I fte Pilot Covers
pruQgmck County
^THlRTEENNa,
fo Cha
I Of Eli
I Rest
I. g. Ward Still Is One
Kk Ahead Of D. R.
Kit ma" 'vt Conclusion
K Official Check-Up On
MmbUCANS TO
f PROTEST RESULTS
hug Has Been Set For
Kjy Of This Week At
Kjch Time ComKfciats
Will Be Filed
>.- spmding all day long
Kguguments and canvassing
K,, the Brunswick county
K : elections completed the
H last Thursday night and
..jits still showed that John
one vote ahead of
I: republican, in
K Ior -I1111?0 of Recorder's
' ,h"" were some
ISNSH
noted in the individual
T-iceiveJ. the winners upon
of Thursday's official
asi appear to be the same
, i;v reported last week.
'-.yj- 4S-hours in which to
b jny complaint they desired
f -j the election, the rea.rcr
. dates, through their
* Altor. Lennon and Louis
ci- of Wilmington, demanda:
a complete recount of all
3 -je made: and affidavits
? sibmitted charging ira-.tiM
in several precincts.
;p: Ross. chairman of the
eiections, has set the
on these appeals for Fri[S.uag
at 11 o'clock in the
Ittaw at Southport
3ce: Henry, of Lumberton,
i employe i as counsel to repres
i: ,-terest of Democratic
an. and he and opposing coun1
nc. r.ost of Thursday contc;
ach point that was
sefore the board. It was
cp- jecaed that the canvass
ih in completed, and that any
pal of submission of evidence
rrpulanties, would be conrc
it a subsequent hearing
i at for Friday.
Iidditcn to the apparent vicf
of Ward over Johnson. Bentimed
a substantial majorioier
Swan for clerk; McLamb
t JL-.tz for the house; Bell
i Simmons for coroner; and
tot republican, over Ganey
rterif The three high com?:'?
appeared to be Mintz.
tor and Russ, the latter a
pi-can: and the losers were
i Grey and Tripp, the latter
feocrat and member of the
* ". board.
Imerous Cases
I Tried In Court
rfy Of Cases Disposed
|W Before Judge E. J.
Iffevatte In Court Here
I Honday
??wruers couri nere ivionP
Lemon Lettham, colored,
Pjri guilty to charges of
p-'g. Given 60 days on the
P judgment was suspended
PjHiiBt of costs and a fine
IIROfl. His license to drive
P "evoked.
|*?ii Crokcr. white, pleaded
PJ to charges of drunk drivpven
6 months on the roads,
Pest was suspended upon
P"'v. of costs and a fine of
P~s driving license to be reFjfor
12 months.
Kw. Long, was given 60 days
p conviction of being of beand
disorderly. Sentence
I -iys on the roads was supei
Upon payment of $25.00
f t?ts.
I'feph Crockett, colored, pleadItui'ty
to charges of being
F4 and disorderly. Given 30
r to each count, judgment was
Btoded upon payment of costs
C1 'me of $15.00.
Poeth Chavis, Indian, plcadLw'y
to charges of drunk
Sentence of 6 months in
In*!5 susPeR,dcd upon payment
[*sts and a fine of $50.00. His
I "s ''cense was revoked for
Mha
|| ^ Parker, colored, pleadf
fiilty tn charges of drunk
r-E reckless operation, speedescaping
from an offiL
*'en 12 months, judgment
Impended upon payment of
" $50.00 in each of four
and costs. His driving
t* was revoked for 12
pi"1* Kennedy, colored, was
fc" ** guilty " of drunk drivPax
ton, colored, was
P*|tti drunk driving but
I ^Miflued on page 4)
TH
30 ~
?e Made
ctiori Win
nit Of Vot
*- . ____
GOING
i ?___?
Mmm
%y M
Jt* itv
zL9QBS'
^HRhSP
SCRAP?The cannon s
a trip to the scrap pile w
pieces at Ft. Caswell. Now
for the manufacture of mo
feat tlie Axis.?(uniciai t
Cut.)
Consumers T<
Saturd.
sarrs- *zy.
