(e Pilot Covers insvvick County 10. SIXTEEN NO. 2 , e Docket | ird Monday By Recorder ' bile Law Violations i ed Majority Of : And Many Defend- < iot Off With Pay-|" Of Costs 3 iFENDANT HELD ! SUPERIOR COURT J With Deadly Weasults In Negro Be- J aund Over To Su- , or Court Under 300.00 Bond , docket, considering the < folks are supposed to J g, greeted Judge Johni here Monday morning, i to some cases that had! v,n carried over from previous! sessions of the court, there wasi r oven -'0 new matters to be' yard. pio most serious offense was : (harping Hilbert Stanley.: resident of Longwood, with jjsajlt with deadly weapon with -.to kill upon the person of1 IV. 0. Smith, white resident of *, >?: !(- community. Smith was .truck over the head with a blackiicl! allegedly in the hands of . 3? negro. The injuries caused:' k to bo confined to his bed for I ;ro weeks Judge Ward found i stable cause for binding Stanv r to Superior Court under i - " of $300.00. The minutes of the court show - f. owing other cases as com"E up during the day: ; s Fields, no operators li- , : v\ judgment suspended on pay- . o: a fine of $15.00 and costs, j j Lucille Hewett. no operators j( - judgment suspended on j payment of costs. j, I McNeil, improper brakes,^ ;.:;-:icnt suspended on payment ( (f costs. tor: dius Moore, no operators , capias and continued. ( Jeremiah Silver, improper brak- , es. judgment suspended on pay- , stent of costs. , Jennie Rhoda Heatuh. speeding, j (trunued to April 23rd. j Robinson, improper brak u lgment suspended on payner.t of costs. E I. Holmes, improper brakes, . nt suspended on payment 'f costs. I Rufus Curmon Arnold, improper "ikes, judgment suspended on payment of costs. | L. H. Stanley, improper brak,1'J igment suspended on pay-1 J.er.t of costs. L E Warters, no operators cense, judgment suspended on ] ojyir.ent of costs and defendant ordered to get his drivers license, j iContinued on page 2) \~BriefNews i Flashes marine returns Marine Private First Class McXdl Phelps, brother of Mrs. Grade Coleman, of Bolivia, has retsrr.ed from the Pacific and is Mw on furlough. A rifleman with the Sixth Ma' ".? Division, he served on Guam Guadalcanal, and Emirau Island. I The 23-year-old Leatherneck ( enlisted July 8, 1940. i 7- ( home on leave i Following more than two years j ?hice in the Central Pacific j " th the Naval Air Force, with 1 P'rt of the time being spent! I ;c>ard a cruiser. Leonard M. j ^svis. M M., returned to the' ] -ates several days ago and is i "v spending 30 days here with i ns parents. Mr. and Mrs. D. M. ^vis He had not been home! I Wee September, 1942, when he! i to begin his training at Nor- i fck. li AT LEYTE ! J W. White, SOM 3-c, son of *r ar.fi Mrs. John W. White, Sr., ' Shallotte, is serving on the S.S. Convngham and during the -vasif.n off Leyte his ship played 1 notable part. Shortly after this Svasion Homer Bigart, a war ' ' ' pendent aboard one of the ' 3trcyer3 that, took part in the -tt i Pre-School Clinic Friday, April 201 Friday of this week, April 2 las been designated, as pre-schc ;linic day, at the Southpo school, beginning at 9:00 M. At this aour and day it rrged that parents send to tl school all children who will sligible to enter for the first tin lext September who will be s rears old on or before October L945, should attend the clinl Such children living in the cou :ry will be allowed to ride tl school buses on the above day. Under the State Law all ch iren entering the first grade mu ae immunized against diptheri vhooping cough and small po rhis work may be done at tl school on April 20, by family ph sicians, or at the County Heal Dffice. Shallotte Man Guarded F. D. R While He Slep Veteran Sailor Feels Kee Sense Of Personal Loss 1 The Death Of His Con mander-In-Chief Las Week SERVING ON DESTROYE WAS ASSIGNED GUAR Chief Frink Brings Con plete Little Library And Full Sized Flag To Shallotte School From Honolulu Probably there are few Brur wick county service men who ft i keener sense of personal loss the death of President Roosevt Jian Chief Ralph Frink, of She lotte. The Chief spent 4 yea with the U. S. Marines and June he will round out 