v Pilot Covers l^wick County ^THIRTEEN WO. i far Outl for A III Germ ^ _ * Fail To Capitalize On j. j ntace Of Surprise S 1" Pacific t ! S Naval Forces Are iu?ting^emy o* reonrfirst loss S R o u te Appears ? a. f'ee4 (ore Russians. Bete Their^Capitol for this week has Llediv more hopeful for . a? h appears that 1,0 Smarts and the Japanese Jfcwl serious reverses durm oast few days. t now appears that ?Ld a duty trick on his ^"partners when he dragtom into the war just at ( ' for during the past German armies have j ',,t to route before Moscow ' wmbined forces of Russia . tne Winter. J be wish-thinking to as:.bat this trend can long Hy, but sympathizers of the Kjeause find it a great source ^Csfaction right now. And all got be too pood for H.--morale, for there also Ja, report that Herr Hitler I Hntarned to his mountain-cave nasc* m..n. Well he might Ht- Se Russian .campaign cerH^bts developed into a headH'ef major proportions. ] H Libia. too. the British conH :: pour.-l the Axis forces Hsbrission in what appears ] H. to be a clean-up of those Hifc.Vorth Africa. Hr; of course, chief interest H&red in the Pacific ocean H.: n :s forced upon retalmeasures of the U. A. forces against the Japan- ( i far our efforts have cop- ; Hi chiefly of minor naval vie- g Hoc successful defense of , fjhi! V Be fortifications against the c Hu:a There has been no major e H agagement, and the Navy a H-r.rr: reports that this is Ha Ike enemy will not be ( to battle. Their policy is j Hh isn't being written with e faipit that our people shall Hpr. 'he false impression that j I-V is going all our way t B ** on. There are still j Has foes to be conquered. H hours of the war still lie before us: but i H Peasant to take the sweet k Hit bitter. i formal report Monday SccF Frank Knox told of his, had impression of damage tK in the Sunday, December ( lack at Pearl Harbor. V'e ted a terrible blow, but the a. feeling was one of relief i *e knew just how bad it ta putting an end to ton and idle rumors. uck And Bus Owners Sought Asked To Register1 opacity Of Vehicles In tekrto Organize Transition On War-Time ssis i Dec 16?Entrance a "filed States into war the Axis Powers makes 'Operative than ever that ^"1 bus owners in North incomplete and return the / cards requested of them ^ ber by the State High- , fffic Advisory Committee ' War Department, W. wise, chairman, said to- 1 < purpose of this sur* is to get - an in- 1 ^ of all trucks, freight ' Jf'l busses for use in 1 "? highway transporta"Cet war time needs cf- ' jr Vnf the state of war which now xists between the United States md Japan, Germany and Italy. The meeting was called by Tias. M. Trout, commander of the Jrunswick County Post No. 194, American Legion, and was presidd over by L. T. Yaskell. The chairman explained that the -rational Legion Headquarters had >een asked to assume responsibilty for organizing an air raid (Continued On Page 4) leeks Funds For Firemen h )rmand Leggett, Chief Of Defense Volunteer Fire Department, Sees Need For Protective Clothing Ormand Leggett. chief of the', lefensc volunteer fire department. | vhich is being set up to funcion as a supplementary force for he regular firemen of the comnunity in the event of an air aid, makes an appeal to public I ipirited citizens of the commun- < ty for funds with which to purihase some protective clothing for 1 t company of 15 volunteers who vill be trained for emergency , vork here. , What he has in mind for them . ire rubber boots, firemen's capes j md rain hats, and he wants it ! (Continued on Page Two) ' If An Air H Because no suitable siren is ai Tor warning the populace of an im ill the church bells in town ringing raid has past this signal will be re ianger period the following direct! Above all, keep calm. Don't i :reate panic. J Get off the streets but don't un?walk. i If within five minutes of home to there. It at home stay there, dome is the safest place. Don't ( ninglc with crowds. i( If more than five minutes from: iomc seek shelter in the center >ortions of nearest building. Avoid 1 .op stories of buildings. Stay ' iway from windows and outside 1 vails. 1 ( Motorists should park cars and ;' leek shelter. Put out lights. Avoid use of ' .clephonc. Remain calm. < Shut off all gas ranges, heaters 1 The duties of civilians are as ire those of the armed forces. 