Newspapers / State Port Pilot (Southport, … / June 7, 1972, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of State Port Pilot (Southport, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
. -V , THE STATE PORT PILOT VOLUME 43 _ NUMBER 4R A Good Newspaper In A Good Community 16PAGES TODAY SOUTHPORT, NORTH CAROLINA JUNE 7, 1972 5 CENTS A COPY PUBLISHED EVFRY WFHMFCnAV Vereen Defeats Strong; Bowles, Rose, Nick Win Wayland Vereen, who held a slim 13-vote lead after the May 6 primary, defeated Herman Strong in a run-off Saturday for the Democratic nomination for county commissioner from Smith ville Township. Vereen enjoyed an easier victory on the second ballot, receiving 2,251 votes to 2,018 for his opponent, according to the official canvass of votes here Tuesday. The winner joins Lonnie C. McCoy, Jr., of Northwest, Ernest M. McGee, Jr., of Town Creek, W.A. Stanley of Shallotte and John W. Reeves of Lock woods Folly as tho Democratic candidates to opposed the incumbent Republican commissioners in November. In other voting Saturday, Republicans favored Jim Gardner over Jim Holshouser by a 533 to 204 margin, although Holshouser edged the Brunswick County winner for the gubernatorial nomination in the state. Brunswick County went with state winners Hargrove “Skipper” Bowles for the Democratic nomination for governor, and Nick Galifianakis for U.S. Senate, as well as 7th District Congressional winner Charlie Rose. Local voters favored Erosion Control Hearing Set Next Friday a public meeting concerning a,.**, shore protection plans for Yaupon Beach and Long Beach will be held next Friday at 7:30 p.m. in the Brunswick County cour thouse. The meeting will be con ducted by the district engineer of the U.S. Army Engineer office in Wilmington. In 1966, Congress authorized construction of hurricane protection and beach erosion control projects for the Brunswick County Coast, including the municipalities of Yaupon Beach, Long Beach, Holden Beach, Ocean Isle Beach, and Sunset Beach. The authorized projects involved the construction of dunes to an elevation of 20 feet above mean sea level fronted by beach restoration fills along the ocean fronts of each of the towns. The projects also include programs of periodic beach replenishment for long-term stabilization of the fills. Project preconstruction planning has been un dertaken by the Wilmington District with funds con tributed by the state and the towns of Yaupon Beach, Long Beach, Ocean Isle Beach, and Lewis Attends Special School Elmer Alexander Lewis, II, a student at Brunswick County-Soutnport High School, is one of 100 high school students from across the state selected to par ticipate in a six-week sum mer Leadership School sponsored by the Department of Public Instruction and the Z. Smith Reynolds Foun dation. The School will be held at Mars Hill College in Mars Hill from June 11 to July 12. According to Bryce Cummings, director of the Leadership School, the program is designed to develop potential leadership abilities in the students Teachers Get 25-Year Pins The Brunswick County unit of the North Carolina Education Association presented service pine to local educators with 25 or more years to the field of education. The pins were presented at brief ceremonies in the in dividual schools. Those receiving the award are listed by school as follows: Bolivia High School — Wade Duncan, Van Galloway, Johnnie King, Miss Brightie Holden, Mrs. Ora McKethian, Mrs. Pearl McNeil, and Mrs. Ida Mintz. Brunswick County Southport High School — (Continued On Pace Two) selected. Students will be involved in identifying and analyzing specific problems and concerns facing young people today. Once the problems have been identified, says Cum mins, the students will learn to develop programs and activities to involve students, teachers, and others in the community in resolving them. One of the most im portant emphases of the program will be the development of decision making skills, he noted. A variety of methods are planned to help the students gain insight into the roles of leaders — independent study, open discussions, interviews in the community, local and outside consultants, audiovisual materials, and self-evaluation. The student's local community will benefit, says Cummings, in that part of his study will be to work throughout the school year with a faculty adviser on a leadership project in his won school or community. State Superintendent Craig Phillips noted that the un deniable need for leadership in all segments of society demands special focus or. this aspect of education. The schools of the state do not intentionally overlook leadership development, but it is believed that con centrated attention on preparation for may provide a quality of leadership not normally emerging from the public schools. Sunset Beach. Total funds contributed amount to (270,000. A considerable amount of work has been accomplished on the study of the entire Hospital Has EKG Service J. Arthur Dosher Memorial Hospital is offering a new service to its patients—long distance electrocardiograms (computerized EKG). The hospital has a special EKG machine connected with a computer system located at Rockville, Maryland. In formation is transmitted from Dosher Memorial Hospital by telephone cables, and within 45 minutes an interpretation of the EKG tracings is teletyped back to the hospital. The computer is programmed for all possible EKG variances and is capable of making a diagnosis. The service costs approximately five dollars per tracing, but represents no added cost to the patient. The beneifts of this service are: 1. Immediate, accurate and legible reports. 