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THE STATE PORT PILOT
A Good Newspaper In A Good Community
VOLUME 39
No. 29
8-Pages Today
SOUTHPORT, N.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1967
5t A COPY
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
The Captain Builds A Ship
Capt. John G. Swan, member of the Cape Fear Pilots Association, is shown here
with an intricate sailing ship model which he recently completed and named for his
father, the late Capt. C. N. Swan. (Photo by Spencer).
Lennon Plans
County Visit
On January 10
Alton Lennon, U. S. Repre
sentative /com the North Caro
lina seventh district, of which
"Brunswick County is a part, will
be in Southport at the courthouse
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednes
day, January 10.
On Thursday and Friday of this
week he will be In the District
Office In the I.O.O.F. Building
in Wilmington. It is located at
the corner of Third and Prin
cess Streets.
In announcing his schedule of
visitations, Congressman Lennon
had this to say:
In the few days since Con
gress adjourned, I have been
able to travel briefly in the
District and to spend some time
in our District Office. The
length of this year’s Session
has, unfortunately, limited the
amount of time I have to visit
with you.
If you have a problem relating
to the Federal Government with
which I can help you, I will be
happy to discuss it with you.
Even if you do not have a prob
lem, I hope you will have an
opportunity to drop by to say
"hello” while I am in your area.
HOME FOR CHRISTMAS
Johnnie Creech of South
America was home for the
Christmas holiday visiting with
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Lane.
DEANS LIST
Miss Jacqueline Barnes of
Shallotte and Julian Ray Bell of
Bolivia were among the 81 stu
dents on the Dean’s List for the
fall quarter at Southeastern Com
munity College
HOLIDAY DANCE
The Southport Jaycees will
sponsor a holiday dance Saturday
night from 9 until 1 o’clock at the
Jaycee Building. Music will be
provided by the Saints and pro
ceeds will go to the visual educa
tion program at Southport High
School in the effort to meet stand
ards required for accreditation.
HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
City and county offices, the
banks and savings and loan in
stitutions and a good many busi
nesses in Brunswick e cty will
be closed Monday in o servance
of New Years. Brunswick coun
ty schools will reopen on Tuesday
morning. That will bring to a
close the holiday schedule which,
has involved Christmas as well
as New Years.
Builds Model Ship
To Honor Father
Capt. John G. Swan, like his
lather before him, is a man of
the sea. He is a member of the
Cape Fear Pilots Association
and prior to the time when he
came on duty with this organi
zation he served with the U.S.
Corps of Engineers as master
of a dredge. During world War
II he was captain of the USE
Dredge Lyman, which was on
duty in the harbor at Manilla.
It is logical that a man of this
background should have as one
of his principal hobbies the build
ing of model ships. He has
built a ship model for each of
his three children. His latest
work was a three mast barque
which he calls the Charles N.
Swan, in honor of his father,
the late Capt. Charlie Swan, who
saw much duty aboard sailing
ships when he was a young man.
The model is made from a
block of white pine and has ma
hogany masts and yards.
“Nothing is from a kit," says
the builder, with a note of pride.
This ship is not made to scale,
but is about four and one-half
feet in length and 4 1/4-inches
wide. Countless hours of te
dious, painstaking work went into
the completion of this beautiful
new ship model, which is much
like the Barque Eagle which
sailed through the Southportr
harbor in August.
There was a time when ships
of this kind were frequent visi
tors to the Cape Fear River, and
the model maker saw some of
them in the Southport harbor when
he was a boy.
“I thought it would be proper
to name the ship for Papa, since
Mrs. Herring wrote a very fine
book about him. The book tells
of his years at sea in ships like
this when he was a young man.’'
Sale Of Seals
May Set Record
The Christmas Seal Sale on
Christmas day showed a total of
$18,029, of which $828.94 came
from Brunswick county resi
dents, according to Hugh A. Rags
dale of Richlands, chairman for
for the area.
Ragsdale commented on how
well Brunswick county was doing
and would like to give his thanks.
