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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 41 No. 3 10-Pages Today SOUTHPORT, N. C. WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 1969 5< COPY PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY Helicopter Airlift Green Beret troops from Fort Bragg are engaged in field training exercises this week at Bald Head Island and on Tuesday men and supplies were airlifted from the Coast Guard Station at Oak Island. On Monday morning a parachute drop is scheduled to take place over the island. (Photo by Spencer) The Piloi Survived ■ . T1?is is the sipsle engine plane which Sgt. Frank Henry was flying ten days ago when it crashed into the side of a mountain near Asheville. Sgt. Henry was admitted as a patient at Oteen Veterans Hospital. His most serious injury appears to be to his right kneecap. He has been responding well to treatment. (Photo by John Henry) J Oak Island Has Own First Aid Station Oak Island has a First Aid Station set up with a registered nurse on duty for the benefit of everyone living on or visiting Yaupon Beach, Long Beach and Fort Caswell. This station has been set up as nearby as possible in replace of a hospital emergency room. Dosher Memorial Hospital is working in cooperation with the operation of this station. Mayor C. E. Murphy of Yaupon Beach, the Rescue Squad of Long Beach and many individuals have donated money, paint, signs and hard work toward preparing and maintaining this new facility. Oak Island First Aid Station is centrally located in the back of Aman’s Drugs and Sundries near the entrance of Yaupon Beach, where anyone may call 278-5514 at night for continued service after hours. (OoattMMd On Face Four) ASU DEAN’S LIST Patricia D. Hewett, a freshman Spanish major from Supply, has been named to the Dean’s List at Appalachian State University for the spring semester. PRESIDENT’S LIST Alan Dale Peterson of Leland has been named to the President’s List at Campbell College for the spring semester. Public Hearing Is Held On Highway The proposed four-laning of highway 74-76 in the Leland area may ruin the motel and restaurant business in that section of Brunswick County. Concern with this dilemma was expressed Tuesday morning at a meeting, attended by about 100 people, intended to air objections by local businessmen and residents. Their main criticism of the project is not the highway corridor itself, but the limited access portion of the proposal. The complaints came when R. W. McGowan, assistant chief engineer for preconstruction with the State Highway Commission, explained that the proposed 6.3 mile stretch of road would have only controlled access. “The state feels that, with the anticipated industrial development of the area and the investment represented by the new Cape Fear River bridge, controlled access is necessary,” McGowan said. Businessmen, especially in the U.S. 17-74-76 intersection area, see things differently. When the new road is completed, their businesses will have no direct access to it. The lack of access “will kill business,” said Mildred Jessup, a motel owner. She cited the tourist trade as her main source of income and declared that “travelers are not going to want to back up and approach the motel” in a round-about way. Leland businesses will also be by-passed by the proposed' roadway, which calls tor the complete relocation of U.S, 74-76 to link existing four-lane portions with the new Cape Fear River bridge. One Leland citizen suggested “either more access to the area from the highway or the building of a service road” which he said should extend from the Du Pont interchange (Continued On Page Two) One Drowning Over Holiday Only one accidental death occurred at Brunswick County beaches during the Fourth of July holiday, although tens of thousands of vacationers were in the area. Tamara Dee Shield, six-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Shield of Elon College was pronounced dead due to accidental drowning by Brunswick County Coroner Lloyd Bennett after being pulled from the surf at Holdens Beach. Tamara, according to Bennett, was playing with some friends on the strand when her parents noticed she was missing. After being pulled from the surf, said Bennett, the Shallotte and Town Creek Rescue Squad tried to revive the girl but failed. The girl’s body was taken to Powell Funeral Home, Shallotte and from there it will be moved to Burlington for burial. Lee County Man Declines School Post Two important meetings of the Brunswick County Board of Education recently have been held, with filling the vacancy of Superintendent of Schools and acquisition of a suitable sitefor the Southport-Bolivia High School being the principal matters of interest. The first of these meetings was held on June 25. The following teacher contracts were approved: Bolivia, Ethel Phelps; Leland, Bobby G. Caison, John A. Crew; Lincoln, Thomas W. Murray; Shallotte, Myrtle B. Smith; Southport, Marianne Gore, Richard Holbrook. The following teacher resignations were accepted: Leland, N.C. Phipps, principal, Ethel Phelps; Shallotte, Cynthia Hardy; Waccamaw, Diana Ward Hughes. The board voted to request the use of the Baptist Assembly facilities at Fort