I | The Pilot Covers jjrunswick County g~NO. FIFTEEN ^XoTIT Battem Arrested; | ailed To Comply , Bjth Court Order House Keeper At BjJjvassa Had Been Or^ jered By Superior Court ^ j0 Remain Out Of Council)' K . HEARD ^ ? HERE THIS WEEK ^ ve Defendants Required ^ V', p..-. Fines Of Fifty ^ Dollars And Costs, I Many Smaller Mat Heard jfjtli li case set for a hear- ( iveeks from now, Charley ? land man, was arrest- n ; for failing to ? ';v with a court order of two j ' At that time, in lieu ? sentence he was order-'c j leave the county for two t] The period of his probation 11] H ver a few days ago but he' to have frequently been V jt his eld haunts during the ? :.vo years. Just a day or two :iod of probation ex- ?' Kj Deputy Sheriff H. L. Wil- " am-sted him near Navassa. ivr. of cases confronted f, " ! u" 13 ird \fr?nris?x* Thf? JW ? J' I K:es show the following busi- p L ha!, lied duiing the day: j j, yx: Bianey, trespass, judg- F E: suspended on the defendant ji::c restitution in the sum of G fi.i'ta C. W. Harvel and pay- L [ cost 5. il k Hardy, speeding, judgment it ended on payment of a fine I 515.00 and costs. I _ am Pool improper brakes,' nt suspended on payment | er Wiggins, reckless opera-1 speeding, judgment sus- j on payment of a fine of I and costs ' je Arnold Chestnut, drunk-1 vir.g, judgment suspended ! , rent of a fine of $50.00 and > LeRoy Russ, transporte Thompson, possession, t suspended on payment S re of $15.00 and costs, re Hewett, Rudolph Bryson Fullwood, Jas. B. Full'leeland Bryant and Lloyd S d, destroying property, t Lee Long, reckless operaigment suspended on paya fine of $25.00 and costs, i White, no operators judgment suspended on t of costs. ^ H. Holmes, no operators \v continued. tl :s Hill, transporting, con- w o February 19th. n hardson carrying concealrons, judgment suspended I $ nent of a fine of $50.00' b Brown, disorderly and us- J ri >fane language in public ir flo-mnnf cncnnnrloH r?n nflV. ! VV I (Cojfnued on Page Four) H n Brief JVews j; I Flashes ? UVES FOR HAWAII T. E Gore, of Shallotte, is f, Thursday for Pearl Har where he has been assigned 5, as a fireman on a govern- s( MV-im m. H. Rourk of the U. 11 I Medical Corps, who is c, ^Pjitoned with the Headquarters Sl ?i^pws at Miami Beach, Flu., is e( a 30 days leave at his ir |^T ' at Myrtle Beach and with n, gWflves at .Shallotte. Dr. Rourk i j fBj been in the service three p and had several months j ;t. .NViv Guinea. W? TO THE .NAVY ( k: i Harry White, of Shalare to leave this week to ^PJn i-r iaty with the Navy, s the son of Mr. and Mrs. White and Harry is the _ *K- ' ^r' anci Mrs' White. I ' |^P~ families already have a eon I fclONs vs TEACHER -f- Elvi; Ann Lowe has reHF't' ber position as teacher in P V. grade at the Waccamaw L 'n order to be with her s< bt;.-s Zelma McDaniels, of jir S C., has taken her O "" w'ih one of the first grad- ^ Hj. n I "IN<- PARENTS n H E. Hickman, serving J K., medical corps at a hos- S Kj . '' Temple, Texas, is spend- r< oys at home with his 81 K." s M> and Mrs. H. M. Hick- ] >? HjJ.<he Hickman's Cross iw r t0'oi .unity, near Shallotte. I y, ^ . 'v | TH1 Col. John C. 1 Now In Hospit Officer Who Brought Thousands Of Soldiers To The Brunswick Coast While At Fort Bragg Writes To Friends VAS TWICE DECORATED' FOR HIS BRAVERY lets French Croix de Guerre And Bronze Star For His Military Operations Against The Germans Of the many officers who rained at Fort Bragg and Camp ; >avis during the past few years I ? one became better known in irunswick county than Colonel ohn C. Butner, Jr., of Fort Bragg, (efore and after war broke out ! tolonel Butner brought several housand men from all states to, lie ccast of Brunswick county on [ reek-end and other trips. I. He frequently declared that i: l.unswick county life was good t nough for him and he added his ? itention of coming here and f ettling down to make his home, a s soon as he could retire from i tie service. Colonel Butner is now in a hos- t ital in England. He participated' Y 1 all of the struggles in Eastern t 'ranee, the seige of Metz, and s lien the fighting right on into a lermany and to the