THE STATE PORT PILOT
A Good Newspaper In A Good Community
VOLUME 43 No. 41 24 PAGES TODAY SOUTHPORT, NORTH CAROLINA MAY 3, 1972 5 CENTS A COPY PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
THE AGONY OF THE MOMENT was. ex
ceeded only by the relief that the dread measles
shot didn't really hurt at all. German and red
measles vaccinations were offered to under-12
year olds throughout Brunswick County by the
Health Department, as require by law before
children can attend school.
Bank Is Disappointed
-- About FDIC Rejection
Recently when the board of
directors of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Cor
poration denied the ap
plication of Waccamaw Bank
and Trust Company to
establish a full-service bank
at Long Beach the decision
drew angry response from
residents and officials of that
resort area.
Jack Hayward, city
manager at Long Beach,
became the spokesman for
the community, and this
week L.R. Bowers, president
of Waccamaw Bank and
Trust Company released a
copy of the reportof the FDIC
directors pertaining to this
decision. In a cover letter to
the Long Beach town official
Bowers stated:
“We refer to our ap
plication to the Federal
Books Given
As Memorial
As a part of National
Library Week, the Southport
Baptist Church, in a special
memorial service held on last
Sunday evening, dedicated
the 40 volumes recently given
to the church library in
memory of Mrs. Laney
Southerland, Mrs. Nell
Pendergraph, Mrs. Florence
Peadrick and Mrs. Dorothy
Bogie.
Rev. John C. Dean, pastor,
led in the service, taking the
text for his message from
Jeremiah 30:2. Special guests
of the church for the occasion
were members of the families
of those being honored and
included Charles W.
Southerland, Mrs. Laura S.
Watts, Mrs. Lucy
Southerland of the family of
Mrs. Laney Southerland;
L.M. Pendergraph, Mrs.
Brenda P. Garner, Mrs. F.H.
Abrams of Raleigh, Mr. and
Mrs. N.H. Butler, of
Fayetteville, and Mr. and
Mrs. James T. White of
Raleigh, of the family of Mrs.
Nell Pendergraph; and Mr.
and Mrs. Jesse Dosher , Mrs.
Gertrude Dosher, and Mrs.
Jimmy Davis of the family of
Mrs. Florence Peadrick.
The Round Table Book Club
of the Baptist Women is the
sponsoring group for the
church library and Mrs.
Susan Carson is Director of
library Services.
Deposit Insurance Cor
poration to establish a full
service bank in your good
town which has been denied.
You are now fully aware of
the reasons for the denial
which we have researched
thoroughly and apparently
have no recourse to change.
We are fully as disappointed
as the citizens of Long Beach
in this decision. We feel that
we have been diligent in our
efforts to be a progressive
and aggressive bank in
Brunswick County and that
we have demonstrated our
interest in giving the best
banking service possible. We
particularly believe that our
policy toward beach loans
has been liberal and
hopefully instrumental in the
development of Oak Island.
Following is a copy of the
FDIC report denying the
application:
“Pursuantto the provisions
of Section 18(d) of the
Federal Deposit Insurance
Act (12 U.S.C. 1828), Wac
camaw Bank and Trust
Company, Whiteville, North
Carolina has filed an ap
plication with the Federal
Deposit Insurance Cor
poration for consent to
establish a branch at 5710
East Ocean Ocean Highway,
Long Beach, Brunswick
County, North Carolina.
“The Long Beach Branch
would be located on Oak
Island on the southeastern
coast of North Carolina.
“The Long Beach Branch
would be located on Oak
Island on the southeastern
coast of North Carolina,
about one and one-half miles
away from the bank’s
existing teller facility at
Yaupon Beach. The
population of Long Beach is
estimated at 900, increasing
substantially from tourism
during the summer months to
nearly 15,000. A survey of this
beach area indicates that it is
being developed at an ac
celerated pace, with several
new businesses having been
established in the past two
(Oontimed On Page Nina)
Fire Truck
Supper Set
Lunch and dinner will be
served at the Tri-Beach
(Holden Beach) Fire
Department Saturday with
the proceeds going toward
the purchase of a new fire
truck, it has been announced
by Mrs. Ina Belle Fulford,
secretary of the Ladies
Auxiliary.
