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VOLUME 40 No. 22
THE STATE PORT PILOT
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NIXON WINS IN NATION, SCOTT WINS IN STATE
Present Deed
_ Kyle’ ™ayor of LonS Beach, is shown left as he accepts a deed from E.
F. Middleton, president of National Development Corporation, to a plot of land which
will be used as a park and recreation area in this resort community. With them on the
right is Mrs. Carol Willis, town clerk.
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ANNUAL BAZAAR
The WSCS of Trinity
Methodist Church will hold their
bazaar on November 15 with
Mrs. James Bowman in charge.
This year the bazaar will feature
a flea market.
BINGO PARTY
A Bingo party, sponsored by
the Southport Jaycettes, will be
held Saturday night. The first
game will commence at 7:30
p.m. at the Javcee Building.
Proceeds will be used for
community projects.
LIONS TO MEET
The regular meeting of the
Southport Lions Club will be
held tomorrow (Thursday) at
6:30 at the Community
Building. A meeting of the board
of directors will preceed the
regular meeting.
HONOR STUDENTS
Leonne J. Amtsen and Patricia
Susan Mowbray of Wilmington
are among 140 sophomore
students to be honored as
outstanding scholars at a tea and
reception Wednesday at the
alumnae house on the campus of
the University of North Carolina
at Greensboro.
BOAT BURNED
The 24-ft. Kitten II, registered
out of Greensboro and owned
by V. C. Pinnix, caught fire and
burned Saturday in the waters
off Bald Head Island. There were
no injuries to the owner nor to
either of his two companions.
Park Honors Man
Who Donated Site
Long Beach was the recipient
of a gift of 30 lots this week
when National Development
Corporation, continuing their
pattern of generosity and
cooperation in the development
of the town, presented the deed
to almost a full city block of
land adjacent to Long Beach
City Hall.
The Town Board recently had
expressed the desire to develop a
recreation park for its citizens
but were unable to afford
suitable land. Hannon A.
Templeton, Jr., general director
of National Development
Corporation, upon hearing of
the plans made an effort to
locate suitable property. This
done, he pointed it out to Mr.
Middleton, president of N.D.C.,
and in turn presented the matter
to the Board of Directors.
Upon receipt of the deed the
town promptly adopted a
resolution designating the
property a living memorial to
Mayor Middleton, founder of
Long Beach, first citizen and
first mayor. His leadership has
helped Long Beach to develop
into one of North Carolina’s
most popular resort areas.
Work on the project has
already begun.
Following is the text of the
resolution by the Town Board:
The Town Board has directed
that upon completion of the
recreation park an appropriate
sign will be erected at the
entrance “E. F. MIDDLETON
PARK, FOUNDER OF LONG
BEACH.”
“Upon a motion made by L.
D. Jones and seconded by Mr.
Staley it was unanimously
resolved that the Board of
Commissioners of the Town of
Long Beach, North Carolina
does hereby accept the deed to
lots 17 through 32 inclusive,
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Savings Bonds
Sales Increase
Combined sales of Savings
Bonds and Freedom Shares
during September showed the
largest percentage of increase for
any month this year when
compared with the comparable
month a year ago. Sales were
$5,131,367, an 11.4% increase
over September 1967, and the
best September sales since 1946.
Savings Bond and Freedom
Share sales in Brunswick county
were $2,286. for September. For
the year, cumulative sales
amounted to $28,819., which is
69.8 percent of the county’s
$41,280. quota for 1968,
according to Lester V. Lowe,
Volunteer Chairman of the
Savings Bonds Program in
Brunswick.
Cumulative sales of Bonds and
Shares for January-September
totaled $48,466,554—a 6%
increase over the same
nine-month period a year ago.
This represents 70.4% of the
State’s annual quota of
$68,800,000.
Audit Figures
Show Brunswick
Finances Good
Bank accounts for the
Brunswick County government
amounted to $278,473 at the
end of its fiscal year June 30,
according to an audit received
last month by the board of
commissioners.
The report of the audit was
'made in person by "E. ’ Sf.*"
Underwood, representing John
C. Muse, certified public
accounting firm of Sanford.
His report disclosed that each
receipts for the year amounted
to $1,135,485. The amount
spent was $1,038,944. The
greater percent of the difference
between receipts and
disbursements was rebudgeted
for use during the current fiscal
year.
The audit covered records
maintained in the offices of the
county auditor, register of deeds
and tax departments. It does not
include School Funds.
Underwood told the
commissioners that his firm
found “it a pleasure to audit
records kept as well as yours.”
He praised the commissioners
and county employees, stating
that “Brunswick county is in
excellent financial condition.
“Brunswick” he said, “is as
financially sound as any county
in the state.
In addition to sound
management procedures, one
reason for the healthy balance of
funds at the end of the year was
the high percentage of taxes
collected for the past year’
The audit showed that 92
percent of taxes for the 1967-68
has been collected by H. G.
McKeithan.
