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Monday Devoted |
election Of Jury;
iy Spent Getting
it For Trial
inton jurist
hearing case;
dge Johnson Denies The
laintiff's Motion To ,
Open Boxes For Purpose
Of Segregating
Absentees
X) little of the ballot is being 1
ig, I this week in Wilmington
bulge Jeff D. Johnson in '
v Hanover Superior court, but
t until today was the first of I
i- "lore than one hundred wit-'
ss s called to the stand.
Mi st of Monday was spent in
looting a jury. Then the judge
aid the complaint and answer '
id sot about the establishment 1
the lines to be persued In try-!
p ill case.
The greater part of Tuesday
a spent clarifying points of ,
w applicable to the case, with
10 jury excused for the day. The
not' development of interest was
ie denial of the motion of Atur.v
Alton Lennon for the
ivr.'.'tT that the ballot boxes be
lened in order that regular
>t- s : glit he separated from the
isentce tickets.
In n uking the motion for the
jurt order to enter the sealed
a t boxes, brought from Brunsick
county and put in the cus-J
[ v i Sheriff C. David Jones, j
. o attorney for Johnson, j
Id Judge Johnson that he had L
ibsentee ballot appli-l'
atiors. sent from Brunswick
ounty in the general election
rom the state board of elections
in a court order.
He saitl that the plaintiff's atLi.ic..s
warned to compare the ]
iaiulwriting on the applicatings
vith those on the actual absentee
jallots cast to substantiate the j
>laintiff's allegeations that the
hairnian of the Brunswick counv
board of elections solicited abientee
votes for Ward and that,
n some cases that names of the
ioters had been forged to the
sallots in the voters' absence.
There is 110 basis, no fact before
the court, to sustain this
notion for an order to open the ;
allot boxes," Osmcr L. Henry, of '
Lriiberton, chief attorney for the
iefer.se. declared in opposing the
notion. This is a mere fishing
ixpedition not predicated on the |
1 negations of the complaint."
He said that the defense had
10 objections to the plaintiff's eximining
the poll books and regulation
books, which are also in
the custody of the sheriff here.
In addition to Lennon, the
plaintiff is represented by Lewis
Goodman and Clayton Holmes,
Wilmington attorneys. J. W.
P.uark of Southport is assisting
Mr. Henry with the defense.
New Home Agent
Named Monday
Miss Elizabeth Norfleet
Will Assume Duties In
I his County Effective
July 1; Miss Eakes To
Columbus
At their meeting here Monday
members of the board of county
commissioners appointed Miss
R'iizabeth Norfleet to succeed Miss
Genevieve Eakes as county home
demonstration agent.
Miss Norflett has been a George
R'U teacher at Leakesviile, and
com<s to this county highly recommended
by the extension leaders
at State College. Miss Eakes
tendered her resignation to accept
a similar appointment in
Golunibus county.
The change becomes effective
u" July 1.
A report of cash receipts and
disbursements was approved.
Miss Annie May Woodside,
county superintendent of schools,
?et with the board and discussed
the 1913-44 budget. At the conclusion
of this cj'scussion it was
decided to include the amount of
i'J-cents for school purposes in
the budget estimate, now being
Prepared.
IA L. Ganey, former sheriff,
*as named to collect licenses for
taxable music boxes in the county.
W H. Williams of Northwest
was given until September 1 to
'"gin payment on his taxes; it
was agreed that Mrs. Linnie V.
Stanley shall pay $66.78 on her
tax account on July 15; the Mrs.
(Continued on page 4)
I
THI
10
Ward Tru
Jay In Wii
itnesses /
Meeting Here
On Dim-0
Army And Civilian Defenj
In Meeting Schedi
Next W<
Army and Civilian defense officials
will hold a meeting in Southport
on next Wednesday, June 30,
at 9:30 o'clock at the USO Club
for the purpose of explaining dimout
regulations and encouraging
public cooperation in the essential
phase of the war effort.