16 yea >f service with the Navy. Prior to the war, Chief Frii ,vas assigned the honorable du )f guarding President Roosevell stateroom while he slept on a N iral vessel during one of his crui is. Despite his many years service, the Shallotte man nature ly feels that the duty of guar ng the president while he sle was one of his greatest honors. The Chief is a brother of fori ;r County Commissioner Sa Frink. His wife is the form Miss Catherine Ludlum, daught 3f Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Ludlui jf Shallotte. The couple have tv sttractive children, Ralph, J rnd Carol. The Chief has just r turned to duty after a 30-di leave at Shallotte with the far ly. Coming home from Honolul where he has spent his most r :ent period of service, Chief Frii Drought the Shallotte school :omplete small library. It contai rolumnes for each grade, rangii from the 1st to the 12th. He a urougru nome una preseruea the school a full size Americi flag. Lion's Club Has Second Meetin: Members Begin Ambitioi Program For The Bette ment Of Southport The newly organized Lior Club met on Tuesday in the Tri ity church annex where the ladi jf the Woman's Division had pr pared luncheon for them. E. 1 McEachern, president of the c ionization, was in charge of t Pusiness discussion which w held. Three guests were present: R? Paul Curruth. Rev. O. K. Ingra: and Lion Clawsun from the W mington Club. J. B. Hewett donated a rabl to the club to be given at ea meeting to the last member rrrive for the luncheon. The u fortunate member is required carefully tend the rabbit until t lext meeting when it is pass an to the last one to arrive that meeting. Following a motion of Lion M Eachern it was decided th members would be allowed to ? tend the luncheons jls they a iressed for their work. It is ho ma Up the meetinrs very i CU iv _ w formal. The club went on record as c sponsoring: the Cub Scout tro in Southport. Faul Fodale discussed sevei matters of community impro\ ment and urged all members attend the citizens meetings whi are being held this week for t purpose of nominating city aide men and a mayor. He stress that more citizens should ta! an active interest in matters ;ity government. The club also endorsed pla for an eye clinic to be held t (continued on page two^ IE Sit A Good 4-PAGES TODAY h Lieutenant Bry; ? Officer Of Ne 21 ' ?. .1is Recently Commissioned Ship! tie j Joins Great Fleet As f be Mover Of Material ne | ix BRYANT HAS SEEN M ACTION IN PACIFIC lc.1 "" Was Recently In Southport ; Visiting Wife ...1 Here 11 I st J Lt. Preston L. Bryant, who has % ' I recently been at home on leave, | ' ' i has assumed his duties as execu- J 6 i tive officer of the U. S. S. Pon- j ^! totoc, AK 20ff, which was only \ i recently commissioned. | Lt. Bryant saw action at Tar- | awa, Eniwetok, and Saipan, in his | ! nineteen months of AK duty in a [ the Pacific. His wife, the former | | Miss Irene Woodside, lives in j | | Southport. I * j The Pontotoc is a new type | tj cargo vessel and was commissioned in New Orleans. Commander G. D. Cooper, U. S. ,n N? Eighth Naval District War! [n Officer, placed the vessel in com- j sl mission, and turned over com-! b( j mand of it to Lieut. Comdr. C. | b, ' W. Lockard, for its "initial opera- j ^ tion" as one of the Navy's prime ! . j> movers of materiel. jw The ship, named in honor of or U Pontotoc Counties in Oklahoma re and Mississippi, was launched at si " Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, July 2, ia 1944; and was sopnsored by Mrs. D Lawrence H. Smith, Racine, Wis-j hi consin, National Legion Auxiliary' I ~ * Lt. Garrett Was "! h Invasion He in | rs ! Second Letter From Lt. I "Josh" Garrett Tejls Of' ik Operation At Pacific Isle ty fs NOW RESTING IN a-| PACIFIC PORT s;i . . ? Had Part In Action Which Raised Flag On . Suribachi Pl (Below is the second of two n letters received recently by mj Mrs. Sallie Garrett from her erj son, Lt. J. H. Garrett, known erJ here in Southport as "Josh.") m,j 21 March, 1945 vo My Dear Mother: 1 r" We have just "dropped our I e" I hook" in a harbor in the far Paiy|cific, and, believe me, we're glad n"! to be here, because