0 Don't get excited. Your safety, as i fellow workers ami others may dc| E ST) A Goo< 4 PAGES TODAY rhter an And r Big Loss1 5 DINNERS 1 c F v i< f s o a j observed in traveling about l ly fine flocks of turkeys ap- fl lanksgiving's toll. The tur- c sk business from now until * D s Held j Talk Defense" a , " c e Here's How To o Enter Postoffice ? ? ti :? fl Confidentially,' we felt as q smart as the white rat in the f, mir/A nii77.1f i'.vm'riments Tups day when we finally solved tho v system of entering and leaving u the local postofficc through tho if new storm doors. e The new arrangement consists b of a small vestibule with two s one-way swinging doors?and 0 here's where we plan to let P readers of this paper in on the secret. The door to the ^ right swings inward, but not ^ outward. The one on your left swings outward, not inward. a w Thus, when you enter if you'll bear to your right, and if you'll do the same when making your exit you can manage with a t( gentle push, and you'll be fore- onding air raid will be to have in unison. When danger from the s lieated. During the course of the ons should be followed: wd furnaces. Turn off pilot ^ ights. H Fill bathtub and buckets for p jse of firemen if mains break. ? Go to room with fewest win- 8 lows and lie down, Keep radio s' .urncd on. Leave at least one win- y low open. tl If incendiary bombs fall, spray vatcr on them. Never use splash a jr steam of water, as the bomb 51 vill explode. Bomb will burn fif;een minutes if left alone, only :wo minutes if sprayed. Don't use ? i chemical fire extinguisher on 3 jombs. r Co-operate with air-raid war- 0 lens. Obey instructions. Above all, s] ccep calm. 0 vital to tho country's welfare as ibey these instructions carefully. a well as that of your family, your t( lend on how you act. ME i News paper I Southport, N. C., Wee Tax Laws Govern i Admissions For School Events bounty Superintendent Of ! Schools Miss Annie May Woodside Is In Receipt Of Information On Subject IAMES AND PLAYS ARE INCLUDED ederal Tax Of 10-Per Cent Must Be Collected On All Admissions Of 10Cents Of Fraction Thereof County Supt. of schools, Miss Voodside, is in receipt of the fol- i swing instructions regarding the i ederal tax on admission to i chool events, plays, and all types j f entertainments. 1 "Section 1700 (a) of the Intern1 Revenue Code, as amended by t ection 541 (a) of the Revenue J Let of 1941, imposes a tax of < cent for each 10 cents or frac- i ion thereof of the amount paid | or admission to any place, in- i luding admission by season tickts or subscription. The tax is to ( e paid by the persons paying ) or admission. It is provided that \ o tax shall be imposed on the . mount paid for the admission f a child under twelve years of ge if the amount paid is less nan 10 cents. The above section of the Code, s amended, provides that in the asc of persons (except bona fide mployecs, municipal officers on ' fficial business, children under welve years of age, members of he military or naval forces of he United States when in uniorm, and members of the Civilian 'onservation Corps when in uniirm) admitted free or at reduced ates to any place at any time rhen and under circumstances ' nder which an admission charge i made to other persons, an quivalent tax shall be collected ased on the price so charged to uch other persons for the same r similar accommodations, to be aid by the person so admitted. Section 541 (b) of the Revenue Let of 1941, provides that secion 1701 of the Internal Revenue lode (relating to exemptions from dmissions tax) shall not apply rith respect to amounts paid, on r after October 1, 1941, for admission. In many cases high schools sell > their students activity tickets overing admission to athletic ames or other affairs at the chools. The (students paying the ctivity fees are then admitted ither free or at reduced rates. Amounts paid for the student ctivity tickets represent amounts aid for admission by season lickts or subscription. Any amounts aid on or after October 1, 1941, jr such activity tickets arc sub:ct to tax at the rate of 1 cent ir each 10 cents or fraction hereof. If the student activity tickets over