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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 38 No. 12 12>Pages Today SOUTHPORT, N. C. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1966 5* A COPY PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY Promotes Brunswick In Canada AMBASSADOR — Roy Stevens, director of the Resources Development Commission for Brunswick County, and Mrs. Miriam Rabb, State Travel Editor, welcome Travel Edi tor Ernest Bartlett of the Toronto Telegram to the North Carolina travel display at The Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto. The display, sponsored by the Department of Conservation and Development, is staffed by C&D Travel and Prbmotion Division per sonnel and volunteers from the coastal, piedmont and mountain areas. Billed as the larg est annual fair in North America, the CNE draws over three million visitors. Ground Breaking At Mt. Pisgah BEGINNING — This is the ground breaking ceremony for the new sanctuary at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church near Supply. Plans for the building program have been in the making for more than two years, and actual work began last week when David Sellers lifted the first shovelful of dirt. A group of church officials and members are shown above as thev witnessed the ceremony. (Bea con Photo). Brunswick Man Boosts County For Canadians The Canadian National Exhibi tion is anticipating a paid attend ance exceeding 3 million accord ing to Roy Stevens of The Re sources Development Commis sion for Brunswick County who represented the area at the Ex hibition during its first week of operation. Stevens, who was working with the North CarolinaDepartmentof Conservation and Development, Travel and Promotion Division, at the North Carolina Travel Booth stated that he was able to talk with many potential tourists during the week. “I talked with one family who had just returned from a trip to Brunswick county,” he reported. “I also met a gentleman who had enjoyed two days fishing out of Southport during the past week.” The major interest of the Cana dians was golf. Many requested information on available courses and the seasons that golf can be enjoyed. In addition to working at the booth, Stevens made a tape for an Erie, Pa., radio station, an interview over the public ad dress system at the exhibition and worked at the Toronto Star Travel Agency during the time that he was in Canada repre senting Brunswick county. The attendance for Saturday, August 20, was 264,000 and each day brought more potential tourist for this area. The Cana dians were enthusiastic about their plans to visit North Caro lina. Many had visited the State previously and were making plans for other trips to see the points that they missed on previous trips, Stevens stated. “I believe that the Canadian (Continued on Page 4) Colorful Brochure Promotes County A recent full color brochure published by Coastal Historyland North Carolina gives heavy play t to places to interest in South port and Brunswick county. One of the Southport scenes is of the old Southport yacht basin with the shrimp fleet in the background and an artist doing a sketch in the foreground. And there is an impressive aerial shot of the Southport Boat Har bor. There is a beautiful shot of Orton Mansion with azaleas blooming in the foreground. One of the excavated foundations at Brunswick Town also is shown. For good measure, there is a shot of the Battleship North Caro lina, just across the county line in New Hanover. The Historyland Association is made up of cities, towns and counties extending from the Vir ginia border to the South Caro lina border and located along routes U. S. 17, 13, 301 and side trips and connections. The towns and counties through individual donations have financed a new is sue of a brochure and map of the region. The new publication has been expanded and corrected to elim inate errors of the first map and brochure published after the for mation of the association during the early part of the Sanford ad ministration. P. D. Midgett of Englehard, a former member of the General Assembly, recently was reelected head of the asso ciation. He has been president since its formation. Multiplied thousands of tourists en route from their homes on the Eastern seaboard to Florida pass through the Historyland region each fall. And in the spring they speed through the Historyland area on their way back to metro politan areas of the Eastern sea board. The Historyland Association’s (Continued on Page 4) Board Confers With Architect Members of the board of com missioners for Brunswick county met in special session here Mon day with Frank Ballard, Wilming ton architect, to discuss plans concerning the jail problem. The Wilmington man inspected the present Jail, which is of brick construction and less than 75 years old, and declared that he feels that it will provide a rea sonable beginning for a reno vation and modernization proj ect. He did not furnish an es timate of probable cost, but has promised to do so. The commissioners are faced with the proposition of upgrading jail accommodations as a result of a report made by State Jail Inspector Leslie Smith. He has declared the existing jail unfit for human occupancy and has said that he will appear at the next session of criminal court to ask the presiding judge to condemn the structure. Principal among his criticisms is the lack of modern plumbing, the absence of