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I jtoffswick County
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Rrr/j /?es;
J#o// Ca/i
I Membei
.-?'> Campaign In j
Kjouthp<>rt Resulted In I
Memberships Almost To- |
laling Last Year's Effort
th?R RETURNS
B WILL COME IN
Bmbership Campaign Is
B,Uniy-tt ide And WorkB\,r<
Will Continue
B Throughout Week
K On Drive
B Cross Roll Call
j ? full suing throughout
B > .:.!> this week, and
B lication that a
rship will result,
B, v < James M. Harper, Jr.,
, of .Monday's whirlB:
campaign in Southport the
B ship total came close to
B. id figure. Because!
Bn.< impossible to contact every I
that dav. I
If ?
t tiecause quite a number of
Eggs asked Red Cross workers
Jtnif back later, it is believed
I r's membership will
I that of last year by a good
|tfortby of special mention is
L Dostier Memorial Hospital,
I. \urse and the busily
.-.-.anager joined, making a
I mbership of eight at that
kimtioiL
l\ report has come in yet from
| uity. but capable workers
I ting memberships in the
fcsjscommunities, and a general
Eraentation is expected,
b Harper says that it is
ban of the roll call organizak
to complete its work this
L order that final report
k be made to national headEfers
during the first week in
lift arc anxious to give every
km an opportunity to join the
Cross this year", says the
py chairman, "but we believe
k this can be done during this
t There are so many great
Hi for Red Cross funds now
It we want to send in our
key as early as possible, so
luil not let the roll call catnip
drag out."
wer License
Plates For Farm
ihicles Used Strictly In !
Connection With Produces
And Marketing Farm
I lets Affected
ist General Assembly
the law relative to the
on of motor vehicles so
ictly farmer-owned and
trucks, used solely in
fing or transportation of
s farm products, raised j
iced on his farm, and
pplies, and not engaged
ig for hire, will be sold
lates at a rate equal to
the present registration
ided for trucks; provided
minimum rate for any
mder this provision shall
rm farmer" means any
engaged in the raising,
and producing farm pro0
a farm not less than
;s in area and who docs
:age in the business of
farm products for resale.
Act win be in full force
g with license period of
d Negress
Mes In Flames
Brown Burned To
''h Sunday When
'?ht Inside Her BurnDwelling
At Dark
" Brown, 65-year-old neof
Jim Brown, of the
Branch community above
Plantation, was burned to
Sunday at noon in flames
destroy<!< I the home of the
I
1 |
wighhors ihcy are reporhave
been attempting to ,
Personal belongings from
Sarah kept returning!
entire upper structure
Sarnes. On her last trip
| roof and ceiling cavriw!
her body was
jj^hal until the flames
I TH1
3 '
alts Of Re
I Indicatei
'ship For B
DISTINGUISHED
(JOIN
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WIND-UP?The Annua
Brunswick County Chapter is
indications point to a recoi
haven't joined, and who wi
invited to do so before the e
Appears Like)
Bridgt
Bridge and Causeway From
Southport To Caswell Included
In Project Approved
By President
ROUTE OF PROPOSED
ROAD CROSSES MARSH
Bridge Would Allow For
Passage Of Small Craft,
sir*.i n p A p
W Itn r ruvisiuu * w <
Opening Span For
Large Boats
Although no reports have reached
here of the money having been j
appropriated. President Roosevelt's j
approval of the request of the!
Navy for Federal funds for the I
new road and bridge to Caswell!
Section Base last Friday indicates j
that speedy construction work j
may be expected.
The Navy asked for funds for
half a dozen projects at the Marine
Base. Camp Davis and Southport.
the Caswell road being especially
mentioned. This new
bridge and road will come under
the head of emergency defense
work.
According to maps and proposals
to city officials, the road,
would turn out from 303 at about
the junction of the River Road,
would go about two blocks and!
curve to provide a long straight
approach to the bridge, which is
slated to cross the canal on the
point between Southport and
where the old Busscll crab plant
was located. From the waterway
the road would traverse the marsh
to a point near the Oak Island
coast guard station.
The bridge would be of the
modern draw type with 20-foot
clearance over the canal waters
to permit the passage of small
boats without too much closing of
the road for such traffic. Through
the marsh, according to statements
from highway engineers,
the right of way for the causeway
would be dynamited in order
to better pack the foundation terrain.
