Pilot Covers
flrunswick County
KfTHlRTEEN ~NoT<
Lie Confusion
I (Jesuits From
I Blackout Test
Mfaiion Is That Civilian
population Has Not BeI
;J?e Acquainted With
jfe* Signals To Be Used
I b This Connection
Iteration came
test progressed
lh<lier Trial Blackout Will
Be Held Soon
^ Order To Iron Out
I Weaknesses Shown
I . Defense volunteers of J
I county joined with I
K.~ and district officials last
J. night in staging aj
j,--.:' that was ordered to test
warning- signals, auiu u.
Usuits may be relieved up i
i good thing that this
j j practice session and not
ri: McKov.
ji- o: the civilian population
V "t and the immediate
were completely confused
-i three - alarm system cov'
the blackout - air raid^
Srut' periods.
v-.t happened, of course, was
x complied one hundred
-.cnh blacking out at the
s-::en blast: but when the in
r: blasts were sounded
. the "ck air raid, many
.hts came back on again.
...... wardens quickly had
. r control again, but
; third signal came for
;.blackout period, on
lights prematurely for
time. Finally, the
or of the street lights
t, l. official all - clear sign.
is known of results of
. i.e. ; lackout in rural areas
: Sxiswick county. With no
>x- :.:ea;;s of warning the
of the blackout, nor of
! st.i. s of development.
1. ;! that it was possible
i: > hie new signal system a
t other communities of
jiiieially reported that
f: ?-..! be another trial blackc
. thin the near future.
Senate Passes
Ninth Month Bill
- A Vote Of 41-5, The
Senate Passed The NineMonths
School Bill In
Hie General Assembly
On Friday
-E1CH. ? By a vote of 41
Senate Friday passed the
t-.r. :h school bill on second
and frowned sharply on
effort to amend the mea:
r:=tpone its effective date,
^r iling on the bill, described
- supporters as the most im:
the General Assembly, pror
'. measure of the 1943 seswill
take Monday night, j
K "fie next full session of the
'f- scheduled.
" e voting efforts to amend
^ '-re-month bill, the Senate j
more receptive to a com-5
amendment to the school |
Jtiner.t bill. The new proposal, I
~E': by Senator Brooks of
after a conference with
" i.r Broughton and oppon"
the bill which passed its.
- reading Wednesday, ref
} substitute bill sent for'
Thursday by Sen. O'Berry
A?}T.e.
r, fj&rry withdrew ills subbill
and announced he ;
^^Pport the bill if the
^-merit offered Friday is ac
Innai Organize
I To Sell Bonds
I : the Division War
j blaff for Brunswick
I M 88 l\at?" Johnson,
p-;- MTs. E. J. Johnson. 1
I Robert White, ShallotI
i Johnson. Supply;
f V;-K:v Cannon, Bolivia; Miss
f*-'-' Brooks, Seaside; Mrs.
I President of County
I P-T. A., Leland. (
i'" wnnon win do all they i
niore stamps and |
Fflferia/ Given
| 0r Hospital Work (
of the Doshcr Mem- '
Eypital Auxiliary have just 1
I 100-yarde of material, a 1
' llolmcs Davis, of i
I rial will be used by 1
F*::. of mo hospital a'JAihary
tf1"- Useful articles for the I
and the suggestions
Superintendent of nurses, l
jy ct s will be <
E ST.
A Good
4 PAGES TODAY
PILOTS IN UNIFORi
# mgm
m By.'
jflB|
^sjlrai
: are shown three members of
mtly have been commissioned i
mmander J. 1. Davis; center is
billing. These men have been i
itions, but in the capacity of
ngton, and Captain I. B. Bussel
on as they come off the sick li
l Should
ter For Book II
5- .
>t Meetings Being
n Uol/I At Kr>hnnls
TH
15
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JB
IN SERVICE.?Above
Pilot Association who rece
serve. Left above is Lt. Co
George; right is Lt. Fred >
tinuing their normal open
tain Tom Sellers, of Wilmi
gible for commission as so
Every Person
Regis
However, It Will Be Necei
sary For Each Registrar
To Have War Ratio
Book No. 1 Before Thi
Can Be Done
MAY SECURE BOOK 1
AT RATION BOAR1
Schools of County Are Coi
ducting Registration For
Book No. II Each Afternoon
Thru Friday
"Every person should regist
for War Ration Book Two. whe
her he needs it at present or not
Mrs. Grace D: Jones, clerk of tl
local Wat--Price and Rationii
Board, cautioned residents
Brunswick county today.