Consolidated Schools Ol
County Have Been Desig'
nated Sites Of Registra'
tion For Needs
'teachers will
GIVE THEIR TIME
Registrants Urged To Hav?
Information Available,
And Are Asked To Be
Patient And Polite
Consumer registration for thi
fuel oil rationing program will b
held at each of the consolidate!
schools of the county on Satur
day. according to announcemen
made this morning by the Bruns
wick county rationing board.
"School authorities who havi
i been contacted have indicate!
} their complete willingness to co
[operate in Saturday's registra
! tion," said a member of the ra
; tioning board, "and so it is tha
once again the heavy load o
launching another program come:
to rest upon our public schoo
faQ/?hprs."
The rationing official urged al
citizens to be as patient ^ind as
considerate as possible when reg'
Jistering. The teachers are beinj
j asked to volunteer for this wort
j during their leisure time, anc
i they are entitled to all possibk
consideration from the peoplf
jwhom they seek to help,
j Included in the list of uses foi
I which it will be necessary to reg'
j ister arc for heating, cooking
lighting, fuel for stationary en
gines or tractors, and for othei
(Continued On t*age Four)
Jury Orders
I Driver Held
.?
George Dixon, Driver Ol
Car Which Struck Davie
Ray Brew, Being Helc
Under $1,500 Bond
I George Dixon, colored, was or
dered held under bond of $1,501
I for questioning by the grand juri
I '?>i?,nnff a hearing last night a
(1UUV.....J, _ _
Leland into the death last weel
of David Ray Brew, popula
'young citizen of this community
; The coroner's jury found tha
(Brew's death resulted from an ac
| cident resulting from the care
less operation of an automobili
i driven by Dixon.
I Members of the jury were R
C. Holmes. G. C. McKerfhan
j James Edwards, Samuel O. West
F. O. Simmons and Frank Gore
I The inquest was held at the stor<
J of S. J. Goker.
E ST;
A Good
4 PAGES TODAY
i List
\ners As
e Canvas1
TO WAR 1
I*
hown above being loaded for
as once one of the proudest
r it will be melted and used
dern arms with which to deJ.
S. Navy Photo?Star-News
o Register
ay For Fuel Oil:
,!====!
Sportsmanship Is c
Not Appreciated ?
t
c
It isn't unusual to find birds
on (he ground, ducks on a pond c
, or a rabbit in his nest, but
Rube Lewis, Bolivia man, had
the rare experience Monday of j
seeing a seven-point buck ly- J
ing in his bed and completely
unaware of the fact that he was
e about to be the leading man in
e! a deer drive.
' Rube 'lowed as how it would 1
be more sportsmanlike to give
the buck a chance, so he walk*j
ed boldly forward, prepared to
: blaze away the moment the
e j animal took off.
' That didn't take long; and
" when he did Lewis let go with
" i both barrels. Apparently un- 5
' i harmed, the deer left for parts j
^! unknown.
rj i
1 Longwood Boy !
! In Air Corps;
j Bayard Bellamy Will Be c
1 Given Flight Training
?j For Service In Naval Air '
; I Corps i
J Bayard Bellamy Sellars, 18, son
. I of William B. Sellars, of Longwood,
has been selected for train[
ing as a Naval aviation cadet and
. will be ordered to active duty
shortlyl
Sellars. a native of Clarkton,
graduated from Waccamaw high
school at Ash, where he participated
in athletics by playing on
I his high school basketball team/
He was a member of the debating
society.
When ordered to active duty
f Sellars will report to the U. S.
I Navy Pro-Flight School, either at
1 the University of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill, or University of
| Georgia, Athens, Georgia. for
- three months of physical condi)
tioning, instruction in Naval esf
sentials, military drill and ground
t school subjects. After completing
- ?111 1?
{ tnis course ne wm uc ocub w wsv
r of the Navy's numerous reserve
bases for primary flight training,
t Sellars is scheduled to become
. a member of the Carolina squad.
] ron now being organized in the
e i Charlotte area under the direction
of Naval Aviation Cadet Selection
.. Board Headquarters in Atlanta.
