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VOLUME 39
No. 24
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SOUTHPORT, N. C.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1967
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In Line For Sunny Point Lumber
Thursday is the day when scrap lumber is available at give-away prices at Sunny
Point. To give you an idea of how popular this bargain has become, this picture was
taken on Monday, showing the trucks and trailers already lining up for early admis
sion. A load costs from one to three dollars on a first come, first served basis. The
lumber comes from box cars and trucks where it has been used to secure ammunition
cargo. It is removed from these carriers and piled in the dunnage yard, where it be
comes available for many local uses. By the time the gates are opened each week the
lsne has become more than a mile long. (Photo by Spencer)
Famous Artist
Appears Sunday
In Southport
The PTA of Brunswick Coun
ty High School, Southport, will
present Richard Baker, New
York’s foremost gospel singer
In concert Sunday afternoon at
4 o'clock.
Baker has an extensive musi
cal background. He made his
debut in New York City at a
concert in Town Hall. Mahalia
Jackson often selected him to
appear on her program as a
soloist, and he has been re
ferred to as "the male Mahalia
Jackson" by the New York-Am
sterdam News, New York City
and its many visitors were prlvi
ledged to hear him at the New
York World's Fair 1964-65, and
also at Radio City Music Hall in
the hit production "Hawaii",
"U.S.A.” and "Wings of Glory."
Baker has made great strides
as a recording artist on the RCA
Victor label. He won wide ac
claim as a former member of the
Back Home Choir.
The concert will be held in the
Brunswick County High School
gym. Professor HermanStevens
accompanies him at the piano.
Baker is the brother of John
H. Baker of Bolivia.
RICHARD BAKER
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thanksgiving holidays
Brunswick county schools are
out tomorrow (Wednesday) after
noon until Monday morning in
observance of Thanksgiving holi
days. All county and city offices,
the post offices, banks and sav
ings institutions will be closed
on Thursday.
TURKEY SHOOT
The Winnabow Volunteer Fire
Department, Inc., will hold a
Turkey Shoot on Thanksgiving
Day, to begin at 1 p.m., at the
Fire House. The public is in
vited.
SENCLAND COM.
The Board of Directors of
Sencland Community Action, Inc.
will hold its annual meeting on
Tuesday night, November 28,
1967, at 8:00 p.m. The meet
ing will be held in the courtroom
of Columbus County court house
in whltevllle. The public is
invited to attend. In addition to
the election of officers, an in
teresting program has been de
vised.
New Army Couple 'I
Second Lieut. William J. Nelson and Mrs. Nelson are |
from California. They recently have moved to Long
Beach where they will live while he is on duty at Sunny
Point Army Terminal.
Commissioners Get
Ambulance Appeal
The owners of three funeral
homes in Brunswick county met
with the board of county com
missioners Monday to discuss
what is to be done about future
ambulance service in this area.
They were unanimous in their
position that unless some finan
cial assistance is forthcoming,
they will be unable to continue
to provide this service.
T. S. Gilbert of Gilberts
Funeral Service, G. C. Kil
patrick of Kilpatricks Funeral
Service and Dickie Powell of
Powells Funeral Serlce ap
peared in person to tell the
commissioners that as a re
sult of regulations announced on
October 28 the cost of providing
and equipping the type of vehicle
required and of providing 24
hour service will be more than
they can stand.
Powell served as spokesman
for the group when he said each
of the funeral services has been
providing ambulance service at
a serious financial loss to the
operator. From statements by
the three men it appears that
collections run less than one
third of business done.
The last session of the legis
lature provided for strict super
vision of ambulance services and
placed the local control in the
hands of county commissioners,
with the provision that where
these bodies do not exercise
their perogative, cities within
each county may set up its own
control.
Powell said that he estimates
that in order to comply with th(
new state regulations, which must
be in operation by January 10,
1968, new vehicles costing about
$6,000 each must be purchased.
