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VOLUME 39
No. 51
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SOUTHPORT, N. C.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 1968
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Brunswick Representative
Barbara Skipper of Shallotte represented Brunswick county in the Blueberry Fes
tival Pageant this year and rode on the Brunswick County Float in the Parade Satur
day. Miss Skipper was named the most talented non-finalist in the pageant and was
honored for presenting the best autobiography.
In Blueberry Festival Parade
The thousands who watched the Blueberry Festival Parade at White Lake Sat
urday in person or on television enjoyed a prevue of this year’s Fourth of July Fes
tival when pretty Kathy Joyner appeared on the Fourth of July Festival Float to
help promote the coming event.
Lee J. Greer
Speaks Before
Local Seniors
Graduation exercises were
held at Southport High School this
(Wednesday) evening with Lee J.
Greer, Clerk of Court for Colum
bus County, delivering the ad
dress. He was introduced by
Mike Sellers.
The invocation was by the Rev.
Albert Lamm, pastor of Southport
Baptist Church. Zettle Carrier
then presented Libba Mitchell
for the salutatory address. Fol
lowing the speech by Mr. Greer,
James M. Wolfe, chairman of the
local school committee, present
ed special awards.
The valedictory address was
given by Teresa Shatterly, who
was introduced by Sallie Tom
linson. Diplomas were presented
by Arthur J. Dosher, member of
the Brunswick County Board of
Education, to the following sen
iors:
Marilyn Victoria Aldridge,
Herman Parks Bennett, Larry
Wayne Brlgman, Michael Thor
sen Coleman, Gordon Leander
Davis, Jr., Jacquelyn Ann Dosh
er, Delores Capps Duncan,
Donald Ray Ferrell, Patricia Ann
Garner, Linda Marie Hart, Jerry
Lane Helms, Bobby Curtis
Hewett, Timothy Lee Johnson,
Bobbie Joyce Jones, Frances
Jorgensen, Jeanette Galloway
Lewis, Mary Ann McLaughlin,
Elizabeth Earle Mitchell, Rob
ert Llnville Pegram, in, Pamela
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Skin Divers Help
Retrieve Artifacts
Amateur skin divers and the
North Carolina Department of
Archives and History have
worked up an agreement which
may prove mutually profitable in
that it will afford the divers
something interesting and worth
while to do and at the same time
provide the state agency with div
ing services it can not afford to
hire.
Diving permits are now avail
able through the State Depart
ment of Archives and History for
exploring and salvaging historic
shipwrecks lying in North Caro
lina navigable waters both in
land and along the coast.
The permits are made accord
ing to a North Carolina act of
1967 and rules and regulations
adopted by the Governor and
Council of State for the purpose
of protecting historically signifi
cant vessels and other under
water archaeological artifacts.
These provisions declare the
State to be the owner and the
Department of Archives and His
tory the custodian of derelicts
and other materials sunk for
more than ten years in the navi
gable waters of the State—in
cluding waters lying within one
marine league seaward of the ex
treme low water mark of the At
lantic seashore. The law further
states that exploring or sal
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The Rev. Phillip L. Thomas,
Jr., was ordained to the Sacred
Order of Deacons In the Epis
copal Diocese of Lexington on
May 25. Holy Orders were con
ferred by the Rt. Rev. Bishop of
Lexington, William R. Moody.
Thomas was graduated from
the Episcopal Theological Semi
nary in Kentucky on May 24 where
he had been engaged In theological
studies for the past three years.
The Thomases, formerly of
Shallotte, now reside In Harrods
burg, Ky., where he serves as
Vicar of St. Philip's Episcopal
Church. They plan a June vaca
tion at Holden Beach.
New Schedule
For Shallotte
Branch Library
The Shallotte Public Library
will go on an expanded summer
schedule of, hours on Monday,
according to Mrs. William wood,
chairman of the Shallotte Library
Committee. The new schedule
will be from 9 a.m. to 12 noon,
and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Mon
day through Friday. Saturday
hours will be 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
This Is more than double the
present number of hours the li
brary is open to the public, ac
cording to Mrs. Wood.
