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VOLUME 38
No. 35
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SOUTHPORT, N. C.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1967
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Homecoming At
Leland High
Friday Night
By JIGGS POWERS
LELAND—Homecoming acti
vities at Leland High School,
Friday night, Feb. 10, will be
featured by a three-game bas
ketball bill, also the annual LHS
Homecoming Queen Contest and
Homecoming celebration.
Coach Joe Best’s Leland Tiger
teams will meet the Bolivia Bears
outfits in a tripleheader Home
coming affray, beginning with the
6 p.m. contest between the Tiger
ette and Lady Bruin girls’ teams.
A jayvee battle between the
Baby Tigs and the Baby Bears
will follow the girls’ game and
the night of basketball will be
concluded by the big varsity boys’
fracas. All of the games will
count in both the Brunswick Coun
ty and Lower Cape Fear Con
ference standings.
One of the top highlights of the
program will be the climax of
the Homecoming Queen contest,
under the direction of Mrs. Hilda
W. Council, a member of the Le
land High faculty. Four pretty
Leland girls have been in the
running for the Queen title and
the winner will be crowned at
halftime ceremonies during the
boys’ varsity finale.
Mrs. Frankie Rabon, who as
Miss Brenda Harrelson was the
1966 Homecoming Queen, will
be present to crown the new
queen. Mrs. Rabon now resides
at Winnabow.
The Beta and Monogram Clubs
of the school are co-sponsors of
the Homecoming Program.
The girls in the Homecoming
Queen event are representatives
of each class in the school. They
are Beth Blake, Senior Class;
Janie Wilkins, Junior; Pam Cor
bett, Sophomore; and Cindy No
bles, Freshman.
Mrs. Council said that gifts
will also be presented to the
oldest mother present at the,
game; to the youngest mother
on hand; and to the mother with
the most children enrolled in Le
land school.
Notes on the four Homecoming
Queen candidates:
BETH BLAKE, a senior, is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray
mond E. Blake of Leland; is co
captain of the Tigerettes Varsity
basketball team; is a member of
the Beta Club, is secretary of
the Brunswick County Betas, is
business manager of the Leland
High School yearbook, “Lehian”;
editor of the school newspaper,
“Tigers Roar”; is also a mem
ber of the Girls' Chorus and the
Monogram Club, and is a class
superlative.
JANIE WILKINS, junior, is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd
Wilkins of Leland; is the other
Tigerettes co-captain; is a mem
ber of the Girls’ Chorus, Science,
Math and Monogram Clubs.
PAM CORBETT, sophomore,
is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Timothy M. Corbett of Leland;
is a member of the Tigerette
varsity basketball club; is also
a member of the Betas, Library,
Glee, Math, Science and Mono
gram Clubs; and holds member
ship in the Future Homemakers
of America and in the Girls’
Chorus.
CINDY NOBLES, freshman, is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
B. M. Soles of Leland. She is a
Tigerette Cheerleader and is a
member of the Math Club, Glee
Club and Science Club and is
also affiliated with the Leland
chapter of the FHA.
Coach Best’s Tiger girls will
be striving to improve on their
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BAKE SALE
The Mary Rebekah Circle oJ
Trinity Methodist Church is
sponsoring a bake sale Saturday
morning starting at 9 o’clock in
front of Leggett's. Proceeds
will go for the benefit of nursery
of the Sunday School.
COLLEGE NIGHT
Brunswick County high school
juniors, seniors and their par*
ents are invited to Wilmington
College. Thursday evening, from
7 to 9:15 o’clock when approxi
mately 40 college representa
tives will be present to discuss
entrance and requirements, fi
nancial aid and course offerings,
BENEFIT FISH SUPPER
The Mt. Pisgah Baptist
Church will sponsor a fish sup
per featuring fried flounder or
trout, Saturday, at the Education
al Building of the church from
the hours of 5 - 9 p. m. Home
made cakes and pies will also
be on sale. All proceeds will go
to the new church building fund.
The public is Invited.
BETH BLAKE
JANIE WILKINS
PAM CORBETT
CINDY NOBLES
Brunswick Man
Named Executive
Robert E. Grissett, a for
mer Brunswick county resident
and a graduate of Shallotte High
School, has been appointed execu
tive vice president of the newly
formed Automotive Parts Di
vision of Borg-warner Corpora
tion.