"Reports to the rationing boa:
indicate that farmers who rai
and can their own fruits ai
vegetables and meats are und
the impression that they will n
need to register for the point r
tion book. On the contrary, Unc
Sam wants every man, worn;
and child in the United States
have a ration book, since the r
tioning program may include n
only its present phases, but oth
possible developments in the f
ture.
"I want to emphasize the n
cessity for every person whethi
he lives in the town or countr
whether he preserves his own foe
or relies on the corner grocery, I
register for War Ration Book Tv
before Friday of this week.
"At the same time," Mrs. Jom
advised," persons who eat the
meals in restaurants or othi
public eating places, who do ni
at present need War Ration Boc
Two, should register for the
point books without fail.
Registration is in progress th
week at the five consolidate
white schools of the county, I
Brunswick County Trainir
School, at Chapel Road Scho
and at Cedar Grove. School is b
ing taught one-half of each da;
with a full schedule being carrie
out. At 2 o'clock each day tl
rationing personnel, consistir
principally of teachers, begin tl
job of' registering applicants f<
War Ration Book No. II, and tl
sites are held open until 8 c
clock each evening unless tlici
(Continued On Page tr?ur>
Commissioners In
Session Monday
Board Agrees To Furnis
Help To Superintender
Of County Home; H
Agrees To Stay On Dut
Charles M. Hickman agree
Monday to remain as superintei
dent of the Brunswick count
home when the members of th
board of county commissionei
-1 - ?? m.-.nnrnmnnta tn nrnvir
Uiaue aiiaiig^iiivuvu x
him some help on the count
farm.
Robert R. Hewett and t\v
daughters have been employed t
help Mr. Hickman for a period <
six months at a salary of SIOO.C
[>cr month for their combined c
forts.
The commissioners passed a
order directing that the A. 1
White estate be foreclosed an
sold for delirtque.it taxes.
A B fiercer was given re:
mission to purchase the "W illian
Hardy place in Town Creek Towi
ship for tko sum of $00.00 cash
js | 1 iviu ni l/viiuu.u |
.Met'tings lor the purpose of
rj ' explaining how to use War Ration
Book No. II will continue
I throughout this week at the
J consolidated schools of the
county, and Miss Genevieve
Kakes has agreed to make this
instruction a part of her home
{ demonstration club meeting for
er! the month of March,
t-l Tonight (Wednesday) the
I meeting is scheduled at Wacie
camaw school. Thursday night (
lg a similao meeting will l*> held '
of at Bolivia. The final meeting j
will be held in the Southport ,
rd high school auditorium' Friday j
se night. All meetings begin at j
id I 8 o'clock.
er( Word has been received that
ot a representative of the State
a- Rationing office will be in Willie
mington Monday mght, .March
in 1, for the purpose of explaining
to point rationing regulations that
a-1 affect wholesalers and retailers,
ot The meeting will begin at 7:30
or o'clock and will be in the New
Li- ( Hauover courtroom.
? Peanut Growers
? Promised Prices
to
Farmers Who Plant In- j
:s creased Acreage In An'r
swer To Government Request
Will Get Same
lk Price For Nuts Used For
ir 0il
js Peanut growers of Brunswick
l(j county who increase production
lt of peanuts this year in response
to the government's appeal for
more vegetable oil crops are ase_
surcd of the same support prices
for oil peanuts as are paid for
... J l v. 1 n nntfi neenrdinc to C. O.
'p Bennett, chairman of the County
USD A War Board.
~ A recent announcement by the
1 U. S. Department of Agriculture,
I he said, provides for support of
, peanuts grown this year for oil
[' and the edible trade at 85 percent
rc of parity. This price, the chairman
said, is an average of about
8X29 per ton.
