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The Pilot Covers Brunswick County | THE STATE PORT PIL01 A Good Newspaper In A Good Community Most of the News All The Time VOLUME 38 No. 5 10-Pages Today SOUTHPORT, N. C. WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 1966 Sf A COPY PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY Scenic Tour Shown To Lionsf. Club PROGRAM — W. K. Dorsey, right, presented a filmed program in sound and color at the Southport Lions Club meeting Thursday night. Looking on as he gets ready for the showing is Lions President Frank Hardy. The program was on g new historic tour of Brunswick and New Hanover counties that is one in a series of “Continuing Stories of North Carolina” being prepared by Dorsey, a member of the staff at Cape Fear Techni cal Institute. (CTI Photo) • * From Viet Nam Writes Letter Of Protest A Brunswick county youth who recently was at home from duty with the U. S. Army in South Viet Nam has written a letter expressing his feelings about some of the indifference and lack of understanding he encountered. He is Sp/4 Carl FormyDuval, son of Mr. and Mrs. Pawnee FormyDuval, of Freeland. He is a military policeman and has seen first hand the things about which he writes. The text of his letter follows: "Recently I was home on a 30 day leave from Viet Nam and I was very disappointed at 80 per cent of the people that I talked to about the war in Viet Nam. I found them not having the slightest idea why we are here and not knowing anything about communism. To them it is a word with no meaning, and they just said we were over here where we have no business being. “I even talked to one man who said it was a war between the Buddhist and the Catholics. He was so sickening I turned and walked off, which I felt like doing when I talked to many others. "I don’t know whether it is that the people are ignorant or wheth er they just don’t care about having a free nation, and hadjust as soon live under communism as democracy. That is the im pression I got from a lot of them, and I know the only reason they feel that way is because they just (Continued On Page Two) Patrolman Day Captures Pair State Highway Patrolman Billie Day of Shallotte managed to sub due and arrest two Brooklyn men who jumped him after he had stopped them for speeding on the Calabash road on July 1. One of the men was shot in the abdo men as Patrolman Day sought to protect himself against their combined assault. James Junior Gore, aged 25, a resident of Brooklyn, N. Y., and a native of Little River, S. C., was the man who was shot. He was taken to Dosher Memorial Hospital in Southport, was trans ferred to James Walker Me morial Hospital in Wilmington and was dismissed on July 6. Elbert Lee Bellamy, aged 24, also of Brooklyn but a native of Thomasboro in Brunswick coun ty, was the driver of the car Day stopped for speeding. Bella my was hit over the head by Patrolman Day with his pistol butt during the scuffle and was given first aid at the hospital in Southport. According to Patrolman Day, he was turning around on U. S. Highway No. 17 at the South Carolina line late in the after noon when a 1963 Chevrolet came across the state line traveling at a high rate of speed. He gave pursuit for 4.5 miles at speeds of over 100-mph. At Thomas boro the fleeing auto turned right on the Calabash road and traveled for three more miles before Pa trolman Day was able to pull around the car and force the driver to stop. (Continued On Page Four) SP 4 CARL FORMY DUVAL Commander Mingo Writes To Mayor Mayor E. B. Tomlinson, Jr., received the following letter from Commander J. J. Mingo, com manding officer of the USS Johns ton, on the eve of the departure of the navy destroyer from South port harbor last week: “What a rare opportunity it is amid the bustle and hurry of destroyer life to spend a week end basking in the warmth and hospitality of a town like South port. Add to this the fun of an old time Fourth of July cele bration, and it amounts to one of the most enjoyable port visits it has been my pleasure to make. “The apparent effortlessness with which you carried out the extensive and varied program of events which so brightened our stay is misleading. It can be only the product of much fore sight, hard work, and prepara tion, plus a sincere interest. “The dance for the Midship men will be a highlight of their cruise I am sure, and the donkey baseball will long be remember ed by all who were able to play or watch. I think though, that the memory that will last longest in my mind, and which will color all (Continued on Page 4) Southport Lions See Film Strip W. K. Dorsey, member of the staff at Cape Fear Technical In stitute, presented a slide pro gram in sound and color at the Southport Lions Club meeting Thursday night. It is a production