Announcement of the appoint
ment was made this week by
Arthur J. Welch, president and
manager of the new division.
The Automotive Parts Division
was formed to consolidate mar
keting and sales operations for
ail Borg-Warner automotive re
placement parts into a single
group. The consolidation will
permit more efficient customer
service by providing a single
source of supply for the parts
which have been marketed in
dependently by several Borg
Warner divisions, said Welch.
Affected are products now
marketed by the Warner-Motive
Division, under the “PACCO”
and “Shurhit” trade names, and
by the Borg -Warner Service
Parts Co. Grissett had been a
vice president of the Warner
Motive Division. The new di
vision will be headquartered in
Franklin Park, 111.
Grissett is a 1936 graduate of
Shallotte High School. After
serving in the Armed Forces in
World War n, he opened a grocery
at Grissettown, with his brother
in-law, Grover R. Gore.
He joined Shurhit Products Inc.
in 1946 as an accountant, was
promoted to comptroller in 1952,
and executive vice president and
general manager in 1957. He re
mained as a vice president and
manager when the company was
purchased by Borg-warner Cor
poration in 1963.
Grissett and his wife, Lucille,
have one son, Robert, a student
at the University of Miami (Fla.).
Memorial Gift
Adds To Fund
James F. Clemmons, Jr., of
Leland, Mrs. Frances Clem
mons Stanley of Southport and Ar
dell Clemmons of Otisville, N. Y„
have made a $100 contribution
to the Library Building Fund in
memory of their father, the
late James F. Clemmons. Sr.
This is the first large memorial
gift made by Negro members of
the community.
Membership in the $100 Club
of the Building Fund was made by
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Francis,
prominent Negro educators.
Other contributions of $100
were made by Mr. and Mrs. Lewis
J. Hardee and Baggett Trans
portation Company.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Orie Gore,
Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Ratcllffe
and the Franklin Square Motel
were among others donating to
the building fund in the past few
weeks.
Memorial contributions have
been received also for Mrs. Fred
M. Burdette, Sr., and Mrs. Mary
Eva Fuzzell.
The Building Fund Committee
reports that it is now within
$4,000 of the total goal.
R. E. GRISSETT
County Board
Meets Monday
Members of the board of com
missioners met in regular ses
sion here Monday and heard Gil
Horton, president of Southeast
ern North Carolina Beach Asso
ciation, talk about the program
of this promotional organization.
Glenn Tucker and Bill Mitchum
were with him.
Graham English and Bobby
Powell of the State Highway Com
mission were present and dis
cussed road matters.
Clemit Holden was named a
member of the advisory commit
tee of the Economic Opportunity
Agency. V. A. Creech was named
a member of the advisory group of
the planning division for area
improvement in the highway sys
tem.
The following resolution was
passed with regard to the closing
of Tobbs Inlet:
“The Board of Commissioners
of Brunswick County, is regular
session February 6, 1967 upon a
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Head Start To
Operate Again
George F. Williams, Superin
tendent of Brunswick County
Schools, has reported that the
Head Start program has been
approved by the Brunswick Coun
ty Board of Education for the
summer of 1967.
The program is designed for
helping children of limited op
portunity who will enter the first
grade for the first time in the
fall of 1967. It will provide
health and dental services, par
ent interviews and counseling,
feeding of the children, and
meetings of parents and other
residents of the community.
Superintendent Williams is
asking all parents who will have
children entering school for the
first time in September to con
tact the school in their area for
information and application
forms.
All applications should be in
by February 15.
Farm Bureau
Leaders And
SolonsTalk '
“We must go for mechanization
In tobacco to keep In the busi
ness of small farming,” stated
Ira L. Chadwick, president of the
Brunswick County Farm Bureau
during a dinner meet with leg
islators and legislative com
mittee members from Bruns
wick, Bladen and Columbus coun
ty at the Cape Fear Restaurant
near Elizabethtown Tuesday
night.
J. S. Melvin, president of the
Bladen County Farm Bureau, was
host for the meeting. Mrs. J. S.
Melvin, president of the Bladen
County Ladies Committee, was
hostess for the ladles attending.
About 25 persons were present.
‘ 'The fault of not having modern
day mechanization in tobacco and
blueberries lies In the Extension
Department,” stated Jimmy
Green, State Senator represent
ing the three counties, “we
need to stand up for the farm
ers. It seems the Extension
Service caters to the wants of
the small business, and the farm
ers just aren't pushing hard
enough for the mechanization they
need and want to produce the
quantity of crops expected for
them.”
