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VOLUME 39
No. 49
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SOUTHPORT, N. C.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1968
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Furniture Presentation
In a ceremony at Brunswick Town State Historic Site Vistor Center-Museum Mon
day night members of the Brunswick town preservation committee, (1-r) Harry
Mmtz, chairman, Mrs. Jennette Driscoll and Miss Helen Taylor, presented to W„ S.
Tarlton, supt., Historic Sites Division, Dept, of Archives & History, the bill of sale"for
the furniture m the background whch are Windsor settee reproduction pieces.
Three Windsor
Settees Given
Historic Site
Three Windsor reproduction
pieces were purchased by the
Brunswick Town Preservation
Committee, Harry Mintz, chair
man, Mrs. Jennette Driscoll and
Miss Helen Taylor and were a
gift to the lobby in the Bruns
wick Town Visitor Center-Mu
seum. Formal presentation was
made Monday night at the regular
meeting of the Brunswick His
toric Society and acceptance was
made by W. S. Tarlton, superin
tendent, Historic Sites Division,
Department of Archives and His
These settees were custom
made by a arm In Harrisonburg,
Virginia and were copied from a
Massachusetts settee of the 1760
period. Typical Windsor charac
teristics of that area are the
vase-turned legs terminating In
a long tapering foot and the ring
and-bulb turned stretchers. This
particular type of bench Is known
as a “comb-back” since it’sback
resembles a comb. They were
probably first made in this coun
try during 1735-1740.
Windsor furniture originated In
England In the 18th century and
became popular in the colonies
shortly thereafter. The term
"Windsor” came from the name
of a small borough near London
where it is thought that the first
Windsor chairs were made.
Windsor chairs and settees
reached their highest artistic
form in America where they
were popularly used as both par
lor and garden furniture. They
•were commonly painted black,
green or red, and the paint dis
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Brief Bits Of
NEWS
YARD OF MONTH
“Yard of the Month” honors
tor May has been awarded by
the Southport Garden club to
Mrs. Elton Johnson, whose home
Is on Howe Street In Southport.
ARMED FORCES DAY
Saturday Is Armed Forces Day
and the u.S. Coast Guard Sta
tion at Oak Island will be hold
ing open house from 9 a.m.
until 4 p.m. All people In the
area are cordially invited to
come and visit the station.
FERRY SCHEDULE
The summer schedule for the
Southport-Fort Fisher ferry will
go into effect tomorrow (Thurs
day) and will continue through
September 15; Leaving South
port at 7 a.m., 9 a.m., 11 a.m.,
1 p.m., 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. Leav
ing Fort Fisher at 8 a.m., 10
a.m., 12 noon, 2 p.m., 4 p.m.
and 6 p.m.
SERVICES AT BEACH
The Presbyterian Fellowship
of Long Beach will begin Sunday
services this Sunday at 8 a.m.
Service will be at the Moose
Lodge and will be conducted by
the Rev. Robert R. Childs, Jr.,
pastor of the Southport Presby
terian Church. The public is
cordially invited. Informal dress
will be quite in order as this is
a ministry to both residents and
to vacationers.
Promotions At Sunny Point
Sunny Point was recently the scene of a double pro
motion ceremony when Second Lieutenants Stephen M.
Henry and Ronald E. Kirby received their silver bars
denoting their promotion to First Lieutenant. Shown top ,
photo, congratulating Lt. Henry is Major Oscar G. Oaks,
Director of Operations. Lt. Kirby and Lieutenant Colonel
Pierre N. Canese, Special Assistant to the Commander, '
are shown below.
Lord Archbishop
Sends Greetings
The Lord of Archbishop of Can
terbury, Michael Cantuar, has
sent his personal greetings and
blessing to those attending the
commemoration of the Bicenten
nial Dedication of Old St. Philip’s
Church, Brunswick Town, on May
More than 2,000 people are ex
pected to attend the 3 p.m. serv
ice within the ruins of the old
Anglican church on the State
Historic Site, off Highway 133
near Orton Plantation.
In a message to the Rev. J
Fred Fordham, Rector, St*.
Philip’s Episcopal Church,
Southport, The Lord Archbishop
commented that in May, 1768
His Excellency William Tyron,
then Governor of North Caro
lina, had written to the Bishop 1
of London commending a man [
to be considered for ordination. !
