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VOLUME 39
No. 28
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SOUTHPORf\ N. C.
PORT PILOT
In A Good Community
Most of the News
All The Time
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1967
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PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
.Old Fashioned Christmas -Decorationst ^ ^ ,
Gingerbread men, snowmen and angel cookies; strings of popcorn, cranberries and
colored paper loops; pine cones and gum tree balls; handmade ornaments and candy
canes decorate this colorful replica of a colonial Christmas tree on display in the
visitors Center-Museum at Brunswick Town during this holiday season.
Fire Burns Out Beach Restaurant
! This is the interior of the front dining roam at Tranquil Harbour Restaurant after it
had been razed by fire about noon Monday. The blaze apparently started in the kitchen
and spread to the room where the above picture was taken. Two other dining areas
escaped with water damage. (Photo by Spencer)
Johnston Will
Continue As
Fund Treasurer
I Aubrey C. Johnson of Shal
lotte will again serve as
treasurer of the Brunswick Heart
Association, Ed Clemmons,
president of the local Heart
group, has announced.
As treasurer, Johnston will
be responsible for banking and
maintaining accounts of funds
raised during the 1968 Heart
Fund campaign. In addition,
Johnston will handle memorial
gifts to the local Heart Associa
tion. They are acceptable
throughout the year, President
Clemmons said.
Treasurer Johnston is vice
president of the Shallotte Branch
of Waccamaw Bank and Trust
Company. He makes his home
in Shallotte and has served as
treasurer of the Brunswick Heart
Association for a number of
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Fire Hits Tranquil
Harbor Restaurant
Fire which apparently broke
out in the kitchen area of Tranquil
Harbour Restaurant at Long
Beach partially destroyed that
business about noon Monday.
The Volunteer Fire Depart
ment of Long Beach was assisted
in its efforts to control the blaze
by a fire fighting unit from Sunny
Point and from the Southport
Volunteer Fire Department.
They were called by the Long
Beach firemen.
The front dining room of the
restaurant was gutted by the blaze
and the kitchen area was a total
loss. Two other dining areas
were saved by the efforts of the
fire fighters.
The restaurant was one of the
most successful in Brunswick
county and has been operated for
several years by Jarvis and L. D.
Jones, it was Impossible to get
an immediate estimate of loss,
but only part of it was covered
by insurance.
Training Class
For Teachers
Because of the urgent need for
licensed kindergarten teachers
in Brunswick county, the South
port Junior woman’s Club has
made arrangements for the train
ing of kindergarten teachers.
Cape Fear Technical insti
tute will send an instructor to
teach a course for the training
of kindergarten teachers. The
course will be taught in South
port. The classes will meet
one or two nights per week and
the course will run for approxi
mately three months. There are
no special requirements for
participants in the course. The
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Application To
Construct New
Fishing Pieir
Gordon L. Davis, manager tor
the Oak Island Pier, '.Inc., ot
Long Beach has made applica
tion to the U, S. Corps of Engi
neers for permission td erect a
new fishing pier at this nearby
beach resort.
The location of this new pier
will be on the Atlantic Ocean,
204 feet west of 59th street
(formerly Iredell street) at Long
Beach. This will be the second
pier at that beach. There also
are ocean fishing piers located
at Holden Beach, Ocean Isle
Beach and Sunset Beach in Bruns- t
wick county.
Plans submitted show a pier
16 feet wide extending 1,176 feet
seaward with a 24-foot by 48
foot tee on the outer end. plans
showing the proposed work have
been printed and posted.
For accuracy and complete
ness of the record, all data in
support of or In opposition to the
proposed work should be submit
ted In writing setting forth suffi
cient detail to furnish a clear
understanding of the reasons for
support or opposition. In cases
of conflicting property rights,
the Corps of Engineers cannot
undertake to adjudicate rival
claims.
Written comments pertinent
to the proposed work, as out
lined above, will be received In
Corps of Engineers office until
4:45 p.m., EST, January 2.
