I The Pi,ot CoverS
Countv
jKj^EEN N03
Hi- lSie"For
Ifunty Teams
I Starts Jan. 20
i'-J , Pre-Tour-!
*2 Games Drafted
mT*nt Out To Partic,
- Teams Of
'(Bounty _
lBLE'oNAEACH date
i , Ha^riTen ArrangWrr.r
Tuesday And
Each Week This
B. ha'ketball schedule for prenme*
between Brans- j
schools has been]
L,d and shows opening
r 5ft for Tuesday. January
^ jt Waccamaw and Leland.
-ames are for
BLhtadera and the program
WL was drafted to have
Tuesday and Thursday
The full schedule follows:
vs Waccamaw. Jan.
waccamaw: Shallotte vs.
Jar. 20. at Leland; BolB'-a
vs South port. Jan. 22,
Kluhncrt: Shallotte vs. Wac- i |
IL'~"jan. 22. at Shallotte; Le- '
fceid ? Bolivia, Jan. 27, at
ta: Shallotte vs. Southport.
12' at Southport; Waccamaw
bninaw vs. Bolivia, Jan. 29. !
I; a; Leland vs. Southport.
Is at Leland; Sahllotte bye.
paitotte vs. Bolivia. Feb. 3, at
Lf-:; Leiar. i vs. Waccamaw,
13, a: at Waccamaw; Southr
1
.- Waccamaw. Feb.
ft Southport; Shallotte vs. Lett
Feb. 5, at Shallotte; Bolivia!)
fit',-.a vs. Southport. Feb. 10.
IWrit; Shallotte vs. WaccaL
Feb. 10. at Waccamaw; Le
bye.
uar.i vs. Bolivia. Feb 12. at
h. Shallotte vs Southport, J)
112 at Shallotte; Waccamaw |E
ffcxamaw vs. Bolivia. Feb. 17, 1
Itccamaw; Leland vs. South- s
It Feb. 17. at Southport; Shal- 1
Siitte vs. Bolivia, Feb. 19,
Btiva: Leland vs. Waccamaw, (
i IS. at Leland; Southport bye. j
ib Civilians ;
Not To Phone!
By And Its Branches [
"etd Telephone Faciliti- v
I. I ?
ig Holiday Per- E
its Out Manager i
\
rere requested today | c
with the nation's war; c
efraining as far as!
i using long distance J;
Christmas Day and j
Day in order that
e telephone lines can <
r. for government use |
rgcncy.
st came from J. L.
iger of Southern Bell
iml Telegraph Compel
that war prepara- j
be seriously hampered
tanee circuits become
with civilian holiday
essages as to delay
of calls necessary to
ogram. s
all persons contempl- c
ar.ging greetings by ,
ice telephone to place y
seme time other than
Day and New Year's r
contribution toward j
preparations. v
r.ued on page 6) t
[e Girls ,
d Boys Here
' Enlivened By
Folks At Home To
Holidays W i th
Ones
the joyous holiday
i Southport arc the boys
at home from college
toristmas holidays,
these are David Wat-1
Wilma Barnctt. Bast
Teachers College; Doris
Atlantic Christian Col10n
Fiink, Lenoir-Rhyne;
Wck Cannon of Unilf
North Carolina; Joscl0re
and Victoria Lancas!n?boro
College; Harold
Wake Forest; and EdJ'or.
Davidson.
J? others arc visiting
at other points in
| THI
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7
Christmas Deo
A 4 -1-. Tt.;
iviaKe niei
*;
Streets Of Southport Are
More Gaily Lighted Than
Ever Before This Year
As O t h er Decorations
Keep Pace
WOMAN'S CLUB
SPONSORS CONTEST
Community Tree Lighting
Ceremony Planned For
Tonight Unless The
Weather Should
Prevent
In these days of air raids and
jlackouts Southport presents a \
itrange contrast with most of |
Jie other cities and towns of1
tforth Carolina as street lights
md yard and home decorations |
'or Christmas are more lavish J
;han ever. .