“Station wagons no longer will
meet requirements,’* he said.
Each of three men agreed that
he would be better off finan
cially not to be engaged in the
ambulance business, but each
admitted that it will create some
ill feeling and lack of under
standing if tills service suddenly
is discontinued. Each of the
funeral services has two vehi
cles which can be used for am
bulance calls. Both Gilbert and
Powell answered about 150 calls
each last year, while Kilpatrick
admitted that he does not do as
much of this sort of business
as he did in former years. He
estimated that he has lost up
wards of $60,000 In uncollected
ambulance accounts since he has
been doing business in Bruns
wick county.
When asked by the commis
sioners specifically what they
will require in the way of fi
nancial assistance, the men were
Indefinite. They went back to the
$6,000 cost per unit for the new
equipment, but then admitted they
have no way to know the amount
that will be involved in staffing
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Brunswick Boy
Wins Award
Reggie Hewett, 11-year old
4-H club member, was named
the Most Representative Junior
Boy in the Star-News Honor
Program Saturday, in Wilming
ton. Reggie, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Freeman Hewett, Isa mem
ber of the Busy Bees 4-H Club.
Celebrating the tenth anniver
sary of the program, this is the
first year that the Junior Award
has been given. The Star-News
Honor Program covers 10 coun
ties in Southeastern North Caro
lina.
Several other 4-H members in
the county also received recog
nition. Kenneth Hewett was run
ner-up for the Most Repre
sentative Senior Boy. Lynn Hew
ett received a blue award for
her German Chocolate Cake. Oth
ers receiving awards were
Electric—Dlone Potter, red
award; Simple Dress (clothing),
Marjorie Calson, red award;
Clothing—dress other than cot
ton or wool, Linda Cheers, red
award; Creative Stitchery, Ken
neth Hewett, red award; Home
Improvement — pillow cases,
Lynn Hewett, white award.
Thirty-three 4-H members,
parents &.id leaders attended the
event from Brunswick county.
Fishermen To
Vote On Plan
For Promotion
The North Carolina Fisheries
Association, at a recent meet
ing In New Bern, laid plans to
promote the referendum among
the seafood dealers of North
Carolina, as authorized by the
Board of Conservation and Devel
opment In its October meeting
at Atlantic Beach.
Elmer Willis, president of the
Association, stated, “This is the
most important thing In the his
tory of the Ashing Industry. Be
ing president this year has cost
me $5,000 In lost time, and
God only knows how much In
travel, phone calls, and so on.
And even at that, the job was
only half done.”
He continued, “For us to have
the full-time help this thing (the
assessment) will provide means
that the job will be done right,
and each nickel we put in will
mean a dollar or more benefit
to the Industry, to us, and to
North Carolina.”
His reference to the nickel was
quite in line, In that the legisla
tion enabling the fishing and sea
food Industry to hold such a re
ferendum was patterned after the
law under which the popular
Nickels for Know-How came
about. Under that program, the
farmers agree to pay a nickel
per ton of feed and fertilizer
bought, the money to go for
“the new Know-How you need
In the exciting years for agri
culture which lie just ahead.”
So says the North Carolina Agri
cultural Foundation, Inc,, which
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New Officer
On Duty Here
Second Lieutenant William J.
Nelson of Inglewood, California,
has recently reported for as
signment and duty at the Military
Ocean Terminal, Sunny Point,
'^■fcti'Nelaon graduatedfromCal
ifornia state Polytechnic Col
lege, San Luis Obispo, Califor
nia in 1965 with a degree in
Farm Management and a Re
serve Commission in the United
States Army. He then attended
graduate school at California
Polytechnic and received a Gen
eral Secondary Teaching Cre
dential in Agriculture Education.
Prior to coming on active duty,
he taught vocational agriculture
and was Director of Agriculture
at Santa Ynez Valley Union High
School in Solvang, California.
