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THE STATE PORT PILOT
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VOLUME 39
No. 47
16-Pages Today
SOUTHPORT, N. C.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 1968
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PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
Testing For Pollution
Chemist Carl Shadix is shown here in the mobile laboratory of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Administration as he tests samples of water taken from the Cape
Fear River in the vicinity of the USE Dredge Gerig. (Photo by Spencer).
Expansion Set
For Brunswick
Electric Body
The Brunswick Electric Mem
bership corporation reports the
cooperative is on the eve of a
major expansion for electric
service to the four counties it
serves in the southeastern area.
C. D. Branch and Robert G.
Hubbard, chairman of the Board
of Directors and general man
ager, respectively, announced to
day that a $2,015,000 loan has
been approved for expanding lines
and to enlarge administrative fa
cilities.
The loan will provide for 110
miles of additional distribution
1 iteas. feagiyg. mem
bers, a new sub-station at Supply
In Brunswick county, and en
largement of offices at Shallotte
and Whiteville.
The cooperative serves the
counties of Brunswick, Bladen,
Robeson and Columbus.
The federal loan was approved
Friday under auspices of Sen. B.
Everett Jordan and Rep. Alton
A. Lennon.
The BEMC service was or
ganized in 1939 to bring light and
power to the rural southeastern
area. Dr. E. D. Bishop was the
first executive director and
served in that capacity until two
years ago when declining health
forced his retirement. Hubbard
succeeded Dr. Bishop.
Hubbard said the application
for the loan was filed last January
and the relative quickness of
approval stems from the cooper
ative now being over $500,000
ahead on loan payments.
He said normal power con
sumption increases nine to 10
per cent a year and when the pres
ent planned expansion is com
pleted the increase will be sHi]
higher on an annual basis.
The loan, Hubbard explained, is
based on two years, this being
the period the money will be
spent for various construction
purposes. Payments will be
made to the cooperative as con
struction advances, not in one
lump sums.
Some of the work will be done
by BEMC’s existing workforce
but a great portion will be by
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BARBECUE DINNER
A barbecue dinner will be
served at the Southport Fire Sta
tion Saturday beginning at 11
o’clock. Funds will go to the fi
nance committee of the Fourth
of July Festival.
BAKE SALE
The Southport Extension
Homemakers club will hold a
bake sale Saturday, May 11 start
ing at 9:30 a.m. between the
post office and Leggetts.
HOMECOMING SERVICE
There will be homecoming
services at Shallotte First Bap
tist Church Sunday with dinner
nn eround. This will be
an all day service. All churches
of the area are Invited to attend.
COUNTY MANAGER
Attorney General T. Wade Bru
ton, candidate for re-election In
the May 4th Primary, announces
that S. Bunn Frink, attorney at
Shallotte and Southport, Is serv
ing as his manager in Brunswick
county.
School Qfoup^Visit Brunswick Town
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School groups visiting Brunswick Town last Friday in
cluded Southport Elementary School, 6th grade, Union
Elementary School, 7th grade, Rowland, Williams Town
ship School, 5th grade, Whiteville, Shallotte School, 5th
grade; Biscoe Elementary School, 8th grade, Alex H.
White School, 7th grade, Pollocksville. This month a totai
of 29 organized groups visited the site, including school
groups, garden clubs, Scouts, church groups and several
statewide conventions.
Normal Progress
On CP&L Project
Results thus far from tests at
the site of Carolina Power and
Light Company’s proposed nu
clear generating plant near
Southport are encouraging, re
ports Paul Colby, vice-president
of operating and engineering for
CP&L.
"Assuming that conclusions of
the tests are equally encouraging
and that property can be obtained
at reasonable prices, we believe
a strong case can be made before
the Atomic Energy Commission
in support of the Brunswick site,’*
Colby said.
Preliminary test findings indi
cate that the site can be developed
along the lines of CP&L’s origi
nal plan—the construction of a
plant with two 800,000 kilowatt
units, one to be placed in oper
ation in 1973 and one in 1974.
