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VOLUME 41 No. 34
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SOUTHPORT, N. C. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1970
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Southport Man
To National
War College
David Stratmon, Southport
man now serving with the
Embassy of the United States in
Amman, Jordan, as information
director, has been assigned to
the National War College in
Washington, D.C., in the class
beginning in August of this year.
Recently he had an interesting
experience when he was in
charge of arrangements for the
visit of Senator Mark O. Hatfield
of Oregon.
In addition to holding
conversations with King Hussein,
and with Ambassador Symmes
of Wilmington, he visited the US
Information Service (USIS) in
Amman.
While at USIS, he inspected an
art exhibit, chatted with Arab
students who are studying English
in the USIS Center, examined
the library, and, finally, chatted
for about an hour with a group
of Department Heads and the
Vice President of the University
of Jordan who had assembled at
USIS to meet him. Four of the
University professors hold
Ph.D’s from American
Universities and they tried to get
across the idea that they were
not particularly happy with the
way U.S. policy has been
conducted in recent years.
However, the senator was well
briefed and handled the
question-and-answer session very
well.
The National War College,
established on July 1, 1946, is a
top-level interservice school for
highly selected senior nlilitaiy
officers and civilian career
officials. The college functions
under the supervision of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff and is the
senior service school in the field
of politics-military affairs.
The 10-month academic
program of the College is divided
into a series of 10 interrelated
courses. The year’s work - is
designed to culminate logically
in the development of national
security policy and
implementing strategy, plans,
and programs. These must be
formulated in order to achieve
United States national
objectives. Although these
national objectives are varied
and uncodified, they stem from
the nature of United States life,
society, and government and the
relation of these to world
conditions.
Shallotte Man
Is Candidate
Jerry A. Moore, a lifelong
resident of Brunswick county,
announced his candidacy
Monday for the office of county
commissioner from Lockwoods
Folly Township on the
Democratic ticket.
Moore and his wife, the former
Miss Jennette Davis of Holden
Beach, reside at Holden Beach
with their three children.
Moore is the owner and
operator of Jerry A. Moore
Insurance Agency in Shallotte.
He is a member of various
fraternal and civic organizations.
Presently, he is vice-chairman
of the Brunswick County
Resources Development
Commission and the Brunswick
Planning Board. He is also a
member of the Shallotte High
School local committee, the
Board of Directors for
SENCland Community Action,
Inc., and a deacon and Sunday
School teacher at Sabbath Home
Baptist Church.
Moore said he is aware of the
needs of the people and, if
elected, he will serve all the
people of the county.
JERRY MOORE
Stage Manages Senator Hatfield
u j?ayid Stratmon, left, director of the U. S. Information Service in Amman
handled arrangements for a recent visit by Senator Mark Hatfield to that country.
The senator is shown in the center and is flanked by a group of students who gath
ered at USIS to talk to him.
Candidates For
County Offices
File This Week
More candidates continued to
show up this week, with the race
for the Democratic nomination
for sheriff having two names
added to the four who already
had announced.
Clemit Holden, member of the
present Board of County
Commissioners, has announced
that he will seek this office. He
is from Lockwoods Folly
township and is a farmer and
businessman. He now is
completing his third term as a
commissioner.
Another candidate for sheriff
is Elbert Rogers, a resident of
Winnabow, who is making his
first race for public office.
Two men have indicated their
intention to run for the office
being vacated by Holden on the
Board of Commissioners. One is
Jesse A. Bryant, who made the
race four years ago. The other is
Jerry Moore, Shallotte insurance
man.
Thus far there have been no
announcements for
commissioner from any of the
other townships, although
rumors have been flying.
V.A. Creech recently
announced that he will not be a
candidate to succeed himself as a
member of the board from
Town Creek township. This
leaves that township wide open,
as is Smithville, which currently
is without representation on the
board.