A total of 60 patients were in
the sanatorium at Christmas time
and while a number were taken
care of by organizations and
clubs, the SENC Tuberculosis
Association provided Christmas
boxes for the balance of the pa
tients. Christmas tray favors
were made by the Girl Scouts
and First Presbyterian Church
of Wilmington, to add cheer to the
many patients who have been
there for months.
Final receipts from the Seal
Sale will not be known until the
sale ends January 28. Many con
tributors wait until after Christ
mas to send in donations and
the final total is expected to ex
ceed the 1966 sale.
To Investigate
Storm Damage
Following is a portion of a let
ter from Col. Beverly C. Snow of
the Wilmington District Corps,
of Engineers to Congressman Al
ton A. Lennon regarding erosion
problems in Brunswick:
“I will be happy to make an
investigation of the damage in
flicted on Brunswick county
beaches by the 3December storm
and advise you of my findings as
requested in your letter of 15
December 1967.
“By separate letter, I will give
you a complete detailed report on
the improvement of Lockwoods
Folly Inlet as desired by local
Interests, the related erosion
problem at Holden Beach and
other Brunswick County beaches,
and the erosion along the Atlantic
Intracoastal Waterway.”
Technical Aid
For Business
Brunswick county businesses
will receive technical assistance
from N. C. State University’s
Industrial Extension Service in
1968.
The program is conducted by
the extension arm of N. C. State’s
School of Engineering and
financed through the Economic
Development Administration.
Goal of the program is new
jobs.
The University will offer tech
nological advances to local enter
prises to increase productivity
and job opportunities.
N. C. State teams will work with
citizens of the county who are
interested in establishing new
firms and expanding old com
panies.
The program operates under
Dr. John R. Canada, assistant
dean of engineering at NCSU.
Project director is Harley Mudge
Jr. and assistant director is
Louis E. Gates.
Mudge is a mechanical en
gineer with experience in pro
duction and design. Gates is
former chief chemist of Champ
ion Paper and Fiber Co. in Can
ton. Both have been members of
the Industrial Extension Service
for three years.
Mudge, Hampton and other
members of the IES staff will
confer with local leaders
throughout the year in imple
menting the program.
Counties under the program
are Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick,
Camden, Carteret, Columbus,
Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Frank
lin, Gates, Greene, Hyde, Jones,
Northampton, Robeson, Tyrrell,
Warren, and Wilson.
Postal Force
Thanks Folks
For Good Hell
"We «want”, said Southjkrt
Postmaster Norris Long liis
morning, as the local mail oflce
began operations following The
Christmas weekend, "to expr&s
our heartfelt thanks to the lot al
postoffice patrons for tie
wonderful way they responded to
our pleas for cooperation in sen 1
ing off their Christmas mail a id
packages.
"We couldn't have done the j|b
of distribution, and getting all
the packages and mail off fro‘
Southport alone," said the pos
master.
"Everyone cooperated beauti
fully and we were able to delive:
all the holiday mail reaching the
Southport Post Office in time
for the last delivery and postal
employees were able to spend!
Christmas with their families,"I
the postal official said. i
"If people had waited for the l
last minute to mail their gifts and :
greetings, we would have been
working throughout the holiday,”
he said.
No backlogs were noted in post
offices throughout the area.
Another significant factor was
the use of ZIP Code on a great
volume of the mail passing
through the Southport post office.
This meant more efficient mail
handling operation than in pre
vious years.
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Former Board I
Member Dies J
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WILMINGTON—H. O. Peter
son, 77, retired farmer and busi
nessman of the Leland area and
Northwest Community, died
Saturday in New Hanover Me
morial Hospital after a short
illness.
He was a native of Brunswick
County and was a member of
Goshen Baptist Church of Le
land, from which final rites were
held Tuesday at 11 a.m. by
the Revs. J. C. Spivey and Wood
row Robbins, with burial in the
church cemetery.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Vera Rowell Peterson; two
sons, the Rev. Linwood Peter
son of Norfolk, Va. and H. O.
