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VOLUME 41
No. 32
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SOUTHPORT, N. C. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1970
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Snow Scene In Franklin Sauare
This was the scene Friday in Franklin Square
where the camellias were blanketed with snow and the
oaks were coated with ice. In the background, stand
ing as a stem sentinel ever these unusual proceedings,
is the Southport City Hall, whose tall white columns
blend into this winter scene. (Photo by Spencer)
Baptist Study
Plans To Hold
County Clinics
The “Shaping the 70’s” clink^,
sponsored jointly by the
Southern Baptist Convention
and the North Carolina Baptist
State Convention held in
Goldsboro January 19-20 was
the first step in a massive plan to
acquaint Southern Baptists with
the specifics of the new grading
plans, curriculum content and
church programming for the
decade of the 70’s.
In the clinic, teams from the
associations in eastern North
Carolina were trained in an
intensive study to return to their
associations to conduct similiar
“Shaping the 70’s” clinics for
pastors and all church leaders.
Eleven persons from the various
Southern Baptist Convention
agencies served as conference
leaders, assisted by the state
program leaders, for training in
the 70’s opportunities in the
churches in Church
Administration, Brotherhood,
Woman’s Missionary Union,
Sunday School, Church Training
and Church Library.
Dr. Nathan C. Brooks,
Director of Program Services for
North Carolina, was coordinator
and Tennessee, was keynote
speaker, urging those in
attendance to return to their
churches and associations
prepared to lead out in the
effort to meet the challenge of
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Kiosk Design
Displayed Here
Kiosk designs are now on
display in the library and can be
observed until February 16.
These designs were done by the
third year Landscape
Architecture class at North
Carolina State University as a
project under the direction of
Professor Dan Young and
features local scenes.
A kiosk is a multi-sided public
information booth. Kiosks are
used quite extensively in
European cities and are being
used more and more in
American cities.
Each student was given a
photograph of Southport’s
mainstreet area and worked with
this to draw these designs. Local
residents probably will recognize
the post office and the Security
Savings Building in some of the
designs.
Kiosk booths can be quite
useful in announcing public
events, church affairs, club
meetings, private sales, and other
events. Everyone is invited to
come and see these designs while
they are on display.
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Attend Convention
William A. Clemmons and James Bellamy attended the
state association of Soil and Water Conservation Dis
tricts convention held in Raleigh last week. Shown in
the above picture are William G. Sullivan, the 1970 pres
ident of the association who is from Duplin County, Bel
lamy, and Clemmons.
More Candidates
In Political Race
The field of candidates for the
Democratic nomination of
sheriff of Brunswick county now
has risen to three with the filing
this week of Drew Long and
Milton Bowen. Clinton Bellamy
had made his formal
announcement last week.
Both Long and Bowen are men
with previous experience in law
enforcement in Brunswick
county. Bowen once served as
chief deputy and jailer, and later
as a special officer.
Long is a veteran of 23 years
service in law enforcement. He
has served as deputy under
several sheriffs, and this time
wants to try his hand at the top
job.
Both men have previously
sought their party’s nomination
for this office and were
defeated.
In other political news, S. B.
Frink, Brunswick county
attorney who had served four
previous terms in the State
Senate, has started on the
campaign trail which he expects
to return him for a fifth term in
that legislative body. He also has
served one term as a member of
the House of Representatives.
Although he still has not filed
for this office, Odell Williamson,
Shallotte businessman, has made
no bones about his intention to
seek election to this office. He
has served several terms in the
House of Representatives, but in
previous races for the State
Senate he has been unsuccessful.
The 15th Senatorial District
now is comprised of Brunswick,
Bladen and Columbus counties.
Soil Men Are
In Convention
James Bellamy, William A.
Clemmons, and Maynard Owens
attended the state association
meeting of the North Carolina
Soil and Water Conservation
Districts in Raleigh January
18-21. These men are supervisors
with the Brunswick Soil and
Water Conservation District.
Owens is the conservationist
with the Soil Conservation
Service.
Bellamy, who has been active
in the local district as well as in
the state association, received a
20-year length of service award.
He has held many association
offices, including the presidency
and is presently chairman of the
State Committee of Soil and
Water Conservation Districts.
Clemmons has been a member
of the Brunswick Soil
Conservation District for 2
years. This was his first state
association convention. “I
enjoyed the meeting a lot,” he
declared. “I now know more
about the conservation programs
of government agencies and my
duties as a Brunswick District
supervisor than I did before.”