“The truck was ordered
today and came off the
assembly line with the best
fire-fighting equipment to aid
those in the surrounding area
thatmightneed it,” said Mrs.
Fulford.
“All the volunteer firemen
are soliciting funds in the
area to help pay for this
truck. Our present truck is in
need of repairs and each time
we go out to a fire, we spend
numerous hours on repairs,”
(OoOttoued On Page Nine)
Four Injured
In Boat Crash
A freak motorboat accident
Sunday afternoon injured
four Southport men, two of
them seriously.
John Richards reportedly
suffered a broken back and
Ben Blake was severely cut
Campaign:
Diary
By MARGARET HARPER ft
Saturday is the big day. If I told you I am not excited over the
prospect I wouldn’t be telling the truth. This time I know I have
a good chance to win, and I certainly expect to be eligible for
the second primary. Reports from across the state indicate this
is true.
What I am chiefly interested in right now is a big vote here at
home. I know there are at least two serious efforts to win votes
in Brunswick for other candidates for lieutenant governor, but I
am counting on my friends and neighbors for them support. The
overwhelming vote from my homefolks in the first primary is
the strongest foundation upon which to build an effective
campaign for the second primary.
When I left off last week I was getting ready for a busy day in
Montgomery and Moore counties. Kitty Reid met me at
Southern Pines and we shook hands with people at Voit
Gilmore’s shopping center until time to go to Sandhills Com
(Continued On Page Nine)
by the boat’s propeller. Bill
Blake and Skeeter Trott were
treated at New Hanover
Memorial Hospital and
released.
According to a report from
the Acme-Delco-Riegelwood
Rescue Squad, the four men
were cruising the Cape Fear
River after a fish fry near
Navassa. The spokesman
said that the four men were
heading up the Cape Fear
River when the boat ap
parently struck a submerged
object and veered sharply
towards shore.
The craft plowed up a steep
embankment, throwing
Richards from his seat at the
rear of the boat to the front of
the craft and then into the
river. The motor was thrown
forward, the propeller blade
cutting Blake’s leg.
The boat reportedly was
traveling about 25 miles an
hour when the incident oc
curred.
Richards was rescued from
the river by a second boat,
which then carried Richards
and the badly-injured Biake
to the Acme-Delco
Riegelwood Rescue Squad
station. Squad members
returned to the scene to get
Bill Blake and Trott.
All four were taken to the
Wilmington hospital by the
rescue squad.
Saturday Will Be Time
Of Decision For Voters
Months of political hand
shaking and “y’all come”
rallies end Saturday when
voters decide who they want
to hold office in Brunswick
County and the state.
A record turn-out is ex
pected in the county, where
12,345 are registered to vote.
Mrs. Vivian Tatum,
executive secretary of the
Brunswick Board of Elec
tions, reported that 1,700
oersons have registered since
the last election, mostly In the
last few weeks before the
April 7 deadline.
County-level elections
include the choosing of two
Board of Education members
from the following eight
candidates; Bill Sue, Donald
White, Ted Caudill and Mrs.
Dorothy McKeithan, all of
Northwest Township; and
W.T. Bowen, Jesse Simmons,
Willie Long and Earlie J.
Smith of Waccamaw
Township.
In other county contests,
Herman Strong, Wayland
Vereen and Bobby Thorsen
are seeking the Democratic
nomination for county
commissioner from Smith
ville Township. Also, Andrew
One-Lane Bridge Said
Adequate For Beaches
State Highway engineers
have announced that a survey
of traffic at Oak Island
showed the temporary bridge
there can handle the same
number of cars that used the
permanent span last sum
mer.
The one-way temporary
bridge was built to link the
island and mainland after an
errant barge demolished the
regular drawbridge last fall.
James H. Medlin, highway
division engineer, said that
5,448 vehicles crossed the
Road Project
Bids Received
Bids totalling more than $3
million for the relocation of
US 74-76 near Leland have
been received by the State
Highway Commission.