"It must be understood, liow1
ever, that this is an average price.
and is subject to differentials acJ
cording to types and grades of the
' peanuts a farmer offers for sale,"
he said. "Prices at which peanuts
h will be supported according to
it types and grades will be announ
e ced at an early date."
y In addition to support prices,
the Department previously has
,jj announced incentive payments of
i- $30 per acre on all peanuts har;y
vested above 90 percent of and
le! up to 110 percent of the farm's
*s acreage goai. This payment,
"Chairman Bennett estimated, will
y Increase returns for farmers who
harvest more than 90 percent of
'0 their goals. This incentive payjo
ment, he added, is applicable only
on peanuts harvested for nuts
>0 and does not apply to peanuts
f- which arc "hogged - off." The
agricultural conservation payment
n ot $110 per ton will be eliminated
5 Ithio year in view 01 uie uuoihk
id 'payments.
Chairman Bennett said plana
r- are being considered by the Deis
partment for establishing local
l- markets in counties having suf/i(continued
on page four)
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I News paper Ir
Southport, N. C., We
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' the Wilmington-Cape Fear *
n the U. S. Coast Guard Re- c
i Lt. Commander H. T. St. e
ssued uniforms and are con- v
Coast Guard officers. Cap- n
Is, of Southport, are also eli- ?
st, s
Forestry Meets J
Being Held In \
Area This Week c
a
First Meeting Was Held g
Tuesday Morning Near t]
The New Britton Bridge f(
On Allen Farm p
fi
SECOND MEETING IS c
SET FOR WEDNESDAY
v
H. E. Blanchard, Farm For- n
ester For Columbus And h
Brunswick, Invites Pubi:_
T_ A
lie 1 U IVACChlllgo Q
Two Forestry Demonstration *'
Meetings were held in this section
this week. R. W. Graeber, t
Forestry Specialist, in charge of s
Forestry Extension Work ji the ?
state of North Carolina, was s
at the demonstrations and explain E
the work that is being carried E
out. I
The first meeting was on c
Tuesday morning at 10:00 o'clock c
on Dr. J. A. Allen's place back t
of Pearl Formy Duvals farm near
New Britton Bridge. c
The timber on Dr. Allen's place c
has been marked to cut so that t
there will be a good stand of A
growing timber remaining after
the land has been cut over. f
The second meeting will be J
held in Columbus County, at the
farm of C. D. Branch near Lennon's
Crossroads at 2:00 P. M., on
.(Continued On Page Four)
Bill Shannon Is
In Air Force
Son Of Mrs. H. M. Shannon
Is Enrolled As Aviation
Cadet And Is In g
Training At Maxwell a
Field 3
v
vivwm.r. n-TFl.n Ala.. Feb. c
20. ? William Joseph Shannon,
son of Mrs. H. M. Shannon, of g
Southport, is now enrolled as an r
aviation cadet in the Army Air t
Forces Pre-flight School for Pi- p
lots at Maxwell Fields, located on a
the outskirts of Montgomery, the
capital of Alabama. c
Here the new class of cadets is r
receiving nine weeks of intensive p
military, physical and academic
(Continued on page 4)
Asks To Be Sta
After Bi
Arthur William Jenkins, fire- I
mail first class, of the United ii
States Navy, a native of Onslow f
county, is stationed at the section J
base at Southport for limited v
shore duty, after being through C
major naval actions, almost with- J
out a parrallel. c
Recently in the hospital at ?
Charleston, recovering from 1
wounds received in battle, he was
asked where ne would like to be a
assigned for duty. Requesting to b
be placed near his home as pos- "
sible, he was assigned to the lo- s
cal base for limited duty. He is si
spending this week on leave at t]
his home, near Jacksonville. v
r*iurV??vO{ria O/Minfnr. F
1HID ilUi 141 VOjumia, J
bred youngster, the son of Mrs.
