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VOLUME 39
No. 8
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SOUTHPORT, N. C.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1967
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PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
Shallotte Boy Is Midshipman
Lieiitmiit Commander Clarence E. Glover, (center), a Naval Reserve
Charlotte, discusses life at the Naval Academy with North Carolina
(L to R): Ronald E. Hewett of Shallotte, William T. Mauney, Jr., Michael
and Mackenzie C. Clark, all of Charlotte. The Midshipmen are members
Class of 1971, the largest class in Academy history.
Officer from
Midshiprrien
S. Donnelly
of the new
Final Tune-Up For Ski Team
Jim Gray, project director for the all girl
Petersburg, Florida to Expo ’67 in Montreal,
close attention are ski team members Alice
ski trainer and co-pilot of the 40’ houseboat
Linda Austin and, top seated, Cathy Austin.
Tuesday, August 15.
water ski team that will ski from St.
gives a few pointers to the group. Paying
Roberts and Pat Markus, George Austin,
tow rig, ski team members Mary Fraas,
The group is expected in Southport on
Ski Troup Will
Stop Here On
Marathon Trip
Southport is scheduled for visi
tors from St. Petersburg, Florida
on Tuesday, August 15, according
to word received this week from
Jim Gray, projects director of
the St. Petersburg Chamber of
Commerce.
The group of 5 water skiers will
arrive in Southport at 9:30 a.m.
enroute to Expo ’67. There will
be a show in the Cape Fear River,
and the group will dock at the
Southport Boat Harbor for a short
stop over before proceeding north
along the Intracoastal Waterway.
The all girl team of water
skiers will depart St. Petersburg
on August 1st, with scheduled
stops along the way. Their sched
ule calls for them to arrive in
Montreal, Canada, at 6 p.m. on
August 25.
The girls, all champion skiers,
range in age from 12 to 27 years.
The trip is approximately 2,500
miles in length and their ton boat
will be a 40 ft. houseboat capable
of speeds from 30 to 40 miles per
hour. The boat will also serve
as living quarters for the group
during the trip.
Participants in the water skiing
marathon are:
Cathy Austin, age 12, who won
the National Water Ski champion
ship in 1966. She also took 4th
place in the National Slalom con
test, and she has the distinction
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Application Made
For Tubbs Inlet
The Town of Sunset Beach has
made application for a permit to
relocate Tubbs Inlet by dredging
and filling for the purpose of
stopping severe erosion now
taking place within the town
limits.
The new inlet is to be located
approximately 0.8 mile east of
the old inlet and stabilized with
steel sheet piling.
Plans submitted show approxi
mately 1,500,000 cubic yards are
to be removed from the new in
Brief Bite Of
NEWS
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
The Brunswick County Histori
cal Society will meet Monday
evening at 8 o’clock at the Parish
House of Sacred Heart Catholic
Church in Southport.
REAPPOINTED
Kirby Sullivan has been reap
polned by Governor Dan K.
Moore as a member of the Board
of Trustees of Cape Fear Tech
nical Institute in Wilmington. His
term will expire June 30, 1975.
let and from a borrow area on
the north side and deposited in a
fill area between the new inlet
and the east end of State Road
No. 1177 on Sunset Beach which
will close the existing Tubbs In
let. The old Tubbs Inlet, as it
now exists, is to be left open
until after the new inlet is com
pleted. Plans showing the pro
posed work are available at the
district office. ; '
For accuracy and complete
ness of the record, all data in
support of or in opposition to the
proposed work should be sub
mitted in writing setting forth
sufficient detail to furnish a clear
understanding of the reasons for
support or opposition. The de
termination as to whether a per
mit will be issued must rest
primarily upon the effect of the
work on navigation. However,
other pertinent factors, including
fish and wildlife conservation as
pects, will be considered in deter
mining whether it would be in the
best public interest to grant a
permit. In cases of conflicting
property rights, the Corps of
Engineers cannot undertake to
adjudicate rival claims.
Written comments pertinent to
the proposed work will be re
ceived until 4:45 p.m., EDT, Au
gust 17 at the office of the Wil
mington Corps of Engineers.
Attorney Fees
Being Paid In
Action Program
Because the law and lawyers
are important in achieving op
portunity and justice for the poor,
the community action program of
the Office of Economic Op
portunity, through its legal serv
ices program, is making re
sources available to provide ef
fective attorneys for persons un
able to pay for these services,
stated James C. Cox, Executive
Director for SENCland Com
munity Action, who was guest
speaker at a recent area civic
club meeting.
Dr. Jesse C. Fisher, also a
guest of the club, gave a back
ground of the agency ami ex
plaihed programs funded.
Cox added that there is a
definite need for the legal serv
ices program in the three coun
ties that SENCland Community
Action serves.
"The helplessness and vulner
ability of the poor to legal
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Shallotte Man
Receives Honor
SSgt. Gene A. Bennett, an In
ventory management supervisor
in the 3615th Supply Squadron,
Craig Air Force Base, Alabama,
last week was presented a unique
and distinguished award from
Brig. Gen. Choo Young Bock,
commander of the 10th Fighter
Wing, Republic of Korea Air
Force.
