^ Pilot Covers ^tvick County ^een~~~~nc ^FoTSeed ps Now Open , ^plications hit Yea?"This Form 1 i-nment Credit Is "? UP For Benefit "<%?>Wh? Mu" .t Fun^s "^SUPERVISOR S Needs6 ll?ple?. For And ProSingj95Crops and .f!ed now available "L; jn" Brunswick county, for these loans ^\fir,e received at the j-^efs office in Supply. !r Krig- Fl0id Supervisor, L?-.",rv Crop and Feed ItBC'f"-. of tho Farm Credit jBIOOI!. t -ars will be made as , put to fanners whose :j?mer.ts are relatively ci who are unable to obother sources including credit associations - amounts sufficient to jeir needs. ins will be made to meet t.ar.t s cash needs in pre;:r and producing his in purchasing or pro:>j for his livestock. Mr. pteted out that eligible l desiring to do so might ST* for loans to take care .* production needs for the ;?42 season. Interest at u of 4 percent will be e only during the period m?r actually has the use 'teds. kj who obtain loans for station of cash crops are i to give as security a it on the crops finances, k case of loans for the t of production of food Koch, a first lien on the t to be fed. ; Get Full i Of Machines I? Agent Asks FarmTo See To It That sr Equipment Is In J Shape, And To k For Repair Parts s Feed for Freedom Proi - must produce more tt fewer men in the year at means a greatly inall types of farm R and the shortage up by better use present machines," says tet. J. E. Dodson. 5";r order for all repair it once." he continues, ws not mean just talk tt with your dealer, but actually placing a trier for all the repair or that you expect r- curing the crop year toiufacturers will not be txntv for metal except biers' orders backed up W bonified orders from " The usual practice of 1 Mil just before a ma1 Meded in the field and Fe? to town for repair f not work this spring i there won't be any rer-! -here unless the order 14 st once. Jtlnrm tools have been ?hnuea on page 4) to Security Offirp Mhvpc ? ? V iliv ? vv Lv'aj6 Farm SeAdministration TxLi T Move This Shallotte ^ -removal of the Farm PtsTnistrati?n Office, of iv Pa?e is in charge, . "^nent of the Post in Wilmington to t,.u'; Thursday was an. ~" m?ht by Mr. Page. ? *ho is rural rehabili^n"'?or for Ncw Han. t:, _njnswick counties said te /Sj'tcd from pressure He,,-' 4c'hor offices of the. kf.v" ,so there was more fcts *ori< that he and his k u?CJ0ing in im' Shallotte he adK ,'1"B'ton office was est*it veatS f)rcsent location ^ Vs ago. Miss Mildred V management Miss Lillian Butt . compose the <2? t* Mr. page, transfer with him. L , THI >. 40 Funeral Held For Soutl Jens Berg, For Many Years j Civic Affairs Of This To R? Jens Berg, one of the outstand-*ing citizens of the Southport community, died Thursday morning at Dosher Memorial Hospital following a short illness. He was 73 years of age. Mr. Berg was a native of Denmark and was educated at Copenhagen. After teaching school there for a few months, he canw to the United States in his early twenties, and soon afterward came to Southport. For more than 40 years he served as pharmacist with the U. S. Public Health Service, being retired three years ago. The deceased was long identified with the progressive movements within his adopted community. At the time of his death he was a member of the Southport board of aldermen and was chairman of the Brunswick County Chapter American Red Cross. He was a member of the draft board during the last war. A't the time of his death Mr. Berg was also a member of the staff at Dosher Memorial Hospital in the capacity of anesthestist. But this was not his only interest _ in that institution. Three years 10 ago at nis instigation, ana largely =? through his efforts, an addition ni was made to the local hospital aj that doubled its capacity. Work- ai ing in collaboration with his lifeContracts For Have Not B Finley McMillan Says He!"" Has Had No Word To In- i dicate Whether Or Not He Will Receive Construction Order WASHINGTON REPORT WAS MISLEADING 1 i His Was Not Low Bid Sub- 1 mitted Last Tuesday, But J It Appears That His Figure Will Draw Some Work 1 Up to Tuesday night Finley Mc- ' Millan of Wilmington had heard 1 nothing of his bid with the Mari- ' time Commission for the building 1 I of 50 barges. Last week the commission called for bids on 50 , barges, and last Wednesday the , press dispatches from Washington | erroneously stated that McMillan j was the lowest bidder. 