I ' The Pilot Covers j| Brunswick County &Bol. no. fourteen no. IJohnsonI To Jury I Lengti Inly Issue Will Be Whether ID R. Johnson Was Electc(| To Position Of Judge ;; l Of Brunswick County ReH corder's Court loRE THAN WEEK CONSUMED BY TRIAL Rnal Outcome Appears To ^Elinge Upon Validity Of T?o Votes Cast In I Southport And Upon Validity Of Two Absentees judge Jeff D. Johnson cohipletH his charge to the jury this Horning and at noon today a New Hanover county jury was con^Kcrmg its verdict in the case of Hihr.son vs- Wartljury, which for seven days heard testimony and arguconcerning the November 3 ^tnerai election in Brunswick Kunty in which John Ward, Dem Army Chaplain From Pennsylvania Wrote His Sister In High Praise Of North Carolina Officer Who Turned Out To Be Local Man While the campaign against Kaly and Germany was in process in Africa the chaplain of a fegiment that was twice at the front wrote his home in Pennsylvania and told his sister that he finest officer in all the regiment was Lieutenant Churchill Bragaw of North Carolina. Tlie sister had never heard of lieutenant Bragaw, but she had | relative in eastern North Caro5na and she wrote this relative. '"closing the letter from her broker and askihg if the relative kiew Lieutenant Bragaw. This restive happened to know that the officer lived here, and that his "other was making her home hore. 9o, in due time, Mrs. Helen ,J Bragaw of Southport received 'he communication with the high Pfai.se of her son. The last letter of Lieutenant Bragaw to his home here was Written soon after the close of the African campaign. He had been at t Continued on Page Four) I Bulletin \t 3 o'clock this afterHnoon a New Hanover I county jury returned a m ] JH> on the Ward-JohnH.son election trial answer*'?' nnlv jg. Ilg 111C I/IIP *??? ? j ue submitted by Judge eff D. Johnson "No." his leaves the plaintiff, I. R. Johnson, unsuccessjl in his effort to unseat ohn B- Ward as judge f the Brunswick county ecorder's court. At the me The Pilot went to ress there had been no lotion by attorneys for le plaintiff to set aside le verdict, nor had there ecn given a notice of ppeal. it was elected county recorder r D. R. Johnson, Republican one vote, will consider only issue. Judge Johnson ruled sday over the objections of ate-vs . al l# lie issue is: . Vas the Plaintiff-Realtor D. R. ison, duly elected to the ofof recorder of Brunswick ity at an election held on the i day of November, 1942, and e entitled to be inducted into office?" >tli sides entered exceptions le judge's ruling in the event a appeal tc the state supreme t. considered likely either the jury rules. mer L. Henry of Lumberton, attorney for Ward, made the plea before the jury. Predy the jurymen had heard l A. Lennon and Louis Goodof Wilmington, attorneys for ilaintiff and David Sinclair of lington, attorney for Ward, s special term of court was ssion all of last week, with ngs being resumed on MonAll witnesses were dismissed ay, and Tuesday was devoted anng the arguments of atys involved in the case. Continued on page four) use Comes In mndabout Way described as an island within an island. Bounded on the east by the Cape Fear and on the west by the Brunswick rivers, it is also bounded by Alligator Creek and various other creeks. Some of the property is bounded by the narrow two-hundred acre body of i land which Brunswick county 1 deeded to New Hanover many ' years ago in exchange for Bald Head island. I For several years Warden Jones ' has been raising half-wild hogs on his 500-acre tract of the island. In some ways it was an easy and very profitable venture. The hogs required only a little feed during. < December and January. The rest ' of the time they shifted for themselves and it has been asserted : that 200-pound hogs could be raised on the property at a cost of only seventy-five cents each. Resigning as warden more than a year ago on account of his i health, Jones found the task of (.continued on page four) TH1 11 Ward Cast Today No< hy Charge . PUTTING IIN * j _ CROPPING.?Scenes sin general throughout the count tobacco farmers harvest thei have already put in tobacco ; Markets Of Bo Will Opt *. Tentative Date For Opening Of Markets In This Section Agreed