The Christmas tree, transplant- /
;d from back of the old Hood i
I
ruilding to the park where it may:
)e used year after year, has been !
jaiiy decorated and the program
ittending its lighting will be S
itaged this (Tuesday) evening.
Again this year the Southport
Roman's Club is sponsoring a
:ontest for the best living Christ- j
nas tree and the best porch or i
louse decoration in town. A first | G
md second prize will be presented j ?
n each section of the contest for | ^
vhite citizens, and a first prize |
vill be presented to the winner in|c;
:ach department among the col- s
red citizens of the community. ^
Out-of-town judges will make &
heir rounds for the purpose of ''
udging on Christmas night.
T
Continue Cases |*
Another Week ?
t
Vo Trials Held Before Judge
Walter M. Stanaland ''
Here In Recorder's Court
Monday "
Although the regular weekly ^
cssion of Brunswick county Re:order's
court convened at the 11
egular time, not a single case
vas finally disposed of. ri
H. O. Johnson, charged with e
eckless operation and damage to 0
roperty, and D. Spivey, charged ?
vith drunken driving, each had A
lis case continued.
(Continued on page 6) o
Brunswick Seer
State C
Brunswick county was signal- ,
ly honored this year when the |
advertising bureau of the De- 1
partment of Conservation and
Development used a fishing
scene on their official Oiristmas <
card.
As a matter of fact, the same i ,
picture, which shows Dave Roberts
of Cincinnati surf casting j ,
at Long Beach, has appeared in :
this newspaper. j (
Caption on the state-sent j
cards is "We Have A Line Out j
For Your Happiness During |
1942".
Upon receipt of his greeting |
from the department, W. B. ; 1
Keziah, who has at times been , 1
at odds with the personnel of j
that agency, was almost per- I 1
suaded to a 1942 policy of I |
i ST;
A Gooi
6-PAGES TODAY
erry Christine
despair I bowed my head;
is no peace oil earth," I sail
te is strong, and mocks the i
e 011 earth, good will to men.
;aled the bells more loud and
not dead, nor doth He sleep
ang shall fail ,the right prev
:ace on earth, good will to n
?Longf
Drations I
r Appearance
USO Furniture 1
Arrives Here
A representtaive of the Quar- |
termastcr Corps was exi>ected
here today to remove the furniture
for the USO hot from the (
depot and install it in the building.
So far there is no definite
announcement of plans for the |
formal dedication of the build- !
ing, although it will not he un- I a
il after the holidays. For a ! f
time this week it was thought (
that the building might be used p
informally during the Christmas c
season, but there is nothing
definite on that either.
tah Youngster
In Navy School"
?? r
pecial Training For Geo. c
T. Hewett In Ships Cook li
School at Norton Heights, a
Conn e
??? t
NORFOLK. Va.. Dec. 16? 1
Icorge T. Hewett, Route 2, Ash. a
ho recently enlisted in the
rnitcd States Navy, has been ^
hosen as one of the apprentice j
eamen qualified to study at a j
lavy Service School. He will be
iven sixteen weeks of intensive a
istruction which will prepare hiy j
jr special service in the Navj. s
his training will provide him
rith a trade, if he ever desires
5 return to civilian life.
Hewett enlisted in the Navy at
tie Recruiting Station in Raleigh,
ie has just completed his recruit
raining at the Norfolk Naval
raining Station and will enter
lie Ship's Cook School at Noroton
feights. Conn. This is one of
lore than twenty schools open to
ecruits in which the Navy trains
ie best of its enlisted personnel,
imong the courses offered are
letalsmiths, carpenters' mates,
hose for machinists' mates, '
adiomen, pharmacists, mates and k
lectricians' mates?as well as an
pportunity to study for entrance
ito the United States Naval
icademy at Annapolis. .