The county underspent
$235,451, of the amounts
budgeted for its 1967-68
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RICHARD M. NIXON
SPIRO AGNEW
BOB SCOTT
Brunswick County
Votes For Wallace
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COf^HOWARD C. CONLEY
New Officer
Arrives Here
Lieut. Colonel Howard C.
Conley of Flat Gap, Kentucky,
has recently reported for
assignment and duty as Director
of Operations at the Military
Ocean Terminal at Sunny Point.
Col. Conley arrived at Sunny
Point after completion of an
overseas assignment in South
Vietnam with the
Transportation Corps after
serving a two-year assignment in
Bangkok, Thailand.
He Gist entered the service in
1946, completed basic training
at Ft. Lewis, Washington, and
later graduated as a Second
Lieut., Transportation Corps, at
Ft. Riley, Kansas.
Col. Conley and Mrs. Conley,
the former Ada Lee Ritter of
Wetumka, Oklahoma, have a
daughter, Connie, in college in
Lincoln, Nebraska, and a son
and daughter, John and Rachel,
in high school in Albuquerque,
N ew Mexico. Col. Conley’s
overseas assignments include
eight years in Europe and six
years in the Pacific area.
He will reside in the Southport
area during his tour of duty at
Sunny Point.
Time And Tide
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It was November 2, 1938, and the front page picture that week
showed a real live rescue of a sailing vessel by the Coast Guard.
Actually, the scene was a tame one, and the motor lifeboat from
Oak Island was pulling a sailing yacht from a river bar under the
surveillance of a local pogie boat. Charles Ferrell had taken the
photograph after a day shooting the menhaden boat’s crew in action.
There was some talk of a locally sponsored fox hunting tournament;
the Brunswick County Fair had been held in Southport; and a
political advertisement announced, “Brunswick Prospers After Eight
Years of Democracy.”
A full page of that issue of The Pilot was taken by a political
party, and in the advertisement each county candidate was pictured
and covered by a feature article. A dramatic account of a hawk hunt
had appeared; the General Election had rolled around again; and
only one case had been tried in that week’s Recorder’s court.
It was November 10, 1943, and ail shades on Southport street
lights had come down with the end of dim-out regulations. One
editorial was getting full treatment, for it had run for the second
consecutive week. Perhaps it was the headline; “More Jeffers-Fewer
Professors.” Italian POW’s were being used to harvest peanuts in the
coastal section; the Rev. R. S. Harrison had returned to Trinity
Methodist Church for another year; and the ultimate in honesty was
reached that week when one person advertised his finding a tire and
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In a record-shattering vote of
over 8,700 Tuesday Brunswick
county voters gave the lead in
the president’s race to George
Wallace, although Richard M.
Nixon came out the winner on
the state and national level. He
finished third in Brunswick.
With the announcement about
8:30 this (Wednesday) morning
that the Nixon ticket had won
Illinois' vote, the GOP standard
bearer had garnered 287 elec
torial votes, 17 more than the
required 270 needed for elec
tion.
Unofficial tabulation in Bruns
wick County showed that of the
- 8,712 votes cast in the presi- .
dential balloting, county voters
dropped their regular vote pat
tern and cast 3,346 votes for
American party hopeful, George
Wallace.
Democratic nominee Hubert
Humphrey and his running mate
were second in county polling,
with 2,965 votes, and
Republican Richard Nixon
captured but 2,401.
In other county voting R.C.
Soles and Arthur W. Williamson
both have won House seats, as
Soles gathered 9027 votes and
Williamson 8072. Marion Davis,
Republican hopeful, polled 5753
votes in county balloting.
It was stated, that although
nothing had as yet been heard
from Brunswick County at press
time, it was understood that both
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Knowles Named
As Candidate
Abner S. Knowles has been
nominated to run for re-election
as a Brunswick Soil and Water
Conservation District Supervisor.
In announcing the nomination
James Bellamy, chairman of the
Brunswick Soil and Water
Conservation District,
emphasized that anyone wishing
to run or _ wishes to bet another
person nominated may do so. To
nominate a person, a petition
signed by 25 qualified voters in
the county must be submitted
by December 1. The petition
form and information can be
obtained from the conservation
district office which is located
behind Security Savings and
Loan Association in Shallotte.
Knowles is now completing his
first three-year term as district
supervisor. He is interested in
agriculture, conservation and
other farming problems. A
former Brunswick County
Extension agent, he is now
working at Washam and Warlick
and Harrelson farm supply in
Shallotte.
Bellamy said that the election
will be held this year on Friday,
December 13.
The election will be for one
supervisor to serve a three-year
term, beginning January 6,
Polling places will be at the
following locations: WasHam and
\Varlick and Harrelson—Shal
lotte; D. E. Long Gulf Service
Station—Supply; A. P. Henry,
J r. — Winnabow ; Hughes
Grocery—Longwood; Jerome
Jenrette—Hickmans Crossroads;
Tax Office—Southport; Delmas
Farm Supply—Ash.
