I I The Pilot Covers if I Brunswick County i*fl " SBBHBBHSS^SSS *lno- fourteen nc ^Price's Did Well With The I County Home Ade Fine Field And Gar.-'Hjen Crops As Food For fKimates And With SurAplus For Sale To Add To ^Maintenance Funds fl ch fine PORK HAS A been salted away Aar Is Showing Unusually Aine Returns From OpeiHrat''on Of Farm Of The 5 Brunswick County I Home By Price's As keeper and assistant keeper the County Home, Mr. and j D. Price have apparently ,^Ee very well for both the counlaml the inmates of the home B; 1M3. home, two miles out of Ai:. is situated on a fine little A'- Among the products this ^Hr were 16 acres of very fine 11 acres of peanuts, about j BaiTC and a half of sweet potaHs. plenty of garden crops, and and feed for the stock in ad r: to the corn. .^Eiver two thousand pounds of expiration date. No 1 air?ne stamps in Book 3 became Hid November 1 for one pair Foot)?Brown stamps, Book meats and fats L, M, N, ex|fe January 1. Green stamps j?ok 4. processed foods. A, B, expire December 20. D, E. mi F valid December 1, expire anuary 20. Ft el oil ? New No. 1 aupon. Class 4 sheet, good for gallons (l unit), expires anuary :t; new No. 1 coupon, ' 5 sheet, good for 50 galpns (5 units), expires January t ncw No. 1 coupon. Class 6 pet. godo for 250 galolns (25 FUtsi. expire January 3. No. (coupon valid November 30, exffes January 25. No. 3 valid poten.ber 30, expires February If T???InsPettions required 1 book holders every six C ?*; ?f B holders every four t nths: of C holders every rrea months. TH >. 33 Keep Your Draft Board Informed A farm worker who fails to keep his local Selective Service ; Board informed of a change of address or occupation may be rej classified or possibly inducted inS to the armed forces. Only the 1 i Selective Service Board with J whom the individual has registered has authority to grant him a temporary release for non-farm I work which will protect his deI ferred classification. Tho Others Quit It's Good To Stay Right On In It Head Of Animal Husbandry Believes It A Mistake To Dispose Of Brood Sows Owing To Present Pork Prices EXPERIENCED GROWERS SHOULD KEEP SOWS i Urges Regard For Next Spring's Pig Demand And Importance Of Keeping Sows If There Is A Feed Supply With many farmers in this county rather disturbed over the hog raising situation, it is more than timely to consider the views of E. V. Vestal, Animal Husbandry Extension Specialist for the Cooperative Extension Work. This last week Mr. Vestal sent the following letter to all North Carolina County Agents. He says: "Many farmers, because of the seasonal drop in hog prices and the present feed situation, are 'selling out' their brood sows without regard to next spring's pig demand that rationing will require, or without regard to the old saying that 'when everybody is going out of business, it is a good time to say in it." 'Experienced hog producers should consider keeping as many sows as their farm and feed supply will support. By properly utilizing grazing crops (3 bushes of spring oats, 3 pounds of rape and 20-25 poundsof lespedeza per acre( pig and pork costs can be out by 10 to 25 per cent. 'The War Food Administration announced on November 18, the following program, effective December 1, 1943: 1. Quotas are suspended for the next 90 days, permitting farmers to sell home-butchered pork and lard. 2. For a limited period, OPA is reducing the number of points required to purchase pork. 3. The support price for 200-270 pound market hogs will be $1.00 under ceiling prices or $13.55 in North Carolina. Farmers should not sell 20-270-pounds hogs below this figure. The price situation on feeds and livestock may change considerably by next spring and summer and we should encourage our exneri enceci swine producers to: 1. Overlook this usual seasonal drop in prices. 2. Think of next spring's pig demand. 3. Keep the number of sows their farm feed supply will support. 4. Plan now to fully utilize grazing crops next spring and summer. 