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I The Pilot Covers I Qraasmick County mTlMTEEN ~NOT; I/a/? Fate I Morning Ifyggestet Iminglon Taxi Driver pied Sunday Night In Hospital F rom Injuries Sustained In Accident At The Pines. OMAN COMPANION SEKIOUSLY HURT ceased as Scheduled K,r Trial Here Monday Morning In Recorder's I Court; Case Nol r iuapvu v p porter 30-year-old taxi Virem W ilmington, was fat1 ?ured in ?n explosion Sun--jrr.ir.s at the Pines and his Lj-.jor. Miss Grace O'Neill, 5 tad been registered at the lit camp as his wife, is still V.ms condition at a Wil jton hospital. v:;mstances surrounding t .e ? apoeare.l very suspicious at ,t V investigation by officers Vd that the explosion prob(t resulted from the belated prg of a gas jet that had c opened. 3o!h the man and the woman ... badly burned, and Porter b about midnight following the sdent that morning. Cbrcner W. E. Bell was called i lie scene and empanneled a p a view the body. The jurors sR. C. Holmes, L. O. Arnold, J M Peterson. E. A. Bergman, 10 Simmons and S J. Coker. jo announcement has been made spring the time for an taps: ftr.er had bee scheduled to sr: thai here Monday morning * P.ftcrier's court but the acta against him was nol pressed because:: the demise of the defease. Mport Man Escapes Death Qurles M. Newton Was Passenger On Bus In Which Eleven Persons Lost Their Lives Has. M. Newton, Southport hi a. jJttUCIlL UI UR ??uuo* res county hospital where he is swnbj from injuries sustain?Saturday in a tanker-bus coliscr. rear Lumberton. Eleven psms died in the accident. Xewton. who was on his way ta? from Philadelphia, where he is employed in the engineer dejetaent. sustained a serious cut t lis forehead and a leg injury. - addition he was badly bruised ci was suffering from shock. Eighteen persons were injured ' the accident; they somehow Staged to clear themselves from ?e burning wreckage. Both the 'anker and bus were reduced to 1 stass of charted steel. Search' *'* counted eleven vertebrae ttcr.g the smoking pyre. Ehe pre-dawn tragedy was 16 north of Lumberton on U. ! Route 301. Survivors said the Itter, going north, sideswiped '*a?on. swerved part way across "v; toad, and plunged into the ?pac:ty loaded southbound bus. Smoke billowed hundreds of *' into the air, and hundreds of for nuics around came to baptist Young People Meet Heeling Of W.M.U. Young People Meet At Prospect Baptist Church In Annual Session. W. m U. Young Peoples of the Brunswick Asso. jf* with Prospect Baptist a'?h, Sept 27. The meeting was opened by "Saviour Like A Shepherd Us" Scripture reading from ft Psalnts vas by Mrs. H. G. gnwis: Prayer by Mrs. J. EThe welcome address was by Phelps. By motion, Gil5 phelps was elected Secretary ?^the year, Song "Must I Go IjTty Handed," was sung, then rWrts from churches present as Prospect. S. B. ? Stella l*~mons. c A. ? Vivian Antioch, G. A. ? Rosa 1r R A- ? Wesley Garner; L? - Mrs. J. E. Gilbert, Mt. L}** hour was by Grace Greer, Hs4.8lirrinU talk was given by r p E Gilbert on "Training I I Continued on page 4J TH1 25 illy Burnet In Explos d Mysterio ? ?? Brunswick Coi Is Giv Lt. R. I. Mintz Promoted To Army Air Cotps; Is Stati COLUMBIA, S. C., Oct. 5. ? Promotion of 1st Lt. Rudolph I. Mintz, of Southport to the rank of captain has been announced at Columbia Army Air Base. Captain Mintz, who was an attorney in civilian life, is Schools Officer and Trial Judge Advocate at the base. He is a son of Mrs. Minta C. Mintz and the late Harry L. Mintz, of Shallotte. A graduate of Southport high school, he attended North Carolina State College at Raleigh where he was graduated in 1929 with a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering. He studied law and was admitted to the North Carolina bar in August, 1939. He was register of deeds and ex-officio clerk of the board of county commissioners of Brunswick county from February, 1939, to August, 1939. He was i previously employed a.v an engineering assistant by the . Bell J Telephone Company of