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Brunswick County
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VOLUME 41 No. 40
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SOUTHPORT, N. C. ! WEDNESDAY, AP1RI1 1,1970
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Highway Scene Near Baptist Assembly
A school bus for Brunswick County-Southport High School is shown plowing
through the water that has covered the highway for the past several days between
the U. S. Coast Guard Station and the entrance of the N. C. Baptist Assembly. On
several days water was up to the axles of the buses which carry school children to
and from classes on the Assembly grounds. (Photo by Delores Spencer)
May Organize
Credit Agency
To Help Poor
A credit union that “would
help poor people earn high
dividends on regular savings and
borrow money at low interest
rates” has been proposed for the
three-county area served by
Sencland Community Action,
Inc.
Johnny Lyles, a representative
of the North Carolina Rural
Fund for Development, spoke to
Sencland’s board of directors
■*' Tuesday night and announced
plans for a feasibility study of
credit unions in the area.
, Lyles said that nothing official
has been discussed, and that the
three counties could be served
by one union with branch
offices or by three separate
credit unions.
The North Carolina Rural
Fund for Development is an
agency similar to Sencland, he
explained, but has a single
purpose: financial aid and
assistance to farm cooperatives
and credit unions. The
organization is funded by the
Office of Economic
Opportunity, as is Sencland.
“The credit union is to provide
assistance especially far
low-income rural people,” Lyles
stated. He said that a service that
would encourage saving by poor
people and make borrowing
easier and cheaper for them is
important for the area.
“Many people cannot borrow
at reasonable rates because thev
do not have established credit,”
he continued, “and they end up
borrowing money at exorbitant
rates.”
Lyles told the Sencland board
of directors that a credit union is
a cooperative owned by the
membership. Each member must
own at least one $5 share.
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Sencland
Community
Action
Nautical Visitor
This two-mast schooner was a visitor in Southport
for a couple of days during the past week and presented
an interesting scene along the Southport waterfront
while moored near the Willis Marina. (Photo by Spen
der)
Hit Or Miss?
A series by Ed Harper, staff writer
. .malnutrition damages the brain as well as the body. The
human brain reaches 90 percent of its full growth before age four. If
the child’s protein intake is deficient during that critical period, the
brain just never does develop properly. Evidence is accumulating
that malnutrition in the early years of life, if it does not kill,
permanently impairs physical growth and probably causes
irreversible mental and emotional damage. ”
Hunger and malnutrition
affect 51,000 persons in
Columbus, Bladen and
Brunswick counties, but the
Emergency Food and Medical
Service provided by Sencland
Community Action, Inc., can
help only about 18 percent of
them because of a limited
budget.
. “The purpose of the service is
to combat the problems of
hunger and malnutrition in the
three-county area,” said Mrs.
Alice Boswell, who has been
project director of the
Emergency Food and Medical
Service since December, 1969.
Mrs. Boswell, a former home
• *
economist for Sencland, does all
the follow-up studies involved in
the program. Last year there
were Emergency Food Outreach
Workers for all Sencland centers
in the three-county area, but the
positions were eliminated in the
cutback of funding by the Office
of Economic Opportunity
(OEO).
She was named director of the
food and medical service after
the home economists’ positions
also were eliminated by the
reduction of OEO funds.
“The service was allotted
$101,000 in the budget for this
fiscal year,” said Mrs. Boswell,
“but the amount in inadequate
for what is needed. She
explained that most of the
money is used to fund four
projects: supply of food to the
needy, assistance in buying food
stamps, medical treatment for
malnutrition and free meals for
school children. All are
categorized as “emergency
services.”
WHERE THERE’S NEED. ..
“A person who cannot afford
food can come to any of the six
neighborhood centers or the
three county offices and will be
given money to buy food,” the
project director continued. “The
person then will be referred to
the food stamps program or the
welfare department, and either
of these services will provide for
the person and his family.
“The food we can provide is
much less than the food stamps
program can afford,” she said,
“but the food we buy is
(Continued On Page Three)
Cuke Committee
Makes Request
For More Cash
The statewide Cucumber
Marketing Committee of the
North Carolina Farm Bureau
met in Raleigh Thursday to
decide what action should be
taken regarding the continued
refusal of North Carolina pickle
companies to increase prices to
growers.
