" *H' 4 pilot Covers I p^nswick County KTthiRTEEN no- 44 R^Tr ~T Regisfrafii j^oo^ yvo. If/iroagA J H .? q? Newly Rationed Cmndities Will Stop fl Kurday Night And Will 4 IBe Resumed Until I ||irch 1st I PRESENT war W Nation book no. i I actions Will Be FurIpW For ^S8 New er lar Ration Book By ;rv other conditions, so it ' >. useless for a person to ap- Bi v avr. ut having War Ration C ke X I with him at the time, te person may make aptaSor. for several other mem- j fc ' his family group, or for1 < family groups; but in all Bn :.t must be able to present toe Ration No. I for the indi- cot for whom he is applying. jnt f-'taa!:.: may be made by the or mother, or by some res- ser c-"' member of the family ,n? Ptr or by some friend or re la- of > ma - a iition to the old ration Bn it will b' necessary for the ^ to be able to fill out the f'e' Declaration blank. tyf - th* number of pounds of 5" hand on November 28, ^r0 and the number of cans of an( ttcially canned fruits and, fattes now owned by the regfamily unit. 1 copy of this Consumer Dcblank is printed in to ?? issue of this newspaper for v I* convenience of the readers. It h '? a big help when registers - applicants have clipped this have it all filled out and ^ wiser, they go to register. Ch * blank must be signed by a of the registering family t: not by the agent who has *" *" t0 the new ration j k.'i\ >. ing ' p" re who fails to rcg- mj( tf at one of the school sites sur * week must wait until two ma r:' after the registration per- ( "vs before he may obtain his hov war ration book at the Ra- qji '. - "ffice in Southport. :s rer. ssary because of the Jrf-lo-i. oiume of work that _ upon the office per! "i keeping secords ptraight, he Killed In Highway Wreck pj Inman Of Freeland es p'bd Thursday Morning lowing Truck-Bus Col- th 1J|on At Jackies Creek as IV, collision of a highway in "Port .n w,th explosives th *ork< r-loaded truck on the sii J?*8 creek bridge on U. S. 17 5.1 , _ niiks from Wilmington ''" ay resulted in the death of th ,_ 'r n Hn,j caused critical in- is' v ',J lour others. 78 ki coroner s inquest, is being 10 ^ ""right < Wednesday 1 at the I'Tk Co.anty Court House ! ua on Page Pour) ! I J ST; A Good 4 PAGES TODAY g ir Ration ^ onducted ixt Week0 s Shown c Fish For Food ? . . Bi iwn Interest In Obtaining ow To Build And >nds ith admirable facilities for the nstruction of farm fish pond, j >th King and Meehean say that' farm fish pond, built and stock- j according to recommendations, by ould yield from 200 to 300 ^ iunds of edible fish to each acre, j ch year. The varieties mostly j Pa commended for all ponds, excep11 li\ the mountainous sections, are | a jegill bream, crappie and large ar Duth bass. Such stock are fur- to shed free by both Federal and St ate agencies. But when the sck are obstained from the cil >rth Carolina agency the own- nil s have to transport them, ow-! by * to existing gas and transport- tic Z facilities being tied up bv the no ir. THI on For Wi 2 To Be C Schools Ni tfuch Interest I: In Raising ] larty Land-Owners Have She information As To H Stock Pc North and South Carolina farm- j wi s and land owners are appar- j co tly becoming greatly in fish Be lture and it is very probable a at the present year will see the ed nstruction of many score of sh rm fish ponds in the two states, pc addition, there is also much in- ea rest in the restocking of ponds | re ready existing. ' in Willis King, Supervisor of Fish j bli sources for North Carolina, at mi ileigh, and Lloyd Meehean, As- ni: istant Chief of the Division of St sh Culture, for the U. S. De- st< rtment of the Interior, with his N( :ice in Chicago, have both writ- er: i a local agency with regard to |n! 8 great amount of interest. Both i inl b willing to cooperate m every [w? ssible way, chiefly through the i ing of technical information to, :et the individual pond coAstruc- jof n needs, and as regards stock- i ')e i \\'? % after the dains are built. It is sumed that the South Carolina partment of Construction and velopment, at Columbia, S. C., ^ also cooperating. A1 On North and South Carolina coi rms there are apparently hun- Ca eds, even thousands of farm31 Committee Hea Raleigh D tsw?* nance Committee Will . Decide Fate Of Bill Pro- I 1 viding Election To Decide | Location Of Courthouse THER BILLS ARE NOW IN THE MILL I m II For Election Of Tax T 'ollector Reported Un- ? favorably; Others Have A Passed Part Of Way ! h( Several leading citizens of unswick county are in Raleigh j al lay (Wednesday) to attend a nmittee hearing on the bill | ?