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The Pilot Covers Brunswick County 1 THE STATE PORT PILOT I, m A Good Newspaper In A Good Community Most of the News All The Time I mmmmz VOLUME 39 No. 4 10-Pages Today SOUTHPORT, N. C. WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 1967 5* A COPY PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY The Big Attraction Miss North Carolina presided at the prize awarding ceremony Tuesday evening at the Cedar Bench on the Southport waterfront. She made a brief speech, which was ap preciated and applauded by the huge throng that had gathered for this festival feature. With her on the left is Billy Dosher, master of ceremonies for this portion of the pro gram; Miss North Carolina, Sally Steadman; Curtis Williamson, Southport Jaycee who was assisting with the awards; and Miss Kathy Joyner, who presided over the Festival as Queen.— (Spencer Photo.) Head Start Program In Brunswick This is a classroom at one of the three Head Start projects being conducted in Bruns wick county this summer. Jonathan Hankins heads the program. Classes are being held at Shallotte, Southport and Bolivia. Board Hears Prospects For School Vote Ira D. Butler, Jr., was re appointed Brunswick County Tax Supervisor by action of the Board of County Commissioners in ses sion here Monday. During an afternoon session the board held a joint meeting with members of the Brunswick coun ty Board of Education to discuss the budget. The school people are asking for 70-cents of the tax rate this year as compared to 60-cents for the past year. They cite the need for additional class room space, plus the need for critical repairs to existing build ings as the reason for their in creased askings. George Wil liams, superintendent of schools, was their spokesman. During the session the question was raised about plans for anoth er school bond vote and every member of both boards entered into the discussion. There ap peared to be a concensus that consolidated high schools with modern facilities must be pro vided, but there was no apparent agreement on the number of schools nor on their location. During the morning session heard a proposal from the J. L. Williams Architect-Engineer and Associates firm for renovation and additions to the Brunswick county jail. Mr. Williams, who has earned a reputation for being an expert in this field of the con struction business, expressed the thought that the present struc ture has value. He also expressed the opinion that the present jail is not in danger of collapse and says that with a simple shoring up operation it will be safe to use until some permanent solution can be made to the jail prob lem. Other routine matters in (Continued on Page 4) Head Start Going On In Brunswick Brunswick County has 240 pre school children who are busy this summer attending Head Start. This is a local action program for helping children of limited opportunity who will enter first grade for the first time in the fall of 1967. The Head Start program in Brunswick County is under the di rection of Jonathan Hankins. It consists of three centers, one each in Southport, Shallotte and Leland. This program offers oppor tunities for a child’s growth and development, not simply custo dial care. Head Start deals with health, social services and edu cational activities. Some of the specific goals are: Improving the child's health; Helping the child’s emotional and social development by en couraging self-confidence, self expression, self-discipline and curiosity; Improving and expanding the child’s mental processes, aiming at expanding the ability to think, reason and speak clearly; Helping children to get wider and more varied experiences which will broaden their hori zons, increase their ease of con versation and improve their un derstanding of the world in which they live; Give the child frequent chances to succeed. Such chances may thus erase patterns of frustration and failure and especially the fear of failure; Developing a climate of con fidence for the child which will make him want to learn; Increase the child’s ability to get along with others; Developing in the child and his family a responsible atti tude toward society and foster ing feelings of belonging to a community; Offering a chance for the child to meet and see teachers, police men, health and welfare of ficers—all figures of au thority—in situations which will bring respect and not fear: Giving the child a chance to be with people who will serve as "models” in manners, be havior, speech, etc.; Helping both the child and his family to a greater confidence, self-respect and dignity. Bond Savings Show Increase U. S. Savings Bond sales con tinued their upward trend in North Carolina during the month of May. Sales totaling $4,859,672 were up almost 5 percent over May of last year and were the argest sales recorded for May since 1947. Bond sales in Brunswick Coun ty, according to Aubrey Johnston, Brunswick County Volunteer Chairman, were $9,832 in May. Cumulative sales for the year amounted to $23,356, which is 58.9 percent of the county’s quota of $39,663. Cumulative savings bond sales in the State for January-May totaled $26,341,145, which is over 13 percent above sales for the same period of 1966. E Bond sales were up almost 13 percent and H Bond sales were up more chan 28 percent over January May sales of last year. This is 37.4 percent of North Carolina’s 1967 dollar quota of $70,400,000. Festival Art Show Attracts Many Entries Frances Kendall of Whlteville won the Best In Show award for her “Woodchild”, a polymer water color, In the Festival Art Show sponsored by the Southport Junior Woman's Club and held this year at the old Cranmer residence. Fifteen prizes were given in the show. Including