Peterson, Jr. of Leland; five
daughters, Mrs. Ernest Lennon
of Wilmington, Mrs. Hulet
Croom, Mrs. Allen Brinson, Miss
Elsie Peterson and Mrs. Dick
Saunders, all of Leland; a broth
er, T. E. Peterson of Wilming
ton; a sister, Mrs. Bertie Skip
per of Wilmington; 12 grandchil
dren and six great-grandchil
dren.
The deceased was one of the
most prominent citizens of
Brunswick and was active in the
business, political and civic af
fairs of this county. On two dif
ferent occasions he served as a,
member of the board of county
commissioners.
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Employees Honored
Seven employees at Dosher Memorial Hospital were honored last Wednesday when
they received Loyal Service Awards in the form of a letter of appreciation, a certifi
cate of appreciation and a Loyal Service Pin. The awards were handed out by L. T.
Yaskell, chairman of the board of trustees for the hospital. Shown here, left to right,
are Mrs. Walburg Moore, Mrs. Mabel Moore Joyner, Yaskell, Mrs. Vera McKeithan,
Mrs. E. F. Gore, Mrs. Sam Reese and Mrs. Ruby King. (Photo by Spencer)
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Hospital Help
Honored For
Long Service
h. ;T. Yaskell, chairman of
"'bOarcr of trustees at Dosher Me- ]
iwrtal Hosjttta;, presented seven ;
hospital employees with Loyal i
Service Awards, for continuous
employment. The awards con- :
sisted of letter of appreciation, :
certificate of loyal service, and a
loyal service pin. i
Employees receiving awards
were Mrs. Vera McKeithan, 22
years employment; Herbert
Robinson, 19 years employment;
Mrs. Mable Moore Joyner, 17
years employment; Mrs. Fannie
Robbins, 16 years employment;
Mrs. Elena Gore, 14 years em
ployment; Mrs. Walberg Moore,
12 years employment; Mrs.Recie
Rees and Mrs. Ruby King, 10
years employment, all of South
port."1
The Letter of Appreciation
read in part: “You have helped
to maintain a county and com
munity . institution through your
sense of responsibility and devo
tion to your work. I share your
pride in the contribution you have
made to the hospital in its ability
to accomplish its primary pur
pose of the Care of the Sick and
Injured.
“I. |rust you will continue to
maintain this interest and devo
tion by many more years of faith
ful service.” Chairman Yaskell
remarked when the last award
was presented that this was the
first time an award of this kind
has been made to employees of the
hospital.
Time And Tide
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Tide j
Thirty years ago this week sudden large catches of shrimp had
again brought activity to the-Southport waterfront. During the
days preceeding that edition, the high boat’s catch was anywhere
between 30 and 50 bushels. Each bushel was being sold at $3, and
a half a dozen boats were averaging Over *100 per day.
The H.M.S. Apollo, a 7,000 pound light cruiser of the British
navy, was due to visit Wilmington and pass through Southport’s
harbor. The visit was to be only a courtesy call.
Interest was still aroused concerning the future of sport fishing
possibilities following the discovery of the abundance of fish during
the preceeding summer season. The Civic Club was urging the
citizens of Southport to support the fishing development as much
as possible.
Twenty-five years ago this week the rationing board was busy
adjusting fuel rations, and not much hope was given to the possi
bility of lifting the restrictions. Brunswick county motorists had
been slowed down and were not allowed to use more than a small
amount of fuel for their cars. The same restrictions were placed
on the homeowners for fuel oil.
The rationing on gas and tires had halted the delivery of retail,
milk. Only milk going to the store was to be delivered. Fred
Stevens, manager of the Magnolia Dairy, made the announcement
and said that he had delivered milk to a point where his tires
would no longer take the strain.
Preston Bryant, a Southport resident, was named a lieutenant
(jg) in the U. S. Naval reserve, Bryant, had seen much sea duty
aboard the dredge Comstock as a captain after the craft was con
verted to a government freighter.
Twenty years ago this week a letter was received from T. L.
Smith, at that time a resident of Siler City, containing a ttve dollar
check and several ideas concerning improvement on the Whittier’s
Bench. He suggested that the locatiqn should be beautified and
(Continued on Page *'
Get Auto License
Plates At Shallotte
Today, December 27, the De
lartment of Motor .Vehicles will
Jlace 2,700,000 'licensvr plate “
applications In the mail.
