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. 35 10-Pages Today SOUTHPORT, N. C. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1970 5f A COPY PUBLISHFD FVFPY WFnklPCrt a v . Fire Razes Giles Residence ho“e °^_^Tr- Mrs- Jerry Giles on West Street was gutted by fire about untePr^rfn7' ’S* W?U1 “d ■foundations still stand, thanks to the Southport Vol Spencerf* Department> but the interior of the building was destroyed. (Photo by VA Spending In Brunswick Sets Record W.R. Phillips, manager of the North Carolina Veterans Administration Regional Office, disclosed this week that the VA spent $530,050 in Brunswick County to aid veterans during fiscal year 1969. This includes $438,824 in compensation and pensions. Administrator of Veterans Affairs Donald E. Johnson revealed at the same time that the total VA funds expended in the State of North Carolina during the some period amounted to about $184,355,630, of which $1 19,897,216 was in compensation and pension payments. Funds spent in Brunswick County, Phillips said, also included $37,002 for readjustment and vocational rehabilitation; $54,224 for insurance and indemnities; in direct loans; in construction and related costs; and as part of the VA Regional Office and hospital operating costs. According to Phillips, the' VA is the third largest Federal agency and operates the largest (166) hospital network in the free world, as well as administering one of die biggest insurance programs in the nation. MONDAY HOLIDAY All county offices will be closed Monday in observance of Washington’s Birthday, which falls on Sunday this year. HEART BENEFIT Members of Oak Island Moose Lodge will sponsor a bingo party at 8 p.m. on February 27, with proceeds to go to the Brunswick County Heart Fund. HEART SUNDAY Mrs. Donald McHose, Heart Chairman for Southport, says that house to house solicitations will be made Sunday afternoon. She urges a friendly reception and generous response to these volunteers. FISHING PARTY Capt Fred Fulford carried out the first fishing party of the season during the past weekend, consisting of lawyers and law enforcement officers from Lumberton. They landed 18 red snappers, 150 blackfish, several bream and flounders and 25 sharks. DIES IN GREENSOBOR Word was received here this week that Stanguish Arthur Stewart died Sunday at Wesley Long Hospital in Greensboro. He was a retired vice-president of Shelby Mutual Insurance Co. and he and his family were well known in Brunswick County, where they spent their vacations. His funeral services were conducted Tuesday in Greensboro. ,, , ...... ^ , v. First Goniesiants These are the first entries in the Miss Brunswick pageant, to be held on Saturday, March 21, at Shallotte High School. The young contestants are Deborah Arm West, left, and Verma Dale Smith, right. Shallotte Planning Miss Brunswick County, 1970, will be selected March 21 when the Shallotte jaycees sponsor the annual beauty pageant in the Shallotte High School auditorium. The pageant will be directed by Mrs. Shirley Ward and Mrs. Sandra Huddle, who urge interested young ladies to enter. A list of scholarships and prizes will be announced later, according to the directors. Ernie Wayne, WWAY sports commentator, will serve as emcee for the pageant. The directors announced today that two entries have been received for the pageant: Deborah Ann West and Verma Dale Smith, both 18-year old students at Shallotte High School. Deborah is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel O. West of Shallotte. She is a member of the F.H.A., Science Club, Library Club, Block “S” Club, and the Spanish and French Clubs. She was in the May Court and is a cheerleader. She is secretary of her church youth group. Deborah, who plans to further her education at Brigham Young University, takes dancing lessons in Wilmington and teaches a dancing class in Shallotte. She said her talent in the Miss Brunswick County Pageant would be dancing. She is five feet, five inches tall, weighs 120 pounds and has blue eyes and blonde hair. Verma is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wendell J. Smith of Rt. 1 Shallotte. She is five feet, eight and one-half inches tall, weighs 128 pounds, has blue eyes and light brown hair. Miss Smith is a bus driver, typist for the school newspaper and a member of the Commercial Club. She is also a pianist for Calabash Church. She enjoys playing the piano and sewing, and plans to attend Gardner-Webb College. Jayeees Pageant County Board Meet Monday The Board of County Commissioneis met Monday and, re-appointed three men as members of the Board of Directors