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flie ''^ot ^over8 I jfrunsu ick County WE^$0. FIFTEEN Nc Kns Made For arm Safety Week L Be July 23-29 Btfdenti Take H'Sh Toll Bjn Farms And Call For I Attention During Week lrm accidents a can be prevented H'rtk l? Designed To Make farmers Conscious Of ' Accidents And Thier Prevention HggCAGO. July 19.?The man '.' iost through farm . 1943 alone could the nation's entire . year. of farm people tents in America's j. ;?v y, i s of the war was H number of Amer _ ion killed on all . the same period. ?..? nuts a ere cited today by 1 Safety Council in r-"-' " Jt:e:>wide observance of I Safety Week July week is to focus Kcra! attention on the need for .. ai prevention of accidents) manpower and! Ctton vital to victory. I- Jsuncil and all agencies' a ,.nh agriculture and) ?Bceri!tu **? -c K. ijfe have joined in sponsor safety week, which K ken proclaimed officially President Roosevelt. I . of life and limb by accl-" B ur farming popula is already reached an apB said the Presi the risks have lately by longer hours of consequent fatigue. ... tial to our war efI t this waste of vital farm Bier be minimized in every posI request all persons I . inizationa concerned with B- . ;?re an-i farm life to unite sr. effort during this Notional Br Safety Week, to stimulate Burg farmers a full realization tbe need for constant attention Kik (rid and familiar prccauB i gainst the hazards of their King, and also to wken in them Brm of responsibility for the Br>: instruction in rules of safeB tf the many young and inexB persona now being eraB rma in all parts of Br rsing the observance of Br.orai Farm Safety Week, SecBa : Agriculture Claude R. B War Food Administ-j B Marvin H. Jones pointed out ^Bt prevention of farm accidents' Btime of stress means more B?i tor freedom. BMr Jones said: "No other inB-1'"' In our nation has been' to perform more mirB" :r. production than agriculB'' l! !i of the utmost import m to prevent losses of farm, ariower and production due to coder,ts. For that reason, the' Food Administration hearti-j 1 approves the observance of Sator.al Farm Safety Week." Secretary Wickard said: "The -ted States Department of Ag(Continued on page 2) BriefNewi I Flashet J *0VE OFFICE W. B. & s. Bus Lines, Inc. hs moved its accounting office kit Wilmington to Southport. J. *"x~- Bunting, the auditor, moved last week and is now in 6cge ? FtSHIMi TRIP * E Suggs and W. P. Ivy, of fte .arlp. both frequent visitors Wore the war and the plac*51 Coast Guard no filling ar'- back again for a few NEW POSITION Bessie Cjllis has a posi*tth the Sellers Furniture ?pany. which recently opened st?re here. ,N,Tt;D Relatives J ' and Mrs. Joe Usher and! " t ;ttle son, of Greensboro, -part of the past week with t";h. S fathcr' ^P1- c A' ty,', 41 Shallotte Village toll? 0N , ( M,E fte'rC* Park'r, M. M. 1-C in lavs v* riuar 's spending a ten MbTV1 his ?'d home at ?ith him v Parker, who is Chariest h< is stationed at lore m. ' is also at home. BeItjs . e War began Mr. Parker 8nJnsw'fV'ni<: in ch!irge of the tbunty school buses. TH >. 13 Stimson B^, JtA* i -1 ITALY.?Lt. Gen., Jacol n jeep) Deputy Field Comni heatre, points out Cassino 1 War Ilenry Stimson?front si an front.?(Signal Corps Ra Our Soldiers I Strikers Saj ??? Shallotte Boy Writing From Italy Pays His Respects To Home Front Slackers HAVE NO PATIENCE WITH THOSE WHO HINDER WAR EFFORT Language Is Toned Down But The Idea Is Still There Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hewett, of Shallotte, have received an interesting letter from their son, Cpl. James Edwin Hewett, who has been two years overseas, in the Tunnisian campaign, Sicily and is now in Italy. He is only 20 years old. Under date of June 15, he wrote his parents: "Dearest Family: Will write to let you hear from me again, I am still fine and in the best of health. Received a letter from you today. Well, I was in Rome and saw everything and, believe me, there are some wonderful things to see there. It is the most bcautfiul city of any we have seen since we left the States. I guess most of the people back at home think the war is about over. Maybe they will some day wake up. I would like to get my hands on one of those strikers, we would like to see them in the Infantry in front of