5. Since a large number of folks are going out of business, it should be a good time to stay in on a sound basis. "Don't you think," concluded Mr. Vestal in his letter, "you should bring these things to the attention of your hog farmers?" Inquest Delayed In Leland Case Negro Held Without Bond Awaiting Coroner's Inquest Into Death Of Leland Man In Automobile Collision Coroner W. E. Bell stated last night that no date has yet been set for an inquest into the death of Elvin Justice, Leland man, who was killed early last week in a hit and run smash-up. Justice died in a Wilmington hospital three days after the wreck and his wife was a patient there most of the week. She is still suffering from the injuries she sustained and the inquest is being delayed until she is able to testify. State Highway patrolmen arrested Paul Fields, a Wilmington negro, who is the alleged driver of the machine that crashed into the one driven by Justice. He is being held in jail here without bond. He fled from the scene, following the wreck. Another negro, a passenger in the Fields car, was also arrested, charged with being a party to the crime. EST 1 A Good 4-PAGES TODAY Southport Wo Support Their ____________ v Chapter Was Asked To i Complete Quotas On Hand In October, Not Half Of This Was Dons ? IS A BLACK MARK FOR SOUTHPORT After Christmas A Renewed Effort Will Be Made In Hopes That Women Will Rally To Their Duty The women of Southport have failed dismally in backing up the Red Cross surgical dressings program for the last few months. Although the program was begun in September, 1942, with quite a lot of interest on the part of local ladies, it has suffered severely since spring of this year. These facts were gathered from the reports sent off by Mrs. James Harper, Chairman. Attendance dropped off a great deal during the summer months and a meet-1, ing was held the first of October I (Continued on page 4) 'i Know The Mai Because The *c Lt. Bomberger of The Coast Guard Home. From Troop ' Landing Operations In Africa And Elsewhere HE HAS HAD MUCH SERVICE OVERSEAS 1 Over The Pig Pond TwentySix Months In The First . World War, 15 Months In This One And t c *r_ T.I,. IU lane Part In Finish- i ing The Job ) "We know the Marines have i landed, because we put them 1 there." So said Lt. W. R. Bom- < berger of the U. S. Coast Guard, 1 while in this office yesterday. Lt. Bomberger has been in the Coast Guard for 26 years and has been 1 an officer since 1924. He will ' reach the 30 year retirement age ' in 1948 and could retire now on 1 account of injuries, but he elects ' to remain with the service, in- ! juries or no injuries. After 1948 1 he and his family plan to settle down on their farm near South- ! port. ^ When a reporter asked Lt. Bomberger if he had been overseas, a rather foolish question in 1 view of the service ribbons on his chest, the reply was: "Yes, 15 months overseas during this war and 26 months in the first one." His 15 months during this war has been in Africa and Asia and I he is well qualified to say that both the Army and the Marines have landed as the Coast had most of the duty of putting both ashore. Since 1924 Lieutenant Bomberger has been an officer in the j Coast Guard and he is justly ( proud of that branch of the service. He is now stationed at Mo- ' bile, Ala., on transport duty and ' also in the amphibian operations. ' In Africa and | Asia, durnig the \ present war, he served aboard the ' (Continued on Page Fourt Thirteen Cases In Court Monday Continuances In Several Cases While Others Of Unlucky Number Drew Stiff Fines For Speeding Quite a number of cases had to be continued for one reason or another at Mondays session of the Recorders Court. The Minute Docket shows the following cases handled. Willie Brown, operating of automobile after license revoked, nol pros. ' W. H. Granger, failure to stop I at stop sign, judgment suspended ! on payment of costs. ! Otto Hewett, speeding, called i and failed to appear, capias is- l sued for his arrest. i G. H. Hayes, assault with dead- 1 ly weapon, continued under $200.- I 00 bond. 1 Paul Fields, hit and run, con- ] tinned. , Dave Robinson, possession of intoxicating liquor, 60 days, judg- ( ment suspended on payment of costs. Vcrnie Harley, aid and abet in hit and run, continued. Lofton Clemmohs, speeding, 60 ' days or $20.00 fine and costs, fine remitted. Thurman Johnson, breaking and 1 entering, continued. (Continued On Page Four J VTE1 News paper Ii Southport, N. C., Wt men Fail To Men At Front To Preach Here dB> nH^. m |j|<-^ BISHOP THOMAS DARST of Ihe Diocese of East Carolina who will preach at the morning service at St. Phillips Episcopal church on Sunday. rines Landed ty Took Part Air Raid Drill Thursday Night Blackout Signals Will Sound At 9:30 Thursday Night And Blackout Will Last Until 10:10 A complete blackout of all of hp North Carolina coastal area, from Elizabeth City to and includng part of upper South Carolina, las been set by the army for rhursday night of this week. The earning will be given at 9:30 and the signal meaning danger ibout over will come on at 9:45 ind the all-clear signal will be at 10:10-p.