'* IM ' mm 1 ' ".? B The Pilot Covers V Brunswick County Bql no. fourteen no. Klue Of ~ Gas Coupons Change M Over Weekend /^~ Balue Of A Coupons On H Gasoline Are Increased, VV'hile B And C Coupons I 4re Decreased ffective THRU EASTERN STATES latest Order Of The OPA Kn Motor Fuel Is Given H^With Little Warning to \ [ The Driving Public iVASHINUTON. ? The Office Hp: L< A mnistrataion Thursday H^-a the gasoline ration of "A" Jd ho: :crs on the Atlantic SeaH . l _ to 2 gallons a H simultaneously cut the 'H,,,- of B" and "C" coupons to j everywhere east of Uie Hpio cut in the B and C; , u ,, from 3 gallons in the Hldwest. Southwest and SouthHe from 2>s gallons inl Northeast. j a rations were left at 31 H::,::s ::: the Midwest and SouthH xht changes were effective H snanight niursday nignt. iNM> iltiATIOX PLANNED ' H gven before the changes were H . a House subcommittee [H. piar.s it an investigation of Holer fuel rationing and distnbu- I Br. generally. g chairman Loa (D-Calif.) said Hi::.-gj would open in about two Heeks that government offi Ills ar.: thcis would be caneu I ' the inquiry would reach _ Ito the administrative agencies I _ intioning to deterI is for the restrictions" f th< upon all sections I the country. In addition the Immittee will go into questions I the supply of crude oil and1 L distribution. | p [Rep. Curtis (R-Neb.) told the; lease that every survey to j fete has shown sufficient gaso- , te to carry on lawful occu- j pons," and spoke against cur- > thug allowances "in the wide j pi spaces of the {rgr^rylture j OPAsaid that move would "bring I isolme consumption into line i ith available supplies" and Sieve "virtual equalization" of itire area of shortage. c The effect of the move is to inease the A card ration in the e irtheastern shortage area from ; to 2 gallons a week while | hieing the B and C rations in j T it gasoline-starved region from j h . to 2 gallons each. I ci -i the Southeast?North Carolina, j a ?th Carolina, Georgia and Flo-! n a ? B and C rations are cut I si m three tn two e-allons. while I card rations and moved up tl orn l!: to 2. a Civilian consumption in the Mid- tl est and Southwest has been n g close to "5,000 barrels a h ij more than these regions were r< lotted, opa said, despite the re- 5< per cent reduction in value ci 1 a, B and C coupons in that ei m. tl Under these circumstances f< ere was no option but to cut w vikans further," opa said. "It c< imperative that all water be nr 1'jeeKd out of supplemental rams and that B and C coupons in ci e ha:. :s of motorists represent jol - y the gasoline they actually [ hi led for occupational use. Iw One way to do this is to re- ai "ee coupon values and to make g" *oal provision for cases of ex- tt ?e hardship, and wc have de"ed this is the simplest, fairest ni "y to meet the present prob(Continued on Page Four) < ? Ration Pointers Gasoline -In North Carolina ^ A coupons are now good. 'UGAR stamp No. 14 good 'r 5 pounds through October, kmps No- 15 and 16 good for HWi.'is each for home canning 'J,i?h October 31. thoes Stamp No. 18 good for H f-1 r Viibuty has been extended hi definitely. rt ."eats. fats- own stamps al a I" good through October 30. te ^ vn stamp E becomes good ui wbe-r io and remains good|ai ^ugh October 30. ai PROCESSED FOODS ? Blue fi *r"''s ^ V, and W expire Oct4 -0. Blue stamps X, Y, and w - j through November 20. it pa dorse gas coupons g< / ori 't. should endorse their vc mo ration eou[?uns immediate- rr ? .' ""l wait until they buV| 1,01 - Of a. B. C. D, or T Ol 1"?"v?t,J wuitc their license T ' r and -tate of registration a. ce of all coupons. Holders of I ti ju hooks are to write their hi . an<i address on the face of P "supons. * TH1 24 Veteran of Tur MMHHMManaan jBWH Still A Big Feed r^ y> /-* ^ 4* >-V V 4<? put; mu ______ fen Per Cent Shortage In Feed For Stock Despite " Increased Production Of Corn And Other Feed-) stuffs For Horses, Cattle And Hogs I 0( DUMBER OF ANIMALS ! GREATLY INCREASED | be :armers Have Produced ha Much More Feed This i ca Year But At The Same Time The Numbejf of J al Hogs, Cows, Etc., Have Greatly ^ Increased ro su The Brunswick County corn rop is undoubtedly 