Writing from his Lambeth
Palace residence, His Grace
noted that “your parish was then j
in his jurisdiction and diocesan
care". 1
Royal Governor Tryon’s in- 1
terest in Old St. Philip’s is in- 1
dicated by the fact that he per
sonally paid for sashes and glass, 1
brought from England, from '
the church’s 11 large windows. s
When the dedication was had, on 1
May 24, 1768, the minister con- 1
ducting the service was a house
guest of Tryon’s.
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Beauty Reigns
During Flower
Show Saturday
A beautiful flower show was
presented jointly by the South
port Garden Club and the South
port Woman’s Club Saturday in
the Community Building. They
were assisted by the members of
the Live Oak and woodbine Gard
en Clubs.
The Tricolor award and the
Sweepstake prize both went to
Mrs. Lewis J. Hardee for the
best arrangement and the most
points received for awards.
The general chairmen of the
show were Mrs. H. T. St.
George, Mrs. Landis o. Brown,
Mrs. Henry Goodwin and Mrs.
J. D. Loughlin.
Mrs. Robert Morris of white
ville and Mrs. Margaret Woltz
of Hallsboro served as judges
of the show, the theme being
“As YOU Like It”.
The schedule of arrangements
was divided into fifteen cate
gories, and the horticulture
schedule into seven divisions.
Awards were made in each
division as follows:
L Dinner tables--"All Time
Hit Parade”: Blue ribbon, Mrs.
J. K. Porterfield; “Easter Pa
rade”; led, Mrs. J. B. Warth,
“Autumn Leaves”; yellow, Mrs.
W. S. Norman, “Some Enchanted
Evening”; white, Mrs. J. M.
Ridout, “Rose of the South.”
IL Living room (large): blue,
Mrs. E. C. Harrelson; red, Mrs.
Pat Hughes; yellow, Mrs. Landis
Brown; white, Mrs. Bob Childs.
HI. Living room (small): blue,
Mrs. w. S. Norman; red, Mrs.
J. M. Ridout; yellow, Mrs. E. C.
Blake; white, Mrs. D. C. Herring.
IV. Dining table: blue, Mrs.
D. C. Pigott; red, Mrs. L. J.
Hardee; yellow, Mrs. R. B.
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Southport Lady
To Be Honored
Mrs. Ronald Hood of Southport
has been notified by the N. C.
Heart Association that she has
singled - tor special
recognition for her part in the
recent Heart Fund Drive in
Brunswick County.
Mrs. Hood headed the campaign
in Southport, where last year's
collections were more than
trebeled. This accomplishment
was made despite the fact that
her husband is a Captain in the
U. S. Army Medical Corps, now
serving in Vietnam, and she has
three small children to care for.
Mrs. Hood is the former Miss
Peggy Thomas, whose parents
are Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Thomas
of Leland.
Following is the text of the let
ter from the Heart Association to
Mrs. Hood:
“This is to advise you that,
from among more than 100,000
heart association volunteers in
North Carolina, you have been
selected to receive one of the
association’s 1968 founders
awards. This award is present
ed ‘for distinguished leadership
on behalf of the heart cause in
North Carolina, in the tradition
of volunteer service personified
by the founders of the North Caro
lina Heart Association ... as a
token of the Heart Association’s
respect and gratitude.’ ”
The awards presentation will be
made at special breakfast at the
Hotel Robert E. Lee in Winston
Salem on May 30.
Mrs. Hood says she would like
to express her appreciation to the
volunteers who helped her
throughout Heart Month. “With
out them this award would not be
possible,’’ she said.
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Boy Scout Encampment
Area Boy Scouts were encamped at Sunny Point Army Terminal during the past
weekend and the woods literally were full of boys, campfires and pup tents. The
adult overseeing a K. P. detail is Assistant Scoutmaster Billy Smith of Southport
(Photo by Spencer).
Grand Jury In
Follow Up Of
School Study
Following is the report of the
Brunswick County Grand Jury
as submitted to Judge Hubert E.
May at the conclusion of last
week’s term of Superior court
for trial of criminal cases;
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF BRUNSWICK
“The grand jury was called
to order on May 6, 1968, by Wil
liam O. Beasley, foreman, Kath
leen C. Parker, secretary.
