I The Pilot Covers I I Brunswick County fBoL.NO. FOURTEEN NO. i ederal Actions I I Aid In Cutting H Of Pulpwood ? r Workers May Trans-; fer To Pulpwood Cutting In Agricultural Off-Sea en of military f age need permits Banpower Shortage In Crit^ cal Industry Makes This Doubling Up Necessary ^ The Newspaper Pulpwood ComHjttec this week was advised of Bo Federal actions which should 1 ^ courage niore pulpwood cut-1 Bg during the seasonal lull be-, Been harvesting and planting of ^H;d crops in this county. J paui V. McNutt, chairman ot ( War Manpower Commission, I ^Hged farmers and other agrciul workers to give all the 11 ^Bne they can spare to pulpwood ' Bur.g. lumbering, and cither es- i ^fttial war occupations as he an- | Bunced changes in manpower ^Hitrol procedures to make it ^Hgjer for farm worners to ' ^Hange jobs. ^Bl'nder the revised W'MC regulaB>::.v goveiming both the U. S. ^Kiplovment Service and local Bective Service Boards, farm ^Hrkers may transfer to pulpwod ^Kting in agricultual off-seasons ^ thout obtaining a certificate of i I Inability. After a sx-week per- i I requests for additional periods ; [come the responsibility of the , Eptoyer. rather than the work- ? I and should be directed to the < Lrest U. S. Employment Ser- j te office. [Farmers and farm laborers of t Entry ages, 18 to 44 years, in- j Ls v, must still obtain approval < Cm their local Selective Service j hards but under instructions t pt to local boards, such off-sea- 1 V. transfers will be readily ap- \ toveci for periods up to four j fcnths. During such periods reg- t pants will, of course, be con- 1 Sued in their deferred classi-) c tation under the Tydings Amend- j r Jloth croups. how-ver, -- those \ military age and those beyond f are expected to return to ag- i :ultural employment at the ter- J nation of the off season, or at' ] y other time the need for them I ises in agriculture. 1 Mr. McNutt said critical shortes in pulpxvood, logging, and vmill products make it impera- , e that workers be recruited ' these industries immediately, | i that off-season farm workers i the only available source of |>ly. > here is an urgent need for e than 20,000 workers for jag operations throughout the ted States, and for a large iber of additional workers in mills," said Mr. McNutt. Manifestly, logging and sawproducts are vitally necessary 8 he war effort. Lumber must 1 provided for essential construe- 8 . for airplanes and ships, for :es and containers used in shipit of war materials. Wood > is required for munitions, newspapers and magazines, war material containers and paper products. It is to be hoped that farmers over the country will respond this urgent need and devote i r off-season times to these inIContinued on page 4) Ration Pointers | SUGAR?Book 4, stamp 29, 9 tads, expires January 15. ( GASOLINE?Coupon No. 8 in | opok good for three gallons. SHOES?Coupon 18 in the Ear and coffee ration book iid for or.c pair of shoes has expiration date. No. 1 airJne stamp in Book 3 became * hd November 1 for one pair FOOD-- Book 2, blue stamps V and Z valid through Nov. Brown stamps, book 3, meats "fats. G. H, J. K, expire Dernl>*-'r ' Green stamps, book Processed foods, A. B, C, exrc December 20. FILL OIL _ New No. 1 upon, Class 4 sheet, good for gallons (l unit), expires ary new No. 1 coupon, eas a shoot, good for 50 gal81J umts i . expires January new No. i coupon. Class 6 ; good for 250 gallons (25 TiiSrpirc January 31 'RES?Inspections required ortw.. ? h<,lders every six oi is i B holders every four . ' "f C holders every i>o months. 1XT I'OINT VALUES owrckccers, distributors, and lit " ."1 ' he food trade may *?!* values of canned, list n'.i~ul: rJr?c1 rationed foods go lonl ^0il held in stock oitlv announced rc cay L ?*ev?r, point values ;iit , cu' only if prices are 4t -ait 25 pcrce^t TH1 v 31 ?????????^? 