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THE STATE PORT PILOT
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VOLUME 41
No. 11
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SOUTHPORT, N. C WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1969
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Set Of Britannica Jr. Given Library
A 15-volume set of new Britannica Jr. Encyclopedia was presented to the
Southport-Brunswick County Library this week by Mrs. James M. Harper, Jr,, right
on behalf of The State Port Pilot. Accepting for the library was Mrs. Dorothy Davis
librarian, left. Making delivery was Mr. Gregory, company representative. (Photo b\
Spencer) J
Wins Highest
Awards Given
For Recruiting
During ceremonies held
recently at the Navy Recruiting
Station in Raleigh, Lieutenant
Commander M.E. Townsend,
executive officer, presented the
“Station of the Quarter” Award
and the “Station of the Year”
Award to Chief Petty Officer
Julian B. Helms, Jr., and Chief
Petty Officer Herbert H. Hinson,
both Navy Recruiters at the
Navy Recruiting Branch Station
»**«* -in Wilmington,-. i**-.
These awards are given each
quarter and each fiscal year to
the Top Navy Recruiting Branch
Station in the North Carolina
area in recognition of the
outstanding contribution the
station made to the Recruiting
Service of the United States
Navy. The period of
achievement for the “Station of
the Quarter” Award was 1 April
through 30 June 1969 and for
the “Station of the Year” Award
was 1 July 1968 through 30
June 1969.
Chief Helms was also
presented an award by
Lieutenant Commander
Townsend on his selection by
the Bureau of Naval Personnel as
“Outstanding Recruiter” in the
Raleigh Recruiting District.
Chief Helms was selected for his
outstanding performance in the
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Lamb Resigns
Pastorate Here
The Rev. Albert S. Lamb has
resigned a pastor of Southport
Baptist Church and Sunday was
his last day of service in this
position which he had held for
almost two years.
During recent months the Rev.
Mr. Lamb has been suffering
from an eye condition which
failed to respond to treatment.
Three months ago, upon the
advice of his physician, he
attempted to resign from the
local pastorate but members of
the Board of Deacons prevailed
upon him to take a month’s rest
instead, in the hope that his
condition would improve. This
did not happen, and when the
Rev. Mr. Lamb again asked to be
relieved of his responsibilities
here the board accepted.
He is a native of Spring Hope
and he and Mrs. Lamb now are
in the process of building a
home there. This is where they
will move from Southport.
Members of the church
congregation joined with friends
of other denominations Sunday
night for a reception honoring
the Lambs on the eve of their
departure. There were mutual
expressions of regret.
The Rev. Mr. Lamb made it
clear that he has enjoyed his
work in Southport. “It had been
my intention to remain here
until my retirement, or for as
long as they desired me to stay”,
he said. “I regret this condition
that has brought about a change
in plans, for my wife and I love
Southport and its people.”
Accepts Award
During ceremonies held recently at the Navy Re
cruiting Station in Raleigh, Lt. Commander M. E. Town
send, Executive Officer, (left), is shown presenting the
“Station of the Quarter” Award and the “Station of the
Year” Award to Chief Petty Officer Julian B. Helms, Jr.,
(right), and Chief Petty Officer Herbert H. Hinson,
(center), both Navy Recruiters at the Navy Recruiting
Branch Station in Wilmington.
School Opening
Without Incident
Ralph King, superintendent of
Brunswick County Schools, said
today that yesterday’s opening
for the fall term had been
accomplished without incident
or accident.
“It was a smooth opening”,
was his comment.
Superintendent King said that
there had been some minor
confusion brought about
because of a shuttling
transportation service. He
expects these bugs to be ironed
out before the end of this week.
The new county
superintendent said that first
day enrollment was about as had
been expected, totalling 5,576
students. “We think this figure
will mount to about 6,000 when
all prospective students have
enrolled,” he said.
Here in Southport there were a
few over 500 students at
Brunswick County High School
There were an additional 700
students attending classes here in
Southport and in classrooms
over at the Baptist Assembly.
Both Principal A.C. Caviness
and Principal T. M. Lee
expressed their satisfaction with
To Install New
Pastor Sunday
On Sunday evening at 7:30
o’clock the Rev. Daniel Easley
Norman will be installed as
pastor of the Shallotte
Presbyterian Church.