us. Every time I start writing a letter and most all of the time, I think of those lucky's who don't appreciate the soft spots and good paying jobs they are* in. Wait until us guys get back and find some of them. If all of the people back home would think more of the war and less of politics, more of us would live and we would be home sooner. Please excuse language and, write me often. With love. Your son, "EDWIN." One Of Greatest Hours In History Shallotte Boy Acclaims His Being In On Invasion and Proclaims It Greatest Hour Of History A special dispatch to this paper from the Press Relations office of a Ninth Air Force Troop Carrier Base, in the European Theatre of operations, had the following concerning a well known young Brunswick county boy: "One of the greatest hours in history, and I was in on it." That is what Staff Sergeant Harold M. Holmes of Shallotte, North Carolina said when he returned to his base after participating in the initial mission which dropped paratroops in jthe invasion of France. Sgt. Holmes is a crew chief on a C-47 aircraft which flew through anti-aircraft fire over the Normandy peninsula with paratroopers, precedJing the initial amphibious landing by several hours. "There were thousands of planes all over the sky and the Channel was thick with ships of all types. I have never seen anything to equal what I saw that night. The big show, and me with a ringside seat," he said. But flying through anti-aircraft fire with a load of paratroops is not unusual for units in the IX Troop Carrier Command. Troop Carrier units have been active since the early phases of the war in glider and paratroop operations, in aerial supply of frontline (Continued on page 2) , , P. .p., , * u ? ,^i. iuiii i.UI ESTi A Good 4-PAGES TODAY g In Italy i in * \ . 3 I. Devers (left foreground ander of the Mediterranean andmarks to Secretary of sat?who is touring the ltaldio-Soundphoto.) )on't Like /s County Boy Sgt. Brew Killed In Mediterranean The War Department last week included the name of Sgt. Edward Brew, of Leland, among the list of men killed in action in the Mediterranean area recently. Shallotte Boy Is Commended Wilma C. Holden, Son Of Mr. And Mrs. W. C. Holden, Commended For Cool-Headed Performance In Action Recently somewhere in the Pacific Wilma C. Holden C. B. M. [was commended for efficient service in.action. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Holden, of Shallotte. The commendation was as follows: "Commendation: for efficient and coolheaded performance as a 50 cal. gunner, maintaining accurate fire which contributed to the damage and destruction of several enemy planes, in an action which resulted in the commanding [officer being decorated for the | performance of the whole ship, and the crew being congratulated 'on its success by the commander seventh fleet, and for skill and efficiency in performing duties as officer of the deck, and in maintaining the deck department of this ship." Good Catches Flooded Factory Boats Held In Port Friday And Saturday Because Of Congestion Of Products At Menhaden Plant Good catches of menhaden the past two weeks and what is said to be a shortage of transportation J facilities for scrap from the fac'tory to fertilizer factories at Navassa, resulted in a bottleneck at the plant of the Brunswick J Navigation company, last week. jThe boats were unable to go out land fish Friday and Saturday, 'owing to the accumulation of |products at the factory. { Acid scrap and oils are moved from the factory in barges j through the inland waterway while plain scrap has to be transported by truck. The good production by the boats is continuing this week. From unofficial sources it is understood that the boats and factory have been having the best season in many years. Shallotte Boy Is Given Air Medal Shallotte Boy, Crew Chief I On A Transport Plane, Took Part In Invasion Of France And Receives A | Medal j S. Sgt. Harold Holmes, son of Postmaster and Mrs. W. R. Holmes, -of Shallotte, has been award'ed an Air Medal at a field in England. He is Crew Chief on a transport plane that took part in and has operated continuously j since the invasion of France. I An interesting fact in connec(continued on page two/ VTE I ! News paper Ir louthport, N. C., Wedne Readjustment Program To Aid Returning