Bj Most Of The News AU The Time bTTHIRTEEN NO. Mwelre Men To leave For Army I Next Thursday j^l^e Men Have Been No l^Mtified To Report To Se *Blective Service Board Ii !^|Southport Before Beinf Sent To Fort Bragg b)me of them may i be deferree ^^Kinouncement Made Todaj ^^ hat Men Over 28 Years ^|Of Age Will Be Given 3 Deferment ^|tuyIvc white men registeree ^|th the Brunswick County Se ^^Bt:ve Service Board have beer ^|:crc' as an occasion for the -personal advant It matters not whether it ^B owners, plantation own^Bs skilled men or common labor^B>. All have a part to play in ^Br all out defense. [ "The call to quarters has blown. ^B-ery station must be manned ^Bhere is a post of honor on sea ; -ar.-i. in the air. There a lost of honor in the factory the farm. All are posts ^B activity. All of us must work IB; serve. There is no place fot Slacker or the shirker. They on the backs ol ^B SB -fiphasiz.r.g that the immedi for National Defense is tee rapidly and efficiently ^B" die munitions needed by our " r.< r0.1 Hershey said: ir rif these muni ' I'Jires the cooperative eff: management, labor and This is a na^B y and not a reaE : bate, discussions, and H' ;1'v th:* es a time for action? * i,jr production?production ^B^tv more Pro ception of those already in the i armed forces of the United States and certain other services. "On the whole", Mr. Furpless said last night, "the young men who registered today appeared to be fine specimens, physically and i morally. They were cheerful, ? 4kAn cooks galley constitutes a great 25 attraction and a lure for the ?" creatures to come near the surface Men coming in this post ^ week on the tender Mangrove for their month of leave from duty stated that . especially large maneating sharks were _ often seen. In fact, they are I seen daily except in the rough- * ' est weather. The 'cuda's are about at all times, and swimming In the ocean at the lightship is one of the things that just ain't, M< W.F. Ward Draws Five To 7 Years J the Appeals Noted In AH The th Cases Of Defendants, , But Thought Unlikely ??> That They May Be Per- Wi fected Wi The sensational faked drowning conspiracy trial of W. F. Caj Ward and four others in Colum- ^ bus county superior court was Na climaxed here Friday afternoon mJ with the passing of sentence on am the five defendants by Judge J. Paul Frizzelle, who presided at nai the term. Sentences imposed were as fol- W0! lows: Willie F. Ward, who the me state charged faked a drowning in Little River Inlet on May ? 11, 1940, in order to collect $43,- ? 000 insurance money, drew an in- L3 determinate sentence of five to seven years; W. Chess Ward, who was one of those accused of spreading word that he had seen Willie Ward drown in the inlet, 1 was given three to five years, W and J. D. Baxley, accused by the to State of whisking Ward away Fc from the scene of his disappear- kr ance at Bonaparte Landing near 80 Calabash, drew 2 to three years. Judge Frizzelle later revised the judgment against Baxley, pro- '' viding that the sentence should CQ be suspended upon condition that j Baxley pay $500 into the clerk bo of court's office to be applied on fa the costs of the court in the p]. case. j Mrs. Edith Ward, wife 'of W. p], F. Ward, who earlier at the out- A) set of the trial .entered a nolo so: (continued on page four) he E. Bennett A ttends ^ Clerk's Convention cij Sc S. T. Bennett, Brunswick coun- Br ty clerk of Superior court, is ^ attending a three-day session of the State Association of Clerks Te of Court at Wrightsville Beach, tel The session is over Thursdayi wl lTE 1 1 News paper Ii )uthport, N. G., Wedn icrease Shown In atal Accidents n This County it Persons Have Met Their Death In Three Fatal Accidents In Brunswick County During First Five Months DUBLE LAST YEAR'S RECORD end Throughout The itate Is Toward More Fatalities; Columbus Is One Of Leaders In Deaths Brunswick county reported 6 iffic fatalities during the first e months of this year, accords' to a five-months summary eased this week by the Highly Safety Division, rhis number represented an in:ase in comparison with the mber killed in this county durf the same period last year, len 3 persons were killed, rraffic fatalities for the state a whole totaled 448 persons the five-months period, this | m toll running nearly 49 per r it ahead of the 301 persons led in North Carolina the first e months of last year, eleven counties had 10 or re fatalities, those being Ala- p nee, Buncombe, Columbus, mberland, Durham, Guilford, lifax, Henderson, Mecklenburg, caingnam ana wane, mo xaities were recorded in the folding 14 counties: Alexander, eghany, Ashe, Avery, Camden, w erokee, Clay, Dare, Haywood, tc de, Jones, Polk, Scotland and io ncey. Substantial increases were no- di in the area of defense activi- sc 3, Onslow county showing 9 oi alities the first five months of ? s year against none for the p, tie period last year. Cumber- 0< d showing 12 against 9, Co- 3 lbus showing 13 against one, w 1 New Hanover showing seven tinst 4. 