However, Colby emphasized
that exploration and testing of
the site are still going on to ob
tain information needed by the
engineers and the Atomic Energy
Commission.
In the meantime, CP&L en
gineers are proceeding with
preparation of an application for
a construction permit from the
AEC. This Is a highly technical
and painstaking task which re
quires several months to com
plete, Colby said. After the
application Is filed, it will take
several more months for the
AEC to review the application and
render a decision.
Colby expressed again his
company's appreciation for the
interest and support of the coun
ty's officials and citizens in lo
cating North Carolina's first nu
clear generating plant in Bruns
wick County.
“Their continued support is a
factor that will weigh heavily in
the AEC’s decision concerning a
construction permit," Colby
said.
Judge Candidate
Under Indictment
A federal warrant has been
Issued against Recorder's Judge
W.A. (Al) williams of Tabor
City for offenses alleged to have
been committed in 1963-64-65.
The veteran judge of the Co
lumbus County court is seeking
election to one of the two Dis
trict judgeships being allotted
Columbus-Bladen, and news
papers Saturday released infor
mation of the nine-count indict
ment against Judge Williams
Nine true bills of indictment
were found against him by the
federal grand jury on April 8
in Raleigh. In it he was charged
with devising a scheme to de
fraud through u.S. mails, and
transporting in interstate com
merce falsely-made and forced
security.
A warrant against Williams
was dated April 17 and signed by
Margaret Parrish, deputy clerk
of court. The warrant is yet
to be served.
Judge Williams is a patient at
the Columbus County Hospital
for treatment of vertigo, a mal
functioning of the inner ear.
His condition is reported to be
satisfactory. He entered the hos
pital April 21.
Considering the time lapse be
tween the dates of the alleged
offenses, and the recent action
by the federal grand jury, some
speculation was voiced on the
possibility that the court pro
cedures were timed so as to in
jure Williams during the election
Saturday, but is some quarters
this has been discounted.
Judge williams opponents ad
solved themselves from any
knowledge or participation in the
federal court action.
All three of Williams’ oppo
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Area Scouts To
Pitch Camp At
Army Terminal
Approximately tour hundred
scouts and scout leaders from
Brunswick, New Hanover and
Pender counties will converge
on the Military Ocean Terminal,
Sunny Point, tor three days be
ginning Friday at 3 o’clock.
Following Col. A.B. Joyner’s
invitation as Commander of Sun
ny Point Army Terminal to the
Coastal District Cape Fear Area
Council, Boy Scouts of America
to hold the Spring Camporee at
the Military Ocean Terminal, a
staff of 28 scout leaders began
making plans for the event.
George Parker, deputy terminal
director, was selected by Camp
ing and Activities Chair man Gene
Johnson of Wilmington to head the
facility committee. Assisting
him will be the Host Troop 238
of Southport, Troop Chairman
William McDougle and Assistant
Scoutmaster Kenneth stiller,
William Skipper, and william
Smith. «
A staff of highly qualified
Judges were selected. Included
were Mayor Gene Tomlinson and
Capt. John Puckett of Southport.
These men were asked to assure
that all events would represent
the highest challenge to the
Scouts individual ability. The
Scout contest events will start
at 2 p.m. Saturday according to
Mr. Parker and he stressed
that the public is invited to at
tend and see the Scouts in ac
tion.
Sunday morning protestant
services will be conducted at
9:30 a.m. with the Rev. William
Davenport, pastor of Trinity
Methodist Church, Southport in
charge. Catholic Scouts will
be the guests of the Sacred Heart
Church, Southport, at the 8:30
Mass.
