tfhe Pi'ot Covers mrunswick County WfjHlRTEEN J\ MneProgram ijBe Discussed JhFayettevillf hv And City Official EThis Area Will Mee Kfayetteville On Febru EflHO WILL BE rprincipal speakei Iff Official Of U. S Eju of Standards Will K Present For MeetE, And Offer Prin cipai Address e.; a Martino, chief of th Els Section of the Govern E Requirements Branch, 01 Er gmeigency Management E tie leading- speaker at E meeting of all county an - ,h!? area, to b< fSTcitv hall at Fayette : Thursday. February 12 'yrTcrThe board of com ^ for Brunswick count; .has Monday to attend th Bailie meeting. W. S. Wells , of Deeds and ex-officl< ? uy board, also is plan K attend ^jarounced yesterday b; , crates. Director of th; |a of Government at Chape otne emergency problem clie!. cities and towns, witl s. emphasis on priorities rorchasing and related de problems, will be taken uj | conference, which is om riS of district meetings fo ei county governing board; cthasirg agents being spon the Institute throughou it Xartino. who was formerly it v. S. Bureau of Stand u Washington and who n Hairy Maverick's first as lis the Governmental Re Bts Branch of the Offict dagency Management, wil isted in leading the discus Bgrams by Mr. Coates, G e Hill. Associate Directoi institute, and regional re Mires of the State Defens< I of local defense councils tether public officials. t topics for discussion wil i procedures for local decouncils and civilian procommittees and the rela} of their activities to the octal functions of counties ar.d towns; and wartaergency training probe officials and employees C;s cities and towns, ant id r.se chairmen and thcix a ieral Friday For Local Man Thompson, Sr., Died " day Night In Hos h Was Member Of ?iment Southport lily ' Thompson, Sr.. promin??n and life-long resi' Southport, died at Dosher Hospital Thursday even^'r-rg an extended illness. 167-years of age. Jjwgii his connection with B?t Owners Loan CorporaB" kept him away from his sat of the time in recent fce deceased was long J? identified with the public B?1 Me of this community. ??tly represented Brunsthe North Carolina Gen ftned On Page Four) Honing Board Handle Autos BJ14 Orders To Clear B^i For Which ConPJ Had Been Made B? To Freezing j*rs of the Brunswick Rationing Board have rc "slructions to act upon *Ne automobiles and bargained for were B*?delivery as a result of B":r? program. B1 ^oses are to be cleared Period between Feb -I and February 28. FolB, _1 instructions will be in 5 rationmg the sale of j purchasers are to H?* that it will be their B*% to see that their Bttsented for consideration Hjtioiung board, for withE'pprovai Of this body ot tlH" ur"1 can" lo. 44 I I \ WE J Is i9gKj| +*? , yy^-'iv - I H |g&j|s '*?* ' jS \j- ^"' ! ip' >'''"' .1 Wf : Si lP^: ^BSe i BP IBM 3 THE VOICE OF LLNC< say anything to soldiers, to im [ merely for today, but for all til great and free government wh sanguine of a speedy, final trii doubting that a just God, in 1 ' W. P. A, Labc ! Used On ( [ Announcement Made This Week Of Presidential Approval Of $51,377 In Improvements At Section . Base ! VARIED WORK IN THIS PROJECT Surfacing Roads, Repairing And Repainting Buildings And Reconditioning Water Lines Presidential approval for work at Fort Caswell, including improvements to existing facilities, : to involve an expenditure of more than 551,000, has been received by W. Joe Prcvatte, district W. P. A. manager in Wilmington. The work is to be sponsored by the commandant. Sixth Naval dis. trict, and will be a joint NavyW. P. A. project, Prevatte said. Improvements to the old fort will include reconstruction of the sewer and water lines now in use, installation of new pipe where needed, demolishing of buildings not needed by the Navy and the salvage of materials from them. Painting of usable buildings, improvements to the grounds and roads will also be done, it was said. Total cost of the project is estimated at $51,377, Mr. Prevatte revealed. Fort Caswell, long a landmark at the entrance to the Cape Fear (continued on page four) Solder Uses Pa Purchase U.S. - - ? 