7 Wherever you are on a time of quiet Thankfulnt May you also realize 1 accomplish before we can vest festival. It is for this that we i normal, happy Thanksgivin American way of life. Big Black Bear ( Killed By Hunters \nimal Had Been Damaging Corn Field And Ex- jyj um Farmers Laid For It With Doss And Shotsuns. Troy Edwards Credited With Killing Shot A big female black bear met ts end near Exum this past. C< veek, a single charge of buck- j shot from the gun of Troy Edvards spelled the finish of the C< inimal after many unsuccessful r ifforts had been made to capture t in traps. Bears had been badly damaging ;he corn field of D. B. Edwards, jrominent Exum farmer. The mi creatures were too wise to fall fai nto any of the traps laid for 9^ hem. Finally several neighboring | 'armers organized a bear hunt and vith two good dogs, owned by | Austin Phelps and Tom Edwards, P' he bear was driven from cover. Co rhe hunters were stationed about jn m stands in much the same man- j, ler as during deer drives. ' ^ In addition to Troy Edwards,, vho got in the lucky h?ot, the j ^ ' ollowing men composed the hunt- ^ ng party, Sam Edwards, Layton J. kfintz, Martin Herring, Austin j 'helps, Tom and D. B. Edwards. ^ They are having the head of the CQ )ear mounted as a trophy. t Junking Rails Of S, O.&S. Railroad * co: iVork Started This Week I of Of Removing All Jron And Steel Of Old Kail-!i'" road Now Owned By Bus a Lines Corporation | Work of tearing up the rails *? ind junking all iron and steel of,mi he W. B. & S. railroad was start-1 :d Monday. This material is now mi iwned by the W. B. & S. Bus j sir anes, Inc.. the new organization | wi vhich purchased the franchise of: sir he railroad, together with nearly Mi dl of its physical property, during asi he summer. r po The work of junking began at tir iouthort and will follow the line fai ?f the road to Navassa. It is said, Pri hat about 20 men will be em-! Aj >loyed in the work and that a! Be :onsiderab)e number of trucks du vill be used to remove the mat- st< irial. fai It was recently stated by Har- inj is Newan, Wilmington attorney tu or the bus lines, that the corp- fai ration would retain the right of of vay. mi School Had A = Aj Brimful House g >ale Of Bonds And War Mi Saving Stamps At Bolivia [j School Exceeded Expectations, Cake Walk Was A Howling Success j The appearance of Craven Edvards and the Dixie Pioneers at he Bolivia school last Friday light was greeted by a full house. The show was a pleasing one in :very respect and the sale of war jonds and stamps, one of the G; lurposc of the show, was* more pa .han pleasing. w< Principal Glenn Tucker reports lcl hat the sale of stamps and bonds es vent to the nice little sum of $2,- th 130.00. a The old fashioned cake walk, 00 >ut on as an added feature for m :he gathering, was a howling sucsess. Everybody who would buy Ct i war saving stamps was allowed Pi to get in on this cake walk. Ev- wi jrybody present, almost, bought Hi i stamp, some buying more than G. jne for good measure. The show Li ind the whole gathering appears Gi (Continued on Page Four> I EST; A Gooc 4-PAGES TODAY wthgivii o All Our Readers this Thanksgiving, 1943, \ :ss for the good things wh the task which is before u return to our former ways strive?that we may have gs which have come to be Community G Will Be Ele eeting Will Be Held Throughout County On December 3 To Select Members Of 1944 Committee OUNTY CONVENTION TO BE HELD DEC. 4 aunty Farmers Joins Farners Throughout The State In Selecting AAA County Committees Meeting in a series of commity sessions, North Carolina rmers soon will elect more than )00 community committeemen d alternates who will represent em in operating the War Food ogram and the Agricultural inservation Program of the AAA 1944, it was announced today G. T. Scott, chairman of the ate AAA Committee. All community elections will be Id between November 29 and icember 4, Scott said, and counconventions for the purpose of acting a County AAA Commiti will be held following final mmunity elections in each coun'Since beginning ol the nationfarm program ten years ago, e AAA has been operated on s principle that farmers themIvcs run the program," he said. !ach year farmers from every mmunity in the State elect three their neighbors as AAA comHoomcn tn handle their farm Dgram business. They also elect delegate to represent the cominity in selecting a committee three farmers from the county serve as the County AAA Comttee for the following year." Responsibility of AAA comtteemen has increased steadily ice beginning of the war, and 11 be even greater next year ice War Food Administrator irvin Jones a few weeks ago signed directly to AAA full resnsibility for most of the warne action programs relating to rm production, he said. Among Dgrams recently re-assigned to AA from County USDA War tards