it means that we will get some real, muchju': needed rest?the first in a long q j time. We have just returned from ; the Iwo Jima operations, which is a a far cry from our first port of ns' call?New Guinea?way last July, ^ and we've been gone a long time, so j too, which accounts for your not I *-? j hearing for so long a time. I m ..jj.i Day ^ the Iwo Jima invaIsion day) was 19 February, and, |PC ! as in the Luzon operations, we1 m j left our staging area well in ad-j ro | vance of "D" day, in company at ! with a goodly number of naval, nf j vessels of all types, arriving off < th 5 Jima several days prior thereto, pi j and immediately commenced a di is1 withering attack on the island, r. | from the sea and from the air, m ! softening it up for the Marines. Jm j Those brave Marines hit the beach of i's( right on schedule and brought hi n-1 glory to their Corps and to our | nc es Nation, but not witnout a ays 01 in e- bitter fighting and heavy casual- j M. ] ties. It is my guess that, as a re-1 ai ir- sul of this battle, there will be | T] he another verse added to "The Halls ai as|of Montezuma," some somewhere (Continued on Page 4) ? ? ' Stephen N. Mintz 2 Dies At Leland to n" i Weil Known Citizen Of to [ Northwest T o w n s h i p j h" Died Last Week In The ? t Bullock Hospital In Wilmington ! at Stephen N. Mintz, 74-year-old ( highly esteemed resident of North, |_ re West township, died in the Bui-! lock hospital in Wilmington on| n_ Tuesday of last week. He had of been in bad health for some time. I tii p_ Funeral services were held at'w Elah Baptist church, near Leland. th Thursday afternoon at three o'-jos ,aj clock. Rev. Walter Fhelps and p; ,e_ Rev. S. I. Mintz were in charge H t0!cf the sendees. Burial followed "t ch! at the Nelson cemetery at Leland. m ha He is survived by his widow, ,r_ Mrs. S. N. Mintz; two daughters, M ecj Mrs. M. L Douglas and Mrs. M. h< ke i S. Ganey, three sons, J. E Mintz, fi' of D E. Mintz, and D. N. Mintz; i w | three sisters, Mrs. Queen Benton, J at ?3'Mrs. Susan Roberts and Mrs. J. R. Ganey, iU of Leland; two broContinued on page two ft HE News paper Ii Southport, N. C., W< ant Executive w Cargo Boat m '^Jj^m ' K^R jijf^S ?8 ^Mpv jH Lt P. L. Bryant s i resident. Lieut. Comdr. Lockard, youthful I tipper of the cargo vessel, has :en in the Navy since 1940 and is served as commanding offi:r of an aircraft tender in both tlantic and Pacific waters. He as serving as executive officer i the USS THRUSH when, disgarding the menace of lurking ibmarines she towed the Braziln vessel, the SS COMMANANTE LYRA, into port after she id been torpedoed and shelled (Continued on 1'agc 3) : Tn Twn Tims 9 JLJLJL AfT V | IJLJLJLVi /rites Mother Revival Services Methodist Church A series of revival services is in progress at Trinity Methodist church this week. Services are being held nightly at 8 o'clock. The pastor, Kev. O. H. Hinson, is being sissisted by Rev. O. K. Ingram, of Wilmington. The public Is invited to attend the services. Vame Candidates Tomorrow Night andidates For Aldermen To Be Selected Thurs- ( day; Candidate For Mayor Friday Night For the purpose of nominating board of six aldermen, two from ich of the three wards, South>rt voters are being called to eet at the court house tomor>w night, Thursday, April 19th, 7 OA a'/I1/\O1/ . i . uu v/ ViivA^n, The following ni'ght, April 20, ley will again assemble for the irpose of nominating a candiite for the office of Mayor. Although he has made no stateent it is considered likely that tiyor John D. Eriksen will again fer for the office of Mayor. He is served five terms. No anluncement has thus far been ade of intention to oppose him. For Ward I the incumbents e W. E. Dosher and Robert (lompson. Neither has made any mouncement of intention to of(Continued on Page 4) W. B. KEZLAH We became involved in a bit ' argument Saturday. We men-1 oned to LeRoy Mints! Brunsick county soil conservationist, | tat we had the best field of its in the county, although the itch in question is a small one. e disputed the point by saying he best in the county except i ine." In the resulting argument Mr.1 intz made the