01 rifty-five of the 100 counties ^ the state registered increases, showed decreases, and 20 held _ a par with last year. There has been a constant uprd trend in traffic deaths in 5 state since last August, with result that we are now run- c g nearly 50 per cent above t0 (continued on page four) la sr hree Brunswick ? m Men Join Navy ? :dical Examiner Will Be B In Wilmington For Pur- se pose Of Interviewing Medical Men V ine roiiowing men were ened in the naval service through Wilmington Navy Recruiting ition from Brunswick during i month of June 1941: " tester L. Smith, Route No. 2, k; Dalton E. Wootton, Leland; lliam E. Lewis, Route No. 1, nnabow. In July 11 at 10:00 a. m. medical examiner from the rolina's Recruiting District for U. S. Navy will be at the vy Recruiting Station, Wil- UI igton,. for the purpose of exining young men for the naval ol vice. Lt. Comd'r Peters, M. D., bl ry examiner stated that he n? uld be glad to interview young m dical and surgical doctors who or (continued on page four> alleged Failure I Results In Big he alleged failure of the t estern Union Telegraph Co. p transmit a message from C >rt Screven, Ga., to Hallsboro, v locked a Columbus county r hool man out of the oppor- n nity of getting the princip- t ship of a Brunswick county ?h school, and this week re- n lted in a suit against the b mpany for $2,500. t ames E. Pierce, of Chad- e urn, member of the school o culty there last year, is the c lintiff in the action. r fr. Pierce alleges in his com- t< lint that on the 29th of h >ril, this year, while spending a metime in Fort Screven, Ga., received a message from A. c Cook, of Hallsboro, inform- s. % him that there was a pos- C lility of his getting the prin- b lalship of the Waccamaw S hool below Whiteville (in 1 unswick county.) a 'pon receipt of the message, d erce claims, he immediately tl ed with the Western Union o legraph at Fort Screven, a h !egram in answer to the one $ uch he had received, saying a i -- ? - - J- - ' - - P0R1 ti A Good Coi esday, July 2, 1941 MAESTRO l ' Mr' ' MV | t,;? :. : my &. P?i?|l HAL THURSTON ial Thurston To Play For Dance opular Young Maestro To Direct His Orchestra For Holiday Dance Tomorrow Night At Long Beach Hal Thurston and his orchestra ill play for the holiday dance > be held at Long Beach Paviln tomorrow (Thursday) night. This will launch a gala holily week-end that probably will se all previous attendance rec-ds for this growing beach re>rt broken. The management has jen busily preparing for the icasion, and visitors to Long each over the holiday week-end ill be sure to find plenty to do. As for Hal Thurston and his chestra, this outfit is one of le most successful bands of jjsiciay to -go out f*oi" >torth arolinu in several years. Up un1 2 years ago Thurston and the )ys were heard many times at ading beach resorts along the arolina coast. Graduating then i engagements at some of the rge eastern beach resorts and nart supper clubs, they have id little opportunity to return to leir native haunts in recent onths, and it is only because ley were in this vicinity for lother engagement on July 4th lat the management at Long each was able to obtain their irvices for the July 3rd date. Veathef Wasn't So Hot In June fficial Weather Report Shows That Only on Two Occasions Did Mercury Reach The 87 - Degree Mark Don't complain too much about ie weather, because up to July it there really were no days of lenduarble temperature. In fact, according to figures itaincd from the local weather ireau observer, the mercury :ver got above the 87-degree ark, and reached that peak only i June 5th and June 10th. On (Continued on page 4) to Send Wire [ Damage Suit hat he was interested in the iroposition, and asked Mr. look to let him know if it ,'ould be necessary for him to eturn to North Carolina immediately in regard to the mater. He said that he paid for the message, which was to have een sent prepaid. When he reurned to North Carolina sevral days later, Mr. Pierce sets ut, he learned that the prinipalship of the school had aleady been filled, but only afer the Waccamaw school board ad waited for two days for reply from him. Upon investigation, Pierce laims, he found that tl.e mesage which he addressed to Mr. look at Hallsboro had never een dispatched from Fort creven. The plaintiff alleges that as result