The causeway would be constructed
with dredges.
Two Changes In
School Faculties
Two recent changes have been
made in the faculty personnel of
two schools of the county.
Mrs. R. S. Harrison has been
elected primary grade teacher at
Southport, succeeding Mrs. Patty
! Perry Erhardt, resigned. Mrs. Guy
McKeithan has been elected to
succeed Morris Given as a mcm|
ber of the Waecamaw school
faculty.
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dCross 1
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Wunswick1
SERVICE CROSS 11
> i
1 Red Cross Roll Call for
? in its final stage, and early
rd enrollment. Those who
sh to become members, are
rnd of this week.
[y That
j May Be Built
Caswell Section
Base Private
For the benefit of visitors it
may be said that Fort Caswell
is now closed to the public and
visitors are not admitted, unless 1
they have business to transact 1
with the Navy authorities or 1
contractor who is preparing for 1
the construction work.
An 8-foot barb wire fence,
built along the old western sea I
" '-.-I-- nnkll/i and
wan, exciuuea uic ??.v*
separates the 300-acre government
reservation from the lands
of the Caswell Carolina Corporation.
Chains are across the 1
road and sentries are on duty
there to turn back cars whose
j occupants have no business to
I transact.
Lieut. Commander Samuel
Haskel is in charge of the res'
ervation and has several other
officers there under him.
Fifteen Colored
Men Go To Camp
'Will Report To Local Selective
Service Board Thursday
And Leave For Fort
Bragg
The following 15 men registered
with the Brunswick County
Selective Service Board have been
notified to report at the local of-1
fice next Thursday, December 4,
from where they will be sent to
Ft. Bragg for induction into the
U. S. Army.
All of them are colored.
The list includes Charles Harris
Green, Van Walker Galloway,
Otto Edward Clarida, Ulysses
Marvin Slade, George Rudolph
Bryant, Sam Henery Perkins,
Joseph Earl Stanley, Nero Gause,
Jesse James Hewett, Lawrence C.
Clark Brown, Rufus Graham,
I James Albert Joyner, Robert
jsneed, Johnnie Bellamy and Ru|do)ph
Gore.
Change Made In
Church Schedule
Beginning next Sunday, November
30, the schedule of service
at St. Philip's Episcopal church
at Southport will be changed.
There will be a service at 11 a.
m., and every Sunday at that
hour. There will be no evening
Services.
VTE
I News paper 1
Southport, N. G., Wed
Forest Warden
Jones Cautions
Timber Owners
This Is A Dangerous Period
Due To Extreme Drought
And Jones Urges Extreme
Care With Fire
TIMBER ONE OF
LEADING CROPS
mperative For Public To
Cooperate If Fire Loss Is
To Be Held Within
Bounds
Brunswick county is doing an
normous wood business with Wilnington
this fall, the deliveries
ilrcady being probably greater
han all of the last two or three
vinters combined, according to
he estimate of County Fire Warlen
Dawson Jones. Much of it is
lelivercd to the consumers on orler
and the balance goes by
vholesale to wood dealers.
The extensive lumbering, wood
:utting of pilings and other timers
is creating a serious forest
'ire menace that may result in
;he destruction of much valuable
foung timber before the winter
s over. With dead tree tops and
)rush left as it falls in the areas
vhere operations are carried on,
:arelessly started fires will not
mly destroy the remaining young
:imber. thev will spread into other
'orest areas.
Confronted with the biggest denand
they have ever known and
ilso foced with a labor shortage
n getting out what is needed,
many of the land owners who are
larvesting timber crops are takng
chance on the future of their
.voods. They are piling up risks
:o themselves and neighbors and
soping that the "house" won't
burn down.
During the past few years
many land owners have come to
realize that their woodlands proluce
their most valuable crop. The
county agent, whose vocation is
essentially directed to agriculture.
Is frank to admit that the timber
Is the most valuable crop being
jrown in Brunswick.
The danger to those woods are
sow piling up on a scale greater
than ever before, and at the same
time the possibility of effective
tid when fire does break out has
been greatly lessened. The force
bf organized fire fighters is small.
This year their power has been
further reduced by the removal of
the CCC from the area. These
young men did valuable work for
protection against the starting of
fires and when fires did break
out they did effective service in
controlling them.