. Upon being called to active duty
In the Armv he completed the
Transportation Officers Basic
Course at Fort Eustis, Virginia,
before being assigned to Sunny
Point.
Lt. Nelson is married to the
former Catharine Morris of
Eureka, California. She ispres
ently employed at Dosher Me
morial Hospital in Southport.
They are presently residing at
Long Beach.
Oyster In Depth
Biologists are shown here inspecting stacked palets upon which oyster growth is
being produced at the Oyster Research Station at Lockwoo Folly. These experi
ments follow a pattern already being carried out in Japan and other nations with over
crowded population.
Record Number
Of Families In
Farm Bureau
The Brunswick County Farm
Bureau reported a gain of 118
fhrm families as the ikrm organ
ization concluded its current
membership campaign.
The new Farm Bureau mem
bers boosted the local farm or
ganization’s strength to 506 farm
families.
Ira L. Chadwic, president of the
Farm Bureau, paid tribute to
FSriti Bureau workers' Tor th<str'"
help during the drive.
‘’As the number of farmers
who have pinned their financial
hopes to the future of agricul
ture grow smaller,” he said,
“it is important that Farm Bu
reau grow stonger. working
together through an organiza
tion like Farm Bureau is the
only way that farmers can con
tinue to have a strong voice in
farm affairs,” Chadwick said.
The president welcomed the
new members. . .noting that they
had affiliated themselves with
a farm organization that believes
in action. ‘‘Working through the
framework of Farm Bureau,”
he said, ‘‘you can help shape the
future of agriculture in the na
tion and state.”
Chadwick pointed out that the
next order of business is drafting
policy recommendations to be
considered by voting state dele
gates to the national convention
which be held in Chicago, De
cember 10-14.
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Thirty years ago this week the Intracoastal Waterway was un
usually crowded. During a period in the preceding week a total of
37 boats and yachts stopped at Southport. The reason for the
large number of these pleasure craft was that it was time to begin
the migration to the warmer Florida waters during the cold weath
er up north. Also, Southport is almost precisely the halfway point
between New York and Miami.
Local citizens were looking forward to the Thanksgiving day feast
to be held in every home the following Thursday; efforts were being
made to collect delinquent taxes that were due this county; and a
Japanese bishop was to speak at a Tharksgiving day service.
Twenty years ago this week a food campaign was being carried
on in Southport as part of the Catholic project to raise food for the
needy persons in Europe. It was to be a part of the world-wide
campaign to supply the proverty stricken people as a result of the
war. The project was called “friendship train.”
A gas-tanker truck went out of control and crashed into a filling
station at Leland. Damage to the store was estimated to be in
excess of $5,000; tax listers for the coming year had been ap
pointed; fine catches of rockfish were made in local waters, with
one weighing 19-pounds.
Fifteen years ago this week the citizens of Southport, especially
those on the waterfront, were disturbed over the decision to move
the Coast Guard Patrol boat from the Cape Fear area. The boat
had been ordered to Norfolk 43 days before and had not yet returned.
However, the Air Force did have boats almost identical to the
83-footers, but to residents who had become used to the Coast
Guard craft it was not the same.
The docks in Southport were becoming crowded with the in
creased waterway traffic, and plans were being made to enlarge
the facilities. The waterway business was considered to be
too important for the passing boats to continue on their way because
of the lack of a docking place.
Ten years ago this week a report was made concerning the
abundance of freshwater in the area supplied by underground
rivers. This is an important factor that may be considered by
businesses needing a lot of water for the operation of certain
industries.
The best hunting story of the season was told by Art Huntley.
It concerned a wounded duck being chased ashore, into Huntley’s
waiting hands, by an alligator in a pond near Southport. The
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Experiment Aids
Oyster Production
Basil R. Watts, E2/c has com
pleted basic training at U. S.
Naval Training Center in Great
Lakes, 111, He arrived home
November 9 to spend 15 days.
His next assignment Is Newport,
Rhode Island. On January 2 he
will enter quartermaster school
there.