of the failure of the efendant company to transmit he message, he was knocked ut of a position which would ave paid in approximately 200 a month, and accordingly sks for $2,500 in damages. M j _ r piL nmunity PUBLISH! Red Cross May Life Saving Field Representative Charles A Yesterday; Will Try Charles A. Mix, field rei safety and life saving division < was here yesterday to discus Southport this summer similar tyo years ago. With him was Kenneth Wooten sk? of Wilmington, who promised that the Wilmington Red Cross chapter would be happy to cooperate in every possible manner in putting on this training course. Mix suggested that a life saving instructor be secured to come here for a period of two weeks to teach a course for both juniors and seniors. Minimum age limit tor the juniors is 12-years, while candidates for senior life saving must be 18-years-of-age. Local Red Cross officials are anxious to sponsor a training course for girls and boys of this county and are ready to do so if there is enough evidence of interest. All who desire to enroll I in either a junior or senior class in water safety should contact the editor of this newspaper within the next week. Lecrion Official ?p Installed In * Boys To Collect 1 Used Aluminum M There's still plenty of room in the aluminum pen erected on the lawn in front of the f, courthouse to take care of ( many more contributions of used [tots and pans. In fact, there is so much room that the sponsors of the effort to collect scrap aluminum M have become discouraged over the lack of enthusiastic respouse on the part of the res- w8 idents of this community. Le It remained for Johnnie st; Simmons to come up with a an practical solution. Tomorrow 0fj (Thursday) afternoon he plans xh to use the members of his box- < ing squad for a housc-to-house canvass of the town to secure (el this metal, made precious rel through, National Defense de- wj mands. jnj There's no longer any excuse for not contributing to this (-(h effort: Just have your old pots and |>ans ready for the boys fjc tomorrow. They'll deliver them i for you. sp( Ge USO Funds Are ? Now Coming In i bo; Judge Walter M. Stanaland ] Easily Meets Quota For tiv His Territory In Lower Mi Part Of Brunswick Coun- an' ty s_____ Ge First report from members of E. the Brunswick County United Serv- C. ice Organization committee came in from Judge Walter M. Stana- t] land who quickly raised his quota |lj of $20.00 and turned it over to __ R. C. St. George, county treasur- J' er. Churchill Brags w is chairman of the county unit of this organization, whose purpose it is to raise funds to provide for the healthful recreation and wholesome entertainment of men and ; boys in the army camps through- p|a out the United States. the Brunswick county was asked to 0v< raise only $100.00, and this ecj amount is expected to be quickly ser forthcoming. ejg 1 Is Pleased With Or ton Progress edi adi Much gratification at the wide- y,e spread publicity given Orton ag Plantation during the past year, Ar| and a like feeling over the great -j improvement that has taken pal place there, was conveyed in a air letter received this week by W. sor B. Keziah, secretary of the cham- ? ber of commerce from J. Laur- js ence Sprunt, who is now at his tha summer home at Wrightsville. a"1 Mr. Sprunt praised Churchill ^et Bragaw and Bob Godfrey for ^ their efforts at improvement of aft the magnificent gardens, also be Robert S. Sturtevant, the New 1 York landscape artist who de- bi" anc signs the various improvements gj^ that the younger men put into [ tar execution. 1 OT fi iD EVERY WEDNESDAY Sponsor 0 Course Here ' . Mix Was A Visitor Here To Form Class Ge jresentative of the water J )f the National Red Cross, , is plans for a course in to the one he conducted g? HMp'-v'- J KM I mrjSBk. jflffjMB I B jKsmB mm B of ' HBP B |L lun soi j^K JM iWBIInV JM^P * CHARLfS A. MIX ^Jjjg g Atl lini Is Are 2 Bel Wilmington j? for m i. in.faiiA,i ide iao. mi i iwi AO iiiaiMuvw As Commander of Bruns- Cla wick County Post No. J 194, American Legion, RS. SUTTON IS ?n AUXILIARY HEAD su ott Invites Soldiers Of 'amp Davis To Use Re- by creational Facilities Of I Brunswick County ba< sto Chas. M. Trott was installed wb commander of the Brunswick C|U unty Post No. 184, American ^ gion, and Mrs. Thclma Sutton aVi is installed as president of the j,e! gion Auxiliary at a joint in- to illation of Brunswick county wj| d New Hanover county legion p01 ,'icials held in Wilmington ad( .ursday night.' <] The meeting was held at Fifth pe? renue Methodist church. An in esting musical program was idered during the dinner hour, ? th the formal program follow- I f. General