U p"o n Monday At Meeting Held In Raleigh DATES EXPECTED TO BE ADOPTED This Means That Little More Than Month Remains Before First 6f 1943 Weed Crop Goes On Sale The tentative date set this week for the opening of the South Carolina-Border belt tobacco market is August 3rd, Governor J. M. Broughton announced Monday in revealing the opening dates for the flue cured tobacco j season. j These tentative dates were agreed upon in Raleigh Monday by the recently named committee representing growers, warehousemen, manufacturers and dealers, < Governor Broughton said. The governor wired A. B. Carrington, Jr., of Danville, Va., president of the U. S. Tobacco Association which met yesterday and Tuesday in Richmond, asking that he help in getting the dates officially adopted. The dates, first set at a tobacco marketing meeting of representatives of North and South Carolina and Virginia in Raleigh on May 18, and were agreed upon again Monday were: Georgia-Florida belt, July 27; South Carolina-Border belt, Augst 3; Eastern Carolina belt, August 19; Middle Belt, August 19; Old belt, September 7. It was agreed that the Eastern belt should open earlier than August 1 19 if conditions permit. Magic Island j Changes Hands j 1 Charles Skipper And John King Buy Tract Near , Wilmington Famed For i Cheap Raising Of Hogs i Among the real estate deals of : the past week in this county was one in which Dawson Jones, former Brunswick forest warden, sold I a tract of more than 500-acres of Eagle Island land to John King 'of Bolivia and Charles Skipper of | Leland. Th?- land in Question mieht be E ST A Goc 4 PAGES TODAY e Goes on After By Judgi iTOBACCO r> ! im|m ? ffu# lilar to the one above a y now as Brunswick coun r 1913 crop. Some farme is many as three times. rder Belt A . 1 ill August 5rt Monday Will lie Holiday Her* All county offices will I closed next Monday in obser anee of the Fourth of July, ar members of the board of counl commissioners will hold the first of the month meeting t Tuesday.. The only business schcduk at the courthouse is the weekl session of Kecordcr court. There was 110 session 1 county court here'cither th week or last, because counl officials were tied up with tl election trial in Wilmington. Red Cross Will Repair Clothe Soldiers Stationed Ne Horo Pan Get Necessa Mending Done By Ca ing At Red Cross Sewi Room For Repairs Owing to the fact that sh nents of material to the lo Red Cross production room hi stopped, activity . there has b< curtailed. With practically all r terial already made up into g ments, Mrs. C. Ed Taylor, prod :ion chairman, has suggested ivay in which the sewing ro and its faithful workers can c tinue to be of service. Starting this week, the ro will be open on Monday i Thursday afternoons in order mend clothes for the soldiers s tioned here at the old C. C. site. The purpose of the proj is not to alter uniforms or mend for those who may hi bther ways of having ti mending done, but is for th boys who are away from ho and are not too adept at do their own needlework. It is hoped that a good num af Southport women will rcsp< to this latest call to help. 1 sewing will be done at the p Juction room in the city hall i the hours are from three to fi On Long Trips For Menhade Boats Of Brunswick Na gating Company N o Making Long Rou Trips To Georgetown F The Elusive Menhaden The menhaden that were foi 3ff Southport a month ago hi now disappeared and for the p week the boats of the Brunsw Navigation Company have b making the long round trips Georgetown, S. C., in order bring in catches. Favored so far by good w thcr, they have been able to mi these trips and return daily. H< ever, with all time having to used for coming or going, in ac tion to that consumed in the fi Ing, the crews have to sleep the boats. The craft have lii time at the docks, except for loading and taking on supplies It is expected tjiat fish will found at Georgetown for so time in numbers sufficient (Continued on page 4) ATE >d News paper ] Southport, N. C., W Meeting Monday Noon To Discuss 'Work Or Fight' 2 J. W. Ruark Asked By Governor Broughton to Head Movement To Get Maxi mum Efficiency Into War | Effort J FULL ATTENDANCE URGED FOR MEETING Believed That Labor