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The Pilot Covers Brunswick County! THE STATE PORT PILOT Most of the News A Good Newspaper In A Good Community VOLUME 38 No. 40 8-Pages Today SOUTHPORT, N. C. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1967 . 5* A COPY PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY Quiet 1 ime In Legislature For Brunswick Man By ODELL WILLIAMSON REPRESENTATIVE 13TH DISTRICT It has been said many times that a name has a lot to do with whether something is a success or failure. I have also heard that a person’s name somehow re flects his personality. I don’t know about these say ings, bat I do know that the first letter in a name like Williamson has its advantages and disad vantages in that “W” comes close to the bottom of the al phabet. When I used to draw my pay check, I was always last in line. But in politics, my name some times seems to be an advantage. For instance, when speakers ap pear in alphabetical order, most of the time my opposition speaks before I do. In the House of Representa tives, my name is next to last when a roll-call vote is taken. Therefore, in most cases, I have the pleasure—or displeasure— of knowing whether I am voting on the losing or winning side of the proposition being decided. And if, by now, you think I have started off by rambling, you are correct. Not a whole lot has taken place during the week to write about. Several bills aimed directly at the Ku Klux Klan passed the House this past week and went to the Senate. One would make the burning of a cross, or other acts of intimidation, a felony, punish able by imprisonment of from one to ten years. Another would allow an increase from $400 to $10,000 in the amount of money the Governor can offer as a re ward for evidence that would bring about a conviction in crim inal cases. In the past, when the solicitor of a superior court tried a per son for first degree murder or burglary, rape or arson, he had no choice but to ask for the death penalty. This past week, a bill was passed that allows the solicitor to try such cases and ask for life imprisonment. I expect that, as has been the case in the past, a bill will be Introduced to do away with capi tal punishment entirely. I per sonally would oppose such a bill, for I still feel that the pres ent law acts as a good deterrent and does help prevent murders. One of the top issues of the 1967 session began to bubble this week when a bill was in troduced in both the House and the senate to give East Carolina College separate university status. I have already been staked out on this issue, and I plan to sup port the bill. As I have said before, I think it is possible that our one university system, as it is now set up, could be come too large for its own good. I can foresee a possible enroll ment of 100,000 students in the one university system within the next ten years. Every two years a race gen erally develops for the position of Speaker of the House for the next General Assembly session. (Continued Fran rigi ij YARD OF MONTH Southport Garden Club an nounces that yard of the month honors for March go to Mr. and Mrs. Guy Garrett, 10S River Dr., Southport. MYF PROJECT Members of the Methodist Youth Fellowship at Ocean View Methodist Church are selling toothbrushes to raise money to paint a room aiDosher Memorial Hospital. BENEFIT SUPPER Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church near Supply will sponsor a bene fit supper with a choice of barbe cue or fried flounder Saturday at the Educational Building of the church from the hours of 5-8 p. m. Homemade cakes and pies will also be on sale. All proceeds will go to the new church building fund. TUESDAY MEETING There will be a meeting of all Commodity Committee Board of Directors and Ladies Committee members of the Brunswick Coun ty Farm Bureau Tuesday, 7.30 p.m. announces Ira L. Chadwick, president. The meeting will b2 held at the Agricultural Exten sion Building in Supply with the Ladies Committee serving re freshments. Boys Play Hosts To Mothers LUNCHEON — Male members of a class in home economics at Waccamaw High School are shown here as they played hosts to their mothers at a luncheon they pre pared and served as a part of their class activities. This is one of the unusual curricu lum opportunities at Waccamaw High ^School this year. (Photo by King). Boys In Home EC Class Feed Their Mothers Not only is there a home eco nomics class this year for boys at Waccamaw High School butre cenly they prepared and served a luncheon for their mothers! Mrs. Lorraine Soles is home economics teacher and she ad mits that she had been very much encouraged by the interest dem onstrated by the male students under her supervision in learning more about the practicing art of ho me making. There is a strong possibility that this may become a regular course of study on the curriculum at Waccamaw. The luncheon for the mothers was all very well for a special occasion, but there is room to wonder about the nossible after math. Were the mothers in clined to want to take advantage of these newfound talents in their sons? Were the sons talented just at school, or are they willing to make use at home of their new learning? Some