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p pilot Covers prUns?ick County JSESH NO. ; ^Blackout |tre Thursday i;esults In Rules Officials Of Civilian nje Meet To Discus# e,knesses Disclosed In Jjp During Trial . RULES WILL 1 WORK IN FUTURE _.tion Placed On AutoJe Travel And Stop put To Bicycle Rid During Blackout seals of the local Civilian ^ organization met Friday ,10 discuss the results of L'jjdav night trial blackout, spared the following state-, !'J. rules based upon the ,.'rS gained in that trial: i K local defense council at a, r-- held at the control cen C Friday night discussed *',roblenis that have arisen .vii the maximum success of Mt blackouts. The general rv is due praise for its cotoa with the local council, .jure are some of us who .fie blunt reminder that this s\ a vital part of the war , jn,j there is no room for or laxity. The experimental , yve brought our certain jp8 which we wish to cor, , j-. there shall be more ad-,-ts m the future. The foist rules governing the actiijf both civilian defense workin! those not actively enpi is the work, must be obey j ae letter. Any infringel:these rules will endanger i ;ves of our citizens and the tews will be subject to arlirdfir.es as high as fifty aol5!:: > single offense. 1_So person shall drive an aunfce during a black-out, exjt twain specified lawenforcert oKcers. and the local fire xi a These shall be equipped tit lights, and shall nevj opeati tinder any condition rate xa. (b) These vehicles Matader any condition, excbc 1 skk of fifteen miles an * person shal. operate a voir during a black-out. ID-All persons are requested j nam within their homes, i aid a real raid come, exposure ceil fragments would be ex-1 celt dangerous. "-ho person shall smoke or j to satches on the porches of ctaes. The council realizes t people resent the curtail1 of their personal habits, but 1O0 realizes that carelessness * st-ess as usual contributed 'Si slaughter at Pearl Harbor. -All business houses are Ned to arrange conveniently N light-switches on their . and arrange to kihese lights extinguished imwiely should an alarm sound. '-Since instruction in these t:s has been in progress for months now, no further ~g should be necessary. --Any disregard of these should be reported to the 'tenter immediately. ' . ~ Approximately three ' citizens of Southport are ' gaged in this vital work. Person gives his time; no J Paid. The council ri^e fact that certain immust be made, and -C.I is working to make "more efficient." 'SIGNED) Defense Executive Council fedit Body To Sell War Bonds itary Of Farm Producx>n Unit Announces As"?ption Of These ReWwibilities ?Mdtng to H. B. Rivenbark, the Wilmington ProilT ^rec"t Association has re; qualified as an issuing ? 'or war bonds. association serves the folt5 counties: New Hanover, and Brunswick. Members Board of Directors are: R Morris, W. H. Lewis, s 8 Ward, W. O. Savage, and Sellers, Jr. '''' association nas neen sell'f stamps to members and " aimers for some time," Mr. declared. "We are glad * opportunity to be of adi service to the fanners /?*rs in our territory in is' toe war bonds as we feel ** convenient for them to t a* bonds from our associaV i ^1 'armers are receiving | , 'arm incomes due to bet- I i ^ ' ar.d increased produey investing a part of this1 ,'ocome in war bonds and i l?8Unued on page ?) j L J TH 22 FOUR SOP* hmmhhh u BgWHMk 4 ; I |, *j ' 11 ? * Ms '- % M' f J ft ^^H^H): , K Pi BlSa&St H r . ^Ra m B sB Mi ^iTl wF^FF^i ' <r% f I H WTmv I J IKl 11 ' ?h f HHSrap;: .aB BROTHERS Leonard, of Bolivia, are n< and Navy. William C. Leo ard, top right, enlisted in tive duty somewhere in t! bottom left, and Leon V. the Navy. They were at and after being transfer! aboard a ship when she made port safely, howeve Forestry Con ' Be Foi American Legion Head In Contact With War E partment Seeking Inf< mation Regarding Org nization ARMY NEEDS' SAWMIL UNITS IN OPERATIC Number Of Experienc Lumbermen in This Cour ty Are Veterans Who Would Welcome Opportunity For Service The commander of Brunsw County Post No. 194, Ameri< Legion, is in receipt of inforr tion that there is a strong poa bility of the formation of F estry Companys for the operat of sawmills for the United Sta Army in connection with ci struction engineer units. Knowing that there are ma veterans in this county who o and operate sawmills units, local