Situation Will Become Increasingly Bad And Every Effort Needed To Help 3 Brunswick county citizens are I invited to attend a public meeting I at the courthouse in Southport I Monday, July 5, at 12 o'clock I noon for a discussion of plans for I the enforcement of "work or I fight" policy for all North CaroI linians. ? Governor J. M. Broughton has asked J. W. Ruark, Southport atje torney, to head the meeting in ty Southport and to head the Brunsd'S wick county committee. "X believe that it will be well ? worthwhile for all patriotic citizens of this community to take time out to attend this meeting Monday at noon," said Chairman d Ruark. In setting North Carolina's "Day of Dedication" to the philo"? sophy of "work or fight," Gover"~j nor Broughton said the time has come "when every able-bodied person should be working or * fighting." ? He called on the vagrants and idle of the state to get into "prore ductive work." v- "The labor situation will beid come increasingly acute as more ond mnro mon aw taknn into the ir armed services," Broughton said, ,ii "It is very important that every county develop the ways and xl means for properly unitizing the !y entire available labor supply." ; Fathers Now In ? Eligible Group There Are Certain Classifications From Which Fathers Of Draft Age May Be Called For Army Training ar RALEIGH, June 30.?While it ry is true that fathers generally will jl_ not be called for military service _ until the supply of single and ? childless married men is exhausted, there are three exceptions tc that policy, it was pointed out to'Pj day by General J. Van B Motts ca state director of selective service, ue The exceptions are: >en 1. Men who have become faaa" thers since September 14, 1942. ar" 2. Registrants engaged in nonuc" deferrable activities or occupaa tions. The War Manpower comom mission has designated certair on" activities and occupations as nonJ-o 1.1,. Motto avnloin. uciuxauic, ucn&xai om ed, and fathers engaged in thest lnd non-deferrable activities and oct0 cupations may be classified as 1lta" A and selected for service. C" 3. Registrants who have beer ec* classified as essential farmers, bul t0 who have left the farms on whict lve they were found to be essentia leir without first obtaining permissior 030 of their local boards to do so. me Men in the last two groups an in? subject to selection for service regardless of number of childrer bcr or the dates of their birth, Gen ,nd eral Meets said, rhe 5 Bond Burning On County Program Cnnnfv Pavinc Current Ex w?v - - o III penses, Interest And Gra' dually Buying In And Retiring Bonds w Fires in a stove in June are apl nd to make things very uncomforta or ble for whoever may be in the same room, but Monday when s packet of $20,000.00 in Brunswici md county bonds were being burnec ive at the court house the severa ast persons engaged in checking ofi ick the bonds and feeding the flam' sen es did not mind the heat, to The bonds were bought in bj to the county at the price of $78.5( on the hundred dollars. This is as ea- against a low price of only $40.0( ike on the hundred dollars, which wai >w- the market value several years be ago when the county began th< ldi- refinancing program. The increaa sh- in market value, according t( on Auditor R. C. St. George, is du< ttle to the fact that "the county has un- kept up with the payment of al i. current expenses, in addition t< be paying the agreed refinancing ime ratfe of interest, to Each year since the refinancing (Continued on page l) \ POR' n A Good Con rednesday, June 30th, 1! Include County In Latest Price Ceiling Orders Johnson Announces That "Market Basket" Price Ceilings Are Effective In Brunswick On July 5th EIGHTEEN EASTERN COUNTIES INCLUDED Brunswick Is Among 18 Southeastern Counties Of North Carolina Affected By New Price Ceiling Order "Market basket" price ceilings on grocery store items have been set by the Office of Price Administration for 18 additional counties, effective Monday, July 5, it was announced today by Theodore S. Johnson, district OPA director. The counties covered in the i latest order?all in the southeastern part of the state?are