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The Pilot Covers Brunswick County THE STATE PORT PILOT A Good Newspaper In A Good Community Most of the News All The Time VOLUME 40 No. 38 10-Pages Today SOUTHPORT, N. C. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1969 5* COPY PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY Dogwood Tree Planted Members of the Woodbine Garden Club presented a dogwood tree to the South port-Brunswick County Library last week and planted it with appropriate ceremon ies in front of the library building on Moore St. Shown, left to right, are Mrs. Ho ward Loanhardt, Mrs. William Norman, City Manager C. D. Pickerrell, Mrs. Lillian Riley, Mrs Pickerrell, Mrs. L. G. Brown, Mrs. Kenneth Pierpont and Mrs. James Eaton. Official Says Company Will Obey All Rules Discharge from the proposed nuclear-powered generating plant near Southport is expected to be routed into the sea rather than the Cape Fear River, a State Senate committee studying the danger of thermal pollution was told Wednesday. “It is our intention to cooperate in every way possible to protect the aquatic life in the area,” Vice President-General Counsel Reid Thompson of Carolina Power and Light Co. *>told the Senate Conservation and Development Committee. “No decision has been reached, but there is a strong likelihood that we will decide to return the water to the Atlantic Ocean rather than into the river,” Thompson said. The committee chairman, Sen. John Burney (D-New Hanover), noted that piping of the water into the ocean would be more expensive than piping it into the Cape Fear. He asked Thompson why the ocean is being selected. “It’s necessary to avoid thermal pollution—just what we’re talking about,” Thompson replied. Federal and State standards on cleanliness of the discharged water are higher on the river, Thompson said. “We hope to have to have a decision in 30 days, or perhaps six weeks, but it is very likely that we will select the ocean.” Senator Burney, in cooperation with Rep. Norwood Bryan (D-Cumberland), is conducting hearings to determine whether legislation is needed to control pollution at the Southport site and whether the heated water from the plant (Oonttaud On Pace Hour) Brief Bitt Of NEWS :* V •5 MONTHLY MEETING Barracks No. 1744, Veterans of World War I, will meet Saturday at the Agriculture Building at Supply. BAKED HAM SUPPER Mr. Reynolds’ fifth grade of Southport elementary school is sponsoring a take out baked ham supper March 22 at the high school gymnasium. Proceeds will go toward a trip to Washington, D.C., this spring. Tickets are now on sale by the students or by calling 457-2411. BENEFIT BARBECUE The Ocean View United Methodist Men’s club of Yaupon Beach are putting on their annual barbecue Friday, March 21, from 5 til 8 p.m. ano Saturday, March 22, 12 til 8 p.m. Proceeds will be used to help with the church expansion program. Barbecue, candied yams, slaw and rolls will be served. Eat at the church or take out. Barbecue will be sold by the pound. «^^^^-^lleeiilists-in^*Air ■ Force mmmM** Technical Sergeant Leon Fullwood (left), son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis O. Fullwood, Southport, is adminis tered the U.S. Air Force oath of enlistment at Udorn Royal Thai AFB, Thailand. Sergeant Fullwood is a para rescue/recovery technician at Udorn in a unit of the Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service. Among his decorations and awards, he holds the Distinguished Fly ing Cross, eight Air Medals and two Air Force Com mendation Medals. A graduate of Southport High School, he is married to the former Edith M. Arnone. His com mander, Captain Art Smith, officiates. Science Students May Enter Contest An all-expense paid trip for a Brunswick county student and teacher to attend the “Youth Conference on the Atom” in Chicago this November is the top prize in a contest announced by George F. Williams, Brunswick County Superintendent of Schools. The contest, sponsored by Carolina Power and Light Company, is open to all county 10th and 11th grade science students. To compete, the student must write an essay on the subject “How the Atom Benefits Mankind.” Winners named by science teachers at each school will be invited, along with their teachers, to a supper May 6 for the final judging by college faculty members. At the supper, the three top essayists will be required to answer questions about their essays. The winner will be given the Chicago trip for himself and his teacher. The first runner-up will be given a $50 savings bond, and the second runner-up will be given a $25 savings bond. The conference is a three-day scientific program sponsored by the