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I VOLUME42 NO. 33 THE STATE PORT PILOT A Good Newspaper In A Good Community 10~PAGES TODA Y MARCH 3, 1971 SOUTHPORT, N. C. 5c A COPY PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY Blacks Asking For Board Seat The all-white county Board of Education may be in tegrated pending the outcome of a special meeting schedule Thursday night. A group of citizens ap proached the county board Colonel Reid In Retirement Col. Robert D. Reid, who has been in command of the Military Ocean Terminal, Sunny Point, since Sep tember 1969, was retired from the military service on February 28 after thirty years. Just prior to his retirement Col. Reid was honored during a change of command ceremony held at the ter minal Friday when he was presented the First Oak Leaf Cluster to the Legion of Merit. Brigadier General Edwin B. Owen, Commander, Eastern Area, Military Traffic Management and Terminal Service, which is the MOT, Sunny Point’s next higher headquarters, presented the award. The award citation reads as follows: “Colonel Robert D. Reid, Transportation Corps, United (Continued On Page Pour) during its regular session on Monday, expressing an in terest in having a black representative on the Board of Education. H.G. Bryant, who acted as spokesman for the group, asked that the county board consider ap pointing either Louis Stanley or Rev. M.C. Herring to the education panel. Stanley and Rev. Herring, both blacks, were defeated in the primary election last May 6. No action was taken by the regular county Board of Education, but the members did agree to consider the request. They suggested that the possible appointment be considered with two priorities: Representation should come from the Waccamaw School District, and representation should come from the minority ethnic group. The special meeting is schedjled Thursday night at seven o’clock. In other activity during the regular session, the board heard from Mrs. Frances Stone, ESEA Title I director, concerning general phases of the summer program. The board approved the program as outlined. The general phases of the summer program include: (Continued On Page Four) Solicitor Studies 442-Page Script The transcript of the State Board of Elections hearing into fraud and forgery charges has been received by Solicitor Lee Greer. The three-day hearing that ended January 14 resulted in the election of Thomas Harrelson to represent the Columbus-Brunswick county district in the North Carolina General Assembly. The vote totals for the Southport Republican and incumbent Arthur Williamson were identical until the State Board of Elections heard evidence of voting irregularities and awarded the House seat to Harrelson. In a prepared statement Solicitor Greer said: “On Saturday, February 27, I received the tran script of testimony given in the hearing before the State Board of Elections. I am not in a position at this time to make any statements concerning the matter until I have had an opportunity to study the transcript and to confer withthe State Attorney General’s office. “The transcript covers 442 pages. This will have to be studied carefully, along with the SBI reports which I have received. I have not received the FBI report as yet.” The next criminal term of Superior Court will convene in Columbus County on May 3. mn. *■ -w mmt Seeks National Title Miss Cheryl Johnson of Long Beach i» Orleans this week where she is the North Carolina representative in the contest for National Watermelon Queen. Her chaperone is Mrs. Connie Young of Southport. Colonel Reid Retires Prior to his retirement from the U.S. Army last weekend Col. Robert D. Reid, left, was awarded the First Oak Leaf Cluster to the Legion of Merit by Brig. Gen. Edwin B. Owen, right, Commander of the Eastern Area, Military Traffic Management and Terminal Service. (Photo by Spencer). Beach Erosion Project Gets Additional $110,000 Funds totalling $110,000 have been received by the Corps of Engineers for the design of a beach erosion project in Brunswick County. This second allotment, provided by the state and the four municipalities involved in the project, brings the total to $210,000. The funds are provided for a study that will lead to an anti-erosion and hurricane protection program along the Brun swick coast. In the latest appropriation, the state provided $88,000, Long Beach $17,500, Yaupon Beach $2,500 and Ocean Isle and Sunset beaches, $1,800 each. The first partof the study is almost complete. The initial work included the aerial mapping and off-shore profiles. When this is completed, the next step will be to make an analysis that will determine how much material moves, and in which direction, along the area. This will allow the engineers to determine what kind of controls will be needed. After all the pre-design data is collected a design memorandum will be sent to Local Beauty In Competition Cherly Sue Johnson, a 19 year-old dark-haired beauty from Long Beach, is com peting this week for the title of National Watermelon Queen at the annual contest in New Orleans. Miss Johnson was chosen North Carolina Watermelon Queen in Raleigh last sum mer to earn a spot in the national contest. She is competing with 10 other lovely young ladies from watermelon-producing states for the opportunity of representing the watermelon industry on a tour of the nation’s leading markets this summer. Miss Johnson is a student at East Carolina