Problems concerning second
ary roads, sales tax, and nut
grass along with the recent ap
propriations for a research unit
for the blueberry growers were
discussed.
Legislators attending the meet
were Sen. Green, Rep. Clyde
Collier and Rep. Chatham Clark.
Members of the Brunswick
County State Legislative Com
mittee attending were Ira L.
Chadwick and James D. Bella
my, Jr., Mrs. Ouida H. Hewett,
secretary of the Brunswick Coun
ty Farm Bureau, also attended.
The general purpose of the
special meeting was a discussion
of all Farm Bureau policies and
resolutions that need legislative
attention In the near future.
Chadwick At ,
Durham Meet
Ira L. Chadwick, president of
the Brunswick County Farm
Bureau, attended County Farm
Bureau President’s Conference
at the Jack Tar Hotel, Durham
with members from the 100 coun
ties of North Carolina.
“The annual conference gave
the presidents an opportunity to
consider problems that are In
volved In our programs on coun
ty, state and national levels”
said President Chadwick.
“There are many legislative
problems c
problems coming up that I think
might benefit the farmers of
Eastern North Carolina and
particularly our region that Farm
Bureau supports,” said Chad
wick.
Members of the Brunswick
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Now In Raleigh
Two Representatives
The North Carolina General
Assembly convened today
(Wednesday) on Raleigh and for
the first time in history Bruns
wick county has two representa
tives in the lower house. This
situation was not caused by a
redistricting plan that gave
Brunswick two men all her own,
but rather is the result of the
combination of Brunswick and
Columbus counties into the 13th
House District, which has two
representatives. His colleague
will be Clyde Collier of Colum
bus County.
This marks the sixth term for
Representative Williamson, who
first went to the legislature in
1947. He has held numerous
appointments in important legis
lative roles and it is expected
that he will draw favorable com
mittee assignments this term.
In connection with plans for
redistricting, Williamson says
he will fight to retain Bladen
county in the Seventh Congres
sional District. On matters
of taxation he says he will not
support legislation to increase
any taxes.
He classes himself as a staunch
Response Good
To Survey For
Job Openings
Southport Man
Receives Degree
The Manager of Employment
Service Mobile Team reports
that to date 408 persons have filed
application for work in Bruns
wick County. “This Is a good
response so far, but In order to
present a complete picture of
the available work force for
Brunswick County many more
applicants are needed”, stated
the Manager. “We have In hand
now quite a few job openings in
the Wilmington area and some in
Brunswick county for qualified
, applicants”, he said.
V Th*' Mobile Team came here
in January 16th under the spon
sorship of the Resources De
velopment Commission of Bruns
wick County, to provide Employ
ment Services to the citizens of
this Area and to compile a Man
power Resources Report to be
used in an attempt to gain new
industry. In order, to present a
good report it is vital that every
one age 16 and over, who is avail
able for work be counted.
The Mobile Team has offices
in the former Randy’s Sandwich
Shop in Southport with hours of
8:30 a. m. until 5:30 p. m.,
Monday through Friday; inShal
lotte at the Armory, open
from 8:00 a. m. until 4:30 p, m.;
and a trailer unit located at Sup
ply this week only, open from 8:30
a. m. until 5:00 p. m., Monday
through Friday.
Next week the Trailer Unit
will move to Bolivia for a one
week stay.
Time And Tide
It was February, and no month for water sports. Yet two local
crews had spent the previous Sunday afternoon sailing in the South
port harbor, following the proposed course for the South Atlantic
Regatta, scheduled here later in the year. This was during the first
week in February, 1937, and was reported In The Pilot for February
iO.
The Coast Guardsmen from Oak Island, who had been out to Louis
ville, Ky., on emergency flood duty, had returned home. Good
progress was reported from Fort Caswell, which was being made
ready for use as a resort during the coming season.
The USO Building was all set for formal operation at Southport
and Mr. and Mrs. Anderson were coming here as the first director
team. That was front page news in The Pilot back In 1942, our edition
for February 11. Another war note: Orders had been received to
lock the post office lobby each evening at 8 o’clock for the duration.
The Brunswick County Rationing Board was in big business: It
had been given the responsibility for rationing automobiles. School
officials were lining up the instructional programprovidedby the 12
grade plan, one up from the old 11th grade graduation.
