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VOLUME 40
No. 7
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SOUTHPORT, N. C.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 1968
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Marker For Gentleman Pirate
After some 200 years, Stede Bonnet, the “gentleman pirate” who frequented the
Southport area in the early 1700s, has been remembered by the erection of a histor
ical plaque by the City of Southport. The marker is on the causeway in the northeast
ern part of town which crosses Bonnet’s Creek. (Photo by Frank O’Brien)
Juniors Hear
Discussion Of
School Election
The Southport Junior Woman’s
Club held Its July meeting at
the home of Mrs. May Barbee.
The program presented to the
club was the upcoming school
bond issue and the State Depart
ment of Public Instruction’s re
cent school survey recommend
ing construction of two com
plete consolidated schools.
George Williams, Superin
tendent of Brunswick County
Schools, Mayor Eugene Tom
linson of the City of Southport
and Robert Howard of wacca
maw Bank and Trust Company
were guest speakers. Mr. Wil
liams discussed how the proposal
would affect the immediate area,
Mr. Tomlinson explained points
of the proposal itself and Mr.
Howard compared the financial
aspects of the county under exist
ing school systems and under the
proposed consolidated system.
During a question and answer
session, Mrs. Kathy Barbee
and Mrs. Sue Jones served re
freshments to the guests and club
members. All were urged to
attend the July 29 open meet
ing of the Board of Education
at the courthouse.
After the program, Mrs.
Connie Young, president, called
the business meeting of the club
to order. A devotional was given
by Mrs. Ellen Sherrod. After
wards the minutes of the June
meeting were read by MissAl
neta Dixon in the absence of the
secretary, Mrs. Teresa Conrad.
The minutes corrected and ap
proved, the treasurer’s report
was given. Mrs. Marianne Gore,
chairman of the Fourth of July
Arts Festival Committee, re
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Brief Bits Of
NEWS '
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TALENT CONTEST
The Shallotte Jaycettes are
sponsoring a talent contest. Try
outs will be held August 14 at the
Shallotte High School Auditorium
at 3 p.m. For more information,
call 4-6965. Prizes will be
awarded.
TO HONOR PASTOR
There will be a reception for
Rev. and Mrs. Jackie B. Cooper
at the Oak Island Baptist Church
Long Beach from 3 to 5 p.m.
Sunday. All friends are invited
to come by. Rev. and Mrs.
Cooper have been appointed by
the Foreign Mission Board of
the Southern Baptist Convention
to serve in Argentina.
RECEPTION SUNDAY
On Sunday afternoon between
the hours of 3 and 5, there will
be a reception at Elah Baptist
Church in honor of their new
pastor and his wife, Rev. and
Mrs. Linwood Todd. All mem
bers and friends are invited.
Award For Service
Mrs. Lavada Bevel of Southport is shown here being
presented a 5-year Red Cross Volunteer Button by Wil
liam Cupit, administrator of Dosher Memorial Hospital.
This is a very special award inasmuch as she is the only
person in Brunswick County to have served the Red
Cross in a volunteer capacity for 5 years. In order to
receive this button a minumum of 400 hours of volunteer
service is required. Mrs. Bevel, however, has donated
over 500 hours of her time. The Red Cross volunteers in
Brunswick County are sponsored by the Southport Jun
ior Woman’s Club.
Production Begins
At DuPont Plant
First production units of the
Du Pont Company’s Cape Fear
Plant for Dacron polyester fiber
are now in operation, f. Mur
ray Acker, manager said this
week.
Shipments of Dacron staple are
now being made to customers,
he said. Additional manufactur
ing units will be phased into
operation over a period of time
as construction work progresses,
he explained. Construction of
the plant, which incorporates the
latest fiber- making technology,
began in 1966.
Demand for Dacron is strong,
and the production from the new
plant supplements the wide varie
ties of Dacron products manu
factured at the Kinston, North
Carolina, and Old Hickory, Ten
nessee, sites.
Employment at the plant now
totals more than 300. There will
be slight increases over the next
few months as production
expands. Most employees are
area residents who have been
trained for their assignments
over the past few months.
"We are pleased with the way
that our new employees have been
able to place this complex plant
into operation,” Acker said.
Because the new facilities are
based on recently developed tech
nology, it will not be possible
to admit visitors to the plant,
according to the manager.
“Fiber manufacture Is a
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New Member Of
FHA Committee
William T. Bowen of Free
land has been appointed to a
three-year term on the Bruns
wick County Farmers Home Ad
ministration Committee. His
appointment became effective
July 1.