University where she is a homecoming representative. She is a former Fourth of July Festival Queen at South port, Miss Greensboro Holiday Jubilee and first runnerup in the North Carolina Rhododendron Queen Contest. Miss Johnson is S-feet-8 inches tall, wieghs 125 pounds and has brown hair and brown eyes. National Watermelon Queen contestants will be judged in the categories of beauty, poise and per sonality. The queen contest is being held in conjunction with the 57th annual National Watermelon Growers and Distributors Association convention at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in New Orleans. the chief of the Corps of Engineers in Washington for a ruling. This is a preliminary plan for the entire system that will be proposed for Brunswick .County’s beaches. It has been estimated that this stage will be reached in six to 12 months. When approval is gained through the design memorandum, the engineers will be able to proceed with final design for the entire projects. As it currently stands, Long Beach and Yaupon Beach carry first priority since these municipalities were the first to indicate a willingness to participate in the program. The federal government bears the major cost of such projects, with a smaller amount of the cost being borne by the state and only a small percentage of the overall cost failing on the local municipalities con cerned. With the inclusion of Ocean Isle Beach and Sunset Beach in the latest increment, only Holden Beach remains un comnutted to the program. Holden Beach, which is involved with the Lockwoods Folly Inlet erosion problems, is considered to have one of the worst erosion problems along the North Carolina coast. Not only have numerous lots been destroyed by (Continued On P**e Four) County Appoints Tax Supervisor James I. Jeffreys, Jr., was appointed Monday by members of the Board of County Commissioners to the position of Tax Supervisor for Brunswick County. He succeeds Henry L. Register, who has held this position on a temporary basis for the past two months. Jeffreys is a Brunswick County business man, having operated the Phillips 66 Station at Town Creek for the past two years. Prior to that he had served for four years in the retail division of Pet Inc., in the milk products division. For one year he served as Area Manager and was stationed in Louisville, Ky., where he had both Kentucky and Indianna under his supervision. Later he worked for one year with Thomas J. Liption, Inc., with headquarters in Raleigh. Jeffreys attended N.C. State University in Raleigh pid Wilmington College. He is married and he and his wife have too sons. He will assume his new duties immediately. George Inman was ap pointed to the Resources Development Board effective Monday. J.T. Clemmons was named to head a commmittee to observe sanitary landfill operations in other counties. The commissioners resolved that all new con tracts or contract renewals involving either individuals or organizations associated with the government of Brunswick County, or in volving the expenditure of any county funds, be ap proved. The board unanimously approved a memorandum from Richard L. Brown, HI, state legislator, supporting legislation authorizing the North Carolina Highway Department to pave access roads to all volunteer fire departments and rescue squad buildings that meet state requirements. Time And Tide It was the first we°k in March, 1936, and plans were perfected for the Brunswick County Basketball Tournament, to be played in the Southport gym. That famous old wooden structure had just been given a new bill of health when contractors had in spected it and had pronounced it safe for use for the tour nament. Figures released from the WPA office showed that approximately 15-percent of the Brunswick population was dependent upon that source for their cash income. On our front page was a picture of “Little Coney”, already a legend in the water sports activity of the town; a wing of the old Southport High School building was being moved from the grove to the campus of BCT; and there was a he tpful hint to the farmers: “Cottonseed Hulls Make Good Hen Nests.” There was a big front page picture of a good looking boy in our edition for March 5,1941. It was of Warren Wilson, Clemson College athlete, who was being billed at the time as a fine prospect for the heavyweight boxing title. He has relatives here. There also was a front page shot of Bald Head lighthouse, which was being equipped with a radio beacon. It looked like a good fishing season ahead, what with word that the waters of the Cape Fear were literally teeming with small fish and local boatmen were having unusually good luck (Continued On Page Tour County Population Jumps 19.5 Percent Brunswick County’s official population in the 1970 census was 24,223, up 19.5 percent from the 1960 figure of 20,278, the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Com merce reports. The official population of the state was 5,082,059, up 11.5 percent from the 1960 population count, which was 4,556,155. The 1970 census counted 16,771 white persons in Brunswick county, 69.2 percent of the total; 7,188 Negroes, and 264 persons of other races. In 1960, 64.6 percent of the population was white. The census showed 2,342 children under 5 years; 6,726 in ages 5 through 17; 13,123 people 18 through 64; and 2,032 who were 65 and older. "Die population 14 years and over included 11,549 married people, 1,296 who were