a kitchen where meals for the inmates can be prepared and the appearance of (Continued on Page 4) Waccamaw Bank Has Red Carpet Promotion Going What is believed to be one of the most unique public relations programs ever conducted by an eastern North Carolina bank began Monday of this week when Waccamaw Bank and Trust Com pany, presently operating banks in 15 towns, launched a so called "Red Carpet Reception” campaign to tie in with its 40th anniversary celebration. Actual red carpets are being rolled out from the doors of all bank offices, across sidewalks to curbs, while Inside each bank red carpets symbolizing welcome to customers crisscross lobbies where Waccamaw customers walk to transact business. A special red, gold and black in signia with a crown symbolizing the "customer is king” is used decoratively in the red carpets. each locality where the wacca maw bank system operates an office, the full range of public news media: newspapers, radio, television, billboards, posters, brochures, etc. . .will be used to call attention to the campaign which Ben L. Nesmith, Wacca maw’s board chairman, calls “a permanent part of our public re lations policy from now on.” Coincident with beginning of its Red Cajpet Reception cam paign, the Waccamaw bank has adopted a new slogan - “Serving Southeastern North Carolina’s Land of Golden Opportunity.” Lawrence R. Bowers, Wacca maw president, said "we con sider this particularly meaning ful as we are making every effort possible to encourage and aug ment the influx of new industry, new business and prosperity which at long last this section of the State is experiencing. We believe the southeastern part of our State, in comparison to the Piedmont and the Mountains, is the new land of ‘Golden Op portunity’ in the Old North State. Public participation in the bank’s new program is closely tied to the red carpet theme, in that award of a high-grade room size rug or carpet of a patron’s ?t«eiectioh'"WflJ be made to some customer lh each town in the 1966 Christmas season, and one customer will be awarded wall to-wall carpet of his or her choice for an entire home. “Naturally this does not have to be a red carpet,” says Hiram J. Cuthrell, Waccamaw’s advertising mana ger. “We’ll let the winners choose any color they like.” At the same time, the bank is adopting a “Big W” design cre ated by a nationally known de signer to symbolize its name,f along with a modern rendering 1 of “Chief Waccamaw,” long the bank’s familiar trademark. Re search is being done to revive (Continued on Page 4) Restore Well At Brunswick Town LANDM1ARK — This well which once stood on the property of Judge Maurice Moore at Brunswick Town has been restored with brick found at the location. The project was sponsored and financed by District No. 11 of the N. C. Federation of Women’s Clubs. The old well is located on the waterfront overlooking the Cape Fear River. Break Ground At Mt. Pisgah For Building Work has commenced on the construction of a new sanctuary at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church near Supply, a project that has been in the making since March of 1964. Durbin V arnum, me mber of the church and one of the deacons, is the contractor. He also is a member of the building com mittee. Others on this committee are Bursrwvn Sellers. Glenn Car penter, Harvey Brown, Genrette Brown, Bobby Brown and Lee Cumbee. Trustees of church are David H. Sellers, Alfred Brown and Lee Cumbee. The deacons are Var num, Alfred Brown, Edgar Sel lers, Jr. and Preston Parker. The Rev. D. G. Thomas Is pas tor: Mt. Pisgah is the oldest Baptist Church in Brunswick county, having been established 1762 ina log cabin on the Lockwoods Folly road. Later it was moved across the road from the present loca tion, the present building was completed in 1911. The congregation voted in March, 1964,toerectanewbuild ing. That fall, in October, they held a Harvest Day and raised $3,000 for their building project. The following year they held another Harvest Day which pro duced $9,500. At present the building fund stands at $12,700. j Plans call for a building 35 x 34 feet and the estimated cost is ;$35,000. Time And Tide September 2, 1936, and local residents still were talking about the hot weather of August, with the thermometer showing a high tempera ture of 90-degrees or above on nineteen days during that month. The school textbook rental plant had gone into effect for the approaching school year and parents were ad'visejl that costs would be approxi mately one-third that of outright purchase. On the sporting scene, the local tennis tournament had reached the men's singles, with about a dozen players participating. Another sporting note reported that the weekend had been a good time for fishing, and that there had been more parties than boats. September 3, 1941, and REA was planning to help in the conser vation of food for defense. The strange thing was that the emphasis was not upon freezing, as would now be the case, but upon dehy dration and canning. The monthly draft quota was for 11 white men; Brunswick county schools were getting ready to open on Monday of the following week; and the Outdoor writers of America were planning another fall convention down here in Brunswick. In The Pilot for September 4, 1946, there was a front page story about Frank Rabon, who had converted a thieving bear into steak ( and a rug. Louis Newton of Southport was attending Boy’s State at Chapel