Bowen is recognized as a suc
cessful farmer and a community
leader. He is active in various
community and civic affairs. He
will serve on the FHA Commit
tee with James D. Bellamy, Jr.,
of Shallotte and w. Worth Mer
cer of Bolivia.
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New Agreement
Outlined For
Board Approval
At a special meeting of the
Commercial and Sports Fish
eries Committee of the Board
of Conservation and Development
In Raleigh Wednesday, tentative
approval was given to a new
regulation which would restrict
landings of trash fish in North
Carolina’s coastal .waters during
the winter trawling season. This
action came on the heels of
recommendations made last week
by the Commercial and Sports
Fisheries Advisory Board.
The proposed new regulation
will be recommended by the com
mittee to the full Board of Con
servation and Development at its
summer quarterly meeting in
Wrightsville Beach on August 6
for final approval.
Committee Chairman Petro
Kulynych of North Wilkesboro
said the new regulation will place
the burden on commercial fish
ermen by requiring their catch
to contain at least 60 percent fish
fit for human consumption. The
remaining 40 percent, Kulynych
stated, after passing through a
seafood dealer, could be de
livered by the dealer to be used
for bait, mink food, or processed
by a dehydrating plant.
Said Kulynych, “This puts the
burden on the fisherman while
he is fishing at sea. When he
brings up his nets full of small,
young fish, he will know then
that he cannot bring in that catch
Without violating this regulation;
therefore, he will return them to
the waters and move on to better
fishing areas."
State law prohibits trash fish
ing. Trash fishing is defined as
the intentional taking of the young
of edible fish before they are of
sufficient size to be of value as
individual food fish.
‘ ‘Regardless of net size based
on the type of fish being caught,
it is impossible," said Kulynych,
“to eliminate the taking of some
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Leland Citizen -
A young Leland man drowned
Sunday afternoon In Town Creek
after the boat which he and three
friends were using capsized.
Thomas Edison Smith, age
about 23, drowned about 30 feet
from the Snowfield Landing em
bankment, according to Bruns
wick County Sheriff Harold Wil
letts. Willetts said that Smith,
his brother, Charles Smith, and
two friends, Larry Clutch and
Miss Jane Parker, were swim
ming around the 14-foot fiber
glass boat, when the three boys
tried to get back into the boat,
it capsized.
Charles Smith, Clutch, and
Miss Parker grabbed lifejackets
before the boat sank. Thomas
Smith was unable to get a life
jacket.
The four then swam toward
shore, but Smith drowned before
making it in.
The accident took place about
6 p.m. Sunday. Smith's body
was recovered about 10 p.m. by
the Acme-Delco-Riegelwood
rescue squad.
Assisting in the rescue
were the Leland and Winnabow
rescue squads and members of
the N. C. Wildlife Resources
Commission.
Drowns
Presents White Cane
C. D. Pickerrell, president of the Southport Lions Club, is shown here as he pre
sents James E. Jackson, Southport resident, with a white cane. Jackson, who is 38
years of age, has been blind for several years. He is married, and he and his wife have
one son, Ricky.
Library Fund
Almost Within
Reach Of Goal
A $100 check from Hughes
Transportation Company, Charl
eston, S.C., has brought the to
tal amount of local funds need
ed to complete the new South
port-Brunswick County Library
down to $900, reports Walter L.
Aldridge, project agent.
City Auditor Aldridge, who has
voluntarily handled all receipts
and disbursements for the build
ing project, says that as of this
week there are bills outstanding
for about $7200,- with funds on
hand, or due to be received, In
the amount of $6,300. The largest
item still to be.paid for is the
$6,000 worth of metal shelving,
scheduled to arrive any day.
"I was a little worried a few
months ago when we were still
$2,300 short in local funds,"
Aldridge states. However a sales
tax refund of over a thousand
dollars, and donations to the
library fund have brought us down
to the last $900," he reports.
The total amount of funds to be
raised by the local Building Fund
Committee was originally $40,
175. In two years time, all but
$900 of that amount has now
been collected.
Mrs. James M. Harper, Jr.,
Chairman of the Library Board
of Trustees, expressed "amaze
ment and delight" over Ald
ridge’s report. She stated that
"when we started out to try to
raise $40,000 in Brunswick Coun
ty, people thought we were trying
the impossible. This just shows
what can be done when people are
determined. Now, let’s get that
last $900 in and start thinking
about enjoying our beautiful new
building.”