Service Station
Is Opened Here
Bill Walker Will Manage
Blue-Top Service Station
For J. A. Elmore, Bolivia
Business Man
One of the first men from outside
Southport to show his confidence
in the development of
this area as a result of the Navy
taking hold at Caswell is J. A.
Elmore of the Elmore Motor Company
at Bolivia.
Mr. Elmore has leased the Blue
Top Service Station at Southport
and is opening up today with William
Walker, a Southport boy, in
charge. They are carrying gas,
oils and parts and will sell cold
drinks.
The location is a good one for
the development of an auto service
business, and Mr. Elmore has
declared that he is delighted at
having secured it, and also at
having obtained young Walker to
handle the business.
Car Burns Wh
Saves Her Do
Mrs. S. B. Frink has two
children, Malcom and Marion,
and she loves them dearly. She
also has two dogs, Prince and
Rover, and she loves them dearly
This is a hectic story of her
love for Rover.
One morning last week Mrs.
Frink was driving her un-insurcd
Oldsmobiie sedan, when suddenly
everything beneath the
hood broke into smoke and
flames. Her 11-year old dog.
Rover, was in the back scat
and she made a dive for him,
dragged him out and dropped
him on the ground. Rover dodged
under the car and Mrs.
Frink crawled under after him,
pdlled him out and set him
I
P0R1
n A Good Com
nesday, November 26, Large
Amounts
Have Been Paid
Out In Benefits
Unemployment Compensation
Law Has Resulted In
Payment Of Over Eighteen
Million Dollars
PROGRAM IN EFFECT
OVER FOUR YEARS
Employers And Employees
Of This County Come
Under Jurisdiction Of
This Body
RALEIGH, Nov. 27?Nearly 2
billion dollars ? $1,833,271,312?in
wages have been paid to workers
in North Carolina by the employers
subject to the State Unemployment
Compensation Law in
the four and one-half years from
January 1, 1937 through June 30,
1941, it is announced by Commission
Chairman A. L. Fletcher.
This figure is revealed in computing
contributions of liable employers,
payroll taxes for 2.7 per
cent?except in 1937 when the
rate was 1.8 per cent?amounting
to $45,427,082.18.
Unemployed workers in the
State received $18,300,886.43 in
jobless benefits included in 2,998,714
checks distributed, in addition
SdRi (162 74 in 46.679 checks
which went to residents of other
states who had established wage'
credits by work in North Carolina,
in the three and one-half
years from January 1938 through
last June 30. In the same period,
workers living in this State filed 1
951,703 initial claims?the first 1
claims filed after becoming unem- 1
ployed?6,435,408 continued claims ]
?the claims filed weekly while ]
unemployed. In addition, former ]
North Carolina workers residing ,
in other states filed 132,423 initial
and continued claims. |
In the year 1940, 9,458 employers
were subject to State Unemployment
Compensation Law and
714,100 workers were protected
by it.
I In the four and one-half years, ,
enned lasl June 30, the 57 local
Employment offices received 1,419,031
applications for work and
made 499,594 complete placements
on jobs. j
.(Continued On Page 4)
Road Project !
Inside Base >
L ?
Surfacing Of Road Inside '
Caswell Section Base Is i
Of First Importance i
1
Among the immediate construction
projects at Caswell is the \
surfacing of the present road from
the sea wall to the dock and the
building of a new road from there
around in front of the batteries, |
1 * t-'.e. loomn/l Pnntrarfnrs I
lb xiao uccu ibanivui j
have already looked the project | <
over and it is thought that the
work may start in a very short
time.
About a mile and a half of
substantial road is involved in the J
undertaking. A contractor who i
was here yestfrday left the im- '
pression that he expected to get >
quite a bit of road construction I
work in this area as a result of
the Caswell development. (
Correct Report
About Minister
In reporting the new appointments
for Methodist ministers in
this county last week it was erroneously
stated that Rev. J. C.
Whedbce was returning to the ;
Shallotte charge.
Rev. W. G. Love was assigned
the Shallotte circuit, coming from
the Jones circuit, with headquarters
at Trenton. The Rev. Mr. i
Whedbee goes to Scotts Hill.
1
iile Local Lady
g-Many Times
down. He straightway jumped
back in the car and into the 1
back seat. Mrs. Frink plunged '
in after him, dragged him out
and rushed him in her arms to
a nearby filling station, intending
to tell the attendants that
the car was on fire.