1 XI fViof Although ne caoieu uivm he was safe, immediately after the bombardment of Pearl Harbor, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Jones of Southport had heard nothing further from their son, Waiter F. Jones, Jr., who is with the army at Pearl Harbor, until this week. Sunday they received a threepage letter from the 19-ycarold scai eilight instructor who volunteered more than a year ago. Although the letter was bearing the censors stamp there was nothing deleted from it. The young man simply stated he had not written because there was nothing for him to write about. He mentioned with j appreciation having heard from E SL A Gooi 4 PAGES TODAY lONOR HIS MEMOR Vj 4b is mlsBKM mm 5LN DOWN THE AGES?"I always fe press upon them the importance of succ me to come, that we should perpetuate it ich we have enjoyed all our lives. . . imph. Let us be quite sober. Let us dili His own good time, will give us the rig >r Will Be 5 Caswell Project f , Young Lieutenants United In Army d Finishing in forestry at Stale fi got College in 1938 were two inseparable companions, Churchill c Bragaw and Bill Bridgers. The j, two got mutual blame for a lot s that hapi?ened around State. 0 The Southern Kraft at Georgetown swallowed up Bill c in its forestry department; a Orton Plantation at South|)ort s, drafted Churchill as manager. The boys will lie reunited as c Lieutenants at Camp McLellan, ri Ala. Bill called up Churchill ? Tuesday night and said, "I have g j been ordered to report on the j 18th." "So have I", said Chur- _ j chill. $ Defense Meeting ; WaccamawSchool" o; f ?a 1 C?tr>k Fam. imporiam mat ...... ily In Waccamaw School w District Be Represented n At Meeting Tuesday A Civilian Defense meeting willL be held at Waccamaw school on I Tuesday evening, February 17, at ' 7:30 o'clock, and it is highly important that each home in the (Continued On Page Four) irt of Pay To Defense Bonds various members of his family ? and a few friends and asked rl that this paper be sent him. 81 every week. n Of outstanding interest was the following paragraph: "I E have used most of my pay for e. the past four months to buy fj $150.00 worth of Defense Bonds and I am sending them to you n to keep for me until the war is fj over and I come home again." cj If the boys who are in the b army giving their blood and h I sweat arc also to give their pay ci | to carry on, it follows that tl ' some of those who stay at home n should be willing to sacrifice some of their luxuries and to ci use the money for the purchase w of U. S. Defense Bonds. | \TE i News paper 1 Southport, N. C., We Y I r i ' < r el inclined, when I happen to :ess in this contest. It is not sr our children's children that . Still, let us not be over gently apply the means, never htful result." >even Cases In Recorders Court Numerous Cases Disposed Of Before Judge Walter M. Stanaland Here In County Court On . Monday In Recorder's court here Monay seven cases were tried be- . jre Judge Walter M. Stanaland. I Timothy Everett, white, plcadd guilty to charges of disorderi conduct. Judgment was supended upon payment of a fine f $25.00 and costs in the case, j Harvey Smith, white, was harged with drunk driving and skcd for a jury trial. Bond was ct at $200.00. Raymond Foy, colored, was harged with drunk driving and ?ckless operation. He pleaded 1 uilty on the latter count and was j iven 90-days on the roads. < udgment was suspended upon t ayment of costs and a fine of t 25.00. Julius Foriska, white, pleaded t uilty to charges of larceny and t 'as given 60 days on the roads 1 'ith the provision that judgment i 'ould be suspended upon payment i f $25.00 and costs. < The case against Harry Davis, i hite, for reckless operation was c ol pressed. Judgment was with held in the I (Continued on page 4) iye Clinic Set For February 20: r. Slade Smith, Of Whiteville, Will Conduct Examinations, The First Fifty Of Which Will Be Free * r An eye clinic for the benefit I f Brunswick county school chil- ' ron will be held at Bolivia high :hool on Friday, February 20, 1 nd will begin at 8 o'clock in the ' lorning. * Examinations will be made by