20 per cent irger than it was last year. Oth- co r feedstuffs likewise came out i>| 3 show an increased production. his sounds good, should be highr pleasing to farmers of the lyl aunty. But when the situation is; nalyzed it may be found to be 1J ot so good as it appears on the }f jrface. I There is much more feed than j _ lere was last year. There are 1 h Iso many more animals to be fed 1 lan there was last year. The | umber of hogs, for instance, , as doubled. Chickens, which also j squire much grain, have increased 9 per cent. The number of milk j jws and calves has also increas-jact J. In summing up the situation, j c lere was a good increase in the icon >odstuff production but it will cha ?t be sufficent to properly take to ire of the increased number of dies iouths to be fed. app The planting of more winter Bis rops for grazing and the saving Coi f all available native grass for A ay, offers a partial solution. This are ill aid in taking care of cattle offi rid work stock. Hogs are also leig reatly aided by winter crop pas- *or< iragc. cha The new crop of corn, while Par Dt yet being harvested in forl (Continued on Page Two) woi Shallotte P. 0. Is tha DoingBigBusiness y ostmaster Says Quarter ^ Ending First Of This mol Month Showed Largest jjev Amount Of Business ed Transacted In History Noi According to Postmaster W. R. * dimes, the Shallotte post office J\ as been having an unprecedented in of business for the past severI months. He says that the quarsr, ending on October 1st, has ndoubtedly shown the greatest _ , nount of post office business of "rl ny quarter since the office was ' rst established. < The money order business alone I ent to over .$30,000. This js an em for which the postmaster I cts no credit, although it in- be jives a great amount of work, ing lostly in handling parcel post. OP Mr. Holmes has no help in the tiv< 'fice, except from his daughter, box he office is kept open from 7:00 511 m. to 8:00 p. m. This is in con- 16 ast to most offices where the on jurs are from 8:30 a. m. to 5:00 j are m. The early opening at Shal- j 21 (Continued Cn Page Fouri J EST/ A Good 4-PAGES TODAY lisia AkvU V Shortage C eased Yields 'On The Roads" At Sixteen Years R. C. Phelps, superintendent all convict road work in runswick county, was in town q, ssterday. In answer to an inliry as to how long he had en on the roads, he stated he id been working in various Bo pacifies for 16 years. | ti He started out as maintcn- I ice man on the dirt road rough Ash. Several years ago is was surfaced and his work as extended to include other ads. Later on he was made j perintendent and made sponsible for all maintenance Lcj id road building done by the l)K evicts in the county. Supt. lelps lives at Waceamaw, ar the Ash school. Qf [rs. Russ Heads r I Mr If AC Enlistments SWJ ree Brunswick County jHe Women Included in North fj1 Carolina Quota; Appli- ^nc :ants Should See Mrs. low Russ wa for Irs. J. A. Russ, prominent and wj( ive resident of the Shallotte lan nnunity has been appointed sut ii-mon nf a committee that is ^ further the enlistment of la- ??r i in the WAC. Mfs. Buss was P f lointed last week by Dr. E. D. an' hop, chm. of the Brunswick . inty Defense Council. *sla ill counties in North Carolina asked by the North Carolina "ie ce of Civilian Defense, in Ra- ? ;h, to recruit three women, be 5 October 15th. Mrs. Russ, as wa irman of the committee is pre- ^ ed to furnish all desired in- i [nation to any eligible girls or _ nen who desire to enlist. <ieut. Lucy Page reports that at War Department, departing <~'01 m custom, had given assurance thc t Wacs enlisted in the current ipaign would train together as Corth Carolina unit, carry the rth Carolina flag and wear t ;ve insignia designating North olina as their State. Furtherre, she said, the Wacs will ree soldiers specifically designatto service as replacements for rth Carolina casualties. fo be _ wl mmunition h? WJ Prices Set in __ th ice Ceilings For Ammuni- [p Lion Go Into Effect Oct>ber 7th; Figures For th March, 1942, Used re st kmmunition for civilian use will m sold at or under prices prevail- te in March, 1942, according to A ceilings