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Brunswick County
THE STATE PORT PILOT
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VOLUME 38
No. 24
8-Pages Today
SOUTHPORT, N. C.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1966
St A COPY
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
Waccamaw High School Glee Club
SINGERS — Members of the Waccamaw High School Glee Club front row, left to
right, are: Barbara Williamson, Romona King, Heidi Milligan, Elizabeth Inman, Denise
Hewett, Tersea Jones, Jill Bennett, Vickie Babson, Betty Rogers, Lois Clemmons,
Carolyn Hewett; 2nd row — Gene Allen Simmons, Ronnie Walton, Jeff Smith, Dennis
Hooks, Darious Wilson, Buddy Mintz, Sandra Inman, Teressa Baines, Joyce Simmons,
Linda Babson, Ricky Dutton, Mrs. Betty Smith; 3rd row — Becky Long, Catherine
Russ, Jay King, James Hewett, Jeauette Mintz, Wanda Hughes, Sandra Inman, Annette
Ward, Ellen Russ, Teresa Faircloth, Linda Suggs, 4th row — Don Evans, Mike Hooks,
Cary Milligan, Pat Hooks, Steve Evans, Wanda Parker, Brenda Phelps, Jean Ward,
Patricia Watts, Rosa Lee Bland, Wanda Mintz and Dorothy Smith.
Game Protector
The Columbus grand jury Mon
day dismissed a murder charge
against wildlife protector Jerry
W. Rudd, 22, in connection with
the slaying of Dosher Guy Sim
mons, 35, near Bolton on Oc
tober 8.
A coroner’s jury had recom
mended October 24 that Rudd
be held for grand jury action.
The murder indictment was re
turned “not a true bill.’
Simmons was fatally wounded
in Green Swamp while allegedly
hunting deer before the season
opened. Testimony at the in
quest indicated he was carrying
a shotgun and flashlight
It was also disclosed at the
inquest that Simmons was being
watched by Rudd and wildlife
protector Walter Chason when
Rudd order Simmons to drop his
(Simmons’) shotgun.
Rudd and Chason said they
fired at Simmons after he first
fired in Rudd’s direction.
Exonerated By
Columbus Jury
Brief Bits Of
NEWS
TURKEY SHOOT
The Winnabow Volunteer Fire
Department will hold a turkey
shoot on Thanksgiving Day to
begin at 1 p.m., at the Fire House.
IN SERVICE
SP John McMillan, Jr., son of
Mr. and Mrs. John McMillan
is in Vietnam until December.
He is a 1965 graduate of Bruns
wick County High School.
HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
All city and county offices
will be closed Thursday in
observance of Thanksgiving.
Schools will close Wednesday
afternoon for a two-day holiday,
with classes being resumed Mon
day morning.
HOME CARE MEETING
The Home Care Group for the
Chronically HI will meet Monday
at 8 p. m. in the Agriculture
building in Supply. Dr. Landis
Brown of Southport will speak
on cancer and wiU also show a
film. The public is invited to
attend.
THANKSGIVING SERVICE
A Union Thanksgiving service
will be held Wednesday evening
at 7:30 o’clock in the Southport
High School auditorium. The
congregations of the Methodist,
Baptist, Presbyterian, Episco
palean and Catholic churches are
cooperating in this service. The
Rev. Fred Fordham, rector of
St. Philips Episcopal Church,
will be the speaker.
Southport Man Received Medal
HONORED — Army Major Paul D. Fisher (right),
son of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Fisher of Southport, is
congratulated after he was awarded the Army Commen
dation and Air Medals October 27 at Ft. Leavenworth,'
Kan., for outstanding service in Vietnam. The presenta
tion was made by Colonel Benjamin D. Capshaw (left),
deputy assistant commandant of the Army Command and
General Staff College, which Maj. Fisher is currently at
tending.
Shallotte Doctor
Dies Suddenly
SHALLOTTE-- Dr. James M.
Marshall, 42, died unexpectedly
in his office here, Monday after
noon.
Dr. Marshall was a native of
Cedar Rapids, Iowa and served
with the U. S. Army in World War
n. He graduated from Wake
Forest College with a BS degree,
and later received his M. D.
degree from Bowman Gray Medi
cal School.
He was a member of the Ameri
can Medical Association, the
American Legion and Shallotte
Masonic Lodge 727.