The Committee felt that prices
it had recommended—$8.00 for
No. l’s, $4.50 for No. 2’s and
$2.50 for No. 3’s—continue to
be fair and reasonable.
Ira L. Chadwick, Brunswick
County Farm Bureau president,
said it was pointed out that
there is every indication that
out-of-state pickle companies are
willing to pay more if North
Carolina companies would
increase their prices. Even with a
price increase, North Carolina
companies would continue to
maintain their present economic
advantage.
Misinformation continues to
be received by growers,
according to Committee
members, about the value per
ton of cucumbers to the
growers. Growers are being
informed that the value per ton
was $97.50 last year and
$101.00 per ton in 1388. Based
on a grade-out of 20 percent for
No. l’s, 45 percent for No. 2’s
and 35 percent for No. 3’s and
using the 1968 and 1969 prices
of $7.00 for No. l’s, $3.50 for
No. 2’s and $1.50 for No. 3’s,
the growers actually received
only $70 per ton for each of the
last two years.
Chadwick said it is also
misinformation that grower
value per 50-pound bushel was
$2.43 in 1969 and $2.52 in
1968. Using the same grade-out
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Frink gainst j
State Purchase
S. B. Frink, candidate for the
State Senate for the 15th
Senatorial District, said this
week that after having made a
thorough investigation of the
question of whether or not the
State of North Carolina should
purchase Smith Island (Bald
Head) to be used for a public
park, he has arrived at the
following conclusions:
“I am of the opinion that the
State of North Carolina should
not purchase Bald Head Island.
Mr. Frank Sherril, owner of the
island, should sell it to a bona
fide developer, but not to a
non-tax foundation.
“If the State of North Carolina
has, or can get, $5'/2 million to
spend for the welfare and needs
of the people of eastern North
Carolina, I am of the opinion
and recommend that said $5'/2
million be used to purchase a
dredge to be used to dredge,
stabilize and maintain the inlets
in the various coastal counties in
North Carolina and particularly
Brunswick county inlets so that
commercial fishing boats and
sport fishing boats can safely
have ingress and egress to the
Atlantic Ocean from the inland
waters at all times, weather
permitting.
I think this will also be the
means of eliminating the
polluted inland waters and be
very beneficial to the
commercial and sport fishermen.
“I am further of the opinion
and recommend that the
Department of Conservation and
Development, in conjunction
with the Corps of Engineers,
should construct flood gates,
spillways, locks and dams
beginning at Mullett Creek near
the North Carolina-South
Carolina line and extending up
the Waccamaw River to
adequately keep the waters of
the Waccamaw River within it’s
banks at all times and thereby
reclaim thousands of acres of
timber and farm lands.
“It is my opinion that the
emptying of the millions of
gallons of fresh water from the
Waccamaw River into the
Calabash River and Little River
will be the means of completely
eliminating all of the pollution
which now exists in the Inland
Waterways and marshlands
between Lockwoods Folly River
and Little River and in this way
a project of this kind would be
beneficial to the forgotten
farmers, commercial and sport
fishermen and oystermen.”
Progress On Building
Rainy weather has slowed progress during the past few days on the construction
of the new Sunday School building at Southport Baptist Church. This is the view
from Nash Street, looking northward. (Photo by Spencer)
Southport Boy
Dies Following
Gun Accident
“Russian Roulette” was
fatal for an 18-year old youth
who played the game during a
party at his parents’ mobile
home near Southport Saturday.
Robert J. Altenus, Jr., played
the “game” with a .22 caliber
pistol, witnesses told Coroner
Lowell Bennett, and State
Bureau of Investigation Agent
Bill Hunt.
The coroner declared the
death accidental.
The parents were not present
when the shooting occurred, and
Bennett said their was no
evidence of foul play uncovered
during the investigation.
Final rites were held
Tuesday at 4 p.m. at Bethel
Baptist Church by the Rev.
Macon Woods, with burial in
Northwoods Cemetery.
Survivors include his mother,
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Johnson Girl
To Festival
The current Miss Southport
Fourth of July, Cheryl Johnson,
will be among the special guests
taking part in the 23rd Annual
Azalea Festival at Wilmington
when it begins on Thursday for
four days.