Pennsylvania at Pittsburg. Prior to his call to active duty in 1941, he was engaged in the practice of law at South port. I Welcome Add Obsc * Many Motorists Of This! County Have Been Able To Purchase New Tires Since Announcement Of Last Week i SHOULD NOTE SIZES CAREFULLY Tires 4:75-5:00x19 Are Now Included On Obsolete List; 18-in. Tires Also Placed In This Group Big news for automobile owners | during the last week is the fact that 4:75-5:00xl9-inch tires have been placed on the obsolete list. Several sizes on the 18-inch rim also have been made available on > the obsolete list, according to lo-1 cal rationing authorities. Now is the time for persons to renew their application for supplementary gasoline for use in passenger cars, according to advices from the board. This must1 be attended to in person, any newj books' will not be valid until aft- j er October 22. Truck owners need not register! for nenewal now, as their ration! is due to last until November 22. j' The following received passen-1 ger car tires and tubes from the Brunswick County Rationing Board during the month of September: Dr. J. W. Hayes, two tir es and two tUDes; Aiva rv.conoids, four tubes; Henry Randolph, two tubes; T. C. Johnson, one tube; L. R. Sullivan, two tubes; D. L. Ganey, one tire and one tube; F. E. Pigott, one tube; George Reaves, two tubes; Shepherd L. Johnson, two tubes; Edwin L. Bellamy, two tubes; Wayman Mitchell, one tube; Ruben Leo Jones, one tube; J. C. Chadwick, two tubes; Walter Pavey, one tire and one tube; A. L. Brown, one tube; Jabe Sullivan, two tubes; W. S. Mitchell, two tubes; Eddie Bryant, two tubes; Fenely Jack Segars, two tubes; D. E. Simmons, two tubes; Hirman M. Long, four tubes; James Pearl Jones, two tubes; A. C. Holden, one tube; Devine Gore, two tubes; Johnnie David Gainey, two tubes; Alvin E. Dresser, one tube; John Martin Chadwick, one tube; James A. Ballard, four tubes; Governor Brown, two tubes; Robert Anderson, two tubes; Walter L. Simmons, four tubes; Ernest Harden, one tube; Ernest Eugene Joftes, two tubes; Samuel Joyner, four tubes; Willie W. Frink, two tubes; George W. (Continued On rage Four) Infant Passes Monday Morning James Elliott Marlowe, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Marlowe, of Southport, died Monday morning. Funeral services were conducted that afternoon by Rev. * ? ?J *t"> VtA^ir vrao IR. S. Hamson, onu uic ???.w, I laid to rest In the family lot In J Northwood cemetery. E STj A Good 4 PAGES TODAY i Sunday E ion That us Origin5 inty Man en Promotion * I Rank Of Captain In U. S. ^ oned At Columbia, S. C. mk 11 1( t v ' V; V : - : R. I. MINTZ t Captain Mintz was commission- e ed a second lieutenant in the In- f \ L fantry Reserve in July, 1929, and v promoted to first lieutenant in December, 1934. ition Of s ilete Tire Sizes' 1 V City Aldermen Pledge Cooperation * b . - o At a meeting here last a night of members of the board b of aldermen and local Civilian ii Defense offiicals the following o resolution was passed: p Be it resolued that the may- b or and board of alderman in F special meeting with the board t of Civilian Defense pledges its continued cooperation to the a board of Civilian Defense in enforcing the ordinances relating I to Civilian Defense and hi all J other ways pertaining to Civilian defense. "Upon motion of I. B. Bussells, seconded by J. I. Davis ar.d K. L. Thompson, the fore- ( going resolution was unamiously adopted. ? Need Volunteer Fire Fighters ;? t Explanation Given Of Plan t For Volunteer Program Of Forest Fire Protection a c J. S. HOLMES, , t CO-ORDIN ATOB p With October comes the fall C forest fire season. The failing of a the leaves and the killing and n drying out of the grass by ea?ly frosts make woods and fields es- F pecialiy inflammable so that any carelessness with fire may result ~ in disastrous destruction of tim- i ber and what is just as serious, ' loss of seedlings and young growth which are our only hope for the next forest crop. We are required, as part of our united