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VOLUME 41 No. 47
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SOUTHPORT, N. C. WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1970
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Nuclear Generating Plant Model Unveiled
This was the scene at the Southport-Brunswick
County Public Library building in Southport when a
cut-away model of the Nuclear Generating Plant be
ing erected by Carolina Power and Light Company
near Southport, was unveiled. On the right is F. C.
Lennon, Wilmington District manager for CP&L, and
in front of him is Edwin G. Hollowell, who will be
the manager of the new plant in Southport. Two
television newsmen are shown recording the cere
mony. On the left is Kenneth R. Murphy of Channel
6 and on the right is Gene Kirby of Channel 3, Wil
mington. (Photo by Spencer)
General Lang
Visits Here
On Inspection
Sunny Point will continue to
have a substantial workload
whether or not there is a major
withdrawal of American forces
from Southeast Asia, according
to Major General Clarence J.
Lang, Commander of Military
Traffic Management and
Terminal Service.
Gen. Lang visited the Army
depot near Southport last
Wednesday for an inspection and
had high praise for the local
installation.
“Sunny Point is my primary
and largest ammunition
terminal,” Gen. Lang said, “and
it will continue to be that!”
He said there is a “sustaining
workload for the foreseeable
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Librarian In
Summer School
Mrs. Claire T. Evans, librarian
at Waccamaw High School, Ash,
has been selected as a participant
in a Media Institute for librarians
of North Carolina Public
Schools. The institute is being
held at Reid Ross High School,
Fayetteville, from August 3-21.
The special summer institute,
one of six, is being made
possible by the cooperation of
the U.S. Office of Education,
the State Department of Public
Instruction, institutions of
higher education and six local
administrative units.
Mrs. Evans, formerly of
Raleigh, is the wife of L.C.
Evans and has been a resident of
Ash for more than twenty years.
They have three sons. Don and
Steve are attending Campbell
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Key To City Of Southport
Mayor E. B. Tomlinson, Jr., left, presents the Key
to the City of Southport to Major General Clarence J.
Lang during his visit here last Wednesday. General
Lang is commander of the Military Traffic Management
and Terminal Service with headquarters in Washington,
D.C.
No Commencemenl
Exercises Here
Formal commencement
exercises for Brunswick
County-Southport High School
have been cancelled as an
outgroth of an inability to
reconcile differences of opinion
concerning where these
programs should be held.
At the March meeting of the
Parent-Teachers Association
announcement was made that
the auditorium at the Baptist
Assembly had been made
available for this event, and no
objection was raised at that time
to hold commencement
exercises over there.
On May 11 when students
prepared to go over to the
assembly to practice for their
graduation program there was a
confrontation between white
students and black students,
with the latter insisting that
commencement exercises should
be held in the gymtorium as in
other years.
Principal A.C. Caviness held
several meetings in an effort to
reconcile differences of opinion,
but without result. This led to
the decision to cancel all formal
ceremonies attending graduation
for members of this year’s senior
class.
Next Thursday will be the last
day of school, and report cards
and diplomas will be delivered to
students sometime during that
dav, according to present plans.
Following is the text of a letter
sent out this week by Principal
Caviness to members of the
senior class and their parents:
“In view of the fact that the
events of the last two weeks,
relative to the site for our
Commencement has been
controversial, with sentiment as
to which site it should be held,
has polarized racially about
50/50, and fact that two
meetings with the Seniors, and
one with the parents of the
Seniors, failed to resolve the
situation, and to effect any type
of compromise, it is with
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A
March Of Dimes
Collection For
Year Reported
Contributions for the March of
Dimes in Brunswick county this
year reached a total of
$1950.37, according to Mrs.
M.H. Rourk, chairman.
The officers of the local
chapter of The National
Foundation have expressed their
appreciation to ail who gave
their time during the 1970
March of Dimes.
“Your contributions are now
at work in the Birth Defects
Treatment Center at the
University of North Carolina
Memorial Hospital, Chapel Hill,”
said Mrs. Rourk. “We have also
helped a local child bom with a
defect who required immediate
surgery.”
Following is a report of
community contributions, with
the name of the chairman being
listed:
Ash, Mrs. William Mathews,
$48.54; Bolivia, Mrs. Douglas
Hawes, $145.58; Boiling Spring
Lake, Mrs. James W. Smith,
$38.48; Boone’s Neck
Community, Mrs. Norman
Bellamy, $15.00; Cedar Grove
Community, Mrs. Henry
Randolph, $35.65; Calabash,
Mrs. Harry Bennett, $28.93;
. Exum, Mrs. Odell Bennett, and
~ James Vereen, $27.58.