2. More time for the physician to devote to patient care and to keep abreast of new developments in the field of medicine. (Continued On Page Two) Brunswick County shore. On the basis of priorities set by the state, preconstruction planning is most advanced for Yaupon Beach and Long Beach. Detailed information will be presented during the June 16 meeting regarding plans for shore protection at Yaupon and Long beaches; however, this information is also relevant to future planning of similar projects at Holden Beach, Ocean Isle Beach, and Sunset Beach. A thorough study of the authorized projects, as well as alternative protection schemes, has been performed for Yaupon and Long beaches. Alternative 1. (Authorized Project): A grassed dune constructed at an elevation of 20 feet above mean sea level along the entire shore, fronted by a beach fill which would advance the shoreline to a position 185 feet seaward of its present location. Periodic beach replenish ment would be provided for shore position stabilization. Alternative 2. A grassed dune constructed at an elevation of 15 feet above mean sea level along the entire shore, fronted by a beach fill which would ad vance the shoreline to a position 125 feet seaward of its present location. Periodic beach replenishment would be provided for shore position stabilization. Alternative 3. A grassed dune constructed at an elevation of 13 feet above mean sea level along the - entire shore, fronted by a beach fill which would ad vance the shore to a position 100 feet seaward of its present location. Periodic beach replenishment would be provided for shore position stablization. Alternative 4. A beach fill having a maximum elevation of 8 feet above mean sea level along the entire ocean (Continued On page Two) Fund Raising Report Made A total of $2,461.60 was collected in the annual March of Dimes drive, in Brunswick County according to Chair man Mrs. Marie Rourk. The money will be divided three ways: 25 percent to the Medical Research Fund; half of the remaining 75 percent to die National Foundation; and the balance to the Brunswick County Chapter. The local share is used for hospitalization and therapy for local birth defect patients and to help maintain the Birth Defects Clinic at North Carolina Memorial Hospital in Chapel Hill. The county participated in the March of Dimes telerama and provided two telephone (Continued On Page Two) Russell Secrest as Com missioner of Insurance, but state voters picked John Ingram. Vereen won 12 of the county’s 18 precincts from Strong, who finished more than 100 votes ahead of the winner in Southport voting. Vereen made up that deficit in his home Oak' Island precinct, however, and en joyed strong support in the western half of the county. In the Democratic guber natorial race, Bowles received 2,379 to 2,053 for Lt. Gov. ’"'at Taylor. Bowles finished on top in onlv ten precincts, but enjoyed good support in Leland, Town Creek, Southport and Oak Island. Taylor’s stronghold was Secession, where he Colonel Haake Retirement Set The retirement of Col. Thomas G. Haake. com mander of the Military Ocean Terminal at Sunny Point on August 1 after more than 30 years of service has been announced. Colonel Haake, who has commanded the Sunny Point terminal since March, 1971, was born in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1919. He attended Conception Junior College at Conception, Missouri, enlisting in the U.S. Army in 1942, and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Transportation Corps in September, 1943, in Brisbane, Australia. A graduate of the University of Maryland, he attended the Transportation Corps Advanced Course and the Command and General Staff School. During-World War. II lie spent three and one-half years in the southwest Pacific, being assigned to port units in Australia, New Guinea, Hollandis and making the invasion of the Philippines at Leyte in 1944. Reverting to inactive status in 1946, Colonel Haake was called to active duty and assigned to the New Orleans Port of Embarkation in 1951. Other assignments have included Operations Officer in support of the Northeast Air Command at Thule, Greenland, and Harmon AFB, Newfoundland; Training Officer, 4th Ter minal Command, Fort Eustis, Virginia; and three years in Germany with various transportation units. Upon his return to the U.S. in 1960, Colonel Haake was assigned to the Office of Chief of Transportation, Plans Division. In 1964, he spent a year in Korea, and upon returning to the United States, was assigned to