I j]ie Pilot (Covers mprunswick County thirteen no. mcom Stanlt 154,000 Thrc I Of Comp jllotte Man Was Suing I Consiruction Co. | W Brown Walker For po.QOO For His Injury Mo-DAY TRIAL MBROVGHTJTO CLOSE Hg, Was 1 ried Before jHgjge Jeff D Johnson, Mq(?Clinton: Much LeB gal Talent H-t _ s of a compromise B. iched Wednesday folB. a two-day battle in <*bB... Supirlor court BasB Stanley. Shallotte citizen. K wive the sum of $4,000.00 Btf settlement of his suit for siO.00 aaginst Oobb ConstrucB ; and Brown Walker. Costs B" case are to be paid by the was moved from 1 dt county for trial this Bi before Judge Jeff D. JohnB who is presiding Br a term of Superior court B-3- of dvil cases. Bfirier this year a Brunswick II.-v -Ury had returned a verL providing payment of the full t'of 520.000.00 to the plaintiff, [judge John J. Burney. presidLtver the term, set the verdict. L; attorneys for the defense Loned for trial in another Ex This was granted, and the L favor of the plainII resulted. Particularly outstanding was [array of legal talent that ap[.. cr. each side. For Stanley t counsel included S. B. Frink k P.. I. Mintz of Southport, nr. Mclntvre and Henry, p'oerton: P.. H. Burns and sons li y M Toon. Whiteville. The fcse was represented by C. Ed. fx and E. J. Prevatte of Klport: John D. Bellamy and (a and Carr. James and Carr, kr.gtfr.: and Tucker . and mr of Whiteville. Its case gre wout of an autoBe accident which occured re than two years ago while shsction was in progress on Shallotte-Whiteville highway. ?r. Walker, an employee at t tine of Cobb Construction was driver of a car which :;k ar.d seriously injured Stanresulting in his permanent total disability. It was upon i grounds that the suit was ?ilt. eed Graders Are In Demand Bmouncement Of Civil SerH iice Examination To Fiji B Several Positions In This i BType Of Service BW-L-D?Thus rings the chant I B" ' bacco auctioneer: and an-1 Be lot of tobacco is on its way B tie factory. Before this pics' phase of tobacco selling j B ice. however, the Fed- i B< Government has performed m*.r. important. if somewhat B" khmsque, function: the inBjton ami certificating of the Bl tobacco by inspectors of the j "cultural Marketing Service of Bkpartment of Agriculture. If Bvct to be a tobacco inspecB the United States Civil ServBtbwninlon has just issued an B?natior. for vacancies in these Bbwis which pay from $1,620 B 13,200 a year. J* inspection of tobacco inthe judging of lots of leaf Bitco to determine its type, Bj& quality, length, and other Bucteristics rand placing it in 60 or more grades accord^pto United States standards. jB^tors may also work in the market news service of | B Department of Agriculture. B ^htion to the three grades j B^ition involving regular in- ] Bl? *ork appointments will for trainee inspector and aid positions ($1,620 JuUO a y8, buying, selling, or blcndtW^000 a<-'cording to qualBL 'aion is made for the sub-1 of colli gc study for parti t[ ;[!Sper"ncp- Applicants for' [ ^ntinued on page 4) \ TH 34 iy Gets >ugh Terms romise Toda) JFDGE JEFF D. JOHNSON Establish Go F.S.A. F County F.S.A. Supervise Frank M. Page Attende A Three-Day Farm An Home Management Pr< gram At Goldsboro LIVE-AT-HOME IS FARM THEM! Year-Round Garden An Small Grain Are Two Of The Requisites Of New Set-Up At least two milk cows, E laying hens, and a brood sow to be a Food For Defense goi in 1942 for recovery farm famil farming under U. S. Departmer of Agriculture's rehabilitation pr< gram, County Farm Security Ac ministration Supervisor Frank J Page announced today upon his ri turn from Goldsboro, where he a tended a 3-day farm and hoir management conference. Other goals include a yea; round garden: 3 acres of whea where harvesting facilities are I be had; and potatoes and true crops adapted to local condition Page said the conference ws called to set goals and standari in farming plans for FSA borrov ers next year with emphasis c "health and diet". Vance E. Swif of Raleigh, State FSA Directo was the prinicpal speaker an representatives were present fro: District seven, eight and nir Eastern North Carolina counties. "L,ive-ai-nome nas ueeu a m. requirement of FSA borrowers i past years," the supervisor sail "and we are redoubling: our e: forts now, as our part in tt current 'Food For Freedom, I furnish such financing and advi: ory assistance as will help farn ers who need it to establish livi at-home enterprises." "Two needs are paramount," i pointed out: "FSA farmers nee to produce now sufficient food t safeguard the health of their ow families, with some to spare f( others in the fight for freedon and secondly, they need to ma& provision