legion commander is urg: all who are interested to cont him at once in order that he n advise Army officials of degree of response obtained fr residents of this section. It has been learned locally tl the chief of engineers is mak: a study of the feasibility of ganizing forestry units for 1 in conjunction with military o struction projects. This study (Continued on page 6) Local Horsen Chance In P Whoa there, Boy. Hold yo "" o'f ric horse, in ope. juai. o... where you are, because if yi can ride a tour of duty on tl newly proposed mounted Coa Guard patrol you may wind 1 in the service. No kidding, the Unit States Coast Guard is seriou ly considering putting on mounted beach patrol th would be designed to make o shores secure from sneak ian ings by sabateurs and oth small enemy units. I. J. Sutton, of Wilmingtc lias been asked to conduct survey of possible applicants this section, and already he h received enthusiastic responi According to preliminary i ports on the new branch of t service, pay would go up to much as $198.00 per month f man and horse, and all mei bers of the outfit would be < E STj A Good 6-PAGES TODAY JS IN SERVICE t ? m ]#*** mm it ur sons of Mr. and Mrs. N. B. t>< ow seeing action with the Army si nard, top left, and Hiram Leon- athe Army and are now on ac- U1 he war zone. Quinton Leonard, hJ Leonard, bottom right, are in a Pearl Harbor on December 7, ?! red to the Atlantic fleet were hi was torpedoed. Their vessel bi ir. tj tc lpany May ? rmed In County s <fc : Ci Is?: : : c e- Big Shrimp Bring d( Big Prices Here ir * $ 'ai ol The largest shrimp ever Q] j caught at Southport brought c( the highest price ever paid here , I during the past few days, ac- ?( e cording to several local sea( food dealers. p, j Several boats hit a streak lc i of shrimp that weighed out six- oi l teen to a pound ? and that is ei grade-A prawn from any ol waters. For these choice offer- ft ick ings the local dealers paid $7.00 :an per bushel, or at the rate of 01 ria- about 28-cents per pound to the w ssi- boatmen for headed shrimp. w ar" Catches generally were light, p ion but prices on all grades were tes unusually high, ranging frcn II an-! $4.50 per bushel to the all - JL' | time high of $7.00. my | " Southport Boy in? v s 1 C ? Joins Air torps the om Billie Bragaw Will Enter Naval Air Corps For hat Flight Training On Or n< ing' About November 1st ?" or- * si use | William Bragaw, of Southport, It on-! North Carolina, has enlisted for t< in- naval aviation for officer pilot tl (Continued on page &) 8Q ten May Get A 2 Counted Service* . ? ur active duty with the Coast " ht i Guard. v ou j It would be funny, at that, f< he j if the hobby of the past few 01 st years for local sportsmen v JP 1 should suddenly prove to have j been valuable training for a ? ed branch of armed service; and 1S" | there seoms definite prospect ^ a ' that several horse-and-rider ' at units might be secured in this ^ ur | community. . r " A horse census reveals that C( 1 Dr. L. C. Fergus has two sad- j, m i die nags; Dr. Roy C. Daniel, f( 3 1 one; Ormand Leggett, one; Ben- p jn j nie Williams, one; Billie Bra- ^ as J gaw, one; and Lois Jane Bus- j; 3e i sells, one ? just in case they e- j decided to organize a women's n he ! branch of this service. Sl as i Necessary blanks for mak- it or j ing application for enlistment in g i?- ' this service may be obtained at ii on j this newspaper office, ? % ME News paper Ii Southport, N. C., We \ S. A. Affords I Farmers Chance To Buy A Farm ersons Interested In Try- I ing To Purchase Farm Under Tenant Purchase Plan Should Visit Shallotte Office IMITED LUMBER ' OF LOANS POSSIBLE : Also May Be Possible For Land Owners To Enlarge Operations Under This Credit Plan This Fall Farmers of Brunswick county ho have the necessary qualifica- s ons and want to be considered ir loans with which to buy famp-type farms of their own unir the U. S. Department of Agculture's Tenant Purchase proram should apply immediately to ie Farm Security Administration 'fice at Shallotte, it was announ:d today by Claude Gore, chairan of FSA's county farm ownerLip committee. Under the Bankhead - Jones arm Tenant Act, a limited num:r of loans can be made in degnated counties each year to irm tenants, sharecroppers or irm laborers who are American tizens, to enable them to obtain fetime security on farms of suffint