The meetings are being sponsored
by the Office of Civilian Defense
in cooperation with the
United States Army, which is
charged with enforcement of the
dim-out regulations along the entire
Eastern Seaboard. The dimout
area in North Carolina extends
roughly 20 miles inland
from the coast and is marked by
signs posted by the State Highway
Commission. A State Highway
crew will accompany the
groups holding the meetings and
will post new signs where needed.
The purpose of the meetings, of
which 11 are being held in strategic
coastal locations between June
23 and July 9, according to Col.
School Childre
Sell Bonds E
Suggestion By State P.T.A.
Head Is That Children
Spend Part Of Summer
Vacation Selling Bonds
And Stamps
POINTERS GIVEN
PDR THIS HRIVF
Mrs. Blair Tells What Is Incumbent
Upon Both Parents
And Children In
Getting Drive
Started
School children of North Carolina
were asked today to contribute
to the war effort by buying
and selling war bonds and stamps
during the summer months.
The appeal was made by Mrs.
J. S. Blair, of Elizabethtown,
State Education Chairman of the
War Savings Staff and president
of the North Carolina Congress of
Parents and Teachers.
"We shall have to depend on
the cooperation of the parents to
assure the success of this pro
*i Dloir- oairl
giaill, Alio. Uinii UW4W.
Here is what the children are
being asked to do under this new
program:
"1. Decide how many stamps
you expect to buy each week.
2. Mark the dates in your
stamp album covering the entire
summer, week by week.
3. Keep your dates with the
stamp album as if your life depended
on it.
4. If you earn any money during
the summer, put most of it in
stamps beyond your original
pledge.
' 5. When you return to school
in autumn show your record of
stamp buying to the person in
your school who is in charge of
War Savings Stamps and Bond
Sales."
(Continued on Page Four)
uso clubr
"The Loves of Edgar Allen
Poe" is the picture which will be
shown at the U. S. O. Club
Thursday evening at 8:30 o'clock,
Tn u aro featured Linda Darnell
and John Shepperd.
On Sunday evening at 9 o'clock
and Monday at 8:30 o'clock "Birth
of the Blues" featuring Bing
Crosby and Mary Martin will be
shown. Last Sunday evening there
were more service men in the
building than ever before on a
regular week-end evening, it is
said. The service men and their
families filled the entire space. Ir
order to clear a definition of service
men's families, if there is to
be suffpient space it must apply
to men in the service here in the
Southport area, their wives and
children. Practically all families
have men in the service somewhere.
On Monday evening the
"Birth of the Blues" will be
shown to civilians and service
men who did not see the movie
Sunday evening.
? * *
The .Wednesday evening dance
E ST,
A Good
6-PAGES TODAY
1/ Gets
Imirigtori
[re Called
Wednesday
ut Regulations
\e Officials Will Cooperate
itled At USO Club
idnesday
j Wm. S. Pritchard, Commanding
i Officer of the North Carolina In1
ternal Security District with I
: headquarters at Fort Bragg, is
'To instruct all law enforcement
officers and agencies, including
'specifically the State Highway
! Patrol, Sheriffs, Deputies Sheriff,
; Constables, Municipal Police Officers,
Civilian Defense personnel
and citizens residing in the areas,
j as to the terms and provisions of
Army regulations effective in the
\ dim-out zones and the plan of
enforcement of the regulations,
and also to impress upon local
law enforcement agencies and
the loyal residents of restricted
zones their responsibility for the
! enforcement of military regulations
and to bring about the inf
ol li cron 1 urhnlo-hna rtnrl anrl on
Ithusiastic enforcement by civilI
ians of all military regulations in
' the restricted zones."
Following are the simple rules
(Continued on page 4)
;n Asked To
)uring Summer
' Got 2 Good 'Uns
On A Busted Pole
J. W. Thompson, of Raleigh, |
has been spending a few days
here with his mother, and Mon- J
day he went out in one of the j
bays to try for the trout. He
got several good ones on a
very light cane fishing pole
that his brother, Butler, and W.
B. Keziah have been using for
fresh-water bass.
Then he got a whale of a
strike. His pole snappedf in the
middle. However, the line was
good and Butler and company
had taken the precaution to fasten
the other-than-business-end
to the butt of the pole in addition
to the tip. That line held,
and with it and the broken pole
J. W. boated a 10-pound and 6ounce
red drum.