The Rev. Norman was born on
a farm near Chatham, Virginia,
and was educated in the public
schools of Chatham. He served
for three years in the United
States Navy during World War II.
After graduation from Kings
College, Bristol, Tennessee, he
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the way things went here ir
Southport on opening day.
Board Follows
Up On Location
The Board in accordance with
previous agreement conducted
last Tuesday an intensive survey
of the old Southport School
building to determine the
desirability and feasibility of
re roofing portions of that
fire-razed structure. No definite
action was taken on this matter.
The Board acted on the
following: The board approved a
Resolution of Condemnation
and Petition for condemnation
drawn by Thomas Horne,
attorney, against Eugene W.
Ripley, Jr., and Juanita S.
Ripley, for property in the
Midway area for the Brunswick
County Southern Area high
school.
The following teacher aides for
Union School were approved:
Gladys Virginia Bellamy, Laura
Mazell Bryant, Utha Mae
Grissett, R. Thelma Hill, Mary
Madalyne Hardy, Patricia Cobb,
Eva Mae Bryant, Edna Bennett,
Patricia Clemmons, Virginia
Gause, Geneva Hardee, Virginia
Reynolds, Gladys Russ, Inez
Tripp, Ruby Usher, Glenda
Danford. The following
substitute teachers for Union
School were approved: Mrs.
Louise H. Holden, Mrs. Monie L.
Williams, Mrs. Ercell M. Godwin,
Mrs. Mildred Cox, Mrs. Ora Ann
Mintz, Mrs. Shirley Babson, Mrs.
Bladwyn Frink, Mrs. Zebulon
Reed, Miss Mary A. Slade, Miss
Doretha Gause.
The board granted approval
for Edison Moore to serve as
committeeman for the Lincoln
School
Scott Decision
On Bald Head
Expected Soon
Governor Scott is expected to
disclose his position on Baldhead
Island at a meeting of the State
Board of Conservation and
Development Sept. 11-13 in
Kinston.
“I do hope to make my
recommendations at that time,”
Scott told reporters at a press
conference Thursday.
In the meantime, Scott said, “I
have not reached a decision
yet.” He said he is awaiting the
results of a study being
conducted by retired State
Property Control Officer Frank
Turner.
The island at the mouth of the
Cape Fear River is owned by
Frank 0. Sherrill of Charlotte.
Sherrill is negotiating to sell the
island to Charles E. Fraser of
Hilton Head Island, S.C. Fraser
is president of Sea Pines
Plantation Company which
developed Hiltcn Head.
Fraser has asked the state to
build a two-lane bridge and
causeway to link Baldhead with
the mainland at Fort Fisher. If
the state rejects Fraser’s
proposal, it would presumably
block his plan for development.
Conservationists are waging an
intensive campaign to convince
Governor Scott that the
subtropical island should be
preserved. They claim the 9,000
acres of marshlands around the
island are vital to the
reproduction of sea life. They
also say the maritime forest
there is one of the few
undisturbed forests of its type
along the Eastern Seaboard.
Scott told newsmen in
response -to questions that he
believes the island could be
' developed by private owners if
they pay the cost of building an
access route.
Churches Unite
For Crusade
Representatives of most of the
churches in the Southport area
met in the City Hall Thursday
night to discuss needs and plans
for an area-wide Gospel Crusade
that is hoped will have the
endorsement of all
denominations in the
Southport-Oak Island
community.
Committees were appointed
for visitation, finance, building
preparation, transportation,
advertising, counselling and
programming. The Brunswick
County - Southport High School
auditorium was announced as
the site for the evangelistic
effort.
Emphasis has been laid on the
point that this is an effort to win
people for Christ, with follow-up
membership in the churches of
the area being urged. Counsellors
from all the existing churches
will be trained prior to the
meeting. Those members of the
community who have worked in
previous crusades are urged to
assist in this effort.
A specific point was brought
out at the first planning meeting
that this is not an effort to start
a new church in the area, but a
hope that all the churches now
h ere will be greatly
strengthened.
Speakers from all
denominations will be on the
programs which will be held
nightly from October 12-18.