Lester Lowe, member of the
Cape Fear Area Council, boy
scouts of America, Executive
Board and Chairman of the
Organization and Extension Com
mittee wishes to congratulate
the Southport community for the
outstanding support given the
scouts. Southport Police Chief
Louis Clark on traffic contra,
J. Arthur Dosher Memorial ads-,
pital in providing emergency
medical facilities and every
one in general tor being friends
of tomorrow’s manhood, today’s
Scouts. /
Pollution Is *
Studied Here
The Federal Water Pollution
Control Administration (FWPCA)
In the U. S. Department of the In
terior is providing technical
services to the u. S. Army Corps
of Engineers for evaluating their
sewage treatment on various
dredges. FWPCA has sent
the survey team from its
Technical Advisory and Investi
gations Branch, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Two mobile laboratories were
brought in tor running chemical
and microbiologist analyses on
the wastes.
The survey team consists of
seven members, Carl Schadix
and Edward Boun, chemists, Lois
Best and Louis Resi, microbiol
ogists, Robert McCullough and
Julian Bell, technicians, and
Bernard Sacks, chemical en
gineer in change, in addition,
James Holdaway, is represent
ing the middle Atlantic Region
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Campaign
Diary
By Margaret Harper
™eT,lr^f°PKln last week’s campaign circuit was at Blair House
near Durham where a group of my friends from Durham and Chapel
Hill held a reception for me from 3 to 5 o’clock. Ringleaders were
Gay Stephenson, who was secretary of the Council of Women’s Or
ganizations when I was president, Elsie Gordon, a good friend from
Greensboro College days, and Eula Miller, president of Durham
County Democratic Women.
Two unexpected visitors who showed up for this affair were Or
ville Campbell, president of the N. C. Press Association, and j. D.
Fitz, secretary-treasurer of that organization. Both are in my corner
!" ^ both had flattering news coverage of my campaign
in recent editions of their splendid newspapers.
Monday night I attended a barbecue dinner sponsored by the Durham
^0lHwy fDeTCratlC Women and was Present with several other
Durham! S ** Stat6 °mce* rm getting to feel right at home In
I“eSd.!y 1 drove up t0 Winston-Salem where I was met by
^ is a summer resident of Caswell Beach and
last summer taught art classes in Southport.
* had a ^sit with newspaper friends at the Journal-Sentinel of
I,vu Particularly happy to see Don Chipman back on
tne ]ob following a serious operation, it also was good to see Nady
cates again. They are men I have known in the Press Association.
A“er newspaper visit, complete with an interview and photo
grapns, i had a television interview for use over WSJS-TV before
Wlth Thelma for a brief visit to the Art Center.
Then came the luncheon at Wake Forest University, an event ar
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Candidate And Her Grand Children
Mrs. Margaret Harper, candiate for Lt Governor, is shown here in her favorite role,
that of grandmother. She was in Norfolk, Va., Saturday for a fleeting visit with her
son James Harper, and his family. With her are her grandson, Jamie, and her grand
daughter, Meg, both of who appear to be fascinated with the picture of their grand
mother on the side of her automobile in which she has been campainging all over the
State. (Photo Courtesy Virginian-Pilot). * 6
Local Lady State Candidate
Saturday Is Election Day
When -they go to the polls to
vote Saturday, for the first time
in modern history Brunswick
county voters will have an op
portunity to cast their ballot for
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a fellow citizen who is a candi
date on the state ticket.
Mrs. Margaret Harper ol
Southport Is a candidate for the
Democratic nomination for Lt.
Two Registration
To Be Used
Student Editor
Jerry Swain, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Swain of Southport,
has received the position of man
aging editor of "Southern Engi
neer." Jerry, a 1965 graduate
of Southport High School, is
attending North Carolina State
University at Raleigh. He and
his wife, the former Judy Dixon
of Southport, are residing in Ra
leigh while he continues his edu
cation.
Any Brunswick county citizen
whose name appears on either
the old registration books or on
the new loose leaf registration
forms will be allowed to vote
Saturday In the Primary Elec
tion.
This ruling was made Monday
by the state Board of Elections
and thus makes provision that no
citizen will be denied his right to
vote because of a misunderstand
ing resulting from the recent re
registration that has been being
conducted in Brunswick county.
