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Brunswick County
THE STATE PORT PILOT
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VOLUME 39
No. 26
8-Pages Today
SOUTHPORT, N. C.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1967
5t A COPY
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDA
Waterfront Damage At Yaupon Beach
This is the waterfront in the amusement area at Yaupon Beach following the Sun
day morning storm which brought winds of hurricane force and an abnormally high
tide. Concrete walk in front of the Barbee buildings is shown crumbled after being
undermined by wave action. (Photo by Spencer)
Storm Wrecks End Of Fishing Pier
This is the end of the Long Beach Fishing Pier after the T-section had been carri
ed away by the Sunday morning storm. Also lost was a huge pile of lumber placed
on the pier for the purpose of enlarging that section. Plans are to make repairs right
away. (Photo by Spencer)
Breatholizer In
Fulltime Use In
Brunswick Now
The N. C. Department of Motor
Vehicles has assigned a breatho
lizer for full time use in Bruns
wick county and this equipment
has been placed in charge of
Patrolman J. E. Farmer.
The breatholizer is an elec
tronic device designed to meas
ure the degree of intoxication of
a defendant arrested for drunk
driving. Each defendant can be
required to take this test if a
breatholizer is available for use,
and the findings are admissible
evidence in court.
It is available for use by coun
ty and city law enforcement offi
cers, according to Patrolman
Farmer.
This patrolman holds a certi
ficate to operate the device, a
credential he earned during a
three weeks course for training
operators.
Patrolman G. c. Howell is
attending a VASCAR training
school this week In order to quali
fy himself for operating this
latest speed check equipment.
Brief Bits Of
\ NEWS |
REVIVAL MEETING
The Sabbath Home Baptist
Church will hold a revival meet
ing during the week of December
10-17. The Rev. George Wallace
will be the preacher. Everyone
Is Invited to attend.
FLORIDA VISIT
Mr, and Mrs. Hoyle Dosher
and children, Linda, Mike and
Tommy, and Mrs. Hermlne Ar
nold, recently spent a week in
Fort Pierce, Fla. with Mrs.
Dosher’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
B. L. Monroe.
Inquest Slated In
Death Of Infant
Brunswick county Coroner
Lowell Bennett said this
(Wednesday) morning that an in
quest will be held tonight at
7:30 o’clock at the courthouse in
Southport into the death of Ricky
Lee Guy, 3-1/2-month old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lee Guy,
who have been living at Gause
Landing while the father has been
working with ar electrical con
tracting firm in Brunswick
county.
The child was dead on arrival
when brought to the home of Dr.
B. B. Ward in Shallotte last
Wednesday morning. He called
Coroner Bennett, who ordered
an autopsy. The report of that
examination revealed a fractured
skull and several fractured ribs.
No charges have been filed in
connection with the infant's death.
The child's father was con
victed in 1957 of manslaughter in
the death of his mother’s alleged
lover in Santa Monica, Calif.,
being sentenced to a term of six
luuuuis 10 iu years.
Par oiled in 1963 after serving
5-1/2 years of the sentence,
Guy returned to North Carolina
and was questioned in 1964 in the
unsolved slaying of Mary Alice
Marshall of Garland. No charges
were filed in this case, however,
and the death is still open.
In July of 1964, Guy was ar
rested for alleged parole viola
tions, including a charge that he
left the state to go to South Caro
lina to be married, leaving with
out permission.
He was taken to California for
a hearing, but was returned to
North Carolina.
Funeral services for the child
were held Friday in Suggs Grove
Baptist Church White Oak.
Survivors include the infant’s
parents; a sister, Tanya Kay; his
paternal grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles L. Guy Sr. of
Fayetteville; and his maternal
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. G. L.
Smith of White Oak.
2ND LIEUT. PETERS
New Officer
At Sunny Point
Second Lieut. Wayne A. Peters
of Richmond, Virginia, has re
cently reported for assignment
and duty at the Military Ocean
Terminal, Sunny Point.
Lt. Peters graduated from
Thomas Jefferson High School in
Richmond and then attended East
Carolina University at Green
ville.
He enlisted in the United States
Army in June of 1966 and after
completing basic and advanced
individual training was selected
to attend Officer Candidate School
at Fort Eustis, Virginia. He re
ceived his commission as a Sec
ond Lieutenant in September of
this year.
Lt. Peters is married to the
former Ann Levin of Richmond.
They will reside in Wilming
ton during his tour of duty at
Sunny Point.
No Ambulance
Service Since
Noon On Mondaj
When members of the board of
county commissioners failed
Monday to accept a proposition
made to them last week by three
proprietors of funeral services
in Brunswick county ambulance
service was suspended by these
three firms effective at noon
that day.