Siegfried h me, wnicn ne describes as be- n 1 g, "A Damned sight worse than t : has ever been described to be." i i Writing Andrew Parker, a last-' County Over Drive; Report; ?? larly Reports Show That! 1 Quota Has Been Doubled With More Areas Still Unheard From OUTHPORT PASSES THE QUOTA FOR ENTIRE COUNTY ichools Cooperated In Putting Over Drive For Infantile Paralysis Fund According to W. R. Lingle, ounty Chairman for the Infantile aralysis drive for funds, Bruns'ick has already gone far over te quota which was assigned ith only Southport and Waccalaw giving full reports. Though the county quota was $526.00, a total of $1,574.21 has een turned in to Mr. Lingle to ate. Of this amount, $776.34 was lised in Southport. Broken down ito smaller amounts, the total ras raised as follows: $196.46 by the Southport Com-j liltee, headed by Mrs. E. J. Pre-! atte and composed 01 xviiss cuueth Gilbert, Mrs. * S. B. Frink, I Irs. C. Ed. Taylor, and Miss Jo- ^ sphine Moore. $13.40 by Mrs. L. C. Fergus at le hospital. $76.17 by the Amuzu Theatre. $412.63 by the Southport c chool. $77.68 by the Brunswick Counts Training School. The Waccamaw School sent in I 451.47. Miss Elizabeth Murray) jnt $5.00 from Calabash and the' .ntioch church community raised! 8.10. The small colored schools' l the county reported $36.30. I? The report from Shallotte is in-1 ' Dmplete as only a portion of the :hool has sent in the funds raisi Guy McKeithan, who helped' , i the Shallotte community could j ot be reached this morning. y herefore the $297.00 reported by1 ^ rincipal Heniy Stone this morn-j (Continued on Page 2) L 2pl. Audie Phelps J German Prisoner \ e 'arents Of Supply Soldier o Receive Card From Their 11 Son Who Is A Prisoner , v Of War In German Camp | I v Last November 13 the War De- b artment advised Mr. and Mrs. R. j11 u Phelps of Supply that their a an, Cpl. Audie Phelps, was miss-jv ig in action in Holland since ] * ictober 29. j * It is understood that since then ja Ir. and Mrs. Phelps had heard j othing from the War Depart-11 lent regarding their son. On anuary 29th the parents were reatly relieved in mind by the 11 jceipt of a card, direct from their ? an. He advised that he was be- 2 lg held a Prisoner of War, some- * 'here in Germany. P (Continued on page 2) est; A Good 4-PAGES TODAY Butner Cited; I :al In England '"+**** gigjumnm \ 1 |B /MI Sk Ik L; J> n ng friend whom he made during ja lis many trips to the coast near1S ihallotte, Colonel Butner says that'v le was flown out of Germany in s i hospital plane to the hospital tl n England as a result of a ^ slight" contusion from a big one, t; hat burst right outside of a! t! louse in which he was. Acute s ironchitis set in and he was not P iure that they would do with him i] is the doctors did not seem to e lave yet found the answers. If(A ie can be cured he will go back to | n he front, if he cannot be cured i b t will be back to the States and . ~ ^ H (uonunuea on 4; ^ t )uota In Polio l L. n s Incomplete ? lc p Urges Caution In Use Of Dynamite | Farmers all over Brunswick are using dynamite as a labor savor for the blasting out . of ditches and stumps. Pink 1 Mooney, well known young farmer of the Supply community is now advising his Neighbors to be careful of how they use the stuff. z< A few days ago Mr. Mooney h was getting acquainted with n the use and power of dyna- tl mite. Desiring to blow a ditch e near Mt. Pisgah church, he ti placed a good sited charge ti and set it off. Hie resulting a explosion rocked the church 1 with the result that eighteen window panes were shattered c and the whole church, inside and out, was splattered with F mud a nd debris. Mr. Mooney has since been engaged in re- I pairing windows and cleaning out the church. ti stuck To Post In " Bitter fighting 7, i ^ igt. Walter Jones Givenl Citation For Maintaining !n Operations During Criti- j, cal Fighting With Jap- n anese d o Sgt. Walter F. Jones, a tech- u ician with the Army, has been t< warded the Bronze Star Medal, or heroic action under fire while . erving in the Pacific. He is a on of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Jones f