Hill. Marsh hen season had opened on Monday of that week, but there had been no tide; there was a notice of the graduation from UNC of Dan Walker, Southport boy; and the tobacco market had reopened after being closed for several days due to congested selling con ditions. August 29, 1951, and Mrs. Marjorie Livingston had been named acting postmaster of Southport while Postmaster J. B. Russ was serving an active tour of duty with the U. S. Navy. Southport shrimp trawlers had paid their State license under protest, but they had paid them; and were back at work. A big run of big Spanish mackerel had provided the fishing thrills of the past week; Claude Ford, Jr., of Southport had received his degree in mechanical engineering at N. C. State; and school had opened throughout Brunswick county that day. The front page picture in The Pilot 10 years ago this week was filled with familiar faces—four members of the force of The News Reporter at Whiteville who had been fishing with Capt. Ray Stubbs. In the group were Willie and James Hammonds, Hubert Stanley and Elgie Clemmons. These fellows didn’t get one, but four sailfish that had been caught that week made the big news in fishing. Marsh hen season was scheduled to open Saturday; and schools of the county were scheduled to open on the following Tuesday. Our issue for August 30, 1961 reported that Dan walker had failed to win first place with King Bruno in the N. C. Crab Derby, but had (Continued on Page 4) Name Nominees In A SC Election Brunswick Men Are Graduates Several Brunswick County citi zens are among those who gradu ated from the Cape Fear Tech nical Institute on August 24. These graduates have success fully completed the one year training program in the field of their choice. Brunswick Coun ty residents who are among those graduating are: Arthur Leroy Fullwood of Sup ply, air conditioning, heating and refrigeration; Harry Everette Gris sett of Supply, Alonzo Hew ett of Supply, Bert Johnson, Jr., of Supply, Floyd Edward John son of Shallotte, and James Thur man Simmons of Ash, machine trades; Larry Eugene Lennon of Leland, mechanical drafting; and Charles Allen Russ of Freeland, radio and television servicing. Head-Start Is Called Success The Summer Head-Start Pro gram for SENCland Community Action, Inc., closed Aueust 12th. Enrollment for the six weeks program was 1137 children who will be entering the first grade this fall. These children were supervised by 246 full tme paid workers and 36 part time work ers. In addition, 1408 volunteer workers contributed to various parts of the program. Seventy one classes in 17 centers were organized for this Child Devel opment Program and were ad ministered by the Boards of Edu cation of Bladen, Brunswick, and Columbus counties, and the Whiteville City schools. A Child Development Program provides for health service, par ent interviews, and counseling. The supervised meals teach table manners and provide nutritious food. Through “Story Time” and films, children develop good listening habits, idea retention and comprehension. Through music they develop listening skills, auditory discrimination and rhythm. Also provided are materials that stimulate crea tivity, exploration, and physical skills. Through all their activ ities, the teachers and the teach er aides strive to help eacn cniia grow socially, physically, men tally, and emotionally. This non-academic exposure better prepares the child for school work. James C. Cox, Director of Sencland Community Action, said one of the most important and beneficial parts of Head-Start is the medical services offered. Through examinations this sum mer one child was discovered in a critical condition due to mal nutrition. The child was imme diately hospitalized and received prompt medical treatment, possibly saving the child’s life. Other medical problems have been found and will be correct ed, with priority being given to those conditions which would in terfere with learning or would limit school attendance. Because of the enthusiastic response of parents and the tre mendous success of the summer program, a full year pre-school program is being planned by The Community Action Agency. ASC Committee election plans for Brunswick county are now complete and the county and Com munity Committees have met and completed a slate of nominees for each community. Ballots were mailed to each eligible voter on record Tuesday of this week. These ballots must be returned to the ASCS office in Shallotte or postmarked by no later than September 9. Any eligible voter who does not receive a ballot should call or visit the ASCS office prior to September 9. Ballots will be publicly tabu lated at the ASCS office In Shal lotte on September 14 beginning at 8:30 a.m. The public is Invited to witness the tabulation. This will be done by the County ASCS ■ Committee who is also responsi ble for settling questions on elec tion procedure or eligibility to vote or hold office. Such deter minations may be appealed to the State Committee. Persons having questions on eligibility to vote or hold office may contact the county office manager or see the secretary's regulations at the county office. All persons who were nomi nated by petition and found eligi ble and willing to serve have been included In the slate of nominees. The completed slate, by com munities, follows: LOCKWOOD FOLLY—Alton Evans, Eligah B. Gore, J. Her bert Gore, Wm. McKinly Hewett, Aldreth Phelps, L. Bailey Russ, Edwin