skeptics think it may be like the farmer’s wife who learn ed to milk the cow. Once it was established she had the ability, the job was her’s for keeps. At any rate, this is a new venture into the realm of broad ened student training and the boys taking part in the program are Dean Carlisle. Chris Chap pell, Joseph Coleman, Dale Hewett, Jerry Wayne Hewett, Buddy Hanaker, douglas Mc Keithan, Roy Mintz and Koey Williams. There, you have the list, girls. Look it over. There may be a good prospect for a husband right before your very eyes! Spreads Word In Cleveland Brunswick will be represented at the Cleveland Sportsmens Show this week according to an an nouncement by w. A. Powell, Chairman of the Resources Development Commission for Brunswick County. Powell stated that the director of the commission, Roy A. Stevens, will attend the show to promote travel in Brunswick county and North Carolina. Stevens arrived in Cleveland Tuesday night and will work at the show through the closing on Sunday night. The Travel and Promotion Division of the North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development has a booth at the Sportsmen Show and individuals in the state are selected to assist with the efforts to attract tourists. Stevens attended shows at Chicago and Toronto, Canada, last year in an effort to attract more tourist visitors Brochures on Brunswick coun ty and tourist attractions were taken to the show along with in formation on the weather Stevens reported that weather statistics are vital in attracting the northern tourist. "This show is at an excellent time as many individuals are planning their vacations and we have an opportunity of talking with them individually to encour age them to include Brunswick county and North Carolina in their plans,” Stevens stated. "Participation in the show is at no cost to Brunswick county and we are delighted that we have an opportunity to capitalize on this market," Powell stated. Present Check For Library - PRESENTATION — Eugene Gore, president of the Southport branch of the NAACP, is shown here present ing a check for $100 to Mrs. Annie Francis for the Build ing Fund of the Southport-Brunswick County Library. Others in the picture are Mrs. Eleanor Jackson, Mrs. Mat tie Hewett and C. D. Pickerrell. Property Owners May Enter Protest Letters are being mailed to ail owners of property in Brunswick county notifying them of the new assessment of their property which is effective for the 1967 tax year. The new assessments are the results of the revaluation program which has just been completed and which is done every eight years as directed by the General Assembly in 1955. These assessments represent 50% of the fair market value as determined during the revalua tion program. Representatives of the Allen Appraisal Company will be at the tax office in Southport to discuss the value placed upon property with owners who feel their as sessment is more than one-half of the amount he would get if the property were sold under the conditions of a normal market. The following schedule will be used to talk with individuals from their respective townships. Northwest, March 20-21; Town Creek, March 20-21; Waccamaw, March 22-23; Lockwoods Folly, March 22-23-24; Smithville Beaches, March 24-27-28-29 30-31; Smithville, March 28; Shallotte, March 29-30. The Board of Equalization and Review will meet in April and advertisement as to specific dates will appear in this news paper. Set Schedule For Pre-School All children entering the first grade in the fall must meet cer- 1 tain requirements before they can be enrolled in school. These requirements include: 1 Birth certificate; immuniza tion record to include diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, polio, 1 smallpox; physical examination record to include skin test for TB and feces. Following is a schedule for all pre-school clinics in Brunswick * county this year. Each child > should enroll in the pre-school : clinic at the school in which he will be in first grade this fall: * March 15, Shallotte High School 1 (Continued on Page 4/ Marine Drum And Bugle Corps Coming The Southport Fourth of July Festival Committee announced this week that the Second Marine Division Drum and Bugle Corp from Camp Lejeune will take part in this year’s big celebration. This outfit is one of the sharpest marching bands of its type in the world and has won honor and recognition wherever they have appeared. This unit is one of the most sought after Drum and Bugle Corps in the Military es tablishment and consists of thirty members under the Command of Gunnery Sergeant R. A. Edinger. The corps will arrive in South port early on the morning of July 4th and will be seen in the pa rade and possibly later on the afternoon program. Farm Lending Agencies Join To Aid Program On February 24, stockholders of the Wilmington Production Credit Association voted in favor of a proposal to merge with the Duplin Production Credit As sociation inKenansville, accord ing to Charles R. Rogers, presi dent of the Wilmington Associa tion. In commenting on the proposed merger, Rogers said, "Merger of the two associations will re sult in one strong financial or ganization with an expanded ability