Southport. He enlisted in the irmy over four years ago and ,'as with the troops in Honolulu ,-hen the Japanese attacked Pearl larbor. Sgt. Jones returned from the i Pacific just before Christmas and1 ince Christmas he has had his | irst leave to come home and visit[ is parents in over four years. \vo weeks ago at the conclusion! f his visit home he reported at n Army camp in Oklahoma. He xpects to have five or six months f duty in the States before reurning to the field of active serice. n Mailed to him at Southport this ii reek, and the letter being opened F y his parents, was the citation f' otice. He made no mention of the w ction spoken of in the citation s ,'hile he was on his visit home, c le was a radio operator with the tl 'ield Artillery. The citation reads s follows: tl "Technician Fourth Grade Wal- e er F. Jones 7083414, Field Artil- ti ?ry U. S. Army: b For meritorious service in con- 1 ection with military operations o perations against the enemy on o 5 July, 1944, on Tiniam, M. I. u is a radio operator with a liaison ti arty from?Corps Artillery to It (Continued on Page 4) jb _ ? f VTE News paper I Southport, N. C., VV Miss Norfleet Resigns Post As Home Agent das Served Brunswick Over Two Years And Made A Very Capable Home Ag-1 ent; Resignation Due To Approaching Marriage HISS CORNIE GREEN SOUGHT AS SUCCESSOR bounty Commissioners Notifying Former Shallotte Teacher Of The Vacancy At the meeting of the board of, ounty commissioners on Monday, I liss Elizabeth Norfleet, who has1 erved Brunswick county for omething over two years as lome Demonstration Agent, ten-1 ered her resignation. It is unerstood that it takes effect this; reek. Miss Norfleet plans to be larried shortly. Her resignation was accepted nd at a suggestion from Miss itanton, the district agent who /as present at the meeting, a reolution was passed instructing i he secretary ex-office to notify I fiss Corine Green, who formerly aught in the Shallotte school, that! here is a vacancy. It is under-; tood that Miss Green has been I tanning to apply for the position; T the event Miss Norfleet resignd. Her appointment to succeed liss Norfleet will probably be fiade at the next meeting of the oard. Beside the above matter, the londay' meeting of the board was aken up with handling a number f tax matters. In one or two intances property owners were noified that their delinquent taxes rust be straightened out at once r acion would be aken. The board also passed a motion rstructing the keeper of the ounty home to see that no tres-1 assing is allowed on the county ome property. ^hristman Will ; Be In County *hief Zone Deputy To Assist Taxpayers At Three Points In County Raymond D. Christman, chief one deputy of the Wilmington lajor Zone of the Internal Reveue Department, announces that re following income tax itinerry will be observed for assisting axpayers of Brunswick County, d prepare their returns for 1944 nd their estimated returns for 945: February 19?Southport, in the ounty tax office. February 20?Supply, in the 'arm Agent's office. February 21?Shallotte, in the 'ost Office. Deputies will be in the Wilmingon office, located at No. 14 Priness Street, from February 26j rrough March 15. At each of the points named dequate deputies will be station-j d on dates mentioned to assist! ixpayers with their income tax eturns. The service is rendered1 'ithout cost to the taxpayer. Mr. Christman emphasizes the] ecessity for ail taxpayers desirlg such service to have statelents of income and business deuctions ready when they call up-1: n deputies. The law itself req-, ires everyone to maintain a sys;m of records throughout the : (Continued on Page Four) I fcpjOur W. B. KEZLAH Unless it is the Selective Board; 0 war-time organization comes j 1 for as much criticism as the O. | A. In addition to the appeals jr stamps for legitimate uses to rhich the board gives every rea-j onable consideration, there is a ontinuous flim-flam barrage with j lie O. P. A. the victim. Illustrating a case in point; tiis past week a Gypsy approach- > d the O. P. A. with a hard luck | lie. She claimed to have several I abies, the youngest still in arms. I "hey lived in a trailer and the nly means of cooking food was| n a gas stove. For several days' /ithout gas, she had been having; i feed those babies on raw be-, igna and cheese .and now the aby was sick. ?..