He is the son of Ervin Hewett
f Ash.
ie On
hristmas Card *
"Peace And Good Will", for he 8
found it flattering indeed that a
his favorite section on earth
had thus been singled out for ?
the official state Christmas ?
card.
Another greeting that caught s
our fancy was from Army headquarters
in Atlanta with the b
caption "Ax the Axis." The il- c
lustration included two suspend- o
cd blades in the act of descend- 8
ing upon the heads of the Em- 8
peror of Japan, Hitler and 1
Mussolini.
A few of the cards that have
come in the mail have been f
personalized photographs, and t
this appears to be a form of h
Christmas greeting that is d
growing in favor.
VTE
i News paper 1
Southport, N. C., Wed
^ed Cr^ Roll
Nears 300-Mark !
For Brunswick
i
.-ate Reports May Be Sufficient
To Carry Total
From 292 Members Past !
Goal Set By Chairman
RESPONSE IS
COUNTY - WIDE
)nly One Volunteer Work- i
er Is Still Unheard From
As 1942 Effort For 1
Membership Closes
With 13 new members to be i
idded to. last week's total of 278
or the Brunswick County Chap- ;
er of the American Red Cross.
pfrs. James M. Harper, Jr., roll
all chairman, reports a record
nrollment of 292 members. ,
This is 8 members short of the \
;oal of 300 at which workers 1
re re aiming, but there is a posibility
that one unreported workr
may furnish that difference. [
To be added to last week's!,
nembership roll arc the names ,
if the following: Mrs. Grover Selers,
Sr., W. L. Swain (Shallotte)
,nd Dr. E. T. Chandler, all secur- ,
d by Mrs. Ida Clemmons. Dona- '
ions handed to her were for Jqhn ,
Villiams Sellers, C. W. Lassitcr
,nd Elwood Clemmons. I
Miss Emma Lou Harrelson re- :
lorted the following members: I. i
>. Harrelson. Joe Ramseur, Mrs.
toe Ramscur and Miss Emma Lou
larrclson.
To the Southport list should be
idded the names of Mrs. Louella
tuark and Mrs. Hubert Livingiton.
Through the efforts of Mrs. A.
5. Huntley the following members i
rorn the Oak Island Coast Guard j
itation were secured to 15c added I
o the incomplete list of lastj'
veek: Ernest A. Mikes. Charlie
L D. Nelms, William J. Rein-;
lart, Arthur E. Huntley. Donaions
were received from the folowing
coast guardsmen: C. H.
>upton, R. A. Miller, G. G. Bearer,
W. W. Sherman, J. A. Plcvacki
and R. D. Johnson.
Southport Five
Scores Victory
jong Creek-Grady Goes
Down Before Local Quint1
In One-Sided Contest Fri-1
day Night; Local Girls
Lose
The Southport high school basictball
teams opened their home
cason Friday night by splitting
l double header with the lads
nd lassies of Long Creek-Grady.
In the opener the Southport
iris went down before the visitirs
by a 33-5 count. The local
;irls appeared to be playing bctcr
ball than is indicated by the
core.
Results of the after piece
irought joy to the hearts of the
omparativcly small band of fans
n hand as the boys drove throu;h
to an easy 47-7 victory. And
Ithough they were not facing
he stiffest competition in the
.'orld, the local quint gave promse
of a fine season.
Particularly impressive was the
act that Coach Lingle has more
han a five-man team this year;
ic has a squad that runs fairly
cep before he runs out of play(Continued
on page 6)
f
PORr
n A Good Coi
Inesday, December 24
County Agent
Places Forest
Products First
In Rating Farm Crops According
To Amount Of
Income To Farmer County
Agent Says Forest
Leads
RECOMMENDS FIRE
CONTROL PROGRAM
Cites Illustration Of Income
Possible From Small Area
Where Sensible Program
Has Been Run
(By W. B. Keziah)
We saw County Agent Dodson
the other day and as usual he
ivas brimming over with matter
relative to farming. We know of
no one who is more sold on the
interests of the people for whom
re works than the veteran county
agent, and one thing that he
is always sure to be keyed up
an is the little-recognized wood
;rop, the products of our woodlands.