investor-owned utilities. The event is attended by about 700 students and teachers from throughout the nation. For the past nine years CP&L has chosen its delegates by means of the state science fair program in North and South Carolina. This year the power company decided to pick students from Brunswick county, where it hopes to build a nuclear plant, and Darlington County, S.C., where it has a nuclear unit under construction. The teachers of the winning essayists will accompany their students to the conference along with Steve Meehan, a CP&L representative. In addition to the conference there is time scheduled for sightseeing, a meal at an exotic restaurant, shopping and a show. Tobacco Meet Monday Night There will be a tobacco production meeting in the County Extension Office in Supply at 7:30 p.m. Monday. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss new practices in growing tobacco, such as flea beetle control with systemics, method for slowing down transpiration of plants and transplanting time and changes in methods for sucker control. There will also be a discussion of fertilization that will apply to all of the field crops. The new soil sample report will be explained and a method of keeping a history of fertility levels for each field on the farm. Archie F. Martin, County Extension Chairman, said this week, “It is becoming more difficult each year to make a profit from farming as the prices the farmer pays for production costs are going up and prices he receives for his products are not increasing at the same rate. Consequently, the farm® is and has been for several years in a price-cost squeeze. It becomes more important every year that the farma conduct his farming operation as a business and not leave too many things to chance in hopes that mother nature will assure him of good crops. “Tobacco brings $3 to $4 million to Brunswick county (Continued On Page Frail Grover Gore Chairman Of Cancer Drive Southport Attorney Grover A. Gore has been named chairman of the Brunswick County Cancer Crusade for 1969 which will begin April 1. Gore js a 37 year old native of Shallotte, and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Grover R. Gore. He is a 1949 graduate of Shallotte High School, a graduate of N.C. State University, and a graduate of the Wake Forest University School of Law. In accepting the leadership for the Cancer Fund Drive, Gore said: “Cancer is one of the most mysterious and dreaded diseases to ever attack mankind. There is hardly a family in Brunswick County that has not been affected by this disease in some way. This Cancer Fund campaign gives each of us an ideal opportunity to help find a cure for this phantom disease.” He is a member of the State, local and American Bar Association, Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, the Advisory Board of the Southeastern Economic Development Commission, Board of Directorsand Treasurer of Brunswick County Red Cross Association, and a member of the State Environmental Health Task Force. He is Town Attorney for Long Beach and Sunset Beach. He has recently been appointed by the North Carolina Board of Air and Water Resources Commission to the Beach Erosion and Projects Committee, and as a delegate to the National Rivers and Harbor Congress which will convene in Washington, D.C., in June of this year. He is Chairman of the Board of Deacons of the Southport Presbyterian Church, and is a - member of Pythagoras Lodge AF and AM No. 249. Prior to returning home to practice law, he was General Counsel and Secretary for several years to a corporation located in Rocky Mount. He is married to the former Marianne Noel Boyd, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Franklin Boyd, Jr., of Cambridge Road, Charlotte. They have one child, a daughter six years of age. Chairman Gore urges citizens to “buy your loved one an Easter lily and help the Brunswick County Cancer Society. Call 457-3016 or 457-5302 and place your order GROVER GORE Time And Tide It was March 8, 1939, and Bald Head Island was to remain in that state. Owner Frank Sherrill had stated that the island would not be furnished with a highway, would not become a National Park, and that he had plans for private development. Two out of three. The front page that week featured a picture of the old light tower at Oak Island which had been featured recently by a national news service. Freshwater fisherman were enlightened on some .of the State regulations of their sport; two northern sportswrighters were coming to the area to enjoy some of the early season saltwater angling; and the basketball tournament was to get underway the next day at Bolivia. One of the more interesting