J >r. Slade Smith of Whiteville, and ' >cpense for examining the first ftv pupils will be paid by the [orth Carolina State Blind Com- J lission. For all examinations over g fty a fee of 51.00 each will be ? barged, and no examination will t e made unless the sum of $5.00 r as bene deposited by the pati- a at for purchase of glasses in j, ic event they arc found to be -j eccssary. ( Miss Annie May Woodside, c aunty superintendent of schools, ( dshes to have it understood that a (Continued On Pago Four) c POR' In A Good Cor dnesday, February 11 Line Up Course Of Twelve Grade School Program Program Passed By 1941 General Assembly Will Provide Twelve Grades For All School Children Of State SEVENTH GRADERS FIRST UNDER PLAN Current Members Of That Grade Will be First Graduated With Full Benefits Of New Cirruculum The curriculum for the 12-year school plan was adopted last week ay the executive committee in :harge of the 12-year school program. The program, passed by the 1941 general assembly, adding an :xtra year to all North Carolina schools, will go into effect with .he 60,000 to 70,000 pupils now inrolled in the seventh grade, exalains Miss Annie May Woodside, bounty Superintendent of schools. Dr. Clyde R. Erwin, superintenlent of public Instruction, who snnounced the action of the \ p-oup, said it would probably :ake five ^ears to get the prop-am into universal effect, but Jiat most schools would begin he curriculum this year. The legislature appropriated 1450,000 to put the 12th grade dan into partial operation durng this bienium. A. B. Combs, of the curriculum livision of the state department >f public instruction, said the srincipal effect of the new currilulums would be the cstabliehncnt of an entirely new eighth , p-ade. The eighth grade, he said, will :ontain subjects which will give he prospective high school stulent a broader foundation for his uglier woik. rue ninvn, ruin, Llth and 12th grades will be an xpansion of the old high school nogram, Combs said. Students now in grades higher han the seventh, in some schools, vill be given the choice of returning to school after completon of the present 11-grade curri;ulum and taking additional ipecial subjects. In schools which do not offer his plan, and where students vish to be graduated at the end >f the llth grade, they may do io and still be qualified for en ollment in North Carolina coleges. Postoffice Lobby Ordered Locked Beginning Tomorrow (Thursday) Night Lobby Will Be Locked At 7 O'clock Each Evening For Duration Of War In compliance with a recent , uling by the postoffice depart- ' nent the lobby of the local post>ffice will be locked each evening .t *7 fAt< thn dnratinn nf LL I U V/IULn 1U1 UIC UUiOUVii \JM. he war. This notice is being published 'or the convenience of patrons of he office who are accustomed to , eavc their mail until the even- ( ng hours, or who mail letters at , light so they will get off on the , arly morning bus. This rule goes ( nto effect at the Southport office m Thursday evening of this week. < I Brunswick Boys Enlist In Navy ] ????? < 5ix More Men From This i County Recently Added I To List From Brunswick In Armed Service During the past few days six ' Jrunswick county men have been nlistcd in the U. S. Navy at the Javy Recruiting Station in Wilnington. These men include Henry O. 'cterson and John J. Child, Lcand; Paul G. McDowell, Bolivia; tobert L. Reynolds, and Wilforcl V. Leonard, Shallotte; Hiram T. Sellers, Supply. ' Young men now attending chool who are at least 17 years if age and not over 20 years, nay be enlisted in the Naval Reerve with the understanding, hey will be allowed to complete his present school year. These ncn, if enlisted, will be placed on in Inactive Duty list, to be caled sometime after school is out foung men interested, should ap>]y in person to the Navy Rcruiting Station, Wilmington, N. I., to be physically examined n.l nt-o.pnlistment tinners made Alt. J r pil nmunity t 1942 PUBL1S New Registrai Be Held At Men Over Twenty And Und< Registered Will Register Monday will be registration day for several hundred Brunswick