Caswell to serve grades 1-4 of the Southport and Brunswick County High School for the 1969-70 school year. Short term employment of librarians during the summer months and compensation for same was given approval. The board employed Thomas Horne to handle the acquisition procedure for the Southport Bolivia High School site in the absence of Board Attorney -Kirby Sullivan. On a motion by Arthur J. Dosher and a second by Mr. Gainey the board designated Associate Superintendent Ralph C. King as Acting Superintendent to perform any duty or duties required of the Superintendent which necessity requires until a Superintendent takes office. Motion carried. > The board designated the 25%f (Continued On Pagt Two) Cancer Drive Exceeds Quota Grover Gore, Crusade Chairman of the Brunswick County Society, announced this week that the county topped its $2500 goal by raising $3300 during the month of May. To begin the crusade the workers sponsored a lily sale during the Easter weekend and cleared a profit of $235. Other activities held during the month were a “Laugh-In” at Waccamaw High School sponsored by Mrs. Earlie Smith and a cake auction at Sunset Beach, sponsored by Mrs. Ed Gore. The area chairman reported the following collections: Long Beach, $107.45; Boiling Spring Lakes, $44.81; Southport, $944; Leland, $487.02; Holden Beach, $188.65; Sunset BEach, $196; Ocean Isle, $43; Bolivia, $158.10; Supply, $260.64; Winnabow, $22.15; Shallotte, $186.63; Waccamaw, $100; Shallotte Point, $36; Little Prong area, $31.65; Longwood, $34.65; Hickman Crossroads, $86. Miscellaneous collections totaled $373.15. To obtain help on the local level from the Brunswick County Cancer Society contact Mrs. Jim Kirby, president, at 754-4488 or Mrs. Albert Parker, treasurer, at 754-6634. Parachutist Lands One of the highlights of Fourth of July Festival events was the free fall para chute jump with the three members of the 82nd Sport Parachute Club landing on the lawn of the Garrison. This event was followed by an aerobatics show out over the river. (Photo by Spencer) Junior Club Art Show Is Big Success The 1969 Southport Arts Festival was “outstanding”, according to Show Judge David H. Van Hook, Curator of the Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, S.C. “I really didn’t expect so much,” he added. “I’m delightfully surprised to see so many entries from the local scene and with the good quality i of;.the work. You just need mote of trie same. This show should encourage others.” The show opened Wednesday «noon with a ribbon cutting by Miss Fourth of July, Cheryl Johnson, with Mayor Eugene Tomlinson the show’s first official visitor. A total of 481 paying visitors were welcomed through Saturday, as well as white ribbon guests of the city, and all purchase award donors. Co-chairmen of the show, Ellen Sherrod and Mary McHose, announced that $1145 was received for art works sold during the show. There were 110 entries submitted to the five categories. Award winners were: Best in Show—“Another Time, Another Place” by Margaret McGinn of Charlotte. OILS—blue ribbon, silver cup and purchase award, “Intra Coastal Marker” by June Gottlieb of Charlotte and Long Beach; red ribbon, “Still Life at Twilight Time” by G. G. Kosch of Charlotte; and white ribbon and purchase award, “Apples in Paper Bag” by Mary Simpson of Charlotte. WATER CO LORS—blue ribbon, silver cup and purchase award, “Gulls in Flight” by Bette Leggett of Southport; red ribbon, “Driftwood” by Esther Cotton of Southport; and white ribbon, “Spring Thaw” by Dorothy McClure of Clarkton. GRAPHICS—blue ribbon, silver cup and purchase award, “Indian Trail Tree” by Thelma Bennett of Winston-Salem and (Oootinued On Pag* Hour) e And Tide It was July 5, 1939 and the Moores and McRackens were combining to flood the Southport watermelon market. Wallace and Claude Moore had a total of 36 acres, Thompson and Robert McRacken 32, and they were all coming in at once. The sports fishermen were still on the barracuda kick, and a news story that week insisted that these fish were found “at onlv one point in North Carolina... «/it 20 miles and more from Southport.” Ughtkeeper F Mollycheck had a mystery on his hands: the Snow’s Cut beacon in its proper place on Thursday afternoon, could nowhere be found on rnday morning; Mrs. Molly check had also figured in the news; she had caught a 6-pound largemouth bass during the past week; and Postmaster and Mrs. L.T. Yaskell were visiting relatives in Pennsylvania. A road crew was in Southport to widen the highway from Sawdust Trail to the railroad station some two feet. Three of the menhaden boats of Brunswick. Navigation recently had been equipped with ship-to-shore radios; a power cruiser owned by Frank Sherrill soon to be based at Southport was reported to have the same convenience; and our Not Exactly newsman had made passing comment on a local, neo-Grecian physique. It was July 5, 1944 and commercial fishermen had been warned that there would be live (practice) firing in the area from Cape Fear to Shallotte Inlet. The full impact of this notice from the Army Air Corps had not yet been felt, but there was much pessimistic speculation, for commercial fishing had just sprung back into (OootluMd On