Sergeant Bennett worked with
the 10th Fighter wing whil<
serving with the 6146 Air Force
Advisory Group at Suwon Aux
iliary Air Field, Korea.
The letter from General Choo
was written in Korean symbols;
translated the letter stated in
part.
“It gives me a genuine pleas
.. ure to express my hearty appre
ciation for your outstanding per
formance as a supply advisor to
the 10th Fighter Wing, Republic
of Korea Air Force from June 1,
1965 to June 29, 1967.
“During the above period, you
have greatly contributed to the
sustantial decrease of er
roneous information by your
thorough research and verifica
tion prior to the submission to
Air Material Depot, and the
development of supply systems
and procedures with your abund
ant experiences and job knowl
edge.”
"... Your excellent coopera
tion and assistance rendered to
our people during your duty
period has considerably added to
the enhancement of the existing
relationship between Republic of
Korea and the U. S. Air Forced”
“Wishing you continuous suc
cess in your future endeavors,
I offer you my warmest personal
regards and best wishes.”
Sergeant Bennett was presented
the letter from the Korean gen
eral by Lt. Col. John D. Cowgill,
Craig AFB’s chief of Mainte
nance.
A 1954 graduate of Shallotte
High School, Sergeant Bennett is
the son of Mrs. Fred J. Mlntz of
Shallotte.
Letter Of Appreciation
L. T. Yaskell, right, chairman of the Board of Trustees for Dosher Memorial Hospital
in Southport is shown here with W. F. Cupit, left, hospital administrator, and Tom Gil
bert, center, vice-chairman of the board. Gilbert is shown presenting Chairman Yaskell
with a letter of appreciation from other members of the board for his leadership and
, perseverance that has resulted in several recent gifts and improvements in the facilities
at this hospital which has served the citizens of Brunswick county during the past 35
years. (Spencer Photo).
Growers Have
Interest In i—
Tobacco Bill
The chairman of the House To
bacco Subcommittee has an
nounced that public hearings will
be held in mid-August on House
Bill H. R. 10963, and other simi
lar bills, to authorize the trans
fer of acreage allotments and
acreage-poundage quotas.
Briefly, the legislation will;
1. Permit the sale of allot
ments within the boundaries of
a county, but not across county
lines.
2. Permit the leasing of al
lotments across county lines,
but only to adjoining counties.
3. Extend the one-year lease
period to three years.
4. Remove the five-acre limi
tation on the present lease re
striction.
5. Eliminate the possibility of
speculation, by providing that any
allotment purchased cannot be
resold for a period of three years.
Because of the importance of
this legislation, both to our to
bacco growers and the economy
of our area, I would appreciate
your contacting our farm leaders
and advising me their views on
the proposal within a week.
Time And Tide
Thirty years ago this week, plans were almost complete regarding
the sailing regatta to be held in Southport harbor. Governor Clyde
R. Hoey was to lire the starting gun and a wide variety of entertain
ment was scheduled to take place in Southport during the three-day
event.
A fishing camp at Holden’s Beach was to be constructed to provide
the North Carolina prisons with seafood. The fishery would be lo
cated nine miles from the prison camp at Supply and would be operated
by convict labor.
The Southern Kraft Corporation was still seeking a site for a
loading dock in the vicinity of Southport; a Southport citizen, Frank
M. Sasser, was elected district commander of the American Legion;
W. R. Lingle had been named principal of Southport High School by
the local board.
Twenty-five years ago this week, a complete investigation of the
U.S.O, Club in Southport was ordered by Governor J. M. Broughton.
The request was made to the U.S.O. headquarters in New York.
There was a restriction prohibiting dancing in the building because
it was against the policy of the sponsoring organization, the Salva
tion Army. The Club was for Service Men and it was felt that dancing
should be allowed if they wanted it. The operating personnel had been
dismissed because of this Incident.
The tobacco markets in the area were to open soon and a 59
mlllion pound crop was expected for the border belt region. This
was an eight million pound increase over 1941.
The local Pogie boats were skipping over the fine schools of
bluefish and Spanish mackerel to concentrate on menhadden.
The Navy was appealing to private owners for the use of ship
to shore radio telephones; weather bureau statistics showed that
July had been one of the hottest months during the past decade; and
it was reported that there was no more tires available to the farm
ers.
Twenty years ago this week the matter of the government taking
over Fort Caswell and converting it into a state park was under
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Shallotte Man Honored
SSgt. Gene A. Bennett (left) is presented a letter of ap
preciation by Lt. Col. John D. Cowgill, chief of Main
tenance, Craig Air Force Base, Alabama. The letter is
signed by Brig. Gen. Choo Young Bock, commander of
the 10th Fighter Wing, Republic of Korea Air Force.
(USAF Photo).
Tentative Rate Of
$1.60 For County
Members of the board of county
commissioners have set a
tentative rate of $1.60 for Brun
wick county tax purposes for the
1967 levy and a copy of the budget
for the next fiscal year now is
in on file for inspection in the
office of the Register of Deeds.