The highlight of the
convention was the Tuesday
night banquet where Governor
Robert W. Scott was the
speaker.
All of the convention speakers
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Selection Of
School Sites
Still Unsettled
Members of - the Brunswick
County Board of Education met
Monday to further consider the
acquisition of suitable sites for
consolidated high schools to
serve the western and southern
areas.
Superintendent Ralph King
and Attorney Tom Home
discussed and explained contents
of letters received from
Lawrence G. Sprunt and Hooper
Johnson Real Estate Sales
concerning the Clear Pond site.
The board agreed that the value
of this property as quoted from
the letters would be prohibitive
unless condemnation action was
taken. Home stated it to be his
belief any land considered for
the Southern Site would need to
be condemned before
acquisition could be attained.
Arthur J. Dosher requested the
board to delay condemnation
procedure until the next
meeting, or until Beaver Dam
owners have submitted a price
on that site.
The board was informed that
International Paper Company
will have its offer on the Western
School Site before the board
February 2. Members reaffirmed
their previous position that
several bids were in order before
final action is taken on
dismantling portions of the old
Southport S High School
building. They agreed to meet in
an early session Monday in order
to survey the old building before
making final determination.
The final audit reports were
distributed to the board
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Board Takes
Action About
Erosion Study
At a regular meeting of the
Board of Commissioners for the
Town of Long Beach Saturday
members of that body agreed to
pay a part of the cost for a study
of erosion problems affecting
the Brunswick county coast.
This action was taken after
Col. Pickett, chairman of the N.
C. Board of Air and Water
Resources, had explained the
importance of keeping the
present movement going.
Agreement was reached for the
Town of Long Beach to pay the
sum of $7,500 toward the
assessment of $17,500 required
from that community. An
additional $5,000 will be paid
by National Development and
$5,000 by the developers of
Kings Lynn.
Agreement was reached that
this amount will be credited to
the Town of Long Beach as a
part of the total cost for
completion of the project.
The board endorsed a beach
flood insurance program
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Quick Work
Stops Thieves
Quick work by an SBI agent
and a Brunswick County deputy
helped two Lumberton Indians
to be on their way to prison just
three days after they committed
their crimes.
Brantley Chavis, 19, and Leroy
A. Williamson 20, both Indians
of Rt. 4 Lumberton, were tried
in Superior Court Friday, found
guilty of two charges of
breaking, entering and larceny
and sentenced by Judge William
Y. Bickett.
Chavis was sentenced to 18 to
36 months and was assigned to
the youthful offenders camp.
Williamson, who was already on
probation, was sentenced to
three to five years in prison, and
his two years suspended
sentence was activated.
Williamson was also assigned to
the youthful offenders camp.
According to SBI agent John
Richardson, who assisted
sheriff’s deputy George Britt in
the investigation, the two
Lumberton men brokeinto Towel
City Towel Company and
Horne’s Restaurant prior to 3
a.m., January 20. Both
businesses are located at
junction of US Highways 17,74
and 76 and NC 133.
The break-ins were discovered
when the businesses opened the
morning of January 20.
Entrance into the towel
company was by kicking
through a composition wall; a
broken glass near the door lock
provided entry into Horne’s,
Richardson said.
The SBI investigator said
$98.50 in cash was taken from
Towel City Towel Company,
along with shirts, socks, caps,
and cigarettes—a total value of
$140. The Horne’s break-in
netted less for the larcenists—a
39 cent bag of candy and 35
cents from a March of Dimes
cannister.
After the discovery of the
crimes, Richardson and the
deputy learned that two men
were occupants of a trailer at a
nearby park. A check with the
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Time And Tide
Dominating the front page of the January 25 issue for the year
1940 was Johnnie Simmons, who was earning himself quite a
reputation as a golden gloves boxer. His pugnacious pose seemed
strange for blond-headed, friendly Johnnie. And to give the front
page a thoroughly athletic flavor, squad pictures of the Southport
High School basketball squads also appeared. (Simmons was in that
one, too.)
Fire had broken up the Friday night movie at the Amuzu, and
workmen already were busy getting things in shape to reopen the
local moving picture emporium. So well did the volunteer firemen
do their job that the blaze was confined to the building and the
frame structure next door was unscorched. There were 44 girls and
boys from Brunswick attending various institutions of higher
learning; arrangements were being made for a ceremony honoring a
Brunswick native, Judge Alfred Moore, one of the early justices of
the U.S. Supreme Court; winter had unleashed all of its fury with
sleet and snow occurring on two occasions within one week.