Georgia. The goal in this campaign
is four squadrons of thirty
men each. Other young men in
g I this community have been req(Continued
on page k>
ME 1
News paper In
Southport, N. C., Wedi
Truck Owners Si
May Register E
In Wilmington
This Seems Only Opportun- Su
ity That Many Citizens !
Of Brunswick Have To ]
Comply With Regulation
NOVEMBER 15TH N(
SET AS DEADLINE
Certificates Of War Neces- Se
sity Must Be In Hands Of 51
All Truck Owners If
They Are To Receive
Ration
RALEIGH, Nov. 10. ? Stress,ng
the point that trucks and e
jther commercial vehicles may '
not be operated on and after Nov- w
nmber 15 without certificates of
war necessity, State ODT officials c?
announced today that North Caro- ,
lina district offices would be g
npen until further notice from 8; faa|
i. m. to 8 p. m? or longer if
necessary, to handle last minute
applications. ab(
t Nearest district office is Wil- ,
mington in the Murchison build- ^
n* we
"The requirement for a certi- rej
ficate applies to all-rubber tired
vehicles except private passenger
:ars," asserted the ODT officials
in a statement. "It covers every wj(
truck, bus, taxi, ambulance, pick- wg
truck and other commercial venicle.
Farm trucks are covered
ilso. '
"Without a certificate of war '
necessity, the owner of a com- '
nercial vehicle can secure no re- '
nair parts, tires or gasoline for j
t. If this sounds drastic remem- co(
ner that the aim of the requirtnent
is to prolong the life of the ^
nation's rubber - borne transport- Mc
ition. .
Application blanks will be
ivailable at district offices, and "nl
iwners who have not yet obtain- YJ'
:d the forms should get them at
heir district office. The applica- po'
dons should then be filed at the
iame office, and the certificates "
VIII UC IOOUCU llv/ill uiviv.
"Those who already have a"ppli- v0
:ation forms should mi them out ?|
ind send them to their district H
iffice instead of mailing them to
Detroit as was done previously,"
he ODT officials explained. "A
ag in the schedule of issuing the
:ertificates from Detroit resulted
vhen some owners of commercial ,
iquipment received the wrong
ype of- application form and 1
ithers received none at all. )
"Forms differ for single - unit
iperators and fleet operators. i
(Continued on page fourj Pec
lint
Freeland Folks j
Help Red Cross S.
/olunteer Effort On Part g*
Of Group Of Ladies Of coi,
Community Nets $40.00 tjer
To Brunswick County wh
Chapter the
_____ als
One of the most interesting re- abc
mlts of the recent campaign and 1
general election was the fund of to
>40.00 turned in by a group of one
natrons and young women of the sch
rreeland community, the money to
laving been raised" from the sale nui
>f food and refreshments. 1
This group was active both on she
Saturday night before the election auc
it a campaign speaking, and on anc
Tuesday while the polls were 1
ipen. is j
(Continued on page 4)
Bolivia Boy Whi
Wasp Is Readj
"The Japanese may have he
got her, but they did not sink uj
the aircraft carrier Wasp," de- ve
clared Hugh D. Mercer, electrician's
mate, 2nd, on the ves- ar
sel. Young Mercer is now spend- wi
ing a 30 days leave with his th
mother, a. widow, who resides vr
near Bolivia. vc
"Three Japanese torpedoes se
got the Wasp, and their effee- si
tiveness was increased by scv- cr
veral explosions of gas, set off de
aboard the vessel by their con- w
fusions. Nevertheless, the Wasp si:
did not sink and might have m
remained afloat indefinitely if it fu
had not been found impossible er
to tow her huge waterlogged
hulk. She was sunk by United sa
States Naval destroyers, to pre- w
vent her becoming a half submerged
menance to navag- M
ation." SI
Mercer, who is about 24 p<
years old, was aboard the Wasp M
until after the second torpedo si
and several internal explosions. p<
With 11 companions, he aban- er
doned the stricken vessel short- it
ly before the third torpedo gel
struck. The 15 men drifted w
about on their raft for three tt
POR
A Good Con
nesday, November ]
:hooner Goes
town Off-Shore
With One Lost
rvivors Were Brought To
5outhport By The Coast
Guard; Navy Public Relations
Releases Story
) ENEMY ACTION
INVOLVED IN WRECK
ims Of Ship Burst And
lie Went Down In Heavy
Weather, According To
Meager Reports
The three - masted schooner
lyfair,' 184 tons, foundered off
: coast of North Carolina about
ee clock Monday afternoon
th the loss of one seaman, il
s announced last night by the
vy Public Relations Office in
arleston, S. C.