Your average county agent is
usually interested in strictly agricultural
products, the stuff that
well-tilled acres produce and the
poultry and livestock that thrive
m them. In the past the products
3f the woods have not been given
much attention by the county
agents, some or tnern sun no noL
jive the woodlands much attention.
Dodson is an exception, for
,vith him the woodlands are first
and foremost.
We found this out when Mr.
Dodson took exception to recent
stories we had sent out, stories
in which we ranked forest products
in value with tobacco, cotton,
corn and peanuts. The county
agent does not seem to entertain
the same ideas. He puts the
woodland products above everything
else in value for Brunswick,
and he had the information and
logic to put over his point.
"Keep forest fires out, use
judgment in selective cutting and
in 20 years Brunswick will be
the wealthiest county in southMUiXin
N~.th Carolina," said
Dodson.
Cites A Point
"Twenty-five and thirty years
ago two Brunswick county men
were working too much land and
they had other interests to claim
their attention. They ceased to
farm on a certain tract which
they owned, allowing the young
southern pine trees and other
woods to spring up. They gave
the tract no attention, except to
keep fires out and pay the taxes.
"The taxes on such lands have
been about 8-cents per acre per
year. This would necessitate their
putting out $1.76 per acre in taxes
for the 25-ycar period.
"Just a few days ago they sold
all timber above 8 inches in
thickness, on the stump. They received
the lump sum of $10,000,
which was $100.00 per acre for
this timber. They still have the
land, and it is vastly richer and
more valuable than it was 25
years ago. What is more, they
have another crop of timber al
ready on it ana coming up 101
harvest in less than half the
time that it took to grow the
first one.
"If you will deduct the total
of 51.76 per acre in taxes for the
25-ycar period from the price of
$l00.00-per-acre, you will note
that the net profit from a 25year
lease back to nature was
$98.21 per acre.
"Renting worn-out waste land
(Continued on page 6)
Men Must Notify
Board Of Status
Local Board Of Registrants
Has Jurisdiction Over
Men Until They Ask For
And Secure Release
The chairman of the Brunswick
County Selective Service Board
wishes to make the following
statement relative to enlistment
of registrants in the navy and
coast guard:
"Notwithstanding provisions of
local board release No. 20 local
boards are now authorized to
provide written release to registrants
who desire to enlist in the
Army. Navy. Marine Corps or
Coast Guard after issuance of order
to report for physical examination.
or even after such physical
examination but prior to the mailing
of an order to report for induction,
but such releases should
not be granted where such action
would interfere with the filling of
calls by the local boards.
"Boards have been directed to
reopen and reclassify cases heretofore
classified in class 4-A
(men who have completed three
years of military service) as the
present status of the reg. may
warrant."
r pil
nmunity
I PUBLIC
Rounds Out H
Year Aj
Prince O'Brien Came Here
Bank And Tru
Decemb
The first week in this month:
marked the fourth anniversary of
Prince O'Brien as cashier of the
Southport branch of the Waccamaw
Bank and Trust Co.
He came here from the Fairmont
branch of the same institution
on December 2, 1937, and
has served continuously since that
time as head of the local institution.
Prior to his connection with
j the Waccamaw Bank and Trust
Co. O'Brien was with the Charlotte
Branch of the Federal Reserve
Bank.
Since he took over the reins of
; the Southport bank four years
ago the local institution has
greatly expanded its services, as
J is reflected in the fact that there
[has been a one hundred percent
increase in deposits. This growth
i has resulted largely from the de!cision
of businessmen throughout
the county to make use of the
1 banking facilities here.
