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The Pilot Covers Brunswick County THE STATE PORT PILOT A Good Newspaper In A Good Community VOLUME 41 No. 1 10-Pages Today SOUTHPORT, N. C. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 1969 5* COPY PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY Steel Going Up This was the scene Tuesday at the site of the new Blake Builders Supply build ing near Southport. Steel was being erected, and the prediction is that the new home for this Southport business soon will be ready for occupancy. I The Queen Inspects Natural Art Helen Faulk, reigning Queen of the Fourth of July Festival at Southport, is shown in a rowboat at Orton, where she is inspecting some of nature’s own works of art—cypress knees. Cypress Knees Are Interesting Natural Art The eyes have it at Orton Plantation Gardens, but so do the knees. It’s the more familiar floral splendor of the famed ante-bellum plantation and columned mansion that dazzles the eyes in spring and summer. But among the less familiar sights is a phenomenon of nature known as “cypress knees.” Cypress “knees” are part of the root system of the stately cypress trees which grow in lakes and lagoons in the lowlands of the coastal South. The “knees” are woody projections of the roots which are thrust above the (Oontinuad On Paff* **rs) lBrief Bits Of (news PLAN RECEPTION A reception honoring the Rev. Paul Scott and members of his family is being planned for Sunday evening at 8 o’clock in the Educational Building at Trinity Methodist Church. Friends of other denominations are invited to join with Methodists in welcoming the new pastor to Southport. ANTIQUES SOLICITED All persons having old or interesting items for display at the Heritage House during the 4th of July Festival are asked to bring them to the Community Building on the Garrison in Southport between nine and eleven o’clock on Thursday morning, July 3. The articles may be removed after five on Saturday afternoon. Proposed Budget Keeps Same Rate The tentative budget for the city of Southport calls for expenditures totaling $372,675 and a tax rate of $1.30 per hundred dollars. This rate is the same as that for last year. The tentative budget is open for inspection at the auditor’s office in City Hall. At the last meeting of the board of aldermen a report was made of the sale of distribution lines owned by the City of Comes Close To Fatal Accident Tina Ross, 10-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ross of Southport, miraculously escaped death by drowning last Wednesday when a trawler on which she was riding with her grandparents in Pamlico River was completely capsized when struck by a tornado. Tina was visiting her maternal grandparents, Capt. and Ms. Rondyl Lupton of Lowlands, and had gone with them on a crabbing expedition. A storm cloud caused Capt. Lupton to head for the dock in his 44-foot trawler, but just before the boat reached the shore a sudden violent wind flipped it over. Mrs. Lupton was with her husband in the wheelhouse, and he got her out and free of the rigging before he headed for Tina, who was in the lower cabin. Capt. Lupton became fouled in the rigging and was being dragged underwater when he suddenly was flung free. At that moment he heard his wife cry out that their (Ooottnued On Pi|« Wtf) Southport and used to service the North Carolina Baptist Assembly at Fort Caswell. The property was sold to Brunswick Rural Electric Membership Corporation for $20,000, and of this amount $15,000 was set aside for payment on electrical service bonds. The remaining $5,000 will be used for General Fund contingencies, if needed. If they are not, this amount also will be used to pay off the electrical service bonds. Two men were reappointed to the Zoning Commission for Southport. They were H. A. Schmidt and Joe Walton, Jr. W. B. McDougle was named as a new member. Mrs. Susan Carson and Davis C. Herring were reappointed members of the board of trustees for the Southport Brunswick County Library. A discussion was held concerning extension of Brunswick Street from the old Southport Yacht Basin to the Southport Boat Harbor. It was agreed that this work will be undertaken by the City of Southport if rights of way can be obtained. Delegates Off To Convention Governor William C. Kincaide and Secretary Harold H. Bird of Oak Island Moose Lodge No. 2059 will serve as delegates to the 81st Annual International Convention of Loyal Order of Moose to be held at Mooseheart on June 29 and in Chicago on June 30 through July 3. (Continued On Page Two) Whiteville Is Scene Of CAP Search Sunday A practice search mission for a theoretically lost jet pilot was held near Whiteville Sunday for groups 10 and 11 of the Civil Air Patrol. Columbus CAP was host squadron, commanded by Capt. Arthur Leinwand. Despite threatening weather, the mission was termed a success. The parachute and mannequin representing a Lt. Deakins reported lost on a flight from Langley Air Force Base, Va. to Homestead Air Force Base, Fla. was spotted from an airplane piloted by CAP Lt. Cliff Henry of Boiling Spring Lakes and senior CAP member Jack _Vereen of Whiteville. The target was found near Southeastern Community College shortly before 3 p.m. The plane had taken off only a few minutes before radioing that it had spotted the