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VOLUME 38
No. 49
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SOUTHPORT, N. C.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 1967
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Serving Barbeque
CUSTOMER — Mrs. John G. Swan is shown here as one of the early customers for
the barbecue Saturday that was served to help raise money for the Fourth of July Fes
tival. Tom Gilbert is shown in the background as Jimmy Russ serves. Several hundred,
plates were served under tent headquarters set up on the lot next door to "the Wacca
maw Bank & Trust Co.
Graduation At
Southport High
Begins Sunday
Plans for graduation exercises
at Southport High School have
been announced by T. M. Lee,
principal, and Mrs. R. B. Davis
and Mrs. Fred Fordham, senior
sponsors.
The baccalaureate service will
be at 3 o’clock Sunday, May 21,
in the school auditorium with the
Rev. J. Fred Fordham delivering
the sermon. Other ministers
participating in the service will,,
be the Rev. R. C. Childs, South
port Presbyterian Church; the
Rev. C. L. Turner, Bethel Bap
tist Church; the Rev. John Hug
gins, Ocean View Methodist
Church; Father Chan Chase, Sa
cred Heart Catholic Church; and
the Rev. E. C. Chamblee, South
port Baptist Church.
The commencement exercises
will be at 8 o’clock Tuesday eve
ning, with E. P. Blair, principal,
West Havelock Elementary
School, Havelock, delivering the
address. The Rev. William
Davenport, Southport Methodist
Church, and the Rev. Jackie
Cooper, Oak Island Baptist
Church, will give the invocation
and benediction, respectively.
Others on the program will be
Mr. Lee, principal of Southport
High School; James M. Wolfe,
chairman of the local school
committee; Captain Arthur Dosh
er, Vice-chairman of the Bruns
wick County Board of Education;
Susan Harrelson, valedictorian;
Greta Jorgensen, salutatorian;
Tim Johnson, president-elect of
the student council; Teresa Shat
terly; and Frances Jorgensen.
The marshals for the exercises
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Brief Bits Of
NEWS
BAKE SALE
The Ladies Bible Class of
Southport Baptist Church will
sponsor a bake sale on Saturday
at 9:30 a.m. next to Leggette’s.
PLAN CLASS REUNION
A reunion of members of the
class of 1957 at Shallotte High
School will be held at the Island
er Restaurant at Ocean Isle Beach
at 8 p.m. Saturday, May 27. All
class members are urged to at
tend.
BAKE SALE SATURDAY
Members of the WSCS of
Trinity Methodist Church will
hold a bake sale Saturday morn
ing next to the postoffice, with
Mrs. H. T. St. George and Mrs.
Henry Goodwin in charge.
NURSING MEETING
The Countywide Home Care
group for the chronically ill will
meet Monday at 8 p.m. in the
agriculture building in Supply.
This will be a business meet
ing and every interested person
should plan to attend.
YARD OF MONTH
Yard of the Month honors for
May have been awarded by mem
bers of the Southport Garden
Club to Southport High School,
where Mr. and Mrs. Kenwood
Varnum are responsible for an
outstanding job of landscaping.
Century Plant Grows Skyward
This century plant at the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. C.
Herring at Long Beach started a sudden and phenomenal
growth last week and has now reached the roof, traveling
at the rate of about one foot per day. This strange beha
vior leads to the suspicion that the unusual plant is about
to burst into its once in a lifetime bloom. Needless to say,
the Herrings and scores of other interested persons are
watching with breathless interest.
Ronald Hewett Is
Naval Appointee
By JIGGS POWERS.
SHALLOTTE--A former Shal
lotte High School leader In aca
demic-athletic fields, Ronald
Hewett, has been appointed to
the U. S. Naval Academy at An
napolis, Md.
Hewett, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. M. R. Hewett of the Shal
lotte Point area near here, is
currently a freshman at the Uni
versity of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill. He is a 1966 Shal
lotte High graduate.
Congressman Alton Lennon no
tified Ronald, who'll be remem
bered hereabouts as “Stick”
Hewett, that he's named him for
the Annapolis corps. The letter
Hewett received from Lennon
read:
“ . . . Proud to advise you have
been selected my principal ap
pointee to U. S. Naval Academy.
Congratulations on your distinc
tive appointment and best wishes
for your future.” It was signed
by Lennon.
The new Midshipman was the
recipient of numerous honors,
both in the athletic and academic
fields, while at Shallotte High.
