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I promises To ]
I As Candidat
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Buesday Is Date For Offi-!
S cial Election, But Nomi
nation Of Ticket Has1
^B Usually Been Tantamount
^B To Election
*NT1RE present
board renominated
There Is Always Possibility
BOf East Minute Upset,
But None Appears To
Be In Prospect For
This Year's Elec
tion
. I Tuesday is election day for
voters of the city of Southport,
but unless the unusual happens
the matter of going to the polls
land easting ballots for the mayor
|and city aldermen will be just a
I formality.
It has been a custom of long
I standing to nominate in citizen's
I convention the men whom the
I majority of the citizens wish to
I serve them in the mangement of
I city affairs for the coming two
I years The ensuing election is
| merely to comply with the law.
| Of course, it is always possible
for some candidate to announce
I himself and to make a race of it,
I but it has been a long time since
I a movement ofthis kind make
I much headway. Last election
I there was some talk of opposition
I to the chosen ticket, but no orI
ganized effort resulted.
So. unless there is a completeI
ly surprising development, the
I slate of officials for Southport
I will remain unchaged. This results
I from the nomination of Mayor
I John D. Eriksen for another
I term; and from the nomination of
I the same candidates for alderI
men who are now serving their
I respective wards.
^ TV?ot?A oi-fl I? T. Thr?mnenrt nnrl
W. E. Dosher, first ward; I. B.
liussells and J. I. Davis, second
ward; and G. E. Hubbard and J.
P. Cranmer, third ward.
Visitor Amuses
Kids With Tricks
Detective Is Amateur Ventriloquist
And Is Master
Of Few Simple Sleight
Of Hand Tricks
Mr. Beal. a Pinkerton detective,
who was here yesterday, had
lunch at the hotel with W. B.
Kcziah. During the meal it was
ascertained that the visitor had
ventroquilsm as a hobby, that he
was also an expert at sleight of
hand.
A result of this chance meetingwas
that various small boys spent'
some time looking around in all
sorts of odd places for the fellow
that was calling them. They
were also much mystified to see
the Pinkerton man in various
tricks, including that of pulling
his thumb off and tossing it up
in the air. He would follow this
up by letting the boys inspect the 1
disappearing digget. They invari-j
ably found that it was still in
place on his hand and in perfectly
good order.
Easter Music
Is Heard Here
Observance Of Easter In
Southport Again Is HighLighted
By Music In Various
Churches.
Once again this year the observance
of Easter in Southport
was marked by special musical
programs in honor of this occasion.
Rno-inninrr h*?fnrA Ha V with the
rendition of sacred selections in
outdoor concert by choirs from
the colored churches, the morning
worship service at each
church in town featured special
Easter selections.
The climax of the day's musical
program was reached with the
presentation of an Eastern
Cantata at Trinity Methodist
church for the evening service.
This program was prepared by
the choir of the church, assisted
hy several other singers.
The beautiful musical progr
amsohdaybledt
grams of the day blended perfectly
with the beauty of the
weather, and altogether it was a
haPPy Easter season for folks in
this community.
TH1
MO. 2
lext Week
Be Formality
es Unopposed
Seniors Given
Sound Advice In
Sunday Sermon
Dr. William Crowe, Jr.,
Pastor Of First Presbyterian
Church, Of Wilmington,
Makes Forceful
Appeal For Right-Living
COMPARES EASTER
W11 H HJIVlMt.NCt.IVlt.IN 1
Last Program in Commencemencement
Exercises For
Local High School Will
Be Held On Friday
Night This Week
Declaring that he considered
the Easter theme particularly appropriate
for a sermon before a
group of high school graduates,
Dr. William Crowe, Jr., pastor
of the First Presbyterian church
of Wilmington, developed this
thought in the baccalaureate sermon
Sunday afternoon in the
Southport high school auditorium.
"Commencement for you members
of the graduating class is
the beginning of your life on
your own; and the Ressurection
was the beginning of the only real
life the world has ever known,"
he said.