MAJOR STANALAND
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Iris Marshall; two sons,
James A. Marshall and Chris
Marshall; three daughters,
Misses Carolyn, Diana and
Marille Marsha; and his mother,
Mrs. Gladys Marshall, all of
Shallotte; and two sisters, Mrs.
Mary Lou Swentek of Chicago,
111. and Mrs. June Buckingham
of Dayton, Ohio.
Funeral arrangements were
incomplete earlv today.
Brunswick Man
Is Decorated
Army Major William A.Stana
land, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam E. Stanaland, Ash, received
the Bronze Star Medal during
ceremonies at Headquarters,
U. S. Army Vietnam, Tan Son
Nhut, Vietnam, on October 22.
Maj. Stanaland received the
award for outstanding meri
torious service in combat op
erations against hostile forces
in the Republic of Vietnam from
October 8 of last year until the
June 15 of this year.
An aviation plans officer, U. S.
Army, Vietnam’s Aviation Sec
tion, he entered the Army in
June 1952. Maj. Stanaland served
In Pleiku, Vietnam, with the 170th
Aviation Company, prior to his
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Mail Early Is
Advice Given
For Christmas
.Acting Postmaster Marjorie
P. Livingston reminded South*
port area residents Monday that
there are only 26 mailing days
before Christmas.
“While that may seem like a
long time to most people, it is
frighteningly short to those of
us in the Postal Service,” she
said. “Postmaster General Law
rence F. O’Brien has predicted
that well over eight billion pieces
of mail must be delivered be
tween now and Christmas Eve,
a new rec&rd.
"We are asking everyone to
start thinking about their Christ
mas shopping and mailing now. If
all the holiday mail were to hit
the postal system at one time,
it is obvious that we’d have diffi
culty delivering every piece on
time.”
Mailing early and spreading the
mail flow out along the entire
pre-Christmas season is the key
to better mall service at this
time bf the year.
Last year the public coopera
tion was “tremendous.” ac
cording to Mrs. Livingston. Vir
tually every piece of holiday
mail was delivered before
Christmas Day. This year with
increased volume because of the
continuing strength of the econo
my we are hoping to see that
fine cooperative spirit again.
Postmaster Livingston offered
these mailing tips:
Use ZIP Codes on all mail.
“If there are some ZIP Codes
that you still need for your mail
ing list come to the Post Office
and look them up in our ZIP
Code directory. ZIP Codes are
more important than ever this
year.
Prepare your gift list right
away. The earlier you. do your ,
shopping, the better chance you
hae to get exactly what you want
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Glee Club Is
Active Group
Waccamaw High School Glee
Club meets every Wednesday and
is directed by Mrs. Betty Smith.
The group has performed at
churches, revivals and other lo
cal school and county events.
They provide special entertain
ment for meetings at Waccamaw
High School.
This group was organized five
years ago by Mrs. Smith and
has been directed by her on a
voluntary basis every since. No
fee is charged the students.
The club has 56 members and
among the events now in the plan
ning stage is a 1967 music festi
val to be held at Waccamaw
High School. Local schools and
other musical talent will be in
vited to participate. The Cresset
Dancers of Wilmington and
Brunswick county and Jimmy
Lock of South Carolina already
have consented to participate,
along with several local musical
groups.
- Firemen Elect Officers
READY — Members of the Volunteer Fire Department at Long Beach are shown fol
lowing a recent meeting for the election officers. Carl Watkins is Fire Chief and Charlie
Sides is assistant chief. Johnson is captain, Ferrell and Jones are lieutenants and Bird
is secretary-treasurer. Others in the above photo are Sidebotham, Dorsett. Smith
Coleman and Kyle. (Photo by Shannon)
Computer Data
Furnished From
County Figures
The Resources Development
Commission for Brunswick coun
ty has just completed up-dating
the information on the county
that is stored in the computer
SI the Eastern North Carolina
Regional Research and Develop
ment Institute at East Carolina
College, according to W. A. Pow
ell, chairman of the commis
sion.
Powell reported that the origi
nal statistical information was
programmed into the computer
during 1965 and that the policy
of the institute and the commis
sion is to revise and up-date
this information each year.
The institute provides the
information to industrial pros
pects who are considering an
Eastern North Carolina location.
The computer in addition to pro
viding factual information, also
rates each community submitted
to the industrial prospect.
Powell stated that statistical
information ranging from popula
tion data to site information is
included on the eight municipali
ties of the county, plus the Le
land-Navassa area in the in
formation which is stored in
the computer.
There are 1,300 questions on
each community that are an
swered, to provide complete in
formation, Powell reported.