rhe ship was carrying a genii
cargo but the port of emrkation
and the destination
lid not be revealed,
rhe survivors were rescued
iut 4 hours after the sinking
a Coast Guard boat and were
ten to Southport where thej
re given meaicai atienuon ami
eased after questioning.
According to the announcement
s seams of the wooden hulled
p burst and she went down
ihin a few minutes in heavy
ather, carrying Y. Z. Newberry
Morehead City down with her,
Captain Frank C. Sweetman,
, 2500 Bay Shore, Brigantine,
J? was the master of the
looner and the remaining crew
re listed as follows:
Vfrs. Frank C. Sweetman, Jr.,
>k; Fred S. Sweetman, 17, fi?sl
ite; Dolly T. Willis, 31, and
arles W. Willis, 20, both ol
irehead City, seamen.
[Tie Ill-fated vessel was listed
Jer the ownership of M. C.
icecedor, Inc., 20 Wall street,
w York City, and her home
rt was registered as New York
Mo further information on the
king could be revealed.
["here was no enemy action inved.
undreds Have
Seen Movies
ariety Vacationland"
Was Secured For Showing
In This County Thru
Efforts Of W. B. Keziah
Approximately three thousand
iple have seen the North Carol
Variety Vacationland film, a
ving picture portraying the
ferent sections of North Caroi,
during the week it has been
Brunswick, sponsored by the
imber of Commerce,
rhree showings at the USO hut
re fairly well attended. The
jnswick County Training' School
ored, turned out its entire stuit
body and faculty, about 460,
en the picture was shown
re. The Southport white school
0 turned out en masse with
lut 450 students and teachers,
festerday the film was taken
the Shallotte school, sajd to be
s of the largest consolidated
ools in the state, and shown
the 1,100 students, and a large
nber of teachers.
Today the same film is being
iwn at the Bolivia school to an
lience of 500 students, teachers
1 Armstice Day celebrants.
The immediate Southport area
perhaps better represented than
(continued on page rour)
0 Was On
1 To Go Back
iurs before they were picked
> and taken aboard a rescue
issel.
He says that all destroyers
id other protecting vessels
ere busy, literally strewing
,e waters around the Wasp
ith depths bombs after the
issel was torpedoed. There
emed to be a flock of the
ibs making the attack on the
aft and he is confident the
istroyrrs got several of them
ith their depth bombs. A sub
mply could not live within
iles of the carrier after the
ill fleet of destroyers and oth
vessels swung into action.
Brunswick county had four
lilors on the Wasp. They
ere: Dillon Gore, of Shallotte;
>hn Joseph Childs, of Leland;
crcer and Robert Reynolds, of
rallotte. Reynolds has been rented
lost. Gore, Childs and
,'ercer all came home without
iffering cither injury or ex>sure.
It was a tough experilce,
but when questioned about
, Mercer said he was ready to
: back as soon as his leave
as up. Adding; "Sooner, if
ley call for me."
r
T PI1
nmunity
1th, 1942 fUBUS
THE WORL
HOLIDAY?This Armisl
of the bloodiest fighting the
[ S. soldiers, sailors, marines
their battle stations at every
est spot in the news of the
; to be turning now in favor o
r u o__^_
^asweii oecuo
Leads Cc
r
a
Total Of 200,000-Lbs. Turn-!
