrs. Ruth McBride was named secretary-treasurer. Frink succeeds Ernest E. Parker, Jr., as head of the Bruns wick county Democratic organi zation. It was a harmonious conven tion, with candidates being given an opportunity to say a few words in behalf of their own candidacy. This included two candidates for district offices, James C. Bow man who seeks reelection as District Solicitor, and Re presentative Odell Williamson, who seeks election as one of the two representatives from the 13th District for the House of Rep resentatives. In connection with support of candidates, Chairman Frink issued the following statement: "I do not believe that the chair man of the party should take any part or become involved with or support any candidate seeking nomination for a county office,” Frink said, “I have personally been affected by this in the past and I do not think it is right and I will not involve myself while I am your chairman.” L. T. Yaskell, chairman of the board of trustees at Dosher Memorial Hospital, a former member of the board of county commissioners, took the floor to say a few words in connection with the current condition of the hospital at Southport. He re ported the institution to be in a healthy financial condition and urged general support by Bruns wick county citizens and use of these facilities. Yaskell added a plug for the two Brunswick men who are with out county opposition for the offices they seek. “I think all of our citizens ought to support Jim Bowman for District Solici tor,’ he said, “because it is an honor for one of our own people to hold this important office. He has done a good job, and every (Continued on Page 4) Brunswick Lady Being Honored Mi s. Freeman Hewett, Bruns wick County Heart Chairman, has aeen selected to receive one of the North Carolina Heart Asso ciation’s 1966 Founder’s Awards “for distinguished leadership on behalf of the Heart Cause in North Carolina, in the tradition of volunteer service personified by the founders of the Heart Association. . . as a token of the Heart Association’s respect and gratitude,” announced Daniel T. Young, M. D., president of the North Carolina Heart Asso ciation. “Only 70 North Carolinians have received this award in the seventeen year history of the Association,” Dr. Young stated. Mrs. Hewett was chosen from amcig mere than 100,000 Heart Association volunteers in North Carolina. She will receive her award from Mrs. Dan Moore at a breakfast banquet at the Jack Tar Durham Hotel in Durham on Thursday said Dr. Young. S. BUNN FRINK Graduation At Shallotte High Commencement exercises at Shallotte High School will get underway Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock when the Rev. Jesse Bentley, pastor of Jennis Branch Baptist Church will preach the baccalaureate sermon. Graduation exercises will be held Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock with the principal addresses being given by the salutatorian and valedictorian of the senior class, as has been the custom in other years. This year’s saluta torian is Joe Inman. The vale dictorian is LeDane Williamson. Special awards and other recognition will be given mem bers of the graduating class at this time, and diplomas will be awarded. Serving as marshals for the commencement program are Su san Gray, chief; Hulaine Clem mons, Pamela Clemmons, Pear son Dubar, Martha Kay Inman, Mike Lyles and Delbert Williams. Math Students Gain Ranking The mathematics department of Brunswick County High School is proud of the performance of three of its students on the 1966 National Mathematics Test given March 10. Misses Ora Lee Clemmons of Southport, daughter of Mi-, and Mrs. Allen Clemmons, scored second in the S:ate of North Caro lina; Miss Lydia Verdell John son of Bolivia, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William K. Johnson, scored third in the State of North Carolina; and Gloria Faye Mc Kenzie of Southport, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Robert Mc Kenzie, scored sixth in the Tar heel State. The combined scores of these three students constitute what is called a team score. The team score for the local school is of rank one for this year. An excerpt from the letter to Principal Alvin C. Caviness, from W. A. Leonard, 1966 Con test Chairman of North Carolina, reads; “Dear Mr. Caviness; “Congratulations to you on having (Continued on Page 4) March Of Dimes Final Report Is Made Available The final results of the 1966 March of Dimes campaign in Brunswick county have been an nounced by Mrs. M. H. Rourk of Shallotte, who served again this year as chairman of the fund drive. A total of $1129.42 was collected. In making her report, Mrs. Rourk said “I wish to express my deep appreciation to the civic minded people who served as volunteer workers this year. If it were not for them and for the splendid response from the citi zens of Brunswick county, this favorable report would not be possible. Following is a list of com munities, together with the name of the chairman in each area, showing the amounts raised: Ash, Mrs. William Mathews, $30.81: Bolivia. Mrs. Kenneth McKeithan, $100.30; Calabash. Mrs. Harry Bennett, $15.35; Freeland, Mrs. Raymond Babson, $28.09; Exum, Mrs. Roddy Ben nett, $2.92; Grissettown, Mrs. Norman Grissett, $7.41; Holden’s Beach, Mrs. Hugh Dut ton, $.35; Hickman Crossroad, Mrs. Ernest Stanland, $7.68; Le= land, Mrs. William Leggett, $35.86; Longwood. Mrs. W. A. Long, $29.09; Myrtie Head, Lloyd Parker, $10.62; Shallotte, Steve Becky, $177.22; Shallotte Point, Mrs. Harry E. Williams, $49.72; Southport, Mrs. Bobby Jones, $260.50; Sunset Beach and Ocean Isle, Mrs. G. C. Henderson, $43.83; Supply, Mrs. Garland Clemmons, $58.40; Thomasboro, Mrs. Hilton Pearce, $11.67; Win nabow, Mrs. George Irving, $6.60; Colored Schools, A. C. Caveness, $98.28; Riegel Paper Co., $54.93; collected last year after report, $29.28, $1129.42. The National Foundation’s original purpose was the care and treatment of the victims of polio and the elimination of the disease. Having achieved victory over polio, the National Foun dation-March of Dimes entered the field of birth defects and is now putting it’s tremendous ener gy and resources into this effort. Birth defects is an allinclusive term for hundreds of different physical and mental abnormali ties resulting from defective de velopments before birth. There are more than 250,000 born in the United States each year. There is a growing network of Birth Defect Centers across the nation, dedicated to providing the best in diagnostic treatment and rehabilitation of children born defective. (Continued On Page Four) Open House Is Set Saturday The Military Ocean Terminal, Sunny Point, will hold Open House for the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Armed Forces Day, Saturday, 21 May. During the day, visitors will be permitted to tour the terminal proper and the north and center wharves. A brochure setting forth the history, mission and physical layout of the terminal will be issued to individuals desiring full details on the operation of the installation. Vehicles arriving at Sunny Point must enter and depart the terminal via the main gate. Sunny Point is located five miles north of Southport at the junction of NC Highways 133 and 87. Tide Table Following la the tide table for Southport during the week. These holers are ap proximately correct and were famished The State Port Pilot through the oourteay of the Cape Fear Pilot's As sociation. HIGH LOW Thursday, May 19. 6:57 A M 1:16 A M 7:21 P M 2:16 P M Friday, May 20, 7:39 A M 1:58 A M 8:03 P M 1:58 P M Saturday, May 21, 8:21 A M 2:40 A M 8:45 P M 2:40 P M Sunday, May 22, 9:03 A M 3:28 A M 9:33 P M 3:22 P M Monday, May 28, 9:57 A M 4:16 A M 10:21 P M 4:10 A M Tuesday, May 24, 10:51 A M 5:04 A M 11:15 P M 5:04 P M Wednesday, May 25, 11:51 A M 5:58 A M 6:04 P M
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