Resources Development Commission, effective March 3 and runs through March 3, 1973: O. W. Cleaton, Leland, D. L. Mercer, Bolivia; W. A. Powell, Southport. Hie board directed the County Attorney to proceed with plans that the County might enter into the Home Rule Concept of Local Goverment as provided for in the last session of the General Assembly. He is to report to the board at the next regular meeting on the progress he has made in this direction. Homer Davis, vice-chairman, and H. A. Marks, member of the New Hanover County Mental Health Association, came before the board and explained a recently implemented health plan being operated by New Hanover and Pender counties. Brunswick county was invited to join in this plan. The board was favorably impressed but requested more time to study this plan and promised action on this matter within the near future. The following persons were recommended to Health Director, Dr. Black to administer the dog innocutation program this year: Goley Lewis, Northwest, Town Creek and Smithville Townships; Lindsey Clemmons, Lockwoods Folly Township and Shallotte, South side of U.S. No. 17; Keith Stanley, Waccamaw Township and Shallotte, North side of U.S. No. 17. Frank Ballard, architect, will be invited to meet with the board at the next regular (OonttaMd On Pin Vtour) Republicans In First Meeting Of Committee The first meeting of the executive committee of the Brunswick County Republican Party was held Friday night at the home of Thomas Harrelson, county chairman. Following the business meeting, the committee discussed in detail the coming May Primary for which many Republican candidates have already filed and for which more are expected in the near future. “We feel we will have a strong slate of candidates,” said Harrelson. “This year will be the beginning of a new era for the voters in this county, and we intend to offer them a good alternative to the out-of-date policies of the present administration who have gotten out of touch with the people and hampered the development of the county.” Sheriff Harold Willetts stressed the importance of urging interested and concerned citizens to join with the young and growing party. The members voted to encourage and support those candidates for the Board of Education who are qualified to plan and build the proposed school in the best interest of the Whole county and not just for personal or political gain. It was emphasized by Mrs. Frances Key, secretary' to the county organization, that the election of these members will take place in May, not in November as with the other positions being voted on. Delegates to the District Convention to be held on February 26 in Wilmington and (Continued On Page Three) Attends Study On Marshlands Maynard Owens, Brunswick District Conservationist, attended a workshop on marsh and estuary ecology in Morehead City last week. The purpose of the workshop was to make the district conservationist more competent in assisting landowners to improve their marshlands for wildlife, especially ducks. There has been increasing interest in developing these marshlands in North Carolina. Improving marshes usually involves dyking, water control, and sometimes introducing desirable plants. Owens said there are many marsh areas in Brunswick county which would be economical to develop. Landowners could develop the marshes for their own enjoyment or as a commercial venture. These commercial hunting areas are very profitable in some areas and for some people, but as with other recreational activities, there are many risks. Owens said according to one of the experts at the meeting that the surest way to fail in such a venture is to be blinded by the dollar sign. It was emphasized at the workshop that our estuarine areas are essential for shellfish and shrimp. As is true with other natural resources, marshes should be used to their best potential, without adversely affecting totai environment. Easter Seals Mailing Members of the Southport Jaycettes are shown stuffing envelopes with Easter Seals, which are being mailed to several hundred Brunswick county residents this week' as the first phase of the annual fund-raising campaign. (Photo by Spencer) Raise Protest Over Site Of Area School ' A group of Brunswick county citizens, comprised chiefly of residents of the Bolivia School District, held a meeting Monday night to protest the location of the Southern Area consolidated high school at the site selected by members of the Board of Education at Beaver Dam. Leaders protest that this site is not centrally located within the boundaries of the combined