In student government, Ronnie
was president of his freshman
class; representative to the stu
dent government as a sopho
more; vice-president of his Beta
Club as a junior and President
of the SHS Student Body his senior
years.
He was “Mr. Shallotte High
School” as a senior; was a mem
ber of the Latin Club his sopho
more session; Social Studies Club
and of the Spanish Club his junior
and senior years; of the Pep
Club and the Social Studies Award
winner as a senior.
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RONALD HEWETT
Students Get
Career Study
“Planning For The Future”
was the theme of the Vocational
Career Night program held at
Union High School May 9 from
7:30 to 10 o’clock.
Sixteen consultants and ap
proximately 200 juniors-seniors
and their parents heard Ralph
C. King, Assistant Superintendent
of Brunswick County Schools,
explore the field of technological
and vocational training in South
eastern North Carolina today.
Mr. King pointed out the many
changes that have been brought
about in the schools of Brunswick
county since his high school days
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Schools Given
Examination By
Jury Members
Following is the report of the
Brunswick County Grand Jury
which was turned in last week to
Judge J. william Copeland, who
presided over the one-week term
of Superior court:
Shallotte School: Needs repair
in pipes and stools in boys bath*
room to prevent overflowing.
School was clean.
Union School: Need cover on
light switch in hall. Roof needs
repair in main building. School
was clean.
Bolivia School: windows near
stove need repair to be able to
lower from top in lunchroom,
also need one window pane. Need
springs on screen doors, Roof
need repair in grammar grades
library. Need treatment for
termites. School was clean.
Leland School: Need fire ex
tinguishers in gym and home eco
nomics room. Need new screen
in doors to lunchroom. School
was clean.
Lincoln School: Needs repair
in pipes and stools in boy’s bath
room to prevent overflow. Need
new lock on doorway to replace
chain and padlock. School was in
fair condition.
Cedar Grove School: Needs
three door locks repaired. School
wais clean.
Southport School; Need switch
cover in boys bathroom. Need
back door to boys and girl’s
dressing rooms at gym in case of
fire. Needs roof repair over
library and lunchroom. School
was in fair condition.
waccamaw School: Need re
pair in roof of lunchroom. School
was in good condition.
Brunswick County High School:
Need new sink and valve Ir
lunchroom. Need treatment for
termites. Need repair in roof o:
agriculture building. School was
in good condition.
We the grand jury met with Mr.
George Williams and Mr. Ralph
King, superintendent and As
sistant Superintendent of Bruns
wick County Schools. They had
made the most of the repairs that
we had recommended in our last
session.
We the grand jury met with
John Barbee, Chairman of the
Brunswick County Commis
sioners. and discussed needs for
the jail and courthouse. No def
inite decision was made.
T. C. Lennon served as fore
man of the grand jury and W. F.
Ferrell was secretary.
Superior Court
Tries Docret
The cases charging four de
fendants with breaking, entering
and larceny were continued
during last week’s terra of Bruns
wick county Superior court while
defense attorneys pondered the
possible effect conviction might
have upon their clients, all of
whom were on probation.
Paul D. Galloway was on pa
role after being sentenced to life
imprisonment and conviction now
will send him back to prison for
25 years. He is charged on three
counts. Charlie Clemmons is in
comparable jeopardy for 14 years
and must stand trial on two
charges. Latham Earl Terry has
7 yeas starring him in the face
if he violates conditions of his
parole, and he must face 3
charges. Jenelle Blocker, Jr.,
had 10 years hanging over his
head if convicted of another
crime, and he also faces trial on
three separate charges.
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New Bank Building
OPERATING — This is the new branch of the Waccamaw Bank & Trust Co. at Yau
pon Beach, which began operations last week. Mrs. M. Chappel Nelson, left, was the
first customer. Employees will be Miss Nancy Lee, center, and Mrs. Afton Smith, right.
More Library
Building Fund
Money Received
H. A. Templeton, Jr. general
manager of National Development
Corporation of Long Beach, de
livered to C. D. Pickerrell this
week a check for $500 on the
Southport-Brunswick County Li
brary building fund.
The waters around Southport
netted additional money, with
contributions to the building fund
for the new county library from
R. M. Powell, agent for Caswell
Beach and Fred Willing, Cape
Fear Pilot.
iMr. Pbwell, who lives in Golds
boro, sent a check for $100 to the
State Port Pilot with the note
“We’ve been watching this with
interest. Can you deliver this
(check) to the correct place?”