Miss Johnson will take part in
the mammoth Azalea Festival
parade on Saturday, riding on
her own special Southport
Fourth of July float, and will
participate in other Festival acti
vities.
As Miss Southport Fourth of
July, she reigns over the July 4
celebration, and she also acts
as official hostess for the City of
Southport. This will be the first
time the Miss Southport Fourth
of July has participated in the
Azalea Festival.
Miss Johnson is a 17-year-old
beauty, and the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Johnson of Long
Beach.
Legal Action In
School Site Case
Norman Bellamy, chairman of
the Brunswick County Board of
Education, has been served with
a legal paper requiring an answer
to an action brought in New
Hanover county to prevent
construction of a consolidated
high school at the Beaver Dam '
site.
In addition to members of the
Board of Education, who are
named individually, the
Weyerhaueser Company also is
made a party to the action.
Thirty days has been granted for
answer.
Local Doctor "?
Given Honor
Dr. Norman A. Templon, Jr.,
of Southport has been re-leased
to active membership in the
American Academy of General
Practice, the national association
of family doctors.
Re-election signifies that the
physician has successfully
completed 150 hours of
accredited postgraduate medical
study in the last three years.
The Academy, the country’s
second largest national medical
association, is the only national
medical group that requires
members to keep up with
medical progress through
continuing education.
The Academy was founded in
1947 and headquartered in
Kansas City, Mo. and has been
instrumental in the
establishment of a new primary
medical specialty in family
practice. The new specialty is
expected to increase the
numbers of family physicians
available to serve the public in
the future.
The Academy’s postgraduate
education program is the
foundation of eligibility for
family doctors now in practice
who apply for certification in
the new specialty.
e And Tide
Ancient memories are aroused by the front page of The Pilot for
March 27, 1940, the large picture showing Mrs. L.C. Fergus with
Cherry McDonald, the latter filly being the beautiful sorrel show
horse owned by the Fergus’ when they and Southport were in the
throes of proud ownership of fine saddle horses. Notice was given
then, as now, of the approaching census, with the list of census
takers including Mrs. F.M. Niemsee, Mrs A.K. Vitou, Mrs Sam
Frink,Elliott Tripp, George Ward and Carl Ward.
Social eyes were turning to a dance which was going to be held in
connection with the Woman’s Club Flower show under the direction
of Mrs. Marion S. Dosher, and much financial worrying was in store
for the ladies between that time and the moment when Joe
Leighton’s Band would strike up the strains of “Welcome, Sweet
Springtime” in swing-time.
Spring training had started for the local diamond athletes, with
names such as Slingin’ Red Farmer, “Wimpy” Wolfe and “Slow
Gandi” Willing being mentioned, along with the less colorfully
named Watson boys.
Five years later in 1945 Odell Williamson was piloting as
Associated Press Reporter name of Wes Gallagher, for a bird’s eye
view of the Allied race to Berlin; Norwood Brooks had received,
posthumously, the Purple Heart, but here in Brunswick County
farmers were turning to scuppernongs and landscaping was being
done on the courthouse grounds by the Woman’s Club, R.C. St.
George, Mrs. Eva Ruark, James Ferger and Henry Mitchell.
The Editor was still on leave of absence with the Navy, and even
the picture show titles indicated for that week highlighted what was
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The action was brought by
Phillip H. Yount, William W.
Mercer, J.O. Randolph and Roy
E. Swain and was served on
March 28. The text follows:
“The undersigned counsel for
the Plaintiffs in the above
entitled action, prays the court
for an extension of time within
which to file the Complaint, as
required by law, states herewith
the nature and purpose of the
action:
■ “To enjoin the defendants
comprising the Board of
Education of Brunswick County
from acquiring the proposed site
on North Carolina State
Highway No. 211, near Beaver
Dam, for the construction of a
school for Brunswick county,
and an order requiring the
individual defendants who are
members of the Brunswick
County Board of Education to
build such school at a site
centrally located in the southern
area of Brunswick county, and
to enjoin the defendant
Weyerhaueuser Company from
transferring any interest in its
property near Beaver Dam on
North Carolina State Highway
211 to the Brunswick County
Board of Education for the
purpose of erecting a school on
that site to serve the southern
area of Brunswick County,
North Carolina.
