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I fhe Pilot Covers I prunswick County I^hTrteen ~No74 L Two Days I Of Court For j I Civil Actions l<ra| Actions Cleared Wfiuf C o u rt Calendar I During Mixed Term Of Jit Last Week ioge burney r presiding judge Ir^e Divorce Cases IncludKln List Of Actions Disf posed Of Here In t Court lv fmal two days of the Jan erm of Brunswick county E~t>r court was devoted last E to the trial of civil actions. 1 pie action of Minnie Davis E- s. Van Ameringe, s. B. I. trustee, was given a nonE. a party defendant. Is w Pniigen was given perl,: - sue the receiver of the WfS it :5. railroad. E- the action of Fred Anderson | I'ctarles Pierce and Ida Lee E , . it was ruled that the reI.; : \v. B. Campbell, commisE-: be accepted. J was signed permitting t;rs McKay to employ an exEt to cruise a timber tract and I as near as possible the I . : timber cut by J. J. fins W. Grissett was awarded TH i Ship Is Named General Fifty-Seventh Liberty Shii Launched From Wilming ton Takes Name Fron General Robert Howe WAS OUTSTANDING IN REVOLUTIOl^ General Howe Was Nativi Of Brunswick, And Distinguished Himself In War Of The Revolution The North Carolina Shipbuild , of his child, Phyllis LamB Gr.ssett and the child is to ,:r. the care of his sister, p Una May Gore until the bis father is dismissed from t r~eJ sen-ices. ; a compromise settlement : .McKeithan was awarded t;: from the A. C. L. railis; the defendants to pay the i three divorce actions, all & jpon grounds of two years the following separate were granted: Vienna Grift;-:m Richard Griffin; Pearl tn from Claude Smith; J. C. hnts from Madeline S. Prio Micts Take Navy Bachelors Kiting Basketball Game Played Saturday Night ia Southport High School Gymnasium - the results of Saturday sps basket ball game proved fir: and rtSflB 'are always a v. t? what counts, the marofficers over at the Navy s* ire definitely better basket ' players than the single men. ?seeras that the single offiR "s;dered the married offi' as tied-down, handicapped, kSo. they challenged the mar : timers for the game, des6 the fact that public symC? 'vis naturally to be expect S> be or. the side of the beneKi came over Saturday some 20 ensigns, singles t". rarr.ed men being in about M force. From the aggrcga' two teams were shortly W at practice and a couple of "3 were in readiness for the l"-"g whistle of time - kcepr Warren and referee W. R. ijie. e* singles had evidently had at road work recently. They *- Jff to a brilliant start. Ensign ' representing that division, 5 about the fastest player that ' Presented himself on the lou Kurt. Ensign Mitchell ran 6 a close second. When the half ^ it appeared that the s"'.. Mitchell combination had ' game safely, in the bag '-K' single men. The married bee r. unable to get going. ' ' tee second half had hardly before it become evident '" -re- had been a miscalcula somewhere. There may have (Continued on page 4) fining Help For War Work Tentative Of N.Y.A. Tere Each Thursday At 9t Collector's Office To m.trview Prospects I ? tadustries need thousands l. i 1 kers to meet proEm1 schedules. The National Em. administration; a part of l^.." Manpower Commission, is ? >'?'uths between the ages L**' 25 lor jobs in war lnrepresentative can be t'j.4' Tax Collector's Ofs?uthport Thursday, or A details write directly to Jcrsonnel officer, National t administration, Greenville, an important job in pcsucumaviation. In private life. Private Holdei .(Continued On Page Foiu) jing Company at Wilmington re cently launched its 57th Libert; freighter, the "Robert Howe" a 5:15 p. m. The ship is named for Genera Robert Howe, famous revolution ary general, whose remains li buried near historic old Waymai church in Columbus County. H was born in Brunswick county ii 1732 After spending his youth i: this country and in England, h was appointed captain of For Johnson, N. C., by the Englisl governor, Tryon, and a baron o the exchequer. However, he sided with th American cause and on Augus 21, 1775, was appointed colonel o the Second North Carolina re giment by the colonial congress which met at Hillsboro. The Pines To1 Convert ] Agreement Signed By Pro prietors Following Pad locking Proceedure Insti tuted Last Thursday FIRST ACTION OF KIND IN COUNT\ Tourist Camp And Statior Closed Thursday On Orders Signed By Judge John J. Burney The history of the operation o: The Pines as a service station anc tourist camp was ended thi: week through agreement of th< owners following a padlocking proceedure performed last Thurs day by Sheriff C. P. Willetts anc