three pur chase awards. The 160 entries came from 60 artists In North Carolina and South Carolina and Virginia. The purchase awards were for “Vernal Miasma," a wood cut by Richard Keys; “Mem orie,” an ink sketch by Robert C. McAdams, and “Nesting," an oil painting by Frances Kendall. The first two were bought by the city of Southport, the third by the woman’s Club. For oils, “Nesting” took first place; second was “Come Sep tember,” a collage by Deam Barber; third was “Fresh Pick ed," by Mary Simpson. In the water color category, first place was “Jetsam," by Dixie Browning; second, “Sun day Afternoon,” a polymer by Frances Kendall; third, "Dock” by Filie Nordan. Topping the crafts class was “Gib,” a sculpture by Pat Mc Neill; second, "Cathedral,” by Allen Evry; third, "Dancing Boy” by Mrs. John B. Mc Laurin. The first and second places in the graphics category were “Vernal Miasma" and “Memo rie.” Third was “Reeds” by Sharon Whitley. In the junior competition for artists 18 and younger, first place was “The Stampede,” an oil by Larry R. Ferguson; sec ond was “Specialized Sensitivi ty,” a polymer by Bruce Park; third was “Crayon Study” by Emilie Litten. The art show, part of South port’s Fourth of July festival, began Saturday. Works ranging In subject mat (Continued On Page Four) Tragedy Mars Holiday Spirit Tragedy marred holiday fes tivities in Brunswick county when a Greensboro boy was thrown from a motorboat and was killed in a freak accident which oc curred Sunday afternoon in the intracoastal waterway behind Long Beach. The victim was Lennox P. McLendon of Greensboro, 17 year-old son of Senator L. P. McLendon, Jr., who owns a fami ly cottage at Long Beach. According to accounts of the accident, the young man was riding with a friend, Marsha Cooper, in an outboard boat about 1:30 o’clock when the steering mechanism of the craft broke. The McLendon boy was thrown from the boat and apparently was struck by the propeller shaft as the craft ran in crazy circles. His body sank from sight and was not recovered until about 5:30 that afternoon. The Oak Island Coast Guard and the N. C. Wild life Protective Division con ducted the search. Coroner Lowell Bennett de clared death was due to an acci dent and that no inquest will be held. The body was taken to Greens boro for burial, and on Tuesday every member of the N. C. State Senate attended funeral services which were conducted in the First Presbyterian Church. Time And Tide Thirty years ago this week Dr. w. S. Dosher had gone to Boston to specialize in gynocology and obstetrics. He was to be replaced by Dr. L. C. Fergus, a native of Wilmington and a graduate of Medi cal College in Virginia. A Dutch dinner and a beer supper were given in honor of Dr. Dosher. The Carolina Yacht Club announced that it would hold races in Southport in August. Entries from Miami to Norfolk were expected. A Raleigh man who visited here for the first time three years before and had returned whenever possible since then commented on the future of the town and the surrounding area. He stated that the folks upstate would be interested in the area. He stated that the folks upstate would be interested in the area if more advertising was done and they knew more about it. L. T. Yaskell had been elected head of the Brunswick County American Legion post; a former Southport boy and his father had come from New York in a home-made trailer, and a contractor was here looking over the possibilities of shipping facilities in the area. A front page picture of Little Coney, the popular swimming site on the Southport waterfront, was featured in the Pilot twenty five years ago this week. Its use by the public had decreased since the opening of roads to the beach area. Experienced men were wanted by officials in Washington to handle large anti-submarine boats off Cape Fear. Local men who knew (Continued On Page Four) Fourth Of July Fireworks The sky was filled with beautiful, colored lights and the air was rent with booming sounds Tuesday evening on the Southport waterfront as the climax came to the celeb ration of the Fouth of July. It was the most elaborate fireworks display in the history of this event. (Spencer Photo). Festival Huge Success Kathy Joyner Is Pageant Winner Pretty, redhaired Kathy Joyner was chosen Saturday night to reign over the Fourth of July Festival, a four-day regime during which she presided with grace and dignity. Her election came on Saturday evening at the Festival Pageant, the first year for this event. Miss Joyner is the 17-year-old daughter of Col. and Mrs. A. B. Joyner. A student at Wilmington College, she is majoring in bi ology. The new queen is 5 feet, seven Inches tall and has red hair and green eyes. She weighs 125 pounds. Second place in the event went to Cynthia Lynn Hardy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. w. Frank Hardy. Miss Hardy also was a student at MISS KATHY JOYNER Wilmington College last year where she made the dean’s list. She described the Heritage House as a representation of the heri tage of Brunswick County. Two contestants tied for third place. They were Joyce Elaine Ward, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Ward; and Whitney Leigh Zachary, Long Beach, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Zachary. Miss Ward was elected Miss Congeniality by her sister con testants. She was the Southport High School homecoming queen last winter. The original five scheduled finalists numbered six when the judges reported. There was a tie for fifth and sixth places. They were Barbara Ann Melton, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. James D. Melton, and Susan Edge Bellamy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Bellamy. The other contestants were Pa tricia