subscriptions to the school aper, or other privileges in adition to admissions, the charge pplicablc to the admissions and he charge applicable to the j chool paper, etc., may be separatd and the tax collected only on lie charge for admissions. When students of a school arc dmittcd free or at reduced rates whether or not they have paid n activity fee) to affairs held at , lie school which they attend, it j i deemed that they are not adlitted "under circumstances un- ( er which" other persons are ad- ' litted. The students admitted free ' a events at their own school are ' ot liable for tax, and if admited at reduced rates are liable for six on the reduced price, except fiat an admission charge of less lian 10 cents for a child under ' welvc years of age is not subset to tax. Students of other ' chools, _ twelve years of age or ' vcr, admitted to the athletic 1 amcs or other affairs free or t reduced rates, arc liable for a ix based on the regular cstabshed price of admission to the ublic for the same or similar acommodations, whether or not the tudents arc seated in a separate ection. Children under twelve cars or age are liable for tax on lie amount actually paid by them ir admission, except that if the mount paid is less than 10 cents uch payment is exempt from tax. If a game between two schools i held at a place which has no onnection with either school, all tudents (twelve years of age and ver) admitted free or at reduced ites are liable for a tax based n the established price of admision to the public for the same r similar accommodation. Coaches, members of a band nd other persons admitted free 5 a place solely for the purpose (Continued on page 1) P0R1 n A Good Con Inesday, December 17, County, State | And Nation For Cotton Control Farmers Of Brunswick County Voted In Six Townships Saturday To Roll Up Big Majority For Control In 1942 VOTE SHOWS 127 FOR, 4 AGAINST This Reflects Sentiment Of Growers Throughout The United States As Production Control Continues WASHNIGTON?For the fifth :onsecutive year?and on this occasion in wartime?Southern farmers have voted to produce and market their cotton under a strict federal control program. Virtually complete returns from i referendum Saturday gave 694,556 votes for and 37,671 against continuance of marketing quotas, vhich were imposed for the first :ime under the present farm law n 1938. This vote gave a favorable percentage of 94.8, or far more than :he neccsasry two-thirds. It also vas the highest percentage of any Farmers of Brunswick county voted overwhelmingly in favor j of control of cotton production by the AAA during 1942. The ? final vote showed 127 for and 4 C against the plan. The vote by C township follows: ( rownship Yes No t Northwest 10 0 f Town Creek 26 0 l Smithvillc 19 0 ( Lockwoods Folly 21 2 . Shallotte 34 0 I Waccamaw 17 2 J Total 137 4 >f the five cotton referenda. Federal farm officials had ask;d that the quotas bo continued jecausc of the existence of a twofear supply of cotton and darker >rospects for exports due to the var. In place of cotton, farmers are " jeing urged to produce more food :o meet needs of not only this lation but of its allies in the war. Under quotas, farmers are restricted to the sale of cotton proluced on their AAA planting alotmcnts. Excess sales are subect to a stiff penalty tax. Approval of quotas assures conjnuancc of government price-sup- i sorting cotton loans. Here is the vote: State Yes. No. Alabama 98,648 4,879 Arizona 793 9 Vrkansas 76,988 2,179 California 2,540 259 Florida 1,787 269 Icorgia 62,275 5,187 llinois 145 15 Kansas 22 3 Kentucky 1,049 22 .xmisiana 51,751 2,271 j Mississippi 126,938 4,284 Missouri 6,488 235 Mew Mexico 1,883 75 Morth Carolina .... 