Bena Jenkins, of Silvcrdale, has
just been transferred from the U. u
S. nava! hospital at the Charles- t
ton Navy Yard where he had been ?
a patient since last November. C
Jenkins has been in the Navy a
three years. In that little paper b
jacket that goes everywhere a
POR'
i A Good Con:
dnesday, February 243
:SA Personnel
Handles RAAC
Loans In County
Var Board Recently Met
And Designated This
Group To Handle New
Credit Outfit For Brunswick
Farmers
IEW ORGANIZATION
IN THIS COUNTY
Regional Agricultural Credit
Corporation Is Supplementary
Body, Not For
Replacement
Recently the county war board
f Brunswick county met in the
ounty agent's office at Supply
nd elected the personnel of the
'arm Security Administration to
ct as the loaning Representative
f the Regional Agricultural credit
orporation, Congress approperatd
fund for the R. A. C. C., by
rhich farmers may borrow money
' necessary to produce the maxilum
of essential crops and livetock.
J
The Regional Agricultural credit
orporation is not intended to
ake the place of any loaning
gency, but rather to supplement
be existing agencies. It is the purose.
of the R. A. C. C. to conider
the needs of farmers who
annot be met by present agenies
and to loan funds, if found
dvisable, by the war board.
rsoui crop anci livestock prorams
can be financed through
he agency. It is felt that every
armer of Brunswick county can
roduce the maximum food on his
arm this year, in so far as seuring
adequate finance.
As the programs has been
forked out, the secruity requirelents
on war crops will not be a
andicap in securing finance for
ssential food crops.
The money is loaned at the rate
f five per cent per annum and
o be paid back within one year
torn the date of the advance.
Any one desiring more informion
concerning the R. A. C. C.
hould contact Mr. Zeb E. Mclaniel,
who is the local repreentative
of the R. A. C. C., Miss
ithel M. Smith, and Miss Virginia
finU a?% iifU a r i ?*n necipfinn* XI t- II ri
ioiici wiiy aic aocioiuig iui. ?iw>aniel
in the program. You may
ontact your county agent or loal
agriculture teacher in regard
o the program.
Headquarters for the Brunswick
ounty Regional Agricultural
redit corporation is located in
he office of the Farm Security
idministration office at Shallotte.
5ix Cases Tried
In Court Here
iix Cases Covering Variety
Of Offenses Were Tried
Before Judge John B.
Ward In Court Here On
Monday
Six cases were disposed of here
a Recorder's court Monday.
LeRoy Hill, colored, pleaded
uilty to making an assault with
, deadly weapon and was given
0 days on the roads. Judgment
/as suspended upon payment of
osts.
Leonard Wells, white, pleaded
;uilty to charges of reckless opeation
and was given 60 days on
he roads. Judgment was susiended
upon payment of costs
.nd a fine of $25.00.
Fred Piggott, colored, was
harged with arson. His case was
cmanded to a migistradc for proper
preparation of the warrant.
J. Calvin Willctts, white, was
(Continued On Page Four)
tioned Here
eing In Battles
Javy man goes, in peacetime and
ii war, is inscribed a matter*ofact
statement: "Arthur William
enkins," it says, "participated
irith credit in the Battle of the
.'oral sea, 4-8 Mar.; Midway, 4-7
unc; the occupation of Guadalanal
Island, 7-8 Aug., and the
tattle of Savo Island, 8 Aug.,
942."
Unhino nnlicforl in thp TM?VV aS
ucamiio viitiwkvu .... .
n apprentice seaman on Decemer
13, 1939, and went through
boot camp" at the naval training
tation at Norfolk, Va. He was
Don afterward assigned to a batleship
and was aboard the battlerngon
when the Japs struck at
earl Harbor.
PEARL HARBOR
The Nortn Carolina boy came
nscratched through Pearl Harbor. I
he battles of the Coral sea and!
lidway, and the occupation of
luadalcanal . . . although ha lost
1! of his uniforms ar.d personal
"longings at Pearl Harbor a*-1
(Continued on Page Two) '
r pii
imunity
, 1943 "ruiiJ
Red Cross Out
Is Set At $4,
Mrs. S. B. Frink Is Count]
Plans To Reach This
The annual War Fund Drive
for the American Red Cross will
get under way next week with
Mrs. S. B. Frink serving as
county chairman for this year.
With the war - time demands
that are being placed upon Red
Cross funds, Brunswick county
citizens are being asked this
year to contribute more than
four times as generously as they
ever have before to this organization.
The county quota has been set
at $4,000.00.