Southport Man
In House Race
A. H. Gainey, Jr., Southport
attorney, has announced that he
will seek the Democratic nomina
tion for one of the two represen
tatives from the 13th District to
the House of Representatives.
Clyde Collier and Odell Wil
liamson are incumbents, and the
latter has publicly announced that
he will not seek reelection. There
has been no announcement of the
intentions of Representative Col
lier.
Gainey attended Campbell Col
lege, Wilmington College and
Wake Forest college where he
received his A. B. degree. Later
he received his law degree from
that institution. He is married
and he and his wife have three
children.
Gainey is solicitor of the
Brunswick county Recorder’s
court, a position he has held since
1960.
In discussing his decision to
make the race, the young South
port attorney said that he has
received encouragement from
citizens of both Brunswick and
Columbus counties. “I think it
will be a great opportunity for
service to be one of the represen
tatives from Brunswick and Co
lumbus and Columbus counties
in the State Legislature,” he said.
“I don’t want to sound corny,
but I think we have some great
undeveloped potential here in
Southeastern North Carolina, and
I would like to have a part in help
ing to bring about its full develop
ment,” he said.
"Working for support in two
counties will be a big undertaking,
I know, but I plan to conduct a
clean, aggressive campaign
which will bring me in personal
contact with as many voters as
possible. I am looking forward to
meeting many new friends in the
next few months.”
Bank Officials At Beach Meeting
These officers of Waccamaw Bank & Trust Co. were present for a meeting of the
board of directors at Tradewinds Restaurant at Yaupon Beach Thursday. Left to right
they are Aubrey C. Johnston, vice president; B. L. Nesmith, chairman of the board;
Dr. R. C. Sadler, honorary board chairman; L. R. Bowers, president; and Lester Lowe,
vice-president. (Photo by Spencer)
Lennon Urges
Assistance For
Beach Damages
Representative Alton Lennon
has written the following letter to
Charles L. Schultze, director of
the Bureau of the Budget, regard
ing recent storm damage sustain
ed by the beaches of Brunswick
county:
“On November 7, 1966, the
Congress authorized in the
Omnibus Public Works Authori
zation Bill a dune and berm con
struction project along the ocean
shore of the Brunswick County,.
North Carolina, beacbeau''*^-;!--,*
“Intense suffering and damage
was caused in the area by Hurri
cane Hazel in October 1954, and
the three hurricanes that followed
in 1955. Tan lives were lost, over
1200 homed were totally destroy
ed, and ovpr 600 others were
heavily damaged. The u. S. Corps
of Engineers estimated damages
of $21,5 million in the project
area from these hurricanes.
“On Sunday, December 2,1967,
unusually high tides, swept by
gale force winds, lashed into
the Brunswick area causing dam
age running into the hundreds of
thousands of dollars to property
and beaches. The attached pic
tures obtained by newspaper
photographers clearly Indicate
some of the damage.
“This project merits your
immediate favorable attention.
The east-west orientation of the
beaches causes them to be con
stantly exposed to the full impact
of hurricanes and severe storms
which generally move from south
to north. As a consequence, this
project area has suffered great
er damage than most of the other
beaches on the southeast Atlantic
Coast. The u. S. Engineers have
recognized this additional danger
and designed the protective dimes
substantially higher than those
recommended for any other area.
“This is the only beach protec
tion project in North Carolina
where local interests have al-1
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Time And Tide
Continued story from thirty years ago In The State Port Pilot:
The trail of the two desperadoes (mentioned last week) was traced
from Southport to Hallsboro where It was Immediately lost. The two
escaped convicts, wash Turner and Bill Payne, were traveling from
here to Supply, were Involved In an automobile accident with a car
driven by Southport youth Robert Marlowe. The convicts' car was
wrecked and they asked young Marlowe for a lift to the nearest
highway while Marlowe’s companion, Mary Catherine Northrop,
went on Into Southport with Mrs. Ed wells. The next time Marlowe
was heard from was at Hallsboro, where he was forced to take the
convicts. A short time later, a car at a nearby community was
stolen, and was chased by local police until lost heading to Myrtle
Beach.