The apparent low bids
included $3,542,339 for
roadways from Leatherman,
Inc., of Vale, and $529,757 for
structures from C.R. Duncan
of Stoneville.
Involved in the project are
grading and structures for
about three and one-half
miles to relocate the high
way. The construction work
will extend from a point about
six-tenths of a mile west of
state road 1441 eastwardly to
a point about one mile east of
state road 1437.
Final competion date is to
be November 1, 1973.
temporary bridge on the
Saturday before Easter
without undue delay and
that on Good Friday and
Easter Sunday the number
was “about 5,000.”
He said traffic counts taken
last summer showed that
some 5,500 cars used the
bridge daily and that “we can
carry that many over this
new structure without undue
delay.” He said the survey
showed that the present
structure can accommodate
7,000 vehicles during daylight
hours this summer with little
or no inconvenience.
Medlin said that he ob
served the operations at Oak
Island during the Easter
weekend and, except in one or
two instance, all vehicles
were able to pass over the
structure on one signal cycle.
However, he pointed out
that during the Easter
weekend, the U.S. Coast
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Guard had special
regulations in effect that
limited the opening of the
bridge for water traffic
between noon and 6 p.m.
“There will be some slight
delays whenever the bridge
has been opened for water
traffic and then is opened
with a backlog of vehicles,”
he said.
After the permanent
drawbridge was knocked out,
the single lane barge bridge
was put into place with traffic
signals at each end. The
signals are timed so as to
accommodate the maximum
number of cars.
Plans for a new bridge are
being designed, and a public
hearing to explain the project
will be held on May 24 at the
Brunswick county-Southport
High School in Southport The
new bridge will be erected
Just west of the temporary
bridge.
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Special Section 1
This week’s State Port Pilot includes a second
section that deals exclusively with politics.
Hopefully, by reading the material and referring
to the poltical ads many uncommitted voters will
be helped in making a decision.
All candidates were asked to respond, and what
you see in the section is what we got. No
Republicans submitted material for the news
articles, which were published free-of-charge to all
candidates.
SASHES?
Gray and John W. Reeves are
vying for the Lockwood Folly
Township nomination, and
W.A. Stanley and C. Drew
Long are competing for the
Shallotte Township
Democratic slot.
Unopposed for county
board Democratic
nominations are Lonnie C.
McCoy, Jr., of Northwest and
Ernest M. McGee, Jr., of *1
Town Creek. The incumbent
board of commisioners,
Republican and unopposed,
includes W. A. Kopp, Jr., of
Town Creek; John Bray,;
Smithville; Vardell Hughes,
Waccamaw; J.T. Clemmons,
Lockwood Folly and Robert
Simmons, Shallotte.
Democrat Durward Clark
and Republican Arthur Knox
are unopposed for their
parties’ nomination for
Register of Deeds. Also,
Republican Thomas
Harrelson and Democrat
James Prevatte, both of
Southport, will meet in the
fall general election for the
N.C. House of Represen
tatives seat for Brunswick
and Pender counties.
Doran Berry, Hector
McGeachy and Charlie Rose,
all Fayetteville attorneys,
are seeking the 7th District
seat in Congress, which was
vacated when Alton Len
non announced his
retirement. The winner goes
.against either William Nixon
or Jerry Scott, the
Republican candidates, in the
November election.
An interesting contest has
developed in the State Senate
race between Arthur
Williamson. Dennis Grainger
and Bobby Sessions. The
winner will be opposed by
Republican J.W. Suggs for . Ji
the Senate post representing
Brunswick, Columbus and
Bladen counties.
Other contests in which
Brunswick County voters can
cast ballots include those for
governor, lieutenant
governor, U.S. Senate and
several other state offices.
Margaret Harper of South
port is a candidate in the race
for lieutenant governor,
where a second primary is
expected.
The ruins of St. Philips Church at Brunswick
Town provided the backdrop for a special service
Sunday with members of the state and local
Historial Societies in the congregation. That
group also had lunch in Southport and toured
places of historic interest in this area. The
Wilmington Episcopal Development Commission
sponsored the worship service which they hope to
make an annual event.