which become effee- or ; October 7. Retail ceilings on Si :es of 25 shotgun shells are w 18 for 12 gauge and $1.32 for m and 20 gauge. Retail ceilings st boxes of 50 rim fire cartridges re 34 cents for .22 long rifle and w cents for .22 short, regular. e> (Continued On Page Fouri j th iTE News paper ] Southport, N. G.t V ' > Wprkers * i & " ->? v.o* : *:;? P^>^B^lS: ^ilBNNr H ,-IIHI 1 Sgt. Roy Moore (above) of r Tank Corps, who lost arm in e urges cutters to produce more vood and lumber for vital war Left, woodsmen enlisting in Victory Pulpwood Campaign are' ated^with^eAlbtajent badge,*' ' . * ' ;:X* . om. Campbell Ai I ?:? u..i Ml LtCglUll 1UCCI Praised Potters tended Legion Meeting To Pay His Respects And Those Of His Officers And Men To Two Local Boys JRVIVOR OF CRUISER RELATES EXPERIENCES >atswain Mate Frank Potsr, Told Of Battle And Sinking Of His Cruiser And Subsequent Rescue From Japanese Held Island .ast week's meeting of the inswick County Post, American jion, has been described by ise in attendance as being one the most interesting gatherings its kind in Brunswick county, chief interest was the pres:e of Frank Potter, one of the 3 local boys, sons of Mr. and s. J. F. Potter, who survived sinking of the Cruiser Helena, foung Potter, who was a Boatlin Mate, first class, on the lena, as was his brother, Bry. Potter, went much into detail describing the last engagement 1 sinking of the Helena. Folding the sinking of the ship he s at sea in an open lifeboat three days without food. He, h 160 other survivors finally ded on a Japanese held island, isisting mainly on coconuts, una Navy plane spotted them and nmunicated the news of their jht to warships, which went in 1 took them off. following his rescue from the tnd Frank was in the hospital some time, receiving treatnt for exposure and lack of d. His brother, Boatswain Mate pant Potter, fared better. He s rescued from the boat in ich he left the Helena three irs after the vessel went down. 4. T. Yaskell of the Legion ?t was master of ceremonies the meeting and introduced limandcr George Campbell of Naval Section Base. Speaking (Continued on Page Four) Consideration Still Found Consideration and courtesy r people in trouble is still to i found, even in courtroms here justice often compels the irdening of hearts toward bat is going on. In the report of the proceedgs of the Recorder's Court, is week, there is an item of ;e fine and costs being remitd in the case of a woman larged with speeding. Back of at action of Judge Ward in mitting the fine is a little ory that illustrates how adinistration of the law is often mpered by circumstances. The defendant, a lady, was i her way to Camp Davis, inday, to sec her husband. She as driving at a rate of 45 iles per hour, a fact which le admitted and which the arsting officer bore out. She as arrested because she was xeeding the speed laws and le officer as not supposed to 1 por: [n A Good Con Wednesday, October 6th Brunswick Gets $9,800.00 More In Railroad Taxes In Refusing To Take Compromise Settlement Of $1,000.00, County Comes Out $9,800.00 To Good In Railroad Matter GETS ALL TAXES DUE EXCEPT AFTER LISTED Were Unable To Collect On After Listed Property; Board Transacted Various Business At Session Monday As a result of action taken several weeks ago by the Board of County Commissioners in refusing to accept the sum of $1,000.00 tendered as compromise payment of the taxes of the W. B. & S. Railroad. Brunswick county is getting $10,800.00 in full settlement of both current and delinquent taxes of the said .railroad. Before the sale of the railroad, at a time when its affairs appeared in very bad shape, the offer was made to settle the taxes. The board of commissioners refused the offer, feeling it would be an unsatisfactory settlement. The road was later sold by the receiver and brought an unexpectedly large sum, the county as a preferred creditor, is receiving the full amount of the indebtedness, aneat little sum of $9,800.00 more than what was offered. An effort was also made to collect on some after listed railroad property. Delinquent and current taxes on this after listed property have piled up the sum of $3,200.