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VOLUME 41
No. 26
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SOUTHPORT, N C. 'WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1969
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Choir Presents Messiah
Une or the highlights of the holiday season in
Southport was the presentation of The Messiah Sun
day evening by the combined church choirs. The pro
gram was held at Trinity United Methodist Church,
which was filled completely. Choir members, left to
right, back row: Lester Lowe, William Ezzell, C. B.
Caroon, Dempsey Hewett, Rev. Paul Scott, John J
Swain, Kelley Reynolds, A. H. Gainey, Jr.; second
row: Mrs. Eunice Huntley, Mrs. Sue Jones, Mrs. Dor
othy Hardee, Mrs. Irma Caroon, Mrs. Lucy Melton,
Mrs. Gloria Stiller, Mrs. Louise Yaskell, Mrs. Eleanor
Potter, Mrs. Doris Harrelson, Mrs. Leila Pigott, direc
tor; front row: Mrs. Margaret Harper, organist; Miss
Cheryl Blackburn, Mrs. Grace Elliott, Mrs. Margaret
Hood, Mrs. Lib Brown, Mrs. Becky Howard, Mrs.
Alneta Crowe, Mrs. Marie Royal, Mrs. Amaretta Pre
vatte, Mrs. William Ezzell. (Photo by Spencer)
Board Fails To Select School Site
Highway Work
For Brunswick
Is Scheduled
The State Highway
Commission has allocated over
$145,000 to be spent on
secondary roads in Brunswick
county, Area Highway
Commissioner David Parnell
announced this week. The
money will be spent on 17 roads
in the county.
An additional $8,381 was
allocated from secondary bond
money to stabilize Rudolph
Road for one mile, from NC 904
to State Road 1315.
All of the projects depend
upon the availability of right of
way.
The Brunswick projects are:
An allocation of $26,200 to
surface the Cedar Landing,
Mintz Drive and Dogwood Neck
Roads, a total of 2.3 miles.
Base and pave State Road
1538 (Rutland Chapel Road)
and SR 1414 (Dr. Goodman
Road), a total of 1.7 miles,
$30,000.
Stabilize, at a cost of $86,500,
the following roads: Fussin
Road, Conley Milliken Road,
Cotton Patch Landing Road,
Morgan Road, Goley Lewis
Road, Bert Frink Road,
Landvale Road, Fred Piggott
Road and James Bellamy Road.
There are 183 homes located
on the above roads.
I Brief Bits Of f
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TURKEY SHOOT
The Boosters Club of
Waccamaw High School will
sponsor a turkey shoot Saturday
at the athletic field, beginning at
9 o’clock. Proceeds will go to
pay for new equipment for the
gymnasium.
OPEN HOUSE
Leland High School seniors are
having an open house for the
1969 graduates of Leland and
Lincoln High School at 2:15
o’clock on Friday in the Leland
High School home economics
lab.
PRINTING MONDAY
The next issue of The State
Port Pilot will be published on
Monday because of the
Christmas holiday schedule
which will be in effect by
mid-week. This will serve the
purpose of affording advertisers
a last chance to appeal to late
shoppers.
Members of the Brunswick
County Board of Education in
special session Monday night
refused to second the motion
made by the representative from
the Southport School District
that the new consolidated school
to serve the southern area be
located at Beaver Dam, thus
leaving up in the air the decision
on where to build the school
which will serve the
Bolivia-Southport section.
The board heard a delegation
including Morrison Watkins,
Johnny Mills, Judson Ward,
Henry Randolph. V\J.
McKeithan and Wilbor Earl Earp
express their concern against
location of the Southern Area
School at Beaverdam. The
delegation requested the board
Florida Probe Into
Local Corporation
Florida Atty. Gem Earl
Faircloth, invoking the authority
of the state attorney’s office in
his hunt for Mafia-influenced
Decoration For
Vietnam Hero
Boatswains Mate First Class
Perley L. Farrow, USCG,
assigned to Coast Guard Station
Wrightsville Beach, was
presented the Navy Achievement
Medal (with combat “V”) by
Commander H.N. Helgesen,
United States Coast Guard,
captain of the port, Wednesday
at the Coast Guard Station
Wrightsville Beach.