With the fish in ' the boat
the pole was mended and J. W.
resumed his fishing, getting another
whale of a strike and
again breaking the pole. This
time he landed one that weighed
10-pounds and 2 ounces. It
was a bad day for poles but
allright for the fisherman.
County Native
Dies Of Heat
Pvt. Albert L. Moore Was
Victim Of Intense Heat |
' Favlu TKis Mnnth While I
a-ina mj a a..?
i Visiting His Mother
Pvt. Albert L. Moore, a former
| resident of the Funston neighborhood,
died on June 6 in Wilmingj
ton while on a visit with his moi
ther, Mrs. Rosa Moore.
J (continued on page four)
*Jews Of Week
will be regular part of the proi
gram so long as it is possible to
i secure an orchestra.
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I The USO is rendering a fine
service to the many soldiers and
: sailors desiring roms. There is a
i real emergency. Friends of the
' service men are asked to phone
i Mrs. Ida Marshall in charge of
i this service.
i * ? *
William E. Branch, Electrician
II Second Class, Signal Corps, has
' returned to Southport after a
i year's absence. He was married
on June 6th to Miss Etta Lou
i Williams of Georgetown, S. C. He
' is stationed at Oak Island and is
: living, in the Yaskell home.
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....... t , Uii.
i Private wiiiiam appiewmu;,
Co. I, 223rd Regiment, 81st Divi!
sion, of Nashville, Tenn., is visit;
ing Capt. Charles N. Swan and
s Joseph Arnold, of Southport.
, * * *
Mrs. Delton L. Scudder and
little daughter, Ann will join Mr.
i (Continued on page 4j
P0R1
i A Good Com
inesday, June 23, 1943
New Postal Plan j
Gives Quicker "
Mail Service
Postal Unit Numbers Have
Been Assigned Certain
Offices In Crowded Areas
With Good Results Obtained
NUMBERS SPEED
FINAL DELIVERY
Is Responsibility Of Writer
To Learn The Assigned
Postal Number Of Person
Written To
The new method of speeding up
mail deliveries, through addition
of a branch post office number to
the address on mail for delivery
in large cities, is being placed in
operation rapidly, according to
Postmaster L. T. Yaskell. Reports
from many cities indicate that it
has been received enthusiastically
by the press, postmasters, business
concerns and the public.
Within a few days after initiation
of the plan, under instructions
of Postmaster General I'1 rank
C. Walker, nearly all the postmasters
in the large cities affect-j
cd had assigned postal unit numbers
to their branch offices, millions
of residents had been advised
of the number to be added to
their addresses, and a considerable
volume of mail already was
n?rrvinc the numbers assigned. By [ r
\TE
News paper Ii
Southport, N. C., Wei
Baby Show Here
Thursday Was
Gala Attraction
Popularity Contest Was Decided
Upon Basis Of Bal- j
lots Cast And Winner Of j
This Event Was John;
Plaxco
PARADE OF FLOATS
WAS HIGH SPOT,
Large Number Of Entries
And Unusual Originality
Helped Contribute To
Success Of The
Baby Show
The auxiliary of St. Phillips
Episcopal church sponsored a j
very successful baby show on
Thursday afternoon. There was a
parade of the entrants at 5 o'clock
and prizes wcec awarded
the winners immediately afterward
in front of the church.
Prior to the show a popularity
contest was held which was won
by John Plaxco.
The following is a list of the
winners.
Prettiest baby, age 1 to 6
months; Barbara Ann Willetts.
Most attractive babies, age 7
to 12 months, Mary Rose Fodalc
and Rosemary Taylor.
Most attractive floats 1st. Rosemary
Taylor, 2nd, L. G. Smith,
Jr. . .
Most attractive costumes, girl,
Hope Harrison; boy, John Plaxco.
Best looking girl, age 1 to 6
years, Hope Harrison.
Best looking boy, age 1 to 6
years, Charles Ray Wells.