Declaring that Christianity was
not born when Jesus was born,
Dr. Crowe reminded his listeners
that the Easter season brings his
followers closer to God than at
any other time of year. This
was true even during His life
here on earth, for it was not until
the deciples witnessed his ressurection
that they became fired
with the zeal that has spread
Christianity throughout all the
earth during the past two thousand
years. "Had it not been for
them, Christianity would have
died with Jesus," said the speak"You
stand in the presence of
Jesus on the anniversary of the
day that opened for us the Gates
of Life. I challenge you to make
this comemncement day the beginning
of life worthwhile. The
world is cruel and discouraging,
unless you find Jesus; and you
can find Jesus if you will but let
Him find you. The world will
crush you unless Jesus is your
companion. All men and all powers
cannot harm" you when He is
with you. If you have not found
Jesus, then I charge you to give
yourself to Him before this day
closes, for this must be your com(Contlnued
on page 4)
Endorse Coupons
Ahead Of Time
This Not Only Saves Time
And Trouble When Buying
Gasoline, But Is Protection
Against Theft
And Loss
Motorists in Brunswick county
were urged by officials of the
two War Price and Ration
Boards, to endorse their gasoline
couDons in advance and thus
avoid the inconvenience and delay,
both to them and to their
dealers, of having to do so at the
filling station when they buy gasoline.
Failure to make the proper notations
on the back of coupons
before gasoline is delivered constitutes
a violation of the mileage
rationing regulations.
"License numbers and the abbreviation
of the state should be
written on the backs of all coupons
before going to the station,
or when the book is issued. This
will save the time of the motorists
and the attendants who must
otherwise take the time to do
this for each transaction. Without
this endorsement, the filling
stations are not to accept coupons,"
the ration board chairman
explained.
"While this write-in requirement
may seem burdensome, it is
a valuable weapon in the hands
of the Office of Price Administration
in combatting black market
gasoline transactions. The
endorsement is our only check on
dealer practices. It is our main
check on consumer practices.
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Upper left, some of the
holdings in Brunswick and Cc
pine trees that have never be
Wood Corporation piling up ]
pulp mill. Lower right,'barge
Georgetown where the Southprovisions
for men who are fi
South port.?(Mats, courtesy <
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Forest Products
In Big Demand
Increase Is Attributed To i
Use Of Materials In War1'
Construction And In War
Industries
A record breaking volume of
timber sale business on the National
Forests of the Southern ,
Region was revealed in a quantity
report released this week by
Joseph C. Kircher, Regional For- 1
ester of the United States Forest
Service. Sales of over 422 million
feet and cutting of over 170 million
board feet of National Forest
timber in the first three quarters
of the 1943 fiscal years repre- 1
sents the largest volume of tim- <
ber sales in a nine months period ;
since the establishment of the
National Forests in the South- J
east. Values of $1,449,159 for 1
timber cut also topped all pre- 1
vious records for a similar period. 1
National Forests in North Carolina
accounted for the largest 1
volume of timber, having cut 32,- '
805,000 feet. Arkansas Forests 1
were second with a cut of 32,- '
674,000. Other heavy producers
were Mississippi, with a cut of
22 million, Louisiana with 18 mil- 1
lion, Texas with 15 million, Geor- 1
gia and Florida with 13 million 1
each. 1
The increased use of National ]
Forest timber is attributed by
Kircher to a heavy demand for
wood for war purposes, and to :
the Forest Service's policy of 1
making stumpage available to
meet the emergency needs. Much 1
of the National Forest timber [
now being cut is of high quality
suitable for special war require- 1
ments. Low grade timber, remov
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Tucker Is Head
Of County NEA
County Group Has Organized
And Has Gone On
Record As Favoring The
Thomas Bill In Congress
Glenn Tucker, principal of Bolivia
school, is county president
of the National Educational Association
of the United States
and Miss Jane Greenlee of the
Bolivia faculty is acting secretary.
Mr. Tucker reported last week
that 46 teachers of the county
had joined the organization, and
that several others were expected
to join.
This group favors the passage
of the Thomas Bill, known as
the "Educational Finance Act
of 1943," Senate Bill No. 637,
now before Congress. This bill
would make available to the nation
$300,000,000.00 for equalizing
educational opportunities and
increasing teacher pay in order
that schools may stay open as a
means of training and controlling |
juvenile delinquency.
?T L JUUOb iviiivmMv.
son for gasoline rationing?to
k.i
conserve our urea uy wuuuu...?
mileage, to make them last until
new ones can be produced," added
a spokesman. "We must not overlook
any means of safeguarding
the miles available in our tires
for those who need car transportation
in doing essential war
jobs.