The cards are in two parts
nstead of the usvil five. This
•eduction is made possible be
cause of the Department’s new
;omputer which allows for stor
age of registration information
hi magnetic tape, eliminating the
lecessity of maintaining card
files.
Miss Foy Ingram, who head the
Department of Motor Vehicles
Registration Division, says the
applications are being mailed
onder First Class postage rather
than bulk rate, and that all cards,
therefore, should reach their
iestination by January 2, the date
Issuance of new plates begins.
She points out that “to renew a li
cense plate you must have a re
Jury List For
January Term
Following is the jury list for
the January term of Superior
court for trial of criminal cases
which convene on the third Mon
day:
SUPPLY — B. E. Etheridge,
Josie Pugh Davis, Donald G.
Huddleton, Daniel Leo Hewett,
Ivory E. Johnson, Fred Cumbee,
Nancy Varnum Hewett, Raleigh
Dixon, Sr., Joyce Bell Brown,
James Henry Stevenson, Alfred
K. Stanley, Martin M. Gore, Jes
sie C. Caison, Thomas S. Ben
nett, Kathaleen Parker.
LELAND — Willie W. Henry,
Mrs. Heber Moore, Albert Larry
Vaughn, R. E. Sanders, Juanita
Rogers Mills, Alberts. H. Boney,
Sr., Robert Wayne Mintz, W.
H. Brew, Lenwood Ballard, Mar
shall James Mintz, Randolph Mc
Gowan, Mrs. Oliver A. (Maxine)
Lewis.
SHALLOTTEW. L. Holmes,
Jr., Clyde Benton, Leon Hilburn,
A. W. Bradsher, Sam Fletcher
Frink, Ralph L. Price, Theron
Johnson, Earl Frink, S. D. Smith,
J. S, Parker, Jr., Lula Brooks,
Adell Sommersett, Burris Stan
ley, Albert Cumbee.
SOUTHPORT — Salley P.
Swain, C. P. Price, Grace B.
Garner, william L. Freeman,
Mrs. Susie F. Toler, Mrs. Ed. P.
Spencer, Mrs. James E. Smith,
Jr., Floyd L. Allen, A. D. Har
relson, Elnova McClean, Ellas
Alfred Gore, Mrs. Dallas Pigott,
Kathelene Poindexter, Joyce
Greene Potter, Mary Phelps,
William O. Beasley,
ASH—Bob Milliken, J. K. Reg
ister, Lula Mae Long, Mrs. Jo
seph Standland; BOLIVIA—H.M.
Thorpe, Essie Mae ClarIda, Bur
ris Robinson, Leroy Parker.
WINNABOW— Daniel Rabon,
Elizabeth H. Irving, J. N. Sowell,
Jr., Mrs. Roy Swain, J. Tyler
Potter, Sr., Arate Jones; OCEAN
DRIVE BEACH, S. C.—Eugene
Carter, Roger Duggar; FREE
LAND—Grace S. Young.
newal card’' and cautions against
the misplacing of it when
^received. Obtaining a duplicate
takes time and can be costly if
application is made late in the
renewal period.
"If by the end of the first week
in January you have not received
your renewal application card you
should," according to Miss In
gram, "send a request for
another to the Department of
Motor Vehicles, Raleigh, we
will need the make, of vehicle, its
identification number and the
1967 tag number. If possible,
send the title number."
Surrounding area residents can
procure their 1968 plates at the
N.C. License Plate Agency, Shal
lotte, (next door to Russ Motors)
on January 2. The office hours
are from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Monday thru Saturday. The local
license agency, Mrs. Christine
Soles and Miss Ingram urge that
"you open your application cards
and complete them in accordance
with instructions before present
ing for new plates." They say
this will greatly expedite the is
suance and keep long lines from
forming.
Retired Men
Receive Checks
The Duke Endowment has dis
tributed Christmas checks total
ing $230,000 to retired Methodist
ministers and families of de
ceased ministers.