Arriving there, she set Rover
down and before she could
speak he dashed back to the
car and hopped into the rear
seat with Mrs. Frink in close
pursuit. Again she dragged him
out. By this time the smoke
and commotion had attracted
attention to the car and the fire
was extinguished after all the
wrlring had been burned and :
other minor damage done.
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imunity
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GETTING AC
~ FRIENDS?Ri 11 is the p.
;hat was the star of the stor
lis unorthodox manipulation
friendly little cuss, as may 1
fully while J. Hammond Br
Baltimore News-Post, gets
News & Observer.)
County Agem
Out Net
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Note Change In
Library Hours
Beginning Thursday, November
!7th the Public Library will be
>pened on Thursday nights from
5:30 until 9:00 P. M. instead of
.he Tuesday afternoon openings,
rhis change will continue in effect
throughout the winter
nonths. Patrons will please take
lotice of this change and return
rooks on that date instead of on
Tuesday. This change will in no
vay effect the hours and days
vhich Mrs. Ida Marshall is in the
ibrary for reading and study.
Vain Attempt
To Save Mate
Supply Woman Almost
Drowned Monday As She
Clung To Lifeless Body
Of Husband Who Died
rv r pi 1_
ur onocit
Mrs. Lottie Holden Robinson
.vas almost drowned Monday as
she sought vainly to keep the
body of her dead husband afloat
after the couple had been dumped
in the chilly waters of Lockwoods
Folly by an over-loaded
rowboat.
The couple, together with their
son, Grover, had been oystering.
On the return trip the boat in
which Mrs. Robinson and her husband
were coming to shore cap- j
sized and quickly sank. Both Mr.
and Mrs. Robinson grabbed the
floating oars and managed to
keep afloat until the man seized
by a sudden attack. It was apparent
that he was losing consciousness,
so Mrs. Robinson grabbed
him with one hand while she
held on with the other to the
floating oar. All the time her son
was hurrying to the spot, and
when he saw that his mother was
about to be dragged down by the
body of his father, he pleaded
with her to let go. Finally she
did, and was upon the point of
exhaustion when the body reached
her.
Later the body was recovered
and Coroner John G. Caison found j
that the death of John H. Robinson
had resulted from a heart
attack.
The deceased was 59-years of
age. In addition to his wife and
son, Grover, hd is survived by J
another son, Bert, and by four
daughters, Bessie, Christine, Rob-J
bic and Nealey.
Funeral services were conducted
Tuesday afternoon at Oak Grove
Baptist church by Rev. Garland
Singletary and interment was
made in the church cemetery. j
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et fawn at Orton Plantation r
y of last week telling about
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acquainted.?(Cut Courtesy p
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;d For Repairs i
Because Of Defense Needs c
Very Little Steel Can Be i
Spared To Make Farm t
Implements And Mach- s
ines c
REPAIR PARTS ORDERS a
MUST BE PLACED NOW
As Farms Are Asked To i
Produce More It Is Ne- f
cessary That Every c
Plow And Machine I
Do Its Part ,
s
According to J. E. Dodson, county
Agent of Brunswick County, \
there will be a reduction in the
amount of steel that will go into
1942 production of farm machinery.
Steel for defense wilt mean
reduced amounts for machinery,
and it is imperative that every I
farmer prepare himself for this
condition Mr. Dodson says that he
has received word from David S.
Weaver, Agricultural Engineer,
State Colloge, that a program
for the repair of farm machinery '
is under way. With the new ma- '
chinery distinctly limited and with '
increased crop production in view,
it is doubly important that all j
field machinery be put into first i
class working condition this win- i
?? i
I.CI .
Mr. Dodson suggests that the following
steps be taken by every i
farmer to insure a good working 1
set of field implements during the i
coming crop season. First, assem- ;
ble all machinery possible under
one roof and carefully check over
each piece item by item. Examj
ination should be made for broken j
land worn parts. Second, make a
j complete list of the parts which
must be replaced due to breakage
I or wear, listing the machine, the
(Continued On Page Four)
Baptist Union
Meets Saturday
Beulah Baptist Church Will
Be Host To This Group
At All-Day Meeting Saturday
The Brunswick Baptist Union
will meet at Beulah Baptist
Church on Saturday, November
29th.
