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VOLUME 412
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SOUTHPORT, N. C. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1970
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Board Action
On Registration
In the interest of a
well-informed public, the
Brunswick County Board of
Elections has outlined the
establishment of an Executive
Office with registration
procedures, and information
regarding the November 3,1970,
General Election.
The North Carolina General
Assembly passed legislative laws
requiring all counties to adopt
the full-time system of
registration which must be
accomplished by every county
prior to January 1, 1971. The
General Assembly directed in
the Act that the State Board
of Elections should adopt
modified plans for counties that
have less than 1401 registered
voters. The purpose of the
modified plan is to affect full
time registration in a uniformed
manner throughout the state,
while minimizing the cost to the
county government as much as
possible.
On November 5, 1969, the
State Board of Elections advised
the Brunswick County Board of
Elections that they must adopt
one of the approved plans and
have in operation prior to
January 1, 1971, and that this
action may be accomplished
immediately.
In compliance to this notice
the Brunswick County Board of
Elections with the approval of
the Brunswick County
Commissioners adopted Plan
“B” whereas, an Executive
Office must be established with
an executive secretary to be in
attendance to the prescribed
duties between the hours of 9
a.m. and 5 p.m. on Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday of each
week. Legal holidays observed
by other county offices will be
observed.
The Brunswick County Board
of Elections was advised on June
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Brief Bits Of
NEWS
LIONS TO MEET
The regular meeting of
Southport Lions Club will be
held tomorrow (Thursday) at
6:30 o’clock at Chez Steak at
Yaupon Beach. An interesting
program has been arranged.
COUNCIL TO MEET
The Southport Human
Relations Council will meet
Friday night at 8 o’clock. All
members are asked to attend.
LIBRARY HOURS
' New hours for the Shallotte
Public Library now are in effect
on Monday, Wednesday and
Friday. The library is open from
1 p.m. to 5 p.m. On Saturday it
is open from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.
NEW OFFICERS
The Medical Staff at Dosher
Memorial Hospital met
S' ptember 8 and elected officers
to serve during the fiscal year
that begins October 1. Dr. Gene
A. Wallin was elected
chief-of-staff; Dr. Richard
Corbett, vice-chief-of-staff; and
Dr. Norman A. Templon,
secretary.
r''\ Photo by Maury Faggart *
The Ocean At Sunset
County Farmers Select
Community Committeemen
Farmers in Brunswick county
have elected community
committeemen and alternates
for 1971, in a mail election.
Following is a list of
committeemen elected with the
first being chairman, followed
by vice-chairman, member, first
alternate and second alternate:
LOCKWOOD FOLLY
Aldreth C. Phelps, Alton Evans,
W. McKinley Hewett, Carl H.
Holden, Floyd W. Hewett.
NORTHWEST—Paul Brown,
Jean G. Medlin, George H.
Skipper, James (Jim) Brown,
“For Sin Pays Its Wage..
“For sin pays its wage.” —Romans 6:23
This passage was underlined on the first page Judge Ray Walton
turned to in a paperback edition of the New Testament. Where did
the judge get the book?
From the rear pants pocket of a man accused of auto larceny,
driving under the influence, failure to stop for a blue light and siren,
and resisting arrest.
Bibles are used in courtrooms to swear witnesses, but the New
Testament in Robert Lee Roseboro’s pocket surprised Judge Walton.
He noticed the book as Roseboro left the witness stand, where he
had denied stealing the car but did not contest the other charges.
Judge Walton recalled Roseboro and asked the defendant what
book he had in his pocket. Roseboro showed the judge his copy of
the New Testament and said he had been reading it. Walton opened
the book and asked Roseboro to read.
“For sin pays its wage,” Roseboro quoted from the book.
Judge Walton had not passed judgment in the case, pending a
conference with the probation officer.
Earnest Radford.
SMITH VILLE —Willie
Clemmons, Ervin Monroe, J.A.
Chatman, Morris V. Crouch,
Louie Cox.
SHALLOTTE—Arthur W.
Bellamy, Guy A. Hughes,
William I. (Buddy) Hewett,
Russell Grissett, James F. Gore.
TOWN CREEK—William P.
Gore. Harry H. Simmons, Ellis
H. Lewis, E.T. Albright, W.H.
Gardner.