size to adequately support ieir families. The loans are relyable within 40 years, at three ;rcent interest. Loans also will be considered, ie chairman explained, to enable jna fide farm owners with inlfficient land to enlarge their verages into economic family-type nitn T<- fUn iv.nct iuw. xyj ijuamjr, uic uvvuci Jiiuot ive personally operated his farm t t least one year, must derive all r most of his income from the irm, and must intend to operate is enlarged unit on a full-time ( isis. Farmers who are in this , rpe of loan can obtain the delils from Mr. Zeb E. McDaniel, iunty FSA supervisor. In the two years the Tenant urchase program has operated in . jis county, five farmers have ihieved farm ownership through ' lese loans. All of the TP bor>wers are current with their prin pal and interest payments, Mr. laude Gore said. "The War Production Board Or- I ;r L-41 limiting onstrution work l a continuous 12-month period to 500 on a farm dwelling and to i agregate of $1,000 on buildings ther than the dwellings on any , le farm is being observed in * irrying out improvements of irms bought with TP loans," the jmmittee chairman pointed out. The farm ownership committee asses on the applications for all ians involving purchase of farms j r purchase of additional land for | llarging farms, and in the case ; f the former, must approve the j irms to be purchased. i Other members of the farm ( vnership committee in Bruns- ( ick county are: Dennis R. He- , ett, and H. L. Climmons, Sup- , fc . day Purchase Wheat For Feed; ow Price Is Established I Making It Possible For < Farmers To Feed This ' Type Of Grain Farmers of Brunswick County ' ow may purchase government- 1 wned wheat for feeding to live- ' :ock and poultry at prices in 1 ne with cost of corn, according ' ) C. O. Bennett, chairman of 1 le County AAA Committee. The wheat is being offered for ' Me in Brunswick County by the tmmodity Credit Corporation at 1 B cents per bushel, for August 'clivery, in carload Jots. Minilum cars contain between 1,333 I nd 1,600 bushels, and delivery lil be made at any railroad point i the county. Prices will be aduoed one-half cent per bushel it September de'ivery. and an- 1 tfcer half-cent for October delisrv. Chairman Bennett said the aunty committee will assist any irmers wishing to purchase feed 'heat in less than carload lots ] y grouping orders and handling ( urchases and distribution. Each < tie to a feeder or group of feed- 1 rs is subject to approval of the ( nmmittee. The wheat also may i e purchased by grain dealers and :ed processors, but bond must be i osted to quarantee that the i 'heat will be used only for feed- 1 ig purposes. i He said all of this wheaf was 1 lade possible by recent Congres- 1 ional action providing for re- ; :ase of 126,000,000 bushels of ovemmeni-ownea wneai. lor ieeulg purposes at not less than 85 (Continued on page 0) < POR' i A Good Com idnesday, September 9t Hunting Licenses | Placed On Sale In This County ! bounty Game Warden; Daught Tripp Has Arranged To Have Licenses Available At Convenient r Places Over County t . i WARSH HENS MAY ? BE HUNTED NOW 1 v ichedule is Given for Opening Dates on Other Game I That Is Hunted By j Sportsmen In This li Section e p Hunting licenses for the coming ^ leason have gone on sale, State g fame and inland fisheries com- f nissioner Minton James announ- g :ed from Raleigh this week. At the same time, James anlounced hunting seasons and bag imits for various animals which ( vere set by the State Board of ( Conservation at a recent meeting. f Seasons, d?ys and bag limits, nclude: c Bear, October 1 to January 1 ( ixcept in several western coun- t ;ies where it is October 20 to fanury 1, two a day and two a t season. Male deer, October 1 to Jan- . lary 1 except in several counties vhere there is not open season I ind several others where it is November 1 to November 30, one i day and three a season. Opossum and raccoon, with gun ind dogs, October 1 to February 15 with some exceptions, no bag * imit. Opossum, raccoon, mink and nuskrat, trapping, November 1 to February 15 except for several :ounties, no limit. < Quail, November* 26 to February 10, 10 a day, 150 a season. Rabbit, November 26 to February 10, no limit except in sev>ral western counties 10 a day. Squirrel, October 1 to January !5, 10 a day. Turkey, November 26 to February 10, 1 a day