- m. R. Walker Martin, director of civilian protection for the state BCD, said the Army ordered the Irill "for the primary purpose of :esting complete mobilization of civilian protection forces within a short period of time and on short lotice." The coastal blackout is the first scheduled by the Army since the Eastern Defense Command insist(continued on page two) Wait For Brick To Build Church 5oldier Bay Church Folks are Financially Fixed and Just Waiting Until They Can Get Brick to j Build Nice New Church j The membership of Soldier Bayj Baptist church in Waccamaw township has for a long time been planning to building a new house jf worship. For some time now they have had the matter of funds all settled, they are now ready to build a nice new brick church, the only trouble being that they cannot buy bricks. "We," said R. C. Phelps, State Highway i (Continued on Page Four) ' W. B. KEZIAH Many of the beautiful camellia bushes at Orton have been following their custom and blooming steadily since the first week in September. At the present time something around 100 bushes are presenting their flowers and this lumber will increase steadily until the early spring months when thousands of bushes will be in bloom. The number of camellia oushes at Orton run into the j many thousands, more than 3501 jifferent varieties being represent-, 2d. Last year, despite gasoline shortage and other things, there were a good number of visitors at the gardens and the sale of plants was heavy. This year promises to be much better with respect to visitors. An agency in Southport has been receiving many requests from travel bureaus and other sources for Orton Plantation fold? ? POR' n A Good Coi ;dnesday, December I The Tax Listers Appointed At Monday's Mee Tax Listers For 1944 Wi Be Paid $4.50 Per Da And Assistants $2.50 Pe Day For Time Spent TWO AND HALF DAYS CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY County Offices Will B Closed Two And A Half Days At Christmas. Other Matters Handled By County Commissioners At their meeting here Monda all members being present, tl Board of County Commissione appointed Tax Listers for 19' and also transacted more than tl usual amount of routine busincs The Tax Listers appointed wer North West Township, M. ] Chinnis, of Leland; Town Cre< Township, L. J. McKeiihan, Bolivia; Smithville Township, Mi John Caison, of Southport; Loc! woods Folly Township, Luci; Fulford, of Supply; Shallot Township, Mrs. Lacy Bennett, < Shallotte; and Waccamaw Tow, ship, D. Bert Edwards, of Ash. Tax listing will begin on tl 4th of January and contini through the month. $4.50 per dc was the sum named to pay tl tax listers and $2.50 per day t such assistants as they may hav The board ordered that ? county officials be allowed Chris mas holidays from noon Decemb 24th, through December 27th. Other matters handled includi a large number of tax question the more important of which a summed up below: J. W. Skipper estate was orde ed foreclosed for taxes. C. B. Aycock was relieved < $52.98 tax valuation for 1937, dt to error. Isaac Sparrow was relieved i $300.00 valuation on lands, owir to damages by fire. The John M. Hewett estat known as the Brown estate, wi ordered foreclosed for taxes. Hadly Watson and Dillon Wa son were allowed to pay on the delinquint taxes at the rate ' $10.00 per month. W. G. Gurganus was allowed i handle his delinquint taxes wil the payment of $25.00 down ai $10.00 per month. J. F. Bennett was relieved i $315.00 valuation on a 1939 mod car which had been listed as 1943 model. M. C. Gore was given a $23.1 refund in taxes through an err< in valuation. G. L. Milliken was relieved i $200.00 tax valuation. Change In Gas Ration Coupons Motorists are reminded by OF that their old "B" and "C" gasi line coupons continue to have value of two gallons each in tl East and Mid-west and three ga Ions in the Far West. On Decen ber 1, however, all new "B" ar "C" coupons issued to motoris whose supplementary gasoline r; tions expired became good for gallons each throughout the coui try. Although each new coupe ini 11 ho ffrtnH fnr mnro era linnet tha before, motorists wilt not receii any additional gasoline becaui ration books will have correspow ingly fewer coupons. WING Reporter era. Leo Midlen, who operates the b S. A. Garrard farm in North We township, has put on a mall gra variety test demonstration, usir wheat, oats and barley and usir three varieties of each. The se< was sown last week and the te is expected to be very valuab in