that combines stirring background music, color slides, the spoken word and coor dinated tapes that depict early life from Wilmington, Arlie, Carolina Beach, Fort Fisher, Southport Ferry, State Port Docks, Historic Smithville (Southport), Fort Anderson, Brunswick Town, Orton Planta tion to the Battleship U.S.S. North Carolina. It is the fifteenth in a series produced by the Cape Fear Tech nology Institute under the heading of "The Continuing Stories of North Carolina" that enables civic clubs, schools and church groups to review and relive their (Continued On Page Two) Music Program Holding Stage At Ft. Caswell This week at the North Caro lina Baptist Assembly marks the Church Music Conference spon sored by the Church Music De partment of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina. Dr. w. Randall Lolley, pastor of the First Baptist Church, Win ston-Salem, is pastor for the conference. He is speaking at the evening services of worship each evening, Monday through Friday. Dr. Lolley has served the Win ston-Salem church since 1962, coming from the Broadway Church, Fort Worth, Texas, where he served as associate pastor. He is a graduate of Southeastern Seminary and holds the ThD degree from South western Seminary, Fort Worth. In 1958 and 1959 he served the First Baptist Church, Greens boro, as associate pastor. The worship service each evening conducted in the outdoor chapel on top of the fort has been one of the highlights of the conference. Classes aid choir work are offer ed in every phase of the music ministry. Paul W. Peterson is in charge of the conference choirs. He is the head of the voice department and Director of the Choral En semble at Salem College, Win ston-Salem. A baritone soloist, adjudicator and author, Mr. Peterson received his under graduate degree from the East man School of Music and his Master’s degree from North western University. He has served as Director of Choral Festivals and workshops throughout the southeast, and is a member of the National Asso ciation of Teachers of Singing, the Music Educators National Conference and State Chairmen of the American Choral Direc tor’s Association. Current text books which he has written in clude “Natural Singing and Ex pressive Conducting’’ and “Cri teria for the Evaluation of Vocal Performance.’’ Mr. Peterson’s college choir returned June 30 from a three week concert tour of Europe that included a special performance for the king"of * Sweden. The four Intermediate Choir Directors whose combined choirs will be featured in concert at 8:15 Thursday evening are Mrs. Allan Guy, Eldon K. Moen, Paul Bobbitt, and James Berry. Mrs. Guy is director of music for the Swannanoa Church. She is a graduate of Westminster Choir College, Princeton, New Jersey. Her husband serves the Calvary Baptist Church as minister of music at the First Baptist Church, Greensboro. He is a native of Kansas and a grad uate of the University of Wichita) in Kansas. He came to Greens boro one year ago from the Mel bourne Florida High School where he served as choral director as well as minister of music at the First Baptist Church of the same city. Paul Bobbitt is a native of San ford and is currently serving the Church Music Department of the Sunday School Board, Nashville, Tennessee, as director of Inter mediate work. Before going with the Sunday School Board he served as minister of music at the Snyder Memorial Church, Fayetteville. He is a graduate of Wake Forest College and the School of Church Music, Southern Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky. James Berry is minister of (Continued On Page Twi Southport Scouts Outstanding LEADERS — Ten members of the Southport Scout Troop in camp last week at Camp Tom Upchurch near Raeford made outstanding records in acquatic sports. This in cluded swimming, canoeing, rowing, life saving and the mile swim. Scoutmasters Char lie Sides and Carl Watkins divided time at camp. Boys shown above, back row left to right, are Ronnie Sides, Pat Parker, Chip Wa tkins, Mike Parker and Scooter Parker. Front row, Mike Helms, Mack Adams, Rickie Parker, Donnie Shannon and Ronnie Shannon. For Southport Boy Decoration For Flight , WARRANT OFFICER ARCHIE A. DIXON. JR. Census Shows Drop In Farm Number A total of 1,238 farms was counted in Brunswick county during the 1964 Census of Agri culture, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of the Cen sus reports. In the last previous Census of Agriculture in 1959 the total counted in the county was 1,605 farms a drop of 367 farms in the Brunswick farming opera tion during the 5-year period. The 1964 total is published in a preliminary report on the coun ty just issued. The report also shows that average farm size in the county was 80.9 acres ; Time And Tide The front page picture in The Pilot for July 