stories that week told again of the “Wandering Bell-Buoy”. The incident had started in 1918 when the Old Pbsition buoy, “2A FP” had broken its moorings on Frying Ran Shoals. The buoy errant had then proceeded into the Gulf Stream and had crossed the Atlantic, causing no little terror and much consternation to ships which had encountered it on its voyage. The buoy tolled its last on the Irish shore near Skibbereen, County Cork, and was then impounded by Irish customs officials. Last report had' the wayward mechanism shipped back to Charleston and restored to service. It was March 8, 1944, and the Recorder’s Judge had nol prossed a case on the grounds that a guitar is not a deadly weapon. Douglas Jones, [local agent for the North Carolina Bird Club, had noted that about 50 American egrets had already returned to the rookery on Battery Island; postal rates were due to take a big jump in the near future; and our makeup man had been careless with the “US O Program” slug again. ' ' ' In support of the current Red Cross drive, Dr. M. M. Rosenbaum, serving with the Air Corps in England, had reported on how the (Continued On Page Four) Visits Boys Home r QboMfx^berS °f th0e Ret,a Beta Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa visited Boys Home in Lake Waccamaw Saturday and when they departed they had made a gift of $50 to that institution. Shown above, left to right, are Lila Hogg, Emily K Seflers Sarah Dorothy Davis, Brightie Holden, Janice Gore, Betty Ann Hewett Ruth Jthp6 pVtinS’ Clara i^ae RuSS and Ruth Hood- Vir8in»a Winfree took the pic ture and the gentleman on the right is Mr. Thomas from Boys Home P Southport Man President Of Area Council The Southeastern Law Enforcement Council held its organizational meeting March 6, in Elizabethtown. James W. Willis, Chief of Police, Southport, was elected president, and Sheriff John B. Allen of Bladen County was elected financial officer. The Southeastern Law Enforcement Council is composed of the following four counties: Bladen, Columbus, Brunswick, and Sampson. The pur pise ,o$ the Council is, to obtain federal funds that could be used on the local level to improve the law enforcement system. The funds would come from the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. The law states that there can be no action grants for the physical improvement of the system until a planning unit has completed and received approval of a comprehensive plan for law enforcement and the administration' of criminal justice. The approval of the local plan will come from the Governor’s Committee on Law and Order. A budget of $7,000 for planning funds to the end of this fiscal year was approved. Local Participation will be 10% or $700. The counties will provide iheir proportionate share of the $700 based on their population. The Southeastern Law Enforcement Council intends to hire an attorney at law who is fully qualified to initiate, organize and establish an overall comprehensive law enforcement plan for the participating covernments. Prior to the formation of this plan, a study must be made of crime control needs and problems in the (Continued On Page Four) MARY SUE EVERETT THIRY LESH Nine Contestants Compete For Title G & D Meeting Brunswick county shrimpers are urged to attend a public hearing to be held in the Brunswick County Courthouse at 3 o’clock on March 21. Dr. Linton, who heads the Division of Commercial Fisheries, Chairman Gil Horton of the Department of Conservation and Development and other members of the board are expected to attend the meeting, which is being held to discuss closing the area from Topsail to the South Carolina line to night shrimping. Cucumber Men Plan Meeting There will be a Bar-3-Que supper in the Shallotte High School Cafeteria on Friday night, March 14 at 7:00 p.m., _ for persons interested in growing pickling cucumbers under contract. George Hughes, Extension Horticulture Specialist, will be the speaker for the occasion. He will cover production methods that are necessary to produce a good crop in his remarks. Cecil Hewett of Grissettown is sponsoring this event and he is interested in getting additional contracts with growers in Brunswick County. Mr. Hewett has purchased cucumbers in Brunswick for several years and plans to have contracts with him at the Friday night meeting. This will be an opportunity for Brunswick farmers to add a new source of income to their farming operation and be assured of a guaranteed price for their produce. Growing pickling cucumbers under contract is a good source of income when the farmer follows good production practices and labor is available to harvest the crop. If you are interested, come to the