1 O-er the telephone last night McMillan said that it was his l understanding that no contract ( for the construction of any of the I barges has been let. He indicated 1 that, despite the fact that he was J not low bidder m this work, he still is hopeful of being awarded ( a contract for the construction _ of 50-units of the 500-barge r order. When he returned from Washi 4. 1/^Millon cfatpH that IllglUll lUViUlllnii MW... the press reports were wrong. There was a total of 32 bidders, -j* and 8 of them made bids on a total of 400 of the 500 barges at a price lower than McMillan's bid. This did not eliminate him, as there still were 100 barges re.naining on which he stood as the lowest bidder. sp Tobacco Barn S Flues Assured ? is O.P.M. Officials Say Farm- at ers Will Be Able To Get q Materials By Next Spring la de WASHINGTON?Flue-cure 1 to! bacco farmers of North Carolina ye will be able to get material lor f flues for their tobacco barns next spring, a North Carolina delega- ar tion of congressmen was assured m today. M In the party that called at O. M P. M. were Congressmen Bonner ni of the First District, Graham A. a) Bardrn of the Third, Coolcy of the fourth, and Folger of the 0(1 Fifth districts. They first conferred with Lawrencc Miller of the iron section . of the O. P. M., then C. D. Wat-1 ^ son, in charge of the steel and I iron section for warehouses, and | p, Norman W. Foye, also associated i j}, with these divisions. They told! jj. O. P. M. officials that practically |pg 5,000 tons of flue materials wasjT. necessary to meet demands in Fj North Carolina, and that one firm ca alone sold 525 tons of this mater- j Di ial. jEf STi A Goo< 4 PAGES TODAY Saturday lport Citizen \n Outstanding Leader In Community, Laid !!! 1 I Bs J tj t S fi J. BERG ng friend, Price Furpless, they n . cured this work at practically 8 3 cost to any local person. In ^ jpreciation for this service the Idition became known as the (Continued on page 4) J Barges ieen Awarded ~ J Weather Is Good For Hog Killing 'c Last week brought Brunsvick farmers same real hog tilling weather, and they arc _ eported to have taken full advantage of the opportunity to till, cool and salt away their ipring and summer supply of >ork. *'??? U'ifh lurirft i^UlllJ 101U1V10 nam ?. ^^ logs bad been afraid to kill (i :heir porkers until the cool ' veather arrived. As a rule, j nany hogs are usually killed b >efore Christmas. This year, nindful of the danger of get- s :ing spoiled meat, most hog aisers waited with the result j( hat they had large hogs to jet the axe when the cold rcaly arrived. 0 One of the cold mornings a ast week John Henry, a fix- C( ure at Orton plantation, is re- w torted to have said to his fclow workers: "Yes, sah, dis is ^ i fine mornin' to kill dem ^ lawgs, we won't have to put b lem on "Stole courage." w tespected Man , Passes Monday . J. Wescott Died At The Home Of His Niece Near ? Southport Monday Morning; Former County Superintendent Of Schools T. J. Wescott. 80. long a reiccted citizen of Brunswick coun , died Monday morning at the " >me of his niece, Mrs. Edwin osher, near Southport. The deceased was the son of a ic late Frank C. and Amanda larpe Wescott. Born April 28, 161, Mr. Wescott was educated w ; Southport and Wake Forest Mlege. He graduated from the tter institution with a B. S. ? :gree. He served for a / number of _ iars as superintendent of schools r Brunswick county. i The deceased never married, " id is survived by three sisters, rs. Mattie Harris, Miami, Fla.; rs. J. R. Dosher, Southport; and rs. J. K. Hansen, Wilmington. A imber of nieces and nephews ( so survive. i Funeral services were conduct- ] I at Bethel Baptist church on icsday afternoon with Rev. A. ] Brown in charge of the last > Les, assisted by the Rev. Mr. | ihnson. Interment was made in e church cemetery. i Active pallbearers were Dillard < ice, Herbert Swain, Johnnie ; rew, George Walton, George Au- | y, and Byron Drew. Honorary i .llbearers were C. Ed. Taylor, J L. Moore, C. E. Gause, S. Bun 1 ink, Boss Leonard; J. L. Lan- < ster, Webb Tharp, Dr. Brown, ( p. Fergus, Calvin Wescott, and I rrl Wcscott, ' i J - ME i News paper I