i^H* I The Pilot Covers ! Brunswick County Kl no. FOURTEEN NO. pM eorgia Prices Mre Encouraging oWeed Growers . ^ hiteville Tobacco Market put In Readiness For The ^Bopening Of The Market 11 Here Thursday b)oking forward TO GOOD SEASON H, Basis Of Georgia Opens', Prices Should Be Good For The Open I ing Of The Market i ' pa rations incident to the Hemr.g ol a big tobacco market H\e been completed here, and all warehouse organizations opeHt:r.g on the local market toHthe: with storage and redrying ivnort everything in readi IKfciiV- * -4" - " ? for opening sales Thursday I ments have been made I every warehouse organization I 1st season, and the marI , a prepared to handle a I , volumn of tobacco at a I ol speed than ever be| the history of the market. I, ol the strategic locaI:. : Wluteville in the center I a large tobacco producing area I growth and development of I h t< ville Tobacco Market L c nslstent and steady [ iod 01 years, and it now I ks high among the leading toIcco centers in the country. | i'he market now consists of six L waiehoustss covering more L:i tight acres of floor space Iciuti ; oy veteran warehousemen [no have all been engaged in the Lsiness here and 111 other marIts dining practical'v their enL 1- uiie. ' f The operators of the six local laichouses have a combined total t more than 100 years actual exmencc in the warehouse busiess. It is to this experience that ic Wluteville tobacco market vis its rapid rise as an import.t tobacco marketing center. As in past years the local archouses will start the 1943 lling season with only a few lar.ges in their operating personantl no changes among the tcran executives who will head e various o rganizations. Olivci .N'elson, and John. Neln, will again direct Nelson's | ek .N'eal and Dial Gray will ope- | te Tuggle's; Raymond and Gai- j tir Pn:t/?ht'ir?lrl will hpaH thd I :utchf;cld ciganization. Bert toore, and L. R. Jackson, will anage Farmers. Hunter Y. Lea, "1 Townes Lea, will again Direct ea s; while Blair Motley, Latane lotlcy, and Frank Hayes, will gain be in charge at Brooks. Plans have been made by these eteran tobacconists to maintain ni keep open through Septemtr. or as long as any other martt in the belt remains open. Due to the heavy rainfall in us section of the state during ie past several weeks farmer's enerally have had to devote most 1 their time to the harvesting of ieir tobacco. As a result it is unItely now that sales at the open:S of the market will be as heavy s they may be expected to be j iter on in the season when it tcomes practical for farmers to vote more of their time to the Ming of tobacco. The effect of this condition will e to assure a quick sale to all timers who have been able to Me their tobacco early in the riser.. Wuction Room Takes Vacation fed Cross Sewing Room To Remain Closed During Month Of August; Materials Available For Knitting Du'-r- the month of August Red Cross production room ritfl m the city hall will not * open. Mr; r Ed Taylor, production usifiran announces that this will not make any differn the work being done lo*j|>' - .she will have a supply v "J at her house which may ^ secured at any time. Knittingl ,as taken the place of sewing in! production program, and a' *.umber of articles are now made. Roth wool and directions may (Continued on page 4) ] TH mr * AN EDI' It is no secret that Soul turbed about the dim-out ri enforced here. In the first this has suddenly developed submarine situation off our it was during the first eight In the second place, tl Southport should be dimmec volving beacon on Bald H sweep its beam seaward ev a perfect silhouette. In the third place, then ?some of them apparently along our coast, Myrtle Beat cific, are under no such reg Let it be understood t dim-out regulations or anj prescribed by the U. S. Arm sary and as long as they ; alike. But we do believe th{ to know if and why these st< Following a telephone Director for the Office of C local official was advised th in charge of dim-out enforc here for a public meeting di This meeting will be widely the chance that several local to ask the whys and wheref Meanwhile, remember 1 fense officials were given a thev have done it well. Cont . ? i ? .. 1:1 4.1 port ana cooperation uiuu i you have one, is not with th with headquarters. 