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News paper I
Southport, N. C., W
LIFE CYCLE OF
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j
five million young pine tree
dumbus counties. These tree
en damaged by forest fire,
pulpwood at Supply in read
loaded with 200 cords of p
era Kraft Corporation will
ighting overseas. Man fiddli
jf Bob Wilson, Washington
Permission Gi
Moving Cast
Commissioners Of New
Hanover County Give
Permission For Use Of
Their Courthouse For
Ward-Johnson Case
JUDGE NIMOCKS
WILL TRY CASE
[s Matter Growing Out Of
Dispute In Vote Count
Following General Election
Last November
County commissioners of New
Hanover Monday afternoon grant2d
the request of Judge Q. K.
Nimocks, Jr., for the use of their
courthouse for the Johnson versus
Ward trial, political controversy
recently carried to the Brunswick
county courts.
Following permission to use the
Superior courtroom, the sanction
Df Governor Broughton must be
obtained before the special term
cf superior court can open here
Monday, June 21.
Judge Nimocks explained that
the Johnson versus Ward affair,
involving the legality of an election
held in Brunswick to name
a new recorder has been a "matter
so widely discussed" in
Brunswick that it would be better
handled elsewhere. He contended,
in spoken and written
statements to the commissioners,
that the trial could not be docketed
along with regular New HanDver
cases on account of the
large amount of civil and criminal
business normally handled, and
because the Johnson-Ward trial
would entail "a great number of
witnesses."
PROMOTION
Word has been received here of
the promotion of Lt. R. I. Mintz
to the rank of major in the United
States Army. Major Mintz is
now stationed at Columbia Air
Base, Columbia, S. C.
New Church A
Crossroc
Members of the Methodist
denomination down at Hickmans
Cross Roads are mighty
proud of their new church building
at Andrews Chapel.
Despite the unusual demands
being made upon these people
because of the conditions of
war. they have been able to
raise the sum of $3,500.00 for
the construction of their new
church building, and these figures
do not include the amount
necessary for furnishings.
Throughout the building peried,
a good attendance has been
maintained at Sunday School
services each week, with a normal
attendance ranging from
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n A Good Com
ednesday, April 28, 19
THE PINE TREE
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s that the Riegel Paper Corj
s are now four years old. U
Lower left, a couple of color
iness for shipment down the
ulpwood, waiting for tug thi
make it into gunpowder anc
ng with camera on top of bar;
Times-Herald.)
ranted For .
; From County
Peanut Seed Are
Now Available
Farmers who need seed peanuts
for planting this year may
obtain them from the following
places, according to County
Agent J. E. Dodson:
D. W. Carter & Son, Chadimtirn
e .1 rviv Clark ton: and
Bridger Corporation, Bladcnboro.
The above firms arc operating
warehouses designated by
the government for the purpose
of making seed peanuts available.
Farmers who wish to purchase
these seed must first
obtain a purchase certificate
from the Brunswick county
AAA ofice at Supply.
Annual Concert
By Choral Club
Brunswick County Training
School Singers Presented
Annual Concert Last
Night At School
The Choral Group of Brunswick
County Training School presented
its annual recital last night
under the direction of A. R. Ho
wen. rne concert. was wen mtended,
and this year's edition of
the choral club presented a program
that takes its place as one
of the best in history.
In addition to numerous arrangements
by the group as a
whole, there was one number by
the trio; solos by Howell, Ora B.
Williams and Mabel Jones; and
dramatic readings by Estclle
Swain.
Of the numbers by the choral
club "The Lord's Prayer" ?
Malotte; "Certain Lord"?Ryder;
and "Rocks My Soul In The
Bosom of Abraham"? Kramer,
were standouts.
it Hickmans,
ids Now In Use
65 to 85.
Superintendent of the Sunday
School is Amos J. Walton, Register
of Deeds. Miss Ruby
Jane Bennett, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Sam T. Bennett, is
pianist; and her father serves
as bell-ringer and fire-builder.
The clerk of court confesses
that he derives considerable
satisfaction from his duties at
the Sunday School, and says
that the way he tells when he
has rung the bell long enough
for one day is to peep out and
see the first ones coming.
Pastor of the Andrews Chapel
Church is Rev. W. G. Lowe,
of Shallotte.
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r pii
imunity
43 pubus
joration lias planted 011 its
pper right, seven year old
ed employees of the Canal
Lockwoods Folly River to
at will carry the load to
1 boxes for munitions and
ge load is VV. B. Keziah, of
Timber Story
Making Rounds
Spirit Of Cooperation Being
Shown By Reigel Paper
Company Is Subject Of
Favorable Publicity Program
Much matter favorable to this
section of North Carolina has recently
appeared in the newspapers,
growing out of the cooperative
spirit of the Ricgel
Paper Corporation in fire prevention
work. This corporation, with
many thousands of acres of timber
lands in Brunswick and Columbus
counties, is practicing timber
farming on a big scale, is
protecting its own timber lands
Fa on/1 ^nnnprfltinf with
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fires and cooperating with neighboring
land owners in the same
work.