Following is a complete list of
entrants:
Chas Phillips Aldridge, Ann
Thomas Hutchens, Gay Gordon
Wells, Julia Styron Ashburn,
Grady Weldon McGlamery, Jr.,
Linda Leigh Mitchell, Henry Curtis
Pigott, III, Hope Harrison,
Jas. Fox Howard, Jr., Gary Wayne
Thurmond, Jas. Augustine McNeil,
Jr., Homer McKeithan, Jr.,
Bobby Leon McKeithan, Chas,
Henry Trott, Rowcna Finch, Ji?i^
mie Harper, Chas. Ray Wells,
Jean Thompson, Harriet Frazicr,
similar position as head of the
White Oak school in Onslow county
Burton has completed two years
as principal at Leland and was
very popular in the community
that he served.
At the same time it was announced
that Miss Fannie Burnett,
teacher at Leland has resigned
to accept a teaching position
in the Wilmington schools;
and that Mrs. Nell McKeithan has
resigned as teacher at Wacca-!
maw.
v v 71 . n l
Wheat trop uood
Says Mr.Ramsaur
Things Going Well On
Pleasant Oaks Plantation
Despite The Dry Weather
Of Past Few Weeks
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Ramusaur
of the Pleasant Oaks Plantation,
twelve miles up the Cape Fear
river, were in town yesterday and
when interviewed about the crops
on the plantation, of which he is
manager, Mr. Ramsaur said that
everything was pretty good.
They are harvesting 27 acres
of wheat which is turning out
well despite the fact that the
dry and hot weather came along
just when the grain was in the
dough stage. Eleven acres in
barley and eight in oats are also
turning out well, along with a
good acreage in clover, grasses
(Continued on pagt> four)
*
Mary Caroline Hunt, John Saundcrs,
John Plaxco, Cyrilla Lee Kizzie,
Ann Brooks Newton, Ada
May Barnhill, Jerry Fulchcr,
Alneta Dixon, Louis Dixon, Phyllis
Huntley, Forrest Miere, Jr.,
Bobby Smith, Jo Jo McGrath, Joe
Wayne Hays, Mary Rose Fodale,
Douglas Dianne Bogie, Mary Sue
Fullwood, Larry Wolfe, Carol Ann
Wolfe, Kenneth McKeithan, Chas.
Ellis Ward, Barbara Jean Willetts,
David O'Neal, Priscilla Ann
Scott, Nettie Lou Scott, Jonathen
E. Cox, Loui Cox, Rosemary
Taylor, L. G. Smith, Jr., Patricia
Love, Evelyn Sue Pigott and
Dorothy Louise Bateman. .
Burton Resigns
Job At Leland
Principal Of Leland High
School Accepts Similar
Job At White Oak School
In Onslow County
Miss Annie May Woodsidc,
county superintendent of schools,
said this week that O. C. Burton
has resigned as principal of the
T nlanil hifrh cnVinnl tn annnnf a
I MC was oa years or age.
I The deceased was a native of
I Washington, Ga., but came to
Southport more than a decade
'ago to engage in the shrimp busi ness.
More recently he had work'ed
for several years in a local
' drug store, and through his con'
tacts had made many friends here.
He was unmarried, and there
were no immediate relatives.
Funeral services were conduct(Continued
on page 4)
_
June 1, it is expected that prac-!
tically all whose addresses arc af- j
fected will have been notified ofj
their postal unit numbers.
The new system speeds up the
separation of mail for distribution
to branch offices and permits
much more rapid handling of mail
by inexperienced postal clerks,
thousands of whom have been
employed to replace personnel who
have gone into the armed forces
and into war industries.
Rapid increase in volume of '
mail and the loss of some thirty j
thousand postal employees to the j '
armed forces made it necessary to j |
'adopt the" plan, v~iii uie interest j j
of accurate, efficient mail serv- |
ice and for the relief of postal j
personnel who arc carrying an ex- !
trcmcly heavy burden of work.
The average work week in the <
service now is about 52 hours, and t
in many post ofices, employees ,
arc working 10 and 12 hours a |
day, seven days a week, because (
of local shortages of personnel.