target. Ground crews in radio equipped cars were directed to the scene by the circling aircraft. Vereen was on his first flight as a CAP member when the target chute was spotted. CAP Lt. Col. Henry L. Carter of ShaUotte, commander of group 10, said the practice session was “definitely a success. It was carried on under adverse conditions.” Hazy skies limited visibility (Continued On Page Two) Art Show Is ' Feature Event The Junior Woman’s Club of Southport is sponsoring the ..Ninth Annual Southport Arts Festival and plans for this event are shaping up nicely. This year the show will be open for 4 days, July 2-5. { The City Hall, located in Franklin Square, will set the scene, and the club urges all persons to either enter their work or visit this exhibit. David H. Van Hook, Curator of the Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, S.C., has accepted an invitation to serve as juror this year. “We are very proud of Southport, and eager to show the sights to this man and the many artists arriving for this occasion,” A club spokesman said this week. “We invite you all to join us in welcoming our guests on Independence Day. We will appreciate donations toward our purchase awards and any member of the club will be happy to accept your contribution. As you know, the paintings we buy are given to the city for all to enjoy.” Everybody In The Pool The pool was the most popular place on the campus of the N. C. Baptist Assembly Tuesday afternoon and this picture gave an idea of how crowded it was. This unique outdoor recreation is near the Atlantic Ocean at Fort Caswell. Pageant Contestants ... TSe c<?mn]u?it;y Building in Southport will be the scene Saturday night of the Miss Fourth of July Pageant, and eight of the nine contestants are shown in the above photograph. Left to right, they are Rachel Ann Harrelson, Donna Crouch, Fran ces Jorgensen, Cheryl Johnson, Beverly Thompson, Sandra Allen, Ginny Austin and Gloria Faley. Not present when the picture was taken was Marie Ellis, the ninth con testant. (Photo by Spencer) v Festival Pageant Saturday Night Beautiful girls, a cool ocean breeze, and the excitement of the beginning of the 4th of July festivities will greet Bill Rogers Saturday night as he serves as master of ceremonies for the Miss 4th of July Pageant in the Community Building in e And Tide It was June 21,1939, and The Pilot that week was busy dispelling rumors of a polio epidemic in the county. Southport’s horned toad population had grown since the proceeding week—E. C. Newton, Jr. had received four of the reptiles from a Texas unde. Gulf Stream fishing had made a big splash during the week, with a catch of some 72 dolphin and 11 baracuda reported by one four-man party. A Red Cross life-saving school would definitely be held in Southport in July; Wilmington’s bicentennial celebration had just opened; and Mayor John Eriksen had officially proclaimed “FViendly Week” in Southport. The following Sunday would be Homecoming Day for Shallotte Village Methodist Church, culminating revival services currently being held. A Smithville Township farmer had reported the season’s first cotton blossom; the Charlotte Observer was sponsoring a fishing contest, with one of its official weighing stations to be in Southport; and Mrs. W. P. Jorgensen was suffering from a case of poison ivy. _ It was June 21, 1944, and Franto Mollycheck, Bobby Brown and Lew Newton had created a minor furor on the Southport waterfront. The three capsized while sailing in the river, and had been rescued by Capt. Merle Hood on the pilot boat. Lt. (jg) Robert Ruark was currently convalescing from wounds received in action with the Navy; the Amuzu was holding a special showing of a War Bond premier, and admission was the purchase of a War Bond during the current drive; and the crew of the dredge Henry Bacon had sent a check for $123 to Dosher Memorial Hospital. A big increase in the number of commercial fishing craft in operation throughout the county had been noted. Boyd and Merrit Moore, who had been operating out of Louisiana ports for the past several seasons, were expected to swell the number early in August. M/Sgt. E. F. Gore, USMC, was home after 18 months’ continuous service in Pacific areas; speed was again the leading offense tried in the weekly session of Recorders Court; and area USO officials had recently been treated to a shrimp luncheon at the local club. It was June 22, 1949, and Midshipman Halsted Holden, USNR, was visiting England as part of his summer training in the Naval ROTC program. A student at the University of North Carolina, Holden told much of his own story in a letter liberally quoted in the front page that week. Menhaden fishermen were being greatly assisted by the use of a spotting plane in their operations. Hall (OotrthMud On Pace Four) Southport. Rogers is well known in this area for his varied work in television. Presently he is serving as News Director for WWAY TV in Wilmington. A native of Clarkton, he graduated from UNC at Chapel Hill. He is married and is the father of two beautiful daughters. Blonds, brunettes, and a redhead will make the judges’ task this year a difficult one. The nine young ladies seeking the honor of representing Southport for the next year are Sandra Elizabeth Allen, 17, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold T. Spencer; Virginia Lee Austin, 17, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Austin; Donna Lynn Crouch, 18, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Crouch; Marie Ann Ellis, 18, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S.D. Ellis; Gloria Marie Faley, 18, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Norman J. Faley; Rachel Ann Harrelson, 17, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E.C. Harrelson; Cheryl Sue Johnson, 17, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.L. Johnson; Frances Jorgensen, 18, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Niels Jorgensen; Beverly Lorraine Thompson, 18, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Thompson. Each of the judges is well qualified to select a queen among beauties. They are Mrs. Judy Andrews Cross of Elizabethtown, business manager for the Blueberry Queen and assistant director of the Blueberry Pageant; Mrs. Arnold Jones of Warsaw, Director and Producer of the Miss Duplin County Pageant; Judge of the 5 th Judicial District Court, Gilbert H. Burnett of Wilmington, a judge of the Miss New Bern Pageant; Lacy Langdon of New Bern, a state officer of the Jaycees who has worked closely with the Miss New Bern Pageant; E.M. Suries of Wilmington, business manager (Continued On Page Two) Thieves Enter Several Places In This Area Thieves broke into four buildings in the Southport area Thursday night and stole several hundred dollars worth of articles including three portable television sets. Three of the buildings are located at Boiling Spring Lakes—the country club, the sales office and the golf course pro shop. The other building was the Oak Island Golf Club pro shop near Yaupon Beach. The thieves entered the Boiling Spring Lakes pro shop through a window after an attempt to break the door failed. A television set was taken from the shop, along with various tools and several cartons of cigarettes which were on the counter. The shop has been broken into four times. A portable television set was (Continued On Page Two) Historic Site Gets Publicity Brunswick Town Historic Site in Brunswick County will be featured on “Master Control”, a half-hour radio variety program heard on more than 500 stations across the nation, during the week of June 27-July 4. Bill Faulk of Southport, Historic Site assistant, will talk with a “Master Control” reporter about important aspects of colonial life at Brunswick Town in an interview tape-recorded at the site. Also on the program, which is billed as a “Master Control Independence Day Special,” will be a segment recorded in Williamsburg, Va., a vignette on colonial America, a paraphrase reading of Lincoln’s Gettysburg address and patriotic music. (Continued On Page Two) Program For Summer Begins At Assembly The North Carolina Baptist Assembly is in its second week of activities at Fort Caswell and nearly 100 visitors are participating in the first of three training union weeks scheduled for the summer program. Sunday School Week will begin Monday. The first Training Union Week is under the direction of Sam H. O’Neal of Raleigh. The pastor is Douglas Farmer of Wilmington, the music director is Van Ramsey of Shelby and the organist is Mrs. Ramsey. The pianist is Mrs. L.C. Pinnix of Gastonia. Miss Ruth Williams of Raleigh is the vespers speaker and Millard Johnson of Clinton is the chief counselor. Barracks counselors are Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hill of Askewville. The trumpeter is Bill Lawing of Winston-Salem. The Drama program, presented tonigit (Wednesday), was by the Winter Park Baptist Church of Wilmington under the direction of Mrs. Douglas Farmer. A day’s program at the assembly includes approximately four hours of church-related activities in the morning and an afternoon free for recreation. A large outdoor pool, complete with lifeguards, diving boards and slides, is the main item of recreation at the assembly, expecially for the children. The . pool was constructed last winter and is open to the public at a , small fee. The availability of the - 7 pool to the public is dependent upon the Baptist Assembly schedule, according to Assembly superintendent Fred Smith. (Continued On Page Two) Graduates Linda Carolyn Brittain, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Davis of Southport, was among the 275 students who were graduated Saturday night at the sixty-ninth annual commencement of King’s College in Charlotte. She was granted an Associate in Science degree upon her successful completion of the two-year Medical Secretarial course. Dr. John E. Smylie, president of Queens College, delivered the commencement address, “Where Does Your Education Lead?” Tide Table Following Is the tide table for Southport during the week. These hours axe ap proximately correct and were furnished The State Port Pilot through the oourteey of the Oape Fear Pitot’s Association. Thursday, June 26 4:57 AIM 11:34 AM 5:01 PM 11:34 PM Friday, June 27 5:57 AM 12:28 AM 6:01 PM Saturday, June 28. 7:08 AM 1:28 AM 7:51 PM 2:28 PM Sunday, June 29 8:03 AM 2:28 AM 8:45 PM 2:22 PM Monday, June 80 8:67 AM 3:16 AM 9:39 PM 3:16 PM Tuesday, July 1 9:57 AM 4:10 AM 10:33 PM 4:10 PM Wednesday, July 2 10:57 AM 4:58 AM 11:27 PM 5:04 PM
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