Friday night meeting. A total of nine contestants will take part in the Miss Brunswick pageant which will be staged March 29 at Shallotte High School. The latest entrants are Mary Sue Everett of Leland and Thiry Elizabeth Lesh of Bolivia. Miss Everett is the 18-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Everett of Leland and is a graduate of Leland High School. She studied businessat Cape Fear Tech. She stands 5-ft., 6-inches tall and weighs 120 lbs., has blond hair and blue eyes. She was chosen Miss Leland Raceway of 1968 and was voted Most Attractive member of her senior class at Leland. She models in her spare time. Her hobbies include ba&etball, water sports and playing the piano. Miss Lesh is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Winfred Lesh. She is 18-years-oid and is a senior at Bolivia High School where she is a member of the Beta Club, French Club, Science Club and the Annual Staff. She is an All-County basketball player and was named most valuable player. Her hobbies include dancing and singing. She has chosen a ballet routine for her talent participation in the pageant. She is 5-ft., 10-inches tall, weighs 130-lbs. and has blond hair and brown eyes. School Plans Set By Board The Brunswick County Board of Education met Monday night and heard Superintendent George Williams review a letter from Dr. Craig Phillips, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, in which the board was advised that the State Board had approved the long range plans for school improvement for Brunswick County as submitted to the State Review ftinel on February 28. Such a plan calls for the construction of three consolidated high schools at an estimated cost of $3,551,000. These schools when completed would serve all students (Continued On Page Pour) County Leads In Production Of Oysters By Rep. ARTHUR W. WILLIAMSON It is well known and has been established by scientific study that the oyster bottoms of Brunswick County are among the best found anywhere along the Southeast U.S. coast. This represents an untapped potential which would benefit all of the people of our district, Brunswick and Columbus counties, and all of Southeastern North Carolina. I believe that if properly supported and encouraged, then given promotion, the oyster beds of Brunswick County can be and should be developed into one of the richest and most beneficial resources of the state. There is a great demand for good oysters, and the prices are good. The state is assisting in a program of oyster shell planting which I feel should be continued and expanded. With Rep. R. C. Soles and the state’s Fisheries Commissioner, Dr. Thomas Linton, I visited oystermen in Brunswick County this week and we had a very informative and interesting meeting at Calabash on Wednesday. It was pointed out that there is a $42,000 state appropriation for planting oyster shells in Brunswick County waters during this season, March and April, and a request for $83,500 for this purpose during _ the next two years. If possible I feel this appropriation should be increased. Already Brunswick County because of its potential and (Continued On Pag* Four) Group Visits At Boys Home On Saturday at 10, the Beta Beta Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa visited Boys Home at Lake Waccamaw. The regular business meeting was held in the office of the gymnasium before touring the grounds and cottages. The sorority enjoyed luncheon with the boys, Mr. McCray, and the house mother in one of the cottages. After lunch, Mr. McCray gave a very informative talk concerning the boys’ welfare and their future. The sorority was very much impressed with the activities of ’ the boys and the responsibilities they have in helping with the chores and upkeep of the home. These responsibilities are designed to make finer citizens of tomorrow. The sorority found Mr. McCTay’s statement true, “That—Boys Home is a home away from home.” Before leaving, the sorority presented the home with a $50 check. Members present at the meeting were: Dorothy Davis, Ruth Hood, Emily K. Sellers, Lila Hogg, Sarah B. Rogers, Brightie Holden, Virginia Winfree, Betty Ann Hewett, Ruth White, Claire Evans, Janice Gore, Clara Mae Russ. 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. HJGtH LOW Thursday, March IS 3:38 AM 10:10 AM 3:57 PM 11:22 PM Friday, March 14 4:45 AM 11:10 AM » 5:03 PM 12:22 PM 1 Saturday, March 15 5:39 AM 12:04 AM 6:57 PM Sunday, March 16 6:33 AM 0:09 AM 6:51 PM 12:52 PM Maaday, March 17 7:21 AM 1:10 AM ' 7:39 PM 1:34 PM Tuesday, March 18 8:03 AM 1:56 AM 8:21 PM 2:16 PM Wednesday, March 19 8:45 AM 2:40 AM 9:03 PM 2:58 PM
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