determining which varietii will be best adapted to Brunswk county. Last winter Mr. Medl had more than 300 acres in sms grain. The S. A. Gerrard Cor pany is the only nation-wide cha farming organization operating this county or this part of tl state. Brunswick farmers are abo through planting small grai wheat coming in last owing to tl crop being better adapted to la planting than oats or barle County Agent Dodson says th (Continued on page 2) r piL mmunity 8, 1943 publisi . INTERTYPE ' V^" WBT 14 I ^ 111 ^ te IN PLANT?Where he Df 33-years ago, Willie Hammo n" The News Reporter, has w< owners in that space of time. IP year and is still doing a prel iy hoy." ?er News Reportei in t- T If T.-a. ens mil c Officers Took 2 r Moonshine Stills of ie Two Raids In North West . Each Netted On Operator ? And Steam Whiskey Making Outfit And A e Quantity Of Products , is Rural Policeman O. W. Perry, assisted by A. T. U. Officers jr Howe and Gray, raided and capof tured a 50 gallon steam whiskey still near the Columbus county . line at Acme, the first of last week. They destroyed four barrels of mash and six gallons of 'd non- tax-paid whiskey. i Not the least of the fruits of 1 the haul was the capture or Bill 1 el i a Jackson, colored. He was under an 18 months suspended sentence ' j0 to the federal prison for engaging t }r in manufacturing and Commis- < sloner R. A. Wylie ordered him < Bf sent to begin the serving of this i sentence. The following day, December i 1st, the same officers raided and ( captured another steam still in t North West township. This was a | 150-galion affair and the officers A destroyed 1,500 gallons of mash ] and 19 gallons of non-tax-paid'j a whiskey. In this raid they cap- | tured James Ballard, North West1 j township negro. Commissioner j | Wylie, in Wilmington, ordered , T him held for the next term of,. 4WlA*?aT nniirf iinrlor a SI.000 bond, f < * Many Events Of " Interest At USO: Z tl. Program Last Week Was ' Full Of Entertainment J _ For Servicemen. Plans j Are Being Made For , Christmas Season i ( The USO next Sunday after-)' noon at 5:00 p. m. will celebrate i Bill of 'Rights Week which isj> from December 12 to 18. The Bill j I of Rights was enforced on December 15, 1791. The service men will be reminded that they should reread the Bill of Rights at frequent i intervals, especially during war i time. They realize that wars cur- ' tail the rights of the individual, _ but in our country we give upj the rights voluntarily because we feel the need for doing so while | ig the war is on. st The program for the coming in week Is as follows: |] ig Thursday?Square Dance j ] ig Friday?SPECIAL MOVIE "TheS ;d Ninth Inning," a baseball picture ji st dedicated to Lou Gehrig, and < le "Broadway" starring George Raft, i es Pat O'Brien, and Janet Blair. 1 :k Saturday?8:30 p. m. "Ox-Bow ! in Incident" starring Henry Fonda i ill Sunday?9:00 a. m. Java Club i n- 5:00 p. m. Vespers in 9:00 p. m. Movies ? same as 1 in Saturday, for those sendee men ( le who were on duty yesterday. 1 Monday?Community Night i ut Tuesday?Game Night ! n, Wednesday ? Informal Dance i le with Army Orchestra te Two school boys from Winna- 1 y. bow, William Howard Coleman, t at | and Tyler Potter, have been play- i (Continued on page 4) . i OT iED EVERY WEDNESDAY OPERATOR "e ? Is J Prof ly N w s< LEF T Sele Pl? th 1 J. year work ship entei week the i i , . ,i . , 'ervi started learning the trade pieas nds, Intertype operator for pr0fi trked with many different are i He is now going in his 47th ly re ;ty good job for a "country t'on. rooit Printer E W?lS ptv>cf-incr NtorvL two cipal With A Record Of Thirty- was Three Years In One Print him Shop, Intertype Operator, Brul1 Willie Hammonds Sketch- Ev es Over The Time f*0' fine HE NEVER LEARNED Prof HIS JOB, IT WAS n. BUILT AROUND HIM fjj Started When Fortunes Of Paper Was At A Low Ebb And Became An Efficient Cog In A Anr Modern Printing re Establishment N B By W. B. KEZIAH T Thirty three years of continuous ipplication to one job, except for ^ lolidays, and one short period vhen he worked with Mr. Fred ' way Little in Wilmington, is the record ms leld by Willie Hammond, lino- es n ;ype operator and all round boss that >f the works in the back office j >f the News Reporter at White- , . title. bein* The News Reporter operates a the nodern job printing plant, gets Chri! jut a six or eight page paper breal iwice each week and also prints ^ the State Port Pilot show Whether it is a technicality numl linging around a highly com- Punc ilicated piece of machinery; seeing