4 Railroad Sale < On Basis1 < Machine Tool And Imple-f ment Company Of New York Successful Bidders' Fc? Rail And Truck Ar?d; Bus Line PROMISE BETTER BUS FACILITIES Wilmington Man And Southport Physicion Pur- i chase Real Estate Holdings On Wilmington, Brunswick And Southern Results of the sale of the Wilmington, Southern and Brunswick Railroad at the public sale here on Monday, July 19, were confirmed last Thursday in the absence of any raise of bid. Principal purchasers of these oldings were the Machine Tool and Implement company or new York. That firm bid $48,500.00 for the track and right-of-way, together with all junk that might now be the property of the railroad. This same outfit also bid $20,000.00 for the truck and bus franchise, together will all rolling stock. Dallas Orrell and Dr. L. C. Fergus submitted a point bid of $4,000.00 for all realy estate owned by the Wilmington, Brunswick & Southern. So far there has been no definite announcement of the plans of the purchaser for the continued operation of the road. Fred Fredeburg, representing the New York firm who bought the franchise, stated at the sale that his organization had plans for improved and expanded facilities for the bus and truck operation. Museum Workers Here Next Week Mrs. Simpson And Several Others Interested In Obtaining Specimens For The Museum Coming N. C. MUSEUM FOLKS Mrs. Roxie Collins Simpson, one of the dependable and indispensable fixtures of the North Carolina State Museum in Raleigh, will arrive here Tuesday for three or four days stay. She will be accompanied by half a dozen young men and boys who Ac much interested in bird and animal life, as well as in collecting various specimems for museum and laboratory work. Mrs. Simpson, who will be making her second trip here this year, will be with Mrs. Helen G. j Bragaw at the Camellia Inn when she is not in the field. The j boys will all be guests of Douglas Jones, local Eagle Scout, who is also much interested in birds and various specimems. It is understood that the whole party (Continued on Page Four) EST A Good 30-PAGES TODAY MAR! TORIAL thport citizens are much dislles that are currently being place, they do not see why into a vital need, since the coast surely is not as bad as een months we were at war. tiey do not understand why 1 out completely and the reead Island be permitted to ery thirty seconds to afford | ; have been repeated reports authentic?that other places :h and Charleston, to be speulations. hat we are not opposed to r pther defensive measures iy as long as they are necesare enforced in all sections it the people have the right eps are necessary, conversation with the State Civilian Defense, Saturday, a at Colonel Prichard, who is :ement in this area, will be , jring the week of August 9. . advertised, and this will be' citizens have been awaiting ; ores of these rules. 1 this: The local Civilian De- j job to do by the army, and ; inue to give them your suphe meeting. Your quarrel, if ( lem. So wait and take it up ) n f' 1 aUilllllllCU Of Public Sale, Tobacco Edition; ' Tax List Coming We present herewith the J 1943 Tobacco Edition, an annual issue of The State Port Pilot that has come to be recognized as a sort of catalogue of the approaching tobacco market season. t Next week's issue of The * Pilot will also be filled with in- ' terest for many of our readers, ' for in it will be the first list ' of names of land for sale for ( non-payment of 1942 taxes due Brunswick county. ! They say that everyone i likes to see his name in print, but we think the tax list offers i an exception to this rule. Per- < sons who make payment before i Saturday of this week will b? i spared the extra expense and I the humiliation of having their 1 property advertised. f i Decrease In t arm Renters Is Seen < RALEIGH. ? Although the ! number of renter families on the 1 farms of North Carolina has increased steadily for 30 years, fig- < ures released by the statistics division of the State Department 1 of Agriculture indicate a decrease. 