Bladen, . Brunswick, Carteret, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Duplin, Harnett, Hoke, Jones, Lenior, New' Hanover, Onslow, Pamlico, Pender, Robeson, Sampson, and Scotland. Specific ceiling prices on hun1 dreds of grocery items first were fixed for Wake county; a second ' order covered 12 additional counties in Eastern North Carolina. The third 18 county area, announ1 ced today, therefore, brings to 31 ' the number of counties in which the housewife is provided a "one glance check" on the top legal 1 prices her grocer may charge for individual items. Each of the three groups of counties was taken as a "community" for purposes of , the price setting plan. Roughly two-thirds of the pop; ulation of this district, including such cities as Raleigh, Durham, . Wilmington, Fayetteville, Kinston, and New Bern will be covered when today's order becomes effective on Julv 5. Ceiline prices for the other 23 counties in the district will be fixed and announced in the near future, Johnson said. The dollars-and-cents prices cover about 80 per cent of the products which go into the averi age housewife's market basket? , hence the "market basket" term. The orders setting the prices divides all retail grocery establishments into four classes, and ; allows smaller independent stores I to charge slightly more for the 1 items covered than may be charg1 ed by chain stores arid those with ' larger volumes of business. 1 Class 1 stores are defined by the order as "independent" rctail' crs with annual gross sales of ' less than $50,000. Class 2 are "independents" with annual gross sales between $50,000 and $250,000. Class 3 are chain stores with annual gross sales of less than $250,000. And in Class 4 is any store with annual gross sales ex' ceeding $250,000. All grocers are required to post , lists of their ceiling prices, and [ also to post a notice showing in which class of store they fall. ! Old Gasoline ! Coupons Expire : No Service Station Operat" i i a 1 rti j ors hnouia /\ccepi wu 1 Type Coupons After Wednesday, June 30, According To Officials Service stations should not accept gas coupons from the old "T" books of commercial motor | vehicle operators after June 30, officials of the Office of Price Administration warned today. The new "T" coupon books al ready have been sent to local war I price and rationing boards. Operators who have been notified of changes in their gasoline allott ments can obtain their new books . only by calling at their board of (Continued From Page One) i j Winnabow Boy i Finishes School r Bluejacket George Caswell Hickman, from Winnabow, has r been graduated from the Naval ) Training School for electricians ? on the campus of Iowa State Cpl1 lege, Ames, la. He was promoted 3 to the petty officer's rating of i electrician's mate, third class, up: on graduating. 3 The course just completed in )j eluded instruction in electrical 3 theory, mathematics, electrical s, machinery, and wiring. Selected to l1 attend this school on the basis of >'results from a series of aptitude f' tests given him while in recruit I training, Hickman now awaits asr signment to active duty at sea, or at a naval shore station. r pil lmunity P43 PUBLISI | HISTORIC | HOSTELRY.?Above is s at Southport. In former yeai Kate Stuart, who'recently wi whose honor it would be fitti; N. C, Tobacco Annually,! "* - h Ladies Get In World Of Trouble The election trial in Wilmington last week upset the normal routine of many Brunswick county people, but none , more than the two Southport 1 ladies who spent one day in the following manner: First, they parked their car too long in the one-hour zone and were required to pay a onedollar fine for this infraction of the law; then they moved the car and went about their business, only to discover upon their return that they had lost their car keys. Off in search of the missing keys, they over- stayed their time and returned to discover a policeman in the act of giving them another ticket. This time they talked (heir way out of the jam; but then had to call a wrecker to haul the car to the garage ($3.00); and had a new key made ($3.50). No witnesses were more relieved when they were told Friday that they need not return this week for the case. Base Commander Given Transfer Lt. Commander S. B. Haskell