65,917 3,386 Oklahoma 41,478 9,066 South Carolina 51,552 1,787 rennessce 27,116 589 rcxas 74.036 8,224 /irginia 3,150 54 s ? ? no A EC/! ??T n*. luiais uj'i.ujj oi,uii] NEW TEACHER Miss Mary Louise Jones has joined the Southport high school E 'acuity, replacing Miss Nora Stev- *' :nson who resigned recently to 1 iccept a position at the State School for the Deaf and Dumb in 3t. Augustine, Fla. b CONVALESCING 'i Friends will be glad to learn Jiat J. Berg, who has been a pati:nt at Dosher Memorial Hospital 'or several days, is now conval- ti ;scing. fi Here Are Some Help Improv The busiest season of the year for the postal authorities is at hand, and if you want to make the task of your local workers easier, and at the same time make it possible for them to render you better service, here arc some important rules to follow: Wrap packages securely; ad- ^ dress all cards, letters and packages plainly, and place a return address on the letter; : ' when convenient buy your > stamps and affix them at home, thus avoiding congestion . and ] careless haste in the postoffice < when you do your mailing. There will be special mail dc- i 1 liveries to the local office dur- I ing the next week, so call for i f PU ?munity I 1941 PUBLIi [ PRESIDENT M | f;- f-: ' jii J , ?S .; jj vRoUK^Bb'' ' ^SB2i3F FINAL?SigningthtwB t war with Japan, PresideH lesk soon after Congress pfl lie dissenting vote. Before fl f the briefest speeches ofB o declare war on Nippon. A ire (left to right): SenatoH Vlben W. Barkley, Ky? A llass, Va. L\V?1.VU A Vf A vy M.M. V/ Meeting Holidays Begin For School Kids Brunswick county schools will close at noon Friday for a Yuletidc holiday that extends to Monday, January 5, 1942. This is good news to both students and teachers alike, who went without a holiday on Thanksgiving in order that the Christmas vacation might extend through New Year's Day. It has been anounced that all county offices will close at noon on Wednesday, December 24, and will remain closed until Monday, December 29. This is the same holiday schedule that is being followed by State officials. BriefNews Flashes SURGICAL I'ATIENT S. B. Frink of Southport is a urgicai patient at Dosher Mctnrinl Hnunital BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Smith of lolivia announce the birth of a aughter on Monday. December 5, at Dosher Memorial Hospital. PATIENT T. J. Wescott of Southport has een a patient at Dosher Memoril Hospital since Sunday. IN HOSPITAL Harold Robinson of Supply enered Dosher Memorial Hospital or treatment Saturday. i Ways To e Mail Service your mail more often than is your usual custom, and try to keep your postoffice box clear. Whenever there is a package slip in your box, do not destroy it. Take the slip to the package window and present it to the clerk on duty. There is a. key number on the paper that will tell him just where to look for the package, and he will be able to serve you much more quickly. For your convenience the local office will observe longer working hours during the days just before Christmas, and a longer Sunday schedule also will tie arranged for the convenience Df the public. ,0T | iHED^VERY~VVEDNESDA AKES HISTORY Pn U3 tlPvffl m BT B jjrS wgF w*^^m ict Which puts us off.ciall nt Roosevelt is shown at h issed the resolution with hat Mr. Roosevelt made on his career, asking Congres landing behind the Pleader rs Charles McNary. Oregon najority leader, and Caite ?w When A n ttrmy v^unvu) i-- 1 Drivers Of Private Mote Vehicles Are Asked T Cooperate With Tran; port Of Men And Suj plies DRIVERS MUST OBSERVE CAR Will Be Necessary Fc Troops And Equipment To be Moved Frequently During Training ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 16?A appeal to civilian drivers of auti mobiles to cooperate with tl Army in movement of convo; through the eight southeastei states was voiced today by Lieu enant Colonel C. W. Richmon Motor Transport Officer on tl staff of Brigadier General Jami L. Frink, Fourth Corps Art Quartermaster. "Troops and equipment must 1 continuously moved if the Am is to get the proper amount < training during their short ter | of service," Colonel Richmor [said, "and the only place ths | they can travel is on the higl ' ways." Drivers of private vehicles wei asked by the Quartcrmasti Corps to avoid cutting into coi I voys while traveling in the san I direction, and to use caution i passing other cars while meetir (continued on page four) Navy Accepting Men Rejectei Lowered Physical Requin ments To Give Men Wh Have Been Rejected At other Chance A relaxation of physical statu ards for enlistments in the U. I Navy and the Naval Reserve ws announced this week by the Na\ Department. In commenting c this action, the Navy Departmei announcement stated that numei ous men who