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SOUTHPORT, N. C.
WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 1, 1967
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
Cannon Ball Dredged From River
The dark object lying on the ground in front of the sign is an old cannon ball that
popped out of the pipe of the Dredge Maryland Friday morning while that vessel was
deepening the channel of the Cape Fear River at Southport. There can be endless con
jecture as to how it came to be at the bottom of the river: Fired and fell short from
attacking warship: thrown overboard as discharged ballast; part of the cargo of a
sunken vessel in the harbor. The sign above relates the story of Stede Bennet, famous
pirate, for whom the little creek in Southport was named. (Photo by Spencer)
Bond Of Month
Plan Explained
By Johnston
The Treasury Department is
campaigning this fall to em
phasize the “Bond-a-Month”
method of pur chasing U.S. Savings
Bonds and new Freedom Shares,
according to Aubrey Johnston,
Volunteer Savings Bonds Chair
man for Brunswick county.
“Most people are familiar with
the Payroll Savings Plan for auto
matic bond purchases,” Johnston
said. “But if you are self-em
ployed or otherwise unable to
buy Savings Bonds and Freedom
Shares where you work, you
should investigate the Bond-a
Month Plan which is available at
many banks. The purpose of this
fall’s campaign is to call spe
cial attention to this opportunity.”
The Bond-a-Month Plan is a
free service to depositors. It is
an automatic method by which a
bank purchases a Savings Bond
and a Freedom Share for the cus
tomer each month, charging the
transaction to his checking ac
count.
“A lot of people are not fami
liar with the new companion pro
duct to Series E Bonds, Free
dom Shares,” Johnston con
tinued. “Freedom Shares are
a bonus opportunity offered to
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BAKE SALE
The Young Married People’s
Class of the Southport Baptist
Church is having a bake sale
Saturday at 10 a.m. between the
post office and Leggetts.
ATTENDS SCHOOL
Mrs. Ruth T. White of the staff
of the Brunswick County Board of
Education attended a seminar for
school supervisors at East Caro
lina University last week.
LIONS SPEAKER
James W. Davis, executive di
rector of the State Ports Au
thority, will be the speaker at the
regular meeting of the Southport
Lions Club Thursday evening at
6;30 o’clock in the Community
Building.
HCMECCMING
Homecoming services will be
held at the Antioch Baptist Church
in Bolivia on November 5. The
Rev. s. H. Coward will be the
guest speaker. All former pas
tors, members and friends are
cordially invited to attend.
TURKEY SHOOT
The Annual Turkey Shoot,
sponsored by the Long Beach Vo
lunteer Fire Department and
Rescue Squad, will be held on the
afternoon of the four Saturdays
in November, beginning this
week. Firing will begin at noon
on the range next door to the
Fire Department Building. The
field is lighted, so participation
may continue into the evening.
Shells and guns will be furnished,
unless a contestant chooses to
bring his own 12-gauge gun.
Children's Books For Library
Shown above is Mrs. Mae Barbee, president of the
Junior Woman’s Club, presenting a check to Miss Doro
thy Dickey, librarian for the Southport-Brunswick Coun
ty Library. This check represents the proceeds from the
Seventh Annual Arts Festival held during the July 4th
weekend and is to be used to purchase children’s books
for the library.
Head Boat Added
To Fishing Here
The latest addition to South
port's growing sport fishing fleet
arrived at her berth at the Eliza
beth River Marina Monday after
noon just before sunset. She is
the Tradewinds, a sleek and trim
50-ft. headboat recently pur
chased by Captain Chapel Nelson
who is one of the port captains
on the Southport-Fort Fisher
Ferry.
Captain Nelson’s wife, Betty,
operates the Tradewinds Restau
rant at Yaupon Beach.
The Tradewinds has been oper
ating out of Morehead City where
she gained a reputation as a
"good luck" fishing craft be
cause of the large catches the
fishermen aboard her always
brought in to port. This good
luck is due in large part, of
course, to her crew and equip
ment. The Vessel sports an
electronic fish-finder that re
cords the sonic vibrations of
radio waves bounced off of the
bottom by her mate, when the
Tradewinds passes over a school
of fish feeding on the bottom,
some ten to twelve fathoms below
the keel, an electronic "picture"
Is drawn on the chart and the
mate stops the boat and begins
baiting hooks—the guesswork is
gone, and the fish are there.