Mrs. Frink, who has made an
enviable record as leader of various
movements and drives in her
home county, feels that this not
an unreasonable asking, and that
it certainly is not an unreasonable
goal.
"In the first place," she says,
"the biggest reason that many of
our folks have never contributed
before is that they have not been
asked. We plan to make this canvass
county-wide. Another reason
for not raising more funds in the
past has been the fact that our
people have just not had the
money. There's no denying that
the average citizen of our county
is better off financially today
than he has ever been before.
And a third reason for believing
that we will have splendid success
with this year's campaign is
that so many families have relaCourthouse
B
Unfavora
Severe Cold I
Hurts Camellias
The freeze last week got
thousands of beautiful camelia
blossoms In Southport, Orton
and other places in the
county where they are grown.
Only the open blooms and those
near to blooming were killed.
The smaller buds were apparently
not effected and a new
crop of blossoms is already
making its appearance.
The freeze may ' result in
some of the late blooms being
much better than they would
have been had the cold not
come along. The whole damage
seems to have been to the open
blooms.
Navy Recruiter
Is Coming Here
Will Be Stationed In Postoffice
Building Monday
And Tuesday Of Next
Week To Enlist Men
A Representative from the Navy
Recruiting Station in Wilmington,
will be located in Southport
at the Post Office on March 1st
and 2nd.
The Recruiter for this area will
have full particulars pertaining tc
enlistment in cither the regulary
Navy or the Naval Reserve fo:
men under 17 and over 38 years
of ace.
Ratings for enlistment are made
from Apprentice seaman, for
trade training to a chief petty officer
depending on the amount ol
experience in some specific line oi
work. Pay ranges from $50 tc
$126 per month, plus extra allowances
for dependants.
Those interested may sec their
Civilian Navy Recruiting Representative
for further particulars,
prior to the arrival of the regular
area recruiter. Civilian Navy Representatives
are located in each
town.
State Tax Expert
Coining To City
Will Be at Brunswick County
Courthouse On March
8 To Assist With Filing
Returns
A deputy commissioner for the
State Department of Revenue
will he in the courthouse at
Southport on the 8th day of
March for the purpose of assisting
the taxpayers in filing their
state tax returns.
Any person subject to filing
either income tax or intangible
personal property tax returns
must file such returns with the
department of revenue on or before
March 15, 1043, and pay the
.(Continued On Page Pour;
,0T
SHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
)ta For County
,000 This Year
r Chairman And Has Made
Figure In Collections
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tives in the various branches of
the armed services, and no other
agency does as much for their
safety, convenience and their
comfort as the Red Cross."
Next week there will be a complete
list of community organizations,
in order that persons in all
sections of the county will know
whom to contact in order to make
contributions.
ill Reported
bly Last Week
Senate Finance Committee
Failed To Approve Mea1
sure That Would Give
Voters Chance To Vote
On Question
INDEBTEDNESS OF
COUNTY CONSIDERED
Several Other Bills Introduced
By Ruark And McLamb
Are In Process
Of Being Passed
The bill introduced several days
ago by Representative W. J. McLamb
to provide an election for
the purpose of permitting the
voters o'f Brunswick to decide
their preference as to the location
of the county courthouse was
reported unfavorably last Wednesday
by the Senate finance committee.
Two delegations were present
for tho hearing, one representing
each side, and the argument
that the county is not now in any
financial condition to vote bonds
* " oa w? o rfn fhn
IUI (1UUCU CApCllOV JIIOUV w>w
strongest impression upon the
economy - minded Senate finance
group. Members of this committee
were strongly Impressed with
the difficulty that would be faced
, in selling bonds for a county
. whose bonded Indebtedness already
is $2,000,000.00, or roughly
one-fourth its declared valuation.
Following is a report of action
I on other bills from this county in
,j (Continued on page 4)
| Tobacco Farmers
j Warned Of Plants
Extension Agronomist Ad'j
vises Fanners To Sow
'j One-Half As Much Seed
Again On Plant Beds
Because of the extreme cold
j weather, Dr. E. R. Collins. Extension
Agronomist at N. C. State
j College, advises tobacco growers
j to immediately remove the canijvass
from their beds and apply
I broadcast from one-half to thrcej
fourths as much seed as was ori'ginally
sown. The canvass should
| then be- replaced.