Men 1 * Civil Readjustment Program s Designed To Help Service je Men Return To Private |c Life Without Trouble s P IS A NECESSARY t PART OF WAR PLANS ?l ? r Returning Veterans Will Be E Assisted In Adjusting ' Themselves To Civilian *" Life When War Is Over (j CHARLESTON, S. C., July 19. ?A Civil Readjustment program J to aid honorably discharged dis-1 * charged Naval, Coast Guard and Marine veterans in obtaining gain- j ful civilian employment is being opened in the Sixth Naval District to prevent men who have served f their country in war from being without jobs on return to private life. Covering North and South Carolina, Georgia, and Duval and Nassau counties, Florida, officers as- c signed to the District Civil Read- n justment office will cooperate with n various state, federal, 'vocational n rehabilitation, educational and [ r civic organization in placing vet-|h crans in civilian jobs and training, t: The Civil Readjustment Officers c are not in any sense an employment agency, rather they are a S steering committee to assist the ? individual veteran in his readjust- t mont to r'ivi I lifr after servinsr his ? *"v"v *" " " "" " ' w . 1 r country in the armed services, itjf was pointed out. c Civil Readjustment Officers for t: this district are: for the Navy, 0 Commander R. F. Warren, USNR, e of Devon, Penna.; Coast Guard, Lieutenant Commander Edgar Al- v lan Poe, Jr., of Baltimore, Md., f and Captain Frank M. Page, t NSMCR, of Winston-Salem, N. C. ii Commander Warren reported to j s Charleston on June 20 to head the a naval district organization. Com- a mander Poe and Captain Page were already assigned to this dis- 4 trict and transferred to the new v duties. e All officers are veterans of v World War I and returned to civil- j ian life at its completion. Thus 'j (Continued on Page 3) Cotton's Father [ Coming To Town I Parents Of Joseph Cotton,'( Hollywood Film Star,' Planning To Arrive Here Shortly According to a news story in the Sunday issue of the Progress- j Index, of Petersburg, Va? Jo- j seph C. Cotton, Supt of Mails in!t St. Petersburg and with the U. S.L Postal service for 56 years, is nowla on an extended leave and will of-l0 ficially retire on November 1. HejS will be 70 years of age in Feb- j( riiatrr 104..^ TTnrlnr fhp nnafnl Iflu/si he must retire at that age, thejj extended leave came in the nature of a vacation, prior to his re-1 tiring. The Progress-Index says in theja story: "Mr. Cotton will 'take 8 things easy' after leaving his beloved mail bags. Due to travel restrictions he is not planning to go,c to California to visit his eldest's son, Joseph Cotton, one of film-i doni's leading stars in Hollywood, c Instead, with Mrs. Cotton, he will c (Continued on Page 2) W. B. KEZIAH ??? L. H. Benton, Hickman's Cross is [ Roads community farmer, stated 11 this week that his eight acres of ( tobacco was the best he had ever 1 grown. He is now cropping and s curing two barns full each week I land states he has been getting a i grade far above the average for ? early curings. i t Dick Brendle, Southport Civil i I Engineer, tells us that he re- t cently saw a coon crossing the 1 road at Walden Creek bridge in broad daylight. It is very rarely that these animals are seen along 1 roads in the day" time. Mr. Bren- < die also recently saw a marsh hen ( at the Jackies Creek bridge, sev- 1 eral miles from salt water. ( ( Talking about crops this week, ' R. Lee Clemmons, of Supply, t * ?. ..., ....? PORT i A Good Comr ssday, July 19th, 1944 Better Service ' C In Pilot Delivery Beginning with this issue subcribers to (his paper at the iost offices at Supply, Shallotte, . Ish,' Longwcod and Freeland ' hould get their papers a full day arlier than they have been reeiving it. Owing to the poor mail ervice to the above points the , aper asked for permission from a he Post Office Department to . eliver direct to the offices. The c 'ilot leaving Southport on the W. a i. & S. Bus Lines, Inc., early "hursday morning, should reach j. lupply, Shallotte and Ash in am le time to go out on rural mail outes from tliose places the same *y- f \ntioch Building \ \ Modern Church ; 4ew Structure Will Be Best c Of Its Kind In Brunswick 1 County According To Re- ? ports When the new Antioch Baptist hurch is completed its faithful lembers and