“We, the grand jury were in
session two days, May 6 and 7.
We examined ten bills and re
turned ten true bills.
WCV/4UOC VA WiC Atii£Jl UVU'
merits recommended by the grant
jury in January, we asked for s
report from Mr. George wil
liams, Superintendent Of Bruns*
wick County Schools. Mr. Wil«
Hams and Mr. Ralph C. King,
Assistant Superintendent, me
with the grand jury In the after
noon and Mr. King gave a repor
on school maintenance. Th<
broken windows and door glasse:
have been repaired. New bool
Cases have been built, plumb In*
lias been repaired and the roofs
and exterior of buildings have
been repaired. He stated thal
the wall plaster will be re
paired during the summer and
that the Safety Equipment Com
pany of Wilmington Is responsi
ble tor changing or replacing
any fire extinguishers In the
schools. Two new boilers foi
heat will be installed by nex
school season. The Leland mg*
School auditorium seats have
been repaired as well as possi
ble, with obsolete parts fToir
other seats. Because of lack 01
funds, the tile on the schoo
halls has not been replaced. Mr.
King stated that since some OJ
the buildings are forty years old
and in need of continuous repairs,
it is possible that some defi
ciences still exist.
“Mr. Williams stated that, in
his opinion, the consolidation oi
schools is the answer to the main
tenance problem.
“The Brunswick County Health
Department building in Shallotte
has received a termite treatment.
If the painting and shelf repair has
not been completed, we request
immediate action to correct this
deficiency.’*
| Time And Tide
It must have been warmer in 1938. At any rate, the first turtle
sgglng expedition of the season was reported when a party visited
Bald Head island, found a mother turtle still on her nest. Mr. and
Virs. Bingo Burris were hosts for this party, which completely o'ver
ooked the passage of time and tide and got stranded on a sandbar
Vhat had started out as an evening of fun developed into an overnight
excursion. Big news of the week was announcement that work had
started on the 4-1/2-mile paving project on the Shallotte end of
lighway No. 130.
The following had been named by Mrs. Lou H. Smith as can
lidates for the 4-H Health Queen title! Lillie Rogers, Odell Smith,
Catherine Willetts, Dorothy Robinson, Nellie Galloway and Edith
Sellers.
Five years later the May term of criminal court came to a close
liter only one and one-half days. There was a report that bear
racks had been seen within a couple of miles of the Southport
:ity limits; Miss Arnette Standland, had completed a brief refresh
«r course in the WAAC Training Regiment at Camp Polk, La.; and
he fate of the W.B.&S. Railroad had not yet been determined.
Another of Southport’s Famous daughters had been honored when
dajor Margaret D, Cralghill, M.D., daughter of the supervising
ngineer when Ft. Caswell was reconstructed, was commissioned
.s an officer in the u. S. Army. Thus she received the first
wmmission ever bestowed by either the Army or the Navy upon a
noman.
By 1948 the tempo of road improvements had picked up, and the
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Libraries Receive New Book
The Brunswick Electric Membership Corporation re
cently has presented a new volume “The Trials and
Triumphs of Two Dynamic Decades,” by David C. Whit
ney, to all public libraries and school libraries within the
area served by this cooperative. Ralph C. King, assistant
superintendent of Brunswick County Schools, is shown
accepting a copy of this new book from Hugh D. Vance
right.
Scout Encampment
Has Record Number
Teresa Gail Jones
Waccamaw Girl
On Scholarship
Teresa Gall Jones, a junior at
Waccamaw High School, Is one of
40 outstanding high school stu
dents accepted to participate in a
science program to be held during
the coming summer at Bridge
water College in Virginia. Tere
sa is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Lafayette Jones who live in Ash.
This is the sixth summer that
Bridgewater College has con
ducted such a program for out
standing high school students who
have a strong interest in science
as a career. The program is
partially financed by the National
Science Foundation. The stu
dents, who come from eight dif
ferent states extending from Ala
bama to Wisconsin, will be on the
Bridgewater College Campus for
six weeks beginning June 16.
The program will consist of
lectures, demonstrations, li
brary study, problem solving and
experimentation. The group will i
be divided into two sections, one
in chemistry and one in physics.