!| ed In From Naval Section'
i Base Located At Site Of
; Historic Ft. Caswell
COUNTY SCHOOLS
STILL WORKING
s Splendid Returns From
Both White And Colored
Schools Recognized By
J. E. Dodson, Agent
Sources in Brunswick county
have delivered about 600,000
pounds of scrap material to the
various junk dealers during the
News Paper Campaign, according
to J. E. Dodson.
The largest contributor was
Fort Caswell with 200,000 pounds,
next was Southport high school
with 85,650 pounds. The colored
school in Southport made a fine
showing, selling something over
45,000 pounds.
The largest contributing church
was Prospect Baptist church lo
cated above Supply. Folks in that
neighborhood contributed through
the church over 10,000 pounds of
scrap.
Monthly Report
| Of Health Nurse
Much Activity Indicated In
Latest Report Submitted
To Commissioners By
Mrs. Smith
Following is a report of public
health work done in Brunswick
county during month of October
by Mrs. Lou H. Smith, county
nurse:
81 homes visited; 53 visited ofifice
for advice or some inoculation;
10 schools visited to inspect
school children or give inoculations;
7 conferences with county
officials; 2 conferences with doctors;
46 children inoculated for
diphtheria; 798 inoculated for typhoid
fever; 19 vaccinated against
smallpox; 70 children took Schick
test; 4 visits to hospital to see
county cases; 1 trip to state
sanatorium to take two T. B.
cases; $8.20 spent for toxoid and
stamps; $6.05 collected for toxoid;
1 bill sent to county auditor for
trip to Sanatorium $12.00; 1,350
miles traveled during month.
Report has been made of 5
cases of diphtheria in the county
in the last two months.
Winnabow Man
Killed Monday
Kennic S. Benton Is Killed
When Tractor Overturns
On Him In Logwoods
Kennie S. Benton, 40-year-old
white man of the Winnabow community.
was killed instantly in
the log-woods near Winnabow
Monday when a large tractor uppon
which he was riding turned
over and pinned him underneath.
There were several eye-witnesses
to the accident.
The deceased was unmarried,
s and his parents are not living.
Several sisters and brothers survive.
Most Of The News
All The Time
|1.50 PER YEAR
Motorists Have
To Dispose Of
All Extra Tires
lovember 12th Is The
Deadline For Disposing
Of All Tires Over Five
Per Car Which Motorists
Have
FFICIAL WARNS OF
VIOLATION OF RULE
ill Excess Tires, Even
Scrap Tires, Must Be Disposed
Of Under The
Government's Idle
Tire Purchase
Plan
Brunswick autoists must disose
of any tires they own in
xcess of the permissible five
>er car before November 12 in
rder to retain their right to hold
nileage rations, an official,
iieniber of the local War Price
nd Rationing Board, declared toay.
"We urgently request that
Uooa nveooi! tirrvc ho tlimoH nVPT
the Sixth Naval District, announ- 1
ccd today. Especially wanted are c
men with previous service in the f
Navy or Coast Guard.
Because of an over - supply of (
rated men, the Coast Guard has
recruited only apprentice seamen a
for the last several months. Re- '
cently, however, authorization <
came through from Washington to t
start granting ratings again. I
Pay in the Coast Guard is ex- <
actly the same as that in the I
Navy, and qualifications are simi- '
lar. An applicant for enlistment t
must be a citizen of the United
States; have at least a grammar :
school education; be between the j
ages of 17 and 55, and if under I
21 consent of parents; have a re- 1
lease from his draft board; be i
found physically and mentally j
qualified; and have no crime record.
j
There are three Coast Guard i
^Continued On rage Fou#)_
,0T [
HED EVERY WEDNESDAY
D AT WAR I
tice Day is marked by some t
world has ever known, as U. t
and coast guardsmen take t
point on the globe. Bright- ?
day is that the tide appears i1
f the Allies. 1
n Base
t
)unty In Scrap;
1 J
K : .
_____1
Test Blackout a
Here Next Week \
t
Permission has been granted a
by the state office of Civilian t
Defense for a test blackout for 1
the town of Southport on Tues- C
day. November 17, between the t
hours of 8 o'clock and 10 o'- t
clock in the evening.
This is purely a local test, :
and permission to hold it was
granted at the request of local ?
authorities, who desire to determine
just how efficient the local
defense organization has become.