to better serve the short and intermediate-term credit needs of farmers in Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender and Duplin counties^’ The Duplin Stockholders met Thursday and unanimously ap proved the merger recommended by the boards of directors of both the farmer-owned credit associations. The name of the continuing association will be changed to Coastal with complete service offices maintained at Wilming ton and Kenansville. H. B. Riven bark will be in charge of service in Brunswick, New Hanover and Pender counties. All members of the staff of both associations will continue with the association. Last year the Duplin and Wil mington associations furnished nearly $7.5 million in credit to 2,285 farmers in their respective territory of operations, "when merged, the associations will have assets of over $10.5 mil lion and nearly $2 million of capital and surplus,” Rogers ex plained. "This stronger capital,” added Rogers, "and larger volume after combining the two associations will provide a broader base to serve farmers more effectively d nH m iooll.f ft Mrs. Bellamy Dies In Wreck SHALLOTTE— Mrs. Letha Bfenton Bellamy, 71, of Shallotte, was killed In a Sunday afternoon traffic collision, just 40 feet from the South Carolina line on US 17. State Highway Patrol person nel have said Mrs, Bellamy was driving In a rain storm, Sunday and made a left turn in front of another auto driven by Samuel James McGee of Windsor about 5 p. m. McGee told officers he couldn’t stop in time to avoid the collision. George watson, a passenger In the McGee car, was thrown through the windshield and suf fered head and facial lacerations, patrolmen said. Also, the offi cers noted McGee was wearing a safety-belt so he was not Injured. Both cars were demolished. No charges were made. Patrolmen from South Caro lina aided the N. C. troopers in clearing the scene of the acci dent. Final rites for Mrs. Bellamy were held Wednesday at 11 a. m. at Bethel Primitive Baptist Church at Hickman’s Cross Roads by Elder Gardner Mishoe with burial in the church ceme tery. Survivors include a foster son, Zeb Davis of the home; four brothers, Ellis Benton, Long wood, c. B. Benton, Little River, S. C., Wilson Benton and L N. Benton of Laurinburg; and four sisters, Mrs. Vickie Nelson of Little River, S. C., Mrs. Chari ty Lewis, Mrs. Polly.McLamb and Mrs. Ruby Mintz, all of Shallotte. I Time And Tide The week prior to our edition for March 17, 1937, had been filled with some interesting and unusual incidents, a wreck in Wilmington has resulted in 100 dozen eggs, being delivered by a Brunswick county farmer L. C. Sellers, being smashed; a Shallotte jirl, member of a visiting group at the State Capitol in Raleigh lad the poise to shake hands with the late Governor Hoey while standing on tip-toe and holding the heel from a damaged slipper •n the other hand; and it took double overtime for Bolivia to roll ip the 23 points it required to defeat Chinquapin by a margin of :wo points in the finals of the Star-News Tournament. A group of seamen who had been rescued from a torpedoed tanker 1 >ff the coast of Brunswick had been landed in Southport. That story 1 md a front page picture, was in The Pilot for March 18, 1942! 1 forest Protection Week was being observed in Brunswick, and ; here were pictures and stories in the Pilot. David Watson and Donald Brock, both former East Carolina 1 stars, were here to Join forces with the town team as they squared ‘ >ff against the combined Corces of the Naval and Coast Guard units ‘ n a benefit basketball game. Word came from Orton that camellias vere in full bloom. March 19, 1947, and the District American Legion meeting was o be held in Southport on Friday of that week. A new organ had >een dedicated at St. Phillips Episcopal Church in honor of the ate Capt. Churchill Bragaw. The board of Commissioners had raised the rate of juror pay 12 and $3 per day to $3 and $4 per day; there was a complaint I hat nerring were slow in arriving at Town Creek and folks pining ] (Continued on Page 4) Miss Brunswick County Sarah Hickman Wins MISS SARAH HICKMAN Ferry First Year Business Is Good REV. GEO. C. MEGILL Spring Revival At Town Creek Zion Methodist Church atwin nabow, of which Rev. Thomas R. McKay is pastor, will hold its spring revival beginning Sunday, md continuing through Easter Sunday. The Rev. George C. Megill, m evangelistic and social work missionary of the Methodist Church, who is hack in the United States for a year’s furlough, will be the guest evangelist. Services will begin at 7:45 p.m. each evening. Rev. Megill will have a number of items from Brazil on display in the narthex of the church that will be of in terest to everyone. He will also show color slides of the mis sionary work in Brazil and talk informally about his work there for 15 minutes prior to the services each night. The public is invited to attend. Rev. Megill was commis sioned a Methodist missionary in 1961. He has since worked with he autonomous Brazilian Metho iist Church as director of the Ana lonzaga Orphanage, located tbout an hour’s drive from Rio de aneiro. While there he ma stered to the needs of 170 chU iren left homeless by death, lisease and