< roduced last week by Repre-' itative W. J. McLamb provid- j : for an election for the citizens a the county lo vote upon the j tti ,tter of the location of the j A unswick county courthouse. | tl Interested parties include a tr egation from out in the coun- w who are greatly interested in 6ting the courthouse moved tl m Southport. Also in attend- pi :e are several representative izens of this community. | 1 Tollowing is a record of the ac- Jj] (Continued on Page 5) ommissioners In s Session Monday ias. H. Hickman Resigns As Superintendent Of 1 Brunswick County Home : dtj ter itost of the time at the meet- I of the board of county com- Mr ssioners here Monday was con- I ned with the disposition of tax Ne tters. I )ne item of general interest. Sra vcver, was the resignation of I arles H Hickman as superinten- son it of the Brunswick county I I (Continued on page 5) J anuary Proved Very Warm The past month was South- i wi rt's warmest January N< ace 1939 and the precipitation j in iring the period was the great- j t in 14 years. j 17 The mean temperature for i iy e period was 46 degrees, same | m in January of 1939. ; ut Rainfall amounted to 4.70 nc ches, the greatest amount for e first month in a year here wi ice 1929, when it measured [ cl< 54 inches. J wl The report also showed that j ci] e highest temperature reg- j 17 tcred during the period was a degrees on the 26th and the rec west, 27 degrees on the 20th. 25 arms! temperature for Jan- 1" Lry is 46.6 degrees th Greatest rainfall in 24 hours si: While the fish stock are free, or' ey are subject to the priority tic the ovfcput of the hatcheries Iea ing used for the stocking of t'c iters in the State and National .rks, when needed. en Following Alabama .Method ke Both the State and Federal ?r jencies are recommending the 5ia: abama type of fish pond dam Co nstruction for North and South rolina. The type in question has 3hl (Continued on page 4) ca; ha mi ring In S q sm 'raws Interest 2 an jotl Patriotic Firms [ : Show Cooperation fnri sol Two important announceicnts ap|>ear in this issue of C he State Tort Pilot; First, the gistratlon next week for War ation Book No. II; second, the WS-OCD meeting in the courtMlse Friday night. Tt In connection with the first uioiincement, it was desirable lat certain forms be reproduci and that as much informlion as possible be made avail- \ lie for residents of the county. yfc here was not enough room in wji normal 4-page issue; so zer irough the aid of Jim Finch, US1 WS district director, and irough the cooperation of pa iotic firms in this county it wil as possiDio lor us io nave a pei page paper this week and hei irough It, do a good job of 1 iblicising both programs. am gei ist Of Ladies For Last Week ? * - J uthport Control Center Su Was In Charge Of Two hei Women Each Night Last Week r, the rhe following ladies were on Mo r at the Southport Control Cen- si(i during the past week: bu) 'ebruary 8: Mrs. J. K. Marlowe, ^ s. Wayne Leincrt. pfj February 9: Clyde Swain, Billic IKK wton. February 10: Miss Josephine lith, Mrs. V. I. Watson. eal rcbruary 11: Mrs. G. D. Robini, Mrs. B. P. Finch. February 12: Mrs. Frank Niern- I (Continued on page 4) ^ M To Be A i, Wet Month c? as 1.44 inches on the 19th. ormal for this month is 3.29 ches. Wind movement totaled 7,- J 8 miles at an average hour- Coi velocity of 9.6 miles. The tor aximum velocity fo five min- hea es was 32 miles fom the cor irthwest on the 19th. & ! The report also showed there daj sre 12 clear days, nine partly A. Dudy, ten cloudy and ten on I tilch .01 inch or more of pre- ma pitation occurred. There were hea 6.4 hours of sunshine out of the possible 315.7. Dense fog was hea orded on the. 22nd, 24th and wit tli, thunder-storms on the Wi th and 19th. light frost on con e 12th and killing frost on the hoi ttk', tenth and 11th. ME News paper Ir louthport, N. C.t Wedi ^AA Committees !o Operate Grain Bins This Year peration Of Grain Storage Bins By County AAA Committees Should Prove Beneficial To Small Livestock Farmers APABLE OF HOLDING SOME 900 BUSHELS ins Are Being Furnished ( To County AAA Committees By The Commodity Credit Corporation For Storage Of Grain Operation of grain storage bins ' County AAA Committees roughout the State should prove .rticularly beneficial to small 'estock and poultry feeders at time when feed grains often e difficult to obtain, according G. T. Scott, chairman of the ate AAA Committee. These bins, each with a capa:y of 900 bushels, are being furshed County AAA Committees the Commodity Credit Corpora>n for storage of CCC grain at cost to the committees. A toI of 81 bins