The parent member of the
Waccamaw Bank and Trust Co.
chain is at Whiteville, and in addition
to the bank at Southport
there are other members of this
Unusual Dev
Mark This
Southport Boys
Reported Safe
| .Mr. and .Mrs. John F. Potter
1 of Southport have received a
I letter from their son, Bryant,
j telling them that both he and
| his brother, Frank, are safe
aboard their ship in the Pacific
! ocean.
Because of strict censorship
| details were scarce, but it is
I known that the ship the boys
j are on was based at Pearl HarI
bor prior to the December 7
| bombing. Nor were they permitj
ted to say where they are now,
| but it is likely that they are
I part of Uncle Sam's fleet scouring
the Pacific in search of the
K Japanese navy.
USO Directors
Hold Conference
Man Slated To Cpme Here
To Take Charge Of Local
Building Attended Meeting
At Morehead City
Southport is included among
the important communities to be
served by the Conference of USO
Directors which was organized at
la meeting held at Morehead City
|December 19th. Major Bob CowIan
of the USO of Southport, is
a member of the conference.
I *--> Math.
inc omccrs CiCCLCu wi;iii A-.tn.iiiinicl
A. Snyilcr, of Wilmington,
chairman; Ward B. Jenks, of
MorelieaU City, secretary, anil
George Allen Nelms, of Kinston,
treasurer.
; Other USO directors attending
the meeting were Roger McDermott
and Gordon Avison, of Wilmington,
anil L. B. Avison, of
Morehead City. Thomas Weilcr,
of Jacksonville, is also a member
of the conference.
The purpose of the conference
lis to coordinate the efforts of the
i USO directors in serving the
special needs of outposts and
coastal defense units in this coastal
area.
MHZX3QBE3ES2
UNITED
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KUNAVA
PLANES
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iHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
is Fourth
s Bank Cashier
s As Head Of Waccamaw
ist Company In
er, 1937
PRINCE O'BRIEN
! institution in Tabor City, Chadbourn,
Clarkton, Fairmont, Ken;
ansville, Rose Hill and Holly
j Ridge.
plnntnpnfs
V/1V
Week Of War
k
Germans Continue To Retreat
Before Russian Army
And Hitler Assumes
Supreme Command Of
His Men
WINSTON CHURCHILL
COMES TO WASHINGTON
British Prime Minister And
j Roosevelt Map Out Plans
For Coordinated Effort
To Destroy Hitlerism
Another week has passed witli
things still going well for the.
allied cause.
At least, that is the way it
appears on the surface. However, j
the world has long since learned |
not to believe too much in what I
it sees Hitler do, nor in what he I
i says; so recent actions will bear
watching.
In rapid succession came these
developments:
Russian successes before Moscow
continue with greater speed
than ever and the Germans are
'fleeing their adversary,
j Hitler and Goebells make a
radio appeal to the German people
to make sacrafices to tin* very
j point of suffering for their troops
i in Kussia.
Field Marshal General YValther
Von Braushitsch, chief of staff
of the German army, was ousted
and Hitler, who achieved the rank
jof corporal after four years servI
ice in the last war, assumed active
command.
The British campaign in Lybia
continued successfully.
The Japanese made abortive attempts
to invade the Philippines
and to complete the capture of
Hong Kong.
Prime Minister Winston Church!
ill arrived in Washington, D. C.. j
I to help formulate a unified war
| program for the allied armies.
I It all appears to add up to this:
Germany is suffering her first
serious reverses of the war, and
soon the world will know how
| well the Huns can stand advers'
ity. The Japanese have been and
I will continue to cause plenty of
trouble in the Pacific, particularly
until the U. S. and British navies
(Continued on page 6)
a v3I i i jBB
B?it"N ?utch <apan
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5-14 3-4 46
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Draw Jury List
January Term
Superior Court
Members Of Board Of
County Commissioners In
Session Here Monday
Drew Names From Which
To Choose
CIVIL CASES TO
BE TRIED HERE
Judge Thompson Scheduled
To Preside Over January
Term Of Court. Beginning
19th
The following jurors were
drawn for the January Term, of
Superior Court:
H. L. Milliken. L. H. Hughes,
C. H. Reaves, J. R. Ludlum, Ash;
H. L. Martin, Shallotte; Mark
Forgusson, Southport: E. H.