are work relating to proction goals, both crops and live>ck; rationing and allocation of rm machinery, equipment, build% supplies, and other agriculral materials and facilities; rm transportation; and issuance farm livestock slaughter per:ts. The date and place of each comjnity election meeting will be nounced by the local County \A Committee. hallotte Men lake Good Catch >nsiderable Roe Mullets Taken On Lower Part Of Coast During Past Week, One Group Had Good Days Earnings To Show For Work Fishermen of the Shallottc and lusc Landing communities aprently did pretty well this past ;ek with considerable roe mul;s added to their regular catch. At Little Beach, just across e waterway at Cause Landing group of fishermen netted $48.each for one day's catch of roe ullets. The men who thus shared were iptain Willie Gurganus. Bascom erce, Allen Stanley, John He;tt, Ames Stanley, Oscar Sellers, ileigh Stanley, Lester Todd, S. Williams, Ben Inman, Lindsey ldlum and Kermlt and William jrganus. (Continued on Page Four) \TE 1 I News paper Ii Southport, N. C., We ?' ve hope you find this day ( ich have come to you. s, a task which we must i i of celebrating this harfrom now on the same an important part of our ( ] ommitteemen ; cted For AAA! I f Home Agents' J Appointments ! i t Miss Elizabeth Norfleet, home i f demonstration agent for Brunswick, has announced the follow- | ing appointments for the week | beginning this Friday: November 29 ? Supply Home 4 ?" urifh M rc I L'tlliuiiauauun v/iuu, mMi *.***,. :Lee Clemraons. j November 30 ? At office in } Supply. December 1 ? Southport Woman's Club, library building 3:30 p. m. December 2 ? Shallotte Junior | and Senior 4-H Club 9:30 a. m. * Calabash Home Demonstration | Club 3.:30 p. m., at Club House, j December 3 ? Leland Junior j and Senior 4-H Club 10:00 a. m. Northwest Home Demonstration Club 2:30 p. m., Mrs. W. p. 1 , Biggs. - * j Shortest Session ; In Several Weeks \ I Only Three New Cases And r One Old One Came Up t At Abbreviated Session t Of Recorders Court Here I This Week * r The Recorders Court. Judge t John B. Ward, presiding had the s smallest docket to be handled at any session in several weeks, when it convened here Monday morning, j r?<mr CAJIPA Came UD umy uuw i*v,. ? for trial, two of the arrests having been made by Rural Policeman W. D. Evans and the other by Rural Policeman O. W. Perry, s One case that had been continued I from a previous session was also J tried. They are as follows:' t Oscar Robinson, speeding, $20.- 1 00 and costs. \ Ben H. Gray, failure to stop at I stop sign, judgment suspended on r payment of costs. f Willis Frink, driving auto with- t out lights, judgment suspended on a payment of costs. ^ (Co..tlnu?d on page 41 1 Our W. B. KEZIAH Their friends throughout Bruns- f ' wick will regret to know that Mr. jc I and Mrs. W. L. Swain, now re- j t | siding in Fayetteville, have dis-, I posed of their fine old home at! \ | Shallottc and other property near i j there. They plan to live in Fayetteville permanently. The home 1 in Shallottc was purchased by 1 Herman Stanaland. Farming lands J near Shallottc were bought by < | the Cheers brothers. : I The Brunswick sweet-potato < j crop appears to have been all I harvested. About 4.800 acres of i i the tubers were grown in the ? county this year and the yield < was exceptionally good. Dry wea- j thcr permitted the harvesting of | the whole of the crop without injury that night cause rot later on. j Good hog killing weather at in- j crvals during the pas several | days has resulted in many more j Brunswick county porkers falling I victim to the axe or a bullet. The ' large number or animals to be P0R1 i A Good Com idnesday, November 24 Mintz Serving As ] Acting Principal At Waccamaw '< Vocational Agricultural Tea- j cher In The Waccamaw j School Serving As Head Since Resignation Of Principal Staton, Work Going c Smoothly t I >CHOOL BOARD SEEKS r SUCCESSOR TO STATON ' _____ r \rrangements To Be Made { To Continue Work At , School Without Interruption 3 a Since the resignation, last week, j >f principal J. S. Staton of the 4 Vaccamaw school, LeRoy Mintz, a he vocational agricultural teach- j ir, has been serving as Acting g Principal. j Miss Annie Mae Woodside, supirintendent of schools, stated yes- 1 erday that she did not know t vhether or not the local school