Southport, N. G., Wed Late War 1 Bulletins Following several days during rhich all news from the Phillip- 1 ines was bad news for the Inited States, word came today Wednesday) that from his conolidated position on the islands eneral Douglas McArthur and ( is forces are inflicting devastatig punishment to the invading apanesc. During Tuesday's fight- \ ng Jap losses were so serious hat they were forced to with4n .wuiftASi. fo* fko i art w JICW jfvaiuvjia iwi ua urpose of organizing their power or fresh assaults. Thus overnight there has been a v hange in the fatalistic attitude n hat the Philippines are doomed o o a suggestion from informed a ources that the resistance of a IcArthur and his men may con- a Inue indefinitely. t This is cheerful news indeed, v or it means that the Japanese a triking |K)wer is thus divided by a ttack on two fronts, and that li he force of that power will be p hus diminished in the drive for 1< ingapore and the invasion of li he Dutch East Indies. ii In Europe the Russians coninue their operations against the 1< lvading forces of the Germans, r ow in full retreat. Most encour- a ging news from this quarter is r he repeated suggestion that all a > not well with Hitler's inner 1 (Continued On Page Four) 0 I lanuary Term \ Superior Court * Opens Monday; ii udge C. E. Thompson, Of d Elizabeth City, To Pre- a side Over One - Week v Mixed Term Of Bruns- v wick Superior Court a c :riminal cases to be tried first jl "rial Of Civil Actions Be- 3 gins On Wednesday And 1 It Appears It Will Be " A Short Session g A one-week term of Brunswick Dunty Superior court for the . rial of both criminal and civil 11 ases convenes here Monday with udge C. E. Thompson of Eliza- I eth City presiding. ' Although there are 27 cases cheduled for trial, none is of any | lajor importance, the most ser>us charge being for breaking and _ ntering. * The civil docket, which begins n Wednesday, also is a light one nd it is believed unlikely that ourt will run through the entire reek. c Because in the change made in r le courts for the county, a new irunswick county grand jury will t e drawn from the list of jurors { rhose names appeared recently in f lis newspaper. Requests Come cl In For Shrimp . c larly Indications Are That 0 Plant's Freezing Fish and a Shrimp In Handy Pack- n ages Will Prove Popular b ?? o Several boats now engaged in frimping are bringing in catches e lat are rated as profitable, 0 specially since the take of shrimp u i being accompanied by large j, mounts of sea mullet. t. Last week, and so far this g reek, the sea mullets were rather t nail, too small to be filleted and a ozen. As the market for iced i< ack is good they are being fi andled that way. c (Continued On Page Four) Doast Guard B< Picked Teai Local interest in bowling' re- ] :eived a shot in the arm Fridaynight when a team picked by Mayor John D. Eriksen met a similar outfit chosen by E. A. Huntley from among the men . it Oak Island Coast Guard station. The men from the service valked off with honors, two out )f three sets. In the first set? i set being comprised by the total score of each member of five-man team for one complete > frame-Huntley rolled 192 to lead * lis men to an 815 to 769 vict- w >ry. In the second set Fred 1! jarner knocked over 230 pins 21 to help pile up a 920 to 797 C ,vin for SouthporL In the final 1 i P0R1 n A Good Con nesday, January 14, 1 iVeed Allotment ! To Be Increased By Ten Percent bounty Office Will Proceed Immediately To Make Calculations; Each Grower Will Be Notified iOOD INCREASE IN COUNTY QUOTA Vill Be Pro-Rated On Basis Of Previous Allotment And May Not Be Used For Adjustments All tobacco farmers In Bruns- , rick County will receive officials ' :otice in approximately two weeks f an increase in their tobacco ' .creagj allotment for 1942 .mounting to 10% above the acrege allotment previously mailed to obacco farmers. Tobacco farmers . ill receive this 10%. additional .creage without having to make ny requests whatsoever to their seal and county committees. No ' >art of this increased acreage alDtment is available for use by Deal and county committees for 1 ndividual adjustments. The increase will apply as foldws: Farmers with 0.1 of an ace allotment will receive 0.2 of an ere, farmers with 0.2-1.5 ac allotrient will receive 0.1 additional ,nd farmers with an allotment of 1 .6 acres to 2.5 acres will receive .2 of an acre allotment increase. 