and 3 a seaKin. Ruffed grouse, November 26 to February 10, two s day and 10 i season. Russian board, Otober 20 to Tanuary 1, two a day and two a 4WS Observers Serve Country >et Up At Orton Plantation Considered One Of Best In Operation In This Section Of Carolina At Orton Plantation a crew is low serving the fourth month of iwenty-fonr hour duty with the lir-raid warning service. It now las twenty-five trained observers, vho serve from two to four shifts ( :ach month. Workers are proud :hat they can be in a small mea- I lure responsible for the security I vith whicjt fellow countrymen ?n feel the safety of their homes luring the days and nights. I On August 28th, Herman Ellis ind Clarence Jones, two Observers >n the post, addressed a meeting if the Air-raid Warning Service it Phoenix. They discussed their luties as observers, and their interest in the work that they are i loing at Orton. These same two , ibservers are to address a meet- j ng to be held on our local post 8 in September 15, at which time, < they . will pass on to the force vhat they learned at the meeting . it Phoenix. Officials are working lard to reach a goal of forty- I :wo trained observers. Well over l ialf of the force is comprised of lolored people in and around Or- 1 :on Plantation, Dark Branch, and March Branch. Members arc all < proud of the A. W. S. ? Home Agent BackI From Conference 5 t Vliss Genevieve Eakes At- ( tended Southeastern Dis- , trict Conference at White < Lake Last Week 1 i c A conference of the farm and" c lome agents of the southeastern \ listriet was held at White Lake 1 1-H Club Camp September 1st 1 through September 5th. Miss Senevieve Eakes, home agent, at- ? tended. t Dean I. O. Schaub attended the j conference and led the discussion each morning on the neighbor- i tiood leaders program. It was ] stressed that the neighborhood ' leaders throughout the counties lave and can play a still greater I part In carrying information to 1 those in their groups and in plan- 1 ning and developing long-time agricultural programs. i (Continued on page 6) j / r pii munity h, 1942 runuM Salvage Will . Of Demonstra Hiss Genevieve Eakes, Back F Will Head Drive For County T1 / Housewives are pouring dyna- a nite down the drain when they r hrow away drippings from fry- t ng pans and broilers ? and f logging up the war as well as i he drain, according to Miss Gene- I leve Eakes, home agent. ii "Many are being careful with t ugar, are turning in scrap ma- c erial and walking to save gaso- c ine and tires," and next on our a st is saving fat glycerine to make a xplosives. Two pounds of grease c roduce enough glycerine to make 11 lynamite for five pounds of anti- s .ircraft fire. It is also used on J loating ship compasses and on ' teering gears instead of oil be- v :ause It does not harden easily ?r evaporate. "The experts claim that Amer- I can housewives have been wast- t ng two billion pounds of cooking at a year. Normally we import J ibout a million and a half pounds if fats and oils ? many of them ' rom the areas now involved in t he war. So now it is up to the /omen of America to get all of c he grease out of the frying pans a ind get all of it that is not us- e Criminal Court In Southj * h Recorder's Court Convenes Thursday The weekly session of J Brunswick county Recorder's court will be held here tomorrow (Thursday) Instead of on f Monday, which was observed by most county offices as a holiday. The one exception was the tax office, which remained open to take care of a flock of vis- j ttors from .vaccamsw township. , It seems that notices were mail- 1 ed to citizens of that section to t come in on September 7 to at- c tend to their tax matters; and , there's one thing about the cltl- ? zens of Waccamaw ? they pay 5 their taxes. Hence Monday's ' land-office business. But, back to Recorder's c court: A very practical reason c for holding the mid-week session is to clear the local jail in t order to accommodate any prl- { soners who may accrue from t next week's Superior court. __ . Over the week-end .Jailer G. D. . Robinson had a total of 20 prisoners, several of whom were 1 women. I n i J n..L? N uonceriea urive < For Navy Recruits t ntensified Drive Will Be j Made To Contact All Men t In Southeastern N. C. , Who Face Induction In Armed Service t WILMINGTON, Sept. 7. ?An 1 ntensified drive to contact all nen in Southeastern North Caroina who face induction into the Lrmed service has been opened by S Jhief Boatswain's Mate R. L. De- i (Continued on page six) '< Southport U. S. ten ? ? ? ? 