proposition that > would come and look at my oat eld the first of this week and I ould go to Shallotte and look : his the first of next. At ittnhpisoMsithtniop ET TE At this point County Sodsou used a series of objections. It' I P0R1 n A Good Coi ;dnesday, April, 18,19 Woman's Club Flower Show Great Success Mrs. Harold St. George As General Chairman Directed Very Attractive Event PRIZES GIVEN BY ORTON NURSERY Tea Given By Club For Large Number Of Guests Who Attended Show The flower show sponsored by the Woman's club on Friday afternoon was a great success and was enjoyed by the large number of people who attended the show. Under the capable direction of Mrs. Harold St. George, the members of the club worked very hard and were rewarded by the many compliments on their achievement. The show was held this year in the Commur/ty club, and the more suitable surroundings made the show perhaps the most attractive ever. The display tables were arranged at each side of the main room and at the north end. In the center were the dining tables arranged with dishes. Coffee tables were utilized for the display of minatures, boudoir arrangements and coffee table arrangements. The mantle arrangement executed by Mrs. L. C. Fergus was a focal point for the room and the tea table, which was placed to the left of the front door, was uie scent: tu ueugiiLiui iufreshment provided for guests by the club. Prizes, donated by Orton Nursery through the kindness of Mr. Jim Ferger, were presented prior to the tea at 4:00 o'clock. Judges were Mrs. A. L. Lewis, Mrs. Bostic, and Mrs. Ferger. Presentation of prizes was made by Mrs. Helen Braguw and Mrs. St. George to the following: ClassI?Perfection of Bloom: (Continued on Page 2) 1945 Tax Rate Remains Same Gratifying Progress Being Made In Taking Care Of Indebtedness And Current Obligations According to the tentative budget, as approved Monday by the board of county commissioners, the tax rate in Brunswick for the year 1945 will remain the same as during the past several years, $1.60 on the hundred dollar valuation. While steady progress has been made and i^ still going forward in the matter of paying the county's oonaea luueuLeuiicss, uuuci u? refinancing plan, the board again deemed it wise not to make an effort toward a lower tax rate and running the risk of cutting down the gratifying rate at which the indebtedness is being met. In audition to taking care of the bonded indebtedness and all current expenses, this and the (Continued on Page 3) ?NOTICE? The Brunswick County Ration Board has announced that it will be necessary for ail persons to apply in person for their canning sugar. Registration will take place at all the county schools on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of next week with the exception of Leland school, where the days will be Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. WING Reporter was his contention that oats are maturing rapidly now, that to look nt one field one week and the other the next would not be a good basis for impartial judgment The field looked at last would have a full week's time in which to show more development. Everywhere throughout the United States, as soon as it was learned that the funeral services for President Roosevelt would take place between four and five o'clock Saturday afternoon, people quietly began preparations tc close all businesses as a memorial to the fallen leader. (Continued on page it) .OT \ $1.50 PER YEA* PUBL1SHE c County R< oss War Fu i I p sevelt's death By Brunswick c r pii nmunity '"5 Brunswick Red Cr< President Roo Memorialized t Various Schools Held Me-! morial Services For Departed Commander-inChief BOLIVIA DECREES 30 DAY MOURNING PERIOD Memorials Were Arranged And Given Without Waiting For The Nationwide Proclamation That Came From Washington The death of President Roosevelt last Thursday was spontaneously and generally memorialized Friday in the schools of Brunswick. This action was taken by the schools upon the reassembling of classes Friday morning. It is a distinct tribute showing the esteem in which the President was held in Brunswick and the grief that his death