Military Traffic Management and Terminal Service as chief of the Movements branch. He also served as MTMTS Liaison Officer to the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In 1967, Colonel Haake commanded the U.S. Army Tran sportation Terminal Unit at Bermuda and was then transferred to the United States European Command to activate the MTMTS Liaison 'Office in Europe, where he served until his assignment to Sunny Point. The colonel’s decorations include the Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal, and the Army Commendation Medal. Colonel and Mrs. Haake plant to make thir home in San Antonio, Texas, following his retirement. came out on top 272 to 173. In the race for the U.S. Senate seat, Galifianakis won 11 Brunswick County precincts in unseating veteran B. Everett Jordan. The popular House of Representatives incumbent easily won Frying Pan, 234 to 97, and enjoyed 50-vote margins in both Southport precincts and Oak Island. In the Commissioner of Insurance race, Secrest barely edged Ingram, 1,814 to 1,806, picking up an easy win at Oak Island but losing badly in Secession. Each candidate finished on top in nine precincts, more evidence of the closeness of the race. Creel beat Brooks for the Commissioner of Labor post 2,043 to 1,578 in the county. The winner captured 14 Brunswick precincts, lost three and tied Ash. For the Congressional seat, Brunswick County again showed its support of Rose, giving him a solid 2,450 to 2,043 victory. The first (Continued On J***e Two) Typing Course Is Offered Free Anyone interested in taking a refresher or beginner’s course in typing should contact Mrs. Helen Best at Leland High School. The course and all necessary materials are free. The course will be taught at Bolivia High School, beginning June 19. Interested persons should register by June 10. Participants either must be 18 years of age or school drop-outs. Mrs. Sallye Dudley will be the instructor for the course, which will be held from 6 o’clock until 8 and from 8 ’til 10, two nights a week. The specific nights will be decided after registration. Visitor Center Open Saturday Carolina Power & Light Co. has opened a Visitors’ Center at its Brunswick nuclear plant, now under construction near Southport, N.C. Located on N.C. Highway 87, two miles north of South port, the center is open to the public free of charge from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Beginning in June, the center will also be open on Saturdays - from 9-5 - during the summer months. According to Walter Selkinghaus, director, the center is designed to present “The Energy Story” showing how man has sought to un derstand energy, harness it, and make it work for him and his environment. Included are audio-visual presentations, animated displays, a model of nuclear reactor and a bicycle exhibit where visitors can peddle to generate electricity' From the center visitors can also view construction progress of the Brunswick plant, North Carolina’s first nuclear generating facility. The first unit is scheduled for operation in 1974, the second in 1975. Selkinghaus said that tours by school groups, civic clubs and special groups may be (Gonttauod on Page Time And Tide Judge Sam Ervin was to hold court in Southport the week of June 9.1937. There was a weekend rush to rent small boats for nshing, and many fishermen had to fish from the shore. Inquiries about the coming boat races were being received, and a party of Wilmington fishermen returned with a good trout catch after going out with Capt. H.T. Bowmer An average of 106 children attended Bible school during the preceding week; and a table radio was offered as grand prize in a photo contest sponsored by this newspaper. Twenty-five years ago this week was a period for the ex termination of several types of wildlife arcund here C.E. Brown killed 22 srvakes while clearing his lot, and the late W.B. Keziah came by on horseback and complained that those were the snakes that he used to rid his feed bin of rats. An alligator hunt was conducted by several local youths, three State College students and the same Mr. Keziah. Three alligators were captured and Mr. Keziah was nipped on the wrist by an angry gator. Scrap metal was being collected to aid the armed services. During the week of June 11,1947, it was announced that Dr. L.C. Fergus was leaving for California. Two new shrimp boats arrived in Southport that week and 17-year-old Billie Wells was lamed captain of one of them. Oonunuod On p«g, poy, ^LANS FOR A SHIP to be moored as part of the annual Fourth of July festival were discussed Monday by festival chairman Robert Howard. Southport Mayor Dorothy Gilbert, Thomas M. Thompson, vice-commodore of the Capital Yacht Club; William E. Barker erf the Military Sealift Command; and Lt. JG John H. Bailey, officer-in charge of the Military Sealift Command at Sunny Point. The ship will be moored at the city pier and will be open to the public.
State Port Pilot (Southport, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
June 7, 1972, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75