Recently stories and pictures
have been appearing in some of
the metropilitan newspapers,
some of which have circulations
running into millions. Various
North Carolina daily and weekly
papers have also been carrying
stories. The example of land
owners in general and of a big
paper corporation in the matter
of forest fire prevention in the
two south eastern North Carolina
counties of Brunswick and Columbus
has stimulated fire protection
sentiment throughout the State;
in fact, throughout all southern
states in which pine trees grow.
Most of the pictures used were
made by Ben. M. Patrick, formerly
cameraman for the sports
writers at Duke University. The
stories bore the Southport date
line and were written by W. B.
Keziah. Garland B. Porter, manager
of the North Carolina News
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Three Cases In
Court Monday
Short Session Of County
Court Before Judge John
B. Ward Here Monday
Of This Week
In Recorder's court here Monday
only three cases were disposed
of before Judge John B.
Ward.
T. C. Hayes pleaded guilty to
charges of reckless operation and
was given 60 days on the roads,
judgment being suspended upon
payment of costs and a fine of
$50.00. The defendant must surrender
his driving licenses for 6
months.
Walter Moore was charged with
making an assault with a deadly
weapon. Judgment was su??nnn
naumonf of mat S
ojjciiucu ujiu1i |/uj?i>v..v
and upon the further condition
that the defendant pay the sum
of $15.00 weekly for the support
of his children.
Prayer for judgment was continued
until 4 in the trial of E.
E. Long for reckless driving.
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HED EVERY WEDNESDAY
Brunswick Citi
Buy Bonds T
County Qut
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Power Available 1
To Aid Farmer In
Food Production,
More Local Farms Will Get
Electricity For The In- (
creased Production Of
Food For The War
GREATER NUMBER
ARE NOW AVAILABLE
Recent Lowering Of The ]
Minimum Number Of 1
Animal Units Required 1
From Ten To Five Is
Responsible
A greater number of farms j J
engaged in livestocK, oairy ana j
poultry production in this area'
are now eligible for elecrtic service
as a result of the War Production
Board's lecent lowering
of the minimum number of animal
units required from ten to
five, according to Superintendent
E. D. Bishop, of the Brunswick
Electric Membership Corporation.
The WPB and U. S. Department
of Agriculture, in announcing
the new five animal unit
minimum, said it will bring electric
service within the reach of
small farms and is designed to
increase food production. Farms
eligible for service under WPB's
liberalized service connection regulations
are those near existing:
rural power lines.
Each application for farm ser-|
vioe must he annroved bv the!
local County USDA War Board j
before a connection can be made.
The Board is required to certify!
that the proposed connection will,
comply with WPB regulations, j
and, in the opinion of the Board,'
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Brunswick Man
Buried Sunday
Pvt. Barney J. Lewis, Of
Wilmington Air Base
Laid To Rest At Mill
Creek Baptist Church On
Sunday Afternoon
One of the most impressive funeral
services ever held in this
county was conducted Sunday aft- \
ernoon at Mill Creek Baptist j
church for Barney J. Lewis, 24year
old soldier son of W. D.
Lewis of that community.
The body was carried from his i
father's home to the church by j
his buddies from Wilmington Air|
poses such as doctors and Int
enforcing officers. Those individuals
who have in their possession
certificates for Grade XX
i (Continued On Pag* ratal
Most Of The New? I
All The Time I
11.50 PER YEAS
zens Must w
his Week If a
>ta Is Reached a
joal Appears To Be With- jfl
in Reach Provided SmaF- <<H
ler Buyers Rally to Cause uH
In Final Two Days Of
Campaign
LARGER BUYERS I
CARRYING LOAD
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^oal Of $44,200.00 Set For ,1
Brunswick And On Basis I
Of Sales Up To Wed
nesday Noon It Ap- H
pears In Reach
With only two more days co go ih
Brunswick county has not yet j fl
reached its soul of $44,200.00 in
the Second War Loan Drive
.vhich has been in progress durng
the past two weeks.