county men who have not previously been required to register with the Brunswick County Selective Service Board. This applies to men who reached their 20th birthday on or before December 31, 1941, and who have not attained their 45th birthday on or before February 16, 1942. No person who has registered previously will be required to register again. Places for registration will be open from 7 o'clock in the morning until 9 o'clock in the evening, and the following officials will serve in their resnective com muni ties: At Ash registration will be conducted in the high school gymnasium. Walter Jenrette is chairman, and will be assisted by Mrs. J. E. Dodson and Dave Ross. At Shallotte registration will take place in the old drug store. Carl Andrews will serve as chairman and will be assisted by Mrs.: Charles Russ, H. B. Bennett. Mrs.' Ava Milliken and Mrs. Elliott | Directors For Building Southport Boy Is Safe At Home Another Southport boy who had a narrow escape from death when an oil tanker was torpedoed from under him, was here this week for a visit with his family. He is S. V. Russ, soil of Mr. and Mrs. Vance Russ of Southport, who was one of the survivors of the Francis E. Powell when that vessel was sent to the bottom of the ocean several days ago by a Nazi sub. A visitor at Trinity .Methodist church Sunday morning, young Russ told of being afloat for seven hours In a life boat with others from the Powell. He said that the remainder of the night ?the boat was hit about 2 o'clock a. m.?seemed mighty long, but that all hands wero iii good spirits when daylight came. He admitted that it seemed mighty good to be at home again. Southport Girl Painfully Hurtj Miss Marjorie Jones Injur-! ed Sunday Afternoon [ When Thrown From Motorcycle On Which She Was Passenger Miss Marjorie Jones, of Southport, received painful injuries Sunday afternoon when she was thrown from a motorcycle upon vhich she was riding as a passenger. Mack Langston was the iriver. The acident ocurred at the Sawdust Trail and resulted when the two-wheel vehicle left the road in order to avoid striking in automobile operated by Bobo VIcKeithan. The Jones girl was carried to Dosher Memorial Hospital whereshe remained during the first of 1 :he week for observation and ; treatment for shock and bruises. BrunswickKas1 Prison Camp RALEIGH, Kcb. 9?There arc 81 units of the North Carolina prison system, and of this number 12 have been designated as "honor grade" camps. Penal Director Oscar T. Pitts said today. Camps in Washington, Granville, Lincoln, New Hanover and Alleghany Counties were aaaea iu uie iiuuvi giaut: narders by withholding the veet from them until their supies are used un. Price Administrator Leon Hensrson announced details of the .tioning program under which >oks containing stamps will be stributed entitling each indivilal to a strictly limited quantity sugar?probably 12 ounces a eek. When the 130,000,000 copies of Var Ration Book No. 1" are dlsibuted "within a few weeks" irsons who have built up hoards sugar will have stamps torn om their books at the time of suance, to prohibit purchases by iem until stocks in their cuplards are exhausted. Only one person m each family ill have to apply for the stamp ioks. He will be required to sign i application stating the amount sugar in his household. All ipplies over 2 pounds per person ill be considered hoarded 3ugar, enderson said. As a discouragement to dishont reporting of family sugar supies, the application will carry t its face the warning that false ports to the government are inishable under the Federal iminal code with penalties up $10,000 fine or 10 years lmisonement t i "It is expected that there will i relatively few cases of falsi:ation in reporting the amount sugar in the possession of any mily," Henderson perdicted in formal statement. Each book will contain 28 nuHired stamps, each good for the irehase of a definite amount of gar?probably 12 ounces?dur? ? 4/\/l iivaaIt A a anaroi* ^ full' nnvmnf o nd ii'AM f?1 .in iri. i t i j :13 p. in. 11:1S p. m Wednesday, December 31 1:01 a. m. ? 1:26 p. m. 12:30 p. A 7