Making Plans
For Festival
General Chairman Jimmy Russ
presided over the first meeting
of the subcommittee chairman
of the Southport Fourth of July
Festival Committee on February
1. Ten persons were present
including Cheryl Johnson,
Southports’ Miss Fourth of July
1969. During a discussion period
the 1969 festival and related
events were discussed and
suggestions made for ways to
improve the event.
The festivities will be in
progress for a three day period
beginning on the morning of
July 2, continuing on July 3 and
concluding on the night of July
4 with a fireworks display on the
waterfront.
One of the most popular
events of past festivals has been
a service vessel anchored in the
Cape Fear River with free ferry
service provided for thousands
of visitors to board and tour the
ship. Efforts are being to
procure a Naval vessel which will
be docked at the new city pier at
the foot of Dry Street, which is
scheduled for completion in
May.
The 115 piece award winning
Forest City Marching Band has
been scheduled again this year
after their Fourth of July
appearance in Southport will
leave for a performance in
Europe.
AEC Certificate
Granted To CP&L
The U.S. Atomic Energy
Commission has issued licensing
permits to Carolina Power and
Light Co. for the construction of
a nuclear power plant near
Southport scheduled to cost
$385-million.
The reactor licensing board of
the Atomic Energy Commission
has authorized construction
permits for a $385 million pair
of nuclear-powered electric
plants near Southport in
Brunswick County, N.C.
The board authorized the
permits for Carolina Power and
Light Company.
In its decision, the board took
note of CP&L’s pledge to
undertake environmental studies
aimed at what the Interior
Department called “potential
hazards” to fish and shellfish
and through them to humans.
The board turned aside
protests voiced at a hearing in
December from a group
representing municipally-operat
ed electric systems and by a
representative of the North
Application To
Fix Bulkhead
George W. Massengill, Jr.,
through his attorney, William A.
Powell, has made application for
a Department of the Army
permit to construct a new
bulkhead and dredge a basin in
Elizabeth River 828-feet east of
Fort Caswell drawbridge.
Plans submitted show an
existing bulkhead 375-feet along
the Shoreline at Elizabeth River
with a 40-fcot section along the
north edge of the Atlantic
Intracoastal Waterway is to be
repaired and reconstructed. A
boat basin in front of the
bulkhead in Elizabeth River is to
be dredged to a depth of 10 feet
below mean low water. The
excavated material, consisting of
approximately 6,000 cubic
yards, is to be deposited on land
owned by the applicant. The
applicant informally advised that
the purpose of the work is for a
site to unload construction
materials.
The determination as to
whether a permit will be issued
will be based on an evaluation of
all relevant factors including che
effect of the proposed work on
navigation, fish and wildlife,
conservation, pollution, and the
general public interest.
Comments on these factors will
be accepted and made part of
the record and will be
considered in determining
whether it would be in the best
public interest to grant a permit.
In cases of conflicting property
rights, the Corps of Engineers
cannot undertake to adjudicate
rival claims.
Written comments pertinent to
the proposed work, as outlined
above, will be received until
March 9.
As information, the State of
North Carolina requires a permit
for dredging and/or fill work in
any estuarine waters, tidelands,
or marshlands in this state.
Carolina AFL-CIO.
The board said it had no
authority to decide on the
complaints, but was bound by
the Atomic Energy' Act to
consider only safety factors.
A municipal electric group
protested that it should have a
chance to compete for a nuclear
site.
The labor union was protesting
CP&L plans to contract with
Brown and Root, Inc., a Texas
construction company, to build
the plants. Wilbur Hobby, state
AFL-CIO president, said the
firm would bring in outside
workers.
The AEC board took note of
Hobby’s charge that a dearth of
trained workers would cause
safety hazards. It said of Brown
and Root: “It is an open shop
contractor with a notable
reservoir of skilled labor for
major construction projects. The
company already has a
substantial number of applicants
on the Brunswick project from
the major crafts for the
indicated construction.”
The board said that a recent
U.S. Appeals Court decision had
precluded it from taking into
consideration the municipal
power group’s demand for equal
access.