Leaves Section Base At Southport; Will Re-1 port For Sea Duty Lt. Commander and Mrs. S. B. Haskell left for Charleston this past week, and after spending a " 4 4 * 41?v*e? tirtii Ko onn f snort time uicit nc to the South Pacific, where he will be on sea duty. It is understood that Mrs. Haskell will return to the former home in Cincinnati, Ohio, after leaving Charleston. Lit. Commander Haskell has been in charge of the Section Base at Fort Caswell since it was established. He made a fine record there and it as with regret that his officers and men saw him leave. Nezb Kind Of Marsh Hen Found Here The nest of a Wayne's Clapper Rail (marsh hen to most sportsmen) containing eleven eggs, was discovered at Southport this past week. The only specimens of these birds heretofore recorded with the North Carolina Bird Club or the state museum as being found in North Carolina were two adult females, taken at Southport on May 17th and 18th, 1943. This is a more Southern specimem of the rail, or marsh hen, than the Northern Clapper Rail, which is found grenerally along the coast of North and South Carolina. I Isp Of Carrier; Barred Beca ATLANTA, Ga., June 28.? i Going to the beach? Well, don't bother to take your camera or binoculars with you, for they will just be something else to carry and you won't .be allowed to use them. Headquarters, Fourth Service Command reminded the general public today that Public Proclamations No. 2 and No. 3 of the Eastern Defense Command forbid taking pictures or using binoculars in restricted areas along the Atlantic Sea Coast, including most ocean beaches from Maine to Florida. The proclamations, dated Sep ,0T iED EVERY WEDNESDi : HOUSE shown the old Stuart Hou s it was operated by Mi is suggested as a person ng to name a Liberty ship On Upgrade Specialist Say W. P. Hedrick, Tobac Marketing Expert, Sa That Tobacco Prices Last Few Years Have 1 dicated Better Care AAA HAS HELPED CROP CONSIDERAB1 Statistics Show That N. Produced More Tobacc Under AAA Supervision Last Year Than In 1932 When The Acreage Was Unlimited RALEIGH.?The fact that bacco grown in this State dur the past eight years has avera; for this period more than 24 ce per pound must be attribu largely to the painstaking effc now being employed by the fai ers in the production and hai ing of this crop for market, cording to W. P. Hedrick, tot co marketing specialist with State iVpartment'of Agricultu "Although because of the wh: of the weather it is too early '"hot fhn nnalilv nf piuprcojr ITHBV U.V VJ J leaf will be this season, we know that for several years i it has shown general imprc ment from year to year," ? Hedrick. He added that toba producers are now taking a m scientific viewpoint in the c of their product. By reducing the acreage, government has forced the fai er to devote more attention to yield per acre and to the condil of his tobacco when it is pla on the warehouse floor. "Hit-or-miss methods are ( appearing," says Hedrick. In ll>29, the average acre tobacco in North Carolina yieli (Continued on page 4) Funeral Held For Mrs. Tharp Winnabow Lady Dies Dosher Memorial Hosf al Following Lengthy 1 ness; Burial Made Tu day Funeral services for Mrs. G sie Tharpe, of Winnabow, w conducted Tuesday afternoon Reynolds cemetery with F Woodrow Robbins in charge. Mrs. Tharpe died Sunday afl noon at Dosher Memorial Hos] al following a lengthy illness. She is survived by her husba George Tharpe; two sons, Hul with the U. S. Army Air Coi Arkansas, and Walter, with U. S. Army in Indiantown, I one sister, Mrs. Lucille Phill Wilmington; five brothers, Thi ton Reynolds, New York City, gene Reynolds, Loui'sville, 1 Pickard Reynolds, Supply, erett and Emerson Reynolds, \ mington. (Continued on page 4) is And Glass* use Of Dang* tember 7 and December 21, II state in part that "no person in the armed forces or a men of an enforcement agency eng ed in the performance of his c cial duties shall use or operate any time or place within any the . . . zones . . . any cam any binocular, field glass, or si lar instrument in the nature visual aid, or any signal devic Coast Guardsmen, Arniy ] rols, and local authorities enfi fhottn nrrloro Qrt umi will MVP only yourself but these chai with