The Achievement Medal is
awarded to farrow by the
commander of the U.S. Naval
Forces, Vietnam, Vice Admiral
E.R. Zumwalt, Jr., “for
professional achievement while
serving with United States Coast
Guard explosive loading
detachment four engaged in
armed conflict against the North
Vietnamese and Vietcong
communist aggressors in the
Republic of Vietnam from July
1968 to May 1969. Petty Officer
Farrow served as an explosive
advisor to Freight Terminal
Division, DaNang in loading and
unloading ammunition aboard
deep draft vessels anchored in
the port of DaNang. His tireless
efforts and diligent leadership
were key factors in minimizing
material damage and personnel
injury. Through his exceptional
performance of duty, Petty
Officer Farrow was instrumental
in significantly improving the
DaNang ammunition processing.
His performance of Duty,
leadership, exceptional
professional ability and
dedication were in keeping with
the highest traditions of the
United States Naval Service”
The ceremony was witnessed
by boatswains Mate Chief
J.T.Taylor, USCG, officer in
charge of Wrightsville Beach
Station, and the men assigned to
the station.
businesses, Friday ordered
officals of three Tampa
waterfront firms to produce
their records for examination.
Backed by a new state law
Faircloth had sought for four
years, aides of State Atty. Joe
Spicola served subpoenas on
seven persons, all connected in
some manner with the three
firms.
Spicola also called for the
witnesses to produce detailed
records of the firms’ corporation
transactions.
The subpoenaes named John
Imparato Jr., president of East
Gulf Shipping Corp., John
Imparato, president and
treasurer of Southport Stevedore
Inc., Michael Imparato,
president of Southport
Terminals Inc., Thelma
Imparato, secretary of both East
Gulf Shipping Corp. and
Southport Terminals Inc. It
could not be learned last night if
the Imparatos are related.
The others were Sal Forte,
secretary of Southport
Stevedore, Charles Rickerson,
director of East Gulf Shipping
and Robert Cleveland,
vice-president of Southport
Stevedore. All are Tampa
residents except Cleveland, who
is a Riverview resident, and
Forte, of 4100 Barracuda S.E.,
St. Petersburg.
Spicola said he was given the
names by Florida Attorney
General Earl Faircloth’s office,
which is conducting statewide
probe of underworld influences
in private firms incorporated in
the state.
The state attorney directed the
witnesses to produce bank
records, ledger slips, deposit
books, corporate minute books,
stock books, various business
ledgers, salary sheets, invoices,
paid receipts, sales records,
manifests and correspondence.
The subpoenaes said the
records must be produced to
trace the firms’ business
histories.
The firms, according to the
Tampa Port Authority are
among the largest tenants in the
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to choose a site centrally located
between Bolivia and Southport,
granting equal distance for bus
transportation.
Arthur J. Dosher made a
motion for approval of fM"'
Beaverdam site, but this motion
did not receive a second and the
motion was declared dead.
Dosher then requested the board
to allow Horne to seek from the
property owner of Beaver Dam
Site price of land so the board
would have this information
providing other sites prove to
the unsatisfactory. This request
was granted.
Homer Holden asked the
Board to approve the Sprunt
property site on Highway 87
near Moore’s Creek. Delmas
Babson seconded this motion
and all members concurred.
Jack Croft, architect employed
by the board to draw plans for
the three new schools, gave a
progress report on all area school
plans. He presented the final
floor plan on all proposed
schools. The board was informed
that State Department personnel
involved in school building and
planning had approved the
various department plans. It was
stated that the State’s Health
Department will need to approve
well and septic tank location and
construction. The State Highway
Department will need to approve
access roads and certain phases
of water drainage on school
sites. Croft gave report on all soil
testing and drilling conducted by
Mr. Mier, engineer. With the
exception of the Ripley and
International Paper. Company
property sites at Midway, all
testing and drilling indicated
school buildings could be
constructed on chosen and
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Waccamaw And
American Bank
Form Holding Co
Directors of the Waccamaw
Bank and Trust Company,
Whiteville and American Bank
and Trust Company, Monroe,
yesterday approved and
recommended to stockholders
the details of the two banks’
plans to establish North
Carolina’s first registered, or
niulii-bank, holding company.