1 grower with 5.0 acres allotment /ill receive 0.5 of an acre inrease or a grower with 10.0 ,cres allotment will receive 1.0 ,cre increase. Growers with fracions of acres will receive 10% dditional over their 1942 ^allotnent, the rule of fractions to be ollowed with five hundredths or ess to be dropped and six hun[redths or more to be carried to ,n additional tenth. In other rords, a grower with 3.5 acres . ill receive an additional 0.3 and , grower with 3.6 acres will reeive an additional 0.4 of an acre. The County Office will proceed mmediately to make the necesary calculations and the necesary records to be approved by he State Office and mail to each idividual grower throughout he county. As stated above, t is contemplated that it will take pproximately two weeks to peroral this work and get the not:es to the individual growers. 'hysical Ed Group1 banning Meeting 'hysical Education Group ' Of The Southeastern District Will Be Held At Elizabethtown Jan. 17th A meeting of the physical edu- ^ ation group of the Southeastern Jistrict will be held in the high chool auditorium at Elizabethown on Saturday, January 17, rom ten o'clock to twelve and rom one o'clock to three. j The subject that will be dis- j ussed at this meeting will be , he correlation of health, physical t ducation, and recreation in the , igh school course of study. I E. E. Garbee of Appalachian ( itatc Teachers College will have harge of the meeting. One phase i f the subject will be discussed by t , member of the State Depart- ; rent of Health. Other phases will \ e discussed by Mr. Garbee, and t ther able speakers. AH teachers are cordially invit- 1 d. This meeting will probably be ? ne of the most practical, and valable meetings of its kind held J l the Southeastern District; due t o the fact that there is such a , rowing demand for this type of "f raining in our high schools. There , re increasing demands from var- ? 5us branches of our national de- j ense program that physical edu- j ation be improved and intensified t (Continued on page 4) j t \ufloVc Raaf c / TT AVI O LJUUV L. m From Town' heat the coast guard had 774 pins to 730 for Southport. Hunt- ' ley's 227 was high for this round. Incidentally. Huntley's average for his three games was 204 pins. Garner was second with an average just under 200 pins per game. Following is the line-up, together with the game score for each man: Coast Guard: Lengel: 154-174-147; Leslie: 148-11605; Coffman: 166-129-149; Nor-ood: 155-185-155; Huntley: 19293-227. Southport: Brendle: 15508-166; Garner: 195-230-170; 'arr: 110-148-91; May: 142-18819; Erikscn: 167-116-151. r pil imunity 942 PUBUSI Roland Wescot Last Me: Youth Who Paid Supreme Sweetheart Buried S At Be Last Wednesday Roland VVes:ott, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Wcscott of Bolivia, learned that bis sentence to die in the gas chamber of the state penitentiary in Raleigh on Friday would not be postponed or commuted. Roland then wrote a final message to his parents, begging them not to worry about him and assuring them that he faced death unafraid. His letter fellows: Dear Mother and DadMother I am getting along fine and I hope you all the same. Mother I got bad news and I want you and daddy not to worry about it for I am ready to go and I don't mind it so far as my part. It is you and Daddy I study about and I ask you not i to worry about it. Tell all the I rhilrirpn hello for me. I cot i Brother Watts to write you for 1 me so you will know I am saved and ready to go and don't mind < it. 1 Piease don't you and daddy I worry about It for you have done First Requests 1 Tires Grai Tom Gilbert Has Near-Perfect Game In order to bowl a perfect ] game it is necessary to lay twelve straight baits either a little to the right or a little to the left of the head pin?then trust to luck that the pins fly as they should. So far, nobody here has been able to roll up the perfect score of 300 points, but Tom Gilbert i gave that figure an awful ] fright one night last week ( when he made eleven straight 1 strikes, only to miss two pins j with his final ball. His score or 298 probably