Willing’s $100 gift is the third
such contribution from members
of the Wilmington-Cape Fear
Pilots Association, others having
been given by John G. Swan and
Robert B. Thompson.
Maurice Goodman of New York,
owner of the Goodman Building
in Southport sent $50, as did Mr.
and Mrs. H. A. Livingston. Mrs.
Livingston is Southport’s Acting
Postmistress and her husband
is Superintendent of the City’s
Public Works Dept.
Educators added to the fund
with $25 gifts each from Alvin
C. Caviness, long-time principal
of Brunswick County High, and
Miss Mary Lee Nor ment, retired
teacher from Southport High
School.
Southport Lions Club gave
$100, and the Sunny Point
Woman’s Club added another $10
to its donations.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. (Buck)
Smith of Southport contributed
$25. A like amount was received
from Mrs. Flossie Hanes Bell of
Winston-Salem.
The $500 from National Devel
opment was included in the total
given last week; but gifts noted
above reduce the amount now
needed to less than $1500.
Other contributors last week to
the building fund were Southport
Junior woman’s Club, $12.64,
which makes a total of $1000 they
have given to the library build
ing fund.
Time And Tide
In our issue for May 19, 1937, there was a front page photo of the
Stuart House, and a headline which classified it as “Famous Land
mark In Southport.*’ Dr. M. H. Rourkof Shallotte had been appointed
to head the Brunswick County Health Department.
A look at the society page gave us pause; The “Personal” head
was upside down—but there was almost a full column of these items;
Sears had a special on battery radios; you could buy a new Ford at
Willetts Motor Co. for $548—including front and rear bumpers and
spare tire”; but this was 30-years ago!
H. Foster Mints had been elected chairman of the Democratic
Executive Committee on the Saturday before our issue for May 20,
1942. There was a war going on, but on the home front there was
cheerful news; Canning sugar and more gasoline would be available
for civilian use.
A headline said “Good Price For Alligator Hides”; Saturday was to
be “Poppy Day”; and fishermen were turning their talents to fresh
water angling. There was a political campaign in progress, and there
was an advertisement giving a list of speaking engagements for can
didates for the Democratic nomination.
A headline in the May 21,1947, issue of The Pilot said “Indications
Are That State Will Take Caswell”. This was a follow-up of a story
that the former army fortification might be used as a link in the State
Park system. Another successful flower show had been held on the
preceding Friday.
Forty-two seniors had graduated at Shallotte High School; com
mencement also was in progress at other consolidated schools in
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Accepts Library Check
C. D. Pickerrell, left accepts a check for $500 from H.
A. Templeton of National Development. It is the contribu
tion that firm is making to the Southport-Brunswick
County Library building fund.
Ferry Service To
Be Resumed Friday
F——
Swim Glasses
Are Planned
Swimming classes will be
sponsored again this year by the
Southport Junior Womans Club.
The classes will be open to all
school children and will be held
at Yellow Banks at Tranquil Har
bor for two weeks beginningjune
5.
There will be classes for both
beginner and intermediate swim
mers and the two-week course
will cost $10 per person. Mrs.
Kenneth Wooten, a qualified
swimming instructor for the Red
Cross, who has taught here for
the past two summers, will teach
the classes.
Anyone interested please call
Mrs. Barbara Gainey at 457-6203
to register.
Funds To Study
Beach Erosion
Congressman Alton Lennon ap
peared last week before the sub
committee of the Public Works
Committee to request federal aid
for financing erosion projects
along the coast of Brunswick
county. Following his statement
before that group:
“Hurricane Hazel in October
1954 and the three hurricanes
that followed in 1955 caused ex
tensive damages and suffering
along the North Carolina coast.
Ten lives were lost, over 1200
homes were totally destroyed,
and over 600 others heavily dam
aged in the Project area. The
Corps of Engineers estimated
area damages of $21.5 million
from these hurricanes.
“I can personally attest to the
tragedy caused by these four
hu ricanes. From the experi
ence, I can well understand the
feeling of our citizenry that their
government should do everything
possible to protect them from
severe storms. I understand this
is the only beach protection proj
ect where local interests have
given their written assurances
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There has been another delay
in resuming operation of the
Southport-Fort Fisher Ferry,
with service now scheduled to
start up again Friday morning.
Ferry Operations Manager
E. H. Baggs noted that the very
high winds made it virtually im
possible for the dredging con
tractor to operate. The winds
caused a number of mechanical
breakdowns, including severing
of floating lines which draw sand
and silt from the bottom of the
channel.