In a meeting held Tuesday
with Mrs. M. H. Rourk of the
Brunswick County Library Board
of Trustees, Mrs. Wood and rep
resentatives of the County Li
brary Staff the new schedule was
adopted for June, July and August.
Other action included the hiring
of Miss Josephine Nance to
replace Linda Cheers as Branch
Librarian. Miss Cheers, who
has been responsible for the Shal
lotte operation for the past three
years, Is graduating from high
school and will enter college this
fall. During the summer months
she has, been assigned to the
Southport-Brunswick County Li
brary as a PACE worker, ending
Her .duties as librarian of the
branch. She will work on the
County Bookmobile and assist
Miss Nance In the Shallotte Li
brary.
Mrs. James M. Harper, Jr.,
chairman of the County Library
Board of Trustees, pointed out
that during the summer months
book circulation in the Shallotte
Branch more than doubles, and It
Is hoped that the increased hours
will make it possible for all
local residents and summer
visitors to take advantage of the
branch library’s facilities. Mrs.
Harper also reminds patrons of
the branch library that the full
facilities of the headquarters li
brary In Southport are available
to them, as well as Interlibrary
Loans from the North Carolina
State Library in Raleigh.
Graduation At
Union School
At commencement tonight
(Wednesday) Union High School
will graduate the largest class In
the school’s history consisting of
81 seniors. This class is also
the largest In Brunswick County’s
history.
Union has grown continuously
since its establishment. The fa
culty, of which over half are
alumni of the school or natives
of Brunswick county, rates well
according to the standards of edu
cational leaders*
The class of 1968 Includes
some versatile students. Of those
graduating this year several have
been accepted In various colleges
of this state. Several students
are receiving scholarships.
The baccalaureate sermon was
delivered Sunday by Rev. John
W. Flaming of Shaw University,
Raleigh. He emphasized to the
class that "In the world every
thing that marks an end also
marks a beginning. The end of
one day Is the commencement
of another. The end of one task,
the beginning of a new one. The
tree blossoms, bears fruit, sheds
its foliage, and Immediately
begins preparation for another
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Godspeed To Lion Sullivan
Roy Stevens, left, president of the North Carolina Travel Council and director of
the Brunswick County Resources Development Commission, is shown here extending
his best wishes to Lion Kirby Sullivan, right, who leaves for the State Convention in
Asheville this weekend as a candidate for the office of District Governor of District
31-H. i
Four Brunswick
Students Get
State Degrees
Chancellor John T. Caldwell
conferred a masters degree on
a 32-year-old father of three,
along with three other Brunswick
County students at North Caro
lina State University’s 79th an
nual commencement, Saturday.
In morning ceremonies at
NC-SU's turned r Reynolds Coli
seum, the chancellor, awarded
more than 1,800 graduate and un
dergraduate degrees.
The Brunswick students were
among almost 1,400 who received
bachelors degrees, 102 doctoral
candidates and 378 who earned
masters degrees. Four honorary
doctorates were also conferred
on prominent citizens. '
Robert w. Swain, son of Mr.
and Mrs. F. H. Swain, Sr., of
Southport, earned his ^masters
degree In animal science. Mar
ried and the father of three chil
dren, he is a graduate c*f South
port High School.
The Brunswick studenis earn
ing bachelors degrees all studied
in fields of engineering, the
largest of N. C. State’s eight
schools.
Two are married, reflecting
the growing number of married
undergraduate students on the
campus.
The students, their parents and
fields of study are:
Bruce C. Jacobs, civil en
gineering, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Francis B. Jacobs Jr., Lelandj
Asa D. Ruark m, aerospace en
gineering, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Asa D. Ruark Jr., Southport:
and johnie E. Williams, aero
space engineering, Mr. and Mrs.
Johnie a Williams, shallotte.