A shipping notice from the
shelving manufacturer gave a
July 16 date for the shelving to
leave California. As. soon as
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Time And Tide
Sports fishing was just getting started good around here back in
1938, and the issue of July 20 had a picture of several local lovelies
in what was obviously a clever bit of promotion. New Hope Presby
terian Church at Winnabow had observed its 44th Sunday School and
Homecoming Anniversary with more than 200 persons present.
Several local seafood dealers were getting ready for what they
hoped would be a big season for shrimp production; a front page head
line proclaimed “Tobacco Outlook Brighter As Opening Nears;” and
the advertising section already was carrying announcements of ware
house personnel.
There had been more good news for the Potter family, with word
coming from the war Department that Frank Potter was one of 157
sailors rescued from the hands of the Japanese following sinking of
the Cruiser Helena. There was a threat that western Union would
discontinue services in Southport and also on the business front was
the encouraging news of the Georgia Tobacco market opening.
There had been no upset bid in the W.B.&S. sale; these were the
days of Andy Hardy, and playing at the Amuzu was "Andy Hardy's
Double Life”; and the front picture showed a pig sucking a cow
enough to ruin the appetite for milk.
The 1948 District American Legion meeting had been run off
in good style, and Harry L. Mintz, Jr., of Shallotte was the new
district commander. Square dancing was the big attraction each
Saturday night at Long Beach and other resort communities. De
spite the fact that polio was prevalent throughout the State, only
one case had been reported in Brunswick county.
A Roanoke Rapids couple who had come to Long Beach for a
one week’s vacation, liked it so much they bought a cottage; sport
fishing was going well; and there was talk among Shallotte business
men of building a tobacco sales warehouse.
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Caswell Baptist Assembly was going full blast in July, 1953, with
more than 600 persons expected for the week’s activities; Mrs.
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Well Excavated At Brunswick Town
The existing top row of brick of this well, recently
discovered and excavated at Brunswick Town, was about
three feet beneath the surface of the present ground
level. In the course of excavation it was found to be about
18 feet deep. The circular wall is of dry laid brick on a
ballast stone fundation. This well is being restored about
three feet above ground level.
Federal School
Funds May Be Out
At a called meeting of the
Brunswick County Board of Edu
cation Friday night a letter from
the Department of Health, Edu
cation and Welfare was read and
discussed at length. The pur
pose of this letter was to advise
the board of action taken by the
Regional Civil Rights office in
which legal procedures had been
reco m mended for the ter mination
of Federal Funds to the
Brunswick County Administra
tive Unit. The text of the letter
addressed to George F. Wil
liams, Superintendent of the
Brunswick County Schools, is as
follows:
“We have received your letter
of July 3, 1968, requesting an
extension of time until July 31
to develop a terminal plan for the
desegregation of your school sys
tem. Since previous communica
tions from this office have quite
clearly defined your responsi
Radiothon Big
Boost To Drive
The Radiothon conducted Sun
day afternoon over WVCB-Shal
lotte for the Shallotte Rescue
Squad brought in $5,300 in cash,
and this with prior collections
and pledges that are uncollect
ed brings the total funds for this
organization to over $8,000.
The objective is to purchase
two vehicles and necessary
equipment to operate an efficient
and reliable rescue service.
During the course of the radio
promotion an emergency devel
oped in the intra-coastal water
way near Ocean Isle Beach when
David Reeves sustained a neck
injury. He was given first aid
treatment by a registered nurse
at the scene of the accident and
was rushed to New Hanover Me
morial Hospital.
This was the sixth emergency
case handled by the Shallotte
Rescue Squad during the past 10
days.
bllities in developing a terminal
desegregation plan, we do not
feel that an extension is advisa
ble at this time.
"A plan not having been sub
mitted as requested in our cor
respondence to you on June 17,
we have no alternative but to re
fer your file to our Washington
office, with the recommenda
tion that administrative enforce
ment proceedings be initiated.
"All further communication
with the Office for Civil Rights
should be directed to Dr. Lloyd
R. Henderson, Chief, Educa
tion Branch, Office for Civil
Rights, Washington, D.C. 20202.
Dr. Henderson’s telephone num
ber is 202-962-0868.’*
Action was postponed on this
matter until the next session of
the board.
Supporters Of
Wallace To Meet
The American party, whose
presidential nominee is George
C. Wallace former governor of
Alabama, will hold its North
Carolina state convention Satur
day in Raleigh.