Announcement that
management of the two
institutions had discussed such a
proposal was made on November
21st.
Plans call for the creation of
The Waccamaw Corporation, a
fully approved one-bank holding
company, on January 1, 1970.
Waccamaw Bank stockholders
will be issued 1.3 shares of
holding company stock for each
share they now hold in the bank.
Application will then be made to
bring American Bank into the
holding company and their
shareholders will receive 1.2
shares in exchange. While the
two banks will continue
operating under their present
names, the name of the holding
company will be changed to
United Carolina Bankshares
Corporation.
Under the proposal E.D.
Gaskins, president of American
Bank, will become chairman of
the holding company and L.R.
Bowers, president of Waccamaw
Bank, will become president of
the holding company. Both
Gaskins and Bowers will remain
president of their respective
banks.
Waccamaw, with resources of
$106,000,000, operates 29
offices in 21 cities and towns
and has 500,148 shares
outstanding and capital accounts
in excess of !K7 onn nnn
American Bank operates 16
offices in 10 cities and towns
and has resources of
$55,000,000. They have
326,068 shares outstanding with
a capital structure of over
$4,000,000.
The holding company has
authorized capital of 15,000,000
shares of $5 per value and upon
completion of the inclusion of
these two banks will have
1,041,474 shares outstanding.
Plans are subject to approval
of shareholders and supervisory
authorities.
Establish Plait
For Marketing
North Carolina moved a step
closer to establishing a seafood
marketing development program
on December 6 when the Board
of Conservation and
Development voted to request
$50,000 for this purpose. Funds
would probably be allotted from
non-tax funds.
It is anticipated that a fisheries
marketing specialist and a
seafood home economist will be
employed by the state to carry
out the program which will seek
to establish new marketing
procedures and lead in the
development of new seafood
products.
The North Carolina Fisheries
Association has long advocated
such a program. Much of the
state’s production is sold outside
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Time And Tide
It was December 13, 1939, and the newest industry in the county
was commercial catfishing. The story indicated that there was a good
northern market for these creatures, but along about the fifth
paragraph, when it was announced that the fish must be cleaned (Le.
skinned) locally, the industry seemed to be dying. Then there was a
story about Spaniards having been in the locality as early as 1523;
the ruins of St. Phillips church were being highlighted again; and the
Christmas lights were up in Southport.
Names, too, made news that week. David Adams had set the
season’s high in shrimp catches during the past week with 72 bushels
on Friday; Mack McGlamery was putting on a “swing and sway”
affair in his waterfront cafe that night; David Watson, Not Exactly
advised, would be “wearing an ECTC uniform when the basketball
season opens”; and everybody in town had played bridge at least
twice during the past week.
It was December 13, 1944, and someone had apparently caught a
coyote on Long Beach. Said animal was described as being a cross
between a dog and a fox. The Southport Woman’s Club was again
sponsoring a Christmas lighting contest; D.C. Andrews was back in
the States after serving 11 months in the South Pacific; and the
county schools were to have five days off for Christmas.
It was learned that week that the Old Plantation Christmas would
be held as usual at Orton, though few of the young folks would be
present. James and A.T. McKeithan had seen one another for the
first time in three years-in England; Frank Niernsee was undergoing
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These structures are
nuclear power plant they
near Southport. Clearing
way at the local project.
Offices At Plant Site i
to serve as offices for Brown & Root at the site of the
are constructing for Carolina Power and Light Company
and preliminary excavation operations now are well-under
(Photo by Spencer) Z
Lands Big Rockfish
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Jan Hornstein is shown holding the 26-lb. rockfish he caught Sunday while fish
ing in Dutchman s Creek near Southport. This was his third big rockfish in as many
days. His first weighed 13 lbs. and the second weighed 8 lbs. (photo by Spencer)
Board And Sheriff
Talk Over Costs
Members of the Board of
County Commissioners
conferred at length Monday with
Sheriff Harold Willetts regarding
costs for his department, chiefly
the expenses stemming from
hospital bills for prisoners and
bills for transportation of
persons ordered committed to
Cherry Hospital.
One patient had incurred
hospital expenses totaling more
than $1,000, but it appeared
that the county is helpless to
recover when it was learned
from Sheriff Willetts that the
man now is serving on the roads.