✓ Freeland, Mrs. Nelson King
and Ferris Babson, $45.00;
Grissettown, Mrs. Carlton
Hughes, $43.20; Hickmans Cross
Roads, Mrs. Ernest Stan land,
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DuPont Plans
Expansion Of
Present Plant
The DuPont Company
announce last week a second
major expansion of the Cape
Fear Dacron polyester plant. C.
E. Dickey, plant manager,
reported that about 200 more
jobs will be created and startup
of the major expansion is
scheduled for the latter part of
1971.
The Cape Fear Plant, located
in Brunswick county at Phoenix,
started operations in mid-1968
with approximately 300
employees. In June 1969, the
company announced plans for
their first major expansion
which is scheduled to start in
operation later tills summer.
The company has other
facilities producing Dacron
polyester at Old Hickory,
Tennessee, and Kinston.
“The selection of our Cape
Fear Plant for this second major
expansion reflects the
confidence we have in the
abilities of our employees and
(he cooperative spirit of the
community in which we conduct
our business,” said Dickey.
Brunswick Fire
Aims At Swamp
Forest fires that threatened to
burn much of the Green Swamp
were extinguished Sunday, but
not before they destroyed 475
acres of woodsland in
northwestern Brunswick
County.
The fires were spotted in the
Ludlum Pasture area near Gxum,
between NC Highways 130 and
211. George Blake, chief of
operations for the North
Carolina Forestry Service district
headquarters in Whiteville, said
two fires were fought in the area
on land owned by Riegel Paper
Corporation, International Paper
Corporation and Georgia-Pacific.
According to the forester, ten
tractors were used to combat the
high intensity fires, which sent
smoke billowing as high as
10,000 feet. Blake said the
smoke was visible from
Whiteville and it was reported
that the smoke was seen from
Southport.
The paper companies supplied
six of the tractors while the
Forestry Service provided the
other four. The big B-17 tanker,
which is based in Wilmington,
and three Snow bombers helped
bring the fires under control.
Blake reported that the fires
were located in the southwestern
comer of the Green Swamp and
that the southerly winds pushed
the flames towards the middle of
the dense area. He reported that
the fires were brought under
control after jumping a road, the
last fire break for several miles.
“We were lucky to bring the
fires under control when we
did,” he added. “They could
have burned much of the Green
Swamp.”
Blake continued, “The rain we
have had the past few days has
really cooled everything off. We
hope the fire season is just about
over.”
Fire season is during the spring
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May 22, 1935—One of the most significant meetings held in recent
years at Southport had been the Eastern North Carolina Hospital
Association in the Masonic Hall. Dr. W.S.Rankin, head of the Duke
Hospital Endowment had paid high tribute to the Brunswick County
Hospital and to Dr. J. Arthur Dosher. “Right here”, Dr. Rankin said
during the course of his talk, “I want to pay tribute to one man, Dr.
Arthur Dosher. The Brunswick County Hospital is built around him,
and without him could not function. I am not discrediting the work
of his fine young assistant, Dr. William Dosher, nor of his colleague
of many years standing, Dr. William Goley; but this hospital is built
around one man. It is a real pleasure and inspiration to see work like
this going on.”
May 22, 1940—Brunswick county voters were getting ready for a
primary election on the coming Saturday; S.B. Frink had been
named one of the N.C. Delegates to the National Democratic
Convention; and there were reports of commencement exercises.
Movies had been taken of the birds on Battery Island; gala
amusements were being talked of for Long Beach; and a local
minister had preached a sermon at the funeral of a murder and
suicide victim at one ot the county churches. “Best chance-1 had
ever had to get some of those folks in church,” he explained. \
May 23,1945 —Even though VE Day had come and gone, thcjre still
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Plant Manager And Wife
Announcement has been made that Edwin G. Hol
lowell will be the manager of the Carolina Power and
Light Company Nuclear Electric Generating Plant upon
completion in 1974. He and his wife, shown with him
here during a visit to Southport Tuesday, now reside
at Hartsville, S. C. (Photo by Spencer)
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Primary Election Opponents
In the second primary election to be held Saturday
in Brunswick County C. E. Bellamy, above left, will
run against Franklin Randolph for the Democratic nom
ination for sheriff. Jerry Moore, below left, will oppose
Jesse Bryant for the Democratic nomination for county
commissioner from Lockwoods Folly Township.