for the future". "Now when the world neec poultry, meat and dairy product and we have a chance to se our surplus, is the time for th small farmer to establish himse on a sound operating basis an thus be in better shape after th war is over", Mr. Page said. "K must not only get started on sound food and feed productic basis now but he must impro\ his land now so that after th war is Over he will have a fan which is capable of supportfn his family on a decent standard he pointed out. The Supervisor quoted State D rector Swift as saying that large proportion of farm peop] who come to FSA for help "usua ly are those who have not bee able to produce more than ha of the essential foods?such a milk, chickens, eggs, pork an vegetables?necessary to maintai safe health standard^, "Farm Security Administratio is trying to help such families t acquire the facilities to produc 100 per cent of their own foe needs with a little surplus for d< fense. And on top of that we ai trying to help our borrower fan ilies to so plan their farming opei ations and follow.such practice as will build up the land." "Food For Freedom" goals s< up by the Department for Bruni wick county as a whole for 194 (Oontlnuea on page 4) E ST. A Got 4 PAGES TODAY Close Waterway ; For Maneuvers Only Part-Time Schedule j For Passage Of inland Waterway Traffic Will _ Be Allowed Under Plan It is planned, in the interest of war maneuvers, to close the Inland Waterway between New Riv| er Inlet and Swansboro from Jan| uary 11 to January 21, 1942, according to announcement from the I war department. It is proposed i to close the waterway at 5 P. M, on January 11 and open it thereafter for the passage of navigation each day between the following hours: Midnight to 1:00 A. M.; 8:00 A. M. to 10:00 A. M.; 4:00 P. M. to 5:00 P. M. Boatsmen are asked to advise the department immediately the number of trips they expect their vessels to make in this 16-mile section of the waterway during the period of the proposed maneuvers, and to what extent they would be delayed or otherwise in(Continued On Page Four) al For 'armers In 1942 sfgi r Flowers Bloom At Plantation a Yellow jessamines are still in bloom at Orton and there are some six varieties of camellias now blooming, out of the 350 E kinds that provide an almost year round succession of flowers. The d greatest profussion of the camellias breaks forth in December, January and February. Orton will figure largely in a camellia festival that is to be held at Wilmington in the near is future. Bob Godfrey and Churchill Bragaw, horticulturists at the Y gardens, are making extensive preparations for the event. ) l Sprunts Return fe To Orton Home r- Mr. and Mrs. J. Lawrence t' Sprunt Will Spend The ? Winter Months At Orton k Plantation s. is Mr. and Mrs. J. Lawrence Is Sprunt have recently moved from Wrightsville back to Orton, their in winter home. Where they formerly t, spent only two or three months r, out of each winter here in Brunsid wick county they are now residm ing here for half the year or le more, coming in early in November and not leaving until May. 3t Last fall recognition of the ,n acute housing shortage in Willi, mington, and the need of every f- available dwelling, resulted in the le Sprunt's leasing their town house :o there. With their town house now s- occupied, it is understood that i- their permanent plans are to live 8- for half the year at Orton and the other half at their Wrightsle ville summer home. 'd As has previously been said, the :o opening up of Orton Plantation n and gardens during the past few >r years has made the Sprunt pro1; (Continued on page 4) ic State Bulletins Is Now Available ii le The Agricultural Conservation jf Program Bulletin for 1942 now is |d available at th ecounty AAA ofie fice, according to B. R. Bennett, [e chairman of the Brunswick county a AAA committee, in The bulletin covers all provide sions of the conservation program, ie including information on payments n and deduction rates, said Mr. Beng nett. It also contains full details with regard to soil-building practices. ia Three Brunswick ? Boys At State l" RALEIGH, Dec. 2?Three stu1S dents from Brunswick county arc (l included among the 2.425 registcred at N. C. State College for the 1941-42 academic year, Registrar W. L. Mayer reported this week, o All except two of the state's ;e 100 counties are represented in ,d the student body, with North Car?. olina providing 1,997 of the total. c Other states account for 411 of 1. the students, and 17 registered r. from points outside the contin,s cntal United States. State College students from >t Brunswick county are: Addison 