caused that the memorials in the schools and churches were instituted before proclamations had been issued throughout the nation. Friday morning Prof. W. R. Lingle announced in chapel at the Southport school the death of the Commande'r-in-chier. The announcement was followed a little later by an impressive memorial 1945 Sport Fis Is Now Gett Boy Scouts Will Aid Collection Boy Scouts of Troop No. 1 35 will collect used clothing on Monday, Tuesday and j Wednesday of next week for the United National Clothing Collection. School children are I j also helping with the collec| tion and there is rivalry between the various grades. There are boxes at each of i the churches in town and at the ration office. It is hoped that with this many methods of collection a large amount of used clothing may be accumulated. All serviceable clothing is welcome and articles especially desired are shoes, overcoats, jackets, and bankets. I Mrs. Jane Arnold i Dies At Bolivia jWas Widow Of Late Fred Arnold, Widely Known Citizen Of The Bolivia Section Who Died Several Years Ago * Mrs. Jane Arnold, widow of the late Fred Arnold, well known resident of the Bolivia community, died at the home of her son, Floyd Brittain, on Friday. Her death followed an extended illness. Funeral services were held at Antioch Baptist church Saturday afternoon with Rev. E. W. Pate in charge. Burial followed in the | Lebanon church cemetery, near | Winnabow. Surviving, in addition to Mr. t Brittain, is another son, Charles j Arnold, of Bolivia, and one daughJ ter, Mrs. Woodrow Johnson of | Danville, Va. Nine grandchildren and six great grandchildren also (Continued on Page Four) Men Are Called For Examination Twenty Five Colored Men Being Sent For Preinduction Examinations Thursday Morning j Twenty five colored' Brunswick ! county men are being called by i the Selective Service Board to i leave on April 19 for their prei induction physical examinations. I These men and their post office ! addresses are as follows: Daniel ! | C. Robinson, Leland; Clarence An> derson, Leland: John Howell Yeo[ man, Leland; Wm. Sidney Ferceil, Bolivia; Sylvester Waddell, Lie(Continued on Page Four) ylost of The News All The Time j ;D EVERY WEDNESDAY i iaches nd Quota inal Report Still Cannot Be Made As All Reports Are Not In HA1RMAN WAS IRS. W. M. ROSENBAUM arly Reports Were Discouraging To Workers Throughout County It "was with a great deal of ide that Mrs. M. M. Rosenbaum as able to announce Monday lat Brunswick County has gone rer it's quota of $6,200.00 in the ed Cross War Fund Drive conlcted in March. Early reports ere discouraging and Mrs. oscnbaum, as county chairman ! the drive asked that renewed forts be made in all parts of the runty to raise the quota which id been assigned. Workers have been untiring In leir efforts to see that the quota as raised and the figures arriv1 at on Monday were $6,242.20 his is not the final figure as ime sections still have not turn1 in their money. Some who tve already reported are underood to have more to add to their >tals. Indicative oi the determination lat Brunswick County should :ach her quota was the letter ceived this week from Lt. W. . Bomberger of New London, onn., who was formerly on the utter Campbell. Lt. Bomberger :nt a check the county chapter id enclosed the story which the ilot ran several weeks ago contxninnr Ihn arnnunl ?H 11 tr\ Ka IO J i?VIM hi J *J. 1 . I W. UcQueen of At.iajto, Ga. 4 . a ~ - time. Going out Saturday and delayed J in getting started by bad weather, Captain T. H. Watts and an p up state party caught an even 32 blues in a very short time. The next day,. Sunday, with another ? --- ** * ?