W ACC AM AW—Gardner King,
Gardner McCumbee, Lonnie
Evans, Lyle Ray King, Billy
Ingram.
Each of the ASC community
committees are made up of three
members and two alternates,
who serve for a one-year period.
The candidate in each ASC
community who received the
largest number of votes is the
committee chairman. Second
highest is vice-chairman; third is
regular committee member;
fourth and fifth in the number
of votes received are first and
second alternates.
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School Board Chooses Site;
Building Plans Underway
The Brunswick County Boarc
of Education met in regulai
session last Tuesday night with (
group of parents representing
Smithville Township
Organization for Better Schools
W.P. Home acted as spokesman
for the group and main points ol
inquiry were: (a) Relief in
transporting students crossing
existing school district lines, (b]
Racial balance of students and
teachers as outlined by H.E.W.,
(c) progress on selection oi
school sites and initial
construction of three area
consolidated schools, (d)
Progress on removing students
now being housed at Fort
Caswell, (e) Desirability of
utilization of Piney Grove
School to relieve overcrowded
conditions at Bolivia High
School and to provide additional
classroom space at Southport,
(f) made an appeal for board
members to investigate existing
fire hazards within some
classrooms at Fort Caswell.
Chairman W.E. Rabon
reviewed and outlined Board of
Education past, present and
future jtlans concerning the
above inquiries. It was stated
that pending no delays in school
construction of area schools
.many of these problems would
Erosion Control
Project Nears
A special erosion control
project may be started at
Holden Beach, according to a
statement Tuesday by the
promotion officer for the
Seashore Advisory Board.
Archie Haithcock said that
groynes may be constructed at
Holden Beach and in Carteret
County. Hie preliminary plans
call for only these two
demonstration projects, but
wider use may be forthcoming.
Groynes are rigid structures
built at right angles from the
shore to protect beaches from
erosion caused by currents,
tides and waves, Haithcock
explained. The groynes
planned for the two counties
would be build of wood
treated with creosote and
would extend about 120 or
150 feet into the ocean.
Holden Beach has eroded at
a rapid rate during the past
several months and many
houses have been moved
because of the erosion. Efforts
to attain federal help with the
project has not produced
results although requests have
been fully endorsed by the
county’s board of
commissioners.
Haithcock said the proposal
for the groynes construction
has been submitted to Gov.
Bob Scott but no decision has
been made. He estimated the
cost of the projects at
$50,000.
“Initially, we are talking
about demonstration projects
to determine how effective
groynes are in controlling
erosion problems. But if they
have the effect that we have
every reason to expect them to
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Cape Fear Rates High In Mercury Pollution
Small amounts of poisonous
mercury compounds have been
found in flesh of fish and game
in North Carolina, but so far not
in amounts dangerous to man.
“If the results of these early
studies are borne out by later
studies, it should be safe at the
present time to eat fish and
game in North Carolina as far as
mercury is concerned,” said
Harry Cornell, Chief of the
Division of Inland Fisheries.
Studies on the level of
mercury contained in the flesh
of North Carolina’s wildlife are
now underway, and early
findings in dove samples
collected across the state and
fish samples from tributaries in
the lower Cape Fear River show
mixed and inconclusive results.
The dove and fish study was
initiated by the N.C. Wildlife
Resources Commission, and of
some 53 doves collected in
mid-August before the peak of
migration, only two had
significant levels of mercury in
the breast tissue, and even these
levels (0.19 and 0.34 parts per
million) were below the
maximum Food and Drug
Administration tolerance of 0.5
parts per million. Even so, all of
the doves tested had levels of
mercury in their breast tissues
higher than those that occur
naturally. No checks have yet
been made on mercury levels
found in the livers of these
doves, but it is expected that
they will range considerably
higher than those found in
breast tissue.
Although the study is not
conclusive because doves are
largely migratory, early in
dications are that where mercury
levels are concerned, doves in
North Carolina are suitable for
eating. However, it has not been
determined whether doves that
have arrived from out of state
during the peak migration will
carry similar, relatively low
levels of mercury.
Somewhat higher levels of
mercury were found in fish
collected by the Commission
from Town Creek and
Northwest Creek, tributaries to
the lower Cape Fear River. The
lower Cape Fear River is one of
the watersheds in 12 states
officially ruled by FDA to be
seriously contaminated by
mercury.