The Holmes brothers of Shallotte (William, Hubert and Harold)
were our fighters whose picture appeared on page 1 in our edition of
January 24, 1945. They were in the Army, Navy and Air Force,
respectively. The polio fund drive, then as now, was on during the
month of January with W. R. Lingle serving as county chairman.
A couple of animal notes appeared in the advertising column. A
Whiteville livestock dealer was reporting the arrival of a “new
shipment of young fresh mules;” and aldermen for the City of
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Cement Truck Overturns
One victim of a slippery road here Saturday was this S & G concrete truck from
Wilmington which lies on its side in the ditch beside the new road leading to the
CP&L plant. The vehicle was loaded with 8-yards of concrete. (Photo by Spencer)
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House In Transit
This is the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Hardee as it was being moved this week
from its old location at the comer of Howe and Leonard streets to its new site
one block away, at the corner of Leonard St. and Atlantic Avenue. (Photo by Spen
cer) \
Pressure Action
In Jail Application
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Nuclear Power
Manager Named
Norman B. Bessac has been
assigned to the newly-created
position of manager of nuclear
power generation for Carolina
Power & Light Company,
according to E.E. Utley,
manager of power production
forCP&l.
Bessac was formerly director
of CP&L’s technical services
section. He will supervise the
power production and operation
of CP&L nuclear power
generation units. A nuclear unit
at Hartsville, S.C., Is expected to
begin commercial generation this
year, and two additional units
near Southport, N.C., are
scheduled for startup in 1974
and 1976.
A graduate of the United
States Naval Academy at
Annapolis, Bessac served 24
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An unusual called session of
the Board of Commissioners for
Brunswick county Tuesday night
resulted in an application being
made to the appropriate state
authorities for a grant to help
finance two jails, one at
Shallotte and one at Southport.
Appearing before the board
were Attorney Homer Anderson
of Shallotte and V. A. Fish, who
works for the State of North
Carolina as a jail inspector. All
members of the Board of
Commissioners were present.
A motion was made by Paul
Dennis to construct two jails,
each with 10 units, one at
Shallotte and one at Southport,
both to be operated by the
county. On a roll call vote, all
members of the board voted in
favor of this motion.
On a plan entitled
“Application to Upgrade local
confinement facilities in
Brunswick county” a motion
that it be approved and
forwarded to the Social Services
Department in Raleigh received
an affirmative vote from all
members of the board.
In taking this action, members
of the board apparently
bypassed action being taken by
County Attorney E. J. Prevatte
to have an application for a state
grant in Raleigh before the
February 1 deadline. It is not
known how many jails the
county attorney contemplated
in his application.
The grant originally had been
advertised as being a payment of
$5,000 toward the expenses of
building new jail facilities in
counties where upgrading of
these accommodations was
necessary. A more recent
estimate is that this amount
actually may be only $3,000.
Anderson stated that he
represented a group of interested
citizens, although he did not
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Farm Bureau
Names Groups
William E. (Shorty) Bellamy of
Shallotte was named to the State
Cucumber Committee by the
Brunswick County Farm Bureau
Tuesday night, said Ira L.
Chadwick, president.
Bellamy, along with other
cucumber committee members,
met in Raleigh for a final
decision and membership
agreement between the
cucumber grower and the Farm
Bureau Marketing Association.
The type of program, cost and
other details will be worked out
in the committee meeting, stated
Chadwick.
Tentative prices have been
suggested as a minimum of $10
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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 Cape Fear
Pilot's Association.
Thursday, Janmrv 29, _
11:51 a.m. 6:22 a.m.
6:28 p.m.
Friday, January 30,
0:39 a.m. 7:22 a.m.
12:45 p.m. 7:22 p.m.
Saturday, January 31,
1:45 a.m. 8:28 a.m7
1:51p.m. 8:28 p.m.
Sunday, February 1, ..
2:51a.m. 9:34 a.m.
3:03 p.m. 9:40 p.m.
Monday, February 2,
4:03 a.m. 10:40 a.m?
4:15 p.m. 10:46 p.m.
Tuesday, February 3,
5:09 a.m. 11:46 a.m?
5:21p.m. 11:46 p.m.
Wednesday, February 4,
6:09 a.m.
6:21 p.m. 12:40 a.m?