Teresa will be in the physics j
(OooUnuad on Pag* «>
One of four District Camporees
for the Cape Fear Area Council
were held last weekend, May 3-5,
at Sunny Point Army Terminal
with record breaking attendances
as announced by Malcolm Mc
leod, Chairman of Camping from
Lumberton.
The Coastal District camporee
was held at the terminal near
Southport with Gene Johnson and
David Brookshire as chiefs. The
judging of events was directed by
Charles Johnson, all of Wilming
ton. George Parker of Sunny
Point arranged for local facil
ities. The top honors were
earned by the following patrols,
Hawk and Flying Eagle of Troop
228 of Oleander Methodist, Bear
of Troop 205 of Winter Park Bap
tist, Sea Gull and Sea Hawk of
Troop 221 of Carolina Beach Fire
Department. S. M. Giles served
is official registration clerk.
County Board
Holds Session
The Brunswick County Board
of Education met last Tuesday
night in the Board of Education
office.
The board rejected bids for two
1967 Ford cars offered at public
auction on April 29 at the Bruns
wick county court house.
Approval was given the Driver
rraining and Safety Education
oudget request for the 1968-69
school year in the amount of $33,
The board approved the teach
er contract for Kathrine Town
send of Leland.
A property accounting survey
» be completed by a selected
surveyor and architect was au
thorized by the board.
The board approved the fol
owing teachers to be employed
n the Summer Headstart Pro
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Lennon Urges
Committee To
Provide Funds
In a hearing last week before
the House Appropriations Com
mittee Congressman Alton A.
Lennon made the following plea
for funds with which to fund a
study and design of erosion con
trol needs of Brunswick county;
"I appreciate the opportunity
to appear before you in support of
H. R. 15310, which provides tor an
appropriation of $100,000 for the
Corps of Engineers to conduct a
preconstruction planning study
for an erosion and hurricane pro
tection project.
"On November 7, 1966, the
Congress authorized in the Omni
bus Public works Authorization
Bill for a 20-foot high berm and
dune project along the ocean
shore of Brunswick County, North
Carolina. The project area is
22.9 miles in length and involves
five independent beach communi
ties geographically oriented east
and west, and subject to the full
force of hurricanes whith usually
move from south to north.
"Many hurricanes have struck
this area, and 1 can personally
attest to the intense suffering and
damage some have caused. To
cite one example, ten lives were
lost, over 1200 homes were
totally destroyed, and over 600
were heavily damaged from the
destructive force of Hurricane
Hazel in October 1954. The Corps
of Engineers estimated the dam
age at $21.5 million in the proj
ect area.
"Other hurricanes not so
severe have followed, but ero
sion continues to engulf acres of
beach property. Freak storms
struck these beaches hard again
this past winter and left much
destruction in their wake.
“Beach erosion has become so
severe on these beaches that in
some areas at high water there is
no longer a beach. Where there
used to be wide, gently sloping
beaches, we now have cliffs
with the sea constantly tearing
(Oontbuwd Ob FOgo Two)
Roger Gause
Wins Scholarship
Freeman Gause, Biology
teacher, and several biology stu
dents of Union High School were
guests Saturday of the Univer
sity of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill.
Roger Gause, an all “A” stu
dent, was declared first place
winner in North Carolina High
School Academic Contest in bio
logy. This award was granted
on the basis of competitive test
scores. He was awarded a
merit scholarship covering the
cost of tuition at the university,
renewable annually for four
years; a certificate of merit
recognizing his achievement, and
a letter of commendation.
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 Cape Fear
Pilot’s Association.
HKJH LOW
Thursday. May 16,
11:09 A.M. 5:10 A.M. C
11:39 P.M. 5:16 P.M. '■>
Friday,, May 17,
12:09 A.M. 6:10 A.M.
6:16 P.M.
Saturday, May 18,
0:39 A.M. 7:04 A.M.
1:09 P.M. 7:22 P.M.
Sunday, May 19,
1:39 A.M. 8:04 A.M.
2:09 P.M. 8:22 P.M. I
Monday, May 20, I
2:33 A M. 8:58 A.M. J
3:03 P.M. 9:28 P.M. J
Tuesday. May 21, J
3:27 A.M. 9:46 A.M. J
4:03 P.M. 10:22 P.M. J
Wednesday, May 22, i
4:21 A.M. 10:34 A.M. J
4:51 P.M. 11:10 P M. !