Farm Bureau
Wants Action
“Farm Bureau is on the front
lines fighting for grassroots
farmers in every significant
legislative battle affecting agri
culture during the past year,”
the president of the Brunswick
County group said this week.
“The Flue-Cured Tobacco
farmers and committee should
start right now working out a plan
to help this tobacco situation be
fore another season comes,”
stated Ira L, Chadwick ofShal
lotte.
President Chadwick, F. Her
bert Swain, Sr., of Southport,
and Henry C. Williams ofShal
lotte recently represented
Brims wick County Farm Bureau
at the State Convention in
Durham.
Gov. Dan K. Moore prodded
the Flue-Cured Tobacco Market
ing Committee to work out posi
tive recommendations for the
Department of Agriculture.
Meanwhile, the Farm Bureau
Federation Convention where
Moore spoke was threatening to
look elsewhere for action if the
Flue-Cured Marketing Commit
tee failed.
The convention was to con
sider a proposal which said if
authority to regulate marketing
could not bo assumed by the
Marketing Committee, then the
Farm Bureau \ould form its
own committee and go ahead
without anyone who declines to
participate.
Moore also took another slap
at the U. S. Public Health Serv
ice campaign now going on against
smokers. He stated that if.' more
money finding the facts and less
publiclng suppositions could have
been done, the problems would
have been less.
Gov. Moore recommended the
Flue-Cured Tobacco Marketing
Committee as a cure of the ills
in the tobacco Industry.
The Farm Bureau, however,
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During 1966, North Carolina
began a new and very different
type of experimental oyster cul
ture. Technically known as
“Three-dimensional oyster cul
ture," this research utilizes va
rious materials for catching and
growing oysters in an off-the
bottom fashion. If It proves
practical, this method of growing
oysters throughout the entire
much more diff ... *./,
"much more efficient use of avail
able growing areas, and could
possibly eliminate tin import
ance of having certain types of
bottom for successful oyster and
shell planting operations.
Other countries, such as Ja
pan, France, and Holland have
demonstrated that the oyster
lends Itself to this form of cul
ture may also offer certain ad
vantages to the oyster farmer in
this country, such as more rapid
oyster growth; reduction of bot
tom dwelling predators; in
creased efficiency In Inspection,
maintenance and harvesting; and
greater flexibility in the choice
of culture areas. North Caro
lina’s major objective is to de
termine If such methods can be
commercially adapted for pro
ducing seed and market oysters
more economically than the pres
ent method of bottom culture.
Financial assistance for the
project is being received from
the U. S. Bureau of Commercial.
Fisheries as authorized by the
Commercial Fisheries Research
and Development Act of 1964.
THE CULTURE EXPERIMENTS
In most of North Carolina’s
estuarine areas, a lack of suit
able cultch (anything placed in the
water for oyster larvae to attach
to) has limited the production of
oysters. Dredging of navigation
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Shooting Out
Lights Costly
Recently, several mercury va
por area lights have been de
stroyed with air rifles. This
destruction all has been In the new
development sect* on of town.
The city pays $5.82 for a mer
cury vapor bulb that has a life
expectancy from 4 to 5 years.
These lights are more efficient
than the incandescent bulb, and
operate as an independent unit.
The city was In hopes of
changing out all the incandescent
street lights In town this year
and replacing them with the new
mercury vaDor area lights. How
ever, destruction of the new lights
with air rifles, if continued, will
bring this program to a standstill.
Parents who purchase air
rifles for children should know
that it is against the city ordi
nance to shoot the rifle within the
city limits. In the past, the city
police officers have looked the
other way, so to speak, with re
spect to the air rifles and fire
works ordinance.
As a result of the recent van
dalism, the Southern Police De
partment has been instructed to
enforce the ordinance in all cases
of violation, starting imme
diately. Furthermore, the city
appeals to all parents for their
cooperation and help in correct
ing this undesirable situation.