| A POR' n A Good Co ednesday, February 7 In The Pacific Sag: bKh : ; "HP J?#! ^-j*m " ' * ' i ? 1&- $T DAN EARLY WELLS, B. M. 1C, the son of Mrs. W. M. Wells and the late Mr. Wells, of Southport, has been in the Coast Guard three years after graduating at the Southport high school, he attended State College, entering the service on January 18, 1942. He served in the east, ashore and afloat until September, 1944. A! that time he went to the Southwest Pacific in the area of New Guinea. Recently he was transferred from a supply ship to a receiving station, where he is Master of Arms. Shallotte Man D_ Jl? X1T J?J DdUiy TY UU11UCU Adjutant General's Office Reports Serious Wounding Of Sergeant Clyde E. Stanley In France Sgt. Clyde E. Stanley, Shallotte man and son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Stanley, was seriously wounded in action in France or January 14, according to a telegram received by the parents from the Adjutant General's office last week. The message stated he was receiving treatment in a hospital ai d that further advices regarding nis condition would follow. Finishing his studies at the Shallotte High school, Sgt. Stanley entered the service at the age of 18 and has seen much active service during the 17 months since then. He served in North Africa, was at Anzio in Italy and France. He is the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley. They have one daughter who is finishing her studies at the Shallotte high 3chool this year. His father is a veteran of the first world war and served in the same sector of France in which the son was wounded. Southporter On The Bunker Hill Pharmacist Mate Served On Carrier That Distinguished Itself In First Battle Of The Philippines; Now At Home With over four years of service in the Navy to his credit, Pharmacist Mate 1-c Leo Orenstein got some of his early naval training at the Section Base here. While here he met and married Miss Gilda Arnold, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Arnold. (Continues on page 41 WING t Reporter She further avered she was now living near Southport in the trailer, that her daughter was to worli for people in town. They'd have to have gas to cook for the babies. Sorry for her Snd following the rules, the board issued her 60 gallons of gas. This country has not yet reached the stage where babies must live on raw meat for want of gas to cook. With her precious stamps the woman had hardly left the O. P A. office before another came in, There had evidently been a mixup as to whom would work the flim-flam on the O. P. A. while others operated about town. This second woman told an identical tale with that of the first. Ir Continued on page two ' - >~ r pil mmunity '71945 i Co-Defend Now Fac< Charge Mrs. Rosenbaum j|~ To Head Annual Red Cross Drive County Quota Is $6,200.00 j This Year, Some Less I f Than Last Year's Quota ' J DRIVE TO BE HELD THROUGHOUT MARCH Full List Of Workers And Their Leaders Will Be * Made Public When ! Completed Miss Annie May Woodside, j county chairman of the Red Cross, announced yesterday that the 1945 War Fund goal for Brunsjwick County will be $6,200.00 and ! at the same time announce the | appointment of Mrs. M. M. Rosenbaum of Shallotte as county ! chairman for the drive. This drive, which will take ' place during the month of si March, is the annual war-time pa - a. I appeal tor lunas 10 carry on mc ur (varied work of the Red Cross. I. I The National goal has been in- ha I creased this year because of the ov j increasing demands being made ne for the type of work being done re | by the Red Cross on the battle- fp fronts. The Brunswick quota, how- tic j ever, is somewhat less than last [year and should be reached in r j short order. r Plans are already underway to ' j organize the county for the drive. . The names of area and township i chairmen will be made public . when the list has been