In our February 12, 1947, edition there appeared two stories of
new residents here. Mr. and Mrs. j, a. Gilbert had moved from
Raleigh to Southport; and Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Waggett were
moving to Southport from Hartwell, Ga. Shallotte was having
growing pains, and city officials were making plans to extend their
city limits.
Shallotte Legionnaires were on the move, too, and had purchased
a lot for the construction of a Legion Hut. Two badly needed bridges
at Brunswick River and at Alligator Creek, had been let to contract
by the Highway Commission. Even 15 years ago there was a move
ment on for real estate development, for one display advertise
ment offered 20 acres at Gause landing for sale.
The drive for funds for a renovation project at Dosher Memorial
Hospital was over the top, with $10, 456.80 being reported. That
story was on the front page of The Pilot for February 6, 1952.
A school bus driver strike was messing up the attendance periods
at the consolidated schools of the county. A display ad told of a
forthcoming beer-wine election for Brunswick county on March 29.
1952. *
Brunswick county sheriff’s office had captured 16 stills during
the previous year; ^ "Spice of Life,” a variety show put on with
local talent, had the town talking—and saying nice things about their
friends and neighbors-turned-actors; and plans were being made for
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ODELL WILLIAMSON
supporter of Wilmington College
and cities the large number of
Brunswick and Columbus coun
ty boys and girls who attend that
institution. He has a tendency
to favor university status for
East Carolina College.
He has no major matters of
local legislation in mind, he
said.
Clyde Collier will be going
DR. E. B. TAYLOR
Small Business
Is Responsible
Administration of the Title IV
loan program from the Office
of Economic Opportunity has been
transferred to the Small Busi
ness Administration.
Title IV loans, previously
available only through small'
Business Development Centers,
will now be available nationwide
through all of SBA's Regional
Offices.
In addition, SBA has announced
that because of new broadened
eligibility criteria, Title IV loans
will be divided into two groups,
E O L (1) loans will serve
persons whose incomes are below
that required to meet basic fami
ly needs. EOL (2) loans will be
made to persons whose incomes
are above that required to meet
basic family needs but who can
not qualify for any of SBA's
other loan programs.
SBA has indicated that it plans
to expand its relationship to
community action agencies, and
to cooperate with voluntary as
sociations of businessmen and
other Interested groups who will
provide screening, counseling,
and management training for
Title IV borrowers.
Under this new policy, resi
dents of Bladen, Brunswick and
Columbus Counties are now eli
gible to participate in this ex
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Historical Society
Meeting Monday
The regular meeting of the
Brunswick County Historical
Society will be held on Monday
night in the Visitor Center-Mu
seum at Brunswick Town State
Historic Site beginning at 8
o’clock. The public is cordially
invited and especially those per
sons interested in joining the
society. Persons needing trans
portation may contact Mrs. M.H.
Rourk in Shallotte, Miss Helen
Taylor in Winnabow and Bill
Faulk in Southport and plans
for transportation will be co
ordinated.
After the business meeting, a
tour of the exhibits area is
planned to show the progress
being made in the installation of
the exhibits and displays. The
formal dedication and opening
of the museum is planned for
April.
CLYDE COLLIER
to the legislature tor the first
time and has remained non
committal on most issues. He
appears to be adopting a wait
and see attitude toward his duties
in Raleigh.
Brunswick is grouped with
Bladen and Columbus in the 15th
Senatorial District which is rep
resented in this session by Jimmy
Green of Clarkton.
Edward B. Taylor of the Office
of Student Affairs, Auburn Uni
versity, has just been granted a
Ph.D. degree by the University
of Nebraska~the first person to
be awarded a doctorate in the
field of adult education.
The interdisciplinary degree
consisted of studies in sociology,
psychological measurements,
and educational administration.
Taylor’s dissertation was based
on a survey he conducted for
the Nebraska State Bar Associa
tion on the continuing education
- of lawyers*.-.
Dr. Taylor received the bache
lor of science degree at Davison
College, the bachelor of science
at North Carolina State Col
lege, and the master of arts
degree at Columbia University.
He was recipient of a Kellogg
Foundation grant for research
and experience of a Kellogg Foun
dation grant for research and
experience at the Nebraska Cen
ter for Continuing Education in
1963-64.
Recently appointed as advisor
to fraternities at Auburn, Dr.