Check For Siage Props
Brookie Sterling, treasurer of the Southport Jaycettes, is shown here acceptini
a check from Robert Howard, representing the Southport Jaycees. It is for the pur
chase of a crown and scepter for the use in the Miss Fourth of July Pageant, an even
sponsored by the Jaycettes. In the background are other new officers of that organ
ization. Left to right, they are Jean Kenney, president; Becky Howard, 1st vice-pres
ident; Lena Fisher, 2nd vice-president; Sharon Aldridge, secretary; and Ellen Sher
rod, treasurer. (Photo by Spencer)
Stevens Gets
County Managei
Job In Onslow
Roy A. Stevens will assume
the duties of County Manager ol
Onslow County in late October
according to an announcement
made this week.
Stevens, who has served as the
Director of the Resources
Development Commission for
Brunswick County for the past
4-‘/a years, resigned last week in
order to accept the new
position. He agreed to remain on
his present job for 60 days in
order that the Resources
Development Commission will
have an opportunity to locate
and hire a new director.
H. E. Williams, chairman of
the Onslow County Board of
Commissioners, stated that the
board was unanimous in then
decision to offer the position of
County Manager to Stevens. “He
is well known to the citizens of
Onslow County and we are
delighted that he has agreed to
become our first County
Manager. We have realized for
sometime our need of someone
of Stevens’ abilities to
coordinate and manage the
activities of our county
government.”
Stevens served as Manager of
the Greater Jacksonville
Chamber of Commerce for eight
years prior to coming here as the
first Director of the Resources
Development Commission for
Brunswick County.
Stevens commenting on his
new position stated that the task
before him is a great challenge
and that he is sure that with the
excellent leadership by the
board of county commissioners
and department heads that much
can be accomplished for Onslow
County. “Each of the
department heads are friends
and I believe that we will make a
good team for both service to
the citizens of Onslow County
and the future development of
the area.
“I am honored that the
Onslow County Board of
Commissioners have selected me
as their County Manager”
Stevens added.
Time And Tide
It was August 30, 1939, and Southport increased the city tax rate
from $1.30 to $1.60 because bondholders insisted that the city
refinance its bonded indebtedness. Bethel Baptist Church celebrated
its 100th anniversary.
The Whiteville Tobacco Market was averaging $16.72 per
hundredweight. The marsh hen season opened in the county on
Friday. The schools of Brunswick would open on September 11
Miss Annie Mae Woodside, County Superintendent of Schools,’
reported. Dr. I. M. Weir was practicing medicine in Leland.
It was August 30, 1944, and shrimp boat Captain Walter Aldridge
had landed a 300-pound man-eating shark in county waters. Lt. S B
Frink was serving as the assistant captain of the port of Wilmington
while in the U.S. Coast Guard. Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Harvell of Bolivia
had received a letter from their son, Lassiter, who was a Japanese
prisoner of war. Baptist churches were under construction at Ash
and Antioch. A destroyer escort vessel had been named after an
Army hero from Ash, John Leon Williamson, who was killed in the
Solemon Island area.
It was August 31, 1949, and Lieutenant Governor Pat Taylor, Sr.,
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Presents Red Cross Check
k'ii f n ,uuK’ r>rt’ ls shown here presenting a
$20-bill to Miss Libby Pierce, who was in charge of the
Red Cross collection booth at the Waccamaw Bank &
Trust Co. last Thursday. The donation is from bank em
ployees and helped to swell total collections in the countv
thus far to over $300. (Photo by Spencer)
Board Endorses
Development Plan
Members of the board of
county commissioners in session
here Monday passed a resolution
supporting private development
of Bald Head Island.
In their statement, which has
been presented in person to
Chairman Gil Horton and
Director Roy Sowers of the
Department of Conservation and
Development, the board cited
the work of Charles Fraser at
Sea Pines at Hilton Head, S.C. as
a model they would like to see
followed.
In other action by the board
the budget for 1969-70 was
adopted, based upon a tax rate
of $1.80. This is up 25-cents
from the current rate, but this
was brought about by the
passage of the School Bond
Election last spring.