desertion. Born in Kansas and raised in Oklahoma, he received a B.A iegree from the University * of rulsa, and a B.D. degree from 1 Ouke University Divinity School < 3efore joining the Methodist ' 3oard of Missions, he served iastorates in Oklahoma and in 1 forth Carolina. Rev. Megill is < narried and the father of three ] ihildren. The Southport-Fort Fisher Ferry has been in operation tor one year, and figures tor that period reveal that good use was made of this facility by the travel ing public. Statistics show that the 45 minute trip is popular with both tourists and permanent resi dents. During 1966, the State High way Commission reported, 12, 072 motor vehicles and 39,089 passengers used the ferry. Serv ice began on Feb. 8, 1966. The peak months were July with 3,186 cars and 12,424 passengers; August with 2,828 vehicles and 9,969 passengers; and June with 1,710 cars and 5,799 passengers. Last September there were 949 vehicles with 2,309 riders. Octo ber tabulations show 663 cars and 1,367 passengers. The ferry was in drydock during November. Service re sumed on Dec. 21 with 50 ve hicles and 102 passengers logged between then and the end of the year. During its second month of operation in March, 1966, the ferry carried 609 cars and 1,354 passengers. April figures list 928 vehicles and 2,641 riders. Last May there were 819 cars and 2,443 passengers. Six trips are made dally be tween May 16 and Sept. 15, while four crossings are scheduled the remainder of the year. Southport Man New Trooper Twenty-eight rookie High way Patrolmen were graduated today (Wednesday) from the or ganization’s basic training school at the Institute of Government In Chapel Hill. The new Troop ers completed an Intensive 16 week training course on Tuesday. The graduation ceremonies in cluded talks by State Motor Ve hicles Commissioner A. Pilston Godwin, Jr., and Colonel Charles Speed, the Patrol commander. Technical Sergeant G. A. Everington of Asheville served as commandant of the training class, assisted by Corporal H. B. McKee of Albemarle and Troop er D, J. Bryson of Asheville. Each of the graduates will be assigned to work with a veteran rrooper for a period of six weeks, luring which time there perform ance will be observed and evaluated. After successful com >letion of the probation period, he new men are assigned their >wn cars and duties. This class is of particular in erest to Brunswick county resi lents. One of the graduates is lavid Ray Garrish, son of Mr. (Continued on Page 4) Sarah Hickman, pretty young freshman at Southeastern Com munity College who plans to be come a nurse, was crowned Miss Brunswick County for 1968 as a climax to the Miss Brunswick County Pageant Saturday night at Shallotte. First runner-up was Sharon K. Bradsher, student at East Carolina College, and second runner-up was Sylvia Gardner, senior at Southport High School* Two other Southport High School students were also finalists^ Joann Gregory and Whitney Za chary. The coveted Miss Congeniality title went to Eula Faye Stidham of Southport and the waters Thompson trophy, awarded to the most talented non-finalist, went tr Priscilla Hewett of Supply. Other contestants were Patri cia Kirby, Supply; Victoria Hughes, Ash; Joyce Ward, South port; and Linda Flowers, Wlnna bow. In addition to numerous other prizes the new Miss Brunswick County will receive a $500 schol arship to Wilmington College, sponsored by Waccamaw Bank and Trust Co. and Security Savings and Loan Association. She also will receive a $250 wardrobe in preparation for her appearance in the Miss North Carolina Pageant. The contestants appeared first in their talent presentation, which provided a variety show for the overflow audience. Later they appeared in swim suit com petion and finally in evening dress. The new Miss Brunswick was crowned by Marsha Hickman of Bolivia, who held this title during the past year. Art Bannon served as master of ceremonies for the pageant, which was directed by Mrs. Shir ley Ward. Judges were Mrs. 'Vara Brewer and Mike Borders, Chadbourn; Mrs. Helen Osteen and Raymond Schild, Myrtle Beach; and Gil Burnett, Wilming ton. Speciality numbers were presented by Lloyd Collier, Jr., of whiteville and by the Azalea City Majorettes. Wilmington Man To Preach Here The Rev. Jerome C. Jones, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, Wilmington, will be the preacher for Holy Week services at Southport Presbyterian Church beginning Sunday evening. The Rev. Mr. Jones is a native of Florida, is married, and the (Continued on Page 4) REV. JEROME C. JONES * Tide Table Following is Hie tide table for Southport during the week. These hours are ap proximately correct and were furnished Tire State Port Pilot through the courtesy of the Gape Fear Pilot’s Association. HIGH LOW Thursday, March 16, 10:45 A M 6:10 A M 11:15 P M 6:16 P M Friday, March (17, 11:27 AM 5:52 AM 5:58 P M Saturday, March 18, 0:03 A M 6:46 A M 12:15 P M 6:52 P M Sunday, March 19, 1:03 A M 7:52 p M 1:21 P M 7:68 p m Monday, March 20, 2:09 A M 8:58 A M 2:39 P M 9.10 p M Tuesday, March 21, 3:15 A M 10:04 A M 3:45 P M io:16 P M Wednesday, March 22, 4:21 A M 11:04 A M 4:51 p M 11:16 p M
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