other law enforcement officers. Basis of the action was an affi davit signed by Sheriff Willetts Deputy F. L. Lewis and Specia Officer O. W. Perry in which thej charged that The Pines was ? place that encouraged lawlessness and that the sale of whiskey anc acts of prostitution were perform ed on the premisis. Then in a compiaun based upor this affidavit, District Solicitoi Clifton L. Moore asked that Mrs Agnes Harvill and Charlie Harvill be "perpetually enjoyed anc r-oatrainpH from oDeratinsr anc maintaining said 'Pines'; and thai the furniture and fixtures of saic establishment be sold and th< place padlocked for one year." The padlock order signed bj Resident Judge John J Burney declared The Pines to b< a public nuisance, and restrainec the operators from all sales anc transfers. The order provided foi the place to be padlocked and th< keys to be delivered to the clerl of court, pending a hearing befor< Judge Q. K. Nimmocks in Wil mington on February 8, 1943. This hearing will not be neces sary, for in an agreement before Judge Burney this week the de fendants agree to discontinue ope ration of The Pines and guaran tee that it shall not further con stitute a nuisance. All retail tradi will be stopped, and as soon ai possible the service station wil be converted into a dwelling am (Continued On Page Four) Supply Youth Is Mechanic Now Albert R. Holden Througt Technical Training Schoo And Is Now Afrplam Mechanic GULFPORT FIELD, Miss., Jar 25. ? Pvt. Albert R. Holder formerly of Supply, has beei graduated from this big Arm; Air Forces Technical Training Command School for airplam mechanics and is ready to taki his place on the farflung servio lines of this global war whereve the biggest American planes ari based, at home or abroad. He has received a course of in tensive training to fit him for hi important task in this war. Hii training has also fitted him fo E ST. A Good 4 PAGES TODAY I For Famous Born In County > ^ ^ ! ^ :y. e 1 GEN. ROBERT HOWE Ordered to Virginia in Decem1 ber, 1775, he was successful in e driving the British governor, Lord 1 Dunmore, out of the eastern sec1 tion of the state, and was prof moted to brigadier general. In that capacity, he commanded e the North Carolina troops at the t defense of Charleston, and a short f time later succeeded General - James Moore as chief in comi, mand of the southern department. (Continued on page 4) Closs And Into Residences * ? _ 11 IV H L T ?*- 4. I .. I mucii iiutucsL .in Big Announcement ' There was considerable speculation here last night as to t just what would be the nature of the sensational announcement scheduled for broadcast at 10 o'clock. Favorite guess, of course, was that it had to do with | some important phase of the war, but most of the guesses 5 were more along the line of " wish-thinking. Some believed > that it was an announcement of the death of Hitler; others that it was his capitulation. Some thought it had to do with the " o]>ening of a second European . front; and there was some spe eolation that the life of safety t of Roosevelt or Churchill might 1 be involved. This latter guess, of course, 1 is the one nearest the true facts, for the life and safety of both Roosevelt and Churchill, l as well as member of the allied r command, were at stake in the historic war council at Casablanca, North Africa. More Dressings Radlv Needed f Letter Received Here This Week Stresses Serious Shortage O f Surgical r Dressings In a letter received this week , from national headquarters of * the American Red Cross the local surgical Dressings unit was told of the great need for ins creased activity in this phase of " volunteer war work. Mrs. Cordelia Wolf, Administrator of Voluntor Special Services, says that " the sponges now being made in , Southport are very badly needed jj and even more should be made I here if humanly possible. Because of the urgency of the letter, local workers have gotten busy and have five cartons ready for shipment. These cartons contain 34.200 surgical dressings which have been made here since the middle of September. J Mrs. Wolf's letter reads in part: "A review of the shipments of i surgical dressings for the United 1 States Army reveals the fact ; that the shipments are not moving to the Medical Depots as fast as anticipated. The War Depart i. ment schedule calls lor ine aeui, very of one Hundred million dress1 ings during the month of Janf uary, but we are not going to ?i meet this schedule unless shipe ments are materially increased, j "Though your original instruc8 tions provide that you should not r make