15, 1936, showed the two tennis courts on the grove, at the location where the gymnasium now stands. The Indra, a floating prep school, was here on its annual visit. The Brunswick county Recorder’s court had played host to royalty when an exiled P ■- prince had appeared as prosecuting witness in a drunk driv. ase; William and Charles Wells of Southport had figured in the .escue of the Alta D. and her party of seven off Wrightsville Beach; and assurance had been given that five miles of the Shallotte-Whiteville highway would be paved. In our edition for July 16, 1941, there was a graphic description of the rescue by Capt. Arthur J. Dosher of his son, David, and his use of the artificial respiration to revive him following a near drowning. Three Southport men, Frank and Bryant Potter and Law Swan, were at home on leave after duty in the Pacific aboard the USS Helena. Judge Henry A. Grady of Clinton had made his first airplane trip in a plane over at Long Beach; and there vere reports of a short crop of tobacco in Brunswick. Record rainfall was the big news in Brunswick as reported in our newspaper for July 10, 1946. With 11.05 inches recorded by the local Weather Bureau observer during the final 15 days of June and an added 9.22 inches for the first week in July, the ground wai> saturated. Paving had begun on the road from Highway No. 17 to Shallotte Point; a front page story reported that the State was interested in acquiring Fort Caswell from the government; and the bluefish being taken off Southport that week were reported by the party boat skippers to be the largest they ever had seen here. A front page picture is our issue for July 11, 1951, showed Miss Gloria Hewett (Mrs. Kenneth Stiller) being crowned ‘Queen of the (Continued on Page 4) and that the average value of the county’s farms, land and buildings, in 1964 was $15,116. Other important county statis tics in the report are: Value of all farm products sold by farms in the county in 1964, $4,694,958; in 1959, $4,081,189. Value of all crops sold by coun ty farms in 1964, $3,913,541; in 1959, $3,094,777. Value of all livestock and live stock products sold by county farms in 1964, $779,548; in 1959, $986,412. Information obtained for the first time in an agricultural cen sus included the amount of income received by the county’s far mers, $1,869, from recreational serv ices as well as data on the use of pest control chemicals in the county in 1964. A Census of Agriculture is taken every 5 years in years ending in "4” and “9” to gather (Continued On Page Two! Shallotte Folks State Officers The North Carolina Rural Letter Carrier’s Convention met June 27-29 at the Hotel Golds boro, Goldsboro. Congressman David Henderson spoke at the banquet which was attended by approximately 500 carrier’s and their wives. Council Henson of Vilas, was elected state president of the association and Mrs. E. H. Red wine, Shallotte, state president of the Ladies Auxiliary. She has previously served as vice-presi dent for the year 1965-66 and secretary-treasurer for two years previously. The Ladies Auxiliary to the RLCA is the second largest women’s organi zation in America. Conventions are family affairs for rural carriers and the children have their own organi zation. The Redwtne’s daughter, Wendy, age 13, was elected vice president of the Junior group. (Continued On Page Two) Warrant Officer Archie A. Dixon, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Dixon of Yaupon Beach, has been the Air Medal with “V” Device for heroism in Viet Nam. The young Brunswick County man is pilot of an assault Heli copter, and the following text of his commendation explains his act of heroism for which he received this recognition: "For heroism while partici pating in aerial flight. Warrant Officer Dixon distinguished him self by heroic actions on Novem ber 1, 1965 while serving as a pilot on a night resupply mission in the Republic of Vietnam. The 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry, had been engaged a North Vietnamese Army regiment throughout the afternoon and their ammunition supply was almost depleted. At 2030 hours a call was received for ammunition resupply. The visibility was poor with over cast condition and no horizon due to the absolute darkness in the battle area. Warrant Officer Dixon realizing the seriousness of the situation immediately volunteered for the hazardous night mission, and flew on in struments to the vicinity of the pick-up zone. After landing at the pick-up zone he was ad vised that the landing zone was under heavy enemy fire and covered by smoke. The battal ion commander requested the helicopters come to the landing zone as his ammunition supplies were nearly exhausted. War rant Officer Dixon immediately took off and proceeded to the landing zone undaunted by the heavy