1 In 1910, there were 107,28? renters; 1920, 117,459; 1930, 137,- ' 615; 1935, 142,158. Although latest < estimates set the figures at ap- 1 proximately 123,476 renter families, agricultural statisticians ad- 1 mitted that this is "undoubtedly a 1 little low" but added it does "de- < finitely indicate a downward trend in the number of agricultural renters in North Carolina." < Men Captured With Whiskey Three Brunswick county men are under bond, pending trial in Federal court in October following their arrest for transporting liquor. They are Earl Medlin, $50.00 bond; Woodrow Jones, $300.00 bond; and J. D. Jackson, $200.00. This trio was taken by A. T. U. Officers Lon Howe and Charles Gray and Special Officer O. I W. Perry. The same men captured and destroyed a 100-gallon still together with 250-gallons of sug'ar mash last week in North West township. HOSPITAL PATIENT Dr. J. V. Davis, of Shallotte, entered Dosher Memorial Hospital Friday for treatment. BACK ON DUTY Lt. (jg) Preston Bryant has returned to the West Coast following a visit here with his wife, ME News paper In Southport, N. CM We< CETS USO VISITOR I j Dr. O. R. Grattan, (above) of n the National Staff of the Army and Navy Y. M. C. A., was e guest of the Southport U. S. O. tj Club last week. Dr. Grattan met ^ with the pastors of Southport to ^ discuss the Church Desk proposed ^ for the U. S. O. Club, with religious literature and the opport- w unity for the service men to talk w with representatives of the ,, churches on their problems. y Regular First ? Monday Meeting Of County Board " j a. Monday Was Busy Day For u Members Of Board Of {tl County Commissioners, P' With Tax Matters Taking Much Time R TAKE ACTION ON I WELFARE CASE Members of Board Pass Resolution Designed To Relieve County Of Re- A sponsibility Of Child Support Members of the board of coun.y commissioners had a hectic session Monday, but when the ? leat of the day had passed it was iiscovered that most of their time! S' j gi lad been spent in the settlement j | Q( >f tax matters. The board set a valuation of 55.00 per acre on the James T. Hughes estate for unpaid years. fc A motion was passed unani- si nously ordering the Brunswick s< county superintendent of public j r( velfare to sign a warrant charg-jir ing unaries jrinnnec wiui uaoi- v* irdy. This action was taken upon ei the advice of the county attorney, ind in an effort to prevent the ;g illigitimate child in question from p becoming a county charge. r< The board ordered the C. L. Ed- u wards tract to be foreclosed. loj It was ordered that Harry r( Spencer be notified at once of the revocation of his beer license, fc Mrs. Lacy Dawkins was allow- jir :d to segregate and pay taxes on 01 12 acres of land in Town Creek I pi township at a valuation of $6.00 ai per acre. David Hobbs was permitted to cl segregate and pay taxes on his r< sne-fourth interest in the Harrie rr itobinson estate. ti Violet E. Hankins was given b< sermission to pay her 1932 and prior years taxes upon the basis cl )f her 1933 valuation. w Charles Wallace was relieved of di ^600.00 valuation for 1942-43 be- si :ause of error in listing. N Frank Freeman estate taxes 'or 1932 and prior years may be n< (Continued on page 4) Looks Like Eve Bench Doomei In a letter from Lewis J. Hardee of Southport and Der- 1 wick, La., he suggested that ( the Whittler's Park on the 1 water front should be rebuilt i and in the most' substantial 1 form. A move is now underway s to restore this ancient land- I mark. 1 Mr. Hardee's idea was that 1 popular subscriptions should | make the rebuilding the park benchs. He backed up the idea j by mailing his own donation for the purpose. It is his idea, and that of other interested people, . that large and really substantial benches should be built, con- 1 crete benig used for foundations and the seats to be of heavy and durable timber, bolted to the foundations, \ PORr i A Good Com inesday, August 4, 19' AWA Dressings Show Increase Here Month Of July Report For Month Of July Indicates That Fewer Women Made More Dressings During July Than In June COLORED WORKERS INCREASE TOTAL [ here Will Be No Change In Schedule Of Surgical j Dressings Room During Month Of August Fewer women working less ours made more surgical dressigs in tlie two Red Cross Surgial Dressings rooms here during uly than they did during the lonth of June. The totals as revealed by the nd-of-the month summary shows lat 10,822 dressings were made. l total of 124 women, working a ital of 492 hours, participated in lis effort. In the unit being operated by 'hite women, 8,812 dressings 'ere produced. There were 38 'omen who aided in this work, leir 'hours totaling 313. In the colored work room a to.1 O