3- Jenrette, Ash: William Talmage 2 Sellers, Shallotte; and James Roy Rabon, Route 2, Leland. ATE >d News paper I Southport, N. C., Wedi Points Value Of Prevention Of Woods Fire Writer Sees Timber As Major Cash Crop Of Brunswick County And One That Has Bright Future TIMBER PRODUCTS HAVE MANY USES [ Offer Many Possible Sources Of Revenue To Farmers From Early Growth Until Near Maturity (BY W. B. KEZIAH) "The State Department of Agriculture has been regarding forest [ products more and more in the [ light of being a regular farm crop. Down here in Brunswick your ' woods are really a great crop. The products rank equal with to| bacco and cotton and this fact is largely the result of foresrghteri protection from forest fires for the past several years." So. remarked J. R. Spratt, District forester, who was here last week from headquarters at Fayetteville, accompanied by County Forest Warden Dawson Jones. In Brunswick county the woods probably outrank either tobacco or cotton as a cash crop. January until December small but well producing sawmills are humming in uie orunswicK wooas. xou can scarcely travel anywhere through the county and be out of sound of the axe that is felling trees 1 for pulpwood, cross ties, fire wood, pilings or lumber the whole year round. And there is another side to it. The unburned woods conserve (continued on page four) : Clay Smith Gets His Commutation Governor Commutes His Sentence In Consideration Of Work Performed While At County Home Clay Smith, white man from the Howell's Point section, was re- ' leased from custody yesterday i when Governor J. M. Broughton commuted his sentence in consideration of work done during his period of servitude at the Brunswick County Home. Smith was convicted in April ' for violation of the prohibition 1 law and was given 12 months on the roads. In poor health, he was J i assigned to work under supervi sion of the superintendent at the ' county home instead of being sent 1 to the roads. (Continued On Page 4) i i Mrs. Cannon Is Club Hostess i i The Bolivia Home Demonstration Club met with Mrs. Geo. , Cannon on Nov. 3rd. I Mrs. Frank Mintz. vice-presiI dent presided over the business session. The nominating committee brought in the following report: President, Mrs. VV. A. Kopp; ' 1 Vice-President, Miss Bessie Wil! lctts; Secretary-Treasurer, Mrs. Geo. Cannon. Plans were made for 1 a Christmas party. Due to the absence of Miss Genevieve Eakes, home agent. < there was no demonstration. Meat ; canning will be given at the Dec. , meeting at the home of Mrs. Frank Mintz. Mrs. C. C. Russ was a visitor. , ' During the social hour the hostess served hot chocolate and cookies. Bolivia Autom< Has Inte 1 J. A. Elmore of the Elmore Motor Company has apparently pulled a fast one on those with an idea that Orton Plantation has a monopoly on growing beautiful flowers in Brunswick county. Mr. Elmore is growing flowers as a hobby and for love of the plants, A procedure that might well be followed by other Brunswick people. The discovery of Mr. Elmore as a flower lover came about recently when he was encountered on the road with a huge truck load of very rich, black earth. He was naturally asked what he was doing with that earth. The inquiry led to the general information that Mr. Elmore had 7,000 azalea plants growing near his garage at Bolivia. And if that was not enough for the hobby of one man, he also had 5,000 camellias, of many different varieties. The information did not end P0R|1 n A Good Con lesday, December 3, 1 STILL IN "F" 4 ^ . <-v., -y-, ' X. -ffr '} ... H ^7 IV ilk-:. CTII I RITI1MP. T?uori" ki>< m. in >_ ij< vij Florida and Southport the 1 above photo, showing" Kay Jt bill, gaffing an albacore duri take nin November. Last yeai out from here had luck in D ture ar Bill Garrison, center, of Washington, D. C.?(Was Estimate Thai Work Will Motorist Magazine j Has Fine Publicity In the November issue of the! American Motorist Don N. Carpenter, hunting and fishing editor i' of the Washington Daily News,! stole the show with a two page, f front story with pictures all about | Brunswick county, Southport, Or- j ton Plantation, Bald Head island ind Frying Pan Shoals. Of the hundreds of good out- j :loor stories by outdoor writers j during the year, Carpenter is probably plugging Brunswick county in its masterpiece of pub- [ llcity with this story of his in the American Motorist. Old-Fashioned Church Bazaar Will Be Held Friday In i Masonic Building Begin-. ning At 4:30 O'clock; ! Numerous Departments An old-fashioned church bazaar[ will be held on Friday in the Masonic building with the doors j opening at 4:30 o'clock. It is being