Other modern equipment aboard
the Tradewinds is a Loran unit
that pin-points the exact location
of the vessel at all times, and a
long distance marine radio that
enables the crew to maintain
contact with the shore and with
other boats in the vicinity.
The Tradewinds is powered by
twin GM diesel engines that
generate in the neighborhood of
560 horsepower and which push
the trim-lined craft through the
seas at a maximum of 20 knots.
Her captain prefers to cruise at
about 15 knots in order to give
the passengers the smoothest
ride possible while getting to the
fishing grounds and back to home
port when the day’s fishing is
done. The usual fishing grounds
for this craft is along the conti
nental shelf, which ranges from
fifty to fifty-five miles offshore.
The Tradewinds is generally con
ceded to be the fastest headboat
along the Carolina coast and this
enables the crew to get her out
further where the big fish are in
less time and give her passengers
more time to fish before having
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Narrow Escape
In Accident
Mitchell w. Shepard and two
unidentified men who were pas
sengers in his car had a narrow
escape from drowning late Sun
day afternoon when the automo
bile in which they were traveling
north toward Wilmington ran off
highway 133 at Lilliput Creek.
The car came to rest in an up
right position in the marsh, but
quickly submerged in the waters
of high tide. By quick action the
men got out before they were
trapped in the vehicle.
The wreck was investigated by
Patrolman J. E. Farmer, who
said the driver lost control on
the curve. Shepard was charged
with driving too fast for condi
tions.
A call went out for ambulance
service and Tom Gilbert soon
showed up at the scene. Although
there were no injuries, the three
cold, wet men bummed a ride
back to town in the mercy ve
hicle.
Education Week
Observance Is
Scheduled Here
Southport will salute the mu
tual teacher-parent responsibi
lity and effort to mold a new and
greater generation by observing
American Education week. Local
sponsor is Junior Woman's club.
Sponsored nationally by the Na
tional Education Association, the
American Legion, National Con
gress of Parents and Teachers
and the United'States Office of
Education, American Education
Week reminds each parent,
teacher and student that the job
of improving educational eco
nomic and cultural lot of each
upcoming generation is the duty
and pleasure of all citizens, with
teachers playing a primary role.
Educators are doing their best
to bring quality education to the
child, therefore, it is impera
tive that parents actively parti
cipate in the efforts to create the
best educated and most produc
tive generation the nation has
ever produced.
This year American Education
Week will focus attention on seven
questions growing out of the Gen
eral 1967 theme, “How Good are
Your Schools”: At shaping the
character of youth? at providing
learning opportunities for all?
At meeting the challenge of
change? At providing quality
teaching? At stimulating life
long learning? At developing
vocational competence? At en
riching human life. Good schools
give an affirmative answer to
these seven questions.
To celebrate the efforts of
American schools in this task,
Southport schools will open their
doors for parental inspection No
vember 6-10, during school
hours. All parents are invited
to visit their youngster’s school
to observe their child being
taught. In this way parents will
learn how good the school
really is, and how capable and
interested the teachers are in
giving the child individual train
ing. Also- they may observe how
parents can help to improve the
schools and their children’s edu
cational training. v .. ^
The Junior Woman’s Club
strongly urges parents to take
advantage of this year’s educa
tion week by visiting the school
during American Education
Week.
Brunswick Over
Quota In Sales
Cash sales of U. S. Savings
Bonds in North Carolina for the
first nine months totaled $45,
572,095. This is a gain through
the month of September of 10.6
percent over sales of the same
period a year ago and represents
the best January-September
sales since 1946. This is 64.7
percent of the State’s 1967 dollar
quota of $70,400,000.
Combined sales of Series E
and H Bonds for September
amounted to $4,548,078, up .2
percent over September, 1966.
In Brunswick county, bond
sales for the month were $5328.
For the first nine months, sales
totaled $42,608, which is 107.4
percent of tne county’s quota for
this year, according to Aubrey
Johnston, who is Brunswick coun
ty Volunteer Chairman for the
bonds program.