The local Dolphins battled the college boys at home for the
holidays In a basketball battle that saw the home team emerge as
35-29 victors. Stars of the local quint were Rogers, Shannon Hood,
D. I. Watson and Thompson. Outstanding for the college all-stars
were Jelks, Watson, Robinson, Jones and Hubbard.
Twenty-five years ago this week, Saturday, E. F. Gore had finish
ed up a ten day leave and returned to action aboard the flagship of
the fleet. Gore had seen action In African battle up and down the
dark continent coastline. »
The county tax listers had been named and were about to secure
supplies to carry out their duties In filing of taxes during January;
Civilians were restricted from making long distance telephone calls
during the holiday season except in the case of an emergency;
trucks were going from, farm to farm In a campaign for scrap Iron.
Fifteen years ago this week preparations for the work to be done
at Sunny Point had been completed and work was to begin on a full
scale soon. At the peak of construction it was'esttmated that some
2,500 workers would be employed on the Job. Sbfne 50 miles of
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Draw New Jury List
Three Brunswick County officials are shown here
drawing a jury list for the January term of "uperior Court
under the new system devised by the Brunswick County
Jury Commission. Shown here, left to right, are Durwood
Clark, Register of Deeds; J. E. Brown, Clerk of Superior
Court; and Mrs. Sylvia James, Assistant Clerk of Su
perior Court. (Photo by Howard)
Waccamaw Plans
Bolivia Office
A proposed new banking fa
cility at Bolivia, and a special
dividend to stockholders were
major recommendations Thurs
day at a meeting of the general
board of directors of the Wacca
maw Bank and Trust Company.
Meeting at Yaupon Beach on
the Brunswick" county coast, the
board also heard L. C. Bruce
of Raleigh, public relations di
rector for the State Ports Au
thority, discuss Brunswick coun
ty’s potentialities and growth in
relation to water commerce.
Lawrence R. Bowers, presi
dent of the Waccamaw system,
said an immediate request will
be made with the State Banking
Commissioner for permission to
establish a teller window branch
at Bolivia, which would serve
the mid-eastern section of
Brunswick county.
During the meeting, the bank’s
general board of directors de
clared a special cash dividend of
Invite Bids On
Railroad Work
Savannah District Army En
gineers are inviting bids on a
multi-mlllion-dollar construc
tion job to be built at the Sunny
Point Military Ocean Terminal
near Southlort. The job calls
for construction of a 350 rail
car barricaded rail holding yard.
Work Includes site prepara
tion and drainage of the area,
construction of earth barricades,
laying access tracks and 35 spur
tracks, provision of access roads
and construction of a small
smoking room/toilet building. All
work is scheduled for comple
tion within 150 calendar days.
Plans and specifications cost
$8 and may be obtained by writ
ing to the Savannah District En
gineer, P.o. Box 889, Savannah,
Ga. 31402. The Engineers have
scheduled a bid opening for
January 23.
10 cents per share to stock
holders of record as of Decem
ber 15, 1967, and payablebyjan
uary 10, 1968.
Bowers said u.e dividend Is In
addition to the regular quarterly
dividend of 20 cents per share.
He said the extra dividend is
possible “because of excellent
earnings for the year."
Approximately 1,600 stock
holders will receive the extra
cash payment, totaling $45,468.
Bowers said a total of $409,212
will be paid stockholders from
1967 earnings. The bank has
454,680 shares outstanding.
The directors, he said, also
will recommend to the annual
stockholders’ meeting in Febru
ary, that a 10 percent stock divi
dend be authorized for Issuance
as soon after the stockholders’
meeting as it practical.
In another action, the directors
paved the way for the Wacca
maw to Increase sizeably the
amount of money allowed to lend
to a single borrower. They
authorized transfer of $750,000
from undivided profits to sur
plus.