already has been _ dered by 15 counties land addiinal orders are being received \ ch day at the State AAA Of- L :e, he said. "Operation of these bins will able the county committees to ep a reserve supply of feed ain on hand at all times," Scott Id. "The Commodity Credit rporation now is offering wheat .. r use as feed at $1.02 per bu- ^ el, but it is delivered only in rload lots. Many feeders do not ve facilities for keeping this ich grain on hand, and they can tain small quantities from their N jnty committees at cost, plus a iall handling chprge. This arge is averaging five to seven g, its per bushel. This enables , mers to obtain feed wheat at y time they are in town for ler purchases and thus conserve m transportation facilities." In addition to storing feed lin, the hins will be used 'ater-5 the year for storing wheat or fbeans. in old Spell Hits County Monday ? | fa lermometer Reading Here rs Of 13-Degrees Is Unusu- w ally Cold For This Sec- su tion ial |sc Unofficial weather reports on vl inday credited the temperature Lh being only 13 degrees above yf 0 at Southport. This is an un- w lal low for this part of the T1 ite, especially this late in the iter. It is rarely that the tern- ar ature drops below 18 degrees m e. th leports of water-pipes bursting 1 of flowers being damaged are sli i-rai riwinp- tn the fact that cii ,ny automobiles were out of Pi culation, in the garages with M i water drained out. There does e> t appear to have been so much st nage to automobile engines. to Vfter a week of balmy weather Jc nday was ushered in with a or ivy and really chilly gale mak- w things extremely disagreeable, if e wind subsided that night, as to prelude to the really cold wea- to ;r that marked the coming of re mday. Tuesday there was a con- gi erable rise in the temperature ca t in spots where the sun could di . reach the temperature remain- be below the freezing point until w >n. I ot No reports have been received to the damage of gardens and wl ly farm crop plants. ru - w ourt Hearing S o ru loved From Here 5 I KIT urt Convened Here Mon- ? day Morning To Hear W. i B. & S. Railroad Case, But Session Was Held In n Wilmington ? t special term of Superior art, called by Governor Broughi for the express purpose of R iring matters relative to the itinued operation of the W. B. S. railroad, convened here Monr morning with JTidge Henry Grady presiding. Jo jury had been called, the ttes being in the nature of a Jiring, with only witnesses and arguments of attorneys to be he ird. Inasmuch as most of the tJr nesses and attorneys lived in he Imington and as no competent R-' irt stenographer was available th u it was decided to transfer j (tdntinVed on page 4) I POR 1 A Good Con lesday, February 17, ' THE I i Shoe Rationing Now In Effect In This County eed For Rationing In This Field Is Explained By Representative Of Local Ration Board Office O NEW CHANGES ARE IN EVIDENCE tate Officials Stated This Week That There Is No Indication That Apparel Will Be Rationed RALEIGH, Feb. 15. ? Mrs. j face D. Jones, chief clerk of the runswick War Price and Rationg Board, today explained the :cessity for rationing shoes. "War time demands for leather id manpower have slowed doWn oduction of civilin shoes," he lid. "In addition, the remaining ipply is needed for our armed I rces. With supplies scarce our itioning program will divide hat we have merely among con imers and at the same time en>le merchants to maintain reamably adequate and balanced inmtories. "Beginning Tucsdy, February 9, >u will need Stamp No. 17 from 'ar Ration Book No. 1 (Sugar Dok) to buy a pair of shoes, lis stamp will be good until me 15, 1943," Mrs. Jones said, id cautioned all people that they ust take their ration book with lem when they go to buy shoes. "Should anyone have emergency loe needs, they can get a speal certificate from the War rice and Rationing Board." said rs. Jones. "Merchants must use itreme care to keep all shoe amps and certificates that cusmers give them," continued Mrs. ines. "Customers may exchange le pair of shoes for another ithout surrendering any stamp merchants wish to make cusmers exchange. However, if cusmers return a pair of shoes for fund for credit, merchants must ve them Stpmp No. 17 and a ish receipt for credit memoranim. Customers must present ith the stamp and the receipt hen they buy shoes from anher merchant," said Mrs. Jones. About future delivery of shoes hich were bought before Fcblary 8, Mrs. Jones says: "Shoes rapped, marked, shipped, or held r delivery, or just put aside on ie lay away plan before Feblary 8 may be delivered anytime fore midnight, February 11 ithout requiring customers to I irrendcr stamp. This applies onto shoes purchased before Feblary 8," Mrs. Jones said. uneral Service For C. J. Potter esident Of County Died Last Tuesday Following Illness Of Two Months Duration Funeral services for Caldwell Potter. 