completed. Si i Among First To Hit The Beach m ru Bolivia Soldier With First Ai I Of MacArthur's Troops ex In Invasion Of The Phil- na ippines; Praise The Na- ad tives Jo When General MacArthur El launched his invasion to retake w the Philippines from the Japanese, a Brunswick county b?y. Ge Sgt. S. G. Johnson, of Bolivia, Fl hit the beach just 35 minutes aft- QS 1 er the first American landed. Writing his parents, Mr. and C Mrs. Thad Johnson of Bolivia, Rt. a 1 1, Sgt. Johnson says that the Philippines were terribly glad to see the Yanks. When the Japs first captured the islands they promised the natives everything N under the rising sun. As time went by, instead of keeping their pledges they robbed them of everything, including food and clothing. The two or three years of Japanese rule of the Philippines has e(j been more than enough for the w< natives. They are now fighting mi wholeheartedly with the Ameri- si cans and their help has been in- vv: valuable in the march on Manila. si( Sgt. Johnson's wife and child live ws in Baltimore. She is the former pe Miss Fannie Lee Boulware of Co- de lumbia, S. C. 26 Ready To Start ?' On New Church da et The Congregation Of New cil Brittian Church Preparing To Start On Hand- V some New Home Of Wor- ^ ship At Freeland Considerable material has already been placed at New Britian Baptist church, Freeland. Actual jO construction work on the new, 1 building is to start in the very near future, according to David Ross, Freeland man who was in 1 town yesterday. The church is to be erected on ; the same site as the old one. It Pc i is to be of cinder block construe- w( , | tion and will be both handsome U. : [ and commodious. It is hoped to ha i have it completed and ready for wl i worship by this fall. of i At Soldier Day, near the Ash;th postoffice, the Waccamaw town- is ship Baptists started a very hand-ita : some new brick and tile church 19 , several weeks ago. For the pastjth , three months, work on this struc-j ture has been held up awaiting!7 i the receipt of essential materials, j th i It is understood that this needed jtu i material will arrive soon and ef-jha 1 forts will be made to push the ta i construction work to completion I to before the fall months. 1 OT $1.50 PER YEA* PUBLJ ant In Nc js Serioui In Bruns Lt. Spears jam. i ^ v 2nd LT. SIMMS MEMO! 'EARS, who has been spendi: irt of his 30-day leave with 1 icle and aunt. Capt. and Mrs. Davis, in Southport. Lt. Spea s just completed 35 missio er Germany as bombardier-gu r-navigator of a Flying Fo: ss. He wears the air medal wi /e clusters and Presidential Cil >n. light Men Go To The Servic mall Squad Of White M? Leave Tuesday Mornir For Induction Into T1 Armed Service Eight Brunswick county whi en are to leave Tuesday, Fe ary 13th, for induction into t rmy. All passed their physi< aminations some time ago. T imes of the men and their hoi dresses are as follows: Henry Foster McKeithan, As seph Carson Brooks, Shallot! nest Clarence Edwards, As illiam Alex Scoggins, Lelar irman Curis Bellamy, Suppl orge Herman Autry, Southpoi ed L. Roland, Shallotte; Thoi Alton Stanley, Supply. rank Clemmons Dies At Suppl inety-Two-Year-Old Res dent Of Brunswick Coui ty Succumbs To The Ii firmities Of Age I Home At Supply A report of a death that reac us too late for publication la :ek was that of Frank Clei ons, 92-year-old resident of t ipply community. Mr. Clemmo is a farmer and a life-long i lent of Brunswick county. 1 is well Known and greatly r( cted in his community. I ath occured on Friday, J ? th. He is survived by his wido rs. Henrietta Clemmons, and ree sons and two daughters, the Supply community. Funeral services were held Su y, Jan. 28, at Silent Grove cei cry. Rev. Tom Johnson was arge of the services. tills Are Taken In Northwes fficers Get Three 100-Ga Ion Affairs And Mar Barrels Of Mash In Rait In Upper Section Of TI County Since January 16th Rui iliceman O. W. Perry, of Nort :st township, assisted by A. Officers Winsljw and Gri s destroyed three 100 gall liskey stills in various sectio Northwest township. Throu e activities of these officers understood that more stills w< ken in Northwest township 44 than in all of the rest e county put together. In one of the three recent rai barrels of mash were taken w e still. On another they ct red 14 barrels and the largi .ul resulted in 21 barrels bei ken. The bootleggers are si maintain an elaborate systi continued on page four if'nuZ".' > V Most of The News All The Time SHED EVERY WEDNESDAY >ted Case s Criminal wick Court * _______ -|W. C. Ward, Who was Accused Of Conspiracy In Willie Flowers Ward ? Drowning Case Arrested On Criminal Assault Charges WILMINGTON WOMAN HIS ALLEGED VICTIM . 