[ 00. This bill was not allowed, as , the matter was discovered and presented too late. At their meeting here Monday the board of commissioners handled many real estate matters involving taxes. Adjustments were made in various cases. The W. B. Andrews estate was ordered foreclosed on for taxes. 200 acres of this estate has had no taxes paid for five years, on the remaining 200 acres the taxes are up to date. D. H. Andrews of Parkton, is in charge of the property. John Calvin Gore and wile were : allowed to purchase the Joseph | Gore estate lands by paying taxes and costs. The E. V. Harrelson estate, ' owned by the county, was rented to George Finnell for the sum of $115.00 per year. 1 County Auditor R. C. St. George and Deputy Sheriff F. L. ['Lewis were ordered to burn all ballots cast in the 1942 election. These ballots instead' of being , destroyed following the election and certifying the returns, were I impounded in their boxes to awau uie acuon 01 uic courts in the contest over the election of , the County Recorder. "Boys" Did Fine Says The Chief Volunteer Firemen, Assisted By Crew Of Naval Boat, Whips Dangerous Blaze At The Grimes House During a high wind the roof of the Grimes House caught on fire Tuesday morning, supposedly from a spark. By the time Southport's efficient volunteer fireman arrived an entire side of the roof was ablaze. Owing to the age and highly combustible nature of the building, things looked bad. Using both hose and chemicals. (Continued on Page Two) And Courtesy In Courtrooms pass up anybody so doing. In court, Monday, she entered a plea of guilty. The fine was $20.00 and costs. It developed that she had only $23.50 and that the fine and costs went to nearly $30.00. By this time E. R. Outlaw, a spectator in court, came forward with a donation to help pay the fine of the total stranger, others in the courtroom were doing likewise. Lieut. S. B. Frink, of the Coast Guard, also a spectator, got up and spoke in her behalf. The officer who had arrested the lady had previously quietly asked several people to do what they could to help the stranger out of her predictmqjlt. Judge Ward did what probably everybody in the court room wished him to do. He remitted the fine and costs. In doing this he was merefy acting in accord with public sentiment. k r piL nmunity i, 1943 """ Fine Farm Or( InBru i County Agent J. ?. Dodi Divisions; Entire I Organ "There was a good meeting at Winnabow one night the past week with ten Neighborhood leaders in attendance." The above is quoting County Agent J. E. Dodson. The dozen and a half words apparently constituted the whole story. Yet, there was something lacking. The term "Neighborhood Leaders" had an intriguing sound. Those to whom Dodson was speaking had heard this or that person spoken of as a neighborhood leader, but there was no recollection of ever having known the term used collectively, until the county agent used it. "What's this Neighborhood Leader business, anyway" The agent was asked. "Oh," he said, "don't you know? We have the whole of Brunswick County portioned off into well defined neighborhoods, 54 in all, looked after by 168 Neighborhood Leaders. We have a pretty good coverage among both white and colored people. In fact, it is the best organization in the county. "The thing was first sponFour Offices For Bett< I I Had Rush Day At Tax Office Monday saw almost a run on the office of Tax Collector W. P. Jorgensen. As a usual thing all callers at this office are waited on promptly, or within a few minutes. Monday was an exception. Early morning found scores of people waiting to pay both current and delinquint taxes. In the case of .delinqutnts, especially when the delinquincy extends over several years, it sometimes takes time. Many tax payers had to wait two hours or longer before they could get waited on and pay up. Finch Appointed Liaison Officer Brunswick Man Given Post With Wilmington Air Region Formerly Held By Junius Rose, Of Greenville Jim Finch, well known resident of Brunswick and for several months district civil director for J the Aircraft Warning Service, has been appointed state liaison ~C * !,? Urilminrvton A it* UillUCl UJL U1C TtlUUlilghUtt Region, according to an announcement made this week by Lt.