Brunswick, one of 36 counties
involved In a complete new regis
tration in the switchover to the
State’s uniform looseleaf regis
tration procedure, had planned
to begin its re-registration prior
to the primary and complete it
before the November general
election.
The state Board of Elections,
after getting wind of the plan, had
advised the Brunswick board on
April 25 that to use the old books
In the primary to supplement the
new ones would be "in violation
of the law.”
The board ordered the Bruns
wick elections board that "there
fore you must use the books re
flecting the new registration as of
May 4” and that the "old books
as of April 20 are no longer valid
and must not be used in any way.”
When word of the State board’s
ruling reached Brunswick, howls
of protest arose from voters who
said they had been led to believe
that if they were on the old books,
they would be eligible to cast
ballots in the primary.
After presenting the State
board with more information.
Brunswick officials were notified
by letter Monday that they should
use the old books, adding only
the names of voters registered
for the first time In the recent
re-registration period.
Alex Brock, executive secre
tary of the state Board, and
Brunswick officials, said the
effect of the latest ruling will be
to permit many voters to cast
ballots Saturday who otherwise
would have been "disfranchised”
because of the misunderstand
ing.”
MYF Sponsors
Saturday Sale
Are you In the market for
something—anything—new? You
probably can find it at the MYF
rummage sale Saturday starting
at 8:30.
The collection chairmen report
that these varied sale items are
bound to please. They Include
any type of clothing—shoes, hats,
trouser s, shirts, dresses,
blouses, skirts. For the sum
mer season or any season the
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Governor Is what promises to be
an interesting contest with H.P.
Taylor and Frank M. Matlock.
So far as voters in this county
are concerned, this race holds
more interest than even the
gubernatorial contest.
Republican candidates are
Trosper Noland Combs and Don
H. Garren.
As usual there is major in
terest in the county ballot. In
the contest tor District Judge
there are four candidates from
which two will be elected to serve
a three county district including
Brunswick, Columbus and Bla
den. Ray H. Walton of Southport
is the only candidate from Bruns
wick. Columbus has two in W.A.
(Al) Williams and Lee Greer.
Giles R. Clark is from Bladen.
Four men seek nomination for
the two places as candidates for
House of Representatives from
this district, which is comprised
of Brunswick and Columbus coun
ties. A.H. (Sonny) Gainey is the
lone representative from Bruns
wick while Columbus has three,
Clyde Collier, incumbent, Arthur
W. Williamson and R.C. Soles, Jr.
Sankey w. Robinson and Gail
Claude Spivey are Democratic
foes for the nomination as 15th
district state Senator from Co
lumbus, Bladen and Brunswick.
Register of Deeds Durwood
Clark has opposition from Mack
L. Hewett as he seeks the Demo
crat nomination for this office.
In the race for county com
missioner there are 12 candi
dates, including all five mem
bers of the present board.
In Northwest township George
T. Rourk, incumbent, is opposed
by Elmer W. Aycock. In Town
Creek V.A. Creech, jr., is op
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Friday Wreck
Claims Bride
A bride of two days was killed
Instantly 14 miles north of Bolivia
on U.S. 17 Friday when the car she
was driving crashed headon into
another vehicle.
Brunswick County Coroner
Lowell Bennett said Mrs. Mary
Elizabeth Bunn Martin, 21, of
Elizabeth City, was killed at
2:55 p.m. when she apparently
lost control of her Volkswagen
and collided with a car driven
by George Baumberger of Cleana,
Bennett said Mrs. Martin was
traveling behind the car oper
ated by her husband, James
Dwight Martin, Jr., of Summer
ville, S. C.
Bennett quoted Martin as say
ing he looked into the rearview
mirror and saw his wife's car
weaving. A few seconds later, he
said, he looked again and saw the
wreck.
Patrolman W. C. Fulgham was
the investigating officer.
She was a graduate of the Col
lege of the Albemarle and the Col
lege of Commerce in Elizabeth
City. she was a member of
Christ Episcopal Church.