1 Program of the U. S. O., Sept. t 1-13. i The weekly dance held Friday ivening at the club proved to be I l very enjoyable occasion, with a t food attendance as usual. 1 Sunday evening, September 6, i he young girls assisted Mrs. 1 Marshall by leading a community 1 ling with the boys all joining in. s Monday the Service Men's Coun:11 sponsored a tacky dance. The ? :ostumes were very unique and :aused a great deal of merriment I [Tie boys were also delightfully lurprised, knowing they could not 3 liscard their uniforms, when they ? vere met at the door and told to s eave their shoes outside. The ( aughs were on them this time. 1 Tuesday night was enjoyed by < ill when the younger folks put >n another of their comic skit t ihows for the boys. 1 Wednesday and Thursday nights 1 it 8:30 o'clock dependable Tom i Horgan will put on the movie 1 'How Green Was My Valley." < Friday night at 8-30 another of he popular square dances will be i leld, Charlie Trott officiating as I eader. < The Service Men's Club holds its weekly meeting every Monday ' it 8 P. M. at the club. 1 . .j. . . . V 1 ,0T iED EVERY WEDNESDAY Be Keynote ' tion Program rom Series Of Conferences, Home Economy In ( lis Fall ible as food into the hands of nanufacturers who can extract he glycerine from it. Pour the ats through a kitchen strainer nto a clean, wire - mounthed can. S f put in a can it can be sent as s to the plant. Glass jars might ireak so remember about using f ild metal containers. Those meat lealers collecting grease thus far ire J. W. Ruark's in Southport ind J. D. Lewis at Bolivia. Other :ollecting centers in other comnunities of the county will be |; iet up this week. They will pay rou for your waste fats and get hem started on their way to the j var industries. Four Things Not To Do: v "1. Don't take less than one t >ound at a time' to your meat j lealer. "2. Don't take the fats in a q [iass container or paper bag. a "3. Don't let fats stand so long a hey become rancid. If they do, c he glycerine content is reduced. c "4. Don't take fats to the meat v lealers on week-ends if you can c ivoid it. Help him by taking them 8 :arly in the week." s 1 Convenes \ v v 4 x Dort Monday Trial Of Stanaland, Judge Of Brunswick County Recorder's Court, Will Be Held During Next Week's Session JUDGE LEO CARR PRESIDING JURIST <ext Week's Criminal Term Will Be Followed By A Week Of Superior Court For Trial Of Civil Actions The, September term of Bruitv vick county' Superior court for he trial of criminal cases will :onvene here on Monday, and hief interest in the coming seslion will be trial of Walter M. stanaland, judge of Brunswick s :ounty Recorder's court on 22 inlictments charging malfeasance ! if office. Interest has been centered in his trial since the spring term of lourt, at which time Stanaland hrough his attorney asked for a y eave of absence until these maters could be settled. So far as s known, these cases will be dis>osed of next week. Judge Leo Carr, of Burlington, vill preside over the criminal :ourt session next week, and over t he civil term which follows. 1 Other than the Stanaland case ^ here are no matters of outstand- c ng public interest, although there . s one case charging first degree >uglary to be disposed or. Most >f the other matters in the c irowded criminal docket are cases f hat have been brought up from t tecorder's court on appeal. ?C 1 SUFFERS FRACTURE t Franklin Hewett, 8 - year - old i lhallotte youth, received treat- ? nent at Dosher Memorial Hospit- 1 il last week for a fracture. I ; I 0. Club News. The Service men's wives hold heir weekly meeting every Wedlesday afternoon at 2-30 o'clock. j Beginning Tuesday evening, .,,ui y>a Hoiri a class .11LI C Villi MV UV?W ? ? D ivery evening from 8:30 until 9:00 n the club room and all service nen interested are welcome. Miss Doris Corlette and Miss Wilma: Harnett have kindly offered their lervice as instructors. Officials are hoping for a good ittendance every evening. Last Saaturday evening the club jroved itself a real service club. About five P. M. five beautiful rachts docked here on their way South. Shortly afterwards the lervice men on the boats appear:d at Bie club