Model Plant Is
On Display Here
A model of the Nuclear
Electric Generating Plant, now
under construction by Carolina
Power and Light Co. near
Southport, was unveiled
Tuesday at Southport—Bruns
wick County Library where it
will be on display until after the
Fourth of July Festival.
This unique display is a
cut-away model of the actual
plant and was made in Japan.
Through a series of synchronized
light and a sound track, visitors
to the library will have an
opportunity to get a good idea
of what power company officials
hope to accomplish at the
$300-million plant near
Southport.
It will be possible to see this
model during regular library
hours throughout the week, and
special arrangements have been
made to have this building open
to the public Sunday afternoon
from 2 to 5 o’clock.
On hand for the unveiling of
this expensive display were
several power company officials,
including Edwin G. Hollowell,
who will serve as the first plant
manager. Also present were Watt
Huntley, of the Public relations
department, and F.C. Lennon,
Wilmington District manager.
On hand to represent the
citizens of Southport was Mayor
E.B. Tomlinson, Jr., and several
other local residents.
Following a news conference
attending the unveiling, the
group had lunch at Herman’s. In
the afternoon company officials
and several of the newsmen went
to the construction site for a
firsthand look at progress that is
being made in erecting this
plant, which is scheduled to go
into operation in 1974.
Hollowed Will
Manage CP&L
Nuclear Plant
Edwin G. Hollowell has been
named plant superintendent for
Carolina Power & Light
Company’s Brunswick Nuclear
Electric Generating Plant under
construction near Southport.
Edwin E. Utley, head of
CP&L’s generation and system
operations department, made
the announcement. He said
Hollowell will assume his duties
when the first of the two
821,000 kilowatt Brunswick
unit nears completion in 1974.
The second unit will be
completed in 1976.
A 17-year CP&L veteran,
Hollowell joined the power
company as a cadet engineer in
1952 at the H.F. Lee Steam
Plant near Goldsboro. Following
two years as a mechanical
engineer in Raleigh, he worked
in several supervisory positions
at the L.V. Sutton Plant near
Wilmington. He was promoted
to plant superintendent there in
1959.
Hollowell moved to the Lee
Plant on special assignment in
1961 and was named plant
superintendent there in 1965. In
1968 he became plant
superintendent at the Robinson
Electric Plant while the regular
plant personnel trained for
operation of the nuclear unit
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School Board
Meeting Held
The Brunswick County Board
of Education met in special
session on Thursday night in the
superintendent’s office. The
following teacher resignations
were accepted: Shallotte—Bar
bara Clemmons, Ronnie D.
Arnold, Carmen T. Arnold;
Union—Mildred Hewett; County
Speech Therapist—Martha A.
Russ.
The following teachers’
contracts for the 1970-71 school
year were approved:
Union—Brenda Russ and Martha
Russ. Approval was granted to
add Delores M. Lanier to the
substitute teachers’ roster for
Southport School. With general
consent and agreement the
board reviewed the county’s
policy on retirement
requirements, and agreed that all
personnel having reached 65
years of age must comply to
policy effective at the end of the
1969-70 school year. The board
also approved the 1970-71
school calendar.
Board members engaged in a
general conversation concerning
teachers’ contracts, contract
termination, state allotment of
teachers, and racial composition
of teachers and agreed to take *
action on the above matters
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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 Oape Fear
Pilot’s Association.
Thursday, May 28i
2:39 A.M. 9:10 A.M.
3:15 P.M. 9:40 P.M.
Friday, May 29,
3:39 A.M. 10:04 A.M.
4:15 P.M. 10:46 P.M.
Saturday, May 30,
4:39 A.M. 11:04 A.M.
5:15 P.M. 11:46 P.M.
Sunday, May 31,
5:33 A.M. 11:52 A.M.
6:09 P.M. 12:40 P.M.
Monday, June 1,
6:27 A.M. 12:40 A.M.
6:57 P.M. 12:00 P.M.
Tuesday, June 2,
7:21 A.M. 1:34 A.M.
7:45 P.M. 1:28 P.M.
Wednesday, June 3,
8:09 A.M. 2:22 A.M.
8:33 P.M. 2:16 P.M.
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