school district. They apologize for any delay which may result from their action, but information is that they either have or are prepared to seek an injunction to terminate any plans for construction of the new school at Beaver Dam. That location is on Highway 211, about five miles from Southport and about 11 miles from Bolivia. Prior to deciding upon this location, members of the Board of Education had investigated 14 other sites but for Various reasons had abandoned plans to use one of them for the location of the new school. In planning three consolidated high schools to serve all of Brunswick county, it has been contemplated that the old Bolivia School District will have to be divided, with part of the children going to the Northern Area School and the others going to the Southern Area School. i ’ Baptists Plan Study Meetings Spiritual needs and victories in the Northeastern part of the United States is the theme of the hook “Mission: The Northeast” which is to be taught by Mrs. Susan Carson on Monday at 7 3.m. at the Oak Island Baptist Church, with members from Oak Island, Southport, Bethel, Mill 2reek and several other churches n attendance. This study is in preparation for (Continued On Pace Poor) e And Tide Back in 1940 Brunswick county citizens were appreciative of the tourist industry, as witness the front page story in our issue of February 14. The headline read “Indications Are That Brunswick County Is Now On Verge Of Biggest Tourist Traffic in Her Entire History?”. There may be some connection between this attitude and the advertised forthcoming meeting of the Upper Brunswick Good Roads Association at Leland High School. There surely was some tie-in with the fact that pictures of Orton had appeared in the latest edition of the yearbook for the Carolina Motor Club. The Brunswick delegation got to Raleigh on their mission concerning adult school bus drivers but received scant encouragement. The Southport Public Library announced plans to remain open one night each week; The Pilot mailing list had been analyzed with the resulting discovery that the paper was going to subscribers in 21 states; and back in the days before polaroid commercials, Don Ameche was the star of “Swannee River”, feature movie of the week. Oh yes: Playing with him was A1 Jolson. There was a soldier’s picture on page 1 of The Pilot for February 14, 1945. He was Warrant Officer Egan Hubbard, who was serving with the U. S. Army in Italy. There was another front page picture, this one of Orton Manor. It ran in connection with a story predicting a multitude of visitors to the gardens that spring. Plagued by the wartime gasoline shortage, an 80 vear old Bolivia citizen advertised 1 (Continued On Page Hour) ? -.-mm Women Candidates Two women have filed as candidates for election to the Board of Education for Brunswick County. They are Mrs. May Barbee, left, and Mrs. Helen Skipper, right. Others who have filed for this office are Norman Bel lamy and Arthur J. Dosher. Three members will be elected at-large in a non-partisan general election to be held on the same date of the May Primary. More Candidates File For Office Two women have entered the race for member of the Board Education this week, both from the Southport-Long Beach area. One is Mrs. Helen Skipper, Southport resident and active member of the local Parent-Teacher Association. Recently she gave wide circulation to some of her views concerning the school situation in Brunswick county. Hie second candidate is Mrs. May Barbee of Yaupon Beach. Daught Tripp has officially announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for sheriff. He is a restaurant owner from Shallotte Point and previously has served as a law enforcement officer in this county. His announcement brings to six the number of men who are running for the Democratic nomination for this office, and last week they were joined by Mrs. Nell Redwine Hewett, who says she will seek the nomination. She becomes the first woman ever to seek this office in Brunswick county. Hie first Republican to make official announcement for office is J. T. Clemmons, Shallotte business man and civic leader, who seeks nomination and election to the board of county commissioners from Lockwoods Folly Township. Clemmons In Political Race At a meeting of the Republican Woman’s Club in Shallotte Monday, J.T. Clemmons announced his :andidacy for the office of bounty Commissioner from Lockwoods Folly Township. Clemmons is the second Republican to file for this post. He and his wife, the former Catherine Hewett, of Supply (Continued On Page Three) Mrs. Barbee Is New