It has been the experience of
growers in the past, that very
cold weather at this period severely
damaged young tobacoo
I seedlings, said Dr. Collins. If the
' young plants are just coming
through the ground and if the
soil freezes under the canvass,
many plants will likely died or
will Be so weakened that they
will not n.ake healthy, fast growing
plants.
Dr. Collins stated that the seed
sown now would become imbedded
in the soft soil under conditiohs
favorable to germination. Also,
that if a good stand was secured
from the original sowing, the
; newly sown seed would not ini
terfere with the early plants.
However, if the original plants
should be killed, the sewing ef
s seed now will assure the grower
(Continued on page *)
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Most Of The News
Ail The Tims
$1.50 PER YEA!
1
Friday Meeting
OfAWS-OCDIs
Well Attended
Much Valuable Information
Regarding Work Of Aircraft
Warning Service
And Civilian Defense Presented
To Group
LEADING OFFICIALS
ATTEND MEETING
Was For Purpose Of Showing
Inter-Dependence Of
Two Organizations And
Importance Of
Each
One of the most important
meetings ever held in the county
in connection with civilian activities
during war time was held
Frday evening at 8 o'clock in the
Southport high school auditorium
under the joint auspicies of the
AWS and OCD.
Jim Finch, district director for
the AWS, presided and introduced
the speakers for the evening.
iiicsc mnuucru icaunig uiuvti
sonnel in charge of the Wilmington
Filter Center, Louis Poisson
and C. David Jones, of the New
Hanover Civilian Defense organization.
The Section Base was represented
officially, and a good
sprinking of service men were in
evidence in the audience.
The purpose of the meeting was
to show the necessary co-ordination
between the two outstanding
civilian agencies, and to show the
inter-dependence of the two
groups. Persons who attended this
meeting were deply imprsscd with
the responsibility that rests upon
the shoulders of these volunteer
civilian organizations, and the
session served its purpose or
making: citizens keen in their resolve
to do more and better work
in these connections.
,1
Control Center
Women To Meet
?~
Important Meeting of These
Ladies To Be Held On
Thursday Night Of Next
Week At USO
There will be an important
meeting of ladies who have been
sitting up at the Control Center
at the U. S. O. Club next Thursday
night, March 4, at 8 o'clock.
It is very important that persons
who have been sitting up, as well
as those who are willing to sit
up, attend this meeting.
The following ladies sat up at
the Control Center during the
past week: "Jj
Tuesday, Mrs. C. C. Cannon,
Mrs. C. Ed Taylor.
Wednesday, Mrs. James Smith,
mm- m TT TIf?
Mrs. 1. n. wano.
Thursday, Mrs. John Sanders,
Mrs. Peter Schwerin.
Friday, Mrs. W. E. Bell, Miss
Dorothy Swain.
Saturday, Miss Evelyn Smith,
Mrs. C. N. Swann.
Sunday. Mrs. Otto Hickman,
Marion Dosher.
M :r ^formation -i
Ofpome Taxes
Latest In Series Of Articles
Tells Where, When And
How Payment Must Be
Made
Income tax due on a return
filed for the calendar year 1942
may be paid in full at the time
for the filing of the return on or
before March 15. 1945. The tax
may, at the option of the taxpay?*"
nui/1 in f/uir nnnal install
mcnts instead of in a single payment,
in which case the first installment
is to be paid on or before
March 15, the second on or
before June 15, the third on or
before September 15, and the in
fourth on or before December 15,
1943. If the taxpayer elects to
pay his tax in four installments,
each of the four installments must
be equal in amount, but any installment
may be paid, at the
election of the taxpayer, prior to
the time prescribed for its payment.
If an installment is not paid
in full on or before the date fixed
for its payment, the whole amount
of the tax remaining unpaid
is required to be paid upon notice
and demand from the collector.
The tax must. be paid to the
collector of internal revenue for
the district in which the taxpayer's
return is required to be filed |
that is. to the collector for the
district in which is located ths
ui^pavc: i? 1^50^ or printipa!
place of business, or if be
has iu> legal residence or principal \J
place of business in the United
States, then to the collector q|
(Continued on page 4).