Paf* Ftour) The Drawing There was tense excitement Friday night as Cheryl Johnson, Miss Fourth of July, drew the name of Mrs. Margie Stevens as winner of the boat, motor and trailer given away this year by the Southport Jaycees. On the left is Patricia Johnson, Miss North Carolina, and on the right is Bonnie George, the Blueberry Queen. (Photo by Spencer) Thousands Attend Festival Events The program for the Annual Fourth of July Festival stepped off at a lively clip Thursday, moved into high gear Friday and tapered off Saturday to produce the best rounded program in the history of this event. Helping to achieve this record this year ware the addition of three features that added to the already-full program of thrills and entertainment. One was the Horse Show, which was held on the waterfront near the Willis Marina on Friday afternoon. Another was an Air Show which featured two daredevil pilots who put their planes through their paces in repeated passes over the Cape Fear river following me paracnute jump. The third was the world premier of “The Incredible Star Spangled Banner”, a patriotic feature filmed by W.K. Dorsey of Cape Fear Technical Institute in cooperation with the U.S. Marine Corps and the Department of Archives and History. The Horse Show drew more than a hundred entries and several hundred spectators; the Air Show was seen by thousands of Festival visitors; (Continued On Pag* Tan) Attend State Electric Meet Two outstanding 4-H members from Brunswick County joined some 200 other boys and girls at the 23rd Annual 4-H Electric Congress in Charlotte, July 7-9. The delegates are Richard McKeithan and Treasa Gilbert. Both are members of the Bolivia Adventurers 4-H Club. Mrs. Evelyn Bell, adult leader for the club, also attended the Congress. Milton Coleman, Assistant Agricultural Extension Agent, said the delegates were selected because of their achievement in the 4-H electric project. During the three-day conference, the delegates listened to project reports and viewed electric demonstrations. On Tuesday, the delegates toured various points of interest around Charlotte. Highlight of the Congress was the selection of a state winner and eight territorial winners and eight territorial runners-up in the 4-H (OacdBMd Ob Pig* Pour) Question Is Raised About Water Damage By MARSHALL LANCASTER News and Observer The fresh water supply of Southport and parts of eastern Brunswick County could be contaminated by brackish water if the Carolina Power and Light Company’s nuclear generator plant on the Cape Fear River is built as now planned, according to a state official. Harry M. Peek, chief of the ground water division of the N.C. Department of Water and Air Resources, said that salty water may seep into the underground limestone bed supplying wells in the area. CP&L engineers immediately denied that any salt water intrusion would occur. “If Mr. Peek has information to substantiate his position,’’ said power production manager Ed Utley, “we need it now.” The $300 million nuclear plant, which would have a generating power of more than 1,600,000 kilowatts, is to be constructed southwest of Sunny Point on the Cape Fear below Wilmington. CP&L hopes to have it running by 1974. The Department of Water and Air Resources is now considering an application from CP&L for a permit to build the generators. The plant would withdraw 1.9 billion gallons of water from the river each day—more, Peek said, than the rest of North Carolina uses—circulate it for cooling, and then discharge it through a canal-pipeline system into the ocean. It is around the canal, Peek said, that the salt water breakthrough could occur. The earthen canal, which CP&L engineers said will be 300 to idoiasiiSFfcr p»g«Twr“c! Outdoor Club At Long Beach The Town of Long Beach was the gracious host to the Junior Outdoor’s Club of Greensboro last week. Camping on the future site of the E. F.' Middleton Recreation Park, the ; group made up of approximately 40 children ranging in age from 8 to 15 enjoyed a week of swimming, sight seeing and playing in the sun and sand Howard Robbins, who organized the club a dozen years ago, has brought hundreds of children some underprivileged and most of whom have never seen the ocean, on a free vacation at Long Beach' each summer. The town council in their effort to make the group Welcome prepared showers and other facilities of the town to a dinner on Monday night when they were here. The Greensboro Junior Outdoor’s Club is the only one of its kind east of the Mississippi and is financed by the generosity of it’s director and friends and civic organizations in Greensboro. Tide Table Following is tiie tide table (or Son tii port during the week. These boars am ap proximately correct and were furnished The State Port Pilot through the courtesy of the Chpe Fear Pilot's Asportation. HIGH LOW Thursday, July 10 5:33 AM 11:46 AM 6:00 PM 12:40 PM Friday, July 11 6:27 AM 12:34 AM 6:57 PM Saturday, July 12 7:00 AM 1:28 AM 7:39 PM 1:22 PM Sunday, July IS 7:57 AM 2:10 AM 8:21 PM 2:04 PM Monday, July 14 8:30 AM 2?52 AM 8:57 PM 2:46 PM Tuesday, July 15 9:16 AM 3:28 AM 0:33 PM 3:28 PM Wednesday, July 16 9:61 AM 4:04 AM 10:03 PM 4:04 PM
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