: ■¥‘H; ^ A X' I sstBmmummmmmm The Pilot Covers Brunswick County THE STATE tORT PILOT Most of the News mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm A Good Newspaper Infcv Good Community $ i All The Time f VOLUME 39 No. 39 10-Pages Today SOUTHPORT; N. C. 1 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1968 5* A COPY —-_1_ _:___:___ PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY I: Campaign Paper Work Mrs. Dallas Pigott, left confers with Mrs. blems connected with mailing information Democratic nomination for Lt. Governor of coordinated the volunteer efforts of several James M. Harper, Jr., about one of the pro concerning the latter’s campaign for the North Carolina. Mrs. Pigott this week has Southport women who are helping to get out letters in support or Mrs. Harper s campaign for this important state office. (Pho 4 to by Spencer) State Campaign For Lieutenant Governor Begins Mrs. James M. Harper, Jr., of Southport, woman candidate for the Democratic nomination for Lt. Governor of North Caro lina, is finding out this week that this is a big state and that she will have to follow a busy sched ule during the next two months in order to carry her campaign into every county. On Friday night she attended the Fourth Congressional Dis trict Rally in Chapel Hill and on Saturday night of this week she will attend the Jefferson-Jack son Day Dinner in Raleigh. In between there will be special events in Durham, Smithfieldand Raleigh in addition to newspaper, radio and television interviews, “I am grateful for the many expressions of encouragement that have come to me from all over North Carolina," Mrs. Harper said this week. "The newspapers have been particu larly kind.” She said that the only thing to which she has objected thus far was a statement in one of the upstate dailies that she is a 60-year-old grandma. "I’m a grandmother, alright,” she ad mitted, “and there is nothing I enjoy being better. But I’m a 51-year old grandmother. I can’t spare those nine years that story took away." The newspaper in question al ready has graciously given them back. During the early stages of the campaign Mrs. Harper says that she wants to establish the fact that she is running to win, and that she will be busy traveling all over the state during the next few weeks to let the voters have a look at the woman who wants to be elected to state office. “I enjoy this prospect," she said this week. "I have traveled throughout North Carolina on other occasions in the per formance of my duties in state organizations and I loved it. I hope to make my campaign travels an enjoyable as well as a rewarding experience." Brief Bits Of NEWS LIONS TO MEET E. B. Tomlinson, Jr., will be the speaker at the regular meeting of the Southport Lions Club tomorrow (Thursday). AYCOCK ANNOUNCES Elmer w. Aycock, farmer and businessman of Northwest town ship, announced this week that he will seek the Democratic nomina tion for county commissioner from that township, a position now held by George T. Rourk. SCHOOL MEETING The Brunswick County Citizens Committee for Better Schools has been invited to appear at Leland High School Monday night at 8 o’clock to explain the Special School Bond Election that is be requested of members of the Brunswick County Board of Edu cation and yje county Commis sJ°,nef,s- The time is 8 o’clock and all Brunswick county citizens are urged to attend. : . : ' ■' •• ■ i ■ a, Make Test Borings This is the drilling rig of the S. E. Diamond Drilling Co. of Asheville, now engaged in making test borings near Southport at a site where Carolina Power and Light Co. may erect a $200-million nuclear power plant. The loca tion of this test is the old Brock Farm, near Walden Creek. (Photo by Spencer) New Type Stamps Helping Revenue Brunswick County revenue will be Increased by an estimated $7,500 this year, to be collected by the Register of ueeas m the form of the new real estate excise stamp issued by the state of North Carolina. Register of Deeds Durwood Clark’s report of revenue taken In by his office for the month of February, shows that $601,00 was derived through sale of the new stamps. Total revenue from all sources for the Register of Deeds office was $1,961.30. Accrued from 215 deeds 'vas $645; from 99 deeds of trust s 297; from 83 irregular in struments $223.30; from 10 maps $45; from 59 Uniform Commer cial Code Instruments $130; and from five marriage licenses $20. The excise stamp tax en all real estate conveyances succeeds the Federal tax which was re pealed by Congress effective Jan. 1. This enabled several states* at their discretion, to enact simll lar law suitable to their respec tive needs. North