the whole comlunity around Ward's Farm, ten liles from Southport, will have r eason to be proud. They will ave the largest and most at- f~ ractive church in Brunswick I ounty. Contractor Fred Spencer of louthport has completed most of he outside work and it is hoped o be able to use the church for _ he first time on Home-Coming )ay, October 2nd, although the . hurch is not expected to be en- 1 irely completed by that time, wing to inability to obtain some ' ssential materials. ? The building' is of brick veneer, vith. the main auditorium 32 x 66 eet, plus 11 feet on each side of ' he auditorum obtained by throw- rig open the doors to Sunday 1 chool rooms. In addition to the 1 uditorium find Baptistery, there 1 re eight Sunday school rooms. J The steeple, which will extend 0 feet above the roof of the ^ hurch, will also be brick veneerd for much of its height. The diole church was designed by larold C. Wallace, of Nashville, ' 'enn., architect for the Baptist (Continued on Page 4) - H Small Docket Heard Monday i )nly One Fine Resulted J From Short Session Of Recorder's Court Monday Morning 1 A very small docket, all involv- 11/ ng trivial matters, was awaiting [fj udge Ward and the convening of _ he weekly session of the Recor- I ler's Court, Monday, Disposal of .11 matters required only a couple if hours. The Minute Docket g? hows the following cases handed: Johnnie Crandell and Elwood itcKinney, assault with deadly weapon, not guilty. Ellis Costain and Martha Cost- Co iin. assault and aid and abet in Le issault, not guilty. bel Ruby Dixon, assault, not guilty, ga Sylvester ' Simpson, operating So :ar without licens^ judgment thi >U8pended on payment of costs. hoi Russie McFreeman, operating 1 ar with improper registration, th( lontinued. coi (Continued on page 4) jus Th usi abi Ke he! WING jj Reporter ii Fa dated that his small grain crop ;urned out about 400 bushels. This :onsisted of wheat, oats and barey. The oats will be used for itock feed and the wheat and Lo jarley will mostly go to supple- C., nent prepared rations for chick- en sns, Mrs. Cemmons having a large an' lock of hens. Mr. Clemmons has its light acres of fine peanuts, four Pe ind a half of tobacco, two acres wi >f extra good sweet potatoes and no' 'ifteen acres of extra fine corn. Se cia With all this gratification over ofi 3runswick county being the first jloE :ounty in North Carolina to go ha iver the top with the sale of E vil 3onds, added satisfaction comes m( >ver the fact that citizens of the Tr lounty are still steadily buying, an rhey did not stop when the quota CI. (Continued on Page 2) - v w*'.!*' *ssi PIL nunity PUBLISH ]arl Goerch Of Looking Foi blisher Of North Carolinas Has Long Had Dreams Of C Live Some Day, Was Hei At Property He Is Inti Car 1 Goerch, publisher of The State" in Raleigh and ilso widely known for his ralio broadcasting, was in iouthport yesterday looking it several pieces of residental troperty. He plans to buy a Lome or buy a lot and build f he can find a desirable iver front property. For years Mr. Goerch has equently stated in his maga:ine that when he got where le could slow up in his activiies he intended to live in Iouthport. Although they lave never been here it is unlerstood that Mrs. Goerch and he two daughters of the :ouple are also sold on comng to Southport. Mr. Goerch aid that Mrs. Goerch and diss Sybil planned to come lown for a few days or weeks his summer. Although it is understood to le the plan to buy now and uild when the war ends and naterial becomes available, it bounty Agent 1 Reappoin m <N -lome Agent's July Appointments For the remainder of the E nonth of July, Miss Elizabeth forfleet, home agent for Irunswick county, has anlounced the following sched- y lie of meetings with Home Jemonstrations clubs: Thursday, July 20, 8:30 P. H., Winnabow Club, Mrs. Elizabeth Burris, hostess. Friday, July 21, 2:00 P. M., Boone's Neck Club, Mrs. Ev- | :rettc Hcwett, hostess. Saturday, July 22, at office st( it Supply. Monday, July 24, 2:80 P. ' II., Grissettown Club, .Mrs. 1 Hayam Grissett, hostess. Tuesday, July 25, 2:30 P. w II., Lockwood's Folly Club, C( Hiss Mabel Varnum, hostess. Wednesday, July 26, 8:00 c< P. M., Cape Fear Club, Mrs. lr loe Kamsauer, hostess. Thursday, July 27, 3.00 P. II., Supply Club, Sirs. J. J. B