Crawford, command; officer at Camp Davis, was : principal speaker and Cyrus iguc served as installing ofer Mi kVhen called upon for a short :ech, Commander Trott invited : aeral Crawford to use the regional facilities afforded by ufknnrt' onrl Rrnnnu/icU rniint.V. d assured him that the legion ilding and other places here re at the disposal of the Army ^ Brunswick county representa- tio' es at the meeting were: Trott, s. Sutton, J. D. Sutton, Mr. 8 d Mrs. J. J. Loughlin, Jr., Mrs. Mf B. Frink, Mrs. R. C. St. * orge, Mrs. Eva Wolfe, Mrs. J. sc Pinner, Mrs. J. D. Eriksen, 'ec C. Cannon and W. G. Butler. ?n tim oncom Men Will inf et Chance to Fly ? * beg wil sw Schooling Plan To ? Give Enlisted Men Place ? In Army's Flying Service * rhe Sticks of Army Air Corps / .nes, until now exclusively In ! hands of Officers, were given la r in part this week to enlist- w men, as announced today by *' geant J. M. Pate, of the Ral- ni h recruiting office. Jjj Bigh school graduates ambius to become Army pilots now /e their chance. Even if their icational qualifications do not nit of their becoming officers, iy may look forward to careers pilots and they may still fly J: my airplanes. rhe flying noncom has been t of the British and German forces for years, but he is nething new in the U. S. A. >gt. Pate said that the field now open for apllicants and .t training would start so soon er July 1st as administrative 5: ails can be arranged. Men who 5: ilify will be taught to fly, they 1 be paid while learning and 6: er graduation their future will 6: assured. ill this is made possible by a ?: which has passed congress* ' I which the President has just ned. It authorizes the Secrey of War to detail enlisted (Continued on page 4) ? ' rhe Pilot Covers irunswick County $1.50 PER YEAB pening 8 Days Earlier Than It Was Last Year orgia Market Will Open On August 5th; Other Openings Are Announced By Association RIOUS STORAGE SHORTAGE FORSEEN W. Dunnington, Of armville, Va., President Of Association, Speaks At Meeting Last Week .Tie Tobacco Association of the , ited States meeting at VirgiBeach, Va., the latter part last week, Friday unanimously ipted the report of its sales nmittee on the opening dates bright leaf tobacco markets. According to the schedule, Coibus county markets, along h the rest of those of the ith Carolina belt and Border rkets will open on Tuesday, gust 12th. [Tie schedule of openings folrs: Georgia, August 5; South rolina and Border markets, gust 12; Eastern North Caroi, August 6; Middle Belt, itember 9; Old Belt, Scptem- < 16, and the Dark Virginia It, December 8. Vt the meeting in Virginia, ring the possibility of a sers shortage of storage space the 1941 tobacco crop, Presnt Diirininp-fnn told the asso- * tion that a survey was being de of facilities in North Caroi and Virginia. ["he survey was begun by W. Reed, in charge of the Richnd laboratory of the United ites department of agriculture April 1, and the work, has :n continued since that time him at intervals. Dunnington, Farmviilc, Va., to:conist, said that so far the rage, available or buildings ich could be converted, indes good storage for about ),635 hogsheads and other lilable space for 159,365 hogsids. Details are to be released I tobacco companies cooperating ;h the Commodities Credit cor ation in the 1941 program, he , led. rhe speaker said it now apirs that the army base ware(continued on page four) ounty Health Nurse To Rest s. Lou H. Smith Asks For Month Of August Off I Without Pay; Permission r.ranted Bv The CountV Board ? i /Irs. Lou H. Smith, county ilth nurse, has, been granted month of August for a vacai without pay. n making this request of the ird of county commissioners, s. Smith stated that it is her sntion to maintain her regular edule through July 31st, and :lared that she would 'be back the job on September 1st in le to attend to any last minhealth details before the openof school, n the event that any epidemic threatening or is in progress the time her vacation is to ;in, Mrs. Smith expressed her lingness to forego her plans. ride Table Following is the tide table r Southport during the next eek. These hours are appromately correct and were furshed The State Port Pilot irough the courtesy of the ipe Fear Pilot's Association. Igh Tide Low Tide TIDE TABLE Thursday, July 3 35 a. m. 8:39 a. m. 44 p. m. 9:13 p. m. Friday, July 4 01 a. m. 9:38 a. rn. 46 p. m. 10:13 p. m. Saturday, July 5 08 a. m. 10:34 a. m. 47 p. m. 11:13 p. m. Sunday, July 6 11 a. m. 11:19 a. m. 43 p. m. . .Monday, July 7 07 a. m. 0:06 a. m. 33 p. m. 13:15 p. m. Tuesday, July 8 58 a. m. 1:04 a. m. :31 p. m. 1:10 p. m. Wednesday, July 9 47 a. m. 1:53 a. m. 07 p. m. 3:03 p. m. ?