An example of the new type of
address is: ]
John C. Smith
22 Mattapan Ave.
Boston 8
Massachusetts
The number after the name of
the'city indicates the branch post
office (or "postal unit") through
which delivery is made. Each resident
of the large cities is ask-1
ed by his postmaster to add the!
postal unit number to his return!
address, and to notify all to whom
he writes that his address is not
complete without the number.
Residents of small cities, towns
and rural regions should inquire
of their correspondents in the
large cities concerning the number
assigned to the city residents'
branch post office so that the
mail may be expedited. The
4- ...:n
degree iu which man wm uv
speeded depends upon the extent
to which the numbers are used by
mailers.
Under the new plan, mail that
is sent to large cities, carrying
the postal unit number, will be
distributed more quickly than is
possible now and with much less
strain on postal clerks. While
mail which does not bear the
number will be delivered about as
rapidly as at present, it will not
receive the benefit of the speedier
distribution and may not avoid ,
possible delays caused by inabi- j
lity of the depleted force of ex- ,
perienced employees to handle all
the mail.
I
Funeral Held
For Mr. Berry
?? i
Well Known Southport Man
Died Last Wednesday At
Dosher Memorial Hospital
Following Short Illness
Cary W. Berry, well known
Southport citizen, died last Wednesday
morning at Dosher Memorial
Hospital where he had been
!a patient following a brief illness.
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munity
PUBLISH
PROPER METHOD
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TIMBER?The top photo
wed themselves where seed tr
,er photo shows men at work I
tvood from a timber stan,d. B
heir work, with an improved
saw logs.
Farmers Urged
TV 1 A
1 miDer t\
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Mrs. Frink Will
Head New Drive
j
.Airs. S. It. Frink, of Smith- p
port, has been named by (iov- j
ernor .1. M. Broughton to head !
the National War Fund Cam- jg
paign tor Brunswick county.
On Friday morning there
will be a district meeting of
county chairmen at Fayettevillc, |
and Airs. Frink is planning to j
attend and to carry with her j
several persons upon whom she |111
will depend for support during c\
the campaign. I oi
Her selection for this im- ti
portant post is probably based ] I'
upon the fine record that she ;ol
had her county organization j c:
si.wio riit<>- tin. Cross War IW
Fund Dive duing .'March. si
ei
ATTENDS CONVENTION
C. C. Cannon returned Tuesday al
ifternoon from Charlotte where 1 s;
le attended the American Legion j rr
Convention Sunday and Monday. |
The Observer's
Makes A J
Jake Wade, presiding geniU6 r ;
over the sports that are car- j
ried daily in the Charlotte Ob- I i
server (with an additional AllOutdoor
page on Sunday for
good measure) showed up at i
Southport Monday. He was at
Wilmington for a couple of days
and came on down to see what
prospects there were for a two
or three days stay when his vacation
time comes in July.
Mrs. Wade accompanied hWn
down here and added much
force to Jake's own word by
saying that they surely would
come back in July. Jake, at
least, aims to spend one day
out on a shrimp trawler, seeing
how those fellows catch those
highly prized delicacies. He was
much interested when advised
that the fishermen, between the
day's drags of their trawls,
friend and ate shrimp and fresh
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S OF HARVEST
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shows how pine trees re
ees are left standing. Cen
.hinning out trees for pulp
elow is shown a result o;
stand ready to grow inn
To Make
vailable Now
ppeal Comes From Don
aid M. Nelson To Ge'
Growers To Cooperate Ii
Vital Phase Of Nationa
Production
i ii nu/nnn i icrn
i ture crops.
5 "American timber is carrying i
- the fight to Hitler, Mussolini, and .
i Hirohito. It supplies the ships, air(Continued
on page 4)
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Most Of The News
All The Time
r $1.50 PER YEA!
Farmers Urged
To Plant More
To Offset Losses
(
lAppcal Is Made From
Washington For N. C.
Farmers To Plant Extra
Acres This Year
FARMERS MAKE
OWN REPORTS
Each Farmer Determines
His Own Acreages Of
Cotton And Tobacco
Under New Plan Of
Government's
An appeal to North Carolina
farmers to plant extra acres of
food and feed crops to offset losses
in the Mid-West due to flood
and unfavorable weather conditions
has been received by Dr. I.