ward in Waccamaw would be c ible to get another qualified prin- . :ipal. In the event one cannot be ibtained some plan will be work- ( id out and the work of the school | vill be continued without interupion. Reports received this week ndicate that everything about he school is running with gratify ng smoothness. i? a a Post Uttices Are | In Big Rush Now iVith Christmas Rush Still More Than Month Off Offices Are Already In A Dither, Patrons Can Help "Uncle Jim" at the Southport lost office is authority for the ilaim that more mail was handled itonday of this week than at any ime during the past 25 years. He | las been there all of that time! ind should know what he was alking about. Backing up the above claim, 'ostmastcr Yaskell has requestid that patrons of the office ilease call tor their packages, reg- I stered mail, etc., just as soon as ' hey get the ships notifying them if the arrival of such matter. The iffice needs the space that must le given to such packages and natter unGl the owners claim hem. Another factor is that it akes much more time on the iart of the post office clerks to lunt through other accumulated natter for packages that may lave been left in the office for a lomc time. r (Continued on Page Four) f ^i ! CW I IV JL Wl> County Boy Returns \ V Fighting through the African ? ind Sicilian campaigns, Private v toy A. Grissett, son of Mr. and t firs. Allard Grissett, of Shallot- c e, was wounded in the foot eary in the invasion of Italy. c He has been sent home from j taly and is now receiving treatnent at a hospital in West Vir- t finia. His father stated Saturday j hat he understood the injuries t ire not serious and that his son I vill likely be able to leave the a tospital in a short time. d .??- r ? 1 c t WING \ i Reporter \ c r ed this year, and the fear of hog c iholera on the part of the farm- j ;rs, has resulted in the animals >eing slaughtered at all times s vhen weather conditions were a avorable. 1 Although there was a wonder- r ul crop of corn County Agent a Godson says that it is almost im?ossiblc to buy corn from farmers this year. The price is not i lufficient to interest them, for 4 >nc thing. Another thing is the leed of saving for feed for the ncrcase in hogs and farm work itock. The hay crop was also ex- t :ellent and farmers arc a little 1 more disposed to sell part 6f c ;heir production. t As a rule when the department I reports a service man as missing ( such reports are followed up soon i thereafter by the family being 1 lotified that he has been located by being found as a prisoner of ; war, that he has rejoined his com- ! (Continued on page i) I r PiL munity [, 1943 pubus Plan Educatioi On Importan bounty And Home Agents P To Stress Need Of Bruns U. S. D. A. War Boa And Stocl The 1944 goal for Brunswick :ounty farmers has been released ly the State U. S. D. A. War Hoard in Raleigh. Revisions were nade by the Brunswick County J. S. D. A. War Board, Friday light. Following is the acreage goal or various crops for the coming 'ear. Corn, 11, 434 acres; oats, 2,188; wheat, 1,000; Barley, 250; orghum, 52, tame hay, 5,615; espedeza for seed, 200; tobacco, i,444; cotton, 750; peanuts, 500; oy beans for beans, 500; Irish lotatoes, 232; sweet potatoes, 4,100; fresh vegetables, 600; home fardens, 1,200. The county production goals for ivestock and poultry has also leen revised and is as follows: Milk cows, 861; other dairy sattle, 344; beef cows, 830; other Six Persons Hi In Brun Fox Provides Hide For Scarf On her way to attend a funeral this past week Mrs. J. A. Russ, of Shallotte, was responsible for the death of a 12pound fox. The animal committed suicide by running into her car. Not at all distressed by the j occurance, Mrs. Russ had the j critter skinned and is preparing to have a scarf made from its hide. She expects to value the scarf right much as the fox which provided the hide is the i first and only one she has ever | killed. [J.S.O. Plans For Week's Activities rhanksgiving Program Planned; Past Week Saw Many Interesting Features With the increasing interest ind participation of the service nen and community people in old ashioned folk dancing, the USO s featuring a special square dance or Thanksgiving night instead if the movie. The movie "Kitty I'oyle" starring Ginger Rogers rill be postponed to Friday at 1:30 p. m. Pumpkin