This was the latest develop
ment in the appeal that had been
made by the firms engaged in
operating ambulance service for
a subsidy from the county to help
make up the deficit they were
piling up as a result of this phase
of thesr business. The repre
sentatives of the three firms
directly affected declared that
with the new regulations for am
bulance service coming ef
fective next month there
is no way for them to oner
ate without some financial assist
ance.
The commissioners took no of
ficial action on this matter at
their regular meeting here Mon
day.
To m Gilbert, proprietor of Gil
bert's Funeral Service in South
port, said Tuesday that it had been
necessary for him to turn down
three ambulance calls during the
preceeding 24-hour period. “One
was to take a sick seaman off
a ship and transfer him to the
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County Board
Holds Meeting
The Brunswick County Board
of Education met in the Board of
Education office. The board voted
to receive applicants for the
position of director of the Sum
mer Head Start Program of 1968.
At the request of the local
school committee of the Wacca
maw High School, the principal of
trie sehool appean‘6*‘oe**«'e the
board and gave a report to the
Board concerning a personnel
problem that he was experiencing
with one of his teachers. The
board discussed this matter at
length; after which It was agreed
that Superintendent George Wil
liams would issue an immediate
suspension of the teacher In ques
tion.
The board approved the follow
ing projects to be completed by
the local schools: Bolivia
Covered walkway and gym en
trance; Leland—Covered walk
way and shop project; Shallotte
—Library project.
The board accepted the resig
nation of Dorothy Greene, mem
ber of the faculty at Lincoln High
School. Members approved for
the unexpired portion of the 1967
1968 school year for Franklin
Eugene Sue at Leland High School.
Approval was given SENCland
Community Action, Inc. to use a
portion of the Cedar Grove
School.
After a lengthy discussion the
board voted to assign school
buses to the county schools as
they were at the beginning of the
third school month. Mem
bers approved purchase of an
additional bus to alleviate cur
rent over-loaded buses. This
action is subject to approval of
the Division of Transportation
of the State Board of Education.
The board unanimously ap
proved payment of expenses for
the superintendent and Assistant
Superintendent to attend the An
nual Superintendent’s Conference
in Durham.
Fire At Baptist Assembly
Southport Volunteer Firemen answered a call to the Baptist Assembly at Fort Cas
well early Friday morning where they found the cottage occupied by the Pearl Ever
sole family ablaze. Insufficient water supply made it impossible to effectively combat
the blaze, which completely destroyed the home and it’s contents. The Southport
fire truck is shown in the left foreground, with two firemen silhoutte against the
backdrop of fire and smoke. (Photo by Spencer)
Hippie Invasion
Of Main Street
Here Saturday
What appeared to be a motor
cycle gang took over the streets
In the business district of South
port for a short time Saturday
afternoon before Mayor E. B.
Tomlinson, Jr., and City Man
ager C. D. Pickerrell dispersed
the group and ordered them out oi
town.
The visitors claimed they
wanted to make some movies of a
street scene and In fact did have
cameras at work during a noisy
demonstration that was much like
the television ard movie version
of these antics. In the group were
two girls, a hulking giant and one
fellow whose face was wrapped
up like a mummy. Several ol
his fellows were bearded.
They arrived at the Sawdust
Trail intersection in station
wagons and a truck, the latter
carrying their four motorcycles
wmci mere uiey
made ready for their Invasion
of the quiet streets of Southport
and headed for the business dis
trict.
Patrolman J. E. Farmer and
Patrolman Craig Howell had
learned of their plans and used
an unmarked patrol car to ob
serve their actions in the city.
For most of the time there was
no evidence of lawbreaking, and
it was only when the show broke
UP and they headed out of town
that a couple of the boys hit it
UP to 60- mph in a 35-mph zone
on their cycles. The patrolmen
nabbed them, took them to jail
and soon released them on cash
bond.
“They didn’t give us any trou
ble", Patrolman Farmer stated.
“They acted perfectly mild and
polite."
It was learned that the troupe
was staying at a motor court at
the Brunswick River Junction and
that prior to their visit to South
port they had staged a mock riot
at the vegetable stand between
the two bridges near Wilmington.
Passing motorists had been
alarmed to see them throwing
tomatoes and generally ransack
ing the place. It is reported that
prior arrangements had been
made with the proprietor to reim
burse him for any damages.
Time And Tide
Ji
Twenty years ago this week the Waccamaw Bank and Trust
Company opened a branch office here in Southport. Prince O’Brien,
a former assistant cashier at Fairmont, was named head casb'er.
The facility was located on Moore Street.
The founding of an eel smokery was to take place in Southport.
The eel, thought of as a delicacy in other areas but frowned upon
here, was believed,to be in great abundance, and the demand was
suspected to be largd.