Tiie board took note that
CP&L had agreed to a series
of biological studies “for the
purpose of developing a plant
design compatible with the
ecological characteristics of the
site.’’
The U. S. Department of in
terior had warned that the plant
could “pose a potential hazard
to fish and shellfish in the Capo
Fear River estuary,” and that
concentrations of radiological
materials in fish and shellfish
niivht ultimatelv have an imnact
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Census Staff
Ready To Work
On Big Task
Twenty-two persons will be
hired in Brunswick County to
conduct the 1970 census of
population and housing.
Steve Hooks, district manager
for the census, said 22 persons
will be employed as enumerators
while two others will serve as
their crew leaders in Brunswick.
Hooks, a Chadboum resident,
and his staff have established
their district office in
Fayetteville. The district is
c imposed of Bladen, Brunswick,
Columbus, Cumberland, New
Hanover, Pender and Robeson
counties.
Mrs. Georgia DuBose is
administrative clerk and Steve
Flemming is office clerk. Both
are Fayetteville residents.
Once the wheels of
census-taking are in motion, the
district will have 445
enumerators, 25 crew leaders,
two supervisory crew leaders.
Tom Geary of Fayetteville has
been appointed as field manager.
Hooks said the enumerators
will be trained the last two or
three days in March, anu will
begin counting on April 1
(National Census Day). The task
is expected to be complete
within three to five weeks.
Post offices in the Fayetteville
district will distribute census
forms and instruction sheets at
each residential mailbox on
Saturday, March 28.
Householders will fill out the
forms and have them ready for
the census taker to pick up. At
every fifth house the
enumerators will fill out a longer
form by interview.
In some other districts, most
often those with larger cities, the
householders will be required to
return their completed forms by
mail.
“This two-way mail method
will be used, for example, in
Raleigh and Durham,” the
district manager explained. “I
fear that some Brunswick
County people who watch the
television program broadcast by
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Highway Plans
Work On Roads
Brunswick county has been
allocated more than $61,000 for
two secondary road construction
projects, it was announced
today. This was part of more
than $12 million approved this
month for secondary road
building.
Approval of the projects was
voted at the regular February
meeting of the State Highway
Commission.
The projects and the money
allotted for each were:
Base and pave from Sr 1119 to
SR 1115, 1.20 miles; from SR
1125 to SR 1124, 1.20 miles;
from SR 1143 to SR 1151, 1.20
miles; $36,000.
Grade, drain and stabilize from
SR 1515 to SR 1518; 1 mile;
from NC 211 to dead, 1.30
miles; from SR 1422 to dead
end; $25,000.
e And Tide
The year was 1950 and the date was February 7, when a new form
of fishing in the Southport area was discovered by the crew of the
trawler Maude and Mable. A ton of trout were found Firmly frozen
in the ice along the banks of the inland waterway. The cold weather,
or some other combination of circumstances, had brought in other
reports of unseasonably good Fishing. A Brunswick county
delegation was in Raleigh to urge the employment of adult bus
drivers, a movement with which the editor had taken issue the week
before.
A signiFicant celebration had been held by the District Bar
Association at St. Phillips at the grave of Justice Alfred Moore, a
Brunswick county native, who had served for 6 years as a member of
the nation’s highest tribunal. There was talk (this was 30-years ago)
of constructing a Fishing pier at Long Beach; announcement was
made of the opening of a new business, the Country Store, at
Longwood; and there was a plug in the Not Exactly column for the
local orchestra, headed by John Boyd Finch.
There were fund drives, then as now, and on the front page of our
edition for February 7, 1945, there were two announcements of
general interest. The First was that Brunswick county had exceeded
its quota in the March of Dimes drive. The second was that Mrs. M.
M. Rosenbaum, whose husband was away in service, would head the
Red Cross fund drive. Otherwise it was a “war” issue, with reports of
Brunswick boys being taken prisoner, being wounded in action and
participating in bloody combat all over the world.