Candidate May W. Barbee announced this week that she has filed to run for election to the Brunswick County Board of Education. At the time that she announced her candidacy, she gave this statement about her purposes. “I am a candidate for the Brunswick County Board of Education because I want to work to help Bumswick begin an exciting and progressive decade in our schools. I am running because after careful thought about the qualifications for the board and my abilities, I am confident that I am qualified both by interest and experience to do a good job. “There are a certain number of problems which need to be understood and corrected in our county school system. These are problems which need to be solved if our new consolidated schools are to become the beginning of a new educational program that will rival any in the state. “1. The large number of student dropouts is our most pressing problem. In Brunswick County one out of every three students fininishing the eighth grade will not finish high school. “2. More varied vocational courses are needed in all schools. One of the reasons students quit school is that school does not train them for the careers they want. “3. Our county school system must no longer be a political football. We need schools that teach our students and aim to do nothing else. “4. Members of the County and local school Board should have children of their own attending county schools. “5. Our Brunswick County (Oonttaued On Pao Worn) Flag Pageant i On Television f All Over State j “Hie Time For Old Glory”, a 30-minute television program which grew out of the patriotic color film shown during the Fourth of July Festival iri Southport last summer, will be shown over stations throughout North Carolina this week. It may be seen on Channel 6, Wilmington, Thursday evening at 9:30 o’clock. The program also is scheduled for showing over Channel 3, Wilmington, and over stations in Raleigh, Durham, Washington, Greenville, Charlotte and Winston-Salem. Gist of the program is “The Incredible Star Spangled Banner”, which was shown here last summer. It is the story of the American flag, and the scenes were taken at Brunswick Town, with St. Philips Church id the background. The producer i$ W. K. Dorsey, member of the staff at Cape Fear Tech, and that institution has been active in its production and promotion. The newest feature of thft program has been ad introduction by Governor Robert W. Scott C. E. Thompson, Jr.i Department Commander far the American Legion, has written to the National Commander, urging that this program be given national recognition and distribution. In,, iris letter; Thompson had tiils to say: “I am happy to report mi one of our programs which I think merits National consideration. “It was our belief that a movie should be produced that could be used in our schools, civic clubs and other service organizations that would teach the history of our flag and patriotism. As a result, The American Legion working in conjunction with The Cape Fear Technical Institute, Second Marine Corps, Camp Lejeune, Marine Band, Washington, D.C., and the Sea Chanters Department of Navy also of Washington, D.C., produced a twenty minute movie which is (Oopdcued On Pace Hour) J Preparing For % Seal Campaign | At the Monday night meeting of the Southport Jaycettes, at the home of Mrs. Becky Howard, the program centered on the Easter Seal campaign. Members and guests typed addresses and stuffed envelopes with letters, seals and return envelopes for contributions. County Chairman, Mrs. A.P. Henry, and her assistant, Mrs, Fraizer, led the assembly line, Mrs. Edith Smith, city chairman, also gave a hand with the stuffing. Mrs. Henry left with 1500 letters to be mailed to citizens, civic clubs, and businesses in Brunswick county. After the work was completed, Mrs. Howard served refreshments to the group while plans for the Miss 4th of July pageant were begun. , Tide Table Following Is the tide table for Southport daring the week. These hoars are ap proximately correct and were famished The State Port Pilot through the ooartesy of the Qspo Fear Pilot’s Association. Thursday, February 19, 6:39 a.m. 0:28 a.m. 6:57 a.m. 1:04 p.m. Friday, February 20, 7:21a.m. 1:10 a.m. 7:39 p.m. 1:46 p.m. Saturday, February 21, 7:57 a.m. 1:52 a.m. 8:15 p.m. 2:16 p.m. Sunday, February 22, 8:27 a.m. 2:28 a.m. 8:45 p.m. 2:52 p.m. Monday, February 23, 8:57 a.m. 3:10 a.m. 9:21p.m. 3:22 p.m. Tuesday, February 24, 9:27 a.m. 3:46 a.m. 9:51p.m. 3:58 p.m. Wednesday, February 25, 9:57 a.m. 4:22 a.m. 10:27 p.m. 4:28 p.m.

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