Jacobs and Williams are both
married. Williams has two chil
dren. i
Time And Tide
It was the last week in May 1938, and plans were being completed
tor a Baby Show, Banker Prince O’Brien had a group of his col
leagues from the Waccamaw Bank and Trust Co. down for a fishing
trip, but these men must have been better bankers than they were
fishermen. There was a front page picture of Kenneth McKeithan,
who had just entered upon his duties as Rural Mail Carrier at Bo
livia.
The Home Demonstration Clubs had held a flower show at Shallotte
and prominent among the winners were Mrs. Furman Galloway,
Mrs. Henry Zibelin and Mrs. Beaman Sellers. The late John B. Ward
was judge of the county court back in those days and on this week had
only three cases up tor trial.
Sale of the W.B.&S, Railroad to New York interests still was un
confirmed as May was running out back in 1943; Mrs. Christine
Frink was getting ready to manage the sale of Poppies on Memorial
Day; and Deputy Sheriff F, L. Lewis reported that he had not had an
inmate spend the night In the Brunswick County jail during the month
of May.
The late Buck Devane, respected Southport resident, had earned
the title of Champion Victory Gardener through his production of
foodstuffs in his swamp garden plot. Grading was being completed
on the bridge approaches on the beach road at the Inland water
way.
May 1948, and the English Ketch Maria Catherine, 90-feet in
length and enroute from Bermuda to England, put In here for re
pairs. Clearing and planting had been completed on the turkey
range at Orton in the wildlife refuge project. The annual meeting
of the Brunswick Rural Electric Membership Corporation was
scheduled for June 9 at Williams High School.
Beach residents were petitioning for mail service at Holden
Beach; Long Beach Pavilion had been purchased by Carl Watkins
and Eugene Tomlinson from J. F. Garrell of Whiteville; and the
Southport Woman’s Club was getting ready to present a musical
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^ Graduate At Meredith
Dudley Barbee Howard, left, and Dixie Merle
Bennett, right, were members of the graduating class at
Meredith College during the past weekend. Mrs.
Howard is from Yaupon Beach and Miss Bennett is
From Ash
Southport Man Is
Lions Candidate
SGT. JOHNSON
Bolivia Soldier
Receives Medal
Word has been received that
Sgt. Milton H. Johnson, Jr., of
Bolivia recently was awarded
the Army Commendation Medal
for Heroism as a result of ac
tion with the 9th Infantry Divi
sion in the Republic of Vietnam.
The date of this action was
December 31, 1967, and the com
mendation accompanying the
medal reads in part:
“For heroism in connection
with military operations against
an armed hostile force in the
Republic of Vietnam, Sergeant
Johnson distinguished himself on
31 December 1967 while serving
as a Armored Personnel Carrier
Commander with Troop c, 3rd
Squadron, 5th Cavalry, 9th Infan
try Division during a convoy es
cort mission near Cam My, Viet
nam. Despite intense hostile
fire, Sergeant Johnson showed
aggressive determination in the
successful defense of his position
and the repulsion of the
determined Insurgent force. Ser
geant Johnson’s heroic actions
are in keeping with the highest
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Lion Kirby Sullivan of South
port will head for Asheville this
weekend to attend the Annual
North Carolina Lions Convention,
and unless there is a big upset
in the making he will return home
as District Governor of Dis
trict 31-H.
With him as campaign manager
and strong supporter will be Lion
Bill McDougle, president of the
Southport Lions Club. Since
there apparently is no opposi
tion for the Southport candidate,
campaigning may not be neces
sary, but local Lions are taking
no chances.
Arrangements have been made
for setting up a hospitality room
where delicacies that are a prod
uct of the region will be offered
visitors. These will include lus
cious blueberries fresh from the
fields of Brunswick county and
various crab products from the
Caroon plant in Southport.
Not only will an effort be made
to spread good will, but a mild
amount of propoganda will be in
volved as folders describing
Brunswick county beaches,
sports fishing, historic attrac
tions and other information de
signed to appeal to the pros
pective vacationer will be dis
tributed by the Southport Lions
in their hospitality room.