shipments ui.less you have 8 ten cartons completed, you immediately send in your request for . shipping instructions, g "Sponges are the dressings g most urgently needed. (The only r dressings being made by the e Brunswick County Chapter are sponges). We must not fail to 8 neet the Army's needs. These (Continued on page ?) ATE I News paper ] Southport, N. C., W FSA To Assist In Getting Help For N.C. Farmers Present Labor Shortage Will Be Offset To Some Extent By Cooperation O) FSA With U. S. Employment Service WORKlNG~ON ALL YEAR LABOR PLAN Certain Restrictions Musi Be Observed And Every Effort Will Be Made To Be Fair To All Present labor shortages in this area are expected to be relievec by a recent working agreemen between the Farm Security Ad ministration and the Unitec States Employment Service foi North Carolina. This understanding is form ulated to make provisions for ar adequate supply and distributer of year-round agricultural work ers for the production of agricul tural products essential to th< war effort. There is a program whereby th< selection, transportation, training (if necessary) and subsistence o! year-round agricultural worker! from areas of labor supply anc their placement on farms in area: of labor shortage; and the making of adjustments in areas ol recruitment so as to maintain efficient production on lands which should remain in agriculture anc produce crops essential to the war effort. The United States Employment Service shall be responsible foi the determination of labor neec and labor supply. Where problem: involve the necessity for government paid transportation, subsistence and training, the U. S. Employment Service and the Farnr Security Administration jointlj will be responsible for making determination of labor need anc supply. The U. S. Employment Service of North Carolina shall be responsible for soliciting and accepting orders for year-round farm workers. In fulfilling this responsibility for order taking, representatives of both the Employment Service and the Farm Security Administration collaborate very closely tc the end that working conditions housing and employment factors (Continued On Page Four) Young Native Of County Dies Mrs. Frances Bellamy McCall Died Wednesday At James Walker Memorial Hospital In Wilmington Following Short Illness Mrs. Frances Bellamy McCall, of Wilmington, formerly oi Southport, died in James Walker Memorial Hospital last Wednesday at 8 P. M. following a short illness. Funeral services were held at Silent Grove Cemetery, near the home of her parents, Capt. and Mrs. W. E. Bellamy, of Supply, on Friday at o'clock by the Rev t stum r\f Qnnnlu flsaisfpd h\ vi. ^wrrv> ? ?? Rev. A. L. Brown, of Southport. Active pallbearers were: Wm Holden, Ralph Langford, Huberl Livingston, Lanier Furpless, Norman Bellamy and Capt: Mertor Porter. Honorary pallbearers were: C Ed. Taylor, Dr. L. C. Fergus Capt. J. B. Church, Capt. Johr Erickson, C. E. Gause, J. A. Mc(Continued On Page Four> Don't Say It C HereAgain,R North Carolina had 2,248 cases of infantile paralysis from 1911 to 1942, Dr. Carl V. Reynolds State Health Officer, said todaj in a statement urging the peopU of the State to give generous support to the infantile paralysis drive being sponsored by committees for the President's Birthdaj .Tomtarv TH-30 ceieojauuno IIVIH ?j "Each new case is a grav( threat to the entire community,' Dr. Reynolds pointed out, "be' cause infantile^ paralysis is ? dread epidemic disease. "No North Carolinian can saj 'it can't happen here,' " Dr. Rey nolds continued. "Not after th< recent epidemic of 1935. A tota of 675 cases were reported to th< State Board that one year. Anc the plague fell like a pall ovei the entire State, not only bringinj disease and suffering but indirect ly exacting an economic toll whicl was estimated to run to nuui) million dollars. "Public meetings were tban POR' In A Good Coir Wednesday, January 27, Ration Coupon Banking To Be Effective 27tb l A New Type Of Banking ; Service Is For Retailers f And Wholesalers Of Rationed Commodities RATION BANK BOOKS WILL BE REQUIRED In These "Ration Accounts" t Wholesalers And Retailers Will Deposit The Ration Coupons Received From Cuetomers i "Ration coupon banking," a ^ new type of banking service for " retailers and wholesalers of ra1 tioned commodities, designed to p make the nation's ration program work more effectively, will be inaugurated here in Whiteville city 1 or town) on January 27, it is an1 nounced by Prince O'Brien, cashier " of the Waccamaw Bank & Trust ; Co. ! This is a war service that the