Litterbugs Are
Cited To Court
At least 991 litterbugs in
North Carolina found someone
was watching in 1968.
Mecklenburg led the counties
with 52 arrests. No arrests at all
were reported in Northampton,
Clay, Pamlico, Tyrrell,
Washington, Macon, Madison or
Polk counties.
In Brunswick 10 arrests were
made for this offense.
All of the arrests were made
by highway patrolmen,
according to Lt. D.R. Emory of
the North Carolina Motor
Vehicles Department. He said no
figures were available on the
number of convictions.
A corresponding number of
violators were arrested this year.
Figures for the first six months
show that 533 litterers received
citations, Lt. Emory said.
He pointed out that 57 per
cent of the arrests were made in
24 counties, or roughly one
fourth of the total number of
counties in the state.
Charges are made in
compliance with General Statute
14-399 as amended by the 1969
General Assembly. The statute
reads as follows:
“It is unlawful for any person,
firm, organization or private
corporation, or for the governing
body, agents or employees of
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The biggest point of
disagreement grew out of
charges for out-of-state travel for
a deputy for one-half of the
expenses of a trip to Florida to
bring back a prisoner who had
jumped bail. The other one-half
of the cost was paid by the
bondsman, and the
commissioners contended that
he should have bome the entire
cost, since it was his obligation
to produce the defendant in
court.
Sheriff Willetts pointed out
that papers drawn by the
solicitor had resulted in an arrest
by Florida authorities, and when
the defendant agreed to waive
extradition, he took the position
that his department had an
obligation to return him to
Brunswick for trial.
With regard to charges for
hospital and medical services for
prisoners, the commissioners
talked to Sheriff Willetts and
also with Clerk of Court Jack
Brown about including these
bills as part of the costs with the
requirement that the prisoner
pay them. Agreement was
reached to request that the
doctors and hospitals submit
bills as quickly as possible so
that these can be turned over to
the clerk’s office.
Commissioner Paul Dennis said
“I won’t vote to pay any more
bills for trips to Cherry Hospital
in Goldsboro for patients who
are able to pay it themselves.”
The sheriff and commissioners
agreed that nowhere in the
budget is there provision for
some of the expenses that are
coming in for some of these
services. The suggestion was
made to turn these bills over to
the Welfare Department, but the
commissioners agreed that
neither does this agency have
funds budgeted for these
purposes.
Sheriff Willetts said he will
cooperate any way he can with
the commissioners to help
recover these costs from patients
whenever possible.
While he was present,
Chairman George Rourk read a
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General Owen 2j
Visits Terminal
Brigadier General Edwin B.
Owen, Commander Eastern Area '
Military Traffic Management and :
Terminal Service (EAMTMTS) >
of which the Military Ocean ;
Terminal, Sunny Point, is a
subordinate installation, will pay ■
a Christmas visit to the military £
and civilian personnel of Sunny -
Point.
The General will arrive at
Sunny Point on December 23
and will visit various activities
and will present awards to
deserving personnel. In the
evening Colonel Robert D. Reid,
the terminal commander, and
Mrs. Reid will hold a reception
in General Owen’s honor, in the
Garrison House, at Fort
Johnston, Southport.
General Owen assumed.,
command of the far-flung,* -
tri-service staffed EAMTMTS in
October, 1968, and is
responsible for operating..
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Tide Table
Following Is the tide table
for Southport daring the
week. These hoars are ap
proximately correct and
were furnished The State
Port Pilot through the'!
courtesy of the Gape Fear
Pilot's Association.
Thursday. December 18
3.36 AM 9:59 a_M
3:54 PM 10:11 FM
Friday, December 19
4:48 PM 10:59 PM
4:30 AM 10:5© AM
Saturday, December 20
5-18 AM 11:47 AM
5:42 PM 11:47 PM
Sunday, December 21
5:12 AM
6:30 PM 12:35 PM
Monday, December 22/
6:54 AM 12:35 AM
7:12 PM 1:17 PM
Tuesday, December 28
7:36 AM 1:17 AM
7:54 PM 1:59 PM
Wednesday, December 24
8:12 AM 1:59 am
8:30 PM 2:41 PM