In another important piece of
business, the board agreed to sell
to F. Herbert Swain ten acres of
the county home property.
There was a stipulation that this
will be done provided a
satisfactory price can be agreed
upon.
Following is the text of the
resolution pertaining to future
use of Bald Head Island:
“WHEREAS: Sea Pines
Plantation Company is the only
recipient in the nation of the
American Institute of Architects
Certificate of Excellence in
Private Community Planning at
Hilton Head Island for its vision
and wisdom in keeping their part
of this beautiful island clear and
free of the visible evidence of
economic greed and for
preserving its natural beauties;
and was the first corporation to
win a Holiday Magazine award
For a More Beautiful America.
“WHEREAS: We believe that
Bald Head Island should be
made available for public
recreation, including both public
accommodations and camp
ground areas, and the Sea Pines
Plantation Company proposes to
build such public
accommodations on the island
to permit the enjoyment of its
great natural beauties and ocean
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Peace Corps To
Use Assembly
For Training
The North Carolina Baptist
Assembly at Fort Caswell will be
the scene this fall for training
100 Peace Corps volunteers,
according to announcement
made this week from Shaw
University in Raleigh.
Shaw officials have signed a
$310,000 contract with Peace
Corps officials in Washington to
conduct a unique, black-oriented
Peace Corps training program. It
is the first time the Peace Corps
has offered a program
spe ifically designed to attract
black Americans to work in
black African nations.
Shaw also received a $360,000
grant from the Peace Corps to
do follow up research to
determine the success of its
training methods.
Shaw, a Baptist university, will
use the Baptist assembly
facilities at Fort Caswell for
! eight weeks beginning Oct 1.
From 40 to 60 of the
: program’s 100 volunteers will be
■ black college students. Shaw
- officials say this will be a major
- success for the Peace Corps,
which has been unable to recruit
large numbers of Negroes in the
past. C
The volunteers will teach in
the public schools of Kenya for
two years upon completion of
their training here.
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Leland Child
Killed Monday j
A Leland youth, Joyce Lynn
Barnes, 9, of Rt. 2 Leland, was
killed Monday at 7:55 p.m,
when she stepped into the path
of an oncoming auto on U.S.
74-76.
The Barnes child was taken to
Cape Fear Memorial Hosnital in
Wilmington by the Leland .
Rescue Squad where she was
pronounced dead on arrival, she
died of head injuries.
Driver of the vehicle was
Glenn Morris Gainey, 16, of
Leland. State Trooper Canipe
said Gainey was traveling
westward on U.S. 74-76 toward
Wilmington when the child '
stepped into the path of the car. '
No charges were filled against '
Gainev. ?.
Final rites were held today
(Wednesday) at 11 a.m. at
Leland Baptist Church by the
Revs. D. G. Thomas and Gaston >
Hester, with burial in *
Meadowbrook Cemetery in
Lumberton.
Miss Barnes was a fourth-grade
student at Leland Elementary
School during the 1969-70 term.
She was a Robeson County
native and a member of Leland
Baptist Church.
Survivors include the parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Barnes; two
sisters, Debbie C. and Veia
Louella Barnes of the home; the
paternal grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Dewey Barnes of Fairmont;
the maternal grandmother, Mrs.
Vera Shaw of Leland. Active
pallbearers were B. B. Benton,
Billy Leggett, J. J. Butler and
Jerry Blanton.
Tide Table
Following Is the tide table
for Southport during the
week. These hoars am ap
proximately correct and
were furnished The State
Port Pilot through the
courtesy of the Gape Fear
Pilot’s Association.
Thursday, September 4
2:33 AM 8:46 AM
3:09 PM 9:40 PM
Friday, September 6
3:27 AM 9:46 AM
4:09 PM 10:40 PM
Saturday, September 8
4:27 AM 10:40 AM
5:03 PM 11:34 PM
Sunday, September 7
5:21 AM 11:40 AM
5:51 PM 12:22 PM
Monday. September 8
6:16 AM 12:28 AM
6:39 PM 1:00 PM
Tuesday. September 9
6:57 AM 1:00 AM
7:21 PM 1:16 PM
Wednesday, September 10
7:39 AM 1:46 AM
7:67 PM 1:58 PM