Taylor has additional duties in
student insurance and discipli
nary matters. Before his ap
pointment he served as assistant
director of Engineering Ex
tension and assistant professor of
textiles.
Dr. Taylor is vice chairman
of the Board of Stewards, Au
burn Methodist Church and presi
dent of the MeGehee Bible class.
He is vice president of the Au
burn University Faculty Club,
founder and past faculty advisor,
Auburn chapter of Beta Theta
Pi social fraternity, past faculty
advisor of the Auburn Student
Engineers’ Council and Auburn
Engineer magazine, and past
president of the Fraternity Ad
visors Council.
Dr. Taylor is a member of an
active United States Army re
serve unit, the 375th General Sup
port Group, with the rank of ma
jor.
Dr. Taylor was reared in
Southport, the son of the late Mr.
and Mrs. C. Ed Taylor. He is
married to the former Helen
Bryson of Woodruff, s. C. They
have two daughters, Elizabeth,
15; and Nancy, 11.
Local School
Teacher Dies
SOUTHPORT—Friday night’s
scheduled Lower Cape Fear
Conference cage bill with South
port’s Dolphins due to go to Top
sail was postponed.
The death of R. B. Davis,
a member of the Southport High
School faculty caused the post
ponement of the games, according
to Southport Coach Porky Mlntz.
Mr. Davis, stricken on Thurs
day, died In a hospital, Friday.
He had been a member of the
local high school faculty for
sometime, was an instructor In
business education, also health
and physical education.
Coach Mlntz said the games
would be re-scheduled soon prob
ably for the week of Feb. 14.
It will be announced later when
the games at Topsail will be play
ed.
Board Backing
Freedom Of
Choice Again
The Brunswick County Board
of Education met Monday night
with Arthur J. Dosher serving
as chairman in the absence of
Chairman O. K. Bellamy.
Supt. George Williams dis
cussed with the board the wage
and hour law which Is being im
plemented for certain employees
of the Board of Education and the
problems It presents.
The board set March 15 through
April 15 as the official student
choice of school period In compli
ance with the Civil Rights Act
and the Freedom of Choice Plan
adopted and approved by the
Board of Education. Each stu
dent will be required to file a
choice of school form during
this period Indicating his choice
school for the 1967-68 school
year.
The board approved the
P.A.C.E. program for 1967. This
program provides employment
opportunities for students that
are attending or entering cer
tain colleges with non-profit
agencies and Institutions,
The board reviewed the present
status of the Board of Education
budget, noting particular codes
In which there existed Insufficient
funds for the normal operations of
the schools for the remainder
of the fiscal year. No action
was taken on this matter.
Approval was given the at
tendance of Supt. Williams to
the National Convention of the
American Association of School
Administrators to be held in
Atlantic City February 11-16.
Board members adopted the
following resolution concerning
the death of Bernard Davis,
teacher at Southport High School:
"We, the Board of Education,
would like to record In our min
utes a statement of appreciation
to the late Bernard Davis for his
dedicated service as a teacher
in the Brunswick County School
System.
"We also extend to Mrs. Davis
and the children our deepest sym
pathy and condolences.”
Clemmons Boy
State Graduate
J. Stewart Clemmons, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin S. Clem
mons of Supply, completed the
requirements for his Bachelor of
Science degree from North Caro
lina state University on January
17. Upon graduation Clemmons
entered the NCSU Graduate
School in pursuit of Master oi
Education degree. He will be
studying under an assistantship in
the Department of Agricultural
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J. Stewart Clemmons
Tide Table
Following- is the tide table
for Southport during the
week. These hours are ap
proximately correct and
were furnished The State
Port Pilot through the
courtesy of the Cape Fear
Pilot’s Association.
HIGH LOW
Thursday, February 9,
8:03 A M 1:46 A M
8:16 P M 2:22 P M
Friday, February 10,
8:39 A M 2:28 A M
8:51 P M 2:58 P M
Saturday, February 11,
9:15 A M 3:04 A M
9:27 P M 3:34 P M
Sunday, February 12,
9:45 A M 3:40 A M
9:57 P M 4:10 P M
Monday, February 18,
10:21 A M 4:22 A M
10:33 P M 4:46 P M
Tuesday, February 14,
10:51 A M 4:58 A M
11:09 P M 5:22 P M
Wednesday, February 15,
114? AM 5:40 A M
_£88 P M