War effort, to conserve and,salvage practically all materials essential for war and there is none more essential than timber. It is good news then for the growers and users of timber that the United States Office of Civilian Defense, which is represented in North Carolina by Ben E. Douglas, Director, has included the protection of our forests in its broad program of volunteer activities for the patriotic citizen, especially those living in the country. The farmer and other rural and village residents can now organize or join up with a unit of the "Forest Fire Fighter Service", which is one of the five basic Civilian Defense groups. After ai short preliminary training for the leaders, they can be enrolled by the Defense Council, Wflicn cnuuea Ultrn tu wcat auu use the standard FFFS armband and other insignc. While the local Defense Council in each county is responsible for the organization of these units, the State Forest Service has undertaken the training of the leaders. This will be accompli ihed (Continued On fags Four) HE News paper In Southport, N. C., Wed [lection Board \ Meeting Is Held Monday Morning everal Matters Of Importance Settled By Members Of Board As They Prepare For General Election 1AULTSBY NEW BOARD MEMBER 1. H. Maultsby Of Bolivia Has Been Named To Replace Riley Clemmons On The Election Board The Board of Elections for irunswick County met at the iourt House in Southport on Monay, with David Ross, Robert S. lilliken, and R. H. Maultsby lembers - present. The matter of absentee voting /as taken up and discussed at mgth in order to familiarize all nembers with the working of the iw so that a proper execution f same may be had. The board ordered that the balot boxes be repaired and suitable ocks with hasps and staples be istalled and the suggestion by fr. Maultsby that such repairs be oade by the vocational agricul- si ure classes of the various schools Q i the county was accepted. The names of John Jacobs as Pi egistrar for Longwood precinct i o succeed Don Harrelson, decased, and Mrs. Lacy Bennette as egistrar for Shingletree precinct o succeed Mr.' Bennett, resigned /as considered and accepted. ~ The board further ordered that lobert S. Milliken again deliver he books, boxes and the tickets or the various precincts, the oxes to be taken care of by Mr. _ lilliken, with the approval of the oard. The following motion for assist- a nee to the War Rationing Board J /as asked by James M. Harper,! r. and was granted: Upon motion of R. S. Milliken, econded by R. H. Maultsby, the uly appointed registrars are herey authorized to accept custody f Special Gasoline Rations books t the close of voting on Tuesday, Jovember 3rd, which books were sued to persons for the purpose f hauling voters to and from the oils on election day. These ooks must be turned in at the tation Board by the registrars on he day or canvassing votes. All business finished, the Board djourned at 2:00 o'clock P. M. Must Really Do Shopping Early J Christmas Packages Fori Boys In Armed Forces' Abroad Must Be Mailed p During October Christmas parcels for members f the Navy and Marine Corps broad must be mailed this month, fficials of the Sixth Naval Disrict again reminded the public sday- w "Mail Early for Christmas" has " special significance this year be- H ause of the wartime burden on he mails. Although Christmas M arcels may be mailed as late as T] ictober 31, the best way to guar- to ntee arrival by Christmas is to bi lail them early in the month. C. Packages labeled "Christmas to 'arcel" will be expedited. They (continued on page four) juns That Were Ne Surre The guns which defended e Fort Fisher from the Brunswick s side of the river, guns which 1 were never surrendered by the 1 wearers of the Gray, were giv- t en over to the United States t Government Tuesdav by Thomp- ? son McRackan, owner of the t lands on which Battery Lamb t once stood, a frbwning barrier t to attacks on Fort Fisher from a the landward side; likewise a I protection to the Confederate a