Allen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Spencer; Frances Diane Carrier, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Carrier; Barbara Gottlieb, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gottlieb, and Jane (Continued on Page 4, Another Fourth of July Festi val In Southport has been written into history, but it has left be hind a million memories for the thousands of persons who parti cipated in the events of the past four days. It all started with the arrival of the USS Sarsfield, Navy de stroyer, early Saturday morn ing and it ended Tuesday night with the final, brilliant burst of fireworks; but in between there were four days of activity and ex citement which included a beauty pageant, dinners, dances, base ball games, boat rides, ship in spection, art shows, the Heri tage House and a parade which included horses and clowns and pretty girls on floats and even a calliope. The weather which had threat ened during the first three days turned perfect on the Fourth of July and everything went off on schedule. Sally Steadman, new Miss North Carolina made her first official appearance in Southport. Other queens appearing on the bright-hued floats were Pam Zol lers, Fayetteville, the North Carolina Blueberry Festival queen; Miss Brunswick County Sarah Hickman and the newly crowned Miss Fourth of July Festival, Kathryn Dianne Joyner. Heading the list of notables in the parade were Rear Admiral J. S. Dorsey, Charleston, com mandant of the Sixth Naval Dis trict, and Brig. Gen. A. J. Mont gomery, commander of Eastern Area Military Traffice Manage ment and Terminal Services. They reviewed the parade with Mayor E. B. Tomlinson Jr., and members of the Brunswick Coun ty Board of Commissioners and Southport Board of Aldermen. Parade marshal was Cap’t. T. H. Carter of the Special Forces. Leading the line of march was the unit of Naval cadets doing their summer seatour aboard the USS Sarsfield, a unit of the ship’s company and the Sixth Naval Dis trict Band. First in the line of 31 units following was the J. Arthur Dosher hospital float. Among the floats were those of the North Carolina Blueberry Festival, Southport Jaycees, wil mington-cape Fear Pilots Asso ciation, city of Southport with the legend “Visit Beautiful, Bountiful Brunswick County,” NAACP f Continued on Page 4) Legislative Session Nears Closing Date By ODELL WILLIAMSON Since this Is the last column I will write about doings of the 1967 legislature, let me say first of all that I appreciate very much the space which our district’s newspapers have provided so that you could keep up a little better with what your General Assembly has been doing. I appreciate too the opportunity which the series has given me tor expressing to you my feelings concerning many of the various issues with which the legislature has been confronted. The members of the General Assembly, including your rep resentative, will celebrate their Fourth of July on the job In the State Legislative Building. We will be working to try to finish up the business still facing us. Hopefully we can adjourn within a day or two following the Fourth. Now that the session Is drawing to a close, a lot of people are comparing it to past sessions. We set a new record this year insofar as the length of the session goes. But I feel that the 1967 session will be considered as one that had a few more major issues to settle than has the average session in the past. In my opinion this General As sembly has dealt with issues in a straightforward manner. The programs and laws which we have initiated and enacted will do much to further the progress of North Carolina. However, I would not be fair to myself if I did not admit to you that I have not seen eye to-eye with my fellow legislators on everything that has been done. The 1967 legislature will prob ably be remembered most for four things: making regional uni versities out of four colleges, legalizing brown-bagging, au thorizing a local- option sales tax for one county and enacting a major income tax revision. The truth of the matter, though, is that those are just a few of the things accomplished this year. The appropriations bill which, as a member of the_joint sub committee on appropriations I helped put together, was passed by both houses of the legislature with a minimum of arguing. The money measure included several items affecting our district which I was glad to see passed. Two appropriations provide funds for the Department of Com munity Colleges to use for equip ping schools in the system. Buildings for Southeastern Com munity College are scheduled to be completed in the near future, so some of the money for equip ment can be used to good ad vantage. The $150,000 item to provide cover slips for the small boat harbor at Southport should go a long way toward putting this facility on a paying basis by en couraging more people to use it. There are other items affecting our district that 1 helped put in the appropriations bill—but 1 will not name them. This has been the first time I have represented the people of Columbus County. To them, I would like to say the same thing that I have said in the past—and that I say again now—to the peo ple in my own county: I appre ciate the honor and privilege of (Continued on Page 4 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, July 6, 6:3ft A M 1:04 A M 7:0ft P M 12:58 P M Friday, July 7, 7:27 A M 1:46 A M 7:51 P M 2:40 P M Saturday, July 8, 8:0ft A M 2:28 A M 8:33 P M 2:28 P M Sunday, July , 8:57 A M 3:16 A M 8:15 P M 3:10 P M Monday, July 10, 9:45 A M 3:58 A M 10:03 P M 3:58 P M Tuesday, July 11, 10:33 AM 4:40 A M 10:51 P M 4:52 P M Wednesday, July 12, 11:27 A M 5:28 A M 11:3ft P M 5:46 P M
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