government has asked the banks ' to undertake under which whole salers and the larger retailers , will be required by the Office of j Price Administration to 'open 5 "ration bank accounts" in the . banks with which they customarf ily do business. Into these "ration . accounts" the wholesalers and rei tailers will deposit the ration I coupons received from their cus! tomers against which they will draw special "ration checks" t when ordering new supplies. It j is expected that only the retailers whose food sales in December, 1 1942 exceeded $5,000 will be directed by the Office of Price Administration to open "ration act counts." No charges of any kind p will be made by the banks for r this service. | Consumers such as housewives, motorists, and other individuals , who purchase rationed commodi ties for consumption will not' be r, affected by the new "ration cou p<yi banking "system. They will ' continue to obtain their ration coupons from local ration boards ! and they will continue to "spend" ' their coupons at the stores just 1 as they have been doing in the > past. Only certain dealers selling ! rationed commodities will have to open "ration bank accounts." The banks will have nothing to do with the fixing of ration allotments or allowances, or with the issuing of ration coupons. The [ (Continued on page 4) Draft Delinquent Given A Chance Man Picked Up By FBI Is Given Opportunity To Enlist In Army Before Criminal Proceedings Grady Kelly Ward, 22-year-old Nakina youth and the second : white man to be arrested by the : FBI in Wilmington on selective I service charges within the past , few days, was temporarily re manded to the New Hanover ' county jail under a $500 bond after a preliminary hearing before . U. S. Deputy Commissioner W. O. ; Wylie, Tuesday morning. Ward, described by the deputy 1 commissioner as being unable to read or write, expressed a desire . to join the Army and government , authorities are contacting his loi cal board at Southport to see if arrangements can be made for his (Continued On Page Four! ]an't Happen 4 4 T"*7 7 [eynolds Warns i doned," Dr. Reynolds recalled. ! "Travel fell off greatly, and busi, ness generally was seriously af' fected. Tourist and resort business ! was badly curtailed. And mothers i with children fled the afflicted i sections of the State by hundreds, seeking to escape the dread mar lady." Mrs. Phillips Russell, of Chapel" i Hill, who is Secretary of the ' State Committee for the Presi dent's birthday campaign, of j i which Dr. Ralph McDonald is Chairman, added that the situar tion was much like the one in war - torn Europe today. i "American homes today are be1 ing opened up to refugee English > children fleeing the horrors of: I war," Mrs. Russell pointed out. r "This is strangely parallel to the' ; refugee American children during I - a poliomyelitis epidemic, children' 1 whose parents are trying to pro-| r tect them from the horrors of the disease." (Continued on page 41 r pii imunity 1943 PUBLIS Arthur Farmei Silver St Southport Boy Was Membei Distinguished Itself In Action For conspicuous gallantry and, intrepidity as he stood by his | gun, fighting off persistent at-j tacks by 14 enemy planes on hisi merchant ship, Coxswain Arthur, L. Farmer was awarded the Silver Stan, while an officer and a gunner were presented citations in an impressive decoration ceremony last Friday afternoon on the Naval Station parade groundI at New Orleans. Arthur L. Farmer, now Boatswain's Mate Second Class, was I a long way from his home at Southport, and very tired, for the crew aboard his ship had been at battle stations since the previous morning, with time out only for hurried trips to the galley. At the moment every man of the Armed Guard unit was tense, alert, because word had been flashed that a flight of 40 German torpedo planes was winging to the attack. Farmer, weary but unafraid (it wasn't until later that his knees "knocked together") was manning Stiff Penalties, For Delinc Mrs. Frink Will Head Campaign Mrs. S. B. Frink, of South|>ort, will be chairman of the Bed Cross War Fund Drive in this county which will be held during the month of March, according to Miss Annie J lay Woodside, chairman of the Brunswick County Chapter. This year the drive for Bed Cross funds will combine the usual features of the War Fund drive and the Bed Cross Boll Call. The opportunity will be given contributors to share in the International efforts of mercy now being conducted by this organization. Since there is only the dne chapter in Brunswick, every possible effort will be made