in past months ha\ sought to enlist and have bee rejected on the basis of m nor physical defects will, bi cause of the modification < physical standards, be ci listmcnt in either the reguis Navy or the Naval Reserve f( the duration of the emergency. The Navy Department has ri quested that any person knowin of young men who had been ba red from enlistment in the Nav or the Naval Reserve because < minor physical reasons shoul bring this modification in phys cal requirements to the attcntic of these young men. Applicants with varicose veil will be acceptable under tl changed standards, this varicoce condition to be corrected, if tl (Continued on Page Two) Most Of The News , Ail The Time Y $1.50 PER YEA* I Deadline Fails To End Drive Of Red Cross Folks All Sections Of The County Included In This Year'sMembership Of Brunswick County Chapter Of Red Cross MEMBERSHIPS COME IN FROM NAVY Caswell Section Base Is 100 Per Cent; Mrs. Clemmons Is Doing Good Work In Supply Community When somebody goes out to roll a big snowball he doesn't make the mistake of attempting to stop its course down the hill while it growns bigger and bigger with each revolution. Well, that's the story of the Red Cross Roll Call and the inability of its chairman to make a > final all-in report today. Yesterf day Mrs. A. E. Huntley went to Caswell Section Base to give the men an opportunity to join the Brunswick County Chapter of the American Red Cross, and when she left there was not a single non-member. Learning of their j neighbors' 100-percent rating, the I personnel of Oak Island Coast y Guard station invited her to come js back today (its pay day) and they l( have designs upon doing the same e thing. ,g And this morning a call on ^ Mrs. Ida Clemmons at Supply revealed the fact that she has 12 'members already and several othir er good prospects. These facts, together with the inability to secure a final report! on the activities or miss rmnna Lou Harrelson at Orton and of Mrs. J. L. Henry at Winnbow, leads to the logical conclusion J that the present total of 278 . members will not stand up when reports arc all in. ir Last year's total membership o was 21 J. s- A summary of tik. membership ' ). campaign Urns far shows that there i^e 190 paying members in '; -A addition to the 88 white teachers and principals of the county, ? a 100-percent record for the consolidated schools, since the Junior ,r j Red Cross program also went over in each room. The colored schools went 100percent for the Junior Red Cross, but response of the teachers was n not up to that standard. SuperB_ visor Helen Stevens had charge le of this program, with the following schools participating: Bruns n wick County Training School, Royal Oak, Piney Grove, Northd, west, Lcland, Phoenix, Chapel, lc Road and Pine Level. ;s Following is a list of 1042 Red a Cross members, complete up to today (Wednesday): jg 1942 members?American Naly tional Red Cross, Brunswick o{ County Chapter. m SOUTHPORT 1(j Volunteer Workers: Mrs. S. B. jt Frink, Mrs. Robert Thompson, i,. Mrs. Frank Nlernsee, Mrs. Hulan Watts, Mrs. A. K. Vitou, Mrs. Sid rc Vcazcy, Mrs. Dallas Piggott, Mrs. A. E. Huntley, Mrs. Alex Fox, and Miss Robbie Woodsidc. 'e R. C. St. George, J. D. Sutton, I John Ericksen, Miss Mary Weeks, Hulan Watts, Mrs. Barnett, Mrs. J. N. Daniel, Mrs. John Swann, Mrs. George Y. Watson, W. B. Keziah, Mrs. Wandcrlich, Mrs. Percy J. Farrcll, J. M. Harper, Jr., K. Tobiason, Miss Ethel FarJ (Continued On Page Four) Tide Table >-1 Following Is tho tide table j for Southport during the next week. These hours are appro1 simstely correct and were furS. nished The State Port Pilot is through the courtesy of the ry Cape Fear Pilot's Association. >n High Tide Low Tide ^ TIDE TABLE 'C n Thursday, December 18 7:14 a. m. 1:00 a. m. > 7:37 p. m. 1:13 p. nv. )f Friday, December 19 1- 8:03 a. ni. 1:54 a. m. lr 8:27 p. m. 2:34 p. in. >r Saturday, December 20 8:52 a. m. 2:45 a. m. 2- 9:18 p. m. 3:23 p. m. g Sunday, December 21 r- 9:24 a. m. 3:36 a. na. y 10:11 p. m. 4:10 p. m. )f Monday, December 22 Id 10:36 a. m. 4:25 a. m. i- 11:05 p. m. 4:58 p. m. in Tuesday, December 23 11:29 u. m. 5:16 a. a. ,s 5:47 p. m. 10 Wednesday, December 24 lc 0:01 a. m. 6:13 a. m. lc 12:21 p. m. 6:41 p. m. J