Submerged Automobile
Three men escaped from this partially submerged automobile Sunday afternoon af
ter it had run off the highway at Lilliput Creek. They were uninjured, but were we
and cold. The degree of damage to the car was undetermined. (Photo by Spencer)
Farm Crops In Trouble
Over 2500 people, largest crowd ever to attend Brunswick Electric Membership
Corporation meeting in Whiteville, heard N.C. Commissioner of Agriculture J i m
Graham (inset) Friday ask for unity and commonsense in working for solution of
marketing problems in farm crops. He said every farm crop in the state is in trouble
and I don’t have the answer. . . (Clemmons photo)
Graham Asks Aid
For Farm Trouble
North Carolina Commissioner
of Agriculture James A. (Jim)
Graham declared here Friday
afternoon that farming in the
state is in trouble and it is going
to take patience and good sense
to solve the collective problem.
: Time And Tide
Thirty years ago this week deer hunting was appraised as being
the most popular sport of the Brunswick county residents. The
abundance of these wild animals in rural Brunswick had attracted
many sportsmen from the upper portion of the state.
Southport had escaped the early frosts of the winter season during
a cold spell recently. Bald Head Island showed evidence of its mild
climate by the watermelons that are still flourishing there.
There were conflicting theories on how a 100-pound bag of grits
was brought up in a shrimp trawler net one day during the week.
Crawford Rourk hauled in this unusual catch. This and the other
strange catches, such as various denominations of money, had shed
an unusual light on the fishing in this area lately.
Twenty-five years ago this week a liberty ship constructed in
Wilmington was given the name of a Brunswick county native, de
ceased Governor Benjamin Smith. Smith was born in Brunswick
county in 1750. He was Governor ofNorth Carolina during the years
of 1810 and 1812 and died here in Southport in 1826.
Plans were being made for the county-wide recognition of Armistice
Day. A guest speaker was to be present in each of the schools of
Brunswick to present a speech concerning the patriotic event.
A scrap drive by both of the city’s schools was apparently having
great successj the production of surgical bandages was proceeding
satisfactorily; and Mrs. Thomas St. George had assumed her duties
as superintendent of Dosher Memorial Hospital.
Twenty years ago this week A. P. Henry, Jr., Winnabow citizen,
reported that he had killed an eight point buck in self-defense. Young
Henry reported that when he had decided to walk down the road toward
the sound of baying hounds obviously after a deer, he found himself
in the middle of the road with the big buck bearing down upon him.
Rather than be run over, A. P. shot the deer in the leg and wounded
him so severely that the buck was chased down less than a mile from
the spot.
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Speaking at the annual meeting
of the Brunswick Electric Mem
bership Corporation, Commis
sioner Graham told the 2,500
members present every single
major crop is beset with market
ing problems and “I don’t have
the answer and I wouldn't be
here If I did.”
Calling of farm people from
every corner of .the state "to
use commonsense and work to
gether to solve our problems,”
the commissioner went down the
line mentioning tobacco, soy
beans, corn, milk, cotton, and
then exclaimed that were it not
for government support prices
chaos would be the lot of every
farmer in the state.
In an open confession, he said
“we are concerned about the
plight of the farmer” while add
ing, “we have the heart of strong
agriculture right here in Colum
bus county and I ask your help
in keeping it strong.”
While reviewing obligations of
his office dealing with tests, in
spections and maintaining stand
ards to assure every product the
farmer uses or puts on the market
is a quality product, Graham re
minded his audience that they are
both producers and consumers
and he is concerned as much
about marketing the farmer's
product as he is about the pro
ducts the farmer consumes.
But, he concluded, “keep faith,
use commonsense and we will
solve our problems by working
together for the common good.”
C. D. Branch, chairman of the
BEMC Board of Directors, pre
sided and in the course of the for
mal program read a telegram
from Rep. Alton Lennon express
ing regret that he was unable to
attend the meeting.
General Manager Robert G.
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Inhalation Is
Topic Of Study
Robert W. Darrenkamp, I. T.,
began teaching an inhalation
course at Dosher Memorial Hos
pital in Southport last Tuesday.
The course is under the super
vision of Cape Fear Technical
Institute, Wilmington, and will
cover the various pieces of in
halation equipment now avail
able at the hospital.