blockade runners on their passage to and from the city of i Wilmington, v When Fort Fisher fell to the i Union forces, Battery Lamb,on t the west bank of the Cape Fear 1 River, on lands owned by early t members of the present Mc- a Rackan family, was not sur- ? rendered. The garrison dug holes ' and tumbled the heavy cannon i therein. There they have re-, mained to this day, covered by earth and leaves. A small por- t tion of the heavy muzzle of one t of the weapons has been cover- ? ed by the march of time. The t rest if the guns, said to num- ? ber 4 to 6, are buried two to ? four feet beneath the surface. a The heaviest of their time, i PORr A Good Com Inesday, October 7th, "GUV' M - mm :: i ; . BSg * '? ^T"^B| ' i !.< -:; X/ # .BP ;i*-- , , Km BB H BWJ ? I ^WSBtt jfei This picture was made ( lows Governor and Mrs. J. arolina Salvage Drive. rwo Brunswicl Arrested Ii * ? i West Announces As Independent \ Most' significant development tlong the political front during he past week is the announcenent of Carl West that he will 1 un as an independent candidate or the office of county cornnissioner in the November elecion. West, who is registered as a democrat, is a prominent bust- ' tessman of Northwest townhip and claims that he will be [iven the support of a large [roup who are operating undgr he banner of Brunswick Tax>ayers Association. \ With the election now less han one month off, interest las begun to pick up. Elsewhere n today's issue is a schedule of Jemocrat speaking engagenents. ohn R. Newton ? i Passes Sunday rominent Building Contractor Of This Community Died Sunday Evening At His Home. John Richard Newton, proinent building contractor of mthport, died Funday night at s home following a brief illness, e was 67-years of age. He is survived by three sisters, rs. H. B. Smith, Mrs. R. L. lompson and Miss Susie Newn, all of Southport, and three others, Joe of Wilmington, Ed. , of Raleigh, and Calender Newn, of Charlotte. Funeral services were conduct(Continued On Page Fou.) ver, ndered Given Up lach of the formidable weapons ire said to weigh four tons. A lundred yards from the river >ank, the most practical mehod of handling them will be ;o dig them out of their graves ind drag them forth by means if block and tackle, attached to he surrounding trees. They can >e loaded on a barge or barges ind shipped intact to whatever >oint the government or salvage luthorities designate. !| Mr. McRackan niade a free fift of the guns to the Brunsvick County Chamber of Comnerce, which in turn will donate hem free to the government. Po be more accurate, it should . >e said that the guns were donited to the United States Govirnment, which never captured hem, the local organization beng the receiving agency. GIRLS WILL DIG UP GUNS The guns arc being dug up his week, in readiness for shipnent to whatever point is deiignated. Some two dozen school eachers. girl students and wives >f young service men in this Lrea have volunteered to do the 'xhuming work with shovels (Continued on page 1) r pii imunity 1942 PUBUS1 ' CONTRIBUTES S( v [ ?' ''" * w bh^. k? ^' ^|^^Siib;' <' "\S >n the steps of the Govemoi Melville Broughton as the - r\ic: I ^ winters ti Wilmington Douglas Cook And Daught Tripp Indicted For Conspiracy To Violate Internal Revenue Act BOTH MEN DENY THEY ARE GUILTY Say That Indictments Have Resulted From Spite On Part of Persons Whom They Arrested Dougias M. Cook, Brunswick deputy sheriff, and Draught E. Tripp, county game warden, were arrested Friday afternoon by U. S. Deputy Marshals Walter M. Hatch, of Wilmington, after a Federal grand jury, meeting in Elizabeth City Monday, had indicted them for conspiracy to violate the internal revenue act. The two were taken to Wilmington Friday night and made bond before U. S. Deputy Clerk W. A. Wylie in the sum of $1,500 each for their appearance at the fall term of Federal court here October 26. Both Tripp and Cook, when nuestioned about their indictment. declared that they didn't know just what the charges were