These fish, analyzed for
mercury content by the N.C.
Department of Water and Air
Resources, showed levels which
ranged from a relatively
insignificant 0.06 parts per
million in a largemouth bass
0.91 ppm in a bowfin. The 0.91
figure is well above the critical
level established by FDA.
However, mercury levels in the
flesh of sport fish such
as largemouth bass were
generally lower than those found
in rough fish. Levels found in
the livers of these fish generally
ranged much higher than those
found in the edible portions.
“As far as we know, the Cape
Fear River has the most mercury
pollution in the state, and that’s
why we started our study
there,” said Cornell. “So far, the
studies have revealed no serious
mercury pollution; however,
that doesn’t mean we won’t find
it in later studies, or that we’re
happy with what we have.
“Of the fish we’ve checked,
none of the gamefish (which one
normally would fish for and eat)
has mercury compounds in
edible tissues approaching the
present FDA danger level, and
only a few of the rough fish
were found to contain dangerous
levels. Even so, all of the fish
tested has concentrations of
mercury, and these levels were
higher than in the dove samples.
“We are continuing our
checks in other areas across the
state, and also plan to sample
fish from the main stem of the
Cape Fear River.”
Although the mercury levels
are higher in fish, anglers are not
expected to suffer Immediate
adverse reactions since to do so,
they would have to eat some 80
pounds of dressed fish in a
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be resolved during the next
school year. Immediate relief
through purchase of mobile class
units during the next two
months will correct the Fort
Caswell situation. The patrons
were advised to consult their
local school committeemen and
school principals pertaining to
local school problems and
providing no relief can be
achieved at this level to seek
assistance from the County
Board of Education.
Robert Howard was appointed
as committeeman for Brunswick
County-Southport Schools.
The board accepted the
resignation of Jerry Moore as
committeeman for Shallotte
High School.
Referring to motion made by
Dr. John Madison during the
May 25 meeting to make
preliminary investigation of school
site at Boiling Spring Lakes
and providing engineering and all
other aspects of site acquisition
were favorable to select this site
for the Southern Area School,
the board having ascertained all
phases of this site being
favorable and having been
approved by State School
Planning Division, officially
declare this site at Boiling Spring
Lakes to be binding.
Upon request from officials of
Boiling Spring Lakes
Development, donator of site
property, the board instructed
its attorney to confirm the
board’s action on acquisition
and acceptance of property as
school site and to allow the
present owner to remove all
timbers on physical site and
athletic area and another area
subject to School’s Architect
approval governing landscaping
to total site.
Jack Croft, school architect,
reviewed with the board final
pians for the three area
consolidated schools.
Teachers’ contracts for
1970-71 were approved
for—Bolivia—Carolyn Berkley;
William Smith; B.C.H.S.—Robert
Barton; Leland—Marva L.
Mapson; Shallotte—Linda S.
Kaneer; Charles F. Alexander;
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mediate Action,
Members Promise
By ROBERT C. ELKINS
The Brunswick County Board
of Education has engaged in
many thoughtful sessions since
the School Bond Referendun
seeking suitable sites for the area
consolidated schools,
coordinating planning sessions
with the school architect in
determining adequate physical
plants for a comprehensive high
school curriculum. These study
sessions provided many avenues
for constructive achievement,
frustration and anxiety.
Successful exploration and
completion of site acquisition
and building plans were often
placed in jeopardy by pressure
groups desiring particular school
sites and additional building
space.
From the initial planning stage
the Board was faced with
predetermined factors—factors
that the Board must live vuth
regardless of circumstances—of
fiscal responsibility. Hiese
factors are: (1) Present
indebtedness of the county
established the limit for
additional bonded monies; (2)
Reluctance of the voting
constituency to raise the tax
level for educational purposes.
Two paramount issues faced
the board—selection of school
sites and determining physical
plants for area schools, buildings
adequate for a comprehensive
program and allowing
construction cost to remain
within limits of avails ole capital.
Quest for sites was undertaken
immediately after passage of
bond referendum. The Shallotte
area site had been preconceived
REV. M.W. WARREN, SR.