State Chairman R. Reid Stubbs
of Charlotte, plus a representa
tive from the Alabama campaign
headquarters, will be the prin
cipal speakers. The convention
meets at 10 a.m., in the Sir
Walter Hotel.
The convention also will in
clude a special taped speech by
Gov. Wallace, and a luncheon
meeting for delegates. The lunch
will be the only charge.
Stubbs will lead a meeting of
Wallace supporters next Thurs
day night at 8 o’clock at Bolivia
High School auditorium.
Duvall M. Williams, chairman
of the Wallace Campaign Com
mittee for New Hanover county,
said a large representation is
expected from the eastern part
of the state, and he urged coun
ty campaign managers and active
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Music Week In
Progress Now
At Ft. Caswell
The thirteenth annual North
Carolina Baptist Church Music
Conference will be held at the
Baptist Assembly this coming
week, starting Monday, July 29,
and extending through Saturday,
August 3. Several noted mu
sicians will perform, amongthem
the following:
Monday, July 29, Walter Car
ringer, tenor. Walter Carringer
has come to be known as one of
America’s outstanding native
singers. He has appeared in
recital, oratorio and orchestra
dates in every state of the na
tion, throughout Canada and in
Europe. Presently he serves
as Associate Professor of Music
and Artist-ln-Residence at
Northwestern University.
Tuesday, July 30, Robert B.
King, organist. Robert King is
one of North Carolina’s most
brilliant young organists. He is
a graduate of Furman University
Union Theological Seminary, New
York City, and has studied at the
Schola Cantorum in Paris. He
has served on the faculty of Eton
College and is presently Or
ganist-Choirmaster for the First
Presbyterian Church in Burling
ton. King will play the first
recital on the new three-manual
Allen Organ recently installed in
the new Hatch Memorial Audi
torium.
Wednesday, July 31, Sherry
Kelly, soprano. Sherry Kelly is
well known throughout North
Carolina and has sung at the
North Carolina Baptist Assembly
many times. She is a graduate of
Westminster Choir College,
Princeton, New Jersey, where
she was soloist with the famous
Westminster Choir, having sung
with this famous group in their
world tour in 1956. Her husband,
Fred Kelly, is Minister of Music
for the First Baptist Church of
Winston-Salem. Mrs. Kelly’s
accompanist, William E. Mc
Donald, of Winston-Salem will
also play a short recital at in
termission on the new Kawal
Concert Grand Piano which has
been placed in the new audi
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Thursday, August 1, Sacred
Choral Concert. Junior high
choirn, Margaret Norwood, guest
director. Mrs. Norwood is Min
ister of Music for First Presby
terian Church of Florence, South
Carolina. Senior high choir I, Dr.
Richard Brewer, guest director.
Dr. Brewer is chairman of the
Department of Music for Pheiffer
College in Mlsenheimer. Senior
high choir n, Charles Starnes,
guest director. Mr. Starnes is
Director of Choral work for East
Mecklenburg High School, Char
lotte.
Friday, August 2, Two sacred
choral concerts. 11 a.m.—Junior
high choir I, Blanche Starnes,
director. Mrs. Starnes is Min
ister of Music for the Grace
Baptist Church of Asheville.
Senior high choir m, Eldon Moen,
director. Mr. Moen is Minister
of Music for the First Baptist
Church of Greensboro and serves
on the faculty of Guilford College.
8 p. m.—Messiah by George
Frederich Handel. A chorus of
approximately 150 singers under
the direction of Harvey Woodruff
of the University of North Caro
lina at Charlotte. Organist will
be Robert Sutter of Deland, Flori
da and soloists Marilyn Burris,
soprano; judi Pinnlx, alto; Paul
McCommon, tenor; and Eldon
Moen, bass.
All concerts will be at 8 o’clock
in the evening in the new, air
conditioned Rachel Hatch Me
morial Auditorium.
Tide Table
Following is the tide table
lor 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
Thmday, July 88,
8:39 AM 2:88 AM
8.-57 PM 2.-52 PM
Friday, July *8,
9:15 AM 8:34 AM I
9:39 PM 3:34 PM J
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9:57 AM 4:10 AM J
10:16 PM 4:13 PM j
Sunday, July 28,
10:33 AM 4:52 AM
10:51 PM 4:88 PM
Monday, July 29,
11:21 AM 5:28
11:33 PM 5:48
Itaeaday, July 89,
12:09 AM 8:10
12:21 PM 6:34
Wednesday, July 31,
1.-03 AM 8:53
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