against them, as no bill of particulars had been made available. They declared, however, that they believed this to be a spite case, growing out of some of their activities in law enforcement and expressed confidence that no serious trouble would result. Pending trial on these charges, Cook has resigned as deputy sheriff. Details of the alleged conspiracy to violate the liquor laws were not revealed by special investigators of the Wilmington office of the Alcohol Tax unit, charged with the task of enforcing the Federal liquor laws in eight southeastern North Carolina pounties. The grand jury indictments were obtained on evidence prepared by Wilmington investigators and on the testimony of witnesses now serving sentences in Federal prisons after conviction there for manufacturing "moonshine" whiskey, .transporting and similar offenses. Capiases for Cook and Tripp were issued by Thomas Dixon, of Raleigh, clerk of Federal court for the eastern district, after the grand jury had returned true bills against the Brunswick men Monday. The capiases were not served until Friday, however. , George Stanley Funeral Held Aged Former Resident Died WeHnesdav In Wilminsr ton; Funeral Services) Held Thursday. George E. Stanley, 72-year-old I resident OS this county, died at the home of his son in Wilmington Wednesday. The deceased is a former resident of Southport. Surviving in addition to his wife are a daughter, Mrs. Charles Nickols. Southport; two sons, W. E. Stanley, of Wilmington, and Goley Stanley, ^Continued On Page Four4 .OT [ iED EVERY WEDNESDAY :rap ] ?0ms-Si 3 1 L"- a - & $ % - -,, -1 p^Hn^*Xi a *< ^*v. . A xs' ' V' r's Mansion in Raleigh and y contribute to the North Routine Session Of County Court Several Cases Covering Variety Of Offenses Disposed Of Here Monday Before Judge Prevatte. At the weekly session of Brunswick county necoraers court here Monday Anabell Bryant was found not guilty of making an assault with a deadly weapon. G. F. Brueur pleaded guilty to< charges of being drunk on the highway and was given 30 days on the roads, Judgment beinr suspended upon payment of costs and $10.00 fine. Roy Miller pleaded guilty to charges of drunk driving and was given 6 months on the roads. Judgment was suspended upon payment of costs and a fine of $50.00 His license was revoked for 12 months. Lucille Stone was indicted dn three counts. She was found not guilty of larceny. She was convict/! of soliciting and was, given 12 months in the woman's division of the prison department. She pleaded guilty to charges of escaping from the' county farm and was given 12 months, these sentences to run concurrently. James Yates was found guilty of carrying a concealed weapon. Given 6 months on the roads, judgment was suspended upon payment of costs and a fine of $50.00, his gun to be confiscated. George Rowland pleaded guilty to charges of drunk driving. Sentence of 6 months on the roads was suspended upon payment of costs and fine of $50.00 his driving license to be suspended for 12 months. Fred Pigott was convicted of non support and assault. Sentence of 18 months on the roads was suspended upon payment of costs and upon the condition that the defendant remain of good behavior and pay the sum of $15.00 per week to the clerk of court for the support of hi- children. C. R. Shaff was given 90 days on the roads, judgment being suspended upon payment of costs and a fine of $25.00. W. G. Hoxitt was convicted in aiding and abetting in prostitution and was given 10 days in jail, judgment to be suspended upon payment of costs. Ilrorps Hunters To Take Carej Telephone Company Man-1 ager Urges Nimrods To Be Careful Not To Damage Telephone Lines Hunters are requested to be doubly cautious this season when in the vicinity of telephone lines, lest their gunshots accidentally damage vital telephone equipment which must be kept working full time in interest of the war effort. With the armed forces and war industries depending so heavily on telephone communica-' tion, it is especially