Bawes, hostess. Vl tl lintz Station At : eland Robbed I H di .'tween 800 And 1200 Gal- Pj Ions Of Gas Taken From c< Station Of County Com- ti missioner Mintz si ?? w rhe filling station of County ei mmissioner Stephen Mintz, of B land, was robbed of somewhere C iween 800 and 1,200 gallons of al soline, sometime Sunday night, ir me oil was also taken and the V( eves cut and carried off the air w se. While attending the session of d< i board Monday morning the t; nmissioner was unable to say tl it how much gas was taken, ir e thieves are supposed to have p :d a truck to remove the gas. h rhe station is located only w out three miles from the Klyde nnedy Road House, which was tl Id up and robbed some months d: o, an offense for which four tl in and a woman are now serv- p ; terms in state prison. ri ; Si runswick Now j i Clinton F.L.A. ^ irm Loan Association Has f Enlarged Its Territory To | Take In This County p rhe Clinton National Farm * an Association of Clinton, N. which makes and services Fedil Land Bank loans in Sampson d Duplin counties, has enlarged chartered territory to include nder, New Hanover and Bruns- w ck counties, according to an an- tl uncement made by DeWitt Carr, ci cretary-Treasurer of the Asso- d ition, who is in charge of the o: 'ice at Clinton. Land Bank b ins in this new territory were P ndled heretofore by the White- w le Association which recently C( >ved its office to Lumberton. cl ansfer of Pender, New Hanover d Brunswick counties to the 0 inton Association was made be- e; Continued on page 2) i ' " &&. i: OT ED EVERY WEDNESDAY The State Home Here Widely Known Magazine loming To Southport To -e Yesterday Looking erested In Buying is not thought that the Goerch family will likely become residents of the town for several years yet. The Raleigh man is still in his prime, as active as a boy in his teens. It is more likely that the work in connection with his magazine will keep him in Raleigh a good many more years. However, both he and the family may live here a part of each year until they are ready to come here permanently. It goes without saying that Southport people will be more than pleased to have a citizen of the Goerch energy and ability. "The State," which he founded as a North Carolina magazine, has grown into the national magazine class. It has done a wonderful service in acquainting North Carolina people and also the United States with North Carolina. Dodson ited By Board o Opposition Shown At Regular Meeting Of The B lard Of Commissioners T j Reappointment Of Agent XTENSION SERVICE MAN COMMENDED MR. DODSON /arrant Ordered Drawn For Arrest Of Unlicensed Beer Dealer In North West Not a dissenting voice was sard Monday to the reappointlent of County Agent J. E. Dod>n to serve another year. Preious to the noon hour, when the latter of the county agent was ) come up, quite a number of reresentative farmers of Brunsick saw members of the board of mimissioners and expressed their itisfaction with Mr. Dodson and jnfidence that he was administerig to his office in the best posble way. During the formal session C. M. rickhouse, of the Extension Serice in Raleigh, appeared before le board and discussed the matir of county agents and how the idition of duties in connection ith the War Board made it imassible for them to carry on all f the regular duties of the office, ie also said that the War Board uties were such as to often insire undeserved criticism of a junty agent, especially when he ied to be fair and refused to low favors to some fathers who ere reluctant to have their sons ite the armed service. In all, Mr. rickhouse appeared to consider ounty Agent Dodson a remark bly good official, one of the best i the field. The board unamously bted that he continue in his ork. During the meeting it was orsred by the board that the coun1 home keeper be notified that le current budget called foV a laximum expenditure of $5,500 er year for the operation of the ome. He was ordered to stay ithin that sum. The board also ordered that le County Attorney immediately raw a warrant for the arrest of le manager of the Chatterbox, a lace near Leland. That this warin t be placed in the hands of the leriff and executed by him. The barge being that the said Chatirbox was selling beer and opeiting without a