C. Sellers, Prelow Wilson. SHALLOTTE—Arthur W. Bel lamy, Otho P. Bellamy, Julius Frink, James (Tampa) Gore, Curtis Hewett, Guy A. Hughes, Earl Long, Ralph Ward, Joe C. Wilson. NORTH WEST—James (Jim) Brown, Paul Brown, Elijah Per kins, H. O. Peterson, Jr., Er nest Radford, George H. Skipper, Rufus Stuart, Forrest D. Wil liams. TOWN CREEK—Hulon Flow ers, w. H. Gardner, Wm. Penn Gore, A. p. Henry, Jr., Ellis H. Lewis, Ervin Pellom, H. H. Sim mons, Roland c. Wescott. SMITHVILLE — Marvin L. Carteret, J. A. Chatman, Willie Clemmons, Morris V. Crouch, Ervin Hewett, Ervin Monroe, Willie Smith, David Swain. WACCAMA1V — Rudolph Formyduval, Roy W. Hughes, Ho ward Inman, Gardner King, John D. Long, Gardner McCumbee, Richard L. Plver, Lendon F. .Simmons, H. Cortez Ward, W. C. Wilson. Have Son Who Is Professor The Rev. Dwight Wesley Cum bee has been appointed Associate Professor of Psychology and Pastoral Counselling at Bangor Theological Seminary, Bangor, Maine effective September 1. During the past two years the Rev. Mr. Cumbee has been study ing for the Ph.D degree in religion at St. Andrews University in Scot land. From 1962 to 1964 he was minister of the Hunton Baptist Church, Glen Allen, Virginia, prior to which he was associate pastor of the Tabernacle Baptist Church, Richmond, Virginia. The Rev. Mr. Cumbee, 32, who was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, is a graduate of the University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, with the A. B. degree. He also holds the grad uate degrees of B.D. and Th. M. from the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake (Continued On Page Four) Lions Contest Offers Prizes In Peace Essay The youth of Southport have been given a challenge to develop a plan for world peace by their local Lions Club - a challenge that could earn one of them a $25,000 educational and/or career assistance grant. The Southport Lions Club, to gether with Lions Clubs through out the world, is sponsoring a world-wide essay contest for the u jvuut uu wic luuoi in a— portant world subject today - Peace. The contest offers $50, 000 in total awards, including the $25,000 first prize, eight semi final world regional awards of $1,000 each and Including the $25,000 first prize, eight semi final world regional awards, travel expenses for the eight winners to Chicago, Illinois, in July, 1967. At that time, the first prize winner will be chosen from the eight. Also, more than 20,000 local, district and multiple district awards will be made. “We are hopeful one of our young people will win this world wide prestige award,” President Frank Hardy of the Southport Lions Club said in announcing the contest locally today. The Rev. Fred Fordham Is contest chairman. The contest, open to young people who will be 14 but less than 22 years of age as of Jan uary 15, 1967, was announced by the president of Lions Inter national, Edward M. Lindsey, of Lawrenceburg, Tenn., during the Association’s Annual Interna tional Convention in New York. "The Peace Essay Contest is divided into eight world divisions for the $1,000 prizes,” Chairman Fordham said. “Our club’s winner will ad vance to Lions District 31-H competition in his effort to quali fy for the multiple district con test,” Fordham explained. The contest sponsored by more than 20,000 Lions Clubs in more than 130 countries in the free world, will be the largest Peace Essay Contest in the world today. “The purpose of the contest is to develop a formula for world peace and focus attention on that important goal,” he said. In announcing the contest in ternationally, President Lindsey said that Lions International, the world’s largest service club or ganization is well qualified to sponsor such a contest. He said the world-wide repre sentation of Lions, the attention given to international relations and friendship between different nationalities and their participa tion in international humanitarian programs were their credentials for the patronage of the contest. Contestants should submit their entry in essay form, not to exceed 5,000 words. “Judging will fall into four categories: 75 per cent of the essay’s points will be devoted to content, ten per cent to organi zation, ten per cent to style and five per cent to mechanics,” Chairman Fordham said. The mechanics segment will be used to appraise the grammatical construction of the essay. “Three judges will be appoint ed to evaluate the entries sub mitted to our club,” Fordham said. “If our winner can advance through the judging stages up to the world finals he will receive an expense paid trip to Chicago to attend the Lions Internation al 50th Annual Convention for the final judging of his essay in addi tion to the $1,000 award.” President Hardy said he hoped (Continued on Page 4) Tide Table Following la the Ode table (or Southport during the week. Theae hoipi are ap proximately correct and ware furnished The State Port Pilot through the courtesy of the Cape Fear Pilotte Am eodatton. [ HIGH LOW Thursday, September 1, 8:33 A M 2:40 A M 8:51 P M 2:46 P M Friday, September 2, 9:03 A M 3:16 A M 9:21 P M 3:22 P M Saturday, September S, 9:39 A M 3:46 A M 9:51 P M 4:04 P M Sunday, September 4, 10:09 A M 4:22 A M 10:21 P M 4:40 P M Monday, September 5, 10:51 A M 4:58 A M 10:57 P M 5:22 P M Tuesday, September 6, 11:39 A M 5:40 A M 11:39 P M 6:16 P M Wednesday, September 7, 12:33 A M 6:28 A M 7:16 P M
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