sponsored by the circles of the j Woman's Division of Christian j Service of Trinity Methodist church of which Mrs. Harold St.! (Continued on page 4) 1 >bile Man resting Hobby there. A third person who was ' approached with a chance remark about the flowers at the j Elmore garage came forward ] something additional. "Oh! But, you should see the yard at the Elmore home in Wilmington! I have been there several times and I have had people who are well versed in flower culture to tell me that the flowers in the Elmore yard could not be duplicated at a cost of less than $2,000." This information from a j; friend of Mr. Elmore was rather amazing, especially when he added that he had often heard the flower lover say that the flowers in the Wilmington home yard and at the garage had not cost him more than $50.00 and the time which he had been more than glad to give since it afforded him a lot of healthful relaxation. r pil imunity 941 r PUBLIS SEASON ~ . ^ s HP I . ' ,!adwM . where except California, , Fishing season is over. The irgensen, mate on the Torong a Gulf Stream trip, was r in December parties going ecember. Others in the picand Bob Wilson, left, both hington Times-Herald Cut.) : Caswell Take 60-Days That Is Extent Of Present Contract, According To E. A. Mull, Superintendent For Construction Co. ARE DISMANTLING OLD BUILDINGS Construction Plans Call For Erection Of Mess Hall And Dock; Other Buildings May Follow It will require about sixty days for the Southeastern Construction Company of Charlotte to finish their present reconstruction contract at Fort Caswell, according to statements made this week by Superintendent E. A. Mill. Some 25 men worked last week dismantling several of the old buildings that were in such shape that there was no desire to rebuild them. This week, with material coming in, the force of workmen is being increased to a hundred. The work consists mostly of replacing porches and other woodwork that has been exposed to the weather and has decayed. New plumbing, plastering and wiring will also be in order, as will painting. The contract calls for the construction of a large mess hall and the building of a dock. There is nothing in the contract relative to the building of shops, etc., so it is possible that other contracts will be let by the government as soon as the housing project begins to clear up. Weekly Session Of County Court Routine Session Of Brunswick County Recorder's Court Held Before Judge Walter M. Stanaland On Monday It didn't take much time for Judge Walter M. Stanaland to get through his duties Monday as only two cases were tried. Ralph Callahan, white, was up for driving an automobile after his license had been revoked. The case was nol-prossed, the defendant to pay the costs. Archie Wilson, colored, pleaded guilty to charges of forcible trespass. Judgment was with held in that case until he can be tried on another count, resisiting an officer. It was impossible for the prosecuting witness in that matter to be present at court Monday. ,0T HED EVERY WEDNESDAY Red Cross Ro Figures In Increasec * NOVEMBER WEATHER WAS WARM AND DRY Weather during the month of November distinguished itself by being unusually dry und unseasonably warm. Total precipitation for the ( 30-day period was 1.21-inchcs, making for a condition that is a forest-fire menace. There were 31 clear days, 3 partly cloudy days and 4 cloudy days. Prevailing wind was from the northeast. Maximum temperature for the month was 17-degrees on i November 1st, although the mercury traveled up around that mark on several other days. Low rending was 31-degrees on November 12th. Lack Of Farm Gardens Costs County $9,984 Last Census Showed That 208 Farmers_ In Bruns wick f ailed lo Urow A Garden TOTAL 1513 FARMS WITH GARDENS Total Value Placed On Gardens Produced In County Last Year Amounts To $72,083.00; Shortage Effects Health Too Farm people of Brunswick county rob their pocketbooks, as well as their health, when they fail to grow a garden, says L. P. Watson, Extension horticulturist of N. C. State College. To prove his point, the agricultural leader presents the following facts and figures: The 1940 census showed that 1,513 farms in this county had a garden, but 208 farms in the county did not have a garden. The value of all the farm gardens in the county, as estimated to the census-takers by the farm people themselves, totaled $72,083. That is an average value per garden of $48.00. By multiplying the average value per garden by the number of farms without a garden, it can be seen that the loss to the county due to the failure of every farm family to have a garden totaled $9,984.00. Watson reported that the State totals shows that $1,868,940 wasj lost by North Carolina farm pco(Continued On Page Four) Missionary Field Worker Coming Miss Myrtle H. Zentmeyer Of Raleigh Will Be At Several Churches In The County Next Week Miss Myrtle H. Zentmeyer, of Raleigh, Woman's Missionary Union field worker of North Carolina, will be in Brunswick Association next week to conduct two mission study classes in the study of "These Things Remain". The class will be held with Mt. Pisgah Church Tuesday, Dec. 9. The following day Wednesday, Dec. 10, she will be at Mill Creek Church. These classes begin at nine-thirty o'clock. Those who attend should bring a lunch. The members of every Missionary Baptist Church in Brunswick Association and adjoining associations are invited and urged to attend these classes at the church most convenient. The pastors are urged to come too. Tuesday night at seven-thirty o'clock Miss Zentmeyer wil deliver an inspirational message at Antioch Church. Everybody is invited to come. Close Meeting Of Woman s Society The Woman's Society of Christian Service of the Methodist church closed the week of prayer with an interesting program on Sunday moming, Nov. 23, with Mrs. Geo. Cannon as leader. Others taking part on program were: Mrs. B. M. Wilson, Mrs. W. K. Cox, Misses Mary E. Gibbs, Madeline McRee, Elizabeth Henry. 1 Most Of The News Ail The Time r 1 B $1.50 PER YEA! 11 Call ~ I dicate An I Membership Incomplete Returns From Southport Indicates An Increase Here Over Last Year's Membership Drivd BIG INCREASE IS MADE AT BOLIVIA Only Two Places In The County Have Reported, With Returns Indicating Increase Over Last Year A complete tabulation of Red Cross memberships has not been completed, according to Mrs. James M. Harper, Jr., roll call chairman, but Southport is within four members of last year's total with two solicitors still unreported. In the county the trend is just as promising, although final reports have been made from only two places. Greatest improvement was noted in the Bolivia community where Mrs. W. A. Kopp secured 18 new members. Last year there was no report from that community. In the Shallotte section Miss Mae D. Mastalertz increased her last year's total of 18 Red Cross members to 22 members. Ij Last year Mrs. J. L. Henry at Winnabow led all other workers outside of Southport with 18 members. A preliminary check with her vesterdav revealed that she has not reached that number for this year, but that she has good prospects of doing so. So far there have been only 60 members reported among the school faculties of the county. It is expected that at least twenty more members will come in from this source, bringing the total members for the Brunswick County Chapter comfortably above last year's figures of 211. Frank Sherrill !Sells His Yacht In Letter Last Week To Secretary Of Chamber Of Commerce Says Drifter Has Been Sold Southport people will miss tho t' Drifter, the beautiful 76-foot yacht of Frank O. Sherrill, who wrote W. B. Keziah of the Cham-, ber of Commerce that he had sold 1 the Drifter to Mr. Eisenlohr, the j' man who made Cinco cigars fatrrtous. The Drifter was a splendid boat, admirably suited for Naval serv-; j ice. In fact, local people have sort . j of been expecting that the Navy i' would requisition her. While the Drifter is now gorte, there is a good possibility that another craft of the same size, a $50,000.00 boat, may be permanently based here by early in the new year. The owner, one of | the outstanding bankers in the state, wrote the Chamber of Commerce this week advising that he was losing his captain-pilot, ow-ing to the war conditions. He asked if any good captain could be obtained here, and also asked re garding facilities for possibly basing the boat here. He has bsen furnished with recommendations of local skippers who may be available for handling and taking care of the vessel. Tide Table Following is the tide table ( for Southport during the next week. These hours are appro- (. xlmately correct and were furnished The State Fort Pilot through the courtesy of the Cape Fear Pilot's Association. High Tide Low Tide TIDE TABLE Thursday, December 4 7:41 a. m. 1:35 a. m. 8:05 p. m. 3:20 p. m. Friday, December 5 8:14 a. m. 3:14 a- m. 8:43 p. ni. 3:38 p. m. ! Saturday, December 6 8:48 a. m. 3:50 a. m. 9:31 p. m. 3:33 p. m. Sunday, December 7 9:35 a. m. 3:34 a. m. 10:04 p. m. 4:08 p. m. Monday, December 8 10:05 a. m. 4:00 a. m. 10:51 p. m. 4:45 p. m. Tuesday, December 9 j 10:51 a. m. 4:39 a. Hi. 11:43 p. m. 5:37 p. rn. Wednesday, December 10 11:41 a. ni. 5:39 a. in. 6:20 p. m r i ft i * . | 'tj ^ ft hJSSH