1 At Hearing Monday Night Magistrate M. El. Chinnis Bound Him Over To Next Term Of Brunswick County Superior Coui-t W. C. Ward, a co-defendant with Willie Flowers Ward, of Tabor City, in an alleged attempt at the biggest insurance swindle ever perpetiated in this section of the state, is a prisoner ii the New Hanover county jail. He is being held without bond on a charge of criminal attack upon a young Wilmington married woman. "The alleged offense was committed in this county Sunday ir.orning. LY It is alleged that Ward went ng to the home of the ycung woman lis in Wilmington and forced her to ? -a ? ??% -idth him A PpnrH J.jgCC 1I11U a Ull Wil... H4IM -- _ :rs mg to information ho drove the ns car to a house res r Shallotte, in- where the alleged attack took rt- place. Afterwards he took her th' sack to Wilmington and is rea ported to have told Iier that be would kill her if she reported the affair. The woman promptly reported the affair to officers and Ward was arrested by Wilm .ngton police 0 Sunday night. They proceeded on a charge of assault, based on the fact that he was alleged to have in forced her into his car in Wil- ? ig mington. The criminal assault le 1 charges were preferred soon afterwards by Rural Policeman O. W. Perry, of Northwest township. | ite Ward was given a hearing on the :b- criminal assault charges by . t he Magistrate M. B. Ohinnis, of Le- I ,al land, Monday night, and was or- i he dered held for the rext term of J ne Brunswick Superior Court. lh. On May 11, 1941, Willie Flowpliers Ward, prominent resident of h I Tabor City, was allegedly drown- jd d!ied while on a fishing trip to Cal- I abash in the lower part of -t^iai ? N county. He was accompanied to '1 Calabash on this trip by W.~C. U Ward and another Tabor City man. They gave the alarm, saying that Willie Flowers Ward had fl gone alone in a small boat and that it had overturned with him. Oak Island C'oastguardsmen jl V from Southport spent weeks at * i Little River and Calabash, en- J . [deavoring to recover the body. With I the body not founc. one insurance fij n" | company paid Mrs. Willie Flowers I n- Ward $43,000.00 for the death of I M her husband, this payment being m made on the testimcny of W. C. i Ward and his companion that they II h- saw Willie Flowers Ward drown. fj ist There was considerable more || n-1 insurance held in other companies jfj ne and payment on tins was reiuscu, ns the companies not biing satisfied I e-lof the death of W:llie Flowers 1 rle Ward. -I ;s- In September, five months after lis J the alleged drowning, Willie Flow- Tl j| Ration Pointer* | J PROCESSED FOODS BLUE STAMPS X-5, Y-5, Z-5 A-2, B-2 . . 1 |s now valid . . . expire March' 31. C2-, D-2, E-2, F-2, G-2 . . . now valid . . . expire April I ,1 28. || H-2, J-2, K-2, L-2, M-2 . . . now valid . . . expire June 2. MEATS AND FATS l'- RED STAMPS ?y Q-5, R-5, S-5 . . . now valid Js ... expire March 31. ?e T-5, U-5, V-5, W-5, X-5 ... now valid . . . expire April 28. % Y-5, Z-5, A-2 B-2, C-2, D-2 " al ... now valid . . . expire h- June 2. I T. SUGAR ly, Sugar Stamp No. 34 . . .. on good for five pounds . . . exns pires Feb. 28. gh Sugar Stamp No. 35 . . J. 1 it good for five pounds . . . exire ' phes June 2. in SHOES of Airplane Stamps No. 1, Not 2 and No. 3 now good. I ids FUEL OIL ] Ith Period 4 and 5 coupons from ! ip- last season, Periods 1, 2, 3, 4- ij ;st and 5 from this season . . J ng all valid for 10 gallons each. > lid GASOLINE em A-14 coupons valid through 1 March 21. -1

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