With Lion Sullivan and Lion Mc
Dougle will be Lion Lester Lowe
and Lion C, D. Pickerrell, both
active members of the local
club and staunch boosters of
the prospective new District
Governor.
Clint Bellamy
Party Chairman
Clinton E. Bellamy was elect
ed chairman of the Brunswick
County Democratic Executive
Committee at the County Con
vention held Saturday at Bolivia.
He defeated Grover A. Gore in a
close race fbr this honor.
Mrs. H. Foster Mintz, who
closed out the last term as chair
man of the Democratic Executive
(Oootlnnxf on P«g* 4)
Southport Art
Show Seeking
More Exhibits
Artist, professional or ama
teur, no matter what their style,
are urged to make plans now to
enter the Eighth Annual South
port Arts Festival, sponsored
by the Junior Woman's Club of
Southport. The festival will be
held July 2-4 and will be a fea
ture of the Fourth of July Festi
val.
Awards will be given in five
categories: Oils, water colors,
graphics, crafts, and junior divi
sion. Two Purchase Awards
will be made. The judge of the
show will choose the paintings
tor these honors. These Purchase
Awards will be added to the City
Municipal Art Collection now on
display in the Southport-Bruns
wick County Public Library. One
Purchase Award will be given in
oils up to a maximum of $175.
The other Purchase Award will
be given in water colors or
graphics up to a maximum of
$75. An additional purchase or
purchases will be made by the
City of Southport from the entire
show in the amount of $150. These
purchases will also be added to
the City's Municipal Art Col
lection. Silver cups and ribbons
will be awarded to the First Place
winner in each category. Second
and third place winners will re
ceive ribbons.
The judge of the show is Wes
ley Crawley, Professor of Art,
East Carolina University School
of Art.
The festival has attracted
thousands of visitors during the
past years, and the largest event
yet is anticipated this year. All
artists are invited to submit
works. Those wishing informa
tion on the Festival should con
tact Mrs, John Barbee, Southport.
Two Brunswick
Girls Graduate
Two Brunswick county {£rls,
Dixie Merle Bennett and Dudley
Barbee Howard, graduated In
ceremonies beginning Sunday,
May 26, at 11 a. m. in the Mere
dith College amphitheater in Ra
leigh.
The baccalaureate address was
delivered by Wallace E. Johnson,
president of the Holiday Inns
America, Inc. The 5 p.m. com
mencement address was given by
Tennessee Governor Buford
Ellington.
While at Meredith Miss Ben
nett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Ivan V. Bennett of Ash, has been
a member of the Baptist Student
Union and the Philaretian So
ciety, a service organization on
campus. She has also served
as program chairman for To
morrow’s Business Women and
advertising manager for the col
lege newspaper, “The Twig”.
Miss Bennett is a business major
and plans to enter the field of
business.
While at Meredith Mrs.
Howard, daughter of Mrs. G. V.
Barbee, Sr., of Yaupon Beach,
and the late Mr. Barbee, has
served as vice-president and
president of the International Re
lations Club and as a reporter
for the campus newspaper, “The
Twig.” She was also a member
of the Philaretian Society. Mrs.
Howard is a history major and
plans to enter the field of
secondary education.
Tide Table
Following to the tide table
lor Southport during the
week. These hours are ap
proximately correct and
were furnished The Slate
Port Pilot through the
courtesy of the Gape Fear
Pilot’s Association.
HIGH LOW
Thursday, May SO,
9:33 AM 3:58 AM
9:67 PM 3:62 PM
Friday, May 81,
10:15 AM 4:40 AM
10:33 PM 4:34 PM
Saturday, June 1,
10:57 AM 5:22 AM
11:21 PM 5:16 PM
Sunday, June 2, J
11:51 AM 6:04 AM J
6:10 PM ■
Monday, June 8,
0:09 AM 8:52 AM
12:51 PM 7:16 PM
Tuesday, June 4,
1:03 AM 7:46 AM
1:51 PM 8:22 PM
Wednesday, June 5,
2:03 AM 8:48 AM S
2:51 PM 9:28 PMj
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