Originally Brunswick county
was not in the area to be in
cluded in the computer set up,
but the Resouces Development
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Time And Tide
Thirty years ago this week the Southport Lodge of the Junior Order
observed the 40th Anniversary of its founding. The occasion was
observed at a turkey supper served in the Junior Order Hall on
Howe Street. And that building since has been being dismantled.
Some statistian had come up with the information that the majority
of people in Brunswick county lived on a farm and they still do; a
very poor shrimping season had come to a close—and that might
have been written this fall; five Brunswick county hunters had missed
broadside shots at a deer—thus producing enough shirttail material
for an old-fashioned quilt.
There was kinder treatment for a baby deer, shown in a front page
picture in our issue for November 26, 1941. His name was Bill, and
he was a pet at Orton Plantation. There was agitation for a causeway
and bridge directly from Southport to Fort Caswell, where the Navy
had commenced construction of a Section Base.
A local lady had experienced considerable difficulty rescuing her
pet dog from the back seat of her burning automobile — the dog
persisted in re-entering the blazing vehicle; the Not Exactly editor
had had some warm words of praise for Clyde Dyson, obliging
bread deliveryman—who had been inactive during recent weeks
because of his health; and this was an unusually good edition of The
Pilot from the point of school columns, there being three of these
in that issue.
The front page of The Pilot for November 27, 1946, really had
class, for the big pix was of a girl drummer who was to perform
with an all-girl orchestra that was playing here for an American
Legion dance. Less glamorous was the single column photo of Dr.
M. H. Rourk of Shallotte, but the information in the cutline had a
much greater far-reaching effect: He was returning from Myrtle
Beach to his home county for the practice of medicine.
A Shallotte fisherman had caught seven boniti while fishing the
Intracoastal Waterway to rack up the most unusual catch of the sea
son; the word was out that Shallotte would have a strong girl’s
basketball team; and a Georgetown, S. C., man had been so impressed
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County Residents
Receive Awards
The annual Star-News 4-H
Honor program was held this past
weekend at Brogden Hall in Wil
mington with nine Southeastern
counties participating in this an
nual event.
Mrs. Freeman Hewett received
the award for the most Cat
standing 4-H leader in the 9 coun
ties participating in this event.
Her son, Kenneth, was runner
up as the most representative
4-H Club boy. One of the men
leaders, Fred Simmons, re
viewed the runner-up award for
the most representative man 4-H
Club leader.
Receiving awards for their ex
hibits at this program were:
Kenneth Hewett, blue ribbon for
his forestry project, red ribbon
for 2 embroidered towels, and
white ribbon for his record book
entry; Lynn Hewett received a
red ribbon for her 2 piece blue
wool outfit; Linda cheers re
ceived a red ribbon for her skirt
and blouse of cotton; and Mar
jorie Caison received a red rib
bon for her apron.
Adult Classes
Being Planned
Southport High School, in co
operation with the Cape Fear
Technical Institute, is again mak
ing plans to provide adult edu
cation opportunities for residents
of the Southport area. In view of
the fact that a large number oi
citizens participated in this pro
gram last year, it is felt that
every effort should be mad& to
continue this service.
The initial course offering for
this year will include the follow
ing list:
Basic Education I, for adults
who need to improve tneir read
ing, writing, and mathematics
skills on an elementary level.
No cost.
Basic Education H, for those
who wish similar instruction on
the upper elementary level. No
cost.
Secondary Education I, for
adults who cropped out of high
school in the 9th or 10th grade
and wish to work toward high
school equivalency. Cost: $4.75
for books.
Modern Math for Parents, a
brief introductory course for the
benefit of parents who want more
information about the new method
of teaching mathematics in the
public schools.
Business Education, to include
typing, shorthand, and bookkeep
ing.
Home Sewing, a clothing work
shop on both the basic and ad
vanced levels for these who wish
to develop sewing skills.
Other courses may be pro
vided if strong interest is ex
pressed.
All area residents interested
in enrolling in the proposed adult
education program are asked to
report to the Southport High
School auditorium Monday eve
ning at 7:30 o’clock for an or
ganizational meeting.
Miss Thetlc Irene Henry,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. P.
Henry of Wlnnabow, recently
was asked to become ametnber of
the Spanish Honor Club at Mars
Hill College and was elected
president of this organization
at the November meeting. She
also is serving as a member of
the staff of the college news
paper, The Hilltop. Miss Henry
is a senior and will graduate
in May.