on 4 that motors, presses and linotypes da^3 'unction perfectly or correcting "1 he spelling and punctuation of 0 . :arelessly handled copy, Willie is bb b ilways right there, a trouble a ihooter who can always see what's vrong and make the proper corrections or adjustments. The fact that he can be as rantankerous as some women vhen they are engaged in their ipring house cleaning is practicaly always overlooked. The bosses ealize that if any thing goes vrong Willie will always be there ;o fix it. He is more dependable han either death or taxes when L>? i crisis comes up. Like the show hat always goes on, the work in he back office always goes on, Mi (Continued on page 4) cable (Ma; Funeral Held For = until Accident Victim 001,1 H Remains Of Miss Virginia f ^!j McKeithan Brought Here jng From New York And In- nl0tt terred In Bethel Ceme- Lt. : tery Friday Corp The body of Miss Virginia Mc-Ccithan, 20-year-old daughter of N( Mr. and Mrs. W. H. McKeithan, will vho was killed by an automobile Rich n Jamaica, N. Y? Monday night day >f last week, was brought to will South port and buried in the cord 3ethel cemetery Friday afternoon. Service were held at the church 1 vith the Rev. Thomas Johnson M: ind Rev. A. L. Brown in charge, sons The family is still without in- Geoi formation as to the accident. The boro m\y report reaching here is that visit Miss McKeithan was struck by an teacl iutomobile in Jamaica at 9:15. dauj She was taken to a hospital, Geoi where she died few hours later, then Miss McKeithan graduated from the Southport school two years M igo. Following that she took the and NYA training course and worked weel (Continued on Page Four) toil. ? - * >st Of The News All The Time $1.50 PER YEAN w Principal il i Now Serving At Waccamaw J. T. Denning FormerOf Rose Hill School Is ow In Charge Of The raccamaw Consolidated :hool At Ash T DEFENSE WORK 0 ACCEPT THE POST ction Appears Very lasing To School Aulorities And Patrons, Mew Principal Comes Highly Recommended T. Denning, who for the past has been engaged in defense has accepted the principalof the Waccamaw school and ed upon his duties this last He succeeded LeRoy Mintz, ,'ocational agriculture teacher, was selected to serve as actprincipal when Mr. J. S. Staresigned nearly a month ago. hool officials who were inewed this week were highly ted at being able to secure Bssor Denning. The patrona ilso pleased as he comes hlghicommended for his new poaiTeaching at Rose Hill for ral years, he left the school i to engage in defense work and consented to return to teachwhen the urgent need of a ble instructor at Waccamaw impressed on him. incipal Staton, who resigned i the Waccamaw school after and a half months as prin, during which time there much disagreement between and the school board, has left iswick. ?u 'erytmng reiauve to uio ol work is said to be going under the administration of essor Denning. jhermen Get J Christmas Fish iual Just-Before - Chriattas Run "Of Menhaden ow Off Southport And V oats Are Busy With hem iA 1 T\ cal menhaden fishermen ap- . ed to have started on their / toward getting their Christmoney this week. Good catch- i lade up of rather small fish f are without oil and are of profit to the factory are now ; caught. Indications are that catches will continue until stmas, or until the weather p ks and stops the fishing. 'car after these small fish up at Southport in great uers. They are almost as tual in their timing as a date J he calendar. From 15 to 20 before Christmas they swarm te local waters and the size le catches become dependent he carrying capacity of the s and the weather, ice in a great while the wea(Contlnu?d on page 4) NEWS I BRIEFS j I ARRIVES IN ENGLAND s. R. I. Mintz received a igram from her husband, jor Mintz, who has Just arI in England. Major Mintz is the Army Air Force and recently was stationed a'; mbuia, S. C. EPORTS IN DELAWARE . George Watson left Monday fort DuPont, Del., after spendseveral days here with his ler, Mrs. George Y. Watson. Watson is with the Engineer is. COBLENTZ TO PREACH :w Hope Presbyterian church have David H. Coblentz, of mond, Va., to preach on Sunat 11:30 A. M. Sunday school be at 11:00 and everyone is ially invited to attend. TS1TS IN GREENSBORO rs. George Y. Watson and , Harold Watson and Lt. ge Watson, went to Greensfor two days last week to Miss Marion Watson who ties there. Mrs. Watson's ;hter, Mrs. John Griffin, of | getown, S. C., also went with I ?r. and Mrs. C. E. Carrawan young son are spending two cs with relatives in Washing,-PV . j ; - '?