license. N. Dunbar Lewis Juried Sunday rominent Country Merchant And Citizen of Brunswick Passed At Home Near Mill Creek William Dunbar (Dun) Lewis, idely known merchant citizen of te Mill Creek Baptist church ommunity, died at his home Friay night following a long period f ill health, although he had only een seriously ill for a short time receeding his death. Mr. Lewis as 69 years of age, was a sucessful farmer and country merhant. With many relatives throughut Brunswick county and south astern North Carolina, his near(Continued on Page 2) I i " I Most Of The New? Ail The Time $1.50 PER YEA! 9 Storm Off-Shore j Brought Rains To Very Dry Area Very Little Rain Had Fallen In This Section Of County Since April, And ; Tuesday's Downpours Were Welcomed !i LOCAL YOUTH SHOCKED BY LIGHTNING FLASH j Home Of Mrs. Bussells Struck By Bolt But Not Damaged, One Of The Occupants Received Slight Shock - ' With newspapers and the radio (| full of warnings to small craft on '1 Saturday, Sunday and Monday, it appeared that the lower North f Carolina coast might have somB | rather stiff winds as a result of \ the hurricane which was reported ij coming out of the Bahamas Sat- jit urday morning and heading thia f' way. ^ B In spite of the warnings, shrimp '5| boats and other fishing craft went r,| out as usual Monday morning and J many put in a full day's work; j although the ocean got rough in the afternoon. Monday evening 'j the weather bureau ordered the J storm flags lowered, announcing U that the storm had apparently ,f' moved out to sea. - 13 Tuesday at noor. the first after- ;j math of the storm offshore came jin a heavy thunder and rainstorm^ J;; Except for light showers, this was tithe first rain in the Southport area since April. It is understood Hi that something like an inch and a jj|! half of rain fell in about 20 mln- '> utes. Owing to the dry. ess of plowed lands very little of this 'j water soaked in thro< n the * covering of dust. Anothe heavy rain came late in the evening. During the storm, lightning i 1 struck the residence of Mrs. I. B. Busseils and Skippy Stiller, who jj; makes his home with her, was ! l [severely snocKeu. it is unuersiooq j he was knocked unconscious for a short time. Some damage was also | done by the lightning to electric wiring about town. City Engineer Harry Aldridge and a crew of helpers had this damage repaired j in short order. Repots that have been received from various points in the county indicate that fairly general rains fell yesterday and last night. I Some farming sections were badly ' in need of this rain for crops. Miller Hotel Is I Sold To Oliver 1 jf $ I j Mr. And Mrs. Davis Dis*' pose Of Old Hotel Prop- iy erty; Plan To Open It Iq j A Few Days The Miller Hotel, owned and operated for many years by Mr. fij and Mrs. D. M. Davis, who acquired it from Mrs. Davis' father, L. tj Miller, who built it, was sold last week to J. S. Oliver, of Southport. Mr. Oliver states he hopes to open for business by the end of 8 this week. The interior of the f building is being cleaned up and painted and painting of the out- 1 side will follow in short orddr. re There may be some substantial J changes a little later. Mr. Oliver and his family will Jo continue to reside in the Wood- i? side apartment across the street, j from the hotel. It is understood (Coi.unuvd on page ?) | Ration Pointers ( , CANNING SUGAR jjti Sugar stamp No. 40 good ?of jj [five pounds of canning sugar uiv ? 1 til February 28, 1945. Apply to lo- ffl cal boards for supplemental fa- i, tions. FUEL OIL I Period four and five fuel Oil coupons good through September jl 30. During October unused coupons may be exchanged at rationing boards for new 1944-45 heating season coupons. B; GASOLINE A-10 coupons now valid and will expire August 8. MEATS AND FATS w. Red A8 through Z8 (Book 4) i now valid at 10 points each, for use with tokens. j PROCESSED FOODS 'l Red A8 through Z8 and A5 (Book 4) now valid at 10 point* each, for use with tokens. SHOES Airplane stamp No. 1 and No. 2 (Book 3) valid indefinitely. SUGAR Sugar stamps No. 30, No. 81 and No. 32 (Book 4) good for fhro pounds of sugar each indefinitely. -,>t J Rationing rules now require Ont every car owner write his licepM number and state in advance oft all gasoline coupons in his posse*> * sion. y*; 1 ?