AA" ...am mn/lo li ui uicoauiga wcic uiaut. here were 86 women who work1 during the month, and their ours totaled 179. There will be no change in the ihedule of Surgical Dressing >om operations during August, ccording to the chairman, who rges every available owman in lis community to help whenever ossible. Numerous Cases Tried In Court ill Day Monday Spent In Trying Cases In Record-j er's Court Before Judge John B. Ward Monday was a busy day in unswick County's court. Wiley Wells, white, was found oilty of speeding. Judgment was ispended upon payment of ists and a fine of ?25.00 The ne was remitted. George Goodman, colored, was >und guilty of making an aslult with a deadly weapon. His mtence of 4 months on the lads was suspended upon payLent of a fine of ?25.00 and jsts. Notice of appeal was giv u. \j. oause, cuiuicu, wa? ii-'unu uilty of possession and transorting. Given 8 months on the jads, judgment was suspended pon payment of costs and a fine f $100.00. His driving license" was :voked for one year. Charles Ellis, colored, was >und guilty of operating with nproper license. Gicen 60 days I i the roads, judgment was susended upon payment of costs rid a fine of $25.00. Grover L. Hickman, white, was larged with drunk driving and ickless operation. Motion was lade by the solicitor for a jury 1 ial and the defendant was nund over to Superior court. C. M. Jenkins, white, was larged with making an assault ith a deadly weapon. Given 30 lys on the roads, pudgment was ] ispended upon payment of costs, i otice of appeal was given. I Otho Bell, coolred, was found i 3t guilty of making an assault I (Continued On Page Four' ( n Whittlers j d To Progress' Whitlers Park and the now 1 iroken down benches are one 1 )f the oldest and must famous 1 andmarks in Southport, if not I n Brunswick county. No one ver. He returned to his native Southsort, married, set up a hunting odge on Lockwood Folly and ooked forward to an easy-going ife. He had seen a lot. He'd crossed the equator a dozen times; he; tad seen duty in the Dominican: Republic, Nicaragua, the Philip-1 pines and in China. Twice he had gone on long sea cruises. The war called the white-hair ;d "gunny" back into active service as a non-commissioned gunnery officer in charge of the Marine anti-aircraft machine gun groups aboard a ship. And since his return to active duty Gunnery Sergeant Gore has J added three more campaign ribbons to the nine he already possessed. Mrs. Gore, the former Elena; Barnhill, of Southport, and their j two children, live in Southport. His brother, Henry, is in the Merchant Marine and a half brother,' Herman, is with the Army signal corps. ?" ''dtv .OT HED EVERY WEDNESDAY roPE ,i j OFFICERS i Wm! |g| i gensen, left, has been made) bounty War Price and Ration i ight, has been nominated as le resignation liere this week Dutfit Runs j. 1 R^.^/^1 junieu i~cuiui ,nH> j While Here On Recent Visit Manager Of State Newsj _ Bureau And Photograph-j er Make Trip To Nearby Island MODELS TAKE TO HORSEBACK Guardsmen Apparently Enjoy Playing Hosts To visitors While Off Duty; Very Obliging In Cooperating For the first time since December 7, 1941, a nearby North Carolina island, was opened to press! representatives last week. There 1 is, of course, a reservation to the l foregoing, the press representatives could go where they liked i pictures of both military and non military objects and write whatj they pleased, under the same rul-j es that govern all war correspondents. Stories and pictures, | covering military objects, that are] to be rleased to the press, will all; be submitted to the Navy andl Coast Guard for their voluntary I review to make certain that not! the slightest revelation is made which could aid every intentions. Commander Thrasher, Captain of the Port of Wilmington, was very courteous in obtaining clearance for the visit of the party, as was Boatswain A. E. Huntley,' officer in charge of the Island Coast Guard station, who provided passage on one of the regular DUfllS, its SWW ao v,itoiaiivv ?? mm effected. Once on the boat, Chester Harris, a St. Louis Coast Guardsman, who operates it, was all out for giving service to the party until he returned it to the dock in the late afternoon. Sammie T. 6irgany, another guardsman on the boat was also very helpful. The party was composed of Ben M. Patrick, photographer