Hayes, Leland; M. B. Reynolds,
Winnabow: . Armstrong Evans,
Ash: S. D. Grissett, Shallotte; B.
W. Hewett. Shallotte; J. L. Smith,
Ash: M. S. Gancy, Jr.. Leland:
G. W. Lennon, Leland; Leroy
Lewis, Leland; H. T. Bennett,
Shallotte; H. M. Hickman, Shallotte:
Murray Long, Freeland;
Lennon McLamb, Wampee; J. E.
McRoy, Southport: Amos Watts,
Shallotte: W. S. Roach, Supply; ,
A. J. Brown. Shallotte: G. L.
Brideer. Lpland: Clvde Lone. Ash:
C. S. Lewis, Bolivia; Oscar D.
Phelps. Ash; D. B. Price, Shallotte;
N. VV. Bennett, Freeland;
A. R. Inman, Ash: J. L. Andrews,
Ash: L. B. Leonard, Southport;
G. B. Skipper, Lcland; J. P.
Vereen, Bolton; S. C. Gore, Ash;
H. F. Milliken, Shallottc; J.
Baity Little, Bolton: Geo. Gaylord,
Leland; William McDowell,
Southport; J. G. Raves, Ash;
Leo Benton, Leland; J. V. Hewett,
Supply; D. E. Stanley, Shallotte;
L. M. Hickman, Shallotte; W. H.
Benton, [-eland; M. F. Mercer,
Bolivia; D. L. Scroggins, Lcland;
Ralph Dixon, Supply.
Danger Zone
Is Mapped Out
Owners Of Small Craft
Warned To Stay Clear
Of Area South Of Here
During Target Practice
i
In view of the fact that the
Army Air Corps is now opening
and operating aerial machine gun
ranges along the coast of the
Carolinas, at Murrcll's Inlet, S. C?
Charleston, S. C., and Wilmington,
N. C? these locations have
been declared danger zones for
watercraft and civilian usage, effective
immediately and for an
indefinite period. The coastal ,
lands between Murrell's Inlet, S.
C? and Garden City to a distancl
of one mile inland and the waters
adjacent generally to Pawley's ,
Island and White Point Swash are
dangerous to trespassers and ,1
watercraft. North of Charleston ij
and on the coast at Dewces Inlet
the same warning holds true.
Army aircraft in operation wiir
patrol the target area before commanding
fire and "Buzz" watercraft
seen in or near the target
area, thereby giving notice the
practice is about to begin. "Buzzing"
wil lconsist of low flight
by the plane and repeated opening
and closing of the throttle,
causing the motors of the aircraft
to roar loudly in frequent
succession. .
(Continued on page 6)
m
Tide Table
Following is the tide table
for Southport during the next
week. These hours are approximately
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 35
0:51 a. m. 7:16 a. m.
1:10 p. m. 7:36 p. in.
Friday, I>ecomber 36
1:11 a. m. ,H:1!I a. m.
3:06 p. ill. 8:33 p. ill.
Saturday, December 37
3:3!) a. m. 11:16 a. m.
3:01 p. m. 11:31 p. m.
Sunday, December 38
3:36 a. ni. 10:118 a. m.
1:01 p. in. 10:11 p. m.
Monday, December 39
4:30 a. in. 10:57 a. ni.
4:55 p. m. 10:57 p. m.
Tuesday, December 30
5:19 a. m. 11:44 a. m.
5:13 p. ill. 11:43 p. m.
Wednesday, December 31 u
6:01 a. in. I
6:36 p. in. 13:30 p. i? I