to carry the campaign into every corner of the county. Recorder Tries Several Cases Various Charges Against Defendants Here In Recorder's Court Monday Of This Week In Recorder's court here Monday Alex Ganey, white, was found not guilty of selling whiskey. James Robbins, white, was found guilty and was given 4 months on the roads, judgment being suspended upon payment of costs and a fine of $15.00. Marie Butner, white, was found not guilty of fornication and adultery. The warrant against Mrs. Haskill (alias), was quashed. Joseph M. Singleton and Mary M. Chavis were arrested for false registration at a tourist cabin Judgment was suspended to give the defendants time to be married, and bond was set at $50.00. In court the defendants declared that they were to be married, and Judge John B. Ward stayed sentence in order to give them eVery possible chance. Income Tax Is Explained Here Series Of Articles Being Published For Purpose Of Helping Readers Of This Newspaper A taxpayer is entitled to a credit for each person other than husband or wife, whether related to him or not, and whether living with him or not, who during the taxable year was dependent upon and received his chief support from the taxpayer, provided the dependent was either (a) under 18 years of age, or (b) incapable of self-support because mentally or physically defective. The credit for dependents is based upon ACTUAL FINANCIAL DEPENDENCY and not mere legal dependency. It is not related to the taxpayer, but the related to the taxpayr, but the taxpayer must have provided more than one-half of the support, or there is no dependency. The term "mentally or physically defective" includes not only those who are mentally afflict(Contlnued on page 4) ,0T HED EVERY WEDNESDAY 1 Receives ar For Bravery f Of Navy Gun Crew That i Fighting Off Enemy At Sea a machine gun located after when the first wave of low-flying Heinkel 177's swept over the ship. The battle was joined, guns flashing amidst the roar and clatter. Two of the Nazi planes launched torpedoes at Farmer's ship, then swerved to the rear. The "tin fish" missed, but the Coxswain didn't. He and other gunners poured a steady stream of lead into the two Heinkels and both burst into flames and crashed into the sea about 500 yards beyond the ship. It was estimated that, in all, 14 German planes took part in the attack surging around Farmer's ship for about 15 minutes, but the withering hail of fire from the vessel beat off the Heinkels, and the freighter continued on her course ? victorious. The gunhers were on constant alert throughout that night and the following day. But the next afternoon two torpedoes which I were fired by a U-Boat between I (Continued On Page Four) Promised luents In Draft i General Metts, State Director Of Selective Service, Says That Round-Up Will Be Made During January SAYS TOO MANY ARE ESCAPING DRAFT NOW Far Too Many Men Are Escaping Their Obligations Under The Draft Act Because They Are Delinquent, Metts Says "A fine of $10,000 or five years in prison, or both, is the penalty facing a person convicted of delinquency under Selective Service | Act," General J. i Van B. Metto, State Director of Selective Service, announced today. ' 'Far too many men are escaping their obligations under the act because they are delinquent," the State Director said. He further stated that vigorous effort will be made during the month of January to have delinquents and suspected delinquents report [to their local boards to have the charges of delinquency removed. "Those who do report voluntarily to their local board during the month of January, 1943, will be allowed to comply with their obligations, but those who fail or refuse to do so will find that their names have been reported to the Department of Justice for prosecution," the Director said. To further clarify the requirements, General Metts emphasized these points: 1. Every person who was required to register under any one of the six Presidential Proclamations which have heretofore been (continued on page four) Lt. Frink Gets High Praise Is Commended For His Part In Assisting With Rescue Of Army Pilots From County Several Weeks Ago Lieut, (jg) S. Bunn Frink and Lieut. Pembroke Huckins of the staff of captain of the port's office in Wilmington have been commended by the commanding general of the Third Army Air (Force for their part in the rescue I of 21 Army airmen who parachuted to safety in the vicinity of Wilmington when they were forced to abandon their plane the night of December 2, Lieut-Commander R. W- Thresher, captain of the