widowed, 345 divorced, and 4,027 never married. Brunswick county’s 1970 population was classified as 100 percent rural. There were 6,957 households, with 24,122 persons, including 817 one person households. In ad dition 101 persons were living in group quarters. The 1970 census counted 11,726 housing units in Brunswick county, 5,645 of them occupied by owners, 1,312 occupied by tenants, and 4,769 vacant. These in cluded vacant units for seasonal use. The proportion occupied by owners in 1970 was 48.1 percent, compared with 50.2 percent in 1960. Among year-round dwelling units there were 9,205 single family houses, 1,357 housing units in multi unit buildings, and 842 mobile homes or trailers. The per centage of occupied units with more than one person per room was 14.3, compared with 21.4 in 1960. Of all the occupied housing units, 5,460 had piped water, toilet, and bath, while 1,497 lacked some or all plumbing. The median value of owner-occupied houses in Brunswick county was $8,500, compared with less than County Realtors Hear Developer William R. Henderson, president of the Carolina Cape Fear Corporation, which is the owner and developer of Bald Head Island, will be guest speaker at the March meeting of the Brunswick County Board of 'Realtors. The meeting will be held on March 11 at 7 p.m. at Chez Steak restaurant on Yaupon Beach. Philip King, program chairman of the board, states that anyone interested in hearing first-hand of plans for development of the controversial island, may attend the dinner on a dutch treat basis. Reservations should be made with him in advance. Henderson was born In Kannapolis and now makes his home in High Point, where the Carolina Cape Fear Corporation has its offices. He served in the Pacific with the U.S. Marine Corps during World War H, and is a Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, retired. At the request of Govemr** Luther Hodges in I960, he served as industrial con sultant and assistant director of the N.C. Prison Depart ment. In 1957 he was ap pointed head of the N.C. Division of Purchase and Contract, and in 1959 he was appointed to head the Division of Commerce and Industry. In the latter capacity, Henderson was responsible for the planning and development of the State’s industrial develop ment program. He continued Wm. R. Henderson in this position until 1962, when he purchased Bennett Advertising, Inc., of High Point, which he serves as president. Henderson has an out standing history of civic service, including the past presidency of the North Carolina Junior Chamber of Commerce. He is a leading Christian layman, a member of Wesley Memorial United Methodist CHurch in High Point, and is Conference Lay Leader of the Western North Carolina Conference. Persons wishing to attend the Board of Realtors dinner and hear Henderson’s talk, should telephone Philip King, at 457-2605 or 457-6906, for reservations. $5000 in 1960. The median rent paid by tenants in 1970 was $56 per month, compared with $51 in 1960. Half were over and half below the median figures. These results are from two 1970 census advance reports for the state: PC (V2), general population characteristics, and HC(V1), General housing charac teristics. The reports, which contain additional 1970 census data for the state and various areas within it, may be purchased at nominal prices from the superin tendent of documents, U.S. Government printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402, or from offices of the U.S. Department of Commerce in major cities. Further reports giving more extensive statistics oh the characteristics of the population and housing will be published in future months as the 1970 census results are tabulated. Dock Permit Is Questioned A small pier in a remote creek at Bald Head Island is the favorite topic this week in the controversy over the sub* tropical piece of real estate near Southport. The Army Corps of Engineers is expected to decide this week whether a permit should be issued for the pier that was recon structed for use by Carolina Cape Fear Corporation, the privately-owned company that intends to develop Bald Head Island. Dr. Thomas Litton, a state biologist, does not believe the 20-foot pier damages marine life in the creek area. Col. Paul Denison, district engineer of the Corps of Engineers, said he is waiting for a letter spelling out the state’s position on the pier issue. Monday was the last day for comments cn the firm’s application for a permit, which was submitted after the pier was recon structed. William Henderson, president of the development firm, said he was not aware a permit was required because a pier had been erected at the same location before. The colonel has said he could not call a hearing unless he received an official request from the state. Dr. Linton, commissioner of Commercial and Sports Fisheries Division of the Department of Conservation and Development, told the Corps of Engineers that state biologists have found no reason to object to the pier construction. He said that the structure would not cause “substantial damage or harm to wildlife in that vicinity.” New Tax Supervisor Henry L. Register, (left) acting tax supervisor for Brunswick County for the past two months, congratulates James I. Jeffreys following his ap pointment to this job Monday by the Board of County Commissioners. On the right is Mrs. Jeffreys. (Photo by Spencer).
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