enemy fire and the mar ginal flying conditions and with complete disregard for his own (Continued On Page Two) Fence Replaces Cottage Home Representative Odell William son this week received a letter from Dr. Christopher Crittenden relative to the project for erect ing a cottage for the custodian at Brunswick Town. He related that events have transpired to prevent the erec tion of this residence and that a protective fence has been planned instead. Following is the text of his letter: “We appreciate you successful efforts in the 1965 General As sembly to obtain funds for a custodian’s residence at Bruns wick Town. We had hoped to con struct this building in order to have our leading staff member at Brunswick Town living on the Site, giving around-the-clock protection to the property but we have run into difficulties which make it impossible to locate a residence of this sort on the prop erty. As you know, the Bruns wick Town land is entirely within the Sunny Point buffer zone. “We have solved the problem of protection in a different way however. We will erect a strong Cyclone fence along the property lines and keep people out except (Continued On Page Two! Name Winners For Art Show In Southport The sixth annual Southport Arts Festival sponsored by the Junior Woman’s Club was held this year in conjunction with the Fourth of July Festival. The Arts show again was one of the main attrac tions of the weekend and received many favorable comments from the large number of visitors. This year’s show was judged by Dr. Joseph C. Sloane, Depart ment of Art, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The show was open to all artists, pro fessional and amateurs. Silver cups were presented to the first place winners in each of six categories, oils, water colors, graphics, crafts, poetry and junior division. Ribbons were given for 2nd and 3rd places in each category. A Best-in-Show award also was made. The Junior Woman’s Club, aided by donations from friends, was once again able to purchase two pieces of work to be added to the art collection of the City of Southport. This year in addi tion to the purchases made by the club, the City of Southport purchased two pieces of work to be placed in the collection. The club purchases the first place winner in oils and graphics, when eligible. The city purchases were chosen from the entire show by a committee designated by the city officials. First place in oils entitled “Entangled” by Edith Saunders of Winston-Salem was the winner of the $175. purchase award. “The Ants”, first place winner in graphics, by Thelma Bennett of Winston-Salem and Fort Cas well, received the $75. purchase award. These two awards were given by the Junior Woman’s Club. For the city purchase, a water color entitled “Barning Tobacco” by Henry Wyche, trust officer of Waccamaw Bank & Trust Company, Whiteville, and a graphic entitled “Boardwalk” by Claude Howell, Wilmington, were chosen. These words are now on display in the Southport Public Library. One of the main attractions of the show was the first-place winner in crafts. This was a very unusual looking girl con structed of Papier Mache en titled "Barfly” by Peggy Law of Southport. The poetry award was present ed to Elizabeth D. Kinlawof Shal lotte for her poem, ‘ I Have Not Done The Things I Planned To Do Today.’ The Best-in-Show award was presented to Mark Lynch, Jr., of Raleigh, who was the first place winner in oils of the 1965 Arts Festival. His painting “Woman’s Sufferage League” was the first work purchased by the Junior Woman’s Club as the beginning of the municipal art collection for the city of South port. Following is a complete list of winners: Oils — Grand Prix, Mark Lynch, Jr., “With Vengeance”, Raleigh; 1st Prize, Edith Saun ders, “Entangled’ , Winston Salem; 2nd Prize, Grace Freund, “I No Longer Rest’ , Winston Salem; 3rd Prize, Elizabeth Za chary, “Dead Low Tide”, Long Beach. Watercolor — 1st Prize, Dean Barber, “Sunshine and Tomor row’ , Mt. Holly; 2nd Prize, Mar garet B. McGuinn, “Lonely Sen tinel,” Charlotte; 3rd Prize, Randy Foster, “The Ambigious Clown”, Wilmington. Graphics — 1st Prize, Thelma (Continued on Page 4) I Tide Table Following is the tide tabic for Southport during the week. These hoqrs are ap proximately correct and were furnished. The State Fort Pilot through the court**} of the Cape Fear Pilot's A* sodatton. HIGH LOW Thursday, July 14, 4:03 A M 10:34 A M 4:45 P M 11:28 P M Friday, July 15, 4:57 A M 11:28 A M 5:39 P M Saturday, July 16, 5:57 A M 0:22 A M 6:33 P M 12:22 P M Sunday, July 17, 8:51 A M 1:16 A M 7:27 A M 1:16 P M Monday, July 18, 7:45 A M 2:04 A M 8:15 P M 2:04 A M Tuesday, July 19, 8:39 A M 2:52 A M 9:09 P M 2:58 A M Wednesday, July 20, 9:33 A M 3:40 A M [9:57 P M_3:46 P M
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