- 1- ?An w I party, uic watts Doat look iuu | of the fighting fish. They were w I described as averaging two and | a half pounds in weight. H On Monday Captain Watts was;g I not much interested in parties. I I He loaded up his bluefish net, I .f went out and took 600 pounds of j ^ the blues. This catch was describ-; v ed as being like the fish taken If with the hook on the previous ^ day, all big fellows. From now on it can safely be said that the finest sport fishing " is in order along the Brunswick I coast. The blues and mackerel I will be here until about Decern- ber. And, according to subrosa reports from service men during the past three or four years, the big fellows ae out on the Gulf Stream all of the time. In years before war time restrictions put a crimp on fishing, the parties going to the stream usually continued operations until about Christmas. With restrictions now off it is likely that this and future years will see a wonderful development in sport fishing on the Brunswick coast. Delegates Attend Annual Meeting ' The bouthport Presbyterian church was represented by two delegates, Mrs. Eva Wolfe and Mrs. Clayton Hickman, at the fifty-seventh annual meeting of the : Woman's Auxiliary of the Wil| mington Presbytery on April 3 |and 4 The meeting was held at I St. Andrews Covenant church. Six other members of the Auxiliary .also attended. The highlight of Tuesday afternoon was the Eible ! Vsv*va> Wtp 1/ec T w Ik jet service. | to The students entered the; J chapel with organ music as a tli J background. A duet was rendered re by Misses Betty Todd Corlette and re Barbara Weeks. !R A prayer was given by Rev. C | Jerry Newbold and Rev. O. I. Hin-, C son, of Trinity church, delivered se an impressive memorial, to the ai (Continued on Page Four) P hing Season " ing Underway? * bi : Bluefish Are Striking And a1 Are Said To Be Largest Caught Off This Coast At a This Season In Years I LARGE BLUES ARE TAKEN BY PARTYj^' \ Six Hundred Pound Haul I Made With Net By Cap- c tain Watts Off Bald p Head Island Here Monday To the sportsmen, who are'z waiting for more settled weather before venturing out on the Gulf a: Stream in quest of the big fel- C j lows, activity on the part of blue- 01 I fish and mackerel directly off- ni [shore usually brings a thrill. TheiL [blues are here now, the largest J ?! in years, and they seem unusually I plentiful for this season of the | year. The mackerel will be showI me un in treat numbers in a short vilUilg vtl\j ailiuuilk uliXi vw WW lised in the county. Ilis letter ads us follows: "X learned today that Brunswick ounty may have difficulty in oblining her quota. X have already lade my contribution elsewhere it I do hope that the enclosed mount will be of some help." Following is a labulation of the mounts raised by various sectionc f ffce'Wtnty: Southport: School (white) $565.I; Community, $1,182.69; School colored) $264.05; Coast Guard nd Section Base, $53.00. Orton: $126.50. Shallotte: School, $1,607.53; ommunity, $191.10; Christobelle rice, $30.25. Royul Oak: $12.10. Waccamaw School: $929.74. Longwood Colored Church (Mt, ion) $33.34. County Colored Schools: Navssa, $12.00; Phoenix, $2.00; hapel Road, $12.00; Leland, $3.3; Northwest, $3.00; La Savanih, $10.00; Cedar Grove, $9,33; ongwood, $3.42; Piney Grove, 9.50; Waccamaw, $6.00; Total, 70.25. Causes Landing: $30.00. Hickman's Cross Roads: $47.25, Freeland: $65.00. Thomasboro: $8.00. Calabash, $9.00. Grissettown: $40.00. Supply: Community, $7.50; Frosect Church $34.35. Winnabow: $25.00. Village Point: $40.10. Bolivia: Community, $103 43; chool, $221.59. * Iceland: School, $348.12; Com- * lunlty, $197.49. IOME FROM OUTH ATLANTIC Coxswain Harold R. Milliken, i spending a 30 days leave at his j ome at Shallotte after serving a ear in the South Atlantic. He i the son of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin 1 lilliken of Shallotte. Ration Pointers PROCESSED FOODS: BLUE STAMPS C-2, D-2, E-2, F-2, G-2 . . , expire April 28. H-2, J-2, K-2, L-2, M-2 . . . expire June 2. N-2, P-2, Q-2, R-2, S-2 . . , expire June 30. T-2, U-2, V-2, W-2, X-2 . , . expire July 31. MEATS & FATS: ur ' ^ j T-5, U-5. V-5 W-5, -5 . . . expire April 28. Y-5, Z-5. A-2 .B-2, C-2. D-2 . . . expire June 2. E-2. F-2, G-2, H-2, J-2 . . . expire June 30. K-2, L-2, M 2, N-2, P-2 . . . expire July 31. SUGAR Sugar Stamp No. 35 . . . good for five pounds . , . ex-, pires June 2. SHOES Airplane Stamps No. 1. 2, 3, now good. FUEL OIL Period 4 and 5 (last season! and Periods 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 (this season) valid for 10 gallons each. GASOLINE A-15 coupons good throujA June 21.