There had been serious interruption to at least three local efforts
for wartime production, for up in Northw'est three stills had been
captured by Rural Policeman O. VV. Pern’ and ATU men. There was
an advertisement in The Pilot (ailing dynamite “The Farmer’s
Friend”, but there was a front page story urging caution in its use
after a near-disasterous explosion in the Mt. Pisgah church
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THOMAS HARRELSON
MRS. NORMAN PERRY
Harrelson Named
As Party Chairman
Brunswick Republicans elected
Thomas Harrelson of Southport
as chairman of the Brunswick
County Executive Committee at
the annual convention in
Shallotte Saturday.
Harrelson, who was elected on
a promise to field enough
candidates to require a
Republican primary, narrowly
edged Shallotte businessman
Carl Andrews for the post.
Mrs. Karen Perry of Boiling
Spring Lakes another newcomer
to local politics, was elected
vice-chairman of the party. Mrs.
Frances Key of Southport was
returned as county secretary and
L.C. Evans of Ash was elected
treasurer.
The following township
chairmen were approved by the
convention: J.T. Clemmons,
Lockwoods Folly; L.C. Millinor,
Northwest; Gilbert Grissett,
Shallotte; Mrs. Elizabeth Smith,
Beery To Speak
Here On Friday
William Beery III will speak to
the Men of The Church of the
Southport Presbyterian Church
on Friday at 6:30 o’clock p.m.
The Men of the Church will
meet in the Fellowship Hall and
dinner will be served by the
Women of the Church.
Beery is Executive Vice
President of Belk-Beery
Department Store in Wilmington
and is an officer and director of
several other Belk’s associated
stores. He is a graduate of the
University of North Carolina.
He is an Elder in the First
Presbyterian Church in
Wilmington, and is a member of
the General Council of the
Presbyterian Church in the
United States (Southern Branch
of the Presbyterian Church).
He has been active in Scouting
having received the Silver Beaver
Award and in various other civil
functions in Wilmington.
All Men of the Church are
urg?d to be in attendance for
this first meeting of the Men of
the Church for this year.
Southport Girl
Off For Boone
Cheryl Johnson, reigning Miss
Southport Fourth of July, will
appear in the 1970 Snow
Carnival Of The South parade in
Boone on Friday.
The 17-year-old Southport
High School senior, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Johnson of
Long Beach, was chosen for the
title from among more than a
dozen contestants just prior to
the 1969 Southport Fourth of
July Festival.
The Snow Carnival parade
highlights a full-week of
activities in and around this Blue
Ridge Mountains town,
February 9-16. The festival
commemorates the winter
season and the sport of skiing in
the North Carolina mountains.
Other activities include an ice
sculpture contest, ski races,
apres ski events, torchlight ski
exhibition and the annual Snow
Ball on Saturday, at which the
new “Snow Queen of the
South” will be announced.
Participating resorts—
Appalachian Ski Mountain,
Beech Mountain, Hound Ears,
Seven Devils and Sugar
Mountain-will offer half-price
skiing and equipment rental on
February 9-12 and 16.
Smithville; Bill Kopp, Town
Creek; and Vardell Hughes,
Waccamaw.
Several candidates announced
for public office. Heading the
list was Sheriff Harold Willetts,
who was greeted by a standing
ovation when he announced for
re-election. Vick Brown of
Bolivia and Long Beach told the
standing-room-only crowd that
he would file for Clerk of Court.
Mrs. Helen Skipper of
Southport, who had filed earlier
in the week, re-affirmed her
intention to run for the Board of
Election. Lloyd Owens of
Lockwoods Folly announced for
the Board of Commissioners and
several others, including J.T.
Clemmons of Shallotte and Bill
Kopp of Bolivia, hinted they
would do likewise in the near
future.
Observers said that this was
the best attended Republican
County Convention of recent
years.
Food Program
Shows Increase
Nearly 227,000 persons in
North Carolina benefited from
U.S. Department of Agriculture
family food assistance programs
during December. This was an
increase of more than 11,000
over the number taking part
during November.