65, were held at eleven clock. Thursday morning at his me in Maco. Interment was in c family cemetery near the me. Rites were in charge of the sv. Walter J. Phelps, Pastor of c Maco Baptist church He died Feb. ?. 1WS. at hie (Continued cn page 4) ? T PII imunity 1943 fUBU ^AST?AND THE F v . % . > AWS-OCD ] Be Hel( To Explain Use Of I War Book No. 11 I I In order that the consumers may have an opportunity to learn how best to use their War Ration Book No. II, a series of five meetings have been scheduled throughout the county next week for the purpose of educating the public, as well us the merchants, in the proper use of these important books. Rev. R. S. Harrison, community service representative of the Brunswick County Rationing Board, will be in charge of the meetings, and at least one member of every family group shou!4 plan to attend the meeting to be held at their registration site. All meetings will begin at 8 o'clock. The following schedule will be observed: Monday night, Shallotte school; Tuesday night, Leland... school;.... Wednesday night, Waccamaw school; Thursday night, Bolivia school; Friday night, Southport school. Two Aviators Die In Crash CAP Airmen Perished When Plane Was Forced Down Off Little River Last Tuesday Afternoon Two members of the Civil Air Patrol were killed in the crash of their plane into the ocean about 18 miles off Little River Inlet Tuesday afternoon, according to an announcement issued from patrol headquarters in Charleston, S. v.,. i clou vvcuuuouaj. They were: First Lieutenant Clarence L. Rawls, 51, pilot, of Charleston, and Second Lieutenant Drew L. King, 39, observer of Spartanburg, S. C. After being recovered, the bodies of the two airmen were brought to Southport and prepared for burial. The airmen were on routine active duty patrol at the time of the crash. An investigation by a mili(Continued On Page Four) Grim Reaper 1 Twice Wi The Grim Reaper visited the home of A. Zeno Milligan, 87, of Shallotte, twice within a period of six hours Monday momirtor t :ilf inp* the lives of both .Air. Alilligan and Henry L. Simmons, 64, who had made his home in the Alilligan home for a number of years. Air. Simmons passed away at four o'clock on Monday morning while Air. Alilligan joined him in death at 10 o'clock, or six hours later. Funeral services for Simmons were held Alonday afternoon at four o'clock from the grave side in the (iurganous cemetery. Rev. 4V. G. Lowe, pastor of the Village .Methodist church, officiating. Burial followed In the family plot line are no sartlvsra. _ .OT SHED EVERY WEDNESDAY UTURE Meeting Will i Friday Night '* Two Civilian Agencies Will Join In Staging Program Here To Acquaint Citizens With Work Per-1 formed TWO AGENCIES ARE CLOSELY RELATED jThe Work Of One Depends Upon That Of The Other And Civilians Will Be Given Comprehensive Picture Per&ns from every section of Brunswick county are expected here Friday night for the AWSOCD meeting to be held at 8 o'clock in the Brunswick county courthouse. i These are two separate organ- [ izations in this county that are; functioning smoothly, and the importance of this joint meeting is I t/\ ohAtir tho nannlo tn inct urhot IU OIIU?v uiv w juov njiak degree the success of one program depends upon the work of the other. Jim Finch, of Winnabow, is district director of the A. W. S. while E. D. Bishop of Shallotte is j county chairman of Civilian Defense. Scheduled to appear here on Friday night of next week are Lt. Col. Oscar Tignor, Major William |H. Herring, Lt. A. T. Shands, Lt. (Continued On Rage Four) ?? Bond Sales For The Last Month Total Of $7,875.00 In Series "E" Bonds Sold Through Issuing Agencies In This County According to reports received from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond and the Charlotte Branch Bank, the issuing agencies of Brunswick County (including the post offices) have for the period January 16-31 sold Series "E" Bonds in the total amount of 7 B7S no The above figures represent remittances which have been cleared through the Federal Reserve Bank by the day of the ac' counting period. /isits Home ithin Six Hours Last rites for Mr. Milligan were at 11 o'clock Tuesday morning at the graveside with Rev. Mr. Lowe in charge, and burial followed in the family cemetery near the