Mrs. Rourk To
Head March Of
Dimes Campaign
Mrs. M. Henderson Rourk of
Shallotte has been appointed di
rector for the Brunswick County
1968 March of Dimes Campaign,
it was announced this week by
Clarence w. Walker, volunteer
state chairman.
•“It's time we stop telling
ourselves that birth defects
strike only at 'other people’ and
‘other people’s children’,” Mrs.
Rourk said. ‘‘A birth defect can
hit any family, rich or poor, any
race, any nationality.
‘‘Birth defects are this nation’s
second greatest destroyer of life,
claiming approximately half a
million unborn babies each year
and killing 60,000 of our children
and adults,” she declared.
‘‘More than 250,000 American
babies are born each year with
a defect, and an estimated 15
million persons of all ages have
one or more defects that af
fects their daily lives.”
The director said that the
March of Dimes, which won the
fight against polio, attacks birth
defects by financing research
and supporting more than 90 birth
defects centers at major medical
institutions throughout the United
States.
working with Mrs.Rourklnthe
1968 March of Dimes will be;
Mrs. William Mathews, Ash;
Mrs. Kenneth McKeithan, Boli
via; Mrs. Norman Bellamy, Sup
ply; Mrs. Harry Bennett, Shal
lotte; Mrs. E. P. Brady, Exum;
Mrs. Raymond Bab son, Free
land; Mrs. Norman Grissett,
Shallotte; Mrs. Hugh Dutt'f,
Supply; Mrs* Ernest Stanlanr.
Shallotte; Mrs. Joe Best, Lela
Mrs. W. A. Long, Longwood; Mr.
Lloyd Parker, Exum; Mrs. w.
McLamb, Jr., Shallotte; Mr:,
Harry E. Williams, Shallotte;
Mrs. Bobby Jones, Southport
Mrs. Harris Thompson, Shal
lotte; Mrs. Garland Clemmons,
Supply; Mrs. Grant Gore, Shal
lotte; Mrs. Thomas McKay, Win
nabow; A. C. Caveness, South
port; and Wilbur Rabon, Leland.
“A fine example of what can
be done is seen at our Birth De
fects Treatment Center in Chapel , ,
Hill and our Birth Defects "
Evaluation Center at the western
Carolina Center in Morganton.
The point is that we need more
such centers not only in our State,
but in many others," Mrs. Rourk
declared.
"In our State alone," she said,
"every year there are an esti
mated 6,800 babies bora with de
fects. How long can men and
women of good will tolerate the
suffering and heartache that this
total represents?"
Southport Man
Is Commander
James E. Piner on Saturday
was elected for the eighth time
as commander of the Brunswick
County Barracks No. 1744, Vet
erans of world War I.
Senior vice-commander is
Henry R. Hewett of winnabow;
Junior vice-commander is Henry
D. Williams of Shallotte; judge
advocate is John P. Stevenson of
Shallotte.
The chaplain is John P. Scar
berry of Bolling Spring Lakes;
quartermaster is E. E. Wesley
of Yaupon Beach; sgt. at arms is
John P. Dosher of Southport;
trustee for one year is william K.
Usher of Shallotte; trustee for two
years is Marian A. Reed, Long
Beach.
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 Cap© Fear
Pilot’s Association.
HIGH UHV
Thursday, November 29,
11:51 A M 5:46 A M
6:34 P M
Friday, November 24,
0:15 A M 6:46 A M
12:45 P M 7:28 P M
Saturday, November 26,
1:21 A M 7:5i A M
1:45 P M 8:28 P M
Sunday, November 26,
2:27 A M 8:58 A M
2:51 P M 9:28 P M
| Monday, November 27,
3:33 A M 10:04 A M
3:51 P M 10:28 P M
Tuesday, November 28,
4:33 A M 11:04 A M
4:45 P M 11:16 P M
Wednesday, November 29,
5:27 A M 12:04 A M
5:45 P M