The following program has been
arranged:
10 A. M. Song services; Devotional,
H. A. Mintz; Business;
Discussion: "Are the Churches
Ready?" Mrs. M. L. Mintz; Sermon,
pastor.
12:00. Lunch,
j 1:00 P. M. Song service; Devojtional;
Discussion, "Why Vote
J Against the A.B.C. Stores?" M.
II. Mintz; Discussion, "Christ Our
Only Hope," T. F. Johnson.
| Adjourn,
t,
tfost Of The News
All The Time
I
$1.50 PER YEA!
==5=-5=======S I
leed Loans For
County Farmers ?
Available Early '
ield Office For Emergen- ?
cy Crop And Feed Loan
Opened for Business Earlier
Than Usual This Season
IFFSETS UNUSUAL
FOOD DEMANDS
redit Body Functioning
Earlier In Order To Give
Small Grain Farmers
Advantage
Emergency crop and feed loans
)r 1942 are now available to
irmcrs in Brunswick county, and
pplications for these loans are
ow being received at the county
gent's office by W. F. King,
eld supervisor, of the Emergncy
Crop and Feed Loan Section
f the Farm Credit Administraion
on Mondays, Dec. 1st and
>ec. 8th. This early opening of
he loan program in Brunswick
ounty is part of a plan recently
nnounced by the Farm Credit
idministration, whereby emergncy
crop and feed loans are bcig
made available immediately
i all areas where farming conitions
are seriously affected this
ear by abnormally low crop
ields, and to take care of the
eeding of small grain crops.
These loans will be made as
i the past to farmers whose cash
equirements are relatively small.
As in former years, the loans
irill be made to meet the apilicant's
necessary cash needs in i
ireparing for and producing his
942 crops, or in purchasing or
reducing feed for his lovestock.
Jr. King pointed out that eligible
aimers desiring to do so might
ipply now for loans to take care
if their crop production needs for
he entire 1942 season. Loans may
nclude immediate advances to the
orrower to meet his cash retirements
this fall, such as for
he planting of grain crops. Mr.
Cing also said that the buahce ' 1
if the approved amount of the ij
oan will be disbursed when the I'
lorrower needs it to finance his
ipring crops. Interest at the rate
if 4 percent will be charged only (
luring the period the borrower
.dually has the use of the funds.
Farmers who obtain loans for )
he production of cash crops are ,
equired to give as security a
irst lien on the crops financed. j
>r, in the case of loans for the
lurchase or production of feed for
ivestock, a first lien on the live-- p
itock to be fed. ^
Weekly Session
Of County Court
"our Cases Disposed Of
Here In Recorder's Court
Monday Before Judge
Stanaland
Four cases were disposed of jj
lere in Recorder's court Monday J
jefore Judge Walter M. Stana
and.
James Davis, colored, pleaded;
*... ??, trt -j ,-(roQ nf reckless oner- ?
>?'"J f> I -- ,
ition. Judgment was suspended
jpon payment of a fine of $23.00
end costs of the case. j
Fitzhugh Curtis Barnhill, colored,
was convicted of parking on
the highway, damage to property
ind driving while drunk. Given
18 months on the roads, Judg(continued
on page four)
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Tide Table j
Following is the tide table I
for Southport during the next
week. These hours are approvirm.tely
correct and were tarnished
The State Port Pilot
through the courtesy of the
Cape Fear Pilot's Association
High Tide Low Tids
TIDE TABLE
Thursday, November 27
2:26 a. m. 8:56 a. m.
2:30 p. m. 9:15 p. nu
Friday, November 28 -1 I.
3:24 a. m. 9:51 a. m.
3:48 p. m. 10:02 p. m.
Saturday, November 29
4:19 a. m. 10.41 a. m. J
4:42 p. m. 10:47 p. m.
Sunday, November 30
5:08 a. m. 11:28 a. m.
3:29 p. m. 11:31 p. m.
.Monday, December 1
5:50 a. m.
6:11 p. m. 12:14 p. m.
Tuesday, December 2
6:29 a. m. 0:14 a. m.
6:50 p. m. 12:57 p. m.
Wednesday, December 3
7:05 a. m. 0:55 a. m.
7:28 p. m. 1:40 p. no
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