Deferment Set
By Draft Board
On a local draft board is placed
the responsibility, under appli
cable laws and regulations, of
deciding which men should be de
ferred because of their civilian
activities.
The three categories of men
considered are: Farmers or
farm workers; college or uni
versity students; and men in
industrial and all other civilian
activity.
In the case of students, defer
ment until end of the school year
is ordered by law, if the student
is mailed an order to report for
induction while he is in school
satisfactorily taking a full-time
course of instruction, provided
he has never received such a
statutory deferment before.
If the student has previously
received such a deferment, then
further deferment is up to the
local board. The board can con
sider information outside the
scholastic as well as scholastic
information. Most colleges
and universities are undertaking
to advise local draft boards when
male students of draft age enroll.
Boards then consider the activi
ties of these students for possible
deferment.
Here are three things the board
considers when it is looking at a
case of possible deferment for
farming or other civilian activi
ty: (1) Is the man engaged, ex
cept for a seasonal or temporary
interruption, in the activity? (2)
Can he be replaced by persons
with his qualifications or skills?
(3) would his removal cause a
material loss of effectiveness in
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Mrs. Rourk To
Head March Of
Dimes Program
"The March of Dimes Is fight
ing birth defects because each
year these tragic conditions rob
more than a quarter-million
American children of their birth
right: to enter the world healthy
and grow normally.”
Mrs. M. H. Rourk made this
statement today as she accepted
the chairmanship of the January
1967 Brunswick County March of
Dimes campaign. Mrs. Rourk Is
a graduate of Woman’s College
in Greensboro. She is a mem
ber of the Business and Profes
sional Woman’s Club, P.T.A., and
Association of University
Women, Mrs. Rourk has been
active in March of Dimes work
tor 17 years. She and Dr. Rourk
are members of the Presby
terian Church of Shallotte.
"I think most of us would con
sider it alarming if we heard
about an epidemic In which a
new case struck every other
minute, which was the second
greatest destroyer of life, and
which caused half of all cases of
mental retardation, declared
Mrs. Rourk.
* Yet," she pointed out,
"birth defects are responsible
for all this, and for much more
human damage. Many defects
are not apparent at birth. They
appear later in life, causing
physical or mental disability.
The March of Dimes is making
important progress in birth de
fects, but we need increased
public support to continue and
to expand these programs."
Mrs. Rourk noted the growing
number of March of Dimes-sup
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Southport Man , ,
Is Decorated
Army Major Paul D. Fisher,
son of Mr. and Mrs. George w.
Fisher of Southport, recently was
awarded the Army Commendation
and Air Medals at Ft. Leaven
worth, Kan., for outstanding
service In Vietnam.
The presentation was made by
Colonel Benjamin D. Capshaw
deputy assistant commandant of.
the Army Command and General
Staff College, which Maj. Fisher
is currently attending.
.According to his citations, Maj.
Fisher received the Commenda
tion Medal for meritoriously out
standing service from Jan. 24
to April 22, 1965 while serving
as an advisor to a Vietnamese
Special Forces detachment. Dur
ing this time he established an
effective intelligence net which
enabled constant combat opera
tions with maximum effective
ness.
He received the Air Medal
fbr participating in sustained
aerial flights in support of ground
operations between Jan. 19 and
Aug. 7, 1965.
Maj. Fisher, also has received
the Bronze Star Medal. He en
tered on active duty in 1956.
He is a 1952 graduate of South
port High School and received his
commission through the Reserve
Officers' Training Corps pro
gram at The Citadel in Charles
ton, S. C., in 1956. His wife,
Karen, is with him at the fort.
Tide Table
Following is tlie tide table
for Southport daring the
week. These hoars are ap
proximately correct and
were furnished The State
Port Pilot through the
courtesy of the Gape Fear
Pilot’s Association.
HIGH LOW
Thursday, November 24,
4:57 A M 11:28 a M
5:21 P M 11:40 P M
Friday, November 25,
5:45 A M 12:16 A M
6:03 P M
Saturday, November 26,
6:27 A M 0:22 A M
6:39 P M 12:58 P M
Sunday, November 27,
7:03 A M 1:04 A M
7:21PM 1:40 P M
Monday, November 28,
7:45 A M 1:40 A M
7:57 P M 2:22 P M
Tuesday, November 29,
8:27 A M 2:22 A M
8:39 P M 3:04 P M
Wednesday, November 80,
9:09 A M 3:04 A M
9:21 P M 3:46 P M