port, revealed Saturday. The commendation was in the form of a letter (from Major General St. Clair'Street commanding officer of the Third Air Force, to each of the Coast Guard officers here. "I desire to express to you my sincere appreciation of the invaluable service which you have ren-| dered to this command and to the Army Air Forces," General Street's letter said in part. "Your personal actions and your cooperation with other rescuers in locating and aiding in the successful recovery of all twenty-one members of the 32nd Bombardment Group, who, on December 2, 1942, were forced to abandon their airplanes and parachute into a swampy, uninhabit ed and' thickly-wooded area in the vicinity of Wilmington, North (Continued on page 4) I Most Of The News All The Time $1.50 PER YEA! ? * Make Restrictions On Overseas Mail For Service Men Postmaster In Southport Calls Attention To Recent Changes In The Rules Regarding Overseas Mail SINGLE COPIES OF NEWSPAPERS OUT Henceforth, I n d i v i d u u Cannot Send Single Copies Of Newspapers To Service Men Overseas L. T. Yaskell, Southport postmaster, calls attention to the fact that in view of the heavy demands being made on cargo space for military shipments and because of the limited facilities available to commanders of the theaters of operation for delivery of mail, the volume of mail diepatched to overseas destinations must be kept to a minimum. Henceforth some restrictions on mailing of parcels and other mail going overseas have betel necessary. No parcel exceeding A pounds in weight, 15 inches in length or 36 inches in length and girth combined will be accepted for dispatch to A. P. O's overseas fcr individuals. Individual copies of newspapers or magazines shall be accepted dispatch the APO's outside the continental United States 'only where subscriptions are specifically requested in writing by the addressee or for which subscriptions are now in effect. Such copies to individuals shall be accepted only from publishers who shall place on the wrapper, or on the publication when a wrapper is not used, a certificate reading as follows: "Mailed in conformity with P. O. D. No. 19687." V-mail will be transmitted, either when microfilmed or in its original form, to all A. P. O's overseas and transported by airplane where such facilities are Available. Although letters prepaid at the air mail rate will continue to be transported by airplane as far as the ports of embarkation, the War department advises that no assurance can be given that such letters, other than V-mail, will be dispatched by airplane from ports of embarkation to localities overseas served by V-mail. No parcels shall be accepted for dispatch to A. P. O.'s outside the continental United States unless they contain such articles only as are being sent at the specific request of the addressee, approved by the battalion or similar unit commander of the addresse. Individuals serving overseas desiring to request the mailing of parcels to them will be required to include in their request the following: General description or name of article requested. The grade or rating, the complete address and the signature of the individual addressee making request. Stove Rationing Now Effective j Certificates Are Available , From Local Rationing Office For Persons Who Wish To Convert From Oil Anybody in Brunswick who wants to lend a hand in the nation's oil-conservation program, by replacing his present oil-fired heating stove with a new coal stove, will have the government's help, Mrs. Grace D. Jones, clerk of the local rationing board, said today in announcing OPA's stoverationing program. i: "Rationing of new coal stoves began on December 18," Mrs. Jones said, "and should do a great deal to save fuel oil here in Brunswick county as well as in other counties where supplies of fuel are low. , '"Hiis is an extremely simple rationing program," said Mrs. Jones, "designed to make it as easy as possible for anyone who is eligible, to apply for and buy a new coal stove. Wood stoves ^ and second-hand stoves are not included in 'the program." Since the main Duroose of this program is to save fuel oil, any- j one who will use the stove to replace an oil heater is eligible for i a purchase certificate. He must i however, turn in all his unused and unexpired oil coupons. The following may also buy rationed stove: 1. Anyone who needs a stove I to heat essential living or working space for which he has no ! stove at all may apply to the -j Board for a certificate. He must j state in his application that ha _*J (Continued on page 4) . |