Pastor’s Father
Holding Revival
The Ocean View United
Methodist Church, Yaupon
Beach, will hold a revival
beginning Sunday at 7:30 p.m.,
and concluding on Friday
evening.
The Rev. M.W. Warren, Sr., of
Candor, father of the Ocean
View pastor, will be the guest
minister.
A social hour will conclude
both Sunday and Friday evening
services. The pastor and
members of the Ocean View
Church extend an invitation to
everyone to join in these
worship services.
in that it had been suggested as a
site in previous school bond
issues thus allowing for a smooth
flow of communication between
property owner and the Board
toward acquisition.
The Leland area site presented
no problem in that a doner
offered twenty-five acres of land
at a fixed price and an additional
twenty-five acres at no cost. Ibis
location proved to be
satisfactory.
Selection of the
Southport-Bolivia area site
presented problems from the
beginning. More than a dozen
sites were investigated. After
careful consideration two
possible sites were
considered—Clear Pond and
Beaver Dam. Soil testing and
other physical characteristics
proved these sites to be
satisfactory. Owner’s price on
the Clear Pond site proved to be
excessive for acquisition. Beaver
Dam property owners
acquisition cost was in line with
estimates for the Shallotte Area
School. Upon approval of the
Beaver Dam site an injunction
threat was placed against the
board. To hasten the time
element for school construction
and to remove existing
injunction to allow for sale of
school bonds the board through
careful deliberation agreed to
select a site at Boiling
Springs—this site being given at
no cost. Immediately after this
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Top Officials
Coming Here
Officials of several important
state and federal agencies will be
in Brunswick county this
weekend and on Saturday night
will be guests of honor at a
reception at the Community
Building.
Included will be Fred Steele,
Federal Co-ordinator for the
Coastal Plains Commission for
North Carolina; James Johnson,
head of FHA in North Carolina;
George Marshall, State Director
for the Small Business
Administration; and Ronald
Ingles, State Director for EDA.
In an effort to make this a
bi-partisian occasion, both
Republicans and Democrats are
cooperating in helping to
entertain these visitors.
REV. ARGUINZONI
Rev. Arguinzoni
Coming Friday
The Lower Cape Fear
Christian Laymen’s Association
will have Rev. Sonny Arguinzoni
as guest speaker Friday at the
Community Building in - \
Southport.
The public is cordially invited »
to attend the meeting, which
begins at 8 p.m.
The pastor of Victory Temple
Addict Church in Los Angeles,
Calif., Rev. Arguinzoni will share
the adventures of his work with
addicts and the power of God to
fill the needs of those who come
to him in need and distress.
Sonny, as all friends call him,
is a former drug addict from the
streets of New York. At age 12
he began smoking pot and from
his habit grew and by the time
he was 16-years old he was on
heroin. For six years he was a
prisoner of heroin with all the
consequences of drug
addiction—stealing to pay for
the habit, jails to pay for
stealing, institutions for
rehabilitation, and into the
streets again with this cycle of
events repeating itself many
times. Through the ministry of
David Wilkerson and Teen
Challenge Center in Brooklyn,
New York, and Nicky Cruz,
Sonny was told of the love of
God for him and how the power
of God could set him free to
become a new person.
The story of Sonny
Arguinzoni’s life is told in the
book, “ Twelve Angels From
Hell” by David Wilkerson and he
is also mentioned in another
book by Nicky Cruz, “Run,
Baby, Run.”
Traveling with Sonny on this
eastern tour is Freddy
Hernandez who is a member of
the Victory Temple Addict
Church and a former drug addict
who will share his testimony.
e And Tide
Ten survivors from the shipwrecked liner Dixie had been brought
into Southport aboard the Texas Oil Co. tanker Reaper and were
ferried ashore by men of Oak Island Coast Guard Station. There was
news of the murder of Louis W. Ganus, Waccamaw township farmer;
State WPA was going to spend $4 million for port improvement at
Southport.
This was the news in our edition of September 11,1935.
There had been a tropical storm in this area on the preceding
Thursday night. Power failure and fallen trees constituted the chief
damage, other than the fact that dirt roads had washed badly from
the rain.
It was September 11, 1940, and a perennial problem here in
Southport had earned the consideration of Col. G.W. Gillette, chief
of the U.S. Army Engineers office in Wilmington: He was going to
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