A Norwegian tanKer was aground at Battery Island in the river
at Southport. An attempt was made to free the stranded vessel at
high tide, but was unsuccessful. The tanker, Irma, was carrying
a cargo of creosote oil when one of its steering engines failed.
Twenty-five years ago this week the Christmas lighting contest
was called off. The reason for this decision was the dim-out
regulations that applied to the coastal regions because of the
suspicion that enemy vessels were getting bearings from the
glow of the lights. The other phases of the contest were to
be held in their usual manner.
Teen-age registration took place that month in the county.
All boys eighteen years of age or over registered for the draft.
Weather during recent days was perfect for ducks—cold, wet and
cloudy, but not too good for other activities.
Twenty years ago this week it was discovered that the bell in
the Baptist church was put there by a benefactor in 1872. The part
of the old structure was being torn down to make way for new
construction. The church was being renovated and modernized.
The removal of the steeple revealed the fact, and since the beli
. (Continued On Page Fourj
Rourk Is Chairman
Of Commissioners
George T. Rourk was elected
chairman of the Brunswick county
board of commissioners Monday,
succeeding John L. Barbee, who
REV. LEE PRIDGEN
Christmas Seen
As Holy Season
“Christmas rightly belongs to
the church, not to the market
place,” declared the Rev. Lee
Pridgen, interim pastor at the
Southport Baptist Church Sun
day. The real Christmas Story
began in the Holy Place, in the
Holy Temple, in the Holy City
of Jerusalem. To us this is a
season, and beginning today and
continuing each Lord's Day up
to Christmas Day our services
will be holy celebration of the
birth of our Lord Christ. The
minister, the musical Directors
and the choir, dedicate them
selves to this end.” he said.
The Rev. Mr. Pridgen, now
retired, has recently moved to
Yaupon Beach where he and Mrs.
Pridgen have built a new home on
the corner of Norton and Live
Oak streets. Prior to coming
here they lived in Winston-Salem
where for three years he did re
search in Baptist History in the
Wake Forest College library.
He plans to do some writing on
the subject.
The Rev. Mr. Pridgen, a form
er Army chaplain, served during
World war II in the European
theater. He was wounded on
Anzio Beachhead. He has made
several tours throughout the
Bible Lands.
Two Held For
Death Of Girl
Lilly Mae Ray, 22 year old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Prim
Ray of Southport, died at Dosher
Memorial Hospital Friday night
from two stab wounds in her neck.
The autopsy report described
the wounds as having been in
flicted by a long, slim, flat and
possibly curved blade. The jug
lar vein of the victim had been
punctured by the death weapon,
according to the report.
The fatal injuries to the de
ceased are reported to have oc
cured at the home of Dan Mc
Millan of Southport, one of the
two men being held without bond
in connection with this case. The
other defendant is John Parker
Bryant of Morehead City.
had held this post for the past
year. Motion was made by Clemit
Holden, seconded by D. B. Frink.
When V. A. Creech failed to get
a second for his nomination for
Barbee, the members voted un
animously for Rourk, who pre
viously has served for two years
as board chairman.
Durwood Clark was renamed
to serve as Clerk to the board,
E. J. Prevatte was appointed to
serve for another year as county
attorney and A. H. Gainey, Jr.,
was appointed to serve for
another year as solicitor of Re
corder's court. Jack Brown has
reappointed custodian of county
property.
The following persons were ap
pointed to serve as list takers in
their respective townships: G. C.
Hammonds, Northwest; Mrs.
G. L. Skipper, Town Creek; Miss
Carrie Harker and Mrs. Floyd
Dilsaver, Smithville; Mrs. Ha
rold Robinson, Lockwoods Folly;
Mrs. Leila Osborne, Shallotte;
and Parley FormyDuval, wacca
maw.
The board employed Gerrit
Greer to make a survey of the
old county farm property. It
also agreed to accept $713.03 in
administrative costs in connec
tion with the OED office in Bruns
wick county, starting January 1,
i»oo,
John Holden appeared before
the board with the following reso
lution, which drew the unani
mous endorsement of the board;
RESOLUTION
“WHEREAS, there has been
considerable dredging in the In
tracoastal Waterway, directly
opposite Lockwoods Folly Inlet
over a period of years by the
Corps of Engineers, and
“WHEREAS, the said dredging
has been done in such a manner
as to cause a bend in the Intra
coastal Waterway, and
“WHEREAS the said spoil from
the said different dredging oper
ations has been deposited in such
a manner so that the Lockwoods
Folly Channel and the Bar have
been closed to such an extent that
the commercial fishermen, of
which there is a substantial num
ber, cannot use the said channoi
(Continued on Page 4,
Mt. Pisgah In
New Sanctuary
Sunday will mark a new era
for the people of the Mt. Pisgah
Baptist Church Community near
Supply as they will hold the
first service in a new sanctuary
with the pastor, Rev. D. G. Thom
as, bringing both the morning and
evening message. Sunday School
will start at 10 o’clock, followed
with morning worship at 11
o’clock; training union at 6 p.m.
followed with evening worship
at 7 o’clock.