An unofficial total compiled to- '
lay (Wednesday) at noon by the
War Finance Committee chairman
for the county reveals that
purchases in Brunswick county
ire about $10,000.00 from the
i
"This can be made up," stated
that official, "but to do it We
must all make a final effort to j>^B
buy an extra bond between now yfl
snd May 1st. There arc a lot of
people and some firms who hashs J^B
funds set aside for bond purchases
to be made at some in- r^B
definite date. Well, now is the ] ^B
time. Complete unfill stamp books 'i^B
and turn them in this week; ff
you haven't bought a bond this
month, buy one; and if you have jl^B
bought a bond this month, buy jj^B
another one. ^B
"Several of the larger firms I^B
and corporations of our county f^B
are responsible for the fact that
we arc nearing our quota. Hita
Second War Loan drive is not IB
theirs alone, but is a program in
which we may all share up to the iH
full extent of our means.
"Remember, the boys in our
fighting forces give their lives; f^B
we are only asked to lend our IB
money."
Soybeans Used jl
In Table Diet fl
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County Home Demonstra- 'H
tion Agent Urges That
More Of These Beans
Than Ever Before Be
Planted This Year
"One of the best and simplest
of our vegetable crops is ths I^Hj
soybean," says Miss Genevieve
Eakes, County Home Agent
"Adverse spring weather has
not improved the gravenesa of the
food situation and soybeans are
a health-giving food that can be j^H
grown in Brunswick county gardens.
Forty-eight pounds to be
used for seed have been received
at my office. Soybeans are good
to be eaten cither green or dry. I
They have more food value than
other peas ami beans which sure f ^^R
used on our tables. They contain f
excellent material for muscle- ?|^H
building; therefore, they are one
of the best foods to use In place
of meat. They also contain miner- Jjfl
als and vitamins needed for 1 H
growth and health."
Change Made In
Tire Regulation m
Grade II Tires Eliminated
From Consideration !n
May Quota And Holders H
May Get Certificates For H
These Replaced
Mrs. Grace D. Jones, clerk in
the local OPA- rationing board, RH
calls attention to an amendment
to a recent rationing order whicb
becomes effective May 1st
Under this amendment and in- flfl
eluding the May tire quota, Grade 'H^R
II tires will be eliminated. There
are no changes in the eligibility
requirement for passenger car re
placements. All applicants must
have their present carcass recapped
where this is recommended
by the inspector, and in those tatstances
where the present carcass
is not recappable, those applicants
with total allowed mileage
of 240 miles per month or
less will be eligible for Grade III <
tires only. An applicant with 241
miles per month or over will be
eligible for Grade 1 or Grade III
tires at the applicant's option, "the
only exceptions to mileage not I^H
governing eligibility are outlined j^H
under the section relative to obsolete
tires and to those automo- flH
hilps ii.ctprl fnr pmorc^nnv nnr. .
Base, who played their part in j
making the service a full military!
funeral.
The service at the church was
in charge of the pastor, Rev. Mr.!
Taylor, of Burgaw, who was as-'
sisted by Rev. A. L. Brown, form-1
er pastor, of Southport. Also as-1
sisting, and in charge of services,'
at the graveside was Chaplain C. I
O. White.
There, full military honors werel
paid the deceased. The flag I
which draped the casket was fold-1
ed and presented to the father of!
the dead boy, and a three gun
volley was fired. As the bugle I
blew taps, there was another bug- j
ler stationed over In the woods!
nearby to sound the echo.
Lewis died Thursday night at
James Walker Memorial Hospital,,
and a coroner's report of the accident
which caused his death
follows.
A verdict that "Barney J. Lewis
came to his death from an air
embolism caused by the introduction
of air into his vein accidentally
due to the machine used be-1
ing improperly connected at the
James Walker Memorial Hospit- j
al" was returned in Wilmington j
Saturday afternoon" by a coroner's
jury.
During the inquest, which began
Saturday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock and lasted for three and
one half hours, it was revealed
that Lewis, along with two other
soldiers, had volunteered to donate
blood and it was during the
process of securing the blood that
the fatal accident occurred.
J. D. Gilland, resident surgeon
at the hospital, named Dr. C. H.
Workman, Jr., an interne and a
nurse, Miss Lina Walton, as performing
the blood-donation ope
ration. He said blood was obtained
in a routine manner from a
soldier accompanying Lewis, but
"through an error," a tube was
then connected to a machine
which pumped air into Lewis'
vein instead of to a suction machine
which would have drained
the blood.
"Dr. Workman detected the er(Continued
on page 4)