O. Schaub, Director of the Extension
Service at N. C. State College.
Dr. Schaub says that the need
for maximum food production is
[greater than ever and unfavorjable
growing conditions in the
j flood areas has caused a very
| serious situation. Plantings of
| corn in those areas are being
: made at a very late date and the
crop may not be able to mature
before' frost.
Government officials at Washington
therefore have asked that
Tarheel growers make every effort
to produce greater amounts than
ever before.
The Director suggests that immediately
following the harvesting
of small grains, every single acr?
possible be put into some food ot
feed crop. With increased number!
of livestock and poultry, the need
for supplemental grazing crops of
soybeans, cowpeas, sudan grass,
millet, and sorghum are paramount
in helping to relieve the
feed shortage which has developed
and which will probably continue
well into 1944.
Since North Carolinians can
have year-round gardens, Dr.
| Schaub urges all Victory Gardeners
to seed succession vegetable ** "
|crops throughout the year and
I help relieve the demand on rationed
supplies of canned foods.
"Patriotic cooperation in plant
ing extra acres of feed crops' on
_ every farm in this State and allf
year gardens throughout the '
j State is necessary to achieve war
j needs," Dr. Shaub said.
Outlook Is Good
Says Mr. Dodson
r! .
County Agent Thinks Crop
Prospects Are Pleasing;
" i About As Much Land
Cultivated As Last Year
j
1 County Agent J. E. Dodson took
a rather gloomy view of the farming
situation at the start of the
year, this due to every evidence
j of a most pronounced labor short
age. Apparently, two or three
weeks of very favorable weaker
have altered his viewpoint of
things. He stated this week: "The
farming picture looks very good."
"Brunswick farmers," he continued,
"have a 100-per cent increase
in the amount of poultry ^
r being raised, there is a 75 per
s cent increase in hog production,
f 20 per cent increase in cattle for
11 milk and beef, 25 per cent in
r [ market beans and various other
. increases in food crops. The only
.1 decrease appears to be in the to?
bacco acreage, which Is about 10
,t per cent off."
The county agent is especially
gratified at p the increased gar.
dening efforts throughout the ene
tire county. In Northwest and
e Town Creek townships really big
j efforts were put forward and it
is these gardening projects
(Continued on Page Fourj a
Forestry Expert
I To Help Farmer
H. M. Blanchard Is Stationed
In This Area For Purpose
Of Assisting Farmers
With Their Timber
Problems
Brunswick county has the service
of Farm Forester H. M.
Blanchard, who will assist farm- <
ers in selecting, scaling and marking
their timber for saw timber, <
pulpwood, poles, piling and veneer
logs. He can help farmers in
contacting markets and aid them
! in making sales.
' "We need timber now," he said i
. i this week. "It's urgent, but we
i want to cut it selectively so as to t
5 maintain a crrowincr stanH fnr fn
"in war "material'
late Forester And His Or
ganization Co-operating
With Land Owners In
Cutting And Marketing
Trees
Needs for pulpwood in wa
laterials, greater than any need
,'er placed on the products o
lr forests, have reached a poin
lat Donald Nelson, head of Wa
roduction Board, has issued an
:her appeal to farmers and for
it owners to make their pulp
ood available without dela)
;ated State Forester J. S. Holm
i today.
There is still much timber avail
ble for pulpwood in the State, h
lid, but usually it should b
larked out by trained forester!
(Continued From Page One)
Jake Wade
)outhport Cal
fish five or six times.
As a matter of fact, the
shrimp trawling crews, aided
by the great open salty air
spaces, can _ cook and serve
shrimp and fish done to a
taste that no modern enclosed
kitchen and experienced cook
can equal. Just as soon as Jake
has had a day with the shrimp
trawlers on the ocean and finds
that they are always hungry
(and that there is always a
great panful of hot fried shrimp
fich tn unnnaso that hiin.
ger) he will become a lasting
convert to the Southport shrimi
fishing and fishing in general
On their scouting expeditior
this week, Jake and Mrs. Wad<
picked up W. B. Keziah ant
went to Orton to see the placi
and the Orton pond. They lack
ed time in which to go to thi
(Continued on page 4)