pie and coffee rill be served at 7:00 p. m .to the nen and their escorts as an adlitional dessert to their complete rhanksgiving dinners at the forts, amps and stations or in the irivate homes of the community. Through the kindness and inerest of Coast Guard Chief and drs. Creech the square dances lave shown marked improvement, tlrs. Creech played the piano for everal figures at last Friday's lance and Chief Creech has aranged for the muaic by the Rain iwamp Bear Hunters on Thursday ."he public is cordially invited to ibservc the square dance. The eachers from Shallotte, local eachers, and ladies of the com* nunity are cordially invited to larticipate in the dance. Tomorrow the USO. a member igency of the National War rund, has 2,690 clubs and operaions in this country and overit all 2,690 there will be special eas in the Western hemisphere, rhanksgiving celebrations, USO ifficials say, with the number of nen and women served probably louble the number aided last fear. Rev. Cecil Alligood was guest ipeaker for the Java Club at 9:00 u m. last Sunday morning when le gave the service men a brief nessagc. Following the aandwich md coffee hour at 5:00 p. m. on (Continued on page 4) School Robbed Monday Night A thief or thieves ransacked he office of Principal Glenn rucker of the Bolivia school, Monlay night. Desks of teachers in he school building also had a horough going over. So far as ?uld be determined, nothing is nissing except some small change :rom the office and various desks. Sheriff C. P. Willeta is making m investigation and it is understood that a finger print expert laa also been called into the case. 0 OT HED EVERY WEDNESDAY lal Campaign ce Of Families Ian County-Wide Campaign wick Reaching For 1944 rd Goals In Farming c Raising beef cattle and calves, 557; sheep and lambs, 50; sows farrowing in spring 1,000; sows farrowing in the fall, 1,000; commercial broilers, 50,000; chickens raised, 34,455; hens of laying age, 104,120; eggs produced, 867,000; turkeys raised, 311. County Agent J. E. Dodson and Miss Elizabeth Norfleet, Home Agent for Brunswick, stated this week that they planned to put on a county-wide educational campaign in an effort to see that the above goals were exceeded, or at least reached in 1944. Cooperating in this campaign will be this paper, the schools, churches and neighborhood leaders. "It is hoped," said Mr. Dodson, "that our people will realize in 1944, as never before, the importance of farming in Brunswick county." urt In Wreck swick County Three Car Mix-Up on High way In Waccamaw Sends Six Persons To Hospitalj And Two Others Slightly Hurt TWO CARS ARE DEMOLISHED Third Car Is Badly Damaged; Patrolmen Investigate Collision Six persons were admitted' to the hospitals at Southport and Whiteville Sunday night, all suffering more or less serious injuries, two others were slightly hurt, two cars were wrecked and a third was badly damaged as the result of a collision in Waccamaw township. Taken to the hospitals were Bryant Babson, Mrs. Bryant Babson, Miss Margaret Babson, R. T. Benton and Earl Babson, all white. The sixth to be seriously injured was Levia James, colored. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Tripp were slightly injured. The cars demolished were a Model A Ford, belonging to James and a Mercury belonging to Mr. Babson. The car owned and "MTV Trinn wfl.i also bad U11VOU l/J 4Ut? " ? ly damaged. State Highway Patrolmen Sherrill and O'Daniel and Rural Policeman W. D. Evans investigated the wreck. They found that the Babson car was on the highway in the rear of the Tripp machine and endeavored to pass. In doing so it met the James car head-on and both machines piled into the Tripp car. Farmer's Income Tax Due Dec. 15 Farmers Are Required To! File Declaration Of 1943 Income And Pay Estimated Tax By December 15 Making farm income tax re- j turns for 1943 is one of the important jobs to face Columbus j ^County farmers next month, says; "br. I. O. Schaub, director of the! State College Extension Service. He points out that the farmer is required to file a declaration with the U. S. Collector of Internal Revenue as to his 1943 income! and pay the estimated tax on this income on or before December 15. To assist farmers in making out these returns, the Extension | Service has issued a special pub-| blication, War Series Bulletin