The rate remains the same as
that for last year despite the fact
that $8-million has been added in
tax valuation as the results of a
revaluation program carried out
last year. The 1966 rate was
based upon a $40-million valua
tion whereas the new budget was
based upon a valuation of $48
million.
The total budget amounts to
almost $2-million, including
state and federal funds for the
welfare program.
Under the proposals of the ten
tative budget the Brunswick
County School system will re
ceive 65-cents of the tax rate as
compared to 60-cents last year.
The school officials had pressed
hard for 70-cents.
The tentative budget contains
the following provisions: Schools
65, Resources Development
Commission 6, Health Depart
ment 16-1/2, Public Assistance
19, Debt Service 17, General
Operating Fund 20, Outside Poor
5, County Accountant 4-1/2,
Agriculture Extension 4, Re
valuation 2, Veteran Service Of
ficer 1.
Fisheries Body
Will Meet Here
Lew Dunn, food marketing
specialist with the Department
of Conservation and Develop
ment, was in Southport Monday
completing plans for a dinner
session of the North Carolina
Fisheries Association at the
Tradewinds Restaurant on August
11.
Dunn made it clear that attend
ance will not be limited to mem
bers, but will be open to all per
sons in this area engaged in the
production of seafood.
One of the important matters
of business expected to come be
fore the association will be to
study legislation which came out
of the recent session of the
General Assembly affecting sea
food production in North Caro
lina.
Another matter will be to com
plete plans for a North Carolina
delegation to attend the Ameri
can Fisheries Exposition when it
convenes in Boston in October.
“We have a great deal to gain
by being presented at this na
tional meeting,” Dunn said, “and
we hope to complete plans for a
sizeable delegation from North
Carolina to attend the meeting
in Boston.”
Southport Girl
Is Sub Junior
State Officer
Two hundred girls, each aSub
Junlor club leader in her own
community, will converge on
Hamlet for the Fifth Annual Sub
Junior Jamboree on Tuesday,
August 15. The North Carolina
Federation of women’s Clubs,
Inc. of which the Sub-Junior Clubs
are a part, will again sponsor the
Jamboree. The purpose of the
Jamboree is to further develop,
among teenage girls in North
Carolina, club know-how and
leadership in the development of
one of its priceless resources -
its youth.
In many respects, the Jam
boree will resemble a State Con
vention of Women’s Clubs. It will
be a “working” jamboree -
where girls learn by doing. Most
of the learning will take place as
the girls are guided through ac
tual clubwoman skills.
But it’s not “all work and no
play.” when 200 healthy, ener
getic girls get together, it's
necessary to program outlets
for the tremendous energy such
a group generates. This will be
channeled into such recreation
al activities as swimming, slum
ber parties, luaus and other
“girl gab” sessions.
The Hamlet Juniorettes are
hostess to the Jamboree this year
and have planned to house their
guests at the exclusive whisper
ing Pines Motor Lodge in whis
pering Pines. Plans are also in
process for a “Meet the Candi
dates” Pool Party where the girls
will have an opportunity to meet
and talk with the girls who have
been nominated for the Sub
Junior state offices.
Mrs. George H. Cates of Fai
(Continued on Page 4)
Board Praises
Own Chairman
L. T. Yaskell, chairman of the
Board of Trustees for Dosher
Memorial Hospital, was honor
ed Tuesday when his services
were recognized by his fellow
board members in the form of a
letter of appreciation.
Delivering this message in
person was Thomas T. Gilbert,
vice-chairman of the board. A
portion of the letter follows:
"Since assuming chairman
ship of the Board of Trustees in
June 1966, your understanding
and approach to the problems of
the hospital has been noteworthy.
Your sense of responsibility and
devotion has been an inspiration
to both the other members of
the Board and hospital employees
alike. You have helped to es
tablish a higher standard of pa
tient care and treatment by in
sisting that the Board set forth
effective policies under which the
hospital is to operate.
“Your almost daily visits to the
hospital has promoted better re
lations between the hospital and
the community.. Your being
aware of the many problems of
the hospital has been an asset
to the monthly meeting held by the
trustees, it is our hopes and
desire that you continue to serve
the hospital and the community
for many years to come.
Yaskell served as board chair
man during a previous tenure
prior to 1947, when he moved to
New Jersey. He never lost in
terest in the hospital, and upon
his return to this county ac
cepted appointment to the board,
and later the responsibility of
chairman.
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, August S,
5:21 AM 11:40 A M
5:57 P M
Friday, August 4,
3:15 A M 0:34 A M
6:45 P M 12:34 P M
Saturday, August 5,
7:03 A M 1:22 A M
7:27 P M 1:22 P M
Sunday, August 6,
7:61 A M 2:04 A M
8:15 P M . 2:10 P M
Monday, August 7,
3:39 A M 2:45 A M
3:57 P M 2:58 P M
Tuesday, August 8,
9:27 A M 3:34 A M
»:45 P M 3:46 P M
Wednesday, August 9,
10:15 A M 4:16 A M
10:33 P M 4:34 P M
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