will stand up for a long time. Others who have threatened the |>erfect score mark are Mayor John D. Eriksen, who made 290 in one game, and Rothwell Simmons, who made 289 in his near-perfect effort. Scrap Metal Is In Great Demand County Agent Points Out That Much Of This Material May Be Found On Farms Of This County Ail metals are needed in the defense Program," pointed out J. E. Dodson, county agent, this veek. "Iron and steel are extremely vital. Scrap iron and steel is not only desirable for the :onage thus added to metals for lefense, but is absolutely necessary in the present method of nanufacturing new steel, and here are many tons of scrap iron , ind steel on the farms of Brunsvick county accumulated through ' he years. "Scrap metal, like most comnodities, is graded and classifi:d; some grades are worth more j han others. Farm scrap falls in i group known as No. 2 Heavy VIelting Steel Scrap and should jring a price of from 35c to 45c i hundred pounds f.o.b. your 'arms. You can at once see that ,ne monetary return irum uie ^ lale of scrap will not amount to 10 very much, but when you take nto consideration the fact that nost steel furnaces require 20 >er cent scrap metal to be added ( :o ore in order to make first :lass steel, it is our patriotic ' iuty to see to it that what scrap i netal we have becomes available ' 'or the above mentioned purpose, t (continued on page four) > t Personnel Changes 1 At Oak Island \ : Oak Island Coast Guard station continues to have quite a t .umovcr in men for training pur- i rases. These men arc composed i nostly of 3rd class recruits who a lraw only $21.00 per month and ( lustenancc. After a few weeks v it the station they arc trans- c erred to ships or other stations, eceiving at the same time an i ncrease in pay. i Last week a considerable num- i >er of men are understood to r lave been transferred and 18 new t ecruits came in. All available i: musing facilities are being used, c OT I MM ^ED EVERY WEDNESDAY t Writes B ssage To Folks 1 Penalty For Killing His I iunday Afternoon thel Ei ill you can. I ask you to trust in the Lord all of you and meet me in Heaven for I know I'll be there. Mother tell old Mama hello for p] me and all the rest. I looked for Difford Sunday but they didn't lome. Well mother you and Dadiy please don't worry about it { for if it is what it has taken to tiring me to the Lord why I am satisfied with it. I guess I will iiave to close so mother I am praying and trusting in the Lord si( that you all will not worry about re it and please keep your chin up. With love, goodby? Roland Wescott til Funeral services for Roland P. lil Wescott were conducted from Bethel Baptist Church near m Southport at 1:30 o'clock Sunday A, ifternoon by Rev. Woodrow Rob- as bins. Pallbearers were: Eddie Reyn- jn Dlds, Delmas Reynolds, Charlie aii McDowell, Glennwood McDowell, sj] from Bolivia, L. C. Smith, Clay- p(j , (continued on page four) ty For New S wl ited Board ?? . if Only Two Certificates For si< Purchase Of New Tires se Issued By Brunswick Tire at Rationing Board Last wi Week ag MORE INSPECTORS co ARE APPOINTED su W] This Has Been Done For in Convenience Of Citizens In Various Sections Of The County sh Members of the Brunswick su bounty Tire Rationing Board met er Friday night to pass upoi. applf- A| :ations received during last week a For tires and tubes. Of the three of ipplicants, two were granted certificates for the purchase of new 11 tires while a third was held up C pending further investigation. Although not more than oneFourth of the month's quota of tires and tubes may be alloted luring the first week in the Ri month, any that fail to be alloted luring the first week are carried jver to the second week, and so j >n until the end of the month. Unless the county quota is used luring the month, the remaining :redit is lost for the system does mi lot permit accummulation. pa A. J. McNeill was named last Pa week as tire inspector for the ch joard. Later it became apparent .hat it will better serve the con- sy lenience of citizens of the county en :o have inspectors scattered tic diroughout the various communi- pi, lies, so the following men were tir sent application blanks and asked u|, :o serve: J. L. Henry, Winnabaw; {Q, Charles Russ, Shallotte; J. J. liv