-Col. Oscar C. Uigner, commanding officer of the region. Mr. Finch sucoeeds Junius Rose of Greenville, assistant state director of civilian defense, who formerly served as liaison officer for the region in addition to his other duties. A native of North Carolina and a veteran of World War I, with two years of overseas service, the new liaison officer has been affiliated with the region, the headquarters of which are located in Wilmington, since its inception. "Jim will do an excellent job just as his predecessor has," Colonel Tigner declared. "I am acquainted with his record as district civil director of Brunswick (continued on page four) S. L. Kirby Dies Tuesday Morning Supply Citizen Dies At Home; Is Survived By Eleven Children And Widow Funeral services for Samuel Leander Kirby, who died Tuesday morning at his home at Supply were to be held today (Wednesservices to be held by the Rev. day) at sharon church with the T. S. Johnson. Mr. Kirby died at the age of 70 following a long illness. He is survived by his widow, five daughters and six sons. The daughters are Mrs. Roxie Varnum, Mrs. John Dorson, Mrs. Harvey Davis and Miss Clementine Kirby, of Supply, and Mrs. Ralph Clemmons, of Bolivia, The sons .(Continued On fage Four) - - vv- , W "2 ,0T f: SHED EVERY WEDNESDAY janization '! nswick County ton Explains Neighborhood County Covered By lization M sored by the Extension Service of the University of North Carolina. Under the plan a group of people would get together, define the neighborhood in which they lived, in much the same manner that a township R is defined* They would then select a leader or leaders. These leaders were made responsible ^ for various community matters, ^ including the getting of information to an average of twelve families to each leader. "As soon as one group was formed and the Neighborhood defined, another group adjoining was likewise gotten together and organized. This continued tit until the whole county was cov- tei ered with Neighborhood groups, of each in charge of capable lead- w< ers. There are 18 or 19 colored Hi Neighborhoods, each with its iel own colored leaders. The re- ca mainder of the 54 are white se Neighborhoods." by With obvious pride the coun- to ty agent pointed to a large map ca on the wall of his office. At Pi some distance it was obviously j ry | a map of Brunswick county. A j i (Continued On Page Four# of Will Try " it Mail Service Certain That Southport,' Supply, Shallotte A a d , de Ash Will All Ask For Di-' . rect Mail Between White-jVV' ville And Southport DvJ WILL TAKE ACTION ? WHEN BUSES START It Now Takes More Than A ^ Day For Mail From One Section Of Brunswick or County to Reach Another, Improve- da mentWill Be ?Sought A real live subject of interest da among the patrons of the post offices at Supply and Shallote is t0 the possibility of improved mail service with the opening of the passenger and freight line between .. Whiteville and Southport. Naturally, the patrons of the Ash an and Southport postoffices are also interested and a good guess is that Whiteville residents feel the J mc same way. g Both Shallotte and Supply have notoriously bad mail service. For instance, morning mail from I Sputhport goes through Supply ? | and on to Bolivia, where it re mains for some time Deiore doubling back to Supply. The mail _ for Shallotte also has to follow the same route. Mail from Southport to anywhere in Waccamaw township has to go to Wilmington and Whiteville. From the latter place it is brought on to Ash by a Star Route. At Ash Two rural 1 routes pick up most of it and get it around. The same thing applies to mail from Ash to Supply, Southport and Shal- i lottc. Shallotte and Ash post of- Ba fices are separated by only a Co few miles but it takes from a day an to a day and a half for mail to mi go between the two points. O! Monroe Man Got ? Bo Fine Buck Deer ? tei Jennings King Expended ^ Four Precious Shells To ab Bring Down A Four Snag bu ?182 Pound Buck While cic Hunting With Local Nim- Br rods sh From reports filtering in, deer hunters who took