This will increase the bank’s
permanent capital structure to
$5,500,000, and will increase the
legal loan limit of the bank to
$575,000.
Bowers said the growing num
ber of larger corporations opera
ting in the Waccamaw system’s
territories makes it “increas
ingly important for the' bank to
keep pace through its service to
the region.”
Lester Lowe, vice president
of the Waccamaw’s facility in
Southport, said no location has
been selected as yet for the
Bolivia branch, if the request
Is approved.
“Everything hinges on the State
Banking Commissioner,” Lowe
explained, “if we get a favora
ble hearing, we will move right
ahead with our plans.”
Lowe said the proposed opera
tion at Bolivia would require
only two employees, and that it
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Brunswick Has
Good Year In
Several Areas
1967 was a banner year for
Brunswick County!
New public facilities es
tablished during the year were:
A new city hall for Yaupon Beach
was completed, a new library
facility is under construction in
Southport, a new Post Office
has been completed at Ash and
new Waccamaw Bank & Trust
Company facilities were activa
ted at Leland and Yaupon Beach
with new a installment Loan
branch in Shallotte.
M&M Instrument Company
moved to Southport, and is in
operation; Highlander, Ltd. at
Shallotte announced a major ex
pansion program for 250 em
ployees with a 1 million dollars
a year payroll. The North Caro
lina Department of Conservation
& Development, Commercial and
Sports Fishing Division, estab
lished an oyster research station
on Lockwoods Folly River; the
Calabash Motel was opened at
Calabash.
Dredging is underway and par
tially completed in deepening the
channel of the Cape Fear Riber
from 34 feet to 38 feet between
the ocean bar and the Port of
Wilmington. The new Ocean
Isle airstrip was open for use
and construction on the ap
proaches to the Cape Fear
River Bridge at Wilmington are
under way.
An Industrial Corporation was
formed in Brunswick county for
the purpose of assisting new in
dustry in securing facilities a
local capital was raised for
business organization.
The tourist season ir P
wick county had its biggc r
with all facilities reportir r
ord attendance. The vis..
Center Museum at Bruns wic.
Town was dedicated. A new
promotional tourist brochure was
prepared, printed, and dis
tributed to 23 states; the U. S.
Coast Guard lightship Frying Pan
was accepted by the city of South
port to be converted to a marine
museum. A new 18-hole golf
course and club house was an
nounced for the Shallciti: area.
Food Editors from the south
east toured Brunswick county
for a study of the seafood in
dustry. TheSouthport-Ft. Fisher
Ferry reported record crowds
and during the summer months
a second ferry was needed to
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Wolfe Heading
County Realtors
On Thursday night the Bruns
wick County Board of Realtors
held their annual Christmas
banquet and installation of
officers for the coming year.
Installed as president, James
M. Wolfe of National Develop
ment Corp.; vice-president,
W. B. McDougle of M-K-M Real
tors; secretary-treasurer, Mrs.
Lucy S. Bigfort' of Long Beach
Realty Co. and state director,
Edgar W. Morgan of Real Es
tate Service Co.
Short talks were made by the
outgoing president, Ed Morgan,
the incoming president, Jimmy
Wolfe and the outgoing state di
rector, A1 Martin.
The object of the local board
is to work with the state and
national boards in professional
izing the real estate business in
the nation, state and Brunswick
county.
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, December 21,
10:39 A M 4:40 a M
10:03 P M 5:22 P M
Friday, December 22,
11:27 A M 5:28 A M
0.04 P M
Saturday, December 23,
0:00 A M 8;22 A M
12:21 PM 6:58 A M
Sunday, December 24,
1:03 A M 7:28 A M
1:21 P M 7:68 P M
Monday, December 25,
2:08 A M 8:34 A M
2:21 P M 8:58 P M
Tuesday, December 26,
3:0® A M 9:40 A M ,
3:21 P M- 9:58 PM
Wednesday December 27,
4:16 A M 10:46 A M
4:27 P M 10:52 P M