A ground breaking ceremony
was held in August, 1966 and the
building started taking shape that
fall under the leadership of
Durbin Varnum, member of the
church, one of its deacons, and
also contractor for the new build
ing.
Mt. Pisgah is the oldest Bap
tist Church in Brunswick county,
having been established in 1762
in a log cabin on the Lockwoods
Folly River.
The Rev. Mr. Thomas extends
a welcome to everyone to wor
ship with them on this significant
occasion.
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Awards Given
For Services
To Guard Unit
The Shallotte National Guard
Unit has presented to six local
Individuals and groups awards
for outstanding civilian service
to the unit.
Commanding Officer 1st Lt.
Lewis N. Sasser presented the
awards at the unit’s annual party
at the Islander Restaurant, Ocean
Isle Beach, Friday night.
Approximately 175 persons
saw engraved plaques presented
to Rob Pigott, representing the
State Highway Commission in
Brunswick county; Earl Mllllken,
representing radio station
WVCB; Robert Stanley, repre
senting the Brunswick Beacon;
Dr. M. H. Rourk, Eli Kravitz
and Odell Williamson.
“These plaques,” Lt. Sasser
said, “to make Awards Night an
annual function. We fully realize
the contributions made by non
Guard member residents in the
community, and this Is an ef
fort on our part to publicly recog
nize this.” I
The lieutenant announced that
an honor roll plaque will be placed
In the Armory, “Those civilians
in the community who receive our
awards will have their names en
graved on the plaque,” he said.
The six who received the awards
Friday night will constitute the
first six names on the Honor
Roll plaque,
In addition to the civilian
awards, a number of unit mem
bers were cited at the party foi1
outstanding achievement during
recent tours of active duty.
Lt. Sasser recognized Pvt.
Kenneth D. Loughlln, who was
named the “Outstanding Post
Trainee" In his basic training
cycle at Ft. Dix, N. J. Loughlln
was named the “OutstandingSol
dier” in his advanced Individual
training cycle, and he received
the American Spirit Honor Medal,
as well as an award for mili
tary merit.
Also cited by Lt. Sasser for
achievement were Pfc. Arthur
Glenn Faulk, who had the highest
rifle marksmanship score in his
basic training Compary at Ft.
Ord, Calif.; Pfc. Bobby Norton
and Pvt. Michael R. Simmons,
who had the highest score on the
overall proficiency test In their
respective basic training com
panies at Ft. Ord.
Also recognized were Pfc.
Ernie Blackmon, who received
two letters of commendation for
his work in personnel at Ft.
Bragg, and Pfc. Robert Hill, who
received a letter of commen
dation from his commanding of
ficer at Ft. Ord tor special serv
ices rendered to his advanced
individual training company.
Other members of the unit
recognized were Sgt. Brady Lit
tle and Sgt. Bill Mercer, both of
whom were named outstanding
non-commissioned officers In
battalion in 1963.
Also brought out at the party,
was the fact that Lt. Sasser had
been named the “Outstanding
Officer" in 6th Battalion in 1965.
Special guest at the party, other
than the award winners, were
State Representative Clyde Col
lier of Columbus county; Mr. and
Mrs. A. P. Henry, Jr., andArmy
Advisor Sgt. Maurice Hanes and
Mrs. Hanes.
During the course of the eve
ning, Lt. Sasser read a history
of the Shallotte unit. He pointed
out that the unit was organized
in November 1949, as Battery A,
725th AAA AW Bn. The meet
ing place then was the Legion
Hut building in Shallotte.
(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 Oape Fear
Pilot’s Association.
fUG.H UH*
Thursday, December 7,
0:03 A M 6:10 A M
12:33 P M 6:68 P M
Friday, December 8,
1:03 A M 7:10 A M
1:27 P M 7:62 P M
Saturday, December 0,
1:57 A M 8:10 A M
2:21 P M 8:40 P M
Sunday, December 10,
2:81 A M 9:10 A M
3:08 P M 9:34 P £1
Monday, December 11,
3:39 A M 10:04 A M
4:03 P M 10:22 P M
Tuesday, December 12,
4:27 A M 10:68 A »
4:46 P M 11:04 P J
Wednesday, December 13
5:16A M 11:45 A
5:33 PM 11:62 P