to the woods on October 1st, when the season Br opened, found game very plenti- G. ful. However, nervousness or buck da fever on the part of the sportsmen ws seems to have stood in the way of j th< any great number of the nimble! Pli footed residents of the woods be- j 5tl ing bagged. iva Jennings King, of Matthews, in j a Union county, seems to be the J only sportsman who had any luck. As a result of four shots in rapid i succession from his gun, he claim- th ed a beautiful four snag buckjne that weighed 182 pounds. Hisles, companions on the hunt were th Ted Hinson, of Charlotte, Dr. wi Hunter, of Spartanburg, Col. Bax- be ter Hunter and H. G. Cleveland. th< of Charlotte; Chief of Police Otto W Hickman and Pete and Charlie th Hickman, of Southport. ve Hinson and Chief Hickman each be got four shots at two other deer be iContlnuad On Fags Fouqg po 1 tfost Of The News All The'Time 11.50 PER YEAH Speeders* Court Hands Out Fines In Rapid Order [onday Saw Large Number Of Traffic Law Violators Passing In Review Before Judge John B. Ward In Recorder's Court EGISTRATION RUNS TO $20.00 AND THE COSTS rith Loss Of Time From Work, Fines And Costs, Breaking Of Sp e e d Laws Is Becoming A Rather Expensive Thing In some cases of arrest or citam to the Recorder's Court it of* n happens that two or more ficers participate. For this :eks session of the court State Ighway Patrolman W. V. O'Dan; led in producing business, seven ses being credited to him. In veral of these he was assisted Patrolman R. C. Prldgen. Next O'Daniel in the number of ses brought in were Patrolman idgen, Rural Officer O. W. Per, Rural Officer W. D. Evans id Chief of Police Otto Hickman Southport. The later had only ie case as most of his citations iss through the Mayor's Court. The following cases appeared t the docket. It will be noted at practically all of them inIve speeding charges: Wendall Malpass, non support, ate took nol pros. Farris Carl Branch, speeding, fendant waived appearance and is fined $20.00 and costs. William Mintz, false pretense, days or $10.00 fine and costs, jtice of appeal given and appeal nd fixed at $100.00. William Hubbard (alias McGirt) eeding 60 days or $20.00 and sts. i Aline Godwin, speeding, 60 days $20.00 and costs. Julian N. Martin, speeding, 60 ys or $20.00 and costs. E. N. Hardee, speeding, 60 days MM awA-co-U-. John G. Dixon, speeding, 60 ys or $20.00 and costs. Ivy Powell, speeding, continued October 11th. Ruth Virginia Wilson, speeding, 0.00 and costs, fine remitted. William King, speeding, conlued to October 11th. Albert Croom, drunken driving d reckless operation, 60 days or 00.00 and costs. Elvie L. Justice, non support, 4 >nths or to pay costs and to rtha Justice the sum of $15.00 r week for the support of chil "? I Woodrow Hart, assault, coniued to October llth. 1 NEWS BRIEFS j PRAYER SERVICES Circle members of Southport iptist church called at the unty Home on Sunday evening d held prayer services with inites there. ? KR TOP AND STILL GOING A report last night from R. F. ixco, chairman of the 3rd War ind Sale in Brunswick, showed e county is well over its quota. !] 1 the campaign has been cxided to October 18th, not all 2 sales up to last night had en totalled. Chairman Plaxco ited that, with the folks still ying bonds, he hoped that the ise of the campaign would find unswick with a very creditable owing over its quota. * CABLES HE IS SAFE A cablegram from Lt. H. C. agaw to his mother, Mrs. Helen Bragaw, received here Mony afternoon, announced that he is well and safe. Lt. Bragaw, e former manager of Orton antation, is with General Clark's i? Army, which started the lnsion of Italy at Salerno nearly month ago. * * BUSES DUE THIS WEEK Information last night was to b effect that three of the five w Studebaker passenger coach, which have been purchased by e W. B. & S. Bus Lines, Inc.. II arrive this week. They will ! put to work immediately on e line between Southport and ,J ilmington. It is understood that e other two buses will arirve ry shortly and that they will used on the planned bus linqr' tween Whiteville and Soutbc rh ... .... J.i i ,

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