laden with bundes, clothing to be present, mendid, and letters to be typed etc. Two of the service men's wives vere pressed into service, Mrs. Selsey and Mrs. Speyht, and by 10 P. M. All men were ready to'i eturn to their boats, happy with 'reshly washed and mended clothss and letters written, etc. How about asking for a sewing nachine as well as volunteers of he Service Men's Wives, to help >ut with the boys? The Slogan for this week-is: 'Every day in every way the Club 1 s getting better and better." - ''' '' Most Of The News AJJ The Time \ ' $1.50 PER YEAR f Materials For Dressings Have Arrived Here lause For Making Surgical Dressings For Army Has Been Received And Work Will Begin Here This Week iUPERVISORS TO MEET TOMORROW Allowing This Final Meeting For Instructions, Actual Operations Will Begin rriaay Surgical gauze, whilch has held ip the Army bandage making program here for the last few weeks, las been received according to drs. James Harper, chairman, nstruction was given several veeks ago to a group of about wenty local ladies to prepare hem for supervising the work. There will be a meeting on Thursday night at 8 o'clock for lupervisors. On Friday afternoon it 2 o'clock the workroom will be ipen and volunteers are asked to :ome. From this time on the vorkroom will be open each Monlay, Wednesday and Friday, both ifternoon and night. The hours ire from 2 to 5 and from 8 to .0. There are certain regulations vhich must be observed. Each volunteer must leave either a vash dress or apron at the work AAm fry* maar itikila oka ic faMmtr uuiu iu vvcai mine oiiv 10 iviuin^ randages. A rack will be providd and each person's garment will lave her name on it. Also, each 'olunteer will be required to wear lomething over her hair whild she s in the workroom, either a small :ap or piece of cloth. Each voluneer is asked to bring a pair of cissors for her own use. These vlll not be left in the roo.. There are other regulations, imong them the rule that there s to be nfi smoking in the rooms. *Jo bandages will be made except n the workroom. The gauze has i. tlready been cut, so the entire vork fori the time being is foldng and pacing the dressings. The amount of dressings on rtmti aseaak hat a huge amount of volunteer vork will have to be done. So far nost women of Southport have , lone little to help win the war. ["his is a chance for them to do' l great service for their country. ^-Mail Begins To Be Popular Icqording To Advice Of Local Postmaster It Seems That Public Is Beginning To Appreciate Service Offered The Post Offices Department Liuiuunceu in in weea uiai uie vdail Service, inaugurated on rune 15, 1942, is now past the xperimental stage, with each * j veek showing large increases in. he number of letters mailed to 4 Vmerican soldiers overseas. The War Department has in:rAsed its facilities to handle >romptly the volume expected in he future. FaciliUes for photographing and .. .j eproducing V-Mail to and from he United Stataes ana the Brit- H sh Isles, Australia, India, Hawaii ind other points are now in opeation. A similar service is being jl ilanned for Iceland and other joints where the volume may varrant. Pointing out that V-Mail provides t safe means of communication vith members of our Armed For- 8 :es, the Post Office Department ? ;ave assurance that the film (upin which the communications are eproduced) are given the most expeditious dispatch available. Be:ause of the small space taken ip by the rolls of film, they often :an be carried on ferry planes or , jombers. Every pound of weight which :an be saved on air transports f iverseas, said the Department, neans that an equivalent amount >f weight can be allotted vital nilitary material. In recognition of this, and in an effort to insure delivery of mail :o as many men as possible at iverseas destinations when space s limited, the War and Navy De- ,A >artments have directed that Vitail be given priority in dispatch >ver all other classes ? includng air mail ? when transporta- * ion facilities under control of hose departments are used. . V-Mail letter sheets have been listributed at all post offices; and > lave been provided all military * inrl naval norannnpl at nvAPcu?am .41 joints through Army and 'Navy J jost offices and military channels. .9 Private firms and individuals ? lave also been permitted by tM a (Continued on page six). *