Lecture sessions will include
nasal oxygen, mask oxygen, tent
oxygen, crupettes, incubators,
resuscitation, aerosol therapy,
nebulizers, humidifiers, misti
fiers and other items of equip
ment related to respiratory
therapy. All nursing service wiU
attend the course so as to learn
the proper operation of the in
halation equipment, in order to
better service to the patients who
requires it. The course will
cover a period of six to eight
weeks.
Darrenkamp received his
training in inhalation therapy at
St. Joseph’s Hospital, Lancaster,
Pennsylvania. At present he is
the Director of Respiratory
Therapy at New Hanover Me
morial Hospital, Wilmington.
State Officials
Have Good Luck
House Speaker Pat Taylor and
several other prominent state
officials and a General were in
Southport Tuesday for a fishing
trip that netted 45 king mackerel.
They were fishing with Capt.
Basil Watts aboard the Idle On H.
Also in the fishing party was
Representative Clarence Lether
man, Senator jack Cleveland,
Representative Wesley Bailey,
Senator Julian Henley and
General York, commanding of
ficer at Fort Bragg.
Hog Cholera
How Appearing
In Brunswick
By MILTON COLEMAN
That dreaded disease, hog
cholera, Is in Brunswick county
again. Seven herds have been
diagnosed as being Infected and
are now being depopulated. Under
the current Hog Cholera Eradica
tion Program, indemnity pay
ments will be made to those
producers that have infected ani
mals.
Dr. E. J. Donnelly, federal
veterinarian, has been working in
the county for the past several
weeks identifying infected herds.
Hog cholera is presently
costing swine producers a dollar
per head for each hog marketed.
Farmers owning swine are re
minded to report any sickness that
may occur in their herds regard
less of the number of animals in
volved. Under the present pro
gram, indemnity payments are
made only on those animals that
are destroyed. Any loss of ani
mals before hog cholera is of
ficially diagnosed is the pro
ducer's loss. Producers ex
periencing sickness should re
port it to the Agricultural Ex
tension Service.
Producers are reminded to
have their animals vaccinated
onlv by a veterinarian. If vac
cination is done by the producer
and hog cholera develops, no in
demnity payments will be made.
Producers are urged to re
strict visitation on their farms,
as this is a dangerous way of
spreading the disease. Any ani
mals brought into the herd should
be vaccinated and isolated for a
period of 21 days.
Producers are urged to refrain
from feeding raw garbage in
cluding household scraps. Regu
lations prohibit the feeding of im
properly cooked garbage. Some
producers have received up to $35
fine and 6years probation for vio
lating these laws.
The virus will survive in pork
products for months, and will live
for at least 6 months in pickled,
salted and smoked meats. The
ability of the virus to exist outside
its host depends upon the tem
perature. Freezing tends to pre
serve the virus while heat tends
to kill it.
Hog cholera may be suspected
if hogs show any of the following
signs: Fever, loss of appetite,
loss of coordination, tendency for
pigs to pile on one another, pur
plish discoloration or blotching
of the skin, vomiting, and eye
discharge.
Tobaccoitis seems to be
bothering the swine in the county
also. Because of the long, hard
tobacco season, farmers are for
getting to give proper attention to
their animals. Thus several
other diseases have been diag
nosed on various farms. How
ever, the main problem stems
from Improper management.
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.rerry .acneauie
Stops For Month
The Southport-Fort Fisher
ferry ceased operations Monday
and will be out of operation until
December 4 for regular annual
repairs and maintenance.
The announcement was made
today by Highway Commissioner
Ashley M. Murphy of Atkinson
and Ferry Operations Manager
E. H. Baggs, Jr. of Morehead
City.
The Highway Commission tries
to select the period or seasons
for its annual maintenance and
repairs when the need for ferry
service is in least demand.
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, November 2,
7:33 A M 1:22 A M
7:52 P M 2:04 P M
Friday, November S,
8:27 A M 2:10 A M
8:45 P M 2:58 P M
Saturday, November 4,
8:21 A M 3:04 A M
9:33 P M 3:46 P M
Sunday, November 5,
10:15 AM 3:52 A M
10:33 P M 4:40 P M
Monday, November 6,
11:00 A M 4:46 A M
11:27 P M 5:40 P M
Tuesday, November 7,
12:09 A M 5:40 A M
6:34 P M
Wednesday, November 8,
0:33 A M 6:40 A M
1:00 P M 7:34 P M