Several weeks ago during a (
state-wide blackout cooperation (
here was almost one hundred (
percent. 1
Supply Youth !
Passes Monday'
Dennis Musselwhite Is Laid t
To Rest Monday After- e
noon In Family Cemetery t
t
Funeral services for Dennis t
Melvin Musselwhite. 7 year old f
son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Musselwhite,
of Supply, were held j.
Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock j.
from the Silent Grove cemetery j
near Supply. f
Burial followed in the family
VUtltfci ptuv.
Dennis Melvin died Monday a
morning after a short illness. s
Besides his parents, he is sur- e
vived by three brothers, Richard
Jr., Robert, and James; and two
sisters, Barbara Ann and Martha *
Sue all of the home.
More Openings In E
U.S. Coast Guard
Persons Interested Should
Apply At The Raleigh
Recruiting Station In The t
Postoffice Building
The United States Coast Guard *
now is able again to offer ratings '
to outstanding applicants for enlistment,
Lieutenant Commander J
Eugene A. Coffin, Jr., in charge 1
of recruiting and procurement for (
IIL^V. VAVVOH tlivu ?v ?
o the Government at once," said
he official. "But in any event
wners must get rid of them by
)ecember 12. Any vehicle operaor
without a tire inspection reord
on that date will be in
iolation of the mileage regulaions."
Tire inspection records will not
le granted car owners who have
isted more than five tires on the
ipplication form to which the
ecord is attached. In the Eastern
trea, where rationing has been
n effect since last July, these
orms are to be picked up by
lutoists. filled out and mailed to
ocal War Price and Rationing
Joards.
Car owners who listed more
han five tires per car on their
ipplication form will be required
o show proof that these tires
lave been disposed of under the
Jovernment's Idle Tire Plan. The
ire inspection record will be reurned
to the applicant.
A receipt showing that he has
urncd them over to the Railway
r.vnrow Acr#?nrv will he accentable
is such proof. Or the applicant j
nay show that he has turned in inserviceable
tires for strap.
All excess tires, even scrap
.ires, must be disposed of. Under
he Government's Idle Tire Purhasc
Plan, the local office of
he Railway Express Agency will
:ollect all serviceable tires and
eave a receipt. The Government
vill send a check later covering
he price of the tire, or tires,
fires beyond repair should be disused
of through a local scrap
lealer or salvage committee.
"Passenger car owners showng
on their applications that
hey still own more than the tiris
per car will not be issued fuure
mileage ration books, said ,
he official. "They will be told
hey must get rid of those tires
irst." I
"When he does apply he will
lave to present proof that he
las disposed of the excess tires
le reported on his application
orm." W
"But it's a great deal simpler
,nd easier for all concerned to
ell the tires in advances," the
ifficial pointed out. j
Juvenile Judge
Has Busy Time j
toys Celebrated Hallowe'en I
A Little Too Dangerously,
Got Off, Then Wound
Op Back In Court
Ten Southport youngsters were
irought before Juvenile Judge
iam T. Bennett Thursday night
or hearings on charges, most of
irhich grew out of Hallowe'en
iranks.
Douglas Jones, Kenneth StUler,
ohn Hazelton, Billy Bowen,
i'rank Hazelton, Johnnie Floyd,
diaries Hickman and Billie Wells
vere charged with raising a can
if burning trash to the top of a
lad pole at the school house on
iallowe'en night, resulting in a
:all for the fire department.
Billic Wells was eliminated as '
l defendant when it was deter- f
nincd that he was not present.
5ther boys admitted their part in
he prank, and for it they were
ilaced upon good behavior by
he juvenile judge, with the furher
stipulation that they go to
Sunday school each Sunday unil
further notice.
W. A. Russ and Bobby Thorlen
were charged with peeping
nto windows. Both pleaded guil
:y, and each was placed on probation
for 6 months. Eacl! boy
nust report monthly to the
juvenile judge.
On the night following the trial
somebody threw a mistle through
i window at the Col. Earl 4
(Continued on paga 4).
/
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