home. The deceased was a member of the Lake Village Methodist church. Surviving are three sons: Abie Milligan and Rev. Willie ! .Milligau, both of Shaliotte; Grover Milligan. of Tabor City, and four daughters: .Mrs. Willie Carson and Miss Pansy Milligan, both of Shallotte; Mrs. Robert Timberlake, of Savannah, Ga.. and Mrs. .1. D. Brown, of Freeland; two brothers: F. W. and I. C. Milligan. of Shallotte; and two sisters: Mrs. J- i W. Woithlngton of WhllevUle. and .tin. Staaler, of iduilctto. Most Of The News AJJ The Time $1.50 PER YEAR New Air Raid Warning Signals To Be Effective Brunswick Commander Of Civilian Defense Receives Information From Headquarters Explaining New Signals WENT INTO EFFECT THIS MORNING Full Details Of What Is To Be Expected Of The General Public In Case Of Air Raid Are Given Chas. M. Trott, commanderin-chief of the county civilian defense, has received instructions from State OCD headquarters relative to the new air-raid warning system which goes into effect In the state at 12:01 a. m. on next Wednesday, February 17th. Under the new set-up the first signal to be given will be the (confidential) yellow signal, whicn means there is a possibility that the enemy has been sighted. A mobilization and blackout (Blue) signal will always follow > an air-raid (Red) signal. This signal. This signal permits movement of pedestrians; traffic with reduced lighting; street and traffic lights, provided they comply with War Department Specifications. An opportunity is thereby provided for citizens to resume their activities after the air raid (Red) signal has been replaced by the mobilization and blackout (Blue) signal. Dissemination of the Yellow, Blue and Red signals will be at directed in Air Raid Protection Ruaiilgfinna Wn 1 T5Y?iirth SflrvifV Command, Jan. 27, 1943. None of these regulations shall in any way modify the Dimput Regulations heretofore or hereafter prescribed for the Coastal Dimout Areas. Procedure For Transmitting The Public, All Clear (White) Signal 1. Certain selected radio frequencies will be announced by tho Fourth Service Command. When such frequencies are announced owners of radio receivers should keep them tuned t? one of these frequencies. In the meantime re civers snuuiu oe Kept luneu io local stations in the Air Raid Warning District in which their owner lives. It is possible that certain instructions, including'announcement of the All Clear (White) signal will be announced by radio. 2. Traffic lights and traffit signs not modified to comply with War Department specifications "Traffic Control during Blackouts" will be turned on by designated person or persons as directed by the Control Center. 3. Street lighting not modified to comply with War Department specifications "Street lighting During Blackouts" will be turned on by designated person or person or persons as directed by the Control Center. j 4. All plants, installations and facilities which were warned by the Control Center upon receipt of the Yellow signal signal will be notified by telephone or messenger of the ALL CLEAR (White) signal. 5. Police cars, cars assigned to local Defense Councils, and State f 1 Highway Patrol cars may announce the ALL CLEAR (White) Signal. j? 6. Smaller communities not having the foregoing facilities available may establish a pilot light in the residence or place of business of the Local Defense Commander, air-raid warden, or other persons designated to receive warnings. ' i When such person turns on his light during darkness after airraid warnings have been received, this will act as a signal to others in the community that the ALL CLEAR (White) signal is in, effect. If during daylight hours 1 wardens, police and other Civil- [! ian Defense workers in the community may transmit the signal verbally. No audible signal is to be used for the transmission of the all jjj clear (White) signal. It is realized , that various warning devices such as sirens, church bells, steam j? whistles, automobile horns, etc., *f| may have to be used for the ft transmission of the blue and red signals, but such devices MUST NOT BE USED for the dissemination of the all clear (White) sign- j[ al. PRACTICE BLACKOUTS In order that members of the | Citizens Defense Corps may know . i whether or not signals received i V represent an actual blackout or ' | air-raid; or a practice or test 1 drill, the following words will be used after the yellow, blue and ' jj red warning signals for practice K blackouts. THIS IS A PRACTICE DRILL" Any adjustment in your present air-raid alarm signalling system j .('Continued On Page Four). Vj