important, that every line be kept in service at all times. To do' this, it is essential to keep the equipment free of dam-j age. Shots fired near telephone wires or cables may miaa their] (Continued on psg? 4) . ] Most Of The News All The Time * $1.50 PER YEAR Report Is Made j For Surgical j Dressing Work I Jouthport Women Compiled Impressive Number Of Working Hours On Project During September VIISS PHELPS IS HOURS LEADER ' j Report Submitted To Executive Secretary Is Source Of Interesting Information About Work In the month of September 78 women worked a total of 594 hours to make 5,917 surgicftl dressings for a fine start at the surgical dressings workroom, sponsored by the local Red Cross chapter. The workroom was opened on the eleventh of the month and the quota, which is to be finished by October 11, is 9,000 bandages. Miss May Phelps put in the largest number of hours, 32 in the last three weeks. There are four others who have put in over twenty hours, these being Mrs. Dallas Pigott, Miss Mary Weeks, Mrs. J. E. Carr and Mrs. Harold St. George. There is an attractive pin which may be worn by those who have completed fifty hours in the workroom. A number cf ladies will be wearing these before , October is over if the present rate of piling up hours keeps on. Those besides the above-men tioned who have participated in the program are given here. The names are listed with the largest number of hours first, the second largest next, and so on. Miss Elizabeth Watson, Mrs. I. B. Bussells, Mrs. Pierce Cr&nmer, , Mrs. Fred Willing, Mrs. James Prevatte, Mrs. J. W. Richard, Mrs. G. D. Robinson, Mrs. H. B. Smith, Miss Susie Newton, Mrs. i Robert Thompson, Mrs, C. .H. Augustine, Mrs. Roy Daniel, Mrs. J , J. A. Dosher, Mrs. S. C. Baker, Mrs. G. Robinson, Mrs. C. W, . I Sprague, Mrs Earl 1 Brown, Mrs. 4 G. Y. Watson, Mrs. Gene Carawan, Mrs. Rufus Dosher, Miss Lois Jane Bussells, Mrs. W. 0. . w) Kesley, Miss Charlotte Young, Mrs. Robert St. George, Miss Genevieve Eakes, Mrs. M. R. Sanders, Mrs. J. A. Chuquette, Mrs. A. E. Huntley, Mrs. L. C. Mann, Miss Annie M. Newton, Miss Lottie May Newton, Mrs Elwood Oox, Mrs. M. A. Barnetfc Miss Marion St. George, Mrs. Mary Lake, Miss Ellen Newton, Mrs. Harry Weeks, Miss Winnie. Willis, Miss Eioise St. George,, I, : Mrs. Elsket St. George, Misa Annie Jean Weeks, Miss Ada M. kg Willis, Mrs. Joe Perez, Mrs. Llllie Breyette, Mrs. F. L. Lewis,. r Mrs. H. B. Marran, Mrs. A. C. Sell, Mrs G. Y. Warren, Mrs. Frank T Hyde, Mrs. D. R. HU<3, J Mrs. Clayton Hickman, Mrs. M. P. Phelps, Mrs. F. T. Meire, Miss Louise Watson, Mrs. J. G. Swan,, ijj Miss Robbie Woodsides. Mrs. H. H. Thomas, Mrs. D. I. Watson, ' }; Miss Louise Asbuy, Mrs. A. B. Weeks, Mrs. Edna Bell, Mrs. 1j Fred Ashburn, Miss Edna Dozler, Mrs. William Jorgensen, M:s. Connie Lupton, Mrs. Luther Sellers, Mrs. Ed. C. Newton, Mrs. Annie K. Vitou, Miss Annie May Woodsides, and Mrs. C. Ed. Taylor. Navy Recruiter . i Making Rounds i Has Schedule Which eludes Appointment* Ik This County; To Be In Southport, Bolivia, Shal? ' lotte, Ash, Freeland. * 0 WILMINGTON. N. C. ? Chief 1 j R. L. DcLoach, head of the Wll- , ! mington Navy Recruiting Station today announced his schedule of recruiting trips through Southeastern North Carolina, at which | time he will contact men interest- { ed in naval service. He will set up stations at Fait ? Bluff, Chadbourn, Tabor City, I Whiteville, Southport, Bolivia, j Shallotte,' Ash and Freeland dur- ' ing the month of October. (Continued On Page Four| I Revival Going * On At Antioth i Revival meeting which began Monday and ends with a greaj Home Coming Day celebratipB ' j Sunday. Oct. 11th, is in progrel# in at Antioch Baptist church. Rev. in E. W. Pate is preaching. TSe |J church will have dinner on the I ^ ] grounds Sunday at noon and ail "jri new and old friends are invited Jfi and expected to be there. The * members are especially urged ft J 9 be present. This will be an annual 4j affair. ^
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