In Brunswick county the
number increased from 870 in
November to 872 in December,
up two families.
The Southeast regional office
of USDA’s Food and Nutrition
Service here reports that
146,577 persons in 58 North
Carolina counties
received over 4.8 million pounds
of USDA donated foods through
the family food distribution
program, to supplement their
diets for better health.
The number getting the free
food increased by about 6,100
persons over November
participations.
The foods had a retail value of
$1.9 million and included dairy
products, canned and dried
fruits and vegetables, canned
meat or poultry, grain and cereal
products, as well as other items
such as peanut butter and
scrambled eggs mix.
Another 80,400 persons in 41
North Carolina counties took
part in USDA’s food stamp
program—an increase of about
5,600 persons over November.
They invested $643,313 of
their own money and received
USDA food coupons valued at
more than $1.2 million—re
presenting an increase in food
buying power of around
$566,529.
The increase in participation in
both food help programs results
from a seasonal decline in
employment, FNS officials said.
Both programs are
administered by the Food and
Nutrition Service through state
agencies.
In North Carolina, the State
Department of Agriculture
supervises operation of the
commodity distribution
program, while the Department
of Social Services is responsible
for administration of the food
stamp program.
In North Carolina, only
Randolph County does not have
a family food assistance program
in operation.
Beaver Dam Is
Site For New
Area School
Members of the Brunswick
County Board of Education in
special session last Wednesday
tentatively selected a site at
Beaver Dam on Highway 211 as
the location for the Southern
Area consolidated high school.
The primary purpose of the
special Wednesday meeting was
to meet with officials from the
Weyhauser Paper Company to
determine status of the board’s
selection for the Southern
School site located on
Weyhauser property, designated
as Beaver Dam. Weyhauser
officals, Mr. Angrons, Mr. Huff
and Mr. Norman, accompanied
the board.
Mr. Angrons informed the
board his company desired to
cooperate in endeavors for
securing property, however the
company wanted to know the
criteria used in selection of site.
Superintendent Ralph King
gave background data leading to
final selection of two sites—Clear
Pond and Beaver Dam. Mr.
Angrons stated he was satisfied
the board had planned its work
well and being pleased the
criteria was sound, his company
was in the position to meet the
Board’s offer of $350. per acre.
However, he asked the board to
consider paying ai> additional
$33 per acre for work the
company had performed in
clearing this property.
Being informed of similar
circumstances that prevailed on
the Western School site and the
International Paper Company
offer, Mr. Angrons stated that
his company would accept the
$350. per acre.
If the board accepts this
property the board’s attorney
and Weyhauser’s attorney will
meet and prepare necessary
documents for transfer of title
deeds.
The meeting adjourned for a
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Warn Students
Of Racketeers
All high school seniors should
be aware of the many pressure
groups which are currently
contacting those students who
will be graduating in June 1970,
according to a county Board of
Education official.
“You may receive in the mail
many offers from various
sources to help you plan your
.future, to find the right college,
to get further training by
correspondence, etc,” he said to
the seniors. “You will be asked
for flat fees, down payments,
signature on contracts and other
commitments.”
“There are two full-time,
professionally-trained guidance
counselors in the Brunswick
County Schools who are eager to
serve you without charge,” he
said.
“Before entering a contract for
a correspondence course, home
study program or paying your
money for help to get into
college, please see your
counselor,” he urged.
Tide Table
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Port Pilot through the
courtesy of the dope Fear
Pilot's Association.
Thursday, February 12,
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Friday, February 13,
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Saturday, February 14,
2:21a.m. 8:52 a.m.
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Sunday, February 15,
3:21a.m. 9:52 a.m.
3:45 p.m. 9:58 p.m.
Monday, February 16,
4:21a.m. 10:52 a.m.
4:45 p.m. 10:52 p.m.
Tuesday, February 17,
5:15 a.m. 11:40 a.m.
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Wednesday, February 18,
6:03 a.m. 12:28 a.m.
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