No. 27, entitled "Making Farm In[ come Tax Returns." Growers can get copies at the county agent's | office or by writing the Agricultural Editor, State College, Ra-j leigh. I Application blanks for"filingj the declaration may also be ob- j tained at the office of the county j' agent. I Deputy Collectors will visit each | | county before December 15 and these men will assist farmers in j competing their declarations. An-! | nouncement will be made as to |when the collector will visit your; ! county and his itinerary will be j [given. ( The Collector of Internal Revenue has pointed out that if! there is a change in income or I expenses between December 15, and 31, such changes will be re- j fleeted in the final report which I the farmer must make on March! ^Continued On Page Four# I .i . . ; _ I Most Of The News AJJ The Time =s*d 1 School Children Gathering Scrap Metal And Paper Local Schools Expect To Make Even More Money Than They Did Last Year Through Collecting Scrap Metal DRIVE BEING CARRIED ON IN EARNEST NOW No Reports From Other Schools In County; Drive Continuing Boys of the Southport high school, with quite a few girls aa> sisting in the work, are now pll? ing up a great deal of scrap Hiatal. The youngsters seem to have even more interest in the taak than they had last year. At gay rate, they are much more industrious. . t' The metal is being piled on the school grounds, as last year. It is understood that trucks will be provided for the delivery of the metal to dealers in Wilmington. Last year the Southport school and also the Brunswick County Training School at Southport, raised a lot of much needed funds through the collection of scrap iron and other metals that are badly needed. This year, it is understood, the collecting of paper will be added to the efforts and 11 nnkrtnlfl n rp said to tne iwu iuwai ovuvyw ? - ?w be expecting to make even more money than they did last year. No reports of activities in collecting scrap metal has been (received from the schools at Leland, Bolivia, Shallotte and Waccamaw, but it is felt assured that those schools will more than do their bit in the present scrap drives. < Fire Blazes At End Of Shrimp Dock The Volunteer fire department was called in action shortly afternoon Tuesday to extinguish a blaze at the shrimp dock formerly occupied by S. I. Burris at the foot of Davis street. . The cause of the fire is not known. The house at the end of I the dock and the dock itself were both blazing when the firemen arrived. In a very short time they < had it under control and extinguished it completely. ?. v'- ' 1 : NEWS | 4 BRIEFS ' J I SHANNON'S AT HOME Privates Jane Shannon of the WACS and John and Bill Shannon of the army are all home on a few days furlough with their mother, Mrs. H. M. Shannon. Their younger brother. Bobby Shannon, also of the army, was at home two weeks ago. The three sons and one daughter are Mrs. Shannon's contribution to the armed forces. Two younger sons, MiHc and A1 arc stiU at home. DANIEL TO SERVE . . At a recent meeting of the board of aldermen, Dr. R. C. Daniel was chosen to tako the place of the late Capt. I. B. Bussella as aldermen from the second ward. SPECIAL SERVICE There will be a special Sunrise Service held in Southport Baptist church on Thanksgiving morning at 7:30. At this service the young people of the church wilt present a pageant in keeping with Thanksgiving. The public is cordially invited to attend. : j f(, GO FOR REST Dr. and Mrs. L. C. Fergus will leave on the 30th for two weeks in New York State, Dr. Fergus planning to take a rest from the extensive work and worries of j his profession during the past few years. Dr. Levy, of Duke University, will look after his patients while he is away. RETURNS TO BASE Sgt. Clyde Stout, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stout, of the Ash community, has returned to Oliver Hospital in Augusta, Ga., where he is stationed. He is in medical service and has been at home on a 15 days furlough. ON SICK LEAVE Private Dewey Hooks has . returned to his base in New Orleans after spending a 21 day sick leave with his wife and son at I Shallotte. ANNOUNCE BqiTH k Dr. and Mrs. J.-W. Hayes, of Shallotte, announce the birth of a son in the Columbus County Hospital Saturday, Novcmbef 13, - L__J

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