PAT TAYLOR
County Voters
Support State
Scott-Taylor —
Lt.-Governor Bob Scott won
election Tuesday as governor of
North Carolina, as he turned back
the challenge of James GUr&er,
his Republican opponent.
Here in Brunswick Scott
scored a commanding victory
with 4,890 votes to 3,6'*' for
Garner. All Democrat candidates
for Council of State offices also
received substantial majorities in
Brunswick.
As this was being typed, Scott
held a substantial 48,000 lead in
the wee hours of Wednesday, and
with 52 per cent of the state’s
2,198 precincts counted, Scott
had 54 per cent of the vote to
Gardner's 46 per cent.
Ibis race, which was billed by
political observers, to be "real
close”, was just that.
In the race for lieut.-governor,
Pat Taylor was declared the win
ner early Tuesday night, as he
polled a large majority of the
votes of the reporting counties.
It was stated that with one
exception, that of the presidential
race, Columbus county register
ed a straight Democratic front.
The Scott-Gardner campaign
began six months ago when they
won primary battles, Gardner by
a wide margin and Scott by a
whisker.
Gardner polled 75 per cent of
the votes in his May-andDecem
ber matchup against 65-year - old
Jack Stickley of charlotte.
Scott came out of the Demo
cratic primary with some
thing over 48 per cent of the
vote. The runnerup, Raleigh
attorney Mel Broughton, had the
chance to call for a runoff but
passed it up.
First Period
Roll Of Honor
Following is the honor roll for
Southport High School for the
first six weeks:
A Honor Roll—Margaret Tolar.
B Honor Roll—Jennifer
Begley, Richard Bellows, Charles
Camo, Zettie Carrier, Jean Ann
Chapman, Carolyn Clemmons,
Helen Faulk, Sue Fish, Jon
Hawkins, Rachel Harrelson,
Ruth Johnson, Geraldine Jones,
Jenny King, Sandra Lee, Susan
Lee, Beverly Ludlum, Cathy
Martin, Wanda Moore.
Diana Morgan, Kermit Phelps,
Libby Pierce, Margie Piner,
Debbie Powell, Beverly Price,
Diana Rees, Mitchell Rivenbark,
Steve Rivenbark, Charles Smith,
Patti Smith, Gail Strong, Patti
Swan, Jean Toler, Betty
Williams, Leslie Zachery, Donna
Crouch.
In a record breaking vote
Tuesday Brunswick county
voters gave a sweeping victory to
Democrat candidates in state,
district and county races. A total
of 8,712 voters cast their ballot
in the presidential race.
Durwood Clark was reelected
Register of Deeds which 4,803
votes to 3,179 votes for his
Republican opponent, Mrs.
Frances Key.
Four incumbent Democratic
commissioners were reelected
and a fifth seeking his first term
went in with them to make it a
clean sweep. Leading the way
was V. A. Creech, who polled
4,341 votes. He was followed by
George Rourk with 4,150,
Clemit Holden with 4,116, Willie
D. Ward with 4,003 and D. B.
Frink with 3,931.
The Republican leader was
Douglas Roycroft, with 3,740
votes, which was only 191 votes
less than D. B. Frink, his
opponent from Shallotte
township. Ramon Babson was
the second high Republican
vote-getter in the commissioner’s
race with 3,748 votes, Jerry D.
Lewis polled 3,699, C. B.
Caroon had 3,622 and George
Reed had 3,106.
In the House of
Representatives race R. C. Soles
led the way in Brunswick with
4,722 votes. A. W. Williamson,
his Democratic runningmate had
4,325 and the only Republican
in the race, Marion Davis, had
3,240.
Ray H. Walton and Giles R.
Clark had no opposition for
election to the office of District
Judge and Allen Cobb was
unopposed for District Solicitor.
Sankey W. Robinson also was
unopposed for the State Senate.
All of these men received high
—vote totals .in Brunswick
balloting.
Registration
Of Firearms
Anyone having an unregistered
machine gun, sawed off shotgun,
short barreled rifle or other
gangster-type weapon, or a
device such as a bomb, grenade „
or land mine, may register it
with the Internal Revenue J
Service without penalty from £
November 2 through December
1.
The Gun Control Act of 1968,
signed into law last week, !
establishes a 30-day period for
the registration of certain *
weapons and destructive devices. !'■
The registration requirement ‘
does not affect ordinary rifles, \
shotguns, pistols and revolvers.
The Gun Control Act provides ,
that information or evidence
submitted in registering a
weapon during this period
cannot be used against the
registrant in any criminal?
proceeding arising out of a prior
or concurrent violation of the
law. However, this would not'
prevent prosecution for'
furnishing false information. ^
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Tide Table
Following la the tide table
ior Southport during the
week. These boon are ap
proximately correct and
were furnished Ike State
Port Pilot through the
courtesy of the Chpe Fear
Pilot’s Association.
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