enforcing the order a lot trouble if you leave the can and binoculars at home. Most Of The News All The Time \Y 91.50 PER YEAS ??g??? J Outlook Is Good 1 For Truck Crops In This State f Agriculture Department Announces That N. C. Truck I Crops Are In "Fair To Good Condition" TROUBLE COMES IN HARVESTING Harvesting Of Crops Ready; For Market Is Hampered By Unfavorable Weather Conditions And se Labor Shortages iss ' in RALEIGH.?The State Depart, ment of Agriculture reports that ' North Carolina's truck crops are in "fair to good condition," but that harvesting of crops now ready ' for market is being hampered by unfavorable weather conditions and by labor shortages. rr In a rcsipnc of prospects for " truck crop production, Henry G. Brown, statistician in charge of truck crops for the Division of co Markets, said "althogether, thS y? outlook for all crops is good? In with fair yields and prices ,n" prospects." Brown reported these crop "prospects"; Lima beans ? Yield of 65,000 ?Y bushels expected from 1,300 plinked acres; or 12,000 bushels under C. 1942 and 9,000 under the 10-year 0 average. Decrease due to less acreage and yield of five per cent less than the 55 bushels per acrs harvested last year. Carrots ? Production of 36,000 bushels or 6,000 more than harvested in 1942, is expected. Approximately 180 acres will be harto vested, compared with 150 last ing year. jed Cucumbers ? Present surveys nt3 indicate a yield of 240,000 bushels from approximately 3,000 acres, or 64,000 bushels less than the >rts 304,000 bushels produced last year -m- and 50,000 less than the 10-year idl- average. ac- Beets ? Although peak bunch lQ"- ahinmnntsi nrA uhnilfc OVAI*. A the limited supply of root-stock will !re. be <t .'ailablc. 1 fcv days longer, ims Prices and yields have been satto isfactory. our Cabbage ? Shipments from do the early crop are about comiow pletc. Growing conditions generalive ly have been favorable for cablaid bage in Western North Carolina cco and the crop is reported to be In ore fair to good condition, are Cantaloupes?The crop has continued to make satisfactory the growth and is reported to be in rm- good condition in all areas. Yield the prospects are good, ion Irish potatoes?Although light ced diggings got underway early last week, the peak monement is exlis Pected to be reached the last week 1 in June. Only 101 carloads were of shipped during the first week of . . largest. Labor shortages are expect aed ed to extend the harvest season well into July. The crop is producing slightly better yields of quality potatoes than was at first predicted. Tomatoes?The crop has made good to spendid growth in most areas. Peak shipments are expected during the week of June 21At 29. >it- Watermelons?Growth has been [||_ satisfactory. First shipments are expected about mid-July. Snapbeans?Peak shipments are past. Early pickings brought excellent prices, but prices and us" quality declined near the peak cra period. The Western North Caro- VM , a lina crop is reported to be in fair ' to good condition. p ' Wilmington Bars nci, n no l ?" oeer un aunaay rps, * the # | 5a.; City Council Places Ban On ips, Beer And Wine Sales irs- From 11:30 P. M. SaturEu day Until 7 A. M. Mon{y day Ev Vtl- WILMINGTON.?Beginning Sunday, the city police department will enforce the city council's ? prohibition of beer and wine sales from 11:30 p. m. Saturday to 7 kC a. in. Monday, Chief of Police i TT .... _ ? J J.. 1 valiant;a n. uiaietu wumcu ueua ers and consumers alike ThuraJ| day night. He pointed out that the ordin942, ance not only applies to sale ot not the two beverages but to its coniber sumption on premises, where it is ;ag- normally offered for sale, during >ffi- the closed hours. ! at Indications that the Sunday ban of on beer and wine sales will be era, extended to Wrightsville and imi- Carolina beaches, only places in of New Hanover county now exempt e." from the restriction, were apparpat ent Thursday with a full movejrce ment by church people underway not at Carolina Beach and beer deal- { ged ers taking voluntary action at,' * .. t of Wrightsville beach, lera Recently the board of coi*' (Continued on paga ' * - -

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