Funeral services were con
ducted at 3 p.m. Sunday at Christ
Episcopal Church in Elizabeth
City by the Rev. William Byrd
Lee Hutcheson and the Rev. A.
Heath Light. Burial followed in
West Lawn Cemetery.
Anniversary Of
St. Philips To
Be Observed
On Sunday, May 19, a service
marking the 200th anniversary of
the dedication of Old St. Philip's
Church will be held within the
ruins of that building at Bruns
wick Town State Historic Site.
Scheduled for 3 p.m., the ob
servance is a Joint project of
the present St. Philip's Episco
pal Church, Southport, and the
North Carolin State Department
of Archives and History.
The Rev. J. Fred Fordham,
Rector of St. Philip’s; Mrs. Fran
ces G. Key, Vestry member,
and william G. Faulk, Historic
Site Assistant, have planned a
religious service, generally fol
lowing the Anglican Order of
Morning Prayer. There will be
special music, usherettes in co
lonial costume and outstanding
guest speakers.
Records of the State Depart
ment of Archives and History
and those of the Diocese of
East Carolina show that the orig
inal St. Philip’s, Brunswick, was
dedicated on May 24, 1768 by
The Reverend Barnett, assisted
by The Reverend Mr. wills of
Wilmington. Mr. Barnett was,
at the time, a house guest of
Royal Governor William Tryon
In his Brunswick residence
"Castle Tryon". Governor
Tryon had personally paid for
sashes and glass, brought from
England, for the church’s 11 win
dows.
oia bt. Fnmp’s was more than
20 years in the building, and
was in use less than 10 years
when it was burned by the British
in 1776. Research indicates
that the building was started In
the late 1740’s. In 1748 aSpanish
pirate vessel, with a squadron of
Spanish privateers, entered the
Cape Fear river and plundered its
plantations. The vessel was cap
tured and its contents sold. In
1751 the fund realized from sale
of the ship’s cargo and furnish
ings was divided between St.
James' Church, Wilmington, and
St. Philip’s at Brunswick. A pic
ture “Ecce Homo” captured from
the pirate ship, is still preserved
.in the Vestry room of St. James.
By 1754 the brick work was
completed to window level.
Governor Arthur Dobbs became
interested in finishing the proj
ect, and to increase local in*
terest, proposed to name it "His
Majesty's Chapel in the Caro
Unas”. Unfortunately, the
Church was not completed whe&.
Governor Dobbs died and was
buried inside its walls.
When finally completed, St.
Philip’s was 76 feet long, 53
feet wide, with 3-foot thick walls
standing 24 feet high. The aisles
of the church, paved with brick
tiles, formed a cross, with other
aisles along the walls. The
pews rested on wooden floored
sections. Historian James Sprunt
records “it must have possessed
much architectural beauty and
massive grandeur, with its high
pitched roof, its lofty doors and
beautiful chancel windows”.
St. Philip’s was probably de
stroyed by the British when they
burned Brunswick Town in 1776.
Fort Anderson was built across
the ruins of Brunswick in 1862
with the walls of the church plan
ned as part of the tort. Con
federate dead were placed inside
the walls, where they were found
by capturing union troops after
the fall of Fort Fisher.
The present St. Philip's parish
was admitted into the Diocese
of North Carolina on May 29,1851
under the name “OldSt. Philip’s”
of SmlthvUle. It comprises
churches in Southport, Shallotte
and Northwest.
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, May 2,
10:33 A M 4:68 A M
10:57 P M 4:58 P M
Friday, May S,
11:15 A M 5:48 A M
11:45 P M 5:40 P M
Saturday, May 4,
12:15 A M 6:34 A M
6:34 P M
Sunday, May 5,
0:38 A M 7:28 A M
1:16 P M 7:40P M
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Monday, May 6,
1:39 A M 8:28 A M
2:21 P M 8:46 P M
Tuesday, May 1,
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2:39 A M 9:22 A M
3:21 P M 9:52 P M
Wednesday, May 8,
3:39 A M 10:22 A M
4:21 P M 10:52 P M
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