for the North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development, Garland B. Porter, manager of the North Carolina State News Bureau and W. B. Keziah. With them as models for some of the scenery pictures were Misses Marion Frink, Mary Ann Moliycheck and; Marion Fredere. Some of these girls got rather sunburned and half drowned. Still it appeared to be the bigest day in their young lives, as it well might be when each of them had more than a handful of tough and bronzed mounted patrolmen, all trying their hardest to be nice. Once the party landed on the island "Pop Stewart," (Commander G. A. Stewart) of the pat-' rol stations, took charge as transportation executive. After sundry photograps by Patrick at the lighthouse, "Pop" took the wheel' of an oversize Coast Guard Jeepj that had equally oversize tires, j built for use in the deserts of | Africa or any other desert. The| party climbed in, so did a good sized reception committee of off duty Coast Guardsmen. They! swarmed in and over that machine*; like flies. "Pop" had assured the1 party thta the Jeep would hold everybody who could hold on. It (Continued On Page Four) iTl?.MM.ln | ..I Most Of The New? All The Time $1.50 PER YEA! NiNG May Use Ration A Coupons For Eastern Trips W. P. Jorgensen Offers Some Advice As To The | Regulations Governing Trips Out Of Rationed Area j PERMIT RETAILERS TO SELL PERISHABLES Provision Enables Retailers To Make Emergency Reduction Of Points On Food Likely To Spoil 1 Motorists will be enabled to use their "A" ration books for H trips in and out of the Eastern gasoline shortage area by special provisions announced here today by W. P. Jorgerson, chairman of the Columbus county War Price and Rationing Board. Tljese provisions are necessary, he pointed out, since eastern motorists are now using "A-6" coupons, while those outside the East are using "A-7" coupons from their basic book. In order to overcome difficulties in travel "across the border", a new amendment to the gasoline rationing regulation! sets up procedures by which "A" ration holders may exchange any of their valid "A" coupons for other coupons that may be used in the area in which they expect to travel. The1 provisions permitting retailers to make emergency reductions in the point values of rationed meats, fats, and dairy products in imminent danger of spoiling, due to expire July 31, has been extended indefinitely, Mr. Schulken said. 'J The emergency point reduction ] arrangement which is a safeguardr against the spoilage of perishable foods which may be moving slowly, has worked out satisfactorily. As a result, the provisions will be retained with the same limita-. tions as previously. Holders of "B" and "C" supplemental rations for passenger cars and "E" and "R" non-highway use are no longer required to apply for renewal of their ration at the date specified on the covers of the coupon books, it was made known by Mr. Jergenson. Now it will be possible for tha holders of these rations to con- A tinue to use their stamps until they are exhausted, unless there is a change in the purposes and uses to which the vehicle was ,h. put at the time the rations were if issued. The erstwhile expiration ! period is now the earliest date ! at which renewal may be made. Persons who run out of stamps j prior to the renewal date are in S danger of going without. V Dealers having in stock used Bl passenger tires that are not fit I for recapping, but which can be , made serviceable for emergency "!>i use by temporary repairs, may J brand them with an "O" on the sidcwall and sell them with or without repairs, to consumers holding Grade Three ration certificates, Mr. Jergenson stated. A dealer branding tires in stock must report to his OPA District office not later than the A tenth day of each month the num- 11 ber branded during the preceding 1 month. NEWS BRIEFS j ! FOR OBSERVATION J Jonathan Potter, of Southport, ' entered Dosher Memorial Hospital last Wednesday for observation. m FOR TREATMENT Mrs. W. F. Jones, of Southport, entered Dosher Memorial Hospital last Wednesday for treatment. . PATIENT I Mrs. H. B. Smith, of Southport, entered Dosher Memorial Hospital Friday for treatment. FO RTREATMENT Mrs. Peter Hewett, of Shallotte, entered Dosher Memorial Hospital Saturday for treatment. NEW ARRIVAL j ....Dr. and Mrs. L. C. Fergus, of