Through its rural church pro
gram, The Endowment provides
funds to assist in the support of
aged ministers and widows and
dependent orphaned children of
ministers who served in the North
Carolina or Western North Caro
lina Conferences of the Metho
dist Church. The appropriation
for this year went to 529 persons
of whom 245 are ministers, 249
are widows, and 35 are children.
The amount received by each
beneficiary depends upon the
years of service. In the North
Carolina Conference, the checks
represented 5,512 years; in the
Western North Carolina Confer
ence, 9,271-1/2 years.
Fifty-five of the ministers re
ceiving checks have served 40
years or longer. Of these, five
had records of 46 years or more.
The largest check to a minister
was $914.30, representing48-l/2
years. Among the widows, one
received a check based on her
husband’s 50-3/4 years of ser
vice.
The program includes also
contributions for building and
operating rural churches in the
two Conferences. Allocations and
appropriations for these pur
poses had amounted to a total of
$8,126,299 at the close of 1966,
and the total for retired minis
ters and their depeiident families
had reached $1,877,714. /
(Continued On Page Foun
Seafood Men
Seek Support
Of Promotion
North Carolina seafood deal
ers voted recently to support an
industry-wide promotion of their
Industry by means of an assess
ment at the dealer level. The
referendum was conducted by a
mall-in ballot, with forty eight
percent of the eligible votes being
returned. The measure passed
by an impressive seventy percent
favorable vote.
Organized and conducted by the
North Carolina Fisheries Asso
ciation, with the help of the
Commerce and Industry Divi
sion of the Department of Conser
vation and Development, the re
ferendum called for a vote by
each licensed fish dealer on
whether they should pay five
cents per 100 pounds of shrimp,
three cents per 100 pounds of
fish (except for alewives and
inedible fin fish, which is one-half
cent per 100 pounds), two cents
each per bushel of oysters and
clams, two cents per gallon of
bay and calico scallops, two cents
per dozen of hard crabs, and two
cents per 100 pounds of hard
crabs.
Legislation was enacted during
the most recent General As
sembly to allow any association
or group in the fishing Industry to
hold a referendum. Subsequently,
the Board of Conservation and
Development authorized and em
powered the North Carolina
Fisheries Association, Inc., to
conduct this referendum. Ballots
were mailed out on December 1
to 487 licensed seafood dealers.
Assessment will commence in
July, and will continue for three
years under this balloting. To
continue this assessment beyond
three years, the Association must
cbnduct another referendum then.
Funds collected under this pro
gram will be used to pro mote the
good, welfare, and advancement
of the fishing and seafood in
dustry. The most prominent
initial feature will be the hiring
of a full-time executive director
who will conduct the affairs of the
Association.
Earl H. Holton of Vandemere,
chairman of the Referendum
Committee of the Fisheries As
sociation, in announcing a favor
able vote said, “This means
many, many things to us. It
means that for the first time we
will have a voice that will be
heard in Raleigh, in Washington,
and in other places in the fish
ing industry. It means we will
have the means to reach all
phases of our own industry. It
will mean we can have the liaison
with other groups with which we
can join for joint efforts. It means
we will have an information
source through which we can tell
our story, and which can inform
us of things we should know.”
Elmer D. Willis of Williston,
retiring president of the asso
ciation, stated at the public meet
ing on December 15 at which the
ballots were counted and the re
sults announced: “This is the big
gest thing ever in the history of
our industry. There were the *
most things riding on a favorable
vote. Had it not passed, we could
have all gone home and gotten out
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Tide Table
Following is the tide table
(or 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 UW
Thursday, December 28,
5:15 A M 11:36 A M
5:27 P M 11:42 P M
Friday, December 20,
6:09 A M 12:40 A M
6:21 P M
Saturday, December 30,
7:09 A M / 0:46 A M
7:21 P M 1:34 P M
Sunday, December 31,
7:56 A M 1:34 A M
8:08 P M 2:22 P M
Monday, January l,
8:51 A M 2:28 A M
9:03 P M 2:16 P M
Tuesday, January 2,
9:39 A M 3:16 A M
9:57 P M 3:58 P M
Wednesday, January 3,
10:27 A M 4:04 A M
10:45 P M 4:46 P M