Baggs said that if the current
good weather continues, it is
expected work can be completed
by Thursday and that the ferry can
resume runs Friday morning.
Resumption of ferry service at
Southport-Fort Fisher will also
mark the beginning of the summer
schedule and new, lower fares.
Trips will start from the South
port side at 7 a. m. with departure
on odd hours until 5 p.m. Trips
from Fort Fisher depart on even
hours until G p.m. The ferry will
make additional runs throughout
the summer until September 15
to accommodate greater traffic
volumes generated by tourists.
Fares at Southport-Fort Fish
er range from 25 cents for pe
destrians to $1.50 for passenger
cars to $10 for vehicles between
40 and 55 feet in length.
Scenic Route
For County
Brunswick county would be in
cluded in a 178-mile Lower Cape
Fear River Scenic Drive if plans
suggested by the President’s
Council on Recreation and Na
tural Beauty are followed.
The proposed lower Cape
Fear scenic drive would wan
der along the south shore of
that river through the middle
of Bladen County (present NC
highways 87 and 41) to Moore’s
Creek National Military Park,
then to Wilmington along pres
ent US 421.
It would then follow NC high
ways 133 and 87 to Southport
and up US 211 through Bruns
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Bill To Lower
Voting Age 1$
Lost In House
By ODELL WILLIAMSON
Representative
13th House District
Since the Senate killed a bill
that would have given independ
ent university status to East
Carolina College, several bills
have been introduced to revamp
the board of trustees of the Uni
versity of North Carolina insofar
as the number of trustees and the
manner of their selection are
concerned .
It has been the thought of many
—including a commission ap
pointed for the sole purpose of
stydying the situation—that the
100-member board of trustees
and the manner of their selection
are concerned.
It has been the thought of
many—Including a commission
appointed for the sole purpose of
studying the situation—that the
100-member board of trustees
of the consolidated university is
too large. And because the board
is so large, so the thinking goes,
the whole university system is
run by a small executive com
mittee made up of some members
who serve year after year.
Because of these feelings, a lot
of people would like to see the
board of trustees revamped.
Due to the fact that this is a
controversial issue in the first
place, and due further to the fact
that it has been linked with the
issue of separate university
status for East Carolina College,
I predict that nothing will be done
about it during this session of
the General Assembly.
The legislators who are in
terested in the East Carolina
College issue will probably keep
it tied to the question of revamp
ing the UNC board of trustees.
A proposed constitutional
amendment that would have al
lowed people 18 years of age
and older to vote was killed in
the House this past week. Of
course, had the House and Senate
approved it, it still would have
had to be voted on by the people.
The bill was debated at length
in the House, and the arguments '
on both sides of the question were
rather convincing. The sponsors
of the measure argued that if a
person is old enough to fight for
his country, he is old enough to
vote. The opponents pointed out,
however, that a person this young
can take orders and carry them
out, but this does not necessarily
mean he has the maturity and
proper Judgment to vote.
Of course, there were other
convincing arguments put up by
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Beauty Pageant
For Festival
No festival or celebration is
complete without a beauty
pageant. So this year the South
port Jaycettes, under the direc
tion of Mrs. Connie Young, will
sponsor the Miss Fourth of July
Pageant.
The pageant is to be held on
July 1, with the winner reigning
over the entire three day cele
bration.
All entrants must be local
girls between the ages of 17
and 20. There will be gifts and
prizes for all contestants. Judg
ing will be on beauty, personality
and poise. Girls interested in
entering should contact Mrs.
Young at 4576333 or any member
of the Southport Jaycettes. Final
date for entries is June 15.
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 Gape Fear
Pilot’s Association.
HIGH LOW
Thursday, May 18,
2:21 A M 8:58 A M
3:03 P M 9:28 P M
Friday, May 19,
3:21 A M 9:58 A M
4:03 P M 10:34 P M
Saturday, May 20,
4:21 A M 10:52 A M
5:03 PM 11:34 P M
Sunday, May 21,
5:21 A M 11:46 A M
5:57 P M
Monday, May 22,
6:15 A M 0:34 A M
6:57 P M 12:40 P M
Tuesday, May 23,
7:09 A M 1:22 A M
7:45 P M 1:28 P M
Wednesday, May 24,
8:03 A M 2:16 A M
8:39 P M 2:16 P M