rlawes, Supply; R. M. Powell, Leand; J. A. Elmore, Bolivia; Har-y Bennett, Thomasboro; L. C. 3rown, Longwood. Pr Legion Auxiliary j Urged To Serve '2 # an Message From National Be President Urges Local ? Members To Do Their ? Part In Present Emerg- I ency Volunteer for civilian defense vork. f Work with the Red Cross. i ' Care for the war's victims. * Keep hearts high and confid- ( :nce firm. ' These are the duties assigned ' jo every member of the Amercan Legion Auxiliary in the war nessage of the Auxiliary's Naional President, received this veek by Mrs. J. D. Sutton, presilent of the Brunswick county c init of the Auxiliary. 1 The message, from Mrs. Mark ,V. Merrill, National President, J laid: ~ "To speedily effect the utilizaion of our energies, I hereby ? irge every member of the Amer- 2 can Legion Auxiliary to register it once with her local office of * Svilian Defense, volunteering for 4 vhatever tasks she is capable of loing. 4 "X also urge that the Auxil- 4 ary's cooperation with the Amercan Red Cross be expanded and ? ntensified. L?t every Auxiliary : nember give every available hour o the work of this great organ- f zation, which is so vitally need- ' :d now." ? /lost Of The News All The Time $1.50 PER YEAS loard Pledges Ud In Getting Census Of Farms nergency Wartime Re?o< - ? ? l r? >Xl lution is Adopted ay ine Commissioners In Meeting Here Recently ERSONAL AID OF MEMBERS PLEDGED itablished A g r i c u Itural Agencies In The County Will Get The Full Cooperation Of Board The county board of commis>ners, in regular meeting here cently adopted an emergency irtime resolution pledging both e boards individual and coliecre co-operation to State in getlg farm census survey. The resolution, signed by Chairan J. M. Koach as well as O. , Lewis and L. C. Tripp, reads i follows: "Whereas, we are now engaged a world war requiring all out i; whereas, North Carolina has, ice the first World War, providan annual Farm Census (couninventory) survey, which proved the basic national defense formation so important under le existing emergency; and lereas, this board desires to fulco-operate in such essential rvices, "Be it resolved that: rhe Brunswick County Commisrners in regular sessions as mbled, hereby agree to co-opere for the duration of the war, ith the established agricultural ;encies designated in the state t concerned, toward securing mplete township farm census rveys, that each, commissioner 111 personally co-operate in seeg that this is accomplished." The resolution further provided at a copy of the resolution ould be sent to the county tax pcrvisor, each township tax list, the State Commissioner of gricuiture, kk.al newspapers, and copy be recorded in the minutes the board. lank Employees Buying Bonds egular Deductions Being Made From Salaries Of Waccamaw Bank And Trust Company To Buy Defense Bonds Every employee of the Waccaiw Bank and Trust Company is .rticjpating in the voluntary .yroll allotment plan for purasing Defense Savings Bonds. The plan, which encourages stematic thrift, provides for the inlover to make a small dedue >n from the pay of each emDyee each payroll period. Each ne the required amount accumites from the deductions, a Dense Bond is purchased and de ered to the employee. Mr. Coburn also points out that c of the principal aims of the sfensc Savings program is tho evention of inflation now, and e storing up of purchasing wer to be released during the prcssion that will probably foln the war. Achievement of this m depends upon a widespread d constant purchase of Defense inds and Stamps. Tide Table Following is the tide table or South port during the next reek. These hours are approdmately correct and were furtished The State Port Pilot hrough the courtesy of the ?ape Fear Pilot's Association. , Ugh Tide Low Tide TIDE TABLE Thursday, December 25 1:51 a. m. 7:16 a. m. L:10 p. m. 7:38 p. to. Friday, December 26 :44 a. m. 8:19 a. m. 1:06 p. in. X:33 111. Saturday, December 27 !:89 a. n\. 9:16 a. m. 1:01 p. m. 9:21 p. na Sunday, December 28 1:36 a. ni. 10:08 a. na i:01 p. m. 10:11 p. na Monday, December 28 1:30 a. m. 10:57 a. n 1:53 p. m. 10:57 p. na Tuesday, December 30 i: 19 a. m. 11:44 a. na >:43 p. m. 11:43 p. at Wednesday, December 31 1:01 a. m. 1:26 p. m. 12:30 p. 8^ - ja