“This the 27 th day of March,
1970.”
It is signed by George
Rountree III and George Clark
III, attorneys.
Favors Opening
Of Tubbs Inlet
Odell Williamson, candidate
for the State Senate representing
Bladen, Brunswick and
Columbus counties, said this
week “If I am elected to the
State Senate I will use all the
influence that goes with the
office to help the Town of
Sunset Beach carry out its moral
and legal obligations to open
Tubbs Inlet. I will try to obtain
enough money from the State or
Federal Government to open
and stabilize this inlet.
“When the Town of Sunset
Beach first applied for a permit
to close Tubbs Inlet”, he
continued, it was turned down
because they didn’t agree to
open another one. The
application for the permit that
was approved showed a new
inlet being opened and
stabilized. When this was
recommended everyone
withdrew his objections.
Williamson declared, “Both
commercial and sports fishermen
are in favor of opening Tubbs
Inlet. If the inlet is not opened
to let fresh salt water in the area,
it is the opinion of many that
the area will become polluted. I
am very well acquainted with
the erosion problem Sunset has
had, and I would not want to do
anything that would hurt that
beach. There is not any reason
why the State or Federal
Government would not help out
on this project.”
Census Forms
Are Sent Out
In Brunswick '
Questionnaires for the 1970
Census of Population and
Housing were distributed by the
post office beginning Saturday
to all households in this area,
District Manager Stephen R.
Hooks announced today.
Distribution of this form
before the start of the
house-to-house canvass gives the
family a chance to assemble
information about each member
and about the house in advance
of the census taker’s visit. The
district manager urges all
residents to fill out the forms
and have them ready for the
census takers when they start
thoir rounds on April 1.
The form contains seven
questions about every person in
the household and 13 questions
about the dwelling. The personal
information asked for is: name,
address, sex, color or race,
month and year of birth,
whether married or single, and
relationship to head of the
household. The information
required about the dwelling is:
number of rooms, cooking
facilities, plumbing, if rented or
nwnpH
Most of the questions are
answered by filling in the proper
tiny circle witn a common lead
pencil, making a tiny black dot \
which can be “read” by Census 1
Bureau machines. Residents .
should read the instruction sheet \
which will come with the
questionnaire before filling it out.
The census taker will check
the questionnaire to see that all
questions have been answered
and will give any assistance
needed in filling out a
questionnaire that is incomplete.
At every fifth household, the
census taker will seek answers to
additional questions covering
population and housing
characteristics that are being
asked of a 20 percent sample of
the nation’s population. The
sample questions include
inquiries on country of birth,
schooling, employment, income,
and related items. The additional
housing questions relate to rent
or value of dwelling, heating
equipment, water supply, and
other facilities and equipment.
Hooks pointed out that ■
information about individuals
and their homes furnished to the
Census Bureau is kept
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New Emergency
Room Service
Due to the increasing number
of weekend emergencies, Dosher
Memorial Hospital will furnish
around-the-clock service in the
Emergency Room beginning at
1 p.m. Saturdays and ending at
10 p.m. the following Sunday.
This service will begin this
weekend, April 4. The physician
will see all patients, emergencies
and non-emergencies who come
to the hospital for treatment.
Under this new system, persons
who are ill or in need of week
end treatment may receive it
when local physicians offices are
closed.
Tide Table
Following Is the tide table
for Southport during the
week. These hours are ap
proximately correct and
were furnished The
Port Pilot through
courtesy of the Gape
Pilot's Association.
Thursday, April 2,
4:27 a.m. 10:58 a.m.
4:51p.m. 11:16 p.m.
Friday, April 3,
5:27 a.m. 11:52 a.m.
5:51 p.m.
Saturday, April 4,
6:21a.m. 1:16 a.m.
6:39 p.m. • 12:40 p.m.
Sunday, April 5,
7:09 a.m. 1:10 a.m.
7:33 p.m. 1:22 p.m.
Monday, April 6,
7:57 a.m. 1:58 a.m.
8:15 p.m. 2:10 p.m.
Tuesday, April 7,
8:45 a.m. 2:46 a.m.
9:03 p.m. 2:52 p.m.
Wednesday, April 8,
9:27 a.m. 3:28 a.m.
9:45 p.m. 3:34 p.m.