Carolina’s General Assembly authorized counties to levy a $1 per $1,000 excise tax (Gaotinued On Page Sight) C. A. PRATT C. A. Pratt In Senate Race C.A. Pratt, who Is seeking the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate as an opponent for Sena tor Sam Ervin, has a strong (Continued On Page Eight) Red Cross To Conduct Fund Drive Campaign On March 12 at the annual meeting of the Brunswick County Chapter of the American Red Cross, the annual appeal for funds will be launched. The drive is for funds to support programs of community service in the year beginning July 1, and to provide local share of the costs of the services to be carried on in this country and the world by the International Red Cross organization in 1968-1969. The organization terms its help an “SOS” (Support Our Servicemen) Appeal with the slogan “Help Us Help”. This yerthe Red Cross faces a crucial financial situation. No local fund drive has been held for several years. Rapidly mounting demands for services in Vietnam have compelled the National Red Cross to increase its budget for services to the armed fordtes to $4.17 million. Two catas trophic floods, in Alaska and Texas, have forced the organiza tion to draw heavily on its disaster funds in order to help several thousand families re build and repair their homes and otherwise return to normal living. Brunswick county has been lucky for several'years in es caping this sort of calamity. How ever this type of aid lias been freely given here in time of hurri cane damage. More money has been spent in this county than could be raised here in a hundred hurricane free years. Other valuable services are provided by the Red Cross lo cally. Communications between servicemen and their families in time of emergency are handled by the local chapter. Gray Ladies serve in the local hospital, volun tarily helping others. Red Cross Lifesaving Courses are made available the Red Cross every summer when Mr. Kenneth Wooten comes down to teach Senior or Junior lifesaving. This service will be available again this year. N For all of these constructive' activities, the Red Cross needs the support of everyone in Bruns wick county. With its slogan of “Help Us Help”, the Brunswick County Chapter urges citizens to give generously to its drive for funds this year. Youth To Fill h City Offices Southport city officials are to be ousted from their jobs on Friday, March 15 and taking over city administration for that day will be fourteen students from Southport and Brunswick County High Schools. Purpose of the project is to familiarize young people of Southport with the city’s his tory, responsibility of each city job, and the day-by-day prob lems that must be faced. Stu dent participation in city govern ment is a joint project of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen, and the recently appointed Human Relations Committee. Seven students will be select (Continued on Page 4) Receives Checks «4rs. $8,800 rf James R.i Southeast P. Henry of Brunswick county is shown here as she accepts a check for >m John L. Frailey, of the Mid-Eastern Area Office of Economic Development, out, left, is chairman and Mason Hicks, right, is vice president of the rn Development Commission. Present Check To Commission To Get Started The Southeastern Development Commission was presented its first quarterly payment of$8,800 of a federal grant at a meeting Wednesday afternoon in Eliza bethtown. * Members of the nine county organization heard congratula tory speeches from John L. Frailey, Mid Eastern Area Of fice Economic Development Ad ministration; Charles S. Edwards EDA North Carolina Coordinator, fyilllam C. Bell, associate co ordinator—State Planning Task Richard E„ Timber lake Jr., Field Coordinator—" SPTF, on the progress the com mission has made since its be ginning May 10, 1967. It was announced by James R. Fout, Fayetteville, chairman, that New Hanover county had ask ed permission to join the com mission and that only legal work and paper work now stood in the way of the tenth county. Commission members heard discussions by Fout and vice chairman Mason Hicks, Fayette ville, concerning the Cape Fear River Project, plans for hiring an executive director (procedures involved) and the Task Force Effort."* * Foutfde scribed the future oper ation? bf the Commission by say ‘ihg it would act as a screener for jobs—and projects arising in the region. It would decide wheth er state, local or federal funds f woulcf'oe necessary to handle the projects and addfed that it was hoped that through the commis sion, some of thfe goals could be reached Simmy through the efforts of localfindustries and interested persons. Un